Varian's wife: "Varian! Stop playing around! Dinner's ready!!!"
Varian: "Coming right away!"
...
Six hours later.
Varian's wife: "Varian! You'll break your back if you sit any longer! Go to bed!"
Varian: "Wait one more minute! I'll feed the sheep and be right back!"
Wife: "Are you done yet?"
Varian: "Wait, I'll make an automatic sheep feeder so they can breed automatically at night..."
Wife: "Then hurry up!"
...
Eight hours later.
Wife: "Old Wa, are you going to die? You didn't sleep all night, did you?"
Varian excitedly pulled her close: "Honey, look! I invented a redstone circuit. Turn on this switch and it automatically feeds the sheep; turn this on and it automatically shears the wool, which falls into this funnel and is then transported to this big chest..."
wife:"……"
She nudged Varian in the waist silently.
Varian: "Ouch, ouch! My back, my back, my back is broken! Wife, save me!"
...
at the same time.
Mingyan returned to the school to collect his graduation certificate and degree certificate.
He has now become a big celebrity at school, and he can even be recognized by passersby when he walks down the street.
"Senior! Senior!" Several chattering students stopped him. "You must be Mingyan, right? Could you give us your autograph?"
Mingyan reluctantly signed his autograph for them, adding the line: "Let's encourage each other."
A junior student said, "Senior, you are my idol! I will always strive to be your role model! Who says students can't make good games? You are the best example!"
Another asked, "Senior, I heard you got perfect scores in every course during your time at school, and even the teachers didn't dare to discipline you. Is that true?"
"No, that's too much of an exaggeration." Mingyan said, both amused and exasperated.
Back then, he often missed classes because he was busy learning languages and social skills. He had to catch up on a lot of things in his second year of college before his grades gradually improved.
Moreover, he actually skipped many of his major courses in order to create Minecraft...
Thinking of this, he said in a serious tone, "Pay more attention to the key points in class and practice more after class. There are no shortcuts to learning."
The younger students nodded admiringly, then made it clear they needed to slip away quickly.
When I arrived at the office, there weren't many people inside, but several familiar teachers were there.
They looked at Mingyan with immense satisfaction, as if they wished they could take him home as their godson.
When the head of teaching heard the speech and came back to collect the certificate, he even came to the office to see him and gave him a few words of praise.
Mingyan modestly offered his answer, then took the opportunity to ask, "Dear teachers, I've been considering a new game project recently, but I'm lacking some resources. Do you have any recommended game engines or game development component libraries?"
After discussing it, the teachers said, "Professor Zhou happens to be doing research in this area, and his lab has just produced some preliminary results. If you're interested, you can consult him about this industry knowledge."
Mingyan was a bit of a surprise.
In Professor Zhou's study room, a student sat with his back to the door.
Upon hearing the door open, he immediately shrunk the game interface, switched to the thesis interface, and turned around nervously.
But Mingyan still noticed the Minecraft icon on the taskbar and couldn't help but chuckle, "Hey classmate, is Teacher Zhou here?"
The student breathed a slight sigh of relief and said, "Teacher Zhou is in the inner room."
Mingyan saw Teacher Zhou again, who seemed much more uncomfortable.
After understanding the situation, Teacher Zhou reverted to his familiar serious expression and said, "Regarding VR game engines and accessories, our school does have a project that we've been developing in collaboration with a company for many years, called the 'Star Moon' engine. It's quite suitable for games with smaller maps but frequent action effects. This engine has just been released, and it's free for non-commercial use. For commercial use, you can either buy it outright or share the profits. I suggest you try the free version first to get a feel for how it works."
"OK," Mingyan said readily. "Thank you, Teacher Zhou."
After finishing the business, Teacher Zhou looked a little embarrassed. After thinking for a moment, she forced a change of topic and said, "Shall we come to pick up our graduation certificates today?"
He said clearly, "Yes."
After holding it in for a while, Teacher Zhou's face turned a little red, and he suddenly blurted out, "I played your game again, and it was pretty good. The score I gave you before was a little... a little low."
Mingyan chuckled, suppressing a laugh, and said, "Thank you."
Teacher Zhou turned her face away and muttered, "Don't misunderstand, it's mainly because my son likes it. I'm not into things for young people anyway."
☆, The Story of Hachiko
The trip was quite fruitful.
Varian is not yet aware of his willingness to join, but he said he downloaded the free non-commercial version of the engine recommended by Teacher Zhou and tried it out after returning home.