Game Design: Is it possible? CaiGou

Mountain city, July, the scorching sun is in the sky.

The furnace-like high temperature is in sharp contrast to the Sichuan girl's long white legs.

Logically speaking, although the mountain city is a tourist city, summer is not the most suitable tourist season for this city.

But as the game-plus-education special exhibition took root in the mountain city, July every year became the most popular season for tourism in the mountain city.

Players from all over the country will rush to the mountain city at this time to participate in the first and most popular game festival in the second half of the year.

Because the games exhibited at game plus education special exhibitions usually have dual attributes of gaming and education.

Some parents will even bring their children who have just finished the college entrance examination to visit the exhibition site, allowing their children to experience the charm of different professions through many games at the exhibition site, so that the children can have some thoughts on their future career plans.

It is precisely because of this that the relevant departments of Shancheng attach great importance to this special game plus education exhibition, and not only jointly held the "Exhibition Wish" event with the Shancheng Game Association.

Railway stations, high-speed rail stations, and airports have all arranged direct lines to game and education special exhibitions. The relevant departments of Shancheng Cultural Tourism have also specially created a set of cultural tourism activities around the exhibition site with the exhibition site as the core.

Outside the game plus education special exhibition.

A bus stopped at the platform.

A loyal fan of Taipingdao, a mentor in the Kerbal Space Program novice village, and the initiator of the Kerbal Space Program novice tutorial, Fang Chang also stepped off the bus with his two roommates.

That’s right!

This year, they also took advantage of the last summer vacation in their lives to come to the game plus education exhibition, intending to have a close contact with Cai Goulai.

The three of them had already bought their tickets online, but the exhibition didn't start until ten o'clock. It was still early, so everyone was wandering around the exhibition.

Even though it was only eight o'clock in the morning, the area around the exhibition was already crowded with people. There was even an area specially designated by the relevant departments for small traders and vendors to set up stalls and a snack street.

Various game manufacturers even sent people to deliver fans, drinks, hats and other materials outside the exhibition hall. From time to time, you can still see police patrolling around.

"Tsk tsk!" The roommate on the side sighed after seeing this: "This battle is really big..."

"That's necessary!" Fang Chang and Yourong said: "The game plus education special exhibition is the base of the old thieves."

The three of them were walking and chatting when a girl with a ponytail under the shade of a tree in front saw Fang Chang and rushed over excitedly.

"Hey, you, you, I recognize you!" The girl was excited and incoherent.

"Ah? Me?" Fang Chang pointed at himself unconfidently.

"Yes!" The girl nodded affirmatively, and then recalled carefully: "I definitely recognize you, where are you, oh, by the way!"

"I saw you in Liuliu's live broadcast room. Did you record the Kerbal Space Program novice tutorial a long time ago?"

Long-lasting memories came to his mind. He scratched his head and said with a smile, "I didn't expect anyone would remember it. Yes, it's me."

When the girl saw this, she complained: "Boss, can you be more confident? You are also considered to be the number one figure in the cyberspace postgraduate entrance examination circle. Who in the Kerbal Space Program circle has not taken your class?"

The two chatted happily, and as the chat progressed, they discovered that both of them were members of the Yellow Turban Army Dumpling Steaming Cult. This relationship could be described as a close relationship, so the two groups simply merged into one group.

Time passed in a hurry, and soon the exhibition hall was open for ticket inspection. Fang Chang walked into the exhibition with his sister and two roommates. He didn't pay attention to the surrounding exhibition halls, but headed straight for the open-air stage in the exhibition center.

The roommate on the side looked left and right. His eyes were exhausted. Seeing Fang Chang walking so fast, he asked in confusion: "Fang Chang, we finally entered the exhibition hall. Why are you walking so fast? Don't go to the exhibition hall." Want to experience the game?”

Without waiting for Fang Chang's reply, the girl explained: "Brother, the opening ceremony of this gaming and education special exhibition will start soon, and General Tiangong will also appear. If we don't grab a good seat now, when will we go?"

Fang Chang echoed: "Yes, and didn't you see that these exhibition halls are short of manpower, and the equipment in several exhibition halls is not even turned on? Look where everyone is rushing towards? It would be impossible if it were a little later. location.”

The roommate nodded in realization, and the group walked faster and faster.

After a while, the open-air stage was surrounded by players on three levels inside and three outside.

In the area designated at the front, there are media reporters carrying long guns and short cannons, taking pictures non-stop.

The roommate clicked his tongue and said, "Damn, is this scene so big?"

"Hahaha, this is just a small scene!" Fang Chang recalled the previous developer conference. He had also arrived at the scene. The scene was much bigger than today.

The girl explained: "Originally, so many media reporters wouldn't come, but the organizer announced that General Tiangong would attend the opening ceremony in person, so everyone came."

At ten o'clock in the morning, the host came on stage to deliver his opening remarks, followed by Liu Ruoya, the organizer of the Shancheng Game Association, who came to the stage to deliver a speech, and then the leaders of the relevant Shancheng cultural and tourism departments also came to the stage to deliver a speech.

As time passed, the process passed one link after another. The players in the audience waited quietly for half an hour. Finally, the host came on stage and said:

"Next, I invite General Tiangong to come up to the stage and deliver a speech!"

In the past, whenever there was a big scene like this with huge crowds of people, the host would report the resume of General Tiangong.

From the Golden Lion Badge to the Green Bamboo Badge, to the Industry Benchmark Badge, titles such as the Godfather of Somatosensory Games can even be connected into a sentence.

But as Cai Gou and Taiping Dao became more and more famous, they have now reached the point where everyone in the gaming circle knows them, so there is no need for such a cumbersome introduction.

Even if the host just briefly asks General Tiangong to come on stage to give a speech, everyone can understand who it is.

A person's name is like a tree's shadow. This is the truth.

"boom--"

"Crash!"

The whole audience burst into fierce applause.

The players watching in the audience even shouted loudly——

"General Tiangong! Awesome——"

"The sky is dead, Huang Tian must stand!"

"The old thief is mighty!"

"The Yellow Turbans gather!"

Various noisy sounds spread throughout the exhibition site. When the representatives of game manufacturers who stayed in their respective exhibition halls heard this cheering sound, they couldn't help but think of, in one sentence - great things can be accomplished.

It’s no wonder that since this year, the game industry in Sichuan Province has secretly begun to circulate Taipingdao’s new nickname—Sitting and Looking Southeast.

With this posture, it's more than just sitting and looking to the southeast?

Cai Gou was wearing a crisp suit, and the simple broken cover highlighted his handsome appearance. He walked to the center of the stage with sonorous steps, took the microphone from the host, and said with a hearty smile:

"Dear tourists, players, and colleagues, hello everyone, I am General Tiangong - Cai Gou!"

Although the words are short, they are sonorous and powerful.

Although it is just a simple opening introduction.

But that doesn't stop the players from giving warm applause.

A tsunami of applause came from Cai Gou'er's side. He raised the corners of his mouth and thanked the players for supporting the game plus education special exhibition. After his brief opening remarks, he said:

"Logically speaking, Taipingdao will no longer participate in game and education special exhibitions as a player. If it only attends the event as a special guest, it should cede the limelight to other manufacturers."

"But on the one hand, I had a conversation with teacher Li Ying. She is very much looking forward to this Rock Smith, which I call a virtual guitar training software system."

"On the other hand, this game is also Taipingdao's first foray into a game that combines audio games and education, so I can only take the liberty of taking the limelight."

"Now comes the question and answer session. If you have any questions about Rock Smith, feel free to ask and I will answer them in public."

Everyone in the audience's eyes lit up.

"brush!"

As soon as Cai Gou finished speaking, the players all raised their hands.

This uniform formation attracted media reporters to take pictures of it with long guns and short cannons.

"So many people have problems?"

Cai Gou smiled and scanned the audience in the first row. Suddenly his eyes locked on Fang Chang and said, "Eh? I recognize you. Please give him the microphone!"

Fang Chang took the microphone excitedly, and before he could speak, Cai Gou continued: "During the Valentine's Day game exhibition before, offline fans came to cheer me up. I said come over to Ri Fang Chang, and you kid said he would call himself Fang Chang. Bar?"

Fang Chang nodded with a smile on his face: "It's me. I didn't expect you to still remember me, General?"

Cai Gou explained: "The commotion you made was quite big. How could I have forgotten it? I still remember the tutorial video for the novice tutorial of the Kerbal Space Program. It was also made by your boy, right? When I was chatting with your instructor , and he specifically mentioned this matter.”

Everyone in the audience looked at Fang Chang in surprise.

Good guy, as expected, the player community is full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers.

I actually have a novice village mentor from the Kerbal Space Program by my side?

How disrespectful and disrespectful!

Fang Chang said a few words modestly.

Cai Gou then asked, "What's your problem?"

Fang Chang asked: "General, you had a conversation with teacher Li Ying at the Music Special Game Festival some time ago. I was in the live broadcast room at the time. Your evaluation of the game Rock Smith at that time was - a virtual guitar training software system. "

"If Rhythm Master is a game with no threshold but high ceiling, then Rocksmith should be a game with high entry threshold but high ceiling. But what is the core of this game?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone present looked forward to Cai Gou's answer. Cai Gou smiled. Fang Chang saw the problem accurately. He explained:

"'Rock Smith' is a game developed by Taipingdao based on the concept of games and education. Players can learn how to use the guitar or improve their guitar skills through this game."

"If there's one thing that's most strikingly hardcore about Rocksmith, it's that players need a real guitar to experience the game!"

As soon as these words came out, the whole place was in an uproar.

What?

Did I hear that correctly?

Do you actually need a real guitar to play this game?

When did the range of gaming peripherals include guitars?

This is really...

The knife pulls the butt - it opens your eyes!

The media reporters at the scene were immediately overjoyed when they heard this.

Big news!

Absolutely big news!

The gameplay of this game is simply too gimmicky!

Many media reporters sat on the ground in a familiar manner, turned on their prepared computers, and began to write press releases.

As for the anchors who came to watch the opening ceremony, their smiles were uglier than crying.

As we all know, every time Taipingdao releases a new game, it is a pie-in-the-sky opportunity for the anchor circle.

Previously, no matter how difficult the game was, streamers would overcome it themselves.

But……

game? Guitar?

The combination of the two is no less than the combination of basketball and chicken.

This entry barrier is simply a huge barrier for most anchors in the game area.

Since when does a game host need to be able to play the guitar?

I, my concubine, can’t do it!

Cai Gou paused and continued:

"Because "Rocksmith" is currently the world's first and only video game that supports real guitars or bass guitars. Players use [Real Tone Cable] to connect a guitar with a standard 1/4 hour audio source jack to the game console or PC.”

"The game is suitable for electric guitars or electric acoustic guitars. Acoustic guitars can also support game sound source connection by purchasing a pickup. The game has an automatic tuning function and adjusts the difficulty according to the player's skill level, making it suitable for players of all levels."

"Players can choose to play the lead or rhythm guitar part, and can also play with others outside the game. In addition to the vast number of tracks included in the game, players can also download more tracks through the online music library."

"In the automatic tuning function of Rock Smith, we have specially embedded beginner-level guitar tutorials for entry-level players. It is precisely because of this that I say Rock Smith is a virtual guitar training software system."

Listen to this, how scary is it?

There are so many professional terms, and even a virtual guitar training software system has been developed!

Who doesn’t feel scared after hearing this?

It is said that the game threshold is high and the game is hardcore, but Rock Smith is too special?

"Music student: After a hard day of classes, you turn on the computer and play Rocksmith after school?"

"Music student: The hanging heart is finally dead..."

"Anchor: Such a coincidence? My heart is dead..."

"Is that how you play? It seems like I have to take out my dusty guitar!"

"I have been a game player for ten years, and today my eyes have been opened. This is the first time I know that gaming peripherals also include guitars..."

"The barrier to entry for Rocksmith is really high. Those who want to buy a guitar have to give it to an old thief, right?"

"After the opening ceremony, I must go to the exhibition hall on Taiping Road to experience it myself."

"Don't tell me, don't tell me, this game is suitable for those of us who want to learn guitar."

Fang Chang was convinced by Cai Gou's answer. The general was indeed unconventional.

on the stage.

Cai Gou continued to answer several players' questions by name, but most of the players were still immersed in Cai Gou's introduction and could not recover for a long time.

Upon seeing this, Cai Gou did not continue to call names, but raised the microphone and said:

"I see that everyone is quite curious, so without further ado, I announce that this gaming and education special exhibition has officially begun!"

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