TronPixels - No Limits, Just Pixels

TRON Hackathon Hackathon Season 7
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Project Name: TronPixels
Project Track: Artistry
Team Name: TronPixels
Team Member(s): @Radiant [main contact] & @Leo_Vero
DevPost Project Link: TronPixels | Devpost

Project Goal: TronPixels aims to empower users to create, share, and engage with pixel art directly on BTTC. By providing a decentralized canvas, TronPixels combines the freedom of creative expression with the transparency and security of blockchain technology.

Project Value: TronPixels brings the world of digital art into the decentralized space by leveraging blockchain for storing immutable pixel art. This ensures that user creations are permanent, transparent, and verifiable on the blockchain, while enabling a global community of creators to interact and collaborate. With its community-driven voting system, TronPixels fosters engagement, incentivizing artists and art enthusiasts alike.

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Project Info:
TronPixels.pdf (614.9 KB)

Project Website: tronpixels.com/

Project Test Instructions:

  1. Connect MetaMask to the BitTorrent Chain (BTTC) Mainnet.
  2. Navigate to the TronPixels platform via the project website.
  3. Create Art by using the 25x25 pixel grid with color and structure options.
  4. Submit your artwork with a title, description, and tags directly to the blockchain.
  5. Interact with the community by browsing others’ pixel arts and upvoting your favorite pieces.

Project Details: youtu.be/YTk-nzvotZQ

Project Source Codes: GitHub - TronPixels/TronPixels

Smart Contract links: (BTTC Mainnet)

Project Milestones:

[Oct 1 - Oct 16]:

  • Core development of 25x25 pixel grid with colors and structures.
  • Deploy canvas and upvote smart contracts on BTTC mainnet.
  • Conduct internal testing and ensure smooth mainnet interactions.

[Oct 16 - Oct 31]:

  • Scale up platform functionality and drive community engagement.
  • Improve UI for better user experience.
  • Gather community feedback and continue debugging on mainnet.

[Oct 1 - Dec 1]:

  • Expand grid to 100x100 and enhance the color palette & structures.
  • Introduce advanced features and grow the user base.
  • Focus on increasing interactions and platform stability.

[Dec 1 - Dec 31]:

  • Monitor platform performance and optimize for larger grids.
  • Plan future features like NFT integration and community events.
  • Organize competitions to encourage creativity and participation.

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Why TronPixels?

  • Creative Freedom: There are no barriers or censorship—every user has the freedom to create and express.
  • Community-Driven: Through upvotes, users can engage with and support their favorite artworks.

Speed Optimization:

  • Parallel Data Fetching with Promise.all(): Instead of fetching blockchain data sequentially (e.g., canvases and their upvotes one by one), we optimized performance by fetching multiple requests in parallel using Promise.all(). This reduced the overall data retrieval time by allowing concurrent execution of multiple calls. This one helped us the most to optimize the speed by reducing time of 5-6 seconds. Moreover, we combined it with asynchronous JS functions (async/await) so that we ensured non-blocking behavior during content loading from the blockchain.
  • Lazy Loading of Content: To improve perceived performance and reduce the initial load time, we implemented lazy loading. The platform now loads the first few pieces of content immediately and delays the loading of additional content in the background. This provides users with faster access to initial content while allowing the rest to load incrementally. This progress saved us 2-3 seconds more.

(After all, instead of loading all content in 10-12 seconds, finally we load it in around 2-3 seconds.)

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Welcome to session 7 of hackathon,
TronPixels has the potential to carve out a niche in the growing blockchain art space.
But I have some few questions that needs clarity.

  • How will NFTs be used to add value to user generated content.

  • In terms of monetization is there any plan been put in place by Tronpixels to incentivize artists and developers in the long run.

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Thanks for welcoming us :heart:

  1. Currently, TronPixels is a social platform focused on creating a decentralized, creative space where users can design and share pixel art. We haven’t integrated NFT ownership yet with the existing 25x25 grid and color palette. However, as we expand, we plan to introduce NFT ownership when we implement a larger 100x100 grid, full RGB color spectrum, and 50 unique structures.

  2. To incentivize artists and developers, TronPixels will introduce weekly tournaments where users can submit and vote on the best pixel art, offering rewards to winners. Once we expand to a 100x100 grid with NFT functionality, artists would be able to mint and sell their creations, earning royalties from sales. Developers can also earn rewards by building new features and enhancing the platform.

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@Radiant
Thanks sir for your quick response and explanation I wish you the very best of luck

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Welcome to hackaTron S7. I like how your project focused on promoting free speech but I am still confused on how this can be achieve through TronPixels. How can users express themselves through pixel art. Are they going to inscribe their feelings on the pixel art during creation?
Please walk me through on how pixel arts will be used to promote freedom of expressions

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Welcome to Hackathon Season 7, from my read I see this is a decentralized platform for creating, sharing, and engaging with pixel art using BTTC.
What monetization strategies are being considered to sustain the platform, and how do you plan to reward user engagement?

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Hello Tron pixel, welcome to the session. All the best to you.
Like what you building, simply put, Pixel or Canvas on the Blockchain(Bttc)… good. Keep building.
Although it making me feel like it Nft collections.

  1. Have checked and even did a test too, here it goes like smooth process.
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Looking forward to this future part of your project.

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I did this, and checking from previous pixel, I’m amazed we have good artists making better pixel with your project. Kudos to them.

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Cool you have your project on the Bttc, cheaper fess, and faster you know

Observation:-
Watched your YouTube video, yea it cool and simple to understand. But did you notice that it longer than they 3 minutes required, you can check and modify it.

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I read and under stand this good

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Thanks a lot @Youngyuppie, let’s answer quickly.

In TronPixels, users express themselves through pixel art, using colors and structures to represent ideas or emotions. Unlike platforms like 9gag, Reddit or etc., where posts can be removed or accounts blocked due to the content, TronPixels ensures content is decentralized and immutable.

We will add tools to our platform that will allow writing texts with pixels and converting images, memes or daily events into pictures soon. In this way, we aim to ensure freedom of speech. Finally, we will activate the comment feature for posts in the coming weeks.

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Thank you for the question. It’s exactly as you say.

For monetization part, we plan to introduce weekly tournaments where users can compete and win rewards for their pixel art creations. Additionally, once we expand to larger grids and RGB color support, we will integrate NFT ownership, allowing users to sell their artwork. Monetization will also include premium features and partnerships to incentivize both artists and developers, driving engagement and growth on the platform.

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Hi @Gordian
We are so happy that you checked all parts of our platform and loved it :heart:

:pray: :pray:

Yes yes, we also got message to rearrange it. We’ll make it shorter than 3 minutes and release the new video. Thank you for informing us.

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All the best to you. Good you got it in good note to update the YouTube video to the required. At leisure, will have to learn how to make better pixel.

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mmm welcome team
all the best

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Oh wow, the introduction of weekly tournaments and the integration of NFT ownership are promising steps toward monetization. How will the NFT ownership process work for pixel art? Will users automatically mint their creations as NFTs upon submission, or will this be an optional feature?

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Although we are still thinking about it and probably we’ll change some parts of our ideas next weeks, it is valid to say that the NFT ownership process will be an optional feature. Users may have the choice to mint their pixel art creations as NFTs after submission. Once they decide to mint, the artwork will be stored as an NFT on the blockchain, ensuring verifiable ownership.

When we decide to how it will happen exactly, we’ll let you know and get your feedback @manfred_jr
Thank you so much for your interest in our project :heart:

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Welcome to Grand hackathon S7
Not much of an NFT fan but that wouldn’t stop me to venture into any that I fancy and convinced on ,…so coming to Tronpixel does that mean it’s a platform where one’s NFT can be stored safely maybe also provide staking option for your NFTs to earn some rewards as well? But if am wrong you can enlighten me more, thank you

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Welcome to hackathon season 7, please can this pixel art created on your platform be easily shared or integrated with other digital platforms and social media?

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Hi @Nweke-nature1.com, Thanks for asking.

TronPixels is more about being a social platform than focusing solely on NFTs. It’s all about letting people express themselves through pixel art. Down the line, we’ll add an optional feature to mint artwork as NFTs for those interested, but it’s not the core of the platform. Staking isn’t planned right now, but we’ll definitely be rewarding user engagement through weekly tournaments and other incentives. We’ll be looking for your pixel art :slight_smile:

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Hi @Chukseucharia thanks for welcoming us,

Currently, we don’t have this feature, but we may plan to add options for users to share their pixel art directly on platforms like X (Twitter), Instagram, and others. We’ll let u know

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Welcome to the Hackathon of season 7, you’re project is really a good and interesting one, please tell me are you in any way planning to go cross chain, thank you

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