Making Rep - A Web3 AR Based Social Network w/ Neil Haran
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Neil Haran returns as a guest to talk about his new project Rep, a web3 social network for gamers on NEAR Protocol. Rep allows games and apps to engage with their community through NFTs they find in AR via airdrops or scavenger hunts. He is also the CEO of Rawbots, an online sandbox game where players can build and enhance their own robots as they explore the online universe. In this episode Neil talks with Sasha about:
• Why NFTs and AR are a perfect combination
• Allowing game developers to connect with gamers and their community to engage back with them
• How Rep can increase the visibility of games in the NEAR Ecosystem
• The best web2 gaming concepts to bring to web3
• Advice for new gaming founders
Episode links:
Rep: https://rep.run
Neil Haran: https://twitter.com/realneilharan
Rawbots: https://www.rawbots.org/
Aliaksandr “Sasha” Hudzilin: https://twitter.com/AliaksandrH
Human Guild: https://humanguild.io
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