Game Direction Indicator for Large Map Navigation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Players in games with large maps often get lost due to unfamiliarity with the game map, and existing automatic pathfinding solutions can be disrupted by player input, leading to a poor experience.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus for a mobile terminal with a GUI that provides a direction indicator, detects location marking operations, and generates graphical identifiers to help players determine directions within the game scene, allowing for accurate direction identification without being affected by distance from the virtual character.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If automatic path finding is adopted to solve getting lost in big maps, then navigation capability is improved, but player control freedom deteriorates because any player input can interrupt the automatic path finding
Solution Approach 1:
The navigation system is segmented into two independent modes: automatic path finding mode and manual control mode. The direction indicator component provides navigation guidance without controlling the virtual character's movement, while the player can freely control the character in manual mode. This segmentation resolves the contradiction by allowing both reliable navigation guidance and player control freedom to coexist without interference.
2Loss of information
If direction indicator is provided to show marking location direction, then navigation guidance is improved, but device complexity increases due to additional components
Solution Approach 1:
The direction indicator component serves multiple functions: it displays the direction of the marking location, provides navigation guidance, and can be integrated with existing game interface elements. By making this component multi-functional, the patent reduces the need for separate complex navigation systems, thereby resolving the contradiction between providing comprehensive direction information and maintaining system simplicity.
Data Source
AI summary
An information processing method and apparatus, a storage medium, and an electronic device are provided. The method includes: a direction indicator is provided on the GUI, the direction indicator including a direction identifier for identifying a direction; a location marking operation is detected, a marking location is determined in the game scene according to the location marking operation, and direction information of the marking location is acquired; and a graphical identifier corresponding to the marking location is generated at a position corresponding to the direction indicator according to the direction information.