Following the guidance, I came to the No. 3 Activity Center of Guanghua Academy of Arts. Some college student volunteers did guidance work and took Zhong Ming and Zhou Sen to sit down in their respective seats.

The venue is not good, but it's okay. After all, there are no audiences or live broadcasts. Strictly speaking, this is a large-scale interview and does not require a very good venue.

Zhong Ming unscrewed the bottled water prepared by the organizer and took a few sips, and looked at the famous brands on the review seat.

The judges were not present yet, but the signs must have been set up long ago. Zhong Ming opened the bracelet and searched a little.

"Senior game producer of Xinghua Interactive Entertainment."

"Professor of the Department of Fine Arts of Guanghua Academy of Arts."

"Member of Calligraphy Association."

“Senior Art Director.”

...

There are a total of six judges, and each one is not small in origin.

Of course, this is not the highest level of the review of this competition. After all, this is just the first stage of questioning, which is a small fight. Really excellent works may not need to go through this stage. Naturally, there is no need for those most awesome judges to appear at this stage.

Of course, senior game producers, art professors, and calligraphy association members are also quite important.

Zhong Ming looked at the other contestants again. Like him, these people only submitted design concept drafts and did not submit game demos.

There are many very young faces here, and they are even college students at first glance, probably the campus group they participated in.

This competition is divided into two groups, namely the campus group and the professional group. The campus group has a much smaller bonus, and the first place is only 400,000. After all, college students in the school make independent games themselves, so their level is definitely incomparable to professional designers.

However, for many college students who want to enter the game industry, if they can win prizes in this competition, they can add a very glorious result to their resume.

Zhong Ming remembered that there was a similar competition last year, but at that time he had not traveled through time, so he naturally did not participate.

Soon, the questioning began.

Because there are no audiences, the process is relatively casual. It means that you go on stage one by one according to the participating numbers, and then accept the questioning of the review. After the questioning, the review decides whether the game can enter the next stage.

This review did not separate the professional group and the campus group, but when I went on stage, I would usually introduce myself. If I were participants in the campus group, the judges would automatically lower the standards.

Soon, contestants came on stage one by one.

When I stepped down, I was a little ecstatic, a little dejected, and a little calm...

As for the reasons for elimination, there are also many different reasons.

Some of the reasons why the design concept draft was selected for many details, the judges believed that the person who wrote the design draft might not be enough to design all aspects of the entire game well.

Some of them were asked technical questions but didn't answer them.

There are some, which may be because the gameplay is too old-fashioned, the art level is too terrible, etc.

In short, most of the people who were questioned had their works not very good, and it was natural to participate in the competition with a focus on participation.

It was fine at first, but after more than half an hour, I could clearly feel that there were two or three judges very impatient.

Especially the member of the Calligraphy Association, lecturer at Guanghua Art Academy, and an uncle in his forties named Jin Xi, had already yawned several times.

There is nothing we can do about this. In fact, he came here, which means he is a bit like making up the numbers.

After all, this competition is called the Game Art Concept Competition, and there is another keyword in it that is "art".

However, calligraphy is not very useful in games, which is also a fact.

Jin Xi is also a game enthusiast, otherwise she would not have come to this competition for judging. But the key is that it is now the primary election, and it is the one that is relatively bad in the primary election. The designed games are either clichéd or the style is scattered, which really makes people feel unhappy.

Another set of reviews was completed and the rest was ten minutes.

The judges were also very tired, and they each unscrewed the bottled water and took a few sips, chatting for a few words.

Du Mingxian, a professor at the Department of Fine Arts at Guanghua Arts, looked at Jin Xi who was so sleepy, and joked: "Old Jin, you are in a bad state today. Do you show the enthusiasm of scolding students during class?"

Jin Xi took a sip of water: "Hi, I can't take it out. These entries are really not qualified to scold me, it's so boring."

Du Mingxian smiled and said, "Look, you want to scold, but you don't know how to scold. After all, these works have little to do with your profession. If there is a game related to calligraphy, you will definitely be energetic."

"No, it's better not to practice calligraphy." Jin Xi waved his hand, "How to make games with calligraphy? It's a relatively niche category."

Du Mingxian said: "Calligraphy is not niche."

"Hey, it's a niche now. Technology has developed and the integration of Eastern and Western cultures. How many people are still writing with their pens seriously now?"

The two of them chatted casually and continued their inquiries.

Those contestants who have been questioned either got beaten or passed, or they all left the game, and only some of them were left to the scene and wait for the final result, so fewer and fewer people were sitting in the audience.

Zhong Ming and Zhou Sen were waiting for a lot of pain, but there was nothing we could do. Who told Zhong Ming to register late? The number was in the back.

Finally, it was Zhong Ming's turn to go on stage.

Several judges didn't care much, after all, the entire inquiry was almost the end, and there were not many people in the audience. After asking so many questions, most of the judges were dry-mouthed.

Zhong Ming was very calm and his design concept draft was put on the projection screen next to him, and Zhong Ming began to explain.

"My participating game is called "Ink Clouds and Smoke".

Jin Xi was stunned: "Ink and Clouds? This name sounds quite ancient."

Zhong Ming nodded: "That's right, it comes from a poem "Inscription on Xiuyetang" in the Song Dynasty. The original sentence is: fish and birds painted in the blue sky, clouds and smoke and ink."

Jin Xi was instantly excited and became interested: "So what you mean, the style of this game is probably the traditional Chinese ink painting style?"

"Yes, it's the traditional ink painting style, but some more modern game original painting techniques have been added, which are more suitable for the game while retaining the ink painting style." Zhong Ming paused and continued, "In addition, this game not only has ink painting, but also calligraphy elements."

Jin Xi was stunned for a moment, but she was not as surprised as before.

Isn’t it said that he doesn’t like calligraphy, he belongs to the Calligraphy Association, how can he not like calligraphy?

He was afraid that Zhong Ming was forcibly adding calligraphy to it, which might ruin an already good game!

Of course, the design concept draft has not been finished, and it is too early to interrupt it now.

Jin Xi raised her hand: "Okay, you continue talking."

Du Mingxian next to him silently sweated for Zhong Ming.

You said that you are not good at doing anything, and you have to add calligraphy elements to the game!

Lao Jin is a more picky person. It’s okay if you make mistakes elsewhere, and Lao Jin won’t care too much, but if you have any flaws in calligraphy, Lao Jin will definitely not show mercy...
Chapter completed!