Chapter 328 Virtual Reality Technology!
Elder Qin continued to explain patiently on the other end of the phone:
"Lingjing is the Chinese translation for a certain technology."
"Elder Qian believes that 'Lingjing' technology and multimedia can greatly expand the human brain's perception, allowing people to enter an unprecedented new world."
"It's not just as simple as presenting a picture or playing a sound. Instead, it can stimulate multiple senses. Visually, it presents you with extremely realistic scenes; auditorily, it makes you feel as if you can hear every subtle sound in the surrounding environment; tactilely, you can truly feel the texture and temperature of objects; and it can even simulate the sense of smell. For example, in a virtual garden scene, you can smell the fragrance of flowers."
"Through the mobilization of these all-encompassing senses, it provides people with a richer, more three-dimensional experience, making them feel as if they are placed in a virtual environment that is different from the real world yet extremely realistic, just like opening a door to another wonderful world."
Su Chen listened to Elder Qin's words on his end of the phone. At first, he was slightly stunned, but soon, he reacted, the corners of his mouth curling up unconsciously as he said with a smile:
"Isn't this just virtual reality technology? Haha, as expected of Elder Qian. This 'Lingjing' name certainly has a strong flavor of the Dragon Kingdom; it sounds much more poetic than the dry 'virtual reality'."
After realizing that Elder Qin was talking about virtual reality technology, Su Chen's initially high interest suddenly waned.
After all, in this day and age, although virtual reality technology has developed to a certain extent, the existing problems are also very obvious. One of the biggest difficulties is that it easily causes motion sickness in users.
VR motion sickness is one of the most common physiological problems encountered when using virtual reality technology, and there is a complex principle behind it.
In a VR environment, the movement perceived by the user's vision is often inconsistent with the actual movement felt by their body.
For example, in a VR game, when a user controls a character to run quickly in a virtual scene, fly in the air like a superhero, or spin rapidly, visually, the user feels like they are moving at high speed. But in reality, their body is sitting still, or only making very small movements.
This conflict between visual and vestibular sensations causes the brain to receive confused signals, as if the brain is suddenly bewildered and doesn't know what state the body is actually in, which in turn triggers motion sickness.
Once this motion sickness strikes, the symptoms are truly unbearable: the head feels dizzy, the world seems to be spinning, the stomach churns with nausea, and in severe cases, one might even vomit directly, accompanied by constant sweating. It is incredibly uncomfortable.
According to relevant statistics, about 30% to 80% of VR users experience varying degrees of motion sickness during use, especially when experiencing VR content with large movements and high speeds, where the probability of motion sickness increases significantly.
Su Chen himself had personally experienced this virtual reality technology, and that one time truly left him with considerable psychological trauma.
At the time, he put on the VR equipment and entered a flight simulation game. At first, he found it quite novel and fun, but as the virtual plane performed various high-difficulty rolls and dives, he soon felt something was wrong. First, his head started to spin, then his stomach churned, and that wave of discomfort surged up all at once. He hurriedly took off the equipment and had to rest for a long time before he recovered.
Since then, he knew deep down that if this motion sickness could not be solved, it would be extremely difficult for VR technology to further develop and grow.
Su Chen explained this problem to Elder Qin in detail. After listening, Elder Qin realized that this information might not be of much significance to Su Chen's current research.
Elder Qin sighed slightly on the other end of the phone and said:
"I thought it would be useful. I had intended for it to be something left behind by Elder Qian that might bring you some new inspiration, so I sent someone to deliver it to you."
"Since it doesn't seem to be of much use now, you can just keep it for your collection."
"It's just sitting around at the research institute anyway; I feel it's much better off with you."
"Besides, this is, after all, research material from Elder Qian's lifetime, so it has plenty of collection value and can be considered a memorial."
Hearing Elder Qin's words, Su Chen felt quite warm in his heart and responded with a smile:
"Then I won't stand on ceremony. Elder Qian's materials are quite precious; I will definitely keep them safe."
"Oh, right!"
Elder Qin seemed to have suddenly remembered something and hurriedly asked:
"How is the quantum communication technology you were in charge of going?"
"The higher-ups are paying close attention to this technology. It is of great significance to both the construction of our colonies and our confidentiality work."
That's right, the Dragon Kingdom is currently working intensively on research into quantum communication.
To be precise, research in this area is nearing its end, with only the final finishing touches remaining.
The importance of quantum communication technology is self-evident. Once this technology is fully applied, it will bring revolutionary changes to the security and efficiency of information transmission.
And when it comes to this technology, one must mention Smith!
This technology was actually included in the blueprints for colony construction that Smith had sent over initially!
It can be said that he planted a willow for shade, and it grew into a tree—a classic case of "buying the box and getting the pearl," although the colony construction technology that served as the "box" was also extremely precious!
Su Chen replied to Elder Qin on the phone:
"This technology is currently in the finishing stages. I have already handed it over to the technical team at the Dragon Academy of Sciences for the final work. They are all elites with strong professional capabilities, and all work is progressing smoothly; it will be completed in a few days."
Upon hearing this, Elder Qin was immediately delighted. His laughter came through the receiver, filled with gratification as he praised:
"As expected of you, kid. Your efficiency is unmatched. You're busy building colonies, yet you can still manage the quantum communication research so well without neglecting either. That's truly impressive."
Elder Qin paused, then continued:
"Alright, I've asked what I needed to ask. Now that your work is mostly finished, you've been working quite hard lately. Take advantage of the remaining time during this holiday to get some good rest. Don't just focus on work; you need to balance work and rest."
Su Chen: "Alright, Elder Qin, I will keep that in mind!"
After finishing, the two hung up the phone.
And just then, as if by coincidence, the moment Su Chen hung up the phone, the doorbell rang!
The "ding-dong, ding-dong" sound was exceptionally crisp in the quiet room.