Method and device for generating sounds effects for a game

• US 9,993,722 B2
• Filed: 04/23/2014
• Issued: 06/12/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 12/25/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Tencent Technology Company Limited (Tencent Holdings Limited)
• Original Assignee: Tencent Technology Company Limited (Tencent Holdings Limited)
• Inventors: Zhang, Weilin
• Primary Examiner(s): Cuff, Michael
• Application Number:
  US14/260,035
• Publication Number:
  US 20140235347A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,511 Days
• Field of Search: 463 35
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/00 Video games, i.e. games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions gaming systems which provide a financial reward G07F17/32
• 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 13/60 Generating or modifying game content before or while executing the game program, e.g. authoring tools specially adapted for game development or game-integrated level editor
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/6081 generating an output signal, e.g. under timing constraints, for spatialization
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/167 Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback

Abstract

An electronic device with one or more processors and memory stores one or more respective sound effect units in association with each of a plurality of scene elements used in a game. The electronic device obtains a scene element template for a respective scene in the game, the scene element template including one or more constituent scene elements of the respective scene. The electronic device also selects one or more corresponding sound effect units for each of the one or more constituent scene elements in the scene element template for the respective scene. The electronic device further generates a composite sound effect for the respective scene using the selected sound effect units.

Claims

1. A method of sound effect production for games, comprising:

at an electronic device with one or more processors and memory;

storing one or more respective sound effect units in association with each of a plurality of scene elements used in a game in a scene element library, wherein the scene element library is generated by;

splitting a plurality of existing audio files for the game into a plurality of sound effect units;

splitting a plurality of sample game scenes for the game into a plurality of scene elements; and

in accordance with a predefined matching strategy, associating the plurality of sound effect units obtained from splitting the plurality of existing audio files and the plurality of scene elements obtained from splitting the plurality of sample scenes;

obtaining a scene element template for a respective scene in the game, the scene element template including one or more constituent scene elements of the respective scene;

selecting one or more corresponding sound effect units for each of the one or more constituent scene elements in the scene element template for the respective scene, including selecting at least one of the one or more sound effect units for a first one of the one or more constituent scene elements in the scene element template in accordance with user feedback from a community of users; and

generating a composite sound effect for the respective scene using the selected sound effect units.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

prior to the storing, generating the scene element library containing a list of possible scene elements for constructing game scenes.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

after generating the composite sound effect, presenting the composite sound effect in real-time during game play.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining the respective scene; and

wherein obtaining the scene element template for the respective scene includes generating the scene element template based on the determined respective scene.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more scene elements in the scene element template are arranged according to a time sequence with a plurality of time intervals.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein two or more scene elements are associated with a same time interval of the plurality of time intervals in the time sequence.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the composite sound effect is dynamically generated during game play.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the selected sound effect units is randomly selected from a set of respective sound effect units stored in association with a respective constituent scene element of the scene element template.

9. An electronic device, comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory storing one or more programs to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs comprising instructions for;

storing one or more respective sound effect units in association with each of a plurality of scene elements used in a game in a scene element library, wherein the scene element library is generated by;

splitting a plurality of existing audio files for the game into a plurality of sound effect units;

splitting a plurality of sample game scenes for the game into a plurality of scene elements; and

in accordance with a predefined matching strategy, associating the plurality of sound effect units obtained from splitting the plurality of existing audio files and the plurality of scene elements obtained from splitting the plurality of sample scenes;

obtaining a scene element template for a respective scene in the game, the scene element template including one or more constituent scene elements of the respective scene;

selecting one or more corresponding sound effect units for each of the one or more constituent scene elements in the scene element template for the respective scene, including selecting at least one of the one or more sound effect units for a first one of the one or more constituent scene elements in the scene element template in accordance with user feedback from a community of users; and

generating a composite sound effect for the respective scene using the selected sound effect units.

10. The electronic device of claim 9, wherein the one or more programs further comprise instructions for:

prior to the storing, generating the scene element library containing a list of possible scene elements for constructing game scenes.

11. The electronic device of claim 9, wherein the one or more programs further comprise instructions for:

after generating the composite sound effect, presenting the composite sound effect in real-time during game play.

12. The electronic device of claim 9, wherein the one or more programs further comprise instructions for:

determining the respective scene; and

wherein obtaining the scene element template for the respective scene includes generating the scene element template based on the determined respective scene.

13. The electronic device of claim 9, wherein the composite sound effect is dynamically generated during game play.

14. The electronic device of claim 9, wherein each of the selected sound effect units is randomly selected from a set of respective sound effect units stored in association with a respective constituent scene element of the scene element template.

15. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which, when executed by an electronic device with one or more processors, cause the electronic device to perform operations comprising:

storing one or more respective sound effect units in association with each of a plurality of scene elements used in a game in a scene element library, wherein the scene element library is generated by;

splitting a plurality of existing audio files for the game into a plurality of sound effect units;

splitting a plurality of sample game scenes for the game into a plurality of scene elements; and

in accordance with a predefined matching strategy, associating the plurality of sound effect units obtained from splitting the plurality of existing audio files and the plurality of scene elements obtained from splitting the plurality of sample scenes;

obtaining a scene element template for a respective scene in the game, the scene element template including one or more constituent scene elements of the respective scene;

selecting one or more corresponding sound effect units for each of the one or more constituent scene elements in the scene element template for the respective scene, including selecting at least one of the one or more sound effect units for a first one of the one or more constituent scene elements in the scene element template in accordance with user feedback from a community of users; and

generating a composite sound effect for the respective scene using the selected sound effect units.

16. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the instructions cause the electronic device to perform operations further comprising:

prior to the storing, generating the scene element library containing a list of possible scene elements for constructing game scenes.

17. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the instructions cause the electronic device to perform operations further comprising:

after generating the composite sound effect, presenting the composite sound effect in real-time during game play.

18. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the instructions cause the electronic device to perform operations further comprising:

determining the respective scene; and

wherein obtaining the scene element template for the respective scene includes generating the scene element template based on the determined respective scene.

19. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the composite sound effect is dynamically generated during game play.

20. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein each of the selected sound effect units is randomly selected from a set of respective sound effect units stored in association with a respective constituent scene element of the scene element template.