CN1649651A - Online vehicle collection and play activity - Google Patents
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Abstract
An online game. More particularly, an online game in which virtual vehicles, particularly cars, may be selected, customized, and entered into races and other activities in an online community forum. In some embodiments, the online game may include a customization tutorial wherein virtual vehicles may be customized in a substantially reversible manner.
Description
The related application reference
It is the priority of 60/355,002 U.S. Provisional Patent Application that the application requires on February 8th, 2002 application, sequence number.
Technical field
The present invention relates to game on line.Or rather, the present invention relates to wherein virtual vehicle, particularly car and can in an on-line communities forum, select, customize, and enter match and other movable games on line.
Background technology
The computer entertainment of networking comprises game on line, single player, a plurality of player can be provided in online network environment at present and fight the function of competing.The example of game on line can find in United States Patent (USP) 6419577,6325292,6319125,6280325,6251017,6224486 and WO013788.Usually, these systems pay admission fee for those for obtaining the addressing machine meeting, play games successively then to obtain participant's design of possible award.
Game on line based on the role can also be that the participant receives a role, be specified in a virtual world and carry out function, and these features can win virtual game credits in some cases, and it can exchange subsequently to obtain other attributes.These attributes can improve the outward appearance and/or the performance of described feature in the environment of described virtual world.
Summary of the invention
The invention provides a game on line, preferably provide a game on line to a plurality of terminals by a Web server, these terminals communicate by communication network and the Web server such as the internet, and the user can visit by Web browser simultaneously.In a specific embodiment, the invention provides a game on line interface and environment, participant can select the virtual vehicle of a customization therein, this car can be relevant with the toy car of one or more actual purchases, and can obtain an initial amount of virtual game credits and be used to customize this virtual vehicle.Activity by a customization, the participant can be by amount of virtual game credits minimizing customizable virtual vehicles in return, simultaneously can provide a customization tutorial, the participant can practise customizable virtual vehicles in the mode of completely reversibility, and does not need to reduce the quantity of amount of virtual game credits.
The invention provides the multiple online activity that comprises customizable virtual vehicle, comprise single player and a plurality of players' the match and the recreation of non-match, wherein customizable virtual vehicles can participate in.These activities provide recreational value and can win additional virtual game credits to be used for a kind of method with the customization of sending a car.Single player activity comprises labyrinth type (arcade-style) the recreation pass of non-match, and wherein virtual vehicle can be participated in, and the participant can rely on their achievement to obtain to reward.Single player activity also comprises game, and one of them participant drives a virtual vehicle and computer-controlled automobile race or resists with the time.A plurality of players' activity comprises dissimilar a plurality of players' match, one of them participant can add they virtual race car and and other participants compete, may be by real-time competing of communication network.In linguistic context of the present invention, " in real time " is meant that virtual vehicle in match or other competitions is simultaneously by different user's control.The participant can obtain extra amount of virtual game credits based on their achievement in all these activities.
Can be relevant by virtual vehicle provided by the invention with a local.Possible local can be selected from the real world place of reality, perhaps they also can with the place of reality without any relation.The local linked character can provide the participant higher recreational value by allowing the competition between the local, and this moment, the participant relevant with given local can compete with the participant relevant with another local, may set up a local rank; The local linked character also can offer the higher recreational value of participant by allowing the competition between the participant relevant with same local, may set up people's rank one by one.
Other features and advantages of the present invention are described by details accompanying drawing and specification will become clear.
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Fig. 1 is according to a specific embodiment of the present invention, has shown the flow chart of relevant series of steps.
Fig. 2 is according to various aspects of the present invention, shows the flow chart of a Town Center.
Fig. 3 is according to a specific embodiment of the present invention, has shown the flow chart of reference subject hearing loss.
Fig. 4 is the diagrammatic representation of Town Center's part of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 5 is the diagrammatic representation of the vehicle customization activity of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 6 is the another kind of diagrammatic representation of vehicle customization activity shown in Figure 5, illustration the storage of virtual spare parts.
Fig. 7 is the another kind of diagrammatic representation of vehicle customization activity shown in Figure 5, illustration the installation of virtual component.
Fig. 8 is the another kind of diagrammatic representation of vehicle customization activity shown in Figure 5, illustration the inventory of installing component.
Fig. 9 is the another kind of diagrammatic representation of vehicle customization activity shown in Figure 5, illustration the inventory of spare unit of storage.
Figure 10 is the diagrammatic representation of selecting the zone according to the local of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
The specific embodiment
The present invention is an online collection and ludic activity, is designed to the participant and can collects and customizable virtual vehicles, and add their virtual vehicle in various matches and other activities.
Referring now to Fig. 1,, disclosed a system 100 that is used to play game on line.System 100 preferably is made of a disjoint server (off-server) assembly 102 and a server 104, and server 104 is a Web server in preferred specific embodiment.Off-server component 102 can comprise an actual toy vehicle 106, and it has more detailed description below, and new user registration area territory 108 and return user registration area territory 110.Though the present invention also can provide a server that only links to each other with local Intranet, perhaps provide one do not link to each other with network reside in server on the single processor, the participant can pass through a telecommunication network such-as Internet Connection Service device 104.
This area person skilled will recognize that the recreation with online component can become effective to the participant by many settings.For example, registration area 108 and 110 can pass through CD-ROM, DVD-ROM and other software storing medium, and/or is installed on the vigilant by downloading from the internet.In addition, system 100 can comprise a Web server 104, and this Web server 104 itself comprises registration area 108 and 110 in complete mode.Perhaps, whole recreation can be passed through any storage medium, is suitable for storing the medium of one or more application programs as CD-ROM, DVD-ROM or other, stores and/or is installed on the processor.
User can be this recreation registration, and by new user registration area 108 or return user registration area 110 and be connected to server 104.The new user of described game on line registers 108 and generally includes unique username and password of selection, generally includes already present username and password of input and return user registration area 110.At this moment, new user is assigned with a virtual vehicle attending a game, and one returned the user usually with related again with one or many virtual vehicle, and these cars are appointment and/or acquisitions in the process that formerly attends a game.
The registration of this game on line can be associated with the purchase of an actual toy car 106, and in this case, coding that is provided by the packing of toy car 106 of input can be provided in registration 108 and/or 110.Importing this coding can cause a user to be assigned a virtual vehicle, this car is represented toy car 106 in every respect, perhaps import this coding and can cause a user to obtain new virtual parts or game credits, can be used for customizable virtual vehicles, this point below will be described in detail.New user registers 108 can also be set at desktop shortcut 112 of installation on a computer, when playing this recreation, provides the fast access that returns user registration area territory 110 next time.
The general survey of the game element that provides by server 104 is provided, still referring to Fig. 1, system 100 comprises customization tutorial 114, and this recreation can be set at new user and at first enter guide 114, with virtual vehicle of exercise customization before entering the other parts of online game system.114, one users can enter a Town Center 116 from customization tutorial, and its function is the main center as the logic architecture of this recreation.Return user's supposition at least once, can directly enter Town Center 116, and not need to enter guide 114 from registering 110 by customization tutorial 114.
According to each side of the present invention, Town Center 116 is designed to a main central place, from can directly visiting the mass part of described dummy game world here.The various aspects of the recreation that can visit from a Town Center will be described in a preferred embodiment now.
Can navigate to runway threshold 118 from 116, one users of Town Center, thereby adversary or the one or more virtual vehicle that is associated with other users that can drive a virtual vehicle and a computer generation play.After passing through runway threshold 118, a user can navigate to virtual lobby area 120, from adding different match 122 here.The further details of these matches is discussed below.
Still can navigate to a single player inlet 124 from 116, one users of Town Center,, comprise the arcade-style games of vehicle game and non-match from selecting a plurality of single player 126 here.
Can also navigate to a customization activity 128 from 116, one users of Town Center.128 li of customization activity, a user can in return customize a virtual vehicle with amount of virtual game credits.The specific components of customization activity 128 comprises buys a new virtual vehicle body 130, buys and installs coating and paster 132, and buy virtual parts 134.In addition, a user can navigate to 136, one parts sellback area 138 in a part installation region and an engine upgrade area 140.The custom features of this recreation can be described in detail below.
Can navigate to a record entrance area 142 from 116, one users of Town Center, here can the visit record relevant with the performance of different user and/or vehicle.Zone 142 can comprise a race records area 144, and it provides the result of many car matches; Brief introduction region of search 146 can be searched for and other user-dependent records from user here; And player profile area 148, here user can upgrade or change themselves individual player profile, and these data can be visited by other users.
Still can navigate to the local from 116, one users of Town Center and select inlet 150,, and enter new hometown area 154 here from they can enter the new hometown area 152 of selection.The local feature of system 100 will be discussed in more detail below.
Another specific embodiment of the logical construction of Town Center 116 as shown in Figure 2, in this specific embodiment, a user can navigate to runway threshold 118 from Town Center 116, single player inlet 124, customization activity 128, inlet 150 is selected in record inlet 142 and local, as shown in Figure 1.Yet customization tutorial 114 can allow a user to switch back and forth easily between customization activity 128 and customization tutorial 114 from customization activity 128 visits, can obtain to customize the technology of a virtual vehicle so at once, and customization is also underway simultaneously.
As the match 122 parts preferred set of steps as shown in Figure 3.Match 122 assembly comprises a pre-games activity 156, can be familiar with runway by its user, and activates for chance of user and/or remove certain virtual component, to obtain optimal representation in particular game on the horizon.Next step, a user may be directed to an adversary and select zone 158, and one of them adversary's feature can be illustrated.These features comprise that such as the other side's vehicle be computer control that the people controls or complete, adversary's match technology and/or practical level, and adversary's racing car virtual wealth number of having invested.
In case the pre-games activity is finished, and selected an adversary, racing car just can begin the first round 160, enters second then and takes turns 162.In a preferred specific embodiment, if described match result in a two-wheeled is 1 to 1 draw, match will last till third round 164; If win with 2 to 0 but the result of first two rounds is one of them adversary, match can enter end race area 166 so.End race area 166 can comprise the activity such as the detailed review of race statistics, perhaps can only show the summary of result of the match.After end of match, can provide and carry over option, select like this to carry over, will enter match zone 122, from visiting other aspects there such as the recreation of Town Center 116 and select not carry over another first round 160 of beginning.
As mentioned above, for a game on line preferred embodiment, Town Center 116 can be used as navigation center.Fig. 4 has shown a diagrammatic representation of Town Center 116 in the preferred specific embodiment of the present invention, comprises being used for representing describing among Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 before many and the icon of illustrative feature.In Fig. 4, the icon representation of the similar runway of runway threshold 118 usefulness, the icon representation of the similar video maze game of single player inlet 124 usefulness, the icon representation of the similar auto repair shop of customization activity 128 usefulness, the icon representation of the similar blimp of record inlet 142 usefulness, and the icon representation of inlet similar road network of 150 usefulness and/or tunnel net is selected in the local.Fig. 4 has also shown the diagrammatic representation of virtual vehicle 168, and it is a virtual car in a preferred embodiment, as virtual race car.Town Center 116 also comprises a video display unit 170, is used for demonstration information, as the population in current local and local; An ocean cube 172 is provided to the link of underwater play; And a discarded courtyard 174, as the storage place that damages or damage vehicle and/or spare unit.
The more detailed different custom features of considering game on line, Fig. 5-9 shows the diagrammatic representation of customization activity 128 in a preferred embodiment of the invention.Represented the various aspects of customization activity 128 though should note Fig. 5-9, there Biao Shi feature and describe also can be same, well be applied to customization tutorial 114, say except following.Fig. 5 has shown customization activity 128, and wherein virtual vehicle 168 is parked on the rotating platform 176.Platform 176 is set to the order that can respond the user and rotates, as mouse move, mouse clicks, or keyboard knocks, such user can check vehicles 168 from all angles during customizing.For example, on the basis of platform 176, may there be a kind of instrument,, makes vehicle 168 can once rotate a complete week such as an icon or flip-flop mechanism.
Also shown a display screen 178 among Fig. 5, it preferably is positioned at the back or the side of vehicle 168, and screen 178 can not hinder the others of customization activity 128 like this.Screen 178 is set to the information that shows various vehicle parts, shown in 180.The information that shows on screen 178 can be about special parts, and can comprise that name, price, rare degree, power, energy use and general description, and all these is for describing above-mentioned parts.Screen 178 is set to when cursor is located on or near respective virtual car on the screen, preferably shows these information with roll mode, and this method is similar to the technology in those Web pages designs.
When Fig. 6 and Fig. 7 had shown in installing component 180 one, other view of customization activity 128 comprised that also detailed bill shows 186.Detailed bill shows that 186 are preferably set to maintenance out of sight, unless move activation by a user command or a mouse, for example mouse pointer moves on the virtual vehicle 168.In case be activated, show that 186 will upwards slide or otherwise appearance, get involved fully between user's sight line and the vehicle 168 up to it.In this, show that 186 are preferably set to X-ray photograph or other the translucent view that shows vehicle 168, as Fig. 6 and seen in fig. 7.
If selected a specific vehicle part 180, it will be obtained automatically by manipulator 182, and will be just as described above.Under the sort of situation, click the specific region of the semi-transparent representation of vehicle 168, for example click on hood, will cause selected portion to be installed in the car.Click another zone of the semi-transparent representation of vehicle 168,, will cause selected portion to leave in this car in order to possible needs in future as clicking on boot segment.
(install or preserve) under each situation, the price of described parts will deduct from all amount of virtual game credits of user.If this user is just by using customization tutorial 114 to practise vehicle customization, so when each EO, the parts of buying can be removed, and amount of virtual game credits can return on this user's the account again, up to leaving guide 114 or other suitable opportunity, this customization is actually reversible thus.Yet if the user customizes a virtual vehicle for 128 li in customization activity, wealth can not recover so, and this customization is irreversible.
On the other hand, when detailed bill demonstration 186 is activated, if specific car parts 180 do not have selected, click the specific region of the semi-transparent representation of vehicle 168 so, hood part for example, to cause the detailed bill of previous mounted component 188 to be presented in the inventory demonstration 186, as shown in Figure 8.Similarly, click the zone of another semi-transparent representation of vehicle 168, as boot segment, the detailed bill with the parts of preserving 190 that will cause having bought is presented in the inventory demonstration 186, as shown in Figure 9.
Be described in more detail the problem of amount of virtual game credits now, when entering system 100 for the first time, perhaps one of them special part can obtain initial amount of virtual game credits as customization activity 128 and/or 114, one users of customization tutorial.These game credits are provided to customization and/or upgrading virtual vehicle, and may be used to buy new virtual vehicle and parts.128 li of customization activity, user obtains parts and/or other custom features by reducing the amount of virtual game credits number, and this minimizing and be irreversible fully to the corresponding modification that virtual vehicle is made.Yet 114 li of guides, before the user left this guide, the minimizing of any amount of virtual game credits number all was reversible, because a purpose of guide is exactly to allow reversibly to customize a virtual vehicle for exercise.Like this, a user can pass through repetition test, determines how to dose on coating, adhesive sticker, paster, automobile component, weapon and other composition to one virtual vehicle in abundant reversible mode.Equally, a user may know exactly that they prefer spending their amount of virtual game credits for any combination of these heterogeneities, because the wealth limited amount that provides at first.
When as a plurality of player's automobile races in user when being announced to be the victor, and in various single player activity, participate in and/or during the performance triumph, user's amount of virtual game credits can increase.The amount of virtual game credits that the user can use will determine their the further ability of the new virtual vehicle of own virtual vehicle, purchase and the customization of customization, thus acquisition of technology and experience lifting in the virtual online recreation that system 100 provides.
Consider to select about the local more details of entrance area 150 now, zone 152 and new local entrance area 154 are selected in this regional orientation local.Figure 10 has shown the diagrammatic representation in the selection zone, local 152 of a preferred specific embodiment.This selection zone can comprise and shows 192, is used for showing a user's various information, as user name, present local, player's rank, effective game credits or the like, also comprises the link in other zone of getting back to Town Center and/or system 100.This information may be approximate or consistent in terms of content with the information that obtains in the player profile area 148, and player profile area 148 arrives by record entrance area 142.In addition, the local selects zone 152 can comprise the fork 194 of road or the diagrammatic representation of other similar bifurcation point, points out the possible selection of next local direction.
Select a new local can be only to be produced by a branch that clicks fork 194, perhaps the different branches at fork 194 can be put on name or icon to represent other local (not pointing out among the figure).Preferably provide may be relevant with rollover characteristics local select window 196 or other similar method, with the selection in convenient new local.The participation of game on line is selected to increase as follows in this local.In some specific embodiment, user may be in play and from other user's competition in same local, and the result as these competitions receives people's rating achievement rating one by one in their local.On the other hand, the member that the member in given local can challenge in another local comes competition event, and its result is used for determining the rating achievement rating of a local with respect to other local.In this mode, competition, cooperation and loyalty all are waken up in the environment of game on line practice.
Except said modules, the present invention comprises various sound elements, and these elements are designed to strengthen a user's game experiencing.In a preferred specific embodiment, each user is by a button or when making certain and selecting, and a brief sound will be play, and will be just as described in detail later.
" clicking (quiet click) gently " may be produced by not too important relatively action, as switches opening or closing of a setting.This sound can quite frequent hearing, and therefore selected as a kind of general click sound.This sound also can be used for the state of mouse-down." standard click " sound can be produced by prior action, as cancels a process.This also is a kind of general click sound, but sound sounds bigger than " the quiet click ".When a user finished a process or action, " important click " sound can be play, as click the button in meeting band user to a new place in system 100.When the user attempted to do an incorrect or illegal action, " sound of makeing mistakes " can be play, as attempts to buy a virtual component, and its required amount of virtual game credits number is more than the current all game credits of this user.Can play when various virtual location are associated in " place sound " and the recreation.For example, when a player entered new region of recreation for the first time, brief background music can sound, and this background sound comprises the 2-5 sound of second, for this zone is provided with style and theme.Following table has shown each assembly of this recreation according to a preferred specific embodiment of the present invention together with possible " place sound ".
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| Enter Town Center | Heavy traffic |
| Enter the customization zone | Machinery shop instrument |
| Enter blimp | " light cavalry " sound |
| Enter runway | Engine rotates |
| Enter the coloured silk of fighting | The video-game sound effect |
Player is playing the experience when constituting various recreation of the present invention and technology is counted by one and form is made by the skill level system.Count and to obtain according to the performance in single player and a plurality of players' recreation and match, and can specify a specific skill level to a player according to always the counting of accumulation.In a preferred specific embodiment, this recreation has 7 ranks (1-7), and a user's rank is based on the whole GAMEPOINTs of this user along with time accumulative total.Following table has shown for reaching required always the counting of different stage.
| User class | Always count |
| Rank 1 | ?0 |
| Rank 2 | ?100 |
| Rank 3 | ?1,000 |
| Rank 4 | ?10,000 |
| Rank 5 | ?100,000 |
| Rank 6 | ?500,000 |
| Rank 7 | ?1,000,000 |
In addition, can create new rank (rank 8, rank 9, big divisional or the like) and adapt to more senior user.In a preferred specific embodiment, rank with following approach this recreation in figure:
-when the user competed, they can automatically mate other users of same level.
-one user can be depended on rank to the number of times of a particular engine upgrading.Rank 1 engine has 10 to count and just can begin, and each rank can allow each two engine upgrade of two kinds of energy, the just maximum sum of every grade of 4 additional-energy points.This means that maximum engine energy sum is as follows:
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| Rank 1 | ?14 |
| Rank 2 | ?18 |
| Rank 3 | ?22 |
| Rank 4 | ?26 |
| Rank 5 | ?30 |
| Rank 6 | ?34 |
| Rank 7 | ?38 |
What make us believing is that top announcement has comprised a plurality of distinct invention with independent utility.Though each in these inventions all discloses with its optimal way, wherein here announcement and illustrative special specific embodiment are not as restrictive, because a large amount of variations is possible.The content that is subordinate to of the present invention is included in all innovations of announcement here and the unconspicuous combination and the sub-portfolio of various element, feature, function and/or attribute.Similarly, when right requires statement wherein when " one " or " one initial " element or its equivalent, these claims should be understood as that the merging that comprises one or more these elements, have not both required also not repel two or more such elements.
Difference combination and the sub invention that is combined into concrete manifestation with feature, function, element and/or attribute can prescriptions in related application.These claims no matter be to point to different inventions, are still pointed to same invention, compare with any original claim scope no matter be different, wideer, narrower or equal, all are considered as included in the of the present invention of present announcement and are subordinate in the content.
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1. one provides the method by the addressable game on line of Web browser, and this method comprises:
The amount of virtual game credits of first quantity is provided;
At least one virtual vehicle is provided;
A customization tutorial is provided, allows at least one virtual vehicle of customization, and do not reduce the amount of virtual game credits of described first quantity; And
A customization activity is provided, allows to customize at least one virtual vehicle by the amount of virtual game credits that reduces by first quantity.
2. the method for claim 1, wherein said at least one virtual vehicle is a virtual race car.
3. method as claimed in claim 2 further comprises many of at least two virtual vehicle car match is provided, wherein have at least one with many cars relevant victors that compete, and wherein at least this victor obtain the amount of virtual game credits of second quantity.
4. method as claimed in claim 3, each in wherein said at least two virtual vehicle are all relevant with a local.
5. method as claimed in claim 4, wherein said at least two virtual vehicle are relevant with same local.
6. an online entertainment systems comprises:
One can be by the Web server of communication network access; And
A recreation that is provided by described Web server comprises:
At least one virtual race car;
The amount of virtual game credits of first quantity relevant with described at least one virtual race car;
A customization tutorial allows described at least one virtual race car changed, and need not reduce the amount of virtual game credits of first quantity; And
A customization activity with the minimizing of the amount of virtual game credits of first quantity in return, allows described at least one virtual race car changed.
7. online entertainment systems as claimed in claim 6 further comprises the competition between the virtual race car, wherein have at least a victor relevant with result of the match to exist, and wherein said at least one victor obtains the amount of virtual game credits of second quantity.
8. online entertainment systems as claimed in claim 7 further comprises a plurality of locals, and each of wherein said at least one virtual race car is all relevant with a local.
9. online entertainment systems as claimed in claim 8, wherein said competition are set to has only the virtual race car relevant with same local to allow to participate in competition.
10. an electronic game comprises:
At least one virtual vehicle;
Amount of virtual game credits; And
A customization tutorial;
Wherein said at least one virtual vehicle is customizable, and this customization with the part of amount of virtual game credits in return; And
Wherein said customization tutorial is configured to allow described at least one virtual vehicle reversibly to customize, and does not need to spend amount of virtual game credits.
11. recreation as claimed in claim 10, wherein each at least one virtual vehicle is relevant with a local.
12. recreation as claimed in claim 11, wherein said at least one virtual vehicle are virtual race car.
13. recreation as claimed in claim 12 further comprises the competition between at least two virtual race car, wherein said at least two virtual race car are relevant with same local.
14. recreation as claimed in claim 12 further comprises a Web server and a plurality of terminal, each terminal and described Web server communicate by a communication network.
15. a game on line comprises:
An interface, it can be by a Web browser by a communication network access;
At least two virtual race car;
At least two locals; And
Team match at least between described at least two virtual race car;
In wherein said at least two virtual race car each all with described at least two locals in one relevant; And
Wherein said team match at least is set to and only allows the virtual race car relevant with identical local to participate in.
16. game on line as claimed in claim 15 further comprises:
With each the relevant amount of virtual game credits quantity in described at least two virtual race car;
A customization activity, each in wherein said at least two virtual race car can customize by increasing virtual paint, adhesive label and part, and this customization is with the quantity that reduces amount of virtual game credits in return; And
A customization tutorial, each of wherein said at least two virtual race car can customize temporarily and need not reduce the quantity of amount of virtual game credits.
17. game on line as claimed in claim 16 further comprises at least one single player, wherein the participation in described at least one single player can cause the increase of amount of virtual game credits quantity.
18. can be gone sight-seeing the game on line interface of device visit by Web for one, wherein this interface is authorized the amount of virtual game credits of user's some; Allow described user to select a virtual vehicle; Allow described user to use the part of described amount of virtual game credits to customize described virtual vehicle; Allow described user to create a virtual brief introduction; Allow described user to drive described virtual vehicle and the match of other virtual vehicle; And allow described user that described virtual vehicle is joined the non-game of a plurality of single players.
19. game on line as claimed in claim 18 interface, wherein this interface further allows described participant reversibly to customize described virtual vehicle, and does not need to reduce the quantity of amount of virtual game credits.
20. an online vehicle game comprises:
A registration area allows the registration of this recreation, and first virtual vehicle is provided; With
A Town Center provides a plurality of selectable activities, comprising:
A brief introduction activity of constructing allows to create the player profile of propertyization one by one;
A customization activity provides the amount of virtual game credits of some, and allows customization the
A virtual vehicle, this customization with the quantity that reduces amount of virtual game credits in return, customization comprises to described first virtual vehicle increases coating, label, auto parts and weapon;
An a plurality of players' game allows described first virtual vehicle and at least one second virtual vehicle competition;
A local selection activity comprises option that a local is associated with described first virtual vehicle and the option that changes the local; With
At least one single player activity;
Wherein said customization activity comprises a guide, allows described first virtual vehicle of customization, and does not need to reduce the quantity of virtual game;
Wherein said a plurality of player's game allows described first virtual vehicle and described at least the second virtual vehicle competition, as long as described first virtual vehicle and described at least the second virtual vehicle are from same local; With
Wherein said single at least player activity comprises at least one non-game.
21. a method of playing an online vehicle game comprises:
Communicate by letter with a Web server by a communication network;
Register this recreation, and select a user name;
Receive a virtual vehicle;
Receive the amount of virtual game credits of some;
The described virtual vehicle of reversible customization;
The described virtual vehicle of irreversible customization; And
Described virtual vehicle is joined at least one ludic activity;
The described virtual vehicle of wherein reversible customization can not cause the minimizing of amount of virtual game credits quantity, and the described virtual vehicle of wherein irreversible customization can cause the minimizing of described amount of virtual game credits quantity.
22. method as claimed in claim 21, wherein said at least one ludic activity comprise a plurality of player's match.
23. method as claimed in claim 22, wherein said a plurality of players' racing car takes place in real time.
24. method as claimed in claim 21, wherein said at least one ludic activity comprises a game single player, non-.
25. the storage medium of the application program of a car racing recreation of a storage comprises:
A Town Center provides a plurality of optional activities, comprising:
A brief introduction activity of constructing allows to create personalized player profile;
A customization activity, the amount of virtual game credits of some is provided and allows described first virtual vehicle of customization, this customization with the minimizing of described amount of virtual game credits in return, this customization comprises to described first virtual vehicle increases coating, label, auto parts and weapon;
A plurality of player's game allows described first virtual vehicle and at least the second virtual vehicle competition; With
A local selection activity comprises a local and described first virtual vehicle option that is associated and the option that changes the local;
Wherein said customization activity comprises a guide, allows described first virtual vehicle of customization and does not reduce the quantity of amount of virtual game credits; And
Wherein said a plurality of player's racing car activity allows described first virtual vehicle and described at least the second virtual vehicle competition, as long as described first virtual vehicle is relevant with same local with described at least the second virtual vehicle.
26. the storage medium of a car racing game application of a storage as claimed in claim 25, wherein said a plurality of player's games take place in real time.
27. the storage medium of a racing vehicle game application of a storage as claimed in claim 26 further comprises at least one single player activity.
28. the storage medium of a racing vehicle game application of a storage as claimed in claim 27, wherein said at least one single player activity comprises at least one non-game.
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