S4E20 Virtual Worlds & Building Better Governance in Decentraland w. Yemel Jardi

Decentraland pioneered the crossover of Blockchain and the Metaverse, and now they're back with version 2.0. And they've been working on some important things along the way... I'm joined by Yemel Jardi, a Web3 veteran, developer, Executive Director of Decentraland, and occasional virtual 'celebrity'. We take a look back over the launch and growth of Decentraland, the challenge of competing with established gaming and VR categories, and what it took to develop Decentraland 2.0, including: - Decentraland 101 - The state of the Metaverse in 2024 - Decentraland vs. Fortnite vs. Minecraft - Parties, Hide & Seek, and What Decentraland User Get Up To - The Challenge of Building Governance for a Virtual World - What More is Needed to See More People Use Virtual Worlds