KR102368187B1 - Apparatus and method for providing game - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for providing a game, and more particularly, to an apparatus for providing a game, in the apparatus for providing a game, wherein a change in a character's ability value according to a user's play is displayed in a graph, but the change in the ability value It may include a control unit for providing a change history of the state information of the character at the time of being, and a memory for storing the state information of the character.

Description

Game providing apparatus and method {APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING GAME}

The embodiments disclosed in the present specification relate to a game providing apparatus and method, and more particularly, to a game providing apparatus and method for visually displaying the rise of a user's character capability and at the same time providing a cause for the rise of the character's capability. it's about

Recently, games of various genres have been released. In particular, a game of the MMORPG genre in which a plurality of users simultaneously access and perform a quest has been released.

In particular, in MMORPGs, it is important for the user to acquire items by attacking monsters, which are enemy characters, placed in the game space, according to a quest provided by a non-player character (NPC) placed in the game environment, or to strengthen the character by acquiring experience points. The main way to play.

In such a game, when a monster is placed in a game space and destroyed by an attack of a character controlled by the user, experience points or items are provided to the user's character. And as the character acquires experience points or equips items, the character's stats rise.

However, when the user's character acquires experience or equips an item, the numerical value for each item constituting the character's ability increases differently, so it is difficult for the user to specifically identify the cause of the increase in the character's ability. there is. In addition, there is a problem in that it is difficult to grow the character in the direction desired by the user as the value of the item different from the ability item of the character desired by the user increases when the experience point is acquired or the item is installed.

On the other hand, Korean Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-2012-0077217 relates to a method of providing a player growth item service in a sports game, a game server, a recording medium, and a game device, and relates to a virtual player possessed by a user in a sports game. It only allows players to use the player growth item that can increase the ability by a certain percentage for a certain period of time, but it cannot solve the problem that it is difficult for the user to control the character's growth direction according to the acquisition of experience or items.

Therefore, there is a need for a technique for solving the above-mentioned problems.

On the other hand, the above-mentioned background art is technical information that the inventor possessed for the purpose of derivation of the present invention or acquired during the derivation process of the present invention, and it cannot be said that it is necessarily known technology disclosed to the general public before the filing of the present invention. .

Embodiments disclosed in the present specification, it is an object to present a game providing apparatus and method.

Embodiments disclosed in the present specification, it is an object to present a game providing apparatus and method for providing an increase in the ability value of a character in the form of a visual graph.

Embodiments disclosed herein have an object to provide a game providing apparatus and method for providing a cause of the increase in the ability value of the character at the point on the graph where the ability value of the character is increased.

Embodiments disclosed in the present specification have an object to provide a game providing apparatus and method for displaying a difference in ability values between a user's character and another user's character in a graph.

Embodiments disclosed in the present specification have an object to provide a game providing apparatus and method for recommending a customized item for increasing character capability.

Embodiments disclosed herein have an object to provide a game providing apparatus and method for inducing a transaction of items between users in order to increase a character's ability value.

As a technical means for achieving the above-described technical task, according to an embodiment, in the device for providing a game, a change in the character's ability value is displayed in a graph according to the user's play, and the character's ability value changes at a time point It may include a control unit for providing a change history of the state information of the character and a memory for storing the state information of the character.

According to another embodiment, in a method for a game providing device to provide a game, the step of providing status information of a character and displaying a change in the ability value of the character in a graph, wherein the ability value is changed in the graph It may include the step of providing a change history of the state information of the character.

According to another embodiment, there is provided a computer-readable recording medium on which a program for performing a game providing method is recorded, wherein the game providing method includes the steps of providing status information of a character and displaying a change in the ability value of the character in a graph, The method may include providing a change history of the state information of the character at a time point when the ability value is changed in the graph.

According to another embodiment, as a computer program stored in a recording medium for performing a game providing method and performed by a game providing device, the game providing method includes the steps of providing status information of a character and changing the character's ability value. It may be displayed in a graph, but may include providing a change history of the state information of the character at a time point when the ability value is changed in the graph.

According to any one of the above-described problem solving means, the embodiments disclosed herein may provide a game providing apparatus and method for inducing growth of a character.

In addition, according to any one of the above-described problem solving means, it is possible to provide a game providing apparatus and method for providing the increase in the character's ability value in the form of a visual graph so that the user can easily recognize whether the character has grown or not.

And according to any one of the above-mentioned problem solving means, a game providing apparatus and method for providing a cause of growth of a character's ability value at a point where the character's ability value is increased on the graph to establish a strategy for character growth direction and method can present

In addition, according to any one of the above-described problem solving means, it is possible to present a game providing apparatus and method capable of inducing character growth of a user by displaying the difference in ability values between a user's character and another user's character in a graph.

And, according to any one of the above-mentioned problem solving means, it is possible to present a game providing apparatus and method for quickly reaching a character growth goal by recommending a customized item for increasing a character's ability value.

In addition, according to any one of the above-described problem solving means, a game providing apparatus and method that can increase the interaction between users by increasing the item transaction between users by inducing the transaction of items between users in order to increase the ability value of the character is presented. can do.

Effects obtainable in the disclosed embodiments are not limited to the above-mentioned effects, and other effects not mentioned are clear to those of ordinary skill in the art to which the embodiments disclosed from the description below belong. can be understood clearly.

1 is an exemplary diagram illustrating a game providing apparatus according to an embodiment.
2 to 4 are flowcharts for explaining a game providing method according to an embodiment.
5 to 10 are exemplary views for explaining a game providing method according to an embodiment.

Hereinafter, various embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The embodiments described below may be modified and implemented in various different forms. In order to more clearly describe the characteristics of the embodiments, detailed descriptions of matters widely known to those of ordinary skill in the art to which the following embodiments belong are omitted. In addition, in the drawings, parts irrelevant to the description of the embodiments are omitted, and similar reference numerals are attached to similar parts throughout the specification.

Throughout the specification, when a component is said to be "connected" with another component, it includes not only the case where it is 'directly connected', but also the case where it is 'connected with another component in between'. In addition, when a component "includes" a component, it means that other components may be further included, rather than excluding other components, unless otherwise stated.

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

However, before explaining this, the meaning of the terms used below is first defined.

Hereinafter, 'game space' is a virtual space in which a game is played, which is expressed in two-dimensional or three-dimensional graphics and includes an area of a certain range in which game objects, which will be described later, can move. In one game, a plurality of game spaces designed differently from each other may be selectively provided, and each player may select one of them, or access to only some of the game spaces may be made according to the game level of each player.

'Game object' indicates graphic objects that are placed in the game space, a virtual space where the game is played, and affect the game result. Such a game object may include a 'character', which is a game object that is selected, moved, or whose state is changed under the control of the user. For example, it may be a character of an RPG (Roll Playing Game). In addition, game objects may include 'monsters', which are game objects that affect the characters, which are game objects controlled by the user, are not controlled by the user, and whose status is automatically moved or changed according to the settings of the game itself. For example, it may be an NPC (Non-Player Character) of an RPG. A character can be visualized as a two-dimensional or three-dimensional graphic image.

In addition, the user may control at least one character, and the user may select and control only one character in the game space or control a plurality of characters at the same time.

On the other hand, a 'character' is a fictional character appearing in a 'game space', and is an object controlled by each player and a subject performing game actions. As will be described later, each character is visualized as a 2D or 3D graphic image, and is defined by various properties. Here, the attributes of the character may include 'role', 'level', 'ability', etc. of the character, which will be described later. And the properties of the monster may include the monster's 'level' and 'attack type'.

Meanwhile, all characters can have 'levels'. The level is a value indicating the level of accumulated experience points that each character acquires by playing a game, and the maximum attribute or the type of item that can be possessed may vary depending on the role and level of each character.

And the 'status value' mentioned above means a value that quantifies the degree of ability for the kind of ability that is commonly provided to characters of all roles. As exemplified above, the attribute may include a plurality of items, and the default value or increase rate of some items may be set differently depending on the role of the character. In addition, the ability value may be increased as the character's ability is improved by increasing the level of the character.

And an 'item' is a game element used to increase a user's game performance result, and at least temporarily increases the game performance capability of a control target controlled by the user among the above-mentioned game objects, or Objects that block game performance or at least temporarily regress the game performance ability of a game object controlled by the other user, or additionally provide a game performance opportunity given to a user or an opportunity to execute a specific action or exercise a special ability in the game It may be a game object or other game element to give or decorate a game object controlled by the user.

'Status information' is various information about the game object. Alternatively, the game object may include the amount of damage (damage) that is changed state information by the attack of another game object.

A ‘purchase request item’ is an item that the user wants to purchase or obtain through a transaction with other users among items that the user does not own.

A ‘sale request item’ is an item the user wants to sell or provide through a transaction with other users among the items owned by the user.

Terms that require explanation other than those defined above will be separately explained below.

1 is an exemplary diagram illustrating a game providing apparatus 10 according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 1 , the game providing device 10 stores various information related to game progress, such as game scenario information and item information, and acquires and records various events occurring within the game to enable time-series progress of the game. .

In addition, the game providing device 10 stores various information related to game progress, such as game space information, game scenario information, game quest information, and item provision information, and detects and records various events occurring in the game to watch the game. Allows for thermal progression. The game providing apparatus 10 may receive a user's input to the game providing apparatus 10 , and may store various information related to game progress in the game providing apparatus 10 according to game information.

The game providing apparatus 10 may be implemented as an electronic terminal or may be implemented as a server-client system, and the system may include an electronic terminal in which an online service application for interaction with a user is installed.

In this case, the electronic terminal may be implemented as a computer, a portable terminal, a television, a wearable device, etc. that can connect to a remote server through a network or connect with other terminals and servers. Here, the computer includes, for example, a laptop, a desktop, and a laptop equipped with a web browser, and the portable terminal is, for example, a wireless communication device that ensures portability and mobility. , PCS (Personal Communication System), PDC (Personal Digital Cellular), PHS (Personal Handyphone System), PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), GSM (Global System for Mobile communications), IMT (International Mobile Telecommunication)-2000, CDMA (Code) All kinds of handhelds such as Division Multiple Access)-2000, W-Code Division Multiple Access (W-CDMA), Wireless Broadband Internet (Wibro), Smart Phone, Mobile Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX), etc. It may include a (Handheld)-based wireless communication device. In addition, the television may include IPTV (Internet Protocol Television), Internet TV (Internet Television), terrestrial TV, cable TV, and the like. Furthermore, a wearable device is, for example, a type of information processing device that can be worn directly on the human body, such as a watch, glasses, accessories, clothes, shoes, etc. can be connected with

In addition, the server may be implemented as a computer capable of communication through an electronic terminal in which an application for interaction with the user is installed and a network, and may include a storage device capable of storing data or through a third server (not shown). You can also store data.

As described above, the game providing apparatus 10 may be implemented in any one form of an electronic terminal or a server-client system, and when implemented as a server, the components constituting the game providing apparatus 10 are physically separated It may be performed on a plurality of servers or may be performed on one server.

The game providing apparatus 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include an input/output unit 110 , a control unit 120 , a communication unit 130 , and a memory 140 .

The input/output unit 110 may include an input unit for receiving an input from a user, and an output unit for displaying information such as a result of a task or the state of the game providing apparatus 10 . For example, the input/output unit 110 may include an operation panel for receiving a user input, a display panel for displaying a screen, and the like.

Specifically, the input unit may include devices capable of receiving various types of user input, such as a keyboard, a physical button, a touch screen, a camera, or a microphone. Also, the output unit may include a display panel or a speaker. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the input/output unit 110 may include a configuration supporting various input/output.

Meanwhile, the controller 120 controls the overall operation of the game providing device 10, and may include a processor such as a CPU. The controller 120 may control other components included in the game providing apparatus 10 to perform an operation corresponding to a user input received through the input/output unit 110 .

For example, the controller 120 may execute a program stored in the memory 140 , read a file stored in the memory 140 , or store a new file in the memory 140 .

The control unit 120 may display the change in the ability value of the character in a graph according to the user's play.

For example, the control unit 120 may provide to the user by visualizing the process of increasing the combat power of the character expressed numerically as time elapses during which the user plays the game in a graph, and each item constituting the character's ability value The process of increasing the number of items can be visualized as a graph and provided to the user.

In this case, when the character's ability value is changed, the controller 120 may display the cause of the change in the character's ability value on the graph.

That is, when the state information of the character is changed under the control of the user and the ability value of the character is changed, the controller 120 may display the changed state information of the character together with the graph.

For example, when the user changes the item mounted on the character to increase the character's defense power, the control unit 120 may indicate in the graph that the character's combat power is increased due to the change of the item, and before the change You can display items and items after change.

Or, for example, if the character's level increases due to the acquisition of experience points according to the user's play and the combat power increases, the control unit 120 may indicate that the character is due to the acquisition of experience points in the graph at the point where the character's combat power is increased. In addition, it is possible to display the combat power before the experience point acquisition and the combat power after the experience point acquisition.

To this end, when the character's ability value is changed, the controller 120 may store the changed character's state information at the point in time when the ability value is changed.

For example, when the combat power is increased by changing the item mounted on the character, the controller 120 may match and store the state information before the character's combat power is increased and the state information after the character's combat power is increased.

In this way, by providing the growth of the character's ability in the form of a visual graph, the user can easily recognize whether the character is growing or not, and at the same time, it is possible to establish a strategy for the direction and method of character growth by providing the cause of growth.

In addition, the control unit 120 may provide a numerical value of the ability to be increased in order for the user's character to reach the character ability value of the other user.

For example, the control unit 120 may calculate the difference between the character ability value of another user with the highest ability among the characters of other users located in the same game space as the character and the user's character ability value, You can provide numerical values such as level, defense, and attack power for character growth.

Alternatively, for example, the controller 120 may provide a 'compare with my character' button as an input means to compare the user's character information and the selected other user's character information with respect to another user selected by the user, and the provided button When a user input occurs in , the difference from the user's character capability can be calculated based on the selected other user's character capability value, and numerical values for growing the user's character can be provided for each item by the difference in the calculated capability values.

And, according to an embodiment, the controller 120 may reflect the ability value to be increased by the user's character on the graph and display it as the target ability value for the user's character to grow.

For example, the controller 120 may reflect 100, which is the combat power that the user's character having the combat power of 900 should additionally increase, and display the point where the combat power is 1000 on the graph as the target for the user's character to grow.

In this way, by expressing the change of the user's character ability in a graph, the growth of the character is visually expressed, and at the same time, the point to reach the character ability of other users is visually displayed on the graph to provide the character's growth goal. can induce play.

Thereafter, in order to induce an increase in the character's ability value, the controller 120 may recommend an item that increases the character's ability value. That is, the controller 120 may recommend an item capable of increasing the character's ability value up to the target provided ability value.

For example, if the user fails to complete a specific quest or a situation in which game progress is delayed, such as a character dies during battle, occurs, the controller 120 may include an item capable of increasing the character's ability value. can provide In particular, when a character dies while performing a specific quest, the controller 120 can analyze the item that has the greatest influence on the character's death among the character's ability values, and based on the analyzed result, select an item that can strengthen the item You can provide a list of recommendations that include.

According to one embodiment, the controller 120 may analyze the user's tendency to control the character based on the graph, and may recommend an item that increases the ability of the character to correspond to the tendency.

For example, the controller 120 may analyze the graph for each item constituting the character's combat power to analyze that the character's combat power is increased due to an increase in the character's attack power, and increase the character's combat power by increasing the character's attack power You can recommend items that increase the character's attack power to the user.

According to another embodiment, the controller 120 may select an item to be increased from among items constituting the character's ability value from the user and recommend an item to increase the value of the selected item.

For example, the controller 120 may receive a selection from the user as an item to increase a numerical value among items constituting the character's combat power, and may recommend an item to increase the defense power. That is, the controller 120 may provide a recommendation list including an item capable of reinforcing an insufficient item among items constituting the character's ability value.

According to another embodiment, the controller 120 may recommend an item based on the user's payment amount, and preferentially select an item capable of maximally increasing the character's ability among a plurality of items that can be purchased with the user's payment amount. can be recommended as

For example, the controller 120 may determine a billing section to which 10,000 won, the payment amount of the user, belongs, and may recommend an item capable of maximally increasing the user's character combat power within the determined billing section. To this end, the controller 120 may set a billing section. For example, the controller 120 may set the billing section as a section in which the payment amount is from 0 won to 10,000 won or less, a section from more than 10,000 won to 50,000 won or less, and a section in which the payment amount is more than 50,000 won.

Or, for example, the controller 120 may preferentially recommend a special price item that is replaced every day based on the user's tendency to regularly pay 10,000 won per day based on the user's payment details for a preset period.

In addition, the control unit 120 may recommend an item to the user according to the above-described implementation, but may recommend an item whose ability value of the character is additionally increased through combination with the item possessed by the user.

For example, the control unit 120 recommends a glove item capable of increasing the defense power to the user, but preferentially recommends an armor worn on the user's character and a set item that has an additional defense power increase effect and a set glove. can

Meanwhile, the controller 120 may selectively recommend an item based on a user's input.

For example, the controller 120 may receive input from the user whether or not to agree to the item recommendation, and may recommend the item only to the user who agrees to the item recommendation.

In addition, when recommending an item, the controller 120 may provide an input means so that the user can directly purchase the recommended item.

For example, when the user clicks on a recommended item, the controller 120 may allow the user to immediately purchase the item by entering a store that is an item selling place in a game space that sells the clicked item.

As described above, by recommending customized items for increasing the character's ability, it is possible to quickly reach the character growth goal, thereby maintaining interest in the game.

In addition, in order to induce an increase in the character's ability value, the controller 120 may provide information on other users who have an item that increases the user's character ability value so that the user can purchase, sell, or exchange the item between users.

According to one embodiment, the controller 120 may receive at least one of a purchase request item and a sale request item from the user, and based on the selected item, may provide information on other users who can trade items with the user. can

For example, the control unit 120 may receive a selection of a purchase request item, which is an item the user wants to purchase, and when a character of another user having the same item as the selected purchase request item approaches the user's character, the item can be traded pop-up window can be displayed to induce transaction of the item.

According to another embodiment, the controller 120 may receive from the user an item to increase a numerical value among items constituting the character's ability value, and provides information on other users who want to purchase an item to decrease the numerical value of the corresponding item. can do.

Alternatively, for example, the controller 120 may receive a selection from the user of the character's defense power, which is an item to be strengthened, and may identify a reinforcement stone, which is an item mounted on the character to reduce the defense power, as a sales request item. In addition, the control unit 120 may induce a transaction of the reinforcement stone by providing the user with information about other users who have registered the reinforcement stone as a purchase request item.

In addition, the controller 120 may identify and recommend removal of items that limit the increase of the character's ability value among the character possessed items.

For example, if the defense power of the shield, which is a character possessed item, is extremely high compared to the attack power, and thus inhibits the increase in the overall character's combat power due to a limit to the increase in the character's attack power, the character possesses the shield of the item. Removal may be recommended.

In addition, when an item obtainable by a user-to-user item transaction is mounted on the character, the controller 120 may provide the changed character's ability value.

For example, when the control unit 120 provides reinforcement stone, which is the user's sale request item, to other users, and the user's purchase request item, the glove, is obtained from another user, the character's defense power and gloves increased by the removal of the reinforcement stone It is possible to numerically provide the user with the character's ability values reflecting the defense power increased by equipping, and the change in the character's ability values can be displayed on the graph.

In this way, by inducing an item transaction between users in order to increase the character's ability value, it is possible to increase the item transaction between users, thereby enhancing interaction between users.

Meanwhile, the communication unit 130 may perform wired/wireless communication with other devices or networks. To this end, the communication unit 130 may include a communication module supporting at least one of various wired and wireless communication methods. For example, the communication module may be implemented in the form of a chipset.

The wireless communication supported by the communication unit 130 may be, for example, Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi), Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth, Ultra Wide Band (UWB), or Near Field Communication (NFC). Also, wired communication supported by the communication unit 130 may be, for example, USB or High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI).

Various types of data such as files, applications, and programs may be installed and stored in the memory 140 . The controller 120 may access and use data stored in the memory 140 , or may store new data in the memory 140 . Also, the controller 120 may execute a program installed in the memory 140 . Referring to FIG. 1 , a program for performing a game providing method may be installed in the memory 140 .

And the memory 140 may store the state information of the character.

Meanwhile, FIGS. 2 to 4 are flowcharts illustrating a game providing method according to an exemplary embodiment.

The game providing method according to the embodiment shown in FIGS. 2 to 4 includes steps that are time-series processed by the game providing apparatus 10 shown in FIG. 1 . Accordingly, even if omitted below, the content described above with respect to the game providing apparatus 10 shown in FIG. 1 may also be used in the game providing method according to the embodiment shown in FIGS. 2 to 4 .

2 is a flowchart illustrating a game providing method. Referring to FIG. 2 , the game providing apparatus 10 may display a change in the ability value of the character in a graph based on the state information of the character ( S2001 ).

For example, the game providing apparatus 10 may display a process in which the combat power of the character increases according to the play time of the character selected by the user in a graph and provide it to the user.

5 is an exemplary diagram illustrating a graph indicating a change in a character's ability value. Referring to FIG. 5 , the game providing device 10 may provide a graph 502 displaying changes in the character's combat power from the time when 'Nawani' 501, a character played by the user, is created to the present. .

In addition, the game providing apparatus 10 may provide a change history of the state information of the character at the time point when the character's ability value is changed in the graph (S2002).

For example, the game providing device 10 may display 'level increase', 'item change', etc., which are causes of increasing combat power at each point in the graph, together on the graph.

At this time, the game providing device 10 provides the character's status information change history. For example, when the user places the cursor at a specific point in the graph, the game providing device 10 provides the character's status information at the corresponding point. The change history may be provided or the game providing device 10 may provide the character's state information change history through a pop-up window at each point in the graph where the character's ability value is increased. In addition, the game providing device 10 may provide a table of the state information change history of the character in a separate position of the graph.

6 is an exemplary diagram illustrating a graph in which a cause of a change in a character's ability value is displayed. Referring to FIG. 6 , the game providing device 10 is at the first point 602 where the combat power is changed in the graph 601 , and the reason for the change in the combat power at the first point 602 is 'armor installation, reinforcement stone replacement'. The changed state information 603 may be displayed. In addition, the game providing device 10 may display the changed state information 605 of 'level increase' as the cause of the change in combat power at the second point 604 at the second point 604 where the combat power is changed.

To this end, when the character's ability value is changed, the game providing device 10 may store the changed character's state information at the time the ability value is changed. For example, when the combat power of the character increases, the game providing apparatus 10 may store the character's state information that is changed at the time when the combat power is increased.

Hereinafter, a specific embodiment in which the game providing device 10 provides the character's ability as a graph will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 4 . However, for convenience of description, descriptions of the same contents as those described with reference to FIG. 2 will be omitted.

3 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment in which an item induces a change in a character's ability value through recommendation. Referring to FIG. 3 , the game providing apparatus 10 may display a change in the character's ability value as a graph (S3001). In this case, the game providing device 10 may provide a change history of the state information of the character at the time point when the character's ability value is changed in the graph.

In addition, the game providing apparatus 10 may provide a numerical value of the ability to be increased in order for the user's character to reach the character ability value of another user (S3002).

For example, the game providing apparatus 10 may calculate the difference in combat power with the combat power of other users higher than the user's character combat power in the combat power ranking in the server the user plays. In addition, the game providing device 10 may provide numerical values for differences in defense power and attack power according to differences in combat power with other users.

In this case, according to an embodiment, the game providing apparatus 10 may reflect the difference in ability values with the characters of other users in the user's character ability values and display them on the graph as the user's character growth goals.

For example, the game providing device 10 may provide a 'compare with my character' button, which is an input means for comparing the ability values of other users with the character's ability values with that of the user's character, and the user input is applied to the provided button. When this occurs, the ability values of other user's characters selected by the user can be displayed on the graph as the user's character growth target. In addition, the game providing device 10 may calculate the difference in ability values between the characters of the user, and may provide the calculated difference in ability values for each item constituting the ability values.

7 is an exemplary diagram illustrating a graph in which a user's character growth goal is displayed. Referring to FIG. 7 , the game providing device 10 may calculate the difference in combat power between the user's character 701 and the combat power '110,000' 703 of the other user's character 702 higher than the combat power '90,000', and on the graph, The calculated combat power difference of '20,000' may be reflected in the user's character combat power position 704 and displayed as the user's character growth target 705 .

In this way, by visually displaying the points for reaching the character ability values of other users on the graph, it is possible to induce continuous game play of the users by providing a goal for character growth.

In addition, the game providing apparatus 10 may recommend an item that increases the character's ability value in order to induce an increase in the character's ability value (S3003). That is, the game providing apparatus 10 may customize and recommend the item so that the user's character ability reaches the target ability value in step S3002.

Alternatively, according to the embodiment, the game providing device 10 may provide an item capable of increasing the character's ability when a situation occurs where the game progress is delayed, such as the user fails to complete a specific quest or the character dies during battle. A list of recommendations can be provided.

For example, the game providing apparatus 10 may recommend an item by analyzing a user's tendency to control a character based on the graph. Alternatively, the game providing device 10 may recommend an item capable of reinforcing the analyzed item by analyzing the item that has the greatest influence on the character's death among the character's ability values when the character dies while performing a specific quest.

8 is an exemplary diagram of recommending an item by analyzing a user's tendency through a graph. Referring to FIG. 8 , the game providing device 10 may analyze each of the character's attack power graph 801 and defense power graph 802, which are items constituting the character's combat power, and the attack power graph 801 when the item is replaced. A pattern in which the number of is significantly increased can be identified. In addition, the game providing apparatus 10 may analyze the user's tendency to emphasize attack power, and may recommend the sword 803 which is an item that increases the attack power of the character.

For example, the game providing apparatus 10 may receive a selection of defense power from among items constituting the character's ability value from the user, and may recommend an item capable of increasing the selected defense power.

Or, for example, the game providing device 10 purchases a combination of 'shield' and 'reinforcement stone' as an item that maximally increases the user's character ability within the amount of '10,000 won' paid by the user based on the user's payment amount can recommend

In this case, the game providing apparatus 10 may recommend an item in which the ability value of the character is additionally increased through a combination with the item possessed by the user.

For example, if the item to be recommended to the user is a sword, the game providing device 10 may preferentially recommend a 'mithril shield' worn by the user and a 'mithril sword' having additional attack power when worn as a set item at the same time. there is.

Referring to FIG. 8 , the game providing device 10 recommends a 'reinforced sword' 803 having an additional 'attack power +10' effect 804 when equipped corresponding to the item and set item the user is wearing. can In addition, the game providing device 10 may provide a 'go to purchase' 805 as an input means for moving to a store where the recommended 'strengthening sword' 803 can be directly purchased.

In addition, the game providing apparatus 10 may display the change in the character's ability in a graph when the recommended item is installed (S3004).

That is, when the user purchases and installs the item recommended in step S3003 , the game providing apparatus 10 may display a graph of the character's ability value, which is increased compared to the current character's ability value.

9 is an exemplary diagram showing the combat power of a character in a graph when a recommended item is installed. Referring to FIG. 9 , the game providing device 10 may display the character's combat power 902 in a state in which the 'wooden sword' 901 is mounted on the graph, and the 'strengthened sword' 903 recommended in step S3003 When replacing with the character combat power 904 can be displayed on the graph to indicate the degree of increase in the combat power in the graph.

Through this, by visually displaying the growth of the character according to the item replacement and providing it to the user, it is possible to induce the purchase of the recommended item and at the same time induce the growth of the character.

Meanwhile, FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of inducing a change in a character's ability value through the exchange of items between users.

Referring to FIG. 4 , the game providing apparatus 10 may display a change in the character's ability value in a graph (S4001). In this case, the game providing device 10 may provide a change history of the state information of the character at the point in time when the character's ability value is changed in the graph.

In addition, the game providing apparatus 10 may provide a numerical value of the ability to be increased in order for the character of the user to reach the character ability value of another user (S4002).

In addition, the game providing device 10 may receive at least one of a purchase request item and a sale request item set from the user so that the user can purchase, sell, or exchange the item ( S4003 ).

10 is an exemplary diagram illustrating item exchange between users. Referring to FIG. 10 , the game providing device 10 may receive a 'blessed sword' 1001 as a purchase request item and a 'leather armor' 1002 as a sale request item.

In this case, the game providing device 10 may recommend setting an item that inhibits the character's combat power as a sales request item to reach the character's growth goal set in step S4002, according to an embodiment, and the user can purchase an item It can be recommended to set items that increase a character's combat power as a purchase request item.

Thereafter, the game providing device 10 may identify the existence of another user who has requested to purchase or sell the item selected in step S4003 (S4004), and is based on the user character in the game space among the identified characters of other users. Information on other users located within a set distance may be provided (S4005).

For example, the game providing apparatus 10 may induce a transaction of an item by displaying a tradable pop-up window when a character of another user having the same item as the selected purchase request item approaches the user's character.

Referring to FIG. 10, the character 1004 of another user who registered the 'blessed sword' 1001, which is the purchase request item set in step S4003, as a sale request item, is located within a preset distance from the user's character 1003. The game providing apparatus 10 may display information 1005 about the character 1004 of another user in a pop-up window.

Or, for example, the game providing device 10 displays a pop-up window that enables transaction of the item when another user comes close to the user's character who has requested to sell an item that can increase the user's selected attack power among the items constituting the character's ability value. It can be displayed to induce transaction of the item.

In this way, by inducing an item transaction between users in order to increase the character's ability value, it is possible to increase the item transaction between users and induce faster character growth.

In addition, the game providing apparatus 10 may display the expected change of the user's character capability in a graph when the user exchanges the item (S4006).

The term '~ unit' used in the above embodiments means software or hardware components such as field programmable gate array (FPGA) or ASIC, and '~ unit' performs certain roles. However, '-part' is not limited to software or hardware. '~unit' may be configured to reside on an addressable storage medium or may be configured to refresh one or more processors. Thus, as an example, '~' refers to components such as software components, object-oriented software components, class components, and task components, and processes, functions, properties, and procedures. , subroutines, segments of program patent code, drivers, firmware, microcode, circuitry, data, databases, data structures, tables, arrays, and variables.

Functions provided in components and '~ units' may be combined into a smaller number of components and '~ units' or separated from additional components and '~ units'.

In addition, components and '~ units' may be implemented to play one or more CPUs in a device or secure multimedia card.

The game providing method according to the embodiments described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 4 may also be implemented in the form of a computer-readable medium for storing instructions and data executable by a computer. In this case, the instructions and data may be stored in the form of program codes, and when executed by the processor, a predetermined program module may be generated to perform a predetermined operation. In addition, 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 be a computer recording medium, which is a volatile and non-volatile and non-volatile storage medium implemented in any method or technology for storage of information such as computer-readable instructions, data structures, program modules, or other data. It may include both volatile, removable and non-removable media. For example, the computer recording medium may be a magnetic storage medium such as HDD and SSD, an optical recording medium such as CD, DVD, and Blu-ray disc, or a memory included in a server accessible through a network.

Also, the game providing method according to the embodiments described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 4 may be implemented as a computer program (or computer program product) including instructions executable by a computer. The computer program includes programmable machine instructions processed by a processor, and may be implemented in a high-level programming language, an object-oriented programming language, an assembly language, or a machine language. . In addition, the computer program may be recorded in a tangible computer-readable recording medium (eg, a memory, a hard disk, a magnetic/optical medium, or a solid-state drive (SSD), etc.).

Accordingly, the game providing method according to the embodiments described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 4 may be implemented by executing the above-described computer program by a computing device. The computing device may include at least a portion of a processor, a memory, a storage device, a high-speed interface connected to the memory and the high-speed expansion port, and a low-speed interface connected to the low-speed bus and the storage device. Each of these components is connected to each other using various buses, and may be mounted on a common motherboard or in any other suitable manner.

Here, the processor may process a command within the computing device, such as, for example, to display graphic information for providing a graphic user interface (GUI) on an external input or output device, such as a display connected to a high-speed interface. Examples are instructions stored in memory or a storage device. In other embodiments, multiple processors and/or multiple buses may be used with multiple memories and types of memory as appropriate. In addition, the processor may be implemented as a chipset formed by chips including a plurality of independent analog and/or digital processors.

Memory also stores information within the computing device. As an example, the memory may be configured as a volatile memory unit or a set thereof. As another example, the memory may be configured as a non-volatile memory unit or a set thereof. The memory may also be another form of computer readable medium, such as, for example, a magnetic or optical disk.

In addition, the storage device may provide a large-capacity storage space to the computing device. A storage device may be a computer-readable medium or a component comprising such a medium, and may include, for example, devices or other components within a storage area network (SAN), a floppy disk device, a hard disk device, an optical disk device, or a tape device, a flash memory, or other semiconductor memory device or device array similar thereto.

The above-described embodiments are for illustration, and those of ordinary skill in the art to which the above-described embodiments pertain can easily transform into other specific forms without changing the technical idea or essential features of the above-described embodiments. You will understand. Therefore, it should be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative in all respects and not restrictive. For example, each component described as a single type may be implemented in a dispersed form, and likewise components described as distributed may be implemented in a combined form.

The scope to be protected through this specification is indicated by the claims described below rather than the detailed description, and it should be construed to include all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalents. .

10: game providing device
110: input/output unit
120: control unit
130: communication department
140: memory

Claims (19)

In the device for providing a game,
a control unit that displays a change in a character's ability value in a graph according to a user's play, and provides a change history of the character's state information at the time the ability value changes; and
It includes a memory for storing the state information of the character,
The control unit is
When a purchase request item is selected from the user based on the item recommended for increasing the ability value, the game providing apparatus provides information about another user who is located within a preset distance from the character and can trade the selected item with the user. The method of claim 1,
The control unit is
When the ability value of the character is changed, the game providing device for storing the changed state information of the character at the time when the ability value is changed. The method of claim 1,
The control unit is
A game providing apparatus for providing a numerical value of the ability to be increased in order for the character of the user to reach the character ability value of another user. The method of claim 1,
The control unit is
A game providing apparatus that analyzes a user's propensity to control the character based on the graph and recommends an item that increases the character's ability value to correspond to the analyzed user's propensity. The method of claim 1,
The control unit is
A game providing apparatus for receiving an item to be increased from among the items constituting the character's ability value from the user, and recommending an item to increase the value of the selected item. The method of claim 1,
The control unit is
A game providing apparatus for recommending an item to the user, but recommending an item whose ability value of the character is additionally increased through a combination with an item possessed by the user. The method of claim 1,
The control unit is
A game providing apparatus for identifying and recommending removal of an item that restricts an increase in an ability value of the character from among the items possessed by the character. delete The method of claim 1,
The control unit is
An item obtainable by the item transaction is mounted on the character and provides a character's ability value that is changed. A method for providing a game by a game providing device,
providing status information of the character;
displaying the change in the ability value of the character in a graph, and providing a change history of the state information of the character at a time point when the ability value is changed in the graph;
recommending an item to increase the ability value; and
When a purchase request item is selected from the user based on the recommended item, the method comprising the step of providing information about another user who is located within a preset distance from the character and can trade the selected item with the user. 11. The method of claim 10,
The method of providing the game,
When the ability value of the character is changed, the method further comprising the step of storing the changed state information of the character at the time when the ability value is changed, the game providing method. 11. The method of claim 10,
The method of providing the game,
The method further comprising the step of providing a numerical value of the ability to be increased in order for the character of the user to reach the character ability value of the other user in a numerical value, the game providing method. 11. The method of claim 10,
The recommended steps are:
analyzing a user's tendency to control the character based on the graph; and
Comprising the step of recommending an item that changes the ability value of the character to correspond to the analyzed tendency of the user, the game providing method. 11. The method of claim 10,
The recommended steps are:
receiving, from a user, an item to be increased among items constituting the character's ability value; and
A method for providing a game, comprising the step of recommending an item that increases the value of the selected item. 11. The method of claim 10,
The recommended steps are:
Recommending an item to a user, but comprising the step of recommending an item for which the ability value of the character is additionally increased through a combination with an item possessed by the user. delete 11. The method of claim 10,
The method of providing the game,
The method further comprising the step of providing a character's ability value that is changed by installing an item obtainable by the item transaction to the character. A computer-readable recording medium in which a program for performing the method according to claim 10 is recorded. A computer program stored in a medium for performing the game providing method according to claim 10, which is performed by the game providing device.

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