In May, Galactic Hubs, the Alien Worlds community grant fund, began operations. We received 58 submissions from both new and seasoned supporters throughout the 45-day application period. We’re thrilled to report that grants totaling more than 1 million Trilium have been accepted for Season 1 of Galactic Hubs.
We were delighted to see a diverse range of suggestions and encouraged by the volume of applications. The high level of interest provided us with the opportunity to identify areas of friction in the process as we begin designing improvements for the next season. We want to thank all the applicants for their collaborative spirit as we work towards a robust grant program benefitting the Alien Worlds metaverse.
Galactic Hubs is pleased to announce the first round of grant recipients, along with a brief description of the project and a link to their platform.
eSports & Gaming
Grant tier: Pioneer
Grantees: Alexander Grover, Steve Murphy
A free-to-play, strategic space combat game set in the Alien Worlds metaverse. Players enter the Battledome using their Alien Worlds NFTs.
HODL Warriors — Gamified Fan Fiction
Grant tier: Development
Grantees: Ian Harrison, Darren Cullen
Gamified fan fiction between Alien Worlds and Graffiti Kings through their upcoming P2E game, The HODL Warriors. This includes the minting of 10,000 Alien Worlds-inspired battle deck NFT cards for the game. Go to “Crews & Clans’’ to check out their Alien Worlds collection.
Art & Collectibles
Galaktika — Alien Worlds Inspired NFTs
Grant tier: Development
Grantees: Aurelien Floret, Bona Yu
Alien Worlds inspired NFT cards have been minted in eight rarities. These Trilium spaceship cards are available for Explorers to mine on VELES 20:6 and NARON 24.9. Get your shovels ready! Grant Demonstration
Grant tier: Development
Grantee: FifthAce Development of 3D animation using a Rokoko smart suit and motion capture gloves to animate Alien Worlds characters to enrich storytelling.
Storytelling
AW Fractally — Weekly community meetup
Grant tier: Development
Grantee: Duane Phillipi
Network & Earn at the AW Fractal Community Weekly Meetup at 16:00 UTC, every Friday. A one hour meetup, where community members share what they and/or their communities have done in the last week in the AW metaverse.
Real-World Applications
Grant tier: Development
Grantees: Extra von NotHaus, Steven Brendtro
LD2 Protocol developed a platform supporting Trilium-backed NFTs on the WAX blockchain.
Grant tier: Development
Grantee: Jun Dam
dBoard aims to enhance the worker proposal systems and ultimately set up DAOs for success. Expected delivery: December ‘22
Galactic Hubs is eager to support more ecosystem development. Follow us on Twitter, Medium, or sign up for our newsletter to be notified when Season 2 of Galactic Hubs funding is open for submissions!
Want to expand the Alien Worlds Metaverse with your idea? Reach out to [email protected].