On this episode of the Welcome to the Metaverse podcast, I chat to Alexander Fernandez - CEO and Co-Founder of Streamline Media Group - who have been making video games for the past 20 years - including some of the biggest titles in the world like Gears of War, Unreal Tournament and Final Fantasy XV. They are now heavily involved in building out the future of the metaverse.

Last year they also worked on the hugely successful Balenciaga 2021 Fall campaign, which was essentially an entire video game to showcase the brand's digital fashion range. We talk about this, other major projects they have worked on, talk more about gamification and what he thinks 2022 looks like for the metaverse.

As he quite rightly says the future of the metaverse is going to be built by people who build video games, so to hear someone with this much experience talk about where this is all going was pretty epic and super valuable.

We also cover what some of most sought after skills are going to be in the metaverse and some major opportunities over the next few months, plus what to do if you want to get involved in this space but are still trying to find your way.

Alexander is definitely one of the smartest minds in this space and there is some absolute gold in this episode, so I know you’re gonna enjoy this one.

As always nothing in podcast is financial or investment advice, always do your own research.

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Alexander's Links :

Alexander's Twitter : https://twitter.com/starveup

Streamline Media Group : https://www.streamline-mediagroup.com/

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In this episode we talk about :

- Alexander's background and Streamline Media Group's epic roster of AAA video games from the last 20 years

- How the rest of the world is waking up to the power of video games and why they are essential to the metaverse

- The hugely successful but very early Balenciaga Fall 2021 campaign as an immersive video game

- Unreal Engine and how it is rapidly improving the workflow of creating immersive content - how the BBC are using Unreal Engine for live sport shows

- How Unreal Engine and Unity are the powerhouses of the future and why every content creator will eventually use them

- The compounding knowledge of the internet fuelling the rapid expansion and development of the metaverse

- How technology repeatedly advances and how that is natural

- What Alexander would say to brands/individuals who are still unsure of the future of this space

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