84. metaverse (2)
restaurant that evening.
Park Kyung-yeon sighed deeply and said.
“When I first heard the explanation, I wondered what this nobleman had done wrong… … .”
“Then tell me something. Stop chasing illusions and work hard at what you are doing.”
“You are not a nobleman who will listen to what I say. I’m not in a relationship to talk like that.”
Pretend to cover your ears.
“He’s an arrogant elite man who won’t even pretend to listen unless he acknowledges it, but Team Yoo said he pretended to listen.”
“Well, there are people like that.”
“I saw a lot too.”
Choi Jong-hak and Park Myung-hoon agreed. The four men, including Taeyeon, bumped into another drinking glass and then brushed it off at once.
Park Kyung-yeon said with a frown.
“Metaverse games freeze to death… … A person who has never made a game and serviced it has a very big dream. And even make a platform that’s not just a game? oops… … .”
“Before Roblox, there was StarCraft. The Star Use Map is exactly that. A game platform created and shared by users! How metaverse is that?”
“Oh, sure. Really?”
“ha ha ha!”
When Choi Jong-hak accepts it as a drip, laughter bursts out.
Park Myung-hoon asks with a slightly drunk face.
“I think that the true meaning of the metaverse that is being talked about these days can only be attempted when a game like the one in the movie Ready Player One comes out… … Would such a thing be possible?”
“That is a nonsensical concept in the first place. Now, a huge virtual world that absorbs not only big tech but all companies is emerging, and a virtual society similar to reality but different from reality must be built in it… … does this make sense What are you going to do with the server? Who will operate it, with what technology, and how?”
“Current computer technology makes no sense. It will require terrifying computational power… … This would be done with a huge power consumption.”
“Building, maintaining and securing virtual economies is also a huge challenge. In my view, this metaverse is absolutely not at the level that a single company can handle.”
“30 billion? Arthur. You can’t even hit tens of trillions. And if that was going to happen, something innovative would have come out long ago.”
Even if you are not a developer, you can know.
Then, is Vice Dean Lee Min-ki just an idiot who doesn’t know that, so he’s going around to get investment?
“It can’t be. It’s just an excuse to raise money for a business. The real purpose will lie elsewhere.”
“What is it?”
“that… … !”
Park Kyung-yeon is speechless at Choi Jong-hak’s question.
Then, he raises his beer mug.
“Let’s drink!”
“no way.”
“I was hoping for some kind of interesting conspiracy theory… … .”
The three grumble and move on to another topic.
“A metaverse. It is an illusion.”
Listening to Park Kyung-yeon’s story, Taeyeon thought.
‘Is it really so?’
* * *
Early moning. Taeyeon, who went to work earlier than anyone else, turned on her PC and started the Epic Engine. And what was loaded was none other than the ‘Everworld’ resource.
It is a memory game that has now ended its service, and a game that was originally a cute and charming dot graphic style was being reborn as a 2D cartoon rendering.
It was a resource Taeyeon was creating to study art.
‘It came out pretty well.’
I felt better.
Now, if I think that I have become a developer who is ‘good’ at art… … .
‘It feels like I’ve gained the whole world.’
How attractive is it to be able to decorate the game world the way I want and in my own way?
‘Metaverse… … .’
In fact, I’m still thinking about what kind of game to make this into.
Then, the day before, at a drinking party, I got a small hint while listening to the story about the metaverse.
‘Metaverse… … Let go of the grandiose name.’
Load objects reconstructed by cartoon rendering and place them quickly.
A small and pretty beginner village map was implemented in the engine.
‘Shall we make it a space where we can gather and communicate happily without any burden of money?’
It’s a profit model, put off those thoughts until later, and people gather comfortably to decorate my world, communicate, hold events… … .
‘It is to provide a simulator so that it can be easily reconstructed into the desired content… … .’
Well, this one seems a little burdensome, but… … .
‘If I decide to recycle the simulator source I made when I was researching Roblox in the past and entrust the renewal to Choi Jong-hak or other competent programmers… … ?’
I don’t want to create some grandiose metaverse world.
A place where you can just communicate, gather freely and have fun with this and that… … I want to create a cute and charming virtual world.
‘A world that can be enjoyed for free and without burden, even with a low-end PC or mobile phone… … .’
Cross platform is the default!
‘If you implement a messenger function on SNS and make it work with each other… … .’
Wouldn’t it be possible to create a communication space with small but trivial pleasures?
‘It’s possible enough now.’
In fact, it was an idea I had only thought about while playing Roblox.
It was impossible then.
No money, no skills, no energy… … because everything was lacking.
But now it is possible!
‘Because now I’m the CEO of a large company, Nexple.’
It is a plan to proceed with the loss from the beginning.
‘Because a platform where people gather increases its value in itself.’
What if it fails?
‘It just needs to be covered elsewhere.’
“… … .”
Taeyeon did not stop thinking and thinking until it was time for work.
end of the meeting.
Taeyeon asked the top person in charge at the charge headquarters, which can be called a standby dispatch team.
“What is producer Kim Sang-hee doing these days?”
“Are you talking about PD Kim Sang-hee of Ever World?”
Celebrity Chief.
He was from a big tech company in Silicon Valley, and he was a newcomer who had been working for Nepple for about three months.
Although she was in her early 40s, she was a young beauty that looked like she was in her late 20s.
“Um… … !”
She opened her big eyes and was lost in thought for a moment.
“I gave a total of two presentations after being appointed to the charge room, and one of them was the day after I joined the company. I remember that both times were mobile games based on Everworld.”
“How was it?”
“It’s just a common mobile game, so I rejected it!”
She speaks boldly and cruelly.
“okay.”
-I really can’t finish like this! I mean, they’re like children. Whoops!
He smiles bitterly as he recalls PD Kim Sang-hee who shed tears.
Everyone in the conference room looks at Taeyeon without leaving their seats even after the meeting is over.
It was an intuition that something new was about to happen.
“Call her to the conference room, please.”
* * *
After the Everworld service ended, Kim Sang-hee was spending days like a withered flower.
‘Should I just give up like this?’
People around me were concerned about giving up on Everworld and planning another game. However, Kim Sang-hee stubbornly refused.
‘They’re like my children… … .’
I wanted to somehow make the world see the light again.
I believed I could.
‘If I give up, these kids will really end!’
There are no parents who would give up on their children.
However, both presentations prepared with great effort were rejected.
What should I do?
I felt lost.
‘I wish someone could give me some directions… … .’
It’s not even asking for navigation. If it’s just a small milestone… … .
“… … !”
Today, she struggled with the pain of creation while holding her head. It was then.
“PD Kim Sang-hee?”
“… … yes?”
“I think you should go up to the executive conference room quickly.”
A message from an employee.
In an instant, my heart sinks.
“This, in the boardroom of the executives… … Right now?”
“yes. The chief is looking for you… … .”
“… … !”
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My heart was beating loudly all the way.
‘Could that day come?’
charge.
A kind of R&D team where Nepple developers who have nowhere to go gather.
That’s right, it’s actually a standby team.
The sound of going here didn’t mean that I was going to go out on my own.
‘Actually, it was rather strange that he had been quiet all this while.’
I felt like I was being taken to a slaughterhouse.
‘Is Everworld this far?’
Even if you leave the company like this, there are many places to go.
The problem is that if that happens, the Everworld Resurrection Project is over!
‘Is it really this far?’
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My head was dizzy.
It seems that dizziness sets in.
‘really… … ?’
Soon we arrived in front of the executive conference room.
I took a deep breath, opened the door and entered with my heart about to explode more than ever.
“omg!”
I involuntarily inhaled.
Not only the celebrity general manager.
All the executives at Nexle were gathered.
“long time no see. PD Kim Sang-hee. Please sit over here.”
“yes yes!”
Kim Sang-hee sat in the empty seat Tae-yeon pointed out.
‘oh my god… … I have everything!’
Not only Taeyeon, but also ‘genius developer’ Choi Jong-hak.
Even CP Park Myung-hoon, the master of live.
‘A place like this is the only place where you can see all 3 Nexples in one place!’
Not only that, but the two directors who are legends of Nexle.
There were also directors Son Young-sang and Lee Tae-young.
The problem is that they are all looking at themselves.
“PD Kim Sang-hee is also here, so we should start… … .”
Taeyeon looks around and asks.
“All I need is the final exam, aren’t the others busy?”
“yes.”
“Not particularly busy.”
“Time is ample.”
Willingness to see what you intend to do.
On the other hand, Choi Jong-hak grumbles.
“How else can you ask me to stay alone to pamper you… … .”
“It’s interesting.”
Taeyeon smiled and looked at Kim Sanghee.
“Using Everworld’s resources, I tried to cook and conceive of new content. I’m going to tell you the idea from now on.”
“… … !”
Kim Sang-hee was surprised.
‘New content with Everworld resources… … ?’
Is it none other than Taeyeon Yoo?
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My heart started beating in a different way.
She asked hastily, unaware of the trembling in her voice.
“So, then, can I stay at this company and develop Everworld? You didn’t call me to cut me, did you?”
Taeyeon smiled silently and showed a screen with a beam projector.
“ah… … !”
Her eyes widened greatly.
‘That’s… … It’s Everworld!’
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My game reborn with cartoon rendering.
no… … my baby!
There was no way I couldn’t recognize it.
The executives in the conference room were also muffled.
“That’s Everworld, right?”
“Wasn’t it a dot graphic? It was redesigned with cartoon rendering.”
“It’s pretty, but who is the worker?”
Everyone was shocked by Taeyeon’s presentation that followed.
“The result you are seeing right now is what I made as a test while studying art recently. I tried it on the Epic Engine.”
“… … !”
Taeyeon told everyone.
“Using this resource, we want to create a space for small, fun communication.”