Chapter 8: Is That Why You Scored Points?
Lin Hai's speech was much more slippery, obviously not offending at both ends. In fact, he really doesn't have a particularly clear attitude.
The audience began to whisper.
Shi Huazhe's words still played a certain role, a designer senior was so unequivocally opposed to a work, and it was reasonable, many viewers were also a little shaken, and began to wonder if such a game is really worth recommending?
And Lin Hai's speech seems to be fair, but it is actually useless, the audience forgets what he said as soon as they turn their heads, but what Shi Huazhe said will always be remembered by the audience.
Chen Mo breathed a sigh of relief.
If Lin Hai jumps out against "Flappybird" again, then his situation will be very awkward. The attitude of the two judges is enough to influence a large number of audiences, and Lin Hai occupies a neutral position, which is neither good nor bad.
However, it is still not to be taken lightly.
It was the turn of the youngest judge, Qiu Hengyang, and the other two judges, one was firmly against it and the other was neutral, and his attitude would determine the fate of this game to some extent.
Qiu Hengyang turned on the microphone and pondered for a moment before saying, "Regarding this game, I have different views from Mr. Shi Huazhe. ”
Chen Mo couldn't help but be stunned, what's the matter, this guy wants to speak for me? Could it be that he has a more unique vision than the other two to see what makes this game special?
Shi Huazhe also looked incredulous, staring at Qiu Hengyang, wanting to see what he was going to say.
Qiu Hengyang said: "This game, before I learned the on-site data, I wanted to give it a score of eight, but after knowing the on-site data, I think I can give it a score of nine." Of course, this rating is compared to the other nineteen games. ”
"In other words, this first place is well deserved."
The audience was in an uproar!
What the hell, nine points? 100 points, right?
Looking at Qiu Hengyang's tone and demeanor, it is obvious that this is nine points out of ten.
There are a lot of people in the audience who love to play "flappybird", but they love to play and love to play, and they also know that this game is shoddy, and a score of 7 is very good, and a score of 9 is too exaggerated, right?
Qiu Hengyang ignored the audience's surprise and continued: "Don't be surprised, this is the difference between the perspective of a professional game designer and an ordinary player. ”
"What you see is a small game with a simple style of art and a single gameplay, and what I see is a sincere work with exquisite design and advanced thinking!"
"Why do I say that? Please let me explain. ”
The audience present was attracted by Qiu Hengyang, and many viewers were very curious, Qiu Hengyang blew this game so magically, how did he go back to the circle?
This competition will be broadcast live and there will be a video, if Qiu Hengyang talks nonsense, he will be embarrassed in the game circle!
Qiu Hengyang said: "Next, I want to ask you a few questions, you don't need to answer, just think silently in your heart." ”
"First question, you all say that the art style of this game is very simple, so let me ask you, do you think this little bird is really ugly? Or do you think this little bird is a bit silly, and the way it flies and falls to death is quite funny? ”
"The second question is, has anyone roughly calculated how fast a bird will fall naturally? What is the height of the bird's flight after clicking with a finger? ”
"The third question is, why does the gameover start immediately after just clicking on the screen? Why does this very simple little game have leaderboards and networking features? ”
"Fourth, have you noticed the advertising bar on the GameOver screen?"
"Let's think about these questions."
After Qiu Hengyang finished speaking, he deliberately turned off the microphone to give the audience a few minutes to think.
The audience immediately began to discuss.
These people are all game lovers, and they are originally more interested in some ways of the game, and they also love to study, plus most of these audiences are addicted to "flappybird", so Qiu Hengyang's questions make the audience think.
Chen Mo was a little surprised, because Qiu Hengyang's questions basically hit all the key points of this game, which was incredible in Chen Mo's opinion.
After all, the game design concept in this world is very backward and full of prejudices.
Obviously, this Qiu Hengyang is not simple, he can put aside his prejudices and seriously study the factors of a game's success, rather than rudely attributing it to reasons such as "luck", which is the most critical quality of a game designer in Chen Mo's opinion.
Based on this, Chen Mo has no doubt that if he throws Qiu Hengyang into his previous life, he will still be a very good game designer.
Qiu Hengyang felt that the audience was almost thinking about it, and continued: "Everyone should already have a vague feeling, so congratulations, you have taken the first step, welcome to the field of designer's thinking." ”
"The first question, is the art style of this game really bad?"
"When you look at this little bird, what is your first feeling? Stupid? Sprout? Foolish? Stupid? Everyone, please note that this is a pixel art game, and the lines and colors used in the whole bird are very simple, but the big eyes + sausage mouth + small wings directly outline the image of a stupid bird, which is not an easy thing. ”
Moreover, the image of this bird is very consistent with the content of the game. The stupidity of the bird effectively dilutes the frustration of losing the game, and even makes you think that the bird is stupid and not you, right? ”
As soon as Qiu Hengyang's words fell, there was a burst of laughter in the audience.
Qiu Hengyang continued: "The second question, why should I ask the bird's falling speed and flight altitude after clicking? Quite simply, these are two key numerical elements that are directly related to the difficulty of this game. ”
"If you fall too fast and rise too high, then the game will be very difficult, and most people won't score more than double digits. Well, the frustration of this game is very strong, and most people don't play it for a long time. ”
"But what about the other way around? The game will become too simple again, most people will be able to brush a few points, and soon the player will realize that the game is very boring, very boring, and will give up very quickly. ”
"So, in my opinion, the numerical design of this game is very clever, and it has a good grasp of this balance, making this game very difficult, very sadistic, so that most people can't get high scores, but it also gives you a little hope, so that you can always have a fluke mentality to keep trying."
"The third problem is that the designers deliberately designed the gameover screen to be very simple, and it will start again with a single click, just to reduce unnecessary steps and allow you to restart the next game quickly. In the constant repetition, you become numb to the gameover, and you don't even feel the passage of time. ”
"As for networking and ranking, in my opinion, it's the finishing touch of the game, and without it, it would have a third of what it is now, or even less."
"Why? Because of this kind of game, only by comparing can your results be meaningful, otherwise even if you brush up 100 points or 1000 points, what's the point of not being able to show off to others? ”
"When I say show off, I don't mean holding my phone to show others, but directly through the leaderboard, I can show it to all players who have played this game - look, how good I am! How many of you here have scored the same points as me? ”
A large crowd of spectators raised their hands.
Qiu Hengyang nodded: "That's what I said, networking and ranking functions are the finishing touches of this game!" ”
A front-row audience member said loudly: "Mr. Qiu, is this the reason why you swiped out 39 points and signed your name?" ”
The audience burst into laughter.