A Gathering Place for the Heart of Sky: Project Aviary

天空之心的聚集地：鳥舍計(jì)劃

May 20 2023?五月20 2023

At every stage of our work on Sky, our team is always discussing ideas for the game—what emotions we want it to foster, the kind of world it builds, how to make opportunities for meaningful memories. At the core of it all, the pillars that guide us are humanity, wonder, and community. Later this year, we’ll be sharing a big update that’s based on those pillars to bring a new dimension to the Sky experience.

在Sky工作的每個(gè)階段，我們的團(tuán)隊(duì)總是在討論游戲的想法——我們希望它培養(yǎng)什么樣的情感，它構(gòu)建什么樣的世界，如何為有意義的回憶創(chuàng)造機(jī)會(huì)。在這一切的核心，指導(dǎo)我們的支柱是人性、奇跡和社區(qū)。今年晚些時(shí)候，我們將分享一項(xiàng)基于這些支柱的重大更新，為Sky體驗(yàn)帶來(lái)新的維度。

This is still in early development and isn’t in beta yet—we’re calling it Project Aviary for now (a name we thought players familiar with Sky’s earliest days might recognize!). You can see some of the work so far on it in this video:

它仍處于早期開發(fā)階段，尚未處于測(cè)試階段——我們現(xiàn)在稱之為 Project Aviary（我們認(rèn)為熟悉 Sky 早期的玩家可能會(huì)認(rèn)出這個(gè)名字！您可以在此視頻中看到到目前為止的一些工作：

Project Aviary

This new space is envisioned as an area for Sky kids to come together for all the different things they might enjoy: making friends, meeting players and Spirits, joining events, putting on shows, watching performances, finding items for their closets or Shared Spaces, or simply relaxing and recharging.

這個(gè)新空間被設(shè)想為Sky孩子們聚集在一起，享受他們可能喜歡的所有不同事物的區(qū)域：結(jié)交朋友，結(jié)識(shí)玩家和精神，參加活動(dòng)，舉辦表演，觀看表演，為他們的壁櫥或共享空間尋找物品，或者只是放松和充電。

Project Aviary is part of a larger endeavor that we’re working on to bring the feeling of an ongoing festival to Sky, where everyone can create and spend meaningful time with friends. You’ve already seen some initial aspects of this in the game so far, or will see them soon. For example, there’s the Skyball set that allows you to start a spontaneous mini-game with anyone you meet, and a prop coming with our next update will make it possible to share a game of footbag with other players. The team is also updating musical instruments to make them more approachable for any skill level, and to open up the possibility for creating and enjoying mini-performances with each other.

鳥舍項(xiàng)目是我們正在努力的一項(xiàng)更大努力的一部分，旨在將正在進(jìn)行的節(jié)日的感覺(jué)帶到Sky，每個(gè)人都可以創(chuàng)造并與朋友共度有意義的時(shí)光。到目前為止，您已經(jīng)在游戲中看到了這方面的一些初始方面，或者很快就會(huì)看到它們。例如，有Skyball套裝，可讓您與遇到的任何人開始自發(fā)的迷你游戲，而我們下一次更新附帶的道具將使您能夠與其他玩家共享足球袋游戲。該團(tuán)隊(duì)還在更新樂(lè)器，使它們更適合任何技能水平，并為彼此創(chuàng)作和享受迷你表演開辟了可能性。

Another aspect of Project Aviary is Festival Tech, first introduced for the Season of AURORA concert. This feature allows large groups of players to gather beyond the usual limit of eight people per session, so that dozens, hundreds, or even thousands of people can share the same experience together. Over the last few months you’ve seen us continue to develop it, adding ways it can be used to interact with the game, the story, and other players.

鳥舍計(jì)劃的另一個(gè)方面是節(jié)日技術(shù)，首次為震旦音樂(lè)會(huì)的季節(jié)推出。此功能允許大量玩家聚集在每次會(huì)話八人的通常限制之外，以便數(shù)十人、數(shù)百人甚至數(shù)千人可以一起分享相同的體驗(yàn)。在過(guò)去的幾個(gè)月里，您已經(jīng)看到我們繼續(xù)開發(fā)它，增加了可用于與游戲、故事和其他玩家互動(dòng)的方式。

As we keep working on this feature and make it more flexible beyond a coliseum built for thousands of people, Festival Tech can open doors to an even wider range of ways to experience Sky, whether playing through the levels, spending time with friends, and anything in between. You’ve seen the start of that work so far in Days of Bloom and the Season of Passage quests, and we’re excited to reveal more in future updates as well.

隨著我們不斷開發(fā)此功能，使其更加靈活，超越為數(shù)千人建造的體育館，F(xiàn)estival Tech 可以為體驗(yàn) Sky 的更廣泛方式打開大門，無(wú)論是通過(guò)關(guān)卡、與朋友共度時(shí)光，還是介于兩者之間的任何事情。到目前為止，您已經(jīng)在《綻放的日子》和《穿越季節(jié)》任務(wù)中看到了這項(xiàng)工作的開始，我們很高興在未來(lái)的更新中也透露了更多內(nèi)容。

We see this feature as an unprecedented tool for building and deepening connections across the community, and it will be part of what makes Project Aviary unique to play and be in. We recently posted a conversation going into more detail about Festival Tech—you can watch it on YouTube?here.

我們將此功能視為在整個(gè)社區(qū)中建立和深化聯(lián)系的前所未有的工具，它將成為使Project Aviary與眾不同的一部分。我們最近發(fā)布了一個(gè)關(guān)于節(jié)日科技的更詳細(xì)的對(duì)話——你可以在YouTube上觀看 這里 .

Project Aviary won’t be just for players who know the ins and outs of the game, either. A notable element of Project Aviary will be making Sky easier to delve into for new players, many of whom are family or friends of current players and want to jump right in and share in the experiences they’ve been hearing about. Using this area as a starting point, we’re hoping to make the welcome into the game smoother and simpler, especially for players who may not play video games very frequently, so that everyone can take in what Sky has to offer.

Project Aviary也不僅僅適合了解游戲來(lái)龍去脈的玩家。Project Aviary的一個(gè)值得注意的元素是讓新玩家更容易深入研究Sky，其中許多人是當(dāng)前玩家的家人或朋友，他們想直接加入并分享他們所聽到的經(jīng)驗(yàn)。以這個(gè)區(qū)域?yàn)槠瘘c(diǎn)，我們希望讓歡迎進(jìn)入游戲變得更加流暢和簡(jiǎn)單，特別是對(duì)于那些可能不經(jīng)常玩電子游戲的玩家，這樣每個(gè)人都可以接受Sky所提供的東西。

Discovering New Experiences Together

共同發(fā)現(xiàn)新體驗(yàn)

Humanity, wonder, and community remain at the heart of Sky, and to keep these pillars strong we are constantly exploring and experimenting with new ways to bring them alive through the game. If you’ve played Sky for any length of time, you’ve seen that Sky’s world is always evolving. The very process of searching for possibilities and trying new things allow us to weave life into this world together, player and developer alike, and Project Aviary is the next facet of this ongoing exploration.

人性、奇跡和社區(qū)仍然是Sky的核心，為了保持這些支柱的強(qiáng)大，我們不斷探索和嘗試新的方法，通過(guò)游戲使它們栩栩如生。如果你玩過(guò)Sky很長(zhǎng)一段時(shí)間，你就會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)Sky的世界總是在不斷發(fā)展。尋找可能性和嘗試新事物的過(guò)程使我們能夠?qū)⑸罹幙椀竭@個(gè)世界中，無(wú)論是玩家還是開發(fā)人員，而 Project Aviary 是這種持續(xù)探索的下一個(gè)方面。

The earliest stages of this latest experiment are done, and now the next stage approaches. Later this year, Project Aviary will arrive in the beta version of the game to undergo a key part of its development: rounds of testing and feedback with beta testers to prepare it for the live version of the game.

這個(gè)最新實(shí)驗(yàn)的最早階段已經(jīng)完成，現(xiàn)在下一階段即將到來(lái)。今年晚些時(shí)候，Project Aviary將進(jìn)入游戲的測(cè)試版，進(jìn)行其開發(fā)的關(guān)鍵部分：與beta測(cè)試人員進(jìn)行多輪測(cè)試和反饋，為游戲的實(shí)時(shí)版本做準(zhǔn)備。

We’ll have more to share in future updates—stay tuned for more information on our website and our social channels! Whether you’re a long-time member of the Sky community, or a recent arrival to these realms, we’re excited to have you with us as we continue to experiment and find the new stories and experiences that await. We can’t wait to see you in the skies!

我們將在未來(lái)的更新中分享更多內(nèi)容 - 請(qǐng)繼續(xù)關(guān)注我們網(wǎng)站和社交渠道的更多信息！無(wú)論您是Sky社區(qū)的長(zhǎng)期成員，還是最近來(lái)到這些領(lǐng)域，我們都很高興與您一起繼續(xù)嘗試并找到等待的新故事和體驗(yàn)。我們迫不及待地想在天空中見(jiàn)到你！