Ncsoft filed 1 patent in 1 category: UI/UX (1). The filing covers a 3D mini-map system designed for navigating multi-level virtual game environments.
The technology rotates viewpoints and displays objects at different altitudes using floating indicators to help players orient themselves in complex game worlds.
The UI/UX patent addresses the challenge of navigating vertically complex game environments where traditional flat mini-maps fall short. The system allows players to rotate the mini-map from a standard 2D overhead view into 3D perspectives, revealing the spatial relationships between objects across different floors or elevations. Objects positioned at various heights appear with floating indicators that rise above the map surface, making it immediately clear which items or characters occupy higher or lower ground. The technology includes density visualization bars and filtering controls that let players focus on specific altitude ranges, helping them make sense of sprawling multi-story dungeons, skyscrapers, or other layered virtual spaces where understanding vertical positioning matters as much as horizontal location.