Anky
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About This Episode
In this episode of DevNTell, Narb interviews JP, a developer from Chile, about his project 'Anky.' JP shares his journey as a self-taught coder and explains his methodology of shipping a project every new moon. Anky is introduced as a framework designed to gamify 'inner work' through writing. The application uses a unique 'stream-of-consciousness' mechanic where users must keep writing without pausing for more than three seconds. Technically, Anky leverages ERC-6551 (Token Bound Accounts) to allow character NFTs to act as keepers for sub-NFT notebooks, with all data permanently stored on the Arweave network. The discussion covers the vision of making blockchain invisible for mainstream users and the project's open-source roots.
Key Takeaways
Anky is a gamified framework for personal reflection and inner work through continuous writing exercises.
The application triggers a flow state by requiring users to type without pausing for more than three seconds, or they 'lose' the session.
The project utilizes the ERC-6551 standard, allowing an Anky NFT to function as a wallet that holds notebook NFTs.
User writings are stored permanently and securely on Arweave to ensure the longevity of personal records.
Anky is designed with a user-friendly onboarding process (email login) to hide blockchain complexity from non-crypto users.
The 8,888 character images in the collection were created using Midjourney and AI-generated prompts.
Featured Guest
JP
Founder of Anky
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