JP2017035215A - Information processor, information processing system, and character movement control program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information processor and the like performing improved character movement control by direct control.SOLUTION: An information processor is provided with a touch panel and performs movement control of characters displayed onto a screen by detecting a user's direct control of the touch panel. Detection of the direct control is performed at a timing at which a contact state of the touch panel is shifted to a non-contact state. When it is detected by the detection that a distance between a starting point and a terminal right before the timing is equal to or larger than a certain value and a time of a contact condition of the touch panel is below the certain value, it is determined that flick has occurred. In the case that (A1) the flick faces sideways, the character is made to perform an emergency avoiding motion; in the case that (A2) the flick looks downward, the character is made to perform a motion slipping a foothold.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing system, and a character movement control program for progressing a game or the like accompanied by a character movement operation.

  Conventionally, a technique has been proposed in which a character object or the like displayed on a touch panel display of an information processing terminal device such as a tablet, a smartphone, a mobile game, or a mobile phone is moved by a direct operation on the touch panel using a finger or a pen. It was.

  For example, a technique that can move a character object or the like along an input trajectory in a wider range has been proposed (Patent Document 1).

  In other words, Patent Document 1 discloses an object movement control program for an information processing apparatus that displays an object that moves in a virtual space in response to an input from an input means on a display means. A display control step of displaying on the display means simultaneously or switching between a first screen showing the first area in the virtual space and a second screen showing a second area wider than the first area; A detection step of detecting coordinates input by the input means with respect to the second screen, a trajectory acquisition step of storing in the storage means an input trajectory indicated by the coordinates continuously detected by the detection step; A movement control step for moving the object along the coordinates of the virtual space corresponding to the input trajectory stored in the acquisition step; The movement of the object by fine said movement controlling step to execute the movement displaying step of displaying in said first window, movement control program is disclosed objects.

  In addition, a proposal has been made in view of the problem that it is difficult to realize an input means with good operability with a small device (Patent Document 2).

  That is, Patent Document 2 discloses a GUI image generation unit that generates a GUI (Graphical User Interface) image, a display that displays a GUI image generated by the GUI image generation unit, covers the display, and is touched by the user. A touch panel for detecting the position of the touch panel, and an operation information conversion unit for specifying the content of the operation performed by the user based on the correspondence between the contact point detected by the touch panel and the GUI image being displayed. In the GUI image, a composite GUI area in which the plurality of GUIs are combined by composite graphics in which at least a part of the plurality of GUI graphics is combined is provided in the GUI image, and the user newly touches the composite GUI. In this case, the operation information conversion unit opens the contact among the plurality of GUIs combined with the composite GUI. The GUI image generation unit identifies one GUI corresponding to the graphics including the selected point, and the GUI image generation unit switches the composite GUI to the one GUI identified by the operation information conversion unit, thereby detecting the same touch panel. An input device is disclosed in which an area is shared by a plurality of GUIs.

JP 2007-26129 A JP 2012-168931 A

  However, small information devices such as tablets and smartphones originally have size restrictions, and there is a limit to simply devising the physical and temporal arrangement of operation areas and software objects. In particular, further improvements are expected for the device that controls the movement of characters and the like displayed on the screen more efficiently by direct operation on the touch panel.

  Therefore, an information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention is an information processing apparatus that includes a touch panel and controls movement of a character displayed on a screen by detecting a user's direct operation on the touch panel. The detection of the direct operation is detected at the timing when the touch panel touch state is changed to the non-contact state, and the distance between the start point and the end point immediately before the timing is a certain value or more by the detection. When the touch state of the touch panel is detected to be less than a certain value, the touch panel is determined to be a flick. (A1) When the determined flick is a horizontal flick, Determining that the character is in an emergency avoidance motion and causing the character to perform an emergency avoidance motion; (A2) Rick when a downward flick is characterized by performing at least one of be the scaffold slip through operation to said it is determined that the a scaffold slipping motion of the character the character.

  A character movement control program according to an embodiment of the present invention is a computer program that causes an information processing apparatus having a touch panel to move and control a character displayed on a screen by detecting a user's direct operation on the touch panel. And, when executed on the information processing apparatus, causing the information processing apparatus to detect the direct operation by detecting a timing of transition from a contact state to the touch panel to a non-contact state; and The detection detects that the distance between the start point and the end point immediately before the timing is equal to or greater than a certain value and the touch state of the touch panel is less than a certain value, and determines that the flick is detected by the detection. (B1) the determined flick is a horizontal flip. If it is, the step of causing the character to perform an emergency avoidance action by determining that it is an emergency avoidance action of the character; (B2) If the determined flick is a downward flick, It is characterized in that at least one step of causing the character to perform a scaffold slipping motion by determining that it is a scaffold slipping motion is executed.

  According to the information processing apparatus and the like according to an embodiment of the present invention, there is a special effect that improved movement control can be performed on a character or the like displayed on the screen by direct operation on the touch panel.

It is explanatory drawing explaining the external appearance structure of the information processing apparatus concerning one Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing explaining the functional block of the information processing apparatus concerning one Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing explaining the example of whole structure of the information processing system containing the information processing apparatus concerning one Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing explaining the operation example of the information processing system containing the information processing apparatus concerning one Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing explaining the concept of the operation type | system | group with respect to the information processing apparatus concerning one Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart explaining the process example of the information processing apparatus thru | or character movement control program concerning one Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing explaining the example of character motion control by the information processing apparatus thru | or one character movement control program concerning one Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing explaining the example of character motion control in the information processing apparatus thru | or character movement control program concerning one Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing explaining the example of a screen structure in the information processing apparatus concerning one Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing explaining the example of a specific motion control in the information processing apparatus thru | or one character movement control program concerning one Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart explaining the detailed process example of the information processing apparatus thru | or character movement control program concerning one Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart explaining the detailed process example of the information processing apparatus thru | or character movement control program concerning one Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing explaining the concept of the jump operation | movement of the character in the information processing apparatus concerning one Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing explaining the operation example in the case of instruct | indicating the two-step jump operation | movement of the character in the information processing apparatus concerning one Embodiment of this invention compared with the conventional operation example. It is explanatory drawing explaining the control concept of the jump operation | movement of the character in the information processing apparatus concerning other embodiment of this invention compared with a prior art example.

  An information processing apparatus and a character movement control program according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 shows an external configuration of a tablet terminal as an information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, the information processing apparatus (tablet terminal) 15 includes a housing unit 151, a display 152, and a hardware button 153 provided at a lower center portion of the housing 151. The display 152 is typically composed of a liquid crystal display (LCD) or the like, and can display various information such as characters, still images, and moving images. Further, a menu button or a software keyboard is displayed on the display 152, and an instruction (command) to the tablet terminal 15 can be made by touching it with a finger or a touch pen (not shown). In this respect, the hardware button 153 is not an essential component, but is implemented as a button having a certain function for convenience of explanation of the present invention. Of course, these hardware buttons 153 can be replaced with menu buttons displayed on a part of the display 152.

  The display 152 includes a multi-touch input panel, and touch input position coordinates on the touch input panel are transmitted to a processing system (CPU) of the tablet terminal 15 via an input device interface (not shown). It is processed. And this multi-touch input panel is comprised so that the several contact point with respect to a panel can be sensed simultaneously. This detection (sensor) can be realized by various methods, and is not necessarily limited to the contact sensor. For example, an indication point for the panel can be extracted using an optical sensor. Furthermore, in addition to a contact sensor or an optical sensor, a capacitive sensor that senses contact with human skin can be used as the sensor.

  Although not shown in FIG. 1, the tablet terminal 15 can also include a microphone and a speaker. In this case, it is possible to determine the voice of the user picked up from the microphone and use it as an input command. Further, although not shown in FIG. 1, a camera device such as a CMOS is mounted on the back surface of the tablet terminal 15 or the like.

  FIG. 2 illustrates a functional block diagram of hardware constituting the tablet terminal 15 according to the embodiment of the present invention. The operation of the tablet terminal 15 is realized by individual operations of hardware described below, and a cooperative operation between software and these hardware.

In FIG. 2, the tablet terminal 200 as a whole hardware block can be broadly divided into a hardware button 153 in FIG. 1, a multi-touch input panel provided on the display 152, a microphone, and the like, a program, Storage unit 202 configured by a hard disk, RAM, and / or ROM for storing data and data, a central processing unit 203 configured by a CPU that performs various numerical calculations and logical operations by a program, a display 152, and the like A communication interface including a display unit 204 configured by a control unit 205, a control unit 205 for controlling a chip and an electric system, a slot for accessing the Internet, a port for optical communication, and a communication interface Unit 206, speaker and vibration An output unit 207, etc., a time measuring unit 208 for measuring time, etc., a sensor unit 209 composed of an image sensor such as a CMOS, and a power source unit 210 for supplying power to each module in the apparatus, These modules are connected by a communication bus or a power supply line as needed (in FIG. 2, for convenience, each line is collectively shown as a connection 211 divided appropriately).
The sensor unit 209 may include a GPS sensor module for specifying the position of the tablet terminal 200 (15). Further, a signal detected by an image sensor such as a CMOS constituting the sensor unit 209 can be processed as input information in the input unit 201.

  The program or software necessary for carrying out the present invention is normally installed or stored in a hard disk disk, SSD (Solid State Drive), flash memory, or the like that constitutes the storage unit 202, and is necessary when executing the program or software. Accordingly, all or a part of the software modules are read out to the memory in the storage unit 202 and are calculated and executed by the CPU 203.

  It should be noted that the execution of the calculation is not necessarily performed by the central processing unit 203 such as a CPU, and an auxiliary arithmetic unit such as a digital signal processor (DSP) (not shown) can be used.

  FIG. 3 shows an example of the overall configuration of an information processing system when an information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention is used connected to a server or system. The characteristic processing operation of the present invention can be implemented by an information processing apparatus alone, but the present invention is not limited to this, and can also be implemented after being connected to an information processing server or game server. In this case, at least a part of the processing routine that can be executed by the information processing apparatus alone is executed by the server. In some cases, information on a player who operates the information processing apparatus and data such as points are stored and managed in the server. Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 3, an aspect in which an information processing apparatus connected to a server implements an embodiment of the present invention as the entire system will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the information processing system 30 includes, as its minimum configuration, an information processing server 31 and various information processing devices used by players (in the figure, PCs 32 and 33, a mobile phone 34 exemplarily). A portable information terminal or a tablet terminal 15 is also shown below, and may be collectively referred to as a “terminal”), and between the server and various terminals, as shown in FIG. They are connected to each other via a public line such as the Internet (36 to 38 as a wired line). Further, the line may be wired or wireless, and in the case of wireless, the mobile phone 34 and the portable information terminal or tablet terminal 15 enter the Internet 39 via a base station, a wireless router or the like not shown wirelessly. Further, they are connected to the information processing server 31 via the line 38 so as to be able to communicate with each other.

  Note that many mobile phones, personal digital assistants, and tablets at the time of filing of the present application have processing capabilities (communication processing speed, image processing capability, etc.) comparable to personal computers (PCs). It is something to say.

  In addition, a program or software necessary for implementing the present invention is normally installed or stored in an HDD, an SSD, or the like in a storage unit of a PC or a portable information terminal. When executing the program or software, a memory in the storage unit is necessary. Are read as all or a part of the software modules, and are executed by the CPU.

  It should be noted that the execution of the calculation is not necessarily performed by a central processing unit such as a CPU, and an auxiliary arithmetic unit such as a digital signal processor (DSP) (not shown) can be used.

  Further, the hardware configuration of the information processing server 31 can basically adopt a PC. Although the present invention is not limited to this, the information processing server 31 has a plurality of PCs (several tens to tens of thousands as an example) in parallel to increase the hardware specifications as necessary. It is also possible to adopt a configuration suitable for processing large-scale data by operating in an automatic manner.

Next, the operation of the system including the information processing apparatus, the information processing apparatus (user terminal), or the computer program according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described using the operation flow of FIG.
As already described, the characteristic operation of the present invention can be implemented as an information processing apparatus alone, and at least a part thereof can be implemented in a server such as an information processing server.

  FIG. 4 shows an outline of the overall operation flow of the system including the information processing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 4, “user terminal” is an information processing apparatus. In addition to the tablet terminal 15 in FIG. 1, the PCs 12 and 13 and the mobile phone 14 in FIG. The information processing server 31 corresponds to this. In FIG. 4, t1 to t10 indicate a time-series flow, and operations and processes described later are performed over time.

First, at the date and time t1, the user (player) downloads application software for operating his / her user terminal as the information processing apparatus according to the present invention from the information processing server via the user terminal (step S401). This application software is client software or application software for processing part or all of the program according to the present invention. Then, the downloaded application software is installed in the user terminal (step S402). At this time, the user terminal uploads the user's own mail address as user registration as necessary, and uploads the profile information shown in the following table to the information processing server as an example at time t2 (step S403). It can also be managed (step S404).

  The above data items are stored as user data on the information processing server (step S405). After time t3, the user (player) can start the game by operating the information processing apparatus.

  Next, the user who downloaded and installed the application on the user terminal activates the application software at time t4 (step S406). From time t4 to time t5, the user exemplarily plays a game on the information processing apparatus (terminal).

  At time t5, the user interrupts or terminates the application software according to the embodiment of the present invention. At this time, if necessary, the application status information (scores, presence / absence of level-up, content authority data that can be used with level-up, information indicating the status of the game such as reached stage information, etc.) Various parameter information necessary for restarting or continuing the game) is transferred to the information processing server (step S407), and the server receives this and updates the status information as the user information of the user (step S408) and saves it. (Step S409). In FIG. 4, these processes are completed by time t6.

  It should be noted that, after installing the application software according to the embodiment of the present invention in the information processing apparatus, it is of course possible to have a form that can be executed completely on the terminal. In this case, the above-described step S404 is possible. Step S405 and Step S408 to Step S409 can be omitted, and if necessary information is stored and managed in the memory of the terminal.

  Next, in FIG. 4, at time t <b> 7 to time t <b> 10, an embodiment example in which at least a part of application software according to an embodiment of the present invention is executed in the information processing server is shown. In this case, the user (player) performs two typical user terminal operations such as a login operation and command transmission, and receives necessary data transmission from the information processing server or receives service provision.

  For example, in FIG. 4, when the user performs login processing to the server via his / her information processing apparatus at time t7 (step S410), necessary authentication processing is appropriately performed in the information processing server (step S411). At t8, data for the user to receive service provision is transmitted (step S412). For example, a top menu screen configured to be able to receive commands from the terminal, an application startup screen, and the like.

  At time t9, the user transmits some command via the information processing apparatus (step S413). This command may be a menu selection displayed on the menu screen, or may be a start command for starting an application if it is an application startup screen. The server side receives this command and starts service processing (step S414). Then, at time t10, a service corresponding to the terminal request is provided from the server (step S415).

  Although not shown in FIG. 4, a command can be transmitted from the terminal at any time after the time t10 (for example, an operation command during execution of the game application), and the server receives a command from the terminal each time. Service can be provided (for example, a target object is moved in response to an operation command during execution of a game application, or other arithmetic processing is performed).

  In addition, as an example, the user (player) can also send a message from a user terminal to a specific partner or a specific number of partners (not shown in FIG. 4). This message is relayed by the information processing server, transferred to a specific partner or a specific number of partners, and received at the other party. The sent message can also be confirmed on its own terminal. Such communication tools are optional, and can be implemented as needed.

(Operation system definition)
Generally, direct operations on the touch panel include operations such as tapping and flicking. In one embodiment of the present invention, the following operation system is defined as an example.
1. Start point A point touched on the touch panel when a user's finger, etc. changes from a non-contact state to a contact state. However, immediately after the frame determined to be a jump instruction, the point touching the touch panel at that time is reset as a new starting point (this reset process is a major feature of the present invention and will be described later).

2. End point At a certain point in time, the user's finger or the like is in contact with the touch panel from the start point while being grounded (the finger or the like is not necessarily touched from the touch panel, that is, the non-contact state is the end point. Is not a necessary condition). The end point in contact is also referred to as the “current ground point”.
Also, when the finger at the current grounding point is moving while touching the touch panel, as an example, it changes every moment from the grounding point coordinates at a certain time in the past going back from the current grounding point. By calculating the speed component to be performed, the “moving speed at the current contact point” can be extracted.

3. Tap An operation that is detected when the user's finger touches the screen (contact state) and does not touch (non-contact state), and the distance between the start point and the previous end point is a constant value. Direct manipulation detected when less than.

4). Flick An operation that is detected when the user's finger touches the screen (contact state) and does not touch (non-contact state), and the distance between the start point and the previous end point is a constant value. This is the direct operation detected when the time when the user is touching the touch panel screen is less than a certain value. It is assumed that the direction of the flick is the direction of a straight line connecting the start point and the immediately preceding end point.

5). The operation direction is “landscape” (example of condition that is judged to be landscape)
The angle formed by the horizontal component of the vector connecting the start point and end point of the user's finger touching the touch panel with respect to the horizontal axis of the screen is less than a certain level.

6). The operation direction is “downward” (condition example that is determined to be downward)
The angle formed by the vertical component of the vector connecting the start point and the end point of the user's finger or the like touching the touch panel with respect to the vertical axis of the screen is less than a certain value, and the end point is vertically downward from the start point.

7). Distance A and distance B
In the present embodiment, the predetermined length is A <B.

  FIG. 5 illustrates an operation system for the information processing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. That is, what is shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B is an example of an operation by a user's finger or the like on the touch panel provided in the information processing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. Such an information processing apparatus detects such an operation and reflects it in the action of a character or the like.

  FIG. 5A shows a locus drawn on the touch panel from the start point T1 (black circle) to the current grounding point T2 (white dot with black dots) while maintaining the contact state of the user's finger or the like. FIG. 5B shows a state where a finger or the like is separated from the touch panel (non-contact state) from the state of FIG. 5A, and the current grounding point T2 is an end point T3 (white circle) that becomes a non-contact state. Become.

FIG. 6 shows a processing example of the information processing apparatus or character movement control program according to the embodiment of the present invention. Typically, the character movement control program according to the embodiment of the present invention is incorporated in application software downloaded from the information processing server as shown in step S401.
When this application software is downloaded and installed in the information processing apparatus, the character movement control program operates in cooperation with the touch panel provided in the information processing apparatus, and detects and determines a direct operation by a user's finger or the like. Move characters on the software.

  Alternatively, at least a part of the character movement control program according to another embodiment of the present invention is placed on the information processing server and operates as a service process as shown in step S414. In this case, the information processing apparatus directly operated by the user operates in cooperation with the touch panel and the network.

  The application software according to one embodiment of the present invention is typically implemented in the form of a side scroll type action game, but the present invention is not necessarily limited to this, and scrolling and action can be performed. It can also be implemented as a game that is not assumed.

  In step S601 of FIG. 6, when an application such as a game is started (activated), the process proceeds to step S602, and as an example, characters, obstacles, and the like are arranged on the screen of the information processing apparatus (a specific example of this state). Will be described later with reference to FIG.

Next, in step S603, a direct operation on the touch panel is awaited (a loop that is No in this step). This processing typically includes detection of a user's finger or the like with respect to the touch panel, a position when the detection is made, and determination of whether or not a character is drawn at that position (near) if necessary. Event-driven detection processing is executed.
Note that the present invention is not necessarily limited to detecting only direct operations on the “character” itself displayed on the screen for all actions and operations. Of course, if the action or action of the character is performed based on an operation of directly touching the character, the intuition is increased and the character is improved. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and as required, for example, an attack action or a jump action to be described later is controlled so that it can be activated by tapping anywhere on the screen instead of the character itself. It is also possible to do.

If there is a direct operation on the character (Yes in step S603), the process proceeds to step S604, where the position and time on the screen are stored as the starting point (X ₀ , Y ₀ , T ₀ ). Start speed measurement and / or distance measurement from the start point to the end point.

The speed measurement is calculated each time the speed per unit time is divided into a horizontal component and a vertical component from the position and time at which the start point is detected and the position and time of the end point. In the distance measurement, the current distance from the start point is calculated each time from the start point position and the end point position.
Here, “calculated every time” is, for example, a frequency of several times to several tens of times per second. In the flowchart of FIG. 5, for example, (1) the process proceeds from step S603 and becomes “No” in step S609. (B) A loop that returns to step S603, (C) A loop that returns to step S603, (C) A loop that returns from step S603, step S605, step S615, step S617, step S603 The loop in which each determination is “No” in S619 and the process returns from Step S621 to Step S603 is executed at the above-described frequency.

  That is, the action determination (described later) in step S606 and the operation determination (described later) in step S614 are performed at the above-described frequency, and a predetermined action or operation is performed by speed measurement or distance measurement based on a user's direct operation. Are determined, actions and operations to be described later are performed.

(Action processing)
In step S605, it is determined whether the user's finger or the like has left the touch panel (whether contact has been made). In the case of Yes, it progresses to step S606 and action determination is performed based on the distance measurement, the continuous contact time, etc. measured so far.

  When action determination is performed in step S606, distribution of character actions is performed according to the determination result. That is, first, as an example, the process proceeds to step S607, and if the previous direct operation is determined to be “tap” (Yes), the process proceeds to step S608, and the attack action by the character is executed.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S607 that the previous direct operation is not “tap” (No), the process proceeds to step S609, and it is determined whether the previous direct operation is “flick”. If it is determined in step S609 that the previous direct operation is “flick” (Yes), the process further proceeds to step S610, where it is determined whether the direction of the flick is landscape orientation, and landscape orientation (Yes in step S610). If it is determined, the process proceeds to step S611, and the character's emergency avoidance action is executed.

  If it is determined in step S610 that the direction of the flick is not horizontal (No), the process further proceeds to step S612, where it is determined whether the direction of the flick is downward, and it is determined that the direction is downward (Yes in step S612). If so, the process proceeds to step S613, and the scaffold slipping operation is executed.

(Operational processing)
In step S605, when the contact state is maintained (No), the process proceeds to step S614, and the operation determination is performed based on the speed measurement, distance measurement, and the like measured so far.

  When the motion determination is performed in step S614, the character motion is distributed according to the determination result. That is, first, as an example, the process proceeds to step S615. If the current direct operation is determined to be “walking” (Yes), the process proceeds to step S616, and the character performs a walking motion (for example, in the right direction on the screen). In the case of walking, the background screen is scrolled to the left as the character walks).

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S615 that the current direct operation is not “walking” (No), the process proceeds to step S617 to determine whether or not the current direct operation is “run”. . If it is determined in step S617 that the current direct operation is “running” (Yes), the process proceeds to step S618, and the character performs a running action that is faster than walking (for example, running rightward on the screen). In this case, the background screen is scrolled to the left as the character travels (the scroll speed in this case is faster than the scroll speed when the character walks).

  If it is determined in step S617 that the current direct operation is not “running” (No), the process further proceeds to step S619 to determine whether the direct operation is “jump”. If it is determined in step S619 that the current direct operation is “jump” (Yes), the process proceeds to step S620, and the character performs a jump action.

  Then, the process that has reached step S621 returns to step S603.

(Example of action / motion criteria)
Next, an example of determination criteria for the above-described actions and operations will be described. In both cases, direct operation on the touch panel such as the user's finger is detected and assigned to each action command and action command of the character. Command assignments that match the action / action image are preferred.

1. Attack command A tap operation on the touch panel (screen) by a user's finger or the like is detected. It is not always necessary to tap a character or a position near the character.

2. Emergency avoidance command A horizontal flick on the touch panel (screen) by a user's finger or the like is detected. It is not always necessary to flick the character or a position near the character. The direction in which the emergency avoidance operation is performed is assumed to be the same as the detected flick direction.

3. Scaffold slip-through command A downward flick on the touch panel (screen) by the user's finger or the like is detected. It is not always necessary to flick the character or a position near the character.

4). Walking operation command When the touch state on the touch panel (screen) by the user's finger or the like continues, the distance between the start point and the end point is within a range between A and B (for example, A = 1 cm, B = 2.5 cm, etc. The physical length of A and B can be arbitrarily set). It is not always necessary to perform a direct operation at a character or a position near the character.

5). Traveling operation command When the touch state on the touch panel (screen) by the user's finger or the like continues, the distance between the start point and the end point is B or more (for example, B = 2.0 cm or 2 0.5 cm etc. The physical length of B can be set arbitrarily). It is not always necessary to perform a direct operation at a character or a position near the character.

6). Jump operation command When the contact state on the touch panel (screen) by the user's finger or the like continues, the vertical component of the moving speed of the contact point of the finger or the like has reached a certain value or more. It is not always necessary to perform a direct operation at a character or a position near the character.
Note that the jump operation command is different from a flick that determines a distance greater than a certain distance and a contact time less than a certain distance in that it determines the vertical component of the moving speed of the contact point.

(Character action / motion expression example)
7A and 7B show examples of character motion control by the information processing apparatus or the character movement control program according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  FIG. 7A (A) is a representation example of a character performing an attack action corresponding to step S608. This action is executed when the above attack command is detected. Since the attack target is not the subject of the present invention, it will not be described in detail. Typically, enemy characters, obstacles, and the like are attack targets.

  FIG. 7A (B) is a representation example of the character performing the emergency avoidance action corresponding to step S611. This action is executed upon detecting the above emergency avoidance command. In addition, this action is an operation | movement for avoiding the attack from the top, or a fallen object, for example by quick operation | movement rather than walking and a driving | running | working only by detecting a horizontal flick as mentioned above. When walking or running, the command is not activated unless the contact state of the finger or the like is maintained. Therefore, the operation is effective when a more agile and larger operation is performed by a short operation command such as a lateral flick.

  FIG. 7A (C) is a representation example of a character performing a scaffold slipping action corresponding to step S613. This action is executed upon detecting the above-mentioned scaffold slip-through command. Note that this action can pass through a scaffold that can be slipped through only by detecting a downward flick as described above (a more detailed processing example will be described later with reference to FIG. 10).

  FIG. 7B (A) is a representation example of a character performing a walking (walking) motion corresponding to step S616. This action is executed by detecting the above-mentioned walking motion command.

  FIG. 7B (B) is a representation example of a character performing a running (running) operation corresponding to step S618. This action is executed upon detection of the above-mentioned traveling operation command.

FIG. 7B (C) is a representation example of a character performing a jump motion corresponding to step S620. This action is executed upon detection of the jump operation command described above.
In the present invention, the jump operation is further improved and is one of the features (more details will be described later with reference to FIG. 11 and the like).

  FIG. 8 shows a screen configuration example in the information processing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, after a character, an obstacle, or the like is arranged on the screen of the information processing apparatus in step S602, the character is controlled to be moved by direct operation.

  In FIG. 8, a screen 152 has a scaffold 83 that can walk or run on the ground 81, the obstacle 82, and can be slipped downward if necessary (if a slip command is issued). And are arranged. The display unit 84 is a display area that can display status information such as the remaining stamina of the character 85 and the acquired points and items.

  In such an environment, the character 85 is directly operated to control movement. In FIG. 8, some of the movement modes of the character 85 are illustrated as 85a to 85c.

That is, the character 85 a is walking in response to the walking motion command, and the character 85 b is subsequently jumping to get over the obstacle 82.
The character 85c, while riding on the obstacle 82, was moving the scaffold 83 to the right of the screen by walking or running for a while, but for example, an enemy attacked from the front (right side of the screen). For this reason, the scaffold 83 is being slipped downward by a scaffold slip command.

  Of course, although not shown in FIG. 8, an attack command can be issued to the character 85, and a running operation or an emergency avoidance operation can be performed by issuing another command (the processing flow and operation example are As described above).

  FIG. 9 shows an example of an action display on the screen of the character when the emergency avoidance action in step S611 is executed. Although the present invention is not limited to this, as shown in FIG. 9, when the emergency avoidance action (right direction as an example) is started, the character moves from the posture shown in FIG. The robot moves quickly to the posture shown in (E) while taking an action of rotating the ground or the scaffold once. In the embodiment of the present invention, the movement distance and the movement speed are faster than walking or running (the emergency avoidance operation is faster if the movement is the same distance, and can be performed within the same time). If there is, it will move further.)

  Thus, the emergency avoidance operation in one embodiment of the present invention can instantly realize a larger movement with a shorter operation command (for example, a downward flick), and is adopted in an action game or the like. In this case, the interest of the game can be further enhanced.

  In addition to the example shown in FIG. 9, there are various examples of the operation display during the emergency avoidance operation, such as instantaneous movement while being bent or instantaneous movement while standing or taking a specific pose. Various expressions can be adopted.

  FIG. 10 shows a more detailed processing flow of the scaffold slipping operation in step S613. As an example, this operation can be set so that it cannot be executed when the character is on the ground 81 or the obstacle 82 (when no event related to the game is set below the character). In the environment shown in FIG. 8, the scaffold slip-through operation can be executed only when the character is on the slip-through scaffold 83. A flow for explaining such determination processing is the processing flow shown in FIG.

  In step S1001 of FIG. 10, when a scaffold slip command is issued, it is determined in step S1002 whether the current character is on a scaffold that can be slipped through. If yes (Yes), the process proceeds to step S1003. A slipping action is executed (behaves like the character 85c shown in FIG. 8). On the other hand, if it is determined in step S1002 that the current character is not on a slip-through scaffold (No) (for example, the character is on the ground 81 or the obstacle 82 shown in FIG. 8). ) Skips to step S1001 without doing anything (at this time, an action or sound effect indicating that the user cannot pass through can be output).

(Further improvement of jump operation)
Although the basic operation of the jump operation is as described above, in one embodiment of the present invention, further improvements are made to the jump operation. That is, a further jump during the jump operation (hereinafter referred to as a two-step jump) is realized. The present invention is not limited to this, and it is possible to implement further jumps during the jump (jumps of three or more stages) together with a predetermined determination condition. Will be described.

(Operation principle of two-step jump)
In one embodiment of the present invention, the two-step jump is controlled by the information processing apparatus and the control program so as to operate based on the following processing principle.

Step 1:
A tap is detected.

Step 2:
Speed measurement is started from the tap position.

Step 3:
The first jump of the character is started when an upward motion (vertical component upward) exceeding the tap and a motion whose vertical velocity component exceeds a certain level is detected.

Step 4:
Simultaneously with the start of the first jump, the start point is reset (that is, the position at which the first jump is started is set as a new start point). When the finger or the like is released from the touch panel after the first jump starts (when a non-contact state is reached), the starting point itself is cleared. If a finger or the like keeps touching the touch panel after the first jump starts (when the contact state is maintained), the character determines that the first jump is recognized (the first jump is instructed). Jump is performed while drawing a jump trajectory such as a parabola under virtual gravity derived from the horizontal and vertical components of the velocity of the finger or the like at the time of determination. On the other hand, after the start of the first jump, when the finger or the like leaves the touch panel, it moves (falls) vertically (screen) downward from that point.

Here, the “jump trajectory” can include a “parabola” as a typical example, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a crossing point (such as a character) or a post-jump (such as a character). No.) and a trajectory including the highest arrival point and the arrival point (such as a character). At this time, the maximum reaching point is not necessarily only one point, and includes, for example, moving horizontally for a while after reaching the maximum reaching point. Even if the highest point is one point, this highest point is not always an intermediate point between the crossing point and the landing point when viewed on the horizontal axis (for example, a virtual headwind) When the character jumps toward the character, the character is pushed back during the jump, so the distance from the crossing point to the highest point may be longer than the distance from the highest point to the landing point).
Furthermore, the jump trajectory can also be expressed in a triangular shape with the crossing point, the highest arrival point, and the arrival point as vertices.

Step 5:
If the character in the first jump touches the ground or an obstacle before detecting the second jump command, the first jump ends without activating the second jump (just a single jump).

Step 6:
If a new jump operation is detected at an arbitrary position on the screen before the first jump is completed in step 5, the second jump is started from the detected position even during the first jump.
At this time, it is not necessary to keep the finger touching the touch panel all the time after starting the first jump authorization. More specifically, when the finger or the like is released from the touch panel after the start of the first jump (the character is dropped vertically downward), the starting point held so far is cleared and any arbitrary on the screen is displayed. Detection of a new jump motion at the position starts. On the other hand, even if the finger or the like is kept touching the touch panel after the start of the first jump (while the character is jumping in a jump trajectory during this period) A new jump motion is detected by speed measurement.

Step 7:
In step 6, when a new jump (second jump) is recognized (when it is determined that a new jump instruction has been issued), the level of the new speed such as a finger at the time when the jump is certified. The character is caused to jump by drawing a jump trajectory derived from the component and the vertical component.

Step 8:
If the character in the second jump touches the ground or an obstacle, the second jump ends.

  FIG. 11 shows a more detailed processing flow of the jump operation (including the two-step jump) in step S620. Although the processing concept of the two-step jump is as described above, it is organized as a flowchart just in case.

  When the character jump process is started in step S1101 in FIG. 11, the process proceeds to step S1102, where the start point is reset and speed measurement is started. At this time (jump start time), it is assumed that the finger or the like is still in contact with the touch panel.

Next, the process proceeds to step S1103, and it is determined whether or not the finger or the like has been removed from the touch panel (whether it is in a non-contact state). If yes, the process proceeds to step S1104, and the character falling processing (falling vertically downward) The speed is determined when a finger or the like touches the touch panel again.
In the speed determination in step S1104, the contact operation speed with respect to the touch panel such as a finger in the most recent predetermined time is always measured, and it is determined each time whether a second jump condition described later is satisfied (as an example) Frequency of several times to several tens of times per second).

  Next, proceeding to step S1105, it is determined whether or not the second jump condition is satisfied (that is, whether or not a new jump operation has been detected at an arbitrary position on the screen before the first jump is completed). The If a new jump motion is detected in step S1105 (Yes), the process proceeds to step S1110. If no, the process proceeds to step S1106, and it is determined whether the character touches the ground or an obstacle. If it is grounded (Yes in step S1106), the process proceeds to step S1115, and the jump ends as a single one, but if it is not grounded (No in step S1106), the process returns to step S1104.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S1103 that the finger or the like is not separated from the touch panel (the contact state is maintained) (No), the process proceeds to step S1107, and speed determination is performed.
In the speed determination in step S1107, the contact operation speed on the touch panel such as a finger at the most recent predetermined time is always measured, and it is determined each time whether a second jump condition described later is satisfied (as an example). Frequency of several times to several tens of times per second).

  Next, proceeding to step S1108, it is determined whether or not the second jump condition is satisfied (that is, whether or not a new jump operation has been detected at an arbitrary position on the screen before the first jump is completed). The If a new jump motion is detected in step S1108 (Yes), the process proceeds to step S1110. If no, the process proceeds to step S1109, where it is determined whether the character touches the ground or an obstacle. If it is grounded (Yes in step S1109), the process proceeds to step S1115, and the second jump ends, but if it is not grounded (No in step S1109), the process returns to step S1107.

  In step S1110, the second jump is started, and then the process proceeds to step S1111 where it is determined whether or not the finger or the like has been released from the touch panel (whether it is in a non-contact state).

  If YES is determined in step S1111, the process proceeds to step S1112 and character drop processing is performed. Next, the process proceeds to step S1113, where it is determined whether or not the character touches the ground or an obstacle. If yes, the process proceeds to step S1115, but if no, the process returns to step S1112.

  On the other hand, if it is determined No in step S1111, the character continues to jump while drawing a jump trajectory, and in step S1114, it is determined whether or not the character touches the ground or an obstacle. If YES in step S1114, the process proceeds to step S1115, but if NO, the process returns to step S1111.

  FIG. 12 conceptually shows the state of the two-step jump of the character according to one embodiment of the present invention. P11 to P23 are trajectories of the position of the character performing the two-step jump. When the first jump is recognized (determined) in P11, the character starts jumping while drawing a jump trajectory under virtual gravity derived from the horizontal and vertical components of the speed of the finger or the like at that time. (In the figure, from P11 to P17).

  Next, when the character is at P17, the second jump described above is recognized (determined), and the character is again under virtual gravity derived from the horizontal component and the vertical component of the speed of the finger or the like at that time. The second jump is started while drawing the jump trajectory (from P17 to P23 in the figure).

  Here, as shown in FIG. 12, during the jump of P11 to P17, the character smoothly draws a jump trajectory, and according to the above example, the user's finger or the like maintains the contact state without leaving the touch panel. You can see that

  On the other hand, in the second jump in FIG. 12, for example, when the user's finger or the like is separated from the touch panel at point P22 (becomes a non-contact state), the character falls vertically downward from point P22 (FIG. 12). Middle, falling in the direction of the dashed arrow). On the other hand, if the contact state is maintained without the user's finger or the like moving away from the touch panel even during the second jump, the parabolic motion is continued from P23 to P23 (in the figure, from P23 to the direction of the solid line arrow). ).

(Example of remarkable effects of the present invention)
FIG. 13 shows an operation example in the case of instructing a two-step jump action of a character in the information processing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention, as compared with a conventional operation example. The operation trajectory shown in FIG. 13A is an operation trajectory when a two-step jump is attempted based on a conventional operation example, and the operation trajectory shown in FIGS. 13B and 13C is It is an operation locus at the time of performing a two-step jump based on the operation concerning one embodiment of the present invention.

  In FIG. 13A, even if the first jump is recognized by the speed component of the finger or the like from the trajectory T11 to T12 of the finger or the like with respect to the touch panel and the first jump is started at the position T12, the start point is the coordinates of the position T11. Therefore, even if a larger second jump is attempted from the position T12 to the position T13, the speed component from the position T11 to the position T13 is measured. That is, the second jump is not recognized unless the finger or the like is slid to the position where the screen protrudes as shown in FIG. As a result (because of restrictions on the screen size, a finger or the like cannot be slid from position T12 to position T13), the second jump from this position cannot be instructed.

  On the other hand, in FIG. 13B, when the first jump is recognized by the speed component of the finger or the like from the trajectory T21 to T22 of the finger or the like with respect to the touch panel, and the first jump is started at the position T22, the starting point is A new velocity component such as a finger that has been reset and maintained in contact will continue to be measured. Therefore, when a second jump having the same size as that shown in FIG. 5A is attempted during the first jump, a finger or the like is slid while maintaining the contact state from position T22 to position T23 (during this time as well). Then, the character is jumping while drawing a jump trajectory). Next, when the finger or the like is vigorously slid from position T23 to T24, the second jump is successfully recognized.

Also in FIG. 13C, when the first jump is recognized by the speed component of the finger or the like from the trajectory T31 to T32 of the finger or the like with respect to the touch panel, and the first jump is started at the position T32, the starting point is also used. Is reset.
This time, the finger or the like is moved away from the touch panel from the position T32, and the finger or the like is again brought into contact with the touch panel at the position T33 (during this time, according to the above example, the character falls vertically downward). If the finger or the like is slid swiftly while maintaining the contact state up to the position T34, the second jump will be recognized well as in the case of FIG. 13B.

(Further improvements in trajectory during character jumps)
FIG. 14 shows a control concept of a character jump motion in an information processing apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention in comparison with the conventional example.

  FIG. 14A is a control example of the jump operation of the conventional example. As already explained, after starting the jump, it jumps while drawing a jump trajectory under virtual gravity derived from the horizontal and vertical components of the speed of the finger etc. when the jump is certified, A vertex (P06 in FIG. 5A) exists in the drawn jump trajectory.

  In FIG. 14 (B), a further contrivance of the present invention is applied, and a certain section (for example, P06a to P06c from P05 to P07 in FIG. Control the character to move horizontally.

  By controlling in this way, the softness of the character's jump motion can be expressed well, and even when the user is watching, the jumping feeling and attachment to the character can be increased. In terms of mounting, it is preferable that the screen drawing is updated at about 15 to 60 frames per second, and that 2 to 4 frames near the vertex being jumped or about several frames is controlled to move horizontally.

(Further improvement of the present invention)
Based on the above-described embodiments of the present invention, it is obvious to those skilled in the art to further improve the present invention as follows.
(1) The capacity is the same as described above, and one or more jumps after the third jump are mounted after the second jump.
(2) The second jump described above is controlled so that it cannot be triggered unless it passes the vertex of the first jump. By such control, users compete for skills for successfully performing the second jump, and the interest of applications such as games is improved.
(3) The jump after the second jump described above is controlled so as to be activated only by a jump operation command detected in a certain section near the apex of the previous jump. By such control, users compete with each other for a skill for successfully making a jump over the second jump, and the interest of applications such as games is further improved.

  As described above, the embodiments of the information processing apparatus, the information processing system, the program, and the like have been described based on specific examples. It is also possible to take an embodiment as a recorded storage medium (for example, optical disk, magneto-optical disk, CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, magnetic tape, hard disk, memory card).

  Further, the implementation form of the program is not limited to an application program such as an object code compiled by a compiler and a program code executed by an interpreter, but may be a form of a program module incorporated in an operating system. good.

  Furthermore, it is not always necessary for the program to be executed only by the CPU on the control board, but if necessary, an expansion board attached to the board or another processing unit (DSP or the like) mounted on the expansion unit. ) May be partly or wholly implemented.

  These features are mutually exclusive for all of the components described in this specification (including claims, abstract, and drawings) and / or for all steps of all disclosed methods or processes. Except for the combination, any combination can be used.

  Also, each feature described in the specification (including the claims, abstract, and drawings) serves the same purpose, equivalent purpose, or similar purpose, unless expressly denied. Alternative features can be substituted. Thus, unless expressly denied, each feature disclosed is one example only of a generic series of identical or equivalent features.

  Furthermore, the present invention is not limited to any specific configuration of the above-described embodiment. The invention includes all novel features or combinations thereof described in the specification (including claims, abstract and drawings), or all novel methods or process steps described, or Can be extended to any combination.

15 Tablet terminal (a form of information processing device)
30 Information processing system 31 Information processing servers 32 and 33 PC (one form of information processing apparatus)
34 Mobile phone (a form of information processing device)
39 Public lines (private lines, internet, etc.)

Claims (9)

An information processing apparatus that includes a touch panel and controls movement of a character displayed on the screen by detecting a user's direct operation on the touch panel,
The detection of the direct operation is detected at the timing of transition from a contact state to the touch panel to a non-contact state,
When the detection detects that the distance between the start point and the end point immediately before the timing is equal to or greater than a certain value and the touch state of the touch panel is less than a certain value, it is determined that the flick is detected And
(A1) If the determined flick is a horizontal flick, determine that the character is an emergency avoidance action and cause the character to perform an emergency avoidance action;
(A2) when the determination has been the flick is a downward flick is to perform at least one of be the scaffold slip through operation to said it is determined that the a scaffold slipping operation of Character Character An information processing apparatus characterized by the above. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, in addition to (A1) or (A2), the information processing apparatus processes either a walking action or a running action.
When the information processing apparatus performs the processing operation of (A1), the processing operation of (A1) is processed as a quicker motion than the walking operation or running operation. When the information processing apparatus performs the processing operation (A2), when the processing operation (A2) is performed, it is determined whether or not the character's scaffold can be slipped through and the slipping is possible. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the slipping-through operation process is performed when it is determined that A computer program for controlling movement of a character displayed on a screen by detecting a user's direct operation on the touch panel on an information processing apparatus provided with a touch panel, and when executed on the information processing apparatus, In the information processing device,
Detecting the direct operation by detecting a timing of transition from a contact state to the touch panel to a non-contact state;
By the detection, it is detected that the distance between the start point and the end point immediately before the timing is a certain value or more, and the touch state of the touch panel is less than a certain value, and the detection is a flick. A step for judging,
(B1) If the determined flick is a horizontal flick, determining that the character is an emergency avoidance action and causing the character to perform an emergency avoidance action;
(B2) When the determined flick is a downward flick, it is determined that the character is a scaffold slipping motion, and at least one of the steps of causing the character to slip a scaffold slip is executed. A program characterized by that. The program according to claim 4, wherein a processing step of either walking or running is performed in addition to (B1) or (B2).
When the information processing apparatus performs the processing operation of (B1), the processing operation of (B1) is processed as a quicker motion than the walking operation or the running operation. When the information processing apparatus performs the processing operation (A2), when the processing operation (A2) is performed, it is determined whether or not the character's scaffold can be slipped through and the slipping is possible. The program according to claim 4, wherein when it is determined that, the step of performing the slip-through operation process is executed. A computer program that is connected to a server via a network and that controls movement of a character displayed on the screen by detecting a user's direct operation on the touch panel in an information processing apparatus including the server and the touch panel, When executed on the server and the information processing device, the server or the information processing device
Detecting the direct operation by detecting a timing of transition from a contact state to the touch panel to a non-contact state;
By the detection, it is detected that the distance between the start point and the end point immediately before the timing is a certain value or more, and the touch state of the touch panel is less than a certain value, and the detection is a flick. A step for judging,
(C1) If the determined flick is a horizontal flick, determining that the character is an emergency avoidance action and causing the character to perform an emergency avoidance action;
(C2) if the determination has been the flick is a downward flick to execute at least one of the steps of the step of the scaffold slipping operation on the character by determining that the a scaffold slipping motion of the character A program characterized by that. The program according to claim 7, wherein a processing step of either walking or running is performed in addition to (C1) or (C2).
When the information processing apparatus performs the processing operation of (C1), the processing operation of (C1) is processed as a quicker motion than the walking operation or the running operation. When the information processing apparatus performs the processing operation (C2), it is determined whether or not the character's scaffold can slip through when the processing operation (C2) is performed, and the slipping is possible. The program according to claim 7, wherein the step of causing the slip-through operation processing is executed when it is determined that