JP2022095609A - Game server, game program and information processing method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game server capable of determining an effect in a game based on sensor data relating to biological information of a player, game program and information processing method.

SOLUTION: A game server includes a data acquisition section for acquiring sensor data relating to biological information of a player, and an effect determination section determining an output condition of a prescribed effect in a game that the player plays based on the sensor data.

SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

COPYRIGHT: (C)2022,JPO&INPIT

Description

The present invention relates to a game server, a game program, and an information processing method.

In recent years, wearable devices equipped with various sensors have been used to acquire biometric information of users and to provide various services.

Patent Document 1 discloses that the motion state of a user is determined based on motion data such as acceleration data generated with the movement of the user, and the volume of a notification sound emitted from an information processing apparatus is adjusted. There is.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2019-161340

The above-mentioned Patent Document 1 does not describe the utilization of the obtained sensor data in a game.

Therefore, one object of the present invention is to provide a game server, a game program, and an information processing method capable of determining a predetermined effect on a game based on a player's biological information.

According to the present invention, the present invention includes a data acquisition unit that acquires sensor data related to the biometric information of the player, and an effect determination unit that determines output conditions of a predetermined effect in a game played by the player based on the sensor data. A game server characterized by this can be obtained.

According to the present invention, the presence of the game can be further enhanced.

It is a figure which shows the structural example of the system by embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the configuration example of the server apparatus by embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the configuration example of the player terminal by embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the effect information by embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the processing flow by embodiment of this invention. It is a figure explaining the modification 1 by embodiment of this invention. It is a figure explaining the modification 2 by embodiment of this invention.

The contents of the embodiments of the present invention will be described in a list. The present invention has the following configurations.
[Item 1]
A data acquisition unit that acquires sensor data related to the player's biometric information,
A game server including an effect determining unit that determines an output condition of a predetermined effect in a game played by the player based on the sensor data.
[Item 2]
The game server according to item 1, wherein the biological information includes the heart rate or the pulse rate of the player.
[Item 3]
The game server according to item 1 or 2, further comprising an analysis unit for evaluating the excitement state of the player based on the sensor data.
[Item 4]
The game server according to any one of items 1 to 3, wherein the effect determining unit determines at least the loudness or tempo of a sound in the game based on the sensor data.
[Item 5]
The game server according to any one of items 1 to 3, wherein the effect determining unit determines at least a line or a facial expression of a character in the game based on the sensor data.
[Item 6]
The data acquisition unit further acquires sensor data of another player who plays jointly with the player.
The game server according to any one of items 1 to 5, wherein the effect determining unit determines an output condition of the effect based on sensor data of the player and the other player.
[Item 7]
The game server according to any one of items 1 to 6, further comprising a screen data generation unit that generates an image representing a player state indexed based on the sensor data.
[Item 8]
On the computer
Data acquisition process to acquire sensor data related to player's biometric information,
A game program characterized by executing an effect determination process for determining an output condition of a predetermined effect in a game played by the player based on the sensor data.
[Item 9]
A data acquisition step to acquire sensor data related to the player's biometric information,
An information processing method by a computer having an effect determination step of determining an output condition of a predetermined effect in a game played by the player based on the sensor data.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

<Structure>
As shown in FIG. 1, this game system provides various services related to a game to a player via a network 3 (for example, the Internet, etc.), and is a server device 1 (game server), a player terminal 2, and a sensor. It is composed of a device 4. Although only one player terminal 2 and one sensor device 4 are shown in the figure, the server device 1
Can be connected to a plurality of player terminals 2 and sensor devices 4. In addition, the sensor device 4
May be integrated with the player terminal 2.

<Configuration of server device 1>
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the server device 1. The server device 1 is an information processing device (computer) used by a system administrator or the like to operate and manage various services, and may be, for example, a general-purpose computer such as a workstation or a personal computer, or a cloud. It may be logically realized by computing technology.

The server device 1 has a control unit 11, a storage unit 12, an input unit 13, a display unit 14, and a communication unit 15. When the server device 1 receives various commands (requests) from the player terminal 2 via the communication unit 15, the control unit 11 executes processing by the game program, and the processing result of the game program (for example, a game image or a game sound) is executed. Etc.) is transmitted to the player terminal 2. A part of the above game program is transmitted to the player terminal 2 and is transmitted to the player terminal 2.
May be run on.

The control unit 11 transfers data between each unit and controls the entire server device 1, and is realized by the CPU (Central Processing Unit) executing a program stored in a predetermined memory. .. The control unit 11 of the present embodiment includes at least a game execution unit 111, a screen data generation unit 112, a sensor data acquisition unit 113, an analysis unit 114, and an effect determination unit 115. These various functional parts will be described in detail later.

The storage unit 12 is a ROM (R) which is a read-only storage area in which the system program is stored.
(Ead Only Memory) and RAM (Random Access Memory), which is a rewritable storage area used as a work area for arithmetic processing by the control unit 11.
It has ry) and is realized by, for example, a non-volatile storage device such as a flash memory or a hard disk. The storage unit 12 in the present embodiment is a game information storage unit 121,
It has various storage units such as a player information storage unit 122, a sensor data storage unit 123, and an effect information storage unit 124. In addition, these various information will be described in detail later.

The input unit 13 is for the system administrator to input various data (for example, game information) related to the game service, and is realized by, for example, a keyboard or a mouse.

The display unit 14 is for displaying an operation screen for a system administrator based on a command from the control unit 11, and is, for example, a liquid crystal display (LCD: Liquid Crystal).
It is realized by lDisplay) and the like.

The communication unit 15 is for communicating with the player terminal 2 and the sensor device 4, and has a function as a receiving unit for receiving various data and signals transmitted from the player terminal 2 and the sensor device 4. It has a function as a transmission unit that transmits various data and signals to the player terminal 2 and the sensor device 4 in response to a command from the control unit 11. The communication unit 15 includes, for example, HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol), HTTPS, or the like.
Communication with the player terminal 2 is performed by WebSocket, P2P (Peer To Peer), or the like.

<Player terminal 2>
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the player terminal 2. The player terminal 2 is
It is a game device that a player can possess and use. The game device may be a stationary or portable game device, or may be an information processing device (for example, a smartphone, a mobile phone terminal, a tablet terminal). Hereinafter, an example in which the player terminal 2 is an information processing device such as a smartphone will be described as an example, but the form of the player terminal 2 is not limited to this as long as the gist of the present invention can be realized. The player terminal 2 outputs the processing result of the game program transmitted from the server device 1 via the game application or the Web browser (for example, game screen display, game voice output, etc.).
can do. The player terminal 2 includes a control unit 21 that controls the entire player terminal 2 and a control unit 21.
Communication that performs information communication between the storage unit 22 that stores various data programs, the input unit 23 for the player to input operations, the output unit 24 that outputs the game screen / operation screen and sound, and the server device 1. It has a part 25. The control unit 21 of the present embodiment includes at least an operation information receiving unit 211 and a game operation unit 212. Further, the storage unit 22 includes at least a game operation information storage unit 221. Each function unit of the control unit 21 is a memory or a game operation information storage unit 2.
It can be realized by the CPU executing the program stored in 21.

The operation information receiving unit 211 of the player terminal 2 receives an operation related to the game from the player. The operation information receiving unit 211 receives an operation related to the game by the player using the input unit 23. Then, the operation information receiving unit 211 transfers the received operation content to the game operation unit 2.
Output to 12.

The game operation unit 212 executes a process for operating the game. Game operation unit 21
2 operates a game based on the game software included in the game operation information stored in the game operation information storage unit 221 and the operation content of the player input from the input unit 23. The game operation unit 212 generates an image for a game from the image data included in the game operation information along with the operation of the game, and performs a control process for outputting the generated image to the output unit 24. Similarly, the game operation unit 212 generates music and voice for the game from the music data and voice data included in the game operation information along with the operation of the game, and outputs the generated music and voice from the output unit 24. Perform control processing for this. Although the configuration in which the native application partially executes the functions of the Web application, that is, the game operation unit 212 of the player terminal 2 partially executes the functions of the server device 1, the game operation unit 212 is described here. The server device 1 may be configured to generate all game images and sounds as a processing result, or the game operation unit 212 may be configured to generate all game images and sounds. You may be.

When the game operation unit 212 is provided, predetermined parameters in the game operated by the game operation unit 212 can be managed by the server device 1. For example, parameters such as stamina and paid points in the game are managed by the server device 1. Therefore, when a process involving a change in these predetermined parameters occurs in the game, the game operation unit 212 updates the parameters managed by the server device 1 by communicating with the server device 1. Then, the game operation unit 212 receives the updated parameter from the server device 1, and continues the operation of the game based on the updated parameter.

Next, the sensor device 4 in this system will be described. The sensor device 4 is
It is a device equipped with a sensor that can acquire biometric information of the player. The biometric information of the player is, for example, heartbeat, pulse, blood pressure, respiration, body temperature, brain wave, blood flow, blood substance concentration, body color such as skin, facial expression, etc., and may be information indicating the state of the player's body. Just do it. The sensor device 4 is equipped with a sensor capable of measuring one or more of these biometric information. For example, it may be a wearable device equipped with an optical sensor capable of measuring a heartbeat or a pulse, a camera capable of acquiring image information, or the like.

The sensor device 4 continuously or intermittently senses the biometric information of the player. The acquired sensor data is transmitted from the sensor device 4 to the server device 1 via the player terminal 2 by a communication means or the like. Further, the sensor data is transmitted directly from the sensor device 4 to the server device 1. Alternatively, the sensor data may be transmitted directly from the sensor device 4 or via the player terminal 2 to a server different from the server device 1, and the server device 1 may access the other server to acquire the data. .. In this system,
The sensor device 4 may be integrated with the player terminal 2 or may be a separate body. That is, by mounting various sensors on the player terminal 2, it may be possible to take charge of both acquisition of biometric information and execution processing of a game program.

The game system in the present embodiment relates to acquiring sensor data regarding the biometric information of the player by the sensor device 4 and determining a predetermined effect on the game based on the sensor data. The player can feel more realistic by changing the volume of the game according to his / her excitement state and emotions. Effects that are determined according to biometric information include those related to sound output such as game sound effects and back music (for example, sound volume and tempo), screen brightness, and screen transitions (for example, dialogue output and screen). Switching)
There can be speed etc.

The game information storage unit 121 of the server device 1 stores information about the game. The game information is appropriately configured according to the type of the game. For example, in the case of a battle game, the stage name, enemy character information, etc. are included in association with the stage ID.

The player information storage unit 122 stores information about the player. Player information includes
The player name, player rank, owned character information, play stage information, owned item information, and the like can be included in association with the player ID. The player rank is a rank or level in the player's game, and is determined according to the play time, the progress of the game, the acquired items, and the like. The owned character information is associated with the ID of the owned character, and the level,
Various ability values (attack power, defense power, physical strength, etc. for competitive games, singing power for music games, etc.
It can include the current values of various parameters such as dance ability, performance ability, etc.).
The play stage information is information about a stage that the player has played so far among a plurality of set stages, and can include the number of plays, clear information, and the like. The owned item information includes information on the possession status of one or more paid items and free items, and can include information such as the number of possessed items in association with the ID of each owned item. In addition, information regarding the play status of the player and the game can be included.

Further, the player information storage unit 122 includes information for identifying the player terminal 2 used by the player and information for identifying the sensor device 4 used by the player in association with the player ID. When the sensor device 4 is integrated with the player terminal 2, only the identification information of the player terminal 2 can be included. When the player uses two or more sensor devices 4, two or more sensor devices 4 may be registered in association with one player terminal 2.

The sensor data storage unit 123 stores the sensor data acquired from the sensor device 4. The sensor data stored in the sensor data storage unit 123 may be raw data that has not been processed, or may be processed data that has undergone data processing. Further, it may be secondary data obtained by analyzing the sensor data.

The effect information storage unit 124 includes a correspondence table that defines the correspondence between the analysis result of the sensor data and the effect on the game. FIG. 4 is a configuration example of the effect information table stored in the effect information storage unit 124. The effect information table includes the analysis result of biometric information and the correspondence between the effects. As the analysis result of biological information, information that identifies the type of biological information (heartbeat, pulse, blood pressure, respiration, body temperature, brain wave, blood flow, blood substance concentration, body color such as skin, facial expression, etc.) and its Includes content. As the content of the biological information, what can be expressed numerically may be specified numerically, and may be a numerical range or a change thereof (increase, decrease, or the degree thereof, etc.). If the facial expression cannot be expressed numerically, specify it with a predetermined expression. Further, when calculating a predetermined index such as the degree of excitement of the player based on the sensor data, it is also possible to specify the correspondence between the index and the effect. As the output condition of the effect, it is possible to specify that the volume or tempo of the sound is set to a specific value, or that the volume or tempo is continuously or gradually increased (decreased). As an example, FIG. 4 shows an example in which when the heart rate is in a predetermined numerical range, the volume and tempo of the back music in the game are set in the predetermined range. again,
As another example, for example, the tempo of the sound may be set to be the same as the heart rate or a value obtained by multiplying the heart rate by a predetermined coefficient.

The effect information can also include scene information that identifies a particular in-game scene that performs the effect setting. In the example of FIG. 4, it is specified that the sound effect or music is set to a specific volume and / or tempo when the heart rate is a specific heart rate at a specific battle of the game as scene information. In this way, it is possible to set conditions for specifying a predetermined situation during the game, such as during a boss battle, during a quest, during an item discovery, during a lottery game, or during walking, in addition to the time of battle.

Further, the effect information may be set by the player himself / herself. That is, the player
Type of biometric information to be used, conditions (numerical range, etc.), type of output effect (loudness, sound volume, etc.)
You can select the tempo of the sound, other screen transition speeds, etc.). Further, it may be possible to specify the scene in the game in which the output condition of the effect is executed. For example, the setting may be executed during a battle with all enemies, or the setting may be executed only during a battle with specific conditions (for example, a battle with a boss). By allowing the player to set the effect information, the player can change the setting according to the biometric information that can be acquired by the sensor device 4 that can be used by the player. In addition, you can set your favorite conditions according to your own feelings.

The game execution unit 111 of the server device 1 has a function of executing a process of advancing the game according to the game program. The game by the game system in this embodiment is
It can be any kind of game, for example, competitive games, puzzle games, action games, baseball games, soccer games, other sports games, quiz games, pinball games, card games, rhythm games, RPGs (role playing games). , Position information games, board games, adventure games, casino games, simulation games, strategy games, racing games, and the like.

The screen data generation unit 112 has a function of executing a process of generating screen data for displaying the game screen on the player terminal 2. The screen data generation unit 112 generates screen data related to the above-mentioned arbitrary game. The generated screen data is transmitted to the player terminal 2 and output by the output unit 24.

The sensor data acquisition unit 113 (data acquisition unit) acquires sensor data related to the biometric information of the player from the sensor device 4. The sensor data acquisition unit 113 may continuously acquire sensor data, or may acquire sensor data at predetermined period intervals. Further, the sensor data may be acquired only when a predetermined condition is satisfied. For example, in the case where the effect is determined only in a specific game scene in the effect information shown in FIG. 4, the sensor data may be acquired only when the specific game scene is executed. good. Further, when the player can select whether or not to execute the sensor data acquisition, the sensor data acquisition is executed only when the player selects to execute the sensor data acquisition. The acquired sensor data is stored in the sensor data storage unit 123. The sensor data is associated with information that identifies the player or information that identifies the player terminal 2, and can also include time information and the like.

The analysis unit 114 analyzes the acquired sensor data. The analysis involves processing the acquired raw data into a form that can be used to determine the effect, and calculating predetermined numerical information based on the sensor data. For example, when heart rate data is acquired, it is possible to calculate the heart rate per minute from the heart rate data, whether the heart rate is increasing / decreasing, and the amount of change thereof. .. When calculating changes in biological information, changes in certain biological information are obtained by acquiring sensor data measured over a predetermined period over time and comparing the biological information in a certain period with the biological information in a certain period thereafter. Can be determined. Further, biological information may be acquired by acquiring image data of a part of the body such as the player's face and performing image analysis. For example, by recognizing a predetermined part of the face and extracting color data from an image including the player's face, the complexion can be evaluated and emotions can be estimated from the player's facial expression. In addition, any analysis can be performed for each acquired sensor data. If it is not necessary to perform analysis depending on the type and nature of the data that can be acquired from the sensor device 4, it is not necessary to have the analysis unit 114.

Further, the analysis unit 114 may index the state of the player based on the sensor data.
The state of the player may indicate, for example, the degree of excitement, immersion, concentration, fear, arousal, and the like. The analysis unit 114 can calculate these indexes based on one or more sensor data. For example, two or more sensor data may be combined, such as calculating the degree of excitement from the sensor data of the heart rate and the body temperature. The calculation method of each index can be appropriately determined.

The effect determination unit 115 determines a predetermined effect during the game based on the acquired sensor data or the analysis result of the sensor data. Specifically, the effect can be determined by applying the sensor data or the analysis result to a preset effect information table. For example, when the heart rate is acquired, it is determined whether or not the heart rate value falls within a predetermined numerical range, and a specific effect is determined. The effect determination unit 115 generates an output instruction based on the determined effect information and transmits it to the game execution unit 111. The game execution unit 111 executes output on the player terminal 2 by instructing the output unit 24 or the like of the player terminal 2 to output conditions.

FIG. 5 is a flow chart illustrating a basic operation example of the system according to the present embodiment.

First, the sensor device starts sensing (S101). Sensing may be performed at all times while the sensor device is activated, or may be performed when certain conditions in the game are met. Further, it may be started when the player performs an operation to start sensing. The sensor data acquisition unit 113 acquires sensor data from the sensor device 4 (S102). It is confirmed whether or not the sensor data has been acquired for a sufficient time required for analysis (S103), and if sufficient data can be acquired (S103 = Y).
es), the analysis unit 114 executes the analysis of the sensor data (S104). If the acquisition of the sensor data is insufficient (S103 = No), the acquisition of the sensor data is continued.

The analysis unit 114 generates arbitrary numerical information by analyzing the sensor data. The effect determination unit 115 determines whether or not the sensor data or the analysis result satisfies a predetermined condition specified in the effect information table (S105). If the predetermined condition is satisfied, it is determined that the effect is executed (S106). The effect determination unit 115 gives an output instruction so that the determined effect information is executed (S107).

The above is the basic configuration of the game system in the present invention. According to the system of the present invention
Since the effect of the game can be determined based on the biological information of the player, it is possible to realize the change according to the physical condition of the player.

(Modification 1)
In the above, an example of determining the effect such as volume and tempo based on the biometric information of the player has been described, but the dialogue and facial expression of the character may be changed based on the biometric information of the player. FIG. 6 is a screen display example of the player terminal in the present modification 1. As an example, it is shown that the dialogue and facial expression of the character operated by the player changes in the battle scene based on the heart rate of the player. FIG. 6A is a configuration example of the effect information table in the present modification 1. As an example, a heart rate range and corresponding character lines are set. Further, although not shown, it includes information regarding the setting of the facial expression of the character to be displayed corresponding to each heart rate range. FIG. 6B is an example of a screen display when the player's heart rate is low, and the dialogue 31 “It's a margin!” Set to be displayed when the player's heart rate is low.
Is displayed. FIG. 6C is an example of a screen display when the player's heart rate rises a little, and the character (CH) dialogue 31 is changed to one set to be displayed when the heart rate is a little high. Has been done. Further, FIG. 6D shows an example of screen display when the player's heart rate further rises, and the dialogue 31 of the character CH changes to the one displayed when the heart rate is equal to or higher than a predetermined value. It shows that it is.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 6 (b) to 6 (d), biological information such as the heart rate of the player may be visualized and displayed on the screen of the player terminal 2 (32 in the figure). That is, the screen data generation unit 11
2 may generate an image showing the state of the player indexed based on the sensor data.
As an example, an example in which the degree of excitement calculated from the heart rate data of the player is displayed as the "pounding meter" 32 is shown. By visualizing and displaying biometric information, the player can grasp changes in his / her heartbeat and the like, and it is easy to realize that the effect of the game changes due to the changes. The type of image based on the player's biometric information is "Pounding meter".
The display is not limited to the bar graph shape (gauge shape) such as 32, and the numerical value of the biological information (heart rate, etc.) may be displayed as it is, or the numerical value calculated by multiplying by a predetermined coefficient may be displayed, or based on the biological information. It may be displayed as an icon whose number or color changes. In addition, the display based on biometric information is
Not limited to the current biometric information, biometric information at a (past) time point before a predetermined period may be used, or the history from a predetermined time point in the past to the present may be displayed in chronological order.

(Change example 2)
In the second variation example 2, the case of executing the output of the effect based on the biometric information of another player who plays in collaboration with the player will be described. For example, when a player collaborates with another player such as a friend to battle, the sensor data of the other player is also acquired and analyzed to determine the effect of the other player.

FIG. 7 illustrates a case where the facial expression and dialogue of the character on the game screen are determined by the biological information, as in the modified example 1. In FIG. 7, the facial expression and dialogue of a friend player who plays jointly with the player are determined based on the biometric information of the friend player. The sensor data acquisition unit 113 acquires sensor data from a sensor device associated with another player who plays jointly with the player. The effect determination unit 115 determines the dialogue and facial expression of the character operated by the player and the friend player based on the sensor data of the player and the friend player. In FIG. 7, the image and dialogue 33 of the character CH operated by the player, and the image and dialogue 3 of the character CH 2 operated by the friend player.
4 shows an example in which the heart rate of the friend player is higher than the heart rate of the player, and the lines and facial expressions of the two are different.

As in the second modification, the effect is changed based on the biological information of the other player playing with the player, so that the communication with the other player becomes more active.

In the embodiments and modifications described above, with respect to the processing of the software function unit included in the server device 1 and the player terminal 2, a part or all the functions of the server device 1 may be provided to the player terminal 2 within the range in which the gist of the present invention can be realized. May be prepared.

Further, the process of FIG. 5 shows an example of the process by the information processing system of the present embodiment, and is not intended to limit the present invention. Each process included in the process of FIG. 5 may be executed in an order different from the order shown in the figure, some processes may be executed in parallel, or some processes may be executed in parallel. May be omitted, or other steps may be added.

The embodiments described above are merely examples for facilitating the understanding of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the interpretation of the present invention. It goes without saying that the present invention can be modified and improved without departing from the spirit thereof, and the present invention includes its equivalents.

1 Server device (game server)
2 Player terminal 3 Network 4 Sensor device

Claims (9)

A data acquisition unit that acquires sensor data related to the player's biometric information,
A game server including an effect determining unit that determines an output condition of a predetermined effect in a game played by the player based on the sensor data. The biological information is characterized by including the heart rate or the pulse rate of the player, claim 1.
The game server described in. The game server according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising an analysis unit that evaluates the excitement state of the player based on the sensor data. The game server according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the effect determining unit determines at least the loudness or tempo of a sound in the game based on the sensor data. The game server according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the effect determining unit determines at least a line or a facial expression of a character in the game based on the sensor data. The data acquisition unit further acquires sensor data of another player who plays jointly with the player.
The game server according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the effect determining unit determines an output condition of the effect based on sensor data of the player and the other player. The game server according to any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising a screen data generation unit that generates an image representing a player state indexed based on the sensor data. On the computer
Data acquisition process to acquire sensor data related to player's biometric information,
A game program characterized by executing an effect determination process for determining an output condition of a predetermined effect in a game played by the player based on the sensor data. A data acquisition step to acquire sensor data related to the player's biometric information,
An information processing method by a computer having an effect determination step of determining an output condition of a predetermined effect in a game played by the player based on the sensor data.

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