KR20000050246A - Method for modifying graphic image of object in game producing tools, and device therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method for changing graphic images of an object in a game tool is provided to quickly perform changing operations of characters, by changing expendable supplies of basic characters by clicking on/off buttons one time, after generating basic synthesis graphic images synthesizing the expendable characters with the basic characters. CONSTITUTION: A method for changing graphic images of an object comprises the steps of: synthesizing basic characters with characters utilized as expendable supplies of the basic characters, and generate synthesized basic graphic images to store synthesis setup values in a synthesis storing database; and if the synthesized images have to be changed, loading the setup values and the expendable characters stored in a memory, and receiving changing expendable characters to delete the expendable characters in the synthesized graphic images, then synthesizing the changing expendable characters. The step of generating the synthesized basic graphic images comprises the steps of: loading the basic characters to synthesize the characters utilized as the expendable supplies with the basic characters; if coordinates are inputted, selecting expendable characters for being synthesized among the loading expendable characters, and input the selected expendable characters; and making unnecessary parts of the selected expendable characters transparent to synthesize the selected expendable characters with the basic characters.

Description

METHOD FOR MODIFYING GRAPHIC IMAGE OF OBJECT IN GAME PRODUCING TOOLS, AND DEVICE THEREFOR}

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for changing a graphic image of an object in a game production tool, and more particularly, when a character image change is required within a range in which a basic character exists and the image of the basic character does not change significantly. The present invention relates to a technology that enables simple and high speed image change.

In general, an electronic game is composed of a graphic image field for a background and a character used in a game, a sound field for a background music and an effect sound, a program field for calling the graphic image and sound for the progress of the game, and the like. The game production tool is intended to facilitate the user by effectively combining the above areas.

The character is a part belonging to the character in the electronic game, the shape or color can be changed as necessary during the game progress, and the other auxiliary graphic image may be combined with the character graphic image of the basic form.

In particular, in the case of a character character, costumes or weapons may change according to the progress of the game, so in the graphic image field, all graphic images of a character suitable for each situation should be produced. At this time, since the main character character and the auxiliary graphic that can be combined with the character character, that is, a number of costumes and weapons can be changed, in the graphic image field, all graphic images of the character suitable for each situation should be produced. In this case, a basic character character and an auxiliary graphic image that can be combined with the character character, that is, a plurality of clothes and weapons are individually produced.

In the conventional game production tool, when a specific auxiliary graphic image, that is, a costume or a weapon, is combined with a person character, the program solves the problem. By calling two or more graphic images stored at a specific address in a memory, By superimposing and displaying on the screen, a character character wearing a desired costume or weapon is displayed.

In the conventional method as described above, since a graphic image of a desired character is changed by a program, it is difficult to prepare a program in the case of a beginner who is not an expert, and there is a problem that a lot of time is required.

In addition, there is a problem in that the length of the program that the programmer is working is long and the work efficiency and speed are reduced.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the conventional problems as described above, the present invention generates a composite image that is the basis for changing a graphic image using a character, and then changes the graphic image from thereafter. The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for changing a graphic image of an object in a game production tool that allows a graphic image to be changed by an operation.

1 is a block diagram showing a monitor screen to change the graphic image in accordance with the present invention.

2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an apparatus for changing a graphic image of an object in a game production tool according to the present invention;

3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of producing a composite graphic image based on the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a process of producing another graphic image of which a consumable is changed using the basic composite graphic image completed by FIG. 3. FIG.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a process of synthesizing all consumable characters in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention and then setting the color value to '0' for a consumable not to be shown.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a process of producing another graphic image of which a consumable is changed by using the basic composite graphic image completed by FIG. 5. FIG.

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1: Basic character image 2-5: Expendable character

6-9: ON / OFF button 10: Input part

11: hard disk 12: composite image storage database

13: basic character loading unit 14: consumable character loading unit

15: character synthesis unit 16: memory

17 display unit 18 central processing unit

In the method of changing the graphic image of the object to achieve the above object,

A first step of synthesizing a basic character and a character used as a consumable of the basic character to generate a synthesized basic graphic image, and storing the synthesized setting values at the synthesis in a synthesized image storage database;

If you want to change the image synthesized in the first step, load the setting value stored in the composite image storage database and the consumable characters stored in the memory, and receives the consumable character to be changed and deletes the consumable character from the synthesized graphic image. After that, a second process of synthesizing the consumable character to be changed is provided.

In addition, in the graphic image changing apparatus of the object to achieve the above object,

A hard disk storing basic characters and consumable characters used to create an electronic game;

A synthesized image storage database, which is a database embedded in the hard disk, configured to store setting values set when the basic character and the consumable character are synthesized;

A basic character loading unit for loading a basic character;

A consumable character loading unit for loading the consumable character;

A character synthesizer for synthesizing the characters loaded through the respective loading units; And

While displaying the current operation process on the screen, it is characterized in that it comprises a display to facilitate the graphical image change by displaying the basic character image, various consumable characters to be changed and on / off button on one screen.

The above objects, features and advantages will become more apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a monitor screen for changing a graphic image according to an embodiment of the present invention. When the user requests a character selection in a graphic user interface environment, a screen as shown in FIG. 1 is displayed on a screen of a game production tool. The basic character graphic image 1 and graphic images of consumable characters that can be combined with the basic character are displayed in a hierarchical structure above the basic character graphic image 1. In this case, the consumable character may include costumes 2 and 3 and weapons 4 and 5 when the basic character is a person.

In addition, on / off buttons 6 to 9 are displayed on the right side of the consumable graphic images 2 to 5 to allow the user to select each consumable graphic. The consumable character is combined with the base character.

In this case, the portion where the graphic image is changed by the on / off buttons 6 to 9 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 3 to 6.

Looking at the configuration of the present invention that allows the user to easily change the graphic image in the screen state as shown in Figure 2, the input unit 10 for receiving a user's command;

A hard disk 11 storing basic characters and consumable characters used to create an electronic game;

A database embedded in the hard disk (11), the composite image storing database (12) storing setting values set when the basic character and the consumable character are synthesized;

A basic character loading unit 13 for loading the basic character;

A consumable character loading unit 14 for loading the consumable character;

A character synthesizing unit 15 for synthesizing the characters loaded through the loading units 13 and 14;

A memory 16;

The current operation process is displayed on the screen, but the basic character image (1), various consumable characters (2 to 5) to be changed, and on / off buttons (6 to 9) are displayed on one screen to easily change the graphic image. A display unit 17 to enable the display unit 17;

A central processing unit 18 for controlling the operation of each unit is provided.

The setting values stored in the composite image storage database 12 include image names of the synthesized basic character and the consumable character, sizes of each character, coordinate values at which the basic character and the consumable character are synthesized, and the synthesized graphic image. These are the values required for character composition, such as the number of colors and transparent values for consumable characters.

The character synthesizing unit 15 provides two methods for synthesizing the basic character and the consumable character as follows.

First, one of the basic consumables and the consumable character, which is the most basic consumable character, is synthesized, and then, each of the composite setting values is stored in the composite image storage database 12 as the basic composite graphic image. Then, when the consumable character is to be changed, the synthesized image is displayed on the screen as the composition setting value stored in the database 12 is loaded. Then, the consumable character to be changed is loaded and changed at the composition position. have.

In this case, when the user turns on / off the button corresponding to the consumable character to be changed, the process is processed to display the combined graphic image on the screen.

Second, all of the consumable characters are loaded and synthesized in the basic character.

Then, the color value is given only to the consumable character to be displayed on the current screen, and the remaining consumable character is made transparent by removing the color value.

Therefore, only consumable characters with color values appear in the eyes of the user.

If you want to change this, adjust the transparency to determine whether the color value exists. If the user turns on / off the button corresponding to the consumable character to be displayed, the transparency of this consumable character is set to 0%. It is displayed on the screen, and the consumable character that was displayed before is changed to 100% transparency so that it does not appear on the screen.

Referring to the process of changing the graphic image through the graphic image changing device configured as described above, if the loading request of the basic character and the consumable character through the input unit 10, the basic character loading unit 13 and the consumable character The screen described with reference to FIG. 1 is displayed through the loading unit 14.

When the user selects one of the basic character image 1 and the consumable characters and turns on / off a button of the corresponding screen, the two characters are synthesized. The synthesis process is described in detail with reference to the following flowcharts. Explain.

In the present invention, a person is taken as a basic character, and as a consumable character, a process of producing a composite graphic by taking a character in which the person is carrying various types of weapons is described as an example.

3 is a flow chart illustrating a process of producing a composite graphic image based on the present invention. First, a base character and characters used as consumables (swords, shields, guns, etc.) are prepared for the base character, and then various weapons are prepared. If you want to produce a graphic of the person holding the default character is loaded (A1).

When loading of the basic character is completed, the composition coordinates of the consumable characters to be synthesized are input to the basic character, which becomes the coordinates when the user clicks a point to be synthesized with the mouse (A2).

Subsequently, when the input of the coordinates is input, the consumable characters to be synthesized are loaded and displayed to the user. When the selection of the consumable character is input through an on / off button from the user, the selected consumable character is positioned at the synthesized coordinates.

At this time, if the consumable is called a shield, the shield is placed at the position of the base portion of the base character to be synthesized by clicking on the shield, and other parts around the shield are set to transparent color so that the outline is not visible (A3).

When one graphic is completed, one image of a person holding a shield is completed. The image is stored as a base image in a composite image storage database, and the setting values of the image are stored. That is, the image name of the synthesized basic character (person) and the consumable character (shield), the size of each character, the coordinate values at which the basic character and the consumable character are synthesized, the number of colors of the synthesized graphic image, and the shield image of the consumable It is to store the values such as the transparent value set for the remaining part (the outline processing part). This completes one graphic image (A4).

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a process of producing another graphic image in which consumables are changed by using the basic composite graphic image completed by FIG. 3. In the case of changing from the image holding a shield to the image holding a sword in FIG. This will be described as an example.

Since the image holding the shield is almost similar to the image holding the sword, the image holding value of the shield is loaded from the composite image storage database (B1).

Subsequently, the consumable characters are loaded and displayed, and an input of the consumable character to be changed is received (B2).

When a consumable character (for example, a sword) to be changed through an on / off button is input from the user, the shield character is deleted from the composite graphic image, and the consumable character for the sword is designated at a position to be synthesized (B3).

When there are many basic characters and consumable characters, only one synthesized graphic image, which is the most basic character, is produced through the same procedure as the image synthesis of FIG. 3, and then stored in the composite image storage database. In the case of generating a, the stored composite graphic image is loaded, and the consumable character to be changed is loaded and placed in the synthesis position.

As a result, the graphics creation time is considerably shorter than if all the graphics having consumables had been created per consumable.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a process of synthesizing all consumable characters in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention and then setting the color value to '0' for a consumable not to be represented. After preparing the characters to be used as a (gun, etc.), if you want to produce a graphic of a person holding various weapons (C1).

When loading of the basic character is completed, the composition coordinates of the consumable characters to be synthesized are input to the basic character, which becomes the coordinate when the user clicks a point to be synthesized with the mouse (C2).

Subsequently, when the coordinates are input, all of the consumable characters to be synthesized are loaded and displayed to the user (C3).

When all consumable characters are displayed, a consumable character (eg, a knife) is input from the user through the on / off button so that the color can be displayed by combining with the current basic character (C4). The transparency is set to 0% (color is displayed) and displayed, and the remaining characters except the selected consumable character are set to 100% (color is not displayed) to be displayed. When the settings of the synthesized graphic image are stored in the synthesized image storage database, the graphic image is completed (C5).

When the basic composite graphic image is produced through this process, all of the consumable characters are synthesized in one basic character (person), but the consumable character (sword) that appears in the human eye is a character with 0% transparency. Only appears, and consumables with the remaining transparency set to 100% do not appear.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a process of producing another graphic image of which a consumable is changed by using the basic composite graphic image completed by FIG. 5. In the case of changing from an image of a knife in FIG. 6 to an image of a gun This will be described as an example.

The setting value of the basic composite graphic image completed by FIG. 5 is loaded from the composite image storage database, and then a consumable character to be changed is input (D1).

When the consumable character is input through the on / off button from the user, the transparency of the currently input consumable character is set to 0% (appears on the screen), and the transparency of the consumable character whose transparency is set to 0% in the basic composite graphic image. To 100% (it does not appear on the screen) (D2).

By changing only the transparency value like this, you can quickly and easily create the graphic image you want to create.

As described in detail above, the present invention can change the operation of changing the basic character consumables with a single click of an on / off button after generating the basic composite graphic image combining the basic character and the consumable character in the game production tool. This provides the effect of making character changes simple and fast.

In addition, preferred embodiments of the present invention are disclosed for the purpose of illustration, those skilled in the art will be able to various modifications, changes, additions, etc. within the spirit and scope of the present invention, such modifications and modifications belong to the following claims You will have to look.

Claims (10)

In the method of changing the graphic image of an object, A first step of synthesizing a basic character and a character used as a consumable of the basic character to generate a synthesized basic graphic image, and storing the synthesized setting values at the synthesis in a synthesized image storage database; If you want to change the image synthesized in the first step, load the setting value stored in the composite image storage database and the consumable characters stored in the memory, and receives the consumable character to be changed and deletes the consumable character from the synthesized graphic image. And a second process of synthesizing the consumable character to be changed. The method of claim 1, The first step of generating the composite basic graphic image comprises: a first step of loading the basic character to synthesize the basic character and characters used as consumables in the basic character; Receiving a composition coordinate of a consumable character to be synthesized to the basic character when the basic character loading is completed; A third step of selecting and inputting a consumable character to be synthesized among the loaded consumable characters when the coordinates are input; And if the consumable character is selected, a fourth step of transparently processing unnecessary parts of the consumable character and synthesizing it with the basic character. The method of claim 1, Setting values stored in the composite image storage database include image names of the synthesized basic character and the consumable character, sizes of each character, coordinate values at which the basic character and the consumable character are synthesized, the number of colors of the synthesized graphic image, and the consumables. Method for changing the graphical image of the object in the game production tool, characterized in that it comprises a transparent value for the character. In the method of changing the graphic image of an object, The first process of loading the basic character and all the characters used as consumables in the basic character, inputting the synthesized coordinates, and totally synthesizing them, and setting the transparency of the currently displayed basic character and the consumable character to 0% so that the color appears. ; A second step of storing composition settings of the synthesized graphic image in a synthesis image storage database; When the image synthesized in the first process is to be changed, the setting value stored in the composite image storage database and the consumable characters stored in the memory are loaded, and the consumable character is inputted to change the transparency of the consumable character in the synthesized graphic image. Is set to 100% so that the color value does not appear, and the third step of displaying the color by setting the transparency of the consumable character to be changed to 0%, the method of changing the graphical image of the object in the game production tool, characterized in that . The method of claim 4, wherein Setting values stored in the composite image storage database include image names of the synthesized basic character and the consumable character, sizes of each character, coordinate values at which the basic character and the consumable character are synthesized, the number of colors of the synthesized graphic image, and the consumables. Method for changing the graphical image of the object in the game production tool, characterized in that it comprises a transparent value for the character. In the apparatus for changing the graphical image of an object, A hard disk storing basic characters and consumable characters used to create an electronic game; A synthesized image storage database, which is a database embedded in the hard disk, configured to store setting values set when the basic character and the consumable character are synthesized; A basic character loading unit for loading a basic character; A consumable character loading unit for loading the consumable character; A character synthesizer for synthesizing the characters loaded through the respective loading units; And Displaying the current operation process on the screen, the game production tool, characterized in that it has a display to facilitate the change of the graphic image by displaying the main character image, various consumable characters to be changed and on / off button on one screen Change the graphical image of an object on the device. The method of claim 6, Setting values stored in the composite image storage database include image names of the synthesized basic character and the consumable character, sizes of each character, coordinate values at which the basic character and the consumable character are synthesized, the number of colors of the synthesized graphic image, and the consumables. Apparatus for changing the graphical image of an object in a game production tool, characterized in that it comprises a transparent value for the character. The method of claim 6, The character synthesizing unit synthesizes the most basic characters among the basic character and the consumable character, and then stores each setting values set at the synthesis in the synthesis image storage database, and when the consumable character is to be changed later, the stored synthesis setting value. And loading the consumable character to be changed, and then changing and combining the consumables in the composition position, thereby changing the graphic image. The method of claim 6, The character synthesizing unit loads all of the consumable characters in the basic character and synthesizes them, and then the color appears with 0% transparency of the consumable character to be displayed on the current screen, and the transparency of the remaining consumable characters is 100% so that the color does not appear. And, if you want to change the consumable character in the future, by setting the transparency of the consumable character to 0% so that the color appears, the graphic image changing device of the object in the game production tool, characterized in that for changing. The method of claim 6, The display unit displays a graphic image of the basic character graphic image and the consumable character that can be combined with the basic character in a hierarchical structure on the upper side of the basic character graphic image. Device for changing the graphical image of an object in a game production tool, characterized by displaying on / off buttons for selecting consumable graphics.