That person was none other than Li Zongzheng, the CEO of Yunmeng Games, one of his generals!
Since the last time I gave him the task of developing World of Warcraft, Hao Yun hasn't seen him in the company for several days. He thought he was too busy and had disappeared, but he didn't expect that he was actually here.
Li Zongzheng also looked surprised.
Obviously, he didn't expect to come here.
"Mr. Hao? Why are you here?" Wu Fan, who was communicating with Li Zongzheng in front of the monitor, asked the question Li Zongzheng asked again in surprise.
Hao Yun composed himself, his expression a little subtle.
"Well, I'm just here to take a look, don't worry about me... Speaking of which, what are you doing here?"
Otherwise, what else can I say
You can't say that I drew a card from the system and came here to find a place to use it, right
But the two of them didn't think much about it.
Hearing Mr. Hao ask him why he came, Li Zongzheng said with a smile.
"Have you forgotten? Last time you asked me to develop World of Warcraft."
Hao Yun said blankly.
"World of Warcraft... what does it have to do with brain-computer interfaces."
This thing...
If it can be used within five years and can be widely used within ten years, you are lucky, right
"It's not what you think," Li Zongzheng, who probably guessed what Hao Yun had misunderstood, coughed and continued, "Didn't you say before that you wanted to design a dynamically changing world for World of Warcraft?"
"Yeah..." Hao Yun was sure that he had said this.
"Then do you still remember that you said before that players and games should be organically combined to establish a feedback system that can influence each other?"
"There seems to be..." Hao Yun was not sure whether he had said the exact words, but he should have expressed a similar meaning.
Li Zongzheng continued with a look of enthusiasm: "Then do you still remember that you said you wanted to create a living world so that NPCs would be like living players?"
Hao Yun couldn't help it.
"Why do you talk so much nonsense? Hurry up and answer my questions."
Wu Fan, who was standing nearby, probably felt that this guy talked too much nonsense, so he coughed dryly and said.
"It's like this. The artificial neuroscience network we are studying requires the use of AI programs that can accurately analyze and process a series of factors such as user emotions and feelings, and this work requires observing a large number of samples to achieve. I just heard that it is being developed The World of Warcraft in the game needs similar AI, so I discussed with Mr. Li that our laboratory could help design the server used by the game and the operating system running on the server."
Li Zongzheng nodded vigorously and said with a smile.
"That's right, that's what it means. Brother Wu summed it up right!"
Wu Fan said with an embarrassed smile.
"Mr. Li thanks you for the award."
Li Zongzheng grinned and patted his shoulder.
"Forget it, Mr. Li, just call me Zongzheng!"
Compared to that piece of shit like Lin Jun, he got along better with Wu Fan, who also had an engineering background.
As for Hao Yun, the eyes of those listening on the sidelines were straightened at this moment, and their hearts were filled with other things besides "fuck".
this…
He didn’t remember that he had ever said that he wanted to do this!
In fact, even if there are no intelligent NPCs, this kind of organic interaction between the game and the players can be achieved through some clever designs.
For example, the early version of World of Warcraft, when AI technology was still immature, took the concept of freedom to the extreme of MMORPG, so much so that the subsequent "Corrupted Blood" incident even attracted the attention of infectious disease institutions. Based on relevant data, a mathematical model of infectious diseases was established to study SARS and avian influenza, and this research result was also published in the academic journal "Epidemiology".
Of course, even with the help of professionals, Blizzard eventually reset the server data in disgrace and took this incident as a lesson.
That is, never give players too much freedom in online games because players' cerebral palsy behavior is never predictable. But in a sense, this "extreme" thinking has also led to many other consequences, including the boring subsequent versions of World of Warcraft, and a certain FPS game in the more distant future being hacked to death by the designer... Of course, these It's all a story for another world.
Looking at Li Zongzheng and Wu Fan who were excited, Hao Yun had a complicated expression on his face.
He originally wanted to remind Li Zongzheng that a good game should allow players to experience the fun of exploration within a limited and rigorous framework through set rules. However, when he thought about it, his definition seemed a bit too absolute.
In my previous life, I was not a top designer, but compared to designers in this world, I was standing on the shoulders of a group of giants.
It’s hard to say how the future will go.
Besides, it's not like he hasn't played those masterpieces that have perfectly designed AI functions and open worlds to achieve a high degree of freedom and exploration fun... It's just that he can't remember the names of those games for the time being.
"... It's beyond my expectation that you would use Yunmeng Technology's AI to realize a dynamic game world," Hao Yun coughed and continued, "Can I ask, do you have a plan for the launch date of the game? "
Hearing this sentence, Li Zongzheng's expression was slightly embarrassed.
"Well, this... it's hard to say."
"It's hard to tell what the hell?!"
Li Zongzheng said awkwardly: "The models of characters, maps, equipment, and skills are already being designed, including mission scripts, UI interfaces, etc... In short, except for the game running system, the development progress has reached 68%. It will be ready by September at the latest.”
Hao Yun took a deep breath.
"... So, what about the part of the system you mentioned? I don't want to hear the percentage. What I want is a specific time and how long before it can be completed."
The laboratory fell into a mysterious silence.
Finally, unable to bear the awkward atmosphere, the honest man Wu Fan spoke first.
"… have no idea."
Perhaps anticipating someone's anger, Wu Fan quickly added something later.
"It is impossible to give a specific time for research in this cutting-edge field, but I can assure you that we have made great progress! At least the framework of the entire system has been completed! It's just..."
Hao Yun calmed down and said, "Just?"
Wu Fan's expression was a little subtle and he continued awkwardly.
"... We still have some unsolved problems on how to better collect and use the data collected from players, and how to make AI grow effectively and reliably. But these problems are not just what we are facing. Yes, it can even be said that we are already ahead of others.”
Because there are too many flaws, Hao Yun no longer knows where to start complaining.
Is there really no problem in using this unstable technology in a game targeting millions or even tens of millions of players
But it seems a bit too early to discuss stability now.
After all, this thing hasn’t even been made yet…
Perhaps unable to bear the solid atmosphere, Wu Fan took advantage of a researcher to come over to discuss the matter with him and sneaked out of the laboratory on an excuse.
There were only two people left in the laboratory.
Facing the silent boss, Li Zongzheng panicked a lot. Fortunately, a phone call relieved him. After answering the phone, he said that there was an emergency at the company, and his feet were smooth.
Looking at the monitor in the laboratory and the files displayed on the monitor, Hao Yun suddenly felt something in his heart.
By the way...
Is this the system that Wu Fan mentioned that runs on the game server
Glancing at the row of servers displayed on a shelf-like grid next to the monitor, Hao Yun then looked around. It seemed that the cameras in this room had not been installed yet.
So, he walked to the server and took out the "Program Optimization Card" from the inventory.
"...I don't know if this thing is useful."
After all, a dead horse is treated as a live horse, and a dead horse is treated as a living horse.
Without saying a word, he pasted the card, and an imperceptible blue light flowed into the server chassis from his fingertips. Along with the slight sound of electricity, the server's fan began to run at high speed.
The whirring sound made Hao Yun feel a little panicked, and the screen on the monitor began to freeze.
"Damn it... Is your computer crashing?"
After typing the keyboard twice, there was no response at all. Hao Yun couldn't help but take two steps back and slipped out of the laboratory...