Chapter 882 Game Development Trends in the New Century

"Why didn't you tell me earlier?"

With this kind of resentment, Wu Tao finished eating the fruits of Zhao Li's busy work all morning. As a result, when he opened his mouth, Fang Yuan, who was choking on her cereal, looked disgusted.

Ruisi was staring at him with her beautiful eyes, but her brows were slightly furrowed, showing concern.

He clapped his hands and pushed the dishes in front of Fang Yuan, "I'll leave the kitchen to you."

"Why?" Fang Yuan didn't like the feeling of being treated as a servant.

"I'll treat it as your rent." Wu Tao wiped his mouth and said, "It's an advantage for you."

Walking to the living room, Song Zhuang came in and stood with his hands tied: "Boss, the car is ready outside."

At this time, Zhao Li walked downstairs with a cold face and had already put on a pleasing professional attire.

I have to admit, with a good figure, I look good in anything I wear.

So Wu Tao waved his hand and said, "No need, Uncle Zhuang. I'll take Lili's car today."

"I'm a novice." Zhao Li reminded as she walked.

"I don't mind." Wu Tao was completely unaware.

"It's a second-hand junk car."

"I've built all kinds of cars, no matter how broken they are..."

So a strange scene appeared on the coastal road leading to Silicon Valley.

A row of several Mercedes-Benz and BMW cars worth over 100,000 US dollars, and a broken Honda that cost no more than 5,000 US dollars at full price, were clustered in the middle. Sometimes they were lined up in a zigzag shape, and sometimes they were lined up in a straight line.

Wu Tao sat in the passenger seat and looked at the car running smoothly. He couldn't help but said: "Not bad."

In fact, it is indeed good for a second-hand Honda to run so happily.

However, Zhao Li seemed to be encouraged and stepped on the accelerator to the bottom. The second-hand Honda roared for a long time, and the speed did not increase much. On the contrary, the various sounds in the car became louder.

"Change a car!"

"Sincerely, it doesn't cost much..."

After Wu Tao rambled for a long time, Zhao Li took out a pack of chewing gum from the passenger compartment and handed it to him without saying a word.

Wu Tao smiled proudly, "I knew you wouldn't let me go to work with a bad tone..."

Arriving all the way to Tianxing Game Company, a pack of chewing gum had already reached the bottom, and Wu Tao's breath had obviously improved a lot. When talking to others, as long as you are not too close, you can hardly smell the ecstasy smell of second-hand leeks.

When the two of them arrived at Tianxing Game Company, it was not yet work time.

Therefore, if the two of them are in a relationship like this, it will not have any bad impact on Zhao Li.

Today's Tianxing Game Company, after experiencing the popular listing of Counter-Strike, is no longer the small workshop it was originally.

The main three-story building was packed to the brim, and two new buildings were built next to it, creating a game industrial park.

Even though the new building is much more majestic than the old one, old employees like Li Ming and Jeff still insist on working in the small building.

Stepping into the small building, Qiu Xiaotian, as the art director, has already arrived.

Hearing the sound, he came up to me and gave me a thumbs up from a distance: "Boss, you are really good. It has only been a few days since I arrived in Los Angeles, and you are already on the news and you have become a celebrity."

Wu Tao spread his hands, "I don't want to either." Then he climbed on Qiu Xiaotian's shoulder and said, "It's you, have you grown your long hair again?"

Qiu Xiaotian shrugged, "I can't help it, Xiaoman said he likes it."

Half an hour later, Wu Tao met Li Ming and Jeff after a long absence.

Li Ming is still so arrogant and a bit unique. Jeff, on the other hand, shaved off his beard and looked much more refined.

Immediately, the R&D team held a joint meeting.

The content of the meeting is not only a maintenance report on the original Counter-Strike game, but also a progress tracking on the new game League of Legends.

Unlike other company meetings where Wu Tao had to give some instructions, in the Tianxing Games meeting, he didn't say a word from beginning to end.

Because the development of the PC version of League of Legends has actually not changed much from the development model of Counter-Strike.

In this regard, Tianxing Game Company's research and development model is already very mature.

Although there were disagreements at the meeting, they were minor issues between game planners and developers, and there was no need for him, the big boss, to take the initiative to intervene.

After the meeting, Wu Tao returned to the office and called Li Ming over.

Regarding Wu Tao, Li Ming, the development director, is quite convinced. After all, when his talent was not yet evident, Wu Tao sent people to find him, trusted him, and gave him important responsibilities, and this is how he grew up.

"Boss, what's the matter?"

Wu Tao stretched out his hand and motioned for the other party to sit down and said: "How are the web version of the small game projects integrated in the browser that I mentioned to you before?"

Li Ming was stunned when he heard this. He recalled it for a long time before he remembered: "I gave that small project to Cage. Just wait, I'll call him over right now."

Cage is a new programmer in Li Ming's development team, which shows that Li Ming doesn't take this small game project to heart at all.

Seeing this, Wu Tao interrupted him and said, "Wait, Li, let him come in later."

"Okay, boss."

Wu Tao leaned back in his chair and asked seemingly casually: "Li, you are an expert in game development. Tell me about your views on the future development trend of the game industry."

Li Ming perked up. Well, the boss must have something important to discuss with him.

That little web game is not worth talking about in such a rare and private occasion.

"Boss, I believe that future games will definitely develop in a more realistic and interesting direction. This places high demands on game planning, screen craftsmanship, settings, special effects, etc."

"...At present, the company's R&D team is weak in animation special effects, so I suggest setting up a special effects team to adapt to future development."

Wu Tao nodded, "What else?"

Li Ming thought for a while and continued: "As a professional game company, engine development is a basic skill. We are considering outsourcing for two consecutive games. If possible, it is more convenient to have our own team in this regard..."

…

The two talked a lot, but although Li Ming's answer was rich in content, Wu Tao was never satisfied.

At the end of the day, Wu Tao saw Li Ming's increasingly confused expression and simply stopped asking questions. Instead, he took the initiative to talk: "Li, so many of the things you just mentioned are very good and practical. But they are not the answers I thought. .”

"...Because that is the conclusion you reached from the perspective of being the leader of a game development team. And my expectation for you is to look at the trends and trends of the entire e-sports game industry from the strategic perspective of a game company."

Li Ming looked confused.

"...For example," Wu Tao's voice continued, "I think games will develop in two directions in the future. One is what you call large-scale games with higher image quality and more fun, which will have a great impact on the hardware of gaming computers. It’s very demanding and it’s aimed at gaming enthusiasts and enthusiasts.”

"...and the other direction is miniaturization and lightweight, such as web games, embedded in specific web pages such as Facebook, so that casual and social themes can be integrated. Don't underestimate this, because it will have A broader audience and group than the previous direction. The market potential in this area is even greater than the former..."