"A lot of people came, I am very pleased."
Chen Mo looked at the stands with satisfaction and said, "First of all, I would like to introduce myself to all the students. My name is Chen Mo, the designer of "League of Legends" and "Overwatch". Most of the students here should know me. So I won’t say much, if I say too much, it will seem like I’m showing off.”
There was a burst of laughter from the audience. This kind of boasting is also ingenious. This Chen Mo is still the same as during the live broadcast, always likes to make jokes.
After the laughter gradually subsided, Chen Mo continued: "First of all, I would like to thank the Games Committee and the leaders of the Game Design Department of Shida University for allowing me to give this class. I also feel very honored."
"Today is the first class. Let's first briefly talk about the class itself. This class is called the prospect of the game, which is to summarize the past development experience of the game industry and look forward to the future development prospects of the game industry."
"Regarding some past experience, the students have already learned it in the last semester, so I won't repeat it. Now it can be said that it is an era where mobile games, PC games, and VR games coexist, and the future... may be the world of virtual games, but also Probably not, and this is the focus of our future courses."
"Of course, according to the current general understanding, the future will definitely be dominated by virtual games, because virtual games can crush mobile phones and PCs in terms of various experiences. Many people think that with the continuous development and progress of technology, as VR games With the popularization of cabins, VR games will surely replace mobile phones and PCs as the most important and highest-end form of entertainment for human beings in the future, and will also become the mainstream game type.”
"About this point of view, I want to hear everyone's thoughts first. Is there any student who wants to speak up?"
The students in the audience responded enthusiastically and raised their hands one after another.
Chen Mo pointed to a girl wearing glasses in the front row: "Let's talk about it."
The girl wearing glasses stood up: "Mr. Chen Mo, hello! I think this is an obvious fact. VR games are better than mobile phones and PCs in various aspects. Although VR games are not popular in China at present, It’s not too high, but it’s mainly limited by the cost of VR games.”
"Currently, a vr game cabin costs tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands, which is too expensive in terms of the current income level of ordinary people in China. But in the future, suppose we use a vr helmet or just a pair of vr Glasses, can let people enter the virtual world? Or, the price of the vr game cabin has dropped sharply, down to a few thousand dollars, which is the same price as a PC, then vr games will definitely squeeze the living space of pc games. So I think the future will definitely be dominated by VR games.”
Chen Mo nodded, and pointed to a fat boy in the middle row.
The boy stood up: "I think in the future, VR game cabins will definitely become the mainstream, but there should be room for PCs and mobile phones. Unless there are virtual glasses or virtual helmets that can integrate the functions of mobile phones and PCs. In Before this, it was impossible for VR games to completely unify the entire game market.”
"But as far as the current situation is concerned, it is still too early for our technological development level, so the coexistence of mobile phones, PCs, and VR will continue for a long time."
Chen Mo named a few more classmates.
Everyone expresses their opinions, but the overall concept is similar. Everyone thinks that virtual games will become mainstream sooner or later, but it is only a matter of time.
Before virtual games completely unify the market, other game platforms including mobile PCs will not suffer a fatal blow, but they cannot live too well.
Chen Mo nodded, this view basically represents the current mainstream view.
Chen Mo said: "This is what I want to talk about today. I have different views on this point."
"Will the game really be completely limited by the platform? I don't think so. A really good game, no matter what platform it is on, is a good game, and it may even save a platform because of a game."
The students blinked their eyes, this is an unconventional statement.
Some students in the audience asked: "Mr. Chen Mo, are you talking about "League of Legends"?"
When Chen Mo said this, many people's first reaction was "League of Legends", because before "League of Legends", PC games were completely suppressed by VR games, but the popularity of League of Legends caught many people unexpectedly. The popularity even surpassed many vr games on the market.
Moreover, League of Legends cannot be changed into a vr game, which also makes many people realize that vr is not omnipotent.
Chen Mo nodded: ""League of Legends" is just one example. In fact, there are still many vacancies in the domestic game market, and VR games cannot fully cover these vacancies."
A student asked, "Teacher Chen Mo, what do you mean by vacancy?"
Chen Mo replied: "The game is equivalent to a form of expression, and the device is a carrier. The vr game cabin is just one of the carriers. It also has advantages, but also disadvantages. It cannot meet all the needs of everyone. To give a simple example, in fact, there is still room for handhelds even now. It’s just that no one is doing it.”
Everyone froze for a moment.
handheld
There have also been handhelds in the parallel world. The so-called handheld is actually a handheld game console, the main feature of which is that it can be played in the hand.
But the handheld consoles in this world have not been fully developed at all, and soon disappeared, because technology has developed rapidly. With the improvement of technology, smartphones have become more and more popular, and handheld consoles have been completely replaced by mobile games.
Indeed, there is a high degree of duplication of functions between the handheld and the mobile phone. In the eyes of designers in this world, most of the functions of the handheld can be realized on the mobile phone. What about the handheld
Therefore, after hearing Chen Mo's remarks, everyone was a little surprised, because the handheld is a game carrier that has been eliminated, which is a recognized fact in the game industry.
Several lecturers and professors in the back row are frowning. What's going on? How could Chen Mo make such a common sense mistake
A more courageous student raised his hand and said, "Teacher Chen Mo, are you sure there is still room for handhelds in this era? The functions of handhelds and mobile phones are highly repetitive. What handhelds can do, mobile phones can do." , but why buy a handheld? It doesn’t make sense.”
Chen Mo smiled: "Because the handheld phone I'm talking about is not the kind of handheld phone you imagined. You all imagine the handheld phone as a mobile phone that can't make calls or install other software, right?"
The students looked at each other, is there any difference
Doesn't the handheld mean that you can't install other software or make calls? What is the difference between other and mobile phones
Chen Mo said: "Just imagine, suppose there is a handheld device, we can play open world games on it; it has real joysticks and real buttons on it, and the feel is better than the virtual joystick of a mobile phone; it is very convenient, anytime, anywhere Can play. So how many people do you think will buy it?"