A method for generating mark information in a virtual environment includes displaying a target-perspective picture showing the virtual environment including a virtual character from a perspective, a sight bead and a mark control interface being displayed in the target-perspective picture. The method also includes receiving a first-perspective switching operation, and changing an observation direction of the target-perspective picture and an aiming position of the sight bead according to the first-perspective switching operation. The method further includes receiving a mark operation triggered on the mark control interface, and generating, according to the mark operation, mark information on a virtual object to which the aiming position points.

In response to receiving user input command for sending a contextually aware communication, a computer system is configured to use game state data to determine a target location that a player is focusing on in a virtual environment in a video game, identify a unit that the player likely wants to communicate about based on at least priorities of unit types and proximities of units to the target location, and select a communication action for performance. Different communication actions can be performed in response to the same user input command when the game state data indicates different game states.

In response to receiving user input command for sending a contextually aware communication, a computer system is configured to use game state data to determine a target location that a player is focusing on in a virtual environment in a video game, identify a unit that the player likely wants to communicate about based on at least priorities of unit types and proximities of units to the target location, and select a communication action for performance. Different communication actions can be performed in response to the same user input command when the game state data indicates different game states.

A game management system provides a generator interface that enables an operator to trigger automated generation by a content generator of a game event based on operator input values. These values include a particular predefined group or cluster of players for whom the game event is to be tailored or customized based on multidimensional parametric player model data. Additional parameters for which operator input mechanisms are provided by the generator interface include respective target values for a target metric (e.g., a difficulty level) for each of a plurality of game levels that are together to form a game event.

A game management system provides a generator interface that enables an operator to trigger automated generation by a content generator of a game event based on operator input values. These values include a particular predefined group or cluster of players for whom the game event is to be tailored or customized based on multidimensional parametric player model data. Additional parameters for which operator input mechanisms are provided by the generator interface include respective target values for a target metric (e.g., a difficulty level) for each of a plurality of game levels that are together to form a game event.

A method for facilitating user interactions. The method includes detecting a selection by a pointer device of a first character; detecting a movement of the pointer device towards a target object; presenting an indicator; detecting that the pointer device is within a predetermined distance of the target object; determining whether a job to be executed with respect to the target object is capable of being executed by the first character; highlighting the target object when the pointer device is within the predetermined distance and the first character is capable of executing the job; assigning the first character to the target object; causing the first character to execute the job with respect to the target object; and updating a presentation of the target object to present a result of the executed job.

A shooting game device having a locking function, and a method for implementing the locking function thereof. A preview unit generates, according to at least one lockable target, a corresponding preview image including at least one lock icon corresponding to the at least one lockable target. The preview unit presents the preview image on a game screen and provides same to a player. The player can switch to and select any one of the at least one lock icon via a control unit, such that a game processing unit locks a corresponding lockable target, and the player can then quickly and accurately switch to said lockable target to perform locking. The invention thus meets user requirements.

A shooting game device having a locking function, and a method for implementing the locking function thereof. A preview unit generates, according to at least one lockable target, a corresponding preview image including at least one lock icon corresponding to the at least one lockable target. The preview unit presents the preview image on a game screen and provides same to a player. The player can switch to and select any one of the at least one lock icon via a control unit, such that a game processing unit locks a corresponding lockable target, and the player can then quickly and accurately switch to said lockable target to perform locking. The invention thus meets user requirements.

Disclosed is a method for providing a user interface for a game. An embodiment comprises the steps of: defining a game progress panel user interface area for displaying visual information on a game progress at one side of a display of a user terminal; defining a card panel user interface area for displaying, at the other side of the display, a card information matrix configured on the basis of card information included in an account of a game player; displaying a game character corresponding to the card information in the game progress panel user interface area on the basis of an input of the card information included in the card information matrix; and displaying the card information in an area defined around the game character.

A virtual image generation system for use by an end user comprises memory, a display subsystem, an object selection device configured for receiving input from the end user and persistently selecting at least one object in response to the end user input, and a control subsystem configured for rendering a plurality of image frames of a three-dimensional scene, conveying the image frames to the display subsystem, generating audio data originating from the at least one selected object, and for storing the audio data within the memory.