[DAO: bafkrei] $120,000 grant to be approved to fund Builder Competitions for DCL creators

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thanks for letting me know, will look into it today / tomorrow

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art the build file man all da glb :heart_eyes:

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Yessir, im a collector :smiley:

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Hey @Oscom

The Folder is still empty

When do you think the files will be available?

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Good evening. Any updates on this? Folder still empty

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DCL DAO Update #5

Time for an update! This will cover the progress on our grant since november 12th. Quite a lot has happened, therefore I wanted to apologize for the slight delay on the update!

Summary:
(1) Contests
(2) Updated the github repository
(3) New Contest feature release
(4) Sandstorm HQ in DCL

Let’s dive in!

(1) Contests

Contests are going according to schedule.
Since the last update #5 results announced, #6 opened & closed / results announced, #7 opened & closed / results announced, #8 opened

Payouts #5
11/17/22 Falcon1268 250 USDC DCL contest #5 Ethereum Transaction Hash (Txhash) Details | Etherscan
11/17/22 vvcryptos 250 USDC DCL contest #5 Ethereum Transaction Hash (Txhash) Details | Etherscan
11/17/22 erikagloom 250 USDC DCL contest #5 Ethereum Transaction Hash (Txhash) Details | Etherscan
11/17/22 yruibx 250 USDC DCL contest #5 Ethereum Transaction Hash (Txhash) Details | Etherscan
11/17/22 rizk 250 USDC DCL contest #5 Ethereum Transaction Hash (Txhash) Details | Etherscan
11/17/22 aeyone 750 USDC DCL contest #5 Ethereum Transaction Hash (Txhash) Details | Etherscan
11/17/22 virtewel 1000 USDC DCL contest #5 Ethereum Transaction Hash (Txhash) Details | Etherscan
11/17/22 juek 1500 USDC DCL contest #5 Ethereum Transaction Hash (Txhash) Details | Etherscan
11/17/22 art cebola 2000 USDC DCL contest #5 Ethereum Transaction Hash (Txhash) Details | Etherscan
11/17/22 cominted labs 3500 USDC DCL contest #5 Ethereum Transaction Hash (Txhash) Details | Etherscan

Payouts #6:
12/6/22 antonio azzolino 150 USDC DCL builder contest 6 Ethereum Transaction Hash (Txhash) Details | Etherscan
12/6/22 aeyone 350 USDC DCL builder contest 6
Ethereum Transaction Hash (Txhash) Details | Etherscan
12/6/22 gabzz 750 USDC DCL builder contest 6
Ethereum Transaction Hash (Txhash) Details | Etherscan
12/6/22 yuri_bx 1250 USDC DCL builder contest 6
Ethereum Transaction Hash (Txhash) Details | Etherscan
12/6/22 Art cebola 2500 USDC DCL builder contest 6
Ethereum Transaction Hash (Txhash) Details | Etherscan

Payouts #7:
12/15/22 Aeyon#7599 150 USDC DCL builder contest 7 Ethereum Transaction Hash (Txhash) Details | Etherscan
12/15/22 vvcryptos#0856 350 USDC DCL builder contest 7 Ethereum Transaction Hash (Txhash) Details | Etherscan
12/15/22 Cansy#3435 750 USDC DCL builder contest 7 Ethereum Transaction Hash (Txhash) Details | Etherscan
12/15/22 gabzzz#9581 1250 USDC DCL builder contest 7 Ethereum Transaction Hash (Txhash) Details | Etherscan
12/15/22 shiny#8096 2500 USDC DCL builder contest 7 Ethereum Transaction Hash (Txhash) Details | Etherscan

We discussed w/ @fractilians & will provide our ā€œresults streamsā€ VODs to the DCL DAO so that they can publish those on their social media accounts as well! Since our format is focussed around highlighting creators of the community, it makes sense for us to help educate the ā€œcoreā€ of Decentraland.

Additionally we have been ramping out clips / shows about decentraland & different cool experiences. Feel free to leave feedback if you happen to see them on our socials!

(2) Github Repo

Here you go @ArtReYou @TheCryptoTengu @DCLDating! The repository is live!

Very cool to see that so many people are excited about the repository & the approach of open sourcing the assets for the community.

There has been quite a bit of reflection put into this, especially because we didn’t want to ā€œforceā€ people to open-source their files if they want to participate in the contest. For some artists, sharing their files would be similar to sharing their ā€œcraftā€ & therefore detrimental to their artistic identity.
That’s why we are going with volunteers, which also means that the asset collecting process will be slow.

Our hope is that through social activations, connections, exposure, more people will see value & utility in open-sourcing their files & contributing to the ecosystem. This is what we will focus on over the next few weeks & months.

Check out our repo here:

(3) New Sandstorm releases

Unrelated to the grant program, we are still improving the platform UI / UX as a whole, and were happy to relese the new contest feature 2-3 weeks ago.

Feel free to explore the new features here: SandStorm - Where Brands meet | SandStorm MetaVerse Marketplace

We’re progressively working towards making the entire process easier for new builders to get setup, participate in initiatives that provide education & challenges and finally to get jobs.

(4) Sandstorm HQ

And finally! The Sandstorm HQ!

@maryana found it first!! Here’s a pick of her scoop:

Feel free to look for our HQ in decentraland & tag us on twitter! We’ll retweet the pics :wink:

Here’s what will come with the Sandstorm HQ in 2023:

  • 24/7 content going in Decentraland on our HQ: shows, interviews, educational series, contest award shows & more - you can expect high quality in there, at all times.
  • A ton of booths for our partners, whether it be other virtual worlds or brands
  • Scavenger hunts & other fun community events
  • Parties
  • … jobs opportunities?

Thanks for reading the entire post!
Feel free to leave comments below & see you soon!

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DCLDAO Update #6

Apologies for the late update here, time to get back on track and up to date with everything we have been working on!

Summary:

(1) Contests

(2) Providing content for DCL DAO

(3) New Contest payout system

(4) Decentraland activations

(1) Contests

1. Overview

You can now check every single contest that has been announced / concluded & respective participants on this page:

While we didn’t update in here in a while, all our processes are completely public on the platform and on our social media platforms, meaning you can check out the different contests and activations at any time by going on our platform, which we recommend! :grinning:

In accordance with the regular schedule, since the last update, we launched:

  • Contest #9
  • Contest #10
  • Contest #11
  • Contest #12
  • Contest #13
  • Contest #14 (currently ongoing, submission open for a few more days)

Since the last update, we have closed:

This month, we are planing to close:

  • Contest #12
  • Contest #13 (maybe early april)

Additionally, we have improved the voting mechanism for judges. We have improved the process of collecting asset files of builder submissions allowing us to check them in a more extensive way.

In regards to voting, here is a general overview of what judges are taking into account now before casting a vote:

  • 50% presentation / idea

This includes:
Video presentation, render presentation, How the asset is implemented / would look in Decentraland, Idea in relation to the theme (contest guidelines). This section is very subjective

  • 50% model itself

This includes:
Asset compatibility with DCL, Asset model colouring, Animations, Complexity of asset creation, respecting contest guidelines, Asset optimisation, etc.

2. Payouts

Contest 7:

12/15/22 Aeyon#7599 150 USDC DCL builder contest 7

12/15/22 vvcryptos#0856 350 USDC DCL builder contest 7 https://etherscan.io/tx/0xcadcf1a7f37a4d3cfe64c7a89ba913796f0f568d41f56fbdf317589945a05944

12/15/22 Cansy#3435 750 USDC DCL builder contest 7 https://etherscan.io/tx/0x6b7e19e8795a9cc86ed562217a9d14952f8d0f1a9bb1f63cd46b00c33133a4c6

12/15/22 gabzzz#9581 1250 USDC DCL builder contest 7

12/15/22 shiny#8096 2500 USDC DCL builder contest 7 https://etherscan.io/tx/0x4b47e8b15e78ef69a3e5bb5f6b28606ab002ea86dfac4fbcac8f90eaa43a15e4

12/15/22 decentralize*#1159 150 USDC DCL builder contest 7 https://etherscan.io/tx/0xe8ce8ed64971d8c5caf222b85a857fdec80b0ef95e10888cba78669a5738ea77

Contest 8:

12/31/22 @Zoobayr 150 USDC DCL contest 8 https://etherscan.io/tx/0x4026c3c2c4cf190fe90633cbd9c812f88103648a44fcd9eaa1ea9a3330992bd6
12/31/22 @Aeyon 350 USDC DCL contest 8 https://etherscan.io/tx/0x3b9346df57622c8bb5184ad6b88e4c207c5a2ec5c49bc3e6e2d1ad70b6b70e8d
12/31/22 @Juek 750 USDC DCL contest 8 https://etherscan.io/tx/0x1bcec94454bbad81a54bfa88e7504769281d87110bc9ebd9b74cfceafc8835a4
12/31/22 @ArtCebola 1250 USDC DCL contest 8 https://etherscan.io/tx/0x4a2b1e54d3de1ffdb0d195cedbd230efabf0908218e8b8c206cc426334304e68
12/31/22 @Ale_R3ds 2500 USDC DCL contest 8 https://etherscan.io/tx/0x4a31562d6395ce846c61cf38d5776a4a63fcb6ee6c09319d2455bf442b9ce2d7

Contest 9:

1/23/23 Aeyon 150 USDC DCL contest 9 Ethereum Transaction Hash (Txhash) Details | Etherscan

1/23/23 Ale_R3ds 350 USDC DCL contest 9 Ethereum Transaction Hash (Txhash) Details | Etherscan

1/23/23 Albinkeer 750 USDC DCL contest 9 Ethereum Transaction Hash (Txhash) Details | Etherscan

1/23/23 ArtCebola 1250 USDC DCL contest 9 Ethereum Transaction Hash (Txhash) Details | Etherscan

1/23/23 Voxpressive 2500 USDC DCL contest 9 Ethereum Transaction Hash (Txhash) Details | Etherscan

Contest 10:

2/16/23 yuriybx 150 USDC DCL contest 10 https://etherscan.io/address/0x49a54b1030dd15fe2abf9573580febbc01e9ed4e https://etherscan.io/tx/0xa46d0d667fabce111b1100637b24a57d4ab84cf9a34197aec7347089b345bffa

2/16/23 Juek 350 USDC DCL contest 10 https://etherscan.io/address/0x8c452f6f814977df942bf312465db5c9600a87a2 https://etherscan.io/tx/0xd02f93d0a13a0ce016bf045d9a7df210b47ee9cb3e983b62e9fd04e431baf6dd

2/16/23 ArtCebola 750 USDC DCL contest 10 https://etherscan.io/address/0x45b21d353ec53d3e2531f4d6dee141d0a699f3a7 https://etherscan.io/tx/0xb3eaf2b4e39f3c2ab0f9339fcb82adf349558d72c6f64be6473e7aa808ad8530

2/16/23 Rub.qbe 1250 USDC DCL contest 10 https://etherscan.io/address/0x5e48a19a2e3fb4448500f1043a1a4ca76f6492d5 https://etherscan.io/tx/0xc38d26e458e7e52462d30deaee6f944eaeaa11544a3c461d5f59b51976e4595e

2/16/23 Ale_R3ds 2500 USDC DCL contest 10 https://etherscan.io/address/0x0432e477df6025ce0c30eced1d635355e73c31aa https://etherscan.io/tx/0x1940f72b20d239d0d19013849aad3ce021b47a5faf361115f3a421729340aefc

Contest 11:

3/6/23 yuriybx 150 USDC DCL contest 11 https://etherscan.io/address/0x49a54b1030dd15fe2abf9573580febbc01e9ed4e https://etherscan.io/tx/0x4a2ab779fa13b0f5f517e764e8a5d74fb58089bd1be23e3a06efff0c8b01bf40

3/6/23 biagi 350 USDC DCL contest 11 https://etherscan.io/address/0xd8a0c2d6a49d6ad472c37a4afba134cf2902cc08 https://etherscan.io/tx/0xb8e59fa1cefbe96817d2fa9d74349c8844c065759ab198a522ba2ead2138e797

3/6/23 feeka cafe 750 USDC DCL contest 11 https://etherscan.io/address/0xcc7bc60bfcc029ecc8357a9c80b4cc51af67798e https://etherscan.io/tx/0x3276112a8a4d16666573fa1ff7f89461baa31502294b0cd4b3a82564c935e17e

3/6/23 ArtCebola 1250 USDC DCL contest 11 https://etherscan.io/address/0x45b21d353ec53d3e2531f4d6dee141d0a699f3a7 https://etherscan.io/tx/0x1207e05714d8c78d996e1cbaced8704c59f3f0a605fecf82ee80bc93827858d5

3/6/23 Ale_R3ds 2500 USDC DCL contest 11 https://etherscan.io/address/0x0432e477df6025ce0c30eced1d635355e73c31aa https://etherscan.io/tx/0x202a3a1e8f1cac97e5bfb5705fd3d96187332a6026e08727b0db462fa72574dd

(2) Providing content for DCL DAO

I’m sure some of you have noticed but we are now actively working with the Facilitation Squad, especially @fractilians to provide the DCL DAO twitter with content on a regular basis.

We are providing the different graphics for the contest announcements, as well as the video content we produce with the results shows.

We also had the chance to be interviewed for the DCL monthly pulse last week, you should be able to see the episode in the near future where we went more in depth as to what it is like to work for sandstorm!

(3) New Contest payout system

After running the competitions for several weeks, we always tried to match the funded amount by asking individual builders to make complex builds.

In some contests, builders were able to make full experiences that would fit a 2x2 plot for instance within 2 weeks. These builds alone would be worth the contest prizepool (maybe even more) if those builders where to build them for potential clients.

We also noticed that the increased complexity demotivated new builders from participating in Competitions, which is why we started to reduce the scope of the work required to make it more accessible.

As a consequence, we saw an increase in numbers of bids from new creators, which is the entire goal of this grant program. We also think that, with a reduced scope of work, the rewards builders are getting for placing in contests should be adapted to the new scope of work, while providing a good & motivating incentive

!! Change: !! We are changing the reward structure from bi-weekly 5000$ total pricepool contests to a total pricepool of 2500$ // This will transcribe in more contests over time (every single grant $ goes back into contest incentives for creators)

This also means we will more efficiently use the grant money, and be able to hold more contests over time - thus passively increasing the benefit from this grant to the DAO.

In regards to custody: We are only claiming and holding funds for the purpose of the grant program & not using them for anything else. You can check the wallets and see for yourself.

(4) Decentraland activations

We are very happy to see that some community members such as @tangpoko or @virtewel are using the builds some of the builders / they themselves made to run events & activations within decentraland.

We also built a server solution that allows our plot of land to play any of our streaming sessions in Decentraland at any time. We have seen good turnout on the live Decentraland results shows, with between 30-40 people showing up on our plot & 20-30 people watching live on twitch, which is a good start.

Our goal until the next update will be to catch up for the repository, we worked on a better model to collect assets going forward on our system. Unfortunately, for all the olders builds, we still need to do manual outreach to individual builders.

Additionally, we are in discussions with several different brands who want to get started in Decentraland. Hopefully by the next update we will be able to share more about the progress Sandstorm made on that front! It’s time to party together in Decentraland! Our Sandstorm HQ is feeling lonely!!

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