US 12,005,360 B2
Virtual object control method and apparatus, computer device, and storage medium
Xun Hu, Shenzhen (CN); Yu Lin Wan, Shenzhen (CN); Jianmiao Weng, Shenzhen (CN); and Shan Dong Su, Shenzhen (CN)
Assigned to TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LTD, Shenzhen (CN)
Filed by TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LTD, Shenzhen (CN)
Filed on Oct. 22, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/507,965.
Application 17/507,965 is a continuation of application No. PCT/CN2021/093061, filed on May 11, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 202010507467.0 (CN), filed on Jun. 5, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0040579 A1, Feb. 10, 2022
Int. Cl. A63F 13/56 (2014.01); A63F 13/2145 (2014.01); G06F 3/04886 (2022.01)
CPC A63F 13/56 (2014.09) [A63F 13/2145 (2014.09); G06F 3/04886 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04808 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A method of controlling a virtual object in an application, performed by a terminal device, the method comprising:
determining, in response to a touch operation by a user on a touch region, at least two touch positions through which the touch operation passes,
wherein the touch region and a region where a skill is cast by the virtual object are different regions on the terminal device;
determining a target touch position of the user on the touch region based on the at least two touch positions according to a preset policy and an input order of the at least two touch positions;
determining a first aiming direction indicated by the target touch position; and
controlling, according to the first aiming direction, a first virtual object to perform a skill casting operation.