JP2010263951A - Program, information storage medium, and electronic devices - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide versatile technologies for smoothly guiding the eyes of a user to a target display part when a plurality of screens are simultaneously displayed by using a plurality of display parts. <P>SOLUTION: In displaying a game screen of the current scene, a display part to display the game screen of the next scene is determined. When an upper display part is determined as a result of the determination, a first-class progress control icon 4a with a first rectangle 6 as a special display shape is selected, and included and displayed within the game screen of the current scene. On the contrary, when the next scene is displayed in a lower display part, a second-class progress control icon 4b with a second rectangle 8 as the special display shape is selected, and included and displayed within the game screen of the current scene. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a program for causing a computer having a plurality of display units to control display of a plurality of scene images according to a predetermined scenario.

  In recent years, a game that controls display of a plurality of scene images according to a predetermined scenario is known as one of games executed on a portable game device having a plurality of display units (for example, Patent Document 1, (Refer nonpatent literature 1).

  In a known game, a game screen W1 including a text display unit 2 as shown in FIG. 18 is generally displayed when the story is advanced. The text display unit 2 displays a dialogue of a person appearing in the scene, a situation description of the scene, a message serving as an operation guide, and the like. The player reads the text on the text display unit 2 and advances the game.

  The pace at which text is read varies from player to player. Therefore, when the text is displayed on the text display unit 2 so that the game can be progressed at an arbitrary timing of the player, an icon 3 indicating that a progress operation corresponding to page turning can be input is displayed. As a result, the game progresses to a standby state. When the player inputs a progress operation, a new game screen is displayed and the game progresses.

  An icon 3 employed in a known game is drawn on the button switch in order to prompt the operation of a mark (for example, a right triangle mark or a downward arrow mark) that gives an image of the progress of the story or a predetermined button switch. Many of them are designed with a mark (for example, a round mark or a cross mark). With these marks, the player can recognize from the design that an operation to advance the game is necessary, and know which button switch to press for that purpose.

  Such a combination of the text display unit 2 and the icon 3 that prompts the progress operation is very excellent in that the game can be advanced while reading the text at a pace preferred by the player, and is used in many games today.

JP 2007-175289 A

Nintendo DS software “Detective Conan & Kanada's Casebook” Instruction Manual, NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc., February 2009

By the way, when a game or the like is executed on a game device having a plurality of display units as disclosed in Patent Document 1, the player usually pays attention to any one of the display units. On the other hand, in a game executed on the same game device, different information is often displayed on a plurality of display units. For example, a case in which a character's conversation scene (including a monologue) is displayed on one display unit and an input screen for a player character's action operation is displayed on the other display unit, or a conversation scene on both display units. May be displayed.
For this reason, even if an important dialogue or message is displayed on the other display unit for understanding the game strategy or game story while the player is gazing at one display unit, the player misses them. There was a fear.

In the technique of Patent Literature 1, when a message window or the like is displayed, the message window is generated within the screen of the display unit currently being watched, and then the message window is moved to another display unit. I am trying to deal with these issues.
According to the technique of Patent Document 1, it is possible to surely prevent the important dialogue and message from being overlooked. However, the generation and movement control of the message window always produce an appropriate effect depending on the game work. Instead, there was a lack of versatility.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to smoothly display a user's line of sight on a target display unit when a plurality of screens are displayed simultaneously using a plurality of display units. To provide versatile technology to guide

A first mode for solving the above problems is a computer (for example, the portable game apparatus 1400 of FIG. 1) having a plurality of display units (for example, the first liquid crystal display 1406 and the second liquid crystal display 1408 of FIG. 1). ), A program for controlling display of a plurality of scene images according to a predetermined scenario,
Attention order control means (for example, the processing section 200 of FIG. 6, game calculation) for controlling the attention order (for example, the scene counter 518 of FIG. 6), which is the order of switching the display section to be noticed from among the plurality of display sections. Part 210, steps S2, S20, S28 of FIG.
Instruction indicator display control means (for example, the processing unit 200, the game calculation unit 210, FIG. 9 steps S12, S14),
Display update control means (for example, the processing unit 200 in FIG. 6) that performs update control of the scene image displayed on the target display unit indicated by the instruction sign to the next scene image according to the predetermined scenario. This is a program for causing the game calculation unit 210 to function as step S4) in FIG.

Another embodiment is an electronic device that has a plurality of display units and controls display of a plurality of scene images according to a predetermined scenario,
Attention order control means (for example, control unit 1450 in FIG. 1, processing section 200 in FIG. 6, game operation section 210, Steps S2, S20 and S28 in FIG.
Instruction indicator display control means (for example, the control unit 1450 in FIG. 1, the processing unit 200 in FIG. 6, the game calculation unit 210, and step S12 in FIG. 9) that controls the display of an indication indicator that instructs the display unit to be noted in accordance with the attention order. , S14),
Display update control means (for example, the control unit 1450 in FIG. 1) that updates the scene image displayed on the display unit of interest indicated by the indication sign to the next scene image according to the predetermined scenario. An electronic device including the processing unit 200 in FIG. 6, the game calculation unit 210, and step S4) in FIG. 9 can be configured.

According to the first aspect, the switching order of the display units that are the target of attention that the user wants to pay attention to from the plurality of display units based on the order of attention is managed, and the display unit that is the target of attention according to the order of attention It is possible to display an instruction sign for instructing. Then, the next scene image can be displayed on the target display unit indicated by the indication sign. The “scene image” referred to here is one or a plurality of images for describing the state of the work world, which are related to form one scene.
In other words, by notifying the user of the display section on which a new scene image is displayed according to the scenario by displaying an indication sign, the user's line of sight is smoothly guided, and the content contained in the scene, as well as the content included in the scene, It is possible to prevent messages from being overlooked by users.
Moreover, only instruction signs are displayed on the screen, and any game work can be used without disturbing the world view. That is, high versatility can be realized.

  The second form is a program according to the first form for causing the computer to function so that the indication sign display control means controls display of the indication sign on a display unit which is currently focused on.

  According to the second mode, the same effect as that of the first mode can be obtained, and the indicator is naturally caught by the user's eyes by displaying the indicator on the currently focused display unit. You can

  In a third mode, the computer has the plurality of display units arranged in a predetermined positional relationship, and the indicator sign display control means includes an identifier (for example, the first display in FIG. 3) representing each of the plurality of display units. An icon in which one rectangle 6 and a second rectangle 8) are arranged according to the positional relationship is used as the indicator, and among identifiers in the icon, an identifier form corresponding to a display unit of a next target object in accordance with the attention order It is the program of the 1st or 2nd form for making the said computer function so that display control may be changed.

  According to the third aspect, the same effect as the first or second aspect can be obtained, and which of the plurality of display units the user should pay attention to next depends on which identifier form is changed, Then, it can be shown at a time in which direction the line of sight should be taken relative to the display unit which is currently focused. Therefore, the user can move the line of sight more smoothly.

In the fourth mode, the computer is used as a progress operation accepting unit (for example, the operation input unit 100, the processing unit 200, the game calculation unit 210, and steps S18 and S24 in FIG. 9) that accepts an input of a progress operation by the user. Make it work
When the display update control means is accepted by the progress operation accepting means, the computer is caused to function so as to update the display of the next attention target display unit according to the attention order,
Any one of the first to third functions for causing the computer to function to update the display of the indication sign according to the order of attention when the indication sign display control means is accepted by the advance operation acceptance means. It is a program of some form.

  According to the 4th form, while obtaining the same effect as any of the 1st-3rd form, when a user inputs progress operation, a display can be updated and an instruction | indication mark can be updated. Therefore, it is possible to realize a game or the like in a form in which scene images are updated one after another as in page feed with the progress operation input. In addition, since the scene image and the instruction sign are updated according to the user's progress operation, the user's smooth line-of-sight movement can be promoted, and important lines and messages can be prevented from being missed.

The fifth mode is a progress operation accepting unit (for example, the operation input unit 100, the processing unit 200, the game calculation unit 210, and steps S54 and S70 in FIG. 14) that accepts an input of a progress operation by the user.
Dissimilarity determination means (for example, the processing unit 200, the game operation unit 210, and the display position difference determination unit in FIG. 13) that determines the difference between the display unit that is currently the target of attention and the display unit that is the next target of attention according to the order of attention. 216, step S52 of FIG. 14),
Function the computer as
When the indication sign display control means is 1) accepted by the advance operation accepting means when it is judged to be the same by the difference judging means, the first indication that indicates the display unit that is currently focused on The indication sign is controlled to be displayed on the display unit that is currently the target of attention. 2) When it is determined that the indicator is different, the next operation target display unit is instructed when the progress operation reception unit accepts it. Display control of the 2 indicator signs on the display unit that is currently focused on,
When the display update control means is 1) received by the progress operation accepting means when it is determined to be the same by the difference determination means, the display on the display unit that is currently focused on is updated and controlled, 2) When reception by the progress operation reception unit is made when it is determined that they are different from each other, the display of the next target display unit is controlled to be updated.
Thus, it is a program in any one of the first to fourth modes for causing the computer to function.

  According to the fifth embodiment, the same effect as any of the first to fourth embodiments can be obtained, and the difference between the display unit that is the current attention target and the display unit that is the next attention target is determined. Then, it is possible to display an instruction index of a type corresponding to the determination result.

In the first to fifth embodiments described above, the scenario is a scenario in which a plurality of characters appear,
The plurality of scene images are configured to include a plurality of scene images representing any of the behavior, expression change, and emotion for each character.
The sixth form may be configured as a program.

  The action in the sixth form includes, for example, a statement, a gesture, a behavior, and the like.

  In the seventh embodiment, the attention order control means controls the attention order so that when the scene images of the same character are continuous, the continuous scene images are displayed on the same display unit. It is a program of the 6th form for making the said computer function.

  According to the seventh aspect, the same effect as in the sixth aspect can be obtained, and when scene images of the same character are continuous, the continuous scene images are continuously displayed on one display unit. Can be done. Therefore, even if the scene image is updated one after another, it is possible to make it difficult to overlook the character's remarks and emotional expressions. Moreover, there exists an effect which helps a user's understanding of a story.

In an eighth aspect, the attention order control means controls the attention order so that a scene image of one of the plurality of characters is switched to one display section of the plurality of display sections. And
The display update control means performs update control so that the scene image displayed on the one display unit becomes the scene image of the one character according to the order of attention.
Thus, a sixth form of program for causing the computer to function as described above.

  According to the eighth aspect, the same effect as in the sixth aspect can be obtained, and control can be performed so that a scene image of a specific character is displayed on a specific display unit. Therefore, it is effective when a user wants to feel emotional transfer to a specific character in a story in which various characters appear. Furthermore, it is even more effective if the specific display unit is a display unit that is closest to the user in terms of viewing style among the plurality of display units.

  In the ninth mode, setting means (for example, the processing unit 200, the game calculation unit 210, and the specific character setting in FIG. 10) sets the one display unit that displays the scene image of the one character according to the user's selection operation. Part 220, specific character setting data 530, and an eighth form program for causing the computer to function as step S1) of FIG.

  According to the ninth aspect, the same effect as in the eighth aspect can be obtained, and the user can select and set one display unit that displays a scene image in which one character appears.

The tenth aspect is a computer-readable information storage medium storing the program of any one of the first to ninth aspects.
The “information storage medium” mentioned here includes, for example, a magnetic disk, an optical disk, an IC memory, and the like. According to the tenth aspect, by causing the computer to read and execute the program of any one of the first to ninth forms, causing the computer to exert the same effect as any of the first to ninth forms. Can do.

The figure which shows the system structural example of a portable game device. The figure which shows the example of a screen display during game play. The figure which shows the example of the progress operation icon in 1st Embodiment. The figure which showed the example of a display of the game screen in this embodiment in time series The figure which showed the example of a display of the game screen which continues from FIG. 4 in time series Functional block diagram showing a functional configuration example in the first embodiment The figure which shows the data structural example of the sequence data in 1st Embodiment. The figure which shows the data structural example of the progress operation icon setting data in 1st Embodiment. The flowchart for demonstrating the flow of the process in 1st Embodiment. The functional block diagram which shows the function structural example in 2nd Embodiment. The figure which shows the data structural example of the sequence data in 2nd Embodiment. The flowchart for demonstrating the flow of the process in 2nd Embodiment. The functional block diagram which shows the function structural example in 3rd Embodiment. The flowchart for demonstrating the flow of the process in 3rd Embodiment. The figure which shows the example of a layout of a display part in the case of dividing an upper display part virtually and making it an independent display part. The figure which shows the example of progress operation icon setting data in the case of dividing an upper display part virtually and making it an independent display part. The figure which shows the example of the next display position notification icon. The screen figure which shows the example of a display of the icon which promotes progress operation in the conventional game.

[First Embodiment]
As an embodiment to which the present invention is applied, an example in which a text adventure game is executed in a portable game device which is a kind of electronic device will be described.
The "text adventure game" here refers to the player who is the user reading the dialogue and situation explanations of the characters displayed in the game screen (or listening to the voice read by the voice actor) It is a game in which a user can virtually experience a predetermined story by repeatedly selecting commands and actions. Depending on the story theme and the player's operation, the player character's ability value varies according to the format in which the drama is simply read, the format in which the main character dressed as a detective uncovers the monster, and the selection of commands and actions. Various formats are possible, such as a simulation game format in which an event occurs and the game story branches depending on the selection of commands and actions in the event (for example, a love simulation format with confession to the opposite sex as one goal), a breeding game format, etc. .

[Configuration of game device]
FIG. 1 is an external view for explaining a configuration example of a portable game device. In the portable game device 1400 according to the present embodiment, a direction input key 1402 and a button switch 1404, a first liquid crystal display 1406, a second liquid crystal display 1408, a speaker 1410, and a control unit 1450 can be opened and closed with a hinge 1414. The foldable apparatus main body 1401 is provided.
On the display surfaces of the first liquid crystal display 1406 and the second liquid crystal display 1408, touch panels 1407 and 1409 that can touch and input arbitrary positions on the display screen by touching with a stylus pen 1416 or the like are mounted, respectively. .

  Further, the apparatus main body 1401 is provided with a memory card reader 1418 capable of reading and writing data from and to a memory card 1440 that is a computer-readable information storage medium. The memory card 1440 stores programs and various setting data necessary for the control unit 1450 of the portable game apparatus 1400 to execute various arithmetic processes related to game play. In addition, the apparatus main body 1401 is provided with a built-in battery, a power button, a volume control button, and the like which are not shown.

  The touch panels 1407 and 1409 cover almost the entire areas of the display screens of the first liquid crystal display 1406 and the second liquid crystal display 1408 without shielding the display screen, respectively, and a touch operation that the player touches with the stylus pen 1416 (or a finger or the like). When this is done, contact position coordinates in an orthogonal coordinate system with the upper left as the origin can be output to the control unit 1450.

The control unit 1450 corresponds to a control board of the game apparatus, 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 1450 also receives signals from the wireless communication module 1412, the driver circuits of the first liquid crystal display 1406 and the second liquid crystal display 1408, the driver circuits of the touch panel 1407 and the touch panel 1409, the direction input key 1402 and the button switch 1404. A so-called I / F circuit (interface circuit) such as an amplifier circuit for outputting an audio signal to the speaker 1410 and a signal input / output circuit to the memory card reader 1418 is mounted. Each element mounted on the control unit 1450 is electrically connected via a bus circuit so that data can be read and written and signals can be transmitted and received.

  The control unit 1450 reads out the program and data stored in the memory card 1440 by the memory card reader 1418 and temporarily stores them in the IC memory to be mounted. Then, the read program is executed to execute arithmetic processing, and a game is executed by controlling each part of the portable game apparatus 1400 in accordance with operation inputs from the direction input key 1402, the button switch 1404, and the touch panels 1407 and 1409. .

In this embodiment, the portable game device 1400 is configured to read out necessary programs and various setting data from the memory card 1440. However, main programs and data installed in the control unit 1450 are stored in advance in the IC memory. It can be set as the structure which is carrying out. Alternatively, the wireless communication module 1412 may be connected to a wired / wireless communication line 1 such as the Internet, a LAN (Local Area Network), or a WAN (Wide Area Network), and may be downloaded from an external device and acquired. .
Further, the number of liquid crystal displays is not limited to two and may be three or more. Alternatively, a virtual plurality of displays can be obtained by virtually separating and using one display.

[Game Overview]
In the present embodiment, a story branch type text adventure game is executed in which the development of the story is branched by the action selection operation of the player. On the first liquid crystal display 1406 and the second liquid crystal display 1408, game screens (corresponding to scene images) for developing a game story are sequentially displayed and the game progresses.

  As a game screen, for example, as shown in FIG. 2, a title screen W2 is displayed, and a text display field 2 for displaying the state of the game world and displaying the dialogue and situation explanation in the scene and allowing the player to read it. A screen (W4) or the like can be configured. Of course, similarly to the known text adventure game, a screen configuration including a selection display for selecting a command or an action of a player character may be used instead of the text display field 2 or together with the text display field 2.

  The progress of the game is partly automatically progressed without a player's operation input like a forced event, but basically the player performs a predetermined progress operation (generally called “feed operation”). ), And a new game screen is displayed and controlled. The advance operation in the present embodiment is realized by touching the touch panel 1409 of the second liquid crystal display 1408 with the stylus pen 1416 or pressing a predetermined button switch 1404.

  In the present embodiment, the progress operation icon 4 is displayed as an instruction mark for prompting the operation on the game screen W4 that requires the progress operation to advance the game. The display position of the progress operation icon 4 can be set as appropriate, but if it is displayed at the end of the line of the text displayed in the text display field 2 (the lower right corner in the case of the text display mode read from the upper left to the lower right) or the lower right corner of the screen Is preferred.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of the progress operation icon 4 in the present embodiment.
The progress operation icon 4 includes a plurality of identifiers of a first rectangle 6 and a second rectangle 8 arranged in two upper and lower sides, and a pen-shaped mark 10, and a first liquid crystal display 1406 and a second one arranged vertically. The liquid crystal display 1408 and the stylus pen 1416 are designed to make the player image.

  The progress operation icon 4 of the present embodiment has a display form in which the first rectangle 6 is more conspicuous than other parts (for example, different colors, different colors, blinking patterns, movement and vibration, enlargement / reduction movement, etc.). Two types are set: a first type progress operation icon 4a set in hatching) and a second type progress operation icon 4b set in a display form in which the second rectangle 8 is more conspicuous than other parts. Has been.

The former notifies the player that the progress operation input is necessary by displaying the icon, and notifies that the next game screen is displayed on the first liquid crystal display 1406 after the input of the progress operation. It works to urge the player to pay attention to the upper display.
The latter notifies that a progress operation input is necessary, notifies that the next game screen is displayed on the second liquid crystal display 1408, and works to urge the player to pay attention to the lower display unit. .
That is, the progress operation icon 4 acts as an instruction mark for instructing the player on the display unit to be the next target of attention.

  In the present embodiment, the first liquid crystal display 1406 and the second liquid crystal display 1408 have a relatively vertical relationship, so that the first rectangle 6 and the second rectangle 8 are moved up and down in the progress operation icon 4 as well. The design is arranged in However, if the game is played with the portable game device 1400 lying down and the first liquid crystal display 1406 and the second liquid crystal display 1408 relatively positioned to the left and right, the first rectangle 6 and the second rectangle 8 It is preferable to design the progress operation icon 4 so as to be arranged on the left and right.

  4 to 5 are diagrams showing a display example of the game screen in the present embodiment in time series. The upper and lower two screens correspond to the upper display portion and the lower display portion, respectively, and form one set. A white arrow indicates to proceed to the next display example.

  First, in the set of the title screen W2 and the game screen W4 in FIG. 4, the title screen W2 is displayed on the upper display portion (first liquid crystal display 1406), and the opening scene is displayed on the lower display portion (second liquid crystal display 1408). A game screen W4 corresponding to is displayed.

  As described above, the game screen W4 includes the text display field 2 and displays the text of the rabbit character as the main character (including the spoken speech and the speech thought in mind). At the same time, a progress operation icon 4 is displayed at the end of the line. In the present embodiment, the arrangement of the game screen is controlled so that an image showing the state of the rabbit character is basically displayed on the lower display unit.

  In the present embodiment, when a progress operation is input from a state in which the combination of the title screen W2 and the game screen W4 is displayed, the next game screen W6 corresponding to the second scene is controlled to be displayed on the upper display unit. Therefore, the progress control icon 4 displayed on the game screen W4 is the first type progress operation icon 4a.

  When the player inputs a progress operation from this state, the display of the first type progress operation icon 4a on the game screen W4 is canceled and a new game screen W6 (screen in the figure) is displayed on the upper display portion instead of the title screen W2. A line indicating a frame is highlighted in a double line), and a set of a game screen W6 and a game screen W4 is temporarily formed.

  In the new game screen W6, the state in the game world is drawn in the same manner as the game screen W4 in the lower display section, and the characters and progress operations of the characters (in this case, the character) in the scene are displayed in the text display field 2. Icon 4 is displayed. In the present embodiment, the screen layout is controlled so that a game screen showing the appearance of characters other than the main character is preferentially displayed on the upper display unit.

  And in this embodiment, since it controls so that the game screen which draws this next scene is displayed on a lower display part, the progress operation icon 4 of the game screen W6 is the 2nd kind progress operation icon 4b.

  When the player inputs a progress operation from the state of the set of the game screen W6 and the game screen W4, the display of the progress operation icon 4 on the game screen W6 is canceled and the third scene is displayed on the lower display portion instead of the game screen W4. A new game screen W8 corresponding to is displayed, and a set of the game screen W6 and the game screen W8 is temporarily formed.

  Similarly, in the new game screen W8, the text display field 2 and the progress operation icon 4 are displayed on the screen. In the present embodiment, the game screen W8 and the game screen of the next scene are in a continuous relationship, and the continuation of the action of the rabbit character is drawn continuously. Therefore, since the game screen W10 corresponding to the next fourth scene is controlled to be displayed on the lower display unit, the second-type progress operation icon 4b is displayed as the progress operation icon 4 on the game screen W8.

  Next, when the player inputs a progress operation from the state of the set of the game screen W6 and the game screen W8, the display of the second type progress operation icon 4b on the game screen W8 is canceled and a new game is displayed instead of the game screen W8. The screen W10 is displayed on the lower display unit, and temporarily forms a set of the game screen W6 and the game screen W10.

  Similarly, in the new game screen W10, the text display field 2 and the progress operation icon 4 are displayed on the screen. In the present embodiment, when a progress operation is input from this state, the next game screen W12 (see FIG. 5) corresponding to the fifth scene is controlled to be displayed on the upper display unit, and therefore displayed on the game screen W10. The progress control icon 4 becomes the first type progress operation icon 4a.

  When the player inputs a progress operation from the state of the set of the game screen W6 and the game screen W10 (see FIG. 4), as shown in FIG. 5, the display of the progress operation icon 4 on the game screen W10 is canceled and the upper display In the part, a new game screen W12 is displayed instead of the game screen W6, and a set of the game screen W12 and the game screen W10 is temporarily formed.

  In the present embodiment, when a progress operation is input from this state, the game screen W14 corresponding to the next sixth scene is controlled to be displayed on the lower display unit, so the progress control displayed on the game screen W12 is controlled. The icon 4 becomes the second type progress operation icon 4b.

  When the player inputs a progress operation from the state of the set of the game screen W12 and the game screen W10, the display of the progress operation icon 4 on the game screen W10 is cancelled, and a new display is provided on the lower display portion instead of the game screen W10. A game screen W14 is displayed, and a set of the game screen W12 and the game screen W14 is temporarily formed.

  Since the game screen W14 is a scene without dialogue, the text display field 2 is not set, but the progress operation icon 4 is displayed. In the present embodiment, when a progress operation is input from this state, the game screen W16 corresponding to the seventh scene is controlled to be displayed on the upper display unit, so the progress control icon 4 displayed on the game screen W14 is It becomes the first type progress operation icon 4a.

  When the player inputs a progress operation from the state of the set of the game screen W12 and the game screen W14, the display of the progress operation icon 4 on the game screen W14 is canceled, and a new game is displayed on the upper display portion instead of the game screen W12. A screen W16 is displayed, and a set of a game screen W16 and a game screen W14 is temporarily formed.

  In the present embodiment, when a progress operation is input from this state, the game screen W18 corresponding to the eighth scene is controlled to be displayed on the lower display unit, so the progress control icon 4 displayed on the game screen W16 is The second type progress operation icon 4b is obtained.

  When the player inputs a progress operation from the state of the set of the game screen W16 and the game screen W14, the display of the progress operation icon 4 on the game screen W16 is cancelled, and a new display is provided on the lower display portion instead of the game screen W14. A game screen W18 is displayed, and a set of the game screen W16 and the game screen W18 is formed.

On the game screen W18, a text display field 2 indicating a voice of the heart and an action selection button 9 selectable by a touch operation are displayed together with a scene expressing the emotion of the rabbit character. In the present embodiment, the scenario is configured such that the subsequent story development changes (becomes a scenario branch and branches to a sub-scenario) depending on which of the action selection buttons 9 is selected.
In the same manner, the game proceeds while updating the game screen one after another on the upper display unit and the lower display unit until the story ends.

  In order to enjoy such a game, the player must not overlook the screen that is updated one after another. However, in a known adventure game using a plurality of screens, a display for prompting the input of the progress operation itself (for example, a right arrow mark) as the progress operation icon 4 or a button switch 1404 to which the progress operation input is assigned is displayed. It was only. For this reason, it is difficult to understand which position the display unit should be viewed at the present time, and it is also impossible to recognize which position the display unit will display at the next timing. For this reason, it was necessary to make a judgment on the spot and move the line of sight while paying attention to the entire game screen.

  As a countermeasure for oversight of the screen by the player, for example, a person can easily apply a screen switching effect when displaying a new game screen by using the fact that a person has a behavior that makes it easy to point the gaze naturally. It may be possible to make it easier for the player to pay attention to the new game screen by adding some animation to the beginning of the display of the game screen. However, this method restricts the expression of the screen effect.

  On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the progress operation icon 4 is displayed on the current target display unit, so that the player can understand the current target display unit at a glance. In addition, the progress operation icon 4 is provided with a function of guiding which display unit should be watched next, which screen is updated next. Therefore, it is a natural action to play an adventure game such as glance at the progress operation icon 4, and the player can smoothly focus on the next new game screen. As a player, there is no need to find the position of a new game screen, and smooth line of sight can be carried out, so there is no oversight of the screen and no stress is felt during the progress of the game.

[Description of functional block]
Next, a functional configuration example for executing the above-described game will be described.
FIG. 6 is a functional block diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration according to the present embodiment. As shown in the figure, the present embodiment includes an operation input unit 100, a processing unit 200, a sound output unit 350, an image display unit 360, a communication unit 370, and a storage unit 500.

  The operation input unit 100 outputs an operation input signal to the processing unit 200 in accordance with various operation inputs made by the player. For example, a button switch, a joystick, a touch pad, a trackball, a multi-axis detection type acceleration sensor having two or more detection axes, or a single axis detection type acceleration sensor unit combined with different detection axis directions, at least two or more directions This can be realized by a multi-directional detection type inclination sensor that enables the detection directions of the two or a single direction detection type inclination sensor unit combined with different detection directions. The direction input key 1402 and the button switch 1404 in FIG. 1 correspond to this.

The operation input unit 100 includes a contact position detection unit 102.
The contact position detection unit 102 is realized by a device that can detect a contact position to the display screen range. The touch panels 1407 and 1409 in FIG. 1 correspond to this.

The processing unit 200 is realized by electronic components such as a microprocessor such as a CPU and a GPU, an ASIC (application-specific integrated circuit), and an IC memory, and includes the operation input unit 100 and the storage unit 500. Data input / output control is performed with 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 1400. In FIG. 1, the control unit 1450 corresponds to the processing unit 200.
The processing unit 200 in the present embodiment includes a game calculation unit 210, a sound generation unit 250, an image generation unit 260, and a communication control unit 270.

The game calculation unit 210 executes various processes related to game preparation and progress.
In the present embodiment, according to the scenario data 508 stored in the storage unit 500, (1) a process for controlling an attention order, which is an order of switching a display unit to be noted from a plurality of display units, and (2) Progression operation input from the operation input unit 100 (generally referred to as “input of feed operation”), action processing input acceptance processing of the main character, and (3) progress operation input and action selection operation input. In response to the detection of the event, the process of determining the story branch according to the order of attention, (4) the image displayed on the display unit indicated by the progress operation icon 4 (indicating indicator) according to the determined story flow And a process of performing update control on the game screen corresponding to the next scene, to advance the game.
The game calculation unit 210 according to the present embodiment includes a progress operation icon selection unit 212 and a progress operation icon display control unit 214.

The progress operation icon selection unit 212 selects the progress operation icon 4 (instruction indicator) for instructing the target display unit in accordance with the attention order.
More specifically, it is determined whether the display unit on the side where the game screen of the next scene of the scene to be displayed this time is displayed is the upper display unit or the lower display unit. Then, one of the progress operation icons is selected from the progress operation icon setting data 512 stored in the storage unit 500 according to the determination result. In the present embodiment, the first type progress operation icon 4a or the second type progress operation icon 4b is selected.

  The progress operation icon display control unit 214 displays the progress operation icon 4 selected by the progress operation icon selection unit 212 in the game screen of the scene to be displayed this time, and the progress operation icon is input from the operation input unit 100. If it is, the display control is performed so as to cancel the display of the progress operation icon 4 being displayed.

  In other words, the progress operation icon selection unit 212 and the progress operation icon display control unit 214 cause the display unit that is currently the target of attention to display an instruction indicator that indicates the next target unit of display according to the order of attention. Display control is possible.

  The sound generation unit 250 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. Based on the processing result of the game calculation unit 210, sound effects and BGM related to the game Then, sound signals of various operation sounds are generated and output to the sound output unit 350.

  The sound output unit 350 is realized by a device that outputs sound effects, BGM, and the like based on the sound signal input from the sound generation unit 250. In FIG. 1, the speaker 1410 corresponds to this.

  The image generation unit 260 is realized by, for example, a processor such as a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) or a digital signal processor (DSP), a program such as a video signal IC or a video codec, an IC memory for a drawing frame such as a frame buffer, or the like. The image generation unit 260 generates one game screen 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 screen to the image display unit 360. To do.

The image display unit 360 displays various game images based on the image signal input from the image generation unit 260. 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 the present embodiment, an upper display unit 362 and a lower display unit 364 are included, and the first liquid crystal display 1406 and the second liquid crystal display 1408 in FIG.

  The communication control unit 270 executes data processing related to data communication, and realizes data exchange with an external device via the communication unit 370.

  The communication unit 370 is connected to the communication line 1 to realize communication. For example, it is realized by a wireless communication device, a modem, a TA (terminal adapter), a cable communication cable jack, a control circuit, and the like, and the wireless communication module 1412 of FIG. 1 corresponds to this.

  The storage unit 500 stores a system program for realizing various functions for causing the processing unit 200 to control the portable game device 1400 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, this corresponds to an IC memory or a memory card 1440 mounted on the control unit 1450.

  In the present embodiment, the storage unit 500 stores a system program 501 and a game program 502. The system program 501 is a program for realizing basic functions of input / output as a computer of the portable game apparatus 1400. The game program 502 is application software for realizing the function as the game calculation unit 210 by being read and executed by the processing unit 200, but may be configured as a part of the system program 501.

  The storage unit 500 stores scenario data 508 and progress operation icon setting data 512 as data prepared in advance. Further, play data 514 is stored as data that is generated and updated as needed as the game is prepared and progressed. In addition, data (for example, a timer value and a counter) necessary for executing a process related to the progress of the game is also stored as appropriate.

  The scenario data 508 includes a plurality of sequence data 510 and story branch setting data 511.

  One sequence data 510 stores data for sequentially displaying a game screen of each scene constituting the sequence and data for outputting a game sound. In the case of a configuration in which the player selects an action in the game, it includes information in which an action option is associated with a branch destination.

One sequence data 510 includes a sequence ID 510a for storing information for identifying a sequence, for example, as shown in FIG. Further, in association with the scene number 510b, a display destination 510c that stores identification information of a display unit that is a display destination, game image data 510d that stores information for displaying a game screen, and display in the text display field 2 Stored text data 510e and action options 510f are stored in association with each other.
The game screen may be a still image or a moving image, and the format can be set as appropriate. In addition, although explanation of the game sound is omitted here, data for reproducing the game sound can also be stored in association with each other.

  The story branch setting data 511 is data in which the action selection of the main character (synonymous with the player character in the present embodiment) is associated with the sequence ID 510a of the sequence data 510 to be advanced next based on the selection result. It can be realized in the same way as similar data in the type text adventure game.

  The progress operation icon setting data 512 stores information defining the progress operation icon 4 displayed during the game. For example, as shown in FIG. 8, a progress operation icon 512b is stored in association with the selection condition 512a.

  The play data 514 stores information indicating the game progress state. For example, as shown in FIG. 6, it includes an execution sequence ID 516 that stores identification information of sequence data that is currently being executed, and a scene counter 518 that stores a scene number to be displayed next corresponding to the order of attention. In addition, information necessary for the progress of the game such as a timer, a counter, and a flag can be included as appropriate.

[Description of process flow]
Next, the flow of processing in this embodiment will be described. A series of processing flow described here is realized by the processing unit 200 reading and executing the game program 502. Although description regarding the output of the game sound is omitted, it may be configured to appropriately control the reproduction of the game sound as in the known text adventure game.

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart for explaining the flow of processing in the present embodiment. First, the processing unit 200 generates play data 514 in the storage unit 500, sets the execution sequence ID 516 to indicate the first sequence, sets the value of the scene counter 518 to “1”, and initializes it (step S2). ).

  Then, the sequence data 510 corresponding to the current execution sequence ID 516 is selected from the scenario data 508, and the display of the game image of the scene corresponding to the value of the current scene counter 518 is started with reference to the sequence data 510. (Step S4). More specifically, the scene number 510b that matches the value of the current scene counter 518 (corresponding to the order of attention) is extracted from the sequence data 510, and the game image data 510d corresponding to the scene number 510b is displayed this time. (Hereinafter, this scene is referred to as “current scene”.) Is displayed on the liquid crystal display on the side indicated by the display destination 510c. At this time, text data 510e corresponding to the scene number 510b is displayed in the text display field 2 in the game screen.

  Next, the processing unit 200 refers to the sequence data 510 corresponding to the current execution sequence ID 516, and determines a display unit that displays the game screen of the next scene of the currently displayed scene (step S10). Then, with reference to the progress operation icon setting data 512, the progress operation icon 4 whose determined display portion matches the selection condition 512a is selected (step S12), and the progress selected at the predetermined position in the game screen displayed this time. The operation icon 4 is displayed (step S14).

  Next, it is determined whether or not the action option 510f (see FIG. 7) is set in the current scene (step S16). If it is determined that the action option is set in the current scene (YES in step S16), the processing unit 200 detects the action option input (YES in step S18) and is defined by the story branch setting data 511. According to the set branch setting, the branch setting corresponding to the input action option is selected, the execution sequence ID 516 is changed, and the scene counter 518 is initialized to “1” (step S20). Then, the process returns to step S4, and a game screen corresponding to the first scene of the newly selected sequence data 510 is displayed.

  On the other hand, if it is determined that no action option is set (NO in step S16), the processing unit 200 cancels the display of the currently displayed progress operation icon 4 when detecting the input of the progress operation (YES in step S24). (Step S26), the scene counter 518 is incremented by "1" (Step S28).

  If the scenario has not ended yet (NO in step S32), the process returns to step S4, and a game screen having a scene number corresponding to the value of the scene counter 518 added with “1” is newly displayed.

  On the other hand, as a result of adding “1” to the scene counter 518 in step S28, if there is no scene number corresponding to the sequence data 510, it is determined that the scenario has ended (YES in step S32), and a predetermined ending is displayed. Then, the game is ended (step S34), and a series of processes is ended.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, in a computer having a plurality of display units, a new game screen is updated and displayed as the game story progresses on any one of the plurality of display units. It is possible to execute a game that advances repeatedly. Then, the player is prompted to proceed, and the display unit (game screen) to which attention should be paid now is notified, and further, the display unit to which the next game screen is to be displayed is notified. The player's line of sight can be smoothly directed to the display unit on which the next game screen is displayed. Therefore, even in a game in which the position of a newly displayed game screen changes, oversight of the game screen can be suppressed, and smooth game play can be realized by gaze guidance without stress.

[Second Embodiment]
Next, a second embodiment to which the present invention is applied will be described. This embodiment is basically realized in the same manner as in the first embodiment, but has a function of determining a display unit for displaying the next scene according to a person appearing in the next scene. Is different in that it has a function of displaying a scene of a specific character selected by the user on a specific display unit. In addition, the same code | symbol is provided about the component similar to 1st Embodiment, description is abbreviate | omitted, and only a difference with 1st Embodiment is demonstrated here.

FIG. 10 is a functional block diagram in the present embodiment.
As shown in the figure, the game calculation unit 210 of this embodiment includes a specific character setting unit 220, a specific display position setting unit 222, and a display position selection unit 224.

  The play data 514 of the storage unit 500 in this embodiment includes specific character setting data 530 that stores identification information of a specific character selected by the player, and identification information of a display unit that displays a scene in which the specific character appears. Specific display position setting data 532 for storing the display information, and next display position setting data 534 for storing the identification information of the display unit for displaying the game screen corresponding to the next scene.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 11, the sequence data 510 of the present embodiment includes a character type 510g storing character identification information instead of the display destination 510c.

  The specific character setting unit 220 sets any one of the characters as the specific character by the player. Specifically, before the game is started, a process of displaying a list of characters with reference to the character type 510g of the sequence data 510 and causing the player to select one of them is executed. Then, the identification information of the selected character is stored in the play data 514 as reference character setting data 530 so that it can be referred to. It is also possible to display a list of characters so that characters that should not be revealed in advance for story development are excluded from selection. Further, the specific character may not be selected as the main character (eg, rabbit character), and the player may select and set only the specific display position.

  The specific display position setting unit 222 executes processing for causing the player to select which display unit displays the scene in which the specific character selected and processed by the specific character setting unit 220 appears. For example, before starting the game, a list of a plurality of display units is displayed and the player is allowed to select one. The identification information of the selected display unit is stored as the specific display position setting data 532 of the play data 514.

The display position selection unit 224 refers to the sequence data 510 corresponding to the current execution sequence ID 516, and selects the game screen of the next scene based on the character type 510g of the scene corresponding to the value of the current scene counter 518. Select whether to display on the display.
Specifically, for example, if the character corresponds to the specific character selected and set by the specific character setting unit 220, the display unit selected and set by the specific display position setting unit 222 is selected. In addition, in the case of the same character in consecutive scenes, selection is made so that the same display portion is obtained. Then, the identification information of the selected display unit is stored in the next display position setting data 534.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart for explaining the processing flow in the present embodiment.
The processing flow of this embodiment is basically the same as that of the first embodiment, but first, the specific character setting unit 220 of the processing unit 200 causes the player to select a specific character from the characters. A setting process is executed (step S1).

  Further, after step S2, the processing unit 200 executes a specific display unit selection setting process for displaying a scene in which the character selected by the player in the specific character setting process is displayed (step S5).

Next, the processing unit 200 initializes the next display position setting data 534 of the play data 514 according to the type of characters in the first scene (step S6).
Specifically, referring to the sequence data 510 indicated by the current execution sequence ID 516, if the character in the first scene is the same as the character set in the specific character setting data 530, the specific set in step S5 is performed. The display unit is set to the display unit set in the display position setting data 532. If the display unit is different, the display unit is set to a display unit other than the display unit set in the specific display position setting data 532.

  Next, the processing unit 200 refers to the sequence data 510 indicated by the current execution sequence ID 516, and the next display position setting data 534 indicates the game screen associated with the scene number 510 b corresponding to the value of the current scene counter 518. Display control is performed on the display unit (step S8).

If the display control of the game screen of the current scene is performed, the processing unit 200 updates the next display position setting data 534 according to the character of the next scene (step S11).
More specifically, the sequence data 510 that matches the current execution sequence ID 516 is referenced, and the character type 510g of the scene that matches the current scene counter 518 value in the sequence data 510 is also referenced. If the character type 510g indicates the same character as the specific character setting data 530, the display portion set in the specific display position setting data 532 is updated. If the character type 510g is different, the display portion other than the display portion set in the specific display position setting data 532 is updated. To do. In this case, if the same character appears in the current scene and the next scene, it is selected to be the same display section as the display section in which the current scene is displayed.
The following processing is the same as the processing flow of the first embodiment.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the same effect as that of the first embodiment can be obtained, and the display screen on which the game screen corresponding to the next scene is displayed is controlled according to the type of the character. be able to. Furthermore, it is possible to control to display a scene where a specific character (specific character) selected by the player appears on a specific display unit. This makes it easy to understand which character is speaking by giving a certain level of rules to the characters and the position of the display unit, and helps to understand the story smoothly.

  If a specific display unit is configured to default to the display unit physically closest to the player in the game play style (in this embodiment, the lower display unit corresponding to the second liquid crystal display 1408). For example, it is possible to produce a sense of distance between the player and the specific player character and increase the degree of emotion transfer of the player to the specific character.

[Third Embodiment]
Next, a third embodiment to which the present invention is applied will be described. This embodiment is basically realized in the same manner as the first embodiment, but the configuration of some functional units and the flowchart for explaining the flow of processing are different.
In addition, the same code | symbol is provided about the component similar to 1st Embodiment, description is abbreviate | omitted, and only a difference with 1st Embodiment is demonstrated here. Further, in the present embodiment, description will be made assuming that it is composed of a single sequence, but it is needless to say that a scenario may be composed of a plurality of sequences as in the first embodiment, and branched by action selection.

FIG. 13 is a functional block diagram in the present embodiment. The game calculation unit 210 of this embodiment includes a display position difference determination unit 216.
The display position difference determination unit 216 determines the difference between the display unit that is currently the target of attention and the display unit that is the next target of attention according to the order of attention.
Then, the progress operation icon selection unit 212 selects a progress operation icon to be displayed from the progress operation icon setting data 512 according to the result of the difference determination by the display position difference determination unit 216.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart for explaining the main processing flow in the present embodiment. First, the processing unit 200 generates play data 514 and stores it in the storage unit 500, and initializes the value of the scene counter 518 to “1” (step S50).
Next, a display unit that controls display of the game screen (current scene) of the scene number 510b corresponding to the current scene counter 518 value, and a game corresponding to the scene number 510b obtained by adding “1” to the current scene counter 518 value. It is determined whether the screen (next scene) is different from the display unit that controls the display (step S52).

  If it is determined as “same” as a result of the difference determination (YES in step S52), the processing unit 200 cancels the display of the currently displayed progress operation icon when detecting the input of the progress operation (YES in step S54). Then, the game screen of the current scene is controlled to be displayed on the display unit indicated by the display destination 510c of the sequence data 510 (step S58).

  When the display unit displaying the game screen of the current scene is the upper display unit (“upper side” in step S60), the processing unit 200 selects the first type progress operation icon 4a and displays the game screen of the current scene. Display control is performed on the displayed display unit (step S62). On the other hand, when the display unit displaying the game screen of the current scene is the lower display unit ("lower side" in step S60), the processing unit 200 selects the second type progress operation icon 4b, and the game of the current scene Display control is performed on the display unit on which the screen is displayed (step S78).

  On the other hand, when it is determined as “different” as a result of the difference determination (NO in step S52), when the processing unit 200 detects an input of the progress operation (YES in step S70), the currently displayed progress operation icon is displayed. Is canceled (step S72), and the display of the game screen of the current scene is controlled on the display unit indicated by the display destination 510c of the sequence data 510 (step S74).

  When the display unit displaying the game screen of the current scene is the upper display unit (“upper side” in step S76), the processing unit 200 selects the second type progress operation icon 4b and displays the game screen of the current scene. Display control is performed on the displayed display unit (step S78). On the other hand, when the display unit displaying the game screen of the current scene is the lower display unit ("lower side" in step S76), the processing unit 200 selects the first type progress operation icon 4a, and the game of the current scene Display control is performed on the display unit on which the screen is displayed (step S62).

If the display control of the first type progress operation icon 4a or the second type progress operation icon 4b is performed, the processing unit 200 next adds “1” to the scene counter 518 (step S90).
If the scenario has not yet ended (NO in step S92), the process returns to step S52, and a game screen having a scene number corresponding to the value of the scene counter 518 added with “1” is newly displayed.
On the other hand, as a result of adding “1” to the scene counter 518, if there is no scene number corresponding to the sequence data 510, it is determined that the scenario has ended (YES in step S92), and a predetermined ending is displayed. Is terminated (step S94), and the series of processes is terminated.

  In addition, it is also possible to give the selection function of the display part which displays the next scene according to the character type of the next scene which 2nd Embodiment has to this embodiment.

[Modification]
As described above, the first to third embodiments to which the present invention is applied have been described. However, the applicable embodiments of the present invention are not limited to these configurations, and the addition, omission, and change of the components are appropriately performed. Can be applied.

  For example, in the above embodiment, a text adventure game has been described as an example. However, in the present invention, a plurality of scenes ordered according to a predetermined scenario, such as a text adventure game, are triggered by a progress operation input. It can be similarly applied to games and electronic comics that include elements that are displayed one after another. For example, a scene where characters are talking in RPG, an event scene of a simulation game or a shooting game is included. In the case of an electronic comic, it can be similarly applied by sequentially displaying each frame on each display unit.

  Further, for example, in the above embodiment, two physically separated liquid crystal displays are provided, and each is handled as an individual image display unit (upper display unit, lower display unit). Can be divided into a plurality of sections, and each section can be configured as an individual display unit.

  Specifically, for example, as shown in FIG. 15, the display area of the first liquid crystal display 1406 of the portable game apparatus 1400 is divided into two left and right display units, which are different as the upper right display unit and the upper left display unit, respectively. A configuration of In this case, in addition to the upper right display unit and the upper left display unit, the second liquid crystal display 1408 is used as the lower display unit, and depending on which display unit the next game screen is displayed on (or the display unit difference determination). Select the progress operation icon. In the case of this configuration, for example, as shown in FIG. 16, it is designed to image the relative positional relationship between the upper right display unit, the upper left display unit, and the lower display unit, and any display unit has a special display form. It is preferable to design and set the three types of progress operation icons 4 (4d, 4e, 4f) to be displayed.

In the above embodiment, the progress operation icon 4 is newly displayed every time the scene changes. However, the progress operation icon 4 does not necessarily need to be displayed. The display of the icon 4 can be omitted.
In addition, in an event scene that automatically displays a new game screen one after another on any of a plurality of display units, when a request for a progress operation is unnecessary, but notification of the display position of the next game screen is desired, As shown in FIG. 17, the next display position notification icon 5 (5a, 5b) in which the pen mark 10 is omitted from the progress operation icon 4 may be used. In that case, the next display position notification icon 5 may be incorporated in a game screen displayed in advance.

Moreover, in the said embodiment, although it was set as the design which comprises advancing operation icon 4 by a some identifier so that the relative position of a display part could be understood, as a structure which substitutes for only the arrow which shows the direction of the display part displayed next. Of course it is good.
For example, in the case of the first embodiment, an up arrow can be substituted for the first type progress operation icon 4a, and a down arrow can be used as the second type progress operation icon 4b. Further, in the case of performing the difference determination of the display unit as in the second embodiment, if the display unit that displays the game screen of the current scene is the same as the display unit that displays the game screen of the next scene, If the display unit that displays the game screen of the current scene is the upper display unit and the display unit that displays the game screen of the next scene is the lower display unit, the down arrow is displayed. The display unit that displays the game screen of the current scene is the lower display. If the display unit for displaying the game screen of the next scene is an upper display unit, an upward arrow may be displayed.

  In the above-described embodiment, the game screen of each scene has been described by taking the game screen representing the remarks (for example, W12), facial expression changes (for example, W14), and emotions (for example, W18) of the appearing characters as examples. The game screen is not limited to this. For example, it is possible to display a game screen representing behaviors such as gestures and behaviors of appearance characters (speaking can also be said to be one of the behaviors).

Moreover, although the portable game device 1400 was illustrated as a game device in the said embodiment, a home game device, a business game device 1300 game device, etc. can be used.
Furthermore, electronic devices that execute games are not limited to electronic devices sold as “game devices”, but also electronic devices such as mobile phones, compact digital cameras, music players, and personal computers that can execute application software. Since an executable computer is built in or it can be said that the computer itself, the electronic device for realizing the present invention can be obtained.

2 text display field 4 progress operation icon 100 operation input unit 110 imaging unit 200 processing unit 210 game operation unit 212 progress operation icon selection unit 214 progress operation icon display control unit 216 display position difference determination unit 220 specific character setting unit 500 storage unit 502 Game program 510 Sequence data 512 Progression operation icon setting data 514 Play data 518 Scene counter 1400 Portable game device 1401 Device main body 1404 Button switch 1406 First liquid crystal display 1407 Touch panel 1408 Second liquid crystal display 1409 Touch panel 1450 Control unit

Claims (11)

A program for causing a computer having a plurality of display units to display and control a plurality of scene images according to a predetermined scenario,
Attention order control means for controlling the attention order, which is the order of switching the display section to be noticed from among the plurality of display sections,
Instruction sign display control means for controlling display of an instruction sign indicating the target display unit according to the attention order;
Display update control means for performing update control of the scene image displayed on the target display unit indicated by the indication sign to the next scene image according to the predetermined scenario;
Program to function as.   The program according to claim 1, wherein the instruction sign display control unit causes the computer to function so as to display and control the instruction sign on a display unit that is currently a target of attention. The computer has the plurality of display units provided in a predetermined positional relationship,
The indication sign display control means uses an icon in which an identifier representing each of the plurality of display units is arranged according to the positional relationship as the indication sign, and among the identifiers in the icon, the next attention target in accordance with the attention order The program according to claim 1 or 2, for causing the computer to function so as to perform display control by changing a form of an identifier corresponding to a display unit. Causing the computer to function as a progress operation accepting means for accepting an input of a progress operation by a user;
When the display update control means is accepted by the progress operation accepting means, the computer is caused to function so as to update the display of the next attention target display unit according to the attention order,
The instruction sign display control means causes the computer to function to update the display of the instruction sign according to the attention order when the advance operation accepting means accepts the instruction sign display control means;
A program according to any one of claims 1 to 3. A progress operation accepting means for accepting an input of a progress operation by the user;
Dissimilarity determination means for determining the difference between the display unit that is currently the target of attention and the display unit of the next target of attention according to the order of attention;
Function the computer as
When the indication sign display control means is 1) accepted by the advance operation accepting means when it is judged to be the same by the difference judging means, the first indication that indicates the display unit that is currently focused on The indication sign is controlled to be displayed on the display unit that is currently the target of attention. 2) When it is determined that the indicator is different, the next operation target display unit is instructed when the progress operation reception unit accepts it. Display control of the 2 indicator signs on the display unit that is currently focused on,
When the display update control means is 1) received by the progress operation accepting means when it is determined to be the same by the difference determination means, the display on the display unit that is currently focused on is updated and controlled, 2) When reception by the progress operation reception unit is made when it is determined that they are different from each other, the display of the next target display unit is controlled to be updated.
The program as described in any one of Claims 1-4 for making the said computer function like this. The scenario is a scenario in which multiple characters appear,
The plurality of scene images are configured to include a plurality of scene images representing any of the behavior, expression change, and emotion for each character.
The program as described in any one of Claims 1-5.   In order to cause the computer to function so that the attention order control means controls the attention order so as to display the continuous scene images on the same display section when the scene images of the same character are consecutive. The program according to claim 6. The attention order control means controls the attention order so as to switch the scene image of one of the plurality of characters to one display portion of the plurality of display portions,
The display update control means performs update control so that the scene image displayed on the one display unit becomes the scene image of the one character according to the order of attention.
The program according to claim 6 for causing the computer to function as described above.   The program according to claim 8 for causing the computer to function as setting means for setting the one display unit for displaying the scene image of the one character according to a user's selection operation.   The computer-readable information storage medium which memorize | stored the program as described in any one of Claims 1-9. An electronic device that has a plurality of display units and controls display of a plurality of scene images according to a predetermined scenario,
Attention order control means for controlling the attention order, which is the order of switching the display section to be noted among the plurality of display sections;
An indication sign display control means for controlling the indication of an indication sign for indicating a target display unit according to the attention order;
Display update control means for performing update control of the scene image displayed on the target display unit indicated by the indication sign to the next scene image according to the predetermined scenario;
With electronic equipment.

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