Matthew Ball explains what happened to the gaming boom and our chances for recovery | The DeanBeat Posted byby Dean Takahashi January 17, 2025 3 min Matthew Ball, CEO of Epyllion and author of The Metaverse book, dropped 220 slides in an early access deck this week that explained what... Continue Reading 3 min
Matthew Ball and A16z’s James Gwertzman discuss how to unlock the metaverse Posted byby Dean Takahashi October 24, 2022 6 min There is a lot of breathless speculation about how transformative the metaverse might be. This morning we heard from two leaders who are good... Continue Reading 6 min
Matthew Ball explains the significance of the metaverse in new book Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 19, 2022 20 min Over the past four years, Matthew Ball, CEO of investment firm Epyllion and the former global head of strategy for Amazon Studios, has been... Continue Reading 20 min
The DeanBeat: The problem of the sniper and the metaverse Posted byby Dean Takahashi January 14, 2022 8 min I’ve been talking with our speakers for our upcoming metaverse event to get a preview of their views on challenges in building the metaverse.... Continue Reading 8 min
GamesBeat and Facebook Gaming Summit: Keynote speakers announced Posted byby GamesBeat January 4, 2022 2 min In 2020, the gaming industry hit unprecedented highs. Revenues surged for gaming-related businesses, and are now on track to surpass $200 billion by 2024.... Continue Reading 2 min