JP2019170966A - Program, game device and server system - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a novel game executed on a computer having a position information acquisition function, in which attention is paid to a content of movement of a player itself.SOLUTION: A player 3 sets an egg 10 on a hatch device 12 in a game at a position P1 in a real space. Then, after the player carries the game device and moves to a position P2, the hatch device 12 is opened in the game. Then, the egg 10 hatches and a new character 14 appears from the hatch device 12. A kind of the character 14 which appears from the egg 10 is determined based on a combination of attributes set to a start point position P1 of movement, and a finish point position P2 respectively. According to a movement distance from the position P1 to the position P2 and a lapse time required for movement, a parameter value of the character 14 is variably set.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

  The present invention relates to a program for causing a computer having a position information acquisition function to execute a game.

  As a game executed on a portable computer such as a portable game device or a player terminal, a game called a so-called location information game that uses location information acquired by a location information acquisition function of the device is well known. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).

JP 2006-61317 A

  The conventional position information game has a mechanism that focuses on where the position of the game device (that is, the position of the player carrying the game device) is, and focuses on the movement of the player itself, and the result depends on the content of the movement. There is no known game that changes.

  The present invention has been devised in view of the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a new game that focuses on the content of movement of the player.

The first invention for solving the above-described problems is
A program for causing a computer having a position information acquisition function to execute a game (for example, the game program 302 in FIG. 6),
First position determining means (for example, determining a first position based on the acquired position information acquired by the position information acquiring function as a starting point of movement of the player based on a setting operation of the player who sets a given target character (for example, , First position determining unit 222) in FIG.
Based on the operation of the player for canceling the setting of the target character, second position determining means (for example, determining a second position based on the acquired position information acquired by the position information acquiring function as the end point of the movement) The second position determination unit 224) of FIG.
A moving distance determining means for determining a moving distance based on the first position and the second position (for example, a moving distance determining unit 226 in FIG. 6);
Parameter value setting means (for example, parameter value setting unit 230 in FIG. 6) for variably setting the parameter value of the target character using at least the moving distance;
As a program for causing the computer to function.

As another invention,
A game device having a position information acquisition function,
First position determining means for determining a first position based on the acquired position information acquired by the position information acquiring function as a starting point of movement of the player based on a setting operation of the player for setting a given target character;
Second position determining means for determining a second position based on the acquired position information acquired by the position information acquiring function as an end point of the movement based on an operation of the player that cancels the setting of the target character;
A moving distance determining means for determining a moving distance based on the first position and the second position;
Parameter value setting means for variably setting the parameter value of the target character using at least the moving distance;
You may comprise the game device provided with.

As yet another invention,
A server system communicatively connected to a player terminal having a position information acquisition function,
A first position for determining a first position based on the acquired position information acquired by the position information acquisition function as a starting point of movement of the player based on a setting operation of the player that sets a given target character in the player terminal A determination means;
Second position determination for determining a second position based on the acquired position information acquired by the position information acquisition function as an end point of the movement based on an operation of the player that cancels the setting of the target character at the player terminal Means,
A moving distance determining means for determining a moving distance based on the first position and the second position;
Parameter value setting means for variably setting the parameter value of the target character using at least the moving distance;
You may comprise the server system provided with.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, a new focusing on the contents of the player's movement, such as the parameter value of the target character being variably set according to the movement distance of the player determined using the position information acquired by the position information acquisition function. A real game. In particular, the first position that is the starting point of the player's movement is determined based on the setting operation of the player that sets the target character, and the second position that is the ending point of the movement based on the operation of the player that cancels the setting of the target character. The position is determined, and the parameter value of the target character is set based on the moving distance based on the first position and the second position. For this reason, the parameter value of the target character can change depending on when and where the target character is set or released, and how far the moving distance is. can get.

The second invention is the program of the first invention,
The moving distance determining means determines a distance between the first position and the second position as the moving distance;
It is a program.

  According to the second invention, the distance between the first position and the second position is determined as the movement distance.

The third invention is the program of the first invention,
The movement distance determination means determines, as the movement distance, a distance obtained by accumulating position changes from when the first position is determined until the second position is determined.
It is a program.

  According to the third aspect, a distance obtained by accumulating a change in position from when the first position is determined to when the second position is determined is determined as the movement distance. That is, since the distance along the player's actual movement path from the first position to the second position is determined as the movement distance, it is possible to more accurately reflect the feeling that the player has actually moved. It becomes.

The fourth invention is the program of any one of the first to third inventions,
The first position determining means determines the first position based on the acquired position information when a first instruction operation by the player is performed.
It is a program.

  According to the fourth aspect, since the first position is determined based on the acquired position information when the first instruction operation by the player is performed, the player can instruct the starting point of the movement.

A fifth invention is a program according to any one of the first to fourth inventions,
The second position determining means determines the second position based on the acquired position information when a second instruction operation by the player is performed.
It is a program.

  According to the fifth aspect, since the second position is determined based on the acquired position information when the second instruction operation by the player is performed, the player can instruct the end point of the movement.

A sixth invention is a program according to any one of the first to fifth inventions,
The first position determining means determines, as the first position, a first position candidate that matches the acquired position information from among a plurality of first position candidate groups that can be the first position.
It is a program.

  According to the sixth aspect, the first position candidate that matches the acquired position information in the first position candidate group is determined as the first position. Thereby, for example, the first position candidate closest to the position indicated by the acquired position information is determined as the first position, so that the player moves to the desired first position candidate position and becomes the first position. It becomes possible to do.

7th invention is the program of 6th invention,
Attributes are set for each first position candidate of the first position candidate group,
The parameter value setting means sets the parameter value by further using the attribute set in the first position;
It is a program.

  According to the seventh aspect, since the parameter value of the target character is variably set not only by the moving distance of the player but also by the position of the starting point of the movement, the game play such as “where to start moving” It is possible to enhance the interest of

The eighth invention is a program according to any one of the first to seventh inventions,
The second position determining means determines, as the second position, a second position candidate that matches the acquired position information from among a plurality of second position candidate groups that can be the second position.
It is a program.

  According to the eighth aspect, the second position candidate that matches the acquired position information is determined as the second position in the second position candidate group. Thereby, for example, the second position candidate closest to the position indicated by the acquired position information is determined as the second position, so that the player moves to the desired second position candidate position, It becomes possible to do.

The ninth invention is the program of the eighth invention,
An attribute is set for each second position candidate in the second position candidate group,
The parameter value setting means further sets the parameter value using the attribute set in the second position;
It is a program.

  According to the ninth aspect, since the parameter of the target character is variably set not only by the movement distance of the player but also by the position of the end point of the movement, the game play interests such as “how far to move” Can be increased.

The tenth invention is the program of any one of the first to ninth inventions,
Time measuring means for measuring an elapsed time from the first timing at which the first position is determined by the first position determining means to the second timing at which the second position is determined by the second position determining means (for example, The elapsed time calculation unit 228) of FIG.
Further functioning the computer as
The parameter value setting means further sets the parameter value by further using the elapsed time;
It is a program.

  According to the tenth invention, since the parameter value of the target character is set not only by the moving distance but also by using the time required for the movement, “how much time will it move” It becomes possible to enhance interest.

The eleventh invention is the program of the tenth invention,
The parameter value setting means changes the parameter value to be set according to whether or not the elapsed time is within a given time limit,
It is a program.

  According to the eleventh aspect, the parameter value set for the target character is changed depending on whether or not the elapsed time is within the given time limit. Thereby, the interest property of a game play can be improved, for example so that it may move so that a movement distance may become as long as possible within a time limit.

The twelfth invention is the program of the tenth or eleventh invention,
The parameter value setting means changes the parameter value to be set according to whether or not at least a relationship between the elapsed time and the moving distance satisfies a given defect condition,
It is a program.

  According to the twelfth aspect, it is possible to determine whether or not the player moves properly from the relationship between the elapsed time and the moving distance. For example, it is possible to detect the player's fraud by setting the moving speed obtained from the elapsed time and the moving distance to be not less than the speed regarded as inappropriate movement.

A thirteenth invention is a program according to any one of the first to twelfth inventions,
The target character is a new character newly given to the player,
After the determination of the second position by the second position determining means, new character giving means for giving the new character having the parameter value set by the parameter value setting means to the player (for example, new character in FIG. 6) Character giving unit 232),
As a program for further functioning the computer.

  According to the thirteenth aspect, a new character having a variably set parameter value is given to the player. In other words, since the player can acquire a character set with a parameter value according to his / her movement, the game play interests such as strategically moving to acquire a character set with a more advantageous parameter value for the player. Can be increased.

The sixteenth invention is
A server system (for example, the server system 1200 in FIG. 13) that is connected to the first player terminal and the second player terminal having a position information acquisition function,
First player movement distance determination means for determining a movement distance of the first player using the acquired position information by the position information acquisition function of the first player terminal;
Second player movement distance determination means for determining a movement distance of the second player using the acquired position information by the position information acquisition function of the second player terminal;
Parameter value setting means for variably setting the parameter value of a given target character using at least the movement distance of the first player and the movement distance of the second player;
Is a server system.

  According to the sixteenth aspect of the present invention, a new focusing on the content of the player's movement such that the parameter value of the target character is variably set using the movement distance of the first player and the movement distance of the second player. A game can be realized.

The structural example of a game device. Explanatory drawing of a game outline. Explanatory drawing of a game outline. Explanatory drawing of a game outline. Schematic diagram of player movement. The functional block diagram of a game device. Data configuration example of egg setting data. Data configuration example of character initialization data, Data structure example of egg hatching history data. Data structure example of possessed egg data. Data structure example of possessed character data. The flowchart of a game process. A configuration example of a game system. The function block diagram of a server system. The functional block diagram of a player terminal. Explanatory drawing of the movement of the egg by multiple players. Explanatory drawing of the movement of the egg by multiple players. Explanatory drawing of the movement of the egg by multiple players.

  Hereinafter, an example of an embodiment to which the present invention is applied will be described, but it is needless to say that a form to which the present invention can be applied is not limited to the following embodiment.

[System configuration]
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of the appearance of the game apparatus 1000 according to the present embodiment. A game apparatus 1000 according to this embodiment is a computer system that a player uses individually for game play, and is a portable electronic apparatus that can access a server system 2000 via a communication line N and execute an online game ( Electronic equipment). The game apparatus 1000 of the present embodiment is an apparatus called a so-called smartphone, but may be a portable game apparatus, a game controller, a tablet computer, a wearable computer, or the like.

  The game apparatus 1000 includes a direction input key 1002, a home key 1004, a touch panel 1006 that functions as an image display device / contact position input device, a speaker 1008, a microphone 1010, a built-in battery 1012, a control board 1020, and a computer. A memory card reader 1040 that can read and write data from a memory card 1042 that is a readable storage medium. In addition, a power button, a volume control button, etc., not shown, are provided. Further, an IC card reader that can read and write data in a non-contact manner with respect to an IC card type credit card or prepaid card capable of paying a price for game play may be provided.

  The control board 1020 is used for wireless communication with various microprocessors such as the CPU 1022, GPU, DSP, various IC memories 1024 such as VRAM, RAM, ROM, and mobile phone base stations and wireless LAN base stations connected to the communication line N. A wireless communication module 1026, a positioning module 1028, an interface circuit 1030, and the like are mounted.

  The positioning module 1028 implements a positioning function that acquires positioning information in real space using a known positioning system. The positioning module 1028 receives a signal transmitted from the positioning system, performs predetermined calculation processing, and outputs positioning information at a predetermined cycle (for example, every second). The positioning information includes date and time, position coordinates (latitude, longitude, altitude) and the like. As the positioning system, for example, a satellite navigation system such as GPS (Global Positioning System), GLONASS (Global Navigation Satellite System), or Galileo can be used. In the present embodiment, as a position information acquisition function for acquiring position information, a positioning function by the positioning module 1028 will be described as an example, but a position information acquisition function by another method may be adopted. For example, the function of acquiring position information of a wireless base station (which may be a mobile phone base station or a wireless LAN base station) with which the wireless communication module 1026 performs wireless communication from the wireless base station is You may employ | adopt as an information acquisition function.

  The interface circuit 1030 includes a driver circuit of the touch panel 1006, a circuit that receives signals from the direction input key 1002 and the button switch 1504, an output amplifier circuit that outputs an audio signal to the speaker 1008, and an audio signal collected by the microphone 1010. An input signal generation circuit to be generated, a signal input / output circuit to the memory card reader 1040, and the like are included.

  These elements mounted on the control board 1020 are electrically connected via a bus circuit or the like so that data can be read and written and signals can be transmitted and received. Note that a part or all of the control board 1020 may be configured by an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a field-programmable gate array (FPGA), or a system on chip (SoC). Then, the control board 1020 stores a program and various data for realizing the function as the game device 1000 of the present embodiment in the IC memory 1024. In the present embodiment, the game apparatus 1000 is configured to download application programs and various setting data necessary for game execution from the server system 2000. However, the game apparatus 1000 is configured to read from a storage medium such as the memory card 1042 obtained separately. Also good.

[Game Overview]
The game of this embodiment executed on the game apparatus 1000 is a kind of so-called position information game using a positioning function that is a position information acquisition function of the game apparatus 1000. However, it is a big feature that is different from the conventional position information game in that it is a game in which a player can acquire a new character according to the movement by carrying the game apparatus 1000 and moving in the real space.

  2-4 is a figure explaining the outline | summary of the game of this embodiment. First, as shown in FIG. 2, the player 3 sets the egg 10 that is a possessed item, which is a setting operation of the player for setting the target character, in the hatching device 12 on the game screen W <b> 1 displayed on the game device 1000. Perform game operations. The egg 10 is an item that can be acquired, for example, when the progress of the game satisfies a predetermined egg acquisition condition, when a purchase operation is performed by item charging, or when a lottery process such as gacha is won. The hatching device 12 is also a kind of item, and can be acquired, for example, when the progress of the game satisfies a predetermined hatching device acquisition condition, when a purchase operation is performed by item charging, or when a lottery process such as gacha is won. . There are a plurality of types of eggs 10 and hatching devices 12, and they may be given as initial settings one by one at the start of the game. Next, as shown in FIG. 3, the player 3 carries the game apparatus 1000 with the egg 10 set in the hatching apparatus 12 and moves in the real space. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 4, when the player 3 performs a game operation for opening the hatching device 12, which is an operation for canceling the setting of the target character, on the game screen W <b> 5 displayed on the game device 1000, the hatching device 12. The egg 10 in the hatching hatches and a new character 14 appears. This character 14 is given to the player 3 as a new character.

  In the game of the present embodiment, a plurality of types of eggs are prepared, and the characters that appear when hatching may differ depending on the type of eggs. That is, for each type of egg, a plurality of types of characters are associated, and when a certain type of egg is hatched, one of the types of characters associated with the type of egg is selected. Appears. Which type of character appears and the parameter value set for the appearing character is determined by the movement of the player in the real space. In this embodiment, the hatching device 12 is described as one type for the sake of simplicity of explanation. However, there are a plurality of types, and the type and parameter value of the character that changes depending on which hatching device 12 the egg is set to change. Of course, it is also possible to do.

  The movement of the player 3 in the real space is a movement of the game apparatus 1000 carried by the player 3, and is detected by a positioning function of the game apparatus 1000. That is, the game apparatus 1000 acquires the acquisition position information by the position acquisition function at any time, that is, acquires the positioning result by the positioning function, and the position (positioning position) indicated by the positioning result is “ Corresponds to “position”. Therefore, hereinafter, the position of the player 3 means a “positioning position” by the game apparatus 1000. In addition, the positioning position is a three-dimensional coordinate value in the coordinate system on the earth expressed by latitude, longitude, and altitude. For simplicity of explanation, it is assumed that the player moves on a substantially plane, and the position of the player is・ It shall be represented by the two-dimensional coordinate value of longitude.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an outline of player movement. In FIG. 5, the player 3 sets the egg 10 on the hatching device 12 in the game (performs an operation for setting the target character), carries the game device 1000 and moves, and then opens the hatching device 12 in the game. It shows the state until it is done (until the operation for canceling the setting of the target character). The movement of the player 3 related to the hatching of the egg 10 is defined as a start time (start point) when the egg 10 is set in the hatching device 12 and an end time (end point) when the hatching device 12 is opened.

  That is, the position P1 of the player 3 in the real space when the egg 10 is set in the hatching device 12 in the game is set as the start position as the first position, and the date and time at that time is set as the start date and time. Further, the position P2 of the player 3 in the real space when the hatching device 12 is opened in the game is set as the end point position which is the second position, and the date and time at that time is set as the end point date and time. The type of the character 14 that appears from the egg 10 is determined by the combination of attributes set for the movement start point position P1 and the end point position P2.

  Each kind of egg is set in association with a plurality of types of characters that can appear. Each of these types of characters has a start point position P1 and an end point position P2 that are the conditions under which that type of character can appear. The attribute combinations are defined in association with each other. One or more combinations of attributes may be associated with one character type. Moreover, a certain combination of attributes may be associated with a plurality of types of characters. In this case, any one of these plural types of characters will be selected at random, for example, and appear.

  The attributes of the start point position P1 and the end point position P2 are determined based on the attributes set for the facility closest to the position. A facility is an existing facility, such as a station, a store, a public facility, a bridge, a park, or the like that can be easily recognized by a player. For each of a plurality of facilities, attributes are defined in association with positions represented by latitude and longitude.

  Further, the parameter value of the appearing character is determined by the movement distance from the start point position to the end point position of the player's movement and the elapsed time from the start point date to the end point date. The parameter value of a character is a value that represents an ability that is used for, for example, a battle with another character or a search in the field in the game, and includes an attack power, a defense power, and a spell as a fighting ability. There are special skills, search range and movement speed as search-related abilities.

  The movement distance of the player may be a linear distance (shortest distance) between the start point position and the end point position, or may be a distance along the actual movement path from the start point position to the end point position. In the case of the distance along the latter movement route, it can be obtained from the history of positioning results between the start date and time and the end date and time of the movement. Since the positioning information is information output every predetermined time (for example, every second for GPS), the difference (position change) between the positioning position at a certain positioning time and the positioning position at the next positioning time is calculated. The travel distance between the two positioning times (positioning interval) is taken, and the cumulative travel distance of each positioning interval from the start point date to the end point date is taken as the travel distance from the start point position to the end point position. .

  The method of determining the character parameters based on the moving distance and the elapsed time is arbitrary. For example, it is desirable to determine the parameter value that increases the ability as the moving distance is longer or the elapsed time is longer. Alternatively, a time limit may be provided from the setting of the egg to the hatching apparatus until the opening. If the elapsed time is within the limit time, the parameter value is determined so that the capability becomes higher as the moving distance is longer, and if the elapsed time exceeds the limit time, the parameter value is determined so that the capability becomes lower. The time limit may be set for each type of egg. Alternatively, the average moving speed of the player may be obtained from the moving distance and the elapsed time, and the parameter value may be determined so that the higher the average moving speed, the higher the ability.

  Furthermore, it can be determined from the average moving speed of the player whether the player is moving properly. In other words, the average movement speed exceeds a predetermined speed that is considered to be movement at a speed that is impossible with normal movement (speed exceeding the speed of the fastest movement among transportation and automobiles). If the failure condition is satisfied, this movement may be invalidated so that the egg is not hatched. Also, every time positioning information is output, the distance between the current positioning position and the previous positioning position is regarded as the moving speed at the current positioning time, and whether or not this moving speed is equal to or lower than a predetermined speed. Thus, it may be determined whether or not the failure condition of whether or not the player moves properly is satisfied. If the defect condition is satisfied, there is a possibility that the player has made an illegal act such as falsifying data.

[Function configuration]
FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the game apparatus 1000. According to FIG. 6, the game apparatus 1000 includes an operation input unit 102, an image display unit 104, a sound output unit 106, a communication unit 108, a positioning signal receiving unit 110, a processing unit 200, and a storage unit 300. Is provided.

  The operation input unit 102 outputs an operation input signal to the processing unit 200 in accordance with the operation input made by the player. For example, it is realized by an input device such as a keyboard, a button switch, a touch panel, and various sensors. In this embodiment, the direction input key 1002, the home key 1004, and the touch panel 1006 in FIG.

  The processing unit 200 is realized by, for example, a processor such as a CPU or GPU, or an electronic component such as an ASIC or IC memory, and performs input / output control of data with each functional unit including the operation input unit 102 and the storage unit 300. Do. Then, various arithmetic processes are executed based on a predetermined program and data, an operation input signal from the operation input unit 102, received data from the communication unit 108, and the like, and the operation of the game apparatus 1000 is controlled in an integrated manner. The control board 1020 in FIG. 1 corresponds to this. In addition, the processing unit 200 includes a game calculation unit 210, a timing unit 250, an image generation unit 254, a sound generation unit 256, a communication control unit 258, and a positioning calculation unit 260. Of course, functions other than these can be included as appropriate.

  The game calculation unit 210 executes various controls necessary for executing the game of the present embodiment. The game calculation unit 210 includes an egg hatching control unit 220, an egg management unit 240, and a character management unit 242.

  The egg hatching control unit 220 performs control for hatching the egg and causing a new character to appear in accordance with the egg setting data 310 relating to the egg stored in advance.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of the data configuration of the egg setting data 310. According to FIG. 7, the egg setting data 310 is generated for each egg type 311 and stores an appearance character list 312, a character appearance condition table 313, character parameter value change condition data 314, and a time limit 315. is doing.

  The appearance character list 312 is a list in which the character IDs of the characters that can appear when the type of egg is hatched are listed. The character initial setting is defined in the character initial setting data 320. The character appearance condition table 313 is data defining conditions for appearance of the characters listed in the appearance character list 312, and defines the appearance conditions and the character IDs of the appearing characters in association with each other. In the present embodiment, the appearance condition is a combination of the attribute of the first position, which is the start point of movement, and the attribute of the second position, which is the end point.

  The character parameter value changing condition data 314 is data that defines a changing condition for the initial value of the parameter value set for the character. In the present embodiment, the parameter value of the appearing character is determined according to the movement distance and elapsed time related to the movement of the player, so this change condition is defined by a function having the movement distance and elapsed time as variables. Specifically, for parameter values represented by numerical values such as attack power, defensive power, and physical strength value, as a condition for changing the initial value, a calculation formula f (D , T) are stored. For parameter values represented by whether or not a special skill can be used, threshold values for the movement distance D and the elapsed time T, which are given conditions, are stored as change conditions.

  The time limit 315 is a time limit for the elapsed time from setting the egg of that type to the hatching apparatus until opening. If the elapsed time exceeds this time limit, the character parameter value change condition data 314 determines that the parameter value of the appearing character is more unfavorable to the player, that is, “bad”.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of the data configuration of the character initial setting data 320. According to FIG. 8, the character initial setting data 320 is generated for each character, and includes a character ID 321 that is identification information of the character, a name (character name) 322, a character attribute 323, and an initial parameter value 324. Storing.

  Returning to FIG. 6, the egg hatching control unit 220 includes a first position determination unit 222, a second position determination unit 224, a movement distance determination unit 226, an elapsed time calculation unit 228, a parameter value setting unit 230, a new A character providing unit 232.

  The first position determination unit 222 determines the first position based on the acquired position information acquired by the position information acquisition function as the starting point of the player's movement based on the setting operation of the player who sets the target character. Specifically, the position of the game device 1000 at the time when the player performs a predetermined first instruction operation such as setting an egg on the hatching device on the game screen is determined as a start point position (see FIG. 2). The “position” of the game apparatus 1000 is a position (positioning position) indicated by a positioning result by the positioning calculation unit 260. The date and time when the first instruction operation is performed is the start date and time. The date and time may be the date and time (positioning date and time) indicated by the positioning result by the positioning calculation unit 260 or the time and date measured by the timing unit 250. good.

  The second position determination unit 224 determines the second position based on the acquired position information acquired by the position information acquisition function as the end point of the movement based on the operation of the player that cancels the setting of the target character. Specifically, the position of the game apparatus 1000 when the player performs a predetermined second instruction operation such as opening the hatching apparatus on the game screen is determined as the end position (see FIG. 4). Further, the date and time when the second instruction operation is performed is set as the end point date and time.

  The movement distance determination unit 226 calculates a movement distance based on the start point position that is the first position determined by the first position determination unit 222 and the end point position that is the second position determined by the second position determination unit 224. It is determined as the moving distance of the player. The movement distance based on the start point position and the end point position may be a straight line distance (shortest distance) on the map, or may be a distance along the route actually moved from the start point position to the end point position.

  The elapsed time calculation unit 228 calculates the elapsed time from the start date / time to the end date / time as the time required for the movement of the player.

  The parameter value setting unit 230 sets the parameter value of the character that appears when the hatching apparatus in which the egg is set is opened (= hatched). Specifically, first, the type of character to appear is determined with reference to the egg setting data 310 corresponding to the type of egg to be hatched. That is, in the character appearance condition table 313, the attribute of the start position that is the first position determined by the first position determination unit 222 and the attribute of the end point position that is the second position determined by the second position determination unit 224 The type of character corresponding to the combination is determined as a character to appear.

  The attribute of the start point position is determined when the start position is determined with reference to the first position candidate list 330. The first position candidate list 330 is an existing facility, and each of a plurality of facilities that are candidates for the start position that is the first position is represented by its name (store name, etc.) and position (latitude / longitude). ), A list in which attributes are associated and listed. Of the facilities listed in the first position candidate list 330, the facility closest to the positioning position at the start time (start date and time) is determined, and the attribute of the facility is set as the attribute of the start position.

  The same applies to the attribute of the end point position. That is, the second position candidate list 332 is an existing facility, and is a list in which names, positions, and attributes are listed in association with each of a plurality of facilities that are candidates for the end point position that is the second position. Among the facilities listed in the second position candidate list 332, the facility closest to the positioning position at the end point (end point date and time) is determined, and the attribute of the facility is set as the end point position attribute. Note that the facilities listed in the first position candidate list 330 and the second position candidate list 332 may overlap. Also, the attributes associated with the facilities listed in duplicate may be the same or different.

  If the type of character to appear is determined, then the parameter value of the character is determined. That is, in accordance with the character parameter value change condition data 314, the character initial setting data 320 is determined based on the movement distance D determined by the movement distance determination unit 226 and the elapsed time T calculated by the elapsed time calculation unit 228. By changing the initial value of the parameter value of the character, the parameter value of the character when appearing is determined. Specifically, for the attack power, the defensive power, the physical strength value, etc., the coefficient k is calculated according to the calculation formula f defined by the character parameter value change condition data 314 based on the movement distance D and the elapsed time T, and this is used as the parameter The parameter value is determined by multiplying the initial value. As for special skills, etc., it is determined whether or not the moving distance D and the elapsed time T satisfy the grant conditions defined by the character parameter value change condition data 314, and the special skill satisfying the grant conditions is given to the character. Can be used.

  The new character giving unit 232 gives the character whose parameter value has been set by the parameter value setting unit 230 to the player as a new character. The given character is added to the possessed character of the player.

  Data relating to egg hatching controlled by the egg hatching control unit 220 is stored as egg hatching history data 340. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of the data structure of the egg hatching history data 340. As shown in FIG. The egg hatching history data 340 is generated for each egg, and is associated with the egg ID 341 that is identification information of the egg, a first position 342 that is data relating to the movement of the player, and an attribute 343 of the first position. First date and time 344 that is the start point date and time, second position 345 that is the end point position, second position attribute 346, second date and time 347 that is the end point date and time, movement distance 348, elapsed time 349, and appearance character information 350 And store. The appearance character information 350 is data relating to a character that has appeared due to the hatching of the egg, and includes a character ID, a set parameter value, and the like.

  The egg management unit 240 manages eggs that are game items held by the player. The egg management unit 240 generates and manages possessed egg data 360 for each possessed egg. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of possessed egg data 360. According to FIG. 10, the possessed egg data 360 stores an egg ID 361 that is identification information of the corresponding egg in association with the type 362, the acquisition date and time 363, the acquisition method 364, and the like.

  The character management unit 242 manages characters held by the player. The character management unit 242 generates and manages possessed character data 370 for each retained character. FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of the data configuration of the possessed character data 370. According to FIG. 11, the retained character data 370 stores a name (character name) 372, a parameter value 373, an acquisition date 374, an acquisition method 375, and the like in association with the character ID 371 of the corresponding character.

  The time measuring unit 250 measures the current date and time using the system clock.

  The image generation unit 254 includes, for example, a processor such as a GPU or a digital signal processor (DSP), a program such as a video signal IC or a video codec, an IC memory for drawing frames such as a frame buffer, and an IC used for developing texture data. This is realized by a memory or the like. Then, based on the processing result of the game calculation unit 210, one game screen is generated in one frame time (for example, 1/60 seconds), and an image signal of the generated game screen is output to the image display unit 104. The image display unit 104 displays various game images based on the image signal input from the image generation unit 254. For example, it can be realized by an image display device such as a flat panel display, a projector, or a head mounted display. In this embodiment, the touch panel 1006 in FIG. 1 corresponds to this.

  The sound generation unit 256 is realized by, for example, a processor such as a digital signal processor (DSP) or a voice synthesis IC, an audio codec that can play back an audio file, and the sound effects related to the game based on the processing result by the game calculation unit 210. And BGM and sound signals of various operation sounds are generated and output to the sound output unit 106. The sound output unit 106 emits sound such as sound effects and BGM related to the game based on the sound signal input from the sound generation unit 256. For example, it is realized by a sound output device such as a speaker. In the present embodiment, this corresponds to the speaker 1008 in FIG.

  The communication control unit 258 executes data processing related to data communication (including voice data communication for mobile phones), and realizes data exchange with an external apparatus via the communication unit 108. The communication unit 108 is connected to the communication line N to realize communication. For example, it is realized by a wireless communication device, a modem, a TA (terminal adapter), a cable communication cable jack, a control circuit, or the like. In the present embodiment, this corresponds to the wireless communication module 1026 of FIG.

  The positioning calculation unit 260 performs a predetermined positioning calculation based on the received signal of the positioning signal receiving unit 110, and calculates positioning information indicating the position of the game apparatus 1000. In the present embodiment, the positioning module 1028 in FIG. 1 corresponds to this. The positioning information calculated by the positioning calculation unit 260 is stored and stored as positioning result history information 380. The positioning signal receiving unit 110 receives a signal transmitted from the positioning system.

  The storage unit 300 stores programs, various data, and the like for realizing various functions for causing the processing unit 200 to control the game apparatus 1000 in an integrated manner. Further, it is used as a work area of the processing unit 200, and temporarily stores calculation results and the like executed by the processing unit 200 according to various programs. For example, it is realized by an IC memory such as a RAM or a ROM, a magnetic disk such as a hard disk, an optical disk such as a CD-ROM or DVD, an online storage, or the like. The storage unit 300 includes a game program 302, egg setting data 310, character initial setting data 320, a first position candidate list 330, a second position candidate list 332, egg hatching history data 340, and possessed egg data. 360, possessed character data 370, and positioning result history information 380 are stored.

[Process flow]
FIG. 12 is a diagram for explaining the flow of the game processing of the present embodiment. This process is a process realized by the processing unit 200 executing the game program 302, and is a process related to the hatching of one egg. It is assumed that the positioning signal reception unit 110 receives the positioning signal and the positioning calculation unit 260 performs the positioning calculation constantly in the background.

  First, the egg hatching control unit 220 selects one egg from the player's possessed eggs according to the player's instruction operation (step S1). Next, the selected egg is set in the hatching device according to the first instruction operation that is an operation for instructing the player to set the egg in the hatching device (step S3). Then, the 1st position determination part 222 determines the positioning position at this time as a 1st position used as the starting point position of a movement (step S5). Next, the attribute of the first position is determined with reference to the first position candidate list 330 (step S7). Further, the date and time at this time is set as the first date and time (step S9).

  Thereafter, the hatching apparatus is opened according to a second instruction operation that is an instruction to open the hatching apparatus by the player (step S11). Then, the 2nd position determination part 224 determines the positioning position at this time as a 2nd position used as the movement end point position (step S13). Next, the attribute of the second position is determined with reference to the second position candidate list 332 (step S15). Further, the date and time at this time is set as the second date and time (step S17).

  Subsequently, the movement distance determination unit 226 calculates a movement distance based on the start position that is the first position and the end position that is the second position (step S19). The elapsed time calculation unit 228 calculates the elapsed time from the start point date to the end point date (step S21). The parameter value setting unit 230 determines the type of character to appear by hatching the egg based on the egg type and the combination of the first position attribute and the second position attribute (step S23). Next, the parameter value of the character to appear is set based on the calculated moving distance and elapsed time (step S25). Then, after the egg hatching control unit 220 displays an effect screen (see FIG. 4) for causing the character to appear, the new character giving unit 232 gives the appearing character as a new character to the player (step S27). When the above processing is performed, this processing ends.

[Function and effect]
As described above, according to the present embodiment, the parameter value of the target character is variably set according to the movement distance of the player determined using the acquired position information by the position information acquisition function of the game apparatus 1000. A new game focusing on the contents of movement can be realized. In particular, the first position that is the starting point of the player's movement is determined based on the setting operation of the player that sets the target character, and the second position that is the ending point of the movement based on the operation of the player that cancels the setting of the target character. The position is determined, and the parameter value of the target character is set based on the moving distance based on the first position and the second position. For this reason, the parameter value of the target character can change depending on when and where the target character is set or released, and how far the moving distance is. can get.

[Modification]
It should be noted that embodiments to which the present invention can be applied are not limited to the above-described embodiments, and can of course be changed as appropriate without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

(A) Determination of the first position and the second position In the above-described embodiment, the determination of the start position that is the first position and the determination of the end position that is the second position are performed by the player's instruction operation. However, it may be performed automatically.

  For example, if the hatching device is not in use when the egg is acquired in the game, the acquired egg is automatically set in the hatching device immediately, and that time is set as the starting point of the player's movement. be able to.

  Alternatively, when the player approaches a facility that the player has designated in advance as the start point or end point among the facilities listed in the first position candidate list 330 or the second position candidate list 332, the start point of movement is automatically set. Alternatively, the end point may be set. That is, when the difference between the position of the player (positioning position of the game apparatus 1000) and the position of the facility specified for the player listed in the first position candidate list 330 is equal to or smaller than the predetermined distance, the player It is determined that the facility has been approached, and that time is taken as the starting point of movement. Furthermore, the position of the facility may be the first position that is the starting point position. After that, when the difference between the position of the player (positioning position of the game apparatus 1000) and the position of the facility designated by the player listed in the second position candidate list 332 is equal to or smaller than a predetermined distance, the player It is determined that the facility has been approached, and that time is taken as the end point of movement. Furthermore, the position of the facility may be the second position that is the end point position.

(B) Game System In the above-described embodiment, a game is executed by a single game device 1000, but a so-called online game is executed by a game system including a server system and a plurality of player terminals. It is also good.

  FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of the game system 1. According to FIG. 1, the game system 1 includes a server system 1200 that can be connected to the communication line N, and a plurality of players that access the server system 1200 via the communication line N and perform data communication with the server system 1200. And a terminal 1500 (1500a, 1500b,...). In the game system 1, the server system 1200 controls the execution of the game on each player terminal 1500, and the player terminal 1500 functions as a so-called user interface such as input of a game operation by the player and display of a game screen.

  The communication line N means a communication path capable of data communication. That is, the communication line N includes not only a dedicated line (dedicated cable) for direct connection, a LAN (Local Area Network) by Ethernet (registered trademark), but also a communication network such as a telephone communication network, a cable network, and the Internet. This means that the communication method may be wired or wireless.

  The server system 2000 realizes various services for operating the game of the present embodiment by performing arithmetic processing based on a predetermined program and data. For example, 1) a player management function related to player registration and the like, and 2) providing data necessary for each player to play a game on his / her player terminal 1500 (1500a, 1500b,...) 1500b,...)), And 3) an online shopping function for selling game objects such as various items and characters that can be used in the game to players online.

  The server system 1200 is not limited to the single configuration shown in FIG. 13, and may have a configuration in which a plurality of blade servers that share each function are mounted and connected to each other via an internal bus so that data communication is possible. . Or the structure which functions as the server system 1200 as a whole may be sufficient by making the some independent server installed in the distant place perform data communication via a communication line.

  The player terminal 1500 is a so-called smartphone device as with the game device 1000 in the above-described embodiment, but may be a portable game device, a game controller, a tablet computer, a wearable computer, or the like.

  FIG. 14 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the server system 1200. In FIG. 14, the same components as those in the above-described embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals. In the server system 1200, the server processing unit 500 includes a player management unit 502 and a game management unit 510.

  The player management unit 502 performs processing related to the player registration procedure and manages registered players. The player management unit 502 manages data related to each player by generating a player management data 610 by assigning an account (player ID) unique to the registered player.

  The game management unit 510 includes an egg hatching control unit 220, an egg management unit 240, and a character management unit 242, and controls the execution of the game on each player terminal 1500.

  The server storage unit 600 also includes a server program 602 for realizing various functions of the server system 1200 and a distribution game that is a client program distributed to the player terminal 1500 so that the player terminal 1500 can execute the game. The program 604, the egg setting data 310, the character initial setting data 320, the first position candidate list 330, the second position candidate list 332, and the player management data 610 are stored.

  FIG. 15 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the player terminal 1500. In the player terminal 1500, the terminal processing unit 700 includes a game calculation unit 702, an operation signal transmission control unit 704, a game screen display control unit 706, an audio playback control unit 708, a communication control unit 258, and a positioning calculation unit 260. And a time measuring unit 250.

  The game calculation unit 702 controls the execution of the game on the player terminal 1500 according to the game program 802. The operation signal transmission control unit 704 executes processing for transmitting various data and requests to the server system 1200 according to the operation performed on the operation input unit 102. The game screen display control unit 706 performs control for displaying a game screen on the image display unit 104 based on various image data received from the server system 1200. The sound reproduction control unit 708 performs control for emitting game sound (for example, sound effects, BGM, speech reading by voice actor, etc.) from the sound output unit 106 based on various sound data received from the server system 1200. .

  The terminal storage unit 800 stores a game program 802 and game data 804. The game program 802 is an application program for realizing the function of the game calculation unit 702 by being read and executed by the terminal processing unit 700, and is a copy of the distribution game program 604 provided from the server program 602. The game data 804 is data used for executing a game in accordance with the game program 802, and includes data distributed from the server system 1200, play results generated during the execution of the game, and intermediate progress data.

(C) Moving eggs by multiple players In the above-described embodiment, the parameter values of characters appearing from one egg are set based on the movement of one player. Based on the above, parameter values of characters appearing from one egg may be set.

  Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 16 to 18, a game in which a plurality of players move (carry) one egg in a relay format. First, as shown in FIG. 16, each of the two players 3A and 3B sets one egg 10A and 10B in their hatching apparatuses 12A and 12B. The point in time becomes the starting point of the movement related to the eggs 10A and 10B. Next, each of the players 3A and 3B moves. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 17, the players 3A and 3B “replace” the hatching devices 12A and 12B in a state where they are within a predetermined distance from each other. This “exchange” is an event in the game. The place where “exchange” can be performed may be an arbitrary place, or may be a predetermined place (facility, etc.) determined in advance. Thereafter, the players 3A and 3B move together with the hatching apparatus 12 after replacement. That is, the player 3A moves with the hatching device 12B of the player 3B, and the player 3B moves with the hatching device 12A of the player 3A.

  In this way, the “exchange” of the hatching device 12 is repeated between the players 3. In other words, as shown in FIG. 18, when attention is paid to a certain egg, it is moved by a plurality of players that are replaced one after another, and the time when the egg is set in the hatching apparatus is the starting point of the movement related to the egg. The time when the hatching apparatus is opened is the end point related to the movement of the egg.

  When the hatching device is opened at an arbitrary timing, a character appears. The type of character that appears is determined by the type of the egg and the combination of the attributes of the start point position and the end point position, as in the above embodiment. The parameter value set for the character is set based on the moving distance from the start point position to the end point position and the elapsed time from the start point date to the end point date, as in the above-described embodiment. That is, the moving distance is the total moving distance by each player who has moved the egg. The appearing character is given to each player who has moved the egg.

  The types of characters assigned to each player are the same, but the parameter values set for each player may be different. In this case, the parameter value of the character given to the player is set according to the distance that each player has moved the egg.

  Further, the type of character to appear and the parameter value of the character to appear may be changed depending on how many players have moved.

  Such movement of the eggs by a plurality of players is realized, for example, in the game system 1 as shown in FIG. That is, the server system 1200 manages the position of each player, the play status (with which hatching device it is moving, etc.) as needed, and controls the server system 1200 to “approach” between players, It is possible to realize control of giving to each player a character appearing by “exchange” of the hatching device between them and opening the hatching device.

(D) Content of game The content of the game to be executed may be a combination of game objects such as items and characters instead of hatching eggs. Specifically, after the player selects a game object to be synthesized, the player carries the game apparatus 1000 and moves. Then, when the end point is determined by performing the combining end operation, the object is combined, and the type and attribute of the combined object are determined. The compositing result, which is the type and attribute of the object after compositing, depends on the attributes set at the start point (first position) and end point (second position) of the movement, the movement distance from the start point to the end point, and the elapsed time. Change.

  Furthermore, a game in which objects held by each of a plurality of players are combined can be used. In this case, the plurality of players move to the same position to combine the objects, but the combined result changes depending on the total movement distance of each player up to the same position (the end position of the movement). You just have to do it.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1000 ... Game device 200 ... Processing part 210 ... Game calculating part 220 ... Egg hatch control part 222 ... 1st position determination part, 224 ... 2nd position determination part 226 ... Movement distance determination part, 228 ... Elapsed time calculation part 230 ... Parameter Value setting unit, 232 ... New character giving unit 240 ... Egg management unit, 242 ... Character management unit 300 ... Storage unit 302 ... Game program 310 ... Egg setting data, 320 ... Character initial setting data 330 ... First position candidate list, 332 ... second position candidate list 340 ... egg hatching history data, 360 ... owned egg data 370 ... held character data, 380 ... positioning result history information 3 ... player

Claims (16)

A program for causing a computer having a position information acquisition function to execute a game,
First position determining means for determining a first position based on the acquired position information acquired by the position information acquiring function as a starting point of movement of the player, based on a setting operation of the player for setting a given target character;
Second position determining means for determining a second position based on the acquired position information acquired by the position information acquiring function as an end point of the movement based on an operation of the player that cancels the setting of the target character;
A moving distance determining means for determining a moving distance between the first position and the second position;
Parameter value setting means for variably setting the parameter value of the target character using at least the moving distance;
A program for causing the computer to function as The moving distance determining means determines a distance between the first position and the second position as the moving distance;
The program according to claim 1. The movement distance determination means determines, as the movement distance, a distance obtained by accumulating position changes from when the first position is determined until the second position is determined.
The program according to claim 1. The first position determining means determines the first position based on the acquired position information when a first instruction operation by the player is performed.
The program as described in any one of Claims 1-3. The second position determining means determines the second position based on the acquired position information when a second instruction operation by the player is performed.
The program as described in any one of Claims 1-4. The first position determining means determines, as the first position, a first position candidate that matches the acquired position information from among a plurality of first position candidate groups that can be the first position.
The program as described in any one of Claims 1-5. Attributes are set for each first position candidate of the first position candidate group,
The parameter value setting means sets the parameter value by further using the attribute set in the first position;
The program according to claim 6. The second position determining means determines, as the second position, a second position candidate that matches the acquired position information from among a plurality of second position candidate groups that can be the second position.
The program as described in any one of Claims 1-7. An attribute is set for each second position candidate in the second position candidate group,
The parameter value setting means further sets the parameter value using the attribute set in the second position;
The program according to claim 8. Time measuring means for measuring an elapsed time from a first timing at which the first position is determined by the first position determining means to a second timing at which the second position is determined by the second position determining means;
Further functioning the computer as
The parameter value setting means further sets the parameter value by further using the elapsed time;
The program as described in any one of Claims 1-9. The parameter value setting means changes the parameter value to be set according to whether or not the elapsed time is within a given time limit,
The program according to claim 10. The parameter value setting means changes the parameter value to be set according to whether or not at least a relationship between the elapsed time and the moving distance satisfies a given defect condition,
The program according to claim 10 or 11. The target character is a new character newly given to the player,
New character giving means for giving the player the new character having the parameter value set by the parameter value setting means after the determination of the second position by the second position determining means;
Further functioning the computer as
The program as described in any one of Claims 1-12. A game device having a position information acquisition function,
First position determining means for determining a first position based on the acquired position information acquired by the position information acquiring function as a starting point of movement of the player based on a setting operation of the player for setting a given target character;
Second position determining means for determining a second position based on the acquired position information acquired by the position information acquiring function as an end point of the movement based on an operation of the player that cancels the setting of the target character;
Movement distance determination means for determining a movement distance between the first position and the second position;
Parameter value setting means for variably setting the parameter value of the target character using at least the moving distance;
A game device comprising: A server system communicatively connected to a player terminal having a position information acquisition function,
A first position that determines a first position based on the acquired position information acquired by the position information acquisition function as a starting point of movement of the player based on a setting operation of a player that sets a given target character in the player terminal A determination means;
Second position determination for determining a second position based on the acquired position information acquired by the position information acquisition function as an end point of the movement based on an operation of the player that cancels the setting of the target character at the player terminal Means,
Movement distance determination means for determining a movement distance between the first position and the second position;
Parameter value setting means for variably setting the parameter value of the target character using at least the moving distance;
Server system with A server system communicably connected to a first player terminal and a second player terminal having a position information acquisition function,
First player movement distance determination means for determining a movement distance of the first player using the acquired position information by the position information acquisition function of the first player terminal;
Second player movement distance determination means for determining a movement distance of the second player using the acquired position information by the position information acquisition function of the second player terminal;
Parameter value setting means for variably setting the parameter value of a given target character using at least the movement distance of the first player and the movement distance of the second player;
Server system with

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