To ascend, I had no choice but to create games - Chapter 896 - Chapter 896 Chapter 491 Its Him_2

Chapter 896: Chapter 491: It’s Him_2 Chapter 896: Chapter 491: It’s Him_2 Lei Peng must have been a civilian officer. Despite his rough exterior, he was quite amiable, and he apologized sincerely, which earned Mr. Shen’s good impression.

His previous dissatisfaction instantly dissipated, and he waved his hand, saying, “It’s okay, it’s his pettiness.”

Lei Peng didn’t respond but smiled and then steered the conversation toward other topics.

An hour later, the final expert was invited to the scene.

After allowing time for self-introductions, Lei Peng picked up the microphone and addressed the group, “Good day, everyone. Though I introduced myself earlier, let me do so again. I am Lei Peng, holding the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, and one of the persons in charge of the digital training project. We’ve invited you here because we’ve recognized the potential of AR technology in military exercises and training. Hence, we organized a few game manufacturers to produce demos and test their feasibility. The preparations for this project were a bit hurried. For now, we only have demos from some manufacturers.”

He paused, allowing the teachers time to assimilate the information, then continued, “Personally, I’m also a gaming enthusiast, but my judgment surely isn’t as good as yours. So please feel free to speak your mind, thank you.”

After the introduction, Lei Peng immediately had the warriors move chairs over, collected the notebooks used for grading, then rolled down the big screen, projecting the game screen for everyone to see.

The experts’ seating was decided randomly, and when Mr. Shen took his seat, he nodded to the person on his left.

“KongKong, you’re here too.”

“Mr. Shen, long time no see,” KongKong greeted as well.

Their fields didn’t overlap previously, and they seldom interacted beyond acknowledging each other with a nod.

Now, having met, they merely nodded to each other again without further conversation.

Closing his eyes, Mr. Shen prepared to rest for a while when he heard KongKong speak up first, “Your student isn’t bad at all.”

“Fang Cheng? That’s because he’s talented. It doesn’t have much to do with me.”

“No, it’s quite impressive, and he has a good eye… Have you been to their studio recently? How is Huang Ping doing now?”

Looking at KongKong beside him, Mr. Shen noticed the latter seemed to have changed a lot since retirement.

KongKong had notorious disputes with Huang Ping in the past, and it was unexpected that he would be concerned about him after retiring.

His words made Mr. Shen’s opinion of KongKong improve significantly, and Mr. Shen replied with a smile, “He’s doing well; he recently got married and didn’t have a wedding ceremony. The couple isn’t into lavish celebrations, so they didn’t invite people.”

“That’s nice. I’ve been playing games from Fang Cheng Studio lately, and they’re really good. You’ve taught them well.”

Mr. Shen was about to respond with modesty when a hoarse voice interrupted, “Good? They’re rubbish.”

Mr. Shen’s smile vanished instantly.

Looking at Boss Cheng who had just taken a seat beside him, he covered his nose and said discontentedly, “Who are you, smelling like sour grapes the moment you sit down? Can you move over, please?”

“No.”

“I don’t want to sit with snot-nosed kids. What if it’s contagious?”

Boss Cheng glared at Mr. Shen, then closed his eyes and pretended to sleep.

Feeling there was no point in arguing, and remarking how small the world was for Boss Cheng to be seated next to him, Mr. Shen gave up the conversation.

The three seatmates, each preoccupied with their thoughts, created an odd atmosphere, making the people around them pay attention and anticipate some drama to unfold.

But soon, the day’s main event began.

The military operated swiftly, dispensing with lengthy introductions and unnecessary exposition; the first game demo was immediately presented before everyone.

This training game was displayed through AR glasses. For fairness, all games used the same hardware, requiring optimization from the games. Moreover, to maintain confidentiality, the demos didn’t display the names of the manufacturers. The expert attendees had to objectively critique each game, and their opinions would significantly impact the final outcome.

While waiting for the first game, KongKong whispered, “I heard that they initially planned to have Fang Cheng work on this, but after someone caught wind of it and disagreed, insisting on proper procedures, they approached us.”

Mr. Shen shuddered but stayed silent, gently patting KongKong’s leg to show he heard him.

“It’s rule-abiding for them to act that way, so Lei Peng had no choice. Just letting you know; your awareness is sufficient. Moreover, that company is pretty strong, but definitely not Tianyi.”

Mr. Shen nodded and patted KongKong again, signaling his gratitude for the favor.

KongKong did this to shake off suspicion, after all, Tianyi had previous unpleasantness with Fang Cheng, but Tianyi did not want to get involved in this mess.

Even though he had quit his job, KongKong still felt affection for Tianyi, and since Tianyi hadn’t treated him poorly after his departure, he felt obligated to show his face in this matter.

After KongKong’s words were relayed, Mr. Shen began to ponder.

Who could it be?

There were far too many possibilities.

Fang Cheng Studio had risen too quickly, releasing too many fun games.

And they had dipped their toes into every field, their inspirations exploding like a volcano, not sparing any expense, which indeed made some people unhappy.

After all, the gaming market was huge, but it was very competitive.

After a game was released, its competitors were not only other games from the same period but also older games.

The games from Fang Cheng Studio were like towering peaks, and subsequent games had to find ways to surpass these heights to be noticed by more people.

However, some people did not aim to improve their own climbing skills; instead, they schemed how to bring these mountains down, which was rather unscrupulous.

Thinking back to recent events when Fang Cheng Studio was caught up in some controversy, Mr. Shen felt it necessary to warn Fang Cheng.

While Mr. Shen was deep in thought, the first game had already made its appearance.

The warrior’s AR glasses were connected to the big screen, allowing the seated experts to see through the screen what the warrior saw and to provide their critiques.

The keyboards for writing had been prepared, allowing them to submit their opinions anonymously without the fear of being recognized.

After watching for five minutes, Mr. Shen shook his head in his heart.

Lei Peng was right; the time allotted was too short.

In such a short time, it seemed some game developers had not even grasped the key points of AR technology, and what they produced was not really a game.

They had just added some special effects to what was in the field of view; moreover, many of the effects were incomplete. The warrior frequently encountered inexplicable flashes and white lights during the process, which made for a poor gaming experience.

Lei Peng himself had not had prior contact with these alternative games.

He wasn’t a professional, but he did have a certain aesthetic for games.

Seeing this, he could only force a bitter smile and then said through the intercom to the warrior on stage, “That’s enough; next one, please.”

Although dissatisfied with the first game, Lei Peng still followed the procedure, giving the experts some time to evaluate the game before starting the next one.

The second game was much better.

The game had already met the basic requirements of scene capture and recognition, and it even had its own task system. Even though the built-in training program was still rather rudimentary, one could tell that the developers had put some thought into it.

But it still wasn’t enough.

If it was a game intended for training, then the game needed to be more realistic, more three-dimensional.

It had to have an ample weapons library, allowing warriors to grasp the essentials of weaponry, even during game training.

However, after pondering for a moment, Mr. Shen still gave the game an acceptable score.

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When the third game made its appearance, Mr. Shen’s pupils dilated instantly, and he became excited.

This game must be Fang Cheng’s!

Even without a signature, Mr. Shen could tell that the game had a very high level of completion, with unbelievably well-configured settings, and even as a training game, the gameplay was surprisingly good.

It wasn’t just him; people around were nodding frequently, looking very pleased.

That’s right, it had to be his!