Rebirth 86: I use games to kick open the door to the world

What appeared on the computer screen was a screen of dense buttons and a screen that looked like a chariot window.

The picture can be regarded as the limit that current computers can bear, and it seems to Kong Jisong to be very lifelike.

But just because the picture was so realistic was not enough to move him.

What moved him were the details about the control of the chariot in the picture.

Every button has a meaning and is a button used in real tanks.

There are also various realistic instruments on the chariot, and these are not decorations.

There are fuel gauges, power output gauges, and chamber pressure gauges to monitor the status of the tank in real time.

This may not be directly used for driving training, but it can be used to familiarize new recruits with basic operations without any problem.

"How about Commander Kong? You can try it out and have a look. Our simulator has a lot of interesting things."

Zuo Zhen started to explain the basic operation methods of the simulator to Kong Jisong.

WASD is the standard movement button in games.

But moving the tank in this simulator isn't as simple as just pressing these buttons.

In order to simulate the situation, in this simulator, you need to start the tank engine, check the status of the tank, etc.

These are also the links needed to drive a chariot in reality. This is also the design that Zuo Zhen consulted with the maintenance engineers.

It is not possible to simulate driving now, so the operation should be as realistic as possible.

No inspection link is missed, so that new recruits can at least learn the preliminary preparations for driving from this simulator.

Check the oil level and inspect the damage to the tank.

"Is this called a simulator? I thought this was a game." Kong Jisong finally spoke after being silent for a while.

"There is a difference between this and games. After all, games cannot be so complicated, otherwise players will probably curse. But if it is a simulator, these contents must be presented. Simulation is the focus of the simulator."

Kong Jisong himself is a commander who manages logistics equipment and various equipment. He was also a driver in his early years, and he is quite familiar with the images that appear on the computer.

While Zuo Zhen was talking, he couldn't help but start to operate.

He was a little clumsy at first, mainly because he was not familiar with the key layout. After all, the tank did not have such a thing as a computer keyboard.

But he soon got started. After a series of inspections and preliminary operations, the window screen on the tank began to move slowly, and the tank in the simulator really started to move.

Moreover, in order to simulate the situation, the computer also began to produce the buzzing sound of the tank engine starting, as well as the sound of the tank crushing the ground after it started.

This brought Kong Jisong back to the days when he was still driving a chariot.

This feeling is amazing.

The several maintenance technicians behind him also stared intently.

In fact, if the person operating in front of them was not Commander Kong, they would probably have wanted to urge them to replace them quickly.

Just now, they only experienced it for five minutes each, and they weren't even happy yet.

Normally they can drive real tanks, but simulating tank driving on the computer is another unique experience.

This was also the first time they felt the shock brought by high technology.

In the past, they only thought that computers were for the use of high-end people, and they, who only knew how to repair and drive, had no idea what computers were.

But this simulator gave them a big change.

"Didn't fire?"

After simulating driving for a while, Kong Jisong wanted to try the tank's firing combat function, but he couldn't find this option after searching for a long time.

Zuo Zhen smiled: "This is just the first test version. This type of function has not been implemented yet. In fact, we don't know the details of the data related to open fire combat. If Commander Kong can arrange it... we can do it too." come out."

Zuo Zhen wanted to see a tank that could actually fire, and it was best to show it to them directly.

After all, Zuo Zhen is also a big boy, and he is also a little excited to see these tanks.

It would be even better if I could see real artillery and see it fired.

Kong Jisong is a good person and instantly understood what Zuo Zhen wanted to do.

"Have you started negotiating terms? Mr. Zhao is indeed right."

"Huh? Lao Zhao? What did he say about me?" Zuo Zhen was stunned.

"He, he said you are a thief. Even though you are young, you can become an entrepreneur and make money from foreigners. You are not as harmless as you seem on the surface."

Zuo Zhen immediately said innocently: "Why does it sound like I'm so bad? I'm just an ordinary businessman. Of course, I'm also a businessman with a sense of national honor. I earn foreign exchange for the country and protect our country." We’re here to help where we can.”

Kong Jisong interrupted Zuo Zhen's passionate explanation and said: "Okay, don't talk about these useless things, let's get straight to the point. If you can see the real thing, and then see the real thing firing, you can make the same simulation." Is it a real simulator?”

"I can't guarantee this, at least not now. Of course, I'm not saying that our team can't do it. The main reason is that it's difficult for today's computers to do this kind of thing."

"Aren't today's computers good? I remember our team bought these computers at the beginning of this year. Each one is worth more than 20,000 yuan..."

Zuo Zhen shook his head: "Computers are developing very rapidly. The new computers in the past six months may have been twice as advanced as the current ones. And Commander Kong, if you want a tank simulator that is exactly the same as reality, it should not be possible now."

Kong Jisong was a little surprised at what Zuo Zhen said about the speed of computer development. He didn't understand this, but from what Zuo Zhen said, wouldn't it mean that a computer worth 20,000 yuan would depreciate by 10,000 yuan once it reaches 20,000 yuan in half a year?

Isn't this too exaggerated? Who in a normal family can afford this?

In Kong Jisong's opinion, this kind of equipment will have to run for ten to eight years before it can be eliminated.

Of course, this is actually the concept of most people in this era. Most people don’t know much about the so-called semiconductor industry.

But Kong Jisong asked reluctantly: "Is there really nothing you can do now? By the way, I remember Xiaozuo, you seem to be cooperating with the Computer Research Institute. Can you speed up technology research and development?"

After trying this simulator, Kong Jisong has already seen the true value of this thing.

Let new recruits understand the basic principles of tanks at the lowest cost. This can actually save a lot of costs, and the learning efficiency is quite high.

"It's impossible to do exactly what you said, Commander Kong, but with the performance of today's computers, it's still no problem to make it 70% or 80% better."

In fact, what appeared in Zuo Zhen's mind was a military simulation game of later generations such as Armed Raid.

Of course this kind of game cannot be made now, but there is really no problem in making a 16-bit simulator and simulating a real-life tank, but the graphics are just a bit different.

As soon as Kong Jisong heard this, he immediately said: "That's okay, I thought you said you couldn't do it at all, so let's go without further delay and go to the shooting range to show you the real big guy!"

Kong Jisong could not wait to let Zuo Zhen completely build the simulator in front of him. (End of chapter)