Virtual Space Guidance for Avatar Navigation
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Solution Overview
Problem
In virtual spaces designed to mimic reality, avatars often need to traverse long distances to reach desired locations, making it difficult for users to easily move their avatars to specific positions.
Innovation Solution
An information processing system that includes a drawing portion for rendering a display image of a virtual space, an acquisition portion for obtaining user input, and a position update portion that changes the avatar's position based on user input, while also providing guidance information to assist in moving the avatar to a desired position relative to another user's avatar.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If the virtual space is designed as a space having an expanse imitating reality, then the realism and immersion of the virtual space is improved, but the movement distance of avatars to reach desired spaces becomes relatively long
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces guidance information as an intermediary element that mediates between the avatar and the destination. This guidance information visually indicates the positional relationship and movement direction, making navigation in large-scale virtual spaces easier without compromising the realistic spatial design. The guidance acts as a mediator that bridges the gap between the avatar's current position and the desired location.
2Stability of the object's composition
If the virtual space is designed as a space having an expanse imitating reality, then the realism of the virtual space is improved, but the time required for avatars to reach desired positions increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by providing guidance information in advance that indicates the optimal movement path and positional relationship to the destination. This allows users to plan their movement ahead of time and reach desired positions more efficiently, reducing the time spent navigating through large virtual spaces while maintaining realistic spatial proportions.
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AI summary
An information processing system is disclosed that includes a drawing portion that draws a display image for a terminal including at least one display medium positioned in a virtual space, an acquisition portion that acquires input from a user, and a position update portion that changes a position of the display medium associated with one user in the virtual space based on a first input from the one user acquired by the acquisition portion. The drawing portion draws guidance information indicating a positional relationship between a first display medium associate with the one user and a second display medium associated with another user, associating the guidance information with the first display medium.