Virtual Object Placement Joystick for Faster Building Interaction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing virtual environment-based applications require multiple steps for constructing buildings, leading to inefficient human-computer interaction.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus that utilize a building joystick control to allow users to construct buildings in a virtual environment through a single touch and release operation, reducing the construction process to two steps from the conventional three.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If traditional multi-step construction process is used, then building construction can be completed with basic controls, but construction efficiency is low and interaction complexity is high
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple construction controls (placement, rotation, material selection) into a single integrated joystick control. The joystick simultaneously handles position adjustment, orientation control, and building placement, merging several discrete operations into one unified control mechanism, thereby reducing interaction complexity while maintaining construction efficiency
Solution Approach 2:
The joystick control is designed as a multi-functional device that can perform multiple construction tasks: adjusting building position, rotating building orientation, selecting materials, and triggering placement. This universal control replaces multiple specialized controls, simplifying the user interface while preserving all necessary construction capabilities
2Loss of time
If multiple construction steps are required, then precise control over building parameters is achieved, but construction time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-configures the joystick control with all necessary construction parameters and options before the user begins building. Material selections, placement options, and rotation settings are prepared in advance, allowing users to immediately start construction without navigating through multiple setup screens or configuration steps, thus reducing construction time while maintaining operational simplicity
Data Source
AI summary
A method for adding a virtual object in a virtual environment is provided. An image of the virtual environment is displayed based on a position of a virtual movable object in the virtual environment. An object controller corresponding to the virtual object to be added in the virtual environment is displayed. The object controller includes a control region and a graphical element configured to move within the control region according to a first touch operation. A first position of the virtual object in the virtual environment is determined according to a position of the graphical element within the control region when the first touch operation ends. The virtual object is added in the virtual environment at the determined first position of the virtual object.