JP2000107457A - Game machine and information recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine that can reduce significantly the kinds of conversing character patterns corresponding to each character, and can generate screens that can perform sufficiently game dramatization including emotional expressions and other conditions of said character during the conversation of the character. SOLUTION: In this game machine characters converse with each other. The game machine include a conversation control section 110 that opens a character window where conversing characters appear in conversational scenes on a game screen and makes conversing character converse and a window control section 120 that controls the display condition of the window on the game screen so that the conditions of the conversing characters may be expressed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game apparatus and an information storage medium, and more particularly to a game apparatus and an information storage medium for playing a game in which characters have a conversation.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a role-playing game, an appearing character forms a team with a plurality of other characters, clears a stage while moving in a game space, and aims at a goal. Are known.

[0003] Such a game is configured so that the characters appearing have a conversation alone, give hints to the player while talking with other characters, and change the game.

[0004] At this time, as a conventional technique for causing a character to talk, in accordance with a conversation command input by a player, a character for conversation talks alone in a character window opened on a game screen, or another character speaks. There was something to talk with.

[0005] However, in such a conventional technique, if it is intended to sufficiently express the character's emotions, emotions and so on,
A large number of conversation character patterns having various variations of expressions must be prepared for one character. Therefore, there is a problem that it takes time and effort to develop the game itself.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to significantly reduce the types of conversation character patterns corresponding to each character.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a game device and an information storage medium capable of generating a screen for sufficiently expressing the emotion of the character or producing a game in another state during the conversation of the character.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the present invention relates to a game device in which a character has a conversation, in a conversation scene, a character window in which the conversation character appears appears on a game screen, and And a window control unit that controls the display state of the window on the game screen so as to represent the state of the conversation character.

Further, according to the present invention, a character window in which a conversation character appears on a game screen is opened in a conversation scene on a computer-readable information storage medium in which information on the conversation of the character is stored, and the conversation character is made to talk. It is characterized by including conversation control information for performing processing and window control information for controlling a display state of the window on the game screen so as to represent a state of the conversation character.

According to the present invention, when a character has a conversation, a character window is opened on the game screen, and a conversation character appears. Then, the conversation character performs a conversation in accordance with the progress of the game. At this time, one conversation character may speak alone, or a plurality of characters may talk with each other. Further, the conversation may be output by voice, or may be displayed as characters on the screen as needed.

The state of the conversation character displayed on the game screen is expressed by controlling the display state of the character window. Here, the state of the conversation character includes, for example, one or a combination of the emotion, physical strength, energy, health state, and relationship with another character of the conversation character.

The control of the display state of the character window includes, for example, at least one of movement, enlargement, reduction and deformation of the window, or a combination thereof.

Thus, a subtle expression of the state of the conversation character can be visually transmitted to the player by controlling the display state of the window. As a result, when the character has a conversation during the game, it is possible to generate a game screen capable of producing a game effect in which the state of the character can be easily transmitted to the player.

In the present invention, the conversation control information includes, for each character, information for storing a plurality of conversation character patterns representing the state of the character, and a conversation character pattern corresponding to the situation of the character. Information for performing processing to be displayed in the window,
It is preferable to include

By doing so, from among a plurality of conversation character patterns set for each character,
By selecting and displaying the conversation character pattern representing the state of the character as the conversation character, it is possible to express the rough state of the character, and to further express the state of the character in detail, for example, a change in emotion during the conversation. Further, a delicate state such as a power relation with another character or a human relation can be transmitted to the player by controlling the display state of the character window.

In particular, according to the present invention, it is not necessary to prepare a large number of conversation character patterns for one character in order to express the state of the character in detail.
For this reason, it is possible to realize a game device and an information storage medium capable of greatly reducing the burden of developing a game and capable of producing a detailed game effect on the state of a conversation character.

In the present invention, the conversation control means performs a process of opening a plurality of character windows in which a plurality of conversation characters appear on a game screen in a conversation scene and causing each character to have a conversation.
It is preferable that the display state of each window is controlled so as to express the state between the characters in conversation.

Further, in the present invention, the conversation control information includes information for performing a process of opening a plurality of character windows in which a plurality of conversation characters appear on a game screen in a conversation scene and causing each character to talk. Preferably, the window control information includes information for controlling a display state of each window so as to express a state between the characters in conversation.

Further, according to the present invention, it is preferable to control the display state of the window so as to express at least one of the emotion of the conversation character and the relationship with another character.

Further, at each position of each state window,
It is preferable to express the state between the characters that have a conversation.

Further, it is preferable to display a conversation content window that displays the conversation content and information related to the conversation, attached to the character window.

With the above arrangement, even when a plurality of characters have a conversation in accordance with the progress of the game, the mutual relationship between the conversation characters is determined by the mutual position of each character window and the size of each character window, for example. And the like, thereby enabling a game effect in which the state between the characters and the state of each character are transmitted to the player in a visually and easily understandable manner.

[0022]

Next, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the following embodiments, a case where the present invention is applied to a role playing game will be described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this.

FIG. 1 shows a functional block diagram of the game device of the present embodiment.

The operation unit 10 is used for inputting operation data by operating the player. The operation data obtained by the operation unit 10 is input to the processing unit 100.

The processing section 100 performs a game calculation process in which a character operated by the player or another character moves in the game space in accordance with the progress of the game, based on the operation data and the program. Then, the game screen is displayed on the display unit 12 and the sound at this time is output via the sound output 14.

The function of the processing unit 100 is as follows: CPU, DS
It can be realized by hardware such as P, ASIC, and memory.

The information storage medium 190 stores programs and data. The functions of the information storage medium 190 are as follows: CD-ROM, game cassette, IC card, M
It can be realized by hardware such as O, FD, DVD, hard disk, and memory. The processing unit 100 performs various types of processing based on the programs and data from the information storage medium 190.

In the present embodiment, the processing section 100
In accordance with the progress of the game, a game calculation process is performed in which one game appearance character talks with another character or with another character. For this reason, the processing unit 100 of the present embodiment
It functions as the conversation control unit 110 and the window control unit 120.

The conversation control unit 110 performs a process of opening a character window in which a conversation character appears on a game screen in a conversation scene and causing the conversation character to talk. Such a conversation scene is set when the player inputs a conversation command from the operation unit 10, and is automatically set programmatically in accordance with the progress of the game.

8 to 10 show specific examples of a game screen in a conversation scene.

When the player operates the operation unit 10 and inputs a conversation command for a character moving in the game space, for example, as shown in FIG.
A character window 1100 is opened in 00, and a conversation character 1200 is displayed inside the character window 1100. Then, as shown in FIG. 8 (B), the conversation character 1200 displays a dialogue “Which town should I go to now?” By opening a window (not shown) on the game screen 1000 and displaying the image, or the voice output unit 14. Audio output from

At this time, if the player's operation character is A, for example, a conversation character 1200A of this character A is displayed as an image in the character window 1100A in principle.

Further, the operation character A of the player is
When moving in the game space as one party with another character, if the player inputs a conversation command, not only the case where the character A talks alone, but also the case where the character A As shown, a window is displayed so as to have a conversation with another character accompanying the party.

For example, when the player operates the operation unit 10 and inputs a conversation command, first, as shown in FIG.
A character window 1100A displaying A opens,
The conversation shown in FIG.

When this conversation is completed, a conversation scene as shown in FIG. 9 (A) is next obtained, and two character windows 1100A for character A and character B are displayed.
1100B is opened, and conversation character patterns 1200A, 1200 corresponding to these character windows are opened.
B is displayed.

Then, the conversation character pattern 120
0B says, for example, "Because the west town is lively, let's go to the west town." Answer this and talk character 1200
A answers, "Is it a west town ???"

Next, the conversation scene shown in FIG.
Another character window 1100C is opened in the game screen 1000, and a girl conversation character 1200C is displayed here.

Then, the conversation character 1200C is
When saying, "It looks like a monster has appeared in the eastern town," the conversation character 1100B answers, "What! That's hard! Let's hurry to the eastern town!" Further conversation characters 12
00A answers "Yes! Let's do it!"
When the player inputs a conversation command from the operation unit 10 in accordance with the progress of the game, a conversation scene is set, and FIGS.
A conversation screen as shown in FIG. Then, the game appearance character talks alone or with other characters, and performs game effects such as giving various hints to the player.

At this time, in the present embodiment, for each of the plurality of characters A, B, C,... This is stored in the conversation character pattern storage unit 112. And
The conversation control unit 110 selectively reads an optimal conversation character pattern expressing emotions and pleasures in the scene from the conversation character pattern storage unit 112 in accordance with the emotions and sorrows of the character in the conversation scene. The image 1200 is displayed in the character window 1100.

Thus, for example, FIGS.
Focusing on the character window 1100 of (A), the conversation characters displayed in the character window 1100A are displayed by being appropriately switched to a calm face, a laughing face, a enthusiastic face, and the like. A can communicate the change of emotion.

By the way, the conversation character 1
In order to sufficiently express the state of the character using only the character pattern in the conversation displayed as 200, it is necessary to prepare an animation for the conversation character pattern having various variations of expressions for each character. For this reason, the number of types of conversation character patterns for one character becomes too large, and the conversation character pattern storage unit 112
Requires a large storage capacity, and it takes time and effort to develop the game itself.

The present embodiment is characterized in that the state of the conversation character 1200 is transmitted to the player in an easy-to-understand manner by controlling the display state of the character window 1100.

That is, the window control section 120 of the present embodiment controls the display state of the window 1100 on the game screen 1000 so as to express the state of the conversation character 1200. Specific examples of such display state control include at least one of window movement, enlargement, reduction, and deformation, or a combination thereof.

In particular, the window control unit 1 of the present embodiment
In a scene where a plurality of character windows are opened and each character is conversing, for example, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the state of each character conversing, for example, the emotion of each conversing character and other It is configured to express the relationship with the character by using the display position of the windows.

By doing so, the number of conversation character patterns required for each character can be reduced. In the present embodiment, about four to ten conversation character patterns expressing emotions, emotions, and so on may be prepared for one character.

The detailed emotional expression of each conversation character 1200 is expressed in a character window 1100. For example, by expanding, reducing, moving, or deforming the window, it is possible to express a change in the emotion of the conversation character 1200 displayed in the window 1100 to the player in an easy-to-understand manner.

In addition to this, the character window 11
00, such as the relative movement of each window, the relative scaling of each window, etc.
Conversation characters 12 displayed in each window
00, for example, human relationships and interests can be expressed in a way that is easy for the player to understand.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the number of types of conversation character patterns prepared for one type of character can be reduced, and the state of each conversation character can be provided to the player using the window. It becomes possible to express easily.

FIGS. 3 to 7 show specific examples of the window expression when a plurality of conversation characters talk.

For example, FIG. 3 shows an emotional expression between two conversation characters.

As shown in FIG. 3A, when the display positions of the two character windows 1100A and 1100B are separated, two conversation characters 1200A and
It is expressed that the relationship of 1200B is not intimate.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG.
When the two character windows 1100A and 1100B are displayed close to each other, it is expressed that the two are close.

Also, two conversation characters 1200
A and 1200B compete as expressions in which the character windows 1100A and 1100B move so as to repeatedly collide as shown in FIG. As a result, the state in which both characters are competing can be visually represented by the window.

Also, as shown in FIG. 5, by displaying one character window 1100B as if the other character window 1100A is chasing, it is possible to indicate a state where the conversation character 1200B is being chased by the 1100A. .

Further, as shown in FIG.
By expressing 100A, 1100B, and 1100C as different sizes and arranging them on the game screen, among the three characters, the conversation character 1200A is intense, the conversation character 1200B is turned over, and the conversation character 1200C is displayed. Can express the state of watching this. At this time, the character window 1100A is enlarged and displayed, the character window 1100B is reduced, and the character window 1100C is displayed apart from them.

As shown in FIG. 7, the character window 1100C is
By displaying a reciprocating movement between A and 1100B, it is possible to express a state where the conversation character 1200C is wondering which one to follow in the battle between the conversation characters 1200A and 1200B.

As described above, by controlling the display state of each character window, the state of each conversation character can be expressed, and by controlling the display state of a plurality of character windows,
The relationship between the conversation characters can be expressed.

FIGS. 11 to 13 show specific examples of the game screen 1000 including a plurality of character windows.

For example, as shown in FIG.
The character window 1100A opens on the top of 000, and the conversation character 12 of the girl who is worried
Assume that 00A is displayed.

In this state, the character window 1200B of the boy's conversation character 1100B suddenly appears in the game screen 100 from the edge of the screen while rotating.

Then, as shown in FIG. 12, when the boy's conversation character 1200B speaks in a bright and loud voice, "What's going on?", The character window 1100B is gradually enlarged in accordance with the output of the dialogue.

Next, as shown in FIG. 13, when the conversation character 1200A of the girl replies, "Nothing ...", the conversation character 1200B of the boy mutters "Ah, yeah ..." and must not touch it. The window 1100B is displayed in a reduced size as if the user had talked.

As described above, the change in the psychological state of each conversation character appearing in the character window can be expressed in a manner that is easy for the player to understand by controlling the display of the character window 1100.

Next, a specific processing example of character window display control according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

First, when a conversation command is input from the operation unit 10 or a conversation instruction is given programmatically as the game progresses (step S10), a character window 1100 corresponding to the character to be spoken is displayed on the game screen 1000. (Step S12), and the corresponding conversation character 1200 is displayed in the character window 1100 (step S1).
4).

In this step S14, when the state of the conversation character 1200, for example, expression of anger, sorrow, pleasure, etc. is to be made, the state is such that the expression is made from a plurality of conversation character patterns prepared for the character. Select a conversation character pattern and open window 11
Display within 00.

Then, the displayed conversation character 12
00, for example, conversations shown in FIGS. 8 to 13 are performed (step S16).

At this time, the display state of each character window 1100 is controlled based on the state of each conversation character 1200 and the relationship between the conversation characters (step S18). More specifically, display control such as movement, enlargement, reduction, and deformation of the character window 1100 is performed in accordance with the state of the emotion and the like of each conversation character 1200, and the relationship between the conversation characters, for example, a human relationship is displayed. Thus, display control of the relative display position and the relative size is performed.

Then, the aforementioned steps S14 to S18
Are repeated until it is determined that the conversation has ended (step S20), and the character window 1100 is closed when the conversation ends (step S2).
2).

As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to express the emotion, character, and human relationship of the appearing character with a small amount of data. That is, the player can enjoy the game by giving emotions to these appearing characters more than in the conventional game.

Further, according to the present embodiment, the number of types of conversation character patterns prepared corresponding to one character can be reduced, so that the time for product development can be shortened.

In addition to this, the character window 110
By controlling the display state of 0, the player can easily transmit what state is being expressed, and the player can use a smaller amount of information than before to reduce the complexity of the situation, such as the emotions of the character, The player can instantly grasp the human relationship, and can enjoy the game.

Next, an example of a hardware configuration capable of realizing the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. In the device shown in FIG.
AM1004, information storage medium 1006, sound generation IC10
08, image generation IC 1010, I / O port 1012,
1014 are connected via a system bus 1016 so that data can be transmitted and received between them. And the image generation IC
A display 1018 is connected to 1010, a speaker 1020 is connected to the sound generation IC 1008, and an I / O
The control device 1022 is connected to the port 1012, and the communication device 1024 is connected to the I / O port 1014.

The information storage medium 1006 mainly stores programs, image data for expressing a display object, sound data, and the like. For example, in a home game device, a CD-R is used as an information storage medium for storing a game program and the like.
OMs, game cassettes, DVDs and the like are used. In the arcade game machine, a memory such as a ROM is used. In this case, the information storage medium 1006 is the ROM 1002.

The control device 1022 corresponds to a game controller, an operation panel, and the like, and is a device for inputting a result of a determination made by a player in accordance with the progress of a game to the device main body.

The program stored in the information storage medium 1006, the system program (initialization information of the apparatus main body) stored in the ROM 1002, the control apparatus 102
CPU 1000 according to a signal input by
Controls the entire apparatus and performs various data processing. RAM10
Reference numeral 04 denotes storage means used as a work area or the like of the CPU 1000. The information storage medium 1006 and the ROM 10
02, or the calculation result of the CPU 1000 or the like is stored. A data structure having a logical configuration for realizing the present embodiment is constructed on the RAM or the information storage medium.

Further, this type of device includes a sound generation IC 100
8 and an image generating IC 1010 are provided so that a suitable output of game sounds and game images can be performed.
The sound generation IC 1008 includes the information storage medium 1006 and the ROM 1
This is an integrated circuit that generates game sounds such as sound effects and background music based on the information stored in 002, and the generated game sounds are output by the speaker 1020. The image generation IC 1010 includes a RAM 1004,
An integrated circuit that generates pixel information to be output to the display 1018 based on image information sent from the ROM 1002, the information storage medium 1006, and the like. Note that a so-called head-mounted display (HMD) can also be used as the display 1018.

The communication device 1024 exchanges various types of information used inside the game device with the outside. The communication device 1024 is connected to another game device to transmit and receive given information according to the game program. It is used for transmitting and receiving information such as a game program via a communication line.

The various processes described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 3 to 13 include an information storage medium 1006 storing a program for performing the processes and the like shown in the flowchart of FIG. 2, a CPU 1000 operating according to the program, and an image generation device. IC
1010, a sound generation IC 1008, and the like.
Note that the processing performed by the image generation IC 1010, the sound generation IC 1008, and the like may be performed by software using the CPU 1000, a general-purpose DSP, or the like.

FIG. 15A shows an example in which the present embodiment is applied to an arcade game device. The player enjoys the game by operating the lever 1102 and the button 1104 while watching the game screen displayed on the display 1100. The IC substrate 1106 built in the device has C
A PU, an image generation IC, a sound generation IC, and the like are mounted.

The information for playing a game in which the characters have a conversation in accordance with the progress of the game, the character window in which the conversation character appears on the game screen, and the information for causing the character to talk, and the state of the conversation character are expressed. As described above, information including information for controlling the display state of the window on the game screen is stored in the memory 1 as an information storage medium on the IC substrate 1106.
108.

Hereinafter, such information is referred to as stored information. These stored information include a program code for performing the above various processes, image information, sound information, shape information of a display object,
It includes at least one of table data, list data, player information, and the like.

FIG. 15B shows an example in which the present embodiment is applied to a home game machine. The player looks at the game image displayed on the display 1200,
The game controller 1202 and 1204 are operated to enjoy the game. In this case, the stored information is stored in the CD-ROM 1206, which is an information storage medium detachable from the main unit.
It is stored in C cards 1208, 1209 and the like.

FIG. 15C shows a host device 1300,
An example in which the present embodiment is applied to a game device including this host device 1300 and terminals 1304-1 to 1304-n connected via a communication line 1302 will be described. in this case,
The storage information is stored in an information storage medium 1306 such as a magnetic disk device, a magnetic tape device, or a memory that can be controlled by the host device 1300. Terminal 1304-1 ~
When the CPU 1304-n has a CPU, an image generation IC, and a sound processing IC and can generate a game image and a game sound in a stand-alone manner, the host device 1300 can generate a game image and a game sound. Are delivered to the terminals 1304-1 to 1304-n. on the other hand,
If it cannot be generated standalone, the host device 1
300 generates a game image and a game sound, and
The data is transmitted to 304-1 to 1304-n and output at the terminal.

The present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above, and various modifications can be made.

For example, in the previous embodiment, the present invention has been described by taking as an example the case of playing a role playing game.
The present invention may be applied to other various games, for example, a battle game and the like.

[0087]

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of a game device according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a processing example according to the exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram in the case of expressing emotions of two characters by controlling a relative display position of a character window.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a state in which two conversation characters compete with each other by displaying a character window.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a case where a relationship between characters is expressed using a character window.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a case where a relationship between respective characters is expressed using a character window.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a case where a relationship between respective characters is expressed using a character window.

FIGS. 8A and 8B are explanatory diagrams showing an example of a game screen and a state of conversation characters or dialogue in the present embodiment.

FIGS. 9A and 9B are explanatory diagrams showing an example of a game screen and a state of conversation characters or dialogue in the present embodiment.

FIGS. 10A and 10B are explanatory diagrams showing an example of a game screen, a state of a conversation character, and dialogue in the present embodiment.

FIGS. 11A and 11B are explanatory diagrams showing an example of a game screen, a state of a conversation character, and dialogue according to the present embodiment.

FIGS. 12A and 12B are explanatory diagrams showing an example of a game screen and a state of conversation characters or dialogue in the present embodiment.

FIGS. 13A and 13B are explanatory diagrams showing an example of a game screen, a state of a conversation character, and dialogue according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration that can implement the present embodiment;

FIGS. 15A, 15B, and 15C are diagrams illustrating examples of various types of apparatuses to which the present embodiment is applied; FIGS.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 10 operation unit 12 display unit 100 processing unit 110 conversation control unit 112 conversation character storage unit 120 window control unit 190 information storage medium 1000 game screen 1100 character window 1200 conversation character

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Claims (11)

[Claims] 1. A game device in which a character talks, in a conversation scene, a character window in which a conversation character appears on a game screen, and conversation control means for performing a process of causing the conversation character to talk, and the window on the game screen. And a window control means for controlling the display state of the character so as to represent the state of the conversation character. 2. The window control unit according to claim 1, wherein the window control unit sets the display state of the window as a window movement,
A game device for controlling a display state of at least one of enlargement, reduction, and deformation or a combination thereof. 3. The conversation control means according to claim 1, wherein, in a conversation scene, a plurality of character windows in which a plurality of conversation characters appear on a game screen, and a process of causing each character to talk. The game device, wherein the window control means controls a display state of each window so as to express a state between the characters that have a conversation. 4. The game apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: means for displaying a conversation content of the conversation character. 5. A computer-readable information storage medium storing information on conversation of a character, wherein a character window in which a conversation character appears in a conversation scene is opened on a game screen, and a process for causing the conversation character to perform conversation is performed. An information storage medium comprising: conversation control information; and window control information for controlling a display state of the window on a game screen so as to represent a state of a conversation character. 6. The window control information according to claim 5, wherein the window control information includes:
An information storage medium including information for controlling a display state of at least one of enlargement, reduction, and deformation or a combination thereof. 7. The conversation control information according to claim 5, wherein the conversation control information includes a process of opening a plurality of character windows in which a plurality of conversation characters appear on a game screen in a conversation scene and causing each character to talk. An information storage medium including information for performing, and wherein the window control information includes information for controlling a display state of each window so as to express a state between the characters that have a conversation. 8. The information storage medium according to claim 7, wherein the window control information includes information for performing a control for expressing a state between the characters in conversation at the positions of the respective state windows. . 9. The conversation control information according to claim 5, wherein the conversation control information includes information for storing a plurality of conversation character patterns indicating a state of the character, for each character, and a state of the character. An information storage medium comprising: information for performing a process of selecting a conversation character pattern and displaying it as a conversation character in a character window. 10. The window control information according to claim 5, wherein the window control information controls a display state of a window so as to express at least one of an emotion of a conversation character and a relationship with another character. An information storage medium characterized by containing information for use. 11. The information storage medium according to claim 5, further comprising information for displaying a conversation content of the conversation character.