Games as Reality (with EVE Online)

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Andreessen Horowitz

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4.4 • 66 Ratings

🗓️ 13 September 2024

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

When does virtual reality cease being virtual... and start to become reality? This episode digs deep into game design, philosophy, and mechanics with the maker of one of the world's most iconic massive multiplayer online role playing games: EVE Online. Listen also as our guest, Hilmar Pétursson, CEO of CCP Games, shares more about his studio's next act: EVE Frontier, a blockchain-based overhaul of the sci-fi game that is now inviting people to apply as playtesters.

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0:00.0	Hi everyone. It's Robert. Since you're listening to our show, you're probably
0:04.6	interested in the world of software development. If so, then you'll want to check out
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0:37.0	There is something magical about collective suffering, which I think we have lost sight of in our quest to make everyone happy.
0:48.0	Even line, it's a harsh brutal simulation. great loss can be experienced.
0:57.4	And the mechanic of the game is world domination.
1:00.6	It's about war.
1:01.8	Obviously, that is terrible, but there is something about that.
1:06.4	Fighting for a limited set of resources against another tribe is pretty fundamental.
1:13.0	Welcome to Web 3 with A16Z, a show about the next era of the Internet.
1:21.0	Our featured guest today is Hilmar Paterson, the CEO of CCP Games, maker of Eve Online, a massive
1:28.8	multiplayer online role-playing game.
1:31.9	In this episode, Patterson shares his unique worldview and
1:35.1	game-making philosophy as well as a deep dive into the technology and economic
1:39.4	design of his sci-fi simulation. He also touches on how niche cults can break into mainstream culture, how slow databases
1:47.4	can make for fun gameplay, and what to expect from Eve Frontier, a new blockchain-based overhaul of the Space Survival
1:56.1	game that's now inviting people to apply as play testers.
2:01.1	The other voice you'll hear on today's episode is that of Eddie Lasserin, A16Z Kryptos Chief Technology Officer, and an avid gamer himself.
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