Howie Zhang: Designing an NFT Game Economy as a Quant Analyst | Will, Lee, & Andrew Learn Web3: #33

Howie Zhang is the Game Economy Designer for Guild of Guardians, a mobile RPG built on Immutable X - The first Layer 2 for NFTs on Ethereum. Prior to that, Howie worked at Chi X, an Australian Stock Exchange. First, as PHD Research Analyst on Pricing Mechanics and Governance. Then, as a Quant in Market Microstructure, Analytics, Strategy.

In this episode we discuss:

Being a game economy designer of an NFT mobile-action RPG with play-to-earn mechanicsThe relevancy of his experience as a Quant for a stock exchangeThe differences between finance and Web3 industries.Going down endless crypto rabbit holes.Missed opportunities on his crypto journeyHis childhood trauma getting scammed in Diablo IIWhy the Diablo III auction house failedHow to make games fun while incorporating the marketImmutable X as a gaming platform and as a game studioIterating past the freemium model with economic experimentsHow Web3 monetary policy can add a layer of fun gameplayAdding a decentralized economic component going to be quite powerfulGaming has needed the features that Web3 provides for a long timeDespite the high barrier-to-entry, the excitement shows long term potential.Sign up for Howie's substack: https://yowitzer.substack.com/

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