We chat with Michael Wagner, Founder & CEO of Star Atlas, about everything crypto gaming. We start with the origins of building the Star Atlas game before diving into a litany of topics covering fully on-chain games vs minimally on-chain games, dealing with botting, IP rights, economic balance, and many others. We also spend a good deal of time understanding Star Atlas's multi-pronged approach to engaging with their userbase across desktop, mobile, and augmented reality applications.

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Time Stamps

0:00 - Pre Breakpoint excitement

4:44 - Star Atlas origins 

11:12 - Why build on Solana vs App Chain

19:00 - Modding and IP rights

22:14 - Building a sustainable game economy

29:20 - How to deal with botting

36:12 - Thinking about player types

41:33 - How much state can be recorded on-chain

45:55 - Hiding on-chain state from players

47:01 - Future of gaming venues

54:42 - Star Atlas tokenomics

1:01:34 - Using novel mobile games to increase touch points with the players

1:06:05 - Advice for builders

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Episode Resources

Follow Michael : https://twitter.com/at_mwagner

Follow Star Atlas : https://twitter.com/staratlas

Play Star Atlas : https://play.staratlas.com

Sal’s Web 3 gaming megathread : https://twitter.com/Sal_The_Bull/status/1575969083492810772