Interview with Ferdinando Bosco, Technical Coordinator DAFNE+
Ferdinando Bosco, from our partner ENG is the technical coordinator of DAFNE+ project. In this interview he explains how DAFNE+ Platform can ensure fair content creation and distribution. For him one of the key aspects of blockchain technology and NFTs in particular is that they "can be a game changer for the creative industry and for the digital artists". This is because, in Bosco's opinion, it helps "ensure the ownership of the content and the transparency for the creator". In this sense, one of the key aspects of DAFNE+ platform, is that it covers the entire value chain of the content creation and distribution of artistic creations.
In this interview, Ferdinando Bosco also talks about what technical challenges the project has needed to adress. One of the hardest, "was to provide all these technical features implemented using blochain and link them in a unique workflow", says Bosco.
Anyhow, all this challenges have been addressed by having an iterative approach abut also having in mind the feedback of the users constantly.
Bosco also tells about how has the migration to amoy testnet been and what consequences can this have in the future if something like this happens again. In his opinion, "we had a very good approach because we had a very fast release and we provided creators a one-click way to migrate their contents already created".
Watch the full interview to learn more about DAFNE+ Platform new version release.
https://youtu.be/lRxI3lzU4X8
New release of DAFNE+ Platform
October has been a really busy month for DAFNE+ project. We had had the release of a new version of the DAFNE+ platform with many updates and new features that creatives are really going to enjoy.
After several months from the launch of the first version, some things needed to be updated and others were planned for this second phase of the project an dthe platform. The newest and most important update is that we have designed and implemented a new DAO system for DAFNE+ community. This will enable our future members to create proposals and vote them.
Other updates were implemented in the NFT Marketplace such as a new user interface, more friendly and easy to go through, but also we have made improvements in the moderation and reputation systems.
The content creation tools have also been revised. A second version of the Style Transfer, the Virtual Avatar Personalization, the 3d Human Pose Estimation and the 3d Object Reconstruction were also applied.
Another important aspect that has been released in this last version of the platform has been the migration to Amoy Network of Contents and NFTs.
And last but nmot least we have created a new video tutorials section and overall UI/UX improvement for facilitating end-users participation.
Don't wait and jump in and see the changes for yourself in the Platform. And remember, give feedback!
DAFNE+ 6th Plenary Meeting in Manchester
This is the 6th occasion that all partners of DAFNE+ project get together to see how the project is progressing and to decide next steps. This time we have travelled to the English city of Manchester, home to the School of Digital Arts. Two days of intense work that has been fruitful for the project and tasks at hand.
These are the key points of the venue:
- We are entering the final phase of the project and we need to adress some extra efforts to make the DAO concepts comprenhensible.
- We are going to launch the intermediate version of the platform with some cool updates and improvements in the near future.
- We decided the location and timing of our next general meeting.
- We exchanged some useful thoughts about how we are going to approach this next phase of the project.
The next months are going to be exciting, we need to involve our communities in our discord so we can grow. Our discord is going to be key joinned together with DAFNE+ Platfom.
Let's continue the good and hard work!
Polygon upgrades MATIC into POL
Some time ago we were explaining what a network is to our community. Well today we will be writing about a change that it is going to be important within the Polygon netwrok, which is the one under which DAFNE+ Platform is operating.
In this sense, Polygon has executed a technical upgrade on their network on September 4th. They have converted its native cryptocurrency MATIC into the new POL token. This has been done on a 1:1 basis. The aim for this big movement is to enhance the token’s utility and pave the way for Polygon 2.0.
So basically the change will serve to better enable community participation in the network’s growth.
As for DAFNE+ Platform we will see how our technical partners implement this upgrade but, officially, Polygon successfully executed this upgrade on the testnet on July 17, and no broader issues were reported.
We will keep you on the loop for further news about this.
DAFNE+ in the Blockchain & NFT Partner Symposium
This week two of DAFNE+ partners celebrated the "Blockchain & NFT Partner Symposium". The School of Digital Arts from Manchester Metropolitan University (SODA) and the Institute of Advanced Arquitecture of Catalonia (IAAC) joined with FAB Lab BCN were in charge of organizing a two hour webinar in which to exchange impressions on a very exciting topic for the artistic and creative sector which is blockchain technology, DAOs and NFTs. Three topics that are bringing challenges to artists and designers amongst other creatives.
During the online event, that took place through DAFNE+ Discord channel, the project members had the chance to explain the DAFNE+ project as a whole. The technical partners explained to the attendants how the platform worked but also we had the opportunity to learn about licenses in the NFT space and what challenges need to be addressed.
Also, we could hear from some artistic entrepreneurships that were dealing with this new space and context. Very enriching conversations and insights were shared during this meeting.
Our Newletter is out!
Another edition of our newletter has just come out of the oven. If you are interested in learning how the project is progressing this piece of content is a really good way to be aware of the state of things.
Every semester we send a new one and this one counts its 4th edition already. Reading it we acknowledge that DAFNE+ platform has also a new edition. After a long period of trials and hard work some updates have been made to the platform and the tools included in it.
Hoping to offer a better version for our community of artists, designers, and musicians. Although it hasn't been easy due to the migration to Amoy testnet since the deprecation of Mumbai, we have managed to achieve this task.
Amongst these changes and updates, we can also watch an interview made to Iago Fernández-Cedrón, leader of the project from UPM.
In our newsletters we always introduce some educational content. This time we learn about smart contracts and it's utility in this new space.
So, remember if you want to be up to date with DAFNE+ project sign up here for the next one that will be due in December.
Creation of our Instagram account
In order to atract and attend the demands of our most beloved visual artists and creators we have signed up for an Instagram account. DAFNE+ will have now presence in this social network which enables creatives to show their work and build a community around their art. Hoping to be part of that community and create one of our own DAFNE+ project will be posting interesting content about fair creative content distribution and stories on how to empower creators and communities through new digital distribution models based on digital tokens.
Also we will continue with our divulgative posts about Web3, blockchain and NFTs to help new members of the space learn about it.
Follow us clicking here: https://www.instagram.com/dafneplus_/ or look for us @dafneplus_
IRCAM Forum celebrates an online webinar to explain how DAFNE+ platform works
The project continues to bring up opportunities for the community of users of the platform to grow. This was what happened with the online webinar celebrated by our partner IRCAM Forum last week. The online event gathered a group of artists and musicians interested in the possibilities of blockchain technology and DAFNE+ Platform.
The webinar was hosted by the artist and Product Manager of Ircam Forum, Greg Beller. He was the one to explain how the platform works and how the future users will be able to mint their contents using it. During the event the audience learnt how to create a wallet, how to resiter into DAFNE+ Platform and how to mint content.
As this technology is so new a lot of educational work needs to be done within communities of artists. This is also why the session was recorded, so that the attendants could access the webinar again.
Watch the session.
https://youtu.be/bJRAxT4mCj4
Migration to Amoy testnet in DAFNE+ Platform due to the deprecation of Mumbai
Such things happen and, sometimes, a quick response is the better option. Due to the deprecation of Mumbai testnet from Polygon, DAFNE+ platform has been obliged to migrate to Amoy testnet network, to be able to continue to work. For this reason, from now on the platform will operate in this other network.
The technical reason for this is that Mumbai testnet for Polygon PoS uses Ethereum’s Goerli testnet as its root chain. This means Mumbai counts on Goerli for block production. But, since Goerli is currently scheduled for deprecation, by the end of the first quarter of 2024, this change needed to be made as Mumbai will cease to operate too.
Our technician partners have been working hard on this matter so that none of our current users have any problems with this issue. The NFTs that had been created up to this point in time will need to be migrated aswell.
As a matter of fact this is being done already and no major issues have come up to this point. This is why in DAFNE+ project we are confident that this matter will be resolved soon enough.
This means also that we will start working on a new platform tutorial to show our future users how to configurate their wallet onto Amoy Testnet. In the meantime if you have any inquiries you can contact us here.
IRCAM Forum's 30th Anniversary
2024 is going to be a great and important year for one of DAFNE+ partners, IRCAM. This prestigious institution is celebrating it's 30th anniversary with an interesting variety of workshops and roundatbles showcasing the evolution of sound desing and music production along the last three decades.
During this event, celebrated from the 19th to the 22nd of March, experts and researchers will be explaining and showing how advancements have been incorporated to the industry but also what challenges faces nowadays.
As for DAFNE+ it has been an excellent opportunity to show the development of the project and the platform.
The programme of the Ateliers Forum 2024 has been very complete.