Zesty Community Update #2
By limbofeather
Originally published November 25, 2021
Zesty started as a simple way for WebXR developers to monetize their experiences. What Zesty is becoming today is a public good that developers can rely on to keep the metaverse more open, that respects the privacy of its participants, and does not keep user data siloed in private servers.
Today, we are building more efficient markets for the true value of what metaverse builders are bringing to the ecosystem to be discovered, and for the creations to be truly owned by users, through the use of web3 technologies.
In our second community update, we’re excited to share with you our work on:
* Zesty Beacons — get stats on banners
* Discord auction notifications
* Unity SDK support
* Upcoming community call on Nov 28 @ 10 AM EST
* 2 new microgrant recipients
Market Activity
Since our last update a month ago, the ZestyMarket contract on Polygon has paid out another 1,227 USDC to creators, to a total of 3,445 USDC. This is an increase of 55% month-over-month! To get the latest numbers, as always, you can find a link to our Dune Analytics here.
As the holidays are around the corner, we anticipate the Zesty marketplace to become even more active as more people purchase spatial hardware for friends and family.
If you’re a space owner, we encourage you to begin creating your auctions for holiday spots early. If you’re a team working to promote your brand or product, start thinking about spaces you’d want to rent before they sell out.
Discord Notifications
We’re happy to share that the team has implemented notifications on Bob the Bot.
If you’re an active user of the market be sure to enable notifications by typing `@Bob the Bot notify` in the #bot-commands channel.
The bot will notify you if auctions have been bought, accepted, or rejected.
SDK — Beacons
In addition to Discord notifications, we’ve been working actively on a new SDK feature called beacons, which collects metrics on the number of times the SDK has loaded in the experience.
A feature that has been asked for many times, beacons enable Zesty NFT owners and advertisers to price the space more accurately. Keep in mind that beacons are currently still in beta and may undergo changes.
We will be discussing more about the beacons during our community call, so make sure you tune in for that.
SDK — Cryptovoxels and Unity Support
We are also happy to share that instructions on how to embed a Zesty banner into your Cryptovoxels parcel is available in your space’s “Integration” tab, as well as on the Zesty Docs.
If you have been interested in integrating Zesty for your Unity app, our Unity SDK has reached parity with other 3D frameworks, and is ready to be used live. Check your space’s integration tab or the Zesty Docs for more information.
You can also view examples of all of our SDKs in action on our examples site, which display the various banner formats and styles in a live setting.
Lastly, we have fixed an issue where banners that linked out to an Oculus Store app did not open properly on Quest headsets. Thanks to cooperation from the Oculus Browser team, this should be working as intended again.
Next Community Call
Zesty will be having our second Community Call on **November 28, 2021 at 10 AM EST**, in the town-hall channel in our Discord. Please RSVP to this Discord message so we have a rough idea of numbers.
Feel free to write any questions and feedback here! https://forms.gle/ZVVUKHJnYtBJynpU8
Microgrants
During the month of November, we issued two more microgrants of 1000 USDC to CROEWENS and tcg, who are working on WebXR experiences.
CROEWENS is working on a space racing WebXR game and tcg is working on Red Lite Green Lite WebXR game.
You can use the #grantee-updates channel in the Zesty Discord to follow along.
Work With Us
Zesty is growing and we’re looking for a passionate front-end engineer. If you think you’d be a good fit, or if you know someone that would, please let us know.
Until next time,
limbofeather
