This week, NFT Steez sat down with Cryptoys founder Will Weinraub to discuss the current role of the game and toys in regards to their integration with non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and Web3 as a whole.

Weintraub believes that the act of playing is “not restricted to children” and believes that as adults, “we still crave the element of play throughout our lives.” According to Weintraub, through the development of technology, “the game has evolved.” NFTs, especially in games, have highlighted this layer of ownership through gameplay.

Weintraub and Cryptoys theorize that “adults are just looking for ways to feel like children again.” Keeping the question of “how the game evolves” at the forefront, Weintraub says this is a fundamental tenet of his experience with game evolution.

From action figures to watching his kids build virtual worlds on Roblox, Weintraub emphasized just how profoundly the internet has catalyzed an evolution in gaming and video games. Players are no longer limited within the confines of their neighborhoods or geographic locations, according to Weintraub.

Weintraub stressed that the games’ content is “very, very different” and leans more towards “social gaming”, regardless of geographic barriers compared to games from decades past.