Game Audio-Visual Synchronization via Choreography Mapping
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current computer games lack dynamic interaction between visual elements and musical scores, resulting in a less immersive user experience and increased development costs due to the need for manual synchronization of soundtracks with animations.
Innovation Solution
A framework that allows developers to associate visual elements in a computer game with musical scores through predefined choreography data, enabling user-controlled interactions to alter soundtrack playback in real-time, synchronizing animations and sound effects without pre-scripting.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If manual synchronization of soundtracks with animations is used, then precise timing can be achieved, but development costs increase and productivity decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables automatic synchronization where the computer game system itself performs the timing coordination between visual animations and musical scores without requiring manual intervention. The framework automatically detects visual element movements and triggers corresponding musical events based on predefined choreography data, making the system self-sufficient in maintaining synchronization.
Solution Approach 2:
The synchronization system is designed to be dynamic and adaptive rather than static. It responds to real-time user inputs and visual element movements, automatically adjusting the playback of musical scores to match the actual timing and tempo of visual animations during game execution.
2Stability of the object's composition
If pre-scripted soundtrack synchronization is used, then consistent timing can be maintained, but user interaction flexibility is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The system transitions from static pre-scripted synchronization to dynamic real-time synchronization. It continuously monitors visual element movements and user inputs, automatically adjusting musical playback timing and selection to match actual game state changes, thereby maintaining consistency while adapting to user actions.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements a feedback mechanism where the playback of musical scores is continuously adjusted based on detected visual element movements and user inputs. The framework monitors the game state and feeds this information back to the audio system, which then modifies playback accordingly to maintain synchronization without requiring pre-scripting of all possible scenarios.
3Adaptability or versatility
If dynamic alteration of soundtrack playback based on user input is implemented, then user immersion increases, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The framework is designed as a universal system that can handle multiple types of visual elements (characters, objects, environments) and multiple musical playback alterations (tempo, volume, instrument selection) through a single unified architecture. It provides multi-functional capabilities including movement detection, choreography data management, and real-time audio modification within one integrated system.
Solution Approach 2:
The framework acts as an intermediary layer between the visual rendering system and the audio playback system. It receives visual element movement data, processes it through predefined choreography rules, and generates corresponding audio playback commands, thereby simplifying the overall system architecture by mediating between different subsystems rather than requiring direct complex integration.
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A framework is disclosed for associating visual elements of a computer game with musical scores of a computer game. In one embodiment, a visual element is moved in a virtual environment of the computer game, in response to user input. Playback of a musical score may be altered based on movement of the visual element. A visual effect in the scene may also be generated, based on the altered playback of the musical score.