Virtual Golf Mini Map Segmentation for Course Visualization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing virtual golf simulation systems lack the ability to provide a dynamic and user-friendly interface for golfers to visualize the state of a golf course and the progress of their game, limiting convenience and engagement.
Innovation Solution
Incorporating a mini map display within the virtual golf simulation system that shows the virtual golf course in a downscaled format, with animation of the golf ball trajectory and weather conditions, allowing for step-by-step progression and interactive elements like wind direction and velocity animations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a mini map display is added to show golf course state and game progress, then golfer convenience and engagement are improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The display interface is segmented into multiple functional regions: a main golf simulation image display area and a separate mini map display area. The mini map is further segmented to show different information layers (course layout, ball position, trajectory, weather conditions) that can be displayed independently or combined, allowing complex information to be organized in manageable segments that improve usability without overwhelming the system.
Solution Approach 2:
Multiple information elements are merged into a single integrated mini map display: the downscaled golf course layout, real-time ball position, trajectory path, and weather condition indicators are combined in one visual interface. This merging allows golfers to access diverse information simultaneously without requiring separate displays or interfaces, improving convenience while managing system complexity through unified design.
2Loss of information
If multiple information elements are displayed on the mini map simultaneously, then information completeness is improved, but readability and clarity deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
Different regions of the mini map are assigned different visual qualities and information densities. The course layout uses simplified graphics for easy recognition, while specific areas like the current ball position use prominent visual markers. Weather information is displayed with distinct icons and colors in dedicated zones. This local differentiation of visual qualities allows multiple information types to coexist without compromising overall readability.
Solution Approach 2:
Information is organized across multiple visual dimensions rather than competing in a single plane: spatial position on the mini map indicates ball location, trajectory is shown through temporal animation sequences, weather conditions use color-coded overlays, and course features use symbolic representation. By distributing information across different visual dimensions (position, color, animation, symbol type), the system maintains completeness while preserving clarity through dimensional separation.
3Adaptability or versatility
If animation effects are added to show trajectory and weather conditions, then user engagement is improved, but processing requirements and energy consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
Animation effects are implemented as periodic rather than continuous operations. The golf ball trajectory is animated in discrete frames that update at specific intervals along the flight path, rather than requiring continuous rendering. Weather condition animations (such as wind direction indicators or precipitation effects) update periodically to reflect changing conditions rather than running continuously. This periodic approach maintains visual engagement while significantly reducing processing requirements and energy consumption compared to continuous animation.
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AI summary
Disclosed herein are an apparatus and method for virtual golf simulation imaging a mini map that provides contents on the mini map for allowing a golfer to recognize the state of a golf course and a state in which a round of golf is being currently played in a virtual golf process through virtual golf simulation in a more active user-oriented form. The apparatus includes a simulation means for performing golf simulation on a virtual golf course, an image processing means for displaying a golf simulation image obtained by the simulation means and a mini map image having a downscaled image of the virtual golf course displayed in a predetermined region of the golf simulation image, and a mini map control means for controlling a plurality of mini maps showing states and information changed according to progress of the virtual golf simulation performed in the virtual golf course to be displayed step by step.