Q1 Name of your Grant
Sandbox Story Builders: Lore Writing Meets Metaverse at Web3Conf Enugu '25
Q2 Total Grant amount in USD ($)
$3,000
Q3 Evaluation Factor – Specific
This grant aims to create a unique community-driven storytelling event where participants craft African-inspired lore and stories that are then translated into playable Sandbox game scenes. It explicitly supports community engagement by empowering non-technical creators (writers, artists) to contribute meaningful content to the Sandbox ecosystem, producing new lore-based assets tied to real users. The grant application fully explains the project scope, objectives, and deliverables without requiring external context.
Q4 Evaluation Factor – Measurable
Milestones:
Milestone 1 – Pre-Event Onboarding & Tooling (August 2025) (30% - $900)
- Train 5 local facilitators on using Sandbox Game Maker & VoxEdit
- Curate story templates & lore starter packs (Africa-inspired prompts)
- Open early submissions for story ideas online
Deliverables: Templates, onboarding sessions, early story pool
Milestone 2 – Live Story Builders Event (Side Event at Web3Conf Enugu’25 - September) (40% - $1,200)
- Host 3-hour IRL storytelling and creative writing workshop (max 50 participants)
- Guide live storytelling + lore-writing
- Help participants start converting ideas to visual game plans
- Begin basic voxel asset sketching
Deliverables: 25+ original story submissions, event footage, storybook draft
Milestone 3 – Story Showcase & Sandbox Preview (Post Event - October) (30% - $900)
- Select top 3 stories from the story pool
- Create 1–2 sample experiences in Sandbox Game Maker based on selected stories
- Credit winning writers publicly on event channels (X, website, recap blog)
- Publish a lightweight post-event recap with highlights, images, and next steps
Deliverables: 3 selected stories, 1–2 Sandbox Game Maker demo scenes (can be greybox/prototype), Public shoutouts to writers, Post-event recap published online
These milestones are clear, evenly spaced across the project timeline, and total 100% in payment distribution.
Q5 Evaluation Factor – Accountable
Primary & Secondary Contact:
Tobi (Defiboy) — Ecosystem Lead, NextBridge Africa Twitter & Telegram
Q6 Evaluation Factor – Realistic
This grant fosters increased community content creation in the Sandbox ecosystem by introducing culturally relevant African lore and storytelling to the metaverse. It expands Sandbox’s user base by engaging non-technical creators and producing new, original game assets and narratives that can be scaled post-event. This aligns with Sandbox’s mission to empower creators and grow its cultural and narrative diversity. The project explicitly connects community-driven content with enhancing Sandbox’s metaverse richness and user retention.
Q7 Evaluation Factor – Timely
The project timeline aligns with Web3Conf Enugu scheduled for September 20–27, 2025, with pre-event onboarding and story submissions occurring by August 2025, live event delivery in September, and post-event game integration completed by the end of October 2025. All milestones will be executed promptly, with sufficient time for project wrap-up and deliverables prior to the grant program deadline.
Q8 Evaluation Factor – Disclosure
The beneficiaries of this grant are NextBridge Africa and Web3Conf Enugu organizers, Tobi which is publicly visible via Telegram and Twitter. NextBridge Africa is a recognized blockchain community and event organizer focused on Web3 ecosystem growth in Africa. Monetary benefits will be directed towards facilitator fees, creative development, and operational costs to ensure project delivery. The broader community of creators participating in the event will benefit from capacity building and exposure within the Sandbox ecosystem.
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