Virtual Camera Object Display Timing Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
In game devices and simulations, objects often appear in unstable states due to physics engine calculations, leading to unnatural behavior when displayed, as they transition from unstable to stable states, disrupting the gaming experience.
Innovation Solution
A method is implemented where objects in unstable states are delayed in their display until their physical behavior is complete, ensuring they are in a stable state before being shown, using a virtual camera control system, physics computation, and determination steps to manage object arrangement and rendering in a virtual space.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Speed
If objects are displayed immediately after being arranged in the virtual space, then the responsiveness and real-time performance of the game is improved, but objects may be displayed in unstable states causing unnatural behavior
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary stability determination before displaying the object. The determination unit evaluates whether the object is in a stable state based on its initial position and supporting objects before the display process begins, preventing unstable objects from being displayed
Solution Approach 2:
The invention introduces a determination unit as an intermediary between the object arrangement process and the display process. This intermediary evaluates the stability condition of objects and controls the timing of display, acting as a mediator that resolves the contradiction between immediate display and stable state requirement
2Reliability
If the display timing of unstable objects is delayed until they reach stable state, then display stability is improved, but the time required for object arrangement and display increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary stability determination at the moment of object arrangement, before physics calculations proceed. This allows the system to identify unstable objects early and delay only their display timing, rather than waiting for physics stabilization, thus minimizing time loss
Solution Approach 2:
The determination unit uses the initial position information and supporting object data that are already available in the system to perform stability evaluation, rather than requiring additional complex calculations or external data, making the process efficient
Data Source
AI summary
This storage medium is a non-transitory storage medium storing an image processing program that can be read by a computer of an information processing apparatus. The image processing program causes a computer to execute steps of: controlling a virtual camera in a virtual space; and reading out, from the storage medium, an object, among objects recorded in the storage medium as objects present in the virtual space, that on the basis of at least a distance from the virtual camera is newly selected as the virtual camera moves, and holding the object in memory of the computer.