Method and apparatus for displaying virtual environment picture, device, and storage medium

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12179104-B2
Application number	US-202318542269-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 15, 2023
Priority date	Apr 9, 2020
Publication date	Dec 31, 2024
Grant date	Dec 31, 2024

Abstract

This application discloses a method for updating a virtual environment picture performed by a computer device. The method includes: displaying a first virtual environment picture of a virtual environment using a first observation position as an observation center, wherein a virtual character is located at a first position in the first virtual environment picture; in response to receiving a first directional operation on the virtual character, displaying a skill indicator in accordance with the first directional operation; and when at least a portion of the skill indicator is going to exceed the first virtual environment picture, replacing the first virtual environment picture with displaying a second virtual environment picture, wherein the virtual character is relocated from the first position in the first virtual environment picture to a second position in the second virtual environment picture so as to present the skill indicator in the second virtual environment picture.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for updating a virtual environment picture performed by a computer device, the method comprising:
displaying a first virtual environment picture of a virtual environment using a first observation position as an observation center, wherein a virtual character is located at a first position in the first virtual environment picture;
in response to receiving a first directional operation on the virtual character, displaying a skill indicator in accordance with the first directional operation; and
when at least a portion of the skill indicator is going to exceed the first virtual environment picture, replacing the first virtual environment picture with displaying a second virtual environment picture, wherein the virtual character is relocated from the first position in the first virtual environment picture to a second position in the second virtual environment picture so as to present the skill indicator in the second virtual environment picture.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the virtual character is relocated from the second position back to the first position after a skill associated with the skill indicator is released.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the virtual character is relocated from the first position to the second direction in a direction according to the first directional operation.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first virtual environment picture and the second virtual environment picture are pictures captured by a virtual camera disposed in the virtual environment, and the observation center is an intersection of a ray emitted from a position of the virtual camera along an observing direction and the virtual environment.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the replacing the first virtual environment picture with displaying a second virtual environment picture comprises:
obtaining a shift between the first and second virtual environment pictures in response to that the skill indicator has a length greater than a distance threshold;
moving a virtual camera from the first observation position to a second observation position by the shift; and
displaying the second virtual environment picture according to a perspective of the virtual camera at the second camera position.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the offset is calculated according to a visual field determining box, and the visual field determining box is configured to represent a visual field of the virtual camera.

7. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the obtaining a shift between the first and second virtual environment pictures in response to that the skill indicator has a length greater than a distance threshold comprises:
obtaining the shift of the virtual camera according to a first direction defined by the first directional operation by a fixed offset distance in response to that the length of the skill indicator is greater than the distance threshold.

8. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the moving a virtual camera from the first observation position to a second observation position by the shift comprises:
moving the virtual camera from the first observation position to the second observation position in a specified movement manner including a uniform motion, a differential motion, or a smooth damped motion.

9. A computer device, comprising a processor and a memory, the memory storing at least one program, the at least one program being loaded and executed by the processor to perform a plurality of operations including:
displaying a first virtual environment picture of a virtual environment using a first observation position as an observation center, wherein a virtual character is located at a first position in the first virtual environment picture;
in response to receiving a first directional operation on the virtual character, displaying a skill indicator in accordance with the first directional operation; and
when at least a portion of the skill indicator is going to exceed the first virtual environment picture, replacing the first virtual environment picture with displaying a second virtual environment picture, wherein the virtual character is relocated from the first position in the first virtual environment picture to a second position in the second virtual environment picture so as to present the skill indicator in the second virtual environment picture.

10. The computer device according to claim 9 , wherein the virtual character is relocated from the second position back to the first position after a skill associated with the skill indicator is released.

11. The computer device according to claim 9 , wherein the virtual character is relocated from the first position to the second direction in a direction according to the first directional operation.

12. The computer device according to claim 9 , wherein the first virtual environment picture and the second virtual environment picture are pictures captured by a virtual camera disposed in the virtual environment, and the observation center is an intersection of a ray emitted from a position of the virtual camera along an observing direction and the virtual environment.

13. The computer device according to claim 9 , wherein the replacing the first virtual environment picture with displaying a second virtual environment picture comprises:
obtaining a shift between the first and second virtual environment pictures in response to that the skill indicator has a length greater than a distance threshold;
moving a virtual camera from the first observation position to a second observation position by the shift; and
displaying the second virtual environment picture according to a perspective of the virtual camera at the second camera position.

14. The computer device according to claim 13 , wherein the offset is calculated according to a visual field determining box, and the visual field determining box is configured to represent a visual field of the virtual camera.

15. The computer device according to claim 13 , wherein the obtaining a shift between the first and second virtual environment pictures in response to that the skill indicator has a length greater than a distance threshold comprises:
obtaining the shift of the virtual camera according to a first direction defined by the first directional operation by a fixed offset distance in response to that the length of the skill indicator is greater than the distance threshold.

16. The computer device according to claim 13 , wherein the moving a virtual camera from the first observation position to a second observation position by the shift comprises:
moving the virtual camera from the first observation position to the second observation position in a specified movement manner including a uniform motion, a differential motion, or a smooth damped motion.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, storing at least one program, the at least one program being loaded and executed by a processor of a computer device to perform a plurality of operations including:
displaying a first virtual environment picture of a virtual environment using a first observation position as an observation center, wherein a virtual character is located at a first position in the first virtual environment picture;
in response to receiving a first directional operation on the virtual character, displaying a skill indicator in accordance with the first directional operation; and
when at least a portion of the skill indicator is going to exceed the first virtual environment picture, replacing the first v

Assignees

• Tencent Tech Shenzhen Co Ltd

Inventors

• Wei Jiacheng
• Hu Xun
• Su Shandong
• Zhang Xiangyu
• Zhang Yong
• Zhang Kang

Classifications

• A63F2300/30

  characterized by output arrangements for receiving control signals generated by the game device · CPC title

• A63F13/573

  using trajectories of game objects, e.g. of a golf ball according to the point of impact · CPC title

• A63F2300/807

  Role playing or strategy games · CPC title

• A63F13/847

  Cooperative playing, e.g. requiring coordinated actions from several players to achieve a common goal · CPC title

• A63F13/822

  Strategy games; Role-playing games (A63F13/825, A63F13/828 take precedence) · CPC title