關於 mekaverse ，我們在網路上蒐集到這些相關的討論、資訊與評價

新聞來源連結：

https://bit.ly/2YuAWZO

新聞標題：

The MekaVerse: An NFT Project With 100k Discord Members In 48 Hours

新聞本文：

When you get 100,000 people to join a Discord, or to be frank, when you can
get 100,000 people to all agree to do one thing, it’s something to marvel
at. When those 100,000 are all crypto-happy and love your art, it’s even
more impressive. In an exclusive interview with the creators of the
MekaVerse, what transpired and caused 100,000 people to support their latest
NFT project is revealed; and we learn a little of what goes into creating
community hype around an NFT project.

當您讓 100,000 人加入 Discord 時，或者坦率地說，當您讓 100,000 人都同意做一件
事時，這真是令人驚嘆。當那 100,000 人都對加密貨幣感到高興並喜歡您的藝術時，它
會更令人印象深刻。在對 MekaVerse 創作者的獨家採訪中，揭示了發生的事情並導致
100,000 人支持他們最新的 NFT 項目；我們了解了一些圍繞 NFT 項目創建社區炒作的內
容。

The two behind MekaVerse are two dudes named Matt and Mattey from Europe who
have been freelance graphic and digital artists for the past several years.
Behind the brains of their Discord is Julien van Dorland, an NFT icon in his
own right. This team combined with Julien’s brother Simon van Dorland, have
attracted some of the NFT communities most excited Twitter folks including,
Loopify, who quote tweeted about Mekaverse, which is how many found out about
the project originally. Their announcement video has since been viewed over
700k times on Twitter.

MekaVerse 背後的兩個人是來自歐洲的兩個叫 Matt 和 Mattey 的傢伙，他們在過去幾年
裡一直是自由圖形和數字藝術家。他們 Discord 的幕後推手是 Julien van Dorland，他
本身就是 NFT 的偶像。這個團隊與 Julien 的兄弟 Simon van Dorland 相結合，吸引了
一些 NFT 社區最興奮的 Twitter 人，包括 Loopify，他引用了關於 Mekaverse 的推文
，這是最初發現該項目的人的數量。此後，他們的公告視頻在 Twitter 上被觀看了超過
70 萬次。

Jackson Weimer: What is a Meka? What was the creative and brainstorming
process that lead you to create this project?

傑克遜·韋默：什麼是梅卡？引導您創建這個項目的創意和頭腦風暴過程是什麼？

Mekaverse Team: We have a strong interest in the Japanese universe and anime.
We spent 5 months in Asia and had a great time! We intended to establish a
series of collectibles that may have enormous future potential. The Mecha
world is a fantastic source of inspiration and allows us to experiment with a
variety of aspects. So we began sketching and creating 3D illustrations to
determine the creative direction we want. It was tough at first to claim such
a wide world! But after we found our way, we began creating every element of
the Meka and establishing our own lore and story on MekaVerse, and it's been
a lot of work on such a large project!

Mekaverse Team：我們對日本的宇宙和動漫有著濃厚的興趣。我們在亞洲呆了 5 個月，
玩得很開心！我們打算建立一系列可能具有巨大未來潛力的收藏品。機甲世界是一個奇妙
的靈感來源，讓我們可以嘗試各種方面。所以我們開始繪製和創建 3D 插圖來確定我們想
要的創作方向。一開始要聲稱擁有如此廣闊的世界是很困難的！但是在我們找到了自己的
方式之後，我們開始創造 Meka 的每一個元素，並在 MekaVerse 上建立我們自己的傳說
和故事，在如此大的項目上已經做了很多工作！


Weimer: What's your experience with NFTs? How did your team get involved and
hear about NFTs for the first time?

Weimer：你對 NFT 的體驗如何？您的團隊是如何第一次參與並聽說 NFT 的？

Mekaverse: We were introduced to the world of NFTs in February 2021 by
artists who told us it was really fascinating and that the community was
fantastic! We were able to express our originality, and collectors were drawn
to our creative approach. It's great to be able to work and simply focus on
our interest.

Mekaverse：2021 年 2 月，藝術家們向我們介紹了 NFT 的世界，他們告訴我們這真的很
吸引人，而且社區很棒！我們能夠表達我們的獨創性，並且收藏家被我們的創造性方法所
吸引。能夠工作並專注於我們的興趣真是太好了。

Weimer: How did you design 8,888 of them in such a short time? Is there some
sort of automation that was done or was each one designed by hand?

Weimer：你是如何在這麼短的時間內設計出 8,888 個的？是否有某種自動化已經完成或
每個都是手工設計的？

Mekaverse: Before we started with 3D, we performed a lot of drawings and
research. Then we developed each element/asset and created our first 3D Meka.
We worked hard to protect the code and random management once the aesthetic
direction of the project was accomplished. We spent weeks working as a team
to create a logical and engaging structure for MekaVerse. It also enabled us
to have organic automation, allowing us to personally modify each meka and
have a completely new aesthetic for each piece. We are really pleased of this
system and the creative process, which distinguishes the product!

Mekaverse：在我們開始使用 3D 之前，我們進行了大量的繪圖和研究。然後我們開發了
每個元素/資產並創建了我們的第一個 3D Meka。一旦項目的美學方向完成，我們就努力
保護代碼和隨機管理。我們花了數週時間作為一個團隊為 MekaVerse 創建一個合乎邏輯
且引人入勝的結構。它還使我們能夠實現有機自動化，使我們能夠親自修改每件 meka，
並為每件作品帶來全新的美感。我們對這個系統和創意過程感到非常滿意，這使產品與眾
不同！

Weimer: Why only 8,888?

魏默：為什麼只有 8,888？

Mekaverse: We like this famous number and wanted each piece to be unique,
with its own color palette and design. The goal was to make each Meka unique
in order to favor quality over quantity, which was made easy by the number
8,888!

Mekaverse：我們喜歡這個著名的數字，並希望每件作品都是獨一無二的，有自己的調色
板和設計。我們的目標是讓每個 Meka 獨一無二，以利於質量而不是數量，數字 8,888
使這變得容易！

Weimer: What are your day jobs and did you quit them to do this full time or
did you quit a while ago? What are your stories?

魏默：你的日常工作是什麼，你是辭職做全職還是不久前辭職的？你有什麼故事？

Mekaverse: We began our days in motion design and illustration, and we
initially met at a co-working office in France. After a few years, we
realized that we needed more independence and chose to become Artistic
Directors in the Freelance Design sector. We worked on projects with
companies such as Apple, Microsoft, MTV, Adobe, Nike, and Adidas, among
others. It was already amazing, and each job was really fascinating and gave
us the opportunity to build our own visual style. We chose to be focused on
MekaVerse all day when we launched it, and the flexibility to be Freelance
helped us to work hard on this collectable series!

Mekaverse：我們從動畫設計和插圖開始了我們的日子，我們最初是在法國的一個聯合辦
公室認識的。幾年後，我們意識到我們需要更多的獨立性，並選擇成為自由設計領域的藝
術總監。我們與蘋果、微軟、MTV、Adobe、耐克和阿迪達斯等公司合作過項目。這已經很
了不起了，每項工作都非常吸引人，讓我們有機會建立自己的視覺風格。我們在推出
MekaVerse 時選擇了一整天都專注於它，作為自由職業者的靈活性幫助我們在這個收藏系
列上努力工作！

Weimer: What was the timeline for designing this project? How long did it
take from when you had the idea to when you finished the last Meka?

Weimer：設計這個項目的時間表是什麼？從產生想法到完成最後一個 Meka 用了多長時間
？

Mekaverse: We began the project more than a month before the announcement and
were quite pleased with the outcome! However, the schedule was extremely
difficult due to the large number of people who had followed us from the
start. We had not anticipated such a large crowd, and we were pleasantly
pleased! As a result, we sought to develop the project even more and raise
our expectations. Add additional details and diversity, and this has taken a
lot of effort! We are really pleased with the outcome, and we have learnt a
great deal over the previous several weeks!

Mekaverse：我們在宣布前一個多月就開始了這個項目，對結果非常滿意！然而，由於從
一開始就跟隨我們的人數眾多，日程安排非常困難。沒想到有這麼多人，我們很高興！因
此，我們尋求進一步開發該項目並提高我們的期望。添加額外的細節和多樣性，這需要付
出很多努力！我們對結果非常滿意，在過去的幾周里我們學到了很多東西！

Weimer: Can you go into more detail about your roadmap for the next few
months?

Weimer：您能否詳細介紹一下未來幾個月的路線圖？


Mekaverse: MekaVerse is an ongoing long-term project, and we have a lot of
exciting things in the works for the future including physicals. We are
exploring more ideas and concepts everyday. What if your Meka could grow into
a Super-Meka? What if you could combine your Mekas? What if you could battle
with your Mekas? Imagine if your Meka could wield a sword and other weapons
and battle against each other. We like all of these systems and ideas and
have already begun to work on them. Quality, on the other hand, takes time!
The project is still in its early stages, and we have yet to complete 'Phase
I' of MekaVerse. We are also considering a more ambitious second drop, with
more organizations and a larger team of creators to provide a higher level of
visual quality! We sincerely wish for a long-term relationship. As a result,
we have high hopes for the physical aspect. Toys or Merchandise from 3D
Printing? We will go to any length to provide our services. Everything you've
seen on our Roadmap so far is a V1 of what's possible in the MekaVerse.
There's still a lot you haven't seen.

Mekaverse：MekaVerse 是一個正在進行的長期項目，我們在未來有很多令人興奮的事情
，包括物理。我們每天都在探索更多的想法和概念。如果您的 Meka 可以成長為
Super-Meka 會怎樣？如果你可以結合你的 Mekas 會怎樣？如果你能和你的 Mekas 戰鬥
怎麼辦？想像一下，如果您的 Meka 可以揮舞劍和其他武器並相互戰鬥。我們喜歡所有這
些系統和想法，並且已經開始著手研究它們。另一方面，質量需要時間！該項目仍處於早
期階段，我們尚未完成 MekaVerse 的“第一階段”。我們也在考慮更雄心勃勃的第二次
下降，擁有更多的組織和更大的創作團隊，以提供更高水平的視覺質量！我們真誠地希望
建立長期合作關係。因此，我們對物理方面寄予厚望。來自 3D 打印的玩具或商品？我們
將竭盡全力提供我們的服務。到目前為止，您在我們的路線圖上看到的所有內容都是
MekaVerse 中可能實現的 V1。還有很多你沒看過。

Weimer: What's your anticipated floor for let's say 1 month, 6 months, 12
months?

Weimer：假設 1 個月、6 個月、12 個月，您的預期底價是多少？

Mekaverse: That is a difficult question to answer. Our community is presently
speculating about this a lot in the lead-up to the drop. Some predict a 1 ETH
floor right away, while others predict a 5 ETH floor. Our project is
long-term, and we have many ideas for the future in which anything might
happen.

Mekaverse：這是一個很難回答的問題。我們的社區目前在下降之前對此進行了很多猜測
。有些人立即預測 1 ETH 的底線，而另一些人則預測 5 ETH 的底線。我們的項目是長期
的，我們對未來可能發生的事情有很多想法。

Weimer: Let's say this is a huge success and you become crypto millionaires.
How are some of you planning to use your ETH?

Weimer：假設這是一個巨大的成功，你成為了加密貨幣百萬富翁。你們中的一些人打算如
何使用你的 ETH？

Mekaverse: Obviously, one of the first things we'd like to do is invest in
the MekaVerse initiative. We want to progress in the evolution of the
universe and be able to evolve our Meka in the metaverse and reward holders
with awesome occurrences! One of the first things we'd want to do is open a
design studio where we can collaborate with other designers to develop
MekaVerse and other projects. We like South Korea, and Seoul is a wonderful
city in which we would want to operate. Having a MekaVerse headquarters and
offices for the crew would be even more insane, and we hope that this can be
accomplished!
Mekaverse：顯然，我們想做的第一件事就是投資 MekaVerse 計劃。我們希望在宇宙的進
化中取得進展，並能夠在元宇宙中進化我們的 Meka，並以令人敬畏的事件獎勵持有者！
我們想做的第一件事就是開設一個設計工作室，在那裡我們可以與其他設計師合作開發
MekaVerse 和其他項目。我們喜歡韓國，首爾是我們想在其中開展業務的美妙城市。擁有
一個 MekaVerse 總部和工作人員辦公室會更加瘋狂，我們希望這可以實現！



Weimer: When do you think NFTs will be more eco-friendly? To the "NFTs are
bad for the environment" argument, how do you feel about that?

Weimer：你認為 NFT 什麼時候會更環保？對於“NFT 對環境有害”的論點，您對此有何
看法？

Mekaverse: For a while, we saw a lot of artists on Twitter being attacked for
using NFTs and Crypto to sell their digital artworks to their followers for a
living. Attacking artists is NOT right and should never be tolerated.
Everything in life costs energy, even the jeans you're wearing or the t-shirt
you just bought. Everything we do has an environmental cost, whether we mint
and distribute the NFT or not. SuperRare has clarified that minting NFTs
doesn't even add to the energy usage of the Ethereum network. Industrial,
commercial, and transportation use significantly more energy. For comparison,
YouTube and the Ethereum network as a whole have a comparable carbon
footprint. Of course, everything can always be improved, and
miners/developers are constantly searching for new methods to make things
more environmentally friendly. We must focus on these issues rather than on
artists who create NFTs and criticize them for doing so. Ethereum isn’t the
only blockchain out there. Many artists, for example, use Tezos to mint their
NFTs. Tezos is a Proof of Stake blockchain, whereas Ethereum is still a Proof
of Work blockchain. Source.


Mekaverse：有一段時間，我們在 Twitter 上看到很多藝術家因為使用 NFT 和加密貨幣
向他們的追隨者出售他們的數字藝術作品而受到攻擊。攻擊藝術家是不對的，絕不應該被
容忍。生活中的一切都要消耗能量，即使是你穿的牛仔褲或剛買的 T 卹。我們所做的一
切都有環境成本，無論我們是否鑄造和分發 NFT。 SuperRare 澄清說，鑄造 NFT 甚至不
會增加以太坊網絡的能源使用量。工業、商業和運輸使用的能源要多得多。相比之下，
YouTube 和整個以太坊網絡的碳足跡相當。當然，一切都是可以改進的，礦工/開發者也
在不斷尋找新的方法來讓事情變得更加環保。我們必須關注這些問題，而不是那些創造
NFT 並因此批評他們的藝術家。以太坊並不是唯一的區塊鏈。例如，許多藝術家使用
Tezos 來鑄造他們的 NFT。 Tezos 是權益證明區塊鏈，而以太坊仍然是工作量證明區塊
鏈。

Weimer: What connections or following helped you grow the Discord initially?
You guys almost had 50k members in the first night? Where did that hype and
talk initially spur from?

Weimer：最初哪些人脈或追隨者幫助您發展了 Discord？你們第一晚就快5萬會員了？這
種炒作和談話最初是從哪裡激發出來的？

Mekaverse: Yes, completely nuts! It blew up. I built the server and set it up
on August 28th. We used Discord Nitro Boosts to get our server's vanity URL.
We had 1K members in our Discord before we even tweeted about it publicly,
since people were attempting to guess the URL to join. We had 20K members
within the first 24 hours of launching the server. We are now at 170K+. We
did not use any paid promotion, yet a large number of influencers began
following us and tweeting about the project. It was all built organically,
which is critical for an NFT project. People began to bring their friends,
and things quickly escalated.

Mekaverse：是的，完全瘋了！它炸了。我搭建了服務器，並在 8 月 28 日進行了設置。
我們使用 Discord Nitro Boosts 來獲取我們服務器的虛 URL。在我們公開發布推文之前
，我們的 Discord 中有 1000 名成員，因為人們試圖猜測要加入的 URL。在啟動服務器
的前 24 小時內，我們擁有 20K 成員。我們現在達到 170K+。我們沒有使用任何付費推
廣，但大量有影響力的人開始關注我們並在推特上介紹該項目。它都是有機構建的，這對
於 NFT 項目至關重要。人們開始帶朋友來，事情很快就升級了。

Weimer: How many Discord members were you thinking you would get that you
would consider a success? Like were you thinking, "yo if we get 10k members
in our server that's a W" or did you not really think about that?

Weimer：您認為會獲得多少 Discord 成員並認為是成功的？就像你在想，“喲，如果我
們的服務器有 10k 名成員，那就是 W”，或者你真的沒有考慮過？

Mekaverse: We had no idea! I made the Discord while I was in a bowling centre
and set it up after I got home. Most larger projects have about 20K to 30K on
their Discord server, which was something we really looked up to, but as
previously stated, it moved so quickly that we achieved that number within 24
hours of starting the Discord. We love everyone in our community and we will
keep building it!

Mekaverse：我們不知道！我在保齡球中心時製作了 Discord，並在我回家後進行設置。
大多數大型項目在他們的 Discord 服務器上都有大約 20K 到 30K 的數據，這是我們真
正期待的東西，但如前所述，它移動得如此之快，以至於我們在啟動 Discord 後的 24
小時內就達到了這個數字。我們愛社區中的每個人，我們將繼續建設它！

Weimer: Discord has a huge DM bot/scam problem, as you've seen in your
server. What should Discord do as a company to eliminate this issue and
improve their platform to be safe from scams.

Weimer：正如您在服務器中看到的那樣，Discord 存在巨大的 DM 機器人/詐騙問題。作
為一家公司，Discord 應該做些什麼來消除這個問題並改進他們的平台以免受詐騙。

Mekaverse: That's right, Discord has a major issue with bots on their
platform, and I am hopeful that they will develop a solution for it.
Currently, we must rely on third-party bots to prevent this from happening,
although some bot users continue to fall through that system. It's not a 100%
secure system. The majority of scams take place outside of the Discord
server. They take place in DMs when bots join the Discord server and begin
mass-dming our users. This is happening to the majority of big NFT projects
out there. I believe Discord should include a function that allows us to
deactivate DMs server-wide, so that no one may DM you unless you accept their
friend request. Members must currently disable this function manually, which
many do not know how to do. There are a lot of new individuals coming into
the NFT space as well due to our Anime-inspired NFT project, and the majority
of them don't know anything about Discord or what a DM looks like. It is also
important as a server owner to tell your community about it and to emphasize
that the team would never message them first. We've also set up an official
information channel, and every 20 minutes, a bot will send a message in
general chat with our official links. I strongly advise people to start
reading before purchasing anything. You might end up being scammed if you don
’t do enough research about the project.

Mekaverse：沒錯，Discord 在他們的平台上存在機器人的主要問題，我希望他們能夠為
此開發解決方案。目前，我們必須依靠第三方機器人來防止這種情況發生，儘管一些機器
人用戶繼續使用該系統。它不是一個 100% 安全的系統。大多數詐騙發生在 Discord 服
務器之外。當機器人加入 Discord 服務器並開始大量攻擊我們的用戶時，它們會在 DM
中發生。大多數大型 NFT 項目都在發生這種情況。我認為 Discord 應該包含一項功能，
允許我們在服務器範圍內停用 DM，這樣除非您接受他們的好友請求，否則沒有人可以
DM 您。會員目前必須手動禁用此功能，許多人不知道該怎麼做。由於我們受動漫啟發的
NFT 項目，也有很多新人進入 NFT 領域，他們中的大多數人對 Discord 或 DM 的樣子一
無所知。作為服務器所有者，告訴您的社區並強調團隊永遠不會首先向他們發送消息也很
重要。我們還建立了官方信息頻道，每隔20分鐘，機器人會發送一條消息與我們的官方鏈
接進行一般聊天。我強烈建議人們在購買任何東西之前先閱讀。如果您沒有對該項目進行
足夠的研究，您最終可能會被騙。

Weimer: What do you think the reason is for how highly engaged your server
is? What did you implement (bots/tools) to make sure things didn't get
overwhelming?

Weimer：您認為您的服務器參與度如此之高的原因是什麼？您實施了什麼（機器人/工具
）以確保事情不會變得不堪重負？

Mekaverse: A lot of Discord communities are working with Level and XP bots or
Invites to grow their Discord server to receive a whitelist and to be able to
mint an NFT. We did not even need to implement this kind into our community.
We love to build a strong and organic community where everyone is feeling
welcome, more like a second home where they can feel comfortable. We've set
up a number of moderation bots to assist our community and keep spammers out.
We configured our server moderation level to the highest level of security,
which is phone verification. This means that in order to communicate in our
Discord, all users must have a verified phone number linked to their Discord
account. We also removed the ability to post any links that are not
whitelisted by us. To keep things family friendly and positive, these URLs
and swear words are automatically removed. This prevents our members from
posting any unsolicited links to various websites. To protect our community,
we have implemented the anti-bot tool Beemo. We'd also like to add some 24/7
music to your community as well, so we made a YouTube playlist with various
Synthwave/Chill music that people really seem to enjoy and listen to! It's
also a music genre that the team likes; we even used it in our teaser, which
went viral on NFT Twitter with currently 619K views.

Mekaverse：許多 Discord 社區都在與 Level 和 XP 機器人或 Invites 合作來擴展他們
的 Discord 服務器以接收白名單並能夠創建 NFT。我們甚至不需要在我們的社區中實施
這種方式。我們喜歡建立一個強大而有機的社區，讓每個人都感到賓至如歸，更像是他們
可以感到舒適的第二個家。我們已經設置了許多審核機器人來幫助我們的社區並阻止垃圾
郵件發送者。我們將服務器審核級別配置為最高安全級別，即電話驗證。這意味著為了在
我們的 Discord 中進行交流，所有用戶都必須將經過驗證的電話號碼鏈接到他們的
Discord 帳戶。我們還取消了發布任何未被我們列入白名單的鏈接的功能。為了保持家庭
友好和積極，這些 URL 和髒話會被自動刪除。這可以防止我們的會員發布任何未經請求
的鏈接到各種網站。為了保護我們的社區，我們實施了反機器人工具 Beemo。我們還想為
您的社區添加一些 24/7 全天候音樂，因此我們製作了一個包含各種 Synthwave/Chill
音樂的 YouTube 播放列表，人們似乎真的很喜歡和聆聽這些音樂！這也是團隊喜歡的音
樂類型；我們甚至在我們的預告片中使用了它，它在 NFT Twitter 上傳播開來，目前有
619K 的瀏覽量。

Weimer: What's the end goal for Mekas, if everything goes to plan?

Weimer：如果一切按計劃進行，Mekas 的最終目標是什麼？

Mekaverse: The project's objective was to offer quality to the world of
collectibles and a fresh perspective to the NFTs market. We'll keep going
down this road and see how far we can get! Make MekaVerse more than just a
PFP project by building a true brand with a strong and enthusiastic community!

Mekaverse：該項目的目標是為收藏品世界提供優質服務，並為 NFT 市場提供全新視角。
我們會繼續沿著這條路走下去，看看我們能走多遠！通過建立一個擁有強大而熱情的社區
的真正品牌，使 MekaVerse 不僅僅是一個 PFP 項目！



評論：

Mekaverse上線6小時交易量破10000ETH，現地板價5.3ETH


--
※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc), 來自: 180.217.147.235 (臺灣)
※ 文章網址: https://www.ptt.cc/bbs/NFT/M.1633673851.A.F96.html