KR20080011516A - System for providing game for multiple user via communication network - Google Patents

Abstract

A system for providing a game for massively multi-player via a communication network is provided to reflect activities of a gamer before a game change due to time flow or a history event of the game to activities after the change, thereby feeling a virtual world more practically. A game data storage unit(210) stores first game data, second game data, and event data which are provided when the story of a game is changed massively. The game progress result of the first game data and event data is reflected to the second game data. A user management unit(220) manages user personal information including user ID(IDentification), and game information including points and items. A game execution unit(230) provides the first and the second game data and the event data to a user terminal according to the result of game progression, and time progress.

Description

System for providing game for multiple users via communication network {System for providing game for multiple user via communication network}

1 is a diagram illustrating an update method of a game in a conventional MMORPG game,

2 is a diagram showing a detailed configuration of a preferred embodiment of a multi-user game providing system through a communication network according to the present invention;

3 is a view showing a game progress process by the game progress unit, and

4 is a diagram illustrating a method of updating and changing a game provided by a multi-user game providing system through a communication network.

The present invention relates to a multi-user game providing system through a communication network, and more particularly, to a multi-user game providing system through a communication network in which the contents of the overall game is changed according to the progress of the game.

Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game (NMORPG), currently available, is a role-playing game that thousands of players can enjoy in the same virtual space all over the Internet. The random nature of this game is that it basically retains the characteristics of the story-driven RPG game so that all players who participate in the game can enjoy the story. At the same time, you can talk to each other and trade items, so you can not only enjoy the scenario but also enjoy the fun with various people with various events. Representative examples of MMORPG games include Lineage, Mu, Mabinogi, the Kingdom of the Winds, World of Warcraft, and Latail, and the number of MMORPG games is increasing.

The MMORPG game is an advanced game compared to the previous network game in that large-scale users play the game while playing a certain role in the same virtual space. However, currently provided MMORPG game has a disadvantage that each game participant can not clearly recognize the time flow of the game itself. In addition, although there are some individual story progression and passage of time or some updates in the game, there is a disadvantage that there is no massive story progression shared by all game participants. As described above, the existing MMORPG game does not have a change in the world itself or the characters in the game according to the action or story progression of the game participant, thereby causing a certain boring feeling for the game participant.

1 is a diagram illustrating an update method of a game in a conventional MMORPG game.

Referring to FIG. 1, when the first update for the original game is developed, the developed first update file is provided in addition to the original game. Examples of such updates include the addition of map files in the game, the addition of items that can be used by game participants, and the level change of previously provided items. Second and third update files additionally developed in this manner are also added to the original game in the order of development. That is, the update of the existing MMORPG game proceeds in the manner that the update file is added to the original game (that is, in the aspect of the game participants the additional service associated with the update is provided).

The update method of the existing MMORPG game as described above relates to the simple change of the existing service or the provision of a new item regardless of the story change of the game. Therefore, even if the game is updated, the game participants basically proceed with the game under the same story, which immediately causes the game participants' interest sensation due to the repeated story progress, which is a problem of the game before the MMORPG game was provided. .

The present invention has been made in an effort to provide a multi-user game providing system through a communication network capable of changing a game progress space itself or a character according to a game participant's action or progress of a story.

In order to achieve the above technical problem, the multi-user game providing system through a communication network according to the present invention, the first game data provided before the boundary time when the story of the game changes in a large scale, the story of the game on a large scale A game data storage unit configured to store second game data provided after a changed boundary time point and event data provided at a time when a story of the game is largely changed; A user manager that manages personal information including user ID of a user corresponding to each game participant, and game information including a holding point and a holding item related to a game in which each game participant participates; And providing the first game data to a terminal of a game participant who participated in the game, and reflecting the result of the game participant's game performance in the first game data and user information, and when a predetermined event performance condition is satisfied, The event data is provided to a terminal of a game participant, and a predetermined time has elapsed since the task set in the event data is completed or the event data is provided based on the flow of time set for the game. And a game progress unit for providing the second game data to the terminal of the game participant when the event end time set for the event data is reached.

As a result, the progress space of the game itself or the character can be changed according to the action or story of the game participant, so that the game participant can enjoy a plurality of games in the same MMORPG game, and the time is set in the game itself. Accordingly, the game participant's activities made before the game change by the event data provided are reflected after the game change, so that the game participant can feel the change of the virtual world due to the passage of time or historical events in the game more realistically.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of a multi-user game providing system through a communication network according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

2 is a diagram showing the detailed configuration of a preferred embodiment for a multi-user game providing system via a communication network according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the multi-user game providing system through the communication network according to the present invention includes a game data storage unit 210, a user manager 220, and a game progress unit 230. At this time, each component may be installed separately in a separate server unit, each server may take the form of a distributed server.

The game data storage 210 stores first game data, second game data, and event data. The game data storage unit 210 may take the form of a separate database server. The first game data is game data provided before the boundary time when the story of the game changes in a large scale, and the second game data is game data provided after the boundary time when the story of the game changes in a large scale. In addition, the event data is game data provided at a time when the story of the game changes in a large scale. If the provided game is composed of a scenario in which a large number of users simultaneously access and battle each other belonging to one of A, B, and C countries, the game data up to the point at which the winning country is determined is the first. Corresponds to game data. In this case, the second game data is game data provided by reflecting the result of the war after the end of the war. At this time, the first game data and the second game data are created on one large scenario as a whole.

The relationship between the first game data, the second game data, and the event data will be described in more detail as follows. First, if the game's scenario is set up with three countries, A, B, and C, each participant will be a member of one of the three countries, A, B, and C, depending on the game's scenario. To wage war With these wars, game participants cannot directly control the game, but as the real history progresses, political and social situations in countries A, B, and C continue to change over time set in the game itself. Under these circumstances, the three countries, A, B, and C, have a large scale if they reach the war initiation point set in the game or if at least one of the game participants meets the war initiation conditions (complete a specific mission, reach a fixed level, etc.). There is a war. The first game data is provided to each game participant until the time when such a war begins on a large scale.

As described above, when the war start condition is satisfied, each game participant is provided with event data. At this point, the game participants will be able to solve the tasks (ie, quests) that are given to them in the "event" called the Great War. The real advantage is given to countries with many quest resolutions or countries with a large number of game participants, and the game changes. And finally, when a nation wins a large war, the war ends. The winning country may be set in advance by the scenario.

As such, when a large-scale event such as a war is ended, the game space (ie, the background on the game data, the state of each character, etc.) is substantially changed. For example, some villages are destroyed and destroyed by war, and some of the non-playable character (NPC) characters do not appear dead. If State A wins the war, the world in the game will be governed by State A, and countries B and C can organize resistance forces to create a scenario against State A. At this point, the game participants who belonged to the B country and participated in the game act as resistance to the A country. The scenario after the war is completely changed, and the game data provided is the second game data.

Meanwhile, the first game data and the second game data may be provided based on a time point of performing a specific event. For example, in the case of RPG games with the motif of Korea's Three Kingdoms era, when the Three Kingdoms era is the first era and the Unified Silla era is the second, the first game data and the second game data are the three kingdoms and the unified Silla era, respectively. It is the corresponding game data. At this time, in the first period in which the first game data is provided, game participants select and play one of Goguryeo, Baekje, and Shilla. As the game progresses, the three nations battle each other, and this state of war lasts for a certain period of time (eg, one year) within the game. Events are provided for the transition from the first to the second, and these events can be presented as a turning point in real history, such as "the battle of yellow bees." At this time, each game participant performs the mission corresponding to his country, and the result of the game participant's mission can be reflected in the second era. As such, the second era in the game is the period after Silla unified the Three Kingdoms with the power of Nadang Allied Forces, and game participants in Baekje and Goguryeo will act as resistance forces against the unified Silla in the second era when the second game data is provided. .

The user manager 220 manages information about each game participant. The information managed by the user manager 220 includes personal information of the user and game information related to the game. User profile information is information related to the user's personal information such as user ID, password, name, nickname, and contact information. Game information includes information related to the game itself, such as points, items owned by the user, data related to the increase or decrease of newly added items or powers according to the degree of performance in the participating game, and the participating countries and status of the game participants in the game. to be.

The game progress unit 230 provides the game data according to the time elapsed in the game to each game participant terminal 250-1 to 250-n through a communication network such as wired / wireless internet or wired / wireless telephone network. In addition, the game progress unit 230 performs a process corresponding to the input of the game participants received from the game participants terminal (250-1 to 250-n). The operation of providing the game data and the game progress of the game progress unit 230 is the same as the components in charge of the game progress of the system for providing a conventional MMORPG game, so the detailed description is omitted, hereinafter the technical features of the present invention It describes the operation of the game progress unit 230 associated with. 3 shows a game progress process by the game progress unit 230.

Referring to FIG. 3, when the game starts, the game progress unit 230 provides the first game data to the terminals 250-1 to 250-n of the game participants (S300). At this time, the game progression unit 230 provides the same data corresponding to the passage of time set in the game itself to each of the game participants' terminals 250-1 to 250-n. Therefore, when a game participant accesses the multi-user game providing system through the communication network according to the present invention and terminates the connection while participating in a game, the game participant's terminal is connected again to the multi-user game providing system through the communication network. Game data changed over time of the game itself is transmitted to (250-1 to 250-n). In addition, the game progress unit 230 reflects the results of the game participants participating in the game (ie, monster hunting, acquisition of items, increase or decrease of power, destruction of buildings, construction of new buildings, etc.) at the same time. It is reflected in the user information corresponding to the game participant (S310).

Next, the game progress unit 230 confirms whether or not the fulfillment conditions of large-scale events such as war start conditions (S320). These event performance conditions may be the completion of a specific mission (eg, hunting 1000 monsters) by one or more game participants, the death of a specific NPC, or the arrival of an event set in the game. . For example, if the game was produced in the Three Kingdoms era of our country, the event performance condition may be set by the formation of the Nadang Alliance. To this end, each game participant may be given a quest to be dispatched to the Tang Dynasty to perform the Reaper's mission for the formation of the Nadang Alliance, and when a game participant selected as Reaper completes the mission of the Nadang Alliance, Is performed. This large-scale event is a turning point from the provision of the first game data (i.e. the first age or the first stage in the game) to the provision of the second game data (i.e. the first age or the first stage in the game). .

Next, the game progress unit 230 transmits the event data to the game participants terminal (250-1 to 250-n) (S330). The event data is game data for moving from the first era to the second era, and a plurality of such event data may be set for one game. For example, when the game is produced in the background of the Three Kingdoms period of our country, the event data may be game data corresponding to the battle of sulfur bees. In this game, the Gyebaek General is an NPC not controlled by the game participants, and game participants belonging to Silla are given the task of killing the NPC corresponding to the Gyebaek General. When game participants complete a given task in a game performed by such event data, the provision of event data is terminated, and the game is changed to the second era. The game progress unit 230 provides event data to each of the game participants 'terminals 250-1 to 250-n, and outputs the result according to the information received from the game participants' terminals 250-1 to 250-n. Reflect on the game (S340). If the event termination condition is satisfied by the game participants, the game progress unit 230 ends the provision of the event data (S350). At this time, the task completion of the game participant is set as the event termination condition, and when one of the completion of the mission of the game participant and the arrival of the event end time set in the game is achieved in order to prevent the game from being prolonged by the event data, the event is completed. It is preferable that the termination condition is set to be satisfied.

When the event termination condition is satisfied, the game progress unit 230 provides the second game data to the terminals 250-1 to 250-n of each game player (S360). At this time, the game progress by the first game data and the event data is reflected in the second game data. For example, if a game participant in Baekje performed most of his assigned tasks, he could create a powerful rebel force against the unified Silla, the protagonist of the second era. To this end, the game progress unit 230 needs to manage the activities of the game participants and their results when providing the respective game data.

4 is a diagram illustrating a method of updating and changing a game provided by a multi-user game providing system through a communication network.

Referring to FIG. 4, when the first update for the original game is developed, the developed first update file is provided in addition to the original game. Second and third update files additionally developed in the same manner are also added to the original game in the order of development. On the other hand, in the original game consisting of the first game data and event data, if the task given by the game participant is completed or the event termination condition set in the game is fulfilled, a new game consisting of the second game data and reflecting the result of the original game is the game participant. Is provided to. On the other hand, the original game can be provided to other users separately, in which case the progress of the event and the progress of a new game is possible. In addition, depending on the user, the world before and after the game by event data may be simultaneously provided.

The invention can also be embodied as computer readable code on a computer readable recording medium. The computer-readable recording medium includes all kinds of recording devices in which data that can be read by a computer system is stored. Examples of computer-readable recording media include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical data storage, and the like, and may also be implemented in the form of a carrier wave (for example, transmission over the Internet). Include. The computer readable recording medium can also be distributed over network coupled computer systems so that the computer readable code is stored and executed in a distributed fashion.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described above, the present invention is not limited to the specific preferred embodiments described above, and the present invention belongs to the present invention without departing from the gist of the present invention as claimed in the claims. Various modifications can be made by those skilled in the art, and such changes are within the scope of the claims.

According to the multi-user game providing system through the communication network according to the present invention, since the game space or the character of the game can be changed according to the action or the progress of the story of the game participants, the game participants are a plurality of games in the same MMORPG game Enjoy. In addition, the game participant's activity made before the game change by the event data provided in the game itself is reflected after the game change, so that the game participant can simulate the passage of time or historical events in the game. You can feel the change of the world more realistically. Furthermore, by enabling large-scale story changes that are common to all game participants, it is possible to change the background of each character or game in the changed game after the end of the game by event data.

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In a system for providing a game to a plurality of users through a communication network, The first game data provided before the boundary time when the story of the game changes in a large scale, the second game data provided after the boundary time when the story of the game changes in a large scale and the time when the story of the game changes in a large scale Game data storage unit for storing the event data provided in the; A user manager that manages personal information including user ID of a user corresponding to each game participant, and game information including a holding point and a holding item related to a game in which each game participant participates; And The first game data is provided to a terminal of a game participant who participated in the game, and the result of the game participant's game is reflected in the first game data and the user information. The event data is provided to a terminal of a participant, and a predetermined time has elapsed from the point of time of providing the event data, based on the completion of the task set in the event data or the time flow set for the game. And a game progress unit providing the second game data reflecting the game result progressed by the first game data and the event data to the terminal of the game participant when the event end time set for the data is reached. Game providing system for multi-user through a communication network.

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