On this episode of Koji Conversations, Soph chats to the Co-Founder of Illuvium, Kieran Warwick. Alongside two of his brothers and a mammoth team of approx. 200 employees, the Illuvium team are building first AAA blockchain game. An open world collectible and auto battler all in one. With 1.2 million registered users and over $1 billion staked in the protocol prior to game launch, it’s safe to say the community is ready. Keep an eye out for the open beta releasing in June. Join the conversation for a chat about GameFi, predictions for legacy studios to enter the space, playing the metaverse long game, and the next 12 months for Illuvium. JOIN ILLUVIUM’S COMMUNITY Project twitter: @illuviumio Kieran’s twitter: @KieranWarwick Site: https://t.co/YeFIfhJVXV (illuvium.io) TIME STAMP OF QUESTIONS 0:14 - We like to kick off all of our episodes with an elevator pitch from founders just to give us the TLDR on what Illuvium is building and where it is at? 01:30 - For you as a founder and the rest of your team, what have been the key unlocks in the sustained engagement of the token, community and game when you do have such a long road map in order to get out a AAA game? 05:23 - Why gaming, why did you want to pursue Illuvium in this instance, was it a gap in the market? 10:35 - When these AAA games are entering the space, there’s going to be a consolidation of where the attention is. These guilds will have these gluts of in game assets, how do they pivot in your view? 16:04 - And what about the skill level for a player in Illuvium, are these illuvials going to be hard to catch to varying degrees? 17:18 - On something like E Sports, what are your predictions around the legacy gaming industry entering the Blockchain space, you guys obviously have first movers advantage, but you have to expect that they're at least going to attempt to integrate. Or do you think its a ‘we own our patch and we’re going to stick to it’ mentality? 19:55 - Broadening the scope a little bit, what is the bull case for the metaverse more generally in your view? 25:06 - Bring me up to speed on the timeline for Illuvium at the moment. You guys are about to launch a private beta? and what does it look like for the next two quarters after that? 27:40 - Do you feel like this is the perfect synergy of everything that you actually need to create a AAA game, or are there four competing interests as far as these timelines go that you’re trying to get out? 29:49 - If I want to join the community or follow along to get in at the ground floor, what is the best way? JOIN THE KOJI COMMUNITY Twitter: Koji_capital Email us: [email protected] Discord: https://discord.gg/nZP2AqXD (https://discord.gg/nZP2AqXD) Website: http://koji.capital (koji.capital) Portfolio: http://koji.capital/portfolio (koji.capital/portfolio) It's important to remember that none of the contents of this podcast or the podcast itself constitutes any kind of investment advice.