JP2022134539A - Game system, server device, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

To allow a player to feel distribution of a game play animation familiar to oneself by closely relating game play to the distribution of a game play animation.SOLUTION: It is determined that a disclosure condition is satisfied at least when predetermined input information is received from a player during the player's game play or when a game play situation reaches a predetermined one. When a player's game play animation is set to a disclosure mode, the game play animation is controlled so as to be viewable to a viewer, and game processing is performed based on a viewing situation of the game play animation during a specific period when the player's game play animation is being viewed.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

Description

The present invention relates to a game system, server device and program.

Conventionally, a player distributes a game play video to other users, and the game parameters of the player are changed according to actions of other players who have viewed the game play video.

For example, in the prior art disclosed in Patent Document 1, when a game commentary is delivered to a viewer's terminal device and cheers are received from the viewer, team parameters (shoot success rate, defense rate, reaction speed, fatigue level, etc.) are changed to be advantageous (see, for example, paragraph 0044 of Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2001-230868

In the conventional technology, the game system was based on the assumption that the game would be played in cooperation with the viewer after distribution. Therefore, it was not of the nature to use the distribution of gameplay videos. In other words, according to the conventional technology, only certain players who like to distribute game play videos distribute game play videos, and many other players are not familiar with the distribution of game play videos.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and its object is to make the distribution of gameplay videos more familiar to players by making the distribution of gameplay videos more closely related to the game play. To provide a game system or the like that can be made into a real thing.

(1) The present invention is
A game system that performs game processing,
A mode control unit for setting a game play video showing a player's game play status to a private mode, and changing the game play video of the player from a private mode to a public mode when a disclosure condition is satisfied;
a viewing control unit that controls a viewer to be able to view the game play video when the game play video of the player is set to public mode;
a game processing unit that performs game processing based on the viewing status of the game play video during a specific period in which the player's game play video is being viewed;
The mode control unit
When predetermined input information is received from the player during the game play of the player, or when the game play situation becomes a predetermined situation, it is determined that the disclosure condition is satisfied when at least one of the cases is met. game system.

The present invention also relates to a server device including the above units. The present invention also relates to a game device (terminal device) including the above units. The present invention also relates to a program that causes a computer to function as the above units. The present invention also relates to a computer-readable information storage medium that stores a program that causes the computer to function as each of the above sections.

According to the present invention, it is possible to more closely associate the game play with the act of distributing the game play video, and to make the distribution of the game play video more familiar to the player.

(2) In addition, in the game system, server device, game device, program and information storage medium according to the present invention,
The mode control unit
It may be determined that the game play state has reached a predetermined state when a game event occurs.

According to the present invention, when a game event occurs, the game play video of the player is put into the public mode and controlled to be viewable.

(3) In addition, in the game system, server device, game device, program and information storage medium according to the present invention,
The mode control unit
For a quest set by another player, it may be determined that the game event has occurred when the player is determined to play the game instead of the other player.

According to the present invention, when it is decided that the player will play the game on behalf of the other player for the quest set by the other player, the video of the player's game play is put into public mode and controlled to be viewable. Therefore, it is possible to reflect the viewing status of the game play video of the proxy play of the quest in the game processing.

(4) In addition, in the game system, server device, game device, program and information storage medium according to the present invention,
The viewing control unit
When the game play video of the player is set to public mode, the other player who set the quest may be controlled to be able to view the game play video.

According to the present invention, control is performed so that other players (requesting players) who have set a quest can view the video of the game played by the player. be able to.

(5) In addition, in the game system, server device, game device, program and information storage medium according to the present invention,
The viewing control unit
When the game play video of the player is set to public mode, the game play video related to the game event may be controlled to be viewable.

According to the present invention, since the game play video regarding the game event is controlled to be viewable, the viewing status of the game play video regarding the game event can be reflected in the game processing.

(6) In addition, in the game system, server device, game device, program and information storage medium according to the present invention,
The game processing unit
A game parameter of the player may be changed based on the viewing situation.

According to the present invention, since the viewing situation is reflected in the game parameters, it is possible to motivate the player to publish the gameplay video.

(7) In addition, in the game system, server device, game device, program and information storage medium according to the present invention,
The game processing unit
The privilege given to the player may be changed based on the viewing situation.

According to the present invention, since the viewing status is reflected in the privilege given to the player, it is possible to motivate the player to publish the game play video.

(8) In addition, in the game system, server device, game device, program and information storage medium according to the present invention,
The game processing unit
Game processing may be performed based on at least one of the number of views and the viewing evaluation of the game play video during the specific period.

According to the present invention, it is possible to reflect the number of views and the viewing evaluation of the game play video in the game, and to motivate the player to publish the game play video.

(9) In addition, in the game system, server device, game device, program and information storage medium according to the present invention,
The game processing unit
At least one of the game parameters of the player and the privilege given to the player may be changed to become more advantageous as the viewing situation of the game play video during the specific period is better.

According to the present invention, not only can the player be motivated to publish the game play video, but also the player can be encouraged to play the game in such a way that the viewing condition of the game play video is improved.

(10) In addition, in the game system, server device, game device, program and information storage medium according to the present invention,
The game processing unit
A game process may be performed by using, as the viewing status, a viewer's posting status of the game play video during the specific period.

According to the present invention, not only can the player be motivated to publish the gameplay video, but also the player can be encouraged to play the game in consideration of the posting status of the gameplay video. It is possible to enhance the fun of the game play according to the situation. In addition, since the viewer's contribution is reflected in the game processing, it is possible to give interest to the viewer as well.

(11) In addition, in the game system, server device, game device, program and information storage medium according to the present invention,
The mode control unit
If a game play video set to the public mode satisfies a non-disclosure condition, the game play video may be set to the private mode.

ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the disclosed gameplay animation can be appropriately transferred to private.

(12) In addition, in the game system, server device, game device, program and information storage medium according to the present invention,
The game processing unit
A game parameter of a character involved in the player may be changed based on the viewing situation.

According to the present invention, since the viewing situation is reflected in the game parameters of the characters involved in the player, it is possible to motivate the player to publish the game play video.

(13) In addition, in the game system, server device, game device, program and information storage medium according to the present invention,
The game processing unit
A character whose game parameters are to be changed may be determined from among a plurality of characters involved in the player according to the state of the change to the public mode.

According to the present invention, the state in which the mode has been changed to the public mode can influence the determination of the characters whose game parameters are to be changed, and the interest in the game can be enhanced.

(14) In addition, in the game system, server device, game device, program and information storage medium according to the present invention,
The game processing unit
The content of the change of the game parameter may be determined according to the state of the change to the public mode.

According to the present invention, the state in which the mode has been changed to the public mode can affect the content of changes in the game parameters, making the game more interesting.

(15) In addition, in the game system, server device, game device, program and information storage medium according to the present invention,
The game processing unit
A character whose game parameters are to be changed may be determined from among a plurality of characters involved in the player according to the situation of each character when the mode is changed to the public mode.

According to the present invention, the situation of each character (for example, at least one of the character parameters and the placement positions of the characters) when the mode is changed to the public mode can affect the determination of the characters whose game parameters are to be changed. , can increase the interest of the game.

(16) In addition, in the game system, server device, game device, program and information storage medium according to the present invention,
The game processing unit
The contents of the game parameter change may be determined according to the situation of each character when the mode is changed to the public mode.

According to the present invention, the state of each character (for example, at least one of the character's parameters and the character's placement position) when the mode is changed to the public mode can affect the content of the game parameter change, thereby improving the game performance. It can increase interest.

(17) In addition, in the game system, server device, game device, program and information storage medium according to the present invention,
The game processing unit
A character whose game parameters are to be changed may be determined from among a plurality of characters in which the player is involved in accordance with a selection instruction from the viewer.

According to the present invention, the intention of the viewer can affect the determination of the characters whose game parameters are to be changed, thereby increasing the viewer's motivation for viewing and enhancing the interest of the game.

The figure which shows an example of the system configuration|structure which shows the structure of the game system of this embodiment. The figure which shows the functional block of the server apparatus of this embodiment. The figure which shows the functional block of the terminal device of this embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the flag matched with each player ID of this embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the information of each quest of this embodiment. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a game screen displayed on the terminal device of the player according to the embodiment; FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a game screen displayed on the terminal device of the player according to the embodiment; The figure which shows an example of the game screen displayed on the terminal device of the viewer of this embodiment. 4 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing of the server device of the embodiment; 4 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing of the server device of the embodiment; The figure which shows an example of the game screen displayed on the terminal device of the viewer of this embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the system configuration|structure which shows the structure of the game system of this embodiment.

The present embodiment will be described below. It should be noted that the embodiments described below do not unduly limit the content of the present invention described in the claims. Moreover, not all the configurations described in the present embodiment are essential constituent elements of the present invention.

[1] Game System First, with reference to FIG. 1, the outline and outline configuration of the game system of the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the system configuration showing the configuration of the game system of this embodiment.

The server device 10 is an information processing device capable of providing a given service using a terminal device (game device) 20 communicatively connected via the Internet (an example of a network).

The terminal device 20 is an information processing device such as a game device, a smart phone, a mobile phone, a PHS, a computer, a game device, a PDA, a portable game machine, or an image generation device. It is a device that can be connected to the server device 10 via the server device 10 .

[1.1] A game system configured in a client-server model, the game system of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. , the Internet (an example of a network).

By accessing the server device 10 from the terminal device 20, the player can play the game based on the information transmitted from the server device 10 via the Internet.

In this embodiment, each game may be provided to the terminal device 20 by one server device 10, or a server system may be constructed by interlocking a plurality of server devices 10, and each game may be provided to the terminal device 20. good too.

Note that the server device 10 alone may perform various processes related to the present invention, or the terminal device 20 alone may perform various processes related to the present invention.

[1.2] Terminal device In this embodiment, a single game device having the functions of the server device 10, that is, a device (standalone) that operates independently without depending on other devices such as a server device may be realized.

Further, in the present embodiment, the present invention may be realized only by the terminal device 20 without being connected to the server device 10 . For example, it may be a game system implemented by a plurality of terminal devices 20 through P2P (peer-to-peer) communication.

Then, a plurality of such terminal devices may be connected by wire or wirelessly, and one terminal device may function as the server device 10 and may be realized by a plurality of terminal devices.

Note that the terminal device is not limited to a game device, and may be a tablet information terminal device, a personal computer, or a game device (housing) installed in an amusement park.

[1.3] Cloud-type game system The game system of this embodiment may be a cloud-type game system. For example, in a cloud-type game system, basic processing (including game processing, drawing processing, etc.) is performed only by the server device 10 (cloud device), and the processing result of the server device 10 (cloud device) is performed on the terminal device 20 side. display control only. Further, the terminal device 20 only transmits information such as input information of the controller to the server device 10 . In such a case, the terminal device 20 may transmit information other than the input information.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, except for input, the server device 10 executes each function of the processing unit 200 of the terminal device 20 and the execution of the game program, and the terminal device 20 executes image display by input and streaming. By doing so, the above game may be realized.

Also, the game system may store information stored in the server device 10 and information stored in the terminal device 20 in a given storage area on the Internet.

[1.4] Terminal Device Equipped with Plurality of Controllers In the present embodiment, one terminal device 20 may be provided with a plurality of controllers (input unit 260). In addition, when a plurality of players play a game using the controller of each player of one terminal device 20, it is assumed that the plurality of players are realistically close to each other.

[1.5] Example of Social Game The server device 10 may function as an SNS server that provides communication-type services. Here, the SNS server may be an information processing device that provides a service capable of providing communication between a plurality of players.

Further, for example, when the server device 10 functions as an SNS server, it is called a social game that is executed using the operating environment (API (application programming interface), platform, etc.) of the provided SNS. We are able to provide games.

Note that social games include games that, unlike existing online games, do not require dedicated client software and can be used only with a web browser and an SNS account. In addition, the server device 10 is connected to the terminal devices 20 of other players via a network, and has a configuration capable of providing an online game in which the players can share the same progress of the game online at the same time.

[1.6] Examples of browser games In particular, the server device 10 is a game provided on the web browser of the terminal device 20, such as HTML, FLASH (registered trademark), CGI, PHP, shockwave, and Java (registered trademark) applet. , JavaScript (registered trademark), etc. (a game that is started by simply opening an installation site with a web browser) may be provided.

In addition, the terminal device 20 includes a web browser capable of browsing web pages (HTML format data). That is, the terminal device 20 performs display control using a communication control function for communicating with the server device 10 and data received from the server device 10 (Web data, data created in HTML format, etc.). , has a web browser function for transmitting data of player operation to the server device 10, executes various processes for providing a game screen to the player, and allows the player to execute the game. However, the terminal device 20 may acquire game control information provided from the server device 10, execute predetermined game processing, and execute a game based on the game processing.

Specifically, when the terminal device 20 makes a request to the server device 10 to play a predetermined game, the terminal device 20 is connected to the game site of the server device 10 and the game is started. In particular, the terminal device 20 causes the server device 10 functioning as an SNS server to perform predetermined processing by using an API as necessary, or collects player information managed by the server device 10 functioning as an SNS server. may be acquired to execute the game.

[1.7] Others The server device 10 may be composed of one (device, processor), or may be composed of a plurality of (devices, processors). Information (for example, player information, game information, etc.) stored in a storage area (storage unit 170 described later) of the server device 10 is stored in a database (storage device in a broad sense) connected via a network (intranet or Internet). , memory). A communication line between the terminal device 20 and the server device 10 may be wired or wireless.

[2] Server Device Next, the server device 10 of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing functional blocks of the server device 10 of this embodiment. Further, the server apparatus 10 of the present embodiment may have a configuration in which some of the constituent elements (each part) in FIG. 2 are omitted.

The server device 10 includes an input unit 160 for use by administrators and other inputs, an information storage medium 180 storing predetermined information, a communication unit 196 for communicating with the terminal device 20 and others, and a It includes a processing unit 100 that executes processing, and a storage unit 170 that stores various data mainly used for games.

The input unit 160 is used by a system administrator or the like to input game-related settings and other necessary settings and data. For example, the input unit 160 of this embodiment is configured by a mouse, keyboard, or the like.

The information storage medium 180 (computer-readable medium) stores programs and data, and its functions include optical discs (CD, DVD), magneto-optical discs (MO), magnetic discs, hard disks, and magnetic tapes. , or a memory (ROM) or the like.

The communication unit 196 performs various controls for communicating with the outside (for example, terminals, other servers, and other network systems), and its function is implemented by hardware such as various processors or communication ASICs. It consists of software, programs, etc.

The storage unit 170 serves as a work area for the processing unit 100, the communication unit 196, and the like, and its function is configured by a RAM (VRAM) or the like. Information stored in the storage unit 170 may be managed by a database.

In addition to the main storage unit 171, the storage unit 170 of the present embodiment includes an image buffer 172, a game data storage unit 174 in which game information indicating information about the game is stored, and a player information storage unit (user information storage). part) 176 .

In particular, the game data storage unit 174 stores information on the game space (game field) in which the game is played, information on the virtual camera, setting values used in the game, and the like.

The player information storage unit 176 also stores player information (user information) in association with the player ID for each player (each user). The player ID is player identification information for identifying the player. For example, the server device 10 may store the player's level in the player information storage unit 176 in association with the player ID.

Note that the player information may be a concept including not only the player information associated with the player, but also the character information of the player.

The processing unit 100 performs various processes using the main storage unit 171 in the storage unit 170 as a work area. The functions of the processing unit 100 can be realized by hardware such as various processors (CPU, DSP, etc.), ASIC (gate array, etc.), and programs.

The processing unit 100 performs various processes of this embodiment based on programs (data) stored in the information storage medium 180 . That is, the information storage medium 180 stores a program for causing the computer to function as each part of the present embodiment (a program for causing the computer to execute the processing of each part).

For example, the processing unit 100 (processor) controls the entire server device 10 based on a program stored in the information storage medium 180, and performs various processes such as control of data transfer between units. . Further, processing for providing various services according to requests from the terminal device 20 is performed.

In this embodiment, the server device 10 may perform some or all of the processing of the processing unit 100 , and the terminal device 20 may perform some of the processing of the processing unit 100 .

The processing unit 100 includes a quest setting unit 112, a game processing unit 113, a privilege granting unit 114, a reward granting unit 115, a display control unit 116, a mode control unit 117, a viewing control unit 118, a reception unit 119, a communication control unit 120, a web It includes a processing unit 121 , a management unit 122 , a notification unit 123 , an image generation unit 130 and a sound processing unit 140 .

The quest setting unit 112 sets a quest based on information of another player (requesting player) who requests the quest. For example, the quest setting unit 112 sets a quest based on at least one of the input information of the requesting player and the game situation of the requesting player. In addition, achievement conditions (predetermined goal, predetermined purpose) are defined for the quest. A quest can be called a mission.

The game processing unit 113 executes game processing based on player input information (operation information). In particular, the game processing unit 113 of the present embodiment performs game processing based on the viewing status of the game play video during a specific period in which the player's game play video is being viewed.

It should be noted that the specific period may be interpreted as the release period set in the release mode when the game play video is streamed in real time (live delivery).

For example, the game processing includes processing for changing or determining game parameters of the player, processing for determining the game result of the player (whether the player wins or loses, or whether the game is cleared) based on the game parameters of the player, It is a process of determining or changing a privilege to be given to the customer.

Also, the game processing unit 113 may change the game parameters of the player based on the viewing situation. Also, the game processing unit 113 may change the privilege given to the player based on the viewing situation.

Also, the game processing unit 113 may perform game processing based on at least one of the number of views and the viewing evaluation of the game play video during a specific period.

Also, the game processing unit 113 may change the game parameters so that the better the viewing situation of the game play video during the specific period, the more advantageous the player's game parameters are.

In addition, the game processing unit 113 may perform game processing using, as the viewing state, the viewer's posting state of the game play video during the specific period.

Note that the game processing unit 113 may progress the game of the quest set by the quest setting unit 112 based on the input information of the contracted player who undertakes the game play of the quest instead of the requesting player.

Also, the game processing unit 113 may change the game parameters of the characters involved in the player based on the viewing situation.

Further, the game processing unit 113 may determine a character whose game parameters are to be changed from among a plurality of characters in which the player is involved, according to the state of the change to the public mode.

Further, the game processing unit 113 may determine the change content of the game parameter according to the state of the change to the public mode.

In addition, the game processing unit 113 selects, from among the plurality of characters involved in the player, according to the situation of each character (for example, at least one of character parameters and character placement positions) when the mode is changed to public mode. A character whose game parameter is to be changed may be determined.

In addition, the game processing unit 113 determines the contents of the game parameter change according to the situation of each character (for example, at least one of the character parameter and the position of the character) when the mode is changed to the public mode. good too.

In addition, the game processing unit 113 may determine a character whose game parameters are to be changed from among a plurality of characters in which the player participates according to a selection instruction from the viewer.

The privilege granting unit 114 grants a privilege to the player. For example, the privilege granting unit 114 grants a privilege when the condition for granting the privilege is satisfied (for example, when the player clears the game, when the quest is achieved, etc.). The privilege may be an increase in items or parameters, or release of a given stage (also referred to as “unlock”). In addition, the privilege granting unit 114 selects some skills (for example, items such as weapons, character abilities, etc.) according to the quests that have been completed, regarding the skill tree that is associated with the player and is composed of a plurality of skills in a tree structure. ) may be a benefit given to the player.

In addition, the privilege granting unit 114, according to the achievement status of the quest in which the player (contracting player) has been contracted to play the game on behalf of the other player (requesting player), at least the player (contracting player) and the other player (requesting player) On the other hand, you may make it give the privilege according to the quest. For example, when the player (contracting player) completes a quest in which the player (contracting player) undertakes the game play on behalf of another player (requesting player), the privilege granting unit 114 may grant a privilege corresponding to the quest to the other player. good. It should be noted that the release of the stage (also referred to as "unlock") by the contract player's accomplishment of the quest may be regarded as the granting of a privilege.

A reward granting unit 115 grants a reward to the contractor player according to the achievement status of the quest of the contractor player when the player (contracted player) undertakes the game play instead of another player (requesting player). Further, the remuneration granting unit 115 may determine the remuneration to be granted to the contract player from among the game assets owned by the requesting player.

The display control unit 116 controls to display given information on the terminal device 20 . The display control unit 116 may perform transmission control so that the game screen is displayed on the terminal device 20 . In other words, the display control unit 116 generates display control information such as a game screen, and controls the terminal device 20 of the player to display the generated display control information.

The display control unit 116 performs control for displaying a moving image of a player's game play and a game image (game screen) on the display unit 290 of the terminal device 20 of the player.

The mode control unit 117 sets the game play video showing the game play status of the player to the private mode, and when the disclosure condition (public mode change condition) is satisfied, the game play video of the player is set to the private mode. Change to public mode.

Also, the mode control unit 117 determines that the release condition is satisfied when at least one of the case where the predetermined input information is received from the player and the case where the game play state becomes a predetermined state.

Further, the mode control unit 117 may determine that the game play state has reached a predetermined state when a game event occurs.

In addition, the mode control unit 117 determines that a game event has occurred when it is determined that the player plays the game instead of the other player for the quest (mission) set by the other player (requesting player). You may do so.

In addition, the mode control unit 117 may set the gameplay video set to the public mode to the private mode when the non-disclosure condition (public mode end condition) is satisfied for the game play video. good.

The viewing control unit 118 controls the viewer to be able to view the game play video when the player's game play video is set to public mode. For example, the viewer may be a viewer who is not playing the game, or a player who is playing the game.

In addition, when the player's game play video is set to public mode, the viewing control unit 118 controls other players (request players) who set the quest so that the game play video can be viewed. can be

In addition, the viewing control unit 118 controls the game play video regarding the game event to be viewable when the player's game play video is set to public mode. For example, when the game play video of the player is set to public mode, the viewing control unit 118 allows the game play video of the player to be viewed by a specific viewer (for example, another player who requested the quest (requesting player)). It may be controlled so that it can be viewed only by the viewers, and controlled so that it is not viewable by viewers other than the specific viewers.

The viewing control unit 118 controls the viewing of the game play video by the viewer when the game play video of the player is set to the private mode.

The receiving unit 119 receives input from the player. Further, the receiving unit 119 may receive a touch input on the touch panel as an input from the player. The accepting unit 119 receives and accepts input contents (touch position, timing, etc.) from the terminal device 20 .

Further, the reception unit 119 may receive input and instructions from the player through data transmission/reception by the communication control unit 120 .

The communication control unit 120 establishes a connection (session or connection) with the terminal device 20 and performs processing for communicating (transmitting and receiving) data via the network.

The communication control unit 120 may communicate information of communication between the requesting player and the contracting player via a network between the terminal device 20 of the requesting player and the terminal device 20 of the contracting player.

The web processing unit 121 functions as a web server. For example, the web processing unit 121 performs a process of transmitting data in response to a request from a web browser installed in the terminal device 20 through a communication protocol such as HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol), and the web browser of the terminal device 20 Perform processing to receive data to be sent.

The management unit 122 manages game information and player information associated with player identification information for each player.

Also, the notification unit 123 notifies the player of given information. Note that "notifying" information means notifying (providing, presenting, displaying) information to the player (player's terminal device 20).

Note that the "notification" means that the server device 10 sends to the terminal device 20 of the player an e-mail (may be an e-mail magazine or the like) sent and received by SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol), and is not limited to SMTP. , sending by a given protocol, giving a push notification, presenting (displaying) a predetermined screen (banner display screen, notification screen, pop-up screen, etc.) of a predetermined application, web processing unit 121 of the server device 10 is at least one of , and is notified by a web page, and indicates that the server device 10 actively transmits to the terminal device 20 of the player. Note that, in response to a request from the terminal device 20 of the player, the server device 10 may send information to the requested terminal device 20 as one mode of "notification." A push notification is to display a message window in a partial area (such as the upper end) of the screen of a terminal (smartphone). Note that the “notification” includes audio notification obtained by voicing a displayed message or the like. "Notification" also includes notification by vibration.

The image generator 130 is realized by, for example, a processor such as a GPU or a digital signal processor (DSP), a video signal IC, a program such as a video codec, an IC memory for drawing frames such as a frame buffer, or the like. The image generator 130 generates one game screen image in one frame time (for example, 1/60 second) according to the progress of the game. The generated image is transmitted to the terminal device 20 .

The image generation unit 130 performs drawing processing based on the results of various processes performed by the processing unit 100 , thereby generating a game image and outputting it to the image buffer 172 or transmitting it to the terminal device 20 . The image generator 130 may generate an image (a so-called three-dimensional image) viewed from a virtual camera (given viewpoint) in the object space (game space).

For example, when generating a three-dimensional game image, the image generator 130 first performs geometry processing such as coordinate transformation (world coordinate transformation, camera coordinate transformation), clipping processing, or perspective transformation. , drawing data (positional coordinates of vertices of primitive surfaces, texture coordinates, color data, normal vectors, α values, etc.) is created. Based on this rendering data (primitive surface data), the object (one or more primitive surfaces) after perspective transformation (after geometry processing) is stored in an image buffer 172 (frame buffer, work buffer, etc.) in units of pixels. Draw to a buffer (VRAM) that can be used. This produces an image seen from a virtual camera (given viewpoint) in object space.

The sound processing unit 140 performs sound processing based on the results of various processes performed by the processing unit 100 , generates game sounds such as BGM, sound effects, or voices, and transmits the generated game sounds to the terminal device 20 .

Note that the processing unit 100 works in conjunction with the terminal device 20 and executes game processing of the game provided in the present embodiment for each player based on the player's input via the terminal device 20 .

Further, the processing unit 100 has a timer function, and may be used to synchronize with each terminal device 20 in order to manage the progress of the game. In particular, the current time or preset time may be output to each unit.

[3] Terminal Device Next, the terminal device 20 of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. Note that FIG. 3 is an example of a functional block diagram showing the configuration of the terminal device 20 in this embodiment. Also, the terminal device 20 of the present embodiment may have a configuration in which some of the constituent elements (each unit) in FIG. 3 are omitted.

The input unit 260 is for the player to input operation data, and its function can be realized by a touch panel, a touch panel type display, or the like. That is, the input unit 260 includes a detection unit 262 capable of detecting two-dimensional pointing position coordinates (x, y) on the screen on which the image is displayed. For example, the input unit 260 includes a detection unit 262 capable of detecting two-dimensional contact position coordinates (x, y) in a contact detection area (touch panel).

The touch operation on the display screen (hereinafter referred to as “touch panel” except in special cases) may be performed using a fingertip, or may be performed using an input device such as a touch pen. .

The input unit 260 may also include buttons, levers, keyboards, steering wheels, microphones, acceleration sensors, etc. that can input input information (operation signals) other than pointing positions.

The storage unit 270 serves as a work area for the processing unit 200 and the communication unit 296, and its function can be realized by RAM (VRAM) or the like. The storage unit 270 of this embodiment includes a main storage unit 271 used as a work area, an image buffer 272 for storing final display images and the like, a game data storage unit 274, and a player information storage unit 276. include. It should be noted that some of these may be omitted, or the storage unit 170 of the server device 10 may constitute a part of them.

Image data generated by the image generation unit 230 or image data received from the server device 10 may be stored in the image buffer 272 .

The game data storage unit 274 stores information on the game space (game field) in which the game is played, information on each character, information on the virtual camera, other set values used in the game, and the like. Note that the terminal device 20 may store the information received from the server device 10 in the game data storage unit 274 .

The player information storage unit 276 stores player information. Note that the terminal device 20 may receive information on the player corresponding to the player ID from the server device 10 and store it in the player information storage section 276 .

The information storage medium 280 (computer-readable medium) stores programs and data, and its functions include optical discs (CD, DVD), magneto-optical discs (MO), magnetic discs, hard disks, and magnetic tapes. , or a memory (ROM) or the like.

Further, the information storage medium 280 can store a program for causing a computer to function as each part of the present embodiment (a program for causing the computer to execute the processing of each part). Note that the processing unit 200 performs various processes of the present embodiment based on programs (data) stored in the information storage medium 280, as will be described later.

The display unit 290 outputs an image generated according to this embodiment, and its function can be realized by a CRT, LCD, touch panel display, HMD (head mounted display), or the like.

In particular, in this embodiment, the display unit 290 also functions as an input unit 260 through which the player performs game operations by using a touch panel display. As the touch panel, for example, touch panels of resistive film type (4-wire type, 5-wire type), capacitance type, electromagnetic induction type, ultrasonic surface acoustic wave type, infrared scanning type, etc. can be used.

The sound output unit 292 outputs the sound generated by this embodiment, and its function can be realized by a speaker, headphones, or the like.

The communication unit 296 performs various controls for communicating with the outside (for example, the server device 10 and other terminal devices 20), and its functions include hardware such as various processors or communication ASICs, , a program, etc.

Note that the terminal device 20 receives, via a network, programs and data for causing a computer to function as each part of the present embodiment, which are stored in the information storage medium 180 and the storage unit 170 of the server device 10, and receive the data. The programs and data obtained may be stored in the information storage medium 280 and the storage section 270 . The case where the terminal device 20 functions by receiving programs and data in this way can also be included within the scope of the present invention.

The processing unit 200 (processor) performs processing such as game processing, image generation processing, or sound generation processing in conjunction with the server device 10 based on input data and programs from the input unit 260 .

In particular, in the present embodiment, the game processing includes processing for starting the game when the game start condition is satisfied, processing for progressing the game, processing for arranging objects such as characters and enemy characters, and processing for displaying objects. , a process of calculating the game result, or a process of ending the game when the game end condition is satisfied.

In addition, the processing unit 200 performs game processing (for example, processing of a battle game, etc.) based on player input information input by the input unit 260 . Also, the processing unit 200 may be executed in conjunction with the server device 10 , or part or all of it may be formed in the server device 10 .

The processing unit 200 also performs various processes using the storage unit 270 as a work area. The functions of the processing unit 200 can be realized by hardware such as various processors (CPU, DSP, etc.), ASIC (gate array, etc.), and programs.

The processing unit 200 includes a display control unit 211 , a reception unit 212 , a notification unit 213 , a communication control unit 220 , a web browser 221 , an image generation unit 230 and a sound generation unit 240 . In addition, it is good also as a structure which abbreviate|omits some of these.

The display control unit 211 performs processing for displaying the game screen on the display unit 290 . For example, the display control unit 211 may display using the web browser 221 . Also, the display control unit 211 causes the display unit 290 to display necessary information during the game based on the information transmitted from the server device 10 . For example, the terminal device 20 displays the display information of the game screen received from the server device 10 .

Further, the display control unit 211 may perform processing similar to the processing performed by the display control unit 116 of the server device 10 in whole or in part.

The receiving unit 212 performs processing for receiving input from the player. For example, the receiving unit 212 may transmit input information received by the terminal device 20 to the server device 10, and the server device 10 may receive the input information. Further, the same processing as that of the reception unit 119 of the server device 10 may be performed in whole or in part.

The notification unit 213 notifies the player of given information. For example, the notification unit 213 displays information on the game screen. In addition, the notification unit 213 may perform the same processing as the notification unit 123 of the server device 10 in whole or in part.

The communication control unit 220 performs processing for transmitting and receiving data to and from the server device 10 . The communication control unit 220 also performs processing for storing data received from the server device 10 in the storage unit 270, processing for analyzing the received data, and other control processing related to transmission and reception of data.

Note that the communication control unit 220 stores destination information (network information such as IP addresses and port numbers) of the other terminal devices 20 and the server device 10 in the storage unit 270 and the information storage medium 280, and performs processing for managing them. can be Then, the communication control unit 220 may communicate with the server device 10 when input information for starting communication is received from the player.

In particular, the communication control unit 220 performs a process of transmitting player identification information and input information to the server device 10 and receiving data (a player's Web page, game screen, etc.) from the server device 10 .

The communication control unit 220 may perform data transmission/reception with the server device 10 at a predetermined cycle, or may perform data transmission/reception with the server device 10 when input information from the input unit 260 is received. In particular, the communication control unit 220 of the present embodiment performs processing for receiving given screen information (for example, game screen information, etc.) from the server device 10 .

The web browser 221 is an application program for viewing web pages (game screens), downloads HTML files, image files, and the like from the web server (server device 10), analyzes layouts, and controls display. The web browser 221 also transmits data to the web server (server device 10) using input forms (links, buttons, text boxes, etc.).

The web browser 221 of this embodiment can implement a browser game. For example, the web browser 221 may execute a program written in JavaScript (registered trademark), FLASH (registered trademark), Java (registered trademark), etc. received from the web server (server device 10).

The terminal device 20 can display information from a web server specified by a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) via the Internet by the web browser 221 . For example, the terminal device 20 can display a game screen (data such as HTML) received from the server device 10 using the web browser 221 .

The image generation unit 230 performs drawing processing based on various types of processing (for example, game processing) performed by the processing unit 200 to generate an image, and the display control unit 211 outputs the image to the display unit 290 . The image generated by the image generator 230 may be a so-called two-dimensional image or a so-called three-dimensional image. Note that the image generation unit 230 may perform the same processing as that of the image generation unit 130 of the server device 10 in whole or in part.

The sound generation unit 240 performs sound processing based on the results of various processes performed by the processing unit 200 , generates game sounds such as BGM, sound effects, or voices, and outputs the game sounds to the sound output unit 292 . Note that the sound generation unit 240 may perform the same processing as all or part of the processing performed by the sound processing unit 140 of the server device 10 .

When the terminal devices 20 of this embodiment play a game with a plurality of terminal devices 20 by P2P or the like, one terminal device 20 may serve as a host and execute processing. In such a case, the terminal device 20 as a host may perform processing of each processing unit (part or all of each processing unit) of the server device 10 .

[4] Overview This embodiment controls viewing of a game play video of a player (game play operator) to a viewer. (stamina value), item values, etc.), and the viewing situation affects the game progress of the player.

For example, when the player PA executes a given quest (mission) and encounters a difficult point during game play (for example, when a special enemy character appears), the server device 10 stores the input information of the player PA. Based on, the game play video of the player PA is changed from the private mode (non-disclosure mode) to the public mode (disclosure possible mode).

Then, by changing to the public mode, the game play video of the player PA can be viewed, and the attack power of the player PA (the attack power of the character PAC to be operated by the player PA) is increased by cheering from the viewers. , to be able to overcome obstacles (e.g. defeat special enemy characters). In this way, the player PA can take advantage of the distribution of the game play animations in order to obtain good results in the game. Further, by making the game play of the player PA and the distribution of the game play video more closely related, it is possible to make the distribution of the game play video more familiar to the player PA.

[5] Mode Control As shown in FIG. 4, the server device 10 of the present embodiment sets public mode or private mode information in association with the player ID of each player.

For example, the server device 10 controls public mode or private mode with a flag F (also called mode information). For example, in the default state (including the initial state), the flag F is set to 0 as a value indicating the private mode, and when changing to the public mode, the flag F is changed (updated, set) to 1.

Further, the server device 10 determines whether or not the disclosure condition is satisfied for each player. For example, when it is determined that the disclosure condition is satisfied for the player PA, the value of the flag F of the player PA is changed from the private mode (F=0) to the public mode (F=1). It should be noted that the 'disclosure condition' may be rephrased as 'disclosure mode start condition'.

When the disclosure condition of player PA is satisfied, server device 10 determines whether or not input information permitting the change of the public mode of player PA has been received. If accepted, the mode of the player PA may be changed from the private mode to the public mode.

Further, the server device 10 may automatically change the mode of the player PA from the private mode to the public mode under computer control (CPU control) when the disclosure condition of the player PA is satisfied. .

In addition, the server device 10 refers to attribute information (for example, attribute information such as “fire”, “water”, and “wood”) of the player (or the character to be operated by the player) managed by the server device 10, and the computer Control (CPU control) may automatically change the mode of the player (or the character to be operated by the player) having a predetermined attribute (for example, "fire") from the private mode to the public mode. good.

In addition, the server device 10 defines a non-disclosure condition (disclosure mode end condition) in advance. Then, the server device 10 determines whether or not each player set to the public mode satisfies the non-disclosure condition. For example, when the player PA satisfies the non-disclosure condition, the value of the flag F of the player PA is changed (updated) from the public mode (F=1) to the non-public mode (F=0). It should be noted that the “non-disclosure condition” may be replaced with the “disclosure mode end condition”.

For example, when the player PA satisfies the "non-disclosure condition", the player PA satisfies the game end condition during the public mode. is received, and the viewing status of the game play moving image of the player PA satisfies a given condition during the public mode.

Further, for example, when the viewing situation satisfies a given condition, it means that the number of viewers of the game play video of the player PA has reached a predetermined level during the course of the public mode (for example, one minute after the change to the public mode). If it is less than the number (for example, 3 or less), if the evaluation of the gameplay video is low in the middle of the public mode (if you evaluate with high evaluation or low evaluation, if the number of low evaluations is higher than the number of high evaluations , in the case of a five-level evaluation, when the average value of the evaluation values is 2 or less, etc.), when a certain evaluation (high evaluation) is not obtained within a predetermined period (for example, within 10 minutes), etc. .

In this embodiment, even when the public mode is set (flag F=1), control is performed so that it is made public (viewable) for some viewers, and for other viewers. However, it may be controlled so that it is not open to the public (cannot be viewed). Also, the player PA sets a flag F for each viewer.
may be set. For example, for a viewer to be disclosed, F=1 is set in association with the ID of the player PA and the viewer ID to be disclosed, and for a viewer to be hidden, F=0 may be set in association with the ID of the player PA and the viewer ID to be hidden.

[6] Description of Viewing Situation In this embodiment, the viewer can not only view the game play video but also make a predetermined evaluation.

In this embodiment, the "viewing situation" includes the evaluation (viewing evaluation) of the gameplay video during a specific period. "Evaluation" can be, for example, a low evaluation or a high evaluation. That is, the server device 10 may receive an instruction to give a low evaluation or a high evaluation to the game play video from the viewer.

Also, the "evaluation" may be a numerical value. For example, the server device 10 may receive one of the evaluation values from the viewer when evaluating the game play video on a scale of 1 to 5.

In addition, the server device 10 may calculate the number of low evaluations, the number of high evaluations, and the average evaluation value in the case of a 5-level evaluation for each game play video.

Also, the "viewing status" includes the number of views of the game play video during a specific period. The number of views is, for example, the number of viewers currently viewing.

In addition, the "viewing status" includes viewers' posting status of gameplay videos in a specific period. The posting status is a viewer's comment, an image, a virtual tipping value, and the like for the game play video. The value of tipping may be the value of currency that is actually traded, the value of virtual currency in the game space, or the value of electronic money.

[7] Disclosure Conditions Next, the disclosure conditions will be described in detail. For convenience of explanation, the game play for the player PA will be explained. First, when the server device 10 receives predetermined input information from the player PA during the game (during game play) of the player PA, it determines that the disclosure condition is satisfied. The predetermined input information may be input information instructing the player PA to change to the public mode, or may be specific input information during the game (for example, input information for activating a special move).

Further, the server device 10 determines that the disclosure condition is satisfied when the game play situation reaches a predetermined situation. The timing at which the game play situation becomes the predetermined situation may be a given timing before the start of the game of the player PA, or a given timing during the game of the player PA after the start of the game. Further, in this embodiment, the mode of the player PA is set to the public mode (F=1) during the period of the specific game event, and the mode of the player PA is set to the public mode (F=1) at the end of the specific game event. 1) to private mode (F=0).

"The game play situation has reached a predetermined situation" may be, for example, a case where the game play situation of the player PA has become advantageous. An advantageous situation is, for example, when player PA's game is progressing well. For example, an advantageous situation is when the character PAC to be operated by the player PA defeats a predetermined number or more (10 or more) of enemy characters, the character PAC is not damaged, and the HP value decrease rate of the character PAC is If within 5%, and so on. Then, after changing to the public mode, the server device 10 increases the attack power of the character PAC according to the viewing status of the viewers who view the game play video of the player PA (for example, an increase in the number of viewers), Control is performed so that a good play that can be boasted about to the viewers of the PA can be shown.

In the case of a music game (timing evaluation game) in which music data is reproduced, the degree of deviation between the input timing of the player PA and the reference timing is evaluated, and the score is increased according to the evaluation of success, the input of the player PA If the situation in which the timing evaluation is successful continues (for example, if the player's input is successful 30 times in a row), it is determined that the situation is favorable. Then, after changing to the public mode, the server device 10 increases the value to be added to the score according to the viewing status of the viewers who view the game play video of the player PA (for example, an increase in the number of viewers). Control.

In the case where the character PAC to be operated by the player PA is a shooting game (FPS game) in which the character PAC fights against enemies in the game space, it is determined that the character PAC is in an advantageous situation when the character PAC obtains a special item. After changing to the public mode, the server device 10 further changes the player PA (or the character PAC) according to the viewing situation of the viewers who view the game play video of the player PA (for example, an increase in the number of viewers). To control the privilege to be granted so that it becomes a good one.

Further, "the game play situation has become a predetermined situation" may be, for example, a case where the game play situation of the player PA has become disadvantageous. A disadvantageous situation is, for example, a situation in which player PA's game fails or a situation in which failure continues.

For example, a disadvantageous situation is when a character PAC to be operated by the player PA is attacked (damaged) by a predetermined number or more (10 or more) of enemy characters, and the HP value of the character PAC is a predetermined value or less (for example, 10 below), and so on. Then, after changing to the public mode, server device 10 further changes player PA (or character PAC) according to the viewing status of viewers who view the game play video of player PA (for example, an increase in the number of viewers). The player PA is given a chance to get out of danger by performing processing to increase the physical strength value.

Also, in the case of a music game, if the situation in which the evaluation of the input timing of the player PA continues to fail (for example, if the player's input fails 30 times in a row), this is a disadvantageous situation. I judge. Then, after changing to the public mode, the server device 10 increases the value to be added to the score according to the viewing status of the viewers who view the game play video of the player PA (for example, an increase in the number of viewers). Control.

Also, in the case of a racing game in which moving objects compete for ranking, if the ranking of the moving object OBA to be operated by the player PA is below a predetermined value (fifth place or below), it is determined that the situation is unfavorable. do. Then, after changing to the public mode, the server device 10 increases the speed of the mobile object OBA (acceleration mode) according to the viewing situation of the viewers who view the game play video of the player PA (for example, an increase in the number of viewers). may be controlled so as to

Further, "the game play state has reached a predetermined state" may be interpreted as, for example, "when a specific game event occurs".

"When a specific game event occurs" means, during the game play of the player PA, when a boss battle or a difficult place is approached, when a rare enemy appears, when the player character PAC acquires a rare item, may be

In addition, "when a specific game event occurs" is interpreted as a case where it is decided that player PA will play the game on behalf of another player for a quest (mission) set (requested) by another player. may

For example, "when a specific game event occurs" is when the requesting player PX requesting a substitute play requests (sets) a quest. That is, when the game situation of the requesting player PX becomes a predetermined situation (when the quest is requested), it is determined that a specific game event has occurred.

In other words, "when a specific game event occurs" is when the player PA undertakes (accepts) to play the quest on behalf of the player. That is, when the game situation of the player PA becomes a predetermined situation (when the quest is accepted), it is determined that a specific game event has occurred.

Further, "when a specific game event occurs", the requesting player PX requesting the alternative play requests (sets) a quest, receives an instruction to accept the quest from the player PA, and the player PA accepts the quest as a proxy. It may be interpreted as when it is officially decided to undertake to play the game at.

For example, the requesting player PX may request one quest from only one player PA, or may request the same quest from a plurality of players PA, PB, PC, and PD. When a plurality of players PA, PB, PC, and PD accept the same quest request, the mode is set to public mode (F=1) for all players PA, PB, PC, and PD. It should be noted that even if the player PA, PB, PC, PD accepts an instruction to accept the quest, and sets the mode to the public mode (F=1) only for the player who accepts the instruction to accept the quest. good.

Note that the quest is not limited to being set by the requesting player, and may be set by an administrator on the administration side who provides the game service.

[8] Description of Viewing Method The server device 10 of the present embodiment controls so that the viewer can view the game play moving image showing the game play situation of the player.

For example, the server device 10 of the present embodiment controls the viewer to be able to view the game play video when the game play video of the player PA is set to public mode. A "viewer" is a person other than the player (operator) PA.

In addition, "control so that viewing is possible" means that the server device 10 distributes live streaming distribution of the game play video of the player to the terminal device 20 of the viewer via the video distribution server 30 that provides a video distribution service. is to do Note that if the server device 10 has a video distribution function, the player's game play video may be distributed by live streaming.

Also, “control to disable viewing” means that the server device 10 stops the live streaming distribution of the player's game play video via the video distribution server 30 . It should be noted that, if the server device 10 has a video distribution function, it means to stop the live streaming distribution of the game play video of the player.

In addition, the server device 10 displays (provides) a selection screen for selecting a viewing video on the terminal device 20 of each viewer.

FIG. 5 shows an example of a selection screen SC5 for selecting viewable gameplay videos displayed on the terminal device 20 of the player PX who is also a viewer.

On the selection screen SC5, a list of thumbnail images of each game play video set in the public mode is displayed.

For example, as shown in FIG. 5, a thumbnail image GA of a game play video MVA being played by the player PA is displayed. Also, similar to the player PA, each game play video (eg, game play videos MVB, MVC, MVD, MVB, MVC, MVD, MVE, MVF, MVG, MVH) (for example, thumbnail images GB, GC, GD, GE, GF, GG, GH) are displayed.

For example, when the player PX wants to view the game play video MVA, the player PX selects and inputs (for example, clicks, etc.) the thumbnail image GA. As a result, the server device 10 distributes the game play video MVA to the terminal device 20 of the player PX, and controls the player PX so that it can be viewed.

The server device 10 associates the identification information of each game play video with the player ID, player name (nickname), evaluation content, game information (game name, quest information, stage number, etc.) during game play of the game play video. is stored in the storage unit 170 .

In addition, the server device 10, for example, on the selection screen SC5 for selecting viewable gameplay videos displayed on the terminal device 20 of the viewer (eg, the player PX), is associated with each game play video, The player ID, player name (nickname), evaluation content, and game information (game name, quest information, stage number, etc.) during the game play of the game play video may be displayed.

Then, a viewer (for example, player PX) can search for a desired video, such as searching for a quest using the quest information that the viewer (for example, player PX) is about to play as a keyword, or searching for videos of a specific player. Alternatively, a moving image to be viewed may be determined from a list display.

Viewers can also enter ratings for each gameplay video. That is, the server device 10 receives evaluations from viewers together with the identification information of the game play moving images, and stores and accumulates the evaluations in association with the identification information of the game play moving images.

In addition, when it is determined that the contractor player PA plays the game instead of the requesting player PX for the quest (mission) set by the requesting player PX, and when it is determined that the disclosure condition is met, the requesting player PX A game play video of the contract player PA may be displayed on the selection screen.

Then, when the game play video of the contract player PA is set to public mode, the game play video of the contract player PA may be controlled so that the requesting player PX who set the quest can view the game play video.

Also, when the requesting player PX requests the same quest to a plurality of players (for example, players PA, PB, PC, and PD), it is determined that the disclosure condition is satisfied. In such a case, the requesting player PX may display a list of thumbnail images of the game play videos of the contractor players PA, PB, PC, and PD.

Then, when the video game play of the contractor player PA is set to public mode, control may be performed so that only the requesting player PX can view the video game play of the contractor player PA. In other words, even when the video game play of the contract player PA is set to public mode, the game play video of the contract player PA may be controlled to be unviewable to the other contract players PB, PC, and PD.

In addition, when the game play video of the contractor PA is set to public mode, the server device 10 not only requests the requesting player PX, but also the other contractor players PB, PC, and PD. You may control so that a game play animation can be watched.

In addition, when the game play video of the contractor player PA is set to public mode, the server device 10 controls the game play video regarding the game event (only the game play video of the quest for which the request was accepted) to be viewable. make it In other words, gameplay videos unrelated to the game event (game play videos other than the requested quest) may be controlled to be unviewable.

[9] Game Processing The server device 10 performs processing for progressing the game based on the player's input information. In particular, in this embodiment, the game processing is performed based on the viewing status of the game play video during a specific period in which the player is watching the game play video. On the other hand, when the player's game play video is set to the private mode, normal game processing is performed. In other words, game processing is performed ignoring the viewing status of the game play video. For convenience of explanation, the game processing regarding the player PA will be explained below.

[9.1] Game Parameter Change Processing For example, the server device 10 determines the viewing status of the game play video of the player PA (for example, the number of views and viewing evaluation) during a specific period in which the game play video of the player PA is being viewed. (at least one of), at least one of the game parameters of the player PA and the privilege given to the player PA may be changed.

For example, the server device 10 changes at least one of the game parameters of the player PA and the privilege given to the player PA to become more advantageous as the viewing situation of the game play video of the player PA during the specific period becomes better.

For example, as the number of views of the game play video of the player PA increases, the game parameters of the player PA may be changed in an advantageous manner (for example, attack power increases).

Also, as the number of high evaluations of the game play video of the player PA increases, the game parameters of the player PA may be changed to be advantageous. For example, as the number of views of the game play video of the player PA increases, the privilege item given to the player PA may be changed to an advantageous item. For example, as the number of views increases, an item with higher offensive power or higher defensive power may be given.

Also, as the number of high evaluations of the game play video of the player PA increases, the game parameters of the player PA may be changed to be advantageous. For example, as the number of high evaluations of the game play video of the player PA increases, an item with high offensive power or high defensive power may be given.

In addition, the server device 10 may perform game processing using, as the viewing status, the viewer's posting status of the game play video of the player PA in a specific period.

The viewer's posting status includes tipping (amount of tipping, number of tipping items posted), comments, stamps, presence/absence of favorite registration, content of posts, and the like.

For example, the server device 10 determines the game parameters and benefits to be given to the player PA according to the increase in the total value of tipping amounts (evaluations) posted by the viewers with respect to the game play video of the player PA during a specific period. You may make it change so that at least one becomes advantageous.

In addition, the server device 10 responds to an increase in the number or amount of tipping items (for example, tipping objects such as applause, crackers, cakes, etc.) posted by viewers in the game play video of the player PA during a specific period. At least one of the game parameter and the privilege given to the player PA may be changed so as to be advantageous.

In addition, server device 10 modifies at least one of the game parameters and the privilege given to player PA to be advantageous in accordance with the content posted by the viewer with respect to the game play video of player PA during a specific period. You may make it

For example, the “posted content” is the type of the tipped coin item posted, the content of the comment, whether or not the comment is a good evaluation (high evaluation) such as “Like”, and the like.

In other words, the server device 10 may change the content of the privilege according to the type of the posted item, or may make the privilege higher as the number of posts with good evaluations (higher evaluations) increases.

In addition, the server device 10 assigns game parameters to the player PA according to an increase in the total number of comments (including the number of stamps) posted by viewers for the game play video of the player PA in a specific period. At least one of the benefits may be changed to be advantageous.

In addition, as the number of viewers (also referred to as the number of channel registrations) registered by the player PA as favorites increases, the server device 10 changes at least one of the game parameters of the player PA and the benefits given to the player PA so as to become more advantageous. You may do so.

[9.2] Change Period For example, the server device 10 changes the game parameters of the player PA based on the viewing status of the game play video of the player PA only for a specific period in which the game play video of the player PA is being viewed. change, and at least one of the benefits given to the player PA.

Note that when the game play video of the player PA is set to the public mode with the occurrence of a specific game event as a trigger, the server device 10 allows the game play video of the player PA only during the period of the specific game event. At least one of the game parameters of the player PA and the privilege given to the player PA is changed based on the viewing situation. That is, at the end of the specific game event (for example, at the end of the quest set by the requesting player PX), if there is a privilege to be given to the player PA, the privilege is given to the player PA, and then the player PA Perform processing to restore game parameters.

[9.3] Game Result The server device 10 performs a process of determining the game result of the player based on the game parameters of the player PA.

For example, if the game parameters of player PA are changed to be advantageous during a specific period in which the game play video of player PA is being viewed, server device 10 determines that the advantageous game parameters (for example, attack power , etc.), the game result of the player is more likely to be judged as winning or clearing the game.

[10] Display Control FIG. 6 is an example of a game screen SC6 that the server device 10 causes the terminal device 20 of the player PA to display. For example, the game screen SC6 shows an example of the game screen displayed during the game play of the player PA set to the private mode.

The game screen SC6 displays an image 61 of the game space generated from the first-person viewpoint of the character PAC of the player PA.

The game screen SC6 may also display a message 62 (for example, a message stating that the game progresses favorably if the game play video is made public) indicating that the public mode is advantageous.

Also, on the game screen SC6, a message 63 asking the player PA to publish the game play video (for example, a message "Would you like to publish the game play video?") is displayed, and a message for changing to the public mode is displayed. An instruction button 65 may be displayed. The player PA can change to the public mode by inputting (for example, clicking, touching, etc.) an instruction button 65 for changing to the public mode.

Further, the game screen SC6 displays information 64 indicating the current status of the game play video of the player PA. In other words, information indicating whether the game play video of the player PA is currently open to the public or not is displayed. For example, if the player PA's game play video is currently in the private mode (flag F=0), "video status: private" is displayed.

When server device 10 accepts (receives) a disclosure instruction (input of instruction button 65) for changing to the disclosure mode from terminal device 20 of player PA, it determines that the disclosure condition is satisfied.

Then, when the server device 10 receives a disclosure instruction from the player PA, the server device 10 updates the flag F of the player PA to "1" so that the viewer can view the game play video of the player PA. Control. On the other hand, when the server device 10 does not receive a disclosure instruction from the player PA, the server device 10 maintains the flag F of the player PA at "0" and controls the viewer to view the content.

FIG. 7 is an example of a game screen SC7 during game play that the server device 10 displays on the terminal device 20 of the player PA set to the public mode.

The game screen SC7 displays an image 71 of the game space generated from the first-person viewpoint of the character PAC of the player PA.

The game screen SC7 also displays the number of views (for example, 203) indicating the number of viewers who are watching the game play video of the player PA, and the number of high evaluations (for example, 30) indicating the number of viewers who gave a high evaluation. ), the number of low ratings (eg, 5) indicating the number of viewers who gave low ratings, and the like.

In addition, when the game of player PA becomes advantageous according to the viewing status of the game play video of player PA (for example, due to an increase in the number of views), the game screen SC7 displays information on the advantage of the game. 73 (for example, the information "Attack power doubled") may be displayed.

Also, for example, in the game screen SC7, if the game play video of the player PA is currently open to the public, the information 74 indicating the status of the current game play video is displayed. For example, the game play video of the player PA is currently set to the public mode (flag F=1) and is open to the public, so "video status: public" is displayed.

FIG. 8 shows an example of a screen SC8 of a game play video of the player PA, which the server device 10 causes the terminal device 20 of the viewer (for example, the player PX) to display.

For example, the game screen SC8 displays an image 81 of the game space generated from the first-person viewpoint of the character PAC of the player PA.

The game screen SC8 also displays information 82 of the game play video that the viewer is viewing. For example, the game play video information includes, for example, the game player's ID, name, nickname, etc., game name, stage information, quest information, and the like. For example, in the example of FIG. 8, the information 82 of the game play video "game play video, player PA, OO game, stage 6" is displayed.

The game screen SC8 also displays the number of views (for example, 203) indicating the number of viewers watching the game play video of the player PA, and the number of high evaluations indicating the number of viewers who gave a high evaluation (for example, 30). ), the number of low ratings (for example, 5) indicating the number of viewers who gave low ratings, and so on.

In addition, when the game of player PA becomes advantageous according to the viewing status of the game play video of player PA (for example, due to an increase in the number of views), the game screen SC8 displays information on the advantage. 84 (for example, the information "attack power doubled") may be displayed.

Although not shown, when the non-disclosure condition is satisfied, the server device 10 notifies the terminal device 20 of the player PA of information such as "this has become non-disclosed" and information about the current game play video. Information indicating the situation (for example, "video situation: private") may be displayed on the game screen during game play.

[11] Flowchart FIGS. 9A and 9B show an example of a flow chart showing the processing flow of the server device 10 of this embodiment. For convenience of explanation, the player PA will be explained.

First, as shown in FIG. 9A, the video game play of player PA is set to the private mode (step S1).

It is determined whether or not the game play state has reached a predetermined state (step S2). If the game play situation has reached a predetermined situation (Y in step S2), it is determined that the release condition has been satisfied, and the process proceeds to step S11. On the other hand, if the game play situation does not reach the predetermined situation (N in step S2), the process proceeds to step S3.

Then, it is determined whether or not predetermined input information is received from the player PA during the game play of the player PA (step S3). For example, when the game of player PA is started, it is determined whether predetermined input information (input information instructing change to public mode of player PA) has been received from player PA during game play by player PA. When predetermined input information is received from the player PA (Y in step S3), it is determined that the disclosure condition is satisfied, and the process proceeds to step S11.

Then, as shown in FIG. 9B, the game play video of the player PA is set to public mode (step S11). That is, the private mode is set to the public mode. Then, the viewer is controlled so as to be able to view the video game play of the player PA (step S12).

Next, game processing is performed based on the viewing status of the game play moving image of the player PA (step S13). For example, during a specific period in which the game play video of the player PA is being viewed, game processing is performed based on the viewing status of the game play video.

Then, it is determined whether or not the game play video of the player PA satisfies the non-disclosure condition (step S14). When the non-disclosure condition is satisfied for the game play video of player PA (Y in step S14), the game play video of player PA is set to the non-disclosure mode (step S15). Then, the viewer is controlled so as not to be able to view the video game play of the player PA (step S16).

On the other hand, if the game play video of player PA does not satisfy the non-disclosure condition (N in step S14), the process returns to step S13.

Then, it is determined whether or not the game has ended (step S17), and if the game has not ended (N in step S17), the game processing is performed regardless of the viewing status of the game play video of the player PA ( step S18). Then, the process returns to step S17. If the game has ended (Y in step S17), the process ends.

Then, as shown in FIG. 9A, when predetermined input information is not received from the player PA during the game play of the player PA (N in step S3), regardless of the viewing situation of the game play video of the player PA, Game processing is performed (step S4). Then, it is determined whether or not the game has ended (step S5), and if the game has not ended (N in step S5), the process returns to step S2. On the other hand, if the game has ended (Y in step S5), the process ends.

[12] Description of Game Processing for Characters In the present embodiment, the game parameters of the characters involved in the player may be changed based on the viewing situation.

Here, the "character in which the player participates" may be a character to be operated by the player. Also, the "character in which the player interacts" is a character controlled by a computer, and may be a character that is hostile or friendly to the character operated by the player. A "character involved in the player" may be a character to be operated by another player who is in a hostile or friendly relationship with the player.

[12.1] Selection of a character to be evaluated by a viewer In this embodiment, a character whose game parameters are to be changed is determined from a plurality of characters in which the player is involved in accordance with a selection instruction from the viewer. You may do so.

FIG. 10 shows an example of a screen SC10 of a game play video of a player PA, which the server device 10 causes the terminal device 20 of a viewer (for example, a player PX) to display.

For example, the game screen SC10 displays an image 101 in which the character PAC of the player PA and the character EC are arranged in a game space and the game space can be viewed from a given viewpoint. Then, the viewer can select a character to be evaluated (a character parameter or the like to be changed) from the character PAC and the character EC. Note that the character EC may be a character to be operated by another player (for example, player PB), or may be a character controlled by a computer.

For example, if the server device 10 accepts a selection of the character PAC from the viewer PX, it performs a process of changing at least one of the game parameters of the character PAC and the privilege given to the character PAC. For example, the changing process may be performed so that the character PAC is advantageous. On the other hand, the character EC not selected by the viewer PX is not subjected to the change process.

In other words, the server device 10 controls a plurality of viewers to be able to view the same game play video (game play video in which the player PA is playing the game). can advance the game in an advantageous manner.

Further, in the present embodiment, if the server device 10 accepts a selection of the character PAC from the viewer PX, the posting status (“tip value (value of tip)” corresponding to the character PAC selected by the viewer PX is displayed. , the number of tipping items, the content of the posts, etc.), a process of changing at least one of the game parameters of the character PAC and the benefits given to the character PAC may be performed.

For example, the server device 10 changes at least one of the game parameters of the character PAC and the privilege given to the character PAC according to the increase in the value of the tip or the number or amount of tip items for the character PAC selected by the viewer PX. You may take action to change it to your advantage.

In addition, the server device 10 changes at least one of the game parameters of the character PAC and the privilege to be given to the character PAC so as to be advantageous according to the content of the post to the character PAC selected by the viewer PX. good too. As described above, the "posted content" is the type of tipping item, etc., and may also include information about the character to be posted, such as whether or not the comment is about a specific character, and to which character the comment was posted. .

For example, the server device 10 gives the character to be posted an item for the character as a privilege, or raises the parameters of the character, based on the type of tipping item for the character selected by the viewer, the contents of the comment, and the like. You can In other words, the server device 10 changes the content of the privilege given to the character to be posted (the character selected by the viewer) depending on the type of posted item, and the more favorable (highly rated) posts, the more the privilege is given. make it good.

10, the server device 10 may display information 82 of the game play moving image on the game screen SC10.

In addition, the server device 10 displays the number of viewers (for example, 203) indicating the number of viewers who are watching the game play video of the player PA, and the high rating indicating the number of viewers who gave a high rating to the game screen SC10. Information 83 may be displayed including a number (eg, 30), a low rating number (eg, 5) indicating the number of viewers who gave a low rating, and the like.

Further, the server device 10 may display information 102 indicating that the viewer PX gave a high evaluation on the game screen SC10.

In addition, the server device 10, based on the viewer's input information, at the timing when the release condition of the game play video of the player PA is satisfied, at the timing when the viewer starts viewing, or at any timing during the viewer's viewing, A character to be evaluated (parameter change target) may be determined.

[12.2] Determining a character whose game parameters are to be changed In the present embodiment, a character whose game parameters are to be changed is selected from among a plurality of characters involved in the player according to the state of the change to the public mode. You may make it decide. The 'situation of changing to the public mode' is, for example, change trigger information indicating the trigger (trigger) of changing to the public mode (indicating that the change to the public mode has been made by accepting the input information of the player PA). (or information indicating that the mode has been changed to the public mode due to a predetermined game play situation), information of the change date and time indicating at what timing the mode was changed to the public mode, and the like.

Further, in this embodiment, a character whose game parameters are to be changed may be determined from among a plurality of characters involved in the player according to the situation of each character when the mode is changed to public mode.

Here, the "character situation" refers to the parameters of the character (for example, parameters such as attack power, defense power, and HP value), and the position of the character (display position on the game screen or position in the game space). at least one of

For example, in a case where a plurality of characters PAC1, PAC2, and PAC3 involving the player are displayed on the game screen, the server device 10, when changing to the public mode, among the plurality of characters PAC1, PAC2, and PAC3, The character PAC1 with the lowest HP value may be determined as the character whose game parameters are to be changed.

Further, for example, the server device 10 may be configured such that, in a music game in which a plurality of characters PAC1, PAC2, and PAC3 in which the player participates are displayed on the game screen, the center character positioned in the middle when the mode is changed to the public mode is In the case of the character PAC2, the character PAC2 may be determined as the character whose game parameters are to be changed.

In addition, the server device 10 selects, for example, the character that has attacked the enemy character the most or the character that has succeeded in attacking the enemy character the most among the plurality of characters PAC1, PAC2, and PAC3 involved in the player, as characters whose game parameters are to be changed. You may make it decide.

[12.3] Method for Determining Changes to Game Parameters In this embodiment, the changes to game parameters may be determined according to the state of the change to the public mode. "Determining the change content of the game parameter" means determining a parameter to be changed (eg, attack power) among a plurality of game parameters (eg, attack power, defense power, HP value, etc.), It is to decide the degree (degree, rate of change).

Further, the server device 10 may determine the contents of change of the game parameters according to the situation of each character when the mode is changed to public mode.

For example, when a plurality of characters PAC1, PAC2, and PAC3 related to the player are displayed on the game screen, the server device 10 selects the most A character PAC1 with a low HP value is determined as a character whose game parameters are to be changed, and the HP value of the character PAC1 is increased (for example, 100 is added to the physical strength value of the character PAC1).

For example, in an action game in which a plurality of characters PAC1 and PAC2 are arranged in which a player participates, the server device 10 selects the character PAC2 closer to the boss character among the plurality of characters PAC1 and PAC2 as a game parameter change target. Further, the attack power of the character PAC2 is increased (for example, the attack power of the character PAC2 is doubled).

[12.4] Selection of characters to be evaluated based on computer control In addition, when a plurality of characters are present in the game play screen of the player PA viewed by the viewer, the server device 10 automatically selects a character based on computer control. , a character to be evaluated (tipped) is selected, and at least one of the parameters of the selected character and the item to be given may be changed according to the viewer's evaluation (for example, the value of the tip). .

[12.5] Support Request For example, when the game play video of the player PA is set to public mode, the game situation of the character PAC of the player PA deteriorates (for example, the physical strength value becomes 30% or less). ), to the terminal device 20 of the viewer, the game play video of the player PA is distributed, and support request information (for example, message information "Please help player PA's character PAC") is sent. You may make it notify.

For example, the terminal device 20 of the player PX may insert and display the support request information in the game screen where the game is progressing based on the input information of the player PX to request support.

Then, the terminal device 20 of the player PX may be able to view the game play video of the player PA by instructing the support request information. For example, when the server device 10 receives the support request information from the terminal device 20 of the player PX, the server device 10 treats the player PX as a viewer so that the game play video of the player PA can be viewed on the terminal device 20 of the player PX. Control. Then, the server device 10 receives a selection of the character PAC from the game play video from the terminal device 20 of the player PX, and when receiving a high evaluation, controls to increase the attack power and physical strength of the character PAC.

[12.6] Processing according to the period and timing for receiving evaluations In addition, the server device 10 sets the reception period for receiving evaluations from viewers (e.g., tips, high evaluations, low evaluations, etc.) for each character. However, evaluations from viewers may be received within the reception period.

The server device 10 may, for example, set a reception period until 15 seconds have passed since the timing at which the character PAC activated the special move, and may receive evaluations of the character PAC from viewers during the reception period. During the acceptance period for the evaluation of the character PAC, a mark or message "evaluation is being accepted" may be displayed above the character PAC on the game play screen viewed by the viewer.

In addition, when changing the parameters of a character based on the viewing situation, the server device 10 may provide a period in which the rate of change (degree of change) of the parameters is higher than when the character is changed normally. .

For example, if the server device 10 receives an evaluation of the tip from the viewer for the character PAC by the time T2, which is 60 seconds after the game start time T1, and the tip evaluation amount is 100 during the period T1 to T2, If so, the attack power of the character PAC is changed from 100 at normal times to 200, which is double.

Then, it is assumed that an evaluation of a tip is received from the viewer for the character PAC from the time T2 to a time T3, which is 120 seconds after the game start time T1, and that the tip evaluation value during the T2-T3 period is 100. Then, the attack power of the character PAC is changed from 100 at the normal time to 300, which is three times.

Further, if the character PAC receives a tipping evaluation from the viewer from the time T3 to the game end time T4, and the tipping evaluation value during the period T3 to T4 is 100, then the attack power of the character PAC is as follows: is changed from the normal 100 to 400, which is four times. In this way, even with the same amount of tipping money, the evaluation of tipping money at the end of the game can have a greater influence on the character PAC than at the beginning of the game, and the enjoyment of the evaluation on the viewer side can be provided. In addition, it is possible to give motivation to watch the game play video to the end.

[13] Description of game play video distribution The server device 10 uses a video distribution service to send a game play video showing the game play status of the player who is the game operator (distributor) to the terminal device 20 of the viewer. The moving image data is live-streamed (live distribution) via the moving image distribution server 30 .

In this embodiment, the "game play video showing the game play situation of the player" is a so-called game play video, which may be a video of the game screen, or a video of the player who is the game operator (distributor). It may also be a video that Alternatively, a moving image of the game screen and a moving image of the player may be arranged on the screen. Also, a moving image of the player may be inserted into the moving image of the game screen by wiping.

Also, the "game play video showing the game play status of the player" may include voice data of the player who is the game operator (distributor).

The video distribution server 30 is connected to the terminal devices 20 of the players playing the game, the terminal devices 20 of the viewers, and the server device 10 via a network.

Further, in the present embodiment, the server device 10 may have a video distribution function and may distribute game play video data to the terminal device 20 of the viewer.

In addition, the server device 10 stores a player ID (player name), viewing status, and game information (game name, quest information, stage number, etc.) in association with the identification information of each game play video of each player. may

Further, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 11, a relay server 40 may be provided. The relay server 40 mainly relays data between the server device 10 and the terminal device 20 of the viewer and relays data between the video distribution server 30 and the terminal device 20 of the viewer, and interactive streaming in which the viewer can participate. It is a device that provides content.

In addition, the relay server 40 connects the terminal device 20 of the player who plays the game (the terminal device 20 of the distributor), the terminal device 20 of the viewer, the server device 10, and the video distribution server 30 to each other via the network. They are connected and controlled so that they can transmit and receive data to each other.

The terminal device 20 of the viewer transmits to the relay server 40 evaluation information (a value based on tipping, high evaluation, etc.) associated with the selected character (character ID). Then, the relay server 40 receives the evaluation information (a tipping value, high evaluation, etc.) associated with the selected character (character ID) from the terminal device 20 of the viewer.

Note that the viewer's terminal device 20 transmits the viewer's input information (touch operation information) to the relay server 40 from the start to the end of the game play by the player who is the game operator, and the relay server 40 Input information received from the viewer's terminal device 20 is analyzed, and information on the character selected by the viewer (eg, character ID) and evaluation information associated with the character (eg, tipping value, high evaluation, etc.) may be determined.

Then, the relay server 40 transmits the information of the character selected by the viewer and the evaluation information associated with the character to the server device 10, and the server device 10 receives the character selected by the viewer from the relay server 40. and evaluation information associated with the character, and perform game processing.

Note that the terminal device 20 of the viewer may receive data in advance from the server device 10 for selecting or evaluating (supporting) a character in advance.

For example, the game system of the present embodiment includes a user terminal device 20 (viewer's terminal device 20), a server device 10 (game server), and a posting server 50 that performs processing related to posting by the viewer. may be

The posting server 50 communicates with the server device 10 (game server) without executing the game to reflect the game effect according to the posted content in the game, or to change the posted content according to the result of the game. You can make changes, etc.

The user's terminal device 20 communicates with the server device 10 (game server) to transmit and receive information about the game, and communicates with the posting server 50 to perform posting-related processing.

The posting server 50 and the server device 10 (game server) communicate with each other. The posting server 50 acquires information on the game from the server device 10 (game server), and the server device 10 (game server) acquires information on posting from the posting server 50 .

The screen displayed on the user's terminal device 20 (the screen in which the information about the post is combined with the game screen (the screen in which the tipping object etc. are combined)) is displayed on the user's terminal device 20 side. Based on the information acquired from each of the (game server) and the posting server 50 , the terminal device 20 side may perform display processing for synthesizing the information. You may make it display on a user's terminal device 20, after combining. It should be noted that the game system may be composed only of the terminal device 20 of the user and the posting server 50 . Further, the posting server 50 may function as the relay server 40 described above.

[14] Application example [14.1] Replay video In the present embodiment, an example in which the server device 10 performs streaming distribution (live distribution) of a player's game play video in real time has been described. A replay video (recorded video) may be distributed. For example, the server device 10 may perform streaming distribution of a replay video (recorded video) of the player's game play to the terminal device 20 of the viewer via the video distribution server 30 that provides a video distribution service. good. Further, the server device 10 may have a video distribution function, and may perform streaming distribution of a replay video (recorded video) of a player's game play. In this way, viewers who could not view the live distribution can enjoy the live distribution video later.

Also, the server device 10 may receive, for example, an evaluation or a post from a viewer watching a replay video of the game play of the player PA. Then, although ex post facto, at least one of the game parameters of the player PA (the character PAC of the player PA) and the privilege to be given to the player PA who has played the game is changed according to the viewing situation of the replay video. You may make it

[14.2] Examples of application to various games In this embodiment, a fighting game, a fighting game, a sports game, a racing game, an action game, a music game, a breeding game, a simulation game, a puzzle game, a communication type game, etc. can also be applied to

[15] Others The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications are possible. For example, a term cited as a broad definition or a synonymous term in the description in the specification or drawings can be replaced with a broad definition or a synonymous term in other descriptions in the specification or drawings.

The present invention includes configurations that are substantially the same as the configurations described in the embodiments (for example, configurations that have the same function, method, and result, or configurations that have the same purpose and effect). Moreover, the present invention includes configurations in which non-essential portions of the configurations described in the embodiments are replaced. In addition, the present invention includes a configuration that achieves the same effects or achieves the same purpose as the configurations described in the embodiments. In addition, the present invention includes configurations obtained by adding known techniques to the configurations described in the embodiments.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail as above, those skilled in the art will easily understand that many modifications are possible without substantially departing from the novel matters and effects of the present invention. . Accordingly, all such modifications are intended to be included within the scope of this invention.

10 server device, 20, 20A, 20B, 20C terminal device,
100 processing unit, 112 quest setting unit,
113 game processing unit, 114 privilege granting unit, 115 reward granting unit,
116 display control unit, 117 mode control unit, 118 viewing control unit,
119 reception unit, 120 communication control unit,
121 Web processing unit, 122 management unit, 123 notification unit,
130 image generator, 140 sound processor,
160 input unit, 170 storage unit, 171 main storage unit, 172 image buffer 174 game data storage unit, 176 player information storage unit,
180 information storage medium, 196 communication unit,
200 processing unit, 211 display control unit,
212 reception unit, 213 notification unit, 220 communication control unit,
221 web browser, 230 image generator, 240 sound generator,
260 input unit, 262 detection unit, 270 storage unit,
271 main storage unit, 272 image buffer, 274 game data storage unit,
276 player information storage unit,
280 information storage medium, 290 display unit, 292 sound output unit, 296 communication unit

Claims (19)

A game system that performs game processing,
A mode control unit for setting a game play video showing a player's game play status to a private mode, and changing the game play video of the player from a private mode to a public mode when a disclosure condition is satisfied;
a viewing control unit that controls a viewer to be able to view the game play video when the game play video of the player is set to public mode;
a game processing unit that performs game processing based on the viewing status of the game play video during a specific period in which the player's game play video is being viewed;
The mode control unit
When predetermined input information is received from the player during the game play of the player, or when the game play situation becomes a predetermined situation, it is determined that the disclosure condition is satisfied when at least one of the cases is met. A game system characterized by: In claim 1,
The mode control unit
A game system, wherein when a game event occurs, it is determined that the game play situation has reached a predetermined situation. In claim 2,
The mode control unit
A game system characterized by determining that said game event has occurred when said player is determined to play a game on behalf of said other player for a quest set by another player. In claim 3,
The viewing control unit
A game system characterized in that, when the game play video of the player is set to public mode, the game play video is controlled to be viewable by the other player who has set the quest. In any one of claims 2-4,
The viewing control unit
A game system characterized by controlling a game play video relating to the game event to be viewable when the game play video of the player is set to public mode. In any one of claims 1 to 5,
The game processing unit
A game system that changes the game parameters of the player based on the viewing situation. In any one of claims 1 to 6,
The game processing unit
A game system, wherein a privilege given to the player is changed based on the viewing situation. In any one of claims 1-7,
The game processing unit
A game system, wherein game processing is performed based on at least one of the number of views and the viewing evaluation of the game play video during the specific period. In any one of claims 1-8,
The game processing unit
A game system characterized in that at least one of game parameters of the player and a privilege given to the player is changed so as to be more advantageous as the viewing situation of the game play video during the specific period is better. In any one of claims 1-9,
The game processing unit
A game system characterized in that game processing is performed using, as the viewing status, a viewer's posting status of the game play video during the specific period. In any one of claims 1 to 10,
The mode control unit
What is claimed is: 1. A game system for setting a game play video set to a public mode to a private mode when a non-disclosure condition is satisfied for the game play video. In any one of claims 1 to 11,
The game processing unit
A game system, wherein game parameters of a character involved in the player are changed based on the viewing situation. In claim 12,
The game processing unit
A game system, wherein a character whose game parameters are to be changed is determined from among a plurality of characters in which the player is involved, according to the state of the change to the public mode. In claim 12 or 13,
The game processing unit
A game system, wherein changes to the game parameters are determined according to the state of the change to the public mode. In any one of claims 12-14,
The game processing unit
A game system, wherein a character whose game parameters are to be changed is determined from among a plurality of characters involved in the player according to the situation of each character when the mode is changed to the public mode. In any one of claims 12-15,
The game processing unit
A game system, wherein changes to the game parameters are determined according to the situation of each character when the mode is changed to the public mode. In any one of claims 12-16,
The game processing unit
A game system, wherein a character whose game parameters are to be changed is determined from among a plurality of characters in which the player is involved in accordance with a selection instruction from the viewer. A server device that performs game processing,
A mode control unit for setting a game play video showing a player's game play status to a private mode, and changing the game play video of the player from a private mode to a public mode when a disclosure condition is satisfied;
a viewing control unit that controls a viewer to be able to view the game play video when the game play video of the player is set to public mode;
a game processing unit that performs game processing based on the viewing status of the game play video during a specific period in which the player's game play video is being viewed;
The mode control unit
When predetermined input information is received from the player during the game play of the player, or when the game play situation becomes a predetermined situation, it is determined that the disclosure condition is satisfied when at least one of the cases is met. A server device characterized by: A program that performs game processing,
A mode control unit for setting a game play video showing a player's game play status to a private mode, and changing the game play video of the player from a private mode to a public mode when a disclosure condition is satisfied;
a viewing control unit that controls a viewer to be able to view the game play video when the game play video of the player is set to public mode;
causing the computer to function as a game processing unit that performs game processing based on the viewing status of the game play video during a specific period in which the player's game play video is being viewed;
The mode control unit
When predetermined input information is received from the player during the game play of the player, or when the game play situation becomes a predetermined situation, it is determined that the disclosure condition is satisfied when at least one of the cases is met. A program characterized by:

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