F8: Gamers On - Chained
Campaign Brief
We need to increase brand awareness of Catalyst amongst the entrepreneur gaming community and propose a way for gamers to be onboarded into the Cardano ecosystem through the thing they love, gaming. These proposals can take the form of building out a Cardano based game, a dev tool or SDK for Cardano based game development, a blockchain layer that integrates with existing games, or anything else that prioritizes gamers or game developers as its end user.
There are 2.5 billion gamers out there. These gamers are looking for their route into crypto in a fun and rewarding way. Let's provide them a library of games and integrations to choose from, solidifying Cardano as the go to blockchain for gaming.
Lets on-chain these gamers.
Why is it important?
Gamers are ready to enter crypto. They just need a clear blockchain with enjoyable applications to engage on.
What does success look like?
Cardano becomes the go to blockchain to develop gaming applications due to its quality tooling and wide gamer centric user base.
Key Metrics to measure
- Total users of gaming based applications built on Cardano
- Number of gaming based applications building/built on Cardano
- Amount of value made by gamers in play-to-earn applications
- Number of CNFTs made specifically for gaming
- Number of fungible tokens made specifically for gaming
- Number of gaming based content creators that have come to Cardano
- Number of gaming tournaments hosted for Cardano native assets
- Number of proposals submitted to this challenge
- Amount of comments and kudos given to submitted proposals
- Amount of ADA voted on proposals in this challenge
- Amount of Wallets voted on proposals in this challenge
- Amount and evolution of gaming based tokens and wallets
Cardano Casino
Solution: A platform with traditional card & casino games with an integrated social aspect. Bringing many existing NFT communities into one place.
Captain Haiti on FIFA22, Miami FC
Solution: Captain Haiti and Miami FC are creating Captain Haiti goalie. Each score against Captain Haiti gives them free $CaptainHaiti tokens.
CAGA, a Card Game App Framework
Solution: Provide a reusable framework to be used for bootstrapping new Card Games.
Anime NFT Game - East Asian centric
Solution: Design a game that fits the East Asian appetite, pushing it out on mobile and PC platform as they're the most popular platforms.
Aedou - Realm of Languages
Solution: Aedou, an accessible/inclusive play-to-learn-and-earn MMO. Learn and teach languages together in engaging, safe, active & explorable worlds.
AdaQuest SFX Library for RPG games
Solution: Thanks to our experienced business network, we will hire a sound designer, who will create a free sound library for Cardano game projects!
AdaQuest PVE Quests & Stories
Solution: Quest & Stories will deliver adventures within AdaQuest. With this mode, we will aim for the PVE players thus reaching a wider target group!
AdaQuest PROTOTYPE Phase 2
Solution: After creating the Concept for Phase 2 we have to develop a Prototype. This will allow us to start a smooth final development cycle.
AdaQuest MARKETING campaign
Solution: We will create a feasible marketing plan that will use the entire budget of this proposal to boost AdaQuest's attention level.
AdaQuest GOBLINVERSE Cross Spring
Solution: Creation of 1st (meta)Goblinverse module - Cross Spring The place for socializing & housing in the world of AdaQuest (see concept art)
AdaQuest ENHANCED ARENA Visual Mode
Solution: We will re-design, create and enhance our characters to make them ready for this visual upgrade
AdaQuest - Concept Phase 2
Solution: Experienced Game Designer, Illustrator & Environment artist waiting in the wings! We bring the skills and YOU the votes! How about that?
AdaQuest ARENA - Finalize
Solution: Polishing, balancing & testing needs time and resources. Our team already working on the Alpha release will require both to finalize it!
A2T: Alternative to Tyranny
Solution: Create an open source decentralized wargame simulator with community developed modules for specific scenarios.
A2T: 5th Gen Info War Simulator
Solution: A 5th Generation Information Warfare A2T module that tests decentralized strategies to spread ideas despite censorship and misinformation.