Bootstrapping Arts and Engineering (B.A.E.)

Bootstrapping Arts and Engineering (B.A.E.): A Community Game of Distribution

B.A.E. is a unique community-driven game designed to distribute and grow community value into something called plural money—represented by CopyCake, a digital asset backed by copyright. Using Conversational Game Theory (CGT), B.A.E. turns creative projects into a collaborative and engaging experience where every transaction helps build both the narrative and the underlying value of the community’s assets.

How It Works:

  1. Community Created Value: B.A.E. incentivizes participants to engage in a marketplace of creative works, where each transaction is more than just a sale—it’s a meaningful contribution to the story and the community. When a piece of art or a project is sold, the buyer receives ownership properties in the community’s shared copyright, giving them a stake in the value being created.
  2. Narrative Progression: Each transaction in B.A.E. advances the community’s narrative. As more works are sold, the story of the community unfolds in real-time, allowing participants to actively shape and witness the growth of their collective creativity. This turns the marketplace into an immersive experience where the community’s purpose and vision evolve.
  3. Distributing Value: Every sale in the B.A.E. marketplace distributes the proceeds in two ways:
    • 1/3 of the sale goes toward funding the purpose of the creative work itself.
    • 2/3 of the sale is directed toward the purpose agreed upon in the transaction, which could be community projects, public goods, or future initiatives.
    This structure ensures that the value created in B.A.E. is not only used to support the artwork but also helps hedge and grow the assets the community is building together.

Why It’s Unique:

B.A.E. turns the creation and distribution of community assets into a game—fun, engaging, and rewarding. Every transaction contributes to a larger story, and with Conversational Game Theory, participants are actively involved in shaping the community’s future while seeing real-time growth in their investments. By turning creative works into plural money through CopyCake, B.A.E. allows community-created assets to evolve into something much bigger, all while hedging their value.

This system ensures that community value is constantly growing, and each member has a stake in the success of the entire ecosystem.