to blockchain and nfts is completely optional. we never hide any functionality behind a paywall so everything players are paying for in a game will always be available for free, for gamers to spend more time in the game. a few big game publishers have tried and failed to convince consumers that nfts and games are a good mix. we ll find out how gamers react to gunzilla s approach when off the grid launches next year. that was neill blomkamp. i love him so much, i cannot wait to see results. just me on that one, then! that s it from us for now. thanks for watching. bye bye!
artforms of the 21st century? yeah, absolutely. i think it goes a step beyond being a defining artwork of the 21st century, i think games stand a chance of actually becoming sort of a new way of human socialisation. they re going to fundamentally affect humans in a way that films never really did. films and novels were always this passive thing that you can choose to engage with or not. i think where things really will get blurred is some version of social media and the metaverse and games and ready player one and just an online duplicate of reality. the word games won t even apply, it lljust be some sort of virtual thing that you drop into. no, no, no you listen to me. while neill blomkamp is busy in vancouver, development of the title continues at gunzilla s studios. it s recently been revealed
the environment and walk with him that way. now based in the heart of vancouver s visual effects industry, i caught up with him as he filmed motion capture elements for not the big screen, but a cyberpunk inspired battle royale video game. it s called off the grid and is being developed by a new studio called gunzilla, a free to play game with a script by richard morgan, the author behind the altered carbon sci fi novels. the game will see 150 players battle it out to become the last one standing. gunzilla also say the game will have a strong narrative element. blomkamp is billed as the company s chief visionary officer, working out of his base in vancouver, canada. what else have we got up here? this is pretty cool, i have another one of these which i filmed behind the scenes.
the game will feature nft and blockchain technologies. attempts to integrate these things into games have proven unpopular with gamers. i spoke to gunzilla s ceo, who s based in frankfurt, about including nfts in off the grid. you can find items in our game. among these items, you may find weapons, body modifications. you re not able to go to our in game store and buy any item because there is no in game store. the only way you can acquire new items, you can find them by playing the game for free or you can buy them from other players. but what about the gaming community s concerns about nfts and blockchain technology in relation to video games? all functionality relating
community s concerns about nfts and blockchain technology in relation to video games? all functionality relating to blockchain and nfts is completely optional. we never hide any functionality behind a paywall so everything players are paying for in a game will always be available for free, for gamers to spend more time in the game. a few big game publishers have tried and failed to convince consumers that nfts and games are a good mix. we ll find out how gamers react to gunzilla s approach when off the grid launches next year. that was neill blomkamp. i love him so much, i cannot wait to see results. just me on that one, then! that s it from us for now. thanks for watching. bye bye!