Virtual Item Drop Interface for Precise Team Item Distribution
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing methods for dropping virtual items in a virtual environment are complex and inefficient, particularly when multiple users need to distribute items among team members, leading to missed opportunities for timely assistance.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus that simplifies the process by displaying icons for virtual items and partial-drop regions, allowing users to drag and drop a predefined or user-customized number of items directly to these regions, reducing the need for multiple step-by-step quantity settings.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If the user opens the inventory, selects a target virtual item, sets a drop quantity, and clicks a virtual drop button to complete the dropping, then the virtual item can be dropped with precise quantity control, but the operation steps become complex and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The invention divides the drop region into multiple sub-regions, where each sub-region corresponds to a specific drop quantity (e.g., first sub-region for dropping 1 item, second sub-region for dropping 2 items, etc.). This segmentation allows users to quickly select the desired drop quantity by simply dragging the item to the corresponding sub-region, eliminating the need to manually set the quantity through multiple steps while maintaining precise control over the drop amount.
2Measurement precision
If the user follows the traditional multi-step process to drop virtual items, then accurate quantity control is achieved, but the efficiency of man-machine interaction deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The invention pre-divides the drop region into multiple sub-regions, each pre-configured with a specific drop quantity. This preliminary arrangement of drop regions allows users to directly drag items to the appropriate sub-region without needing to perform preliminary quantity setting operations, thereby significantly improving item dropping efficiency while maintaining accurate quantity control.
3Loss of time
If the user needs to distribute items quickly among team members in a battle royale game, then timely assistance can be provided, but the complex operation steps prevent quick item distribution
Solution Approach 1:
The drop region is segmented into multiple sub-regions, each representing a different drop quantity. This segmentation enables users to quickly distribute items to multiple team members by simply dragging items to different sub-regions, eliminating the need to repeatedly open inventory and set quantities. This significantly reduces the time required for item distribution and simplifies the operation process during fast-paced game situations.
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AI summary
This application discloses a method for controlling a virtual object to drop a virtual item in a virtual environment performed at a terminal. The method includes: displaying a user interface, the user interface including an icon corresponding to at least one type of virtual items possessed by a virtual object and a partial-drop region; receiving a first drag operation of dragging target virtual items from the icon corresponding to the at least one type of virtual items to the partial-drop region; dropping a fixed number of target virtual items in response to release of the first drag operation at a first location within the partial-drop region; and dropping a user-customized number of target virtual items in response to release of the first drag operation at a second location within the partial-drop region.