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"Gu Yu Senior is coming back to school for a lecture? About Game Engines and AI? These are both areas I'm really interested in!"
"Yes! Of course I'm interested!" I almost blurted out.
"Great. See you then."
"Okay! Goodbye, Senior!" I instinctively used the term from real life.
As soon as I said it, I regretted it. Would he think I was too... eager?
But he seemed unfazed, simply responding with a casual "mm," and then his profile picture faded away.
I stared blankly at the gray icon, at the name "Gu Yu" in our chat history, and the message stating "Monday morning, Turing Building B301," feeling as if I were dreaming.
The first god in "Tales of the Spirit Realm," Yi Jian Han, was actually the legendary senior Gu Yu whom I had admired for so long in real life.
Not only had we fought side by side in the game, but we were also about to... meet in reality?
And it would be at his lecture?
This weekend was bound to be anything but ordinary.
On Monday morning, I arrived at Turing Building B301 half an hour early.
To my surprise, the large lecture hall was already filled with a good number of people. Many of them clearly weren't students from our computer science department; some were even dressed in suits and looked like they were from outside the university.
"Oh my gosh, so many people?" Su Qi, who had come with me, exclaimed. "Gu Yu Senior's charm is just too powerful!"
We finally found two empty seats near the front of the auditorium.
Su Qi was still buzzing with excitement. "Wanxing, do you think Gu Yu Senior looks as handsome in real life as he does in legends? I've heard he's not only a genius but also has model-level looks!"
I silently nodded; I was curious too. Although I had already "met" him in the game, I had no idea what Gu Yu Senior looked like in reality.
With ten minutes left before the lecture began, the classroom suddenly fell silent.
All eyes turned toward the entrance.
A young man wearing a simple white shirt and dark casual pants walked in confidently, carrying a laptop.
He was tall and well-built, resembling Yi Jian Han from the game.
As he stepped onto the stage and lifted his head, a collective gasp echoed through the room.
With sharp features—defined brows, a straight nose, slightly thin lips—his fair skin exuded a clean and composed aura. Sunlight streamed through the windows and enveloped him in a soft halo.
He was even more handsome than the legends described. It was a beauty that needed no embellishment, radiating its own light.
"That's Gu Yu Senior!" Su Qi exclaimed, grabbing my arm excitedly. "It's really him! Even more handsome than in the photos!"
My heart skipped a beat. This was Gu Yu Senior… in real life.
So this is what the great one looks like.
He walked to the center of the stage, opened his laptop, and connected it to the projector. His movements were smooth and confident, completely unfazed by the nearly full audience before him.
"Hello everyone, I am Gu Yu," he began. His voice came through the microphone, clearer than what I had heard in the game, yet still carrying that unique, calm, and pleasant tone. "I’m very happy to return to my alma mater today to share some thoughts on the integration of Game Engines and artificial intelligence."
There were no unnecessary pleasantries; he got straight to the point.
For the next hour and a half, Gu Yu Senior explained the underlying architecture of Game Engines, the applications of AI in gaming (such as NPC behavior simulation, dynamic difficulty adjustment, procedural content generation, etc.), and potential future developments.
His explanations were clear and logical, combining theoretical depth with vivid examples. Even some non-specialist students found it captivating.
As for me, I was utterly absorbed. Much of what he discussed was closely related to my field of study, and some ideas he presented gave me a sense of enlightenment. In particular, when he mentioned using reinforcement learning to optimize game AI decision-making logic and employing AI to assist in generating game art resources, it felt like a new avenue had opened up before me.
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