Chapter 206: The Azeroth Universe (Part 1)
Virtual labs.
During this time, the entire Azeroth laboratory was rebuilt, and as part of it, the virtual laboratory naturally moved to a new building, although it is not high, only five floors, but the structure is sturdy, the decoration is in place, and it has reached the level of a world-class laboratory in all aspects-
Lao Wang is now a rich man and doesn't care about this.
Before you even enter the door, you notice more than one person in the room.
Not only Skye is here, but Fitz is also there, the two of them got together to study something, and professional terms came out one after another, although I couldn't understand it, but it felt very powerful.
Seeing that Lao Wang was coming, Skye hurriedly said: "Wang, Tony sent the most critical core algorithm 3 hours ago, and then let me tell you, don't look for him in the past month, he should relax and enjoy the fun of burgers, red wine and women...... Hmph, Miss Potts doesn't care about him! ”
Although the United States is relatively open, which woman can stand being as open as Tony?
The more he got to know Tony, the more Sky admired Little Pepper, his heart was really big, not to mention the boat, S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Helicarrier could be loaded, not an ordinary sea and sky.
She couldn't do it anyway.
If Lao Wang dares to do this, I will, I will ......
I can't seem to do anything with him, damn it, this person will be a clone and open the door, I can't catch it!
In front of Skye, Lao Wang hurriedly snorted, and expressed strong condemnation and contempt for Tony.
Just kidding, Tony, what do you think, you think I'm going to leave you idle? So good brains can't be wasted!
Lao Wang smiled slightly: "Have you seen the algorithm?" What do you think? ”
"Tony is truly the greatest genius in the world, and without his help, it would have taken me years to figure it all out and write the core algorithms."
Skye ignored the playboy's bad habits for the time being, and had to admire the genius of the other party: "With the core algorithm, the next thing to do is to develop a software program, which type and what are the requirements, this still needs to be decided by you." In addition, virtual technology has high hardware requirements that we may not be able to meet. ”
Software?
Hardware?
I don't seem to be very proficient in those two things......
Lao Wang rubbed his belly and asked, "What are the specific requirements?" Or rather, what are the challenges? ”
"Uh...... I'll talk about that. ”
Fitz, who is proficient in software and hardware, opened a PPT and said while demonstrating: "There are mainly seven, each of which is subdivided into 4-8 small points, each small point includes 5-9 points, and each point has a number of difficulties that need special attention, and now the first point of Article 1, Point 1, the first difficulty is the capacity ......"
Are you a leader speech, Fitz, did you learn from Tony or from Boiled Egg...... Lao Wang couldn't help but complain, stared at it, and listened attentively.
The brow became tighter and tighter.
If you want to develop real virtual technology and create a virtual reality world, it is very difficult, and there are many problems that need to be solved.
The first is storage.
The closer to the real virtual world, the higher the requirements for hardware, which requires the comprehensive improvement of dozens of technologies and the rapid development of the entire industry.
If you want to completely deceive human perception, even if all the computers, mobile phones and other devices in the world are connected, it will not be able to support a large-scale virtual world that is absolutely realistic.
For example, virtual games, such as World of Warcraft.
Now the biggest game, the installation package is hundreds of G, a barely okay virtual game, the installation package costs dozens of T...... At least, a few thousand T's are normal, do you want to play games, do you have to buy a computer room?
Not to mention that the cost is too high, how many people in the world can afford it, and even if they can afford it, they still can't use it.
The current speed of communication transmission is far from sufficient.
It's still the 4G era, and the fastest download speed is 100MB/s, which is far from enough, at least 1GB/s, which is barely enough, which requires 5G technology, according to the current progress, at the latest in two or three years.
It will take at least five years to wait until 5G technology is fully mature and fully commercialized.
Will we have to wait another five years?
Time is money, the faster the more you can take the initiative, and Lao Wang doesn't want to delay the fighter.
In addition, to develop a good enough virtual platform, you must first develop the core program, and the programming also takes a long time.
The volume is too large, even if you recruit hundreds or thousands of programming masters, you can't do it in a year or two-
And that's not even counting the time it takes to train.
The programming difficulty of the virtual platform is far from being comparable to the current program, and Tony and Skye have even invented a completely new language, how to look like the rune marks of mages, and the first glance makes me dizzy.
What to do?
Lao Wang knocked on the table and asked, "I remember that Director Fury sent hundreds of millions of dollars worth of equipment, including many computer rooms, and the quality is not bad?" ”
"Well, Mr. Stark helped us build a super machine room, right next door."
Fitz understood what the boss wanted to say, and he knew very well that the boss didn't understand anything, and he hadn't even been to the computer room, so he quickly replied:
"Although there is no way to support a super-large virtual world, if you only want to build a part, such as a relatively small professional platform, the Forbidden City, Notre Dame Cathedral, the Louvre or something in the virtual world, it will definitely be fine."
Lao Wang smiled.
Isn't that enough?
For the time being, there is no talk of creating an extremely realistic virtual world, not for the public, but for government agencies, the military or some large companies with special requirements, to develop the products they need.
For example, the virtual platform used for military training, in an extremely real situation, reduces the training casualties to zero, not only saving medical expenses and pensions, but also saving bullets, explosives consumption and gun wear, I believe that Lu Dan, General Ross and even the president will definitely like it.
Another example is some relatively small taboo games that are impossible to pass the review of the relevant departments, and the favorites of some rich people.
These are all powerful people, with a lot of money in their hands, and they can be pitted.
Thinking of this, Lao Wang looked at Skye: "If it is just a small platform, not big, as big as a playground or Tiananmen Square, at most a Forbidden City or a hill, how long will it take?" ”
Skye thought for a moment and replied, "Wang, I'm working on an artificial intelligence similar to Jarvis, which is a little more advanced than the current Jarvis. The AI will help me develop the core program, so I don't have to hire too many people and the training takes time...... It should be completed within half a year. ”
Great, one more problem solved...... Lao Wang nodded: "If you don't face the public for the time being, you can put aside the Internet, do not rely on wireless communication transmission, and directly use optical fiber...... I remember that the transmission speed of fiber optics is fast? ”
"Well, if you don't consider the price, hundreds of gigits per second is fine."
Fitz didn't want to answer directly: "It can be higher, the current laboratory has achieved more than 200 T, in fact, I have always wanted to buy related equipment from major laboratories, because it is too expensive, so I have been hesitant." ”
"Don't hesitate to ask Skye directly for how much money you need. So, the third question is also solved? ”
Lao Wang spread his hands: "That's it." Skye is responsible for the development of artificial intelligence, software programs, Fitz is responsible for the transmission interface, head-mounted display, omnidirectional treadmill, VR somatosensory clothing, tactile gloves, neural connectors, emotion controllers, etc., what else is the problem? ”
"Uh...... Actually, none of this is needed. ”
Fitz hesitated for two seconds: "These things don't feel good. In fact, we have brain mapping and memory upload technology, as long as a simple modification, we can tamper with the nervous system, realize human-machine docking, let the body sleep temporarily, and let the brain control the virtual body...... Boss, all you need is an improved helmet. ”
Lao Wang's face darkened.
Why didn't you say it earlier, did you deliberately look at my joke?
Skye rolled his eyes, and hurriedly raised his little hand to change the topic: "Wang, what we want to build is the world's first virtual world in the true sense, there should be a name that will go down in history, have you thought about it?" ”
Name?
Second World?
A perfect world?
Heaven and earth?
Pangu Nuwa Immortal Realm Heavenly Court?
Oasis?
Forget it, let's be simple...... Lao Wang thought for a while and said:
"The Azeroth Universe."