Today’s episode is an interview with Sebastian Park, an ex-esports executive who is now co-founder of Infinite Canvas (creating and acquiring UGC games) and a venture partner at BITKRAFT. We dive into the trifecta of Sebastian’s background: esports, UGC games, and venture capital. Tune in to find out.
We take a look at the state of generative AI in games since the launch of ChatGPT and how it might reshape game development as we know it.
We reflect on our UGC learnings this past year, propose a playbook framework, and showcase expert opinions on the matter.
In this episode, your host Alex Takei chats all things UGC, the role of IP in creating the metaverse, centralization and moderation in a creator economy, and whether any of this really needs the blockchain.
In our latest exploration of the UGC universe, we take a look the holistic Epic Games ecosystem vis-a-vis Fortnite Creative. What does it mean to have ‘Fortnite as a Platform’? And what potential does this hold?
There’s been a recent trend of VC-backed studios being funded specifically to build within the Roblox ecosystem. We examine the sustainability and viability of such a model through a series of interviews, and also round up this week’s news.
Source: My Game Wallpapers This research essay was originally posted on Naavik Pro – the #1 research portal for blockchain and F2P games! We serve both investors and developers with our premium research. Make us your remote games research department today! Axie Infinity popularized “Play to Earn,” but the next hottest buzzword in the blockchain…
Uri Marchand is the Founder and CEO of Overwolf, a modding-as-a-service platform that enables game developers to build a UGC strategy, and creators to build mods and apps for their favorite games. In this interview, we discuss why Uri is so bullish on creators, the future of modding, and his learnings from building a company.
Mike Allender & Georgina Felce are the co-founders of Talewind, a new UK-based studio building a social sandbox RPG exclusive to the Roblox platform. In this conversation, Mike & Georgina discuss why they’re building Roblox, the importance of social-first games, and how to build a strong company culture and community.
This essay was written by Matt Dion. Apart from being a content consultant at Naavik, Matt is product manager at EA Mobile. Source Lately, I’ve been fascinated by NoPixel, a role-play (“RP”) server for Grand Theft Auto V. Many of the top Twitch streamers have flocked to NoPixel, helping drive game sales and user counts…
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