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Sept. 11, 2024

PTW3 049: Gaming and Stack the Pixels with Yaakov Sash and Donna Mitchell

In this episode of the Pivoting To Web3 Podcast, Donna Mitchell interviews Yaakov Sash, Founder & CEO of Novospir. Yaakov discusses his journey and the launch of Stack the Pixels, a new gaming platform that embodies Web3 principles such as ownership, transparency, and decentralization. He critiques traditional gaming for its deceptive practices and highlights the rise of pay-to-play and pay-to-earn models in Web3 gaming. Stack the Pixels aims to foster global connections through collaboration, socialization, and personalization. Yaakov also covers the game's potential for marketing and charity fundraising, as well as its integration of AI and real-time voice translation technology.

Summary

Yaakov Sash, an expert in the Web3 and blockchain space, discusses his journey and the development of Stack the Pixels, a new gaming platform. He emphasizes the importance of ownership, transparency, and decentralization in the Web3 arena. Sash highlights the deceptive practices in traditional gaming and the emerging trend of pay-to-play and pay-to-earn games in the Web3 crypto gaming world. He introduces Stack the Pixels as a game that promotes collaboration, socialization, and personalization, potentially connecting people globally. Sash also discusses the game's marketing and charity fundraising potential and the integration of AI and real-time voice translation technology.

Takeaways

  • Ownership, transparency, and decentralization are key principles in the Web3 and blockchain space.
  • Traditional gaming often employs deceptive practices, while pay-to-play and pay-to-earn games are prevalent in the Web3 crypto gaming world.
  • Stack the Pixels is a new gaming platform that promotes collaboration, socialization, and personalization and has the potential to connect people globally.
  • The game, with its marketing and charity fundraising potential, can make a significant social impact, inspiring the audience with its potential for good.


About Yaakov Sash

Yaakov Sash is the Founder & CEO of Novospir, an innovative gaming ecosystem that introduces a groundbreaking new genre of massively multiplayer social puzzle games. With extensive experience in digital assets from his tenure at Credit Suisse, where he led Digital Assets Markets Technology, Yaakov is now focused on transforming the gaming industry. Novospir's debut game, Stack the Pixels, exemplifies his vision of integrating secure, fair, and engaging gameplay with unique digital and non-digital game currencies.

Connect with Yaakov Sash

Website: https://www.novospir.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/stackthepixels
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/StackThePixels
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StackThePixels
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@StackThePixels

LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/company/novospir


Connect with Donna Mitchell:

Podcast - https://www.PivotingToWeb3Podcast.com
Book an Event - https://www.DonnaPMitchell.com
Company - https://www.MitchellUniversalNetwork.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/donna-mitchell-a1700619
Instagram Professional: https://www.instagram.com/dpmitch11
Twitter/ X: https://www.twitter.com/dpmitch11
YouTube Channel - http://Web3GamePlan.com

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Chapters

00:00 - Introduction to Yaakov Sash and his Expertise in Web3 and Blockchain

03:21 - The Deceptive Practices in Traditional Gaming

09:20 - The Importance of Governance in Web3

19:41 - Introducing Stack the Pixels: A New Game Genre

27:04 - The Global Collaboration and Socialization Potential of Stack the Pixels

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Yaakov Sash is the Founder & CEO of Novospir, an innovative gaming ecosystem that introduces a groundbreaking new genre of massively multiplayer social puzzle games. With extensive experience in digital assets from his tenure at Credit Suisse, where he led Digital Assets Markets Technology, Yaakov is now focused on transforming the gaming industry. Novospir's debut game, Stack the Pixels, exemplifies his vision of integrating secure, fair, and engaging gameplay with unique digital and non-digital game currencies.

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