JP6501814B2 - Game program, method, and information processing apparatus - Google Patents

Description

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

  Patent Document 1 discloses an example of a technology applied to a golf game. Specifically, this technology is a video game drawing processing method for playing a golf game by causing a plurality of players to sequentially operate the characters in the corresponding virtual world and causing the characters to sequentially play the golf game. . More specifically, in the drawing processing method, when an operation input for movement drawing for the other character is received from the operation player of the other character during the game time for the first character, the operation is performed. According to the input, the control means moves and draws another character in the game screen.

Unexamined-Japanese-Patent No. 2003-230764 (August 19, 2003 publication)

  When the player plays a golf game to which the technique of Patent Document 1 is applied, the other characters to be drawn are distractingly focused, and the player is well focused on the operation input for causing the first character to play golf. Can not. As described above, the technique of Patent Document 1 has a problem of preventing the player from playing the golf game comfortably.

  One aspect of the present disclosure is to further improve game comfort.

  A game program according to the present disclosure is executed in a computer including a processor, a memory, a display unit, and an operation unit configured to receive an input operation of a first user. In the game based on this game program, each of a plurality of moving objects corresponding to each of a plurality of characters, to which a function is sequentially given by each of a plurality of characters corresponding to each of a plurality of users including the first user, It progresses by moving in the game space sequentially. The game program is for causing the processor to display a game screen corresponding to the game space on the display unit, and to move a second character corresponding to a second user different from the first user within the game screen. The step of acquiring information related to the input operation of the second user, and the first period in which the first character corresponding to the first user is prohibited from acting on the first moving body corresponding to the first character. Displaying the second character on the display unit so that the second character moves in the game screen based on the information when the information is acquired, and the first character exerting an action on the first moving body Control the display of the second character so that the second character does not move in the game screen if information is acquired during the second period in which the second character is permitted And a step to be executed.

  A method according to the present disclosure is a method in which a computer including a processor, a memory, a display unit, and an operation unit configured to receive an input operation of a first user executes a game program. In the game based on this game program, each of a plurality of moving objects corresponding to each of a plurality of characters, to which a function is sequentially given by each of a plurality of characters corresponding to each of a plurality of users including the first user, It progresses by moving in the game space sequentially. In this method, the processor causes the display unit to display a game screen corresponding to the game space, and moves a second character corresponding to a second user different from the first user in the game screen. (2) a step of acquiring information on an input operation of the user, and information in a first period in which the first character corresponding to the first user is prohibited from applying the action to the first moving body corresponding to the first character Displaying the second character on the display unit so that the second character moves in the game screen based on the information when the character is acquired, and the first character exerting an action on the first moving body Controlling the display of the second character so that the second character does not move in the game screen when information is acquired during the permitted second period; Including the.

  An information processing apparatus according to the present disclosure includes a storage unit that stores a game program, a control unit that controls an operation of the information processing apparatus, a display unit, and an operation unit configured to receive an input operation of a first user. And. In the game based on this game program, each of a plurality of moving objects corresponding to each of a plurality of characters, to which a function is sequentially given by each of a plurality of characters corresponding to each of a plurality of users including the first user, It progresses by moving in the game space sequentially. The control unit causes the display unit to display the game screen corresponding to the game space, and the second user's input for moving the second character corresponding to the second user different from the first user in the game screen. When information is acquired during a first period in which information on the operation is acquired and the first character corresponding to the first user is prohibited from applying the action to the first moving object corresponding to the first character, The second character is displayed on the display unit so that the second character moves in the game screen based on the information, and in a second period in which the first character is permitted to exert an action on the first moving body, When the information is acquired, the display unit controls the display of the second character so that the second character does not move in the game screen.

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

It is a figure which shows the hardware constitutions of a game system. It is a block diagram which shows the functional structure of a user terminal. It is a block diagram showing functional composition of a server. It is a figure which shows an example of the game space corresponding to the single play of a golf game. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen where the character which stood on the teeing ground is displayed. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen by which the character which entered the address for making a tee shot of a ball is displayed. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen where the elastic area | region elastically deformed was displayed. It is a figure showing an example of the game screen where the icon which moves the inside of a game screen based on drag operation is displayed. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen by which an icon is displayed in the position further away from the elastic area | region. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen by which the icon in the middle of moving the inside of a game screen based on a user's flick operation is displayed. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen where the icon which stopped movement is displayed. It is a figure showing an example of movement of the ball in game space. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen where the ball in flight is displayed. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen corresponding to the imaging | photography range of the virtual camera arrange | positioned in the original position in game space. It is a figure which shows the other example of the game screen as which an icon is displayed in the position further away from the elastic area | region. It is a figure which shows an example of a movement of the character in game space. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen where the character in movement is displayed. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen where the character which stood on the fairway is displayed. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen where the character which entered the address for making an approach shot of a ball is displayed. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen where the cursor which moves along a gauge is displayed. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen by which a cursor is displayed in the position further away from the upper end part of a gauge. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen by which an icon is displayed on the upper end part of a gauge. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen where the icon which stopped movement is displayed. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen by which the character which entered the address for making a ball a banker shot is displayed. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen where the elastic area | region elastically deformed was displayed. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen by which the icon which moves the inside of a game screen based on drag operation was displayed. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen by which an icon is arrange | positioned in the position further away from the elastic area. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen where the icon in the middle of moving based on a user's flick operation is displayed. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen where the icon which collided in the target area | region is displayed. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a series of processes regarding the display of the operation object based on the attribute of a topography object. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a series of processes related to display of a character moving in the game space. It is a figure which shows the game screen where the character which stood on the rough is displayed. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen where the character which walks and moves is displayed. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen where the character which moves in the state which got on the golf cart is displayed. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen where the character which moves in the state which got on the water board is displayed. It is a figure which shows an example of the game space corresponding to the multi play of a golf game. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen where the 1st character which stood on the teeing ground is displayed. It is a figure showing an example of movement of the 1st character in game space. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen where the 1st character which moves in the game space during multiplayer is displayed. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen by which the 2nd character which entered the address in the position contained in the imaging range of the virtual camera in game space is displayed. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen where the 2nd character which shot the 2nd ball in the position included in the photography range of the virtual camera in game space is displayed. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen displayed on the 1st user terminal operated by the 1st user. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen displayed on the 2nd user terminal operated by the 2nd user. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen by which several messages are displayed. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen of the 1st user terminal by which the message selected by the 1st user is linked | related with a 1st character and displayed. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen of the 2nd user terminal by which the message corresponding to the received message information is linked | related with a 1st character, and is displayed. It is a flow chart explaining the flow of a series of processings concerning the display of the message corresponding to the evaluation about the shot of the 2nd ball by the 2nd character. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen displayed on the 1st user terminal operated by the 1st user. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen displayed on the 2nd user terminal operated by the 2nd user. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen by which several messages corresponding to a straight are arrange | positioned. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen of the 1st user terminal by which the message selected by the 1st user is linked | related with a 1st character, and is arrange | positioned. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen of the 2nd user terminal by which the message corresponding to the received message information is linked | related with a 1st character, and is arrange | positioned. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen by which several messages corresponding to failure are arrange | positioned. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen of the 1st user terminal by which the message selected by the 1st user is linked | related with a 1st character, and is arrange | positioned. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen of the 2nd user terminal by which the message corresponding to the received message information is linked | related with a 1st character, and is arrange | positioned. It is a flowchart explaining the flow of a series of processes regarding control of the display of the 2nd character in the game screen of the 1st user terminal when the 2nd character moves in the game space. It is a figure showing movement of the 2nd character in game space in the prohibition period of the 1st user. It is a figure which shows the game screen before a 2nd character moves in a prohibition period of a 1st user. It is a figure which shows the game screen after a 2nd character moves in the prohibition period of a 1st user. It is a figure which shows a movement of the 2nd character in the game space in the permission period of a 1st character. It is a figure which shows the game screen where the 2nd character before moving in the game space in the permission period of a 1st character is displayed. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen displayed in the state which the 2nd character which moved in the game space in the permission period of a 1st character rested. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen displayed in the state which the 2nd character which further moved in the game space in the permission period of a 1st character continued still further. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen where the 1st ball which flies in the game space is displayed. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen corresponding to the imaging | photography range of the virtual camera arrange | positioned in the original position in game space. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a series of processes regarding the swing of the 1st club by a 1st character. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen where the 1st character which stood on the fairway is displayed. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen by which the 1st character which entered the address for swinging a 1st club in the aspect corresponding to an approach shot is displayed. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen where the cursor dragged along the gauge is displayed. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen where the 1st character which swings a 1st club is displayed. It is a flow chart explaining a flow of a series of processings concerning generation and display of a sub screen corresponding to a shot of the 2nd ball by the 2nd character. It is a figure which shows an example of the game space where a different 1st and 2nd virtual camera is arrange | positioned. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen displayed on the 1st user terminal operated by the 1st user. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen by which the sub screen corresponding to the scene where a 2nd ball is shot is displayed. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen by which the subscreen corresponding to the scene where a 2nd ball flies is displayed. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen by which the display of the sub screen was erase | eliminated after the movement of a 2nd ball | bowl stopped. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a series of processes regarding the display of the 2nd or 3rd character selected by the 1st user. It is a figure which shows movement of the virtual camera in the game space based on selection operation of the 1st user for selecting a 2nd or 3rd character. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen displayed on the 1st user terminal operated by the 1st user. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen by which the 2nd character selected by the 1st user is displayed. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen where the 3rd character selected by the 1st user is displayed.

  A gaming system according to the present disclosure provides a computer game to at least one user. Hereinafter, the game system will be described with reference to the drawings. The present invention is not limited to these exemplifications, but is shown by the claims, and all changes within the meaning and range of claims and the like are intended to be included in the present invention. . In the following description, the same components are denoted by the same reference symbols in the description of the drawings, and redundant description will not be repeated.

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

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

  The game system 1 causes the user operating the user terminal 100 to play a game that is advanced by moving the moving object to the character in the game space based on the user's input operation. In one aspect of the present disclosure, the game is a sports game. In the present embodiment, the game system 1 provides the user with an environment for playing a golf game that makes the user simulate golf on a virtual golf course.

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

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

  The processor 10 controls the overall operation of the user terminal 100. The processor 10 includes, for example, a central processing unit (CPU), a micro processing unit (MPU), and a graphics processing unit (GPU). The processor 10 reads a program from the storage 12 and develops the program in the memory 11. The processor 10 executes a program developed in the memory 11.

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

  The storage 12 is an auxiliary storage device. The storage 12 is configured by, for example, a storage device such as a flash memory or a hard disk drive (HDD). The storage 12 stores a game program executed by the processor 10 and various information referred to by the processor 10 when the game program is executed. The various types of information include at least game information on a game and user information on a user playing the game.

  The communication IF 13 controls transmission and reception of various data in the user terminal 100. The communication IF 13 controls, for example, communication via a wireless LAN (Local Area Network), wired LAN, wireless LAN, or Internet communication via a cellular phone network, and near field communication.

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

  The touch screen 15 is an electronic component in which the input unit 151 and the display unit 152 are combined. The input unit 151 is a touch-sensitive device that can detect a user's touch input (touch operation) on the input surface, and is configured of, for example, a touch pad or the like. The input unit 151 includes, for example, a touch sensing unit (not shown). The touch sensing unit is a component adopting an arbitrary detection method such as a capacitance method or a resistance film method. The input unit 151 has a function of detecting a position at which the user's operation is input on the input surface, and transmitting information indicating the position as an input signal. The user's operation includes, for example, physical touch operation such as touch operation, slide operation, swipe operation, and tap operation.

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

  The camera 17 includes an image sensor or the like, and converts a light incident from the lens into an electric signal to generate a photographed image.

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

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

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

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

  (2) The processor 10 detects the user's gesture from the shape of the user's hand. The processor 10 specifies, for example, the number of fingers of the user (the number of extending fingers) from the shape of the user's hand detected from the captured image. The processor 10 further identifies the gesture performed by the user from the number of identified fingers. For example, if the number of fingers is five, it is determined that the user has made a gesture of "par", and if the number of fingers is zero (no finger is detected), the user performs a gesture of "goo" If it is determined that it has been performed and the number of fingers is two, it is determined that the user has made a gesture of "Tokiki".

  (3) The processor 10 performs image recognition processing on the captured image of the camera 17 to detect whether the user's finger is in a state where only the forefinger is standing or whether the user's finger makes a flicking motion. .

  (4) The processor 10 selects an object 1010 (a user's hand or the like near the user terminal 100 based on an image recognition result of a captured image of the camera 17 and / or an output value of the distance measuring sensor 18). ) And the user terminal 100 are detected. For example, processor 10 determines whether the user's hand is near (for example, a distance less than a predetermined value) the user terminal 100 or far (for example, a predetermined value) depending on the size of the user's hand specified from the captured image of camera It detects whether it is in the above distance). In addition, when the captured image is a moving image, the processor 10 may detect whether the user's hand is approaching or away from the user terminal 100.

  (5) The processor 10 detects that the user's hand is detected by the image recognition result of the captured image of the camera 17 or the like, and the distance between the user terminal 100 and the user's hand changes. Is recognized as being shaken in the shooting direction of the camera 17. When the processor 10 detects or does not detect an object in the distance measurement sensor 18 whose directivity is stronger than the shooting range of the camera 17, it is assumed that the user shakes his hand in a direction orthogonal to the shooting direction of the camera. recognize.

  As described above, the processor 10 determines whether or not the user holds the hand by image recognition on the captured image of the camera 17 (a gesture of “goo” or another gesture (eg, “par”)) Detect). Also, the processor 10 detects the shape of the user's hand as well as how to move this hand and whether it is approaching or moving away from the user terminal 100. Such an operation can correspond to, for example, an operation using a pointing device such as a mouse or a touch panel. The user terminal 100 moves the pointer on the touch screen 15 in response to the movement of the user's hand, for example, and detects the user's gesture "goo". In this case, the user terminal 100 determines that the state is selected by the user (continue clicking of the mouse, continued touch-down and touch on the touch panel). Furthermore, when the user moves the hand further in a state where the user gesture “buzz” is detected, the user terminal 100 can also determine the movement as a swipe operation (or a drag operation). In addition, for example, in the detection result of the user's hand based on the captured image of the camera 17, the user terminal 100 supports a mouse click or a tap operation on the touch panel when a gesture that causes the user to repel a finger is detected. Processing may be performed.

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

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

  The user terminal 100 desirably has a user using the controller 1020 input user identification information such as the user's name or login ID via the controller 1020, for example, at the start of a game. Thereby, the user terminal 100 can associate the controller 1020 with the user, and specifies which user the output value belongs to based on the transmission source (the controller 1020) of the received output value. be able to.

  When the user terminal 100 communicates with a plurality of controllers 1020, one user terminal 100 does not communicate with the server 200 or another user terminal 100 via the network 2 as each user holds each controller 1020. Can realize multiplayer locally. In addition, multiple user terminals 100 realize multiplay locally by allowing each user terminal 100 to communicate with each other according to a wireless standard such as a wireless LAN (Local Area Network) standard (a communication connection is made without passing through the server 200). You can also When the above-described multiplayer is locally realized by one user terminal 100, the user terminal 100 may further include at least a part of various functions of the server 200 described later. Further, when the above-described multiplay is realized locally by a plurality of user terminals 100, the plurality of user terminals 100 may be provided with various functions described later included in the server 200 in a distributed manner.

  Note that the user terminal 100 may communicate with the server 200 even if the above-described multiplay is realized locally. The user terminal 100 may associate, for example, information indicating a result such as winning or losing in a certain game with the user identification information, and may transmit the information to the server 200.

  In addition, the controller 1020 may be configured to be removable from the user terminal 100. In this case, a joint with the controller 1020 may be provided on at least one of the surfaces of the housing of the user terminal 100. When the user terminal 100 and the controller 1020 are connected by wire via the connection unit, the user terminal 100 and the controller 1020 transmit and receive signals via the wire.

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

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

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

  For example, when the operation unit includes one or both of the camera 17 and the distance measurement sensor 18, the operation unit is an object 1010 near the user terminal 100 (for example, a user's hand, a predetermined shape And the like, and specify the input operation from the detection result of the object concerned (color, shape, movement, type etc. of the detected object). More specifically, when the user terminal 100 detects a user's hand from the captured image of the camera 17, the user's input operation is a gesture (a series of movements of the user's hand) detected based on the captured image. Identify and accept. The photographed image may be a still image or a moving image.

  Alternatively, when the operation unit is configured by the touch screen 15, the user terminal 100 identifies and accepts the user's operation performed on the input unit 151 of the touch screen 15 as the user's input operation. Alternatively, when the operation unit is configured by the communication IF 13, the user terminal 100 identifies and receives a signal (for example, an output value) transmitted from the controller 1020 as the user's input operation. Alternatively, when the operation unit includes the input / output IF 14, a signal output from an input device (not shown) different from the controller 1020 connected to the input / output IF 14 is specified and accepted as the user's input operation.

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

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

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

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

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

  When the game is a golf game, the game space is a virtual golf course, the character is a virtual golfer, the moving body is a virtual golf ball, and the fixed body is a virtual golf course. Fairways, bunkers, and greens.

  Object information includes information representing an attribute of an object. The attributes of the object include, for example, the position at which the object is initially placed in the game space when the game space is constructed. The attributes of an object further include attributes related to the appearance of the object (such as shape, size, and color).

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

  In the storage unit 120, for example, user information 123 regarding a user possessing the user terminal 100 is stored, and user information 123 regarding a user possessing another user terminal 100 is not stored.

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

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

  Operation accepting unit 112 detects an input operation of the user on input unit 151. The operation receiving unit 112 determines what input has been made from the operation instruction by the console via the input unit 151 and the other input / output IF 14, and outputs the result to each element of the control unit 100. The operation receiving unit 112 detects coordinate information indicating the position of the input operation in the input unit 151 and the type of the input operation. The operation receiving unit 112 detects that the touch input has been released from the input unit 151 by detecting that the input that has been continuously detected is interrupted. The operation receiving unit 112 can determine the user's operation on the input unit 151. Operation accepting unit 112 determines, for example, a touch on operation, a touch off operation, a tap operation, a swipe operation, a slide operation, a flick operation, and other operations.

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

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

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

  The object control unit 115 controls an object arranged in the game space. The object control unit 115 operates the character based on, for example, the user's input operation on the character. The object control unit 115 further moves the moving body in the game space based on the action of the character on the moving body.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  The transmission / reception unit 211 receives information required for the progress of the game from the user terminal 100 or transmits the information to the user terminal 100. The transmission / reception unit 211 receives, from the user terminal 100, various types of information generated by the user terminal 100 as the game progresses, for example. The transmission / reception unit 111 causes the user terminal 100 to play the game by transmitting information generated by the server 200 to the user terminal 100 as the game progresses.

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

  The data management unit 213 manages at least user information 222 stored in the storage unit 220. The data management unit 114 updates the user information 222 based on, for example, the update information of the user information 123 received from the user terminal 100 so that the user information 123 of the user terminal 100 and the corresponding user stored in the server 200 The information 222 is matched.

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

  The synchronization control unit 215 synchronizes the progress of the game in each user terminal 100 used by each user participating in the multiplay of the game. The synchronization control unit 215 controls, for example, the transmission and reception unit 211 to transmit information necessary for synchronization to each user terminal 100. The transmission / reception unit 211 transmits, for example, the information generated by the server 200 all at once to a plurality of user terminals 100 used by a plurality of users. Transmission / reception unit 211 uses, for example, information received by transmission / reception unit 211 from user terminal 100 used by any one of a plurality of users by each other user other than the one among the plurality of users. To each user terminal 100 to be

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

(Game space 3 corresponding to single play)
In one aspect of the present disclosure, game system 1 provides one user who holds user terminal 100 with an opportunity to play a single play of a golf game. Operation accepting unit 112 accepts an input operation of the user for starting single play of the golf game, for example, through a menu screen (not shown) of the golf game. The control unit 100 refers to the game information 122 and the user information 123 stored in the storage unit 120 based on the input operation, for example, as shown in FIG. 4, the game space 3 corresponding to the single play. To construct.

  FIG. 4 is a view showing an example of the game space 3 corresponding to the single play of the golf game. The game space 3 is a virtual space representing an imaginary golf course. The game space 3 has a three-dimensional extent (size). As shown in FIG. 4, the game space 3 includes a teeing ground 31 (first area), a fairway 32 (first area), a rough 33 (first area), a pond 34 (second area), and a forest 35 (third area). 2), a banker 36 (first area, second area), a green 37 (first area), and various objects such as a cup 38.

  The object control unit 115 arranges various terrain objects such as the teeing ground 31 at predetermined positions in the game space 3 based on the game information 122 when the game space 3 is constructed. The teeing ground 31, the fairway 32, the rough 33, the pond 34, the forest 35, the bunker 36, the green 37, and the cup 38 all have virtual three-dimensional shapes. The teeing ground 31, the fairway 32, the rough 33, the banker 36, and the green 37 are terrain objects having attributes different from one another and representing virtual terrain. Each terrain object is set with a parameter representing the ease of flight of the ball 42 shot in the terrain object based on its attribute. For example, the flight parameters set for the fairway 32 are larger than the flight parameters set for the bunker 36. The cup 38 is a target point at which the character 41 finally reaches the ball 42 during the golf game.

  The object control unit 115 further arranges the character 41, the ball 42 (moving body), and the club 43 (tool) on the teeing ground 31. The character 41, the ball 42, and the club 43 are all types of objects. The character 41 is a kind of operation character operated by the user, and has an appearance representing, for example, a fictitious golfer. The ball 42 is a kind of object, and is a moving body that moves in the game space 3 when an action is given by the character 41. The ball 42 has, for example, an appearance that represents a virtual golf ball.

  The club 43 is a kind of object associated with the character 41, and is a virtual tool used by the character 41 to shot the ball 42. The club 43 has, for example, an appearance representing a fictitious golf club. When the game space 3 is constructed, the object control unit 115 associates the character 41 with the initial club 43 and arranges the character 41 in the game space 3. As shown in FIG. 4, the virtual camera control unit 116 includes the character 41, the ball 42, and the club 43 in the shooting range of the virtual camera 44 in the game space 3, and the position of the virtual camera 44 facing the cup 38. , The virtual camera 44 is arranged.

  During playing of the golf game, the character 41 moves the ball 42 in the game space 3 by applying an action to the ball 42 by the club 43 based on the user's input operation. In the present disclosure, that the character 41 applies an action to the ball 42 using the club 43 is expressed as “shot the ball 42” as necessary. The game space 3 includes a permitted area (first area) in which the character 41 is permitted to shot the ball 42 to be placed and a prohibited area in which the character 41 is prohibited to shot the ball 42 to be arranged (first And 2). The teeing ground 31, the fairway 32, the rough 33, the banker 36, and the green 37 are all types of permission areas. The pond 34 and the forest 35 are both types of prohibited areas.

  A golf game based on the game program 121 proceeds by the ball 42 shot by the character 41 moving in the game space 3. The rules applied to the golf game correspond to, for example, the rules applied to real golf. The user plays the golf game while visually recognizing the game screen corresponding to the shooting range of the virtual camera 44. When the golf game is started, the user first causes the character 41 to make a tea shot on the ball 42 by operating the character 41 placed on the teeing ground 31. As a result of the shot, the ball 42 moves in the game space 3. For example, the ball 42 flies in the game space 3, bounces on a terrain object such as the fairway 32 that lands after the flight, or rolls on the terrain object.

  The user moves the character 41 to the position of the destination ball 42 and then causes the character 41 to further shot the ball 42. Every time the character 41 shoots the ball 42, the number of times the ball 42 is shot in the game space 3 (hereinafter, the number of shots) increases by one. When the ball 42 reaches a prohibited area such as the pond 34 or the forest 35, the number of shots increases by one as a penalty. The user plays the golf game aiming to put the ball 42 into the cup 38 with a smaller number of shots. In one aspect of the present disclosure, the game system 1 ends the single play of the golf game in the game space 3 based on the fact that the ball 42 shot by the character 41 has entered the cup 38.

(Tea shot)
FIG. 5 is a view showing an example of the game screen 4 on which the character 41 standing on the teeing ground 31 is displayed. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the game screen 4 as shown in, for example, FIG. 5 based on the captured image generated by the virtual camera 44 disposed in the game space 3 of FIG. 4. The game screen 4 in FIG. 5 corresponds to a scene immediately before the character 41 makes a tea shot on the ball 42.

  The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to at least display a photographed image including the teeing ground 31, the rough 33, the character 41, and the ball 42. In the game screen 4, the character 41 holds the club 43 and stands on the teeing ground 31. The early club 43 is, for example, a driver suitable for tee shot. The character 41 is disposed at the lower center of the game screen 4. The ball 42 is placed on the teeing ground 31.

  The display control unit 117 further causes the display unit 152 to display the buttons 51 and 52 superimposed on the captured image on the game screen 4. The button 51 is a user interface for allowing the user to select the type of club 43 used by the character 41. The button 52 is a user interface for causing the character 41 to enter a position (address) for shooting the ball 42. The fact that the character 41 enters the address means that the character 41 holds the tip of the club 43 close to the ball 42 in order to hit the ball 42. Buttons 51 and 52 are arranged at predetermined positions on game screen 4. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 5, the positions at which the buttons 51 and 52 are arranged are on the left side in the game screen 4.

(Selection of club 43)
The character 41 shoots the ball 42 using any one of a plurality of different clubs 43 based on the user's operation. The plurality of clubs 43 include, for example, a driver, an iron, a sand wedge, and a putter. In each club 43, a parameter representing the performance of the club 43 is set. When the club 43 is a driver, the club 43 is set with parameters representing the driver's performance. In one aspect, the performance of the club 43 includes the maximum flight distance of the ball 42 when the ball 42 is shot.

  In the state of FIG. 5, the character 41 is not yet in the address, and it is not possible to make a tee shot of the ball 42 using the club 43. The user first selects the club 43 used by the character 41 in order to make the character 41 shoot the ball 42. The operation accepting unit 112 accepts an input operation (for example, a tap input operation) of the user on the button 51. The object control unit 115 sets the club 43 used by the character 41 to the character 41 based on the input operation. The object control unit 115 switches the type of the club 43 set for the character 41 each time the user's input operation to the button 51 is accepted, for example.

  The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display a plurality of different buttons 51 corresponding to the plurality of different clubs 43, for example. The plurality of buttons 51 are arranged side by side in a predetermined area on the game screen 4. When the user's tap operation on any of the buttons 51 is accepted, the object control unit 115 sets the club 43 corresponding to the selected button 51 to the character 41. The display control unit 117 preferably causes the display unit 152 to display each of the plurality of buttons 51 in a mode according to the type of the corresponding club 43. The aspect according to the type of club 43 is, for example, that an image representing the type of club 43 is included in the button 51. By visually recognizing each button 51, the user can know which button 51 can be selected which club 43 can be selected.

  The object control unit 115 associates the club 43 set to the character 41 with the character 41 and arranges the club 43 in the game space 3. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 5, the character 41 holds the set club 43 in the hand of the character 41. The display control unit 117 preferably switches the club 43 displayed in association with the character 41 each time the club 43 set for the character 41 is switched. The user can confirm the type of the club 43 selected by the user by visually recognizing the club 43 possessed by the character 41 on the game screen 4.

(Specify the shot direction)
The user further specifies the direction in which the character 41 is made to shot the ball 42. The operation receiving unit 112 receives an input operation (for example, a swipe operation) of a user for specifying a shot direction. The object control unit 115 changes the shot direction set for the character 41 based on the user's input operation for specifying the shot direction. The virtual camera control unit 116 changes the direction of the virtual camera 44 based on, for example, the user's input operation for specifying the shot direction.

  The object control unit 115 changes the shot direction set for the character 41 to the right side relative to the current direction based on, for example, a swipe operation to the right on the game screen 4. The virtual camera control unit 116 changes the direction of the virtual camera 44 to the right of the current direction based on, for example, a swipe operation to the right on the game screen 4. For example, the virtual camera control unit 116 changes the orientation of the virtual camera 44 to a direction parallel to the shot direction newly set for the character 41. Thereby, the game screen 4 is updated so that the part on the more right side in the game space 3 is included in the game screen 4.

  The object control unit 115 changes the shot direction set for the character 41 to the left side relative to the current direction based on, for example, a swipe operation in the left direction on the game screen 4. The virtual camera control unit 116 changes the direction of the virtual camera 44 to the left with respect to the current direction based on, for example, a swipe operation in the left direction on the game screen 4. For example, the virtual camera control unit 116 changes the orientation of the virtual camera 44 to a direction parallel to the shot direction newly set for the character 41. Thereby, the game screen 4 is updated so that the part on the left side in the game space 3 is included in the game screen 4.

(Transition to address)
After selecting the club 43, the user causes the character 41 to enter the address. The operation receiving unit 112 receives an input operation (for example, a tap input operation) of the user on the button 52. The object control unit 115 causes the character 41 to enter the address in the game space 3 based on this input operation. Based on the control of the character 41 by the object control unit 115, the display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the state in which the character 41 enters the address, as shown in FIG. 6, for example.

  FIG. 6 is a view showing an example of the game screen 4 on which the character 41 which has entered an address for making a tee shot of the ball 42 is displayed. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 6, the character 41 is in the address with the tip of the club 43 being close to the ball 42. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to delete the button 51 and the button 52 from the game screen 4 based on the button 52 being tapped. The buttons 51 and 52 are not arranged on the game screen 4 of FIG. The user can not reselect the club 43 after the character 41 enters the address as shown in FIG. 6, for example.

(Operation object 61 for tee shot)
The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the operation object 61 corresponding to the teeing ground 31 on which the ball 42 is disposed, as shown in FIG. 6 based on the button 52 being tapped. The operation object 61 is a type of user interface operated by the user. Specifically, the operation object 61 is a user interface in which the user inputs an operation for causing the character 41 to make a tee shot of the ball 42.

  The operation object 61 has an elastic area 62 and a guide 63. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 6, the operation object 61 is disposed on the right side in the game screen 4 as a whole. The elastic region 62 has a prescribed shape and size, and is disposed at a prescribed position on the game screen 4. In FIG. 6, the elastic region 62 is circular and disposed at the upper right in the game screen 4.

  The guide 63 has a prescribed shape and size, and is disposed at a prescribed position on the game screen 4. In FIG. 6, the guide 63 has an elongated shape extending in a predetermined direction on the game screen 4. The guide 63 is further disposed on the game screen 4 such that one end thereof is centered on the elastic region 62 and the other end thereof is positioned near the head of the character 41. In FIG. 6, the guides 63 are obliquely disposed on the game screen 4 so as to be inclined at a prescribed angle with respect to the vertical direction of the game screen 4. The total length of the guide 63 corresponds to the maximum amount of backswing when the character 41 backswing the club 43.

  The user operates the operation object 61 to cause the character 41 to make a tea shot of the ball 42. The operation receiving unit 112 receives a touch-on operation of the user on the elastic area 62 disposed on the game screen 4 of FIG. Operation accepting unit 112 further accepts the user's drag operation following the touch-on operation. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the elastic region 62 as shown in FIG. 6 based on the drag operation.

(Deformation of elastic region 62)
FIG. 7 is a view showing an example of the game screen 4 on which the elastically deformed elastic region 62 is displayed. For example, as shown in FIG. 7, the operation receiving unit 112 receives a drag operation in which the user's finger moves in the direction along the extension direction of the guide 63. The display control unit 117 controls the display of the elastic region 62 so that the elastic region 62 behaves as a virtual object having virtual elasticity based on the direction of the drag operation. The display control unit 117 stretches part of the elastic region 62 from the first position at which the user's finger on the game screen 4 has touched on to the second position at which the user's finger has moved by the drag operation on the game screen 4.

  The display control unit 117 further controls the display mode of the guide 63 based on the user's drag operation. For example, the display control unit 117 sets the range from the end on the elastic region 62 side of the guide 63 to the position where the user's finger contacts the guide 63 (hereinafter referred to as a designated range) to a range other than the designated range in the guide 63 Hereinafter, the display unit 152 is displayed in a mode in which it is identified as an unspecified range. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 7, the designated range is displayed thicker than the non-designated range.

(Setting of back swing amount)
The terminal processing unit 113 sets the backswing amount based on the length of the designated range in the guide 63 to the character 41. The backswing amount affects the flight distance of the ball 42 shot by the character 41. The object control unit 115 causes the character 41 to backswing the club 43 based on the set backswing amount. The object control unit 115 causes the character 41 to backswing the club 43 deeper (more backward) as the backswing amount is larger. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display an animation in which the character 41 backswings the club 43. The game screen 4 in FIG. 7 corresponds to a scene after the character 41 backswing the club 43 to a position according to the set backswing amount.

  The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display an animation in which the elastically deformed portion in the elastic region 62 is torn off when the drag amount at the time of the drag operation on the operation object 61 exceeds the prescribed amount. The display control unit 117 further restores the display state of the elastic region 62 to the display state before elastic deformation. The display control unit 117 further causes the display unit 152 to display the torn part as the icon 64.

(Display of icon 64)
FIG. 8 is a view showing an example of the game screen 4 on which an icon 64 moving in the game screen 4 based on the drag operation is displayed. The icon 64 constitutes a part of the operation object 61. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 8, the icons 64 have a circular shape. The icon 64 is placed at the current touch position of the user's finger on the game screen 4. The user continues the drag operation on the operation object 61 in order to specify the desired backswing amount to the character 41. The icon 64 moves in the game screen 4 based on the drag operation of the user. For example, as shown in FIG. 9, the display control unit 117 extends the display position of the icon 64 on the game screen 4 by following the change in the contact position of the finger in the drag operation along the extension direction of the guide 63. Make it change along the direction.

  FIG. 9 is a view showing an example of the game screen 4 in which the icon 64 is displayed at a position further away from the elastic region 62. As shown in FIG. The drag amount on the game screen 4 of FIG. 9 is larger than the drag amount on the game screen 4 of FIG. Therefore, the length of the designated range in the guide 63 included in the game screen 4 of FIG. 9 is larger than the length of the designated range in the guide 63 included in the game screen 4 of FIG. 8. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display an animation in which the character 41 backswings the club 43 more deeply. The backswing position of the club 43 on the game screen 4 of FIG. 9 is deeper than that of FIG.

  The display control unit 117 preferably causes the display unit 152 to display a scale not shown superimposed on the guide 63 on the game screen 4. The display control unit 117 further causes the display unit 152 to display the maximum flight distance defined for the selected club 43. The user can more easily identify the position corresponding to the desired backswing amount in the guide 63 by referring to the maximum flight distance and the scale, respectively. Therefore, the user can drag the icon 64 more reliably to the target position.

(Flick of icon 64)
The operation receiving unit 112 receives a drag operation of the user for dragging the icon 64 to a position corresponding to a desired backswing amount. Operation accepting unit 112 next accepts a user's input operation (for example, flick operation) for moving icon 64 toward elastic region 62 on game screen 4. For example, in a state where the user drags the icon 64 (a finger is in contact with the input unit 151), the operation receiving unit 112 performs an input operation to flick the icon 64 in the direction opposite to the direction of the drag operation on the game screen 4 Accept

  The display control unit 117 determines the movement direction and movement amount of the icon 64 on the game screen 4 based on the direction and speed of the flick operation. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display an animation in which the icon 64 moves in the determined movement direction and movement amount, as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, for example. Thereby, the game screen 4 is first updated from the state of FIG. 9 to the state of FIG.

  FIG. 10 is a view showing an example of the game screen 4 on which the icon 64 in the middle of moving in the game screen 4 based on the flick operation of the user is displayed. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 10, the icon 64 is disposed at a position away from the position where the user flicks the icon 64. The icon 64 is moving toward the elastic region 62. The character 41 remains in the state in which the back swing of the club 43 is maintained.

(Display of target area 65)
The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the target area 65 as shown in FIG. 10 based on the flick operation on the icon 64. The target area 65 constitutes a part of the operation object 61. The target area 65 is disposed on the game screen 4 with an elastic area 62 at its center. The target area 65 further includes an area 66, an area 67, an area 68, and an area 69 in addition to the elastic area 62. The regions 66 to 69 are disposed on the upper side, the lower side, the left side, and the right side of the elastic region 62 in the target region 65, respectively.

  The target area 65 is an area for specifying an evaluation (hereinafter, shot evaluation) regarding a shot by the character 41. The shot evaluation preferably includes the type (properties) of the trajectory as the ball 42 moves in the game space 3 when an action is given from the club 43 to the ball 42. Shot evaluation preferably includes the nature of the state of the ball 42 when no action is applied from the club 43 to the ball 42. Shot evaluation includes, for example, straight, duff, templar, hook and slice, and sway.

  The straight is a kind of trajectory of the ball 42 that flies straight along the shot direction. Duff is a trajectory of the ball 42 which rolls slightly in front of the character 41. Tempura is the type of trajectory of the ball 42 that is too high when flying. The slice is the type of trajectory of the ball 42A that flies in the direction of the dominant hand of the character 41 rather than the shot direction. The hook is a type of trajectory of the ball 42A that flies in a direction opposite to the dominant hand direction of the character 41 than the shot direction. The swaying is the nature of the state of the ball 42A which continues to stand (does not move).

  In each area included in the target area 65, any one of a plurality of different shot evaluations is defined in advance. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 10, straight, duff, tempura, hook and slice are defined as the shot evaluation in the elastic area 62, the area 66, the area 67, the area 68 and the area 69, respectively. In the outside of the target area 65 in the game space 3, an idle shot is defined as a shot evaluation.

(Identify shot evaluation)
The terminal processing unit 113 specifies the shot evaluation based on, for example, the positional relationship between the arrival position of the icon 64 on the game screen 4 and the target area 65. Identifying the shot evaluation is synonymous with determining whether the shot result is good or bad. When the icon 64 reaches any of the plurality of areas included in the target area 65, the terminal processing unit 113 specifies a shot evaluation defined in the reached area as a shot evaluation related to the tee shot of the ball 42. For example, when the icon 64 reaches the elastic region 62, the terminal processing unit 113 specifies the straight defined in the elastic region 62 as a shot evaluation related to the tee shot of the ball 42. For example, when the icon 64 reaches the outside of the target area 65, the terminal processing unit 113 specifies an empty swing defined outside the area as a shot evaluation related to the tee shot of the ball 42.

  After moving in the game screen 4 as shown in FIG. 10, the icon 64 reaches a position in the game screen 4 based on the determined moving direction and movement amount as shown in FIG. 11, for example.

(Display control based on shot evaluation)
FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of the game screen 4 on which the icon 64 whose movement has been stopped is displayed. The icon 64 reaches the elastic area 62 and stops in the elastic area 62 on the game screen 4 of FIG. The terminal processing unit 113 specifies a straight corresponding to the elastic area 62 as a shot evaluation based on the fact that the icon 64 has reached the elastic area 62. The object control unit 115 causes the character 41 to swing the club 43 in the game space 3 in a mode based on the specified shot evaluation. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display an animation showing how the character 41 swings the club 43, for example, as shown in FIG. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 11, the character 41 swings the club 43 in a full swing.

  The terminal processing unit 113 determines the movement condition regarding the movement of the game space 3 in the game space 3 based on the maximum flying distance of the club 43, the back swing amount, and the shot evaluation. The movement conditions include, for example, the flight direction (movement direction) and the flight distance (movement amount) of the ball 42 in the game space 3. The object control unit 115 moves the ball 42 in the game space 3 based on the determined movement condition. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display an animation showing how the ball 42 moves, for example, as shown in FIG. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 11, the ball 42 flies straight along the designated shot direction.

(Notification of shot evaluation)
The display control unit 117 further causes the display unit 152 to display notification information 70 for notifying the user of the determined shot evaluation. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 11, the notification information 70 is disposed below the target area 65. The notification information 70 includes at least an image or text representing a shot evaluation. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 11, the notification information 70 includes the text “straight” representing the shot evaluation. By visually recognizing the notification information 70 arranged on the game screen 4, the user can more accurately know whether or not the operation object 61 has been successfully operated to cause the character 41 to make a tee shot of the ball 42.

(Movement of ball 42)
FIG. 12 is a view showing an example of the movement of the ball 42 in the game space 3. State (A) of FIG. 12 shows the game space 3 immediately after the ball 42 is shot. State (B) of FIG. 12 shows the game space 3 in which the shot ball 42 is moving. State (C) of FIG. 12 shows the game space 3 in which the movement of the shot ball 42 has stopped.

  In the state (A) of FIG. 12, the user has just completed a series of input operations for causing the character 41 to make a tee shot of the ball 42. The virtual camera 44 is disposed at a position where the character 41 and the ball 42 in the game space 3 are included in the imaging range of the virtual camera 44. Display control unit 117 causes display unit 152 to display, for example, game screen 4 shown in FIG. 11 as game screen 4 corresponding to game space 3 shown in state (A) of FIG.

  After the character 41 makes a tea shot on the ball 42, the ball 42 flies in the game space 3 as shown in state (B) of FIG. 12, for example. When the ball 42 flies beyond the specified distance, the virtual camera control unit 116 moves the virtual camera 44 to the rear of the ball 42 as shown in the state (B) of FIG. 12. The virtual camera control unit 116 further causes the virtual camera 44 to move in the game space 3 by following the movement of the ball 42 in the game space 3. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display a state in which the ball 42 flies in the game space 3 as shown in FIG. 13.

  FIG. 13 is a view showing an example of the game screen 4 on which the ball 42 in flight is displayed. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 13, the ball 42 is disposed at a position slightly above the center in the game screen 4. The display control unit 117 displays, for example, an animation in which a portion included in the shooting range of the virtual camera 44 in the game space 3 flows from the back to the front of the game screen 4 while fixing the position of the ball 42 on the game screen 4 It is displayed on the part 152.

  The object control unit 115 causes the shot ball 42 to reach a position corresponding to the flight condition in the game space 3 and stops the ball 42 at that position. The virtual camera control unit 116 moves the virtual camera 44 so as to follow the ball 42 until, for example, the ball 42 stops in the game space 3. After the ball 42 is stopped, the virtual camera control unit 116 returns the virtual camera 44 to the original position in the game space 3 as shown in the state (C) of FIG. 12. The position of the virtual camera 44 in the game space 3 shown in the state (C) of FIG. 12 is the same as the state (A) of FIG. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the game screen 4 based on the captured image generated by the virtual camera 44 shown in the state (C) of FIG. 12 as shown in FIG.

  FIG. 14 is a view showing an example of the game screen 4 corresponding to the shooting range of the virtual camera 44 disposed at the original position in the game space 3. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 14, the character 41 stands holding the club 43 in the same manner as in FIG. 5. The ball 42 is not placed on the teeing ground 31 because the ball 42 has moved to a position away from the teeing ground 31 as a result of the tea shot. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display an icon 53 indicating the current position of the ball 42 in the game space 3. The user can know the position of the ball 42 in the game space 3 by visually recognizing the icon 53 arranged on the game screen 4.

(Size adjustment of elastic region 62)
The display control unit 117 preferably makes the size of the elastic region 62 different based on the type of terrain object on which the ball 42 is disposed and the type of club 43 set for the character 41. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the elastic region 62 in the first size, for example, when the ball 42 is disposed on the rough 33 and the third iron suitable for the rough 33 is set to the character 41. . For example, when the ball 42 is disposed on the rough 33 and a driver unsuitable for the rough 33 is set to the character 41, the display control unit 117 sets the size of the elastic region 62 to a second size smaller than the first size. And causes the display unit 152 to display.

  In the latter case, it becomes more difficult for the user to flick the game screen 4 so that the icon 64 reaches the elastic region 62. Thereby, the user terminal 100 can reflect a general event in real golf that it is difficult for the golfer to accurately hit the ball on the rough with the driver in the golf game based on the game program 121.

(Other movement modes of icon 64)
FIG. 15 is a view showing another example of the game screen 4 in which the icon 64 is displayed at a position further away from the elastic area 62. As shown in FIG. The operation receiving unit 112 can also receive a drag operation for moving the icon 64 in a direction deviated from the extending direction of the guide 63. The operation receiving unit 112 receives, for example, a drag operation for moving the icon 64 to the lower side of the game screen 4 along the vertical direction of the game screen 4. The display control unit 117 displays the icon 64 so as to move the icon 64 to the gauge 82 in the downward direction in the game screen 4 instead of the extending direction as shown in FIG. 15 based on the drag operation, for example. It is displayed on the part 152.

  The display control unit 117 sets the range from the end on the elastic region 62 side in the guide 63 to the position in the guide 63 corresponding to the contact position of the user's finger on the game screen 4 (display position of the icon 64) decide. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 15, the designated range in the guide 63 is a range from the end on the elastic region 62 side of the guide 63 to the position in the guide 63 aligned with the contact position of the user's finger in the lateral direction of the game screen 4 It is.

(Movement of character 41)
FIG. 16 is a view showing an example of the movement of the character 41 in the game space 3. The object control unit 115 moves the character 41 in the game space 3 as shown in FIG. 16 based on a user's input operation (hereinafter, movement operation) for moving the character 41. In FIG. 16, the character 41 is moving on the rough 33 toward the position of the ball 42 in order to make a second hit. The object control unit 115 preferably cancels the association of the club 43 with the character 41 when the character 41 moves in the game space 3. The virtual camera control unit 116 arranges the virtual camera 44 at a position away from the character 41 by a predetermined distance in the game space 3. The virtual camera control unit 116 moves the virtual camera 44 in the game space 3 in accordance with the movement of the character 41 in the game space 3. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the movement of the character 41 in the game space 3 as shown in FIG. 17, for example.

  FIG. 17 is a view showing an example of the game screen 4 on which the moving character 41 is displayed. The operation receiving unit 112 receives the moving operation of the first user for moving the character 41. The movement operation is, for example, a slide operation of the user at an arbitrary position on the game screen 4. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the elastic body object 71 based on the received slide operation. The elastic body object 71 is disposed at the contact position of the user's finger on the game screen 4. The operation receiving unit 112 specifies the start position and the end position of the slide operation on the game screen 4. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the elastic body object 71 which is deformed so as to be stretched from the start position to the end position. The user can know the sliding direction by visually recognizing the elastic body object 71.

  The object control unit 115 specifies the moving direction of the character 41 in the game space 3 based on the sliding direction on the game screen 4. For example, when the slide direction is directed straight up from the bottom of the game screen 4, the object control unit 115 is a direction parallel to the shooting direction (roll direction) of the virtual camera 44 in the game space 3. Decide on.

  The object control unit 115 moves the character 41 in the determined movement direction in the game space 3. The virtual camera control unit 116 moves the virtual camera 44 in the game space 3 so that the character 41 is included in the imaging range while the character 41 moves in the game space 3.

(Display of moving character 41)
In FIG. 17, the display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the character 41 so that the character 41 walks and moves on the rough 33 on the game screen 4. For example, while the position of the character 41 on the game screen 4 is fixed, the display control unit 117 is an animation in which a portion included in the shooting range of the virtual camera 44 in the game space 3 flows from the front to Are displayed on the display unit 152. As the character 41 moves, the display range in the game space 3 included in the game screen 4 changes. Therefore, the user can visually recognize the desired range in the game space 3 through the game screen 4 by moving the character 41 in the game space 3.

  While the character 41 moves in the game space 3, the user can examine the capture of the golf game while checking the appearance of various places in the game space 3 (golf course). The user terminal 100 can provide a user playing a golf game with a pseudo sensation close to the sensation that a golfer actually rounds a real golf course.

  The object control unit 115 causes the character 41 to reach the position of the ball 42 after movement in the game space 3 by, for example, continuously moving the character 41 based on the slide operation of the user. Alternatively, the object control unit 115 warps the character 41 to the position of the ball 42 based on the user's input operation for warping the character 41 to the position of the ball 42. The input operation for warping is, for example, a user's tap operation on the icon 53 arranged on the game screen 4. When the character 41 reaches the position of the ball 42, the display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display, for example, the game screen 4 shown in FIG.

(Approach shot)
FIG. 18 is a view showing an example of the game screen 4 on which the character 41 standing on the fairway 32 is displayed. The game screen 4 in FIG. 18 corresponds to a scene immediately before the character 41 approaches the ball 42. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to at least display a photographed image including the fairway 32, the green 37, the character 41, and the ball 42. On the game screen 4, the character 41 holds the club 43 and stands on the fairway 32. The club 43 is, for example, a club such as an approach wedge suitable for approach shots. The character 41 is disposed at the lower center of the game screen 4. The ball 42 is placed on the fairway 32.

  In the game space 3, a threshold for causing the character 41 to make an approach shot of the ball 42 is defined in advance. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 18, the distance between the position of the ball 42 in the game space 3 and the cup 38 is smaller than the prescribed threshold value for the approach shot. In this case, the character 41 approaches the ball 42 based on a series of shot operations by the user.

  The object control unit 115 sets the club 43 used for the approach shot by the character 41 to the character 41 based on the tap operation on the button 51. The object control unit 115 determines the shot direction of the approach shot based on the user's slide operation with respect to an arbitrary position of the game screen 4. The display control unit 117 causes the character 41 to enter an address for an approach shot, as shown in FIG. 19, based on a tap operation on the button 52. The display control unit 117 further causes the display unit 152 to display an operation object 91 for an approach shot, as shown in FIG.

(Operation object 61 for approach shot)
FIG. 19 is a view showing an example of the game screen 4 on which the character 41 entered the address for making an approach shot of the ball 42 is displayed. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 19, the character 41 is in the address with the tip of the club 43 being close to the ball 42. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to erase the button 51 and the button 52 from the game screen 4 as in the case of the tea shot.

  The operation object 61 is a type of user interface operated by the user. Specifically, the operation object 61 is a user interface that allows the user to input an operation for causing the character 41 to make an approach shot of the ball 42. The display control unit 117 causes the display control unit 117 to display the operation object 81 for approach shot based on the fact that the distance from the ball 42 to the cup 38 is smaller than the threshold.

  The operation object 81 has a gauge 82 and a cursor 83. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 19, the operation object 81 is disposed on the right side of the game screen 4 as a whole. The gauge 82 has a vertically long rectangular shape. The gauge 82 is disposed on the game screen 4 such that one end in the major axis direction is near the top of the game screen 4 and one end in the major axis direction is near the center of the game screen 4 in the vertical direction . The cursor 83 is disposed so as to overlap one end (upper end) of the gauge 82 in the long axis direction. The total length of the gauge 82 corresponds to the maximum flight distance defined for the selected club 43.

(Drag of cursor 83)
The object control unit 115 causes the character 41 to make an approach shot of the ball 42 based on a series of shot operations by the user on the operation object 81. The operation accepting unit 112 first accepts a drag operation by the user on the cursor 83 disposed on the game screen 4 of FIG. The display control unit 117 displays the cursor 83 on the display unit 152 so that the cursor 83 moves downward of the gauge 82, as shown in FIG. 20, for example, based on the direction of the drag operation (hereinafter referred to as the drag direction). Let

  FIG. 20 is a diagram showing an example of the game screen 4 on which the cursor 83 moving along the gauge 82 is displayed. The object control unit 115 causes the character 41 to backswing the club 43 based on the position of the cursor 83 in the gauge 82. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display an animation in which the character 41 backswings the club 43. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 20, the character 41 backswing the club 43 at a depth corresponding to the position of the cursor 83 near the center of the gauge 82. The object control unit 115 causes the character 41 to backswing the club 43 deeper (more backward) as the cursor 83 gets farther from the upper end of the gauge 82. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display an animation in which the character 41 backswings the club 43.

  The position of the cursor 83 in the gauge 82 further corresponds to the flight distance of the ball 42 when the character 41 approaches the ball 42. The user drags the cursor 83 to a position corresponding to the desired flight distance. The user continues the drag operation on the operation object 81 in order to specify a desired flying distance for the character 41. The cursor 83 further moves in the game screen 4 based on the drag operation of the user. The display control unit 117 changes the display position of the cursor 83 on the game screen 4 as shown in FIG. 21, for example, following the change in the contact position of the finger at the time of the drag operation.

  FIG. 21 is a view showing an example of the game screen 4 in which the cursor 83 is displayed at a position further away from the upper end of the gauge 82. The drag amount on the game screen 4 of FIG. 21 is larger than the drag amount on the game screen 4 of FIG. Therefore, the flight distance corresponding to the position of the cursor 83 included in the game screen 4 of FIG. 21 is larger than the flight distance corresponding to the position of the cursor 83 included in the game screen 4 of FIG. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display an animation in which the character 41 backswings the club 43 more deeply. The backswing position of the club 43 on the game screen 4 of FIG. 21 is deeper than that of FIG.

(Falling icon 84)
The user drags the cursor 83 to a position corresponding to the desired flight distance on the gauge 82 and then releases the finger from that position. The operation accepting unit 112 accepts a touch-off operation following the drag operation of the cursor 83 by the user. For example, as shown in FIG. 22, the display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display an icon 84 when a touch-off operation is received.

  FIG. 22 is a view showing an example of the game screen 4 in which the icon 84 is displayed on the upper end portion of the gauge 82. As shown in FIG. The icon 84 constitutes a part of the operation object 81. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the cursor 83 so that the cursor 83 is fixedly displayed at the touch-off position on the game screen 4 when a touch-off operation of releasing the finger from the cursor 83 is received. The display control unit 117 further causes the display unit 152 to display the icon 84 so that the icon 84 automatically falls from the upper end to the lower end of the gauge 82.

  The terminal processing unit 113 sets the flying distance corresponding to the position of the stationary cursor 83 to the character 41. The cursor 83 then serves as a target area for identifying the assessment for the approach shot. The user inputs an operation (for example, a tap operation) for stopping the icon 84 at a timing when the icon 84 is superimposed on the cursor 83. When the user's tap operation on the game screen 4 is received while the icon 84 is moving, the display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to stop the falling of the icon 84 on the game screen 4 as shown in FIG. 23, for example.

(Stop icon 84 by tapping)
FIG. 23 is a view showing an example of the game screen 4 on which the icon 84 whose movement has been stopped is displayed. The terminal processing unit 113 specifies an evaluation (hereinafter, shot evaluation) regarding an approach shot on the ball 42 by the character 41 based on the positional relationship between the fixed icon 84 and the fixed cursor 83 on the game screen 4. For example, when the icon 84 at least partially overlaps the cursor 83, the terminal processing unit 113 specifies “straight” as the shot evaluation. The straight means that the character 41 succeeds in the approach shot and the shot ball 42 flies straight along the designated shot direction. For example, when the icon 84 does not overlap the cursor 83, the terminal processing unit 113 determines “failure” as the shot evaluation.

(Displaying the result of approach shot)
The operation receiving unit 112 receives the tap operation of the user input to the game screen 4 of FIG. 23 at the timing when the icon 84 is superimposed on the cursor 83. The terminal processing unit 113 determines the shot evaluation to be “straight” based on the icon 84 being superimposed on the cursor 83. The object control unit 115 causes the character 41 to swing the club 43 in a mode based on the determined shot evaluation. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display an animation in which the character 41 swings the club 43, as shown in FIG. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 23, the character 41 swings the club 43 in a full swing.

  The terminal processing unit 113 determines the flight conditions of the ball 42 based on the flight distance set for the character 41 and the shot evaluation. The flight conditions include, for example, the flight direction (movement direction) and the flight distance (movement amount) of the ball 42 in the game space 3. The object control unit 115 moves the ball 42 in the game space 3 based on the determined flight condition. For example, as shown in FIG. 23, the display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display an animation in which the ball 42 moves. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 23, the ball 42 flies straight along the designated shot direction.

  The display control unit 117 further causes the display unit 152 to display notification information 70 for notifying the user of the specified evaluation, as shown in FIG. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 23, the notification information 70 includes the text “straight” corresponding to the identified shot evaluation. By visually recognizing the notification information 70 arranged on the game screen 4, the user can more accurately know whether or not the operation object 91 has been successfully operated to cause the character 41 to make an approach shot of the ball 42.

(Control of moving speed of icon 84)
The display control unit 117 preferably controls the moving speed of the icon 84 based on the positional relationship between the icon 84 and the upper end of the gauge 82. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the icon 84 so that the faster the icon 84 moves away from the upper end of the gauge 82, for example. As a result, as the fixed position of the cursor 83 is closer to the lower end of the gauge 82, it becomes more difficult for the user to tap the game screen 4 with a good aim at timing at which the icon 84 is superimposed on the cursor 83. Therefore, the user terminal 100 can reflect a general event in real golf that the shorter distance approach is easier for the golfer to the golf game based on the game program 121.

  The display control unit 117 preferably moves so that the icon 84 falls to the upper end of the gauge 82 and then moves to the upper side of the game screen 4 and then falls again to the lower end. Is displayed on the display unit 152.

  As described above, the user terminal 100 causes the user to operate the operation object 81 for the approach shot in the scene of the approach shot in the golf game. The appearance and operability of the operation object 81 are different from the appearance and operability of the operation object 61 for tee shot. The contents and procedure of a series of input operations for an approach shot inputted through the operation object 81 are different from the contents and procedures of a series of input operations for a tee shot inputted through the operation object 61. Unlike the operation object 61 for tee shot, for example, the operation object 81 requires a tap operation that successfully targets the timing at which the icon 84 is superimposed on the cursor 83. In this manner, the user terminal 100 causes the user to operate the operation object 61 or 81 having different appearance and operability according to the scene of different shots in different areas other than the golf green 37 in the game space 3, thereby playing the golf game. Can enhance the interest of

(Bunker shot)
When the ball 42 is placed on the bunker 36, the character 41 bunkers the ball 42 based on a series of shot operations by the user. The selection of the club 43 for the bunker shot and the designation method of the shot direction are the same as in the case of the tee shot or the approach shot, and therefore the description will not be repeated. For example, as shown in FIG. 24, the display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the character 41 based on the tap operation on the button 51 so that the character 41 enters an address for making a banker shot. The display control unit 117 further causes the display unit 152 to display a banker shot operation object 91, as shown in FIG. 24, for example.

  FIG. 24 is a view showing an example of the game screen 4 on which the character 41 which has entered an address for making a shot with a ball 42 is displayed. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 24, the character 41 and the ball 42 are both disposed on the bunker 36. The character 41 is in the address with the tip of the club 43 being close to the ball 42.

(Operation object 91 for banker shot)
The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the operation object 91 corresponding to the banker 36 on which the ball 42 is disposed, as shown in FIG. 24, based on the button 52 being tapped. The operation object 91 is a type of user interface operated by the user. Specifically, the operation object 91 is a user interface in which the user inputs a series of operations for causing the character 41 to make a ball shot on the ball 42.

  The operation object 91 has an elastic area 92 and a guide 93. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 24, the operation object 91 is disposed on the right side of the game screen 4 as a whole. The elastic region 92 has a prescribed shape and size, and is disposed at a prescribed position on the game screen 4. In FIG. 24, the elastic area 92 is circular and is disposed at the upper right in the game screen 4.

  The guide 93 has a prescribed shape and size, and is disposed at a prescribed position on the game screen 4. In FIG. 24, the guide 93 has an elongated shape extending in a predetermined direction on the game screen 4. The guide 93 is further disposed on the game screen 4 such that one end thereof is centered on the elastic region 92 and the other end thereof is located near the head of the character 41. In FIG. 24, the guides 93 are obliquely disposed on the game screen 4 so as to be inclined at a prescribed angle with respect to the vertical direction of the game screen 4. The total length of the guide 93 corresponds to the maximum amount of back swing of the club 43 to the character 41.

  The user operates the operation object 91 to cause the character 41 to make a bunker shot of the ball 42. The operation receiving unit 112 receives a touch-on operation of the user on the elastic area 92 disposed on the game screen 4 of FIG. Operation accepting unit 112 further accepts the user's drag operation following the touch-on operation. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the elastic region 92 so that the elastic region 92 is deformed, as shown in FIG. 25, for example, based on the drag operation.

  FIG. 25 is a view showing an example of the game screen 4 on which the elastically deformed elastic region 92 is displayed. The operation reception unit 112 receives, for example, a drag operation in which the user's finger moves in a direction along the extension direction of the guide 93. The display control unit 117 controls the display of the elastic region 92 so that the elastic region 92 behaves as a virtual object having virtual elasticity based on the direction of the drag operation. The display control unit 117 stretches a part of the elastic region 92 from the first position where the user's finger on the game screen 4 touches on to the second position where the user's finger moved by the drag operation on the game screen 4.

  The display control unit 117 further controls the display mode of the guide 93 based on the user's drag operation. For example, the display control unit 117 sets the range from the end on the elastic region 92 side of the guide 93 to the position where the user's finger contacts the guide 93 (hereinafter referred to as a designated range) Hereinafter, the display unit 152 is displayed in a mode in which it is identified as an unspecified range. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 25, the specified range is displayed thicker than the non-specified range.

  The terminal processing unit 113 sets the backswing amount based on the length of the designated range in the guide 93 to the character 41. The backswing amount affects the flight distance of the ball 42 shot by the character 41. The object control unit 115 causes the character 41 to backswing the club 43 based on the set backswing amount. The object control unit 115 causes the character 41 to backswing the club 43 deeper (more backward) as the backswing amount is larger. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display an animation in which the character 41 backswings the club 43. The game screen 4 in FIG. 25 corresponds to a scene after the character 41 backswing the club 43 to a position according to the set backswing amount.

  The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display an animation in which the elastically deformed portion in the elastic region 92 is torn off when the drag amount at the time of the drag operation on the operation object 91 exceeds the prescribed amount. The display control unit 117 further returns the display state of the elastic region 92 to the display state before elastic deformation. The display control unit 117 further causes the display unit 152 to display the torn-off part as an icon 94, as shown in FIG. 26, for example.

(Display of icon 94)
FIG. 26 is a view showing an example of the game screen 4 on which an icon 94 for moving in the game screen 4 based on the drag operation is displayed. The icon 94 constitutes a part of the operation object 91. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 24, the icon 94 has a circular shape. The icon 94 is placed at the current touch position of the user's finger on the game screen 4. The user continues the drag operation on the operation object 91 in order to specify the desired amount of backswing to the character 41. The icon 94 moves in the game screen 4 based on the drag operation of the user. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to change the display position of the icon 94 on the game screen 4 as shown in FIG. 27, for example, following the change in the contact position of the finger at the time of the drag operation.

  FIG. 27 is a view showing an example of the game screen 4 in which the icon 94 is disposed at a position farther away from the elastic region 92. As shown in FIG. The drag amount on the game screen 4 of FIG. 27 is larger than the drag amount on the game screen 4 of FIG. Therefore, the length of the designated range in the guide 93 included in the game screen 4 of FIG. 9 is larger than the length of the designated range in the guide 93 included in the game screen 4 of FIG. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display an animation in which the character 41 backswings the club 43 more deeply. The backswing position of the club 43 on the game screen 4 of FIG. 27 is deeper than that of FIG.

(Display of target area 95)
When the icon 94 is separated from the elastic region 92 by more than a prescribed distance, the display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to erase the display of the elastic region 92 as shown in FIG. The display control unit 117 further causes the display unit 152 to display the target area 95, as shown in FIG. The target area 95 constitutes a part of the operation object 91. The target area 95 has an area 96, an area 97, and an area 98. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 27, the target area 95 has an elongated rectangular shape as a whole. In the target area 95, areas 97 and 98 are arranged on both sides of the area 96, respectively.

  The target area 95 is an area for determining an evaluation (hereinafter, shot evaluation) regarding a bunker shot by the character 41. Shot evaluation is the type of trajectory of the shot ball 42. Shot evaluation includes, for example, straight, hook, slice, and swing. In the regions 97 to 99, one of a plurality of different shot evaluations is defined in advance. In detail, straight, hook, and slice are respectively defined in the areas 96 to 98 as shot evaluations. In the outside of the target area 95 on the game screen 4, an empty swing is defined.

  The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the target area 95 so that the target area 95 moves in the specified direction in the game screen 4. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 27, the specified direction is a direction orthogonal to the extending direction of the guide 93 and the right direction when viewed from the guide 93. The movement of the guide 93 relatively changes the positional relationship between the area 96 and the guide 93.

(Flick of the icon 94)
Next, the operation receiving unit 112 receives an input operation (for example, a flick operation) of the user for moving the icon 94 toward the target area 95 on the game screen 4. For example, in a state where the user drags the icon 94 (in a state where a finger is in contact with the input unit 151), the operation reception unit 112 performs flick operation to flick the icon 94 in the opposite direction to the drag operation on the game screen 4 Accept The user flicks the icon 94 at a timing when the area 96 overlaps with one end of the guide 93.

  The display control unit 117 determines the movement amount of the icon 94 on the game screen 4 based on the direction and speed of the flick operation. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the movement of the icon 94 on the guide 93 by the determined movement amount, as shown in FIGS. 28 and 29, for example.

  FIG. 28 is a diagram showing an example of the game screen 4 on which the icon 94 in the middle of moving based on the flick operation of the user is displayed. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 28, the target area 95 moves in the left direction as viewed from the guide 93. The icon 94 is placed at a position away from the position where the user flicks the icon 94. The icon 94 is in the process of moving toward the target area 95. The character 41 maintains a posture in which the club 43 is backswinged.

(Identify shot results)
The terminal processing unit 113 specifies the shot evaluation based on the positional relationship between the arrival position of the icon 94 on the game screen 4 and the target area 95. When the icon 94 collides with any of the areas 96 to 98 constituting the target area 95, the terminal processing unit 113 specifies information defined in the area where the collision has occurred as a shot evaluation. For example, when the icon 94 collides with the area 96, the terminal processing unit 113 specifies a straight defined in the area 96 as a shot evaluation. For example, when the icon 94 has not collided with the target area 95, the terminal processing unit 113 specifies, as a shot evaluation, an empty run defined outside the target area 95.

  FIG. 29 is a view showing an example of the game screen 4 on which the icon 94 which has collided in the target area 95 is displayed. After moving in the game screen 4 as shown in FIG. 28, the icon 94 reaches a position in the game screen 4 based on the determined movement amount as shown in FIG. 29, for example. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 29, the icon 94 collides with the area 96. The object control unit 115 determines the shot evaluation to be straight corresponding to the area 96 based on the collision of the icon 94 with the area 96. The object control unit 115 causes the character 41 to swing the club 43 in a mode based on the identified shot evaluation. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display an animation in which the character 41 swings the club 43, as shown in FIG. 29, for example. On the game screen 4 of FIG. 29, the character 41 swings the club 43 in a full swing.

  The terminal processing unit 113 determines the flight conditions of the ball 42 based on the maximum flight distance of the club 43, the back swing amount, and the shot evaluation. The flight conditions include, for example, the flight direction (movement direction) and the flight distance (movement amount) of the ball 42 in the game space 3. The object control unit 115 moves the ball 42 in the game space 3 based on the determined flight condition. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display an animation in which the ball 42 moves, as shown in FIG. 29, for example. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 29, the ball 42 flies straight along the designated shot direction.

(Notification of shot evaluation)
The display control unit 117 further causes the display unit 152 to display notification information 70 for notifying the user of the identified shot evaluation. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 29, the notification information 70 is disposed below the target area 95. The notification information 70 includes at least an image or text representing a shot evaluation. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 29, the notification information 70 includes the text “straight” representing the shot evaluation. By visually recognizing the notification information 70 disposed on the game screen 4, the user can more accurately know whether or not the operation object 91 has been successfully operated to cause the character 41 to make the ball 42 a banker shot.

  As described above, the user terminal 100 causes the user to operate the operation object 91 for the banker shot in the scene of the banker shot in the golf game. The appearance and operability of the operation object 91 are different from the appearance and operability of the operation object 61 for tee shot. The operation object 61 asks the user for a flick operation of adjusting the speed (intensity) of the flick based on the position of the icon 94 in order to successfully stop the icon 64 in the elastic area 62 corresponding to the straight. The operation object 91 aims at timing at which one end of the guide 93 and the area 96 overlap in order to make the icon 94 collide with the area 96 corresponding to the straight, and flicks the icon 94 toward the area 96 quickly. Ask the user for the flick operation to be performed. In other words, when operating the operation object 91, the user does not have to adjust the speed at which to flick the icon 94 according to the amount of dragging of the icon 94. Thus, the user terminal 100 further enhances the interest of the golf game by causing the user to operate different operation objects 61 or 91 according to the scene of different shots in different places other than the green 37 in the game space 3 be able to.

(putting)
When the ball 42 is placed on the green 37, the character 41 puts the ball 42 using the club 43 based on the user's input operation. In the operation accepting unit 112, the user's input operation for causing the character 41 to put the ball 42 is not particularly limited. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display a putting operation object (not shown), for example. The object control unit 115 causes the character 41 to putt the ball 42 based on a series of input operations by the user on the putting operation object. The operation object for putting is preferably different from the operation objects 61, 81 and 91.

(How to display operation object)
FIG. 30 is a flowchart showing a flow of a series of processes relating to display of the operation object based on the attribute of the terrain object. In the following description of FIG. 30, it is assumed that the ball 42 is placed on any terrain object other than the green 37 in the game space 3.

  In step S1, the operation receiving unit 112 receives the user's tap operation on the button 52 arranged on the game screen 4 for causing the character 41 to enter the address. In step S 2, the object control unit 115 determines whether the ball 42 is placed on the teeing ground 31. If YES in step S2, the display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the tea shot operation object 61 corresponding to the teeing ground 31 in step S3.

  In the case of NO in step S2, the terminal processing unit 113 determines whether or not the ball 42 is disposed in the bunker 36 in step S4. In the case of YES in step S4, in step S5, the display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the bunker shot operation object 91 corresponding to the bunker 36. In the case of NO in step S4, the terminal processing unit 113 determines in step S6 whether the distance from the ball 42 to the green 37 is less than or equal to a prescribed threshold value for the approach shot.

  In the case of YES in step S6, in step S7, the display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the operation object 91 for an approach shot. If YES in step S7, the display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the same operation object 61 as that for the tee shot in step S8. For example, when the ball 42 is disposed on the fairway 32 and the distance from the ball 42 to the green 37 is equal to or less than a threshold, the display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the operation object 61. In this case, the user inputs a series of operations for causing the character 41 to shot the ball 42 disposed on the fairway 32 through the operation object 61.

  By executing a series of processes shown in FIG. 30, the user terminal 100 causes the display unit 152 to display an operation object according to the attribute of the terrain object other than the green 37 on which the ball 42 is disposed in the game space 3. Thus, the user terminal 100 can further enhance the interest of the golf game.

(Display mode regarding movement of the character 41)
The user terminal 100 preferably changes the display mode of the character 41 on the game screen 4 when the character 41 moves in the game space 3 according to the type of terrain object on which the character 41 is arranged in the game space 3 .

  FIG. 31 is a flow chart for explaining a series of processing related to display of the character 41 moving in the game space 3. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display, for example, the game screen 4 illustrated in FIG. 32 before the series of processes illustrated in FIG. 31 are performed.

  FIG. 32 is a view showing the game screen 4 on which the character 41 standing on the rough 33 is displayed. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 32, the character 41 is standing on the rough 33 at a position away from the ball 42. An icon 53 indicating the position of the ball 42 is arranged in the game screen 4. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 32, the display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display a button 73 disposed on the left side in the game screen 4. The button 73 is a user interface for allowing the user to select a vehicle dedicated to the character 41 when moving over the permission area such as the fairway 32. The terminal processing unit 113 sets the golf cart 73 (second vehicle) to the character 41 when the user's input operation (for example, tap operation) to the button 73 is received. The golf cart 73 is a type of vehicle on which the character 41 can ride to move over a permission area such as the fairway 32.

  In step S11, the operation receiving unit 112 receives a moving operation (for example, a slide operation) of the user moving the character 41. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the elastic body object 71 based on the received slide operation. In step S12, the display control unit 117 deforms the elastic body object 71 into the display unit 152 based on the direction of the slide operation.

  In step S13, the terminal processing unit 113 determines whether the character 41 is placed in the pond 34 (second region) in which the character 41 is prohibited from hitting the placed ball 42. In the case of NO in step S13, the terminal processing unit 113 determines whether or not the golf cart 73 is set to the character 41 in step S14. In the case of NO in step S14, in step S15, the display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the character 41 so that the character 41 walks and moves on the rough 33, as shown in FIG. 33, for example.

(Move by foot)
FIG. 33 is a view showing an example of the game screen 4 on which the character 41 walking and moving is displayed. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display an animation in which the character 41 walks and moves on the rough 33 on the game screen 4 of FIG.

  In the case of YES in step S14, in step S16, the display control unit 117 displays the character 41 so that the character 41 moves on the rough 33 with the character 41 riding on the golf cart 73, as shown in FIG. 34, for example. It is displayed on the part 152.

(Movement by golf cart 73)
FIG. 34 is a view showing an example of the game screen 4 on which the character 41 moving while riding on the golf cart 73 is displayed. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display an animation in which the character 41 moves on the rough 33 in the state where the character 41 is on the golf cart 73 on the game screen 4 of FIG. The golf cart 73 has an appearance that indicates that the character 41 can be used to move over a permitted area, such as the fairway 32 fairway 32. Therefore, even if the user visually recognizes the game screen 4 moving on the rough 33 with the character 41 riding on the golf cart 73, the user does not feel uncomfortable with the character 41.

  The display control unit 117 preferably causes the moving speed when the character 41 moves on the golf cart 73 to be higher than the moving speed when the character 41 moves by walking. Thereby, the user can move the character 41 faster to a desired position (for example, the position of the ball 42) in the game space 3 by selecting the golf cart 73.

  In the case of YES in step S13, in step S17, as shown in FIG. 35, for example, the display control unit 117 moves the character 41 on the pond 34 (water surface) while riding on the surface board 74 corresponding to the pond 34. The character 41 is displayed on the display unit 152 so that

(Moved by the water board 74)
FIG. 35 is a view showing an example of the game screen 4 on which the character 41 moving while being on the water board 74 is displayed. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display an animation in which the character 41 moves on the pond 34 in the state where the character 41 is on the water board 74 on the game screen 4 of FIG. The surface board 74 is a type of vehicle dedicated to the character 41 moving on the pond 34. The floating board 74 has an appearance that indicates that the character 41 can be used to move over the pond 34. Therefore, when the user visually recognizes the game screen 4 of FIG. 35, the user does not feel uncomfortable with the character 41 moving on the pond 34. The user recognizes a scene in which the character 41 moves on the pond 34 while riding on the surface board 74 as a natural scene when the character 41 moves on the pond 34. Therefore, the user can enjoy the golf game more.

  In the game screen 4 of FIG. 35, the character 41 is disposed on the pond 34 and can move on the pond 34. When the character 41 moves on the pond 34, the display control unit 117, for example, as shown in FIG. 35, in the game space 3 photographed by the virtual camera 44 from behind the character 41 disposed on the pond 34. A partial area of is included in the game screen 4 as a background image. Therefore, the user views the inside of the game space 3 from the various directions through the game screen 4 as compared to the case where the character 41 can not be placed on the pond 34 or can not move on the pond 34. Can.

  When the character 41 can move on the pond 34, the object control unit 115 can move the character 41 to a desired position in the game space 3 without causing the character 41 to bypass the pond 34. Therefore, the user can move the character 41 to the desired position more quickly than in the case where the character 41 can not move on the pond 34.

  When the character 41 moving on the rough 33 moves to the top of the pond 34 while riding on the golf cart 73, the display control unit 117 automatically transfers the vehicle on which the character 41 rides to the surface board 74 from the golf cart 73. The character 41 is displayed on the display unit 152 so as to be switched in the same manner. As a result, the user can confirm that the pond 34 is an area where the character 41 can not shot the ball 42 by switching the display on the surface board 74.

  The display control unit 117 preferably changes the type of vehicle on which the character 41 rides on the game screen 4 based on the type of prohibited area in which the character 41 is prohibited from shooting the arranged ball 42. For example, the display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the character 41 so that the character 41 moves on the forest 35 while riding on a vehicle corresponding to the forest 35. A vehicle corresponding to the forest 35 has an appearance different from that of the floating board 74 corresponding to the pond 34, and is, for example, a paraglider. The paraglider has an appearance that indicates that the character 41 can be used to move over the forest 35. Therefore, even if the user visually recognizes the game screen 4 moving on the forest 35 in a state where the character 41 rides on a paraglider, the user does not feel uncomfortable with the character 41.

  The game system 1 can expand the range in which the character 41 can move based on the user's input operation in the game space 3 by adding the character 41 to the pond 34 and also moving it on the forest 35 . Therefore, the user can play the golf game more comfortably.

(An example of game space 3 corresponding to multiplayer)
In one aspect of the present disclosure, the game system 1 provides a plurality of users with an opportunity to play a golf game corresponding to multiplay. Below, an example in which four first to fourth users who respectively operate the corresponding user terminals 100 play a multiplayer game together with the golf game will be described. In the present embodiment, each user terminal 100 operated by each of the first to fourth users is described as user terminals 100A to 100D as necessary.

  The game system 1 starts multiplay of a golf game, for example, by the following procedure. In user terminal 100A, operation accepting unit 112 accepts, for example, a first user's input operation for participating in multiplay of a golf game on a menu screen (not shown) of the golf game. The transmission / reception unit 111 generates information (hereinafter referred to as request information) for requesting participation in multiplay based on the input operation, and transmits the information to the server 200. Each of the user terminals 100B to 100D also generates request information for requesting participation in multiplay by the same procedure as transmission of request information in the user terminal 100, and transmits the request information to the server 200.

  The transmission / reception unit 211 of the server 200 receives each request information transmitted from the user terminals 100A to 100D. The matching unit 214 matches the first to fourth users who operate the respective user terminals 100 corresponding to the respective request information based on the respective request information. The matching unit 214 associates the user information 123 corresponding to the matched first to fourth users with each other in the storage unit 220, for example. The transmission / reception unit 211 reads out, from the storage unit 220, each piece of user information 123 corresponding to the second to fourth users associated with the first user based on the matching result. The transmission / reception unit 211 generates information (hereinafter referred to as permission information) for permitting start of multiplay, and transmits the information to the user terminal 100A together with user information 123 corresponding to the second to fourth users.

  The server processing unit 212 of the user terminal 100A receives the permission information transmitted from the server 200 and each piece of user information 123 corresponding to the second to fourth users. The data management unit 114 stores the received user information 123 in the storage unit 120. By referring to the game information 122 and the user information 123 of the first to fourth users stored in the storage unit 120 based on the reception of the permission information, the control unit 110, for example, as shown in FIG. 36, Construct a game space 3 corresponding to multiplayer.

  FIG. 36 is a view showing an example of the game space 3 corresponding to multiplay of a golf game. The golf game of FIG. 36 is similar to the game space 3 corresponding to the single play shown in FIG. 3, the teeing ground 31, the fairway 32, the rough 33, the pond 34, the forest 35, the banker 36, the green 37, the cup 38, etc. Have various objects. The details of these objects are the same as in the game space 3 of FIG. 3, so the description will not be repeated.

  The object control unit 115 includes a character 41A (first character), a character 41B (second character), a character 41C (third character), a character 41D (fourth character), a ball 42A (first ball), and a club 43A (a first character). The first tool is placed in the game space 3. The characters 41A to 41D, the ball 42A, and the club 43A are all types of objects. The character 41A is an operation object operated by the first user and corresponding to the first user. The ball 42A is a moving body corresponding to the character 41A. The club 43A is a virtual tool corresponding to the character 41A and used by the character 41A to shot the ball 42A. The character 41A, the ball 42A, and the club 43A are the same as the character 41, the ball 42, and the club 43 corresponding to single play, so the description will not be repeated.

  After creating the game space 3, the user terminal 100 causes the first to fourth users to start multiplay of the golf game in the game space 3. In the multiplayer game of the golf game based on the game program 121, each of the balls 42A to 42D shot sequentially by the characters 41A to 41D corresponding to the first to fourth users sequentially moves in the game space 3 Proceed by. The rules in multiplayer golf game correspond to, for example, the rules of real golf.

  The terminal processing unit 113 determines the order (hereinafter referred to as the shot order) in which the balls 41A to 42D are shot by the characters 41A to 41D based on a prescribed method. For example, the terminal processing unit 113 determines the order of the tea shots by the characters 41A to 41D by an arbitrary method such as a lottery. In the example of FIG. 36, the terminal processing unit 113 determines that the character 41A makes a tee shot of the ball 42A first. Based on this determination, the object control unit 115 associates the initial club 43A with the character 41A that makes the ball 42A the first tee shot, and places it in the game space 3. The object control unit 115 arranges the characters 41B to 41D waiting for the order of tee shots in the game space 3 without being associated with the corresponding clubs 43B to 43D. The object control unit 115 does not arrange the ball 42B (second moving body), the ball 42C, and the ball 42D corresponding to the characters 41B to 41C in the game space 3 yet. As shown in FIG. 36, virtual camera control unit 116 includes character 41A, ball 42A, and club 43A in game space 3 in the shooting range of virtual camera 44, and the shooting direction of virtual camera 44 is directed to cup 38. The virtual camera 44 is placed at the position.

  The terminal processing unit 113 controls permission or prohibition of shots by the characters 41A to 41D based on the determined order of shots. For example, when the turn of the shot is turned to the character 41A, the terminal processing unit 113 assigns, to the character 41A, a first period in which the character 41A is permitted to shot the ball 42A (hereinafter referred to as a permission period). In the shot period of the character 41A, the character 41A can shot the ball 42A. In the shot period of the character 41A, each of the characters 41B to 41C can not shot each of the balls 42B to 42D. It can be said that the permission period of the character 41A is a period in which each of the characters 41B to 41D waits until the shot order reaches each of the characters 41B to 41D. In the permission period of the character 41A, each of the second to fourth users waits until the sequence in which each of the second to fourth users inputs a series of shot operations sequentially comes to each of the second to fourth users. It can be said that it is a period.

  The terminal processing unit 113 performs a second period (hereinafter referred to as a prohibition period) in which the character 41A is prohibited from shooting the ball 42A when the shot order is turned to any of the characters 41B to 41D other than the character 41A. Assign to 41A. The character 41A can not shot the ball 42A in the prohibited period of the character 41A. The character 41A can freely move in the game space 3 based on the input operation of the first user during the prohibition period of the character 41A. It can also be said that the prohibited period of the character 41A is a period in which the character 41A waits until the shot order reaches the character 41A. The prohibition period of the character 41A can also be said to be a period in which the first user waits until the first user turns to the first user for the first user to input a series of operations for causing the character 41A to hit the ball 42A.

  When the terminal processing unit 113 allocates the permission period to any of the characters 41A to 41D, the terminal processing unit 113 allocates the prohibition period to all the other characters 41A to 41D. According to this assignment, for example, in a period in which the character 41A shoots the ball 42A, each of the characters 41B to 41D can not shot each of the balls 42B to 42D. As a result, the user terminal 100 can use a general golf rule based on the game program 121 such that only a specific golfer can shot a golf ball when a plurality of golfers round the same hole together. It can be reflected.

  The terminal processing unit 113 causes the second hit to be shot based on the positional relationship between the green 37 and the balls 42A to 42D in the game space 3 after the tee shot by each of the characters 41A to 41D is completed. Determine the order of The terminal processing unit 113 determines, for example, that the character 41A corresponding to the ball 42 disposed at the position farthest from the green 37 among the balls 42A to 42D is caused to make a second strike first. The terminal processing unit 113 determines the shot order of each of the characters 41A to 41D by the same procedure after the third hit.

  In one aspect of the present disclosure, multiplay of a golf game in the game space 3 ends based on the fact that all balls 42A to 41D shot by the characters 41A to 41D enter the cup 38.

(An example of game screen 4 corresponding to multiplayer)
FIG. 37 is a view showing an example of the game screen 4 on which the character 41A standing on the teeing ground 31 is displayed. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display, for example, the game screen 4 shown in FIG. 37 on the basis of the photographed image generated by the virtual camera 44 disposed in the game space 3 as shown in FIG. The game screen 4 of FIG. 37 corresponds to a scene immediately before the character 41A makes a tea shot on the ball 42A. In the game space 3 of FIG. 36, the shooting range of the virtual camera 44 includes the teeing ground 31, the rough 33, the characters 41A to 41C, and the ball 42A. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display at least a photographed image including the teeing ground 31, the rough 33, the characters 41A to 41C, and the ball 42A as shown in FIG. The arrangement of the character 41A, the ball 42A, and the club 43A on the game screen 4 is the same as that of the game screen 4 shown in FIG.

  On the game screen 4 of FIG. 37, the characters 41B and 41C included in the shooting range of the virtual camera 44 are arranged in a display mode corresponding to the behavior of the characters 41B and 41B in the game space 3. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the character 41B, for example, so that the character 41B moves on the rough 33 in the game screen 4. For example, the display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the character 41C so that the character 41C stands rough up (is stationary) in the game screen 4. The first user can know the appearance of the characters 41B and 41C in the game space 3 by visually recognizing the game screen 4 of FIG.

  The display control unit 117 further causes the display unit 152 to display the buttons 51 and 52 on the captured image on the game screen 4 corresponding to multiplay. The arrangement and functions of buttons 51 and 52 are the same as in game screen 4 of FIG. 5, and therefore the description will not be repeated. The procedure of tee shot in multiplayer is basically the same as single play, so the description will not be repeated. The selection method of the club 43 for the tee shot and the designation method of the shot direction are the same as in the single play case, so the description will not be repeated. In multiplayer, a series of input operations by the first user for causing the character 41A to make a tee shot of the ball 42A is the same as single play. Therefore, the description will not be repeated.

  The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the icons 54A to 54D and the mark 55 on the captured image on the game screen 4 corresponding to multiplay. In FIG. 37, the icons 54A to 54D are arranged at the lower part in the game screen 4. The icons 54A to 54D are information indicating each of the characters 41A to 41D disposed in the game space 3 at the time of multiplay. It can be said that each of the icons 54A to 54D is information corresponding to each of the first to fourth users participating in multiplayer. By visually recognizing the icons 54A to 54D disposed on the game screen 4 of the user terminal 100A, the first user can easily make it easy for the four first to fourth users including themselves to participate in the multiplay. It can be confirmed.

  The mark 55 is information indicating which of the characters 41A to 41D is currently assigned the permission period. In the game screen 4, the mark 55 is arranged on the icon 54 corresponding to the character 41 to which the permission period is assigned. In FIG. 37, since the permission period is assigned to the character 41A, the mark 55 is arranged above the icon 54A corresponding to the character 41A. By visually recognizing the position of the mark 55 on the game screen 4, the first user can confirm whether or not the character 41A can be made to shot the ball 42A at present.

  The display control unit 117 can also cause the display unit 152 to display a text for notifying the first user of the user corresponding to the character 41 to which the permission period is assigned, instead of the mark 55. For example, when the permission period is assigned to the character 41B, the display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the text "It is the turn of the second user" as the text including the name of the second user corresponding to the character 41B. . The first user can check which user the shot order is for by looking at the displayed text.

(Movement of character 41A)
FIG. 38 is a view showing an example of the movement of the character 41A in the game space 3. As shown in FIG. The object control unit 115 moves the character 41A in the game space 3 as shown in FIG. 38 based on the user's input operation for moving the character 41. In FIG. 38, the character 41A is moving on the rough 33 toward the position of the ball 42A on which the tee shot is made. The permission period is assigned to the character 41B. The character 41 B tries to make a tee shot of the ball 42 B in the teeing ground 31. The characters 41A and 41D are included in the imaging range of the virtual camera 44. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the character 41A moving in the game space 3 as shown in FIG. 39, for example.

  FIG. 39 is a view showing an example of the game screen 4 on which the character 41A moving in the game space 3 is displayed during multiplayer. For example, as shown in FIG. 39, the display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the character 41A so that the character 41A walks on the game screen 4 and moves on the rough 33. In the game screen 4, the elastic body object 71 is disposed at the contact position of the first user's finger. Since the function and behavior deformation of the elastic body object 71 are the same as in the case of single play, the description will not be repeated.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 39, the display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the icons 54A to 54D and the mark 55 when the prohibition period is assigned to the character 41A. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 39, the mark 55 is arranged at the upper part of the icon 54B corresponding to the character 41B to which the permission period is assigned. While the character 41A is moving, the first user can easily confirm through the game screen 4 that the shot order is currently set for the character 41B.

  In FIG. 39, the display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the character 41D so that the character 41D moves in front of the character 41A on the game screen 4. By visually recognizing the game screen 4 of FIG. 39, the first user can confirm that the character 41D in the game space 3 moves while the character 41A is moving.

(Observation of the shot)
FIG. 40 is a view showing an example of the game screen 4 on which the character 41 B entered in the address is displayed at a position included in the shooting range of the virtual camera 44 in the game space 3. When the shooting range of the virtual camera 44 includes the character 41 B in the address, the display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the game screen 4 as shown in FIG. 40, for example. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 40, it stands above the rough 33 of the character 41A. The character 41 B and the ball 42 B are disposed on the bunker 36. The character 41B holds the club 43B and is in the address for the bunker shot. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the character 41B so that the character 41B enters the address in front of the character 41A on the game screen 4. Since the permission period is assigned to the character 41B, the mark 55 is disposed at the top of the icon 54B. The first user can confirm that the character 41B is in the address by visually recognizing the game screen 4 of FIG.

  FIG. 41 is a view showing an example of the game screen 4 on which the character 41B which shot the ball 42B at a position included in the shooting range of the virtual camera 44 in the game space 3 is displayed. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 41, the character 41B swings the club 43B in a full swing, and the banker shot of the ball 42B succeeds. As a result of the bunker shot, the ball 42 B flies straight along the designated shot direction. By visually recognizing the game screen 4 of FIG. 41, the first user can confirm that the character 41B makes a ball shot on the ball 42B.

(Chat function)
In one aspect of the present disclosure, the game system 1 provides the first to fourth users with a function for exchanging messages between users at the time of multiplay. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the game screen 4 corresponding to the chat function, for example, as shown in FIG.

  FIG. 42 is a diagram showing an example of the game screen 4 displayed on the user terminal 100A operated by the first user. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 42, the character 41A stands on the rough 33. Since the permission period is assigned to the character 41C, the mark 55 is disposed at the top of the icon 54C. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the icon 131 corresponding to the chat function on the captured image on the game screen 4.

  FIG. 43 is a diagram showing an example of the game screen 4 displayed on the user terminal 100B operated by the second user. In the user terminal 100B, the virtual camera 44 is disposed at a position that includes the characters 41A and 41B in the game space 3 in the imaging range. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 43, the character 41B is walking on the rough 33 and moving. The character 41 </ b> A is disposed in front of the character 41 </ b> B on the game screen 4. The display control unit 117 of the user terminal 100B superimposes the icon 131 corresponding to the chat function on the photographed image on the game screen 4 of the user terminal 100B as shown in FIG.

  In the game screen 4 of FIG. 42, the operation receiving unit 112 of the user terminal 100A receives an input operation (for example, a tap operation) of the first user for selecting the icon 131. Based on this input operation, display control unit 117 causes display unit 152 to display window 132 and a plurality of messages 133 corresponding to the chat function, as shown in FIG. 44, for example.

(Display of window 132)
FIG. 44 is a diagram showing an example of the game screen 4 on which a plurality of messages 133 are displayed. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the window 132 disposed in association with the icon 131 on the game screen 4. The display control unit 117 further causes the display unit 152 to display a plurality of messages 133 arranged side by side in the window 132. Each message 133 has display information (such as an image and text) representing an item transmitted from the first user to the second to fourth users. Each message 133 is preferably associated with voice information representing voice corresponding to the items to be transmitted to the second to fourth users.

  In the game screen 4 of FIG. 44, the operation receiving unit 112 of the user terminal 100A receives an input operation (for example, a tap operation) of the first user for selecting any of the plurality of messages 133. For example, as shown in FIG. 45, the display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the selected message 133 in association with the character 41A based on the input operation.

  FIG. 45 is a diagram showing an example of the game screen 4 of the user terminal 100A in which the message 133 selected by the first user is displayed in association with the character 41A. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the message 133 such that, for example, the message 133 selected by the first user is arranged near the character 41A. The first user can confirm the type of the message 133 selected by the first user by visually recognizing the message 133 displayed in association with the character 41A. Preferably, when the selected message 133 includes voice information, the terminal processing unit 113 causes the speaker (not shown) provided in the user terminal 100B to output the voice represented by the voice information. When the selected message 133 is displayed, the display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to erase the display of the window 132 and the plurality of messages 133 arranged therein. The first user recognizes that the input operation for the chat has been successfully completed by visually recognizing the deletion of the window 132.

  In the user terminal 100A, the transmission / reception unit 111 transmits information (hereinafter, message information) related to the message 133 selected by the first user to the user terminals 100B to 100D through the server 200. The message information includes, for example, various types of information representing text, an image, a voice, etc. that constitute the message 133. The message information is, for example, an identifier for identifying the message 133 from the other messages 133.

  The transmission / reception unit 111 of the user terminal 100B receives the message information transmitted from the user terminal 100A through the server 200. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the message 133 selected by the first user in the user terminal 100A in association with the character 41A as shown in FIG. 46 based on the received message information.

  FIG. 46 is a diagram showing an example of the game screen 4 of the user terminal 100B in which the message 133 corresponding to the received message information is displayed in association with the character 41A. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the message 133 such that, for example, the message 133 corresponding to the received message information is arranged near the character 41A. The second user can confirm the matters notified from the first user by visually recognizing the message 133 displayed in association with the character 41A. Preferably, when voice information is included in the message information, the terminal processing unit 113 causes the voice (not shown) provided in the user terminal 100B to output the voice represented by the voice information.

(Chat function corresponding to shot evaluation)
FIG. 47 is a flowchart for explaining the flow of a series of processes relating to the display of a message corresponding to the evaluation regarding the shot of the ball 42B by the character 41B. For example, the game screen 4 shown in FIG. 48 is displayed on the display unit 152 of the user terminal 100A, and the game screen 4 shown in FIG. 49 is displayed on the display unit 152 of the user terminal 100B before the process of FIG. Be done.

  FIG. 48 is a diagram showing an example of the game screen 4 displayed on the user terminal 100A operated by the first user. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 48, the character 41A stands above the rough 33. Since the permission period is assigned to the character 41B, the mark 55 is disposed at the top of the icon 54B. The display control unit 117 superimposes the chat icon 131 on the captured image on the game screen 4 and causes the display unit 152 to display the chat image.

  FIG. 49 is a diagram showing an example of the game screen 4 displayed on the user terminal 100B operated by the second user. In the user terminal 100B, the virtual camera 44 is disposed at a position that includes the characters 41A and 41B in the game space 3 in the imaging range. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 49, the character 41B has entered an address for shooting the ball 42B disposed on the fairway 32. The character 41A is disposed in front of the character 41B on the game screen 4 of the user terminal 100B.

  The distance from ball 42B to green 37 is greater than the threshold for approach shots. The display control unit 117 of the user terminal 100B causes the display unit 152 to display an operation object 61 for causing the character 41B to shot the ball 42B in the fairway 32. The display control unit 117 further causes the display unit 152 to display the chat icon 131 on the captured image on the game screen 4 of the user terminal 100B.

  In the game screen 4 of FIG. 49, the operation receiving unit 112 of the user terminal 100B receives a series of input operations of the second user for causing the character 41B to shot the ball 42B. The transmission / reception unit 111 of the user terminal 100B transmits information (hereinafter, operation information) related to the received input operation to the user terminals 100A, 100C, and 100D through the server 200. The operation information includes, for example, parameters (drag amount, flick speed, flick direction, etc.) regarding each input operation for a shot. The operation information is, for example, information indicating a shot evaluation related to a shot of the ball 42B specified by the terminal processing unit 113 of the user terminal 100B.

(Identify shot evaluation of character 41B)
In step S21, the operation receiving unit 112 of the user terminal 100A receives, through the server 200, the operation information corresponding to the character 41B transmitted from the user terminal 100B. In step S22, the terminal processing unit 113 specifies a shot evaluation of the character 41B based on the received operation information. For example, when the shot information includes parameters of each input operation of the second user, the terminal processing unit 113 evaluates the shot evaluation of the character 41B based on these parameters. For example, when the shot information is information representing a shot evaluation specified by the user terminal 100B, the terminal processing unit 113 specifies a shot evaluation represented by the shot information as a shot evaluation of the character 41B.

  In step S23, the terminal processing unit 113 determines whether the identified shot evaluation matches “straight”. In the case of YES in step S23, in step S24, display control unit 117 automatically causes display unit 152 to automatically display a plurality of chat messages 134 corresponding to the straight which is the specified shot evaluation, as shown in FIG. To display.

(Display of message 134)
FIG. 50 is a diagram showing an example of the game screen 4 on which a plurality of messages 133 corresponding to straight are arranged. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to automatically display the plurality of messages 134 arranged in line in the window 132. Thus, the display control unit 117 prompts the first user to select one of the messages 134.

  Each of the messages 134 is a message for notifying the second to fourth users of feelings that the first user admires the second user. Each message 134 at least includes display information (such as an image and text) representing favorable emotions transmitted to the second to fourth users. Each message 134 is preferably associated with audio information representative of the first user's positive emotions. The first user recognizes that the evaluation regarding the shot of the ball 42B by the character 41B is "straight" by visually recognizing the plurality of messages 134 automatically displayed in the permission period assigned to the second user.

(Selection of message 134)
In step S25, the operation receiving unit 112 of the user terminal 100A receives the input operation of the first user for selecting any of the plurality of messages 134 through the game screen 4 of FIG. This operation is, for example, a tap operation on any of the plurality of messages 134. In step S26, based on the input operation, the display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the selected message 134 in association with the character 41A, as shown in FIG. 51, for example.

  FIG. 51 is a diagram showing an example of the game screen 4 of the user terminal 100A in which the message 134 selected by the first user is arranged in association with the character 41A. The arrangement mode of the message 134 in the game screen 4 of FIG. 51 is the same as the arrangement mode of the message 133 in FIG. 45, and therefore the description will not be repeated.

(Send message information)
In step S27, the transmission / reception unit 111 of the user terminal 100A transmits message information regarding the message 134 selected by the first user to the user terminals 100B to 100D through the server 200. The transmission / reception unit 111 of the user terminal 100B receives the message information transmitted from the user terminal 100A through the server 200. Based on the received message information, display control unit 117 causes display unit 152 to display message 134 selected by the first user in user terminal 100A in association with character 41A as shown in FIG. 52, for example.

  FIG. 52 is a diagram showing an example of the game screen 4 of the user terminal 100B in which the message 134 corresponding to the received message information is arranged in association with the character 41A. The game screen 4 of FIG. 52 corresponds to a scene in which the character 41B has succeeded in the shot of the ball 42B. The icon 64 is stopped on the elastic area 62. The character 41B swings the ball 42B fully. The ball 42B flies straight along the designated shot direction. Notification information 70 for notifying the second user of “straight” as the shot evaluation is disposed below the operation object 61. The second user recognizes that the input of the shot operation has succeeded by visually recognizing the game screen 4.

(Display of the message 134 from the first user)
The arrangement mode of the messages 134 on the game screen 4 of FIG. 52 is the same as that of FIG. 46, so the description will not be repeated. The message 134 praises the second user and matches that the second user has successfully entered a shot operation. By viewing the message 134, the second user recognizes that the second user is praised by the first user for the successful input of the shot operation. Thus, the second user can accept the message 134 notified by the first user as a natural message for the second user. In other words, the first user does not have to notify the second user of a message giving discomfort to the second user. As a result, both the first and second users can play the golf game comfortably.

(Display message 135 corresponding to failure)
In the case of NO in step S23, in step S28, for example, as shown in FIG. 53, the display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display a plurality of chat messages 135 corresponding to "failure" which is the identified shot evaluation. Automatically display on

  FIG. 53 is a diagram showing an example of the game screen 4 on which a plurality of messages 135 corresponding to a failure are arranged. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to automatically display the plurality of messages 135 arranged side by side in the window 132. Thus, the display control unit 117 actively prompts the first user to select one of the messages 135.

  Each message 135 is, for example, a message for notifying the second to fourth users of feelings that the first user blames or comforts the second user. Each message 135 at least includes display information (such as an image and text) representing an emotion transmitted to the second to fourth users. Each message 134 is preferably associated with audio information that represents the emotions delivered to the second through fourth users. The first user recognizes that the evaluation regarding the shot of the ball 42B by the character 41B is “failure” by visually recognizing the plurality of messages 135 automatically displayed in the permission period assigned to the second user.

(Selection of message 135)
In step S25, the operation receiving unit 112 of the user terminal 100A receives an input operation (for example, a tap operation) of the first user for selecting any of the plurality of messages 135 through the game screen 4 of FIG. In step S26, based on the input operation, the display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the selected message 135 in association with the character 41A, as shown in FIG. 54, for example.

  FIG. 54 is a diagram showing an example of the game screen 4 of the user terminal 100A in which the message 135 selected by the first user is arranged in association with the character 41A. The arrangement of the message 135 on the game screen 4 of the user terminal 100A is the same as the arrangement of the message 134 in FIG. 51, so the description will not be repeated.

(Send message information)
In step S27, the transmission / reception unit 111 of the user terminal 100A transmits message information regarding the message 135 selected by the first user to the user terminals 100B to 100D through the server 200. The transmission / reception unit 111 of the user terminal 100B receives the message information transmitted from the user terminal 100A through the server 200. Based on the received message information, display control unit 117 causes display unit 152 to display message 135 selected by the first user in user terminal 100A in association with character 41A as shown in FIG. 55, for example.

  FIG. 55 is a diagram showing an example of the game screen 4 of the user terminal 100B in which the message 134 corresponding to the received message information is arranged in association with the character 41A. The game screen 4 of FIG. 55 corresponds to a scene where the character 41B has failed in the shot of the ball 42B. The icon 64 is stopped outside the operation object 61. The character 41B has idled the club 43B. The ball 42 B remains stationary at the position before swing on the game screen 4. Notification information 70 for notifying the second user of “stray” as the shot evaluation is disposed below the operation object 61. The second user recognizes that the input of the shot operation has failed by visually recognizing the game screen 4.

  The arrangement mode of the message 134 on the game screen 4 of FIG. 55 is the same as that of FIG. The message 135 comforts the second user and matches the second user's failure to enter a shot operation. By viewing the message 135, the second user recognizes that the first user has comforted that the input of the shot operation has failed. Thus, the second user can accept the message 134 from the first user as a natural message for the second user. In other words, the first user does not have to notify the second user of a message giving discomfort to the second user. As a result, both the first and second users can play the golf game comfortably.

  The number of messages 134 arranged in the window 132 shown in FIG. 50 is merely an example. The display control unit 117 can cause the display unit 152 to display at least one message 134 corresponding to the positive evaluation on the shot of the ball 42B by the character 41B. The number of messages 135 arranged in the window 132 shown in FIG. 54 is merely an example. The display control unit 117 can cause the display unit 152 to display at least one message 135 corresponding to the negative evaluation on the shot of the ball 42B by the character 41B.

  The user terminal 100B can transmit message information corresponding to the desired message 133 selected by the second user to the user terminal 100A in the permission period of the character 41A. The display control unit 117 of the user terminal 100A preferably does not cause the display unit 152 to display the message 133 corresponding to the message information received in the permission period of the character 41. As a result, the user terminal 100 can prevent the first user from being disturbed by the message 133 displayed during the shot operation.

  Preferably, when voice information is included in the received message information, the terminal processing unit 113 of the user terminal 100A causes the speaker included in the user terminal 100A to output the voice represented by the voice information. Thereby, user terminal 100A can make the 2nd user cheer on the 1st user who is inputting shot operation, for example.

(Display control of other characters)
FIG. 56 is a flowchart for describing a flow of a series of processes related to control of display of the character 41B on the game screen 4 of the user terminal 100A when the character 41B moves in the game space 3.

  Before the series of processes shown in FIG. 56 are started, the operation receiving unit 112 of the user terminal 100B receives an input operation (for example, a slide operation) of the second user for moving the character 41B. The operation receiving unit 112 generates information (hereinafter, operation information) related to the received input operation. The operation information includes, for example, at least information indicating the direction of the slide operation. The transmission / reception unit 111 transmits the generated operation information to the user terminals 100A, 100B, and 100D through the server 200.

  In step S31, the transmission / reception unit 111 of the user terminal 100A receives, through the server 200, the operation information of the second user transmitted from the user terminal 100B. In step S32, the terminal processing unit 113 determines whether or not the operation information has been received during the permission period of the character 41A. If NO in step S32, the object control unit 115 moves the character 41B in the game space 3 as shown in FIG. 57, for example, based on the received operation information in step S33.

  FIG. 57 is a diagram showing the movement of the character 41B in the game space 3 in the prohibited period of the first user. The state (A) of FIG. 57 shows the game space 3 in which the character 41 B before movement is arranged at the position 141 in the game space 3. The state (B) of FIG. 57 shows the game space 3 in which the character 41 B after movement is arranged at the position 142 in the game space 3. In the game space 3 shown in the state (B) of FIG. 57, the position 142 is apart from the position 141. In the game space 3 shown in the state (A) of FIG. 57, the characters 41A and 41B are both arranged at positions included in the imaging range of the virtual camera 44. Therefore, before the character 41B moves, the display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the game screen 4 on which the characters 41A and 41B are arranged, as shown in FIG. 58, for example.

  FIG. 58 is a diagram showing the game screen 4 before the character 41B moves during the prohibition period of the first user. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 58, the shot order is turned to the character 41D. Therefore, the permission period is allocated to the character 41D, and the prohibition period is allocated to the characters 41A to 41C. The mark 55 is disposed at the top of the icon 54D corresponding to the character 41D to which the permission period is assigned. The character 41A stands on the fairway 32. The character 41 </ b> B is arranged at a position in the game screen 4 corresponding to the position 141 in the game space 3.

  As shown in the state (B) of FIG. 57, the terminal processing unit 113 starts the character 41 B from the position 141 in the game space 3 based on the operation information related to the movement of the character 41 B received in the prohibition period of the first user. Move to position 142. After the movement of the character 41 B, the characters 41 A and 41 B are included in the imaging range of the virtual camera 44. In step S34, the display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the character 41B so that the character 41B moves in the game screen 4 as shown in FIG.

(Displays the movement of the character 41B)
FIG. 59 is a diagram showing the game screen 4 after the character 41B has moved during the prohibition period of the first user. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 59, the character 41 B is arranged at a position in the game screen 4 corresponding to the position 142 in the game space 3. In FIGS. 58 and 59, the positions at which the character 41B is arranged in the game screen 4 are different from each other. The first user recognizes that the character 41B has moved within the game screen 4 based on the input operation of the second user by visually recognizing the game screen 4 of FIG. 59 after viewing the game screen 4 of FIG. . In the game screen 4 of FIG. 58 and FIG. 59, the first user does not need to input a series of shot operations for causing the character 41A to shot the ball 42A because the first user is not assigned the permission period. In this situation, the movement of the character 41B on the game screen 4 is unlikely to interfere with the play of the first user's golf game. Even if the first user visually recognizes the movement of the character 41B through the game screen 4, it does not feel bothersome.

  In the case of YES at step S32, the object control unit 115 moves the character 41B in the game space 3 as shown in FIG. 60, for example, based on the received operation information at step S35.

  FIG. 60 is a diagram showing the movement of the character 41B in the game space 3 in the permission period of the character 41A. The state (A) of FIG. 60 shows the game space 3 in which the character 41 B before movement is arranged at the position 141. The state (B) of FIG. 60 shows the game space 3 in which the character 41 B after movement is arranged at the position 142 different from the position 141. In the game space 3 shown in the state (B) of FIG. 60, the position 142 is apart from the position 141. In the game space 3 shown in the state (A) of FIG. 60, the characters 41A and 41B are both arranged at positions included in the imaging range of the virtual camera 44. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the game screen 4 corresponding to the game space 3 shown in the state (A) of FIG. 60, for example, as shown in FIG.

  FIG. 61 is a view showing the game screen 4 on which the character 41B before moving in the game space 3 in the permission period of the character 41A is displayed. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 61, the shot order is turned to the character 41A. Therefore, the permission period is allocated to the character 41A, and the prohibition period is allocated to the characters 41B to 41D. The mark 55 is arranged at the upper part of the icon 54A corresponding to the character 41A to which the permission period is assigned.

  The game screen 4 of FIG. 61 corresponds to a scene where the character 41A has entered an address for a shot on the fairway 32. The ball 42A is disposed on the fairway 32. The character 41 </ b> A is at an address for shooting the ball 42 </ b> A on the fairway 32. The distance from the green 37 to the ball 42A exceeds the threshold for the approach shot. An operation object 61 for causing the character 41A to shot the ball 42A is disposed in the upper right area in the game screen 4. The character 41B is arranged at a position in the game screen 4 corresponding to the position 141 in the game space 3 shown in the state (A) of FIG. A series of shot operations of the first user on the operation object 61 are not input yet.

  As shown in the state (B) of FIG. 60, the terminal processing unit 113 moves the character 41B from the position 141 in the game space 3 to the position 141 based on the operation information on the character 41B received in the permission period of the first user. And move to a different position 142. After the movement of the character 41 B, the characters 41 A and 41 B are included in the imaging range of the virtual camera 44. In step S36, display control unit 117 causes character 41B to be displayed on display unit 152 such that character 41B stands still in game screen 4 regardless of the movement of character 41B in game space 3, as shown in FIG. 62, for example. Display.

(Displays the stillness of the character 41B)
FIG. 62 is a diagram showing an example of the game screen 4 displayed in a state where the character 41B moved in the game space 3 is stationary during the permission period of the character 41A. The game screen 4 of FIG. 62 corresponds to a scene where the first user flicks the icon 64. The character 41 B rests at a position in the game space 3 corresponding to the position 141 before movement in the game space 3 on the game screen 4 of FIG. 62. In other words, the character 41B is not arranged at the position corresponding to the moved position 142 shown in the state (B) of FIG. 60 on the game screen 4 of FIG. In FIGS. 61 and 62, the positions at which the character 41B is arranged on the game screen 4 are the same. When the first user visually recognizes the game screen 4 of FIG. 62, the first user can not recognize the current accurate position of the character 41B in the game space 3.

  The display control unit 117 causes the character 41B to be displayed on the display unit 152 so that the character 41B remains stationary at the same position on the game screen 4 while the game screen 4 transitions from the state of FIG. 61 to the state of FIG. Display. By visually recognizing the game screen 4 of FIG. 62 after visually recognizing the game screen 4 of FIG. 61, the first user does not move the character 41B in the game screen 4 while inputting a series of shot operations on the operation object 61. Recognize. Thereby, the user terminal 100 can prevent the movement of the character 41B from being disturbed for the first user during the input of a series of shot operations. Therefore, the user terminal 100 can make the input of the shot operation of the first user easier. The user terminal 100 can further enhance the concentration of the first user when inputting a series of shot operations to the operation object 61. As a result of these, the first user can enjoy the golf game more comfortably.

  In step S37, the terminal processing unit 113 determines whether the permission period of the character 41A has ended. If NO in step S37, the process of FIG. 56 returns to step S31. Accordingly, the user terminal 100 repeatedly executes the processes of steps S31 to S36 until the permission period of the character 41A ends. For example, after the icon 64 is flicked as shown in FIG. 62, the display control unit 117 updates the game screen 4 shown in FIG. 62 to the state shown in FIG. 63, for example.

(Continuous display of character 41 B continues)
FIG. 63 is a view showing an example of the game screen 4 displayed in a state where the character 41B moved further in the game space 3 during the permission period of the character 41A continues still. The game screen 4 of FIG. 63 corresponds to a scene in which the character 41A succeeds in the shot of the ball 42A. The object control unit 115 further moves the character 41B in the game space 3 based on the operation information received during the transition from the state of FIG. 62 to the state of FIG. The character 41 B continues to stand still at the same position on the game screen 4 regardless of the character 41 B moving further in the game space 3.

  In the case of NO at step S37, the virtual camera control unit 116 moves the virtual camera 44 in the game space 3 so as to follow the movement of the ball 42A shot by the character 41A. In step S38, the display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the game screen 4 corresponding to the scene in which the ball 42A flies, as shown in FIG. 64, for example.

  FIG. 64 is a view showing an example of the game screen 4 on which a ball 42A flying in the game space 3 is displayed. The display of the ball 42A on the game screen 4 of FIG. 63 is, for example, the same as the display of the ball 42 on the game screen 4 of FIG. 13, so the description will not be repeated. As the virtual camera 44 moves following the movement of the ball 42A, the characters 41A and 41B move out of the shooting range of the virtual camera 44 once. Therefore, characters 41A and 41B are not displayed on the game screen 4 of FIG.

(Re-display of characters 41A and 41B)
After moving in the game space 3, the ball 42A stops at the position of the movement destination in the game space 3. After stopping the ball 42A, the virtual camera control unit 116 returns the virtual camera 44 to the original position in the game space 3. At this time, the characters 41A and 41B are included in the imaging range of the virtual camera 44. In step S39, display control unit 117 causes character 41B to be displayed at a position in game screen 4 corresponding to the current position where character 41B in game space 3 is arranged, as shown in FIG. 65, for example. , And causes the display unit 152 to display the character 41B.

  FIG. 65 is a view showing an example of the game screen 4 corresponding to the shooting range of the virtual camera 44 arranged at the original position in the game space 3. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 65, the character 41A stands with the club 43 in hand. The permission period of the character 41A ends, and the next permission period is assigned to the character 41C. The position of the character 41B in the game screen 4 of FIG. 65 corresponds to the current position where the character 41B is arranged in the game space 3. By visually recognizing the game screen 4 of FIG. 65, the first user can recognize the current accurate position of the character 41B in the game space 3 after the shot against the ball 42A by the character 41A is finished.

  The first user visually recognizes a scene in which the character 41A shoots the ball 42A through the game screen 4 of FIG. Next, the first user visually recognizes a scene where the ball 42A flies through the game screen 4 of FIG. The first user does not visually recognize the behavior of the characters 41A and 41B through the game screen 4 of FIG. Next, the first user visually recognizes the character 41B after movement through the game screen 4 of FIG.

  The position of the character 41B in the game screen 4 of FIG. 65 is far from the position of the character 41B in the game screen 4 of FIG. The first user views the game screen 4 of FIG. 64 before viewing the game screen 4 of FIG. 65, whereby the divergence of the position of the character 41B in the game screen 4 occurs while the game screen 4 of FIG. It is understood that the character 41 B is generated due to the movement in the game space 3. Therefore, the first user does not feel uneasy about the deviation of the position of the character 41B which occurs after the input of the shot operation.

  In other words, as shown in FIGS. 63 to 65, the display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the character 41B so that the character 41B suddenly warps on the game screen 4 after the shot by the character 41A ends. There is no As a result, the first user can recognize that the character 41 B behaves more naturally in the game screen 4.

(Shake function during the prohibited period)
In one aspect of the present disclosure, the game system 1 has an opportunity to cause the character 41A to swing the club 43A based on a series of shot operations by the first user during a prohibited period in which the character 41A is prohibited from shooting the ball 42A. , Provide to the first user. The user terminal 100A is a character near the position of the ball 42A in the game space 3, for example, before further shooting the ball 42A after the character 41A moves in the game space 3 by a shot or a later shot. The first user is provided with an opportunity to cause 41A to play the club 43A.

  FIG. 66 is a flowchart showing a flow of a series of processes relating to the swing of the club 43A by the character 41A. Before the series of processes shown in FIG. 66 are executed, the display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the game screen 4 corresponding to the swing of the club 43A as shown in FIG. 67, for example.

  FIG. 67 is a view showing an example of the game screen 4 on which the character 41A standing on the fairway 32 is displayed. The game screen 4 of FIG. 67 corresponds to a scene immediately before the character 41A swings the club 43A. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to at least display a photographed image including the fairway 32, the green 37, the character 41, and the ball 42. The arrangement of the character 41A, the ball 42A, and the club 43A in the game screen 4 of FIG. 67 is the same as the arrangement of the character 41, the ball 42, and the club 43 in the game screen 4 of FIG. The display control unit 117 further causes the display unit 152 to display the buttons 51 and 52 superimposed on the captured image on the game screen 4. The arrangement and functions of buttons 51 and 52 are identical to, for example, game screen 4 of FIG. 5, and therefore the description will not be repeated.

  In the game screen 4 of FIG. 67, the shot order is turned to the character 41B. Therefore, the permission period is allocated to the character 41B, and the prohibition period is allocated to the characters 41A, 41C, and 41D. The mark 55 is disposed at the upper part of the icon 54B corresponding to the character 41B to which the permission period is assigned. The first user recognizes that the character 41A can not currently shot the ball 42A by visually recognizing the mark 55 disposed on the upper part of the icon 54B. The first user waits until the shot order turns to the character 41A.

(Notice of being in motion)
When the distance from the character 41A to the ball 42A falls within the prescribed threshold during the prohibition period of the character 41A, the display control unit 117 further causes the character 41A to swing the club 43A, as shown in FIG. The notification information 161 (first information) for notifying one user is displayed on the display unit 152 as shown in FIG. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 67, the notification information 161 is disposed near the upper right in the game screen 4. The notification information 161 at least includes an image or text indicating that the character 41A swings the club 43A. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 67, the notification information 161 has a text of “in motion”. The user visually recognizes the notification information 161 arranged on the game screen 4 to recognize that the character 41A is in a situation of swinging the club 43A.

  In the game screen 4 of FIG. 67, the distance between the position of the ball 42A in the game space 3 and the cup 38 is smaller than the distance threshold. Therefore, the character 41A can approach the ball 42A in the permission period of the character 41A based on a series of shot operations by the user. The character 41A can swing the club 43A in a mode corresponding to the approach shot based on a series of shot operations by the user during the prohibition period of the character 41A. As a result, the first user can practice input of a series of shot operations for causing the character 41A to shot the ball 42A while waiting for the order of shots.

  The selection of the club 43 for swinging in the game screen 4 of FIG. 67 and the method of specifying the shot direction are the same as in the case of the normal approach shot, and therefore the description will not be repeated. In step S41, the operation receiving unit 112 receives the user's tap operation on the button 52 for arranging the character 41 in the address, which is disposed on the game screen 4 of FIG. In step S42, the object control unit 115 causes the character 41 to enter an address for an approach shot, as shown in FIG. 68, for example, based on this tap operation. In step S43, the display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the operation object 91 for approach shot, as shown in FIG. 68, for example.

(Transition to address for assignment)
FIG. 68 is a view showing an example of the game screen 4 on which the character 41A in the address for swinging the club 43A in a manner corresponding to the approach shot is displayed. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 68, the character 41A enters the address with the tip end of the club 43A separated from the ball 42A in the lateral direction on the game screen 4 by a prescribed distance. After the display control unit 117 displays the operation object 81, the display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to continue displaying the notification information 161.

  The configuration and operation method of the manipulation object 81 for motion assignment are the same as those in the normal approach shot. In other words, the series of shot operations on the manipulation object 81 for motion is the same as the series of shot operations on the manipulation object 81 for normal approach shots. In step S44, the operation receiving unit 112 receives a shot operation of the first user on the operation object 81. The user drags the cursor 83 downward in the game screen 4 to set a desired flight distance for the approach shot to the character 41A. For example, as shown in FIG. 69, the display control unit 117 changes the display position of the cursor 83 on the game screen 4 following the change in the contact position of the finger at the time of the drag operation.

  FIG. 69 shows an example of the game screen 4 on which the cursor 83 dragged along the gauge 82 is displayed. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the character 41A so that the character 41 backswing the club 43 at a depth corresponding to the position of the cursor 83 on the gauge 82 even while the character 41A is swinging. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to continue displaying the notification information 161 while the operation object 81 is operated.

  The display, movement, and stop of the icon 84 in the operation object 81 are the same as in the normal approach shot, and thus the description will not be repeated. When the first user's tap operation for stopping the falling of the icon 84 is received while the game screen 4 corresponding to the swing is displayed, the display control unit 117 displays the game screen 4 as shown in FIG. 70, for example. The display unit 152 stops the drop of the icon 84 at the time of.

(The swing of club 43A)
FIG. 70 is a view showing an example of the game screen 4 on which the character 41A swinging the club 43A is displayed. In step S <b> 45, the terminal processing unit 113 specifies an evaluation (hereinafter, shot evaluation) related to the swing corresponding to the approach shot. In this case, the method of identifying shot evaluation related to swing is the same as that of a normal approach shot, and therefore the description will not be repeated. The terminal processing unit 113 determines the shot evaluation to be “straight” based on the overlapping of the icon 84 on the cursor 83 on the game screen 4 of FIG. 70. The object control unit 115 causes the character 41 to swing the club 43 in a mode based on the determined shot evaluation. The object control unit 115 does not move the ball 42A in the game space 3 regardless of the specified shot evaluation.

  In step S46, the display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the character 41 such that the character 41 swings the club 43, as shown in FIG. 70, for example. In step S47, display control unit 117 further causes ball 42A to be displayed on display unit 152 such that, as shown in FIG. 70, ball 42A continues to stand still at a position before club 43A in game screen 4 is swung. Display. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 70, the character 41 swings the club 43 in a full swing. The first user recognizes that the character 41A swings the club 43A by visually recognizing a scene in which the character 41A swings the club 43A in a full swing without shooting the ball 42A using the club 43A.

  The display control unit 117 displays the character 41A on the display unit 152 so that, for example, the end of the club 43A passes a position away from the ball 42A in the lateral direction of the game screen 4 to swing the club 43A fully. Let Even if the character 41A makes a full swing of the club 43A, the tip of the club 43A does not touch the ball 42A. As a result, the first user recognizes the motion of the swing by the character 41A as a more natural motion. The user terminal 100 can reflect a general event in real golf, in which the golfer swings the tip of the club at a position slightly away from the ball in a direction horizontal to the ground, in the golf game based on the game program 121 .

(Notice of movement evaluation)
Display control unit 117 further causes display unit 152 to display notification information 70 (second information) for notifying the user of the identified evaluation, as shown in FIG. 70, for example. The arrangement of the notification information 70 on the game screen 4 at the time of the swing is the same as the arrangement of the notification information 70 on the game screen 4 at the time of the normal approach shot, and therefore the description will not be repeated. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 70, the notification information 70 includes the text "straight" corresponding to the evaluation regarding the gesture corresponding to the approach shot. By visually recognizing the notification information 70 of FIG. 70, the user recognizes that the operation object 81 has been successfully operated in order to make the character 41A succeed in the swing corresponding to the approach shot. The first user also recognizes that it is possible to cause the character 41A to make an approach shot of the ball 42A well by operating the operation object 81 as in the case of the swing.

  As described above, the user terminal 100 can make the first user practice input of a series of shot operations for causing the character 41A to shot the ball 42A in the prohibition period of the character 41A. Since the ball 42A does not move in the game space 3 based on the result of the swing, the first user can cause the character 41A to swing the club 43A repeatedly without hesitation. Thereby, the user terminal 100 can more efficiently improve the operation ability of the first user for operating the operation object 81.

  The user terminal 100 can further make the first user feel that the standby time for the first user to stand by for the shot number of the character 41A is shorter. The user terminal 100 further feels that the golf game is played with the second user by causing the first user to practice the input of the shot operation while waiting for the second user to complete the shot operation. Can be generated more strongly by the first user. The user terminal 100 can further enhance the concentration of the first user with respect to one shot that can not be redone when the shot order has been turned to the character 41A. As a result, the first user can play the golf game based on the game program 121 more comfortably.

  The opportunity of pretending to be provided to the first user by the game system 1 is not limited to the approach shot. For example, when the ball 42A is disposed in the bunker 36, the game system 1 provides the first user with an opportunity to cause the character 41A to swing the club 43A in a mode corresponding to the bunker shot. In this case, the user terminal 100 can cause the first user to practice inputting a series of shot operations on the operation object 91 for a banker shot. For example, when the ball 42A is disposed on the fairway 32 or the rough 33 and the distance from the green 37 to the ball 42A exceeds the distance threshold, the game system 1 performs the character 41A in a manner corresponding to a shot that matches the tee shot. Provide the first user with an opportunity to play the club 43A. In this case, the user terminal 100 can cause the first user to practice inputting a series of shot operations on the operation object 61 for tee shot.

  The game system 1 also provides each of the second to fourth users with an opportunity to cause each of the characters 41B to 41D to swing each of the clubs 43B to 43D. The method of providing the swing opportunity for each of the second to fourth users by each of the user terminals 100B to 100D is the same as the method for providing the swing opportunity to the first user by the user terminal 100A described above, and therefore the description will not be repeated.

(Sub screen display of shot results by other characters)
In one aspect of the present disclosure, the game system 1 visually recognizes the result of the character 41B shot the ball 42B based on a series of shot operations by the second user to the first user through the sub screen disposed in the game screen 4 Let

  FIG. 71 is a flowchart for explaining the flow of a series of processes relating to the generation and display of a sub screen corresponding to a shot of the ball 42B by the character 41B. Before the series of processes shown in FIG. 71 are executed by the user terminal 100, the virtual camera control unit 116 arranges two different virtual cameras 171 and 172 in the game space 3 as shown in FIG. 72, for example.

  FIG. 72 is a diagram showing an example of the game space 3 in which different virtual cameras 171 and 172 are arranged. State (A) of FIG. 72 shows the game space 3 in which an address for the character 41B to hit the ball 42B is entered. State (B) of FIG. 72 shows the game space 3 in which the ball 42B moves after the character 41B has shot the ball 42B.

  The characters 41A and 41B are arranged at different positions in the game space 3 shown in the state (A) of FIG. The ball 42A is disposed near the character 41A, and the ball 42B is disposed near the character 41B. After the character 41A has shot the ball 42A, it waits for the next shot order. The permission period is assigned to the character 41A, and the character 41B is in the address for shooting the ball 42B.

  In the state (A) of FIG. 72, the virtual camera control unit 116 arranges the virtual camera 171 at a position where the character 41A is included in the shooting range of the virtual camera 171 in the game space 3. The virtual camera control unit 116 further arranges the virtual camera 172 different from the virtual camera 171 at a position where the character 41 B is included in the shooting range of the virtual camera 172 in the game space 3. The virtual camera control unit 116 controls the virtual cameras 171 and 172 independently. Similar to the virtual camera 44, the virtual cameras 171 and 172 are virtual cameras that designate an area presented to the first user in the game space 3. The virtual camera 171 generates a first captured image corresponding to the imaging range by capturing an area included in the imaging range (field of view area) of the virtual camera 171 in the game space 3. The virtual camera 172 captures a part of the game space 3 included in the imaging range (field of view area) of the virtual camera 172 to generate a second captured image corresponding to the imaging range.

  In step S51, the display control unit 117, for example, as shown in FIG. 73 based on the first captured image generated by the virtual camera 171 disposed in the game space 3 as shown in state (A) of FIG. The game screen 4 corresponding to the shooting range of the virtual camera 171 is displayed on the display unit 152.

(An example of the game screen 4)
FIG. 73 is a diagram showing an example of the game screen 4 displayed on the user terminal 100A operated by the first user. The game screen 4 of FIG. 73 corresponds to a scene in which the character 41 stands on the fairway 32. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to at least display the first captured image including the fairway 32 and the character 41A. In the game screen 4, the character 41 </ b> A stands on the fairway 32. Since the permission period is assigned to the character 41B, the mark 55 is disposed at the top of the icon 54B. The display control unit 117 further superimposes notification information 181 for notifying the first user of the user corresponding to the character whose turn of shot is currently rotating on the first captured image on the game screen 4, and the display unit Display on 152.

  In the game screen 4 of FIG. 73, the notification information 181 is disposed near the upper left in the game screen 4. The notification information 181 includes at least text representing a user corresponding to the character whose turn of shot is turned. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 73, the notification information 181 includes the text “live: second user” including the name of the second user. By visually recognizing the notification information 181 arranged on the game screen 4, the first user may easily confirm that the order for causing the character 41B to shot the ball 42B is currently being rotated to the second user. it can. The character 41 B is not included in the shooting range of the virtual camera 171 in the game space 3 shown in the state (A) of FIG. Therefore, the character 41B is not arranged on the game screen 4 of FIG. Even if the first user visually recognizes the game screen 4 of FIG. 73, the first user can not confirm the appearance of the character 41B.

  In the game screen 4 (not shown) of the user terminal 100B, the operation receiving unit 112 of the user terminal 100B receives a series of input operations of the second user for causing the character 41B to shot the ball 42B. The transmission / reception unit 111 of the user terminal 100B transmits information (hereinafter, shot information) related to the received input operation to the user terminals 100A, 100C, and 100D through the server 200. The shot information includes, for example, parameters (drag amount, flick speed, flick direction, and the like) for each input operation for the shot.

  In step S52, the operation receiving unit 112 of the user terminal 100A receives, via the server 200, shot information corresponding to the character 41B transmitted from the user terminal 100B. In step S53, the object control unit 115 causes the character 41B to shot the ball 42B in the game space 3 based on the received shot information. The virtual camera control unit 116 causes the virtual camera 172 to generate a second captured image representing a scene in which the character 41 B shoots the ball 42 B in the game space 3. In step S54, the display control unit 117 generates a sub screen 182 corresponding to a scene in which the character 41B shoots the ball 42B based on the photographed image generated by the virtual camera 172. In step S 55, display control unit 117 causes display unit 152 to display sub screen 182 so that generated sub screen 182 is included in a partial area of game screen 4 as shown in FIG. 74, for example.

(Display of sub screen 182 corresponding to shot scene)
FIG. 74 is a diagram showing an example of the game screen 4 on which the sub screen 182 corresponding to the scene where the ball 42B is shot is displayed. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 72, the sub screen 182 is disposed below the notification information 181. The sub screen 182 is included in a partial area smaller than the game screen 4 and arranged near the upper left in the game screen 4. The character 41 B has shot the ball 42 B in the sub screen 182. The shot ball 42 B flies in the sub screen 182. By visually recognizing the sub screen 182, the first user can easily confirm that the character 41B shoots the ball 42B even if the shooting range of the virtual camera 171 does not include the character 41B. .

  The ball 42B shot by the character 41B moves in the game space 3 as shown, for example, in the state (B) of FIG. In the game space 3 shown in the state (B) of FIG. 72, the ball 42B is flying at a position away from the character 41B. In step S56, the virtual camera control unit 116 causes the virtual camera 172 to move in the game space 3 following the movement of the ball 42B in the game space 3. In the game space 3 shown in the state (B) of FIG. 72, the character 41A is stationary in the game space 3. Therefore, the virtual camera control unit 116 does not change the virtual camera 171 from the position of the virtual camera 171 in the game space 3 shown in the state (A) of FIG.

  The virtual camera control unit 116 causes the virtual camera 172 disposed in the game space 3 to generate a second captured image corresponding to a scene in which the ball 42B flies in the game space 3 as shown in the state (B) of FIG. . In step S57, the display control unit 117 generates a sub screen 182 corresponding to a scene in which the ball 42B of the character 41B flies based on the generated second captured image. In step S58, display control unit 117 displays sub screen 182 on display unit 152 such that sub screen 182 corresponding to the scene of flight is included in a partial area of game screen 4 as shown in FIG. 75, for example. Let

(Display of sub screen 182 corresponding to flight scene)
FIG. 75 is a view showing an example of the game screen 4 on which the sub screen 182 corresponding to the scene where the ball 42B flies is displayed. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 75, the position at which the sub screen 182 is arranged is the same as the game screen 4 of FIG. For example, as shown in FIG. 75, display control unit 117 causes sub-screen 182 to be newly arranged such that a second captured image corresponding to a scene where ball 42B flies in game space 3 is newly disposed over sub-screen 182. The display unit 152 updates the display.

  The ball 42B flies in the sub screen 182 of FIG. For example, while the display position of the ball 42B in the sub screen 182 is fixed, the display control unit 117 generates an animation in which a portion included in the shooting range of the virtual camera 172 in the game space 3 flows from the back to the front in the sub screen 182. It is displayed on the display unit 152. The first user looks at the sub screen 182, and the shot ball 42B flies in the game space 3 even if the moving ball 42B is not included in the shooting range of the virtual camera 171. Can be confirmed in detail.

  The object control unit 115 causes the shot ball 42B to reach a position corresponding to the flight condition in the game space 3, and stops the ball 42 at that position. The virtual camera control unit 116 moves the virtual camera 172 so as to follow the ball 42B, for example, until the ball 42B stops in the game space 3. After the movement of the ball 42B, the terminal processing unit 113 rotates the order of shots, for example, to the character 41C. The virtual camera control unit 116 moves the virtual camera 44 to a position in the game space 3 that includes, for example, the character 41 </ b> C to which the permission period is assigned in the imaging range of the virtual camera 172. After stopping the ball 42B, the display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to erase the display of the sub screen 182 on the game screen 4 as shown in FIG. 76, for example.

(Delete the display of sub screen 182)
FIG. 76 is a view showing an example of the game screen 4 in which the display of the sub screen 182 is erased after the movement of the ball 42B is stopped. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to update the display content of the notification information 181 so that the notification information 181 includes the name of the third user corresponding to the character 41C in which the shot sequence is newly turned. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 76, the notification information 181 includes the text “live: third user” including the name of the third user. The display control unit 117 further causes the display unit 152 to update the display position of the mark 55 so that the mark 55 is disposed above the icon 54C corresponding to the character 41C. The first user turns the shot order to the character 41C (and the corresponding third user) after the shot of the ball 42B by the character 41B is finished by visually recognizing the mark 55 or the notification information 181 after the update Can be recognized.

  The user terminal 100A can cause the first user to visually recognize the scene of the shot by each of the characters 41C and 41D through the sub screen 182 as in the case of the character 41B. The virtual camera control unit 116 further arranges, for example, a third virtual camera (not shown) corresponding to the character 41C and a fourth virtual camera (not shown) corresponding to the character 41D in the game space 3. When the character 41C has shot the ball 42C, the display control unit 117 generates a sub screen 182 corresponding to a scene in which the character 41C shoots the ball 42C based on the captured image generated by the third virtual camera and displays it. It is displayed on the part 152. When the character 41D has shot the ball 42D, the display control unit 117 generates a sub-screen 182 corresponding to a scene where the character 41D shoots the ball 42D based on the captured image generated by the fourth virtual camera and displays it. It is displayed on the part 152.

(Display function of other selected characters)
In one aspect of the present disclosure, the game system 1 causes the first user to confirm through the game screen 4 the appearance in the game space 3 of each of the characters 41B to 41D other than the character 41A.

  FIG. 77 is a flowchart showing a flow of a series of processes relating to display of the character 41B or 41C selected by the first user. Before the series of processes shown in FIG. 77 are executed by the user terminal 100, the game space 3 is configured as shown, for example, in the state (A) of FIG.

  FIG. 78 is a diagram showing the movement of the virtual camera 44 in the game space 3 based on the selection operation of the first user for selecting the character 41B or 41C. The state (A) of FIG. 78 shows an example of the game space 3 before the virtual camera 44 is moved. The state (B) of FIG. 78 shows the game space 3 after the virtual camera 44 has been moved to a position where the characters 41A and 41B are included in the imaging range. State (C) in FIG. 78 shows the game space 3 after the virtual camera 44 has been moved to a position where the characters 41A and 41C are included in the imaging range.

  In the game space 3 shown in the state (A) of FIG. 78, the character 41A is disposed at the position 191. The character 41 B is disposed at a position 192 different from the position 191 in the game space 3, and the character 41 C is disposed at a position 193 different from the positions 191 and 192 in the game space 3. The characters 41A and 41C are waiting for the order of the next shot. The permission period is assigned to the character 41B, and the character 41B is in the address for shooting the ball 42B. In the state (A) of FIG. 78, the virtual camera control unit 116 arranges the virtual camera 44 at a position where the character 41A is included in the shooting range of the virtual camera 44 in the game space 3. The display control unit 117 displays, for example, the game screen 4 shown in FIG. 79 on the display unit 152 based on the photographed image generated by the virtual camera 44 disposed in the game space 3 as shown in the state (A) of FIG. Display.

(An example of the game screen 4)
FIG. 79 is a diagram showing an example of the game screen 4 displayed on the user terminal 100A operated by the first user. The game screen 4 in FIG. 79 corresponds to a scene in which the character 41 stands on the fairway 32. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to at least display the photographed image including the fairway 32 and the character 41A. In the game screen 4, the character 41 </ b> A stands on the fairway 32. Since the permission period is assigned to the character 41B, the mark 55 is disposed at the top of the icon 54B.

  The display control unit 117 further superimposes notification information 181 for notifying the first user of the user corresponding to the character whose turn of shot is currently rotating on the first captured image on the game screen 4, and the display unit Display on 152. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 78, the notification information 181 is arranged near the upper left in the game screen 4. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 78, the notification information 181 includes the text “live: second user” including the name of the second user corresponding to the character 41B. In other words, the notification information 181 corresponds to the character 41B and the second user.

  The characters 41B and 41C are not included in the imaging range of the virtual camera 171 in the game space 3 shown in the state (A) of FIG. Therefore, characters 41B and 41C are not arranged on the game screen 4 of FIG. Even when the first user visually recognizes the game screen 4 of FIG. 79, the first user can not confirm the appearance of the characters 41B and 41C in the game space 3.

  In step S61, the operation receiving unit 112 receives, through the game screen 4 of FIG. 79, an input operation (hereinafter, selection operation) of the first user for selecting the character 41B. Operation accepting unit 112 accepts, for example, an input operation (for example, a tap operation) of the first user on notification information 181 corresponding to character 41B as a selection operation for selecting character 41B. Alternatively, the operation accepting unit 112 can accept an input operation (for example, a tap operation) of the first user on the icon 54B corresponding to the character 41B as a selection operation for selecting the character 41B. Thereby, the first user can easily select the character 41 B not displayed on the game screen 4.

(Movement of virtual camera 44)
In step S62, based on the received selection operation, for example, as shown in state (B) in FIG. 78, the terminal processing unit 113 connects a straight line 194 (a first straight line) connecting the character 41A and the character 41B in the game space 3. ) Is defined in the game space 3. The straight line 194 is, for example, a straight line connecting the position 191 and the position 192.

  In step S 63, virtual camera control unit 116 positions virtual camera 44 on straight line 194 so that characters 41 A and 41 B are included in the shooting range of virtual camera 44 as shown in state (B) of FIG. 78, for example. Move to 195. In other words, the virtual camera control unit 116 moves the virtual camera 44 to the position 195 behind the character 41A in the game space 3 so that the characters 41A and 41B are included in the imaging range of the virtual camera 44 in the game space 3. Thereby, the virtual camera control unit 116 can easily include the characters 41A and 41B in the imaging range of the virtual camera 44.

  In the game space 3 shown in the state (B) of FIG. 78, the position 195 is any one of the straight lines 194 located on a line segment heading from the position 191 in the opposite direction to the character 41B. The virtual camera control unit 116 controls the orientation of the virtual camera 44 such that the virtual camera 44 faces the characters 41A and 41B. The virtual camera control unit 116, for example, makes the shooting direction of the virtual camera 44 parallel to the straight line 194.

  The virtual camera control unit 116 further causes the virtual camera 44 disposed at the position 195 to generate a captured image including the characters 41A and 41B. In step S64, the display control unit 117 displays the game screen 4 corresponding to the shooting range of the virtual camera 44 disposed at the moved position 195 based on the generated shot image, for example, as shown in FIG. It is displayed on the display unit 152.

(Display of characters 41A and 41B)
FIG. 80 shows an example of the game screen 4 on which the character 41B selected by the first user is displayed. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the character 41B so that the character 41B is disposed in front of the character 41A on the game screen 4 of FIG. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 80, the character 41 B and the ball 42 B are disposed on the fairway 32. The character 41B holds the club 43B and is in the address for the shot.

  The first user confirms the current state of the character 41B in the game space 3 by visually recognizing the game screen 4 of FIG. The first user can confirm the state of the character 41B simply by inputting a simple operation for selecting the character 41B, and thus can play the golf game comfortably. The first user can also confirm the positional relationship between the character 41A and the character 41B. The first user can also confirm that the character 41B shoots the ball 42B after this.

  The virtual camera control unit 116 does not necessarily have to move the virtual camera 44 to a position where both of the characters 41A and 41B are included in the imaging range. When the character 41B is selected, the virtual camera control unit 116 may move the virtual camera 44 so that at least the character 41B is included in the imaging range. Thereby, the first user can check at least the appearance of the character 41B.

  In the game space 3 shown in the state (B) of FIG. 78, the character 41C is not included in the imaging range of the virtual camera 44. Therefore, the character 41C is not arranged on the game screen 4 of FIG. Even if the first user visually recognizes the game screen 4 of FIG. 80, the first user can not confirm the appearance of the character 41C in the game space 3.

  In step S65, the operation receiving unit 112 receives, through the game screen 4 of FIG. 80, an input operation (hereinafter, selection operation) of the first user for selecting the character 41C. Operation accepting unit 112 accepts, for example, a first user's input operation (for example, a tap operation) on icon 54C corresponding to character 41C as a selection operation for selecting character 41C. Thereby, the first user can easily select the character 41C not displayed on the game screen 4.

  In step S66, based on the received selection operation, for example, as shown in state (C) in FIG. 78, the terminal processing unit 113 connects a straight line 196 (second straight line) connecting the character 41A and the character 41C in the game space 3 ) Is defined in the game space 3. The straight line 196 is, for example, a straight line connecting the position 191 and the position 193.

(Movement of virtual camera 44)
In step S 67, virtual camera control unit 116 positions virtual camera 44 on straight line 196 so that characters 41 A and 41 C are included in the shooting range of virtual camera 44 as shown in state (C) of FIG. 78, for example. Move to 197. In other words, the virtual camera control unit 116 moves the virtual camera 44 to a position 197 behind the character 41A in the game space 3 so that the characters 41A and 41C are included in the imaging range of the virtual camera 44 in the game space 3. As a result, the virtual camera control unit 116 can easily include the characters 41A and 41C in the imaging range of the virtual camera 44.

  In the game space 3 shown in the state (C) of FIG. 78, the position 197 is any one of the straight lines 196 on a line segment heading from the position 191 in the opposite direction to the character 41C. The virtual camera control unit 116 controls the direction of the virtual camera 44 such that the shooting direction of the virtual camera 44 is directed to the directions of the characters 41A and 41C. The virtual camera control unit 116, for example, makes the shooting direction of the virtual camera 44 parallel to the straight line 196.

  The virtual camera control unit 116 further causes the virtual camera 44 moved to the position 197 to generate a captured image including the characters 41A and 41C. In step S 68, display control unit 117 causes display unit 152 to display game screen 4 corresponding to the shooting range of virtual camera 44 arranged at position 197 based on the generated shot image as shown in FIG. 81, for example. Display.

(Display of characters 41A and 41C)
FIG. 81 is a view showing an example of the game screen 4 on which the character 41C selected by the first user is displayed. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the character 41A such that the position at which the character 41A is displayed on the game screen 4 of FIG. 80 is the same as the game screen 4 of FIG. The display control unit 117 further causes the display unit 152 to display the character 41C such that the character 41C stands in front of the character 41A on the game screen 4 of FIG. Characters 41A and 41C are displayed on the fairway 32 on the game screen 4 of FIG.

  The first user confirms the current state of the character 41C in the game space 3 by visually recognizing the game screen 4 of FIG. The first user can confirm the appearance of the character 41C simply by inputting a simple operation for selecting the character 41C, and therefore, can play the golf game comfortably.

  The virtual camera control unit 116 does not necessarily have to move the virtual camera 44 to a position where both the characters 41A and 41C are included in the imaging range. When the character 41C is selected, the virtual camera control unit 116 may move the virtual camera 44 so that at least the character 41C is included in the imaging range. Thereby, the first user can check at least the appearance of the character 41C.

(Additional items)
It will be as follows when the contents concerning one side of the present invention are listed.

  (Item 1) In the present embodiment, a user who is a computer including a processor (10), a memory (11), a display unit (152), and an operation unit (151) configured to receive an input operation of a first user The game program (121) executed on the terminal (100) has been described. In the game based on the game program (121), each of the plurality of characters sequentially given an action by each of the plurality of characters (41A, 41B, 41C, 41D) corresponding to each of the plurality of users including the first user Each of the plurality of mobile bodies (42A, 42B, 42C, 42D) corresponding to Y moves by sequentially moving in the game space (3). According to an aspect of the present embodiment, the game program (121) causes the processor (10) to display the game screen (4) corresponding to the game space (3) on the display unit (152); Acquiring information related to the input operation of the second user for moving the first character (41B) corresponding to the second user different from the user in the game screen (4) (S31); If information is acquired during the first period in which the corresponding first character (41A) is prohibited from applying the action to the first moving body (42A) corresponding to the first character (41A), Displaying the first character (41B) on the display unit (152) so that the first character (41B) moves in the game screen (4) based on the first character, and The first character (41B) does not move in the game screen (4) when the information is acquired during the second period in which the ta (41A) is permitted to apply the action to the first moving body (42A) As described above, the control unit causes the display unit (152) to control display of the first character (41B) (S36). This can further enhance the concentration of the user when inputting an operation.

  (Item 2) In the step (S36) of causing the display unit (152) to control the display of the second character (41B) in (Item 1), the second character (41B) is allowed to stand still in the game screen (4). , The second character (41B) is displayed on the display unit (152). This can further improve the comfort of the game.

  (Item 3) In (Item 1), in the step (S36) of causing the display unit (152) to control the display of the second character (41B), the second character (41B) is not displayed in the game screen (4). The display unit (152) controls the display of the second character (41B). This can further enhance the concentration of the user when inputting an operation.

  (Item 4) In any one of (Item 1) to (Item 3), the game program (121) causes the processor (10) to acquire the second character based on the information when the information is acquired in the second period. 41 B) moving the game space (3) in the game space (3), and the game corresponding to the current position at which the second character (41 B) is placed in the game space (3) after the second period ends A step (S39) of displaying the second character (41B) on the display unit (152) is further performed so that the second character (41B) is displayed at a position in the screen (4). Thus, the first user can accurately know the current position of the second character (41B) in the game space (3) after the second period ends.

  (Item 5) In the present embodiment, a computer including a processor (10), a memory (11), a display unit (152), and an operation unit (151) configured to receive an input operation of a first user is a game program The method of performing (121) has been described. In the game based on the game program (121), each of the plurality of characters sequentially given an action by each of the plurality of characters (41A, 41B, 41C, 41D) corresponding to each of the plurality of users including the first user Each of the plurality of mobile bodies (42A, 42B, 42C, 42D) corresponding to Y moves by sequentially moving in the game space (3). According to an aspect of the present embodiment, the method is different from the first user in that the processor (10) causes the display unit (152) to display the game screen (4) corresponding to the game space (3). Acquiring information related to the input operation of the second user (S31) for moving the first character (41B) corresponding to the second user in the game screen (4); and the first corresponding to the first user If information is acquired during a first period in which the character (41A) is prohibited from imparting an action to the first moving body (42A) corresponding to the first character (41A), the first information is acquired based on the information. Step (S34) of displaying the first character (41B) on the display unit (152) so that the character (41B) moves in the game screen (4); and the first character (41A) performs the first transfer. The first character (41B) is prevented from moving in the game screen (4) when the information is acquired during the second period in which the body (42A) is permitted to exert the action. And (S36) causing the display unit (152) to control the display of. This can further improve the comfort of the game.

  (Item 6) In the present embodiment, a storage unit (120) for storing a game program (121), a control unit (110) for controlling the operation of the information processing apparatus, a display unit (152), and a first user The user terminal (100) which is an information processing apparatus provided with an operation unit (151) configured to receive an input operation has been described. In the game based on the game program (121), each of the plurality of characters sequentially given an action by each of the plurality of characters (41A, 41B, 41C, 41D) corresponding to each of the plurality of users including the first user Each of the plurality of mobile bodies (42A, 42B, 42C, 42D) corresponding to Y moves by sequentially moving in the game space (3). According to an aspect of the present embodiment, the control unit (110) causes the display unit (152) to display the game screen (4) corresponding to the game space (3) and allows the second user different from the first user to The information on the input operation of the second user for moving the corresponding first character (41B) in the game screen (4) is acquired, and the first character (41A) corresponding to the first user is the first character. If the information is acquired during the first period in which it is prohibited to apply the action to the first moving body (42A) corresponding to (41A), the first character (41B) plays the game screen (4) based on the information. The first character (41B) is displayed on the display unit (152) so that the first character (41A) is allowed to exert an action on the first moving body (42A) so as to move in the During the period, the information is If it is, the first character (41B) so as not to move a game screen (4) in, to control the display of the first character (41B) on the display unit (152). This can further improve the comfort of the game.

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

  In the latter case, the control unit 110 and the control unit 210 are a CPU that executes instructions of a program that is software that implements each function, and a ROM (Read) in which the program and various data are readable by a computer (or CPU). It includes an Only Memory) or a storage device (these are referred to as a "recording medium"), a RAM (Random Access Memory) for expanding the program, and the like. Then, the object of the present invention is achieved by the computer (or CPU) reading and executing the program from the recording medium. As the recording medium, a “non-transitory tangible medium”, for example, a tape, a disk, a card, a semiconductor memory, a programmable logic circuit, etc. can be used. Also, the program may be supplied to the computer via any transmission medium (such as a communication network or a broadcast wave) capable of transmitting the program. The present invention can also be realized in the form of a data signal embedded in a carrier wave, in which the program is embodied by electronic transmission.

  The embodiments described above are merely examples for facilitating the understanding of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the present invention. It goes without saying that the present invention can be modified and improved without departing from the gist thereof, and that the present invention includes equivalents thereof.

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

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 game system, 2 networks, 100, 100A, 100B, 100C, 100D user terminal (computer, information processing apparatus), 200 servers, 10, 20 processors, 11, 21 memories, 12, 22 storages, 13, 23 communication IF, 14, 24 input / output IF, 15 touch screen, 17 camera, 18 distance measuring sensor, 151 input unit, 152 display unit, 1010 object, 1020 controller, 1030 storage medium 110 control unit, 111 transmission / reception unit, 112 operation reception unit, 113 Terminal processing unit 114 data management unit 115 object control unit 116 virtual camera control unit 117 display control unit 120 storage unit 121 game program 122 game information 123 user information 210 control unit 211 transmission / reception unit 212 server Processing unit , 213 data management unit, 214 matching unit, 215 synchronization control unit, 220 storage unit, 221 game program, 222 game information, 223 user information 3 game space, 31 teeing ground (first area), 32 fairway (first area) 33 rough (first area) 34 pond (second area) 35 forest (second area) 36 bunkers (first area, second area) 37 green 38 cups 41 characters 41A characters First character), 41B character (second character), 41C character, 41D character, 42 balls (moving object), 42A (moving object, first moving object) 42B balls (moving object, second moving object), 42C balls (Mobile body), 42D (mobile body) ball, 43 clubs (equipment), 43A club (first equipment), 4 B club (second tool), 43C club (tool), 43D club (tool), 44 virtual camera 4 game screen, 51, 52 button, 53 icon, 54A, 54B, 54C, 54D icon, 55 mark, 61 operation object , 62 elastic area, 63 guide, 64 icon, 65 target area, 66, 67, 68, 69 area, 70 notification information, 71 elastic object, 72 icon, 73 golf cart (second vehicle), 74 water board (vehicle) , 81 elastic body object, 82 cursor, 83 gauge, 84 icon, 91 operation object, 92 elastic area, 93 guide, 94 icon, 95 target area, 96, 97, 98 area 131 icon, 132 window, 133 message, 134 Message (first message), 1 35 message (second message), 141 position, 142 position, 161 notification information, 171 virtual camera (first virtual camera), 172 virtual camera (second virtual camera), 181 notification information, 182 sub screen, 191 position, 192 Position, 193 position, 194 straight line (first straight line), 195 position (first position), 196 straight line (second straight line), 197 position (second position)

Claims (5)

A game program executed on a computer comprising a processor, a memory, a display unit, and an operation unit configured to receive an input operation of a first user,
In the game based on the game program, each of a plurality of moving objects corresponding to each of the plurality of characters, to which an action is sequentially given by each of the plurality of characters corresponding to each of the plurality of users including the first user Progress by sequentially moving in the game space,
The game program may include the processor
Displaying a game screen corresponding to the game space on the display unit;
The second user's input operation for moving the second character corresponding to the second user different from the first user in the game screen is received by the second computer corresponding to the second user Obtaining information related to the input operation of the second user,
If the information is acquired during a first period in which the first character corresponding to the first user is prohibited from imparting the action to the first moving object corresponding to the first character Displaying the second character on the display unit so that the second character moves on the basis of the game screen.
When the information is acquired in a second period in which the first character is permitted to apply the action to the first moving body, a first moving body corresponding to the first character in the first character Controlling the display of the second character so that the second character does not move in the game screen while the first user is inputting an operation for applying the action to the to execute the door,
The game program may include the processor
Moving the second character in the game space so that the character does not move in the game screen based on the information when the information is acquired in the second period;
The second character is displayed such that the second character is displayed at a position in the game screen corresponding to a current position where the second character is arranged in the game space after the second period ends. Displaying on the display unit;
Moving the first moving body in the game space and in the game screen when the first character applies the action to the first moving body based on the operation input in the second period When,
Keeping the second character stationary at the same position on the game screen if the information is acquired while the first moving body is moving;
After the second character is kept stationary at the same position, the second character is not displayed on the game screen during the movement of the first moving body in the game space, and the first moving body is Displaying the first movable body on the display unit so as to fly.
After the end of the second period, in the step of displaying the second character on the display unit, after stopping the first moving body, it corresponds to the current position at which the second character is arranged in the game space. A game program for displaying the second character on the display unit such that the second character is displayed at a position in the game screen .   The game according to claim 1, wherein, in the step of causing the display unit to control the display of the second character, the second character is displayed on the display unit such that the second character stands still in the game screen. program.   The display of the second character is controlled by the display unit so that the display of the second character is not displayed in the game screen in the step of controlling the display of the second character by the display unit. Game program. A method of executing a game program by a computer comprising a processor, a memory, a display unit, and an operating unit configured to receive an input operation of a first user, comprising:
In the game based on the game program, each of a plurality of moving objects corresponding to each of the plurality of characters, to which an action is sequentially given by each of the plurality of characters corresponding to each of the plurality of users including the first user Progress by sequentially moving in the game space,
The method comprises:
Displaying a game screen corresponding to the game space on the display unit;
The second user's input operation for moving the second character corresponding to the second user different from the first user in the game screen is received by the second computer corresponding to the second user Obtaining information related to the input operation of the second user,
If the information is acquired during a first period in which the first character corresponding to the first user is prohibited from imparting the action to the first moving object corresponding to the first character Displaying the second character on the display unit so that the second character moves on the basis of the game screen.
When the information is acquired in a second period in which the first character is permitted to apply the action to the first moving body, a first moving body corresponding to the first character in the first character Controlling the display of the second character so that the second character does not move in the game screen while the first user is inputting an operation for applying the action to the viewing including the door,
The method comprises:
Moving the second character in the game space so that the character does not move in the game screen based on the information when the information is acquired in the second period;
The second character is displayed such that the second character is displayed at a position in the game screen corresponding to a current position where the second character is arranged in the game space after the second period ends. Displaying on the display unit;
Moving the first moving body in the game space and in the game screen when the first character applies the action to the first moving body based on the operation input in the second period When,
Keeping the second character stationary at the same position on the game screen if the information is acquired while the first moving body is moving;
After the second character is kept stationary at the same position, the second character is not displayed on the game screen during the movement of the first moving body in the game space, and the first moving body is Displaying the first mobile unit on the display unit so as to fly.
After the end of the second period, in the step of displaying the second character on the display unit, after stopping the first moving body, it corresponds to the current position at which the second character is arranged in the game space. Displaying the second character on the display unit such that the second character is displayed at a position in the game screen. An information processing apparatus,
The information processing apparatus is
A storage unit for storing a game program;
A control unit that controls the operation of the information processing apparatus;
A display unit,
An operation unit configured to receive an input operation of the first user;
In the game based on the game program, each of a plurality of moving objects corresponding to each of the plurality of characters, to which an action is sequentially given by each of the plurality of characters corresponding to each of the plurality of users including the first user Progress by sequentially moving in the game space,
The control unit
Displaying a game screen corresponding to the game space on the display unit;
An input operation of the second user for moving a second character corresponding to a second user different from the first user in the game screen is received by a second information processing apparatus corresponding to the second user And, when the second user's input operation is performed,
If the information is acquired during a first period in which the first character corresponding to the first user is prohibited from imparting the action to the first moving object corresponding to the first character Displaying the second character on the display unit so that the second character moves in the game screen based on the second character;
When the information is acquired in a second period in which the first character is permitted to apply the action to the first moving body, a first moving body corresponding to the first character in the first character Causing the display unit to control the display of the second character so that the second character does not move in the game screen while the first user is inputting an operation for applying the action to the user .
The control unit is further configured to:
When the information is acquired in the second period, the second character is moved in the game space based on the information so that the character does not move in the game screen.
The second character is displayed such that the second character is displayed at a position in the game screen corresponding to a current position where the second character is arranged in the game space after the second period ends. Is displayed on the display unit,
When the first character applies the action to the first moving body based on the operation input in the second period, the first moving body is moved in the game space and in the game screen,
If the information is acquired while the first moving body is moving, the second character is kept stationary at the same position on the game screen,
After the second character is kept stationary at the same position, the second character is not displayed on the game screen during the movement of the first moving body in the game space, and the first moving body is The first moving body is displayed on the display unit so as to fly.
When the second character is displayed on the display unit after the second period is over, the stop position of the first moving body corresponds to the current position of the second character in the game space. The information processing apparatus, wherein the second character is displayed on the display unit such that the second character is displayed at a position in the game screen.

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