Wearing these glasses, any foreign language text you see will be translated into your native language; this is one type of AR technology.
Augmented reality games work in the same way. When wearing the glasses, players may see virtual kittens all over their home, or a virtual Godzilla destroying a city on their way home from school.
Going even further, some games allow players to see virtual treasure chests on the ground, retrieve virtual laser weapons from them, and then start wielding lasers to battle Godzilla—after which a semi-transparent screen can be projected to calculate the score.
This is a technology used in rowing, but it's not very popular in the Chaoyang League.
On the one hand, this technology still has significant limitations. Players cannot actually touch the projected objects, which is definitely not as enjoyable as surfing the virtual network directly, where you can touch everything.
On the other hand, the people of interstellar space are too lazy...
Many of the conveniences brought by technology are simply to satisfy human laziness.
Modern interstellar humans have no survival pressure at all; their food, drink, and entertainment are all taken care of by the government. The government is even particularly concerned that they might be bored at home, which is why it vigorously develops otherworldly games to prevent these bored people from causing trouble.
However, in otherworldly games, people would lie down in an experience pod and their bodies would not move.
According to statistics, 80% of interstellar people have obesity problems, and 96% of them solve this problem by taking medication or having a minor surgery.
However, this is all government money! Universal healthcare benefits aren't meant to be used like this!
In short, neither AR technology nor the government can drag these lazy people who spend all their time online out of their homes.
In the words of these space geeks:
"Are holographic games not fun, or holographic movies not entertaining? Why bother going out and enduring the boring real world?"
Chapter 157 Dragon Hunter
For various reasons, when Mingyan started designing the new project, many people had already approached him.
One of them was an official from the Sixth Star Province, whose approximate title was Director of the "Network Information and Propaganda Department".
He came in person, so Mingyan had no choice but to pick him up himself. The two talked for four hours in the conference room of the Blue Star Building.
These four hours... how should I put it?
Mingyan felt that the effective communication time was only about 3 minutes.
It's like playing a game and casting a skill. The pre-cast animation takes a full two hours, and finally, it's released, then it's over in a flash, and then another two hours of post-cast animation begins...
In short, Mingyan understood the meaning from this "Network Information Propaganda Department".
—Blue Star is going to make AR games! Great news!
However, we need to pay attention to the review process, because you can't just make things in the real world, there are security risks involved. So, Blue Star needs to be more careful about the "online game review rules".
—In addition, the government is vigorously promoting "offline health activities," advocating that every citizen walk at least one kilometer a day—just one kilometer, comrades!
Any company or individual that contributes to the promotional activities will be rewarded, and there will be a ranking system. Generally speaking, this is an incentive for individuals and a tax reduction policy for companies.
"It's also a great opportunity to get some exposure in official news, which is perfect for promoting the company," the other party said.
Although Ming Yan didn't say anything, the secretary standing behind him couldn't help but think: Does Chief Engineer Ming still need to show his face? Does Blue Star still need publicity?
Responding to the government's call is a good thing, and I suspect someone is quite good at this kind of thing.
Mingyan turned around and discussed it with Xia Cheng.
Xia Cheng stroked his chin and said, "It's something with only advantages and no disadvantages, so there's no harm in participating. These kinds of activities are held every year; you can take a look at last year's situation."
He searched for information about last year.
Last year's top prize was awarded to an app that creates public service advertisements, and the final result encouraged the people of the sixth-star province to accumulate an extra 462,677 kilometers.
Mingyan was stunned upon seeing this and asked, "I remember the Sixth Star Province has a population of several hundred billion, right?"
Xia Cheng nodded heavily.
Mingyan: "..." The first prize only encourages 460,000 kilometers, how lazy are you interstellar people! How lazy!!
Actually, the sixth-star province is considered a relatively good province, at least most people still engage in offline activities.
In provinces like the second and third star provinces where virtualization is more prevalent, 80% of people have started working, dining, entertaining themselves, and even sleeping online.
Even on their provincial capital planet, one can often see that the streets of the commercial districts are deserted, with only environmental robots walking around, creating a very desolate and quiet atmosphere.
However, the virtual networks of these two star provinces are incredibly lively, and they are also the regions where people have the best and most enthusiastic attitudes towards otherworldly games and e-sports.
They completely disregard the realities of food, clothing, shelter, and even their own health. They only enjoy the bright lights and bustling nightlife online, cheering for their favorite esports players. This is the reality of those two provinces.
In short, Blue Star Studio still went online and reported its new project to the publicity department.
When filling in the project name, Mingyan had to rack his brains and come up with a name to deal with it.
—Good heavens, he's really bad at naming things! Otherwise, every game wouldn't have to be decided by an internal vote within the studio!
Luckily, Xia Cheng was sitting next to me. He leaned over and said, "Let's call it 'Dragon Hunter,' it's simple and easy to remember."
Mingyan instantly felt as if he had been saved, filled in the name exactly as it was, and said, "It fits the theme perfectly, I've decided on this one!"
After he finished speaking, he paused for a moment.
Xia Cheng: "?"
Mingyan said happily, "I suddenly have a brilliant idea: let the players name their little dragons, and then summon their dragons to battle by saying something similar. What do you think?"
Xia Cheng said quietly, "You should fill out the form first."