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Chapter 186 Game Developers Conference
After the National Day, Fengyun Interactive, which was in charge of this "Game Conference", held a summary meeting. In addition to the relevant personnel of Fengyun Interactive, there were also Fengyun Game Club Lin Musen and others who were responsible for the specific operations, and the "Game Conference" "Creative workshops that are interested in relevant information, even Rising Sun Software and Le Yiyang sent staff to participate.Zhang Lexing, who has always been concerned about this matter, also came here with Wang Mengyao, accompanied by Tu Wen, the vice director of the Electronic Entertainment Department who came to listen.

At nine o'clock in the morning, the large meeting room temporarily rented by Fengyun Interactive was already full of people who came to attend the meeting. Sitting on the stage, Chen Jingyi saw that the time was almost up, so she turned on the microphone and announced: "The summary meeting has officially started. , the main content today is a summary of the game distribution of Fengyun Interactive's main business in the past six months, and a review of the "Game Fengyun Conference" held during the National Day. Next, I invite Qin Wencai, the person in charge of the sales department, to come Let me introduce the sales of the company's contracted games in the past six months."

After Chen Jingyi finished speaking, Qin Wencai came up from the stage, took the microphone and said, "Leaders, colleagues from the brother units, hello everyone. As of the end of September, the company has signed contracts for games such as "Legend of Sword and Fairy", There are a total of 9 games such as "Revelation of Zhongguancun", "C+ Detective", "Heroes of Might and Magic", "Warcraft 2", "Command and Conquer", among which 16 games have been launched successively, and there is currently "Magic 8 games including Heroes of the Gate are being localized, and 6 games are expected to be released in January next year...

The average sales volume of the 8 games that have been launched has exceeded 2 sets, and some of the best-selling games have even exceeded 3 sets. At present, the game sales revenue has reached 1720 million yuan...

During the sales process of the game, we found a situation. Generally, three weeks after the game is released, the number of pirated copies on the market will rise sharply, and the sales of genuine games will also decline rapidly at this time.A conclusion can be drawn from this, that is, the early distribution of the game is very important, and the goods must be distributed in the channel as quickly as possible, so as to ensure the sales in the first three weeks and the total sales of the game to increase. .

In a word, speed, the best sales effect can only be achieved by sending genuine games to users as quickly as possible, taking advantage of the period before the pirated version comes out.That's all I have to say, please correct me. "

After speaking, there was applause from the audience. Qin Wencai bowed slightly on the stage, then returned the microphone to Chen Jingyi, and then walked off the stage.

Chen Jingyi took the microphone and continued: "Thank you, Manager Qin, for your sharing. Now let me review the status of the 'Game Conference'. This 'Game Conference' was held for three days and attracted 1065 people to participate. The event cost a total of 12 yuan, which mainly included buffets and event prizes, which were not included in the renovation of the club player’s activity room and the purchase of related equipment. After the event, we conducted a survey on the players present According to a random survey, they were all satisfied with the event. However, some problems were also exposed during this event. For example, due to the underestimation of the number of people present, the event venue seemed too small. In order to better hold the event in the future For similar activities, we plan to requisition about 3834 square meters on the third floor, and put the game appreciation area and board game area upstairs. Some computers will be added to the game appreciation area. In this event, "Catan" and "Mythology" " are quite popular, and we plan to add some more game tables, while the killing bar and interactive stage will continue to be kept on the second floor, and the area will be expanded appropriately.

In addition, during this event, we also collected players' opinions on the trial version of the Chinese version of "Heroes of Might and Magic", and then we plan to arrange manpower to deal with it.Regarding the use of the beta version (the customized operating system based on the KylinWindows95 platform), we also arranged for people to conduct a survey. Judging from the feedback from the players, they are not dissatisfied. Instead, they feel that starting the game is easier, which shows that The development of the system is relatively successful.Although not many people use it now, if the computers in the game appreciation area are opened for a long time in the future, there will be more testing opportunities.

According to the statistics of the management system embedded in the system, the 25 Chinese and English games installed on the computer had a total of 3697 clicks in these three days, with an average of 147.9 clicks per game. The five games with the highest number of clicks were "Rage Tank, "Thunderbolt", "Magic Flying Carpet", "Nova Storm", "Infinite Flight", the total running time of the game is 36158 minutes, and the five games with the highest running time are "Command and Conquer", "Three Kingdoms" "Test version, "Warcraft 2", "Blood War on the Bund", "Doom II", the specific figures can be found in the relevant investigation reports.Although the number of people participating this time is small, some clues can be drawn from it. At least it shows that real-time strategy games and No.1 shooting games are more popular among players, which may provide some reference for future game development. ..."

Chen Jingyi on the stage continued to talk, but Zhang Lexing's mind was still spinning around the system.The emergence of this system is a by-product of research on high customization based on the KylinWindows95 kernel. After Zhang Lexing discovered it, Sunrise Software continued to improve it, so the current beta version appeared.The so-called system is essentially a dedicated operating system for Internet cafes in the future. It is a highly streamlined system based on mainstream operating systems. The function of management (currently still in its infancy), especially the game-on-demand system included in it, will be the most important part of the Internet cafe system in the future.Once the system is promoted in the future, through statistical functions such as Internet cafe game clicks and running time, it will be able to bring first-hand analysis reports of the game market, and can more clearly grasp the preferences and dynamics of players.Through the compound statistics of clicks and running time, it is also possible to dig out the context of the contribution rate of games to Internet cafes, and the corresponding game companies can thus have an additional way to survive.However, it is still too early to start these things. After all, most game companies are still in their infancy, and they can’t produce qualified games at all. Moreover, the current computer game room is too small to be worth spreading the net. At present, we will try it on a small scale internally, and then we will promote it on a large scale when the system is perfected and the general environment is suitable.

After Zhang Lexing finished thinking about his thoughts, Chen Jingyi's speech on the stage had ended, and it seemed that Wang Mengyao, who got up and left just now, also had a bunch of materials in his hand.

"Boss, here are all the materials for today's meeting. I plan to take them back and file them for easy reference when you need them." Before Zhang Lexing could ask, Wang Mengyao first expressed her plan.

"That's fine, anyway, so much information can't be read all at once. After you go back, sort out the expenses and expenses and give them to the audit team for review, and then help me sort out the information about the system. The day after tomorrow It could have been done before.”

"Okay, boss."

"By the way, did you notice just now that other people are most concerned about those materials?"

"Hmm..." Wang Mengyao thought for a while, and replied: "Creative Workshop is most interested in the statistical results of game clicks. What they asked Jingyi to get is the statistical report of game clicks and running time. Rising Sun Software is interested Yes, it’s the operation feedback. Le Yiyang is very concerned about the operation of the management system embedded in it. What they got from Jingyi is the usage feedback report. What Vice Minister Tu is interested in is the "Game Conference" The organization of the situation, as well as the operation of the Fengyun Game Club, they intend to establish a similar club and hold related activities on a regular basis."

Zhang Lexing nodded. The situation is similar to what he expected. Everything is still in its infancy, and these materials can only be used as a reference. After a few years, once the system is rolled out, the reference materials will probably change by then. It has become a simulation problem.

Two days after the summary meeting of Fengyun Interactive, another important event began. Zhao Haiguang's long-prepared first China Game Developers Conference (CGDC) opened, and the entire conference lasted for three days.

On October 10th, the first day of the conference...

Xu Ze is a programmer who has only joined the creative workshop for a few months.Before he entered Fengyun Game Academy, with several years of programming skills, he agreed that game design was just a piece of cake. A good game is even more difficult.During this period of time, Xu Ze participated in the "Sui and Tang Heroes Meeting" project that has just been fully launched, and the game engine is also under production. Unexpectedly, in such a busy schedule, everyone has a three-day vacation, and everyone offered to participate Opportunity for the first China Game Developers Conference.Xu Ze had heard about the meeting as early as early September. Later, he became more interested when he learned that a famous foreign game producer was coming to hold a special lecture. Unfortunately, the subsequent development tasks gradually became heavier. When I got up, I thought there was no hope at first, but I didn't expect the company to be so humane. It seems that the original choice was right.

Xu Ze came here today with a few college classmates. After graduating from college, they went to Fengyun Game Academy to study together for a year. Unfortunately, these classmates did not stay in the creative workshop after graduation, but went to other domestic games In the company, these classmates are usually very busy, that is, they can only get together once in a while, but most of them have asked for leave this time.Everyone came to the hotel where the conference was held. Xu Zelai had already inquired about it. Today's special lecture will be held in the conference room on the third floor of the hotel, so they walked through the lobby and took the stairs directly to the third floor.

When he reached the third floor, Xu Ze was dumbfounded. There was obviously more than one conference room, and several conference rooms had the logo of China Game Developers Conference "CDGC" posted on their doors.After asking at the sign-in area next to the elevator, Xu Ze knew that the special lectures were held here, but there will be several special lectures held at the same time.After signing in, Xu Ze got the schedule of the conference. Looking carefully, it turns out that there will be four special lectures this morning. They are "Player Psychology of Game Design" by Mr. Meier, the game producer of "Civilization" , "The Birth of a City" by Mr. White, the game producer of "Sim City", "How to Ensure Gameplay and Circular Experience" by Vice President Xiao of Fengyun Game School, and "Game Outsourcing and Development Process Management" by Mr. Wilson of American Blue Dragon Company ", among which "Player Psychology of Game Design" and "The Birth of a City" will be held at nine o'clock in the Yangtze River Hall and the Century Hall respectively.

Xu Ze has played both "Sim City" and "Civilization", and he likes them both. Now he has the opportunity to listen closely to the speech of its creator. This is such a rare opportunity, but he can only choose one of the two, which makes him It's hard to make a decision all at once.

"Lao Lang, where do you think we should go?" Xu Ze, having lost his mind, had no choice but to pin his hopes on his companions, wanting to hear their opinions first, so the first target was the old man with the strongest relationship. Lang Lang overflows.

"Aze, I have told you many times, my surname is Lang, Er Donglang, not Langhua." Lang Yifei muttered dissatisfied.

"Okay, okay, old wolf, tell me, where shall we go first?" Another companion, Zhao Xu, interjected.

"That's not easy, you can listen to whoever you want." Lin Xin, who was studying hard with a copy of "Urban Dynamics" in his hand, suddenly said a few words: "Anyway, I am Going to listen to 'Birth of a City'."

Lang Yifei touched his chin for a long time, and finally said: "We want to listen to 'The Birth of a City' too. Anyway, we all like "Sim City". When I was in school, I thought about making one myself. Listening to it might help."

"Okay, I was just about to see what the person who made the game "Sim City" looks like." Zhao Xu immediately agreed.

Xu Ze also thought it made sense, and when he was about to nod his head in agreement, there was a voice behind him that haunted him, "Xu Ze, are you here today?"

The voice was crisp and gentle, Xu Ze didn't need to turn his head to know that the person who came must be He Xiaoyi, the voice was still lingering in his ears, his heart was beating faster and faster, he took a deep breath and immediately exhaled He came out, stabilized his emotions, and then turned around.

It was indeed He Xiaoyi who appeared in front of Xu Ze, and he waved his hand happily: "He Xiaoyi, you are also here to attend the lecture."

"Yes, today there is Mr. Mel's 'Player Psychology of Game Design'. I like his "Civilization" very much, so I want to listen to it. Xu Ze, are you here alone?"

"Ah... yes, I'm alone." Xu Ze felt his heart beating faster, and he took two steps to the side while answering.Of course, Xu Ze had already automatically ignored the words "there are opposite sexes but no humanity" that floated over at this time, and only He Xiaoyi was left in his eyes.

"I am..." He Xiaoyi just said two words, then she turned around and waved her hands again and again, shouting, "Come here quickly, you said you would accompany me today, where did you go?"

Xu Ze looked in the direction of He Xiaoyi's waving hand, and saw a well-proportioned boy with a height of about 1.7 meters five running towards him.He couldn't help feeling a sense of loss in his heart, but he couldn't help but whispered in his heart: "It wasn't him, it wasn't him..."

But as soon as the boy came over, He Xiaoyi smiled and stretched out her arms to hold him. There was no jerk in that posture. Xu Ze only felt a buzzing sound in his head, and then he couldn't hear anything in his ears, and only He Xiaoyi was left holding his arm in his eyes. The image of the boy having an intimate conversation, although Xu Ze couldn't hear anything clearly because of the chaos in his mind, but the expressions of the two clearly had an unusual relationship, and they seemed to be such a good match.Suddenly, Xu Ze felt a knife-like feeling in his heart, and his face darkened.

At this moment, He Xiaoyi also noticed that Xu Ze's expression was wrong, and quickly reached out her hand and shook it in front of his eyes, but it didn't work, the person in front of her was still standing there like a fool.He Xiaoyi had no choice but to pat Xu Ze on the shoulder several times, which woke him up.

After waking up, Xu Ze felt sore in his heart, but he still didn't say anything. He suppressed the pain in his heart and said, "Oh, I just... remembered something."

"Xu Ze, your complexion just now looked very bad. Do you feel uncomfortable? Why don't you take a rest? Anyway, I have my younger brother by my side, so I'm fine." He Xiaoyi was still worried, looked at Xu Ze, and asked with concern road.

"Ah, he's your brother?" Xu Ze pointed at the boy and asked joyfully.

"Yeah, don't you think we look a little alike." He Xiaoyi compared her chin with her hand and said playfully.

It is said that thinking determines vision. This is true. No matter how you look at it before, it seems that there is an ambiguous relationship, but Xu Ze looks at it now, how come the two are like siblings. Thinking of the misunderstanding just now, he couldn't help feeling in his heart. Cursed: "The legend of husband and wife is really killing people!"

At this time, the boy next to He Xiaoyi stretched out his hand and said to Xu Ze, "Hi, my name is He Xiaoyu."

Xu Ze, who was in a good mood, also stretched out his hand to hold He Xiaoyu's hand, and said with a smile, "Hi, my name is Xu Ze."

"By the way, which lecture will Xu Ze attend?" He Xiaoyi raised her hand to look at her watch, and then asked Xu Ze.

"I also want to listen to Mr. Mel's 'Player Psychology of Game Design', why don't we go together." Now Xu Ze blurted out without hesitation.

He Xiaoyu rolled his eyes, and suddenly said: "Sister, go and listen, I met a friend just now, and there is something wrong."

If the situation didn't allow it, Xu Ze would definitely rush to He Xiaoyu and hold his hand again, thanking him: "Brother, you are too good."

But now I can only try to keep a calm expression on my face, and said to He Xiaoyu: "Don't worry, I will definitely help you take care of my sister."

He Xiaoyi's face flushed, she opened her mouth but did not object, this made Xu Ze feel better.After watching He Xiaoyu leave, he cleared his throat and said to He Xiaoyi: "He Xiaoyi, it's almost time, let's go in first, or the lecture should start."

He Xiaoyi hummed, then walked towards the Yangtze River Hall with her head down, and Xu Ze, who was full of joy, hurried after her.When he got to He Xiaoyi's side, he hesitated for a moment, but in the end he didn't dare to stretch out his hand, but just walking side by side like this filled his heart with sweetness.

(End of this chapter)