At the dinner table, the three of them chatted while eating.

"Mr. Zhong, what has Shimmer Studio been busy with lately? It seems that there has been no movement for a while. Tang Ying asked.

"Oh, there's been a new game in the works lately." Zhong Ming added, "FPS games." ”

Tang Ying was interested: "Oh? Is it "Resident Evil" or "Gun God's Way"? Is it still a single-player game? ”

Zhong Ming shook his head: "No, this time it's an online game similar to "The Road of the Gun God", and the gameplay is different. ”

"Ready to send to PC? Is GAME OMNI released? Tang Ying asked.

"There must be one on the PC side, but GAME MONI is not going to be released, and we are also making hardware ourselves." Zhong Ming said.

"Make your own hardware?"

Tang Ying felt a little surprised, Shimmer Studio is also going to start making hardware?

The threshold of hardware is not low!

There are really not many technology manufacturers in Huaxia to do hardware, and a company as big as Moya Technology is almost cold when it comes to handhelds, if it weren't for Shimmer Studio's "Zodiac Guardian", it's really hard to say whether the MGC2 handheld can hold up.

In Tang Ying's impression, Shimmer Studio is currently just a research and development team focusing on high-quality games, but she didn't expect to start developing its own hardware.

"What kind of hardware are you going to make? Handheld, or what? Tang Ying asked.

"SIMILAR TO THE SIMULATOR EQUIPMENT OF GAME OMNI.,I have an engineering machine at home.,Just sent it yesterday.,But at the moment it's just a simple demo of the game.,It's just barely playable.,If you're interested, you can go and see it.。 Zhong Ming said.

The engineering machine, which is still under development, must have many problems, but at least it can be played.

Tang Ying nodded: "Okay, then let's go to Mr. Zhong's house after dinner to see the new equipment!" Won't bother you, right? ”

"Oh, it won't."

Tian Yuan glanced at Tang Ying: "Sister, your Internet addiction should really be cured, when you come all the way to Ming'an City, the first thing you do is not to go out to play or visit the mall, but to play games first?" ”

Tang Ying smiled: "Do you have the face to talk about me?" It's four or five hundred to play a mobile game, and you should be dragged to the Science and Technology Defense College for electrotherapy. ”

Tian Yuan: "......"

These two Internet addicted girls don't say anyone, they're all the same. Otherwise, they wouldn't all be in the game-related industry.

After the three of them finished lunch, Tian Yuan drove to the community where Zhong Ming lived.

"The environment is okay." The three of them were walking in the community, Tang Ying looked at the surrounding environment and felt good.

Although it is winter, at the end of January, the trees in the community have lost their leaves, but from the layout of the whole community, it is still quite high-end, if in summer, the leaves of these trees all grow, it should be lush and beautiful.

"I first chose this place as the office location of Shimmer Studio, so I deliberately chose a better community, and I can feel better when I go to work every day." Zhong Ming explained.

"Where do you work?" Tian Yuan was a little surprised.

Zhong Ming nodded: "Yes, Shimmer Studio was the first to work here, small studios are like this, there is no money at the beginning, and there are only three or four employees in total, it is not cost-effective to go out and rent a workplace in the office building, it is better to rent a room directly." But later, after Shimmer Studio moved to Huanyu Grand View, all the things here have been packed away, and I didn't bother to move, so I have been renting here. ”

"Sounds pretty miserable at the time." Tian Yuan muttered.

Zhong Ming smiled: "It's not miserable, in fact, it's good to work in this kind of place, it's almost like working from home, and you can usually cook and eat by yourself, which is much more convenient than outside." ”

When he arrived at the door, Zhong Ming used his fingerprint to open the electronic lock and pushed the door in.

"Please come in."

Tang Ying followed Zhong Ming into the room and looked around, it was quite neat.

IN THE LIVING ROOM, THERE ARE SOFAS, TVS, COFFEE TABLES AND OTHER FURNITURE, AS WELL AS A DRIVING SIMULATOR, TWO GAME CONSOLES, A HIGH-END COMPUTER, SOME FIGURES, AND A SIMULATOR SIMILAR TO GAME OMNI IN THE CORNER, WHICH SHOULD BE THE SHOOTING SIMULATOR THAT ZHONG MING IS DEVELOPING.

Tang Ying's first reaction was: "Mr. Zhong, don't you have a smart module at home?" ”

"Yes. Chanel. ”

Zhong Ming shouted, and a voice replied, "I'm here." ”

"Reception mode." Zhong Ming said.

Chanel quickly replied, "Yes, the reception mode is on." ”

I only heard Xia Nell talking, but I couldn't see the holographic projection, Tang Ying also deliberately looked for it, and found that there was indeed no, it should be that Zhong Ming did not turn on the holographic projection function.

"Why don't you show Chanel's hologram?" Tang Ying asked.

"I don't usually use it at home."

Similar smart modules are very popular among many young people, and many people who stay at home alone all day are in great need of this kind of artificial intelligence to chat with themselves from time to time, play games, or even if they don't chat, just look at a virtual image there to greatly reduce their loneliness.

But for Zhong Ming, he himself is not very interested in this kind of intelligent module, so he didn't turn on the holographic projection at all.

Tang Ying hung the thin down jacket on the hanger, and the two of them sat down on the sofa.

"Drink something?" Zhong Ming asked.

Tang Ying: "Let's have a coffee." ”

Tian Yuan: "Ice Coke." ”

The so-called "reception mode" does not mean that there is really an artificial intelligence robot to receive guests, but that the electrical appliances in the room automatically change to the mode of receiving guests.

For example, the beverage machine next to the coffee table automatically starts to work, heating or cooling the drinks inside.

Soon, two cups rose from under the automatic drink machine, and automatically went to the category of "coffee" and "cola", and took a cup of coffee and a cup of coke.

Tang Ying and Tian Yuan sat on the sofa and got it as soon as they stretched out their hands.

Most of the electrical appliances in the room are also voice-controlled, and you can complete the corresponding operation by talking to Chanel, for example, if you want to watch a certain program, just say "I want to watch such and such a program", and the TV will turn on and jump automatically.

"Mr. Zhong, do you live here by yourself?" Tang Ying asked.

The layout of the living room is very simple, except for a lot of game equipment, the others are basically daily necessities, such as sweeping robots, drink machines, etc., the door of the master bedroom is hidden, and the door of the second bedroom is completely closed.

From any angle, there is no sign that the place was inhabited by a second male or female.

"It's a second sleeper, but he's in high school, and he only comes back on weekends, and he usually lives at school. It's called Wei Yong, and I rescued him from the Science and Technology Defense College. His parents were temporarily deprived of custody, so they lived with me. Zhong Ming said.

"Huh? And what's going on? ”

Tang Ying and Tian Yuan were very surprised, because they didn't stop Zhong Ming to mention these things, and inquired about the details of the matter, Zhong Ming gave a brief explanation.

"Don't be too restrained, you can play whatever you want, my game equipment is quite complete." Zhong Ming pointed to the pile of equipment.

Tang Ying got up from the sofa: "I'd better play with your new equipment first." This thing feels a bit like GAME OMNI, what's it called? ”

"GS1, game space, game space. It's really a bit similar to GAME OMNI, because the current mainstream form of shooting simulator basically looks like this, but there are still a lot of small changes, you can feel it. ”

Tang Ying entered the game space and soon found that this game was very different from the previous GAME OMNI.

There are two most prominent differences, one is that the soles of the feet are no longer a disc only for pedaling, but have become a universal treadmill plus "roller skate" configuration.

These "roller skates" can be worn directly, with straps on them that can be tightened and will not slip after wearing. The sole has two balls similar to a balance bike that slide at any angle.

"How do you play this? Do I have to skate myself? Tang Ying looked at it and felt that this thing should be helpful, but there was no power cord on it.

Zhong Ming explained: "No, this is the same as a balance bike, just tilt your body." Wireless power supply,The base of the universal treadmill below is a huge wireless charger,You can charge this shoe directly,You won't run out of power if you play all the time.。。 ”

Tang Ying put on this special pair of balance shoes, and then buckled the bracket around her waist. After fastening, the waist bracket emitted a flowing blue light, which circled around the entire waist bracket, and then the bracket connected to the base of the belt was automatically activated, and there was a gentle help to drag Tang Ying's body right.

The 360-degree wrap-around screen begins to slowly lower and images appear.

"Wait a minute, Mr. Zhong, what is this thing on my chest? And...... I always feel like my feet are slipping? ”

Tang Ying looked at it, there was a curved baffle on her chest, and there were two guns hanging on it, the guns were used directly in her hand, but this baffle was obviously not a decoration, and there were three grooves on it, it seemed that it should also have a special use.

"There's a simple tutorial after the specific gameplay enters the game, as for the soles of the feet slipping...... It's your delusion. This thing is the same as a balance bike, it senses how much your body is tilted, and if you are upright, the two wheels will not move. Zhong Ming said through the display.

Tian Yuan watched from the outside, because the big screen was in a 360-degree surround state, so she couldn't see clearly what was going on with Tang Ying inside.

Tian Yuan: "Isn't there a camera or anything like that?" I want to watch. ”

Zhong Ming said: "Is it okay to turn on the camera inside?" ”

Tang Ying: "Oh, yes. ”

Zhong Ming said: "There are a few buttons on the stand, you look at the button marked with a camera pattern on it, just click it." ”

Tang Ying clicked the button, and the system prompted the camera acquisition function to be turned on.

As previously set, these images are automatically projected onto the large TV in the living room. The main screen is the game screen that Tang Ying is currently seeing, and the secondary screen is the image taken by a movable camera diagonally behind Tang Ying, which just captures Tang Ying's back, forming a very standard over-the-shoulder perspective.

Tian Yuan was pleasantly surprised: "Hey, this camera can cut out the portrait and mix it with the game screen in reality?" ”

Zhong Ming nodded: "Yes, this is also a small function different from GAME OMNI. ”

"Is it so amazing? It's a pity I can't see the picture on TV. What does it look like? Tang Ying asked inside.

Tian Yuan described: "It is to deduct your whole person, keep only a back, and combine the game image with you at the same time, instead of directly shooting the screen of the device." Heck, to put it simply, it's like some VR games can combine portraits with VR game graphics through a green screen. ”

Tang Ying: "Ah, that feels quite fun, I'll take a look at it later." ”

THIS IS ALSO A DIFFERENT FEATURE FROM GAME OMNI, WHEN THE CAMERA MODE IS TURNED ON, A CAMERA WILL POP UP BEHIND THE PLAYER'S DIAGONAL BACK, AND THIS CAMERA WILL ALSO ROTATE WITH THE PLAYER, ALWAYS KEEPING THE POSITION BEHIND THE PLAYER'S DIAGONAL BACK, SO THAT THE IMAGE WILL ALWAYS BE TAKEN FROM AN OVER-THE-SHOULDER PERSPECTIVE.

The image captured by this camera will be cut out by a special algorithm, erasing other screen images, equipment and other elements in the screen, and then combining the keyed image with the video and audio signals directly generated in the game.

When viewed on TV, it's like you're in the game from an over-the-shoulder perspective, and whether you're shooting, swiping, or performing tactical moves, it's all perfectly integrated into the game's graphics.

Tian Yuan sighed: "This is really a good thing. The only pity is that the characters in the game are all wearing mecha exoskeletons, but now they see real people, which is a bit of a drama. ”

"There is a solution to this, and we also customized a special tight-fitting suit, which is similar to the effect of a green screen, but will capture the player's movements in real time. If you wear this costume to play the game, the system will automatically generate the character's actions based on the player's actions, so that what you see in the live stream screen will be a game character. Zhong Ming said.

"Is there one now?" Tian Yuan asked with interest.

Zhong Ming shook his head: "No, this kind of clothing is commissioned to be produced by another manufacturer, and I haven't got a sample yet." And the price of this kind of clothes is not cheap, after all, it also comes with a relatively rudimentary motion capture system, and it is estimated that the price may be one or two thousand, it is a customized model of the anchor, and there is no need for ordinary people to buy this thing. ”

The motion capture system shown is actually only a few key parts of the capture, and there is no need to accurately capture the subtle expressions of each finger and face, so this system is not expensive. The price of the clothes themselves will not be very high either.

But even so, this thing needs to be bought for one or two hundred thousand, and ordinary players will definitely not buy it, just to provide better live broadcast effects for anchors.

If you don't buy this outfit, the camera will only be able to capture the player's original appearance, and the effect will definitely be worse. An ordinary person with a gun simulator running around in the world of "Xuanjia Project" is a bit of a drama no matter how you look at it.

But...... If it is an anchor like Tang Ying, maybe the audience prefers to watch real people rather than game characters.

Tang Ying has entered the game.

The name of the game is "Xuanjia Project", but this game is only in the development stage, and the game content is extremely incomplete, and even the main large map battlefield in the game has not been completed.

At the moment, the game only includes a short beginner's guide and a training ground. And the gun modules in the training ground are not complete, only partial.

Fortunately, some AI enemies can still be called up in this game, and although these enemies are all mentally retarded, they are better than shooting targets.

This version was clearly developed to test the GS1 as a device, so a lot of the features are not perfect.

The screen began to prompt Tang Ying to perform related actions, such as leaning forward to move, tilting and sliding, shooting, throwing throws, picking up things, marking, and so on.

For Tang Ying, learning to move alone took five minutes.

The movement of GAME OMNI is very simple, just step on a specific area, but the movement of GS1 is the same as that of a balance bike, you need to lean forward, Tang Ying was a little unable to let go of the movement at first, but soon she found that she could do the movement with confidence under the support of the bracket, and she would never fall, so she was much bolder.

Also, the feet are not kept straight together, but rather moved separately.

For example, the "sliding shovel" operation requires the player to keep the left foot as the axis in the process of moving forward, while the right foot is stretched forward and the body is slightly turned sideways, at this time, the character in the game will slide forward, and can quickly pass through some terrain such as ramps.

When I first got started, I was a little uncomfortable, but as long as I got familiar with it, I felt quite emotional.

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