"I'm glad that a lot of people are coming."

Chen Mo looked at the audience with satisfaction and said: "First of all, I would like to introduce myself to all the students, my name is Chen Mo, that is, the designer of "League of Legends" and "Overwatch". Most of the students here should know me, so I won't say much, and I will talk too much, as if I am showing off. ”

There was a burst of laughter from the audience, this kind of boasting is also ingenious, this Chen Mo is really the same as during the live broadcast, he always likes to talk about jokes.

When the laughter gradually subsided, Chen Mo continued: "First of all, I would like to thank the leaders of the game design major of the Game Committee and Shiyi University for letting me give this class. I also feel very honored. ”

"Today is the first lesson, so let's start with a brief talk about the course itself. This course is called Game Prospects, which is to summarize the past development experience of the game industry and look forward to the future development prospects of the game industry. ”

"Some of the past experiences that my classmates have learned in the last semester, so I won't repeat them. Now can be said to be the era of mobile games, PC, and VR games, and the future is ...... It may or may not be the world of virtual games, which is the focus of our future lessons. ”

"Of course, according to the current general understanding, the future will definitely be the world of virtual games, because virtual games can crush mobile phones and PCs in various experiences, many people think that with the continuous development and progress of science and technology, with the popularity of VR game cabins, VR games will replace mobile phones and PCs to become the most important and high-end entertainment for human beings in the future, and will also become the mainstream game type."

"I'd like to start by hearing what you think. Do you have any students who want to take the initiative to speak? ”

The students in the audience responded enthusiastically and raised their hands one after another.

Chen Mo pointed to a girl wearing glasses in the front row: "Come on." ”

The girl with glasses stood up: "Teacher Chen Mo, hello!" Games are better than mobile phones and PCs in various aspects of performance, and although the popularity of VR games in China is not too high, this is mainly limited by the cost of VR games. ”

"At present, a VR game cabin, as little as tens of thousands, more than hundreds of thousands, is too expensive for the current income level of ordinary people in China. But what if in the future, let's say we could enter the virtual world through a VR headset or just a pair of VR glasses? Or, if the price of VR game cabins drops sharply, to the same price point as PCs, which is a few thousand dollars, then VR games will definitely squeeze the living space of PC games in an all-round way. So I think the future will definitely be the world of VR games. ”

Chen Mo nodded, and pointed to a chubby boy in the middle row.

The boy stood up: "I think in the future, VR game cabins will definitely become mainstream, but there should still be room for PC and mobile phones." Unless there is a virtual glasses or virtual headset that can integrate the functions of mobile phones and PCs. Until then, it was impossible for VR games to completely unify the entire gaming market. ”

"But as far as the current situation is concerned, in terms of our level of technological development, this day is still too early, so the status quo of the coexistence of mobile phones, PCs, and VR will continue for a long time."

Chen Mo named a few more classmates.

Everyone expressed their opinions, but the overall concept was similar, and everyone felt that it was only a matter of time before virtual games became mainstream.

Until virtual games completely unify the market, other gaming platforms, including mobile PCs, will not suffer a fatal blow, but it is also unlikely to survive too well.

Chen Mo nodded, this point of view basically represents the current mainstream view.

Chen Mo said: "This is what I want to talk about today, and I have different views on this point. ”

"Is it true that games are completely platform-locked? I don't think so, a really good game, no matter what platform it is put on, is a good game, and it is even possible to save a platform because of a game. ”

The students blinked their eyes, which is an unconventional statement.

A classmate in the audience asked, "Teacher Chen Mo, are you talking about "League of Legends"?" ”

When Chen Mo said this, many people's first reaction was "League of Legends", because before "League of Legends", PC games were fully suppressed by VR games, but the popularity of League of Legends surprised many people, and its popularity even exceeded many VR games on the market.

And League of Legends can't be changed into a VR game, which also makes many people realize that VR is not omnipotent.

Chen Mo nodded: "League of Legends is just one of the examples. In fact, there are still many vacancies in the domestic game market, and VR games cannot fully cover these vacancies. ”

A student asked, "Teacher Chen Mo, what do you mean by vacancy?" ”

Chen Mo replied: "The game is equivalent to a form of expression, and the game cabin is just one of the carriers, it also has advantages, but it also has disadvantages, and it is impossible to meet all the needs of everyone." As a simple example, handheld computers still have room to survive even now. It's just that no one does it. ”

Everyone was stunned for a moment.

Handheld?

There have also been handhelds in parallel worlds. The so-called handheld console is actually a handheld game console, and its main feature is that it can be held in the hand to play.

But the handheld in this world has not been fully developed at all, and soon disappeared, because technology has developed rapidly, with the improvement of the level of science and technology, the popularity of smart phones, and the handheld has been completely replaced by mobile games.

It is also true that there is a high degree of duplication between handheld and mobile phones, and in the eyes of designers in this world, most of the functions of handheld can be realized on mobile phones, so why spend money on a handheld?

Therefore, after hearing Chen Mo's remarks, everyone was a little surprised, because handheld is a game carrier that has been eliminated, which is a recognized fact in the game industry.

Several lecturers and professors in the back row are frowning, what is the situation? How could Chen Mo make such a common-sense mistake?

A bold student raised his hand and said, "Teacher Chen Mo, are you sure that there is still room for handheld computers in this era?" The functions of handhelds and mobile phones are highly repetitive, and what handhelds can do, mobile phones can do, but why buy handhelds? It doesn't make sense. ”

Chen Mo smiled: "Because the handheld I am talking about is not the kind of handheld you imagined." You all think of the handheld as a kind of phone that can't make phone calls and can't install other software, right? ”

The students looked at each other, did it make any difference?

Isn't it true that the handheld computer can't install other software and can't make phone calls? What's the difference between the others and the phone?

Chen Mo said: "Imagine it, let's say there is a handheld on which we can play open-world games; There are real joysticks and real buttons on it, which feels better than the virtual joystick of the mobile phone; It's very convenient and you can play anytime, anywhere. So how many people do you think will buy it? ”