Evaluated on 6/25/2025
Q1: Name of your Grant
- Score: 5 of 5
- Decision: Meets intent of the question. No additional input required.
- Rationale: Name is descriptive and easy to tell what it is for.
Q2: Total Grant amount in USD ($)
- Score: 3 of 5
- Decision: Meets intent of the question. Additional input required.
- Rationale: Increased scrutiny will be applied due to $12.8K being over $3K. 10 weeks from today 6/25/2025 is 9/3/2025, 3 days after Aug 30th. Is it possible to complete everything before Aug 30th?
Q3: Evaluation Factor – Specific
- Score: 4 of 5
- Decision: Meets intent of the question. Additional input required.
- Rationale: Great plan to engage the community using existing tools you have developed, Magic Block and Magic Palette. The strategic funnel that turns gamers into creators is very specific and clearly connects to the Sandbox ecosystem. Contests are relevant to the end goal of attracting as many gamers to the strategic funnel and overcoming the friction non-builders experience when trying to become Sandbox builders.
- Request: Would it be possible to request you add contest details and submissions to these DAO forums? I think this would be helpful to both the DAO and to your contests. If so, please edit your original post and add that to your plan.
- From Grok: @thesandrush is a passionate creator studio empowering #Sandfam with #MagicPalette to craft stunning voxel worlds for @ TheSandboxGame, backed by @ TheSandboxDAO, and thriving on community-driven innovation thesandrush is hyping @ magicpalette_io, showcasing creator tools at @ NFCsummit, and cheering #SandFam’s epic @ TheSandboxGame builds. The X community praises thesandrush for their innovative Magic Palette tool and collaborative metaverse projects, boosting creator capabilities. Identity: @ thesandrush is a creator studio focused on empowering the #Sandfam community within @ TheSandboxGame, a decentralized metaverse platform. They are closely tied to @ magicpalette_io, a tool for creating voxel-based assets, and are supported by @ TheSandboxDAO. Core Themes: Community-driven creation, voxel art, metaverse innovation, and collaboration with The Sandbox ecosystem. Magic Palette Promotion: @ thesandrush frequently highlights @ magicpalette_io, a tool designed to simplify voxel creation for The Sandbox. Posts emphasize its role in enabling creators to build stunning 3D voxel worlds. Community Response: The X community responds positively, praising @ thesandrush for Magic Palette’s user-friendly interface and its impact on The Sandbox’s creator ecosystem. Users often share their own voxel creations, tagging @ thesandrush.
Q4: Evaluation Factor – Measurable
- Score: 5 of 5
- Decision: Meets intent of the question. Additional input required.
- Rationale: Milestones are clear, make sense, relevant to the Q3 specific, and reasonably distributed across the 10 weeks. Please edit your post to include %s next to the dollar figure. The milestones do add up to the amount requested in Q2 Amount.
Q5: Evaluation Factor – Accountable
- Score: 2 of 5
- Decision: Does not meet intent of the question. Additional input required.
- Rationale: Thank you for including 3 points of contact. Please include a link to X accounts or “about me” pages where at least 2 of the contacts can be viewed.
Q6: Evaluation Factor – Realistic
- Score: 5 of 5
- Decision: Meets intent of the question. No additional input required.
- Rationale: Grant author clearly explains how this will benefit the Sandbox ecosystem through increase of builders (both Game Maker and Vox Editor) through impactful contests involving pre-existing content and builder tools that are currently available for use (Magic Palette and Magic Block).
Q7: Evaluation Factor – Timely
- Score: 3 of 5
- Decision: Meets intent of the question. Additional input required.
- Rationale: Timeline encompasses all milestones and timeline is clearly laid out. Same question as Q2, is it possible to complete everything before Aug 30th?
Q8: Evaluation Factor – Disclosure
- Score: 4 of 5
- Decision: Meets intent of the question. No additional input required.
- Rationale: Thank you for making the disclosure about us having crossed paths before and your previous application to CLOSED: The Sandbox DAO Grant Program > CLOSED: Web3 integration. Pepe has been an interview guest on SANDDAO podcast Ep 2, Ep 13, Ep 15) related to SIP-8 MAGIC PALETTE and authorship of our own separate SIPs to inform SandFam on how to author SIPs.
Full Disclosure details
- There was media coverage from Lanzer on Magic Palette on the SANDDAO Part I, Part II and Part III
- We did submit this proposal last week already in the Web3 Grant section, but on recommendation of the Web3 grant manager @yuelwolf, we have now moved this request to the “Community Engagement” section, since our project has a better alignment with the goals of this grant program.
- From Grok: @voxelgem, a passionate creator at SAND RUSH, builds innovative tools like Magic Palette to empower #Sandfam builders in The Sandbox ecosystem, believing in the power of community-driven creativity. Voxelgem’s hyping @ TheSandboxGame’s creative tools and community, from #MagicPalette to epic voxel designs! The X community praises @ voxelgem for their innovative Magic Palette tool, with @ mrLanzer and @ TheSandboxGame highlighting their impactful contributions to the TSB ecosystem. @voxelgem’s posts center around voxel art, The Sandbox Game, and their innovative tool, Magic Palette. They are active in engaging with the #SandFam community, sharing updates about their work, and promoting collaborative efforts in the metaverse. Their posts reflect a mix of technical expertise, community enthusiasm, and advocacy for user-generated content (UGC) in blockchain gaming.