After sitting down, Chen Mo began to observe the situation in the stadium.
The audience had all entered the venue. There were around seven hundred people, chatting happily or playing on their phones.
The communication technology in this world was very advanced. A normal SIM card would have over a hundred GB of data per month, and the signal was great. Add to that the wireless network coverage, there would be enough data even if you used your phone to watch videos or livestreams.
Chen Mo felt that this was one of the reasons why mobile games weren't developed in this world. Most people would play VR games when they got home. Mobile games were only used when they were bored, and they had to deal with movies, dramas, variety shows, livestreams, news, and social media.
The entertainment industry in this world was very advanced. There were many alternatives to games. Add to that the fact that data didn't cost money, and they could watch movies and dramas however they wanted, many people wouldn't play mobile games.
Of course, the majority of the audience should be gamers, especially mobile game enthusiasts.
Only people who loved mobile games would come to a competition like this.
After all, this video game design competition was quite basic. There weren't many D-grade video game designers in the competition, what kind of games could they design?
At most, they would make a few simple casual games.
Most of these spectators probably came with free tickets, and they didn't have much hope for the excitement of this competition.
There were also three judges who had just entered the venue.
All three judges had identification tags on their tables. It didn't take long for Chen Mo to find the identities of the three judges after a quick search.
Shi Huazhe, 47, B-grade video game designer. Used to be a video game designer at Emperor Dynasty Entertainment, now retired, now a video game reviewer.
Lin Hai, 39, B-grade video game designer. Designer at Zen Entertainment, now in management, no longer involved in video game development. Video game reviewer.
Qiu Hengyang, 27, B-grade video game designer. Founder of hengyou.com
The ages of these three were in the same order of magnitude, in their twenties, thirties, and forties, covering the golden age of video game designers.
Although they all looked like B-grade video game designers, there were still differences in their abilities.
Emperor Dynasty Entertainment and Zen Entertainment were two of the best video game development companies in China, taking up more than 80% of the Chinese video game market. Many video game designers liked to work there.
However, it didn't mean that the people from these two companies were all great people. Take Shi Huazhe for example. Although he had one or two decent works in Emperor Dynasty Entertainment, he didn't have any real talent. He was purely a product of years of hard work.
As for Lin Hai, his design skills were much better than Shi Huazhe's, but since he had chosen to become a manager and was no longer in the front line of research and development, his skills would definitely drop.
From the looks of it, the 27-year-old Qiu Hengyang was the most skilled. He became a B-grade videogame designer at such a young age and was also the founder of hengyou.com. His future was much brighter than the previous two.
"Let's hope the three of them are merciful, and at least one of them will let me pass …" Chen Mo prayed in his heart.
The other contestants were also quite nervous. There were a total of twenty contestants this time, but the highest prize was only given to the champion.
Although the qualification to be a D-grade designer was important, it was obvious that everyone who came to the competition was aiming for the three hundred thousand and the experience store. If they couldn't win, then there wasn't much meaning to the competition.
Soon, the competition officially began.
The emcee warmed up the crowd.
The leaders spoke.
The judges introduced.
The judges spoke.
…
After a long series of foreplay, it was finally time to get to the main topic.
The emcee looked at the drowsy audience. Out of the seven hundred people, four hundred were playing on their phones, and two hundred were whispering to each other. Some of the audience had even fallen asleep in their seats.
It couldn't be helped, this was an official event, and these steps couldn't be skipped.
"Ahem."
The emcee cleared his throat, signaling for the audience to wake up, as the main topic was about to begin.
"Alright, we're about to enter the main event of the competition, the selection round. Please allow me to reiterate the rules of the competition once again."
"Every audience member has received a tablet computer for evaluation. There are already 20 contestants' games installed on it."
Chen Mo took a look, and saw that there was a tablet computer on the table in front of the audience. Every audience member had one. As soon as the emcee finished speaking, the tablets all turned on automatically.
"Everyone can choose to experience the games on the tablets. The time limit is one hour. At the same time, we'll be showing a brief introduction of each game on the big screen. "
"When exiting the game, you can choose to 'recommend' or 'not recommend'. 'Recommend' means that you're willing to share the game with your friends. "
"Our three judges will also be playing these twenty games during this period."
"After an hour, we'll calculate the total time you've spent on each game, and the number of recommendations. This will then be used to rank the games."
"After that, we'll have the judges' comments. After the judges' comments, you'll have another chance to choose 'recommend' or 'not recommend' for each game. "
"Finally, the designer of the game that's ranked first based on both time spent on the game and the number of recommendations will be crowned the winner of this competition!"
The emcee changed the topic and emphasized, "However, there's one more thing for the contestants to take note of. If the three judges don't approve of the game that's in first place, then it will be invalidated, and the original second place will be in first place, and so on. "
"Everyone, are you clear on the rules?"
"Alright, the one hour of testing begins now!"
The audience had already started playing without the emcee's announcement.
Chen Mo already knew the rules of the game, which was why he was worried about the three judges.
The audience played a very important role in this competition, as the time spent on the game and the number of recommendations determined the ranking of the game.
However, the judges were even more important.
First, the judges' comments. After the comments, the audience would have another round of voting.
This meant that the judges could influence the direction of the game. If the two games had similar numbers, and the judges praised one of them, the result would be obvious.
Secondly, the judges had the final say. If all three judges agreed that the game wasn't good enough, it wouldn't matter if the game was in first place, as it would be disqualified.
This was probably due to the respect this world had for professional video game designers. However, to Chen Mo, this rule was meaningless, and very stupid.
But since he was a contestant, he could only follow the rules.
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