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Chapter 1520 No. 137: The essence of the test version
In fact, during the initial operation of the Gulangiel Theater, Sigmund Freud co-wrote the first psychoanalytic work "Studies on Hysteria", which received enthusiastic responses from the academic community. He later published "The Interpretation of Dreams", which was even praised by people outside the circle. It was during that time that literary and artistic creation officially entered the Freud era.

The characteristic of this era is the basic principle of Freudianism: spiritual determinism.

Right now--

It believes that everything that happens in nature and society has its cause, and all human behavior is determined by mental factors such as desires, motives, and intentions. However, mental processes are often unconscious, and conscious minds are just isolated and additional processes. Therefore, the focus of this theory is on psychoanalysis and unconscious psychology, also known as psychiatry and depth psychology.

The reason for this order is that Freud himself was a doctor, and this theory was the result of his research and treatment of mental illnesses, including hysteria.

It was only in that era of literary and artistic creation named after Freud that the creative concepts of many artists were directly directed to Sigmund Freud's psychoanalysis, and the research ideas of psychiatry were applied to literary and artistic creation - naturalism was born as a result.

This doctrine neglects the creation of typical characters and does not pursue dramatic twists and turns. Instead, it provides the audience with a record of life, pursuing the temperamental characteristics of the characters and the psychology under abnormal spirit.

Although this was suspected of being a publicity stunt at the time, to put it bluntly, this doctrine is about "light on plot and heavy on characters, light on fantasy and heavy on life". The so-called naturalism is exactly what it should be.

This style is somewhat weak on paper, but it makes sense when placed on visual performance media such as paintings and dramas.

- Especially horror plays like those performed by the Gulanginiel Theater. You know, the most embarrassing thing about naturalism is the lack of "dramatic twists", but in horror plays, with the filling of blood and horror, that lack no longer seems important.

The audience's brains are being severely beaten by strong sensory stimulation. Who has the energy to think about the dull and bizarre plot? This can be said to be the prototype of the current plasma B-level film category, which easily shines with a terrifying brilliance far beyond most of its peers.

It has become an indispensable concept in the history of horror literature that is tied to the Great Guignol Theater.

[Psychoanalysis + Natural Horror Drama]

It sounds very impressive, but it is actually the result of applying psychoanalysis, which is essentially used to "study and treat mental illness including hysteria," to drama. In other words, it is creating a group of lifelike mentally ill characters.

The ability to easily deviate from or even subvert conventions and give people a sense of madness and craziness is the core signature of the Gulanjiner Theater.

"So, so we can meet a lot of mental patients here?"

Nishizaki Yutaka, who clearly did not want to participate and just wanted to play with his phone outside and wait for the result, looked at the bustling and even crowded theater with people coming and going, and had a look of despair on his face.

People like this often don't die easily in horror movies, or they die later.

But it is not ruled out that some directors intend to break the rules... With such a thought in mind, Omer still answered honestly:

"Many, or one."

"To innovate in expressiveness, contemporary theaters almost always start with the field of 'strong interactivity', which is the virtual reality-like picture in front of us."

After all, it was he who explained the opening remarks to Sirius and the others at the very beginning. Since he had made a start, he might as well finish it.

What else can we do?

These people had no experience in either Freudian psychoanalysis or naturalistic drama, which made his initial reminders completely useless, and he was reduced to the pathetic situation of having to explain the punchline after telling a joke.

Even Rudolph, who loved to tell jokes and play puns in his spare time, had never come to this point. Now his heart was equally exhausted and he could only sigh.

"In this type of drama, the audience's sensory immersion is large enough, so the number of people responsible for creating fear can naturally be greatly reduced."

"Isn't that what they called back then? Escape room?"

If Bize were here, he would probably complain about how escape rooms have become something of an outdated term like "back then", but real-life mystery shows are indeed a long-outdated entertainment category in the Federation.

Even with the use of virtual reality construction technology, it has already become a memory for many middle-aged and elderly people, and is mostly inherited in the form of electronic games with uneven production quality.

"There is indeed a significant connection, but every industry is developing, and the stimulation given to people is no longer limited to escape rooms."

"Escape is still a thing, right?" Nishizaki Yutaka grasped the point. "Violence and killing are the most universal expressions of fear after all. The reason why this attack was urgently made into a play is probably because of the inspiration brought by the extreme violence."

"Rumor has it that no one died, but many bionic puppets were broken," Federico said calmly.

He had obviously done some research, perhaps because it involved his cousin.

"The puppets' minds were severely damaged, and they scared a lot of the staff."

"Scared the staff? Lost control?"

"Based on what Arturo said at the time, the image was probably an important factor."

"Screen?"

"The bionic puppet also has flesh and blood." Omer said indifferently.

This earned a slight nod from Federico.

This cool and handsome angel, who had the same black wings and a silver halo with a hint of black as Arturo, should have stood out because of his appearance and the special tuxedo that seemed to make him ready for battle at any time.

Coupled with the slogan "We should have won the Canaan Cup yesterday", and the Sirius symbol which was not in disguise at the moment, it was natural that many people would notice and even surround us.

But now, in the crowded crowd, no one paid any attention to the four of them, which gave them some time to whisper to each other in their small group.

"Is it the so-called opening protection?" Somewhat unwilling to imagine the truth proposed by Omer, Nishizaki Yutaka turned his head and paid attention to the present.

Although he leads a very fulfilling life and has had experience in going to high-end social venues, this trainer prince was indeed visiting such a place for the first time. After all, times have changed. It used to be the favorite theater of evildoers among the middle class and the aristocracy, but nowadays it is not so popular among the upper class. The largest audience group is the group that has a boring life, cannot find long-term goals, and can only seek some excitement in the present.

These groups are fairly evenly distributed across the classes, and even Omer would have difficulty breaking them down into individual levels at first glance. Only the user statistics of the theater’s own operations can provide a clear portrait.

What is clear is that a guy like Nishizaki Yutaka, who has a fulfilling and happy life, would not come here unless it is unexpected.

But now it's this kind of accident.

This accident not only allowed Nishizaki Yutaka to go to a place he would never visit in his lifetime, but also allowed him to participate in the program's internal test, which only a very small number of enthusiasts have the opportunity to earn.

But obviously, the parties involved are not happy about this and are not very enthusiastic about it.

He held the phone in his hand, wanting to contact a horse girl to chat about the present, but he happened to see that the contact signal was being strongly interfered with, blocking all the messages he had just sent.

"Will this kind of program disconnect the audience's network?" He turned his head and asked the junior trainer who seemed to know everything.

"Not usually."

In fact, he was just an information accumulator who made good use of search engines. Upon hearing this, he also glanced at his terminal screen, which was always turned on and only set to privacy mode for the convenience of confidentiality and concealment.

"Once this happens, all you can do is wait for the reminder message in three minutes."

"What if not?" Nishizaki Yutaka looked at the time on his phone. It seemed that more than three minutes had passed.

“A small problem that requires technical adjustments may be a harbinger of more big problems.”

"? Shouldn't the second half of the sentence be optimistic and comforting?"

“I’m not an optimistic person.”