Virtual Natural Element Interaction in Open World Games
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Solution Overview
Problem
In three-dimensional open world games, players often feel lost and experience low interaction efficiency due to the lack of guidance and excessive time spent searching for interactive objects or monsters, leading to wasted resources and premature game duration.
Innovation Solution
The method involves displaying virtual natural elements in the game scene that transform into interactive targets when a virtual object enters a negative impact region, enriching interactive objects and reducing exploration time by guiding players to interact with these transformed targets.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If players are given complete freedom to explore in 3D open world games, then player autonomy and immersion are improved, but players feel lost and lack clear goals due to excessive exploration time
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-arranges interactive objects at specific locations in the virtual scene before the player arrives. When the player enters a predetermined area, the interactive objects are automatically generated or activated, providing guidance without restricting player freedom. This resolves the contradiction by preparing interaction opportunities in advance rather than requiring random exploration.
Solution Approach 2:
Interactive objects serve as intermediaries between the player and the game world. These objects (such as floating items, glowing markers, or transformable elements) guide players to important locations and tasks while maintaining the illusion of open exploration. The intermediaries bridge the gap between player autonomy and structured gameplay.
2Reliability
If players must actively search for task objects or monsters, then game challenge is maintained, but interaction efficiency decreases and hardware resources are wasted
Solution Approach 1:
Interactive objects dynamically transform based on player proximity and interaction state. Objects can change appearance, position, or function to guide players while maintaining challenge. For example, objects may pulse or move to attract attention, then stabilize when approached, providing clear feedback without removing the need for player action.
Solution Approach 2:
Visual changes such as color shifts, glowing effects, or size variations are used to indicate interactive objects and their states. These visual cues help players quickly identify targets without extensive searching, improving efficiency while maintaining engagement through visually stimulating feedback.
3Device complexity
If interactive objects are sparse in the virtual scene, then scene simplicity is maintained, but players experience confusion and loss of game goals
Solution Approach 1:
The virtual scene is divided into multiple predetermined areas, each containing specific interactive objects. This segmentation allows the game to provide localized guidance without overwhelming the player with global complexity. Each area has its own set of interaction opportunities, making the overall complex scene manageable through spatial organization.
Solution Approach 2:
Interactive objects serve multiple functions: they guide players to locations, indicate task objectives, provide feedback on player progress, and can transform into different states. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate guidance elements, maintaining scene simplicity while providing comprehensive game information.
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AI summary
This application provides an interaction method of controlling a virtual object in a virtual scene performed by an electronic device. The method includes: displaying a virtual object and a virtual natural element representing a virtual natural phenomenon in a virtual scene, wherein the virtual natural element is stationary in the virtual scene; transforming the virtual natural element into an interactive target object when the virtual object is within a negative impact region of the virtual natural element; and controlling the virtual object to interact with the target object in the virtual scene when an interaction instruction for the target object is received.