Founders AMA
Founders AMA 270922 — Recap
AMA Session held on Tuesday 27 September 2022, at 4:00PM (GMT+10) Speakers included AkiraGarcía#8888 (CEO - Founder) - Barbedor (Product head) Live session was hosted on Discord.
It’s been a long and very brutal year on many fronts, for many companies in and out of web3. We haven’t escaped some of the challenges that almost every company has and is facing, but we’re still here and working harder than ever to build meaningful imaginary worlds and games that connect people to each other and to Mother Earth.
From AkiraGarcía#8888
What has Planet Neo been working on since the last AMA?
Momo & Yeti collections release
We launched our first sub-collection of Momo & Yeti characters in a very flat market.
Momo & Yeti is a collection of Monsters and Mythical creatures on a mission to retell their stories and help give people tools to uncover their true nature and purpose
Their tagline is “You Be You” which really is about being who you’re meant to be, in a world that puts too much pressure on us all to be a certain way.
The Ancients and our next sub-collection, The Researchers, are among the more valuable items in the Momo & Yeti world. They’re going to unlock exclusive perks in our game, which we will discuss soon.
Once we launch the next sub-collection, we’re going to launch a special edition with Dino X Dino holders having exclusive access to claim some gifts. Details of this coming soon
Neoverse Deck
An application where fans and players can learn about and interact with the principal elements of Planet Neo’s metaverse
Partnership with Custodians of Life
Exciting commercial partnership that’s aligned with our mission to make the planet better. We’ve been working hard to secure for almost 6 weeks and are currently working with our partners on the initial phases of the company
It’s a commercial collaboration between Planet Neo, Worldfish and others to bring a global database of over 34,000 fish species into web3
Our role is to guide them into this new world as a new model for fundraising. Charities are finding it more and more difficult to raise funds based on goodwill, and we believe we can leverage the power of community and blockchain (and our game!) to get more people actively involved in environmental solutions
We’re guiding them in the space of web3 to include brand development, collectibles, market strategy and of course, to launch a brilliant collection of NFTs to help preserve ocean life and manage fish stocks around the world
There’s a deep link here to 2 of our brands: Dino X Dino and Alt Saints, and of course with Recon Leagues. As we keep designing and developing our game, this partnership will be our first “white-label” version of the Recon Leagues game.
We’re building on top of what we’re already creating for Planet Neo - Neoverse Deck and Recon Leagues game
More partnerships coming
It’s early days yet, but we’re having many initial and exciting discussions with the following brands:
AMEX
Deloitte
Mecca (M-Power Foundation)
These are early discussions, but they’re keen to involve us in their strategic discussions and in some cases, license our IP and bring collaborative projects, NFT collabs and sponsored missions into the game. For instance, M-Power Foundation is Mecca’s community foundation that supports 25 charities that are helping women who are facing physical, emotional and financial trauma. Overall, what these partnerships mean to us is our ability to cross the boundaries between web2 and web3, and to grow our community.
What is the progress with the Dino X Dino Project?
All items have been sent - approximately 500k remarks on Singular.
Momo & Yeti Ice-creams have been sent to lucky Dino holders - this will unlock premium M&Y NFTs for Dino holders.
More coming for Dino X Dino owners, in keeping with our promise to reward holders.
Game - move, play to earn
We’re behind schedule on this, as we have had to navigate a number of market challenges and partnership opportunities.
We’re evolving the concept to make it even more powerful, and the Product + Design team has been doing a remarkable job in bringing the concept to life.
The Custodians partnership will help us put more resources into the game.
Once live, we can white label and open up opportunities for licensing and partnership missions.
Founders AMA 110722 — Recap
AMA Session held on Monday 11 July 2022, at 8:00PM (GMT+10) Speakers included AkiraGarcía#8888 (CEO - Founder) Live session was hosted on Discord.
Here is a curated recap of the questions and issues discussed during the live session. Many of the questions were sent in advance. This is not a direct transcript of the session. It has been edited for accuracy and readability.
Welcome to another catchup from the team. First, I’d like to acknowledge the painful state of the market. With global inflation on the rise and stock markets about to experience some reckoning, the pains are leading us into a global recession. We’re bracing ourselves and at the same time, preparing ourselves to keep powering through the chaos and uncertainty. For anyone who’s followed me and knows a bit of my background, I’ve been through a number of dramatic economic catastrophes: the 2000 Dotcom Bubble bursting, the Global Financial Crisis of 2007 - 08 and here we are again, a little late in the usual 7-9 year cycle of boom > bust > recovery. From AkiraGarcía#8888
What have you achieved since your last recap?
Business
DRAFT Litepaper - final stages, including
Tokenomics finalisation
Pitch Deck finalisation
Roadmap adjustments based on current market conditions
Discussions with aligned metaverse partners
Developing our DEX a listing strategy
DEX scenario modelling
Strategy and consulting for listing
Strategy for implementation of anti-snipe solution
Further development of liquidity system
Hiring
Business Development and Partnerships manager (starting next week)
3 x Advisors (in negotiation)
Games designer (interviewing)
PT UX Designer (interviewing)
Social media strategist (hired)
Content designer (hired)
Games and experiences
Developing game and experiential learning and earning models
Publishing our first two books (Dino and M&Y) this week
Important framing for our flagship game, Recon Leagues
Economy design Revising the Games Design Doc
Scripts for game demonstration
UX for game is underway
Designs for Momo & Yeti collection
Signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with AR game development partner
Prime Lands
Design phase for initial land parcels
Working with 3D design partner to evolve concepts and visualise key areas
Website
Working on a new version (due this week)
New landing pages for:
Momo & Yeti (later this week)
Dino X Dino (approx 2 weeks)
When will you start introducing people to the project?
If by, “project”, you mean Planet Neo (and Dino XDino), then we are planning to release a first version of our flagship game, Recon Leagues, on iOS in November 2022. Then we will work to ship to Android devices. The first version will be in English only but we’ll work on localization in early 2023.
There are more game experiences launching, as we launch new brands.
When will you distribute the project to the masses?
As mentioned above, we are releasing a mobile game available to everyone via the App store. The players will not require a crypt wallet, nor a Planet Neo NFT (e.g. Dino NFT) to play and enjoy the game.
There are unique experiences and rewards that will be on-chain only AND some missions and rewards will favour Dino holders.
Can you tell us more about the game you are working on?
barbedor#5419 addressed this question in his last MTT
Yes! We can now reveal our work on Recon Leagues — Wild Lands. Recon Leagues is geolocation-driven mobile game where players complete missions to earn rewards.
The gameplay involves IRL (In Real Life) movement between outdoor locations (the Wild Lands) in search of virtual rare elements that can be mined, refined and traded for rewards. Think PokemonGO + Ingress (yes, yes, I've been a fan of Niantic Labs' work since 2010).
Recon Leagues will have many solo challenges that players can complete on their own, however the most exciting (and most rewarding) challenges will require players to form "parties" and collaborate to complete lengthy and complex missions.
What does Recon Leagues mean for Dino Holders?
barbedor#5419 addressed this question in his last MTT
Recon Leagues — Wild Lands will not be NFT-gated so players will be able to complete missions even if they don't hold a Planet Neo NFT. Of course, Dino holders will have advantages as the pioneers of Planet Neo Multiverse.
We have planned the following for Dino Holders:
Access to exclusive missions
Ability to sponsor remote missions (to participate in missions far from a player's own geolocation)
Access to exclusive rewards, including on-chain rewards
Why are we doing the game on mobile? Will it be NFT-gated?
barbedor#5419 addressed this question in his last MTT
We spent a long time considering the platform for our flagship game. In the end, we decided to go mobile because we believe it is the best platform to attract a massive player base. We believe that a wide player base is critical to building a thriving and sustainable metaverse.
Our team has experience publishing and marketing mobile games in some of the most competitive markets in the world. We intend to leverage our expertise to bring Planet Neo's avatars and worlds to as many fans as possible around the globe.
By releasing a mobile game, our objective is to create a fun game that everyone can join and enjoy. To achieve this goal, we decided not only NFT-gate the most advanced missions of the game. Players who hold a Planet Neo NFT will have an outsized advantage when it comes to advanced missions and top-tier rewards.
Founders AMA 270622 — Recap
AMA Session held on Thursday 27 June 2022, at 2:30PM (GMT+10) Speakers included AkiraGarcía#8888 (CEO - Founder) - Barbedor (product head) - CryptoHustler101 (Evolution Land) Live session was hosted on CryptoHustler101 Twitter space.
Here is a curated recap of the questions and issues discussed during the live session. Many of the questions were sent in advance. This is not a direct transcript of the session. It has been edited for accuracy and readability.
What is Planet Neo?
Planet Neo is a powerful imaginary world of unexplored continents and undiscovered spaces. Planet Neo is made up of 4 main parts:
01: The Planet Neo multiverse
What makes us a multiverse is that we have a collection of brand families that each have their own metaverse experience. Think games and challenges that blend real world activities with game-based experiences.
02: NFT-based brand families and content
Our brands are in various stages of development; they each have a purpose, rich stories and incredible volumes of data that make our real world games fun, educational and meaningful.
03: Prime Land Areas and lucrative economies
We’re taking metaverse land sales to a new level; think massive stretches of land that will be developed and scaled. The economies that guilds will be able to design are expansive and lucrative for owners. One of the most powerful features of Prime Lands is that transactions from games and experiences will occur above these stretches of land, meaning that as we launch new brands, land owners benefit from scaling revenues that are generated.
04: Move, Create & Learn to Earn
Game experiences and real world challenges that will be taking play-to-earn to a new dimension. We’re expanding the concept of rewards and focusing on player and NFT owner value. It’s a bigger and wider reaching concept that Nino will explain later.
What makes Planet Neo unique compared to others in this space?
01: Our brands.
Data and design are part of the intricate richness of each of our characters. Each character is unique in ways that you’d expect from NFTs - design traits and varying combinations of features. What makes each character even more unique is the depth of data: each character has a geolocation pin that will become more meaningful when our games and location-based challenges and activities are launched.
We also go deeper, beyond design and traits. Each brand is rich in stories and purpose. How did the planet of Neo really form? What’s your role in the (re)creation of the planet? Narrative design and storytelling are integral parts of our world-building direction. Each brand has a purpose, ranging from education to funding important initiatives to improve life on the planet — mixing education, fun, collaboration and direct action.
02. Our Games
This brings us to game play. For example, Dino X Dino NFT holders are the first to play: we’re creating challenges and activities that integrate the real world with the imaginary world. Mapping the current planet is the first step, and as players are out exploring their local areas, they may stumble upon rare elements and powers that players from other Planet Neo brands need to solve separate challenges. Buy, swap, sell? This is why owning an NFT and participating in the games will be important for holders. We’re mixing different realities over time. Our first game versions will be mobile based and soon after launch, we’ll quickly evolve into Augmented Reality (AR) experiences. Game on.
03. Rewards vs value
I prefer to call this “residual value” rather than just rewards. That’s because I believe the power of Web3 in games and other virtual environments is to leave the players with value that endures and outlast that dopamine hit of the game. Rewards can be used to create that quick, ephemerous dopamine hit. So not all rewards have residual value.
What is the first brand world to be launched?
Dino X Dino is our first brand launch. We sold our first NFT collection late last year. So when we talk about the tribe, Dino x Dino is a world and the Dinos are the habitants, the native habitants of that world, and that really tells that story. Planet Neo is a multi world, multi universe. So Dinos will have their own globe to live, develop and explore. That's the first world we've launched and I think it makes perfect sense since Dinos were the first, It does mean that those who have joined Planet Neo with Dinos have a unique seat in the house. They will be able to see the products and see the other worlds from a quite special vantage point.
What’s special about the Dino X Dino tribe?
Dino X Dino worlds is what we call a foundational world with unique inhabitants (Dino holders). They have an outsized impact on all other Planet Neo universes, on the Neo Tempest story and on the games, especially in Assembly of the Brave and Recon Leagues. That means Dino holders will also have an outsized advantage when it comes to rewards and residual value.
Can you tell us more about Dino x Dino and Other projects in the Planet Neo Metaverse?
So we get really excited about this, we’re going to focus here on the DxD world now. Dinos would be involved around their globe which is again where a lot of the interactions will be based on location, location of the holder, of the player but also the historical location of the Dino itself. To give you a little example of how that plays out in our flagship game Recon leagues is that the first steps in our game, the first few in development for the player is to explore their immediate environment, the users will have to move around. They'll walk around, and the more they do this, the more advanced the missions are. So the more advanced things that they'll have to do in the real world.
We believe it should be gamified, gamified to the point where it appeals to people from 7 to 77 years old. Our games must entertain young people and adults and old people all the same .We know we talk about metaverse and and we don't mean to go on too much here but we talk about the metaverse and it’s somewhat a representation of our in real life world right that means we've got to accept biodiversity and inclusion at least on the same level that we experienced in real life.
And that means not every Dino is the same, not every character who walks in Planet Neo Universe would be the same age, we replicate some of the basic dynamics of real life into this metaverse.
With the release, is there any alpha can you let our audience know? Maybe rarity, use cases or any details would be amazing?
In terms of Rarity, the depth of rarity is not just about the accessories that the Avatar has. We've got 70 different dinosaur bases.The highest percentage of any one type of dinosaur was 1.5%.
Each dinosaur has been assigned a name, a gender, (male, female) and in very few cases (less than 10%), some of them are asexual.
We have the genetics - all are a combination or exclusively God, Angel, Royal, Guardian. They also all have a purity index - ranging in varying percentages of good and evil.
They've got slots so we can add things and when we add things like gems or super powers then that again goes and impacts the rarity of a Dino, the Dinos are quite unique as they are right now as they were released. The Metaverse, the Games and the experiences we're building in the Multiverse. are driven by some sort of reward. We prefer to call ‘Rewards’ a ‘Residual value’. The Dinos and the different classes of Dinos will end up with a higher proportion of the residual value, and we're calling it residual value because we believe that every activity that happens in our metaverse, depending whether you got a God, Angel, Royal or Guardian, you get a different proportion of residual value but also reward would be based on these Dinos participation. The depth of thinking, the depth of design and data that is behind each of these NFT will only become really apparent once we launch our user interface that displays all of the richness of the dinosaur.
With all these different dinosaurs, and backgrounds how did you determine how many to mint? Was it randomized or is there some form to it?
It was a mixture of randomisation and planning because of the complexity. So that the randomization happened with a number of scripts that were written.
In terms of the compilation, these scripts were written and there were a whole lot of formulas that were put in place to generate the dinosaurs, to match backgrounds with scenes and equipment etc.
And also all traits and characteristics came through with a lot of really interesting scripts that once the scripts were run and the remarks were issued, we could finally see the compiled dinosaur NFTs.
Because what we mentioned before about having the 70 different dinosaurs we had to create every single item 70 different times just in case for example, say you minted a crown, the crown had to fit on a Terex as much as it would have to have fit on the others . There was a lot of hand hand work, like months and months and months of design work that went into it
How far along is Planet Neo and what are some of the exciting features you guys are building?
The NFT build is done, at least the first phase is done as far as Dinos are concerned. So now our focus has shifted to two other things. The remark protocol gives us the ability to update the Dinos and to add gems and gem slots and so on.
So now our focus is to create the features that allows our NFT holders to gain those things. We've got to make the games now. The closest one to come out will be Assembly Of the Brave which is a ARG experience where we're asking Dino holders to help us make some decisions around the evolution of our narrative. Gems, Powers, and equipment will be rewarded to holders to enhance their Dinos. Then after that we will be focusing on Recon leagues, which is a mobile game. People will be able to connect their Dino and walk around, complete missions, they will earn rewards, achievements, and many of those will be converted to on chain.That is going to increase the value of those Dinos that are used.We'll continue to develop our NFT collection and bring new features to them as the RMRK standard allows us to improve it. So the way that our panel holders would be able to enhance, improve, upgrade their Dinos is by participating in our games and our experiences.
Can you share anything about your games: P2E, MVP, Recon Leagues?
Recon Leagues is Planet Neo’s flagship game to be developed for mobile on iOS and Android-powered devices. The game uses the mobile device GPS to locate the player on virtual maps based on the user’s real-world location. Using GPS coordinates, the game requires players to navigate to “sites” where rare elements have been discovered. These “sites” are typical open-air, outdoor gathering places conveniently placed in close proximity to players. The game uses the “sites” as the primary connection to Neo Tempest, the fictional narrative about Planet Neo’s multiverse. Recon Leagues is being developed as a social game where users can play together collaboratively, forming “reconnaissance parties” to compete against other teams of players for access to “sites”. The title of the game is inspired by the concept of reconnaissance, military observation of a region to locate an enemy or ascertain strategic features.
Are there any partners you guys can mention?
We had an initial discussion with many projects, just to name a few here, we have CrazyMeta is a fashion digital brand.
Iq protocol ‘IQ Protocol is a DeFi Solution for renting NFTs and Fungible Tokens. ‘
We’re also working with market makers and DEX listers, as well as legal teams in various jurisdictions.
In terms of our Product, Mobile game we can’t mention them at the moment.
What does the future look like for Planet Neo? What is your ultimate goal?
Akira addressed this question
I would love to see our brands come to life beyond the NFT's and games by that I mean on screens in printed materials.
I would love the brand identification outside of the crypto space. I want people to know the brands Dino x Dino, Momo & Yeti, Alt Saints and the other brands coming along in 2023/24. We want to ensure that the experiences that we create genuinely create a more meaningful world.
Barbedor addressed this question
It’s hard to answer this question without being arrogant but by Q4 of 2023, I hope that people will see, we’ve deployed several different games for hundreds of thousands of active players or perhaps millions
How will people be able to enter and explore Planet Neo Multiverse?
The most important thing to know here is that Planet Neo Multiverse will not be NFT-gated. Only some (uniquely advanced and rewarding) corners of Planet Neo Multiverse will be gated and reserved to Planet Neo Avatars (NFTs). metaverse to the masses. Think ages 7-to-77 on any mobile device.
Founders AMA 260522 — Recap
AMA Session held on Thursday 26 May 2022, at 6:30PM (GMT+10) Speakers included AkiraGarcía#8888 (CEO - Founder) Live session was hosted on Planet Neo's Discord server (link).
Here is a curated recap of the questions and issues discussed during the live session. Many of the questions were sent in advance. This is not a direct transcript of the session. It has been edited for accuracy and readability.
What have we achieved in the last couple of months?
We built/hired a top-notch development team
We extended our content team who are working hard on narrative and character development
We kicked off the development of our first playable experience and of our Metaverse
Although later than planned, we’ve completed phase 1 of the Dino NFTs (in a few days!)
We’ve kicked off development of our first display UI for the dinosaurs, to show all the rich content that can’t be displayed on Singular
We’re ready to launch the private Alpha Testing Group (ATG) — MachiiineGorilla will announce the launch soon
What’s the Alpha Testing Group?
The Alpha Testing Group is being formed to formally work with members of our community to put new features, products and initiatives to the test before commencing advanced development stages.
Members of ATG include some of the most supportive and trusted members of our community. They get to preview initiatives, plans and prototypes and they test new features ahead of beta releases.
How is Planet Neo progressing in general towards our goals?
2.5 year roadmap has been complete and we’re reviewing and budgeting so we can achieve our goals
We’ve been doing a lot of background work including moving the entire team into Agile delivery methodology. Sprint design is an artform and the tools we’ve implemented are being used across the team. Yesterday we kicked off our second official sprint
This model is vital to ensure we’re in constant product delivery — testing, learning and releasing frequently
We’ve finished the first phase of UX for our “viewing deck” which is a gallery to showcase the richness of your NFT collections.
As a follow on, we’ve started work on the marketplace. I’ll share details in the next session
What’s happening with Dino X Dino? What can we expect next for us Dino NFT Holders?
We’re about to approve our Games Design Doc draft - this is a technical document that’s the foundational for game design and development
We’re scheduled to complete the delivery of all remaining NFTs before the end of June; you’re well aware of the challenges we face, and the team and I thank you so much for your patience
We have equippable items that will be airdropped to the Dinos;
this is in addition to the bonus eggs that were airdropped in March (2022) to all wallets who purchased a dinosaur egg NFT
Are we going to have a metaverse game in the next quarter?
We’re planning to launch our first MVP move to earn, playable game ready between late September and early October
At the start of the year we said 9-12 months, so we’re on track to doing launching a playable reward-based experience
We’re working to establish a partnership with an emerging and fast-growing blockchain games company (USA and Japan offices) that’s being led by a Niantic-invested developer and Animoca-invested studio.
We will announce that partnership when we finalise the commercial details
It’s genuinely exciting and we’re hoping to launch the first mobile game late Q3, as noted above.
How do tokenomics help you build a playable metaverse (and why is it taking so long)?
Tokens will be an essential part of the participation and earning mechanisms for our move/create/learn rewards model
As mentioned earlier this year, the process around tokens is deliberately slow.
The structure and mechanics that we’re working on and towards are to ensure we’re all here for the long term - that is, we’re creating a sustainable model that will survive and thrive in all market cycles
Luna was a painful lesson for many of us in the Web3 space and there’s lots to learn from such models
We’re having discussions with lawyers at the moment and are awaiting advice on next steps
What’s Planet Neo’s Metaverse land strategy? What does it mean for Dino Holders?
We’re creating a multiverse - the base prime areas replicate earth before human intervention
building this world from the beginning requires participation and our first participants will be Dino X Dino holders.
The multiverse that we’re creating will reward players for participating - move, learn, create and play. You’re already familiar with the play to earn concept — but we’re taking things even further. It’s an amazing model that works so well for landowners in our metaverse and for each of the brands and NFT owners.
Each Brand lives in their own metaverse layer in the Planet Neo multiverse. Think of it as layers that live on top of each other with the core being Planet Neo. On each layer one of the Planet Neo tribes exists, thrives and sometimes interacts with each other through different experiences and games.
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