JP2004121398A - Game device, control method of game machine, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game device allowing a player to enjoy a game regardless of the type of the operation device by controlling events to occur according to the type of the operation device used by the player. <P>SOLUTION: The game device comprises an operation device type determining part 45 for determining the type of the operation device used by the player, an occurrence probability table memory part 42 for storing the probability of occurrence of each prescribed type of events corresponding to one or a plurality of operation devices, and storing the probability of occurrence of each prescribed type of events corresponding to one or a plurality of operation devices different from the former one or plurality of operation devices, and a mini-game selecting part 44 for selecting one or a plurality of events based on the probability of occurrence among the probabilities stored in the occurrence probability table memory part 42 corresponding to the type of the operation device determined by the operation device type determining part 45. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a game device, a game machine control method, and a program, and more particularly to a game in which a plurality of types of operation devices can be used.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Various operation devices such as a general-purpose game controller (PAD for game operation), a dedicated game controller corresponding to the contents of various games, a keyboard, a mouse, and a microphone for operation by voice recognition are used in the game. There has also been proposed a game in which a player can arbitrarily use a plurality of types of operation devices.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, some operating devices are inferior in operability, and using such an operating device may be disadvantageous in playing the game or may not be able to fully enjoy the game. In addition, using an operating device with excellent operability may be particularly advantageous in playing a game.
[0004]
The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to control a generated event in accordance with the type of operating device used by a player and enjoy a game regardless of the type of operating device. An object of the present invention is to provide a game device, a game machine control method, and a program.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-described problems, a game device according to the present invention includes an operation device type determination unit that determines the type of an operation device used by a player, and determines the occurrence probability of a predetermined type of event as one or more operations. The first event occurrence probability storage means stored in association with the type of apparatus and the occurrence probability of the predetermined type of event stored in the first event occurrence probability storage means are at least partially different from each other. Second event occurrence probability storage means for storing each event occurrence probability in association with one or more types of operation devices different from the one or more types of operation devices; and the first event occurrence probability The occurrence probability stored in the storage unit or the second event occurrence probability storage unit corresponding to the type of the operation device determined by the operation device type determination unit. Zui characterized in that it comprises an event selecting means for selecting one or more events, a and.
[0006]
The game machine control method according to the present invention includes an operation device type determination step for determining a type of an operation device used by a player, and the occurrence probability of a predetermined type of event by using one or more types of operation devices. The first event occurrence probability storage means stored in association with the first event occurrence probability storage means, or the predetermined event type that is at least partially different from each occurrence probability of the predetermined event type stored in the first event occurrence probability storage means Are determined in the operation device type determination step in the second event occurrence probability storage means for storing each occurrence probability in association with one or more types of operation devices different from the one or more types of operation devices. An event selection step of selecting one or more events based on the probability of occurrence stored in the one corresponding to the type of operation device To.
[0007]
The program according to the present invention stores operation device type determination means for determining the type of operation device used by the player, and stores each occurrence probability of a predetermined type of event in association with one or more types of operation devices. First event occurrence probability storage means, each occurrence probability of the predetermined type of event that is at least partially different from each occurrence probability of the predetermined type of event stored in the first event occurrence probability storage means, Second event occurrence probability storage means for storing in association with one or more types of operation devices different from the one or more types of operation devices, and the first event occurrence probability storage means or the second event occurrence One or more based on the probability of occurrence stored in the probability storage means corresponding to the type of the operating device determined by the operating device type determining means Event selection means for selecting a vent as, for example, a consumer game machine, an arcade game machine, a personal computer, a server, a portable information terminal, a program for causing a computer to function such as a cellular phone.
[0008]
In the present invention, a game is played by a player among a plurality of types of operation devices such as a general-purpose game controller (PAD for game operation), a dedicated game controller corresponding to the contents of various games, a keyboard, a mouse, a microphone for operation by voice recognition, and the like. The type of operating device used for the play is determined. In addition, a predetermined type of event (such as a mini game) is prepared. Then, the occurrence probabilities of these predetermined types of events are stored in the first event occurrence probability storage means in association with the first type operation device. The occurrence probabilities of these predetermined types of events, which are at least partially different from those stored in the first event occurrence probability storage means, are associated with the second type of operation device and are second. Stored in the event occurrence probability storage means. Here, the first type and the second type do not overlap each other. Based on the occurrence probability stored in the first event occurrence probability storage means or the second event occurrence probability storage means corresponding to the type of the operation device determined to be used by the player, one or more events are generated. The event that is selected and thus selected is executed. According to the present invention, since the occurrence probabilities of predetermined types of events can be made different depending on the type of operation device, it is possible to enjoy a game regardless of the type of operation device.
[0009]
In one aspect of the present invention, the operating device type determining means determines the type of operating device including a voice input device. The voice input device is inferior in operability to other operation devices due to the speed of reaction, etc., but according to this aspect, by adjusting the event occurrence probability accordingly, the game can be played regardless of the type of the operation device. Can be enjoyed.
[0010]
In the aspect of the invention, the event selection unit includes a random number generation unit that generates a random number, and selects one or a plurality of events based on the generated random number. In this way, the event that occurs can be made unexpected by the player.
[0011]
In one embodiment of the present invention, in the event, the superiority or inferiority of the operation by the operation device is determined. According to this aspect, by adjusting the event occurrence probability according to the superiority or inferiority of the operability of the operation device, the game can be enjoyed regardless of the type of the operation device.
[0012]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
[0013]
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of a game device according to an embodiment of the present invention. The game apparatus 10 shown in the figure is configured by mounting a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk; trademark) -ROM 34 as an information storage medium on a consumer game machine 38 connected to a monitor 18 and a speaker 30. Here, the DVD-ROM 34 is used to supply a game program and game data to the consumer game machine 38, but a computer-readable medium such as a CD-ROM (Compact Disk-Read Only Memory) or a ROM (Read Only Memory) card is available. Any other information storage medium can be used. Further, a game program and game data can be supplied to the consumer game machine 38 from a remote location via a data communication network such as the Internet.
[0014]
The home game machine 38 is a known computer game that includes a microprocessor 14, an image processing unit 16, a main memory 20, an input / output processing unit 22, a peripheral device interface 24, an audio processing unit 28, and a DVD playback unit 32. System. The microprocessor 14, the image processing unit 16, the main memory 20, the input / output processing unit 22, and the peripheral device interface 24 are connected by the bus 12 so that mutual data communication is possible. The input / output processing unit 22 is connected to a controller 26, an audio processing unit 28, and a DVD playback unit 32. Furthermore, an operation device 36 is connected to the peripheral device interface 24. Each component of the home game machine 38 is housed in a housing. Here, a home television receiver is used as the monitor 18, and its built-in speaker is used as the speaker 30.
[0015]
The microprocessor 14 controls each part of the consumer game machine 38 based on an operating system stored in a ROM (not shown) and a game program read from the DVD-ROM 34. The bus 12 is used for exchanging addresses and data among the units of the consumer game machine 38. Further, the main memory 20 includes a RAM (Random Access Memory), and a game program and game data read from the DVD-ROM 34 are written as necessary, or the microprocessor 14 is used for work. To do. The image processing unit 16 includes a VRAM (Video Random Access Memory), receives image data sent from the microprocessor 14, draws a game screen on the VRAM, and converts the contents into a video signal. Output to the monitor 18.
[0016]
The input / output processing unit 22 is an interface for relaying data communication between the controller 26, the audio processing unit 28, the DVD playback unit 32, and the microprocessor 14. The controller 26 is a general-purpose operation device for the player to input various game operations. The sound processing unit 28 includes a sound buffer, reproduces data such as music and game sound effects read from the DVD-ROM 34 and stored in the sound buffer, and outputs the data from the speaker 30. The DVD playback unit 32 reads the game program and game data recorded on the DVD-ROM 34 in accordance with instructions from the microprocessor 14. The peripheral device interface 24 is an interface for connecting various peripheral devices to the consumer game machine 38, and for example, a USB (Universal Serial Bus) interface can be adopted. Here, an operation device 36 such as a keyboard (character input device) or a microphone (voice input device) is connected to the peripheral device interface 24.
[0017]
In the present embodiment, the game device 10 having the above configuration realizes a breeding simulation game for raising a dog from a puppy to an adult dog. In this game, as shown in FIG. 2, after the mini game G _n is provided to the player, the mini game G _{n + 1} is provided, and then the mini game G _{n + 2} is provided. These mini-games (events) are provided to players one after another. And according to the result of each mini game, the virtual dog which a player breeds grows up in game space. Further, in this game, the player can arbitrarily select and use the controller 26, keyboard or microphone as the operation device. When the microphone is used as an operation device, the consumer game machine 38 executes the voice recognition program (included in the game program) stored in the DVD-ROM 34, thereby the player's voice input by the microphone is received. Recognizing it, it is determined what operation instruction the player has given. Each mini game G _n is selected each time according to a random number after the mini game G _n−1 provided to the player before the end. At this time, in this game, the mini game occurrence probability table shown in FIG. 3 is prepared, and each mini game is selected with the occurrence probability recorded in this table.
[0018]
That is, the mini game occurrence probability table stores the occurrence (selection) probabilities in association with each of the predetermined types of mini games prepared in the game. In the game apparatus 10, two types of occurrence probabilities are stored in association with each mini game. One (occurrence probability 1) is associated with the keyboard and controller 26, and the other (occurrence probability 2) is associated with the microphone. That is, when the player connects a keyboard to the peripheral device interface 24 as the operation device 36 and plays a game using the keyboard, or when playing a game using the controller 26, each mini game is selected according to the occurrence probability 1. . When a player connects a microphone to the peripheral device interface 24 as the operation device 36 and plays a game using the microphone, each mini game is selected according to the occurrence probability 2. The microphone is used for the player to input a sound and to advance the game based on the sound recognition result, that is, to operate the game.
[0019]
In the mini game occurrence probability table, the occurrence probability of each mini game is set in advance according to the characteristics of each type of operation device. That is, if a certain type of operation device is inappropriate for the operation of a certain mini game, the occurrence probability of the mini game is set low, and the occurrence probability of other mini games is set higher accordingly. It has become. In this way, at the occurrence probability 1 and the occurrence probability 2, the occurrence probabilities of at least some of the mini games are different. For example, in the mini-game occurrence probability table shown in FIG. 3, reflecting that the mini-game C is not suitable for microphone operation (voice recognition), the occurrence is relatively low in association with the mini-game C. Probability is set.
[0020]
Here, the functional configuration of the game apparatus 10 will be described. FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram showing mainly the functions related to the present invention among the functions included in the game apparatus 10. As shown in the figure, the functions realized by the game apparatus 10 include a mini game data storage unit 40, an occurrence probability table storage unit 42, a mini game selection unit 44, an operation device type determination unit 45, and a mini game execution unit 48. Is included. The mini game selection unit 44 includes a random number generation unit 46. These functions are realized when the consumer game machine 38 executes a game program supplied by the DVD-ROM 34.
[0021]
Here, the mini game data storage unit 40 is mainly composed of the DVD-ROM 34 and the main memory 20, and stores data groups such as programs and image data related to predetermined types, for example, 10 types of mini games. Mini-games in which data such as programs are stored in the mini-game data storage unit 40 include those in which the superiority or inferiority of the operation by the operation device is determined and the game score is calculated according to the determination result.
[0022]
The occurrence probability table storage unit 42 is mainly configured by the DVD-ROM 34 and the main memory 20, and stores the mini game occurrence probability table shown in FIG. That is, the occurrence probability table storage unit 42 stores each occurrence probability of a predetermined type of mini game event in association with the keyboard and the controller 26, and is set to a predetermined type that is set to be partially different from the occurrence probability. Each occurrence probability of the mini game event is stored in association with the microphone.
[0023]
The operating device type determination unit 45 determines the type of operating device used by the player. At this time, according to the operation input by the player on the game option setting screen using the controller 26, the keyboard, or the microphone, the type of the operation device used by the player in the game may be determined or connected to the consumer game machine 38. The type of the operating device being used may be determined by a program and used as the type of operating device that the player uses in the game.
[0024]
The mini game selection unit 44 also includes one or a plurality of occurrence probabilities based on the occurrence probabilities stored in the occurrence probability 1 or the occurrence probability 2 corresponding to the type of the operation device determined by the operation device type determination unit 45. Select an event. At this time, the mini game selection unit 44 includes a random number generation unit 46, and selects a mini game according to the random number generated by the random number generation unit 46. The random number generation unit 46 includes, for example, a program that executes a known random number generation algorithm and its execution means. Note that the mini game occurrence probability table may store the occurrence probability of each mini game directly by the numerical value, or indirectly by storing a range of random numbers corresponding to each mini game. You may memorize in.
[0025]
The mini game execution unit 48 reads the data related to the mini game selected by the mini game selection unit 44 from the mini game data storage unit 40 and executes it to provide the player with the mini game. The player plays the mini game thus provided using the controller 26, the keyboard, or the microphone. In addition, the mini game execution unit 48 gives the mini game selection unit 44 an instruction to select the next mini game after each mini game ends. The mini game selection unit 44 selects a mini game to be executed next in response to the selection instruction. In addition to this, the mini-game selection instruction is also given to the mini-game selection unit 44, for example, at the start of the game or when selecting a mode in which the mini-game is continuously played.
[0026]
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of the game apparatus 10. The processing shown in the figure is executed when the mini game execution unit 48 sends a mini game selection instruction to the mini game selection unit 44, and the home game machine 38 is stored in the DVD-ROM 34. This is realized by executing a game program.
[0027]
As shown in the figure, in this process, the mini game selection unit 44 first acquires the type of the operation device used by the player in the game, which is determined by the operation device type determination unit 45 (S101). Next, the mini game selection unit 44 reads out the occurrence probability (1 or 2) corresponding to the type of the operation device from the occurrence probability table storage unit 42 (S102). Next, a random number is generated by the random number generator 46 (S103). Then, a mini game is selected according to the random number generated in S103 and the occurrence probability acquired in S102, and the selection result is notified to the mini game execution unit 48 (S104). In response to this, the mini game execution unit 48 reads data such as the program related to the mini game notified in this way from the mini game data storage unit 40 (S105), and executes it (S106).
[0028]
According to the game device 10 described above, the occurrence probability of each mini game can be made different when the player plays the game using the keyboard or the controller 26 and when the game is played using the microphone. As a result, the probability of occurrence of a mini game that is not suitable for play using a microphone can be suppressed, and the player can play the game suitably regardless of the type of operation device.
[0029]
The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment.
[0030]
For example, the present invention is not limited to the breeding simulation game, and can be applied to various types of games. Further, the present invention can be applied not only to selection of mini game events but also to selection of various events.
[0031]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, the probability of occurrence of a predetermined type of event can be made different depending on the type of operating device, so that a game can be enjoyed regardless of the type of operating device. .
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of a game device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating game progress.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a mini game occurrence probability table.
FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram of the game device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of the game device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
10 game devices, 12 buses, 14 microprocessors, 16 image processing units, 18 monitors, 20 main memory, 22 input / output processing units, 24 peripheral device interfaces, 26 controllers, 28 audio processing units, 30 speakers, 32 DVD playback units, 34 DVD-ROM, 36 operation device, 38 consumer game machine, 40 mini game data storage unit, 42 occurrence probability table storage unit, 44 mini game selection unit, 45 operation device type determination unit, 46 random number generation unit, 48 mini game Execution part.

Claims (6)

Operating device type determining means for determining the type of operating device used by the player;
First event occurrence probability storage means for storing each occurrence probability of a predetermined type of event in association with one or more types of operation devices;
Each occurrence probability of the predetermined type of event that is at least partially different from each occurrence probability of the predetermined type of event stored in the first event occurrence probability storage means is the type of the one or more operation devices. Second event occurrence probability storage means for storing in association with one or more types of operation devices different from
Based on the occurrence probability stored in the first event occurrence probability storage means or the second event occurrence probability storage means corresponding to the type of the operation device determined by the operation device type determination means. An event selection means for selecting an event;
A game apparatus comprising: The game device according to claim 1,
The operating device type determining means determines the type of operating device including a voice input device.
A game device characterized by that. The game device according to claim 1 or 2,
The event selection means includes random number generation means for generating a random number, and selects one or a plurality of events based on the generated random number.
A game device characterized by that. The game device according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
In the event, the superiority or inferiority of the operation by the operation device is determined.
A game device characterized by that. An operation device type determination step for determining the type of the operation device used by the player;
First event occurrence probability storage means for storing each occurrence probability of a predetermined type of event in association with one or more types of operation devices, or the predetermined type of event stored in the first event occurrence probability storage means Each occurrence probability of the predetermined type of event that is at least partially different from each occurrence probability is stored in association with one or more operation device types different from the one or more operation device types. An event selection step of selecting one or a plurality of events based on the occurrence probability stored in the second event occurrence probability storage means corresponding to the type of the operation device determined in the operation device type determination step;
A game machine control method comprising: Operating device type determining means for determining the type of operating device used by the player;
First event occurrence probability storage means for storing each occurrence probability of a predetermined type of event in association with one or more types of operation devices;
Each occurrence probability of the predetermined type of event that is at least partially different from each occurrence probability of the predetermined type of event stored in the first event occurrence probability storage means is the type of the one or more operation devices. Second event occurrence probability storage means for storing in association with one or more types of operation devices different from
Based on the occurrence probability stored in the first event occurrence probability storage means or the second event occurrence probability storage means corresponding to the type of the operation device determined by the operation device type determination means. Event selection means for selecting an event,
As a program to make the computer function as.

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