Chapter 657 Everything You Need to Know Beyond 'Struggle'
Many of Mr. Pei's remarks may appear to be contradictory on the surface, but if you dig deeper, you can achieve a state of unity of opposites at a higher level!
The keyword "attention" made Qiao Liang involuntarily think of the recent sloth apartment and the fully automatic lifting machine.
The particularity of the poor students reminded Qiao Liang of "Struggle".
It seems that there is really a clue that connects everything together!
However, all this still needs to be smoothed out.
First, let’s start with a seemingly contradictory concept!
Qiao Liang excitedly took the computer and recorded all his thoughts.
In his speech, Mr. Pei hoped that these poor students would not spend money on entertainment activities that distract themselves and make people addicted.
But at the same time, Mr. Pei is also a game producer. He has produced many fun games and invented a seemingly meaningless gadget like a fully automatic bar lifter.
Is this contradictory?
For people who don't play games and don't understand games, this is obviously contradictory, because they will regard games as a waste of time and meaningless entertainment.
But for Qiao Liang, he is a senior game enthusiast and certainly does not think games are meaningless.
The game is beneficial in at least two ways:
In terms of gameplay, games can relieve people’s accumulated stress and give them a mental rest. Like most entertainment activities, they can soothe people’s souls;
From an artistic point of view, some games themselves have connotations, express some content, and are inspiring to players.
These two aspects happen to be what Tenda Games has been pursuing.
Gog is constantly pursuing the ultimate in gameplay, giving people relaxation and entertainment; while games such as "Game Maker", "Return to the Shore", and "Struggle" are constantly pursuing the ultimate in artistry, giving people inspiration and thinking.
Under what circumstances is a game harmful?
It is harmful when players are dominated by negative emotions and spend too much time in some low-interest games, not as a pastime but as a substitute for escaping reality.
This kind of game that incites negative emotions is exactly what Tenda never touches.
Of course, good games can sometimes make people addicted, but this cannot be blamed on "the game is too fun", but on one's own lack of self-control.
The crux of these people who have no self-control is that they do not realize that attention is their most precious wealth, and they squander these precious things wantonly.
Even if there are no games, they will find something else to squander their attention.
Even if there are no entertainment activities in the world, they will not do meaningful things, but will be in a daze.
In this case, it would be beneficial to them if they could find time to play a game like "Struggle".
Other entertainment, such as movies, TV series, etc., have the same effect. They make people leisurely and relaxed, and they can better devote themselves to work after rest. This in itself is their meaning.
If it can inspire people a little bit, that would be even better.
Thinking of this, Qiao Liang suddenly became enlightened.
He understands why Mr. Pei said not to use "The Work of the Gods" to interpret "Struggle"!
Because the ideas expressed in "Struggle" are not limited to the field of games, naturally it cannot be interpreted simply by using game thinking in "The Work of the Gods"!
As Mr. He An said, "Struggle" is actually a game that breaks the dimensional wall, and the game itself is closely related to Tenda's industries!
Mr. He An interpreted "Struggle" with relevant concepts of game design, but this is obviously incomplete.
Because he has no connection with these contents in reality.
For example, Mr. He An said in a long Weibo post that Mr. Pei encourages everyone to resist consumerism. So what exactly do Mr. Pei think of "consumerism" and "IQ tax"? They are the concepts we recognize in our habitual thinking.
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There is obviously a difference.
Qiao Liang also finally understood why he gave up interpreting "Struggle" with "The Legend of the Gods" and found what was missing in the video of "Fearing Hostel".
Because all of these contents are, in the final analysis, talking about the same thing.
Under the blessing of the environment of Sloth Apartment, Qiao Liang instantly felt that he was bursting with inspiration and immediately began to write the document for the new video.
The Silent Expresser Issue 1 (continued): Everything you need to know beyond "Struggle"!
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Friday, September 16th.
He An got up early as usual, walked twice in the garden of his villa, and then drank tea while browsing the latest news.
GoG's Global Invitational Tournament has reached the second match day of the second round of the group stage, but He An is not paying attention to this competition.
After all, he is getting older, and his attention to the gaming industry is now focused on stand-alone games.
Suddenly, he discovered that a lot of people seemed to be sending private messages to his Weibo last night.
The contents of these private messages are similar. They all send him a link to the Ellie website and ask him to watch a certain video.
This situation is rare.
With a little curiosity, He An clicked on the link and jumped to the Ellie Island website.
“Everything you need to know beyond Struggle?”
"Um?"
He An was a little surprised, because the word "Struggle" here was in the title of the book, obviously referring to the game "Struggle".
But the interpretation of the game "Struggle" should have been finalized since he posted that long Weibo post, right?
Could it be that this up owner...
Has the manuscript been cleaned?
Turn my long Weibo into a video?
He An almost thought that he had been plagiarized, but after a closer look, he found something was wrong. Judging from the introduction, this video was not discussing the game "Struggle" itself.
That means there doesn't seem to be any conflict with He An's long Weibo post.
Looking at the author again, it is Qiao Laoshi.
He An had an impression of this up owner. After all, this column of "Feng Shen Zhi Zhi" was produced by Mr. Qiao.
He An knew very well that although Qiao Laoshi had no relevant professional knowledge, he was considered one of the more thoughtful among ordinary game players and often interpreted Tenda's games.
But this time, Qiao Laoshi has never published "The Work of the Gods" to interpret "Struggle", apparently because all the content has been answered by He An.
So, what is the purpose of Qiao Laoshi posting this video now?
Is it possible that we have found a new angle to interpret "Struggle"?
He An instinctively didn't believe it, but his curiosity still drove him to click on the video to check it out.
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"Hello, dear viewers and dads, I am still your "Game Calling Father" Qiao Laoshi."
"After seeing this title, many people may be confused."
"Why did the interpretation of "Struggle" come out so late? Why was "Struggle" not placed in the "Works of the Gods" column but in the "Silent Expresser" column? Why is it a 'sequel' to the first issue?"
"Don't worry, everyone, I will reveal them one by one for you next!"
"Before this, I want to make it clear that this video does not involve the interpretation of the game "Struggle" itself, because in my opinion, Mr. He An's long Weibo has already included all the content of the game.
The analysis is clear."
"Students who have not seen this long Weibo, please click on the hyperlink in the video introduction to go to this long Weibo. This is very important, because all the content of this video needs to be linked to this long Weibo.
Take a look at the content explained!”
"Students who have watched it may also wish to press the pause button and browse it again quickly."
"Three, two, one."
"Okay, next, let me reveal to you in depth the content other than the game "Struggle"!"
"Brother He An has said before that "Struggle" is a game that repeatedly breaks the dimensional wall. "Better Tomorrow", "Struggle" and real life constitute three different worlds."
"However, because Mr. He An does not live in Jingzhou and does not pay too much attention to Tengda's industry, he did not explain the reality in depth."
"So, the current interpretation of the game "Struggle" is missing half of the content!"
"The purpose of this video is to fill in the missing half of the content, so that "Struggle" can break the dimensional wall more thoroughly!"
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Seeing this, He An couldn't help but be stunned.
To say that my interpretation of "Struggle" is still incomplete?
Impossible, my interpretation should be comprehensive, right?
Apart from games, there are actually a lot of things that need to be answered? Are they even related to Tenda’s industry?
He An really didn't know much about these.
Because so far, Tengda's physical industries are basically concentrated in Jingzhou, and at most they have extended to Handong Province, and have not come to He An.
And He An doesn't live in Jingzhou, so he naturally has very little understanding of industries such as fish delivery, sloth apartments, and managed gyms.
So, He An read it carefully.
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"Before I start explaining, I first want to throw out a concept that seems a bit shocking:"
"Moyu Internet Cafe, Moyu Takeout, Sloth Apartment, Panic Hostel, fully automatic lifting machine, managed gym, and even earlier ROF installation, Otto mobile phone, headwind logistics, etc., are all expressed in the game "Struggle"
An extension of the concept!”
"I know, this sounds difficult to accept. Please listen to me and explain slowly."
"The last question raised by Mr. He An in his long Weibo is: There are three types of relationships between the poor and the rich that Mr. Pei wants to express, namely: "Better Tomorrow", "Struggle" and the real world.
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"The unsolvable problems of "Better Tomorrow" and "Struggle" have solutions in reality. This game makes us realize that the things we take for granted are actually a kind of great happiness."
"This is a manifestation of the game "Struggle" breaking the dimensional wall."
"But some people don't quite agree with this. They feel that juxtaposing the real world with "Better Tomorrow" and "Struggle" is a bit too forceful."