JP7146052B1 - Game system, game program and information processing method - Google Patents

Abstract

A game system, a game program, and an information processing method capable of sharing the emotions of a player caused by playing a game with other players. Kind Code: A1 In a game system that provides a game that can be executed by a plurality of player terminals that can access a server via a network, another player in the game performs another operation based on a predetermined action input to the player terminal by one player. An icon processing unit is provided for executing processing for changing the display of an icon indicating one player that can be visually recognized by the player. [Selection drawing] Fig. 3

Description

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

In recent years, games that can be executed on player terminals such as smartphones and game terminals that can access servers via networks have been provided. Some games of this type are played by a plurality of players in cooperation, while others are played by individual players alone without a plurality of players working together.

In a game in which each player plays alone, it is assumed that there is no cooperation with other players, so it is assumed that a feeling of loneliness will increase. may be damaged.

As a countermeasure against such a case, Patent Document 1 discloses that when a player clears an event in a game, a privilege is given to other players to bring about a sense of unity with the other players and reduce loneliness of the player. A game system is disclosed that aims to eliminate the feeling.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2006-280462

According to the game system of Patent Literature 1, benefits are given to other players according to the player's actions in the game, so that a certain sense of unity is brought about between the player and the other players. is assumed.

On the other hand, there is also a desire among players to share their emotions with other players by intuitively conveying to other players emotions such as a sense of accomplishment generated in the game.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a game system, a game program, and an information processing method that enable other players to share the feelings of a player caused by playing a game. and

A game system according to the present invention for achieving the above object is a game system that provides a game that can be executed by a plurality of player terminals that can access a server via a network. An icon processing unit is provided for executing a process of changing the display of an icon indicating one player that can be visually recognized by other players in the game based on a predetermined action.

According to this, when one player inputs a predetermined action to the player terminal, the display of one player's icon visible to other players can be changed. One player's emotions can be intuitively shared with other players.

The icon processing unit of this game system changes the display of icons based on the motion of shaking the player terminal by one player.

The icon processing unit of the game system changes the display of the icon, and after an arbitrary period of time has passed, changes the display of the changed icon again to the display of the icon before the change.

Furthermore, the icon processing unit of the game system may change the icon display by changing the color of the icon, or change the icon display by changing the size of the icon. Alternatively, the icon display may be changed by changing the action of the icon.

The icon processing unit of the game system changes the display of the icon when a preset condition is achieved in the game and the player terminal detects a swing motion.

This game system includes a game setting section that can set the icon processing section not to function during execution of the game based on the selection of one player via the player terminal.

A game program according to the present invention for achieving the above object is a game program for executing a game that can be executed by a plurality of player terminals that can access a server via a network. It functions as an icon processing unit that changes the display of an icon indicating one player that is visible to other players in the game based on a predetermined action input to the terminal.

An information processing method according to the present invention for achieving the above object is an information processing method for executing a game that can be executed by a plurality of player terminals that can access a server via a network, wherein the server is one player. icon processing for changing the display of an icon indicating one player visible to other players in the game based on a predetermined action input to the player terminal by .

According to this invention, it is possible to intuitively share one player's emotions caused by playing the game with other players.

1 is a block diagram illustrating the outline of the configuration of a game system according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. Similarly, it is a block diagram for explaining the outline of the configuration of the server of the game system according to the present embodiment. Similarly, it is a block diagram for explaining the outline of the configuration of the storage of the server of the game system according to the present embodiment. Similarly, it is a block diagram for explaining an outline of the configuration of game information processed by the game system according to the present embodiment. Similarly, it is a flow chart for explaining the outline of the processing in the game processing section of the game system according to the present embodiment. Similarly, it is a figure explaining the outline of the process in the game processing part of the game system which concerns on this Embodiment. Similarly, it is a block diagram for explaining the outline of the configuration of the player terminal of the game system according to the present embodiment. Similarly, it is a flowchart for explaining the outline of the processing of the game system according to the present embodiment.

Next, a game system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 8. FIG.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram outlining the configuration of a game system according to an embodiment of the present invention. As illustrated, the game system 10 includes a server 20 and a plurality of player terminals 30 as main components, which are interconnected via a network 100 such as the Internet so as to be accessible.

In this embodiment, the server 20 is deployed by the business operator 1 that provides the game by the game system 10 , and the player terminals 30 are owned by a plurality of players 2 who use the game provided by the business operator 1 .

The game provided by the operator 1 in the game system 10 is a game whose main purpose is to generate objects such as images, moving images, and sounds. , other sports games, quiz games, pinball games, card games, rhythm games, RPGs (role-playing games), location information games, board games, adventure games, casino games, simulation games, strategy games, racing games, etc. good.

Next, a specific configuration of each part of the game system 10 of this embodiment will be described.

The server 20 is implemented by a desktop or notebook computer in this embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram for explaining the outline of the configuration of the server 20. As shown in FIG. As illustrated, the server 20 includes a processor 21 , a memory 22 , a storage 23 , a transmission/reception section 24 and an input/output section 25 , which are electrically connected to each other via a bus 26 .

The processor 21 is an arithmetic device that controls the operation of the server 20, controls transmission and reception of data between elements, and performs processes necessary for executing application programs.

The processor 21 is, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) in this embodiment, and executes an application program stored in a storage 23 and developed in a memory 22 to perform various processes.

In this embodiment, the memory 22 is implemented by a main memory configured with a volatile memory such as a DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory).

The memory 22 is used as a work area for the processor 21, and stores a BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) executed when the server 20 is started, various setting information, and the like.

The storage 23 stores programs and information used for various processes. The configuration of this storage 23 will be described later.

The transmitter/receiver 24 connects the server 20 to the network 200 . The transmission/reception unit 24 may include a short-range communication interface such as Bluetooth (registered trademark) or BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy).

The input/output unit 25 is an interface to which an input/output device such as a keyboard, mouse, or display is connected.

The bus 26 transmits, for example, address signals, data signals and various control signals among the connected processor 21 , memory 22 , storage 23 , transmission/reception unit 24 and input/output unit 25 .

FIG. 3 is a block diagram for explaining the outline of the configuration of the storage 23. As shown in FIG. As illustrated, the storage 23 comprises a memory area 40 and a game program 41 in this embodiment.

Storage area 40 is realized by partitioning storage 23, and stores game information D1 in this embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram for explaining the outline of the configuration of the game information D1. As illustrated, the game information D1 includes game data d1a, event data d1b, player data d1c, and reward data d1d.

In this embodiment, the game data d1a is composed of data relating to game settings according to the type of game, such as icons appearing in the game, conditions for changing icons, background images, etc. For example, in the case of a battle game, , the stage name associated with the ID of the stage, and so on.

In the present embodiment, the icons constituting the game data d1a are characters that act in the game by being operated by the player 2 via the player terminal 30 and that represent the player 2. Characters that become companions, enemy characters that fight against the player 2, and various items are included.

In this embodiment, the event data d1b is composed of an arbitrary event in which a trial (for example, a battle with an enemy character, etc.) to be executed by the player 2 is set. Rewards such as attack items that can be used and recovery items for character energy may be given.

In this embodiment, the player data d1c is composed of data related to characters used by the player 2 in the game, data related to items owned by the player, data related to play stages, and the like. Player data includes data about other players associated with the player. Other players may include friends associated with the player, players who belong to the same team or party as the player, and all other players, and may be stored with relationship information indicating what kind of relationship they have.

In the present embodiment, the character-related data is attribute data related to character attributes, and includes, for example, the values of various parameters such as level, attack power, defense power, and physical strength associated with the character ID.

In the present embodiment, the various parameters include numerical values such as virtual physical strength consumed when the character performs arbitrary actions in the game, stamina values, and the like.

The item-related data constituting the player data d1c includes, for example, values such as the number of held items associated with the ID of the item.

The data about the play stage is data about the stage that the player 2 has played so far among the set stages, and includes, for example, the number of times played and the data when the stage is cleared.

The reward data d1d is data relating to an in-game reward given to the player 2 in this embodiment.

In the present embodiment, the in-game reward includes, for example, in-game points consumed when exchanging for items in the game, recovering the stamina of a character, etc., and any event executed in the game. Execution, an increase in the drop rate that indicates the probability that a character can obtain an item, or a function execution command that removes the restriction and executes the function when the function executed in the game is restricted. included.

In this embodiment, the game program 41 shown in FIG. 3 is a program that causes the server 20 to function as a game processing section 41a, a game setting section 41b, and a character processing section 41c that is an icon processing section.

The game processing unit 41a executes basic processing of the game such as game progress and character control. Various processing such as granting is executed.

The game setting unit 41b performs various game setting processes such as game difficulty setting and character setting based on the input operation of the player 2 via the player terminal 30 .

In the present embodiment, the game setting section 41b executes processing for setting the processing by the character processing section 41c to be described below to function or not to function during execution of the game, depending on the selection of the player 2. FIG. Thereby, each player can switch on and off the function of changing icons corresponding to other players. In addition, the game setting unit 41b may perform processing for setting whether or not to allow the processing by the character processing unit 41c to function during execution of the game (that is, turning on or off the icon changing function) for each player. . According to this, for example, the icon change function can be turned on only for other players who have a specific relationship with the player (friend relationship, same team, party, etc.). Further, the game setting unit 41b may be configured so that the player 2 selects to switch on/off the change function of the icon corresponding to the own player, which is displayed to the other players (player terminal 30). . According to this, for example, even if the own player performs a predetermined action, the processing by the character processing unit 41c is not executed, and the icon of the own player displayed on the other player terminal 30 does not change. can do.

In the present embodiment, the character processing unit 41c executes processing for changing the character representing the player 2 used in the game by the player 2 based on a predetermined action input to the player terminal 30 by the player 2. is.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining the outline of the processing of the character processing section 41c. As shown, in step S1, the player 2 achieves a preset condition in the game, such as clearing a play stage or obtaining an arbitrary in-game reward while the game is running.

When the player 2 has achieved the condition set in advance in step S1, the player 2 inputs a predetermined action to the player terminal 30. In this embodiment, when the player inputs a swing action of the player terminal 30, step S2 is performed. , the player terminal 30 detects the input swing motion.

When the player terminal 30 detects the swing motion, in step S3, the character processing unit 41c executes a process of changing the display of the character used by the player 2 in the game. In this embodiment, it is assumed that the character display is changed in various manners.

FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining the outline of the processing of the character processing section 41c. As shown in FIG. 6A, the character processing unit 41c may change the color of the character C1 of the player 2 to another color to change the display of the character C1 to the character C2.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 6B, the character processing unit 41c changes the size of the character C1 of the player 2. FIG. In this embodiment, for example, the size of the character C1 may be increased to change the display of the character C1 to the character C2.

Further, as shown in FIG. 6(c), the character processing unit 41c changes the action of the character C1 of the player 2. In this embodiment, the character C1 is rotated, for example, by rotating the character C1. The display may be changed to character C2.

In the present embodiment, the character used by the player 2 is also displayed on the player terminals 30 of the other players 2 other than the player 2 and can be visually recognized by the other players 2. The other player 2 can also visually recognize the change to the display of through the player terminal 30 .

The processing by the character processing unit 41c to change the display of the character C1 to the display of the character C2 is executed based on, for example, all of the color change, the size change, and the action change at random or based on preset conditions. Alternatively, any combination of color change, size change, and motion change may be configured to be performed alone. The types of changes in character display are not limited to the above-mentioned changes in color, size, and action. It may be a change, a change in quantity, or the like. A change in effect is a change in a preset presentation. For example, a halo shines on the icon character (change in light), cherry blossoms dance (change in scene), the icon shines brightly, and the upper right corner of the icon points upward. For example, an arrow blinks or moves, and an additional pictogram (smiling face, crying face, etc.) is displayed or moves in the upper right corner of the icon.

By the way, in step S3 shown in FIG. 5, the display of the character C1 is changed to the display of the character C2, and after an arbitrary period of time (for example, 30 seconds) has passed, the character processing unit 41c changes the display of the character C2 in step S4. is changed again to the display of the character C1 before changing to the character C2, that is, the display of the character C2 is changed back to the display of the character C1.

A game is executed in the player terminal 30 in the present embodiment based on the processing in the game processing section 41a, the game setting section 41b, and the character processing section 41c.

In this embodiment, the player terminal 30 shown in FIG. 1 is implemented by a smart phone, which is a portable information terminal, but is implemented by, for example, a terminal dedicated to games, a tablet computer, a desktop computer, or a notebook computer. can be anything.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram for explaining the outline of the configuration of the player terminal 30. As shown in FIG. As illustrated, the player terminal 30 includes a control unit 31, a display 32, and a detection sensor 33 as main components.

In this embodiment, the control unit 31 controls each unit of the player terminal 30 such as the display 32 and a camera (not shown), and is composed of, for example, a processor, a memory, a storage, a transmission/reception unit, and the like.

In this embodiment, the control unit 31 stores a game application or a browser capable of browsing a website. The game is executed in

In this embodiment, the display 32 displays a screen interface of the game executed on the player terminal 30 .

The display 32 is a so-called touch panel that accepts information input by touching the display surface, and is implemented by various technologies such as a resistive film system and a capacitance system.

In this embodiment, the player operation information D2 is input via the display 32. FIG.

In this embodiment, the player operation information D2 is information that is input regarding the operation and motion of the character used by the player 2 in the game.

This player operation information D2 is based on an arbitrary action of the player 2 on the display 32 (for example, a touch input action of tapping or swiping the screen, a touch input action of dragging and dropping an item displayed on the screen, etc.). is entered. Any action, touch input includes touch, multi-touch, release, swipe, tap, double tap, long tap, drag, flick, slide, rotate, pinch in, pinch out, etc. The arbitrary action may be an action of tilting the player terminal, an action of shaking the player terminal, a voice input action through a specific voice input, or the like.

In this embodiment, the detection sensor 33 is composed of various sensors such as a gyro sensor and an acceleration sensor that detect the tilt angle, acceleration, etc. input to the player terminal 30. In this embodiment, the player motion information D3 is entered.

In this embodiment, the player action information D3 is information that is input when a preset condition is achieved in the game, and is information based on an arbitrary action of the player 2 given to the player terminal 30. be.

In the present embodiment, the player action information D3 is, for example, a motion of swinging the player terminal 30 up and down and left and right by the player 2. It may be a tap operation of tapping an arbitrary part.

When the player motion information D3 is input to the player terminal 30, the detection sensor 33 detects the tilt angle, acceleration, etc. input to the player terminal 30 based on the swing motion of the player 2 and generates a detection signal.

Next, an outline of processing of the game system 10 according to the present embodiment will be described.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart outlining the processing of game system 10 according to the present embodiment. As shown in the figure, in step S10, when starting the game, one player 2 first makes various settings for the game.

In this embodiment, for example, in addition to setting the difficulty level of the game and setting related to the character to be used, the setting to enable or disable the processing by the character processing unit 41c during execution of the game is performed.

Following the setting of the game, in this embodiment, in step S11, one player 2 executes the game to progress the game.

As the game progresses, when one player 2 completes a preset condition in the game, such as clearing a play stage, and inputs a swing motion of the player terminal 30, icon processing is performed in step S12. perform character processing.

In this character processing, first, the player terminal 30 detects a swing motion to generate a detection signal, and based on the generated detection signal, executes processing for changing the display of the character used by one player 2 in the game. do.

In this embodiment, it is assumed that the process of changing the display of the character is changed in various modes such as a change in color, a change in size, or a change in action.

Subsequently, in the character processing, after an arbitrary period of time has elapsed since the display of the character changed, the display of the changed character is returned to the display of the character before the change.

In this way, when one player 2 inputs a predetermined action to the player terminal 30, the display of the character can be changed. It is possible to intuitively share with other players 2 feelings such as a sense of accomplishment that occurs when a set condition is achieved.

In particular, in the present embodiment, the display of the character can be changed by an intuitive motion of shaking the player terminal 30, so that one player 2 is particularly conscious of sharing his/her emotions with the other players 2. Emotions generated in the game can be shared with other players 2 without having to play the game.

Further, when one player 2 shakes the player terminal 30, the icon displayed on the player terminal 30 of the other player 2 (the icon corresponding to the one player 2) changes. players are playing the game and intuitively understand that some good event has occurred.

Furthermore, if a plurality of icons respectively corresponding to a plurality of other players are displayed on the screen of the player terminal 30, the icons of the plurality of other players can be confirmed at the same time. As a result, for example, it is possible to enjoy that icons related to a plurality of other players change at arbitrary timings. As a result, for example, even if the game is of a type that is played alone (rather than cooperatively with other players), the player can also experience the feeling of enjoying the game with a plurality of other players. Furthermore, when a large number of icons corresponding to all players who are executing this game or all players who are currently logged in are displayed on the screen of the player terminal 30, it is possible to enjoy a huge number of changes in the icons. becomes possible.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications are possible without departing from the scope of the invention.

In the above-described embodiment, the character processing unit 41c changes the display of the character, which is the icon used by the player 2. However, the icon to be changed is not limited to the character. It may be an icon with a simple shape of The icon to be changed need not be different for each player, and may be the same. The icon may be a player-related game element such as an item or card possessed by the player 2 or a game element not associated with the player 2 .

In the above embodiment, a case has been described in which the character processing unit 41c changes the character when the player 2 achieves a preset condition in the game and inputs a swing motion to the player terminal 30. It is not limited to the action when the set condition is achieved, and the character may change if the player 2 inputs a predetermined action to the player terminal 30 regardless of the achievement of the condition. .

Although the server 20 is deployed in the operator 1 in the above embodiment, the server 20 may be implemented in a cloud environment.

In addition, regarding the processing of the software function units provided in the server 20 and the player terminal 30, the player terminal 30 may have a part or all of the functions of the server 20 within the scope of realizing the gist of the present invention.

The present invention has the following configurations.
(Item 1)
In a game system that provides a game that can be executed by multiple player terminals that can access a server via a network,
an icon processing unit that executes a process of changing the display of an icon indicating the one player visible to the other players in the game based on a predetermined action input to the player terminal by one player;
A game system comprising:
(Item 2)
The icon processing unit
2. A game system according to claim 1, wherein the display of said icons is changed based on a motion of shaking said player terminal by one player.
(Item 3)
The icon processing unit
3. A game system according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that after an arbitrary time has elapsed after the display of the icon is changed, the display of the changed icon is again changed to the display of the icon before being changed. .
(Item 4)
The icon processing unit
4. The game system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the display of the icons is changed by changing the colors of the icons.
(Item 5)
The icon processing unit
5. The game system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the display of the icon is changed by changing the size of the icon.
(Item 6)
The icon processing unit
6. The game system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the display of the icon is changed by changing the action of the icon.
(Item 7)
The icon processing unit
7. The display of the icon is changed when a condition preset in the game is achieved and the player terminal detects the swing motion. The game system as described in Clause.
(Item 8)
A game setting unit capable of setting so that processing by the icon processing unit does not function during execution of the game based on selection of one of the players via the player terminal. Item 8. The game system according to any one of items 1 to 7.
(Item 9)
A game program for executing a game that can be executed by a plurality of player terminals that can access a server via a network,
the server,
an icon processing unit that executes a process of changing the display of an icon indicating the one player visible to the other players in the game based on a predetermined action input to the player terminal by one player;
A game program that functions as
(Item 10)
An information processing method for executing a game that can be executed by a plurality of player terminals that can access a server via a network,
the server
Icon processing for executing processing for changing the display of an icon indicating one player visible to other players in the game based on a predetermined action input to the player terminal by one player;
Information processing method that performs

1 business operator 2 player 10 game system 20 server 30 player terminal 40 storage area 41 game program 41a game processing unit 41b game setting unit 41c character processing unit (icon processing unit)
D1 Game information D3 Player motion information (swing motion)

Claims (12)

In a game system that provides a type of game that can be executed by a plurality of player terminals that can access a server via a network and in which each player progresses the game independently,
an icon processing unit that executes a process of changing the display of an icon indicating the one player visible to the other players in the game based on a predetermined action input to the player terminal by one player;
with
The icon processing unit
A game system , wherein the display of the icons is changed based on a swinging motion of the player terminal by one player . In a game system that provides a game that can be executed by multiple player terminals that can access a server via a network,
an icon processing unit that executes a process of changing the display of an icon indicating the one player visible to the other players in the game based on a predetermined action input to the player terminal by one player;
a game setting unit capable of setting so that processing by the icon processing unit does not function during execution of the game based on selection of one of the players via the player terminal. game system. The icon processing unit
3. A game system according to claim 2 , wherein the display of said icons is changed based on a motion of shaking said player terminal by one player. The icon processing unit
4. The display of the icon according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein after an arbitrary time has passed since the display of the icon is changed, the display of the changed icon is changed again to the display of the icon before the change. The game system described in . The icon processing unit
5. The game system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the display of the icons is changed by changing the colors of the icons. The icon processing unit
6. The game system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the display of the icon is changed by changing the size of the icon. The icon processing unit
7. The game system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the display of the icon is changed by changing the action of the icon. The icon processing unit
8. The display of the icon is changed when a condition preset in the game is achieved and the player terminal detects the predetermined action. The game system according to item 1. A game program that can be executed on a plurality of player terminals that can access a server via a network and that allows individual players to independently progress the game, comprising:
the server,
an icon processing unit that executes a process of changing the display of an icon indicating the one player visible to the other players in the game based on a predetermined action input to the player terminal by one player;
function as
The icon processing unit
A game program for changing the display of the icons based on a swing motion of the player terminal by one player . A game program for executing a game that can be executed by a plurality of player terminals that can access a server via a network,
the server,
an icon processing unit that executes a process of changing the display of an icon indicating the one player visible to the other players in the game based on a predetermined action input to the player terminal by one player;
a game setting unit configured to disable processing by the icon processing unit during execution of the game based on selection by one of the players via the player terminal;
A game program that functions as An information processing method for executing a game of a type that can be executed by a plurality of player terminals that can access a server via a network and in which individual players progress the game independently,
the server
Icon processing for executing processing for changing the display of an icon indicating one player visible to other players in the game based on a predetermined action input to the player terminal by one player;
and run
The icon processing includes:
An information processing method, wherein the display of the icons is changed based on a swing motion of the player terminal by one player . An information processing method for executing a game that can be executed by a plurality of player terminals that can access a server via a network,
the server
Icon processing for executing processing for changing the display of an icon indicating the one player visible to the other players in the game based on a predetermined action input to the player terminal by one player;
a game setting process for setting the icon process not to function during execution of the game based on the player's selection via the player terminal;
Information processing method that performs

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