Entity
{"title": "Entity", "logoImg": "bafkreibhxox44p2nh66gzavlngzzb4cr4z7akypleqqays5yw6jv5mkygm", "website": "https://universaleverything.io/0x84841412e9f66e360c6da5f9dba11b8e88d87ea8?assetType=owned&assetGroup=grid", "bannerImg": "bafkreiamreyyzuoj3ewr7bx733hqdazocv4rfq2tj66vwa2z55ey4lzyka", "createdAt": 1739547702445, "userGithub": "WRDUP", "credentials": {}, "description": "## **Abstract**\n\nEntity is a creative mini dApp that transforms static art into **layered, morphing sequences**. By feeding it a static input source, Entity transcends its original form, evolving from a **fixed image into a dynamic, ever-adaptive engine**. Through independent **layer control, real-time parameter adjustments, and blend mode interactions**, users can craft mesmerizing **animations, responsive visuals, and iterative compositions**.\n\nUnlike conventional NFT experiences, Entity doesn’t just display art. It **reacts**. Each layer within the system can be manipulated in **speed, size, drift, and blend modes**, offering deep customization that can be stored directly in **Universal Profile metadata**.\n\nWhat truly sets Entity apart is its ability to function as both a **visualization tool and a layer-generation engine**. When combined with **LSP1**, this system **redefines on-chain interaction**, offering a **deeply customizable notification layer** for Universal Profiles.\n\nEntity challenges the boundaries of **static NFTs, fixed collections, and walled-garden ecosystems** by offering a **fluid, decentralized, and interactive** approach to digital ownership. It’s an **open-ended tool** designed to **merge art, depth, and utility**, creating a **new era of modular, cross-collection creativity**.\n\n# Entity's LSP Integration & Functionality  \n\n## 🔹 Core Implementation  \n- Utilizes **ERC725Y** key-value store through **LSP2 JSON Schema** standard.  \n- Configuration data saved as **Singleton key type** in **Universal Profile (UP)** metadata.  \n- Encodes layer configurations through **ERC725** with proper `valueType` and `valueContent`.  \n- Powers an **application that generates animated sequences** from **LSP8 collections**, specifically created for **Entity**.  \n- Built as an **open system** allowing **creators to contribute and build** for it.  \n\n---\n\n## 🔹 Universal Profile Integration  \n- ✅ **Seamless one-click connect** through UP provider.  \n- 🔐 **Instant Universal Profile authentication**.  \n- 🔄 **Automatic token balance verification** (`LSP7` - test token for saving functionality demonstration available through DM on twitter (since this requires saving to your profile and I haven't done testing on this thoroughly ) **so, for demo version only**.  \n- 🎭 **Full version operates purely on unique LSP8 collections/assets**.  \n- 📥 Loads individual layer configurations from **UP metadata**:  \n  - **Layer 1 - asset 1 - .json config tied per asset** (speed, size, drift, blend mode).  \n  - **Layer 2 - aset 2 - .json config tied per asset** (has complete independent control).  \n\n---\n\n## 🔹 Data Flow & Access  \n- ⚡ **Real-time configuration saves** to UP metadata.  \n- 🔌 **Automatic parameter loading** on UP connection.  \n- 🔑 **Token-gated access** for enhanced features (where applicable).  \n- 🌐 **Settings persist across all devices** through UP.  \n- 🚫 **No traditional database required** – pure **LSP implementation**.  \n\n---\n\n## 🔹 Technical Integration  \n- 📊 Leverages **LSP2 data key format** for standardized configuration storage.  \n- 🔄 **Real-time configuration updates** using `ERC725Y setData` function.  \n- 🔗 Implements full **LSP integration** for **persistent on-chain storage**.  \n- 📡 Seamless data retrieval through **LSP2-compliant ERC725 encoding/decoding**.  \n- 🖼️ Supports **LSP8 collections**, enabling unique **animated sequence generation**.  \n\n---\n\n## 🔹 Artist & Creator Guidelines  \nTo ensure compatibility with **Entity**, artists contributing to **LSP8 collections** must follow these guidelines:  \n\n🎨 **Asset Requirements**  \n- 📐 **Isolated assets**: Elements must **not touch** the canvas borders to **prevent visible lines** in generated sequences.  \n- 🖼️ **High-resolution canvas**: Ensuring quality and precision in animations.  \n- 🔲 **Transparent backgrounds**: Layers should be fully isolated without background interference.  \n- 🔄 **Variety of shapes**: Collections should feature **diverse forms** to maximize creative expression.  \n\n---\n\n## 🔹 User Experience  \n- 🖼️ **Layer parameters** are **encoded and stored** directly in your **Universal Profile**.  \n- 📌 **Configurations persist on-chain** through standardized **LSP data formats**.  \n- 🏗️ Complete adherence to **LUKSO’s metadata standards**.  \n- 🗂️ **Efficient key-value pair storage** of complex layer settings.  \n- 🎨 **Open system for creators** to build and expand **animated sequences**.  \n\n---\n\n💡 **Entity is designed as a dynamic, open, and persistent framework for animated sequences, seamlessly integrating LUKSO's Universal Profiles, LSP8 collections, and creator-driven content.** 🚀  \n \n\n## **The Problem: The Illusion of Power in NFTs Today**\n\nThe NFT space is stagnant. While the technology promises **ownership, interoperability, and creative freedom**, the reality is that most digital assets function like **static collectibles, locked in centralized platforms and assigned artificial value rather than actual utility**.\n\n### **1. NFTs Are Stuck in Centralized Ecosystems**\n\nMost NFTs today are **platform-bound**, functioning only within specific **marketplaces, wallets, or collections**. They are like warriors wielding powerful weapons that **only work in predefined battle zones**. The moment they step beyond their controlled environment, their power disappears, rendering them useless outside their designated ecosystem.\n\nThis lack of **true interoperability** means that **users don’t really own their assets** in a meaningful way. They are still dependent on the **platforms that issued them**, rather than having full control over **where and how they use them**.\n\n### **2. NFTs Are Static & Inflexible**\n\nMost NFTs today are little more than **images with metadata**, similar to a **sword with a label that states \"+1 Attack Speed,\" yet remains a non-functional prop**. They create an illusion of power but remain **unchangeable, predefined, and detached from meaningful interaction**.\n\nCollectors have **no way to modify, enhance, or expand** their NFTs beyond what was initially minted. Any **future evolution relies on external, centralized platforms** rather than the **owner’s control**.\n\n### **3. NFT Ownership Is Artificial**\n\nTrue ownership means **control beyond any single platform**. Yet, today’s NFTs **only exist within the boundaries imposed by their issuers**. It’s like a **warrior’s weapon turning into paper when used outside its designated battlefield**—a false promise of empowerment.\n\nRather than acting as **dynamic digital objects**, they remain **predefined collectibles**, unable to **grow, evolve, or integrate into broader digital ecosystems**.\n\n### **4. Users Are Conditioned to Follow Guidelines**\n\nCollectors and creators are **conditioned to expect predefined value**, much like a warrior **hesitating to wield a real sword** simply because it lacks a **description label**.\n\nThis **dependency on centralized guidance restricts creativity**. Instead of allowing users to **define their own utility**, current NFT ecosystems **dictate value through static traits, closed marketplaces, and rigid boundaries**.\n\n### **TL;DR**\n\nAt the core of these issues is a **fundamental misunderstanding of ownership and decentralization**. Many users struggle to think beyond simply **holding** an asset in a wallet.\n\nTrue ownership means the ability to **take an asset out of a system, enhance it, and reintroduce it—without breaking the system itself**. The NFT space remains **stagnant due to centralized mindsets** that limit users with **predefined boundaries, artificial value generation, and a lack of interoperability**.\n\nThe result?\n\n-   **Static limitations**\n-   **Artificial rarity** over true creative control\n-   **No quality control** in mass production & AI-generated spam\n-   **Disconnected ecosystems** with no **cross-collection** creativity\n-   **No real use of blockchain standards** beyond surface-level traits\n-   **Missed opportunities for technical innovation**\n\nMany assume fixing these issues requires **complex applications with multi-stage evolutions**. A complete reinvention of NFTs. But **Universal Profiles already provide the missing piece**.\n\nYet, over a year later, the industry still **fails to see their full potential**. The philosophy of **decentralization, modularity, and collaboration** remains **underutilized**, and **web3 continues to mimic the failures of web2** trapped by **centralized systems disguised as decentralized solutions**. \n\n## **How Does Entity Tackle This?**\n\nBy leveraging **Universal Profiles, the Grid, and LSP standards**, Entity **redefines ownership, collaboration, and interaction** in the NFT space.\n\n-   **Ownership beyond just holding**:\n    \n    -   Entity introduces a **modular, fluid approach** allowing users to **modify, swap, and enhance** assets, not just collect them.\n    -   Add a **layer from another artist** to your Entity.\n    -   **Extract a layer**, modify it with an external tool, then **plug it back in** without breaking the system.\n    -   **Purchase user-generated layers** and integrate them into your own sequences.\n-   **True interoperability**:\n    \n    -   Entity emphasizes **cross-tool interaction**.\n    -   Example: My tool supports **symmetry-based transformations**, but someone else could build a **pixel-shift effect**.\n    -   **Users can extract layers from Entity, modify them externally, and reintegrate seamlessly.**\n    \n-   **Co-creation between artists and collectors**:\n    \n    -   Collectors aren’t just **purchasing static assets**—they’re **starting a creative journey**.\n    -   **No more artificial rarity**, instead of relying on a **random trait generator**, collectors can now **appreciate assets for artistic qualities** (e.g., a **specific gradient or shape**).\n    -   **These artistic details now have real utility**, they can be used in **sequences, repurposed into new layers, or even resold**.\n-   **Highlighting the necessity of decentralization**:\n    \n    -   Centralization **imposes limitations**.\n    -   True interoperability **removes those boundaries**, allowing for **collaborative, evolving digital ownership**.\n-   **Cross-collection innovation**:\n    \n    -   Entity enables **open-ended layer creation**, where **artists can develop standalone layer collections**.\n    -   **Collectors can iterate on these collections, modifying them and integrating them into sequences without restrictions.**\n-   **Showcasing the power of blockchain**:\n    \n    -   **Provenance tracking**, recording **who contributed to each layer**, tracking **its transformations**, and ensuring full transparency.\n-   **Augmented Reality (AR) Integration**:\n    \n    -   **Export high-quality .webp stills from sequences**.\n    -   **Use a still as an AR marker**, allowing users to **scan and instantly view their animated sequence via their smartphone**.\n-   **LSP1-powered blend modes & event triggers**:\n    \n    -   **Assign blend modes to sequence layers**, activating real-time effects.\n    -   Example:\n        -   **Layer 2 turns red upon receiving a message**.\n        -   **Layer 3 flashes upon gaining a new follower**.\n    -   This transforms the **Universal Profile itself into a dynamic, visual interface**.\n-   **Dynamic Audio-Reactive Layers**:\n    \n    -   A working version of Entity already **reacts to onboard sound**, making profiles **instantly responsive**.\n\n- **Clever use of Universal Profiles Metadata & on-chain storage as it's saves the layer configuration (all parameter / slider settings straight into the users' profile metadata.**\n\n\n\n## **Final Thoughts**\n\nEntity **ticks every box of what Universal Profiles were meant to unlock**.\n\nThis project wasn’t built by a team of engineers. It was built by an **artist pushing creative boundaries**, spending **1.5k+ hours** hand-drawing **315 unique characters** as the **genesis LSP8 collection**.\n\nThese assets are just the **beginning**. They introduce an entirely **new category of NFTs**, one that shifts the focus from **holding assets to dynamically evolving them**.\n\nEntity isn’t just a tool.  \nIt’s a **movement towards true ownership, real decentralization, and the next step in digital identity**.\n\n!! Might I add that time was very short for me to get it working in this state. This was a rush till the very last minute to be able to apply :-) !!\n", "logoImgData": {}, "bannerImgData": {}, "projectTwitter": "VXCTXRGRPHX"}