Chapter 898 - Cultivation + Fitness Games
Wang Xiaobin continued: "I thought about it again and again, and felt that the current practice of most fitness games and fitness software is not good, so I adopted a new way of thinking. ”
"At present, most of the fitness software, users see the game character as a fitness coach. The fitness trainer shows the user standard movements, counts the number of sets, and encourages the player all the time...... This is the usual practice. ”
"But when I thought about it, if we did the same, it would definitely be out of the way. Although the fitness coaches are all handsome guys and beauties, they will be aesthetically tired if they watch too much, and they cannot motivate users. ”
"So my idea was that we had eight characters with different personalities in the game, four men and four women. They will also do the same movements as the user, prompting the user to standard movements and counting, but the difference is that they are not set up as a fitness trainer, but as a person who needs to exercise. ”
Everyone was stunned for a moment, a little puzzled.
Wang Xiaobin explained: "To put it simply, the people in the game are all slightly chubby. For example, let's be a chubby, cute girl. While the player works out with the Smart Fitness drying rack, the in-game character also exercises. ”
"When the player's exercise reaches a certain level, the body of the girls in this game will also change, from the original body with some elephant legs and small belly, to become more and more perfect, the legs and waist are getting thinner and thinner, and the buttocks are getting more and more curvy."
"The difference between these eight characters is: appearance, personality."
"In terms of appearance, we will prepare a variety of different costumes for these characters, and users can unlock costumes and match these characters with costumes by training every day, and some beautiful clothes that the characters have to work out to a certain level before they can wear them."
"In this way, we use game thinking to give users a very clear purpose and motivation."
"And if these characters don't work out for a long time, their bodies will gradually lose shape. However, characters with a training foundation can quickly return to their previous size as long as they resume training. ”
"And on the packaging, our game has to be really cool."
"The enemies in the game are round fat monsters, a bit like balloons with the appearance of little devils, more stupid and cute, very Q bombs, but the vitality is tenacious and difficult to destroy."
"The player makes an action with the smart fitness drying rack, and the character in the game will also make a corresponding in-game action."
"For example, when the player is doing chest clamping, the in-game character also does the action of clamping the chest, but the arms will appear combat special effects, and after charging, a huge double will appear behind the in-game character to attack the fat monster: squeeze it from both sides, and then a fire effect will appear with a 'pop', and then the fat monster will shrink in a circle."
"This implies that the player has burned calories and lost some fat through these actions."
"And, as you train for more time, the further back you go, the higher the damage. This implies to the player that the longer they stick to it, the better the workout will be, allowing the player to feel their improvement and progress with each workout. ”
"The same monster needs to be killed by doing thirty moves at the beginning; But by the end of the training process, fifteen moves can be killed. This way, players will be as exhausted as possible with each workout in order to progress through the game faster. ”
"Of course, the specific amount of training is calculated based on the player's physical fitness."
"Before the game starts, we will do a test to find the most suitable weight for the player, estimate his physical fitness based on his weight and heartbeat, and develop a daily training plan based on this, which is not only effective, but not excessive."
"There are also a lot of different scenarios in the game, such as ice and snow, lava, deserts, etc., so that players can change the environment every once in a while."
"In addition, the artificial intelligence AEEIS equipped with fitness equipment will occasionally interact with the characters in the game, bringing more fun: AEEIS uses the speaker on the fitness drying rack, and the character in the game uses the speaker of the mobile phone, and their dialogue must have a feeling of breaking the dimensional wall."
"Moreover, after the user has not exercised for a period of time, AEEIS will also use the horn on the fitness drying rack to give the user a 'kind reminder'."
After listening to Wang Xiaobin's introduction, everyone's faces showed expressions of surprise.
Can you even make a fitness game into a development game?
Wang Xiaobin is right, although there are some fitness games and software on the market, they all have a common flaw, that is, "not enough purpose for players".
Fitness is something that needs to be adhered to for a long time, and most people don't have enough willpower to stick to it.
Through this "development gameplay" design, users must continue to exercise if they want to train the characters in the game from "slightly chubby" to "hot young lady", and then change into beautiful clothes.
Over time, you will become a habit, and you will naturally be able to stick to it.
Of course, people are inert, and no matter how good the equipment and games are, it is impossible to guarantee that they will never eat dust.
Although there are eight characters in the game, four handsome guys and four good-looking young ladies, what if the players don't like them? It's not out of the question.
But the current design really minimizes the possibility of eating ashes.
Jiang Yuan was very happy: "Brother Wang is really professional, I think this game is still very attractive to me!" ”
"It's just, if you want to make so many characters, I don't know how much the game costs?"
Wang Xiaobin said: "The cost will not be very high. Because the resources involved in the game are relatively limited, there are only a few scenes, actions, and monsters, and maybe the models of the different stages of these eight characters need to be made a little more detailed, which is where the most money is spent. ”
"Still, be prepared for the game itself that won't pay for itself."
"My plan is that the game itself is free, but with a moderate amount of in-app purchases, and some gadgets like skins are sold. Players can buy good-looking little dresses if they want to buy them, and if they don't want to buy them, they can work out and slowly get married. ”
"And this game is paired with equipment, which is actually equivalent to advertising the hosting gym and other industries of Tengda."
"Even if you lose a little bit, as long as it can have a good advertising effect, it is acceptable."
After listening to Wang Xiaobin's story, Chang You said: "I suddenly had an idea, I don't know if it's right. ”
"It sounds like a lot of fun, but if you have to play it with equipment, the user base is definitely too narrow."
"Could we have made another low-profile version? Anyway, the resources are all ready-made, and one more set of actions is fine. ”
"The so-called low-profile version is for those who haven't bought a smart fitness drying rack. In this low-profile version, all the movements are fitness movements on the yoga mat, such as push-ups, crunches, squats, burpees, etc., so that the player can also play a certain fitness effect. ”
"But simply doing these movements on a yoga mat is certainly not as effective as using them with equipment."
"Therefore, to make two versions, on the one hand, it expands the user base, there are more players, and there are more players who are willing to pay, so it is better to recover the cost; On the other hand, it plays a subtle inducing role, when a player has played the low-profile version for a period of time, is attracted, feels that he can persevere, and then looks at the reviews and feedback of other players on the Internet, he will naturally consider buying equipment. ”
Wang Xiaobin suddenly said: "What Mr. Chang said makes sense!" Yes, it is true that a low-profile version should be made. ”
"The flaw of the low-profile version is that it can't monitor whether the player's movements are standard and whether the training effect is achieved, but something is better than nothing."
"That's a good idea, I'll add it as soon as I get back!"
"It's just...... Coach Guo, this will have to trouble you to come up with another set of training plans and standard movements. ”
Guo Licheng nodded: "No problem, it's very simple for me." ”
After everyone discussed it babblingly, the setting of the smart fitness equipment and the game "Fitness Wars" was finally finalized.
After that, it is necessary to continue to refine some details before moving on to the formal preparation stage.
Fitness equipment needs to be sampled by a foundry, and the game is also in full swing.
After several discussions, everyone found that under the guidance of Mr. Pei and the collective efforts of everyone, the product positioning is becoming clearer and clearer, and the design is becoming more and more mature!
For this smart fitness equipment that has never appeared on the market at present, as well as a fitness game that integrates the development gameplay, everyone is full of expectations!