360° Bendy and the Ink Machine

Ukuhlangana phakathi kwesikhumbuzo sokugqwayiza kwasendulo kanye ne-survival horror yesimanje kukhiqize imidlalo embalwa ehlukile futhi enethonya elikhulu ngokwenkcubeko njengochungechunge lwe-Bendy and the Ink Machine. Kusukela ekuqaleni kwayo ngonyaka ka-2017, lolu chungechunge luthakasele izethameli ngesitayela saso esinombala wesepia, esikhumbuzo seminyaka yowe-1930 esaziwa nge-"rubber hose", kanye nendaba yaso ephikisanayo yokuqhosha kwezinkampani nokwesabeka okungaphezu kwemvelo. Nokho, ukuheha kwalolu chungechunge kudlula kude izindlela ezijwayelekile zokudlala imidlalo. Njengoba lolu chungechunge lukhula, kwanda nezindlela abalandeli abasebenzisana ngazo nalo, okuholele ekuveleni kwama-video angama-360 degrees. Lawa mafomethi agxilile avumele izethameli ukuba zingene ngqo emaphasishini agcwele uyinki ase-Joey Drew Studios, okuguqule ukubuka nje okwesabekayo kube yiphupho elibi elibonakala nxazonke. Ukuze uqonde ukusebenza kahle kwalezi zinto ezenzeka ku-360 degrees, kumele kuqala uqonde isisekelo sochungechunge lwe-Bendy. Idalwe yi-Joey Drew Studios, umdlalo wokuqala ulandela u-Henry Stein, umdwebi wezithombe ezinyakazayo osethathe umhlalaphansi obuyela emsebenzini wakhe wangaphambili ngemuva kokuthola isimemo esiyimfihlakalo esivela kumphathi wakhe wakudala, u-Joey Drew. Esikhundleni sokuhlangana okumnandi, u-Henry uthola istudiyo esilahliwe nesibolayo lapho isithombe esithandwayo se-cartoon, u-Bendy, siphiliswe ngendlela esabekayo ngomshini omkhulu wemilingo owaziwa nge-Ink Machine. Uchungechunge lwandise lezi zindaba ngezilandelayo kanye neziqephu eziseceleni, ikakhulukazi i-Bendy and the Dark Revival, eyajulisa izinganekwane ze-"Ink Realm" yafaka nezindlela eziyinkimbinkimbi zokusinda. Ukwesaba okuyinhloko kwalolu chungechunge kuncike kakhulu ekulandiseni okusekelwe endaweni, ukuzizwa ucindezelekile, kanye nokonakala kobumsulwa bobuntwana, okwenza indawo uqobo lwayo ibe isitha esikhulu. Kuyilokhu kuncika ekucindezelekeni okusemqondweni nasekuklanyweni kwendawo okwenza umhlaba we-Bendy ube yisicelo esifanelekile sobuchwepheshe be-video obungama-360 degrees. I-video engama-360 degrees ivumela ababukeli ukuba balawule ukubona kwabo, bebheka phezulu, phansi, futhi nxazonke endaweni eyisiyingi, kungaba ngokuhudula isikhombisi esikrinini, ukutshekisa idivayisi ephathwayo, noma ukugqoka ama-headset e-virtual reality. Kwi-horror evamile, umqondisi noma unjiniyela womdlalo ulawula lokho izethameli ezikubonayo, esebenzisa indawo engaphandle kohlaka ukwakha ukusola ngaphambi kokwethusa okuhlelwe ngokucophelela. Endaweni engama-360 degrees, leyo ndlela yokuphepha isuswa ngokuphelele. Umbukeli unesibopho sokuzihlola izindawo angaziboni, okugqugquzela ukwesaba okukhulu. Uma i-Bendy and the Ink Machine iguqulelwa efomethi engama-360 degrees—ikakhulukazi ngentshiseko yabalandeli abazinikele besebenzisa isofthiwe yokugqwayiza ye-3D njenge-Source Filmmaker ne-Blender, kanye nokuqukethwe kokuphromotha okufana ne-VR—ukwesaba okungokwengqondo kuyanda kakhulu. Amaphasishi acindezelayo anezimpondo zewashi ezishayayo, izithombe zika-Bendy ezibonakala zinyakaza lapho zingabhekwa, nokuvuza njalo kuyinki omnyama okusabisayo akuseyona nje imifanekiso esikrinini esiyisicaba; azungeza umbukeli. Uma umbukeli ezwa ukushaya kwenhliziyo okukhombisa ukusondela kuka-Ink Demon osabekayo, akakwazi nje ukubuka umlingiswa oyinhloko esabela. Kumele aphenduke ngokomzimba ukuze athole umthombo womsindo, evame ukuzibona ebhekene ngqo nesilo esikhulu esihlekayo esigijimela kuye. Ngaphezu kwalokho, isipiliyoni se-360 degrees sigqamisa ubuciko obunemininingwane obochungechunge lwe-Bendy. Izakhiwo ezidwetshiwe nezinezithunzi kanye nombala ophuzi nomnyama wakudala kudala imvelo engavamile, efana nephupho. Lapho umuntu egxile ku-video engama-360 degrees, umbukeli uzizwa sengathi ungene ngqo ngaphakathi kwe-cartoon yakudala ebolile yaba yinhlanya. Umsindo wendawo ovame ukuphelezela lawa mavidiyo wengeza inkohliso, okwenza ukububula kwamapayipi nokuhlebela kwezidalwa zoyinki ezonakele kuzwakale kusondelene ngendlela eyethusayo. Ekugcineni, uchungechunge lwe-Bendy and the Ink Machine luyaphumelela ngoba lusebenzisa isikhumbuzo njengesikhali, luguqulela imifanekiso ethokozisayo yokugqwayiza kwasekuqaleni ibe yimigwaqo eyinkimbinkimbi yokusinda ekwesabeni. Ukuhunyushwa kwalo mhlaba ube yizipiliyoni ze-video ezingama-360 degrees kumelela ukuziphendukela kwemvelo okungokwemvelo kwamandla ochungechunge okugxilisa ababukeli. Ngokubeka izethameli ngqo ngaphakathi kwestudiyo sokugqwayiza esilahliwe, lezi zipiliyoni ezibanzi zisusa umgoqo phakathi komdlali nomdlalo. Zibonisa ukuthi ukwesaba kwangempela kwe-Joey Drew Studios akuveli kuphela kulokho okumi ngqo phambi kwakho, kodwa kulokho okungenzeka ukuthi kucashe ngemuva kwakho.