JP7170454B2 - System, terminal device and server - Google Patents

Description

Application of Patent Law Article 30, Paragraph 2 On March 29, 2018, an online game (URL: http://www.gamecity.ne.jp/nobunyaga/pc/) operated by the applicant, Tecmo Koei Games Co., Ltd. published the system, terminal device and server invented by inventor Ezon Han.

The present disclosure relates to systems, terminal devices and servers.

Non-Patent Document 1 proposes a function of guiding a specific point on a map from input information such as an address.

Google Map https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Current+Location/37.789972,-122.390013?hl=ja

In a cooperative play game in which users belonging to the same team play cooperatively, information is exchanged to inform other users belonging to the same team of the locations where enemy characters are located by chatting, and to advance the game in an advantageous manner. At this time, a user using a smartphone plays a game in an environment in which input operations such as flick input are performed using a browser. For this reason, input operations are more complicated and time consuming than for a user who uses a personal computer and plays a game in an environment where input operations can be easily performed using a keyboard or the like.

In a cooperative play game in which communication with other users is important, if comments to be sent cannot be input in a short time, it is not possible to participate in the chat in a timely manner, resulting in less cooperation with other users. As a result, a team to which many users using smartphones belong has less smooth communication than a team to which many users using personal computers belong, making it difficult to activate the game. Therefore, there is a demand for an in-game environment in which multiple users can smoothly communicate with each other during a game regardless of the type of equipment used to execute the game.

The present disclosure provides a technology that allows messages to be sent through a simple and intuitive operation during a game.

According to one aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a system including a terminal device capable of playing a game in a virtual space on a map and a server, wherein the terminal device displays the map and one or more pieces of template information. a control unit that, when any one of the template information is selected, determines between the selected template information and specific position information on the map; and a terminal-side communication unit that transmits a message request including specific position information on the map, and the server, upon receiving the message request, adds the map to the template information included in the message request. A system is provided that includes a message creation unit that creates a message by adding information about a point on the map corresponding to the above specific position information, and a server-side communication unit that transmits the created message.

According to one aspect, it is possible to send a message through a simple and intuitive operation during the game.

1 is a diagram showing an example of a mobile game system according to one embodiment; FIG. The figure which shows an example of the hardware constitutions of the portable terminal which concerns on one Embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the hardware configuration of the server which concerns on one Embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the functional structure of the portable terminal which concerns on one Embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the functional structure of the server which concerns on one Embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the template table which concerns on one Embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the map information table which concerns on one Embodiment. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of game processing according to one embodiment; FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of template operation according to one embodiment; The figure which shows an example of the functional structure of the portable terminal which concerns on the modification of one embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the functional structure of the server based on the modification of one embodiment. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of game processing according to a modification of one embodiment;

Hereinafter, embodiments for implementing the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, in this specification and the drawings, substantially the same configurations are denoted by the same reference numerals, thereby omitting redundant explanations.

[Mobile game system]
First, a portable game system 10 according to one embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The mobile game system 10 according to one embodiment uses the mobile terminals 20 by communicating between the mobile terminals 20a, 20b, and 20c (hereinafter also collectively referred to as "mobile terminals 20") and the server 30. Provide users with cooperative play games. A cooperative game is a competitive game or other game in which a plurality of users belonging to the same team cooperate to play. In a cooperative play game, for example, one user informs another user belonging to the same team of the location where an enemy character is located, thereby advancing the game in an advantageous manner. Other users may be one or more. Other users may also include computer virtual users.

In the cooperative play game of the present embodiment, a team to which a plurality of users belong fights against another opposing team. At that time, one user of the same team cooperates with other users to attack a castle on the map, and fights with other teams to take down the castle and make it their own territory. In the following, users belonging to other teams may be virtual users, but are not limited to this.

A user is a user of the mobile game system 10 according to the present embodiment and a player of the camp game. The user may be the owner of the mobile terminal 20 or may be different from the owner of the mobile terminal 20 . In the following description, the user is the operator of the mobile terminal 20, that is, the player who operates the mobile terminal 20 to move the character in the game in the virtual space and play the encampment game.

Mobile terminals 20a, 20b, and 20c shown in FIG. 1 are examples of terminal devices. Examples of terminal devices include mobile phones such as smart phones, portable game machines with communication functions, personal computers, tablet terminals, home game terminals, and arcade game terminals. In this embodiment, the terminal device is described as being the mobile terminal 20, but the terminal device is not limited to this.

The mobile terminals 20 a , 20 b , 20 c can communicate with the server 30 via the network 40 . The mobile terminals 20 a , 20 b , 20 c select a command for instructing execution of the game corresponding to the user's operation, and transmit the selected command to the server 30 . The number of mobile terminals 20 shown in FIG. 1 is not limited to three, and may be one or two or more.

The server 30 is a computer that transmits and receives data to and from the mobile terminal 20 so as to provide the mobile terminal 20 with functions necessary for providing games. The server 30 may be any device as long as it is an information processing device, and may be a cloud computer. Note that the number of servers 30 shown in FIG. 1 is not limited to one, and distributed processing may be performed by two or more servers.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the mobile terminal 20. As shown in FIG. The mobile terminal 20 has a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 121 , a memory 122 , a communication device 123 , an input device 124 and a display device 125 . The CPU 121 controls the mobile terminal 20 . The memory 122 is, for example, a storage medium such as a memory in the mobile terminal 20 that can be directly accessed by the CPU 121 . The communication device 123 is a communication device such as a network circuit that controls communication. The input device 124 is an input device such as a camera or touch panel. The display device 125 is an output device such as a display or speaker.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the server 30. As shown in FIG. The server 30 has a CPU 131 , a memory 132 and a communication device 133 . The CPU 131 controls the server 30 . The memory 132 is, for example, a storage medium such as a memory in the server 30 that can be directly accessed by the CPU 131 . The communication device 133 is a communication device such as a network card that controls communication.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the mobile terminal 20. As shown in FIG. The mobile terminal 20 has a storage section 21 , a control section 22 , an operation section 23 , a display section 24 and a terminal side communication section 25 . The storage unit 21 stores a template table 26, a control program 27, and their data and programs. An example of the template table 26 is shown in FIG. The template table 26 is a table that stores a plurality of message templates so that messages (comments) can be created in a short time when chatting with other users on the same team. Among the templates for each message, templates that include "~" such as "I'm going to ~!" created. Note that the storage unit 21 may be implemented by the memory 122 or may be implemented by a storage device connected via the network 40 .

Returning to FIG. 4 , the control unit 22 controls the mobile terminal 20 as a whole. The control unit 22 is implemented by the CPU 121 executing processing described in the control program 27 . The operation unit 23 is an input device that receives user operations. The display unit 24 is an output device that displays the game. The display unit 24 is realized by controlling the display device 125 by the CPU 121 , and the operation unit 23 is realized by controlling the input device 124 by the CPU 121 . For example, when the mobile terminal 20 includes a touch panel as the input device 124 and the display device 125 , the touch panel functions as the display section 24 and the operation section 23 . Alternatively, if the mobile terminal 20 has a keyboard and mouse as the input device 124 and a display device as the display device 125 , the keyboard and mouse function as the operation unit 23 and the display device functions as the display unit 24 . User operation refers to an operation of the user operating the operation unit 23 of the mobile terminal 20 in order to cause the CPU 121 of the mobile terminal 20 to execute processing. Examples of user operations include touch operations on a touch screen, operations of pressing soft keys or hard keys, slide operations, and the like, but the types of user operations are not limited at all.

The operation unit 23 receives user operations for playing the game. The operation unit 23 also accepts a request to create a message using a template selected by user operation.

The display unit 24 displays information transmitted from the server 30 , such as game images generated by the server 30 . A “game image” is an image relating to a game, and is an image output to the display unit 24 . A game image is, for example, an image of a team fighting on a map where a position is taken.

The terminal-side communication unit 25 communicates with the server 30 . The terminal-side communication unit 25 is implemented by the CPU 121 executing the control program 27 and controlling the communication device 123 according to the control program 27 . At the time of transmission to the server 30, the terminal-side communication unit 25 adds transmission destination information (information indicating the communication destination, ie, the server 30) to the input data and transmits the data. When receiving data from the server 30 , the terminal-side communication unit 25 receives the data if the destination of the sent data is the mobile terminal 20 . Specifically, the terminal-side communication section 25 transmits information output from the operation section 23 to the server 30 and receives game images transmitted from the server 30 . Communication between mobile terminal 20 and server 30 may be encrypted.

Each function of the mobile terminal 20 whose example is shown in FIG. 4 is realized by a combination of operations of each hardware shown in FIG. For example, under the control of the CPU 121, the control program 27 is loaded onto hardware such as the memory 122, the input device 124 and the display device 125 are operated, the data stored in the memory 122 is read or written, and the communication device 123 Each function of the mobile terminal 20 is realized by a combination of operations of each hardware such as communication by means of.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the server 30. As shown in FIG. The server 30 has a storage unit 31 , a game control unit 32 , a server-side communication unit 33 and a message creation unit 34 . The storage unit 31 stores a map information table 35, a game control program 36, and other data and programs.

An example of the map information table 35 is shown in FIG. The map information table 35 is a table that stores various information on the map on which the occupancy game is played. The map information table 35 stores coordinates indicating positions in the virtual space on the map, numbers indicating points on the map, and objects displayed near each coordinate.

Returning to FIG. 5 , the game control unit 32 controls the server 30 as a whole. The game control unit 32 is implemented by the CPU 131 executing processing described in the game control program 36 .

In response to a message request from mobile terminal 20, message creation unit 34 creates a message using template information and position information on the map included in the message request.

The server-side communication unit 33 communicates with the mobile terminal 20 . The server-side communication unit 33 is implemented by the CPU 131 executing the game control program 36 stored in the memory 132 and controlling the communication device 133 according to the game control program 36 . At the time of transmission to the mobile terminal 20, the server-side communication unit 33 adds destination information (information indicating the communication destination, ie, the mobile terminal 20) to the input data and transmits the data. When receiving data from the mobile terminal 20 , the server-side communication unit 33 receives the data if the destination of the data sent is the server 30 . Specifically, the server-side communication unit 33 outputs the information received from the mobile terminal 20 to each functional element of the server 30 and transmits the created game image and the created message to the mobile terminal 20 . Communication between the mobile terminal 20 and the server 30 may be encrypted. In this case, the server-side communication unit 33 encrypts the data before executing the transmission process, and when receiving the data, the data is encrypted. Decode and output the data to the relevant functional element.

Each function of the server 30, one example of which is shown in FIG. 5, is realized by a combination of the operations of the hardware described above. For example, under the control of the CPU 131, a game control program 36, which will be described later, is read onto hardware such as the memory 132, data stored in the memory 132 is read or written, and each hardware such as communication is performed by the communication device 133. Each function of the server 30 is realized by a combination of operations.

In the encampment game, the encampment expands when the enemy castle is attacked. The map contains not only castles, but also traps and gates to enter the castle. Therefore, in order to take down an enemy castle, it is necessary for a plurality of users on the same team to cooperate and share information regarding the movements of enemy characters and the strategies of allies. Therefore, other users belonging to the same team are notified of the location of the enemy character by chat, and information is exchanged to advance the game in an advantageous manner.

Also, in the camp game of the present embodiment, the game progresses based on commands selected by user operations. A "command" is an instruction given to a computer issued in response to a user's operation, and in this embodiment, is an instruction relating to the progress of the camp game.

[Operation of mobile terminal and server]
Next, operations of the mobile terminal 20 and the server 30 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating game processing of the mobile game system 10 according to one embodiment. The game processing shown in FIG. 8 is executed, for example, when the mobile game system 10 starts providing a game.

First, the mobile terminal 20 requests a game image (S10). The server 30 receives a request for game images from the mobile terminal 20 (S30). Then, the server 30 creates a game image (S32). In the process of S<b>32 , the game control unit 32 creates a game image when the game is executed according to the command transmitted from the mobile terminal 20 , for example. Subsequently, the server 30 transmits the created game image to the mobile terminal 20 (S34).

The mobile terminal 20 receives the game image (S12), and the display unit 24 displays the game image (S14). Moreover, the display unit 24 displays a template for creating a message (S14). As a result, the game image of the battle scene is displayed on the display of the mobile terminal 20 . For example, as shown in FIG. 9A, an example of a game image is displayed in the upper half area D of the display of the mobile terminal 20. FIG. In this example, based on the information stored in the map information table 35 of FIG. 7, the map on which the game is played and the friendly characters are displayed. Points and objects are displayed on the map. For example, near points 1, 3, and 6, objects of Castle A, Castle B, and Castle C are displayed. Also, trap objects are displayed near points 2 and 5 . A gate object is displayed near point 4, and a Kotek unit object is displayed near point 7. In this example, the user of the mobile terminal 20 belongs to the team of the cortech team.

The gate shown at point 4 is hidden when unlocked by an enemy character. Also, the characters displayed on the map are only the Kotek unit of the same team, and the enemy characters are not displayed. However, when an enemy character is trapped, the enemy character is displayed. However, display and non-display of objects on the map are not limited to this.

In the area G at the bottom of the display of the mobile terminal 20, the user's character C1 and the other users' characters C2 to C5 belonging to the cortech team are displayed. The user of the character C1 can communicate with other users of the same team who operate the characters C2 to C5 via the network 40, exchange messages (comments) during the game, and share information.

For example, when a trap is placed at point 2, one user of the cortech unit sends a message to another user saying, "Enemy characters will run away to the north of the trap at point 2, so please hide in the north of point 2." Suppose you send Cooperative play such as guidance strategies promotes an in-game environment in which users in a team actively communicate with each other, and a community of users becomes lively. This makes it possible to revitalize the entire game community. As a result, each user strengthens connections and interactions with other users in the game, which in turn strengthens interest and interest in the game. As a result, it is possible to realize a highly interesting game with continuity that the user does not get tired of.

In particular, in this embodiment, a plurality of templates for message creation are displayed in the central template tab T of the display of FIG. 9(a). Thereby, the user can transmit a message (comment) to which necessary information is added by performing a simple and intuitive operation during the game.

For example, in the examples of FIGS. 9A and 9B, ten templates are prepared, one example of which is shown in FIG. T2, the template T3 of "~ ni Mushakakushi" is displayed. In this example, the remaining seven templates are hidden below, but can be displayed by the user scrolling the screen.

Note that the template display method is not limited to this. The display order of the templates may be fixed, may be changed at random, or may be preferentially displayed according to the frequency of use by the user. Also, the display of the template may be changed in relation to the object on the map. For example, if a castle is displayed on the map, the template "Let's attack the castle" may be preferentially displayed. Also, for example, if a trap is displayed on the map, a template related to the trap may be preferentially displayed. The template includes fixed phrases such as "Thank you" and "Goodbye!".

Note that the display unit 24 may highlight the vicinity of the user's touch position on the map in the operation of the template. Further, the display unit 24 may highlight a point or an object on the map corresponding to the touch position on the map in the operation of the template. For example, the display unit 24 may illuminate the periphery of the touch position on the map, may illuminate the place name closest to the touch position on the map, or illuminate the object closest to the touch position on the map. good too. This makes it easier for the user to visually recognize the points and objects added to the message, and allows the user to perform operations with higher accuracy.

Returning to FIG. 8, the control unit 22 acquires user operation information via the operation unit 23 (S16). User operations include operations for creating game execution commands and template operations.

As an example of a template operation, the user touches one of the templates, moves the touched finger on the map, and releases it at a specific point (drag and drop operation). In the example of FIG. 9(b), the user selects the template T1 of "Let's go to!"

When one of the templates is selected by the user's operation in this way, the control unit 22 determines the selected template information and the finger released position information on the map. Terminal-side communication unit 25 transmits a message request to server 30 together with user operation information including template information and position information (hereinafter also referred to as "template operation information") (S18). The server 30 receives the message request together with the user operation information (S36).

The message creating unit 34 determines whether template operation information is included in the user operation information (S38). When the message creation unit 34 determines that there is no template operation information in the user operation information, the process immediately proceeds to S44.

When determining that the template operation information is included in the user operation information, the message creation unit 34 creates message information according to the template information and the position information on the map (S40). At this time, the message creating unit 34 adds information about a point on the map corresponding to the position information on the map to the message information. For example, the message creating unit 34 adds the number of the point closest to the finger released position on the map to the message information. In the example of the template operation shown in FIG. 9B, the message creation unit 34 extracts the template T1 of "I'm going to the point of ~!" The point number "5" is added to the message information. As a result, the message "I'm going to point 5!" is created from the template T1 of "I'm going to point!".

However, in the automatic creation of message information by the message creating unit 34, not only the information of the points on the map but also the information of the objects on the map may be added. For example, in the example of FIG. 9B, the message creation unit 34 adds "5", which is the closest point to the position where the finger is released, to the template T1 of "I'm going to the point where the finger is released!" Information on the "trap" of the object closest to the specified position may be added to the message information. As a result, the message "We are going to point 5 where there is a trap!" is created.

The message creation unit 34 may add information about the user who performed the template operation to the message information. Information about the user who performed the template operation includes information about the team to which the user belongs, identification information of the user such as the user name, and identification information of the character operated by the user such as the character name.

For example, in the template T1 of "I'm going to the point of ~!" shown in FIG. You may add the information of the name "Cortec Corps". This produces the message "Cortec Corps is going to Point 5!". The user can display message history information by selecting the history tab L displayed in the center of the display. FIG. 9(c) shows that the user has selected the history tab L and the message "Cortec team is going to point 5!" was displayed at 14:00.

As information about the user, the character name "C1" of the Kotek team, the image of each character, and the user name (assumed to be "A") may be added to the message information. As a result, messages such as "Character C1 is going to point 5!", "(Image of character C1) is going to point 5!", and "User A is going to point 5!" are generated. In this case, the message request includes at least one of the identification information of the user who made the message request and the identification information of the character operated by the user.

Returning to FIG. 8, next, the server-side communication unit 33 transmits the created message information (S42). At this time, the server-side communication unit 33 also transmits the created message to terminal devices of other users belonging to the same team in the game. For example, in the example of FIG. 9, the created message information is transmitted to the mobile terminals 20 of all users of characters C1 to C5 belonging to the Kotek team. This allows all users in the Kotek squad to see the message immediately, making the game more cooperative.

Next, the mobile terminal 20 of FIG. 8 receives the message information (S20), and the display section 24 displays the message information (S22).

When it is determined in S38 that the operation is not a template operation, the game control unit 32 generates an execution command from the command for instructing execution of the game included in the user operation information, and executes the game operation according to the execution command. (S44).

Next, the game control unit 32 determines whether or not the battle scene has ended (S46). If the battle scene has not ended, the process of creating and transmitting the game image is performed again (S32, S34). ). Thereafter, the processes of S32, S34, S12-S18, and S36-S46 are repeated until it is determined in S46 that the battle scene has ended. On the other hand, if it is determined in S46 that the battle scene has ended, the flow chart shown in FIG. 8 ends.

The flowchart of the game processing shown in FIG. 8 has been described above. According to this, it is possible to easily transmit a message by performing a simple and intuitive template operation during the game.

Conventionally, especially in mobile terminals such as smartphones, the dial occupies about half of the display, and the area D of the map that displays the game situation is narrowed, making it difficult to understand the game situation. In this case, in order to see the state of the game, it is necessary to lower the dial once, look at the map, and then display the dial again to perform an input operation, which is troublesome.

On the other hand, in the mobile game system 10 according to the present embodiment, templates are provided to the user. Users can easily send messages with necessary information to team members by simply and intuitively selecting a template during the game, moving it onto the map, and releasing it at a specific location. can. As a result, an in-game environment is constructed in which team members actively cooperate with each other to play the game, even for game users using mobile terminals such as smartphones. As a result, the game can be activated by allowing the users to smoothly communicate with each other and cooperate while playing the game.

[Modification]
Next, a mobile game system 10 according to a modification of one embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 10 to 12. FIG. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a functional configuration of a mobile terminal 20 according to a modification of one embodiment. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the server 30 according to the modification of one embodiment. FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing an example of game processing according to a modification of one embodiment.

The functions of the mobile terminal 20 according to the modified example of FIG. 10 and the functions of the server 30 according to the modified example of FIG. 30 will be described, and descriptions of the same functions will be omitted.

The modified example differs from the above embodiment in that the mobile terminal 20 has the function of the message creation unit 28 and the server 30 does not have the function of the message creation unit 28 . Another difference from the above embodiment is that the map information table 35 is stored in the storage unit 21 of the mobile terminal 20 and not stored in the storage unit 31 of the server 30 . The operations of the mobile terminal 20 and the server 30 having the above functional configurations will be described below with reference to FIG. The game processing shown in FIG. 12 is executed, for example, when the mobile game system 10 starts providing a game.

First, the mobile terminal 20 requests a game image (S10). The server 30 receives a request for game images from the mobile terminal 20 (S30). Then, the server 30 creates a game image (S32). Subsequently, the server 30 transmits the created game image to the mobile terminal 20 (S34).

The mobile terminal 20 receives the game image (S12), and the display unit 24 displays the game image and a template for creating a message (S14). Next, the control unit 22 acquires user operation information corresponding to the user's operation (S16). Subsequently, the terminal-side communication unit 25 transmits the user operation information to the server 30 (S18).

The server 30 receives user operation information (S36). The game control unit 32 generates an execution command for executing the game, and executes the game according to the execution command (S44). Next, the game control unit 32 determines whether or not the battle scene has ended (S46). If the battle scene has not ended, the process of creating and transmitting the game image is performed again (S32, S34). ). After that, the processes of S32, S34, S12 to S18, S36, S44, and S46 are repeated until it is determined in S46 that the battle scene has ended. On the other hand, if it is determined in S46 that the battle scene has ended, the flow chart shown in FIG. 12 ends.

In the mobile terminal 20, after the process of S18, the message creation unit 28 determines whether or not the user operation information includes template operation information (S24). When the message creating unit 28 determines that the user operation does not include the template operation, the message creating process is not performed and the process ends.

On the other hand, when the message creation unit 28 determines that the user operation includes the template operation, it creates message information according to the template information and the position information on the map (S26). Then, the display unit 24 displays the created message information (S22). Subsequently, the terminal-side communication unit 25 transmits the created message information (S28), and ends the message creating process.

The destination of the message information in S22 is the server 30 in FIG. 12, and the server 30 receives the message information (S48). As a result, the received message information is transmitted to the mobile terminals 20 of other users on the same team as the user of the mobile terminal 20 via the server 30 . However, in S28, the message information may be transmitted directly from the mobile terminal 20 to the mobile terminals 20 of other users on the same team. In this case, the process of S48 may be omitted.

Also in the portable game system 10 according to the modified example described above, it is possible to send a message through a simple and intuitive operation during the game.

The system, terminal device, and server according to one embodiment disclosed this time should be considered as examples and not restrictive in all respects. The embodiments described above can be modified and improved in various ways without departing from the scope and spirit of the appended claims. The items described in the above multiple embodiments can take other configurations within a consistent range, and can be combined within a consistent range.

For example, in the mobile game system 10 according to the above embodiment and modifications, the game in the virtual space on the map has been described as an encampment game, but the game is not limited to this. For example, as a game in a virtual space on a map, it can also be applied to a product sales application that displays a map inside a store on a display in a virtual shop.

For example, the user selects the template "I will buy..." from the templates displayed on the display of the mobile terminal 20, moves it to a specific point on the map displayed on the display, and then releases the finger. As a result, a message may be created in which the product information in the vicinity of the contact point of the finger when the user releases the finger is added to the template, and transmitted to a predetermined destination. For example, if the user selects the "buy a..." template and a "banana" appears near the location on the map where the user's finger was released, the "buy a banana" message is instantly displayed. It is created and sent to a predetermined destination. As a result, when purchasing a product from a virtual shop, it is possible to send a message with a simple and intuitive operation.

10 Mobile game system 20 Mobile terminal 21 Storage unit 22 Control unit 23 Operation unit 24 Display unit 25 Terminal-side communication unit 26 Template table 27 Control program 28 Message creation unit 30 Server 31 Storage unit 32 Game control unit 33 Server-side communication unit 34 Message Creation unit 35 Map information table 36 Game control program

Claims (9)

A system having a terminal device and a server capable of playing a game in a virtual space on a map,
The terminal device
a display unit that displays the map and one or more pieces of template information;
a control unit that, when any of the template information is selected, determines the selected template information and specific position information on the map;
a terminal-side communication unit that transmits a message request containing the template information and specific position information on the map specified by user operation ;
The server is
a message creation unit that, upon receiving the message request, creates a message by adding information about a point on the map corresponding to specific position information on the map to the template information included in the message request;
a server-side communication unit that transmits the created message;
system. The control unit determines the selected template information and the specific position information in response to an operation of touching the template information to move it onto the map and then releasing it.
The system of claim 1. The display unit highlights the vicinity of the touch position on the map,
3. The system of claim 2. The display unit highlights a point on the map corresponding to the touch position on the map.
4. A system according to claim 2 or 3. The message creation unit adds information about an object corresponding to specific position information on the map to the message.
A system according to any one of claims 2-4. The message creation unit adds information about the user of the terminal device that sent the message request to the message.
A system according to any one of claims 2-5. Either the server-side communication unit or the terminal device transmits the created message to terminal devices of other users belonging to the same team in the game.
A system according to any one of claims 1-6. A server that communicates with a terminal device capable of playing a game in a virtual space on a map,
When a message request including template information selected by the terminal device and specific position information on the map specified by user operation is received, the template information included in the message request includes the specific position on the map. a message creation unit that creates a message by adding information about a point on the map corresponding to the information ;
a server-side communication unit that transmits the created message;
A server with A terminal device capable of playing a game in a virtual space on a map,
a display unit that displays the map and one or more pieces of template information;
a control unit that, when any one of the template information is selected, determines the selected template information and specific position information on the map specified by a user operation ;
a message creation unit that creates a message by adding information about a point on the map corresponding to specific position information on the map to the template information;
a terminal-side communication unit that transmits the created message;
terminal device.

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