KR20150104922A - Method for generating back ground images at web-based game - Google Patents

Abstract

A method for generating a background graphic in a web-based game according to an embodiment of the present invention includes the following steps: when a background is manufactured within a game, manufacturing background images in a separate XML schema form by a tilemap and an entiremap method individually and storing the background images in a server; and when a game service is provided, changing the tilemap or entiremap method background image stored in the separate XML schema form according to a game service environment. Therefore, it is not necessary to revise and change a game source again in order to convert the game background, thereby significantly reducing the change time and air transportation. And the present invention can change a method for providing a background graphic, enabling the provision of a better user experience according to a user environment of a PC or a smartphone even when the game is being served.

Description

METHOD FOR GENERATING BACKGROUND IMAGES AT WEB-BASED GAME [0002]

The present invention relates to a method of generating a background graphic in a web based game, and more particularly, to a method of generating a background graphic in an independent web based game.

The first concept of web game was Earth: 2025, made in the USA in 1996. In Korea, ARK MEGAGE, a strategy simulation web game developed by Maritekom in 1997, was the first to become popular in Europe, USA and South America. However, the service was stopped because it could not find a suitable profit structure, and now foreign fans are serving and enjoying themselves.

Since then, the web game market has been steadily growing in Europe, and many web games including Gameforge's ogame have been showing successful profit models, and they have entered the world. Especially, in Japan, non-commercial turn- It was also popular with Korean web game enthusiasts. However, Japanese web games are not very developed because they are mostly enthusiastic and non-commercial open source.

Web games have evolved into a mobile environment based on wireless Internet and mobile phones with the recent advancement of technology. As a result, the web access platform has been diversified and it is expected to be able to enjoy web game conveniently anywhere and anytime.

Generally, in the case of a web game, a background image is selected as one of a tally map or a tile map format, and is included in the game, so that the game developer changes the mode of the game by changing the method of the background image.

A problem to be solved by the present invention is to independently provide a method of generating a background graphic in a web-based game.

A method of generating a background graphic in a web based game according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: creating a background image in a separate XML schema form in a tile map and an Entiremap method at the time of creating a background in a game and storing the background image in a server; And changing a tile map or a background image of the Entiremap method stored in the separate XML schema according to the game service environment when providing the game service.

In the present exemplary embodiment, the background image changing step may provide the background image of the global map method when there is no problem in performance when providing a game service.

In the present exemplary embodiment, the background image changing step may provide the background image of the tile map method when the performance is low when the game service is provided.

In the web-based game generation method according to the embodiment of the present invention, since the game source need not be modified and changed again in order to change the game background, the change time and the air time are greatly shortened. And a way to provide background graphics that can provide a better user experience depending on the user experience of the smartphone.

1 is a flowchart of a method of generating a background graphic in a web based game according to an embodiment of the present invention,
2 (a) and 2 (b) illustrate a background image production mode of a tile map method and a tally map method, respectively,
FIG. 3 shows a background creation UI button for selecting a background production method.
4 and 5 illustrate a process of producing a background image according to a tile map method,
FIG. 6 shows a UI that can use a plain map image as a game background graphic when selecting a map method.

The following embodiments are a combination of elements and features of the present invention in a predetermined form. Each component or characteristic may be considered optional unless otherwise expressly stated. Each component or feature may be implemented in a form that is not combined with other components or features. In addition, some of the elements and / or features may be combined to form an embodiment of the present invention. The order of the operations described in the embodiments of the present invention may be changed. Some configurations or features of certain embodiments may be included in other embodiments, or may be replaced with corresponding configurations or features of other embodiments.

Embodiments of the present invention may be implemented by various means. For example, embodiments of the present invention may be implemented by hardware, firmware, software, or a combination thereof.

For a hardware implementation, the method according to embodiments of the present invention may be implemented in one or more application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs) , Field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), processors, controllers, microcontrollers, microprocessors, and the like.

In the case of an implementation by firmware or software, the method according to embodiments of the present invention may be implemented in the form of a module, a procedure or a function for performing the functions or operations described above. The software code can be stored in a memory unit and driven by the processor. The memory unit may be located inside or outside the processor, and may exchange data with the processor by various well-known means.

Throughout the specification, when a part is referred to as being "connected" to another part, it includes not only a case directly connected but also a case where the part is electrically connected with another part in between. In addition, when a part includes an element, it means that the element may include other elements, not excluding other elements, unless specifically stated otherwise.

Also, the term module as used herein refers to a unit for processing a specific function or operation, which can be implemented by hardware, software, or a combination of hardware and software.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory and are intended to provide further explanation of the invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention.

Recently, various application technologies utilizing the web are being introduced while the HTML5 technology is in the limelight. Games are also increasingly being made using HTML5 technology, but most of them are still codified directly on the local PC, and the work is processed separately and hosted on a specific server.

Therefore, if there is a change or modification of the source, it takes a lot of time to distribute it, because it is necessary to change the source on the local PC and upload the source to the hosting server again.

Especially, it is necessary to check what kind of background production method is most effective for applying each game in the background graphics of the game even in a web based game.

In the case of a normal game application, since the background graphic uses a lot of resources of a smart phone or a PC, usability verification is required, and it is necessary to change the background production method in consideration of the performance of the graphic In case of a game that is already in service, changing the background graphic immediately will require a lot of time and work because it is necessary to modify the original source as well as modify the graphics.

Generally, the background graphics in the web game utilize tile map type graphics and generalized graphics, and their advantages and disadvantages are as follows.

Tile-map-based graphics can produce smooth animations even if the performance of PCs or smartphones is not so high, by splitting large images into images of the same pattern of a certain size and rendering them only on the screen.

However, it is difficult to express elaborate details because it is a complicated process that requires finely dividing the image and does not use a single consistent image but copies the images of the same pattern.

On the contrary, since the background graphic of the frame-type scheme applies a large image of a screen which is much larger than the game screen to the game, the size of the background graphic image file is very large and therefore the larger the file, There is a problem that it is used a lot and the performance can be very slow.

However, there is also the advantage that the quality of the image and the working time can be shortened by using a large original image without splitting the image finely.

FIG. 1 is a flowchart of a method of generating a background graphic in a web based game according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIGS. 2 (a) and 2 (b) FIG. 3 illustrates a background creating UI button for selecting a background creating method. FIGS. 4 and 5 illustrate a background image creating process according to a tile map method. FIG. A graphical UI is shown.

Referring to FIG. 1, a method of generating a background graphic in a web based game according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

In the method of generating a background graphic in the web-based game according to the embodiment of the present invention, the background image is separately created in the form of a separate XML schema in the tile map and the Entiremap method at the time of creating the background in the game, (S120), the tile map or the Entiremap method background image stored in the separate XML schema is changed according to the game service environment when providing the game service.

In the background image changing step S120, it is possible to provide the background image of the general map when there is no problem in the performance when providing the game service, and to provide the background image of the tile map type when the performance is low when providing the game service .

The present inventor has developed the present invention by recognizing that the following two magnetic methods are required to improve the above method.

As shown in FIGS. 2 (a) and 2 (b), a storage method in a game authoring tool for storing a background image and a background related part separately from a game, and a background for enabling a corresponding background image to be immediately changed A change UI and method are needed.

In order to solve the problem of the storage method in the game authoring tool in the web-based game according to the embodiment of the present invention, the information about the background part produced through the game authoring tool is stored in a separate XML schema And keep it on the server.

"<gamemap> Wn Wt

    <info1> a </ info1> Wn Wt

    <info2> a </ info2> Wn

</ gamemap>"

Therefore, even if the game is in service, if you change only the part of the game background graphic stored in XML, it can be immediately reflected and the background of the game can be changed.

According to the background graphic generation method in the web based game according to the embodiment of the present invention, since it is not necessary to modify and change the game source again in order to change the game background, the change time and cost are reduced, And a way to provide background graphics that can provide a better user experience depending on the user experience of the smartphone.

For example, if you are in the service of a game, and you are not satisfied with the performance of the service even though you are servicing the game on a regular basis, you can just serve as it is and if you are dissatisfied with the slow rate of screen rendering from specific users, Can be changed.

In order to guarantee a more detailed graphic quality, a background graphic can be directly changed and applied to a game in the same tile map.

Hereinafter, a method of generating a background graphic in a web-based game according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 3 to FIG.

As shown in FIG. 3, first, a background production UI button for producing a background in the game is clicked, and a background production mode is selected.

When a tile map is selected, a UI capable of producing a background is created through the tile map shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 5, each tile image can be called up, and the corresponding tile can be drawn one by one on the drawing board on the right side.

As shown in FIG. 6, when the background graphic is completed by drawing the tiles, when the 'save' button is clicked, the corresponding background graphic is instantly applied as the game background.

When the Entiremap is selected, the UI shown in FIG. 7 is created, and the user can directly use the image as a game background graphic.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications, substitutions and substitutions are possible, without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention as disclosed in the accompanying claims. will be. Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention and the accompanying drawings are intended to illustrate and not to limit the technical spirit of the present invention, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments and the accompanying drawings . The scope of protection of the present invention should be construed according to the following claims, and all technical ideas within the scope of equivalents should be construed as falling within the scope of the present invention. In addition, claims that do not have an explicit citation in the claims may be combined to form an embodiment or included in a new claim by amendment after the application.

Claims (2)

Creating a background image in a separate XML schema form in each of a tile map and an Entiremap method and creating the background image in a server; And
And changing a background image of a tile map or a Entiremap method stored in the separate XML schema according to a game service environment when providing a game service. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the background image changing step comprises:
A background image generation method in a web based game, which provides a background image of the above-mentioned method when there is no problem in performance when a game service is provided, and provides a background image of the tile map type when performance is low when providing a game service .

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