Asset Outreach Team

[morgajel]

(Apologies if I make any mistakes here, I'm new to Godot myself.)

The Problem

Godot currently lags behind its counterparts when it comes to asset packages in their respective asset libraries; simply compare Godot's AssetLib to Unity's AssetStore. Many of the assets in the Unity Store are free, with many of them having friendly licensing and public git repositories. I think Godot may be able to capitalize on its newfound visibility and convince some of these asset creators to support Godot in addition to existing platforms.

The Proposal

I'd like to propose creating an Asset Outreach Team.

Purpose

The purpose of the Asset Outreach Team would be to:

• Create a set of criteria that asset packages must meet to be considered (acceptable licensing, cost, technology used, etc);
• Curate a list of popular asset packages from other platforms to investigate;
• Identify high-value asset packages and prolific authors that may be open to supporting Godot;
• Contacting Authors on behalf of the Godot community to see if they would be willing to add Godot support;
• Writing easy-to-use CI/CD directions to add Godot support and publish in the Godot Asset Library;
• Assist authors in adding Godot Asset Library support where needed;

The initial focus should be on simple assets- models, textures, sounds, etc. If this proves viable and successful, other asset types can be investigated.

Pitfalls

• This should be a well-coordinated effort to avoid overwhelming creators and/or giving the Godot community a whiny/demanding reputation.
• This should not require nor impact core developers- their time is precious and should be spent on improving Godot.
• Finding people knowledgeable and technical enough to help authors may prove difficult in the long run.

Thoughts?

[adamscott]

The Godot Foundation is currently actively working on overhauling the asset store, to permit the sale of plugins and assets.

I think it's a prerequisite of such a team. Because we are not able currently to offer paid authors a way to make money with Godot.