Star Atlas - Building The Next Generation Space Gaming Metaverse with CEO Michael Wagner

Star Atlas is a next generation, hyper-realistic gaming metaverse set in futuristic deep space. In this conversation I chat to the CEO Michael Wagner to find out how they are completely changing the game when it comes to living, playing, earning and owning digital assets in the metaverse and what opportunities await for early adopters.

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Links for Star Atlas

To find out more about the Star Atlas metaverse and to watch the trailer, head to : https://staratlas.com/

Star Atlas Twitter : https://twitter.com/staratlas and Discord : Discord.gg/staratlas

In this episode we talk about :

- Michael Wagner's story through crypto and his journey to co-founding Star Atlas

- The blockchain gaming revolution and the vast opportunities of digital ownership in the wider metaverse

- An overview of the mindblowing Star Atlas metaverse - set in futuristic interstellar space and built around space exploration, territorial conquest and political dominance

- The hyper realistic experience of Star Atlas built using Unreal Engine 5 and how the universe works cross platform in real-time

- The tokenomics, economy and governance of $ATLAS and $POLIS and how entire civilisations, governments and commerce will be created in the world

- How you earn assets (and potentially lose assets) through deep space exploration and combat in the game

- The many other ways to earn value and be part of the Star Atlas economy - going solo vs. recruiting a fully functioning ship and crew

- The vast scope of the Star Atlas world, ships and assets within

- The roadmap and delivering game mechanics along the way via the in browser mini game. How the assets earned today will transfer to the 3D world.

- The many intricacies of building a suitable crew and how nuanced elements will affect gameplay

- How Star Atlas is built on Solana for speed and efficiency of a rapidly developing virtual world and economy

- How an early adopter today can benefit from what is coming next

- Collaborations with major artists such as Bassjackers, DeadMau5 and fashion houses such as The Fabricant for the Rebirth Meta-Posters series.

- How Star Atlas could create an entirely new employment economy within the metaverse available globally, 24/7

- Events in Star Atlas and other roles of the world

- Working with established IP's and their collaborative approach - including their recent NFT collaboration with a Space X Rocket, The US Space Force and The Neil Armstrong Estate 

- Where to go to learn more about Star Atlas and how to get involved.

Thanks for listening!