A Different Kind of Form

"A unique form?"

Lu Ban was somewhat confused when he saw the mission requirements.

Does this mean we can't use the usual film format?

He hadn't checked the materials on his computer yet and was at a loss for what to do.

"If regular movies don't work, how about 4D movies?"

Thinking of movies where the seats sway and spray water and air, Lu Ban felt that this might not be what the Silent Land needed.

This project should be more immersive and allow people to be more engaged in it.

"This meat tastes so-so, not as good as the hot pot restaurant on the back street."

Qin Tiantian picked up a piece of marinated spicy beef that was bubbling in the pot and said as she ate.

Lu Ban thought for a moment, then wrote the word "delicious" on one of the slices of beef he had picked up, and put it into Qin Tiantian's bowl while it was still hot.

"Why don't you try again?"

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Qin Tiantian naturally couldn't see the pen in Lu Ban's hand. She just felt that Lu Ban was acting a bit strangely, perhaps his symptoms had worsened again.

She ate a piece of beef with some skepticism, then her eyes suddenly widened.

"Wow, this is delicious! How can it be so delicious!"

She gulped down the beef, her face filled with disbelief.

Lu Ban suddenly felt that he had mastered the secret to cooking.

He then asked the helpful waiter to bring him a piece of paper, and casually drew an abstract figure on it with an ordinary pen.

"What kind of rubbish did you draw?"

Qin Tiantian leaned over and took a look at Lu Ban's painting; it was practically a grotesque talisman for exorcising evil spirits.

"A drawing of you."

Lu Ban replied.

"Do you believe I'll shove your head into this pot?"

Qin Tiantian shouted angrily, but her words lacked any persuasiveness.

"Don't rush, it's not finished yet."

As Lu Ban finished drawing, he wrote a few words on it as his "Last Words".

Beautiful paintings

"How about it?"

He showed the painting to Qin Tiantian.

"I'm a little curious, how did you transform this drawing from the scribbles to its current form? It actually looks quite nice."

Qin Tiantian found it hard to believe.

She even suspected that Lu Ban might have suddenly developed some kind of supernatural ability.

"Have you awakened superpowers?"

"It's not a superpower, is it?"

Lu Ban thought for a moment, but he wasn't sure how to explain it.

"You can"

Qin Tiantian thought for a moment before blurting it out.

"Make the painting look better!?"

"That's true, I can also help you go up and down the stairs."

Lu Ban nodded in agreement.

"That's amazing!"

Qin Tiantian's eyes lit up.

Lu Ban seriously considered whether to write another "smart" on Qin Tiantian's forehead.

After having hot pot, Lu Ban took Qin Tiantian back to her home. They took a walk downstairs for a while before entering her house.

Standing in front of the computer, Lu Ban opened the folder named "Glass Flower".

The unusual format bothered him, and he decided to review the materials before making any plans.

He saw that in addition to his own experiences with Old Cui and Xiya, the material also included some of Stone, Liz, Ai Ou's past.

Lu Ban wasn't Trist after all; he hadn't seen everything in his dream. He carefully read through the parts he hadn't seen.

Lu Ban had some inspiration, but he still couldn't grasp the overall idea.

He decided to slack off and relax.

Sometimes, if a person works too hard, their mind will become increasingly dull.

A little bit of relaxation and slacking off is needed to better unleash one's initiative.

Of course, it would be even better if you could slack off all the time and not work.

Lu Ban opened the Old Days Video Network and casually browsed the recommended videos.

He follows many different sections, and his recommendations are quite varied, including animation, movies, food, and cute pets. The last review he gave was from the technology review section.

After glancing at it for a couple of seconds, Lu Ban suddenly saw a video.

[Warning: High-energy content ahead! The Daredevil will take you on a thrilling adventure into the most terrifying escape room!]

He saw that it was a video of exploring a store from a hidden room.

Lu Ban hadn't been to an escape room in a long time; the last time was in his past life.

The escape rooms he remembered were the kind where you'd be thrown into a room and had to guess numbers, find patterns, or play arcade games to get to the next room. In modern terms, that's called a mechanical escape room.

There are also high-end escape rooms with storylines, where you need to solve puzzles by reading the dialogue.

Some escape rooms even have NPCs who will suddenly come and chase you; playing an escape room is more tiring than running a kilometer.

Then, derived from these locked rooms, there are also some mystery-type locked rooms that don't rely on mechanisms but only on the plot's progression.

Then came murder mystery games that didn't even include escape rooms anymore, leaving only the script.

With a spirit of learning in mind, Lu Ban clicked on the video to watch.

Normal escape rooms are meant to be experienced by players; only by experiencing them in person can you truly enjoy them. However, some people are timid, or their cities don't have escape rooms with similar themes, or they are simply students who don't have enough money, so they choose to watch videos online.

In modern society, everything can be done online. You can raise cats online, watch other people's game videos to complete them online, and even escape rooms can be accessed online.

This video is a video of exploring an escape room. The Uploader had already spoken with the escape room owner and brought a camera in to film. Lu Ban watched it and found that the key puzzles and illusions were not captured; only the general plot was shown. After watching it, viewers are eager to try it themselves.

Lu Ban found it quite interesting.

He searched for related information again and found that there were even more impressive ones.

Some large-scale murder mystery games book an entire building, allowing hundreds of players to role-play and experience an immersive performance.

Some are even more outrageous, where players rent out an entire town with ordinary residents and NPCs, and then stay there for two or three days to experience the story.

Just like games are to movies, entertainment projects that viewers can choose and control themselves are definitely more immersive than those that they can only watch.

The core selling point of many of Lu Ban's previous films was that they allowed the audience to experience the atmosphere as if they were there.

He couldn't help but think that if these mission experiences could be turned into a script-based murder mystery or escape room game with audience participation, wouldn't the sense of immersion be even stronger?

With this in mind, Lu Ban contacted a professional friend and inquired about the relevant knowledge.

This model is now called large-scale immersive real-world games, and many are set up in places like movie theaters and filming bases. Many companies now choose similar activities for team building, as they are more trendy and fashionable than simply sightseeing.

"It seems pretty good."

Lu Ban thought that, like the scenario of "Glass Flower," it would be quite interesting if players could take on the roles of him, Old Cui, Xiya, Stone, Liz, and others.

Most importantly, the materials create an immersive experience when viewed or read, allowing the audience to become fully engaged. For players, this makes them even more able to understand Stone's ideas, resulting in an explosive sense of immersion.

"We should conduct an on-site inspection first."

Lu Ban immediately sent a message to Qin Tiantian.

[Motionless]: Shall we go find an escape room to play with tomorrow?