The theme of new lands born from a receding ocean helps to create a feeling of a blank slate in the world of Highwater. While there will be a rich history provided over time, we start with a new framework and a new ‘day 1’. Life has been wholly difficult……

Let’s be real, Web3 wallets are a big point of friction, especially for certain use cases — I’m thinking GameFi and Metaverses. When a developer wants to make jumping into a game or perform transactions super easy, the options haven’t been great. Platforms such as Enjin and Immutable X make…

We want our in-game economy to be a valuable learning tool for financial literacy IRL. How does one do that? We believe that we need to build a truly real economy, like any government on Earth. Whether you’re renting an apt, own your house, have a shop or factory with…

I was watching Anthony Chang of Niantic Ventures speak during the Lightship Summit 2022 and he mentioned that many startups don’t have a mission statement. Surprising. I’m constantly editing my pitch deck because I tend to get wordy about Highwater…. …

As Highwater builds its MVP (minimum viable product), I’m constantly thinking of how to amplify our project in the market. I (Alpay here, founder of HW) come from an experiential marketing background of about 15 yrs, so these marketing/comms muscles are well developed. …

My pitch deck is too long! and with too many words! So I pulled this slide out, but i thought it should be communicated somewhere. Here are my thoughts on two very important future plans : 1 — A Metaverse construction kit : We’re building Highwater with a plan to…

The in-game economy is super important to our claim of offering ‘practical economic learning’ in Highwater. It’s also a game mechanic that keeps student engaged. This is at the core of our research study. Wallet : All players have a wallet. The wallet has two uses. In-game it is how…