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Herman Narula |

TED2019

• April 2019

Celá třetina světové populace ‒ 2,6 miliardy lidí ‒ hraje videohry, zapojují se do obrovské sítě interakcí, které otevřely dveře možnostem přesahujícím pouhou zábavu. Podnikatel Herman Narula ve své přednášce o budoucnosti tohoto média prosazuje nové chápání hraní ‒ takové, které v sobě má sílu vytvářet nové světy, spojovat lidi a formovat ekonomiku.

Celá třetina světové populace ‒ 2,6 miliardy lidí ‒ hraje videohry, zapojují se do obrovské sítě interakcí, které otevřely dveře možnostem přesahujícím pouhou zábavu. Podnikatel Herman Narula ve své přednášce o budoucnosti tohoto média prosazuje nové chápání hraní ‒ takové, které v sobě má sílu vytvářet nové světy, spojovat lidi a formovat ekonomiku.

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Herman Narula

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Herman Narula builds new technology for the online games and virtual worlds that will massively impact the way we live, socialize and entertain each other.

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