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Chapter 99 Rookie Training Season

The recruitment work of Creative Workshop lasted until the end of September. In the process of nearly a month, a total of 52 people became prospective employees of the company.In addition to Zhu Jingyu, Yang Chenjie, Chen Jingyi, and Lu Qiuya who Zhang Lexing liked, Chu Jing and the others also contributed a lot of people. Among these people, there are two people Zhang Lexing has met before, such as the glasses that he saw in the elevator that day. Men and middle-aged uncles.

The guy with the glasses is Zhao Yanyu. He just graduated from university this year. His specialty is programming, and his interest is ancient Chinese history, especially the era of heroes at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty. However, unlike most people who like "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", what he likes to watch is " In Romance of the Three Kingdoms, I don't like Liu Bei but Cao Cao.Originally, after graduation, he was assigned to work in a research institute, and he became a proficient in programming, but then he accidentally saw the recruitment advertisement of the creative workshop in the newspaper, which suddenly triggered the dream of the Three Kingdoms buried in his heart. As a result, he even He ran here to apply for the job without discussing with his family. Fortunately, computers are still a mysterious high-tech thing at this time, so his family members didn't have any opinions.

The middle-aged uncle is called Fan Weimin. In fact, he is not an uncle. He is only 25 years old this year.Maybe it's because of the poor conditions at home, and the too hard life made him look a bit vicissitudes.Fan Weimin majored in interior decoration design, but he has been looking for a job several times, but he couldn't show his talents. This time, he just wanted to try his luck, but he didn't expect that his solid art skills would allow him to enter a new field. .

Personnel have been identified and training is about to begin.Creative Workshop is a responsible company. It will not recruit a bunch of employees who know nothing about games like some game companies, but do not provide special training. They just send two people to do some simple guidance. We were still ignorant and started to do projects in a daze.When working on a project, you have to explore while doing it, and you don't even need a dedicated person to guide you. The result of this can be imagined.Now that there are already ready-made failure examples, Zhang Lexing will certainly not let his company repeat the same mistakes.

After the National Day, the game development training class officially started.Because these employees have different knowledge of games, some have rich experience in playing games, but some don't know anything about games, so the training content this time is carefully prepared.

The company's new office area is still being renovated, and there is no such a large space for everyone to come to the training together. Fortunately, Chu Jing temporarily rented a small auditorium in a nearby university, and finally had a place to start the class.Today's first lesson is lectured by Lao Xiao. Lao Xiao's real name is Xiao Donghai. He is the oldest among the employees who go out to study. In addition, he usually likes to study ancient Chinese like an old pedant, so he got this nickname.The reason why Lao Xiao was chosen this time is because he had been a teacher before, and he also had the experience of being a guest trainer during his study abroad.

It was time for the class, and the audience was already full of employees who participated in the training. Lao Xiao took the materials prepared in the past few days and walked up to the rostrum of the school auditorium to give a lecture, while Zhang Lexing hid in the last row of the auditorium to listen.

Lao Xiao picked up the chalk and wrote the big word "game" on the blackboard, then put a question mark next to the word, and then began to give lectures.

"Everyone, I think some of you should have been exposed to video games or computer games. I wonder if anyone can tell you what a game is?"

"Games are just for entertainment, relaxation, and passing the boring time. What's there to say about that?" Someone muttered in the audience.

"That's right, but it's not comprehensive. From a psychological point of view, a game is a process in which players use their own abilities to overcome set obstacles, thereby gaining a sense of accomplishment, and the objective content of this process. For example, many of you The 'hide and seek' game that people have played in childhood, when a ghost comes to catch people, players need to overcome terrain obstacles and time-limited obstacles to find other people hiding in order to win the game and gain a sense of accomplishment. The sense of accomplishment is the fun of the game.

The corresponding computer (electronic) game refers to an interactive system that creates a virtual environment for players through digital video and audio technology, sets up corresponding obstacles for players to overcome and achieve a sense of accomplishment, and then obtains the fun of the game. If this obstacle comes from another player, and the game only acts as a platform for confrontation, then this kind of game can be called a battle or competitive game. "

Lao Xiao glanced at the audience, and continued: "The virtual world in the game has a high sense of substitution. During the game, players need to comprehensively use various abilities to overcome obstacles. The requirements for playing the game are also very simple. Generally only need to have a computer system (PC or game equipment) to play thousands of games.

The game also has the following advantages:
(1) High interactivity: Players do not need to passively accept pre-arranged content, but a kind of active entertainment. Players can experience the game content by themselves, and even interpret their own plots.

(2) Gain growth: Players can use their abilities to overcome obstacles in the game world during the game, thereby gaining growth in certain aspects of their abilities.

(3) Easy to communicate: Players can cultivate a tacit understanding with friends in the process of playing games with them.

......"

Old Xiao spoke very seriously, Zhang Lexing looked from behind and found that everyone seemed to be listening carefully, and many people were still taking notes seriously.

Taking a sip of water from the podium, Lao Xiao continued: "There are many ways to classify games, and they can be divided into two categories based on the difference in experience that games give players. One is ornamental games, which mainly provide exquisite The pictures, music and plots are for players to enjoy, while the parts that require player interaction will be relatively small. The other type is experiential games, which mainly emphasize interactivity and gameplay, and create fun for players through these two aspects of game content, while Pictures, music, and plots have become auxiliary components.

We can also classify according to game factors, which refer to the main means to solve the obstacles set in the game.According to this classification, games can be divided into action games (ACT), role-playing games (RPG), adventure games (AVG), simulation games (SIM), strategy games (SLG), sports games (SPG) and other types. The method is the most commonly used in the game industry.

It may not be intuitive enough for me to say this. In the next time I get to know the game platform, I will take you to know various types of games by the way. "

After speaking, Lao Xiao walked off the rostrum, came to a few tables under the stage covered with cloth, and gestured to Han Jiaxiang who was standing beside the table.Han Jiaxiang is a well-recognized game master in the development team. He has been playing games for ten years. He started with the earliest Apple computer, and then played various popular game consoles in different periods. During his study in the United States, his interest gradually turned to PC. It can be said that the game experience is very rich.

After receiving the gesture, Han Jiaxiang lifted the cloth on the first table, revealing a small computer.Lao Xiao pointed to the computer on the table and said: "This is the Apple II computer. Although it was not the earliest game platform, it had a profound impact on computer games. Many developers who are active in the game industry started from it. Yes. I'm going to show you some games on the Apple II."

During Lao Xiao's explanation, Han Jiaxiang took out several floppy disks from the floppy disk box on the table, inserted them into the floppy drive one by one, and played classic games such as "Genesis 3", "Prince of Persia", "Battle on Mount Fuji", "Digging for Gold" and so on. The picture is displayed, but unfortunately the low picture resolution and too few color combinations are not very attractive to most people.

Lao Xiao came to the second table and lifted the cloth covering it, revealing a TV and a small box next to it, "This is the Atari game console. Withdrew from the market, but it has continued to be popular in China for several years, I think everyone here should have played it."

Han Jiaxiang picked up the cassette, inserted it into the slot of the console, and started to demonstrate the game.Unexpectedly, Zhang Lexing was quite familiar with this game, it was actually the "New Canal War" created by Fu Zan back then.

The two came to the third table again, and Han Jiaxiang lifted the cloth, revealing the TV and a red and white game console.Lao Xiao said: "This is a classic Nintendo red and white machine. I think many people have played this game machine. Of course, the names of the consoles may be different. For example, the little genius and Shengtian who were popular in China. , Tianma and so on, of course, the popular learning machines can also play this kind of games.”

Next to him, Han Jiaxiang plugged in the cassette, turned on the TV, and began to show the classic games on the red and white machine. The first thing that came out was "Super Mario", which was popular all over the world.

"Well, everyone, please pay attention, this is a classic action game on Nintendo's red and white machine." Following Han Jiaxiang's operation, Lao Xiao continued: "Look, everyone, the protagonist of the game can run, jump, and step on it from above. Enemies, these are typical action elements, which later became the design principles of platform games."

Mario on the TV screen ran and jumped hard, all the way to the bottom of the level, and successfully lowered the flag.Han Jiaxiang turned off the console and replaced it with a new cassette, this time with "Final Fantasy 3" which laid the foundation for the entire series.

"This is a turn-based game "Final Fantasy 3" that was released the year before last. It has the typical content of role-playing games, lengthy plot descriptions, constant battles and constant upgrades, multiple occupations and multiple magics. And the previous characters Compared with role-playing games, this game has certain innovations, such as the first appearance of 'summoning' magic, numerous hidden passages and hidden items, chocobos that can serve as warehouses, free-triggered branch plots, etc..."

Next, Sega's MD console, Nintendo's SFC and GB, and even NEC's PC-E console all appeared one after another. Of course, the PC was left at the end as the grand finale.As the cloth covering the computer was removed, a newest multimedia 486 computer from Dell appeared on the stage.

The first game to be displayed on the computer is "WOLF-3D", which was launched this year, the originator of the FPS era.Han Jiaxiang has just played this game for less than a week, but with his profound game skills, he quickly mastered the control method. Under his skillful control, the protagonist who escaped from captivity began to kill enemies and advance in the maze.The special background music, interesting sound effects, and rare game modes and 3D-like game screens all of a sudden aroused the interest of the employees who participated in the training, and they all came over to see what was going on. There are three layers outside the layer.

After passing two levels, Han Jiaxiang changed the game again, and the next ones were "Three Kingdoms 2" and "The Age of Great Voyage". There were more people watching behind him.The training season for new employees of the creative workshop kicked off amidst such chaos...

During the next three months of training, the newly promoted staff experienced a stimulating life.The first is a one-month theoretical study period. At the end of the month, there is a general game knowledge test. Because everyone usually studies very seriously, they passed it without any surprises.

The next month is the game experience stage. At this time, just in time for the renovation of the new office area on the 8th floor, more than 50 development computers have also been placed in the office area. The game room on the other side is also equipped with several popular game consoles. .The new recruits are divided into several groups and take turns to start their gaming careers on computers and game consoles.Classic FC games, newly popular SFC games, popular hardcore MD games, and of course various types of games on computers (PCs).Action, deciphering, role-playing, simulation, strategy a lot.

After playing for a month, the newcomers, whose minds were filled with various game screens, began to summarize their usual game notes and prepare for their second homework—the game analysis report.The so-called game analysis report is to choose a game that impresses you the most, and analyze it from the perspective you are best at, such as the art design characteristics of the game screen, what are the successes, what are the shortcomings, how to do better, etc. .Compared with playing games before, this is a very boring thing, and the newcomers are all in a state of pain and hard thinking.

After repeated torment, the report was finally handed in. Of course, the content of the answer sheet is full of strange things.Some people are more obsessed with the "Fire Emblem" series, and the report they completed is "Geography and History of the Continent of Argania and Valencia", which is actually based on the two works of "Fire Emblem" on FC The plot is deduced, and the writing is quite good.Some people don't know whether it's because they majored in urban construction in school, or because they were influenced by "Sim City" and "Civilization", they actually came up with a report "Civilization Development and Urban Construction", from the gathering areas of ancient tribes to Cities made of huge stones, from the Nile River to the Yellow River Basin, from earthen shacks to towering skyscrapers, the content is quite professional, involving the history of civilization development, urban dynamics, urban planning, architectural foundations and other related knowledge, it is responsible The examiners who reviewed the answer sheets were in a cloud of mist.Even Lu Qiuya, who is known as a game rookie, produced a report about her first experience in the game. The writing is not bad, but the name of the report "My First Time" is really a bit irritating.

According to the performance of these two months and the final game analysis report, the newcomers were labeled with classification labels and entered the final stage of training - simulating actual combat.Projects are grouped according to the newcomers' strengths and interests, and a month-long project development practice begins under the leadership of seniors with several years of development experience...

(End of this chapter)