Web3 Wednesdays

Web3 Game Economy Philosophy | Splinterlands, Matt Rosen & Jon Monahan | Web3 Wednesdays Ep. 12

September 25, 2022 Sam Peurifoy Season 1 Episode 12
Web3 Game Economy Philosophy | Splinterlands, Matt Rosen & Jon Monahan | Web3 Wednesdays Ep. 12
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Web3 Game Economy Philosophy | Splinterlands, Matt Rosen & Jon Monahan | Web3 Wednesdays Ep. 12
Sep 25, 2022 Season 1 Episode 12
Sam Peurifoy

Dive in to the nuance around designing a web3 game economy with one of the most active games on the market today, Splinterlands. 

Join Splinterlands guests Matt Rosen, Founder & Chief Product Officer and Jon Monahan, Vice President of Sales as they walk through some of Splinterlands' key economic decisions and its position in the space today. Splinterlands currently has one of the highest daily active playerbases across web3 gaming and holds some historical lessons for builders looking to enter the space, particularly around managing currency value expectations, user experience dynamics, and building out a broader ecosystem.

Matt's Twitter: https://twitter.com/Yabapmatt
Splinterlands' Twitter: https://twitter.com/splinterlands
Sam's Twitter: https://twitter.com/SamPeurifoy
Kapital DAO's Twitter: https://twitter.com/KapitalDAO

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Listen on Buzzsprout: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2006743/11225877

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/xX_j1kv1xVU

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0:00 - Intro
1:04 - Intro to Splinterlands
2:33 - Splinterlands' Economy
5:46 - Value Accrual to Tokens, NFTs, or Equity
9:26 - Community-Voted Distributions
11:14 - Key Focus for New Games Building Now
15:34 - HIVE Blockchain
21:25 - Guilds in Web3 Gaming
24:00 - Advice for Builders
25:40 - Outro

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Sam is the CEO of Playground Labs, a web3 protocol dev organization, and Partner & Head of Interactive at Hivemind Capital, a crypto-focused multi-strategy fund. Follow him on Twitter @SamPeurifoy. Web3 Wednesdays are sponsored by the Kapital DAO, the leading provider of institutional web3 gaming asset management tools.

The views expressed here are those of the individuals quoted and are not the views of the authors' employers or affiliates. Certain information contained in here may have been obtained from third-party sources, including from portfolio companies of funds managed by the authors' employers or affiliates. While taken from sources believed to be reliable, the authors have not independently verified such information and make no representations about the enduring accuracy of the information or its appropriateness for a given situation. In addition, this content may include third-party advertisements; the authors have not reviewed such advertisements and does not endorse any advertising content contained therein.

This content is provided for informational purposes only, and should not be relied upon as legal, business, investment, or tax advice. You should consult your own advisers as to those matters. References to any securities or digital assets are for illustrative purposes only, and do not constitute an investment recommendation or offer to provide investment advisory services. Furthermore, this content is not directed at nor intended for use by any investors or prospective investors, and may not under any circumstances be relied upon when making a decision to invest in any fund managed by the authors or their affiliates.

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#nfts #blockchain #crypto #web3 #smartcontract #gaming #nftgaming #playtoearn #venturecapital #gamedevelopment

Show Notes

Dive in to the nuance around designing a web3 game economy with one of the most active games on the market today, Splinterlands. 

Join Splinterlands guests Matt Rosen, Founder & Chief Product Officer and Jon Monahan, Vice President of Sales as they walk through some of Splinterlands' key economic decisions and its position in the space today. Splinterlands currently has one of the highest daily active playerbases across web3 gaming and holds some historical lessons for builders looking to enter the space, particularly around managing currency value expectations, user experience dynamics, and building out a broader ecosystem.

Matt's Twitter: https://twitter.com/Yabapmatt
Splinterlands' Twitter: https://twitter.com/splinterlands
Sam's Twitter: https://twitter.com/SamPeurifoy
Kapital DAO's Twitter: https://twitter.com/KapitalDAO

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Listen on Buzzsprout: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2006743/11225877

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/xX_j1kv1xVU

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0:00 - Intro
1:04 - Intro to Splinterlands
2:33 - Splinterlands' Economy
5:46 - Value Accrual to Tokens, NFTs, or Equity
9:26 - Community-Voted Distributions
11:14 - Key Focus for New Games Building Now
15:34 - HIVE Blockchain
21:25 - Guilds in Web3 Gaming
24:00 - Advice for Builders
25:40 - Outro

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Sam is the CEO of Playground Labs, a web3 protocol dev organization, and Partner & Head of Interactive at Hivemind Capital, a crypto-focused multi-strategy fund. Follow him on Twitter @SamPeurifoy. Web3 Wednesdays are sponsored by the Kapital DAO, the leading provider of institutional web3 gaming asset management tools.

The views expressed here are those of the individuals quoted and are not the views of the authors' employers or affiliates. Certain information contained in here may have been obtained from third-party sources, including from portfolio companies of funds managed by the authors' employers or affiliates. While taken from sources believed to be reliable, the authors have not independently verified such information and make no representations about the enduring accuracy of the information or its appropriateness for a given situation. In addition, this content may include third-party advertisements; the authors have not reviewed such advertisements and does not endorse any advertising content contained therein.

This content is provided for informational purposes only, and should not be relied upon as legal, business, investment, or tax advice. You should consult your own advisers as to those matters. References to any securities or digital assets are for illustrative purposes only, and do not constitute an investment recommendation or offer to provide investment advisory services. Furthermore, this content is not directed at nor intended for use by any investors or prospective investors, and may not under any circumstances be relied upon when making a decision to invest in any fund managed by the authors or their affiliates.

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#nfts #blockchain #crypto #web3 #smartcontract #gaming #nftgaming #playtoearn #venturecapital #gamedevelopment