Inspiration
Recently, Reddit added a fun, limited time feature on their site, under the subreddit r/place. People from around the world contributed to it, and it was super fun while it lasted.
Nouns DAO is a DAO that auctions off NFT's daily, with randomly generated attributes.
I thought that there could be a combination of these two concepts. The auction system would be taken from Nouns DAO (every two weeks, though), and the game would be inspired by r/place. I figured that some of the proceeds from the NFT sale could go to those who contributed to drawing the picture (based on how many pixels they successfully contributed) and some of the funds could go to the DAO that you gain access to by buying one of these NFTs.
What it does
My project is simply a prototype that allows a 30x30 image to be modified with a simple client and periodic auctions to begin.
How we built it
I needed something off chain to trigger the auctions, so I wrote a Go web server that both keeps track of pixel colors and starts the auction (would be too expensive on chain). The smart contracts, which are not deployed, can start the auction for the NFT. I used Skynet to store the NFT metadata.
Challenges we ran into
I am a solo, so pace was really slow. I had a lot of ideas but too little time to implement them.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
I am proud of the idea and the work I have done so far. I am proud that I found an idea that I am excited to work on after the hackathon ends.
What we learned
I learned about gasless transactions (looked into them earlier) and revisited my solidity skills.
What's next for Trixels
I plan to keep it thriving on my GH, and soon have it ready for mainnet (next month). I am excited to explore the challenges with the project, such as trading off decentralization for user experience.
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