Worlds

In today’s episode, we catch up with David Amor, founder of PlayMint, a pioneering on-chain game studio. David shares updates on PlayMint’s projects, Downstream and Crypts, and dives into how the landscape of on-chain gaming and autonomous worlds has evolved. David discusses his team’s background from the traditional gaming industry and their journey exploring decentralization’s potential in gaming.

Through the analogy of the internet’s evolution, David explains how blockchain could unlock open, player-driven worlds, similar to how the internet moved beyond early platforms like AOL to create open, limitless possibilities. In this vision, players could create, commercialize, and sustain virtual worlds—much like building digital economies within a game.

David also introduces a novel concept, “player chains,” designed to improve in-game performance while maintaining decentralization. This interview is a fascinating look at the future of on-chain gaming, the challenges of building open worlds, and how PlayMint aims to create a new breed of digital economies and player-powered game worlds.