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App Block EcosystemJanuary 17th

The City Takes Form

Renaissance City is a living digital city composed of independent applications, real-world experiences, and community-driven infrastructure. It is not a single app or feed, but an ecosystem designed to grow through participation.

On January 17th, we're unveiling the Renaissance City App Block ecosystem—inviting builders, artists, and communities to claim their block and shape the city.

This is not a launch-and-close moment. It's the city taking form for the first time.

Core Concept

What Is Renaissance City?

Renaissance City is a shared digital environment where people connect through art, games, events, tools, and local experiences. It rewards real-world participation, supports creators, and gives individuals and communities ownership over their presence.

The city grows as more people contribute meaningful blocks of activity and infrastructure.

Building Blocks

What Are App Blocks?

Canonical Definition

An App Block is an independent application that plugs into the Renaissance City ecosystem, representing a place, experience, or service within the city.

App Blocks are self-contained applications that live inside Renaissance City. Each block hosts a specific type of experience—such as a game, gallery, event hub, creative tool, or community space—while remaining connected to the broader ecosystem for discovery, participation, and rewards.

  • IndependentOwned and shaped by their creators
  • ConnectedDiscoverable within the city
  • ParticipatoryDesigned around real people and real actions
Claiming a block means staking a presence and contributing something meaningful to the city.

Architecture

City Structure Model

Renaissance City is organized in layers. As blocks connect, higher-level structures naturally emerge.

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Blocks

Individual applications or experiences

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Streets

Connected blocks with shared themes or activity

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Neighborhoods

Clusters of streets with identity, purpose, and community

Founding Week

From Blocks to Neighborhoods

Founding Week begins on January 17th with the unveiling of the Renaissance City App Block ecosystem. Over the course of the week, builders, artists, and communities take action together.

1Claim App Blocks
2Activate experiences
3Invite collaborators
4Connect blocks together
The focus is not perfection, but presence and participation.

Get Involved

Claim Your Block

Claiming a block means establishing a presence within Renaissance City—creating an experience, space, or service that becomes part of the ecosystem.

Blocks can evolve over time. Claiming sets the foundation.

Renaissance City is infrastructure for participation—not a finished product, and not owned by any single entity.

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