Social Scene Message Display with Positioning Mark and Observation Switch
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current social games have a low correlation between social activities and message content, resulting in poor message indication efficiency due to limited functional indication of messages in virtual scenes.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus for displaying messages in social scenes, which includes displaying a virtual scene with multiple social objects, prompting users with message and account identification elements when a social message is received, and using a positioning mark to indicate the location of the corresponding social object within the scene, allowing users to switch observation ranges to view the message content upon interaction.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If prompt information is displayed on the current virtual scene picture, then users can see that a social message is received, but the correlation between social activities and message content is low and message indication efficiency is poor
Solution Approach 1:
The message prompt is segmented into multiple independent elements: a message prompt element for triggering message content display, an account identification element for displaying the sender's information, and a positioning mark element for indicating the recipient's location. This segmentation allows each element to serve a specific function, improving overall message indication efficiency without creating a monolithic complex system.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent adds spatial positioning dimension to message display by introducing the positioning mark element that indicates the recipient's location in the virtual scene. This transforms the message prompt from a simple 2D overlay to a 3D spatial indicator, enabling users to quickly locate and switch to the relevant virtual object, thereby improving message indication efficiency.
2Ease of operation
If users manually switch perspective to find the virtual social object, then users can view the message content, but user operation time increases and interaction efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The positioning mark element performs preliminary action by pre-indicating the recipient's location in the virtual scene before the user needs to view the message content. This advance positioning information eliminates the need for users to manually search for the virtual object, significantly reducing the time and effort required to locate and interact with the recipient.
Solution Approach 2:
The positioning mark element acts as an intermediary between the message prompt and the virtual social object. Instead of requiring users to directly search for the object, the positioning mark serves as a visual mediator that guides users to the correct location, simplifying the interaction process and improving ease of operation.
3Adaptability or versatility
If only basic message prompting is provided, then the display system remains simple, but the function indication of messages is single and indication efficiency is poor
Solution Approach 1:
The message display system is designed with multi-functionality, where a single integrated prompt structure serves multiple purposes: the message prompt element triggers message content display, the account identification element provides sender information, and the positioning mark element indicates recipient location. This universal design enables diverse message indication functions without requiring separate systems for each function, thereby improving adaptability while controlling overall complexity.
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AI summary
A method for displaying a message based on a social scene, performed by a terminal device, includes: displaying a first scene picture corresponding to a virtual scene in a first observation range; displaying, based on receiving a first social message transmitted from a second social account, a first message prompt element and a first account identification element corresponding to the second social account; displaying, based on a second social object corresponding to the second social account being in the virtual scene, a positioning mark element at a determined position corresponding to the first account identification element; and switching, based on the positioning mark element, from the first observation range to a second observation range, to display a second scene picture corresponding to the virtual scene based on a first triggering operation being performed on the first account identification element.