Dynamic Task Management for Multiplayer Content
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Solution Overview
Problem
Multi-participant content items, such as multiplayer video games, face challenges in dynamically managing tasks and participant interactions due to rapid changes in participant quantity and characteristics, requiring adaptive management of actions, parameters, and node layouts to ensure engaging and balanced gameplay experiences.
Innovation Solution
A content management system that collects and analyzes participant and task characteristics to dynamically adjust tasks, actions, and node layouts, allowing for real-time changes to task inclusion, action paths, and parameter settings, ensuring that content items remain engaging and balanced as participant numbers and skills fluctuate.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If the content item supports a large number of participants, then the scalability and popularity of the content item improve, but the complexity of managing participant characteristics and maintaining balanced gameplay increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the large participant population into smaller groups or clusters based on shared characteristics such as skill level, play style, or preferences. This segmentation allows the system to manage participant characteristics more effectively by applying targeted adjustments to specific groups rather than attempting to manage all participants uniformly, thereby reducing the overall management complexity while supporting large numbers of participants
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically adjusts task parameters such as difficulty levels, resource availability, and action requirements based on real-time analysis of participant characteristics. By changing these parameters adaptively, the system maintains balanced gameplay experiences across varying participant quantities and diversity, preventing the management complexity from becoming overwhelming
2Duration of action of stationary object
If the content item allows long time durations with multiple joiners and exiters, then the duration and replayability improve, but the difficulty of maintaining consistent task balance and engagement increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic task adjustment mechanisms that automatically modify task characteristics in real-time based on current participant conditions. When participants join or exit, the system dynamically recalibrates task difficulty, required actions, and available resources to maintain balance. This dynamic approach allows the content item to operate successfully over long durations with fluctuating participant numbers without requiring manual intervention to maintain engagement and balance
3Adaptability or versatility
If the system provides customized task management based on participant characteristics, then the engagement and player experience improve, but the computational requirements and system complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary analysis and categorization of participant characteristics when players first join or during idle periods, pre-computing compatibility matrices and task recommendations. This preliminary action reduces the computational burden during real-time gameplay by having much of the customization logic prepared in advance, allowing the system to provide highly customized task management without excessive computational requirements during critical gameplay moments
Data Source
AI summary
In some cases, one or more tasks may be selected for inclusion within a content item or portions of a content item such as different story arcs. Each such task may be completed based, at least in part, on an associated set of one or more actions and an associated set of one or more parameters. Also, in some cases, one or more node layouts may be generated in association with a content item or portions of a content item. Each node within a node layout may, for example, have at least one associated task within a respective content item or content item portion.