Chapter 682 586 Magical Experience

So far, the game's CG has been integrated with the game itself. When the CG is finished, the main perspective just returns to the heroine, Dr. Stone.

The whole part, from CG to live-action animation and then back to the game, is seamlessly connected in the middle, and Yamada Masaharu didn't even notice it.

You will even have a wonderful illusion, as if you are in a big movie, and then the character is inexplicably controlled by you.

It's really amazing.

Yamada Masaharu sighed at the gorgeous starry sky while praising Pokeni's skills.

After taking over the heroine, the next step is a game teaching task.

The background music plays "Above Earth", which seems comfortable and dynamic.

...

The modeling of "Gravity" is simply amazing.

If you don't look closely, it really looks like a real-life movie.

Dr. Ryan Stone and astronaut Matt Kowalski are both 3D models made by Pokeni based on the faces and bodies of Sandra Bullock and George Clooney. The number of faces is actually quite high, and the degree of restoration is also quite high.

Especially when you look at it from a distance, it really is like that.

So when George Clooney approached the camera, Yamada Masaharu was shocked.

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This is a first-person perspective game. In order to let players experience the weightlessness in space more realistically,

So when the game starts, the camera actually returns to Dr. Stone's first-person perspective.

In Yamada Masaharu's vision, there is a huge blue planet in the distance, which looks quite magnificent and magnificent, which makes people feel daunting.

The earth looks 3D, but in fact Pokeni uses 2D animation drawing.

It is equivalent to making an animation of the earth rotating on a huge plane.

Because at the beginning of the game, it is impossible for you to get close to the earth.

But such a 2D animation makes people feel infinitely small in their hearts.

It is the insignificance of human beings.

But at the same time, I realized how great the place where I live is.

In the vast universe, the existence of the earth is a miracle.

The birth of life is an infinitesimal probability.

When he thought of this, Yamada Masaharu's heart could not help but surge.

...

In front of him was a huge cylindrical operating table extending from space, with a small electronic board extending from the end of the column.

The first task released was to [walk] over, take out the electronic board, reset the program, and then plug it back in.

Now it is about 20 meters away from that place.

I can only say that this game looks a bit simple, but it brings together all the new technologies of Pokeni.

After all, the main purpose of Qing Zhiyuan asking Mikami and others to make this game in the beginning was to realize various functions in the Pioneer Engine, whether it is 3D modeling, expressiveness, light effects, and suspension...

These are all brought by the brand new engine.

The space simulator is not in vain.

…

The male astronaut played by George Clooney in the movie acts as an NPC in the game, guiding Dr. Stone.

“No problem, Dr. Stone. There are six directions of air valves on your back that can be pushed forward. You can gain speed by releasing the nitrogen in them. Remember to fasten the seat belt to the corresponding buckle, otherwise there is no gravity in space…

You understand, right?

You will be pushed into the infinite universe, and it may not be easy for me to get you back at that time.”

“Jetpack”, named MMU, Manned Maneuvering Unit, manned maneuvering device, with compressed gas tanks inside, usually spraying nitrogen.

Dr. Stone nodded, and his breathing became rapid.

The operation of the jetpack in the game is actually quite difficult. In order to simplify the entire game and not embarrass the players, Pokeni did not push forward according to the real [reaction force after spraying].

Instead, when you move in a certain direction, the corresponding spray animation will be made.

So players only need to use the joystick to control the direction of advance.

But even so, it is not easy.

In "Gravity", because of the weightlessness in space, there is no [gravity] and naturally there is no so-called [up] and [down].

The whole world can rotate arbitrarily, and you can even define up and down at any time.

For example, from the CG point of view just now, the entire space shuttle is floating in the synchronous orbit of the earth, so it is above the earth.

The long column hanging down points to the direction of the earth, which should be down.

But when the camera pulls to Dr. Stone's first-person perspective:

The space shuttle is under his feet, and the tail end of the column is suspended in the sky, facing the huge earth above his head.

As a human individual, you will naturally think that the direction of the earth is up.

The direction of the feet naturally becomes down.

...

Following the instructions, Shoji Yamada moved [upward], and a hissing sound of air was emitted from behind.

Dr. Stone was wearing a heavy space suit, which was a bit clumsy, and his breathing was clearly audible.

It made people nervous.

Space operations look simple, but they are not easy.

In general first-person 3D games, you actually walk on a flat surface under gravity, so there are only 4 directions. Occasionally adding jumping and climbing makes it a 6-direction game.

But in this game, it has been a 6-direction game from the beginning. The up, down, left and right joysticks control the plane direction, and at the same time there are two shoulder buttons to control up and down.

The most troublesome part is that the right joystick can actually control rotation, and you have to adjust the viewing angle as needed.

If you are not careful, the world will spin and you will suffer from 3D dizziness.

Masaharu Yamada just followed the instructions and climbed up and down, spinning and jumping, which made him want to vomit.

"No, no, no, although this game looks good, it is too unfriendly to non-3D players." Yamada Masaharu muttered, suppressing the turmoil in his heart.

But if you think about it carefully, maybe pokeni didn't want this game to be available to the public from the beginning.

Space simulators have a high barrier to entry.

It's almost like a flight simulator.

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After climbing up from below, there is a short section where you need to jump and jump to the corresponding extended [branches].

Yamada Shoji took a deep breath and his heart beat faster.

Pressing the jump button, Dr. Stone jumped.

Lightly, the object is constantly moving in the direction of the helmet.

Then when you need to get closer to a certain distance, reach out and grab it.

Yamada Masaharu waited for the opportunity, spotted the T-shaped hook on the branch, and prepared to stretch out his hand.

but……

oops.

Yamada Masaharu cried out in his heart.

I wasn't sure about the direction of the jump, it was just a little bit off.

Dr. Stone fluttered twice and failed to catch it.

The whole person floats in the air.

Not good, not good, not good...

Die, die, die.

Yamada Masaharu suddenly remembered the [Jet Device] he had just learned, and quickly turned his body, pushing it back with the help of the jet pack.

This time Dr. Stone hit the [branch] straight, and Yamada stretched out his hand and firmly grasped the hanging ladder outside.

After buckling his seat belt, Yamada Masaharu finally breathed a sigh of relief.

When he came back to his senses, he found that his back was broken out in a cold sweat.

Oh my god, that's scary.

Although it was just a game, in just a few seconds, Yamada Masaharu seemed to have experienced death himself, and his life began to change.

To be precise, it is slow death.

If I didn't have a nitrogen backpack, I wouldn't be able to come back just now.

According to the principle of force in junior high school, when there is no force, he will keep his current speed and state unchanged, and then continue to fall into the boundless darkness.

That huge feeling of fear, coupled with helplessness, is really suffocating.

…

Fortunately, we finally managed to get back on the route.

Masaharu Yamada used his hands and feet to crawl to the side of the electronic board.

"Good job." Astronaut Matt laughed.

"If you fail to catch it, it can easily become a floating corpse in space."

Ah, hey, please don't say such scary things, okay?

…

In pokeni's settings, in addition to basic behavioral operations, the X key is used to interact with all objects in "Gravity".

So now Masaharu Yamada presses X and interacts with the electronic board. After playing a small arrangement game, the program has been reprogrammed.

He reinserted the board into the connector slot.

Meanwhile, astronaut Matt surrounded her, chatting leisurely.

Dr. Stone responded incessantly while busy at work.

It can be seen that this lady is a bit introverted and autistic, and she does not seem like someone who easily opens up to others.

And from the conversation, Yamada Masaharu also learned some information:

Dr. Stone is not a professional astronaut, but a scientific researcher engaged in data collection. He only received 6 months of training on the ground before being sent to space.

No wonder he's still so unfamiliar.

Yamada Masaharu smiled and asked for on-site guidance.

Although he knew that these were just tasks created by pokeni to take care of newbies, Masaharu Yamada couldn't help but admire that P Club was too rigorous.

In order to give a sense of immersion, I also need to explain why the heroine's operation is so bad.

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in space.

In addition to exercise, you also need to adjust your own body temperature and breathing. The oxygen content and body temperature are also clearly displayed on the screen. Players need to control the rhythm of movement themselves.

In short, controlling it is not as easy as Yamada Masaharu imagined.

But it's not overly difficult.

pokeni controls the difficulty scale very well, providing a certain degree of authenticity and making the operation as easy as possible based on the sense of substitution without being too anti-human.

So so far, Masaharu Yamada’s experience has been pretty good.

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After completing several tasks, a warning from the [Starry Sky] came from the helmet:

[I just received a report that a satellite was hit by a missile. The scattered debris is now flying in your direction at a speed of 20,000 kilometers per hour.

Please avoid it]

What the hell?

Yamada Masaharu's mind went blank.

At this moment, some faint white dots appeared in the distance, and they continued to expand at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"It's too late, let's get back to the cabin."

Matt ran over, ready to pull Dr. Stone away.

Dr. Stone held an electronic board in his hand and hadn't plugged it back in yet.

"Wait until I finish this."

After the conversation ends, a red countdown appears in the upper right corner of the screen.

It is necessary to insert the electronic board back into the card slot and return to the space shuttle within the specified time.

…

Yamada Masaharu had just completed his mission, and then a bunch of debris flew over.

Buzz!

As if being hit by a cannonball, the entire suspension arm connected to the space shuttle was hit hard and shattered.

At the same time, Dr. Stone's connection with the space shuttle was also cut off.

The huge impact caused her to spin in space along with the electronic platform she was tied to.

Yes, spin.

Dr. Stone is spinning in space, with the Earth orbiting in a counterclockwise direction, passing over her head every few seconds.

"What the hell?"

Yue!

Yamada Shoji almost vomited.

The experience is quite magical.

But pokeni is too brave, right?

With this constant rotation, have you considered the players’ experience?

But after only a short while, Masaharu Yamada discovered——

If you use the earth as a reference, you will definitely vomit to death.

But if you use the electronic station and Dr. Stone's hands as reference objects and focus on what's in front of you, it will look quite calm.

How do you describe this feeling?

It's like the whole world is spinning around you. Stand on the horizon and watch the sun rise and set. In the distance is a dark and silent sea.

This is probably what it feels like?

It's amazing.

Is this what space feels like?

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...(End of chapter)