3D Virtual Tabletop Play With Dynamic Rule Negotiation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing digital tabletop games lack authentic face-to-face interaction and realism, requiring pre-configured game rules for each type and limiting flexibility in gameplay mechanics.
Innovation Solution
A virtual tabletop game system with a tabletop game server and terminals, featuring a 3D game space, avatar module, video communication module, and tabletop game module, enabling negotiation of game rules and interactions without pre-development, and incorporating 3D spatial audio and virtual props.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional tabletop games are converted into digital versions, then convenience of playing anytime and anywhere is improved, but authentic face-to-face interaction and realism are lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a virtual copy of the physical tabletop gaming environment using VR technology. The system replicates the physical table, cards, and player positions in a 3D virtual space, allowing players to interact with virtual representations of physical objects while maintaining the social presence and face-to-face interaction experience of traditional tabletop games.
Solution Approach 2:
The VR system acts as an intermediary between physical tabletop games and digital gaming. It mediates the interaction by translating physical gestures and movements into virtual actions, and by providing spatial audio and visual cues that simulate the presence of other players, thus preserving authentic interaction while enabling remote play.
2Adaptability or versatility
If each traditional tabletop game is converted into a separate digital version, then game-specific rules and mechanics are preserved, but system complexity and number of interfaces increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal virtual tabletop platform that can host multiple different tabletop games within a single interface. The system provides generic functionalities such as 3D space rendering, avatar representation, and communication tools that work across different games, while allowing each game to have its own specific rules and mechanics configured within the same environment.
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically adapts the virtual environment and game parameters based on the specific tabletop game being played. The platform can change its configuration, rules, and mechanics on-the-fly to accommodate different games, eliminating the need for separate static interfaces for each game while maintaining game-specific customization.
3Stability of the object's composition
If pre-configured game rules are implemented for each digital tabletop game, then game rules are standardized, but flexibility in negotiating and changing gameplay mechanics is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic rule negotiation capabilities that allow players to discuss, modify, and agree upon game rules during the virtual session. The system supports real-time communication and collaboration among players to establish custom rules, combining the stability of standardized rules with the flexibility of player-negotiated gameplay mechanics.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enhances authenticity and interactivity, allowing flexible gameplay mechanics and immersive experiences across distances, overcoming physical space limitations.
Implementation Method 1
the video communication module converts an audio provided by each of the tabletop game terminals into a 3D spatial audio during the negotiation of the tabletop game rule among the tabletop game terminals
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AI summary
A virtual tabletop game system includes a tabletop game server and a plurality of tabletop game terminals. The tabletop game server is communicatively connected to each of the tabletop game terminals. The tabletop game server includes a tabletop game environment module configured to provide a three-dimensional (3D) tabletop game space, an avatar module configured to display a player avatar corresponding to each of the tabletop game terminals in the 3D tabletop game space, a video communication module configured to negotiate a tabletop game rule in the 3D tabletop game space and a tabletop game module configured to implement game interaction with each of the tabletop game terminals in the 3D tabletop game space. The virtual tabletop game system overcomes the limitation of physical props and venues in physical tabletop games, and enhances the authenticity and interactivity of communications.