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What We Talk About When We Talk About the Metaverse

What We Talk About When We Talk About the Metaverse

Decentralization means the metaverse will be weirder, different and even more amazing than we originally imagined.
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Jon Radoff
Game Economics, Part 1: The Attention Economy

Game Economics, Part 1: The Attention Economy

Every year there are new forms of fun, new engagement methods, and inventive ways of generating revenue from digital games. Virtually all…
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Game Economics, Part 2: Digital Collectibles and NFTs

Game Economics, Part 2: Digital Collectibles and NFTs

A new class of digital collectibles enabled by Non-Fungible Token (NFT) technology has opened up an exciting new opportunity for game…
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Game Economics, Part 3: Free-to-Play Games

Game Economics, Part 3: Free-to-Play Games

This article is about why f2p games work and how you can use this information to add systems to a game to boost performance.
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Market Map of the Metaverse

Market Map of the Metaverse

In my article on the value-chain of the metaverse, I described the seven layers of the ecosystem. In this article I’m going to focus-in on…
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Evolution of the Creator Economy

Evolution of the Creator Economy

The “creator economy” is about unleashing creativity — enabling anyone to earn a living or build a business around an audience…
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9 Megatrends Shaping the Metaverse

9 Megatrends Shaping the Metaverse

In this article, I identify 9 megatrends — exponential shifts that are already underway on a global scale — and how they will shape the…
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The Experiences of the Metaverse

The Experiences of the Metaverse

In previous articles I’ve shared the structure of the metaverse in terms of market dynamics, the companies that occupy the metaverse value…
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Jon Radoff
Building the Metaverse Megadeck

Building the Metaverse Megadeck

I compiled a lot of the prescriptions, observations and vision for the metaverse that I’ve written over the last few months and compiled it…
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Latest Stories
2024 Game Development Trends: Opportunities & Challenges

2024 Game Development Trends: Opportunities & Challenges

The game industry is enduring a tumultuous period — but amidst the layoffs, the technological acceleration, the new platforms and shifting…
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Jon Radoff
Generative AI and Virtual Worlds

Generative AI and Virtual Worlds

A few days ago, my team won grant prize the LA AI Virtual Worlds hackathon during the a16z Tech Week by creating a roleplaying game in one…
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Jon Radoff
Conversations with Generative AI Pioneers

Conversations with Generative AI Pioneers

First episode is live: conversations with pioneers in generative AI: the creators, builders and entrepreneurs who are shaping the future.
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The Risks of AI Safety

The Risks of AI Safety

In the last week we saw a thousand people call for a six-month pause on AI experimentation — and even one person call for international…
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Jon Radoff
Data Fabric for Live Services Games

Data Fabric for Live Services Games

I just wrote: Data Fabric for the Metaverse: Interoperability Starts at Home. About the importance of building the right data infra for…
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Designing GenAI Into The Game Loop

Designing GenAI Into The Game Loop

Amidst the talk of optimizing the production pipeline for building games— I discuss ways AI could be brought directly into the gameplay…
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Jon Radoff
Converging to Substack

Converging to Substack

Thank you for following me here on Medium. I’ve been here for a long time — and so are many of you.
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