Unblock.
Facilitated workshop tool to understand basic concepts of blockchain for high-school student
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Project Information
At a Glance
Facilitated workshop tool to understand basic concepts of blockchain for high-school student
Description
Unblock: Bridging the Blockchain Gap
Only 7% of the world population uses blockchain technology. The rest feel excluded by complexity and jargon. "Unblock" aims to bridge this gap for the next generation.
We have built a facilitated workshop tool designed for high school classrooms. Unlike solitary e-learning platforms, Unblock is an interactive experience led by an instructor. Our solution solves the "abstraction problem" with a technological breakthrough: The Dual-Reality Interface.
- Gamified Frontend: Students engage with a fun, Kahoot-style interface where they unlock levels, earn badges, and trade items.
- Real-Time Ledger: Every in-game action (creating a wallet, swapping coins with someone else) triggers a real transaction on the XRPL Testnet visible on a XRPL block explorer.
Key Features
- Learning by Doing: Students create their own wallets and manage keys.
- Financial Safety: Raises awareness about the critical importance of private key management and digital hygiene in a safe environment.
- Inclusivity: Designed to appeal to everyone—girls and boys, coders and poets—demystifying Web3 beyond the "crypto-bro" stereotype.
- Sustainable Model: A B2B2C approach where Blockchain companies fund these workshops via CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) budgets to train future talent.
Why XRPL?
We specifically chose XRPL for its 3-second ledger close time (essential for maintaining the flow of a live classroom) and its Carbon Neutrality (a mandatory requirement for educational institutions).
Technical Details
Unblock - Technical Description
Project Overview
Unblock is an educational platform and simulation game designed to teach high schools students about basic blockchain concepts. Built on a modern web stack, it provides an interactive interface for users to create wallets, visualize blockchain transactions in real-time, and participate in a gamified learning experience.
Architecture
The project follows a Monorepo architecture powered by Turborepo, ensuring efficient build processes and code management. It is hosted online using Vercel to facilitate shared, synchronized learning sessions across multiple clients.
Frontend
- Framework: Next.js using the App Router for robust routing and server-side rendering capabilities.
- UI Library: React for component-based UI development.
- Styling: Tailwind CS for utility-first, responsive design, featuring a custom design system with dark mode
Team
3Martin Bouvet
Baptiste Michaud
Maelle Cuenot
Hackathon
HACK4GOOD: Build with XRPL Commons ECE
Duration
Nov 29, 7:30 AM - Nov 30, 5:00 PM UTC