Chapter 200 Peripherals!
Back in Gu Fan's villa, Lilith happily sat on the sofa with her feet up, feeling very satisfied with her wise arrangement.
Now that the design of "Road Rage Simulator" has been basically finalized, Lilith feels full of confidence again. This game will definitely avenge its past and gain a lot of negative emotions!
As for Gu Fan's arrangement, Lilith also believed that it was a genius decision.
Although she refuted what Azazel said face to face, showing her absolute trust in Gu Fan, how could it be her true words?
In fact, as a suspicious devil, she would still be suspicious even if Azazel didn't mention it.
Now, Lilith has given an optimal solution to the current situation.
Since the game industry that Gu Fan is responsible for always has problems, then whether it is his problem or not, they have to be replaced.
Gu Fan has done a good job in plundering the negative emotions on the Hell Front, so let him continue to do it; in addition, let him start new industries casually to get rid of him.
It’s good if new industries can generate negative emotions, but it’s not a big problem if they can’t.
The important thing is to temporarily let Gu Fan leave the game industry and verify whether it is his problem.
"How about it, Gu Fan, have you figured out what to do?"
Of course, Lilith did not forget to show concern for Gu Fan, as if she really wanted to do it. From the perspective of company development, he was sent out to develop new business.
Gu Fan nodded: "Although it has not been completely decided yet, there are roughly two directions."
Lilith listened carefully: "Tell me what you want to say?"
Gu Fan thought for a while: "The first direction is naturally directly related to our next game. Creating a set of peripherals for "Road Rage Simulator" is directly related to the game, so the game development funds will be included. It’s very reasonable.
“The second direction is to open a physical experience store to further promote our company’s games and products. "
Lilith thought thoughtfully: "Oh... game peripherals?
“Okay, since it’s a racing game, let’s make a controller and a steering wheel!
“Hey, if these two devices are done well, they should be able to collect some negative emotions. ! ”
Lilith was actually looking forward to it.
Gu Fan was a little surprised: "Huh? Can peripherals also collect negative emotions?"
Lilith coughed twice: "Of course! Games can collect negative emotions, peripherals Why not? But, this is also the latest research and development result of Hell, and it is still in the testing stage. Whether it is useful or not will have to be studied based on the actual situation.
"But in general, the principle is the same. . "
Lilith did not elaborate on the specific principle, but Gu Fan also knew that it must be the same as the game, also using "contract".
Nitian's game is equivalent to directly signing a contract with the player, and then all the negative emotions generated by the player during use can be collected by Hell.
Similarly, if Nitian Games releases some peripheral products, after the player's purchase is completed, it will naturally be regarded as signing a contract. Then if players develop negative emotions while using these products, they can also be collected by hell.
Even in a broad sense...
If Nitiantian Games opens an amusement park in the future, and players generate negative emotions in it, can they also be collected?
That doesn't sound impossible.
However, according to Lilith, this technology is obviously still under development and needs continuous improvement. Currently, it has only been extended from games to general products.
But let's put it this way...
Gu Fan was a little helpless: "So Mr. Li, you asked me to develop new business also so that I can verify the latest research results of hell, right? ? Can’t you complete your homework independently?”
Lilith coughed twice: “Ahem, Gu Fan, what you said is wrong. Didn’t you already say that you would shed your blood for hell? I am an investor in Nitiantian Games, and you are the president of Nitiantian Games. You are not to blame for developing new business!”
Gu Fan corrected with some helplessness: “What’s so difficult? Let go of the blame, Mr. Li, you should re-learn Chinese, that is called doing your duty, who would you rather me. ”
Lilith nodded: "Yes! I will do my job, no matter who else."
Gu Fan added: "But... Mr. Li said at that time what industry to choose, I can decide on my own. Then I will choose some for you. Is it okay to create an industry that brings happiness to everyone?”
Lilith smiled: “No!”
“You can indeed decide on your own what industry to choose, but you cannot decide on your own whether to collect negative emotions.
“Besides, isn’t it your choice to be in the peripheral industry?”
Gu Fan was speechless for a moment. It is true that arrogance is the nature of a devil.
Lilith has already begun to think about how to use peripherals to collect negative emotions: "Hey, thinking about it, peripherals have a lot of potential!
"Take a controller as an example. The mental harm a garbage controller brings to players is no less than a garbage game!
“Furthermore, the handle itself is an ergonomic device with a high technical content. A slight deviation can easily make players feel uncomfortable...” In this way, making hardware can also collect considerable negative feedback. Emotions! ”
Gu Fan couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart. Sure enough, Lilith would never change her gender. In terms of collecting negative emotions, she planned to go all the way to the dark side!
And it is indeed as she said, using peripherals to collect negative emotions is even easier than using games to collect negative emotions!
Why?
On the surface, using games to collect negative emotions does have many unique advantages. The biggest advantage is that it is convenient and fast.
A game can be played by tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of players at the same time. If each person produces a little negative emotion, the accumulation is a considerable number.
As for peripheral or physical industries, before they become bigger, the number of people they can influence is very limited.
Take peripherals as an example. In the initial trial, a few thousand sets will be produced at most. If it is some relatively high-value peripherals, a few hundred sets may be produced at most.
This is why Lilith decided to start in the gaming industry from the very beginning.
But now the situation has changed, and the game industry has repeatedly suffered setbacks in collecting negative emotions!
What about peripherals? Although it targets a relatively narrow group of people, if everyone can produce negative emotions stably, it can be considered a pretty good industry for Lilith.
But for Gu Fan, this was very bad.
Because his goal from the beginning was to make money and gain reputation!
Now that Nitiantian Games has finally got on the right track, it’s asking me to use peripherals to ruin all my reputation and lose all my money? That's absolutely not possible!
Thinking of this, Gu Fan said: "Mr. Li, I think your idea... is a little bit ill-considered."
"Huh?" Lilith frowned slightly and immediately said He looked at Gu Fan suspiciously.
The meaning is clear: How can it be thoughtless to collect negative emotions? What are your intentions!
Gu Fan quickly explained: "Mr. Li, what I mean is that your idea of using peripheral products to collect negative emotions is indeed a direction that can be tried.
"But... Your method doesn’t seem to be 100% reliable! "
Lilith was puzzled: "Why isn't it 100% safe? If you make a garbage handle, you can almost 100% collect negative emotions, right? "
Gu Fan shook his head slightly: "No, Mr. Li, think about it carefully. If those garbage controllers really generate more negative emotions, then why do domestic controllers not only not disappear in recent years, but also get better and better? What's up? ”
Lilith was stunned: "Ah this..."
Gu Fan's words simply woke up the dreamer, causing Lilith, who was still immersed in negative emotions just now, to wake up instantly.
Will garbage handles definitely produce more negative emotions? Not necessarily!
Compared with the handles of the three major foreign manufacturers, there is indeed a big gap between these domestic handles. After all, Yusanjia's R&D expenditures on controllers are astronomical, and domestic controllers are difficult to compare with.
There is a big gap in terms of grip, button and joystick feel.
There are even some handles that are of poor quality and really painful to use.
But these controller manufacturers are still surviving, and even doing well. Why?
Of course because of the price and all the new features!
A controller from a big manufacturer often costs about 400 yuan, and an elite controller costs over a thousand yuan. The price of these domestic handles is quite cheap, and the lowest one can even be bought for about 100 yuan.
In addition, domestic controllers have basically introduced various new functions, such as back keys or macro commands, etc. However, foreign manufacturers rarely do these, and the back keys only cost thousands of dollars. Only elite controllers have it, not to mention macro commands, almost all of which are not supported.
Of course, this has something to do with the preferences of domestic and foreign players and the positioning of manufacturers, but in any case, domestic controllers have still found their own living space.
Even if a domestic controller is not as easy to use as the Yusanjia controller, it is durable, can perform basic functions, has back keys and macro commands, and most importantly, is cheap!
So when players use it, do they generate more positive emotions or more negative emotions?
Obviously, there are still more positive emotions.
And if Nitiantian Games only negotiates cooperation with a domestic controller manufacturer and releases a co-branded controller, it may be difficult to collect more negative emotions.
Lilith was a little curious: "Do you have a better way?"
Gu Fan nodded: "Yes, Mr. Li.
"I think that if you really want to collect negative emotions, then Cannot make traditional peripherals. Like controllers, keyboards, steering wheels, etc., if they are just OEM or reskinned, the effect of generating negative emotions will be very limited.
“We’d better find a way to make a new peripheral so that we can better collect negative emotions!”
Lilith was quite moved: “That’s it, Gu Fan, It's my fault, I blamed you wrongly!
"So what kind of new peripherals should we make? In addition to the keyboard, mouse, and steering wheel, I really can't think of any other peripherals that can be related to "Road Rage Simulator"."
Gu Fan confidently said: "Mr. Li, it's very simple. I want to make a peripheral product that perfectly combines the shortcomings of the handle and the steering wheel!"
(End of this chapter)