Full word no ads] Chapter 1o3 Game Studio's Exhibition Planning (2)

"Okay, the topic just now is a bit off, let's get back to the topic, the most important factors of computer games can be boiled down to three points according to the discussion just now: one is playable "sex", the second is high image quality, and the third is "realistic" sound effects. (Free download of the full-character e-book)

"I will talk about these three points separately, I will talk about the second and third points first, and finally talk about the first point, high image quality, there is no doubt that the design is "fine" and beautiful, and the graphic effect is "forced" The real game picture will be a big killer feature to attract gamers, now our computer hardware is not enough to support us to design a game effect like a poster or a photo, in order to adapt to the current mainstream computer configuration, we have to simplify the game image quality to a large extent, then here is a challenge for us, but also a problem, that is, to continuously optimize our graphics algorithm, so that our game engine's graphics rendering algorithm degree is faster, the effect is better, so that we can achieve better game image quality on the basis of not improving the computer hardware requirements。 ”

"The optimization of computer graphics rendering algorithms requires deep knowledge of computer graphics, which can be used as a basic topic for our Taiji Software research Doctors or scholars who do this can even introduce talents from some foreign universities, as for the research funds, you can apply to the company, and the company is currently a research center in Shangyang, so the basic research funds will definitely be inclined here, and you will start to do this after the meeting. Li Yan said to Zhu Hong'bo.

"Okay. Zhu Hong Bo nodded and said.

"We must give priority to the use of our products in some of the achievements of basic research, and some technologies suitable for applying for patents must be patented in a timely manner, not only in China, but also in PCT patents, and other achievements in the future should also pay attention to this. Li Yan said again.

"Understood. Zhu Hong Bo nodded again and said.

"Basic research is one aspect, in fact, our game engine can be further optimized, which Liu Yang just said in detail, I will not repeat it, this can be used as a focus of the studio's next work, and Liu Yang will continue to be responsible for this work. Li Yan arranged another job.

"Okay. Liu Yang nodded and replied, after the overall design of the game engine, he has always been in charge, and he has done a very good job, after this period of exercise, he has a strong project organization and management ability, and the optimization and improvement of the game engine is very suitable for him to do.

"I'm going to talk about the second point, the 'realistic' sound effect, the game music of Swordsman Love is very good, which should be thanks to Xiaoying's hard work. Li Yan nodded to Luo Xiaoying and said, "But we know that the sound effect of the game and the music are actually two different things, the music needs artistic creation, and the realization and recording of sound effects need more technical means, and we still lack talents in this area, so we want to introduce talents in this area, and we also want to set up a three-dimensional sound field basic research group, so the recruitment of talents in this area and the preparation of the research team are also in charge of Hong Bo." Li Yan arranged a job again.

"In the future, the sound effects of our games should try to realize the application of three-dimensional sound fields, and regarding basic research and practical application, Liu Yang, you should pay attention to the "communication" with Hong "waves". Li Yan said.

"Okay. The two nodded again in acceptance.

"Next, let's talk about the playability of the game, the reason why we put this in the first place is because it is a core issue, and we put it at the end because it takes a long time to clarify this issue. Li Yan said, and after speaking, he switched the screen that had been on the screen for a long time to the next page, and there was only one word on it: the playability of the game.

"Players choose a game, the most important reference factor should be the game is not fun, in our words is the game's playability "sex" is not high, if the game is not fun, even if the game has the best picture, and the most "realistic" three-dimensional sound effect, then this game is an embroidered "flower" pillow, the appearance is bright, so it is not possible to retain the player, so the game's playability "sex" is the core problem of the game. ”

"Playable "sex" can be said from several aspects, to make a game must first have a good idea, technology is easy to learn, creativity is difficult to find, and creativity is mainly the work of game planning, which shows the important position of game planning in the studio, we now only have two game planners, I think this is far from enough, so our game planning team to expand, I suggest that a special "door" game planning department be set up in the studio, this planning department is also counted as my one, the specific work is in charge of Peng "Bo", Yao Zhe you have to assist Peng "Bo" Do a good job in the formation of the planning department, in addition to the recruitment of the planning department personnel is also responsible for the two of you, the planning department is very important, I hope to arouse the high attention of the two of you, as soon as possible to build this department, I believe you can do a good job. Li Yan said that Yao Zhe is another planner of the game room.

"Understood. Peng Bo and Yao Zhe nodded seriously and replied, Li Yan was able to "hand" such an important ministry to the two of them, and they not only felt excited, but also felt a heavy burden on their shoulders.

"We went on to say that in addition to the game creativity, the playability of the game is also closely related to the technology, such as the artificial intelligence of the game NPC, and the game screen and three-dimensional sound effects, which are actually for the playability of the game. Li Yan said.

"The game is actually an interaction, and the swordsman romance we just completed is that the player is interacting with the computer, but the computer is smart, and the inside (to the learning network

No matter how good the artificial intelligence of the PC is, it is still incomparable with the intelligence of natural people, so have we thought about it, if we open a game that allows multiple people to play at the same time, and the virtual characters you see in the game in addition to the NPC, there are other player-controlled horns, and you and these players control the horns of the horns can have various interactions, such as chatting, you can fight monsters and do tasks together, you can fight each other, you can also "trade" equipment with each other, etc., then the playability of this game "sex" Isn't it going to be higher?" Li Yan threw out the concept of large-scale online games, and if you want to make the game studio's future exhibition more long-lasting, opening online games is an inevitable process.

In fact, online games have appeared in foreign countries for a long time, but most of them are some word mud games, and large-scale online games with full graphics of commercial operation have not yet appeared, and because the domestic computer exhibition is many years behind the European and American countries, this kind of game type that is still a niche has not appeared in China.

"Li Yan, are you talking about online games?" asked Liu Yang, who seemed to know that there was such a concept as an online game.

"Yes, I'm not talking about the word mud in the world at the moment, but a large, fully graphical online game. Li Yan nodded and said, "Of course, the current market conditions for the commercial operation of online games in China do not exist, but our eyes should look forward, I believe that it will not be long before the international Internet will be officially opened in China, and domestic Internet users will inevitably grow in a blowout in a short period of time, and what we have to do is to cut the biggest piece of this cake at the beginning of the formation of this cake." ”

"In addition, the domestic conditions are not mature, but our eyes can not be limited to the country, there are also our branches in the United States, some time ago Dandan's ICQ is operating very well in the United States, our games can be operated abroad first, and when the domestic conditions are mature, we will return to China. Li Yan said with a smile.

"Of course, I'm mainly talking about the playability of games here, not the operation of online games, and we won't discuss this larger topic here, but let's go back to the playability of games. Li Yan changed his words and said, he turned the slideshow to the next page again, this page is still very simple, only four big words: multiplayer online.

"I think if we add a multiplayer online mode to the second generation of the game of Swordsman Romance, which can be multiplayer online in a local area network or multiplayer online on the Internet, then the playability of our game will be greatly increased, and the life cycle of the game will be greatly extended. Li Yan went on to say that this mode is actually the mode of Diablo II, which was completed in 2ooo and Blizzard's Battle.net began operating in the same year, and Blizzard's Battle.net has been in operation for more than ten years before Li Yan's rebirth, which shows the long life cycle of this game.

"Our game engine is actually reserved with a network programming interface, which I have taken into account when I was initially designing the engine, so the next thing we need to do is to improve the network module reserved for the game engine that has not yet been completed, so that we can add the multiplayer online mode in Swordsman Romance II. Li Yan said, after speaking, he looked at Liu Yang who was thinking and said: "Liu Yang, you are responsible for the opening of the network module, and the next work may be very heavy. ”

"No problem. Liu Yang nodded and said.

"Well,The playability of the game is a big topic.,If you want to fully unfold it.,I can't finish it in a day and a night.,I won't continue to talk about it because of the time.,The file I wrote has more content.,If you're interested after the meeting, you can take a look.,But this file, including the content we discussed today, are trade secrets.,It can't be passed on.。 Li Yan stopped the topic, and after seeing everyone nodding seriously to show that he understood, he continued:

"Next, I will talk about the reorganization of the studio, the studio will be exhibited, if it is not reorganized, it will inevitably cause the division of labor to be unclear, and the management will be "chaotic" and "chaotic" In order to reassure everyone, and in order to repay everyone for their contribution to the studio from scratch, the company is ready to take out a part of the shares to distribute to you, as for the specific share of the company will come up with a plan, it must be much more than your current salary, now I will give you a letter first, so that everyone is happy. Li Yan said with a smile, his words immediately caused a burst of exclamations, except for Zhu Hong's "Bo", who did not belong to the studio, everyone else couldn't help but cheer.

"Okay, I'll talk about the reorganization of the studio now, the studio should set up several departments according to the establishment of functions, first the planning department, the preparation of this department "door" is responsible for Peng "Bo" and Yao Zhe, in addition to the planning department, the studio also needs to set up a technical department, an art department and a music and sound effects department, the technical department is responsible for Liu Yang is responsible for the preparation, the art department is in charge of Lin Yingli, the music and sound effects department is in charge of Luo Xiaoying, and the general person in charge of the studio is temporarily concurrently served by Hong "Bo". Li Yan said.

"Do you have any opinions on such a distribution?" Li Yan asked, looking around, in fact, he had already talked to these people separately before, and here he was just confirming again.

Seeing that everyone shook their heads, Li Yan smiled and said: "If each department needs to expand the staff, make a plan, and then 'submit' to Hong Bo for review and approval. ”

"As for me, I will no longer be responsible for the specific work of the studio in the future, I am a leader and investor for my own positioning, the general direction of the studio is controlled by me, I need money to pay, and the specific work will be done by everyone, of course, if there is really a problem that cannot be solved, you can still find me, after all, the studio is everyone's and mine. Li Yan finally said.

PS: A few nouns explained:

PCT: Patent Cooperation Treaty, generally speaking, is a PCT patent applied for in any of the PCT contracting countries, which will be recognized in other countries, and the country became a PCT patent in 1994; MUD: Refers to an early multiplayer online word game.

NPC: Non-player control corner "color", the game has an independent personality, and the player can talk to, get services, or engage in battles.

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