Nested Template Generation for Custom Game World Population

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing games lack the ability to generate game elements and provide user customization, often relying on fixed mappings and architectures, which limits their adaptability to diverse user preferences.

Innovation Solution

The system employs a method to detect player data and use it in conjunction with a nested template to generate game elements for populating game areas, allowing for customization and dynamic content creation.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If fixed mapping and game architecture are used, then development simplicity is maintained, but adaptability to diverse user preferences deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveadaptability to user preferencesVSAvoidgame architecture complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The game architecture is segmented into modular templates that can be independently configured and combined. Each template represents a discrete game element or structure that can be customized without affecting the entire system, enabling adaptability while maintaining manageable complexity through modular design

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system transitions from static fixed mappings to dynamic template-based generation where game elements can be automatically configured and adapted based on user preferences. The templates enable dynamic content creation that responds to player inputs while maintaining structural consistency

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

2Adaptability or versatility

If manual selection of game features is allowed, then user customization is provided, but content generation capability is limited

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveuser customizationVSAvoidcontent generation capability

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The template system enables automatic self-generation of game content based on user preferences. Rather than requiring manual selection from fixed options, the system automatically generates customized game elements by applying templates to user inputs, significantly expanding content generation capability while maintaining user control

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system allows users to customize game content by modifying parameters within template-defined boundaries. Users can adjust various parameters to generate unique game elements without manually creating each element from scratch, balancing customization with automated content generation

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS20250128172A1Systems and methods for generative game world population and nested template generation

Publication Date: 2025.04.24 SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LLC

AI summary

System, process, and device configurations are provided for generative game world population including player customized generation with a user interface and nested templates. A method can include determining elements for populating an electronic game area using player data and a template. Templates can include one or more nested layers including constraints and parameters for generating or populating game elements. Populating electronic game areas may include use of a game world generation model trained to generate a new game area or elements to appear as part of an electronic game. Game world population may be customized based on player input, such as a variable control input to provide preferences for game parameters. Game world generation may be based on sublayers of a template providing a boundary and parameters for generation. Templates may be used to inherit or override game objects and game parameters during game world population.