On this episode of DAOn the Rabbit Hole, we’re talking with Justin Glibert from 0xPARC. 0xPARC is a program for applied research in cryptography, supporting application-level R&D on Ethereum and decentralized platforms.

Justin’s first touchpoint with crypto was on hacker forums when he was in his early teens. He discovered that people were selling exploits to each other with bitcoin, which at the time only cost $10. Fast forward to the pandemic, Justin happened to stumble across a tweet about the game Dark Forest and decided to DM the creators on twitter. Next thing you know he was invited to Mexico to spend 3 months with them working to work on the game. 

Justin explains what Dark Forest is and why it’s so different from any other game out there. We dive into how trust between gamers and game creators is different once a game is fully on-chain and Justin defines the gaming concept of a “magic circle.” We discuss the Metaverse, gaming in the Metaverse, and how the Metaverse is much more than VR sets and NFT galleries. 

Justin tells us all about 0xPARC and the inspiration behind it. We talk about zero knowledge proofs, autonomous worlds, building for the future, co-ops, and 0xPARC’s long term business model. Justin explains some basics of digital physics and some of the things 0xPARC is experimenting with. We come to the conclusion that although gaming may be the key to mainstream crypto adoption, crypto simply isn’t ready for mainstream adoption quite yet - and that’s okay because when it is, 0xPARC will be ready. 

To continue this conversation and stay up to date on all things DAOn the Rabbit Hole, you can follow Anay on Twitter @anaysim and RabbitHole @rabbithole_gg. You can also follow Justin on Twitter @justinglibert  and 0xPARC @0xParc.

 

⌛ TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 Intro

0:58 Justin’s background

3:26 What is Dark Forest?

10:59 How does trust between gamers and the game creators change the gaming experience when a game is fully on-chain?

13:51 What is a magic circle?

17:57 Gaming and the Metaverse

22:34 What is 0xPARC? 

25:03 What is a Zero Knowledge Proof?

28:11 0xPARC - building for the future

29:38  Exploring co-ops

31:05  0xPARC’s long term business model 

33:48 What 0xPARC is currently experimenting with 

36:31 Digital physics

 42:46 Should digital spaces mirror our physical realities?

47:05 Web3 gaming and mainstream adoption of crypto

54:03 Follow Justin!

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