Game Development: Starting with Recreating the Anime Game Style

Chapter 462 Parallel World
The pace of the whole show is actually very fast.

However, in this fast-paced process, the audience gradually realized that these people were indeed very impressive in their respective fields.

Even the seemingly less-than-stellar team behind "Gu Jian" was astonished by the fact that their lead artist answered the "absolute color gamut" question correctly multiple times.

"I rely on..."

Are these people monsters? Are their eyes made of pixels?

Just as the audience was still immersed in the awe of being dominated by genius, the scene shifted, and the program entered its second phase.

The three university student groups that didn't perform well in the first phase began to shine in this phase.

Tense background music, a room filled with various geek puzzles.

As viewers follow the camera, watching these geniuses who usually sit in front of computers coding and drawing original artwork frantically scrambling for a graphics card or a memory stick, even tripping each other up, creates a charming contrast that brings a strong entertainment effect.

Especially when the student team from the University of Tokyo, while solving an eight-digit combination lock, immediately associated the first two digits "19" with "1983" and then shouted out "19830715," the release date of the Famicom.

Many people posted "Holy crap!" comments on the screen.

When Chu Chen appeared, this amazement reached an even higher level.

However, Chu Chen was not the biggest surprise for the production team. Ma Yuanyao knew very well that making variety shows was essentially the same as making TV dramas, and it also required emotional build-up.

So, at the end of the previous variety show segment, when the host announced that a mystery guest would be invited to reveal the theme of this 48-hour conference,

Right where Chu Chen had just appeared, a man in a dark suit with a gentle smile appeared on the stage and waved to the camera.

The scene was silent for a fraction of a second, then an incredulous gasp erupted from the contestants' seats.

"Kazuo Hirai?!"

The name was like a depth charge, instantly detonating throughout the entire studio.

"Holy crap? The CEO of Sony?"

"Really? Xingchen can actually get Kazuo Hirai to come?"

"That's incredibly generous! It's just a game development competition!"

Not only at the scene, but also in the video's live chat, the comments section was constantly refreshing.

If Chu Chen's global influence is 100 and his prestige is 50 at this point, then Hirai Kazuo's influence is negligible, but his prestige is at least 100.

Therefore, the cheers and the surprise of the contestants when Kazuo Hirai appeared seemed very real.

"It is a great honor to participate in the Starry Sky Game Development Competition in this way."

"Creativity is the only driving force for the game industry, and Sony and StarCraft have always been driving the development of the game industry."

"I wish all the contestants can create their own miracles within these 48 hours."

Kazuo Hirai didn't say anything, and in fact, he didn't need to say much, since his presence was enough for the show.

After saying a few brief words, Kazuo Hirai bowed slightly to the camera and then reached his hand into the raffle box.

The entire studio was completely silent.

All eyes were on his hand.

He casually flicked it a few times, then grabbed a small metal ball. The camera zoomed in, revealing a folded piece of paper.

Kazuo Hirai glanced at it, then looked up.

The theme of this year's Starry 48 Hours Game Creation Contest is!

"Parallel world."

The moment the theme was announced, a low murmur rippled through the contestants' seats. Parallel worlds—this was a rather broad theme, yet one that offered immense room for imagination.

It can be made into science fiction, fantasy, puzzle, or action game. Considering the 48-hour timeframe, how to make decisions is also a very important matter.

"Alright! Now that our most special contestant is in place and the theme has been revealed!"

The host's voice rang out again, pulling everyone's thoughts back to reality.

"So, I hereby declare! The Starry Sky 48-Hour Game Development Contest has officially begun!"

On the large screen in the center of the stage, the four characters "Parallel World" disappeared, replaced by a huge countdown.

【48:00:00】

The bright red numbers began to jump.

【47:59:59】

【47:59:58】

"Developers, head to your battlefield!"

At the host's command, all the teams seemed to wake up from a dream and immediately sprang into action.

Staff quickly stepped forward to guide them, and more than a dozen teams, carrying the hardware they had just "plundered," rushed towards the passageway leading to their respective development rooms amidst enthusiastic applause and cheers from the audience.

Benner and his teammates clutched their 1080Ti graphics cards and memory sticks tightly, and ran quickly along with the crowd.

As I walked through the long corridor, adrenaline surged through my veins.

The surreal scene from just now was still lingering in their minds, but at this moment, their attention was completely occupied by the pulsating countdown and the theme of "parallel worlds".

An extreme challenge has begun.

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As the countdown began and all teams rushed to their respective development rooms, the screen split into more than a dozen small windows, allowing viewers to freely choose and jump to the corresponding video to watch the development record of that team.

And there is no doubt about it.

The first video that most people will be redirected to is naturally Chu Chen's.

As the representative team of Xingchen Games, in addition to Song Yueying, Chu Chen also participated in the competition this time with Xiong Rui and Xiong Ping from the programming department, and Su Qing from the copywriting department.

They are all veterans from the "Final Front" era.

"Hey! There's a whiteboard too."

Interestingly, in the room the production team prepared for Chu Chen...

There was a large whiteboard, and when the camera switched, it first focused on this whiteboard.

It is clear.

This is just playing on Chu Chen's blank slate joke.

As Xingchen's fame grew, many ordinary things gradually took on a mythical quality as they were spread to the outside world.

Just like the development history of some business giants, which is always analyzed repeatedly in classrooms and lectures, the founders' early words are regarded as the golden rule.

This phenomenon is difficult to judge simply as good or bad, but it does exist.

Given StarCraft's current standing in the industry, coupled with its continuous output of game development methodologies, it has become commonplace in the Chinese game industry, not to mention the global scope.

The best way to get game funding from Tencent is through "Salute to the Stars".

Among the many urban legends about stars, "Chu Chen's Whiteboard" is undoubtedly the most widely circulated and the one that game developers talk about the most.

(End of this chapter)