Our first large-scale military games "glorious mission" official allotment of troops

At the end of October 2011, our first large-scale military game "glorious mission" formally allotted the Army troops, glorious service. The reporter interviewed military Games Army Creative personnel representative-the Political department cultural work station Stationmaster Chengyuan, the Military game Development Office head Lu Bangui, for the reader tells the game development behind the story.　　Some artillery regiment officers and soldiers this summer to bear the "glorious mission" game of the demo task has a word called "stones", our initial confusion is that even the stone can not touch the Reporter: The first time to take such a task, no experience can be used for reference, you are how to kick open the "first three feet"? Chengyuan: The development of military games is to meet the needs of the development of information age, innovation and advanced military culture of the specific measures, is the head of attention, grass-roots welcome, officers and soldiers love a benefit of the Army project. The chief of the Military Region attaches great importance to this work, set up a leading group, special office of the Special Branch of the Department of Political Affairs, in the region-wide selection of 4 cadres with corresponding expertise to enrich my station, the formation of the Military Games Development Office, the specific responsibility for research and development.　　After the task, the Station party committee promptly implement the office space, the purchase of high configuration computer, projection, handle and other game equipment, fully protect the development of military games. Lu Bangui: After the establishment of the Office, we all ambitious, determined to make the first military game to create fine, but to start from the development of a large, professional military games, or a bit nervous. There is a phrase called "stones", our initial confusion is not even stone touch.　　For example, local governments are prepared to provide some financial support for the project, but we can't even figure out how much money we need to develop the game. Of course, the most important thing in developing a game is to listen to the soldiers ' opinions. We split up into the Army research, the soldiers heard a team of research on military games, the scene is too lively. Some of the soldiers who have just enlisted to talk about the game is very exultant, occasionally also jumped out of the "Play Strange", "practice class" word, a listen to know is a "fans."　　A few laps of research down, we found that the grass-roots officers and soldiers on the military game is full of enthusiasm and expectations, but also to the future of our work full of confidence. No good team, no rich experience, the development of large military games is almost impossible military game Development Office technicians analysis Foreign Military game Reporter: It is indeed the beginning of everything difficult.　　How do you describe your problems? Chengyuan: Because this is the army's first development of large-scale military games, there is no experience to follow, but also in the national game industry has not developed large-scale military games, so everything depends on us to explore.　　This encountered a lot of difficulties, generally speaking is three difficult: the game positioning difficult, script creation difficult, company choice difficult. Lu Bangui: Game positioning is the fundamental development of the game. In the early stages of development, we talked about game positioning every day, from meeting to meeting, from work to work, from eating to walking, doing the same thing. At the beginning of the disagreement is very large, and some to be made to simulate the training of the simulation software, and some to make a simple task mode of entertainment games,Some want to make large online games for many people. Finally, we put personal ideas together with the game framework, the function of making a schematic, please experts and grass-roots officers and soldiers for evaluation.　　Now made "glorious mission", is a combination of the advantages of several schemes.　　Interviewer: What did you do with your game script creation? Lu Bangui: Game play is the key to game development. No script, can not determine how many scenes in the game, props, characters, do not know the workload of game development, also can not formulate development plans, other work will be difficult to advance. In the creation of the game script, who hit? Where do you play? How do you fight? Is the most difficult to grasp the number of joint points. At first, we also invited local experts to write the script. What they write is really a ups and downs, fascinating, but lack of "soldier taste."　　Finally, the propaganda department leadership with 7 organs of the backbone of the operation of the key team into Wuxi, using one months of time to create the "glorious Mission", the game script is really set down. In the script creation, the two ideas of the propaganda department led the key role: one is from Chinese traditional culture and aesthetic habits, literary works must have a main line, the game is no exception, this is later determined to "a soldier's life and growth process" as the main thread;　　 Military games developed by the military must embody the characteristics of our army, which contains the core values of our army, which is the background of "taking part in the confrontation drills of the large soldiers", and using their own tactics and equipment to fight each other in the fictional scene, and not to be the enemy of any third party.　　A special brigade in the military region to help coordinate the capture of technical and tactical Action Reporter: From the content of your introduction, we have a certain understanding of why the game named "Glorious Mission".　　Chengyuan: The title of the game "glorious mission" mainly has two points to consider: first, the role of the game in the execution of the operation code code-named "Glorious Mission", contains the dedication of the military mission, the Army to serve the new century, the new stage of the historical mission; The second is that we develop the first military game for the army, which is a glorious mission.　　Journalist: You are also very cautious in selecting the company. Chengyuan: Yes. This important project should not be tried, played, must be step to ensure success. We strictly follow the software production process development game to maximize the risk avoidance. Throughout the development process, the risk of selecting a company and selecting a team is greatest. We sent a survey of more than 20 companies with relevant qualifications, and finally determined by the military Experts group to determine the cooperation company. Now look back, it is down-to-earth to do a good job in the early stage of the basic work, to ensure the smooth development work.　　For such a pioneering, creative project, no good team and rich experience, research and development success is almost impossible.　　Military guidance to the company, so that the scene more and more like our Army Reporter: This is a professional military game, how to make it look very professional? Lu Bangui: Military Games first must be the surname "Army", must have the barracks characteristic, the troop characteristic, cannot equate to the general commercial game. To this end, we have invited the Nanchang Army Academy Zhang Qi ProtestantStaff and office technicians stationed in the company, on-site guidance game development, at the same time invite the backbone of the organization's business to review the company regularly. Practice has proved that military guidance plays a very important role in game development. For example, some special terms in the game script are simple for us and difficult to understand for local producers.　　Guidance is required from the location of the bunker, the direction and width of the trench, and the type, number and location of the obstructions. Game scene production and level design is also a difficult process. We eat and live in the company, every day at the computer, hand in hand to arrange the game every military element. Zhang joked that he was teaching staff at the college and went to the company to teach employees.　　But see the scene level more and more like the troops, we again tired all feel worthwhile.　　Although the game is good, but to play properly, the most important thing is to improve the confidentiality of the giant technology company technicians to set up a game scene Reporter: "Glorious mission" has been in the Army Glorious Service, what do you want to and the grass-roots officers and soldiers say? Lu Bangui: The military game that condenses our painstaking and sweat has already met with everybody, we feel very happy.　　Here, I would like to use the "people front" newspaper this platform, to the vast number of comrades to remind. First of all, the game contains some of the army's existing camp scenes, weapons, tactical movements, and so on, this game is only used within the force, not to the local distribution. We have taken some encryption measures in the software production, and will do a good job in the release process.　　However, all technical means are inferior to people's sense of confidentiality, I hope we play in the security of the secret, to prevent the loss of the game software. Secondly, we hope that this game can enrich the amateur life of the grass-roots officers and men, so that everyone in the work of the training to play some music, play a learning, improve team awareness and enhance emotional exchanges.　　It should be noted that playing games should be controlled to prevent the game from playing a role in the normal work and training.　　Finally, as the army's first large-scale military games, there will inevitably be some not perfect place, we welcome more valuable advice, so that we continue to revise and improve.　　Reporter: What are the next plans? Chengyuan: As the game album written on, is the head of the ardent care, officers and soldiers of the fervent hope that support from all walks of life, the achievement of this military game. Game development is a systematic project, which needs the division of labor and Cooperation.　　Here, we express our heartfelt thanks to all the units and comrades who care and support the development of the game. At present, the whole party is studying and carrying out the spirit of the party's 17-ninth plenary session. We will promote the use of this game as an opportunity to innovate the development of advanced military culture, enrich the cultural life of the grassroots to make more useful attempts to improve the quality of life of officers and men to provide better quality protection.