3D Trajectory Curves for Virtual Environment Parameter Visualization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing technologies fail to effectively present the distribution and change of environment parameters around a character in a virtual space in an easy-to-understand manner.
Innovation Solution
An image creating device comprising a parameter acquiring unit, a reference curve setting unit, and an image creating unit, which acquires environment parameters, sets a reference curve, and creates a trajectory curve passing through trajectory points to visually represent these parameters in three dimensions, allowing users to grasp the distribution and change of environment parameters.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If environment parameters are displayed using conventional methods (arrows, text, or simple gauges), then the information can be presented to the player, but the distribution and change of parameters around the character cannot be easily understood
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transforms one-dimensional parameter values into three-dimensional trajectory curves by adding spatial dimensions. The trajectory points are positioned in 3D space based on parameter values, creating visual curves that show parameter distribution and changes around the character from multiple angles simultaneously, making complex environmental information intuitively understandable
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies color mapping to trajectory curves based on environment parameter values. Different colors or color intensities represent different parameter levels, allowing players to quickly grasp parameter distribution and changes through visual color cues rather than reading numerical data
2Loss of information
If multiple meters or graphs are added to display environment parameters, then more information can be provided, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple parameter display functions into a single integrated trajectory curve visualization. Instead of using separate meters or graphs for different parameters, the system combines them into unified 3D curves that simultaneously show distribution and changes of multiple environment parameters, reducing interface complexity while maintaining information completeness
Solution Approach 2:
The trajectory curve system serves multiple functions simultaneously: it displays parameter distribution, shows parameter changes over time, indicates directional information, and provides spatial context. This multi-functional visualization replaces what would traditionally require multiple separate display components
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AI summary
In an image creating device (201) for creating an image viewably showing the distribution of an environment parameter of the environment around a character in a virtual space, a parameter acquiring unit (202) acquires an environment parameter of the environment around a character in each direction from the character, a reference curve setting unit (203) sets a reference curve surrounding the character, a trajectory point setting unit (204) sets a trajectory point in a position moved in a predetermined direction from each reference point in the reference curve by an amount of move associated with the value of the environment parameter at the reference point acquired in the direction from the character toward the reference point, and an image creating unit (205) creates an image showing the trajectory curve passing through the set trajectory points and the character viewed from the point of view placed in the virtual space.