Chapter 274: The Wave of Change in MMO
The next morning.
Binhai University, inside the research room.
" What do you think Professor Liu wants us to do?"
A group of young men and women in their twenties gathered together, talking in low voices.
They are all graduate students who are about to graduate this year. Just now, they all received a notice from Professor Liu, asking them to gather at the Academic Affairs Office.
"Calling so many people over at once is definitely not a small matter."
One of the thin boys said worriedly.
“Could it be that something went wrong with the project?”
"Don't scare me. If something goes wrong, won't you be scolded to death?"
"But I'm doing fine lately, right?"
"Could it be an announcement?"
The more they talked, the more worried their faces became, with a hint of fear.
After all, Professor Liu is very scary when he gets angry.
They often get scolded when they are doing research projects.
But what worries them even more.
It is your own credits and instructor's evaluation.
Because they will get their degrees in less than half a year, if they anger Professor Liu at this time, he may directly deduct their credits or even cancel their recommendation quota.
Tap tap tap——
Just as everyone was discussing nervously, the sound of footsteps was heard from afar.
That heavy voice made everyone's expression change. They instantly recognized the footsteps of Professor Liu and sat up straight.
As expected.
As the footsteps approached, a tall figure in a white research suit appeared at the door and walked in with a lesson plan.
"professor."
"Hello, Professor!"
The students stood up hurriedly and looked at the person who came.
"They are all here."
Liu Heng put down the teaching plan and went straight to the podium and sat down.
His expression was very calm, showing no emotion, but it still made everyone below feel nervous.
"Sit down." Liu Heng waved his hand. "I asked you to come here today mainly for one thing. Don't be so nervous."
After hearing this, the students breathed a sigh of relief and sat down again.
"Professor, is it because of the research topic?"
Finally, someone brave enough to ask.
"no."
Liu Heng raised his head and looked around calmly: "You will graduate in half a year. I didn't intend to interfere with your future decisions, but now there is a job opportunity in front of you, and I want to ask what you think."
“Employment Opportunities!”
There was a commotion when everyone heard this.
They had no idea that the professor would approach them about this matter.
The eyes of several of them also became hot.
Isn't the purpose of taking the postgraduate entrance examination to increase the competitiveness of one's own academic qualifications and to get better employment in the future?
If the professor can speak for the job himself, it must be good.
At least it’s better than those masters online who deliver food, right?
You know.
The current employment environment is different from what it was before.
In this age where undergraduates are everywhere, the competitiveness of masters has become much weaker.
It would be even worse if you choose an unpopular major.
The monthly income has dropped from over 10,000 yuan with five insurances and one fund and two days off a week to 5,000 yuan with one day off a week, which is a lot of work.
"Teacher, what kind of job is it?" someone asked bravely.
"Honghuang Studio, have you ever heard of it?" Liu Heng said lightly.
As soon as these words came out.
Many people's faces changed slightly.
"Honghuang Studio!"
"Is it the recently famous game studio?"
"It is said that their market value is estimated to be over 10 billion, which is comparable to that of large companies."
"Professor, do you have connections over there!?"
The students couldn't believe it.
I never thought that the professor would be connected with this studio.
It is said that any programmer there earns more than 30,000 yuan, not to mention more senior technical staff.
If you can get in.
I don’t know how many people are ahead.
Even the two doctoral students were somewhat tempted.
"What else could it be? That studio was opened by a brat who used to work for me."
Liu Heng snorted, but he couldn't hide the pride on his face.
However, the students did not pay attention to these things, but instead fell into an uproar.
Honghuang Studio.
Was it opened by the professor’s former students?
How is this possible!
"Come to think of it, he is just a student in my art design class." Liu Heng said with emotion.
"At that time, he performed well, so I was going to recommend him to take the postgraduate entrance examination, but he refused and went to build a game studio, which is now Honghuang Studio."
boom!
Everyone's head buzzed.
The boss of Honghuang Studio.
He is actually the professor’s student!
"Okay, let me stop here. Honghuang Studio is now in need of a lot of art technicians. If you are interested, I can recommend you to go there."
"But whether you can pass the interview and get a position depends on your own ability."
now.
Chen Lin could be considered the most outstanding student Liu Heng had ever taught, so naturally he had to make things clear on such matters to avoid any worries.
But even so.
The students were still extremely excited.
They can earn over 10,000 yuan a month right after graduation, and the more capable they are, the higher . This has far exceeded their expectations, so they naturally don't want to miss this opportunity.
Almost more than half of the people rushed to sign up as soon as possible.
As for the rest, some of them come from wealthy families or already have other places to go, so they have no choice but to give up.
After the statistics are completed.
After discussing some more research topics, Liu Heng got up and left, handing the registration information to Chen Lin.
…
at the same time.
Inside the Honghuang studio.
Chen Lin was in the photography studio, checking the progress of the CG shooting.
"Very good, just move in this position."
At the edge of the venue, Chen Lin smiled as he looked at Old Li, who was wearing a motion capture suit and walking hunched over with a cane, and gave orders.
The other staff members nearby were trying not to laugh, their faces flushed.
final.
Can't control it anymore.
“Hahahaha…”
"No, I can't hold it anymore."
“This posture is too weird.”
"How do you feel, Old Li?"
The laughter spread throughout the entire studio in an instant.
Old Li, who was standing in front of the motion capture equipment, also had a look of resentment on his face and looked at Chen Lin next to him.
This motion capture makes him look like an old man no matter how you look at it.
Didn’t you agree to play an orc?
Could it be an old orc?
“OK! Click—”
It was not easy.
The employee in charge of filming did not shake his hands and captured the entire action.
Old Li on the field felt relieved, and finally couldn't help asking: "Mr. Chen, isn't the role you want me to play too weird?"
Although he had read the script, he didn't seem to have the impression that there was no such role.
But if it's just a passerby, there's no need to go through so much trouble to shoot it. Just find someone to go through the motions.
“That’s not surprising.”
Chen Lin, who was watching the device screen, raised his head and said, "This is the character ."
"Ah? It was him?"
Lao Li was stunned and finally remembered the important villain in the script, the orc warlock Gul'dan.
It seems like he is really using a cane!
In astonishment, he immediately ran to the instrument and saw that the action he had just filmed had been replicated on a hunchbacked old orc character, and it was completely unrecognizable that it was not him acting.
"It's okay, it's okay. As long as you can't tell that I'm acting."
Old Li breathed a sigh of relief.
The CG special effects account for a large proportion of this film. It is almost impossible to tell who plays the orc character, only the human character can be seen.
As long as others don't know who he is.
Then what is there to be ashamed of?
"Take a break. I'll go record the movements of the Frostwolf Clan leader later to see if they're appropriate."
Chen Lin said as he looked at the character movements edited by the staff.
"Clan leader?"
Old Li was shocked.
That's right, he should play this kind of domineering and positive role.
Or it’s not impossible to just play the role of the king of the human race.
Just like that, I was daydreaming.
He was soon pulled by Chen Lin to shoot motion capture of several characters. He was not released until noon and went back to manage the Dawn team again.
As soon as I entered the door, I heard the employees' teasing.
"Old Li, I heard that Mr. Chen caught you and asked you to play an orc?"
A Guang from the art group said with a smile, and the word "gloating" was almost written on his face.
Old Li glared at him fiercely: "You know nothing, I played important roles! Where is Director Song? Do any of you know where he went?"
As he said this, he looked towards the Dawn team, but did not see Lao Song.
"It seems like he has some business to discuss, so he went out." An employee said.
"He went out? Damn it! He got away!"
Old Li looked unhappy and slapped the printer next to him.
Originally, he was thinking of dragging Lao Song into the game to play a few roles.
As it turned out, that guy was so cunning that he ran away using the excuse of discussing business, and he slipped away quite quickly.
"Forget it, forget it. Let's continue working. Have you finished the tasks assigned to you today?"
After saying that, Lao Li began to patrol, venting all his accumulated resentment on these guys who were gloating over other people's misfortunes.
…
In a blink of an eye.
Another half month passed.
After a period of silence, a piece of breaking news finally broke the brief calm in the gaming industry.
The massively multiplayer online role-playing game "Oracle" represented by Shengqu Company will be launched this week and start a full public beta!
As soon as this news came out, the whole Internet was in an uproar.
Because there haven't been any new MMO games for a long time.
"It's too fast. I thought they would release it after the Spring Festival, but I didn't expect it to be changed to before the New Year!"
"It's only January, and you can't help but take action?"
"In the end, Shengqu took the first step."
Compared to players' expectations, manufacturers are much more nervous.
The emergence of this game not only disrupted their plans, but also affected the promotion of their new game.
In addition, "Oracle" has been a huge success abroad and its quality is guaranteed, so it is likely to seize a part of the market in advance.
There are foreign market conditions for reference.
This is the advantage of agency gaming.
"Looking at this situation, the other companies may not be able to sit still either."
Anyone with a discerning eye can see it.
Recently, several major companies have been promoting new concept MMO games in order to pave the way for the upcoming release of new games and compete for the gradually declining market of games such as Legend Journey.
Since Shanda has acted so quickly, the other competitors will definitely not have no reaction at all.
It was just as expected.
A week after Shengqu’s “Divine Domain” was launched, Penguin Giant also released announcements.
The new MMO game will be launched after the new year, and more game content and new battle CG have been released.
Several new games from major manufacturers have been launched online at the same time, and other manufacturers are eyeing them covetously. It is truly a fight between gods, and it also makes the players feel great.
"Okay, okay, let's get together and let me learn the art of clones, right?"
"I have been drawing this cake for so long, and I am finally ready to serve it."
“Shengqu’s Oracle looks good. It adds seafaring exploration and home building gameplay, and it has been changed from 2.5D to 3D.”
"Penguin's "Swordsman" is also very good. It is the first game to create a siege and escort game. It will definitely be very lively when it is released."
"I'm more optimistic about Giant, it even has a marriage system."
Ever since games like Zhengtu pioneered the recharge system and became a huge success many years ago, the entire online gaming industry has experienced explosive growth, with countless manufacturers following suit.
now.
That batch of representative 2.5D games gradually declined. Players were disgusted with and resisted this mindless money-sucking model, and gradually tended to the emerging 3D graphics in recent years.
This has led to a new round of changes in the MMO industry, which has begun to shift from 2.5D to more grand 3D narratives.
To this end, manufacturers have racked their brains to come up with all kinds of new ways to play and new gimmicks.
It is to attract more players to join in order to establish its position as an MMO giant in the future!
Or say.
The wave of MMO change is coming!
