episode_0404
by fnovelpia
I nodded as I looked at the people who were completely immersed and enjoying the content.
‘The response is good.’
-Hehehe… Who planned it!
Maria let out a confident smile. Normally I would have just ignored it, but I couldn’t do that this time.
It was all thanks to Maria that we were able to successfully plan this content despite the short period of time.
It was a little funny to talk about success when it had only been a few hours since we started, but since Maria couldn’t possibly stop working, such trivial facts didn’t really matter.
From purchasing land to build buildings to producing equipment with adequate performance for creators. Honestly, I didn’t do anything here. I just watched with my arms crossed and delegated everything to Maria.
‘Okay, good job.’
I laughed and patted Maria next to me on the head.
Yes. Tongtong knocked.
As Maria also participated in this content as a virtuber from Awaken, she was directly controlling the physical body of an android for the first time in a long time.
Of course, since assisting me was the top priority, the Android was simply controlled through wireless communication.
Maria put on the helmet she had taken off. First of all, because she was a contestant, she was wearing a jumpsuit like other vertubers.
-I didn’t know it before, but trying to control this body after sharing the senses with the owner for a long time is more frustrating than I thought. It’s true that androids are inferior in performance to humans…
‘I must be so great.’
I laughed off Maria’s words and looked down again. We were in the control room on the 3rd floor, with a panoramic view of the wild map.
Creators were immersed in ‘Real MyCraft’ planned by Maria as if it were a drug.
Ugh!
“Wow! Somma! This, this is really amazing!”
“Right?! How you swing this and your posture are also important!”
“Posture?”
“I tested it and found that as long as you do it above a certain speed, power doesn’t really matter, but accuracy is more important!”
“Oh… ”
“If you want to mine a lot of resources, quickly find a posture that is not difficult!”
Two Virtubers who had just entered the wild map were seen walking around cackling.
They chatted while swinging one of the rented pieces of metal, a stick-shaped piece of metal, against a cushion. Their conversation took place through the helmet’s audio transceiver. It was an inevitable way to have a smooth conversation while wearing a helmet. I don’t think they noticed that, though. Thanks to this, I was able to pinpoint and eavesdrop on any conversation I wanted and immediately talk to the helmeted personnel.
Anyway, if you look at them with the naked eye, they are a funny sight, banging on the cushion with a metal bar. But in fact, that metal bar was a device that played a role similar to a kind of VR controller.
‘Maria, turn on the screen.’
-yes!
Wow~
As soon as Maria responded after receiving the command, a layer of virtual graphics was overlaid on my field of vision. I didn’t even need to wear a helmet to see the graphics.
‘Is this something called MR?’
I thought I heard somewhere that this is called mixed reality, where real objects and virtual graphics can overlap and interact, rather than just Maria’s avatar appearing in the field of view and moving around.
As polygons were overlaid on the controllers the vertubers were holding, their appearance changed into an exaggerated pickaxe. I guess this is what they see while wearing a helmet.
They were enjoying the game in a realistic way with the rebound force from the cushion and the vibration of the controller every time they swung the controller.
In fact, compared to real pickaxing, it appears to be cracking in an absurd posture, but this was covered up with special effects such as sound effects and sparks flying.
That kind of content wasn’t the end.
The content prepared by Awaken this time can be broadly classified into three categories. Each content takes place in three different buildings.
The first is to mine resources by making tools like in classic Minecraft on the wild map you are currently looking at. The resources secured in this way can be traded with other creators to make money or converted into other resources you need.
Alternatively, you can upgrade your equipment to acquire higher tier resources faster and in greater quantities.
‘But wouldn’t you get tired of it quickly?’
-that’s right. Unless the repetitive work suits your aptitude, the fun of doing it can quickly drop once the initial excitement wears off. So, I set the amount of resource acquisition to be high. Even if you have to work on it later, you can finish it quickly.
And the following contents were prepared to consume the resources thus obtained.
The second is building. In Minecraft, rather than simply consuming acquired resources, you could also place acquired resources in the form of blocks back into empty spaces.
Let me emphasize once again that the basic concept of this Awaken’s content is MT. Therefore, of course, there was space provided for the participating creators to stay. Creators with special circumstances wanted to commute to work, but most decided to stay at prepared accommodations.
Naturally, the standard of the accommodations was that of Awaken, so it was better than most hotels. I checked in advance, and honestly, it was of such quality that I thought that even if I were to just stay in my dorm and not come out, a staycation vlog would come out right away.
‘But is there a need to make it this much?’
When I asked Maria if I had gone too far in checking the accommodations, she responded as follows.
-What we do, we have to do it right. Since this is a project under the name of Awaken, we cannot tolerate any laxity! And if you make it right, you can expand the business and run it as a resort, so it’s better to make it right the first time.
Maria said that, so there was no way I could just tell her to proceed. The capital needed for progress was provided by Maria on her own. It seemed like they were investing with the seed money they received from me, but I didn’t know the details.
Creators were able to decorate their assigned rooms as they pleased with their own resources.
You could barely say that building a room with graphic blocks was what kind of content, but in Minecraft, this was an area so deep that it could be classified as a genre.
It is possible to build such diverse and beautiful buildings. Maria also said that she plans to select a nicely decorated room through judging and give out a prize.
It was a good idea because people would definitely participate more actively if there was some kind of reward.
‘And last… ‘
I turned around and moved to another building with Maria. Slowly, I started to enjoy the content as well.
The third and final piece was the content I would mainly do.
Dungeon exploration.
It would have been nice to think of it as a kind of mini TRPG game.
I turned on the broadcast again, which I had paused while watching other creators, and entered the building where the ‘dungeon map’ was located.
Viewers who were playing among themselves through chat reacted when they saw me on the screen again.
-this
-Oh, the room manager is here.
-friend
-thing
-Where am I?
-It’s a little spooky.
-Let’s quickly go polishing!
-oh… Is there a mood?
“I’ve just finished looking at the wild map, so I’m going to check out other maps with Maria.”
“Me too! Ta-da!”
Maria next to me drew a V with her fingers and winked. To viewers, it seemed like her avatar and I were walking side by side.
-Maria haha
-Oh, I didn’t see Wild, damn it.
-Maria’s avatar is still superior compared to other girls.
-If you look at the avatar, it looks like a VR chat, but with Lee Min-ho next to it, it’s amazing every time I see it haha.
-Are there other maps? ㅁㅊ
-I did say there were two more as an additional notice.
-Then go quickly.
Unlike wild maps, dungeon maps are designed to use individual spaces for each party. The goal was to allow you to beat the dungeon without leaving the designated space.
This was because there was a risk of injury if you wandered around for no reason and collided with another party.
However, it was inevitable because the space would have to be expanded too inefficiently to allow dozens of people to move in non-overlapping paths.
The progression of the dungeon map itself can be seen as similar to the rail shooter game found in the arcade. The player’s movements were limited to standing still or moving a few steps only in certain situations.
Unlike the rail shooter genre where you just sit back and shoot, there were a lot more things to worry about, from movement paths to combat.
As soon as we arrived at the door of the dungeon map, viewers poured out chatting.
-Dungeon map?
-Monsters also appear?
-oh… I’m kind of looking forward to it.
-Is it party play?
-Is it just you and Maria?
“Yes. Party play is possible, but I’m going to try it with Maria for now.”
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