Rendering and Tokenomics Consultant

[IMPACT] Please describe your proposed solution.

The proposer will work a fixed number of hours per week over a period of 6 months, focused on improving interoperability within the ecosystem. Each month will be a complete iteration of work: from planning to delivery, each with a specific focus. The work will include research, documenting, collaborating with other projects, coordinating efforts to define standards and sharing the results.

Possible directions:

• 3d Rendering
• Interoperability within catalyst
• Metadata Standards
• Tokenmics for open source contributions

Preliminary work has been done in all these areas, priorities will be aligned with relevant stakeholders.

Answer

Therefore this proposal aims to work with existing projects that are building solutions and seek to support emerging standards and document common design patterns and infrastructure.

The space and the projects in it move fast and several groups are often working on similar solutions. It is hard to predict what will be most valuable to focus on in 3 months time and beyond. For this reason the work will be done iteratively and in an agile manner. A main subject will be chosen at the start of each month with input from relevant stakeholders. This way the work can prioritize what is most relevant at that time.

The proposal relies on the willingness of other projects and proposers to collaborate with this effort. The proposer has already worked with several other open-source developers in the Catalyst ecosystem and several have shown to be interested in this effort. 

The outcomes of the work might be overlooked or only impact the involved projects. For this reason each iteration of work will include a public session to share the work. Some budget will also be allocated for rewards, which can be given to people who help share the outcomes.

[IMPACT] Please describe how your proposed solution will address the Challenge that you have submitted it in.

Therefore this proposal aims to work with existing projects that are building solutions and seek to support emerging standards regarding 3d rendering and tokenomics.

[IMPACT] What are the main risks that could prevent you from delivering the project successfully and please explain how you will mitigate each risk?

We have already spent a lot of time preparing 3d models and native assets for Cardano projects and will continue to do so. A fear is that we will not have enough time with outside work to continue to maintain that level of commitment.

[FEASIBILITY] Please provide a detailed plan, including timeline and key milestones for delivering your proposal.

The total duration would be 6 months, 12 hours a week.*

The work will be split into iterations of 1 month. Each iteration would include some output in the form of a report or public documentation, a presentation of the deliverable, and an alignment session for the next iteration with key stakeholders.

Work will be done using agile principles focusing on delivering value in small increments. Each iteration will include an upfront goal and a reflection of the iteration at the end, to improve the process continuously.

*These hours will be matched with additional voluntary work in the community to participate in the public debate and stay up to date with other projects.

[FEASIBILITY] Please provide a detailed budget breakdown.

The budget for the proposal consists of a fixed payment per month per iteration completed. Additionally there is a budget to reward contributions from fellow community members who help bring the proposal to a success.

Monthly payment: 3000$ 

With 48 hours per month this equates to 3000/48 = 62.5$/h

6 months total: 18000$

Contribution rewards: 2000$

Total budget: 20.000$

[FEASIBILITY] Please provide details of the people who will work on the project.

Answer

Derrick Oatway - Marlowe Development - https://twitter.com/AlpineOracle -

https://adagotchi.io/

https://gist.github.com/Alpine-Oracle

Dominick Garey - Cardano CLI/Plutus Development - dagwell@dagwelldev.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/dominick-garey-878a65117/

https://github.com/dgarey/

[FEASIBILITY] If you are funded, will you return to Catalyst in a later round for further funding? Please explain why / why not.

no

[FEASIBILITY] Are you or any member of your team working on any other proposals in this Fund9?

[FEASIBILITY] Are you or your team working on any other proposals from previous Funds?

[AUDITABILITY] Please describe what you will measure to track your project's progress, and how will you measure these?

We will be collaborating through miro, trello, github and various discord channels to help identify team member and user needs throughout the development Process.

[AUDITABILITY] What does success for this project look like?

Collaboration with a number of different projects that result in tangible deliverables (articles, standard drafts, proof of concept) which are used by others as a building block. Continued and growing engagement in public sessions and with stakeholders throughout the six months.

Past the scope, continued collaboration between projects engaged during this proposal. Improved documentation for developers to understand the design of decentralized solutions.

[AUDITABILITY] Please provide information on whether this proposal is a continuation of a previously funded project in Catalyst or an entirely new one.

Entirely new one.