Almighty Game Designer Chapter 490: Lesson 1

"There are a lot of people here, I am very pleased."

Chen Mo looked at the audience satisfactorily and said: "First, I will 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 be Know me, so I don’t say much, I say too much, as if I am showing off."

There was a burst of laughter in the audience. This kind of boasting is also ingenious. As expected, this Chen Mo is still the same as during the live broadcast.

When the laughter gradually subsided, Chen Mo continued: "First of all, thank you committee and the leaders of the World University Game Design major for letting me teach this lesson. I also feel very honored."

"Today is the first lesson. Let's first briefly talk about the course itself. This course is called Game Prospects, which is to summarize the past development experience of the game industry and look forward to the future development prospects of the game industry."

"As for some of the past experience, the students have already learned it in the last semester, so I won’t repeat it. Now it can be said that mobile games, PC, and VR games coexist, and the future...may be virtual games In the world, it may not be. This is the focus of our future courses."

"Of course, according to the current general understanding, the future will definitely be the world of virtual games, because virtual games can crush mobile phones and PCs in various experiences. Many people think that with the continuous development and progress of technology, With the popularization of VR game cabins, VR games will replace mobile phones and PCs as the most important and high-end entertainment method for mankind in the future, and will also become the mainstream game type."

"About this point of view, I want to listen to everyone's thoughts first. Are there any students who want to take the initiative to speak?"

The students in the audience responded very enthusiastically and raised their hands.

Chen Mo pointed to a girl wearing glasses in the front row: "You can talk about it."

The girl wearing glasses stood up and said, "Mr. Chen Mo, hello! I think this is a clear fact. VR games are superior to mobile phones and PCs in various performances. Although VR games are currently in China The popularity is not too high, but this is mainly limited by the cost of VR games."

"Currently, a VR game pod can range from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands, which is too expensive based on the current income level of ordinary people in China. But in the future, suppose we use a VR headset or just Can a pair of VR glasses allow people to enter the virtual world? Or, the price of the VR game cabin has dropped sharply, down to several thousand yuan, which is the same price as the PC, then VR games will definitely squeeze the survival of PC games. Space. So I think the future will definitely be the world of 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 gaming cabins will definitely become mainstream, but PC and mobile phones should also have room for survival. Unless there are virtual glasses or virtual glasses that can integrate mobile phones and PC functions. Helmet. Before this, VR games could not completely unify the entire game market."

"As far as the current situation is concerned, it is still too early in terms of our technological development level, so the coexistence of mobile phones, PCs, and VR will continue for a long time."

Chen Mo also named a few classmates.

Everyone expresses their own opinions, but the overall concept is the same. Everyone thinks that it is a matter of time before virtual games become mainstream. It is just 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 will not be able to live 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 a different view on this."

"Will the game really be completely limited by the platform? I don't think it will be. A really good game, no matter what platform it is put on, is a good game, and it may even save a platform because of a game."

The classmates blinked, which is an unconventional statement.

A classmate in the audience asked: "Mr. Chen Mo, are you talking about "League of Legends"?"

As Chen Mo said, 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 made many people unexpected Moreover, its popularity even exceeds many VR games on the market.

Moreover, League of Legends cannot be changed to 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: “Games are equivalent to a form of expression, and equipment is a carrier. VR game pod is just one of the carriers. It also has advantages but also disadvantages. It cannot satisfy everyone’s needs. All needs. To give a simple example, in fact, handheld computers still have room for survival even now. It’s just that no one does it."

Everyone was taken aback.

Handheld?

There have also been handhelds in the parallel world. The so-called handheld computer is actually a handheld game console, the main feature is that it can be played in the hand.

But the handhelds in this world have not been fully developed at all, and soon disappeared because of the rapid development of technology. With the improvement of technology, the popularity of smart phones has been completely replaced by mobile games. Up.

It’s true that there is a high degree of duplication between handheld and mobile phones. In the eyes of designers in this world, most of the functions of handhelds can be implemented on mobile phones. If so, why bother to spend How about money to buy a handheld?

So, after hearing Chen Mo's remarks, everyone was a little surprised~IndoMTL.com~Because the handheld is a game carrier that has been eliminated, this is a recognized fact in the game industry.

Several lecturers and professors in the back row are frowning, what's the situation? How could Chen Mo make such a common sense error?

A courageous student raised his hand and said, "Ms. Chen Mo, are you sure that handheld computers still have room for survival in this era? The functions of handheld computers and mobile phones are highly overlapping. It can be done, but why bother to buy a handheld? It doesn’t make sense."

Chen Mo smiled: "Because the handheld I'm talking about is not the kind of handheld you imagine. You all imagine the handheld as a mobile phone that can't make calls or install other software, right? ?"

The students looked at each other. Does this make a difference?

Don’t the handhelds just have to install other software and make calls? What is the difference between the others and mobile phones?

Chen Mo said: "Imagine you, suppose there is a handheld, we can play open-world games on it; there are real joysticks and real buttons on it, the feel is better than the virtual joystick of the mobile phone; very convenient , You can play anytime, anywhere. So how many people do you think will buy it?"