Chen Mo didn't pay attention to how many games of the year "Apocalypse America" won, and he was now in Zhou Jiangping's office, discussing the new equipment with Zhou Jiangping and Lehui's designers.

"These are the three new design drafts from our designers, what do you think, Mr. Chen?" Zhou Jiangping asked.

Chen Mo shook his head: "No, the positioning is not very clear." ”

All three designers were a little confused.

They have also just received the task of Zhou Jiangping to design a new device for small consciousness reading devices. Time was tight, so the three of them each designed a piece of equipment and showed it to Zhou Jiangping.

The things that these three designers designed are similar, because this design itself has certain limitations.

The new small consciousness reader is slightly larger and of similar thickness than the pulsating cap. And this thing has a limitation, that is, it must be close to the user's head to accurately read the consciousness signal, so it is impossible to make a mind control phone.

The idea of these three designers is basically the same, they are all portable.

After all, Lehui is a manufacturer specializing in mobile phones, so designers more or less advocate simple and convenient design. There are three design options, two for headsets and one for backpacks.

Option 1 is a ring-shaped glasses with a consciousness reading device at the back of the player's head. The glasses on the front end are fully transparent, come with a simple operating system, and can be connected to the phone via Bluetooth, which users can use to browse the web, send messages and chat, and so on. It is equivalent to making an external device, which realizes the function of brainwave control mobile phone in disguise.

Plan 2 is a helmet, which basically covers half of the player's head, similar to the kind of VR headset that Chen Mo had seen in his previous life. This device can present a completely virtual vision to the player like a game pod, and can play some simple VR games. However, its performance is far worse than that of the VR game cabin.,After all, it's just that the consciousness reading device has shrunk.,Other configurations haven't shrunk.,So the performance of this thing is basically a little better than that of high-end mobile phones.,"VR, anytime, anywhere" is just a gimmick。

Option 3 is a bit more silly, as the player is still wearing a vR helmet, but connected via cable and other devices. Players can carry a console device slightly larger than a laptop on their back, which can simulate relatively low-spec VR games, and the graphics and quality are at the level of mid-to-high-end PC games. But the problem is that it's definitely heavy to carry.

Just like Chen Mo's previous life, most of the game books are just desktop computers that are relatively easy to move, and players generally don't take these game books around because they are really heavy.

Option 1 is obviously to develop an accessory that supports mobile phones, while Option 2 and Option 3 are tentatively a small step towards VR gaming devices.

Lehui is mainly engaged in mobile phones, but in recent years, its business has gradually expanded to smart homes and personal computers, and there are also plans to enter the VR game cabin.

After all, in the parallel world, the VR game cabin is the apex of high-end digital equipment, and no one is not interested in the profits.

However, after all, it is a specialization in the art industry, and it took Lehui many years to gain a firm foothold in the mobile phone market.

The designers of Option 2 and Option 3 obviously wanted to take this opportunity to test the waters in the VR field.

However, Chen Mo took a brief look and felt that these three plans were not very reliable. It's not that the level of these three designers is not good, but that they are not clear enough about the positioning of new products.

Zhou Jiangping was not angry, and said happily: "Then Mr. Chen, tell me, which direction should the equipment be considered this time?" It's also a good lesson for my designers. ”

Chen Mo said: "Obviously, if the device this time is only used as an accessory for the mobile phone, the pattern is too small; But if you do VR, the performance can't be reached at all. Therefore, the most suitable solution should be to do MR, mixed reality. ”

Zhou Jiangping was stunned: "Mixed reality? This concept ...... It's been outdated for a long time, right? ”

Chen Mo smiled: "It's really outdated for a long time, but it will soon become popular again." ”

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In the beginning, there were three branches of virtual reality technology, which were VR (Virtual Reality), AR (Augmented Reality), and MR (Mixed Reality).

The concepts of AR and MR have something in common, so the two concepts are often confused. To put it simply, they are all inserting information into the player's real field of vision, superimposing virtual objects and scenes into the real scene, so as to enhance the reality and let the player experience the effect of both reality and illusion.

But in parallel worlds, VR is developing much better than MR.

In the beginning, there were some developers who were developing equipment for MR, and then they all went to VR in one go, so this concept was ignored.

Because of VR's conscious reading technology, game cabins, and the support of a large number of game companies, it can bring players a game experience close to "soul piercing". MR can neither provide players with a stimulating gaming experience, nor even read consciousness information, so it slowly fades out of people's vision.

After all, the premise of AR and MR is portability, and to put virtual objects in real scenes, the premise is that players can get out of the house and go to more real places.

Therefore, after hearing that a miniature consciousness reading device had been developed, Chen Mo's first reaction was that the opportunity for MR had come.

Chen Mo said to Zhou Jiangping: "I'll send you a design draft, you can take a look." ”

Zhou Jiangping opened the design draft sent by Chen Mo on the computer.

The first reaction was that this thing was somewhat similar to Option 1. But after taking a closer look at the design plan, Zhou Jiangping realized that this was completely different from the "Bluetooth glasses" in plan 1.

Visually, the front of this device is a full-coverage glasses that fit perfectly and can basically cover the player's entire field of vision. On the front there is a miniature HD camera for taking a view of the player's front.

The back of the device is also a ring-like structure that covers the back of the player's head and the sides of the ears. Behind the left ear is the consciousness collection device, which can read the player's consciousness signal, and behind the right ear is the operation module, where the player can click the button here, or perform some actions that are inconvenient for the consciousness signal to perform.

There are headphones on the device, and it's a wrap-around effect. The headset is turned on and off, and when turned on, players can not only hear the sound in the headset, but also choose to block out the sound of the surrounding environment, which has a good sound isolation effect.

From the perspective of exterior design, this thing is quite cool, full of technology, much like the glasses worn by spaceship pilots in many science fiction movies. And it's not as bloated as a helmet, at least it doesn't hurt your neck when you wear it.