Cooperative Game Insert Image Generation for Player Engagement
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current game systems fail to effectively promote cooperation among players during cooperative gameplay by lacking mechanisms to recognize and reward collaborative efforts, leading to a lack of engagement and specialness for players who contribute to shared objectives.
Innovation Solution
An image generation system that generates and inserts custom images into players' game screens based on their cooperative actions, providing visual rewards and recognition to players who fulfill specific conditions, such as combo sequences, thereby enhancing the sense of cooperation and engagement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If simple cut-in images are displayed to notify players of combat situations, then information delivery is achieved, but player engagement and sense of specialness are not enhanced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by customizing insert images for each player based on their specific contribution to the game event. Each player receives a personalized insert image that highlights their role (e.g., leader, supporter, damage dealer), transforming a generic notification system into one that provides differentiated recognition and enhances individual engagement while maintaining efficient information delivery.
2Ease of manufacture
If personalized insert images are generated for each cooperating player, then player engagement and sense of specialness are enhanced, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary action by pre-defining multiple types of insert images corresponding to different player roles and contribution levels before gameplay begins. During game events, the system simply selects and displays the appropriate pre-prepared insert image based on the player's contribution, avoiding the need for complex real-time image generation while still providing personalized recognition.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses copying by creating multiple versions of insert images for different player roles and scenarios. Instead of generating unique images from scratch for each player, the system maintains a library of template images that can be selectively copied and displayed, significantly reducing computational complexity while maintaining the personalized recognition effect.
3Reliability
If insert images are displayed for all players during game events, then cooperation is promoted, but processing time and computational resources increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies partial action by selectively displaying insert images only for players who meet specific contribution thresholds or roles, rather than displaying images for all players unconditionally. This approach maintains the cooperative incentive structure while reducing the total number of insert images that need to be processed and displayed, thereby decreasing processing time and computational resource usage.
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AI summary
Image generation system which provides, to a plurality of players through individual terminals, image of a game which progresses through cooperation of plurality of individually manipulated characters, image generation system including: game image generating means that generates image of game space in which the plurality of manipulated characters act, as game screen directed at the plurality of players; and determining means that determines if a game event that occurs based on manipulation information input by the plurality of players or the manipulation information fulfills given conditions, game image generating means including insert image generating means that generates, when the given conditions are fulfilled, two or more images related to manipulated characters of cooperating players having cooperated with the fulfillment, insert images to be inserted into game screens of cooperating players, and the insert image generating means generating the insert images respectively directed at cooperating players in accordance with manipulated characters.