JP2010035565A - Game machine and computer program for controlling game - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine which executes a game requiring operation based on a rhythm other than the rhythm of a music outputted as a BGM. <P>SOLUTION: The game machine 1 comprises an operation section 3 which receives operation by a player, a monitor 2 which displays a game screen 4 including a meet zone 12 periodically varying within a meet gauge 8, a variation control section 20 which determines a rhythm pattern periodically varying the meet zone 12 and controls the variation of the meet zone 12 on the basis of the determined rhythm pattern, a variation stop section 20 which when stop operation is performed by the player, stops the variation of the meet zone 12 in the state when the stop operation is performed, and a game result processing section 20 which performs a processing having an influence on the result of the game, on the basis of the state when the meet zone 12 is stopped. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a game machine that executes a game that progresses according to an operation of a player, and a computer program that controls the game.

For example, a golf game is known as a game that progresses in response to a player's operation. In the conventional golf game, the power zone of the power gauge indicating the power at the time of shot is determined by the operation related to the power determination, and the other cursor provided in the power zone starts moving toward the meet zone. The moving cursor is configured to stop at the meet zone. Then, the result of the shot is obtained based on the relationship between the meet zone and the stop position of the cursor. In such a golf game, a golf game is known in which the width of the meet zone varies depending on the type of golf club used (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2002-35417 A

  However, in the conventional golf game, timing is required to stop the power zone and the cursor at a better position, but a sense of rhythm is not required for the operation to stop. There is no game that causes the player to operate based on a rhythm other than the rhythm of music output as BGM.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a game machine that executes a game that requires an operation based on a rhythm other than the rhythm of music that is output as BGM, and a computer program that controls the game.

  The present invention solves the above-described problems by the following means. 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.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, a game machine (1) of the present invention is a game machine in which a game that progresses according to a player's operation is performed, and an operation unit (3) that receives the player's operation, A change notification unit (2) for notifying the player of the change of the change unit (12, 100, 110, 120) that changes to the above, and a rhythm pattern that periodically changes the change unit, and the determined rhythm pattern And a variation stop unit (20) for controlling the variation of the variation unit, and a variation stop unit (20) for stopping the variation of the variation unit in the state at the time of the stop operation when the player performs a stop operation. ) And a game result processing unit (20) for performing processing that affects the game result based on the stopped state of the changing unit.

  According to the game machine of the present invention, the variation unit is periodically varied based on a predetermined rhythm pattern under the control of the variation control unit, and the variation notification unit notifies the player of the variation of the variation unit, Changes are sensed by the player. When there is a stop operation by the player, the change stop unit stops the change of the change unit when the stop operation is performed, and the game result is determined based on the change unit stopped by the game result determination unit. The Therefore, if the changing unit is set so that a state advantageous to the game result and a disadvantageous state are periodically changed, an advantageous game result can be obtained when stopped in an advantageous state. Since the changing part changes according to a predetermined rhythm pattern, a sense of rhythm is required for the stop operation of the player so that the change of the changing part is stopped in a state advantageous to the game result. Since the change notification unit notifies the player of the change of the change unit, the player can grasp the change rhythm and measure the operation timing. Accordingly, it is possible to provide a game machine in which a game that requires an operation based on a rhythm other than the rhythm of music output as BGM is executed.

  The fluctuation of the fluctuation part notified by the fluctuation notification part includes, for example, a visual fluctuation displayed on the screen and a physical fluctuation of the physical configuration. Moreover, the aspect of a fluctuation | variation part and a fluctuation | variation alerting | reporting part includes the case where a fluctuation | variation part is a part of fluctuation | variation alerting | reporting part, and the case where it is all. Visual variations include a dynamic variation in which the direction and position of the variable portion change and a static variation in which the size and shape change without changing the position of the variable portion. . The physical variation includes, for example, a variation in vibration of a physical body that contacts the player, a variation in position, and the like, and the variation is detected by the player's sense of touch. The mode in which the rhythm pattern is determined includes a case in which a plurality of rhythm patterns are stored in advance in the game machine, and when the stored rhythm pattern is determined, and parameters for determining the rhythm pattern are determined depending on the game situation or a predetermined operation. The case where the rhythm pattern is determined by being sequentially determined is included. “Effects the game result based on the stopped state” means that the position and shape of the stopped variable part directly affect the game result, and that further operations are performed on the stopped variable part. And the case where the result of the further operation affects the game result.

  The variation notification unit includes a display unit that displays a game screen including the variation unit that periodically varies within a predetermined variation range, and the variation of the variation unit is repeated with respect to a predetermined direction centering on a reference unit. The variation control unit may determine the rhythm pattern by determining a magnitude of displacement with respect to the reference unit and a repetition rate of the variation. As a result, the game screen displays a variable portion that repetitively moves around the reference portion according to a predetermined rhythm pattern, and the aspect of the repetitive movement is specified by the magnitude of the displacement with respect to the reference portion and the repetition speed. The mode of repetitive motion can be changed by changing the size and the repetition speed. For example, by associating the magnitude of the displacement corresponding to various game situations and the speed of repetition in advance, the variation control unit causes the magnitude of the displacement and the speed of repetition of the variation according to the game situation of the game. May be determined. The game situation includes various situations in the game such as weather and the number of operations, as well as situations according to the player such as the player's physical strength and skills.

  A basic rhythm pattern storage unit (21) for storing a plurality of types of basic rhythm patterns specified by the magnitude of the displacement and the repetition speed of the variation; at least one of the game situation and the plurality of types of basic rhythm patterns; A situation rhythm pattern storage unit (21) that stores a situation rhythm pattern composed of one basic rhythm pattern in association with the situation rhythm pattern, the fluctuation control unit being associated with the game situation. May be determined by referring to the situation rhythm pattern storage unit, and the changing unit may be changed by repeating the determined situation rhythm pattern. As a result, a complex rhythm pattern combining a basic rhythm pattern that is a single rhythm pattern can be set as a situation rhythm pattern, and a complicated movement can be caused by the variable portion.

  In the above configuration, the situation rhythm pattern is configured by combining at least one situation parameter value related to the game situation of the game and the at least one basic rhythm pattern, and the variation control unit is associated with the game situation. The situation rhythm pattern may be determined by searching for the situation rhythm pattern and determining the at least one situation parameter value according to the game situation. Thereby, a different situation rhythm pattern can be determined each time depending on the game situation. As the situation parameter value, a weather situation in the game, a skill level of the player, or the like may be adopted.

  The form for determining the situation rhythm pattern is not limited to the above form. For example, the game situation includes a plurality of individual situations relating to the game, and each of a plurality of types of basic rhythm patterns specified by the magnitude of the displacement and the speed of repetition of the variation, and the game situation. A situation basic rhythm pattern storage unit that stores each of the plurality of individual situations in association with each other, and the variation control unit refers to the situation basic rhythm pattern storage unit to determine the plurality of individual situations in the game situation; A situation rhythm pattern may be determined by combining the basic rhythm patterns corresponding to each situation, and the changing portion may be varied by repeating the determined situation rhythm pattern. A situation rhythm pattern storage unit for storing each of the plurality of kinds of game situations and each of the plurality of kinds of situation rhythm patterns specified by the magnitude of the displacement and the speed of repetition of the variation; The variation control unit determines the situation rhythm pattern according to the game situation with reference to the situation rhythm pattern storage unit, and varies the variation unit by repeating the decided situation rhythm pattern. May be.

  The game result processing unit may perform a process that affects the game result based on an operation performed by the player with respect to the changing unit stopped by the stop operation. Thereby, in addition to the stop operation for stopping the variable part, it is possible to provide a game that also requires operation skills for the stopped variable part.

  An example of such a game is a golf game. For example, in the game, a gauge (6) provided so that a power zone (7) indicating a shot power and a meet zone (8) are adjacent to each other is displayed on the game screen. Enlarging from the initial position (10a), the power determining operation stops the expansion of the power zone and the magnitude of the power is determined. When the power is determined, a predetermined moving object (11) toward the meat zone Starts moving, the moving object is stopped by a shot operation, and the shot result is determined according to the determined power and the relationship between the position of the moving object and the position of the meat zone And the variation control unit varies the meet zone as the variation unit, and the variation stop unit If there is word operations, the stops the change of the meat zone as stop operation in a state when the power operation has been, may start the expansion of the power zone.

  The speed at which the fluctuation is repeated is the time taken for one fluctuation, and an interval until the next fluctuation may be further set in the basic rhythm pattern. Thereby, the rhythm which fluctuates intermittently can be expressed.

  In addition, the game machine of the present invention has a vibrator whose vibration mode is determined by a vibration strength, a vibration length, and a vibration interval, and the magnitude of the displacement of the basic rhythm pattern is the vibration strength. A vibrator control unit for controlling the vibration of the vibrator according to the basic rhythm pattern by setting the repetition speed as the vibration length and setting the interval until the next fluctuation occurs as the vibration interval. You may have. In this case, a case where only a part of the game machine (for example, an operation unit) is vibrated and a case where the whole game machine is vibrated are included. For example, when the game machine is a mobile phone, the vibration of the vibrator provided in the mobile phone is generally controlled based on three parameters: vibration intensity, vibration length, and vibration interval. . Accordingly, each parameter set in the basic rhythm pattern can be used as a parameter for vibrating the existing vibrator as it is by the vibrator control unit, and the vibration of the vibrator can be linked to the movement of the meat zone.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, a computer program according to the present invention is a computer program for executing a game that progresses in accordance with an operation of a player on the game machine (1). An operation unit (3) that receives the change, a change notification unit (2) that notifies the player of the change of the change unit (12) that changes periodically, and a rhythm pattern that changes the change unit periodically, Based on the determined rhythm pattern, a variation control unit (20) for controlling variation of the variation unit, and when a stop operation is performed by the player, the variation of the variation unit is stopped in a state at the time of the stop operation. Based on the change stop unit (20) and the stopped state of the change unit, the change stop unit (20) is configured to function as a game result processing unit (20) that performs a process that affects the game result. It is. By running the computer program of the present invention, the game machine of the present invention can be realized.

  As described above, according to the present invention, a game screen including a periodically varying portion is displayed on the display portion, the variation varies based on a predetermined rhythm pattern, and the player can stop the variation. When a stop operation is performed, a process that affects the game result is performed based on the state of the variable part stopped in the state at the time of the stop operation, thereby performing a process based on a rhythm other than the music rhythm output as BGM. It is possible to provide a game machine or the like on which a game requiring operation is executed.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an embodiment of a game machine 1 according to the present invention. A game machine 1 according to the present invention is a portable phone including a monitor 2 and an operation unit 3 operated by a player. A game screen 4 of the game of the present invention is displayed on the monitor 2. The game of the present invention is a golf game in which a player plays a golf with a golfer GF displayed on the game screen 4 to obtain a score. On the game screen 4 showing a shot scene where the golfer GF takes a shot, in addition to the golfer GF, a field part 5 showing the golf course, and a gauge display part 6 that changes according to a shot operation for causing the golfer GF to perform a shot. Is displayed. The shot operation includes three types of operations including a power operation, a power determination operation, and a meet operation by operating the operation button 3a. Each operation will be described later.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the gauge display unit 6 includes a power gauge unit 7 and a meet gauge unit 8 as a variation range. The power gauge section 7 shows a power zone 10 indicating the magnitude of shot power when a shot is taken. The power zone 10 is enlarged from the initial position 10a toward the maximum position 10b by the player's power operation, and the change of the power zone 10 is stopped by the power determination operation, and the range of the power zone 10, that is, the power is determined. The power zone 10 is repeatedly enlarged and reduced between the initial position 10a and the maximum position 10b until a power determination operation is performed. A cursor 11 is provided at the tip of the power zone 10 opposite to the meat gauge portion 8, and when power is determined, movement starts along the gauge display portion 6 toward the meat gauge portion 8.

  The meat gauge section 8 displays a meet zone 12 as a variable section that varies within the meet gauge section 8 as a variable range. The fluctuation of the meat gauge 12 is an expansion and contraction motion that expands and contracts symmetrically about the center portion 12a. The meat gauge 12 extending from the center portion 12a to the left and right sides contracts to the center portion 12a when extending to the folding position 12b. The folding position 12b is not constant and is any position between the center position 12a and the maximum position 12c. In the present embodiment, as will be described later, five levels of positions for the return position 12b are prepared, with the maximum position 12c being “5” and the center position 12a being “0”. The meat zone 12 repeats the expansion and contraction movement, in which the operation from the central portion 12a to the turn-back position 12b and returning to the central portion 12a is expanded and contracted once. The telescopic motion is performed based on a predetermined rhythm, and the rhythm is configured to be different depending on the game situation when the shot operation is performed. Details of the rhythm of the expansion and contraction movement of the meat gauge 12 will be described later.

  The correspondence between the player's operation and changes in the zones 10 and 12 will be described. First, in a shot scene, a power zone 10 positioned at the initial position 10a is displayed on the power gauge unit 7, and a meat zone 12 that expands and contracts according to a predetermined rhythm is displayed on the meet gauge unit 8. When a power operation is performed by the player, the movement of the meet gauge 12 stops, the range of the meet zone 12 is determined, and the power zone 10 having the cursor 11 at the tip expands from the initial position 10a toward the maximum position 10b. When the power determination operation is performed, the change of the power gauge 10 stops and the range of the power gauge 10 is determined. After the power gauge 10 stops, the cursor 11 moves along the gauge display unit 6 from the tip of the power zone 10 toward the meet zone 12.

  When the player performs a shot operation at the timing when the moving cursor 11 stops in the meet zone 12, the cursor 11 stops. A shot result in the shot scene is determined based on the relationship between the stop position of the cursor 11 and the range of the meet zone 12. For example, when the cursor 11 stops within the range of the meet zone 12, it is processed as a nice shot, and when it stops outside the range of the meet zone 12, it is processed as a miss shot.

  In this embodiment, the power operation is an operation of pressing the operation button 3a, the power determination operation is an operation of releasing the operation button 3a, and the meet operation is an operation of pressing the operation button 3a again. That is, when the operation button 3a is pressed, the range of the meat gauge 12 is determined, and the range of the power gauge 10 changes until the operation button 3a that is continuously pressed is released, and the operation button 3a is released. When the range of the power gauge 10 is determined and the cursor 11 moves toward the meet zone 12 and the operation button 3a is pressed again, the cursor stops and the relationship between the stop position and the range of the meet zone 12 is established. Based on the processing.

  An outline of the hardware configuration of the game machine 1 will be described with reference to FIG. The game machine 1 includes the monitor 2 and the operation unit 3 described above, and further includes a vibrator 22 that vibrates the game machine 1, processing according to an operation signal output in response to an operation on the operation unit 3, and display of the game screen 4. And a control unit 20 that performs processing for controlling the vibration, processing for controlling the vibration of the vibrator 22, and the like. The control unit 20 includes a CPU and a storage unit 21 including a RAM, a ROM, and the like necessary for its operation, and functions mainly as a computer as a variation control unit, a variation stop unit, a game result processing unit, and a vibrator control unit. To do.

  The storage unit 21 stores a computer program and various data for realizing the present invention. The data stored in the storage unit 21 stores a rhythm pattern that functions as a basic rhythm pattern that constitutes the fluctuation rhythm of the meet zone 12. The rhythm pattern stored in the storage unit 21 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 4 shows four rhythm patterns 1 to 4. The rhythm pattern of this embodiment is specified by strength, length, and interval.

  “Strength” indicates the turn-back position 12 b and functions as the “displacement magnitude” of the meat zone 12. In the present embodiment, the displacement from the central portion 12a to the maximum position 12c is divided into five stages of 1 to 5, and is shown at any stage. “5” of “strength” means five stages of the folding position 12b, that is, the maximum position 12c. “Length” indicates the time required for one expansion and contraction movement, and functions as “the speed of repeated fluctuations”. The “interval” indicates a time required until the next stretching motion is started after one stretching motion. In the case of FIG. 4, the pattern 1 indicates that the folding position 12b has five stages, the time required for one expansion / contraction motion is 1 second, and the interval between each expansion / contraction motion is 1 second. When this is graphed, it becomes as shown in FIG. 5, and pattern 1 is a rhythm in which expansion and contraction between the initial position 12a and the turn-back position 12b (maximum position 12c) of stage 5 is repeated over 1 second at intervals of 1 second. In this embodiment, pattern 1 is handled as a standard pattern of rhythm.

  Similarly, as shown in FIG. 6, pattern 2 is a rhythm that repeats expansion and contraction between the initial position 12a and the turn-back position 12b of stage 1 in 0.5 seconds at intervals of 1 second. Since the expansion / contraction motion is performed at a speed faster than the standard and the folding position 12b of the meet zone 12 is small, it is difficult to stop the meet zone 12 in a state where the cursor 11 is likely to stop. As shown in FIG. 7, pattern 3 is a rhythm that repeats expansion and contraction between the initial position 12a and the turn-back position 12b of stage 5 over 1.5 seconds at intervals of 0.5 seconds. The folding position 12b is the maximum position 12c, and the expansion / contraction motion is performed at a speed slower than the standard, so that the time during which the meat zone 12 is displayed is long and the pattern is relatively easy.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 8, the pattern 4 is a rhythm that expands and contracts between the initial position 12a and the turn-back position 12b of stage 2 in 1 second and repeats the expansion and contraction every second. The pattern is not as difficult as the pattern 2, but is not easy because the folding position 12b is small. Thus, various rhythm patterns can be set in advance by appropriately setting the strength, length, and interval. In the present invention, various display patterns that are actually expressed as variations in the meet zone 12 are set by a plurality of set rhythm patterns and combinations thereof.

  In this embodiment, the difficulty level 30 based on the game situation and the display pattern 31 corresponding to the difficulty level 30 are associated in the difficulty level pattern table T1 as shown in FIG. The difficulty level pattern table T1 is stored in the storage unit 21. The difficulty level 30 indicates the difficulty level of the shot in consideration of the game situation, and is obtained according to the game situation by a process described later. The game situation includes the situation in the game such as the weather and the falling point, the psychological situation of the golfer GF, and the like. Accordingly, the difficulty level 30 functions as a game situation, and the display pattern 31 functions as a situation rhythm pattern corresponding to the game situation.

  The numerical value set in the display pattern 31 is a numerical value for identifying the rhythm pattern. The display pattern 31 indicates a rhythm pattern that is a repeating unit in which the expansion and contraction motion of the meat zone 12 is repeated. For example, when the difficulty level 30 is “1”, the rhythm pattern 1 is set as the display pattern 31. Thereby, when the difficulty level 30 is “1”, the meet zone 12 repeats the rhythm pattern 1 in the meet gauge section 8.

  In addition, “n1 + m2” is set in the display pattern 31 corresponding to the difficulty level 30 of “4”. “N1 + m2” means that a pattern obtained by combining n rhythm patterns 1 and m rhythm patterns 2 is used as one repeating unit. As a result, when the difficulty level 30 is “4”, the meat zone 12 performs expansion and contraction so as to repeat the pattern of “n1 + m2”. The coefficients n and m function as situation parameter values, and may be configured to be determined as appropriate according to, for example, the skill value of the player and the score value of the game being executed. Note that the game situation used for the calculation of the difficulty level and the game situation used for the situation parameter value may or may not overlap.

  As described above, any one rhythm pattern 1 to 4 may be set in the display pattern 31, or a pattern in which a plurality of rhythm patterns 1 to 4 are combined may be set. Since the rhythm pattern 2 is a difficult pattern as described above, adding the rhythm pattern 2 to the rhythm pattern 1 provides a situation where it is difficult to obtain a score, that is, a difficulty level is higher than the case of the rhythm pattern 1 alone. can do. The difficulty level pattern table T1 shown in FIG. 9 shows display patterns 31 corresponding to each of the four levels of difficulty, but the level set to the level of difficulty 30 and the display pattern 31 associated with each level are set appropriately. do it.

  Next, processing performed by the control unit 20 will be described with reference to FIGS. First, the procedure of the game execution process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Each process in the game execution process is controlled by the control unit 20. The game in this embodiment is a golf game, and in the game execution process, the process from tee shot to hole-in is performed for each hole. First, in step S50, a shot process that is a process related to each shot is performed, and a ball drop point is determined as a shot result. Next, in step S52, it is determined whether or not the result of the shot is a hole-in. If it is determined that the hole is in, the process proceeds to step S54 where the score of the hole is calculated, and then the game ends. In step S52, if it is not determined that there is a hole-in, the process returns to step S50 to perform shot processing relating to the next shot.

  The procedure of the shot process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. First, in step S60, pattern determination processing is performed. In the pattern determination process, the display pattern 31 corresponding to the game situation is determined. The pattern determination process will be described later. Next, in step S62, the meat zone 12 is expanded and contracted based on the determined display pattern 31, and the vibration of the vibrator 22 is controlled. For the vibration of the vibrator 22, the “strength” in each rhythm pattern 1 to 4 is the strength of one vibration of the vibrator 22, and the “length” in each rhythm pattern 1 to 4 is the length of one vibration of the vibrator 22. Then, the “interval” in each of the rhythm patterns 1 to 4 may be controlled by setting the interval of each vibration of the vibrator 22. Thereby, the expansion and contraction motion of the meat zone 12 and the vibration of the game machine 1 by the vibrator 22 can be linked.

  Subsequently, in step S64, the power operation is waited until the power operation is performed. If it is determined that the power operation has been performed, the process proceeds to step S66, where the motion of the meat zone 12 is stopped in a state where it is determined that the power operation has been performed, and the vibration of the vibrator 22 is stopped simultaneously with the stop of the motion. Furthermore, the change of the power gauge 10 is started in step S68.

  Next, in step S70, the power determination operation is waited until a power determination operation is performed. In the power determination operation waiting state, the power gauge 10 repeats enlargement and reduction between the minimum position 10a and the maximum position 10b. When it is determined that the power determination operation has been performed, the process proceeds to step S72, where the change of the power zone 10 is stopped and the power is determined. Subsequently, in step S74, the game screen 4 displays that the golfer GF is backswing, and in step S76, the cursor 11 positioned at the tip of the power zone 10 is moved toward the meet zone 12.

  Next, in step S78, it is determined whether a meet operation has been performed. If it is determined that the meet operation has been performed, the process proceeds to step S80, where the cursor is stopped according to the meet operation and the cursor position is determined. On the other hand, if it is determined that the meet operation has not been performed, it is determined in step S79 whether or not the cursor has passed the meet zone 12. If it is determined that the cursor has not passed, the process returns to step S78 to pass. If it is determined that the cursor has been moved, the process proceeds to step S80 to stop the cursor and determine the cursor position.

  After the cursor position is determined, the game screen 4 is displayed on the game screen 4 as if the golfer GF is fore-swing in step S82. Finally, in step S84, shot result processing is performed. In the shot result processing, as a result of the shot operation from the power operation to the meet operation, the falling point of the shot ball is calculated based on the relationship between the cursor position and the range of the meet zone 12. For example, when the cursor position is within the range of the meet zone 12, the fall position is determined on the green as a nice shot, and when the cursor position is outside the range of the meet zone 12, the fall position is set as a miss shot. Set to a position deviating right or left from the golf course. In the case of a nice shot, there are cases where the ball falls at a hole, in which case it is a hole-in. Note that when the cursor 11 passes the meat zone 12, the falling position may be set to be the same as the shot position as an empty swing. After the shot result process ends, the shot process ends.

  The pattern determination process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. First, in step S90, the ball drop position of the immediately previous shot is specified. That is, the falling point of the ball determined by the immediately preceding shot process is specified. In the case of a tee shot, the tee shot position is specified. Next, it progresses to step S92 and the difficulty 30 corresponding to a game condition is determined. The game situation parameters for determining the difficulty level 30 include, for example, the situation in the game such as the situation of each drop point (rough, green, bunker, etc.), the weather situation such as the wind strength or weather, and the number of shots. There are parameters indicating the psychological state of the golfer GF based on the physical strength and skill of the golfer GF.

  For example, a table or an expression for digitizing each situation may be prepared, and the total value of the numeric values for each situation may be obtained as the difficulty level 30. If the configuration is such that the numerical value associated with the worse condition as the shot condition becomes higher, the higher the difficulty level is set as the worse condition overlaps. Thereby, various situations in the game and the psychological situation of the golfer GF can be reflected in the rhythm in which the meet zone 12 fluctuates.

  Then, it progresses to step S94 and the display pattern 31 corresponding to the determined difficulty 30 is specified with reference to the difficulty pattern table T1. In step S96, parameters n and m are set if parameters n and m need to be set to determine the display pattern. The parameters n and m may be set as appropriate, but may be set according to the skill of the golfer GF, for example. As a result, the display pattern 31 is determined as a pattern to be displayed as the expansion / contraction motion of the meet zone 12. After the display pattern 31 is determined, the pattern determination process ends.

  The control unit 20 functions as a variation control unit by the processing of step S60 and step S62 of the shot processing, the control unit 20 functions as a variation stop unit by the processing of step S66, and functions as a game result processing unit by the processing of step S64. To do. Moreover, the control unit 20 functions as a vibrator control unit by the process of step S62.

  The meet zone 12 may be provided in stages as shown in FIG. The meat zone 12 ′ shown in FIG. 13 is composed of a high score zone HZ near the center portion 12a and safe zones SZ located on both sides of the high score zone HZ. The return position SZc of the safe zone SZ is always set larger than the return position HZc of the high score zone HZ. In order to realize such a meet zone 12 ′, for example, the “strength” indicated by the rhythm patterns 1 to 4 is set as the return position SZc of the safe zone SZ, and the return position HZc of the high score zone HZ is set to the return position. What is necessary is just to comprise so that it may set based on SZc (for example, predetermined number of times). In the shot result processing in step S84, when the stop position of the cursor 11 is within the high score zone HZ, it is processed as a professional grade nice shot, and when the stop position of the cursor 11 is within the safe zone SZ range. What is necessary is just to comprise so that it may process as a normal nice shot.

  The present invention is not limited to the above form and may be implemented in various forms. For example, the meet zone 12 may be configured as shown in FIG. A meet zone 100 as a variable portion shown in FIG. 14 is a fixed region, and reciprocates from the center portion 101a of the meat gauge portion 8 to the left turn-back position 101b, and reciprocates from the center portion 101a to the right turn-back position 101c. The movement is repeated as one cycle and the cycle is repeated. The “strength” of the rhythm patterns 1 to 4 corresponds to the positions of the folding positions 101b and 101c, and the “length” corresponds to the time taken for one cycle. The time corresponding to “interval” is configured not to display the meet zone 100.

  Moreover, the fluctuation | variation part of this invention is not only implement | achieved as the meet zones 12 and 100 displayed on the meet gauge part 8, but may be implement | achieved by the form shown in FIG.15 and FIG.16. In the form shown in FIG. 15, the arrow 110 indicating the shot direction reciprocates between the upper folding position 111b and the lower folding position 111c with the center 111a as the center. The arrow 110 as the changing portion can reciprocate between the maximum positions 111d and 111e as a changing range. When the movement in which the arrow 110 reciprocates once from the center portion 111a to the folding positions 111b and 111c is one cycle, the arrow 110 repeats the cycle. In order to realize the variation mode of the arrow 110, the rhythm pattern is specified by the above-described “strength” and “length”, and the angle 112 formed by each turn-back position 111b, 111c and the central portion 111a is defined as “strength”. And “length” may be set to the time required for one cycle.

  The relationship between the operation by the player in the shot scene shown in FIG. 15 and the determination of the position of the arrow 110 will be described. First, a message is displayed indicating that the club 113 is swung up by the power operation. The club 113 is swung up and down between the ball position 114 and the maximum swing-up position 115 and is repeated until a power determination operation is performed. When the power determination operation is performed, the position of the club 113 is determined, and then a state in which the club 113 is swung down toward the ball B is displayed. When the meet operation is performed, the movement of the arrow 110 is stopped at the timing when the meet operation is performed, and the direction of the arrow 110 is determined.

  In the shot result processing in step S84, the shot result is determined according to the direction of the arrow 110. For example, when the angle between the direction of the stopped arrow 110 and the central portion 111a is within a predetermined range, it is processed as a “nice shot”, and when it exceeds the range, it is processed as a “miss shot”. That's fine.

  The configuration shown in FIG. 16 can be realized with the same configuration as the example of FIG. In the aspect shown in FIG. 16, an arrow 120 indicating the shot direction reciprocates between an upper folding position 121b and a lower folding position 121c around the center portion 121a. The arrow 120 as the changing portion can reciprocate between the maximum positions 121d and 121e as the changing range. When the movement in which the arrow 120 reciprocates once from the center part 121a to the folding positions 121b and 121c is one cycle, the arrow 120 repeats the cycle. In order to realize the variation mode of the arrow 120, the rhythm pattern is specified by the above-described “strength” and “length”, and the angle 122 formed by each turn-back position 121b, 121c and the central portion 121a is defined as “strength”. And “length” may be set to the time required for one cycle.

  The relationship between the operation by the player in the shot scene shown in FIG. 16 and the determination of the position of the arrow 120 will be described. First, a message is displayed indicating that the club 123 is swung up by the power operation. The club 123 is swung up and down between the ball position 124 and the maximum swing-up position 125, and is repeated until a power determination operation is performed. When the power determination operation is performed, the position of the club 123 is determined, and then a state in which the club 123 is swung down toward the ball B is displayed. When the meet operation is performed, the movement of the arrow 120 is stopped at the timing when the meet operation is performed, and the direction of the arrow 120 is determined.

  In the shot result processing in step S84, the shot result is determined according to the direction of the arrow 120. For example, when the angle between the direction of the stopped arrow 120 and the central portion 121a is within a predetermined range, it is processed as a “nice shot”, and when it exceeds the range, it is processed as a “miss shot”. That's fine.

  In the present invention, the display pattern determined according to the game situation is not limited to the above-described form, and may be determined as follows. For example, when the game situation includes the ball position (including the ball drop position), the selected club, and the psychological situation of the golfer GF as individual situations, each rhythm pattern is associated with each individual situation. A situation pattern table T2 to be stored may be prepared in the storage unit 21 in advance, a rhythm pattern corresponding to each individual situation at the time of hitting the ball may be specified, and the specified rhythm pattern may be combined and determined as a display pattern. Thereby, the memory | storage part 21 functions as a condition basic rhythm pattern memory | storage part.

  For example, processing performed in the pattern determination processing in which the display pattern is determined when each individual status is set as shown in FIG. 17 in the status pattern table T2, will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. First, in step S200, each individual situation is specified. For example, the fall position (A) is identified as “bunker”, the selected club (B) is identified as “sand wedge”, and the psychological situation (C) is identified as “tension”. In step S202, the rhythm turn corresponding to each individual situation is specified with reference to the situation pattern table T2. In the example of FIG. 17, the rhythm patterns corresponding to the situations specified for the individual situations A, B, and C are “2”, “4”, and “1”, respectively.

  Next, it progresses to step S204 and a display pattern is determined by combining the specified rhythm pattern. In the case of this embodiment, a display pattern is generated by a combination of rhythm patterns “2”, “4”, and “1”. There are six possible combinations such as A → B → C, A → C → B, B → C → A, etc., but the order is determined at random. Alternatively, a predetermined order may be determined in advance according to the number of strokes. After the display pattern is determined, the pattern determination process ends.

  In addition, a situation pattern table T3 that directly associates each game situation with a display pattern repeated in the game situation is prepared in advance, and the display pattern corresponding to the game situation when the ball is hit is specified. May be. The display pattern in the situation pattern table T3 only needs to be set with a rhythm pattern repeating unit, and the repeating unit may be composed of one basic rhythm pattern or a combination of a plurality of basic rhythm patterns. Also good. The game situation may be specified in the same manner as the difficulty level in the above-described form, for example.

  The game of the present invention is not limited to a golf game, but a player operates a predetermined operation target position (or range) such as a billiard game, an archery game, or a bowling game, and the operation target position (or range) and the player Any game can be used as long as the game progresses based on the relationship with the operation timing. Furthermore, the present invention provides a variable unit (for example, a game controller) by changing the physical configuration touched by the player (or touching the player) based on the situation rhythm pattern determined during the game without providing a display unit. May be configured to allow the player to sense the fluctuation by touch and cause the player to perform an operation based on the fluctuation of the vibration.

The figure which shows an example of the game machine of this invention. The figure which shows the gauge display part shown on the game screen of the game machine of FIG. The schematic block diagram regarding the hardware of the game machine shown in FIG. The figure which shows an example of a rhythm pattern. Rhythm pattern 1 graph. Rhythm pattern 2 graph. Rhythm pattern 3 graph. Rhythm pattern 4 graph. The figure which shows an example of a difficulty level pattern table. The flowchart which shows the process sequence in a game execution process. The flowchart which shows the process sequence in shot processing. The flowchart which shows the process sequence in a pattern determination process. The figure which shows an example of a two-step meat zone. The figure which shows the other form of a meat zone. The figure which shows the other form of a fluctuation | variation part. The figure which shows the other form of a fluctuation | variation part. The figure which shows an example of a condition pattern table. The flowchart which shows the process sequence in the other form of a pattern determination process.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game machine 6 Gauge display part 7 Power gauge part 8 Meat gauge part 10 Power zone 11 Cursor 12 Meat zone 20 Control part T1 Difficulty degree pattern table

Claims (12)

A game machine in which a game that progresses according to an operation of a player is performed,
An operation unit for receiving a player's operation;
A change notification unit that notifies the player of changes in the change unit that periodically changes;
Determining a rhythm pattern that periodically varies the variation unit, and based on the determined rhythm pattern, a variation control unit that controls variation of the variation unit;
When a stop operation is performed by the player, a change stop unit that stops the change of the change unit in a state at the time of the stop operation;
A game machine comprising: a game result processing unit that performs a process that affects a game result based on the stopped state of the changing unit. A display unit that displays a game screen including the changing unit that periodically changes within a predetermined changing range, as the change notification unit;
The fluctuation of the fluctuation part is a repetitive motion that repeatedly displaces in a predetermined direction around the reference part,
The game machine according to claim 1, wherein the variation control unit determines the rhythm pattern by determining a magnitude of displacement with respect to the reference unit and a repetition rate of the variation.   The game machine according to claim 2, wherein the fluctuation control unit determines the magnitude of the displacement and the repetition speed of the fluctuation according to a game situation of the game. A basic rhythm pattern storage unit that stores a plurality of types of basic rhythm patterns specified by the magnitude of the displacement and the speed of repetition of the variation;
A situation rhythm pattern storage unit for storing the game situation and a situation rhythm pattern composed of at least one of the plurality of types of basic rhythm patterns in association with each other;
The variation control unit determines the situation rhythm pattern associated with the game situation by referring to the situation rhythm pattern storage unit, and varies the variation unit by repeating the decided situation rhythm pattern. The game machine according to claim 3. The situation rhythm pattern is configured by combining at least one situation parameter value related to the game situation of the game and the at least one basic rhythm pattern,
The variation control unit determines the situation rhythm pattern by searching for the situation rhythm pattern associated with the game situation and determining the at least one situation parameter value according to the game situation; The game machine according to claim 4. The game situation includes a plurality of individual situations relating to the game,
A situation basic rhythm pattern that stores each of a plurality of types of basic rhythm patterns specified by the magnitude of the displacement and the speed of repetition of the variation and each of the plurality of individual situations included in the game situation in association with each other. A storage unit;
The variation control unit determines a situation rhythm pattern by combining the basic rhythm patterns corresponding to each of the plurality of individual situations in the game situation with reference to the situation basic rhythm pattern storage unit, The game machine according to claim 3, wherein the changing portion is changed by repeating the situation rhythm pattern that has been set. A situation rhythm pattern storage unit for storing each of the plurality of types of game situations and each of a plurality of types of situation rhythm patterns specified by the magnitude of the displacement and the speed of repetition of the variation;
The variation control unit refers to the situation rhythm pattern storage unit, determines the situation rhythm pattern according to the game situation, and varies the variation unit by repeating the determined situation rhythm pattern. The game machine according to claim 3.   8. The game result processing unit according to claim 1, wherein the game result processing unit performs a process that affects the game result based on an operation by the player performed on the changing unit stopped by the stop operation. The game machine of any one of Claims. In the game, a gauge provided so that a power zone indicating a shot power and a meet zone are adjacent to each other is displayed on the game screen, the power zone is expanded from an initial position by a power operation, and the power determination operation The expansion of the power zone is stopped and the magnitude of the power is determined.When the power is determined, a predetermined moving object starts moving toward the meet zone, and the moving object is stopped by a shot operation. A golf game in which a shot result is determined according to the determined power and the relationship between the position of the moving object and the position of the meat zone,
The variation control unit varies the meet zone as the variation unit,
The fluctuation stop unit, when the power operation is performed, stops the fluctuation of the meet zone as the stop operation in a state when the power operation is performed, and starts the expansion of the power zone. The game machine according to claim 8.   10. The speed at which the fluctuation is repeated is a time required for one fluctuation, and an interval until the next fluctuation occurs is further set in the basic rhythm pattern. The game machine of any one of. A vibrator whose mode of vibration is determined by the strength of vibration, the length of vibration, and the interval of vibration;
By setting the magnitude of the displacement of the basic rhythm pattern as the strength of the vibration, setting the repetition speed as the length of the vibration, and setting the interval until the next fluctuation occurs as the interval of the vibration, The game machine according to claim 10, further comprising a vibrator control unit that controls vibration of the vibrator according to a basic rhythm pattern. A computer program for executing on a game machine a game that proceeds in accordance with an operation of a player, wherein the game machine is
An operation unit for receiving a player's operation;
A change notification unit that notifies the player of changes in the change unit that periodically changes;
Determining a rhythm pattern that periodically varies the variation unit, and based on the determined rhythm pattern, a variation control unit that controls variation of the variation unit;
When a stop operation is performed by the player, a change stop unit that stops the change of the change unit in a state at the time of the stop operation;
A computer program configured to function as a game result processing unit that performs a process that affects a game result based on the stopped state of the changing unit.

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