EPISODE 17
INTO THE METAVERSE
TALEWIND CO-FOUNDER, GEORGINA FELCE
The ‘metaverse’ is an all-encompassing term that baffles many - who better to explain it than a Forbes 30 Under 30 entrepreneur securing millions in investment for metaverse game development.
Georgina Felce grew up relatively unaware that she could have taken the wildly successful path that she’s on, now at the cutting edge of the gaming industry as Co-Founder & COO of Talewind.
We hear the true impact of the HUGE gaming industry, how socialising in a metaverse creates opportunities for young generations, and the steps to achieving equality in tech-based sectors.
This episode covers
Achievements in the gaming industry, including a spot on Forbes’ 30 Under 30
The hierarchical nature of the TV and games industries
Gina’s early career with Angry Birds developer, Rovio
What actually IS the metaverse
How education should reflect our modern, tech-enabled lifestyles
Aspirations for the future of her business, Talewind
How AI and the metaverse could change our day-to-day lives
Diversity, equality and inclusion in tech-based sectors
LINKS & REFERENCES
Georgina Felce
https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgina-felce/
https://www.instagram.com/gina_luh/
Talewind
EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS
“We make games for Roblox, which is a Metaverse platform, to use the M-word there. If I'm gonna describe it, it's like Netflix but for games. There's all this user generated content.”
28:50 - Georgina Felce
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“My teacher put my skills into perspective and said, ‘You're actually a really great facilitator’. I'd always seen that as a really bad word, like, ‘Oh if I'm not in front of the spotlight, then who am I’, but actually, I really love the creative process.” - 6:15 - Georgina Felce
“I was very much thinking ‘Oh great, I’m in! Nothing could go wrong’. Then I got the rug pulled out from under my feet - I was shell shocked from that experience.” - 21:40 - Georgina Felce
“So the gaming industry is twice the size of the TV and music industry combined - but it doesn’t feel like it.” - 36:25 - Georgina Felce
“I've also been listed as one of the 100 most influential women in games and what people need to realise is that you have to apply for those. You don't just get plucked out of thin air. You have to make it happen.” - 43:45 - Georgina Felce
“The concept of the metaverse has been in books like Ready Player One, Snow Crash and whatnot. But I think they're very idealistic views of the metaverse, when actually what currently exists and has existed for a long time is metaverse platforms.” - 54:10 - Georgina Felce
“We'll be doing a pitch and the questions get directed to Mike, or we'll be doing a talk and they've done all the research on Mike and they see me as like his PA or something. It's those assumptions which are dangerous.” - 1:23:10 - Georgina Felce