JP2022152612A - Game program, recording medium, game processing method - Google Patents

Abstract

To share player-created game characters with other players.SOLUTION: A game program causes a terminal device 3 communicably connected to a server device 5 to function as an appearance creation processing unit 19 for creating the appearance of a game character on the basis of input of a player, a code acquisition processing unit 21 for transmitting appearance setting information of the created game character to the server device 5 and acquiring an appearance setting code issued by encoding information on the basis of the appearance setting information, a code addition processing unit 23 for adding the acquired appearance setting code to an image of the created game character, and a first code transmission processing unit 25 for transmitting the appearance setting code or the image of the game character to which the appearance setting code is added to the server device 5 or the terminal device 3 of another player via the server device 5 so that another player can view it.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

The present invention relates to a game program, a recording medium, and a game processing method.

A game is known that allows a player to select each part object of a character to customize the character.

For example, in Patent Literature 1, one base object and at least one part object selected by the player from among a plurality of base objects that serve as a base for a character's hairstyle and a plurality of part objects that can be attached to the base object. A character building game is described.

JP 2010-134798 A

In the conventional technology described above, there is a problem that a character created by a player cannot be shared with other players.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a game program, a recording medium, and a game processing method that enable a player to share a game character created by the player with other players. do.

In order to achieve the above object, the game program of the present invention comprises an information processing device communicably connected to a server device, an appearance creation processing unit that creates the appearance of a game character based on player input, and a game program. a code acquisition processing unit that transmits the appearance setting information of the game character to the server device, encodes information based on the appearance setting information, and acquires an issued appearance setting code; and creates the acquired appearance setting code. a code addition processing unit to be added to the image of the game character, the appearance setting code or the image of the game character to which the appearance setting code is added can be viewed by other players through the server device or the server device It functions as a code transmission processing unit that transmits to the information processing device of the other player.

To achieve the above object, a recording medium of the present invention is a recording medium that records the above game program and is readable by an information processing device.

To achieve the above object, a game processing method according to the present invention is a game processing method executed by an information processing device communicably connected to a server device, wherein the appearance of a game character is changed based on the player's input. a step of creating, a step of transmitting appearance setting information of the created game character to the server device, encoding information based on the appearance setting information, and acquiring an issued appearance setting code; a step of adding a setting code to the created image of the game character; and the server device or the server so that other players can view the appearance setting code or the image of the game character to which the appearance setting code is added. and transmitting to the information processing device of the other player via a device.

According to the game program or the like of the present invention, a game character created by a player can be shared with other players.

It is an explanatory view showing an example of the whole composition of a game system. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the surrounding configuration of a terminal device; It is a block diagram showing an example of functional composition of a server device concerning a 1st embodiment, and a terminal device. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of an appearance creation screen; FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of registered contents of an appearance setting code database; FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of an image of a game character to which an appearance setting code has been added; FIG. 10 is a diagram showing another example of an image of a game character to which an appearance setting code has been added; It is a figure showing an example of a message screen. It is a figure showing an example of the published profile posting screen. 4 is a flow chart showing an example of a processing procedure executed by a CPU of the terminal device according to the first embodiment; It is a block diagram showing an example of the functional composition of the server device concerning the modification of a 1st embodiment, and a terminal device. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a display setting screen for setting whether or not to display an appearance setting code in a moving image during game play; FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a game play screen on which an appearance setting code is displayed; FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing that the appearance setting information is acquired from the live game animation in which the appearance setting code is displayed, and the game character is reproduced. It is a block diagram showing an example of the functional composition of the server device concerning a 2nd embodiment, and a terminal device. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a game play screen in multiplay; FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a game play screen when a request for an appearance setting code is received from another player; FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a game play screen when a request for an appearance setting code is received from another player; FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a game play screen when an appearance setting code is sent in response to a request from another player; FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a game play screen when selecting whether or not to transmit a request for an appearance setting code to another player; FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a game play screen when a request for an appearance setting code is sent to another player; FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a game play screen when an appearance setting code is received from another player who has requested an appearance setting code; 9 is a flow chart showing an example of a processing procedure executed by a CPU of a terminal device according to the second embodiment; It is a block diagram showing an example of the functional composition of the server device concerning the modification of a 2nd embodiment, and a terminal device. It is a figure showing an example of a friend recruitment screen. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of an appearance setting code request screen; It is a block diagram showing an example of the functional composition of the server device concerning a 3rd embodiment, and a terminal device. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a screen for disclosing an appearance setting code; It is a figure showing an example of a reward provision screen. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a selection screen for the player to select the type of ranking; It is a figure showing an example of a search screen. FIG. 11 is a flow chart showing an example of a first processing procedure executed by a CPU of a server device according to the third embodiment; FIG. It is a flow chart showing an example of the 2nd processing procedure performed by CPU of a server device concerning a 3rd embodiment. It is a block diagram showing an example of the hardware constitutions of a terminal device or a server device.

Hereinafter, first to third embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

<0. Overall Configuration of Game System>
First, an example of the overall configuration of a game system 1 common to each embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG. As shown in FIG. 1, the game system 1 has multiple terminal devices 3 and a server device 5 . A plurality of terminal devices 3 and a server device 5 are communicably connected via a network NW such as a LAN or the Internet. Although the server device 5 is composed of one computer in FIG. 1, it may be composed of a plurality of computers.

As shown in FIG. 2, each terminal device 3 is communicatively connected to the game controller 7 and the display device 9 by wire or wirelessly.

The terminal device 3 (an example of an information processing device) is, for example, a stationary game machine. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, a portable game machine integrally including an input section, a display section, and the like may be used. In addition to game machines, for example, server computers, desktop computers, notebook computers, tablet computers, etc., which are manufactured and sold as computers, mobile phones, smartphones, phablets, etc. As in the above, it may be manufactured and sold as a telephone.

The player uses the game controller 7 to perform various operational inputs. In the example shown in FIG. 2, the game controller 7 has, for example, a cross key 11, a plurality of buttons 13, and the like. Note that the game controller 7 may have, for example, a joystick or a touch pad instead of or in addition to the above.

The display device 9 is, for example, a display device such as a cathode ray tube, liquid crystal, plasma, organic EL, or projector. The display device 9 may be provided with a speaker (not shown) or the like for outputting sound either integrally or separately.

The server device 5 (an example of an information processing device) accepts access via the network NW from the terminal device 3 of each player who receives the game service, accumulates and manages the game information of each player in a storage device, A game service (online game) is provided to players via a network NW.

As a form of providing game services by the server device 5, a game program (also referred to as application software) is installed in the server device 5, and the server device 5 executes a game according to the player's operation input on each terminal device 3. Then, the execution result is transmitted to the terminal device 3 of each player. For example, the server device 5 may provide a so-called browser game in which the game can be played using a web browser installed in the terminal device 3 of each player. Further, the server device 5 may provide a so-called cloud game in which a game video resulting from the execution of the game by the server device 5 is transmitted to the terminal device 3 in, for example, a streaming format. Alternatively, the server device 5 may provide a so-called social game executed by application software created based on an operating environment such as an API (Application Programming Interface) in SNS (Social Networking Service).

A part or all of the game program may be installed in the terminal device 3 so that not only the server device 5 but also the terminal device 3 may partially execute the game processing, or the game processing may be executed mainly in the terminal device 3. may be made.

The genre of the game executed by the server device 5 or the terminal device 3 is not particularly limited. For example, games of various genres such as simulation games, role-playing games, adventure games, action games, and fighting games can be executed.

<1. First Embodiment>
(1-1. Functional Configuration of Server Device)
Next, an example of functional configurations of the server device 5 and the terminal device 3 according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 9. FIG.

As shown in FIG. 3 , the server device 5 has a code issuing processor 15 and an appearance setting code database 17 . The terminal device 3 includes an appearance creation processing unit 19, a code acquisition processing unit 21, a code addition processing unit 23, a first code transmission processing unit 25, a message transmission/reception processing unit 27, a profile disclosure processing unit 29, a code It has a decoding processing unit 31 and a character reproduction processing unit 33 .

The appearance creation processing unit 19 creates the appearance of the game character based on the player's input, and generates appearance setting information including the settings made by the player. Appearance setting information includes a wide variety of setting contents such as contour shape, shape and color of facial parts such as eyebrows, eyes, nose and mouth, hair length, shape and color. In addition to the appearance, for example, information related to the voice of the game character (voice pitch, voice actor, etc.), skills and status related to the appearance (such as sword stance, etc.) can be set, and included in the appearance setting information. may

FIG. 4 shows an example of an appearance creation screen by the appearance creation processing section 19. As shown in FIG. FIG. 4 shows an outline shape setting screen on which a plurality of setting items 35 and an image 37 of a created game character are displayed. By operating the game controller 7, the player selects the setting item 35 with the cursor 39, for example, and sets the desired appearance. In the example shown in FIG. 4 , the outline includes, for example, an initial setting shape (preset), front and back position of the forehead, vertical, horizontal and horizontal positions of the cheekbones, horizontal and horizontal positions of the buccal muscles, vertical and horizontal positions of the gills, and chin. It is possible to set the vertical position, front-back position, etc. of the .

Returning to FIG. 3, the code acquisition processing unit 21 transmits the appearance setting information of the game character created by the appearance creation processing unit 19 to the server device 5, and the code issuing processing unit 15 of the server device 5 converts the appearance setting information into the appearance setting information. The appearance setting code issued by encoding the information based on the code is obtained from the server device 5 . "Information based on the appearance setting information" may be the appearance setting information itself, or represents, for example, the location (slot number prepared for each player, etc.) where the appearance setting information transmitted (uploaded) to the server device 5 is stored. It may be information or the like. The code issuing processing unit 15 converts the information based on the appearance setting information by an encoding method complying with a predetermined encoding standard to generate an appearance setting code. The "appearance setting code" may be, for example, a character code consisting of a plurality of characters, a one-dimensional code such as a bar code, or a two-dimensional code such as a QR code (registered trademark) or a color code.

When generating a one-dimensional code such as the bar code described above or a two-dimensional code such as a QR code (registered trademark) or a color code, the terminal device 3 has a function of reading and decoding these codes. There is a need. Therefore, it is suitable when the terminal device 3 is a smartphone or the like, for example.

The appearance setting code issued by the code issuing processor 15 is registered in the appearance setting code database 17 of the server device 5 . FIG. 5 shows an example of registered contents of the appearance setting code database 17. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 5, a plurality of slots are set for each player in the appearance setting code database 17, and the appearance setting information uploaded from the terminal device 3 and the issued appearance setting code are associated with each slot. registered with In the example shown in FIG. 5, for example, 10 slots are set for each player, and an appearance setting code, which is a character code, is registered together with the appearance setting information. In this example, the player can register up to ten created game characters in the appearance setting code database 17 . Note that the number of slots for each player may be other than ten.

Returning to FIG. 3, the code addition processing unit 23 adds the appearance setting code acquired by the code acquisition processing unit 21 to the image of the created game character. That is, the code addition processing unit 23 generates an image of the game character to which the image of the appearance setting code is added. The "game character image" may be a still image or a moving image. For example, a screenshot function (also called capture) for saving a still image of a game character may be provided, and an appearance setting code may be added to the still image of the game character when the screenshot is executed. In this case, the player may change the angle of the created game character, enlarge or reduce it, freely change the pose, and generate an image to which the appearance setting code is added. Also, for example, a function for saving a video of a game character may be provided, and an appearance setting code may be added to the video of the game character when recording is executed.

6 and 7 show examples of game character images to which appearance setting codes have been added by the code addition processing unit 23. FIG. In the example shown in FIG. 6, a character code 40 is added, for example, to the upper right of the still image of the face of the created game character. In the example shown in FIG. 7, a QR code (registered trademark) 67 is displayed, for example, at the bottom left of the still image of the face of the created game character.

Returning to FIG. 3, the first code transmission processing unit 25 (an example of the code transmission processing unit) transmits the appearance setting code or the image of the game character to which the appearance setting code is added to the server device 5 so that other players can view the appearance setting code. Alternatively, it transmits to the terminal device 3 of another player via the server device 5 .

The message transmission/reception processing unit 27 transmits and receives messages between the player and other players. The form of the message is not particularly limited, and it may be a chat function, for example, as long as it is possible to communicate between a plurality of players. When a message is transmitted and received between players by the message transmission/reception processing unit 27, the first code transmission processing unit 25 attaches the appearance setting code or the image of the game character to which the appearance setting code is added to the message and sends it to another player. Send to the terminal device 3 .

FIG. 8 shows an example of a message screen by the message transmission/reception processing unit 27. As shown in FIG. In the example shown in FIG. 8, while player A and player B communicate with each other by sending and receiving messages, the message sent by player A to player B is attached with an appearance setting code. . Note that only the appearance setting code may be attached to the message.

Returning to FIG. 3, the profile disclosure processing unit 29 discloses the profile to other players. For example, when a player can belong to a predetermined community or make friends within a game, the disclosure of the profile may be disclosed to other players and friends who belong to the community. The profile is made public by being transmitted (uploaded) from the terminal device 3 to a profile database (not shown) of the server device 5, for example. When the profile disclosure processing unit 29 discloses the profile, the first code transmission processing unit 25 transmits the appearance setting code or the image of the game character to which the appearance setting code is added to the server device 5 so as to be published in the profile.

FIG. 9 shows an example of the published profile posting screen. In the example shown in FIG. 9, an avatar image 41 representing player A and a plurality of profile items 43 including, for example, self introduction, community, recent activity, original character, etc. are displayed. A player who browses the profile can browse the contents by selecting one of the profile items 43 with the cursor 45, for example. In FIG. 9, a list of game characters created by player A (for example, simple display of male or female characters) is displayed by selecting a created character. In this example, a total of 7 game characters, 3 males and 4 females, are posted. A player who browses the profile can browse an image 49 to which the appearance setting code of the game character is added and a comment 51 by the creator by selecting, for example, one of the game characters with the cursor 47 .

Only the appearance setting code may be posted on the profile. In that case, the creative character list shown in FIG. 9 may be used as the appearance setting code list. Also, an appearance setting code or an image of a game character to which an appearance setting code has been added may be posted in the activity area so that other players such as friends can view it.

Returning to FIG. 3, the code decoding processing unit 31 decodes the appearance setting code obtained from the server device 5 or from the terminal device 3 of another player via the server device 5 to obtain appearance setting information. Appearance setting codes for other game characters created by other players can be obtained, for example, by receiving a message attached with an appearance setting code or an image of a game character to which an appearance setting code is added from another player, or It can be obtained by viewing the appearance setting code posted on the profile or the image of the game character to which the appearance setting code is added.

The character reproduction processing section 33 reproduces the appearance of the game character based on the appearance setting information acquired by the code decoding processing section 31 . The decoding of the appearance setting code by the code decoding processing unit 31 and the reproduction of the game character by the character reproduction processing unit 33 are performed manually by inputting the appearance setting code acquired by the player into a predetermined code input field (not shown). It is done by entering Note that the appearance setting code may be automatically entered in the code input field by a predetermined operation by the player (for example, operation of an "acquire" button, etc.).

The player can further modify the appearance of the reproduced game character by changing the appearance setting information of the reproduced game character.

In addition, the processing and the like in each processing unit described above are not limited to these examples of sharing the processing, for example, processing may be performed by a smaller number of processing units (for example, one processing unit), Moreover, it may be processed by a further subdivided processing unit. The functions of each processing unit described above are implemented by a game program executed by the CPU 501 (see FIG. 34 described later). may be implemented by an actual device such as an electrical circuit of Furthermore, each processing unit described above is not limited to the case where all of them are mounted on the terminal device 3 side, and some or all of them may be mounted on the server device 5 side.

(1-2. Processing procedure executed by terminal device)
Next, an example of a processing procedure executed by the CPU 501 of the terminal device 3 will be described with reference to FIG.

In step S1, the terminal device 3 determines whether or not to start creating a game character. For example, if the player instructs to start creation (step S1: YES), the process proceeds to next step S5. On the other hand, if creation is not to be started (step S1: NO), the process proceeds to step S45, which will be described later.

In step S5, the terminal device 3 uses the appearance creation processing section 19 to create the appearance of the game character according to the player's input.

In step S10, the terminal device 3 determines whether or not the player has given an instruction to issue an appearance setting code. If there is an instruction to issue an appearance setting code (step S10: YES), the process proceeds to next step S15. On the other hand, if there is no instruction to issue an appearance setting code (step S10: NO), the process proceeds to step S55, which will be described later.

In step S<b>15 , the terminal device 3 causes the code acquisition processing unit 21 to transmit the appearance setting information of the game character created in step S<b>5 to the server device 5 , and causes the code issuing processing unit 15 of the server device 5 to transmit the appearance setting information. An appearance setting code issued by encoding information based on the code is received from the server device 5 .

In step S20, the terminal device 3 causes the code addition processing section 23 to add the appearance setting code received in step S15 to the image of the created game character.

In step S<b>25 , the terminal device 3 uses the message transmission/reception processing unit 27 to determine whether or not the player has instructed to transmit a message attached with an appearance setting code or an image to which the appearance setting code is added. If there is a message transmission instruction (step S25: YES), the process proceeds to the next step S30. On the other hand, if there is no message transmission instruction (step S25: NO), the process proceeds to step S35, which will be described later.

In step S30, the terminal device 3 uses the message transmission/reception processing unit 27 and the first code transmission processing unit 25 to attach the appearance setting code or the image of the game character to which the appearance setting code is added to the message, and send it to the terminal device of another player. Send to 3.

In step S<b>35 , the terminal device 3 uses the profile disclosure processing unit 29 to determine whether or not the player has instructed the appearance setting code or the image to which the appearance setting code is added to be posted on the profile. If there is a publication instruction (step S35: YES), the process proceeds to the next step S40. On the other hand, if there is no publication instruction (step S35: NO), the process proceeds to step S55, which will be described later.

In step S40, the terminal device 3 uses the profile disclosure processing unit 29 and the first code transmission processing unit 25 to transmit the appearance setting code or the image of the game character to which the appearance setting code is added to the server device 5 so as to be posted on the profile. do. After that, the process moves to step S55, which will be described later.

In step S1 described above, if creation is not to be started (step S1: NO), the process proceeds to step S45. In step S45, the terminal device 3 determines whether or not the appearance setting code of another game character created by another player has been acquired. For example, receiving a message attached with an appearance setting code or an image of a game character with an appearance setting code added from another player, or a game with an appearance setting code posted on the profile of another player or with an appearance setting code added By viewing the image of the character, the appearance setting code of another game character can be acquired. If the appearance setting code of another game character has been acquired (step S45: YES), the process proceeds to the next step S50. On the other hand, if the appearance setting code of another game character has not been acquired (step S45: NO), this flow chart ends.

In step S50, the terminal device 3 acquires the appearance setting information from the server device 5 by using the acquired appearance setting code by the code decoding processing unit 31, and the acquired appearance setting information by the character reproduction processing unit 33. Reproduce the appearance of the game character based on After that, this flowchart ends.

In step S55, the terminal device 3 determines whether or not to end the creation of the game character. If not finished (step S55: NO), return to the previous step S5 and repeat the same procedure. When ending (step S55: YES), this flowchart ends.

Note that the above-described processing procedure is an example, and at least part of the above procedure may be deleted or changed, or procedures other than the above may be added. Moreover, the order of at least part of the above procedures may be changed, and a plurality of procedures may be combined into a single procedure.

(1-3. Effects of the first embodiment)
As described above, the game program of the present embodiment provides the terminal device 3 communicably connected to the server device 5 with the appearance creation processing unit 19 that creates the appearance of the game character based on the player's input. A code acquisition processing unit 21 for transmitting appearance setting information of a game character obtained to a server device 5, acquiring an appearance setting code issued by encoding information based on the appearance setting information, and a game in which the acquired appearance setting code is created. A code addition processing unit 23 for adding to a character image, a server device 5 or a code for another player via the server device 5 so that other players can view the appearance setting code or the image of the game character to which the appearance setting code is added. It functions as the first code transmission processing unit 25 that transmits to the terminal device 3 .

In this embodiment, when the player creates the appearance of the game character, the appearance setting information of the created game character is transmitted to the server device 5, and the information based on the appearance setting information is encoded and issued. Get the configuration code. The obtained appearance setting code is added to the image of the game character. The image may be a still image, such as a screenshot, or a video during game play. Then, the appearance setting code or the image to which the appearance setting code is added is transmitted to the server device 5 or the terminal device 3 of the other player via the server device 5 so that the other player can browse.

As a result, the player viewing the image can reproduce the appearance of the game character created by another player by decoding the appearance setting code displayed in the image. Therefore, the game character created by the player can be shared with other players. In addition, since the code can be shared using an in-game function, the trouble of sharing the appearance setting code using an external SNS or the like can be saved, and convenience for the player can be improved.

Further, in the present embodiment, the game program causes the terminal device 3 to decode the appearance setting code and obtain the appearance setting information, and reproduce the appearance of the game character based on the obtained appearance setting information. It may function as the character reproduction processing unit 33 .

In this case, the player viewing the image to which the appearance setting code of the game character created by another player is added decodes the appearance setting code in the game, acquires the appearance setting information, and reproduces the appearance of the game character. can be done. This saves the trouble of using a separate device to decrypt the appearance setting code or using a website having a decryption function, thereby improving convenience for the player.

In this embodiment, the game program may cause the terminal device 3 to function as a message transmission/reception processing unit 27 that transmits and receives messages to and from other players. In that case, the first code transmission processing unit 25 may attach the appearance setting code or the image of the game character to which the appearance setting code is added to the message and send it to other players.

In this case, the player who received the message can reproduce the appearance of the game character created by the player who sent the message. By doing so, it is possible to share the game character with a specific player, and it is possible to include an explanation of the image, a creation method, etc. in the message, so that convenience for the player can be improved.

In this embodiment, the game program may cause the terminal device 3 to function as the profile disclosure processing unit 29 that discloses the profile to other players. In that case, the first code transmission processing unit 25 , the appearance setting code or the image of the game character to which the appearance setting code is added may be sent to the server device 5 so as to be posted on the profile.

In this case, the player who referred to the profile can reproduce the appearance of the game character created by the player who disclosed the profile. By doing so, the game character can be shared with a large number of players, and it is possible to include an explanation of the image, the method of creation, etc. in the profile, so that convenience for the player can be improved.

Further, in this embodiment, the code acquisition processing unit 21 acquires a two-dimensional code as the appearance setting code, and the code addition processing unit 23 adds the acquired two-dimensional code to the created game character image. The code transmission processing unit 25 may transmit the two-dimensional code or the image of the game character to which the two-dimensional code is added to the server device 5 or the terminal device 3 of another player.

In this case, by using a two-dimensional code as the appearance setting code, the amount of information that can be included in the appearance setting code can be increased, so that the appearance setting information itself can be coded, for example. In addition, since it is possible to easily and quickly decode using a camera or the like, it is more convenient for the player compared to the case of character codes that require the trouble of inputting a plurality of characters for decoding. can be improved. Also, since the display area of the appearance setting code in the image can be made smaller than in the case of the character code, for example, the area of the image portion of the game character can be enlarged and the impression can be made stronger.

(1-4. Modification)
It should be noted that the first embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the contents described above, and various modifications are possible without departing from the gist and technical idea thereof.

For example, the player may be allowed to select whether or not to display the appearance setting code in the animation during game play. FIG. 11 shows an example of functional configurations of the server device 5 and the terminal device 3 in this modified example.

As shown in FIG. 11, the terminal device 3 according to this modification has a display instruction acceptance processing unit 53 in addition to the functional configuration shown in FIG. The display instruction reception processing unit 53 receives an instruction from the player as to whether or not to display the appearance setting code in the moving image during game play. In this modification, the code addition processing unit 23 displays the appearance setting code in the moving image during game play when the display instruction reception processing unit 53 receives an instruction to display the appearance setting code. Since the configuration other than the above is the same as the configuration shown in FIG. 3, description thereof is omitted.

FIG. 12 shows an example of a display setting screen by the display instruction reception processing section 53. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 12, the display setting screen includes a confirmation message 55 for asking the player whether or not to display the appearance setting code in the video during game play, a "display" button 57, and a "display" button 57. No" button 59 is displayed. By operating the game controller 7 , the player can select and determine either the “display” button 57 or the “not display” button 59 .

FIG. 13 shows an example of the game play screen when the "display" button 57 is selected. In the example shown in FIG. 13, on a battle screen in which a game character 63 operated by a player and an enemy character 65 automatically controlled by a game program, for example, fight in a game field 61, a QR code, which is an appearance setting code for the game character 63, is displayed. (registered trademark) 67 is displayed in the corner of the screen. With the QR code (registered trademark) 67 displayed in this way, the player distributes, for example, a live video of the game play. The camera 71 can be used to acquire the appearance setting information of the game character 63 in the moving image and reproduce the appearance.

In this modification, the player can select whether or not to display the appearance setting code in the moving image during game play. For example, by distributing a live video of the game play with the appearance setting code displayed, other players who have viewed the video can reproduce the appearance of the game character in the video. By doing so, it becomes possible to share the game character with an unspecified number of players through the commentary animation.

<2. Second Embodiment>
(2-1. Functional Configuration of Server Device)
Next, an example of functional configurations of the server device 5 and the terminal device 3 according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 15 to 22. FIG.

As shown in FIG. 15, the terminal device 3 includes, in addition to the above-described appearance creation processing unit 19, code acquisition processing unit 21, code decoding processing unit 31, and character reproduction processing unit 33, a multiplay execution processing unit 73, It has a request acceptance determination processing unit 75 , a second code transmission processing unit 77 , a transmission availability acceptance processing unit 79 , and a request transmission processing unit 81 . The point that the server device 5 has the code issuing processing unit 15 and the appearance setting code database 17 is the same as in the above-described first embodiment.

The multiplay execution processing unit 73 executes multiplay with a game character that acts based on the player's input and another game character that acts based on the other player's input. The number of players for multiplay is not particularly limited as long as it is plural, and may be two or three or more. In multi-play, for example, a plurality of game characters cooperate to fight against enemy characters, or act together to clear a predetermined mission, for example. In addition, the player may normally play with only his or her own game character, and recruit companions as necessary to fight strong enemies or clear missions, etc., and perform multiplayer temporarily.

FIG. 16 shows an example of a game play screen in multiplay. In the example shown in FIG. 16, a game character 63A operated by player A and a game character 63B operated by player B cooperate to battle an enemy character 65 in a game field 61. FIG.

Returning to FIG. 15, the request reception determination processing unit 75 determines whether or not a request for an appearance setting code has been received from another player. Whether or not the request has been accepted may be determined according to the mode of the request. For example, the request acceptance determination processing unit 75 receives an image representing a request such as a stamp, whether or not a request in the form of a message has been accepted from another player, whether or not a request has been accepted via friend information such as the aforementioned profile. It is determined whether or not

A second code transmission processing unit 77 (an example of a code transmission processing unit) transmits an appearance setting code to the terminal device 3 of another player when a request for an appearance setting code is received by the request acceptance determination processing unit 75. .

When receiving a request for an appearance setting code from another player, the transmission permission/refusal reception processing unit 79 receives an instruction from the player as to whether or not to transmit the appearance setting code. The second code transmission processing unit 77 transmits the appearance setting code to the terminal device 3 of another player when the transmission permission/rejection reception processing unit 79 receives an instruction to transmit the appearance setting code from the player. On the other hand, the second code transmission processing unit 77 does not transmit the appearance setting code to the terminal device 3 of the other player when the transmission permission/rejection reception processing unit 79 receives from the player an instruction not to transmit the appearance setting code. . As a result, the player can select whether or not to transmit the appearance setting code when receiving a request for an appearance setting code from another player during execution of multiplayer.

The request transmission processing unit 81 transmits a request for the appearance setting code of another game character to the terminal device 3 of another player based on the player's input. The mode of requesting the appearance setting code is not particularly limited, but the player may request it in the form of a message, for example, or by pressing a "request" button (not shown) in the friend information such as the profile described above. You may The request transmission processing unit 81 may also transmit an image representing a request for an appearance setting code to the terminal device 3 of another player. The "image representing a request for an appearance setting code" may be any image that enables communication instead of text, such as a stamp, symbol, or mark. The image may be selected by the player from preset images and used, or may be an original image created by the player.

17 to 19 show examples of game play screens when a request for an appearance setting code is received from another player. 17 to 19 correspond to the battle screen shown in FIG. 16 described above. In the example shown in FIG. 17, player B sends a stamp 83 (an example of an image requesting an appearance setting code) to player A requesting an appearance setting code for game character 63A during multiplayer. . The request reception determination processing unit 75 determines that the request for the appearance setting code has been received from the player B, and displays the stamp 83 on the side of the game character 63B operated by the player B on the game play screen.

Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 18, the transmittability acceptance processing unit 79 displays a message window 85 for accepting an instruction from the player A as to whether or not to transmit the appearance setting code of the game character 63A. Note that the message window 85 is displayed only on the player A's game play screen, and is not displayed on the player B's game play screen. Player A can select "YES" by operating the L button (not shown) of the game controller 7, and can select "NO" by operating the R button (not shown).

FIG. 19 shows an example of the game screen when "YES" is selected. As shown in FIG. 19, the second code transmission processing unit 77 transmits the appearance setting code of the game character 63A to the terminal device 3 of the player B in response to a request from the player B, and displays a message window 87 indicating that the code has been transmitted. display. Note that the message window 87 is displayed only on the player A's game play screen, and is not displayed on the player B's game play screen. Further, as shown in FIG. 19, the second code transmission processing unit 77 may display a stamp 89 indicating that the appearance setting code has been transmitted to the game character 63A operated by the player A. FIG. The stamp 83 and the stamp 89 are displayed on both player A's and player B's game play screens.

20 to 22 show an example of a game play screen when a request for an appearance setting code is sent to another player. 20 to 22 correspond to the battle screen shown in FIG. 16 above. In the example shown in FIG. 20, the request transmission processing unit 81 determines whether or not to transmit a request for the appearance setting code of the game character 63B operated by the player B when the player A performs an appropriate operation during the multiplayer. A message window 91 is displayed for player A to confirm. Note that the message window 91 is displayed only on the player A's game play screen, and is not displayed on the player B's game play screen. Player A can select "YES" by operating the L button (not shown) of the game controller 7, and can select "NO" by operating the R button (not shown).

FIG. 21 shows an example of the game screen when "YES" is selected. As shown in FIG. 21, the request transmission processing unit 81 transmits a request for the appearance setting code of the game character 63B to the terminal device 3 of the player B, and displays a message window 93 indicating that the request has been transmitted. Note that the message window 93 is displayed only on the player A's game play screen, and is not displayed on the player B's game play screen. Further, as shown in FIG. 21, the request transmission processing unit 81 displays a stamp 83 representing a request for an appearance setting code on the side of the game character 63A operated by the player A. FIG.

In player B's terminal device 3, the same processes as those shown in FIGS. 17 to 19 are executed. If player B selects transmission of the appearance setting code (corresponding to "YES" in FIG. 18), a message window 95 indicating that the appearance setting code has been received from player B is displayed as shown in FIG. At this time, as shown in FIG. 22, a stamp 89 indicating that the appearance setting code has been transmitted to the game character 63B operated by the player B may be displayed. Also, the message window 95 may include a message for confirming whether or not to automatically acquire the appearance setting code. Player A can select "YES" by operating the L button (not shown) of the game controller 7, and can select "NO" by operating the R button (not shown). If "YES" is selected, the appearance setting code is automatically acquired and stored in the terminal device 3.

By doing so, it is possible to transmit and receive the appearance setting code while communicating between the player A and the player B during execution of the multi-play. Each operation is associated with an appropriate button on the game controller 7, and can be executed with a single button operation, enabling communication between players and transmission and reception of appearance setting codes even during multiplayer when the player is busy operating the game character. becomes. Also, since it is possible to communicate with a simple display using images such as stamps, it is possible to communicate with other players on the game play screen without switching from the game play screen to, for example, a message screen or a chat screen. be able to.

In FIGS. 17 to 22, the case of communicating between players, such as requesting an appearance setting code, using stamps has been described, but the mode of communication is not limited to stamps. For example, by displaying a message screen, a chat screen, or the like on a part of the game play screen, or by switching the game play screen to the message screen, the chat screen, or the like, characters may be input and requested in the form of a message.

In addition, the processing and the like in each processing unit described above are not limited to these examples of sharing the processing, for example, processing may be performed by a smaller number of processing units (for example, one processing unit), Moreover, it may be processed by a further subdivided processing unit. The functions of each processing unit described above are implemented by a game program executed by the CPU 501 (see FIG. 34 described later). may be implemented by an actual device such as an electrical circuit of Furthermore, each processing unit described above is not limited to the case where all of them are mounted on the terminal device 3 side, and some or all of them may be mounted on the server device 5 side.

(2-2. Processing procedure executed by terminal device)
Next, an example of a processing procedure executed by the CPU 501 of the terminal device 3 will be described with reference to FIG.

In step S110, the terminal device 3 causes the multi-play execution processing unit 73 to perform multi-play with a game character that acts based on the player's input and another game character that acts based on another player's input.

In step S120, the terminal device 3 uses the request acceptance determination processing unit 75 to determine whether or not a request for an appearance setting code has been received from another player. If the request has been accepted (step S120: YES), the process proceeds to the next step S130. On the other hand, if no request has been accepted (step S120: NO), the process proceeds to step S150, which will be described later.

In step S130, the terminal device 3 determines whether or not an instruction to transmit an appearance setting code has been received from the player by means of the transmission permission/rejection reception processing unit 79 . If the transmission instruction is accepted (step S130: YES), the process proceeds to next step S140. On the other hand, when an instruction not to transmit the appearance setting code is received from the player (step S130: NO), the process proceeds to step S150, which will be described later.

In step S140, the terminal device 3 uses the second code transmission processing section 77 to transmit the appearance setting code to the terminal device 3 of the other player who transmitted the request.

In step S150, the terminal device 3 uses the request transmission processing unit 81 to determine whether or not the player has issued an instruction to request an appearance setting code for another player. If there is a request instruction (step S150: YES), the process proceeds to the next step S160. On the other hand, if there is no request instruction (step S150: NO), the process proceeds to step S170, which will be described later.

In step S160, the terminal device 3 uses the request transmission processing unit 81 to transmit a request for the appearance setting code of another game character to the terminal device 3 of another player.

In step S170, the terminal device 3 determines whether or not an appearance setting code has been received from another player. If an appearance setting code has been received from another player (step S170: YES), the process proceeds to the next step S180. On the other hand, if an appearance setting code has not been received from another player (step S170: NO), the process proceeds to step S190, which will be described later.

In step S180, the terminal device 3 causes the code decoding processing unit 31 to add the received appearance setting code to the player's own library. As a result, the appearance can be reproduced by using the appearance setting code in the appearance setting menu.

In step S190, the terminal device 3 determines whether or not to end the multiplay. If the multiplay is not to end (step S190: NO), the process returns to step S110 and repeats the same procedure. When ending (step S190: YES), this flowchart ends.

Note that the above-described processing procedure is an example, and at least part of the above procedure may be deleted or changed, or procedures other than the above may be added. For example, in steps S120 and S150, the appearance setting code is requested. The step of requesting may be omitted. Moreover, the order of at least part of the above procedures may be changed, and a plurality of procedures may be combined into a single procedure.

(2-3. Effects of Second Embodiment)
As described above, the game program of the present embodiment causes the terminal device 3, which is communicatively connected to the server device 5, to act based on the appearance creation processing section 19 and the code acquisition processing section 21 described above, and the player's input. A multi-play execution processing unit 73 for executing a multi-play with a game character acting based on the input of another player and another game character acting based on the input of another player, and a request reception judgment for judging whether or not a request for an appearance setting code has been received from another player. The processing unit 75 functions as a second code transmission processing unit 77 that transmits the appearance setting code to the terminal device 3 of another player when the request for the appearance setting code is received.

In this embodiment, when the player creates the appearance of the game character, the appearance setting information of the created game character is transmitted to the server device 5, and the information based on the appearance setting information is encoded and issued. Get the configuration code. Then, when a request for an appearance setting code is received from another player during execution of multiplay between a game character by a player and a game character by another player, the appearance setting code is transmitted to the other player.

As a result, the player who receives the appearance setting code can reproduce the appearance of the game character created by another player by decoding it. In this way, a game character created by one of a plurality of players executing multiplay can be shared with other players. In addition, since the code can be shared using an in-game function, the trouble of sharing the appearance setting code using an external SNS or the like can be saved, and convenience for the player can be improved.

Further, in the present embodiment, the game program causes the terminal device 3 to receive an instruction as to whether or not to transmit the appearance setting code from the player when a request for the appearance setting code is received from another player. 79, in which case the second code transmission processing unit 77 transmits the appearance setting code to the terminal device 3 of another player when receiving an appearance setting code transmission instruction from the player. You may

In this case, the player can select whether or not to transmit the appearance setting code when receiving a request for the appearance setting code from another player during multiplay. For example, if you want to enjoy multi-play between game characters who have the same appearance (for example, set up as twins), you can enjoy multi-play even more by instructing transmission. Also, for example, if you want to use the created game character only by yourself, you can enjoy the game as a game character with your own original appearance by instructing not to send it.

Further, in this embodiment, the game program functions as a request transmission processing unit 81 that transmits a request for the appearance setting code of another game character to the terminal device 3 of another player based on the player's input. You may let

In this case, the player can send a request for an appearance setting code to reproduce the appearance of another player's game character during multiplay. For example, if you want to enjoy multi-play with game characters that have the same appearance (for example, twins), you can enjoy multi-play even more by requesting and having the appearance setting code sent. In addition, for example, the user can further edit the appearance of the game character reproduced by decoding the appearance setting code sent by another player, and further process the appearance of the game character of the other player based on the appearance of the game character. It is possible. In this case, for example, game characters with similar appearances (for example, set as family members, brothers, sisters, parents and children, etc.) can enjoy multi-play, etc., and the interest in the game can be further improved.

Further, in this embodiment, the request transmission processing unit 81 may transmit an image representing a request for an appearance setting code to the terminal device 3 of another player.

Normally, the player is busy operating the game characters (for example, moving, fighting, etc.) during execution of multiplayer. Therefore, it is inconvenient to input text such as a message when sending a request for an appearance setting code to another player. In this embodiment, an image representing a request for an appearance setting code is transmitted to other players. By making it possible to transmit such an image, it becomes possible to request an appearance setting code with a simple operation (for example, one-button operation) even when the player is busy operating the game character during multi-play, thereby improving the convenience of the player. .

(2-4. Modification)
It should be noted that the second embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the contents described above, and various modifications are possible without departing from the gist and technical idea thereof.

For example, an image of a game character created during recruitment of friends for multiplayer may be made public, and an appearance setting code for the game character may be transmitted when the player who has applied requests it. FIG. 24 shows an example of functional configurations of the server device 5 and the terminal device 3 in this modified example.

As shown in FIG. 24, the terminal device 3 according to this modification has an application acceptance processing section 97 and a character posting processing section 99 in addition to the functional configuration shown in FIG. The application acceptance processing unit 97 recruits fellows who execute multiplay and accepts applications from other players. The character publication processing unit 99 publishes an image of the game character created by the player in the display indicating that the player is recruiting friends. Since the configuration other than the above is the same as the configuration shown in FIG. 15, description thereof will be omitted.

FIG. 25 shows an example of a friend recruitment screen by the application reception processing unit 97 and the character posting processing unit 99. As shown in FIG. Note that the buddy recruitment screen shown in FIG. 25 is, for example, a screen for the player A to recruit buddy for multiplay, and can be viewed by other players.

As shown in FIG. 25, the friend recruitment screen (an example of a display indicating that a friend is being recruited) includes an image 101 of a game character a1 that acts based on player A's input, for example, a character name, level, A status 103 such as abilities, skills, and items is displayed. Also displayed is a list of game characters created by player A that can be used by other players (for example, simplified representation of male or female characters). In this example, a total of 7 game characters, 3 males and 4 females, are posted. The player can browse the image 107 of the game character by selecting one of the game characters with the cursor 105, for example.

The friend recruitment screen displays a confirmation message 109 for asking the player whether or not to apply for a friend, an "apply" button 111, and a "do not apply" button 113. FIG. By operating the game controller 7, the player can select and decide either the "apply" button 111 or the "not apply" button 113. FIG.

FIG. 26 shows an example of the appearance setting code request screen when the "apply" button 111 is selected. As shown in FIG. 26, a list of game characters created by player A that can be used by other players, a "request" button 115, and a "not request" button 117 are displayed. The player selects one of the game characters with the cursor 105 to browse the image 107 of the game character, and operates the "request" button 115 to set the appearance of the selected game character for the player A. Code can be requested.

In this modified example, recruitment of friends for multi-play and publication (publication) of the image of the created game character can be performed together. As a result, for example, when a player creates the appearance of a plurality of game characters, by posting those images and recruiting friends for multiplayer, it is possible to enjoy multiplayer with a plurality of created game characters. Become.

In addition, in this modified example, an appearance setting code is transmitted when an appearance setting code is requested by another player who has applied for multiplay recruitment. As a result, for example, a plurality of game characters that resemble the appearance of each person in a group of celebrities, such as an idol group, a sports team, or a combination of entertainers, can be created, and when other players who play multiplayer want to use them, the appearance can be changed. By sending the setting code, it is possible to reproduce a group of celebrities and enjoy multiplayer. Also, for example, it is possible to form a virtual group by combining celebrities that are impossible in reality, and to enjoy multi-play with the group. Therefore, the interest of the game can be further improved.

<3. Third Embodiment>
(3-1. Functional Configuration of Server Device)
Next, an example of functional configurations of the server device 5 and the terminal device 3 according to the third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 27 to 31. FIG.

As shown in FIG. 27, the server device 5 includes, in addition to the aforementioned code issuing processing unit 15 and appearance setting code database 17, a code disclosure processing unit 119, an evaluation acceptance processing unit 121, a reward giving processing unit 123, It has a ranking tabulation processing unit 125 , a chord search processing unit 127 , and a chord extraction processing unit 129 . Note that the terminal device 3 has an appearance creation processing unit 19, a code acquisition processing unit 21, a code decoding processing unit 31, and a character reproduction processing unit 33, as in the above-described first and second embodiments. is.

The code issuing processing unit 15 receives the appearance setting information of the game character created based on the player's input in the terminal device 3 from the terminal device 3, encodes the information based on the appearance setting information, and issues an appearance setting code. . As described above, the "information based on the appearance setting information" may be the appearance setting information itself, or, for example, the location (slot number prepared for each player, etc.) where the appearance setting information received by the server device 5 is stored. It may be information representing the As described above, the "appearance setting code" may be, for example, a character code consisting of a plurality of characters, a one-dimensional code such as a bar code, or a two-dimensional code such as a QR code (registered trademark) or a color code. It's okay. The appearance setting code issued by the code issuing processor 15 is registered in the appearance setting code database 17 .

The code disclosure processing unit 119 discloses the appearance setting code issued by the code issuing processing unit 15 so that other players other than the player who created the game character related to the appearance setting code can view it.

The evaluation reception processing unit 121 receives evaluations of the appearance setting codes disclosed by the code disclosure processing unit 119 from other players. The mode of acceptance of the evaluation is not particularly limited. For example, a "Like!" button may be pressed for each appearance setting code, and the number of times the "Like!" button is pressed may be counted. Also, for example, it is possible to input points for each appearance setting code, and calculate the average of the input points. Also, for example, fixed phrases representing evaluations such as “cool” and “cute” may be prepared, and the number of receptions of the fixed phrases may be tallied. Also, for example, virtual currency, points, etc. that can be used in the game may be invested in each appearance setting code, and the amount of virtual currency invested and the number of points may be totaled. In this case, the invested player may be rewarded according to the investment amount, for example, according to the number of downloads of the appearance setting code. The code disclosure processing unit 119 discloses the appearance setting code together with the evaluation received by the evaluation reception processing unit 121 .

FIG. 28 shows an example of an appearance setting code disclosure screen by the code disclosure processing unit 119 . In the example shown in FIG. 28 , the appearance setting codes transmitted from each terminal device 3 are published in chronological order of creation date/time (issuance date/time), for example. Each appearance setting code displays, for example, an explanation column related to gender, characteristics, etc., and the received evaluation (in this example, the number of "likes").

Also displayed on the public screen are a “View Images” button 131, a “Like” button 133, a “Sort” button 135, a “Search” button 137, and a “Get” button 139. FIG. For example, by selecting one of the appearance setting codes with the cursor 141 and operating the "view image" button 131, the player can browse the image of the game character corresponding to the selected appearance setting code. Also, the player can give a good evaluation to the selected appearance setting code by selecting one of the appearance setting codes with the cursor 141 and operating the “Like!” button 133, for example. Also, the player can rearrange the display of the appearance setting codes on the public screen by operating the "rearrange" button 135 (details will be described later). Also, the player can search for the appearance setting code published on the public screen by operating the "search" button 137 (details will be described later). Also, the player can download and save the selected appearance setting code in the terminal device 3 by selecting one of the appearance setting codes with the cursor 141 and operating the “obtain” button 139 , for example.

Returning to FIG. 27, based on the evaluation of the appearance setting code received by the evaluation reception processing unit 121, the reward giving processing unit 123 gives a reward to the player who created the game character related to the appearance setting code. The type of "reward" is not particularly limited, and includes a wide variety of items. For example, rare items, virtual currency, titles, game characters, skills, status increases (level up, etc.), gacha tickets, and the like may be used. The timing of awarding the reward may be set based on the mode of evaluation. For example, when counting the number of times the "Like!" and so on. Note that a plurality of set values may be set in stages, and rewards of higher value may be given as the evaluation increases.

FIG. 29 shows an example of a reward giving screen by the reward giving processing unit 123. As shown in FIG. In the example shown in FIG. 29, for example, when the number of times the "Like!" button has been pressed reaches 1000, the title of "character master" is given to the player. The title acquired by the player may be displayed, for example, on the profile screen, or may be displayed near the game character on the gameplay screen.

Returning to FIG. 27, the ranking tabulation processing unit 125 tabulates the rankings of the appearance setting codes disclosed by the code disclosure processing unit 119 . The type of ranking is not particularly limited, and includes a wide variety of types. For example, in descending or descending order of the number of downloads, in ascending or descending order of the number of “likes”, in ascending or descending order of the number of image views, in ascending or descending order of the reward value given, etc. good. Also, the player may be allowed to select the type of ranking. Note that the code disclosure processing unit 119 discloses the appearance setting code together with the aggregated ranking. For example, the code publication processing unit 119 rearranges the appearance setting codes in order of ranking and publishes them.

FIG. 30 shows an example of a selection screen for the player to select the type of ranking. The selection screen shown in FIG. 30 is displayed when the "sort" button 135 is operated on the public screen shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 30, the selection screen displays, for example, a selection section 143 for selecting a sorting method (ranking type), a "sort" button 145, and a "cancel" button 147. there is A plurality of items are displayed in the selection portion 143 , and the player selects one of the items with the cursor 149 and operates the “rearrange” button 145 . As a result, the ranking aggregation processing unit 125 aggregates the ranking based on the selected item, and the appearance setting codes are rearranged in order of ranking. In the example shown in FIG. 30, the items in the selection unit 143 are, for example, the order of newest date and time of creation, the order of the number of times the image has been viewed, and the like! are displayed in descending order of the number of downloads, descending order of the number of downloads, and so on. In addition to these items, a large number of items may be prepared. For example, when the cursor 149 reaches the upper end or lower end of the selection portion 143, the items may be scrolled downward or upward.

Returning to FIG. 27, the code search processing unit 127 searches for the published appearance setting code based on the player's input. For example, a player may enter a keyword to perform a search. In this case, the code search processing unit 127 may search based on whether or not the input keyword is included in the description column (see FIG. 28) of the appearance setting code. For example, as shown in FIG. 28, when the explanation column contains the content "*** similar" by the name of a celebrity, etc., it is possible to search by the name of the celebrity.

The code extraction processing unit 129 extracts appearance setting codes that belong to a predetermined classification from among the published appearance setting codes based on the player's input. The “predetermined classification” refers to any feature related to appearance, such as gender (male, female), hairstyle (long hair, short hair, bob, etc.), eye color (black, brown, blue, red, etc.). It can be classified as When the code extraction processing unit 129 performs extraction, the code search processing unit 127 searches the extracted appearance setting codes based on the player's input.

FIG. 31 shows an example of a search screen by the code search processing section 127 and the code extraction processing section 129. As shown in FIG. The search screen shown in FIG. 31 is displayed when the "search" button 137 is operated on the public screen shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 31, the search screen includes, for example, a selection section 151 for selecting a genre (an example of a predetermined classification), a keyword input field 153, a "search" button 155, and a "cancel" button 157. is displayed. A plurality of items are displayed in the selection unit 151, and when the player selects one or more items with the cursor 159, the code extraction processing unit 129 selects those belonging to the genre from among the published appearance setting codes. Extract. Also, the player inputs a search keyword in the keyword input field 153 and then operates a “search” button 155 to search for the extracted appearance setting codes that match the keyword. If the genre is not limited, "all genres" should be selected. In the example shown in FIG. 31 , two genres of “female” and “long hair” are selected in the selection section 151 . In addition to the genre items shown in FIG. 31, a large number of items are prepared. may be displayed.

In addition, the processing and the like in each processing unit described above are not limited to these examples of sharing the processing, for example, processing may be performed by a smaller number of processing units (for example, one processing unit), Moreover, it may be processed by a further subdivided processing unit. The functions of each processing unit described above are implemented by a game program executed by the CPU 501 (see FIG. 34 described later). may be implemented by an actual device such as an electrical circuit of Further, each processing unit described above is not limited to the case where all of them are mounted on the server device 5 side, and some or all of them may be mounted on the terminal device 3 side.

(3-2. Processing procedure executed by server device)
Next, an example of the first processing procedure executed by the CPU 501 of the server device 5 will be described with reference to FIG. 32 .

In step S205, the server device 5 receives, from the terminal device 3, the appearance setting information of the game character created based on the player's input in the terminal device 3 by the code issuing processing unit 15, and outputs information based on the appearance setting information. Encode and issue an appearance setting code.

In step S210, the server device 5 causes the code disclosure processing unit 119 to disclose the appearance setting code issued in step S205 in the game so that other players than the player who issued the appearance setting code can view it. do.

In step S215, the server apparatus 5 causes the evaluation reception processing unit 121 to receive evaluations of the appearance setting code disclosed in step S210 from players other than the player who issued the appearance setting code.

In step S220, the server device 5 causes the reward granting processing unit 123 to reward the player who created the game character associated with the appearance setting code received in step S215 according to the evaluation of the appearance setting code. .

In step S223, the server device 5 determines whether or not to end the game. If the game is not to be ended (step S223: NO), the process returns to step S205 to repeat the same procedure. On the other hand, if the game is to end (step S223: YES), this flowchart ends.

Note that in the above flow, the evaluation is not only accepted once immediately after the appearance setting code is released. Once the evaluation is accepted, unless the issuer of the appearance setting code himself invalidates the appearance setting code, the evaluation can be accepted continuously thereafter, and the player can obtain a reward according to the evaluation.

Next, an example of a second processing procedure executed by the CPU 501 of the server device 5 will be described with reference to FIG. 33 .

In step S225, the server device 5 determines whether or not the player has instructed to sort by ranking. If there is a rearrangement instruction (step S225: YES), the process proceeds to the next step S230. On the other hand, if there is no rearrangement instruction (step S225: NO), the process proceeds to step S235, which will be described later.

In step S230, the server device 5 causes the ranking aggregation processing unit 125 to aggregate the ranking of the appearance setting codes according to the item selected by the rearrangement instruction, and sorts the appearance setting codes in order of the total ranking. Sort.

In step S235, the server device 5 determines whether or not the player has instructed to search for an appearance setting code. If there is a search instruction (step S235: YES), the process proceeds to the next step S240. On the other hand, if there is no search instruction (step S235: NO), the process proceeds to step S250, which will be described later.

In step S240, the server apparatus 5 causes the code extraction processing unit 129 to extract an appearance setting code belonging to a predetermined classification from among the published appearance setting codes according to the player's input.

In step S245, the server device 5 causes the code search processing unit 127 to search for an appearance setting code among the appearance setting codes extracted in step S240 according to the player's input. Search results are displayed to the player who performed the search.

In step S248, the server device 5 selects one appearance setting code selected by the player from the appearance setting codes narrowed down based on the result of sorting in step S230 and the result of searching in step S245. It is transmitted to the terminal device 3 of the player. The terminal device 3 adds the received appearance setting code to the player's own library.

In step S250, the server device 5 determines whether or not to end the game. If the game is not to be ended (step S250: NO), the process returns to step S205 to repeat the same procedure. On the other hand, when ending the game (step S250: YES), this flow chart ends.

32 and 33 described above are examples, and at least part of the above procedures may be deleted or changed, and procedures other than the above may be added. For example, in step S248, the player received the appearance setting code and added it to his library. may be accepted as positive evaluation. Also, for example, on the screen for deciding to add an appearance setting code to one's own library, it is possible to make it possible to browse the appearance, and to accept the evaluation of the appearance setting code on that screen. Moreover, the order of at least part of the above procedures may be changed, and a plurality of procedures may be combined into a single procedure.

(3-3. Effects of the third embodiment)
As described above, the game program of the present embodiment allows the server device 5 communicatively connected to a plurality of terminal devices 3 to generate the appearance setting information of the game character created based on the player's input in the terminal device 3 . from the terminal device 3, encodes information based on the appearance setting information, and issues an appearance setting code. It functions as a code disclosure processing unit 119 that releases the code so that it can be viewed by other players.

In this embodiment, when the player creates the appearance of the game character on the terminal device 3, the server device 5 receives the appearance setting information of the created game character from the terminal device 3, and encodes the information based on the appearance setting information. and issue an appearance setting code. Then, the server device 5 publishes the issued appearance setting code so that other players can view it.

As a result, other players viewing the published appearance setting code can reproduce the appearance of the game character created by the player by decoding the appearance setting code. In this way, the game character created by the player can be shared with other players. In addition, since the code can be shared using an in-game function, the trouble of sharing the appearance setting code using an external SNS or the like can be saved, and convenience for the player can be improved.

In this embodiment, the game program may cause the server device 5 to function as the evaluation reception processing unit 121 that receives evaluations of published appearance setting codes from other players. Unit 119 may publish the appearance configuration code along with the received rating.

In this case, each player can also grasp the level of the evaluation when viewing the published appearance setting code, which can be used as an index when selecting and acquiring the appearance setting code. In addition, for example, the motivation of wanting to receive high evaluation from other players works, and the motivation of the player to create a game character can be enhanced.

Further, in this embodiment, the game program uses the server device 5 as the reward giving processing unit 123 that gives a reward to the player who created the game character according to the appearance setting code based on the evaluation of the appearance setting code. You can make it work.

In this case, for example, the higher the evaluation of the game character created by the player, the more valuable the reward can be obtained. As a result, the player's desire to create a game character can be further enhanced.

Further, in this embodiment, the game program may cause the server device 5 to function as the ranking aggregation processing unit 125 that aggregates the rankings of the published appearance setting codes. In that case, the code disclosure processing unit 119 , You may publish it together with the ranking that tallies the appearance setting code.

In this case, since each player can view the published appearance setting code together with the ranking, for example, the rank of the ranking can be used as an index when selecting and acquiring the appearance setting code. In addition, for example, the motivation of wanting to rank high in the ranking works, and the motivation of the player to create a game character can be enhanced.

Further, in the present embodiment, the game program may cause the server device 5 to function as the code search processing section 127 that searches for the published appearance setting code based on the player's input.

In this case, even if a large number of appearance setting codes are open to the public, the player can search using, for example, a keyword or the like, making it easy to search for a desired appearance setting code from among many appearance setting codes. Become. Therefore, convenience for the player can be improved.

Further, in the present embodiment, the game program may cause the server device 5 to function as the code extraction processing unit 129 that extracts appearance setting codes that belong to a predetermined classification from among appearance setting codes disclosed based on player input. In that case, the code search processing unit 127 may search the extracted appearance setting codes based on the player's input.

In this case, even if a large number of appearance setting codes are open to the public, the player can, for example, select a specific classification to extract those belonging to that classification, and then search for the appearance setting code. Therefore, it becomes easier to search for a desired appearance setting code from a large number of appearance setting codes, and the player's convenience can be further improved.

In addition to the methods already described above, the methods according to the above embodiments and modifications may be appropriately combined and used. In addition, although not exemplified one by one, each of the above-described embodiments and modifications can be implemented with various modifications within the scope of the spirit of the invention.

<4. Hardware Configuration of Terminal Device and Server Device>
Next, with reference to FIG. 34, an example of the hardware configuration of the terminal device 3 that implements each processing unit implemented by the program executed by the CPU 501 described in each of the above embodiments will be described. Note that the server device 5 may have the same hardware configuration.

As shown in FIG. 34, the terminal device 3 (or the server device 5) includes, for example, a CPU 501, a ROM 503, a RAM 505, a GPU 506, and a dedicated integrated circuit 507 such as an ASIC or FPGA built for a specific application. , an input device 513 , an output device 515 , a recording device 517 , a drive 519 , a connection port 521 and a communication device 523 . These components are connected to each other via a bus 509, an input/output interface 511, etc. so as to be able to transmit signals to each other.

The game program can be recorded in, for example, the ROM 503, the RAM 505, the recording device 517 such as a hard disk, or the like.

In addition, the game program is temporarily or permanently (non-temporarily) recorded on a removable recording medium 525 such as a magnetic disk such as a flexible disk, an optical disk such as various CDs, MO disks, and DVDs, and a semiconductor memory. You can also keep it. Such a recording medium 525 can also be provided as so-called package software. In this case, the game programs recorded on these recording media 525 may be read by the drive 519 and recorded on the recording device 517 via the input/output interface 511, the bus 509, or the like.

Also, the game program can be recorded in, for example, a download site, another computer, another recording device, or the like (not shown). In this case, the game program is transferred via a network NW such as LAN or Internet, and the communication device 523 receives this program. The program received by the communication device 523 may be recorded in the recording device 517 via the input/output interface 511, the bus 509, or the like.

Also, the game program can be recorded in an appropriate externally connected device 527, for example. In this case, the game program may be transferred via an appropriate connection port 521 and recorded in the recording device 517 via the input/output interface 511, bus 509, or the like.

Then, the CPU 501 executes various processes in accordance with the programs recorded in the recording device 517 to generate the aforementioned code issuing processing unit 15, appearance creation processing unit 19, code acquisition processing unit 21, code addition processing unit 23, First code transmission processing unit 25, message transmission/reception processing unit 27, profile disclosure processing unit 29, code decoding processing unit 31, character reproduction processing unit 33, multiplay execution processing unit 73, request acceptance determination processing unit 75, second code transmission Processing unit 77, transmission propriety reception processing unit 79, request transmission processing unit 81, code disclosure processing unit 119, evaluation reception processing unit 121, reward granting processing unit 123, ranking aggregation processing unit 125, code search processing unit 127, code extraction processing Processing by the unit 129 or the like is realized. At this time, the CPU 501 may, for example, directly read out the program from the recording device 517 and execute it, or may execute it after temporarily loading it into the RAM 505 . Furthermore, when the CPU 501 receives a program via the communication device 523 , the drive 519 or the connection port 521 , for example, the received program may be directly executed without being recorded in the recording device 517 .

The CPU 501 may also perform various processing based on signals and information input from the game controller 7 and the input device 513 including, for example, a mouse, keyboard, and microphone.

The GPU 506 performs processing for image display such as rendering processing in accordance with instructions from the CPU 501 .

Then, the CPU 501 and GPU 506 output the result of executing the above processing from the display device 9 and an output device 515 including an audio output unit (not shown) such as speakers and headphones. Furthermore, the CPU 501 and GPU 506 may transmit this processing result via the communication device 523 or the connection port 521 as necessary, or record it in the recording device 517 or recording medium 525 .

3 Terminal device (information processing device)
5 Server device (information processing device)
15 code issuing processing unit 17 appearance setting code database 19 appearance creation processing unit 21 code acquisition processing unit 23 code addition processing unit 25 first code transmission processing unit (code transmission processing unit)
27 message transmission/reception processing unit 29 profile disclosure processing unit 31 code decoding processing unit 33 character reproduction processing unit 49 image 63 game character 63A game character 63B game character 67 QR code (registered trademark) (appearance setting code, two-dimensional code)
73 Multiplay execution processing unit 75 Request acceptance determination processing unit 77 Second code transmission processing unit 79 Sendability acceptance processing unit 81 Request transmission processing unit 83 Stamp (image representing request for appearance setting code)
97 application reception processing unit 99 character posting processing unit 119 code disclosure processing unit 121 evaluation reception processing unit 123 reward provision processing unit 125 ranking total processing unit 127 code search processing unit 129 code extraction processing unit 525 recording medium

Claims (8)

an information processing device communicably connected to a server device,
an appearance creation processing unit that creates the appearance of the game character based on the player's input;
a code acquisition processing unit that transmits appearance setting information of the created game character to the server device and acquires an appearance setting code issued by encoding information based on the appearance setting information;
a code addition processing unit for adding the acquired appearance setting code to the created image of the game character;
A code for transmitting the appearance setting code or an image of the game character to which the appearance setting code is added to the server device or the information processing device of the other player via the server device so that the other player can view the code. transmission processing unit,
A game program to function as the information processing device,
a code decoding processing unit that decodes the appearance setting code to acquire the appearance setting information;
a character reproduction processing unit that reproduces the appearance of the game character based on the acquired appearance setting information;
to further function as
The game program according to claim 1. the information processing device,
further functions as a message transmission/reception processing unit that transmits and receives messages to and from the other player;
The code transmission processing unit is
Attaching the appearance setting code or an image of the game character to which the appearance setting code is added to the message and transmitting the message to the other player;
3. A game program according to claim 1 or 2. the information processing device,
further functions as a profile disclosure processing unit that discloses the profile to the other players;
The code transmission processing unit is
transmitting the appearance setting code or an image of the game character to which the appearance setting code is added to the server device so as to be posted on the profile;
4. A game program according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The code acquisition processing unit
Acquiring a two-dimensional code as the appearance setting code,
The code addition processing unit
adding the obtained two-dimensional code to the created image of the game character,
The code transmission processing unit
transmitting the two-dimensional code or the image of the game character to which the two-dimensional code is added to the server device or the information processing device of the other player;
A game program according to any one of claims 1 to 4. the information processing device,
Further functioning as a display instruction reception processing unit that receives an instruction from the player as to whether or not to display the appearance setting code in a moving image during game play,
The code addition processing unit
displaying the appearance setting code in a moving image during game play when an instruction to display the appearance setting code is received;
A game program according to any one of claims 1 to 5. A recording medium readable by an information processing device, in which the game program according to any one of claims 1 to 6 is recorded. A game processing method executed by an information processing device communicably connected to a server device,
creating an appearance for a game character based on player input;
a step of transmitting appearance setting information of the created game character to the server device and obtaining an appearance setting code issued by encoding information based on the appearance setting information;
adding the acquired appearance setting code to the created image of the game character;
a step of transmitting the appearance setting code or an image of the game character to which the appearance setting code is added to the server device or the information processing device of the other player via the server device so that the other player can view the image; When,
A game processing method comprising:

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