Innkeeper.eth - Operations and Cross-Reality Party Upgrades

by 0xddf4da877d64c694ac69175feedb19a2591f7d7f (Grins)

Should the following $25,700 grant in the In-World Content category be approved?

Abstract

Innkeeper.eth has been hosting livestreamed performances and parties in DCL every Tuesday and Thursday for the past 2 years. For the past year we’ve also year been hosting cross-reality parties in Amsterdam, projecting the digital party on the wall and introducing Decentraland to our attendees in Amsterdam. The Inn has so far been a self-funded project of passion amongst friends to lower the barriers of entry to perform and party in Decentraland through digital performances.

We’re requesting a 6-month grant to lock-in our artist lineup, fund operational costs, and expand our real-life on-boarding parties. Our goal is to increase attendance and interest in Decentraland so that we can return to sponsored shows funding our operations.

Grant size

25,700 USD in DAI

Project duration

6 months

Beneficiary address

0x35d25465379BFB720575ea0a904780d918C542Fd

Email address

innkeeper-eth@proton.me

Description

The Inn, conceived as a labor of passion by a group of friends with diverse backgrounds (encompassing software development, blockchain technology, 3D design, live musical performances and distribution) since November 2021. We used our collective expertise to diminish the barriers preventing our artist friends from showcasing their talents while concurrently offering a changing experience to our digital patrons. Now almost 2 years running, we’ve consistently hosted live performances every Tuesday and Thursday, featuring over 95 unique artists (and counting) from across the world.

To manage the Inn's operations, we have developed custom solutions, including a customized streaming server, attendance tracking system, NFT distribution tools, artist management tooling, triggerable animations, and periodic remodeling of our 3D venue, all of which contribute to enhancing the visitor experience.

Building upon the success of our digital performances, we embarked to expand our operations by organizing in-person parties in Amsterdam every other Thursday, which we have been doing since last November. Collaborating with a local venue, we seamlessly integrate live DJ performances with decentraland projected behind the DJ, allowing our audience to immerse themselves in a hybrid entertainment experience. We even provide a gaming computer on the dance floor, facilitating interaction between our in-person attendees and their digital counterparts. These events have proven invaluable in introducing Decentraland to our Amsterdam audience and addressing inquiries related to the platform.

Thus far, we have self-funded all of our operations, with just two individuals overseeing the workings behind the scenes. While this self-reliant approach has been sustainable thus far, we are seeking external funding to facilitate our growth and streamline our operations throughout the remainder of 2023 and into the early months of 2024. The objective of this grant application is to secure the continuity of our operations as we intensify our efforts to bolster attendance, with the ultimate aim of returning to sponsored events to sustain our budget.

Our goals and how we’ll measure: Onboard new participants into dcl, increase attendance, and increase the amount of artists performing in dcl . Measured by:

• Measure On-boarding IRL: we teach users at our physical events how to create a wallet and use decentraland through the computer we have on the dancefloor with decentraland open. We count/record users that attend via our event and use their wallet
• Measure Attendance: we track all addresses that walk into the inn, and have a chart of attendance since Jan 2022. We want to get attendance back towards 100+ unique addresses a week to get out of the bear market slump and open the door back up to sponsorships to fund further development. Link to event history.
• Measure Artists: fill out the event lineup + artists at least one month in advance for each year. Every event will be a live-stream or recording of a unique performance for the inn. Link to Artists who have performed

Roadmap and milestones

Time Period	Deliverables
Start of Grant	Acquire necessary equipment and pre-arrange shows.
October 2023	7 DCL events 2 IRL/DCL events
November 2023	6 DCL events 3 IRL/DCL events + 1 sponsored event*
December 2023	6 DCL events 2 IRL/DCL events
January 2024	7 DCL events 2 IRL/DCL events
February 2024	7 DCL events 2 IRL/DCL events
March 2024	6 DCL events 2 IRL/DCL events + 1 extra IRL big event

*In November we host a sponsored show in Rotterdam with 600+ guests. No funds are necessary or used for this event.

All events and their attendance data in realtime is publicly visible on https://backstage.innkeeper.link/history or via the calendar view https://backstage.innkeeper.link/events.

** Deliverables **

• 2 Venue updates: will refresh the Inn's design twice throughout the 6 months to keep the venue fresh. View Previous Inn Venues.
• 53 performances (including 13 cross-reality parties + 1 large IRL event)
  • A show every Tuesday and Thursday, every week
  • Every other Thursday a cross-reality party in Amsterdam
  • At the end we’ll host a large 100+ underground rave party in Amsterdam (see our successful event hosted in September)

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