I Found A Planet

The line of sight returned to the country.

In the past few years, Xinghai Technology has plunged into the desert, and has somewhat relaxed its investment and exploration in other technological fields.

In fact, due to the rapid development of science and technology, the GDP growth rate of country Z has been above 8% for five consecutive years.

Many sunrise industries have sprung up in the country, and many outlets have exploded.

Among them are "indoor three-dimensional agriculture", "new energy", "quantum computing", "artificial intelligence and robotics" and "VR technology".

Among these outlets, "indoor three-dimensional agriculture" Xinghai Technology has not invested much, and its technical strength is acceptable, accounting for less than 5% of the market.

"VR technology" is completely uninterested and missed this outlet.

good.

The "VR technology", which is no longer considered a new industry, has shown a second spring in recent years.

Today VR games account for 60% of the gaming market.

All kinds of VR social networking, VR education, VR shopping, VR live streaming, VR concerts... and other VR applications have sprung up like mushrooms after rain.

The global market size exceeds 1 trillion.

In the future, it is expected to exceed 3 trillion, 5 trillion... Countless capitals are increasing their investment in this field.

The outbreak of the "VR industry" is actually related to Xinghai Technology.

One, after the large-scale application of graphene chips, the performance has been improved by several times or dozens of times compared with traditional silicon chips, and the volume is smaller and the power consumption is lower. It meets the requirements of running VR applications and has a hardware foundation. .

Secondly, a research center of Xinghai Technology has made a breakthrough in holographic projection technology. The size of the equipment can be reduced to the helmet device, the display screen reaches the 8K high-definition standard, and the concept of "screen refresh rate" has been eliminated.

Because holographic projection technology has no refresh rate, or "infinite refresh rate", the picture seen is consistent with reality.

This solves the problem of dizziness and brain swelling after wearing a VR helmet.

Coupled with the perfection of other sensor technologies.

Several glaring deficiencies of VR devices, all resolved.

Then there was another explosion.

But Xinghai Technology is not interested in this field at all.

In the VR industry, Xinghai Technology’s investment is almost zero.

This has attracted the attention of many domestic tech critics and professional netizens.

"It's strange that Xinghai Technology has no interest in the VR industry and has not entered this trend."

"Nowadays, a set of high-end VR equipment is priced at more than 50,000 in the market, and the price of a low-end version is also more than 10,000, but the supply is still in short supply. In 20X7, the global shipments exceeded 10 million units, and this year it should exceed 1,500. Wantai...everyone is desperately rushing towards this outlet, but Xinghai Technology is indifferent."

"Could it be that big companies are sick, their thinking is conservative, and they have lost the motivation to move forward?"

"I also can't understand it. I left a message under Mr. Chen's Weibo and asked him to do VR... I am a die-hard star fan, and I am used to Xinghai Technology's products. I always feel that Xinghai Technology's products have the best experience. , the highest quality, if Xinghai Technology also makes VR equipment, I think it will definitely be the best VR."

"Yes, the industry without Xinghai Technology's entry always feels immature and incomplete."

"But the boss is all about environmental protection. The VR industry, which has an annual revenue of more than one trillion yuan and profits of hundreds of billions, has no interest in even taking a look at it."

"Uh, not necessarily, I think that Xinghai Technology may be holding back some big moves, and is developing more advanced equipment than VR helmets... This is a future industry, and it may even eliminate PC hosts, Xinghai Technology cannot not care. "Some netizens also analyzed.

...

Some netizens said it was good.

Big move.

Xinghai Technology is indeed planning a big move.

In 20X8, August.

Xinghai sixth research and development center.

Chen Jin himself and some executives of the company came to inspect it.

In the product testing room, I saw the brand new product named "Dream 1".

The product consists of a helmet filled with induction wires, a metal chair and a capsule-shaped experience cabin.

Liu Yuankai, who was in charge of developing this system, explained to Chen Jin and others:

"Mr. Chen, Mr. Ling, leaders, it took us six years to develop this device!"

He picked up the helmet full of wires and exclaimed: "Such a device can simulate 40% of pain, 55% of touch, 14% of smell, and 10% of taste. Eye movement, manipulating characters in the virtual world, making any allowed actions.”

"Combined with 99% vision and 96% hearing, the comprehensive simulation degree of this virtual helmet should reach 50%."

"It's not close to reality, but compared with those VR products on the market, it is definitely an epoch-making progress. They are not comparable to the first generation of fantasy."

"Once the Fantasy 1 is launched on the market, I believe it will set off a storm and sweep all VR products into the dustbin of history."

"This is the real future."

Speaking of which.

In Liu Yuankai's heart, there was a feeling of making people play tricks.

He is not a programmer, he can't type a single line of the so-called code, and he is a pure layman in programming.

However, he was still in charge of the "Virtual Helmet" project, and the boss of the company, Ling, paid more attention to the thatched cottage, offered him a very high salary, and recruited him.

This is not because of any halo on his head, but because he is the world's top human brain research expert.

In the project team, there are more human brain research experts like him than programmers, and programmers completely obey their scheduling, which belongs to the role of "handyman".

"Virtual Helmet" is related to the human brain, which is extremely complex and mysterious. Only they, human brain experts, can understand the meaning of those brain waves, decipher some of the mysteries, and then develop a usable virtual helmet.

If this kind of work is handed over to programmers or hardware engineers, I'm afraid they will be blinded immediately.

Therefore, strictly speaking, "Virtual Helmet" is a product of human brain medicine, not a purely digital product.

It is conceivable that compared with VR products that cannot provide pain, touch, smell, and taste experiences, this "virtual helmet" is simply a magical fetish.

Moreover, it is also possible to manipulate the character through the mind and experience the virtual world. There is no need to step on the universal treadmill under your feet, hold an operating handle in your hand, or shake your head.

It is self-evident that the experience is better and more convenient.

"By the way, Lao Liu, what is the production cost of Fantasy 1?" Chen Jin asked after thinking of something.

"Uh, about 100,000 units. It uses a lot of high-purity rare earth metals to improve the detection sensitivity of brain waves."

"What about mass production? How much can the cost be reduced?"

Liu Yuankai shook his head: "It can't be reduced much, at least 70,000 to 80,000, and the amount of rare earth metals can't be reduced, otherwise the authenticity will drop below 50%, and the control of thoughts will not be accurate..."

Ling Jundong frowned and shook his head: "70,000 to 80,000 units, not many users can afford this price, can it only be used by rich people?"

"Don't worry, there will be a way to reduce the cost."

Chen Jin is not worried: "In five years, its cost can be reduced to about 30,000; in another ten years, its success will not exceed 10,000."

Everyone looked at him with doubts on their faces.

The reserves of rare earth elements on the earth are very small, and the cost of mining and refining is very high. The virtual helmet must use rare earth elements. Where does the boss have the confidence to reduce the cost to 1/3 or 1/10?

Is there any new material or new technology that can reduce the amount of rare earth elements?

Liu Yuankai still shook his head, the effect of rare earth element is definitely the best, no other material can replace it.

Chen Jin smiled mysteriously, raised his head slightly, looked over the ceiling of the room, and put his mind into the deep outer space.

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