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In the most recent episode, Comic-Con legend, Gareb Shamus discusses<\/a> how he has used storytelling to build engagement and a \u201cmaker world\u201d that grows and strengthens communities. <\/p>\n What started off as a newsletter about comics, founder Gareb Shamus\u2019 passion project, ultimately became known to the world as a magazine titled Wizard. According to Shamus, Wizard\u00a0 was the outlet in which he could \u201ccreate a voice\u201d and share with his friends the things he had discovered that excited him. <\/p>\n Shamus touched on the importance of building elements of engagement and not limiting creativity within communities to further \u201cunite them around what they love.\u201d More importantly, he explains how building engagement allowed him to reach billions of people around the world in a way that made it \u201cfun to be a fan of culture.\u201d <\/p>\n There\u2019s a natural synergy between comics and nonfungible tokens (NFTs), a topic discussed in great depth in this week\u2019s episode of NFT Steez, a bi-weekly Twitter Space that explores the intersection of NFTs, culture and all things Web3-related.<\/p>\n When asked about the role storytelling will play in the Kumite NFT project, Shamus explained that Web3 allows for greater participation and engagement whereby multiple stories, from multiple points of view can be told and expressed. In launching Kumite NFT, Shamus describes that it brings the hero’s journey to holders and in this way, \u201ceveryone can be a hero in their journey.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n Regarding the sustainability of an NFT project, Shamus said for Kumite, it was essential to develop a \u201cgaming mechanic\u201d from day one. This gaming mechanic enables holders to not only participate, but recognize the story is not linear as the community can participate and have a say as to how the story will progress. <\/p>\n When asked about future trends for NFTs, community and Web3, Shamus went out on a limb and suggested that there certainly has to be a semblance of a \u201cmorality guideline,\u201d but the ultimate goal in exploring these uncharted territories of Web3 is to allow people to \u201cexplore their creativity.\u201d<\/p>\n Rather than assuming the team behind Kumite would take full control of the project\u2019s lore, Shamus believes that would be a \u201cmistake.\u201d Instead of choosing where the narrative will go, holders can create and develop the story of their respective characters because according to Shamus, the fans can very well \u201ccreate better stories\u201d than the team could. <\/p>\n Placing restraints on creativity is the way \u201cit\u2019s always been,\u201d says Shamus and Web3 and NFTs have unlocked the means to tap into \u201cglobal creativity,\u201d especially when it comes to storytelling. The most exciting element of limitless creativity Shamus says is, \u201cyou don’t know where it’s going to go,\u201d and therein lies the fun. <\/p>\n For more on the chat with Comic-Con founder, Gareb Shamus, make sure to listen<\/a> to the full episode of NFT Steez! <\/p>\n The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Cointelegraph.com. Every investment and trading move involves risk, you should conduct your own research when making a decision.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\u201cWe need to promote storytelling\u201d<\/h2>\n
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