187: Blockchain video games and TikTok captions

Published: Oct. 6, 2021, 8:18 a.m.

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.

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00:04:18 Blockchain video games

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00:28:05 TikTok captions

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Star Atlas: The Most Ambitious Blockchain Game by Ryan Foo

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Why captions are everywhere on TikTok: \u2018Glasses for your ears\u2019 by Brian Contreras

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