The Emmy Built on ETH: Emily Yang aka pplpleasr on the Future of Storytelling
About this episode
Emily Yang discusses her journey as an artist and Emmy-winning storyteller, exploring the impact of crypto on creativity and community engagement.
Emily Yang, aka pplpleasr, joins us to talk about her evolution from artist to Emmy-winning storyteller and the vision behind Shibuya’s “permissionless creativity” model. She shares how White Rabbit became the first crypto-native project to win an Emmy, and how crypto-enabled community participation can open new possibilities for funding, building, and co-creating original IP. We also discuss interactive storytelling, the tension between audience input and artistic vision, and the inspirations that shape Emily’s creative world.
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