136: Is this the real virtual age? I'm really impressed

To give them a more intuitive virtual reality experience, Lu Xingye had transformed the entire tenth floor of the office building into a massive haptic chamber, where virtual reality could be experienced.

The haptic chamber virtualized a vast starry sky.

The starry sky was dotted with stars, sometimes bright, sometimes dim, sometimes like water droplets, sometimes ever-changing.

It was truly beautiful.

Lu Xingye stood in the center of the myriad stars, like a trendsetter of an era, making eye contact across the space with a group of internet moguls.

"This is..."

"What kind of technology is this?"

"Is it virtual projection? Or?"

"Chairman Lu, projected the entire starry sky?"

"So beautiful!"

"I'm personally captivated by its beauty."

Seeing the excited discussions, Lu Xingye felt very satisfied; this Verner-like feeling was quite good.

Then, with a slight smile, he explained:

"This technology is virtual projection."

"Virtual projection is one of the simpler technologies within the haptic chamber."

"To give everyone a more intuitive experience of the virtual era, I specifically converted the entire tenth floor into a giant haptic chamber."

"Simply put:"

"Right now, we are essentially inside a giant haptic chamber. The scene you are seeing now is the scene within the virtual chamber."

"In addition to this, we have also provided each of you with a personal haptic chamber, right next to your seats."

"After I finish my introduction,"

"You can experience it yourselves."

Everyone was astonished by this revelation.

The entire floor was a large haptic chamber?

What a grand gesture.

It was truly unbelievable.

Before everyone could recover from their shock, Lu Xingye's calm voice came again.

"The virtual era has just arrived, and I believe many people don't know what a virtual world can do or how to do it."

"To serve as a humble beginning,"

"I will list some simple examples, hoping to inspire all developers."

At this point,

Lu Xingye paused slightly, and after building up everyone's anticipation, his calm voice came again.

"First, the application I want to introduce is — virtual shopping."

As he spoke,

He stretched out his right hand and swiped through the air, and the myriad stars disappeared, replaced by a conventional women's clothing store.

— Yiyi Specialty Store.

Yiyi Specialty Store was a very popular brand in physical stores, but it had never sold well online. The main reason was that online shopping allowed you to see but not touch, and you couldn't try on clothes.

The virtual specialty store was no different from a real-life specialty store.

Clothes available in reality were also available virtually.

And there was a wide variety.

Simply put, the virtual Yiyi Specialty Store was a replica of the real-life women's clothing store.

It might not be exactly the same,

But at least it had 90% realism.

"Next,"

"I will have my robot assistant simulate the entire shopping process."

"For those big players who want to enter virtual shopping, pay close attention."

As soon as Lu Xingye's voice fell,

The CEO of Alibaba Group, the CEO of JD.com, the CEO of Pinduoduo... their gazes instantly became fervent, each staring intently at the stage.

Even their breathing became much more rapid.

They themselves were in the business of online shopping.

Now, the example Lu Xingye was giving related directly to their vital interests, so they couldn't help but pay serious attention... At this moment,

A robot walked onto the stage.

This robot was the first robot Lu Xingye ever created — Xiao Mo.

At this moment,

Xiao Mo was wearing ordinary jeans and a shirt.

Although her attire was not particularly stunning, ordinary clothing could not conceal her beauty.

The moment Xiao Mo stood on the stage, she seemed to become the center of the world, naturally attracting everyone's gaze... Xiao Mo created a virtual account and logged into the virtual world.

Then, a 1:1 scale virtual image of Xiao Mo appeared in the virtual world.

She took a step, walked to the entrance of the women's clothing store, and with a gentle push of her right hand, the door opened.

"Boss."

"I want to buy a dress," Xiao Mo said, mimicking a human shopper and greeting the boss.

The owner of the women's clothing store was an intelligent NPC.

This NPC was represented by a segment of Jarvis's Smart Code, thus enabling seamless communication with humans.

"Alright. Feel free to look around."

"If you see something you like, just input your clothing size, and you can try on the clothes."

Perhaps seeing a potential customer, the NPC looked up, appearing somewhat pleased.

Xiao Mo walked around the women's clothing store and finally stopped next to a blue dress.

"Boss."

"I've entered my size."

"What now? How do I try it on?"

The NPC replied: "Turn your head and look next to the clothes. Is there a one-click try-on button there? Just gently press that button, and you can try it on."

Xiao Mo heard this and did as she was told.

With a tentative gentle tap of her right hand, in an instant, her clothes changed.

What was originally jeans and a shirt transformed into a blue dress.

The dress felt as real as if it were actually worn, possessing both tactile and visual sensations.

The quality of the clothes, whether they looked good, whether they fit... all were clear at a glance.

Hehe... Xiao Mo chuckled softly, looking left and right.

Perhaps very curious about this technology, she kept changing into new clothes.

Dresses... halter dresses... pink pajamas... she had a blast.

A moment later,

After trying on most of the clothes in the women's clothing store, Xiao Mo still preferred the blue dress she first liked.

"Boss."

"I like this blue dress. How do I buy it?"

The NPC replied: "Add the clothes you've chosen to your shopping cart, then pay for them. We will arrange for shipping, and with current logistics speeds, it will likely be delivered to your home in about two to three days."

Subsequently,

People saw Xiao Mo make a payment via facial recognition.

Then the virtual platform generated an order, allowing the customer to check logistics information anytime, anywhere.

Thus,

A pleasant virtual shopping experience was completed... The CEO of Alibaba watched the entire process of virtual shopping, and his breathing immediately became more rapid, his neck turning red.

This was virtual shopping?

I'd say it's pretty much like shopping in a physical store.

The biggest difference between online shopping and physical store shopping now is that online shopping cannot see the actual product, nor can it allow for physical try-ons.

Whereas physical stores can.

But... with the advent of the virtual era, this disadvantage of online shopping is also gradually disappearing.

So will people still go to physical stores to buy clothes?

Alibaba itself originated from online shopping, so it naturally saw the huge advantages of virtual shopping.

The virtual era was a new trend.

Whoever could seize this trend would become the trendsetter of online shopping in the virtual era.

"It seems we need to shift the focus of online shopping to the virtual world."

The CEO of Alibaba murmured.

It was imperative to obtain the ticket to develop in the virtual world.