Ghost Character Visibility in Virtual Space Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users operating characters in virtual spaces often lose track of ghost characters, as existing systems lack effective mechanisms to ensure easy perception of these characters once they satisfy predetermined conditions.
Innovation Solution
A computer program that includes a first character control unit for moving a first character based on user input, a second character control unit for moving a ghost character based on automatic operating data, and a determination unit to synchronize the ghost character's state with the predetermined condition, allowing the ghost character to be easily perceived by the user when the first character satisfies the condition.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the ghost character moves continuously based on automatic operating data, then the ghost character can be displayed in the virtual space, but the user loses track of the ghost character and cannot easily perceive it
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies visual differentiation by displaying the ghost character with different appearance characteristics (such as transparency or visual style) compared to the first character. This allows the ghost character to be clearly perceived by the user without interfering with the normal gameplay, resolving the contradiction between continuous movement and user perception.
Solution Approach 2:
The ghost character is made to periodically satisfy predetermined conditions (such as stopping at specific positions or changing behavior patterns) during its continuous movement. These periodic events create visual cues that help users track the ghost character's location and actions, preventing the user from losing track while maintaining continuous movement.
2Extent of automation
If the ghost character satisfies predetermined conditions continuously, then the ghost character can be controlled automatically, but the user cannot easily perceive when the condition is satisfied
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements feedback mechanisms that notify the user when the ghost character satisfies predetermined conditions. This can be achieved through visual indicators, notifications, or changes in the ghost character's behavior that are observable by the user. The feedback ensures users are informed about condition satisfaction events without disrupting the automatic control of the ghost character.
Solution Approach 2:
The ghost character periodically satisfies predetermined conditions during its movement, creating natural feedback points. These periodic condition satisfactions serve as observable events that inform users about the ghost character's progress and automatic control actions, preventing information loss while maintaining automation.
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AI summary
An example apparatus, which includes a predetermined input device for outputting operational data indicating operational inputs entered by a player and a display unit that displays predetermined characters in a virtual space, moves a first character in the virtual space based on the operational data, moves a second character in the virtual space based on automatic operating data which is a set of operational data for continuously moving a character, determines whether the first character satisfies a predetermined condition or not, and moves the second character from a state in which the second character satisfies the predetermined condition based on the automatic operating data in response to the first character satisfying the predetermined condition.