Method and apparatus for generating and updating tiles maps in virtual maps

A non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing one or more instructions executable by a computer system to perform operations comprising:

• determining, in a first area, a central area in which a virtual object is located, wherein the first area is an area of a virtual map that comprises one or more tile maps loaded into the virtual map;
• determining a distance parameter corresponding to a location of the virtual object relative to the central area;
• detecting the virtual object has moved, or is moving;
• determining the virtual object is outside of the central area for a time duration that exceeds a preset time;
• and
• responsive to determining the virtual object is outside of the central area for the time duration that exceeds the preset time, updating a loading status of one or more tile maps not shared by the first area and a second area, wherein the loading status is updated based on the distance parameter and the first area, wherein
• the second area is an area of the virtual map determined based on the distance parameter.

A computer-implemented system, comprising:

• one or more computers;
• and
• one or more computer memory devices interoperably coupled with the one or more computers and having tangible, non-transitory, machine-readable media storing one or more instructions that, when executed by the one or more computers, perform one or more operations comprising:
• determining, in a first area, a central area in which a virtual object is located, wherein the first area is an area of a virtual map that comprises one or more tile maps loaded into the virtual map;
• determining a distance parameter corresponding to a location of the virtual object relative to the central area;
• detecting the virtual object has moved, or is moving;
• determining the virtual object is outside of the central area for a time duration that exceeds a preset time;
• and
• responsive to determining the virtual object is outside of the central area for the time duration that exceeds the preset time, updating a loading status of one or more tile maps not shared by the first area and a second area, wherein the loading status is updated based on the distance parameter and the first area, wherein
• the second area is an area of the virtual map determined based on the distance parameter.