game trailblazer

Chapter 283 Game Museum
After walking the "Game Road", the official articles after the opening of the museum are finished, and then it is time for everyone to visit freely. After sending off those leaders cordially, not only Zhang Lexing was relieved, but other people who stayed and continued to visit They also breathed a sigh of relief, as if the shackles that had been binding them all disappeared, and the atmosphere became more active. Fortunately, He Lili was well-trained enough not to be unable to handle this situation.

At the current end of the "Game Road" on the second floor, everyone went to find the places they were interested in according to the guide map in their hands. The same was true for Zhang Lexing, who continued to visit along the passage on the second floor with Zhao Haiguang and a few others. The full-time tour guide also sent away, because most of the collections in the museum were provided by him. I am afraid that no one can match his familiarity. Besides, except for "Game Road", other places are equipped with commentators. Don't worry about any unexpected situations.

"Le Xing, where are we going?" Zhao Haiguang asked casually.

"Oh, the theme pavilion of the source of Chinese games is on the second floor." Zhang Lexing pointed to the front not far away and said, "That direction."

"Well," Zhao Haiguang nodded and said, "That must be to introduce the history of the development of the domestic game industry."

"It's basically like this, but here is not only to record the well-known history, I also hope to preserve those records that have been annihilated in the past through the museum, as well as those who have disappeared from sight, no matter what they have done No matter what kind of ideas they have to do, I think it is necessary to leave some marks on the road of Chinese game development.”

Zhang Lexing explained his reasons for setting up the "Theme Pavilion of the Source of Chinese Games". In fact, the reason why he came up with this idea was because of some materials he had read. Before it developed, there were actually many people who had devoted themselves to the game industry, but due to various reasons, most of them gradually disappeared, and only a very few people stayed and supported it.The current situation is actually similar. Although the early strugglers did not gradually fade out according to the previous trajectory, due to the neglect of public opinion, quite a few people still think that the domestic game industry started in 93 and 94. The people he knows only have a vague understanding of the text. Zhang Lexing does not want future players to think of only Sid Meier, John Carmack, Suzuki Yu and others when they mention the history of game development. I think of Fu Zan and Chen Tianming who made the modified version of "Tank War", Mr. Cao who made great contributions to the development of learning machines, and Huang Ji, who was the first to write books on game research.

Zhao Haiguang walked a few steps, suddenly remembered something and stopped, leaning on the handrail and looking at the empty hall below, he said: "Le Xing, I see that there is only one 'game road' downstairs in your , isn’t such a large space in the middle too wasteful?”

"Don't worry, it won't be empty all the time. Starting next week, there will be a small special exhibition there every month. If you are interested, Brother Zhao, you can come and see it. It will definitely be a worthwhile trip."

Zhang Lexing made a fool of himself and deliberately did not mention the content of the thematic exhibition.Zhao Haiguang smiled and didn't say anything. He wasn't in a hurry at all. There was no need. Anyway, this museum can't fly in BJ, so he might not be able to visit it if he didn't have time.

"By the way, Lexing, what are your plans for this museum?"

"Well, it's not what you see. There is a 'Game Road' between the 1st and 2nd floors to introduce the development history of the game. The lobby on the 1st floor is temporarily empty for Liu Kai's small special exhibition. The 2nd floor includes The 'Origin of Chinese Games' showing the history of domestic game development, the 'Milestones of Computer Games' introducing the origin of computer games, the 'Game Hall of Fame' featuring the biographies of well-known game developers, displaying game books and rare game development projects There is a 'Game Library' for books and other materials, a 'Game Peripheral Convenience Store' for display and sales, etc. There is also a part of the 3rd floor as a themed pavilion, such as a 'Famicom game console of various specifications and a full set of games'. Red and White Museum', an 'arcade hall' equipped with all business machines from "Space Invaders" to today..." Zhang Lexing glanced at the guide map in his hand, and then began to talk freely, even though he is the owner of this museum. The main donor, but it is impossible for him to personally do the specific planning and design, so he can only have a general understanding of the situation in the museum.

"Le Xing, the guide maps you mentioned are all there. I want to ask if you have any follow-up plans?" Zhao Haiguang asked a little dumbfounded.

"Well, actually, I haven't thought of it yet." Zhang Lexing smiled awkwardly. To be honest, this "video game history archive" can be regarded as the most unique one in the world, and he doesn't even have a place to refer to. , I had no choice but to learn from the operating experience of those more popular foreign museums, and put out all the exhibits first. As for whether it is reasonable or not, I can only modify it later. It doesn't matter how you adjust it.

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Li Wenbo glanced at the guide map in his hand, and then looked up at the house number of the themed pavilion in front of him. It said "Game Hall of Fame" in big characters, he let out a sigh of relief, it seems that he found the right place .It was the first time he came here, and the area of ​​the "Video Game History Museum" was very large. He was really worried about finding the wrong place. Fortunately, there were signposts along the way, and with the help of the guide map, he still found it. The "Game Hall of Fame" that I wanted to see.

As a senior game player who is very interested in game development, Li Wenbo has always been yearning for the lives of those famous game developers. "Game Hall of Fame", he hopes to get his wish and see more introductions of famous game developers.

Passing through the simple gate of the "Game Hall of Fame", what Li Wenbo sees is not Sid Meier, John Carmack, Will White and other game celebrities, but a statue of a foreign old man who looks a little strange, He looked over curiously, and it turned out to be a Dutch scholar named Johan Heizinga.

“约翰·赫伊津哈（JohanHuizinga），1872年12月7日出生于荷兰的格罗宁根（Groningen），卒于1945年2月1日，是荷兰著名的语言学家和历史学家。1891年考入格罗宁根大学学习文学和梵文。1915年成为莱登大学教授，1932年任校长。1942年他被德国人逮捕囚禁，1945年荷兰解放前夕病逝。

Major works include: "Mypathtohistory", "The Decline of the Middle Ages", "Tomorrow is Coming", "The Man Who Played"

There is a line of explanation below the biography, which introduces why John Huizinga, a person who has nothing to do with the video game industry, was placed at the gate of the "Game Hall of Fame". Li Wenbo looked carefully, and it turned out that it was because This Dutch old man wrote a monograph "The Game Man" explaining games in that era when electronic computers did not even exist.

Next to the statue of John Huizinga stood something that looked like an inquiry machine. Li Wenbo went over to have a look. It turned out that it was really an inquiry machine. Not only could he find out the lives of many famous game developers, he even Even the Dutch old man's book "The Man Who Plays" has an excerpted version in both Chinese and English. He flipped through it curiously, but he saw many words that lifted his spirits, such as "Culture is expressed in the form of games. Come out, it has been in the game from the very beginning. The earliest stage of culture contains the characteristics of games, and culture advances in the game atmosphere and game form. In the twin union of games and culture, games are the first ", "Game is an activity that is carried out according to voluntarily accepted but absolutely binding rules" and "Game has the independence of space and time between the closed world and daily life", etc., let him have a good understanding of the game a deeper understanding of its nature.

"It turns out that there is such a thing as game theory that can be studied!" This is Li Wenbo's other feeling after reading the excerpt of "The Man Who Plays".He used to think about the game very simply, or he only thought about how to play it, that is, after attending the short training class of Fengyun Game Academy last year, he would occasionally ponder how to design a fun game. What else can be done for theoretical research.

Pressing the exit button casually, Li Wenbo continued to walk into the "Game Hall of Fame". After all, his main purpose of coming today was to see Sid Meier, John Carmack, Will White and other game celebrities, right? In order to come here to see the old man in Holland.

Not far away, Li Wenbo saw that the number one gaming celebrity next to the gate was none other than his favorite "Sim City" creator Will White.In the large-scale photo, Will White in a black leather jacket folded his hands, leaned sideways, and stared at Li Wenbo, who was looking at the photo, with deep eyes through the lens, giving people a feeling of looking directly at him.Next to the photo is a big sign with the introduction of Will White's life, from the date of birth, to parents and family, childhood fun, and growth experience, etc., in line with the newly released "Sims" The characters in the book depict bit by bit how an ordinary child grows into an ace game producer.After reading it, Li Wenbo couldn't help but feel a burst of urge to create, and he couldn't help but think of the unfinished game on his computer, "It seems that the big guys need to work harder, keep procrastinating like this, If we fail the game, we will never have the chance to become game masters like Will White," he thought in his heart.

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The "Historical Archives of Video Games" has aroused great repercussions in the domestic media. Not to mention anything else, it is worth publicizing that it is the only one in the world, and some senior government officials have visited it. What's more , and the media with all-hands-eyes unearthed the congratulatory message sent by the national leader, "...hope that the 'Video Game History Archive' can bring more spiritual food to the people and promote the development of socialist spiritual civilization and material civilization. Double Harvest...", although I don't know which national leader's congratulatory message was published in the newspaper, but the seemingly similar congratulatory speeches and words still fell into the eyes of many caring people, indirectly contributing to the "video game historical data Museum" removes many obstacles in the future development.

As one of the media that participated in the opening ceremony, "Computer World" used half of the page to introduce the "Video Game History Museum" under the title "Remembering the history of video games, the world's first game museum settled in BJ!" Completion and opening, by the way, popularized a brief history of video game development.

As one of the game professional media, "Electronic Game Software" used 6 color pages with the title of "The Establishment of the World's First Video Game Museum" to introduce the grand occasion of the opening of the "Video Game History Museum". There are a lot of photos of the museum, and even a simplified guide map of the "Video Game History Museum" and detailed opening time are attached at the end of the article, so that interested players can visit it.

Many domestic media have mentioned one thing by coincidence. On June 6th, a special exhibition will be held in the lobby on the first floor of the "Video Game History Museum". It is limited to 19 visitors per day, but the content of the exhibition is not detailed in the media, so many gamers are soaking in the forum, frantically posting to discuss the truth of this matter, just like discussing mysterious gifts and domestic game consoles back then The authenticity of the same.

The news of BJ's establishment of the "Historical Archives of Video Games" spread overseas, causing heated discussions in the media, especially the attention of professional game media. Many American netizens who were bored gathered in different Irc chat rooms or The newsgroup discussed, "Why does the United States, the birthplace of video games, not have its own video game museum?" Many American netizens made such voices. This voice gradually spread from the Internet to offline, and began to go on some layout of traditional media.

At this time, a senior player named Adams stood up and expressed his willingness to donate his life collection, including the Atari 1970 console in the 2600s to the current three major consoles PS, N64 and Dreamcast, as well as various There are dozens of handheld game consoles of all kinds. Under the influence of Adams’ behavior, more players stood up and planned to make up for the missing parts in Adams’ collection. At this time, investors who were willing to sponsor the game museum also appeared A fund called Montara, the venue problem was resolved in a short time, Universal Entertainment Group is willing to provide a vacant property near Los Angeles for the future use of the game museum, and Adams, who came out first, has also become the future game museum curator.Everything is ready, just need to be decorated, the players who are willing to support this plan are relieved, the only thing that makes them a little regretful is that because it was too late, some early game equipment has been out of print, such as the legendary "Brown" box".

But what these players didn't expect was that BJ's "Video Game History Museum" actually extended a helping hand at this time, willing to lend some of the treasures collected in the museum to the planned game museum in the United States. Museum exhibition.As soon as the news came out, gamers in the United States couldn't help but rejoice, and the "Video Game History Archive" also took the opportunity to sign a cooperation agreement with Adams, who was presiding over the renovation of the game museum. Opportunity to travel to the country where the other party is located.

The reason why Zhang Lexing put in so much effort is also for the long-term development of the "Video Game History Archive" in the future. After all, his collection over the years is not without any omissions. With the indirect help of American players, he can make up for the shortcomings The chances are naturally greater.

China and the United States are arguing about the game museum, and RB, one of the game powerhouses, can't do it anymore. CESA (RB Computer Entertainment Industry Association), the organizer of the Tokyo Game Show, said that it will set up a name in the autumn exhibition. It is the "GAMEHISTORYMUSEUM" game console history review museum, but in the face of the media's questions about the specific exhibition content, the spokesperson of CESA has been evasive and has not answered positively.

Even so, many media published the news that the game console history review museum will debut in autumn with a title similar to "RB people's own game museum". After reading the report, many RB players were full of expectations and started I am working hard to save money, and I plan to go to Tokyo to experience it myself in the fall. Although I don’t know what the so-called game console history review museum will look like, it shouldn’t be worse than China, which is a barren place in the game industry. .

(End of this chapter)