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In this episode of Edge of NFT, Richard Carthon dives deep into the innovative world of Flickplay with Pierina Merino, the CEO and founder of this groundbreaking platform. Flickplay is reshaping the way we interact with digital toys by blending creativity, community, and blockchain technology. Tune in to hear about Flickplay's latest partnerships, including the introduction of Baby Shark and Bratz digital toys, and how they’re creating engaging, gamified experiences for fans across the globe.
Richard and Pierina discuss how her background in architecture and design fuels the Flickplay vision, how Bandai Namco’s investment is pushing the boundaries of digital play, and how Flickplay users can craft interactive stories with digital characters in real-world environments. If you’re curious about the intersection of digital ownership, gaming, and immersive storytelling, this episode is a must-listen!
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Key Topics Covered:
- Revolutionizing Digital Play with Flickplay: Pierina explains how Flickplay allows users to bring digital characters to life in real-world settings and interact with beloved IPs such as Baby Shark and Bratz.
- Bridging Physical and Digital Toys: The exciting blend of physical and digital play that Flickplay offers and how it enhances creativity and storytelling.
- Bandai Namco’s Investment: The significance of Bandai Namco’s involvement and what it means for the future of digital interaction and toy ownership in Web3.
- Pierina’s Vision for Flickplay: How Pierina’s unique background in architecture and technology has shaped her mission to create better human experiences through immersive, interactive digital toys.
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Episode Highlights:
- Pierina on Storytelling and Digital Play: “We’re not just building toys. We’re crafting experiences that blend creativity, culture, and interaction in ways that inspire users to tell stories they never thought possible.” [Timestamp: 17:35]
- The Power of Partnerships: “Working with partners like Baby Shark and Bratz allows us to tap into existing fan bases and bring their favorite characters to life in ways they’ve never seen before.” [Timestamp: 22:45]
- Bandai Namco’s Strategic Investment: “Bandai Namco understood our vision from the start. They saw our commitment to building fun, authentic experiences powered by Web3 technology.” [Timestamp: 31:20]
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Pierina Merino is the CEO and founder of Flickplay, a leading platform merging digital toys, creativity, and blockchain technology to create interactive experiences for users worldwide. With a background in architecture and immersive technology, Pierina has pioneered new ways to blend digital and physical play, allowing users to animate their everyday environments with beloved characters like Baby Shark and Bratz.
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- Flickplay Website: https://www.flickplay.co
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Full Episode Transcript:
Pierina Merino :
Hi. This is Irina from FlickPay where we are revolutionizing the future of how we play and socialize. Today, you're tuning in on Edge of NFT, your gateway for the latest in digital play and web 3 innovation.
Richard Carthon:
Hey, web 3 curious listeners. Stay tuned for today's episode to learn how flick play is revolutionizing the digital toy industry with their latest baby shark and bratz partnership, the impact of Bandai Namco's investment in flick play and what it means for the future of digital interactions, and finally how our speaker was able to create worlds in her house as a child which ultimately led to her creating a way for others to do the same with blockchain. Time to cue the intro.
Intro:
Welcome to the Edge of NFT, the podcast that brings you the top 1% of web 3 today and what will stand the test of time. We explore the nuts and bolts of the business side and also the human element about web 3 is changing the way we interact with the things we love. This podcast is for the dreamers, disruptors, and doers who are pumped about this ecosystem and driving where it goes next.
Richard Carthon:
Welcome to the Edge of NFT, the podcast created by Jeff Kelly, Ethan NFT, and Josh Krieger, featuring a variety of top notch guests and other hosts like myself, Richard Carthon. It's another production of the Edge of Company, a quickly growing media ecosystem empowering the pioneers of web 3 tech and culture. Responsible for other groundbreaking endeavors AI Outer Edge LA Innovation Festival. Today's sponsored episode features Perina Marino, who is the CEO and founder of Flickpay and is a trailblazer in the nexus of design and technology. Purina's career took off in architecture with Frank Gehry, who then shifted to the immersive tech world, creating VR strategies for luxury brands. Before starting flickplay, she launched the pioneering 3 d printed product line sold at Nordstrom. Flickplay is revolutionizing digital interactions. This innovative social app blends creativity with digital ownership, allowing users to animate their everyday environments with digital characters.
Richard Carthon:
Users can craft videos, showcase their digital collections, and dive into vibrant community. Flick Kelley not only connects Janney, but also transforms everyday moments into interactive gamified experiences. Purina, it's a pleasure to have you today.
Pierina Merino :
Thank you for having me. How are you doing?
Richard Carthon:
Oh, I'm doing great. You know, we just came off of a busy travel season, going all over the place. AI I know we both were, in the Middle East there for a while in the UAE going to both TOKIN 2049 AI also, going to Outer Edge Riyadh, which, I know you went and attended. Hopefully, you had a a great time. How was that experience?
Pierina Merino :
Oh, it was amazing. It's just so fascinated to be a part of, Janney evolving ecosystem. Right? So being able to see firsthand, what the future holds, for, in that territory and and and the hungriness, to to, make it be a living and breathing ecosystem. So, really excited to be a part of it and see it firsthand.
Richard Carthon:
Absolutely. It it was a really awesome experience. I AI, Flick Kelley had a booth at the event and definitely got a lot of love and people were very curious about everything that was going on. And now everyone listening is to learn a little bit more about all the amazing thing that Flick Kelley has going on. But before we do, let's AI into you a little bit. You know, you have a really awesome background and, you know, as the CEO and founder of Flick Play, how do you blend your background in design and technology to create this unique platform? And then what, you know, what initially inspired you to dive into this world of digital toys and interactions?
Pierina Merino :
AI think it's it's it's very much my life, mission to build better human experiences. My career started in architecture. And Kelley early in my journey with flick play, people wouldn't really understand how architecture really connects into the technology space and the impact that it can have, as we as I I always say that as movie become games and games become something that we don't NFT, understand what they will be, under understanding subconscious experiences, architects, bring to the buildings that we inhabit every day into the digital realm, was something that I was very intrigued and passionate about, especially when transitioning in my career from architecture to, developing a strategy for premium VR experiences. And and that was just the seed that continue to grow as I start realizing, some of the other consumer trends that we're achieving how we interact both in the real world AI in with digital experiences.
Richard Carthon:
Yeah. And I think you've done a really great job of taking that passion and encapsulating it into all the things that Flick Play is doing and and being able to come up with some really awesome partnerships. And I wanna start with one that AI, I think, really awesome, which was with, Pickfong, which introduced baby shark's digital sound digital toys, with which was absolutely incredible to to get that going, which has then led to a domino effect of some other really cool partnerships that we'll get to in a second. So can you tell us more about this collaboration and what does it bring to all the flick play users?
Pierina Merino :
Yes. Absolutely. Piphon and specifically Baby Shark was the first I licensed IP that we launched in the ecosystem. And when you think about a character that millions of kids have seen in a screen, in a 2 d format in a screen. And now that character is gets to be part of their everyday experience, not in the form of a physical toy that do not have interactions, but as a living creature, but now within the context of, their culture, their where they live, and what they do every day, it was a Kelley, exciting activation to bring to AI. And, we're super excited to see some of the earlier results, from onboarding the community from YouTube into flick play, and now from flick play to some other exciting activations that we will, be launching that will cross between physical and digital.
Richard Carthon:
Which is really awesome. I I know myself, you know, Baby Shark took off by storm, years ago, and, I have a niece and nephew, and they, of course, both know that song and are very familiar with the ecosystem. But, you know, there's some really cool types of unique interactive features that, the baby shark digital toys that NFT, the user's engagement. So what what are those kind of features look like?
Pierina Merino :
Yes. Totally. So one of them is that oftentimes people confuse digital characters or digital toys with filters, because they're so acquainting to being able to just click a button and see something pop in their snap camera or Instagram camera. But digital toys on flick play come to fluctuation with a whole new layer of activation. So you're able to control how the character interacts in the real world. Of there is, I would say, like, a 6 or 10 plus move that come connected to the to the characters so that you're able to really craft stories, in ways that you haven't been able to do before. I think I always, bring, or look to contextualize experience as when you play with physical toys. Normally, when you have a toy in your hand, you are crafting a story in your head, and you're using your hands to shape how that character moves through the real world.
Pierina Merino :
With flick play, we're taking things to a whole new level by enabling you to have an idea of the experience that you wanna have and take it out of your head and actually contextualize it in the form of a video. Right? So your creativity gets conveyed into how flick play, as a tool NFT you to bring it to life. And with the Kelley product, the moment that you bring those, memories and moments to life is not only an experience and a moment for yourself, but, AI connecting, I would say, Vein with the broader Baby Shark community. So every story that you share, other communities that love as much as you do the character are able to interact with them, and and you're able to connect not only with the character, but with a community of fans that is also going through the same experience that you are.
Richard Carthon:
I think that's really well said. And one of the interactions that I think is a core component of this is storytelling. So when you think about, people, whether it's children or whomever that's playing with some sort of toy, they're putting together some sort of story, in real time that they are visualizing. And now you're adding the digital components of bring that story to life both in the physical and digital world. And with that type of storytelling, it's only makes sense that you're able to do this next collaboration that I'm excited to to speak more about which is the Bratz partnership which is now live. Bratz obviously is a large brand, has a a physical doll that you can use, but now can begin to tell some of those stories, that people are creating within the community. So, like, what are some of the different experiences that Flick Play users are able to expect, with this Bratz collaboration?
Pierina Merino :
Yeah. The evolution from Baby Shark to launching, Bratz, was pretty fascinating because on top of the core functionality of storytelling, there were other capabilities that we add to the collection, as participating in weekly raffles or physical toys, which starts activating the core fund base at a completely different level AI from, being able to NFT only a story tell with the characters, but also play with them in an immersive world like the sandbox. Right? So, that each of those capabilities really deepen the connection of fans with the characters, but it also extends the time in which fans engage with their characters in their everyday experience. And as we live in a world that we're constantly fighting for time and attention and how IP holders are able to stay connected to the DNA and and and Janney experience that their audiences have every day, we become that connecting layer between fans' everyday experience and the characters that they love and that they actually connect their identity to, especially brats.
Richard Carthon:
Yeah. AI of that. And, you know, to to speak to some of those different properties and and and cool experiences, you actually have a video that you just dropped, and I think it does a really cool way of, like, showing some of those things. So we'll, pause real quickly to show that video. And now for a quick word from our sponsor before we dive into the next segment. Are you ready to take your sports predictions to the next level? Look no further than maincard. AI, the fantasy management platform that's taking the blockchain world by storm. With main Carthon, every card is a ticket to excitement.
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Pierina Merino :
Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. NFT as you see Eathan pro that video was made really to convey their fans experience with the digital dolls. And and what we have been able to of with the Bratz community, it's pretty fascinating because you're talking not only about a community that have super fans, of the characters and that they connect with the characters at an identity and NFT at a first person identity level. But you're also talking with a community that are highly collectors. Right? At some of our users own 60 plus different dolls. The some of them have the full collection of dolls since this section of the brand.
Pierina Merino :
And and when you start tapping into, well, how do I tell a doll owner that owns 60 plus dolls, that now there is a new type of doll that has a lot of different interactions and that they might feel threatened or that they they might feel that it will compete with their beloved, precious, physical dolls. And what we saw that those these were open questions that we had. How can we, educate them to understand that we are not having one product vertical compete with the other one, but that they are highly complementary to each other. And what you see in the by the way, every video that is in that clip is user generated, meaning that we did not created the videos ourselves. We just AI all the different parts of the video. And when you see how fans are actually merging their stories with their digital dolls and physical dolls, that was our moment because on one side, they could, record their physical doll just showing a face expression, but then they will have the digital talking or reacting to that face expression. So then you start seeing how digital dolls are becoming an amplifier of those expression that those reactions that are in your head but NFT now are seated in a piece of video that gets to tell the story in a much more clear way. And so that has been fascinating to see how the next generation of storytelling will be powered by not only physical or digital products, but the combination of the 2 is being our vision and mission since day 1, but, also, how this new product category becomes a new way of collecting, a new way of engaging with brands at different levels and in different ways.
Richard Carthon:
I love it because you're you're you're blending so many different eras of of types of people and interactions that they're having, whether you're a collector, like you said, that has every single type of of brat, with over 60 plus, or if you're brand new coming into, the space, getting your 1st brat stall and figuring out how you want to tell a story or or or engage with the community to create this really cool narrative and then see what the rest of the community thinks about it, get that feedback, is amazing. And the fact that that video was all user generated is awesome, right? Like it's because when you have people that are going and creating the content and getting the vision, it makes other people be creative. I know, personally, when I go and see visuals or and opportunities, it sparks my own creativity and makes me want to go and create my own. Yes. But to create this whole
Pierina Merino :
AI ahead. We we get mesmerized AI day when we see what people create. There was a portion in that clip where one user picked this amazing audio from a movie where, AI used, one individual is telling the other one, who are you? And the response is, it's me. It's you. I'm everything that you wanna be or a combination of those words. And our heads were gonna explode because we're like, oh my god. That is exactly what the digital dolls are. Right? It's it's not it's a physical doll that I cannot move asking a fully animated character, who are you, and the digital character having the opportunity of fully express themselves.
Pierina Merino :
It's I'm you. I'm me. I'm everything that you wanna be. Right? And and it it was such an epiphany, and we just continue to to discover some of those, pockets within the stories users create.
Richard Carthon:
That's so incredible. And being able to do that though, to to to capture that really cool moment, I'm sure there's a lot of challenges between blending both that physical with the digital and getting this all together. I know education is a one big piece that, like, helps to bridge that gap. But what are some of the other ways that Flick Kelley is helping to to to to bridge that?
Pierina Merino :
It it's it's so important. I always give my team the example of Tesla. Tesla, before they sold a car, they had to sell their vision for what electric vehicles would become. Right? And and I I think and they spend so much time and energy purely educating people before selling the product. The product looked beautiful, but they had to sell the why. And and just like when we transitioned from console games to mobile games, and within mobile games, free to play became a distribution strategy for the masses to be able to adopt, the the products or the games that were being created, we as a middle layer between real world and digital worlds, we're looking to the different ways in which we can connect with funds where they are at. We are exploring, launching collections of trading Carthon where when you, unpack the car, you get a QR code to get the digital character. We have very close strategies, of the road map with our AI partners to be able to integrate more and more digital characters into the footprint that they create, both digitally and in the real world, events, movie launches.
Pierina Merino :
So I think that when you think about digital characters, digital toys as a new product category, it's not an isolated, vertical. It is it it kind of, like, connects with every touch point that brands have. Because now, for the first time in history, brands are able to actually understand not only who buys the product, but also how consumers engage with that product in their everyday experience because it's digital. And that just unlock us a whole new generation of stories they can craft and experiences they can craft for their
Richard Carthon:
fans. Absolutely. And I I think what's really cool, about what you just post, I wanna go back to for a second, is is the example of Tesla. Like, they had a vision that they really had to go for, especially when they were initially coming to market and and was having to before they had their first product, the of of where this was gonna go and grow. And, you know, one of your investors that really saw that vision AI I think was really cool to jump on was was AI Namco, who has done a tremendous amount of really cool things. So how was it being able to, you know, have them come and be part of the flick play Janney, and what kind of doors has that Kelley open for you?
Pierina Merino :
Yeah. It's been amazing to have them on board. They are not Kelley, super strong IP hold IP owner in, in Asia, but they also understand Janney, at a different level. They are game developers. They they understand how to touch fans in a very 3 60, way. And, just you can imagine how many web 3 platforms have come to them in Asia looking to partner with them and looking to explore opportunities to bring their IP to life within the Web 3 ecosystem. And it was such a honor honor that they were able to see our vision. They were able to understand where we were heading and how authentic we were building for the community, rather than just to capitalize, on the early, market.
Pierina Merino :
And and I feel like that's where the alignment happened. Our, commitment towards creating an authentic fun experience and using web three technology as an as a as a underlying, technology to power interoperability and the next generation of experiences driven through ownership. Jeff, like, really staying authentic to what matters to funds and how can we really import the masses on it. So I think from a vision standpoint, there was a lot of alignment. So the partnership started through an investment, and we continue to work on, developing ways in which we will be integrating their IP into the ecosystem.
Richard Carthon:
Which is awesome. And AI you said, like, really huge brand, in Asia that has worked on all types of incredible IP. So they they saw the vision and and clearly things are already starting to happen AI between, what was happening with with Baby Shark, what's happening with Bratz, other things on the horizon, which I now wanna tap into is, you know, you're already off to a really hot start. You have a lot of really awesome things happening, within flick Kelley, but, there's a lot of year left and there's a lot of things I know that's, our product interaction. You can't talk about all of them, but I'm sure there's a few. So what's next for flick play?
Pierina Merino :
Yes. As I mentioned, we're looking for different ways to reach the masses, through digital toys. So we're exploring the combination of online to offline. We and expanding our our our distribution strategies with our IP partners. We are very much focused on not rushing through launches of AI, even though we have, like, over 5 different licensing deals we haven't, even announced yet. But Jeff, we're really focused on building a deep experience and and and understanding, with the great partners that we have already launched, how can we deepen the the connection of funds with the characters so that every release that we do comes with exponential, success. So so far, our partners are super excited about the results that we have gotten, and and we look forward to continue to launch new collections of digital characters so Janney can continue to build their their collection. We will actually launch, next week accessories so people will be able to unlock artifacts from Bratz.
Pierina Merino :
Bratz has a very popular TikTok series, and we are bringing to the collectors certain artifacts that didn't make it to the show, but that they have a background story with the characters. And and this is kind of bringing a new piece of the brand's world to fans and enable them to use them NFT only as an artifact that they can Kelley, but as as, a tool to explore self expression, creativity, and stories.
Richard Carthon:
There's so many unique ways that the IP that you have is gonna be able to amplify, so many different creative uses in different use cases. And And I think that's one of the things that has the Flipkart community so excited and and consistently creating this new and amazing content. And I know that there's probably more ways that, you know, people can be joining. And I AI know there's all kinds of creative ways that, you know, I I believe sometimes there's like contest. I believe that sometimes there's like things within the community where people get involved in various ways. Like what are some of those different interactions that when people come into the community, they start to engage?
Pierina Merino :
Yes. We have community members that are literally buying digital characters back to back by just participating in content challenges and and activating, their their characters. So, we release weekly challenges for community members to be able to storytell based on different themes. These are this represents an opportunity for them to be able to learn, new ways of bridging these two worlds and and and and the 2, things that they love, which is the places they go and the characters they love. And we have a a a combination of community activations that we do. We have a, a live stream that we do across social platforms every Friday to be able to show new ways for fans to interact with the characters. Characters. We run giveaways.
Pierina Merino :
And we also have a incredible ambassador program where anyone that is a part of it is because they have shown to be, like, a a strong advocate, and and AI would what we call, like, a a flick play pro at storytelling with the characters, and they win they get profit shares from every toy that they sell among their community through the content they create. So there's so many different levels and layers of engagement directly with flick play and and through the activations that that we have released. But, as well, if you are more of a hardcore gamer and you wanna be able to socialize or play with your character online, The sandbox is, one of our interoperable partners. So if you own a character, you're able to onboard yourself as a Brad character in the sandbox by owning a character or purchasing a character on flick play. So there are multiple activation points. Some of them are more, I could say, Janney hold, by the flick Kelley platform, and some of them are more streamlined through our interoperability capabilities.
Richard Carthon:
That is so cool to the interoperability piece, being able to go to different cross platform and and engage in different ways where that's playing video games, whether you are a content creator, just wanna put out some really awesome content and and keep doing the different challenges that you have. There's a lot of ways to to engage. And so, you know, I I really do appreciate you of diving into flick play, talking about all these, amazing opportunities that are within it and and some of the amazing things on the road map. But now I'm excited to learn more a little bit more about you. So, we're now about to dive into our next segment which has to do with edge quick hitters. A quick word from our sponsors who's ready to navigate the cutting edge of tomorrow's legal landscape. Because at Zuber Lawler, they're not just attorneys, they're visionaries. With expertise in emerging technologies AI AI, blockchain, and the metaverse, they're paving the way for you to seize the future.
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Pierina Merino :
Yes.
Richard Carthon:
Alright. What is the first thing you remember purchasing in your life?
Pierina Merino :
Probably, cookie at school. Nice. I think so. Yeah.
Richard Carthon:
Nothing like some, treats. I know. I think one of my first things was buying some, some candy. So I I I definitely feel you on that. What is the first thing you remember selling in your life?
Pierina Merino :
I think it's stickers at school. I would make them and sell them
Richard Carthon:
at school. So you'd make some stickers and go sell them to some of your, like, classmates and stuff?
Pierina Merino :
I would cut out magazines for the transparent sticky paper and sell the stickers. Yeah. That's
Richard Carthon:
so cool. Entrepreneur from from early days.
Pierina Merino :
I know.
Richard Carthon:
What is the most
Pierina Merino :
recent thing
Richard Carthon:
you've purchased?
Pierina Merino :
Probably, a coffee. Yeah. NFT, sir. A coffee.
Richard Carthon:
Nice. Gotta have that that that caffeine. What is the most recent thing you've sold?
Pierina Merino :
Where did I sold recently? Well, aside from digital toys, AI, probably a chair that it wasn't using, but I'm sure that probably we got a few sales online for digital toys since then. So probably that.
Richard Carthon:
No. Real cool. AI, I think I've recently had to sell some of my, furniture as Kelley. So it's a it's it's a good time. People people are out here looking for stuff. What would you considered or what would you consider your most prized possession?
Pierina Merino :
I think a jewelry piece that from my grandmother.
Richard Carthon:
Nice. That's cool. Is it AI a is it a necklace or a bracelet? Necklace. Necklace. Cool.
Pierina Merino :
Yeah.
Richard Carthon:
If you could buy anything in the world, digital, physical, service, experience, etcetera, that is currently for sale, what would it be?
Pierina Merino :
That's a hard one. Probably probably my dream house. Like, my dream lot to be on my dream house, maybe.
Richard Carthon:
Yeah. That's a good one. I I that's actually top of my my priority list right now too. It'd either be, like, the most, AI, like, travel experience ever or or Kriger in that house. And, like, right now, like, I'm kinda leaning more towards that house, so I have to deal on that.
Pierina Merino :
Probably probably AI wanna travel, but I'm so tired of traveling for work that is completely out of my my my my trail of thought right NFT. So I'm thinking about grounding rather than exploring. But, yeah, that too. Just traveling and getting to know all the amazing spots of the world.
Richard Carthon:
Definitely. For everyone listening, Prerna travels a lot. She is she's everywhere, and it's awesome. She's definitely being a good CEO and and I've been at all the NFT, but, yes, you are you are you travel a tremendous amount.
Pierina Merino :
Yeah.
Richard Carthon:
But if you could pass on one of your personality traits to the next generation, what would it be?
Pierina Merino :
I would say, probably creativity and resilience.
Richard Carthon:
Two really good ones. Both of those which you need for flick Kelley, so absolutely. And if
Pierina Merino :
you enjoy life.
Richard Carthon:
This is true. On the opposite side, if you could eliminate one of your personality traits for the next generation, what would it be?
Pierina Merino :
AI probably over rationalizing in some aspects. I think, like, I'm very delusional in some AI. I'm overly overly rational in others. So
Richard Carthon:
Yeah. Definitely on that. It's a it's a balance. It's it's definitely a balance, but, Yeah. It's a it's a good one. What did you do just before joining us on the podcast?
Pierina Merino :
I was in a call with Ping Fun talking about new products. So Nice. AI on. Got
Richard Carthon:
some some new cool stuff on the horizon. Yeah. What will you be doing right after this podcast?
Pierina Merino :
Probably connecting with the team about next steps for new products.
Richard Carthon:
Makes sense. Makes sense. So we always like to wrap up with a bonus question. And for today's bonus question, since you are doing a lot of really creative, partnerships, with both, you know, physical and digital and getting that nice digital in there. Growing up, what was your favorite toy and why?
Pierina Merino :
My favorite toy. My favorite toy. So probably video games. Like, I love playing video games. Like, I was, like, huge with video games. Yes. So I love video games. I love dolls.
Pierina Merino :
I absolutely love dolls, And I love building worlds in my in my playroom. AI could literally just transform the room into a universe. So yes. So, actually, the 2, like, all digital and physical. Yeah.
Richard Carthon:
Yeah. No. That that is incredible. If if you could, if you don't mind sharing, like, what were the AI of worlds you were creating? Were they things of fiction? Were they AI, oh, you have a visual of of, here's what the other world could look AI, and now you're trying to AI make something from like looks like Spain or something? Or or what would those worlds look like?
Pierina Merino :
Yeah. It's interesting. AI I think that as a kid, I could just, you know, take the couch and this segment is, I don't know, a restaurant, and this segment is a house, and this other spot is someone else's house. So I could just try to create different environments in the room and just move around the room and and and and and imagine stories, with the toys. But I I love like, I remember having this huge box, and I would just, like, flip it upside down, and there were all kind of, little, like, ingredients. Right? So, like, a little kitchen or a little something else, and I would just put them all and and and create spaces, for the dolls. I would invite my friends, and we would each create 1 and compete with each other. So, mostly like that.
Pierina Merino :
Not fiction, but mostly about bringing to AI spaces that we could actually play and and create stories with.
Richard Carthon:
Yeah. That's really cool. And it's just cool that you're able to bring a lot of that creativity into the future of of of what you're now building with Flick Play. So all all full circle. And definitely appreciate you sharing all those answers with us on this quick hitters. And and and now we wanna go over to the segment, which is one of my favorites, which is the shout out section. So, this is your moment to shout out any and everyone, that, you know, might be behind the scenes helping to make all the amazing things happen, but don't necessarily, get called out as much. So this is your moment to to share some
Pierina Merino :
love. Yes. I think let's see. I mean, definitely, all of our early believers, when you're creating something that doesn't exist, it's just so, incredible to be able to come with people that trust whatever is is in just in your head. So being able to to to show appreciation for some of our early supporters, Muse Capital, Monica, Vidal, Some some of those, like, early 0 to 1, supporters that that Josh our journey and and and that have enabled us, to get here. So I would say them.
Richard Carthon:
That's awesome. And it's it's definitely very humbling too to to have someone who sees the vision that you're giving and and be along for the journey. So definitely, an amazing one. So for all those who are listening, they're fired up about Flick play. They they they wanna be able to go play with their baby shark. They wanna be able to go play with brats. How can they go learn more? How can AI be become part of your community? Where are some places that they can become more involved?
Pierina Merino :
Absolutely. So you can find all of our different toy collections on our AI flickplay.co or on our mobile app, flickplay. You can find that in the App Store. You can also follow us across our social domains, flickplayapp on Twitter, flickplay on Instagram. And my personal domain is merinopyrina, my last name and my name.
Richard Carthon:
Awesome. Well, everyone listening, make sure to go check that out. Go part of the communities. I know I'm excited to continue to look at all the amazing things that are being built over on Flick Play. And, yeah, so we've reached the outer limit of Edge of NFT for today. Thanks for exploring with us. We've got space for more adventures on the starship, so invite your friends and recruit some cool strangers that will make this journey also much better. How? If you're listening, go to Spotify AI Itunes right NFT, rate us, and say something awesome.
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