Chapter 447 Zhuang Zhou Dreams of the Butterfly, Here Comes the Principles!
Yao Wenqing walked slowly to the side.
Leave the main perspective in the center of the stage.
Behind him, a large screen quietly lit up, showing a systematic anatomy diagram of a whale fall.
There are no flashy special effects, only silent tension.
The entire cabin unfolds layer by layer from the outside to the inside.
Simple lines and precise construction.
Beneath the streamlined shell, the lights flicker gently as if breathing.
The flexible silver fibers inside stretch like the tide.
It slowly extends along the spinal skeleton and gently wraps the whole body with the embedded structure.
The dense sensor nodes were activated one by one, and layers of blue neural light patterns emerged from the core, covering the entire internal space.
At that moment,
It's like a whale breathing slowly in the deep sea.
Yao Wenqing's tone was calm, yet suffocating:
"This is a brief description of the core cabin system of Whale Fall."
"It has a four-layer structure: the first layer is a pressure-stabilizing protective layer, which ensures that the user's body is in a safe and stable environment when entering an immersive state."
"The second layer is the full sensory access system - vision, hearing, touch, smell, and even inner ear balance data can be simulated in real time."
"The third layer is the key technology of Whale Fall—the emotional signal response and regulation module."
"We know that a truly immersive experience isn't about 'looking real,' but about 'fooling yourself.'"
“So, it can identify tiny dopamine fluctuations, amygdala activation frequency, micro-expression potential responses… and make positive and negative feedback adjustments in real time.”
"You'll believe it."
“Gets you emotionally involved.”
"You can't pull yourself away."
There was dead silence in the audience.
Although most people didn't understand, it didn't stop them from being shocked.
Yao Wenqing on the stage changed the subject:
"The fourth floor."
“It is the most core and revolutionary technology of Whale Fall.”
"We gave it a name—Zhuang Zhou-level mind-mapping engine."
The large screen switched to show a high-speed flow of brain nerve image simulation.
Countless neural signals, like a school of whales, shuttle through the seabed, bit by bit connecting to the "autonomous mapping system" at the core of the cabin.
"Each whale landing module is equipped with an independent 'brain-like neural bridge unit'."
"We're no longer 'reading brainwaves,' we're no longer 'responding to inputs.'"
"We directly... mirror the flow of your consciousness itself."
"You can walk, interact, feel the wind, and feel the cold of water droplets brushing against your skin."
"You can get hurt in it, and you can cry in it."
“And all of that is not code simulation.”
"You make the decision yourself."
“It means that your experience—it’s real.”
Yao Wenqing paused for half a second, the corners of his mouth slightly curved, and he said softly:
"Once upon a time, Zhuangzi dreamed of a butterfly, a fluttering butterfly."
"Now you and I are in a dream, do you know who is my true self?"
He didn't explain.
Because no matter how many languages there are, they cannot compare to the next video.
He pressed the remote.
"Everyone, please take a look at our demonstration screen."
【Jingshili mobile phone experience demonstration】.
All the lights in the venue went out, leaving only a hint of blue in the middle of the screen.
Like the breath of a whale, like the heartbeat of the sea.
That was a real whale fall.
Soon, in the video,
A volunteer walked in and slowly lay down.
The hatch is closed.
There is no "startup animation", no "loading bar", and no "server connecting".
Real-time feedback from the backend system:
[Physiological parameters calibration...]
[Neural pathway alignment…]
[Mirror perception system loading...]
[Subconscious bridge initialization...]
The next second,
The volunteer closed his eyes slightly.
The screen of the monitor next to it lit up instantly.
That is, that is his perspective!
It was as if he suddenly opened his eyes.
The sunlight shines on my face through the leaves, the wind blows the grass, and the chirping of insects and birds can be heard in my ears.
"He" is inside.
The wind is really warm, and the grass leaves feel slightly itchy when they brush against your skin.
The feet can bend freely on the muddy ground.
When an echo comes into your ears, your whole body will subconsciously tighten to find the direction of the sound source.
The volunteer in the cabin didn't move at all.
He lay there quietly, his eyes closed, his muscles relaxed, as if he was asleep.
But the "he" on the screen has already taken the first step and stepped on the moist soil.
At this point, a line of prompts appears in the upper left corner of the screen:
[Whale Fall Simulation Environment: Mountain Forest Test Site]
[Currently linked brain areas: hippocampus, visual cortex, motor cortex, sensory lateral belt, auxiliary mirror system]
Most of the people present no longer understood these terms.
But no one questioned it anymore.
Anyway, just look at the pictures!
The volunteer in the cabin was lying there motionless.
Yao Wenqing's voice finally rang out again.
He stood aside, not trying to steal the show, but just said calmly:
"Whale Fall uses full-link neural interaction bridging technology."
"From the moment you close your eyes, we take over not just vision but the entire perceptual loop."
“Whale fall doesn’t give you a picture.”
“It offers you a world.”
“…”
Yao Wenqing began to explain.
Inside the venue.
Qi Wei's hands were already tightly grasping the handrail.
"Wait...wait, could this be a video?"
"Or is this a pre-recorded CG?"
“This can’t be… a real picture, right??”
"Has the virtual gaming cabin really been developed?"
He couldn't believe it.
But he knew that he believed it.
Because that was not any technology he was familiar with.
Beside him, someone was already making a sound that was almost sobbing.
"Is this... a brain-computer interface?"
"No, it's mind mapping! This is a reaction pathway that doesn't rely on any external equipment at all!"
"They are not simulating reality, they are directly constructing another logical world!"
"Then how can we play?"
At that moment, everyone present was silent.
Yao Wenqing said calmly:
“Whale fall is not an alternative reality.”
"Instead, expand your subject completely."
“Before, we talked about systems.”
"Today, we're talking about people."
“The whale’s leap is our upward journey.”
“Whale fall is our turning inward.”
“It’s not about escaping reality.”
“It’s about re-understanding reality.”
"Inside, you can cry, be afraid, love, and hate."
“You are the whole you.”
"Inside it, vision, hearing, touch, temperature, gravity, smell, and even the speed of time are all calculated in real time by the system."
“All parameters are connected to electrical signals in the brain.”
“This is what whale fall means!”
The whole place was dead silent.
The camera cuts to the audience.
Everyone was stunned.
No one spoke off the stage anymore.
Some senior executives of technology companies took notes silently.
Some university representatives frantically reshot every frame of data.
And those game anchors who are usually used to shouting during live broadcasts all forgot about the camera, staring at the whale fall cabin without saying a word.
There is no time to deal with the live broadcast room barrage,
In the front row, Tengqu representative Qi Wei finally sat up straight again.
He turned on his phone and typed until his fingers trembled:
[Mr. Ma...I suggest you come to the site in person as soon as possible.]
【This time, it’s not a joke. 】
[Yes...times have changed.]
Whale falls bring more than just technological breakthroughs.
It's the collapse of order.
It is a reorganization of the entire industry and a self-reconstruction of the question "Who am I?"
Several industry colleagues around him also looked solemn:
"This isn't right... We haven't even solved the eye tracking latency issue yet! They can't possibly break through so quickly!"
"Is this thing really mass-produced?"
"When did they... figure it out?"
"This isn't a gaming company anymore... Whale Leap is a fucking research institute, right?"
"...If I had known earlier, I would have bought some of his stocks!"
"Bah, they haven't even gone public yet!"
"If this thing had an open interface... who would still make PC games? Who would still make mobile games?!"
"All our high-frame-rate, low-latency playing methods are over!"
"Jingyue isn't trying to grab market share, it's trying to change the rules!"
"Notify the boss quickly!"
As they imagined,
Qi Wei's hands were still shaking uncontrollably.
It’s over!
In principle, the moat that Tencent has has absolutely laid the foundation for Tencent to dominate the gaming industry.
But at this moment, the principle comes!
This time, Tencent has definitely encountered the biggest challenge since its establishment!
As the content of the press conference leaked out,
The situation inside and outside the venue was in chaos.
Weibo exploded immediately.
#Whalefall#
It quickly topped the Weibo headlines.
The comments were crazy:
"Touch, temperature, sound, wind, humidity... all synchronized? Is Whale Leap a consciousness simulator?"
“This is the upgraded version of ‘Sharing the Bright Moon’!”
"Crazy, crazy, crazy..."
"I still can't believe it!"
"I won't accept any rebuttal. If this thing opens up to creators and integrates AI modeling... we won't know what kind of world we'll live in in the future."
"Is this true?"
“This is definitely the greatest technological invention of the year!”
"New Year's Eve! Today is really New Year's Eve!"
"We are all witnessing history!"
"I still can't believe this is real! Unless there really is a real thing!"
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