Reboot the age of gaming

Chapter 303 GS1 First Experience

At the dinner table, the three chatted while eating.

"Mr. Zhong, what have you been up to in the Weiguang Studio lately? Why doesn't it seem like there's been any movement for a while." Tang Ying asked.

"Oh, I'm developing a new game recently." Zhong Ming added, "FPS game."

Tang Ying was very interested: "Oh? Is it the "Resident Evil" type, or the "Gun God Road" type? Is it a stand-alone game?"

Zhong Ming shook his head: "No, this time it is an online game similar to "Road to the Gunslinger", and the gameplay is different."

"Are you going to release it on PC? Is it GAME OMNI?" Tang Ying asked.

"There must be one on the PC side, but GAME MONI is not going to release it. We are also making hardware ourselves." Zhong Ming said.

"Do the hardware yourself?"

Tang Ying felt a little surprised that Shimmer Studio is going to start making hardware?
The hardware threshold is not low!

There are not many technology manufacturers in China that make hardware. For a company as big as Moya Technology, it is almost cold to make handhelds. If it weren't for "Guardian of the Zodiac" by Shimmer Studios, it would be really hard to see if the MGC2 handheld would be strong. It's hard to say.

In Tang Ying's impression, Weiguang Studio is currently only a research and development group focusing on high-quality games, but unexpectedly, it has already started to develop its own hardware.

"What kind of hardware do you plan to make? Handheld, or something?" Tang Ying asked.

"An emulator device similar to GAME OMNI. I have an engineering machine at home. It was just delivered yesterday, but it is just a simple demo with the game installed. It can barely be played. If you are interested, you can go and have a look." Zhong Ming Said.

The engineering machine is a prototype machine still under development. There must be many problems, but at least it can be played.

Tang Ying nodded: "Okay, let's go to Teacher Zhong's house after dinner to check out the new equipment! I won't disturb you, will I?"

"Oh, no."

Tian Yuan gave Tang Ying a white look: "Sister, your Internet addiction really needs to be cured. When you come all the way to Ming'an City, the first thing you do is not to go out to play or go shopping, but to play games first?"

Tang Ying chuckled: "You have the face to criticize me? Playing a mobile game cost four to five hundred dollars, so you should be dragged to the Technology Defense Academy for electrotherapy."

Tian Yuan: "..."

These two internet-addicted girls are pretty much the same, let alone anyone else.Otherwise, they wouldn't all be engaged in game-related industries.

After the three of them finished their lunch, Tian Yuan drove to the neighborhood where Zhong Ming lived.

"The environment is not bad." The three of them were walking in the community, Tang Ying looked at the surrounding environment and felt that it was not bad.

Although it is winter now, at the end of January, all the trees in the community have lost their leaves, but judging from the layout of the entire community, it is still quite high-end. If in summer, all the leaves of these trees grow out, it should be lush and lush very nice.

"I first chose this place as the office location of Weiguang Studio, so I deliberately chose a better neighborhood, so I can feel better when I go to work every day." Zhong Ming explained.

"Office location?" Tian Yuan was a little surprised.

Zhong Ming nodded: "That's right, the Weiguang studio started working here. Small studios are like this. At the beginning, they didn't have much money, and there were only three or four employees in total. Rent a room. But after Weiguang Studio moved to Huanyu Daguan, all the things here have been packed away, and I am too lazy to move, so I have been renting here."

"It sounds like it was pretty miserable at the time." Tian Yuan muttered.

Zhong Ming smiled: "It's not too bad. In fact, it's quite good to work in this kind of place. It's almost like working from home. You can also cook and eat by yourself. It's much more convenient than going outside."

At the door of the house, Zhong Ming unlocked the electronic lock with his fingerprints, pushed the door open and entered.

"Please come in."

Tang Ying followed Zhong Ming into the room, looked around, and found it was quite neat.

In the living room, there are sofas, TVs, coffee tables and other furniture. There is also a driving simulator, two game consoles, a high-end computer, some figures, and there is a simulation similar to GAME OMNI in the corner. The device should be the shooting simulator that Zhong Ming himself is developing.

Tang Ying's first reaction was: "Mr. Zhong, don't you have a smart module at home?"

"Yes. Chanel."

The bell rang, and a voice replied, "I am here."

"Reception mode." Zhong Ming said.

Chanel quickly replied: "Yes, the reception mode is on."

She only heard Chanel talking, but she couldn't see the holographic projection. Tang Ying searched for it and found that there was no such thing. It should be that Zhong Ming hadn't turned on the holographic projection.

"Why don't you show Chanel's holographic image?" Tang Ying asked.

"Usually I can't use it at home."

Similar intelligent modules are very popular among many young people. Many people who stay at home alone all day long need this kind of artificial intelligence to chat with themselves from time to time, play games, or even if they don’t chat, they just look at a virtual The image there also greatly alleviates my sense of loneliness.

But for Zhong Ming, he himself is not very interested in this kind of smart module, so he didn't turn on the holographic projection at all.

Tang Ying hung the thin down jacket outside on the hanger, and the two sat down on the sofa.

"What would you like to drink?" Zhong Ming asked.

Tang Ying: "Coffee."

Tian Yuan: "Ice Coke."

The so-called "reception mode" does not mean that there is really an artificial intelligence robot coming to receive guests, but that the electrical appliances in the room automatically change to the mode of receiving guests.

For example, the beverage machine next to the coffee table starts working automatically to heat or cool down the drinks inside.

Soon, two cups rose up from under the automatic beverage machine, and they automatically went under the categories of "coffee" and "coke", and took a cup of coffee and a cup of cola.

Tang Ying and Tian Yuan sat on the sofa and took it as soon as they reached out.

Most of the electrical appliances in the room are also voice-activated, and you can complete the corresponding operation by talking to Chanel. For example, if you want to watch a certain program, just say "I want to watch a certain program", and the TV will turn on and jump automatically. change.

"Mr. Zhong, do you live here alone?" Tang Ying asked.

The layout of the living room is very simple, except for the huge pile of game equipment, the others are basically the necessities of life, such as robot vacuum cleaners, drink machines, etc. The door of the master bedroom is ajar, while the door of the second bedroom is completely closed. closure.

From any angle, it is not obvious that the place has been inhabited by a second man or woman.

"The second bedroom is occupied, but he is in high school and only comes back on weekends. He usually lives in the school. His name is Wei Yong. I rescued him from the Technical Defense College. His parents were temporarily deprived of custody, so Stay here with me." Zhong Ming said.

"Ah? What's the matter?"

Tang Ying and Tian Yuan were very surprised, because they never stopped mentioning these things to Zhong Ming, and after inquiring about the details, Zhong Ming gave a brief explanation.

"You don't have to be too restrictive, you can play whatever you want, my game equipment is quite complete." Zhong Ming pointed to the pile of equipment.

Tang Ying stood up from the sofa: "I'd better play with your new equipment first. This thing looks a bit like GAME OMNI, what's it called?"

"GS1, game space, game space. It is indeed a bit similar to GAME OMNI, because the current mainstream form of shooting simulators basically looks like this, but there are still many small changes, you can feel it."

Tang Ying entered the game space, and soon found that this game was very different from the previous game OMNI.

There are two most prominent differences. One is that the sole of the foot is no longer a disc for stepping on, but has become a universal treadmill plus "roller skates" configuration.

This pair of "roller skates" can be worn directly, and there are straps on them that can be tied tightly so that they will not slip after wearing them.The sole has two rotating beads similar to a balance car, which can slide to any angle.

"How does this work? Do I have to skate by myself?" Tang Ying looked at it and felt that this thing should be powered, but there was no power cord on it.

Zhong Ming explained: "No, this is the same as a balance car, just tilt your body. It is powered wirelessly. The base of the universal treadmill below is a huge wireless charger, which can directly charge these shoes. No electricity..."

Tang Ying put on the special pair of balance shoes, and then buckled the bracket around her waist.After fastening, the waist support emits a flowing blue light, which circles around the entire waist support, and then the support connecting the belt to the base is automatically activated, and there is a gentle assist to drag Tang Ying's body upright.

The 360-degree surround screen began to lower slowly, and images appeared.

"Wait a minute, Mr. Zhong, what is this thing on my chest? And... I always feel like my feet are slipping?"

Tang Ying looked, there was a curved baffle on her chest, and there were two guns hanging on it. The guns were directly held in her hands, but this baffle was obviously not a decoration, and there were three concave holes on it. Slots, it seems, should also have special uses.

"The specific gameplay has a simple tutorial after entering the game. As for the slippage on the soles of your feet... it is your illusion. This thing is the same as a balance car, and it will sense the inclination of your body. If you are upright, the two wheels are It won't move." Zhong Ming said through the display screen.

Tian Yuan watched helplessly from the outside, because the big screen was in a 360-degree surround state, so she couldn't see clearly what was going on with Tang Ying inside.

Tian Yuan: "Is there no camera or something like that? I want to watch."

Zhong Ming said, "Can the camera inside be turned on?"

Tang Ying: "Oh, yes."

Zhong Ming said: "There are several buttons on the stand, just look at the button marked with a camera pattern, and click it."

Tang Ying clicked the button, and the system prompts that the camera collection function is enabled.

According to the previous settings, these images were automatically projected onto the big TV in the living room.The main screen is the game screen that Tang Ying is currently seeing, and the secondary screen is the image taken by a movable camera diagonally behind Tang Ying, which happens to capture Tang Ying's back, forming a very standard over-the-shoulder angle of view.

Tian Yuan was pleasantly surprised: "Hey, this camera can cut out portraits and mix reality with game screens?"

Zhong Ming nodded: "Yes, this is also a small function different from GAME OMNI."

"Is it so miraculous? It's a pity I can't see the picture on the TV. What does it look like?" Tang Ying asked inside.

Tian Yuan described it: "It is to take out your whole person, keep only a back view, and combine the game image with you instead of directly shooting the screen of the device. Oh, to put it simply, it is similar to some VR games. It’s like combining portraits with VR game screens through green screen.”

Tang Ying: "Ah, that feels quite fun, I'll take a look later."

This is also a function different from GAME OMNI. After turning on the camera mode, a camera will pop up behind the player, and this camera will also rotate with the player, always keeping the position behind the player. It's always an over-the-shoulder view.

The image captured by this camera will be cut out of the player through a special algorithm, and other elements such as screen images and equipment in the screen will be erased, and then the cut out image will be directly produced with the game video and audio signals together.

In this way, when watching on TV, it is as if the player has entered the game from an over-the-shoulder perspective. Whether the player shoots, slides, or performs some tactical actions, they can perfectly integrate with the in-game screen.

Tian Yuan said with emotion: "This is really a good thing. The only pity is that the characters in the game are all wearing mecha exoskeletons, but now I see real people, which is a bit of a drama."

"There is also a solution to this. We also customized a set of special tights. The effect is similar to that of the green screen, but it will collect the player's movements in real time. If you wear this suit to play the game, the system will automatically generate it according to the player's movements. Character movements, so that what you see in the live broadcast screen will be a game character." Zhong Ming said.

"Is there now?" Tian Yuan asked enthusiastically.

Zhong Ming shook his head: "No, this kind of clothes was commissioned by another manufacturer, and we haven't got samples yet. Moreover, the price of this kind of clothes is not cheap. After all, there is a relatively rudimentary motion capture system inside. The price may be [-] to [-], and it is customized by the anchor, and ordinary people don’t need to buy this thing.”

The motion capture system shown is actually just capturing a few key parts. It does not need to accurately capture the subtle expressions of each finger and face, so this system is not expensive.The price of the clothes themselves will not be very high either.

But even so, this thing can only be bought for [-] to [-] yuan, and ordinary players will definitely not buy it, just to provide better live broadcast effects for the anchors.

If you don't buy this suit, the camera can only capture the player's original appearance, and the effect will definitely be worse.An ordinary person running around in the world of "Xuanjia Project" with a gun simulator is a bit of a drama no matter how you look at it.

But...if it's an anchor like Tang Ying, maybe the audience would prefer to watch real people rather than game characters.

Tang Ying has entered the game.

The name of the game is "Xuanjia Project", but this game is currently only in the development stage, the game content is extremely incomplete, and even the most important large map battlefield in the game has not been completed.

The current playable content of the game only includes a short novice guide and training ground.Moreover, the firearms modules in the training ground are not complete, only a part.

Fortunately, some AI enemies can still be called up in this game. Although these enemies are mentally retarded, it is better than shooting.

This version was obviously developed to test the GS1 as a device, so many features are not perfect.

The screen began to prompt Tang Ying to perform related operations, such as leaning forward, sliding sideways, shooting, throwing objects, picking up objects, marking and so on.

For Tang Ying, just learning to move was a delay of 5 minutes.

The movement of GAME OMNI is very simple, just step on a specific area, but the movement of GS1 has the same effect as that of a balance car, requiring the body to lean forward. At first, Tang Ying was a little bit reluctant to let go of the movement, but soon she found that under the support of the bracket, she You can do the movements with confidence, and you will never fall, so you are much bolder.

Moreover, the two feet are not always straight and close together, but to move separately.

For example, the operation of "sliding shovel" requires the player to keep the left foot as the axis while moving forward, and at the same time extend the right foot forward and turn the body slightly sideways. At this time, the character in the game will move forward Slide shovel, you can quickly pass some slopes and other terrain.

It's a bit uncomfortable when you first get started, but once you get used to it, you will find it quite interesting.

　This chapter is 4500 words, Chapter 2 is later

　　
　
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