Pei Qian looked at the others again, everyone had different expressions.
Lao Song and Cai Jiadong had not had much dealings with Mr. Pei, so the expressions on their faces were a little proud at this time.
They are responsible for VR glasses and the "Animal Island" game respectively. Now that the finished product is out, they feel very proud and can't wait to show it off in front of Mr. Pei.
Even Mr. Pei will be very satisfied when he sees this finished product, right?
As for Lin Wan, Ye Zhizhou and others, their expressions are relatively calm because they have cooperated with Mr. Pei many times.
Because they all know very well that no matter how excellent a product or game is, there must be problems in Mr. Pei's eyes and it cannot be perfect.
Mr. Pei must be able to judge from a higher dimension and see flaws that no one else can see!
Even if this product or game really reaches perfection, it is not something particularly surprising to Mr. Pei, because all of this must have been expected by Mr. Pei.
At this time, he was a little panicked, but he couldn't show it at all.
The character and image cannot be destroyed!
Especially since Meng Chang was still looking at him with this look, he couldn't show his timidity in front of him!
Pei Qian nodded slightly: "Well, I'm doing okay."
"However, I have two small suggestions for changes. You can decide for yourself whether you want to change them or not."
Lin Wan's eyes suddenly lit up.
Sure enough, Mr. Pei still saw the problem and came to give him some advice!
She nodded immediately: "Mr. Pei, please tell me."
After thinking for a moment, Pei Qian said: "The first suggestion is the logo on the forehead protector of this VR glasses."
"My idea is to draw a horizontal line in the middle of the logo on the forehead protector, running through the entire logo."
Everyone was stunned for a moment.
Especially Lao Song and Cai Jiadong, they were very confused.
What does this mean?
It is not difficult to tell the manufacturer to slightly change the pattern. After all, VR glasses have not yet entered the mass production stage.
And even if it enters the mass production stage, there will be no big problem. This hexagonal part can be removed. This is because Lao Song considers that new models may be released in the future or cooperative versions with other IPs, so this position may be used to print other
The logo has been designed with some detachable modules.
But the question is...what's the point?
Pei Qian didn't explain much because he couldn't express his original thoughts.
And he knew that even if there was no explanation, these people would naturally find a suitable explanation.
In fact, his original intention is very simple: metaphysics.
After Pei Qian saw the forehead protector of this VR glasses, especially the very flat hexagonal shape, it reminded him of the ninja forehead protector in a certain anime.
In that anime, drawing a horizontal line on the forehead protector meant that the ninja had a big problem and betrayed the original ninja village.
Therefore, Pei Qian hopes that all VR glasses can draw such a line, implying that this product is destined to have big problems, fail, and betray Chi Xing Studio.
It’s just that there is no similar anime in this world, so everyone can’t get this meme.
Lao Song took a piece of paper, drew a sketch on it, and then looked at it for a long time.
Suddenly, he seemed to realize something: "Hey, after drawing a line like this, it looks better!"
“I understand, this line has changed the structure and layout of the forehead protector pattern to a certain extent. Chi Xing Studio’s logo is displayed in the center of the hexagon, and the two sides of the logo appear empty, and it does not seem to match the hexagonal protector pattern.
It creates a great sense of interaction.”
"But after drawing this line, the entire hexagon and Chi Xing Studio's logo are integrated, which makes it look more pleasing to the eye!"
Lin Wan thought for a moment and said, "Well, I think this can achieve a unique effect."
"Other companies print their own logos on their own products. This behavior is too common. In fact, except for some companies with their own strong style, other companies no matter how beautiful the logo design is, it will not be visible even if it is printed.
Where to go."
"Drawing a horizontal line like this is completely different from what other companies do, and it also shows a unique personality!"
"Moreover, this line also represents a break and subversion of tradition. VR glasses are originally a product that transcends the times, and the VR glasses we developed have made many subversive designs, which are exactly the same in terms of spiritual core.
Perfect match!”
Ye Zhizhou and Wang Xiaobin also sighed: "Wonderful!"
"Before the line was drawn, it was just an ordinary company logo printed, nothing special."
"But after drawing the line, it was able to convey such a spiritual connotation, which matches our studio and this VR eye product, and left a deep impression on players!"
"This is probably the finishing touch, right? A true master of design can turn decay into magic with just a horizontal line?"
Everyone was amazed.
Even Meng Chang was a little conquered.
Originally, he didn’t think there was anything wrong with adding a line, but after everyone’s analysis, it does make sense!
After adding this line, it not only improves the aesthetics, but also adds cultural connotation. It is simply the finishing touch!
Lin Wan hurriedly said: "Mr. Pei, what are your other suggestions?"
Pei Qian coughed twice and continued, for fear that these people would continue to think about it and come up with something extraordinary.
"The second suggestion is that I hope there will be a little less guidance for newbies in these mini-games."
This is simpler and more crude, with a clear purpose.
"Animal Island VR" provides a brand new game interaction mode, and the learning cost for players will definitely be high.
It is not like those PC games, which are made as an FPS game. After entering, players will know how to left-click to shoot, right-click to aim, and press R to change bullets. After all, these settings are the same in all FPS games.
However, there is currently no well-known VR game with a wide number of players that has set the operating standards for VR games. Therefore, after coming to "Animal Island VR", players have to start all over again on how to set up a bow and arrow, and how to swing a pole for fishing.
study.
Pei Qian doesn't expect to have no novice guidance at all and persuade all the players to quit. That's impossible.
Because one player does not play well, the game may be judged as a semi-finished product by the system. What should I do if the game is not settled at that time?
But it is still possible to slightly reduce the novice guidance.
If you can dissuade a few players, just dissuade a few players. No one is too few, and one hundred thousand is not too much.
Anyway, as long as it can dissuade players, it is a good design.
This time, everyone was even more confused.
This behavior is even more counterintuitive, because all game designers will understand the most basic design concept when they first enter the industry: the more detailed and rich the novice guide, the better.
Because you can never imagine what will happen to players when they experience a new game.
People have different game IQs. Some people are born smart and can master the game as soon as they get started; while some people are very ignorant when they are novices and cannot even do simple operations.
Moreover, sometimes the player is not stupid, but simply the brain circuit does not match the designer's brain circuit, so he gets stuck.
The number of players in the game is large enough, so it is inevitable that there will be a few players with relatively strange brain circuits. If there is no sufficient guidance for novices and they get stuck, they may be lost.
Therefore, the novice guide is sometimes very retarded and seems to be prepared for three-year-old children. There is nothing we can do about it.
Lin Wan frowned again and thought hard.
Suddenly, she felt a flash of inspiration: "I understand!"
Pei Qian quickly raised his hand and interrupted her: "It's good that you understand, you don't have to say it every time!"
Good guy, if you are misinterpreting what I said now, you are misinterpreting it face to face, instantly, and not overnight at all. Is this okay?
It's your business how you want to interpret it, don't say it in front of me and make it difficult for me!
Lin Wan immediately understood: "Okay, Mr. Pei."
"Uh... there's one more question."
"How about you give these glasses a name?"
Pei Qian was a little speechless.
Why is all the naming work done to me now?
He has lost count of how many names he has had.
But then I thought about it, it doesn’t matter, who makes me a genius at naming? And if you name it yourself, you can also get good luck.
"Oh well."
Pei Qian thought about it. In his impression, most VR glasses are named in a single English word, and they all have a certain meaning, which makes them more stylish.
The Chinese characters alone are not bad, but Pei Qian doesn't want to overemphasize the domestic identity of this pair of glasses, so as not to arouse people's support for domestic products. Just give it an English name and follow the trend.
The names given by others are names similar to quest, index, and rift.
"Then... let's call it doubt."
Pei Qian's original intention was that the success of these glasses was full of doubts and impossible to succeed.
As for the word "question", using question or problem will have a neutral meaning, while using doubt may have a more negative meaning.
It means completely uncertain and very unreliable.
Lin Wan nodded slightly.
Although she still can't fully understand the meaning of this name, she will definitely figure it out later.
"Anyway, thank you so much, Mr. Pei!"
"It's like the sun is shining through the clouds."
Pei Qian waved his hand, indicating that it was a trivial matter and not worth mentioning.
"Okay, if I don't have anything else to do, I'll leave first."
After holding the scene, Pei Qian waved and left with Meng Chang.
Pei Qian's final operation completely shocked Lao Song and Cai Jiadong.
They originally thought that the glasses and games were perfect, but unexpectedly, Mr. Pei found the problem easily and comfortably.
And it’s not an innocuous little problem, but a key problem that will make a huge improvement after being corrected!
This made them couldn't help but sigh, he is indeed Mr. Pei!
I had always heard people exaggerating about Mr. Pei so much that I didn’t even believe it, but now it seems that the exaggeration is not exaggerated at all!
In addition to the two of them, Meng Chang was also shocked.
Originally, Meng Chang had already looked at Mr. Pei with the mentality of seeing that the funeral was not too big, but now, he no longer dares to make any mistakes.
Needless to say the first suggestion, everyone present has already given the answer.
Although there is no clear explanation for the second suggestion, judging from Lin Wan's expression, it is obvious that it will also have a huge improvement effect on the game.
After coming out, seeing no one around, Meng Chang asked curiously: "Mr. Pei, are you really so confident?"
"You think the reverse publicity plan will be successful, so even if you make suggestions and improve the product, it will not have any impact on the publicity plan?"
Pei Qian said in his heart hehe.
Which of your eyes can tell that I am making suggestions to improve the product?
These two suggestions I made are all trying to make next month’s publicity plan less difficult, okay?
It's just that they understood it a little bit wrong...
But I couldn't explain this kind of thing, so I could only remain silent and refuse to answer.
Seeing Mr. Pei's inscrutable expression, Meng Chang became more sure of his guess.
Sure enough, Pei always wanted to prove to me with reverse publicity, but also wanted to make VR glasses and games popular and make money normally!
If in order to prove that reverse publicity is feasible, resulting in poor sales of the game, it will obviously be a big loss for Mr. Pei.
Only when the purpose of reverse publicity is achieved and VR glasses and games make a lot of money, is Mr. Pei’s ultimate goal!
But...can this really be done?
Not to mention persisting for a month, Meng Chang felt that it was impossible to persist for two weeks.
But looking at the way Mr. Pei was strategizing, it was obvious that he didn't regard this matter as a problem at all.
Sure enough, I thought President Pei was difficult before, but that was completely an illusion.
Let’s just watch Mr. Pei’s operations honestly!
…
After Mr. Pei left, Cai Jiadong asked: "Why did Mr. Pei ask us to do less guidance for newbies? This seems... a bit inconsistent with common sense."
Ye Zhizhou and Wang Xiaobin looked at each other and then at Lin Wan: "We do have some ideas, but they may not be comprehensive."
Lin Wan nodded: "Then let me do the talking."
“Considering that many players are playing VR games for the first time and don’t know how to operate VR games, more novice guidance is required. This is a question that most designers will think of.”
"But how can Mr. Pei be an ordinary designer?"
"You must be thinking of a higher level!"
"What Mr. Pei said is definitely not to ask us to give up the novice guide and persuade players to quit."
"What Mr. Pei means is that while completing the novice guide, let us cut out those complicated steps and make the whole process more smooth, concise and natural!"
"The best novice guide is not to use long paragraphs of text or voice to tell the player what to do, but to let the player see something and immediately use common sense to judge how to use it!"
"For example, put a few raw apples far away from the fire, and then put a few cooked apples next to the fire. There is no need to tell the player, 'The fire can bake apples.' Players will immediately understand the game as soon as they see this scene.
The mechanism is there.”
"The same goes for "Animal Island VR". If we use interrupted voice or text to teach players, it will be very cumbersome, and it will also make players feel awkward."
“If we guide players in a more natural way, it is concise and allows players to naturally learn these operations while experiencing the fun of the game. The most important thing is that this teaching method can better demonstrate the superiority of VR games.
!”
"Take archery as an example. In a computer game, which button is pressed to draw the bow and nock the arrow completely depends on the designer's idea, and it is difficult for players to guess. Unless many archery games are fixed and use the right mouse button to shoot arrows, players will
Form memories.”
"But in VR games, there is no need to teach at all. Players will naturally fumble to draw the bow with their left hand, nock the arrow with their right hand, and let go to shoot the arrow."
"So, we should abandon those cumbersome instructions and use more clever ways to guide players."
"For example, try to find ways to let the player see the bow and arrow feathers on his back, extending to his right shoulder, suggesting that he can draw the arrow directly from the right shoulder; let a small animal that can hunt make hunting movements to guide the player
Do something similar."
“If guidance is cleverly integrated into the game content, allowing players to naturally explore and figure out what to do, wouldn’t this also give players a great sense of accomplishment?”
Cai Jiadong suddenly realized: "That's it!"
"When the game mode is changed, the method of guidance for novices must also be changed."
"Mr. Pei's idea is the result of considering the special form of VR games and thinking about the problem from a higher level!"
Lao Song couldn't help but nod.
Although he didn't understand game design, when Lin Wan said this, he immediately felt that Mr. Pei was so awesome.
"but……"
"I don't like the name doubt very much. It's not a particularly good word."
As the project manager of VR glasses and the person who actually designed and developed the glasses, Lao Song was a little dissatisfied with the name.
Lin Wan said: "Mr. Pei's name must have some special meaning in it."
"Currently, everyone thinks this name is unpleasant, mainly because the meaning has not been revealed and the name has not been given a special humanistic aura."
"When Mr. Pei's true meaning is revealed, this name will definitely be impressive!"