Touchscreen Gaming Character Responses for Player Engagement
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional touch panel responsive gaming machines provide uniform responses to player interactions, leading to boredom and a lack of participation, as players are limited to watching pre-defined performance scenes without active engagement, and new users may struggle to determine if the machine is touch panel responsive before starting the game.
Innovation Solution
A gaming machine with image display and contact detection means that changes the character image based on the contact position and mode, determined by factors like contact time, frequency, and trajectory, allowing for varied interactions and enhanced player participation, and also includes a mechanism to verify game value insertion before the game begins.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If uniform response is provided to player interactions, then the system is simple to implement, but player engagement deteriorates leading to boredom
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by differentiating the response based on the specific contact position on the character. Different body parts (head, shoulders, hands, etc.) trigger different actions, allowing the system to provide localized, context-specific responses rather than uniform reactions, thereby enhancing player engagement while maintaining implementation feasibility
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically adjusts the character's response based on real-time contact position and contact mode detection. The character performs different actions depending on where and how the player touches, creating a dynamic and adaptive interaction experience that prevents boredom and enhances engagement
2Stability of the object's composition
If pre-defined performance scenes are displayed, then the visual content is consistent, but player participation deteriorates as players can only watch
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements feedback by detecting player contact input and immediately reflecting it through character actions. The character responds to player touches by performing relevant actions (answering questions, providing information, etc.), creating an interactive loop that transforms passive viewing into active participation while maintaining visual consistency through structured response scenarios
Solution Approach 2:
The character serves multiple functions: it displays pre-defined performance scenes for visual consistency, detects contact positions for interaction, and performs various actions based on contact mode. This multi-functionality allows the same character to provide both consistent visual content and adaptive player participation
3Device complexity
If touch panel responsiveness is not indicated before game start, then the interface is cleaner, but new user accessibility deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by displaying the character on the screen before the game starts, allowing new users to observe and understand the touch panel responsiveness in advance. The character's presence and potential interactivity are demonstrated beforehand, making the interface both clean and accessible to new users
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AI summary
A gaming machine having a display that displays a determined screen including a character, during execution of a game, a touch panel sensor, disposed above the display, that is capable of detecting the contact position, the position of the character contacted by a player, and a CPU that determines the contact position of the character as well as the contact mode, and that displays an image on the display, that is changed based on the result of this determination.