Mirror Realm: The 'Digital Oasis' I Created on Linea
I am an independent game developer in Shanghai, usually like a nocturnal owl, guarding my computer screen, weaving those dreams that intertwine reality and illusion. In the summer of 2024, I was on the verge of giving up everything. At that time, I was obsessed with an idea: a Web3 game called (Echo Realms), where players can mint 'Echo Spirits' on the blockchain—these NFTs are not rigid pixel piles, but dynamic beings that 'evolve' based on the emotional data of their holders, resonating with players' voices in the virtual world, creating a poetic, resonant interaction. But the Ethereum mainnet became my noose. Gas fees surged like a tidal wave, and a simple NFT minting test consumed half a month's coffee budget. Not to mention real-time multiplayer battles, the latency was as if playing chess with an opponent on the Moon. I stared at the ETH balance in my wallet, feeling like a forgotten prophet, murmuring in the digital desert: 'This is not the future, this is a cage.'