Should we continue development of 2dcl, the 2d client for Decentraland?

by 0x270722b5222968603e4650c3b70a7dfb971ed5b6 (frantufro)

Last week we released 2dcl, a 2D alternative client experiment for Decentraland funded by the DAO.

The development was not without challenges, but we made it. You can read out last grant's update for more details.

The original vision is that of creating a whole ecosystem of tools that will aid people of different technological levels to develop content for Decentraland.

The experiment proved that this can be achieved, but there's a lot of work ahead. This cannot be achieved, for now, without DAO support.

I wanted to open up the discussion to the community to know if you think a follow-up proposal makes sense.

Here are some things that identified that need to happen:

1. Integrating the client with metamask for login and deployment (currently deployment is done through the official dcl sdk command).
2. Creating a drag and drop editor to simplify scene creation.
3. Evaluate the use of ECS7 vs. a custom scripting SDK for 2D. Implement interactivity through 2D-specific components.
4. Visual-programming tool integration. (Think Unreal engine Blueprints)
5. Creation of avatar-less experiences.

These will take a lot of effort to get done, and we estimate this will be more than two years of work. That's why we're wondering if you'd prefer a one-year grant or multiple smaller ones.

I'd like to hear your ideas and suggestions too, not only a yes/no response to the question if possible. Please commend down below if there's any feature you'd like to see.

Our goal is to create a new grant proposal in the coming weeks, with your input taken into account.

Thanks!

• Yes, as a year-long project
• Yes, as a series of smaller grants (3/4mo)
• No
• Invalid question/options

This proposal is summarized due to technical limitations. To view it complete and vote on it, visit the DCL DAO Governance dApp