JP2010233959A - Program, information storage medium, and electronic device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a new technique for giving a hint about a game. <P>SOLUTION: A word (a hint character string) as a key in a hint text 10 is concealed by a concealing seal 12 on a hint presenting screen W10 displayed prior to the replay, and characters concealed behind the concealing seal appear to be displayed by such touch operation as scraping the concealing seal 12 off the screen. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a program or the like for causing a computer including a touch panel capable of touch operation on a display screen to execute a predetermined game.

  Various techniques for presenting game hints to players have been developed and put to practical use. For example, a technique for displaying a hint for associating or conceiving a correct answer in a quiz format game (Patent Document 1) or a hint for game capture information in a role playing game (Patent Document 2) is known. .

JP 2005-312697 A JP 2002-191868 A

  Although the presentation of hints is effective as a kind of help function for the player, depending on the degree of the specifics of the hints, there are often cases where the fun of the game is cut off. For example, if the game is a quiz format, it is a hint that is close to the correct answer, and if it is a hint related to game capture information, it is a hint that tells the shortest route to the goal. Even if the game maker thinks that the content is about “help”, the content may be excessive for the player.

However, the degree required as the content of the hint varies widely depending on the player. For this reason, it has been difficult for the conventional technique of presenting hints prepared in advance by the game maker to meet the needs of 10 players and 10 players.
The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to propose a new technique for giving a hint for a game.

The first invention for solving the above-described problems is
A computer (for example, the portable game device 1000 in FIGS. 1 and 15) having a touch panel (for example, the touch panels 1010 and 1012 in FIG. 1) that can be touch-operated on the display screen executes a predetermined game and hints for the game Is a program (for example, the game program 610 of FIG. 15) for displaying
On the display screen, a shielding object that shields the hint character string (for example, the shielding object 30 in FIG. 9) is superimposed on a hint character string (for example, the shielding target character string in the hint text 10 in FIG. 9). Hint character string display control means (for example, the hint presentation unit 211 in FIG. 15) for performing display control,
Appearance control means (for example, the hint presenter in FIG. 15) that performs display control to reveal the character string portion located at the touch position touched by the touch panel among the hint character strings shielded by the shielding object. 211),
As a program for causing the computer to function.

As another form,
An electronic device having a touch panel capable of touch operation on a display screen and capable of executing a predetermined game,
A hint character string display control means for performing display control in which a shielding object that shields the hint character string is superimposed on the hint character string of the game on the display screen;
Appearance control means for performing display control for causing the character string portion located at the touch position touched by the touch panel to appear among the hint character strings shielded by the shielding object;
You may comprise the electronic device provided with.

  According to the first aspect of the invention, the hint character string is displayed on the display screen, and the shielding object is superimposed on the hint character string. And it displays so that the part located in the touch position where the touch panel was touched among the hint character strings shielded by the shielding object may appear. That is, the player needs to perform a touch operation to know the hint character string, and needs to touch many places to know the entire hint character string. The player who wants to know the entire hint character string will touch many places, and the player who thinks that it is sufficient to know only some characters in order to use the reasoning will need to touch less. Therefore, a completely new hint presentation method is realized in which the player's own responsibility is left to the player's operation on how much the hint should be presented.

Various specific methods regarding the appearance of the character string portion are conceivable. For example, as the second invention, the program of the first invention,
Based on the touch position, touch effectiveness dot specifying means (for example, the hint presenting unit 211 of FIG. 15) that specifies the surrounding predetermined dots including the touch position as touch effectiveness dots (for example, dots within the touch effective range 40 of FIG. 11). ) To function the computer,
The appearance control means changes the color of the touch effect dot to a color when the shield object is not shielded so that the character string portion positioned at the position of the touch effect dot appears (for example, FIG. 12 is a program for causing the computer to function so as to change the transparency of the dots of the shielding object 30 in FIG.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the color of the touch effective dot including the touch position is changed to the color in the case where the shielding object does not perform the shielding so that the character string located at the position of the touch effective dot is The part will appear.

As another method, for example, as the third invention, the program of the first invention,
Based on the touch position, the computer is caused to function as touch effectiveness dot specifying means (for example, the hint presenting unit 211 in FIG. 15) that specifies a predetermined surrounding dot including the touch position as a touch effectiveness dot
The appearance control means changes the transparency of the portion of the touch effectiveness dot in the shielding object to reveal a character string portion positioned at the position of the touch effectiveness dot (for example, the shielding object 30 in FIG. 12). The program for causing the computer to function may be configured to change the transparency α of the dots.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, the character string portion located at the position of the touch effective dot appears by changing the transparency of the portion of the touch effective dot in the shielding object.

Further, in the second invention described above, as a more specific fourth invention,
A program for causing the computer to function so as to gradually change the color of the touch effect dot each time the appearance control means is specified by the touch effect dot specifying means.

The fifth invention is the program of the third invention,
Each time the appearance control means is specified by the touch effect dot specifying means, the transparency of the touch effect dot portion of the shielding object is gradually changed to transparent (for example, the transparency α in FIG. This is a program for causing the computer to function as a change amount Δα).

  According to the fourth or fifth aspect of the present invention, the character string portion at the touch position does not immediately appear by one touch operation, but the character string is gradually increased by repeating the touch operation at the same position. The part is controlled to appear. For this reason, an effect of avoiding a situation in which the hint character string appears carelessly for the player can be obtained.

Furthermore, in the fourth or fifth invention, for example, as a sixth invention,
Hint level setting means for setting the hint level (for example, the hint level setting table 623 in FIG. 18),
Based on the hint level set by the hint level setting means, the appearance control means adjusts the degree of change every time it is specified by the touch effectiveness dot specifying means (for example, the transparency change amount table in FIG. 19). 624) causing the computer to function as follows:
A program may be configured.

  Here, the hint level is, for example, the importance level of information in the game progress, or the level according to the skill / knowledge of a player such as a beginner or advanced player, and means the weighting of the content of the hint. The game maker may set as appropriate.

  According to the sixth invention, as in the fourth or fifth invention, the character string portion is controlled to appear gradually by repeating the touch operation on the same position. Depending on the level, the degree of gradually appearing will be adjusted. Therefore, for the player, even if the same touch operation is performed, the hint of the content with high importance and the hint with the content of low importance appear (in terms of the degree of appearance with respect to repeated touch operations). For example, the speed of appearance will be different, and the risk of inadvertently knowing hints with high importance can be reduced.

The seventh invention is a program according to any one of the second to fifth inventions,
Causing the computer to function as a hint level setting means for setting a hint level;
The touch effectiveness dot specifying means causes the computer to function so as to vary the number of touch effectiveness dots based on the hint level (for example, change of the radius R of the touch effective range 40 in FIG. 11).
It is a program for.

  According to the seventh aspect, since the number of touch effect dots is varied according to the hint level, the range of the character string that appears by one touch operation is different. Thus, similar to the sixth invention, even if the same touch operation is performed, the hint of the content with high importance and the hint of the content with low importance are different in the appearance range for one touch operation. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the risk of inadvertently knowing a hint with high importance.

The eighth invention is the program of the first invention,
The hint character string display control means performs the superimposed display by configuring the occluding object with a large number of constituent parts (for example, an occluding object configured with a plurality of part objects in FIG. 23),
The appearance control means causes the character string portion shielded by the constituent parts to appear by erasing the constituent parts located at the touch position in the shielding object (for example, the touch position Pt in FIG. 24 is displayed). This is a program for causing the computer to function as described above.

  According to the eighth aspect of the invention, the shielding object is composed of a large number of constituent parts, and the constituent parts located at the touch position are erased so that the character string portion shielded by the erased constituent parts is displayed. It can be made to come out.

The ninth invention is a program according to any one of the first to eighth inventions,
Hint sentence setting means for setting a hint sentence (for example, hint sentence data 622 in FIG. 20) including a character string indicating any of date, character name, character name, and thing (for example, presenting the hint in FIG. 15) Part 211),
Hint character string setting means for setting the character string in the hint sentence as the hint character string (for example, the hint presenting unit 211 in FIG. 15),
As a program for causing the computer to function.

  According to the ninth aspect, the hint text is displayed, and a character string indicating any of the date, the character name, the character name, and the thing in the hint text is used as the hint character string. . Therefore, the player can determine whether or not to perform a touch operation for causing the character string to appear, the number of touch operations, and the like for each character string constituting the hint text. For this reason, since it becomes possible to know only some of the shielded character strings and infer the entire hint sentence, the presentation of hints can be further stepwise and indirect. .

The tenth invention is the program of any one of the first to ninth inventions,
A program for causing the computer to function as a frictional sound output control unit that outputs and controls a predetermined frictional sound during the appearance control by the appearance control unit.

  According to the tenth aspect, since a predetermined friction sound is output when the character string portion by the touch operation appears, it seems as if the character hidden by shaving the shading object by the touch operation appears. You can taste the atmosphere.

  The eleventh aspect of the invention is a computer-readable information storage medium (for example, the storage unit 600 in FIG. 15) that stores the program of any one of the first to tenth aspects of the invention. The “information storage medium” here includes, for example, a magnetic disk, an optical disk, an IC memory, and the like. According to the eleventh aspect, by causing a computer to read and execute a program stored in the information storage medium, the same operational effects as in any of the first to tenth aspects can be exhibited.

An external appearance example of a portable game device. Game overview. An example of a display screen. An example of a replay execution selection screen. An example of a hint display screen. Explanatory drawing of operation in a hint presentation screen. Explanatory drawing of operation in a hint presentation screen. Another example of the hint display screen. Explanatory drawing of the production | generation principle of a hint presentation screen. Explanatory drawing of the character appearance principle in a hint presentation screen. Explanatory drawing of the character appearance principle in a hint presentation screen. Explanatory drawing of the character appearance principle in a hint presentation screen. Explanatory drawing of the character appearance principle in a hint presentation screen. Explanatory drawing of the character appearance principle in a hint presentation screen. The functional block diagram of a portable game device. The data structural example of truth elucidation element flag data. An example of the data structure of a judgment / ending selection table. The example of a data structure of a hint level setting table. The data structural example of a transparency change amount table. Data structure example of hint text data. The flowchart of a game process. The flowchart of the hint presentation process performed during a game process. The other structural example of a shielding object. The other structural example of a shielding object.

  Hereinafter, as an embodiment to which the present invention is applied, an example in which a virtual trial game in which a player proceeds as a judge in a portable game device including a touch panel will be described. However, embodiments to which the present invention is applicable are not limited to this.

[Appearance]
FIG. 1 is an external view of a portable game apparatus 1000 according to this embodiment. According to FIG. 1, the portable game apparatus 1000 includes a direction input key 1004 and a button switch 1006 for a player to input a game operation, a first liquid crystal display 1008, a second liquid crystal display 1010, a speaker 1016, The control unit 1020 is provided in a foldable apparatus main body 1002 that can be opened and closed by a hinge. On the display surfaces of the first liquid crystal display 1008 and the second liquid crystal display 1010, touch panels 1012 and 1014 that can touch and input arbitrary positions on the display screen by touching with a stylus pen 1040 or the like are mounted, respectively. .

  In addition, the apparatus main body 1002 includes a memory card reader 1026 that can read and write data from and to a memory card 1030 that is a computer-readable information storage medium. The memory card 1030 stores programs and various setting data necessary for the control unit 1020 of the portable game apparatus 1000 to execute various arithmetic processes related to game play. In addition, the apparatus main body 1002 is provided with a built-in battery, a power button, a volume control button, etc., not shown.

  The touch panels 1012 and 1014 cover almost the entire display screen of the first liquid crystal display 1008 and the second liquid crystal display 1010 without shielding the display screen, respectively, and a touch operation that the player touches with the stylus pen 1040 (or a finger or the like). By doing so, the contact position coordinates in the orthogonal Xw, Yw axis coordinate system with the upper left as the origin can be output to the control unit 1020.

  The control unit 1020 corresponds to a control board of the game device, and includes various microprocessors such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), and a DSP (Digital Signal Processor), an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), a VRAM, and the like. Various IC memories such as RAM and ROM are installed. The control unit 1020 includes a wireless communication module 1022, a triaxial acceleration sensor 1024, a driver circuit for the first liquid crystal display 1008 and the second liquid crystal display 1010, a driver circuit for the touch panels 1012 and 1014, a direction input key 1004, and a button switch 1006. A so-called I / F circuit (interface circuit) such as a circuit for receiving a signal from a signal, an amplifier circuit for outputting an audio signal to the speaker 1016, and a signal input / output circuit to the memory card reader 1026 is mounted. Each element mounted on the control unit 1020 is electrically connected via a bus circuit so that data can be read and written and signals can be transmitted and received.

  The triaxial acceleration sensor 1024 detects acceleration in the three axial directions of the X, Y, and Z axes orthogonal to detect a change in posture or position of the portable game apparatus 1000 and outputs a detection signal to the control unit 1020. To do. In addition, it is good also as a structure provided with a gyro sensor as a function addition instead of an acceleration sensor. Alternatively, a function of a magnetic sensor that detects a change in position or posture with reference to geomagnetism may be added.

  Then, the control unit 1020 reads out programs and data stored in the memory card 1030 by the memory card reader 1026 and temporarily stores them in the IC memory to be mounted. Then, the read program is executed to execute arithmetic processing, and each part of the portable game device 1000 is controlled in accordance with operation inputs from the direction input key 1004, the button switch 1006, and the touch panels 1012 and 1014, and the virtual trial game Execute.

  In the present embodiment, the portable game apparatus 1000 is configured to read out necessary programs and various setting data from the memory card 1030, but via the wireless communication module 1022, the Internet, LAN (Local Area Network), WAN ( It is also possible to connect to a wired / wireless communication line N such as Wide Area Network and download from an external device.

[Game Overview]
FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram showing the flow of the main scenario (main scenario) of the virtual trial game in the present embodiment. In the virtual trial game, a player participates in a murder case as one of the judges, and has a flow simulating from the occurrence of the case to the end of the trial.

  Specifically, first, an outline explanation scene of the case is displayed, and subsequently, scenes representing a part of the court opening, opening procedure, and evidence procedure are sequentially displayed according to a predetermined main scenario. By these scenes, the contents of the case related to the trial that will be participating in the player as a member of the judge, the defendant, and matters such as evidence, testimony, and points that affect the judgment (hereinafter also referred to as “judgment factor”) Etc. are shown.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a display screen example and a basic operation input example in the present embodiment, and is a screen example of a case summary explanation scene. As shown in FIG. 3, game screen W <b> 2 is displayed on first liquid crystal display 1008 of portable game device 1000. On the game screen W2, various images for explaining the progress of the game, texts such as situation explanations and characters of the characters are displayed. In the example of FIG. 3, an image of a television news program is displayed, the text of the announcer's dialogue is displayed, and an outline of the case subject to trial in this game is about to be told.

  The second liquid crystal display 1010 displays an operation screen W4. On the operation screen W4, various information display fields and one or a plurality of button displays 2 are displayed according to the progress of the game, and the player selects and inputs the desired button display 2 by touching with the stylus pen 1040. To advance the game. In the example of FIG. 3, in the explanation of the outline of the case, a “next” button display 2 for inputting a game progress operation to advance the talk is displayed. When this button display 2 is touched, the game progresses to the next game screen according to predetermined scenario data. That is, the player can enjoy the virtual trial game with the trial as a motif by selecting and operating the information display and the button display 2 displayed on the operation screen W4 while watching the game screen W2.

  Returning to FIG. 2, if the determination factor is shown, then a review scene for each determination factor by a judge consisting of a PC (playable character) and other NPC (non-playable character) judges. Migrate to The number N of determination factors is appropriately set according to the contents of the case and the game difficulty level.

  The reviews proceed according to the prepared sub-scenarios for judging factors, and various views of opinions exchanged by NPC judges are displayed one after another on the game screen. In addition, player input timings T1 are provided in the sub-scenarios for judging factor evaluation. At the opinion input timing T1, a plurality of choices of opinions corresponding to the situation at that time are displayed, and the player selects and inputs his / her choices. Based on the selection input result by the player, the sub-scenario is branched. And as a result of that branching, the decision factor currently being considered can be a guilty or a “guilty” that is likely to be proof, or a guilt or proof Whether it is a highly probable “innocent” or “unknown” that cannot be proved as a guilty / innocent judgment, the state of evidence as the consensus of the judge is determined.

  Note that the theme (judgment factor) to be reviewed is selected once and again by the player, even if the guilty / innocent / unknown identification status is determined. Can be hung.

  In addition, the sub-scenario for judging factor evaluation is provided with a branch T2 that can reach a fact (hereinafter, also referred to as “truth elucidation element”) indispensable for elucidating the truth of the incident. When a predetermined option is input at an opinion input timing T1 of a specific player, the contents of the review develop so as to lead to the discovery of the truth solving element, and a corresponding truth solving element flag is set as internal processing. The number M of truth elucidation elements is appropriately set according to the contents of the case and the game difficulty level.

  If the determination of the state of mind is made for all the judgment factors, the game shifts to a scene of the defendant's guilty / innocence verdict as the judge consensus and a judgment sentence based on the verdict. Specifically, the player selects and inputs either guilty or not guilty as an individual intention of a member of the judge. On the other hand, NPC judges who are other judges are automatically determined guilty / not guilty according to the current status of each judgment factor according to predetermined thought routines and thought table data provided by internal processing. Is done. Then, the final verdict of the defendant's guilt / innocence is determined by the majority vote of all the judges' individual intentions, and the judgment scene is displayed.

  Next, a judgment result and an ending in which the state after the judgment is handed over are displayed, and the game ends. There are two types of endings: a good ending that reveals the truth of the incident, and a number of bad endings that have been judged for the time being. Good ending is selected only when guilty / innocence matches the result of the correct verdict, and when all the pre-prepared truth clarification factors can be reached when reviewing the previous judgment factors It is a game result. In the good ending, the true relationship between the defendant and the victim, which cannot be seen in the universal evidence review, the true motives, the flow of the true case, was told, and the validity of the judgment made by the judge was confirmed. The highest ending is drawn. On the other hand, in the bad ending, the truth of such an incident is not revealed, and an unpredictable ending is drawn.

  After the ending is displayed and the game is finished, if the current game result is not a good ending (that is, a bad ending), a replay execution selection screen is displayed as shown in FIG. Is done. That is, as the replay execution selection screen, the first liquid crystal display 1008 displays a game screen W6 that displays an image and text that serves both as a notification that the player was not a good ending and whether or not replay is necessary. The liquid crystal display 1010 displays an operation screen W8 on which a replay execution button display 6a with a hint, a replay execution button display 6b without a hint, and a replay rejection button display 6c are displayed.

  If the replay rejection button display 6c is selected and input, the game ends as it is. However, if the replay execution button display 6a or 6b is selected, the replay can be performed from the evaluation scene. In particular, when the replay button display 6a with a hint is selected, before the replay is started, as shown in FIG. 5, a hint presentation screen W10 displaying a hint for reaching a good ending is displayed. 2 is displayed on the liquid crystal display 1010. The hint displayed here suggests a fact-finding factor that has not been reached, so that players can reach the truth of the incident to reach the true end of the case by deepening the assessment of which decision factor. You can get that clue.

  As shown in FIG. 5, in addition to the hint text 10 for a certain truth solving element, the hint display screen includes a button display 14a for displaying a hint for another truth solving element, a button display 14b for starting a replay, and the like. Is displayed. However, not all of the hint text 10 is displayed, but one or a plurality of words serving as keys in the sentence are hidden by the blindfold seal 12 in an unreadable manner. In other words, in the case of FIG. 5, it can be understood that “someone” should be asked to “someone”, but the important “someone” or “something” cannot be understood.

  Therefore, the player performs a slide operation such as scraping off the blindfold seal 12 with the stylus pen 1040 as shown in FIG. Here, the “slide operation” is an operation of moving while touching the display screen. An operation for starting touching the display screen is referred to as “touch-in”, and an operation for releasing the display screen is referred to as “touch-out”.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 7, a part of the blindfold seal 12 is erased along the locus 16 by the slide operation, and the hidden characters can be seen.

  By repeating such a slide operation, the blindfold seals 12 are scraped one after another, and all hidden characters can be seen. In other words, the player may want to see the complete hint text, or may want to know only one of the hidden words. Since the degree can be adjusted, the necessary degree of hints can be obtained.

  When the button display 14a is selected on the hint presentation screen W10 shown in FIG. 5, the display is switched to the hint presentation screen W12 displaying the next hint as shown in FIG. Further, when the button display 14b is selected, the display of the hint presentation screen W10 is ended and replay from the review scene is started.

[principle]
(A) Generation principle of hint presentation screen First, the generation principle of the hint presentation screen will be described. FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining the generation principle of the hint presentation screen. As shown in FIG. 9, the hint presentation screen uses a screen on which various necessary images such as a hint text 10, a title, and button displays 14 a and 14 b are displayed as a background image 20. It is generated by superimposing the shielding object 30 that becomes.

  In the background image 20, among the characters included in the hint text 10, a predetermined key word (hint character string) is set as a shielding target character string, and a shielding target range 11 including the shielding target character string is set. Is done. In FIG. 9, the two words “defendant” and “usage of card” are shielding target character strings, and shielding target ranges 11 a and 11 b including the respective words are set. The shielding target range 11 has a rectangular shape having a width (direction along the Yw axis) W and a length (direction along the Xw axis) L. Although the width W of the shielding target range 11 is a constant value, the length L varies depending on the number of shielding target character strings (number of characters).

  Moreover, the shielding object 30 is formed in the magnitude | size (width W, length L) which corresponds to the shielding target range 11 which this will arrange | position. Further, the shielding object 30 is an opaque object whose color (RGB value) is different from that of the background image 20 and is easily distinguishable (for example, silver) and whose transparency (α value) is zero.

  As shown in FIG. 5, a hint image generated by arranging the shielding object 30 on the shielding target range 11 and performing a color composition process on the background image 20 and the shielding object 30 based on the α value. A part of the hint text 10 is displayed as a hint presentation screen hidden by the blindfold seal 12.

(B) Appearance of hint text Next, the principle of character appearance by touch operation will be described. That is, when the shielding object 30 is touched on the hint presentation screen, as shown in FIG. 10, a touch effective range 40 centered on the touch position Pt is set. This touch effective range 40 is a circular region having a radius R. Then, as shown in FIG. 11 in which the vicinity of the touch position Pt is enlarged, the dots in the touch effective range 40 are set as “touch effectiveness dots”. In FIG. 11, a total of five dots 32-1 to 32-2, including the dot 32-1 including the touch position Pt and the four dots 32-2 to 32-5 adjacent to each side of the dot 32-1. 5 is a touch effect dot.

  Note that the representative point (for example, the center point) of the dot including the actual touch position is handled as the touch position Pt by the dot. Further, “a dot is within the effective touch range 40” means that the representative point of the dot is included within the effective touch range 40. That is, if the distance from the touch position Pt to the representative point of the dot is equal to or smaller than the radius R of the effective touch range, the dot can be regarded as being within the effective touch range 40.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 12, the transparency α of the dot of the shielding object 30 corresponding to each touch effect dot is changed. The transparency α is a value of “0.0 to 1.0”, the minimum value “0.0” corresponds to opaqueness, and the maximum value “1.0” corresponds to transparency. Further, the transparency α is changed so as to increase by a predetermined change amount Δα (<1.0). In FIG. 12, the change amount Δα is set to “0.3”, and the transparency α of the dots 32-1 to 32-5 of the shielding object 30 corresponding to the touch effectiveness dot is changed from “0.0” to “0”. .3 "has been changed (increased).

  Further, for example, the touch position Pt can be changed by a slide operation. That is, the touch effective range 40 changes with the change of the touch position Pt, and the touch effectiveness dot also changes. For example, as shown in FIG. 13, when the touch position changes from Pt1 to Pt2, a dot 32-6 including the touch position Pt2 and four dots 32-2, adjacent to each side of the dot 32-6, A total of five dots 32-2, 32-3, and 32-6 to 32-8 including 32-3, 32-7, and 32-8 become new touch effect dots.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 14, the transparency α of each of the touch effectiveness dots 32-2, 32-3, and 32-6 to 32-8 is changed so as to increase by the change amount Δα. That is, for the dots 32-2 and 32-3 that are also the touch effective dots for the previous touch position Pt1, the transparency α is changed from “0.3” to “0.6”, and the dots become new touch effective dots. For the dots 32-6 to 32-8, the transparency α is changed from “0.0” to “0.3”.

  Thus, every time the touch position Pt changes, the peripheral dots at the touch position Pt become touch effective dots, and the transparency α of the dots is changed. That is, the transparency α of each dot is gradually changed from “0.0” which is opaque to “1.0” which is transparent. That is, by repeating the sliding operation on the blindfold seal 12 on the display screen (hint presentation screen), the shielding object 30 becomes gradually thinner, and the hidden character can be seen thereafter.

[Function configuration]
FIG. 15 is a functional configuration diagram of the portable game apparatus 1000. According to FIG. 15, the portable game apparatus 1000 functionally includes an operation input unit 100, a processing unit 200, an image display unit 300, a sound output unit 400, a communication unit 500, and a storage unit 600. It is configured with.

  The operation input unit 100 receives an operation input from the player, and outputs an operation signal corresponding to the operation to the processing unit 200. The operation input unit 100 is realized by, for example, a button switch, joystick, touch pad, trackball, acceleration sensor unit, tilt sensor unit, or the like. In FIG. 1, the direction input key 1004, the button switch 1006, and the like correspond to this.

  The operation input unit 100 includes a touch position detection unit 110. The touch position detection unit 110 detects a contact position (touch position) to the display screen range, and the detected contact position is, for example, coordinates expressed in an orthogonal Xw, Yw coordinate system with the origin O at the upper left of the display screen. Output as a value (Xt, Yt). In FIG. 1, touch panels 1012 and 1014 correspond to this.

  The processing unit 200 is realized by, for example, a microprocessor such as a CPU or GPU, an electronic component such as an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), an IC memory, and the like, and includes the operation input unit 100 and the storage unit 600. Input / output data to / from each functional unit. Then, various arithmetic processes are executed based on predetermined programs and data, and operation input signals from the operation input unit 100 to control the operation of the portable game apparatus 1000. In FIG. 1, the control unit 1020 corresponds to this. The processing unit 200 includes a game calculation unit 210, a sound generation unit 230, and an image generation unit 220.

  The game calculation unit 210 executes various processes related to the progress of the game. For example, as the game process, the progress of the game along the flow of the main scenario shown in FIG. 2 is controlled according to the main scenario data 612. More specifically, during the game, according to a predetermined sub-scenario for judging factor evaluation, a judgment for determining a judgment value as a consensus of the judge for the judging factor is controlled. It is detected whether or not a predetermined truth elucidation element is reached in the determination factor, and the corresponding truth elucidation element flag is set.

  The truth solving element flag is stored as truth solving element flag data 625. FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating an example of the data configuration of the truth solving element flag data 625. As shown in FIG. 16, the truth clarification element flag data 625 stores a truth clarification element flag 625b in association with each determination factor 625a.

  Next, when the game calculation unit 210 conducts a review on all the determination factors and determines the appraisal value, the PC judge is in accordance with the player's operation input, and the NPC judge and the prosecutor are in accordance with a predetermined processing routine. Determine each individual willingness regarding the guilty / innocence of the accused for each member and prosecutor. Subsequently, the guilty / innocence of the accused is judged as a judgment by a majority decision of each judge and the prosecutor. Then, referring to the judgment / ending selection table 621, the type of ending corresponding to the judgment and the game result is determined.

  FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating an example of a data configuration of the judgment / ending selection table 621. According to FIG. 17, the judgment / ending selection table 621 includes a first selection condition 621a that is a result of a majority vote of a judge and a public prosecutor, and a second selection condition 621b that is an arrival state of a truth solving element. For each combination, a judgment 621c and an ending type 621d are stored in association with each other.

  Furthermore, when the game result is not good ending, the game calculation unit 210 controls the replay from the review according to the input instruction of the player.

  In the present embodiment, the game calculation unit 210 includes a hint presenting unit 211. After the series of virtual trial games by the game calculation unit 210 is finished once, the hint presenting unit 211 returns Good before replaying if the current game result is not good ending (that is, if it is bad ending). A hint presenting process for presenting a hint to the player to reach the ending is performed.

  Specifically, the hint presenting unit 211 first extracts a determination factor that has not reached the truth solving element flag (that is, the truth solving element flag is “0”) with reference to the truth solving element flag data 625. And it is the target of hint presentation. Further, referring to the truth solving element flag data 625, the ratio of the number of reached truth solving elements to the total number m of truth solving elements is calculated as an element arrival rate. Then, with reference to the hint level setting table 623, the hint level corresponding to the element arrival rate to the truth solving element is determined.

  FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating an example of a data configuration of the hint level setting table 623. As illustrated in FIG. According to FIG. 18, the hint level setting table 623 stores the element arrival rate 623a and the hint level 623b in association with each other. In FIG. 18, it is determined that the hint level becomes higher as the element achievement rate is lower, that is, as there are more unreachable truth solving elements. That is, this hint level corresponds to the play level of the player.

  When the hint level is determined, the transparency change amount table 624 is referenced to determine the change amount Δα of the transparency α corresponding to the determined hint level.

  FIG. 19 is a diagram illustrating an example of a data configuration of the transparency change amount table 624. According to FIG. 19, the transparency change amount table 624 stores the hint level 624a and the transparency change amount 624b in association with each other. In FIG. 19, it is determined that the transparency change amount Δα increases as the hint level increases. That is, as the number of unreachable truth elucidation elements increases, the amount of change Δα of the transparency α of the shielding object 30 by a single touch operation increases, and thus the characters of the hint text 10 hidden by the blindfold seal 12 are more likely to appear. .

  And the hint presentation part 211 performs the process which displays a corresponding hint about each determination factor made into hint object. That is, with reference to the hint text data 622, the hint text corresponding to the hint level to be presented for the target determination factor is determined.

  FIG. 20 is a diagram illustrating an example of a data configuration of the hint text data 622. As illustrated in FIG. According to FIG. 20, the hint sentence data 622 stores a hint sentence 622c in association with each determination factor 622a for each hint level 622b. In the hint sentence 622c, a word enclosed in parentheses “” is a key word (hint character string, shielding target character string) in the hint, and specifically, a date (year / month / day, time, time zone) Etc.), person names, character names, things, places, actions, and the like. In FIG. 20, it is determined that the higher the hint level, the more easily the hint sentence with the content that can easily reach the truth elucidation element.

  When the hint text is determined, a background image 20 on which the hint text 10 of the hint text is displayed is generated. Next, a shielding object 30 having a length L corresponding to the shielding character string is arranged on each shielding target character string in the hint sentence. The background image 20 and the shielding object 30 are color-combined based on the transparency α to generate a hint presentation image and display it on the image display unit 300 as a hint presentation screen.

  Here, data regarding the occlusion object 30 arranged with respect to the background image 20 is stored as occlusion object data 626. The occlusion object data 626 is generated for each arranged occlusion object 30, and includes an occlusion object ID 626a for identifying the corresponding occlusion object 30, arrangement position data 626b, and color / transparency data 626c. The arrangement position data 626b stores coordinate values (Xw, Yw) of the start position PA and the end position PB of the shielding object 30 in the Xw, Yw orthogonal coordinate system which is the screen coordinate system. The color / transparency data 626 c stores the RGB value (color information) and α value (transparency) of each dot of the shielding object 30.

  Thereafter, when a touch operation is performed on the display screen (hint presentation screen), the hint presentation unit 211 sets a touch effective range 40 having a radius R centered on the touch position Pt, and dots within the touch effective range 40 are displayed. Is a touch effect dot. Then, the transparency α is increased by the change amount Δα for each dot corresponding to the touch effect dot among the dots constituting the shielding object 30. However, the maximum value of the transparency α is “1.0”, and is not exceeded by an increase.

  Returning to FIG. 15, the image generation unit 220 is realized by, for example, a processor such as a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) or a digital signal processor (DSP), an IC memory for a drawing frame such as a video signal IC, a video codec, or a frame buffer. The The image generation unit 220 generates one game image in one frame time (for example, 1/60 seconds) based on the processing result by the game calculation unit 210, and outputs an image signal of the generated game image to the image display unit 300. To do.

  The image display unit 300 displays various game images based on the image signal input from the image generation unit 220. For example, it can be realized by an image display device such as a flat panel display, a cathode ray tube (CRT), a projector, or a head mounted display. In FIG. 1, the first liquid crystal display 1008 and the second liquid crystal display 1010 correspond to this.

  The sound generation unit 230 is realized by a processor such as a digital signal processor (DSP) or a voice synthesis IC, or an audio codec capable of playing back an audio file, for example. Then, sound signals of various operation sounds are generated and output to the sound output unit 400.

  The sound output unit 400 is realized by a device that outputs sound effects, BGM, and the like based on the sound signal input from the sound generation unit 230. In FIG. 1, the speaker 1016 corresponds to this.

  Communication unit 500 is connected to communication line N to realize communication. For example, a wireless communication device, a modem, a TA (terminal adapter), a wired communication cable jack, a control circuit, and the like are realized, and the wireless communication module 1022 in FIG. 1 corresponds to this.

  The storage unit 600 stores a system program for realizing various functions for causing the processing unit 200 to control the portable game apparatus 1000 in an integrated manner, a game program necessary for executing the game, various data, and the like. . Further, it is used as a work area of the processing unit 200, and temporarily stores calculation results executed by the processing unit 200 according to various programs, input data input from the operation input unit 100, and the like. This function is realized by, for example, an IC memory such as a RAM and a ROM, a magnetic disk such as a hard disk, and an optical disk such as a CD-ROM and DVD. In FIG. 1, the IC memory and the memory card 1030 mounted on the control unit 1020 correspond to this.

  In the present embodiment, the storage unit 600 stores a game program 610 as a program and, as data, main scenario data 612, a judgment / ending selection table 621, hint text data 622, a hint level setting table 623, A transparency change amount table 624, truth solving element flag data 625, and occlusion object data 626 are stored.

[Process flow]
FIG. 21 is a flowchart for explaining the flow of the game process. As shown in FIG. 21, the game calculation unit 210 first displays a summary explanation scene explaining an outline of a case that will be the subject of a trial to be performed in the future, followed by a part of the opening procedure and the evidence procedure in the court. The scene is displayed, and further, an interrogation and supplementary interrogation scene for the accused, witness, etc., an indictment scene in the courtroom, and a final statement scene are displayed (step A1).

  Next, each judgment factor is reviewed (step A3). That is, for each judgment factor, the opinion exchange scene by the judge and the public prosecutor is displayed, the arrival / non-arrival of the truth solving element in each judgment factor is judged, and the corresponding truth solving element flag is set. When the review of all judgment factors is completed, the majority of the individual will of the verdict of the PC judge determined by the player and the individual will of the verdict of each NPC judge and prosecutor determined according to the internal routine A final verdict of the accused's guilty / innocence is determined (step A5). Next, with reference to the judgment / ending selection table 621, the type of judgment and ending is determined based on the result of the judgment and the flag state of the fact finding element flag (step A7), and the handing over scene of the decided judgment is displayed. Subsequently, a scene corresponding to the determined ending type is displayed. This is the end of the game.

  Thereafter, the game calculation unit 210 determines whether or not the ending type as the game result is good ending. If the game result is good ending (step A9: YES), the game process is terminated. On the other hand, if the game result is not good ending (step A9: NO), a replay execution selection screen (see FIG. 4) for asking the player whether or not to execute replay is displayed (step A11). If “do not replay” is selected by the player (step A13: NO), the game calculation unit 210 ends the game process. If “replay with hint” is selected (step A13: YES to step A15: YES), the hint presenting unit 211 performs hint presenting processing to present a hint to the player (step A17). ). Thereafter, the process returns to step A3, and replay from the discussion scene is started.

  FIG. 22 is a flowchart for explaining the flow of the hint presenting process. According to FIG. 22, first, the hint presenting unit 211 refers to the truth solving element flag data 625 and extracts a determination factor that has not reached the truth solving element (step B1). Further, the achievement rate of the truth elucidation element is calculated with reference to the truth elucidation element flag data 625. Next, with reference to the hint level setting table 623, the hint level is determined from the calculated reach of the truth solving element (step B3). Subsequently, the transparency change amount table 624 is referred to, and the change amount Δα of the transparency α is determined from the determined hint level (step B5).

  Thereafter, the following processing is performed on each of the extracted determination factors in order. That is, first, the first determination factor is targeted (step B7), the hint text corresponding to the hint level is selected for the target determination factor with reference to the hint text data 622 (step B9), and the selected hint A background image 20 in which the hint text 10 of the sentence and various button displays 14a and 14b are arranged is generated (step B11).

  Next, the shielding object 30 is arranged on each of the shielding target character strings in the hint text 10 with respect to the generated background image 20 (step B13). Then, the background image 20 and the shielding object 30 are color-combined based on the transparency α to generate a hint presentation image and display it on the image display unit 300 as a hint presentation image (step B15).

  Subsequently, it is determined whether a touch operation is performed on the display screen (hint presentation screen). If the touch operation is performed (step B17: YES), the detected touch position Pt changes from the previous touch position Pt0. Judgment is made. If the touch position Pt has changed (step B19: YES), the touch effective range 40 with a predetermined radius R centered on the current touch position Pt is set (step B21). Then, the dots within the touch effective range 40 are set as touch effective dots, and the transparency α is increased by the change amount Δα for each dot of the shielding object 30 corresponding to these touch effective dots (step B23).

  Subsequently, it is determined whether or not a display instruction for the next hint has been issued. If it is determined (step B25: YES), the next determination factor is set as a new target (step B27), and the process returns to step B9 to perform the same processing. Do. Also, it is determined whether or not a replay start instruction has been made. If not (step B29: NO), the process returns to step B15 and the same processing is repeated. If a replay start instruction is given (step B29: YES), the hint presenting process is terminated.

[Action / Effect]
Thus, according to the present embodiment, on the hint presentation screen W10 displayed prior to replay, the key word (hint character string) in the hint text 10 is hidden by the blindfold seal 12, and this blindfold seal By performing a touch operation such as scraping 12, a character hidden behind it appears and is displayed. The player needs to perform a touch operation to know the hint character string, and needs to touch many places to know the entire hint character string. As a result, a completely new hint presenting method is realized in which the player's operation leaves the hint to be displayed to what extent.

[Modification]
It should be noted that embodiments to which the present invention can be applied are not limited to the above-described embodiments, and can of course be changed as appropriate without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

(A) Transparency α
For example, in the above-described embodiment, the transparency change amount Δα is a positive value, and the transparency α of the shielding object 30 is changed from “0.0” that is opaque to “1.0” that is transparent. When α is “1.0” when opaque and “0.0” indicates transparency, the transparency change amount Δα may be a negative value and the transparency α may be decreased from “1.0”.

  In the above-described embodiment, the transparency change amount Δα is set to a value less than “1.0”, and the transparency α is changed stepwise so that the color of the touched portion gradually changes from the color of the shielding object 30 to the subsequent color. The color of the touched part is immediately hidden from the color of the shielding object 30 immediately after the transparency change Δα is set to “1.0”. You may make it change into the color of the character which is.

(B) Transparency change amount Δα
In the above-described embodiment, the transparency change amount Δα is determined according to the hint level. That is, the transparency change amount Δα is the same for the hint text of any determination factor. In addition, the hint level is determined according to the achievement rate of the truth elucidation element. However, the truth elucidation element has different easiness / difficulty of truth elucidation depending on the determination factor. Therefore, for each truth elucidating element, the transparency change amount Δα may be changed according to the difficulty level predetermined for the truth elucidating element.

(C) Touch effective range The radius R of the touch effective range 40 may be changed according to the hint level. Specifically, for example, as the hint level is higher, the radius R is increased (lengthened) to widen the touch effective range 40 and increase the number of touch effective dots. As a result, the higher the hint level, the larger the number of dots whose transparency α is changed by one touch, that is, it is possible to reveal a wider range of characters, which is hidden by a small touch operation. Characters can be displayed.

(D) Occlusion Object As shown in FIG. 23, the occlusion object 30 may be composed of a plurality of part objects. In this case, as shown in FIG. 24, the transparency α of the part object 34 including the touch position Pt is changed, or the part object 34 is removed. Thereby, the character of the hint sentence hidden at the touched position appears.

(E) Output of frictional sound In addition, a predetermined frictional sound may be output as an effect sound in response to a touch operation on the blindfold seal 12. Specifically, when a touch-in is detected, output of a frictional sound is started, and when a touchout is detected, output of the frictional sound is stopped, so that a frictional sound is generated while a touch operation on the blindfold seal 12 is performed. Output. The frictional sound can be, for example, a sound as if the blindfold seal 12 is being scraped or removed, or a sound as if the display surface is being rubbed. Also, a plurality of types of friction sounds may be prepared in advance, and for example, randomly selected friction sounds may be output. At this time, the frictional sound to be output is different from the frictional sound output immediately before. Alternatively, if the size of the effective touch range 40 is variable, the friction sound to be output may be changed according to the size of the effective touch range 40. Further, the magnitude of the frictional sound may be changed according to, for example, the transparency α of the shielding object 30 corresponding to the touch position Pt, or may be changed according to the size of the effective touch range 40.

(F) Applicable electronic device In the above-described embodiment, the electronic device is a portable game device. However, any electronic device including a touch panel may be used. For example, the same applies to a PDA, a mobile phone, and the like. Is possible.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1000 Portable game device 100 Operation input part, 110 Touch position detection part 200 Processing part 210 Game operation part, 211 Hint presentation part 220 Image generation part, 230 Sound generation part 300 Image display part, 400 Sound output part, 500 Communication part 600 Storage unit 610 Game program 621 Judgment / ending selection table, 622 Hint text data 623 Hint level setting table, 624 Transparency change amount table 625 Truth elucidation element flag data 626 Occlusion object data 626a Occlusion object ID, 626b Arrangement position data 626c Color / transparency Data W10 Hint presentation screen 10 Hint text, 12 Blindfold seal 20 Background image 30 Shielding object 32 dots

Claims (12)

A program for causing a computer equipped with a touch panel capable of touch operation on a display screen to execute a predetermined game and display hints for the game,
Hint character string display control means for performing display control in which a shielding object that shields the hint character string is superimposed on the hint character string on the display screen,
Appearance control means for performing display control for causing a character string portion located at a touch position touched by the touch panel to appear among the hint character strings shielded by the shielding object;
A program for causing the computer to function as Based on the touch position, the computer is caused to function as touch effectiveness dot specifying means for specifying a surrounding predetermined dot including the touch position as a touch effect dot,
The appearance control means changes the color of the touch effect dot to a color when the shield object is not shielded so that the character string portion located at the position of the touch effect dot appears. The program according to claim 1 for causing said computer to function. Based on the touch position, the computer is caused to function as touch effectiveness dot specifying means for specifying a surrounding predetermined dot including the touch position as a touch effect dot,
In order for the appearance control means to change the transparency of the portion of the touch effective dot in the shielding object and cause the computer to function so that the character string portion positioned at the position of the touch effective dot appears. The program according to claim 1.   The program according to claim 2, wherein the appearance control unit causes the computer to function so as to gradually change the color of the touch effect dot each time specified by the touch effect dot specifying unit.   Each time the appearance control means is specified by the touch effectiveness dot specifying means, the computer is caused to function so as to gradually change the transparency of the touch effect dot portion of the shielding object to transparent. The program according to claim 3. Hint level setting means for setting the hint level,
The appearance control means causes the computer to function based on the hint level set by the hint level setting means so as to adjust the degree of change every time specified by the touch effectiveness dot specifying means;
The program according to claim 4 or 5 for. Causing the computer to function as a hint level setting means for setting a hint level;
The touch effectiveness dot identifying means causes the computer to function to vary the number of touch effectiveness dots based on the hint level;
The program as described in any one of Claims 2-5 for. The hint character string display control means performs the superimposed display by configuring the shielding object with a number of component parts,
The claim for causing the computer to function so that the appearance control means causes the character string portion shielded by the constituent part to appear by erasing the constituent part located at the touch position of the shielding object. Item 1. The program according to item 1. A hint sentence setting means for setting a hint sentence including a character string indicating one of a date, a character name, a character name, and a thing,
Hint character string setting means for setting the character string in the hint sentence as the hint character string;
The program as described in any one of Claims 1-8 for functioning the said computer as.   The program according to any one of claims 1 to 9, which causes the computer to function as a frictional sound output control unit that outputs and controls a predetermined frictional sound during the appearance control by the appearance control unit.   The computer-readable information storage medium which memorize | stored the program as described in any one of Claims 1-10. An electronic device having a touch panel capable of touch operation on a display screen and capable of executing a predetermined game,
A hint character string display control means for performing display control in which a shielding object that shields the hint character string is superimposed on the hint character string of the game on the display screen;
Appearance control means for performing display control for causing the character string portion located at the touch position touched by the touch panel to appear among the hint character strings shielded by the shielding object;
With electronic equipment.

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