Designing Governance Games
Episode Summary
In this episode, we chat with David Phelps, Co-founder of Jokerace. Together, we explore the world of voter incentives and governance mechanisms. With the recent launch of Jokerace v3, an onchain contests platform, David shares the latest developments of v3, what gamifying governance solves, and the value of tokenless voting.
Time Stamps
0:00 Intro
1:24 What is JokeRace
3:15 What's New with v3
4:28 Why Tokenless Voting Matters
6:42 The Importance of Onchain Voting
10:30 Jokerace Features
13:43 Projects Using Jokerace
17:29 Allowlists
18:56 Integrations & Partnerships
21:43 Benefits of Simple Governance Designs
24:29 Solving Voter Apathy & Friction
28:34 Gamifying Governance
32:18 Lack of Financial Incentives
35:20 Developing Incentive Mechanisms
38:04 Onchain Attestations & Reputation
41:53 Mapping Offchain Contributions
44:22 Governance Contribution Metrics
46:53 AI and its Role in Governance
48:17 Web3's Embracement of AI
49:20 What Project Would You Love to Have in the Space?
51:01 Outro