Marker point location display method, electronic device, and computer-readable storage medium

1. A method for displaying a marker point location performed at an electronic device having one or more processors and memory storing a plurality of programs to be executed by the one or more processors, the method comprising:

displaying a virtual scene and a global map on a current display interface;

detecting a trigger operation from a first user on the global map, the global map being configured to display a thumbnail of the virtual scene;

in response to the trigger operation on the global map of the virtual scene, displaying an enlarged global map of the virtual scene;

obtaining a user selection of a marker point location on the enlarged global map by the first user, the marker point location indicating a target destination of a first user controlled virtual object;

in response to the user-selected marker point location on the enlarged global map, determining, within the virtual scene, a target scene area including the target destination of the first user controlled virtual object corresponding to the user-selected marker point location on the enlarged global map and sharing the user-selected marker point location on the enlarged global map with a second user controlled virtual object in the virtual scene associated with another electronic device in the virtual scene; and

displaying, within the virtual scene, a prompt signal in a viewing angle image of the first user controlled virtual object, the prompt signal being used for prompting a location of the target scene area in the virtual scene, and the viewing angle image being a virtual scene observable in a viewing angle range of the first user controlled virtual object in the virtual scene.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the determining a target scene area indicated by the marker point location in the virtual scene comprises:

determining scene location coordinates corresponding to the marker point location in the virtual scene according to location coordinates of the marker point location in the global map; and

determining an area within a first preset range of the scene location coordinates as the target scene area.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the displaying a prompt signal in a viewing angle image of the first user controlled virtual object comprises:

displaying the prompt signal in a second preset range of the target scene area in a case that the viewing angle image of the first user controlled virtual object comprises the target scene area; and

displaying the prompt signal in the viewing angle image in a direction toward the target scene area in a case that the viewing angle image of the first user controlled virtual object does not comprise the target scene area.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the displaying a prompt signal in a viewing angle image of the first user controlled virtual object comprises:

displaying one selected from the group consisting of a text prompt, an icon prompt, and a special display effect in a third preset range corresponding to the target scene area in the viewing angle image.

5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein the special display effect is one selected from the group consisting of changing an original display color of the target scene area into a target color, displaying a dynamic picture on an upper layer of a layer of the target scene area, and playing a special flicker effect.

6. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

stopping displaying the prompt signal in the viewing angle image in a case that a location of the first user controlled virtual object is located in the target scene area, or the marker point location is updated.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the obtaining a marker point location in a global map of a virtual scene comprises:

obtaining, in a case that a selection operation by an associated object of the first user controlled virtual object on the global map is detected, location coordinates selected through the selection operation; and

determining a location corresponding to the location coordinates as the marker point location.

8. An electronic device, comprising:

one or more processors; and

a memory configured to store a computer program;

the processor being configured to execute the computer program stored in the memory to implement the following operations:

displaying a virtual scene and a global map on a current display interface;

detecting a trigger operation from a first user on the global map, the global map being configured to display a thumbnail of the virtual scene;

in response to the trigger operation on the global map of the virtual scene, displaying an enlarged global map of the virtual scene;

obtaining a user selection of a marker point location on the enlarged global map by the first user, the marker point location indicating a target destination of a first user controlled virtual object;

in response to the user-selected marker point location on the enlarged global map, determining, within the virtual scene, a target scene area including the target destination of the first user controlled virtual object corresponding to the user-selected marker point location on the enlarged global map and sharing the user-selected marker point location on the enlarged global map with a second user controlled virtual object in the virtual scene associated with another electronic device in the virtual scene; and

displaying, within the virtual scene, a prompt signal in a viewing angle image of the first user controlled virtual object, the prompt signal being used for prompting a location of the target scene area in the virtual scene, and the viewing angle image being a virtual scene observable in a viewing angle range of the first user controlled virtual object in the virtual scene.

9. The electronic device according to claim 8 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to perform the following operations:

determining scene location coordinates corresponding to the marker point location in the virtual scene according to location coordinates of the marker point location in the global map; and

determining an area within a first preset range of the scene location coordinates as the target scene area.

10. The electronic device according to claim 8 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to perform the following operations:

displaying the prompt signal in a second preset range of the target scene area in a case that the viewing angle image of the first user controlled virtual object comprises the target scene area; and

displaying the prompt signal in the viewing angle image in a direction toward the target scene area in a case that the viewing angle image of the first user controlled virtual object does not comprise the target scene area.

11. The electronic device according to claim 8 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to perform the following operations:

displaying one selected from the group consisting of a text prompt, an icon prompt, and a special display effect in a third preset range corresponding to the target scene area in the viewing angle image.

12. The electronic device according to claim 11 , wherein the special display effect is one selected from the group consisting of changing an original display color of the target scene area into a target color, displaying a dynamic picture on an upper layer of a layer of the target scene area, and playing a special flicker effect.

13. The electronic device according to claim 8 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to perform the following operations:

stopping displaying the prompt signal in the viewing angle image in a case that a location of the first user controlled virtual object is located in the target scene area, or the marker point location is updated.

14. The electronic device according to claim 8 , wherein the obtaining a marker point location in a global map of a virtual scene comprises:

obtaining, in a case that a selection operation by an associated object of the first user controlled virtual object on the global map is detected, location coordinates selected through the selection operation; and

determining a location corresponding to the location coordinates as the marker point location.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, storing at least one instruction, the instruction being loaded and executed by a processor of an electronic device to perform operations including:

displaying a virtual scene and a global map on a current display interface;

detecting a trigger operation from a first user on the global map, the global map being configured to display a thumbnail of the virtual scene;

in response to the trigger operation on the global map of the virtual scene, displaying an enlarged global map of the virtual scene;

obtaining a user selection of a marker point location on the enlarged global map by the first user, the marker point location indicating a target destination of a first user controlled virtual object;

in response to the user-selected marker point location on the enlarged global map, determining, within the virtual scene, a target scene area including the target destination of the first user controlled virtual object corresponding to the user-selected marker point location on the enlarged global map and sharing the user-selected marker point location on the enlarged global map with a second user controlled virtual object in the virtual scene associated with another electronic device in the virtual scene; and

displaying, within the virtual scene, a prompt signal in a viewing angle image of the first user controlled virtual object, the prompt signal being used for prompting a location of the target scene area in the virtual scene, and the viewing angle image being a virtual scene observable in a viewing angle range of the first user controlled virtual object in the virtual scene.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 15 , wherein the operations further include:

determining scene location coordinates corresponding to the marker point location in the virtual scene according to location coordinates of the marker point location in the global map; and

determining an area within a first preset range of the scene location coordinates as the target scene area.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 15 , wherein the operations further include:

displaying the prompt signal in a second preset range of the target scene area in a case that the viewing angle image of the first user controlled virtual object comprises the target scene area; and

displaying the prompt signal in the viewing angle image in a direction toward the target scene area in a case that the viewing angle image of the first user controlled virtual object does not comprise the target scene area.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 15 , wherein the operations further include:

displaying one selected from the group consisting of a text prompt, an icon prompt, and a special display effect in a third preset range corresponding to the target scene area in the viewing angle image.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 15 , wherein the operations further include:

stopping displaying the prompt signal in the viewing angle image in a case that a location of the first user controlled virtual object is located in the target scene area, or the marker point location is updated.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 15 , wherein the operations further include:

obtaining, in a case that a selection operation by an associated object of the first user controlled virtual object on the global map is detected, location coordinates selected through the selection operation; and

determining a location corresponding to the location coordinates as the marker point location.