KR20190141485A - Apparatus, method and computer program for game service - Google Patents

Abstract

According to an embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus for providing a game service comprises: a memory; and a processor. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the processor may receive an input for executing video recording, determine at least one character to include in the video recording, receive an input to start the video recording, and obtain an activity record of the selected at least one character upon receiving the input.

Description

Apparatus, method and computer program for providing game services {APPARATUS, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR GAME SERVICE}

An apparatus, method, and computer program for providing a game service, and more particularly, an apparatus for providing a game service supporting an environment in which a user may perform various activities in a game and leave a record thereof. A method and a computer program are disclosed.

A user can play an online game by installing a program for executing a game on a user device including various wired / wireless communication devices such as a personal computer, a smart phone, a tablet pc, and the like. In addition to PCs, users are increasingly using mobile communication devices to play games without the limitations of space and time.

Users can perform various activities within the game while playing games with other users. For example, users may perform activities such as theatrical performances, situation plays, and musical instrument performances in the game, as well as battle with other users in the online game.

Users want to visualize a variety of activities that can be performed in the game, and they want to share these activities with other users, so they can use a separate program to record videos or capture and edit game activities. Using a variety of methods, such as using.

On the other hand, it is inconvenient for the user to use a separate program for editing and rendering the video to record, store and edit the video in the game in the game service providing server. In most cases, the screen displayed on the user device was stored as it is.

Rather than using a separate program for editing and rendering images to record in-game video, it is easy to edit the video and give it interesting effects through in-game functionality.

By recording the recorded video in script format, it is easy to edit people, viewpoints, and effects, and save storage space when recording video.

In addition, when watching the recorded video in the game, it can be felt as if it was played in the actual game, and when the recorded video is actually rendered and stored according to the disclosed embodiment, high quality video can be obtained.

The method of providing a disclosed game service includes receiving an input for executing video recording, determining at least one character to be included in the video recording, receiving an input for starting video recording, and receiving the input. And acquiring an activity record of the selected at least one character.

Receiving an input for executing image recording according to an embodiment may include receiving an input for selecting an image recording item among a plurality of items.

The video recording item according to an embodiment may include a plurality of classes of video recording items according to the length of the video to be recorded.

Receiving an input for selecting an image recording item from among a plurality of items according to an embodiment of the present invention includes receiving an input for selecting an object representing an image recording item from a list displaying the plurality of items and performing image recording. And displaying the first state indicating that the operation is being performed.

A method of providing a game service according to an exemplary embodiment includes receiving an input for stopping acquiring an activity record of a character and displaying an object indicating image recording as a second state indicating that the image is editable. It may include.

Determining at least one character to be included in the video recording according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of displaying the connected friends of the friends of the user and friends of the user in the recommended friend list, among the friends displayed in the recommended friend list, The method may include receiving an input for selecting one character and determining at least one character to be included in the video recording based on the input for selecting the at least one character.

Acquiring an activity record of the selected character according to an embodiment may include acquiring a script including an activity record of the selected character.

The method of providing a game service according to an embodiment may further include acquiring an image including an activity record of the selected character based on the acquired script.

The method of providing a game service according to an exemplary embodiment may further include displaying an edit screen for editing the activity record of the character and editing the activity record of the character.

Editing the activity record of at least one character according to an embodiment may include changing the appearance of the first character equipped with the first item of the at least one character.

Game service providing apparatus according to an embodiment includes a memory; And a processor, the processor according to an embodiment receives an input for executing video recording, determines at least one character to include in the video recording, receives an input for starting video recording, and inputs the input. Receiving may obtain an activity record of the at least one selected character.

According to the disclosed embodiment, it is easy to edit an image and give an interesting effect through a function in the game without using a separate program for editing and rendering the image to record the in-game image.

According to the disclosed embodiment, as the recorded video is stored in a script format, it is easy to edit a person, a viewpoint, and an effect, and save a storage space when recording the video.

In addition, when watching a video recorded in the game according to the embodiment disclosed in the game has the effect that you can feel as if you were playing in the actual game, when recording and storing the recorded video according to the disclosed embodiment, high-quality video It is possible to acquire.

1 illustrates an online game providing system including a user device and a server according to an exemplary embodiment.
2 is a diagram for describing a game service providing server, according to an exemplary embodiment.
3 is a diagram for describing a detailed configuration of a user device according to an exemplary embodiment.
4 is a flowchart of a method for providing a game service according to an embodiment.
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example in which a game service providing server receives an input for recording an image. Referring to FIG.
FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example in which a game service providing server receives an input for registering a person.
FIG. 7 illustrates an example in which the game service providing apparatus 200 executes video recording. Referring to FIG.
8 is a flowchart of a method for providing a video editing function by a game service providing server according to an exemplary embodiment.
9 is a diagram for describing providing a video service by a game service providing server, according to an exemplary embodiment.
10 is a diagram for describing providing a video editing function by a game service providing server, according to an exemplary embodiment.
11 is a flowchart of a method for providing a method of storing and transmitting an edited video by a game service providing server, according to an exemplary embodiment.
12 is a diagram for describing providing a video editing function by the game service providing apparatus 200 according to an exemplary embodiment.

Hereinafter, with reference to the contents described in the accompanying drawings will be described in detail an exemplary embodiment according to the present invention. Also, a method of configuring and using an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the contents described in the accompanying drawings. Like reference numerals or signs in the drawings denote parts or components that perform substantially the same function.

Terms including ordinal numbers such as first and second may be used to describe various components, but the components are not limited by the terms. The terms are only used to distinguish one component from another. For example, without departing from the scope of the present invention, the first component may be referred to as the second component, and similarly, the second component may also be referred to as the first component. The term and / or includes any one of a plurality of related items or a combination of a plurality of related items.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting and / or limiting of the invention. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. In the present application, the term including or having is intended to indicate that there is a feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or combination thereof described in the specification, but one or more other features, numbers, steps It is to be understood that the present invention does not exclude in advance the possibility of the presence or the addition of operations, components, components, or a combination thereof.

Throughout the specification, when a part is connected to another part, this includes not only the case where the part is directly connected, but also the case where the part is electrically connected with another element in between. In addition, when a part includes a certain component, this means that the component may further include other components, not to exclude other components unless specifically stated otherwise. In addition, the terms "... unit", "module", etc. described in the specification mean a unit for processing at least one function or operation, which may be implemented in hardware or software or a combination of hardware and software. .

In the following specification, a non-player character or non-player character (NPC) may refer to all characters other than a player character that is a character played by users. The non-player character may include monsters for simple battles without interaction, in addition to characters capable of interacting with a certain level or more.

In the following specification, the game progress mode may mean a game progress difficulty, a game progress step (for example, stage selection), a use item during game progress, whether a tutorial is progressed, and the like, but is not limited thereto.

In the following specification, game statistics information means information obtained by analyzing in-game data based on various criteria during a predetermined period of time for a predetermined game. For example, the game statistics information may be analysis of user information in the game. User information includes game access information, play score, attack point information, growth information, item information used, item information held, level information, completed achievement information, quest information achieved, proficiency information, manipulation ability information, friend information, guild It may include at least one of the information and the interaction information with the non-play character (NPC). In addition, a large amount of data, such as the group, individual equipment, speed, damage, physical strength, attack participation, defense participation, cumulative amount of goods, the accumulated game time of the user, the type of item used and the rating of the user belong to a predetermined criteria It may be interpreted accordingly.

In addition, the game statistics information may include game statistics information about the user and game statistics information of other users. In addition, the game statistics information may include game statistics information on the test version of the corresponding game as well as game statistics information on the corresponding game and statistics information on the cross game.

In the following specification, the attack point information is different for each game, but may include information about kill, death, goal, assist, and the like, but is not limited to the above examples. The growth information may include information on play time, level up, degree of goods, quest clear count, and the like, but is not limited to the above example.

In the following specification, the cross game may mean at least one of other game services provided by the same game service provider as a predetermined game or games classified into the same genre, but are not limited thereto.

In the following specification. The game test version is a version for testing before the official release of the game, and there are a closed beta, an open beta version, and an alpha version, but the present invention is not limited thereto and may mean all of the game versions for testing.

In the following specification, the manipulation capability information may include information regarding a capability of the user to manipulate the interface for controlling the character. For example, the manipulation ability information may be information about the ability of the user to control the movement of the character, such as quickness and accuracy. The manipulation capability information may include at least one of a cognitive capability of the user interface or a user interface manipulation capability. Of course, it is not limited to the above example.

 In the following specification, the recognition ability of the user interface may refer to the ability of the user to recognize the use of the button with reference to the shape or arrangement of the button, but is not limited to the above examples.

In the following specification, the manipulation ability of the user interface is the ability to control the character quickly using the interface, for example, how quickly to aim, how accurately to aim using a mouse, how much to button Accurate clicks, and how quickly the buttons are clicked, but are not limited to the examples above.

In the following specification, the game proficiency is information about how familiar the game is, and may mean a level, a level, a capability, a rating, etc. of a user who plays a game, and is not limited to the above example.

In the following specification, a tutorial is a step provided to provide a new user with the knowledge necessary to proceed with the game, and may refer to a description and a practice opportunity for manipulations, battles, etc. provided to provide an overall understanding of the game configuration. Can be. In general, tutorials are offered to new users.

In the present specification, a quest may be referred to as a request or a mission, and may mean a mission provided in a game. In other words, a quest can mean an action to achieve a given purpose in a game. Each quest may have a different difficulty level, and the user's character may acquire experience points, goods, items, etc., depending on the success of the quest, and may lose some of the experiences, goods, or items possessed by the character according to the quest failure.

In the following specification, an item may include all objects, goods, contents, and the like, weapons, armor, clothes, equipment to be equipped with in-game characters such as crystals, boarding items, food, and potions in which the in-game characters are mounted. The same may mean all digital contents, cyber objects, etc. which can be acquired by the user in the game, such as consumption, experience, and buff, but are not limited to the above examples.

Characteristic information of the character in the following specification is the type of the character, the character's level, the appearance of the character, the character's clothing, the character's gender, the character's occupation, class, skill tree, equipment possessed by the character, the current character is worn It may include at least one of the equipment. Occupation, class refers to the classification according to the ability of the user character that the user can select during the game. The skill tree refers to information about a job, a combination of skills that can be used according to a class, and a growing order of the skills.

In the following specification, the game cache may mean a digital currency designed to be used as an exchange means in the game.

In the following specification, a party means that at least one user character forms a group in the game and performs a predetermined activity, which will be apparent to those skilled in the art, and thus a detailed description thereof will be omitted. Clubs, Guilds, etc. At least one user character in a game, such as a party, forms a group and performs certain activities, and is classified according to the number of temporary, permanent, group forming characters. As it is self-explanatory, detailed description is omitted.

In the following specification, a user may mean a user or a gamer, and a new user means a user who has not played a game, and is used as a concept distinct from an existing user. Of course, it is not limited to the above example.

1 illustrates an online game providing system 100 that includes a server and a user device according to one embodiment.

The online game providing system 100 of the present invention may include a server 20 and at least one user device 11 to 15. The server 20 may provide an online game service through a network. The server 20 may simultaneously provide an online game to at least one user device 11 to 15, and the online game may mean a game that a plurality of users access and play on a network.

According to an embodiment, the server 20 may include a single server, a collection of servers, a cloud server, and the like, but is not limited thereto. In addition, the server 20 may include a database for storing user data.

The at least one user device 11 to 15 is an electronic device capable of installing and driving a game, and may be a device capable of communicating with the server 20 through a network. The at least one user device 11 to 15 may be a personal computer 11, a tablet 12, a notebook 13, a smart phone 14, a TV 15, as well as a personal digital assistant (PDA). And various electronic devices such as digital assistants (PMPs), portable multimedia players (PMPs), navigation, MP3 players, digital cameras, refrigerators, washing machines, and cleaners. In addition, the at least one user device 11 to 15 is not limited thereto and may include a wearable device having a communication function and a data processing function.

At least one user device 11 to 15 may be provided with a game service through the server 20 using a network. Meaning that a game service is provided using a network may include communication between a game server and a terminal through various communication methods.

According to an embodiment, the network may mean a connection established (or formed) by using a predetermined communication method, and may mean a communication network for transmitting and receiving data between the terminal and the terminal or between the terminal and the server.

The communication method may include a communication method such as communication through a predetermined communication standard, a predetermined frequency band, a predetermined protocol, or a predetermined channel. For example, it may include Bluetooth, BLE, Wi-Fi, Zigbee, 3G, LTE, ultrasonic communication schemes, and may include both short-range communication, telecommunications, wireless communication and wired communication. Of course, it is not limited to the above example.

According to an embodiment, the short range communication method may mean a communication method that enables communication only when a device (terminal or server) that performs communication is within a predetermined range. For example, Bluetooth, NFC, or the like may be used. It may include. The telecommunication method may mean a communication method in which a device performing communication may communicate regardless of distance. For example, the telecommunication method may mean a method in which two devices communicating through a repeater such as an AP can communicate even when a predetermined distance is exceeded, and a cellular network (3G, LTE) such as SMS or telephone may be used. It may include a communication method used. Of course, it is not limited to the above example.

According to an embodiment, the online game may include various genres such as sports, MMORPG, AOS, FPS, TCG, CCG, and the like. In addition, the online game may be a game of a user-to-user competition, or may be a game of competition between a user and a computer (for example, artificial intelligence). Of course, it is not limited to the above example and there is no limitation in the form of the online game.

According to an embodiment, the server 20 may include a function for acquiring a cut scene in the game and an image recorded by the user in the game.

2 is a diagram for describing a game service providing apparatus 200 according to an exemplary embodiment.

The game service providing apparatus 200 may be a server apparatus that provides a game service, and may include, for example, the server 20 illustrated in FIG. 1. In addition, the game service providing apparatus 200 may be a server device that provides a function of recording and storing an in-game image by a user.

In the game service providing apparatus 200, 'recording' or 'recording' an image in a game may mean recording an image displayed through a game screen using a specific angle of view when the user plays an online game. Can be. The image displayed through the game screen may include various activities performed by a specific character at a specific place. For example, in addition to battles with other users in the online game, the characters may perform activities such as theatrical performances, situation plays, and musical instrument playing in the game. Clubs, guilds, and like a party, a plurality of user characters in the game may form a group to perform activities in the game with the characters in the group.

In the game service providing apparatus 200, 'recording' and 'storing' the video in the game means not only the rendering and storing of the image displayed on the screen of the user device for playing in a separate program, but also an online game. It includes the meaning of storing the image displayed on the game screen in a script format to provide an image within.

The game service providing apparatus 200 may obtain user information from a database (not shown).

According to an embodiment, the database may store and manage information about a user who plays a game. According to an embodiment, the database may include user information such as game access information, play scores, attack point information, growth information, item information used, item information retained, level information, completed achievement information, quest information achieved, and proficiency. At least one of information, manipulation capability information, friend information, and guild information may be stored. According to an embodiment, the database may be included in the game service providing apparatus 200.

The memory 210 according to an embodiment may store various data, programs, or applications for driving and controlling the game service providing apparatus 200. The program stored in the memory 210 may include one or more instructions. A program (one or more instructions) or an application stored in the memory 210 may be executed by the processor 220.

The processor 220 controls the overall operation of the game service providing apparatus 200. For example, the processor 220 may control an operation of the game service providing apparatus 200 by executing a program stored in the memory 210 of the game service providing apparatus 200.

The processor 220 may provide a function for driving a game. For example, the processor 220 may perform a function of generating content for providing in the game. In this case, the function of generating the content may be performed by executing a program code stored in the game service providing apparatus 200. The program code stored in the game service providing apparatus 200 may be updated by the manufacturer.

The processor 220 according to an embodiment may execute one or more programs stored in the memory 210. The processor 220 may include a single core, dual core, triple core, quad core, and multiple cores thereof. In addition, the processor 220 may include a plurality of processors.

The processor 220 according to an embodiment may receive an input for executing image recording. For example, the processor 220 may receive an input for selecting an image recording item among a plurality of items. The video recording item according to an embodiment may include a plurality of classes of video recording items according to the length of the video to be recorded. For example, the video recording item may be used for SNS upload when the video recording time is short, and may be for recording a longer video (eg, 2 minutes, 5 minutes, 10 minutes, etc.). .

In addition, the processor 220 according to an embodiment may determine at least one character to be included in the video recording.

The processor 220 according to an embodiment may receive an input for starting video recording, and acquire an activity record of at least one selected character when receiving an input for starting video recording. When an input for starting video recording is received, the processor 220 may obtain an activity record in a script form.

The processor 220 according to an embodiment may receive an input for selecting an object representing an image recording item from a list displaying a plurality of items, and display the object in a first state indicating that image recording is being performed. have.

According to an embodiment, the processor 220 may receive an input for stopping acquiring an activity record of a character, and display an object indicating image recording in a second state indicating that the image is editable.

The processor 220 according to an embodiment may display an accessed friend of a user's friends and a friend near the user on a recommended friend list, and receive an input for selecting at least one character among friends displayed on the recommended friend list. Can be.

The processor 220 may determine at least one character to be included in the video recording based on an input for selecting at least one character.

The processor 220 according to an embodiment may control to display an edit screen for editing a character's activity record, and may edit the character's activity record based on an edit input of the user.

The processor 220 according to an exemplary embodiment may change the appearance of the first character in which the first item is mounted among at least one character.

The communicator 230 may transmit and receive data or a signal to and from a user device (11 to 15 of FIG. 1) and a database through a network under the control of the processor 220.

The communicator 230 may communicate with the user device using at least one of wireless communication and wired communication. According to an embodiment, the communicator 230 may communicate with the user device to provide the user with content determined during game play under the control of the processor 220. In addition, the communication unit 230 may receive user information of a user playing a game from a database (not shown) under the control of the processor 220. The communication unit 230 may receive user information of a user playing a game from the user device under the control of the processor 220.

The communicator 230 may transmit, for example, an image recorded and rendered in the game to a user device to play the game under the control of the processor 220. In addition, the communication unit 230 may transmit the rendered image to the external network under the control of the processor 220.

The communication unit 230 may be a hardware module such as a network interface card, a network interface chip, a network interface port, or the like, and may be a network device driver. Or a software module such as a networking program.

The game service providing apparatus 200 may include more components than those shown in FIG. 2.

3 is a diagram illustrating a detailed configuration of a user device 300 according to an exemplary embodiment.

In addition, the user device 300 may be a device for the user to play the game under the control of the game service providing server.

The user device 300 may include a memory 310, a processor 320, a user interface 330, and a communication unit 340.

According to an embodiment, the user device 300 may include a user's PC. In addition, the user device 300 is not limited to the user's PC, and may include a PC in another place (for example, a PC room), a user's mobile device (smartphone, tablet, wearable device, etc.). .

The memory 310 is a computer-readable recording medium, and may include a permanent mass storage device such as random access memory (RAM), read only memory (ROM), and a disk drive. In addition, the memory 310 may store an operating system and at least one program code (for example, code for driving a game program driven in a user device). These software components may be loaded from a computer readable recording medium separate from the memory 310 using a drive mechanism. Such a separate computer readable recording medium may include a computer readable recording medium such as a DVD / CD-ROM drive and a memory card. In other embodiments, the software components may be loaded into the memory 310 through the communication unit 340 rather than the computer readable recording medium. For example, at least one program is loaded into memory 310 based on programs installed by developers or files provided by game servers (see 20 in FIG. 1) that distribute game installation files or patch files. Can be.

The processor 320 according to an embodiment may execute one or more programs stored in the memory 310 or instructions provided through the communication unit 340. The processor 320 may include a single core, dual core, triple core, quad core, and multiple cores thereof. In addition, the processor 320 may include a plurality of processors.

According to an embodiment, the user interface 330 may receive a user input. The user interface 330 may include a key pad, a dome switch, a touch pad (contact capacitive type, pressure resistive type, infrared sensing type, surface ultrasonic conduction type, integral tension measuring type, Piezo effect method, etc.), jog wheel, jog switch, etc., but is not limited thereto.

The communication unit 340 may provide a function for the user device 300 and the game server (see 20 in FIG. 1) to communicate with each other through a network. For example, a request generated by the processor 320 of the user device 300 according to a program code stored in a recording device such as the memory 310 may be transmitted to the game server 20 under the control of the communication unit 340. have. In addition, control signals, commands, contents, files, and the like provided from the game server 20 may be received by the user device 300 through the communication unit 340 of the user device 300. For example, the control signal or command of the game server 20 may be transmitted to the processor 320 or the memory 310 through the communication unit 340, and the content or file may be transmitted to a separate computer of the user device 300. Can be loaded into a readable recording medium.

The user device 300 may include more components than the components shown in FIG. 3. For example, the user device 300 may further include a display (not shown). Displays include liquid crystal displays, thin film transistor-liquid crystal displays, organic light-emitting diodes, flexible displays, 3D displays, It may include at least one of an electrophoretic display. When the display and the touch pad form a layer structure and constitute a touch screen, the display may be used as an input device in addition to the output device.

4 is a flowchart of a method for providing a game service according to an embodiment.

In detail, the game service providing method illustrated in FIG. 4 may be a method for providing a function of recording and storing an image in a game by a user. In addition, the game service providing method illustrated in FIG. 4 may be performed by the game service providing apparatus 200 of FIG. 2.

In operation S410, the game service providing apparatus 200 may receive an input for executing image recording in operation S410. The input for executing image recording may include an input for selecting an image recording item among a plurality of items.

In operation S420, the game service providing apparatus 200 may determine at least one character to be included in the video recording (S420). The user may initially select at least one character to be included in the video recording, and then edit the character later when editing the video.

In operation S430, the game service providing apparatus 200 may receive an input for starting video recording in operation S430.

In operation S440, the game service providing apparatus 200 may acquire an activity record of the selected at least one character (S440).

Here, the activity record of the character may mean a record of activities such as theatrical performances, situation plays, and musical instrument performances in addition to the battles performed with other users in the online game, the place where the activities are performed, the time of performing the activities, and the image. Additional information about the angle of view may be stored together during recording. It may also be an activity record for at least one character selected to be included in the video recording.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example in which the game service providing apparatus 200 receives an input for recording an image. Referring to FIG.

The game service providing apparatus 200 may receive an input for selecting an image recording item 511 from the item list 510 including a list of a plurality of items through the user device 300, according to an exemplary embodiment. The item list 510 may also be referred to as inventory.

The video recording item 511 may include a plurality of grades of video recording items according to the length of the recordable video (film length). The video recording item 511 may be displayed in a slate shape, for example. The image recording item 511 may include various types according to the number of characters that can be included in the image, the number of editable images after recording, and whether the special effects can be added.

The game service providing apparatus 200 may receive, from the user device 300, an input for selecting a costume item or the like required for applying a special effect when recording an image, in addition to the image recording item 511.

The game service providing apparatus 200 may receive an input for selecting an image recording item 511 from the item list 510 and then provide a character registration menu 513 from the user.

The user device 300 shown in FIG. 5 may include not only a user's smart phone, a tablet PC, a watch capable of authenticating with a device owned by the user, but also various wearable devices having a communication function and a data processing function. have.

FIG. 6 illustrates an example in which the game service providing apparatus 200 receives an input for registering a person.

The game service providing apparatus 200 may receive an input for selecting the character registration menu 613 after receiving an input for selecting the video recording item 611 from the user.

The game service providing apparatus 200 may receive an input for registering at least one character to be included in the video recording in the character list 620 after receiving an input for selecting the character registration menu 613 from the user. have.

For example, the game service providing apparatus 200 may register a predetermined number of characters in the character list 620.

The game service providing apparatus 200 may receive an input for selecting one cell 621 of the person list 620 in order to register the person in the person list 620. When an input for selecting one cell 621 is received from the user, a drop down list 623 for selecting a person may be provided. The drop-down list 623 may provide the connected friend of the user's friends and the friend of the user as the recommended friend list. Also, the drop-down list 623 may preferentially display characters included in the most recent video recording.

When the game service providing apparatus 200 receives an input for selecting a desired character 631 from the drop-down list 623, and receives a registration completion 633 input, the game service providing apparatus 200 registers a character to appear in a video recording. You can finish it.

The game service providing apparatus 200 may determine to include characters corresponding to friends included in the person list 620 in the video recording.

FIG. 7 illustrates an example in which the game service providing apparatus 200 executes video recording. Referring to FIG.

When the game service providing apparatus 200 receives an input for selecting the video recording item 711, the game service providing apparatus 200 may display an icon representing the video recording item 711 in a first state indicating that the video recording function is being executed. For example, the video recording item 711 may be displayed in a slate shape, and the first state may be a slate open state.

When the character registration is completed by the user, the game service providing apparatus 200 may display the number of characters that can be registered and the number of registered characters in the character registration menu 713 together. After the character registration is completed, the game service providing apparatus 200 may receive a recording mode entry input 715. The recording mode entry input 715 may be an input for starting image recording. After receiving the recording mode entry input 715, the game service providing apparatus 200 may perform video recording when the recording input is received through the recording button 721. When video recording is started through the recording button 721, the border 723 of the game screen may be changed to a border indicating that video recording is in progress. The game screen may display a time 725 when recording is in progress.

The recording button 721 is changed to the stop button 727 when the video recording starts, and the game service providing apparatus 200 may stop the video recording when an input for selecting the stop button 727 is received.

The game service providing apparatus 200 may display the video recording item 731 in a second state when video recording is completed. The second state may be a form informing that the recorded image is in an editable state. For example, the video recording item 731 may be displayed in a slate shape, and the second state may be a state in which the slate is closed.

When the video recording item 731 of the second state is selected, the game service providing apparatus 200 may provide a menu including a preview 733, edit 735, delete 737, and SNS upload 739. Can be.

8 is a flowchart of a method for providing a game service according to an embodiment.

In detail, the game service providing method illustrated in FIG. 8 may be a method for providing a function of recording, editing, and storing an image in a game by a user. In addition, the game service providing method illustrated in FIG. 8 may be performed by the game service providing apparatus 200 of FIG. 2.

In operation S810, the game service providing apparatus 200 may display an object having a second state indicating that the recording is a completed image in operation S810.

The object in the second state may be an icon representing an image recording item displayed in a form informing that the image is in an editable state. For example, the video recording item may be displayed in a slate shape, and the second state may be a closed state of the slate.

In operation S820, the game service providing apparatus 200 may receive an input for selecting an object in a second state (S820). When the user selects an icon representing the video recording item in the second state, the game service providing apparatus 200 may provide a menu including preview, edit, delete, and SNS upload.

In operation S830, the game service providing apparatus 200 may receive an input for editing an image in which recording is completed (S830). For example, the game service providing apparatus 200 may receive an input for selecting an edit menu from a menu including preview, edit, delete, and SNS upload.

In operation S840, the game service providing apparatus 200 may provide a user interface for editing an image (S840).

Since the game service providing apparatus 200 according to an exemplary embodiment stores the activity record of the character in a script format, editing the recorded video may include editing the script.

In operation S850, the game service providing apparatus 200 may store the edited image in operation S850. Saving the edited image may include storing a script or converting and storing a script format into an image.

Since the game service providing apparatus 200 edits and stores a script, it may be easy to change and edit a character, a background, and a place, such as excluding at least one of the characters from a specific scene. In addition, the game service providing apparatus 200 may add various screen effects according to the contents of the activity recording of the characters when editing the image, and may include sound effects, viewpoint change effects, place change effects, camera zoom in and zoom out effects, and the like. It can be given easily.

9 is a diagram for describing providing a video editing function by the game service providing apparatus 200 according to an exemplary embodiment.

The game service providing apparatus 200 may provide a menu for editing the recorded video when the video recording item 901 of the second state in which the icon is in the editable state is selected. For example, the game service providing apparatus 200 may receive an input for selecting the edit menu 903 from a menu including preview, edit, delete, and SNS upload.

The game service providing apparatus 200 may provide an icon for providing various effects to the recorded video together with the edit screen 910. For example, the game service providing apparatus 200 may display a viewpoint movement effect icon 911, a sound effect icon 913, a light effect icon 915, an icon 917 for moving to the next image, and the like. . The game service providing apparatus 200 may add various effects such as a drawing, a character decorating effect, and a text according to a user input, in addition to a viewpoint moving effect, a sound effect, a lighting effect, a zoom in and a zoom out effect of a camera.

In addition, the game service providing apparatus 200 provides a part 923 to which a sound effect is applied and a view change effect are applied to a bar 921 representing an entire image length in order to inform the part of the edited video to which the effect is applied. The portion 925 may be displayed. For example, the first mark 927 of the portion 923 to which the sound effect has been given may be displayed at a position corresponding to the time point at which the sound effect of the bar 921 indicating the entire image length is given.

In addition, the game service providing apparatus 200 may display the current position 929 on the bar 921 representing the entire video length to indicate the viewpoint of the video currently being edited.

FIG. 10 illustrates an example in which the game service providing apparatus 200 provides an image editing function. Referring to FIG.

Referring to FIG. 10, the game service providing apparatus 200 may display an item list 1010 including a plurality of items (costumes) that a character can wear. For example, the game service providing apparatus 200 may, when the first character 1021 of the at least one character mounts the first item 1011 and proceeds with video recording, when the video recording is completed, the first character ( It is possible to change the appearance of 1021).

For example, the first item 1011 may be a motion capture costume, and when the first character 1021 records an image while wearing the first item 1011, the game service providing apparatus 200 may The appearance of the first character 1021 may be edited with the appearance of another character owned by a user or a specific character, and the image may be edited.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, when the first character 1021 wears the first item 1011 only in a specific time zone, the appearance may be changed only when the first item 1011 is worn. have.

11 is a flowchart of a method for providing a game service according to an embodiment.

In detail, the game service providing method illustrated in FIG. 11 may be a method for providing a function of recording, editing, and storing an image in a game by a user. In addition, the game service providing method illustrated in FIG. 11 may be performed by the game service providing apparatus 200 of FIG. 2.

In operation S1110, the game service providing apparatus 200 may display an object having a second state indicating that the recording is a completed image in operation S1110. The second state may be in a form of informing that the image of which recording is completed is in an editable state.

In operation S1120, the game service providing apparatus 200 may receive an input for selecting an object of a second state in operation S1120. When the user selects an icon representing the video recording item in the second state, the game service providing apparatus 200 may provide a menu including preview, edit, delete, and SNS upload.

In operation S1130, the game service providing apparatus 200 may receive an input for uploading the completed video to the external network in operation S1130. The game service providing apparatus 200 may receive an input for selecting an SNS upload from a user.

In operation S1140, the game service providing apparatus 200 may render an image based on a script including an activity record of a character in operation S1140.

Since the game service providing apparatus 200 stores the recorded video as a script when the video recording is performed using the video recording item, the space for storing the video may be reduced. When the game service providing apparatus 200 receives an input for uploading to an external network, the game service providing apparatus 200 may render and provide an activity record of a character stored in a script form as an image.

In operation S1150, the game service providing apparatus 200 may upload the rendered image to an external network in operation S1150.

According to an embodiment, the rendered image may be provided as an image having a maximum resolution according to a game specification, and may be stored as an image having a capacity or an adjusted resolution adjusted according to user selection.

12 is a diagram for describing providing a video editing function by the game service providing apparatus 200 according to an exemplary embodiment.

When the video recording is performed using the video recording item, the game service providing apparatus 200 may store the recorded video as a script, and provide the recorded video in the game according to a user's request. Since the game service providing apparatus 200 may provide an image based on the stored script, the game service providing apparatus 200 may provide an image having a resolution determined according to a user's selection.

For example, the user may select the preview 1203 from the menu displayed by selecting the video recording item 1201 displayed in the second state in which the recording is completed and the editing is possible.

The game service providing apparatus 200 may provide a preview screen 1211 that reproduces the recorded image according to the preview 1203 input.

After checking the preview screen 1211, the user may select the video recording item 1201 again and upload it to the external network. The game service providing apparatus 200 may render and provide an activity record of a character stored in a script format as an image, and upload the rendered image to an external network.

The game service providing apparatus 200 may store an image in a script form corresponding to the recorded image, thereby saving a storage space when recording the image.

In addition, when previewing and viewing the video recorded by the game service providing apparatus 200 according to an embodiment in the game, it may be felt as if the game was played in an actual game. In addition, in the case of actually rendering and storing the recorded video according to the disclosed embodiment, the game service providing apparatus 200 may provide an image having a maximum resolution determined according to a graphic specification of the game.

The apparatus described above may be implemented as a hardware component, a software component, and / or a combination of hardware components and software components. For example, the devices and components described in the embodiments are, for example, processors, controllers, arithmetic logic units (ALUs), digital signal processors, microcomputers, field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs). Can be implemented using one or more general purpose or special purpose computers, such as a programmable logic unit (PLU), a microprocessor, or any other device capable of executing and responding to instructions. The processing device may execute an operating system (OS) and one or more software applications running on the operating system. The processing device may also access, store, manipulate, process, and generate data in response to the execution of the software. For the convenience of understanding, a processing device may be described as one being used, but a person skilled in the art will appreciate that the processing device includes a plurality of processing elements and / or a plurality of types of processing elements. It can be seen that it may include. For example, the processing device may include a plurality of processors or one processor and one controller. In addition, other processing configurations are possible, such as parallel processors.

The software may include a computer program, code, instructions, or a combination of one or more of the above, and configure the processing device to operate as desired, or process independently or collectively. You can command the device. Software and / or data may be any type of machine, component, physical device, virtual equipment, computer storage medium or device in order to be interpreted by or to provide instructions or data to the processing device. Or may be permanently or temporarily embodied in a signal wave to be transmitted. The software may be distributed over networked computer systems so that they may be stored or executed in a distributed manner. Software and data may be stored on one or more computer readable recording media.

The method according to the embodiment may be embodied in the form of program instructions that can be executed by various computer means and recorded in a computer readable medium. Computer-readable media may include, alone or in combination with the program instructions, data files, data structures, and the like. The program instructions recorded on the media may be those specially designed and constructed for the purposes of the embodiments, 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 media such as CD-ROMs, DVDs, and magnetic disks such as floppy disks. Magneto-optical media, and hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions, such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Examples of program instructions include machine code, such as produced by a compiler, as well as high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like. The hardware device described above may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the embodiments, and vice versa.

Although the embodiments have been described by the limited embodiments and the drawings as described above, various modifications and variations are possible to those skilled in the art from the above description. For example, the described techniques may be performed in a different order than the described method, and / or components of the described systems, structures, devices, circuits, etc. may be combined or combined in a different manner than the described method, or other components. Or even if replaced or substituted by equivalents, an appropriate result can be achieved.

Therefore, other implementations, other embodiments, and equivalents to the claims are within the scope of the claims that follow.

100: online game delivery system
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Claims (20)

As a method of providing a game service,
Receiving an input for executing video recording;
Determining at least one character to include in the video recording;
Receiving an input for starting the video recording; And
And obtaining an activity record of at least one selected character upon receiving an input for starting the video recording.
The method of claim 1, wherein receiving an input for executing video recording comprises:
Receiving an input for selecting an image recording item of the plurality of items, game service providing method.
The method of claim 2,
The video recording item includes a video recording item of a plurality of classes according to the length of the video to be recorded, game service providing method.
The method of claim 2, wherein the receiving of the input of selecting the video recording item from the plurality of items comprises:
Receiving an input for selecting an object representing the video recording item from a list displaying the plurality of items; And
And displaying the object in a first state indicating that image recording is being performed.
The method of claim 4, wherein
Receiving an input to stop acquiring an activity record of the character; And
And displaying the object indicating the video recording in a second state indicating that the video editing is possible.
The method of claim 1, wherein determining at least one character to be included in the video recording is as follows.
Displaying a connected friend of the friends of the user and a friend near the user in a recommended friend list;
Receiving an input for selecting at least one character among friends displayed on the recommended friend list; And
And determining at least one character to be included in the video recording based on the input for selecting the at least one character.
The method of claim 1, wherein acquiring an activity record of the selected character
Obtaining a script comprising an activity record of the selected character.
The method of claim 7, wherein
And acquiring an image including an activity record of the selected character based on the acquired script.
According to claim 1,
Displaying an editing screen for editing the activity record of the character; And
Editing the activity record of the character based on the edit input of the user.
10. The method of claim 9, wherein editing the activity record of the at least one character is
Changing the appearance of a first character equipped with a first item of the at least one character.
Memory;
A processor; And
Including a communication unit, The processor,
Receive an input for executing video recording,
Determine at least one character to be included in the video recording,
Receiving an input for starting the video recording,
And receiving an activity record of at least one selected character upon receiving an input for starting the video recording.
The method of claim 11, wherein the processor,
And receiving an input for selecting an image recording item among the plurality of items.
The method of claim 12,
The video recording item includes a video recording item of a plurality of classes according to the length of the video to be recorded, the game service providing apparatus.
The method of claim 12, wherein the processor,
Receiving an input for selecting an object representing the video recording item from a list displaying the plurality of items,
And displaying the object in a first state indicating that image recording is being performed.
15. The system of claim 14, wherein the processor is
Receive an input to stop acquiring an activity record of the character,
And displaying the object indicating the video recording in a second state indicating that the video editing is possible.
12. The system of claim 11, wherein the processor is
Displays the connected friends of the user's friends and friends near the user in the recommended friend list,
Receiving an input for selecting at least one character among friends displayed in the recommended friend list,
And determining at least one character to be included in the video recording based on the input for selecting the at least one character.
12. The system of claim 11, wherein the processor is
Obtaining a script including an activity record of the selected character,
And obtaining an image including an activity record of the selected character based on the obtained script.
12. The system of claim 11, wherein the processor is
And control to display an editing screen for editing the activity record of the character, and edit the activity record of the character based on the edit input of the user.
19. The system of claim 18, wherein the processor is
The game service providing apparatus for changing the appearance of the first character equipped with a first item of the at least one character.
A computer program stored in a computer readable medium for executing the method according to any one of claims 1 to 10.

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