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DCL-Edit - Further Development

EnactedGrant Request

Proposal Details

Author0x9429…0377
PublishedJun 18, 2022 07:28
Voting beginsJun 18, 2022 07:28
Voting endsJul 02, 2022 07:28
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Grant size

240,000 USD

Tier

Tier 6

Beneficiary

0x2a9D…922D

Description

Over the last months, we have been working on DCL-Edit, a visual editor that runs locally on your PC, allowing you to build and code your scene with the Decentraland SDK in parallel. Giving you the typical workflow of well known state-of-the-art game engines, the current stable base version already greatly boosts productivity. Since the release of the first stable version (check out our previous grant for the base version of DCL-Edit: https://governance.decentraland.org/proposal/?id=0cb35ba0-7e05-11ec-9447-6b730f00647d), we’ve added a couple of additional features like materials, improved UI and a prototype scene importer. The journey has just begun, though. Although significantly boosting your productivity already, DCL-Edit still has so much potential. We’re about to get this tool to the next level. Based on the feedback from the developer community, we now put together a roadmap for the next six months to establish DCL-Edit as a professional, reliable and highly productive tool for Decentraland. To reach our goal, a big refactoring for DCL-Edit is required. That means some significant chunks of the editor will be rewritten from the ground up, which will require some time. But fear not, we will keep updating the current version with bug fixes and smaller features as needed.

Voting Power

04M8MRequired to pass06/1806/2106/2506/2807/01
YesNo

15 Comments

daoJul 18, 2022

DCL-Edit - Further Development This proposal has been ENACTED by a DAO Committee Member (0xfe91c0c482e09600f2d1dbca10fd705bc6de60bc) Vesting Contract Address: 0xb26a55d0e517b637a25124a62ae7995b5e30cec5 [View Transaction](https://etherscan.io/tx/0x6a05eb80bcf25f876f2ecee625682b50863884cc01de09ec33920e3160574c45)

ZinoJul 15, 2022

Hi!, Congratulations on receiving a Grant to contribute to Decentraland! [Our mission](https://governance.decentraland.org/proposal/?id=7a236540-d305-11ec-b521-2f98ffa6ccb0) is to support grantees to update their progress and achieve their goals, and thus contribute to the growth of this great community that is Decentraland. Here is some information that will be helpful for you: * **Your Grant is TIER i6, and your current status is PASSED. The DAO Committee is working on your Vesting Contract, which will be available in a few days. You can check in your Proposal Page to see when your Grant turns into ENACTED.** * **It’s very important to share your progress with the community. Inside your grant proposal -in the Decentraland governance platform- you will find a Project Update Section to publish updates once a month for transparency purposes.** * **We invite you to join the [DAO Discord server](https://discord.gg/zreZFeJ3) and to attend the [Decentraland DAO monthly town hall](https://events.decentraland.org/event/?id=fdcc852e-96e0-4843-b5f0-1da97331de77) -on the 2nd Thursday of each month @ 4:30 pm EST / 9:30 pm UTC-, which is a great way to share your updates with the community.** * **This is your dedicated discord channel https://discord.gg/zyE83XP8** * **Here you can find the[ Terms & conditions](https://docs.decentraland.org/decentraland/community-grants/#grant-requirements) of the grant program.** * My contact information: Juan Cassinelli (Zino): [juan.cassinelli@decentraland.org](mailto:juan.cassinelli@decentraland.org) / Discord: Zino#6052 **We are excited to hear from you! Do you use Discord?**, send me a message by Discord! Have a good journey! Zino The Grant Support Squad

daoJul 02, 2022

DCL-Edit - Further Development This proposal is now in status: PASSED. Voting Results: * Yes 99% 8,826,413 VP (28 votes) * No 1% 32,963 VP (7 votes)

cwernerJul 01, 2022

I don't know, that's just what I heard from Nico E. Bigger improvements to the SDK seem to be a priority now.

daxJun 27, 2022

ohhh wow that's interesting! is there somewhere i can read more about the decision to take that off the table? thanks for the reply!

cwernerJun 26, 2022

Hey there dax! As I have just heard from the core team, the in-world builder is currently off the table. DCL-Edit is the only professional builder for SDK developers. Regarding the budget breakdown: We'll have the whole developer team (3 devs + architect) work on the refactoring and CI/CD setup for around 4-6 weeks which amounts to around $30K. We'll then have three developers working full-time on the project for 20-24 weeks + a UX/UI developer later during development which amounts to around $125K in total. Project Management, Quality Management, Testing and Support adds up to around $30K. Once we have a clean code base, have the project set up neatly and all devs aligned, we'll add more developers at least part-time to further increase productivity for which we reserve $25K. The remaining ~ $30K are meant as a buffer and a security for us if development takes longer than expected (which it often does). Also, a part of that remaining $30K can be seen as a compensation for the months of work that we put into the project without any notable payment (except the $5K funding).

daxJun 25, 2022

that is the implication isn't it? that because they don't have a name, they're not "bought in" to the community?

cblechJun 24, 2022

Yes, dcl-edit is open source. Check out the repository: https://github.com/metagamehub/dcl-edit

estebanJun 24, 2022

Is the project open source? I'd totally vote yes if you open source the project

EibrielJun 23, 2022

Voted yes, great project! Having an easy to use editor is key for DCL success.

ArtReYouJun 20, 2022

Where did i say they are not part of the the Community?

daxJun 20, 2022

i haven't used dcl-edit cause it's not yet available on linux but looking forward to that! it seems like this project could supplant the in-world builder project that seems to be going quite slowly. Could you comment on that, @cwerner? If the development of dcl-edit dovetails into a quicker release of the in-world builder, i think it becomes much more interesting. one thing i'd like to see in this proposal is a budget breakdown - how will you use this money, how long will it last, etc

daxJun 20, 2022

i find this point of view very bizarre - dcl-edit is literally sponsoring the game jam, how can you say they're not part of the community? what are you on about?

cwernerJun 19, 2022

Hello ArtReYou, the project has utility for Decentraland Developers and it's a huge benefit for Decentraland overall. With our tool, developers can build in a professional environment (like e.g. Unity), and are able to instantly switch between scene building and coding (which was not possible before - check the initial grant or our homepage https://dcl-edit.com). This significantly increases productivity and it will also draw in more developers from outside that expect professional tools when designing and developing their games, apps or any kind of experience. Higher productivity and more developers will of course benefit the users as well. Also please note that we're not coming out of nowhere with this project. We have already delivered a minimal stable version of the editor and devs are already working with it - it has also been pointed to in the recent Decentraland Game Jam announcement: https://decentraland.org/blog/announcements/the-2022-decentraland-game-jam-is-here/

ArtReYouJun 18, 2022

I've voted NO because: 1. You don't have claimed a DCL name 2. ATM i don't see any utility or benefit for the DCL Community This is just my personal opinion Best regards