This episode is with Aleksandr (‘Shurick’) Agapitov, the founder, CEO and man behind the multibillion-dollar gaming payment enterprise Xsolla which is used by Epic Games, Ubisoft, Twitch and hundreds more. We talk about the future of gaming, the metaverse, Facebook, Web3 and what changes we can expect to see in the next 5-8 years.
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LINKS
Shurick’s LinkedIn - / shurick
Shurick’s Twitter - / agapitovs
Shurick’s Instagram - / shurick_xsolla
XLA’s Website - x.la/
Xsolla’s Website - xsolla.com/
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SHOW NOTES
00:00:30 Aleksandr (Shurick) Agapitov introduction
00:01:30 About Xsolla
00:04:08 What Motivated Shurick to Open a Gaming Payment Facility?
00:05:43 Is Shurick a Developer?
00:08:55 The Biggest Changes in the Gaming Industry
00:15:41 The Growth of the Gaming Industry Through Mobile Games
00:18:35 How Esports Works
00:19:19 How the Gaming Industry will Change in the Next Few Years
00:21:28 The Definition of the Metaverse
00:24:07 Photorealistic 3D Gaming
00:25:34 How Do You Access the Metaverse?
00:30:05 Facebook and the Metaverse
00:36:55 Metaverse as an Open Platform
00:38:06 Biggest Apps in the Metaverse
00:45:05 How NFTs were Integrated Into The Metaverse.
00:48:16 The Challenge in NFTs
00:50:46 The Definition of Crypto Game
00:52:45 Xsolla’s Plan in the Future
00:55:38 Why is Web3 Upside Down?
00:58:14 The Best Way to Contact Shurick
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