Brooks Brown is the Founder and CEO of NOR.

In this episode of The Edge Podcast, we interview a creative with 18 years of experience working on some of the most iconic brands and franchises in the world, including Avatar and Star Wars. After an illustrious career at places like LucasArts and James Cameron's Lightstorm Entertainment working with AAA console and mobile game studios, Brooks has set his sights on reimagining game with a greater sense of "permanence," or as he puts it, where "death and winning matter again..."

Despite pushback from legacy gamers on crypto and NFTs, Brooks believes Web3 is the key to unlocking a world of gaming he's always dreamed of--where there's real skin in the game, where anyone is truly free to play and rise up through the ranks. Similar to professional sports, but where everything is on the line. For example, an NFT that represents all your winnings, stats, and reputation lost to your competitor in a final match!

We talk about what's broken in gaming today, why monetization isn't the enemy, and how NOR is designing a gaming platform to truly test the grit of its players each season, as they compete on a playing field that more closely mirrors the highest level of competition in professional sports.

THIS IS NOT A RECOMMENDATION OR ENDORSEMENT TO BUY ANY TOKEN OR NFT RELATED TO ANY PLATFORMS DISCUSSED.

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Topics Covered

00:00 - Intro
07:38 - Background on Brooks
13:43 - What's broken in gaming
16:33 - Making death matter in games
24:28 - Lessons from professional sports
29:34 - What is the NOR platform
33:46 - The opportunity for meta-gaming
39:53 - Crypto is a game
41:13 - Rearranging parts vs rebuilding gaming
47:43 - The Game vs The City
54:23 - "Permanence" in NOR aka death
57:58 - NOR token design
1:11:33 - Streamers, broadcasting rights, and more
1:20:43 - Bringing back a level playing field to gaming
1:26:43 - Games built on NOR
1:32:48 - What's next for NOR
1:37:13 - Closing

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Guest Links

Brooks Brown on Twitter
https://twitter.com/playisfree

NOR on Twitter
https://twitter.com/welcome_to_nor

Learn about NOR
https://welcometonor.com/

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