JP3686071B2 - Program, information storage medium, and image generation system - Google Patents

Description

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

  Conventionally, an image generation system capable of virtually playing a ball game system game is known. Taking a baseball game as an example, a defensive player (including a computer player) operates a pitcher character to throw a ball (an object in a broad sense), and an attacking player operates a batter character to throw it. Hit the ball and enjoy the game.

  By the way, in a game such as baseball or soccer in the real world, there are a play that draws the flow of the game to a friend or a play that stops the flow of the game. And even if you lose the opponent in the score, if the game flow is on your side, you are pushing the opponent mentally and the possibility of being able to reverse is increased. Such a game flow is called momentum in overseas sports. Accordingly, it is desired that such a game flow (momentum) can be virtually simulated even in an image generation system capable of realizing a ball game system game such as baseball.

However, even if such a game flow is simulated only with internal parameters, if the player cannot visually recognize which team has the flow of the game visually or auditorily, There is a problem that the player cannot feel the existence of the flow.
JP 2001-187267 A

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is a program, an information storage medium, and an image that allow a player to visually or audibly recognize a game flow. To provide a generation system.

  The present invention is an image generation system that generates an image, and whether or not an update condition of a momentum parameter that indicates which team or character of a plurality of teams or characters is inclined is satisfied. Momentum parameter update condition determination unit for determining, momentum parameter update unit for updating the momentum parameter of each team or character when the condition for updating the momentum parameter is satisfied, and the magnitude parameter value of each team or character The present invention relates to an image generation system including a display control unit that performs display control of a momentum display object representing a relationship. The present invention also relates to a program that causes a computer to function as each of the above-described units. The present invention also relates to a computer-readable information storage medium that stores (records) a program that causes a computer to function as each unit.

  In the present invention, when the momentum parameter update condition is satisfied, the momentum parameter of each team or character is updated. Then, the display control of the momentum display object representing the magnitude relationship between the momentum parameter values of each team or character is performed. Thus, if the momentum display object is displayed to convey the magnitude relationship between the momentum parameter values, the player can visually recognize the flow of the game, and the virtual reality felt by the player can be improved. .

  In the image generation system, the program, and the information storage medium according to the present invention, the momentum display object includes a first part object associated with a first team or character of a plurality of teams or characters, and a plurality of parts. A second part object associated with a second team or character of the team or character, wherein the display control unit includes a momentum parameter value of the first team or character and a momentum of the second team or character; Based on the parameter value, at least one of the position, size, and image information of the first and second part objects may be controlled.

  In this way, the player can determine the magnitude relationship between the momentum parameter value of the first team or character and the momentum parameter value of the second team or character, and the position and size of the first and second objects and image information ( Color, brightness, translucency, α value, gradient, texture, etc.).

  In the image generation system, the program, and the information storage medium according to the present invention, the momentum display object includes a first part object associated with a first team or character of a plurality of teams or characters, and a plurality of parts. A second part object associated with a second team or character of the team or character, and the display control unit increases the momentum parameter value of the first team or character, When the character's momentum parameter value decreases, the first part object moves in a first direction, and the second part object moves in a second direction opposite to the first direction. You may control to do.

  In this way, the magnitude relationship between the momentum parameter values is visually transmitted to the player by the movement of the first part object in the first direction and the movement of the second part object in the second direction. It becomes possible. The movement in this case may be movement of a part of the first and second part objects.

  In the image generation system, the program, and the information storage medium according to the present invention, the momentum display object includes a first part object associated with a first team or character of a plurality of teams or characters, and a plurality of parts. A second part object associated with a second team or character of the team or character, and the display control unit increases the momentum parameter value of the first team or character, When the momentum parameter value of the character is decreased, the size of the first part object may be increased and the size of the second part object may be decreased.

  In this way, the magnitude relationship of the momentum parameter values can be visually communicated to the player due to the difference in size between the first and second part objects.

  In the image generation system, program, and information storage medium according to the present invention, the first part object is a character object representing a first team or character, and the second part object is a second team or It may be a character object representing a character.

  In the image generation system, the program, and the information storage medium according to the present invention, the momentum display object includes a first part object associated with a first team or character of a plurality of teams or characters, and a plurality of parts. A second part object associated with a second team or character of the team or character, and the display control unit increases the momentum parameter value of the first team or character, When the momentum parameter value of the character decreases, control may be performed so that the color of the first part object becomes the first color and the color of the second part object becomes the second color. .

  In this way, the magnitude relationship between the momentum parameter values can be visually communicated to the player due to the difference in color between the first and second part objects.

  In the image generation system, the program, and the information storage medium according to the present invention, the first color is a color that is displayed in association with the team or character as a color that represents a high state of the team or character. The second color may be a color displayed in association with the team or character as a color representing a state where the team or character is in low tone.

  Further, the present invention is an image generation system for generating an image, and whether or not an update condition of a momentum parameter indicating whether a game flow is leaning to which team or character among a plurality of teams or characters is satisfied A momentum parameter update condition determination unit for determining the momentum parameter, a momentum parameter update unit for updating the momentum parameter of each team or character when the update condition of the momentum parameter is satisfied, and a momentum parameter value of each team or character The present invention relates to an image generation system including a voice control unit that controls a voice that informs a magnitude relationship. The present invention also relates to a program that causes a computer to function as each of the above-described units. The present invention also relates to a computer-readable information storage medium that stores (records) a program that causes a computer to function as each unit.

  In the present invention, when the momentum parameter update condition is satisfied, the momentum parameter of each team or character is updated. Then, voice control is performed to inform the magnitude relationship between the momentum parameter values of each team or character. If the sound is used to convey the magnitude relationship between the momentum parameter values in this way, it becomes possible for the player to audibly recognize the flow of the game, and the virtual reality felt by the player can be improved.

  Further, in the present invention, the sound control unit may perform live relay voice output control that informs the magnitude relationship between the momentum parameter values of each team or character.

  In this way, by using the live broadcast voice to convey the magnitude relationship between the momentum parameter values, it is possible to effectively convey the flow of the game to the player.

  Further, in the image generation system, the program, and the information storage medium according to the present invention, when the momentum parameter update condition is satisfied and the momentum parameter is updated, the sound control unit outputs the live relay voice at the update timing. You may control so that it is.

  In this way, it is possible to effectively inform the player of the fact and timing that the momentum parameter has been updated.

  In the image generation system, the program, and the information storage medium according to the present invention, the momentum parameter update unit satisfies the momentum parameter update condition for increasing the momentum parameter value of the first team or character of the plurality of teams or characters. If it has been done, an update process for increasing the momentum parameter value of the first team or character and decreasing the momentum parameter value of the second team or character may be performed.

  In this way, when the game flow is inclined to one team, it is possible to express an event that the game flow is far from the other team.

  In the image generation system, the program, and the information storage medium according to the present invention, the momentum parameter update unit satisfies the momentum parameter update condition for increasing the momentum parameter value of the first team or character of the plurality of teams or characters. When the momentum parameter value of the first team or character increases, correction processing is performed to decrease the increased momentum parameter value according to the difference in scores between the first team or character and the second team or character. A momentum parameter correction unit may be included.

  In this way, since the momentum parameter value can be set in consideration of the score difference, the event of the game flow can be expressed more realistically.

  In the image generation system, the program, and the information storage medium according to the present invention, the momentum parameter update unit sets the initial value of the momentum parameter of each team or character based on the game result of each team or character in the previous game. A momentum parameter initial value setting unit to be set may be included.

  In this way, the flow of the game following the previous game is also taken into consideration, and the virtual reality feeling felt by the player can be further improved.

  In addition, the image generation system, the program, and the information storage medium according to the present invention may include an ability parameter correction unit that corrects the ability parameter of each team or character based on the momentum parameter of each team or character (ability parameter correction unit). A program for causing a computer to function as a computer or functioning a computer as a capability parameter correction unit may be stored.

  In this way, the ability parameter of each team or character changes according to the momentum parameter, and various game developments can be realized.

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

1. Configuration FIG. 1 shows an example of a functional block diagram of an image generation system (game system) of the present embodiment. Note that the image generation system of the present embodiment may have a configuration in which some of the components (each unit) in FIG. 1 are omitted.

  The operation unit 160 (game controller) is for a player to input operation data, and the function can be realized by a direction key, an analog stick, a button, a lever, a steering, a microphone, a touch panel display, or a housing. .

  The storage unit 170 serves as a work area for the processing unit 100, the communication unit 196, and the like, and its function can be realized by a RAM or the like.

  The information storage medium 180 (computer-readable medium) stores programs, data, and the like, and functions as an optical disk (CD, DVD), magneto-optical disk (MO), magnetic disk, hard disk, and magnetic tape. Alternatively, it can be realized by a memory (ROM). The processing unit 100 performs various processes of the present embodiment based on a program (data) stored in the information storage medium 180. That is, the information storage medium 180 stores a program for causing a computer to function as each unit of the present embodiment (a program for causing a computer to execute processing of each unit).

  The display unit 190 outputs an image generated according to the present embodiment, and its function can be realized by a CRT, LCD, touch panel display, HMD (head mounted display), or the like.

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

  The portable information storage device 194 stores player personal data, game save data, and the like. Examples of the portable information storage device 194 include a memory card and a portable game device. The communication unit 196 performs various controls for communicating with the outside (for example, a host device or other image generation system), and functions thereof are hardware such as various processors or communication ASICs, programs, and the like. It can be realized by.

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

  The processing unit 100 (processor) performs game processing, image generation processing, sound generation processing, and the like based on operation data from the operation unit 160, a program, and the like. The processing unit 100 performs various processes using the storage unit 170 as a work area. The functions of the processing unit 100 can be realized by hardware such as various processors (CPU, DSP, etc.), ASIC (gate array, etc.), a program, and the like.

  The processing unit 100 includes a game processing unit 110, an image generation unit 120, and a sound generation unit 130. Here, the game processing unit 110 performs game processing based on operation data, a program, and the like from the operation unit 160. This game process includes a process for starting a game when a game start condition is satisfied, a process for advancing the game, a process for placing objects such as characters and maps, a process for displaying objects, and a process for calculating game results. Alternatively, there is a process for ending the game when the game end condition is satisfied.

  The image generation 120 performs drawing processing based on the results of various processing (game processing) performed by the processing unit 100, thereby generating an image and outputting it to the display unit 190. In the case of generating a so-called three-dimensional game image, first, geometric processing such as coordinate transformation (world coordinate transformation, camera coordinate transformation), clipping processing, or perspective transformation is performed, and drawing data ( The position coordinates, texture coordinates, color data, normal vector, α value, etc.) of the vertexes of the primitive surface are created. Based on this drawing data (primitive surface data), the object (one or a plurality of primitive surfaces) after perspective transformation (after the geometry processing) is drawn in the drawing area 172 (frame buffer, work buffer). Thereby, an image that is visible from a given viewpoint (virtual camera) in the object space is generated.

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

  The game processing unit 110 includes a momentum parameter update condition determination unit 112, a momentum parameter update unit 113, an ability parameter correction unit 116, and a display control unit 117. Note that some of these may be omitted.

  The momentum parameter update condition determination unit 112 performs a process of determining whether or not a momentum parameter update condition is satisfied. Here, the momentum parameter expresses quantitatively or qualitatively which team or character of a plurality of teams or characters (including virtual players) the game flow is inclined to. As a thing, it is a variable defined in advance in a program or the like. This momentum parameter can be defined, for example, corresponding to each team (such as a team) or a character (such as a player). Then, the momentum parameter update condition determination unit 112 determines whether or not a game event that should update the momentum parameter has occurred, and when such a game event has occurred, the momentum parameter update unit updates the momentum parameter. 113 is instructed. In this case, the momentum parameter update condition (game event for which the momentum parameter should be updated) can be stored, for example, in the form of table data in the table storage unit 174 of the storage unit 170. The momentum parameter update condition determination unit 112 determines whether each game event that occurs during the game progress satisfies the update condition of the momentum parameter stored in the form of this table data.

  The momentum parameter update unit 113 performs a momentum parameter update process when the momentum parameter update condition is satisfied. For example, when first to Nth (N is an integer of 2 or more) teams or characters appear in the game, first to Nth momentum parameters corresponding to each team or character can be defined. Then, when a game event in which the flow of the game is inclined occurs in the first team or character and the momentum parameter update condition is satisfied, the momentum parameter update unit 113 increases the momentum parameter value of the first team or character. Process. In this case, a process of decreasing the momentum parameter value of the second team or character that is a team or character other than the first team or character may be performed. On the other hand, when a game event occurs so that the game flow is far from the first team or character and the momentum parameter update condition is satisfied, the momentum parameter update unit 113 decreases the momentum parameter value of the first team or character. Process. In this case, a process of increasing the momentum parameter value of the second team or character may be performed. The momentum parameters before and after the update are stored (saved) in the momentum parameter storage unit 178.

  The momentum parameter update unit 113 includes a momentum parameter initial value setting unit 114 and a momentum parameter correction unit 115.

  Here, the momentum parameter initial value setting unit 114 performs processing for setting an initial value of the momentum parameter (momentum parameter value at the start of the game). Specifically, for example, the initial value of the momentum parameter of each team or character is set based on the game result of the team or character in the previous game (game). For example, when the game result of the first team or character is good in the previous game, a high value is set as the initial value of the momentum parameter of the first team or character. On the other hand, when the game result of the first team or character was bad in the previous game, a low value is set as the initial value of the momentum parameter of the first team or character.

  The momentum parameter correction unit 115 performs a momentum parameter correction process. Specifically, for example, when the momentum parameter update condition for increasing the momentum parameter value of the first team or character is satisfied and the momentum parameter value of the first team or character is increased, the first team or character Correction processing is performed to reduce the increased momentum parameter value according to the difference in score with the second team or character. The correction process may be performed based on factors other than the score difference.

  The capability parameter correction unit 116 performs a capability parameter correction process. Specifically, the ability parameter of each team or character is corrected based on the momentum parameter of each team or character. For example, when the momentum parameter value of each team or character increases, correction processing is performed so that the ability parameter value of each team or character increases, for example, from the reference ability parameter value (ability parameter before correction). Further, when the momentum parameter value of each team or character is decreased, correction processing is performed so that the ability parameter value of each team or character is decreased from the reference ability parameter value, for example. Note that the ability parameter of the team itself may be corrected based on the momentum parameter of the team, or the ability parameter of a character belonging to the team (a player of the team) may be corrected. The ability parameter is a variable that is defined in advance in a program or the like as representing the ability of a team or character quantitatively or qualitatively. This ability parameter includes parameters such as the team's or character's attack power, defense power, physical strength, durability, resistance, strength, luck, strength, weapon amount, hit point, magic point, or item amount. The ability parameters before and after correction are stored (saved) in the ability parameter storage unit 179.

  The display control unit 117 performs various display control processes. For example, the display control unit 117 performs display control of a setting screen such as a game condition input screen. The display control unit 117 also performs display control for objects such as characters and balls (objects configured with primitive surfaces such as polygons, free-form surfaces or subdivision surfaces).

  In this embodiment, the display control unit 117 performs display control of the momentum display object. Here, the momentum display object visually indicates the magnitude relationship between the momentum parameter values of each team or character (the game flow leans to one side) and the momentum parameter value update (the game flow has changed). It is an object to represent. This momentum display object may be a three-dimensional object or a two-dimensional object (sprite). For example, when the momentum parameter value of the first team or character is greater than the momentum parameter value of the second team or character, the display control unit 117 determines that the momentum parameter value of the first team or character is greater. The momentum display object is displayed in a display form in which the player can visually recognize that it is large. On the other hand, if the momentum parameter value of the first team or character is smaller than the momentum parameter value of the second team or character, the player determines that the momentum parameter value of the first team or character is smaller. A momentum display object is displayed in a visually recognizable display form.

  Specifically, the momentum display object can include a first part object associated with the first team or character and a second part object associated with the second team or character. Here, the part object is a part constituting the object, and a momentum display object is expressed by a set of these part objects. Note that these part objects may be combined or may not be combined.

  Based on the momentum parameter value of the first team or character and the momentum parameter value of the second team or character, the display control unit 117 detects the position and size of the first and second part objects and image information (color, Brightness, translucency, alpha value, gradient or texture). For example, when the momentum parameter value of the first team or character increases and the momentum parameter value of the second team or character decreases, the display control unit 117 moves the first part object in the first direction (for example, upward). The second part object is controlled to move in a second direction (for example, the downward direction) opposite to the first direction. Alternatively, control is performed such that the size of the first part object (first character object) is increased and the size of the second part object (second character object) is decreased. Alternatively, the color of the first part object is the first color (color indicating that the tone is good), and the color of the second part object is the second color (color indicating that the tone is poor). To control.

  The sound control unit 118 performs control (generation control, output control) for sound (sound effect, BGM, live relay sound). For example, the sound control unit 118 performs live relay voice output control. Specifically, a live relay voice pattern (live relay voice data) corresponding to the generated game event or the like is read from the live relay voice storage unit 176 and played back.

  In this embodiment, the sound control unit 118 controls the sound that informs the magnitude relationship between the momentum parameter values of each team or character. Sounds that inform the magnitude relationship between the momentum parameter values include sound effects, BGB (background music), live broadcast sounds, and the like. As a sound control method, there is a volume balance control. That is, the volume balance is changed according to the magnitude relationship between the momentum parameter values.

  For example, if the momentum parameter value of the first team or character is larger than the momentum parameter value of the second team or character, sound effects (cheers), BGM (support) corresponding to the first team or character The volume of the sound such as “song” is set to be larger than the volume of the sound such as the sound effect (cheer) or BGM (cheering song) corresponding to the second team or character. On the other hand, if the momentum parameter value of the first team or character is smaller than the momentum parameter value of the second team or character, the sound effect (cheer) corresponding to the first team or character, BGM (support) The volume of sound such as (song) is set to be smaller than the volume of sound such as sound effects (cheer) or BGM (cheering song) corresponding to the second team or character.

  In addition, when using live relay voice, for example, sound control is performed as follows. That is, the live relay voice pattern that allows the player to audibly recognize that the momentum parameter value of the first team or character is larger is read from the live relay voice storage unit 176 and reproduced. On the other hand, if the momentum parameter value of the first team or character is smaller than the momentum parameter value of the second team or character, the player determines that the momentum parameter value of the first team or character is smaller. The live relay voice pattern that can be recognized audibly is read from the live relay voice storage unit 176 and reproduced.

  In addition, the sound control unit 118 performs control so that the live relay voice is output at the update timing when the momentum parameter update condition is satisfied and the momentum parameter is updated. For example, when the momentum parameter of the first team or character or the second team or character is updated, the player is notified that the momentum parameter of the first team or character or the second team or character has been updated. Live broadcast audio is output at the update timing.

  Note that the image generation system of the present embodiment may be a system dedicated to the single player mode in which only one player can play, or may be a system having a multiplayer mode in which a plurality of players can play. Further, when a plurality of players play, game images and game sounds to be provided to the plurality of players may be generated using one terminal, or connected via a network (transmission line, communication line) or the like. Alternatively, it may be generated by distributed processing using a plurality of terminals (game machine, mobile phone).

2. Next, the method of this embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In addition, although the case where this embodiment is applied to the baseball game which is one of the ball game system games is demonstrated below, this embodiment is not limited to this. For example, the method of this embodiment can be applied to other ball games such as a volleyball game, a tennis game, and a soccer game, and games other than ball games (for example, fighting games and mahjong games). In the following, a case where the momentum parameter is set for a team (a team or the like) will be described. However, the momentum parameter may be set for a character (including a virtual player that is not displayed). In this case, the term “team” used in the following description may be replaced with the terms “character” and “player”.

2.1 Momentum Parameters FIGS. 2A to 4B show examples of game images generated by this embodiment.

  In FIG. 2A, the G team (first team) and the Y team (second team) are competing, the G team is the attacking side, and the Y team is the defensive side. The player (human player or computer player) who selected the attacking team G operates the batter character, and the player (human player or computer player) who selected the defending team Y operates the pitcher character. . Specifically, the player of the Y team sets the ball type, the throwing target point, the ball power, etc., and causes the pitcher character to throw the ball. Then, the player of Team G designates a meet point using a meet cursor or the like, presses a hitting button, hits the ball that flies to the bat, and enjoys a baseball game.

  In FIG. 2A, the momentum display object MOB is displayed on the screen. In FIG. 2A, the momentum display object MOB is an object that simulates a balance. In FIG. 2A, the flow of the game is not inclined to the G team and the Y team, and the momentum parameter value of the G team and the momentum parameter value of the Y team are the same. In this case, the momentum display object MOB representing the magnitude relationship between the momentum parameter values is displayed in a display form indicating that the momentum parameter values of the G team and the Y team are the same. Specifically, the weight of the balance associated with the G team side and the weight of the balance associated with the Y team side are kept horizontally at the same height position. The weight color of the G team and the weight color of the Y team are both yellow, which is a color indicating that the team and the character are in the normal state. Furthermore, the size of the character representing the G team is the same as the size of the character representing the Y team.

  On the other hand, in FIG. 2 (B), since the player (character) of Team G played a game that draws the flow of the game to a friend, or the player of Team Y played a game that handed over the flow of the game to the opponent, Is starting to lean towards Team G. In this case, the momentum display object MOB is displayed in a display form indicating that the momentum parameter value of the G team is slightly larger than the momentum parameter value of the Y team. Specifically, the weight of the balance of the G team is slightly lowered, and the weight of the balance of the Y team is slightly raised. In addition, the weight color of the G team is orange, which is a color indicating that the team or character is in a slightly good condition, and the weight color of the Y team is a color indicating that the team or character is in a slightly poor condition. It turns blue. Further, the size of the character representing the G team is slightly increased, and the size of the character indicating the Y team is slightly decreased. This allows the player to visually feel the magnitude relationship between the momentum parameter values.

  Further, in FIG. 3A, for example, a player of team G performs a play that draws the flow of the game greatly toward the teammate, so the flow of the game is completely inclined toward the team G. In this case, the momentum display object MOB is displayed in a display form indicating that the momentum parameter value of the G team is larger than the momentum parameter value of the Y team. Specifically, the weight of the balance of the G team is lowered to the bottom, and the weight of the balance of the Y team is raised to the top. In addition, the weight color of the G team is red, which is a color indicating that the team or character is in good condition, and the weight color of the Y team is a color indicating that the team or character is in very poor condition. Some gray. Further, the size of the character representing the G team becomes very large, and the size of the character representing the Y team becomes very small.

  Note that FIG. 3B is an example of a game image when the flow of the game is completely inclined toward the Y team, contrary to FIG. 3A. In this case, the momentum display object MOB is displayed in a display form opposite to that shown in FIG.

  4 (A) and 4 (B), the fact that the relationship between the momentum parameter values of the G team and the Y team and the momentum parameters have been updated are notified to the player using the live relay voice.

  That is, in FIG. 4A, the flow of the game is inclined toward the G team. In this case, a live relay voice is output informing that the momentum parameter value of the G team is larger than the momentum parameter value of the Y team. Specifically, for example, a live broadcast voice pattern such as “the game flow seems to be leaning toward the G team” is selected and reproduced. Thus, the player can feel the magnitude relationship between the momentum parameter values by hearing.

  FIG. 4B is an example of a game image at the moment when a player of team G performs batting that draws the flow of the game to a friend. Thus, when a play that draws the flow of the game to the G team is performed, the update condition of the momentum parameter is satisfied, and the momentum parameter value of the G team is updated. In this case, in FIG. 4B, the live relay voice is output at the update timing of the momentum parameter value. Specifically, for example, a live broadcast voice pattern such as “I hit! Play that changes the flow of the game!” Is selected and played. As a result, the player can perceive that the momentum parameter value has been updated.

  In real-world baseball, players playing there and spectators watching the game can intuitively feel the flow of the game from the atmosphere of the place and the buzz of the surroundings. However, in a game, it is difficult for the player to intuitively feel the atmosphere of such a place. That is, even if the momentum parameter is updated internally and the ability parameter of the team or character is corrected internally, the player cannot easily feel the flow of the game.

  On the other hand, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 2A to 4B, the magnitude relationship between the momentum parameter values and the update of the momentum parameter values are updated using the momentum display object MOB and the live broadcast audio. Visually or audibly informing the player. Therefore, the player can feel the flow of the game by watching the momentum display object MOB or listening to the live broadcast audio. Thereby, it is possible to increase the virtual reality that the player feels, and it is possible to realize a baseball game that is interesting and tense.

2.2 Display Control of Momentum Display Object Next, details of display control of the momentum display object will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 5A, the momentum display object MOB includes a part object POB1 associated with the G team (first team) and a part object POB2 associated with the Y team (second team). including. These POB1 and POB2 are objects representing weights of the momentum display object MOB simulating a balance form. The momentum display object MOB includes a character part object PC1 associated with the G team and a character part object PC2 associated with the Y team. These PC1 and PC2 are character objects representing the names and initials of the G team and the Y team.

  In FIG. 5A, the flow of the game is not inclined to the G team or the Y team. Accordingly, the part objects POB1 and POB2 are displayed at the same height. The color of the part objects POB1 and POB2 is both yellow. As shown in FIG. 6A, yellow is a color indicating that the team or character is in a normal state. The size of the character part objects PC1 and PC2 is the same.

  On the other hand, in FIG. 5 (B), the flow of the game starts to slightly lean toward the G team. That is, the momentum parameter value of the G team is slightly increased, and the momentum parameter value of the Y team is slightly decreased. In this case, as shown in FIG. 5B, the part object POB1 moves slightly in the direction DR1, and the part object POB2 moves slightly in the direction DR2, which is the opposite direction to DR1. Here, DR1 is, for example, downward, and DR2 is, for example, upward. The color of the part object POB1 is orange, and the color of POB2 is blue. As shown in FIG. 6A, orange is a color indicating that the team or character is in a slightly good condition, and blue is a color indicating that the team or character is in a slightly inferior condition. Further, the character part object PC1 becomes slightly larger and the PC2 becomes slightly smaller.

  In FIG. 5C, the flow of the game is completely inclined toward the G team. In this case, the part object POB1 further moves in the direction DR1, and the part object POB2 further moves in the direction DR2. The color of the part object POB1 is red, and the color of POB2 is gray. As shown in FIG. 6A, red is a color indicating that the team or character is in good condition, and blue is a color indicating that the team or character is in poor condition. Further, the character part object PC1 becomes larger and the PC2 becomes smaller.

  5A, 5B, and 5C, a momentum display object MOB simulating a balance is used. Then, by moving the part object POB1 in the downward direction DR1 and moving the POB2 in the upward direction DR2, the player can recognize the magnitude relationship between the momentum parameter values to some extent.

  However, since the downward movement of DR1 has a negative image, some players may misunderstand the situation shown in FIGS. 5B and 5C that the flow of the game is inclined toward the Y team. There is also.

  Therefore, in FIGS. 5B and 5C, the character object PC1 of the G team whose momentum parameter value is large is displayed large. In this way, misunderstanding of the player can be prevented.

  Further, in FIGS. 5B and 5C, the misunderstanding of the player is prevented by using different colors. For example, in this type of baseball game, there are cases where the player recognizes the tone of characters, teams, and the like by color. For example, in FIG. 6A, red indicates that the character or team is in good condition, and gray indicates that the character or team is in poor condition. As shown in FIG. 6B, for example, in the starting member table, the player is informed of the tone of each character (player) using these colors. Therefore, a player who is familiar with such a different baseball game uses different colors as shown in FIGS. 5A, 5B, and 5C. You can feel intuitively. That is, as shown in FIG. 5C, even if the part object POB1 is moving in the downward direction DR1, which is a negative image, the color of POB1 is red indicating good performance. You can intuitively recognize that the game is leaning toward you.

  Note that various display forms can be used as the momentum display object MOB. For example, in FIG. 7A, the momentum display object MOB is composed of bar-shaped part objects POB1 and POB2. The lengths and sizes of these bar-shaped (gauge-shaped) part objects POB1 and POB2 represent the magnitude relationship of the momentum parameter values. In FIG. 7B, the momentum display object MOB is composed of circular part objects POB1 and POB2. The areas (sizes) of these circular part objects POB1 and POB2 represent the magnitude relationship of the momentum parameter values.

  The display control of the momentum display object MOB is not limited to the display control described above, and various modifications can be made. For example, various methods for controlling the positions and sizes of the part objects POB1 and POB2 of the momentum display object MOB, image information, and the like based on the momentum parameter value of the G team and the momentum parameter value of the Y team can be employed.

2.3 Update and Correction of Momentum Parameters Next, details of the update processing and correction processing of momentum parameters and initial value setting will be described. For example, FIGS. 8 and 9 show examples of table data used for the momentum parameter update processing.

  FIG. 8 is an example of table data that defines a momentum parameter update condition at the time of an attack (when an attacking event occurs) and a momentum point that is given when the update condition is satisfied. For example, if there are 6 or more innings and the attacking team scores, the attacking team is awarded a "+1" momentum point and the defending team is awarded a "-1" momentum point. The

  As described above, in this embodiment, when the momentum parameter update condition for increasing the momentum parameter value of one team (attacking side) is satisfied, the momentum parameter value of one team is increased and the other team ( An update process is performed to decrease the defensive momentum parameter value. Furthermore, the increase value and the decrease value at this time can be made the same. In this way, when the flow of the game is inclined to one team, it is possible to express an event that the flow of the game is far from the other team, and the virtual reality felt by the player can be improved.

  Further, in FIG. 8, when the attacking team scores in the extension, the attacking team is given a “+4” momentum point, and the defending team is given a “−4” momentum point. This is because scoring at the time of extension is considered to be a game that draws the flow of the game more than scoring at the remaining 6 innings or more. Further, in FIG. 8, the momentum points to be given are varied depending on the particular merit of batting such as pre-scoring, tying, and winning.

  FIG. 9 is an example of table data that defines a momentum parameter update condition at the time of defensive (when a defensive event occurs) and a momentum point given when the update condition is satisfied. For example, if there are more than 6 innings and the defending team passes through without losing points, the defending team is given a +2 momentum point and the attacking team is given a -2 momentum. Points are awarded.

  On the other hand, if the defensive team passes through with no runners in the extended situation with no-out runners, the defensive team will be given a “+5” momentum point and the attacking team will receive “- 5 "momentum points are awarded. This is because it is considered that the player who gets through with no points at the time of extension is a game that draws the flow of the game more.

  10A and 10B are examples of table data for momentum parameter correction processing at the time of attack and defense.

  For example, assume that the attacking team scores 3-4 points. In this case, since the attacking side has scored, first, the momentum point is updated based on the update processing table data at the time of attack in FIG. Next, the updated momentum point is corrected based on the correction processing table data at the time of attack in FIG. For example, even if the momentum point given to the attacking team by the update process of FIG. 8 becomes “+4”, the correction process of FIG. As a result, the momentum point on the attack side becomes “+4” + “− 1” = “+ 3”. Also, the defensive momentum point is “−4” + “+ 1” = “− 3”. On the other hand, it is assumed that the attacking team has scored with 9 points or more. In this case, the correction process of FIG. 10A is performed, and the momentum point on the attack side becomes “+4” + “− 4” = “0”. The defensive momentum point is “−4” + “+ 4” = “0”. The momentum point is clamped to “0” when it becomes “0” or less.

  Also, suppose that the defensive team has passed 5-6 points and passed the pinch without losing points. In this case, first, the momentum points are updated based on the defensive update processing table data in FIG. Next, the updated momentum point is corrected based on the table data for correction processing at the time of defense in FIG. For example, even if the momentum point given to the defensive team becomes “+4” by the update process in FIG. 9, the correction process in FIG. The defensive momentum point is “+4” + “− 1” = “+ 3”. The momentum point on the attack side is “−4” + “+ 1” = “− 3”. On the other hand, suppose that the defensive team has passed through the pinch without losing points in a situation where 9 or more points are in the lead. In this case, the correction process of FIG. 10B is performed, and the defensive momentum point becomes “+4” + “− 3” = “+ 1”. The momentum point on the attack side is “−4” + “+ 3” = “− 1”.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, when the momentum parameter update condition for increasing the momentum parameter value of one team is satisfied and the momentum parameter value increases, the increase occurs according to the difference in scores between one team and the other team. Correction processing for decreasing the momentum parameter value is performed. In this way, it becomes possible to set the momentum parameter value in consideration of not only the scored fact and the fact of passing through without losing points but also the score difference (score situation) at that time. And, for example, the momentum parameter value is less likely to increase as the player is leading with a large number of points, and the event of the game flow can be expressed more realistically.

  FIG. 11 is an example of table data for setting initial values of momentum parameters. For example, when losing by one point difference in the previous game, a momentum point of “−2” is given as an initial value regardless of the attack side or the defense side. Also, when the player loses in the previous game, a momentum point of “−3” is given as an initial value. Also, if the player loses the game in reverse in spite of having inserted a relief god in the previous game, a momentum point of “−4” is given as an initial value.

  As described above, in this embodiment, the initial value of the momentum parameter of each team is set based on the game result of each team in the previous game. By doing so, the flow of the game that has continued since the previous game is also taken into consideration, and the virtual reality that the player feels can be further improved.

  When both teams satisfy the requirements of FIG. 11, no momentum points are given as initial values. For example, if only one team loses in the previous game, the initial momentum point of one team will be “−3” and the initial momentum point of the other team will be “+3”. . However, if both teams lost the game in the previous game, both teams' initial momentum points are both “0”.

  12A and 12B are examples of table data for capability parameter correction processing based on the momentum parameter. For example, as shown in FIG. 12A, in the attacking team, the batter character's game strength parameter is subjected to correction processing based on the momentum parameter. On the other hand, in the defensive team, the mound degree chest parameter of the pitcher character and the running parameter of the fielder character are subjected to correction processing based on the momentum parameter.

  The ability parameters of each character are corrected according to the table data of FIG. For example, when the momentum parameter value of the attacking team set by giving the momentum parameter is in the range of 16 to 13, the strength parameter (reference ability parameter value) of the batter character of the attacking team is “+4”. The correction value is given. Thereby, the attack power of the attacking team that grasps the flow of the game is increased, and the game can be advantageously advanced.

  When the momentary parameter value of the defensive team is in the range of 16 to 13, a correction value of “+4” is given to the runner parameter of the fielder character of the defensive team, and the mound degree chest parameter of the pitcher character is 2. Rank up. As a result, the defensive power and pitcher power of the defensive team that grasps the flow of the game is increased, and the game can be advantageously advanced.

  When the attacking team's momentum parameter value is in the range of −13 to −16, a correction value of “−4” is assigned to the bout character strength parameter of the attacking team. Thereby, the attack power of the attacking team that missed the flow of the game is weakened, and the game development is disadvantageous.

  If the defensive team's momentum parameter value is in the range of -13 to -16, a correction value of "-4" is given to the runner parameter of the fielder character of the defensive team, and the pitcher character's mound level The parameter is lowered by 2 ranks. This weakens the defensive power and pitcher power of the defensive team that missed the game flow, which is disadvantageous for game development.

  By doing as described above, it becomes possible to reflect the flow of the game that each team has grabbed or missed in the ability parameters of the characters belonging to that team, and various game developments can be realized.

3. Processing of this Embodiment Next, a detailed processing example of this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  First, the game result in the last game is read from a memory | storage part (step S1). Then, as described in FIG. 11, the initial value of the momentum parameter is set based on the previous game result (step S2).

  Next, the player's game is started (step S3). Then, a momentum display object (for example, MOB in FIG. 2A) corresponding to the initial value is displayed (step S4).

  Next, it is determined whether or not a momentum parameter update condition is satisfied (step S5). If the update condition is not satisfied, the process proceeds to step S10. On the other hand, when the update condition is satisfied, the momentum parameter update process is performed with reference to the table data described with reference to FIGS. 8 and 9 (step S6). Next, the momentum parameter correction process is performed with reference to the table data described in FIGS. 10A and 10B and the score difference (step S7).

  Next, as described with reference to FIGS. 2A to 3B, the display update processing of the momentum display object is performed (step S8). Next, as described with reference to FIGS. 4A and 4B, the live relay voice that informs the magnitude relationship and update of the momentum parameters is output (step S9). Finally, it is determined whether or not the game has ended (step S10). If it has not ended, the process returns to step S5.

4). Hardware Configuration FIG. 14 shows an example of a hardware configuration capable of realizing this embodiment. The main processor 900 operates based on a program stored in a CD 982 (information storage medium), a program downloaded via the communication interface 990, a program stored in the ROM 950, or the like, and includes game processing, image processing, sound processing, and the like. Execute. The coprocessor 902 assists the processing of the main processor 900, and executes matrix operation (vector operation) at high speed. For example, when a matrix calculation process is required for a physical simulation for moving or moving an object, a program operating on the main processor 900 instructs (requests) the process to the coprocessor 902.

  The geometry processor 904 performs geometry processing such as coordinate conversion, perspective conversion, light source calculation, and curved surface generation based on an instruction from a program operating on the main processor 900, and executes matrix calculation at high speed. The data decompression processor 906 performs decoding processing of compressed image data and sound data, and accelerates the decoding processing of the main processor 900. Thereby, a moving image compressed by the MPEG method or the like can be displayed on the opening screen or the game screen.

  The drawing processor 910 executes drawing (rendering) processing of an object composed of primitive surfaces such as polygons and curved surfaces. When drawing an object, the main processor 900 uses the DMA controller 970 to pass the drawing data to the drawing processor 910 and, if necessary, transfers the texture to the texture storage unit 924. Then, the drawing processor 910 draws the object in the frame buffer 922 while performing hidden surface removal using a Z buffer or the like based on the drawing data and texture. The drawing processor 910 also performs α blending (translucent processing), depth cueing, mip mapping, fog processing, bilinear filtering, trilinear filtering, anti-aliasing, shading processing, and the like. When an image for one frame is written in the frame buffer 922, the image is displayed on the display 912.

  The sound processor 930 includes a multi-channel ADPCM sound source and the like, generates game sounds such as BGM, sound effects, and sounds, and outputs them through the speaker 932. Data from the game controller 942 and the memory card 944 is input via the serial interface 940.

  The ROM 950 stores system programs and the like. In the case of an arcade game system, the ROM 950 functions as an information storage medium, and various programs are stored in the ROM 950. A hard disk may be used instead of the ROM 950. The RAM 960 is a work area for various processors. The DMA controller 970 controls DMA transfer between the processor and the memory. The CD drive 980 accesses a CD 982 in which programs, image data, sound data, and the like are stored. The communication interface 990 performs data transfer with the outside via a network (communication line, high-speed serial bus).

  Note that the processing of each unit of the present embodiment may be realized entirely by hardware, or may be realized by a program stored in an information storage medium or a program distributed via a communication interface. Alternatively, it may be realized by both hardware and a program.

  When the processing of each part of this embodiment is realized by both hardware and a program, a program for causing the hardware (computer) to function as each part of this embodiment is stored in the information storage medium. More specifically, the program instructs the processors 902, 904, 906, 910, and 930, which are hardware, and passes data if necessary. Each processor 902, 904, 906, 910, 930 realizes the processing of each unit of the present invention based on the instruction and the passed data.

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

  Also, the momentum parameter update process, the correction process, and the initial value setting method, the display control method for the momentum display object, and the live relay audio output control method are not limited to the method described in the present embodiment, and are equivalent to these. Such techniques are also included in the scope of the present invention.

  The present invention can be applied to various games. The present invention also provides various image generation such as a business game system, a home game system, a large attraction system in which a large number of players participate, a simulator, a multimedia terminal, a system board for generating a game image, a mobile terminal, a mobile phone, etc. Applicable to the system.

The example of a functional block diagram of the image generation system of this embodiment. 2A and 2B show examples of game images generated according to the present embodiment. 3A and 3B show examples of game images generated according to the present embodiment. FIGS. 4A and 4B show examples of game images and live broadcast audio generated by the present embodiment. FIGS. 5A, 5B, and 5C are explanatory diagrams of a display control method for a momentum display object. FIGS. 6A and 6B are explanatory diagrams of colors set in the part object. 7A and 7B show other examples of momentum display objects. An example of table data for momentum parameter update processing during an attack. Example of table data for updating momentum parameters at the time of defensive. 10A and 10B show examples of momentum parameter correction processing table data. Example of table data for setting initial values of momentum parameters. 12A and 12B show examples of capability parameter correction processing table data. The flowchart of the specific process of this embodiment. Hardware configuration example.

Explanation of symbols

100 processing units, 110 game processing units,
112 momentum parameter update condition determination unit,
113 momentum parameter update unit, 114 momentum parameter initial value setting unit, 115 momentum parameter correction unit, 116 capability parameter correction unit,
117 display control unit, 118 sound control unit, 120 image generation unit,
130 sound generation unit, 160 operation unit, 170 storage unit, 172 drawing area,
174 Table storage unit, 176 Live broadcast audio storage unit,
178 Momentum parameter storage unit, 179 Capability parameter storage unit,
180 information storage medium, 190 display unit, 192 sound output unit,
194 portable information storage device, 196 communication unit,

Claims (15)

A program for generating an image,
A momentum parameter update condition determination unit that determines whether or not an update condition of a momentum parameter that indicates which team or character of the plurality of teams or characters the game flow is inclined to;
An update condition for the momentum parameter; and a storage unit for storing table data defining a momentum point given when the update condition is satisfied;
A momentum parameter update unit that performs the update process of the momentum parameter of each team or character based on the corresponding momentum point when the update condition of the momentum parameter is satisfied;
An ability parameter correction unit for correcting the ability parameter of each team or character based on the momentum parameter of each team or character;
As a display control unit that performs display control of the momentum display object representing the magnitude relationship between the momentum parameter values of each team or character,
Make the computer work ,
The momentum parameter update unit
When the momentum parameter update condition for increasing the momentum parameter value of the first team or character among a plurality of teams or characters is satisfied and the momentum parameter value of the first team or character is increased, the first team or character And a momentum parameter correction unit for performing a correction process for reducing the increased momentum parameter value or a correction process for reducing the applied momentum point according to a difference in score between the second team and the character. program. In claim 1,
The momentum display object is associated with a first part object associated with a first team or character of a plurality of teams or characters and a second team or character of a plurality of teams or characters. A second part object
The display control unit
Controlling at least one of the position, size, and image information of the first and second part objects based on the momentum parameter value of the first team or character and the momentum parameter value of the second team or character. A program characterized by In either claim 1 or 2,
The momentum display object is associated with a first part object associated with a first team or character of a plurality of teams or characters and a second team or character of a plurality of teams or characters. A second part object
The display control unit
When the momentum parameter value of the first team or character increases and the momentum parameter value of the second team or character decreases, the first part object moves in the first direction, and the second A program for controlling a part object to move in a second direction opposite to the first direction. In any one of Claims 1 thru | or 3,
The momentum display object is associated with a first part object associated with a first team or character of a plurality of teams or characters and a second team or character of a plurality of teams or characters. A second part object
The display control unit
When the momentum parameter value of the first team or character increases and the momentum parameter value of the second team or character decreases, the size of the first part object increases, and the second part object increases. A program characterized by controlling the size of the program to be small. In claim 4,
The first part object is a character object representing a first team or character, and the second part object is a character object representing a second team or character. In any one of Claims 1 thru | or 5,
The momentum display object is associated with a first part object associated with a first team or character of a plurality of teams or characters and a second team or character of a plurality of teams or characters. A second part object
The display control unit
When the momentum parameter value of the first team or character increases and the momentum parameter value of the second team or character decreases, the color of the first part object becomes the first color, and the second A program for controlling the color of the part object to be the second color. In claim 6,
The first color is a color that is displayed in association with the team or character as a color representing a high state of the team or character, and the second color is a state of low state of the team or character. A program that is displayed in association with a team or character as a color to be displayed. A program for generating an image,
A momentum parameter update condition determination unit that determines whether or not an update condition of a momentum parameter that indicates which team or character of the plurality of teams or characters the game flow is inclined to;
An update condition for the momentum parameter; and a storage unit for storing table data defining a momentum point given when the update condition is satisfied;
A momentum parameter update unit that performs the update process of the momentum parameter of each team or character based on the corresponding momentum point when the update condition of the momentum parameter is satisfied;
An ability parameter correction unit for correcting the ability parameter of each team or character based on the momentum parameter of each team or character;
As a sound control unit that controls the sound to inform the magnitude relationship of the momentum parameter value of each team or character,
Make the computer work ,
The momentum parameter update unit
When the momentum parameter update condition for increasing the momentum parameter value of the first team or character among a plurality of teams or characters is satisfied and the momentum parameter value of the first team or character is increased, the first team or character And a momentum parameter correction unit for performing a correction process for reducing the increased momentum parameter value or a correction process for reducing the applied momentum point according to a difference in score between the second team and the character. program. In claim 8,
The sound control unit is
A program for performing live relay voice output control for notifying the magnitude relationship between the momentum parameter values of each team or character. In claim 9,
The sound control unit is
When the momentum parameter update condition is satisfied and the momentum parameter is updated, the program is controlled so that the live relay voice is output at the update timing. In any one of Claims 1 thru | or 10.
The momentum parameter update unit
When the momentum parameter update condition for increasing the momentum parameter value of the first team or character among the plurality of teams or characters is satisfied, the momentum parameter value of the first team or character is increased and the second A program for performing an update process for reducing a momentum parameter value of a team or character. In any one of Claims 1 thru | or 11,
The momentum parameter update unit
A program comprising a momentum parameter initial value setting unit for setting an initial value of a momentum parameter of each team or character based on a game result of each team or character in the previous game. A computer-readable information storage medium, the information storage medium characterized by storing one of the programs of claims 1 to 1 2. An image generation system for generating an image,
A momentum parameter update condition determination unit that determines whether or not an update condition of a momentum parameter that indicates which team or character of the plurality of teams or characters the game flow is inclined to;
An update condition for the momentum parameter; and a storage unit for storing table data defining a momentum point given when the update condition is satisfied;
A momentum parameter update unit that performs the update process of the momentum parameter of each team or character based on the corresponding momentum point when the update condition of the momentum parameter is satisfied;
An ability parameter correction unit for correcting the ability parameter of each team or character based on the momentum parameter of each team or character;
A display control unit that performs display control of a momentum display object that represents the magnitude relationship between the momentum parameter values of each team or character;
Only including,
The momentum parameter update unit
When the momentum parameter update condition for increasing the momentum parameter value of the first team or character among the plurality of teams or characters is satisfied and the momentum parameter value of the first team or character is increased, the first team or character And a momentum parameter correction unit for performing a correction process for reducing the increased momentum parameter value or a correction process for reducing the given momentum point according to the difference between the score and the second team or character. Image generation system. An image generation system for generating an image,
A momentum parameter update condition determination unit that determines whether or not an update condition of a momentum parameter that indicates which team or character of the plurality of teams or characters the game flow is inclined to;
An update condition for the momentum parameter; and a storage unit for storing table data defining a momentum point given when the update condition is satisfied;
A momentum parameter update unit that performs the update process of the momentum parameter of each team or character based on the corresponding momentum point when the update condition of the momentum parameter is satisfied;
An ability parameter correction unit for correcting the ability parameter of each team or character based on the momentum parameter of each team or character;
A sound control unit for controlling the sound that informs the magnitude relationship between the momentum parameter values of each team or character;
Only including,
The momentum parameter update unit
When the momentum parameter update condition for increasing the momentum parameter value of the first team or character among the plurality of teams or characters is satisfied and the momentum parameter value of the first team or character is increased, the first team or character And a momentum parameter correction unit for performing a correction process for reducing the increased momentum parameter value or a correction process for reducing the given momentum point according to the difference between the score and the second team or character. Image generation system.

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