Game Operation Rendering With Normal and Special Modes
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users find it difficult to recognize which operations to perform in games due to the complexity of game controllers with numerous buttons, and existing technologies do not provide clear guidance on executing desired actions.
Innovation Solution
A program that renders a specific area on the screen showing how to perform operations, including selection and normal/special operation areas, with distinct visual indicators for different modes, allowing users to easily switch between normal and special operation modes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a controller is provided with a large number of operation buttons to enable complicated operations, then the functionality and versatility of the game controller is improved, but the ease of operation deteriorates because it becomes difficult for users to recognize what operation should be performed
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a display as an intermediary between the controller and the user. The display shows visual indicators that map button combinations to their corresponding actions, serving as a mediator that helps users understand which button presses achieve desired operations without requiring memorization of complex controls
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements feedback by displaying real-time information about which buttons are pressed and what actions will result. This visual feedback loop allows users to see the relationship between their button inputs and the corresponding game actions, making the complex control scheme more intuitive
2Loss of information
If a gauge icon is used to notify whether a skill action becomes executable, then the information about operation availability is provided, but the ease of operation deteriorates because it does not clearly show what operation should be performed
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the information display into multiple distinct visual elements: separate indicators for button press state, separate indicators for action availability, and separate displays for the actual action descriptions. This segmentation allows each element to serve its specific purpose clearly without confusion
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies local quality by providing different types of visual information at different locations or associated with different visual elements. Button press information is displayed one way, action availability is indicated another way, and action descriptions are shown separately, allowing users to process each piece of information appropriately
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AI summary
A program for rendering a screen causes a computer to execute: rendering, in a normal operation mode, a specific area including selection operation areas arranged to surround a specific position, normal operation areas provided at an outer side of the selection operation areas, and first special operation areas provided at an inner side of the selection operation areas and indicating contents of special operations; switching an operation mode to a special operation mode through a switching instruction being input; and rendering, in the special operation mode, the specific area in which second special operation areas corresponding to the first special operation areas are arranged at an outer side of the first special operation area.