PROPS

[jcomeauictx]

from @DavidStodolsky:

This project looks like a place to plug in Myturn:

https://propsproject.com/en/

From the Telegram group:

any developer that wants to build on PROPS will significantly benefit from a large community of users who hold and use the currency, an active economy, robust video infrastructure and a large reward pool. We therefore start by launching Rize, the first PROPS-powered app, seeding it with a community of creators and users, and running it at scale. In parallel we'll be working with select developers from the community on building additional use cases and solidifying the development kit that will be released. We invite all interested developers to sign up: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/W8BQMY7

[jcomeauictx]

"The first app for this network, Rize, does video streaming. A Myturn like app would use that capability for video conferencing."

[jcomeauictx]

from David:

https://soundcloud.com/arthurfalls/yonatan-of-younow-props-mixdown

This interview is a good overview of Props.

After we have video conferencing running via Myturn, we might be able to test the visual identification contract I described to the Kik team. Of course, the physical risks associated with visually identifying someone online are lower, but on the other hand the risk of being conned into verifying age, etc. incorrectly are higher.

[jcomeauictx]

@DavidStodolsky I just listened to it. it was mostly about the use of two digital currencies in their product, and had only passing mention of the video infrastructure.

if the main goal is enabling in-app videoconferencing, I'm more inclined to use WebRTC. https://www.html5rocks.com/en/tutorials/webrtc/basics/

[DavidStodolsky]

@jcomeauictx The advantage of the Props environment is that there is already a user base familiar with the layout of a conferencing application. So, they would be able to use our app just like they use Rize. Thus, the Myturn time allocation and conflict resolution would be seen as a feature instead of as a whole new application.

The digital currency would allow structuring of incentives so people making more valuable contributions to the discussion could be rewarded. It is probably necessary to have a currency to reward correct behavior for the visual identification contract.

The Props team also seems ready to provide support for development. Users could also pay a small amount of Props to support development.

Therefore, an independent WebRTC implementation would probably require some kind of crypto-currency to be integrated. A marketing effort would be needed to develop a user base, unless the Myturn code was integrated into another already widely used application.

[jcomeauictx]

that makes sense. thanks.