The Vision Behind WAGMI Games: An Interview with Chief Gaming Officer Luis Trujillo

WAGMI Video games is ready on reworking the standard gaming scene, placing management again within the arms of avid gamers, and establishing itself as a top-tier Web3 gaming franchise. We had the chance to talk with their Chief Gaming Officer, Luis Trujillo, a visionary within the subject, about WAGMI’s mission, achievements, and plans for the longer term. Luis gives a complete take a look at what could make WAGMI Games a trendsetter within the evolving Web3 gaming world, from decreasing onboarding friction within the house to plans for a transmedia universe. 

Might you begin by giving us an summary of what WAGMI Video games is all about?

The core of who we’re is avid gamers, and story tellers. We’re creating IP that may thrive in video games, in comics, anime and even collectibles however finally, it’s the tales that seize the minds of a era of avid gamers. Steve Jobs mentioned it finest, “Probably the most highly effective particular person on the planet is the storyteller. The storyteller units the imaginative and prescient, values, and agenda of a complete era that’s to return…”

In the previous few months, WAGMI Video games has achieved rather a lot. Are you able to present a fast recap for these new to the WAGMI group?

I at all times say this concerning the workforce and it stands true..we work day and evening. Over the previous few months, we’ve made plenty of progress by way of listings on exchanges which permits extra individuals to entry our ecosystem. We’ve launched our solid of 12 foremost characters that may play a central position in our tales, and we’ve onboarded extra AAA expertise to make sure we’re placing out one of the best product available on the market. 

Your workforce is engaged on decreasing onboarding friction and crypto pockets necessities for these new to Web3 gaming. Are you able to inform us extra about these boundaries and the way you propose to beat them?

Nicely, most video games, as they stand, require you to create a login, then a pockets, after which they create big paywalls that, frankly, most avid gamers simply aren’t motivated to undergo. We’ve got preached from the very starting earlier than easy onboarding was a mainstream narrative that avid gamers wish to get within the sport and commerce amongst one another with gadgets they personal. Our course of creates their pockets and jumps them proper into the sport. 

WAGMI Video games isn’t just about one sport however goals to be an expansive ‘Transmedia (R)evolution’. Are you able to inform us extra about this?

What’s actually missing in Web3 is IP that may transcend only one media format and when you take a look at the universe that we’re constructing, you’ll be able to see we’ve rigorously crafted the feel and appear of the characters to attraction to a large viewers. As well as, the tales behind the characters and the universe they dwell in, the place they must defend Earth towards an alien invasion, is what’s going to attract audiences and preserve them wanting extra. 

Might you share some particulars concerning the sport WAGMI Defence? Are there any plans for extra sport titles from WAGMI sooner or later?

WAGMI Protection is our first title, and it’s a really aggressive 3mn loop that’s PvP that mixes parts of Conflict Royale, the collectibility of Pokemon in addition to among the technique from Command & Conquer with a Sci-Fi twist. We hope to construct from this sport and hopefully create one thing that may transcend not simply Web3 however probably even AR for the subsequent title. It’s a fluid state of affairs, so we’ll see.

How necessary is group engagement for WAGMI Video games, and what steps are you taking to construct a robust group?

Group in gaming is every thing. Interval. When you don’t have people who love your sport and assist it and share with pals, then you’re useless within the water. We, from the start, have constructed a really robust basis with our group by holding weekly AMAs, listening to their suggestions by way of what’s within the sport, and we at all times ensure that they really feel heard. Group constructing isn’t that onerous while you actually care about what your group has to say. After they really feel heard, they are going to assist you. 

How can the latest key appointments of Esteban Gil and Brent Pease assist rework WAGMI and Web3 gaming?

I’ve talked to each of those guys extensively, and so they each convey a stage of data that spans among the most profitable cell video games in addition to throughout completely different gaming corporations. They’ve already remodeled us into an elite workforce of sport builders by introducing contemporary concepts, new processes, and key introductions to their networks. Having a tremendous workforce is vital to constructing a profitable firm. 

Are you able to inform us extra concerning the collaboration with Gadget-Bot and the chances for character improvement and storytelling inside the Web3 panorama?

This partnership took place a couple of months in the past and was instrumental in serving to delve deeper into the WAGMI character lineup. We had been capable of actually dig deep and advance not solely the tales of the characters however the look. We checked out all points, even all the way down to the element of what they put on and why they put on sure gadgets. No stone was left unturned in portraying the story by means of these characters. I feel they’re so wonderful that they might be in anime at this level. 

What do you suppose the longer term holds for Web3 gaming, and the way does WAGMI Video games plan to form that future?

Web3 gaming unlocks hidden worth through possession and buying and selling digital collectibles. Now, on a regular basis avid gamers spend in video games can have one thing to indicate for it, aka digital collectibles that may be traded or just simply saved of their pockets to recollect. WAGMI Games will form the longer term by making a universe inside our IP that’s each compelling and is one thing gamers in our video games wish to personal. 

Earlier than we wrap up, what can be your message to avid gamers who’re new to the idea of Web3 video games?

My message is straightforward: Bear in mind all these gadgets you earned in your entire video games the place you spent many many hours to get? Web3 lets you personal them and commerce them with pals, which is an enormous motive you must at the least give it an trustworthy strive.