JP2020000831A - Distribution server, distribution system, distribution method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide service for distributing a game play of an online game in which plural players can participate and for permitting a player to grasp a viewer's viewing situation.SOLUTION: A distribution server 100 distributes a game play screen of an online game in which plural players can participate. The distribution server 100 includes: a comment reception part 141 for receiving comments contributed by a viewer; a viewing situation acquisition part 142 for acquiring information for indicating a viewer's viewing situation; a distribution part 143 for distributing a distribution screen including a game play screen and comments received by the comment reception part 141; and a display mode control part 144 for controlling a display mode of the distribution screen on the basis of information for indicating a viewing situation acquired by the viewing situation acquisition part 142.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present disclosure relates to a distribution server, a distribution system, a distribution method, and a program.

  2. Description of the Related Art There is known a technique for distributing a video of an online game via a network and further distributing a comment posted by a viewer or a viewer thereto.

  For example, Patent Literature 1 discloses a server system that, when a comment of the same content posted by a viewer exceeds a predetermined number on a distribution screen of a game play moving image posted by a player, displays the comment in a large size. .

  This server system discriminates positive comments and negative comments posted by a viewer, colors them, and displays them on a browsing screen. Further, the server system executes a predetermined effect according to the number of posted comments and the type of comment. The predetermined effects are a change in the viewpoint and background image of the virtual camera, a decorative image, and an effect.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2006-189804

  By the way, in an online game in which a plurality of players can participate, a game screen may be generated from each viewpoint of the plurality of players. In this case, the viewer can select and view the distribution screen of any player's game play. Also, one viewer can simultaneously view the distribution screens of a plurality of players. Also, the viewer can post a comment on the distribution of the player who is viewing.

  The player may proceed with game play with reference to comments posted by viewers. However, viewers may post comments to deceive the player. For example, a viewer who knows information about another player may distort that information and transmit it to the player. Therefore, in a system in which the reliability of a comment cannot be determined at all, the comment itself becomes a hindrance to a player who refers to the comment, and the usefulness of the comment becomes poor.

  Further, in game play, a plurality of players may play a strategy with each other, and the strategy may affect the outcome. In this case, the player's strategy may leak to another player who is the opponent via the viewer. In a system in which such a risky viewer cannot be distinguished at all, the player cannot concentrate on game play and distribution, considering that his strategy is leaked.

  As described above, in a system in which the player cannot determine the reliability of the viewer and the comments of the viewer at all, the interest in the game and the distribution is reduced. On the other hand, if the posting of the comment is excessively restricted, the interest in which the comment affects the game play is reduced.

  Therefore, it is preferable that the player can grasp the viewing situation of the viewer. For example, it is preferable that the player can determine whether or not the viewer is watching another distribution. The other distribution is, for example, distribution (for example, official distribution) that allows a bird's-eye view of the entire game, or distribution of another player. This allows the player to determine whether the viewer is a spy or not and has certain information.

  In this regard, the server system disclosed in Patent Literature 1 controls a display mode of a browsing screen for browsing a game play video by one player, so that the player can grasp the browsing status of the viewer. Does not have the configuration. Further, since this server system is a system that controls the display mode of the posted game play moving image, there is no concept that the comment of the viewer affects the game play.

  In view of such circumstances, an object of the present disclosure is to provide a service capable of distributing game play of an online game in which a plurality of players can participate and enabling a player to grasp the viewing situation of a viewer. I do.

  In order to achieve the above object, a distribution server according to a first aspect of the present disclosure is a distribution server that distributes a game play screen of an online game in which a plurality of players can participate, and that transmits a comment posted by a viewer. A comment receiving unit for receiving, a viewing status obtaining unit for obtaining information indicating a viewing status of the viewer, a distribution unit for transmitting a distribution screen including a game play screen and a comment received by the comment receiving unit, and a viewing status obtaining unit And a display mode control unit that controls the display mode of the distribution screen based on the information indicating the viewing situation acquired by the user.

  In order to achieve the above object, a distribution system according to a second aspect of the present disclosure includes a distribution server that distributes a game play screen of an online game in which a plurality of players can participate, and a viewer terminal for viewing the distribution. A distribution system, comprising: a comment receiving unit that receives a comment posted by a viewer; and a viewing status obtaining unit that obtains information indicating a viewing status of the viewer. The distributor terminal and the viewer terminal to be used display a distribution screen including a game play screen and a comment received by the comment reception unit, and the display mode of the distribution screen indicates the viewing status acquired by the viewing status acquisition unit. It is controlled based on information.

  In order to achieve the above object, a distribution method according to a third aspect of the present disclosure is a distribution method for distributing a game play screen of an online game in which a plurality of players can participate, and is posted by a viewer. A comment receiving step of receiving a comment, a viewing state obtaining step of obtaining information indicating a viewing state of the viewer, a distribution step of delivering a distribution screen including a game play screen and a comment received in the comment receiving step, and a viewing state. A display mode control step of controlling a display mode of the distribution screen based on the information indicating the viewing situation acquired in the acquiring step.

  Further, in order to achieve the above object, a program according to a fourth aspect of the present disclosure provides a computer with a comment receiving unit for receiving a comment posted by a viewer, a viewing status for acquiring information indicating a viewing status of the viewer. Acquiring means, distributing a game play screen of an online game in which a plurality of players can participate, distributing a distribution screen including the game play screen and a comment received by the comment accepting means, and viewing and listening acquired by the viewing status acquiring means. A display mode control unit that controls the display mode of the distribution screen based on the information indicating the situation.

  According to the present disclosure, it is possible to provide a service capable of distributing game play of an online game in which a plurality of players can participate and enabling a player to grasp the viewing situation of a viewer.

It is a figure showing the example of composition of the distribution system concerning an embodiment. It is a block diagram showing the example of composition of the distribution server concerning an embodiment. It is a figure which shows the specific example of the distribution screen for every player, (A) has shown the distribution screen of player A, (B) has shown the distribution screen of player B. It is a figure showing an example of a distribution screen (overhead screen) of official distribution. FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an example of a distribution screen by a distribution server according to a modification. 9 is a flowchart illustrating an example of control processing of the distribution server according to the embodiment.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings. The embodiments described below do not unduly limit the contents of the present disclosure described in the claims. In addition, all of the components shown in the embodiments are not necessarily indispensable components of the present disclosure.

(Embodiment)
As shown in FIG. 1, the distribution system 1 according to the present embodiment includes a distribution server 100, a game server 200, a plurality of distributor terminals 300, and a plurality of viewer terminals 400. The distribution server 100, the game server 200, the plurality of distributor terminals 300, and the plurality of viewer terminals 400 are communicably connected via the network NW. The network NW is, for example, a WAN (World Area Network).

  The distribution server 100 provides a distribution service via the network NW. The distribution server 100 distributes, for example, a distribution screen including a game play screen of a player who is a distributor and a comment received from the viewer to the distributor terminal 300 or the viewer terminal 400 as a live broadcast. Note that the distribution includes not only the distribution by the player but also the official distribution. Which distribution to watch is selected by the viewer.

  The distribution screen of the player is displayed on the distributor terminal 300 used by the player. That is, the distribution screen distributed to distributor terminal 300 is basically the same as the distribution screen distributed to viewer terminal 400. However, since there are functions used only by the distributor and functions used only by the viewer, a part of the display content differs according to those functions.

  The game server 200 provides an online game via the network NW. The online game is played by a player who is a distributor using the distributor terminal 300.

  The online game may be a game in which a plurality of players participate simultaneously and cooperate with each other to progress, or a game in which players confront each other. The online game preferably includes an information warfare element. In this case, a plurality of players who distribute the game play screen and viewers who post comments containing useful information can excite the distribution.

  The distributor terminal 300 is used by a distributor who plays an online game and distributes the game play screen. The distributor terminal 300 is a device having a communication function such as a personal computer, a tablet terminal, and a smartphone.

  The viewer terminal 400 is a device having a communication function such as a personal computer, a tablet terminal, and a smartphone. The viewer terminal 400 is used by a viewer who watches a distribution screen indicating a game play situation of the player.

<Configuration of distribution server>
Hereinafter, the configuration of the distribution server 100 will be described in detail. As shown in FIG. 2, the distribution server 100 includes a communication unit 110 that communicates with another device, a storage unit 120 that stores various data, a clock unit 130 that measures time, and a control that controls the entire device. Unit 140. These components are interconnected by a bus line BL.

  The communication unit 110 is a communication interface including an NIC (Network Interface Card controller) for performing wired communication or wireless communication. The communication unit 110 communicates with the distributor terminal 300 and the viewer terminal 400 via the network NW.

  The storage unit 120 includes a random access memory (RAM), a read only memory (ROM), and the like. The storage unit 120 stores a program for executing various control processes, various data, and the like.

  The clock unit 130 includes an oscillation circuit for generating a clock signal, a variable PLL (Phase Locked Loop), a counter circuit for counting the number of pulses of the clock signal, and the like. The timer 130 counts the time based on the number of pulses counted.

  The control unit 140 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and the like. The control unit 140 controls the overall operation of the distribution server 100 by executing a program stored in the storage unit 120. The control unit 140 performs various controls at a timing based on the number of pulses counted by the timer unit 130. Further, the control unit 140 counts the distribution time based on the time measured by the clock unit 130, and determines whether or not a predetermined time (for example, a scheduled distribution time) has elapsed.

  Hereinafter, a functional configuration of the control unit 140 will be described. The control unit 140 functions as a comment receiving unit 141, a viewing status acquisition unit 142, a distribution unit 143, and a display mode control unit 144.

  The comment receiving unit 141 communicates with the viewer terminal 400 via the communication unit 110, and receives a comment posted by the viewer in each of the plurality of distributions.

  The viewing status acquisition unit 142 acquires information indicating the viewing status of the viewer via the communication unit 110. The viewing status is obtained from the usage status or usage history of the distribution service provided by the distribution server 100.

  The distribution unit 143 distributes a distribution screen including the acquired game play screen and the comment received by the comment receiving unit 141. The distribution unit 143 may directly acquire the game play screen corresponding to the player from the game server 200 via the communication unit 110, or may indirectly acquire the game play screen corresponding to the player from the distributor terminal 300. May be acquired. In addition, the distribution unit 143 distributes the sound of the game and the sound input by the distributor to the distributor terminal 300 as audio information.

  The display mode control unit 144 controls the display mode of the distribution screen based on the viewing status acquired by the viewing status acquisition unit 142.

  The display mode control unit 144 controls, for example, one or more display modes of the color, size, and font of the comment on the distribution screen based on the viewing situation. This viewing status is the viewing status of the viewer who posts the comment, obtained by the viewing status obtaining unit 142.

  Specifically, the display mode control unit 144 executes control for displaying the comment received by the comment receiving unit 141 in a different color depending on the distribution being viewed by the viewer. This allows the player who is the distributor of the distribution to which the comment has been posted to know which distribution the viewer is viewing. Thereby, the player can determine the viewer of the other distribution among the viewers of his or her distribution, and recognize the possibility that the viewer is a spy of another player.

  The display mode control unit 144 may add identification display or effect display to the comment on the distribution screen based on the viewing situation. The identification display is, for example, an icon, a symbol, a mark, or the like. The effect display is, for example, a change in the outer frame of the comment, light emission, blinking, or the like.

  The display mode control unit 144 changes the display mode of the comment posted by the viewer when simultaneously viewing another player's distribution (distribution different from the distribution to which the comment is posted) in addition to the distribution. I do. For example, the display mode control unit 144 executes control to display a comment of a viewer in a different color on the distribution screen depending on distribution of another player who is simultaneously viewing the viewer. The display mode control unit 144 may display a comment posted by a viewer who is watching the distribution of another player on the distribution screen in a specific color, or may display the comment with an identification display or an effect display. You may let it. As a result, it is possible to make the comments of the viewers watching other distributions stand out.

  The display mode control unit 144 displays, on the distribution screen, the comment of the viewer who is simultaneously viewing the distribution of the other player in addition to the distribution, in the color of both the distribution of the distribution screen and the distribution of the other player. May be displayed in a synthesized color. The synthesized color may be a mixed single color or a mixed color of two or more colors. A rainbow-colored comment may be used by mixing a plurality of colors. Such control is realized, for example, by setting in advance the colors of comments corresponding to the distributions of a plurality of players, and storing the setting information in the storage unit 120. A comment of a viewer who is simultaneously viewing three or more distributions may be displayed by synthesizing those colors.

  The display mode control unit 144 may display, in the distribution screen, comments of viewers who are simultaneously watching the official distribution in addition to the distribution in a color corresponding to the official distribution. The official distribution is a distribution by a game organizer, a service provider, or the like, and is a distribution from a standpoint independent of a player participating in the game.

  In the official distribution, a bird's-eye view screen for bird's-eye view of the entire game play situation, for example, may be distributed instead of a viewpoint of any of the plurality of players. In the official distribution, a screen in which the entire play status is viewed from the viewpoint of the virtual camera or a screen in which the status states of a plurality of players can be confirmed may be distributed.

  The display mode control unit 144 may cause the comment of the viewer to be displayed in a different size on the distribution screen depending on the distribution of another player being watched by the viewer and the official distribution. The display mode control unit 144, on the distribution screen, views a comment of a viewer who is simultaneously viewing another distribution (official distribution or another player's distribution) and a normal comment (only watches the distribution of the player). It may be displayed in a size larger or smaller than the viewer's comment). For example, the display mode control unit 144 may display the comment of the viewer on the distribution screen in a different size depending on the distribution of another player being watched by the viewer and the official distribution.

  The control of the display mode is not limited to the control that changes depending on whether or not the viewer who posts the comment is simultaneously watching another distribution. For example, the display mode control unit 144 may display the comment by controlling the color or size of the comment of the viewer based on the viewing history of the viewer before posting the comment on the distribution screen. The display mode control unit 144 may estimate the preference of the viewer based on the viewed list of the viewing history, and control the color or size of the comment based on the preference of the viewer to display the comment.

  The display mode control unit 144 may display the comment of the viewer on the distribution screen in a color or size based on another distribution that the viewer has just watched. The display mode control unit 144 may display the comment of the viewer on the distribution screen in a color or size based on another distribution that the viewer has viewed within a predetermined time since the comment was posted. The predetermined time is set, for example, within one hour. This is because, even if the viewer makes a comment on another distribution based on information obtained through too old viewing, the influence on game play is small.

  Comments posted by viewers can be displayed in multiple patterns. For example, the display mode control unit 144 may display a distribution screen in which a comment posted on the distribution is superimposed on a game play screen of the player performing the distribution.

  The display mode control unit 144 may display the comment of the viewer in a chat box different from the game play screen. Instead of a chat box, a plurality of avatars corresponding to a plurality of viewers may be displayed, and a balloon may appear from an avatar corresponding to a viewer who has posted a comment, and a comment may be displayed therein.

  The display mode control unit 144 may control another display mode instead of controlling the display mode of the comment to display the comment so that the viewer's viewing situation can be grasped. For example, display mode control section 144 may control the display mode of the user information of the viewer who posted the comment based on the viewing status.

  The user information is information including any one or more of a user name, a user ID, a profile image, an avatar, and the like, and is information for identifying a viewer who has posted a comment. The user information may be displayed in a chat box. The user information may be displayed on another screen when the viewer or the distributor clicks on the posted comment or information associated with the comment. The user information may be displayed overlapping the distribution screen.

  The display mode control unit 144 issues a warning to the distribution screen when the viewing status of any one or more viewers among all viewers viewing the distribution screen satisfies a predetermined condition. It may be displayed. For example, the warning may be a notification indicating a possibility that a spy watching the distribution of another player at the same time is watching, or a notification indicating the possibility that the follower of another player is watching the distribution. There may be. The display mode control unit 144 may display a normal state as a state without warning.

<Specific examples of distribution screen and game play screen>
Hereinafter, specific examples of the distribution screen and the game play screen will be described with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a specific example of a distribution screen for each player. FIG. 3A shows a distribution screen of player A, and FIG. 3B shows a distribution screen of player B. This example shows a space in the game in which players A and B compete against each other. These drawings show a state where the character 10 operated by the player A and the character 20 operated by the player B face each other with the obstacle 40 interposed therebetween.

  Specifically, in FIG. 3A, a character 20 indicating a player B having a weapon such as a gun is displayed. An obstacle 40 is displayed in front of the character 20. In addition, since this figure is the viewpoint of the player A (the viewpoint of the character 10), the own character 10 is not displayed. The two comments 30 and 50 are comments posted by the viewer with respect to the distribution of the player A. These comments 30 and 50 are displayed superimposed on the game play screen and flow from right to left on the distribution screen.

  On the other hand, in FIG. 3B, a character 10 indicating a player A having a weapon such as a stick is displayed. An obstacle 40 is displayed in front of the character 10. In addition, since this figure is the viewpoint of the player B (the viewpoint of the character 20), the own character 20 is not displayed. The comment 60 is a comment posted by the viewer for the distribution of the player B. The comment 60 is superimposed on the game play screen and displayed from right to left on the distribution screen.

  In this example, the color of the comment set for each distribution of the player is registered in the distribution server 100. The comments of the viewers watching a plurality of distributions are displayed in a color obtained by combining the registered colors. For example, if red is registered for the distribution of the player A and blue is registered for the distribution of the player B, the comment of the user who is watching both is synthesized and displayed in purple. However, in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, which will be described later, red is shown in black, blue is shown in light gray, and purple is shown in dark gray, which is an intermediate color between the two, due to limitations in the illustration.

  Specifically, in FIG. 3A, a comment 30 is a comment posted by a viewer A who is watching only the distribution of the player A. In this case, the comment 30 is displayed in red (shown in black). In FIG. 3A, a comment 50 is a comment posted by a viewer B who is watching the distribution of the players A and B. In this case, the comment 50 is displayed in purple (shown in dark gray). In FIG. 3B, a comment 60 is a comment posted by a viewer C who is watching only the distribution of the player C. In this case, the comment 60 is displayed in blue (illustrated in light gray).

  As described above, by changing the color of the comment of a viewer who is viewing a plurality of distributions (other distributions), the player who is the distributor determines whether or not the comment is highly accurate information in the color. Can be determined. In addition, the player who is the distributor can know from which color the viewer who posted the comment views the distribution of the player, based on the synthesized color.

  Note that the color coding method is not limited to this example. For example, a comment of a viewer who has viewed only one distribution is displayed in a default color (for example, white), and a comment of a viewer who is watching two or more distributions is not the default color but other colors. It may be displayed in the color of the comment set for distribution.

  The distribution screen may display information such as the weapon, physical strength, and status of each player in addition to the game play screen. Thus, the viewer can easily collect information such as the player's weapon, position, and comment contents.

  FIG. 4 shows an example of a distribution screen (overhead screen) of official distribution. In this example, the display mode control unit 144 integrates the comments for the two distributions of the player A and the player B, and generates a distribution screen for overviewing the entire game play situation.

  This distribution screen is a game play screen viewed from the viewpoint of the virtual camera, and is a screen on which the battle situation between the player A and the player B can be overlooked. For example, the viewer can confirm the positional relationship between the character 10 of the player A, the character 20 of the player B, and the obstacle 40 by viewing the distribution screen of the official distribution.

  The comments 30, 50, and 60 posted on the two distribution screens are color-coded according to the viewing status, as in FIG. 3, so that the viewing status of the posted viewer can be distinguished. For example, the comment 30 is displayed in red (black), the comment 50 is displayed in purple (dark gray), and the comment 60 is displayed in blue (light gray).

  Here, a modified example of the distribution screen will be described with reference to FIG. This example shows a distribution screen of the player A distributed from the distribution server 100 and displayed on the viewer terminal 400. In this example, a comment posted by the viewer to the distribution of the player A is displayed not in the display area A10 of the game play screen but in the display area A20 of the chat box. Note that an interface for a viewer to post a comment is displayed in the display area A30. Since the display area A30 is a function used by the viewer, the display area A30 may not be displayed on the distributor terminal 300 of the player A. On the other hand, the display area A30 may be displayed on the distributor terminal 300 of the player A so that the player A can post a comment after the game is over.

  In this example, the viewer B watches the delivery of the player B simultaneously with the delivery of the player A. In this case, a warning "WARNING !!" is displayed at the center of the display area A10 of the game play screen because of the possibility of a spy. In the chat box, a marking P1 indicating a warning target is displayed on the left side of the comment of the viewer B.

  Thereby, the player A can play while paying attention to the viewer B. In addition, since the viewer B may have useful information on the player B in some cases, the player A can play while referring to the comments of the viewer B.

  In this control of the display mode, the viewing situation of the viewer B is notified to the player A by the marking P1. However, the display mode control unit 144 may notify the viewing status of the viewer B by changing the profile image P2. In addition, the display mode control unit 144 may change the font and size of the comment in the chat box to perform such notification.

<Process flow>
Hereinafter, an example of a control process executed by the distribution server 100 will be described with reference to FIG. This process is executed after the game has started.

  First, the comment receiving unit 141 of the control unit 140 receives a comment posted by a viewer (Step S101). The viewing status acquisition unit 142 obtains information indicating the viewing status of the viewer (step S102).

  The distribution unit 143 of the control unit 140 distributes a distribution screen including the game play screen and the comment received by the comment receiving unit 141 to the distributor terminal 300 and the viewer terminal 400 (Step S103). At this time, sound information such as a game sound and a sound input by a distributor are also distributed. The display mode control unit 144 of the control unit 140 controls the display mode of the distribution screen distributed by the distribution unit 143 based on the information indicating the viewing status acquired by the viewing status acquisition unit 142 (Step S104).

<Explanation of effect>
In the distribution system 1 according to the present embodiment, the distribution server 100 distributes a game play of an online game in which a plurality of players can participate, acquires information indicating a viewing situation, and obtains information based on the information indicating the viewing situation. The display mode of the distribution screen is controlled. This makes it possible to provide a service that allows the player to grasp the viewing situation of the viewer.

  Specifically, the player can determine whether or not the viewer is viewing another distribution. This allows the player to determine whether the viewer is a spy or not and has certain information. As a result, the interest of viewers' comments affecting game play is improved.

  The description of the embodiment is completed above, but the above embodiment is merely an example. Therefore, the specific configuration of the distribution system 1 and the content of the processing are not limited to those described in the above embodiment. Hereinafter, a modified example of the above embodiment will be described. Components common to the distribution system 1 according to the embodiment will be described with the same reference numerals.

(Modification)
The order of the control processing executed by the distribution server 100 is not limited to the example illustrated in FIG. For example, after the distribution screen is distributed, the viewing state may be acquired to control the display mode of the distribution screen. Instead of after receiving the comment, the viewing status of the viewer watching the distribution may be monitored, and information indicating the viewing status may be periodically acquired. That is, the order of the control processing can be appropriately changed.

  The display mode control unit 144 may determine not only the control based on the viewing status of the viewer but also the reliability of the viewer who posts the comment, and may control the display mode based on the determination result. For example, before or during viewing, the control unit 140 of the distribution server 100 causes the viewer terminal to display a screen for inputting which player to support via the communication unit 110, and responds to the response. The display mode may be controlled. Note that the answer may be changeable on the way or may be no answer.

  The display mode control unit 144 changes the display mode in accordance with the user attribute information of the viewer, such as profile information, favorite information, whether or not the player is a channel member of distribution, online game play history, amount of support messages, and the like. It may be controlled. For example, a comment of a viewer with a high degree of familiarity with the player or a viewer who is skilled in the game may be displayed in a large size so as to stand out.

  In the above embodiment, the control of displaying the distribution screen and the control of the display mode of the distribution screen are executed by the distribution server 100. However, these controls may be executed by the distributor terminal 300 or the viewer terminal 400. These controls may be realized by cooperation between the distribution server 100 and the distributor terminal 300 or the viewer terminal 400.

  The viewing status acquisition unit 142 and the display mode control unit 144 may be provided in the distributor terminal 300 or the viewer terminal 400 instead of the distribution server 100. The display mode of the distribution screen displayed by the distributor terminal 300 or the viewer terminal 400 may be controlled based on the viewing situation acquired by the viewing situation acquisition unit 142, and the execution subject of the control process may be changed as appropriate. .

  In the distribution system 1 according to the above embodiment, the distributor terminal 300 and the viewer terminal 400 have different configurations so that they can be distinguished from each other. However, the components of each of these devices may be combined so that the device functions as a distributor terminal and a viewer terminal.

  In addition, the distribution system according to the present disclosure may realize the function thereof by, for example, a computer executing a program, instead of the above-described device. A program for realizing the function of the distribution system 1 is a computer-readable program such as a USB (Universal Serial Bus) memory, a CD-ROM (Compact Disc-Read Only Memory), a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc), and an HDD (Hard Disc Drive). It may be stored in a possible recording medium or downloaded to a computer via a network.

  Although the preferred embodiments of the present disclosure have been described above, the present disclosure is not limited to the specific embodiments, and the present disclosure includes the inventions described in the claims and equivalents thereof. It is. In addition, the configurations of the devices described in the above embodiment and modifications can be appropriately combined as long as no technical contradiction occurs.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Distribution system, 100 ... Distribution server, 200 ... Game server, 300 ... Distributor terminal, 400 ... Viewer terminal, 110 ... Communication part, 120 ... Storage part, 130 ... Clock part, 140 ... Control part, 141 ... Comment Reception unit, 142: viewing status acquisition unit, 143: distribution unit, 144: display mode control unit

Claims (19)

A distribution server that distributes a game play screen of an online game in which a plurality of players can participate,
A comment reception unit for receiving comments posted by viewers,
A viewing status acquisition unit that acquires information indicating the viewing status of the viewer,
A distribution unit that distributes a distribution screen including the game play screen and the comment received by the comment reception unit,
A display mode control unit that controls a display mode of the distribution screen based on information indicating the viewing status acquired by the viewing status acquisition unit;
A distribution server comprising: The display mode control unit controls one or more display modes of the color, size, font of the comment on the distribution screen based on the viewing status of the viewer who posts the comment,
The distribution server according to claim 1, wherein: The display mode control unit, based on the viewing status of the viewer who posts the comment, to give an identification display or an effect display to the comment on the distribution screen,
The distribution server according to claim 1, wherein: The display mode control unit changes the display mode of the comment posted by the viewer when the viewer is simultaneously viewing the distribution of another player.
The distribution server according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein: The display mode control unit, on the distribution screen, displays the comment of the viewer who is simultaneously watching the distribution of the other player in a color obtained by combining the two colors,
The distribution server according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein: The display mode control unit, on the distribution screen, displays the comment of the viewer in a different color depending on distribution of the other player being watched by the viewer,
The distribution server according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein: The display mode control unit, on the distribution screen, the comment posted by the viewer who is viewing the other distribution, is displayed in a color corresponding to the other distribution,
The distribution server according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein: The display mode control unit, on the distribution screen, displays the comment of the viewer in a different size depending on the distribution and official distribution of the player watching the viewer,
The distribution server according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein: The display mode control unit, on the distribution screen, displays the comment of the viewer who is simultaneously viewing another distribution, in a size corresponding to the other distribution,
The distribution server according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein: The display mode control unit, on the distribution screen, based on the viewing history of the viewer since the posting of the comment, controls the color or size of the comment of the viewer to display the comment,
The distribution server according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein: The display mode control unit estimates the preference of the viewer based on the viewed list of the viewing history, and controls the color or size of the comment based on the preference of the viewer to display the comment. ,
The distribution server according to claim 10, wherein: The display mode control unit, on the distribution screen, display the comment of the viewer in a color or size based on the other distribution that the viewer was watching immediately before,
The distribution server according to claim 10, wherein: The display mode control unit, on the distribution screen, display the comment of the viewer in a color or size based on the other distribution that the viewer has been watching within a predetermined time from the posting of the comment,
The distribution server according to claim 10, wherein: The display mode control unit displays the distribution screen in which the comment is superimposed on the game play screen,
The distribution server according to any one of claims 1 to 13, wherein: The display mode control unit displays the comment in a chat box separate from the game play screen, and controls a display mode of user information of the viewer who posted the comment based on the viewing situation.
The distribution server according to any one of claims 1 to 13, wherein: The display mode control unit, if the viewing condition of any one or more of the viewers among the viewers who are viewing the distribution screen in the distribution screen satisfies a predetermined condition, Display a warning,
The distribution server according to any one of claims 1 to 15, wherein: A distribution system including a distribution server that distributes a game play screen of an online game in which a plurality of players can participate, and a viewer terminal for viewing the distribution,
The distribution server,
A comment reception unit for receiving comments posted by viewers,
A viewing status acquisition unit that acquires information indicating the viewing status of the viewer,
With
The distributor terminal and the viewer terminal used by the distributor display a distribution screen including the game play screen and the comment received by the comment receiving unit,
The display mode of the distribution screen is controlled based on information indicating the viewing status acquired by the viewing status acquisition unit.
A distribution system characterized by the following. A distribution method for distributing a game play screen of an online game in which a plurality of players can participate,
A comment receiving step for receiving comments posted by viewers;
A viewing status acquisition step of obtaining information indicating the viewing status of the viewer,
A distribution step of distributing a distribution screen including the game play screen and the comment received in the comment receiving step;
A display mode control step of controlling a display mode of the distribution screen based on the information indicating the viewing status acquired in the viewing status acquisition step;
A distribution method comprising: Computer
Comment receiving means for receiving comments posted by viewers,
Viewing status acquisition means for obtaining information indicating the viewing status of the viewer,
Distribution means for distributing a game play screen of an online game in which a plurality of players can participate, and distributing a distribution screen including the game play screen and the comment received by the comment receiving means;
A display mode control unit that controls a display mode of the distribution screen based on information indicating the viewing status obtained by the viewing status obtaining unit;
A program to function as