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Chapter 93 Philosophical Game?

Time soon came to the end of the month.

The list of the finals of the Hope Cup has also been announced on the official website as scheduled.

According to the practice of previous competitions, this kind of national-level programming competition usually attracts follow-up reports from major media.

As one of the most influential newspapers among college students in Xia State, Times Youth Daily will naturally not miss the report on this event.

Therefore, the editor-in-chief's office of the Times Youth Daily directly assigned tasks to specific departments and asked to write a column on the headline page of the newspaper to comment on the finalists of the Hope Cup.

Receiving this glorious and arduous task from his boss, Zhang Wei and his colleagues in the office spent a whole night downloading all the 270 entries published on the official website of the contest organizer.

Flipping through the documents in his hand, Wang Yong said in a rather emotional tone.

There are a lot of brainstorming works in this competition...

Normal, Zhang Wei said casually, staring at the computer screen meticulously, after all, this year's test questions are enough for imagination.

Isn't the test question in that year's competition unintelligible?

After all, I hope that the selection of the cup competition itself is not just a simple programmer, but a programmer with both programming ability and design creativity.

Creativity? Hey, I have a buddy here who is very interesting, and a whole virus came out, Wang Yong flipped through the information in his hand, and said with a smile, Gossip, the organizers only discovered the computer after running the program. If it is poisoned, no matter you press any key or touch the mouse, it will trigger the computer to restart automatically.

Liu Sicheng asked with interest: What happened next?

Wang Yong smiled and said, What else can we do later? Look at the list of cooperative units. The main test committee includes experts in the field of security from Xia Ke Academy. What kind of disturbance can this little trick cause?

Liu Sicheng said with emotion: It's unbelievable that this kind of work has been shortlisted.

After all, it is undeniable that this is indeed a work worthy of doubting life, Wang Yong shrugged and continued, If you are a novice who doesn't understand computers, this virus is enough to make you doubt life.

Doubting life is not thinking about life... I always feel that I am digressing.

Off topic? In contrast, I am more curious about the performance of this big guy in the finals. It must be very exciting then!

There have been many such cases in previous years.

Because the performance level of the contestants was too genius, they received offers from large companies on the spot or were invited to study in world-class research institutions like Xia Ke Academy to study topics about the future of all mankind.

Since the organizer approved this work to be shortlisted, it must have taken a fancy to some aspect of the quality of the contestant before making such a decision.

The voice of communication in the office has never been heard, Liu Sicheng suddenly noticed that their boss Zhang Wei seemed to have not participated in the topic since the beginning of saying a word.

A trace of curiosity floated in his heart, and he couldn't help but speak.

Speaking of which, why is Brother Wei so silent today?

Hearing that someone turned the topic to him, Zhang Wei looked away from the screen, leaned back on the chair, picked up the cold coffee on the table, and took a sip.

I saw a very interesting work.

Upon hearing this sentence, everyone in the office became interested.

Damn it? A work that even Brother Wei finds interesting? Wang Yong pushed down his glasses, and walked curiously to his colleague's desk, Let me take a look.

Zhang Wei moved away from the office chair and the mouse, allowing Wang Yong to take his place.

game?

Yes, it's quite evil. I played it several times.

Oh? Then I have to study more.

With a hint of curiosity in his heart, Wang Yong held the mouse and clicked the button to start the game.

Soon the game begins.

The entire game process is very short, so short that you only need to go to the bench in the middle of the cemetery and sit down, and listen to a 30-second piece of music to complete the level.

However, as a veteran game player, Wang Yong always felt something was wrong.

I can't tell why it's weird, but as a game, the process is really... a bit short.

He originally intended to use the word perfunctory, but it was interesting to think that the music played at the end of the game was not like free material that he had heard elsewhere.

Regardless of the game itself, at least in terms of the soundtrack, he could feel that the producer had put a little effort into it, so he changed his words temporarily.

With that said, Wang Yong opened it again.

This time, instead of following the prompts and going straight to the bench in the center of the cemetery, he walked around the cemetery, trying to find other ways to clear the level.

However, Zhang Wei's words dispelled his idea.

If you want to find a way to leave the cemetery, I advise you not to bother. There are stickers outside. As for other ways to clear the level... I have tried all of them.

Does it have to die? Wang Yong said with a wry smile.

Yes, Zhang Wei nodded, There is only one ending.

When Wang Yong opened the second one just now, Liu Sicheng walked behind the two of them and stood there. After watching the whole process of the game from beginning to end, a thoughtful look suddenly appeared in his eyes, and he spoke.

Could it be... the producer did it on purpose?

Wang Yong, who watched the cutscene of the game ending, was stunned for a moment.

On purpose?

Liu Sicheng nodded and continued.

On the surface, this is just a simple game, but it contains a very profound philosophy of life. Brother Wei's words just now reminded me that the only ending is inevitable, and this...isn't it very similar to all of us. Home?

There was silence in the office.

Not only the three people surrounded by the computer, but even the other people who were busy with the things at hand also stopped talking.

After a while, Zhang Wei, the editor-in-chief, coughed lightly, breaking the solemn atmosphere.

Let's not think about such a heavy thing.

Wang Yong, who came back to his senses, also said with a dry smile.

Yeah yeah, it's still too early for us.

However... I was telling Xiao Liu that the deep meaning of this game may be here, Zhang Wei continued after thinking for a while, It is different from those popular fast-paced games on the market that pursue graphics and refreshing. , The developers of this game put their focus on an old man who is dying... This is very unreasonable. But now I suddenly feel that this is the finishing touch of this game.

It's not like a simple game, nor like a simple program or animation, but more like a moving artwork. Old life keeps disappearing, new life comes in, and the game repeats itself over and over again. Repeatedly, the world repeats itself forever and ever.

I think the reason why the organizers let such a work be shortlisted must also be because of the philosophy contained in it.

After listening to Zhang Wei's words, everyone in the office nodded in agreement.

Especially Wang Yong, who held the mouse and opened it again, the expression on his face at this moment was no longer a bit of contempt, but a touch of contemplative solemnity.

Yes, as Zhang Wei and Liu Sicheng feel in this game, it is like a moving artwork.

The death of the player does not seem to have any meaning to this game.

Whether it's the tombstone, the birds flying through the forest, or the music that flows quietly like a stream at the end, everything here will not change in any way because of the player's death.

The understatement of the option of whether to start again makes the heavy concept of death abstracted into something as light as a feather. His life experience is still young, and he can't write many things to describe this feeling, but that feeling does exist, because he can clearly feel it from this game.

Gradually, a hint of understanding appeared in Wang Yong's eyes.

There are no easter eggs here at all.

There is nothing to hide the ending either.

What I see in front of my eyes is all the game producer wants to express.

There is no doubt that this is a thought-provoking game!

Just like the line written by the producer in the file attachment!