DISRUPTORS: Redefining Immersion, Play, and Game Economies with Brooks Brown
The Delphi Podcast4 Helmi 2022

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.

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