Conversation with GAMEE CEO Bozena Rezab: A new paradigm for gaming platforms.

Animoca Brands subsidiary GAMEE CEO and co-founder Bozena Rezab visited the LUDING AMA to discuss the prospects and outlook for gaming platforms.

GAMEE, which has received strategic investment from Binance Labs and is a subsidiary of Animoca Brands, has attracted over 40 million users worldwide. Its aim is to provide players with highly engaging gaming experiences.

BlockBeats: Today's topic is the new paradigm of the GAMEE gaming platform. So first, please introduce yourself briefly. What is Arc8 and what is its relationship with GAMEE and Animoca Brands?

Bozena Rezab: I co-founded GAMEE with others 8 years ago and have been leading the company. The vision of creating the company was to connect people through games. The company has now launched over 100 games with over 40 million people participating in these games.

Three years ago, my team and I started researching how to make our product better and establish a strong community. It was also at that time that we became excited about Web3 and introduced the concept of digital ownership to our community. In 2020, the team joined Animoca Brands and, as part of the Animoca Brands family, began developing new products together.

Arc8 is one of the largest Web3 applications, currently offering 12 games and connecting wallets of 2.5 million players. It hosts 30 different partners, including but not limited to Mocaverse, Manchester City Football Club, ATARI, Cool Cats NFT, etc.

BlockBeats: What was your original intention in creating Arc8, and what role does Animoca Brands play in it?

Bozena Rezab: We call Arc8 the "blockchain arcade", whose mission is to connect players, brands, and Web3 projects in games. Introduce the value of digital ownership in a fun and simple way, and become the first step for players to enter Web3.

Arc8 is a mobile platform with a casual gaming style, built on the foundation of friendly competition and introducing gaming to Web3. Players can create their first wallet on the platform and earn rewards in the form of tokens and NFTs, as well as play our partner games and projects. It can be downloaded on the App Store and Google Play.

Download link: www.gamee.com/download

For mature gamers, Arc8 has a competitive league with a very interesting encrypted reward pool. The first event, Arc8 League Zero Season, is now open for registration.

Registration link: https://www.arc8.com/

BlockBeats: What are the main goals that GAMEE wants to achieve? Will there be any new products and gameplay launched in the future?

Bozena Rezab: GAMEE is a highly sticky mobile gaming company that focuses on bringing mainstream gaming users into Web3. Our current focus is on Arc8, a mobile entertainment platform that connects players, brands, and Web3 projects.

BlockBeats: There is a question about tokens that everyone is concerned about. We noticed that the token used within the Arc8 platform is still GMEE from GAMEE. Will you consider issuing a platform token for Arc8? Can you briefly describe the token economy model of Arc8?

Bozena Rezab: The game token (GMEE) is a reward token that provides motivation for all of our players. It is more of an "entry-level" token, which means that players use it to purchase game props, league passes, NFTs, and so on. The number of tokens is limited, and we use it to reward the community, but most of the rewards come from our partners, who want to reach our users.

The role of GMEE is also reflected in partner relationships, brands, and Web3 projects paying some fees in GMEE, attracting players through game token distribution, NFTs, reward tasks, and other benefits.

Next, we hope that the community and brands can run their own custom activities on Arc8, and they will need to stake GMEE tokens, so there will be more and more users staking GMEE in the future.

BlockBeats: As mentioned above NFT, we saw GAMEE launch G-bot NFT in 2021, which sold out within 4 minutes of its initial release. Will Arc8 have new NFTs in the future?

Bozena Rezab: G-Bots has a very passionate community, with two games currently ongoing on Arc8. We are working hard to enable the community to run their own events on Arc8.

To talk about the next NFT, we need to talk about it in detail because it is closely related to the player's own progress. It is more customizable, and when players play games, they will be able to customize their own characters and eventually forge them into NFTs with further utility. So it's not NFT sales, but the game process that leads players to have something unique. It is planned to be launched in September.

BlockBeats: There is an event called Arc8 League happening recently within Arc8. It is currently in SEASON 0 and has a whitelist. What kind of event is this? What is the goal of Arc8 League?

Bozena Rezab: Arc8 League is a competitive event designed for Web3 players, with a very interesting encrypted reward pool. The first event, Arc8 League SEASON 0, is now open for whitelist registration (link above). This season is a small season, and we will only provide passes to 555 people. In September, there will be a large release event, but it's also a good choice to play early in SEASON 0.

BlockBeats:

Earlier you mentioned that you have many event partners. Who are they and what contributions do they have to Arc8 League?

Bozena Rezab: For this event, partners will bring rewards or opportunities for communication. Although it is an event, it is more like a festival, with Arc8 releasing games, holding competitions, and partners bringing rewards. For them, this is also a way to expose and introduce their projects. For players, they like competitive games, like Arc8's new games, and can also get rewards.

BlockBeats: Can you talk about the promotion strategy of Arc8 League? Who is your target audience?

Bozena Rezab: In SEASON 0, we will be serving the community and our closest partners. However, starting from the first season, this event has become bigger. We are collaborating with guilds, DAOs, and communities from all over the world, connecting them to the game competition and providing a generous prize pool.

BlockBeats: How can users participate, what are the reward criteria, and are there any benefits for early participants?

Bozena Rezab: In Arc8 League, there is a daily reward competition based on the points leaderboard. We also offer rewards from partners to everyone, so the top players can use their skills to earn token rewards, but there are also general rewards that all participants will receive. SEASON 0 is prepared for early players, and having SEASON 0 tokens will provide their holders with a whitelist for the first season.

BlockBeats: What are the future plans for the Arc8 platform? What can we expect in the near future?

Ultimately, we hope that any community, brand, or project can run Arc8 in their own way. Choose your own joining conditions, rewards, customize games and competition rules. This is our goal, so this event is completely independent of the Game team and is customized according to the needs of various Web3 communities.

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