In the online world, nobody knows who you really are.
Unless the person on the other end of the phone line is a super hacker like Kevin Mitnick.
Well, anyway, online nicknames have always been something that people can use freely.
As the saying goes, putting on a mask is the first step to taking it off.
The anonymity of the internet allows countless people to unleash their inner world.
Those are things you might not be able to tell the people around you, or even your friends.
But in the online world, they can completely shed the pretense they wear in society.
Given the sheer size of the Earth's population, any small group will inevitably band together to form a community in the online world.
The same principle applies to video games.
Whether they are creators or players.
However, it is indeed very bold of someone to use "lin" as their online name.
Luo Nan looked at the name hesitantly. There are many people named "Lin," and this might not be the one he was thinking of.
Regardless, since he clicked in, he must at least want to try it out.
[Introduction]
[This work aims to highlight the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration for the project.]
[And presenting the general content of each subject to players in a fun way]
[Hopefully this will provide guidance for students who haven't yet decided on their future study direction.]
[Content guidance: University of Southern California, Stanford, CLA...]
The names of several well-known California universities are listed on it, which looks quite impressive at first glance.
But that is indeed the case.
Honestly, let alone Amenva now, even back when they were just starting out, University of Southern California approached Lin Lixin more than once.
Of course, it's not about asking him to go back and finish his unfinished studies.
For University of Southern California, Sage Lin is like an ancestor they would treat with reverence even if he never came back for a single day.
With such a prestigious reputation, University of Southern California will always be the number one digital media and film school in the United States.
University of Southern California approached Lin, naturally intending to focus its Kung-Fu Master on student recruitment.
To date, although University of Southern California carries Lin's name, Amenva has rarely made any statements.
Although they have run sponsored projects such as foundations, they are ultimately aimed at the recruitment channels of a wide range of universities in China and are not very targeted.
This time, Lin Lixin took the opportunity to add his name to several well-connected universities in California.
University of Southern California goes without saying; it's the alma mater of Lin, Sam, and Vivian.
Stanford is the school of Dr. Jim and Old Huang, and it is also an important university located in the San Francisco Bay Area, adjacent to Silicon Valley.
cla contributed many excellent developers to Amenva, such as the Blizzard trio.
But... no matter how high-end its packaging is.
For a child, this is probably not a good thing at all.
Luo Nan frowned slightly as he read the brochure.
"Could it be... some kind of educational mini-game?"
To be honest, deep down he knew that these kinds of games might indeed have some so-called "educational value."
But that's not what he came here for.
Now that he was on a gaming website, Luo Nan was naturally ready to have a good time and have some fun.
Isn't attending classes at school enough?
"Hmm... I guess I'll give it a try anyway."
Since we're already here, and there's practically no cost involved, there's no harm in giving it a try.
If it's really bad, you can just turn it off.
[pere by flas] The game loads relatively quickly.
Thanks to excellent streaming loading technology, the entire game was cached quickly.
A few simple line drawings of green mountains, accompanied by a stream that runs from left to right through the entire map.
The entire map... is completely cartoonish in style.
The only redeeming quality is probably the game's background music.
It's simple and cheerful, with the lighthearted feel that a mini-game should have.
This time, Lin Lixin naturally didn't ask Hans Zimmer to do the music; instead, he simply wrote a piece himself.
Firstly, Hans Zimmer isn't particularly good at creating small-scale works like this, and secondly, this kind of thing really isn't worth making a big fuss about.
A few simple notes, a few simple tracks.
Simply combine them, make a small change, and then loop it infinitely.
[Select the buttons below in the order you want]
[Each round, the items you choose will continuously improve.] [If all items reach their maximum level, you win the level.]
[They influence each other during the growth process.]
Therefore, the order in which you choose is very important.
[Where do you think we should start?]
[play]
"Huh?"
Luo Nan blinked and clicked the "play" button to hide the notification panel.
His gaze then fell on a row of buttons at the bottom of the screen.
It uses the same simple line drawing style, but the design is very clever, and you can recognize what it is at a glance.
From left to right, it is clear that there are 7 different items: [processor], [compass], [magnifying glass], [heart], [gear], [chemical reagent], and [picker].
Although it doesn't offer free movement like other games.
But with so many buttons, it still offers some degree of freedom. "Ait..."
He dragged the cursor and stopped it on the processor-shaped button at the very beginning of the list.
Suddenly, a huge chunk of text popped up, giving Luo Nan a bit of a headache.
Department of Electrical Engineering
[Pioneering and leading the future through the most advanced information technology!]
[Related Departments:]
[School of Engineering/Electrical Engineering, Electronic and Communication Engineering, Information Science...]
[Keywords:]
[Mobile phones, Internet, artificial intelligence, multimedia, voice and image processing, databases...]
The text was densely packed there.
But after reading it all, Luo Nan still didn't understand anything.
Because this thing has absolutely nothing to do with games. After seeing it, all I knew was that this button corresponds to the IT industry; I knew nothing else.
"Forget it, forget it. There are too many words to read, I'll just click on them and see."
Luo Nan slapped his forehead, suddenly realizing why he even needed to study it in the first place!
"Click"
Flip the button, and a small blue figure symbolizing the major stands behind the card.
As if he knew it was time for him to make his move, he nimbly leaped up and jumped into the map.
He looked around and found himself on the far left of the map, near the hill.
Seemingly finding the place quite appealing, he suddenly pulled a cell tower from his pocket and slammed it down on the spot.
"Didi"
He pulled a Motorola Microtac folding phone out of his pocket and tried it out.
After confirming that the signal was working, he nodded in satisfaction and returned to the corresponding card.
The animation has now finished playing. The original processor button has turned gray, clearly indicating that it can no longer be selected.
"Why?"
Perhaps because the animation was so smooth, Luo Nan only just realized it.
Compared to strings of text, this animation is much simpler and easier to understand.
It seems that the people who helped enable pagers and mobile phones to communicate were the legendary telecommunications engineers. What a great discipline!
To be honest...
Up to this point, it's only fair to say it's decent.
It wasn't a particularly amazing work, but it certainly managed to capture his attention.
You should at least watch the animations corresponding to several subjects before leaving.
"Let me see... the next one is the design department."
The second button is shaped like a compass, which is easy to understand.
Ruler and compass constructions, you know. The favorite pastime of old artists who relied on manual drawing.
In this era when computers were not yet fully mature, manual drawing was still a very mainstream method of creating diagrams.
Whether it's art or engineering, both require clearing stages.
"Urban planning, landscaping, model making, human engineering, surveying... wow, it's quite complicated."
This classification is not very detailed.
Rather, it's quite rough.
All industries related to design, planning, and other related concepts have been integrated into the "Design Department".
"Click"
The design department's figures are white, which is a clear distinction from the electrical engineering department's figures, and their positions are also completely different.
He jumped onto a small hill in the lower right corner of the map and carefully surveyed the surroundings with his binoculars.
It looks like they are carefully analyzing the terrain of this valley.
Before long, he had an idea. A bright lightbulb appeared above his head, and he immediately jumped back into the card, sat down at the Table, and began to write furiously. Although it was obvious that he was drawing a diagram based on the environment he had just been in.
but...
That's it?
The entire valley remained unchanged.
This guy really just stood there and glanced at it.
Seriously, is design really that useless?
"Hmm... eh?"
Before he could even complain, the Electrical Engineering department, who had been resting, suddenly jumped out again.
This time, he upgraded the original small signal tower to the PLSP/PRMAX version.
The micrortac, which was originally used for sending and receiving messages, was replaced by the Hermes laptop for sending and receiving emails.
But the surprises were yet to come.
Little White (a design major), who was engrossed in writing, suddenly received an email from the electrical engineering department and similarly raised his laptop to comment. "Is this a synchronized effect?"
Luo Nan seemed to suddenly understand the "order of choice" he mentioned at the beginning.
Does this mean that the design department will be able to collaborate with other disciplines in the future?
If that's the case, then this Little White might actually be the hidden gem.
The third item, with a magnifying glass icon, is for [Mathematical Sciences].
The entire keyword list is filled with incomprehensible vocabulary.
Financial analysis, mathematical modeling, actuarial science, informatics, logic...
It's a very challenging and frustrating subject.
Mathematics, a student's eternal nightmare.
Even the young Luo Nan deeply understands this.
Not everyone can have such an amazing focus as Ramanujan.
What puzzled Luo Nan was that... they were currently developing the valley!
What good can a math student do here?
Just like how people don't use calculus when they go to the supermarket.
For Luo Nan, mathematics has always been a subject that feels extremely disconnected from the real world.