(DCL DAO) Should the DAO Reward Genesis City Scenes That Drive Engagement?

Hi all,

Here is the first example proposal to decide how we use our DCL Voting Powers. Please cast your votes, and we will make sure your voice will be heard! Together, let us make it a better platform!

Original Link: https://governance.decentraland.org/proposal/?id=b4a0ec40-222a-11ee-8ace-3bf098daeebe

The Decentraland platform emphasizes user-generated content, such as wearables and scenes. This high-quality content is what attracts and retains users, stimulates the marketplace, and ultimately increases revenue for the DAO. Therefore, it's crucial that the DAO incentivizes the creation of exceptional content to maintain this cycle.

Currently, the DAO operates a grant program to stimulate the development of in-world experiences. Beyond this initial support, however, there are no direct incentives for creators to continue enhancing their scenes. Scene creators often monetize their creations through methods such as selling NFTs, issuing their own tokens, renting space to third parties, or selling the scene code for others to deploy on their land.

A critical question for game developers arises: Why should they build their game on Decentraland instead of other platforms or distribution channels? Besides the project's strong values and initial financial support, there seems to be a long-term economic benefit that has not been fully defined yet.

This proposal suggests a distribution of MANA to scene creators based on the number of users their scenes attract. The user addresses and their locations are publicly available information, disclosed by the protocol and accessible via DCL Metrics and Atlas Corporation. The Decentraland Foundation also maintains a record of this data.

There are, however, numerous questions about how such a distribution should operate, particularly concerning its vulnerability to hacking or bot attacks. The purpose of this proposal is to gather community sentiment on the idea and to start discussions about how to design such a system.

The Decentraland Foundation could initiate a pilot program, taking responsibility for calculating the winners, filtering bots, and distributing MANA as compensation to creators. Subsequently, any community member could request a grant to keep this program operational.