Virtual Structure Item Replacement via Common Variation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional game systems require users to individually specify each component for changes in virtual structures, making the process complex and burdensome.
Innovation Solution
A program and system that acquires item information, forms virtual structures, selects items of a common variation based on user input, and replaces portions of the structures when certain conditions are met, simplifying the operation in virtual spaces.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If users individually specify each component for changes in virtual structures, then precise control over each component is achieved, but the operation process becomes complex and burdensome
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the component selection process into two levels: (1) selecting a common variation type that applies to multiple components at once, and (2) optionally specifying individual components if needed. This segmentation allows users to first perform a bulk operation for common variations, reducing the number of individual specifications required while maintaining the option for precise control when necessary.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges multiple component selections into a single operation by introducing the concept of 'common variation.' When multiple components share the same variation characteristics, the system allows users to select them together as a group, combining what would otherwise be multiple separate specification actions into one unified operation, thereby simplifying the overall process.
2Manufacturing precision
If users change multiple components individually, then each component can be precisely modified, but the time required for modification increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary action by allowing users to pre-select a common variation type before finalizing component assignments. This preliminary selection establishes a default configuration that can be quickly applied to multiple components, avoiding the need to individually configure each component from scratch, thus reducing modification time while preserving the ability to make precise adjustments afterward if needed.
Data Source
AI summary
A program is provided for causing a computer providing a virtual space (VS) to function as: an acquiring unit that acquires item information regarding a plurality of items used by an object (O) operated by a user in the virtual space (VS); a formation unit that forms one or more virtual structures based on the plurality of items; a selecting unit that selects items of a common variation VR associated with the plurality of items, based on a user input; and a replacement unit that replaces at least a portion of the plurality of items forming the one or more virtual structures with items of the common variation VR, when the plurality of items satisfy a predetermined condition. This program provides an information processing technique that improves users' convenience regarding their operation on virtual structures in a virtual space.