The Star Atlas Story & Gaming On-Chain I Michael Wagner (Star Atlas)

First Published On Oct 28, 2023

We chat with Michael Wagner, Founder & CEO of Star Atlas, about everything crypto gaming. We start with the origins of building the Star Atlas game before diving into a litany of topics covering fully on-chain games vs minimally on-chain games, dealing with botting, IP rights, economic balance, and many others. We also spend a good deal of time understanding Star Atlas's multi-pronged approach to engaging with their userbase across desktop, mobile, and augmented reality applications.


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Time Stamps


0:00 - Pre Breakpoint excitement


4:44 - Star Atlas origins 


11:12 - Why build on Solana vs App Chain


19:00 - Modding and IP rights


22:14 - Building a sustainable game economy


29:20 - How to deal with botting


36:12 - Thinking about player types


41:33 - How much state can be recorded on-chain


45:55 - Hiding on-chain state from players


47:01 - Future of gaming venues


54:42 - Star Atlas tokenomics


1:01:34 - Using novel mobile games to increase touch points with the players


1:06:05 - Advice for builders


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Episode Resources


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Play Star Atlas : https://play.staratlas.com
Sal’s Web 3 gaming megathread :   / 1575969083492810772