KR20210101680A - Game Writing Editor Capable of Writing Mobile Game Supporting Score Competition Mode - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is an editor device for game production capable of authoring a mobile-based game application (app) supporting a score competition mode. According to the present invention, the editor device provides various templates for users to easily create their own game app development. Since the template for the score screen contains coding that provides the user identification (ID), game identifier, and game score to a game server after the user's game ends, the game app created by the user can automatically provide a score competition mode service with the game server.

Description

Game Writing Editor Capable of Writing Mobile Game Supporting Score Competition Mode

The present invention relates to an editor capable of authoring a mobile-based App game serviced on an online server. In particular, by providing a template to which a score competition mode algorithm through a server is added, score competition only by authoring a game screen It relates to an editor device for game creation that can author app games that support mods.

With the development of mobile devices, various software operating on mobile devices are being developed, and game software is one of them. Hereinafter, game software operating on a mobile device such as a smart phone is referred to as an 'app game' by borrowing the word 'app' meaning an application. Even by this definition, since a mobile device is also a computer device, any kind of computer-based game software can be created in the form of an app game.

In app games, there are multiplayer games, but there are also many games that the user enjoys alone, like conventional arcade games. In these single-player games, a specific mission is performed on the screen provided by the software, and the game is enjoyed based on whether the mission is completed or to what stage the mission is completed. Game service providers that service stand-alone games also provide a service for comparing scores between users who play the same game through their web pages.

On the other hand, the development and dissemination of game software not only requires a significant level of professional skills, but also requires equipment such as servers for app games. . However, as various software for coding production has been developed and coding education has become more active, the basis of software coding has expanded.

An object of the present invention relates to an editor capable of authoring a mobile-based App game serviced on an online server, and in particular, by providing a template to which a score competition mode algorithm through a server is added, score points only by authoring the game screen It is to provide an editor for game production that can author app games that support competition mode.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an editor device for game production capable of authoring a mobile-based app game supporting a score competition mode. The editor device for game production of the present invention includes a template management unit, a display unit, an input unit, and an editing unit. In the present invention, the app game is a game that provides a score competition mode in which game scores of users of the same type of app game are compared with each other in conjunction with a game server.

The template manager includes a template for a start screen of the app game, a template for a score screen, and a template for a game scene. The display unit displays the authoring screen for authoring the app game, and the input unit receives a control command for authoring the app game from the user. The editing unit may produce the app game by completing and combining the start screen, the game scene, and the score screen using the template for the start screen, the template for the score screen, and the template for the game scene according to the user input through the input unit. In addition, the template for the score screen includes coding for providing a user ID, a game identifier, and a game score to the game server after the user's game ends, so that the app game installed in the user terminal competes for the score with the game server. You can service the mod.

According to an embodiment, the template for the start screen includes coding for logging in to the game server based on a user ID, so that the app game installed in the user terminal receives the user ID and provides it to the game server. You can log in to the game server.

In this case, in the score competition mode, the game score may be compared with scores obtained by other users in the group to which the user ID belongs by using the app game.

In addition, the editing unit may display an authoring screen in a visual programming format when the start screen, the game scene, and the score screen are completed using the template for the start screen, the template for the score screen, and the template for the game scene.

The editor for game production according to the present invention can easily create its own app game by providing various templates for app game development.

In addition, in the template provided by the editor of the present invention, coding for a score competition mode that compares scores between users when multiple people enjoy the app game at the same time is added, so that authors can use the app through the editor of the present invention You can create an app game that provides a score competition mode just by authoring the game.

1 is a block diagram showing a game service structure of the present invention;
2 is a flowchart provided to explain the score competition mode of the game server of the present invention;
3 is a block diagram of the editor device of the present invention, and
4 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a template used in an editor device.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the drawings.

Referring to FIG. 1 , the game service system 100 of the present invention can access the game server 110 through the game server 110 and the Internet 130 supporting a score competition mode between registered app game users. It includes a plurality of user terminals 130 , 140 , 150 , 160 , and includes an editor device 300 capable of authoring an app game.

1, a first terminal 130 of a first user, a second terminal 140 of a second user, a third terminal 150 of a third user, and a fourth terminal of a fourth user on behalf of a plurality of user terminals (160) is shown. Meanwhile, in the following description, a 'user' may be displayed and described in place of the first to third terminals 150, but even in this case, the operation of the 'user' is a user terminal or a user terminal unless specifically instructed otherwise. It should be understood as the operation of the internal composition.

In the present invention, an 'app game' is a 'game software' operated on a mobile device, and is a stand-alone game played by a user alone. In addition, the app game of the present invention is a 'score competition mode' in which scores can be compared between all users who enjoy the same game or users belonging to a specific group while enjoying the same game through the game server 110 of the present invention. Limited to games that support Here, the 'score competition mode' refers to comparing or ranking scores between users who enjoy the same game between users who enjoy the same game after starting a single play game and then passing through a preset end process.

It is assumed that a user authored, for example, an app game named 'Ior' through the editor device 300 of the present invention. The IOR game is distributed to the plurality of user terminals 130 , 140 , 150 , and 160 through various routes, and several users enjoy the IOR game. When the user enjoys the IOR game and obtains a score, the terminal 130 provides the score to the game server 110, and the game server 110 compares the scores among users who enjoy the IOR game and determines the rank. According to an embodiment, the game server 110 may provide a comparison result to the user terminal 130 with which the score is compared. On the other hand, when the app game is distributed to the user terminal 130, the game server 110 ) may mediate the distribution process, but it is not essential, and the app game may be distributed through any path.

terminal

The first terminal 130 , the second terminal 140 , the third terminal 150 , and the fourth terminal 160 can be described in the same way in the present invention. Instead of the terminal 140 , the third terminal 150 , and the fourth terminal 160 , it is simply indicated as a 'terminal'.

The user terminal 130 is a device capable of accessing the game server 110 through the Internet 130, and may be any device capable of processing a computer-based app game. Accordingly, not only personal computers (PCs), but also smartphones (Smart Phones), tablets, and the like are applicable. The terminal 130 includes an app game processing unit 131 for performing the app game of the present invention.

Here, the app game processing unit 131 is generated by installing the app game on the terminal 130 . The app game itself is a piece of software, but when installed in the terminal 130 , it operates like a hardware component using the hardware and operating system (OS) of the terminal 130 . Therefore, hereinafter, the combination of the app game installed in the terminal 130 and the operating system program and the hardware configuration supporting the operation of the app game is displayed as the app game processing unit 131 . Therefore, when an app game is installed in a conventional terminal, the app game processing unit 131 is generated in the terminal 130 .

The operation of the app game processing unit 131 is defined by the app game software. Accordingly, the app game processing unit 131 may receive login information to access the game server 110 , and process the 'score competition mode' in connection with the game server 110 .

If the same app game is installed in the first terminal 130 , the second terminal 140 , the third terminal 150 and the fourth terminal 160 shown in FIG. 1 , the first terminal 130 and the second terminal 140 , the third terminal 150 and the fourth terminal 160 are provided with the same app game processing unit 131 .

server device

The game server 110 may provide an app game service in connection with the terminal 130 on which the app game of the present invention is installed. The game server 110 supports a score competition mode between logged-in users. In order to process the score competition mode of the present invention, the game server 110 includes a connection management unit 111 and a score management unit 113 .

The connection management unit 111 manages a user account, a user group, and an identifier (game ID) of a game being serviced, and manages a login procedure according to the connection of the user terminal 130 .

The score management unit 113 compares game scores provided from users (or more precisely, user terminals) who enjoy the same app game, ranks them, and provides a score competition mode in which the comparison result is provided to the user terminal 130 .

According to an embodiment, only game scores among users belonging to a specific group among users who enjoy the same app game may be compared. For example, the first user, the second user, the third user, and the fourth user all enjoy the 'Ior' game, but only the first user, the second user, and the third user belong to the first group and 4 If the user belongs to the multi-group, the score of the first user is compared only with the second user and the third user. The user group, for example, users registered as friends in a messenger service such as KakaoTalk may be automatically designated as one group.

Hereinafter, the score competition mode of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 2 .

For convenience of explanation, the first terminal 130 , the second terminal 140 , the third terminal 150 , and the fourth terminal 160 perform the same app game. However, the first user, the second user, and the third user belong to the same group. The following description will focus on the game service for the first terminal 130 .

<Terminal connection: S201, S203>

The connection management unit 111 always waits for a new connection. When the app game processing unit 131 of the first terminal 130 accesses the connection management unit 111 of the game server 110 through the Internet 130 , the connection management unit 111 is an app game of the first terminal 130 . A login procedure is performed by receiving a user account and a game identifier from the processing unit 131 . Connection of other terminals is performed in the same way. The game identifier is an identifier used to mutually identify a plurality of app games, and may be generated in the process of registering the app game by the game server 110 (S201).

The connection management unit 111 of the game server 110 uses the login information provided by the app game processing unit 131 of the first terminal 130 to confirm the user and perform a login procedure (S203).

<Providing game performance and game score: S205, S207>

After logging in, the app game processing unit 131 of the first terminal 130 provides the app game service to the user so that the user can enjoy the app game (S205).

When the game play ends, the app game processing unit 131 calculates a score and provides the game score to the game server 110 (S207).

<Compare game score: S209>

The score management unit 113 ranks the game scores provided in step S207 by comparing them with the existing game scores of the corresponding app game users. Therefore, since the score management unit 113 compares the game score of the other user in the current state with the score obtained in step S207, there is no need to wait for the game score of the other user to arrive.

<Score comparison result provided: S211>

When the score management unit 113 provides the comparison result in step S209 to the first terminal 130 , the app game processing unit 131 of the first terminal 130 displays the comparison result to the user.

In the above method, the game service method of the server device 110 of the present invention is performed.

editor device

The editor device 300 is a device that provides a tool capable of authoring an app game, and preferably provides an authoring tool of a visual programming method. Visual programming is a programming method designed for visibility, and provides a visually comprehensible and easy-to-understand program structure. For example, Scratch developed by the Media Lab of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Entry of the Entry Education Research Institute, etc. correspond to this, and the editor device 300 of the present invention is also a scratch or An app game authoring screen using Entry can be provided.

The editor device 300 includes a display unit 301 , an input unit 303 , a template management unit 311 , and an editing unit 313 for characteristic operations of the present invention. Here, depending on the shape of the editor device 300 , the display unit 301 and the input unit 303 may be implemented as separate devices.

The display unit 301 displays various types of information to be visually recognized, and the input unit 303 receives various types of information and control commands from the user and provides them to the editing unit 313 .

The template manager 311 stores and manages a plurality of templates for app game authoring, and includes at least a template for a start screen and a template for a score screen. Since the template for the start screen and the template for the score screen include coding for performing various preset client functions in conjunction with the game server 110, when a user uses the template of the present invention when authoring an app game, the game There is no need to separately code the client function of the server 110 .

(1) Template for start screen (a): The template for start screen (a) is a template for a start screen for login of an app game, and is a screen for step S201. The client function included in the template (a) for the start screen is to provide the login information input by the user to the game server 110 to perform the login procedure of the preset step S201 with the game server 110, the template for the start screen (a) includes coding to be performed as a client during the login procedure of step S201.

(2) Template for score screen (c): The template for score screen (c) is a template for a screen that displays scores when a user plays a game with an app game and ends the game, for steps S207 and S211 is the screen Therefore, although it is not a client function related to the game server 110, the template (c) for the score screen includes coding for displaying the score. The client function that can be included in the template (c) for the score screen is related to the 'score competition mode'. The score competition mode is performed by the game server 110 to compare and rank game scores among users using the same app game as described in FIG. 2 . In order to perform the score competition mode, the app game, as a client, needs to provide the user ID, the game identifier, and the game score to the game server 110 according to the preset step S207 after the game is finished. Accordingly, the template (c) for the score screen includes coding for step S207. In addition, according to an embodiment, the template (c) for the score screen includes a 'score display function' for displaying the score comparison result provided by the game server 110 on the display unit 301 of the terminal 130 as in step S211. may include

In addition, the template management unit 311 may be provided with various game scene templates (b) for the game screen of the app game.

(3) Template for game scene (b): As a template for a game progress screen of an app game, a user can create his/her own app game based on a plurality of game scene templates (b). In this case, the game screen or the game progress algorithm may be produced in a visual programming method based on the template (b) for the game scene.

The editing unit 313 displays an 'authoring screen' for app game authoring on the display unit 301 , and receives the user's coding through the input unit 303 to generate an app game. As described above, the editing unit 313 may provide an app game authoring screen in a visual programming format.

Referring to FIG. 4 , the editing unit 313 presents the template for the start screen (a), the template for the score screen (c) and the template for the game scene registered in the template management unit 311 to the user, Start screen, score screen, and game scene are produced accordingly.

When the user's game creation is completed, the editing unit 313 converts it into an application form that can be installed in the user terminal 130 to generate an app game (d).

In the above, preferred embodiments of the present invention have been illustrated and described, but the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments described above, and it is common in the technical field to which the present invention pertains without departing from the gist of the present invention as claimed in the claims. Various modifications may be made by those having the knowledge of, of course, and these modifications should not be individually understood from the technical spirit or perspective of the present invention.

Claims (4)

In the editor device for game production capable of authoring mobile-based app games supporting score competition mode,
A template management unit having a template for a start screen of the app game, a template for a score screen) and a template for a game scene. the app game provides a score competition mode for mutually comparing game scores of users of the same type of app game in conjunction with a game server;
a display unit for displaying the authoring screen for the app game authoring;
an input unit for receiving a control command for authoring the app game from a user; and
In accordance with the user input through the input unit, by using the template for the start screen, the template for the score screen, and the template for the game scene to complete and combine the start screen, the game scene, and the score screen to produce the app game, and ,
The template for the score screen includes coding for providing a user ID, a game identifier, and a game score to the game server after the user's game ends, so that the app game installed in the user terminal performs the score competition mode together with the game server. Editor device for game production, characterized in that the service.
According to claim 1,
The template for the start screen includes coding for logging in to the game server based on a user ID, so that the app game installed in the user terminal receives the user ID and provides it to the game server to log in to the game server Editor device for game production, characterized in that.
3. The method of claim 2,
The score competition mode is,
The editor device for game production, characterized in that the game score is compared with the score obtained by another user in the group to which the user ID belongs by using the app game.
According to claim 1,
The editing unit,
The editor device for game production, characterized in that when the start screen, the game scene, and the score screen are completed using the template for the start screen, the template for the score screen, and the template for the game scene, an authoring screen in a visual programming format is displayed.

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