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(VC, grants by foundation, token sales, etc)", "questionId": 4}, {"type": "number", "answer": "1", "hidden": false, "question": "Total team size", "questionId": 5}, {"type": "number", "answer": "8", "hidden": false, "question": "How old (in Months) is the project?", "questionId": 6}, {"type": "paragraph", "hidden": true, "question": "If you participated in past grant rounds using a different project payout wallet address, please share it here:", "questionId": 7, "encryptedAnswer": {"ciphertext": "mTSyf+3lbkEwOyvzMcfySVdaPokvYo2zw4/IaHQrA+M=", "encryptedSymmetricKey": "852f0494123408944c4972af05371cc8641d1dd2fae0e1395bb29149e8f1d896f0632639a0cdc66da6b289ac467c9f03c4db8d70fc6d550cb4dd74d49b1fe07b465a75714b1596e4fb4cba34ada83c9a920665e34ce059069a5756032233e8b2ece68111ef6f1d566b5a25ba6adb3c8cba859e1aedbd701cbe6a5eec12a1e8570000000000000020f66b98188e84e1ca5c79d565adc459b0a3dad965ad5a5a805aa5f5b809096f013194f197a0b407d0b0999dabdb7976b0"}}, {"type": "short-answer", "hidden": true, "question": "Profiles or socials of other main team members publicly associated with the project: ", "questionId": 8}, {"type": "checkbox", "answer": ["yes"], "hidden": true, "question": "Have you read and confirmed your grant abides by the Program General Eligibility Policy? https://gitcoin.notion.site/GG18-Eligibility-cb4a5754c56043d4b3ed34eddbac261c?pvs=4", "questionId": 9}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "Ace is focused on nurturing fun and creative resources that make web3 more accessible. The project is focused on improving the Web3 ecosystem through a trading card game, metaverse mythology, and Treehouse experiences. Ace has a proven track record of developing quickly and efficiently with funding from Gitcoin Grants. ", "hidden": false, "question": "Please explain how your project meets the round-specific eligibility criteria. ", "questionId": 10}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "tldr; a lot has happened!\n\n[New cards. New website.](https://acetcg.xyz/)\n[Ace NFTs](https://twitter.com/mettahead/status/1686547148463013888/photo/1) are offered weekly at the Gitcoin Community Call (encouraging PGN adoption and community engagement).\nPlaytests are being enjoyed by both crypto and non-crypto folks.\n[Ace Library V1](https://acelibrary.super.site/) has been launched and will continue to grow with new cards created by all of us.\nThe Treehouse is our weekly jam session where we generate art and ideas together\u2013[join us!](https://t.me/+wiAqhOSf1jw1MzZh)", "hidden": false, "question": "If you've participated in past grant rounds, please share any new updates or milestones from the prior months. ", "questionId": 11}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "Over 300 Ace NFTs have been minted on PGN in collaboration with Gitcoin Community Calls. The cards have made thousands of impressions online and received widespread positive reception. Due to its physical nature, the most important metrics I count involve seeing web3 and non-web3 players enjoying the in-person gameplay and reading about the lore. ", "hidden": true, "question": "How do you measure the impact of your project? Please provide examples and/or standard metrics. This might be used in future impact reports ", "questionId": 12}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "As a Creative Director with Gitcoin, my art helped fundraise over half a million dollars for the Gitcoin Grants Matching Pool since 2021. Ethereum\u2019s culture and values are central to my creative work and I have continued to dedicate my art sales to funding social causes. I have a proven record of project generation, initiation, development, and completion.\n- Infinite Garden Coloring Book (forward by Aya Miyaguchi) - 2023\n- Gitcoin Creative Director (NFT fundraisers for Gitcoin Grants) - 2021-2022\n- Spider-Man Character Artist (Sony) - 2018-2021\n", "hidden": true, "question": "Anything else you'd like to share about your project, previous work, or other project affiliations? Anything you'd like to add that may help in determining project eligibility?", "questionId": 13}, {"type": "paragraph", "hidden": true, "question": "Anything else you'd like to share about your project, previous work, or other project affiliations? Anything you'd like to add that may help in determining project eligibility?", "questionId": 14}, {"type": "checkbox", "answer": ["yes"], "hidden": true, "question": "Would you like to opt-in to future messages from Gitcoin for updates, information, and/or interviews? ", "questionId": 15}, {"type": "checkbox", "answer": ["yes"], "hidden": true, "question": "Would you like to opt-in to us sharing your information with select third-parties for potential opportunities for them to invest in your project? ", "questionId": 16}, {"type": "multiple-choice", "answer": "North America", "hidden": false, "question": "Location/Region where the project is based ", "questionId": 17}], "project": {"id": "1:0x03506eD3f57892C85DB20C36846e9c808aFe9ef4:572", "title": "AceTCG", "logoImg": "bafkreibivbegvq3jy2pjhkaroa6mc4k56ynyxbah55bu3xk6pf7h6uocaq", "metaPtr": {"pointer": "bafkreielq5kkkjhi4hbtjzvq5zuennks5pxtqvkvs7diigttdgpg2igfeu", "protocol": "1"}, "website": "https://acetcg.xyz", "bannerImg": "bafkreiddyvdjdlbwzqg2beqhqeuogzzyyloeamqva4ifhen3bi7xaddhze", "createdAt": 1681939759382, "credentials": {"twitter": {"type": ["VerifiableCredential"], "proof": {"jws": "eyJhbGciOiJFZERTQSIsImNyaXQiOlsiYjY0Il0sImI2NCI6ZmFsc2V9..DVXqw5dvkyt0h2peB9VQITCVCo3S0D0okSCl9vLXH7ISSnZW-aD0EzdIrxMS0m0hAJOGyCKRDz-2ONgDvFu5Bg", "type": "Ed25519Signature2018", "created": "2023-04-19T21:26:32.832Z", "proofPurpose": "assertionMethod", "verificationMethod": "did:key:z6MkghvGHLobLEdj1bgRLhS4LPGJAvbMA1tn2zcRyqmYU5LC#z6MkghvGHLobLEdj1bgRLhS4LPGJAvbMA1tn2zcRyqmYU5LC"}, "issuer": "did:key:z6MkghvGHLobLEdj1bgRLhS4LPGJAvbMA1tn2zcRyqmYU5LC", "@context": ["https://www.w3.org/2018/credentials/v1"], "issuanceDate": "2023-04-19T21:26:32.832Z", "expirationDate": "2023-07-18T21:26:32.832Z", "credentialSubject": {"id": "did:pkh:eip155:1:0x6B5918D8EF9094679F4b4e1Bf397a66eA411B118", "hash": "v0.0.0:K2+kk7qAy6FGsq71Dg5jIllPtpocDsRiqKa09UT5Tko=", "@context": [{"hash": "https://schema.org/Text", "provider": "https://schema.org/Text"}], "provider": "ClearTextTwitter#mettahead"}}}, "description": "\n# Ace is a physical trading card game that explores metaverse mythology and the world of web3. \n\n# Join us on the crypto hero's journey.\n\n[See it in action!](https://twitter.com/mettahead/status/1685364801508139008)\n\n![Ace1](https://file.notion.so/f/s/4ed2e1e3-2091-4a59-89bb-afe42e89e4de/Untitled.png?id=72e8b578-1855-4190-9613-817741722190&table=block&spaceId=ef4bc041-300f-4db6-ab41-5ad9aa826b27&expirationTimestamp=1691805600000&signature=BX3nURuMRM-o-eXrEjsoVns3xJy2wFd9_vssKiQZUk8&downloadName=Untitled.png)\n\n# >>GG18 UPDATE!<<\ntldr; a lot has happened!\n\n- [New cards. New website.](https://acetcg.xyz/)\n- [Ace NFTs](https://twitter.com/mettahead/status/1686547148463013888/photo/1) are offered weekly at the Gitcoin Community Call (encouraging PGN adoption and community engagement).\n- Playtests are being enjoyed by both crypto and non-crypto folks.\n- [Ace Library V1](https://acelibrary.super.site/) has been launched and will continue to grow with new cards created by all of us.\n- The Treehouse is our weekly jam session where we generate art and ideas together\u2013[join us!](https://t.me/+wiAqhOSf1jw1MzZh)\n\nI'm tremendously grateful for the support from Gitcoin and the regen community. I could not have done this without your generosity. \n\nWe're working hard to make Ace fun and meaningful and plan to begin production this fall! (so sign up for [updates!](https://acetcg.xyz/))\n\n![Ace2](https://file.notion.so/f/s/42cce668-7d80-400f-9b2f-75f1d13029d6/Untitled.png?id=757a9299-fa50-4c5b-b22b-cf2076ea7ba2&table=block&spaceId=ef4bc041-300f-4db6-ab41-5ad9aa826b27&expirationTimestamp=1691805600000&signature=nMRvY3tNupQqYyVUM6v0DR65mtPsyibOC7tGflWLSXc&downloadName=Untitled.png)\n\n# Dive deeper into the world of Ace. \n\nThe outside world sees crypto as little more than a decentralized casino but an optimistic counternarrative has emerged around the regen community. This vision reveals that crypto gives us coordination superpowers.\n\nI believe that for the regenerative mission to succeed, we must amplify positive-sum stories that are informative, fun, and accessible to all. \n\n## Overview\n\nAs a former Creative Director with Gitcoin, my art helped fundraise over half a million dollars for the Gitcoin Grants Matching Pool since 2021. My focus on regen fiction has now shifted to cultivating Ace, a world of web3 lore, history, and memes. In the project I am proposing, Moloch, Ether\u2019s Phoenix, and the Dark Forest are just the beginning of a new, uplifting mythology.\n\nCrypto is at a critical inflection point. Your choice to invest in this project will help realize a positive-sum future for the following reasons:\n\n- Everyone loves a good game. That makes them core infrastructure for the degen to regen pipeline. Unlike linear entertainment, games evoke feelings of freedom, creativity, responsibility, accomplishment, and friendship. These feelings mirror the core values of Gitcoin and the larger regen ecosystem. \n- Ace mirrors reality. Every card has abilities in the game, and every character, technology, and gameplay mechanic also represents a powerful force in the real world. The game presents critical concepts like private keys and self-sovereign identity in a way non-technical folks can grok.\n- Web3 is by nature adversarial. Newcomers consistently fall for the same schemes and OGs can do a better job of passing along the wisdom of past cycles. Ace mythology features relatable characters and lore that orient and guide new adventurers through the cryptoverse.\n- New settlers are not the only people confused about web3; many crypto elders are still unaware that \u201cEthereum isn\u2019t here to make you rich, Ethereum is here to set you free\" (Vitalik Buterin). Beliefs motivate behavior and it is essential we make the regen vision clear and attractive.\n- Public goods awareness needs to increase in the NFT space. The NFT community has an outsized impact on how the world perceives crypto but our PFP frens are generally oblivious to the regen way. The Gitcoin x MetaLabels drop, Creature World collaboration, and PublicNouns projects have made promising headway and Ace is the next step to trojan horse our regen crypto values.\n- For those of us already Greenpilled: Ace represents a celebration of the adventures that have brought us here\u2013and an inspiring vision of what we hope to buidl together next.\n\n\n## Future:\n\n*\u201dHow will my donation be used?\u201d*\n\nThis grant will support:\n- Ace Library (creating new cards, freely available through the website and weekly Gitcoin Community Call NFT drops).\n- Ace Treehouse (weekly open jam sessions to collaborate on new designs and new Ace mythology).\n\nWe are very excited to be shipping physical cards soon. Production costs will be covered by a separate NFT campaign split between manufacturing expenses and the Gitcoin Matching Pool. Sign up for updates [here.](https://acetcg.xyz/)\n\n**Donating to this grant does not get you physical cards!**\n\nThis project is years in the making. I hope it brings you as much joy as it's brought me.\n\nTogether, we co-create the world of Ace.\n\n## Bio:\nAs a Creative Director with Gitcoin, my art helped fundraise over half a million dollars for the Gitcoin Grants Matching Pool since 2021. Ethereum\u2019s culture and values are central to my creative work and I have continued to dedicate my art sales to funding social causes. I have a proven record of project generation, initiation, development, and completion.\n- Infinite Garden Coloring Book (forward by Aya Miyaguchi) - 2023\n- Gitcoin Creative Director (NFT fundraisers for Gitcoin Grants) - 2021-2022\n- Spider-Man Character Artist (Sony) - 2018-2021\nMake new cards and get updates and hang with regens. Join the conversation [here.](https://t.me/+wiAqhOSf1jw1MzZh)\n\n![Ace3](https://file.notion.so/f/s/df215d74-b6a9-4110-8831-e333a43c83ad/DragonBanner_01_small.png?id=1c06bdc8-40ca-46d1-91dd-b8d6dc7c2f90&table=block&spaceId=ef4bc041-300f-4db6-ab41-5ad9aa826b27&expirationTimestamp=1691805600000&signature=-2PTQ7zw3y-p5Kn8YAFk61UvLMEBeJMRx3R6GEPZEy0&downloadName=DragonBanner_01_small.png)\n", "lastUpdated": 0, "projectTwitter": "mettahead"}, "recipient": "0x6B5918D8EF9094679F4b4e1Bf397a66eA411B118"}}