Name: Bob Rossi
Your forum username: Bob-Rossi
Twitter: @BobRossiETH
Reddit: u/Bob-Rossi
What is your experience in the interested domain? I am applying for the Gaming Domain. I’ve done a fair amount of gaming in my personal life, as well as tried out projects here and there in the space as the opportunities arose. I think there is potential for gaming to merge with blockchain technology, and Arbitrium’s low fees is something that I think can start to make it more economically feasible as the technology matures. I think I can bring a good balance of perspective when it comes to what makes a successful gaming product that also works well within the benefits and limitations of blockchain technology.
Please share links and supporting information. Do you have experience running in any other grant programs? This would be my first role within a grants committee. I have been participating in and following the crypto space since late 2015. While I don’t have a much technical developer knowledge, I feel I make up for that with my broad blockchain knowledge and general experiences over that time. Included with that is having seen a ton of the projects that have succeeded and failed in the last decade or so and I hope to use what I’ve observed of those events to help projects grow within this grant system. I have dabbled in educational projects as they arose (ETH Merge Write-Ups & Decentralization Education Projects to name a few). This year I expanded my roles in this space by taking on a role as a HOP & ARB delegate, and as a multi-sig signer for the EVMavericks DAO. Through those projects I’ve learned what it takes to make projects work within a decentralized, internet based team.
What would you like to see built on Arbitrum in your domain and what a good grant proposal looks like for you? First, I want to say that I am open to any and all ideas. My goal is not to filter projects into defined boxes, but to give projects a platform to grow their vision. I think the over-arching goals would be to both expand legacy gaming projects into the Arbitrum space, as well as create a place for starter projects to thrive. I’d like to see Blockchain gaming really take that next step into mainstream usage. I think even beyond strictly game building itself, I’d like to see projects that work with legacy media to enhance that experience, things like preservation of media come to mind.
A good grant proposal should include:
- A high-level summary of what is being built
- Clear and structured roadmap on how to achieve the goals of the project
- Describe how the project will benefit the Arbitrum / Ethereum / Blockchain space. In that same vein, how this grant can help your project succeed
- Detailed and transparent breakdown of budget, hours, expected cost.
- A plus would be a some backstory on the project and why you chose to pursue it!
Time commitment: I can commit to the 15 hours as required by the Domain Allocator role, and look to have a TAT of about 48h.
Declaration of Conflict of Interest: I am a delegate in the HOP and ARB DAOs. I also worked with Saurabh on the Snapshot / Tally voting. Since I am running for a Domain Allocator position, I plan to vote abstain when this vote goes to Snapshot to avoid any conflict of interest.