[Video Disruptor] Building Tensions

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Application by: stonecrypto
## What is your project, and what problem does it solve?
We are introducing a new Web 3 NFT collectible set based on our research and findings on alien classifications & ancient artifacts. Leveraging emerging technology such as Livepeer Studio to build our own streaming platform for this show, we seek to enhance viewer experience's and provide added value to our audience while contributing to digital engagement and exploration via platform gamification.

## Link to public GitHub repo (if applicable)

## Link to demo website (if applicable)
https://buildingtensions.io/
## Please describe in more detail why this proposal is valuable for the Livepeer ecosystem
There is a growing trend in discussion, sightings, exposure and exploration in conspiracies and aliens. Our goal is to participate in and capture this trend of helping those explore the unknown in a fun and potentially viral way. We will be disseminating our content on tiktok, YT, and Twitter to spread awareness in attempts to create fun, engaging, and viral content.

## Please describe in details what your final deliverable for this project will be.
- Working livestreaming application launched into production for the 30 day 24/7 livestreamed building alien themed NFT's
- 5 minimum interviews with influencers (5k following+) and scholars, and experts
- NFT collectible set launch

## How will this deliverable benefit the Livepeer ecosystem?
There is a growing trend in discussion, sightings, exposure and exploration in conspiracies and aliens. Our goal is to participate in and capture this trend of helping those explore the unknown in a fun and potentially viral way. We will be disseminating our content on tiktok, YT, and Twitter to spread awareness in attempts to create fun, engaging, and viral content.

## Please break up your development work into a clear set of milestones

## What is the total amount requested (in USD)?
15000

## Specify your team's long-term plans to maintain this software and upgrade it over time
We will launch multiple seasons of the show.

Season 1 is our alpha, focused on building our core community and solidifying our place for conspiracy/supernatural live content.

Season 2 is planned on remote viewing. We will cast, educate, and train on remote viewing and hold competitions on viewing targets.

We also plan to iterate on the existing streaming platform to improve user experience.

## Please describe (in words) your team's relevant experience, and why you think you are the right team to build this project. You can cite your team's prior experience in similar domains, doing similar dev work, individual team members' backgrounds, etc.
Team member or individual backgrounds:

StoneCrypto (Project lead) - Head of NA/EU operations at Tencent overseas livestreaming, previously DLive (acquired by BitTorrent/Tron)

EnicLoom (Tech lead) - Senior Software Infrastructure Engineer at Netflix. Previously at Twitch/DLive

Contradictio - Senior Fullstack Engineer at Studo

Armin - Senior Engineering Consultant at Opitz Consulting Deutschland GmbH

MagicMaggie (Product lead) - Senior Product Manager at Tencent overseas livestreaming

Primroze (Marketing manager) - Twitch streamer with 66k followers twitch @primroze

Weiwen (Project/Operations Manager) - Masters in Communication Management at University of Southern California

## Who is your target user group? How do you plan on getting your users to use this?
We are not targeting the traditional NFT market as the core target audience but creating demand for a new product and community specifically for Building Tensions around the growing trend in discussion, sightings, exposure and exploration in conspiracies and aliens.

e-mail marketing via lists
referral programs built in product
Content marketing via YT, Tiktok, FB, and IG

## How did you learn about the Livepeer Grants Program?
From the Livepeer team, Eric Tang.

## Was this project started at a hackathon or another web3 event? Which one?
No. Self started project.

## Please include any additional information that you think would be useful in helping us to evaluate your proposal.
Here is the previous thread where we were initially trying to head towards the SPE route, but shifted towards grants.

https://forum.livepeer.org/t/pre-proposal-building-tensions-show-livestream-building-publicly/2401

Start by reviewing the Building Tensions demo website and the proposal's MVP milestone for a Livepeer Studio streaming platform. The stated done criteria are a test-stage MVP with multiple stream displays, chat, and login, followed by payment, gifting, rewards, and a 30-day production livestream; no repository, files, or tests are provided.

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