You call this entrepreneurship?

Chapter 134 It’s all your fault

The next day, Fan Xiaoqian reported to the company on time with sleepy eyes.

He yawned and complained, "This is the first time in years that I've gotten up so early."

Qin Shaoyan said with a smile: "Teacher Fan doesn't need to clock in from now on, as long as you complete the work."

Fan Xiaoqian glanced at Qin Shaoyan and refused flatly: "Forget it, I'll just clock in honestly."

"Huh?" Qin Shaoyan was very surprised.

Not clocking in and out of get off work is a treatment that many people dream of. Why did Fan Xiaoqian refuse it?

"You say you don't clock in, isn't it just to make me risk my life to work for you?" Fan Xiaoqian said disdainfully, "There is no fixed time for commuting to and from get off work. Wouldn't my schedule be completely messed up? I have a performance in the evening."

Hey!
I know you are a difficult person to deal with.

Qin Shaoyan sighed. Fortunately, this was not the first time he had dealt with this non-mainstream programmer, and he still knew his temper.

Fan Xiaoqian quickly completed the entry procedures, quickly signed the contract and non-compete agreement, and then threw away the pen.

"Where do we start?"

"Let's get familiar with the game engine first." Qin Shaoyan led Fan Xiaoqian to a computer. "This game engine was developed by ourselves and has many useful tools."

"Developed it by yourself?" Fan Xiaoqian sat down in front of the computer with some curiosity, and then began to study the game engine, and then her eyes lit up, "Damn, that's awesome! Who wrote this engine?"

Qin Shaoyan asked with a smile, "What do you think?"

"That's awesome!" Fan Xiaoqian started rubbing her hands together excitedly and kept trying various functions of the engine. "How many years have you been working on this engine?"

"I've never seen such an awesome engine. It's so useful."

Game engines rely on accumulation, continuous feedback during use, continuous improvement, and iterative evolution.

Qin Shaoyan's engine directly omits this process. After all, it is produced by the system and must be the most powerful.

Fan Xiaoqian quickly became immersed in her work, flipping through project documents while familiarizing herself with the engine.

"I can't do this all by myself. Find some people to help me."

"No problem." Qin Shaoyan agreed happily, "Zhang Pingyi, he is the most familiar with the engine. You can communicate with him more and help you get the client."

"Okay." Fan Xiaoqian looked at Zhang Pingyi, "Tell me about this engine, and then we'll talk about how to do it."

"Mr. Qin, please complete the project documentation. I have to write the server according to your needs."

Qin Shaoyan coughed and said, "Well, don't worry about this. Let's make a stand-alone demo first, and I will discuss the rest with other planners."

"Then hurry up." Fan Xiaoqian urged.

"Teacher Fan, don't be so anxious. Our demo can catch up with the E3 exhibition next month." Qin Shaoyan persuaded, "This demo mainly shows the engine and art aspects, and the specific gameplay is secondary."

Fan Xiaoqian nodded, indicating that she understood, but at the end she did not forget to say, "Don't forget to write the document."

Game projects always start with writing documents. The producer first determines the art style with the lead artist, and then gives a rough list of art requirements.

For example, how many professions are there for the protagonist, and how many NPCs, monsters, and scenes are there.

Then there is a special planner responsible for refining this part. How many NPC and monster models are there and what their characteristics are. It is best to give reference pictures and then hand them over to the original character drawings.

The size of the scene map, the scene's landform characteristics, vegetation, and buildings must be designed in advance, followed by the original scene painting, and then the location production.

Among them, the main artist must be controlled throughout the process, and the art style and model quality must be reviewed one by one.

Some planners did not think clearly in advance, or had problems with their own expression ability, resulting in deviations in communication with art.

Often the artist works hard for a week or a month, and the planner is not satisfied with what is finally presented, and they will say "it doesn't feel right" or "this is not what I want."

When this happens, the artist will definitely have high blood pressure.

To give the simplest example, a map requires five monster gathering areas, but one was missing when planning the request.

Then when you place the monsters and find that they can’t be placed, the map will most likely be scrapped and the map will have to be completely remade.

The most time-consuming part of a game project is the production of art resources. If you encounter an unusual producer or planner, this part of the time will be even more difficult to control.

Some producers will repeatedly revise their designs, leaving the program and art busy and wasting too much time. Some producers even ask to change the art style when the project is halfway through, and all the previous art production is equivalent to a waste.

Many projects meet sudden demise during repeated revisions. Until the project is cut off, no one can figure out what the producers and planners are going to do.

Therefore, in the game industry, planning is often despised by both programmers and artists.

SB planning is the most common name.

What Hong Fei admires most about Mr. Qin is that he thinks very clearly when making demands.

How many models are needed and what they look like are described in great detail. They are also checked frequently during the art production process to avoid errors.

When Qin Shaoyan made a request, he could even list how many ornament models were needed in the scene.

When making something for Mr. Qin, you never need to worry about wasting effort, you only need to worry about whether your level can meet the other party's requirements.

Time flies, two weeks have passed, and the model of the main character finally meets the requirements.

Fan Xiaoqian has already completed basic running, shooting and other functions, and can already see the general appearance of the game.

The most nervous one is the animation team, who work day and night to repeatedly debug the character's movements and strive to achieve satisfactory results.

Qin Shaoyan sighed, "Mr. Hong, let's make do with it first. Let's buy motion capture this year. This should be much more convenient."

Hong Fei shook his head, "I've seen that thing before, but the effect may not be good."

As early as around 2003, domestic game manufacturers purchased the first set of optical motion capture equipment.

Even if you have chosen the best brand, the application is still not cost-effective.

The problems are mainly reflected in the long preparation time before shooting, relatively few software automation functions, and slow manual repair of lattice, etc. The actual improvement in production efficiency is not obvious.

From the perspective of accuracy, around 2000, camera accuracy and performance have not experienced huge improvements in recent years. The accuracy of the data obtained is limited, and the accuracy of improving action resources is not as obvious as it is today.

From the time when motion capture just started, until about 2008, motion capture systems were relatively difficult to operate and required long-term training. The capture conditions were also constrained by various objective conditions.

Qin Shaoyan patted Hong Fei on the shoulder and said, "Anyway, you can find a solution. If you have any requests, report them directly to me."

Hong Fei here is leading a group of artists to be autistic, but Xiong Xiaoge, a venture capital investor over there, is wondering.

There has been little movement on the campus network since the classmate network was moved, especially since Qin Shaoyan stayed silent in the company all day long, not knowing what he was doing.

After Xiong Xiaoge inspected a new project, he led people straight to Sentinel Technology, and then saw Qin Shaoyan leading people to play games.

"Mr. Qin, are you not doing your job properly?" After Xiong Xiaoge called Qin Shaoyan to the conference room, he criticized with a stern face, "I thought you were busy making some big moves recently, but you ended up playing games in the company. Campus Network Are you still going to do it?"

"What do you mean not doing your job properly?! Mr. Xiong, you can't accuse someone of innocence out of thin air." Qin Shaoyan immediately began to complain, "I am working so hard for the campus network."

Xiong Xiaoge sneered, "Are you playing games for the campus network? Tell me carefully and let me see how you complete this story."

Qin Shaoyan frowned, "Mr. Xiong, what you said makes no sense. What is editing?"

"Then tell me what you are doing?" Xiong Xiaoge asked impatiently, "I saw you playing games as soon as I came in. What does this thing have to do with the campus network? Can you explain it to me?"

"I won't explain." Qin Shaoyan said stiffly, "The prejudice in people's hearts is like a big mountain. Even if I explain it, you won't believe it."

"You had a stereotype of me as soon as you came in, and then you started to accuse me. You won't believe anything I say, so what else can I say?"

"If you don't believe me, then there is no need for us to cooperate. I will call Mr. Zheng to come over and discuss refunding your money."

"From now on, let's not interfere with the river! You take your Yangguan Road, and I'll cross my single-plank bridge!"

Xiong Xiaoge frowned in displeasure, "Mr. Qin, what do you mean?"

"What do you mean by asking me?!" Qin Shaoyan snorted coldly, "What else do I mean by asking you?!"

"Have you ever investigated the cause and effect? ​​Have you ever understood the whole story?" Qin Shaoyan said angrily, "Without investigation, you have no right to speak. You used bad words as soon as you came in."

"A kind word will warm you in the winter, but a bad word will hurt you in the winter. You are hurting your partner's heart by doing this."

Damn it, is it my fault to co-author it?

Xiong Xiaoge was stunned immediately.

(End of this chapter)