Immersive 3D NFT launchpad for independent artists within Carda Station Metaverse

[GENERAL] Name and surname of main applicant

Erich Schudt

[GENERAL] Are you delivering this project as an individual or as an entity (whether formally incorporated or not)

Entity (Incorporated)

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

3

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

No

[GENERAL] Summarize your solution to the problem (200-character limit including spaces)

Integrate NMKR into Carda Station to have NFT drops within the Metaverse. Users will have an immersive experience seeing exactly what the NFT looks like in game before making the purchase in game.

[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.”

NMKR Studio API.

[GENERAL] Will your project’s output/s be fully open source?

No

[GENERAL] Please provide here more information on the open source status of your project outputs

This will be an integration into Carda Station Metaverse where all code is not open source. This proposal will have to continue in that standard until Carda Station makes the entire code open source in the future (won't happen during the duration of this proposal).

[SOLUTION] Please describe your proposed solution.

NMKR makes it easy for creators to have an NFT collection that can be integrated to their website.

To accommodate NFTs that are mainly used within a game or metaverse, our solution will make it possible to integrate NMKR's NFT drop into a 3D environment built in Unity.

As a proof of concept, this will be integrated into Carda Station metaverse, the scope of this proposal.

Creators can have NFT drops within the 3D environment where players can walk in game, have a look at the NFTs for sale, interact with other players and purchase an NFT all within an immersive experience.

2 experiences will be provided:

1. An immersive 3D gallery where users can walk around, view and purchase image NFTs
2. An immersive 3D showroom where users can walk around, view and purchase 3D NFTs

[IMPACT] Please define the positive impact your project will have on the wider Cardano community.

The solution provides creators with another option on how to sell NFTs.

NFT drops are currently possible via a 2D experience on a website. By including an immersive 3D experience, the Cardano ecosystem will be able to have an immersive 3D experience where creators can setup custom 3D NFT drops to showcase what their NFTs look like in game.

[CAPABILITY & FEASIBILITY] What is your capability to deliver your project with high levels of trust and accountability? How do you intend to validate if your approach is feasible?

Erich Schudt founded Carda Station which is a live metaverse (pre-alpha) within the Cardano Ecosystem with a public roadmap and quarterly AMAs for accountability.

Erich is also a Plutus Pioneer (Cohort 2) having written smart contracts on the Cardano blockchain.

The team behind Carda Station have many years of experience in game development including projects such as Ghost Recon and Beyond Good & Evil.

The main goal is to be able to have NFT drops within Carda Station Metaverse.

Most of the feasibility has already been proven by the open and live metaverse that anyone can access. Users can already play as an in game character and explore - https://cardastation.com/play

This will be an addition where NFT drops can be done within the existing environment.

We will work closely with NMKR and share our technical solution. Any potential obstacles will be highlighted early to ensure project completion within the timeframe.

[Project Milestones] What are the key milestones you need to achieve in order to complete your project successfully?

Month 1 - Integrate NMKR into Carda Station Account page

• Creators on NMKR need to be able to securely share their API keys
• Process to manage API keys including when they have been revoked
• Link the user's account to the user's NMKR project(s)

Month 2 - Integrate NMKR Studio API in the Metaverse

• Retrieve NMKR project information including description, NFTs, prices, etc
• Display this information inside Unity
• Include option to purchase NFTs

Month 3 - Testing & Showcase

• Private group of testers for the functionality
• Sign up 1 independent artist to showcase the functionality
• Project completion report

[RESOURCES] Who is in the project team and what are their roles?

Erich Schudt - founder & CTO

15 years experience in software development having worked in finance, fintech & web3. Plutus Pioneer (cohort 2).

https://twitter.com/eschudt

https://www.linkedin.com/in/erich-schudt-93098324/

Mansoor Khan - Unity Developer

10 years experience building games in Unity and the main unity developer behind Carda Station metaverse.

https://github.com/mansoor090

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mansoor090

Contract Marketing Hire

• Experience within Cardano Community
• Experience with social media marketing

[BUDGET & COSTS] Please provide a cost breakdown of the proposed work and resources.

Development team - 45,000

• 1x Fullstack developer: 20,000
• 1x Unity developer: 25,000

Marketing for showcase event - 3,000

Additional costs (tools, infrastructure, miscellaneous) - 2,000

Total: 50,000 ADA

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

The Cardano ecosystem will have an immersive 3D NFT launchpad within a live and open metaverse.

With a relatively low cost given the solution is being built on top of an existing platform, Cardano ecosystem will have a real use case for end users to validate immersive NFT drops.

It's only by placing products in front of users will we learn what works, and what needs to be improved.

[IMPORTANT NOTE] The Applicant agrees to Fund 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