Meng Chang's first feeling was that the sense of reality had become stronger!
It was as if he was really there and had transmigrated to another real world.
Of course, there was still a drawback, which was the resolution.
At the moment, the resolution of VR glasses was still worrying.
Even Doubt VR glasses had already reached 4K, but there was still a sense of granularity.
Animal Island used a special cartoon style to make up for the problem of insufficient resolution to a certain extent. However, Real Estate Agent Simulator was a realistic style, so there was nothing he could do.
The technical problem could not be solved in the short term.
Therefore, VR was actually very special. People who liked it would be especially passionate, while people who did not like it would think that it was a complete scam and nothing good.
Those who were dizzy with 3D, could not accept the grid effect of VR glasses, and had high requirements for various operations and details were not the current audience of VR games. They could not feel the fun of VR games at all.
However, apart from these people, there were also some gamers who could tolerate these shortcomings. They enjoyed the immersion and immersion brought about by VR games more. This group of gamers were the main consumers of the VR game market.
Meng Chang was not playing the final complete version of the game, so some of the interludes were still a little stiff. It was basically still a black screen, loading, and jumping mode.
Cai Jiadong explained, "We specially made some interludes, but we haven't updated them into this DEMO."
"Actually, there's nothing special about it. It's just a satellite camera. After you go out, the camera will first pull up to the sky above the city, move to the destination area, and then quickly descend. After adding some blur effects, it will arrive at the destination door."
"On one hand, it makes the transition more natural. On the other hand, it allows players to be more familiar with the layout of the entire city and know where their houses are."
Meng Chang nodded. He could roughly imagine this feeling.
This was not a particularly crucial segment. It did not matter whether he experienced it or not.
Meng Chang was already inside an intermediary store.
The basic operation method of the game obviously followed the standard operation method of Animal Island. There were different movement modes such as joystick movement and teleportation. The interaction logic with the props and items in the scene was also to use one's fingers to touch and grab them.
Meng Chang had also heard that Boss Pei had previously determined a complete set of operating specifications for VR games through Animal Island. Real Estate Agent Simulator obviously followed this set of specifications and saved him a lot of trouble.
Meng Chang looked around. The shop was not big and the structure was rather simple. There was only an office area similar to the front desk, a coffee table, and two sofas for consultation. There were also some simple furnishings.
"So the player is actually acting as the boss of this small intermediary company?" Meng Chang asked.
Cai Jiadong nodded. "That's right. In the beginning, we also considered letting the players start as ordinary employees of an intermediary store and open their own store in the middle of the game."
"But this plan was rejected after repeated discussions."
"On the one hand, it's unavoidable for ordinary employees to have a lot of interaction with other colleagues. It's all unnecessary content, and the input isn't proportional to the output. On the other hand, it might cause players to become impatient."
"We should skip the unnecessary content and let the players experience the core fun of this gameplay."
"Therefore, we directly set the protagonist as the boss of a small intermediary store. Of course, the conditions are relatively simple. Players need to save money bit by bit to unlock the new decorations of the store. They can also rent a new, more spacious store."
"The player's residence and the store are two independent systems. Players can focus on them according to their preferences."
Meng Chang understood. In fact, Real Estate Agent Simulator obviously did not completely simulate real estate agents in reality. Instead, it had made some artistic beautification and processing.
That was very normal. After all, there had to be some trade-offs in the gameplay. There was no need to show the content.
Just like many other simulation games, they only picked out the most essence of the simulation and naturally left out the unimportant content.
The main difference between the game Real Estate Agent Simulator and reality was that the protagonist was the boss of a small intermediary company who had the final say. He could freely decide the direction and strategy of the company's development.
There was a computer at the front desk and a high chair. It was just right to stand and look at the computer.
This was obviously to take care of the players who stood to experience the game.
The computer was a touch screen. One could open the files and programs on it with a tap.
The basic gameplay was to use the computer program to check the housing resources, accept the commission, connect the house and the tenants, go to the house to investigate the situation, and wait for the tenants to come to the house to introduce them. If they succeeded, they would get a commission.
They could only simply see the age of the house, the floor plan, and other information online. They could receive several commissions at the same time. They could do a preliminary screening on the computer before going to the site to investigate.
There was no limit to the number of times a site visit could be done, but after all, the player's goal was to complete high-level commissions as soon as possible to increase their level. Therefore, there was not much point in wasting time on these low-level houses. They still had to carefully screen and screen them.
After the site visit, it would be the normal process of meeting the tenants and answering their questions.
Meng Chang experienced it for about an hour before taking off his VR glasses.
"To be honest, I don't quite understand the fun of this game."
Meng Chang's words were more reserved. He did not directly say that the game was boring.
Cai Jiadong smiled. "That's normal. Similar business simulation games are quite picky about players. It might be especially fun for some players, but others won't find it fun."
"You're not a player of business simulation games, so you might be weaker in this aspect."
"What's more, business simulation games are a relatively slow genre. It's difficult to get started in the early stages, but once you feel the fun, you can play for a long time."
"The fun of the game varies from person to person. Most of the time, you can't force it."
Meng Chang was a little melancholic. "But if I can't feel the fun, how can I do the publicity plan …"
Cai Jiadong: "Oh, that's true. It's fine. You can experience it more. Who knows, you might suddenly have inspiration. "
"If it really doesn't work out, you can ask some serious business simulation game enthusiasts and learn from them."
As a designer, Cai Jiadong naturally understood. However, his perspective was that of a designer after all. There was still a gap between him and the player's perspective. He was afraid that Meng Chang would still not understand.
Therefore, it was best to find a player to discuss it and experience the fun from a player's perspective. It would be easier to understand.
Meng Chang nodded. "Alright, I understand."
He did not know players who liked business simulation games, but he knew Teacher Qiao.
If he really could not do it, he would ask Teacher Qiao. In any case, Teacher Qiao was a professional gamer. He could get most of the fun in games.
What's more, he did not need to really feel this fun. He just needed to understand it.
…
In the afternoon, Meng Chang returned to his desk and began to consider the publicity plan.
He did not look for Teacher Qiao immediately. The main reason was that he wanted to rely on his own strength to come up with a prototype. He could not be too affected by Teacher Qiao's ideas and cause the plan to deviate.
In other words, Teacher Qiao would either not use it or use it as the finishing touch. He could not let Teacher Qiao's words affect Meng Chang's original plan.
"Previously, I only summarized the basic process of the Pei Corporation's publicity method's' Raise, Suppress, Raise '. However, I'm not particularly familiar with this process."
"Analyze it carefully. The key is actually the middle step."
"The last step of raising is very easy because Tengda's products are excellent to begin with. We just need to let the product receive the evaluation it deserves. The first step of raising is also relatively easy. We just need to give a relatively good publicity start with some reservations."
"The key is the 'suppression' in the middle. How to not cause real trouble to consumers without causing any actual harm to the product without causing any real damage to it? That would leave room for a reversal in the future. That is the key."
"Therefore, we might as well start from this step."
"What we can know is that when Boss Pei uses the Pei Corporation's publicity method, the 'suppression' step is very restrained. It's all just right. There must be a very long time of thinking and careful preparation behind this."
"How do I suppress it?"
"Continue using my bad reputation?"
"Not really. My bad reputation is already a bit useless …"
Meng Chang realized that his bad reputation was really better the first time Boss Pei used it. It was worse after that.
The main reason was that many people's impression of Meng Chang had changed after the success of the publicity plan several times.
It might still be annoying, but it was not enough to have any fatal impact on the product itself.
Thus, his bad reputation was not completely useless, but it was not very useful anymore. That was very sad.
"Should I use someone else's bad reputation?"
"Is there any bad reputation in the field of intermediaries? Home Corporation? "
"Not really. Boss Pei doesn't seem to like this company."
Meng Chang had originally thought that he could rub off on Home Corporation's bad reputation, but on further thought, it was not appropriate. Home Corporation's philosophy had a fundamental conflict with Boss Pei. Even if he wanted to 'suppress' it, there was no need to splash dirty water on him.
What's more, the ultimate goal of the Pei Corporation's publicity method was to achieve the best publicity effect through such controversy and misunderstanding. It would be very easy for him to not be able to clear his name when working with Home Corporation. Wouldn't that be a huge problem?
Meng Chang gave up after thinking for a while and turned to think of other ways.
"Actually, there's no need to use Home Corporation's bad reputation. I just need to make use of everyone's prejudice against the real estate intermediary industry."
"Hmm … this is a good entry point. However, I still need to think about how to combine it with the game itself cleverly."
Meng Chang tried his best to put himself in Boss Pei's shoes and think about how Boss Pei would design the publicity plan while experiencing the details of the game.
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