100 Avatars Garden - a 100 day reward game

by 0xb7ee502c4dadcc9a62934b02c5f8decbbfa32c48 (kourtin)

Should the following $20,000 grant in the In-World Content category be approved?

Abstract

100 Avatars Garden is a game that, like if it was a seasonal pass, will reward players by coming and playing every day they log in. Taking the base from the known open source project 100 Avatars by Polygonal Mind and present in other platforms like VRChat, Hyperfy, Oncyber and Spatial; we aim to bring a rewarding experience for new users and also the current community.

The game, aimed to player redemption and consecutive login in way to get interested in the platform. It will be using the SDK7 and deployed in an operated scene by Polygonal Mind.

It’s main benefit is to bring 100 different skins for free to the community that will allow them to have a unique take in their digital identity.

Grant size

20,000 USD in MANA

Project duration

1 month

Beneficiary address

0x4e54dA189F2eC8e3704051df5D694dd9500D88AB

Email address

info@polygonalmind.com

Description

Experience Concept & Background

How to bring to the platform that has sufficient amount of gamified experiences and community events already something new, something unique, fun and furthermost - beneficial for all?

A game that’s sole goal is to bring the player into the platform for 100 days straight, giving something unique each time.

The Avatar Garden is a space where users can check out and select their avatar of choice, because Decentraland requires a wearable to have a fee, we are looking to create a space that is still accessible, free and engaging but requires the user to engage actively with it to unlock them all.

The existing spaces, on VRChat, Hyperfy and Spatial have proven success on allowing users to have a wide range of options to choose from and have a more enjoying time with their unique identities across the spaces. You can also use them on MONA via VIPE and they are built-in characters from OnCyber.

The collection currently holds 200 opensource avatars in VRM and FBX formats, they have been featured in TV, games and viral content. As we open the project again for an additional 100 avatars, we feel confident that introducing the first 100 in Decentraland it will get the benefit from being already known and used anywhere, encouraging the users to log-in to Decentraland to get them all.

Benefits

What we are bringing has multiple benefits:

• New gamified experiences to the community
• An open source project code for everyone to expand and reuse
• 100 unique skins in the Decentraland ecosystem
• Additional awareness in the space with a brand that already exists outside Decentraland
• Attraction of new users interested into collection
• Requires engaging 100 days with the platform to get them all

What a user will be able to experience:

• Hang out spot for the community
• Leader board per minigame to get competitive
• Treasure Hunt minigame with changeable treasure locations
• Shooting Range minigame
• Parkour Challenge minigame

A budget that benefits everyone

On the budget, we want to make sure that the financial part of this is well understood.

From the requested 20,000 USD, 10,000 USD is going back to DAO as that would be the submission fee for 100 skins (1 wearable submission cost is 100 USD so 10,000 USD).

The remaining requested is to cover development, environment, gameplay and systems and last but not least - marketing efforts for the event to be promoted.

Roadmap and milestones

Milestone 1/Week 1: Preparation of existing environment GLB - adapting 3D files, making layout on the land, adjusting lighting and textures

Milestone 2/ Week 1: Preparation and submission for review of the 100 avatar skins - ensuring current vrm files are within limits of Decentraland requirements, metadata and submission (it’s 100 avatars, it takes time)

Milestone 3/ Week 2: Avatar unlocking functionality development, mini game implementation - developers finalizing functionalities, implementing UIs, re-skinning mini games

Milestone 4/ Week4 : QA and launch - final iteration, wearable placement, marketing materials and social media comms launch

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