In the following week, Ye Shenxi accompanied Wang Shucheng's research team to three schools in the United States that have interactive entertainment or game majors, two undergraduate degrees, and one undergraduate and master's degree.

Almost immediately, Ye Shenxi also conducted four consecutive "global lecture tours" in the United States...... The free kind.

His most genuine feeling is that the class is really not as fun as making his own games, if the level and position of communication is fine, pure teaching is not very to his taste.

But there is no way, according to Wang Shucheng's preliminary customized plan, they may first choose a "985" university affiliated to the Ministry of Education as the first pilot school in the country to open a game design major.

It will be a comprehensive discipline, and the degree will be awarded in the field or engineering, with the aim of cultivating game design talents.

As for the talents related to programming and art, in fact, a lot has been cultivated in many other disciplines, but only planning is currently completely vacant, and it is purely based on experience.

Tentative name of major: Game Design ...... Whereas, the degree is undergraduate.

The fields covered by professional courses are still relatively complex, including literature, mathematics, some art appreciation, human-computer interaction language code basics, and so on.

According to the classification of the type of work of planning, in fact, it should be a game design college, and then it is divided into different majors such as copywriting, numerical values, systems, and levels, because in fact, although they are all game planning, the difference between the work content and the skills required is still a bit big, especially the copywriting and numerical values are far from each other, one is divergent, one is logical, one needs to be emotional, and one needs to be rational......

This is a typical adjustment according to market demand, and engineering majors themselves have such characteristics.

However, because it is a pilot, Wang Shucheng and they did not plan to do this, or to simplify, and planned to hang under the School of Computer Science and learn the same professional courses, as for the future development direction, the first batch of students may need to decide by themselves and then distinguish them in the elective courses, mainly after seeing the effect and then adjusting.

The difference is that the Ministry of Education actually adds a lot of majors every year, but that is all applied by major universities according to their own circumstances and submitted to the Ministry of Education for approval, and this time it is directly initiated by the Ministry of Education, thinking that according to market demand, such majors can be added.

It also shows what they value.

The competent authority is the Ministry of Education, and the school is located in Bashu University because of the location of the research and development headquarters of the herring network...... It's not because of the overall level of development of the game industry in Funan, it's purely because of the herring fish network here.

And Ye Shenxi, as well as the high-level officials of Qingyu Network, naturally have to go to school to attend classes, give lectures or something.

"Wang Situ, ah no, Director Wang, this ......"

Deputy Director Wang Shucheng, who is in his forties, looked righteous and awe-inspiring: "Mr. Ye, this profession has just started, you can help a lot." ”

Besides, you still came up with this plan. Director Wang thought to himself.

"You know the work situation in our industry, the task is very saturated, there is no fastest, only faster, the work can't be done, every day when I go home from overtime, I can't wait to fall on the sofa and never think about it for the rest of my life."

"It's an exaggeration, Mr. Ye...... But don't worry, busy people like you, with a lot of business and entertainment, don't dare to trouble you too much. You just need to put up a name, an honorary professor or something, such as the beginning of the school year, graduation and what time to go to the school to give a speech, the main thing, that is, to motivate and motivate the students. ”

"The main teaching content is still given to full-time teachers, which must be recruited full-time from the society, and you can't just eat a big family, otherwise what will the media say about us ......"

The main teachers are still recruited by the society, and the target group also includes in-service or former employees of well-known game companies, and have a deep understanding of the market and industry. The fact that he has developed a game that has been widely acclaimed and has won awards at home and abroad is also a plus.

Of course, having a grade doesn't necessarily mean that you will be a great teacher, and having a grade does not necessarily mean that you will be a good teacher...... Most of them have also embarked on the road to success and made a lot of money, and it is unlikely that they will run back to become teachers...... The inspection team knew it very well.

What they saw in the game development majors at the four schools in North America was the difference between the American and Chinese game environments. They don't have so many myths of getting rich overnight, and they also have the element of gambling on the future, but they don't have such a huge gap between the rich and the poor in China. The second is that the salary of their teachers is indeed higher than that in China, so some experienced industry seniors are willing to get out of the never-ending overtime and pressure in game companies, go to school, and enjoy another life.

So realistically, maybe most of the first batch of teachers to enter the school will be those who have been in the game circle for several years, doing nothing, having rich qualifications, and who have been in large companies but are marginal figures, and have not served as the core.

Thinking of this, Director Wang is more worried, the teacher is really hard to find.

"Director Wang, it's great that you can understand that."

"The managers of Qingyu Network Funan, if they have time, can also take the time to communicate with students, especially students with excellent professional performance, maybe they will be their subordinates after graduation."

"It's not good to say that, it's like this major is our company's backyard......"

"Isn't it just for us to chat in private, if there are results, it does send talents to the game field, and other schools will open one after another, this thing depends on how big the market gap is for professional talents."

Ye Shenxi nodded and said: "This is to deliver talents for the entire game industry, and we are duty-bound." ”

Director Wang suddenly smiled a little sleekly, which made Ye Shenxi feel weird, and he could guess that he was probably going to talk about teacher assistance, cooperation between the school and the company, and so on.

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Many large game companies actually have public relations departments, some of which are independent departments, and some of which are merged with the brand department, such as Qingyu Network.

The main responsibility of this department is first and foremost to "curry" with the players, to establish friendly and stable relations with the players, and even ...... Make players fans of this company.

It can also include tearing up with other companies, controlling the influence and spread of negative news, and going to court with competitors...... Not to mention this, lawsuits between Internet companies are often a common thing, not seeking victory or defeat, just to show their posture, increase exposure, and attract attention, anyway, most of them are shows.

In addition, it is necessary to establish a positive image of the company through the media and social networks, and will also arrange or invite media interviews with company leaders, and issue press releases to various media.

However, the brand promotion department of Qingyu Network seems to be much easier than other companies in this regard...... The two bosses of their family both have their own physique to attract media cameras, and they are simply not needed at all, and they can be seen in the media every once in a while.

The exposure rate of the boss of the herring network is much higher than that of other game companies. And not only at home, but also abroad.

Previously, in the 12th edition of the "People's Daily", it has been reported that a delegation composed of leaders at all levels of many departments of the Ministry of Education went to the United States to visit American universities for exchange and inspection, and directly pointed out that the focus of this inspection is the interactive entertainment and game majors of American universities.

This is equivalent to directly making public the Ministry of Education's plan to open this major.

And what was also revealed in the news is that this is not a matter of the Department of Vocational Education and Adult Education, but a joint delegation of higher education and other departments, which indicates that this major will be a bachelor's degree or above, and a master's degree.

Naturally, there was an uproar in the national media, and the discussion was not limited to the player group, but the topic of the whole society.

The controversy still exists, but fortunately, in recent years, although the society's attitude towards games is not Wei Zhengguang, it has long been less secretive than the beginning of the century, and even many people have regarded it as a normal entertainment and leisure activity.

The popularity of home computers is the key, and many parents will experience the convenience brought by the Internet after adding computers at home, learn to surf the Internet, browse the web to watch the news, use instant messaging software to chat with people, and will also be exposed to some games.

You don't have to play some large MMOs, you don't necessarily have an FG platform account, but some people at least log in to the QQ game lobby, play mahjong and fight landlords...... No matter how bad it is, Solitaire, Spider Solitaire and Minesweeper or something are always played.

There are also mobile phones that are popular, and there are some simple games such as Sokoban built-in, snakes, and arkanoids, and they have also become a way for many people who have not been exposed to games to take the bus, subway or wait for people to spend time.

There is another very important reason is that at the end of the last century and the beginning of this century, many of the children who soaked in arcade rooms, game halls, and Internet cafes have grown up, entered the society, and began to have a certain right to speak. The oldest of the "post-80s" is 29 years old this year, and they are about to stand, and many people have left campus life and become an important part of this society.

People started with the game, as long as it wasn't associated with the minors in elementary and middle school, it was normal social news.

So when it becomes a brand new major in colleges and universities, it is actually not so abrupt.

During this period of time, many domestic media reprinted and interpreted the Ministry of Education's overseas inspection and exchange. In addition to the most important information that colleges and universities will open new game development majors, it is mainly based on the relevant information of the game industry, including the output value, development speed, market overview, relevant descriptions of well-known game companies, and the main popular game trends in the current market...... With these contents, the water comes out with a whole special report.

Of course, it also includes the introduction of the major in foreign universities, the introduction of some courses, the direction of employment, which is considered a little work, and the employment rate and salary issues that parents are most concerned about.

According to the current statistics, the highest employment rate in domestic colleges and universities is petroleum engineering and engineering cost, the employment rate is as high as 99% after graduation, and the counterpart rate is also above 95%, which fully shows how short of people in this field. The media generally believes that the game industry will be even more scarce, and the speed of the industry development is completely inversely proportional to the scarcity of professional talents.

There are almost no professional game developers in the country, especially in the field of design, and the speed of development of this industry can simply be described as terrible and barbaric.

In recent years, parents know that learning finance and software is very profitable, so they desperately send their children to study in these majors, so what about the emergence of game development majors.

In general, the media are very optimistic about the prospects of this profession, and their reporting attitude will naturally affect the judgment of society.

As for the attitude of the students, not to mention, for many students, especially boys, they feel that it is a blessing from heaven, incredible and extremely expected, and almost after the media reports, they have already made up their minds to apply for this major.

However, they didn't know that the first pilot was 985 colleges...... This may shatter many people's dreams. Wang Shucheng The result of their discussion is that they don't want this major to become a refuge for students who have poor learning and often skip classes to go to Internet cafes, and they also need to screen "high-quality" students with strong learning ability to enter and truly become game development talents, so as to play an exemplary role.

They know very well that some students must have misconceptions about this major, and may think that they are admitted to play games every day, or that they are very casual teaching content...... But behind the seemingly beautiful side of all fields, in fact, it also takes a lot of hard sweat and effort, especially if you have to rely on it to eat in the future, and the difference with interest is too great.

If the threshold is too low, they will enter the major with unrealistic fantasies, and then listen to the teachers talk about discrete mathematics and probability theory in class, which they need to use to build economic and numerical models of games, and to calculate the balance between systems and gameplay.

You also need to learn the basics of the C language, not to let you write code, but to let you understand a lot of logic implemented by the computer, so that you can communicate with the program, and you can be reasonable and evidence-based when tearing up, and you will not fall behind.

Learn the construction of story structure, learn psychology, and learn level design, which mobilize the player's emotions, tell a good story, and design a level that conforms to the human emotional curve...... Ah, you also have to learn the interface design, and understand the different feelings that different colors and shapes may bring to players.

With so many things, how can they be embarrassed when they listen to the teacher explain these contents in class?

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When the domestic media was still in this carnival, they discovered one thing through the reports of foreign media, the inspection team of the Ministry of Education...... Ye Shenxi is also among them, and he plays the role of a consultant!

What's going on? Ministry of Education, what does this guy mean by stepping in?

The media will not know more than the bigwigs in the circle, they don't know if they don't announce it, and Ye Shenxi's three-day stay in the capital before was not announced, so they don't know what role Ye Shenxi played in this campaign to open a new major.

However, after thinking about it, it will soon be understandable that as the most representative and well-known game planner in China and the owner of the most influential game company, he will naturally play a promoting role in this matter.

Maybe it's his lead.

The media still guessed quite accurately...... However, this shows that Ye Shenxi, can the changes that Pasca has brought to this industry already affect some of the decisions above?

It's interesting to keep guessing about this question, but that's a different question, and it's ...... Be cautious, or be cautious. Just think about it in your heart.

The Los Angeles Times, a local media outlet in Los Angeles, was the first to report on Ye's speech at the University of Southern California, and politely published the content of the speech after obtaining the consent of Ye Shenxi and the university, and then commented on it.

"We think that's why Pasca is one of the best game producers out there today, not because he's been able to play so many genres of web games, competitive games, survival and building sandbox games, or because he's been able to find a balance between artistry and commerciality that has become a myth of sales and wealth," their editors wrote. It's not just that every game he makes is groundbreaking, bringing us something we've never seen before, including Getaway, which is still in development. ”

"Rather, he was always so forward-looking, he didn't look at the past, he didn't focus on the present, he saw far away. It's as if he knows what the future is like, and what he says is going to happen, and then he's making games for the future, with his forward-thinking game ideas...... Sometimes I even have a feeling that because of his appearance, the whole game industry has also developed faster. ”