KR20230050080A - Method and apparatus for providing a growth course of a game character in a game - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed are a method and device for providing a growth course for a game character in a game. The method for providing a growth course for a game character in a game may comprise the steps of: providing a growth course selection window for a game character when a game is executed; providing a quest selection window including information about a growth course selected by the game character to be played by a first user selection and a selection button for a quest included in the growth course; providing gameplay for the game character to accomplish the quest selected to be played by a second user selection; and providing a reward corresponding to the selected quest to the game character when the selected quest is achieved and providing a reward corresponding to the growth course to the game character when all quests included in the growth course are achieved. Accordingly, it is possible to encourage users to continue playing the game.

Description

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A GROWTH COURSE OF A GAME CHARACTER IN A GAME

The embodiments below relate to a technique for providing a game character's growth course in a game.

Motivating users to continuously access the game is an important factor in maintaining the game. Game administrators and operators often provide various rewards or assign quests to game characters in order to induce users to reconnect to the game. However, sporadic rewards or disorganized quests rather reduce users' interest in the game. Therefore, there is a need for research on a method of systematically granting quests and granting appropriate rewards according to the achievement of quests.

A method for providing a growth course of a game character in a game according to an embodiment includes providing a window for selecting a growth course of the game character when the game is executed; providing a quest selection window including information on a growth course selected to be played by the game character by a first user selection and a selection button for a quest included in the growth course; providing game play for accomplishing a quest selected for the game character to play by a second user selection; And when the selected quest is accomplished, providing a reward corresponding to the selected quest to the game character, and when all quests included in the growth course are achieved, providing a reward corresponding to the growth course to the game character. steps may be included.

The growth course selection window displays information about the growth level of the game character, growth courses by category in which the game character can participate, growth courses by category in which the game character can participate, and growth by category in which the game character can participate. At least one of progress buttons for courses may be included.

Information on growth courses for each category in which the game character can participate may include at least one of a goal for each growth course and a reward for achieving each growth course.

The quest selection window is selected from among the goal of the growth course, the degree of achievement of the growth course, the method of achieving each quest included in the growth course, the reward and achievement degree of each quest included in the growth course, and the progress button for each quest. may contain at least one.

The quest included in the growth course includes a first quest and a second quest, and the second quest may have a greater reward than the first quest.

The growth course for each category, the goal of the growth course for each category, and the quest included in each growth course may be updated based on a predetermined cycle or when achieved.

In the step of providing the reward to the game character, when all quests included in the growth course are accomplished within a predetermined period of time, more rewards than when all quests included in the growth course are achieved after a predetermined period of time. It may include providing a step of providing to the game character.

A method for providing a growth course of a game character in a game according to an embodiment includes, when some quests included in the growth course are accomplished, providing game play for achieving other quests included in the growth course. can include more.

A server according to an embodiment includes a memory and a processor, the memory stores instructions executable by the processor, and when the instructions are executed by the processor, the processor determines whether the server, the game When this is executed, a window for selecting a growth course for the game character is provided, information on a growth course selected to be played by the game character by a first user selection, and a selection button for a quest included in the growth course are included. Provides a quest selection window to play, provides a game play for achieving a quest selected for the game character to play by a second user selection, and provides a reward corresponding to the selected quest when the selected quest is accomplished. The server may be controlled to provide rewards corresponding to the growth course to the game character when all quests included in the growth course are accomplished.

The growth course selection window displays information about the growth level of the game character, growth courses by category in which the game character can participate, growth courses by category in which the game character can participate, and growth by category in which the game character can participate. At least one of progress buttons for courses may be included.

The quest selection window is selected from among the goal of the growth course, the degree of achievement of the growth course, the method of achieving each quest included in the growth course, the reward and achievement degree of each quest included in the growth course, and the progress button for each quest. may contain at least one.

A first quest and a second quest may be included, and the second quest may have a greater reward than the first quest.

The growth course for each category, the goal of the growth course for each category, and the quest included in each growth course may be updated based on a predetermined cycle or when achieved.

The processor may allow the server, when all quests included in the growth course are accomplished within a predetermined period of time, to provide more rewards to the game character than when all quests included in the growth course are accomplished after a predetermined period of time. It is possible to control the server to provide.

According to an embodiment, a retention rate of game users may be improved by motivating users to reconnect to the game.

According to an embodiment, it is possible to induce users to continuously play the game by allowing users to select a growth course for game characters and systematically rewarding them according to completing quests included therein.

According to an embodiment, it is possible to induce the user to play the game as intended by the developer by controlling the movement of the user in the game.

According to an embodiment, it is possible to directly provide a growth index of a game character so that a user corresponding to the game character can understand the current level of his or her character and provide a goal to fill in a lacking part.

According to an embodiment, by improving the user's understanding of the game, the user can be converted into a regular user who has visited a certain number of days or more in a specific period.

1 is a diagram showing an overview of a game system according to one embodiment;
2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a growth course of a game character according to an exemplary embodiment.
3 to 6 are diagrams illustrating examples of game screens according to an exemplary embodiment.
7 is a diagram showing the configuration of a server according to an embodiment.

Specific structural or functional descriptions of the embodiments are disclosed for illustrative purposes only, and may be changed and implemented in various forms. Therefore, the form actually implemented is not limited only to the specific embodiments disclosed, and the scope of the present specification includes changes, equivalents, or substitutes included in the technical idea described in the embodiments.

Although terms such as first or second may be used to describe various components, such terms should only be construed for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another. For example, a first element may be termed a second element, and similarly, a second element may be termed a first element.

It should be understood that when an element is referred to as being “connected” to another element, it may be directly connected or connected to the other element, but other elements may exist in the middle.

Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In this specification, terms such as "comprise" or "have" are intended to designate that the described feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or combination thereof exists, but one or more other features or numbers, It should be understood that the presence or addition of steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof is not precluded.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art. Terms such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries should be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the meaning in the context of the related art, and unless explicitly defined in this specification, it should not be interpreted in an ideal or excessively formal meaning. don't

Hereinafter, embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the description with reference to the accompanying drawings, the same reference numerals are given to the same components regardless of reference numerals, and overlapping descriptions thereof will be omitted.

1 is a diagram showing an overview of a game system according to one embodiment;

Referring to FIG. 1 , a game system provides a game service to a user terminal 130 through a server 110 . The game system includes a server 110, a network 120, and a user terminal 130, and the server 110 and the user terminal 130 are connected to the network 120 (eg, an Internet communication network, a wired or wireless local area network or can communicate with each other through a wide area data communication network, etc.).

The server 110 may perform an authentication procedure on the user terminal 130 that has requested access to execute the game program, and may provide a game service to the user terminal 130 for which authentication has been completed.

A user who wants to play a game executes a game application (or game program) installed on the user terminal 130 and requests access to the server 110 . The user terminal 130 is a computing device that enables a user to access a game through an online connection, and is, for example, a cellular phone, a smart phone, a personal computer, a laptop, a notebook, a netbook, a tablet, or a personal digital assistant; PDA).

The server 110 may provide a growth course for improving the combat power or growth level of the user's game character in order to motivate the user corresponding to the user terminal 130 to continuously access the game. The server 110 provides the game character with a reward corresponding to the quest achieved as the user's game character achieves the quest included in the growth course, and responds to the growth course when all quests included in the growth course are achieved. It is possible to provide a reward to the game character. The server 110 may allow the user to understand the intention and purpose of the game and arouse interest by providing game play related to achieving a growth course. The server 110 visually provides the growth level of the game character to the user, thereby inducing the user to directly grasp the level of the game character and continuously play the game to improve the growth level of the game character. .

The server 110 may provide a game character growth course selection window in which elements that are most fundamental to the growth of game characters are divided into categories. The server 110 may provide a course selection window of a game character right after the user's game character accesses the game in order to prompt the user to select a growth course immediately after accessing the game. The user terminal 130 may receive a first user selection including selection of a growth course to be played by the game character, and may transmit the input to the server 110 through the network 120 .

The server 110 may provide a quest selection window including information on a growth course selected to be played by the game character by the first user selection and a selection button for a quest included in the growth course. The user terminal 130 may receive a second user selection including a selection for a quest to be played by a game character and transmit the second user selection to the server 110 through the network 120 . The server 110 may provide game play for accomplishing a quest selected for the game character to play by the second user selection. The server 110 may provide a reward corresponding to the selected quest to the game character when the selected quest is accomplished, and may provide a reward corresponding to the growth course to the game character when all quests included in the growth course are achieved. there is.

The server 110 can motivate the user's game play more systematically by constructing a growth course and quest for motivating the user's game play in a three-dimensional manner, and can induce reconnection. The server 110 may provide a game system composed of a category selection step, a growth course execution step, and a challenge quest execution step.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a growth course of a game character according to an exemplary embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 2 , in step 210, when the game is executed, the server may provide a window for selecting a game character growth course. Here, the growth course selection window displays information on the growth level of game characters, growth courses by category that game characters can participate in, growth courses by category that game characters can participate in, and progress on growth courses by category that game characters can participate in At least one of the buttons may be included. The growth level of the game character may refer to, for example, the growth level of the combat power of the game character. The game character growth course selection window may be the same as that shown in FIG. 4 , for example. Information on growth courses for each category in which game characters can participate may include at least one of a goal for each growth course and a reward for achieving each growth course. The user terminal may output a game screen including a game character's growth course selection window, and the user may check information on growth courses by category at a glance on the game screen including the game character's course selection window. The user may click or touch a progress button corresponding to a growth course in which the game character is to participate, and input a first user selection for a growth course in which the game character is to participate, to the user terminal. The user terminal may transmit the first user selection to the server.

In step 220, the server may provide a quest selection window including information on a growth course selected to be played by the game character by the first user selection and a selection button for a quest included in the growth course. The quest selection window may include at least one of the goal of the growth course, the achievement of the growth course, the achievement method of each quest included in the growth course, the reward and achievement of each quest included in the growth course, and a progress button for each quest. there is. The user terminal may output a quest selection window, and the user clicks or touches a progress button corresponding to a quest in which the game character is to participate, and the second user selection for the quest in which the game character is to participate is sent to the user terminal. can be entered. The user terminal may transmit the second user terminal to the server.

The server may provide game play for accomplishing the quest selected to be played by the game character by the second user selection in step 230 . The user may play games such as hunting and fighting to achieve the selected quest through the user terminal. At step 240, the server may determine whether the selected quest has been accomplished. If the selected quest is not accomplished, the server may perform step 230 again. When the selected quest is accomplished, the server may provide a reward corresponding to the selected quest to the game character in step 250 .

The server may determine in step 260 whether all quests included in the growth course have been accomplished. If not all of the quests included in the growth course are accomplished and some of the quests included in the growth course are accomplished, the server may provide gameplay for achieving other quests included in the growth course in step 270. . When another quest is accomplished, the server may provide a reward for the accomplished quest to the game character. A quest included in the growth course may include a first quest and a second quest, and the second quest may have a greater reward than the first quest. The first quest may be a general quest, and the second quest may be a challenge quest and may be more difficult to achieve than the first quest, and accordingly, a reward may be greater than that of the first quest. As for the second quest, the progress button may be activated after all of the first quests are accomplished. In addition, according to embodiments, a progress button may be activated after some first quests are accomplished. Activation of the progress button may indicate that a growth course or quest corresponding to the progress button may be selected by user selection and a game character may participate by user selection.

When all quests included in the growth course are accomplished, the server may provide a reward corresponding to the growth course to the game character in step 280 . Depending on the embodiment, when all quests included in the growth course are accomplished within a predetermined period of time, the server may provide more rewards to the game character than when all quests included in the growth course are accomplished after a predetermined period of time. . The server may motivate the user to achieve the quest and goal of the growth course within a short period of time by providing more rewards when the growth course is achieved within a predetermined period of time.

The growth course for each category, the goal of the growth course for each category, and the quest included in each growth course may be updated based on a predetermined cycle or when achieved. For example, growth courses by category, goals of growth courses by category, and quests included in each growth course may be updated with new goals and rewards on a 24-hour basis. In addition, growth courses by category, goals of growth courses by category, and quests included in each growth course may be updated with new goals and rewards when achieved. The server may temporarily stop providing game play for achieving a growth course or game play for achieving a quest based on a user request.

3 to 6 are diagrams illustrating examples of game screens according to an exemplary embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 3 , it may be an example of a standby screen of a game. The screen of FIG. 3 may include a button 310 for providing a window for selecting a growth course of a game character. When the user clicks or touches the button 310 through the user terminal, the server may provide a window for selecting a game character growth course. Depending on the embodiment, a window for selecting a game character growth course may be directly provided on the waiting screen of a game or when a user accesses a game, without additional manipulation by the user.

An example of a screen providing a window for selecting a growth course of a game character may be shown in FIG. 4 . The game character growth course selection window may include a growth level 410 of the game character and growth courses 420 for each category in which the game character may participate. The growth level 410 of the game character may represent, for example, a combat power level of the game character, and may also be referred to as a growth indicator or growth indicator. Referring to FIG. 4 , a growth level 410 of a game character may be, for example, 39,085,540, which may correspond to an ultimate level. As for the growth level 410 of the game character, when the game character satisfies the conditions of the current step by completing the quest, the displayed number may increase. The user can feel the growth of the game character based on the increase in the displayed number.

In the growth courses 420 for each category in which game characters can participate, the category may include, for example, at least one of a level, a rune, a stone, and a dedicated weapon. A category may be determined by a type of reward provided when a growth course is achieved. For example, if the category of a growth course is a level, when a corresponding growth course is achieved, the game character may increase the level as a reward. In addition, if the category of the growth course is a stone, when the corresponding growth course is achieved, the game character may be provided with a stone as a reward. The growth courses 420 for each category in which the game character can participate may include information on the growth courses for each category in which the game character may participate and a progress button for the growth courses for each category in which the game character may participate. The user may click or touch a progress button corresponding to a growth course in which the game character is to participate, and input a first user selection for a growth course in which the game character is to participate, to the user terminal. The user terminal may transmit the first user selection to the server.

When a growth course to be played by the game character is selected by the first user selection, a quest selection window corresponding to the selected growth course may be provided. An example of a screen providing a quest selection window may be as shown in FIG. 5 .

The quest selection window may include, for example, information 510 on a growth course and information 520 on a quest included in the growth course. For example, the growth course information 510 may include a growth course goal corresponding to a current step of a game character, an achievement level of the growth course, and a growth course reward. For example, when the current step of the game character is the first step, the information 510 on the growth course may include a goal of the growth course corresponding to the first step, a degree of achievement of the growth course, and compensation for the growth course. Referring to FIG. 5 , the growth course selected by the user may be a 7 rune course, and the reward for the growth course may be a 7 rune course box. The quest information 520 may include information on a quest that a game character must complete to achieve a growth course. The quest information 520 may also include information on a quest corresponding to the current step of the game character. For example, the quest information 520 may include at least one of a method of achieving each quest included in the growth course, a reward and achievement level of each quest included in the growth course, and a progress button for each quest, If the level of the game character is currently in the first step, at least one of a method of achieving each quest included in the growth course corresponding to the first step, a reward and achievement level of each quest included in the growth course, and a progress button for each quest can include

If the game character satisfies the condition corresponding to the first step and is changed to the second step or another step, the growth course information 510 and the quest information 520 are also information corresponding to the current step of the game character. can be changed to For example, when the game character completes all the quests corresponding to the first step, it is determined that the condition corresponding to the first step is satisfied and the game character is changed to the next step. Here, the number of steps included in the growth course can be arbitrarily set by an operator or developer. The rune course may include, for example, 1st to 10th steps.

Quests included in the growth course may be divided into a first quest and a second quest 530 . The second quest 530 may also be referred to as a challenge quest. The difficulty of the second quest 530 may be higher than that of the first quest, and the reward of the first quest 530 may be greater than the reward of the first quest. The first quest may be a quest excluding the second quest 530 from among quests included in the growth course. The second quest 530 may be activated after all first quests included in the growth course are accomplished. In addition, the first quest and the second quest 530 may be updated with a new quest at a predetermined time, for example, every midnight, and the second quest 530 is a gradually higher level quest even if the growth course is not renewed. can be updated with A challenge quest may be referred to as a challenge achievement.

6 may be an example of a screen provided after a growth course is achieved. Referring to FIG. 6 , reference numeral 610 may be a notification window or a speech bubble notifying that a growth course is achieved and a reward corresponding to the growth course can be obtained. Based on the user's selection for selecting the 'go to' button included in the notification window 610, a reward corresponding to the growth course achieved for the game character may be provided. According to an embodiment, after a reward corresponding to a growth course is provided, a window for selecting a growth course for a game character may be provided to motivate the user to continue accessing the game even after achieving one growth course.

7 is a diagram showing the configuration of a server according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 7 , a server 700 may include a communicator 710, a processor 720, and a memory 730. According to embodiments, the server 700 may further include a database 740 .

The memory 730 is connected to the processor 720 and may store instructions executable by the processor 720, data to be calculated by the processor 720, or data processed by the processor 720. Memory 730 may include non-transitory computer-readable media such as high-speed random access memory and/or non-volatile computer-readable storage media (e.g., one or more disk storage devices, flash memory devices, or other non-volatile solid state memory devices). can include

The communicator 710 provides an interface for communication with an external device (eg, a game user terminal). The communicator 710 may communicate with an external device through a wired or wireless network.

The database 740 may store data necessary for the server 700 to perform a method of providing a game character's growth course in the game. For example, the database 740 may store at least one of user account information, a growth level of a game character corresponding to the user account information, information about a growth course, and information about a quest.

The processor 720 executes functions and instructions to be executed within the server 700 and controls the overall operation of the server 700 . The processor 720 may perform one or more operations related to the operation of the server described in FIG. 2 .

For example, when the server 700 executes the game, the processor 720 provides a window for selecting a growth course for a game character, information on a growth course selected for the game character to play by a first user selection, and The server 700 may be controlled to provide a quest selection window including selection buttons for quests included in the growth course. The processor 720 provides a game play for achieving a quest selected by the game character to be played by the server 700 by the second user selection, and when the selected quest is accomplished, a reward corresponding to the selected quest is provided to the game. The server 700 may be controlled to provide rewards corresponding to the growth course to the game character when all quests included in the growth course are accomplished.

The processor 720 allows the server 700 to provide more rewards to the game character when all quests included in the growth course are accomplished within a predetermined period of time, than when all quests included in the growth course are accomplished after a predetermined period of time. It is possible to control the server 700 to provide.

The embodiments described above may be implemented as hardware components, software components, and/or a combination of hardware components and software components. For example, the devices, methods and components described in the embodiments may include, for example, a processor, a controller, an arithmetic logic unit (ALU), a digital signal processor, a microcomputer, a field programmable gate (FPGA). array), programmable logic units (PLUs), microprocessors, or any other device capable of executing and responding to instructions. The processing device may execute an operating system (OS) and software applications running on the operating system. A processing device may also access, store, manipulate, process, and generate data in response to execution of software. For convenience of understanding, there are cases in which one processing device is used, but those skilled in the art will understand 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 can include. For example, a processing device may include a plurality of processors or a processor and a controller. Other processing configurations are also possible, such as parallel processors.

Software may include a computer program, code, instructions, or a combination of one or more of the foregoing, which configures a processing device to operate as desired or processes independently or collectively. You can command the device. Software and/or data may be any tangible machine, component, physical device, virtual equipment, computer storage medium or device, intended to be interpreted by or provide instructions or data to a processing device. , or may be permanently or temporarily embodied in a transmitted signal wave. Software may be distributed on networked computer systems and stored or executed in a distributed manner. Software and data may be stored on computer readable media.

The method according to the embodiment may be implemented in the form of program instructions that can be executed through various computer means and recorded on a computer readable medium. The computer readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, etc. alone or in combination, and the program instructions recorded on the medium may be specially designed and configured for the embodiment or may be known and usable to those skilled in the art of computer software. may be Examples of computer-readable recording media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks and magnetic tapes, optical media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs, and magnetic media such as floptical disks. - includes hardware devices specially configured to store and execute program instructions, such as magneto-optical media, and ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Examples of program instructions include high-level language codes that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter, as well as machine language codes such as those produced by a compiler.

The hardware device described above may be configured to operate as one or a plurality of software modules to perform the operations of the embodiments, and vice versa.

As described above, although the embodiments have been described with limited drawings, those skilled in the art can apply various technical modifications and variations based on this. For example, the described techniques may be performed in an order different from the method described, and/or components of the described system, structure, device, circuit, etc. may be combined or combined in a different form than the method described, or other components may be used. Or even if it is replaced or substituted by equivalents, appropriate results can be achieved.

Therefore, other implementations, other embodiments, and equivalents of the claims are within the scope of the following claims.

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Claims (15)

A method for providing a growth course of a game character in a game,
providing a window for selecting a growth course for the game character when the game is executed;
providing a quest selection window including information on a growth course selected to be played by the game character by a first user selection and a selection button for a quest included in the growth course;
providing game play for accomplishing a quest selected for the game character to play by a second user selection; and
When the selected quest is achieved, providing a reward corresponding to the selected quest to the game character, and when all quests included in the growth course are achieved, providing a reward corresponding to the growth course to the game character step
How to include. According to claim 1,
The growth course selection window,
Among the growth level of the game character, growth courses by category in which the game character can participate, information on growth courses by category in which the game character can participate, and progress buttons for growth courses by category in which the game character can participate A method comprising at least one. According to claim 2,
Information on growth courses by category in which the game character can participate,
A method comprising at least one of a goal of each growth course and a reward for achievement of each growth course. According to claim 1,
The quest selection window,
Including at least one of the goal of the growth course, the achievement of the growth course, the achievement method of each quest included in the growth course, the reward and achievement of each quest included in the growth course, and a progress button for each quest, method. According to claim 1,
The quests included in the growth course are:
Including the first quest and the second quest,
The second quest,
A method wherein the reward is greater than that of the first quest. According to claim 1,
The growth course by category, the goals of the growth course by category, and the quests included in each growth course,
A method that is updated based on a predetermined period or updated when achieved. According to claim 1,
The step of providing the reward to the game character,
When all quests included in the growth course are achieved within a predetermined period of time, providing more rewards to the game character than when all quests included in the growth course are achieved after a predetermined period of time, method. According to claim 1,
When some quests included in the growth course are accomplished, providing game play for achieving other quests included in the growth course.
How to include more. A computer program stored in a computer readable recording medium in order to execute the method of any one of claims 1 to 8 in combination with hardware. in the server,
including memory and processor;
the memory stores instructions executable by the processor;
When the instructions are executed by the processor, the processor causes the server to:
When the game is executed, providing a window for selecting a growth course for the game character;
Providing a quest selection window including information on a growth course selected to be played by the game character by a first user selection and a selection button for a quest included in the growth course;
providing game play for accomplishing a quest selected for the game character to play by a second user selection;
To provide a reward corresponding to the selected quest to the game character when the selected quest is accomplished, and to provide a reward corresponding to the growth course to the game character when all quests included in the growth course are achieved A server that controls the server. According to claim 10,
The growth course selection window,
Among the growth level of the game character, growth courses by category in which the game character can participate, information on growth courses by category in which the game character can participate, and progress buttons for growth courses by category in which the game character can participate A server comprising at least one. According to claim 10,
The quest selection window,
Including at least one of the goal of the growth course, the achievement of the growth course, the achievement method of each quest included in the growth course, the reward and achievement of each quest included in the growth course, and a progress button for each quest, server. According to claim 10,
Including the first quest and the second quest,
The second quest,
A server with a greater reward than the first quest. According to claim 10,
The growth course by category, the goals of the growth course by category, and the quests included in each growth course,
A server that is updated based on a predetermined period or updated when achieved. According to claim 10,
The processor is the server,
When all quests included in the growth course are achieved within a predetermined period of time, controlling the server to provide more rewards to the game character than when all quests included in the growth course are achieved after a predetermined period of time , server.

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