JP2018183566A - Game program, method, and information processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game program capable of further enhancing comfort in a game.SOLUTION: A game based on a game program advances by allowing a user to trace and select a plurality of correct answer characters successively from among a plurality of characters that at least include a plurality of correct answer characters for composing a correct answer character string and are displayed on a display part while being disposed planarly. The game program allows a processor to execute a step of displaying a leading character of a correct answer character string from among a plurality of characters displayed on a display part on the display part while the leading character is being distinguished from other characters; a step of receiving user's input operation for allowing a user to successively tracing and selecting characters from among a plurality of characters by an operation part; and a step of determining whether an answer character string composed of a predetermined number of characters successively selected by the user coincides with a correct answer character string.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

  The present disclosure relates to a game program, a method for executing the game program, and an information processing apparatus.

  Patent Document 1 discloses an example of a puzzle game with a single stroke as a motif. The contents of this puzzle game are associating words that make up meaningful words and sentences with squares and connecting them so that the original readings are restored if they are arranged in the correct order. Arrange and give questions.

JP 2011-206444 A (released on October 20, 2011)

  When a player plays the puzzle game of Patent Document 1, it is necessary for the player to determine by himself / herself the game screen which character is to be selected first among the characters associated with each cell. Since this is troublesome for the player, the puzzle game of Patent Document 1 has a problem that it is difficult for the player to comfortably play the puzzle game.

  An object of one embodiment of the present disclosure is to further improve the comfort of a game.

  A game program according to the present disclosure is executed in a computer including a processor, a memory, a display unit, and an operation unit configured to accept an input operation of a first user. In a game based on a game program, a plurality of correct answer characters are sequentially traced to a user from among a plurality of characters displayed on the display unit at least including a plurality of correct answer characters constituting a correct answer character string and arranged in a plane. To make progress. The game program causes the processor to display the first character of the correct answer character string among the plurality of characters displayed on the display unit on the display unit so that the character is displayed on the display unit. The step of accepting the user's input operation for sequentially selecting in order by the operation unit, whether or not the answer character string composed of a predetermined number of characters sequentially selected by the user matches the correct answer character string And a step of determining whether or not.

  The method according to the present disclosure is a method in which a computer including a processor, a memory, a display unit, and an operation unit configured to accept an input operation of a first user executes a game program. In a game based on a game program, a character is presented to a user by sequentially tracing characters from among a plurality of characters displayed on the display unit in a state of including a plurality of correct characters constituting a correct character string and arranged in a plane. It progresses by making it select sequentially. The method includes a step of causing the processor to display the first character of the correct answer character string among the plurality of characters displayed on the display unit on the display unit so that the character is displayed on the display unit. A step of accepting a user's input operation for sequentially tracing and selecting by the operation unit, a step of determining whether or not the answer character string composed of the characters sequentially selected by the user matches the correct answer character string Including.

An information processing apparatus according to the present disclosure includes a storage unit that stores a game program, a control unit that controls the operation of the information processing apparatus, a display unit, and an operation unit configured to receive an input operation of a first user. . A game based on this game program includes a plurality of correct answer characters constituting a correct answer character string, and a plurality of correct answer characters are sequentially displayed to a user from among a plurality of characters displayed on the display unit in a state of being arranged in a plane. Proceed by tracing and selecting. The control unit distinguishes the first character of the correct answer character string from the other characters displayed on the display unit, displays it on the display unit, and sequentially selects characters from the plurality of characters by tracing them to the user. The user's input operation for accepting it is received by the operation unit, and it is determined whether or not the answer character string composed of a predetermined number of characters sequentially selected by the user matches the correct answer character string.

  According to one aspect of the present disclosure, the comfort of the game can be further improved.

It is a figure which shows the hardware constitutions of a game system. It is a block diagram which shows the functional structure of a user terminal. It is a block diagram which shows the functional structure of a server. 5 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing for advancing a quiz game executed by a user terminal. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen displayed immediately after the 1st question of a quiz game is set. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a game screen when the user terminal accepts a drag operation from “e”, which is the first character of a correct answer character string, to “ki” arranged on the left side of the character string. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a game screen when “ki” arranged next to “e” and next to it is newly selected. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a game screen when a newly selected “ki” is displayed in an enlarged manner. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a game screen when a user terminal accepts a drag operation from a selected “ki” to an unselected “de” arranged on the upper right side. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a game screen when “de” is newly selected after “ki”. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a game screen when “n” arranged next to “de” is newly selected and “n” is enlarged and displayed. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen when a user corrects a problem correctly. It is a figure which shows an example of a game screen when four characters which comprise a correct answer character string are displayed side by side in order from the first character.

The game system according to the present disclosure provides a computer game to at least one user. Hereinafter, the game system will be described with reference to the drawings. The present invention is not limited to these exemplifications, but is defined by the scope of the claims, and all modifications within the meaning and range of the claims and the like are intended to be included in the present invention. . In the following description, the same reference numerals are given to the same elements in the description of the drawings, and repeated description is not repeated.

(Hardware configuration of game system 1)
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the game system 1. As shown in FIG. 1, the game system 1 includes a plurality of user terminals 100 and at least one server 200. Each user terminal 100 is connected to the server 200 via the network 2. The user terminal 100 has a function of accepting a user input operation and a function of outputting a game image and sound. The server 200 has a function of providing each user terminal 100 with various data and programs necessary for realizing the game. The server 200 further has a function of collecting and managing data relating to the game from each user terminal 100. The server 200 further has a function of synchronizing a plurality of user terminals 100.

The network 2 includes, for example, the Internet, a mobile communication system, and a wireless network. The mobile communication system is constructed by a radio base station (not shown), and includes, for example, a so-called 3G or 4G mobile communication system and LTE (Long Term Evolution). The wireless network can be connected to the Internet by a predetermined access point, and includes, for example, Wi-Fi (registered trademark). The user terminal 100 is, for example, a mobile terminal such as a smartphone, a feature phone, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), or a tablet computer. Server 200 is, for example, a general-purpose computer such as a workstation or a personal computer.

  The game provided by the game system 1 corresponds to single play and multi play. Single play is a mode in which a user plays a game alone. This is a mode in which a user plays a game in a common game space together with at least one other user. For example, the server 200 identifies a plurality of users participating in multi-play and communicates with each user terminal 100 of each user to provide each user with an environment in which the plurality of users play the game together.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the user terminal 100 includes a processor 10, a memory 11, a storage 12, a communication interface (IF) 13, an input / output IF 14, and a touch screen 15. The touch screen 15 includes an input unit 151 and a display unit 152. These components are electrically connected to each other via a communication bus (not shown) in the user terminal 100.

  The processor 10 controls the operation of the entire user terminal 100. The processor 10 includes, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit), an MPU (Micro Processing Unit), and a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit). The processor 10 reads the program from the storage 12 and expands it in the memory 11. The processor 10 executes the program expanded in the memory 11.

  The memory 11 is a main storage device. The memory 11 is configured by a storage device such as a ROM (Read Only Memory) and a RAM (Random Access Memory). The memory 11 provides a work area to the processor 10 by temporarily storing programs read by the processor 10 from the storage 12 and various information. The memory 11 also temporarily stores various data generated while the processor 10 is operating according to the program.

The storage 12 is an auxiliary storage device. The storage 12 is configured by a storage device such as a flash memory or an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), for example. The storage 12 stores a game program executed by the processor 10 and various types of information referred to by the processor 10 when the game program is executed. The various information includes at least game information related to the game and user information related to the user who plays the game.

The communication IF 13 controls transmission / reception of various data in the user terminal 100. The communication IF 13 controls, for example, communication via a wireless local area network (LAN), Internet communication via a wired LAN, a wireless LAN, or a mobile phone network, and short-range wireless communication.

  The input / output IF 14 functions as an interface for receiving information input to the user terminal 100 and outputting information to the outside of the user terminal 100. The input / output IF 14 includes, for example, physical buttons (not shown), a camera, a microphone, a speaker, and the like that configure the user terminal 100. The input / output IF 14 may include a physical cable for inputting / outputting data, such as a USB (Universal Serial Bus) cable.

The touch screen 15 is an electronic component that combines the input unit 151 and the display unit 152. The input unit 151 is a touch-sensitive device that can detect a user's touch input (touch operation) on the input surface, and includes, for example, a touch pad. The input unit 151 includes, for example, a touch sensing unit (not shown). The touch sensing unit is a component that employs an arbitrary detection method such as a capacitance method or a resistance film method. The input unit 151 has a function of detecting a position where a user operation is input on the input surface and transmitting information indicating the position as an input signal. User operations include, for example:
Includes physical touch operations such as touch operations, slide operations, swipe operations, and tap operations.

  The display unit 152 is a kind of display, and is a device that displays various types of information such as text and images on its display surface. Display unit 152 is configured by, for example, a liquid crystal display or an organic EL (Electro-Luminescence) display.

  The camera 17 includes an image sensor and the like, and generates a captured image by converting incident light incident from a lens into an electric signal.

  The distance measuring sensor 18 is a sensor that measures the distance to the measurement object. The distance measuring sensor 18 includes, for example, a light source that emits pulse-converted light and a light receiving element that receives the light. The distance measuring sensor 18 measures the distance to the measurement object based on the light emission timing from the light source and the light reception timing of the reflected light in which the emitted light is reflected by the measurement object. The distance measuring sensor 18 may have a light source that emits light having directivity.

  Here, an example in which the user terminal 100 receives a detection result of detecting an object 1010 in the vicinity of the user terminal 100 using the camera 17 and the distance measuring sensor 18 as an input operation of the user will be further described. The camera 17 and the distance measuring sensor 18 may be provided on the side surface of the housing of the user terminal 100, for example. A distance measuring sensor 18 may be provided in the vicinity of the camera 17. For example, an infrared camera can be used as the camera 17. In this case, the camera 17 may be provided with an illumination device that emits infrared light, a filter that blocks visible light, and the like. Thereby, the detection accuracy of the object 1010 based on the captured image of the camera 17 can be further improved regardless of whether it is outdoors or indoors.

  The processor 10 may perform one or more processes on the captured image of the camera 17, for example, among the processes shown in the following (1) to (5).

  (1) The processor 10 performs image recognition processing on the captured image of the camera 17 to identify whether or not the user's hand is included in the captured image. The processor 10 may use a technique such as pattern matching, for example, as an analysis technique employed in the above-described image recognition processing.

(2) The processor 10 detects the user's gesture from the shape of the user's hand. For example, the processor 10 specifies the number of fingers of the user (the number of fingers extending) from the shape of the user's hand detected from the captured image. The processor 10 further identifies a gesture made by the user from the number of identified fingers. For example, when the number of fingers is five, it is determined that the user has performed a “par” gesture. When the number of fingers is zero (no finger is detected), the user performs a “go” gesture. If it is determined that the user has performed two fingers, it is determined that the user has performed a “choke” gesture.

  (3) The processor 10 performs image recognition processing on the image captured by the camera 17 to detect whether the user's finger is in the state where only the index finger is raised or whether the user's finger has moved. .

  (4) The processor 10 determines an object 1010 (such as a user's hand) in the vicinity of the user terminal 100 based on at least one of the image recognition result of the image captured by the camera 17 and the output value of the distance measuring sensor 18. ) And the user terminal 100 are detected. For example, the processor 10 determines whether the user's hand is close to the user terminal 100 (for example, a distance less than a predetermined value) or far (for example, a predetermined value) depending on the size of the shape of the user's hand specified from the captured image of the camera 17. It is detected whether the distance is above. When the captured image is a moving image, the processor 10 may detect whether the user's hand is approaching or moving away from the user terminal 100.

  (5) When the distance between the user terminal 100 and the user's hand changes in a state in which the user's hand is detected based on the image recognition result of the captured image of the camera 17 or the like, the processor 10 Is recognized as being swung in the shooting direction of the camera 17. When the distance sensor 18 having higher directivity than the shooting range of the camera 17 detects or does not detect an object, the processor 10 shakes the hand in a direction perpendicular to the shooting direction of the camera. recognize.

  As described above, the processor 10 recognizes whether or not the user is grasping the hand by image recognition with respect to the captured image of the camera 17 (whether it is a “goo” gesture or other gesture (for example, “par”)). Is detected). In addition to the shape of the user's hand, the processor 10 detects how the hand is moved and whether the hand is approaching or moving away from the user terminal 100. Such an operation can correspond to an operation using a pointing device such as a mouse or a touch panel. For example, the user terminal 100 moves the pointer on the touch screen 15 in accordance with the movement of the user's hand, and detects the user's gesture “goo”. In this case, the user terminal c terminal 100 determines that the state is selected by the user (continuation of mouse click, touchdown to touch panel, and continuation of touch). Further, the user terminal 100 can also determine that the movement is a swipe operation (or a drag operation) when the user further moves his / her hand in a state where the user's gesture “goo” is detected. Further, for example, when the user terminal 100 detects a gesture that repels a finger in the detection result of the user's hand from the captured image of the camera 17, the user terminal 100 responds to a mouse click or a touch operation on the touch panel. It is good also as processing to do.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the user terminal 100 may be configured to be able to communicate with one or more controllers 1020. For example, the controller 1020 establishes communication with the user terminal 100 in accordance with a communication standard such as Bluetooth (registered trademark). The controller 1020 may have one or more buttons and the like, and transmits an output value based on a user input operation to the buttons to the user terminal 100. Further, the controller 1020 may include various sensors such as an acceleration sensor and an angular velocity sensor, and transmits output values of the various sensors to the user terminal 100.

  Note that the controller 1020 may include the camera 17 and the distance measuring sensor 18 instead of or in addition to the user terminal 100 including the camera 17 and the distance measuring sensor 18.

  For example, at the start of the game, the user terminal 100 desirably allows a user who uses the controller 1020 to input user identification information such as the user's name or login ID via the controller 1020. Accordingly, the user terminal 100 can associate the controller 1020 with the user, and identifies which user the output value belongs to based on the transmission source (controller 1020) of the received output value. be able to.

  When the user terminal 100 communicates with a plurality of controllers 1020, each user grasps each controller 1020, so that one user terminal 100 does not communicate with the server 200 or another user terminal 100 via the network 2. Thus, multi-play can be realized locally. Further, each user terminal 100 is connected to each other by a wireless standard such as a wireless local area network (LAN) standard (communication connection is not performed via the server 200), so that a plurality of user terminals 100 can locally perform multiplayer. You can also When the above-described multiplay is realized locally by one user terminal 100, the user terminal 100 may further include at least a part of various functions described later included in the server 200. Further, when the above-described multi-play is realized locally by a plurality of user terminals 100, the plurality of user terminals 100 may be provided with various functions described later included in the server 200 in a distributed manner.

  Note that the user terminal 100 may communicate with the server 200 even when the above-described multiplayer is realized locally. For example, the user terminal 100 may transmit information indicating the result of winning or losing in a certain game and user identification information in association with each other to the server 200.

  The controller 1020 may be configured to be detachable from the user terminal 100. In this case, a coupling portion with the controller 1020 may be provided on at least one surface of the housing of the user terminal 100. When the user terminal 100 and the controller 1020 are coupled by wire through the coupling unit, the user terminal 100 and the controller 1020 transmit and receive signals via the wire.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the user terminal 100 may accept the mounting of a storage medium 1030 such as an external memory card via the input / output IF 14. Accordingly, the user terminal 100 can read the program and data recorded in the storage medium 1030. The program recorded in the storage medium 1030 is a game program, for example.

  The user terminal 100 may store the game program acquired by communicating with an external device such as the server 200 in the memory 11 of the user terminal 100 or the game program acquired by reading from the storage medium 1030. May be stored.

  As described above, the user terminal 100 includes the communication IF 13, the input / output IF 14, the touch screen 15, the camera 17, and the distance measuring sensor 18 as an example of a mechanism for inputting information to the user terminal 100. Each of the above-described units serving as an input mechanism can be regarded as an operation unit configured to accept a user input operation.

For example, when the operation unit is configured by one or both of the camera 17 and the distance measuring sensor 18, the operation unit is an object 1010 in the vicinity of the user terminal 100 (for example, a user's hand, a predetermined shape). And the input operation is specified from the detection result of the object (color, shape, movement, type, etc. of the detected object). More specifically, when a user's hand is detected from a captured image of the camera 17, the user terminal 100 performs a user input operation on a gesture (a series of movements of the user's hand) detected based on the captured image. Identify and accept as Note that the captured image may be a still image or a moving image.

  Alternatively, when the operation unit includes the touch screen 15, the user terminal 100 identifies and accepts a user operation performed on the input unit 151 of the touch screen 15 as a user input operation. Or when an operation part is comprised by communication IF13, the user terminal 100 specifies and receives the signal (for example, output value) transmitted from the controller 1020 as a user's input operation. Alternatively, when the operation unit includes the input / output IF 14, a signal output from an input device (not shown) different from the controller 1020 connected to the input / output IF 14 is specified and accepted as a user input operation.

  The user terminal 100 may include one or more sensors (not shown) for specifying the holding posture of the user terminal 100 by the user. This sensor may be, for example, an acceleration sensor or an angular velocity sensor. When the user terminal 100 includes this sensor, the processor 10 can specify the holding posture of the user terminal 100 from the output of the sensor and perform processing according to the holding posture. For example, the processor 10 may perform a vertical screen display in which a vertically long image is displayed on the display unit 152 when the user terminal 100 is held vertically. On the other hand, when the user terminal 100 is held sideways, a horizontal screen display in which a horizontally long image is displayed on the display unit may be used. As described above, the processor 10 may be able to switch between the vertical screen display and the horizontal screen display according to the holding posture of the user terminal 100.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the server 200 includes a processor 20, a memory 21, a storage 22, a communication IF 23, and an input / output IF 24. In the server 200, these members are electrically connected to each other by a communication bus (not shown). The functions of the processor 20, the memory 21, the storage 22, the communication IF 23, and the input / output IF 24 are basically the same as those of the processor 10, the memory 11, the storage 12, the communication IF 13, and the input / output IF 14, respectively. Therefore, description of these details will not be repeated.

(Functional configuration of user terminal 100)
FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the user terminal 100. As shown in this figure, the user terminal 100 includes a control unit 110 and a storage unit 120. In other words, the user terminal 100 functions as the control unit 110 and the storage unit 120 by cooperation of the processor 10, the memory 11, the storage 12, the communication IF 13, the input / output IF 14, and the like.

  The storage unit 120 stores various types of information used by the user terminal 100 to provide a game to the user. As shown in FIG. 2, the storage unit 120 stores a game program 121, game information 122, and user information 123. The game program 121 is a program for providing a user with a specific game that is executed by the user terminal 100. In one aspect, the game program 121 is a program that causes the user terminal 100 including the processor 10 and the memory 11 to function as the control unit 110 and the storage unit 120 that cause the computer game to proceed. The storage unit 120 also stores various types of information that the user terminal 100 receives from the server 200.

The game information 122 is information about the game that is referred to by the control unit 110 when the game program 121 is executed. The game information 122 includes at least information related to the game space and information related to objects arranged in the game space, for example. The object includes, for example, an operation body, a moving body, and a fixed body. The operating body is, for example, a character (player character) that can be operated by the user and can move in the game space based on the user's operation. For example, the moving body is an object that is not operated by the user and can move in the game space based on the action given by the character. The fixed body is, for example, an object that is not operated by the user and is fixedly arranged at a predetermined position in the game space.

  The object information includes information representing the attribute of the object. The attribute of the object includes, for example, a position where the object is initially arranged in the game space when the game space is constructed. The attributes of the object further include attributes (shape, size, color, etc.) relating to the appearance of the object.

  The user information 123 is data relating to a user who plays a game, which is referred to by the control unit 110 when the game program 121 is executed. The user information 123 includes, for example, a user ID, asset information, performance information, tool information, and progress information. The user ID is an identifier for identifying the user. When the user is multiplaying the game, the user information 123 further includes the user IDs of other users who play the game together during multiplay. The asset information is information related to virtual assets that can be used by the user during game play. Assets include, for example, in-game currency and items. The performance information is a parameter indicating the performance of the character operated by the user. The tool information is a parameter indicating the type of tool used by the character and its performance. The progress information is information representing the degree of progress of play in the game.

  The storage unit 120 stores, for example, user information 123 related to a user who owns the user terminal 100, and does not store user information 123 related to a user who owns another user terminal 100.

  The control unit 110 comprehensively controls the operation of the user terminal 100. Based on the description of the game program 121, the control unit 110 includes a transmission / reception unit 111, an operation reception unit 112, a terminal processing unit 113, a data management unit 114, an object control unit 115, a virtual camera control unit 116, and a display control unit 117. Function. In other words, the control unit 110 includes a transmission / reception unit 111 to a display control unit 117.

  The transmission / reception unit 111 receives information necessary for the progress of the game from the server 200 or transmits the information to the server 200. The transmission / reception unit 111 transmits, for example, various types of information generated by the user terminal 100 as the game progresses to the server 200. The transmission / reception unit 111 receives information generated by the server 200 as the game progresses from the server 200. The transmission / reception unit 111 can also receive information received from the other user terminal 100 and transferred to the user terminal 100 as the game progresses.

The operation reception unit 112 detects a user input operation on the input unit 151. The operation receiving unit 112 determines what input has been made based on an operation instruction from the console via the input unit 151 and other input / output IFs 14, and outputs the result to each element of the control unit 110. The operation receiving unit 112 detects coordinate information indicating the position of the input operation in the input unit 151 and the type of the input operation. The operation reception unit 112 detects that the contact input is canceled from the input unit 151 by detecting that the input that has been continuously detected is interrupted. The operation receiving unit 112 can determine a user operation on the input unit 151.
The operation reception unit 112 determines, for example, a touch-on operation, a touch-off operation, a tap operation, a swipe operation, a slide operation, a flick operation, and other operations.

  The touch-on operation is an operation for starting an input operation by contact or proximity of an object to the input unit 151. The touch-off operation is an operation for canceling the input operation to the input unit 151 by canceling the contact or proximity of the object to the input unit 151. The tap operation is an operation in which the user performs a touch-off operation immediately after the touch-on operation. The swipe operation is an operation that is input following the touch-on operation and moves the object on the input unit 151 while maintaining the contact or proximity of the object to the input unit 151. The slide operation is an operation in which the user performs a swipe operation in a time shorter than a predetermined time. The flick operation is an operation in which the user performs a touch-off operation after the slide operation, for example, an operation in which the user flips the input unit 151 with a finger.

  The terminal processing unit 113 executes various processes necessary for the progress of the game. For example, the terminal processing unit 113 sets various parameters generated based on the progress of the game in the object. For example, the terminal processing unit 113 performs various determination processes necessary for the progress of the game.

  The data management unit 114 manages at least user information 123 stored in the storage unit 120. For example, the data management unit 114 updates the user information 123 to the latest state based on the progress result of the game.

  The object control unit 115 controls objects arranged in the game space. For example, the object control unit 115 moves the character based on a user input operation on the character. The object control unit 115 further moves the moving body in the game space based on the action of the character on the moving body.

  The virtual camera control unit 116 controls the behavior (camera work) of the virtual camera in the game space. The virtual camera is a virtual camera that designates an area presented to the user in the game space. The virtual camera generates a captured image corresponding to the shooting range by shooting a part of the game space that is included in the shooting range (viewing area) of the virtual camera. The virtual camera control unit 116 controls the virtual camera by setting the position and orientation of the virtual camera in the game space.

  The display control unit 117 provides a game play environment to the user by generating a game screen corresponding to one scene of the game and displaying the game screen on the display unit 152. The game screen includes at least a captured image of the game space by the virtual camera. The game screen further includes display information such as a user interface related to the game, an image, and text that are displayed superimposed on the captured image. The display control unit 117 can also display a user interface for operating the character, such as an icon, a button, or a menu showing various parameters, on the game screen.

(Functional configuration of server 200)
FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the server 200. As shown in this figure, the server 200 includes a control unit 210 and a storage unit 220. In other words, the server 200 functions as the control unit 210 and the storage unit 220 through cooperation of the processor 20, the memory 21, the storage 22, the communication IF 23, the input / output IF 24, and the like.

The storage unit 220 stores various information used by the server 200 to provide a game to the user. As illustrated in FIG. 3, the storage unit 120 stores a game program 221, game information 222, and user information 223. The game program 221 is a program for providing the user with a specific game that is executed by the server 200. The game program 221 advances the game on the user terminal 100 by cooperating with the game program 121 executed on the user terminal 100 as necessary. In one aspect, the game program 221 is a program that causes the server 200 including the processor 20 and the memory 21 to function as the control unit 210 and the storage unit 220 that cause the computer game to progress. The storage unit 220 also stores various types of information that the server 200 receives from the user terminal 100.

  The game information 222 is information related to the game that is referred to by the control unit 210 when the game program 221 is executed. The game information 222 is the same information as the game information 122 stored in the storage unit 120 of the user terminal 100, for example.

  The user information 123 is data related to a user who plays a game, which is referred to by the control unit 210 when the game program 221 is executed. The storage unit 220 stores, for example, a plurality of user information 123 representing each of a plurality of users. The individual user information 123 is the same as the user information 123 stored in the storage unit 120 of any user terminal 100 among the plurality of user terminals 100.

  The control unit 210 comprehensively controls the operation of the server 200. The control unit 210 functions as a transmission / reception unit 211, a server processing unit 212, a data management unit 213, and a synchronization control unit 215 based on the description of the game program 221. In other words, the control unit 210 includes a transmission / reception unit 211 to a synchronization control unit 215.

  The transmission / reception unit 211 receives information necessary for the progress of the game from the user terminal 100 or transmits it to the user terminal 100. The transmission / reception unit 211 receives, from the user terminal 100, various types of information generated by the user terminal 100 as the game progresses, for example. The transmission / reception unit 111 transmits information generated by the server 200 as the game progresses to the user terminal 100, thereby causing the game play on the user terminal 100 to proceed.

  The server processing unit 212 executes various processes necessary for the progress of the game in the server 200.

  The data management unit 213 manages at least user information 223 stored in the storage unit 220. For example, the data management unit 114 updates the user information 223 based on the update information of the user information 123 received from the user terminal 100, thereby matching the user information 123 of the user terminal 100 and the corresponding user stored in the server 200. The information 223 is matched.

  The matching unit 214 matches a plurality of users participating in the game multiplayer. The matching unit 214, for example, selects each of a plurality of users corresponding to each of the plurality of user terminals 100 based on each piece of information for requesting participation in a specific multiplayer received from each of the plurality of user terminals 100. Match each other.

The synchronization control unit 215 synchronizes each progress of the game on each user terminal 100 used by each user participating in the game multiplayer. For example, the synchronization control unit 215 controls the transmission / reception unit 211 such that information necessary for synchronization is transmitted to each user terminal 100. For example, the transmission / reception unit 211 transmits information generated by the server 200 to a plurality of user terminals 100 used by a plurality of users all at once. The transmission / reception unit 211 uses, for example, information received by the transmission / reception unit 211 from the user terminal 100 used by any one of the plurality of users by each other user other than the one of the plurality of users. To each user terminal 100 to be transferred.

  For example, the game system 1 may be configured such that the server 200 includes at least some of the functions included in the user terminal 100. Conversely, the game system 1 may be configured such that the user terminal 100 includes at least some of the functions included in the server 200. The game system 1 may further include devices other than the user terminal 100 and the server 200, and may cause other devices to execute part of the processing in the game system 1. Thus, the computer that executes the game programs 121 and 221 in the game system 1 may be any of the user terminal 100, the server 200, and other devices.

(Quiz game)
In one aspect of the present disclosure, the game system 1 provides a user with a computer game that can be played by the user through operation of the user terminal 100. The game of the present embodiment is a quiz game in which a quiz with a specific character string as a correct answer is given to the user, and when the user correctly inputs the character string, the user determines that the quiz is correct.

  A quiz table (not shown) is prepared in advance in the storage unit 120 of the user terminal 100. The quiz table is a table that defines a plurality of different quizzes that can be presented to the user. The quiz table stores, for each quiz, a question sentence that represents the question of the quiz and a correct answer character string that represents the correct answer of the question in association with each other. The correct answer character string is a specific character string representing a correct answer of a specific quiz given to the user. The correct answer character string is composed of a plurality of characters (correct answer characters) arranged in order from the top of the correct answer character string. For each correct answer string, the number of characters is not necessarily the same. The correct answer character string is composed of, for example, 3 to 6 characters. For example, when the correct answer character string is “Ekiden”, the correct answer character string is composed of four characters “e”, “ki”, “de”, and “n”.

  When the quiz game is started, the processor 10 causes the display unit 152 to display and display a plurality of characters including at least a plurality of characters constituting a correct answer character string that is a correct answer of the quiz on a plane. The quiz game is advanced by allowing the user to sequentially select and sequentially select a predetermined number of characters from the plurality of characters.

(Example of game screen 3)
FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of processing for advancing the quiz game, which is executed by the user terminal 100.

  The operation reception unit 112 receives a user input operation for starting a quiz game, for example, through a menu screen (not shown). The terminal processing unit 113 selects one quiz from a plurality of different quizzes that can be presented to the user by referring to the quiz table based on this input operation. In one aspect of the present disclosure, “Let's complete a competition in which multiple people run long distances divided into several parts by connecting letters” as a question sentence, and “Ekiden” as a correct answer (correct answer string) The quiz to be selected is selected. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the game screen 3 for giving the selected quiz question to the user as the first question (first question), for example, as shown in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of the game screen 3 displayed immediately after the first question of the quiz game is given. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display text indicating the order of the questions to be asked in a state where the text is arranged in the region 31. In FIG. 6, the term “first question” is the region 3.
1 is displayed.

(Display of 9 characters)
The terminal processing unit 113 specifies the four characters “e”, “ki”, “de”, and “n” that constitute the correct answer character string that represents the correct answer to the question that is presented to the user. In step S1, the display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display nine characters including at least the identified “e”, “ki”, “de”, and “n” in a state of being arranged in a plane. In one aspect of the present disclosure, the planar arrangement is intended to arrange a plurality of characters in a matrix of 3 rows × 3 columns. The matrix includes nine different positions 41-49, each displaying a character. The matrix functions as a user interface for allowing the user to input an answer character string that is a user's answer to the quiz. Positions 41, 42, and 43 are arranged in order from the left end in the first row of the matrix. Positions 44, 45, and 46 are arranged in order from the left end in the second row of the matrix. Positions 47, 48, and 49 are arranged in order from the left end in the third row of the matrix.

  The display control unit 117 is arranged so that the user can trace “e”, “ki”, “de”, and “n” that make up “ekiden” with a single stroke in order from the first “e”. In the state, it is displayed on the display unit 152. In FIG. 5, the display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the first “e” of “Ekiden” in a state where the display control unit 117 is arranged at the position 45 at the center of the matrix. The display position of “e” is not limited to the position 45, and any position arbitrarily selected from the positions 41 to 49 may be used.

  Further, the display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the second character “ki” constituting “ekiden” in a state of being arranged next to “e”. Specifically, the display control unit 117 causes “e” to be displayed on the display unit 152 in a state of being arranged at the position 44 among the positions 42, 44, 46, and 48 adjacent to the position 45. Further, the display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the third character “de” constituting “ekiden” in a state adjacent to “ki”. Specifically, the display control unit 117 displays “ki” on the display unit 152 in a state where it is arranged at the position 42 adjacent to the position 44 and where no character is arranged yet. Further, the display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the fourth character “n” constituting “ekiden” adjacent to “de”. Specifically, the display control unit 117 causes “de” to be displayed on the display unit 152 in a state where it is arranged at the position 41 adjacent to the position 42 and where no character is arranged yet.

  In addition, the display control unit 117 randomly arranges each of the five characters (non-correct answer characters) that do not constitute “ekiden” at the remaining positions 43, 46, 47, 48, and 49 in the matrix. In this state, the image is displayed on the display unit 152. At this time, the display control unit 117 determines the display positions of the five characters so that there are not a plurality of paths that can be selected by tracing “Ekiden”. More specifically, the display control unit 117 arranges a character placed next to any one of the four characters constituting “Ekiden” next to any one of the characters in “Ekiden”. Characters different from those are displayed on the display unit 152.

  At the position 43, “E” and “DE” included in “EKIDEN” are adjacent. The display control unit 117 selects one arbitrary character other than “ki” next to “e” and “n” next to “de”. In FIG. 5, the display control unit 117 selects “RA” and causes the display unit 152 to display the “RA” in a state of being arranged at the position 43.

  At positions 46, 48, and 49, only “e” of the four characters constituting “ekiden” is adjacent. The display control unit 117 selects any three characters other than “ki” next to “e”. In FIG. 5, the display control unit 117 selects “to”, “ri”, and “re”, and displays them on the display unit 152 in a state where they are arranged at positions 46, 48, and 49, respectively.

  Of the nine characters displayed in a matrix, all five characters that do not constitute “ekiden” are different from “e”, “ki”, “de”, and “n”. Thereby, the display control part 117 can limit the trace path | route on the game screen 3 for inputting a correct answer character string to only one.

  In this way, the display of nine characters including “e”, “ki”, “de” and “n” constituting the correct answer character string is completed. As shown in FIG. 5, the nine characters arranged at positions 41 to 49 in the matrix are displayed with a certain distance from other characters arranged next to each other in the vertical, horizontal, or diagonal directions. Is done.

(Display of multiple lines)
In step S <b> 2, the display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display lines 51 to 70 (connection information) that connect two adjacent characters. In FIG. 5, a line 51 connects “n” and “de” arranged side by side in the horizontal direction of the game screen 3. The line 53 connects “n” and “ki” arranged side by side in the vertical direction of the game screen 3. The line 55 connects “de” and “ki” arranged side by side in the diagonal direction of the game screen 3. FIG. 5 shows which characters are connected by other lines.

(First character distinction display)
In step S <b> 3, the display control unit 117 displays the first character “E” of “Ekiden” among the nine characters displayed on the game screen 3 on the display unit 152 in distinction from the other eight characters. Let In FIG. 5, a circle 81 colored in a specific color (for example, red) is displayed around “E”. The terminal processing unit 113 has automatically selected “e” when “e” is displayed. When the user visually recognizes the game screen 3 in FIG. 5, the colored circle 81 is displayed around “E”, but quickly recognizes that the colored circle is not displayed around other characters. To do. As a result, the user can recognize that the first character of the correct answer character string “Ekiden”, that is, the first character to be selected is “e”. Since the user does not need to search the game screen 3 to find out which of the nine characters in the matrix is the first character of “Ekiden” to be answered, during the play of the quiz game, Therefore, the user can comfortably play the quiz game.

(Selecting characters)
FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of the game screen 3 when the user terminal 100 accepts a drag operation from “e”, which is the first character of the correct answer string, to “ki” arranged on the left side of the character string. is there. In step S4, the display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the selected question sentence in a state where it is arranged in the region 31 in the game screen 3 as shown in FIG. The display control unit 117 causes the display control unit 117 to display the problem sentences in order from the top with the passage of time. In FIG. 6, the question sentence is displayed halfway.

In step S5, the terminal processing unit 113 selects a predetermined number of characters in the order traced by the user. Of the nine characters arranged in a matrix, the other character arranged side by side in the vertical, horizontal, or diagonal position of one selected character is the next character to be selected. In FIG. 6, the user traces the game screen 3 with his / her finger toward the “ki” arranged on the left side from the selected “e”. The operation accepting unit 112 accepts a drag operation on the way from the selected “e” to “ki” through the input unit 151. When this drag operation is accepted, the display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the line 60 corresponding to the direction of the drag operation in distinction from the other eight lines such as the line 51. In FIG. 6, the color of the line 60 is colored orange. By visually recognizing the line 60 displayed separately from other lines, the user can recognize that “ki” can be selected after “e” if the drag operation is continued in this direction.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of the game screen 3 when “ki” arranged next to “e” and next to the left is newly selected. The display control unit 117 causes the display control unit 117 to display the newly selected “ki” separately from unselected “de”, “n”, “ra”, and the like. In the example of FIG. 7, a circle 82 is displayed around “ki”. When the user traces his / her finger to the position 44, it is easy to recognize that “ki” is selected after “e” by visually recognizing that “ki” is displayed separately from “de”. Can be recognized.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of the game screen 3 when the newly selected “ki” is displayed in an enlarged manner. After displaying the circle 82, the display control unit 117 causes the display control unit 117 to display the newly selected “ki” and the corresponding circle 82 separately from the eight other characters other than “ki”. In the example of FIG. 8, “ki” and circle 82 are displayed larger than other eight characters such as “e”. The user can recognize with certainty that he / she has selected “ki” by viewing the enlarged “ki”.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of the game screen 3 when the user terminal 100 accepts a drag operation from the selected “ki” to the unselected “de” arranged on the upper right side thereof. The display control unit 117 temporarily enlarges and displays “ki” and the circle 82, and then restores the original size. The display control unit 117 maintains that the selected “ki” is displayed separately from the unselected character, for example, after the size of “ki” is restored as shown in FIG. 9. As a result, the user can continue to recognize that “ki” is the selected character.

  The user cannot newly select the selected character again. When the drag operation toward the selected character is accepted by the input unit 151, the display control unit 117 does not display the line corresponding to the direction of the drag operation on the display unit 152. In FIG. 9, for example, even if a drag operation toward “E” after “KI” is accepted, the display mode of the line 60 does not change.

  The user can cancel one selected character. The operation accepting unit 112 accepts, for example, a user's drag operation for returning the touch position to the display position of the character selected immediately before the latest selected character by the input unit 151. Based on this drag operation, the terminal processing unit 113 returns the latest selected character to an unselected state. The user can select another character by changing the direction of the drag operation. Furthermore, the user can try again the drag operation for connecting a plurality of characters, starting from the first character that has been selected when the question is presented.

  In FIG. 9, the user continues the drag operation and further traces the finger from the selected “ki” toward “de” arranged diagonally to the right of the selected “ki”. The operation accepting unit 112 accepts a drag operation in the middle of tracing from the selected “ki” toward another character by the input unit 151. When this drag operation is accepted, the display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the line 55 corresponding to the direction of the drag operation in distinction from the other eight lines such as the line 51. In FIG. 9, the color of the line 55 is colored orange. By visually recognizing the line 55 displayed separately from other lines, the user can recognize that “de” can be selected next to “ki” if the drag operation is continued in this direction.

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of the game screen 3 when “de” is newly selected after “ki”. The operation accepting unit 112 accepts a drag operation of the user who traces the game screen 3 to “de” displayed at the position 42 by the input unit 151. The terminal processing unit 113 identifies “de” displayed at the position 42 as a character newly selected by the user. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the line 55 that connects the selected “ki” and “de” separately from the line 51 that does not connect the two selected characters. In FIG. 10, the line 55 is colored in a color (for example, green) indicating that a character is newly selected, like the line 60. The user can recognize that “de” connected to “ki” by the line 55 is newly selected by visually recognizing the line 55 displayed separately from the line 52 and the like.

  The display control unit 117 causes the display control unit 117 to display the newly selected “de” separately from the unselected characters such as “n”. Since this distinction display is the same as the distinction display of “KI” shown in FIG. 7, detailed description will not be repeated.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of the game screen 3 when “n” arranged next to “de” is newly selected and “n” is enlarged and displayed. After “de” is selected, the operation accepting unit 112 accepts a drag operation of the user who traces the game screen 3 from “de” to “n” via the input unit 151. The display control unit 117 changes the display mode of the line 51 corresponding to the accepted drag operation direction from the display mode such as the line 52 that does not connect the two selected characters. The display control unit 117 further displays the selected “n” larger than other characters.

  The terminal processing unit 113 specifies “n”, which is the fourth character selected by the user. The operation accepting unit 112 accepts a touch-off operation of the user who releases his / her finger at the position 41 where “n” is displayed by the input unit 151.

  In step S <b> 6, the terminal processing unit 113 specifies an answer character string based on the accepted touch-off operation. In the above example 11, the character string “Ekiden” in which “e”, “ki”, “de”, and “n” are connected in order is specified as the answer character string input by the user.

(Answer determination and notification of determination result)
In step S <b> 7, the terminal processing unit 113 determines whether or not the correct answer character string matches the answer character string. In the example of FIG. 11, the correct answer character string and the answer character string match. The terminal processing unit 113 determines that the user has correctly answered the problem when the correct answer character string matches the answer character string. On the other hand, when the correct answer character string and the answer character string do not match, it is determined that the user did not answer the problem correctly. In step S8, the display control unit 117 notifies the determination result to the user.

  FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of the game screen 3 when the user correctly answers the problem. When it is determined that the correct character string matches the answer character string, the display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display information 32 indicating that the user has correctly answered the problem. In FIG. 12, the information 32 includes characters “correct answer” and is displayed below the area 31. The user recognizes that he / she has correctly answered the problem by viewing the information 32.

The display control unit 117 further causes the display unit 152 to delete the display of five characters such as “ra”, “to”, etc. that do not constitute the correct answer character string. The user visually recognizes “e”, “ki”, “de”, and “n” that are continuously displayed on the game screen 3, thereby recognizing the content of the character string that the user has correctly answered.

The display control unit 117 further changes the display mode of the lines 60, 55, and 51 corresponding to the trace traced by the user during the drag operation from the display mode of each line immediately after “n” is selected. In FIG. 12, the lines 60, 55, and 51 are highlighted thicker than the display unit 152 in this order so that each character is traced from “E” to “N”. By visually recognizing each highlighted line as shown in FIG. 12, the user can have a strong impression that he / she has correctly answered the problem. When the game screen 3 of FIG. 12 is displayed, the user terminal 100 completes preparations for rearranging the four characters constituting the correct answer character string. Next, the display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the four characters constituting the correct answer character string in a state of being arranged in order from the top of the correct answer character string.

  FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of the game screen 3 when the four characters constituting the correct answer character string are displayed side by side in order from the first character. In the example of this figure, “e”, “ki”, “de”, and “n” are displayed in a line in the horizontal direction of the game screen 3 in order from the left in the game screen 3. By visually recognizing the game screen 3 of FIG. 13, the user can more accurately recognize the contents of the character string that the user has correctly answered.

  When it is determined that the user has not answered the problem correctly, the display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display each line that sequentially connects the characters selected by the user in a state of being colored red, for example. Thereby, the user recognizes that he / she did not answer the problem correctly.

(Modification)
The user terminal 100 sets a time limit for allowing the user to answer the problem. In this case, the user will try to perform drag operations to input the answer string many times even if the correct answer string fails to be input until the time limit elapses after the question is presented to the user. Can do. The terminal processing unit 113 determines that the user has not answered the problem correctly only when the set time limit has elapsed. When the incorrect answer is confirmed, the display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the correct answer character string of the question that has been given in the same display manner as when the answer is correct. Thereby, the user can learn the correct answer character string of the problem that could not be answered correctly.

  The operation for the user to select a predetermined number of characters from the plurality of characters displayed on the display unit 152 is not limited to a drag operation, and may be a tap operation, for example. In this case, the user sequentially selects a predetermined number of characters by sequentially tapping the characters one by one. The user further performs any operation on the user terminal 100 to end the input of the answer character string. When this operation is accepted, the terminal processing unit 113 specifies an answer character string in which a plurality of characters sequentially selected by the user's tap operation are connected in the tap order.

  In the user terminal 100, the user's operation for causing the user to sequentially select a character from among a plurality of characters is, for example, an operation in which the user moves his / her hand away from the user terminal 100, or It can also be an operation of moving a controller attached to the hand. In this case, the user terminal 100 identifies characters that are sequentially selected by the user based on the result of tracking the motion of the hand motion gesture or the hand controller.

  The user terminal 100 can determine whether or not the user has correctly answered the problem without accepting the user's touch-off operation for confirming the answer character string. For example, the terminal processing unit 113 determines that the user has correctly answered the problem even when the touch-off operation is not input when the correct answer character string is traced correctly.

  The planar arrangement of a plurality of characters is not limited to a matrix, and may be any arrangement that allows a collection of a plurality of characters to look like an arbitrary two-dimensional shape. The arrangement of the plurality of characters is not limited to a planar arrangement, and may be an arrangement in which a plurality of characters are displayed side by side on the screen of the display unit 152. Alternatively, the plurality of characters may be arranged such that each of the plurality of characters is displayed at a different position in the virtual space, for example.

(Additional notes)
The contents according to one aspect of the present invention are listed as follows.

  (Item 1) Executed in a user terminal (100) that is a computer including a processor (10), a memory (11), a display unit (152), and an operation unit (151) configured to accept an input operation of a user. The game program (121) has been described. The processor reads and executes the game program to display a plurality of characters including at least a plurality of correct characters constituting the correct character string on the display unit in a state of being arranged in a plane, and from among the plurality of characters The game is advanced by letting the user trace the characters in order. The game program causes the processor to display the first character of the correct answer character string among a plurality of characters displayed on the display unit on the display unit so that the character is distinguished from other characters (S3). The step of accepting the user's input operation for selecting by tracing in order by the operation unit, and determining whether or not the answer character string composed of the characters sequentially selected by the user matches the correct answer character string Step (S7) to be executed. Thereby, the comfort of a game can be improved more.

  (Item 2) In (Item 1), the game program causes the processor to display connection information (41 to 70) for connecting two adjacent characters on the display unit for each two different characters ( S2) is further executed. Thereby, it is possible to make the user recognize the direction of the input operation that is possible for selecting the character.

  (Item 3) In (Item 2), the game program corresponds to the direction of the input operation when the processor accepts an input operation in the middle of tracing the operation unit from the selected character toward another character. A step of displaying the connection information on the display unit separately from the other connection information is further executed. As a result, the user can recognize which character is about to be selected next.

  (Item 4) In (Item 2) or (Item 3), the game program executes a step of causing the processor to display on the display unit the connection information for connecting the two selected characters separately from the other connection information. Let Thereby, a user can be made to recognize the connection order of each selected character.

  (Item 5) In any one of (Item 1) to (Item 4), the game program causes the processor to further execute a step of displaying the newly selected character on the display unit in distinction from other characters. Thereby, the user can recognize the newly selected character.

  (Item 6) In any one of (Item 1) to (Item 5), the game program causes the processor to time the step of displaying the selected character on the display unit in distinction from the unselected character. Thereby, the user can be made to recognize the character selected in the past.

  (Item 7) In any one of (Item 1) to (Item 6), the plurality of correct answer characters are different from each other. As a result, it is possible to limit the number of tracing paths for the input operation for selecting characters to one.

(Item 8) In any one of (Item 1) to (Item 7), the plurality of characters include at least one non-correct answer character displayed at a position different from each of the plurality of correct answer characters. The processor causes each of the plurality of correct answer characters to be displayed on the display unit in order from the first correct answer character, and further, each of the at least one non-correct answer character is arranged next to any of the plurality of correct answer characters. Further, the step of displaying on the display unit is executed. Thereby, since the input operation for selecting a character becomes more difficult, the preference of the game can be improved.

  (Item 9) In (Item 8), each of the at least one non-correct answer character is a character different from any of the plurality of correct answer characters. As a result, it is possible to limit the number of tracing paths for the input operation for selecting characters to one.

  (Item 10) In (Item 8) or (Item 9), in the step of displaying a non-correct answer character, next to any correct answer character among a plurality of correct answer characters, next to any correct answer character in the correct answer character string. Non-correct answer characters that are different from the correct answer characters arranged in are displayed on the display unit. As a result, it is possible to limit the number of tracing paths for the input operation for selecting characters to one.

  (Item 11) In any one of (Item 8) to (Item 10), if the game program determines that the answer character string matches the correct answer character string, the game program displays at least one non-correct answer character. A step of causing the display unit to erase is executed. This allows the user to recognize that the user has correctly answered the problem.

  (Item 12) In any one of (Item 8) to (Item 11), when the game program determines that the answer character string matches the correct answer character string, the game program sets each of the plurality of correct answer characters to the correct answer. The step of displaying on the display unit in a state of being arranged in order from the top of the character string is further executed. This allows the user to recognize that the user has correctly answered the problem.

  (Item 13) In the present embodiment, a computer including a processor (10), a memory (11), a display unit (152), and an operation unit (151) configured to accept an input operation of a first user is a game program. The method of executing (121) has been described. The processor reads and executes the game program to display a plurality of characters including at least a plurality of correct characters constituting the correct character string on the display unit in a state of being arranged in a plane, and from among the plurality of characters The game is advanced by letting the user trace the characters in order. The method includes a step (S3) in which a processor distinguishes the first character of a correct answer character string from other characters and displays it on the display unit among a plurality of characters displayed on the display unit, and sequentially displays the characters among the plurality of characters. A step of accepting a user input operation for selection by tracing by the operation unit, a step of determining whether or not the answer character string composed of characters sequentially selected by the user matches the correct character string (S7). Thereby, the comfort of a game can be improved more.

  (Item 14) The storage unit (120) that stores the game program (121), the control unit (110) that controls the operation of the information processing apparatus, the display unit (152), and the input operation of the first user are accepted. The user terminal (100), which is an information processing apparatus including the operation unit (151) configured as described above, has been described. The control unit reads and executes the game program to cause the display unit to display a plurality of characters including at least a plurality of correct answer characters constituting the correct answer character string on the display unit. The game is advanced by letting the user trace the characters in order. The control unit selects the first character of the correct answer string from the plurality of characters displayed on the display unit by displaying it on the display unit separately from the other characters and tracing the characters in order from the plurality of characters. The user's input operation is received by the operation unit, and it is determined whether or not the answer character string composed of characters sequentially selected by the user matches the correct answer character string. Thereby, the comfort of a game can be improved more.

(Item 15) Executed in a user terminal (100) that is a computer including a processor (10), a memory (11), a display unit (152), and an operation unit (151) configured to receive an input operation of a user. The game program (121) has been described. The processor reads and executes the game program, displays a plurality of characters including at least a plurality of correct answer characters constituting the correct answer character string on the display unit, and allows the user to sequentially select the characters from the plurality of characters. Make the game progress by. The game program causes the processor to display the first character of the correct answer character string among the plurality of characters displayed on the display unit on the display unit so that the character is displayed on the display unit. A step of accepting a user's input operation for sequentially selecting by an operation unit; and a step of determining whether or not an answer character string composed of characters sequentially selected by a user matches a correct answer character string. A game program to be executed. Thereby, the comfort of a game can be improved more.

(Example of software implementation)
The control block (control unit 110) of the user terminal 100 and the control block (control unit 210) of the server 200 may be realized by a logic circuit (hardware) formed in an integrated circuit (IC chip) or the like. It may be realized by software using (Central Processing Unit).

  In the latter case, the control unit 110 and the control unit 210 include a CPU that executes instructions of a program that is software that implements each function, and a ROM (Read Only Memory) or a storage device (these are referred to as “recording media”), a RAM (Random Access Memory) for expanding the program, and the like. And the objective of this invention is achieved when a computer (or CPU) reads the said program from the said recording medium and runs it. As the recording medium, “a tangible medium that is not temporary”, for example, a tape, a disk, a card, a semiconductor memory, a programmable logic circuit, or the like can be used. The program may be supplied to the computer via any transmission medium (such as a communication network or a broadcast wave) that can transmit the program. The present invention can also be realized in the form of a data signal embedded in a carrier wave, in which the program is embodied by electronic transmission.

  The above-described embodiments are merely examples for facilitating understanding of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the present invention. The present invention can be changed and improved without departing from the spirit of the present invention, and it is needless to say that the present invention includes such uniforms.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope shown in the claims, and the invention can be obtained by appropriately combining the technical means disclosed in the embodiments. Embodiments are also included in the technical scope of the present invention.

1 game system, 2 networks, 100, 100A, 100B, 100C, 100D user terminal (computer, information processing device), 200 server, 10, 20 processor, 11, 21 memory, 12, 22 storage, 13, 23 communication IF, 14, 24 I / O IF, 15 Touch screen, 17 Camera, 18 Ranging sensor, 151 Input unit, 152 Display unit, 1010 Object, 1020 Controller, 1030 Storage medium 110 Control unit, 111 Transmission / reception unit, 112 Operation reception unit, 113 Terminal processing unit, 114 data management unit, 115 object control unit, 116 virtual camera control unit, 117 display control unit, 120 storage unit, 121 game program, 122 game information, 123
User information 210 control unit, 211 transmission / reception unit, 212 server processing unit, 213 data management unit,
214 Matching part, 215 Synchronization control part, 220 Storage part, 221 Game program, 222 Game information, 223 User information 31 Area 32 Information 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47 Position

Claims (14)

A game program executed on a computer including a processor, a memory, a display unit, and an operation unit configured to accept a user input operation,
The processor reads and executes the game program to display a plurality of characters including at least a plurality of correct answer characters constituting the correct answer character string on the display unit in a state of being arranged in a plane. The game is progressed by letting the user select the characters in order from the characters,
The game program is stored in the processor.
Distinguishing the first character of the correct answer character string from the other characters among the plurality of characters displayed on the display unit and displaying the character on the display unit;
A step of accepting, by the operation unit, a user input operation for causing the user to sequentially select the characters by sequentially tracing the characters from the plurality of characters;
A game program for executing an answer character string composed of the characters sequentially selected by the user and a step of determining whether or not the correct answer character string matches. The game program is stored in the processor.
The game program according to claim 1, further comprising a step of causing the display unit to display connection information for connecting two adjacent different characters on the two characters. The game program is stored in the processor.
When the input operation in the middle of tracing the operation unit from the selected character toward another character is accepted, the connection information corresponding to the direction of the input operation is distinguished from the other connection information. The game program according to claim 2, further causing the display step to be displayed on the display unit. The game program is stored in the processor.
The game program according to claim 2 or 3, further comprising a step of causing the display unit to display the connection information for connecting the two selected characters separately from the other connection information. The game program is stored in the processor.
The game program according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising a step of causing the newly selected character to be displayed on the display unit in distinction from the other character. The game program is stored in the processor.
The game program according to claim 1, wherein the selected character is displayed on the display unit in distinction from the unselected character.   The game program according to claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of correct answer characters is a different character. The plurality of characters include at least one non-correct answer character displayed at a position different from each of the plurality of correct answer characters,
The game program is stored in the processor.
Each of the plurality of correct answer characters is displayed on the display unit in order from the first correct answer character, and each of the at least one non-correct answer character is arranged next to any of the plurality of correct answer characters. The game program of any one of Claims 1-7 which further performs the step displayed on the said display part.   The game program according to claim 8, wherein each of the at least one non-correct answer character is a character different from any of the plurality of correct answer characters.   The step of displaying the non-correct answer character is different from the correct answer character arranged next to any correct answer character in the correct answer character string next to any correct answer character of the plurality of correct answer characters. The game program according to claim 8 or 9, wherein non-correct answer characters are displayed on the display unit. The game program is stored in the processor.
11. The method according to claim 8, further comprising: causing the display unit to delete the display of the at least one non-correct answer character when it is determined that the answer character string matches the correct answer character string. The game program described in. The game program is stored in the processor.
When it is determined that the answer character string matches the correct answer character string, the step of displaying each of the plurality of correct answer characters on the display unit in a state of being arranged in order from the top of the correct answer character string is further executed. The game program according to any one of claims 8 to 11. A computer comprising a processor, a memory, a display unit, and an operation unit configured to accept an input operation of a user, the computer program executing a game program,
The processor reads and executes the game program to display a plurality of characters including at least a plurality of correct answer characters constituting the correct answer character string on the display unit in a state of being arranged in a plane. The game is progressed by letting the user select the characters in order from the characters,
In the method, the processor comprises:
Distinguishing the first character of the correct answer character string from the other characters among the plurality of characters displayed on the display unit and displaying the character on the display unit;
A step of accepting a user input operation for sequentially selecting the character by tracing the character from the plurality of characters in order by the operation unit;
Determining whether or not the answer character string composed of the predetermined number of characters sequentially selected by the user matches the correct answer character string. An information processing apparatus,
The information processing apparatus includes:
A storage unit for storing game programs;
A control unit for controlling the operation of the information processing apparatus;
A display unit;
An operation unit configured to accept a user input operation,
The control unit reads and executes the game program to cause the display unit to display a plurality of characters including at least a plurality of correct answer characters constituting the correct answer character string on the display unit. The game is progressed by letting the user trace and select the characters in order from
The controller is
Of the plurality of characters displayed on the display unit, the first character of the correct answer string is distinguished from other characters and displayed on the display unit,
The user's input operation for allowing the user to sequentially select the characters from the plurality of characters in order is accepted by the operation unit,
An information processing apparatus that determines whether or not an answer character string composed of the predetermined number of characters sequentially selected by the user matches the correct answer character string.