Tian Mei Studio.
Zheng Dong sat in the break room. Across from him sat one of his colleagues, and a holographic chessboard hovered above the Holographic Phone between them. It was the Chinese chess game released by Ant Army Company.
Several other colleagues stood around them, watching and occasionally offering advice.
He had enjoyed playing Chinese chess when he was in school, but with the demands of work and daily life, he could not carry a chessboard around with him. Even that small hobby had gradually been set aside. Playing chess games on a computer simply could not recreate the joy of several classmates gathering around a board.
The arrival of holographic Chinese chess rekindled his interest. Not only was holographic Chinese chess impressive, but it was also convenient and gave him the feel of playing on a real board, something computer games could not offer.
So during breaks at work, he would gather colleagues with the same hobby around for a couple of matches, chatting as they played.
"Do you think using this Holographic Technology to develop MOBA games like Honor of Kings and Heroes could take our games' popularity to the next level?"
"If you can think of it, there's no way the higher-ups haven't. The key issue is developing holographic software. We do not even know where to begin, and Ant Army Company is probably the only one that has mastered this technology."
"If Ant Army Company uses Holographic Technology to develop games similar to Honor of Kings, we'll be in trouble. Ant Army Company really is like an army ant. Everywhere it goes, it poses an enormous threat. That is probably why those tech companies dislike it."
His words drew agreement from quite a few people. The games Ant Army Company had released so far were