Dynamic Race Path Modification via Power Play Options
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional computer racing games lack dynamic gameplay options that allow players to modify the predefined race path, limiting player interaction and strategy.
Innovation Solution
Implementing power play options that enable players to make permanent or temporary changes to the race path, such as creating obstacles for opponents or revealing shortcuts, by receiving user input through game controllers or gestures, allowing for dynamic path modifications.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional racing games use a fixed predefined path, then the game structure is simple and easy to understand, but player interaction and strategic depth are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic path modification capabilities where players can alter the predefined race path during gameplay. Power play options enable permanent structural changes or temporary route modifications, transforming the static track into a dynamic environment that adapts to player actions and strategies.
Solution Approach 2:
The path modification system is segmented into distinct power play options, each providing different types of modifications (permanent structural changes vs. temporary route changes). This segmentation allows players to select specific modification types based on their strategic needs while maintaining overall system manageability.
2Adaptability or versatility
If players are given power play options to modify the race path, then strategic depth and player engagement increase, but the complexity of game mechanics increases
Solution Approach 1:
The power play system serves multiple functions within a unified framework: it can create permanent structural changes, implement temporary route modifications, and provide various strategic advantages. This multi-functionality increases strategic depth while consolidating mechanics under a single accessible system.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses graphical representations and visual indicators to represent complex path modifications. Players interact with simplified visual interfaces that mirror the actual path changes, making complex mechanics more intuitive and easier to understand without reducing strategic depth.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the race path is modified permanently, then the player gains lasting advantage, but the fairness and balance of the race may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides both permanent and temporary path modifications, allowing for periodic changes in race dynamics. Temporary modifications create short-term advantages that reset, while permanent changes provide lasting strategic benefits. This periodicity helps maintain race fairness by offering different types of advantages rather than permanent dominance.
Solution Approach 2:
The power play system changes various parameters of the race path (structural properties, route availability, traversal conditions) to create advantages. By modifying different parameters rather than fundamentally altering race fairness, the system provides player advantage while maintaining overall race integrity and balance.
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AI summary
Method, article and apparatus for executing computer games, and in particular, computer-based racing games. In a racing game, a player may be allowed to earn one or more game play options which may be exercised during the race. The game play options, when exercised, may modify the predefined race path to create an advantage for the player or a disadvantage to the competitors.