Chapter 1065 The virtual future
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Chen Mo looked at the tech points on the virtual bracelet.
“””Technology changes the world”” wasn’t wrong, but in Chen Mo’s case, it was “”technology changes the game””. ”
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“In many arts and entertainment fields, games were probably the cultural industry that was most restricted by technology. ”
Anime and novels were almost completely not restricted by any technology.
“Movies and TV series were somewhat restricted, but they were less restricted than games. Their top effects were often better than games. ”
“Most of the time, some games weren’t perfect, or they had to make some compromises, because the technology wasn’t up to standard. Designers had to choose the lesser of two evils. ”
“For a game like the Bloodborne curse, without the neural-connected VR technology and consciousness implantation to eliminate the players ‘panic, it would be impossible to make it this way. ”
“At most, it would be placed on switch and let everyone suffer in a different way. ”
“Obviously, the more ambitious the designer was, the more black technology he needed. ”
“Chen Mo had already unlocked the last technology point of the third level,’storage capacity expansion (Level 2)’. The storage capacity and reading speed of the gaming pod had increased by another huge leap. ”
“In fact, a level 1 storage capacity expansion was more than enough to compete with many of the current open world games. Large open world games like GTA had reduced the time needed to switch protagonists and read the disk to a very short amount. ”
“After the upgrade, even Triple-A games with open world themes would be able to have no loading bar, just like mysterious seas. ”
“This feeling was similar to switching from one main character to another when playing GTA. The two were far apart, but the camera was pulled up and then swooped down, and the loading was completed. The whole process took only one second, and the players might not even have time to react. ”
“After this technology was discovered, there should be no need to pursue a larger storage s.p.a.ce and reading speed in the short term. ”
The fourth level was another separate technology point.
“[Hardware cost reduction (Level 1)] After activation, the cost of virtual reality gaming equipment would be reduced by 30%. ”
Chen Mo was shocked. This was what he had been waiting for!
“Although everyone was ridiculing him, saying,””being expensive isn’t the matrix gaming cabin’s weakness, it’s your weakness.”” After all, in terms of the current level of economic development and the consumption level of residents, the selling price of the matrix gaming cabin was still too high. ”
“Chen Mo was even willing to sell it himself, but he only managed to lower the price to around two hundred thousand. ”
“However, for the players who were struggling to buy a 10000-Yuan mobile phone or 15000-Yuan computer, how could they spend 200000 Yuan on a piece of equipment for pure entertainment? ”
“Of course, the gaming experience of the matrix gaming pod was unique, and 200000 was not expensive. However, for many people, it was not a matter of whether it was expensive or not, but a matter of not being able to afford it and not having that much money. ”
“In fact, Chen Mo had always believed that the ordinary cla.s.s, or even the poor cla.s.s, would be the future pillar of the virtual reality world. ”
“Recently, the new games on the matrix gaming pod were mainly single-player games. The reason was complicated, but in general, this strategy was in line with the current market situation. ”
“Most of the people who could afford the matrix game cabin were from well-off families or above. Players didn’t have much time to play games, and might only take out two or three hours a day to play. ”
“Single-player games could guarantee a certain degree of continuity and freedom in time. There was no need to compete with other players in terms of time, and at the same time, the sales were in line with the spending habits of this group. ”
But what about the future?
“Obviously, only pleasing the high-end market and making the gaming pods a luxury for the rich could make their lives comfortable, but Chen Mo wasn’t the kind of person who would be content with a little wealth. ”
“Chen Mo’s ultimate goal was to promote the matrix gaming pod to the entire world, and even to everyone, creating a huge virtual reality world in the future. ”
“Some people might think that this was just a game, but was there a need to? Although the game was good, it still had to be separated from reality. It was good to use the current game as a pastime, and it would be fine as long as he continued to maintain this level. ”
“However, Chen Zhao would definitely not agree. ”
Chen Mo wasn’t the only one to disagree. All of the truly pa.s.sionate and fanatical players wouldn’t allow the game to stop.
“What was the ultimate form of the game? Perhaps it was reality. If one couldn’t work towards the ultimate form of the game at all costs, then the entire history of the game’s development would become meaningless. ”
“It was just like how the invention of nuclear energy brought the world an apocalyptic crisis, but this was an inevitable path in the human technology tree. ”
“Even if this world was really a world like the Cthulhu mythology, people would inevitably go further and further on the road of seeking death by exploring the unknown and obtaining knowledge. ”
As for why the poor and the ordinary cla.s.s were the future of the virtual reality world?
“Because at present, virtual reality technology and brain in a vat were the only ways for humans to achieve communism. ”
“This might sound a little absolute, but even if it wasn’t the only way, it was one of the easiest ways to achieve it. ”
“Many people joked that the real world was hard+ mode for most people. Whether it was the gap between the rich and the poor, the hardships of life, or unfair compet.i.tion, no solution might be found in the next few hundred years. ”
“Since the birth of human civilization, inequality had always run through the entire history of civilization. Although the increase in productivity allowed the poor people in modern society to live with relative dignity,””working hard to survive”” had never been an option that made them feel comfortable. ”
She would cry if she said more.
“Obviously, for a long time in the future, it would be a fantasy to rely on the development of productivity to achieve communism. Because wealth was always gathered towards the top, the rich people’s spending power was limited, but most of them would never take out a single cent to share with the poor. ”
“In that case, the only way for the poor to escape the real world and live in a world of equality was to use virtual reality technology. ”
“After all, compared to the real world where resources were extremely scarce, the resources in the virtual world were almost endless. ”
“Those rich people could call the shots in the real world. The richer a person was, the weaker their yearning for the virtual world. On the contrary, the poor people who felt that the reality was hopeless or even completely gave up would become the most loyal supporters of the virtual reality world. ”
“Therefore, if Chen Mo wanted to promote virtual reality, he had to lower the price and increase the technology points. ”
“After this large-scale cost reduction, the price of the game cabin was expected to be reduced to 150000. Considering the strong temptation of the next generation VR games, this price was by no means a painful figure for most middle-cla.s.s families. ”