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Vol. 95

NFT, which is rooted in blockchain technology, has become mature after a long period of development, and has begun to take off in the game industry in the form of Gamefi blockchain games. At the same time, the high price phenomenon created by the "Boring Ape" launched by Yuga Labs and its follow-up effect once again make NFT a popular topic among the public. Through the new technology, professionals in various fields would all love to drive another wave of economic growth, making 2021 a turbulent year of NFTs.　Meanwhile, GASH of Gamania Group launched Chubby ape NFT with Gamefi

▲ GASH launched Chubby ape NFT with a cautious attitude. | Photo Credit: GASH When Gamefi became a new trend in the market, it might not be surprising that GASH, a subsidiary of Gamania Group, would launch related products. Nevertheless, GASH deliberately joined hands with Wyrd Media and chose the series of Chubby ape, based on the character IP of "Monsters Raised by Grandma" drawn by Taiwanese creator Jay Rock, to launch Chubby ape NFT as GASH's first self-made product in the NFT field, which carries a mission with profound cultural significance. Chou Fan-hsiang, Chief Operating Officer of GASH,

▲"Chubby ape NFT" IP creator Jay Rock | Photo Credit: Wyrd Media "The world needs chubby people." Jay Rock, the creator of "Chubby ape" NFT IP, wrote such a paragraph on his fan page, and he added, "The chubby state seems to be de-stressing and healing.” The Fat Monsters that Bring Soothing Effect to Everyone "Chubby ape" series originated from "The Fat Monsters Raised by Grandma". The origin of the creation came from the "Godzilla vs. King Kong" meme published by Jay on the Internet. Since the picture of King Kong pinching a fat Godzilla is very popular on

The yang energy is the strongest on Dragon Boat Festival, when heat and dampness from the ground surround the Gamanian world, nature officially declares the arrival of hot summer. Besides following the ancient tradition of hanging mugwort leaves and egg balancing to seek good fortune and avoid evil (not really), modern Gamanians have a couple of tricks up their sleeves, using 5 tips to activate self-regulation to expel heat and dampness from the inside out. Tip 1: Dragon Boat Racing - for Real Still can’t forget the good times back in college sports teams? After a certain age, metabolic

Living in the post-pandemic era, at first, we tried to achieve “zero-covid” to feel safe, now gradually become used to the escalating number of confirmed cases and begin to live with uncertainty. Hey! The world keeps going, and life keeps moving. When the stars are still orbiting, Q BRICK will stay with all Gamanians, let’s just “Be Cool and Carry on!” All-Around Summer Chill Out: Body and Mind, Pandemic and Environment As the saying goes, “until you eat the zongzi in May, don’t put your torn jacket away.” This implies that we can still be attacked by cold weather

Taiwan, a world-famous island of mountains, covers an area of ​​36,000 square kilometers and has 368 mountains with an altitude of more than 3,000 meters. It is one of the countries with the highest density of mountains. However, the year-lasting policy of prohibiting mountains has made the mountains close at hand become the most unfamiliar environment at home.  In 2019, the Executive Yuan's policy of lifting the ban on mountains and forests officially opened the high mountains, which account for nearly 30% of the country's land area, to the public. The mountains are there, but do we understand them?

▲ Lu Chung-han  Kangchenjunga Peak. (Photo Credit: Gamania Cheer Up Foundation ) The first in Taiwan! Taiwanese mountaineer "Ago" Lu Chung-han successfully climbed the world's third highest peak, Kangchenjunga, on May 6, 2022, and safely descended the mountain. He is the first Taiwanese to ascend the world’s third peak without the use of supplemental oxygen canisters, and he is also the only Taiwanese mountaineer who has climbed seven peaks without oxygen. ▲ Taiwanese mountaineer Lu Chung-han is about to climb Kangchenjunga, the third highest peak in the world, and looks forward to sharing more stories with everyone when he

In the history of Taiwan mountaineering, there are many outstanding mountaineers who have climbed to the tops of the fourteen eight thousand peaks around the world and placed their names abreast previous summiteers as well as the name of Taiwan alongside those of other nations. They have marked an important milestone for Taiwan in the international mountaineering field and showed the world the perseverance and adventurous spirit of Taiwanese mountaineers. Looking up to his predecessors, in 2013, Lu Chung-han (nicknamed Ago, Guo-guo) became the first person in Taiwan to reach the top of the thirteenth highest peak in the

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Q BRICK was born in 2013, using figurine as vehicle to dig out diverse facets of original innovation, and unleash the hidden energy to creative. GamaGarden believes that children should grow and explore through play, and every child is a unique individual that deserves a carefree childhood to fully explore and have fun. This time, Q BRICK that always supports originality has a special mission to go to GamaGarden and bring out the moving original creativity of every little artist. From kids’ perspective to give a shout-out to their exclusive Children’s Day in April. ▲ Q BRICK that supports

GamaGarden is a corporate kindergarten of Gamania. The school provides preschool education for employee’s children with a vision of diversity and openness, together with a space that was designed based on children’s needs. Founded in 2012, GamaGarden is the first corporate kindergarten in gaming industry after Taiwan’s regulation integrated kindergartens and nursery schools. In 2017, GamaGarden 2.0 is also the first kindergarten in Neihu Technology Park. There are hundreds of enterprises in Neihu Technology Park, Gamania is the only company that established a corporate childcare center, following the original intention to take care of employees by offering a convenient

Off-white walls and floors, minimalist interior, at first glance, one would feel like being in an art gallery. It is not until one looks down to discover the low sink and the tiny hand towel. GamaGarden, Gamania corporate kindergarten, located not far from the headquarters of Gamania Group, is the 2.0 version in 2017 after the Group moved to Neihu in 2016. Moved from the old site of Zhonghe to Neihu, GamaGarden has been newly upgraded from the inside to the outside with consideration to be seen everywhere.  ▲ As soon as entering GamaGarden 2.0, one could see the

Starting from 2011, Gamania began the tradition of annual slogan and badge design. The derivation of this tradition was a hope to unite colleagues, share common goals, and create consensus. These succinct annual slogans represent Gamania’s drive and intention for the particular year and bring the hearts of Gamanians together. Time flies, 10 years has passed since the initiation of annual slogan design. As we are about to move forward to the 11th year, it is a good time for us to review annual slogans and visual designs over the years and look back on the past decade together.

On July 24th, 2021, a breaking news made every Taiwanese go crazy. “Taiwanese judo athlete, Yang Yung-Wei, won a silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics.” This is not only Taiwan’s first medal of Tokyo Games, but also the first Olympic medal ever won by Taiwanese judo team in the history. In additional to the excitement, many people ask curiously, “Who is Yang Yung-Wei?” Discovering the diamond in the rough Judo has not been a popular sport in Taiwan. Competitions are not even broadcasted by sports channel, not to mention that people in Taiwan hardly recognize any judo athlete. When