JP2010068909A - Game system, program, and information storage medium - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game system, a program, and an information storage medium by which information is inputted by the combination of a plurality of cards. <P>SOLUTION: At least one slit is arranged in each of the cards. A game machine includes: a detection part which detects coordinate information when input operation is performed along a slit in each card while a plurality of the cards are placed on a touch panel one by one; a storage part which stores determination information for determining whether or not the input operation to the touch panel is performed along a slit in each card while a plurality of the cards are placed on the touch panel one by one; a recognition part which recognizes the combination of a plurality of the cards which are placed on the touch panel and subjected to the input operation, on the basis of the coordinate information detected by the detection part and determination information; and a game processing part which performs game processing on the basis of the result of recognition by the recognition part. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a game system, a program, and an information storage medium.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a portable information device system including a portable information device including a touch panel and a template card arranged on the touch panel is known (for example, Patent Document 1). In such a portable information device system, by inputting a handwriting along a slit with a template card having a slit penetrating the front and back surfaces arranged on the touch panel, the parameter attributes and commands set on the template card are carried. Type information can be input to the equipment.
JP 2007-144145 A

  However, in the conventional portable information device system, information set on a single card can only be input, and information cannot be input by a combination of a plurality of cards.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a game system, a program, and an information storage medium capable of inputting information by a combination of a plurality of cards. There is to do.

(1) The present invention is a game system including a game machine having a touch panel and a plurality of cards.
Each of the plurality of cards is provided with at least one slit,
The game machine
A detection unit for detecting coordinate information when an input operation is performed along a slit of each card in a state where the plurality of cards are placed on the touch panel one by one;
Stores determination information for determining whether an input operation on the touch panel is an input operation performed along a slit of each card in a state where the plurality of cards are placed on the touch panel one by one. A storage unit;
Based on the coordinate information detected by the detection unit and the determination information, a recognition unit that recognizes a combination of the plurality of cards placed on the touch panel and subjected to an input operation, and a game based on a recognition result by the recognition unit And a game processing unit that performs processing.

  The present invention also relates to a program for a game system including a game machine having a touch panel and a plurality of cards each having at least one slit, and relates to a program that causes a computer to function as each of the above-described units. The present invention is also a computer-readable information storage medium, and relates to an information storage medium storing a program that causes a computer to function as each of the above-described units.

  According to the present invention, a game process can be performed by a combination of a plurality of cards on which an input operation has been performed.

(2) In the game system according to the present invention,
The recognition unit
Based on the coordinate information detected by the detection unit and the determination information, the order of the plurality of cards placed on the touch panel and subjected to an input operation is recognized.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to perform a game process according to the order of a plurality of cards on which an input operation has been performed.

(3) In the game system according to the present invention,
The recognition unit
The coordinate information detected by the detection unit is detected as to which of a plurality of virtual areas set on the touch panel is included, and is placed on the touch panel based on the detection result and the determination information. The plurality of cards on which an input operation has been performed are recognized.

  According to the present invention, a plurality of cards can be recognized by a simple process.

  Hereinafter, this embodiment will be described. In addition, this embodiment demonstrated below does not unduly limit the content of this invention described in the claim. In addition, all the configurations described in the present embodiment are not necessarily essential configuration requirements of the present invention.

1. Configuration FIG. 1 is an external view of a game machine according to the present embodiment.

  The game machine 10 is provided with operation units such as a display 11, a touch panel display 12, a cross key 14 (direction instruction key), an operation button 16, a start button 18, and a select button 20.

  The touch panel display 12 includes a liquid crystal display and a touch panel for detecting contact on the liquid crystal display, and can be input with the touch pen 30. Examples of the touch panel method include a resistive film method (4-wire type, 5-wire type), a capacitive coupling method, an ultrasonic surface acoustic wave method, and an infrared scanning method. Various images (game images, display objects) are displayed on the display 11 and the touch panel display 12.

  Here, the touch operation on the touch panel display 12 may be performed using an input device such as the touch pen 30 or may be performed using a fingertip. Note that the player can play a game using either an operation input from the operation unit or an input from the touch panel display 12, or both can be used together.

  FIG. 2 shows an example of a functional block diagram of the game machine of the present embodiment. In addition, the game machine of this embodiment is good also as a structure which abbreviate | omitted a part of component (each part) of FIG.

  The operation unit 160 is for the player to input operation data, and the function can be realized by the cross key 14, the operation button 16, or the touch panel portion constituting the touch panel display 12 shown in FIG.

  The storage unit 170 serves as a work area for the processing unit 100, the communication unit 196, and the like, and its function can be realized by a RAM (VRAM) or the like. The storage unit 170 includes a game parameter storage unit 172.

  In particular, the storage unit 170 of this embodiment includes a determination information storage unit 172. In the determination information storage unit 172, whether or not the input operation to the touch panel (the operation unit 160) is an input operation performed along the slits of each card with the plurality of cards placed on the touch panel one by one. Determination information for determining whether or not is stored.

  The information storage medium 180 (computer-readable medium) stores programs, data, and the like, and functions as an optical disk (CD, DVD), magneto-optical disk (MO), magnetic disk, hard disk, and magnetic tape. Alternatively, it can be realized by a memory (ROM).

  The information storage medium 180 stores a program (data) for the processing unit 100 to perform various processes of the present embodiment. That is, the information recording medium 180 stores a program for causing a computer to function as each unit of the present embodiment (a program for causing a computer to execute processing of each unit).

  The display unit 190 outputs an image generated according to the present embodiment, and the function thereof can be realized by a CRT, an LCD, a display part constituting the touch panel display 12, or the like.

  The sound output unit 192 outputs the sound generated by the present embodiment, and its function can be realized by a speaker, headphones, or the like.

  The portable information storage device 194 stores player personal data, game save data, and the like. Examples of the portable information storage device 194 include a memory card and a portable game device.

  The communication unit 196 performs various controls for communicating with the outside (for example, a server or another game machine), and functions thereof include hardware such as various processors or communication ASICs, programs, and the like. Can be realized.

  A program (data) for causing a computer to function as each unit of the present embodiment is distributed from the information storage medium of the host device (server) to the information storage medium 180 (storage unit 170) via the network and communication unit 196. May be. Use of the information storage medium of such a host device (server) can also be included in the scope of the present invention.

  The processing unit 100 (processor) performs processing such as game processing, image generation processing, or sound generation processing based on operation data and programs from the operation unit 160. Here, the game process includes a process for starting a game when a game start condition is satisfied, a process for advancing the game, a process for placing an object such as a character or a map, a process for displaying an object, a hit check process, There is a process for calculating a game result or a process for ending a game when a game end condition is satisfied. The processing unit 100 performs various processes using the storage unit 170 as a work area. The functions of the processing unit 100 can be realized by hardware such as various processors (CPU, DSP, etc.), ASIC (gate array, etc.), and programs.

  In particular, the processing unit 100 of the present embodiment includes a detection unit 110, a recognition unit 112, a game processing unit 114, a drawing unit 120, and a sound generation unit 130. Note that some of these may be omitted.

  Based on a signal from the touch panel 12 (operation unit 160), the detection unit 110 is coordinate information when an input operation is performed along the slit of each card with a plurality of cards placed on the touch panel one by one. Is detected.

  The recognition unit 112 recognizes a combination of the plurality of cards placed on the touch panel and subjected to an input operation based on the coordinate information detected by the detection unit 110 and the determination information stored in the determination information storage unit 172. To do.

  The recognizing unit 112 determines the order of the plurality of cards placed on the touch panel and subjected to input operations based on the coordinate information detected by the detecting unit 110 and the determination information stored in the determination information storage unit 172. You may make it recognize.

  In addition, the recognition unit 112 detects which of the plurality of virtual regions set on the touch panel the coordinate information detected by the detection unit 110 is included in the detection result and the determination information storage unit 172. The plurality of cards placed on the touch panel and subjected to input operations may be recognized based on the stored determination information.

  The game processing unit 114 performs game processing based on the recognition result by the recognition unit 112. Specifically, the game processing unit 114 performs processing for enabling execution of a specific game, processing for acquiring a specific item based on the recognition result by the recognition unit 112 (uses a specific item in the game). A process for displaying a new display object (for example, a still object) on the game screen, a process for moving the player character to a specific stage, a process for loading a new map, etc. Process.

  The drawing processing unit 120 performs drawing processing based on the results of various processes (game processing) performed by the processing unit 100, thereby generating an image and outputting the image to the display unit 190. In this case, the image generated by the drawing processing unit 120 may be a so-called two-dimensional image or a three-dimensional image. When generating a three-dimensional image, first, geometric processing such as coordinate transformation (world coordinate transformation, camera coordinate transformation), clipping processing, or perspective transformation is performed, and based on the processing result, drawing data (primitive Vertex position coordinates, texture coordinates, color data, normal vector, α value, etc.) are created. Based on this drawing data (primitive data), a display object (one or a plurality of primitives) after perspective transformation (after geometry processing) can be stored in a drawing buffer (frame buffer or intermediate buffer) and image information in units of pixels. .VRAM). Thereby, an image that can be seen from the virtual camera (given viewpoint) in the game space is generated.

  The sound generation unit 130 performs sound processing based on the results of various processes performed by the processing unit 100, generates game sounds such as BGM, sound effects, or sounds, and outputs the game sounds to the sound output unit 192.

2. Next, the method of this embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIGS. 3A, 3B and 3C show an example of the card of this embodiment.

  A card 40 shown in FIGS. 3A, 3B, and 3C is a card made of a transparent resin on a thin plate, and a plurality of slits 42 penetrating the front and back surfaces of a predetermined shape are arranged. Each card 40 is printed with a symbol 44 indicating a door, ladder or floor in the game stage.

  The player places the card 40 on the touch panel display 12 (touch panel) of the game machine 10 and performs an input operation along the plurality of slits 42. When the player performs an input operation of sliding the touch pen 30 along the plurality of slits 42 in a state where the card 40 is placed on the touch panel display 12, the card placed on the touch panel display 12 (where the input operation has been performed). 40 is recognized, and a game process is performed based on the recognition result.

  4 to 7A and 7B are examples of game screens displayed on the touch panel display 12.

  The player can move the moving body MO, which is a player character, within the game stage by operating the operation unit. In addition, the player can move the moving body MO to the next stage by performing an input operation along the slit 12 with the given card 40 placed on the touch panel display 12.

  For example, in the game screen GI shown in FIG. 4, when the card 40 (card A) shown in FIG. 3A is placed on the touch panel display 12 and an input operation is performed along the slit 42 of the card 40, FIG. As shown in A), a ladder ST and a door DR, which are new display objects, are displayed on the right side of the game screen GI. That is, a display object (ladder ST and door DR) corresponding to the symbol 44 printed on the card 40 shown in FIG. 3A is displayed.

  The player can move the moving body MO to the door DR by newly displaying the ladder ST and the door DR on the game screen GI shown in FIG. When the moving body MO reaches the door DR, the game screen GI shown in FIG. 5B is displayed, and the moving body MO can proceed from “stage 1” to “stage 2-1”.

  Next, in the game screen GI shown in FIG. 5B, the player places the card 40 (card B) shown in FIG. 3B on the touch panel display 12 and performs an input operation along the slit 42 of the card 40. If it does, as shown in FIG.5 (C), the ladder ST which is a new display thing, the floor FL, and the door DR will be displayed on the game screen GI. The player can move the moving body MO to the door DR by newly displaying the ladder ST and the floor FL on the game screen GI shown in FIG. When the moving body MO reaches the door DR, the moving body MO can proceed from the “stage 2-1” to the next stage (for example, “stage 3-1”).

  When the player places the card 40 (card C) shown in FIG. 3C on the touch panel display 12 and performs an input operation along the slit 42 of the card 40 on the game screen GI shown in FIG. Unlike the case where the input operation is performed on the card 40 (card A) shown in FIG. 3 (A), as shown in FIG. 6 (A), on the left side of the game screen GI, a ladder ST and a door as a new display object are displayed. DR is displayed. The player can move the moving body MO to the door DR by newly displaying the ladder ST and the door DR on the game screen GI shown in FIG. When the moving body MO reaches the door DR, the game screen GI shown in FIG. 6B is displayed, and the moving body MO can proceed from “stage 1” to “stage 2-2”.

  That is, on the game screen GI shown in FIG. 4, the player performs different stages depending on whether the player performs an input operation using the card shown in FIG. 3 (A) or the card shown in FIG. 3 (C). You can advance the mobile MO.

  In the present embodiment, a combination or order of a plurality of cards for which an input operation has been performed in the same stage is recognized, and a game process (a process for displaying a display object for proceeding to a new stage) based on the recognition result. Is done.

  For example, in the game screen GI shown in FIG. 7A, the card 40 (card D) shown in FIG. 8A is placed on the touch panel display 12, and an input operation is performed along the slit 42 of the card 40. When the card 40 (card E) shown in FIG. 8B instead of D is placed on the touch panel display 12 and an input operation is performed along the slit 42 of the card 40, the cards D and E on which the input operation has been performed are performed. The combination is recognized, and as shown in FIG. 7B, on the game screen GI, the ladder ST1, which is a display corresponding to the symbol 44 printed on the card D, the floor FL1, and the symbol 44 printed on the card E. The ladder ST2 and the floor FL2 which are the display objects corresponding to are displayed. When an input operation is performed using a plurality of cards, an operation (for example, a button operation) for instructing the completion of the input operation may be performed every time the player completes the input operation of one card. .

  The player can move the moving body MO to the door DR by newly displaying the ladders ST1 and ST2 and the floors FL1 and FL2 on the game screen GI shown in FIG. 7B. When the moving body MO reaches the door DR, the moving body MO can proceed from the “stage 5-1” to the next stage (eg, “stage 6-1”).

  In this embodiment, when recognizing two cards (card D and card E) on which an input operation has been performed, the order of the two cards may be recognized. For example, when the input operation using the card E is performed after the input operation using the card D is performed, a new display object for proceeding to the next stage is displayed as shown in FIG. When the input operation using the card D is performed after the input operation using the card E is performed, a new display object may not be displayed. Further, when an input operation using the card D is performed after an input operation using the card E is performed, a new display object is displayed at a position different from the example shown in FIG. May be.

  Thus, according to the present embodiment, different game processes can be performed depending on the combination or order of a plurality of cards on which an input operation has been performed.

  In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 9A, a plurality of virtual areas 50 are set in a matrix on the operation surface of the touch panel 12, and each virtual area has an identification number (in the example of FIG. 96 number). In the present embodiment, it is determined whether the input coordinates (coordinate information) detected by the detection unit pass through which virtual region 50 of the plurality of virtual regions 50 (included in which virtual region 50). Based on the result, the card 40 on which the input operation has been performed is recognized.

  For example, when an input operation is performed along the slit 42 of the card 40 shown in FIG. 3A, the input coordinates are five virtual regions “12, 24, 48” as shown in FIG. 9B. , 72, 84 ". That is, information relating to a virtual area (passing area) that passes through is stored as determination information, and the card 40 on which the input operation has been performed is recognized by collating with the virtual area that was passed when the player performed the input operation. can do.

  FIG. 10 shows an example of determination information stored in the determination information storage unit 172.

  The determination information 60 shown in FIG. 10 recognizes a passing area 64 indicating a passing virtual area, a non-passing area 66 indicating a non-passing virtual area, and a plurality of cards for each card (or a combination and order of a plurality of cards) 61. Information 67 indicating whether or not the determination information is to be performed, and a game process 68 to be performed when a single or a plurality of cards are recognized.

  Here, the determination information JI1 is determination information for recognizing a single card for which an input operation has been performed, and the determination information JI2 is a determination for recognizing a combination of a plurality of cards for which an input operation has been performed. The determination information JI3 is determination information for recognizing the order of a plurality of cards on which an input operation has been performed. In the determination information J2 and J3, a passing area 64 and a non-passing area 66 corresponding to a plurality of cards are defined.

  In the present embodiment, it is determined whether or not a predetermined condition is satisfied by collating a plurality of virtual areas through which the input coordinates have passed with a passing area 64 and a non-passing area 66 corresponding to each card 62. The card 62 corresponding to the passing area 64 and the non-passing area 66 satisfying the condition is recognized, and the game process 68 corresponding to the card 62 is performed. Specifically, the plurality of virtual regions through which the input coordinates have passed coincide with three or more virtual regions out of the five virtual regions defined in the passing region 64, and five defined in the non-passing region 66. If the virtual areas do not match three or more virtual areas (when there are two or less matching virtual areas), it is determined that a predetermined condition is satisfied.

  As described above, by defining the passing area and the non-passing area for each card and collating with the virtual area through which the input coordinates have passed, it is possible to perform recognition processing with higher accuracy.

  When recognizing a combination of a plurality of cards (for example, a combination of cards D and E of the determination information J2), after determining that a predetermined condition is satisfied with the passing area 64 and the non-passing area 66 corresponding to the card D When it is determined that the predetermined condition is satisfied with the passing area 64 and the non-passing area 66 corresponding to the card E, or after the predetermined condition is satisfied with the passing area 64 and the non-passing area 66 corresponding to the card E, When it is determined that a predetermined condition is satisfied with the passing area 64 and the non-passing area 66 corresponding to the card D, the combination of the cards D and E is recognized.

  On the other hand, when recognizing the order of a plurality of cards (for example, the order of the cards F and G in the determination information J3), after determining that the predetermined condition is satisfied with the passing area 64 and the non-passing area 66 corresponding to the card F. Only when it is determined that the predetermined condition is satisfied with the passing area 64 and the non-passing area 66 corresponding to the card G, the order of the cards F and G is recognized.

3. Processing of this Embodiment Next, an example of processing of this embodiment will be described using the flowchart of FIG.

  First, input coordinates (coordinate information) are detected based on a signal from the touch panel 12 and stored in the storage unit 170 (step S12).

  Next, it is determined whether or not the input operation by the player has been completed (step S12). For example, it is determined that the input operation is completed when a button operation for instructing completion of the input operation is performed. If it is determined that the input operation has not been completed, the process proceeds to step S10, where input coordinates are sequentially detected.

  If it is determined in step S12 that the input operation has been completed, a virtual area through which the detected input coordinates have passed is detected (step S24).

  Next, it is determined whether or not a predetermined condition is satisfied by comparing the detected virtual area with the passing area and the non-passing area corresponding to each card included in the determination information (step S26).

  If it is determined in step S26 that the predetermined condition is satisfied with the passing area and the non-passing area corresponding to one of the cards, the passing area and the non-passing area correspond to each of a plurality of cards. And it is determined whether it is a part of non-passing area | region (step S28). For example, the determination is performed with reference to the information 67 indicating whether or not the determination information is for determining a plurality of cards in the determination information 60 shown in FIG.

  In step S28, when it is determined that it is not part of the plurality of passing areas and non-passing areas corresponding to each of the plurality of cards, the determination information is referred to and the passing area and the non-passing area satisfying a predetermined condition The card corresponding to is recognized, and the game process corresponding to the recognized card is performed (step S30).

  In step S28, when it is determined that it is a part of a plurality of passing areas and non-passing areas corresponding to each of the plurality of cards, input coordinates are detected based on a signal from the touch panel 12 (step S32).

  Next, it is determined whether or not the input operation by the player has been completed (step S34). If it is determined that the input operation has been completed, a virtual region through which the detected input coordinates have passed is detected (step S36). .

Next, among a plurality of pass areas and non-pass areas corresponding to each of the plurality of cards, a pass area and a non-pass area other than the pass area and the non-pass area determined to satisfy the predetermined condition in step S26, It is determined whether or not a predetermined condition is satisfied by comparing with the virtual area detected in step S36 (step S38).
If it is determined in step S38 that the predetermined condition is satisfied, it is determined whether or not all passing areas and non-passing areas corresponding to each of the plurality of cards have been collated (step S40). If it is determined that all the passing areas and the non-passing areas have not been collated, the process proceeds to step S32.

  In step S40, when it is determined that all passing areas and non-passing areas have been collated, the combination or order of cards corresponding to the passing area and the non-passing area is recognized and recognized with reference to the determination information. A game process corresponding to the combination or order of the cards is performed (step S30).

  The present invention is not limited to that described in the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made. For example, terms cited as broad or synonymous terms in the description in the specification or drawings can be replaced with broad or synonymous terms in other descriptions in the specification or drawings.

The external view of the game machine of this embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the functional block of the game machine of this embodiment. 3A, 3B, and 3C are diagrams illustrating an example of a card according to the present embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the game screen of this embodiment. FIGS. 5A, 5 </ b> B, and 5 </ b> C are diagrams illustrating an example of the game screen of the present embodiment. 6A and 6B are views showing an example of the game screen of the present embodiment. 7A and 7B are views showing an example of the game screen of the present embodiment. 8A and 8B are views showing an example of a card according to this embodiment. FIGS. 9A and 9B are diagrams illustrating an example of a virtual area according to the present embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the data structure of the determination information of this embodiment. The flowchart figure which shows an example of the process of this embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

1 game machine, 12 touch panel display (touch panel), 100 processing unit, 110 detection unit, 112 recognition unit, 114 game processing unit, 120 drawing unit, 130 sound generation unit, 160 operation unit, 170 storage unit, 172 determination information storage unit , 180 information storage medium, 190 display unit, 192 sound output unit, 194 portable information storage device, 196 communication unit

Claims (5)

A game system including a game machine having a touch panel and a plurality of cards,
Each of the plurality of cards is provided with at least one slit,
The game machine
A detection unit for detecting coordinate information when an input operation is performed along the slit of each card in a state where the plurality of cards are placed on the touch panel one by one;
Stores determination information for determining whether an input operation on the touch panel is an input operation performed along a slit of each card in a state where the plurality of cards are placed on the touch panel one by one. A storage unit;
Based on the coordinate information detected by the detection unit and the determination information, a recognition unit that recognizes a combination of the plurality of cards placed on the touch panel and subjected to an input operation, and a game based on a recognition result by the recognition unit A game system comprising: a game processing unit that performs processing. In claim 1,
The recognition unit
A game system that recognizes the order of the plurality of cards placed on the touch panel and subjected to an input operation based on the coordinate information detected by the detection unit and the determination information. In claim 1 or 2,
The recognition unit
The coordinate information detected by the detection unit is detected as to which of a plurality of virtual areas set on the touch panel is included, and is placed on the touch panel based on the detection result and the determination information. A game system that recognizes the plurality of cards on which an input operation has been performed. A program for a game system including a game machine having a touch panel and a plurality of cards each having at least one slit disposed thereon,
The game machine,
A detection unit for detecting coordinate information when an input operation is performed along a slit of each card in a state where the plurality of cards are placed on the touch panel one by one;
Stores determination information for determining whether an input operation on the touch panel is an input operation performed along a slit of each card in a state where the plurality of cards are placed on the touch panel one by one. A storage unit;
Based on the coordinate information detected by the detection unit and the determination information, a recognition unit that recognizes a combination of the plurality of cards placed on the touch panel and subjected to an input operation, and a game based on a recognition result by the recognition unit A program that functions as a game processing unit that performs processing.   A computer-readable information storage medium, wherein the program of claim 4 is recorded.

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