DeFi Expectations #7 - Michael Wagner of Star Atlas (Building the Metaverse)

Michael Wagner is the co-founder of Star Atlas - a ground-beaking space-themed video game metaverse of grand strategy, open-world exploration, territorial conquest, and political domination. The metaverse represents an alternative world of economic and political strategy, with player ability to generate real-world wealth transcending video game assets.

Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
0:28 Welcome to the Metaverse
1:28 NFTs & Tokens
4:41 Solana & Serum
5:50 Long Term Vision
7:38 Filling a Need
8:56 Moving Targets
10:45 Choosing a Network
14:08 Development Experience
15:54 Security
18:00 Michael's Personal Experience
19:10 Developing the Concept
20:48 Rebirth - The Genesis of the Metaverse
22:42 Governance
25:25 Community Growth
27:09 What's in a Name?
28:25 Player Customization
31:56 Attracting New People
33:33 Mobile Compatability
35:47 Real Life Economic Impact
38:26 Monetization
41:35 Spawning & Discovery
43:52 Why Solana?
45:56 Mining
47:50 Planetary Exploration
49:49 Randomly Generated Elements
51:30 Sign Up for the Newsletter
52:30 The Development Roadmap
55:15 Onboarding Team Members
56:36 Other Related Interests
58:34 Wrapping Up


Star Atlas:
https://staratlas.com/

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Telegram:
https://t.me/staratlasgame

Instagram:
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Follow Michael Wagner:
  / at_mwagner  

LinkedIn:
  / wagnermt  


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