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Sam Peurifoy

Player-Owned Open Web3 Gaming Economies

Open player economies are the de facto holy grail of MMORPG game design, and overwhelmingly fit alongside blockchain, but is that best…

Mar 15, 2023

Player-Owned Open Web3 Gaming Economies

Mar 15, 2023

Sam Peurifoy

The Dichotomy of Winning Crypto Games

The fundamental question of “why blockchain?” continues to haunt game developers considering the brave new world of crypto gaming, and…

Mar 1, 2023

The Dichotomy of Winning Crypto Games

Mar 1, 2023

Sam Peurifoy

Crypto Gaming Skepticism: “Interoperability”

“Interoperability” is commonly touted and almost universally misinterpreted by both “cryptobros” and traditional indie game devs.

Feb 15, 2023

Crypto Gaming Skepticism: “Interoperability”

Feb 15, 2023

Sam Peurifoy

Browser Gaming is the (Near) Future

Browser gaming is coming back in a big way. Driven by five key trends, which includes the obvious pushback against the 15–30% platform fees…

Jan 11, 2023

Browser Gaming is the (Near) Future

Jan 11, 2023

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AI & Web3: Democratizing Opportunity

The implosion of centralized blockchain entities (FTX and others) and broad concerns around ethical training and implementation of AI has…

Dec 21, 2022

AI & Web3: Democratizing Opportunity

Dec 21, 2022

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Billions Destroyed — Do Imploding Exchanges Mean the End of Crypto?

With over $20 billion destroyed over 24hr, the implosion of crypto exchange FTX has left investors reeling — is this the end of crypto?

Nov 14, 2022

Billions Destroyed — Do Imploding Exchanges Mean the End of Crypto?

Nov 14, 2022

Sam Peurifoy

Zero-Sum Plus (ZS+) Gaming

Zero-sum games are sacred — “Heads or tails?” Certain web3 dynamics offer a way for users to win a bit more often than just 50/50.

Oct 19, 2022

Zero-Sum Plus (ZS+) Gaming

Oct 19, 2022

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Gaming Guilds Are Not The Problem

“Gaming guilds are value extractive” is a common mantra amongst web3 game designers who lament the rise of coordinated min-maxing in…

Sep 28, 2022

Gaming Guilds Are Not The Problem

Sep 28, 2022

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Web3 Investing’s Most Important Question

The most important question in web3 investing is almost never asked in web2, because in web2, the answer is usually obvious…

Sep 14, 2022

Web3 Investing’s Most Important Question

Sep 14, 2022

Sam Peurifoy

Web3 Incentives Are Misaligned

The power and promise of web3 comes from user ownership & advocacy. Individuals become more than just “users,” and their participation is…

Aug 31, 2022

Web3 Incentives Are Misaligned

Aug 31, 2022

Sam Peurifoy

Sam Peurifoy

Investing in & building new worlds. Views mine, not advice. Gaming VC @HivemindCap, chief tinkerer @xPlaygroundLabs.

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