JP7295999B1 - Program, information processing device, method, and system - Google Patents

Abstract

A program, an information processing device, a method, and a system are provided that can improve the convenience of selection when a player selects game media to be used in a game. An information processing device (10) is an information processing device for executing a game played using game media selected by a player, and a display control unit (251) for selectively displaying a plurality of game media on a display screen. At least one or more games selected from a plurality of game media based on search settings in which the game selected by the player or the attribute of the game is associated with skill information having activation conditions and is stored in advance. A display control unit 251 that displays the media on the display screen in a selectable manner, and a game media determination unit 254 that determines at least one game media from among the one or more game media displayed on the display screen based on the player's input. , and a game execution unit 255 that executes a game using the determined at least one game content. [Selection drawing] Fig. 3

Description

The present invention relates to a program or the like, and more particularly to a program or the like for a game played using game media selected by a player.

In conventional games, a player selects game media such as characters and items, and the selected game media are used in the game. When the player selects at least one game content from among a plurality of game media, search settings are made using information defining the game state, such as the attributes of the game content.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2021-108941

In various games, game media may have skills (feats). Skills can play an important role in advancing the game, since they change the game state by activating them.

Moreover, when a skill is included in the search settings, the player must select a skill each time a game content is selected to display the game content having the skill. Therefore, there has been a demand for improved convenience in properly displaying game media from among a plurality of game media when selecting game media to be used in a game.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve such problems. The purpose is to provide a system.

A program as one aspect of the present invention is a game program played using a game content selected by a player,
to the computer,
Display control means for selectively displaying a plurality of game contents on a display screen, wherein the game selected by the player or the attribute of the game is stored in advance in association with skill information having activation conditions. display control means for controlling display of the plurality of game media based on the search settings;
game medium determining means for determining at least one game medium from among the one or more game mediums displayed on the display screen based on a player's input;
It is characterized by functioning as game executing means for executing the game using the determined at least one game content.

A program as one aspect of the present invention may have at least one or more of the following configurations [2] to [10].
[2] The display control means displays a search setting screen that selectably includes an attribute of the game or the game and a plurality of skill information as search items, and the player selects the game or the game on the search setting screen. is selected, based on the search settings corresponding to the selected game or the attribute of the game, skill information having the activation condition corresponding to the selected game or the attribute of the game is displayed in the selected state.
[3] In the above configuration [2], the computer
It functions as storage control means for storing the search setting in the storage means for each game or each attribute of the game.
[4] In the configuration [3], the storage control means includes the ID of the player, the game or attributes of the game determined by the player on the search setting screen, and the game attribute determined by the player on the search setting screen. The storage means stores the search setting associated with the skill information having the activation condition.
[5] The game media to be displayed in a selectable manner by the display control means are game media candidates forming a group used in the game.
[6] The activation condition is a condition for changing the game state of the game by activating the skill associated with the game content.
[7] The game media selectably displayed by the display control means include game media associated with other players.
[8] to the computer,
Further functioning as determination means for determining whether or not the activation condition is satisfied,
The display control means displays an organization screen for organizing groups used in the game,
the organization screen includes a display of the game media that make up the group;
The determination means determines whether or not the activation condition of the skill information of the game media constituting the group is satisfied,
The display control means causes the determined game content to be displayed on the organization screen such that whether or not the activation condition is satisfied can be distinguished.
[9] In the configuration [8], the group includes game media associated with other players.
[10] The display control means rearranges or narrows down the display of the plurality of game contents based on the search settings.

An information processing device as one aspect of the present invention is an information processing device that executes a game played using game media selected by a player,
Display control means for selectively displaying a plurality of game contents on a display screen, wherein the game selected by the player or the attribute of the game is stored in advance in association with skill information having activation conditions. display control means for selectively displaying at least one or more game media from among the plurality of game media on the display screen based on the search setting;
game medium determining means for determining at least one game medium from among the one or more game mediums displayed on the display screen based on a player's input;
game execution means for executing the game using the determined at least one game content;
characterized by comprising

A method according to one aspect of the present invention is a method of playing a game using game media selected by a player, comprising:
A display control step for selectively displaying a plurality of game media on a display screen, wherein the game selected by the player or attributes of the game are associated with skill information having activation conditions and held in advance. a display control step of selectively displaying at least one or more game media from among the plurality of game media on the display screen based on the search setting;
a game medium determination step of determining at least one game medium from among the one or more game mediums displayed on the display screen based on a player input;
a game execution step of executing the game using the determined at least one game content;
characterized by comprising

A system as one aspect of the present invention is a system for executing a game played using game content selected by a player,
The system has a plurality of information processing devices,
At least one of the information processing devices is display control means for selectively displaying a plurality of game contents on a display screen, and the game selected by the player or attributes of the game and a skill having activation conditions functioning as display control means for selectively displaying at least one or more game media from among the plurality of game media on the display screen based on search settings stored in advance in association with information;
at least one of the information processing devices functions as game content determination means for determining at least one game content from among the one or more game media displayed on the display screen, based on player input;
At least one of the information processing devices functions as game execution means for executing the game using the determined at least one game content.

According to the present invention, when a player selects game media to be used in a game, the convenience of selection can be enhanced.

1 is a block diagram showing the hardware configuration of an information processing device according to one embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 1 is an example of a functional block diagram of an information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. It is an example of the functional block diagram of a game control part. FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining search settings; FIG. It is an example of a display screen (selection screen) that displays a plurality of game media in a selectable manner. It is an example of a search setting screen. It is another example of a search setting screen. It is an example of a composition screen. 4 is an example of an operation flowchart of an information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention; 1 is an example of the overall configuration of a system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

A game system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In this specification, for convenience of explanation, more detailed explanation than necessary may be omitted. For example, detailed descriptions of already well-known matters and redundant descriptions of substantially the same configurations may be omitted.

This game system can be implemented by a system in which a plurality of information processing devices are connected via a network, but can also be implemented by a single information processing device. First, an embodiment realized by a single information processing device will be described, and then a system connected to a network will be described.

[Embodiment Realized by Information Processing Apparatus]
[composition]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the hardware configuration of an information processing device 10 according to one embodiment of the present invention. The information processing device 10 includes a processor 11 , an input device 12 , an output device 13 , a storage device 14 and a communication device 15 . Each configuration 11 - 15 is connected by a bus 16 . An interface may be interposed between the bus 16 and each of the components 11 to 15 as required. In this embodiment, the information processing device 10 is a smart phone. However, the information processing apparatus 10 can be a terminal such as a tablet computer or a computer equipped with a contact input device such as a touch pad as long as it has the above configuration.

The processor 11 controls the operation of the entire information processing apparatus 10, and is an electronic circuit such as a CPU or MPU, for example. The processor 11 performs various processes by reading and executing programs and data stored in the storage device 14 . In one example, processor 11 is comprised of multiple processors.

The input device 12 is a user interface that receives input from the user to the information processing device 10, and is, for example, a touch panel, a touch pad, a keyboard, or a mouse. Since the information processing device 10 of this embodiment is a smart phone, the information processing device 10 includes a touch panel, and this touch panel functions as both the input device 12 and the output device 13 . The input device 12 and the output device 13 may be separate forms arranged at different positions.

The output device 13 displays application screens and the like to the user of the information processing device 10, that is, the player, under the control of the processor 11 . As the output device 13, a liquid crystal display, an organic EL display, a plasma display, a speaker that emits sound, a printer, or the like can be used.

The storage device 14 includes a main memory, a buffer memory, and a storage, and includes a general storage device such as a RAM that is a volatile memory, a storage device that uses a flash memory such as eMMC, UFS, and an SSD that is a nonvolatile memory, and a magnetic storage device. It is a storage device that a smart phone or computer has. Storage device 14 may include external memory. The storage device 14 stores, for example, game applications. The game application includes a game program for executing the game, various data and various tables referred to when the game program is executed. The game program is activated according to a user's operation on the information processing device 10 and executed on an operating system (OS) pre-installed in the information processing device 10 .

In one example, memory device 14 includes primary memory and secondary memory. The main memory is a volatile storage medium from which information can be read and written at high speed, and is used as a storage area and work area when the processor 11 processes information. Auxiliary storage stores various programs and data used by the programs in the execution of each program. The auxiliary storage device is, for example, an SSD or a hard disk device, but may be any non-volatile storage or non-volatile memory that can store information, and may be detachable. The auxiliary storage stores, for example, an operating system (OS), middleware, application programs, and various data that can be referenced during the execution of these programs.

The communication device 15 exchanges data with another computer such as a server via a network. For example, the communication device 15 performs wireless communication such as mobile communication and wireless LAN, and connects to a network. In one example, the information processing device 10 downloads the program from the server and stores it in the storage device 14 using the communication device 15 . However, the communication device 15 may perform wired communication using an Ethernet (registered trademark) cable or the like. The information processing device 10 does not have to include the communication device 15 when data is not transmitted/received to/from another computer.

FIG. 2 is an example of a functional block diagram of the information processing device 10 according to one embodiment of the present invention. The information processing device 10 includes an input unit 21 , an output unit 22 , a storage unit 23 , a communication unit 24 and a game control unit 25 . In this embodiment, these functions are realized by the processor 11 executing a program. For example, the program to be executed is a game program stored in storage device 14 or received via communication device 15 . In this way, since various functions are realized by program loading, one part (function) may be partly or wholly included in another part. Various functions are realized as respective means by executing programs. These functions may be realized by hardware by configuring an electronic circuit or the like for realizing part or all of each function.

The input unit 21 is configured using the input device 12 and receives input from the user to the information processing device 10 . The output unit 22 is configured using the output device 13 and presents information about the game to be presented to the user of the information processing device 10 . The storage unit 23 is configured using the storage device 14 and stores information and programs related to various games. The communication unit 24 is configured using the communication device 15 and functions as an interface that transmits and receives information to and from an external device such as another information processing device 10 . The communication unit 24 may transmit the input information from the user received by the input unit 21 to an external device such as another information processing device 10 via a network. Further, the communication unit 24 may receive information from an external device such as another information processing device 10 and transmit the information to each unit.

The game control unit 25 performs basic control for executing the game of this embodiment. The game control unit 25 includes the processor 11, executes the game, and causes the output device 13 to display a screen regarding the game. The execution of the game by the game control unit 25 includes acquiring information necessary for the execution from the storage device 14, acquiring player operation information via the input device 12, the communication device 15 and/or the network, It can include performing information processing of the game based on necessary information, and generating and/or obtaining information necessary for displaying a screen to be displayed on the output device 13 based on the information processing.

Next, the game and game control unit 25 of this embodiment will be described in detail.

(game)
The game of this embodiment is a game played using game media selected by the player. A game is a set of games from start to finish that may consume certain parameters such as health, hit points, and lives during play. The present embodiment is applicable to various games such as rhythm games (also called music games), breeding games, role-playing games (RPG), battle games, and action games, as long as the games are played using game media selected by the player. can be applied to In one example, the game in the rhythm game is a song (also called song) selected by the player. That is, in the rhythm game, the player selects a song to be played from a plurality of songs, and selects game media to be used for the song from among the plurality of game media. The sound of the selected song is output from the output device 13 (for example, a speaker), and on the game screen displayed on the output device 13 (display device), rhythm icons called notes that move on the game screen are selected. The player moves toward the icon of the game media that has been drawn, and earns a score by performing operations such as tapping or flicking the icon of the game media at the moment when the rhythm icon overlaps the icon of the game media. . More specifically, the rhythm game is a live rhythm game in which selected songs are sung and/or played by a group of game media (for example, idols). The sound of the selected song is output from the speaker, and the game screen displays the selected game medium (idol) performing live, the rhythm icon, and the icon of the game medium. By operating it, parameters such as the score and the ability of the game medium are changed.

In another example, games in a breeding game can include breeding scenarios, racing games. In another example, the game in RPG is a quest (adventure game or exploration game). Below, unless otherwise specified, a rhythm game will be described as an example.

Attributes are associated with each game. Attributes may refer to game types, types, features, characteristics, etc., and may be information or data for at least any of these. In one example, an attribute can include an attribute ID and an attribute name that indicate the attribute. In rhythm games, the attribute is the type of song. All songs can be associated with one of a plurality of types (here, types A to D). In a training game, the attributes can include parameters such as the type of training scenario, the type of character to be trained, and the aptitude of the character to be trained. It can be the season associated with the venue, environmental factors such as weather, and the like.

Game media are electronic data used in games, such as characters, weapons, items, and equipment items such as cards. The game media of this embodiment are characters. Each game content is associated with a game content ID, attributes, various parameters, and skill information, which is skill information. A game medium ID is an identifier that uniquely identifies a game medium. Attributes may refer to types, types, characteristics, properties, etc., of game content, and may be information or data for at least any of these. Here, the attributes of the game media can be any of the attributes of the game. In other words, the types of attributes of the game and the types of attributes of the game media can be the same. Various parameters can include a parameter indicating the status of the game medium such as level, and one or more ability parameters indicating various abilities of the game medium. Various parameters can be referred to as state parameters that indicate the state of the game media.

Skills change the game state when activated. A game state can be specified by various IDs and parameters. For example, a game state can be identified by a game, its attributes, various IDs of game media, and parameters. Skills can be referred to as feats, tricks, events, and the like. The skill information can include skill IDs, skill names (skill names), activation conditions, and skill effects. A skill ID is an identifier that uniquely identifies a skill. The skill name is the name of the skill. The activation condition is a condition for activating the skill. The activation condition is a condition for changing the game state by activating the skill associated with the game medium. The activation condition is that the game to be played is a predetermined game, that the game to be played has a predetermined attribute, that the group is composed of game media with a plurality of attributes, and/or that the attribute of the game to be played is and an attribute of at least one game media of the group. A skill effect is a change in the game state when a skill is activated. The content of the game state change is a parameter change. In one example, a skill effect is to increase or decrease a given game media parameter.

Skills 1 to 5 shown below are examples of skills when the game is played using a group organized by a plurality of game contents selected by the player. Skills 1 to 5 can have the following activation conditions and skill effects. Activation conditions may include attributes of game media within the group and/or attributes of the game or games.

(1) Skill 1: A standing position in a group of game media having skill 1 is a predetermined position (for example, the center), and the group is organized by game media with a plurality of attributes (for example, 2 or 3). is referred to as "activation condition 1"), at least one of the game media or the specific parameter of the game media of all members of the group is increased.

(2) Skill 2: The standing position in the group of game media having skill 2 is a predetermined position (for example, center), and each game media within the group has a different skill (these conditions are referred to as "activation condition 2"). ), each skill effect is increased only for a specific parameter (however, parameters other than the specific parameter may not be increased).

(3) Skill 3: The standing position in the group of game media having Skill 3 is a predetermined position (for example, the center), and game media with specific attributes are organized within the group (these conditions are referred to as "activation conditions 3”), a specific parameter of the game medium is increased.

(4) Skill 4: A standing position in a group of game media having skill 4 is a predetermined position (e.g., center), game media with a specific attribute are organized within the group, and a specific game (e.g., song) is selected. (These conditions are referred to as “activation condition 4”.), a specific parameter of the game medium is increased.

(5) Skill 5: The standing position in a group of game media having skill 5 is a predetermined position (for example, center), a game with a specific attribute (for example, a song) is selected, and a game with that specific attribute is included in the group. When the medium is organized (these conditions are referred to as "activation condition 5"), a specific parameter of the game medium is raised.

(Game control part)
FIG. 3 is an example of a functional block diagram of a game control unit. As shown in FIG. 3 , the game control section 25 includes a game determination section 250 , a display control section 251 , a memory control section 252 , a determination section 253 , a game content determination section 254 and a game execution section 255 .

The game determination unit 250 determines a game to be played from a plurality of games based on the player's input. Specifically, in a state in which a plurality of games are selectably displayed on the display screen by the display control unit 251, the game determination unit 250 plays the game selected by the player from the displayed plurality of games. Decide as a game to play. A game to be played is, for example, a song. The display screen can be the screen of the output device 13 (display device).

The display control unit 251 displays a plurality of game media on the display screen in a selectable manner. The display screen can be the screen of the output device 13 (display device). Specifically, the display control unit 251 causes the output device 13 to display the selection screen. The selection screen is a screen that displays a plurality of game contents in a selectable manner.

The display control unit 251 controls display of a plurality of game media based on prestored search settings. Controlling the display of the multiple game media can include rearranging the display of the multiple game media and narrowing down the game media to be displayed from among the multiple game media.

The search setting is information or data in which the game selected by the player or the attribute of the game is associated with skill information having activation conditions. In other words, the search settings are information or data associated with skill information having activation conditions for each game or each attribute of the game, as shown in FIG. In one example, the search setting can be information or data that associates a game ID or attribute ID with skill information. The search settings can be generated through a search settings screen that determines the search settings as described below, and the generated search settings can be stored in the storage device 14 . Also, the search settings may be acquired from outside the information processing apparatus 10 (for example, a server).

The plurality of game media displayed on the selection screen may be game media associated with the player, or may be game media associated with one or more other players. In the latter case, in one example, the display control unit 251 acquires list data of rental candidate game media to which search settings have not been applied from the outside (for example, a server), and displays a plurality of game media included in the data. is selectable on the selection screen. Candidate game media for rent is game media associated with one or more other players. That is, the player rents game media from other players. Also, the plurality of game media displayed on the selection screen may include game media associated with the player and game media associated with one or more other players.

FIG. 5 is an example of a display screen (that is, a selection screen) that displays a plurality of game contents in a selectable manner. A plurality of game media selectably displayed on the selection screen are rental candidate game media here. As shown in FIG. 5, the selection screen G1 includes a display list R11 for multiple game contents and a search priority button R12. The display list R11 is a list of multiple game media including multiple game media display areas R11a. In the example shown in FIG. 5, the game content display areas R11a are arranged from top to bottom, and all the game content display areas R11a can be browsed and selected by the player's operation such as scrolling. By tapping any of the game content display regions R11a, the player can select the game content corresponding to the game content display region R11a as the game content to be used in the game. The game medium display area R11a includes a game medium image R110 and information display R111 of the game medium. The information display R111 includes the name of the game media, various parameters, and skill information such as activation conditions and skill effects. The search priority button R12 is a button for setting search items in the game content display area R11a displayed on the selection screen G1. When the search priority button R12 is pressed by the player, the display control unit 251 causes the output device 13 (display device) to display a search setting screen. In one example, the display control unit 251 superimposes the search setting screen on the selection screen. The search settings screen can present selected search terms based on the search settings, and can set the search settings.

The display control unit 251 acquires search settings held in advance, and displays the search setting screen in a state in which the game or game attributes included in the search settings and the skill information having activation conditions are selected. In this embodiment, this search setting is the search setting determined on the previous search setting screen.

However, the search setting may include the game or the attribute of the game that matches the game determined by the game determining unit 250 or the attribute of the game. In this way, when the game or the attribute of the game in the search setting matches the game or the attribute of the game determined by the game determination unit 250, the game or the attribute of the game and the activation condition are displayed on the search setting screen. It does not necessarily require player selection of skill information. Specifically, the display control unit 251 acquires search settings corresponding to the game or attributes of the game based on the game determined by the game determination unit 250, and based on the search settings, determines the game or The search setting screen (for example, search setting screen G2) may be displayed in a state in which the attribute of the game and the game or skill information associated with the attribute of the game are already selected. A correspondence table that associates games, their attributes, and game IDs is stored in the storage device 14 in advance. and the correspondence table to specify the game attribute (for example, an attribute ID). Then, the display control unit 251 specifies search settings corresponding to the game ID or attribute ID, and causes the display device to display a search setting screen (for example, search setting screen G2) based on the search settings.

FIG. 6 is an example of a search setting screen. The search setting screen G2 includes a game or game attributes and a plurality of pieces of skill information as search items. Specifically, the search setting screen G2 includes a game or game attribute selection area R21, a skill information selection area R22, a cancel button R23, and an enter button R24.

The selection area R21 includes a plurality of selection portions R21a corresponding to games or game attributes. In the example shown in FIG. 6, selection units R21a corresponding to game attributes of types A to D are included. The game attribute type and the game medium attribute type can be the same. The name of the game or the attribute of the game corresponding to each selection portion R21a is displayed. Any one (for example, type D) selection unit R21a may not be set to any type. That is, the type D selection unit R21a may not set the game or the attribute of the game as the search condition. In this case, the attribute of each game medium is one of types A, B, and C. The selection area R22 includes a plurality of selection portions R22a corresponding to skill information. The example shown in FIG. 6 includes selection units R22a corresponding to skills 1 to 8, respectively. A skill name can be displayed as the skill information corresponding to each selection part R22a. All of the selection parts R22a may correspond to skill information having activation conditions. Also, at least one of the selection units R22a may correspond to skill information having activation conditions. The selection parts R21a and R22a can be radio buttons and check boxes, for example. The selection units R21a and R22a can be in a state in which one of them is selected.

The cancel button R23 is a button for returning to the selection screen G1. The decision button R24 is a button for deciding search items on the selected game or the attribute of the game and the selected skill information.

In this way, the search setting screen G2 shown in FIG. 6 selectably displays a plurality of game attributes (for example, type) and a plurality of skill information (for example, skill name). In the example shown in FIG. 6, based on the search setting acquired by the display control unit 251, type C is selected as the game attribute, and skill information 1 is selected as the skill information.

When the player selects a game or an attribute of the game on the search setting screen G2, the display control unit 251 displays the selected game based on search settings corresponding to the selected game or the attribute of the game. Alternatively, the skill information having activation conditions corresponding to the attributes of the game is displayed in a selected state. For example, a case where the game attribute is changed by the player to the state shown in FIGS. 6 to 7 will be described. As shown in FIG. 7, when the player selects a type A game attribute on the search setting screen G2, the display control unit 251 acquires the search setting corresponding to the selected type A from the storage device 14. . In this search setting, skill information 2 is associated with the type A game attribute. Therefore, the display control unit 251 displays a state in which type A and skill information 2 are selected based on the acquired search settings. That is, the display control unit 251 acquires the corresponding search setting in accordance with the change in the selection of the game or the attribute of the game by the player on the search setting screen G2, and changes the selection of skill information based on the search setting. do. Therefore, it is not necessary for the player to select skill information having activation conditions. However, the player may select another skill information.

The display control unit 251 controls display of a plurality of game media when the enter button R24 is pressed by the player. In one example, the display control unit 251 causes the display list R11 of the selection screen G1 to select the game or game content associated with the attribute of the game selected on the search setting screen G2 and the skill information having activation conditions. The display list R11 of the screen G1 is rearranged so as to be positioned higher. In another example, the display control unit 251 selects the game selected on the search setting screen G2 from among a plurality of game contents included in the display list R11 of the selection screen G1, or skill information having game attributes and activation conditions. Narrows down the display to game media associated with . Here, the display control unit 251 rearranges or narrows down the plurality of rental candidate game media.

The display control unit 251 controls the display of a plurality of game contents when the player presses the enter button R24, while the display control unit 251 controls the display of a plurality of game contents, while displaying the game selected on the search setting screen G2 or the skill having the attribute of the game and the activation condition. A search setting associated with information can be generated. This generation may be performed by another function of the game control unit 25 . The generated search setting can be stored in the storage device 14 or an external storage device such as a server by the storage control unit 252 .

The display control unit 251 displays an organization screen for organizing groups used in the game. This organization screen is displayed when the player selects one of a plurality of game media (for example, rental candidate game media) on the selection screen. The selected rental candidate game media can be referred to as "rental game media" or "guest game media." A group consists of a plurality of game media. A group includes at least game media associated with a player and may include game media associated with one or more other players. In this embodiment, a group consists of five game media associated with a player and one game media associated with another player. That is, the player selects five game media from a plurality of game media owned by the player, selects one game media from a plurality of game media owned by one or more other players, and forms a group. . Groups can be referred to as units, teams, and so on.

The formation screen can include displays of various parameters such as the game selected by the player, the game media that make up the group, and the status parameters of the formed group.

FIG. 8 is an example of the organization screen. As shown in FIG. 8, the formation screen G3 is displayed including a selected game display area R31, a group display area R32, a selected group display area R33, and a game start button R34.

The selected game display area R31 is an area for displaying information about the game selected by the player. In the selected game display area R31, parameter information such as the name of the selected game (for example, title of song), attributes of the game, consumed stamina, and the like are displayed.

The group display area R32 includes a plurality of (here, five) display frames R321 in which game media selected as members of the group from among the plurality of game media owned by the player are displayed, and game media owned by other players. It includes a display area R322 for displaying information on the rental game content selected as a member of the group, and a display area R323 for various parameters such as status parameters of the group. A central display frame R321 is a center frame. The skill can be activated when only the game media in the center frame among the multiple game media in the display frame R321 satisfies the activation condition. In other words, the skill of the game content in the other display frame R321 can be prevented from being activated. An image of the game medium and attributes of the game medium are displayed in the display frame R321.

It is possible to select or reselect a game content to be a member of the group by the player's operation such as tapping on the display frame R321. That is, the display control unit 251 causes the output device 13 to display a plurality of game content list screens owned by the player by the player's operation on the display frame R321, and allows the player to select one game content from the screen. The displayed game content is displayed in the display frame R321. This game content list screen may be similar to the selection screen G1 as shown in FIG. That is, the selection screen can be applied to the game content list screen. Therefore, the display control unit 251 may rearrange or narrow down the display of a plurality of game media owned by the player based on the game or the attribute of the game and the skill information having activation conditions.

In the display area R322, a display frame R322a displaying an image of the selected rental game medium and skill information of the rental game medium are displayed. The rental game media are game media associated with other players selected by the player through the selection screen. Attributes of the rental game content are displayed in the display frame R322a. The skill of the selected rental game media can also be activated in the same way as the center frame game media.

Various parameters of the organized group are displayed in the display area R323. Various parameters can include the total value of various parameters of the game media in the group.

Groups to be organized are displayed in the selected group display area R33. That is, in this game, a plurality of groups can be organized, and which group is displayed. The example shown in FIG. 8 indicates that it is the first group of 18 groups. Note that it is possible to change the group to be organized by using the forward buttons R331a and R331b displayed in the group display area R32. That is, the forward button R331a switches the previous group to be edited. The forward button R331b switches the next group to be edited.

The game start button R34 is a button for starting the game determined by the game determining unit 250 when pressed by the player. In one example, a live and rhythm game is started with a group organized according to the selected song.

The display control unit 251 displays the determined game content on the organization screen so that whether or not the activation condition is satisfied can be distinguished. The determined game media on the organization screen are the game media for which the determining unit 253, which will be described later, determines whether or not the conditions for activating the skill information are satisfied. / Or it can be a rental game medium.

The storage control unit 252 causes the storage device to store search settings for each game or each attribute of the game. The storage device may be the storage device 14 of the information processing device 10 or may be a storage device external to the information processing device 10 such as a server. The storage device can have the same or equivalent configuration as storage device 14 . The memory control unit 252 performs a search that associates the player ID, the game or game attributes determined by the player on the search setting screen, and the skill information having activation conditions determined by the player on the search setting screen. Store the settings in the storage device. This search setting can be used when selecting game media from the next time onward. The storage control unit 252 may overwrite the search settings for each game or for each attribute of the game, or may store them separately in chronological order.

The determination unit 253 determines whether or not the activation condition is satisfied. The determination unit 253 determines whether or not conditions for activating skill information of game media constituting a group are satisfied. The game media for which the activation condition is determined are the game media in the center frame and/or the rental game media. In one example, the determination unit 253 acquires the activation condition included in the skill information of the rental game media from the storage device 14 and determines whether or not the activation condition is satisfied. In another example, the determination unit 253 acquires the activation condition included in the skill information of the game medium in the center frame and the activation condition included in the skill information of the rental game medium from the storage device 14, and sets each activation condition. It is determined whether or not the condition is satisfied. The determination unit 253 outputs the determination result to the display control unit 251 . Based on the determination result, the display control unit 251 displays the display of the game content in the center frame and/or the display of the rental game content so as to distinguish whether or not the activation condition is satisfied. In one example, the display control unit 251 grays out the display of the game content that does not satisfy the activation condition when the determination result indicates that the activation condition is not satisfied. If the determination result satisfies the activation condition, the display control unit 251 displays the display of the game media satisfying the activation condition in color so as to distinguish it from gray-out.

The game content determination unit 254 determines at least one game content out of one or more game media displayed on the display screen based on the player's input. Specifically, the game content determining unit 254 selects the game media selected by the player from among the game media on the selection screen or the game content list screen displayed on the output device 13 (display device) as the game content that constitutes the group. Decide as a medium. The game media can be the player's own game media displayed in the display frame R321 and/or the rental game media displayed in the display frame R322a.

Game execution unit 255 executes a game using the determined at least one game content. The determined at least one game medium is the game medium determined by the game medium determination unit 254 . In one example, the game media are game media that constitute a group. A game is a game selected by a player. The game executing section 255 can change the parameters of each game content in the group based on the player's input. Further, when the determination unit 253 determines that the activation condition is satisfied, the game execution unit 255 executes skill processing having the activation condition. Skill processing is execution of the skill effect of the skill, for example, change of a predetermined parameter of a predetermined game content. The game execution unit 255 may change the parameters associated with the player, the group used for the game, or the parameters of each game content within the group, based on the game result of game execution.

[motion]
FIG. 9 is an example of an operation flowchart of the information processing apparatus 10 according to one embodiment of the present invention. Here, it is assumed that the organized group is used for the game, firstly the rental game contents to be included in the group are determined, and then the player's own game contents to be included in the group are determined. However, the order of determining the rental game content and determining the player's own game content may be reversed.

First, the display control unit 251 displays on the output device 13 (display device) a game selection screen that displays a plurality of games in a selectable manner, and the game determination unit 250 selects a game based on the player's input via the input device 12. , determine the game to be played (S01: Determine game).

Next, the display control unit 251 displays a plurality of game media in a selectable manner on the display screen (S02: display of a plurality of game media). For example, the display control unit 251 acquires list data of rental candidate game media from an external source such as a server. This list data of rental candidate game media is data to which search settings are not applied. Based on this data, the display control unit 251 causes the display device to display the rental candidate game media in a selectable manner on the selection screen G1.

Here, the display control unit 251 causes the output device 13 to display the search setting screen G2 according to the player's input to the search priority button R12 of the selection screen G1 via the input device 12 (S03: display of search setting screen). At this time, the display control unit 251 acquires the search settings determined on the previous search setting screen G2 from the storage device 14, and displays the search setting screen in a state where the game or the attribute and skill information of the acquired search settings are selected. G2 is displayed on the output device 13 .

Next, when a game attribute is selected by the player via the input device 12 on the search setting screen G2, the display control unit 251 stores search settings corresponding to the selected game attribute in a storage device (for example, a storage device). device 14), and based on the search settings, the search setting screen G2 is displayed in a state in which the skill information having activation conditions corresponding to the attributes of the selected game is selected (S04: Skill information automatic selection). In one example, if the player selects a game attribute different from the game attribute selected in S03, the selection of skill information is automatically changed. Note that if the player selects the same game attribute as the game attribute selected in S03, the selection of skill information is not changed. However, although the skill information to be selected is the same, skill information may be automatically selected again.

The display control unit 251 controls the display of a plurality of game media in the selection screen G1 by the player's operation of the decision button R24 of the search setting screen G2 via the input device 12 (S05: Display control of a plurality of game media). ). In one example, the display control unit 251 rearranges the plurality of game media on the selection screen G1 displayed in S03 so that the game media including the skill information selected on the search setting screen G2 are ranked higher. display. In another example, the display control unit 251 displays only the game media including the skill information selected on the search setting screen G2 among the plurality of game media on the selection screen G1 displayed in S03. In this case, if the plurality of game media on the selection screen G1 displayed in S03 do not have a skill with the corresponding activation condition, the game media may not be displayed on the selection screen G1. Note that the display control unit 251 performs a search setting that associates the attribute of the game selected on the search setting screen G2 with the skill information by the player's operation of the decision button R24 on the search setting screen G2 via the input device 12. , and stores the search settings generated by the storage control unit 252 in the storage device 14 . This search setting can be used as the previous search setting used when the next search setting screen G2 is displayed (S03).

Here, the game media controlled to be displayed on the selection screen G1 by the display control unit 251 are rental candidate game media.

The game medium determination unit 254 determines at least one game medium from among one or more game media on the selection screen G1 whose display is controlled based on the player's input through the input device 12 (S06: Determine game medium). ). Specifically, the game medium determination unit 254 makes the selected game medium a member of the group as a rental game medium when the player selects a rental candidate game medium on the selection screen G1.

Next, the display control unit 251 causes the display device to display the organization screen G3 (S07: display of the organization screen). The display control unit 251 displays a game content list screen that selectably displays a plurality of game media associated with the player when the player performs an operation such as a tap on the display frame R321 of the organization screen G3. , and based on the selection of the game content by the player, the organization screen G3 is displayed again with the selected game content displayed in the operated display frame R321. Note that the selection screen G1 including display of a plurality of game contents associated with the player may be used instead of the game contents list screen. Even in this case, automatic selection of the game or the attribute and/or skill information of the game can be performed on the search setting screen G2. When the player presses the game start button R34 while the selected game media are displayed in all the display frames R321, the game media determining unit 254 determines the game media other than the rental candidate game media to be used in the game. (S08: Determination of game media). In other words, the game content determination unit 254 determines the organization of the groups used for the game.

In response to the player's input to the game start button R34, the game execution unit 255 executes the game using at least one determined game content (here, the determined group) (S09: Execution of game). Parameters associated with game media, groups, players and/or other players may be changed based on input by the player during execution of the game. Execution of this game can consume predetermined parameters such as lives. The game execution unit 255 may display a game result screen when the game ends.

[Action/Effect]
(1) The information processing apparatus 10 of the present embodiment is an information processing apparatus that executes a game played using game media selected by a player, and performs display control to selectably display a plurality of game media on a display screen. A unit 251 that retrieves at least one game content from a plurality of game media based on pre-stored search settings in which the game selected by the player or the attribute of the game is associated with skill information having activation conditions. A display control unit 251 that selectably displays the above game media on the display screen, and a game media determination that determines at least one of the one or more game media displayed on the display screen based on player input. 254, and a game execution unit 255 for executing the game using the determined at least one game content.

As a result, when the player selects the game media to be used in the game, it is possible to enhance the convenience of the selection.

(2) The display control unit 251 displays a search setting screen that selectably includes a game or attributes of the game and a plurality of skill information as search items. A state in which, when selected, skill information having activation conditions corresponding to the selected game or attributes of the game is selected based on search settings corresponding to the selected game or attributes of the game. to be displayed.

As a result, the corresponding skill information is selected in accordance with the selection of the game or the attributes of the game. Therefore, the skill information having activation conditions suitable for the game selected by the player or the attributes of the game. no need to select again. Therefore, the convenience of game content selection can be enhanced. More specifically, according to the conventional technology, regardless of the game selected by the player, the search setting screen G2 is in a state where, for example, type A and skill 1 are selected, and the player selects , the game or game attributes, and the skill information had to be reselected each time. On the other hand, according to the present embodiment, since the corresponding skill information is selected along with the selection of the game or the attribute of the game, the skill information is suitable for the game selected by the player or the attribute of the game. In addition, there is no need to reselect skill information having activation conditions. Therefore, it is possible to select a game medium for playing the game based on a combination of the game state such as the game or game attributes and the conditions for changing the game state, thereby enhancing the convenience of game medium selection. can be done.

(3) A storage control unit 252 is provided for storing search settings in the storage unit for each game or each attribute of the game. This makes it possible to enhance the convenience of game content selection for all games or all game attributes.

(4) The memory control unit 252 associates the player ID, the game or game attribute determined by the player on the search setting screen, and the skill information having the activation condition determined by the player on the search setting screen. The search settings are stored in the storage unit. This allows the player to customize search settings. For example, for each game or each attribute thereof, skill information suitable for the game or its attributes can be set in the search settings.

(5) The game media to be displayed in a selectable manner by the display control unit 251 are game media candidates forming groups used in the game. This makes it possible to improve the convenience of game content selection in forming a group.

(6) The activation condition is a condition for changing the game state of the game by activating the skill associated with the game content. Specifically, the activation condition is that the game to be played is a predetermined game, that the game to be played has a predetermined attribute, that the group is composed of game media with a plurality of attributes, and/or It includes matching the attribute of the game to be played with the attribute of at least one game content of the group.

As a result, even if skill information activation conditions are linked to specific games, specific game attributes, and/or group formations, and diversified, game media can be selected by search settings including activation conditions. Therefore, the convenience of selecting game media can be enhanced.

(7) The game media selectably displayed by the display control unit 251 include game media associated with other players. As a result, it is possible to enhance the convenience when selecting game media from other players' game media.

(8) The information processing device 10 further includes a determination unit 253 that determines whether or not the activation condition is satisfied. The display control unit 251 displays an organization screen for organizing groups used in the game. The determination unit 253 determines whether or not the conditions for activating the skill information of the game media constituting the group are satisfied, and the display control unit 251 controls the determined game on the organization screen. The display of the medium is now displayed so that it can be distinguished whether or not the activation conditions are met.

As a result, it is possible for the player to know whether or not the game medium selected by the player is an appropriate game medium.

(9) Groups include game media associated with other players. As a result, even if the game content of another player selected by the player can be known whether or not the game content is appropriate, it is possible to enhance the convenience of selecting the game content.

[Embodiment Realized by System]
FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of the overall configuration of a game system according to one embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 10 , the game system 1 includes multiple information processing devices 10 . At least one of the plurality of information processing devices 10 is a server 10A, and the other information processing devices 10 are terminal devices 10B used by each player. The server 10A and the terminal device 10B are connected to a network N such as the Internet so as to be able to communicate with each other. The game system 1 of the present embodiment will be described assuming a server-client system, but it can also be configured as a PtoP system without the server 10A.

The terminal device 10B and the server 10A have the same hardware configuration as shown in FIG. 1, and the terminal device 10B is a smart phone also in this embodiment. The server 10A is a server device that provides a game that can be executed on the terminal device 10B, and is composed of one or more computers.

The server 10A stores various programs such as a control program for controlling the progress of the online game and various data used in the game.

In one example, the server 10A is configured to provide a game application executable on the terminal device 10B to the terminal device 10B. When the downloaded game application is executed, the terminal device 10B transmits and receives data to and from the server 10A periodically or as needed to progress the game. For example, the server 10A stores various setting information and history information necessary for the game executed on the terminal device 10B. In this case, the terminal device 10B has the functions of the units 21 to 25 and the functional units in the game control unit 25. FIG.

In another example, the server 10A is a web server and provides game services to the terminal device 10B. The terminal device 10B acquires HTML data for displaying a web page from the server 10A, analyzes the acquired HTML data, and displays the web page. In this case, the server 10A that communicates with the terminal device 10B has all or part of the functions of the game control unit 25. FIG. For example, the terminal device 10B accepts the player's selection of games and game media via the input unit 21 (input device 12), and based on these selections, the game determining unit 250 and the game media determining unit 254 of the server 10A , games, and game media. In addition, the terminal device 10B transmits the selection of the game or the attributes of the game by the player on the search setting screen G2 to the server 10A via the input unit 21 (input device 12). The display control unit 251 of the server 10A acquires the search setting corresponding to the selection from the storage device 14 of the server 10A or an external storage device connected to the server 10A, and based on the search setting, displays the selected game or game. The search setting screen G2 is displayed on the output device 13 (display device) of the terminal device 10B or an external display device connected to the information processing device 10 in a state where the skill information having activation conditions corresponding to the attribute of is selected. be able to. All or part of the functions of the game control unit 25 may be distributed to the server 10A and the terminal device 10B.

[Other embodiments]
In another embodiment of the present invention, a computer-readable storage medium storing a program for realizing the functions of the embodiment of the present invention described above and the information processing shown in the flow charts and the program can be used. In other embodiments, the functions of the embodiments of the present invention described above and methods for realizing the information processing shown in the flowcharts can also be used. In another embodiment, a server can supply a computer with a program for realizing the functions of the embodiments of the present invention described above and the information processing shown in the flowcharts. In another embodiment, it can be a virtual machine that realizes the functions of the embodiment of the present invention described above and the information processing shown in the flowchart.

In the processes or operations described above, as long as there is no contradiction in the process or operation, such as using data that cannot be used in a certain step, the process or operation can be freely performed. can be changed. Moreover, each embodiment described above is an illustration for explaining the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to these examples. The present invention can be embodied in various forms without departing from the gist thereof.

In the above embodiment, the skill activation condition includes game attributes and/or game content attributes, but does not necessarily include these. For example, it may have activation conditions and skill effects such as skill 6 and skill 7.

Skill 6: Every n seconds, the skill is activated with a probability m (also referred to as "activation condition 6"). n is an integer and m is a real number satisfying 0<m<1. Variations of skill 6 may be provided by changing the values of n and m.

Skill 7: When the player inputs the game media icon in a rhythm game at good timing (for example, when the player taps the game media icon at the timing when the rhythm icon overlaps the game media icon ("Activation condition 7 )) to recover certain status parameters such as life. Note that the life is the physical strength associated with the player during the live, and is a parameter that decreases when the input timing is missed.

In the above embodiment, the skill effect raises a specific parameter of a specific game content, but it is not limited to this. For example, it may have activation conditions and skill effects such as skills 8 and 9.

Skill 8: If the group is composed of game media with only specific attributes (also referred to as "activation condition 8"), increase the acquisition score. Acquired scores are associated with players, for example.

Skill 9: When a group is composed of game media with multiple attributes (also referred to as “activation condition 9”), increases the acquisition score.

Also, in a breeding game including a racing game, the conditions for activating skills in game media may include activation conditions 10 to 20 as follows. Skill effects when activation conditions 10 to 20 are satisfied can be set as appropriate.

Activation condition 10: When the race of the racing game is a race of a specific distance.

Activation condition 11: When the game content used for the racing game (for example, running) has a specific leg quality or strategy. In addition, leg quality or strategy can include escape, precedence, intrusion, and run-in.

Triggering condition 12: When the races of the racing game are associated with specific parameters (eg season, weather, racetrack).

Activation condition 13: When the game medium comes to a specific position of the race (for example, straight line, corner, uphill, downhill, etc.).

Activation condition 14: When the race reaches a specific race progress (for example, beginning, middle, end).

Activation condition 15: When the game medium is assigned a specific frame number for the starting position of the race.

Activation condition 16: When there are n or more game media with the same skill or strategy used in the racing game (for example, running). n is a natural number.

Activation condition 17: When the order of popularity in the race is higher than or equal to a predetermined rank.

Activation condition 18: When the order of popularity in the race is a predetermined rank.

Activation condition 19: When the game medium is in a hanging state (a state in which stamina is consumed more than usual) during the race.

Activation condition 20: when the number of skills activated during the race of the game media reaches a predetermined number.

1 game system 10 information processing device 10A terminal device 10B server 11 processor 12 input device 13 output device 14 storage device 15 communication device 16 bus 21 input unit 22 output unit 23 storage unit 24 communication unit 25 game control unit 250 game determination unit 251 display Control unit 252 Storage control unit 253 Judgment unit 254 Game medium determination unit 255 Game execution unit G1 Selection screen R11 Display list R11a Game medium display area R110 Game medium image R111 Game medium information display R12 Search priority button G2 Search setting screen R21 Game or game attribute selection area R21a selection area R22 skill information selection area R22a selection area R23 cancel button R24 enter button G3 organization screen R31 selected game display area R32 group display area R321 display frame R322 display area R322a display frame R323 display area R33 Selected group display area R331a Forward button R331b Forward button R34 Game start button N Network

Claims (14)

A game program played using a game medium selected by a player,
to the computer,
Display control means for selectively displaying a plurality of game contents that the player can use in the game on a display screen, the game or attributes of the game selected by the player and the game contents used by the player in the game. display control means for controlling display of the plurality of game media based on search settings stored in advance in association with skill information having activation conditions of the game media to be obtained;
game medium determining means for determining at least one game medium from among the one or more game mediums displayed on the display screen based on a player's input;
A program that functions as game execution means for executing the game using the determined at least one game content. The display control means displays a search setting screen that selectably includes a game or attributes of the game and a plurality of skill information as search items, and the player sets the attributes of the game or the game on the search setting screen. When selected, skill information having the activation condition corresponding to the selected game or the attribute of the game is selected based on the search setting corresponding to the selected game or the attribute of the game. to display
A program according to claim 1. to the computer,
functioning as storage control means for storing the search settings in a storage means for each game or each attribute of the game;
3. A program according to claim 2. The storage control means stores the ID of the player, the game or game attributes determined by the player on the search setting screen, and the skill information having the activation condition determined by the player on the search setting screen. storing the associated search settings in the storage means;
4. A program according to claim 3. The game media that are selectably displayed by the display control means are game media candidates that constitute a group used in the game.
A program according to claim 1. The activation condition is a condition for changing the game state of the game by activating the skill associated with the game content.
6. A program according to claim 5. The game media selectably displayed by the display control means include game media associated with other players,
A program according to claim 1. to the computer,
Further functioning as determination means for determining whether or not the activation condition is satisfied,
The display control means displays an organization screen for organizing groups used in the game,
the organization screen includes a display of the game media that make up the group;
The determination means determines whether or not the activation condition of the skill information of the game media constituting the group is satisfied,
The display control means causes the display of the determined game content on the organization screen to be displayed in such a manner that whether or not the activation condition is satisfied can be distinguished.
A program according to claim 1. the group includes game media associated with other players;
9. A program according to claim 8. The display control means rearranges or narrows down the display of the plurality of game contents based on the search settings.
A program according to claim 1. Having at least one or more of the following configurations [2] to [10],
A program according to claim 1.
[2] The display control means displays a search setting screen that selectably includes an attribute of the game or the game and a plurality of skill information as search items, and the player selects the game or the game on the search setting screen. is selected, based on the search settings corresponding to the selected game or the attribute of the game, skill information having the activation condition corresponding to the selected game or the attribute of the game is displayed in the selected state.
[3] In the above configuration [2], the computer
It functions as storage control means for storing the search setting in the storage means for each game or each attribute of the game.
[4] In the configuration [3], the storage control means includes the ID of the player, the game or attributes of the game determined by the player on the search setting screen, and the game attribute determined by the player on the search setting screen. The storage means stores the search setting associated with the skill information having the activation condition.
[5] The game media to be displayed in a selectable manner by the display control means are game media candidates forming a group used in the game.
[6] The activation condition is a condition for changing the game state of the game by activating the skill associated with the game content.
[7] The game media selectably displayed by the display control means include game media associated with other players.
[8] to the computer,
Further functioning as determination means for determining whether or not the activation condition is satisfied,
The display control means displays an organization screen for organizing groups used in the game,
the organization screen includes a display of the game media that make up the group;
The determination means determines whether or not the activation condition of the skill information of the game media constituting the group is satisfied,
The display control means causes the determined game content to be displayed on the organization screen such that whether or not the activation condition is satisfied can be distinguished.
[9] In the configuration [8], the group includes game media associated with other players.
[10] The display control means rearranges or narrows down the display of the plurality of game contents based on the search settings. An information processing device that executes a game played using game media selected by a player,
Display control means for selectively displaying a plurality of game contents that the player can use in the game on a display screen, the game or attributes of the game selected by the player and the game contents used by the player in the game. At least one or more game media can be selected from the plurality of game media on the display screen based on search settings stored in advance in association with skill information having activation conditions for the game media to be obtained. display control means for displaying;
game medium determining means for determining at least one game medium from among the one or more game mediums displayed on the display screen based on a player's input;
game execution means for executing the game using the determined at least one game content;
Information processing device with A method of playing a game using a game medium selected by a player, comprising:
A display control step for selectively displaying a plurality of game contents that can be used in the game by the player on a display screen, comprising: the game selected by the player or attributes of the game; At least one or more game media can be selected from the plurality of game media on the display screen based on search settings stored in advance in association with skill information having activation conditions for the game media to be obtained. a display control step for displaying;
a game medium determining step of determining at least one game medium from among the one or more game mediums displayed on the display screen based on a player input;
a game execution step of executing the game using the determined at least one game content;
method including. A system for executing a game played using game media selected by a player,
The system has a plurality of information processing devices,
At least one of the information processing devices is display control means for allowing the player to selectably display a plurality of game media that can be used in the game on a display screen, and the game or the game selected by the player. At least one or more of the plurality of game media is selected based on search settings in which attributes are associated with skill information having activation conditions of the game media that can be used by the player in the game and are stored in advance. Functioning as display control means for displaying game media in a selectable manner on the display screen,
at least one of the information processing devices functions as game content determination means for determining at least one game content from among the one or more game media displayed on the display screen, based on player input;
at least one of the information processing devices functions as game execution means for executing the game using the determined at least one game content;
system.

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