Draft: Finding ways to attract users, developers, and creators sustaining V-Sekai

Metadata

  • Status: draft
  • Deciders: V-Sekai, Bioblaze Payne, fire
  • Tags: V-Sekai, GPT-4

Context and Problem Statement

V-Sekai is a project aimed at creating an open-source, federated virtual world platform. The main challenge faced by the V-Sekai project is to compete with established platforms like Roblox, which has a massive user base and a market valuation of $41 billion. The problem lies in finding ways to attract users, developers, and creators while maintaining a sustainable economic model.

Proposed Solution

To address the limitations of V-Sekai and make it competitive with platforms like Roblox, the following solutions are proposed:

  1. Implement a V-Sekai currency system: Convert fiat currency into in-game currency.
  2. Charge a fee for adding money into the system: This will help generate revenue for the platform and maintain its sustainability.
  3. Creators are paid directly for their content from V-Sekai.
  4. Prevent abuse and ensure fair distribution of resources.

Implementation

  1. Integrate a payment gateway to charge fees for adding money into the system.
  2. Implement usage limits for players and creators to ensure fair resource allocation.
  3. Offer creators a reward for their work.

Positive Consequences

  • Attracting more creators and users to the platform
  • Generating revenue to sustain the platform’s growth
  • Ensuring fair distribution of resources among users and creators
  • Encouraging creators to have a fair share in the platform.

Negative Consequences

  • Potential backlash from users due to fees and usage limits
  • Legal complexities in treating creators fairly.
  • Balancing the currency system to prevent inflation or deflation

Option graveyard

Implementing a single currency system: This option was discarded due to the potential for abuse and difficulty in balancing the economy.

If this enhancement will be used infrequently, can it be worked around with a few lines of script?

No, the proposed solution requires significant changes to the platform’s core architecture and cannot be achieved through simple scripting.

Is there a reason why this should be core and done by us?

Yes, the proposed solution addresses fundamental limitations of the V-Sekai project and is essential for its success. It requires deep integration with the platform’s core systems and should be implemented by the core development team.

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