Pei Qian nodded. "Yes, you're right. We do need to redesign the entire VR experience area.
"Let's do this. The mainframe should still be placed on the overhead shelf, and the power button should be led down through a wire. Then, the entire VR experience area should be made into compartments. The display would be hung on the partition in front of it. Below it would be a foldable table. There would be a bracket on the table with a keyboard and mouse.
"The table should be designed to be at a suitable height for standing.
"The VR headset and controller should be hung on the partitions on both sides for easy access."
That way, there would be two forms of the table: flat or against the wall.
When players used it, the default would be flat. They could control the mouse to find games on the computer and enter VR mode. Then, they could stick the table against the wall to leave space to experience the game.
That was because the mouse would be fixed through a small bracket on the table. As long as the mouse was stuck in the bracket before putting it down, there would be no awkward situation of it hanging in the air.
Pei Qian could only say that if players liked to stand and play computer games, then so be it.
Pei Qian felt that such players should be in the minority.
Xiao Peng nodded. "Alright, I'll make arrangements according to this method.
"However … Boss Pei, have you ever thought about a problem? Fish-Catching Internet Cafe is already a little overcrowded now. If you replace half of the computers in Fish-Catching Internet Cafe 1.0 with VR, wouldn't this situation be further exacerbated?
"Then, I can only open more branches."
The corners of Pei Qian's mouth twitched slightly. Good kid, are you threatening me?
What, you think opening more branches is a big deal?
You make it sound like you won't open more branches if I don't change the VR game area. How refreshing!
Now, the branches are opening like dumplings. Anyway, they're all opening. Changing the VR experience area would reduce the income of all the branches. I won't lose out no matter what.
Pei Qian waved his hand. "Open it then. I told you long ago that I won't restrict you from opening branches. You can open them however you want."
Xiao Peng nodded happily. "Understood, Boss Pei! I'll start preparing now.
"It's not a small project to make a VR experience area. It won't be completed in one or two days. After all, we have to make cubicles, purchase equipment, and so on.
"I plan to modify it batch by batch. It just so happens that I wanted Liang Qingfan to help me redesign the internet cafe, but I haven't found a good opportunity. I can use this opportunity to complete it together!"
"Although these changes will cost a lot of money, I believe that Fish-Catching Internet Cafe will have a brand new look when the time comes. Our sales will reach new highs!
Pei Qian snickered in his heart and denied Xiao Peng's last sentence several times.
He could consider renovating the store, but it would be better to reduce the turnover.
…
Not long after Pei Qian left Slow Movement Workspace …
Ye Zhizhou and Wang Xiaobin came to the conference room and met with Lin Wan and the current chief designer of Slow Movement Studio, Cai Jiadong, to discuss some of the design details of Animal Island.
Lin Wan took a few documents from the side. After flipping through them, she picked one out and asked her assistant to make a copy.
Not long after, the information was distributed to everyone.
Each of these documents was a design proposal for the new VR glasses, and the one that Lin Wan picked out was the final proposal.
Lin Wan said, "Boss Pei has already decided just now. Tengda and Shenhua will each increase their investment by ten million yuan. In other words, the research budget for this VR glasses has already reached forty million yuan."
"Therefore, the design plan for the VR glasses can almost be finalized. We'll use the most expensive version."
Ye Zhizhou, Wang Xiaobin, and Cai Jiadong picked up the document and read it again seriously.
Previously, Old Song had many ideas. According to the research and development budget and the final price, he had organized several versions of the proposal.
The version that everyone was most satisfied with had been temporarily shelved due to insufficient research and development funds. Now that the funds were in place, there was naturally no need to hesitate anymore.
Lin Wan introduced, "This VR glasses will use an all-in-one machine + wireless/wired streaming + binocular head 6DoF positioning system. The lenses will have a 4K resolution, a maximum refresh rate of 120Hz, a 125-degree field of view angle, and a 5000mAh battery that can be used for two and a half hours of continuous gaming …"
There were not many VR equipment at the moment, and they were mainly overseas. However, there was a clear polarization in the development direction of VR glasses.
One was a pure VR headset that had to be connected to a computer and equipped with a positioning base station. The other was an all-in-one VR headset with a built-in chip that could be used independently.
Both methods had their advantages and disadvantages.
In comparison, a pure VR headset would definitely have a better experience, a higher price, and a lighter one. For example, a certain VR headset in Pei Qian's memory had a 200-degree field of view and a resolution of up to 8K. Compared to the screen parameters of a group of all-in-one VR headsets, it was completely crushed.
However, the all-in-one VR headset also had its purpose because it was used in more scenarios.
The VR headset had to be used with a high-end computer and had to be connected to a cable. That meant that it could not watch VR movies independently and could not be too far away from the host computer. What's more, the relatively high price made most players not have any desire to buy it.
The all-in-one VR headset would be heavier because there was a chip and a large battery inside. However, it did not need to be connected to a cable and was more flexible. What's more, it could have a built-in program. It could play some VR games with lower configurations without a computer, similar to cell phone games.
If one wanted to play large-scale computer games, the all-in-one VR headset could be solved by wireless or wired streaming.
This was actually Shenhua Corporation's strength.
It was precisely because he was very confident in the wired and wireless streaming technology of this headset that Old Song was more inclined to use an all-in-one solution.
These specific parameters had actually been finalized by Old Song after much consideration.
The all-in-one headset used a binocular 6DoF positioning system. Simply put, there was no need for a positioning base station. Instead, there were two cameras in front of the glasses that filmed the real environment and located the location according to the captured images.
The accuracy might be slightly worse than the base station, but the difference was not obvious. Ordinary players would not be able to feel it.
What's more, these two cameras had special uses. When players left the safe zone or under special circumstances, the glasses would no longer show the game screen. Instead, they would show the real scene taken by the camera.
However, this image was relatively blurry. It was like a scene seen by a nearsighted person with 300 to 400 degrees.
Another key parameter was the quality of the screen.
The resolution of the VR glasses directly determined the player's experience. The first generation of VR glasses used 2K resolution, but 2K resolution was obviously not enough. They had to go up to 4K.
In fact, even 4K could not completely eliminate the grating effect of VR. However, the price to pay to increase the resolution was too high. It was difficult to achieve with the current level of technology.
In order to obtain the best gaming experience, a 120 Hz refresh rate was also necessary. If it was only 60 Hz, it would actually feel a little laggy and would not be able to obtain the smoothest gaming experience.
If the main function was to watch movies, 60 Hz would be enough. However, if they wanted to play games, they would definitely have to go up to 120 Hz.
The field of view was the visual angle of the VR glasses. If it was small, players would feel like they were looking through the crack of a door. It would be more cramped.
However, the visual angle could not be unlimited. That was because the larger the visual angle, the larger the lens. The larger the lens, not only would the cost be higher, but the original resolution would also be stretched.
For example, a 100-degree field of view could maintain 4K. If it was pulled to a 200-degree field of view, the resolution might only be 2K.
The human eye's double eye field of view was 124 degrees. When focused, the range of view was 25 degrees. The horizontal field of view of both eyes could reach a maximum of 188 degrees.
In other words, when the VR glasses reached a 200-degree field of view, it would bring players a sense of extreme immersion. There would not be any black frames in their field of view.
However, this was too extravagant and not a solution that could be adopted at the current stage.
Old Song set the field of view at 125 degrees, which was in line with the normal double eye field of view. Although they would still see some black frames from the corner of their eyes, they would no longer feel cramped and like they were looking through the crack of a door.
Such a screen quality, coupled with the all-in-one computer chip, would obviously greatly increase its energy consumption. The 5000mAh battery was only enough to play for two and a half hours.
This duration was actually more suitable because VR games were different from computer games. The immersion was too strong, and players would feel dizzy and tired after playing for too long. It was more reasonable to play for two hours and rest.
Of course, if they were connected, they could play while charging. That way, there would be no time limit, but it would be more inconvenient to move around.
The battery was not small, so they had to use a rear-facing design to balance the weight of the entire glasses. In other words, the battery would be pressed on the back of the player's head.
This way, the price of the VR glasses would be set at 4,599 yuan.
It still exceeded everyone's psychological bottom line.
In fact, in the beginning, everyone wanted to try their best to control the price at around 3,000 yuan. That way, the price would be more friendly to consumers and would be more conducive to the popularization of the equipment.
However, there was no other way. Many parameters could not be reduced after increasing. Naturally, the price could not be reduced.
Everyone read through the information carefully and had a general idea of what was going on.
That was because the specific parameters of the VR glasses would affect some things in the game.
Game design could be said to be an art of "dancing in chains". That was because its specific content had been limited by hardware parameters in all eras since the birth of the game.
How to do the best under the limited hardware conditions was a test that all designers had to face.
Everyone did not immediately get to the main topic. Instead, they chatted for a while.
Lin Wan asked, "How's the situation at Shang Yang Games?"
Wang Xiaobin smiled. "It's pretty good. 'Fitness Battle' is considered a success. At first, I was worried that the refund mechanism would cause the income to plummet, but it did not. Instead, it aroused the enthusiasm of gamers to charge up."
"Apart from continuing to produce new props for 'Fitness Battle', there's basically no other work."
Lin Wan asked again, "What's the next new project?"
Wang Xiaobin shook his head. "I'm not sure. Let's wait for Boss Pei to give us the mission. The two of us have some ideas, but they are not very mature. "
The topic ended here. Lin Wan sorted out the information and prepared to move on to the next topic.
However, at that moment, Ye Zhizhou, who was sitting at the side, suddenly looked up as if he had realized something.
"Wait, I suddenly thought of something!"
"Perhaps Boss Pei has already hinted at our next new project?"
Wang Xiaobin and Lin Wan were surprised. "Huh?"
Ye Zhizhou suddenly became excited and said to Wang Xiaobin, "What did Boss Pei say when we bumped into him at the door just now?"
Wang Xiaobin tried his best to recall. "Er … Boss Pei said that we should fully cooperate with Slow Movement Workspace. If we really can't do it, we can put Shang Yang Games aside."
Ye Zhizhou said, "Isn't that right?"
Wang Xiaobin was still confused. "How is that right?"
Ye Zhizhou paused for a moment and explained, "We can put Shang Yang Games aside for now. It means that we should not be in a hurry to start new projects and think of new games."
"Fully cooperating with Slow Movement Workspace is obviously not just to help design the game. After all, no matter how much we cooperate, the designers of Slow Movement Workspace are the main designers. "
"However, our cooperation might not be limited to this. We can also do something that will help VR glasses!"
"For example, should we develop a VR version of 'Fitness Battle'?"
"I suddenly realized that 'Fitness Battle' and VR are a match made in heaven."
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