KR100599978B1 - Online game service method and recording media storing computer program for the method - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an online game service method capable of indirect communication and a computer-readable recording medium that records a program for executing the method. The game also has the same effect as offline.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an online game service method in which a user accesses a website of an online game service system to play an online game. The user requests game service information from a game server and receives the received game service information. Providing, by the user computer, the modified game screen to the user by modifying the previously registered deformation information; Requesting, by the user, the game server by inputting detailed information on a part of the modified game screen that the user wants to see in detail; And transmitting, from the game server, the detailed information requested by the user to the user computer, and transmitting the fact that the user requested the detailed information to another user computer playing the same game as the user.

Description

ONLINE GAME SERVICE METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIA STORING COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR THE METHOD}

1 is a block diagram of a general online game service system

2A and 2B are flowcharts illustrating an online game service method according to the present invention.

3 is a flowchart illustrating an online game service method capable of indirectly communicating according to the present invention.

4 is a diagram for explaining a case in which the step of transmitting the detailed information to the user who requested the detailed information and the fact that the detailed information is requested to other users (S105) is applied to the poker game.

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10-1, ......, 10-n: User computer 20: Game provision server

21: Web Server 22: Channel Server

23: Channel DB 24n: Game Server

25n: Game DB 30: Internet Network

50-1: User A 50-2: User B 50-3: User C

60-1: Card 1 60-2: Card 2 60-3: Card 3

60-4: Card4 60-5: Card5 60-6: Card6

The present invention relates to an online game service method and a computer-readable recording medium recording a program for executing the method. In particular, the present invention relates to indirect communication by implementing an online game so as to know where the opponent's eyes are heading. The present invention relates to an online game service method, and a computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for executing the method.

In recent years, with the rapid increase in the spread of the Internet, various kinds of services have been provided through the same medium as the Internet. In particular, the game service is a service used by many users among services provided through the Internet, and various games are being provided.

The types of online games provided on the Internet include educational games such as typing games, arcade games such as Tetris, board games such as Go, Shogi, Bingo Bingo, and high-stop games such as Go Stop, Hit and Go, and Seven Poker. There are poker games, action / strategy games such as grand chase, and RPG games such as lineage and ragheim.

Next, a general online game service system for providing an online game using an internet network will be described with reference to FIG. 1.

As shown in FIG. 1, the online game service system includes a game providing server 20 for providing an online game through an internet network 30 and a game providing server 20 through the internet network 30. It is composed of a plurality of user computers (10-n) to connect and then play an online game provided by the game providing server 20. Here, the game providing server 20 includes a web server 21, a channel server 22, a channel database (DB) 23, a plurality of game servers 24n, a plurality of game DB (25n). do.

The plurality of user computers 10-n are computers that access a web server 21 of the game providing server 20 to play a game through the Internet network 30.

The web server 21 is a server that provides various online games to the plurality of user computers 10-n connected through the Internet network 30.

When the user selects a game through the web server 21, the channel server 22 provides the user with a list of game-related channels and channel-specific game rooms selected with reference to the channel DB 23.

The channel DB 23 stores channel related data for each game and game room related data established in each channel.

The plurality of game servers 24n provide a game service selected by a user through the channel server 22. At this time, the game server 24n proceeds with the game according to the game logic determined for each game with reference to the plurality of game DBs 25n.

The plurality of game DBs 25n store game-specific logic for controlling to play a game.

The operation of the conventional online game service system is as follows. First, when a user selects a game through the web server 21, the web server 21 starts a game user program pre-installed in the user computer 10-n, and the user by the started user program. The computer 10-n is connected to the channel server 22 through the internet network 30.

Subsequently, the channel server 22 provides the user with a selected game related channel and a game room list for each channel with reference to the channel DB 23.

Then, the user selects a channel to which he wishes to play the game and a specific game room belonging to the channel through the channel list and the game room list provided by the channel server 22.

The plurality of game servers 24n then provide a game service selected by the user via the channel server 22. At this time, the game server 24n proceeds with the game according to the game logic determined for each game with reference to the plurality of game DBs 25n.

On the other hand, when the game is not an online game that is played via the Internet as described above, the people who play the game communicate with each other, or look at each other's facial expressions or gestures, the gaze of the other party, the admiration of the other party, etc. As you listen, read the opponent's hand or guess their intentions or thoughts. For example, when playing a go-stop or poker game, you look at your opponent's hand and guess what your opponent's hand is. This indirect communication makes the game more enjoyable and fun.

In online games, however, there is no fun indirect communication between people playing the game, such as games played offline. Therefore, when you play board games, go-stop games, poker games, etc. on the Internet, you cannot see or hear the other person's facial expressions or gestures, the other person's eyes, or the admiration that the other person is spitting out. I couldn't figure it out. Therefore, in the conventional online game service method, the fun is halved as much as the game proceeds monotonously in a predetermined manner.

Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and the object of the present invention is to make it possible to know where the other person's eyes are facing when playing online games, so that online games can feel the same fun as offline and indirect communication The present invention provides an online game service method and a computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for executing the method.

In order to achieve the above object, the online game service method according to the present invention is an online game service method in which a user connects to a website of an online game service system and plays an online game, wherein the user requests game service information from a game server. Receiving the received game service information and modifying the received game service information by pre-registered deformation information to provide the modified game screen to the user; Requesting, by the user, the game server by inputting detailed information on a part of the modified game screen that the user wants to see in detail; And transmitting, from the game server, the detailed information requested by the user to the user computer, and transmitting the fact that the user requested the detailed information to another user computer playing the same game as the user.

In this case, the deformation information may be one of deliberately reducing, blurring, or darkening the game board without clearly displaying the screen, and the game server may display the detailed information requested by the user. It is characterized in that it is any one of the enlarged display, the clear display, or the bright display.

In addition, the online game service method transmits the detailed information to the user computer requesting the detailed information when another user playing the same game requests the detailed information, and the fact that the user requested the detailed information is different. The method may further include transmitting to a user computer.

In addition, the online game service method determines whether the game state information has changed, and if the game state information has been changed, receives game service information from the user, and if not changed, the user computer provides the detailed information requested by the user. And transmitting the fact that the user requested the detailed information to another user computer playing the same game as the user.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

2A and 2B are flowcharts illustrating an online game service method according to the present invention, in which only a method of playing a game is different from the prior art, and the rest is almost the same. Hereinafter, the system configuration in the online game service method will be described with reference to FIG. 1.

First, the user accesses the game website of the web server 21 through the Internet network 30 (step S10), enters a user ID and password, passes the authentication process, and logs in (step S20). . At this time, in the case of a non-member, log in after joining the member (step S22).

Then, the user clicks and selects a game button on the website screen output on his computer screen (step S30).

Then, when the user selects a game through the web server 21, the web server 21 starts a game user program pre-installed in the user computer 10-n (step S40), and starts the game. By the user program, the user computer 10-n connects to the channel server 22 through the Internet network 30.

Next, the channel server 22 provides the user with the selected game-related channel and the game room list for each channel with reference to the channel DB 23 (step S50).

Then, the user selects a channel to which he / she wants to play the game through the channel list and the game room list provided by the channel server 22 (step S60).

Then, the plurality of game servers 24n install, register and upgrade game files of the corresponding channel selected by the user through the channel server 22 (step S70).

Then, the user computer 10-n connects to the game server 24n (step S80), selects and enters the game room (step S90).

Here, when the user computer 10-n connects to the game server 24n, a waiting room is shown and the user is registered as a waiter. The waiting room is composed of a predetermined number of game rooms and is divided into predetermined areas through the user's browser window. Each game room displays an avatar of a user who is already connected, so that the user can grasp the number of users participating in each game room and can also identify the user who has connected to the game room. In each game room, a user connects to the game server 24n by the method described above, and then plays a game with another user through the game server 24n. At this time, the room connected to each other through the game server 24n but the game is not yet progressed, that is, a game room that can be accessed by other users, the link 'participation' is displayed. In addition, the 'create' link is displayed in the empty of the existing room.

A user registered as a waiter can access a user through the game server 24n and proceed with the game by clicking the 'Join' button. In the game, when the host who is the user who created the room or the user who created the room for the first time stops the connection, another user becomes the owner and starts the game according to a predetermined rule (step S100). At this time, the game server 24n proceeds with the game according to the game logic determined for each game with reference to the plurality of game DBs 25n.

Here, the present invention allows the user to indirectly communicate with other users while playing the game. For example, the game user provides a function of knowing where the opponent's eyes are heading. This will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 3.

Then, when the game is finished, the owner of the game sends the result of the game to the game server 24n, and the game server 24n which has received the result again updates the user record table after verifying the result again. Then, the grade is adjusted to reflect the total of each user who participated in the game by transmitting to the database (step S140).

After reflecting the game result in the step (S140) it is fed back to the step of selecting the channel (S60) to repeat the above process.

3 is a flowchart illustrating an online game service method capable of indirectly communicating according to the present invention.

In the online game service method of indirect communication according to the present invention, as shown in FIG. 3, when a game is started in the game play step S100 of FIG. 2, the user connected to the game server 24n. The computer 10-n requests and receives the game service information necessary for game progression from the game server 24n (step S101).

Then, the user computer 10-n transforms the game service information received from the game server 24n by the previously registered deformation information and provides the modified game screen to the user (step S102). In this case, as an example of the previously registered deformation information, the game board may be deliberately reduced, blurred, or darkened without being clearly displayed on the screen. Therefore, the user can only know roughly what is in each place on the modified game screen, but cannot accurately see information about the place.

Next, the user inputs information (hereinafter, 'detail information') about a part of the modified game screen to be viewed in detail and requests the game server. Then, the user computer 10-n determines whether there is a request for detailed information from the user (step S103), and if there is a request for detailed information (YES), requests the corresponding information from the game server 24n ( Step S104), if there is no request for detailed information (No), the process proceeds to the next step S106. Here, the user's request for detailed information may be information about a place to be viewed in detail among the modified game screens (parts of which the screen of the game board is reduced, blurred, or darkened without being apparent).

By the request of the detailed information of the user computer 10-n, the game server 24n provides the requested information to the user computer 10-n, and the game server 24n provides the user computer 10-n. The fact that n) requests detailed information from the game server 24n is transmitted to another user computer playing the same game as the user (S105). Here, when the game server 24n provides the detailed information to the user computer 10-n of the user who has requested the detailed information, the requested place is enlarged, made clear or brightened and displayed on the screen. As a result, the user can accurately grasp the requested detailed information.

FIG. 4 is a diagram for describing a case in which a step of transmitting detailed information to a user who has requested the detailed information and transmitting the fact that the detailed information is requested to other users (S105) is applied to a poker game. to be.

User A 50-1, User B 50-2, and User C 50-3 are participants in the poker game, and Card 1 60-1 on the monitor of user computer 10-1. To card 6 (60-6) are placed in respective predetermined positions. At this time, the game board provided to the user A 50-1, the user B 50-2, and the user C 50-3 is not clearly displayed on the screen but is deliberately reduced, blurred or dark. Thus, users can only know roughly what is in each place on the modified game screen, but cannot accurately see information about the place.

User A 50-1 may request detailed information on Card 4 60-4 in order to view Card 4 60-4 in detail as the game progresses, and corresponds to User A 50-1. The computer 10-n requests the game server 24n for detailed information (step S104). At this time, the detailed information relates to what card the card 4 (60-4) is.

The game server 24n sends information corresponding to the user computer 10-n (for example, the card 4 is spade 5) by the request of the information of the user computer 10-n, and the user of the user A 50-1. Send to the computer 10-n, and the user B 50-2 and the user C 50-3 request the detailed information on the card 4 from the user A 50-1. I'll send the fact. Thereby, even in an online game, other users can know which card the user A 50-1 is currently viewing, and indirect communication is possible.

Referring back to FIG. 4, after requesting and receiving the detailed information (S105) or when there is no request for the detailed information (NO in S103), the game server 24n is not the user computer 10-n. It is determined whether there is a request for information from another user's computer 10-n (step S106), and if there is a request for information (YES), the game server 24n determines that the other user's computer 10-n The requested information is informed to the user computer 10-n that there is a fact that detailed information has been requested from a specific user (step S107), and if there is no information request ('no'), the process goes to step S108. Accordingly, the user can know where the other person's gaze is currently by checking the fact that the other user requests detailed information.

Then, it is determined whether the state information of the game has been changed (step S108), and if the state information of the game has been changed (YES), the user returns to step S101 of requesting and receiving game service information and playing the game. If the state information has not changed, the process returns to step S103 to determine if there is a request for detailed information from the user, and repeats each operation. Here, the state information of the game includes state information such as the user or another user who proceeds a turn or takes a time limit if there is a time limit.

According to the present invention, when you play offline games, you can enjoy the fun of looking at the opponent's mind by watching the other's eyes in the online game, and the tricks of deceiving the other person by deliberately looking at another place when offline games are reflected in the online game. Can be.

The present invention can be most usefully applied to an online game, for example, a game having a large game board among board games. In other words, in order to put the entire game board on one screen, it must be reduced. At this time, if there is a place that the user wants to see in detail, the game user can input the information (data) of the place in detail.

In addition, when the game board is small, the entire game board may be blurred or darkened so that only the place designated by the user is clearly displayed. In this case, game users may feel a bit frustrated, but can provide fun such as a glimpse of each other's minds and tricks to deceive the other through this.

Preferred embodiments of the present invention as described above are disclosed for the purpose of illustration, and those skilled in the art will be able to make various modifications, changes, additions, etc. within the spirit and scope of the present invention, such modifications and changes belong to the following claims Should be seen.

As described above, the present invention allows the user to know where the other person's eyes are headed during the online game, and the trick of deliberately looking at another place to deceive the other person can be used in the play of the online game as it is interesting. Can be maximized.

Claims (6)

An online game service method in which a user connects to a website of an online game service system and plays an online game, Requesting and receiving game service information from a game server by the user, and providing the modified game screen to the user by modifying the received game service information by pre-registered deformation information of the user computer; Requesting, by the user, the game server by inputting detailed information on a part of the modified game screen that the user wants to see in detail; And transmitting, from the game server, the detailed information requested by the user to the user computer, and transmitting the fact that the user requested the detailed information to another user computer playing the same game as the user. Game service method. The method of claim 1, And the deformation information is any one of deliberately reducing, blurring, or darkening the game board without clearly displaying it on the screen. The method of claim 1, The game server is an online game service method, characterized in that the detailed information requested by the user is any one of the enlarged display, or clearly or brightly displayed only the portion requested by the user. The method of claim 1, The online game service method transmits the detailed information to a user computer requesting the detailed information when another user playing the same game requests the detailed information, and the fact that the user requested the detailed information is transmitted to the other user computer. Online game service method comprising the step of transmitting to. The method of claim 1, The online game service method determines whether the game state information has changed, and if the game state information has changed, receives game service information from the user, and if not, transmits the detailed information requested by the user to the user computer. And repeatedly transmitting the fact that the user requests the detailed information to another user computer playing the same game as the user. A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for executing the method of any one of claims 1 to 5.

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