Nearly 5,000 players, each uploading an average of two templates per hour, and by 6 p.m., the custom templates were close to 100,000.

The amount of data is not a problem, there are alfalfa engines on both the client and server sides, and the uploaded data is only the kind of structured data in the database, not the large-volume unstructured data like images and videos. The problem is that these new templates are mixed with a lot of uncivilized content, not only erotic, but also religious and political. If the game is officially operated, not to mention Wu Sihao, Xia Ming will have to go to the relevant departments to have a few cups of tea.

Even if it is an internal test, it is very dangerous to be spread out by people with intentions, and the illusion has mobilized all employees to conduct manual review, but such a number still can't be stared at.

Xiao Huan finished her stall, seeing that everyone was busy with this, even Xia Ming stared closely at the template library of the server, and happily went to the computer next to Xia Ming to help, and was scooped up by Xia Ming. Just kidding, he just killed a player-uploaded "G Cup Chest Brick", how could Xiao Huan be planted in this sludge pit.

"Let's end the test ahead of schedule today, I'll explain the matter of Cicada Dong taking over the template review", the illusion is all technicians, Xia Ming doesn't want them to be dragged down by this.

It's really a situation, but it's a bit ridiculous, and in the end, it's still an overestimation of the player.

The 5,000 beta qualifications were distributed through crowdfunding with the first consumer version of the special price, and the players were distributed all over the world, but most of them were in China. These players are either college students and company white-collar workers, or freelancers, and their quality is relatively high, but the average of these people in terms of atmosphere is such a headache, and when they are officially operated, what will happen is really unimaginable.

Wu Sihao said: "It is not difficult to solve this problem, and there are many companies in China that do this with a set of image recognition software." ”

Xia Ming shook his head: "The efficiency and recognition rate are too low, and we have to rely on hardware-level solutions, I will think about it first and get it done when the public beta is reached." A test can only allow the cicada to move there for manual management, and then deter through means such as permanently sealing the ID card, a two-pronged approach. ”

If he uses auxiliary intelligence to take over the review, Xia Ming can handle it alone, but he definitely can't keep some of his attention on the game. And when "Phantom Galaxy" is officially launched, the number of templates that need to be reviewed will grow to a very terrible level, and if you don't get a solution in advance, you can only sit on wax at that time.

This trouble is also related to the neuronal chip that Xia Ming talked about with Xiaotang, IBM's first-generation TrueNorth proved the power of neuronal chips with its image recognition capabilities.

Xia Ming has the heart to step on IBM's shoulders and take a step further, this is an opportunity to verify. However, it is not a matter of time and a half to get a neuronal chip, and the test after the first test can only use the clover architecture to simulate the neuronal chip and temporarily carry this matter.

On the first day of the first test of "Phantom Galaxy", Xia Ming and Wu Sihao were a little discouraged.

In a building in Haidu High-tech Park, the headquarters of Legend Interactive Entertainment Group, Hang Xiangbei, the project manager, looked at a line of words on the screen, knocked on the table with his knuckles, and hummed a cheerful tune.

"Due to the adjustment of the template review system, today's test ended early, thank you."

He chuckled and said to himself, "It's disappointing to think you can do miracles every time." ”

went to the vice president's office, Hang Xiangbei said to his boss in a relaxed tone: "It is impossible for "Phantom Galaxy" to be tested in the first half of the year! Today's basket is too big to solve this problem unless they have a manual review team of thousands of people. If you want to use recognition software, you have to adjust it for several months. ”

His eyes flashed eagerly: "Half a year is enough for us to circle the market!" ”

Vice President Tian Chong's face was very heavy: "Do you know how much time it took Xia Ming's gang to get the alfalfa engine?" ”

Hang Xiangbei was a little unsure: "I heard that it was three months, but the Merkrit technology has been out for ten years, so it makes sense so quickly." ”

"Three months!?" Tian Zhong sneered: "It's actually a month!" As for Merkrit, since it's been out for ten years, why hasn't IBM or Microsoft done it? ”

Seeing that Hang Xiangbei was stunned, Tian Zhong said slowly: "Although I haven't been in contact with Xia Ming, I have talked to Zhang Zhicheng and Wu Sihao, and I have also read the paper sent by Lawrence to the ICCV. At the heart of the engine is a new hardware system, and the neuronal chip is the closest step to moving forward. Compared with IBM's neuron chip, Alfalfa also has a quaternary advantage, do you know how capable the neuron chip is in image recognition? ”

Hang Xiangbei continued to be at a loss, and Tian Zhong asked himself: "To complete the same image recognition work, TrueNorth's efficiency is 100 times that of a general-purpose processor, but the energy consumption is only 1/10,000!" The performance of the neuronal chip developed by Alfalfa will only be higher than IBM's TrueNorth, and it will never be lower! ”

This former Mojang backbone, who was dug up by Legendary Mutual Entertainment, looked quite depressed at this time: "Why is Phantom in such a hurry to push "Phantom Galaxy"? They've come up with the Alfalfa engine, they're subverting the cornerstone of IT graphics technology, how can they turn their attention to games? ”

Even if Hang Xiangbei doesn't know much about technology, the basic logic also makes him understand a little: ""Phantom Galaxy" is just what they use to verify technology? ”

"That's right! What technology to verify? It could be the server architecture on the backend, it could be the neuronal chip, or more likely both. At CES in January this year, Xia Ming, Wu Sihao and even Lawrence in the United States did not go, was there a technical problem? Of course not, we see that the sales and application of the Galika and Alfalfa engines have been rolled out. This shows that their target is not the consumer market, but the foundation of the entire IT! ”

Tian Zhong was a little excited: "Judging from today's situation, they will definitely get the neuron chip first!" I expect that they will either publish a paper at ASPLOS or STOC, and then announce the product at CEE, after all, the roots of illusion are in China. ”

Tian Zhong only understood half of what Hang Xiangbei said, CES is the International Consumer Electronics Expo held in Las Vegas in January every year, and CEE is the International Computer Industry Expo held in China in June every year. As for ASPLOS and STOC, he is completely blind, and it is estimated that it is the world's top computer academic conference similar to the International Computer Vision Conference ICCV.

It doesn't matter what the meeting is, in short, what Tian Zhong means is that the neuron chip will be released by June this year at the latest, and it is a mature solution that has been verified by the application, which means that ......

Hang Xiangbei's face changed a little, that is to say, "Phantom Galaxy" will be open beta in April or May at the latest, and the current problem is just to provide application scenarios for neuronal chips, and it will definitely be solved when the time comes? ”

Hang Xiangbei suddenly felt that his head hurt and his heart hurt.

He is in charge of a rather mysterious project in Legendary Entertainment, which has only one codename: W. Except for the boss in front of him, only the CEO knows about it, and outsiders don't know about it. The R&D team has set up a separate company in order to hide from people's eyes.

Project "W" is aimed at Minecraft, a game that has been popular around the world for many years, and is still standing still thanks to its bottomless playability and the growth of various mod additions.

Microsoft spent $2.5 billion to acquire Mojang that year, trying to attach itself to the social circle of Minecraft, and did nothing to achieve the game itself. Over the past few years, the game has been crumbling with social elements. But on the other hand, all kinds of private services have been prosperous for a long time, only in China, only on the PC side, and the annual market is two or three hundred million, if you count the mobile phone, you have to run for one billion.

For Legendary Mutual Entertainment, which occupies half of the domestic game, a billion plates per year is neither small nor big. But if you calculate the profit, you can earn much more money than its games such as Masturbation and Heaven and Earth Yin and Yang Sword. How much does it cost to run such a pixel-style game?

It's a pity that when Legend Interactive Entertainment approached Microsoft to negotiate the acquisition last year, Microsoft paid $3 billion and never let go. For Legend Mutual Entertainment, which just wants to pick up a cheap price, this price is completely unacceptable.

I thought this was the end of the matter, but I didn't expect that the former backbone of Mojang, Tian Chong, wanted to return to the game, and was poached by Legend Interactive Entertainment, and by the way, he brought the core technology of MC. Of course, what is more important is how to avoid the backdoor of copyright disputes.

To put it bluntly, Legend Interactive Entertainment is preparing to copycat "Minecraft", and then sweep away those private servers in China, and this cake will dominate alone, which is also an old routine.

Just when Tian Zhong and Hang Xiangbei were in full swing to prepare, the news that Mirage was going to launch "Phantom Galaxy" came, and for the two, it was like a bolt from the blue.

The two knew what the Sativa engine was all about, and even planned to improve their "W" with the Sativa engine. Illusion wants to use the alfalfa engine to copy "Minecraft", and the "W" project is alive?

With the psychology of luck, they waited for the test of "Phantom Galaxy" to see what the way it came from.

Now that it's clear, Tian Zhong feels that the "W" project has no chance, since the bosses who understand technology and games think so, Hang Xiangbei's heart also sank like lead.

He has been working hard for the "W" project for almost a year......

Hang Xiangbei asked in a gloomy tone: "Mr. Tian, are you willing?" ”

"Of course I'm not reconciled, but what's the solution? Just like the legend used to be a dazzle dance troupe, what else can the people of the dance team do except cry? I knew ...... earlier."

Tian Chong's face was full of chagrin, and Hang Xiangbei could guess what he didn't say, and he knew that Illusion was going to do "Illusion Galaxy", so he went to Illusion.

Of course, I knew that this would never be possible, and after Tian Zhong came over, he and Hang Xiangbei were busy in the dark for half a year before they got the game to the point where it was only two or three months away from the first test. Who would have thought that "Phantom Galaxy" was only a month from the announcement to the first test!

Who made the family directly use the editor of the alfalfa engine to change the game to become a game?

Xia Ming's gang is simply a demon who breaks down mountains and temples......

Hang Xiangbei was silent for a long time, and asked seriously: "Mr. Tian, you don't really want to give up, do you?" ”

Tian Zhong smiled bitterly: "Judging from today's test, the wind released before "Phantom Galaxy" has almost been realized. The degree of freedom, playability, visual effects, and interactive experience completely crush the MC, and the scalability associated with reality is even more unfathomable. We have also discussed many times that under the impact of "Phantom Galaxy", the MC only has a pixel wind feeling, and 90% of MC players will choose "Phantom Galaxy". ”

He spread his hands and said, "It's not that I want to give up, that's the reality." By the time the W project was put into beta, the wind direction of this type of game had changed, and we had to eat some leftovers and cold rice at most. ”

Hang Xiangbei asked, "What if we can slow down the progress of 'Phantom Galaxy'?" ”

Tian Zhong frowned: "Drag?" How to drag? You're not trying to play with that, are you? ”

Hang Xiangbei shook his head: "It's just business...... business"

Tian Zhong didn't speak, he wanted to hear what else Hang Xiangbei could do.

"Remember what Xia Ming said generously at the Prometheus press conference? The user comes first! He is carrying the signboard of rebelling against commercial capital and advocating that technology must be on the side of users! ”

As he spoke, Hang Xiangbei's confidence gradually grew: "Let's take a look at what interesting things will happen if his signboard is broken." ”

"Talking about the point", Tian Zhong didn't understand too much.

Hang Xiangbei said: "It's simple, just let the players stand on our side." ”