Judging from the situation of this testing department, this company has a strict discipline and a lively atmosphere at the same time, which is different from the workplace I imagined, and the two are not contradictory.

Then Li Yan used the remote control to show the viewing effect of the game we just played on the big screen. She explains: "This is our new all-spectacle system, which is designed to give the audience a good viewing experience, but also to do something that the best commentators can't do. ”

Seeing our doubts, she continued: "As I mentioned earlier, the essence of esports is also the two aspects that widen the gap between players and teams, one is clever and imaginative tactics, and the other is subtle operation. Nowadays, the top commentators in the league can easily explain the first point to the audience, but there is no way to explain the latter point to the audience in a short period of time. ”

Indeed, if you don't try to experience this kind of thing, or try it yourself, it's hard to understand how difficult it is and how difficult it is for players to do it, especially for most cloud players.

Li Yan: "For example, five years ago, the operation of the moon god's 'Divine Sword without Shadow' was regarded as a classic, and at the same time, the commentary of the cooperation of the three commentators is also considered a classic in the commentary world. But now it seems that they can only avoid the important and light, describing how great this operation is from the side, but they can't describe the specific details of this operation, even if they say it, the audience can't understand it. ”

Me: "The difficulty of this operation can only be fully appreciated after you are really familiar with this skill. I just thought it was handsome when I watched the game, and it wasn't until I practiced later that I realized that the moon god faced an opponent who was also a master in the finals, and it was great to play such an operation. ”

Li Yan: "So, what this viewing system needs to do is to let the audience who are not so proficient in the game also experience the beauty of the operation." ”

Xie Liuying: "It's unlikely, traditional sports are based on the structure of people themselves, even people who don't understand the rules and details of the event can have a viewing experience like 'this person runs so fast' and 'this action is so difficult to do'." However, the particularity of e-sports is that it is not that people directly make a certain action to show the audience, but through the characters in the game to show the audience, there is a layer in between, and it is naturally difficult for people who do not understand the game to understand the true essence of the operation. ”

Me: "E-sports is more like a chess game in this regard, but chess sports are a contest of strategy and brainpower, and there is no 'operation' to speak of. ”

Li Yan: "The analysis of the two of them hit the nail on the head, but I don't know if they know that even in traditional sports, lighting, sets, camera switching and other methods will be used to make the game more exciting." And that's what we're going to learn. Make the game's 'operation' more shocking. ”

After speaking, she opened the video of our PK just now and showed it.

I have to say that the panoramic game is amazing, and this viewing system can only grab the right angle to show the battle process between me and Xie Liuying. For example, when she shoots an arrow, she will give a close-up of the arrow when it goes off the string.

When I cast a skill, I change the sword in my front hand to a sword in my backhand, and my character tosses the sword in his hand slightly, and then catches it with his backhand. At this point, the camera will find the right angle, making the action look smooth and chic.

The grasp of camera switching, the display of details, and the game screen against the sky are comparable to Wang Mouwei's kung fu movie. At this moment, an even more unbelievable picture happened.

The video happened to show Xie Liuying dodging one of my skills, and hitting a magpie stepping branch with her backhand, which is a relatively eye-catching operation. At this time, two windows suddenly appeared near Xie Liuying's character in the center of the screen, one window gave a close-up of her face, and the other window gave her hands operating the mouse, and a real-time beating histogram appeared next to it.

Li Yan explained in a timely manner: "The new viewing system will intelligently judge the subtle operations in the duel, give close-ups of the players' faces and hands, and give a real-time APM histogram. ”

It wasn't until then that I finally understood what she meant by "making the controls subtle even for players who don't know much about the game understand." Because of the close-up of the hands, the movements of the players and the movements of the characters are synchronized in real time, so that people can really connect the characters and the players, and the actions of the characters and the actions of the players. Combined with the APM histogram given above, the audience will understand the details of the operation in a more three-dimensional way.

Xie Liuying saw a close-up of her face on the projector, and seemed a little dissatisfied: "I knew this, I put on some makeup and came back this morning." ”

Li Yan smiled: "Miss Xie is naturally beautiful and there is no need to worry, but with this facial close-up, it will indeed put forward higher requirements for the makeup artists in the league." In addition, although this panoramic game system will be applied to major live broadcast channels, players can also log in to the game and watch the game in the game, and the in-game spectators can choose their favorite angles and on-field and off-field shots to achieve a true panorama. At the same time, the game's self-playing games will really bring the heat of the league to the game. ”

"It's been a long day of insight." "The environment in this arena is also much better than the previous ring. ”

Li Yan: "The role of this arena is not just an environment. ”

Me: "What does that mean?" ”

Li Yan: "You need to buy tickets to watch the game offline, and in the future, we will move this arena to the map of the game, and we will also need to buy tickets to enter. ”

Xie Liuying and I glanced at each other, and we read the same sentence in each other's eyes: "So dark? ”

Li Yan: "The seats in this arena are limited, so naturally we have to sell tickets, and there is an interactive link with the audience in the offline competition, and of course there is also in the online arena. First of all, players enter the arena as an avatar from the game, and can enter with the flag of their favorite player or team. ”

Me: "Battle flags? ”

Li Yan: "It corresponds to the support cards in reality, and you can write words of blessing to the players, and professional players can see these support cards when they play in this environment." However, if there is some abusive or inappropriate language, the system will automatically 'kick' the player out of the arena. ”

Xie Liuying: "Awesome. ”

Li Yan: "During and after the break, the player character can also interact with the player's characters, such as making an expression or action together. The details are still being designed, but we'll make sure it's more interesting than the offline interactions. If the microphone is turned on, the viewer will be able to communicate with other players in the vicinity of their seats as they would in real life. The stereo sound in the arena will show the cheering and shouting of online spectators in the arena as if it were live. ”

I thought to myself: This is a bit of a charge. One arena online and one arena online, you can collect two waves of tickets, which is a beautiful thing for the event operator and the team. Similarly, fans who are unable to attend the event for various reasons can also use this online arena to cheer for their supporting teams or players.

Before I knew it, the time came to noon, and Xie Liuying and I also ended the visit. When saying goodbye, we repeatedly thanked Li Yan for her warm reception and patient explanation.

Although I only visited it briefly, I have a hunch that something qualitative is undergoing a qualitative change in this game that no one plays. With the hard work of these people, the future is promising.

Before parting, Li Yan's words kept echoing in my mind: "We are almost ready to set up the stage, and now we need people to perform on stage." ”