When the park first opened six months ago, the number of applicants once reached tens of thousands.
But after rounds of screening, only a little over a hundred people made it to the interview stage.
They also need to give a speech to convince the reviewers in attendance before they can get final approval for the project.
In the end, a total of 16 independent games were approved.
The creators formed teams freely within the Morningstar Incubator, and with the help of AI and the human resources department, they filled in the gaps in manpower. Finally, they split into small teams and embarked on an intense development process.
The most streamlined team might only have about ten people: 2 designers, 2 graphic artists, 4 programmers, 1 project manager, 1 map editor...
Although small, it has all the essential parts and is sufficient to meet the development needs of an independent game.
During the project's inception, Mingyan was in seclusion working on the design drafts for "Dragon Hunter," so he did not participate.
Six months later, we have reached the first phase of the project's acceptance stage.
During this period, you can see demo versions, or even beta versions, of these indie games.
At this moment, the first production team was already waiting anxiously in the conference room.
The speaker was both nervous and excited, checking his PowerPoint presentation for the tenth time while muttering to himself as he recited his script.
The remaining people sat in a row, waiting for the examinees to enter one after another.
Today's acceptance process will determine whether their project can continue, whether they can obtain funding and publicity resources, and even... gain the appreciation of a certain bigwig present.
Soon, the secretary pushed open the door, and the three originally scheduled examiners walked in, chatting and laughing.
As the creators nervously stood up to introduce themselves, they suddenly discovered that two more people were walking up behind them!
The one in front had a head of brilliant blond hair, a handsome face full of smiles, and was turning around to say something.
The person walking behind was also dressed casually, with slightly disheveled black hair, as if he had just stepped away from work. He was also wearing a mask, listening to the other person speak, his eyes crinkling with a smile.
Although the latter wore a mask, the former never tried to hide his appearance.
The group looked at each other for a while, then looked down and saw that the group chat had exploded.
[Holy crap, he's the director!!! And his surname is Xia!!! The one with the surname Xia!!!]
[And the one behind him...?]
No way!
【impossible】
No, it's definitely the cult leader!!!
A newcomer standing on the stage preparing to give a speech suddenly felt dizzy.
He was already very nervous about coming here, feeling like he was facing a bunch of professors during his graduation defense...
But to everyone's surprise, this might not be a thesis defense, but a college entrance examination, and the proctor was none other than the director of the education bureau!
"..."
What should I do if he's about to throw up from nervousness?
Meanwhile, Mingyan was already chatting and laughing with Xia Cheng, pulled out a chair in front of him and sat down, ready to listen to their PowerPoint presentation.
He was already aware that his identity might put some pressure on these newcomers, so he simply wore a mask and pretended that he wasn't the boss of Blue Star Studio.
But he didn't know that the entire production team sitting in the back row were practically drenched in sweat.
Xia Cheng seemed to sense something, glanced back, and then smiled as he turned to Mingyan, saying, "You scared them."
Mingyan turned his head to the side and said softly, "But I really want to hear it."
He has always been open to new changes in the gaming industry, whether they are experienced veterans or talented emerging players, they always bring him different inspirations.
Xia Cheng laughed and said, "Alright, then don't turn around."
Mingyan: "..." Am I that terrifying?
The speech began haltingly.
"Good afternoon, esteemed leaders. Thank you for attending the acceptance report meeting for the beta version of 'The Hunt'..."
The reporter, his face flushed and his heart pounding at over 200 beats per minute, stared at Mingyan as he spoke.
Mingyan slowly said, "?"
—Shouldn't you be facing the examiners from the incubator? Why are you looking at me?
175. Artistic Processing
Mingyan didn't stay long that day; he could only spare an afternoon to listen to the first batch of reports.
He listened to the first phase project acceptance reports from seven teams at a rate of once every half hour.
The newcomers' techniques are still quite immature, and there is still a considerable gap between them and the elites at Blue Star Studio.
However, the advantage of newcomers is that they are full of inspiration, have a vibrant and creative mind, and are very receptive to new things.
For example, one team's project proposal was for a mobile game with a martial arts theme based on Earth.
To be honest, I was quite confused for a moment when I saw the explicit statement in this report.