Game development begins with destroying Girls' Frontline.

We arrived in Shanghai.

Everything went exactly as Shen Jiahang had imagined.

Spark is undoubtedly one of the top game development companies currently available, both in terms of compensation and work environment.

The only thing that made Shen Jiahang dissatisfied.

That means accommodation.

In fact, Shen Jiahang's salary could support him living near the company, but he felt that instead of letting the landlord make money, he might as well suffer a little himself.

Many people made the same choice as Shen Jiahang.

Therefore, when he posts on WeChat Moments.

Many people have just boarded a bus or subway.

I read through all the comments.

Shen Jiahang then waved his hand.

"Ha, that's awesome."

Shen Jiahang doesn't usually post on WeChat Moments, so this post was purely out of revenge.

after all.

Xinghuo's work-from-home system is on a rotating basis.

A while ago, when he was commuting on the subway, he saw plenty of these bastards posting on their WeChat Moments to show off.

Some livestock even need to be pricked three times a day, morning, noon, and night.

After posting on WeChat Moments and checking in.

Shen Jiahang did not choose to go back to sleep, even though he knew that many of his colleagues had done so.

But he is different.

We can't do that today, at least not today.

Because he has something very important to do today.

So when the alarm clock rings...

After finishing the card, he actually started working faster.

Shen Jiahang's job is both easy and difficult. He is a storyboard artist, and he is currently mainly responsible for the side stories of "The Trajectory of Destiny".

To put it bluntly, it's about choreography.

This job looks easy, but it actually requires a lot of effort to refine. You also need to draw the character's movements and hand them over to motion capture or animators for keyframe rendering.

"Storyboarding! It determines the presentation effect of the game, and ultimately, the quality of the game! It's the most crucial part of game production!"

When I joined the company.

Shen Jiahang also watched the video that HR showed to storyboard artists like himself.

The video is about half an hour long.

The main content is Lin Li talking about his views on storyboarding and giving a pep talk.

However, although.

Shen Jiahang was truly inspired.

Until one day, he passed by the human resources department and saw a newly hired concept artist listening to Boss Lin's motivational video for new employees.

"Original artwork! It's the face of the game! It's key to creating the player's first impression! It's the most important part of game development!"

all in all.

Shen Jiahang is very enthusiastic about his work.

Because once Spark uses a storyboard for a performance, they will actually make it into a film.

Chapter 296 Group

In many games.

There was no concept of storyboarding at all; when there was a task or dialogue, they would just put two models somewhere.

This method greatly reduces work pressure.

But this also made the whole conversation extremely boring.

Why do two people chatting, watching TV series, and watching movies give completely different feelings?

Why do the chat functions in those games look so strange?

the reason is simple.

In real life, no one stands upright and speaks face-to-face when chatting.

Shen Jiahang's work.

It means to bring the scenes in the script to life, to bring them to life vividly.

This is why many people say that Spark Games offers a stronger sense of immersion.

One unit of work is invested.

You will get a reward in return, which is very fair.

Shen Jiahang was busy until 3 p.m.

Today's task is finally completed. The storyboards are sent to the team leader, and we have a brief discussion on some details in the storyboards. In the end, the team leader approves the storyboards and they are returned to the production center.

These files will then be distributed to departments such as motion capture, animation, sound effects, and audio.

in the future.

These elements will come together to form a storyline that players will witness.

After handing in the work.

The team leader even teased Shen Jiahang in the WeChat work group.

"Hey kid, why are you even faster than before today? Are you getting ready for the launch of the Eastern Fantasy World server this afternoon?"

"Anyone else planning to play the Eastern fantasy world? Time to pay your dues!"

"I think it's the team leader who wants to play; he's already urged us three times today..."

"Hey! Are you trying to rebel?!"

Shen Jiahang looked at the chat history in the group.

I sent an Eastern-themed emoji.

I don't know who made this meme, but it's basically someone creating a gap and saying, "Goodbye, I'm going to the world of anime."

To show that those who know, know.

"Old Li, wait for me, I'm almost done, wait for me!!"

The group chat quickly erupted into chaos again.

This is why Shen Jiahang likes working at Xinghuo.

If it were his previous company...

There's no way anyone can speak in the group chat. If you scroll through the history, it's all just "received" and "okay".

Meanwhile, on Xinghuo's side...

The daily work is relatively clear. Occasionally, I need to work overtime or be assigned to similar tasks in other projects, but overall, it is still quite clear.

Just complete your daily tasks.

Some people complained that this kind of job is like an assembly line, but Shen Jiahang thinks it's great. Everyone can focus on one thing, which actually improves the overall quality of the game.

For example, before joining Xinghuo, Shen Jiahang had to do everything at his previous company, but at Xinghuo, he mostly only needs to convert scripts into storyboards.

During this period, he not only became more specialized, but Xinghuo also invited professional teachers and overseas colleagues to give them lectures.

This type of instruction is centralized.

It doesn't matter which production team's storyboard you're from.

They will all be brought together by Xinghuo for training.

What impressed Shen Jiahang the most was the lecture given by the game storyboard master of Call of Duty 4. Wow, it was truly enlightening.

Moreover, while Spark will not increase the workload, it will continuously pursue higher quality.

generally.

Around the 15th of each month is what everyone calls "torture day".

This timeframe corresponds to the monthly report.

After the report, the creative team began to review the progress of the previous month based on Lin Li's or the creative team's own ideas, and then assigned responsibility for the problems.

The HR department will also evaluate all members based on the results of this "blame-sharing" meeting.

Shen Jiahang really liked this logic.

At Xinghuo, as long as you don't slack off, you can generally work comfortably no matter what your position is.

It's a satisfying job.

It was a very simple request, but it was the first time in Shen Jiahang's career that he had actually fulfilled it.

After expressing his feelings...

Shen Jiahang unsubscribed from DingTalk.

Log on to the Spark Platform.

Log in to the Eastern Fantasy World Forum again.

At this moment, the entire forum was like boiling water, bubbling and gurgling, with posts from all over the world gathering here.

The post refresh rate is comparable to a waterfall.

A single refresh often reveals a dozen or more messages.

Japanese, Chinese, European and American, and all kinds of languages ​​are available.

Shen Jiahang also turned on automatic translation.

took a look.

I noticed everyone is waiting for the Eastern Fantasy World server to open at 7 PM tonight.

That's why so many people are waiting.

It was because of a few days ago.

The Eastern Fantasy World has announced that this test will be a non-wipe test.

Although it's not a public beta test.

The production team also made a special statement, saying that if major problems are encountered, they will roll back the save file or delete the save file.

However, most Spark players still have faith in Spark.

Most PC gamers treated this test as a public beta.

Therefore, there were a lot of people waiting.

That's why Xinghuo did it.

This is the opinion of the operations department.

The purpose is actually to divert traffic.

This test is for PC, while the public beta in June will be for both PC and mobile platforms.

If all the pressure is piled up in June.

A massive influx of players entered the game upon launch.

Even the operations department of Xinghuo was unsure.