Not long after Wu Zhicheng received the milk tea, a young man with slightly curly hair came to him.
"Hello, my name is Xi Hao. I'm the person-in-charge of the administrative department here. At the same time, I will help the designers with development plans, budgets, progress reminders, and so on. All in all, you can treat me as your 'butler' at work. You can look for me if you need anything. "
"I'll bring you to your desk first and familiarize you with the entire incubation base."
Wu Zhicheng quickly stood up and shook hands with Xi Hao. "Alright, nice to meet you. Please take care of me in the future."
Xi Hao smiled and patted his shoulder. "Don't be too reserved. We'll be family from now on. The other employees in the administrative department and I haven't been here for long. We're all newbies. "
"What's more, the administrative department of the incubation base is not a manager, but a service provider. You're in charge of creativity, we're in charge of service. Your work is much more important than ours. "
The two of them chatted as they walked towards the office.
In order to ensure that the entire incubation base could operate normally, apart from looking for an office space, Qiu Hong had another important thing to do during this period.
It would be too inefficient if he were to send his resume to the social recruitment center directly. Thus, Qiu Hong used some of his connections in the gaming circle in Beijing to select a group of people through internal recommendation.
Xi Hao had more than four years of game development experience and had been the chief planner of a small company. His abilities were not top-notch in all aspects, but he was definitely more than enough to satisfy ordinary projects.
What's more, while Xi Hao lacked spirituality in game design, he had a very outstanding advantage. He was serious, attentive, and very responsible for his work.
Thus, after some consideration, Qiu Hong felt that Xi Hao was a good candidate. He decided to let him be in charge of maintaining the normal operations of the entire incubation base.
The administrative department of the incubation base was not just in charge of administration. It was more like a hodgepodge.
There were special finance, legal, and art requirements teams here. At the same time, there were special people in charge of planning and supervising the development progress.
All in all, all the supporting departments that Qiu Hong thought were lacking in independent game designers had been assigned.
Although there were not many people in the administrative department of the entire incubation base, only more than ten of them, they were well-equipped. They were all professionals with a certain amount of experience in the relevant fields.
Xi Hao brought Wu Zhicheng to a desk by the window in the office. "This will be your desk from now on. The work pass is still being made. It should be here soon."
"This is the work pass. In the future, you can just swipe the card to enter on the first floor. There's no need to register anymore."
"Our administrative department is over there by the window. If you encounter any problems at work in the future, you can look for us anytime."
"In the morning, you will first import all the data and resources from your computer into the office computer here. Also, follow this piece of paper and open the internal communication account and project management authority."
"We'll have a small meeting in the afternoon to talk about the game you're working on. That way, it'll be easier for us to estimate the duration, come up with a development plan, and find suitable artists."
Xi Hao quickly explained all the things to take note of in the incubation space.
It was almost the same as officially joining a company, but the job content and workflow were different.
After Hao left, Xi Hao left the office computer. "Wu Computer".
This batch of office computers had been provided by ROF Computer-Installation. They had been shipped directly from Jingzhou to Beijing. However, they were not using ROF's custom-made chassis. There was no ROF logo on the chassis either.
Wu Zhicheng had never used ROF Computer before, so he did not think too much about it. He only thought that it was a high-end computer that the incubation base had purchased.
After turning it on, Wu Zhicheng copied the relevant data of Black Ink and Clouds onto the office computer and logged into the official development platform. Then, according to Xi Hao's instructions, he opened the internal communication account and project management rights.
Wu Zhicheng had never worked in a game company before. He did not know that these were the standard procedures of a game company. He found it very refreshing.
"Eh, this computer's configuration is so high."
Wu Zhicheng was a little surprised. The computer he had used previously was not bad. He had spent a lot of money to buy it, but his budget was limited after all. He paid more attention to the price-quality ratio.
On the other hand, this computer was a perfect example of pursuing the highest specs. Wu Zhicheng was so envious that he drooled after taking a look at the configuration.
He was very satisfied with the ergonomic office tables and chairs, as well as the bar counter that provided unlimited drinks and milk tea. The working environment was completely different.
In this relaxed working atmosphere, Wu Zhicheng began to sort out the various contents of Black Ink and Clouds, including the expected number of stages, the design of the boss battle, the style, and so on. He did not want to make a fool of himself in front of everyone during the meeting in the afternoon.
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The lunch was all provided by the nearby Fish-Catching Take-Out.
At the moment, Fish-Catching Take-Out had already walked out of Handong Province and opened some shops in first-tier cities such as Beijing and Shanghai.
One of the important reasons why Qiu Hong chose this place as the incubation base was because there was a Fish-Catching Take-Out shop nearby. It could easily solve the problem of eating.
Wu Zhicheng ate his fill and drank his milk tea as he burped. He thought to himself, What kind of godly working environment is this!
Previously, he had been hesitant about coming here to work. On one hand, he felt that it was quite troublesome to take the subway to four stops a day. On the other hand, he was worried that he would not be free.
However, now that he saw this working environment, Wu Zhicheng only had one thought: Is this heaven?
In the afternoon, Xi Hao, Wu Zhicheng, and three other employees from the administrative department had a meeting.
Xi Hao briefly introduced the roles of these three people: one was in charge of the statistics of resources, the planning of progress, and the reminder of development nodes. One was in charge of the request for art resources and communication. One was in charge of financial reimbursement, information collection, printing, and other work.
This was the framework that Qiu Hong had prepared for the incubation base after careful consideration.
There were three teams like this in the entire incubation base. Each team could be in charge of four to six independent game projects.
In other words, the entire incubation base could incubate 12 to 18 independent game projects at the same time under the most efficient circumstances, ensuring that these game projects would receive the most perfect support.
The three people in the team had a clear division of labor. Basically, they were in charge of everything except the gameplay design and specific production of the independent game.
As the person-in-charge, Xi Hao had to understand all the independent game projects. He also had to plan and supervise the work of all the teams.
Wu Zhicheng was still a little nervous.
That was because he had been staying at home ever since he started working on independent games. He had very little interaction with others, especially when it came to work.
Now that he was facing four people who were seriously recording with pen and paper in their hands, he felt a little nervous.
However, Wu Zhicheng quickly adjusted his mentality and began to introduce the basic situation of Black Ink and Clouds.
"'Black Ink and Clouds' is a horizontal action game. I currently plan to have a total of 10 levels. Each level has a unique boss and small monsters …"
Wu Zhicheng roughly explained the content that he had introduced to Qiu Hong previously.
The four people opposite him nodded as they silently recorded.
They might already have some basic information about Black Ink and Clouds, but it was still better to hear it from the designer himself.
Xi Hao did not interrupt Wu Zhicheng. Instead, he waited for him to finish speaking in one breath before raising his question.
"Do you have a plan for the game's duration?" Xi Hao asked.
Wu Zhicheng was stunned. "Er … I haven't considered that."
Xi Hao nodded and explained, "You might say that there will be ten stages in the game, but that's a more general concept. Passing it in ten minutes can also be considered a stage. Passing it in two hours can also be considered a stage. "
"In order to ensure the content of the game and take full care of the players' gaming experience, we should first plan the game time and then adjust the specific plan for the stages through the game time."
"Generally speaking, a better game for an independent horizontal game like this is eight to twelve hours. It should not be too long or too short."
"My suggestion is that the standard game flow can be set at about ten hours. The stages should follow the principle of going from easy to difficult, so the later stages should be slightly longer."
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