DISRUPTORS: Redefining Immersion, Play, and Game Economies with Brooks Brown

Brooks Brown, CEO and Co-Founder of NOR, kicks off the first episode of DISRUPTORS with a presentation on the immanent experience of play and how it translates into meaningful game design for Web3. Brooks has more than 18 years of creative and strategic development in interactive content for the world’s most successful brands and franchises, including Lucasfilm, Lucasarts, Lightstorm Entertainment, Universal Pictures, and James Cameron’s AVATAR quadrilogy. What is the Magic Circle? Why are whales being manipulated in free-to-play games? How is NOR redefining what immersion means? Tune in to find out. Show Notes:  (00:00:00) – Introduction. (00:02:43) – What is art?  (00:07:34) – “The Magic Circle” in games.  (00:10:18) – A genealogy of video games.  (00:21:09) – The financialization impact of free-to-play.  (00:25:09) – Whale manipulation through pay-to-win.  (00:31:50) – What is crypto & NFTs?  (00:35:00) – What is NOR?  (00:40:41) – Separation of the financial metagame (PlayFi).  (00:46:48) – Reintroducing death in games.  (00:48:19) – Q&A. Resources:  Brooks’ Linkedin NOR Twitter NOR Discord NOR Website Consortium 9 Website Delphi Podcast Summaries More 📺 Watch Video Interviews 💬 Follow Delphi Podcast on Twitter ✅ Follow Delphi Digital on Twitter 🧠 Access Delphi's Research Disclosures: This podcast is strictly informational and educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any tokens or securities or to make any financial decisions. Do not trade or invest in any project, tokens, or securities based upon this podcast episode. The host and members at Delphi Digital may personally own tokens or art that are mentioned on the podcast. Our current show features paid sponsorships which may be featured at the start, middle, and/or the end of the episode. These sponsorships are for informational purposes only and are not a solicitation to use any product, service or token. Delphi’s transparency page can be viewed here.