diskusbooks #475 - Pei Shengnan bets on city simulation games
#475 - Pei Shengnan bets on city simulation games
"Of course, it's not just a pure visual spectacle," the developer said, shaking his head solemnly. "We will inject humanistic themes and reflective propositions into the core main storyline of the game."
"Specifically, the protagonist will be an ordinary person surviving in this seemingly ideal metropolis. But as the story progresses, he will gradually discover the various dark sides and contradictions hidden beneath the surface of this city."
"For example, the conflict between technology and humanity, the scarcity of resources and the disparity between the rich and the poor, the frustration and loss of the social grassroots, and the infringement of public privacy. Human nature will be embodied throughout the main storyline."
"When players immerse themselves in this gorgeous virtual world, they will also be captivated by deeper philosophical principles, thereby stimulating inner reflection on and pursuit of an ideal society."
Pei Shengnan nodded thoughtfully. "Interesting. While incorporating profound core values, it doesn't completely abandon the visual spectacle. Overall, this design seems like a great plan."
"Then it's decided," he said with a wave of his hand and a confident smile, "Continue to advance according to this general direction. Remember to create an unprecedented experience with uniquely profound connotations. I will give you ample resources and time, only asking that you must create a classic masterpiece."
The developers looked at each other, but had no choice but to nod in agreement. It seemed that once Pei Shengnan made up his mind, he would go all out to pursue it diligently, which was why he had repeatedly achieved great success.
But behind this, what kind of game masterpiece will be conceived? And what kind of unexpected impact will it bring? No one can predict. The virtual and real scenes of this technological city are gradually moving away...
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After a week of intense research, the game design plan was initially formed.
The game planner explained in an excited tone:
"President Pei, after preliminary brainstorming and discussion, our development team has finally formulated a detailed game design plan, and we sincerely request your review. We plan to launch a large-scale open-world sandbox game called 'SimCity: Infinite World.'"
"This will be a flagship launch title for the new next-generation somatosensory game console, specially designed to fit the ultimate experience performance of Longteng Group's flagship hardware. In terms of theme positioning, we have chosen the traditional main type of urban simulation virtual reality games. However, unlike the previous single urban life simulation, 'SimCity: Infinite World' will continue Longteng's ultimate concept and take another big step forward in terms of openness and practical upper limit."
"The core selling point of the game is to create an unprecedented 'Infinite City'. This fictional giant city has an extremely grand open world, where players can freely roam and survive. The city will cover an area of more than 10,000 square kilometers, which is the largest scale ever built in a single open world."
"Secondly, this city will not only be vast and boundless, but also an unprecedentedly gorgeous and realistic virtual urban spectacle with incredibly fine details. We will make full use of the powerful computing power of Longteng's top models to perform unparalleled realistic physical simulation of every street scene, every detail, and every object in the city."
"From the sunlight shining into the city and the flow of air to the splashing of rain, from the dust raised by vehicles to the reflection of shop windows, from the rustling of branches to the slight ripples of standing water, every detail will be meticulously restored to create a lifelike and beautiful urban landscape. Backed by the hardware strength of Longteng models, we will definitely make the visual quality of this city reach an unprecedented height."
"At the same time, in such a grand open world, we will also independently develop a revolutionary somatosensory interaction system. Through unprecedented capture of gestures, actions, voice and other multi-modal inputs, players will be able to completely naturally integrate into the game world, and all activities such as walking, running, driving, and fighting will be immersive."
"In addition to the visually and aurally stunning experience, 'Infinite City' is also extremely entertaining. We have tailored a variety of different lifestyles for players. Whether it is working to earn money and gradually becoming rich, or using superpowers to run rampant in the city, or being a law enforcer to protect the peace of the city, choosing your own survival path in this infinite city will be entirely up to the individual."
"In addition, we will also introduce a whole set of innovative sandbox game mechanisms. In this city, players have great freedom and creative space. They can freely build territories, decorate houses, and even gather forces to create organizations and conquer the entire city, all at their own discretion."
"What's even more exciting is that we are building an unprecedented open-world MMORPG online system. This infinite city will not be an isolated city, but will be connected to tens of millions of players on the Internet. Every corner will gather countless other players, forming an unprecedentedly magnificent network virtual world."
"We will adopt a brand-new MMORPG model, allowing players from various regions to freely enter other cities across servers, creating a brand-new continent of network game world. Each server will give birth to a unique urban civilization, and the entire MMORPG world continent will also present a brand-new pattern of layered mountains."
"Finally, we not only pay attention to the external visual and auditory shock, but also strive for the internal spiritual core. The main storyline of the entire 'Infinite City' will revolve around the development of modern technological civilization and the theme of human values, and put forward profound philosophical propositions."
"What price must people pay in order to infinitely expand the city? What ethical risks and power manipulation risks exist with technological innovation? When machine intelligence and artificial intelligence finally iterate to a critical point, what choices will we make? All these ultimate propositions will be presented in the plot."
"In short, 'SimCity: Infinite World' is benchmarked to become an unprecedented open-world ultimate masterpiece. It is visually stunning, extremely realistic, extremely entertaining, online interactive, and contains a profound theme core. It fully complies with Longteng Group's development direction and strategic layout in the next-generation technology entertainment field."
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After Pei Shengnan paused, he nodded and said:
"I've listened to everything... I don't think it's distinctive enough. Why don't we add something, such as--"
"Immersive experience. The game will set up some highly impactful horror elements. Through the scene rendering of the somatosensory cabin, players will have a real sense of horror. For example, the fear of being chased, the feeling of weightlessness when falling from a building, etc., will be unprecedented experiences."
After that, Longteng Games released a teaser trailer for the game on Weibo.
The film directly throws the audience into a heart-pounding crisis scene right from the start. A young man suddenly falls from a high altitude, the perspective is as if you are personally in it, and the strong sense of weightlessness drags you into the abyss of the void! Just when you think you will crash to the ground and die, you are suddenly picked up by a huge mechanical arm and rescued.
This short opening alone allows people to experience an unprecedented sense of presence. The immersive immersive vision allows you to be completely immersed in this fictional metropolis and accept the shock in all directions without dead ends.
The following shots gradually reveal the full picture of the city. The winding skyline here is intricate, countless high-rise buildings rise one after another, and the clusters of peaks are full of futuristic and oppressive feeling. In the depths of these steel jungles, you can occasionally see some ancient landmark buildings still standing, forming a unique urban landscape.
In this bustling infinite city, the traffic is also particularly eye-catching. There are speeding super sports cars and old beggar trucks, and the traffic seems to be extremely congested. What is even more striking is that there are also a large number of pedestrians bustling on the sidewalks. It can be seen from the various races and different costumes of the people that the city is diverse.
The camera suddenly cuts from a high-altitude view to a street view, which gives people a dazzling sense of reality. Hard-working workers are repairing the road, and the sound of steel colliding is deafening; pedestrians walking by will bring up bursts of dust; a car suddenly drives by, and you can even feel the impact of the air rushing towards you!
The scenes on the street also show the dirt and madness in this city without reservation. A drunken couple is arguing on the side of the road, and their curses are deafening; a group of bearded young gangsters are fighting, and the smell of blood is gradually coming; a woman about to give birth is lying on the side of the road, and her wailing is piercing. The whole city seems to be surrounded by madness and chaos.
The young man is walking on the roof, laughing wildly, obviously mentally disturbed. He walked to the edge uncontrollably and jumped down against gravity. The feeling of weightlessness hits instantly, as if you are personally experiencing this nightmarish fall, and your perspective is spinning rapidly in mid-air! Just when life is about to end, a steel giant arm suddenly sprays hot steam and picks him up, rescuing him from the brink of death.
Immediately afterwards, the scene switches to a gloomy and terrifying old residential building. A pungent smell of blood oozes out under the dim light, making people unable to stop vomiting.
Several violent young gangsters are fighting there wantonly. One person is slammed to the ground, bleeding profusely. Just when you think you are about to be beaten to death by them, these thugs suddenly stop and look into the distance as if facing a formidable enemy. I saw the rolling black clouds gradually gathering at the end of the skyline, like a magic claw pressing down on the top, which was extremely terrifying! Immediately afterwards, hundreds of lightning bolts burst out and intertwined fiercely in the dark clouds, as if brewing some earth-shattering event.
In the next scene, the style suddenly changes. An agile girl is riding a futuristic high-speed aircraft, speeding through the dense high-rise buildings!
She is holding a sniper rifle armed to the teeth and controlling the aircraft to fly rapidly in a certain direction through joysticks and voice commands. Finally, she found a masked figure in a dark corner and locked on to the target. Just as she immediately pulled the trigger, the camera finally cut to where the muzzle was about to point - it turned out that a group of masked armed men were holding a family of three hostage!
The deafening sound of bullets being fired, the vibration of the gun in the hand, and the physiological impact of the recoil give people a close-range immersive experience. During the battle, the gangster actually shot the hostage, and the screams were creepy! Just when you thought the hostage could not escape, the scene switched to another scene.
I saw a young child sitting cross-legged on the ground, closing his eyes and concentrating on using brainwave technology to control something. What followed was the third-person perspective of God in the game. He was actually controlling a drone unit to hover and fly over the city! Immediately afterwards, he personally transformed into a combat robot, and began to attack the armed men in a crushing manner, calmly saving the hostages!
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As soon as this trailer was released, the Weibo comments section instantly boiled:
"Oh my god! This is just crazy! The 360-degree surround view and full-body sensors really allow me to be completely immersed in it! The fear of life and death when being chased, and the feeling of weightlessness when falling from the roof, are terrifying to watch! It really is an unprecedented ultimate experience!"
"The plot setting looks quite meaningful, revealing the absurdity and warmth of modern urban life. It's bloody and tragic for a while, and hilarious for a while, which shows that this game is not just simple entertainment, but also contains some meaning?"
"The degree of freedom in this game is really high! Not only can you surround and overlook the entire city from a third-person perspective, but you can also freely switch to various perspectives and go into battle yourself! Sometimes you control robots and drones, and sometimes you use brainwaves to fight directly. It's really an unprecedented sandbox innovation!"
"The audio-visual effects alone have shocked me! The deafening sound of brick and stone colliding, the realistic feedback of dust on the face, and the explosive flames of the car chase battle use so many top technologies! Who says games are not as realistic as the real world?"
"The last reversal plot is so cool! Using brainwaves to control an army of robots to save hostages, using technological power to save humanity, it's full of modern science fiction! I'm looking forward to what kind of ultimate technological experience this top work can bring us!"
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"The interaction method is an unprecedented innovation! Voice commands, gesture control, and brainwave control are simply the future! And judging from the trailer, they should all be seamlessly integrated. I'm really looking forward to experiencing it myself!"
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However, this is not the end.
Just as players were amazed, Longteng Games released an advertising promotional video for the somatosensory cabin game console "Longteng Star" that was released with the game.
Note that the following content is only fictional product promotional video content and does not represent any real products.
At the beginning of the film, it is presented to the audience from a brand-new future perspective. A highly technological space capsule-like cabin appears in the camera, with a snow-white and clean body, full of high-tech elements. Accompanied by a crisp and sweet female voice: "Longteng Star, leading a new era of home entertainment."
The iconic fire dragon image of Longteng Games flashes on the LCD screen in the cabin, and then a holographic three-dimensional image is projected. A heroic young man is wearing various instruments and equipment all over his body and is experiencing an action game. His posture is perfectly synchronized with the actions of his virtual avatar in the game, as if he is on the battlefield in person. Sweat is splashing between the fighting combos and kicks, which is lifelike.
"The revolutionary full-body motion capture system creates an extremely immersive immersive experience," the female voice gradually rises and explains.
Next, this player puts on special clothes and is placed in the cabin of Longteng Star. With just the power of his mind, he controls the robot warrior in the game to fight in the virtual battlefield. The new brainwave control system directly transforms thoughts into actions in the virtual reality world, which is unprecedented!
"Ultimate intelligent interaction, voice, gestures, and brainwaves are all-powerful," the voice-over continues.
The scene shifts to reveal a dimly lit and eerie bedroom. Several young people are intently watching the plot of a horror game, engrossed and screaming in fright. Suddenly, the door they are facing is pounded on violently, accompanied by a heart-wrenching scream! Just as these players are scared out of their wits, the entire room begins to shake and tremble violently, with scattered debris nearly hitting them! It turns out that all of this is due to the immersive experience recreated by the Dragon Star's cabin.
"Equipped with a brand-new immersive force feedback system, bringing you an unprecedented thrilling experience."
Subsequently, the scene transitions to a detailed introduction of the Dragon Star's product structure and working principles. The intelligent platform at the center of the cabin integrates an advanced artificial intelligence system that can intelligently adjust various device parameters based on the player's physical and mental state, providing the best experience tailored to individual needs.
"Based on a revolutionary AI engine, customizing an unparalleled personalized experience for every player."
Next, the product's highly praised high-tech configuration is presented one by one, including a panoramic full-body projection system, high-level artificial muscle force feedback device, virtual scent interactive fragrance system, and more. Its level of advancement can be described as magical future technology.
Finally, the scene returns to the initial family setting. The Dragon Star is placed in the center of the living room, transforming into the "super brain" of the family entertainment center. The protagonist operates a small console with a single click, immediately summoning a cool artificial airflow, while soothing music plays, and a family movie begins playing on the screen.
"Immersive and lifelike gaming experience, revolutionary and innovative intelligent interaction methods, unique AI customization services, and multiple functions as a family smart entertainment center, every highlight will open your eyes..."
"Dragon Star, leading a new era of family entertainment, making the future within reach."
After this promotional video was released, the Weibo comment section instantly erupted again!