Thinking about it this way, what Mr. Pei said makes sense.
All successful projects in the past did not succeed by seeking stability.
In fact, whether it is Tengda Games or Shangyang Games, every game they produce is a deviant approach and takes great risks, but every time it is a great success.
On the other hand, those game companies outside that are blindly seeking stability, make minor repairs to old games, replace the art resources, and then sell them as new games. They are blindly seeking stability and making money, but often the response is mediocre and sales are dismal.
Because seeking stability is a kind of standing still.
When other game manufacturers are seeking innovation and change, seeking stability means falling behind others, and past successful experiences will soon become outdated.
Lin Chang was also in awe. Although he didn't know much about the gaming industry, Mr. Pei's words seemed to contain profound philosophy.
"What do you mean, Mr. Pei?" Lin Chang asked.
Pei Qian coughed twice and said, "In my opinion, the newer a company is, the more it must forge ahead and innovate boldly."
"If a new company tries to stick to the old ways and copy previous successful experiences when it is first established, it will not have the courage to innovate in the future, and will only go astray further and further on the path of 'mixing'."
"So, whether you are in Yangyang Games or Chixing Studio, how to design or how to design, you must forget the fact that you are in a new company."
"It's still the same as before, first decide on the game type and do it step by step."
Lin Wan nodded: "Well, in this case, there are actually only a few options available. Since we don't make mobile games, we will only have stand-alone games on the computer and online games."
"If you follow what Mr. Pei said, if you want to challenge yourself, you must strive to make a stand-alone game similar to "Back to the Shore", "Struggle", and "Mission and Choice"."
Pei Qian pondered for a moment: "Are these really the only ways to go? Think about it again?"
It was a good thing that Lin Wan didn't give an example. This example brought back Pei Qian's sad past.
Each of these three stand-alone games requires more investment than the other, but each one is also more profitable than the other.
Although it is not enough to prove that this is a failed path, Pei Qian does not want to go down it again in a short time.
So, you have to find another way to go.
Lin Wan showed a very confused expression: "Ah? But these are the types of games. There are only two categories of stand-alone and online games on the computer side. Mobile games..."
Pei Qian prompted: "Haven't you heard of... VR games recently?"
Lin Chang and Lin Wan were both stunned and looked at each other: "VR game?"
Lin Wan hesitated for a moment and then said: "I've heard of it before, but... this kind of game is still just a concept, right? Except for some foreign manufacturers who have made individual exploratory and conceptual VR games, there is currently no VR game at all.
There won’t be anyone to do it…”
Lin Chang looked confused and silently took out his mobile phone to search for the keyword "VR game".
Last night, Pei Qian had searched for some relevant information on the Internet and learned something about the development of VR technology in the world.
Generally speaking, VR technology in this world is a year or two faster than in his memory. Compared with the development of mobile phone technology in this world, VR technology is actually relatively slow.
A more critical node about VR technology is the birth of the first modern VR glasses device. In Pei Qian’s memory, it should be the Oculus Rift that originally came out in 2012. This is a crowd-funded product with 2.5 million U.S. dollars.
Since the release of VR glasses equipment this year, the public’s interest in VR has gradually been ignited.
According to the development in Pei Qian's impression, it was not until 2016 that VR equipment from major manufacturers, such as HTC vive, PSVR and other equipment, were launched one after another, that the VR craze really started.
It is also for this reason that 2016 is called the first year of VR games by many people.
It's just that the development of the VR industry quickly encountered a bottleneck, and the popularity gradually subsided due to technical reasons, but that's a story for another day.
The current situation in this world is roughly equivalent to the situation around 2013 to 2014 in Pei Qian's memory.
Some foreign companies have developed usable VR glasses through crowdfunding last year, but this product has not attracted much attention abroad, let alone in China.
On the one hand, it is because the technology at this time still has certain flaws and the resolution is relatively low. The resolution of the single eyepiece is only 640*800, and the resolution of the two eyes is only 1280*800. The grid is very obvious. In layman's terms, it is full
The screen is mosaic, the pixels are thick, and the motion tracking is also very imperfect.
On the other hand, it is because the current VR technology can support too little content. Whether it is games or movies, there are not many manufacturers to develop and shoot them.
With an empty device and no content, most consumers naturally have no motivation to spend $300 on such a toy.
In China, the field of VR is still blank. No company produces VR glasses, no company develops VR games, and there is not even a cheap VR alternative of "cardboard box + mobile phone".
Pei Qian thinks this way: According to the development speed of the entire VR industry, it will take at least three years to reach the level of popularity in the "first year of VR".
Within these three years, the entire market has shrunk and the popularity will not be very high.
Moreover, the prerequisite for playing VR games is to buy VR glasses, which cost at least two to three thousand; and to smoothly experience large-scale VR games, you also need a high-end computer, which may cost at least six to seven thousand.
This kind of investment is unacceptable to most players.
Therefore, Pei Qian feels that it should be foolproof to engage in VR games at this juncture!
On the contrary, if it is delayed for another two or three years, the situation will be really hard to say.
We have to take advantage of this critical juncture and lose the money as soon as possible.
Lin Chang held his cell phone and checked it out, and finally got a rough idea of the current situation of VR games.
"Mr. Pei, if you want to develop VR games, do you have to cooperate with these foreign VR glasses manufacturers?"
Pei Qian smiled: "Why cooperate? Can't we just develop it ourselves? Shenhua Group can make mobile phones, but it can't make VR glasses?"
Lin Chang was stunned for a moment, and after thinking about it, this seemed to be the case.
VR glasses actually don’t have much complicated technology, and are no more difficult to make than mobile phones. Shenhua Group not only makes mobile phones, but also smart hardware. It is not too difficult to develop a VR glasses.
But he quickly realized that the problem now was not about technology or money at all!
Lin Chang said: "Mr. Pei, does this seem too risky? There are no traditional game manufacturers making VR games at all. If we want to do it, there is no successful experience to refer to?"
Pei Qian asked: "Since we want to innovate, what successful experience reference do we need?"
Lin Chang's mouth opened slightly, and he was speechless for a moment.
Lin Wan said: "Don't interrupt yet, let Mr. Pei finish his thoughts on the entire project before expressing his opinions."
Lin Chang: "..."
Lin Wan was obviously seriously considering the feasibility of the VR game project. After thinking for a while, she said: "So, Mr. Pei, what kind of VR game should we make? A first-person shooter? An interactive movie game? Or a simple one?
Strategy games should also work.”
"If you take into account the characteristics of VR equipment, making a first-person shooting game is definitely the best choice."
Compared with computers, VR does not have advantages in many aspects because the technology is not yet mature, such as resolution, operation, dizziness and other issues that need to be solved urgently.
The only advantage is immersion.
Therefore, for game types such as shooting games and interactive movie games, playing in the first-person perspective will provide an experience that far exceeds that of computer games. As for strategy games, they are more reluctant and can only play games with simple operations and not too complex content.
Although they are all from a God's perspective, the God's perspective in VR mode will look more shocking than that on the computer, and it can be considered barely doable.
Pei Qian fell into a brief silence.
If you make a first-person shooter or an interactive movie game, maybe you can actually make something famous.
Because first-person shooting games can be aimed with a controller, coupled with a strong sense of immersion, and a bit of horror atmosphere, you might be able to create a masterpiece that will be blown away by players.