Almighty Game Designer

Zhou Jiangping thought carefully about the construction and functionality of this new device, and although he felt a little clear about Chen's intentions, he was still a little confused.

From a hardware standpoint, this device is basically between Scheme 1 and Scheme 3, much more than just Bluetooth glasses, but it can't have too many high-end features, at least it's a little difficult to reach that level of large PC games.

Zhou Jiangping said: "Well, there's nothing wrong with this design, but I'm still a little confused. Where exactly is the core difference between this plan and Options 1 and 2? ”

Chen smiled and laughed: “It's the positioning of this device. It is more versatile than the Bluetooth Glasses feature of Scheme 1, but the difference from the portable VR helmet of Scheme 2 is that its main direction of attack is MR, not VR, which means it will not blend into the VR game it is playing today. ”

“The core function of MR is not play and entertainment, but to facilitate real life. ”

Zhou Jiangping's eyes lit up.

“This device is equipped with a camera in front to capture images in front of the player's field of view," continued Chan. With this camera, you can scan real-world objects for players, value them online, and measure lengths and distances. At the same time, this device can integrate most of the software features of your current phone. It won't be an accessory to your phone, it can replace many features of your phone itself. ”

“Players can open webpages on glasses, process text messages, email, install smart software, turn on navigation, maps, online shopping, and more. ”

“Of course, you can also use it to listen to music and watch movies, although it may not work as well in terms of images, but it's definitely not bad. ”

“In some special scenarios, mixed reality will give players more convenience. When watching a game, for example, players can see the data and scoreboard of the current player in control; for example, players can use these glasses in combination with special simulated guns for a shootout with audio-visual effects on certain occasions… Of course, this feature needs to be developed later, but technically they are fully achievable. ”

“At the same time, it can integrate the functionality of the translator, and when it hears other languages, it can translate them into languages you understand and translate them for you through headphones. ”

“If you want to go further, it can carry a simple AI system to help you schedule trips, write memos, automate reminders, help you analyze certain issues, and even talk to you when you're bored. ”

“Of course, in terms of entertainment, it can be loaded with a lot of MR games for a completely different kind of fun than current hand games and VR games. ”

Zhou Jiangping nodded constantly: “Yes, so a scene like the one in many science fiction movies can actually become a reality? Artificial intelligence butler for everyone? Sounds great! In that case, do the cameras on the device actually have live broadcast and video capabilities? ”

"This… I don't really recommend turning on live broadcasting and video recording. ”

Zhou Jiangping stunned for a moment: “Why? It works perfectly fine. Isn't that natural? ”

“Live and video features run the risk of invading the privacy of others," said Chan. Simply put, most people find it very uncomfortable to see strangers on the road lifting their phones, right? That's the truth. If you turn on live broadcasting and video recording for your device, it would be like giving everyone a cell phone that they can shoot at any time, necessarily causing others to resist the device. ”

“… makes sense.” Zhou Jiangping suddenly.

"This is just one of the problems, and there are other problems, such as price problems, energy consumption problems, fever problems, etc.," Chen said. If we solve all these problems, we can really get this product to market. However, at the current technical level, it is a bit difficult, but it can be solved. ”

Zhou Jiangping nodded: “Ok, so I will arrange for someone to develop it according to President Chen's plan now. By the way, about the game on this thing...”

"Don't worry, I'll think about it," said Chan. ”

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In fact, some companies have done similar research on wearable devices in previous generations, such as Google Glasses, which used to explode.

But Google Glasses actually failed, and it was born in an era that didn't belong to me.

There are actually a lot of questions about Google glasses.

Too expensive, battery life too short, severe heat during use.

Only one eye can see the screen and the viewing area is too small. When viewing the screen in the upper right corner, the user looks like he is flipping white eyes, which seriously affects the image.

Relevant applications are too few and software development is difficult.

A lot of people think it's invading their privacy, and people who wear it in public are even called “glassholes."

There is also a critical issue, which concerns interactivity.

Google Glasses interacts with voice, touch, and body, meaning that you need to say or make gestures to give instructions to your glasses, but this feature is also fully available on your phone. Google Glasses does not have smart image recognition or conscious reading, so this is not particularly convenient to use and cannot be effectively distinguished from the features of your phone.

That is, it is particularly expensive, but nowhere can it be superior to a cell phone, or even less powerful.

So, if the skill level is not reached, Chen Qiao would never have chosen to make similar glasses, because making them is doomed to fail.

But now, the emergence of micro-awareness reading devices makes it possible to have similar wearable devices.

Chan Wants to make smart glasses, the whole mirror is a display screen, the information will mix directly with the reality scene displayed in the player's entire field of view, not just part of the screen; interactivity can directly read the player's consciousness, the use of the glasses will become very fast, and this is absolutely impossible for the phone, because the consciousness reading device must be close to the human brain.

Furthermore, the player's current environment can be intelligently identified after the artificial intelligence system is mounted on the glasses, and when the player is in a more chaotic environment, the artificial intelligence in the glasses will automatically lock certain functions to prevent the player from becoming dangerous due to visual and auditory influences.

Too few applications, as long as the device is popular, a large number of IT companies will inevitably develop glasses applications.

At the same time, turning off the camera features of the glasses is a great way to protect the privacy of others and not make others feel contradictory to this device.

As for price issues, continuity issues, fever issues… technology in parallel worlds is more developed, so these problems have corresponding solutions. Chan also has some hardware knowledge, and according to his estimation, the price of this smart glasses should be between 3000 and 8000 (different models and configurations) with battery life of 6 to 12 hours (6 hours with high power consumption apps and 12 hours with normal usage).

In addition, glasses have a folding scheme when not in use and can be carried around in a bag.

In other words, the problems that plagued Google Glasses in previous generations, at the level of technology in parallel worlds, can actually be solved.