Terraforms by @mathcastles is a deep, complex and beautiful on-chain project. In this 10 minute video essay I explain what makes Terraforms so unique, and how our project @hypercastle_exp fits into the ecosystem around it. Clip embedded, full vid on YT: https://t.co/b4pNxVAij7
# "The Hypercastle" page - exploring Terraforms' structure
A take on what an interactive traits catalog could look like for a collection that is heavy on structural data. Users can explore the distribution of Zones and Biomes from the perspective of The Hypercastle's Levels.
Each Level has a predefined Zone configuration encoded in the collection's original smart contract, where the artist intentionally defined how Zones are grouped. This visualization lets users drill down through Levels and Zones, following the original structure and intent behind the work.
Of course, this whole feature is implemented through ArtGod's Extensions System, which enables any collection to plug into the core ports and create fully customized frontend modules backed by fully customized backend and indexing modules.
Also, for Terraforms, we've now enabled custom event feeds for "Dreams" (interactions with canvases) and "Beacon" (interactions with satellites, antennas, and broadcasts). Those are part of the Extensions System too.
Everything above is already live and is ready for exploration (link below).
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Last week, we got a new beefy server and released a few interesting features both for ArtGod's core and specifically for the frontend for Terraforms by @mathcastles.
# Blockspace Explorer - "How do you visualize multi-decade spacetime as a map?"
A multi-level drill-down grid interface that users can navigate to see the indexer's sync progress in real-time. The pink "❀" marks the exact deployment block of Terraforms, along with a path to access it through the drill-down.
In this UI, a user can queue up long historical backfills or fill gaps in sync coverage.
Of course, the whole feature is a core part of ArtGod and works out of the box for any EVM-based collection, as well as for all collections installed in that particular ArtGod instance at the same time.
The Blockspace Explorer is already live on the public, read-only ArtGod instance that syncs Terraforms (link below).
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Whilst exploring the new Hypercastle UI @d347h_eth built within @artgod_eth on a spaces, Lv 12 came up.
There's something different about it, we agree. Feels like a "heart" wedged between two much larger levels which feel like "chestplates". Unusual zone distribution within the level topography too...
Deserves further investigation.
"For days, I was consumed by the desire and greed to possess 'Angelus'... After succeeding in ZKP, I came to a realization: this piece is ultimately unobtainable."
- ponki
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