Vibe Check - Q Summary

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The speaker, Q (Chandresa), is an Albanian web developer and open-source enthusiast attending the Edge City Lanna residency.
Q shared a personal story about creating a “mood board” to non-verbally communicate her feelings while recovering from dental surgery.
Inspired by this experience, Q built a decentralized application (dApp) for Edge City residents to mint NFTs representing their daily mood/vibe.
The dApp aims to provide an expressive outlet, especially for mental health, while experimenting with blockchain technology.
As part of an Ethereum Foundation scholarship, Q is researching developer experience with Layer 2 solutions, making this a practical implementation to gather insights.
The project is open-source, allowing community members to contribute feature suggestions and participate in the development process.
Key technical components include minting NFTs on the blockchain to represent moods and a user interface for selecting and sharing those mood NFTs.

Q created an open-source dApp for minting and sharing “mood NFTs” to express feelings in a novel way
The project serves as a practical implementation for Q’s research into Layer 2 developer experience
It aims to provide a creative outlet, especially for mental health, within the Edge City community
Community members can contribute ideas and development efforts since it’s an open-source project
Minting NFTs on the blockchain is a key technical component for representing and sharing moods
The dApp demonstrates blockchain’s potential for unique social applications beyond finance
Scaling and adoption may face challenges around user experience and understanding of blockchain/NFTs

Q (Chandresa)
Role: Web Developer, Open Source Enthusiast
Affiliation: Ethereum Foundation Scholarship Recipient
Expertise: Blockchain development, Layer 2 solutions, dApp creation
Key Contribution: Developed a decentralized mood tracking dApp for experimentation and community engagement