Video Game Help Session Controls for Restricting Harmful Inputs
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing video game help methods, such as online forums and videos, are inefficient and can disrupt the gaming experience, while direct helper control can lead to negative consequences due to unpredictable helper actions.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a system that allows controlled help sessions with dynamic restrictions based on game state and helper behavior, using machine learning models to determine appropriate control inputs and prevent undesirable actions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If direct helper control is allowed during help sessions, then effective assistance can be provided, but negative consequences occur due to unpredictable helper actions
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies different levels of control restriction to different game functions based on their potential harm. Sensitive functions like inventory management, settings, and character customization are restricted, while core gameplay functions remain accessible. This localized quality control allows helpers to provide effective assistance in safe areas while preventing harmful actions in sensitive areas.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces an intermediary control layer between the helper's input commands and the game execution. This intermediary monitors and filters control inputs, blocking potentially harmful actions while allowing beneficial ones. The intermediary acts as a mediator that enables help provision while preventing negative consequences.
2Reliability
If control inputs are restricted during help sessions, then harmful actions are prevented, but the effectiveness of assistance is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The control restriction system is dynamic rather than static. It adapts restrictions based on the current game state, the helper's credentials, and the specific context of the help session. The system can adjust the level of restriction in real-time, tightening constraints when risks are detected and loosening them when safe conditions exist, thereby maintaining both reliability and productivity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes parameters of control input handling based on game state and helper characteristics. Different helpers may receive different levels of access, and restrictions are modified based on the current game situation. This parameter-based approach allows the system to maintain reliability by enforcing necessary restrictions while preserving productivity by allowing effective assistance where appropriate.
3Reliability
If comprehensive monitoring of helper actions is implemented, then harmful actions are detected, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts and isolates the complex monitoring and decision-making logic into a separate module or service. Rather than embedding complex monitoring throughout the entire game system, the extraction principle places the intelligence in a dedicated component that interfaces between the helper input and game execution. This reduces the complexity burden on the main game system while maintaining comprehensive monitoring capabilities.
Solution Approach 2:
The system replaces manual, rule-based control restriction with an intelligent system that uses machine learning models and automated decision-making. This substitution of mechanical/manual monitoring with smart automated systems reduces the need for complex manual configuration and monitoring while improving the reliability of harmful action detection through pattern recognition and predictive analytics.
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The disclosed concepts relate to managing help sessions in video games. A system or method receives control inputs from a helper during a help session in a video game. The system or method obtains a game state of the video game and determines whether to provide the control inputs to the video game based on the game state. In at least one instance, the system or method at least temporarily prevents the video game from receiving a particular control input.