Core integrations to support the fast-growing onchain games and autonomous world segment

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Core integrations to support the fast-growing onchain games and autonomous world segment

₳582,758.00 _Requested

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Community Review Results (7 reviewers)

Impact / Alignment

Feasibility

Value for money

Solution

We plan to build a suite of tools to make user acquisition for onchain gaming and autonomous world use-cases significantly easier

Problem:

Currently there are a lot of tool missing to drive user growth in the segment of onchain games and autonomous worlds, despite it being one of the fastest growing segments in crypto

Yes Votes:

₳ 510,978,702

No Votes:

₳ 133,201,132

Votes Cast:

839

Team

This proposal was approved and funded by the Cardano Community via Project F10: Products & Integrations Catalyst funding round.

[IMPACT] Please describe your proposed solution.

This proposal is the combination of thee separate tasks

Shinkai Visor AI LLM to allow onchain games to leverage decentralized AI components - 40k link
Virtual Wallets so users don't need a crypto wallet installed to play, and potentially just play with something like Apple FaceID - 60k link
Social login for Paima (Google login, Microsoft account, etc.) - 30k link

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

Building out this tooling will position Cardano as a leader in the growing field of onchain games and autonomous worlds

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

Each tool has its own success metric embedded inside its document, but generally revolve around usage metrics of the tools

Each tool has its own plan embedded inside its document, but generally include integration of these tools into the Paima ecosystem

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

dcSpark and Paima Studios are well renowned companies in the Cardano ecosystem that have a long history of delivering on Catalyst proposals. You can find progress on grants we have previously received at https://dcspark.io/grants

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

Each tool has its own goal and feasibility embedded inside its document, but generally speaking the goal is to greatly improve user experience for onchain games to avoid common issues such as having to constantly sign wallets or having to own a Cardano wallet beforehand

[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.

Each tool has its own milestone breakdown embedded inside it

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

Each tool has its own deliverable list embedded inside its document, but deliverable generally include the writing of the tools and their integration into Paima Engine

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

Each tool has its own budget embedded inside its document

[RESOURCES & VALUE FOR MONEY] Who is in the project team and what are their roles?

Paima Studios: project management

dcSpark: implementer

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

Each tool has its own rationale embedded inside its document, but each tool will increase the usability of games in the Cardano ecosystem, which will drive transaction volume, NFT volume and grow the number of entrepreneurs in the ecosystem

Community Reviews (7)

Impact / Alignment

3.9 / 5

7 Reviews

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Has this project clearly demonstrated in all aspects of the proposal that it will positively impact the Cardano Ecosystem?

We know that gaming community is the fastest growing community in the world and transactions over crypto in gaming community is growing significantly. Hence to bring those communities to cardano ecosystem , dApp developers have to work on gaming Apps significantly , to build better gaming Apps ,community are in need of proper tools or open sources , which will be provided by dApp developers here. The proposed plan cardano ecosystem developers will work towards on chain gaming sector , by this more gamers can be brought to cardano ecosystem and they will definitely trade using ADA coins which will help cardano economy by great margin, still proposer has not introduced what type of tools he is building in this project to make project effective.

The dawn of true on-chain gaming is very imminent through reading the entirety of this proposal. True on-chain gaming will be the real gamechanger in the entirety of blockchain industry. The layer 1 powering the game will enjoy a lot of benefits especially in terms of adoption and utilization. All the aspects mentioned in this proposal are necessary to make the on-chain game be experienced as close as possible to traditional web2 games. This will make your normal gamers comfortable and engaged to spend a lot of time playing the game, driving the user base growth in the fastest growing niche in blockchain application. Based on the rationales above, I am delighted to rate five stars for the impact of this proposal.

The "Core integrations to support the fast-growing onchain games and autonomous world segment" project promises a positive impact on the blockchain and autonomous world game industry. core elements to support the rapid development of blockchain games and automated worlds.The positive impact of the project lies in creating opportunities for developers and artists to create unique and valuable games and content on blockchain.Integrating core elements can also help improve user experience and accelerate the application of blockchain technology in this area. the projects are famous companies in the Cardano ecosystem, they have made positive contributions to the community, so this project I also quite trust them to successfully implement I rate 4.

The proposal focuses on addressing the challenge of the lack of tools to drive the growth of users in the segment of chain games and autonomous worlds in the Cardano ecosystem. The proposed solution consists of developing three different tools: Shinkai Visor AI LLM for decentralized AI in chain games, virtual wallets to facilitate user access without the need for an installed crypto wallet and social login to facilitate adoption with options of Google, Microsoft, among others. The proposal clearly identifies the challenge in user growth in the segment of on-chain games and autonomous worlds on Cardano. It provides a solution with three different tools, each focused on addressing a specific aspect of this challenge. By developing these tools, the proposal seeks to significantly facilitate user acquisition for use cases in games and autonomous worlds, which can drive growth and adoption in this segment. The project offers several benefits for the Cardano ecosystem. Firstly, by addressing the lack of tools for the segment of chain games and autonomous worlds, the proposal can attract developers and projects interested in these areas. This would increase the diversity of use cases on the Cardano blockchain, which can attract more users and contribute to the overall growth of the ecosystem. Developing tools like virtual wallets and a social login would make it easier for new users who are unfamiliar with crypto to get involved. This can help broaden Cardano's user base and increase the accessibility of the platform, which is crucial for mass adoption of emerging technologies. Sharing Project Results: The proposal mentions that the plans to share the products and results of the project imply the integration of these tools in the Paima ecosystem. However, no specific details are provided on how this integration will take place or how the results and benefits will be communicated to the Cardano community.

This is a proposal for a collection of various integration like zk proofs inside dApps based on Paima Studio's vision to make immersive gaming and NFT-integration in games way better than it currently is. Although I would much prefer all these integrations to pitch on their own merit at smaller budgets, I think that the attached documentation is impressive and promises to add valuable new functionality to the "web3" and "metaverse" related transition.

This proposal aims at developing a tool that will establish Cardano as a frontrunner in the expanding realm of on-chain games and autonomous worlds. Our goal is to create a comprehensive set of tools that will greatly simplify user acquisition for onchain gaming and autonomous world applications. This will offer new solutions for people to interact with and benefit from using Cardano by driving adoption.

This project consist to create a suite of tools to greatly facilitate user acquisition for on-chain gaming and standalone world user tool cases has partially demonstrated its impact on the Cardano ecosystem as the establishment of these tools will be able to give good position to Cardano to become a leader in the field of chain games, and it will increase the chance to have a lot of users, but the silk project team failed to give the advantages of their proposal on cardano, but also did not give a good logic on how it will be able to share the achievements and results of their project with the community.

Feasibility

3.33 / 5

6 Reviews

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Is this project feasible based on the proposal submitted? Does the plan and associated budget and milestones look achievable? Does the team have the skills, experience, capability and capacity to complete the project successfully?

The proposal mentions that dcSpark and Paima Studios are reputable companies in the Cardano ecosystem with a proven track record of complying with the Catalyst proposals. Reference is made to a link where the progress of previously received grants can be found. This suggests that the team has experience working on similar projects within the ecosystem. The proposal mentions that each tool has its own goal and feasibility embedded within your document. However, specific details are not provided in this section of the proposal. Although it is mentioned that the overall goal is to significantly improve the user experience in chain games, the lack of details on how common issues will be addressed and the feasibility of each tool raise some concerns. They mention that each tool has its own breakdown of milestones, but again, no specific details are provided in this section of the proposal. Without detailed information on milestones and the expected timeline for delivery, it is difficult to assess the feasibility of the proposal and the level of planning that the team has. The proposal says that each tool has its own list of deliverables embedded in its document but does not provide specific details about the deliverables, products and expected results of each milestone. The lack of concrete information in this area makes it difficult to assess the feasibility and effectiveness of the proposal. However, the lack of specific details regarding the project objectives, milestones and schedule, as well as the expected deliverables, raises questions about the feasibility and planning of the project. Although the team has a proven track record, the document does not provide enough information to fully assess the feasibility of the project.

Proposed plan has moderate difficulty over the project , since building any tools that will be helpful for building games is not easy. Proposed plan has not presented project plan elaborately , and has not informed what types of tools they are going to build over this project, this is the major setback for the project. Proposed plan has not presented budget breaking feasibility of the project , by this it is hard to determine whether the given project will be completed within the allotted funds or not , and whether proposer is going utilize the funds effectively over the project. Proposed plan has not introduced the members and their expertise or proven work , in the proposal by this it is hard to determine whether the game has the capability to complete the project or not. With all points in included ,we can conclude that proposal has very high chances of getting failure.

dcSpark is the most prominent, premier developer team in Cardano ecosystem. The founding members consisting of Seb, Rob, and Nic are the earliest team of dApps developer in Cardano, delivering the first light wallet Yoroi in Cardano during their tenure as engineers in Emurgo. Nowadays, they build many infrastructures, tooling, and applications in Cardano and other blockchains sharing similar value with Cardano. A true testament to their mentality as end-to-end builders. Their backgrounds and records are respectable and transparent. They are also very communicative members of the community. Capabilities, experiences, skills, and knowledge are all in place, relevant, and sufficient. Details on budgets and milestones are also adequate. Other five-stars from me for the feasibility of this proposal.

The feasibility of the project should be considered in terms of technology and implementation. To support the rapid development of blockchain and automated world games, the project team needs to have sufficient skills and knowledge in the field of blockchain, game programming and design. At the same time, the feasibility also depends on the project's support and cooperation from the community. Support and contributions from the community can help provide resources and development for the project. I rate 4.

This proposal is written in the style of "each tool" and then linked to Google docs with relatively poor granularity for each item and milestone. The team are very experienced and have given a list of previous projects, close-outs and portfolio, so definitely the skills and experience are there.

The realization of this project is weak, this is explained by the fact that the team did not have time to complete certain boxes related to the feasibility or capability of the project, the following reasons lead us to say this :

The detail of the project plan, schedule and budget are almost non-existent because the project team only tells us to refer to the tools and does not provide the links to get there directly in the appropriate boxes. at these points, the team should be brave enough to complete each item where it should be to make it easier for us to read and understand their project,
What is positive is that the project team has shown that they have some experience on Cardano, but also skills that would allow them to carry out this project successfully. In short, despite their ability to carry out this project well, we doubt its feasibility.

Value for money

2.5 / 5

7 Reviews

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Is the funding amount requested for this project reasonable and does it provide good Value for Money to the Treasury?

The proposal mentions that each tool has its own budget embedded in its document, but specific details are not provided in this section of the proposal. The lack of detailed information on the budget for the work and the proposed resources makes it difficult to assess how the requested funds will be used. The project team is made up of Estudios Paima for project management and dcSpark as implementer. While these companies are mentioned, a detailed description of their specific functions and roles in the project is not provided. This lack of information makes it difficult to assess the team's ability and experience to successfully complete the project. The proposal mentions that each tool has its own logic embedded in its document to justify how it will increase the usability of games in the Cardano ecosystem, which will drive transaction volume, NFT volume and increase the number of entrepreneurs in the ecosystem. . However, no specific details are provided on how these benefits translate into value for money for the Cardano ecosystem. It lacks specific details about the budget for the work, the proposed resources, and the roles of the project team. The lack of concrete information makes it difficult to assess whether the requested amount in ADA represents good value for money for the Cardano ecosystem. Since the proposal does not provide enough information to justify how the cost of the project will offer good value for money for the Cardano ecosystem, I consider that value for money is partially proven.

The funding amount requested over this project is too high , and it is not worth the money. Proposal is requesting here for nearly 583,000 ADA and still has not presented plan properly ,plan has not presented budget breaking feasibility of the project , this shows poor character of proposal presented here, by considering those points we can conclude that funding amount requested over this project is too high. Proposed plan will not add good value for money to the treasury, since proposer has requested for nearly 583,000 ADA and has feasibility of the project is very low , with these aspects included , funding amount will add loss to the cardano treasury, proposed solution can help new dApp developers who will be working on gaming Apps ,still we are not sure what types of tools will be provided by proposer's team and are they worth using for dApp developers or not. Hence we can conclude saying that proposed plan will not add good support to cardano treasury.

I think the dcSpark team will need to provide more information, particularly the rationale for the funds requested and why the cost to integrate the three proposals is equal to-if not more expensive than the sum of the three proposals' requested funds. dcSpark can explain or indicate the estimate of the manhour required for the satisfying delivery of this proposal, for example. Other than above, I have no complaints and see no issue. Three stars for the value aspect of this proposal.

Does this project provide value for money by providing a better infrastructure to support the growth of the blockchain and autonomous world gaming industry. Creating a favorable environment for new projects can attract community and investor interest and participation. If successful, the project can bring long-term value to the community and the industry. blockchain game industry. I rate 3

Expensive and relatively opaque in the budget of Ada582758. Compared to less experienced teams and self-serving small scale protocols, this is a lot of impact for a lot of money. Sounds fair.

The problem, solution, and attainable goals of this proposal lack transparency. The metrics for measuring success and conducting audits are poorly defined, making it difficult to assess the effectiveness of this plan.

The project team is requesting an amount of 582,758 Ada, the latter which has not been well described in this project in order to help us have an idea of the real needs it will meet, this leads us to say that this amount is not reasonable. In addition, this project did not make a clear demonstration of the price-quality ratio to allow us to know on the basis of what they assigned certain costs.

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