KR101175111B1 - Method and apparatus for providing face identification game - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An apparatus for providing a face identification game and a method thereof are provided to improve the power of attention of a user. CONSTITUTION: An apparatus for providing a face identification game comprises an interface unit(110), a game character generation unit(120), a game character storage unit(130), a face identification game controller(140), a game display unit(150), and a game result processing unit(160). A method for providing a face identification game is as follows. A selection goal face image is established among saved face images. The selection goal face image is displayed on a screen. A plurality of game characters including the selection goal game character is displayed on the screen. The correct answer and incorrect answer processing proceed.

Description

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING FACE IDENTIFICATION GAME}

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for providing a game that can enhance face identification.

In situations where people with similar face shapes need to be found in a short time, such as criminal investigations, it is common to use a face recognition program of a computer. However, in a real situation where a large number of people must find a selection target face in a crowded place, it is more effective for a person to learn the selection target and find the target person through a search and search.

On the other hand, the conventional research on human cognitive ability suggests that a fine division between an object or a specific form may be possible through training. For example, in a 2002 study by Gauthier and Tarr, the experiment participants were given virtual characters to learn the differences between the characters, resulting in a shorter response time for distinguishing between characters according to the degree of learning. In particular, in the course of learning, FFA (fusiform face area), which is a brain region that is activated when judging a face of a person, is gradually involved. Based on this, the researchers concluded that FFA is involved in the subtle differences between objects, including human faces, which is the result of learning.

Therefore, when face identification training in humans, there is a need for a method and means for improving training efficiency with low cost and accurate feedback, enabling continuous training without losing interest, and maintaining attention for a certain time.

An object of the present invention is to provide a method and apparatus for providing a face identification game that can enhance a user's face identification ability.

As a technical means for achieving the above-described technical problem, a method for providing a face identification game according to an aspect of the present invention, the step of setting a selection target face image of the pre-stored face image; Displaying the selected target face image on a game execution screen; Displaying a plurality of game characters including the selected target game character generated using the selected target face image on a game execution screen according to a preset game character output rule; And performing correct answer and incorrect answer processing based on whether external input data including game character selection information is received, and whether or not a specific game character selected based on the game character selection information matches the selected target game character. In addition, the selected target game character is generated using a modified face image morphed by applying at least one deformation element to the selected target face image according to a face image transformation rule according to a preset game difficulty. It is.

The recording medium according to another aspect of the present invention is a computer-readable medium having recorded thereon a program for executing the method for providing a face identification game.

In addition, according to another aspect of the present invention, the apparatus for providing a face identification game is generated by using an original face image and a modified face image morphed by applying at least one deformation element to the original face image. A game character storage unit for storing game characters; And selecting a selected target game character generated by using the selected target face image and a modified face image to which the face image transformation rule according to a preset game difficulty is applied to the selected target face image, and selecting the selected target face image on the game execution screen. After presenting in a plurality of game characters including the selected target game character is controlled to be displayed on the game execution screen according to a predetermined game character output rule, selected based on the external input data of the plurality of displayed game characters And a face identification game controller for performing correct and incorrect answers depending on whether a specific game character is the selected target game character.

According to the above-described problem solving means of the present invention, by providing a face identification game to learn the target face image to be selected by the user to present and select the original face image or the modified face image, the user can easily face recognition ability Can be promoted.

In addition, according to the problem solving means of the present invention, by selecting a face image differently modified according to the difficulty of the game when selecting the selection target face image can increase the user's attention and have a training effect closer to the actual situation.

In addition, according to the problem solving means of the present invention, by providing a face identification game using a modified face image with respect to the face image that is directly input by the user as well as the previously stored face image, it is possible to learn the actual target face image It works.

1 is a structural diagram showing the configuration of a face identification game providing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a game character generator according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a view showing an example of a modified face image according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a face identification game control unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a game execution screen of a face identification game according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a diagram illustrating an example of game result data according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a flowchart illustrating a face identification game providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, which will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. In the drawings, parts irrelevant to the description are omitted in order to clearly describe the present invention, and like reference numerals designate like parts throughout the specification.

Throughout the specification, when a part is said to "include" a certain component, it means that it can further include other components, without excluding other components unless specifically stated otherwise.

1 is a structural diagram showing the configuration of a face identification game providing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the apparatus for providing face identification game 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include an interface unit 110, a game character generator 120, a game character storage unit 130, and a face identification game. The controller 140, the game display unit 150, and the game result processor 160 are included.

The interface unit 110 transmits and receives data between the user terminal 200 and the face identification game providing apparatus 100 according to a preset transmission format.

In detail, the interface unit 110 may include input data (hereinafter, referred to as “external input data”) including any one of game execution request information, difficulty selection information, game character selection information, and face image data from the user terminal 200. Is received). The interface unit 110 transmits the received external input data to a corresponding processing unit (that is, a game character generator and a face identification game controller) in the face identification game providing apparatus 100, respectively.

In addition, the interface unit 110 transmits data output from the game display unit 150 and the game result processing unit 160 to the user terminal 200. In this case, the output data will be described in detail when the operations of the game display unit 150 and the game result processor 160 are described below.

The game character generator 120 generates a game character using a face image which is previously stored or input from the user terminal 200. In addition, the game character generator 120 stores the generated game character in the game character storage 130.

2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a game character generator according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, the game character generator 120 includes a face image processing module 121 and a game character generation module 122.

The face image processing module 121 transforms the original face image according to a preset face image processing rule to generate a modified face image. For reference, the original face image includes a single portrait image and a montage image. The single person image refers to an image of a single person generated or obtained from image data such as real photo data, virtual person image data, and moving image data. The montage image refers to a composite face image generated by synthesizing at least one person image generated or obtained from image data such as real photo data, virtual person image data, and video data.

In this case, the face image processing module 121 applies morphing to at least one deformation element on the previously stored face image data and the face image data received through the interface unit 110.

Here, the deforming element is a direct deforming element for causing at least one of a facial definition parameter (FPD) and a face animation parameter (FAP) to be changed in the face image data, and a different image is synthesized on the face image. Synthetically modifying elements as desired.

At this time, by modifying the morphing element by directly applying the deformation element to the original face image, it is possible to generate a deformed face image in which age, gender, weight, and facial expressions are deformed compared to the original face image. By doing so, it is possible to generate a transformed image in which accessories, glasses, and hats are synthesized in the original face image.

For example, FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a deformed face image according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

3 (a) shows the original face image, and FIGS. 3 (b) and 3 (c) show the modified face image morphed by applying different deformation elements to the original face image. At this time, the face image processing module 121 directly modifies the deforming element with respect to the original face image shown in FIG. 3 (a) to generate a modified face image morphed to deform the weight element as shown in FIG. 3 (b). can do. In addition, the face image processing module 121 directly modifies the deformation element with respect to the original face image shown in FIG. 3 (a) to generate a modified face image morphed so that the age element is deformed as shown in FIG. 3 (c). can do.

2 again, the face image processing module 121 applies a deformation process by differently applying the type and number of deformation elements according to a plurality of difficulty levels according to a preset face image processing rule, thereby performing a plurality of original face images. Creates a deformed face image. In this case, the face image processing module 121 may generate the modified face image for each difficulty level by setting the number of the deformable elements (the same or different kinds of deformable elements) to increase as the game difficulty increases. For reference, the face image processing rule is a rule for setting the type and number of deformation elements to be applied for each difficulty level.

The face image processing module 121 transmits the original face image and at least one modified face image generated for each original face image to the game character generation module 122. In addition, the face image processing module 121 transmits and stores the original face image and the modified face image to its own storage area (not shown) or the game character storage unit 130. The stored face image (ie, the original face image and the modified face image) is then set by the face identification game controller 140 as the selected target face image.

The game character generation module 122 generates a game character by using the received face image, and transmits and stores the generated game character to the game character storage unit 130.

In detail, the game character generation module 122 generates a modified face image generated using the original face image and the original face image in the form of a two-dimensional or three-dimensional game avatar, respectively. In this case, the game character generation module 122 may generate a game character by synthesizing a 'face image' graphic with a plurality of 'body' graphics having different outfits for each game character. Such a method of generating a game character is not limited to the above method, and the shape of the game character is not limited to the avatar type but may be generated using various graphic processing methods.

Meanwhile, FIG. 1 illustrates that the face identification game providing apparatus 100 according to an exemplary embodiment includes a game character generator 120 that generates a game character using a face image. However, the game character using the original face image and the modified face image generated from the original face image may be prepared in advance and pre-stored in the game character storage unit 130. In this case, the original face image and the modified face image may also be previously stored in a separate storage area (not shown) in the game character storage unit 130 or the face identification game providing device 100.

1 again, the game character storage unit 130 stores a plurality of game characters, and provides the game characters selected by the control of the face identification game providing unit 140 to the game display unit 150.

In this case, the game character storage unit 130 may match and store game characters related to one face image (that is, a game character generated using the original face image and the modified face image according to the original face image), The game difficulty information corresponding to each game character may be matched and stored.

For reference, when the face identification game controller 140 wants to display a game character according to a predetermined difficulty level on a game execution screen, the game character storage unit 130 selects a game character matched with the corresponding difficulty level to display a game. Transfer to section 150.

The face identification game controller 140 checks the information included in the external input data input through the interface unit 110 to execute the face identification game, difficulty selection processing, game character selection processing, correct / incorrect answer processing, and Any one of the face image processing is performed to control the execution of the face identification game.

Specifically, Figure 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the face identification game control unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 4, the face identification game controller 140 includes a game difficulty setting module 141, a selection target setting module 142, a selection criteria presentation module 143, and a game performance processing module 144. .

The game difficulty setting module 141 receives external input data including game execution request information to perform a face identification game start process. At this time, the game difficulty setting module 141 sets the game difficulty level or automatically sets the game difficulty level based on external input data, and then executes a face identification game according to the set game difficulty level.

Specifically, when the game difficulty setting module 141 receives the game execution request information including the user identification information of the user terminal 200, the game performance result data of the face identification game previously matched with the user identification information is stored. Check if it is already saved. At this time, the game difficulty setting module 141 sets the game difficulty to be executed currently based on the game difficulty information included in the game performance result data when there is previously stored game performance result data for the user. In addition, the game difficulty setting module 141 transmits the information of the set game difficulty to the game display unit 150 and the game result processor 160.

In addition, when the game difficulty setting module 141 receives the game execution request information including the game difficulty selection information selected through the user terminal 200, the game difficulty setting module 141 may set the game difficulty to be executed currently based on the game difficulty selection information. . In addition, the game difficulty setting module 141 may automatically set any game difficulty when the game execution request information does not include information for setting the game difficulty.

 The selection target setting module 142 sets a face image included in any face image or external input data among a plurality of previously stored face images as the selection target face image. In addition, the selection target setting module 142 transmits the information of the selection target face image to the face image processing module 142, the selection criteria presentation module 143, and the game display unit 150.

In this case, when receiving the external input data including the face image data, the selection target setting module 142 may set the input face image data as the selection target face image. Then, the selection target setting module 142 provides the input face image data to the face image processing module 142 to generate a game character for each of the original face image and the modified face image based on the input face image data. To control.

In addition, the selection target setting module 142 selects a selection target game character based on the selection target face image and information on a predetermined game difficulty, and transmits the information on the selection target game character to the game display unit 150. For reference, the game display unit 150 displays the selected target game character on the game execution screen according to a preset game character output rule. In this case, the game display unit 150 selects and outputs a game character corresponding to the selected target game character from among a plurality of game characters stored in the game character storage unit 130 based on the information of the selected target game character. The information of the selection target game character includes information of the selection target face image and information of a predetermined game difficulty.

The selection criterion presentation module 143 transmits the set selection target face image to the game display unit 150 to be displayed on the game execution screen. In this case, the selection criteria presentation module 143 controls the game display unit 150 to display the selection target face image for a preset display time. The selection criterion presentation module 143 may set the display time to be shorter within a preset time range as game difficulty increases.

After the selection target face image is displayed, the game performance processing module 144 controls the game display unit 150 to output a plurality of game characters on a game execution screen. When the game performance processing module 144 receives external input data including game character selection information while the game characters are output on the game execution screen, the game character according to the game character selection information is selected by the game character. It judges whether or not, and performs correct / incorrect processing.

At this time, the game performance processing module 144 selects a specific game character among a plurality of game characters output on the game execution screen based on the game character selection information, and processes the correct answer when the selected specific game character is the selected target game character. If not, handle the wrong answer. In addition, the game performance processing module 144 incorrectly processes the game character selection by the external input data while the predetermined output time is completed after the selected target game character is output on the game execution screen and exits.

In addition, the game performance processing module 144 transmits the game performance result data including the results of the correct and incorrect answer processing to the game result processing unit 160. In this case, the game performance processing module 144 may further include game performance result data including time interval information from a time point at which the selected target game character is output by a preset game character output rule to a time point at which the external input data is input. I can deliver it.

On the other hand, the face identification game controller 140 according to an embodiment of the present invention may set a predetermined number of face images for each predetermined game difficulty as the selected target face image. At this time, the face identification game controller 140 may automatically execute the face identification game for the second selected target face image after the face identification game for the first selected target face image is completed and the correct answer or the incorrect answer is completed. have. As such, the face identification game control unit 140 may automatically perform a plurality of face identification game sets, generate game performance result data including correct and incorrect answer processing result information for each set, and transmit the result to the game result processor 160. have.

1, the game display unit 150 displays a plurality of game characters including the selected target game character on the game execution screen under the control of the face identification game controller 140. In addition, the game display unit 150 outputs a plurality of graphic data for the face identification game on the game execution screen.

For example, FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a game execution screen of a face identification game according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 5, the execution screen of the face identification game according to an embodiment of the present invention may be produced in 3D graphics, and a plurality of game characters may be output on the game execution screen in the form of an avatar.

In this case, in FIG. 5, a plurality of person characters (that is, game characters) are output and moved on the face identification game execution screen. In addition, in FIG. 5, the selection target game character P301 is displayed in a preset order, time and position according to a preset game character output rule, and the user character P302 for performing a selection operation on the selection target game character is displayed. It was displayed on the game execution screen. For example, the selection operation may be set to an operation in which the user character P302 moves based on the external input data and exists within a preset position range based on the position coordinates of the selection target game character P301. In addition, the user character P302 may be displayed on the game execution screen in the form of an aiming point (not shown) for aiming a game character instead of a character character. In this case, a selection operation for performing a selection check may be performed after the aiming point is moved by external input data to aim the selection target game character P301. As described above, the selection target game character can be selected by external input data through various selection operations.

For reference, the external input data received by the face identification game controller 140 through the interface unit 110 includes control information input by the user terminal 200 to control the movement and operation of the user character P302. do. Movement and operation of the user character by external input data including such control information, and movement and operation of the selected target game character P301 controlled by the face identification game controller 140 may cause the game display unit 150 to move. Through the game running screen.

1 again, the game result processor 160 generates game result data based on at least one of the received correct / incorrect process information and the response time information, and provides the game result data to the user terminal 200 through the interface 110. do.

In this case, the game result processor 160 may provide game result data based on a plurality of result elements, such as a response time factor, a selection accuracy factor, and an effective selection factor.

In detail, the game result processor 160 may provide an achievement result of the response time element by calculating an average of information of the response time received.

The game result processor 160 may provide a result of achievement of selection accuracy by calculating a ratio of selecting a target game character from a total number of times a user who currently plays the game selects a game character based on correct / incorrect processing information. have.

In addition, the game result processor 160 may provide the achievement result of the effective selection rate by calculating the number of times of receiving external input data for the selected target game character per set of the face identification game. In this case, the effective selection rate may be calculated according to whether external input data for selecting the game character is received until the selection target game character is output on the game execution screen and exited.

For example, FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of game result data according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 6, game result data generated through the game result processor 160 is output on a game execution screen in the form of a graph (hereinafter referred to as a game result graph). In this case, in the game result graph shown in FIG. 6, a game result graph for comparing the results of response time, selection accuracy, and effective selection rate for two performance games is shown. The two performance games may be games played by different users or different sets of face identification games played by the same user. It is also possible that the two performance games are face identification game sets of different game difficulty.

Hereinafter, a method of providing a face identification game according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 7.

7 is a flowchart illustrating a face identification game providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, when the face identification game is executed (S710), the game difficulty of the face identification game to be executed is set (S720).

In this case, the game difficulty may be automatically set to the same or higher difficulty based on the game difficulty of the previous game when the previous game is present. In addition, the game difficulty may be set based on the difficulty selection information selected by the user.

Next, the selected target face image is presented on the game execution screen (S730).

In this case, the selection target face image may select an arbitrary face image among a plurality of previously stored face images, or may be selected based on face image data input by the user. The selection target face image may be an original face image or a modified face image morphed by applying at least one deformation element to the original face image. In addition, the selection target face image may be presented for a preset display time, and the display time may be set differently according to the game difficulty.

Then, after the presentation of the selection target face image is completed, a plurality of game characters including the selection target game character generated using the selection target face image are displayed on the game execution screen (S740).

In this case, the plurality of game characters are displayed on the game execution screen in the order, time and position according to a preset game character output rule. In addition, the selection target game character is a game character generated using the modified face image morphed by applying at least one deformation element to the original face image of the selection target face image. In this case, the deformable element applied to the deformed face image may have a predetermined number and types of deformable elements according to a predetermined game difficulty.

Then, in response to the game character output rule being displayed, a correct answer and a wrong answer process are performed according to whether the selection target game character is selected by external input data in a state where a plurality of game characters are displayed (S750).

Specifically, the selection target game character in which game character selection information is obtained from external input data received while a plurality of game characters are displayed on a game execution screen, and a game character selected by the obtained game character selection information is preset. If so, the correct answer processing is performed. On the other hand, when the selected game character is not the selection target game character and when the external input data is not received until the selection target game character is completed, incorrect answer processing is performed.

Then, the game performance result data including the correct answer and the incorrect answer processing result is provided to the user terminal 200 (S760).

In this case, the game performance result data may further include various result elements such as response time element selection accuracy and effective selectivity factor, in addition to correct and incorrect answer processing elements. For example, the game performance result data may be provided in a graph form to compare each result of two or more face identification game sets.

One embodiment of the present invention may also be implemented in the form of a recording medium including instructions executable by a computer, such as a program module executed by the computer. Computer readable media can be any available media that can be accessed by a computer and includes both volatile and nonvolatile media, removable and non-removable media. In addition, the computer readable medium may include both computer storage media and communication media. Computer storage media includes both volatile and nonvolatile, removable and non-removable media implemented in any method or technology for storage of information such as computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules or other data. Communication media typically includes computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules, or other data in a modulated data signal such as a carrier wave, or other transmission mechanism, and includes any information delivery media.

While the methods and systems of the present invention have been described in connection with specific embodiments, some or all of those elements or operations may be implemented using a computer system having a general purpose hardware architecture.

The foregoing description of the present invention is intended for illustration, and it will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention may be easily modified in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features of the present invention. will be. It is therefore to be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative in all aspects and not restrictive. For example, each component described as a single entity may be distributed and implemented, and components described as being distributed may also be implemented in a combined form.

The scope of the present invention is shown by the following claims rather than the above description, and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalents should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention. do.

While the present invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be practical exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, You will understand. It is therefore to be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative in all aspects and not restrictive.

110: interface unit 120: game character generation unit
130: game character storage unit 140: face identification game control unit
150: game display unit 160: game result processing unit

Claims (16)

In the method for providing a face identification game,
(a) setting a selected target face image among previously stored face images;
(b) displaying the selected target face image on a game execution screen;
(c) displaying a plurality of game characters including the selected target game character generated using the selected target face image on a game execution screen according to a preset game character output rule; And
(d) performing correct answer and incorrect answer processing based on whether external input data including game character selection information is received, and whether or not a specific game character selected based on the game character selection information matches the selected target game character; Including steps,
The selected target game character,
And using the modified face image morphed by applying at least one deformation element to the selected target face image according to a face image deformation rule according to a preset game difficulty. The method of claim 1,
The deformation element,
At least one of a direct deformation element causing at least one of a facial definition parameter (FPD) and a face animation parameter (FAP) to be changed, and at least one of a composite deformation element causing another image to be synthesized on the original face image. Face identification game providing method comprising a. The method of claim 1,
Before the step (a)
Receiving external input data including face image data;
Generating a modified face image by applying at least one deformation element to the original face image of the face image data; And
And storing the original face image and the transformation element image as the face image. The method of claim 1,
The selected target game character,
Any one selected from among a plurality of pre-stored game characters, or a game character generated using the face image data included in the external input data. The method of claim 1,
The face image transformation rule,
At least one of the type and the number of the deforming elements is applied differently for each game difficulty level,
And applying at least one of the type and number of the deforming elements to increase as the game difficulty increases. The method of claim 1,
The preset game difficulty is,
A method for providing a face identification game, which is set based on external input data including difficulty selection information or automatically set based on a previously executed game difficulty. The method of claim 1,
The game character output rule,
And providing at least one of a preset appearance order, appearance position, and appearance time for each game character. The method of claim 1,
After the step (d)
And providing game result data generated based on the result of the correct or incorrect answer processing. The method of claim 1,
The face image is,
And a montage image synthesized by using a face photograph image of a single person and a face photograph image of a plurality of persons. A computer readable medium having recorded thereon a program for executing the method of any one of claims 1 to 9. In the face identification game providing apparatus,
A game character storage unit configured to store game characters generated using an original face image and a modified face image morphed by applying at least one deformation element to the original face image; And
A selected target game character is generated by using a selected target face image and a modified face image to which a face image transformation rule according to a game difficulty preset to the selected target face image is applied, and the selected target face image is displayed on a game execution screen. After presentation, the plurality of game characters including the selected target game character are controlled to be displayed on the game execution screen according to a preset game character output rule, and the selected specific character is selected based on external input data among the displayed plurality of game characters. And a face identification game controller configured to perform correct and incorrect answers depending on whether a game character is the selected target game character. The method of claim 11,
At least one of a direct deformation element for causing at least one of a facial definition parameter (FPD) and a face animation parameter (FAP) to be deformed, and a composite deformation element for causing another image to be synthesized on the face image; Apply transform elements to morph the original face image to create a transformed face image.
And a game character generator configured to generate a game character using the original face image and the modified face image. The method of claim 11,
The face identification game control unit,
And setting the game difficulty based on game difficulty selection information included in external input data, or setting the game difficulty based on a previously executed game difficulty. The method of claim 11,
And a game result providing unit for providing game result data generated based on the result of the correct answer and the wrong answer processing. The method of claim 11,
The face image transformation rule,
The face identification game providing apparatus is set such that the number of the deforming elements increases as the game difficulty increases. The method of claim 11,
The original face image is,
And a montage image synthesized by using a face photograph image of a single person and a face photograph image of a plurality of persons.

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