Steve Aoki and Seth Green’s Stoopid Buddy Stoodios have partnered with Shibuya, the Web3 creator platform, to produce Replicant X, a “new era of interactive storytelling,” hosted on-chain.

Aoki, a 2x-Grammy-nominated music producer, artist, fashion designer, entrepreneur, and NFT fan and creator is on a mission to produce high-quality content and communities. With Replicant X, he aims to take stop-motion production to the next level, in the same way Shibuya has elevated anime shorts in the space.

We have more ‘behind-the-scenes’ shots from the team over at @stoopidbuddy ?? This story is moving quick! Want to be a part of history? Here’s how you can join in… ?? pic.twitter.com/H0T9EXORHp

— Replicant X (@DominionX_NFT) January 30, 2023

Building on the success of the Dominion X stop-motion short film that launched in August 2021, that sold out in just seven seconds, Aoki, Green, and Shibuya are looking to accelerate things to new heights. The upcoming Replicant X film will allow fans to directly influence the next chapter in the Dominion X storyline — the project combines elements of a choose-your-own-adventure game with “Mad Libs” style improvisation, making for a unique experience.

“As creators, it’s thrilling to have these new tools to bring fans right into our writers room so they can participate in the creative process with us,” shared Seth Green, the co-founder of Stoopid Buddy, explaining that “the approach with Replicant X is designed to maximize fan input into the story, and more importantly, create comedic sequences that we would never have dreamed up on our own.”

Emily Yang, the CEO of Shibuya, added that “we’re excited to see the first stop-motion film co-directed by a community of NFT holders come to life. Our platform provides tools to close the gap between creators and communities and ReplicantX is an exciting example of interactive content enabled by Web3 technology.”

To participate, Replicant X NFT holders can stake their NFTs at Shibuya.xyz to vote on the direction of Dominion X: Level 2, the first stop-motion film co-directed by the community of NFT holders. Over six weeks, the Stoopid Buddy team will produce the short film, and Replicant X community members will vote on the ending of a new scene each week in real time.

Aoki shared that, “since debuting in my very first NFT collection, Character X has truly become my web3 ambassador”, adding that “from his own blockchain short film to surprise appearances in other NFT collections, his journey in web3 has mirrored my own.”

He went on to state “I am excited to be working with Stoopid Buddy Stoodios and Seth Green as we guide Character X through this next evolution into Replicant X, bringing the community along for the ride.”

As a reward for participating, voters will receive a memorial NFT of varying rarity at the end of the six weeks, provided based on their level of participation. The collaborative project is said to be a “unique exercise” in community co-creation, with ambitions of bringing storytelling to another level in Web3.

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