# Crafting virtual worlds

> Hilmar Pétursson has been leading CCP Games for over 2 decades. Under Hilmar’s management, CCP’s critically acclaimed science-fiction game EVE Online celebrated an unprecedented ten consecutive years of subscriber growth. Join us for this talk moderated by a16z crypto CTO, Eddy Lazzarin, to hear abo...

- URL: https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/videos/crafting-virtual-worlds
- Authors: [Hilmar Pétursson](https://a16zcrypto.com/team/hilmar-petursson)
- Published: 2024-07-27
- Updated: 2025-01-29
- Focus areas: company building
- Tags: founder stories, CSX 2024 (London), video
- Format: videos

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Hilmar Pétursson has been leading CCP Games for over 2 decades. Under Hilmar’s management, CCP’s critically acclaimed science-fiction game EVE Online celebrated an unprecedented ten consecutive years of subscriber growth. Join us for this talk moderated by a16z crypto CTO, Eddy Lazzarin, to hear about why CCP Games is embracing crypto, Hilmar’s thoughts about different gaming economies, the science/formula to making friends and more!

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