Reboot 2003

Chapter 267 046: Platform selection (two-in-one)

Thinking about it carefully, this is probably indeed an important matter, and there may have been warnings before.

But recently... the situation has been different again. Yahoo was thrown into chaos by Zhou Hongyi's resignation. Kuaikan Media's power has returned to the board of directors.

Alibaba has been jumping up and down for so long. Although he has reaped the benefits, he has not shown any actual control over Kuaikan Media.

However, Yahoo may make a comeback at any time, and Kuaikan’s cloud services are still being developed, but now it seems that Kuaikan and Yahoo will invest in an additional joint venture, with Kuaikan’s main contribution still being...

Therefore, Ali has to continue to win over the Gu family. For this purpose, it seems not surprising that they can do such a thing.

As for the woman who said Ma Yun contacted the charlatan to save Gu Wenjie...

Do you really want to save him?

If it can be cured, it will of course be very beneficial to them. Gu Wenjie is the founder of Kuaikan, he is relatively powerful, and he has never been on good terms with Yahoo...

But he is a charlatan after all, so of course the question is not whether he really wants to cure the disease, but it seems to be another question. Speaking of which, I met Master Wang some time ago. Whether it is him or not, in short, this seems to be something worth paying attention to. intelligence.

But there was no need to say anything to Xu Lingling, so after talking to Xu Lingling, Xu Lingling didn't sound like she had anything else to say. She just told Chen Qin the gossip she heard from an aunt; after that, Chen Qin thought about what to do next. How can I talk to Lao Xu, but I don’t have any good ideas...

After all, although Lao Xu is his right-hand man, capitalism cannot pay attention to the relationship between monarch and minister. In the process of pursuing social power, secular morality often seems ridiculous and comical to the rule makers. At this time, the rich are in chaos. The relationship between men and women is a trivial matter, not to mention that since Lao Xu got divorced and is now a diamond king, he wants to find a second-tier actor and let people meet his daughter. What can Chen Aotian say as an outsider... …

Forget it.

After making the call, Chen Qin had no intention of going back to sleep.

After opening the door and going out, grandma just got up and greeted him: "Did that little Yue call just now?"

"Alright, I'm going to GameJam today. In order for us to concentrate on our work, can grandma go to the restaurant outside the yard at noon and bring us some food?"

Last year, Xu Lingling made a fuss in front of the two families, which really had a bad influence on the parents. Chen Qin mumbled it, and grandma didn't care: "What restaurant are you going to eat at? I'll cook it for you, just you and Xiaoyue?"

"There are two more, Song Ziyun and another classmate."

"Okay, what do you want to eat? Xiaoyue loves pig's trotters. I'll give her two. Where are the others?"

"You can eat whatever you want, but we are very tight on time. We have to do a lot of things in two days. Grandma, please bring us some snacks by the way!"

After making an agreement with grandma, Chen Qin put on his computer bag and went out after breakfast.

When I arrived at the studio, I saw from a distance that advertising banners for "Three Kingdoms" had recently been hung outside the passageway of the dilapidated building.

We went up to the third floor and entered the studio. Early in the morning, the three of us were already waiting in the room. Even Xiao Gao, who was watching the excitement, was waiting in front of a computer at the door.

As soon as Chen Qin walked in, he asked, "Why are you here? Your brothers have been waiting for half an hour."

"I told you not to be nervous." Chen Qin came in and put his bag on the table, "But since we are here, let's get started. In short, our goal is to make a game within two days, but since it is GameJam, I will Ask for something extra.”

He pressed his hands on the table and announced: "Although we are generally in the learning stage, our producers are now the actual directors of listed companies, which means that we must not only make things, but also make things that can have a market." Something of value.”

Song Ziyun laughed and immediately realized that this matter might not be funny. Guo Yang and A Yue listened carefully and nodded thoughtfully.

Chen Qin continued: "So in theory, two days of construction period is certainly not enough, but why do we want to hold this event? In fact, Ayue mentioned the platform problem before. The flash platform is now highly competitive, and on the other hand we are Already gained experience..."

"So on the one hand, our new work must try to make full use of our previous accumulation. On the other hand, we are not professional producers after all. We must work bravely on the new platform, so as to obtain commercial value that exceeds our strength."

Ah Yue reacted: "So today we are going to make a game that is not a Flash platform?"

"Yes, in two days, we can try to make a game on a new platform that we have not been exposed to in the past." Chen Qin said, "Of course, if we don't have a clue in two days, forget it. After that, we can continue to make web games on the Flash platform."

The three of them suddenly realized that this matter had been discussed before.

On the one hand, the two days were too tight, and on the other hand, it was a pity that I couldn’t try and make mistakes.

But if you spend two days trial and error, and then develop normally, it is probably indeed a comprehensive plan.

"Then what platform should we choose?"

"I don't know about this, let's start the discussion from here." Chen Qin said, taking out a table, "In short, this is a two-day process: early project establishment, conceptual design, writing a plan, and making a demo... "

It makes sense, but the three of them are already starting to feel dizzy. There are only two days left.

Anyway, the three of them packed up their things and turned on their computers first. Chen Qin first pulled out two square tables, put his laptop and things on the table, and prepared to start the discussion first; but he thought of the information Xu Lingling provided just now. , should I tell A Yue?
Thinking about it carefully, it's useless. Ma Yun likes to do this, and it's not without his reasons. Anyway, let's play games today.

And when I think of 'playing games well', of course A Yue can do whatever she likes.

It's just that Chen Qin did have some other purpose at the beginning, and this purpose was certainly not complicated...

In short, he put all the tools and information on the table, and then deliberately placed the newly purchased Guazi mobile phone next to it.

Then after the four people sat down around the table, others also put their mobile phones in hand.

And soon we talked about the first topic, which was to choose a platform first.

So Chen Qin followed the instructions carefully:

"Although we have to make games on new platforms, we can't just pick a platform and rush in. This point can be referred to our previous successful Friends Brawl."

"First of all, this platform must be popular enough. Flash is the last generation graphics engine. Its installation rate on the devices of Internet users exceeds 97%."

"Secondly, this platform must have certain advantages over traditional games. For example, Flash has smaller data traffic and can be easily loaded on web pages, which gives it a considerable advantage among lightweight games."

"Then it's best to be a newly emerging platform, or have the potential to be developed by capital, so that even if we don't do too well, we can still help Ayue's company."

"Finally, after all, our technical capabilities are not that high. Of course we cannot make large-scale games, so it is best to choose some platforms that favor lightweight games..."

Chen Qin talked a lot eloquently. As he spoke, he took his newly bought Guazi mobile phone and held the screen and rotated it in his hand.

The three of them seemed to be stumped by this question: "Where can there be such a platform?"

Chen Qin put the phone back in his hand: "This requires us to investigate carefully. Why don't we list the emerging game platforms on the market now, then list their advantages and disadvantages respectively, and finally compare them together."

Then asked A Yue: "Producer, what do you think?"

"Yeah, that's it!"

Ah Yue was stunned before and didn't say a word. Now she nodded quickly and asked everyone to start doing research.

Of course, she was no longer a little girl as a producer, and she didn’t know whether she was aware of Chen Qin’s intentional guidance, or whether this preset answer really had only one theoretical solution. A Yue was the first to suggest: “Should I give the phone to you?” Playing games?" Guo Yang said: "What kind of mobile phone is it? I read that different mobile phones have different compatibility..."

"Of course it is a Kaitian mobile phone." A Yue explained, "Kaitian is a mobile operating system. In the future, all mobile phones will use the Tianhe system. Then, just like Windows programs, Kaitian applications will be available on all mobile phones in the future. run."

"Then remember, the Java game on Tianhe counts as one." Chen Qin said deliberately, "Is there anything else?"

Of course there are others.

For example, Sony's PS3 is certainly not a platform that junior high school students can access, while Nintendo's Wii has higher sales volume because of its motion-sensing games, and Xbox, which has just joined the console war, has unprecedented support for independent games, but these devices are first in the studio. No, and we only look at commercial interests. There is no future for the Flash platform at present, so we can only give it a decent consideration.

So in fact, development can only be done on mobile phones or personal computers. The platforms on computers are similar, and there seems to be nothing to study. Traditional client games have a huge audience, but the competition is fierce. The web platform is an alternative option at the beginning, and it is better than it. Being more promising is already a very demanding requirement.

As for mobile phones, there are many choices -

To develop programs on mobile phones, this is a function of smart phones. The biggest difference between smart phones and feature phones is that they can run third-party programs.

At present, Apple's third-party support is not complete, and it is difficult to say that Google's Android has reached the point of being usable. The best in this regard... is actually Nokia's Symbian.

Symbian has dominated the mobile phone industry for so many years. The .java ecosystem has been very rich. Internet support is not very good, but Java games have become very popular. There is even a game application store with a mature business model like n-gage. As a developer , we can naturally see the business opportunities in it... Of course, this business opportunity does not refer to the Saipan platform, but the Kaitian platform, which also has potential; the Kaitian platform has just been launched, and although its future prospects are not certain, if it can develop When it comes to Saipan, logging in to the Kaitian platform in advance is a good opportunity to get there first.

With these obvious backgrounds, the answer to the first question seems to be ready.Chen Qin sat at the small table and waited for the three people to sort out the information... He had been struggling for a long time, and this was why.

Now that the 'Reinvention of Mobile Phone System Championship' has come to an end, Kaitian OS has some advantages in patents, but Apple and Google have also followed suit - Apple has its own closed ecosystem, and its actual sales are not bad, and Google Of course, Android is a mess, but it doesn't mind being open source. Now the threat is bigger. To completely win in the competition, it actually needs a more decisive magic weapon.

And this magic weapon to win... From an old perspective, it can also be an easy and fun game.

Even if you don’t mention Gameboy’s Tetris all the way to Switch’s Breath of the Wild, there are some differences between these game consoles and mobile phones.

On the mobile platform, there are also small games such as Snake and Space Wars that can influence mobile phone sales.In today's era, the most familiar one is Angry Birds. It is not too difficult to make, and it is probably just right for middle school students to practice.

Of course, to induce A Yue to do this now is not to ask her to copy an Angry Birds.

In fact, the code of the game itself is very simple. In the future, personal imitations on Github can be almost identical. But for a casual game, art and sound effects are also very important. The higher-level factor is human-computer interaction. , the original version of Angry Birds was very simple. The reason for its success is that it is naturally suitable for the operation logic of large-screen mobile phones.

Now we have to copy the game, and we have such an important task to copy the game. Of course we can't just find a junior high school girl to just copy the game, so now the game has been handed over to a dedicated person, or the Smash Empire just got a job recently I can’t say that it will be able to surpass the studio and bring in top-notch art and sound effects personnel, but it is quite easy to make it as popular as it has been in history.

In addition, things like Fruit Ninja, Balance Ball, Sudoku Magic Tower...

It's not enough to let the Flash Empire do it all the time. They don't have enough manpower.

What's more, this group of people came from a Flash background, and their advantages are mainly in graphics technology, but are not very good in other aspects, and the mobile Internet business is an area that attaches great importance to user needs.

So some are handed over to other departments, and there is nothing we can do if we don't communicate; some are given to people within the company who want to start a business, and the company invests in projects. From this perspective, it is okay to dig up a future idea for Ayue to work on. Not a bad idea.

However, the Friend Battle she made last time was pretty good. It felt a bit humiliating to ask her to copy it. Why not let her try it out on her own first?

What if we could come up with something else?

Chen Qin was thinking this at the moment, leaning leisurely on the back of the computer chair, watching A Yue and Song Ziyun discussing whether to go PC or mobile... This is almost the final issue. If it is decided to be mobile, then in the end It is only reasonable to choose Kaitian as the platform.

At this time, Song Ziyun suddenly turned around and asked Xiao Gao, who was working by the door: "Brother Gao, can we go to the Internet cafe below and have a look?"

"what?"

"Let's do some research. People who play games now are all in Internet cafes. Let's see what they are playing."

"Then go and come back quickly. The person checking the Internet cafe in the bureau will go to work later."

"I know."

Song Ziyun still thinks that games played on computers are better, but now he can't find a new platform that meets the conditions mentioned by Chen Qin. Chen Qin sneered and followed suit. Although he came to this platform every day, he still couldn't find it. I haven’t been to the Internet cafe downstairs for a long time.

So the four of them went downstairs together and arrived at the New Era Internet Cafe downstairs. Before they even entered, they heard the noise and swearing in the room. The hormones of young people were mixed with the smell of cigarette smoke. When they opened the door curtain, they were greeted by a stinky smell. , several brothers were bored downstairs practicing their accounts, and they became acquaintances with Xiao Chen and others: "Hey, are you so early today?"

Today is 2008, which is the most prosperous time period for Internet cafes.

Although it is noisy and dirty, it was just renovated during the Chinese New Year. Wallpaper was put on the interior, uniform tempered glass tables and gaming chairs were neatly arranged, and the display screen was replaced with a large LCD screen that is popular nowadays.

Song Ziyun walked in front, and the other three followed in turn.

Walking through the narrow aisle, the first person was in Audition, and the second person, by coincidence, happened to be playing "Friends Brawl".

Several high school students began to whisper excitedly when they saw the elder brother in front of the computer with the Brawl page open and chatting with someone in the background of the 51 network.

51.com is one of the many social network followers that have emerged recently.

It may be a relatively unfamiliar name to people in the future. Among the large number of followers pouring into social networks, 51.com is also an inconspicuous little player.

But this house is sinking enough... Of course this is a term for high emotional intelligence.

On the one hand, they are trying to copy Tencent and trick Tencent users into using their products. On the other hand, they are mainly spending money on the Internet cafe platform to gain customers. Now one of the main customers of Kuaiba advertising is him.

So now Sina Weibo and Juyou Campus are a bit dead, but 51.com is doing very well. Although it can't keep up with the top Weibo and QQ Space, it has almost entered the second echelon.

Now I see this guy chatting with a user with a female avatar. In the chat box, they seem to be discussing 'Where are you from?', 'Do you have Shushan swordsmanship in Western Sichuan?', 'Is Western Sichuan fun or not?'...

There is nothing unnatural about talking about games and reality at the same time; as a developer, you may have some vague doubts about whether the games you make are used in some inappropriate fields, but the three of them are very happy. Watching his eldest brother flirting from behind the chair, he noticed that he was a little unhappy. He turned around and glared at the four junior high school students in confusion before Song Ziyun continued to walk forward...

But moving forward, something wasn't quite right.

I walked past two people playing Chenghai 3C in Lianzuo, followed by two people playing World of Warcraft, and one playing Three Kingdoms Online.

The two players who play World of Warcraft are playing dungeons, and the one who plays Three Kingdoms is playing in the battlefield. They are scolding each other in the voice software. It seems that everyone has a bright future.

But when I turned around, I saw in another row five young people playing Dota. They seemed to be playing together. It was a classic Internet cafe where five people sat together.

Then he continued to look at the past - although there were many things to do in the Internet cafe, in terms of the number of people, it was still gaming.

Nowadays, there are fewer minors, and the rest either play MMORPGs or competitive games.

The rest... is almost like playing a third-party World of Warcraft map.

After reading all the way, I probably had the answer in my mind; so just after returning to the third floor, Guo Yang suggested: "Hey, Chen Qin, Ah Yue, can we also make a Warcraft map?"

(End of this chapter)