Is Fortnite a beachhead for the metaverse?

We speak to the two creative developers behind the Fortnite ANZ project – Simon Bell from Alliance Studios and R-leeo Maoate from Zen Creative – and get their thoughts on how Fortnite's creative tools are evolving to give them increasingly exciting capacity to make huge virtual experiences. From the fun of building this new ANZ experience to how far things could go in the future, it's a fun chat with two creative talents who are excited by just how far these tools can go in the years ahead.

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