Inspiration
We realised that creators around the world were among the most affected by the crisis and are struggling to pay their rent, because creativity is often considered as "non-essential" and we wanted to push forward a new alternative for the funding of creativity.
What it does
Artists and creators worldwide can submit a grant application for their projects, which are then reviewed by a community of cultural organisations, called "the custodians" in order to allocate funds under the watch of the backers, the patrons. Patrons, artists and custodians form a resilient ecosystem that is independent from advertising market or retail, making creativity sustainable economically even during a crisis.
How we built it
We leveraged existing open source libraries, Flutter for mobile apps, and Telos Decide, an open source library for EOSIO governance.
Challenges we ran into
Interfacing smart contracts with Flutter because the libraries available online were obsolete and we had to fix bugs and adapt. Governance and smart contract product design. Caching and lazy-loading of profiles on the app.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
We managed to make this happen despite being from different parts of the world and all very busy with our work.
What we learned
How to use EOSIO and develop with the existing tools. How to sign transactions locally and using a wallet..
What's next for UCI
We are already starting to connect with some brands, magazines and getting ready for funding, and we are looking for an advisor to help with the legal aspects, setting up a foundation and making deals with retailers to integrate our stablecoin payment gateway and connect them with our creative communities.
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