Method and apparatus for simulating sound in virtual scenario, and terminal

• US 20160354693A1
• Filed: 03/06/2015
• Published: 12/08/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/12/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Tencent Technology Company Limited (Tencent Holdings Limited)
• Original Assignee: Tencent Technology Company Limited (Tencent Holdings Limited)
• Inventors: Yan, Yi, Zhang, Weilin, Zhao, Wenyong
• Granted Patent: US 9,981,187 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/54 involving acoustic signals, e.g. for simulating revolutions per minute [RPM] dependent engine sounds in a driving game or reverberation against a virtual wall
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/573 using trajectories of game objects, e.g. of a golf ball according to the point of impact
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/577 using determination of contact between game characters or objects, e.g. to avoid collision between virtual racing cars
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 13/00 Animation
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2207/30241 Trajectory
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2210/21 Collision detection, intersection
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 7/20 Analysis of motion motion estimation for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals H04N19/43, H04N19/51
• CPC Class Codes: G10K 15/02 Synthesis of acoustic waves synthesis of speech G10L13/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04S 7/30 Control circuits for electronic adaptation of the sound field

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and an apparatus for simulating a sound in a virtual scenario, and a terminal. The method includes: determining whether a virtual object is in a falling state; detecting, when the virtual object is in the falling state, whether a virtual object collides with another virtual object in a virtual scenario; and invoking sound data when the virtual object collides with the another virtual object, and simulating a sound according to the invoked sound data.

Claims

1. (canceled)

2. A method for simulating a sound in a virtual scenario, comprising:

at a terminal having one or more processors, and a memory storing programs executed by the one or more processors;

determining whether a virtual object in a virtual scenario is in a falling state;

detecting, when the virtual object is in the falling state, whether the virtual object collides with another virtual object in the virtual scenario;

invoking sound data when the virtual object collides with the another virtual object; and

simulating a sound according to the invoked sound data,

wherein the invoking sound data when the virtual object collides with the another virtual object comprises;

detecting, when the virtual object collides with the another virtual object, a collision speed at a perpendicular collision area generated when the virtual object collides with the another virtual object; and

invoking predetermined collision sound data if the collision speed at the perpendicular collision area is greater than a predetermined minimum collision speed; and

the simulating a sound according to the invoked sound data comprises;

simulating a collision sound according to the invoked collision sound data.

3. The method for simulating a sound in a virtual scenario according to claim 2, wherein the predetermined minimum collision speed corresponds to predetermined material information of the virtual object;

and the invoking predetermined collision sound data if the collision speed at the perpendicular collision area is greater than a predetermined minimum collision speed comprises;

invoking the predetermined minimum collision speed corresponding to the predetermined material information of the virtual object; and

determining, when the collision speed at the perpendicular collision area is greater than the predetermined minimum collision speed corresponding to the material information, collision sound data corresponding to the predetermined material information of the virtual object, and invoking the determined collision sound data.

4. The method for simulating a sound in a virtual scenario according to claim 2, wherein the invoking sound data when the virtual object collides with the another virtual object comprises:

detecting, when the virtual object collides with the another virtual object, a collision speed at a perpendicular collision area generated when the virtual object collides with the another virtual object and collision momentum generated when the virtual object collides with the another virtual object; and

invoking predetermined dragging sound data if the collision speed at the perpendicular collision area is not greater than a predetermined collision speed, and the collision momentum is greater than predetermined minimum collision momentum; and

the simulating a sound according to the invoked sound data comprises;

simulating a dragging sound according to the invoked dragging sound data.

5. The method for simulating a sound in a virtual scenario according to claim 4, wherein the predetermined minimum collision momentum corresponds to predetermined material information of the virtual object;

and the invoking predetermined dragging sound data if the collision speed at the perpendicular collision area is not greater than a predetermined collision speed, and the collision momentum is greater than predetermined minimum collision momentum comprises;

invoking the predetermined collision speed, and the predetermined minimum collision momentum that corresponds to the predetermined material information of the virtual object; and

determining, when the collision speed at the perpendicular collision area is not greater than the predetermined collision speed and the collision momentum is greater than the predetermined minimum collision momentum corresponding to the material information, dragging sound data corresponding to the predetermined material information of the virtual object, and invoking the determined dragging sound data.

6. (canceled)

7. A terminal, comprising:

one or more processors;

a memory; and

one or more program modules stored in the memory and configured for execution by the one or more processors, the one or more program modules located within an apparatus for simulating a sound in a virtual scenario, comprising;

a falling determining module, configured to determine whether a virtual object is in a falling state;

a collision detection module, configured to detect, when the virtual object is in the falling state, whether the virtual object collides with another virtual object in a virtual scenario; and

a sound simulation module, configured to invoke sound data when the virtual object collides with the another virtual object, and simulate a sound according to the invoked sound data,

wherein the sound simulation module comprises;

a first detection unit, configured to detect, when the virtual object collides with the another virtual object, a collision speed at a perpendicular collision area generated when the virtual object collides with the another virtual object;

a first sound data invoking unit, configured to invoke predetermined collision sound data when the collision speed at the perpendicular collision area is greater than a predetermined minimum collision speed; and

a first sound simulation unit, configured to simulate a collision sound according to the invoked collision sound data.

8. The terminal according to claim 7, wherein the predetermined minimum collision speed corresponds to predetermined material information of the virtual object, and the first sound data invoking unit comprises:

a first invoking subunit, configured to invoke the predetermined minimum collision speed corresponding to the predetermined material information of the virtual object; and

a second invoking subunit, configured to determine, when the collision speed at the perpendicular collision area is greater than the predetermined minimum collision speed corresponding to the material information, collision sound data corresponding to the predetermined material information of the virtual object, and invoke the determined collision sound data.

9. The terminal according to claim 7, wherein the sound simulation module comprises:

a second detection unit, configured to detect, when the virtual object collides with the another virtual object, a collision speed at a perpendicular collision area generated when the virtual object collides with the another virtual object and collision momentum generated when the virtual object collides with the another virtual object;

a second sound data invoking unit, configured to invoke predetermined dragging sound data if the collision speed at the perpendicular collision area is not greater than a predetermined collision speed, and the collision momentum is greater than predetermined minimum collision momentum; and

a second sound simulation unit, configured to simulate a dragging sound according to the invoked dragging sound data.

10. The terminal according to claim 9, wherein the predetermined minimum collision momentum corresponds to predetermined material information of the virtual object, and the second sound data invoking unit comprises:

a third invoking subunit, configured to invoke the predetermined collision speed, and the predetermined minimum collision momentum that corresponds to the predetermined material information of the virtual object; and

a fourth invoking subunit, configured to determine, when the collision speed at the perpendicular collision area is not greater than the predetermined collision speed and the collision momentum is greater than the predetermined minimum collision momentum corresponding to the material information, dragging sound data corresponding to the predetermined material information of the virtual object, and invoke the determined dragging sound data.

11. (canceled)

12. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored therein one or more instructions, which, when executed by a terminal, cause the terminal to:

determine whether a virtual object in a virtual scenario is in a falling state;

detect, when the virtual object is in the falling state, whether the virtual object collides with another virtual object in the virtual scenario;

invoke sound data when the virtual object collides with the another virtual object; and

simulate a sound according to the invoked sound data,

wherein the invoking sound data when the virtual object collides with the another virtual object comprises;

detecting, when the virtual object collides with the another virtual object, a collision speed at a perpendicular collision area generated when the virtual object collides with the another virtual object; and

invoking predetermined collision sound data if the collision speed at the perpendicular collision area is greater than a predetermined minimum collision speed; and

the simulating a sound according to the invoked sound data comprises;

simulating a collision sound according to the invoked collision sound data.

13. The computer readable storage medium according to claim 12, wherein the predetermined minimum collision speed corresponds to predetermined material information of the virtual object;

and the invoking predetermined collision sound data if the collision speed at the perpendicular collision area is greater than a predetermined minimum collision speed comprises;

invoking the predetermined minimum collision speed corresponding to the predetermined material information of the virtual object; and

determining, when the collision speed at the perpendicular collision area is greater than the predetermined minimum collision speed corresponding to the material information, collision sound data corresponding to the predetermined material information of the virtual object, and invoking the determined collision sound data.

14. The computer readable storage medium according to claim 12, wherein the invoking sound data when the virtual object collides with the another virtual object comprises:

detecting, when the virtual object collides with the another virtual object, a collision speed at a perpendicular collision area generated when the virtual object collides with the another virtual object and collision momentum generated when the virtual object collides with the another virtual object; and

invoking predetermined dragging sound data if the collision speed at the perpendicular collision area is not greater than a predetermined collision speed, and the collision momentum is greater than predetermined minimum collision momentum; and

the simulating a sound according to the invoked sound data comprises;

simulating a dragging sound according to the invoked dragging sound data.

15. The computer readable storage medium according to claim 14, wherein the predetermined minimum collision momentum corresponds to predetermined material information of the virtual object;

and the invoking predetermined dragging sound data if the collision speed at the perpendicular collision area is not greater than a predetermined collision speed, and the collision momentum is greater than predetermined minimum collision momentum comprises;

invoking the predetermined collision speed, and the predetermined minimum collision momentum that corresponds to the predetermined material information of the virtual object; and

determining, when the collision speed at the perpendicular collision area is not greater than the predetermined collision speed and the collision momentum is greater than the predetermined minimum collision momentum corresponding to the material information, dragging sound data corresponding to the predetermined material information of the virtual object, and invoking the determined dragging sound data.