Cardano on Apple Vision Pro with Wallet, NFTs Gallery, 3D moments

[GENERAL] Name and surname of main applicant

Yohann Hagneré

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

Entity (Incorporated)

[GENERAL] Requested funds in ada

350000

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

5

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

Yes

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

Create a spatial computing version of Mantium Wallet to offer the absolute best way to interact with Cardano directly from the brand new Apple Vision Pro 3D environment.

[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.”

• Blockfrost => Interacting with the blockchain
• AWS => server part for features
• IPFS.tech => NFTs.
• Emurgo => Cardano Serialization lib

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

Yes

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

MIT

[SOLUTION] Please describe your proposed solution.

Our solution is to create a native version of Mantium Wallet for VisionOS (Apple Vision Pro) written 100% in Swift/SwftUI.

We already have a functional (basic) port of Mantium Wallet from the iPad version that is compatible with the Apple Vision Pro, but it's clearly not a full spatial experience.

We want to create a completely new & optimized version of the app that take full advantage of the spatial computing environment and that let users interact with augmented/virtual reality and 3D components like NFTs, voting, staking, etc...

To enhance the experience, we have for idea to create the first NFT gallery for VisionOS that will let users customize their place with framing scene of their favorite NFTs.

We think it will highlight both the richness of the NFT collections and the innovative character of Cardano.

(e.g. for illustration purpose only)

We would also like to add some neat features (if possible) like the Mint of exclusive NFTs from 3D videos (memories) recorded directly from the Apple Vision Pro.

We will fully open-source the code to bring new developers into the ecosystem or help existing ones with spatial computing programming for Cardano.

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

It's an ambitious project that could have a very strong impact on the Cardano community in terms of visibility, marketing & communication.

It will bring Cardano ahead of the competition by being the first blockchain with a quality wallet / product on the new Apple Vision Pro, and will definitively be a magnet in terms of mainstream adoption to attract new users and developers to its community.

[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?

Mantium Wallet has been operational on the AppStore for iPhone and iPad since January 2023.

A lot of code from the core & data analysis of the iOS / iPad version can be re-used, only the interface UI/UX will be entirely rewritten to take into account the full potential of the 3D spatial computing environment.

This will be the exact same team behind the iOS version that will be in charge of the development of the VisionOS application (Apple Vision Pro).

Our team members consist of at least 3 iOS & Android mobile senior developers, with between 12 to 15 years experience in native mobile app development including expertise in Swift, SwiftUI, Java, Kotlin. 

Our technical expertise is also backed by a substantial portfolio of over 200 mobile applications developed for major international clients across various sectors (TV, Books, food delivery, insurance, AI, medical...).

At the release date of the beta SDK version of xrOS / visionOS, our team have successfully ported the already existing iPad version of Mantium Wallet onto the Vision Pro (see thread here).

What we're aiming to achieve won't be easy, It's actually a real challenge, and the development of the app will require a lot of R&D, but it is also what we like to do and what drives us everyday as developers. It is also one of the reason that pushed us to developed a fully feature wallet like Mantium on mobile platform in full native language (first ever for Cardano).

We love innovation and we are ready for it.

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

Task:

• Writing the specifications document for the app
• Creating the first graphical chart, drafts, mockups of the differents UI elements of the app.

Acceptance Criteria:

• detailed document of the specifications of the app with features and ideas.
• a storyboard of drafted mockups / screenshots with the different ideas.

Task:

• R&D on the available VisionOS API
• Check if mockups are feasible with the current VisionOS SDK
• First functional mockups of the ideas

Acceptance Criteria:

• documents of which ideas and functionalities will be feasible and available
• screen record (videos) of the functional ideas and mockup inside the VisionPro

Task:

• Creating the UI/UX of the wallet with basic functionalities: create / import account / balance / assets

Acceptance Criteria:

• screenshots and videos record of the app in its most basic version

Task:

• Add interaction with the Cardano Blockchain (send / receive / staking / dapp connector / etc..)

Acceptance Criteria:

• screenshots and videos record of the app in its advanced version

Task:

• Add the last functionalities that take advantages of spatial computing (3D Gallery / Special AR / VR interactions / etc.. )
• Add emails for testers

Acceptance Criteria:

• screenshots and videos record of the app in its gold version (pre-release)
• First pre-release version for beta tester on TestFlight (Apple test environment)

Task:

• optimizing the app and prepare for review process
• start the review process with Apple to be able to publish on the store
• validate with Apple the last requirements
• publish the 1st ever version of a blockchain wallet on the Apple Vision pro

Acceptance Criteria:

• App publicly available on the Apple Vision Pro Store.

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

Yohann Hagneré

• CEO of Symbyoz and Project director
• iOS expert developer with 15 years experiences on mobile and 22 years on Web dev.
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/yohann-hagnere/

Maxime Filippi

• Lead iOS developer for this project.
• iOS and Android senior developer with 12 years of experience
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/maxime-f-88b90548/
• https://github.com/MaximeFILIPPI

Marc Bounthong

• Project manager and senior developer for this project
• Mobile senior developer with 15 years experience.
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/mbounth/

Must be recruit :

• Marketing and communication manager (community manager)

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

The budget is based of a development cost of 400 euros per day per developer.

+ Management & docs:

• Technical documentation => 5 days
• Test Scenario documentation => 5 days
• AppleStore setup and submission => 1 day
• Project management => 10 days
• Monthly report to the community, half day by month => 2 days
• TOTAL = 9 200 euros.

+ Design:

• Design graphic model of the main screens => 5 days
• Design graphic model for NFTs gallery => 5 days
• Design elements for AppleStore => 2 days.
• Design graphics elements for Social Networks & advertising, 1 day by month => 12 days
• TOTAL = 9 600 euros.

+ Development:

• Create new interface for Apple Vision Pro => 20 days
• Coding new navigation in space => 10 days
• Plug app Engine with new screen => 10 days
• Tests and debug before launch => 20 days
• Bug fix and optimization after lunch => 20 days.
• TOTAL = 32 000 euros

+ Marketing & Communication (this point can be share with other project like the Android version of Mantium):

• Recruitment of a digital communications specialist => 48 000 euros.
• Computer for Marketing/Communication => 1 000 euros
• Travel expenses to Cardano Event => 10 000 euros
• Advertising on social Network => 12 000 euros.
• TOTAL = 71 000 euros

+ Services expenses => same as Mantium Wallet on iPhone.

TOTAL FOR THE PROJECT = 350 000 ADA (121 800 euros)

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

This project is an opportunity for Cardano to get visibility by being among the first applications available on the Apple Vision Pro, with a great wallet that sublime the user experience on Apple devices and for Cardano. 

In terms of communication, it also shows the world that Cardano is not behind the trend or "slower" than any other blockchains for its mainstream adoption, and the actors of its ecosystem are always a step ahead, fearless and ready to produce quality content on brand new tech.

It will also be an opportunity for Cardano to lead the dance in terms of innovation of unexplored fields like spatial computing and bring a brand new community of developers around by open-sourcing the code of the project.

[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