When Mei Yiqiu saw Aoki coming in, she greeted him: "Oh, Aoki, you're here!" ”

The woman turned around as well, bowing slightly and smiling at Aoki. She looks about the same age as Mei Ziqing, with curved eyebrows and phoenix eyes, and an elegant face, even if she stands there and doesn't do anything, she also shows an extraordinary bearing.

When Aoki looked at her, he felt more and more that he had seen it somewhere, especially the eyes. He searched for the women he had seen in his memory, and Xia Xiaoxiao first came to mind.

This woman and Xia Xiaoxiao are somewhat similar in temperament, but there are obvious differences. Xia Xiaoxiao's temperament comes from the nobility of her family background and her confidence in academic achievements, and the woman in front of her is obviously more light and elegant.

Aoki thought of Dewar again, the ageless woman who had been immersed in the world of Buddhism for decades, but after all, she was a little more dusty and outdated.

"Come, let me introduce you." The professor had a pipe in his mouth, but he didn't light it, not knowing if it was because the lady was present or because smoking was not allowed in the laboratory.

"This is Aoki, I mentioned it to you before." He took Aoki's hand and introduced the woman to Aoki, and then introduced the woman to Aoki, "This is Professor Su of Columbia University. ”

The woman smiled and stretched out her hand: "Hello, Su Huilan, please advise." ”

"Hello." Aoki took her hand, and at that moment, another familiar feeling came over her, but it quickly disappeared as the woman took her hand back.

"Professor Su will be our first dream mentor. ”

"Dream Mentor?" Aoki seems to have heard the term somewhere.

"It's the trainer of the Dream Guide game, and it has nothing to do with the Dream Society." Mei Yiqiu explained, "Originally, it was most appropriate for you to do this matter, but considering the particularity of your identity and the fact that you have more important things to do, I invited Professor Su here." ”

Aoki congratulated, "It looks like the professor's game development has been successful!" ”

The professor pointed to Bian Ziyuan on the side and laughed: "Thanks to this little genius of Wu University, his understanding of mechanical intelligence and computers is very unique, and the intelligent program he developed has helped me a lot. ”

Aoki couldn't help but be in awe of Bian Ziyuan, you must know that great scientists always start with a genius.

Bian Ziyuan smiled a little shyly, but he didn't say anything humble.

Aoki asked, "Then the professor called me here today to celebrate?" ”

The professor shook his head and said, "It's still early to celebrate, the main reason for looking for you today is to get to know Professor Su, and you will inevitably cooperate in the future." Professor Su is also a member of our Third Space Foundation, an expert in the field of human spirit and the unconscious, and has also made significant contributions in life sciences and philosophy of religion. ”

Aoki didn't think that he and Su Huilan could have any academic cooperation opportunities, and he didn't take Mei Yiqiu's words seriously. He was too lazy to socialize, so he didn't show too much enthusiasm for the beautiful professor.

On the contrary, Su Huilan seemed to be very interested in him and had been observing him.

"Is Mr. Aoki interested in trying out our newly developed space box?" She said.

Aoki listened to Professor Mei talk about the concept of space box, and couldn't help but be a little curious: "Is it really possible to directly stimulate and receive brain information without the need for sensors to capture and release neural electrical signals?" ”

Su Huilan looked at him with some surprise: "It seems that Mr. Aoki has some understanding of this box. ”

"Don't forget, there are three names in the game's Genesis, and he is one of them. ”

Su Huilan suddenly smiled: "Heh, why did I forget this!" ”

Aoki didn't know exactly what the professor had written in Genesis, but it piqued his curiosity to see what kind of world the game called Dream Guide was. And that space box, how to connect his consciousness?

Mei Yiqiu pointed to two rectangular boxes that were placed at an angle of forty-five degrees, large enough to hold one person, and said, "You can lie down in and try it." ”

"Lie down?" The more Aoki looked at the shape of the box, the more it felt like a coffin.

"The space box stimulates the nerve center of the human brain through quantum droplets under high-frequency laser pulses, which can directly simulate human sensory information, thereby guiding human consciousness to create a virtual environment."

"Is this what you often call the future of VR technology?"

"That's right. Today's VR is still based on relying on audio-visual perception, to put it bluntly, it just plays 3D scenes to people, and then captures the human body's neurofeedback through sensors. But people not only have sight and hearing, but also taste, smell, touch and other senses, with current technology, to let people eat in the VR environment, **, not that it can't be realized, but it is too troublesome to achieve. The body's nerve cells are all over the body, and unless you have sensors all over your body, including your tongue, you can't give people a sense that is close to reality. Therefore, the current VR is at most virtual audio-visual, not virtual reality. ”

As soon as Mei Yiqiu finished speaking, Su Huilan added:

"There is a scientific team in the United States that has tried to develop a neurocloak, a bit like Spider-Man's suit, that can wrap your whole body. Clothes are made of special materials, and when worn, it is as if a film is covering your body that captures and transmits nerve electrical signals. You put on this outfit and give you a virtual scene where you can perceive everything, including the sense of touch. Clothes can also release thousands of different air molecules into your nose and lungs to mimic the real sense of smell. But as Professor Mei said, you can't wrap a membrane on your tongue, and clothes can only cover the surface of the body, not the internal organs, so there is still a big gap from the real human perception. ”

"There are also scientists who are trying to complete virtual reality through neural fluids. Ever seen the Hacker Empire? Completely immersing a person in a special liquid and letting the liquid act as a sensor is indeed simpler and more effective than clothing. However, no liquid has yet been found that can soak people for a long time without harming human cells, and humans probably don't want to make themselves look like corpses soaked in formalin just to play a game. ”

Aoki listened a little creepy.

It's hard to imagine a futuristic world where people would soak themselves in liquids and play games, or dress like Spider-Man with hundreds of thin tubes attached to them to participate in esports.

"We look like a coffin...... It doesn't seem much better, does it? Aoki said.

"Rest assured, this is just the first generation." Mei tried to suck her unlit pipe, as if the air would become sweeter once it passed through the pipe.

"Now the single cost of this box is more than 20 million US dollars, which is only the pure manufacturing cost, not considering the allocation of R&D costs. Otherwise, the cost would be astronomical. Such a product will not be put on the market, and no one can afford to use it. ”

Aoki was speechless.

Mei continued: "The design of our second-generation product has been completed, which is probably similar to the common VR headsets today, and I believe that it will be available soon. As for the third generation, it is still in the imagination stage, maybe a hat or a pair of glasses. But I think one day, our products will become smaller, like a chip. ”

"Chips?"

"That's right, chips. It's the same chip you found for me. ”