Chapter 490 Lesson 1

"A lot of people came, I'm very pleased."

Chen Mo looked at the stands with satisfaction and said, "First of all, let me introduce myself to the students. My name is Chen Mo, and I am the designer of "League of Legends" and "Overwatch". Most of the students here should know me. So I didn't say much, I said too much, it seemed like I was showing off."

There was a burst of laughter from the audience. This kind of boasting is also ingenious. As expected, this Chen Mo is still the same as when he was on the live broadcast. He always likes to talk about jokes.

When the laughter gradually subsided, Chen Mo continued: "First of all, I would like to thank the leaders of the Tourism Committee and the game design major of World University for letting me teach this class. I am also very honored."

"Today is the first class. Let's briefly talk about the class itself. This class is called Game Prospects, which is to summarize the past development experience of the game industry and look forward to the future development prospects of the game industry."

"About some of the past experiences, the students have already learned them in the last semester, so I won't repeat them. Now it can be said that mobile games, PC and VR games coexist, and the future...may be the world of virtual games. Or maybe not, that's what we need to explore in future courses."

"Of course, according to the current general understanding, the future will definitely be the world of virtual games, because virtual games can crush mobile phones and PCs in various aspects of experience. With the popularity of cabins, VR games will definitely replace mobile phones and PCs as the most important and high-end entertainment method for mankind in the future, and will also become a mainstream game type.”

"On this point of view, I want to hear everyone's thoughts first. Are there any classmates who want to take the initiative to speak?"

The students in the audience responded enthusiastically and raised their hands one after another.

Chen Mo pointed to a girl wearing glasses in the front row: "Tell me about it."

The girl wearing glasses stood up and said, "Mr. Chen Mo, hello! I think this is a clear fact. VR games are better than mobile phones and PCs in various performances. Although the popularity of VR games in China is currently not high Not too high, but it's mostly limited by the cost of VR games."

"At present, a VR game cabin can range from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands, which is too expensive in terms of the current income level of ordinary people in China. But in the future, if we use a VR headset or just a pair of VR Glasses, can let people enter the virtual world? Or, the price of VR game cabin has dropped sharply, down to a few thousand dollars, which is the same price as PC, then VR games will definitely squeeze the living space of PC games in an all-round way. So I think the future is definitely the world of VR games.”

Chen Mo nodded,

He pointed to a fat boy in the middle row.

The boy stood up: "I think in the future, VR game cabins will definitely become mainstream, but there should be room for PCs and mobile phones. Unless there are virtual glasses or virtual helmets that can integrate the functions of mobile phones and PCs. Before this, it was impossible for VR games to completely unify the entire game market.”

"But from the current situation, in terms of our technological development level, this day is still too early, so the status quo of the coexistence of mobile phones, PCs, and VR will continue for a long time."

Chen Mo named a few more classmates.

Everyone expresses their own opinions, but the overall concept is similar. Everyone thinks that it will be a matter of time before virtual games become mainstream, but it is only a matter of time.

Before virtual games fully unify the market, other game platforms, including mobile PCs, will not suffer a fatal blow, but they cannot survive too well.

Chen Mo nodded, this view basically represents the current mainstream view.

Chen Mo said: "This is what I'm going to talk about today, and I have a different opinion on this."

"Will the game really be completely limited by the platform? I don't think so. A really good game, no matter what platform it is placed on, is a good game, and it may even save a platform because of a game."

The classmates blinked, this is an unconventional statement.

A classmate in the audience asked, "Mr. Chen Mo, are you talking about "League of Legends"?"

When Chen Mo said this, the first reaction of many people was "League of Legends", because before "League of Legends", PC games were completely suppressed by VR games, but the popularity of League of Legends caught many people by surprise. The popularity even surpassed many VR games on the market.

And League of Legends cannot be changed into a VR game, which also makes many people realize that VR is not omnipotent.

Chen Mo nodded: "League of Legends is just one example. In fact, there are still many vacancies in the domestic game market, and VR games cannot fully cover these vacancies."

A student asked, "Mr. Chen Mo, what do you mean by vacancy?"

Chen Mo replied: "The game is equivalent to a form of expression, and the device is a carrier. The VR game cabin is just one of the carriers. It also has advantages, but also disadvantages, and it is impossible to meet all the needs of everyone. To give a simple example, in fact, the handheld still has room to survive even now. It’s just that no one has done it.”

Everyone was stunned.

Handheld?

There have also been handhelds in parallel worlds. The so-called handheld is actually a handheld game console. The main feature is that it can be played in the hand.

However, handheld computers in this world have not been fully developed at all, and soon disappeared because technology has developed rapidly. With the improvement of technology and the continuous popularization of smartphones, handheld computers have been completely replaced by mobile games.

It is true that there is a high degree of duplication in functions between handhelds and mobile phones. In the eyes of designers in this world, most of the functions of handhelds can be implemented on mobile phones. In this case, why bother to spend money to buy one? What about the handheld?

Therefore, after hearing Chen Mo's remarks, everyone was a little surprised, because the handheld is a game carrier that has been eliminated, which is a recognized fact in the game industry.

Several lecturers and professors in the back row are frowning, what is the situation? How could Chen Mo tell such a common-sense mistake?

A daring student raised his hand and said, "Mr. Chen Mo, are you sure that there is still room for handheld computers in this era? The functions of handheld computers and mobile phones are highly repetitive, and what a handheld computer can do, a mobile phone can do. , but why buy a handheld? It doesn't make sense."

Chen Mo smiled: "Because the handheld I'm talking about is not the kind of handheld you imagined. You all think of the handheld as a mobile phone that can't make calls and can't install other software, right?"

The students looked at each other, does that make any difference?

Can the handheld just not install other software or make calls? What is the difference between the other and the mobile phone?

Chen Mo said: "Imagine, let's imagine that there is a handheld computer on which we can play open world games; there are real joysticks and real buttons on it, which feel better than the virtual joysticks of mobile phones; it is very convenient, anytime, anywhere. Can play. So how many people do you think will buy it?"