WO2014025098A1

WO2014025098A1 - Method for game service to prevent player from quitting, and server and recording medium for implementing same

Info

Publication number: WO2014025098A1
Application number: PCT/KR2012/011131
Authority: WO
Inventors: 김우현
Original assignee: 인텔렉추얼디스커버리 주식회사
Priority date: 2012-08-09
Filing date: 2012-12-20
Publication date: 2014-02-13
Also published as: KR101306806B1

Abstract

A method for a game service to prevent a player from quitting according to the present invention comprises, for a server providing a game, the steps of: expressing the game skills of a player on a user terminal as a numerical value on the basis of preset criteria; determining whether the game skills expressed as a numerical value is below a particular value; if the game skills expressed as a numerical value is below the particular value, having the user terminal enter only as a beginner-only channel.

Description

Game departure prevention game service method, server and recording medium implementing the same

The present invention relates to a game service method for preventing a user's departure, to a server and a recording medium for implementing the same, and to a user departure prevention game service method for reducing the stress of the user, a server and a recording medium for implementing the same. .

In recent years, with the development of the network distribution environment, services that provide various contents on the Internet have emerged, and among these contents providing services, game contents providing services correspond to the fields where the market expansion and dissemination rate are most rapidly growing. do.

In addition, the development and distribution speed of the service is rapidly increasing due to the spread of the demand group, and the game services, which are provided free of charge, are being converted to pay as the number of users using the game service is rapidly increasing.

Game content providing service through online has the advantage of being able to play the same game with an unspecified person in a remote place without limitation of space and time.

As such, with the rapid increase in the number of users who use game services through the Internet and the advancement of the payment of game services, each portal site and online game service companies develop various types of services to generate profits.

In an online game based on a match between game users, victory and defeat act as a stress that greatly affects user churn.

Currently, game developers are trying to prevent user churn through various methods. However, the game developers are merely sorting according to the user's ability, and there is no action on the server or system when a stressor actually occurs.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a user departure prevention game service method that directly reduces a user's stress in a server or a system, a server and a recording medium implementing the same.

The user departure prevention game service method according to the present invention comprises the steps of quantifying the user game skills of the user terminal by the server providing the game according to a predetermined criterion; Determining whether the quantified game ability is less than or equal to a specific value; And entering the user terminal only as a novice dedicated channel when the quantized game ability is smaller than a specific value.

The method may further include determining whether the user terminal has subsequently lost on the novice dedicated channel after the user terminal enters the novice dedicated channel; And when the user terminal is subsequently defeated in the novice-only channel, the next match of the user terminal is to be made with artificial intelligence.

The method may further include determining whether the user terminal has subsequently lost on the novice dedicated channel after the user terminal enters the novice dedicated channel; And when the user terminal does not lose successively in the novice dedicated channel, the next match of the user terminal is further made.

The method may further include allowing the user terminal to enter a channel other than the novice dedicated channel when the quantized game ability is greater than or equal to a certain value.

The predetermined criterion may be a standard for quantifying game skills according to the level of the user terminal, a game dormancy date of the user terminal, a cumulative multiplier and a defeat with the user terminal, and a cumulative multiplier and a defeat with the artificial intelligence. Characterized in that corresponds to.

In addition, the method further includes the step of calculating the rank of the user terminal that played the game on the novice dedicated channel during the predetermined period of the game, after the step of the next match of the user terminal to play with other user terminal. Characterized in that.

The method may further include providing a game item to a user terminal according to the calculated ranking.

In addition, the method may be based on artificial intelligence for the next match of the user terminal when the game matching time of the user terminal is longer than a predetermined time even if the user terminal does not lose successively in the novice dedicated channel. And further comprising the step of being made.

Server for providing a user departure prevention game service according to the present invention includes a channel management module for managing a plurality of channels in the game; A level management module for quantifying user game skills of the user terminal according to a predetermined criterion; And a game management module configured to determine whether the game ability digitized by the level management module is equal to or less than a specific value, and to enter the user terminal only as a novice dedicated channel when the quantified game ability is smaller than a specific value. It is characterized by.

Further, after the user terminal enters the novice dedicated channel, the game management module determines whether the user terminal has subsequently lost on the novice dedicated channel, and the user terminal is consecutively on the novice dedicated channel. In the case of defeat, the next game of the user terminal is characterized in that it is made with artificial intelligence.

In addition, the game management module, if the user terminal is not defeated consecutively in the novice dedicated channel, the next match of the user terminal is characterized in that it is made with another user terminal.

The game management module may allow the user terminal to enter a channel other than the novice dedicated channel when the game ability digitized by the level management module is equal to or greater than a specific value.

The game management module may be configured to play the next game of the user terminal when the game matching time of the user terminal is greater than or equal to a predetermined time even if the user terminal does not lose consecutively in the novice dedicated channel. Characterized in that to be made with artificial intelligence.

The recording medium according to the present invention comprises the steps of quantifying the user game skills of the user terminal by a server providing a game according to a predetermined criterion; Determining whether the quantified game ability is less than or equal to a specific value; And entering the user terminal only as a novice dedicated channel when the quantized game ability is smaller than a specific value, and records a program for implementing a user departure prevention game service method.

According to the present invention, the first-time users do not match directly with other users skilled in the battle with the artificial intelligence to fight against the primary protection, so that the low-level novice users leave the game due to defeat stress Can be prevented.

In addition, according to the present invention, it may be difficult to adapt to the game due to a decrease in the ability of the existing users and the return to dormancy, it has the effect of correcting the user's ability in consideration of the dormancy date in the user's ability value.

In addition, according to the present invention, if the user loses the game can be prevented from leaving the game by playing against artificial intelligence.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS In order to better understand the drawings cited in the detailed description of the invention, a brief description of each drawing is provided.

1 is a view showing a game providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating the server of FIG. 1 in more detail.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a user departure prevention game service method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a user departure prevention game service method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a diagram illustrating a criterion for quantifying a user's game ability in a game according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a diagram illustrating a table for quantifying a user's game ability in a game according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a table showing that the server performs the result when the user terminal plays the game for a predetermined period according to an embodiment of the present invention.

8 is a view for explaining a user's channel entry according to an embodiment of the present invention.

9 is a game screen showing a result report when a user terminal performs a game for a predetermined period of time according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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

In the following description, in order to clarify the understanding of the present invention, description of well-known technology for the features of the present invention will be omitted. The following embodiments are detailed description to help understand the present invention, and it should be understood that the present invention is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. Therefore, equivalent inventions that perform the same functions as the present invention will also fall within the scope of the present invention.

In the following description, the same identification symbol means the same configuration, and unnecessary redundant descriptions and descriptions of well-known technologies will be omitted.

In the embodiment of the present invention, 'communication', 'communication network' and 'network' may be used as the same meaning. The three terms refer to wired and wireless local and wide area data transmission and reception networks capable of transmitting and receiving files between a user terminal, a terminal of other users, and a download server.

1 is a view for explaining a brief configuration of a game providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The game providing system 10 includes a user terminal 100, a server 200, and a network 300.

Referring to FIG. 1, the server 200 may be connected to a user terminal 100 through a network 300, and provide a game (eg, a soccer game) to the user terminal 100 on the network 300. In addition, various services (eg, a soccer game service, a game item providing service, a game channel service according to a user's ability, etc.) may be provided to a user of the user terminal 100 playing a game.

The server 200 digitizes the user game skills of the user terminal 100 according to a predetermined criterion, determines whether the quantified game skills are less than or equal to a specific value, and when the quantized game skills are smaller than a specific value, the Allow the user terminal 100 to enter only a novice dedicated channel.

In addition, when the user terminal 100 is defeated in the novice dedicated channel, the server 200 to fight against artificial intelligence that is easier to play next time to prevent the user from leaving the game due to defeat stress. A more detailed description of the server 200 will be given below with reference to FIG. 2.

The user terminal 100 maintains a connection state with the server 200 through a network 300 such as the Internet or a telephone line, and for example, a personal computer, a handheld computer, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a tablet. It may correspond to a computer, a smartphone, or the like, and may correspond to a concept of collectively a terminal having a predetermined computing power by mounting a microprocessor.

FIG. 2 is a diagram for describing the server of FIG. 1 in more detail. The server 200 includes a transmission / reception module 210, a channel management module 220, a level management module 230, a game management module 240, a control module 250, and a database 260.

As used herein, the term 'server' or 'module' refers to a logical unit, and is not necessarily a physically distinct component, which is obvious to those skilled in the art.

The transmission / reception module 210 performs a function of transmitting and receiving various necessary data related to a game with the user terminal 100.

The channel management module 220 manages a plurality of channels accessible to a user existing in a game provided by the server 200.

The level management module 230 manages the levels of users in the game, and performs a function of quantifying the user game ability of the user terminal 100 according to a predetermined criterion.

In this case, the predetermined criterion digitizes the game ability according to the level of the user terminal 100, the game dormancy date of the user terminal, the cumulative multiplier and the defeat of the user terminal, and the cumulative multiplier and the defeat of the artificial intelligence. It may correspond to the criteria.

Therefore, the user's game ability can be quantified through the user's level, the cumulative multiplier and the defeat of the other user, the cumulative multiplier and the defeat of the artificial intelligence controlled by the server, and the number of days of game dormancy of the user.

The game management module 240 determines whether the user game ability digitized by the level management module 230 is equal to or less than a specific value, and when the digitized user game ability is smaller than a specific value, the user terminal ( 100) performs a function of entering only a beginner-only channel which is a channel for beginners among various channels managed by the channel management module 220.

The game management module 240 performs a function of determining whether the user terminal 100 has subsequently lost the first dedicated channel after the user terminal 100 enters the first dedicated channel.

If it is determined that the user terminal 100 has lost in the first dedicated channel in a row, the game management module 240 has a function of making the next match of the user terminal 100 with the artificial intelligence. Perform.

When the game management module 240 determines that the user terminal 100 does not lose successively in the novice dedicated channel, the game management module 240 determines that the next game of the user terminal 100 is another user. It performs a function to be made with the terminal.

The game management module 240 changes the user terminal 100 to a channel other than the novice dedicated channel in terms of balancing the skills of the users when the game skills quantified by the level management module 230 is equal to or greater than a certain value. Perform the function to enter.

The game management module 240 is the user when the game matching time of the user terminal is more than a predetermined time in the novice dedicated channel even if the user terminal 100 is not defeated consecutively in the novice dedicated channel. The next game of the terminal 100 performs a function to be made with artificial intelligence.

This may be a time constraint when users do not enter the entry-level dedicated channel, rather than having an unmatched user blindly wait for another user to play against AI when no other user enters within that time. This is to save the user's time and not to stress the user.

The game management module 240 calculates a ranking grade of the user terminal 100 that has played the game on the novice dedicated channel during a predetermined period of the game, and gives the game item to the user terminal 100 according to the calculated ranking grade. To perform the function of paying.

In this case, the game management module 240 may report a game result for a predetermined period of time to the user terminal 100. A more detailed description thereof will be made with reference to FIG. 7.

The control module 250 performs a function of controlling the server 200 such that the transmission / reception module 210, the channel management module 220, the level management module 230, and the database 260 perform their respective functions. do.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a user departure prevention game service method according to an embodiment of the present invention. The user departure prevention game service method may be performed by the server 200 illustrated in FIG. 1.

The server 200 digitizes the game skills of the user terminal 100 according to a predetermined criterion (S110). Here, the predetermined criterion is a game according to the level of the user terminal 100, the game dormant date of the user terminal 100, the cumulative multiplier and the defeat of the user terminal, and the cumulative multiplier and the defeat of the artificial intelligence Corresponds to the quantification of skills.

The server 200 determines whether the numerical game ability of the user terminal 100 is equal to or less than a specific value (S120). The specific value is a predetermined value determined by the server 200 and is a boundary value for distinguishing whether or not the user's ability corresponds to the beginner.

If the quantized game ability of the user terminal 100 falls below a specific value, the server 200 allows the user terminal 100 to enter only a novice dedicated channel (S130).

If the quantized game ability of the user terminal 100 does not correspond to the specified value or less, the server 200 allows the user terminal 100 to enter a channel other than the novice dedicated channel (S140).

4 is a flowchart illustrating a user departure prevention game service method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. The user departure prevention game service method may be performed by the server 200 illustrated in FIG. 1.

Referring to FIG. 4, the server 200 allows the user terminal 100 to play a game with another user terminal 100 in a novice dedicated channel (S210).

Thereafter, the server 200 determines whether the user terminal 100 has lost in succession (S220).

If the user terminal 100 subsequently loses, the user terminal 100 competes with AI (S230), and if the user terminal 100 does not lose consecutively, the user terminal 100 ) To play with another user terminal (S240).

Even if the user terminal has not lost consecutively in the novice dedicated channel, the server 200 does not lose the game matching time of the user terminal 100 in the novice dedicated channel when the user terminal is more than a predetermined time. Let's play next game with AI.

In addition, after S240, the server 200 may calculate a ranking level of the user terminal 100 that has played the game on the novice dedicated channel during a predetermined period of the game, and the user terminal 100 according to the calculated ranking level. ) Can be given a game item. In this case, the provided game item may be randomly determined by the server, or may correspond to a predetermined item provided when a specific condition is satisfied.

Referring to FIG. 5, the user game skills 510 include a user's level 520, a game multiplication multiplier and a defeat 540 with other users, a game multiplication multiplier and a defeat 550 with an artificial intelligence controlled by a server, It may be digitized through the user's game sleep days 530.

This will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 6.

Referring to FIG. 6, for example, when the user's game level is 10, the multiplayer achievement is 5 wins and 3 losses, the achievement with AI is 3 wins and 3 losses, and the user sleeps 2 days, 300 ( = 30 * 10) points, 16 (= 5 * 5-3 * 3) points entirely due to multiplayer, 8 (= 3 * 3-1 * 3) points entirely due to AI, and -20 (due to dormant dates) = -10 * 2) points, and the user's game performance is quantified to a total of 304 (= 300 + 16 + 8-20) points.

Referring to FIG. 7, when a user plays a game for a predetermined period, victory points (eg, in the case of a soccer game) acquired by the user are displayed, and the user's score during the predetermined period (eg, one season in a soccer game) is displayed. Grades (grades A to D) can be calculated according to grades.

In addition, a game item may be provided to the user depending on the rating.

In addition, according to the grade, it may be determined in which channel the user performs the next season, and the level of artificial intelligence that the user is playing may change according to the grade.

For example, the server 200 allows a user to play a regular season (a channel other than a starter-only channel) in the case of A ~ C grade, and a preseason (a starter-only channel) in the case of a D grade.

As a result, the content as shown in the result report screen of FIG. 7 may be applied to the user.

8 is a view for explaining a user's channel entry according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the case of Figure 8, a soccer game will be described as an example.

When the football world tour season begins, the user who starts the game for the first time and the user must play on the world tour pre-season channel (beginner-only channel) if the digitized points are below a predetermined number, then, under certain conditions, In other words, if the digitized points exceed a predetermined value, the user may play in a world tour regular season channel (not a starter-only channel).

Referring to FIG. 9, the server 200 assigns a game result grade according to a user's victory point to B, and rewards 150,000 LP (game money) and a black uniform card (item with a specific function that can be used in the game) as a reward. to provide.

In addition, the server 200 may give a comprehensive evaluation of the user, and additionally provide an event game match according to the B rating, and win certain items (capsules coin, orange question mark card, league) with predetermined functions upon victory. Simulation items).

The method according to the embodiment of the present invention described above may be executed by an application (which may include a program included in a platform or an operating system, etc., which is basically installed in the terminal), and the application is executed by a user. It may be executed by an application (ie, a program) installed directly on the terminal through an application providing server such as a store server, an application, or a web server related to the corresponding service. In this sense, the above-described method according to the embodiment of the present invention may be implemented in an application (ie, a program) basically installed in a terminal or directly installed by a user, and may be recorded in a computer-readable recording medium such as a terminal. .

Such a program is recorded on a recording medium readable by a computer and executed by a computer so that the above functions can be executed.

As described above, in order to execute the method according to each embodiment of the present invention, the above-described program may include code coded in a computer language such as C, C ++, JAVA, or machine language, which can be read by a computer processor (CPU). It may include.

Such code may include a function code associated with a function or the like that defines the above-described functions, and may include execution procedure-related control code necessary for a processor of the computer to execute the above-described functions according to a predetermined procedure.

In addition, the code may further include memory reference-related code for additional information or media required for a processor of the computer to execute the above-described functions at which location (address address) of the computer's internal or external memory. .

In addition, if the processor of the computer needs to communicate with any other computer or server that is remote in order to perform the above functions, the code indicates that the processor of the computer is a communication module of the computer (eg, a wired and / or wireless communication module). The communication code may further include communication related codes such as how to communicate with any other computer or server in the remote, and what information or media should be transmitted and received during communication.

In addition, a functional program for implementing the present invention, codes and code segments associated therewith may be used in consideration of a system environment of a computer that reads a recording medium and executes the program. It may be easily inferred or changed by.

Examples of recording media that can be read by a computer recording a program as described above include, for example, a ROM, a RAM, a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, an optical media storage device, and the like.

In addition, a computer-readable recording medium having recorded a program as described above may be distributed to computer systems connected through a network so that computer-readable codes may be stored and executed in a distributed manner. In this case, at least one of the plurality of distributed computers may execute some of the functions presented above, and transmit the result to at least one of the other distributed computers, and transmit the result. The receiving computer may also execute some of the functions presented above, and provide the results to other distributed computers as well.

In particular, a computer-readable recording medium recording an application, which is a program for executing a method according to an embodiment of the present invention, may provide an application such as an application store server, an application, or a web server associated with a corresponding service. It may be a storage medium (for example, a hard disk) included in a server (Application Provider Server) or the application providing server itself.

The computer which can read the recording medium which recorded the application which is a program for executing the method which concerns on each embodiment of this invention is not only general PCs, such as a desktop or a notebook, but also a smart phone, a tablet PC, PDA (Personal Digital Assistants) And a mobile terminal such as a mobile communication terminal, as well as it should be interpreted as any device capable of computing.

In addition, when a computer capable of reading a recording medium recording an application that is a program for executing a method according to an embodiment of the present invention is a mobile terminal such as a smart phone, a tablet PC, a personal digital assistant (PDA) and a mobile communication terminal, The application may be downloaded from the application providing server to a general PC and installed on the mobile terminal through a synchronization program.

In the above description, all elements constituting the embodiments of the present invention are described as being combined or operating in combination, but the present invention is not necessarily limited to the embodiments. That is, within the scope of the present invention, all the components may be selectively combined to operate at least one.

In addition, although all of the components may be implemented in one independent hardware, each or all of the components may be selectively combined to perform some or all functions combined in one or a plurality of hardware. It may be implemented as a computer program having a. Codes and code segments constituting the computer program may be easily inferred by those skilled in the art. Such a computer program may be stored in a computer readable storage medium and read and executed by a computer, thereby implementing embodiments of the present invention. The storage medium of the computer program may include a magnetic recording medium, an optical recording medium, and the like.

In addition, the terms "comprise", "comprise" or "having" described above mean that the corresponding component may be included, unless otherwise stated, and thus excludes other components. It should be construed that it may further include other components instead. All terms, including technical and scientific terms, have the same meanings as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art unless otherwise defined. Terms commonly used, such as terms defined in a dictionary, should be interpreted to coincide with the contextual meaning of the related art, and shall not be construed in an ideal or excessively formal sense unless explicitly defined in the present invention.

The above description is merely illustrative of the technical idea of the present invention, and those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains may make various modifications and changes without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are not intended to limit the technical idea of the present invention but to describe the present invention, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. The protection scope of the present invention should be interpreted by the following claims, and all technical ideas within the equivalent scope should be interpreted as being included in the scope of the present invention.

Claims

The server that provides the game,

Digitizing the user game skills of the user terminal according to a predetermined criterion;

Determining whether the quantified game ability is less than or equal to a specific value; And

And entering the user terminal only into a novice dedicated channel when the game ability is digitized smaller than a specific value.
The method of claim 1,

Determining whether the user terminal has subsequently lost the first dedicated channel after the user terminal enters the first dedicated channel; And

If the user terminal is subsequently defeated in the entry-level dedicated channel, the next competition of the user terminal further comprises the step of making it with the artificial intelligence, characterized in that the user departure prevention game service method.
The method of claim 1,

Determining whether the user terminal has subsequently lost the first dedicated channel after the user terminal enters the first dedicated channel; And

And if the user terminal does not lose consecutively in the novice dedicated channel, the next match of the user terminal further comprises the step of making the other user terminal.
The method of claim 1,

And entering the user terminal into a channel other than the novice-only channel when the quantified game ability is equal to or greater than a specific value.
The method of claim 2,

The predetermined criterion is,

A user corresponding to a criterion for quantifying game skills according to a level of the user terminal, a game dormancy date of the user terminal, a cumulative multiplier and a defeat with the user terminal, and a cumulative multiplier and a defeat with the artificial intelligence; How to prevent churn game service.
The method of claim 2,

After the step of allowing the next match of the user terminal to be made with another user terminal,

And calculating a ranking of the user terminal that has played the game in the novice dedicated channel during a predetermined period of the game.
The method of claim 6,

And providing a game item to a user terminal according to the calculated rank level.
The method of claim 3,

Even if the user terminal has not lost consecutively in the novice dedicated channel, if the game matching time of the user terminal in the novice dedicated channel is more than a predetermined time step to make the next match of the user terminal with the artificial intelligence User departure prevention game service method characterized in that it further comprises.
A channel management module managing a plurality of channels in the game;

A level management module for quantifying user game skills of the user terminal according to a predetermined criterion; And

And a game management module configured to determine whether the game ability quantified by the level management module is equal to or less than a specific value and to enter the user terminal only as a novice dedicated channel when the quantified game ability is smaller than a specific value. Server providing a user departure prevention game service characterized in that.
The method of claim 9,

The game management module,

After the user terminal enters the novice dedicated channel, it is determined whether the user terminal is subsequently defeated in the novice dedicated channel, and if the user terminal is subsequently lost in the novice dedicated channel, the user terminal The next game of the server to provide a user departure prevention game service, characterized in that made with artificial intelligence.
The method of claim 10,

The game management module,

If the user terminal is not defeated successively in the novice dedicated channel, the server providing the user departure prevention game service, characterized in that the next match of the user terminal is to be made with other user terminal.
The method of claim 9,

The game management module,

If the game skills quantified by the level management module is greater than a certain value, the server for providing a user departure prevention game service, characterized in that the user terminal enters into a channel other than the novice dedicated channel.
The method of claim 9,

The predetermined criterion is,

A user corresponding to a criterion for quantifying game skills according to a level of the user terminal, a game dormancy date of the user terminal, a cumulative multiplier and a defeat with the user terminal, and a cumulative multiplier and a defeat with the artificial intelligence; A server that provides churn prevention game services.
The method of claim 11,

The game management module,

Even if the user terminal has not lost consecutively in the novice dedicated channel, if the game matching time of the user terminal in the novice dedicated channel is more than a predetermined time to the next match of the user terminal to be made with artificial intelligence Server providing a user departure prevention game service characterized in that.
The server that provides the game,

Digitizing the user game skills of the user terminal according to a predetermined criterion;

Determining whether the quantified game ability is less than or equal to a specific value; And

When the quantified game ability is smaller than a certain value, the step of entering the user terminal only to the novice dedicated channel comprising the step of entering the user departure prevention game service method characterized in that it comprises a computer-readable program recorded Record carrier.