Recreate Decentraland Base Hair Wearables

by 0xa9c82036372d4d80ddf74013dd51ebc336092db2 (Doki3D)

Should the following $15,000 grant in the Platform category be approved?

Abstract

Hair is our identity- Long hair, bright hair, big hair or even lack of hair- hair can bring about a new identity and with digital hair it's no different. With just one click you're able to change your entire digital identity and it can start from the roots! This project is to re-create 34 base Decentraland hairs as well as create an additional 4 stylish POC* hairs. *POC meaning "person of colour".

Grant size

15,000 USD in DAI

Project duration

3 months

Beneficiary address

0x07424b254b72b2272764100a98A6EB338F2FFBD0

Email address

dokidcl@gmail.com

Description

Hi hi! I'm Doki, a 3D creator in Decentraland. Over the past 2-3 years I've created a few wearables and my most recognised creation has always been hair and I've often been dubbed as Decentraland's Hair Stylist.

Previously I was going to work with the Foundation team on re-creating some hair and adding in POC hairs but due to some difficulties it was found better and easier to push through as a proposal instead. With the re-creation of the hair, I'm not just re-texturing it, I'll be restarting the modelling process from the beginning. It's a high to low poly workflow meaning I create a high poly mesh, I then retopologize said mesh and create a low poly version of the mesh, bake an occlusion, specular and normal map (as well as curvature, position, bent normals and ID) and paint over the occlusion map before then rigging the model. I won't just be making the GLBs, I'll ensure that I'm keeping the additional baked textures, FBX files and blend file in case they need to be used for the new explorer or anything in the distant future.

Creating the hair doesn't mean I'm just re-making the same hair. I'll take into account influences of what the hair is called (ie; anime, keanu reeves, punk) and take creative liberties to make sure the hair is up-to date and stylish. Throughout this creation I'll also be consulting the Foundation team (specifically Shibu) in making sure that the re-creation still holds the original vision and doesn't differ too far. . As a POC myself, hair has often been the centre of my identity. Hair can be so important to us and when it comes to a digital space often we lack that representation we so desperately need. With the additional creation of at least 4 new POC hairs, I'll be making sure that POCs in Decentraland feel that there's more options to choose from and they don't need to pick the same cornrows or afros- they can have more diversity with their choice.

Roadmap

All current and future users of Decentraland.

Milestones

2024-09-15 - 14 completed Hairs 2024-10-15 - 14 completed Hairs 2024-11-15 - 10 completed Hairs, 38 Rigged Hairs

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