Unified Virtual Content Editor Interface for File Merging
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Solution Overview
Problem
Managing and editing virtual content in complex virtual spaces is challenging due to the large number of files involved, requiring administrators to carefully track information across multiple file locations with different organization techniques, making it difficult to efficiently update and test variations of virtual objects.
Innovation Solution
A system with a cohesive editing interface that merges information from multiple files into a single editor window, using visual cues to aid users in tracking changes, and allowing administrators to select and override property values for virtual objects, facilitating A-B testing and efficient editing of virtual content.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If administrators manually track information across multiple file locations using naming conventions and organization techniques, then file organization is maintained, but editing efficiency and ease of operation deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges information from multiple individual files into a single consolidated editor window. The system loads and displays property values from multiple files simultaneously, allowing administrators to view and edit all virtual object properties in one unified interface rather than navigating through numerous separate files.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary layer between the file system and the user interface. This intermediary component automatically manages file loading, property value aggregation, and coordinate translation, shielding users from file management complexity while maintaining efficient access to all virtual object properties.
2Productivity
If information is distributed across hundreds or thousands of individual files, then data organization is achieved, but information tracking and editing time increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system combines data from multiple files into a single editor window, allowing administrators to edit all virtual object properties simultaneously. This merging eliminates the need to open and switch between numerous individual files, dramatically reducing editing time and improving productivity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically loading and organizing all file information into the editor window before the user begins editing. Property values are pre-coordinated and displayed in their correct locations, eliminating the time required for manual file navigation and information gathering during the editing process.
3Ease of operation
If a single editor window displays merged information from multiple files, then ease of operation improves, but system complexity and processing requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs an intermediary component that handles the complexity of coordinating information from multiple files. This intermediary manages file loading, property value aggregation, and data synchronization automatically, presenting a simple unified interface to users while containing the system complexity within the intermediary layer itself.
Solution Approach 2:
The system segments the complexity management function into a separate intermediary component, distinct from both the file system and the user interface. This segmentation allows the interface to remain simple while the intermediary handles the computational complexity of coordinating multiple files in the background.
Data Source
AI summary
A system for editing virtual content of a virtual space. The system may include a host server comprising one or more physical processors configured to effectuate presentation of an editing interface on a client computing platform associated with an administrator user. The files may store property values for the properties of the virtual content of the virtual space. The property value for a property of virtual content may be determined based on a selection of a file that stores the property value. The editing interface may be configured to receive selection of a file from a group of files that stores different property values for the same property in order to implement the property value(s) of the selected file. The editing interface may be configured to present visual cues to the administrator related to the selection of files that store different property values for the properties of the virtual content.