KR20210017216A - Apparatus and method for providing game - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a device and a method for providing a game, and more specifically, to a device for providing a game, which can comprise: a control unit displaying a change in an ability value of a character in accordance with play of a user and providing a changed history of status information of the character at a time point when the ability value is changed; and a memory storing the status information of the character.

Description

Game providing device and method{APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING GAME}

The embodiments disclosed in the present specification relate to a game providing apparatus and method, and more particularly, to a game providing apparatus and method that visually display an increase in a user's character ability value and at the same time provide a cause of the increase in the character ability value. About.

Recently, games of various genres have been released. In particular, a game of the MMORPG genre is being released, in which a plurality of users simultaneously access and perform quests.

In particular, MMORPG requires users to acquire items by attacking monsters, which are enemy characters placed in the game space according to quests provided from non-player characters (NPCs) placed in the game environment, or to reinforce the character by acquiring experience values. This is the main way to play.

In such a game, when a monster is placed in the game space and destroyed by an attack of a character controlled by the user, experience or items are provided to the user's character. And, as the character acquires experience or equips the item, the character's ability increases.

However, there is a problem in that it is difficult for the user to specifically identify the cause of the increase in the character's ability value as the value of each item constituting the character's ability value increases differently when the user's character acquires experience or equips an item. have. In addition, there is a problem in that it is difficult to grow the character in the direction the user desires as the value of the item different from the ability value item of the character desired by the user increases when acquiring experience value or installing an item.

On the other hand, Korean Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 10-2012-0077217 relates to a method for providing player growth item service in a sports game, a game server, a recording medium, and a game device. It only allows players to use player growth items that can increase their abilities by a certain percentage for a certain period of time, and it cannot solve the problem that it is difficult for the user to adjust the growth direction of the character according to the acquisition of experience values or items.

Therefore, there is a need for a technique to solve the above-described problem.

On the other hand, the above-described background technology is technical information that the inventor possessed for derivation of the present invention or acquired during the derivation process of the present invention, and is not necessarily known to be publicly known before filing the present invention. .

The embodiments disclosed in the present specification are aimed at presenting a game providing apparatus and method.

The embodiments disclosed in the present specification aim to provide a game providing apparatus and method for providing an increase in a character's ability value in the form of a visual graph.

The embodiments disclosed in the present specification aim to provide a game providing apparatus and method that provide a cause of an increase in a character's ability value at a point on a graph where the character's ability value is increased.

The embodiments disclosed in the present specification aim to present a game providing apparatus and method for displaying a difference in abilities between a user's character and another user's character in a graph.

The embodiments disclosed in the present specification aim to present a game providing apparatus and method for recommending customized items for increasing character stats.

The embodiments disclosed in the present specification aim to provide a game providing apparatus and method for inducing a transaction of items between users in order to increase the character's ability value.

As a technical means for achieving the above-described technical problem, according to an embodiment, in an apparatus for providing a game, a change in a character's ability value is displayed in a graph according to a user's play, and the character It may include a control unit that provides a change history of the state information of and a memory that stores the state information of the character.

According to another embodiment, in a method for providing a game by a game providing device, the step of providing state information of a character and a change in the character's ability value are displayed in a graph, and at a time when the ability value changes in the graph, the It may include the step of providing the change details of the state information of the character.

According to another embodiment, as a computer-readable recording medium in which a program for performing a game providing method is recorded, the game providing method includes the steps of providing status information of a character and a change in the character's ability value as a graph, It may include the step of providing a change history of the state information of the character at a time point in which the ability value is changed in the graph.

According to another embodiment, as a computer program performed by a game providing device and stored in a recording medium to perform a game providing method, the game providing method includes the steps of providing status information of a character and change of the ability value of the character. It is displayed as a graph, and may include providing a change history of the state information of the character at a time point in which the ability value changes in the graph.

According to any one of the above-described problem solving means, the embodiments disclosed in the present specification may provide a game providing apparatus and method for inducing the growth of a character.

In addition, according to any one of the above-described problem solving means, it is possible to provide a game providing apparatus and method for allowing a user to easily recognize whether or not a character has grown by providing an increase in a character's ability value in a visual graph form.

In addition, according to any one of the above-described problem solving means, a game providing device and method for providing a character's ability growth cause at a point where the character's ability value is increased on the graph to establish a strategy for the character growth direction and method is provided. Can be presented.

In addition, according to any one of the above-described problem solving means, it is possible to provide a game providing apparatus and method capable of inducing the growth of the user's character by displaying the difference in the ability value between the user's character and the character of another user in a graph.

And according to any one of the above-described problem solving means, it is possible to propose a game providing apparatus and method for rapidly reaching a character growth goal by recommending a customized item for increasing a character ability value.

In addition, according to any one of the above-described problem solving means, a game providing device and method that can increase user interaction by increasing item transactions between users by inducing item transactions between users to increase character's ability value is proposed. can do.

The effects that can be obtained in the disclosed embodiments are not limited to the above-mentioned effects, and other effects not mentioned are obvious to those of ordinary skill in the art to which the embodiments disclosed from the following description belong. Can be understood.

1 is an exemplary view showing a game providing apparatus according to an embodiment.
2 to 4 are flow charts for explaining a game providing method according to an embodiment.
5 to 10 are exemplary diagrams for explaining a game providing method according to an embodiment.

Hereinafter, various embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The embodiments described below may be modified and implemented in various different forms. In order to more clearly describe the features of the embodiments, detailed descriptions of matters widely known to those of ordinary skill in the art to which the following embodiments belong are omitted. In addition, parts not related to the description of the embodiments are omitted in the drawings, and similar reference numerals are attached to similar parts throughout the specification.

Throughout the specification, when a component is said to be "connected" with another component, this includes not only the case where it is'directly connected', but also the case where it is'connected with another element in the middle.' In addition, when a certain configuration "includes" a certain configuration, this means that other configurations may be further included rather than excluding other configurations, unless otherwise specified.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

However, before describing this, the meaning of the terms used below is first defined.

Hereinafter, the'game space' is a virtual space in which a game is played, and is expressed as a two-dimensional graphic or a three-dimensional graphic and includes a certain range of areas in which game objects to be described later can move. In one game, a plurality of game spaces designed differently from each other may be selectively provided, and each player may select one of them, or access to only some of the game spaces according to the game level of each player may be provided.

'Game objects' refer to graphic objects that are placed in the game space, which is a virtual space in which the game is played, and affect the game result. The game object may include a'character', which is a game object that is selected, moved, or whose state is changed under the user's control. For example, it may be an RPG (Roll Playing Game) character. In addition, the game object may include a'monster', which is a game object that affects a character, which is a game object controlled by the user, but is not controlled by the user and automatically moves or changes state according to the settings of the game itself. For example, it can be NPC (Non-Player Character) of RPG. The character can be visualized as a two-dimensional or three-dimensional graphic image.

In addition, the user may control at least one character, and the user may select and control only one character in the game space, or may simultaneously control a plurality of characters.

On the other hand,'character' is a fictional character appearing in the'game space', an object controlled by each player and a subject performing game actions. As will be described later, each character is visualized as a two-dimensional or three-dimensional graphic image, and is defined by various attributes. Here, the attribute of the character may include a'role', a'level', and a'capability value' of the character to be described later. Also, the properties of a monster may include the monster's “level” and “attack type”.

Meanwhile, all characters can have a'level'. The level is a value representing the level of the accumulated experience value acquired by each character playing the game, and the maximum attribute or the types of items that can be held may vary according to the role and level of each character.

In addition, the'capacity value' already mentioned above refers to a value obtained by quantifying the degree of abilities for the types of abilities that are commonly provided to characters in all roles. As illustrated above, the attribute may include a plurality of items, and a default value or an increase rate of some items may be set differently according to the role of a character. In addition, the ability value may be increased as the level of the character increases and the ability of the character increases.

In addition, the'item' is a game element used to increase the game performance result of the user, and at least temporarily increases the game performance ability of the control object controlled by the user among the above-described game objects, or Objects that block game performance or at least temporarily degrade the game performance ability of the game object controlled by the opponent user, or additionally provide an opportunity to perform a game given to the user or to execute a specific action within the game or to exercise a special ability. It may be a game object or other game element for decorating a game object that is assigned or controlled by the user.

'Status information' is various information about the game object, for example, it may include information about the game object's physical strength, attack power, level, characteristics, item, skill, server, title, race, or job in which the game object is registered. Alternatively, the amount of damage (damage), which is the changed state information of the game object due to the attack of another game object, may be included.

A'purchase request item' is an item that a user wants to purchase or obtain through a transaction with another user among items that the user does not possess.

A'sell requested item' is an item that a user wants to sell or provide through a transaction with another user among items held by a user.

In addition to the terms defined above, terms that require explanation will be separately described below.

1 is an exemplary view showing a game providing apparatus 10 according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 1, the game providing device 10 stores various information related to the game progress, such as game scenario information and item information, and acquires and records various events occurring in the game to enable the time series progress of the game. .

In addition, the game providing device 10 stores various information related to the game progress, such as game space information, game scenario information, game quest information, and item provision information, and detects and records various events occurring in the game to watch the game. Enables thermal progression. The game providing device 10 may receive a user's input to the game providing device 10 and store various types of information related to the game progress in the game providing device 10 according to the game information.

The game providing device 10 may be implemented as an electronic terminal or a server-client system, and the system may include an electronic terminal installed with an online service application for interaction with a user.

In this case, the electronic terminal may be implemented as a computer, portable terminal, television, wearable device, etc. that can access a remote server through a network or connect to other terminals and servers. Here, the computer includes, for example, a notebook equipped with a web browser, a desktop, a laptop, and the like, and the portable terminal is, for example, a wireless communication device that ensures portability and mobility. , PCS (Personal Communication System), PDC (Personal Digital Cellular), PHS (Personal Handyphone System), PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), GSM (Global System for Mobile communications), IMT (International Mobile Telecommunication)-2000, CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access)-2000, W-Code Division Multiple Access (W-CDMA), Wireless Broadband Internet (Wibro), Smart Phone, Mobile Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX), etc. It may include a (Handheld) based wireless communication device. Further, the television may include Internet Protocol Television (IPTV), Internet Television (Internet Television), terrestrial TV, and cable TV. Furthermore, a wearable device is a type of information processing device that can be directly worn on the human body, such as watches, glasses, accessories, clothes, shoes, etc., and connects to a remote server or other terminal through a network directly or through another information processing device. Can be connected with.

In addition, the server may be implemented as an electronic terminal on which an application for interaction with a user is installed and a computer capable of communication through a network, and may include a storage device capable of storing data or through a third server (not shown). You can also save the data.

As described above, the game providing device 10 may be implemented in the form of either an electronic terminal or a server-client system, and when implemented as a server, the components constituting the game providing device 10 are physically separated. It can be executed on multiple servers or can be executed on one server.

The game providing apparatus 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include an input/output unit 110, a control unit 120, a communication unit 130, and a memory 140.

The input/output unit 110 may include an input unit for receiving an input from a user, and an output unit for displaying information such as a result of performing a task or a state of the game providing apparatus 10. For example, the input/output unit 110 may include an operation panel for receiving a user input and a display panel for displaying a screen.

Specifically, the input unit may include devices capable of receiving various types of user input, such as a keyboard, a physical button, a touch screen, a camera, or a microphone. In addition, the output unit may include a display panel or a speaker. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the input/output unit 110 may include a configuration supporting various input/output.

On the other hand, the control unit 120 controls the overall operation of the game providing device 10, and may include a processor such as a CPU. The control unit 120 may control other components included in the game providing apparatus 10 to perform an operation corresponding to the user input received through the input/output unit 110.

For example, the control unit 120 may execute a program stored in the memory 140, read a file stored in the memory 140, or store a new file in the memory 140.

The controller 120 may display a change in the character's ability value in a graph according to the user's play.

For example, the control unit 120 may visualize the process of increasing the combat power of a character expressed as a numerical value over the lapse of time the user has played the game in a graph and provide it to the user. The process of increasing the number of items can be visualized as a graph and provided to the user.

In this case, when the character's ability value changes, the control unit 120 may display a cause of the change in the character's ability value on the graph.

That is, when the state information of the character is changed under the control of the user and the character's ability value is changed, the controller 120 may display the changed state information of the character together with the graph.

For example, when a user changes an item mounted on a character to increase the character's defense power, the control unit 120 may indicate that the item is changed at a point where the character's combat power is increased on the graph, and before the change You can display items and items after modification.

Or, for example, if the character's level increases due to the acquisition of experience value according to the user's play and the combat power increases, the control unit 120 may indicate that the character is due to the experience value acquisition at the point where the character's combat power is increased in the graph. Also, you can display the combat power before acquiring experience and the combat power after acquiring experience.

To this end, when the character's ability value is changed, the controller 120 may store the changed character status information at the time when the ability value is changed.

For example, when the combat power is increased due to the change of the item mounted on the character, the controller 120 may match and store the state information before the increase in the combat power of the character and the state information after the increase in the character combat power.

In this way, by providing the growth of the character's ability in the form of a visual graph, the user can easily recognize whether or not the character has grown, and at the same time, it is possible to establish a strategy for the direction and method of character growth by providing a growth cause.

In addition, the controller 120 may provide a numerical value to be increased when the user's character reaches the character ability value of another user.

For example, the control unit 120 may calculate the difference between the character ability value of another user with the highest ability value among the characters of other users located in the same game space as the character and the character ability value of the user. Level, defense, attack power, etc. to grow a character can be numerically provided.

Or, for example, the control unit 120 may provide an input means'Compare My Character' button so as to compare the character information of the user with the character information of the selected other user for another user selected by the user, and the provided button When a user input occurs, the difference between the user's character ability value and the user's character ability value may be calculated based on the character ability value of the selected other user, and a numerical value for growing the user's character by the difference between the calculated ability value may be provided for each item.

In addition, according to an embodiment, the control unit 120 may reflect the ability value to be increased by the user's character to the graph and display it as a target ability value to which the user's character should grow.

For example, the control unit 120 may reflect 100, which is the combat power to be additionally increased by the user's character with a combat power of 900, and display a point with a combat power of 1000 as a target for the user's character to grow.

In this way, by expressing the change of the user's character stats in a graph, the growth of the character is visually expressed, and at the same time, the point to reach the character stats of other users is visually displayed on the graph to provide the character's growth goal. You can induce play.

Thereafter, in order to induce an increase in the character's ability value, the controller 120 may recommend an item that increases the character's ability value. That is, the controller 120 may recommend an item capable of increasing the character's ability value up to the ability value provided as a target.

For example, the control unit 120 is a recommendation list including items that can increase the character's ability when the game progress is delayed, such as when a user fails to complete a specific quest or a character dies during battle. Can provide. In particular, the control unit 120 can analyze the item that has the greatest impact on the character's death among the character's stats when the character dies during a specific quest, and selects items that can reinforce the corresponding item based on the analyzed result. It is possible to provide a list of recommendations to include.

According to an embodiment, the controller 120 may analyze a user's propensity to control a character based on a graph, and recommend an item that increases the character's ability value to correspond to the propensity.

For example, the control unit 120 may analyze a graph for each item constituting the character's combat power to analyze that the character's combat power has increased due to the increase of the character's attack power, and increase the character's combat power by increasing the character's attack power. Items that increase the character's attack power can be recommended to the user so that they can be made.

According to another embodiment, the controller 120 may select an item to be increased from among items constituting a character's ability value from the user and recommend an item for increasing the value of the selected item.

For example, the control unit 120 may receive a selection of defense power as an item to increase a numerical value among items constituting a character's combat power from the user, and may recommend an item to increase the defense power. That is, the control unit 120 may provide a recommendation list including items capable of reinforcing insufficient items among items constituting the character's ability value.

And according to another embodiment, the control unit 120 may recommend an item based on the user's payment amount, and prioritizes the item that can maximize the character's ability value among a plurality of items that can be purchased with the user's payment amount. I can recommend it.

For example, the controller 120 may determine a billing section to which the user's payment amount of 10,000 won belongs, and may recommend an item that can maximize the user's character combat power within the determined billing section. To this end, the control unit 120 may set a billing section. For example, the control unit 120 may set the billing section as a section in which the payment amount is from 0 to 10,000 won, a section from more than 10,000 won to 50,000 won, and a section exceeding 50,000 won.

Alternatively, for example, the control unit 120 may preferentially recommend a special price item that is replaced every day based on a user's tendency to regularly pay 10,000 won every day based on the user's payment details for a preset period.

In addition, the controller 120 recommends an item to the user according to the above-described implementation, but may recommend an item for which a character's ability value is additionally increased through a combination with an item held by the user.

For example, the control unit 120 recommends a glove item that can increase defense power to the user, but preferentially recommends the armor worn on the user's character and a set of armor that has an additional defense increase effect as a set item. I can.

Meanwhile, the controller 120 may selectively recommend an item based on a user's input.

For example, the control unit 120 may receive input from a user whether or not to agree to recommend an item, and may recommend an item only to a user who agrees to recommend an item.

In addition, when recommending an item, the controller 120 may provide an input means so that the user can immediately purchase the recommended item.

For example, when the user clicks on a recommended item, the controller 120 may cause the user to immediately purchase the item by entering a store that is an item sales place in a game space where the clicked item is sold.

In this way, by recommending customized items for increasing character stats, it is possible to quickly reach the character growth goal and maintain interest in the game.

In addition, in order to induce an increase in the character's ability value, the control unit 120 may provide information on other users who have items that increase the user's character ability value so that items can be purchased, sold, or exchanged between users.

According to one embodiment, the control unit 120 may receive at least one of a purchase request item and a sale request item from the user, and provide information on other users who can trade items with the user based on the selected item. I can.

For example, the control unit 120 may receive a selection of a purchase request item, which is an item the user wants to purchase, and when a character of another user having the same item as the selected purchase request item is close to the user's character, the item can be traded pop-up window You can induce transaction of the item by displaying.

According to another embodiment, the control unit 120 may receive a selection of an item to increase a value among items constituting a character's ability value from the user, and provide information on other users who want to purchase an item that decreases the value of the item. can do.

Alternatively, for example, the control unit 120 may receive a selection of a character's defense power, which is an item to be strengthened, from the user, and may identify a reinforcement stone, which is an item that is installed on the character and reduces defense, as a sale request item. In addition, the controller 120 may provide information on other users who have registered the Ganghwa Stone as a purchase request item to the user to induce a transaction of the Ganghwa Stone.

In addition, the control unit 120 may identify and recommend removal of an item that limits an increase in the character's ability value among the character holding items.

For example, when the defense power of the shield, which is a character possessed item, is extremely high compared to the attack power, and the increase of the overall character’s combat power is hindered by the limit to the increase of the character’s attack power, Can recommend removal.

In addition, when an item obtainable through an item transaction between users is mounted on a character, the controller 120 may provide a changed character's ability value.

For example, when the control unit 120 provides a reinforcement stone, which is an item requested by the user for sale, to other users, and when a glove, which is a purchase request item of the user, is obtained from another user, the character's defense power and armor increase by removing the reinforcement stone Character stats reflecting the defense power increased by the installation can be provided to the user numerically, and the change in the stats of these characters can be displayed on a graph.

In this way, by inducing item transactions between users in order to increase the character's ability value, it is possible to increase interaction between users by increasing item transactions between users.

Meanwhile, the communication unit 130 may perform wired or wireless communication with other devices or networks. To this end, the communication unit 130 may include a communication module supporting at least one of various wired and wireless communication methods. For example, the communication module may be implemented in the form of a chipset.

The wireless communication supported by the communication unit 130 may be, for example, Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi), Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth, Ultra Wide Band (UWB), or Near Field Communication (NFC). In addition, wired communication supported by the communication unit 130 may be, for example, USB or HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface).

Various types of data such as files, applications, and programs may be installed and stored in the memory 140. The controller 120 may access and use data stored in the memory 140, or may store new data in the memory 140. Also, the controller 120 may execute a program installed in the memory 140. Referring to FIG. 1, a program for performing a game providing method may be installed in the memory 140.

In addition, the memory 140 may store character status information.

Meanwhile, FIGS. 2 to 4 are flowcharts illustrating a method of providing a game according to an exemplary embodiment.

The game providing method according to the embodiment shown in FIGS. 2 to 4 includes steps processed in a time series in the game providing apparatus 10 shown in FIG. 1. Therefore, even if omitted below, the contents described above with respect to the game providing apparatus 10 shown in FIG. 1 may also be used in the game providing method according to the embodiment shown in FIGS. 2 to 4.

2 is a flow chart showing a game providing method. Referring to FIG. 2, the game providing device 10 may display a change in the character's ability value in a graph based on the character's state information (S2001).

For example, the game providing apparatus 10 may display a process in which the character's combat power increases according to the play time of the character selected by the user as a graph, and provide it to the user.

5 is an exemplary diagram showing a graph showing a change in a character's ability value. Referring to FIG. 5, the game providing device 10 may display and provide a graph 502 of a change in the character's combat power from the time when the'Nawani' 501, which is a character played by the user, is created to the present. .

In addition, the game providing device 10 may provide a change history of the character's state information at a time point at which the character's ability value is changed in the graph (S2002).

For example, the game providing device 10 may display a'level increase','item change', etc., which are causes of an increase in combat power at each point in the graph for each point in which the character's combat power is increased, on the graph.

At this time, the game providing device 10 is a form that provides the change details of the character's state information. For example, when the user positions the cursor at a specific point on the graph, the game providing device 10 is the character's state information at that point. The change details may be provided or the game providing device 10 may provide the character status information change details through a pop-up window at each point in the graph where the character's ability value is increased. In addition, the game providing device 10 may provide a table with the state information change details of the character at a separate location on the graph.

6 is an exemplary diagram showing a graph in which a cause of a character's ability value change is displayed. Referring to FIG. 6, the game providing device 10 is the cause of the change in combat power at the first point 602 at the first point 602 where the combat power is changed in the graph 601,'installing armor, replacing the reinforcement stone'. The changed state information 603 can be displayed. In addition, the game providing device 10 may display the changed state information 605 of “level increase” at the second point 604 where the combat power is changed, as a cause of the change in the combat power at the second point 604.

To this end, if the character's ability value is changed, the game providing device 10 may store the changed character's state information at the time when the ability value is changed. For example, the game providing device 10 may store the state information of the character that changes at the time when the combat power is increased when the combat power of the character is increased.

Hereinafter, a specific embodiment in which the game providing device 10 provides a character's ability value as a graph through FIGS. 3 to 4 will be described. However, for convenience of explanation, descriptions of the same contents as those described in FIG. 2 will be omitted.

3 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment in which an item induces a change in a character's ability value through recommendation. Referring to FIG. 3, the game providing device 10 may display a change in a character's ability value in a graph (S3001). In this case, the game providing device 10 may provide a change history of the character's state information at a time point at which the character's ability value changes in the graph.

In addition, the game providing device 10 may provide a numerical value to be increased when the user's character reaches the character ability value of another user (S3002).

For example, the game providing apparatus 10 may calculate a difference in combat power with other users' combat power, which is higher than the user's character combat power, in the combat power ranking in the server played by the user. In addition, the game providing device 10 may provide a numerical difference in defense power, attack power, etc. according to the difference in combat power with other users.

In this case, according to an embodiment, the game providing apparatus 10 may reflect the difference in the ability value of the character of another user to the character ability value of the user and display it on a graph as the user's character growth goal.

For example, the game providing device 10 may provide a'Compare my character' button, which is an input means for comparing the ability value of the character of another user with the ability value of the user, and the user input is When it occurs, the ability value of the character of another user selected by the user can be displayed on the graph as the user's character growth target. In addition, the game providing device 10 may calculate a difference in ability values between the user's characters, and provide the calculated difference in ability values for each item constituting the ability value.

7 is an exemplary diagram showing a graph in which a user's character growth target is displayed. Referring to FIG. 7, the game providing device 10 can calculate the difference between the combat power of the character 702 of another user, which is higher than the combat power of 90,000 of the user's character 701 and the combat power '110,000' 703, and The calculated combat power difference '20,000' may be reflected in the user's character combat power position 704 and displayed as the user's character growth target 705.

As described above, the point for reaching the character stats of other users is visually displayed on the graph to provide the goal of character growth, thereby inducing the user's continuous game play.

In addition, the game providing device 10 may recommend an item that increases the character's ability value in order to induce an increase in the character ability value (S3003). That is, the game providing device 10 may custom recommend an item so that the user's character ability value reaches the ability value set as a target in step S3002.

Or, according to an embodiment, the game providing device 10 selects an item that can increase the character's ability when a situation occurs in which the game progress is delayed, such as a user fails to complete a specific quest or a character dies during battle. It is possible to provide a list of recommendations to include.

For example, the game providing device 10 may recommend an item by analyzing a user's propensity to control a character based on a graph. Alternatively, the game providing device 10 may analyze the item that has the greatest influence on the character's death among the character's stats when the character dies during a specific quest and recommend an item that can reinforce the analyzed item.

8 is an exemplary diagram for recommending an item by analyzing a user's propensity through a graph. Referring to FIG. 8, the game providing device 10 can analyze each of the character's attack power graph 801 and the defense power graph 802, which are items constituting the character's combat power, and when the item is replaced, the attack power graph 801 You can identify patterns in which the number of values increases significantly. In addition, the game providing device 10 may analyze that the user's disposition places importance on attack power, and may recommend the sword 803, which is an item that increases the character's attack power.

For example, the game providing device 10 may receive a selection of defense power among items constituting a character's ability value from the user, and may recommend an item capable of increasing the selected defense power.

Or, for example, the game providing device 10 is an item that increases the user's character ability as much as possible within the amount '10,000 won' paid by the user based on the user's payment amount, and purchases a combination of'Shield' and'Kang Hwa-seok' Can recommend.

In this case, the game providing device 10 may recommend an item for which the character's ability value is additionally increased through a combination with an item held by the user.

For example, if the item to be recommended to the user is a sword, the game providing device 10 may preferentially recommend the'Mithril Shield' worn by the user and the'Mithril Sword' with additional attack power when worn as a set item at the same time. have.

Referring to FIG. 8, the game providing device 10 may recommend a'strengthening sword' 803 with an additional'attack power +10' effect 804 corresponding to the item and set item worn by the user. I can. In addition, the game providing device 10 may provide a “go to purchase” 805 which is an input means for moving to a store where the recommended “strengthening sword” 803 can be immediately purchased.

In addition, the game providing device 10 may display a change in character ability value when the recommended item is mounted in a graph (S3004).

That is, when the user purchases and installs the item recommended in step S3003, the game providing device 10 may display a graph of the character ability value that is increased compared to the current character ability value.

9 is an exemplary diagram showing a character's combat power as a graph when a recommended item is mounted. Referring to FIG. 9, the game providing device 10 may display a character combat power 902 in a state in which a'wooden sword' 901 is mounted, and a'reinforced sword' 903 recommended in step S3003 When replaced with, the character combat power 904 can be displayed in a graph to display the degree of increase in combat power in a graph.

Through this, the growth of the character according to the item replacement can be visually displayed and provided to the user, thereby inducing the purchase of recommended items and at the same time inducing the growth of the character.

Meanwhile, FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of inducing a change in a character's ability value through an item exchange between users.

Referring to FIG. 4, the game providing device 10 may display a change in a character's ability value in a graph (S4001). In this case, the game providing device 10 may provide a change history of the character's state information at a time point at which the character's ability value changes in the graph.

In addition, the game providing device 10 may provide a numerical value to be increased when the user's character reaches the character ability value of another user (S4002).

In addition, the game providing device 10 may receive at least one of a purchase request item and a sale request item from a user so as to purchase, sell, or exchange an item between users (S4003).

10 is an exemplary diagram showing item exchange between users. Referring to FIG. 10, the game providing apparatus 10 may receive a “blessed sword” 1001 as a purchase request item from a user and a “leather armor” 1002 as a sale request item.

At this time, the game providing device 10 may recommend setting an item that hinders the character's combat power as a sale request item when reaching the character's growth target set in step S4002 according to an embodiment, and an item that the user can purchase. It can be recommended to set the item that increases the combat power of the character as a purchase request item.

Thereafter, the game providing device 10 can identify the existence of other users who have requested purchase or sale of the item selected in step S4003 (S4004), and from the user character in the game space among the identified characters of other users. Information on other users located within a set distance may be provided (S4005).

For example, when a character of another user who has the same item as the selected purchase request item is close to the user's character, the game providing device 10 may display a tradeable pop-up window of the item to induce transaction of the item.

Referring to FIG. 10, when a character 1004 of another user registered as a sale request item, which is a purchase request item set in step S4003, is located within a preset distance from the user's character 1003, The game providing device 10 may display information 1005 on the character 1004 of another user in a pop-up window.

Or, for example, the game providing device 10 opens a pop-up window that allows the item to be traded when a sale request is made of an item that can increase the attack power selected by the user among the items constituting the character's ability value. By displaying it, you can induce the transaction of the item.

In this way, by inducing item transactions between users in order to increase the character's ability value, it is possible to induce faster character growth by increasing item transactions between users.

In addition, the game providing device 10 may display an expected change in the user's character ability value in a graph when an item is exchanged between users (S4006).

The term'~ unit' used in the above embodiments refers to software or hardware components such as field programmable gate array (FPGA) or ASIC, and the'~ unit' performs certain roles. However,'~ part' is not limited to software or hardware. The'~ unit' may be configured to be in an addressable storage medium, or may be configured to reproduce one or more processors. Thus, as an example,'~ unit' refers to components such as software components, object-oriented software components, class components and task components, processes, functions, properties, and procedures. , Subroutines, segments of program patent code, drivers, firmware, microcode, circuitry, data, database, data structures, tables, arrays, and variables.

The components and functions provided in the'~ units' may be combined into a smaller number of elements and'~ units' or separated from additional elements and'~ units'.

In addition, components and'~ units' may be implemented to play one or more CPUs in a device or a security multimedia card.

The game providing method according to the embodiments described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 4 may also be implemented in the form of a computer-readable medium that stores instructions and data executable by a computer. In this case, the instructions and data may be stored in the form of a program code, and when executed by a processor, a predetermined program module may be generated to perform a predetermined operation. Further, the computer-readable medium may be any available medium that can be accessed by a computer, and includes both volatile and nonvolatile media, and removable and non-removable media. Further, the computer-readable medium may be a computer recording medium, which is volatile and non-volatile implemented in any method or technology for storage of information such as computer-readable instructions, data structures, program modules, or other data. It may include both volatile, removable and non-removable media. For example, the computer recording medium may be a magnetic storage medium such as an HDD and an SSD, an optical recording medium such as a CD, DVD, and Blu-ray disk, or a memory included in a server accessible through a network.

In addition, the game providing method according to the embodiments described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 4 may be implemented as a computer program (or computer program product) including instructions executable by a computer. The computer program includes programmable machine instructions processed by a processor, and may be implemented in a high-level programming language, an object-oriented programming language, an assembly language, or a machine language. . Further, the computer program may be recorded on a tangible computer-readable recording medium (eg, memory, hard disk, magnetic/optical medium, solid-state drive (SSD), etc.).

Accordingly, the game providing method according to the embodiments described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 4 may be implemented by executing the above-described computer program by a computing device. The computing device may include at least some of a processor, a memory, a storage device, a high speed interface connected to the memory and a high speed expansion port, and a low speed interface connected to the low speed bus and the storage device. Each of these components is connected to each other using various buses and can be mounted on a common motherboard or in other suitable manner.

Here, the processor can process commands within the computing device. Such commands include, for example, to display graphic information for providing a GUI (Graphic User Interface) on an external input or output device, such as a display connected to a high-speed interface. Examples are instructions stored in memory or storage devices. As another embodiment, multiple processors and/or multiple buses may be utilized with multiple memories and memory types as appropriate. Also, the processor may be implemented as a chipset formed by chips including a plurality of independent analog and/or digital processors.

The memory also stores information within the computing device. As an example, the memory may be composed of volatile memory units or a set of them. As another example, the memory may be composed of a nonvolatile memory unit or a set of them. Also, the memory may be another type of computer-readable medium such as a magnetic or optical disk.

In addition, the storage device may provide a large-capacity storage space to the computing device. The storage device may be a computer-readable medium or a configuration including such a medium, for example, devices in a storage area network (SAN) or other configurations, a floppy disk device, a hard disk device, an optical disk device, Or it may be a tape device, a flash memory, or another semiconductor memory device or device array similar thereto.

The above-described embodiments are for illustrative purposes only, and those of ordinary skill in the art to which the above-described embodiments belong can easily transform into other specific forms without changing the technical idea or essential features of the above-described embodiments. You can understand. Therefore, it should be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative and non-limiting in all respects. For example, each component described as a single type may be implemented in a distributed manner, and similarly, components described as being distributed may also be implemented in a combined form.

The scope to be protected through the present specification is indicated by the claims to be described later rather than the detailed description, and should be interpreted as including all changes or modified forms derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and the concept of equivalents thereof. .

10: game providing device
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Claims (19)

In the device for providing a game,
A control unit for displaying a change in a character's ability value in a graph according to a user's play, and providing a change history of the character's status information at a time when the ability value is changed; And
Game providing device comprising a memory for storing the state information of the character. The method of claim 1,
The control unit,
When the ability value of the character is changed, the game providing device for storing the state information of the changed character at the time the ability value is changed. The method of claim 1,
The control unit,
A game providing apparatus for providing a numerical value to be increased when the character of the user reaches the character ability value of another user. The method of claim 1,
The control unit,
A game providing apparatus for analyzing a user's propensity to control the character based on the graph, and recommending an item for increasing the ability value of the character to correspond to the analyzed user's propensity. The method of claim 1,
The control unit,
A game providing apparatus for receiving an item to be increased from among items constituting the character's ability value from the user and recommending an item for increasing the value of the selected item. The method of claim 1,
The control unit,
A game providing apparatus for recommending an item to the user, but for recommending an item for which the character's ability value is additionally increased through a combination with an item held by the user. The method of claim 1,
The control unit,
A game providing apparatus for identifying and recommending removal of items that limit an increase in the character's ability value among the character holding items. The method of claim 1,
The control unit,
A game providing apparatus for receiving at least one of a purchase request item and a sale request item from the user, and providing information on other users who can trade items with the user based on the selected item. The method of claim 8,
The control unit,
A game providing apparatus for providing a character's ability value to be changed by mounting an item obtainable by the item transaction on the character. In the method for the game providing device to provide a game,
Providing status information of a character; And
And displaying a change in the character's ability value as a graph, and providing a change history of the character's status information at a time point in which the ability value changes in the graph. The method of claim 10,
The game providing method,
When the ability value of the character is changed, the method further comprising storing state information of the changed character at the time when the ability value is changed. The method of claim 10,
The game providing method,
The method of providing a game further comprising the step of numerically providing a character ability value to be increased when the user's character reaches the character ability value of another user. The method of claim 10,
The game providing method,
Analyzing a user's propensity to control the character based on the graph; And
And recommending an item for changing the ability value of the character to correspond to the analyzed user's disposition. The method of claim 10,
The game providing method,
Receiving an item to be increased from among items constituting the character's ability value from a user; And
The method of providing a game further comprising the step of recommending an item for increasing the value of the selected item. The method of claim 10,
The game providing method,
Recommending an item to the user, but further comprising the step of recommending an item for which the character's ability value is additionally increased through a combination with the item held by the user. The method of claim 10,
The game providing method,
Receiving at least one of a purchase request item and a sale request item selected from a user; And
The method of providing a game, further comprising the step of providing information on the user and another user capable of item transaction based on the selected item. The method of claim 16,
The game providing method,
The method of providing a game further comprising the step of providing a character's ability value to be changed by mounting an item obtainable by the item transaction on the character. A computer-readable recording medium on which a program for performing the method according to claim 10 is recorded. A computer program executed by a game providing apparatus and stored in a medium to perform the game providing method according to claim 10.

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