"Nice!"
After reading the game plan written by Mr. Hao himself, Li Zongzheng couldn't help but sigh in admiration.
As expected of Mr. Hao!
Every planning plan for a new game brings him a different surprise.
According to the description of the plan, this game called Warcraft will use a dynamically running world and incorporate the concept of a sandbox into an MMORPG.
Although these design concepts may sound a bit fanciful or even whimsical, in Li Zongzheng's opinion, they coincide with his understanding of perfection.
According to the design of this planning plan, players will not just be a passing passerby in "World of Warcraft", but a member of this world.
In this world, every move of the player will affect the progress of the entire game world.
Or to be more specific, they designed not just a game, but a living world!
As a game designer, is there anything more exciting than this
However…
Although this sounds interesting, it doesn't seem to be that easy to implement it.
Thinking of this, the expression on Li Zongzheng's face gradually calmed down, and the agitated emotions in his mind also changed from the initial excitement to a quiet contemplation.
After all, what kind of world can be considered a living world
There are many factors that Li Zongzheng can think of.
The first is the player’s sense of immersion.
This world must have day and night changes, mountains, rivers, vegetation, rivers and even fish in the river. All environments will be dynamically affected as the game progresses.
And that's just the basics.
Not only the dynamically changing map, but also the NPCs that accompany the player's game progress must be enough to resemble a living person, not just a piece of data.
They will get hurt, they will cry, they will celebrate their victories, and they will be together because they love each other. Not only do they have to have their own lines, but they also have to have their own behavioral logic, and even their own life!
only…
In this case, another issue is involved.
After all, World of Warcraft is positioned as an MMORPG, and there is more than just one player participating in the game.
If it is a stand-alone game, it may be a little more difficult to achieve these elements, but it is not impossible. But if it is a multiplayer online game, the amount of engineering involved is not just a little bit.
After all, for game designers, players are an uncontrollable factor. If players' choices are allowed to affect the progress of the game, the actions of a group of players will turn the game into a system more chaotic than atoms moving irregularly.
"It's a bit difficult."
Li Zongzheng was puzzled. He sighed and pushed away his chair and stood up. He walked outside the office and took the elevator to the company's rest area. He planned to have a cup of coffee and rest for a while, read a book and change his mind.
Then at this moment, he suddenly noticed a strange man standing here, arguing with Du Ziteng, the director of the operations department.
Vaguely, Li Zongzheng heard what he said.
"... I can swear to you that my program will not affect the normal operation of your business. I just need a little bit of data to improve my research."
Looking at the man in front of him, Du Ziteng, who was holding coffee, said with a troubled expression.
"Even if you say so, I can't make the decision on this kind of thing..."
Suddenly, Du Ziteng saw Li Zongzheng walking into the lounge, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he looked at him as if he had found a savior and said.
"Mr. Li! You're here just in time. Mr. Wu has something to do with you."
Li Zongzheng stared at him for a while and felt that he looked familiar. He couldn't remember his name during his freshman year.
At this time, his eyes fell on the work badge with Yunmeng Technology written on the man's chest, and he reacted instantly.
"Are you Wu Fan?"
Seeing Li Zongzheng looking at him, Wu Fan smiled shyly and took the initiative to extend his right hand.
"It's me. You must be Mr. Li. It's a pleasure to meet you."
"It's a pleasure to meet you. We all belong to the same group, so don't be so polite." Li Zongzheng coughed lightly and then said, "I heard you talk about data, experiments and other things. What is going on?"
"The thing is, aren't we studying brain-computer interfaces? One of the key projects requires long-term analysis of social data of a certain number of samples. We originally planned to purchase this service from the Sea Lion Group. But they felt that we were collecting users’ privacy, so they rejected us... Although I feel that the main reason is that the price was not negotiated.”
"You are indeed collecting users' privacy." Li Zongzheng couldn't help complaining.
"This is different!" Wu Fan argued, "Although we collect user privacy, we do not do it to push ads."
"Can it be for science?"
"For science, of course!"
Li Zongzheng originally just made a joke casually, but unexpectedly Wu Fan nodded immediately and acknowledged it in a matter-of-fact tone.
He coughed and couldn't help but spit.
"Aren't you making brain-computer interfaces... Are there any uses for user data?"
Wu Fan said with a serious face.
"Brain-computer interface is a systematic science, or scientific research project. What we study is not only a plug that allows the human brain to connect to a computer, but also the processing of brain wave signals and the importance of artificial neural systems. structure, allowing consciousness and computers to understand each other.”
Li Zongzheng was confused when he heard this. He didn't understand what this guy was talking about.
Du Ziteng, who was standing next to him, was the same, looking at him blankly.
"Can you put it more simply?" Li Zongzheng scratched the back of his head and forgot that he was coming to drink coffee. He couldn't help but continue to ask, "So this allows consciousness and the computer to understand each other... exactly what you want. What does data matter?”
"Of course it does! What is the prerequisite for understanding? It is observation! It is imitation! It is learning! If we want to build a network that can analyze the spiritual field, we must first let this network understand our emotions. And to achieve this, we It is necessary to observe the social behavior of a large number of samples and build algorithmic models based on the observed results.”
“At the beginning, our idea was to use social platforms to collect data, but later we discovered that there is a more reliable option than social platforms!”
"You mean... games?" Li Zongzheng asked tentatively in an uncertain tone.
"That's right! That's right! It's a game. I need you to help me design a game, preferably a multiplayer online game! When players form a miniature society, we can learn from their behaviors and judgments Gather the necessary data to perfect our experiments!"
Wu Fan nodded vigorously, his voice becoming more and more excited, and his thin shoulders and body seemed to be filled with infinite power.
Although he basically didn't understand what he was talking about, Li Zongzheng still vaguely captured some key words from his words.
"The experiment you are talking about is to design an intelligent program that can understand human emotions... Can I understand it this way?"
Wu Fan nodded and said.
"Of course it can be understood that way. What we have to do is actually such a thing."
"That's easy to talk about," Li Zongzheng smiled heartily and continued, "I suddenly thought of a brilliant idea that can solve your problem and it can also solve my problem."
Wu Fan asked with a confused look on his face.
"your problem?"
"Yes," Li Zongzheng cleared his throat and continued, "In fact, we are designing a next-generation game. Not only does this game have the multiplayer online gameplay you mentioned, but we also happen to have the ability to integrate players Interaction with AI and community functions are planned to be developed as core gameplay."
"Just a hypothesis, maybe we could work together."