The Game Developer Who Left the Company Is Too Competent - Chapter 140



87. People visiting Yongsan

-Neckple Yongsan new building is well decorated in a public-friendly way, so I visited it yesterday by riding the KTX bound for Seoul. I recommend a visit even if you are not a game fan. It was decorated really well. From the 1st floor to the 3rd floor, it was made into a themed space for visitors, and I could understand why CEO Yoo Tae-yeon participated in the Gwacheon theme park. The composition is really well done.

It was a visit to Nexple’s new headquarters, which is becoming a hot topic in the Korean community. From the first day of opening, many people visited so many people lined up, and a lot of reviews were coming up.

There was no reason for mutubers and live streamers to fall into this issue.

A streamer who communicates in real time and tours the inside.

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Mutubers, either solo or as a team, go around and film content with great care.

As it became an issue like this, awareness spread abroad. The following article became an issue on Reddit, the largest community in the United States.

-Visited Nexple headquarters, the Korean developer that made DFW and Elcross Re. The scale is large, but from the 1st floor to the 3rd floor, the space is really well organized in a user-friendly way. As a game fan, the most impressive thing was the experience zone. It’s a place where you can experience both the past and the future of Nexple, but the VR room, which is currently in progress for a limited time, is especially… … .

The main issue in this article was nothing else.

Existence of experience zone.

Among them, it was a VR experience zone that suggested visitors for a day and controlled access.

The user who posted the review was a named streamer, a man with a lot of core fans overseas as well as in Korea.

I was invited by the company and officially entered the experience zone.

-When I first entered, it felt like I was entering a cyberpunk world. It’s not big, but it’s well decorated with care. Once I had a good head. The most important VR experience is… … This is truly an innovation that skips generations! Just everything is different. There are several sample games, but I played the Disny Fantastic World game. It’s one of my favorite games I’ve ever played… … But when I played with these goggles on, the feeling was completely different. It was fantastic. The release date is yet to be determined… … OMG!

Long review articles and videos.

Starting from North America, this has become a big issue in Europe and other regions.

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Most of the world-renowned game streamers received an invitation and visited the Nexple office building, and all of them said the same thing.

-A very innovative work that skipped several generations.

– The closest form to the virtual reality game we dreamed of was in South Korea, Nexle.

-I don’t know about anything else, but this VR experience alone was worth going to Korea. I came to taste the true technology of the future.

Companies that researched VR technology and sold products were in a frenzy.

“No, what the hell did you make so that all the picky game streamers rave about it?!”

“Let’s try it once!”

A VR experience does not necessarily require an invitation. If you received a date through advance reservation, you could experience it for a set time.

The technicians who visited and returned to Korea looked distraught.

“How did you make that?”

“Oh my God, there was a product that solved all my problems, but they said it was just a sample the other day! Who the hell is in Korea?!”

“If we don’t do something, we will perish!”

The global media and companies began to pay attention to this situation.

* * *

A lot has changed since the opening of Nexple’s Yongsan office building.

The number of daily visitors has increased day by day, and sales records through merchandise sales have also risen accordingly.

After thinking about this, the Nepple leadership decided to use the 4th floor to create and provide a VR park that combines VR technology and its own IP.

This was actually intended to test and supplement the technologies to be introduced to Gwacheon Theme Park City. Therefore, the purpose of attracting testing and tourism resources was stronger than the purpose of making money.

“Let’s actively promote the advertising business by installing additional billboards for advertising in various places.”

Exactly this.

The advertising revenue alone is enough to cover the operating funds from the 1st to 4th floors.

When they heard that the 4th floor would be opened at a very low price, those who expressed concern that the investment-to-value ratio was too low were amazed to hear that.

‘You can also make money this way.’

They provided content or products and only thought about the profit from selling them, but they couldn’t come up with this kind of idea.

If you think about it, haven’t you made a lot of money in this way on various Internet content platforms, including Mutube, in recent years?

It could have been applied in practice in this way.

just thinking about it.

There is a huge difference between executing a plan and producing results.

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Meanwhile, Taeyeon was thinking about something else.

‘Let’s apply VR to all game contents to be developed in the future, including the New Everworld Project, Pantheon, and Pandemonium.’

This is not the problem.

‘If 3D scanning technology can be developed and used a bit more, it will be possible to use my game character as a custom one, rather than one provided by the company.’

Then, with one character created by the user, all content provided by Nexple will be available.

‘If these services are provided only to Nexple paid members and additional services besides custom characters are provided, it will be advantageous to secure subscribers.’

The important thing is to secure the technology that makes it possible… … Here, Taeyeon had something to believe in.

At a young age, he was a genius, Angyeong-won, who took the position of head of the VR research department, who was responsible for the future food of Neckple.

Indeed, his reaction to this idea did not betray expectations.

“Oh, that’s a really interesting idea. In my opinion, implementing the idea itself is not difficult at all. The point is to tie together complex processes into a single flow. Data management is a problem that can be operated as a separate server.”

Jaejae showed great interest in Taeyeon’s idea.

“But even with such a custom character, there is a problem… … The more user data to manage, the greater the amount of work to be done when applying it to a game to be developed in the future. It’s impossible to get this one by one… … .”

Here, Angyeongwon realized what Taeyeon really wanted to do with this idea.

“Do you want to develop an AI system that can easily perform 3D modeling and animation without manual work?”

Taeyeon smiled.

“As a bonus, the development of our own game engine that Nepple can develop and use throughout its lifetime. That AI system should be included there.”

“Neckple’s next-generation game engine, that must be fun!”

“As a bonus, it would be nice to have an illustration production system using AI.”

“An AI illustration production system?!”

“It is a program that derives results based on the information the user wants by synthesizing and remodeling external image sources rather than creating a complete creation… … .”

Taeyeon poured out all the ideas she had been holding in her head.

Illustration, modeling, and animation creation techniques that utilize deep learning artificial intelligence are only a part of it.

After pouring out the idea, I emphasized it several times.

“I am not trying to make money using this. They intend to use this for internal creation.”

“Aha, the intention is to simplify drafting. It’s not that we want to automate the artwork.”

“Even if all tasks can be automated, the company has no intention of introducing it in earnest. I think game development is meaningful in collaboration itself. It’s also fun to make together.”

“It is right now, but once the technology develops and it is confirmed that there is no problem with copyright, it can be used in other directions.”

“You mean all of this should be included in the next-generation game engine from Nepple?”

“Exactly.”

Optician, who seemed to be thinking for a moment, smiled.

“It’s nothing. Let’s try it while developing it, well.”

“You don’t have to push yourself. It doesn’t matter how long it takes, so don’t overdo it. If you have the necessary manpower or equipment, ask for it right away.”

From CD to mp3 and streaming.

PC to smartphone.

Technological advances have always greatly skewed the flow.

From the moment Angyeongwon’s genius was proven, Taeyeon thought of him as a key talent who would bring a new trend in this era.

So, I thought of giving full support within my power.

‘This is not something to rush. The priority is always VR.’

Optician is a precious talent who will open the era of virtual reality!

I didn’t have the slightest thought of overdoing it.

I was thinking of taking care of her as much as possible.

However, that was a disregard for the optician too much.

“It is unreasonable to say that such a thing is amazing… … .”

He grinned and threw out surprising words casually.

“This kind of work can be done quickly even if you work lightly.”

* * *

‘It’s getting a bit heavy.’

late night.

After putting Yoona to sleep, Taeyeon quietly slipped out and sat on the terrace, lost in thought.

‘This wasn’t the CEO position I first thought of.’

At first, I just wanted to make a lot of fun games.

If you just run without hesitation, stop for a moment and look back, it has nothing to do with the initial plan… … Something huge was piled up. And looking ahead again, the Gaya road was not a simple road, but a rugged mountain area.

‘It’s all something I brought on myself.’

It’s ridiculous, so I can only laugh.

With what kind of confidence do you keep making things bigger?

Theme parks, game academies, global expansion… … .

Now I was directly touching virtual reality.

‘How far will I go?’

He couldn’t even imagine his future.

I felt like I was in a car with broken brakes.

There are two ways to stop.

Whether it’s getting into an accident or focusing on running until you run out of fuel.

‘Waiting for an accident is nonsense… … .’

In the end, the answer is only the latter.

‘That means I have no choice but to keep running.’

Then, he patted his wrist.

A mysterious bracelet that may have permeated the skin or disappeared leaving only the ability.

It all started there.

The power left by the bracelet showed an infinite world that was previously unimaginable.

‘This, after all, is a matter of worrying about being full.’

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‘It’s okay to have VR technology and genius developers that are several generations ahead. I was very lucky.’

The problem is afterward.

‘It would be convenient to take over a company that has secured the existing VR device manufacturing process and proceed with the work… … .’

It can’t be that easy.

First of all, there are only a few companies in Korea that have secured their own VR device development technology and manufacturing process, and the only ones that do exist are the leading large companies in Korea.

‘Anyway, the domestic market seems to have been abandoned.’

In the early days, everything was active, from technology development to product launch, centered on large companies.

However, as the growth of the VR industry was slower than expected, most companies withdrew.

In the yard where even Google and Microsoft withdrew after reducing their limitations, the only remaining companies were Facebook and Valve.

‘This situation would be a great fortune.’

Because it is easy to secure skilled manpower.

Sourcing parts is not difficult.

‘Because manufacturers receiving orders from Facebook and Meta remain as they are.’

Since the original source technology itself was developed by the optician, it is only a matter of time before the manufacturing process is created.

All you have to do is pour money and manpower into the plan.

‘Actually, I don’t have enough energy, but this is a problem that I have to take responsibility for.’

The general manager is Taeyeon herself.

‘Because it’s a business I started.’

Director Lee Tae-young was the person who introduced the optician, but he was the one who decided and conceived the business plan. Above all, it is not something that should be given the initiative to someone other than the CEO. It was such a huge and important undertaking.

‘Finally, I’ll have to discuss it with the president.’

There will definitely be parts you haven’t thought of.

This is the point in time when we need the advice of a giant who created a giant company called Nexle from the bottom and a wide and vast field of view.

‘Let’s move right away tomorrow.’