In the previous article, Introduction to Storytelling, we saw what storytelling is, how you want your project to be perceived and what kind of story you want to tell if youve not read it yet, I suggest you read it before this one, since this is the continuation. In this article, we look at how to tell your story in an innovative and efficient way by exploring two concepts : the premise and the designing principle. I. Premise A premise is your story summarized in one sentence. It is composed by 3 elements : an important event your main character and an important trait about him or her the endi ..read more

In the previous article Theme, Values and Morale Debate, we saw the importance of the message of your story, and how to send it properly if you've not read it yet, I suggest you read it before this one since this is the continuation. We have seen in this past article the importance of structure in exploring your moral debate. In this article, we will have a look at the different types of structures that a story can be built with. But before this, I will introduce you to the base that all stories share. The story in 3 acts and the schma quinaire For centuries, narrators have agreed to decompose ..read more

In the previous article Premise and Designing Principle, we learned how to create a premise, what a designing principle is, and how to use a designing principle if you've not read it yet, I suggest you read it before this one since this is the continuation. As said in my previous article, "the desire to write a story can often come from wanting to use a specific detail, a detail that you cherish for a personal reason." It can be an object, a color, a dialogue, a character's name, or anything. But more often, the willingness to write a story comes from the willingness to send a message. That is ..read more

Ethereums market capitalization peaked at about $569 billion in May 2021. But despite its immense popularity and high value its the second largest network after Bitcoin the blockchain could be slow and expensive to use. Transactions took minutes to go through. When the network becomes congested, it could cost upward of $100 to execute a single transaction. Making matters worse was Ethereums environmental footprint. Make claims about hydroelectric mining farms and flared gas operations all you like, but proof-of-work was an energy-intensive process and ceased at nothing in its quest for limitle ..read more

Ethereum, the most popular smart contract blockchain, can be slow and expensive to use. While upgrades are on the way to speed things up, a host of other networks have asked: why wait? One such network is Polygon, a layer-2 network that helps scale the Ethereum blockchain. That means that it sits atop Ethereum but processes transactions faster and cheaper, then feeds back transaction information to Ethereum. Polygon has since advanced to become a suite of scaling solutions, plus an independent network capable of standing on its own two feet. This network can process up to 65,000 transactions a ..read more

Polkadot is a blockchain network. Launched in 2020 by Ethereum and Solidity co-founder Dr. Gavin Wood, its token, DOT, quickly became one of the largest cryptocurrencies by market capitalization. As of November 4, 2022, DOT is the twelfth largest cryptocurrency with a market capitalization of $7.6 billion. At its peak in November 2021, DOT commanded a market cap of $53.21 billion. This article explains what the network is, why it exists, and how it grew so quickly to its high valuation. How Polkadots blockchain network works Polkadot is more like Ethereum than Bitcoin for starters, it comes w ..read more

Meta, formerly known as Facebook, almost got into the blockchain game. After Mark Zuckerberg abandoned the project, its developers repurposed what was left and created their own blockchain: Aptos. This article explains what it is, how it works, and why a lot of people are concerned about the way it is structured. How Aptos came to be When Meta got into the blockchain game in 2019, it created Libra, a payments project that created a currency pegged to the reserves of several major world currencies. Libra was very unpopular because Facebook invited a bunch of very large companies, like Uber, Vis ..read more

With ever-increasing interest and development in the metaverse and other graphics-intensive technologies like augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR), high-end graphics rendering is going to be in high demand in the years ahead. The decentralized Render Network is taking a novel approach to high performance computing (HPC), prompting us to take a closer look. What is Render Network? The Render Network is a decentralized network that connects those needing computer processing power with those willing to rent out unused compute capacity. Those who offer use of their devices unused graphi ..read more

Theyve been around for years and yet its only now with the emergence of decentralized blockchain networks that zero knowledge (ZK) proofs have finally achieved a feasible real world use case. So what are they and what are their implications for privacy in crypto? What are ZK proofs? The origins of ZK proofs date back to a research paper published in 1985. At the time, the MIT research team termed ZK proofs as those proofs that convey no additional knowledge other than the correctness of the proposition in question." Put in the context of a payment, its a means for one party to a transaction to ..read more

fA consideration of DeFi in recent times has centered on a hive of protocol development relative to Ethereum and other altcoins. Bitcoin DeFi isnt a phrase thats spoken often but the gradual emergence and development of the Taro protocol might be instrumental in changing that. IMG SRC What is Taro? Taro is a protocol for issuing assets on the Bitcoin blockchain. One of the exciting aspects of the new protocol is its ability to integrate with the Lightning Network, allowing assets to be transferred over Lightning instantly, with high volume and low fees. Taro is an abbreviation for Taproot Ass ..read more