Based on each country's consumption and tax rates, the price of virtual reality experience differed. For example, the internet cafes in Hua were priced at 6 RMB per hour, UA was 2 USD, and Europe was basically 2 Euros. Half of the fee went to the internet cafes while the other half went to Future Technology. After two months, the internet cafes could also purchase the helmet at 2000 USD without the need to share the revenue with Future Technology.
All players' accounts were linked to their iris and could be bound to their Future 1.0 account.
To ensure everyone could play the game, Future Technology had a clear limit on the amount of time each person could experience the game. That was, each person could only play for a maximum of two hours at a time and could only log in once every 72 hours. Based on the unused rate of the helmet, the limit would be gradually increased.
But the last rule was clearly redundant.
Just twenty-four hours after the 21 large internet cafes in Wanghai City launched the virtual reality experience service, the internet exploded. A lot of forums, forums, and Weibo were flooded with the keyword "Phantom." The players who were fortunate enough to experience the virtual reality experience all expressed their astonishment.
"It's the immersive virtual reality helmet! The rumors from before were actually true! This is the first time in my life! "
"It's unbelievable, unimaginable. My body didn't move at all … The feeling is hard to describe, it's like I traveled to another world!"
"Don't call it Future Group, call it Black Technology Group. Like if you support the name change!"
"HoloLens shipped directly from abroad, only played for two days, sold at half price. If you want to buy, hurry up. Contact information is here …"
"…"
Words alone were not enough to describe the excitement of the players.
Not only the players, but even the scientific community was shocked by the results of Future Technology.
Even the Nobel Committee sent an email to Future Technology asking for the person who solved the technical problem of the exchange of neural signals and electrical signals in the "Phantom" helmet development project. They hoped to nominate him as a candidate for the next Nobel Prize.
But when Xia Shiyu asked Jiang Chen for the person's name, Jiang Chen rejected the Nobel Prize that was delivered to his door with a heavy heart. Even if he said he developed it himself, no one would believe him. With his lifestyle and personal experience, he didn't fit the description of a rigorous scientist at all.
This technology was destined to not leave its name in the Nobel Prize.
Regardless of how shocked the players and scientists were …
While many players were eagerly anticipating virtual reality, Future Technology finally released the tip of the iceberg of Godly Land – the arena experience project.
Although it was an experience, it was also a form of internal testing in a broad sense.
All players would be placed in the experience server. Although they would not be able to enjoy the full game content, they could experience the arena mode that closed beta players had yet to play and enjoy the fast-paced game (PK) experience.
In the Arena, players were limited to Level 10, and they could choose their own class. After the game started, players could use the system's gold coins to purchase equipment from the Arena's merchants. Then, they could participate in the Arena's battles with other players.
There were 12 different terrains to choose from, whether it was solo or group.
Everyone was a newbie, so there was no advantage or disadvantage. However, when they first entered the game, there would be a tutorial for beginners. To a certain extent, the statistics in the arena would affect the class balance of the game on the day it was officially released.
On the other hand, the arena also allowed the players to enjoy throwing fireballs. Presumably, once the game was officially released, the prepared players wouldn't swarm over to choose the Mage class.
But it was quite funny. A lot of the more peaceful players chose not to fight after entering the game. Instead, they chose to walk around the map and treated the arena as a tourist attraction.
Some mages, after playing with fireballs, used their staffs to pick up the mud on the ground. As to the players who purposely chose a character of the opposite sex and then checked if they had it … Based on the country's law, the content would naturally be censored. If they really wanted to play H games, after the helmet was released, they could follow the tutorial online and use Xin's VPN to play.
But strictly speaking, the "Phantom" helmet didn't provide audio and video. All the scenes were directly displayed in the brain, which technically belonged to the category of "daydreaming." Therefore, it was still debatable whether virtual reality content could be applied to the current film and game production regulations. Since using the law to restrict the content of people's dreams was too much.
Of course, the main theme of the arena was still combat.
But other than that, what shocked the players was the real-time translation function that Future Technology introduced into the game.
Players from all over the world were in the same experience server, but they could communicate with each other without any hindrance. The real-time translation function could help players translate the words of other players into the common language of the twelve countries.
With so many insane functions, Future Technology once again became the focus of the public and the media.
For example, on a UA talk show, the host and Gates discussed Future Technology.
"I heard a virtual reality device called" Phantom "was released recently. Gates, have you played it?"
"Of course, I went to a nearby internet cafe on the day of the release. Um … and then I finally got to play it yesterday." As he spoke, Gates made a helpless expression, and the audience burst into laughter in agreement.
He was no longer the CEO of Microsoft. He only participated in the show as the founder and shareholder of Microsoft.
The host also laughed and continued to ask.
"If this thing is officially released one day in the future and you buy it the day after it's released, aren't you afraid of what happens when you wear the helmet? For example, you'll be locked in the virtual world and can't come back after playing the game? "
"That's a good question. My answer is … "Gates purposely lowered his voice and laughed." Even if I can't come back, I'll still play it. "
The host's face showed a shocked expression.
"As the founder of Microsoft, is it really okay for you to be so optimistic about your competitor's product?"
"I'm optimistic about the virtual reality itself. I have to admit, after experiencing the "Phantom" helmet, the sense of realism is indeed shocking. But what I want to say is that Microsoft's HoloLens system has its unique features. For example, our concept is to allow users to interact with virtual objects in reality instead of moving further and further away from reality. "
"So, Microsoft and Future Technology are focusing on different directions?" The host asked with a smile.
"Yes, you can interpret it that way." Gates crossed his legs and leaned back in his chair.
"Then which one do you think is more in line with the current trend, HoloLens or Phantom?" The host threw out a sharp question with ill intentions.
The audience was watching intently, but Gates was caught in a slight awkwardness.
His expression changed for a few seconds before he coughed and gave a vague answer with certainty.
"… I can only say that both have their own merits."
Just as Gates was struggling with how to respond to the host's question, a certain research institute was also struggling with the "Phantom" helmet.
Currently, inside a national research institute.
Director Qian, with a stern expression, looked at the researcher walking towards him and asked in an undertone.
"Little Wu, how is it? Did you find anything? "
The researcher named Little Wu sighed and shook his head.
"The X-ray scan was ineffective. Future Technology very cunningly installed a lead layer in the helmet."
"What about disassembly?" Director Qian immediately asked.
The smile on Little Wu's face was even more bitter.
"We just cut it open to study the internal structure, but it immediately triggered the protection mechanism and all the circuits were burnt to a pulp. The only thing we can be sure of is that the material they used is the legendary graphene chip. Because after the outer shell was disassembled, everything was completely burnt to carbon dioxide. As to the crucial neural connection device, it was the hardest hit. The molybdenum material was completely melted into a ball … "
"Is there no way to restore it?" Director Qian couldn't help but ask.
Little Wu shook his head.
"The damage is too great."
As soon as he thought about the Wang in Wanghai, Director Qian was furious. Although his position was not as high as the Wang guy, it still couldn't stop the disdain in his heart.
"What a f * cking waste." Director Qian cursed out loud as he shook his head and walked out the door with a sigh.
He needed to ask his superiors to see if he could contact Future Group. If they could collaborate on virtual reality technology, it would be the best.
Although he knew the difficulty involved wouldn't be small …
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