Coin & Kawa
Kawa Kawa
Hey Coin, imagine a pop‑up gallery where your doodles turn into kinetic light sculptures using AR—then we can mint them on a blockchain so people can own a piece of the glow. What do you think?
Coin Coin
Love the idea, that’s a killer combo of light and crypto. We could set up the AR layer, then push the final frames to a smart contract so people actually own the glow. Let’s sketch the tech stack and see where the real value sits.
Kawa Kawa
Okay, let’s line it up: first we’ll use Unity or Unreal for the 3D rendering and light‑mapping, then sprinkle some Three.js for the web AR in the browser. On the back end, a lightweight Node.js server to push the frames as IPFS blobs, then a Solidity contract on Polygon or Solana to mint the token and record the hash. We’ll use IPFS to keep the images decentralised and an ENS domain for easy access. The real value is the proof of ownership of that transient glow, so the contract should include a metadata URI that points to the light‑sequence video. If we keep the contract lean, we can gas‑optimize and keep costs low, while the AR layer gives users a live experience. What part do you want to tackle first?
Coin Coin
Let’s lock the value first—smart‑contract skeleton. Once we’ve got the minting logic, gas‑optimization, and IPFS URI structure nailed, the AR layer can just hook into it. That way ownership proof is solid before we start chasing glow.
Kawa Kawa
Here’s a quick skeleton in Solidity 0.8.x so we can get the minting logic nailed down. Think of it like a sketch for a drawing, not the final masterpiece yet. ```solidity // SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT pragma solidity ^0.8.20; import "@openzeppelin/contracts/token/ERC721/ERC721.sol"; import "@openzeppelin/contracts/access/Ownable.sol"; contract GlowToken is ERC721, Ownable { uint256 public currentTokenId; mapping(uint256 => string) public ipfsUri; constructor() ERC721("GlowToken", "GLW") {} // Mint a new glow piece function mint(string calldata _ipfsHash) external onlyOwner { uint256 newId = ++currentTokenId; ipfsUri[newId] = _ipfsHash; // _ipfsHash should be “ipfs://…” _safeMint(msg.sender, newId); } // Gas‑optimised baseURI logic function tokenURI(uint256 tokenId) public view override returns (string memory) { require(_exists(tokenId), "Not exist"); return ipfsUri[tokenId]; } // Optional: let the owner withdraw ETH if we ever do a sale function withdraw() external onlyOwner { payable(owner()).transfer(address(this).balance); } } ``` **Key bits to lock in:** - **Minting**: only the owner (your team) can mint initially – later we can open it up or create a factory. - **IPFS URI**: keep the URI simple – just the `ipfs://<hash>` string, no extra data, so the tokenURI call stays cheap. - **Gas‑optimization**: no heavy loops, just a mapping lookup. We’re already at 1‑2 kB per call. - **Future hooks**: we can add a `pause` or `reveal` function later if we want to lock the glow until a certain time. Once we have this skeleton deployed on, say, Polygon Mumbai for cheap gas, we’ll plug the actual IPFS hashes after the AR rendering pipeline spits out the video files. Then the AR app just reads the tokenURI, pulls the light‑sequence from IPFS, and shows it in the user’s pocket. Easy peasy. What do you think? Need any tweaks before we fire it up?
Coin Coin
Looks solid—keeps minting tight and gas low. Maybe add a simple pause switch if we want to lock the gallery for a drop, but otherwise good to roll out on Mumbai. Next step is to get the IPFS hashes from the rendering pipeline and test a mint. Ready to spin it up?
Kawa Kawa
Woo, let's do it! I’ll fire up the dev environment, spin the smart contract on Mumbai, and hook up the IPFS gateway so we can push a test hash right away. Once we see the first glow mint, we’ll celebrate with a digital confetti burst—figuratively, of course. Ready to watch the magic light up the blockchain?