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Guanghua City, Guanghua Art Institute.

GGAC, also known as the Global Game Art Concept Competition, has entered the formal selection stage after the preliminary screening.

During the preliminary selection, contestants only need to submit a demo, or submit a design concept draft and accept on-site inquiries to pass the test, but after entering the formal selection stage, all entries will have to compete with each other.

The game has bugs?

Are there alternative resources?

Art style not novel enough?

Failed to achieve the expected effect in the design draft?

The details in the game are not in place?

Will not work.

When it comes to the formal selection stage, all games must be required to have the highest degree of completion, and any small flaws in the game may be deducted by the judges.

Zhong Ming still arrived at the venue on time, this time the venue was no longer the stingy student activity center before, but a central auditorium instead.

When Guanghua Academy of Arts holds some evening parties, or holds large-scale events and competitions, it will choose here.

There were a lot of spectators, some of them were students from Guanghua Academy of Art, and most of them were from Guanghua City or even other cities. What an interesting new game.

In the past, GGAC has been held many times. The games that won the first prize, some of which were well received, and some of which were not, but no matter how they performed in the market, at least in terms of artistic value, they were all not low.

There may be some unpopular games because the gameplay is not novel enough, or the depth is not enough, so they haven't sold a lot of sales, but the art level of these games is definitely very high.

Most of the audience who came to GGAC also came for the word "art".

The judges also entered the arena in advance, and the competition has not yet started, and the judges are also exchanging their views on this competition.

Wu Zhicheng looked at the official selection list in his hand, and said with emotion: "There are more good games this year. Last year, I could feel that many contestants were still playing for tickets, all for the sake of winning prizes. Not very serious. But this year, most of the games have been completed to a very high degree. Even if they don’t participate in the competition, they can be taken out as independent commercial games and attract players’ attention. Hey, Professor Jin, which one do you like?”

Du Mingxian laughed: "Which one does Lao Jin like? It must be "Ink and Clouds". Last time, the producer didn't know what kind of ecstasy soup he poured into Lao Jin, so that Lao Jin admired this game so much. Oh, strictly speaking, it should be five-body casting! Not only he played it by himself, but even other people in the Calligraphy Association have been publicized by him, you said it is not evil."

Jin Xi snorted: "Old Du, you have something in your words. Let me tell you, you don't do calligraphy, so you don't know how valuable this game is! This producer is a talented calligraphy master. The president is full of praise! Let me tell you, be careful when scoring, if the score is too low, it will make life difficult for our Calligraphy Association!"

Wu Zhicheng laughed and said, "Isn't it? Professor Jin, why are you giving this game a platform like this?"

Jin Xi nodded: "What's wrong, can't you?"

"Of course, we are all judges. We evaluate both the gameplay and the artistry. If it is a work with particularly good artistry, then of course we need to focus on it." Wu Zhicheng said, "However, how is the game in detail? It depends on the effect of the trial display."

"Anyway, I am optimistic about "Ink and Cloud", and the display effect...it will definitely not be bad." Jin Xi said.

Having said that, Lao Jin has no idea whether the specific display effect is good or not.

After all, a well-written game design draft and a well-made game are two different things.

Just like a movie, if the script is good, it must be good-looking when it is shot? Not really.

It can only be said that if the script is well written, there is a possibility that the movie will be good-looking, but if it is handed over to a bad director, even a good script will not be able to save it.

Making games is similar to making movies. In many cases, even if the designer’s ability is fine, but the art and program of the project are not strong enough, the game produced is still poor, and often a good idea will be lost in vain.

There are all kinds of ways to hold back.

The judges on the scene have not seen the final version of the game. Even if Lao Jin likes "Ink and Clouds" very much, if the effect of the live display is too poor, there is no way to be too partial.

Soon, the competition officially began.

The host first conducted a simple interlude, thanking the organizers of the competition, the partners, the audience, judges and contestants.

The leader of the organizer gave a relatively short speech, which slightly raised the value of the entire competition.

After that, there is a formal review.

The order of appearance in the finals is not according to the original order of registration, but the comprehensive evaluation by the judges.

According to the submitted demos and the results of on-site inquiries, the entries were roughly sorted from poor to excellent to ensure that good works are evenly distributed throughout the competition, while ensuring that the overall level is gradually rising.

This is to ensure the program effect of the competition, so as not to be the first one to get on the best game, but the next one is not as good as the next one, which is boring.

The judges were very tired, and the audience was drowsy after watching it, which had a bad influence.

The first producer came on stage.

"Hello everyone, judges and viewers. My entry game is called "Journey to the Deep Sea"..."

The first game, the response is good.

"Journey to the Deep Sea" is an independent game, which is based on the ocean scene. There are many unique scenes and monster designs in it. They are all drawn from some scenes and creatures in the ocean, making people feel as if they are in the blue underwater world. The scene is beautiful.

The second game, the performance is average, the response is mediocre.

For the fifth game, the drowsy audience became interested again and applauded.

The order is arranged in advance, to a certain extent, to ensure the effect of the program, but the specific score depends on the performance in the stands.

The review of each game is divided into three links: the producer's presentation and explanation, audience voting, review comments, and scoring.

Finally, the final ranking will be determined based on audience votes and judges' scores.

There were a total of 340 audience members and 16 judges.

The votes of the judges are 10 votes per person. In this way, the full vote is equivalent to 500 votes.

Finally, if there is a tie vote, the votes of the judges will take precedence.

This rule is fairly fair. On the one hand, the audience has more votes than the judges, which can avoid favors and shady scenes to a certain extent. On the other hand, the weight of the votes of the judges is not low, which can ensure that the artistry of the game itself is comprehensively considered.

Many of the producers on stage were quite nervous.

After all, many people are used to playing games with their heads down, and they are really not very good at facing this kind of scene.

One game after another quickly passed.

Du Mingxian poked Lao Jin next to him: "This year's batch of games are of good quality."

"Yeah." Lao Jin replied perfunctorily, saying to you, Lao Du, don't be always looking for something to say.

Du Mingxian looked at the entry order list: "The next one is "Ink and Cloud".

"I'm not blind. I can read the order list myself. Are you annoying?" Lao Jin was speechless.

Since Lao Jin made a 180-degree turn in his attitude towards "Ink, Cloud and Mist" and Zhong Ming last time, Du Mingxian kept making jokes about it, which made Lao Jin feel annoyed.

Just wait for Zhong Ming to come on stage quickly, and educate these people with the finished product of "Ink and Cloud"!

Of course, Lao Jin himself is also very much looking forward to "Ink and Clouds". After all, this is the first work he has seen that incorporates calligraphy art into the game content. Of course, he doesn't want to see Zhong Ming mess up.

...

"The next entry is "Ink and Clouds" from Weiguang Studio, the producer is invited to come on stage!"

Zhong Ming stood up, tidied his clothes a little, and went to the stage.

In the audience, some audience members were discussing.

"Twilight Studio? It sounds familiar."

""The Lurking Red Path" and "The Working Dog Survival Manual" are all made by them!"

"Oh, "Handbook for Working Dog Singles", I have an impression."

"What single handbook, survival handbook! Can you memorize your name?"

"It is indeed a well-known studio, and they even came to participate in this competition? This game should be very exciting!"

"I also think that "The Lurking Red Path" is a masterpiece! I always think that this producer is a genius, and I don't know what the game will be like this time."

"Is this the producer? Looks so young."

Shimmer Studio is also quite famous.

The two indie games with explosive word-of-mouth have engraved the name and logo of Shimmer Studios in the hearts of many players. Before introducing the games, they added a lot of impression points to themselves.

On the stage, there is a large screen, which will display the game screen in real time, and a small window, which will display the operation in hand.

Of course, for most games, this small window is useless. After all, there are only a few operation methods, such as hand rubbing, or keyboard and mouse, or joystick.

But for "Ink and Cloud", this small window is quite important.

Zhong Ming didn't say too much, and didn't exaggerate or describe the game content of "Ink Cloud and Mist". Many places are simply mentioned in one sentence, and more importantly, players can feel it through their own eyes and ears. The unique charm of "Ink and Cloud".

...

Entering the game, the first is an opening CG.

The CG is not complicated, and it is displayed in the form of an ink-and-wash style scroll. As the scroll unfolded, black clouds and mist gathered in the style of ink and wash, and a ferocious beast was born. It opened its teeth and claws, and the distant city was shrouded in its shadow...

At the same time, a deep voice was telling the background of the story.

"According to legend, in ancient times, there was an evil beast in China called Yan."

"The reason for the birth of the nightmare beast is unknown, there are rumors that the nightmare beast can weave dreams..."

The background of this story, Zhong Ming told the judges during the questioning, but now it is shown in front of the players in the form of CG.

This kind of simple dynamic CG doesn't cost much money, and it's not difficult to do. The dubbing can be done by directly asking the voice actors to record it, but the effect is excellent.

When it comes to "the scholar confronts the enemy with brush, ink, and picture scroll, borrowing the momentum of the landscape in the painting, and using poetry and calligraphy as a sword", the background melody suddenly becomes exciting, and the picture on the CG changes, and the scene between the scholar and the nightmare appears. Scenes of monster battles.

The scholar holds a painting scroll in his left hand and a writing brush in his right hand, while facing him are ghostly, indescribable and terrifying monsters!

The scholar unfolded the scroll with a flick of his left hand, brushed dots on the scroll with the brush in his right hand, splashed ink, and drew a boulder covered with moss.

After that, with a flick of the scholar's brush, the boulder suddenly broke away from the painting and transformed into the real world, crashing down towards the monster in front of him! Several monsters couldn't dodge in time, and were crushed under the boulder, turning into puffs of black smoke and dissipating quickly.

The other monsters were even more angry, and more and more black air condensed into monsters, gathering up.

A three-legged monster uprooted a big tree next to it, and threw it at the scholar. The scholar waved the brush in his hand, and the big tree flew in the air, and was suddenly wiped out of thin air without a trace!

The scholar didn't stop at all, the brush in his right hand continued to trace on the scroll, and thunder loomed in the sky. Suddenly, thunder after thunder fell from the sky, smashing the monster in front of him to pieces!

Finally, the scholar wrote a poem on the scroll in his hand with a splash of ink.

"Lying in the night and listening to the wind and rain, the Iron Horse and Glacier are dreaming!"

A few strong and powerful characters appeared on the scroll, and the sky suddenly changed, and there was a storm!

As the icy rain fell and the frost bit the bone, a group of heavy armored cavalry suddenly appeared out of thin air, with gold and iron horses, swallowing thousands of miles like a tiger!

Those ghosts and monsters wailed one after another, were slumped by the freezing rain, and were rushed to pieces by the cavalry troops of gold and iron horses, and soon turned into black smoke and dissipated quickly.

After eliminating the powerful enemy, the scholar's expression remained dignified. He looked into the distance. On the top of the mountain, there was a cloud of black energy lingering, and the nightmare beast was still waiting for him to attack.

The CG is over, and the game screen officially enters.

The content of the CG is not too much, only less than three minutes, but this CG has firmly attracted the attention of all the audience.

"Ink style! Interesting!"

"Besides, this fighting style is quite interesting. Is this the legendary magic brush Ma Liang?"

"Looking at the content in CG, the drawn things can be directly turned into reality, using painting to fight calligraphy? It's kind of cool."

"I give full marks to this idea, and full marks to the style of painting! I just don't know if it's really fun to play with."

"Not necessarily, really not necessarily. This game mainly needs such a concept. I can't think of a good way to stuff the content of painting and calligraphy into it."

"With this concept, it's actually pretty good!"

The audience in the audience was watching seriously, wanting to see the real picture of the game.

Zhong Ming didn't give a shit, and started the game directly.

"Ink and Cloud" can be played on both the computer and the wristband. This time, it is displayed with the wristband, but a special hand-painted board is prepared next to it.

Enter the game, the classic horizontal version layout, drag the virtual joystick, the scholar starts to move, and starts to fight with the monsters generated in front.

The first two minutes are mainly to show basic operations, including running, jumping, attacking, defending, etc. There is nothing to say about these. The movements are smooth and the scenes are beautiful. In the horizontal version of the game, it is undoubtedly a high-quality game.

Soon, the system began to guide the use of drawing skills to overcome obstacles.

A very high cliff appeared in front of the scholar, and he couldn't cross it even with a double jump.

Zhong Ming tapped the [Drawing] skill with his right hand, and lightly ticked on the virtual screen of the bracelet to draw a circle.

A big rock exactly like this circle appeared out of nowhere and fell on the ground. The scholar stepped on it lightly, crossed the cliff and continued to move forward.