JP2010154996A - Game system and server - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game system that does not limit the selection of a song used in a game, without burden on the server manager side. <P>SOLUTION: A game machine GM has a game data creating section 25a in which game data GD is created by a player and the game data GD is transmitted to a server SV, the game data GD being such that for a plurality of character strings W into which the lyrics of a song to be reproduced is divided, a timing at which each character string W is sung is correlated as a target timing T at which an input operation is to be performed for each character string. Upon capturing the game data GD from the game machine GM, the server SV stores the game data GD into a server storage section 11b. In addition, the server SV has a game data processing section 12a that, according to a request from one of game machines GM, provides game data GD to the game machine GM. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a game system and a server that allow a player to perform an input operation in accordance with a music to be played.

A game machine that reproduces a predetermined song and causes the player to perform an input operation based on the reproduced song is well known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
Patent 3003851

  However, in the conventional game machine, the songs used in the game are limited to the songs stored in the game machine together with the corresponding game data, so the player plays from the songs that the game machine can provide. You have to select a song. Therefore, the player's desired music cannot be provided, and the player cannot fully enjoy the game. Although it is conceivable that the game data related to all the songs is stored in the server and the songs and game data requested by the server are distributed, there are already a huge number of songs, and new songs are announced every day. Considering the current situation, it is a heavy burden on the server administrator to generate game data for every song.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a game system and a server in which music used in a game is not limited without imposing a burden on the server administrator side.

  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.

  The game system (GS) of the present invention includes a plurality of game machines (GM) and a server (SV) capable of transmitting / receiving data to / from each of the plurality of game machines, and each game machine performs an input operation of a player. An operation input unit (21) for receiving, a display unit (20) for displaying a game screen, an audio output unit (22) for reproducing and outputting a predetermined song, and a plurality of divided lyrics of the reproduced song The game data obtained by requesting the server for game data associated with the character string of the above as the target timing to be input and operated with respect to each character string. The acquisition unit (25b) and each of the character strings are sequentially presented on the game screen together with the reproduction of the music, and the player inputs the timing at which the presented character string is sung. A game system including a game processing unit (25c) that executes a game for evaluating the input operation based on a timing when the input operation is performed on each character string and the target timing, The game machine further includes a game data generation unit (25a) for causing the player to generate the game data and transmitting the generated game data to the server, and the server stores a server storage for storing the game data. When the game data generated by the unit (11b) and the game machine is acquired from the game machine, the game data is stored in the server storage unit, and a request from any one of the game machines is received. And a game data processing unit (12a) for providing the game data stored in the game data storage unit to the game machine. This solves the above problem.

  According to the present invention, game data in which the character string obtained by dividing the lyrics of a predetermined song and the target timing of the character string is generated by the game data generation unit of the game machine and transmitted to the server. In the server, the game data processing unit stores the game data transmitted from the game machine in the server storage unit, and if there is a request from any game machine, the game data stored in the server storage unit is stored in the server data. Provide to game consoles. Thereby, the player of the game machine can generate game data for a desired song, and by storing this game data in the server, it can also be used by other game machines. Accordingly, it is not necessary for the game data in the game system of the present invention to be prepared by the server up to new songs released daily or uncommon songs, and the server is game data generated by a player of any game machine. It is only necessary to memorize. Thereby, the game data of various songs can be increased without imposing a burden on the server administrator side.

  The manner in which the game data is generated by the game data generation unit is not limited as long as the game data in which the character string in which the lyrics are divided and the target timing are associated is generated. The music data of the music reproduced in each game machine may be music data recorded on a recording medium such as a CD or DVD, or may be music data downloaded from a predetermined server. The configuration for accepting the player's operation at the operation input unit may be an operation member such as a button or a lever directly operated by the player, or a touch panel sensor provided integrally with the monitor.

  Each game machine generates a play record that records the timing of the input operation performed by the player for the at least one character string in the game, and transmits play result data including the play record to the server The server further includes a generation unit (25d), and when the server acquires the play result data from the game machine, the input operation timing of the at least one character string indicated by the play record included in the play result data And a play result processing unit (12b) for updating the target timing of the character string set in the game data of the server storage unit.

  Thereby, the target timing in the generated game data can be updated by the play record of the player using the game data. Since the timing of input operation in the game is recorded as it is in the play record, the player can generate the play record simply by performing input operation on each character string at the desired timing in the game. The play record can be reflected in the game data. In this way, game data reflecting the intentions of many players can be generated based on the game data generated by one player. The play record may relate to all character strings set in the game data, or may relate to a part of character strings.

  The server storage unit stores the degree of influence that the play record has on the target timing before the update when the target timing is updated in association with the game data, and the play result processing unit stores the influence The greater the degree, the greater the influence of the play recording on the target timing.

  Thereby, the game data is not uniformly updated by the play recording, but the degree of the influence of the play recording on the game data can be changed according to the influence degree. As an aspect of controlling the influence of play recording in accordance with the influence degree, for example, an aspect in which a weighted average between the timing recorded in the play recording and the target timing by a weighting coefficient based on the influence degree can be considered. The degree of influence may be a predetermined value or a value calculated based on information sent from the game machine.

  For example, the influence degree may be determined based on the number of times played by the game machine. In this case, the game machine has a number counting unit (12) that counts the number of times the game is played based on the game data acquired from the server, and the play result generation unit of the game machine The play result data including the play record and the play count is generated and transmitted to the server, the server storage unit stores the total play count in association with the game player, and the play result processing unit of the server Then, the play count of the acquired play result data is added to the total play count, and the influence degree is determined based on the total play count.

    The game processing unit of the game machine has at least one character string line (SR) arranged so that a predetermined number of the character strings are relatively closer to the beginning of a character string sung earlier. The character string displayed at the beginning of each character string line may be updated in accordance with the progress of the lyrics of the music to be played.

  Thereby, the character string to be sung next is displayed at the head of the character string line (or one of the character string lines when there are a plurality of character string lines). Therefore, the player can perform an input operation at the timing of sung while predicting the character string to be sung next. Even songs and languages that you don't know at all can be easily enjoyed as a game.

  The game data generation unit of the game machine has a character string data generation unit that acquires character string data in which a plurality of character strings obtained by dividing the lyrics of the song are set, and the character data is arranged in a line in the order in which the character strings are sung The generated data generation character line is displayed on the display unit, and the player performs input operation at the timing when the character string arranged at the head of the data generation character string line is sung along with the reproduction of the song, A data generation character line display unit that sequentially updates the head of the data generation character string line every time there is an input operation by the player, and the timing at which the input operation is performed with respect to the character string arranged at the head. You may have the target timing setting part which produces | generates the said game data by setting as the said target timing regarding a row | line | column.

  Thereby, when the game data is generated, a screen similar to the game screen is displayed and the same operation is required, so that the player can easily generate the game data with the same feeling as the game.

  In the character string data, a special symbol that specifies the utterance of the ending of the character string is set in association with at least one character string, and the target timing setting unit is configured for the character string in which the special symbol is set. If there is an input operation corresponding to the special symbol associated with the character string following the input operation, the timing at which the input operation was performed is set immediately after the character string as the target timing for the special symbol. Also good.

  As a result, an input operation can be requested even for the utterance of the end of the character string. As a special symbol for specifying the utterance at the end of the character string, for example, there are symbols indicating vibrato, long sound, playing sound, and the like. The input operation corresponding to each utterance may be set in advance. The association between the character string and the special symbol in the character string data can be realized, for example, by setting a special symbol immediately after the character string.

  The operation input unit is provided with a line input unit corresponding to each of the plurality of character string lines displayed on the display unit, and the target timing setting unit of the game data generation unit is provided for each character string. The game data is generated by associating the character line corresponding to the input line input unit and the target timing, and the game processing unit is associated with each character string in the game data. The input operation may be evaluated when an input operation is performed on the line input unit.

  As a result, the player performs an operation similar to that of the game, whereby a plurality of character string lines are displayed on the game screen, and an operation to the line input unit corresponding to the character string line of the character string to be operated is requested. Game data can be generated.

    In the character string data, at least one constant velocity symbol that moves at a constant velocity from a predetermined appearance point on the game screen of the game is set as the character string, and the data generation character string line display unit The data generation character string line including at least one constant velocity symbol set in the character string data is displayed on the display unit, and the constant velocity symbol arranged at the head of the data generation character string line along with the reproduction of the music On the other hand, the constant speed symbol is input to the player at the timing of the song that should reach a predetermined operation position on the game screen, and the target timing setting unit performs the input operation on the constant speed symbol. Is set as the target timing related to the constant velocity symbol, and the game processing unit sets the constant velocity set in the game data. So as to reach the predetermined operation position at the target timing set for the constant velocity symbol by causing the game screen to appear at a predetermined appearance point on the game screen and moving the game screen at a predetermined speed. And a constant velocity symbol control unit for controlling movement of the constant velocity symbol, and a timing of the music when an input operation is performed on the constant velocity symbol, and a target timing set for the constant velocity symbol, Based on the above, the player's input operation may be evaluated.

  By setting a constant speed symbol in the character string data, a constant speed symbol that appears at a predetermined appearance point on the game screen and moves at a constant speed is displayed on the game screen, and the constant speed symbol reaches a predetermined operation position. It is possible to provide a game that requests the player to perform an input operation at the timing to perform. According to the present invention, the timing setting of the constant speed symbol input operation can also be set in the data generation character string line in the same manner as in the case of the character string. Since the constant velocity symbol is not related to the lyrics, for example, if the constant velocity symbol is set so that the constant velocity symbol appears in the interlude portion without the lyrics, the player can request the input operation even in the interlude portion. If an input operation is performed on the constant velocity symbol placed at the head of the game data generation constant velocity symbol line so that it matches the rhythm of a predetermined instrument in the interlude, the input operation that matches the rhythm of the interlude is performed in the game. The player can be requested.

  The song is a choral song composed of a plurality of parts, and the character string data generation unit acquires character string data in which a plurality of character strings obtained by dividing the lyrics for each part are set, and the data The generated character string line generates the data generated character string line for each character string data of each part, reproduces the music piece, causes the player to perform an input operation together with the reproduction, and generates the data generated character string line. The head timing is sequentially updated, and the target timing setting unit generates the game data in which the target timing is set for each of a plurality of character strings constituting the data generation character string line of each part for each part. The game data corresponding to each part is associated as multi-data, and the game processing unit is configured to associate the plurality of games associated as the multi-data. For each of the data, the respective character strings are sequentially presented on the game screen together with the reproduction of the music, and the input is performed based on the timing when the input operation is performed on each character string of the game data and the target timing. Operational evaluation may be performed.

  Thereby, when the music used in the game is a choral music composed of a plurality of parts, game data is generated for the lyrics of each part, and in the game, a game screen corresponding to each part is displayed. The character line of each part is displayed on the game screen, and the player's input operation is evaluated based on the game data of each part. For example, in the case of being composed of a plurality of chorus parts, there are cases of being composed of a main vocal and a back chorus.

  The game data generation unit displays a constant velocity symbol that moves from a predetermined appearance position on the game screen to a predetermined operation position in the game at a predetermined position on the display unit every time the player performs a predetermined operation. A constant velocity symbol timing input unit for causing the player to perform an input operation at the timing of the song at which the constant velocity symbol should reach the predetermined operation position for each of the displayed constant velocity symbols along with the reproduction of the song. Further, the target timing setting unit generates the game data corresponding to the character string data, and uses the timing at which the input operation is performed for each constant velocity symbol as the target timing for the constant velocity symbol. By setting, game data relating to the constant velocity symbol is generated, and the game data relating to the character string data and the constant velocity symbol are related. Game data is associated as multi-data relating to the song, and the game processing unit is based on game data relating to the character string data associated as the multi-data on the display unit when executing the game relating to the song. The game screen is displayed, and a constant-speed game screen based on the game data related to the constant-velocity symbol associated as the multi-data is displayed, and the constant-velocity symbol is displayed on the predetermined-speed game screen. By moving the game screen at a predetermined speed to control the movement of the constant speed symbol so as to reach the predetermined operation position at the timing of the corresponding song. A symbol control unit for evaluating an input operation on the character string based on game data related to the character string data; In addition, based on the game data related to the constant speed symbol, based on the timing of the music when an input operation is performed on the constant speed symbol and the target timing set for the constant speed symbol, the player The input operation may be evaluated.

  The constant velocity symbol is not related to the lyrics, for example, to the rhythm of a predetermined instrument used for accompaniment for each constant velocity symbol displayed on the display unit when generating game data corresponding to the constant velocity symbol. If the input operation is performed so as to match, the constant velocity symbol can appear at a predetermined appearance point on the game screen and can be moved to reach the operation position in accordance with the rhythm of the accompaniment. In the game, a game screen related to the character strings constituting the lyrics and a constant speed game screen related to the constant speed symbols are displayed, whereby in addition to the input operation according to the progression of the lyrics, the input operation according to the rhythm of the accompaniment is performed by the player. It is possible to provide a game that demands. The “predetermined speed” for moving the constant speed symbol may be different for each constant speed symbol, or may be the same speed for all constant speed symbols set in the game data. The constant velocity symbol is displayed at a predetermined position in a case where one constant velocity symbol is displayed at a predetermined position and a head of a line composed of a plurality of constant velocity symbols such as a character string line is predetermined. Including the case where it is displayed at the position.

  The game data generation unit of the game machine analyzes each of song data of a song to be reproduced when generating the game data, thereby analyzing each of a plurality of components constituting the song data of the song to be reproduced, The start timing of each constituent element and music feature information in which a plurality of words included in each constituent element are associated are generated, the game data is transmitted together with the music feature information, and the game data processing unit of the server is , Storing the acquired game data in the server storage unit in association with the music feature information, and providing the game data together with the music feature information to a game machine requesting the game data, The song data of the song used in the game is analyzed by voice analysis, and the song data of the song to be used is analyzed for each of the plurality of components and the components. The used music analyzing unit (25) that generates the used music information in association with the timing, and regarding each of the components, according to the start timing shift in the used music information corresponding to the start timing in the music characteristic information, You may have a timing adjustment part (25) which adjusts the target timing in the said acquired game data of each of the some word contained in each said component.

  Thereby, it is possible to adjust the game data generated based on the song data of the song to be reproduced at the time of game data generation so as to match the song data of the song used at the time of game play. Therefore, even if the song data used at the time of game play is different from the song data used at the time of generation and arrangement or singer, the game data can be made to correspond to the timing of the song data used at the time of game play. .

  The server storage unit stores song data of a song to be provided to the game machine, and each game machine acquires the song data of a song to be played back by the audio output unit by requesting the server. The server may further include a song data acquisition unit (25), and the server may include a song providing unit (12) that provides the song data to the game machine in response to a request from the game machine.

  Thereby, the music data of the music used in the game system of the present invention can be configured to be provided by the server. Thereby, the music data used in a game system can be unified.

  A server (SV) capable of data communication with a plurality of game machines (GM), a server storage unit (11b) for storing data acquired from each game machine, and a predetermined song from any one of the game machines When game data (GD) associated with a plurality of character strings into which the lyrics are divided as target timings at which the character strings are sung as target timings to be input to the character strings is acquired. The game data is stored in the server storage unit, and when there is a request for the game data from any of the game machines, a game data processing unit (12a) is provided that provides the game data to the game machine. The server of the present invention functions as a server of the game system of the present invention.

  Further, when a play record that records a timing when an input operation is performed by a player of the game machine for at least one character string in the game data is acquired from the game machine, the at least one character string indicated by the play record is acquired. You may further have a play result processing part (12b) which updates the target timing of the said character string set to the said game data of the said server memory | storage part based on the timing of input operation.

  Further, the server storage unit stores song data of the predetermined song, and when there is a request for the song data from each game machine, the song providing unit (12) that provides the song data to the game machine May further be included.

  According to the present invention, the game machine sets the timing at which each character string is sung to a plurality of character strings obtained by dividing the lyrics of the song to be played as the target timing to be input to each character string. The game data generating unit that causes the player to generate the associated game data and transmits the generated game data to the server. When the server acquires the game data from the game machine, the server stores the game data in the server storage unit, In addition, by having a game data processing unit that provides game data to the game machine in response to a request from any game machine, the music used in the game without burdening the server administrator side It is possible to provide a game system and a server that are not limited thereto.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of the game system GS of the present invention. The game system GS of the present invention includes a plurality of game machines GM1 to GM3 and a server SV capable of data communication with each game machine GM1 to GM3 via a network N. Hereinafter, when it is not necessary to distinguish the game machines GM1 to GM3, they are referred to as “game machines GM”. In the game machine GM, based on the game data GD acquired from the server SV, a game is performed in which the player is requested to perform an input operation in accordance with the music to be played and the player's operation is evaluated. Note that the network N may be an open network such as the Internet or a local network such as a LAN. Further, the server SV and each game machine GM may be configured to be directly connected without going through the network N.

  A game played on the game machine GM will be specifically described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 2 shows a game screen GI displayed on the monitor M of the game machine GM. As shown in FIG. 2, the game machine GM is preferably a portable game machine with a full-face screen. The game screen GI has a play result area PA that is an area above the processing line PL and a word area WA that is an area below the processing line PL. In the word area WA, a plurality of character strings obtained by dividing the lyrics of the music played in the game are displayed as words W on display strings SR1 to SR3 as three character string lines.

  Hereinafter, when it is not necessary to distinguish the display columns SR1 to SR3, they are referred to as “display columns SR”. In each display row SR, eight words W are arranged so that the first word W is arranged on the processing line PL. Regarding each display row SR, the eight words W arranged are arranged such that the word W on the relatively first side becomes the word W sung first. Therefore, in each display row SR, the word W arranged at the head is the word W that is always sung first among the words W arranged in the display row SR.

  The monitor M is provided with a touch panel sensor integrated with the monitor M, and an input operation of the player is input to the game machine GM by performing an input operation on the monitor M with a finger, a pen, or the like. For the input operation using a finger or a pen in this embodiment, a touch operation for touching the monitor M with a finger or a pen, an operation for continuously pressing the monitor M with a finger or a pen, or a bounce for flipping the finger or pen on the monitor M There are operations. The monitor M is provided with operation areas OA1 to OA3 as line input units corresponding to the display rows SR1 to SR3. The input operation for each display row SR is valid only for the input operation performed in the corresponding operation area OA.

  In each display row SR, the arrangement of words W is set in the game data GD acquired from the server SV. An example of the game data GD is shown in FIG. The game data GD is arranged in the order in which a plurality of words W are sung, and for each word W, a target timing T and a display row SR to be displayed on the game screen GI are set. In the game data GD, as a word W other than a character string, a long sound symbol PS corresponding to a long sound, a vibrato symbol VS corresponding to a vibrato, and a jump symbol SS corresponding to a playing sound are set. A note mark NM used in an interlude game described later is also set as the word W. Hereinafter, the long sound symbol PS, the vibrato symbol VS, and the jump symbol SS are collectively referred to as a special symbol. In this embodiment, the special symbol is not visualized on the game screen GI, but is added to the score if an operation corresponding to each special symbol is performed in accordance with the music to be played.

  In the game, the player is caused to sequentially perform input operations on the operation area OA corresponding to the sung word W in accordance with the music to be played. For each word W, it is evaluated that the accuracy is higher as the timing when the operation is input by the player (hereinafter referred to as “operation timing”) is closer to the target timing T set in the game data GD. When an input operation is performed on the word W, the word W is separated from the display row SR and moves upward in the play result area PA. . For example, when there is an input operation in the operation area OA2 corresponding to “Dashing”, the word “Dashing” is separated from the display row SR2 and moves up in the play result area PA.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the word W that moves in the play result area PA is shown in a different manner depending on the evaluation of the operation timing. For example, when the accuracy of the operation timing is equal to or higher than the reference, it is displayed horizontally as “Dashing” as the correct mode 1, and when the accuracy is less than the reference, it is tilted as “through” as the incorrect mode 2. Displayed. Note that the word W that has been sung but no input operation is also cut off from the top of the display row SR and is shown to be blown off in the play result area PA as an operation error mode.

  In the display row SR in which the word W is separated from the display row SR, each of the subsequent plurality of words W moves in the head direction. Thereby, the word W sung first in the display row SR is always arranged on the processing line PL. Further, when the word W moves in the head direction, a new word W is arranged at the end of the display row SR so that eight words W are arranged in the display row SR. For example, in the case of the character string SR2 from which the word “Dashing” is separated, the words “snow” to “what” arranged subsequently move one by one in the head direction. In the display row SR2 in which the word W has moved in the head direction, a new word “to” is arranged as the eighth word W so that the eight words W are displayed.

  Furthermore, in the game machine GM of the present invention, an interlude game as shown in FIG. 5 is provided even for an interlude portion without lyrics. In this form of interlude game, the note mark NM is used instead of the word W as a character string. The musical note mark NM is displayed at the appearance point AP below the corresponding display row SR, and moves to the upper part of the game screen GI at a predetermined speed. When the moving note mark NM reaches the processing line PL, the player is caused to perform a touch operation on the operation area OA corresponding to the note mark NM, and evaluation based on the operation timing is performed. In this embodiment, the speed at which each of the plurality of note marks NM moves is the same, and this speed is hereinafter referred to as “movement speed”. In addition, you may comprise so that it may move at a different speed with the note mark NM. The note mark NM is preferably set in accordance with the rhythm of a predetermined musical instrument in the interlude so that the player can perform a touch operation in accordance with the rhythm of the interlude.

  In the game data GD, the target timing T set for the note mark NM indicates the timing at which the note mark NM is on the processing line PL. It is evaluated that the operation timing is closer to the target timing T, the higher the accuracy is, and the note mark NM is shown in a different manner in the play result area PA depending on the accuracy of the operation timing. When the accuracy is equal to or higher than a predetermined reference, for example, the note mark NM is moved upward as it is as the correct mode 4 of the interlude game. When the accuracy is less than the reference, for example, the note mark NM in the tilted state is moved as the inaccurate aspect 5 of the interlude game.

  Further, if there is no touch operation corresponding to the note mark NM even after a predetermined time has elapsed after the note mark NM has passed the processing line PL, it is determined that the note mark NM is an operation error. When it is determined that the operation is mistaken, the corresponding musical note mark NM indicates the play result area PA in the operation mistake mode 6. In the present embodiment, the corresponding musical note mark NM is shown as being blown off in an oblique direction in the play result area PA as the operation mistake mode 6 of the interlude game.

  In the present invention, game data GD relating to a predetermined song is generated by one of the game machines GM. The server SV holds the game data GD posted from the game machine GM, and provides the game data GD in response to a request from any game machine GM. And based on the play result performed with game machine GM which acquired game data GD, game data GD can be changed. Hereinafter, with regard to a specific configuration for realizing the present invention, the game data GD of the song A is generated on the game machine GM1, and the game data GD is modified based on the play result of the game played on the game machine GM2. This will be described as an example.

  First, FIG. 6 shows an outline of the hardware configuration of the server SV. The server SV includes a server communication unit 10 for transmitting / receiving data to / from each game machine GM, a server storage unit 11 for storing various data, and a server control unit 12 for controlling processing in the server SV. The server storage unit 11 includes a program storage unit 11a and a game data storage unit 11b. The program storage unit 11a stores a computer program for causing the server SV to function as the server of the present invention. In the game data storage unit 11b, as shown in FIG. 7, game data GD posted from the game machine GM and game data related information 20 related to the game data GD are stored in association with each other.

  The game data related information 20 includes a song ID 20a, a song title 20b, a data ID 20c, post information 20d, difficulty information 20e, influence parameters 20f, and song feature information 20g. The song ID 20a is identification information for identifying a song corresponding to the game data GD. The song name 20b is the song name of the song corresponding to the song ID 20a. In this embodiment, the name of the song includes the name of the artist who is singing the song. The data ID 20c is identification information for identifying the game data GD targeting the same song. The posting information 20d is information related to posting such as the date and time when the game data GD is posted. The difficulty level information 20e indicates the difficulty level of the game data GD. A method for setting the difficulty level will be described later.

  The influence parameter 20f as an influence degree is a parameter for calculating an influence coefficient when the game data GD is modified by the play result of another player. In this embodiment, the number of times played by the game machine GM, the number of times modified, and the number of downloads are included. The song feature information 20g indicates feature information obtained by voice analysis of the corresponding song. Details of the music feature information 20g will be described later.

  The server control unit 12 has a CPU and storage areas such as RAM and ROM necessary for its operation, and functions as a computer. By operating the program in the program storage unit 11a, it mainly functions as the game data processing unit 12a and the play result processing unit 12b. The processing of each unit 12a, 12b will be described later.

  An outline of the hardware configuration of the game machine GM is shown in FIG. In this embodiment, the hardware configuration of each game machine GM is the same. The game machine GM includes a display unit 20 including a monitor M that displays a game screen GI, an operation input unit 21 that receives a player's operation, an audio output unit 22 that reproduces and outputs a song, and data transmission / reception with the server SV. A game machine communication unit 23 for performing the game, a game machine storage unit 24 for storing various data, and a game machine control unit 25 for controlling processing in the game machine GM.

  The operation input unit 21 is provided with a touch panel sensor integrated with the monitor M as an input operation sensor, and detects and records the position and operation content of the input operation by the player. The game machine storage unit 24 stores, for example, a program that causes the game machine GM to function as the game machine of the present invention. The game machine control unit 25 includes a CPU and a storage area such as a RAM and a ROM necessary for its operation, and functions as a computer. By operating the program of the game machine storage unit 24, the game machine control unit 25 mainly includes a game data generation unit 25a, a game data acquisition unit 25b, a game processing unit 25c, a play result generation unit 25d, and a song timer timing unit. It functions as 25e. The song timer timing unit 25e counts a song timer that times the elapsed playback time of the song played by the audio output unit 22. The game data generation unit 25a, game data acquisition unit 25b, game processing unit 25c, and play result generation unit 25d will be described later.

  Next, an outline of the flow of processing performed in each of the server SV, the game machine GM1, and the game machine GM2 will be described using the sequence diagram of FIG. Processing in the server SV is controlled by the server control unit 12, and processing in the game machines GM 1 and 2 is controlled by the game machine control unit 25. First, game data GD of the music piece A is generated by the player in the game machine GM1 (step S100). Hereinafter, the game data GD at the time of game data generation is referred to as “game data GDn”. When the game data is generated, the song feature information 20g indicating the feature of the song A is also generated by voice analysis of the song A. The generated game data GDn is posted to the server SV together with the song title 20b, the posting information 20d, and the song feature information 20g. The song title 20b and the posting information 20d are set, for example, by player input. The procedure for generating game data and the song feature information 20g will be described later.

  The server SV that receives the posted data performs a game data storage process (step S110). Thereby, the server control unit 12 functions as the game data processing unit 12a. In the game data storage process, the game data related information 20 is associated with the posted game data GDn and stored in the game data storage unit 11b. The song ID specified by the song name 20b is set in the song ID 20a. A data ID that can be identified between game data GD having the same music ID 20a is set in the data ID 20c. As the difficulty level 20e, the average of the number of words W set per unit time in the game data GDn is calculated, and the difficulty level according to the average value is set. As the song name 20b, the posted information 20d, and the song feature information 20g, information included in the posted data may be stored as it is.

  For example, the song ID 20a may be specified by storing in advance the association between the song ID 20a and the song title 20b in the server storage unit 11 and using the song title 20b as a key. When there is no posted song name 20b, a new song ID 20a may be issued to store the association. In this embodiment, the game data GD can be identified by the data ID 20c even if the game data GD having the same music ID 20a already exists. Thereby, multiple types of game data GD can exist for the same music piece A.

  Next, the game machine GM2 performs a game data request process for requesting the game data GD of the song A, and the game data request is transmitted to the server SV (step S120). Thereby, the game machine control part 25 functions as the game data acquisition part 25b. The song A is specified by a song name, for example. The server SV that has received the game data request performs a game data providing process (step S130). Thereby, the server control unit 12 functions as the game data processing unit 12a. In the game data providing process, for example, when game data of the song A is requested, the game data GDn of the song A is provided to the game machine GM2 together with the song ID 20a and the data ID 20c by referring to the game data storage unit 11b. . Further, 1 is added to the number of downloads of the influence parameter 20f.

  When there are a plurality of pieces of game data GD having the same title as the song A, the difficulty level information 20e of each game data GD is transmitted to the game machine GM2, and the game machine GM2 transmits the difficulty level information 20e for each game data GD. You may comprise so that a player may select one game data GD by showing to a player. When there is no designation of a song from the game machine GM2, a song name list of songs that can be provided is transmitted to the game machine GM2, and the game machine GM2 presents the song name list to the player, thereby giving the player a desired song name. You may comprise so that it may select.

  The game machine GM2 acquires the game data GDn according to the request, and subsequently, the game machine GM2 performs the game machine game process, thereby executing the above-described game based on the game data GDn (step S140). . Thereby, a game machine control part functions as the game data acquisition part 25b and the game process part 25c. When the game ends, the game machine GM2 transmits play result data, which is a game play result, to the server SV. The game machine game process and play result data will be described later.

  The server SV that has received the play result data performs play result processing (step S150). In the play result processing, modified game data GDm obtained by modifying the game data GDn is generated based on the play result data, and the modified game data GDm is stored in the game data storage unit 11b as game data GD of the song A instead of the game data GDn. Remembered. That is, the game data GDn is updated to become modified game data GDm. Further, when the modified game data GDm is used in the game machine GM3, the modified game data GDm can be further updated based on the play result data in the game machine GM3. In this way, the game data GD held by the server SV is configured to be updated one after another by the used game machine GM.

  A procedure for generating the game data GDn will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. First, text data TD is generated. The text data TD is data in which a character string, a special symbol, or the like that becomes the word W in the game data GD is set. FIG. 11 shows a part of the text data TD. In this embodiment, a unit divided by a space is set as one word W. In the case of English lyrics, it is desirable to set one word as the word W as shown in FIG. However, if the number of characters is less than the maximum number of characters that can be set as the word W, a plurality of words including spaces are set as one word W by sandwiching a plurality of words with angle brackets like “<In a>”. can do. In the case of Japanese, one kana character may be set as the word W, and one kanji character may be set as the word W.

  “-” Indicates a long sound symbol PS, “˜” indicates a vibrato symbol VS, and “/” indicates a jump symbol SS. Each special symbol is set after the word W of the corresponding character string. As many note marks NM as necessary for the interlude portion are set. However, the note mark NM can also be added in the target timing setting process described later. The text data TD may be generated by inputting all the words W to be set using a predetermined word processor software, or the lyrics data is obtained and the lyrics data is edited. You may comprise so that the text data TD may be produced | generated. Thereby, the game machine control part 25 functions as a character string data generation part of the game data generation part 25a.

  After generating the text data TD, the target timing setting process is performed on the game machine GM1. Thereby, the target timing T of each set word W is set. Details of the target timing setting process will be described later. After the target timing T is set, fine adjustment processing is performed. In the fine adjustment process, a fine adjustment screen as shown in FIG. 12 is displayed. On the fine adjustment screen, each set word W is displayed on the monitor M together with the sound waveform of the song A. Each word W is displayed at the position of the target timing T set in the song A. The player can move the word W to a desired target timing T by moving it while touching the desired word W. Thereby, the set target timing T can be finely adjusted after the target timing setting process. As the speech waveform, a waveform obtained by speech analysis described later may be used.

  The game data GDn is generated by the above procedure. When the game data GDn is generated, the song feature information 20g of the song A is further generated. The song feature information 20g is obtained by analyzing the sound of the song data of the song A (hereinafter referred to as the reference song data X) used for generating the game data GDn. The information is associated with the elapsed time from. As the speech analysis method, a well-known method may be adopted in which the constituent elements of the song are specified from the average sound pressure, sound pressure transition, waveform characteristics, and the like. The case where the analysis result as shown in FIG. 13 is obtained as a result of voice analysis of the reference music data X will be specifically described. In the example of FIG. 13, it is analyzed that the song data is composed of nine components: an intro part, a melody A1, an interlude BR1, a melody B1, a melody A2, an interlude BR2, a melody B2, a melody A3, and an ending. It shows that.

  The numerical value shown in each component indicates the start timing ST in seconds when the performance of each component is started after the reproduction of the music data is started. The melody A1, the melody A2, and the melody A3 have the same characteristics as the melody A but indicate that the start timing ST is different, and the melody B1 and the melody B2 have the characteristics as the same melody B but are played. It shows that the start timing ST is different. In addition, note marks NM included in the interludes BR1 and BR2 are set in the word groups BR1 and BR2 in the interludes BR1 and BR2.

  Then, the music feature information 20g of this embodiment is generated as a table as shown in FIG. 14 in which each component is associated with the start timing ST of the component and a word group included in the component. In each component column in the song feature information 20g, features such as the waveform and sound pressure of each component are set. For example, in the music feature information 20g, the melody A1 portion indicates that the performance is started 60 seconds after the reproduction of the music data is started, and the words included in the word group A1 are sung. When the song feature information 20g is generated, the game data generation procedure ends.

  A method for setting the target timing T in this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 15 and 16. When the target timing T is set, a timing setting screen TI shown in FIG. 15 is displayed on the monitor M, and timing setting processing is performed. The timing setting screen TI displays the same play result area PA, word area WA, and processing line PL as the game screen GI. The monitor M is provided with operation areas OA1 to OA3 corresponding to the display rows SR1 to SR3, similarly to the game screen GI. Further, a note mark generation area NA is set in a part of the word area WA on the timing setting screen TI.

  In the word area WA, a timing setting column TR as a data generation character string line in which the words W set in the text data TD are arranged in one column is displayed. In the timing setting column TR, the leading word W is arranged on the processing line PL, and eight words W are arranged. When an input operation is performed on the first word W in the timing setting column TR, the word W is separated from the timing setting column TR and moves upward on the timing setting screen TI. The word W remaining in the timing setting column TR moves in the head direction so that the head is arranged on the processing line PL.

  Then, a new word W is displayed as the eighth word W in the timing setting column TR. In this way, the top word W of the timing setting column TR is configured to change one after another according to the input operation of the player. The example of FIG. 15 shows that the first eight words W are arranged in the timing setting column TR in the text data TD. In the timing setting column TR of this embodiment, the special symbol is not displayed in the timing setting column TR.

  The target timing setting process performed in the game machine GM will be described according to the flowchart shown in FIG. The target timing setting process is controlled by the game machine control unit 25. Thereby, the game control part 25 functions as a data generation character string line display part and a target timing setting part of the game data generation part 25a. First, a start process is performed in step S200. In the start process, the first eight words W set in the generated text data TD are arranged in the timing setting column TR as the data generation character string line, and the reproduction of the reference song data of the song A is started. Simultaneously with the start of the reproduction of the song A, the song timer timing unit 25e starts counting the song timer.

  Next, in step S210, it is determined whether or not there has been an input operation by the player. If there is an input operation by the player, an affirmative determination is made in step S210, the process proceeds to step S220, and the process proceeds to an input operation setting process. In the input operation setting process, with respect to the word W located on the processing line PL, the elapsed time of the music indicated by the music timer at the time of the input operation is set as the target timing T, and the input operation sensor of the operation input unit 21 performs the input operation. The input position is specified, and the display row SR corresponding to the input position is set. For example, when the word “Dashing” is on the processing line PL and a touch operation is performed on the operation area OA2 77.378 seconds after the start of reproduction, the target timing T of the word “Dashing” in the game data GD. Is set to “77.378”, and “SR2” is set to the display row SR. Thereby, the game control part 25 functions as a target timing setting part.

  The note marks NM set in the text data TD are also arranged in the timing setting column TR as the word W. If a touch operation is performed when the note mark NM is displayed on the processing line PL, it is processed as a touch operation on the note mark NM displayed on the processing line PL. When there is a touch operation, the timing and the display row SR corresponding to the operation area OA where the touch operation is performed are associated with the musical note mark NM displayed on the processing line PL. For example, if a touch operation is performed on the operation area OA2 after 84.078 seconds after the start of reproduction, “84.078” is set as the target timing T of the note mark NM in the game data GD, and the display row SR Is set to “SR2”. When a touch operation is performed in the note mark NM generation area NA, the note mark NM is generated and displayed on the processing line PL. Also for the note mark NM generated during the input operation setting process, the target timing T and the display row SR are set by the same setting method as the above-described note mark NM.

  When a special symbol is set after the word W in the character string, the corresponding operation is performed after the touch operation on the word W. For example, after touching the word “snow”, a long sound operation, that is, an operation of continuously pressing a finger, a pen, or the like is performed in accordance with the music A, and the finger, the pen, etc. are released from the monitor M at a desired timing. The input operation sensor detects that the finger or the like has been released from the monitor M, and the timing at that time is set as the target timing T of the long sound symbol PS set after “snow”. If the vibrato operation is performed in accordance with the music piece A after the touch operation of the word “sleeh”, the elapsed playback time is specified at each return point of the reciprocating movement detected by the input operation sensor. Thereby, the target timing T of each turn-back point in the vibrato operation set after “sleeh” is set.

  Further, after the touch operation of the word “way”, if the jump operation is performed at a desired timing in accordance with the music A, the input operation sensor detects the jump operation and specifies the timing. The identified timing is set as the target timing T of the jump symbol SS set after the word “way”. After the input operation setting process in step S220 or when a negative determination is made in step S210, the process proceeds to step S230, and it is determined whether or not the text data TD for setting the target timing T has ended. When the target timing T of all the words W set in the text data TD is set, it is determined that the text data TD has ended, the determination in step S230 is affirmative, and the target timing setting process ends. When a negative determination is made in step S230, the process returns to step S210, and as described above, the subsequent word W moves toward the head so that the next word W is arranged on the processing line PL, and the next word W The process for the input operation is performed. Thereby, the game machine control part 25 functions as a data generation character string line display part.

  The game machine game process in step S140, that is, the game machine game process performed in the game machine GM2 that has acquired the game data GDn will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. The game machine game process is controlled by the game control unit 25. First, in step S300, data adjustment processing is performed. In the data adjustment process, the game data GDn generated based on the reference song data X is adjusted according to the song data used in the game machine GM2 (hereinafter referred to as “used song data Y”), and adjusted game data GD. Is generated. Since the game can be executed with the adjusted game data GD adjusted to the use song data Y, the use song data is used even when the use song data Y is arranged differently from the reference song data X and the timing of the lyrics is different. An evaluation suitable for Y can be obtained. Details of the data adjustment processing will be described later. Hereinafter, the adjustment game data GD used in the game play process is referred to as game data GD.

  After the data adjustment process, the process proceeds to step S305, and a game play process in which the above-described game is executed is performed. In the game play process, a history of input operations performed by the player is recorded as a play record. Details of the game play process will be described later. When the game ends, the process proceeds to step S310, and the number-of-plays count process is performed. In the play count process, 1 is added to the play count parameter. Note that the number-of-plays parameter is 0 at the start of the game. Subsequently, it is determined whether or not to execute the same game again. For example, the selection screen is displayed on the monitor M, and the determination is made by allowing the player to select whether or not to repeat the game.

  When the game is executed again, an affirmative determination is made in step S320, and the process returns to step S305. If a negative determination is made in step S320, the process proceeds to step S330, and it is determined whether or not a modification request is to be made to the server SV. By requesting the modification, the server SV can be requested to modify the game data GDn based on the play record of the player of the game machine GM2. For example, the selection screen is displayed on the monitor M, and the determination is made by allowing the player to select whether or not to request a modification. If a modification request is made, an affirmative determination is made in step S330, the process proceeds to step S340, and play result data with a modification request is generated. Thereby, the game machine control part 25 functions as the play result production | generation part 25d.

  The play result data with modification request includes a song ID 20a, a data ID 20c, the number of plays, and a play record. The value of the number-of-plays parameter is set as the number of plays. As described above, the play record is history information of an input operation recorded in the game play process. When a negative determination is made in step S330, the process proceeds to step S350, and unmodified play result data is generated. The play result data without modification includes a song ID 20a, a data ID 20c, and the number of plays. When play result data is generated in step S340 or step S350, the process proceeds to step S360, and the generated play result data is transmitted to the server SV.

  Processing performed in the data adjustment processing will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. The data adjustment process is controlled by the game machine control unit 25. First, in step S400, the music composition data Y is analyzed by voice, the start timing ST corresponding to each component shown in FIG. 13 is specified, and the start timing ST of the music composition data Y is associated with each component. Use song feature information is generated. Thereby, the game machine control part 25 functions as a use music analysis part. Next, in step S410, the song feature information 20g is compared with the generated used song feature information, and the difference between the reference song data X and the used song data Y is acquired with respect to the start timing ST of each component. .

  In step S420, the game data GD adjusted for the song data Y to be used is generated by adjusting the target timing T of each word W in the game data GD in accordance with the acquired deviation of each component. . Thereby, the game machine control part 25 functions as a timing adjustment part. As described above, when the song data Y used is different from the reference song data X, adjusted game data GD in which the target timing T is adjusted for the song data Y to be used is generated by the data adjustment process.

  The process performed in the game play process performed by game machine GM2 is demonstrated according to the flowchart shown in FIG. The game play process is controlled by the game machine control unit 25 as the game processing unit 25c. The game play process is executed after a predetermined start operation is performed after the game data GDn is acquired from the server SV. In the game play process, the song data of the song A to be played uses the song data Y used in advance prepared by the game machine GM2, as described above. Note that the timing of the input operation by the player is sequentially specified based on the play recording sequentially recorded by the operation input unit 21 in accordance with the input operation. The play record also functions as a history of operation timings of input operations. In the game play process, first, a start process is performed in step S500. In the start process, the reproduction of the music piece A is started, and at the same time as the reproduction of the music piece A, the music timer timer 25e starts measuring the music piece timer.

  Then, it progresses to S505 and a display sequence production | generation process is performed. In the display sequence generation process, with reference to the game data GD, as described above, eight words W are displayed in the word area WA for each of the display sequences SR1 to SR3. That is, in each of the display columns SR1 to SR3, the word W that is sung first becomes the head of the corresponding display column SR and is arranged on the processing line PL. In this embodiment, words W other than a character string such as vibrato symbol VS, long sound symbol PS, and note mark NM are not displayed on display column SR together with word W of the character string.

  After displaying the display row SR, the operation target word is set in step S510. The operation target word is a word W that is a target of an input operation by the player, and is a word W that is sung in the song A being played out of the three words W arranged on the processing line PL. In this embodiment, at the start of reproduction, the first word “Dashing” in the lyrics is set as the operation target word. Next, in step S515, it is determined whether or not a touch operation has been performed by the player. When a touch operation is performed in the operation area OA corresponding to the operation target word, an affirmative determination is made that there is a touch operation. That is, when the operation target word is “Dashing”, it is determined that there is a touch operation when the touch operation is performed on the operation area OA2 corresponding to the display row SR2. If a positive determination is made, the process proceeds to step S530.

  If a negative determination is made in step S515, the process proceeds to step S520 to determine whether or not the time limit is reached. The time limit is the limit timing at which the word W should be set as the operation target word, that is, the timing at which the word W has been sung. For example, it is set as 0.1 seconds before the next word W to be sung and it is determined that the time limit is reached. If a negative determination is made in step S520, the process returns to step S515 and enters a touch operation waiting state. On the other hand, when an affirmative determination is made in step S520, the process proceeds to step S525, where an error display process is performed on the operation target word, and then the process proceeds to step S540.

  In the miss display process, the operation target word is processed to be displayed in the play result area PA in the above-described operation error mode in order to indicate that the operation target word has not been operated. When an affirmative determination is made in step S515, the process proceeds to step S530, and a timing evaluation process is performed. In the timing evaluation process, the accuracy of the operation timing is determined based on the operation timing of the touch operation by the player and the target timing T set for the operation target word in the game data GD. When the accuracy is determined by the timing evaluation, a clear display process is performed in step S535. In the clear display process, clear display is performed on the operation target word based on the timing evaluation determined in step S530.

  As described above, regarding the clear display, the operation target word is separated from the display row SR, and moves in the play result area PA in the accurate mode 1 or the inaccurate mode 2 depending on the accuracy. In this embodiment, the operation target word is displayed as the correct mode 1 when the accuracy is equal to or higher than a predetermined standard, and the operation target word is displayed as the inaccurate mode 2 when the accuracy is less than the standard. In the case of the inaccurate aspect 2, the direction in which the operation target word is tilted is determined according to whether the operation timing is earlier or later than the target timing T. In the clear display process, a score corresponding to the timing evaluation is further added to the score of the player.

  After the clear display process or the miss display process is performed on the operation target word, it is determined in step S540 whether or not the song A being played has entered an interlude. The determination as to whether or not it is an interlude, for example, may be made by setting in advance the timing of entering the interlude and the sound waveform that is characteristic of the interlude for the song A to be reproduced. When an affirmative determination is made in step S540, the process proceeds to step S550, and interlude processing is performed. In the interlude process, a process for each note mark NM set in the game data GD is performed, and an interlude game based on the note mark NM is executed as described above. Details of the interlude process will be described later. When the interlude process ends, the process returns to step S505, and the display string generation process is performed for the lyrics after the interlude by referring to the game data GD. For example, a display flag SR may be generated by identifying a word W that has not been used yet by setting a used flag for the word W used in the game in the game data GD.

  If a negative determination is made in step S540, the process proceeds to step S545, and it is determined whether or not the lyrics are finished. For example, when there is no word W displayed on the game screen GI, it is determined that the lyrics have ended. When an affirmative determination is made in step S545, the process proceeds to step S555, where an end process is performed, and then the game process ends. In the end process, for example, the reproduction of the ending portion after the end of the lyrics is continued until the end of the song A, and a play result display corresponding to the score acquired by the player is displayed on the monitor M, for example. In addition, you may comprise so that the game similar to an interlude game may be provided also in an ending.

  If a negative determination is made in step S545, the process proceeds to step S560, and a display row update process is performed. In the display sequence update process, the display related to the display sequence SR of the operation target word subjected to the clear display process or the miss display process is updated. For example, when the operation target word is “Dashing”, in the display row SR2 of the word “Dashing”, the seven words W subsequent to “Dashing” move one by one in the head direction. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 4, the word “snow” next to “Dashing” is arranged on the processing line PL.

  Further, regarding the display row SR2, when the word W subsequent to “What” displayed at the end is further set in the game data GD, the word W is displayed at the end of the display row SR2. When there is no word W following the operation target word “Dashing”, the display row update process is skipped. After the display sequence updating process, the process returns to step S510, and the word W to be sung next, that is, the next word set in the game data GD is set as the operation target word. In this embodiment, “through” to be sung after “Dashing” is set as the operation target word.

  The interlude process will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. The interlude process is executed for each note mark NM set in the game data GD. Hereinafter, the note mark NM to be processed by the interlude process is referred to as “operation note mark NM”. First, in step S600, it is determined whether or not it is the appearance timing of the operation note mark NM with reference to the music timer. The appearance timing is obtained by calculating the time from the appearance point AP to the processing line PL based on the moving speed of the operation note mark NM and the distance from the appearance point AP to the processing line PL, and calculating backward from the target timing T. That's fine. If a negative determination is made in step S600, step S600 is repeated, and if an affirmative determination is made, the process proceeds to step S610, and constant speed display processing is performed. In the constant speed display process, the operation note mark NM is caused to appear at the appearance point AP of the corresponding display row SR and moved on the game screen GI at the moving speed.

  In step S620, it is determined whether or not a touch operation has been performed by the player. If a negative determination is made in step S620, the process proceeds to step S630 to determine whether the time limit is reached. The time limit in the interlude process is a time limit of a time during which a touch operation can be accepted with respect to the operation note mark NM. For example, the operation note mark NM may be set 0.5 seconds after passing the processing line PL, that is, 0.5 seconds after the target timing T. If a negative determination is made in step S630, the process returns to step S620 and waits for a touch operation. When an affirmative determination is made in step S630, the process proceeds to step S640, and an error display process is executed. In the miss display process in the interlude process, the operation note mark NM is displayed in the miss display mode 6 as described above. When the operation note mark NM of the operation mistake mode 6 disappears from the game screen GI, the interlude process for the operation note mark NM ends.

    On the other hand, when an affirmative determination is made in step S620, the process proceeds to step S650 to perform an interlude timing evaluation process. In the interlude timing evaluation process, as in the timing evaluation process in the game play process, the accuracy of the operation timing is determined based on the amount of deviation between the operation timing at which the player performs a touch operation and the target timing T of the operation note mark NM. To be judged. Then, it is determined that the accuracy is higher as the deviation amount between the operation timing and the target timing T is smaller, and it is determined that the accuracy is lower as the deviation amount is larger. It is also determined whether the operation timing is earlier or later than the target timing T. Note that the timing of the input operation by the player is sequentially specified based on the play recording sequentially recorded by the operation input unit 21 in accordance with the input operation.

  When timing evaluation is determined, clear display processing is performed in step S660. In the clear display process, a process for displaying the operation note mark NM in a clear display is performed on the operation note mark NM based on the timing evaluation determined in step S650. For example, an operation note mark NM whose accuracy is equal to or higher than a predetermined reference is indicated by the correct form 4, and an operation note mark NM whose accuracy is less than the reference is indicated by an inaccurate form 5. Further, in the case of the inaccurate aspect 5, when the operation timing is earlier than the target timing T, the operation note mark NM is tilted to the left, and when the operation timing is later than the target timing T, the operation note mark NM is tilted to the right. Displayed. When the clear display process in step S660 ends, the interlude process ends.

  Finally, the play result process performed in the server SV that has received the play result data will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. The play result processing is controlled by the server control unit 12 as the play result processing unit 12b. First, in step S700, it is determined whether or not the received play result data is play result data with a modification request. When an affirmative determination is made in step S700, the process proceeds to step S710, and game data modification processing is performed. In the game data modification process, the game data GDn currently stored in the game data storage unit 11b is modified based on the play record included in the play result data with modification request.

  Specifically, the amount of deviation between the target timing T of each word W set in the game data GDn and the operation timing of each word W recorded in the play record is averaged by weighting the target timing T. The modification timing is calculated. The weight in this embodiment is determined by the influence coefficient. The influence coefficient is calculated by, for example, 1 / (number of times played / 100 + number of times of modification) with reference to the influence parameter 20f of the game data GDn. As a result, the influence coefficient of the game data GD that is frequently played, that is, the popular game data GD can be set small. Each modification timing averaged by the above method is set as the target timing T of the corresponding word W, the modified game data GD is generated, and the game data GDn is overwritten.

  After the game data modification process in step S710 or when a negative determination is made in step S700, the process proceeds to step S720 to update the influence parameter 20f. Specifically, the number of plays included in the play result data is added to the number of plays of the influence parameter 20f, and when the game data modification process is performed, 1 is also added to the number of modifications of the influence parameter 20f. Above, a play result process is complete | finished.

  In the game data modification process, when the deviation amount is a predetermined amount or more, the game data may not be modified. Also, if the total difference in target timing before and after modification for a song is greater than or equal to a predetermined time, the number of seconds that is the upper limit of adjustment is obtained based on the influence coefficient, and the target timing T is modified within the range of the adjustment condition. You may comprise. Alternatively, a play record of only a part of the word W of the song A may be included in the play result data, and the target timing T of the game data GDn may be modified only for the part of the word W.

  Further, the user information and the transmission date / time are included in the play result data, and the user information and the modification date / time of the user who modified the game data GD in the game data GD in the game data storage unit 11b are stored in association with each other. During step S710, by referring to the user information and transmission date / time included in the play result data, and the user information and modification date / time of the corresponding game data GD, it is determined whether or not the same user has been modified in a predetermined period. A process may be provided so that the same game data GD cannot be altered by the same user unless a predetermined period of time elapses.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and may be implemented in various forms. For example, the play result area PA and the word area WA may be arranged side by side, and the display row SR may be configured as a row extending in the horizontal direction. The display row SR in the game is not limited to three rows, and may be one row or two rows. For example, in the start processing of the target timing setting process, a desired number of display rows SR can be designated, and the operation area OA is set according to the designated number of display rows SR, so that a desired number of display rows SR can be set. A game in which the display row SR is displayed can be created. Further, the song title may be specified from the song feature information 20g by the server SV without transmitting the song title from the game machine GM1 that generated the game data GDn.

  In the above embodiment, the music played on each game machine GM is configured to use the music data prepared on each game machine GM, but the music data is stored in the server storage unit 11 of the server SV. The music data is stored in the game machine controller 25 and the server SV is requested to acquire music data, and the music data stored in the server memory 11 is stored in the server controller 12 in response to a request from the game machine GM. May be provided with a music providing unit that distributes to the game machine GM. Thereby, the reference song data X and the used song data Y can be matched with the song data provided by the server SV.

  In the present invention, when a song used in a game is composed of a plurality of chorus parts, the game screen GI related to the lyrics of each chorus part is displayed on the monitor M, and an input operation is requested for each part. Games can also be provided. Hereinafter, only a point different from the above-described mode will be described for the procedure for realizing the mode (hereinafter referred to as “multi-mode 1”).

  For example, the case of a song B composed of two chorus parts P1 and P2 will be described. First, in the text data generation stage, text data TD1 and TD2 for each chorus part P1 and P2 are generated. Examples of text data TD1 and text data TD2 are shown in FIG. Next, in the target timing setting stage, the multimode 1 is designated as the game machine GM, and target timing setting processing is performed for each of the chorus parts P1 and P2. Thereby, for example, game data GD1 in which the target timing T is set for the word W of the chorus part P1, and game data GD2 in which the target timing T is set for the word W of the chorus part P2 are generated. An example of game data GD1 and game data GD2 is shown in FIG.

  The game data GD1 and the game data GD2 are associated as multi-data 1 that realizes multi-mode 1. Hereinafter, in the multi mode 1, the game data GD1 and the game data GD2 corresponding to the chorus parts P1 and P2 are collectively referred to as multi data 1. Note that the note mark NM for the interlude game may be set in either of the game data GD1 and GD2. In the fine adjustment processing stage in the multi mode 1, it is desirable that the words W of the chorus parts P1 and P2 are displayed at a time on the fine adjustment screen shown in FIG. If there are two words W at the same timing, they may be displayed in two rows, for example.

  In the song feature information generation stage, song feature information 20g-1 and 20g-2 corresponding to the game data GD1 and GD2 are generated. An example of the song feature information 20g-1 and the song feature information 20g-2 is shown in FIG. In each word group in each piece of information 20g-1 and 20g-2, the words of the lyrics of the corresponding chorus parts P1 and P2 are set. The generated multi-data 1 is transmitted to the server SV together with the music feature information 20a-1 and 20g-2. The server SV that has acquired the multi-data 1 performs a process for handling the multi-data 1 as a unit as the game data GDn in the above-described form. On the other hand, in the game machine GM that acquires and uses the multi-data 1 from the server SV, the game screen GI1 on which the display row SR with the word W of the chorus part P1 is displayed on the monitor M, and the display row with the word W of the chorus part P2 A game screen GI2 on which SR is displayed is displayed side by side.

  In the game machine game process (FIG. 17) for executing the game, the data adjustment process (FIG. 18) is performed on the game data GD1 and GD2 based on the corresponding music feature information 20g-1 and 20g-2. Is called. In step S505 to step S540 and step S545 in the game play process (FIG. 19), the game screens GI1 and G2 are processed simultaneously with the reproduction of the song B. However, the process related to the game screen GI1 is performed based on the game data GD1, and the process related to the game screen GI2 is performed based on the game data GD2. Examples of the game screen GI1 and the game screen GI2 are shown in FIG. In the interlude process in step S540, only the game data GD1 and GD2 in which the note mark NM is set are used.

  In the present invention, in addition to the game screen GI that requests an input operation in accordance with the progression of the lyrics of the main vocal, the accompaniment screen GI ′ as a constant-speed game screen that requests an input operation in accordance with the rhythm of the accompaniment instrument. Can be provided on the monitor M to provide a game that requires the player to perform an input operation in accordance with the progression of the lyrics of the main vocal and an rhythm of the accompaniment along with the reproduction of the song A. The accompaniment screen GI ′ has the same configuration as the game screen GI of the above-described interlude game. In the game, the note mark NM appears at the appearance point AP and moves at a predetermined moving speed toward the processing line PL. To do. Hereinafter, only a difference from the above-described embodiment will be described for the procedure for realizing the embodiment (hereinafter referred to as “multi-mode 2”). An example of the game screen GI and the accompaniment screen GI ′ in the multi mode 2 is shown in FIG.

  First, in the text data generation stage, text data TD related to the lyrics of the main vocal is generated. Subsequently, at the target timing setting stage, the game data GD3 related to the text data TD and the game data GD4 related to the note mark NM for the accompaniment screen GI ′ are generated by designating the multimode 2, and the game data GD3 The game data GD4 is associated as the multi data 2 in the multi mode 2. An example of the game data GD3 and the game data GD4 is shown in FIG. Hereinafter, the game data GD3 and the game data G4 are collectively referred to as multi-data 2. The order in which the game data GD3 and the game data GD4 are generated does not matter.

  The game data GD3 has the same data configuration as the game data GD in the above-described form, and is generated based on the text data TD by the above-described target timing setting process. The game data GD4 is associated with the note mark NM to be displayed on the accompaniment screen GI 'and the target timing T of the note mark NM, and is generated irrespective of the text data TD. The target timing T in the game data GD4 indicates the timing at which the corresponding note mark NM reaches the processing line PL. The generation of the game data GD4 will be described. Note that the processing related to the generation of the game data GD4 is controlled by the game data generation unit 25a of the game machine control unit 25. When the game data GD4 is generated, an accompaniment screen GI ′ is first displayed on the monitor M. In the accompaniment screen GI ′, as in the case of the note mark NM of the interlude game described above, a note mark NM generation area NA is provided, and when a touch operation is performed on the generation area NA, a note mark NM is generated. Are displayed on the processing line PL.

  When a touch operation is performed in this state, the timing at which the touch operation is performed as the operation on the note mark NM displayed on the processing line PL is set as the target timing T on the note mark NM displayed on the processing line PL. It is associated. Therefore, the target timing T can be associated with each note mark NM by reproducing the music piece A and repeating the touch operation for generating the note mark NM and the touch operation on the note mark NM on the processing line PL. In particular, if the touch operation on each note mark NM displayed on the processing line PL is performed in accordance with the rhythm of a predetermined musical instrument used in the accompaniment, each timing corresponding to the rhythm of the musical instrument is set as the target timing T. The note mark NM can be set. Thereby, the game data generation unit 25a functions as a constant velocity symbol timing input unit.

  Note that, in the fine adjustment processing stage in the multimode 2, each word W set in the game data GD3 and each note mark NM set in the game data GD4 are displayed at a time on the fine adjustment screen shown in FIG. It is desirable. In the song feature information generation stage, song feature information 20g-3 and 20g-4 are generated for each of the game data GD3 and the game data GD4. An example of the song feature information 20g-3 and the song feature information 20g-4 is shown in FIG. In the word group in the music feature information 20g-4 of the game data GD4, a note mark NM included in each component is set as a note group. For example, each note mark NM may be identified by sequentially associating identification information with each generated note mark MN. The generated multi-data 2 is transmitted to the server SV together with the music feature information 20g-3 and 20g-4.

  The server SV that has acquired the multi-data 2 may be processed as the game data GDn in the above-described form with the multi-data 2 as a unit. On the other hand, in the game machine GM that uses the multi-data 2 obtained from the server SV, the game screen GI provides a game based on the game data GD3 to the monitor M, and the accompaniment provides a game based on the game data GD4. The screen GI ′ is displayed side by side. In the game machine game process (FIG. 17) for executing the game, the data adjustment process (FIG. 18) is performed based on the music feature information 20g-3 and 20g-4 corresponding to the game data GD3 and GD4. In the game play process (FIG. 19), a start process is performed.

  Thereafter, the same process as the game play process is continuously performed for each word W set in the game data GD3, and the above-described game play process interlude is performed for each note mark NM set in the game data GD4. Processing similar to the processing is performed. That is, the interlude process described above is performed for each note mark NM set in the game data GD4. In the game machine game process, the processes in steps S310 to S360 after the game play process may be the same as described above.

The figure which shows an example of a structure of the game system of this invention. The figure which shows an example of the game screen in which the game of this invention is performed. The figure which shows an example of game data. The figure which shows the game screen which shows evaluation of operation timing. The figure which shows an example of the game screen in an interlude game. The figure which shows schematic structure of the hardware of the server shown in FIG. The figure which shows game data and game data related information. The figure which shows schematic structure of the hardware of the game machine shown in FIG. The sequence diagram which shows the process performed in a server and a game machine. The figure which shows the procedure of text data generation. The figure which shows a part of produced | generated text data. The flowchart which shows an example of the fine adjustment screen of game data. The figure which shows the state that the music data was voice-analyzed. The figure which shows the music feature information of this form. The figure which shows an example of a timing setting screen. The flowchart which shows the process performed in a target timing setting process. The flowchart which shows the process performed in a game machine game process. The flowchart which shows the process performed in a data adjustment process. The flowchart which shows the process performed in a game play process. The flowchart which shows the process performed in an interlude process. The flowchart which shows the process performed in a play result process. The figure which shows the example of text data TD1 and text data TD2. The figure which shows the example of game data GD1 and game data GD2. The figure which shows the example of music feature information 20g-1 and music feature information 20g-2. The figure which shows the example of the game screen GI1 and the game screen GI2. The figure which shows the example of the game screen GI and game screen GI '. The figure which shows the example of game data GD3 and game data GD4. The figure which shows the example of music feature information 20g-3 and music feature information 20g-4.

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GS game system GM1 to 3, GM game machine SV server GD game data 11 server storage unit 11b game data storage unit 12a game data processing unit 20 display unit 21 operation input unit 22 audio output unit 25a game data generation unit 25b game data acquisition unit 25c game processor

Claims (16)

Including a plurality of game machines and a server capable of transmitting and receiving data to and from each of the plurality of game machines,
Each game machine is
An operation input unit for receiving an input operation of the player;
A display for displaying the game screen;
An audio output unit that plays and outputs a predetermined song;
Game data associated with a plurality of character strings obtained by dividing the lyrics of the music to be played back as target timings at which the character strings are sung as input timings for the character strings. A game data acquisition unit that is acquired by requesting the server;
The timing at which each character string is sequentially presented on the game screen together with the reproduction of the song, the player is input to the timing at which the presented character string is sung, and the input operation is performed on each character string And a game processing unit that executes a game for evaluating the input operation based on the target timing,
At least one of the game machines is
A game data generation unit for causing the player to generate the game data and transmitting the generated game data to the server;
The server
A server storage unit for storing the game data;
When the game data generated by the game machine is acquired from the game machine, the game data is stored in the server storage unit, and in response to a request from any one of the plurality of game machines, the game data And a game data processing unit that provides the game data of the storage unit to the game machine. Each game machine is
The game further includes a play result generation unit that generates a play record that records a timing when the player performs an input operation on the at least one character string, and transmits play result data including the play record to the server. ,
The server
When the play result data is acquired from the game machine, the game data of the server storage unit is set based on the timing of the input operation of the at least one character string indicated by the play record included in the play result data. The game system according to claim 1, further comprising a play result processing unit that updates a target timing of the character string that has been played. The server storage unit stores the degree of influence of the play record on the target timing before the update in association with the game data when the target timing is updated,
The game system according to claim 2, wherein the play result processing unit is configured such that the greater the degree of influence, the greater the influence of the play recording on the target timing. The game machine
A number-of-times counting unit that counts the number of times the game was played based on the game data acquired from the server;
The play result generation unit of the game machine generates the play result data including the play record and the number of times of play, and transmits the play result data to the server.
The server storage unit stores the game player in association with the total number of times played,
The play result processing unit of the server adds the play count of the acquired play result data to the total play count, and determines the degree of influence based on the total play count. The described game system. The game processing unit of the game machine
A predetermined number of the character strings are displayed on the game screen with at least one character string line arranged so that a character string that is sung earlier is closer to the head, and the progression of lyrics of the reproduced song 5. The game system according to claim 1, wherein a character string displayed at a head of each character string line is updated in accordance with the game system. The game data generation unit of the game machine
A character string data generation unit for acquiring character string data in which a plurality of character strings obtained by dividing the lyrics of the song are set;
The data generation character line arranged in a line in the order in which each character string is sung is displayed on the display unit, and the character string arranged at the head of the data generation character line is sung along with the reproduction of the song. A data generation character string line display unit for causing the player to perform an input operation at timing and sequentially updating a head of the data generation character string line every time there is an input operation by the player;
A target timing setting unit that generates the game data by setting a timing at which the input operation is performed with respect to the character string arranged at the head as the target timing with respect to each character string, The game system according to claim 5. In the character string data, at least one character string is set in association with a special symbol that specifies the utterance at the end of the character string,
The target timing setting unit, when there is an input operation corresponding to a special symbol associated with the character string following the input operation for the character string in which the special symbol is set, indicates a timing when the input operation is performed. The game system according to claim 6, wherein the target timing for the special symbol is set immediately after the character string. The operation input unit is provided with a line input unit corresponding to each of a plurality of character string lines displayed on the display unit,
The target timing setting unit of the game data generation unit generates the game data by associating the character string line corresponding to the input input line unit and the target timing with respect to each character string. And
The said game process part evaluates the said input operation when there is input operation in the line input part matched with each said character string in the said game data, The said input operation is characterized by the above-mentioned. Game system. In the character string data, at least one constant velocity symbol moving at a constant velocity from a predetermined appearance point on the game screen of the game is set as the character string,
The data generation character string line display unit displays the data generation character string line including at least one constant velocity symbol set in the character string data on the display unit, and the data generation character string is reproduced along with the reproduction of the music piece. With respect to the constant velocity symbol arranged at the head of the row line, the player is caused to perform an input operation at the timing of the song at which the constant velocity symbol should reach a predetermined operation position on the game screen,
The target timing setting unit sets a timing at which the input operation is performed with respect to the constant velocity symbol as the target timing with respect to the constant velocity symbol,
The game processing unit
By causing the constant speed symbol set in the game data to appear at a predetermined appearance point on the game screen and moving the game screen at a predetermined speed, at a target timing set for the constant speed symbol. A constant velocity symbol control unit for controlling movement of the constant velocity symbol so as to reach the predetermined operation position;
The input operation of the player is evaluated based on the timing of the music when the input operation is performed on the constant velocity symbol and the target timing set for the constant velocity symbol. The game system according to any one of 6 to 8. The song is a chorus composed of a plurality of parts,
The character string data generation unit acquires character string data in which a plurality of character strings obtained by dividing the lyrics for each part are set,
The data generation character string line generates the data generation character string line for each character string data of each part, reproduces the music, and causes the player to perform an input operation together with the reproduction, and the data generation character string Update the beginning of the line sequentially,
The target timing setting unit generates the game data in which the target timing is set for each of a plurality of character strings included in the data generation character string line of each part for each part, and corresponds to each part Match game data as multi-data,
The game processing unit sequentially presents each character string on the game screen together with the reproduction of the music for each of the plurality of game data associated as the multi-data, and each character string of the game data The game system according to claim 6, wherein the input operation is evaluated based on the input operation timing and the target timing. The game data generation unit displays a constant velocity symbol that moves from a predetermined appearance position on the game screen to a predetermined operation position in the game on the display unit every time the player performs a predetermined operation. A constant speed symbol timing input unit is further provided that causes the player to perform an input operation at the timing of the song at which the constant speed symbol should reach the predetermined operation position for each displayed constant speed symbol along with the reproduction. ,
The target timing setting unit generates the game data corresponding to the character string data, and sets the timing at which the input operation is performed for each constant velocity symbol as the target timing for the constant velocity symbol. , Generating game data relating to the constant velocity symbol, associating the game data relating to the character string data and the game data relating to the constant velocity symbol as multi-data relating to the song,
The game processing unit
When executing the game related to the song, the display unit displays the game screen based on the game data related to the character string data associated as the multi-data, and the correspondence associated as the multi-data. Display a constant speed game screen based on game data related to constant speed symbols,
On the constant speed game screen, the constant speed symbol appears at the predetermined appearance point, and the game screen is moved at a predetermined speed to reach the predetermined operation position at the timing of the corresponding song. A constant velocity symbol control unit for controlling the movement of the constant velocity symbol,
The input timing for the character string is evaluated based on the game data relating to the character string data, and the timing of the music when the input operation is performed on the constant velocity symbol based on the game data relating to the constant velocity symbol; The game system according to claim 6, wherein the input operation of the player is evaluated based on the target timing set for the constant velocity symbol. The game data generation unit of the game machine analyzes each of song data of a song to be reproduced when generating the game data, thereby analyzing each of a plurality of components constituting the song data of the song to be reproduced, Generating song feature information in which the start timing of each component and a plurality of words included in each component are associated, and transmitting the game data together with the song feature information;
The game data processing unit of the server stores the acquired game data in the server storage unit in association with the music feature information, and provides the game data together with the music feature information to a game machine that requests the game data. And
The game machine
Analyzing the song data of the song used in the game, and generating the song information used by associating each of the plurality of components with the start timing of each of the components of the song data of the song to be used Used music analysis section to
With respect to each of the constituent elements, a target timing in the acquired game data of each of a plurality of words included in each of the constituent elements according to a start timing shift in the used music information corresponding to the start timing in the music feature information The game system according to claim 1, further comprising: a timing adjustment unit that adjusts the timing. The server storage unit stores song data of a song to be provided to the game machine,
Each game machine is
A song data acquisition unit that acquires the song data of the song to be reproduced by the audio output unit by requesting the server;
The server
The game system according to claim 1, further comprising a song providing unit that provides the song data to the game machine in response to a request from the game machine. A server capable of data communication with a plurality of game machines,
A server storage unit for storing data acquired from each of the game machines;
Corresponding to a plurality of character strings obtained by dividing the lyrics of a predetermined song from any one of the game machines, a timing at which each character string is sung as a target timing to be input to each character string When the attached game data is acquired, the game data is stored in the server storage unit,
A server, comprising: a game data processing unit that provides the game data to the game machine when the game data is requested from any one of the game machines.   When a play record is recorded from the game machine that records the timing of the input operation performed by a player of the game machine for at least one character string in the game data, the input operation of the at least one character string indicated by the play record The server according to claim 14, further comprising a play result processing unit that updates a target timing of the character string set in the game data of the server storage unit based on the timing. The server storage unit stores song data of the predetermined song,
16. The server according to claim 14, further comprising a song providing unit that provides the song data to the game machine when the game machine requests the song data.

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