Just like everyone at the moment, we are captivated by the rise of NFTs and their potential to take mobile, free-to-play games to the next level. It’s not just Beeple’s record breaking auction at Christies or the multi-billion market capitalization of The Sandbox Game’s $SAND token. The incredible, mainstream success of Dapper Lab’s NBA Top Shot is, perhaps, the best proof of the powers of NFTs to drive a digital economy…
The following are excerpts from a conversation with Jenova Chen, Co-Founder and Creative Director at thatgamecompany. Jenova’s meteoric rise began at USC after a viral success with Cloud led to a fortuitous meeting with Sony. Jenova’s hit games include the PSN exclusives Flow, Flower and Journey. EL: Can you start by introducing yourself, talking a little bit about what your background is and the games you’ve worked on? JC: I grew up in China, went […]