Decentralized Media Day @Devcon
Can we publish, distribute, stream and access media without depending on a company that can take it offline?
Join us for Decentralized Media Day, curated by Swarm Foundation & Friends, where developers, artists, researchers and creators come together to explore the future of media beyond centralized platforms.
Through talks, hands-on workshops and live demonstrations, we'll explore technologies that make decentralized publishing, distribution and preservation possible today.
What you'll learn and explore
How decentralized infrastructure allows us to publish, store and access media without relying on centralized servers.
How to publish websites and applications without traditional hosting or gateways.
How to stream video over decentralized networks, from camera to viewer.
How artists and musicians can distribute their work while maintaining greater ownership and control.
How decentralized storage can help preserve cultural knowledge and historical records.
How collaborative editing, decentralized databases and new publishing tools work in practice.
How to get started building and experimenting with these technologies yourself.
No deep technical knowledge is required. Bring your questions, ideas and a laptop if you want to join the workshops.
Event programme
09:00–09:40 — Decentralized Office Hours
Swarm technical team (TBC)
09:40–09:50 — Why Media Matters and Why It Belongs on Blockchain
Miglė Rakitaitė
09:50–10:20 — Decentralized Server: An Introduction to Swarm
Henning Diedrich, Protocol Lead, Swarm Foundation
10:20–11:05 — Take Your Frontend Off Traditional Hosting
Rampall
11:05–11:40 — Decentralized Solutions for Fairer Music Distribution
Alaska, Subcult
11:40–12:10 — Music Distribution in Practice: Artists, Platforms and Ownership
Mina Spiler and special guests (TBC)
12:10–12:45 — Preserving Living Knowledge: Joyma’s Permanent Archive as Decentralised Storage
Henry Bergström
12:45–13:00 — Rethinking Who Holds Our Data
Kelly Joo
13:00–14:00 — Lunch break
14:00–15:00 — Decentralized Streaming: From Camera to Viewer
Levante Kiss, Solar Punk
15:00–15:30 — Collaborative Editing in Remix: Live Demo
Bálint Ujvári, Solar Punk
15:30–16:00 — The Web3 Database
Henning Diedrich, Protocol Lead, Swarm Foundation
16:00–16:30 — One Key to Publish
Chris Hobcroft
16:30–17:30 — Freedom Browser: Browse and Publish on Swarm Without Gateways
Meinhard Benn
You must have a valid Devcon 8 ticket to attend Decentralized Media Day in person.
The event takes place inside the official Devcon venue at the Resilient Networking Hub, Jio World Centre, Mumbai.
Registering on Luma does not grant access to Devcon. Please ensure you have a Devcon ticket.
Wants to start Learning now?
Visit:
https://bzz.limo/bzz/f2e307172b42f9d07e87a24a8cd5e6f36adfae3dc56dbdeb197a7d42e3c320f8/
Decentralized livestream
Can't join us in Mumbai? The event will also be livestreamed over a decentralized network.
We're putting the infrastructure we're discussing into practice by streaming the event through decentralized technology.