Almighty Video Game Designer

Zhou Jiangping carefully thought about the structure and functions of the new equipment. Although he felt like he understood Chen Mo's intentions, he was still a little confused.

In terms of hardware, this device was basically between option 1 and option 3. It had much more functions than the Bluetooth Glasses, but it was impossible to have too many high-end functions. At least, it would be a little difficult to reach the level of large-scale PC games.

"Well, there's nothing wrong with this design," Zhou Jiangping said."But I still don't quite understand. What's the core difference between this plan, Plan 1, and Plan 2?"

Chen Zhao smiled."It's the positioning of the device." It has more functions than the Bluetooth Glasses from Plan 1, but the difference from the portable VR helmet from Plan 2 is that its main focus is MR, not VR, which means that it won't be involved in current VR games. "

"MR's core function isn't for gaming and entertainment, but for the convenience of real life.

Zhou Jiangping's eyes lit up.

Chen Mo continued,"there's a camera at the front of the device to capture what's in front of the player's vision." Through this camera, players could scan objects in the real world, appraise them online, and measure their length and distance. At the same time, the device could also integrate most of the software functions of current mobile phones. It can't be an accessory to the phone. It can replace many functions of the phone by itself. "

"Players can use the glasses to open web pages, process text messages, and e-mails. They can also install smart software, open navigation, maps, online shopping, and so on.

"Of course, you can also use it to listen to music or watch movies. It's just that the visual effects might not be as good, but it's definitely not bad."

"In some special scenes, mixed reality will provide more convenience for players. For example, when watching a football match, players could see the data and scoreboard of the current player who was in possession of the ball. Another example is that players can use these glasses and a special gun simulation in certain situations to play a gun battle with an explosive visual and audio effect ... Of course, this function needs to be developed later, but from a technical point of view, it is completely possible. "

"At the same time, it can also integrate a translator function. When you hear other languages, it can translate them into the language you can understand and translate it for you through the headphones."

"If you think further, it can be equipped with a simple artificial intelligence system that can help you arrange your schedule, write reminders, help you analyze certain problems, and even chat with you when you are bored."

"Of course, in terms of entertainment, it can carry many MR games on it, which is completely different from mobile games and VR games.

Zhou Jiangping kept nodding,"that's right. So, scenes like those in sci-fi movies can actually be turned into reality?" An AI Butler that everyone carried with them? It sounded very good! In that case, the camera on the device can actually be equipped with live broadcast and video recording functions?"

"Well ..." Chen Mo said after a moment of silence,"I don't really recommend livestreaming and recording."

Zhou Jiangping was stunned,"why?" There's no problem at all with this function, isn't it only natural?"

"Because livestreaming and recording have the risk of violating other people's privacy," Chen Mo said. To put it simply, most people would feel very uncomfortable when they saw strangers holding up their mobile phones and recording you on the road, right? It was this logic. If we turn on the livestream and video recording functions, it's equivalent to giving everyone a mobile phone that they can secretly take photos of at any time. It'll definitely cause other people to boycott this equipment. "

"...It does make sense." Zhou Jiangping suddenly understood.

"That's just one of the problems," Chen Mo said."There are other problems, such as price, power consumption, heat generation, and so on. Only by solving all these problems could this product be truly launched on the market. However, with the current level of technology, it's a little difficult, but it can be solved. "

Zhou Jiangping nodded and said,"alright, I'll arrange for someone to develop it according to your plan." By the way, about the game on this thing ..."

"Don't worry," Chen Zhao said."I'll think about it."

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In fact, there were also companies in Chen Mo's previous life that had done similar research on wearable devices, such as the popular Google Glasses.

However, Google Glasses had failed. It was born in a time that did not belong to it.

There were actually many questions about Google Glasses.

It was too expensive, the battery life was too short, and it would heat up during use.

Only one eye could see the screen, and the visual area was too small. When looking at the upper right corner of the screen, the user would seem to be rolling their eyes, which seriously affected their image.

There were too few related applications, and software development was difficult.

Many people felt that this was an invasion of their privacy, and people who wore it in public were even called "glasshole."

There was another key problem: the lack of interaction.

The Google Glasses interacted with voice, touch, and body sense, which meant that if one wanted to give instructions to the glasses, they had to speak or make hand gestures. However, this function was fully available on mobile phones as well. The Google Glasses didn't have smart image recognition or mind reading, so it wasn't particularly convenient to use it, and it couldn't be distinguished from mobile phones.

In other words, it was very expensive, but it didn't have any aspects that were better than cell phones. It wasn't even as impressive.

As such, if he wasn't skilled enough, Chen Mo would never try to make something like this, as it was bound to fail.

But now, the emergence of the micro-consciousness reading device made similar wearable devices possible.

The smart glasses that Chen Mo wanted to make would have the entire surface of the mirror as a display. The information would be mixed with the real-life scene and displayed in the player's entire field of view, instead of just a portion of the screen. The interactive nature allowed the user to read the player's consciousness directly, which made the use of the glasses very fast. This was absolutely impossible for a mobile phone because the consciousness-reading device had to be close to the human brain.

Moreover, after the artificial intelligence system was installed on the glasses, it could also carry out intelligent recognition of the player's current environment. When the player was in an environment with chaotic road conditions, the artificial intelligence in the glasses would automatically lock onto certain functions, preventing the player from being in danger due to visual and auditory interference.

As long as this device could be popularized, a large number of IT companies would inevitably develop the application of glasses.

At the same time, turning off the camera function of the glasses could protect the privacy of others, so that others would not have any resistance to the equipment.

As for the issue of price, battery life, heat generation ... Parallel world's technology was more advanced, so there were corresponding solutions to all these problems. Chen Mo had some knowledge of hardware. According to his estimates, the price of the smart glasses should be between 3000 and 8000 (different models and configurations), with a battery life of 6 - 12 hours (6 hours if used on high-battery consumption devices, 12 hours if used normally).

In addition, the glasses could be folded when not in use, so he could put them in his bag and carry them around.

In other words, the problems that plagued Google Glasses in his previous life could actually be solved with the technology of the parallel world.