game trailblazer

Chapter 245 A Variety of New Games

After listening to Zhao Yuanhuan's introduction of "Mecha Storm", Zhang Lexing looked around and asked, "Is the development of "Hot Dance Party" also here?"

Zhao Yuanhuan shook his head, pointed upwards with his hand, and said, "This game is a bit special, so the development team is located upstairs."

"Oh?" Zhang Lexing followed Zhao Yuanhuan's hand and looked up. Of course, he saw nothing except the floor...

A group of people came to the fifth floor through the stairwell. Wang Mengyao leaned next to Zhang Lexing and whispered: "Boss, the fifth floor is mainly the "Network Genesis" project team and the data collection studio. The data collection studio is also equipped with action capture device."

Zhang Lexing nodded, and said, "Well, let's watch it later, first go and see what is going on with "Hot Dance Party"."

Wang Mengyao bowed slightly and said, "Yes, boss."

"Boss, look here." Zhao Yuanhuan, who was walking in front, stopped and pointed to an office next to the data collection studio.

Zhang Lexing looked up, the office area here is different from downstairs, it is not partitioned by glass, the situation inside cannot be seen from the outside at all, but fortunately, the door of the office Zhao Yuanhuan refers to is open, so you can barely see The swaying figure inside can still faintly hear the explosive music coming out.

Zhang Lexing and others followed Zhao Yuanhuan into this office. It covers about 300 square meters and is divided into two areas. It's quite a spacious passageway. Computers and some personal belongings are placed in the single-person space. Most of the people sitting in front of the computer are busy and nervous.Going further inside, because it is blocked by the full-height partition, you can't see anything clearly, but you can hear the faint music.

"Boss, this is where "Hot Dance Party" was developed." Zhao Yuanhuan gestured with his hand and said.

At this time, the developers noticed that someone came in, and someone even recognized Zhang Lexing, and they all got up to say hello.After Zhang Lexing nodded and responded, he turned around and asked Zhao Yuanhuan: "What kind of game is this "Hot Dance Party"?"

"Boss, come with me, and you'll understand after a look." After Zhao Yuanhuan finished speaking, he walked inside.

Zhang Lexing followed him in and took a look. There were two desks on the left and one on the right against the wall. There was a computer on each of the desks. Accompanied by the explosive music from the speakers, the computer screen continuously flickered from bottom to top. Arrows in various directions rose up, and on the ground in front of the table was an iron platform with eight arrows printed on it, and there were people jumping on it.

"Dancing machine!" Zhang Lexing couldn't help but let out a low voice.

Zhao Yuanhuan scratched his head embarrassingly: "Boss, you are really well-informed, and I am going to give you a surprise, unexpectedly you can tell it at a glance."

"How did you think of doing this?" Zhang Lexing asked curiously.

"Well, at the end of last year, someone from the company went to RB for a short-term study. I happened to see an arcade game that was being developed there. I was very inspired. After I came back, I wanted to make the same one on the computer. The company's internal channels have applied for the development of a special controller." Zhao Yuanhuan pointed with his finger and said, "That is the iron platform on the ground now. After all, it is more decent to control the dancing machine with your feet."

Without Zhao Yuanhuan's elaboration, Zhang Lexing could guess that the person must have studied at Konami. It was such a coincidence that he came across "DanceDanceRevolution" which was under development.Zhang Lexing remembers that Konami's "DanceDanceRevolution" should be on the market now, and it will take at least the second half of the year to become popular, and it will definitely be even hotter next year. I believe this "Hot Dance Party" can just catch up with this trend.

Just at this time, the two who were doing the test on the iron platform had finished dancing for a round, and after saying hello to Zhang Lexing and others, the tired two sat on the chairs aside to rest. The biggest feature of this kind of music game is that it takes a lot of energy to play, unlike those games that are played sitting down, it is no problem to play for hours at a stretch, and some people even stay overnight. If you change to "Hot Dance Party" This kind of game, not to mention staying up all night, might not even last half an hour if you are physically weak.But playing "Hot Dance Party" is still good, at least compared to sitting and playing games, in addition to a little tired legs and feet, it is still a little exercise for the body.

Looking at the vacant test bench, Zhao Yuanhuan signaled: "Boss, do you want to try it?"

Zhang Lexing also used to play dance machines in the past, but generally he could only play simple and ordinary songs, that is, the level of three feet, but at this time he can be regarded as a "senior" player, and he is also a member of his own company anyway. The game, you have to try it anyway, so he happily walked onto the "stage".And Wang Mengyao, who was following behind, saw that her boss had gone up to play. She couldn't bear it anymore, and she also stepped onto another "stage" regardless of whether she was still wearing high heels.

After pressing the direction keys a few times and choosing a simple song, Zhang Lexing began to jump up, "Up, down, left, right, left, right...", his footsteps danced according to the instructions on the screen. At first, he was a little sensual, but gradually It started to look a little different, and there were more "Great" and "Perfect".

While Zhang Lexing was stepping on the dots hard, Zhao Yuanhuan was also introducing: "...pay attention to the direction of the arrow, and you will get points if you step on it within the specified time. The dancers, that's actually a dance step of a certain solution to this song, and it's an effect captured by motion..."

Hearing the words "motion capture", Zhang Lexing's footsteps froze, and he stepped on several "Good"s, and even mixed in a "Miss", but fortunately he adjusted quickly.Only then did Zhang Lexing understand why the development team of "Hot Dance Party" was placed on the fifth floor. The reason why the development team of "Hot Dance Party" was placed on the fifth floor was to get the moon first. It was because of the attention of those motion capture devices in the data collection studio. Unexpectedly, a music game actually They all used motion capture, "This is really a luxury," he couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

At the end of the song, Zhang Lexing finally scored 450 points, which is not bad for a player who has not played for a long time and is a bit raw.After completing a song, Zhang Lexing didn't continue, but turned around to check Wang Mengyao's performance, but she didn't expect her performance to be that of a beginner at all.It sounds like Wang Mengyao is dancing to the second song. At this time, her dance steps are not jerky at all. Not only did she hit "Great" again and again, she even hit "Perfect" a lot, and wearing high heels, her steps are flowing like clouds and flowing water. It was as if she was really dancing, and by the end of the song, she got a 950-point rating.

Zhang Lexing couldn't help applauding when he saw the wonderful things, and said with emotion: "Mengyao, I wonder if you have played such a game before, and you can dance so well! Come on, when the game is released, you will also be able to dance so well!" You don’t need to invite others, just come and perform live, it will definitely shock everyone!”

Wang Mengyao stepped off the "stage", brushed her messy hair back, and said with a smile: "How can I be so good, boss, you really know how to joke."

"Assistant Wang, what the boss said is quite reasonable. To be honest, we have all tested this game, but there is no one who can dance to your level, especially the second song can dance so well. .To be honest, if possible, I really want to ask you to help me then."

"But..." Wang Mengyao cast her eyes on Zhang Lexing as if asking for help.

"Mengyao, it's okay, if you want to go, maybe I will go to the scene to see the excitement." Zhang Lexing comforted.

"Then..." Wang Mengyao pursed her lips and thought for a while and said, "I have a small condition."

"Oh," Zhang Lexing said with a wave of his hand, "What are the conditions, please tell me."

"When the game is officially launched, can you give me one?" Wang Mengyao said with a sly smile.

"No problem, I can promise you now."

"I mean, can you even have this dancing stage?"

Zhang Lexing turned his attention to Zhao Yuanhuan, after all, he didn't know how many test stages there were.Zhao Yuanhuan said happily: "That's no problem. I ordered seven or eight of this kind of table at the beginning, so it's no problem to give one away. But when the time comes, you can have a live performance."

"Deal!" Wang Mengyao nodded briskly, and the two sides have officially negotiated.

Generally, Zhang Lexing would not intervene too much in this kind of internal deployment of the company, since it was all for the company's business anyway.Besides, when "Hot Dance Party" is officially released, he will definitely come to see the excitement. Maybe even Chen Zishan will be called in, and the live performance is at most a day's work, and there are more than one assistants. Can't delay much.

After visiting the development of "Hot Dance Party", Zhang Lexing encouraged all the members of the development team. When he left this office, Zhao Yuanhuan planned to continue to accompany him, but he waved him away. There is still something to do, anyway, he still has Wang Mengyao leading the way.

"Boss, going this way is the data collection studio, with an area of ​​more than 1000 square meters. There are all kinds of facilities such as motion capture, model building, and 360-degree panoramic collection. There is even a small studio. "Come to the corridor, Wang Mengyao gestured to the right with her hand, and said with a smile: "Some people even joked that, with the cluster of servers downstairs, there is more than enough for film and television production here."

The last time I came back, Zhang Lexing did not come to the fifth floor. He just heard that there is a data collection studio upstairs. However, after hearing what Wang Mengyao said today, he has no interest in going in to find out. No matter how good this place is, it is better. However, when he stayed in Hong Kong for a professional company like Oriental Shenyun, he often went to Oriental Shenyun.So after Wang Mengyao finished speaking, Zhang Lexing just nodded casually, but he didn't have any intention of yearning to go there.

"Boss, this is the "Network Genesis" project team, do you want to go and have a look?" Wang Mengyao sensed Zhang Lexing's thoughts and wisely changed direction.

"Okay, let's go and have a look." Zhang Lexing took action now, and walked to the office area where the "Network Genesis" project team is located.

According to Wang Mengyao, there are currently only 18 people in the project team of Ultima Online. Since the Sinicization has already been completed and the game is still under approval, there is not much that can be done. The main thing is to test the Ultima Online after Sinicization. The "Online Genesis" project is the company's first attempt at online games. In fact, it is not directly under the management of the creative workshop. It is temporarily assigned to Fengyun Interactive in name. However, according to the plan, a dedicated online game will be independently established in the future Running a company is like being grand.

When he walked into the "Network Genesis" project team, Zhang Lexing first heard a slight buzzing sound. Following the sound, there were two large chassis lined up on a relatively large work table. There is a monitor, keyboard and mouse next to the chassis, and the monitor screen is completely black, it looks like it is not powered on or is on standby.Zhang Lexing recognized at a glance that these were two of the batch of servers ordered by the company this year without anyone's introduction.Going further inside is an open office area composed of half-height partitions. Most of the cubicles are filled with people sitting, either staring at the screen and typing on the keyboard, or moving the mouse and clicking from time to time.

A staff member sitting in the outermost cubicle accidentally raised his head and noticed someone coming in. He hurriedly stood up and looked towards the door, with a smile slowly appearing on his face: "Boss, Assistant Wang, ha, what are you doing today? How could it be empty?"

"The boss is here for a meeting. I just happened to have nothing to do in the afternoon, so I stopped by to have a look." Wang Mengyao responded with a smile: "Mr. Zhou, how are you doing now?"

"Boss, we are now..." Minister Zhou began to introduce Zhang Lexing.

Minister Zhou's name is Zhou Haoxuan, and he is the person in charge of the "Network Genesis" project. According to him, the current testing work is relatively smooth. Except for more than a dozen people here who often log in to the game testing server for various tests, other companies in the company Idle employees will sometimes help to try it out, coupled with bug notification emails from Electronic Arts from time to time, the current version of "Network Ultima" is already very stable.Since yesterday, I have also done a stress test on the two game servers on the LAN. It has been more than 24 hours until now, and the operation of the servers is still very stable.After the approval from the Press and Publication Administration is completed, the game server of "Online Genesis" will almost be officially launched. At that time, we will conduct a larger test and evaluate the operation effect of the game server on the Internet. The data will be collected, analyzed and sorted out for reference in the future development of online games.

After listening to Zhou Haoxuan's introduction, Zhang Lexing felt that they had considered enough, even taking into account the differences between local area network and the Internet, and believed that they would achieve good results after the game was officially launched.Of course, this so-called achievement does not mean how much money can be made from this game, but how much experience can be accumulated from it. After all, in the current network environment, even if the server is fully prepared, the network access on the player's side The conditions are not good either. After all, it is not yet the time when broadband networks become popular, so everything has been exercised and accumulated, and the rest is to wait for the right time.

After Zhou Haoxuan finished speaking, Zhang Lexing did not try it himself like he did in "Hot Dance Party" just now. The main reason is that it is getting late. After this visit, it is almost time to get off work. One hand is simply harming others and oneself.Moreover, "Online Genesis" is still too simple compared to those online games that Zhang Lexing has played. More importantly, if there are only a dozen players in an online game, it may not be as interesting as a stand-alone game.

After leaving the "Online Genesis" project team, Wang Mengyao raised her wrist and looked at her watch, and said, "Boss, it's getting late. You might as well watch the one upstairs, anyway, you still have to stay for a few days."

"Yes," Zhang Lexing looked up and asked, "But what is upstairs, it seems that the creative workshop is not used."

Seeing that Zhang Lexing really didn't plan to go upstairs again, Wang Mengyao simply introduced the situation upstairs: "More than half of it is empty there, because two game studios just moved away, and they are going to be upgraded to independent companies. It’s a new office, so I moved in. Now there are two studios upstairs that have not been established for a long time. They are Iron Blood Studio, which is oriented towards military strategy games, and Influenced by the "Network Genesis" project, it plans to develop The online game Yuebai Studio, Iron Blood Studio is currently developing an ancient war simulation game based on "Warring States Policy", and Yuebai Studio has only been established for a short time, and no official game project has been confirmed yet."

Zhang Lexing had heard about Iron Blood Studio, but he didn't know that their location was here, but the appearance of Yuebai Studio surprised him a bit. He didn't expect that someone wanted to develop online games. Since they still have Without a notebook, it seems that I can consider taking out the draft that I planned to stay for a while.It's just that I came out in a hurry this time and didn't bring it with me. Fortunately, after the patented technology computer retrieval system is connected to the global network, the game development management is also planning to install a similar system. After the system is officially opened, Zhang Lexing can not only check the group's He can also publish his own game development projects directly through the system, and even allocate game development funds at will within his own quota, just like the one in "Game Dream". As described.

(End of this chapter)