Virtual Item Placement Control With Target Slot Highlighting
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Solution Overview
Problem
In games where players need to transfer materials between different storage slots, novice players face difficulty in quickly locating the correct slot for object placement due to the need for manual trial and error, leading to low operation efficiency and reduced gaming experience.
Innovation Solution
An operation control method for virtual objects that includes providing a graphical user interface with designated display areas and sub-containers, intelligently identifying the target sub-container based on object and container types, and displaying it in proximity to the object's current position, allowing for efficient placement without extensive manual searching.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If players manually search for storage slots through trial and error, then the system structure remains simple, but operation efficiency decreases and time consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically determining the target storage slot based on object type and container type before the player completes the transfer operation. The target sub-container is pre-identified and highlighted, allowing the player to directly place the object without manual searching through multiple slots.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides visual feedback by highlighting the target sub-container in the second display area when the player drags an object there. This feedback mechanism guides the player to the correct storage location automatically, eliminating the need for trial and error and reducing time consumption.
2Ease of operation
If multiple storage slots are provided for different object types, then storage organization improves, but difficulty in locating correct slots increases for novice players
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies local quality by providing different display and interaction characteristics for different storage slots based on their types. The target sub-container is visually highlighted with distinct appearance (e.g., different color or brightness) compared to other slots, making it easily distinguishable and simplifying the player's task of locating the correct storage location.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces an intermediary mechanism - the visual highlighting system - that mediates between the player's action (dragging object to second display area) and the correct storage location. This intermediary guide helps novice players understand which slot is the target without requiring them to manually search or understand the complex storage slot arrangement.
3Productivity
If automatic target sub-container determination is implemented, then operation efficiency improves, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system achieves multi-functionality by using a unified determination mechanism that handles different object types and container types through the same logic. The target sub-container is determined based on the combination of object type and container type, allowing the system to automatically identify appropriate storage slots for various items without requiring separate complex handling for each item type.
Data Source
AI summary
An operation control method for a virtual article includes: in response to a movement control operation for a first virtual article in a first storage container, controlling the first virtual article to move; determining, from among a plurality of sub-containers, a target sub-container for the placement of the first virtual article; in response to the first virtual article moving to a second display area, and on the basis of a first current position of the first virtual article in the second display area, determining a first specified sub-area in the second display area, and performing control to display the target sub-container in the first specified sub-area; and in response to the ending of the movement control operation, placing the first virtual article in the target sub-container.