#54 Building A Billion Dollar Metaverse: With Sebastien Borget, COO Of The Sandbox

Disruptors and curious minds! This week, we're spawning in the metaverse with Sebastien Borget, Co-Founder and COO of the Sandbox.

Sebastien is also President of the Blockchain Game Alliance. He was named in the Top 100 most influential people in blockchain by CoinTelegraph and is a global proponent of the metaverse, web3 and blockchain. Over 400 brands are building experiences and games in the Sandbox, including Samsung, Adidas, Warner Music Group, Ubisoft, PWC, Gucci, The Walking Dead, Snoop Dogg, The Smurfs, Care Bears and Atari. Why? We’ll be asking Sebastien about the culture of the decentralized metaverse, how the Sandbox is democratising gaming, how global communities differ, whether interoperability between games like the Sandbox and Fortnite is possible, what Snoop Dogg and Avenged Sevenfold are up to on the platform and how brands can expect to use the platform in the coming months and years to build relationships and entertain their consumers. Please Enjoy The Show! - - - - - - - - -- - - TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Disruptors & Curious Minds 0:37 Our Sponsors Wripple 1:00 Sebastien Borget 2:24 Sandbox Communities 4:06 The Beauty Of Web3 4:50 Global Web3 Culture 6:29 How Do You Democratise Game Making? 8:17 The Sandbox Map 10:50 Avatars 12:17 Deadfellaz 13:13 Community Interaction 16:09 Fan Engagement & Music In The Metaverse 19:34 Avenged Sevenfold & Snoop Dogg 21:43 What Is A Fan? 23:00 IRL & Digital Experience 25:36 DAU & The Word 'Metaverse'? 28:15 Metaverse Interoperability 32:49 Real Estate Agents 35:50 How Do Brands Begin In The Sandbox? 37:12 Sandbox Media Agencies 38:20 What's Coming Next For The Sandbox? 41:14 Censorship & Moderation 42:42 Sandbox Leadership & DAO Governance 45:19 No Pressure Sebastien! 49:41 Sebastien's Favourite Sandbox Experience 51:40 How Does Sebastien Relax? 53:38 Book Club & Closing Thoughts - - - - - - - - - - - - Quotes From Sebastien on The show “The most important category for us is the creators. We put a big focus on that community and all the tools and products we provide to empower them.” “Part of the beauty of web3 is it's really leveling up everyone and enabling new people to enter this industry and become a creator, even though they were not part of the previous Web 2 or gaming free-to-play revolution.” “I think it varies across cultures. Some markets are more interested in the financialization aspect and what traditional ownership means in term of monetization, while others are really excited by the creative side and the ‘no code game maker.’” “We're not creating a gaming platform, we're creating a virtual world with a map where people are connecting around a new form of entertainment, a combination of social, culture and gaming.” “The sandbox is a new form of entertainment. It's very social, people come to connect and make friends, to chat and to interact. You can encounter experiences of art, sport, fashion, music, entertainment, museums and culture.” “The map is a new social discovery layer where your location matters. “We saw the rising importance of the Avatar, your digital identity. It’s what connects you, defines you, and in web3 you own that Avatar as an NFT.” “It's a beautiful Melting Pot that reflects the beauty of the metaverse: a very inclusive world where people choose their identity.” - - - - - - - - -- - -

👉 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3owJQFbbjM0&t=212s

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