An Expert Is actually By My Side

Chapter 438 The Fun of Exploration by Players

The two announcements on Yunmeng Game's official website made the entire game circle restless.

In particular, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, which exploded on the Internet some time ago, amazed many people. Even many players who had never played shooting games were drawn into the pit.

While the whole network is paying attention to the news of Yunmeng's new game, Hao Yun is concentrating on building his world.

"What kind of gameplay is this game?" Li Zongzheng touched his chin in confusion, looking at those pixel squares on the computer screen.

The movements of his hands did not stop, Hao Yun, who was staring at the screen meticulously, while operating the game editor to set the gameplay of the game, he replied casually.

"Have you ever seen building blocks?"

Li Zongzheng said in a daze.

"Of course I have seen the building blocks... But is there any relationship between the two?"

"Of course." Hao Yun nodded and continued, "I still remember when I was a child, there were no rich entertainment products, and the toys at home were only a set of puzzles and building blocks. However, these two simple things can make people I played all afternoon and still had fun."

Li Zongzheng thought for a while, his eyes lit up and he said.

"I see, you want to make a game for children?"

Hao Yun shook his head and said.

"Of course not. It's better for children to play less games. Touchable toys can better exercise hands-on ability. The audience of this game is aimed at players of all ages, not just young users."

Hearing this sentence, Li Zongzheng was even more confused.

"But... besides children, will anyone be interested in this kind of thing?"

"Of course." Hao Yun nodded affirmatively, stopped his work, glanced at him, and said with a sigh, "Don't you understand what I mean? Happiness doesn't have to be done in a complicated way To get it, some simple gameplay and creativity can also create endless fun.”

Although he didn't understand what Mr. Hao was saying, but he always felt that he was very powerful, so Li Zongzheng nodded unconsciously.

"……I see."

"It's okay, don't force yourself if you don't understand." Looking at Li Zongzheng who was scratching the back of his head embarrassingly, Hao Yun paused for a moment and continued, "All the games we have played have been carefully designed by game designers. The finished product, the ending of the game, the way to advance the plot, and even the rhythm of the entire game are all under the control of the designer.”

Li Zongzheng was puzzled.

"Is there anything wrong with that?"

Isn't that what game designers do?

If you have no control over the plot, rhythm, and gameplay of the game, the game you make will be called a nightmare.

This is the case with many games made by small workshops. I didn’t understand what the game designer wanted to express after playing until the end, and where is the fun of the game.

Hearing Li Zongzheng's question, Hao Yun shook his head lightly.

"It's not wrong, it's just that it has always been like this. I want to try to make some changes and design a game that is completely determined by the players themselves."

"Have you seen these blocks? They are all materials in the hands of players. There is no fixed gameplay in the whole world, or a main line that must be completed. All rules and fun are determined by the players themselves. Whether it is reconciliation You can start hacking together with friends, run a farm, build a magnificent building, or explore a completely random world..."

Li Zongzheng opened his mouth, his face was full of surprise, he didn't know how to evaluate it.

Although it sounds interesting, can players really accept this kind of gameplay?

Not even a player.

It is a game designer like him, when he hears this design concept, his first reaction is full of disbelief and unimaginability.

To put it bluntly, if this is the case, what is the difference between this game and a game editor?

Nowadays, the threshold for using most game editors is already very low. Even if you don’t know anything about programming, you can use the tools in the editor and pre-compiled languages ​​to realize most of the functions.

Li Zongzheng tried to express his concerns in a tactful way.

"It sounds...it seems very interesting, but I'm afraid it's not that easy to make this kind of gameplay with no fixed rules interesting?"

"So I plan to make this game myself," Hao Yun said without hesitation, "I know that this design concept is too advanced, and it may be difficult to understand... Forget it, it's meaningless to say more, wait until you see the finished product Then you'll know what I'm talking about."

Game development is going well.

The more troublesome volume collision and some basic physical effects are already included in the game's physics engine. Hao Yun didn't write a few lines of code in total, and even took the time to optimize the code of the game engine and editor.

As for the part of the model, let alone.

A model made of pixels, even employees with no art experience, can piece together some free materials after they are familiar with the operation of modeling software.

Considering the copyright risks, Hao Yun did not use free materials, but handed over the task to the art department, and made an original design for every block in the game.

But even so, it only took Jiang Lecheng three days to complete all the tasks assigned to her by good luck.

"...The framework of the entire game has been completed, and the next step is to optimize the details."

Looking at the semi-finished game on the screen, a smile appeared on Hao Yun's face.

It took less than half a month in total.

This is probably the fastest game he has completed after Magic Tower.

Stretching, even when Hao Yun was planning to relax for a while, there was a knock on the door outside the office.

After receiving a "please come in" permission, assistant Zhou Ruining opened the door and walked in.

"Mr. Hao, I have a call for you, and it's from Yunmeng Technology."

Yunmeng Technology?

Is it something about the crew?

Anyway, brain-computer interface and virtual reality technology are definitely hopeless. Hao Yun never expected that the cake Wu Fan drew for himself could be realized within a year or two.

"I see."

Standing up from the office chair, Hao Yun walked to the assistant's office next door and picked up the phone.

Before he could speak, Wu Fan's excited voice came from the phone.

"Mr. Hao! We succeeded!"

Hearing the voice on the other end of the phone, Hao Yun felt his mind go blank for a moment.

Fuck? !

Really successful? !

Before he even had time to be surprised, he took a deep breath, and asked slowly in a voice that was so excited that it even trembled.

"Virtual reality technology...successful?"

There was a few seconds of silence on the phone.

A slightly embarrassing cough broke the increasingly stiff air.

In a voice with a trace of apology, Wu Fan said shamefully.

"Uh...sorry, I didn't make it clear. The success I said didn't refer to virtual reality technology...that thing will take a while."

Hao Yun: "..."

Gan!

Madebey rejoices!

Seemingly aware of the boss's speechlessness from the silence on the other end of the phone, Wu Fan hurriedly continued.

"Although brain-computer interface and virtual reality technology have not yet achieved key breakthroughs, when we are studying these two projects, we have unexpectedly made significant progress in other fields... AR, do you know? AR!"

Hao Yun collected himself and frowned.

"...you mean, augmented reality?"

"Yeah!" Wu Fan nodded quickly and continued with a smile, "This achievement is difficult to describe in words, so I suggest you come to the institute yourself. I bet you that you will be impressed by our research." The results are astounding!"