2023 年預測：Web3 寵物之年

虛擬寵物已經存在了幾十年，但有了 NFT，我們今年將擁有自己的線上貓和狗，而不僅僅是和它們一起玩，Leah Callon-Butler 說。

2023 is the year of Web3 pets. Virtual pets have been around for decades, but with NFTs, we finally get to own our online cats and dogs this year, not just play with them, says Leah Callon-Butler.

2023 年是 Web3 寵物年。虛擬寵物已經存在了幾十年，但有了 NFT，我們今年終於可以擁有我們的線上貓和狗，而不僅僅是和它們一起玩，Leah Callon-Butler 說。

Crouched at the ocean’s edge, her skeletal figure was a rude juxtaposition against the idyllic scenery of Seven Commandos Beach, a tiny island skirting the west Philippine archipelago. Once a tourist hotspot with hundreds of visitors dropping delicious pizza crusts and burger scraps daily, none had stepped foot there since the country closed over a year earlier.

她蹲在海邊，瘦骨嶙峋的身影與七突擊隊海灘的田園風光形成了粗魯的對比，七突擊隊海灘是菲律賓西部群島邊緣的一座小島。曾經是旅遊熱點，每天都有數百名遊客留下美味的披薩餅皮和漢堡碎片，但自從一年多前國家關閉以來，沒有人踏足那裡。

Just a 10-minute boat ride from the place where my boyfriend and I had bunkered amid the pandemic, we had headed there for an afternoon for snorkeling and sunsets only to find a hungry old dog instead. Kneeling to meet her, I traced my fingers over her dirty, straw-like fur and nubby ribs. The animal was starving to death, but she somehow wagged her tail, and in that moment, we knew we weren’t leaving that island without her and her two babies in tow.

距離我和男友在疫情期間避難的地方只有 10 分鐘的船程，我們花了一個下午去那裡浮潛和日落，卻發現了一隻飢餓的老狗。我跪下來迎接她，用手指撫摸她骯髒、稻草般的皮毛和結節的肋骨。那隻動物快要餓死了，但她不知何故搖起了尾巴，在那一刻，我們知道如果沒有她和她的兩個孩子，我們就不會離開那個島。

Leah Callon-Butler, a CoinDesk columnist, is the Director of Emfarsis, a consulting firm based in Southeast Asia that represents play-to-earn sector clients including Animoca Brands, Yield Guild Games, Blockchain Game Alliance and others. This piece is part of CoinDesk's Crypto 2023 package.

CoinDesk 專欄作家 Leah Callon-Butler 是 Emfarsis 的總監，Emfarsis 是一家總部位於東南亞的顧問公司，代表包括 Animoca Brands、Yield Guild Games、Blockchain Game Alliance 等在內的玩賺錢行業客戶。本文是 CoinDesk Crypto 2023 包的一部分。

Newfound friends

新認識的朋友

Over the next year, we treated them as our own. We fed them only the best food, got them the veterinary attention they needed and spoiled them silly with squeaky toys and bones from the butcher and all the things that doggy dreams are made of. The whole exercise cost a bomb, but we didn’t care. It was high-COVID-19 and they provided us with a much-needed respite from lockdown life. Between tummy rubs, new tricks and those little things they do to let you know how much they love you, the time we spent with them was priceless.

接下來的一年裡，我們把他們當成自己的人一樣。我們只餵它們最好的食物，讓它們得到所需的獸醫護理，並用吱吱作響的玩具和屠夫的骨頭以及所有狗狗夢想的東西來寵壞它們。整個演習花了一大筆錢，但我們不在乎。當時正值 COVID-19 高發期，他們為我們提供了從封鎖生活中急需的喘息機會。在撫摸肚子、新把戲以及他們為了讓你知道他們有多愛你而做的小事之間，我們和他們一起度過的時間是無價的。

It was always the plan to get them adopted. While we would have preferred to keep them, sadly, pet ownership doesn't gel well with a career that calls for constant global travel; I’m sure crypto people can relate. And now, with borders open, we are rarely at home. So, of course, I’m grateful that we were able to find forever homes for our rescue dogs, but saying goodbye was immensely difficult, and now there’s a giant gaping hole in my life where my pets used to be. Which may offer a clue about why I’ve become increasingly obsessed with my Crypto Unicorns.

讓他們被收養一直是我們的計劃。雖然我們更願意養著它們，但遺憾的是，養寵物與需要經常環球旅行的職業並不一致。我相信加密貨幣的人都能理解。現在，隨著邊境開放，我們很少在家。所以，當然，我很感激我們能夠為我們的救援犬找到永遠的家，但說再見是非常困難的，現在我的生活中出現了一個巨大的空洞，我的寵物曾經在那裡。這可能為我為什麼越來越迷戀我的加密獨角獸提供了線索。

Digital unicorns

數位獨角獸

Built on Polygon, Crypto Unicorns is a farming game of which I was first a player, and then later, an investor and adviser. I don’t know how many people care to hear my stories of farming nail seeds and picking up rainbow poop – but I tell them anyway.

《Crypto Unicorns》是一款基於 Polygon 構建的農業遊戲，我首先是其中的玩家，後來成為投資者和顧問。我不知道有多少人願意聽我種植指甲種子和拾取彩虹糞便的故事 - 但無論如何我都會告訴他們。

Every chance I get, I’m whipping out my phone to bring up OpenSea to show off my collection of these adorable NFT (non-fungible token) pets. By now, I’ve collected way too many unicorns to remember each one by name, but I have my favorites. Like Pinstripe Atticus, a baby Double Mythic that I bred all by myself. In the game, they do the cutest things; like yesterday, Minty Raja was licking his crotch with his leg over his head, just like a cat. I’d never seen him do that before; developers must have pushed an update. I rushed to open QuickTime so that I could capture the precious moment, but I wasn’t quick enough.

每次有機會，我都會拿出手機打開 OpenSea，展示我收藏的這些可愛的 NFT（不可替代代幣）寵物。到目前為止，我已經收集了太多的獨角獸，無法記住每一個的名字，但我有我最喜歡的。就像細條紋阿迪克斯（Pinstripe Atticus）一樣，它是我自己培育的雙神話寶寶。在遊戲中，他們做著最可愛的事；和昨天一樣，Minty Raja 將腿舉過頭來舔胯部，就像一隻貓一樣。我以前從未見過他這樣做；開發者肯定已經推送了更新。我趕緊打開 QuickTime，以便捕捉這珍貴的瞬間，但我的速度不夠快。

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Back to the 1990s

回到1990年代

Digital pets are obviously not new. Released in 1995 by video-game developer P.F. Magic, Petz was the world’s first. I got the PC game from Santa for Christmas that year and spent much of 1996 utterly petrified that my Chihuahua might run away if I didn’t give it enough attention. Then came Tamagotchi, and while classroom teachers were pushed to the limits of their patience with the beep-beep-beeping that kept kids hooked to their little egg device, others saw the benefit in learning about the responsibility that goes with caring for a living creature.

數位寵物顯然並不新鮮。 Petz 於 1995 年由電玩開發商 PF Magic 發布，是世界上第一款遊戲。那年聖誕節，我從聖誕老人那裡得到了這款電腦遊戲，1996 年的大部分時間裡，我都非常害怕，如果我不給它足夠的關注，我的吉娃娃可能會逃跑。然後是電子雞，當課堂老師被孩子們對他們的小雞蛋裝置迷住的嘟嘟嘟的聲音逼到了耐心的極限時，其他人看到了學習照顧生物的責任的好處。

Starting out simple, later versions of these games allowed customization, training and breeding. With the advent of the internet, it was also possible to socialize virtual pets with other virtual pets and their meatspace owners. Massive online communities formed, run mostly by women, and they initiated all sorts of events external to the game, from art competitions to pet shows.

這些遊戲從簡單開始，後來的版本允許自訂、訓練和繁殖。隨著網路的出現，虛擬寵物也可以與其他虛擬寵物及其肉空間所有者進行社交。大量的線上社群形成了，主要由女性運營，她們發起了遊戲之外的各種活動，從藝術比賽到寵物表演。

Recalling the reason about why they felt such a deep connection with their pixelated pets, countless articles, tributes and forum posts cite “a sense of ownership.” But this ownership was

回顧為什麼他們與像素化寵物有如此深厚的聯繫，無數文章、致敬和論壇帖子都引用了「主人翁意識」。但這種所有權是