The Heartthrob NPC in the VR Game
Jul. 9th, 2025 06:54 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
lee_bella
Still in the midst of my Cyan Wings marathon, but I'm pretty close to the end. There are only a couple older stories I haven't read yet, and I'd like to reread Devil Venerable Also Wants to Know (魔尊也想知道). Cyan Wings' writing has a way of touching my heart and making me cry.
Currently reading The Heartthrob NPC in the VR Game (全息游戏里的万人迷NPC) by Su HuaiHuang (苏怀荒). A cannon fodder NPC became self-aware and is now testing the limit of what he could do within the game engine's perimeter to hopefully save himself from certain doom. It's quite interesting so far.
This novel has multiple layers. There is the main character's battle of wits against the game engine AI, the love interest's side of the story (he's the CEO of the game company and the game engine creator), the in-game main story about the conflict between gods and demons with lots of conspiracies flying around, the players' perspective both in and out of the game, the game development team's perspective, and the live streamer side. It sounds like there are perhaps too many moving pieces floating about, but the pieces fit quite well together. My favourite part is probably the scene where the scenario writer talks about how the MC's action can be interpreted in different ways since the players aren't privy to his inner thought. (The MC is a metaphorical fox in sheep's skin, or in the tradition of Chinese internet speaks, a green tea character.)
Completely unrelated, Yofukashi no Uta got a new OP and ED by Creepy Nuts. Both the OP song and the OP credit sequence are really cool. Love the flamenco vibe.
Might try out the![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
sunshine_revival challenge when I have things to say.
Currently reading The Heartthrob NPC in the VR Game (全息游戏里的万人迷NPC) by Su HuaiHuang (苏怀荒). A cannon fodder NPC became self-aware and is now testing the limit of what he could do within the game engine's perimeter to hopefully save himself from certain doom. It's quite interesting so far.
This novel has multiple layers. There is the main character's battle of wits against the game engine AI, the love interest's side of the story (he's the CEO of the game company and the game engine creator), the in-game main story about the conflict between gods and demons with lots of conspiracies flying around, the players' perspective both in and out of the game, the game development team's perspective, and the live streamer side. It sounds like there are perhaps too many moving pieces floating about, but the pieces fit quite well together. My favourite part is probably the scene where the scenario writer talks about how the MC's action can be interpreted in different ways since the players aren't privy to his inner thought. (The MC is a metaphorical fox in sheep's skin, or in the tradition of Chinese internet speaks, a green tea character.)
Completely unrelated, Yofukashi no Uta got a new OP and ED by Creepy Nuts. Both the OP song and the OP credit sequence are really cool. Love the flamenco vibe.
Might try out the
sunshine_revival challenge when I have things to say.sunshine challenge 2025
Jul. 8th, 2025 09:06 pmbluedreaming
sunshine_revivalI have been working on the challenges, all signs to the contrary, so I figured I’d better just get this post up even if it’s on my phone (always a fun experiment when there’s more formatting than usual).
I’m not really a journalling person, so it seems like I’ll be going with the creative prompts.
As always, this is also a hello post 👋
( Friending Meme )
( Challenge #1 )
( Challenge #2 )
collecting words like tasty snacks: loach
Jul. 4th, 2025 02:03 pmbluedreamingMaybe it’s just me, today, but I came across the word loach (which I’m positive I’ve heard before; it’s a type of fish after all, and sounds familiar) and the word is so delicious, it makes my mouth water.
Strong contender for next year’s word of the year? I guess we’ll see.
Strong contender for next year’s word of the year? I guess we’ll see.
sunshine challenge in a new form
Jun. 29th, 2025 10:21 pmbluedreamingI meant to post about this months ago, but I'm still somehow not really getting a handle on this year. Sometimes it's like that! Anyway, the sunshine_challenge was always a really fun landmark for the year on Dreamwidth, and a slightly different type of event, and I was delighted to learn that after a couple of years of dormancy (hoping all is okay!) it's being carried on by a new team as the sunshine_revival.
I did get as far as making a few banners for it that fit my journal, but I guess I'll have to see which one I pick.
( banner thumbnails )
As a side note though, maybe I'll have more success this year, since I have been writing more this last little while (cheers forfan_flashworks!), so we'll see!
sunshine_challenge was always a really fun landmark for the year on Dreamwidth, and a slightly different type of event, and I was delighted to learn that after a couple of years of dormancy (hoping all is okay!) it's being carried on by a new team as the sunshine_revival.I did get as far as making a few banners for it that fit my journal, but I guess I'll have to see which one I pick.
( banner thumbnails )
As a side note though, maybe I'll have more success this year, since I have been writing more this last little while (cheers for
fan_flashworks!), so we'll see!My Ideal Town
Jun. 29th, 2025 06:16 pmlee_bella
Finished reading Cyan Wings' My Ideal Town (我的理想小镇[无限]), a Lovecraftian infinite flow novel, though it had nothing to do with the Cthulhu mytho. The summary for this one is a bit deceiving, and the author admitted that too in one of the author's notes. The romance plot is very touching. I forgot how many times I cried while reading this. Having a cute mascot really helps in a story like this; the little octopus plush is adorable. Will write a proper review for it later.
Sunshine Revival Challenge
Jun. 26th, 2025 06:10 pmlee_bella
Apparently my LJ blog is celebrating its 20th anniversary today. It doesn't feel that long ago, but anyway...
Also signal boostingsunshine_revival, a revival of the multi-fandom sunshine_challenge under a new community. The challenge will take place throughout the month of July.
Also signal boosting
sunshine_revival, a revival of the multi-fandom sunshine_challenge under a new community. The challenge will take place throughout the month of July.