Multi-Shooting Game Machine with Segmented Controllers
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing screen fishing games are limited to single-player participation, lack realistic control over reeling, and do not facilitate competitive gameplay among multiple players.
Innovation Solution
A multi-shooting game machine that allows multiple players to simultaneously play a fishing game at one table, featuring a central monitor displaying characters that can be shot and hit using shooters, with a target setting screen on a small monitor for setting targets and easy betting.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If screen fishing system is provided to simulate indoor fishing environment, then accessibility and convenience are improved, but game engagement and competitive interest deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The game machine is segmented into multiple independent game controllers (at least three) that can simultaneously operate on a single device, allowing multiple players to engage in competitive fishing games without requiring separate systems, thus maintaining accessibility while enhancing engagement
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a multi-dimensional competitive layer by enabling simultaneous multi-player participation and adding ranking systems, transforming a single-player experience into a competitive multiplayer environment that increases engagement while preserving the accessible indoor setting
2Adaptability or versatility
If reeling control mechanism is implemented in screen fishing, then fishing realism is improved, but operational complexity and difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The complex mechanical reeling control is replaced with simplified button-based shooting controls that launch projectiles (arrows, bullets, or shells) to hit fish, maintaining the core fishing objective while eliminating difficult mechanical operations and improving ease of play
3Device complexity
If single player fishing game is provided, then game simplicity is maintained, but competitive interest and player engagement decrease
Solution Approach 1:
The game system is divided into multiple independent player stations with individual controllers, allowing simultaneous multi-player participation while maintaining the simplicity of the underlying game mechanics, thus adding competitive interest without complicating the core gameplay
Solution Approach 2:
The game machine is designed with universal functionality to support multiple players simultaneously through multiple controllers, enabling the same simple fishing game to serve both single-player and multi-player competitive modes, thereby increasing engagement while preserving simplicity
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AI summary
A multi-shooting game machine is disclosed. According to the invention, the multi-shooting game machine is configured to include: a central monitor; a control unit that controls characters having different shapes from each other such that the characters are displayed on the central monitor at set times; and three or more game controllers, each of which has a shooting muzzle, a small monitor, and a shoot button for each player at a side of the central monitor. The small monitor displays a target setting screen on which one or more characters that appear on the central monitor can be set as targets. When a character is set as a target, a line is connected between the shooting muzzle and the corresponding character, and only the character connected by the line is hit by the shoot button. According to this configuration, the multi-shooting game machine has an effect of enjoying a fishing game in various ways.