In this episode, Jon talks to 8 Circuit Studios’ president James Mayo about the US indie’s approach to combining games and the blockchain. Notably, in the case of its in-development PC space combat and FPS title Project Genesis - using Unreal Engine, Ethereum, and scheduled for release in 2020 - this means a heavy focus on building a strong community through an open development process and regular playtests.  Topics covered include: James’ early experience in games with Nintendo and Microsoft Why he’s interested in blockchain for games 8 Circuit’s first blockchain experiment with a mobile game Why it then decided to make PC space combat/shooter Project Genesis Its open model of development, which encourages community building That neither gamers or publishers currently care about blockchain or NFT ownership Which is why 8 Circuit is game-focused Also a shoutout for James’ use of the term “transaction viscosity”... Episode links:  James Mayo - Twitter Project Genesis - website Project Genesis dev schedule - Trello 8 Circuit Studios - website Follow Jon on Twitter & check out Blockchain Gaming World on YouTube