Host a Game Jam with a theme related to SlingShot DAO, then host a live stream of people playing all the submissions.

Original forum post: https://discord.com/channels/1087517906709000342/1113129467062276137

Link to a PDF copy of the proposal on IPFS: https://pin.ski/42ziZ7U

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Summary

Host a Game Jam with a theme related to SlingShot DAO, then host a live stream of people playing all the submissions. Suggested specifications (open for discussion):

• One month from announcement to submission.
• One week to judge starting on the submission deadline.
• Host live stream during the judging week.
• Make this a repeated event with a maximum of 3 jams per year.

Authors

Chernabog

Sponsorship

NFTsOrBust Tabby

Proposal Type

Initiative proposal.

Community Incentive & Rationale

SlingShot DAO is all about having ideas and then bringing them into reality. A game jam is a great way to get the ideas flowing as well as to engage the community. People who don’t want to participate can still enjoy playing the games or watching the live stream.

Risks

Since making games is a lengthy and difficult process, the main risk is there are not a lot of submissions. Fairly low risk.

Key Terms

Game jam

A game-making contest.

Platform

Game engines and/or environments.

Specifications

Actions

$500 USDC allocation for overhead, any remaining amount to be returned to the treasury if not used. 250k $Sling for prizes and volunteers to be distributed like this:

• 25k amongst organizing volunteers (3-5 people)
• 3rd: 50K
• 2nd: 75K
• 1st: 100K

1. Selecting the volunteer committee and opening an organization discord channel.
2. Planning phase to select: a theme, judges, allowed platforms, dates, prizes and any other specifications.
3. Announce the details.
4. After the submission date, host a live stream where the games are played.
5. Announce the winners.

Measurements of success & desirable outcomes

Success would be to have many submissions, a very fun live stream and a lot of buzz generated around SSD.

Impact on Working Groups

1. Planning time
2. Setting up the live stream
3. Prizes
4. Judging time

Impact on economics

1. Allocate $500 USDC for expenses
2. Allocate 250k $SLING for rewards and contributors.

Other than prizes and time it would have no negative impact on economics. Positive impact would be on user engagement and acquisition.

Further Considerations

• Some safety precautions may be necessary to prevent any malicious software running on player computers. If the platforms were limited to Roblox/Sandbox which are self contained this could be a way to get around this potential issue.
• One possibility could be to fund the winning game so it can be developed into a full experience.