JP2010088527A - Game system, game control method, game device, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game system preventing excitement and enjoyment of a game from being decreased even when a plurality of users participating in the game are relatively highly different skills. <P>SOLUTION: The game system 10 includes a plurality of display means and provides the game in which a plurality of the users corresponding to the display means participate. The display means corresponding to a first user among the users displays a screen showing a state of a game space viewed from a virtual camera. An acquiring means 71 acquires specified information corresponding to the first user and specified information corresponding to a second user other than the first user among the users. A display control means 72 determines a control method of the virtual camera based on a difference between the specified information corresponding to the first user and the specified information corresponding to the second user. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a game system, a game control method, a game device, and a program.

A game system that executes a game in which a plurality of users participate is known. For example, a game system in which a plurality of users play a sport game, a race game, or a fighting game, or a game system in which a plurality of users cooperate to play a game is known.
JP 2003-260272 A

  In the above game system, for example, the interest of the game may be impaired due to a relatively large difference in skill between a plurality of users participating in the game.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is, for example, to prevent the interest of the game from being spoiled even when a difference in skills between a plurality of users participating in the game is relatively large. The present invention provides a game system, a game control method, a game device, and a program.

  In order to solve the above problems, a game system according to the present invention includes a plurality of display means, and provides a game in which a plurality of users corresponding to the plurality of display means participates. On the display means corresponding to the first user, an image representing a state in which the game space is viewed from a virtual camera is displayed, and the game system includes predetermined information corresponding to the first user, the plurality of information Acquisition means for acquiring a predetermined information corresponding to a second user different from the first user of the first user, and a method for controlling the virtual camera, the predetermined information corresponding to the first user. And display control means for determining based on a difference between the predetermined information corresponding to the second user.

  Moreover, the game control method according to the present invention is a game control method for a game in which a plurality of users corresponding to a plurality of display means participates, wherein the display means corresponding to a first user among the plurality of users includes: A step of displaying an image representing a state in which the game space is viewed from a virtual camera, predetermined information corresponding to the first user, and a second user different from the first user among the plurality of users. The acquisition step for acquiring the corresponding predetermined information, and the control method of the virtual camera by using a difference between the predetermined information corresponding to the first user and the predetermined information corresponding to the second user. And a display control step for determining based on.

  The game device according to the present invention generates a game screen to be displayed on a display unit corresponding to a first user among the plurality of users in a game device for executing a game in which a plurality of users participate. A difference between predetermined information corresponding to the first user and predetermined information corresponding to a second user different from the first user among the plurality of users. Display control means for making a determination based on it is included.

  The program according to the present invention is a computer such as a home game device, a portable game machine, a mobile phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), or a personal computer as a game device for executing a game in which a plurality of users participate. A virtual camera control method for generating a game screen to be displayed on display means corresponding to a first user of the plurality of users. For causing the computer to function as display control means for determining based on a difference between predetermined information to be performed and predetermined information corresponding to a second user different from the first user among the plurality of users It is.

  An information storage medium according to the present invention is a computer-readable information storage medium recording the above program.

  In addition, a game system according to the present invention includes a plurality of display units, and provides a game in which a plurality of users corresponding to the plurality of display units participates. In the game system, the first user of the plurality of users Acquisition means for acquiring predetermined information corresponding to the second user and predetermined information corresponding to a second user different from the first user among the plurality of users, and display means corresponding to the first user Display control means for controlling an area of the game space to be displayed on the basis of a difference between the predetermined information corresponding to the first user and the predetermined information corresponding to the second user; ,including.

  The game control method according to the present invention is a game control method for a game in which a plurality of users corresponding to a plurality of display means participates, and predetermined information corresponding to a first user among the plurality of users, An acquisition step of acquiring predetermined information corresponding to a second user different from the first user among a plurality of users, and a game to be displayed on display means corresponding to the first user A display control step of controlling a space area based on a difference between the predetermined information corresponding to the first user and the predetermined information corresponding to the second user.

  In addition, a game device according to the present invention is a game device for executing a game in which a plurality of users participate, and is a game to be displayed on a display unit corresponding to a first user among the plurality of users. A space area is controlled based on a difference between predetermined information corresponding to the first user and predetermined information corresponding to a second user different from the first user among the plurality of users. Including means.

  The program according to the present invention is a computer such as a home game device, a portable game machine, a mobile phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), or a personal computer as a game device for executing a game in which a plurality of users participate. An area of the game space to be displayed on the display means corresponding to the first user among the plurality of users, the predetermined information corresponding to the first user, and A program for causing the computer to function as a means for controlling based on a difference with predetermined information corresponding to a second user different from the first user among the plurality of users.

  An information storage medium according to the present invention is a computer-readable information storage medium recording the above program.

  According to the present invention, for example, even when a difference in skills between a plurality of users participating in a game is relatively large, it is possible to prevent the interest of the game from being impaired. The “game space” may be a two-dimensional space whose position is represented by two coordinate elements, or may be a three-dimensional space whose position is represented by three coordinate elements.

  In the aspect of the invention, the predetermined information corresponding to the first user may be information based on the first user's battle record information. The predetermined information corresponding to the second user may be information based on the war record information of the second user.

  In the aspect of the invention, the predetermined information corresponding to the first user may be information based on the first user's battle situation information. The predetermined information corresponding to the second user may be information based on the battle status information of the second user.

  In one aspect of the present invention, the predetermined information corresponding to the first user may be information based on the number of times that a predetermined game event related to the first user has occurred in the game. The predetermined information corresponding to the second user may be information based on the number of times the predetermined game event related to the second user has occurred in the game.

  In one aspect of the present invention, the predetermined information corresponding to the first user may be information based on parameter information of a game character or a game character group corresponding to the first user. The predetermined information corresponding to the second user may be information based on parameter information of a game character or game character group corresponding to the second user.

  Hereinafter, an example of an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

[1. Game system configuration]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an overall configuration of a game system according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the game system 10 according to the present embodiment includes a game management device 20 and a plurality of game devices 30. The game management device 20 and the plurality of game devices 30 are connected to a communication network 12 configured to include, for example, the Internet. Data communication is possible between the game management device 20 and the game device 30, and data communication is also possible between the game device 30 and another game device 30.

  The game management device 20 is realized by a known server computer system. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the game management device 20. As shown in FIG. 2, the game management device 20 includes a control unit 21, a main storage unit 22, an auxiliary storage unit 23, an optical disc reading unit 24, and a communication interface 25.

  The control unit 21 is, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit), and executes various types of information processing according to the operating system and other programs read to the main storage unit 22. The main storage unit 22 includes, for example, a RAM (Random Access Memory). The main storage unit 22 stores programs and data read from the auxiliary storage unit 23 or the optical disc (information storage medium). The main storage unit 22 is also used as a work memory for storing data necessary for the process. The auxiliary storage unit 23 includes, for example, a hard disk device. The optical disk reading unit 24 reads programs and data stored on the optical disk. The communication interface 25 is an interface for connecting the game management device 20 to the communication network 12.

  The game device 30 is realized by, for example, a home game machine (stationary game machine), a portable game machine, a mobile phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), or a personal computer. Here, a case where the game apparatus 30 is realized by a consumer game machine will be described. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the game apparatus 30. As shown in FIG. 3, the game apparatus 30 includes a control unit 31, a main storage unit 32, an auxiliary storage unit 33, an optical disk reading unit 34, a communication interface 35, an operation input unit 36, and a display unit 37. And an audio output unit 38.

  The control unit 31 includes, for example, a CPU, a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), an SPU (Sound Processing Unit), and the like, and executes various types of information processing according to the operating system and other programs read out to the main storage unit 32. The main storage unit 32 includes a RAM, for example. The main storage unit 32 stores programs and data read from the auxiliary storage unit 33 or the optical disc. The main storage unit 32 is also used as a work memory for storing data necessary for the process. The auxiliary storage unit 33 includes, for example, a memory card slot in which a memory card (information storage medium) is mounted, or a hard disk device (information storage medium). The optical disk reading unit 34 reads programs and data stored on the optical disk.

  The communication interface 35 is an interface for communication connection of the game apparatus 30 to the communication network 12. The operation input unit 36 includes, for example, a controller or a touch panel, and receives a user operation input. The display unit 37 is a home television receiver or a liquid crystal display panel, for example, and displays a screen according to instructions from the control unit 31. The audio output unit 38 includes, for example, a speaker or headphones, and outputs various audio data such as game music, game sound effects, or messages read from the auxiliary storage unit 33 or the optical disc in accordance with instructions from the control unit 31.

  The program and data are supplied to the game management device 20 or the game device 30 via an optical disc. The program and data may be supplied to the game management device 20 or the game device 30 from a remote place via the communication network 12.

[2. Game executed in game system]
In the game system 10, a game in which a plurality of users participate is executed. For example, a game in which a plurality of users battle or a game in which a plurality of users play together is executed on the game system 10. For example, a soccer game between two teams (game character groups) is executed in the game system 10. Below, the case where the competitive soccer game between the A team operated by the user A (first user) and the B team operated by the user B (second user) is executed in the game system 10 will be described. To do.

[3. Virtual 3D space]
In order to realize a competitive soccer game, a common virtual three-dimensional space (game space) is constructed in the main storage unit 32 of both the game device 30 of the user A and the game device 30 of the user B. FIG. 4 shows an example of a common virtual three-dimensional space. As shown in FIG. 4, a field 41 that is an object representing a soccer field is arranged in the virtual three-dimensional space 40. On the field 41, a goal line 42, a touch line 43, a halfway line 44, a center circle 45, and the like are represented. The pitch 46 is an area surrounded by two goal lines 42 and two touch lines 43 (longer than the goal line 42), and is a rectangle having an aspect ratio of approximately 3: 2. On the field 41, a goal 47 that is an object representing a goal, a player character 48 (game character) that is an object representing a soccer player, and a ball 49 that is an object representing a soccer ball are arranged.

  Although omitted in FIG. 4, eleven player characters 48 belonging to Team A and eleven player characters 48 belonging to Team B are arranged in the virtual three-dimensional space 40. Any of the 11 player characters 48 belonging to the A team is set as the operation target of the user A, and operates according to the operation of the user A. Similarly, any one of 11 player characters 48 belonging to Team B is set as the operation target of the user B, and operates according to the operation of the user B. A player character 48 that is not set as an operation target of any user operates according to the operation of the computer.

  When the player character 48 and the ball 49 approach each other, the player character 48 and the ball 49 are associated under a predetermined condition. In this state, the movement action of the player character 48 is a dribbling action. Hereinafter, the state in which the ball 49 is associated with the player character 48 is referred to as “the player character 48 holds the ball 49”.

  The goal 47 is associated with one of the teams, and when the ball 49 moves into the goal 47 associated with one team, a score event of the other team occurs.

  Here, an example of a method for sharing the virtual three-dimensional space 40 between the game apparatuses A and B will be described. In the present embodiment, one of the game device A and the game device B plays the role of a game server, so that the virtual three-dimensional space 40 is shared between these game devices 30. Here, the case where the game apparatus A plays the role of a game server will be described. In this case, game situation data indicating the latest game situation is stored in the main storage unit 32 of the game apparatus A. In addition, a copy of the game situation data is stored in the main storage unit 32 of the game apparatus B.

The game situation data includes data indicating the current state of the virtual three-dimensional space 40 and data indicating the progress of the game. For example, the data indicating the current state of the virtual three-dimensional space 40 includes the following data.
(1) Data indicating the state (position, posture, moving speed, etc.) of the player character 48 (2) Data indicating the state (position, moving speed, etc.) of the ball 49 (3) The player character 48 holding the ball 49 (4) Data indicating the player character 48 operated by the user A or the user B

Further, for example, the data indicating the game progress includes the following data.
(1) Data indicating the score of Team A and Team B (2) Data indicating the number of shots between Team A and Team B (3) Data indicating the number of fouls between Team A and Team B (4) Team A Data indicating the ball control time with Team B (5) Data indicating the elapsed time

  The “ball dominating time” is the cumulative time that the player character 48 of the team has held the ball 49.

  The game situation data stored in the game devices A and B are updated as follows. When the game apparatus A plays a role as a game server, the game apparatus B transmits operation data indicating the content of the operation performed by the user B to the game apparatus A. In this case, the game apparatus A stores the game situation data stored in the game apparatus A, the content of the operation performed by the user A, the operation data received from the game apparatus B (the content of the operation performed by the user B), Update based on. Furthermore, the game apparatus A transmits update data to the game apparatus B for transmitting the update contents of the game situation data to the game apparatus B. Game device B updates the game situation data stored in game device B based on the update data received from game device A.

  In game device A, a game screen is generated based on the game situation data stored in game device A, and the game screen is displayed. Similarly, in game device B, a game screen is generated based on the game situation data stored in game device B, and the game screen is displayed.

[4. Game screen]
A virtual camera 50 is set in the virtual three-dimensional space 40. The virtual camera 50 is set for each user who participates in the game. For example, a state where the virtual three-dimensional space 40 is viewed from the virtual camera 50 corresponding to the user A (game device A) on the display unit 37 of the game device 30 of the user A (hereinafter referred to as “game device A”). A game screen representing is displayed. In addition, on the display unit 37 of the game device 30 of the user B (hereinafter referred to as “game device B”), the virtual three-dimensional space 40 viewed from the virtual camera 50 corresponding to the user B (game device B). A game screen representing is displayed.

  FIG. 5 shows an example of the game screen. As shown in FIG. 5, the game screen 60 displays an image representing a state in which the virtual three-dimensional space 40 is viewed from the virtual camera 50. In other words, an image representing a partial region of the virtual three-dimensional space 40 (a visual field region of the virtual camera 50) is displayed on the game screen 60. Hereinafter, the area of the virtual three-dimensional space 40 displayed on the game screen 60 is referred to as a “display target area”.

  Further, an elapsed time image 61, a score image 62, a cursor image 63, a player name image 64, a radar image 65, and a gauge image 66 are displayed on the game screen 60. The elapsed time image 61 shows the elapsed time from the start of the game, and the score image 62 shows the scores of both teams. The cursor image 63 guides the player character 48 operated by the user, and FIG. 5 shows a state where the user A is operating the player character 48a. The player name image 64 shows the name of the player character 48 operated by the user. The radar image 65 shows the positions of the player characters 48 and the balls 49 of both teams on the reduced pitch 46. In the radar image 65 of FIG. 5, the position of the player character 48 of Team A is indicated by a white circle, the position of the player character 48 of Team B is indicated by a black circle, and the position of the ball 49 is indicated by an asterisk. Although omitted in FIG. 5, the positions of the 22 player characters 48 and the ball 49 are represented in the radar image 65. The gauge image 66 is displayed, for example, when the user presses the shoot button of the game controller. While the user continues to press the shoot button, the gauge image 66 expands. Then, when the user releases the press of the shoot button, the force by which the player character 48 kicks the ball 49 is determined based on the length of the gauge image 66 at that time.

[5. Function block]
A technique for preventing the interest of a game from being spoiled even when a difference in skills between a plurality of users participating in the game is relatively large will be described.

  FIG. 6 is a functional block diagram showing functions realized by the game system 10. As shown in FIG. 6, the game system 10 includes a user data storage unit 70, an acquisition unit 71, and a display control unit 72. Each of the user data storage unit 70, the acquisition unit 71, and the display control unit 72 may be realized by the game management device 20 or may be realized by the game device 30. Here, a case where the user data storage unit 70 is realized by the game management device 20 and the acquisition unit 71 and the display control unit 72 are realized by the game devices A and B will be described.

[5-1. User data storage unit]
The user data storage unit 70 is realized by the auxiliary storage unit 23 of the game management device 20, for example. The user data storage unit 70 stores data regarding each user. FIG. 7 shows an example of a battle record table stored in the user data storage unit 70. As shown in FIG. 7, the battle record table is data indicating the level of each user and the total battle record. The level is information indicating the level of skill of the user's soccer game. A user's level is determined based on the user's past battle record. For example, the initial value of the user level is “1”. The user level changes from “1” to “2” when the number of wins of the user reaches 10, and the user level changes from “2” to “3” when the number of wins of the user reaches 20 times. change. Thus, the user's level increases as the number of times the user wins increases.

[5-2. Acquisition Department]
The acquisition unit 71 is realized by the control unit 31 of the game device 30, for example. The acquisition unit 71 acquires predetermined information corresponding to the user A and predetermined information corresponding to the user B. For example, “predetermined information corresponding to user A” is information based on user A's battle record information, and “predetermined information corresponding to user B” is information based on user B's battle record information. The “information based on the battle record information” may be information indicating the battle record information itself or information obtained based on the battle record information. For example, the “game number”, “win”, “losing”, or “draw” field of the battle record table (FIG. 7) corresponds to “information indicating the battle record information itself”, and the “level” field is “based on the battle record information” Corresponds to information obtained by

  For example, the acquisition unit 71 acquires the levels of the users A and B stored in the battle record table (FIG. 7) before the battle is started. The acquisition unit 71 may acquire the number of wins of the user A stored in the battle record table, and acquire the level of the user A based on the number of wins. The level of user B may be acquired in the same manner. In this case, the “level” field of the battle record table shown in FIG. 7 may be omitted.

[5-3. Display control unit]
The display control unit 72 is realized by the control unit 31 of the game apparatus 30, for example.

  For example, the display control unit 72 controls the display target area corresponding to the game apparatus A (user A) based on the difference between the predetermined information corresponding to the user A and the predetermined information corresponding to the user B. The “display target area corresponding to the game apparatus A” is an area (display target area) in the virtual three-dimensional space 40 displayed on the game screen 60 of the game apparatus A. Similarly, the display control unit 72 controls the display target area corresponding to the game apparatus B (user B) based on the difference between the predetermined information corresponding to the user B and the predetermined information corresponding to the user A. For example, the display control unit 72 controls the size of the display target area corresponding to the game apparatus A based on the difference between the level of the user A and the level of the user B. For example, when the level of the user A is lower than the level of the user B, the display target area corresponding to the game apparatus A is controlled to be larger than when the level of the user A is higher than the level of the user B. Is done.

  For example, the display control unit 72 determines the control method of the virtual camera 50 corresponding to the game apparatus A (user A) based on the difference between the predetermined information corresponding to the user A and the predetermined information corresponding to the user B. decide. Similarly, the display control unit 72 determines the control method of the virtual camera 50 corresponding to the game apparatus B (user B) based on the difference between the predetermined information corresponding to the user B and the predetermined information corresponding to the user A. decide. For example, the display control unit 72 determines the control method of the virtual camera 50 corresponding to the game apparatus A based on the difference between the level of the user A and the level of the user B.

  In the case of this embodiment, three types of methods are prepared as control methods for the virtual camera 50, and the display control unit 72 uses these three types as control methods for the virtual camera 50 corresponding to the game device A or the game device B. Is selected based on the difference between the level of user A and the level of user B. Then, based on the difference between the level of the user A and the level of the user B, the control method of the virtual camera 50 corresponding to the game device A is selected from the three types of methods, so that the game device A is supported. The size of the display target area is changed based on the difference between the level of the user A and the level of the user B.

  First, a case where the virtual camera 50 is controlled by the first method will be described. As shown in FIG. 8, in the first method, the virtual camera 50 is controlled such that the pitch 46 is displayed on the game screen 60 from the side. That is, as shown in FIG. 8, the visual line direction 52 of the virtual camera 50 is controlled so that the direction 52a obtained by projecting the visual line direction 52 onto the Xw-Zw plane substantially coincides with the positive Zw-axis direction. Further, the gazing point of the virtual camera 50 is set at the position of the player character 48a operated by the user. The virtual camera 50 moves in accordance with the movement of the player character 48a. In this case, the virtual camera 50 moves only in the Xw axis direction, and the position in the Zw axis direction does not change. A game screen 60 of the game apparatus A (user A) when the virtual camera 50 is controlled by the first method is, for example, as shown in FIG.

  Next, a case where the virtual camera 50 is controlled by the second method will be described. As shown in FIG. 9, in the second method, the line-of-sight direction 52 of the virtual camera 50 is set so that the direction 52a obtained by projecting the line-of-sight direction 52 onto the Xw-Zw plane substantially coincides with the Xw-axis negative direction. Be controlled. Further, the gazing point of the virtual camera 50 is set at the position of the player character 48a operated by the user. The virtual camera 50 moves in accordance with the movement of the player character 48a. FIG. 10 shows a game screen 60 of the game apparatus A (user A) when the virtual camera 50 is controlled by the second method.

  Finally, a case where the virtual camera 50 is controlled by the third method will be described. In the third method, the virtual camera 50 is controlled so that a state in which the pitch 46 is viewed from substantially above is displayed on the game screen 60. That is, as shown in FIG. 11, the visual line direction 52 of the virtual camera 50 is controlled so as to substantially coincide with the Zw-axis negative direction. Further, the gazing point of the virtual camera 50 is set at the position of the player character 48a operated by the user. The virtual camera 50 moves in accordance with the movement of the player character 48a. In the third method, the height h (Zw axis coordinate value) of the virtual camera 50 is relatively large so that a wider area is displayed on the game screen 60 than in the first method or the second method. Is set. FIG. 12 shows a game screen 60 of the game apparatus A (user A) when the virtual camera 50 is controlled by the third method.

  Here, when the game screen 60 shown in FIGS. 5 and 10 is compared with the game screen 60 shown in FIG. 12, the game screen 60 shown in FIG. 12 is more than the game screen 60 shown in FIGS. 5 and 10. A wide area is displayed. That is, the displayed pitch 46 area is widened. For this reason, on the game screen 60 shown in FIG. 12, the user can easily grasp the situation of a wider area. As a result, the user has an ally player character 48 (so-called free player) where the player character 48 of the opponent team is not located in the surroundings, or an area (so-called open space) where the player character 48 is not located. It becomes easy to search. In addition, the game screen 60 shown in FIG. 12 displays a state in which the virtual three-dimensional space 40 (pitch 46) is viewed from directly above, so that the user can easily grasp the accurate positional relationship between the player characters 48. . As a result, the user can easily perform a pass operation between the player characters 48, for example. Furthermore, in the game screen 60 as seen from directly above the pitch 46 as shown in FIG. 12, the direction in which the controller operating lever is tilted (or the direction indicated by the controller direction button) and the movement direction of the player character 48 (or Therefore, the user can easily perform an accurate operation.

  Data for selecting one of the above three methods is stored in the display control unit 72. FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of control method data. In the control method data shown in FIG. 13, a condition regarding a value (ΔL = L2−L1) obtained by subtracting a user level (L1) from another user level (L2), a control method of the virtual camera 50, Are associated. According to the control method data shown in FIG. 13, for example, when the level of the user B is higher than the level of the user A and the level difference is equal to or greater than a predetermined reference value (Lc: Lc> 0), the game device The third method is selected as the control method of the virtual camera 50 corresponding to A (user A). In other cases, the first method or the second method is selected as the control method of the virtual camera 50 corresponding to the game apparatus A (user A).

[6. Processing executed in game system]
Processing executed in the game system 10 will be described. FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing a process for determining a control method of the virtual camera 50 corresponding to the game apparatus A. The process shown in FIG. 14 is executed by the game apparatus A before the battle is started, for example. The control unit 31 of the game apparatus A executes the process shown in FIG. 14 according to the program, whereby the acquisition unit 71 and the display control unit 72 are realized by the game apparatus A. Similar processing is also executed in the game apparatus B, and as a result, the acquisition unit 71 and the display control unit 72 are also realized in the game apparatus B.

  As shown in FIG. 14, first, the control unit 31 (acquisition unit 71) of the game apparatus A acquires the level (La) of the user A and the level (Lb) of the user B from the game management apparatus 20 (S101). For example, the control unit 31 of the game apparatus A transmits request data for requesting the levels (La, Lb) of the users A and B to the game management apparatus 20. In the game management device 20 that has received the request data, the levels (La, Lb) of the users A and B are read and returned to the game device A. Thereafter, the control unit 31 (display control unit 72) of the game apparatus A calculates a value (ΔLa = Lb−La) obtained by subtracting the level (La) of the user A from the level (Lb) of the user B ( S102). Then, the control unit 31 (display control unit 72) of the game apparatus A refers to the control method data (FIG. 13), and determines the method corresponding to ΔLa as the control method of the virtual camera 50 (S103). That is, the method associated with the condition that satisfies ΔLa is determined as the control method of the virtual camera 50. Note that when the battle is started, the virtual camera 50 corresponding to the game apparatus A is controlled by the method determined in the process of S103. Then, an image showing the virtual three-dimensional space 40 viewed from the virtual camera 50 is displayed on the game screen 60 of the game apparatus A.

  Also in the game apparatus B, a control method of the virtual camera 50 corresponding to the game apparatus B is determined by executing a process similar to the process shown in FIG. In the game apparatus B, a value (ΔLb = La−Lb) obtained by subtracting the level (Lb) of the user B from the level (La) of the user A is calculated in the process of S102. In the process of S103, a method corresponding to ΔLb is determined as a control method of the virtual camera 50. When the battle is started, the virtual camera 50 corresponding to the game apparatus B is controlled by the method determined in the process of S103. Then, an image showing the virtual three-dimensional space 40 viewed from the virtual camera 50 is displayed on the game screen 60 of the game apparatus B.

[7. Summary]
In the game system 10 described above, for example, when the level of the user A is somewhat lower than the level of the user B, the first method or the second method is used as the control method of the virtual camera 50 corresponding to the game apparatus B (user B). The method is selected, and the third method is selected as the method for controlling the virtual camera 50 corresponding to the game apparatus A (user A). In this case, for example, a game screen 60 as shown in FIG. 5 or 10 is displayed on the game apparatus B, and for example, a game screen 60 as shown in FIG. As described above, the game screen 60 as shown in FIG. 11 is easier to perform the game operation than the game screen 60 as shown in FIG. 5 or FIG. It becomes easy to operate. As a result, the difference in skill between the user A and the user B is reduced. According to the game system 10, even if the difference in skill between the user A and the user B is relatively large, it is possible to prevent the interest of the game from being impaired.

  By the way, in the game system 10, as described above, when there is a difference in skill between the user A and the user B, the virtual camera 50 corresponding to the user with high skill is the first method or the second method. The area of the virtual three-dimensional space 40 that is controlled and displayed on the game screen 60 of the high-skilled user is narrower than when the virtual camera 50 is controlled by the third method. As a result, the number of player characters 48 displayed on the game screen 60 of the high-skilled user is likely to decrease, and the processing load related to the display of the game screen 60 on the game device 30 of the high-skilled user is reduced.

[8. Modified example]
The present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above.

[8-1. First Modification]
The user data storage unit 70 may be realized by the auxiliary storage unit 33 of each game device 30. For example, the auxiliary storage unit 33 of the game apparatus A may store the level and the battle record of the user A, and the auxiliary storage unit 33 of the game apparatus B may store the level and the battle record of the user B. In this case, in the process of S101 in FIG. 14, the control unit 31 (acquisition unit 71) of the game apparatus A reads the level of the user A from the auxiliary storage unit 33 and the level of the user B via the communication network 12 Obtain from B.

[8-2. Second Modification]
At least a part of the acquisition unit 71 and the display control unit 72 may be realized by the game management device 20. That is, at least a part of the processing of S101, S102, and S103 in FIG. 14 may be executed by the control unit 21 of the game management device 20.

  For example, the processing of S101 and S102 of FIG. 14 may be executed by the game management device 20. In this case, both ΔLa and ΔLb are calculated in the process of S102. ΔLa is transmitted to the game apparatus A, and the process of S103 is executed by the game apparatus A. ΔLb is transmitted to the game apparatus B, and the process of S103 is executed by the game apparatus B. Note that the processing of S103 may also be executed by the game management device 20. In this case, the control method data shown in FIG. 13 is stored in the game management device 20. Then, in the game management device 20, a method corresponding to ΔLa is determined as a control method of the virtual camera 50 corresponding to the game device A, and information indicating the method is transmitted to the game device A. Similarly, in the game management device 20, a method corresponding to ΔLb is determined as a control method of the virtual camera 50 corresponding to the game device B, and information indicating the method is transmitted to the game device B.

  Note that only the processing of S103 may be executed by the game management device 20. In this case, ΔLa is calculated in game device A, and ΔLa is transmitted from game device A to game management device 20. In addition, ΔLb is calculated in the game apparatus B, and ΔLb is transmitted from the game apparatus B to the game management apparatus 20. Then, in the game management device 20, a method corresponding to ΔLa is determined as a control method of the virtual camera 50 corresponding to the game device A, and information indicating the method is transmitted to the game device A. Similarly, in the game management device 20, a method corresponding to ΔLb is determined as a control method of the virtual camera 50 corresponding to the game device B, and information indicating the method is transmitted to the game device B.

[8-3. Third Modification]
At least a part of the acquisition unit 71 and the display control unit 72 may be realized only by the game device 30 that plays a role as a game server. That is, at least a part of the processing of S101, S102, and S103 in FIG. 14 may be executed only by the game device 30 that plays a role as a game server.

  For example, the processing of S101 and S102 may be executed only by the game device 30 that plays a role as a game server. For example, when game device A plays a role as a game server, game device A may calculate both ΔLa and ΔLb. Then, the method corresponding to ΔLa may be determined as the control method of the virtual camera 50 corresponding to the game apparatus A. ΔLb may be transmitted from game device A to game device B, and in game device B, a method corresponding to ΔLb may be determined as a control method of virtual camera 50 corresponding to game device B. Note that the process of S103 may also be executed only by the game device 30 serving as a game server. For example, when the game apparatus A plays a role as a game server, in the game apparatus A, a method corresponding to ΔLb is determined as a control method of the virtual camera 50 corresponding to the game apparatus B, and information indicating the method is provided. The game device A may be transmitted to the game device B.

  Note that the processing of S101 and S102 can be executed by each of the game devices A and B, and only the processing of S103 can be executed by the game device 30 serving as a game server. . For example, when game device A plays a role as a game server, ΔLb calculated in game device B may be transmitted to game device A. Then, in game device A, a method corresponding to ΔLb may be determined as a control method of virtual camera 50 corresponding to game device B, and information indicating the method may be transmitted to game device B.

[8-4. Fourth Modification]
In order to control the display target area corresponding to the game apparatus A to be larger when the level of the user A is lower than the level of the user B, compared to when the level of the user A is higher than the level of the user B. The display control unit 72 may control the distance between the virtual camera 50 corresponding to the game apparatus A and the gaze point based on the difference between the level of the user A and the level of the user B. In the fourth modification, when the level of the user A is lower than the level of the user B, the distance between the virtual camera 50 and the gazing point is higher than when the level of the user A is higher than the level of the user B. Is set longer. In this way, when the level of the user A is lower than the level of the user B, a relatively wide area is displayed on the game screen 60 of the game apparatus A. For this reason, it becomes easier for the user A to perform the game operation than the user B, and the skill difference between the user A and the user B is reduced. According to the fourth modified example, even if the difference in skill between the user A and the user B is relatively large, it is possible to prevent the interest of the game from being impaired.

[8-5. Fifth Modification]
For example, the display control unit 72 may control the position of the display target area corresponding to the game apparatus A based on the difference between the level of the user A and the level of the user B. For example, when the level of the user A is higher than the level of the user B, the display target area corresponding to the game apparatus A may be limited to the front area of the player character 48a operated by the user A.

  In the fifth modification, the following fourth method is prepared as a method for controlling the virtual camera 50. In the fourth method, the virtual camera 50 is controlled so that a so-called first-person viewpoint game screen 60 is displayed. That is, the virtual camera 50 is set at the eye position of the player character 48a operated by the user A, and the direction substantially coincident with the line-of-sight direction of the player character 48a operated by the user A is set as the line-of-sight direction 52.

  FIG. 15 shows an example of control method data in the fifth modification. According to the control method data shown in FIG. 15, for example, when the level of the user A is higher than the level of the user B and the level difference is equal to or greater than a predetermined reference value (Lc), the game device A (user A The fourth method is selected as the control method of the virtual camera 50 corresponding to (). That is, when the skill of the user A is higher than the skill of the user B to some extent, a so-called first person viewpoint game screen 60 is displayed on the display unit 37 of the game apparatus A. In this case, only the front area of the player character 48 a operated by the user A is displayed on the game screen 60, and the rear area of the player character 48 a is not displayed on the game screen 60. For this reason, it becomes difficult for the user to grasp the situation of the back area of the player character 48a. That is, the user A is less likely to perform the game operation than the user B. As a result, the difference in skill between the user A and the user B is reduced. According to the fifth modified example, even if the difference in skill between the user A and the user B is relatively large, it is possible to prevent the interest of the game from being impaired.

[8-6. Sixth Modification]
FIG. 16 is a functional block diagram corresponding to the sixth modification. As shown in FIG. 16, in the sixth modified example, a game situation data storage unit 70 a is included instead of the user data storage unit 70. The game situation data storage unit 70a is realized by the main storage unit 32 of the game device 30, for example. The game situation data storage unit 70a stores game situation data. As described above, the game situation data includes data indicating the game progress and data indicating the current state of the virtual three-dimensional space 40.

  The acquisition unit 71 in the sixth modified example acquires information based on the battle situation information of the user A as “predetermined information corresponding to the user A”, and obtains information based on the battle situation information of the user B as “predetermined information corresponding to the user B”. Get as. The “information based on the user A's battle situation information” may be the user A's battle situation information itself, or may be information obtained based on the user A's battle situation information. For example, the acquisition unit 71 acquires the score of the user A as “predetermined information corresponding to the user A”, and acquires the score of the user B as “predetermined information corresponding to the user B”. The acquisition unit 71 acquires the number of times that the score event of the user A (Team A) has occurred as “predetermined information corresponding to the user A”, and the number of times that the score event of the user B (Team B) has occurred In other words, it is acquired as “predetermined information corresponding to B”.

  In the sixth modification, the number of shots or fouls of the user A may be acquired as “predetermined information corresponding to the user A”. The same applies to “predetermined information corresponding to user B”. Note that acquiring the number of shots or fouls of the user A as “predetermined information corresponding to the user A” means that the number of times that the shot event of the user A has occurred or the number of times that the foul event of the user A has occurred In other words, it is acquired as “corresponding predetermined information”.

  For example, the display control unit 72 in the sixth modification controls the display target area corresponding to the game apparatus A based on the difference between the score of the user A and the score of the user B. In other words, the display control unit 72 determines the control method of the virtual camera 50 corresponding to the game apparatus A based on the difference between the score of the user A and the score of the user B. FIG. 17 shows an example of control method data in the sixth modification. The control method data shown in FIG. 17 is stored instead of the control method data shown in FIG. In the control method data shown in FIG. 17, a condition regarding a value (ΔS = S2−S1) obtained by subtracting a user's score (S1) from another user's score (S2), a control method of the virtual camera 50, Are associated. According to the control method data shown in FIG. 17, for example, when the score of the user B is higher than the score of the user A and the score difference is equal to or greater than a predetermined reference value (Sc: Sc> 0), the game device The third method is selected as the control method of the virtual camera 50 corresponding to A (user A). In other cases, the first method or the second method is selected as the control method of the virtual camera 50 corresponding to the game apparatus A (user A).

  In the sixth modification, for example, when the score of the user B is somewhat higher than the score of the user A, the control method of the virtual camera 50 corresponding to the game apparatus B (user B) is the first method or the second method. The third method is a control method of the virtual camera 50 corresponding to the game apparatus A (user A). In this case, it becomes easier for the user A to perform the game operation than the user B. Even if it does in this way, the difference of the skill of the user A and the user B comes to be reduced. According to the sixth modified example, even if the difference in skill between the user A and the user B is relatively large, it is possible to prevent the interest of the game from being impaired.

[8-7. Seventh Modification]
FIG. 18 is a functional block diagram corresponding to the seventh modification. As shown in FIG. 18, in the seventh modification, a parameter data storage unit 70 b is included instead of the user data storage unit 70.

The parameter data storage unit 70b stores the following parameter data.
(1) Parameter data indicating various abilities of team A (for example, attack ability, defense ability) (2) Parameter data indicating various abilities of team B (3) Various abilities of each player character 48 of team A (for example, shooting ability, Parameter data indicating (pass ability) (4) Parameter data indicating various abilities of each player character 48 of Team B

  The capability parameter takes a numerical value of 0 to 100, for example, and the larger the capability parameter value, the higher the capability.

  The acquisition unit 71 in the seventh modified example acquires information based on the parameter information corresponding to the user A as “predetermined information corresponding to the user A”, and acquires information based on the parameter information corresponding to the user B “corresponding to the user B”. Is acquired as “predetermined information” “Information based on parameter information corresponding to user A” may be parameter information itself corresponding to user A, or information obtained based on parameter information corresponding to user A. For example, the acquiring unit 71 acquires the ability parameter of the team A operated by the user A as “predetermined information corresponding to the user A”, and the ability parameter of the team B operated by the user B is “predetermined information corresponding to the user B”. " “Ability parameter of team A” may be a value of a specific ability parameter of team A, or may be a statistical value (for example, an average value) of a plurality of ability parameters of team A. The ability parameter of the player character 48 operated by the user A may be acquired as “predetermined information corresponding to the user A”. The “ability parameter of the player character 48 operated by the user A” may be a value of a specific ability parameter of the player character 48 operated by the user, or statistics of a plurality of ability parameters of the player character 48 operated by the user. It may be a value (for example, an average value). The same applies to “information based on parameter information corresponding to user B”.

  For example, the display control unit 72 in the seventh modification controls the display target area corresponding to the game apparatus A based on the difference between the ability parameter of the A team and the ability parameter of the B team. Specifically, the display control unit 72 determines the control method of the virtual camera 50 corresponding to the game apparatus A based on the difference between the ability parameter of the A team and the ability parameter of the B team. FIG. 19 shows an example of control method data in the seventh modification. The control method data shown in FIG. 19 is stored instead of the control method data shown in FIG. In the control method data shown in FIG. 19, the value (ΔP = P2) obtained by subtracting the value (P1) of the ability parameter of the team operated by the user from the value (P2) of the ability parameter of the team operated by another user. -P1) and the control method of the virtual camera 50 are associated with each other. According to the control method data shown in FIG. 19, for example, when the score of the user B is higher than the score of the user A and the score difference is equal to or greater than a predetermined reference value (Pc: Pc> 0), the game apparatus A The third method is selected as the control method of the virtual camera 50 corresponding to (user A). In other cases, the first method or the second method is selected as the control method of the virtual camera 50 corresponding to the game apparatus A (user A).

  In the seventh modification, for example, when the ability of Team B is somewhat higher than the ability of Team A, the control method of the virtual camera 50 corresponding to the game apparatus B (user B) is the first method or the second method. Thus, the control method of the virtual camera 50 corresponding to the game apparatus A (user A) becomes the third method. In this case, it becomes easier for the user A to perform the game operation than the user B. In the game between the A team and the B team, when the difference in ability between the A team and the B team is relatively large, the interest of the game may be impaired. In this regard, according to the seventh modification, the difference in ability between the team A and the team B is reduced. As a result, even if the difference in ability between the A team and the B team is relatively large, it is possible to prevent the interest of the game from being impaired.

[8-8. Eighth Modification]
The display control unit 72 is at least one of a plurality of guide images (elapsed time image 61, score image 62, cursor image 63, player name image 64, radar image 65, and gauge image 66) included in the game screen 60. The display may be limited based on the difference between the predetermined information corresponding to the user A and the predetermined information corresponding to the user B. For example, when the level of the user B is somewhat higher than the level of the user A, the radar image 65 may not be displayed on the game screen 60 of the game apparatus B. In this case, it becomes difficult for the user B to grasp the positions of the player character 48 and the ball 49 (in other words, the player character 48 and the ball 49 located outside the display target area) that are not displayed on the game screen 60. That is, the user B is less likely to perform the game operation than the user A. Even if it does in this way, the difference of the skill of the user A and the user B comes to be reduced. As a result, even if the skill difference between the user A and the user B is relatively large, it is possible to prevent the interest of the game from being impaired.

[8-9. Other variations]
The gazing point of the virtual camera 50 may be set at the position of the ball 49.

  The game management device 20 may serve as a game server. Alternatively, a server computer other than the game management device 20 may serve as a game server.

  The game provided by the game system 10 may be a game other than a soccer game (for example, another sports game, a fighting game, or a race game). For example, the game provided by the game system 10 may be a game in which three or more users participate. Furthermore, the game provided by the game system 10 may be a game played by a plurality of users in cooperation.

It is a figure showing the whole game system composition concerning this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the hardware constitutions of a game management apparatus. It is a figure which shows the hardware constitutions of a game device. It is a figure which shows an example of virtual three-dimensional space. It is a figure which shows an example of a game screen. It is a functional block diagram of the game system concerning this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of a battle record table. It is a figure for demonstrating the control method (1st method) of a virtual camera. It is a figure for demonstrating the control method (2nd method) of a virtual camera. It is a figure which shows an example of a game screen. It is a figure for demonstrating the control method (3rd method) of a virtual camera. It is a figure which shows an example of a game screen. It is a figure which shows an example of control method data. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the process performed with a game system. It is a figure which shows an example of control method data. It is a functional block diagram of the game system which concerns on a 6th modification. It is a figure which shows an example of the control method data in a 6th modification. It is a functional block diagram of the game system which concerns on a 7th modification. It is a figure which shows an example of the control method data in a 7th modification.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Game system, 12 Communication network, 20 Game management apparatus, 21 Control part, 22 Main memory part, 23 Auxiliary memory part, 24 Optical disk reading part, 25 Communication interface, 30 Game device, 31 Control part, 32 Main memory part, 33 Auxiliary storage unit, 34 Optical disc reading unit, 35 Communication interface, 36 Operation input unit, 37 Display unit, 38 Audio output unit, 40 Virtual three-dimensional space, 41 field, 42 Goal line, 43 Touch line, 44 Halfway line, 45 Center Circle, 46 Pitch, 47 Goals, 48, 48a Player Character, 49 Ball, 50 Virtual Camera, 52 Gaze Direction, 60 Game Screen, 61 Elapsed Time Image, 62 Score Image, 63 Cursor Image, 64 Player Name Image, 65 Radar Image, 6 6 gauge image, 70 user data storage unit, 70a game situation data storage unit, 70b parameter data storage unit, 71 acquisition unit, 72 display control unit.

Claims (12)

In a game system including a plurality of display means and providing a game in which a plurality of users corresponding to the plurality of display means participate,
On the display means corresponding to the first user of the plurality of users, an image representing a state in which the game space is viewed from the virtual camera is displayed,
The game system includes:
Obtaining means for obtaining predetermined information corresponding to the first user and predetermined information corresponding to a second user different from the first user among the plurality of users;
Display control means for determining a control method of the virtual camera based on a difference between the predetermined information corresponding to the first user and the predetermined information corresponding to the second user;
A game system comprising: In a game system including a plurality of display means and providing a game in which a plurality of users corresponding to the plurality of display means participate,
Acquisition means for acquiring predetermined information corresponding to a first user of the plurality of users and predetermined information corresponding to a second user different from the first user of the plurality of users; ,
An area of the game space to be displayed on the display unit corresponding to the first user is defined by the predetermined information corresponding to the first user and the predetermined information corresponding to the second user. Display control means for controlling based on the difference;
A game system comprising: The game system according to claim 1 or 2,
The predetermined information corresponding to the first user is information based on the war record information of the first user,
The predetermined information corresponding to the second user is information based on the war record information of the second user.
A game system characterized by that. The game system according to claim 1 or 2,
The predetermined information corresponding to the first user is information based on battle status information of the first user,
The predetermined information corresponding to the second user is information based on the battle situation information of the second user.
A game system characterized by that. The game system according to claim 1 or 2,
The predetermined information corresponding to the first user is information based on the number of times a predetermined game event related to the first user has occurred in the game,
The predetermined information corresponding to the second user is information based on the number of times a predetermined game event related to the second user has occurred in the game.
A game system characterized by that. The game system according to claim 1 or 2,
The predetermined information corresponding to the first user is information based on parameter information of a game character or game character group corresponding to the first user,
The predetermined information corresponding to the second user is information based on parameter information of a game character or game character group corresponding to the second user.
A game system characterized by that. In a game control method of a game in which a plurality of users corresponding to a plurality of display means participate,
Displaying an image representing a state in which the game space is viewed from a virtual camera on the display means corresponding to a first user of the plurality of users;
An acquisition step of acquiring predetermined information corresponding to the first user and predetermined information corresponding to a second user different from the first user among the plurality of users;
A display control step of determining a control method of the virtual camera based on a difference between the predetermined information corresponding to the first user and the predetermined information corresponding to the second user;
A game control method comprising: In a game device for executing a game in which a plurality of users participate,
A virtual camera control method for generating a game screen to be displayed on a display unit corresponding to a first user among the plurality of users, predetermined information corresponding to the first user, and the plurality of users A game apparatus comprising display control means for determining based on a difference between predetermined information corresponding to a second user different from the first user. A program for causing a computer to function as a game device for executing a game in which a plurality of users participate,
A virtual camera control method for generating a game screen to be displayed on a display unit corresponding to a first user among the plurality of users, predetermined information corresponding to the first user, and the plurality of users A program for causing the computer to function as display control means for determining based on a difference between predetermined information corresponding to a second user different from the first user. In a game control method of a game in which a plurality of users corresponding to a plurality of display means participate,
An acquisition step of acquiring predetermined information corresponding to a first user of the plurality of users and predetermined information corresponding to a second user different from the first user of the plurality of users; ,
An area of the game space to be displayed on the display unit corresponding to the first user is defined by the predetermined information corresponding to the first user and the predetermined information corresponding to the second user. A display control step for controlling based on the difference;
A game control method comprising: In a game device for executing a game in which a plurality of users participate,
An area of the game space to be displayed on the display unit corresponding to the first user among the plurality of users, predetermined information corresponding to the first user, and the first of the plurality of users. A game apparatus comprising means for controlling based on a difference between predetermined information corresponding to a second user different from the first user. A program for causing a computer to function as a game device for executing a game in which a plurality of users participate,
An area of the game space to be displayed on the display unit corresponding to the first user among the plurality of users, predetermined information corresponding to the first user, and the first of the plurality of users. The program for functioning the said computer as a means to control based on the difference with the predetermined information corresponding to the 2nd user different from 1 user.

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