187: Blockchain video games and TikTok captions

Making It Up

English - October 06, 2021 08:18 - 39 minutes - 55 MB - ★★★★★ - 18 ratings
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Eugene and Charis discuss Star Atlas, a space-fantasy RPG built on the Solana blockchain, that indicates the promising possibilities of funding game development through digital asset ownership. They also talk about the prevalence of captions on TikTok and how the use of captions signals considerations of design and inclusion.

00:04:18 Blockchain video games

00:28:05 TikTok captions

Star Atlas: The Most Ambitious Blockchain Game by Ryan Foo

Why captions are everywhere on TikTok: ‘Glasses for your ears’ by Brian Contreras

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