Aaron McDonald is the Founder and CEO of Futureverse.
In this episode, we review Futureverse, where storytelling, AI, and the Metaverse collide! Futureverse is a leader in revolutionary metaverse and AI technologies that will enable open, scalable and interoperable apps, games, and experiences.
If you’re familiar with the most popular NFT collections since 2021, Futureverse is the umbrella entity that develops Web3 native IP, such as Flufs, AI League, Altered State Machine, Party Bears, Seekers, The Next Legends, Gods and Goblins, and more. As one of the world's leading experts at the intersection of Web3, AI, and Metaverse tech, Aaron guides us through the massive mission at Futureverse to empower us to create the digitally native worlds we can imagine.

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Timestamps
00:00 - Intro
3:59 - Aaron's background
7:51 - What is "the Metaverse"
11:35 - Games vs gamified experiences
14:37 - History of Futureverse IP (Flufs)
17:55 - The science/art of creating new stories and characters
19:42 - How AI and Metaverse intersect
25:59 - Will the adult industry be early adopters of the Metaverse?
28:04 - Why focus on scalability
32:12 - Why interoperability over "1-chain maximalism"
35:19 - How to measure success at Futureverse
37:31 - Onboarding builders to Futureverse
42:37 - How Futureverse will onboard new users to Web3
44:31 - What does Web3 gaming need to go mainstream
50:35 - FutureScore and Quests
56:01 - Release of JEN1, text-to-music AI generator
1:00:39 - How Aaron manages his time
1:02:39 - What's Aaron most excited to invest in
1:04:49 - Closing
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? Guest Links ?
► Futureverse: https://www.futureverse.com/
► FuturePass: https://www.futureverse.com/futurepass
► Futureverse Linktree: https://linktr.ee/futureverse
► Futureverse Ecosystem: https://www.futureverse.com/ecosystem
► Futureverse on Twitter: https://twitter.com/futureverse
► Aaron on Twitter: https://twitter.com/aaronmcdnz
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All opinions expressed by hosts and podcast guests are solely their own opinions and not necessarily those of Fourth Revolution Capital. Podcast guests and 4RC may have positions in the assets or other matters discussed in this podcast. 4RC is an investor in the Futureverse Ecosystem and holds a number of their NFTs. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as a basis for investment decisions. Do your own research. This is not a recommendation or endorsement to buy any token(s) related to any platform(s) discussed.