Chapter 787 MR Equipment
Chen Mo did not pay attention to how many more annual games have been won in "The Doomsday of America". He is now discussing new equipment with Zhou Jiangping and Lehui's designers in Zhou Jiangping's office.
"These are three new design drafts from our designers. What do you think, Mr. Chen?" Zhou Jiangping asked.
Chen Mo shook his head: "None of them works, the positioning is not very clear."
All three designers were a little confused.
They also just received a task from Zhou Jiangping to design a new device for small consciousness reading devices. Time is tight, so the three of them each designed a device and then gave it to Zhou Jiangping to see.
The things designed by these three designers are similar because the design itself has certain limitations.
The new small consciousness reading device is slightly larger than the pulsating bottle cap and has a similar thickness. And there is a limitation of this thing, that is, it must be close to the user's head to accurately read the consciousness signal, so it is unlikely to make a mind-controlled mobile phone.
The three designers have basically the same ideas, they are all portable.
After all, Lehui is a manufacturer specializing in mobile phones, so designers prefer simple and convenient designs. There are three design solutions, two are head-mounted devices and one is backpacking devices.
Solution 1 is a ring-shaped glasses, and the conscious reading device is behind the player's head. The glasses on the entire front are completely transparent and come with a simple operating system. They can connect to the mobile phone through Bluetooth. Users can use it to browse the web, send messages and chat, etc. It is equivalent to making an external device, which realizes the function of brain wave control of the mobile phone in disguise.
Solution 2 is a helmet, which basically covers half of the player's head, similar to the VR helmet that Chen Mo had seen in his previous life. This device can present a complete virtual field of view to players like a game cabin and can play some simple VR games. However, its performance is far worse than that of the VR game cabin. After all, it is just that the consciousness reading device has been reduced, and other configurations have not been reduced, so the performance of this thing is basically a little better than that of high-end mobile phones. "VR at any time and anywhere" is just a gimmick.
Solution 3 seems a little stupid. Players are also wearing VR helmets, but they are connected to other devices through cables. Players can carry a host device slightly larger than a laptop on their backs, which can simulate relatively low-end VR games. The picture and quality are at the same level as mid-to-high-end PC games. But the problem is that carrying this thing is definitely quite heavy.
Just like Chen Mo's previous life, most gaming laptops were just desktops that were easy to move. Players generally would not take these gaming laptops around because they were really heavy.
Solution 1 is obviously to develop an accessory that supports mobile phones, while Solution 2 and Solution 3 are to tentatively take a small step towards the VR game device.
Lehui mainly sells mobile phones, but in recent years, its business has gradually expanded to smart homes and personal computers, and there are plans to enter the VR game cabin.
After all, in a parallel world, the VR game cabin is a high-end digital device, and no one is jealous of the profits in it.
However, after all, he has a specialty in his profession. It took Lehui many years to finally gain a foothold in the mobile phone market. He did not do a very smooth job in making PCs, and as for the VR game cabin, he had no idea at all.
The designers of Plan 2 and Plan 3 obviously hope to take this opportunity to try the waters in the VR field.
However, after a brief look at it, Chen Mo felt that these three solutions were not very reliable. It is not that the level of these three designers is not good, but that their positioning of new products is not clear enough.
Zhou Jiangping was not angry and said happily: "Then Mr. Chen, tell me, where should the equipment be considered this time? It also happened to teach my designers a lesson."
Chen Mo said: "Obviously, if the device is only used as an accessory for a mobile phone this time, the layout will be too small; but if you do VR, the performance will not be achieved at all. Therefore, the most suitable solution should be to do MR and mixed reality."
Zhou Jiangping was stunned: "Mixed reality? This concept... has been outdated for a long time, right?"
Chen Mo smiled: "It's indeed outdated for a long time, but it will soon rekindle."
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In the beginning, virtual reality technology had three branches, namely vr (virtual reality), ar (augmented reality) and mr (mixed reality).
The concepts of ar and mr actually have similarities, so these two concepts are often confused. Simply put, they both insert information in the player's real vision, superimposing virtual objects and scenes into the real scene, thereby achieving enhanced reality and allowing players to experience the effect of being both real and illusory.
But in parallel worlds, vr develops much better than mr.
At the beginning, some R&Ds were developing equipment for MR, and later they all went all out to do VR, so this concept was ignored by people.
Because VR conscious reading technology, game cabin, and masterpieces made by a large number of game companies can bring players a game experience that is close to "soul piercing". MR can neither provide players with exciting game experience, nor even reading consciousness information, so it gradually fades out of people's vision.
After all, the premise of ar and mr is portability. It is necessary to invest virtual objects in real scenes, and the premise is that players can walk out of their homes and go to more places in reality.
Therefore, after hearing that the micro consciousness reading device was developed, Chen Mo's first reaction was that the opportunity for mr came.
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 Plan 1. But after carefully looking at the design plan, Zhou Jiangping realized that this was completely different from the "Bluetooth Glasses" in Plan 1.
From the appearance, the front of the device is full-coverage glasses, which are tightly stitched and can basically cover the entire player's field of view. There is a miniature high-definition camera on the front, which is used to take the player's front view.
The back of the device is also a ring-shaped structure covering the back of the player's head and both sides of the ear. Behind the left ear is a consciousness acquisition device, which can read the player's consciousness signals, and behind the right ear is an operation module. Players can use clicks on the buttons here or specific gestures to perform some inconvenient operations.
There are headphones on the device, and it is a wraparound effect. The headphones have two states: on and off. If turned on, players can not only hear the sound in the headphones, but also choose to block the sound of the surrounding environment, which has a good sound insulation effect.
Chapter completed!