Restart the Gaming Era

Zhong Ming's words come to an idea, which is also the most attractive point for Lin Xiaoguang.

Indeed, the combination of hardware and software can bring players the most perfect gaming experience, but this sentence is easy to say and difficult to do.

At the same time, there are few manufacturers who have the courage to do both hardware and software, and at the same time, they can do both. At least in this world, there is really no one that can do it well.

On the host platform, it is not so obvious because some standards are relatively fixed and the process is standardized, and most of the basic functions of the host manufacturer have been finalized in continuous exploration.

Most of the hosts are similar. Even if there is a difference in the body shape, the content inside is the same. The only place that can make a difference is the handle. However, the handle has been developed for so many years. It has been studied by ergonomic experts. I do n’t know how many times. The function and layout have basically been finalized. There are no particularly breakthrough technological innovations, and I am afraid it will be difficult to make any major changes.

The dual joysticks, buttons, trigger keys, vibration, sound, and other functions on the handle have been perfected, and it is difficult to push in new things.

In terms of simulators that are more popular in this world, the combination of software and hardware has great potential.

Because so far, no particularly popular simulator has appeared, and the shapes of different simulators are so different that there is no uniform standard at all. The more so, the easier it will be for a new product to stand out, and gameomni is a good example.

However, the gameomni's manufacturer is just a pure hardware manufacturer. Its design for gameomni is based on the current mainstream fps games. It can't do some relatively different things, so whether it is "The Road of the Gun Gods" or "Resident Evil" There are more or less problems when porting to the gameomni platform.

It's not a program problem, but a design problem, such as the use of a knife to poke strange monsters in Resident Evil, which is impossible to achieve on gameomni. The Road of the Gun Gods also had to be cut in order to adapt to gameomni. Took some action.

What if gameomni had already thought about developing a game for it when it was designed? That suitability is definitely much higher than both games, and players can get a better gaming experience.

Therefore, Lin Xiaoguang was really excited. He is indeed the vice president of Moya Technology, but the handheld department he is responsible for is a marginal department in Moya Technology. There is really little research and development funding, and it has not received special attention. It was only when the senior executives read the financial report that they forced the handheld business unit to make a profit. Lin Xiaoguang was not comfortable.

If you really cooperate with Zhong Ming, first of all means that the hardware is made without worrying about the game-in terms of the speed and quality of Zhong Ming's game development, not to mention world-class, Huaxia District is absolutely no problem; secondly, it should not be too Lack of money, "Resident Evil" really sold 2 million units at the price of 299, then the micro-light studio is no longer a small workshop, throwing tens of millions of R & D hardware equipment is not a problem.

"Yes, Teacher Zhong, you talked to me, I will go back and think again. So let's look at the trend of" Resident Evil "and predict that sales will reach 2 million, and I will formally offer to leave." Lin Xiaoguang said.

Zhong Ming nodded: "The sooner the better, remember to dig up your team as much as possible."

"Are you not afraid that Moya Technology will trouble you?" Lin Xiaoguang smiled.

Zhong Ming said indifferently: "Find me what to do, and they don't pay attention to the handheld business department. Besides, although these technicians are scarce, they don't mean that they can't be found at all. I can't dig from Moya Technology. I will start from other companies. Dig. There are not many mainframe R & D personnel in Huaxia District, but there are a lot of bracelet R & D personnel and computer R & D personnel. Whoever digs is not digging. "

Lin Xiaoguang nodded: "Yes, let's do this first, Teacher Zhong, I hope we can continue to cooperate happily."

...

Lin Xiaoguang was sent away, and Zhong Ming returned to the studio.

Weiguang Studio is also full of talents. At the same time of research and development, Weiguang Studio and Tianji Studio are constantly expanding enrollment. The empty seats previously occupied are already full, and not enough.

The original construction area was more than 600 square meters. After deducting the conference room, it may be more than 500 square meters. According to the work area of ​​each person who needs at least 8 to 10 square meters, it can hold more than 50 people. There are 63 people in the studio alone.

Therefore, during the development of "Resident Evil", Zhong Ming asked Miao Zhu to arrange it, split the two studios a bit, and then rented out the other empty seats on the 66th floor.

Since Tianji Studio and Weiguang Studio have no business relationship with each other, there is no need to squeeze into the office. Zhong Ming is considering relocating Tianji Studio to a new floor.

Looking at the current vacant positions, there are more high-level positions, Zhong Ming just pointed at them, rented the 77th floor, and arranged the Tianji Studio.

Of course, the house number must still maintain the same style as Weiguang Studio, and a 7777 house number has been specially customized.

It seems that 6666 and 7777 are next to each other, but they are not. These two are on the 66th floor and 77 on the 77th floor.

However, there is an elevator anyway, Huanyu Grandview is a high-end office building, and there are not many people. The elevator is fully adequate. There is not a big difference between the first floor and the tenth floor.

During this time, the Twilight Studio mainly continued to develop some new versions of "Resident Evil" optimization and dlc content to provide some **** players with a longer game experience. These don't need to worry about Zhong Ming for the time being, Fu Xing'an will be able to handle them.

So Zhong Ming came to the 77th floor and looked at the situation of Tianji Studio.

After launching "Dawn Era" before, Tianji Studio has been lying down and earning money. A lot of subsequent new versions have been developed, but the work tasks are not so heavy, and everyone is in a state of health.

"Boss." Jia Jia said hello when Zhong Ming arrived.

Zhong Ming looked at it casually, and everyone was basically still busy with the new version of The Dawn Age.

Now the "Dawn Era" has reached the monthly level of 20 million, and it is still on the rise, it is time to hit the iron while it is hot.

However, it is not possible to launch a new version too quickly. First, it is unnecessary, and second, it is risky.

When players are still new to the game and satisfied with a lot of gvg content, it is the best choice to keep the game as it is. Players are tired of the current content and need to update the version when they need new things.

"The new version of" Dawn Era "is not in a hurry to be released as fast as possible. It only needs to be updated at the slowest speed. This game is mainly gvg. Players' intrigue is far more exciting than the game content, and work harder in this regard." Zhong Ming said.

Jia Jia froze: "You mean ..."

"You can specifically arrange for individuals to go to the forum to hold some story collection activities, such as the grudges and hatreds of the **** district service and the **** legion, or do some guides, how to guide different gvg games, etc. Players may need these more thing."

Jia Jia nodded: "This is easy to say, I will arrange it when I look back."

"Well, there are other things this time. Come with me to the meeting room."

Zhong Ming took Jia Jia to the conference room, and the two sat down at the conference table.

"I want to arrange Tianji Studio to develop a new game." Zhong Ming said.

"Are they still mobile games?" Jia Jia asked.

Zhong Ming nodded: "Yes, it's roughly like this ..."

Zhong Ming opened the concept map of the new game on the bracelet. This concept map is just a simple original painting, but it showed the main content and gameplay of the game very clearly.

Like "Dawn of Era", it is still a holographic projection mode, but this time the holographic projection mode no longer locks the viewing angle, and the player can adjust the viewing angle arbitrarily.

The entire site is a rectangle, with a large city at each end, and a villain wearing a dragon robe and a crown at the top of the city; there are two small cities on each side of the city, and the three cities are "quality" "Font distribution.

The opposite is a similar mirror image, except that the classical city style in the east has become a western castle, and the villain style on the castle has also become a western style, wearing a crown.

In the center of the map is a river with two narrow bridges on it. The small city pond and narrow bridge on both sides are connected by a road. There are two roads in total.

The whole map is very regular, although simple, it looks quite comfortable.

Because it is a holographic projection mode, players can actually view the details of the game from any angle. In addition, the player can also drag the entire scene and rotate it horizontally with the center point of the map as the axis, rotating up to 90 degrees, that is, turning the entire rectangle From vertical to horizontal.

There are many different soldiers on the two roads, and it looks like a hodgepodge. However, they are all in q style, and the style is more uniform.

Jia Jia saw some Chinese-style shadows in these soldiers, such as crossbowmen, cavalry, and light cavalry. The soldiers on the opposite side were obviously Western types, such as knights and archers.

These are the arms that are closer to reality, but the number is very small, and more are imaginary creatures, which can also be used as arms. For example, the fire-breathing dragon, skeleton warrior, and Goblin in the west, and the thunder beast, Bifang, Teng snake, and tadpole in the east.

There are also some special equipment, such as bed crossbow, siege vehicle, hot air balloon, etc. Finally, there are some spells, such as a large range of lightning, fireball, arrow rain and so on.

The corresponding interface ui is also drawn on the concept map. All the soldiers on both sides and the three towers have blood bars, and each person can use some arms cards to place arms on the map by returning energy bars. The result of the battle is also very simple. Every time a tower is dropped, a crown is added. If the main city is knocked out, it is equal to losing all. Finally, the battle result is determined according to the number of crowns on both sides.

A very simple game concept map, a very simple game prototype, even without Zhong Ming's too much explanation, Jia Jia herself can make sense of it.

"The name of this game is" City Guard "and the English name is defenseofcastle, or doc for short."

Jia Jia looked at the concept map of the game again, and nodded: "Well, it shouldn't be difficult to do. I'll talk to the technology and see how to do it."

Zhong Ming said, "The production of this game is definitely not difficult, but the numerical pressure is greater. The health, attack power, movement speed, cost, etc. of each unit must be carefully considered and designed, including various complex units. , To ensure that the strength of different decks does not differ too much. But it is necessary to make a difference, because the cards in this game are also of quality. "

"You first figure out how to do a specific numerical balance. I'll fill in a document later to explain in detail the general economic system of the game, including tasks, treasure chests, and card draw."

Zhong Ming explained briefly again.

Now Jia Jia is the main designer of Tianji Studio, so these relatively simple games, Zhong Ming directly gave Jia Jia to complete.

Jia Jia accepted the concept map and began to conceive some details of the game. Zhong Ming left Tianji Studio and returned to the 66th floor.

"Guard of the City" is actually the "Royal War" of Zhong Ming's previous life. It is played the same way, except that some oriental elements are added. Of course, there is another difference: the carrier of the device is changed from a mobile phone to a bracelet, and the picture naturally changes from a flat surface to a holographic projection.

Tianji Studio shoulders the burden of profit. Although "Dawn Era" is also making money, it is not very fast. At least there is still a big gap between Zhong Ming's expected value, so it should almost be another game. Already.

There is no technical difficulty in "Guard of the City". Now that "Dawn Era" has given Tianji Studio some fame, it can just make this game and become the next product of Tianji Studio.

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On January 31, a piece of news happened in the technology circle.

Moya Technology announced that it received the resignation of Lin Xiaoguang, the senior vice president in charge of the business of the handheld department, on January 28. The resignation took effect on January 31. After discussion by the board of directors, Gao Dongfang, the former executive of the bracelet business department, was transferred to the position of senior vice president in charge of the handheld department.

Moya Technology also stated that Lin Xiaoguang's resignation from the position of vice president will not adversely affect the company's production and operations. During his tenure, Lin Xiaoguang performed his duties with great dedication, and the board of directors expressed his sincere thanks for his excellent work during his tenure! This appointment meets the needs of the company's actual business development and will not adversely affect the company's production and operations.

Of course, the announcements are all polite words, and they are all for the outside world. The departure of the vice president is not a trivial matter. Maybe others will think that Moya has any internal struggles or problems in production and operation. Make an impact.

Lin Xiaoguang also issued a statement on his personal Weibo. UU Reading www.uukanshu.com thanked Moya Technology for its cultivation and care in the past few years. This resignation is due to personal reasons and affection for the company. Shed.

As for Lin Xiaoguang's next direction, he did not disclose it for the time being, but just said that he has been busy with work recently and is under great pressure. He needs to spend time with his family and does not consider going to other companies for the time being.

This matter did not attract much attention from the outside world, but the internal staff of Moya Technology were very clear. Lin Xiaoguang not only left himself, but also robbed six key members.

Lin Xiaoguang actually wanted to dig up the entire handheld business department, but that would almost tear up his face with Moya Technology. Many people will not let Moya Technology. Lin Xiaoguang discussed with Zhong Ming and felt that it was not necessary to create resistance for his resignation, so he just dug six people.

The announcement downplayed that in fact, Lin Xiaoguang took a few twists and turns to leave Moa Technology, but overall it was smooth.

For Moya Technology, the handheld business department was not a very core department. Such a large company has a lot of talents, and it is enough to transfer another vice president. It will not have much impact on the department's business.

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