John UM
The new TV animation “Gundam” created from the “Gundam Warrior” series moved the stage of the story to the online game GBN, and the world view was completely new. As the main mechanical designer of the series, Hiroyuki Hiroshi is still sticking to his position. He interviewed him on the NewType 2018 issues (the total number 400), which was released recently, to talk about the changes and “Gundam” The “Creator” left an impression on himself. .
The biggest difference between “Gundam Warrior” and “Gundam Creator” is the purpose. Hai Laochuan said that the purpose of “creator” is “war”, and the theme of “creator” is online game. The freedom of the world view has been improved. In GBN, you can choose not to fight, and you don’t have to care about winning or losing. Combat is not the main purpose. It is better to say that there is no main purpose. Simply sneak into the world and enjoy the adventure with your partners. Time. Although Hai Laochuan himself does not play online games, he can feel the atmosphere in GBN. .
What is free in the game, does not care about competition or victory or defeat. To say the purpose of online games, Hai Laochuan said that he can only think of “I want to go to the world to play!” “Everyone goes to the adventure!” This simple reason is like Lu and Xiaoyong because of the champion, Taohua I entered the world of GBN because I wanted to play with them. “What are we playing today?” “Let’s go to GBN together!” The atmosphere is what Hai Laochuan thinks is the unique charm of “Gundam Creation”. .
In the world of “creator”, there are strong players in various fields, and pursuing the peaks of various fields is also the purpose of the players. For powerful and obsessive players, the goal of the whole team will be won. Players who are not interested in combat can also enjoy other tasks. This is the diversity of the game. .
Imagine bringing the Gundam model in reality to the “Tokyo Gundam Base” and putting on the device to enter the game world. Hai Laochuan believes that this feeling is not far from us. Although there are no “Diver Gear” and peripheral machines in the real world, these are all associated with devices that actually exist in reality. In the past, the world of Gundam model battles can only be realized in dreams. However, with the advancement of VR technology, Hai Laochuan believes that such operations are no longer out of reach, even close at hand. .
About the general direction of “Gundam Creation” design and “Gundam Warrior” basically did not change much, still fighting with the Gundam model. Although the gameplay has become more free, there is no fundamental change in the “fighting”. The biggest feature of “Gundam” is the team’s battle. This is the lineage of the three-person team system of the predecessor “Turkey Fighter TRY”. Hai Laochuan personally also likes the battle of this team. In TRY, the team is more focused than the individual, so that the personal characteristics are relatively weak compared to the team. Hai Laochuan said that “Gundam” will focus on the role, more emphasis on the personality of the character than “TRY”, and all of its models will reflect the character and characteristics of the character. .
Lu is the protagonist of the work, and anyone can find his own shadow from him. Xiaoyong is a fan of the “Gundam” series, and it looks like a “core” player. Taohua pays more attention to the lovely side than fighting. In addition to the three protagonists, the other supporting actors, such as Tiger Wolf, Shah Rial, Rommel, Maggie, Ogre, are also full of personality, and the Gundam models they use also reflect their roles. Personality. The prototypes of the characters are the result of the discussion together, and the candidates are selected according to the characteristics of each character, and further designed into the styles that are now seen. .
Because Lu is the first time to play the Gundam model, so the initial transformation will not be too large. With the encounter with you, with the help of everyone, Gundam’s production technology and combat strength have gradually gained. Grow, from a beginner to the trump card. Therefore, the 00 up to the hand is not in the initial stage and will not be modified as much as the previous series.
For the performance of his own design in the drama, Hai Laochuan expressed his freedom, from which he can feel the fun of GBN. Although Hai Laochuan also designed the movements and weapons in the play, the shots in the animation exceeded the imagination of Hai Laochuan. For example, in the third sentence, up to AGEII Magnum pulled out the lightsaber scene, let Hailaochuan stunned. The average designer can’t imagine such a point, which is also realized thanks to the participation of the animation action supervising Zhang Zhengji. The strength of Da Zhang Zhengji is obvious to all. How to convey the charm of robots to the audience is also the work of Da Zhang Zhengji and other mechanical paintings. With their participation, Hai Laochuan expressed his reassurance. .
As a mechanical design, Hai Laochuan and Wu also have to participate in the development of the model. The design of the animation is completed by the animation production team including the supervisor. It is the basic process to make the test works and perform the supervision through BANDAI SPIRITS (※). The vast majority of the original is the design based on the premise of commodification, so the price and size should be considered in the design, especially like this redesign based on the past model of the Gundam model, compared to the new Design is more rigorous in terms of cost savings. .
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※ BANDAI SPIRITS: BANDAI SPIRITS, a newly established subsidiary of Bandai Namwon Group in February this year, will be the former BANDAI Hobby business unit (assembly model), Collectors business unit (finished toy), IP Location development department Bundai SPIRITS was merged into the BANDAI SPIRITS. .
So even if designers have their own preferences, they can’t completely ignore these conditions for design. Just like changing a part of the model board, you can become a brand new body, and you have to consider the use of the color of the board. Hai Laochuan said that the mechanical design of animation is a technical activity, but it is impossible to be a designer if he wants to draw a handsome body. At the time of design, there are constraints that must be overcome and parts that they will never allow. Repeatedly “trial” their designs to achieve the desired results. Animation The design and Gundam models in this article are the result of repeated revisions by the designers. This is by no means a simple matter. .
“Gundam Creator” is the third TV animation with the theme of Gundam model, and gradually established the brand of “Gundam Build”. At the same time as the audience began to recognize, Hai Laochuan also hopes that you will not forget that “Gundam Build” is a series that has been extended by other “Gundam” works. In the future, it hopes to use other “Gundam” charms. “Gundam Build” is going on. .
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- “NewType” July 2018 issue