Space Nation: The Making of a Web3 Game from Director of Independence Day and a Blizzard Veteran

This is a special episode of a fireside chat Rachel conducted with the Space Nation team during Game Developers Conference 2024. 

In this episode, Rachel interviews Space Nation Co-founders Jerome Wu –- who launched World of Warcraft in China –- and Roland Emmerich, the acclaimed Hollywood filmmaker behind Independence Day. 

This fireside chat goes into detail about how Wu and Emmerich built Space Nation’s “space opera universe,” which will support the upcoming video game launch in 2024 and future film and TV projects that Emmerich will direct. The discussion also focuses on web3 and gaming. 

This week's guest(s):

Roland Emmerich is an acclaimed Hollywood filmmaker who has directed award-winning movies including Independence Day. 

Jerome Wu launched World of Warcraft in China and is a former Blizzard executive. Wu is also an avid gamer. 

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