JP2014168539A - Game system and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To present a game screen in accordance with a position relation among users.SOLUTION: A game system plays a game which can be operated by a plurality of users that progresses while performing division display to divide a display screen into the same number of areas as the predetermined number of users and non-division display not to divide the screen by turns. In the respective areas of the display screen in division display, image related to positions where the areas are displayed in the display areas and operating characters operated by corresponding operating units are displayed. The display screen in non-division screen is generated by using images drawn from the viewpoints including target characters different from the operating characters. The display screen in division display draws images related to the respective areas of the display screen with respect to viewpoints including target characters, and the respective images drawn are generated so that they are in a hierarchical relation appropriate when the users operate the corresponding operating units.

Description

  The present invention relates to a game system and a program, and more particularly to a game system and a program for realizing a game that progresses by placing and moving a real object.

  Conventionally, there is a video game in which a plurality of users can operate different objects. When a game device having one display device is assigned to one user, such as a game case installed in a play facility such as a so-called game center, each screen display on the display device is The display is mainly composed of a target operated by the user. However, when a plurality of users perform an operation using a home game machine or the like, usually, a screen display of a target operated by each user is performed on one display device. At this time, although a plurality of operation targets are operated independently, it is difficult to fit all the operation targets on one screen depending on the positional relationship of the operation targets. Some screens display the game screen appropriately by dividing (Patent Document 1).

JP-A-61-113489

  However, when the game screen is provided to each user by dividing the display area as in Patent Document 1, the user recognizes which game screen is the game screen provided according to his / her operation target. There are things that cannot be done.

  For example, when a plurality of users play a game using a single home-use game machine, the display area is divided according to a predetermined priority order or a controller registration order for the controller used for each user. Is assigned to each user. At this time, when the order assigned to the controller used by the user is not grasped, the user may mistakenly recognize a game screen provided to a different user as a game screen provided to the user. In particular, when using a consumer game machine, the user can move while holding the controller, so the positional relationship of the user and the assigned display position of the game screen do not necessarily correspond. For the user sitting on the left with respect to the display device, the right area in the display area may be allocated for providing the game screen.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and an object thereof is to provide a game system and a program for presenting a game screen in accordance with a user's positional relationship.

  In order to achieve the above object, a game system of the present invention is characterized by having the following configuration. Specifically, the game system is a game that can be operated by a plurality of users, and the display screen is alternately displayed in a divided display divided into a predetermined number of user areas and a non-divided display that is not divided. A game system for executing a game that progresses while executing a game, a drawing means for generating a display screen of the game, a display control means for displaying the display screen generated by the drawing means on the display means, A plurality of operation input means for receiving an operation input related to the game for each of the predetermined users, and a plurality of operation input means installed around the display means, and a split display display screen In each of the areas, an image relating to the operation character operated by the operation input means corresponding to the position where the area is displayed on the display means is displayed. When generating a non-split display screen, a display screen is generated using an image drawn from a viewpoint including a target character that is different from the operation character, and when the split display screen is generated, the target character is Draw images related to each area of the display screen for the included viewpoints, and generate the display screen by configuring each drawn image to have a vertical relationship suitable for the user operating the corresponding operation input means It is characterized by doing.

  With such a configuration, according to the present invention, it is possible to present a game screen according to the positional relationship of the user.

External view of game device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention The block diagram which showed the function structure of the game device 100 which concerns on embodiment of this invention. External view of operation unit 110 according to an embodiment of the present invention The figure for demonstrating the relationship between the imaging device 115 provided in the operation unit 110 which concerns on embodiment of this invention, and the mounting lane 112 The flowchart which illustrated the game process performed with the game device 100 which concerns on embodiment of this invention. The figure which illustrated the display screen which concerns on the entry process of the game which the game system which concerns on embodiment of this invention provides The figure which illustrated the display screen which concerns on the main game process of the game which the game system which concerns on embodiment of this invention provides The flowchart which illustrated the main game process performed with the game device 100 which concerns on embodiment of this invention. The figure which illustrated the display screen at the time of the character movement which concerns on the whole attack event of the game which the game system which concerns on embodiment of this invention provides The figure which illustrated the character card used by the game which the game system concerning an embodiment of the present invention provides The figure which illustrated the data structure of the player information managed in the game system which concerns on embodiment of this invention

[Embodiment]
Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In addition, one Embodiment described below demonstrates the example which provided this invention to the game device which uses a tangible object provided with the pattern part for object identification as an operation interface as an example of a game device. However, the present invention can be applied to any device that can use a tangible object having a pattern portion for object identification as an operation interface.

  In the game device of the present embodiment, the user places a tangible card (“object” in the present invention) obtained in the real world on the operation unit of the game device, and uses the identification card described on the card. By making the game system recognize the two-dimensional pattern, a character corresponding to the character drawn on the card can be used in the game. FIG. 10 shows an example of a character card used for game operations provided by the game system of the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 10A, the character design is printed on the front side of the character card. Further, as shown in FIG. 10B, on the back side of the character card, in addition to the description of the character drawn on the front side, a two-dimensional code 1000 which is identification information for recognizing the card in the game system. Is printed.

  In this embodiment, the two-dimensional code is printed on the card for identification of the character card. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the identification pattern printed on the card is different. It may be a thing. In this embodiment, the tangible object is described as a character card. However, the object may be in any form as long as it is a tangible object having an identification pattern portion. For example, the identification pattern is formed on the bottom surface. May be a miniature such as an automobile or a tank printed with or a figure having a pedestal on which an identification pattern is printed on the bottom surface.

<< Appearance of Game Device 100 >>
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an appearance of a game device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1B and 1C are a side view and a front view showing the game apparatus from directions 140 and 150 in FIG. 1A, respectively.

  As shown in FIG. 1A, the game apparatus 100 has a display unit 106 on which a game screen related to a game provided by the game system of the present embodiment is displayed, an operation unit 110 that receives an operation input by a user, In addition, a user recognition unit 109 is provided. In the present embodiment, the operation unit 110 is detachably provided to the housing of the game apparatus 100 for the purpose of improving maintainability and general-purpose use.

  In the game provided by the game system of this embodiment, each user is given a user ID, which is information for uniquely identifying the user, and information is managed in the user information database. In the database, information such as scores and experience values obtained by game play is managed for each piece of user information associated with a user ID. For this reason, the user possesses an IC card in which information corresponding to the user ID is stored, and when playing the game, the IC card is placed on the user recognition unit 109, whereby the user ID is assigned to the game system. Recognize. Thereby, the game system can read the user information corresponding to the user ID recognized from the user information database and reflect it in the game.

  Furthermore, the roof 130 supported by the support | pillar 131 is provided in the upper part of the game device 100 of this embodiment. Roof 130 is configured to cover at least a part of display unit 106 when game device 100 is looked down from above. A speaker 133 is attached to the roof 130 as shown in FIGS. The sound output unit of the speaker 133 is directed to at least one of the display unit 106 and the operation unit 110, and is configured so that the user can easily hear the sound during game play. In addition, the support column 131 is provided with an exhibition section 132 provided along the support column and capable of displaying a character card used for a game. By adopting such a configuration, the column 131 is not only for supporting the roof 130, but what character card is currently available by checking the character card displayed on the display unit 132 in the column 131. Since it can be known whether it exists, the presence value of the support | pillar 131 can be raised.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1C, an opening / closing door 120 that can be opened and closed for maintenance is provided below each operation unit 110. The opening / closing door 120 has two types of openings, an insertion slot 121 for inserting coins and medals (hereinafter coins) and a payout slot 122 for paying out a character card used in the game. The user can start a game provided by the game system of the present embodiment or participate in a game started by another user by inserting coins into the insertion slot 121 (hereinafter, these operations are referred to as entry operations). And). The entry operation is detected by an entry detection unit (not shown) and transmitted to a CPU 101 (to be described later) that executes the game.

  In the game provided by the game system of the present embodiment, the user can obtain one character card for each game play. The character card is paid out by a payout unit (not shown) provided with the door 120 at a position corresponding to the payout port 122 inside the game apparatus 100. The payout unit 108 may have a conventional card discharge mechanism, and description of the detailed configuration thereof is omitted in this embodiment. The payout unit 108 has a stocker (not shown) for stocking cards to be discharged in addition to the card discharge mechanism. In the game apparatus 100 of the present embodiment, access to the stocker for card replenishment can be performed by the following two methods. That is, the access may be performed by opening the opening / closing door 120 or may be performed from an opening that appears when the operation unit 110 described above is removed.

<< Functional Configuration of Game Device 100 >>
The functional configuration of the game apparatus 100 of the present embodiment having such an appearance will be described in detail with reference to the block diagram of FIG.

  CPU101 controls operation | movement of each block which the game device 100 of this embodiment has. Specifically, the CPU 101 reads out a game program stored in the ROM 102, develops it in the RAM 103, and executes it to control the operation of each block.

  The ROM 102 is, for example, a rewritable nonvolatile memory, and stores parameters necessary for the operation of each block of the game apparatus 100 in addition to the game program. The RAM 103 is used not only as a game program development area but also as a storage area for temporarily storing intermediate data output in the operation of each block.

  The GPU 105 renders a game screen related to the game provided by the game system of the present embodiment, which is realized by executing the game program. Upon receiving a drawing command from the CPU 101, the GPU 105 reads data necessary for drawing the game screen from the recording medium 107 and develops it in a GPU memory (not shown). Then, the GPU 105 draws a game screen corresponding to the drawing command in a VRAM (not shown). The game screen drawn on the VRAM is displayed on the display unit 106.

  The display unit 106 displays a game screen drawn by the GPU 105. In the game apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment, the display unit 106 uses a liquid crystal projector provided in the casing of the game apparatus 100 to project the game screen on the projection surface provided on the casing surface. A screen shall be displayed. Note that the form of the display unit 106 is not limited to this, and a form in which a game screen is displayed on a display device such as an LCD provided in the game apparatus 100 may be used.

  The recording medium 107 is a recording device such as an HDD. In the present embodiment, the recording medium 107 records a 3D model and texture of a character required to generate a game screen. The recording medium 107 may function as the above-described user information database and record and manage user information associated with each user ID. The user information database may be managed in a storage device on a network connectable via a communication unit (not shown) and a network.

  The operation unit 110 is a user interface for a game provided by the game system of the present embodiment. As described above, the operation unit 110 is configured as a detachable single unit and can be used for general purposes. In the game apparatus 100 of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, four operation units 110 are provided so as to face each other with the display unit 106 sandwiched between the long sides of the rectangular display area of the display unit 106. Installed.

<Detailed Configuration of Operation Unit 110>
Here, the detailed configuration of the operation unit 110 will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 3A, an operation panel 111 configured in a plane is provided on the upper surface of the operation unit 110, and a placement lane 112, operation buttons 113, and a light emitting unit 114 are arranged on the operation panel 111. Is done.

  The placement lane 112 is a member on which a user's character card is placed in game play. The operation unit 110 of this embodiment is provided with three placement lanes 112a to 112c. As shown in FIG. 3B, the mounting lanes 112a to 112c are continuously arranged in the horizontal direction in the surface of the operation panel 111. Each placement lane 112 is provided so as to have substantially the same width as the character card to be placed (the length in the horizontal direction in the operation panel 111 plane). A raised boundary is provided to limit movement across the card lane. In the present embodiment, each mounting lane 112 is configured to be dug down from the operation panel 111 to form a raised boundary, but the implementation of the present invention is not limited to this. Alternatively, the movement may be limited by providing a separate boundary portion.

  Each placement lane 112 is assumed to have a length at which at least the character card can be moved in the longitudinal direction (vertical direction in the plane of the operation panel 111, the direction from the front to the front when viewed from the user). In the game provided by the game system of the present embodiment, as will be described later, the user performs a moving operation related to the switching of the avant-garde / rear guard by moving the character card placed on the placement lane 112 on the lane. Do. For this reason, the length of the loading lane 112 in the longitudinal direction makes it easy for the user to know whether the position of the placed character card corresponds to the front guard or the rear guard, and reduces the burden of moving the character card by the user. The length (for example, 1.5 times the length of the character card in the longitudinal direction, this length is assumed to be one character card placed at the front guard position and one character card at the rear guard position. It is preferably set to be in an overlapping state. In the present embodiment, in order to clearly indicate to the user whether the character card placed on each placement lane 112 is recognized as an avant-garde / rear guard, as shown in FIG. 114 a to c are provided at positions corresponding to the respective mounting lanes 112. The light emitting unit 114 may be configured with, for example, an LED whose emission color can be switched, and emits light with different emission colors according to the determination result of whether it is an avant-garde or a rear-guard obtained as a result of a position detection process described later. To do.

  In addition, the card placement surface of each placement lane 112 of the present embodiment is configured by attaching a sheet on which a pattern is printed to a translucent acrylic panel. The sheet to be affixed is a sheet that passes only infrared light, and is configured so that the internal structure of the operation unit 110 cannot be visually recognized through the card placement surface.

  Inside the operation unit 110, imaging devices 115a to 115c (not shown) associated with the placement lanes 112a to 112c are provided. Each imaging device 115 is an infrared light photographing camera configured to include at least the associated mounting lane 112 in the photographing field angle. The game system according to the present embodiment recognizes a two-dimensional pattern for identification using an image signal obtained by photographing with each imaging device 115 and identifies a character card placed on each placement lane 112. .

  In the operation unit 110 of the present embodiment, the shooting angle of view of the imaging device 115b is different from that of the other imaging devices 115a and 115c. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 4, while the shooting angles of view 401 and 403 of the imaging devices 115 a and c are set in a range corresponding to the mounting lanes 112 a and c, the shooting images of the imaging device 115 b are set. The corner 402 is set in a range including not only the placement lane 112b but also a part of the placement lanes 112a and c.

  In the operation unit 110 of the present embodiment, since a boundary portion for restricting movement between adjacent placement lanes 112 is provided, the character card moves to a different placement lane 112 during game play. Cannot occur (except intentional operation). That is, the recognition of the two-dimensional pattern described on the placed character card may be performed once before the game starts, and it is not necessary to shoot all the imaging devices 115 for card recognition during play. In the operation unit 110 of this embodiment, as described above, the shooting angle of view 402 of the imaging device 115b includes the mounting lanes 112a and c as well as the mounting lanes 112b. For this reason, the position of the character card placed on the placement lanes 112a to 112c can be detected only by the image signal output from the imaging device 115b during play. That is, in the operation unit 110 of the present embodiment, only the imaging device 115b shoots during game play, and the position detection process may be performed using only one output image signal. The amount of calculation can be reduced as compared with the case where the corresponding imaging device 115 performs imaging and performs position detection processing using a plurality of image signals.

  Further, such a configuration of the operation unit 110 is effective not only in terms of calculation amount in the position detection process but also in terms of hardware introduction cost. In general, the spatial resolution of an image signal required for recognizing a two-dimensional code is higher than that required when detecting an outer shape larger than a two-dimensional pattern such as a card based on grayscale information. That is, although depending on the amount of information of the two-dimensional code, in order to read a detailed code pattern, an imaging device for pattern recognition is required to have high spatial resolution. In the operation unit 110 of the present embodiment, the imaging devices 115a and c are configured so that the positions of the cards placed on the three placement lanes 112 can be detected by widening the shooting angle of view of the imaging device 115b. Design only for recognition. That is, for the imaging devices 115a and 115c, the shooting angle of view can be narrowed even if the spatial resolution is high, so that the introduction cost can be suppressed.

  As shown in FIG. 3B, the operation buttons 113a to 113c are arranged on the surface of the operation panel 111 so as to form the positional relationship of the vertices of the inverted triangle. In the present embodiment, only the operation button 113a is used for operation input in a main game related to a battle with an enemy character described later. The operation buttons 113b and c are used for a selection operation before starting the main game. For this reason, in the operation unit 110 of this embodiment, the button size of the operation button 113a is configured to be larger than the button sizes of the other buttons, so that the user can operate the wrong button during the main game. I have to.

  The image processing unit 104 illustrated in FIG. 2 performs a pattern recognition process and a position detection process, which will be described later, on the image signal output from each imaging device 115 provided in the operation unit 110. As described above, in the game system according to the present embodiment, the image processing unit 104 places the image signal output from each of the imaging devices 115a to 115c by performing the pattern recognition process before starting the main game. The character corresponding to the character card is identified. Further, during the main game, position detection processing is performed on the image signal output from the imaging device 115b, and the position of the card placed on each of the placement lanes 112a to 112c is detected.

  Note that the position detection process executed by the image processing unit 104 of the present embodiment is based on the density information of the input image signal, and the upper edge and the lower edge of the character card from the upper end and the lower end of the placement lane area, respectively. Explore. At this time, since the edge of the character card is linear, the image processing unit 104 detects the linear gray pattern found during the search as the edge of the card. Then, the image processing unit 104 outputs an intermediate position between the upper edge and the lower edge to the CPU 101 as the current position of the placed character card.

  At this time, the size in the image signal of the placed character card is grasped in advance, and the image processing unit 104 determines the card size defined by the detected upper edge and lower edge, and information on the known card size. May be determined, and the reliability of the detection result may be determined and transmitted to the CPU 101. In this case, the CPU 101 may not reflect the detection result in the game when the reliability is equal to or lower than a predetermined value. Also, when only one of the upper edge and the lower edge can be detected, for example, when the user's finger is touching the placement lane 112, or when three or more edges are detected, the image is also displayed. The processing unit 104 may output the detection result with reliability.

  In the present embodiment, the image processing unit 104 is described as performing an edge search based on the grayscale pattern in the image signal output from the imaging device 115b, which is an infrared camera, but the present invention is not limited to this. is not. For example, an image obtained by extracting only edges by applying a predetermined filter to the image signal may be generated, and edge search may be performed based on the image. When an infrared camera is not used, an edge search may be performed on an image obtained by converting the output image signal into a luminance component.

《Game processing》
A specific process of the game process related to the game provided by the game system of the present embodiment, which is executed in the game apparatus 100 having such a configuration, will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. The processing corresponding to the flowchart can be realized by the CPU 101 reading out a corresponding processing program stored in, for example, the ROM 102, developing it in the RAM 103, and executing it. The game process will be described as being started after the game apparatus 100 is activated and various preparation processes performed at the time of activation are executed.

  In step S501, the CPU 101 starts entry standby processing. When the entry standby process is started, the CPU 101 displays an entry standby screen including an image of a character to be a battle opponent in the main game and a standby notification 601 indicating that entry is being received, as shown in FIG. Is generated by the GPU 105 and displayed on the display unit 106. At this time, as shown in the drawing, the standby notification 601 is displayed so that the standby notification displayed closest when the user is present in front of each operation unit 110 provided in the game apparatus 100 is visually recognized in the correct direction. The display mode is changed corresponding to the position of each operation unit 110.

  If it is detected that a coin has been inserted into the insertion slot 121, the CPU 101 moves the process to S502 after causing the corresponding payout unit 108 to pay out the character card. If not, the CPU 101 performs the process in this step. stand by.

  In step S <b> 502, the CPU 101 causes the image processing unit 104 to generate an entry screen and changes the display on the display unit 106 from the entry standby screen to the entry screen. The in-entry screen is configured such that the display area of the display unit 106 is divided into four as shown in FIG. 6B, and a screen corresponding to the nearest operation unit 110 is displayed for each area. The example of FIG. 6B shows a screen configuration when a coin is inserted into the insertion slot 121 below the operation unit 110 corresponding to the lower left area 611.

  As shown in the figure, in the game provided by the game system of the present embodiment, the user can set the character used in the main game to the game during the period during which the entry screen is displayed. Specifically, the user places a character card corresponding to a character desired to be used in the main game on the placement lane 112, so that the character used for the main game is displayed as shown in an area 611 in FIG. Can be displayed on the entry screen. In this embodiment, the preparation period for such character setting is determined as a predetermined time from the timing when the user inserts the coin last, and each operation unit 110 is located near the center of the entry screen as illustrated. It is presented as the remaining time 612 in a display mode corresponding to. Also, for the operation unit 110 in which no coin has been inserted into the corresponding insertion slot 121 on the entry screen, a standby notification 601 indicating that entry is being received is continuously displayed as in the entry standby screen. .

  In this step, the CPU 101 starts measuring the display time of the entry screen.

  In step S <b> 503, the CPU 101 determines whether a coin has been inserted into the corresponding insertion slot 121 for the operation unit 110 that has not been entered. If the CPU 101 determines that a coin has been inserted into the 121 corresponding to the operation unit 110 in the unentry state, the CPU 101 moves the process to S504 after allowing the corresponding payout unit 108 to pay out the character card, and determines that it has not been done. If so, the process moves to S505.

  In step S <b> 504, the CPU 101 causes the GPU 105 to generate an entry-in-progress screen in which the display of the display area corresponding to the insertion slot 121 where the coin has been inserted is changed to an entry state in which characters can be set in the same manner as the area 611. To do. In this step, the CPU 101 resets the measured display time of the entry screen and then starts measurement again.

  In step S <b> 505, the CPU 101 determines whether a character card is placed on the placement lane 112 of the operation unit 110 in the entry state. Specifically, the CPU 101 operates the two-dimensional image processing unit 104 for the imaging devices 115 a to 115 c in the operation unit 110 that operates to output image signals captured at predetermined time intervals on the entry screen. This step is determined depending on whether or not a code is detected. If the CPU 101 determines that a character card is placed on the placement lane 112 of the operation unit 110 in the entry state, the process proceeds to S506, and if it is determined that the character card is not placed, the process proceeds to S507.

  In step S <b> 506, the CPU 101 acquires the recognition result of the two-dimensional code drawn on the character card placed from the image processing unit 104, and updates the information on the character used in the corresponding player information based on the information. The recognition result of the two-dimensional code may be, for example, a character ID that uniquely identifies the character. The player information is information managed in the RAM 103 in association with a player ID assigned in advance to each operation unit 110, and may be information that is reset every time an entry is made. As shown in FIG. 11, the player information is associated with the player ID 1101, the user ID 1102 of the user who is recognized by the user recognition unit 109 corresponding to the operation unit 110, the user information 1103 associated with the user ID, the character used Character IDs 1104 to 206 are included.

  Note that, according to the player information updated in this step, the CPU 101 generates an in-entry screen drawn in an area corresponding to the character placed on the GPU 105 and displays it on the display unit 106.

  In the main game provided by the game system of the present embodiment, even if the user does not make an entry, the same number of operation character groups as the number of operation units 110 as shown in FIG. 7A participate in the game. In the present embodiment, the “player” is a concept for operating a character group displayed at a position corresponding to each of the operation units 110, and always includes the number of operation units 110 regardless of the number of users who performed entry operations. It is assumed that the same number of players are playing the game. The player associated with the operation unit 110 for which no entry operation has been performed is processed as a so-called NPC (Non-Player Character) so that the game operation is automatically performed.

  In step S507, the CPU 101 determines whether the display time of the entry screen has reached a predetermined time for ending the preparation period. If the CPU 101 determines that the display time of the in-entry screen has reached a predetermined time, it moves the process to S508, and if it determines that the display time has not reached, it returns the process to S503.

  In step S508, the CPU 101 causes the image processing unit 104 to generate an entry end screen indicating that the entry period has ended, and the process proceeds to step S509. The entry end screen may be, for example, as shown in FIG. 6C, and a notifying preparation 621 indicating loading of the main game is superimposed at a position corresponding to the operation unit 110 that has accepted the entry. In addition, a reception end notification 622 indicating that entry reception has ended for the main game related to the current entry is superimposed at a position corresponding to the operation unit 110 in which no entry has been made. As in the case of the standby notification 601, the preparation notification 621 and the reception end notification 622 are displayed in such a manner that when the user is present in front of the nearest operation unit 110, the vertical direction can be visually recognized correctly.

  Note that the entry end screen is different from the entry-in-progress screen and does not divide the display area and present different display contents on each area (divided display), but presents one display content on the entire display area. (Non-divided display). As shown in FIG. 6C, when the display content is a screen having a vertical concept, in the game system of this embodiment, the non-divided display screen after the entry end screen is the first for one main game. It is assumed that the display is performed so that the vertical relationship is correct for the user existing in front of the operation unit 110 on which the entry operation has been performed. That is, in the example of FIG. 6C, since only the operation unit 110 corresponding to the position where the preparation notification 621 is displayed is entered, the entry end screen also has a display mode having the same vertical relationship. . In addition, the display mode of the non-divided display screen after the entry end screen is not limited to this. For example, when the entry period ends, an entry operation is performed in the two long sides of the rectangular display area of the display unit 106. The longer side with the smaller number of operation units 110 may be directed upward in the non-divided display screen.

  In step S509, the CPU 101 executes main game processing related to execution of the main game. In the main game provided by the game system of the present embodiment, a user who operates each operation unit 110 operates a character corresponding to the placed character card and encloses an enemy character (for example, one body) surrounded by operation characters of all players. ). Basically, the main game of this embodiment includes an enemy overall attack screen in which a total attack from an enemy character is performed, and each player attacks the enemy character by operating an operation character group, or a normal game from an enemy character. It progresses while changing alternately with the normal attack and defense screen where the attack is performed. The enemy overall attack screen is a non-divided display screen provided from a bird's eye view centering on the enemy character as shown in FIG. Further, the normal offense and defense screen is a divided display screen composed of a screen in which each area is drawn with respect to the viewpoint corresponding to the operation character group of each player in each area, as shown in FIG. 7B. is there. As shown in the drawing, an operation character group and an enemy character corresponding to the player are drawn in each area of the normal offense and defense screen. In addition to this, for example, a screen such as an effect scene or a bonus scene may be prepared as a non-divided display screen. In any screen, similarly to the entry end screen, a reception end notification 701 is superimposed at a position corresponding to the operation unit 110 where no entry operation has been performed. In this way, by always performing the reception end notification on the entry end screen transition display screen, it is possible to avoid misidentifying that a user who has not entered can participate in the game from the middle.

<Main game processing>
Here, the main game process according to the game system of the present embodiment will be described in detail using the flowchart of FIG.

  In step S801, the CPU 101 starts measuring play time. The play time at which measurement is started in this step is used to calculate the remaining play time 702 displayed on the normal offense and defense screen as shown in FIG.

  In S802, the CPU 101 determines whether or not the play time has reached a predetermined end time related to the end of the main game. If the CPU 101 determines that the play time has reached the end time, the CPU 101 completes the main game process. If the CPU 101 determines that the play time has not reached, the process proceeds to S803.

  In step S <b> 803, the CPU 101 determines which of a player attack event in which the operation character attacks the enemy character and an overall attack event in which the enemy character performs an overall attack on the operation characters of all players. For the occurrence of each event, for example, the range of the number of times that can occur during the play time is determined in advance, and the occurrence timing may be determined by a random function or the like. If the CPU 101 determines to generate a player attack event, it moves the process to S804, and if it determines to generate a global attack event, it moves the process to S808.

  In S804, the CPU 101 determines whether or not the user command determination in the player attack event is completed. In the player attack event of the main game of this embodiment, the user can change the command to be selected by changing the position of the character card placed on the placement lane 112. Specifically, for example, when the character card is in the avant-garde position (the center of the card exists above the center of the loading lane 112 in FIG. 3B), the corresponding operation character is in the attack attribute command selection state, and the user The command can be determined by pressing the operation button 113a. Also, for example, when the character card is in the rear guard position (the card center is present below the center of the loading lane 112 in FIG. 3B), the corresponding operation character is in the defense attribute command selection state, and the user operates The command can be determined by pressing the button 113a.

  As described above, in this step, the CPU 101 causes the image processing unit 104 to execute the position detection process of the character card placed on the placement lanes 112a to 112c of the operation unit 110 in the entry state, and responds based on the detection result. It is determined whether the operating character to be operated is in the state of avant-garde or aft. Then, the CPU 101 causes the GPU 105 to generate a screen indicating that any attribute command is selected, and displays the screen on the display unit 106.

  If the CPU 101 determines that the user command determination in the player attack event has been completed, the CPU 101 moves the process to S805, and if it determines that the user's command determination has not been completed, repeats the process of this step.

  It is assumed that the position of the operation character determined in this step cannot be changed until the player attack event ends in S807. Specifically, after executing this step, the CPU 101 controls the image processing unit 104 not to detect the position of the character card placed on the placement lane 112 until S807 is completed. Alternatively, the CPU 101 controls the imaging device 115 of the operation unit 110 not to perform shooting. However, the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to this. For example, even if the execution of the position detection process is controlled so as to allow the user to change the position of the character card for a predetermined period after the start of the player attack event. Good.

  In step S <b> 805, the CPU 101 receives an operation input by the operation button 113 a related to the attack on the enemy character by the operation character for which the attack attribute command is selected in the operation character group, and attacks the enemy character according to the operation input. Process. When the attack process is completed, the CPU 101 moves the process to S806.

  The attack process may be, for example, a process in which damage to the enemy character changes depending on whether the operation button 113a is pressed while the moving marker is in a specific range. In addition, the damage that the operation character gives to the enemy character depends on the positional relationship between the enemy character and the operation character. That is, as described with reference to FIG. 7A, in the main game of this embodiment, each operation character group is arranged around an enemy character. Since the game progresses while changing the direction so that the enemy character faces one of the groups, the operation character group other than the group facing the enemy character is the side of the enemy character as shown in FIG. Or you can attack from the back. In the attack process, when there is an operation character on the side or back of the enemy character, the attack by the operation character may be corrected so as to cause more damage than the attack performed when facing the enemy character. .

  At this time, the CPU 101 causes the GPU 105 to generate corresponding divided display normal attack and defense screens and sequentially displays them on the display unit 106. In the following description, processing that proceeds while screen transition is performed as in the attack screen will be described on the assumption that the screen is displayed on the display unit 106 by drawing the screen corresponding to the GPU 105.

  Further, in the main game of the present embodiment, the user can perform an attack operation that damages the enemy character only on the divided display normal attack and defense screen. In other words, the operation input made by the user on the non-divided enemy overall attack screen or bonus scene screen is different from the attack operation that damages the enemy character, such as switching the front / rear of the operation character or acquiring bonus points. .

  In step S <b> 806, the CPU 101 determines whether or not an enemy attack event in which the enemy character attacks the operation characters of some players is generated. The occurrence of the enemy attack event may be determined by a random function or the like as in the player attack event and the overall attack event. In contrast to the general attack event, the CPU 101 moves the process to S807 when it is determined that the enemy attack event is to be generated, and returns the process to S802 when it is determined that the enemy attack event is not to be generated.

  In step S <b> 807, the CPU 101 performs a damage process that reflects the damage caused by the attack of the enemy character on a part of the character group, such as an operation character group facing the enemy character. At this time, it is assumed that the CPU 101 varies the damage to be given depending on whether or not the command determined in S <b> 804 is a defense attribute for the operation character receiving the damage. After reflecting the damage in the enemy attack event, the CPU 101 returns the process to S802.

  In the main game process of the present embodiment, the player attack event has been described as being able to select whether to cause the character to execute an attack attribute command or a defense attribute command depending on the position of the character card. The implementation of the present invention is not limited to this. For example, if the character card is placed at the front, that is, placed at a position away from the user in the placement lane 112, the normal attack is performed, and the placement position is placed at the back, that is, placed near the user in the placement lane 112. It will be readily understood that it may be configured as a special attack if placed.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in S803 that an overall attack event is to be generated, the CPU 101 determines in S808 that the entire display such as “Kogeki will come!” For the normal display screen of the split display currently displayed on the display unit 106! The GPU 105 generates a screen in which the notice of attack notification is superimposed on each divided area, and displays the screen on the display unit 106.

  In step S <b> 809, the CPU 101 receives an operation related to a change in position of the operation character for a predetermined time. In the main game of the present embodiment, when an enemy character makes an overall attack, an attack is performed on either one of all operation characters in the avant-garde state or all operation characters in the rear-guard state. For this reason, in this step, the CPU 101 provides a period during which the user can change the position of the operation character, and sets the position to either the front guard or the rear guard.

  In a period in which the position of the operation character can be changed, for example, a non-divided display screen 900 as shown in FIG. 9 is displayed. The user can move each of the operation characters 901a to 901c to a corresponding position by moving the character card placed on the placement lane 112 in the operation unit 110 being operated. Further, the screen 900 displays a remaining time 902 in which the character position can be moved, and an object display indicating whether the enemy character's overall attack is performed on “front (front guard)” or “back (back guard)”. 903. The target display 903 is displayed while alternately switching “before” and “behind” until the remaining time 902 becomes 0, and when the remaining time becomes 0, it is determined to be in any state.

  Note that the position of the operation character determined in this step cannot be changed until the overall attack event ends in S810, as in the player attack event. This is also to prevent the game balance from being lost by allowing the operation character to change the position even after the enemy character's overall attack target has been determined.

  In S810, the CPU 101 performs damage processing related to the overall attack of the enemy character for the avant-garde or rear-guard operating character determined as the attack target, and returns the processing to S802.

  By executing the main game process in this way, a game using the operation unit 110 of the present embodiment can be provided to the user.

  In step S510, the CPU 101 displays a result such as a score display and completes the game process. Note that this game process is repeatedly executed while the game apparatus 100 is activated, and after displaying the result, transitions to the entry standby screen again.

  As described above, the game system of the present embodiment can present a game screen according to the user's positional relationship. In the present embodiment, the operation unit 110 is described as outputting an image signal captured by the imaging device 115, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a recognition unit that recognizes a two-dimensional code of a card placed on the placement lane 112 and a position detection unit that detects the position of the placed card in the operation unit 110 that can be attached to and detached from the game apparatus 100. The present invention may be realized with the included configuration.

The present invention is related to game the system and program.

In order to achieve the above object, a game system of the present invention is characterized by having the following configuration. Specifically, the game system is a game that can be operated by a plurality of users, and the display screen is alternately displayed in a divided display divided into a predetermined number of user areas and a non-divided display that is not divided. A game system for executing a game that progresses while executing a game, a drawing means for generating a display screen of the game, a display control means for displaying the display screen generated by the drawing means on the display means, A plurality of operation input means for receiving an operation input related to the game for each of the predetermined users, and a plurality of operation input means installed around the display means, and a split display display screen In each of the areas, an image relating to the operation character operated by the operation input means corresponding to the position where the area is displayed on the display means is displayed. In generating a display screen of the non-division display, when the different object character from the operation character generates a display screen using an image drawn on the overhead viewpoint placed in the center, to generate a display screen split display , An image related to each area of the display screen is drawn for the viewpoint corresponding to the operation character including the target character in the drawing range, and the drawn images are the top and bottom suitable for the user operating the corresponding operation input means. A display screen is generated by configuring the relations.

At this time, the user because it does not necessarily correspond to the display position of the game screen to be assigned a positional relationship of the user be erroneously recognized as a game screen that is provided to it a game screen provided for different users There is sex .

The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and it is possible to determine which game screen is associated with each user by presenting a game screen according to the positional relationship of the user. An object of the present invention is to provide a game system and program capable of performing the above.

In order to achieve the above object, a game system of the present invention is characterized by having the following configuration. The gaming system specifically, a operable game by a plurality of users, the split display screen of several divided areas of the user defined display area in advance, undivided display without dividing the display area A game system for executing a game that presents a display screen of the game, and executing means for executing the game, drawing means for generating the game display screen, and displaying the display screen generated by the drawing means on the display means a display control unit receives an operation input of the game for each of the users a predetermined, a plurality of operation input means, a plurality of operation input means placed around the display unit, a game Starts after the user's participation in the game is accepted by the operation input means for a predetermined period, and after the start, the split display screen and the non-split display screen are alternately displayed. Proceeds while displaying, in each area of the display screen of the split display, image of the operation character region is operated by the operation input means corresponding to the position to be displayed on the display means displays, rendering means, Before the start of the game, until a predetermined period elapses, when the user operates the corresponding operation input means by drawing a predetermined number of images notifying that user participation is accepted. Each image is arranged so as to be displayed at a position corresponding to the installation position around the display means of the operation input means, and a divided display screen is configured, and a predetermined period has passed. After that, an image notifying that the acceptance of the user's participation has been completed is drawn, and the upper and lower parts suitable for the user operating the operation input means that first accepted the participation in the game are drawn. Become so constitutes a display screen of the non-division display, rendering means overhead, after start of the game, when generating a display screen of the non-division display, different target character is placed in the center of the operation character When a display screen is generated using an image drawn with respect to a viewpoint and a split display display screen is generated, an image related to each area of the display screen for the viewpoint corresponding to the operation character including the target character in the drawing range is displayed. drawn, each image drawn is that is displayed in the corresponding to the installation position at the periphery of the display means of the vertical relationship between Do Ri, and the manipulation input means adapted when operating the operation input means corresponding user positions The display screen is generated by configuring as described above.

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A game that can be operated by a plurality of users and that progresses while alternately displaying a display screen divided into a predetermined number of user-divided areas and a non-divided display that is not divided A system,
Execution means for executing the game;
Drawing means for generating a display screen of the game;
Display control means for displaying the display screen generated by the drawing means on the display means;
A plurality of operation input means for receiving operation inputs related to the game for each of the predetermined users, and a plurality of operation input means installed around the display means,
In each area of the display screen of the divided display, an image related to the operation character operated by the operation input means corresponding to the position where the area is displayed on the display means is displayed,
The drawing means includes
When generating the non-divided display screen, a display screen is generated using an image drawn about a viewpoint including a target character different from the operation character,
When generating the divided display screen, an image related to each area of the display screen is drawn from the viewpoint including the target character, and the user operates the operation input unit corresponding to each drawn image. A game system characterized by generating a display screen configured to have a suitable vertical relationship. The operation input means is a user interface that can specify the position of the operation character in the game by binary by changing the position of the object corresponding to the operation character,
The execution means selects one of the binary positions when performing a process of damaging each of the operation characters from the target character, and the operation character at the selected position is selected. The game system according to claim 1, wherein damage is given.   The direction of the target character in the image relating to each area of the display screen of the divided display differs depending on the installation position of the operation input means corresponding to the position where the area is displayed in the plurality of operation input means. The game system according to claim 1, wherein:   The execution means determines a viewpoint overlooking a scene in which each of the operation characters is arranged around the target character as a viewpoint used to generate the display screen of the non-divided display. 4. The game system according to any one of items 3 to 3. The game is started after the user's participation in the game is received by the operation input means for a predetermined period,
For the operation input means that have not been accepted for participation in the predetermined period, the drawing means displays a notification that acceptance of participation has been completed at a position corresponding to the installation position of the operation input means. 5. The game system according to claim 1, further comprising a display screen.   When the execution means performs a process of damaging at least one operation character from the target character, at least one of the orientation of the target character and the positional relationship between the one operation character and the target character. The game system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the damage to be given is varied according to any of the above. The operation input means is a user interface capable of designating a state of the operation character in the game by changing a position of an object corresponding to the operation character,
The execution means includes
When the object is in the first position, the corresponding operation character is set in a state of performing an attack,
The said corresponding operation character is set to the state which defends, when the said object exists in the 2nd position different from the said 1st position, The any one of Claim 1 thru | or 6 characterized by the above-mentioned. The described game system. The execution means includes
For the operation performed on the operation input means when the display screen of the non-divided display is displayed on the display means, a process for damaging the target character according to the operation is not performed.
With respect to an operation performed on the operation input unit when the display screen of the divided display is displayed on the display unit, a process of damaging the target character according to the operation is performed. The game system according to any one of claims 1 to 7. The game is started after the user's participation in the game is received by the operation input means for a predetermined period,
When the drawing unit generates the non-divided display screen, a user operates the operation input unit in which an image drawn about a viewpoint including the target character is first accepted to participate in the game. The game system according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the display screen is generated so as to have an appropriate vertical relationship. The game is started after the user's participation in the game is received by the operation input means for a predetermined period,
The plurality of operation input means are installed corresponding to positions on opposite sides of the rectangular display area of the display means,
When the drawing means generates the display screen of the non-divided display, the image drawn with respect to the viewpoint including the target character has accepted participation in the game among the two sides of the rectangular display basin. The display screen is generated by configuring the operation input means installed on the side having more operation input means to have a vertical relationship suitable for a user to operate the display screen. 9. The game system according to any one of items 8.   The program for functioning a computer as each means of the game system of any one of Claims 1 thru | or 10.

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