Ncsoft filed 1 patent this quarter in the UI/UX category.
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 users orient themselves in complex vertical spaces.
The single UI/UX patent addresses navigation challenges in vertically complex game environments through a mini-map that shifts between traditional 2D overhead views and 3D perspectives. The system displays objects at varying heights with indicators that appear to hover above the map surface, making it easier to understand spatial relationships across multiple levels. Density visualization bars and altitude-based filtering give players control over which vertical layers appear on the map at any given time, reducing visual clutter when moving through structures like towers, underground caverns, or stacked city districts.
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