KR20050112415A - A game tutorial system of providing a game help information with players and a method therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a game tutor system and a game that provides game help information to selectively provide message data related to tutorial game mode switching for gamers determined to be incapable of proceeding in consideration of gamers' manipulation of player characters. It is about a tutor method.

A game tutor system for providing game help information according to the present invention for achieving the above object includes a message information database for storing message data corresponding to a predetermined event signal and limit occurrence count information set in each of the message data; Event message generating means for generating the event signal when the game environment according to the progress of the game of the player character satisfies the selected condition, and the message information database, and the message data corresponding to the generated event signal. Extracting, and providing help information providing means for controlling the extracted message data to be provided to a gamer of the player character in association with a predetermined character means, wherein the help information providing means provides a predetermined message according to the message data provision. Accumulate count When the accumulated number of message provisions coincides with the number of occurrences of the limit, adding closing command information to the message data, and generating the event signal related to extraction of the message data to which the closing command information is added. The extraction of the message data is controlled by operating to block the extraction of the message data.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a game tutor system and a game tutor method for providing message data related to tutorial game mode switching to gamers determined to be inexperienced gamers according to the operation proficiency of gamers controlling a player character. There is an advantage to that.

Description

A GAME TUTORIAL SYSTEM OF PROVIDING A GAME HELP INFORMATION WITH PLAYERS AND A METHOD THEREFOR}

The present invention relates to a game tutor system and a game tutor method, in consideration of the gamers' skill of manipulating a player character, to selectively provide message data related to tutorial game mode switching to gamers determined to be unable to proceed with the game. A game tutor system and a game tutor method for providing game help information.

In a typical role-playing game (RPG, ARPG) game, gamers who are in the game need continuous learning information due to the greatness of the game story related to the game or the variety of monster characters / game stages appearing. Is bunching up. Acquisition of such help information is performed by storing preset related information in a predetermined database and allowing the corresponding help information to be displayed on the game screen according to a game user's information call command (eg, a help button).

However, such a conventional help information service has a problem that the acquisition of help information useful for the game progress is not performed when the information call command of the gamers does not occur while the game is in progress. It is true. That is, the existing help information is a passive information providing model in which corresponding help information is provided only when a request for acquiring information is received from the gamer. It is true that there are certain limits to exposure.

Moreover, the service that provides information about the practice mode (tutorial mode) as the help information during the game is not in operation yet, and in order to switch to the tutorial mode during the game, the gamer judges that his or her mastery is insufficient. Arbitrary judgment is generally used to exit the game mode and switch to the tutorial mode. In other words, in view of the fact that there is no game service that provides the gamers with timely information about the tutorial mode in consideration of the movement of the player character and the ability to fight against the monster character in the game progress.

Therefore, the emergence of a new concept of game tutor model is required to provide a tutorial message about game operation education to gamers who cannot proceed the game in consideration of the gamers' operation skill with respect to the player character who proceeds with the game. In addition, there is a demand for a game tutor model model in which message data as optimal help information corresponding to the game environment created by the gamers as well as the game environment request is actively provided to the gamers.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, the game to provide the message data associated with the tutorial game mode switching to the gamers determined to be inexperienced gamers, according to the skill of the gamers to control the player character operation An object of the present invention is to provide a tutor system and a game tutor method.

In addition, an object of the present invention, the game tutor system and the game tutor to prevent the unnecessary message data is provided to the gamers by providing a limited number of times the message data that is the help information in response to the game environment to be created To provide a way.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to implement quest management by providing information about the game quests given to the player character in relation to the game position of the player character, and the notification information is provided at the optimum time for the quest that is close to the end of the quest. The present invention provides a game tutor system and a game tutor method for generating a game tutor.

In addition, the present invention, when the degree of intimacy between the player character and the Euclidean character is greater than or equal to a predetermined value, the game progression is more easily facilitated by the Euclidean character by raising and controlling the ability value of the Euclidean character related to the game progress of the player character. It is another object of the present invention to provide a game tutor system and a game tutor method.

A game tutor system for providing game help information according to the present invention for achieving the above object includes a message information database for storing message data corresponding to a predetermined event signal and limit occurrence count information set in each of the message data; Event message generating means for generating the event signal when the game environment according to the progress of the game of the player character satisfies the selected condition, and the message information database, and the message data corresponding to the generated event signal. Extracting, and providing help information providing means for controlling the extracted message data to be provided to a gamer of the player character in association with a predetermined character means, wherein the help information providing means provides a predetermined message according to the message data provision. Accumulate count When the accumulated number of message provisions coincides with the number of occurrences of the limit, adding closing command information to the message data, and generating the event signal related to extraction of the message data to which the closing command information is added. The extraction of the message data is controlled by operating to block the extraction of the message data.

In addition, as a technical implementation method for achieving the above object, the game tutor method for providing game help information, maintaining a message information database for storing message data corresponding to a predetermined event signal, the game of the player character When the game environment created by the process satisfies the predetermined condition, generating the event signal, and with reference to the message information database, extracts the message data corresponding to the generated event signal, the extracted And controlling the message data to be provided to the player character through a predetermined character means, wherein the message information database includes information on the number of occurrences of the limit set in each of the message data, and the extracted message data is Predetermined character means The controlling to be provided to the player character through the steps of: accumulating the number of message provisions corresponding to the provision of the message data to the player character, and when the accumulated number of provisions of the message coincides with the limit occurrence number, Adding closing command information to the message data, and if an event signal related to extraction of the message data to which the closing command information is added is generated, blocking the extraction of the message data. .

Hereinafter, a game tutor system and a game tutor method will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As used continuously in the present specification, the Uclie Character is an auxiliary character that accompanies the Player Character who proceeds with the game and provides helpful information to help the player character progress smoothly and understand the game. Can refer to a character means. That is, the Euclid character becomes a game companion of the player character as an advisor for the game, and is displayed around the player character in the form of a fairy of 2D / 3D, for example, so as to play a role of an gamer-friendly spirit helper. Such a Euclidean character will actively provide help information according to the game environment created by the player character, for example, guidance of the ongoing quest, announcement of announcements, detailed information on the objects appearing in the game, monster ability It will provide you with a variety of helpful information, including a guide to, and answers to gamers' questions. In particular, the Euclidean character in the present embodiment analyzes the movement of the player character in the game, the monster coping ability of the player character, and the like, and if it is determined that the player's skill of controlling the motion of the player character is low, a tutorial ( Tutorial) Help information is provided to guide the mode switch to the game mode. As a result, Euclid characters are provided with helpful information on switching between the game mode of the inexperienced gamers, enabling the inexperienced gamers to have a more in-depth education on controlling the behavior of the player characters. Experienced gamers can avoid switching to unnecessary tutorial game modes.

In addition, the Euclid character is the personification of the game tutor system of the present invention on the game screen, it is merely configured to be easily recognized by the gamers of the player character, the object of the present invention to be implemented on the game screen, The effect cannot be limited. That is, the object and effect of the present invention may be generated by various implementation methods such as a pop-up window and an instant message that may transmit predetermined message data in addition to the Euclid character.

1 is a view for explaining the schematic operation of the game tutor system according to the present invention.

The game tutor system 100 may provide message data, which is help information corresponding to a predetermined event signal, to the player character, and allow the game character 120 of the player character to obtain useful information necessary for game progress. In particular, the game tutor system 100 in the present embodiment limits the number of times of providing the message data, thereby preventing the closure of the continuity of the game progress due to the repeated supply of the message data according to the generation of the same event signal. In the present embodiment, the game tutor system 100 will be described only for implementation in an online based game, in particular, an online RPG game requiring high understanding of the game. However, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the technical idea of the present invention can be applied to not only online games but also personal computer games and video console games.

First, the online game server 110 is connected to a predetermined terminal means 125 of the gamer 120 to the communication network 130, and serves to provide a game service to the gamer 120 online, for example, mud (MUD) : Multiple User Dialogue (Game) Server, MUG (Multiple User Graphic) Game Service Server. The game service in the online game server 110 is performed by the online game server 110 when the gamer 120 having installed the game related program in the terminal means 125 connects to the online game server 110. Predetermined game progress data or game patches required for the transmission may be transmitted to the terminal means 125 and may be provided through a game program played by such game progress data or game patches. The gamer 120 performs game progress using a player character that is controlled by the gamer 120 in the game environment.

Gamer 120 has a terminal means 125 for connection with communication network 130, and by receiving game progress data or game patches for game progress from the online game server 110 in a predetermined contract relationship It may mean an internet user who receives a game service. In addition, the gamers 120 may control the player character for game progression, and may receive predetermined help information for smoothly progressing the game from the Euclid character having a correlation with the player character.

The terminal means 125 is a device that maintains a connection state with the online game server 110 through a communication network 130 such as the Internet or a telephone line, and enables the online game to be implemented, for example, a personal computer or a handheld computer. , A PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), a mobile phone, a smart phone, and the like having a predetermined memory means and equipped with a predetermined microprocessor is a concept that collectively refers to a terminal having a predetermined computing power.

When the game tutor system 100 determines that the motion control of the player character is not properly performed in consideration of the movement of the player character in the game, the coping ability with respect to the monster character, and the like, the help information on switching the tutorial game mode Is provided from the Euclid character to the gamers 120 of the corresponding player character. Hereinafter, a detailed configuration of the game tutor system 200 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 2.

2 is a block diagram showing a game tutor system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The game tutor system 200 of the present invention includes a message information database 210, an event signal generating means 220, a help information providing means 230, and a mode changing means 240.

First, the message information database 210 is a device for storing message data corresponding to a predetermined event signal, and serves to hold message data, which is help information provided by a Eucli character. Such message data may be flexibly set and stored by, for example, an operator of the system in consideration of the game progress by the player character in the game, the game stage where the player character is located, and the occurrence of new announcements related to the game. have. In particular, in consideration of the player's manipulation proficiency according to the player's movement in the game, the message data (tutorial message) related to the game operation training can be set, and the message data related to the game operation training can control the motion of the player character. May be provided to the unskilled gamers 120 lacking. Hereinafter, the message data to be stored will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 3A.

3A is a diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of a message information database according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 3A, the message information database 210 maintains message data provided to a player character in response to an event signal generated during a game. As described above, the message data may be predetermined help information for game progress, and the event signal is generated corresponding to the game environment created while the player character progresses the game. For example, various backgrounds / It may occur at a time when a question request for an object / character is generated, a time at which information to be delivered to a gamer is generated, a change time of a game stage where a player character is located, and the like. In particular, the message information database 210 of FIG. 3A may store information about a game environment in which such an event signal is generated. Accordingly, the event signal generation point 220 to be described later accurately generates the event signal. Can be lost.

For example, when a new version of a game patch is released, the message information database 210 responds with the event signal 'New Patch Launch' and the 'Version 7.0 game patch is newly released. Message data can be stored. In addition, as information on the game environment in which the event signal 'new patch launch' occurs, the message information database 210 may store 'player character accesses game progress data other than version 7.0'. Accordingly, when a predetermined player character connects to the online game server 110 with the game progress data of the previous version 6.9, for example, an event signal 'new patch launch' is generated, and the message data from the message information database 210 is generated. "Version 7.0 game patch is released newly…" Can be extracted. Therefore, it is possible to faithfully fulfill the object of the present invention to actively provide help information that is optimal for the current game environment.

The event signal generating unit 220 is a device for generating a predetermined event signal when the game environment created by the game progress of the player character satisfies the selected condition. That is, the event signal generating unit 220 is a device for generating an event signal as a message call signal for providing message data to the player character, for example, setting contents of the game environment stored in the message information database 210 and the player character. The event signal corresponding to the case where the game environment created by the game progress is matched can be generated.

In particular, in the present embodiment, the event signal generating means 220 generates a predetermined event signal related to the provision of the tutorial message in consideration of the movement of the player character who proceeds the game, the corresponding aspect with respect to the monster character, and the like. That is, the event signal generating unit 220 may generate an event signal for providing message data related to game manipulation education at a time when it is determined that the skill of the gamer 120 with respect to the player character is insufficient for the smooth running of the game. . Determination of the proficiency of operation of the gamer 120 by the event signal generating unit 220 is, for example, a measurement of the duration of the pause of the player character (moving movement proficiency determination), the same operation repetition time in a predetermined position region regardless of the game progression. Measurement (determination of game progression proficiency), measurement of the number of damages generated by the monster character beyond the expected value (determination of attack defense proficiency), stat Measurement (item acquisition proficiency judgment), etc. are taken into consideration. The event signal generating means 220 can determine the degree of proficiency of the gamer 120 through the determination of the proficiency of the operation, and if it is determined that the proficiency of the gamer 120 has a difficulty in smooth game progression, the above-described tutorial message Generates an event signal related to. On the other hand, if the gamers 120 have a considerable degree of skill and it is determined that game operation education (tutorial game mode) is unnecessary, the event signal generating unit 220 blocks (omits) generation of the event signal related to the tutorial message. . Accordingly, the event signal generating unit 220 may obtain an effect that a predetermined tutorial message is provided to the gamers 120 of the corresponding player characters only for the gamers 120 determined to be necessary for game operation training.

For example, when the player character fails to jump on the valley terrain during the game and repeats the fall several times, the event signal generator 220 may recognize that the player character's gamer 120 is inexperienced in jumping during motion control. Can be. Accordingly, the event signal generating unit 220 determines that the game environment is impossible to proceed with the game of the player character, and referring to the message information database 210 of FIG. The event signal of 'movement training' may be generated.

The help information providing means 230 refers to the message information database 210, and extracts message data corresponding to the generated event signal, wherein the extracted message data is associated with a predetermined Euclidean character, so that the player's gamers 120 It is a device that controls to be provided to. That is, the help information providing means 230 serves to display the message data, which is help information on the created game environment, on the screen through the Euclid character correlated with the player character. Accordingly, in game progress, help information necessary for the player character may be appropriately provided through the Euclid character, thereby enabling the gamers 120 to obtain an effect of enabling smooth game operation. .

In addition, in providing the message data to the gamers 120, the help information providing means 230 may limit the number of times the message data is provided to a predetermined number in consideration of the game environment in which the event signal is generated. It is possible to prevent the message data from being provided by being misused. The number of occurrences of the maximum event signal that can be provided with such message data, that is, the number of occurrences of the limit will be described with reference to FIG. 3B.

3B is a diagram illustrating an example of a method of limiting provision of message data in consideration of the number of occurrence of a limit according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 3B, the help information providing means 230 accumulates a predetermined number of times of providing a message corresponding to providing the message data to the gamer 120 (S310). This step (S310) is a process of calculating the information about the number of times that the specific message data is displayed to the gamers 120 of the player character, it is determined whether the cumulative number of messages provided reaches the number of times the limit occurs. Here, the limit occurrence number refers to an allowable number of times that the corresponding message data can be provided to the player character, and may mean, for example, predetermined numerical information set corresponding to each message data maintained in the message information database 210. . The number of occurrences of this limit is set flexibly by the operator of the present system taking into account the number of times a particular game environment is expected to be created in the overall game progression. For example, in FIG. 3B, the game environment 'player character enters the abandoned mine first. Ham 'is expected to occur once in the game progress of the player character can be set to the number of times the limit occurs.

In addition, the help information providing means 230 adds the closing command information to the message data when the cumulative number of message provisions coincides with the limit occurrence number (S320). This step (S320) is a process of performing a numerical comparison of the cumulative number of message provisions and the set number of threshold occurrences, and additionally prevents the message data that is equal to the number of message provisions and the number of threshold occurrences. That is, the addition of the closing command information means stopping providing the message data provided to the gamers 120 as many times as the allowable number of provisions. Then, the message data to which the closing command information is added is a message even if a corresponding event signal is generated. Provision of data may be blocked.

That is, the help information providing means 230 blocks the extraction of the message data when an event signal related to the extraction of the message data to which the closing command information is added occurs (S330). This step (S330) is a process to prevent the additional provision for the message data provided to the gamer 120 as many times the limit occurs. Accordingly, the message data can be optimally provided to the player character based on the game environment to be created, and the unnecessary message data can be suppressed from being provided due to the repetitive provision of the message data whenever the same game environment is created. The effect can be obtained.

As another embodiment of the restriction of the message data providing using the limit occurrence number, when the specific game environment satisfies the selected condition, the help information providing means 230 is applied to the message data irrespective of the number of messages provided. The closing command information can be added. That is, even if the same game environment is established, the provision of the corresponding message data may be prevented at all in consideration of the capability value of the player character who proceeds the game, the manipulation skill of the gamer 120, and the like. As a result, it is possible to prevent closure of the message data provided due to the fact that the number of providing the message does not reach the limit occurrence number regardless of the skill of the gamer 120.

The game environment to which the closing command information is added to the corresponding message data may be flexibly set by the operator of the present system, regardless of the number of times the message is provided. In this embodiment, the game environment related to the provision of a tutorial message about training game operation is provided. Explain. That is, in the present embodiment, when the game environment is not determined that the game is impossible to proceed by the event signal generation means 220, the predetermined time after the initial connection of the player character, the help information providing means 230 is The number of accumulated message provisions can be controlled to match the number of occurrences of the limit. Accordingly, the closing command information is added to the tutorial message, and then no tutorial message is provided to the player character. This is to overcome the limitation of judging whether the message data provided by simply accumulating the number of messages provided is unnecessary for the player character.

As an example of overcoming such a determination limit, it is exemplified that the event signal generation means 220 determines that the game is impossible to proceed based on the stop duration of the player character. For example, when the game environment is 'the player character maintains the same position for 15 seconds or more', it may be assumed that the event signal generating means 220 determines that the game is impossible to proceed and a predetermined tutorial message is provided. Under this assumption, the help information providing means 230 is provided with a tutorial message in all cases where the player character remains in the same position for more than 15 seconds, without considering the manipulation skill of the gamer 120. This means that even a gamer 120 with a high level of skill in operation can be provided with a tutorial message simply by fixing the player character for 15 seconds, which causes a problem in that unnecessary message data is provided. Accordingly, the game environment is generated by the event signal generating means 220 until the elapsed time of a predetermined time after the initial connection to the player character of the gamer 120 (first connection time to the online game server 110). If the status is not determined to be incapable of playing the game, the closing command information can be added to the tutorial message. That is, when it is determined that the skill of the gamers 120 does not interfere with the game progress through the game for a predetermined time, the number of message provisions matches the number of occurrences of the limit so that the provision of a tutorial message does not occur afterwards (close command information). Will be added). Accordingly, it is possible to obtain an effect of suppressing the provision of unnecessary message data by not providing the tutorial message to the highly experienced gamers 120 regardless of the number of messages provided. In this case, the predetermined time may mean, for example, a sufficient time for confirming the proficiency of the gamers 120 through the progress of the game. For example, the predetermined quest completion time may be set as a predetermined time, and the predetermined time may be the present system. It can be set flexibly by the operator of.

In the present embodiment, the addition of the closing command information irrespective of the number of message provisions based on the elapse of a predetermined time after the initial connection of the player character is described by way of example. However, this is only an embodiment of the present invention. Of course, there may be an additional method of closing command information based on various criteria such as information, total game time, and the number of items held.

In addition, the help information providing means 230 locates the extracted message data into a predetermined message window rendered in relation to the Euclidean character. This is an indication that the gamer 120 that controls the player character is used by the Eucli character, so that the message data can be provided using the message window. Here, the message window includes message data in the form of text or images and exposes the message data to the gamers 120 of the player character. The occupancy range on the game screen may be determined in consideration of the display size at which the Euclid character is displayed. Can be. Such a message window may have various forms according to the destruction method of the message window and the size of the message data included in the message window. The type of the message window in the present embodiment is a tooltip for displaying and maintaining the message data for a predetermined display period. (Tool Tip) form, confirmation form that keeps displaying the message data until the confirm click of the gamer 120 is acknowledged, until the confirm click of the gamer 120 for yes / no There may be a selection form for displaying and maintaining message data, and a window form for supporting a scroll function for displaying and maintaining a large amount of message data. Such a form of the message window can be flexibly adopted by the operator of the present system in consideration of the system environment, and can be used in combination of one or a plurality of forms.

As another embodiment of the present invention, when the game environment generating the event signal satisfies a plurality of conditions at the same time, it will be described that one or some event signals are generated first.

To this end, the message information database 210 may further include predetermined weight information related to the content of the message data, so that a higher weight is given to the message data having a higher priority in content. That is, the message information database 210 stores weight information as message data, for example, in consideration of message data to be provided to the gamer 120 first, and thus, a plurality of message data should be provided at the same time. For example, selective message data can be provided. Thereafter, when the game environment satisfies a plurality of predetermined conditions, the event signal generating unit 220 causes the at least some event signals to be selectively generated with reference to the weight information. That is, the event signal generating means 220 may generate an event signal related to the provision of message data having a priority in terms of contents, and thus, more important message data may be provided to the gamer 120 without omission. In this case, the number of event signals that are selected and generated may be flexibly determined according to the environment of the system or the size of the message data to be extracted.

In the present invention has been described by way of example, only one or a part of the event signal having a high priority by the weight is selectively generated, but in addition, so that the event signal associated with all game environments where the selected conditions are satisfied with the parallax Or a variety of event signals may be selected such as opening a plurality of message windows at the same time and allowing the corresponding message data to be located in each.

As another embodiment of the present invention, it will be described that a predetermined tutorial game mode is provided according to the confirmation click of the gamer 120 provided with the tutorial message.

To this end, the game tutor system 200 of the present invention may further include a mode changing unit 240 for changing a predetermined game mode in relation to message data provided to the player character. That is, the mode changing means 240 is a device for facilitating the connection interface in connection with the connection of the gamers 120 to the tutorial game mode. The mode changing means 240 provides a tutorial to the gamers 120 in response to the player character's confirmation click on the tutorial message. It serves to control the game mode to be provided. For example, the message window in which the tutorial message is located may include link information related to the tutorial game mode, and in response to the confirmation click of the gamer 120 with respect to the message window, the mode changing unit 240 may execute the tutorial of the link information. In the game mode, the player character may control the game to proceed.

Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to switch between the tutorial game modes required for the player character with a simple confirmation click on the tutorial message, thereby enabling the effect of maintaining the continuity of the game and supporting the user-friendly interface.

As another embodiment of the present invention, a description will be given of predetermined quest management performed by Euclid characters in relation to the quests that are the targets of game progression.

4 is a view showing a specific configuration of a game tutor system for quest management of Euclid characters according to the present invention.

Here, the quest may be a special goal that the player character needs to achieve through the game progress, and may be specifically or unspecifically generated in consideration of the position of the player character in the game, acquisition of items necessary for the game progress, and the like. .

For such quest management, the game tutor system 400 of the present invention includes a quest information database 410 for recording quest data related to quests generated as the game progresses of the player character. Here, the quest data is to process all the information related to the quest, such as the quest goal, quest end time, quest reward items, quest difficulty associated with the predetermined quest, the quest information database 410 is generated quest data In the storage area assigned to each player character. Hereinafter, the quest data will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 5.

5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of a quest information database according to the present invention.

As described above, the quest information database 410 records predetermined quest information in relation to the generated quest, through which the information about the quest being given to the predetermined player character and proceeding is recognized in the system of the present invention. To be possible. As shown in FIG. 5, the quest information stored in the quest information database 410 may include a quest name, a quest goal, a quest end time, a reward item when the quest is achieved, and a quest difficulty level. For example, when it is confirmed that the player character is located in the game stage 'closed mine', the game tutor system 400 of the present invention may control to generate a 'closed quest' for the corresponding player character, and to the 'closed quest'. In order to correspond, the quest information shown in FIG. 5 may be stored in the quest information database 410.

The character position identifying means 420 is a device for identifying the progress position in the game with respect to the player character at a set period, and determines whether quest information related to the game stage where the player character is located is maintained in the quest information database 210. It plays a role. That is, the character position identifying means 420 identifies the position of the correct player character in the game in order to identify the quest in progress in the game stage where the player character is located. The period for identifying the game progress position of the player character can be flexibly set by the operator of the present system in consideration of the system environment, and also the game progress of the player character regardless of the period at the time when the game character of the player character is changed. The location can be identified.

In addition, the character position identifying means 420 may further identify the remaining time for the predetermined end time of the quest information for each set period. This is to determine how much time margin the end of a particular quest has compared to the current time, so that the game tutor system 400 of the present invention can recognize quest information about a quest that is about to end. do. Accordingly, the end time of the quest may be periodically checked irrespective of the game stage where the player character is located, so that the gamer 120 may not recognize the mistake and may have passed the end time of the predetermined quest. It can be prevented.

The quest extraction means 430 refers to the quest information database 410 and is an apparatus for extracting one or more quest data associated with the identified progression position. That is, the quest extracting means 430 serves to extract quest information related to the game stage where the player character is located, and determines that the identified progress position of the player character is included in the game stage to determine the extraction time point of the quest data. Will be decided. Accordingly, it is possible to provide the player character with information about the quest that the player character must achieve in the game stage. In the present embodiment, the quest extraction means 430 is described by extracting the related quest information in the game stage that matches the game position of the player character, but in addition, the player character is considered in consideration of the direction in which the player character moves. There may be a variety of quest information extraction schemes such that quest information related to the game stage to be located within a predetermined time is provided in advance.

In order to provide quest information related to the game stage where the player character is to be located next, the above-described quest information database 210 includes information about the game stage related to the game progress of the quest information, and records the quest extraction means ( If the player character is located within a predetermined limit distance from the boundary of the next game stage, 430 may control to provide quest information related to the next game stage in advance.

In addition, the quest extracting means 430 may extract the corresponding quest information when the remaining time is within a predetermined limit time according to the remaining time for each of the identified quests. That is, the quest extracting means 430 causes the quest information to be extracted as the notification information for the quest which is about to end the quest, thereby failing to achieve the quest because the end time of the quest elapses in a state in which the gamer 120 does not recognize the quest. Will be prevented.

The above-described limit distance or limit time can be flexibly adjusted by the operator of the present system, for example, taking into account the system environment.

The help information providing means 440 is a device for controlling the extracted quest data to be provided to the player character through a predetermined Euclidean character, and with reference to the quest information database 410, extracts quest data related to the player character. In this regard, the extracted quest data is associated with a predetermined Euclidean character and serves to control the provided gamer data. That is, the help information providing means 440 is a Euclid character correlating the quest data to be provided to the gamer 120 in consideration of the player character's position in the game and the remaining time for the end of a specific quest. To be displayed on the screen. Thereby, the effect of faithfully fulfilling the objectives of the present invention, such as quest management by Euclid characters and notifications about quests that are about to end, can be obtained.

Hereinafter, as another embodiment of the present invention, it will be described to partially change the statistic value of the Euclid character according to the intimacy between the player character and the Euclid character.

6 is a view showing a specific configuration of the game tutor system for changing the ability value of the Eucli character according to the present invention.

In this embodiment, the ability value of the Euclidean character is changed based on the intimacy between the player character and the Euclidean character. For this purpose, the game tutor system 600 responds to the motion control signal from the gamer 120 in the game. Game server means 610 for controlling the player character. That is, the game server means 610 is a device that performs a game progress by the player character according to the intention of the gamers 120 to receive the game service, which is a kind of the online game server 110 described above. Can be.

The intimacy calculating means 620 is an apparatus for calculating an intimacy value between the player character and the predetermined Euclidean character and recording it in the predetermined correlation field 625. The correlation field 625 may be a kind of memory means for storing the calculated affinity value in a predetermined storage area allocated to each of the gamers 120. In addition, intimacy is a quantification of the correlation / friendship relationship between the player character and the Euclid character, for example, the gamer 120's reading rate (confirmation click frequency) with respect to the message data provided by the Euclid character, and the game according to the message data. It can be calculated in consideration of the frequency rate (progression rate of game progress) and the like. In other words, the intimacy calculation by the intimacy calculation means 620 in the present embodiment is mainly performed based on the gamers 120's correspondence to the provided message data, which is a process for the exchange of information between the player character and the Euclid character. This is due to the message data provided according to the game environment. However, in the intimacy calculation, using the message data is only an embodiment of the present invention, and clicking the Euclik character for evaluation information of the gamer 120 with respect to the Euclik character, question / inquiry about the game, etc. Of course, the number of times and the like can be used as the intimacy calculation standard.

In particular, in the intimacy calculation means 620, when the next connection of the gamers 120 is made at the time set by the Eucli character, the intimacy calculation means 620 may control the intimacy value to be increased. To this end, the message data includes information on the reserved access time associated with the next access time of the gamer 120 to the game server means 610, and provides the gamer 120 with the next access time with the Euclid character. Allow for a certain commitment (contract) to be made. Thereafter, when the gamers 120 access the game server means 610 within a predetermined time range based on the reserved access time according to the established appointment, the intimacy calculation means 620 may determine that the gamers 120 are associated with the Euclid character. It is determined that the company's promise has been fulfilled, and the familiarity level is controlled to increase. The predetermined time range may mean, for example, a time range set by an operator of the present system so that the access time of the gamers 120 to access the game server means 610 is flexibly applied in consideration of the reserved access time. . On the other hand, when the next connection of the gamers 120 is not made at the reserved connection time, the intimacy calculation unit 620 may control the intimacy to be numerically reduced by assigning a predetermined penalty.

In the present embodiment, the game server 120 does not have a specific limitation on the timing of providing the message data including the reserved access time, but the game of the gamers 120 may enable the gamers 120 to be clearly aware of the reserved access time. It may be desirable to be at the time of disconnection from the server means 610.

Therefore, according to the present invention, the next connection of the gamers 120 may be induced in accordance with the provision of the message data including the reserved connection time, thereby making it possible to generate revenue according to the game services provided by the gamers 120.

The character control means 630 refers to the correlation field 625 and, when the intimacy value satisfies the set value, is a device that changes the numerical value of the Euclinic character's predetermined ability. That is, when the familiarity between the Euclidean character and the player character is high, the character control means 630 adjusts the ability value of the Euclidean character in a direction to help the game progress of the player character. In this case, the ability to change the value may be an attack ability (action action against the hostile character), defense ability (healing, guard), search ability (map display, dropped item notification) related to the game progress of the player character. . As a result, help during the game progress by the intimate Euclidean character can be made to facilitate the game progress of the player character.

The help information providing means 640 is a device which allows the extracted message data to be provided to the player character through the Euclidean character, but locates the extracted message data into a predetermined message window rendered in association with the Euclidean character. That is, the help information providing means 640 serves to provide the message data to the gamers 120 using the message window rendered to be spoken by the Euclid character. In particular, the help information providing means 640 measures the frequency at which the confirmation click of the gamer 120 is not made while the message window is displayed and, if the measured frequency reaches a predetermined limit value, the display of the message window is displayed. It can be controlled to stop for a set period of time. This is determined by the confirmation click on the message window and the frequency of viewing and not reading the gamers 120 for the provided message data, when the help information providing means 640 does not read the frequency limit, It is determined that the familiarity level with the Euclidean character is low and the message window is blocked for a predetermined period. For example, when the message window is in the above-described tooltip form (display time 10 seconds), the help information providing means 640 measures the cumulative number of times that the message window is automatically disappeared because there is no confirmation click of the gamer 120 during the display time 10 seconds. Can be. At this time, when the cumulative number reaches a predetermined value (for example, three times), the help information providing means 640 determines that the corresponding gamer 120 does not read the message data, and stops displaying the message window for a predetermined period. Let's go. As a result, gamers 120 with poor access to the message data are blocked from displaying the message window to stop providing the help information so that penalties in the game progress can be given, and also the message data provided by the Eucli character. It is possible to obtain the effect of making the use of the more active.

Hereinafter, as another embodiment of the present invention, a description will be given of providing message data, which is guide information of game operation, to a player character in a game in accordance with a game environment formed by game progression using a pop-up window.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a specific configuration of a game tutor system for providing message data to a player character in a game using a pop-up window according to the present invention.

First, the message information database 710 is a device for storing one or more message data provided to the player character in response to the generation of a predetermined event signal, which is guide information related to the easy progress of the game according to the occurrence of the event signal. Corresponds with and stores message data. In particular, the message information database 710 may include information about a predetermined end flag set for the extracted message data. The end flag is for limiting the number of times of providing specific message data according to the generation of the event signal. For example, the message data having the end flag set may not be extracted any more by the generation of the same event signal. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the same message data from being repeatedly provided to the player character by the same event signal, and to limit the number of message data extracted by the same event signal.

The event signal generating means 720 is an apparatus for generating an event signal when the game progress of the player character satisfies a predetermined condition. That is, the event signal generating unit 220 serves to generate an event signal as a call to the message data related to the game operation training, and generate an event signal when the player character's game progress is not performed smoothly. do. Accordingly, the message data in the present embodiment includes information as an alternative to the incomplete game progression, and the event signal generating means 720 causes the event that the message data most suitable for the game progression of the player character is called. Generate a signal. For example, when the player character repeatedly performs only the same operation within a predetermined range, the event signal generating unit 720 determines the game environment to be created as 'game impossible' and resolves the event signal related to the extraction of the message data to solve this problem. Will occur.

The help information providing means 730 extracts the message data corresponding to the generation of the event signal with reference to the message information database 710 and sets an extraction completion flag for the extracted message data. As described above, the extraction completion flag is set for the extracted message data, and the help information providing means 730 controls to record and maintain information related to the setting of the extraction completion flag in the message information database 710. In the present embodiment, the number of providing the message data for which the extraction completion flag is set is not particularly limited, but it may be preferable to limit the number of messages to one time so that various (different) message data can be provided according to the same event signal. .

In addition, the help information providing means 730 is operable to extract message data for which the extraction completion flag is not set when the same event signal is received from the event signal generating means 720. This is for preventing the same message data from being repeatedly extracted by the same event signal. The help information providing means 730 may set the extraction completion flag based on, for example, a set extraction order condition or based on a random selection. Message data that doesn't fit can be extracted.

In addition, the help information providing means 730 controls the extracted message data to be provided to the player character during the game through a predetermined pop-up window. That is, the help information providing means 730 may provide information necessary for game operation in parallel with the game progress of the player character without switching the tutorial mode. The pop-up window may be implemented at a position where the player character does not interfere with the game, and may be destroyed after the player character's gamer confirms a click or a set time elapses. The advantage is that the player character can ensure the continuity of the game progress, while also providing the information necessary for the game progress optimally.

For example, it is assumed that a player character during a game progresses a certain time and cannot advance further on a dead end road. The event signal generating unit 720 determines the game environment to be created as a 'learning skill for climbing the wall', and generates an event signal related thereto. According to the generated event signal, the help information providing means 730 may extract one message data for which the extraction completion flag is not set from the message data related to the 'climb climbing technology education' and provide it to the player character through a pop-up window. have. As a result, more various message data can be provided to the player character who is playing the game without changing modes.

In addition, when the message data is associated with the number of occurrences of the event signal, the help information providing means 730 may extract specific message data according to the number of times that the same event signal is generated. In particular, the message data in the present embodiment may include a content of a stronger command type tone in proportion to the number of occurrences of the event signal. For example, the message data extracted when the initial event signal is generated in relation to the game environment 'Climb climbing skill acquisition' may include the content of 'climb climbing is like this', and the same event signal is generated again. The message data at the time of the message can be included in the form of more imperative, 'I said earlier that the cliff climb is ~'. This is to exclude the one-sided message data transfer and to provide the message data in a natural two-way interactive manner, thereby reducing the gamers' rejection caused by the repeated message data.

In addition, the present invention can set a predetermined class according to the condition of generating the event signal, it is possible to limit the generation of the event signal by the lower level of the generation conditions relatively than the current generation conditions when the event signal is generated. That is, for one game environment, the event signal generating means 720 causes the event signal to be generated only by the highest condition of occurrence.

For example, suppose a gamer learns a technique for combining items in a player character's inventory. The game tutor system 700 of the present invention may set a grade of occurrence conditions related to the game environment 'item combination skill acquisition requirement' to be higher than a grade of occurrence conditions related to the game environment 'inventory opening skill acquisition requirement', for example. . This is based on the assumption that the player character has already acquired the inventory opening technique for acquiring the item combination technique. The message regarding the 'acquisition of the item combination technique' required by the player character's gamers is avoided by avoiding duplication of unnecessary event signals. This is to ensure that only data is provided. That is, the event signal generating means 720 may generate the event signal only for the higher level generation conditions, and may not react to the lower level generation conditions so that extraction of related message data may be blocked.

Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to support an active tutorial in which only the necessary message data is provided to the player character, and in addition, repetitive educational information is not provided for the already acquired game operation technology.

The workflow of the game tutor system 200 according to the present invention having such a configuration will be described in detail.

8A is a flowchart illustrating a game tutor method in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The game tutor method according to the present embodiment is performed by the game tutor system 200 described above.

First, the game tutor system 200 maintains a message information database 210 for storing message data corresponding to a predetermined event signal (S810). This step (S810) is a process of storing the message data as help information for the player character of the game progress, the message data in the guide of the ongoing quests, announcements, detailed information about the objects appearing in the game, monsters This will include guiding skills and providing answers to gamer questions.

In addition, the game tutor system 200 generates an event signal when the game environment created by the game progress of the player character satisfies the selected condition (S820). This step (S820) is to be provided to the gamers 120 for smooth progress of the game when there is information or a request for providing information from the gamers 120 (for example, click the Euclidean character with a command input tool) A process of generating an event signal for extracting corresponding message data.

Next, the game tutor system 200 refers to the message information database 210, and extracts the message data corresponding to the generated event signal, so that the extracted message data is provided to the player character through a predetermined Euclidean character. Control (S830). This step (S830) is a process for performing the object of the present invention, the provision of the message data using the Eucli character correlated with the player character, to provide the message data as the optimal help information for the created game environment . In particular, the game tutor system 200 in the step S830 actively restrains unnecessary message data from being provided to the player character by limiting the number of times the message data provided to the gamer 120 of the player character is a predetermined number. It may include the process of doing.

8B is a flowchart illustrating an example of a method of limiting the number of provision of message data according to the present invention.

First, the game tutor system 200 accumulates the number of message provisions corresponding to the provision of message data to the player character (S831). This step S831 is a process of adding and recording the number of times that the message data is exposed to the gamers 120. The step S831 identifies whether the total number of times that the specific message data has been provided reaches the set number of occurrences of the limit. The number of occurrences of such a limit may be arbitrarily set by the operator of the present system, for example, by the operator of the present system in consideration of the number of times a predetermined game environment is established during game play, and stored in the message information database 210.

In addition, when the accumulated number of message provisions coincides with the limit occurrence number, the game tutor system 200 adds the closing instruction information to the message data (S832). In operation S832, when the number of times of providing the message data reaches the allowed number of times, a closing command for suppressing further provision of the corresponding message data is generated. The message data to which the closing command is added may be recorded in the message information database 210 as, for example, 'stop providing', and then used as reference information to prevent further provision of message data.

Next, the game tutor system 200 blocks the extraction of the message data when an event signal related to the extraction of the message data to which the closing instruction information is added occurs (S833). In operation S833, when a game environment in which message data is to be extracted is created, and the number of messages provided in the corresponding message data is already greater than or equal to a limit occurrence number, the message data to be extracted is determined as unnecessary help information to the gamer 120. It is a process. That is, even if the same game environment is adjusted, the game tutor system 200 in this step S833 may block the gamer 120 from providing the message data determined to be unnecessary information, for example, in the tutorial game mode. It may be determined that the provision of the message data regarding the conversion of is generally sufficient, so that the gamers 120 who have already performed the tutorial game mode may not provide the tutorial message even if the composition of the game environment in which the tutorial message is provided is provided. Can be suppressed. Also, although not described in the present embodiment, if it is determined that the predetermined ability of the gamer 120 exceeds the set criteria (for example, no determination of non-progression for a predetermined period does not occur), The number of message provisions can be forced to match the number of occurrences of the limit so that no provision is made. Accordingly, even if a game environment in which a tutorial message is to be provided is created, unnecessary tutorial messages may not be provided to the gamer 120 having excellent manipulation control ability of the player character.

Therefore, according to the present invention, the message data, which is the help information, is provided using the Euclid character that is correlated with the player character, but only the necessary message data is actively considered in consideration of the ability level of the gamer 120 and the accumulated number of times. Can be provided.

Embodiments of the invention include a computer readable medium containing program instructions for performing various computer-implemented operations. The computer readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, etc. alone or in combination. The media may be those specially designed and constructed for the purposes of the present invention, or they may be of the kind well-known and available to those having skill in the computer software arts. Examples of computer-readable recording media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks, and magnetic tape, optical recording media such as CD-ROMs, DVDs, magnetic-optical media such as floppy disks, and ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute the same program instructions are included. The medium may be a transmission medium such as an optical or metal wire, a waveguide, or the like including a carrier wave for transmitting a signal specifying a program command, a data structure, or the like. Examples of program instructions include not only machine code generated by a compiler, but also high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like.

9 is an internal block diagram of a general purpose computer device that may be employed to perform the game tutor method according to the present invention.

Computer device 900 includes one or more processors 910 coupled with a main memory device including random access memory (RAM) 920 and read only memory (ROM) 930. The processor 910 is also called a central processing unit (CPU). As is well known in the art, the ROM 930 serves to transfer data and instructions to the CPU unidirectionally, and the RAM 920 typically transfers data and instructions bidirectionally. Used to. RAM 920 and ROM 930 may include any suitable form of computer readable media. Mass storage 940 is bidirectionally coupled to processor 910 to provide additional data storage capability and may be any of the computer readable recording media described above. The mass storage device 940 is used to store programs, data, and the like, and is a secondary memory device such as a hard disk which is generally slower than the main memory device. Certain mass storage devices such as CD ROM 960 may be used. The processor 910 may include one or more input / output interfaces, such as video monitors, trackballs, mice, keyboards, microphones, touchscreen displays, card readers, magnetic or paper tape readers, voice or handwriting readers, joysticks, or other known computer input / output devices. 950. Finally, the processor 910 may be connected to a wired or wireless communication network through the network interface 970. Through this network connection, the procedure of the method described above can be performed. The apparatus and tools described above are well known to those skilled in the computer hardware and software arts.

The hardware device described above may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the present invention.

While specific embodiments of the present invention have been described so far, various modifications are possible without departing from the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be defined not only by the claims below, but also by the equivalents of the claims.

As described above, the present invention has been described by way of limited embodiments and drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, which can be variously modified and modified by those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. Modifications are possible. Accordingly, the spirit of the present invention should be understood only by the claims set forth below, and all equivalent or equivalent modifications thereof will belong to the scope of the present invention.

As can be seen from the above description, according to the present invention, the game tutor to provide the message data associated with the tutorial game mode switching is provided only to gamers determined to be unskilled gamers, according to the operation skill of the gamers to control the player character System and game tutor methods can be provided.

In addition, according to the present invention, the game tutor system and game tutor method that prevents unnecessary message data from being provided to the gamers by providing a limited number of times the message data, which is help information in response to the game environment to be created Can be provided.

In addition, according to the present invention, the quest management is implemented by providing information about the game quest given to the player character in relation to the game position of the player character, so that notification information is generated at an optimal time point for the quest that is close to the end of the quest. A game tutor system and a game tutor method can be provided.

In addition, according to the present invention, when the degree of intimacy between the player character and the Euclidean character is greater than or equal to a predetermined value, the game progress is more easily assisted by the Euclidean character by raising and controlling the ability value of the Euclidean character related to the game progress of the player character. A game tutor system and a game tutor method can be provided.

1 is a view for explaining the schematic operation of the game tutor system according to the present invention.

2 is a block diagram showing a game tutor system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

3A is a diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of a message information database according to the present invention, and FIG. 3B is a diagram illustrating an example of a method of limiting provision of message data in consideration of the number of occurrence of a limit.

4 is a view showing a specific configuration of a game tutor system for quest management of Euclid characters according to the present invention.

5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of a quest information database according to the present invention.

6 is a view showing a specific configuration of the game tutor system for changing the ability value of the Eucli character according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a specific configuration of a game tutor system for providing message data to a player character in a game using a pop-up window according to the present invention.

8A is a flowchart illustrating a game tutor method according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention in detail. FIG. 8B is a flowchart illustrating an example of a method of limiting the number of provision of message data.

9 is an internal block diagram of a general purpose computer device that may be employed to perform the game tutor method according to the present invention.

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200: game tutor system 210: message information database

220: event signal generating means 230: help information providing means

240: mode change means

Claims (1)

In a game tutor system that provides game help information, A message information database for storing the game help information corresponding to a predetermined event signal; Position identification means for identifying a position in the game of a player character to provide the game assistance information; Event signal generating means for generating the event signal corresponding to the position of the identified player character; And Help information providing means for controlling the at least one guide message corresponding to the event signal to be provided to the gamer of the player character with reference to the message information database Game tutor system comprising a.