Episode 38: John W. Ratcliff - Retired Video Game Developer and OG Bitcoiner

John W. Ratcliff (https://twitter.com/jratcliff) is a retired video game developer and software engineer. He is also an OG Bitcoin HODLer. John starts off the episode explaining the Bitcoin HODL chart that Mike found on Unchained's website, which was based on prior work by John (https://unchained.com/blog/hodl-waves-1/). He then explains the Bitcoin visualization project he is working on, and tells his Bitcoin origin story. John also goes into the unique way of how he got his introduction to game development and other projects he's worked on throughout his career. 

 

John talks about his love for art, and how he created "About an Artist" to support artists during the COVID lockdowns. You can see the artists' profiles on the website (https://www.aboutanartist.org/). 

 

00:00 - Intro

01:00 - Bitcoin HODL Chart

23:30 - John's Bitcoin Story

34:00 - Bitcoin and Energy

39:45 - John's View of Bitcoin

50:30 - Time Preference

55:55 - Wealth and Happiness

01:05:00 - About an Artist

01:12:00 - Will the Government Ban Bitcoin?

01:18:00 - How John Became a Software Engineer

01:21:30 - Making 688 Attack Sub for Electronic Arts

01:32:30 - Shifting out of the Video Game Industry

01:42:30 - Advice to New Computer Programmers

01:48:30 - Using ChatGPT

01:53:30 - What is the future of gaming?

02:00:10 - Outro

 

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