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Anunnaki Zini
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Light being from Lyra
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Anunnaki Enki
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Ishna, Crystal people
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Lightwarrior from Cygnus
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SKY GODZ poster
Inspiration
My inspiration has always been to create my own universe of characters and stories and Web3 and dapps seem to be the perfect environment. Anatoly from Solana pointed out that the next Disney might very well come from a Web3 property and I couldn't agree more. We're at the beginning of a brand (brave) new world of how content is created and served up. These sheer limitless possibilities are the main driver for myself and my projects. After working almost 30 years in the traditional environment and work for mainstream companies like Marvel, DC Comics, Lucas Films and many more, I realize that there is no reason anymore to as any of them for permission to publish material. With enough know-how the true creator economy can come true in Web3.
What it does
One of the issues most NFT projects seem to struggle with is the transmedia aspect pf their projects. They have a fun collection and want to create comics, animation and games but don't have a solution to tie it all up in a comprehensive package. I created a concept that I call “enDapp” (short for entertainment Dapp), that would incorporate all media in a fun and entertaining Web3 package. Not only is it entertaining, but it also provides instant utility to NFTs and tokens. Plus, there is nothing more sticky than storytelling. Each of my projects (which you can see on our website http://www.virtual-graphics.ch) will have its own enDapp which is directed at a very specific (and niche) target audience. SKY GODZ is targeting UFO, paranormal, fantasy, scifi and anime fans with subjects that are not widely used by mainstream entertainment outlets. The enDapp concept will undergo some growing pains and testing until we will arrive at a format that is commercially viable and fun. But I anticipate that by early Summer, I will have a pretty sturdy version rolled out across all of the projects.
How we built it
I've built a few sandbox projects before, so I narrowed down the tools I will be using from here on, which are Next.js/react/Tailwind for the Dapp, Thirdweb for all things Web3, Toonboom Harmony/After Effects for the anime, Photoshop for the webtoons and Unity/Atavism/Blender for the games. The entire structure was conceptualized in Milanote and then built from a blank Next.js installation. I will add a combination of Web3 services in the actual version of the Dapp like Livepeer for video content and Lens Protocol for the social media part. I'm really looking forward to the new Thirdweb marketplace version (I'm an alpha tester, so I will get to this right after the hackathon).
Challenges we ran into
The biggest challenge and probably the reason why there aren't too many projects like mine, is the complex interconnectivity of story, art and technical aspects. On a more pragmatic end, I just ran into the usual coding issues, working through errors, selecting the right frameworks etc.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
I'm proud of conceptualizing my ideas and taking steps to create my own universe from scratch. And to manifest it though hard work and persistence. Since I'm wearing so many hats, the cost of production is extremely low. I will be able to make this project become a reality, no matter what the obstacles are.
What we learned
The learning experience has been tremendous. Besides using the skills I already had, like concept design, illustration, comic and animation production, front end development, I've been learning back-end and Web3 coding for the last two years, game design and I'm learning something every day. Thankfully, Thirdweb has done a lot of the heavy lifting, so I will be able to focus more on content creation.
What's next for SKY GODZ Stardapp
This is part of a larger and longlasting project and the next steps are to bring the actual dapp to a production level (including NFT/Token drops) and filling it up with content, which means to produce regular anime and webtoon episodes and get the web RPG to an MVP stage. Long term, this also means to release the content through other media and outlets to get new people attract a new audience to the project. A full roadmap and more story details are going to be available on the website. The Dapp will be linked from the website.
