The virtual empire starts from the game

Chapter 154 A Real Virtual City (Please give me a monthly ticket on the last day of the month!)
What a pity.

As an undoubted "veteran" in the Xia country's gaming circle, Huodao is able to keep up with the development of the two-dimensional game circle and not have a generation gap with two-dimensional players. This is already very impressive.

But when I meet someone like Xu Meng, who has a weird train of thought and dares to say anything, it's really a bit hard for me to keep up.

But he couldn't keep up, the young players could easily understand Xu Meng's ideas.

Large sections of bullet screen appeared on the screen:
"What is game understanding? This is game understanding!"

"You're absolutely right. Characters that don't gain XP are all just bootlickers, okay?"

"What cyber blind date? That's too euphemistic. Your family is basically a cyber concubine selection!"

"Tell me more about [physical contact]!"

……

Even Huanyue, who had not yet left Cologne, posted two eye-catching messages in the Heroic Sniper live broadcast room:

[The term "cyber blind date" is very accurate! It was through blind dating in "Frost and Snow Project" that I met my first wife, second wife, third wife, fourth wife, fifth wife...]
[I hope everyone can find a wife who can help you achieve your XP soon!]
"What the hell!" The heroic sniper was speechless on the spot, "Others are choosing concubines, but you are starting a harem directly?!"

"Your XP system is really too rich!"

……

In the interview video, due to Huo Dao's embarrassment, Xu Meng had to continue:
“Only after a successful blind date can an intimate relationship be established, allowing players to really feel the flow of emotions from companionship.”

“And [seeing], [touching], and [feeling] are all meant to further enhance this sense of intimacy.”

“Society is rapidly becoming atomized. We are not able to provide players with true love, but we can provide a similar emotional connection.”

"It can be true if you are willing to believe it is true."

“And this is what Project Frost and Snow really wants to provide to players.”

"We will also continue to improve our technology and production capacity to achieve this goal until we reach the ultimate!"

Huo Dao continued to be speechless.

Because what Xu Meng said sounded like something like "company vision".

But what he said didn’t sound like the “vision” of a gaming company. Instead, it seemed more like… some kind of high-tech chatting software?

He felt that the interview had been led astray by Xu Meng.

So, taking advantage of Xu Meng's topic, the interview shifted to technology: "When you said improving technology and production capacity, do you mean that the current technology can be further upgraded?"

"Of course." Xu Meng nodded.

"Can you tell me about this?"

"Okay." Xu Meng agreed readily, "But technical matters are too vague to just talk about. Go change into your somatosensory suit and I'll demonstrate it to you."

So Huo Dao left the camera and changed into the motion-sensing synchronized clothing.

Only Xu Meng was left on the screen. She leisurely picked up the water cup, looking at the night view outside the window and waiting quietly.

Taking advantage of this waiting screen, players expressed their opinions:

"Indeed, I really need this company."

"Wow, he really is. I'm crying my ass off!"

"Zhu Meng, please, please find a Lolita mother character who can give birth safely to accompany me. I really can do anything!"

"Mecha-girl! I want a mecha-girl! "Frost and Snow Project" is obviously a science fiction film, how can there be no mecha-girl!"

"A cat cook who can cook but doesn't like to wear clothes and only likes to wear aprons, please give me one, thank you!"

……

A group of people started making wishes through barrage.

But this is not a live broadcast, so Xu Meng certainly can’t see it.
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After the camera switched, the two walked from the floor-to-ceiling window to the TV in the living room and sat cross-legged on the thick carpet.

Huo Dao was wearing a somatosensory synchronization suit, but not VR glasses.

He looked at the VR glasses that Xu Meng had thrown aside, feeling a little confused.

Xu Meng gestured for him to watch TV.

On TV, a furry golden retriever was sniffing around a simple human silhouette.

Rub his legs and touch his body.

Huodao raised his eyebrows in surprise, he lowered his head and looked at his legs and waist.

There was nothing there but air.

But when he tried to reach out his hand, he could really touch the golden retriever's smooth hair!
It seemed as if at this moment, there really was an invisible golden retriever with super powers, rubbing against him, showing its affection towards him.

"What is this?" Huodao was surprised.

"Some necessary technical exploration." Xu Meng's face was calm.

"So in addition to games, DreamBuild is also planning to create more usage scenarios?"

"Of course." Xu Meng affirmed, "Virtual chat room, remote synaesthesia, collaborative office, virtual pets, life partners..."

“The possibilities are endless.”

"However, to realize these functions, we also face many problems——"

"For example, full-cover VR glasses are heavy and uncomfortable to wear for a long time. We are trying to optimize them with the goal of making them as light as glasses."

"For example, somatosensory synchronized clothing is easy to sweat after wearing for a long time, which is not suitable for daily wear and needs to be lightweight."

"The current optimization direction is to improve the convenience of wearing and greatly reduce the production cost at the expense of some delicate feelings."

"And this... is one of the results." Xu Meng raised his hands, revealing a pair of gloves.

Then he put on the VR glasses, put his hands together and clapped his hands.

The images on TV change.

The human silhouette and the golden retriever disappeared, and in their place, a city appeared.

But this is clearly a city that is still undergoing a transformation, and the transformation process is very careless.

The three brave snipers instantly recognized that this was the city outline of Silver City.

But because it was roughly enlarged and transformed into a VR map, the proportions look a bit strange and some details have become distorted.

The streets were even emptier, without a single NPC.

But Xu Meng didn't care.

It's not like he wanted to show this rough urban framework.

He raised both hands and gestured to the fire knife: "The left hand controls the movement, and the right hand performs the operation." "In this way, it can be like this-"

Xu Mengren still sat on the carpet motionless, but as his left hand stretched forward, the view on the TV also moved forward.

Move your left hand to the left and the perspective will also turn to the left.

Then he raised his right hand and a hand appeared in the picture.

With a clenched right hand, the hand in the picture also grasped the door handle and pushed the door open.

Then he did the same thing, entered the pub and sat down at the bar.

Then Xu Meng high-fived again.

"Repeat the high fives, pausing the movement of your left hand to free both hands."

Then two hands appeared on the screen, and Xu Meng stretched out his hands to take the beer and wine glass on the bar, intending to pour himself a glass of wine.

But suddenly—

A little guy with a pink head jumped out from the bar.

She was wearing a bow tie, a white shirt and a vest, a typical bartender outfit.

Unfortunately, he is too short and his head is not even as high as the bar counter.

So she dragged a stool over, stood on it, stretched out her arm to grab the beer from Xu Meng's hand, and poured him a glass of wine with both hands holding the bottle.

Xu Meng was stunned.

In a crude city model full of flaws, a pink-haired loli with super high precision suddenly jumped out...

It's so discordant and so beautiful!

His stunned look made Xiao Meng think that he didn't want to drink, so she took the cup away, took out the cocktail tools from under the counter, and started to perform fancy cocktail making.

There are more question marks on Xu Meng's head——

When did you learn to mix cocktails?

What do kids learn about bartending?

Not only Xu Meng was stunned, but Huo Dao was also stunned.

At this time, the audience watching the interview were also stunned.

However, everyone thought that this was arranged by Xu Meng. They were all surprised at how out of place this little girl was in the urban environment and did not think much about it.

Many people even thought that this was a new character in the future of "Frost and Snow Project".

Xu Meng reached out helplessly and rubbed her little head.

——In this seemingly simple interaction, the delicate changes in the shape of Xiao Meng's hair and ears under the palm of your hand can make knowledgeable animators and modelers' scalps tingle!

Xiao Meng loves beauty very much. After she has enough computing power, she is not stingy at all when spending it on herself.

I also spend a lot of time on myself besides studying.

Unfortunately, Huodao didn't understand these things, and the image on the monitor was slightly distorted, so he didn't notice this detail.

He just asked in surprise: "Dream Building, are you planning to build a virtual city?"

"And without the need for a heavy universal treadmill and an expensive full set of somatosensory suits, all you need is a pair of gloves and a pair of VR glasses to roam around in this virtual city?"

The more Huodao spoke, the more surprised he became.

He never thought that the science fiction concept of "entering the virtual world" would suddenly burst into reality!
Admittedly, what Xu Meng demonstrated was just a technical framework, a city prototype that wasn’t even a demo.

But with this, Xu Meng has proved:

He has broken through the three technical barriers of "building a virtual city", "entering a virtual city", and "freely interacting with a virtual city".

Especially the most critical "free interaction", which is a groundbreaking two-way interaction!

"so……"

The sound of the fire knife even trembled faintly.

"You have the technology, the hardware, the funding, and the ability to continuously create new content..."

Xu Meng took off his VR glasses and looked at Huo Dao with a smile.

"The only thing you lack from a real virtual city is..."

"Only time."

Xu Meng and Huo Dao said at the same time.

At this moment, Huo Dao was stunned.

Now, a few days later, the audience watching this interview through the screen were also stunned.

A picture even appeared in the mind of the heroic sniper——

Wander freely in the magnificent Silver City, passing by characters and players.

In this virtual city, people drink, sing, dance, go shopping, and duel...

Overlook the city from the tallest building and feel the strong wind blowing.

They can also find a safe place to live in the most ordinary houses.

When he opened the door, his virtual partner came up to him, hugged him and welcomed him home.

……

At this moment, imagination was given wings, and countless images flew through his mind.

He suddenly developed a strong yearning for the virtual city that Xu Meng mentioned!

His longing, along with the longings of countless people, converged into a surging tide, rapidly surging in all directions...

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