新闻来源连结： https://bit.ly/2YuAWZO 新闻标题： The MekaVerse: An NFT Project With 100k Discord Members In 48 Hours 新闻本文： 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. 当您让 100,000 人加入 Discord 时，或者坦率地说，当您让 100,000 人都同意做一件 事时，这真是令人惊叹。当那 100,000 人都对加密货币感到高兴并喜欢您的艺术时，它 会更令人印象深刻。在对 MekaVerse 创作者的独家采访中，揭示了发生的事情并导致 100,000 人支持他们最新的 NFT 项目；我们了解了一些围绕 NFT 项目创建社区炒作的内 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 背後的两个人是来自欧洲的两个叫 Matt 和 Mattey 的家伙，他们在过去几年 里一直是自由图形和数字艺术家。他们 Discord 的幕後推手是 Julien van Dorland，他 本身就是 NFT 的偶像。这个团队与 Julien 的兄弟 Simon van Dorland 相结合，吸引了 一些 NFT 社区最兴奋的 Twitter 人，包括 Loopify，他引用了关於 Mekaverse 的推文 ，这是最初发现该项目的人的数量。此後，他们的公告视频在 Twitter 上被观看了超过 70 万次。 Jackson Weimer: What is a Meka? What was the creative and brainstorming process that lead you to create this project? 杰克逊·韦默：什麽是梅卡？引导您创建这个项目的创意和头脑风暴过程是什麽？ 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：我们对日本的宇宙和动漫有着浓厚的兴趣。我们在亚洲呆了 5 个月， 玩得很开心！我们打算建立一系列可能具有巨大未来潜力的收藏品。机甲世界是一个奇妙 的灵感来源，让我们可以尝试各种方面。所以我们开始绘制和创建 3D 插图来确定我们想 要的创作方向。一开始要声称拥有如此广阔的世界是很困难的！但是在我们找到了自己的 方式之後，我们开始创造 Meka 的每一个元素，并在 MekaVerse 上建立我们自己的传说 和故事，在如此大的项目上已经做了很多工作！ Weimer: What's your experience with NFTs? How did your team get involved and hear about NFTs for the first time? Weimer：你对 NFT 的体验如何？您的团队是如何第一次参与并听说 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，艺术家们向我们介绍了 NFT 的世界，他们告诉我们这真的很 吸引人，而且社区很棒！我们能够表达我们的独创性，并且收藏家被我们的创造性方法所 吸引。能够工作并专注於我们的兴趣真是太好了。 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：你是如何在这麽短的时间内设计出 8,888 个的？是否有某种自动化已经完成或 每个都是手工设计的？ 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：在我们开始使用 3D 之前，我们进行了大量的绘图和研究。然後我们开发了 每个元素/资产并创建了我们的第一个 3D Meka。一旦项目的美学方向完成，我们就努力 保护代码和随机管理。我们花了数周时间作为一个团队为 MekaVerse 创建一个合乎逻辑 且引人入胜的结构。它还使我们能够实现有机自动化，使我们能够亲自修改每件 meka， 并为每件作品带来全新的美感。我们对这个系统和创意过程感到非常满意，这使产品与众 不同！ Weimer: Why only 8,888? 魏默：为什麽只有 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：我们喜欢这个着名的数字，并希望每件作品都是独一无二的，有自己的调色 板和设计。我们的目标是让每个 Meka 独一无二，以利於质量而不是数量，数字 8,888 使这变得容易！ 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：你的日常工作是什麽，你是辞职做全职还是不久前辞职的？你有什麽故事？ 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：我们从动画设计和插图开始了我们的日子，我们最初是在法国的一个联合办 公室认识的。几年後，我们意识到我们需要更多的独立性，并选择成为自由设计领域的艺 术总监。我们与苹果、微软、MTV、Adobe、耐克和阿迪达斯等公司合作过项目。这已经很 了不起了，每项工作都非常吸引人，让我们有机会建立自己的视觉风格。我们在推出 MekaVerse 时选择了一整天都专注於它，作为自由职业者的灵活性帮助我们在这个收藏系 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：设计这个项目的时间表是什麽？从产生想法到完成最後一个 Meka 用了多长时间 ？ 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：我们在宣布前一个多月就开始了这个项目，对结果非常满意！然而，由於从 一开始就跟随我们的人数众多，日程安排非常困难。没想到有这麽多人，我们很高兴！因 此，我们寻求进一步开发该项目并提高我们的期望。添加额外的细节和多样性，这需要付 出很多努力！我们对结果非常满意，在过去的几周里我们学到了很多东西！ Weimer: Can you go into more detail about your roadmap for the next few months? Weimer：您能否详细介绍一下未来几个月的路线图？ 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 是一个正在进行的长期项目，我们在未来有很多令人兴奋的事情 ，包括物理。我们每天都在探索更多的想法和概念。如果您的 Meka 可以成长为 Super-Meka 会怎样？如果你可以结合你的 Mekas 会怎样？如果你能和你的 Mekas 战斗 怎麽办？想像一下，如果您的 Meka 可以挥舞剑和其他武器并相互战斗。我们喜欢所有这 些系统和想法，并且已经开始着手研究它们。另一方面，质量需要时间！该项目仍处於早 期阶段，我们尚未完成 MekaVerse 的“第一阶段”。我们也在考虑更雄心勃勃的第二次 下降，拥有更多的组织和更大的创作团队，以提供更高水平的视觉质量！我们真诚地希望 建立长期合作关系。因此，我们对物理方面寄予厚望。来自 3D 打印的玩具或商品？我们 将竭尽全力提供我们的服务。到目前为止，您在我们的路线图上看到的所有内容都是 MekaVerse 中可能实现的 V1。还有很多你没看过。 Weimer: What's your anticipated floor for let's say 1 month, 6 months, 12 months? Weimer：假设 1 个月、6 个月、12 个月，您的预期底价是多少？ 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：这是一个很难回答的问题。我们的社区目前在下降之前对此进行了很多猜测 。有些人立即预测 1 ETH 的底线，而另一些人则预测 5 ETH 的底线。我们的项目是长期 的，我们对未来可能发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：假设这是一个巨大的成功，你成为了加密货币百万富翁。你们中的一些人打算如 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：显然，我们想做的第一件事就是投资 MekaVerse 计划。我们希望在宇宙的进 化中取得进展，并能够在元宇宙中进化我们的 Meka，并以令人敬畏的事件奖励持有者！ 我们想做的第一件事就是开设一个设计工作室，在那里我们可以与其他设计师合作开发 MekaVerse 和其他项目。我们喜欢韩国，首尔是我们想在其中开展业务的美妙城市。拥有 一个 MekaVerse 总部和工作人员办公室会更加疯狂，我们希望这可以实现！ 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：你认为 NFT 什麽时候会更环保？对於“NFT 对环境有害”的论点，您对此有何 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：有一段时间，我们在 Twitter 上看到很多艺术家因为使用 NFT 和加密货币 向他们的追随者出售他们的数字艺术作品而受到攻击。攻击艺术家是不对的，绝不应该被 容忍。生活中的一切都要消耗能量，即使是你穿的牛仔裤或刚买的 T 恤。我们所做的一 切都有环境成本，无论我们是否铸造和分发 NFT。 SuperRare 澄清说，铸造 NFT 甚至不 会增加以太坊网络的能源使用量。工业、商业和运输使用的能源要多得多。相比之下， YouTube 和整个以太坊网络的碳足迹相当。当然，一切都是可以改进的，矿工/开发者也 在不断寻找新的方法来让事情变得更加环保。我们必须关注这些问题，而不是那些创造 NFT 并因此批评他们的艺术家。以太坊并不是唯一的区块链。例如，许多艺术家使用 Tezos 来铸造他们的 NFT。 Tezos 是权益证明区块链，而以太坊仍然是工作量证明区块 链。 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：最初哪些人脉或追随者帮助您发展了 Discord？你们第一晚就快5万会员了？这 种炒作和谈话最初是从哪里激发出来的？ 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，完全疯了！它炸了。我搭建了服务器，并在 8 月 28 日进行了设置。 我们使用 Discord Nitro Boosts 来获取我们服务器的虚 URL。在我们公开发布推文之前 ，我们的 Discord 中有 1000 名成员，因为人们试图猜测要加入的 URL。在启动服务器 的前 24 小时内，我们拥有 20K 成员。我们现在达到 170K+。我们没有使用任何付费推 广，但大量有影响力的人开始关注我们并在推特上介绍该项目。它都是有机构建的，这对 於 NFT 项目至关重要。人们开始带朋友来，事情很快就升级了。 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：您认为会获得多少 Discord 成员并认为是成功的？就像你在想，“哟，如果我 们的服务器有 10k 名成员，那就是 W”，或者你真的没有考虑过？ 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：我们不知道！我在保龄球中心时制作了 Discord，并在我回家後进行设置。 大多数大型项目在他们的 Discord 服务器上都有大约 20K 到 30K 的数据，这是我们真 正期待的东西，但如前所述，它移动得如此之快，以至於我们在启动 Discord 後的 24 小时内就达到了这个数字。我们爱社区中的每个人，我们将继续建设它！ 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：正如您在服务器中看到的那样，Discord 存在巨大的 DM 机器人/诈骗问题。作 为一家公司，Discord 应该做些什麽来消除这个问题并改进他们的平台以免受诈骗。 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：没错，Discord 在他们的平台上存在机器人的主要问题，我希望他们能够为 此开发解决方案。目前，我们必须依靠第三方机器人来防止这种情况发生，尽管一些机器 人用户继续使用该系统。它不是一个 100% 安全的系统。大多数诈骗发生在 Discord 服 务器之外。当机器人加入 Discord 服务器并开始大量攻击我们的用户时，它们会在 DM 中发生。大多数大型 NFT 项目都在发生这种情况。我认为 Discord 应该包含一项功能， 允许我们在服务器范围内停用 DM，这样除非您接受他们的好友请求，否则没有人可以 DM 您。会员目前必须手动禁用此功能，许多人不知道该怎麽做。由於我们受动漫启发的 NFT 项目，也有很多新人进入 NFT 领域，他们中的大多数人对 Discord 或 DM 的样子一 无所知。作为服务器所有者，告诉您的社区并强调团队永远不会首先向他们发送消息也很 重要。我们还建立了官方信息频道，每隔20分钟，机器人会发送一条消息与我们的官方链 接进行一般聊天。我强烈建议人们在购买任何东西之前先阅读。如果您没有对该项目进行 足够的研究，您最终可能会被骗。 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：您认为您的服务器参与度如此之高的原因是什麽？您实施了什麽（机器人/工具 ）以确保事情不会变得不堪重负？ 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：许多 Discord 社区都在与 Level 和 XP 机器人或 Invites 合作来扩展他们 的 Discord 服务器以接收白名单并能够创建 NFT。我们甚至不需要在我们的社区中实施 这种方式。我们喜欢建立一个强大而有机的社区，让每个人都感到宾至如归，更像是他们 可以感到舒适的第二个家。我们已经设置了许多审核机器人来帮助我们的社区并阻止垃圾 邮件发送者。我们将服务器审核级别配置为最高安全级别，即电话验证。这意味着为了在 我们的 Discord 中进行交流，所有用户都必须将经过验证的电话号码链接到他们的 Discord 帐户。我们还取消了发布任何未被我们列入白名单的链接的功能。为了保持家庭 友好和积极，这些 URL 和脏话会被自动删除。这可以防止我们的会员发布任何未经请求 的链接到各种网站。为了保护我们的社区，我们实施了反机器人工具 Beemo。我们还想为 您的社区添加一些 24/7 全天候音乐，因此我们制作了一个包含各种 Synthwave/Chill 音乐的 YouTube 播放列表，人们似乎真的很喜欢和聆听这些音乐！这也是团队喜欢的音 乐类型；我们甚至在我们的预告片中使用了它，它在 NFT Twitter 上传播开来，目前有 619K 的浏览量。 Weimer: What's the end goal for Mekas, if everything goes to plan? Weimer：如果一切按计划进行，Mekas 的最终目标是什麽？ 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：该项目的目标是为收藏品世界提供优质服务，并为 NFT 市场提供全新视角。 我们会继续沿着这条路走下去，看看我们能走多远！通过建立一个拥有强大而热情的社区 的真正品牌，使 MekaVerse 不仅仅是一个 PFP 项目！ 评论： Mekaverse上线6小时交易量破10000ETH，现地板价5.3ETH --

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