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Granted Patent B2
US 11,771,986 · App. 17/823,269 · Granted Oct 3, 2023

Systems and methods of controlling virtual characters based on color within a game space

Inventor: Shintaro Sato (Kyoto, JP)
Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
A63F13/53A63F13/63A63F13/837
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Patent No.
US 11,771,986
App. No.
17/823,269
Granted
Oct 3, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

An information processing system includes a controller which receives an operation input of a user and an information processing unit which performs an information process based on the operation input received by the controller. The information processing unit includes a game progress unit which controls an own character in the virtual space based on the operation input of the user to draw the virtual space with the corresponding color of the own character and a battle determination unit which performs a battle determination based on a drawing state of a corresponding color of an enemy character, which is different from the corresponding color of the own character, to a virtual space and a drawing state of the corresponding color of the own character to the virtual space.

Claims (51)

1. A computer program product that is stored on a non-transitory computer readable storage medium, the computer program product comprising instructions that, when executed, are configured to cause a computer system to perform operations comprising:

generating a virtual game space that includes at least a first virtual character;

processing a first operation input and a second operation input that are provided by a user;

controlling, based on the first operation input, the first virtual character that is located in the virtual game space to paint at least a first portion of the virtual game space in a first color that is associated with the first virtual character; and

changing, based on the second operation input, the appearance of the first virtual character when the first virtual character is in an area within the virtual game space that is painted in a corresponding color of the first virtual character.

2. The computer program product of claim 1 , wherein the first virtual character is changed in appearance so as to be assimilated into the painted color of the first virtual character when the first virtual character is in an area painted in the corresponding color of the first virtual character.

3. The computer program product of claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:

updating the virtual game space to paint at least a second portion of the virtual game space in a second color, which is different from the first color, that is associated with a second virtual character.

4. The computer program product of claim 3 , wherein the operations further comprise:

determining a painted color, between at least the first color and the second color, for an area in which the first virtual character is located within the virtual game space; and

moving the first virtual character in the virtual game space based on a third operation input, wherein the first virtual character is moved faster when the first virtual character is in an area painted in the first color than when the first virtual character is in an area which is painted differently from the area painted by in first color.

5. The computer program product of claim 4 , wherein faster movement of the first virtual character is further based on the second operation input being performed.

6. A system comprising:

electronic memory configured to store computer instructions; and

at least one hardware processor that is configured to, when the computer instructions are executed by the at least one hardware processor, perform operations comprising:

generating a virtual game space that includes at least a first virtual character;

processing a first operation input and a second operation input that are provided by a user;

controlling, based on the first operation input, the first virtual character that is located in the virtual game space to paint at least a first portion of the virtual game space in a first color that is associated with the first virtual character; and

changing, based on the second operation input, the appearance of the first virtual character when the first virtual character is in an area within the virtual game space that is painted in a corresponding color of the first virtual character.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the first virtual character is changed in appearance so as to be assimilated into the painted color of the first virtual character when the first virtual character is in an area painted in the corresponding color of the first virtual character.

8. The system of claim 6 , wherein the operations further comprise:

updating the virtual game space to paint at least a second portion of the virtual game space in a second color, which is different from the first color, that is associated with a second virtual character.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the operations further comprise:

determining a painted color, between at least the first color and the second color, for an area in which the first virtual character is located within the virtual game space; and

moving the first virtual character in the virtual game space based on a third operation input, wherein the first virtual character is moved faster when the first virtual character is in an area painted in the first color than when the first virtual character is in an area which is painted differently from the area painted by in first color.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein faster movement of the first virtual character is further based on the second operation input being performed.

11. A computing device comprising:

a processing system that comprises computer executable instructions that, when execute by at least one hardware processor of the processing system, cause the at least one hardware processor to perform operations comprising:

generating a virtual game space that includes at least a first virtual character;

processing a first operation input and a second operation input that are provided by a user;

controlling, based on the first operation input, the first virtual character that is located in the virtual game space to paint at least a first portion of the virtual game space in a first color that is associated with the first virtual character; and

changing, based on the second operation input, the appearance of the first virtual character when the first virtual character is in an area within the virtual game space that is painted in a corresponding color of the first virtual character.

12. The computing device of claim 11 , wherein the first virtual character is changed in appearance so as to be assimilated into the painted color of the first virtual character when the first virtual character is in an area painted in the corresponding color of the first virtual character.

13. The computing device of claim 11 , wherein the operations further comprise:

updating the virtual game space to paint at least a second portion of the virtual game space in a second color, which is different from the first color, that is associated with a second virtual character.

14. A computing device of claim 13 , wherein the operations further comprise:

determining a painted color, between at least the first color and the second color, for an area in which the first virtual character is located within the virtual game space; and

moving the first virtual character in the virtual game space based on a third operation input, wherein the first virtual character is moved faster when the first virtual character is in an area painted in the first color than when the first virtual character is in an area which is painted differently from the area painted by in first color.

15. A computing device of claim 14 , wherein faster movement of the first virtual character is further based on the second operation input being performed.

16. A method comprising:

generating, via at least one hardware processor of a computing device, a virtual game space that includes at least a first virtual character;

processing, via the at least one hardware processor, a first operation input and a second operation input that are provided by a user;

controlling, based on the first operation input, the first virtual character that is located in the virtual game space to paint at least a first portion of the virtual game space in a first color that is associated with the first virtual character; and

changing, based on the second operation input, the appearance of the first virtual character when the first virtual character is in an area within the virtual game space that is painted in a corresponding color of the first virtual character.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the first virtual character is changed in appearance so as to be assimilated into the painted color of the first virtual character when the first virtual character is in an area painted in the corresponding color of the first virtual character.

18. The method of claim 16 , further comprising:

updating the virtual game space to paint at least a second portion of the virtual game space in a second color, which is different from the first color, that is associated with a second virtual character.

19. The method of claim 18 , further comprising:

determining a painted color, between at least the first color and the second color, for an area in which the first virtual character is located within the virtual game space; and

moving the first virtual character in the virtual game space based on a third operation input, wherein the first virtual character is moved faster when the first virtual character is in an area painted in the first color than when the first virtual character is in an area which is painted differently from the area painted by in first color.

20. The method of claim 19 , wherein faster movement of the first virtual character is further based on the second operation input being performed.

Priority Claims (1)
JP 2014-100714 · May 14, 2014 · national
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