Chapter 94: Chapters 94, 95: Launching the VR New Era (Double Update for “Umbrella” Alliance Hierarch) Chapter 94: Chapters 94, 95: Launching the VR New Era (Double Update for “Umbrella” Alliance Hierarch) Now, please welcome our third experience tester to the stage, President Tian from Da Mi Technology!” After He Xingzhou finished speaking, a business leader familiar to the public stepped onto the stage.
“Everybody, I’m Tian Jun. This is my second time attending Mr. He Xingzhou’s product release. Last time was at the road test for the Electromagnetic Floating Car!” Tian Jun greeted everyone with a smile.
“Here comes another billionaire!” The audience was delighted to see this.
“I’m a Da Mi fan. Now that President Tian has become the spokesperson, can he represent He Xingzhou’s technology in the future? Will there be Da Mi Smart Glasses?”
“Ah, the familiar ‘Mandarin’ has appeared!”
After shaking hands with Tian Jun, He Xingzhou asked, “Has President Tian experienced VR technology before?”
Tian Jun nodded and said, “I did my homework before I came. I’ve tried all the most common VR devices on the market.”
“How does President Tian evaluate the current VR devices?” He Xingzhou asked again.
Tian Jun replied, “They’re not mature enough. Wearable devices are too heavy, the VR view is blurry and rough; the issue of dizziness hasn’t been resolved, and I feel dizzy and nauseated after wearing them for a while; and they’re also too costly, with expensive production not conducive to popularization and promotion.”
He Xingzhou nodded, “President Tian is right, these are all issues with the current VR devices.”
“Now, let’s have President Tian try our Spiritual Light Smart Glasses and activate the VR function!”
With that, he handed the smart glasses over to Tian Jun.
Soon, Tian Jun finished both activation and pairing.
“President Tian’s VR view will be synchronized with our electronic display,” explained He Xingzhou.
The audience watched the electronic screen at the venue with curiosity. VR mode had been activated, and there were several pre-made scenes to choose from.
Tian Jun first selected the “Blue Star Scenery” scene, where you could switch to various real-world maps for sightseeing.
“Welcome to the Himalayas, this is Mount Everest, the tallest mountain in the world!” As the prompt sounded, everyone’s view followed Tian Jun, arriving at the roof of the world!
Here, vast mountain ranges stretched out. The sky was clear and blue, with white clouds floating peacefully, and the holy snow-capped mountains stood majestically upon the vast earth.
This was not the flat visual experience you would get from looking at pictures or watching films; it was an immersive, on-site experience.
The audience’s senses might be weaker, but as for Tian Jun, his heart and mind were completely immersed in the boundless scenery.
He seemed to feel the coldness of the roof of the world and the warmth of the sun, the mountain springs from the melting snow washing his soul clean, relaxing his entire being. If not for the narration in his ears, he could nearly forget that he was at a release event and not actually climbing Mount Everest!
“It’s so beautiful; I really want to put on the glasses and see it for myself!” some audience members whispered in amazement.
The scene began to switch. One second Tian Jun was at the summit of a snow-capped mountain, the next he found himself in the midst of the Taklamakan Desert.
Faraway, the endless yellow sands formed undulating dunes, seemingly accompanied by a patch of poplar forest, the scorching sun baking the earth.
Suddenly, a fierce wind rose, whipping up a sky full of dust storm, rushing towards Tian Jun, the terror of the whirling sands and the dark might of nature making his heart quiver, nearly causing him to shout out.
His eyes wide, he saw that even the finest dust particles had depth and a grainy texture around him, and if there hadn’t been the feeling of wind and sand passing through, he would have had trouble distinguishing this as a VR scene!
“It’s so realistic!” Tian Jun couldn’t help but exclaim, remarking, “Wearing the glasses, it’s like coming to a whole new world!”
“This resolution has surpassed that of my own eyes!”
Hearing him say that, the audience was both excited and anticipating.
“Look at President Tian’s expression, his smile is about to spill out of the screen!”
“Haha, he was actually scared by the sandstorm just now! I’ve already taken a screenshot!”
“Ahhh, I’m so jealous!”
“With this thing, you can tour the globe without leaving home!”
“I want to see the game!”
As if hearing the call of the audience, He Xingzhou said with a smile, “When it comes to VR, naturally you can’t miss VR games. I have especially requested Huimeng Game Studio to produce a segment of VR gameplay, which President Tian will also experience now.”
“Okay, I’ll also try out what you young folks play!” Tian Jun himself seemed quite interested.
He Xingzhou said, “This segment is the VR version of ‘God and Demon Wukong,’ the storyline involves a battle at Flame Mountain against the Bull Demon King.”
“To make President Tian’s experience even more realistic, we’ve also prepared a full set of haptic equipment.”
The stage’s lift rose, revealing a 360-degree treadmill, haptic suit, and haptic gloves among other gear.
Under the guidance of professionals, Tian Jun put them on one by one and then entered the game interface.
He saw that the environment he was in had completely left the real world, stepping into the virtual one!
Here stood several large volcanoes!
Flames constantly erupted from the earth’s core, broiling the surrounding air into hot waves, not a single blade of grass grew within thousands of miles!
At the peak, lava spewed out, forming scorching red lava rivers, with black smoke and demon fog everywhere.
Tian Jun was enjoying the scenery when suddenly a voice boomed, “Monkey head, you still have the face to see me!”
The voice was rich and resounding, filled with endless rage. As it spoke, the volcanoes seemed to breathe along.
“If I hadn’t believed your lies about the journey to the West, how would I, the Great Sage Who Pacifies Heaven, have ended up in such a plight? My wife and children lost, even I, the Demon Clan’s great sage, have been suppressed under this Flame Mountain!”