1. Project Overview
SANDBOX TORI 2D ART CHRONICLES (A unique and culturally rooted name derived from Nigerian Pidgin — “Tori” meaning gist, insight, or revelation — signaling learning made immersive.) is a culturally immersive, manga-style comic series designed to onboard, educate, and retain users in The Sandbox through episodic storytelling infused with humor, relatability, and Pidgin English.
The series will blend:
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2D manga-inspired comics with web3 onboarding education.
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Sandbox event integration (e.g. Pirate Month, zombie events).
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Culturally relevant dialect (e.g., Nigerian Pidgin) to engage Africa’s growing crypto community.
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Gamified storytelling loops to improve platform retention.
Primary Goals:
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Simplify Web3 + The Sandbox onboarding for non-technical audiences.
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Use humor + visuals to boost memory retention.
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Create content that resonates with African tech creatives and crypto-native youth.
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Serve as a conversion funnel through entertaining and educational storytelling.
Target Audience:
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African crypto-curious users and NFT explorers.
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Nigerian tech content creators and digital artists.
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Meme lovers, manga fans, and gamified learners.
2. Problem Identification
The Sandbox faces:
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Visual fatigue from repeated voxel-style communication.
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Low cultural relatability in onboarding tools for African audiences.
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High drop-off during onboarding, instead of lightweight onboarding process that is ZK(zero knowledge) friendly
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Language barriers: Most onboarding content is in formal English, whereas much of Africa communicates in colloquial languages like Nigerian Pidgin.
My personal Insight: Many young African creators onboard to crypto via memes, TikTok skits, and comics — not whitepapers or tutorials. Sandbox currently lacks this style of native onboarding.
3. Solution Approach
Create Sandbox Tori 2D Art Chronicles, a 6 weeks 2-page per week manga comic series using humor, memes, and manga storytelling to:
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Explain Web3 concepts (land ownership, avatars, NFTs).
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Break down The Sandbox ecosystem (quests, rewards, SAND utility).
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Feature original characters + sandbox icons in comic skits.
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Use Nigerian Pidgin for dialogue to boost comprehension.
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Sync each issue with live Sandbox events (e.g., Pirate Month, Zombie Rush).
Methods of achieving these:
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Edu-tainment: Learn-by-immersion model.
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Visual memory hooks: Reinforces complex Web3 concepts through manga illustrations.
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Narrative onboarding: Characters face the same learning curve as new users.
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Multilingual UX: Pidgin + English hybrid to cover native and broader crypto base.
Why it works better: People don’t just need tools—they need context. This comic builds emotional connection to The Sandbox via storytelling and laughter, which are far more viral and shareable than static documents.
4. Impact Measurement
We will measure success through:
User Engagement Metrics:
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1000+ comic readers within 30 days of final release.
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50%+ return reader rate for Volume 1.
Onboarding Funnel:
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Increase in Discord/Metaverse sign-ins via comic QR codes.
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500+ new users onboarded using manga as a learning guide.
Community Feedback:
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90% positive feedback via reader surveys (Discord/Twitter polls).
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Meme remixes and content reposts across African crypto spaces.
Tracking Tools:
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Bitly QR tracking for CTA links.
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UTM tracking on shared stories/posts.
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Snapshot polls for feedback.
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Google Forms
5. Technical
| Milestone | Deliverables | Expected Completion Date | % of Total Grant Request | How to demonstrate |
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| #1 | Character Design + 2 intro episodes Week 1 | Week1 | 20% | PDF upload + jpg upload + intro thread on x |
| #2 | 2 follow up Manga Episodes (w/ QR CTAs | Week2 | 20% | PDF upload + jpg upload + intro thread on x + with active QR sandbox links |
| #3 | Event-Specific Drops (Pirate Month + 2 episodes) | Week3 | 10% | Event-Specific Drops (Pirate Month + 2 episodes) |
| #4 | 2 follow up Episodes | Week4 | 10% | PDF upload + jpg upload + intro thread on x |
| #5 | 2 more episodes | week5 | 15% | PDF upload + jpg upload + intro thread on x |
| #6 | Analytics + Retention Report + Vol. 1 Compilation and upload on manga creators plus | Week6 (Grand finale) | 25% | Full volume upload + detailed UTM report (impressions shared via screenshots) + detailed collective thread on the whole episode, intentionally blending African essentric details. |
6. Team Qualifications
I’m the sole creator for this project
Lead Creator – Design Ninja
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2D manga artist with experience in humor flavored storytelling.
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Experience creating viral digital content for Web3 communities.
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UI/UX design background in game interfaces and community onboarding flows.
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Fluent in Pidgin English, enabling connection with grassroots crypto natives.
Socials:
X: @_DesignNinja [page link: https://x.com/_DesignNinja?t=YPMaqIIQbSrcnSrm01kxyw&s=09]
Discord: @_designninja
Telegram: @_desinninj
Prior Work: Experience in building immersive game UIs, and successful delivery of high-retention comic assets in campaigns tied to local tech communities.
7. Budget Allocation & Sustainability
| Category Description | Budget (USD) |
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| Comic Art & Storyboarding Character designs, layout, and panels for 6 issues | $400 |
| Educational Content Scripting, translation to Pidgin, and editing | $500 |
| QR / CTA Integration + Tracking Web2→Web3 tools, URL tracking setup | $200 |
| Promotion & Distribution Twitter, Discord, meme page boosts | $400 |
| Community Engagement Polls, contests, meme remix prizes | $300 |
| Data Reporting + Feedback Tools Survey forms, UTM analysis | $200 |
| TOTAL: | $2000 |
Sustainability Plan:
After grant period, we’ll explore:
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Revenue via NFT-ified volumes
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Partnered lore comics with other Sandbox worlds
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User-generated content (fans creating their own Kpakoto episodes)
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Licensing characters for emotes/avatars
How did you hear about the Sandbox DAO Grants Program?
From a friend’s post on x:https://x.com/vicwritesall/status/1942135801069949048?t=dhH04FN5hf99HM9WSISlNg&s=19