Appendix 1: “Near Digital Collective application form” **Section 1 **- DAO/Project Information Organization Name: NEAR DragonVerse Proposal Title: Building the Kingdom of Dragons pt.1 When was your DAO / Project established? February 20th DAO’s Category: Gaming/NFT Project’s Category: Gaming/NFT **Section 2. Previous Funding** Have you received funding for this project from any source? No. **Section 3. DAO URLs** DAO / Project Website: https://dragon-verse.vercel.app/ Social Media Distribution Channels: @NEARDragonVerse on Twitter Is Your DAO/Project Targeting a Specific Country? Global. Which region will your DAO/ Project support? Core team resides in N. America but we support all regions **Section 4. Applicant Information** Name of Point of Contact: Jeff Gold or Rhyme Taylor NEAR Wallet ID: @dragonverse.sputnik-dao.near Wallet ID that will be receiving funds: @dragonverse.sputnik-dao.near Country of Residence: Mexico Twitter, Telegram: @NEARDragonVerse Relevant Links (add any other links to resources that highlight your work or involvement with NEAR ecosystem. This may include your portfolio, GitHub, etc.): https://paras.id/collection/eggs-of-near-by-eggvendornear 4600+ eggs sold in first week. Inspired countless other egg collections as part of the community egg community campaign. **Section 5. Team Members** Please provide information about Team Members. Information should include (name, roles, near.social profile handles) Jeff Gold of NEARHub: Co-Lead (Dev and Engineers) Rhyme Taylor: Co-Lead (Project Management and Brand Strategy) Benny Brown of Bodega Labs: Dev Support and Brand Partner **Section 6. Experience** What related qualifications, experience, or track record does your team bring to this initiative? Short Summary of Your and Team’s Professional Experience List Web3 Projects You Have Completed Visit website links for list of previously completed projects. nearhub.online bodega.land **Section 7. DAO/Project Charter/White or Litepaper and Goals** What Problem Are You Aiming to Solve? Creating a more active community in the gaming and NFT space with quality engagement. We have also rallied other gaming builders. How can your DAO / Project achieve NDC priorities, goals, and KPIs? Our hatching mechanism logs an onchain tx with every click. Holders must click (or use other unlocking mechanisms) to hatch their egg and unlock their dragon. We are also establishing a gateway for gamers launched on web4, plus docs about how to launch your own games. Collaboration and utility for platforms and tokens throughout the entire ecosystem with sustained and prolonged activity from a growing user base. Roadmap of your DAO/project, Milestones, and achievements: Weeks 5-9: Meteor Wallet Partnership Announcement: highlighting missions, side quests Jump DeFi Partnership Announcement: includes staking Egg-cubator begins. Dragons able to begin process of hatching. Eggs lock in Jump DeFi for an experimental program known as Stake n Eggs. Different elements and collections will have different attributes and hatching mechanisms. Users will be able to ombine eggs to make them hatch faster. People without dragons can help others hatch their dragon will create ways to earn free eggs. Gamified on-chain hatching mechanism. ****FUTURE ROADMAP AND PROGRESSION 3 Months+**** Likely will be proposed to gaming dao. Builders dao Week 10-14 *Bodega trait swaps V.2 attributes ready Traits. Week 15-19 Game Launch: DragonNear game built for people to battle and breed their dragons. Section 8. Budget Projected Budget for the next three months (In USD for each Task/Milestone) First Month: 5k 1k-Prototype Tech 1.5k-Frontend Tech 1k-Infrastructure 1.5k-project managament & coordination, partnerships, and brand strategy Total: 5k Second and Third Months: 9k-10k 1k-Prototype Tech 2k-Frontend Tech 2.5k-Infrastructure 3.5k-project managament & coordination, partnerships, and brand strategy Total: 9k What is the length of Commitment to Delivering Your Project? Will your team be working on this project full-time? Ongoing deliverables. Full-time. First proposal: Four weeks. Will your team be fully renumerated from this budget? Yes Section 9. Project/DAO longevity Does your project/DAO require one-time or continuous funding? Continued Will your DAO/Project device have a way of sustaining itself after this round of funding? Not immediately but a direct path to self-sustainability is imminent with foundational support at this critical beginning stage. What are the possible roadblocks to the success of your project/DAO? Lack of eocsystem support to help build core infrastructure. #build #request