with @ariannasimpson @eddylazzarin @smc90

This episode provides an overview of web3 gaming, as enabled by crypto & blockchains -- including what ownership and decentralization really means for gamers and others; degrees of on-chain games; and a pulse-check on what’s working so far, what's more or less ready, and where the most exciting design spaces are for all kinds of builders.

The conversation -- between a16z crypto general partner Arianna Simpson and CTO Eddy Lazzarin, in discussion with editor-in-chief Sonal Chokshi -- also covers specific trends such as "play-to-earn" (P2E), metaverse, autonomous worlds, and other forms of worldbuilding -- and also touches on key themes such as design, user onboarding, open source, and frameworks for technology innovation.

shownotes // links referenced in this episode:

on "strong vs. weak" forms of technology • / Chris Dixon on Carlota Perez' framework for Technological Revolutions and Financial Capital, a summary • / Jerry Neumann on "autonomous worlds" • / 0xPARC on "on-chain procedural generation" • / 0xPARC on a few of the things we're excited about • / a16z crypto

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