In this episode, Jon talks to 8 Circuit Studios’ president James Mayo about the US indie’s approach to combining games and the blockchain.

Notably, in the case of its in-development PC space combat and FPS title Project Genesis - using Unreal Engine, Ethereum, and scheduled for release in 2020 - this means a heavy focus on building a strong community through an open development process and regular playtests.

Topics covered include:

James’ early experience in games with Nintendo and Microsoft
Why he’s interested in blockchain for games
8 Circuit’s first blockchain experiment with a mobile game
Why it then decided to make PC space combat/shooter Project Genesis
Its open model of development, which encourages community building
That neither gamers or publishers currently care about blockchain or NFT ownership
Which is why 8 Circuit is game-focused

Also a shoutout for James’ use of the term “transaction viscosity”...

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