Jiang Huan was a little nervous on his first day at work.
This was because Zhou Peng told him that the main job of a tester was to test out the 'experiential' games. Most of them were horror games, which meant that they would use various methods to stimulate the players' emotions. From there, they would evaluate whether the game would have any negative effects on normal players, and whether it could be promoted on a large scale.
If it couldn't, then they would have to make some adjustments to the game.
However, Jiang Huan wasn't too worried about these things. He felt that his mental fortitude wasn't bad, and he wouldn't be scared by a horror game.
Moreover, since he passed the special test, it meant that he should be fine. After all, the passing rate was only 15%.
After Jiang Huan sat down at his desk, Zhou Peng briefly explained the basic work process to Jiang Huan. Then, Zhou Peng went to work.
Simply put, he had to enter the gaming pod and experience the game. Then, the system would automatically generate the corresponding data. Not only did the tester pass the game, but he also had to play multiple rounds.
All of the data would be automatically compiled by the system, and the entire game would be recorded.
At the same time, the system would filter out the parts where the tester's emotions fluctuated violently or were abnormal (which was different from the artificial intelligence system's expectations). The tester had to write down his thoughts and feelings at the time. If he felt that the design wasn't reasonable, he had to write down what he thought was wrong.
It seemed like a simple job, but during the one month trial period, the artificial intelligence system and other experienced testers would check Jiang Huan's work to see if he met the requirements.
Moreover, this job didn't mean that he had to be serious. Being serious was only one aspect; the most important thing was to be different from others.
This was because the testers that were selected were basically different types of people. They all had different mental fortitude. Some weren't interested in horror games, some were more sensitive to touching scenes, and some had slight personality flaws …
In other words, the testers represented different personalities. There wasn't a need for so many of the same type of tester. Therefore, the key to whether or not a tester could be different from the other testers was whether or not they could stay.
As for what this special characteristic was, it would only be discovered during work.
Jiang Huan checked the computer, and all of the testing programs were normal. He then nervously lay down in the gaming pod.
This wasn't his first time in a gaming pod. However, he didn't play many VR games because he was poor.
"So, the game I'm testing this week is … Resident Evil?"
"It really does sound like a horror game, but it shouldn't be difficult for me."
Jiang Huan was not blindly confident, but he knew very well that he was a slow person.
Not only was he sensitive to fear, but he was also very insensitive to other emotions. For example, when he was watching a touching movie, the whole theater was crying, but he was the only one who was confused. When he was watching a play, everyone was laughing their heads off, but he was the only one who was confused, and so on.
It was the same for horror movies. Even if it was the universally recognized horror of opening a door and killing a lot of people, he did not feel anything.
This kind of slow reaction brought him a lot of trouble. For example, one of his ex-girlfriends said that he was "cold and heartless" and not like a living person. However, Jiang Huan didn't think it was a big deal. Why did everyone have to be so emotional?
But thinking about it, this might be one of the reasons why he was chosen to be a tester.
After entering the game, there was a simple cutscene.
It was the plot of a horror game. The wife went missing, and the husband drove alone to an abandoned farm in the wilderness in order to find his wife.
Three years ago, Ethan's wife, Mia, mysteriously disappeared. Three years later, Ethan received an email from Mia asking him to pick her up at Baker's Farm in Louisiana, so the protagonist came here without hesitation.
After parking the car, turning off the engine, and getting out of the car, Jiang Huan realized that he had gained control of this body.
Jiang Huan looked down at Ethan's body. He was quite fit. He searched through all his pockets, and the only thing he found was the email from Mia and the photo of them together.
Jiang Huan put the email away and walked forward.
Since it was a test, he had to play through all the content carefully, or else it wouldn't be effective.
The farm was very lush and overgrown with weeds. The chirping of insects made people feel irritated for no reason. Whether it was the trees or the weeds, they all showed a strange yellow color, as if they were growing in an extremely unhealthy way.
He could see the farm's iron gate from afar, but it was locked and could not be opened.
Jiang Huan was still hesitant about whether he should press the doorbell or not, but there was no sound after he pressed it. Obviously, it was broken.
He looked up at the iron fence. It was already very tall, and there were barbed wire on top of it. It was almost three meters tall. It was impossible to climb over it.
Jiang Huan roughly felt his body. His body was indeed stronger than a normal person's, but it was still impossible for him to climb over the fence.
"Since it's a basic routine, there must be a shortcut."
Jiang Huan knew that horror games liked to play this trick. It was impossible for the player to enter from the front door. They would have to take a few turns and take a small path. It would be best if they could drill one or two dog holes to set up the atmosphere.
Jiang Huan looked to the side and found a small path hidden in the trees. At the end of the path, he found an abandoned white van and a gap in it.
Hmm?
Jiang Huan opened the van door to see if there was anything valuable inside.
His friends had always joked that Jiang Huan had obsessive-compulsive disorder. In fact, this was not appropriate. Jiang Huan was just a collector. No matter what game he played, he liked to collect all the elements of the collection, and he would not hesitate to play a game more than ten times.
All VR games of this era had a special option called Key Item Hint. When this option was turned on, items related to the plot would be highlighted. When it was turned off, it would be the same as the normal items in the game.
For example, the proposal that Jiang Huan found in the van.
He didn't turn on this option, so the proposal looked like a piece of waste paper that was tossed on the seat of the van. But when he picked it up, some information appeared.
"Program Proposal — Infiltrate a Haunted House in Louisiana."
Jiang Huan flipped through the proposal. There was indeed a lot of content written on it. A TV show wanted to sneak into a haunted house in Louisiana to film a show. Even the exploration route, filming, and related promotional content had been planned.
"A Haunted House in Louisiana? Isn't this the place? "
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