Jonathan Brill joins us to talk about troubles in the gaming industry, its future, and how to build a healthy community. Jonathan has worked as the SVP of Community at Slackdeals and he was the Director of Community Operations at Quora. Show hosts Joe (Eng VP) and Jordan (M&A Deal Lead) bring their extensive experience from leading companies like Google, Slack,
Jonathan just started a facebook community about video games and you all should join it: www.facebook.com/groups/412193496927640
Chapters
00:00 Introduction and Background
04:17 Gaming Layoffs
09:19 The Future of Gaming
13:15 Sony Layoffs and Xbox Discontinuations
15:40 Activision Blizzard Acquisition
23:48 Blizzard’s Evolution and Successors
26:31 Rise of Word Games and New York Times as a Gaming Company
28:01 Growth of Gaming and the Decline of Traditional Gamers
31:31 Role of AI in Gaming and the Use of AI-Generated Assets
36:35 Importance of Managing Gaming Communities
45:56 Building and Managing Healthy Gaming Communities
53:08 Impact of AI on Game Development and Community Dynamics
56:45 Success of No Man’s Sky
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