[Looking for sponsor] Develop Onchain Social Games that Attract Builders to Optimism (v4)

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Delegate Mission Request Summary: Develop engaging onchain social games that attract and nurture builders, fostering a vibrant community of developers who build valuable applications on Optimism.

S6 Intent : Intent 3A: Grow Application Developers on the Superchain

Note: Please see the comment below for context and details about the rationale and importance of this Mission Request. This Mission Request is the same as the prior versions, except it has a lower budget that fits within the remaining budget for Optimism Season 6.

Proposer: Dan Singjoy

Total grant amount: 15k OP

Should this Mission be fulfilled by one or multiple applicants: One or Multiple

How will this Mission Request help accomplish the above Intent?

The Mission Request to develop onchain games will help accomplish the Intent to grow application developers on the Superchain in several key ways:

  1. Engagement and Attraction: Onchain games are interactive and engaging, providing a fun and compelling way to attract new developers. By offering gamified experiences, builders are more likely to explore and become interested in the Optimism ecosystem.
  2. Skill Development: These games can be designed to incorporate educational elements that teach developers about the Optimism platform, its capabilities, and best practices for building on it. This hands-on learning approach helps developers gain the necessary skills and knowledge.
  3. Community Building: Onchain games foster a sense of community by encouraging collaboration and competition among developers. This helps build a supportive network of builders who can share ideas, solve problems together, and contribute to the ecosystem’s growth.
  4. Showcasing Potential: Successful onchain games can serve as showcases for what can be achieved on the Optimism platform, inspiring developers to build their own projects. Seeing the creative and technical possibilities can motivate more developers to join and innovate within the ecosystem.
  5. Incentives and Rewards: Incorporating incentives and rewards within the games can further motivate developers. These incentives can be in the form of tokens, recognition, or other benefits that encourage ongoing participation and contribution to the Optimism ecosystem.

By leveraging these aspects, the mission request to develop onchain games aligns with the goal of growing the number of application developers on the Superchain, ultimately contributing to a more robust and innovative development community.

What is required to execute this Mission Request?

Execution Requirements for the Mission Request:

  • Game Design and Development: Develop engaging onchain games that incorporate educational elements about Optimism.
  • Integration with Optimism Ecosystem: Ensure seamless integration of the games on Optimism, utilizing the unique features and capabilities of the OP Stack.
  • Incentives and Rewards: Design and implement incentive structures to motivate participation and ongoing engagement from developers.
  • Community Engagement and Outreach: Actively invite builders to participate in the games, leveraging marketing and outreach strategies to gain sufficient distribution and network effect.
  • Documentation and Tutorials: Provide clear documentation and tutorials to help developers understand and participate in the games.
  • Impact Assessment: Regularly assess the impact of the games on developer engagement and the overall growth of the Optimism ecosystem, making adjustments as needed to maximize positive outcomes.

These responsibilities and deliverables are essential for successfully attracting and growing application developers on the Superchain through onchain games.

How should governance participants measure impact upon completion of this Mission?

Milestones:

  1. Milestone 1: Initial Game Launch (Month 3)
  • Deploy 1 onchain game, initiate community outreach, and invite builders to participate.
  1. Milestone 2: Midterm Review (Month 6)
  • Conduct a review of progress, including engagement levels, community feedback, and initial impact on developer growth.
  1. Milestone 3: Yearly Review (Month 12)
  • Conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the mission’s impact on developer growth and community engagement.

Metrics:

  1. Developer Engagement: Number of new developers, participation frequency, and retention rates with the game’s contracts.
  2. Onchain Transactions: Total and volume of transactions and unique wallet interactions with the game’s contracts.
  3. Community Participation: Increase in community size, showing lasting success in development.
  4. Project Development: Number and diversity of new projects, and their onchain activity, demonstrating tangible outcomes like successful RetroPGF and mission applications.
  5. Network Outreach: Reach, social media engagement, website traffic, and new sign-ups, measuring visibility and audience growth.
  6. Incentive Distribution: Amount and distribution of rewards, and their impact on participation, assessing incentive effectiveness.

Impact:

  1. Developer Onboarding and Retention: Number of new and active developers, indicating sustained growth.
  2. Ecosystem Activity: Increase in onchain transactions and unique wallet interactions, reflecting network usage.
  3. Community Engagement: Growth in community size, RetroPGF participation, and Mission completion from participating developers.
  4. Educational Advancement: Improvements in developer skills and knowledge to ensure educational growth.
  5. Outreach Effectiveness: Reach, social media engagement, website traffic, and new user sign-ups to the game.

Has anyone other than the proposer contributed to this Mission Request?

While originally conceiving the Mission Request, I spoke with several community members at Optimism Fractal events who helped provide some inspiration for the idea.

Additional Information

Eligibility for Game Developers

Game developers must meet specific criteria, including:

  • Proven track record in developing games, preferably in Web3
  • Strong technical understanding of the Superchain and OP Stack
  • Commitment to Optimism’s values and collaborative development towards the Optimistic Vision

Funding Allocation

  • OP tokens for game developers are locked for one year (in a similar way to prior builder grants)
  • OP tokens may be distributed to players as participation incentives (in a similar way to prior growth experiment grants)
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Hello,

I just proposed a fourth version of the Mission Request to develop onchain social games that attract developers to Optimism and I would greatly appreciate your support/sponsorship. This Mission Request is the same as the prior versions, except it has a lower budget that fits within the remaining budget for Optimism Season 6.

You can find detailed posts below that explain the rationale for this Mission Request and describe why it’s important for the Grants Council to support it.

  1. You can find context, rationale, and historical details for this Mission Request in this post.

  2. My primary aim in creating this Mission Request is to support the developers who are building onchain social games in the Optimism Fractal community. You can see the onchain social games, apps, and software that we’re developing at Optimystics.io/tools and a related Mission Proposal here.

  3. You can find a detailed explanation of the budget rationale in this post, which was addressing a community member’s questions about funding justification in Cycle 27. This post waw provides details on why funding this mission request is necessary to maximize benefits for the Collective.

  4. You can find another post here which outlines the significant benefits of supporting onchain social games and urged approval of the Mission Request with the original 250k OP budget. This was written three months ago, shortly after creating the initial version of this Mission Request.

  5. You can watch two videos and explore show notes that my team has produced for more details about our recent work with Missions in Optimism Season 6. Here is the first video and here is the second video.

Together, these posts and videos present a compelling case for why this Mission Request not only deserves its proposed funding but also warrants a substantially larger budget.

Though the 15k budget is much lower than originally requested, it would still be much appreciated and very helpful to potentially provide compensation for the teams of Optimism Fractal developers who are volunteering to build open-source software for onchain social games, such as the Respect Game. These onchain social games enable innovative governance protocols, capital allocation systems, developer tooling, and many other profound benefits for the Superchain. That being said, this Mission Request could also support all kinds of other onchain social game developers.

Please feel free to reach out with any questions or comments. Thank you for your time and consideration.

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Hey @DanSingjoy thanks for submitting,

What is the difference between this mission request and the current mission request that is live now?

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Hey @Jrocki, you’re welcome and thank you for the question. The only difference between this mission request and the current one is the amount of budget requested. This request is seeking an increase in budget for the current mission request that is live now.

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OK I understand now.

My personal opinion:

Right now the current Mission Request still has a budget of 40k OP remaining (from an original 75K OP). I would not be in support of raising the budget for this one given there is still budget left over and through 3 review cycles the final scores of applications under this mission request have scored relatively low (34.3, 34, 34.33) given our current 40 point minimum threshold that is now in place for a grant application to be approved. For context the application that scored a 34.33 was approved during cycle 25 before we had the 40 point minimum in place.

I think it would be a different story if the entire budget for this mission request was granted and there was a higher average score for these applications.

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