The Delphi Podcast - Bored Elon: Sharing Invention Ideas to 1.7m Followers, Blockchain Gaming, Diligencing a Gaming Investment and AI in Multiplayer Games

Bored Elon: Sharing Invention Ideas to 1.7m Followers, Blockchain Gaming, Diligencing a Gaming Investment and AI in Multiplayer Games

12/06/21 • 66 min

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The Delphi Podcast Host and GP of Delphi Ventures Tom Shaughnessy sits down with angel investor and pseudonymous online persona Bored Elon Musk. Bored started out as an Elon Musk parody account and has grown to having over 1.7M followers today. The two discuss the journey of growing a pseudonymous account, traditional gaming versus Web3 gaming, effective integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into multiplayer games, and much more.

Show Notes:

(00:00:00) – Introduction.

(00:02:27) – The journey of being a pseudonym.

(00:06:23) – Transitioning into crypto.

(00:08:27) – The benefit of being pseudonymous.

(00:11:29) – Using reputation to build versus chasing quick money.

(00:13:44) – Traditional gaming shifting to the Web3 model.

(00:18:27) – Traditional gaming versus Web3 gaming.

(00:25:54) – Attracting talent from traditional gaming.

(00:27:28) – How game communities can contribute to building.

(00:31:29) – What a successful Web3 game needs.

(00:36:35) – Thoughts on the sheer amount of games coming out.

(00:39:02) – Games on specific L1s and L2s.

(00:42:24) – Realistic timelines for immersive full-fledged crypto games.

(00:46:49) – Multiplayer and AI gaming.

(00:53:00) – The societal impact of our next generation earning from games.

(00:56:43) – Game monetization and play-to-earn models.

(01:01:32) – Overview of MetaMars.

(01:05:34) – Closing.

Social links:

Bored’s Twitter

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Show Notes:

(00:00:00) – Introduction.

(00:02:27) – The journey of being a pseudonym.

(00:06:23) – Transitioning into crypto.

(00:08:27) – The benefit of being pseudonymous.

(00:11:29) – Using reputation to build versus chasing quick money.

(00:13:44) – Traditional gaming shifting to the Web3 model.

(00:18:27) – Traditional gaming versus Web3 gaming.

(00:25:54) – Attracting talent from traditional gaming.

(00:27:28) – How game communities can contribute to building.

(00:31:29) – What a successful Web3 game needs.

(00:36:35) – Thoughts on the sheer amount of games coming out.

(00:39:02) – Games on specific L1s and L2s.

(00:42:24) – Realistic timelines for immersive full-fledged crypto games.

(00:46:49) – Multiplayer and AI gaming.

(00:53:00) – The societal impact of our next generation earning from games.

(00:56:43) – Game monetization and play-to-earn models.

(01:01:32) – Overview of MetaMars.

(01:05:34) – Closing.

Social links:

Bored’s Twitter

Resources:

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(00:00:00) – Introduction.

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(00:21:12) – What makes a great founder.

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(00:44:59) – What the brothers disagree on.

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(00:58:24) – Advice to people new to crypto.

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