As a mage, I just want to pursue the truth

Chapter 302: Wiles is exhausted
In fact, there has always been a call within Kechuang Future to make AR glasses.

In the era of mobile Internet, the number of myopia patients has been increasing year by year, both in China and abroad.

Currently, there are 25 billion myopic people in the world. According to relevant organizations, this number will reach 2050 billion by 50.

And even if you don’t have myopia, you can still use AR glasses.

From the grassroots employees to the top executives, Ke Chuang Future has always compared itself to Apple.

As the pioneer of the mobile Internet era, Apple, after years of trial and error, ultimately came up with two main core products: iPhone and iPad.

iPad has even become synonymous with tablet computers, leaving its competitors powerless to fight back.

The iPad is Apple's second largest source of revenue.

The "iPhone" of Kechuang Future has been found, and some executives believe that AR glasses are their "iPad".

Why not do it?

Because AR technology was not mature enough before.

AR, or augmented reality, is a technology that overlays data and images on the physical world.

Although the industry has long speculated that AR will experience explosive growth, VR has actually already exploded, but the market size and number of users of AR are still small.

The first AR application that became popular all over the world can be traced back to Pokemon Go ten years ago.

The application of AR in the industrial field is far more frequent and practical than in the consumer field.

For example, AR can increase worker efficiency through visual guidance in areas such as product team leaders, machine operations, and warehouse sorting.

Boeing probably uses AR in the field of teaching and training in aircraft manufacturing.

But the technology is not mature enough for civilian use.

The main immaturity is that the visual effects are not good enough.

Let me put it this way, when people are at home, they obviously won’t choose to use AR glasses. VR helmets, TVs, and computers are much more attractive than AR glasses.

Consumers obviously hope to use AR glasses to make their lives more colorful when they are out and about.

In the sun, the effect of AR will become very poor.

This leads to a contradiction: AR is not effective when used outdoors, but it is unnecessary to use AR at home.

Essentially, the need for augmented reality stems from the way humans process information.

We take in information through our five senses, but vision actually provides us with the most information.

According to a survey, more than 80% of the information humans obtain comes from vision.

Our ability to absorb and process information is limited by our mental capacity, and the demands on this capacity are known as cognitive load.

Every mental activity we undertake reduces our ability to carry out other simultaneous tasks.

Cognitive load is determined by the mental effort required to process a given type of information.

For example, reading information on a computer screen and taking action creates a greater cognitive load than listening to the same information and taking action.

Because the letters have to be translated into words and the words interpreted.

Cognitive load also depends on "cognitive distance", which is the gap between the form of information presentation and the application context.

If someone uses a smartphone to get directions while driving.

The driver must use the information on the screen, retain that information in working memory, translate directions to the physical environment in front of him, and then act on those directions while operating the vehicle.

There is a significant cognitive distance between the digital information on a screen and the physical environment in which that information is applied. Dealing with this distance creates cognitive load.

Therefore, the design difficulty that AR needs to consider is obviously more difficult than other consumer electronic devices.

Especially considering that drivers are not allowed to play with mobile phones while driving, but if the driver uses AR glasses while driving, who would know that they are AR glasses?
Once AR glasses distract the driver and an accident occurs, it will be difficult to determine the responsibility.

The speed with which information is transmitted and absorbed, combined with the cognitive distance involved in applying it, is the root of the saying “a picture is worth a thousand words.”

When we observe the physical world, we take in a vast amount of diverse information almost instantaneously.

Superimposing information on images or pictures of the physical world, placing it within our visual field, can reduce cognitive distance and minimize cognitive load.

This is also the significance of AR glasses.

Therefore, after achieving a breakthrough in display technology, Ke Chuang Future immediately started developing AR glasses.

Brain-computer connection technology has natural advantages in this field.

For example, when the driver is driving, after the neural signal is recognized as the driver's status, all functions of the AR glasses will be automatically turned off except for the music function and assisted driving function.

“When Ready Player One was released in 2018, investors and entrepreneurs in the AR and VR fields were talking about it.

They hope to recreate the virtual world in the movie in real life.

Large-scale commercial use of VR has always faced a key problem that has not been solved, that is, the control method.

Using gestures and motion control cannot give users the immersive experience they expect, but fortunately, Kechuang Biotechnology's entry into the VR field has changed all that.

Using brain-computer connection to control VR completely makes players forget that they are in a virtual world.

There was one problem that had not been solved before, and that was cost. The cost of brain-computer connection VR was too high.

According to senior executives of Kechuang Future, this problem will be alleviated to a great extent at Kechuang Future's autumn new product launch conference at the end of this year.

According to analysts in the consumer electronics field at Goldman Sachs, after ByteDance becomes a shareholder behind Science and Technology Innovation Future, Pico, which is wholly owned by ByteDance, will be fully integrated into Science and Technology Innovation Future.

Kechuang Future will launch brain-computer connected VR for mid- and low-end users under the brand name Pico.

But what about AR? AR's technical maturity lags far behind VR, and its share in the consumer market is almost non-existent.

Let us wait and see whether the cooperation between Kechuang Future and Google in the field of AR glasses can bring revolutionary changes to the AR field. "

The above is a short comment made by American, a self-media focusing on the consumer electronics field, on the cooperation between Kechuang Future and Google.

As for the fact that Kechuang Future has never admitted that they will cooperate with Google in the field of AR glasses, they don’t care.

The media focuses on the timeliness of news.

The cooperation demands proposed by both Gates and Pichai are relatively practical.

At least within a reasonable range, the two sides have a basis for cooperation and can achieve mutual benefit.

However, in the communication with Zuckerberg, the other party expressed his hope to obtain authorization for brain-computer connection VR technology.

This is totally unrealistic, and this is not a skill that can be bought with money.

Not to mention that Zheng Li will not sell, even if Zuckerberg can come up with chips that will make Zheng Li interested, the Chinese government will not agree.

Therefore, compared with the other two, Zuckerberg is somewhat whimsical.

It was just as naive and unrealistic as when he thought he could enter the Chinese market by relying on his connections with China.

"Ellen, long time no see."

In a cafe on the first floor of an unknown building in Brussels, Wiles raised the coffee in his hand as a toast and spoke to Zheng Li.

This area is under military management, and the large cafe on the first floor is only for the employees working in this building.

The organization in this building is similar to China's Abnormal Affairs Management Bureau.

"Wiles, I feel that you are not in good condition. You may have been under too much pressure recently." Zheng Li looked at the other party's haggard appearance, and his heart was calm.

He does not feel embarrassed because he was the one who caused the London incident.

Due to the anomalies in London, Wiles now stays in London most of the time as the resident mage of the Europa Alliance in London.

Wiles, with bloodshot eyes, whispered, "No, thank you." Sitting next to them were Jean-Pierre and Jurgen.

The two seemed not to hear the conversation between Wiles and Zheng Li, and were completely focused on the coffee cups in front of them.

They were playing a magic competition game.

In front of the two men was a special coffee pot with two spouts at the same level for pouring coffee.

Jurgen and Pierre were using their will to pour coffee into their own cups in front of each other.

In other words, whoever wins this battle of magical powers can drink more coffee.

The idea for this game comes from "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy".

It’s just that this game in the science fiction novel that is popular throughout the galaxy is a test of willpower, and the thing to drink is alcohol.

As a fan of Douglas Adams' books, Pierre has been looking for someone to play this game with ever since he learned magic.

He always drinks when he hangs out with others, but Jurgen never drinks.

There is always something strange about a German who never drinks.

Pierre compromised in order to be able to play this game with Jurgen: “Okay, let’s switch from wine to coffee.

But unlike the losers drinking alcohol, only the winners can drink coffee.”

Even so, Jurgen rarely played the game with him.

When Wiles was still around, the person who played this game with Pierre the most was Wiles.

Both of them are top mathematicians and have many common topics.

Plus, Wiles also liked the works of Douglas Adams.

Douglas Adams was an Englishman who wrote The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, which was later adapted into the film The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

In fact, this is a series of five books, and "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" is just the first book in this series.

Since Wiles had settled in London, Pierre had lost a good gaming companion.

As for Zheng Li, he is based in Geneva, not in Brussels.

Other mages also have their own tasks.

"Haha, I'm still the better one in the end."

Pierre stood up and happily took the coffee in front of Jurgen and drank it all.

Then they turned around and found Wiles and Zheng Li who had just come in and sat next to them.

Pierre said quickly: "Long time no see, Wiles, you are not in good condition.

At times like this, you need wine to forget the sorrows of the world.

After the meeting, let’s go have a drink.”

Wiles simply said, “Okay.

Or are we playing the magic drinking game?"

Wiles is also looking forward to it because everything that has been happening in London lately is terrible.

Before becoming a wizard, he was just a mathematician, not Sherlock Holmes.

The mastermind behind the random killings in London was found and the entire organization was captured.

But this cannot stop people from releasing the malice and greed in their hearts.

Because crimes committed through magic are more covert and difficult to detect.

Moreover, various magical methods of killing people in secret were invented.

For example, if you cast a spell in a car, because of the glass obstructing it, no one will know that it was you who did it.

Compared to guns which have sounds and flashes, magic is more difficult to capture than one level higher.

The wizards in London can only cast spells.

The only one who could sense the magical fluctuations and track them was Wiles.

In addition, London officials are still discussing the punishment measures for those who cast spells to kill people.

As a country that abolished the death penalty in 1969, it is very difficult to restore it.

Even though everyone knows that in the face of this unprecedented situation, severe punishments are needed in times of chaos.

But no politician dares to take on this responsibility.

Boris? Boris is gone.

Realizing that he was unable to clean up the mess, he stepped down decisively.

I also told the public that I was not forced out of office nor did I desert the battlefield, I was just fulfilling my previous promise.

As for why this promise was made before, no one mentioned it.

Even someone like Boris dares not take the responsibility of restoring the death penalty, let alone other politicians.

In this situation where Wiles is the only one who can find the murderer, and the murderer is living peacefully in prison, people outside with malicious intentions will not be deterred by the murderer's arrest.

Wiles just felt very tired, both physically and mentally.

In fact, crimes committed by individuals out of malicious intent are still within the controllable range.

The most uncontrollable thing is the series of crimes derived from magic.

Not long after magic was made public, magic duels began to be performed underground in London.

In the beginning, magic duels were still limited to the performance stage, but as time went on, more and more performance venues began to do similar business.

These performance venues are not limited to underground bars, nightclubs and the like.

Finally, people started doing octagonal cage-style magic fighting. At first, there were injuries, and later, some fighters died.

Businesses that run magic fighting events like the Octagon Cage know that this is a risky business, so they specifically look for illegal individuals to participate in magic fights.

In addition, they have connections that allow them to learn about police deployment in advance, so they have never been caught.

Of course, Wiles had only heard about this matter, and it was not his turn to take action.

London police are taking full responsibility for the case.

But there are still people who believe that souls can enhance magical powers.

There are many such people.

London has a population of tens of millions, and many people think so and take action.

Even though the English government has repeatedly advocated on the Magical London app not to believe this claim.

The problem is that no one believes it.

This has nothing to do with credibility, it is simply because the statements of stakeholders are not credible.

What the English government needs is stability, and people who believe that souls can enhance magical powers will doubt the purpose of the English government's rumor-busting.

Pierre stood up, patted Wiles on the shoulder and replied, "No problem, we won't go home until we're drunk tonight!"

(End of this chapter)