As a mage, I just want to pursue the truth

Chapter 304 The Emaciated Wiles
In fact, Kechuang Future has always been calling for AR glasses.

In the era of mobile Internet, whether in China or abroad, the number of myopia patients is increasing year after year.

At present, there are 25 billion myopic people in the world. According to the forecast of relevant agencies, this number will become 2050 billion in 50.

And even if you don't have myopia, you can use AR glasses.

In the future, from the bottom employees to the top executives, Kechuang has always set itself against Apple.

As the pioneer of the mobile Internet era, after experiencing fumbling, Apple finally has two main core products: iphone and ipad.

The ipad has even become synonymous with the tablet computer, beating up all the competitors with no power to fight back.

iPad is Apple's second largest source of revenue.

And the future "iphone" of Kechuang has been found, and some executives think that AR glasses are their "ipad".

Why didn't you do it?

Because the AR technology was not mature enough before.

AR is augmented reality technology, which superimposes data and images in the physical world.

Although the industry has always speculated that AR will show explosive growth, in fact VR has already exploded, but the market size and number of users of AR are still very small.

The truly popular AR application all over the world can be traced back to Pokemon Go ten years ago.

The application of AR in the industrial field is far more frequent and practical than in the consumer field.

For example, AR can increase the efficiency of workers through visual guidance in areas such as product team leaders, machine operations, and warehouse sorting.

Boeing probably does not use AR in the teaching and training field of aircraft manufacturing.

But for civilian use, the technology is not mature enough.

The main immaturity point is that the visual effects are not good enough.

Let's put it this way, people obviously don't choose to use AR glasses when they are at home. VR helmets, TVs, and computers are much more attractive than AR glasses.

Consumers obviously want to use AR glasses to enrich their lives when they are away from home.

In the sun, the effect of AR will become poor.

This has led to a very contradictory place, AR is not effective for external use, and AR is not necessary for home use.

Essentially, the need for augmented reality stems from the way humans process information.

We get information through our five senses, but vision actually provides us with the most information.

According to a survey, more than 80.00% of the information obtained by humans comes from vision.

Our ability to absorb and process information is limited by our mental capacity, and the demand on this capacity is known as cognitive load.

Every mental effort we undertake reduces the capacity for other simultaneous tasks.

Cognitive load depends on the mental effort required to process a given type of information.

For example, reading information on a computer screen and taking action creates a greater cognitive load than listening to the same information and taking action.

Because letters have to be translated into words and words explained.

Cognitive load also depends on "cognitive distance," the gap between the form in which information is presented and the context in which it is used.

If someone is using a smartphone to get directions while driving.

The driver must use the information on the screen, retain this information in working memory, translate directions to the physical environment in front of him, and then act in those directions while operating the vehicle.

There is a significant cognitive distance between the digital information on the screen and the physical environment in which the information is applied.Dealing with this distance creates a cognitive load.

Therefore, the design difficulty that AR needs to consider will obviously be more difficult than other consumer electronic devices.

Especially considering that the driver is not allowed to play with the mobile phone while driving, but who would know that it is AR glasses when the driver uses AR glasses while driving?
Once the AR glasses distract the driver's attention and an accident occurs, it is difficult to clarify the responsibility in the middle.

The speed at which information is transmitted and assimilated, combined with the cognitive distance involved in applying it, is at the root of the saying "a picture is worth a thousand words".

When we observe the physical world, we absorb a vast amount of information of all kinds almost instantaneously.

Superimposing information on images or pictures of the physical world, placing it within our vision, reduces cognitive distance and minimizes cognitive load.

This is what AR glasses are all about.

Therefore, after the breakthrough in display technology, Kechuang Future started the development of AR glasses as soon as possible.

Brain-computer connection technology has natural advantages in this field.

For example, when the driver is driving, after the nerve signal is recognized the driver's state, the AR glasses will automatically turn off other functions except the music function and the assisted driving function.

"When "Ready Player One" was released in 2018, investors and entrepreneurs in the AR and VR fields talked a lot.

They hope to recreate the virtual world in the movie in real life.

The large-scale commercial use of VR has been facing the key problem that has not been solved, that is, the control method.

The use of gestures and motion control cannot bring users the immersive experience they expect, but fortunately, science and technology into the field of VR has changed everything.

Brain-computer connection to control VR completely makes players forget that they are in the virtual world.

There is still a problem that has not been solved before, and that is the cost. The cost of connecting the brain to VR is too high.

According to the executives of Kechuang Future, this problem will be greatly alleviated at the fall new product launch conference of Kechuang Future at the end of this year.

According to the judgment of Goldman Sachs analysts in the field of consumer electronics, after the shareholder behind Kechuang Future increases ByteDance, Pico, which is wholly owned by Byte, will be fully merged into Kechuang Future.

In the future, Kechuang will use Pico as the brand name to launch brain-computer connected VR for low-end users.

But what about AR? The technological maturity of AR is far behind that of VR, and its share in the consumer market is almost non-existent.

Whether the cooperation between Kechuangfuture and Google in the field of AR glasses can bring revolutionary changes to the field of AR, let us wait and see. "

The above is a short commentary on the cooperation between Kechuangfuture and Google from American, a self-media focusing on the field of consumer electronics.

As for Kechuang Future, they have never admitted that they want to cooperate with Google in the field of AR glasses, and they don't care.

The media is concerned with the timeliness of news.

Whether it is Gates or Pichai's cooperation requirements are more realistic.

At least within a reasonable scope, the two parties have a basis for cooperation and can achieve mutual benefit.

But in the communication with Zuckerberg, the other party expressed their hope to obtain the authorization of brain-computer connection VR technology.

This is completely unrealistic, and this is not technology that money can buy.

Don't say that Zheng Li won't sell, even if Zuckerberg can come up with a bargaining chip that makes Zheng Li excited, Huaguo officials will not agree.

Therefore, compared with the other two, Zuckerberg is somewhat whimsical.

It was as naive and unrealistic as he thought that he could enter the Huaguo market by virtue of his relationship with Huaguo.

"Alan, long time no see."

In a cafe on the first floor of an unknown building in Brussels, Wiles raised the coffee in his hand as if toasting, and said to Zheng Li.

This area belongs to the military management area, and the huge cafe on the first floor is only used by the employees working in this building.

The organization in this building is similar to Huaguo's Bureau of Abnormalities.

"Wiles, I feel that your condition is not very good. You may have been under too much pressure recently." Zheng Li looked at the other party's haggard look in his heart, and there was no fluctuation in his heart.

He will not feel ashamed that the London incident was caused by him.

Due to the abnormality in London, Wiles now spends most of his time in London, serving as the resident mage of the Europa League in London.

With bloodshot eyes, Wiles whispered, "No, thank you."

Beside them sit Jean-Pierre and Jurgen.

As if they didn't hear the conversation between Wiles and Zheng Li, they were engrossed in the coffee cup in front of them.

They are playing a game of magic competition.

In front of the two of them is a special coffee pot with two spouts at the same level for pouring coffee.

Jurgen and Pierre are pouring coffee into their own cups in front of each other by will.

That is to say, whoever wins this mana contest can drink more coffee.

This game was inspired by The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

It's just a game that is popular across the galaxy in this science fiction novel, where the competition is for willpower and the drink is for alcohol.

A fan of Douglas Adams' books, Pierre has been looking for someone to play the game since he learned magic.

He always drinks when he plays with others, but Jurgen never drinks.

A German who never drinks always feels a little weird.

Pierre compromises in order to be able to play the game with Jurgen: "Well, let's trade the wine for coffee.

But unlike losers who drink, only winners can drink coffee. "

Even so, Jurgen rarely played the game with him.

When Wiles was still there, the person who played the game the most with Pierre was Wiles.

Both of them are top mathematicians and have many topics in common.

Plus Wiles was also a fan of Douglas Adams' work.

Douglas Adams was an Englishman who wrote The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, which was later made into the film The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

It's actually a series of five books, and "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" is just the first in the series.

Since Wiles was based in London, Pierre had lost a good game companion.

As for Zheng Li, Zheng Li is based in Geneva and not in Brussels.

Other mages also have their own tasks.

"Haha, in the end I was the one with the best skills."

Pierre got up and happily picked up the coffee in front of Jurgen and drank it down.

Then he turned around and found Wiles and Zheng Li who had just come in and sat next to them.

Pierre hurriedly said: "Long time no see, Wiles, your condition is a bit bad.

At this time, wine is needed to forget the sorrows of the world.

When the meeting is over, let's go for a drink. "

Wiles simply said: "Okay.

Still playing the game of magic fighting wine? "

Wiles is also looking forward to it, because everything that's been going on in London has been horrendous lately.

Before becoming a mage, he was just a mathematician, not Sherlock Holmes.

The perpetrators of random killings in London have been found and the entire organization has been captured.

But this does not prevent people from releasing their inner malice and greed.

Because magic is more subtle and difficult to detect.

And all kinds of magical ways to covertly kill people have been invented.

For example, if you cast a spell in a car, no one will know that you did it because of the glass cover.

Compared with the sound and fire of firearms, the difficulty of capturing magic has risen by more than one level.

And the mages in London can only cast spells.

Wiles is the only one who can perceive magic fluctuations and track them.

In addition, London officials are still discussing the punishment measures for those who cast spells to kill people.

As a country that abolished the death penalty in 1969, it is too difficult to restore the death penalty.

Even though everyone knows that in the face of this unprecedented situation, it is necessary to use heavy scriptures in troubled times.

But no politician dares to take on this responsibility.

Boris?Boris has stepped down.

Realizing that he couldn't clean up the mess, he stepped down decisively.

It is also said to the outside world that I am not being kicked out or running away, but just fulfilling my previous promise.

As for why there was this promise before, it just didn't mention it.

People like Boris dare not take responsibility for restoring the death penalty, let alone other politicians.

In this kind of situation, only Wiles can find the murderer, and the murderer lives in prison with peace of mind, and the malicious people outside will not shrink back because the murderer has been arrested.

Wiles just felt tired, physically and mentally exhausted.

In fact, the crimes caused by individuals due to malice are still within the control range.

The most uncontrollable thing is a series of crimes derived from magic.

Not long after the magic was made public, magical duels began to be staged in the London underground.

At the beginning, the magic duel was still controlled in the performance stage, but as time went by, more and more performance venues did similar business.

These performance venues are not limited to speakeasies, nightclubs and the like.

Finally, some people began to do octagonal magic fighting. At first, they were injured, and later the fighters died.

Businesses engaged in magic fighting similar to octagonal cages know that this is a risky business, so they specially find black households to participate in magic fighting.

In addition, they were able to know the news of the police dispatch early because of their relationship, and they had never caught their feet.

Of course, Wiles had only heard about this matter, and it was not his turn to do this kind of matter.

The London police have full powers to deal with it.

But there are people who believe that the soul can enhance mana.

There are many such people.

With a population of tens of millions in London, there are quite a few people who think so and put it into action.

Even if the English government repeatedly advertises on the Magic London app, don't believe this statement.

The problem is that people don't believe it.

This has nothing to do with credibility, simply because the rhetoric of stakeholders is not credible.

What the English government needs is stability. People who believe that souls can enhance mana will doubt the purpose of the English government to dispel rumors.

Pierre got up and patted Wiles on the shoulder and replied, "No problem, we won't be drunk tonight!"

(End of this chapter)