A 🧵 on how mechanics of gaming are powering popular web3 projects. 1/ So why games?
Because games are great at onboarding users to emerging technologies.
Television ➡️ Pong
Apple II ➡️ Oregon Trail
Desktop ➡️ Doom
Internet ➡️ Ultima Online
Facebook ➡️ Farmville
iPhone ➡️ Angry Birds
AR ➡️ Pokemon Go
web3 ➡️ Axie Infinity/TBD
Nov 12, 2021 • 18 tweets • 6 min read
All gamers are used to web3 already — they just don’t know it yet.
A 🧵 on why gamers are well-positioned to become the true fans of web3, and why that matters.
(Preface)
I spent the last 7yrs at Riot helping ship LoL/Valorant and am a lifelong gamer.
There's been much skepticism about web3, and it makes sense - we're at the beginning. That said, I'm optimistic web3 will lead to new & positive player experiences for the reasons below.
Oct 19, 2021 • 7 tweets • 5 min read
1/ ⚡Announcing what @jasonoliver and I've dreamt about building together for many years!
We are proud to debut Patron.
An early-stage venture firm investing in the convergence of games, consumer, and Web 3.
We call this the "Spectrum of Play."
🧵 patron.xyz2/ Spectrum of Play is our conviction that games will shape the future.
That the most significant opps in games will converge into Web 3, education, fitness, fintech, etc.
