Bring the Web3 universe to your Discord server

[GENERAL] Name and Surname of Main Applicant

Phung Tien Dung

[GENERAL] Email address of Main Applicant

tiendung0325@gmail.com

Additional Applicants

Son Nguyen

Email: Sonlearn155@gmail.com

TienTung

Email: tientung03.nttvn@gmail.com

Thanh Khuat

Email: khuatthanh456@gmail.com

[GENERAL] Please specify how many months you expect your project to last (from 2-12 months)

6

[GENERAL] Please indicate if your proposal has been auto-translated into English from another language.

Yes

[GENERAL] Does your project have any dependencies on other organizations, technical or otherwise?

Yes

[GENERAL] If YES, please describe what the dependency is and why you believe it is essential for your project’s delivery. If NO, please write “No dependencies.” .

discord

[GENERAL] Will your project outputs be fully Open Source?

Yes

[GENERAL] If NO, please describe which outputs are not going to be open source. If YES, please write “Project will be fully open source.”

Project will be fully open source.

[METADATA] Category of proposal

Education

[IMPACT] Please describe your proposed solution.

The on-chain features of the bot encompass several essential capabilities. Firstly, users need to connect to an active personal wallet. The bot will link you to your wallet address to receive rewards when you win prizes on the server or receive rewards from other users. You can interact with the bot to build transactions that can be signed and send data using your browser wallet..

Furthermore, the "Token Tip" feature enables users to receive tokens or NFTs sent to their personal wallet addresses through participating in activities. This incentivizes user engagement within the server and fosters an environment that promotes development and interaction.

Cardano Explorer is a feature that allows users to access information about transactions, assets, and metadata. This feature simplifies the process of monitoring and verifying the integrity of activities on the Cardano blockchain.

In addition to onchain features, the bot also provides offchain capabilities. It allows users to manage access permissions to channels, enabling them to control and oversee the access rights of community members. Users can also assign roles and automate community care with various options, resulting in a diverse and thriving Discord server.

The bot offers exclusive tools for community development. This empowers users to create and manage activities and events within the community, leveraging the web3 ecosystem that Cardano provides to facilitate effective interaction.

Furthermore, the bot includes a feature for tracking overall activities within the server. This feature enhances management and community-building efforts by providing additional information and insights.

[IMPACT] How does your proposed solution address the challenge and what benefits will this bring to the Cardano ecosystem?

Our Discord bot is designed to foster community engagement and enhance user experiences. With its seamless integration into Discord servers, users can easily interact with the Cardano blockchain and enjoy a range of exciting features. The bot enables users to create personal wallets, participate in activities, and receive token and NFT distributions from user. Additionally, it serves as a valuable tool for server management, allowing administrators to organize events and efficiently manage the server.

Benefits for Cardano:

Increase Reach and Engagement: The Discord bot helps to expand the reach of the Discord community, attracting and interacting with many new users. This could generate interest and engagement for Cardano.

• Increased Usability: With the Discord bot, users can directly interact with the Cardano blockchain, perform transactions and query information at their convenience. This increases Cardano's usability and drives the growth of users on the network.

• Community Management: The Discord bot provides management features for the Cardano server, allowing administrators to organize activities, distribute tokens and NFTs to users. This helps build and maintain an active Cardano community and motivates users to join the network.

• Increases appeal and spread: Using the Discord bot to generate interesting activities can attract community interest and engagement. This facilitates the spread and development of Cardano as more new users join and become interested in the project.

[IMPACT] How do you intend to measure the success of your project?

We will measure the success of my project:

• Number of servers using bots
• Number of transactions made through the bot
• Number of users, number of wallets managed, number of interactions
• community feedback
• Number of positive reviews
• With the project's contribution to the community, we hope the community develops more and more actively.

[IMPACT] Please describe your plans to share the outputs and results of your project?

Release: Release the Discord bot and make it easily accessible to active community servers. Users should be able to invite the bot to their servers with just a few steps and initialize their personal wallet with the bot. They can then experience all the amazing features it offers.

Documentation: Create comprehensive documentation that outlines the purpose, features, and functionalities of your Discord bot. Include instructions on how to install and configure the bot, as well as examples of commands and interactions with the Cardano blockchain.

Source code repository: Set up a source code repository on GitHub. Share your code, ensuring it is well-documented and organized. This allows others to review, contribute, and provide feedback on the project.

Online platforms and communities: Share your project on relevant online platforms and communities. Join Discord developer communities, blockchain-related forums, and Cardano-specific channels to engage with potential users and gather feedback. Introduce your project, share updates, and invite others to try it out.

Demonstration: Create visual materials such as screenshots or screen recordings demonstrating the functionalities of your Discord bot. This can be useful for sharing on social media, forums, or other platforms to attract attention and gather feedback.

[CAPABILITY/ FEASIBILITY] What is your capability to deliver your project with high levels of trust and accountability?

Expertise and Experience: 

Our team consists of experienced professionals with a deep understanding of the blockchain industry and a proven track record in education and project management. The members of the project are the core team who organized the Community-Led Events Cardano Summit 2022 (https://www.cardano2vn.io/docs/Cardano-summit-2022/Cardano-summit-2022-hanoi ) and are currently organizing the Community-Led Events Cardano Summit 2023. We consist of technical experts from Cardano2vn.io and professors from 5 major universities. (UBA website)

We have been funded for 8 proposals (Fund6: 1, Fund7: 3, Fund8: 4) . All 8 projects have been successfully implemented, delivering impacts beyond expectations and marked as completed on IOG's tracking board (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1bfnWFa94Y7Zj0G7dtpo9W1nAYGovJbswipxiHT4UE3g/edit#gid=416498551 ). 

Here are some our activities we delivered for our community, even in the bear market:

• Organizing 8 lessons on building web3 on the Cardano blockchain (https://forum.cardano.org/t/web3-bootcamp-s-ki-n-cho-sinh-vien-va-c-ng-d-ng/117201 )
• Supporting students in conducting scientific research on blockchain, building, and integrating their applications with Cardano (https://forum.cardano.org/t/cardano-student-showcases-at-student-scientific-and-research-conference-at-the-university-of-transport-and-communications-in-hanoi-vietnam/118981 )
• Organizing and participating in “Together we learn Haskell” - https://forum.cardano.org/t/cung-nhau-h-c-haskell/112470/15
• Introduce and promote Blockchain and AI research and development to Universities https://forum.cardano.org/t/continue-to-promote-blockchain-and-ai-research-in-universities/119156/1 

Accountability: 

• Metrics and Evaluation: We have established clear metrics and indicators to measure the success of our project. By regularly evaluating and reporting on these metrics, we hold ourselves accountable for delivering the desired outcomes. 
• Transparent and Open Approach: We prioritize transparency and open communication in all aspects of our project. We are committed to sharing progress updates, project plans, and outcomes with stakeholders, ensuring that everyone is informed and involved in the process.

Overall, our capability to deliver the project with high levels of trust and accountability lies in our expertise, transparent approach, and evaluation measures. We are committed to upholding these principles throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring that our efforts are reliable, trustworthy, and accountable to all stakeholders involved.

[CAPABILITY/ FEASIBILITY] What are the main goals for the project and how will you validate if your approach is feasible?

The main goal of the project is to build a tool that allows hosts and participants to engage with the blockchain platform and aims to bring value to the DAO community!

To validate the feasibility of our approach, we will employ both quantitative and qualitative measures.

Quantitative validation:

• Number of commits, patches, and upgrades through GitHub.
• Number of servers used, number of users, number of transactions performed, and number of commands utilized.
• Reporting the number of users on the system.

Qualitative validation:

• Conducting user satisfaction surveys.
• Assessing the level of excitement when introducing the project to users.

[CAPABILITY/ FEASIBILITY] Please provide a detailed breakdown of your project’s milestones and each of the main tasks or activities to reach the milestone plus the expected timeline for the delivery.

Milestone 1: Project Setup and Planning

• Define project goals and objectives.
• Conduct research on Discord bot development and Cardano blockchain integration.
• Set up the development environment and gather necessary tools and resources.
• Estimate project timeline and allocate resources.
• Expected Timeline: 1 month

Milestone 2: Bot Functionality Development Phase 1

• Design and develop the core functionalities of the Discord bot.
• Implement features for interacting with the Cardano blockchain, such as wallet integration, transaction handling, and querying blockchain data.
• Test and debug the bot functionalities.
• Expected Timeline: 1 month

Milestone 3: Bot Functionality Development Phase 2

• Design and develop functionalities for automatic rewards for active users.
• Test and debug the bot functionalities.
• Expected Timeline: 1 month

Milestone 4: Bot Functionality Development Phase 3

• Design and develop functionalities for channel management, role management, and user management for administrators and users.
• Test and debug the bot functionalities.
• Expected Timeline: 1 month

Milestone 5: Documentation and Release Preparation

• Create comprehensive documentation for the Discord bot, including installation instructions, configuration guidelines, and usage examples.
• Prepare a user-friendly readme file with detailed explanations and setup instructions.
• Set up a source code repository and ensure proper documentation and organization of the code.
• Expected Timeline: (implementing the same progress Milestones 2, 3, and 4)

Milestone 6: Release and Community Outreach

• Publish the Discord bot on appropriate platforms and make it easily accessible for users to invite to their servers.
• Share the project on relevant online platforms, Discord communities, blockchain forums, and Cardano-specific channels.
• Demonstrate the functionalities of the bot through screenshots, videos, and demonstrations.
• Engage with the community, gather feedback, and address user inquiries and concerns.
• Expected Timeline: 1 month

[CAPABILITY/ FEASIBILITY] Please describe the deliverables, outputs and intended outcomes of each milestone.

Milestone 1: Project Setup and Planning

Deliverables:

• Project goals and objectives document.
• Research report on Discord bot development and Cardano blockchain integration.
• Development environment set up with necessary tools and resources.
• Project timeline and resource allocation plan.

Outputs:

• Clear understanding of project goals and objectives.
• Comprehensive research on Discord bot development and Cardano blockchain integration.
• Configured development environment ready for implementation.
• Defined project timeline and allocated resources.

Intended Outcomes:

• Well-defined project scope and direction.
• In-depth knowledge of Discord bot development and Cardano blockchain integration.
• Properly set up development environment for smooth implementation.
• Realistic project timeline and efficient resource allocation.

Milestone 2: Bot Functionality Development Phase 1

Deliverables:

• Core functionalities of the Discord bot.
• Features for interacting with the Cardano blockchain (wallet integration, transaction handling, and data querying).
• Test cases and bug reports.

Outputs:

• Implemented core functionalities of the Discord bot.
• Integration of features to interact with the Cardano blockchain.
• Test cases to ensure functionality and bug reports for necessary fixes.

Intended Outcomes:

• Functional Discord bot with essential features.
• Ability to interact with the Cardano blockchain seamlessly.
• Identified and resolved bugs and issues through testing.

Milestone 3: Bot Functionality Development Phase 2

Deliverables:

• Functionalities for automatic rewards for active users.
• Test cases and bug reports.

Outputs:

• Implemented functionalities to reward active users automatically.
• Test cases to validate the reward system.
• Bug reports to address any issues discovered during testing.

Intended Outcomes:

• Incentivize user engagement with automated rewards.
• Reward system that accurately recognizes and rewards active users.
• Identified and resolved issues related to the reward mechanism.

Milestone 4: Bot Functionality Development Phase 3

Deliverables:

• Functionalities for channel management, role management, and user management.
• Test cases and bug reports.

Outputs:

• Developed functionalities for effective channel, role, and user management.
• Test cases to verify the management features.
• Bug reports to address any issues encountered during testing.

Intended Outcomes:

• Enhanced administrative capabilities for Discord server management.
• Improved user experience through effective channel, role, and user management.
• Identified and resolved issues related to the management functionalities.

Milestone 5: Documentation and Release Preparation

Deliverables:

• Comprehensive documentation (installation instructions, configuration guidelines, usage examples).
• User-friendly readme file with setup instructions.
• Well-organized source code repository with documentation.

Outputs:

• Detailed documentation for the Discord bot.
• Readme file providing clear instructions for users.
• Properly organized source code repository with documentation.

Intended Outcomes:

• Clear and accessible documentation for users to install and use the Discord bot.
• Easy setup process with a user-friendly readme file.
• Well-organized source code repository for developers to understand and contribute to the project.

Milestone 6: Release and Community Outreach

Deliverables:

• Published Discord bot available for users to invite.
• Project promotion on relevant platforms and communities.
• Demonstrations of bot functionalities through media (screenshots, videos).
• Engagement with the community, feedback gathering, and support.

Outputs:

• Deployed Discord bot accessible for users to add to their servers.
• Increased visibility through project promotion and engagement with communities.
• Media materials showcasing the bot's functionalities.
• Community engagement and feedback collection.

Intended Outcomes:

• Wide adoption and usage of the Discord bot.
• Increased awareness and interest in the project.
• Positive feedback from the community.
• User support and addressing of inquiries and concerns.

The progress of the project can be measured by:

• Timely delivery of the defined deliverables for each milestone.
• Evaluation of completed functionalities against the project requirements.
• Identification and resolution of bugs and issues through testing and bug reports.
• User feedback and satisfaction with the bot's functionalities.
• Successful publication and adoption of the Discord bot in target communities.
• Effectiveness of documentation in guiding users and developers.
• Community engagement metrics (e.g., user interactions, feedback, and adoption rates).

[RESOURCES & VALUE FOR MONEY] Please provide a detailed budget breakdown of the proposed work and resources.

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[RESOURCES & VALUE FOR MONEY] How does the cost of the project represent value for money for the Cardano ecosystem?

• Alignment with industry standards: The project cost is determined based on industry standards and typical rates for the necessary expertise in software development, blockchain, and cloud technology. These rates are derived from market research and industry benchmarks to ensure they are reasonable and competitive.
• Expertise and experience: Our team members include an instructor-level expert with years of experience in the blockchain field and a track record of successful funding rounds in stages 6, 7, and 8. Additionally, there are three students who have experience working and developing on the Cardano blockchain, programming experience with languages such as Haskell, Plutus, Python, PHP, Java, and involvement in research projects building applications on the Cardano blockchain platform.
• Development efforts: The project cost considers the significant development efforts required to build a robust and feature-rich token platform on the Cardano blockchain. This includes the time, resources, and specialized knowledge needed to develop, test, and iterate on the platform to ensure functionality, security, and scalability.

[IMPORTANT NOTE] The Applicant agreed to Fund10 rules and also that data in the Submission Form and other data provided by the project team during the course of the project will be publicly available.

I Accept