James Lynch

Writer. Designer.
Curious.
Go Bills.

Anywhere a kid lives is a place you should be able to ride a bike.

[James Lynch @JamesJWLynch]

Dad hats? hats for those guys who apparently have tiny little heads????

[MUSE @crowdmuse]

TY to all partners and creators who took part in the contest and campaign. Full retro below 👇

https://t.co/8eG3MvDHWS

[maz @mmazco]

this very DIY contest + campaign with @IDEOVC got us to test some of our assumptions around the design -> distribution -> production phases to get creators to design something people want + to avoid overproduction.

still yet to see if this model works with a community voting on a design + whether they would actually buy the final product!

its a tough model to coordinate manually, which i would rather feed the process into an agent to run multiple contests like this at a faster pace on @jokerace_io

a lot of this still depends on whether the creator or the platforms used have the distribution to help accelerate eyeballs + paying customers.

we saw over 3000 votes from 53 unique wallets on the contest with 1,722 votes going to the final winner @seanxthielen yet we are still to see whether this equates to sales on the winner's pre-order drop. if it doesn't we have to understand why sales don't convert even if a community was excited to vote...

[James Lynch @JamesJWLynch]

Excited to share the findings of all this hard work!

[MUSE @crowdmuse]

Now that the Cyberphysical contest has come to a close, we wrote up a retro to share our learnings.

Throughout a three-month campaign, we explored themes around ->

// the adoption of 3D design, genAI, and digital tools

// how this can help creators design concepts of physical products to avoid overproduction

// how community voting can help distribution of ideas and if it translates to final sales

[MUSE @crowdmuse]

"LANGUAGE" LONG SLEEVE TEE by @seanxthielen

[James Lynch @JamesJWLynch]

@middmbball @RVSmith54
https://t.co/NKgMtxdhoN

[MUSE @crowdmuse]

📢 CYBPERPHYSICAL BRAND CONCEPTS CONTEST + EXPERIMENT UPDATE

Over the next two weeks, we will be working with the winning contestant @seanxthielen to continue the experiment testing our thesis on what happens when you bake in distribution between the design and production phases.

[maz @mmazco]

me + @seanxthielen cooking? now that’s something to look out for. well done all! first contest on @jokerace_io with our amazing friends @IDEOVC 🧚‍♂️ excited for the next phase of the experiment 🧪

[James Lynch @JamesJWLynch]

Is it so wrong to want weird digital talismans in this little life????

[maz @mmazco]

been pretty pilled on the possibility of connected goods for some time now so its cool to see how others describe cyberphysical products cc @JamesJWLynch @IDEOVC

[James Lynch @JamesJWLynch]

And we are showing htt these new markets can be used for good!

[MUSE @crowdmuse]

And in third place, we have "Save Our Venues" by @acutek12, a DJ, Producer, Promoter, Creator, Graphic Designer, Web3 Enthusiast and wearer of many hats in the creative industries. Based in the North of Scotland.

See his full contest submission here
https://t.co/SVlUpTt9FB

[James Lynch @JamesJWLynch]

We saw some unbelievable submissions that imagined new modes of creation

[MUSE @crowdmuse]

The contest runner-up in second place is "Netmorf" by @GilbertAgain - sculptor, writer, designer producing fanfiction and more, based in Berlin.

See the full contest submission here
https://t.co/Bfy4uhDWxX

[James Lynch @JamesJWLynch]

Our contest has its winners!

[MUSE @crowdmuse]

📢 CYBERPHYSICAL CONTEST WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT

We're pleased to announce "SLING" by @seanxthielen is the winner of our Cyberphysical Brand Concepts Contest with @IDEOVC ⚡️

Sean is an independent creative technologist & object maker based in New York City.

See the full winning submission here 👇
https://t.co/7wQ5xVYBBP

[James Lynch @JamesJWLynch]

We're redefining liminal spaces, expanding our view, and building a more intentional URL experience.

[MUSE @crowdmuse]

As part of the contest with @IDEOVC, we've been co-authoring posts with @JamesJWLynch on topics such as connected goods, cyberphysical brands, multiplayer commerce etc.

Latest opinion piece opens up the imagination of the possibilities of connected goods and our relationships with objects around us.

[James Lynch @JamesJWLynch]

We're redefining liminal spaces, expanding our view, and building a more intentional URL experience.

[MUSE @crowdmuse]

As part of the contest with @IDEOVC, we've been co-authoring posts with @JamesJWLynch on topics such as connected goods, cyberphysical brands, multiplayer commerce etc.

Latest opinion piece opens up the imagination of the possibilities of connected goods and our relationships with objects around us.

[James Lynch @JamesJWLynch]

Hell yeah.

[david phelps @divine_economy]

this might be my fav all-time contest

when i started working on @jokerace_io i was obsessed with two theses: 1) fans of creators are the new creators, 2) only crypto gets them paid

we just needed a primitive for fans to create and monetize culture

took 3 years, but here it is

[James Lynch @JamesJWLynch]

Get in on the action and make cyberphysical goods

[Confetti @confetti_win]

some amazing submissions here, only one more day left to vote
https://t.co/mbAM9SXV96

[MUSE @crowdmuse]

Shoutout to all creators who submitted @Fluff_Lord @a_nitapounds @acutek12 @GilbertAgain @UDntKnwWhoWeAre @Unconscious3d @blankspac_e @seanxthielen @demonegoo @brennuet @Phoebe_Heess

+ contest partners @IDEOVC @jokerace_io @stackdotso @arxresearch (@everywhere on Instagram)

[James Lynch @JamesJWLynch]

The voting is open, exercise your right to champion rad cyberphysical art

[MUSE @crowdmuse]

📢 CYBERPHYSICAL DESIGN CONTEST COMMUNITY VOTE NOW OPEN

Community vote window on @jokerace_io from Monday 21st Oct to Thursday 24th Oct @ 10 am PST

https://t.co/OginBOtfA2

⚡️ A total of 12 submissions from creators we love in the Crowdmuse ecosystem ♡

[James Lynch @JamesJWLynch]

Cooking up more with @crowdmuse
Connected Goods could redefine the mesh of URL and IRL

https://t.co/hdya4FJ2Ez

[James Lynch @JamesJWLynch]

We bout to run some contests and build some rad ish

[MUSE @crowdmuse]

📢 Stay tuned for an announcement on Monday for the Cyberphysical Contest with @IDEOVC

Design submission window is now closed!

TY for all the submissions —we're excited to move into our next phase of voting on @jokerace_io⚡️