KR102573747B1 - Method and apparatus for exchanging items in gaming virtual space - Google Patents

Abstract

A method for exchanging items in a gaming virtual space is disclosed. An item exchange method in a gaming virtual space according to an embodiment of the present invention includes providing a gaming virtual space to at least one client account and providing a means of movement in the gaming virtual space to a character of the at least one client account; and setting a space inside the means of transportation where items can be loaded and unloaded, and exchanging items between the at least one client account character using the space.

Description

Method and apparatus for exchanging items in gaming virtual space {Method and apparatus for exchanging items in gaming virtual space}

The present invention relates to a method and device for exchanging items in a gaming virtual space, and more particularly, to a method and device for exchanging items in a gaming virtual space for improving gaming performance and effects.

As the performance of personal terminals has improved, the reality of virtual effects in games has also increased remarkably. Recently emerging games provide users/players with a virtual space that is very close to reality. However, since the level of the user/player is also improved, it is necessary to exchange items in various ways in the gaming virtual space in order to maintain game quality.

A technical problem to be solved through some embodiments of the present invention is to provide a method and apparatus for exchanging items in a gaming virtual space that enhances the convenience of game play by conveniently exchanging items in a gaming virtual space.

The technical problems of the present invention are not limited to the technical problems mentioned above, and other technical problems not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description below.

In order to solve the above technical problem, an item exchange method according to an embodiment of the present invention provides a gaming virtual space to at least one client account and moves the character of the at least one client account in the gaming virtual space. providing means; and setting a space inside the means of transportation where items can be loaded and unloaded, and exchanging items between the at least one client account character using the space.

According to an embodiment, the exchanging of the item may include setting an interaction range accessible to the space in an elliptical shape based on a plan view; and locating one of the centers of the ellipse in one of the two-divided areas of the moving means.

According to another embodiment, the exchanging of the item may include setting an interaction range accessible to the space in a circular shape based on a plan view; and locating the center of the circle in one of the two-halfed areas of the moving means.

According to another embodiment, when the character of the at least one client account is not on the means of transportation, access to the space is possible only within the interaction range, and when the character of the at least one client account is on the means of transportation, it is irrelevant to the interaction range. It is possible to access the above space.

In order to solve the above technical problem, an item exchange device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a communication unit for transmitting and receiving data wirelessly or wired, a storage unit for storing game-related data, and the communication unit and the storage unit. An apparatus for exchanging items in a gaming virtual space, comprising a processor controlling a gaming virtual space, wherein the processor provides a gaming virtual space to at least one client account and means for moving a character of the at least one client account in the gaming virtual space. is provided, a space in which items can be loaded and unloaded is set inside the means of transportation, and the at least one client account character exchanges items using the space.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, by conveniently exchanging items suitable for each other in a gaming space, it is possible to enhance the convenience of a game so that players can focus more on the game.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the present invention and which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this application, show embodiments of the present invention together with detailed descriptions explaining the principles of the present invention.
1 shows a gaming virtual space according to an embodiment of the present invention in map form.
2 shows a gaming virtual space from the viewpoint of a user character.
3 shows a game system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 4 shows the restricted boundary and safe area of the Battle Royale game.
5 shows a limiting boundary of a user's visual field in a battle royale game.
6 and 7 show a method for adjusting a safe area in a battle royale game.
8 shows a timeline for a method for adjusting a safe area according to a battle royale game.
9 is a diagram for explaining a method of exchanging items in an existing battle royale game.
10 to 12 are diagrams for explaining an item exchange method of a battle royale game proposed in the present invention.
13 shows an item exchange device in a gaming virtual space according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail, examples of which are shown in the accompanying drawings. The detailed description below with reference to the accompanying drawings is intended to describe preferred embodiments of the present invention rather than only showing embodiments that can be implemented according to the embodiments of the present invention. The detailed description that follows includes details to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention, but the present invention does not require all such details. In the present invention, the embodiments described below do not have to be used separately. A plurality of embodiments or all embodiments may be used together, and specific embodiments may be used in combination.

Most of the terms used in the present invention are selected from common ones widely used in the field, but some terms are arbitrarily selected by the applicant and their meanings are described in detail in the following description as needed. Therefore, the present invention should be understood based on the intended meaning of the term rather than the simple name or meaning of the term.

The present invention relates to a method for exchanging items in a gaming virtual space. However, in the following specification, a game of the battle royale genre will be described as an example. A game of the battle royale genre refers to a game in which a plurality of users/users compete in a limited space and the last person or team surviving is the winner. In this specification, the game may be a First Person Shooting (FPS) game. An FPS game refers to a shooting game in which a game player plays the game from a first-person perspective. In the case of games of the battle royale genre, by limiting the game space according to the passage of time, competition between users is triggered and tension is improved, thereby improving game quality.

1 shows a gaming virtual space according to an embodiment of the present invention in map form.

Depending on the performance of the user terminal, a very sophisticated and vast gaming virtual space may be provided. As shown in FIG. 1, instead of the conventional closed space or narrow space, a gaming virtual space with a vast terrain may be provided. The gaming virtual space implements various terrains. Various terrain features such as land, trees, forests, buildings, vehicles, and grass can be implemented in the gaming virtual space. The gaming virtual space is implemented as software and may be displayed on a user terminal.

2 shows a gaming virtual space from the viewpoint of a user character.

The user participates in the game with the selected character. The user view represents a first-person view of the character's gaming virtual space. From a first-person perspective, characters may or may not be visible on the screen. The first-person point of view may reflect the character's direction, movement, line of sight, and the like.

The character has a certain amount of HP. HP may correspond to an abbreviation such as Health Power, Health Point, or Hit Point. HP can refer to the ability to withstand enemy attacks or environmental disasters. An effect that reduces HP can be referred to as damage/damage. Damage may be applied due to an attack of another character, a disaster in an environment in a gaming virtual space, or the like, and HP may decrease.

3 shows a game system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The game system of FIG. 3 includes a database 3010, a game server 3020, a network 3030, and at least one user terminal 3040.

The user terminals 3040 - 1 to n may be terminals used by users to play games. A user terminal corresponds to any electronic device capable of displaying an image and receiving a user input for game play. That is, the user terminal may include a display and a user input means. In the user terminal, the display and the user input means may be integral or separate. A user terminal may correspond to an electronic device such as a personal computer (PC), a laptop computer, a mobile phone, and a tablet PC. Due to the nature of FPS games, multiple users participate in the game, but a single user may play the game with a virtual user.

The user terminal 3040 may establish and maintain communication with the game server 3020 through the network 200 . A network may include a plurality of networks. Data can be exchanged over a network based on a variety of communication protocols. The network may be wired or wireless or a combination thereof.

Game server 3020 may establish and maintain communication with database 3010 . 3 shows one database 3010 and one game server 3020, but this is a conceptual diagram, and the number of databases 3010 and game servers 3020 may be configured differently depending on the implementation. The database 3010 and game server 3020 may be included in one device. A device for performing the present invention may include at least one of a database 3010 and a game server 3020 .

The database 3010 may include data about game accounts or data about game instances. The database 3010 may store various information/data for providing games. The database 3010 may store data such as user authentication, characters, items, and game history.

The game server 3020 may perform real-time data exchange between the user terminal 3040 and the database 3010 . The game server 3020 may provide a virtual space as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 to the user terminal 3040 . The game server 3020 may arrange the user's location, that is, coordinates in the above-described virtual space, and provide the user terminal 3040 with a field of view at the location as shown in FIG. 2 .

In the present invention, a device for exchanging items in a gaming virtual space may correspond to a game server or to a database and a game server. However, the device for exchanging items in the gaming virtual space of the present invention is any electronic device including a processor and memory, and corresponds to a device that implements or implements the method of the present invention.

The gaming virtual space may be statically limited or controlled based on preset parameters. However, in this case, because the space change is predicted, the game may become boring or excessive competition in the game may be triggered. For example, if a lot of players drop out in a short period of time due to fierce competition in the beginning, the game may become boring because competition does not occur until the game space is sufficiently narrowed. Alternatively, when users have high skills, competition may not occur well in the beginning, but competition may rapidly occur after the middle. From the standpoint of E-sports relaying, a boring screen continues at the beginning, and then a lot of competition suddenly occurs, making it difficult to relay.

To encourage competition among users, the present invention limits the gaming virtual space using a virtual limiting border. An area within the virtual boundary may be referred to as a safe area or a safe zone. As an example, the safety area may be referred to as a blue zone. And the imaginary limiting boundary can also be referred to as a magnetic field.

Figure 4 shows the restricted boundary and safe area of the Battle Royale game.

In FIG. 4 , a solid circle 4010 corresponds to a limiting border. The limiting boundary visualizes the area where damage is applied to the character. Damage may be applied to HP when the user character is located outside the limited boundary or comes into contact with the limited boundary. Alternatively, a character located outside the restriction boundary or in contact with the restriction boundary may be immediately out after a specific time. Users can survive only when they come within the boundary, and it is advantageous to play the game. After all, the limit boundary has a role of triggering competition in the game by narrowing the distance between users. In this sense, a limiting boundary may also be referred to as a limiting boundary or a damaging boundary.

Characters within the limited boundaries receive damage only from other users' attacks or from the environment. Thus, the area within the restricted boundary may be referred to as a safe area.

Limit boundaries must be verifiable by the user. If it is impossible to confirm, the user suffers unexpected damage, and thus the fairness of the game is significantly deteriorated. As shown in FIG. 4 , the limiting boundary may be displayed as a two-dimensional closed area on the map. Although shown as a circle in FIG. 4 , the limiting boundary may be shown as an arbitrary single closed curve in the 2D map view. Information on the limiting boundary may be displayed/provided visually or audibly to the user.

In FIG. 4 , a restricted boundary is shown, and a safe area may not be separately visualized and displayed. However, since the area within the restricted boundary is defined as a safe area, it can be seen that the restricted boundary also indicates the safe area.

5 shows a limiting boundary of a user's visual field in a battle royale game.

In FIG. 5, the limiting boundary is shown as a face through which electricity flows. However, the limiting boundary can be visualized in any way. Since the user can check the restricted boundary not only from the map view of FIG. 4 but also from the user view of FIG. 5 , the game can be played in a safe area. The limit boundary may be presented to the user as an auditory effect. For example, the closer the limiting boundary is, the closer the specific sound is to the user, so that the user can recognize the distance from the limiting boundary.

Limit boundaries may be displayed from a specific point in time. However, the limiting boundary may or may not appear on the display according to the user's viewpoint. When the user views the map on-screen, the limiting boundary may be displayed on the map as shown in FIG. 4 . When the user plays the game from a first-person perspective and the map is off-screen, the limiting boundary may be displayed on the screen as shown in FIG. 5 only when the user is located near the limiting boundary and the limiting boundary enters the user's field of view. .

The present invention limits the gaming virtual space by using limiting boundaries. A certain number of users play the game in a space of a certain size as shown in FIG. 4 . A phase of the restriction boundary is set at a specific time interval, and the safety area may be reduced by moving the restriction boundary in each step. Table 1 shows an embodiment of limiting boundary control according to an embodiment of the present invention.

step of limit boundary One 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 delay time (s) 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 Standby time (s) 170 150 130 110 90 70 50 30 10 Travel time (s) 120 120 120 90 90 90 60 60 30 radius ratio 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 Damage/Damage (%) 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 One 1.5 2

A description of each parameter in Table 1 is as follows. Delay time: Duration/period until the next safe area is displayed

Waiting time: After the safe area of the next level is displayed, the period before the action of reducing the gaming virtual space from the safe area of the current level to the safe area of the next level starts (duration/period)

Moving time: Duration/period during which the safe area is adjusted as the restriction boundary moves. In the meaning of the time during which the operation of reducing the gaming virtual space from the safe area of the present stage to the safe area of the next stage proceeds, it may be referred to as a reduction time.

Radius Ratio: The ratio of the radius of the current level's safe area to the next level's safe area

Limit Boundary Damage: Damage/damage received per unit time by the character being located in an area outside the limited boundary

The safety area may be expressed as a circle, and in this case, its size may be expressed or set as a radius ratio. However, as described above, the limit boundary surrounding the safe area may be set as an arbitrary closed curve, and the inner area may be expressed or set in units of area.

6 and 7 show a method for adjusting a safe area in a battle royale game.

4 shows a limiting boundary within a delay time of phase n (n is an arbitrary natural number). When the limiting boundary 4010 of FIG. 4 is indicated and the delay time elapses, the limiting boundary 6010 of phase n+1 is set and displayed as shown in FIG. 6 . After the delay time has elapsed, the limit boundary 6010 of the next step may be displayed at the map view point as shown in FIG. 6 . During the waiting time, as shown in FIG. 6 , the limiting boundary 4010 of the nth step and the limiting boundary 6010 of the n+1th step are displayed together.

When the waiting time elapses, the limiting boundary 4010 of step n moves to the limiting boundary 6010 of step n+1 as shown in FIG. 7 . The safety area is reduced to the size of n+1 steps by the movement of the limiting boundary. When the movement time elapses, the limiting boundaries are aligned in step n+1, and the reduction of the safe area is completed.

According to the present invention, when the delay time for each stage of the game progresses, the location of the safe area for the next stage is displayed, and the boundary is not moved during the waiting time. However, information about safe areas such as waiting time is provided to the user. While playing the game, the user can devise a strategy for moving paths or obtaining items, and proceed with the game. After the waiting time elapses, the limiting boundary moves, so the user is forced to move to the safe area in the next step. Thus, by forcing users to continuously play in a smaller, confined space, it can encourage competition and enhance the tension and fun of the game.

8 shows a timeline for a method for adjusting a safe area according to a battle royale game.

8 shows the progress time of n stages of safety area adjustment. The total progress time of step n includes delay time, waiting time, and travel time.

When step n starts, the game proceeds with the safe area of step n displayed as shown in FIG. 4 . When the delay time elapses, a safe area of n+1 level is displayed as shown in FIG. 6 . During the waiting time, the n-level safe area and the n+1-level safe area are displayed on the map together. When the waiting time elapses, the safe area is reduced as shown in FIG. 7 . During the movement time, the safety area of level n is adjusted to the safety area of level n+1 by moving the restriction boundary.

Rather than the delay time and waiting time, the movement of the characters occurs in earnest during the movement time. That is, due to the reduction of the safe area, the density of survivors compared to the area increases rapidly, and competition among users is triggered.

9 is a diagram for explaining a method of exchanging items in an existing battle royale game.

As described above with reference to FIGS. 4 to 8 , competition between users is triggered while the gaming virtual space is limited. In order to compete, users prepare for competition by farming items in the gaming virtual space or by killing opponents and recovering items held by opponents.

At this time, when a plurality of players, not one player, form a team to proceed with a battle royale in a team competition method to cover the last team, the players constituting the team play the game while exchanging acquired items with each other. For example, among four team members, a player focusing on close combat and a player focusing on support through sniping perform team play while exchanging items that are useful to other players among items acquired from each other.

At this time, in the past, users acquire items by opening a window to check nearby items and moving the necessary items directly. For example, as shown in FIG. 9 , items can be moved from the first area 101 showing items located in the area around the player character to the second area 102 showing items owned by the character by dragging and dropping the item. there is.

Since the first player cannot directly give an item to the second player, when the first player drops an item useful to the second player among the items he has acquired, the item is displayed in the first area 101 , Items can be exchanged by dragging and dropping the second player to the second area 102 showing the item owned by the second player.

Because you have to use the space called the floor to exchange items like this, there are many cases where you get caught up in a fight while exchanging items, and there are many cases where it is difficult to properly exchange items during an urgent battle. To overcome these disadvantages, most players play by exchanging items in a safe gaming virtual space such as the inside of a building. In order to solve this inconvenience, it is necessary to provide a convenience function for exchanging items.

10 to 12 are diagrams for explaining an item exchange method of a battle royale game proposed in the present invention.

The present invention proposes a method of exchanging items using a trunk of a vehicle, which is a means of transportation appearing in a gaming virtual space, in order to conveniently exchange items. Referring to FIG. 10 , it can be seen that the first area 101 of FIG. 9 is divided into two and displayed as a trunk 101a and a surrounding area 101b.

Various means of movement appear in the gaming virtual space. There is a vehicle as a representative means of transportation, and a virtual space called a trunk 101a is added to the vehicle and the player riding the vehicle or players located around the vehicle can access the space, so that items can be obtained even if the existing floor is not used. You can change the way you play to exchange .

By using this, items can be exchanged using the trunk 101a of the vehicle while moving to the second area through a means of transportation after a battle in the first area during team play. Although engagements can occur while moving, items can be exchanged relatively safely as you can quickly get out of the battle area if you are in a vehicle. In addition, as discussed above in FIGS. 4 to 8, it is important to quickly move to a safe area while the gaming virtual space is increasingly restricted, and since movement and item exchange can be performed simultaneously, the convenience of game play can be enhanced.

In addition, in battle royale games, the total amount of items that a player can carry is limited, but if the vehicle is used as an additional item storage space, the item storage space available to the team increases, bringing a more diverse gameplay experience. .

For example, items obtained by farming or killing others can be loaded into a vehicle and taken to the later part of the game for use. If throwing weapons such as grenades or recovery items are loaded into a vehicle and used until the second half of the game, it can act as a factor to narrow the skill gap in gunplay in the second half of the game.

Of course, there is also a limit to the total amount of items that can be transported through the vehicle. When displaying the trunk 101a to the user, the total amount of currently loaded items and the total amount that can be loaded for each vehicle may be provided in the form of a fraction or a percentage. Alternatively, information may be provided to the player through a visual UI such as a bar graph. In the example of FIG. 10, a fraction and a bar graph are displayed together.

In addition, the appearance of a vehicle appearing in the gaming virtual space may change according to the type or quantity of items loaded in the trunk 101a. For example, as items are loaded into a vehicle, such as a truck, a UI such that the luggage compartment gradually fills up may be provided. In addition, the UI can be configured so that the UI that fills the luggage compartment has a different appearance depending on the loaded item. If the enemy finds the vehicle, it is possible to visually check what type of item and how much is loaded by looking at the exterior.

In addition, in a battle royale game, the means of transportation is also damaged when attacked, and the means of transportation is destroyed when the damage exceeds the damage capacity set for the means of transportation. When the means of transportation is destroyed, the items loaded in the means of transportation are also destroyed and can no longer be used. Variety of gameplay can be secured due to the battle over the vehicle between those who want to blow up the vehicle and those who want to protect the vehicle.

11 and 12 are diagrams illustrating an area 111 capable of interaction with the trunk 101a of the vehicle 110 . Assuming that the vehicle 110 has a rectangular shape when viewed from above based on a plan view, an area where items can be put in and taken out of the trunk 101a of the vehicle 110 can be set as shown in FIG. 11 or 12 .

FIG. 11 is a method of setting an interaction range in a case where the area 111 where interaction is possible is in the shape of an ellipse, and the ellipse includes the vehicle 110 . A player located within a corresponding interaction range can access the trunk 101a of the vehicle 110 . Players who can access the trunk 101a of the vehicle 110 can exchange items with team members by inserting or removing items at any time. At this time, one of the two centers of the ellipse may be located inside the quadrangle of the lower part among quadrangles formed by dividing the long side of the vehicle 110 into two parts. For example, it can coincide with the center of the rectangle in the lower part.

12 shows a case where the area 111 where interaction is possible is in the form of a circle, and the interaction range is set in such a way that the circle is positioned behind the vehicle 110. A player located within a corresponding interaction range can access the trunk 101a of the vehicle 110 . However, players who are not in the vehicle can access the trunk of the vehicle 110 only in the vicinity of the circle, and players who are in the vehicle 110 can access the trunk of the vehicle 110 regardless of the range 111 in which they can interact. You can access the trunk and exchange items. This is because the player in the front seat must be able to exchange the item while in the vehicle. At this time, the center of the circle may be located inside the quadrangle of the lower part of the quadrangle formed by dividing the long side of the vehicle 110 into two parts. For example, it can coincide with the center of the rectangle in the lower part. If the settings are set as shown in FIG. 12, it is possible to prevent a user who is not in the vehicle but located in the front part of the vehicle from interacting with the trunk, enabling more realistic interaction.

In addition, although the description has been made based on vehicles in FIGS. 10 to 12 , the same storage space can be set and items can be exchanged between team members in a means of transportation such as a ship or an airplane in addition to vehicles.

13 shows an item exchange device in a gaming virtual space according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In this specification, an item exchange device in a gaming virtual space may be referred to as a game server. The game server refers to any electronic device that implements and implements the method of exchanging items in the gaming virtual space of the present invention. The game server may correspond to any fixed/mobile electronic device including the configuration of FIG. 13 .

The game server 15000 includes a communication unit 15010, a processor 15020, and a storage unit 15040.

The communication unit 15010 may be connected to the processor 15020 to transmit/receive wireless/wired signals. The communication unit 15010 may transmit data transmitted from the processor 15020 or transmit received data to the communication unit. In the present invention, the communication unit 15010 may transmit data corresponding to the gaming virtual space to the client account. And the communication unit 15010 may transmit data for executing the method of the present invention to the client account. Also, the communication unit 15010 may receive and transmit data of a client account playing a game to the processor 15020 .

The storage unit 15030 is connected to the processor 15020 and stores various information for driving the processor 15020. The storage unit 15030 may store various data, information, instances, and commands for providing a gaming virtual space. The storage unit 15030 may be connected to an external database to the game server 15000 to provide data to the game server 15000.

The processor 15020 may be connected to the communication unit 15010 and the storage unit 15030 to perform operations according to various embodiments of the present disclosure according to the drawings and descriptions described above. At least one of modules, data, programs, or software implementing the method of exchanging items in a gaming virtual space according to various embodiments of the present invention described above may be stored in the storage unit 15030 and executed by the processor 15020. .

The processor 15020 of the game server 15000 may perform the item exchange method in the gaming virtual space described in the present invention. The method of exchanging items in the gaming virtual space of the game server 15000 is as described with reference to FIGS. 9 to 12 .

The embodiments described above are those in which the components and features of the present invention are combined in a predetermined form. Each component or feature should be considered optional unless explicitly stated otherwise. Each component or feature may be implemented in a form not combined with other components or features. It is also possible to configure an embodiment of the present invention by combining some components and/or features. The order of operations described in the embodiments of the present invention may be adjusted. Some components or features of one embodiment may be included in another embodiment, or may be replaced with corresponding components or features of another embodiment. It is obvious that claims that do not have an explicit citation relationship in the claims can be combined to form an embodiment or can be included as new claims by amendment after filing.

An embodiment according to the present invention may be implemented by various means, for example, hardware, firmware, software, or a combination thereof. In the case of hardware implementation, one embodiment of the present invention provides one or more application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), FPGAs ( field programmable gate arrays), processors, controllers, microcontrollers, microprocessors, etc.

In the case of implementation by firmware or software, an embodiment of the present invention may be implemented in the form of a module, procedure, or function that performs the functions or operations described above. The software code can be stored in memory and run by a processor. The memory may be located inside or outside the processor and exchange data with the processor by various means known in the art.

It is apparent to those skilled in the art that the present invention can be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention. Accordingly, the foregoing detailed description should not be construed as limiting in all respects and should be considered illustrative. The scope of the present invention should be determined by reasonable interpretation of the appended claims, and all adjustments within the equivalent scope of the present invention are included in the scope of the present invention.

Claims (5)

In the method of exchanging items in a gaming virtual space,
providing, by an item exchange device, a gaming virtual space to at least one client account and a means of moving in the gaming virtual space to a character of the at least one client account;
The item exchange device sets a space inside the means of transportation where items can be loaded and unloaded, and the at least one client account character uses the space while moving on the means of transportation, exchanging an item with a character of the client's account; and
Changing, by the item exchange device, an external appearance of the means of transportation according to the type or quantity of items loaded in the means of transportation,
How to exchange items in gaming virtual space. According to claim 1,
The step of exchanging the item is,
Setting an interaction range accessible to the space in an elliptical shape based on a plan view; and
Including the step of locating one of the centers of the ellipse in any one of the areas in which the moving means is bisected,
How to exchange items in gaming virtual space. According to claim 1,
The step of exchanging the item is,
Setting an interaction range accessible to the space in a circular shape based on a plan view; and
Including the step of locating the center of the circle in any one of the areas in which the moving means is bisected,
How to exchange items in gaming virtual space. According to claim 3,
When the character of the at least one client account is not on the means of transportation, access to the space is possible only within the interaction range, and when the character of the at least one client account is on the means of transportation, access to the space is possible regardless of the interaction range. which is possible,
How to exchange items in gaming virtual space. A communication unit that transmits and receives data wirelessly or wired;
A storage unit for storing game-related data; and
An item exchange device in a gaming virtual space including a processor for controlling the communication unit and the storage unit,
the processor,
providing a gaming virtual space to at least one client account and providing a means of movement in the gaming virtual space to a character of the at least one client account;
A space in which items can be loaded and taken out is set inside the means of transportation, and the character of the at least one client account uses the space even while the character of the at least one client account is moving on the means of transportation. exchange items,
Changing the appearance of the means of transportation according to the type or quantity of items loaded on the means of transportation,
Item exchange device in gaming virtual space.