☆ My World
VR games in the interstellar era are quite designer-friendly, even offering programming alternatives with full graphical interfaces.
It is stated that there is no need to learn a new programming language; one can use a free, low-end game engine to develop their own games and implement some simple functions.
In reality, Minecraft doesn't require many complex features; it's simply an open-world game that combines survival, building, and adventure.
The current version 1.23 is only about 200GB in size, which is tiny for VR in this era.
But its gameplay is endless.
Mingyan chose it because it was the second best-selling game in the history of Blue Star Games.
That's right. Apart from Tetris, which is an alien, Minecraft has sold over five million copies, making it the best-selling game of the 21st century.
It has amassed a total of $2.2 billion, a truly remarkable feat considering its original 200MB size on a PC. The original creators received tens of thousands of dollars for every line of code they typed or every 16x16 pixel image they drew.
In terms of single-game sales, even giants like Super Mario Bros., Final Fantasy, and Pokémon couldn't compete with this exquisitely small yet magnificent blocky world.
From the moment he enrolled, Mingyan said that he had just learned how to make a space VR game and was already making this game while learning.
His production time starts at eight o'clock every day, without fail, and continues until midnight before he goes to sleep.
After clearly stating that he would finish today's tasks, he checked the progress, assigned tasks for tomorrow, and went to sleep.
The next morning, Mingyan was woken up by the alarm clock. He fumbled around on the bedside table for a while without success, and the AI assistant automatically turned it off for him.
...As a fossil-like individual, he was indeed more accustomed to the alarm clock that he could actually touch.
Mingyan got up early to wash up, checked his terminal, and went downstairs to eat breakfast.
The egg sandwich was a little burnt today. Mingyan frowned and opened his social media page to browse the real-time updates in his alumni circle.
[Pipi needs to get up early: Tomorrow everyone's graduation project results are coming out, tell me loudly: Are you nervous?!]
[It's thirty, not thirteen: Teacher Zhou's house is so unique, hahaha (Photo: Teacher Zhou's square little house)]
[Jijier: Oh my god, how is this dougong (bracket set) made? I've been searching for ages but can't find the right blocks to make it. A master, please teach me! (kneels down) //@Sisyphus: #Minecraft# This game is so much fun! I happen to have a pavilion design blueprint, let's build it at 1:5 scale and see how it looks (Image: Huge pavilion)]
[Sisyphus: (covering his face) Everyone, please stop messaging me! I'll say it again, the game is called *Minecraft*! This is the graduation project for this year's Interdimensional Architecture major. Don't ask me which senior did it, I don't know either, but it was definitely a god-like senior!]
[Noh, who wants to adopt a cat: I woke up to find my entire WeChat Moments feed filled with #Minecraft# posts. What's going on? I don't understand.]
[Rainy Day Cult here: The time to distinguish between lucky and unlucky players has arrived! You didn't expect that, did you?! I dug up enough diamonds in just one night! Look at my glittering diamond armor set! (Image: Character wearing diamond armor set)]
Mingyan went back and checked the real-time popularity of the keyword "Minecraft". He found that since school ended yesterday, it has been rising sharply in the game "Otherworld Academy" and now has more than 4,000 views.
People from other colleges were completely bewildered and came over in groups to visit.
[Loves Shrimp: Every year, the game design major is always the most exciting; looks like this year's graduation project champion is about to emerge.]
[Little Invisible Fish: Hey, please lift the ban! Please log in! Please let me play! Little Invisible Fish loves playing these kinds of little games the most! When will the rule that only internal staff can play my graduation project be abolished?!]
Mingyan paused, remembering this rule.
Graduation projects are allowed to be uploaded and distributed on the intranet, but the school platform has clear restrictions, providing only 500 downloads per day; once that is exceeded, the channel will be closed.
School servers have limited capacity; they're not large platforms specifically for publishing games.
After finishing his meal, Mingyan said goodbye to his adoptive parents and went back to school.
The graduation projects are all finished, and there's no need to attend any more specialized courses. The students are mainly waiting for the results of their graduation defenses.
Although the official results won't be released until tomorrow, all the evaluation forms from the teachers have already been submitted, and the homeroom teachers have reviewed them one by one.
The classroom was filled with chattering students, who had formed small groups just like in previous classes, discussing where they would go after graduation. The rich kid, Keli, naturally belonged to a different group.
The arrival of the homeroom teacher immediately attracted everyone's attention.
The teacher, who was already balding before he was middle-aged, walked into the classroom with a big smile. He looked at Kerry first and said, "Congratulations, Kerry. Your graduation project has an exceptionally good average score. It should reach an A+ level of 85 points."
Kerry grinned smugly and said, "I hired four consultants and two tutors to help me. It's just a graduation project, no need to be so surprised. After winning this year's graduation project competition, I'm planning to launch the game directly on Platform A! The contract is already on my dad's desk!"
The students surrounding him cheered enviously, urging Kerry to treat them to dinner that night.
With a wave of his hand, Kerry decided to book a five-star restaurant and treat the whole class to dinner.
The atmosphere suddenly became lively, and the remaining students rushed over.
The homeroom teacher also spoke with each of them, holding a notebook with notes, and reported their graduation project grades with great accuracy.
At that moment, Kerry suddenly noticed Mingyan sitting in the corner, still engrossed in programming.
"What, calculating your final grades?" Kerry walked over and looked down at him. "Don't be so shy. Go ask about your graduation project grade too. After all, you're a top student with almost perfect scores in the theory courses!"
Mingyan raised an eyebrow.
The homeroom teacher followed Keli over, tracing the notes in her notebook for a while before finally finding Mingyan. Then her expression turned somewhat grim, and she said, "Mingyan, your graduation project grade hasn't come out yet."
Whispers came from behind.
"I heard it needs to be reviewed again," the homeroom teacher said dryly. "Work hard."
Kerry grinned smugly, his voice growing louder: "Teacher, are you mistaken? Mingyan is the top student in our class. How could his graduation project possibly be submitted for review? Only graduation projects that are about to fail are sent for review. Although Mingyan's graduation project wasn't great, it certainly wasn't at the point of failing!"
The homeroom teacher hesitated for a moment, then said, "Actually..."
“There is another possibility,” Mingyan said calmly, “that there is a dispute among the six teachers who are grading the papers, and the scores differ too much, so it must be submitted for review.”