FEEDBACK DEVICE, CONTENT REPRODUCTION DEVICE, SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING THERMAL EXPERIENCE AND METHOD OF PROVIDING THERMAL EXPERIENCE

摘要

According to an aspect of the present invention, a method of providing a thermal experience for an electronic game, in which the method is performed by a content reproduction device interworking with a feedback device for driving the electronic game and outputting a thermal feedback by using a thermoelectric element, includes the steps of: executing the electronic game including a player, and an enemy character attacking the player by performing an attack action having an element attribute including a flame attribute, a cold attribute, and an electric attribute; determining a type of the thermal feedback based on the element attribute of the attack action when a stroke event in which the player is subject to a stroke by the attack action occurs in the electronic game, such that a type of the thermal feedback for a stroke event occurring due to the attack action of the flame attribute is determined as a warm-feeling feedback, a type of the thermal feedback for a stroke event occurring due to the attack action of the cold attribute is determined as a cold-feeling feedback, and a type of the thermal feedback for a stroke event occurring due to the attack action of the electric attribute is determined as a thermal-pain feedback; and controlling the feedback device to output the thermal feedback according to the stroke event together with a stroke graphic, such that the thermoelectric element is controlled to start a heating operation when the thermal feedback is the warm-feeling feedback, the thermoelectric element is controlled to start a heat-absorbing operation when the thermal feedback is the cold-feeling feedback, and the thermoelectric element is controlled to start a thermal-grill operation in which the heating operation and the heat-absorbing operation are combined when the thermal feedback is the thermal-pain feedback.;COPYRIGHT KIPO 2018