Rebirth of the Game Pioneer

Chapter 285 The pros and cons of immersion
The social response caused by "Heroes of Fire" is unprecedented. On the first day alone, sales reached a crazy 3800 million, creating an incredible miracle in the history of games.

Whether it’s a gimmick for a charity game, or trying to take advantage of the 5 yuan VR, the fact is that the results are in front of us, and it’s hard for other games to even come close.

At the beginning of its launch, some people marveled at the reality of the game, while others complained about the difficulty of the game.

For these complaints about the difficulty, some people quickly refuted, telling them that this is what firefighters really do when they work.

The game is really difficult. Many people have to fail dozens of times just to play the easy difficulty, keep restarting, and keep loading files. But because of this, people have a more intuitive understanding of the dangers and hardships of this profession .

"Although I was shocked when I watched the promotional video, it was only when I was immersed in the game that I truly felt how great the firefighters are. Salute!"

"I really like what Commander Luo said when he scolded the person in charge of the manufacturer. They are also sons, they are also fathers, and they are also husbands. By concealing it, you are seeking their lives! You! You have committed a heinous crime! Yes, we We always feel that a fire is no big deal and we can call 119 anyway, but we never thought that someone was paying for our irresponsibility with their lives."

"Only when I was in the sea of ​​​​fire did I know what kind of despair it was. What was even more shameful was that even though I knew that no matter what happened in the game, I could come back again, I still couldn't control my fear in the face of the huge waves of fire. , couldn’t control their escape, it’s really hard to imagine how they managed to overcome all this in reality.”

"If you don't believe Xie, I played the real-life difficulty. I failed eighteen times in the prologue and I knelt down..."

"The actual difficulty is really difficult. Fires that have been extinguished may rekindle, sewer manhole covers may explode into the sky at any time, the wind is blowing at the site, the fire is more fierce and difficult to extinguish, the direction often changes, and there are more garbage at sea than other difficulties. From time to time, there are There will be no water supply. I played for two days and I was so numb that I still haven’t played Chapter 5.”

"Ahhh! Why is this game restricted to 16 years old? It's only a month away. While everyone else is playing, I watched the movie for two hours. I'm so angry!"

Because the difficulty of the game is basically based on the real situation, it is not very friendly to minors and women. Therefore, in order to take into account the feelings of these two groups, "Heroes of Fire" is aimed at female players, and each difficulty level actually has a certain level. The difficulty of the game has been reduced, and for players under the age of 16, their qualifications to play are restricted, leaving only the function of watching the plot, which is equivalent to watching a VR movie for 5 yuan.

Judging from the feedback from players, there is no doubt that the game is a success. Not only are players enthusiastically discussing game-related things, but even CCTV excerpted the final clip of the game, "In fire fighting, there will be sacrifices sooner or later!" I made a special report, and finally praised Chuanxin for his hard work in making games and his pragmatic and down-to-earth work attitude, and evaluated Chuanxin as a representative of a model enterprise.

The game itself is actually very controversial.

"Heroes of Fire" strives to be realistic in terms of technical implementation. The game's immersive experience is unprecedented for players. The advancement of technology naturally brings players' expectations for other games in the future. Since this game can do this With an almost real sense of immersion, will it no longer be a fantasy to cultivate immortality, fly to the sky and escape from the earth, and fight with skills in the game in the future?
But in addition to these, such technology also brings some hidden dangers. For example, weak-willed people will have nightmares while sleeping after playing "Heroes of Fire"; for example, if the sense of substitution is too real, if the game If the restrictions in the game are not implemented properly, players are likely to make many positions that violate the law and morality in the game. If there are players who play the game regardless of the real game, they are likely to also make behaviors that endanger others and harm society in reality. Things come up.

Such a problem is actually considered more comprehensively in "Heroes of Fire". In the game settings, the percentages of the five senses can be adjusted by themselves, such as vision. Stimulating things tend to be more or less harmonious in color or form.

Worrying that players who are easily stimulated will suffer mental damage in the game, the game has a built-in health detection system that is more sensitive than the VR game cabin. This system will constantly monitor the player's blood pressure, sound decibels, heartbeat, etc., as long as a certain value If it exceeds a certain range, the game will immediately issue a warning to the player or force him to log off based on the extent of the exceedance.

Of course, such a detection system cannot completely avoid such problems. For example, assuming that a player is very timid, so timid that he is afraid of the slightest danger and wants to retreat, then before calling the police, his All the values ​​may be normal. After arriving at the scene, when he saw a wounded person with an arm blown off and a bloody mess being carried by someone on a stretcher, the shock and excitement may have been over in an instant. occurs. At this time, it is actually too late for the detection system to respond.

In this regard, Gu Feng has not thought of a particularly good solution for the time being. After all, no one can know in advance what other people are afraid of. For example, some people are not afraid of anything but snakes and mice, and some people are not afraid of snakes and mice at all. Black, it is simply unreliable to take precautions through prediction.

In the end, "Heroes of Fire" only adopts a gradual trial method. As the name suggests, it gradually presents players with stimulation levels from low to high. In this way, although it is impossible to completely avoid players being suddenly stimulated, But overall it is still good. It can not only give players an adaptation process, but also gradually explore the range of stimulation that players can tolerate in the process.

It is also very wise to restrict people under the age of 16 from playing this game. Children's physical fitness and willpower are difficult to compare with adults. If they are stimulated, it is easy to leave a long-term shadow. When the time comes, parents will be sued everywhere. There must be quite a few. Even if there is support from the state behind this matter, it will still be a troublesome matter in the end, so we simply cut off the problem from the root. Anyway, for them, watching the movie has already achieved its educational purpose.

"Heroes of Fire" is of great significance to the original intention. Many problems that were not thought of before or not so clearly have been verified in this game. How to limit the sense of substitution and how to choose? This will save Chuxin a lot of detours and troubles in the subsequent development of other VR games.

At this time, Gu Feng learned in detail about the development progress of the console controller and learned that it had entered the product testing stage. He turned around and restarted the "Super Mario Odyssey" project.

(End of this chapter)