Founders

The Meebits NFT project was created by Matt Hall and John Watkinson, the co-founders of Larva Labs.^[1][2] They collaborated with the founders of Yuga Labs, who brought expertise in operating and growing Profile Picture Projects (PFP) and their communities.^[3]

Launch

The Meebits NFT collection was launched by Larva Labs on May 4, 2021.^[4] The collection consists of 20,000 algorithmically generated 3D characters, rendered in voxels, and linked to NFTs on the Ethereum blockchain.^[5]

Meebits sold out within 8 hours of launch, generating 22,500 ETH in sales (equivalent to $75 million at the time). Members of the community attribute the success of the launch partly due to Larva Labs' previous project, Cryptopunks, launched in 2017.^[4]

Metaverse Integration

Meebits are designed to be used as 3D avatars in various metaverse environments, including The Sandbox, Decentraland, and CryptoVoxels.^[6][7] The fully-rigged 3D characters are intended for use in any metaverse, positioning Meebits to benefit from the growing trend of metaverse experiences and Web3 interoperability.^[8]

The project provides a T-pose OBJ file, allowing users to import their Meebits into most 3D modeling and animation software for customization.^[5][8] Meebits aims to capture status-as-a-service in the virtual reality metaverse.^[9]

Marketplace

The Meebits NFT project includes an official marketplace that offers a zero-fee system for simple transactions and supports more complex trades involving multiple Meebits. The marketplace is partly run off-chain to minimize gas fees and network usage, providing a user-friendly experience for trading and sharing Meebits. In addition to the official marketplace, Meebits NFTs are available on other NFT marketplaces like OpenSea and Crypto.com's NFT marketplace.^[8] The no-fee marketplace is coded at the smart contract level, allowing users to trade their digital collectibles without incurring additional costs.^[8]

Community and Governance

The MeebitsDAO community was established on Discord in May 2021, and founding and general membership was opened in June 2021.^[10] The DAO has received a significant response from the community and is now backed by the developers as well.^[11]

Avatar Use Cases

Meebits are designed to serve as 3D avatars in various virtual environments, including virtual worlds, games, and virtual reality (VR) platforms.^[12][7] The collection is intended to be ideal for gaming avatars in metaverses like The Sandbox, Decentraland, and CryptoVoxels.^[7]

Meebits can also be used as profile pictures on social media platforms and as virtual representations of users in open metaverse experiences throughout Web3.^{[13][8][14][7]}

Trading and Customization

Meebits can be traded for other Meebit NFTs, allowing users to exchange their digital collectibles with ease. In terms of customization, Meebits can be rendered as 2D pixel art and used as profile pictures on social media platforms.^[5]

The collection also offers owner tools like a T-pose OBJ file for importing Meebits into standard 3D animation and modeling software, enabling users to animate their Meebits and make them perform specific actions.^[5][8]

The 3D models can be used in various applications, such as virtual reality, augmented reality, and other digital environments.^[8] Meebits' voxel-based design makes them compatible with video game and metaverse characters and environments.^[15]

No Content for Ownership Rights as of now.

Meebits NFTs can be categorized into seven types based on rarity. In ascending order of rarity, these include Humans, Pigs, Elephants, Robots, Skeletons, Visitors, and the exclusive Dissected type, with only five minted.^[8] The rarity of a Meebit is determined by its attributes, such as hair, clothing, and accessories.^[4] Some of the rarest traits a Meebit can have include a backward cap, pig head, leather jacket, CGA shirt, dissected style, and no shoes.^[16]

Rarity trait categories for the collection include the following:

• Beard
• Beard Color
• Earring
• Glasses
• Glasses Color
• Hair Color
• Hair Style
• Hat
• Hat Color
• Jersey Number
• Necklace
• Overshirt
• Overshirt Color
• Pants
• Pants Color
• Shirt
• Shirt Color
• Shoes
• Shoes Color
• Tattoo Motif