Chapter 193 Go to the competition!
Zhong Ming was also speechless, the key point was that he really didn't pay attention to the game!
Because this kind of competition is generally not very popular, after all, they are all independent producers and studios participating, and they are even divided into student groups and professional groups. The level is not much higher. The attention in the industry is OK, but the attention on the Internet is basically not high.
Moreover, Zhong Ming has been busy with games some time ago and has not paid special attention to this information.
In short, the time available for him is very limited...
Moreover, not only do we have to drive out the design concept draft, but we also have to go to the scene.
Logically speaking, this kind of first-stage auditions requires submitting demos, that is, game samples.
The game may not be able to be completely made, but at least you can submit a simple demo so that the judges can see the basic gameplay, fun, art style, etc. of the game, so as to roughly determine whether the finished product of the game is reliable.
Otherwise, without demo, there is only a design concept draft. How can the judges be sure that you can successfully make this game?
Design concept drafts are easy to write, but they are difficult to do.
This competition is equivalent to opening the Internet. The demo can be temporarily not submitted in the audition stage, but only the participants who have submitted the design concept draft need to go to the on-site to accept the questioning of the judges. Only after passing the questioning can they enter the next stage.
Zhong Ming immediately started writing the design concept draft, and then said to Jiang Wanna: "Well, book two air tickets, Zhou Sen and I are going to Guanghua City."
This competition was held in Guanghua City, and the famous Guanghua Art Academy is also among the partners.
Jiang Wanna was a little surprised: "You really want to go. If you don't talk about demo, is it too late to design the draft?"
Zhong Ming said, "It's okay, I'll write now, it should be too late."
Zhou Sen also heard the conversation between the two people: "Ah? Why are there something else about me here? What are you doing in Guanghua City?"
Zhong Ming explained: "There is a game design competition. You have to go with me to accept the judges' inquiries. I'm afraid that the judges will not be able to answer some technical questions at that time."
Zhou Sen scratched his head: "Game design competition? What's the point of participating in this? Let's continue to make money by making games..."
Zhong Ming: "The first prize has a prize of 1.8 million."
Zhou Sen: "I will pack my luggage when I get home from work!"
"The tickets are booked." Jiang Wanna looked at Zhong Ming who was typing on the keyboard crazily, "You are sure you can catch up... Forget it and don't bother you, write it quickly."
Zhong Ming instantly entered the tentacle monster state, and the keyboard was clattered.
This competition is a game art concept competition.
Just look at this name and you will know that ordinary commercial games are not easy to win awards.
The participating games must have strong artistic nature and can reflect the combination of art and game and reflect the future development direction of the game, so that games are more likely to win awards.
In other words, whether business success may be of third place or even lower importance, the key is artistic success.
Zhong Ming doesn't have a particularly suitable game at hand, but he can still create it.
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In the evening, Zhong Ming took out all the calligraphy fruits in his bracelet and ate them all.
After eating, Zhong Ming’s first feeling was... a little overwhelmed.
As for 11 fruits, they can eat them as fruits, which can take up a lot of stomach. When they were just pulled out, Zhong Ming ate a lot of musical fruits and literary fruits, but he really lost his stomach.
After eating, Zhong Ming felt that various calligraphy information was conveyed into his brain, not only various calligraphy knowledge, but also many calligraphy techniques and techniques.
"This should be almost done, but I feel that the judges tomorrow shouldn't ask too much."
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After working hard for a long time, I finally sent the game's design concept draft before the deadline and passed it smoothly.
However, whether the initial review can be passed depends on the judges' views on the game after the on-site questioning.
Zhong Ming and Zhou Sen flew from Ming'an City to Guanghua City without stopping.
Both cities are large first-tier cities, and Guanghua City may be slightly larger than Ming'an City. Xinghua Interactive Entertainment, which held the virtual idol competition before, was in Guanghua City.
Moreover, Guanghua City also has the famous Guanghua Art Academy. In the Chinese cultural circle and even the whole world, it is a first-class art university, art major, calligraphy major and game design major are very famous.
After getting off the plane, Zhong Ming and Zhou Sen took a taxi and rushed to the hotel they had booked.
When they arrived at the hotel standard room, they put down their luggage. Zhou Sen began to look at the design concept draft sent by Zhong Ming to him on his bracelet.
The speaker tomorrow must be Zhong Ming, but after all, design is one thing, and whether it can be done specifically is another matter.
There are some professional procedures in the review that may raise questions about the feasibility of some designs, so Zhong Ming still has to bring Zhou Sen with him and be a little safer.
Zhou Sen read the design concept draft: "It should be no big problem. The content of the game itself is not complicated. But there is a little bad. This game requires external equipment to be played. Isn't it a bit...too harsh?"
Zhong Ming explained: "In fact, it's okay to have no external equipment. If you are an ordinary player, just to watch the fun, you can use a keyboard, mouse or bracelet to play. The so-called external pressure pen and hand-painted board settings are specially prepared for those big guys."
Zhou Sen nodded: "Okay, anyway, you can just decide on the design matters. There should be no problem in technology, and I can't even ask."
The two of them made a little bit of a mistake and felt that there was no big problem.
We're waiting for tomorrow's review and inquiry.
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The next morning.
Zhong Ming and Zhou Sen were dressed in a pretty good manner... Oh no, they looked decent, headed to Guanghua Art Academy.
This is the inquiry process of the initial review of the competition. It is definitely impossible for all the reviews to be present, and there is no need, because there are not many contestants who do not submit demos in the preliminary selection stage and only submit design concept drafts.
There may be two or three hundred entries in the primary stage of the competition, of which about half of them submitted demos.
Therefore, this inquiry was just borrowed from an activity center of Guanghua Art Academy, and there were no audiences. Only a few judges who happened to be in Guanghua City attended the event to conduct a simple inquiry on the entries for the preliminary selection.
As for what to ask for.
First, ask for some design details that were not clearly written in the design concept draft. After all, what was sent was only the concept draft, not very detailed design documents, and there were many things that were not clearly written, but these details often affect the overall performance of the game, so you can ask any questions that the reviewer thinks that the understanding is not in place.
Second, ask some technical issues and make sure that if the design details are fine, the contestants can successfully develop this game.
The contestants who submitted the demo have basically proved that their technical level will not be too bad. The group of people who did not submit the demo have only one design draft. It is hard to say whether they can be made specifically.
Chapter completed!