JP2008173366A - Game system, server device, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To surely detect a problem that an answer based on correct knowledge is defined as an incorrect answer in a quiz game. <P>SOLUTION: The game system 1 provided with a plurality of game terminals 10 and a server device 40 is provided. In each game terminal 10, the processor 150 sets a problem, receives an answer, generates quiz result data indicating the problem ID of the problem and whether or not the answer to the problem is a correct answer and transmits them to the server device 40. The server device 40 stores correct answer rate calculation indispensable data for each problem, and the processor 410 receives the quiz result data from each game terminal 10, updates the correct answer calculation indispensable data, calculates a correct answer rate using the latest correct answer rate calculation indispensable data, and transmits a problem setting inhibition list indicating the problem ID of the problem whose correct answer rate is out of a predetermined appropriate range to each game terminal 10. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a game system, a server device, and a program for causing a player to play a quiz game including a quiz.

Patent Document 1 describes a game system that allows a player to play a quiz game by executing a series of processes in which a question is given to a player and an answer to the question is received. In this game system, a question is selected from one genre selected by the player, and a question is given in a quiz.
JP 2006-055294 A

  By the way, the game system which makes a player play a quiz game must memorize | store at least the problem data showing the question to be asked and the correct answer data which shows the correct answer of a question for every problem. To store problem data and correct answer data, it is necessary to devise a problem and correct answer and generate problem data and correct answer data based on the proposed problem and correct answer. It is difficult to eliminate human error (for example, erroneous input). For this reason, there exists a possibility that a quiz may become an error.

  An incorrect quiz is a quiz in which an answer based on correct knowledge is incorrect. The quiz is erroneous when, for example, the correct answer indicated by the correct data corresponding to the problem data is not the correct answer of the problem represented by the problem data. As a specific example, there is a case where the question represented by the question data is “What are the three primary colors of light, red and blue?” And the correct answer indicated by the correct answer data corresponding to this question data is “red”.

  If a problem in which a quiz is wrong (hereinafter, referred to as “question unsuitable problem”) continues to be presented, there is a possibility that the player's willingness to play the quiz game may be reduced. Therefore, it is necessary to detect inappropriate questions. However, the conventional game system represented by the game system described in Patent Document 1 does not detect inappropriate questions. Therefore, a human matches the problem data with the correct answer data to detect an unsuitable question, but there is a risk of oversight.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a game system, a server device, and a program that can reliably detect an unsuitable problem.

The present invention will be described below. In order to facilitate understanding of the present invention, reference numerals in the accompanying drawings are appended in parentheses, but the present invention is not limited to the illustrated embodiment.
The present invention provides a game system that allows a player to play a quiz game including a quiz, and includes a plurality of game terminals (10) and a server device (40), and each of the plurality of game terminals (10) includes: A question blocking data receiving unit (150, SD1) that receives from the server device (40) a question blocking data for blocking specific questions in the quiz, and the question blocking data receiving unit (150, SD1). The question determination unit (150, SD2) for determining a question to be asked in the quiz based on the question blocking data received by the above), and the question determined by the question determination unit (150, SD2) in the quiz A question receiving unit (150, SD6) for giving a question to a player and receiving an answer to the question, and the question receiving unit (150, SD) ), A correct answer determination unit (150, SD10) for determining whether or not the answer received by the question is correct, an identifier of the question whose answer has been received by the question receiving unit (150, SD6), and the answer is correct A quiz result data transmission unit (150, SD18) that generates quiz result data indicating whether or not the quiz result data is transmitted to the server device (40), and the server device (40) includes the plurality of game terminals (10 ) Quiz result data receiving units (410, 420) for receiving quiz result data from each of the above, and correct rate calculation required data for storing correct rate calculation required data required for calculating the correct answer rate for each question Based on the quiz result data received by the data storage unit (430) and the quiz result data receiving unit (410, 420), the quiz result data is displayed. The correct rate calculation required data update unit (410, SA31) for updating the correct rate calculation required data for the problem of the identifier to be updated, and the correct rate rate calculation required updated by the correct rate calculation required data update unit (410, SA31) Using the data, the correct rate calculation unit (410, SA32) that calculates the correct rate of the problem corresponding to the correct rate calculation required data, and the correct rate calculated by the correct rate calculation unit (410, SA32) A correct answer rate appropriateness determining unit (410, SA4) that determines whether or not it is outside the determined appropriate range and the correct answer rate appropriateness determining unit (410, SA4) are determined to be outside the appropriate range. A question-preventing data transmitting unit (410, 420) for transmitting the question-preventing data with the specified problem as the specific problem to each of the plurality of game terminals (10). A game system (1) is provided.
According to this game system (1), it is possible to prevent questions having problems where the latest correct answer rate is outside the appropriate range. By the way, the question unsuitable problem is a problem in which the quiz is wrong. In the wrong quiz, the answer based on the correct knowledge becomes an incorrect answer, so the correct answer rate of the question unsuitable problem becomes extremely low. Therefore, according to this game system (1), by appropriately determining an appropriate range, it is possible to reliably detect an unsuitable question and prevent the question from being presented.
In addition, the prevention method of a question is arbitrary. For example, in a mode in which problem data representing a problem is stored in advance in each of the plurality of game terminals (10), the data for instructing the deletion of the problem data of the problem whose correct answer rate is outside the appropriate range is set as the question blocking data, Each of the game terminals (10) may delete the problem data according to the question prevention data from the server device (40). Further, for example, in the form in which the server device (40) transmits the problem data of the problem to be asked to the game terminal (10) to the game terminal (10) each time, the problem data of the problem whose correct answer rate is outside the appropriate range is displayed. The server device (40) may not be transmitted. The appropriate range may be determined for each problem or may be determined in common for all problems. Further, the number of questions to be asked in one quiz game may be one or plural.

In the game system (1), the server device (40) includes a difficulty level data storage unit (430) that stores difficulty level data indicating a difficulty level of a problem for each problem, and the appropriate The range is determined in advance according to the degree of difficulty of the problem, and the accuracy rate appropriateness determination unit (410, SA4) determines that the accuracy rate calculated by the accuracy rate calculation unit (410, SA32) is the accuracy rate. You may make it determine whether it is outside the said appropriate range predetermined according to the difficulty of the problem for which the correct rate was calculated by the calculation part (410, SA32).
According to this aspect, since the appropriate range is determined according to the difficulty level of the problem, it is possible to more reliably and promptly detect the question unsuitable problem.

In the game system (1), the question prevention data indicates an identifier of the specific question, and the question determination unit (150, SD2) receives the question prevention data as a question to be given in the quiz. The problem of the identifier not shown in the question blocking data received by the section (150, SD1) may be determined.
According to this aspect, in the aspect where problem data representing a problem is stored in advance in each of the plurality of game terminals (10), it takes time to delete, add, or update problem data in each game terminal (10). Without requiring work, it is possible to prevent questions that are inappropriate for questions. In addition, since the size of the data indicating the problem identifier is usually smaller than the size of the problem data, according to this aspect, communication between the server device (40) and each of the plurality of game terminals (10). The amount can be reduced.

Further, the present invention receives question blocking data for preventing a specific question from being given a question in the quiz, determines a question to be given in the quiz based on the received question blocking data, and determines the determined problem. The question is given to the player in the quiz, the answer to the question is accepted in the quiz, and the question identifier and the result of the question are determined based on the question identifier and the result of the determination of whether the answer is correct. In the server device (40) that provides a service to each of a plurality of game terminals (10) that generate and transmit quiz result data indicating that, the quiz result data from each of the plurality of game terminals (10) The quiz result data receiving unit (410, 420) for receiving the correct answer rate calculation essential data necessary for calculating the correct answer rate of the problem is stored for each question. Based on the quiz result data received by the quiz result data receiving unit (430) and the quiz result data receiving unit (410, 420), the correct rate calculation for the problem of the identifier indicated by the quiz result data is performed. Correct rate calculation using the correct rate calculation required data update unit (410, SA31) for updating required data and the correct rate calculation required data updated by the correct rate calculation required data update unit (410, SA31) Whether the accuracy rate calculation unit (410, SA32) that calculates the accuracy rate of the problem corresponding to the essential data and the accuracy rate calculated by the accuracy rate calculation unit (410, SA32) are outside a predetermined appropriate range. The correct answer rate is determined by the correct range by the correct answer rate appropriateness determination unit (410, SA4) for determining whether or not the correct answer rate is appropriate. A question-preventing data transmitting unit (410, 420) for transmitting the question-preventing data with the problem determined to be in the specific problem as the specific question to each of the plurality of game terminals (10). A server device (40) is provided.
The game system using this server device (40) has the same effect as the game system (1) described above.

Further, the present invention receives question blocking data for preventing a specific question from being given a question in the quiz, determines a question to be given in the quiz based on the received question blocking data, and determines the determined problem. The question is given to the player in the quiz, the answer to the question is accepted in the quiz, and the question identifier and the result of the question are determined based on the question identifier and the result of the determination of whether the answer is correct. And providing the service to each of the plurality of game terminals (10) that generate and transmit the quiz result data indicating that the correct answer rate calculation essential data essential for calculating the correct answer rate of the problem is provided for each problem. A computer having a stored correct answer rate calculation essential data storage unit (430) receives a quiz result data from each of the plurality of game terminals (10). Based on the quiz result data received by the quiz result data receiving unit (410, 420) and the quiz result data receiving unit (410, 420), it is necessary to calculate the accuracy rate for the identifier problem indicated by the quiz result data. The correct rate calculation required data update unit (410, SA31) for updating data and the correct rate calculation required data updated by the correct rate calculation required data update unit (410, SA31) are used. Correct rate calculation unit (410, SA32) for calculating the correct rate of the problem corresponding to the data, and whether the correct rate calculated by the correct rate calculation unit (410, SA32) is outside a predetermined appropriate range The correct answer rate is determined to be out of the appropriate range by the correct answer rate appropriateness determining unit (410, SA4) and the correct answer rate appropriateness determining unit (410, SA4). The question blocking data with the specific problem has been the problem determined to provide a program to function as the question blocking data transmission section (410, 420) to be transmitted to each of the plural game terminals (10).
The computer that executes this program has the same effects as the server device (40) described above.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a game system, a server device, and a program that can reliably detect an unsuitable question and automatically avoid a situation in which the unsuitable question continues to be presented.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The specific configuration described below is merely an example, and the present invention includes various forms obtained by modifying this specific configuration.

<1. Configuration>
<1-1. Game System>
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a game system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The game system 1 is a system that allows a player to play a quiz game including a plurality of quizzes. The quiz is a series of operations in which a questioner (game system 1 (specifically, a game terminal 10 described later)) gives a question and an answerer (player) answers. In the quiz game, a plurality of quizzes progress in order one by one. The present embodiment may be modified so that a plurality of quizzes progress in parallel in the quiz game.

  The player can use the game system 1 to play a desired type of quiz game among the two types of quiz games. One type of quiz game is a stand-alone game with one participant. The other type of quiz game is a multiplayer online game with a plurality of participants (specifically, 12). This embodiment may be modified so that the number of participants in a multiplayer game is 13 or more or 11 or less.

  A part of the game system 1 is provided in a game facility F (F1, F2, F3, etc.) such as a store where a player who visits plays a game. Specifically, each game facility F includes a LAN (Local Area Network) 25, one or a plurality of game terminals (computers) 10 connected to the LAN 25 and allowing the player to play a quiz game, the LAN 25, and the Internet 2. A router 20 to be connected is installed.

  The game terminal 10 is a terminal device (arcade game machine) that is used by a player and allows the player to play a quiz game. The game terminal 10 performs a game process including a quiz process that questions a problem and receives an answer from the player. The game process is a process for causing a player to play a quiz game.

  The router 20 has a function of constructing a VPN (Virtual Private Network) that is a virtual private network on the Internet 2. The game terminal 10 can communicate with other game terminals 10 in the game facility F where the game terminal 10 is installed via the LAN 25, while other game facilities via the LAN 25, the router 20, and the Internet 2. Communication with the game terminal 10 in F is possible.

  The game system 1 includes a server device 40 that provides various services described later to all game terminals 10, and a router 30 that connects the server device 40 and the Internet 2. The server device 40 can communicate with each game terminal 10 via the router 30 and the Internet 2. That is, the server device 40 and all the game terminals 10 can communicate with each other. The server device 40 is a single unit, but the present embodiment may be modified to configure the server device 40 with a plurality of units.

<1-2. Game terminal>
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an appearance of the game terminal 10 included in the game system 1. The player sees the image displayed on the screen 121 of the display unit (specifically, monitor) 120 provided on the case 110 and is provided on the case 110 in front of the case 110 of the game terminal 10. It is required to hear the sound emitted from the speaker 131 and touch the transparent touch panel 141 provided on the housing 110 and covering the screen 121.

  In the quiz, the player grasps the problem presented on the game terminal 10 based on the image displayed on the screen 121 and the sound emitted from the speaker 131, and touches the touch panel 141 to answer this problem. It is required to do.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the game terminal 10. As shown in this figure, the game terminal 10 includes a processor 150 that performs various processes to be described later, an operation unit 140 that is operated by a player and supplies operation data corresponding to the operation content to the processor 150, and image data from the processor 150. Display unit 120 that displays an image on screen 121 using sound, sound emitting unit 130 that emits sound from speaker 131 using audio data from processor 150, terminal storage unit 160 that stores various data, and communication interface 180 Have

  The operation unit 140 includes a touch panel 141. The touch panel 141 supplies operation data corresponding to the position touched by the player to the processor 150. The processor 150 is, for example, one or a plurality of CPUs (Central Processing Units), and performs game processing described later. The communication interface 180 transmits and receives signals to and from the LAN 25 and relays data between the processor 150 and the LAN 25. The processor 150 transmits and receives data to and from other devices using the communication interface 180. Note that this embodiment may be modified so that a video projector is used as the display unit 120. In this case, the screen on which the image is projected corresponds to the screen 121, and the operation unit 140 includes a keyboard, buttons, and the like.

  The storage area of the terminal storage unit 160 is divided into a volatile area RT1 in which a power source is indispensable for holding stored contents and a non-volatile area RT2 that is not. The non-volatile area RT2 is divided into a non-rewritable area RT21 in which stored contents cannot be rewritten and a non-rewritable area RT22 in which memory contents are not. The volatile area RT1 is realized by, for example, RAM (Random Access Memory), the non-rewritable area RT21 is realized by, for example, ROM (Read Only Memory), and the rewritable area RT22 is realized by, for example, a hard disk.

  A terminal-side quiz table QT1 is secured in the rewritable area RT22. The terminal-side quiz table QT1 indicates, for each problem, a problem ID for uniquely identifying the problem, quiz data for performing a quiz using the problem, genre data indicating the genre of the problem, and a question assignment format. The question format data is stored. The problem ID, genre, and problem format are common in the game system 1. That is, in the game system 1, it is guaranteed that the same problem ID problem is the same problem, the same problem genre is the same, and the same problem problem type is the same.

  The genre is a field of knowledge that asks the player, for example, sports or learning. Examples of the question format include an alternative format for answering a question by selecting one from a plurality of answer options, a typing format for answering a question by inputting characters, and the like. The genre and question format of each question is unchanged. It should be noted that the present embodiment may be modified to associate a plurality of genres and a plurality of question formats with one problem.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram schematically showing the structure of quiz data used in the game terminal 10. The quiz data includes problem data representing a problem, correct answer data representing a correct answer of the problem, and keyword group data representing a keyword group including a plurality of keywords (character strings) related to the quiz element. When the question format is an alternative format, the question includes a plurality of answer options, and the question data includes data representing a plurality of answer options. Only one of these multiple answer options is correct.

  The quiz element is an essential element for the quiz, and specifically, a question or a correct answer. When the question format is an alternative format, incorrect answers are also quiz elements. There are several types of keyword groups. Specifically, they are a problem-related keyword group including keywords related to the problem, a correct-related keyword group including keywords related to the correct answer, and an incorrect answer-related keyword group including keywords related to the incorrect answer. Thus, different types of keyword groups include keywords related to different quiz elements. The incorrect answer related keyword group exists only in the problem in which the question format is an alternative format.

  The quiz data includes problem-related keyword group data representing problem-related keyword groups and correct-answer-related keyword group data representing correct-answer-related keyword groups. Incorrect answer related keyword group data representing a correct answer related keyword group is included. Each keyword group data includes data representing the same keyword.

  The volatile area RT1 stores a terminal-side question prohibition list BL1 for prohibiting questions that are not appropriate questions and continuous correct answer number data C indicating the number of consecutive correct answers. Inappropriate questions are questions that are inappropriate for questions such as problems that cannot be answered correctly. The terminal-side question prohibition list BL <b> 1 is a list including problem IDs of inappropriate questions, and is distributed from the server device 40. By the way, as will be described later, in the quiz game, a plurality of questions are asked one by one in order. The number of consecutive correct answers has an initial value of 0, and is incremented by 1 every time a correct answer is given to the question that has been given. In the volatile region RT1, a collection processing completion flag FL described later and a codec dictionary table DT described later can be secured.

  A program P1 is stored in the non-rewritable area RT21. The program P1 is executed by the processor 150 and causes the game terminal 10 to perform game processing. The game process includes a terminal-side grouping process for forming a group with other game terminals 10, a single game process for causing a player to play a stand-alone game, and an online game process for causing a player to play a multiplayer online game. Is included.

  A group is a set of game terminals 10, and the same multiplayer online game progresses with game terminals 10 in the same group communicating with each other. The number of groups to which one game terminal 10 belongs is one. In each group, one of the game terminals 10 belonging to the group is a parent (master) game terminal 10 (parent terminal) that can directly transmit / receive data to / from all the other game terminals 10. The rest is a child (client) game terminal 10 (child terminal) in which the game terminal 10 that can directly transmit and receive data is only the parent terminal. In the following description, in each group, each game terminal 10 belonging to the group is referred to as a “member” of the group.

<1-3. Server device>
FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the server device 40 included in the game system 1. As shown in this figure, the server device 40 includes a processor 410 that performs various processes described later, a communication interface 420 that relays data between the processor 410 and the router 30, and a server storage unit 430 that stores various data. Is provided. The processor 410 is, for example, one or more CPUs, and can transmit and receive data to and from each game terminal 10 by using the communication interface 420.

  The storage area of the server storage unit 430 is divided into a volatile area RT3 in which a power source is indispensable for holding stored contents and a non-volatile area RT4 that is not. The volatile area RT3 is realized by a RAM, for example, and stores a server-side question prohibition list BL2. This server-side question prohibition list BL2 is read from the volatile area RT3 and distributed to each game terminal 10 as the terminal-side question prohibition list BL1. It should be noted that the present embodiment may be modified so that the server-side question prohibition list BL2 is stored in the nonvolatile area RT4 instead of the volatile area RT3. However, the storage area of the server-side question prohibition list BL2 must be a rewritable area.

  The non-volatile area RT4 is realized by a ROM or a hard disk, for example. In the non-volatile area RT4, a server side quiz table QT2 and a suitability determination table JT are secured. The server-side quiz table QT2 includes, for each question, a question ID, difficulty level data indicating the difficulty level of the problem, genre data, question format data, accuracy rate data indicating the accuracy rate of the problem, and the number of questions indicating the number of questions. Data, correct answer count data indicating the correct answer count of the problem, and codec decoding dictionary data indicating the codec dictionary are stored.

  The number of questions is the number of times the problem has been asked in all the multiplayer online games performed in the game system 1. The number of correct answers to the problem is the number of times the player has correctly answered the problem in the multiplayer online game in the entire game system 1. The correct answer rate of each question is variable, and is calculated by dividing the number of correct answers of the problem by the number of questions of the question. However, the correct answer rate of a problem with 0 questions is determined according to the difficulty level of the problem.

  The codec dictionary is a dictionary for encoding and decoding the data in transmission / reception of data between members, and the codec dictionary data is a set of data before encoding and data after encoding. It is data including plural. The codec dictionary is initially constructed by a process similar to the later-described construction process (step SA36 in FIG. 7) that does not prioritize correct data, and is reconstructed by the later-described update process (FIG. 7). The present embodiment may be modified so that quiz data is also stored in the server-side quiz table QT2, and the server-side quiz table is a superset of the terminal-side quiz table QT1.

  In the suitability determination table JT, appropriate range data indicating the range of the correct answer rate as the correct answer rate of the question of the difficulty level is stored for each difficulty level of the problem. The appropriate range data is used to identify a problem of a correct answer rate that is outside the range of an appropriate correct answer rate. In addition, since the appropriate range data also indicates the range of the incorrect answer rate as the correct answer rate of the problem of the corresponding difficulty level, it can be said to be data for identifying the correct answer rate problem within the incorrect answer rate range. .

  The nonvolatile area RT4 stores a program P2. The program P2 is executed by the processor 410 and causes the server apparatus 40 to perform server processing. The server process includes a server-side grouping process for grouping a plurality of game terminals 10, an update process for updating data stored in the server storage unit 430, and a terminal-side question prohibition list BL1 distributed to the game terminals 10. List distribution processing to be performed, and dictionary distribution processing to distribute code-encoded dictionary data to the game terminal 10 are included. These processes can be executed in parallel.

<2. Operation>
<2-1. Outline>
FIG. 6 is a sequence diagram showing an outline of the operation of the game system 1. As shown in this figure, while the game system 1 is operating, the server device 40 continues the server-side grouping process. On the other hand, the game terminal 10 performs processing according to the type of quiz game that the player intends to play (hereinafter referred to as “play target”). When the play target is a multiplayer online game, the processor 150 of the game terminal 10 first performs a terminal-side grouping process.

  In the terminal-side grouping process, the processor 150 first uses the display unit 120 and the operation unit 140 to allow the player to input a play name that is the name of the player in the multiplayer online game (user interface). I will provide a. The UI is arbitrary, and may be a software keyboard, for example. It should be noted that this embodiment may be modified so that the player selects from a number of pre-prepared play names, or a play name that the player has input or selected in the past using the game terminal 10 or another device. It is good also as a form which can be used.

  In the terminal-side grouping process, the processor 150 then transmits a grouping request for requesting grouping to the server device 40. On the other hand, the processor 410 of the server device 40 always executes server-side grouping processing, and when receiving a grouping request from the game terminal 10, performs grouping with the game terminal 10 as a population. Specifically, the processor 410 transmits an empty grouping response to the game terminal 10 that is the parent terminal of each group, and the game terminal 10 that is the parent terminal of the group to the game terminal 10 that is the child terminal of each group. A grouping response including data representing the communication address is transmitted. In the figure, after a grouping request is transmitted from the plurality of game terminals 10 belonging to the same group to the server device 40, the grouping request is transmitted from the server device 40 to the plurality of game terminals 10. An example is shown, but this is only an example.

  In the terminal-side grouping process, the processor 150 that has received a grouping response including data representing a communication address represents the play name input to itself (child terminal) to the game terminal 10 (parent terminal) of this communication address. Send play name data. Thereby, it is possible to cause the game terminal 10 to which the play name data is transmitted to know the communication address of the play name data transmission source. In this way, data can be transmitted and received directly between any game terminals 10 that belong to each group or indirectly via the game terminal 10 that is the parent terminal of the group.

  In the terminal-side grouping process, the processor 150 of the game terminal 10 that has received the play name data writes a set of the play name data and data representing the communication address of the transmission source in the volatile area RT1, and this set is stored. The game terminal 10 that knows the communication address is transmitted to all the game terminals 10 other than the game terminal 10 that is the transmission source of the data representing the play name. In the game terminal 10 that has received this set, this set is written in the volatile area RT1. In this way, a group is formed.

  By the way, of the data included in the set to be transmitted, data representing the communication address of the play name data transmission source is used only for identifying the play name data at the transmission destination of the set. That is, any data that enables identification of play name data at the transmission destination is sufficient. However, when data different from the data representing the communication address of the play name data is used, the game terminal 10 serving as the parent terminal is made to know the correspondence between this data and the data representing the communication address. There is a need.

  When the group is formed, the terminal-side group processing is completed at each member of the group. The processing related to the play name is necessary because the play names of all members of the group are displayed on the screen 121 of each member of the same group, and this embodiment is not performed so that such display is not performed. If it changes, the process regarding a play name will become unnecessary. In this case, arbitrary data is transmitted from the game terminal 10 serving as a child terminal to the game terminal 10 serving as a parent terminal instead of data representing a play name.

  When the play target is a multiplayer online game, the processor 150 of the game terminal 10 for which the terminal-side group processing has been completed performs online game processing (parent online game processing / child child) according to its own attribute (parent / child). Online game processing). The contents of each online game process are as described in detail later, and only the outline is described here.

  In the parent online game process, first, the processor 150 of the parent terminal transmits a list distribution request for requesting distribution of the terminal-side question-prohibited list BL1 to the server device 40. The processor 410 of the server device 40 performs list distribution processing each time it receives a list distribution request. That is, the server-side question prohibition list BL2 is read from the volatile area RT3, and is returned as the terminal-side question prohibition list BL1 to the sender of the list distribution request. The processor 150 of the parent terminal receives the returned terminal-side question prohibition list BL1 and overwrites it in the volatile area RT1, and based on this terminal-side question prohibition list BL1, a quiz game (in this case, a multiplayer participation type) Determine the content of the online game. That is, a predetermined number of question candidates (hereinafter referred to as “question candidates”) to be given in the quiz game are selected, and the order of these question candidates is determined. The prescribed number is a plurality equal to or more than the maximum number of questions to be asked in the quiz game, and is determined in advance.

  In the parent online game process, the processor 150 of the parent terminal then sends a dictionary distribution request for requesting distribution of the codec dictionary data representing the codec dictionary of the selected prescribed number of question candidates to the server device 40. Send. The dictionary distribution request includes the problem IDs of the selected predetermined number of question candidates, and these problem IDs are arranged in the order of the determined questions. The processor 410 of the server device 40 performs dictionary distribution processing each time a dictionary distribution request is received. That is, the codec decoding dictionary data corresponding to the prescribed number of problem IDs included in the dictionary distribution request is read from the server side quiz table QT2, and the dictionary distribution response in which these codec dictionary data are arranged in the above-mentioned question order is read. Generate and reply to the sender of the dictionary distribution request. The processor 150 of the parent terminal receives the returned dictionary distribution response, and stores the code decoding dictionary data in the dictionary distribution response in the code decoding dictionary table DT in association with the problem ID.

  On the other hand, in the child online game processing, the processor 150 of the child terminal first selects a plurality of problems in the parent terminal belonging to the same group, the question order of the plurality of problems, and the codec dictionary. Share with. When the above sharing is completed for all the child terminals belonging to the same group, a multiplayer online game with the determined content is performed in this group.

  When the multiplayer online game is completed, the processors 150 of all the members of the group in which this game was performed each transmit result data indicating the result of playing this game to the server device 40, and the online game. End the process. The result data is data for each player, and includes a set of problem IDs and correct / incorrect data indicating whether or not the problem is correctly answered with respect to all the questions presented in the completed multiplayer online game.

  The processor 410 of the server device 40 performs an update process each time it receives the result data. That is, the data stored in the server storage unit 430 is updated according to the received result data. As a result, the server side quiz table QT2 and the server side question prohibition list BL2 are updated. Note that the present embodiment may be modified so that the result data in all the game terminals 10 belonging to the same group is collected and transmitted to the server device 40 by the parent terminal of the group.

  On the other hand, when the play target is a stand-alone game, the processor 150 of the game terminal 10 performs a single game process. The contents of the single game process are as described in detail later, and only the outline is described here. In the single game process, the processor 150 of the game terminal 10 transmits the above list distribution request to the server device 40. As a result, the terminal-side question prohibition list BL1 is returned from the server device 40 to the game terminal 10. The processor 150 of the game terminal 10 receives the terminal-side question prohibition list BL1 and overwrites the volatile area RT1, and based on the terminal-side question prohibition list BL1, the content of the quiz game (here, a stand-alone game) To decide. And in this game terminal 10, the stand-alone type game of the determined content is performed. When the stand-alone game ends, the processor 150 of the game terminal 10 ends the single game process.

<2-2. Update process>
FIG. 7 is a flowchart of update processing performed in the server device 40. In the update process, the processor 410 of the server device 40 determines whether or not there is an unselected group among the plurality of groups included in the result data received from the game terminal 10 (SA1). If the determination result is negative, the processor 410 ends the update process.

  If the determination result of step SA1 is affirmative, the processor 410 first selects one unselected group from the plurality of groups (SA2). Next, the processor 410 updates the server side quiz table QT2 based on the selected set (SA3). The contents of this update process vary depending on the accuracy rate, as will be described later.

  In the update process of the server-side quiz table QT2, the processor 410 first increases the number of questions of the problem ID in the selected group (hereinafter referred to as “selected problem ID”) by 1, and the selected group Only when the correct / incorrect data indicates that the correct answer is correct, the correct answer count of the question of the selected question ID is increased by 1, so that it corresponds to the selected question ID data and the correct answer count data or the selected question ID. The question number of times data is updated (SA31).

  Next, the processor 410 calculates the correct answer rate of the question of the selected question ID using the server-side quiz table QT2, and updates the correct answer rate data so that the correct answer rate data corresponding to the selected question ID represents the correct answer rate. (SA32). Next, the processor 410 determines whether or not the correct answer rate of the question of the selected question ID is equal to or higher than a predetermined reference correct answer rate by updating the step SA32 (SA33).

  If the determination result of step SA33 is affirmative, the processor 410 performs a construction process that prioritizes correct data (SA34). Specifically, the code decoding dictionary for the problem of the selected problem ID is reconstructed so that the shortest encoded data corresponds to the pre-encoded data that matches the correct data corresponding to the selected problem ID. Thus, the server-side quiz table QT2 update process is completed. Note that the reconstruction of the codec dictionary refers to updating codec dictionary data representing the codec dictionary.

  If the determination result of step SA33 is negative, the processor 410 determines whether or not the correct answer rate of the question of the selected question ID has become less than a predetermined reference correct answer rate due to the update of step SA32 (SA35). . When the determination result is affirmative, the processor 410 performs a construction process that does not prioritize correct data (SA36). Specifically, the code decoding dictionary of the problem of the selection problem ID is reconstructed so that any post-encoding data corresponds to the pre-encoding data that matches the correct data corresponding to the selection problem ID. Thus, the server-side quiz table QT2 update process is completed. On the other hand, if the determination result of step SA35 is negative, the processor 410 ends the server-side quiz table QT2 update process.

  When the update processing of the server-side quiz table QT2 is finished, the processor 410 determines whether the correct answer rate of the question of the selected question ID is out of an appropriate range corresponding to the difficulty level of the problem based on the suitability determination table JT. Is determined (SA4). If the determination result is affirmative, the processor 410 updates the server-side question prohibition list BL2 (SA5). Specifically, the server-side question prohibition list BL2 is updated to include the selected question ID. Thereafter, the process returns to step SA1. Even when the determination result of step SA4 is negative, the process returns to step SA1.

  Thus, in the update process, the server-side quiz table QT2 is updated based on the result data received from the game terminal 10, and the server-side questions are prohibited so as to include the problem ID of the problem whose correct answer rate is outside the appropriate range. The list BL2 is updated. Note that the present embodiment may be modified so that the problem ID of a problem whose correct answer rate is within an appropriate range is deleted from the server-side question prohibition list BL2.

<2-3. Single game processing>
FIG. 8 is a flowchart of the single game process performed on the game terminal 10. In the single game process, the processor 150 of the game terminal 10 updates the terminal-side question prohibition list BL1 (SB1). Specifically, a list distribution request is transmitted to the server device 40, the terminal-side question prohibition list BL1 is received from the server device 40, and the received terminal-side question prohibition list BL1 is overwritten on the volatile area RT1.

  Next, the processor 150 determines the content of the stand-alone game based on the terminal side question prohibition list BL1 (SB2). Specifically, a UI for specifying the genre and the question format is provided, and when the genre and the question format are specified, all the questions of the specified genre and the question format are selected as a candidate selection population ( From this candidate selection population, a specified number of problems identified by the problem IDs not included in the terminal-side question prohibition list BL1 are respectively selected as question candidates and selected. The order of questions for the specified number of questions is determined. This selection and determination is performed using, for example, random numbers.

  When the question format is not specified, the question format is automatically determined, and a candidate selection population is determined based on the determined question format. In this case, the question format is determined using, for example, random numbers. If the genre is not specified, all the questions in the question format specified or determined in the above selection become the candidate selection population, and the selection of the question candidates from this candidate selection population is the genre and Is performed by a connection selection process for selecting a prescribed number of question candidates having different connections.

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart of the connection selection process included in the single game process. In the connection selection process, the processor 150 of the game terminal 10 first pays attention to one unfocused problem in the candidate selection population (SC1). Specifically, attention is paid to one problem ID that has not been noticed among the problem IDs in the terminal-side quiz table QT1. This one problem ID is determined using, for example, a random number. Next, the processor 150 selects the type of keyword group based on the designated or determined question format (SC2). For example, if the question format specified or determined is an alternative format, one is selected from the question related keyword group, the correct answer related keyword group, and the incorrect answer related keyword group. Note that the present embodiment may be modified so that a plurality of keywords are selected from these keyword groups.

  Next, the processor 150 specifies a search keyword (SC3). This identification is based on the keyword group data in the terminal-side quiz table QT1, and a keyword group of the same type as the selected type of keyword group is selected from the keyword group of the problem under attention (hereinafter referred to as “keyword selection mother”). This is performed by selecting one unselected keyword from this population. This selection is performed using a random number, for example. Note that this embodiment may be modified to specify a plurality of search keywords.

  Next, the processor 150 determines whether or not a specified number of problems can be selected as question candidates based on the terminal-side quiz table QT1, the terminal-side question prohibition list BL1, the search keyword, and the selected type (see FIG. SC4). Specifically, a problem (hereinafter referred to as a question format that is a designated or determined question format, the selected type of keyword group includes a search keyword, and the problem ID is not included in the terminal-side question prohibition list BL1) It is determined whether or not a “candidate problem” is included in the candidate selection population in a predetermined number or more.

  If the determination result of step SC4 is negative, the process returns to step SC3. That is, the processing of steps SC3 to SC4 is repeated until the determination result of step SC4 becomes affirmative. Since each of all the keyword groups of all the quiz data includes one keyword common to all these keyword groups, the determination result of step SC4 will become affirmative. If the determination result of step SC4 is affirmative, the processor 150 selects a prescribed number of candidateable problems as question candidates (SC5), and ends the connection selection process.

  By modifying this embodiment, when the specified or determined question format is an alternative format, the union of the correct answer related keyword group and the incorrect answer related keyword group may be used as the keyword selection population. Good. That is, a union of a plurality of types of keyword groups may be used as a keyword selection population. Further, the present embodiment may be modified so that keyword group data is prepared for each answer option.

  As shown in FIG. 8, when the content of the stand-alone game is determined, the processor 150 next specifies a question to be asked, which is a question to be given in the next quiz process (SB3). Specifically, among the unquestioned question candidates, the question candidate with the earliest question order is set as a question subject question. Next, the processor 150 executes a quiz process (SB4). The quiz process is a process for performing a quiz. In the quiz process, the processor 150 performs a question process for asking a question to be asked using the display unit 120 (SB4A), and performs a reception process for receiving a player's answer using the display unit 120 and the operation unit 140 (SB4B). ). The questioning process and the reception process are performed using quiz data (question data) for performing a quiz using a question target question. An example of the image displayed on the screen 121 at this time is shown in FIG.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of an image displayed on the screen 121 of the game terminal 10. This example is for the case where the specified or determined question format is an alternative format, and the character string “What is the image of Tokyo Station?” "Is displayed, and images of a plurality of answer options AS1 to AS4 are displayed in the lower display area in the screen 121. The player can select the answer option, that is, answer the question to be asked by touching the area occupied by the image of the desired answer option.

  In the reception process, the processor 150 determines whether or not the player's answer has been received (SB4B1). If the determination result is negative, whether or not the elapsed time from the start of the reception process has exceeded the time limit. (SB4B2), and if this determination result is negative, the process returns to step S4B1. That is, it waits for the player's answer until the player's answer is accepted (until the player answers) or until the elapsed time exceeds the time limit.

  The time limit is a predetermined time that is set in advance in order to limit the period during which an answer is received (selectable period), and is, for example, 60 seconds. The image displayed on the screen 121 includes an image (“09 seconds” in FIG. 10) indicating the remaining time until the elapsed time exceeds the time limit. In the present embodiment, the start time of the reception process and the start time of the quiz process are the same, but the reception process may be started after the start of the quiz process.

  When the determination result in step SB4B1 or step SB4B2 of the reception process becomes affirmative, the processor 150 ends the quiz process and performs the next process. Specifically, when the determination result in step SB4B2 is affirmative and the quiz process is terminated, that is, when the elapsed time exceeds the time limit and the quiz process is terminated, the processor 150 performs the incorrect answer process. (SB5). Specifically, a process for displaying on the screen 121 an image for informing that the answer is incorrect, a process for causing the speaker 131 of the sound generation unit 130 to emit a sound for notifying the incorrect answer, Performs processing to initialize the number of correct answers.

  On the other hand, when the determination result of step SB4B1 is affirmative and the quiz process is terminated, that is, when the answer is accepted and the quiz process is terminated, the processor 150 uses the accepted answer and the question to be asked. Whether or not the answer is correct is determined based on the correct answer data included in the quiz data for performing the quiz (SB6). If this determination result is negative, the process proceeds to step SB5. If the determination result is affirmative, the processor 150 performs correct answer processing (SB7). Specifically, a process for displaying on the screen 121 an image for informing that the answer is correct, a process for emitting a sound for notifying the correct answer from the speaker 131 of the sound generation unit 130, and the number of consecutive correct answers The number of consecutive correct answer number data C is updated so that increases by one.

  After completing the correct answer process or the incorrect answer process, the main processor 150 determines whether or not the next question can be given (SB8). The content of this determination should be determined appropriately according to the specifications of the quiz game. For example, if the quiz game is a game that ends after a certain number of quiz processes, it may be determined whether the completed quiz process has reached a certain number of times. Further, for example, if the quiz game is a game that ends within a certain period of time, it may be determined whether or not the elapsed time from the start of the quiz game is equal to or longer than the time limit.

  If the determination result of step SB8 is affirmative, the process returns to step SB3. That is, the processing of steps SB3 to SB8 is repeated until the determination result of step SB8 becomes negative. Note that the prescribed number is more than the maximum number of questions to be asked in the quiz game, so there is no shortage of questions to be asked. On the other hand, when the determination result of step SB8 is negative, the processor 150 displays the play result on the screen 121 using the display unit 120 (SB9), and ends the single game process.

<2-4. Parent online game processing>
FIG. 11 and FIG. 12 are diagrams each showing a part of a flowchart of the parent online game process performed at the game terminal 10. In the parent online game process, the processor 150 of the parent terminal updates the terminal side question prohibition list BL1 (SD1). This process is the same as step SB1 in FIG.

  Next, the processor 150 determines the contents of the multiplayer online game based on the terminal-side question prohibition list BL1 (SD2). This process is the same as step SB2. However, in step SD2, the processor 150 automatically determines the genre and the question format or only the question format without providing a UI for designating the genre and the question format.

  Next, the processor 150 acquires a codec dictionary (SD3). Specifically, first, the codec dictionary table DT is initialized, and then a dictionary distribution request having contents corresponding to the specified number of question candidates selected in step SD2 is transmitted to the server device 40, and then the server device. The dictionary delivery response sent back from 40 is received, and the prescribed number of codec dictionary data in the received dictionary delivery response and the prescribed number of problem IDs in the transmitted dictionary delivery request are placed in these arrangement positions. Based on the one-to-one correspondence, the code-decoding dictionary table DT is stored. The initialization of the code decoding dictionary table DT means that all data is deleted from the code decoding dictionary table DT.

  Next, the processor 150 notifies all the other members of the content of the determination in step SD2 and the code decoding dictionary acquired in step SD3 (SD4). Specifically, the problem IDs of the selected predetermined number of question candidates, data representing the question order of these question candidates, and codec dictionary data representing codec dictionaries of these question candidates, Send to members of Next, the processor 150 identifies a question to be asked, which is a question to be given in the next quiz process (SD5).

  Next, the processor 150 performs quiz processing (SD6) and answer collection processing for collecting answers accepted by other members (SE). Both processes are executed in parallel. The quiz process in step SD6 is the same as the quiz process in step SB4. An example of an image displayed on the screen 121 in this quiz process is shown in FIG.

  FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of an image displayed on the screen 121 of the game terminal 10. In this example, the determined question format is a typing format, the question to be asked is displayed in the upper display area of the screen 121, and the lower display area of the screen 121 is displayed. Displays a software keyboard. The question to be asked includes a character string “Abbreviation of United States of America” and a rotating cube image. On each face of the cube, all the characters included in the correct character string “USA” are drawn one by one. The player looks at the character string and image of the question to be asked, thinks about the answer character string, touches the area occupied by the desired key on the software keyboard, enters the character string one by one, and enters the answer character string Finally, by touching an area occupied by a predetermined key ("OK" key in the figure), the question to be asked can be answered. The character string of the input answer is displayed in a display area near the center of the screen 121 in the figure. In addition, in the area on the left side of the screen 121 in the drawing, the play names of players who are using members other than themselves are displayed. Note that the “delete” key in the figure is a key for deleting the last input character from the input character string.

  FIG. 14 is a flowchart of the answer collection process included in the parent online game process. The answer collection process starts simultaneously with the process corresponding to step SB4B2 (SD6B2). In the answer collection process, the processor 150 first secures a collection process completion flag FL indicating whether or not the process of collecting the answers accepted by other members is completed in the volatile area RT1, and sets the value to 0. (Not completed) (SE1).

  Next, the processor 150 determines whether or not answer data representing answers from all other members has been received (SE2). If this determination result is negative, the elapsed time from the start of the reception process is limited to the time limit. Is determined (SE3), and if the result of this determination is negative, the process returns to step SE2. That is, the processor 150 waits for answer data from other members until it receives answer data from all other members or until the elapsed time sufficiently exceeds the time limit.

  If the determination result in step SE2 or SE3 is affirmative, the processor 150 sets the value of the collection process completion flag FL in the volatile region RT1 to 1 (completed) (SE4), and ends the answer collection process. In the present embodiment, the reason why the determination result in step SE3 does not become positive when the elapsed time simply exceeds the time limit is to prevent collection omission due to processing delay and communication delay.

  In the quiz process (SD6) in FIG. 12, the processor 150 ends the quiz process when the determination result in the process (SD6B1) corresponding to step SB4B1 or the determination result in the process (SD6B2) corresponding to step SB4B2 becomes affirmative. Then, the following processing is performed. Specifically, when the answer is accepted and the quiz process is finished, the processor 150 refers to the code decoding dictionary of the question to be asked and encodes answer data representing the answer (SD7).

  Next, the processor 150 determines whether or not the collection processing completion flag FL is 1 (completed) (SD8). If this determination result is negative, the process returns to step SD8. That is, the processor 150 waits until the process of collecting the answers accepted by the other members is completed. Next, the processor 150 transmits its own answer data and collected answer data to all other members (SD9). These answer data are all encoded. In addition, it is good also as a form which abbreviate | omits this Embodiment and abbreviate | omits transmission to the said member about the answer data collected from the member of the transmission destination.

  Next, the processor 150 determines whether or not the answer is a correct answer based on the answer accepted by the processor 150 and the correct answer data included in the quiz data for performing the quiz using the question to be asked. (SD10). If the determination result is affirmative, the processor 150 refers to the code decoding dictionary of the question to be asked and decodes the collected answer data (SD11). Next, the processor 150 performs a correct answer process similar to step SB7 (SD12). However, in this correct answer processing, the processor 150 uses the display unit 120 to display not only the answer accepted by itself but also the answer accepted by other members on the screen 121. An example of the image displayed on the screen 121 at this time is shown in FIG.

  FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating an example of an image displayed on the screen 121 of the game terminal 10. In this example, the determined problem type is a typing type. As is clear from comparison with FIG. 13, in FIG. 15, the answer of the player who is using the members other than himself is displayed in the left area of the screen 121 in the figure. The display of these answers is performed so that it can be understood which answer is which player's answer.

  On the other hand, if the determination result in step SD10 is negative, the processor 150 refers to the code decoding dictionary of the question to be asked and decodes the collected answer data (SD13), and the same error as in step SB5. Correct answer processing is performed (SD14). However, in this incorrect answer process, the processor 150 causes the display unit 120 to display not only the answer accepted by itself but also the answer accepted by other members on the screen 121. The display of these answers is performed so that it can be understood which answer is which player's answer.

  On the other hand, if the determination result in step SD6B2 is affirmative and the quiz process is terminated, that is, if the elapsed time exceeds the time limit and the quiz process is terminated, the processor 150 first starts the collection process completion flag FL. Is 1 (completed) or not (SD15). If this determination result is negative, the process returns to step SD15. That is, the processor 150 waits until the process of collecting the answers accepted by the other members is completed. Next, the processor 150 determines whether or not the number of collected answers (answer data) is 0 (SD16). This determination result is affirmative only when the answer is not accepted by all members.

  If the determination result in step SD16 is negative, the processor 150 transmits its own answer data and collected answer data to all other members (SD17). This process is the same as the process of step SD9. Next, the process proceeds to step SD13. On the other hand, if the determination result of step SD16 is affirmative, the process proceeds to step SD14. That is, if no answer is accepted by any of the members, answer data transmission (S17) and answer data decoding (S13) are skipped.

  After completing the correct answer process or the incorrect answer process, the main processor 150 determines whether or not the next question can be given (SD17). If this determination result is affirmative, the process returns to step SD5. That is, the processes of steps SD5 to SD17 (and the answer collection process (SE)) are repeated until the determination result of step SB17 becomes negative. On the other hand, if the determination result of step SB8 is affirmative, the processor 150 performs an end process to end the parent online game process (SD18), and ends the parent online game process. In this end process, the processor 150 displays the result of the play on the screen 121 using the display unit 120, while transmitting result data representing the result of the play to the server device 40.

<2-5. Child online game processing>
FIGS. 16 and 17 are diagrams each showing a part of a flowchart of a child online game process performed at the game terminal 10. In the child online game process, the processor 150 of the child terminal first acquires the contents of the multiplayer online game and the codec dictionary from the parent terminal of the same group (SF1). Specifically, the question IDs of a predetermined number of question candidates selected at the parent terminal of the member, data representing the question order of these question candidates, and a codec dictionary representing a codec dictionary of these question candidates Data is received from the parent terminal.

  Next, the processor 150 identifies a question to be asked, which is a question to be given in the next quiz process (SF2). Next, the processor 150 performs a quiz process (SF3). The quiz process in step SF3 is the same as the quiz process in step SB4. In step SF3, an image similar to the image shown in FIG. In the quiz process of step SF3, the processor 150 ends the quiz process when the determination result in the process (SF3B1) corresponding to step SB4B1 or the determination result in the process (SF3B2) corresponding to step SB4B2 becomes affirmative. Perform the process.

  When the answer is accepted and the quiz process is finished, the processor 150 refers to the code decoding dictionary of the question to be asked and encodes answer data representing the answer (SD4). Next, the processor 150 transmits its encoded answer data to the parent terminal of the member (SD5). Next, the processor 150 determines whether or not answer data has been received from the parent terminal of the member (SF6). If the determination result is negative, the elapsed time from the start of the acceptance process in step SF3B is determined. It is determined whether the time limit is sufficiently exceeded (SF7). If this determination result is negative, the process returns to step SF6.

  When the answer data is received from the parent terminal of the member and the determination result in step SF6 becomes affirmative, the processor 150 refers to the code decoding dictionary of the question to be asked and decodes all the received answer data (SF8). ) Based on the self answer data and the correct answer data included in the quiz data for performing the quiz using the question to be asked, it is determined whether or not the self answer is correct (SF9). On the other hand, when the elapsed time sufficiently exceeds the time limit and the determination result in step SF7 becomes affirmative, the process proceeds to step SF9.

  If the determination result of step SF9 is affirmative, the processor 150 performs the same correct answer process as step SD12 of FIG. 12 (SF10). On the other hand, if the determination result of step SF9 is negative, the processor 150 performs the same incorrect answer process as step SD14 of FIG. 12 (SF11). On the other hand, when the elapsed time exceeds the time limit and the quiz process ends, the processor 150 performs the same process as steps SF6 to SF8 (SF12 to SF14). When this process ends, the process proceeds to step SF11.

  After completing the correct answer process or the incorrect answer process, the processor 150 determines whether or not the next question can be given (SF15). If the determination result is affirmative, the process returns to step SF2. That is, the processing of steps SF2 to SF15 is repeated until the determination result of step SF15 is negative. On the other hand, if the determination result of step SF15 is affirmative, the processor 150 performs the same end process as the above-described end process (SD18) (SF16), and ends the child online game process.

<3. Effect>
Hereinafter, effects obtained in the present embodiment will be described. If any of the effects described below is unnecessary, a configuration other than the configuration that provides the required effect may be removed from the game system 1.

In the present embodiment, the game terminal 10 includes a processor 150 and a terminal storage unit 160. The terminal storage unit 160 includes keyword group data representing a keyword group including a plurality of keywords for each problem, and problem data representing a problem. The correct answer data indicating the correct answer of the problem and the genre data indicating the genre of the problem are stored, and the processor 150 uses the program P1 stored in the terminal storage unit 160 to receive the player's answer in each quiz. (SB4B, SD6B), a process for determining whether or not the answer accepted in each quiz is a correct answer using correct data representing the correct answer of the question presented in the quiz (SB6, SD10), one search keyword Process for dynamically specifying (SC3), a keyword group including the specified search keyword A process of selecting a plurality of problems whose keyword group data is stored in the terminal storage unit 160 (SC5), and using the problem data representing each of the selected problems in one quiz game A process for giving questions (SB4A, SD6A) is performed.
That is, in the game terminal 10, in each quiz game, one search keyword is dynamically specified, and a plurality of problems connected by the specified search keyword are presented. Therefore, according to the game terminal 10, it is possible to improve the game performance of the quiz game using the connection between a plurality of questions to be asked as game elements.

  Moreover, in the game terminal 10, since neither question data nor correct answer data serves as keyword group data, it does not need to reduce the freedom degree of the data format of question data and correct answer data. For example, data representing an image can be used as problem data.

  In the present embodiment, there are a plurality of types of keyword groups corresponding to each problem. Each of the plurality of types of keyword groups includes keywords related to different quiz elements, and the processor 150 of the game terminal 10 Uses the program P1 stored in the terminal storage unit 160 to perform a process (SC2) for selecting one type from the plurality of types and a problem to be selected in the process (SC5) for selecting a plurality of problems. Is limited to the problem that the keyword group data representing the selected type of keyword group including the specified search keyword is stored in the terminal storage unit 160. Therefore, according to the game terminal 10, what kind of quiz element is focused on and a plurality of problems are connected becomes a game element, and the game performance of the quiz game can be further improved.

  In the present embodiment, genre data indicating the genre of the problem is stored in the terminal storage unit 160 separately from the keyword group data for each problem, and the processor 150 of the game terminal 10 selects one genre. Process for specifying (SB2, SD2), process for selecting a plurality of problems in which genre data representing the specified genre is stored in terminal storage unit 160 (SB2, SD2), and a plurality of problems selected here Are processed (SB4A, SD6A) in one quiz game using problem data representing each problem. Therefore, according to the game terminal 10, in each quiz game, a plurality of problems selected from one specified genre or a plurality of problems having a connection different from the genre can be presented.

<4. Modification>
The embodiment described above may be modified as described below.
<4-1. Modification 1>
For example, as illustrated in FIG. 18, for each problem, the head of the encoded data corresponding to the same pre-encoding data as the correct data among the first bits of all the encoded data of the code decoding dictionary data. The codec dictionary may be constructed so that only the bit has a specific value (“1” in the figure). When constructed in this way, as illustrated in FIG. 19, among the encoded data included in each codec dictionary data, the encoded data corresponding to the pre-encoding data identical to the correct data, The different encoded data may be the shortest.

  By constructing a codec dictionary as illustrated in FIGS. 18 and 19, if the answer data to be transmitted / received between members is correct data, only the first bit of the encoded answer data is transmitted. It is possible to provide a game system in a completed form. FIG. 20 shows a part of the flowchart of the parent online game process performed by the parent terminal in this mode, and FIG. 21 shows a part of the flowchart of the child online game process performed by the child terminal in this mode. Parts not shown in FIGS. 20 and 21 are the same as those in FIGS. 12 and 17.

  In this form, it is possible to determine whether or not the answer is correct only by referring to the first bit of the answer data after encoding (step SG1 in FIG. 20 and step SH1 in FIG. 21). Also, in this form, when the answer data representing the answer accepted by the child terminal is correct answer data, not the answer data after encoding but the member's parent terminal using only the first bit of this data as answer data (Step SH2 in FIG. 21), and the parent terminal can decode this 1 bit to obtain correct data (step SG3 in FIG. 20 and step SG4 in FIG. 20). The same applies to the answer data representing the answer accepted by the parent terminal (step SG2 in FIG. 20, step SH3 in FIG. 21, and step SH4 in FIG. 21).

<4-2. Modification 2>
In addition, for example, a set included in the result data transmitted from the game terminal 10 to the server device 40 includes answer data representing an answer received by the game terminal 10 for the question of the problem ID in the set, In the server device 40, short post-encoding data is used for pre-encoding data that is the same as answer data that represents answers that are frequently input, and pre-encoding data that is the same as answer data that represents answers that are input less frequently. The codec dictionary in question may be reconstructed by associating long post-encoding data. In other words, the codec / decoding dictionary in question may be reconstructed so that the length of the encoded data becomes the length corresponding to the input frequency of the answer to the problem. This may be used when the correct answer rate of the problem is less than the reference correct answer rate, or may be executed regardless of the correct answer rate of the problem.

<4-3. Modification 3>
For example, for a problem in which the number of questions exceeds a certain number, the accuracy rate calculated when the number of questions is a certain number may be maintained. In this case, by appropriately setting a certain number, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of a situation in which the correct answer rate of the problem increases when the same player repeatedly answers the same problem.

<4-4. Modification 4>
For example, when part or all of the problem data is data representing a character string, the part or all of the problem data may be used as the problem-related keyword group data. That is, the problem data may also serve as the problem related keyword group data. Furthermore, part or all of the above may be limited to data representing a character string displayed on the screen 121. Moreover, you may perform the deformation | transformation similar to these deformation | transformation about various keyword group data.

<4-5. Modification 5>
For example, the contents of the quiz game may be dynamically controlled. Specifically, during a multiplayer online game, the parent terminal selects a question to be asked from a specified number of question candidates each time a quiz is processed, and the result of this selection is sent to all child terminals that are members. Notification may be made, and in accordance with this notification, all members may ask the question to be asked in the next quiz process. If it is this form, by setting the specified number sufficiently large, for example, when all the players participating in the multiplayer online game have reached the last quiz with all questions incorrect, It is possible to control that the problem of the last quiz is a problem with a relatively low difficulty level or a problem with a relatively high accuracy rate. According to this control, the possibility that the game performance is significantly impaired is reduced.

<4-6. Other variations>
For example, a game system may be used in which arbitrary game terminals communicate with each other not on a parent-child (master / client) relationship. In this case, the communication address of each member is shared by all members. For example, a home game machine may be adopted as the game terminal 10. In this case, the game terminal 10 is installed in the home. For example, a portable game machine may be adopted as the game terminal 10. In this case, the game terminal 10 is carried by the player.

It is a figure showing composition of game system 1 concerning an embodiment of the invention. It is a figure which shows the external appearance of the game terminal 10 contained in the game system 1. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a game terminal 10. FIG. It is a figure which shows typically the structure of the quiz data used with the game terminal. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the server apparatus 40 contained in the game system 1. FIG. 3 is a sequence diagram illustrating an outline of the operation of the game system 1. 4 is a flowchart of update processing performed in the server device 40. 4 is a flowchart of a single game process performed on the game terminal 10. It is a flowchart of the connection selection process included in a single game process. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of an image displayed on a screen 121 of the game terminal 10. FIG. It is a figure which shows a part (first half) of the flowchart of the parent online game process performed with the game terminal. It is a figure which shows a part (latter half) of the flowchart of a parent online game process. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of an image displayed on a screen 121. FIG. It is a flowchart of the answer collection process included in the parent online game process. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of an image displayed on a screen 121. FIG. It is a figure which shows a part (first half) of the flowchart of the child online game process performed with the game terminal. It is a figure which shows a part (second half) of the flowchart of child online game processing. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating the modification 1 of this Embodiment. FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram for explaining a first modification. It is a figure which shows a part of flowchart of the parent online game process which a parent terminal performs in the modification 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows a part of flowchart of the child online game process which a child terminal performs in the modification 1.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game system 10 Game terminal 120 Display part 130 Sound emission part 150,410 Processor 160 Terminal storage part 180,420 Communication interface 40 Server apparatus 430 Server storage part P1, P2 Program

Claims (5)

In a game system that allows a player to play a quiz game including a quiz,
Multiple gaming devices,
A server device,
Each of the plurality of game terminals includes:
A question-preventing data receiving unit for receiving question-preventing data for preventing a specific problem from being given in the quiz from the server device;
Based on the question blocking data received by the question blocking data receiving unit, a question question determining unit that determines a question to be asked in the quiz;
In the quiz, a question accepting unit that issues a question determined by the question determining unit to the player and receives an answer to the question;
A correct answer determination unit that determines whether or not the answer received by the question receiving unit is a correct answer;
A quiz result data transmitting unit that generates an identifier of a question for which an answer has been accepted by the question accepting unit and whether or not the answer is correct and transmits the quiz result data to the server device;
The server device
A quiz result data receiving unit capable of receiving quiz result data from each of the plurality of game terminals;
For each problem, a correct rate calculation required data storage unit storing correct rate calculation required data required for calculating the correct rate of the problem,
Based on the quiz result data received by the quiz result data receiving unit, a correct rate calculation required data update unit that updates the correct rate calculation required data for the problem of the identifier indicated by the quiz result data;
Using the correct rate calculation required data updated by the correct rate calculation required data update unit, a correct rate calculation unit that calculates the correct rate of the problem corresponding to the correct rate calculation required data;
A correct rate appropriateness determining unit that determines whether or not the correct rate calculated by the correct rate calculating unit is outside a predetermined appropriate range;
A question-preventing data transmitting unit for transmitting the question-preventing data with the specific question as a problem determined by the correct-answer-property determining unit to be out of the appropriate range, to each of the plurality of game terminals; Comprising
A game system characterized by that. The server device
For each problem, it has a difficulty data storage unit that stores difficulty data indicating the difficulty of the problem,
The appropriate range is predetermined according to the difficulty level of the problem,
The accuracy rate suitability determination unit is such that the accuracy rate calculated by the accuracy rate calculation unit is out of the appropriate range predetermined according to the difficulty level of the problem for which the accuracy rate is calculated by the accuracy rate calculation unit. Whether or not
The game system according to claim 1. The question blocking data indicates an identifier of the specific problem,
The question determination unit determines an identifier problem that is not indicated in the question blocking data received by the question blocking data reception unit as a question to be asked in a quiz;
The game system according to claim 1. The question prevention data for preventing a specific question from being given in the quiz is received, the question to be given in the quiz is determined based on the received question prevention data, and the determined question is given to the player in the quiz. The quiz result data indicating the answer of the question and the result of the quiz based on the identifier of the question and the result of the determination as to whether or not the answer is correct. In a server device that provides a service to each of a plurality of game terminals that generate and transmit
A quiz result data receiving unit capable of receiving quiz result data from each of the plurality of game terminals;
For each problem, a correct rate calculation required data storage unit storing correct rate calculation required data required for calculating the correct rate of the problem,
Based on the quiz result data received by the quiz result data receiving unit, a correct rate calculation required data update unit that updates the correct rate calculation required data for the problem of the identifier indicated by the quiz result data;
Using the correct rate calculation required data updated by the correct rate calculation required data update unit, a correct rate calculation unit that calculates the correct rate of the problem corresponding to the correct rate calculation required data;
A correct rate appropriateness determining unit that determines whether or not the correct rate calculated by the correct rate calculating unit is outside a predetermined appropriate range;
A question-preventing data transmitting unit for transmitting the question-preventing data with the specific question as a problem determined by the correct-answer-property determining unit to be out of the appropriate range, to each of the plurality of game terminals; Comprising
The server apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned. The question prevention data for preventing a specific question from being given in the quiz is received, the question to be given in the quiz is determined based on the received question prevention data, and the determined question is given to the player in the quiz. The quiz result data indicating the answer of the question and the result of the quiz based on the identifier of the question and the result of the determination as to whether or not the answer is correct. Correct rate calculation required data that provides services to each of a plurality of game terminals that generate and transmit and stores required correct rate calculation required data for calculating the correct answer rate of each problem. A computer having a storage unit;
A quiz result data receiving unit for receiving quiz result data from each of the plurality of game terminals;
Based on the quiz result data received by the quiz result data receiving unit, a correct rate calculation required data update unit that updates the correct rate calculation required data for the problem of the identifier indicated by the quiz result data;
Using the correct rate calculation required data updated by the correct rate calculation required data update unit, a correct rate calculation unit that calculates the correct rate of the problem corresponding to the correct rate calculation required data;
A correct rate appropriateness determining unit that determines whether or not the correct rate calculated by the correct rate calculating unit is outside a predetermined appropriate range;
The question prevention data transmission unit that transmits the question prevention data, which is the specific problem as a problem determined by the accuracy rate appropriateness determination unit to be out of the appropriate range, to each of the plurality of game terminals. A program to function.

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