Key Takeaways
- Vim vim kev nyob deb ntawm kev sib raug zoo, tabletop roleplaying games zoo li Dungeons & Dragons tau pom muaj koob meej tshiab ntawm kev sib tham video.
- Arealm yog qhov cuab yeej ntxiv-kev muaj tiag uas ntxiv cov yam ntxwv zoo li cov dice rolls thiab cosplay overlays rau koj lub qhov rais sib tham.
- Game masters tuaj yeem siv nws rau kev kos duab, sau ntawv, thiab sib tham keeb kwm yav dhau los uas hloov kho raws sijhawm.
Yog tias koj siv qee lub sijhawm thaum Lub Sijhawm Kev Sib Raug Zoo ntawm 2020 ua si xws li Dungeons & Dragons ntawm kev sib tham video, cov cuab yeej zoo li Arealm nyob ntawm no los txhim kho qhov kev paub.
Ib qho me ntsis-paub qhov cuam tshuam los ntawm kev kaw lub xyoo dhau los yog qhov muaj txiaj ntsig tseem ceeb hauv kev txaus siab hauv cov ntsiav tshuaj thiab pawg thawj coj ua si. D&D, tshwj xeeb, muaj nws lub xyoo nrov tshaj plaws hauv cov ntaub ntawv, nrog ntau txhiab tus neeg tshiab dhia mus rau hauv kev ua si ntawm Zoom, Hangouts, Discord, thiab lwm yam kev sib tham hauv video.
Qhov ntawd, dhau los, tau ua rau muaj kev lag luam rau ntau yam kev pab cuam thiab kev siv hluav taws xob kom "virtual D&D" ntws zoo dua, thiab qhov ntawd yog qhov chaw Arealm los. cia cov neeg ua si masquerade li lawv cov D&D cov cim ntawm lub vijtsam los ntawm kev muaj tiag.
"Hauv Arealm, nws pib tawm hauv koj li kev sib tham video," said Antony Tran, co-founder ntawm Foundry Six, lub tuam txhab tom qab Arealm. "Nws zoo li lo ntsiab muag ntawm Snapchat, qhov twg tib neeg yuav siv nws los hloov lawv tus kheej mus rau hauv qos yaj ywm lossis txawm li cas los xij. Peb lub tswv yim yog, 'Zoo, peb puas tuaj yeem cia tib neeg cosplay?'"
Tshuaj koj lub hauv siab Elf
Foundry Six yog Los Angeles-based tech startup uas tshwj xeeb hauv AR tej yaam num. Nws cov neeg siv khoom suav nrog NBC, Paramount, thiab Sony, ntxiv rau cov apps zoo li Yas! Video Chat.
Nws tau ua haujlwm ntawm Arealm nrog pab pawg ntawm 15 tus neeg tsim khoom, cov neeg cog lus, thiab cov neeg ua haujlwm pub dawb txij li lub Kaum Ob Hlis kawg, los ua qhov kev ua si virtual ntawm D&D ntau qhov pom kev zoo.
Qhov ntawd suav nrog cov duab qhia hauv-kev ua si, uas yog ib puag ncig 3D tsim hauv Unity engine. Raws li cov cim txav ib ncig ntawm daim duab qhia chaw, lawv sawv cev los ntawm tokens onscreen, thiab raws li cov tokens hloov mus rau hauv qhov chaw, kev sib tham sib tom qab txhua tus neeg ua si yuav txav mus kom phim. Koj tseem tuaj yeem xa cov duab ntawm koj ib puag ncig koj xaiv.
Arealm tseem muaj txoj hauv kev qhib kev taug qab cov ntaub ntawv hauv-kev ua si xws li ntaus cov ntsiab lus tag nrho thiab cov xwm txheej cuam tshuam, uas pab nrog cov lej lej loj heev uas nyiam ya ncig thaum lub luag haujlwm ua si.
"Tej zaum peb qhov kev siv ntau tshaj plaws yog qhov on-screen virtual dice," Tran hais."Peb pom tias thaum tib neeg tab tom dov cov tshev, lawv tau ua qhov txawv txav, zoo li taw tes lawv lub koob yees duab ntawm lawv lub rooj lossis siv software zoo li Roll20. Los ntawm kev tso rau ntawm lub vijtsam, nws ua rau tus neeg xav rov zoo dua. 'Hnub raug yog, kuv dov lub ntuj 20!'"
Foundry Six tseem npaj yuav ntxiv ntau hom tsuav rau Arealm lub sijhawm los ua cov khoom sib sau ua ke ntawm lub ntiaj teb polyhedron tsuav tiag.
Dungeon Masters Xav tau
Arealm, thaum lub sijhawm sau ntawv, yog nyob rau hauv alpha, thiab Foundry Six tab tom nrhiav rau ntau tus neeg ua si thiab cov neeg muaj kev cuam tshuam los pab kho qhov project.
"Peb tseem tab tom sim kom tau txais DMs ntau ntxiv kom tuaj rau hauv lub nkoj rau kev tawm tswv yim," Tran hais. "Peb hu rau peb DMs peb pawg thawj coj saib xyuas, thiab lawv tau tiv tauj peb txhua hnub los qhia peb yam lawv siv thiab tsis siv."
Raws li qhov project txuas ntxiv txhim kho, Foundry Six cia siab tias Arealm yuav loj hlob dhau qhov kev sib tham video hauv koj lub computer. Tshwj xeeb, nws tab tom tsim Arealm kom cia siab tias yuav muaj lub cim tshiab ntawm augmented-kev muaj tiag kho vajtse uas tau npaj yuav tawm hauv ob peb xyoos tom ntej no, xws li Tilt Five's mix-reality tsom iav.
"Peb cia siab tias peb cov thev naus laus zis yog qee yam uas cov neeg ua si hauv ntsiav tshuaj tuaj yeem siv tau thiab ua kom lawv cov kwj deg zoo nkauj dua, tsis tas yuav ua si nrog lub vijtsam ntsuab hauv tsev thiab tom qab ntawd kho cov yeeb yaj kiab," Kenneth hais., lwm tus co-founder ntawm Foundry Six, hauv Google Lub Rooj Sib Tham nrog Lifewire.
"Ntau tus neeg nyob rau tiam tshiab ntawm D&D players tau nkag mus rau hauv qhov kev ua si los ntawm kev saib, hais tias, Lub Luag Haujlwm Tseem Ceeb. Lawv thawj zaug nkag mus rau qhov kev ua si tsis yog ua si tab sis saib nws. kwj lawv tus kheej cov kev ua si, thiab los ntawm kev ua kom pom kev pom ntau dua, vim tias peb tab tom tsim kev sib tham video ua ntej, peb cia siab tias peb tuaj yeem ua raws li cov neeg no thaum lawv sim qhia lawv txoj kev lom zem nrog lub ntiaj teb dav dua."
Npaum (kev lom zem) ob tog, xws li Dungeon Masters thiab influencers, raug txhawb kom thov rau alpha nkag rau Arealm ntawm email lossis los ntawm kev koom nrog Arealm Discord server.