Our GAM3 Awards, a standout event in web3 gaming, is set for a grand return this December 2023. Excitingly, our panel of judges includes familiar figures from 2022 and new voices spanning various corners of web3 gaming. Among the noteworthy additions are experts from web3 gaming venture capital firms, blockchain and ecosystem specialists, infrastructure partners, and content creators. We're also privileged to have esteemed leaders from the gaming realm and tech giants like Amazon and Google joining our distinguished jury lineup.

We are proud to introduce one of our jury members David Hanson, Founder and CEO of Ultra. Ultra describes itself as the first-of-its-kind entertainment platform providing all key game industry services and countless centralized and decentralized apps under one roof, accessible through a single login. David Hanson, along with Co-CEO Nicolas Gilot, previously worked closely with Fortune 100 tech titan AMD in delivering a hardware games console and games distribution software platform in China while leading a large team and a 120 million dollar budget. 

Hanson’s vision is to deliver a full-stack blockchain solution that includes a fast, feeless layer 1 blockchain that is certified carbon neutral, an app ecosystem, a groundbreaking NFT standard, and an NFT marketplace. In addition to Ultra Games, Ultra’s flagship “killer app” which is built from the ground up as a self-service publishing platform to disrupt Valve’s Goliath PC games distribution platform, Steam. Since its inception in 2018, Ultra has built up an impressive roster of partnerships including AMD, Ubisoft, Theta, and The Sandbox. Over 170 publishers and developers have already committed to having their games distributed on the Ultra Games Platform.

1. What is the most enjoyable part of your role?  

“There's nothing more enjoyable than innovating in the digital asset space. It's the wild west, everything is yet to be made.”

2. How do you see the progress made in web3 gaming since last year? 

“We're seeing more and more quality games being delivered, technology is maturing and the negative perception of NFTs is slowly dissipating.”

3. What is the most valuable addition web3 brings into gaming, from your perspective, if any?

“True ownership facilitates cross-company collaborations, web3 will turn the closed gaming space into something much more collaborative.”

4. What is your outlook on 2024 and beyond for web3 gaming?

“2024 will reveal some of the first major web3 games commercial successes which will lead to an influx of developers onboarding and capital.”

The return of our GAM3 Awards in 2023 promises to be a celebration of the web3 gaming industry's growth and innovation. With industry figures like David Hanson on the jury, the event is set to recognize excellence in the ever-evolving world of web3 gaming.