The Value of Virtual Gaming Items and the Future of Tailored Software

On this extra special episode, the boys are joined by Chase Van Etten, founder and CEO of Vaporware, a programmatic platform for the monetization and distribution of open-source software. Together, Chase and the crew discuss how NFTs can play a role in software distribution, the monetization of open-source software, and Chase's personal Bible, The Nature of Technology by W. Brian Arthur. All this, plus a deep dive on Vaporware, musings on Dota, and a sci-fi vision for software development in fifty years. Don't miss it.

Timestamps

• 0:00—Intro
• 2:39—The Nature of Technology by W. Brian Arthur and how technology evolves
• 27:47—Vaporware, sofware distribution, and monetizing open-source
• 40:27—Tharsis: Vaporware's first game
• 45:11—Vaporware on Urbit and beyond
• 56:01—The price of programmer capital and increased community development
• 1:07:04—Software development in the next five decades

Mentions

• Vaporware (@__vaporware__)
• Tharsis
• The Nature of Technology by W. Brian Arthur

Connect

• Chase Van Etten (@harden_hardys)
• ~bichul-ritsen (@bichulR)
• ~nilrun-mardux (@AlephDAO)
• ~habsul-rignyr (@habsulrignyr)

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