"Eh? Now that you mention it, it does seem to fit … "
Lin Wan, Wang Xiaobin, and Cai Jiadong thought for a while and immediately understood what Ye Zhizhou meant.
Fitness Battle was a fitness game. The reason why there were so many characters with distinct personalities in the game when designing this game was to increase the stickiness of this game.
Players would only enjoy playing for a long time if the game was more sticky. The effect of fitness would be achieved.
The characteristic of VR was that it was extremely immersive. If Fitness Battle was changed into a VR game, the characters that could only be seen in a small tablet computer could appear in front of players in an extremely realistic manner in VR.
The subtle changes in the figures of these characters and the effects of each set of clothes would be more obvious in the eyes of players. Their interaction with players would also be more immersive.
This would undoubtedly greatly increase the stickiness of the game. It would make players more enthusiastic to nurture their characters in the game through fitness, obtain calories, or directly charge up to buy props in the game.
After all, seeing a dress on the cell phone and in VR would have a completely different effect.
From another perspective, Fitness Battle was more suitable for VR equipment at this stage.
That was because it was a mobile game. The configuration required would not be very high, and it would not take up a lot of space. This meant that this game did not need a computer. It could be used directly with a cell phone to stream VR glasses, or even directly installed in VR glasses to get rid of the constraints of the host computer.
What's more, it was the same as Animal Island that was being planned. It was a more cute style.
This would be more conducive to avoiding the flaw of the current VR equipment's resolution. It would make the rasterization effect that players would see less obvious and ensure that players would have a good gaming experience.
What's more, the smart fitness drying rack was already very compatible with Fitness Battle. There was no need to change the operation mode at all to develop a VR version of Fitness Battle. Professional players could just follow the instructions and use the smart fitness drying rack after entering the game.
Of course, some basic operations in the game, such as choosing some options in the game's title interface, adjusting the interface settings, drawing props, and so on, still required the controller to complete the operation.
These were the characteristics of Fitness Battle and VR games.
If this game could be perfectly ported to VR, the cute ladies in the game would be able to walk out of the narrow tablet computer and come to the players' side in a very real manner, giving them an unprecedented experience.
However, Cai Jiadong could not help but frown when he heard their discussion. He said, "Indeed, making a VR version of Fitness Battle can increase the performance of the entire game by more than one level."
"However … I thought of a problem."
"At present, the VR helmets on the market would try their best to prevent the VR glasses from leaking in order to enhance the immersion and immersion in the game. Therefore, manufacturers will choose to completely cover the player's eyes with a mask. This way, it will bring a better sense of immersion. "
"The problem with this is that it's very stifling and hot."
"Although those foreign VR glasses have used high-permeability foam and lightweight composite support structures to make the mask to improve the comfort of wearing it, it is only a slight improvement at the moment. It still can't solve this problem perfectly."
The other three fell into deep thought after Cai Jiadong finished speaking.
Obviously, what he said made sense.
In fact, the heat was only one aspect of the problem. If it was just a little sweat, many people could still endure it for half an hour.
The more serious problem was that the internal seal of the VR glasses was too good. As a result, the water around the eyes could not evaporate naturally after sweating. The water vapor would condense on the lenses, making the entire field of vision blurry and seriously interfering with the normal game process.
While the amount of exercise in normal VR games was relatively low and would not cause such a problem, the exercise intensity of Fitness Battle was seriously targeted at professional gyms. This problem would definitely be more serious than other VR games.
Lin Wan thought about it for a moment and suddenly thought of something. She searched through the pile of abandoned plans.
Soon, she took out one of the plans and flipped to one of the pages.
"Do you think this problem will be improved with the heat dissipation design?"
Ye Zhizhou, Wang Xiaobin, and Cai Jiadong passed it around.
This was a plan that had been abandoned previously. It used the latest generation of flagship chips on cell phones. However, in the end, the new generation flagship chip would heat up too much and consume too much power. It would seriously shorten the use time of the VR glasses and cause the front panel to overheat. Thus, it was abandoned.
It might have been abandoned but Old Song had put in a lot of effort on the heat dissipation system of the VR glasses in order to suppress this flagship chip when he was making this plan.
The first was the heat dissipation of the VR glasses itself. Apart from adding a large amount of graphite heat dissipation material into the glasses like a cell phone, there was also a very thin long heat dissipation port on the front of the VR glasses. It would dissipate all the heat inside the machine through the fan.
The second was the heat dissipation of the face after wearing the VR glasses. The solution was to add a horizontal bar above the two lenses of the VR glasses that would not touch the player's forehead. This horizontal bar would pass through both sides of the VR glasses and leave two vents in the area that was blocked by the strap on both sides.
The horizontal bar would also be filled with holes to form air circulation with the sealed internal space of the glasses. Then, the fresh air blown by the fan would cause the sweat around the eyes to evaporate quickly.
This way, the problem of the accumulation of sweat around the eyes causing the lenses to blur could be solved.
Moreover, the vents left on both sides were blocked by the two straps on the left and right. The vents on the horizontal air duct were very small. Even if a small amount of light leaked in through the vents, it would not cause obvious light leakage and would not affect the player's gaming experience.
Moreover, at the beginning of the design, Old Song had also proposed a very interesting idea: when there was no need for heat dissipation, this design could also simulate natural wind and match the gameplay in the game to create a 'breeze blowing' feeling.
Cai Jiadong nodded slightly. "Hmm … this plan can greatly alleviate the problem of heat dissipation inside the glasses.
"But the heat dissipation at the point of contact with the VR glasses still can't be solved.
"Moreover, our VR glasses weigh 340g. Because of the battery, it's slightly heavier than mainstream VR glasses. Won't it get tired after wearing it for a long time? That's also a problem. "
High-breathable foam was used at the point of contact with the VR glasses, so there was no way to dissipate heat where it was close to the skin, and people would still sweat.
The weight of the VR glasses was also a problem. Although the current design plan was to place the battery in the back and the entire VR glasses were weighted so that the 'bridge of the nose' situation would not appear, exercising with the weight of two apples would definitely be a little tiring after a long time.
Ye Zhizhou thought for a moment and said, "I heard that there seems to be a company abroad developing ultra-lightweight VR glasses that are less than 200g. From the outside, it doesn't look much different from ordinary sunglasses. If we can achieve this level …"
Lin Wan immediately shook her head. "No."
"It's not impossible to make it less than 200g, but the battery has to be cut, and the chip can't be left. The camera and positioning system inside have to be cut off as well. In the end, it will just be a toy with a short battery life and no advantages other than being light."
"We want to bring the most rich gameplay to the players, not toys."
She looked at Cai Jiadong again. "I think your way of thinking is too limited. This may be the thinking pattern you formed in your previous company, but you must change it as soon as possible here."
Cai Jiadong was stunned. "Limited thinking?"
Lin Wan nodded. "Yes, but this is not your own problem. It's a common problem with other companies other than Tengda."
"The typical behavior is that you can't grasp the main point and don't understand the priorities. You can only see the problems and risks, but you can't see the opportunities behind the risks."
Lin Wan explained as she looked at Cai Jiadong's confused expression. "There are flaws in every new thing. There are risks in any attempt."
"VR is a new industry. There must be many flaws at its current development level. This is unavoidable."
"However, if you only see the risks and problems but don't propose a solution, you can only give up. If you give up, it means that you've lost a great opportunity. "
"The reason why Tengda can develop so quickly is because Boss Pei is not averse to risks. Instead, he is very passionate about finding risks."
"Of course, looking for risks is not foolishly taking meaningless risks. Instead, you have to accurately see the opportunities behind the risks."
"Think about it. What is the core purpose of the VR version of Fitness Battle? Is it really to provide players with a comfortable and long-term fitness solution? "
"Of course not!"
"Its core purpose is to show players an unforeseen possibility."
"Gamers are not paying for a comfortable fitness plan, but for a future possibility."
"Whether it's comfortable to use is indeed a problem that we need to work hard to solve and improve. However, even if we can't solve this problem completely, we don't need to be conflicted. That's because it's not our core goal. "
Cai Jiadong nodded in realization.
"I see!"
"It looks like my way of thinking is indeed a little rigid. I can't keep up with the latest trends …"
Lin Wan's meaning was very clear. The VR version of Fitness Battle was just a supplement. It was to show players a possibility of the future.
It was impossible for a game or a product to be flawless and please everyone. If it could achieve its main goal, then it would be a success.
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