Playtron Project Overview
Project Name: Playtron
Project Track: Artistry
Team: Viral Tronites
Team Member(s): jimmyneuTRON, Ashan, Jake P, 0xVanessa
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Project Info:
Playtron is a video-based decentralized social network that aims to revolutionize the creator economy by integrating the best of Web2 and Web3 technologies. It offers a decentralized platform for artists and creators to engage with their fans, ensuring content ownership remains with the creator.
Project Value:
- Decentralized Ownership: Creators have full rights and control over their content.
- Transparent Monetization: Direct-to-fan monetization model without intermediaries.
- Immutable Provenance: Clear and immutable record of content origin.
- Community Engagement: Fostering community through decentralized finance and NFTs.
- Censorship Resistance: Ensuring creators’ voices are heard without suppression.
- Enhanced Security: No single point of failure, safeguarding user data.
- Transparent Governance: Community-driven platform evolution.
- Interoperability: Seamless integration with other decentralized platforms.
- Reduced Ad Reliance: Authentic user experience without ad bombardment.
- Global Accessibility: Available to anyone, anywhere in the world.
Project Overview:
The Web2 era, while revolutionary, has posed challenges for creators, especially in terms of content ownership, monetization, and audience engagement. Playtron addresses these challenges by offering a decentralized platform that combines the familiarity of Web2 with the potential of Web3. Inspired by the potential of decentralized systems and the idea of community ownership, Playtron provides a space for creators to truly own and monetize their content.
Project Demo:
Project Testing:
- Visit the Website: Navigate to the Playtron website.
- Sign In: Connect your Web3 wallet.
- Upload a Video: Add metadata and confirm transactions.
- Tokenize Video: Set NFT parameters and tokenize.
- Purchase Membership NFT: Choose a membership tier and purchase.
- Engage with the Community: Interact in the “Community Chat” section.
- Explore the Marketplace: Browse and purchase/bid on NFTs.
Project Milestones:
- Development of a mobile-first application using React Native.
- Introduction of subscription-based memberships akin to On-chain Patreon.
- Integration of a live-streaming feature using Livepeer.
- Implementation of tiered memberships for varied benefits.
- Development of an engagement-based creator revenue model.
- Inclusion of an in-app secondary market for trading editions.
- Launch of a beta version followed by iterations based on user feedback.
Core Tech: PlayTron Profile
Project Presentation
PLAYTRON.pdf (687.9 KB)