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Chapter 91: Making VR games?

This is a WeChat friend, and the visitor’s note is very simple.

'CEO of Danmu.com'.

Just a few words reveal his identity.

This made Ding Yi raise his eyebrows and he approved his friend.

After waiting for about ten minutes, the other party sent a message.

And he sent several sentences in a row.

[Hello, Mr. Ding, I am the CEO of Danmu.com. My last name is Zhang. You can just call me Mr. Zhang.]
[We are contacting you because we have watched your game trailer. Although we don’t understand the game, we can tell that the quality is very high! ]
[Moreover, data and the market also show that game videos are very popular and widely welcomed, plus your past projects have brought profits to Danmu.com. Therefore, after comprehensive evaluation and discussion, the investment application for your new work has been approved, and 60 million yuan of funds will be transferred to your company account within the next week. Please be informed.]
Sixty million?
Ding Yi blinked and couldn't help laughing when he heard the number.

Last time it was 40 million, this time it was 60 million. It seems that Danmu.com has tasted the sweetness of profit sharing and has increased its investment in "The Evil Within".

Ding Yi smiled and said thank you.

But he knew very well that for matters like this, it would be enough to let Manager Shi relay the message, and there was no need to add him as a friend in person to explain the matter.

But the CEO came in person, which can only mean one thing.

The senior executive had other matters to discuss.

Sure enough, ten minutes later, CEO Zhang sent a new message.

[Mr. Ding, how much do you know about VR?]
VR?

Seeing this, Ding Yi raised his eyebrows slightly.

To be honest, he didn't know much.

The VR level of Blue Planet is actually on par with that of Earth, all of which are head-mounted display + handle + computer host.

The only difference is that Blue Star doesn’t have any decent VR games.

There are some popular VR games on Earth, such as "The Elder Scrolls 5", "Resident Evil 7", and "Arizona Sunshine 2".

Going a little further up, we have Half-Life: Alyx, which is currently at the top of the VR game pyramid.

What about Blue Star?
There is only one casual entertainment game called "Duck Hunt" that is quite interesting, the others are very shoddy.

There are even violent transplants, which simply make a VR lens and then experience the cool operations of third-person shooter games like a computer.

Therefore, the VR technology in this world is the same as that on Earth, but its popularity is not as high as that on Earth.

At the very least, no one would buy equipment just for a game called Duck Hunt.

Even on Earth, not many players would buy VR just to play "Half-Life: Alyx".

Because there are so few games to play, not many people buy the device even though its price is about the same as a console.

However, this CEO suddenly asked this kind of question, I'm afraid he has some ambitions.

[I don’t know much about VR, but I’m very interested.]
Ding Yi answered truthfully.

Soon, the other side sent another message.

[Mr. Ding, we have jointly developed a new type of VR device with foreign manufacturers, called Vision.]
[It is perfectly compatible with all VR games on the market, and has a built-in game platform that shares the host's digital game library, and can download and install digital games like a host.]
[We want to promote this product globally to expand the VR game market.]
[But there is a problem now. We lack advantages and there is no highlight to attract players to buy.]
Seeing this, Ding Yi thought to himself, as expected.

Indeed, it is just a VR device and its competitive advantage is too weak.

Watching a movie, tasteless.

As for games, the only one I can play is "Duck Hunt", but it's not very fun and I get bored of it very quickly.

So it is not as good as computers and consoles.

After all, the former can not only be used for playing games, but also has many other uses, even for work.

The latter has a large number of exclusive games to attract players to buy.

What about VR? Apart from a little immersion in playing games, it is beaten in almost all aspects and has no advantages at all.

Players simply can't find a reason to buy this kind of thing.

However, as a veteran in the workplace, Ding Yi also guessed what the CEO of Danmu.com was planning.

They just wanted him to make VR games. Since there was no advantage, they had to create one to attract players. At this time, a message popped up on WeChat.

Sure enough, it was just as he thought.

[So Mr. Ding, we hope you can develop a VR game to help us open up a new VR game market.]
[But we want to keep the game exclusive and play it only with our VR headsets.]
[It means escort.]
Seeing this, Ding Yi pinched his chin lightly.

Develop VR games to support the release of VR.

To be honest, Boss Ding was tempted.

The VR game market on Blue Star is simply a desert area waiting to be cultivated.

Whoever enters the market first will have the advantage and reap the benefits like crazy.

It's like a harvest.

Then why don’t other major game companies make VR games?
In fact, it is very simple, that is the problem of developing the engine.

Most of the game manufacturers on Blue Star use the commercial engine 'Punk 4', which is the same as the commercial engine 'Unreal 4' on Earth, and can be used for money.

Only a very small number of large companies have self-developed game engines, but these are technical secrets and will not be made public like the 'Unreal Engine'.

And these engines, just like the Earth in the previous life, are not suitable for VR games.

Why is "Half-Life: Alyx" the ceiling of the VR gaming industry?
This is because its development engine is the result of more than ten years of technical research.

So, Ding Yi looked at the game engine on the computer desktop.

It just so happens that my cheat code is the engine, but I don’t know if it can be used for VR. I have to give it a try.

While I was thinking, the CEO sent me another message.

[We believe in the technical strength of Xingdong Games. If you are willing to try to develop VR games, we at Danmu.com will solve all funding issues. It is equivalent to us providing the money and you providing the people, and the copyright will also belong to you.]
[We just hope that your game can be released together with Vision as a companion piece.]
Seeing this, even Ding Yi couldn't help but be surprised.

Solve all the funding? Then wouldn't that make you a producer?
In the past, when developing games, Danmu.com provided money as an investor and then shared some of the profits.

But now, Danmu.com asked Ding Yi to develop a VR game as a producer, and it doesn’t even want the copyright!

Wow, they really spent a lot of money just to sell VR devices.

but…

Ding Yi was not in a hurry to agree.

He wants to first try out whether his engine can be used to make VR games.

[Mr. Chen, I understand what you mean. I am glad that you trust and value our company.]
[But our company is currently focusing on developing a new game and cannot spare any manpower. We need to hold an internal meeting to discuss your request. If it is convenient, can I give you a reply tomorrow?]
Because I want to use the system tonight to see if I can do VR. If it can't be done, wouldn't it be embarrassing if I agreed to it?

Ding Yi thought to himself, and the CEO on the other side quickly sent a message.

[I see. I was a bit rude, Mr. Ding.]
[This matter is not urgent, you can contact me at any time.]
[Okay, Mr. Chen.] Ding Yi replied.

After finishing the chat, he rested his hands behind his head and leaned back in his chair to relax.

Making VR games is a great idea.

Although the number of PC and console players is large, the VR market has a high threshold.

Most manufacturers do not have the ability to enter this market. The two major issues of development engine and game quality are enough to give them headaches. Otherwise, there would not be so many shoddy VR games.

If its own system engine can produce VR games and the quality is better than those on the market, then for the current era, Star Games will be the only performer on the world stage.

The game engine does not need to be made public because it is a technical secret.

Except for public engines like "Punk 4" that can be used for money, many self-developed engines of major manufacturers are kept confidential.

So now he wants to try whether his system can make VR games.

Thinking of this, Ding Yi immediately sat up and started testing.

But at this moment, a message suddenly popped up in a WeChat chat group.

[Hello Mr. Ding, the website you requested has been completed and the documents have been uploaded. Please check them.]
[If there is anything that needs to be changed, please let me know in time.]
Ding Yi glanced at it and smiled.

"Finally done, the Blue Star version of the Foundation."

(End of this chapter)