JP2014239727A - Server device for game user, control method thereof and computer program to be used in the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a server device for enhancing the possibility that a user transmitting a comment about an item relating to a game can get an appropriate response from other users.SOLUTION: A server device for presenting a comment of a user as an originator to an item relating to a game and responses from a user group to the comment to a user group includes: a user state discrimination part for discriminating a state in the game of each user on the basis of play data with game contents of users recorded; a selection part for selecting a combination of the originator of the comment and a specific user to respond to the comment of the originator from the user group on the basis of the state of the user discriminated by the user state discrimination part; and a guide part for guiding the specific user to the comment of the originator to form a combination of the specific user.

Description

  The present invention relates to a server device or the like that associates a user's comment with respect to an item related to a game and a response such as an evaluation of another user or a response comment with respect to the comment and presents it to a user group.

  There is known a server device that asks a user a question for selecting any one of a plurality of choices regarding an action in a specific aspect of a game, adds up the answers from each user, and provides the user with the question (for example, a patent) Reference 1). Also, not only the results of the responses, but also the comments made by the users at the time of the responses and the comments made by other users on the comments are published on the network, so that each user's opinions on the game problem can be expressed. Server devices that provide a shared community are also known (see, for example, Non-Patent Documents 1 and 2).

JP 2003-325985 A

Mahjong Kingdom Co., Ltd., the website published on the Internet entitled “What is Mahjong Kingdom?” (Searched on May 30, 2013), http://www.mj-king.net/nani-kiru / A web site (searched on May 30, 2013) published on the Internet entitled “Mahjong Advance Community!” Http://www.nnkr.jp/

  In the conventional technology, as the number of users increases, a large number of comments overflow, and the ability and knowledge of the user's game as a comment sender vary widely. Therefore, there is a possibility that the user may be dissatisfied with a response from a user whose ability and direction are remarkably different from those of the user, or that the user cannot obtain a response.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a server device or the like for a game user that increases the possibility that a user who has sent a comment can obtain an appropriate response from another user.

  The server device (2) according to the present invention is applied to a game system (1) that records play contents of each user in a game in play data (PD) for each user, and is connected via a predetermined network (5). In addition, a server device for a game user that provides a service associated with the game to users of a plurality of terminal devices (4), including matters related to the game (for example, questions related to the game) A user's comment as a sender for the answer) is obtained from the terminal device of the sender and presented to the predetermined user group including the sender via the terminal device, and from the predetermined user group for the comment Response (evaluation or reply to a comment as an example) is acquired from the terminal device and the response is associated with the comment. Information sharing means (24) for sharing the comment and the response information within the user group by presenting to the user group, and the information sharing means includes the user based on the play data. Based on the user status discriminating means (27, S27) for discriminating the status of each user in the group and the user status discriminated by the user status discriminating means, the caller and the comment of the caller are made to respond. Selection means (28, S28) for selecting a combination with a specific user from the user group, and guidance means (29, S29) for guiding the specific user to the comment of the caller that forms a combination with the specific user And are provided.

  The server device control method according to the present invention is applied to a game system (1) that records the play contents of each user in a game in play data (PD) for each user, and is connected via a predetermined network (5). A method for controlling a server device (2) for a game user that provides a service associated with the game to users of a plurality of terminal devices (4), as a sender for matters relating to the game A user's comment is acquired from the caller's terminal device and presented to a predetermined user group including the caller via the terminal device, and a response from the predetermined user group to the comment is received from the terminal device. By acquiring and presenting the response in association with the comment to the user group, the information on the comment and the response is obtained by the user group. The information sharing procedure includes a procedure (S27) for determining the state of each user in the user group in the game based on the play data, and the determining procedure. A procedure (S28) of selecting a combination of the caller and a specific user to be responded to the comment of the caller from the user group based on the determined state of the user, and the specific user as the specific user And a procedure (S29) for guiding to the comment of the caller forming a combination.

  The computer program (PG2) according to the present invention is applied to a game system (1) that records the play contents of each user in a game in play data (PD) for each user, and is connected via a predetermined network (5). A user's comment as a caller for a game user's server device (2) that provides a service associated with the game to a user of a plurality of terminal devices (4) Is obtained from the terminal device of the caller and presented to the predetermined user group including the caller via the terminal device, and a response from the predetermined user group to the comment is acquired from the terminal device. Presenting the comment and the response information in advance by associating the response with the comment and presenting it to the user group. User state determination means (27, 27) that functions as information sharing means (24) to be shared within the user group, and that determines the state of each user in the user group in the game based on the play data. S27), a selection means (28, S28) for selecting, from the user group, a combination of the caller and a specific user who should respond to the caller's comment based on the user status determined by the user status determination means. , And the specific user is further configured to function as guidance means (29, S29) for guiding the comment to the caller who forms a combination with the specific user.

  According to the present invention, the state of each user in the game is determined based on the play data of each user, and the caller's user and the specific user who should respond to the user's comment with reference to the determined state A combination is selected. Thereby, the combination of the sender of the comment and the user who should be the responder can be appropriately selected according to the state of the game. Then, the user selected as the specific user is guided to the comment of the caller who forms a combination with himself / herself. This increases the possibility that the user who sent the comment can obtain an appropriate response from another user.

  In one form of this invention, the said user state determination means discriminate | determines the result in the said game of each user as the said state based on the said play data, The said user selection means is the said caller's result, the said transmission It is good also as what selects the combination of the said sender | caller and the said specific user from the said user group in consideration of the relationship with the results of users other than a person. According to this, considering each user's results, such as selecting a combination of users who have similar results, or selecting a user with a higher result than the user of the caller as a specific user, Can lead to comments to respond.

  In one form of this invention, the said user state discrimination means discriminate | determines the characteristic of the play in the said game of each user as the said state based on the said play data, The said user selection means is the said play in the said caller. A combination of the caller and the specific user may be selected from the user group in consideration of the relationship between the feature and the play feature of the user other than the caller. According to this, considering each user's play characteristics, such as selecting a combination of users having similar play characteristics or selecting a combination of users having different play characteristics, Can lead to comments to respond.

  In one form of this invention, the said guidance means is the presentation of the comment of the said sender | caller with respect to the said specific user with the presentation of the said comment with respect to the other user who is not a user other than the said specific user, and corresponds also to the said sender | caller It is good also as what induces the said specific user to the said sender | caller's comment by differentiating. Thereby, the comment which should respond to each user can be differentiated from other comments and presented to each user. Therefore, it is possible to reliably guide each user to a comment that the user should respond to and give the user the motivation to respond to the comment.

  In the above aspect, the guiding means differentiates the presentation by presenting the comment to the specific user at an opportunity different from an opportunity at which the comment is presented to the other user. It is good. According to this, for each user, a comment to which the user should respond is presented at an opportunity different from the opportunity at which other comments are presented. As a result, even if there are a large number of comments, the comments that the user should respond to are clearly presented to the user without being buried in the large number of comments. Therefore, it is possible to give each user stronger motivation to respond to the comment that he should respond to.

  In the above embodiment, the opportunity for using the service for a purpose other than the purpose of the specific user responding to the comment may correspond to the different opportunity. According to this, the opportunity that the user uses the service of the server device for the purpose other than the purpose of responding to the comment is captured, the user is guided to the comment that the user should respond to, and the response to the comment is prompted. be able to.

  Further, the selecting means determines a user of a caller to be combined as the specific user when each user of the user group uses the service, and the guiding means is determined by the selecting means. It is good also as what guides the said specific user to the said caller's comment by presenting the comment of the made caller to each user via the said terminal device. According to this, when a user uses some service, the user of the caller who should be combined with the user as the specific user is determined, and the comment of the caller is presented to the user as the specific user. Therefore, it is possible to prompt each user to clearly present a comment that the user should respond to.

  In one form of the present invention, the information sharing means is provided with question means (25, S11 to S13) for asking questions related to the game in common to each user via the user terminal device, The matter related to the game may be an answer of each user to the question. According to this, each user comments or responds to a comment using the answer from each user to the question as a theme, thereby providing the user with a place for sharing information regarding the game.

  Further, in the above embodiment, the guiding means may guide the specific user to the comment when each user answers the question. According to this, when a user answers, it leads to the comment of the other user who should respond. Therefore, it is possible to urge each user to respond more strongly to a comment that the user should respond to.

  In addition, in the above description, in order to make an understanding of this invention easy, the reference sign of the accompanying drawing was attached in parenthesis, but this invention is not limited to the form of illustration by it.

  As described above, according to the present invention, the state in each user's game is determined based on the play data of each user, and the caller's user and the user's comment are referred to by referring to the determined state. Since a combination with a specific user to be selected is selected, and the user selected as the specific user is guided to the comment of the caller who forms a combination with himself, each comment is viewed from the state of the game. Therefore, it is possible to increase the possibility of a response from a user who is determined to be appropriate. This increases the possibility that the user who sent the comment can obtain an appropriate response from another user.

The figure which shows the whole structure of the game system in which the server apparatus for game users which concerns on one form of this invention was integrated. The figure which shows the outline | summary of the mechanism which provides a user the community which asked the question to the user in the game system of FIG. The figure which shows an example of the screen which asks a question. The figure which shows an example of a comment entry screen. The figure which shows an example of a comment browsing screen. The figure which shows an example of a guidance screen. The functional block diagram in the principal part of the control system of the game system for implement | achieving the structure of FIG. The flowchart which shows the procedure of the question control process which a question control part performs. The flowchart which shows the procedure of the reply reception process which a community management part performs at the time of reply reception.

  Hereinafter, a game system in which a server device for a game user according to an embodiment of the present invention is incorporated will be described. First, the overall configuration of the game system will be described with reference to FIG. The game system 1 includes a center server 2 as a server device for game users, and a game machine 3 and a user terminal device 4 as client devices connectable to the center server 2 via a predetermined network 5. The center server 2 is configured as a single logical server device by combining server units 2A, 2B... As a plurality of computer devices. However, the center server 2 may be configured by a single server unit. Alternatively, the center server 2 may be logically configured using cloud computing.

  The game machine 3 is configured as a commercial (business) game machine that allows a user to play a game within a range corresponding to the play fee in exchange for payment of a predetermined play fee. This type of game machine 3 may be called an arcade game machine. The game machine 3 is a computer device installed in a predetermined facility such as the store 6 for the purpose of increasing the profit by repeatedly playing a game with a large number of users. One or more appropriate number of game machines 3 are installed in the store 6. In FIG. 1, the game machine 3 is drawn without distinction, but the hardware configuration and game content may be appropriately selected. The game machine 3 may be configured as a dedicated machine having a physical configuration (for example, an operation unit) suitable for a specific game, or may be configured as a general-purpose machine that can handle various games by rewriting software. May be.

  On the other hand, the user terminal device 4 is a computer device that can be connected to a network and is used for a user's personal use. For example, a stationary or book-type personal computer (hereinafter referred to as a PC) 4a or a mobile terminal device 4b such as a mobile phone (including a smartphone) is used as the user terminal device 4. In addition, various computer devices that can be connected to the network and are used for personal use of the user, such as stationary home game machines, portable game machines, and portable tablet terminal devices, are used as the user terminal device 4. It's okay. The user terminal device 4 can allow the user to enjoy various services provided by the center server 2 by installing various computer software.

  The network 5 may be appropriately configured as long as the game machine 3 and the user terminal device 4 can be connected to the center server 2 respectively. As an example, the network 5 is configured to realize network communication using a TCP / IP protocol. Typically, it is constructed by connecting the Internet 5A as a WAN and LANs 5B and 5C that connect the Internet 5A to the center server 2 and the game machine 3 via the router 5D. The user terminal device 4 is also connected to the Internet 5A with an appropriate configuration. Note that a local server may be installed between the game machine 3 and the router 5D of the store 6, and the game machine 3 may be communicably connected to the center server 2 via the local server. The server units 2A, 2B,... Of the center server 2 may be connected to each other by the WAN 5A instead of or in addition to the LAN 5C.

  In the center server 2 of the game system 1, questions related to the game played on the game machine 3 are given to each user of the user terminal device 4, and the users exchange opinions with the answers to the questions as the subject matter. A function that provides community services is implemented. The outline will be described below with reference to FIG. In the following, the function of the community service of the center server 2 will be described by taking as an example a case where a mahjong game is played on the game machine 3 and a question associated with the mahjong game is given to the user of the user terminal device 4. explain. The mahjong game is a game that is played while a predetermined number of users (generally four people) sequentially change their turn. At the start of the game, a predetermined number of mahjong tiles (14 for the parent user and 13 for the other users) are distributed to each user as a plurality of game elements belonging to the user. The game starts when the parent user throws a kite out of his hand into the field, and then the active user takes in a kite from a predetermined position in the row of kites loaded in the field. (This bag is called Tsumo-ka). The game progresses by throwing out one bag from 14 hands including the Tsumo-ka. Then, when any user establishes a transposition (combination) of a certain value or more, the user goes up and obtains a score. An operation in which the user selects a single tile from the hand and throws it into the field corresponds to the user's action on the mahjong game. The action affects the progress of the game in terms of making the user's role.

  In the game system 1, play data PD that records the play contents of the game by the game machine 3 is created for each user. The play data PD will be described first. The play data PD is stored in the center server 2 in association with the user identification information. Various information is recorded in the play data PD in association with the user's play. Here, as an example, play result data D1 and play tendency data D2 are included in the play data PD. The competition result data D1 is generated for each unit with the user playing the mahjong game in a predetermined range as a unit of competition. As an example, the unit of the battle is set to a range of games that are repeated after the game starts until the parent finishes turning between users. When mahjong is played only in the east hall, the battle result data D1 is generated with a battle in the range from the east 1 station to the east 4 station as a unit. When a mahjong is played in a half-village, that is, in the east field and the south field, match result data D1 is generated in association with the east field, and another match result data D1 is generated in association with the next south field. Is done. Hereinafter, the game play in the unit in which the battle result data D1 is generated may be referred to as a single battle.

  The competition result data D1 includes information on the ranking of the user, the number of climbs, the cumulative climb, the number of transfers, and the number of used dora in one battle. “Trans” is a unit that quantitatively indicates the value of mahjong. The cumulative uplift is a value obtained by summing up the number of uplifts of the rising roles prepared by the user in one battle. The number of used dora is the total value of the number of dora who are included in the rising combination arranged by the user in one battle. “Dragon” is a special bag with the effect of increasing the score of the winning combination arranged by the user. On the other hand, the play tendency data D2 is data for determining the user's play characteristics (play tendency) in the mahjong game. The play tendency data D2 includes a plurality of types of index values (play tendency index values) for determining a user's play tendency. The play tendency index value is calculated based on the battle result data D1 corresponding to each battle in a range (hereinafter, referred to as a calculation range) that is a predetermined number of times before the latest battle.

  In the example of FIG. 2, four values of the average upward rate, the average upward rate, the average transfer rate, and the average dora usage rate are calculated and recorded in the play tendency data D2 as the play tendency index value. The average rising rate is the ratio of the number of risings to the number of fighting stations within the calculation range (number of risings / percentage of the number of fighting stations), and the average rising is the ratio of the cumulative rising conversions to the number of risings within the calculation range (cumulative rising) The average transfer rate is the ratio of the number of transfers to the number of fighting stations in the calculation range (the number of transfers / percentage of the number of fighting stations)), and the average Dora usage is the rise in the calculation range It is the ratio of the number of used Dora occupying the number of times (the number of Dora used / percentage of lifting). By referring to these play tendency index values, it is possible to estimate the user's play tendency related to the mahjong game (sometimes referred to as a hitting tendency). For example, a user who has a high average number of uplifts can be estimated as a user who has a tendency to play with priority on ease of uplifting, and a user with a high average number of uplifting gives priority to aligning the uplifting role with high transliteration. A user with a high average transfer rate can be estimated as a user who has a tendency to play with a relatively low attention to transfer, and the average dora usage rate is A high user can be estimated as a user who has a high tendency to play with an emphasis on drag.

  In addition to the above-described competition result data D1 and play tendency data D2, the play data PD is prepared for adding entertainment to the mahjong game, the status obtained by the user in the game (referred to as level). Various information that changes in association with the user's play, such as the item acquisition status, is recorded as appropriate. When the user plays a game on the game machine 3, the center server 2 provides the game machine 3 with play data PD associated with the user identification information in response to a request from the game machine 3. In the game machine 3, the game is started with reference to various data recorded in the play data PD. The content played by the user on the game machine 3 is newly recorded in the play data PD read into the game machine 3, and then stored in the center server 2 at an appropriate time (for example, when one battle is completed). Sent and saved. The play tendency index value recorded in the play tendency data D2 may be calculated and updated by the game machine 3 every time a match is completed, or the center server 2 that has received the play data PD plays a match. The play tendency index value may be calculated by referring to the result data D1, and the play tendency data D2 may be updated according to the calculation result. The play tendency index value is appropriately displayed on the game screen when the user plays a game on the game machine 3. Thereby, the user can grasp his / her own playing tendency and can refer to the playing.

  On the other hand, the question data QD is prepared in the center server 2 in order to ask the user of the user terminal device 4 questions related to the mahjong game. In response to requests from a plurality of users via the user terminal device 4, the center server 2 issues a mahjong question recorded in the question data QD to each user in common. An example of the question screen presented on the user terminal device 4 is shown in FIG. The question screen 100 of FIG. 3 is configured to present the user with 14 pieces of candy 101 including a tsumo candy, and allow the user to select one piece of candy 101 to be discarded as an answer. . A cursor 102 is displayed on the discard pot selected by the user. In addition, as a reference for the question, a bag 103 that has already been thrown away in the field and an index bag 104 that specifies a drive are also displayed. It should be noted that the action of the user selecting and discarding a single bag from the hand in his / her turn corresponds to an action in a specific aspect of the game. In other words, the questions on the question screen 100 are to allow the user to select one of a plurality of choices for discarding one of the 14 tiles 101 regarding the action in the turn as a specific aspect in the mahjong game. Questions.

  Returning to FIG. 2, when the user selects and discards the answer to the question, the answer is transmitted from the user terminal device 4 to the center server 2. The center server 2 stores the answer acquired from the user terminal device 4 (that is, the bag 101 selected by the user) in the answer data AD in association with the user identification information. When the user answers the question, the user can comment on the reason for selecting the answer. For example, after selecting an answer on the question screen 100, a comment entry screen 110 shown in FIG. 4 is displayed on the user terminal device 4. The comment entry screen 110 is provided with a comment display unit 111 that shows other users' answers and comments, and a comment entry unit 112 that allows the user to enter their own comments. When the user enters a comment in the comment entry unit 112 and operates the posting button 113, the comment entered by the user is transmitted from the user terminal device 4 to the center server 2. The center server 2 stores the answer and comment acquired from the user terminal device 4 in the answer data AD in association with the user identification information. Note that the answers and comments displayed in the comment display unit 111 of FIG. 4 are answers and comments of other users already recorded in the answer data AD.

  In addition to the comment entry screen 110 described above, the center server 2 generates comment viewing screen data for allowing the user group to view the responses and comments of each user based on the response data AD, and the comment viewing screen. Is provided to the user terminal device 4 so that each user's answer and comment are disclosed to the user group. An example of the comment browsing screen is shown in FIG. The comment browsing screen 120 is provided with a question display section 121 that shows the contents of questions and a comment display section 122 that shows a list of comments. Since the question display unit 121 has the same configuration as the question screen 100, the same reference numerals as those in FIG.

  The comment display unit 122 includes a profile image (including the user name) 123 of each user who answered the same question, a habit image 124 selected as an answer, and a comment field 125 in which a comment text is displayed. It is. Further, the comment display unit 122 displays a reply button 126 and an evaluation gauge 127 in association with each comment. By operating the reply button 126, the user can enter his / her opinion as a reply comment with respect to another user's comment. The comment in the third comment column 125 from the top of FIG. 5 is a reply comment to the comment in the comment column 125 one level above. The profile images 123 are connected in a tree view so that the relationship of responses can be understood. In FIG. 2, the reply button 126 and the evaluation gauge 127 are not displayed for the reply comment, but the reply button 126 and the evaluation gauge 127 may be displayed for the reply comment.

  The evaluation gauge 127 indicates the number of evaluations of other users with respect to the comment displayed in the comment field 125 by the number of stars. In FIG. 5, the number of black stars is the evaluation. Each user can evaluate a comment by performing a predetermined operation, for example, a click operation on the evaluation gauge 127, on a comment (excluding a reply comment) displayed on the comment display unit 122. By displaying the comment browsing screen 120 as described above on the user terminal device 4 of each user, each user's answer or comment to the question is shared in the user group, and each user can send a reply comment, or Communicate through responses such as comment evaluation.

  Returning to FIG. 2, the center server 2 is also provided with a mechanism for guiding each user to a comment of another user who satisfies a predetermined condition and giving an opportunity to evaluate the comment. The comment browsing screen 120 described above displays answers and comments from a large number of users who have a wide variety of mahjong skills and knowledge. Therefore, a response that satisfies each user cannot be obtained, or even a response is obtained. Situation may occur. In order to reduce or eliminate such a fear, the center server 2 refers to each user's play data PD and determines the user's performance and play tendency as the user's state regarding the mahjong game. Furthermore, the center server 2 selects from the user group a combination of a user as a sender of each comment and a specific user who should evaluate the comment of the sender based on the determination result of the user state. Then, the specific user is guided to a comment to be evaluated, and the specific user is given an opportunity to evaluate the comment. In addition, as a combination of a user, the combination of a user with an average ranking close | similar as a result, the combination of a user with each play tendency index value etc. can be considered, for example. The correspondence between the caller user and the specific user is not limited to one-to-one, and may be one-to-many or many-to-one. When one-to-many or many-to-one correspondence between a caller user and a specific user, a user with a close play tendency index value and a user with a clearly different play tendency index value are selected for one user. It may be.

  The timing for guiding a specific user to a comment to be evaluated may be appropriate, but as an example, each user is sent to another user's comment along with the opportunity for each user to write a comment on his / her own answer. You may induce. For example, the guidance screen 140 of FIG. 6 may be displayed on the user terminal device 4 after the comment entry screen 110 of FIG. 4 is displayed. In this case, after each user has entered his / her own comment (however, it may also be included when no entry is selected), three users who have similar results to the user are selected and selected based on the battle result data D1. The answers and comments to the same questions of the three users may be displayed on the guidance screen 140 in a list format. On the guidance screen 140, a user profile image 141, an answer 142 image 142, a comment display field 143, and an evaluation gauge 144 are displayed, and an average ranking display field 145 and an evaluation button 146 are displayed. The user can give an evaluation to the comment by operating the evaluation button 146. In the example of FIG. 6, the user who entered each of the three comments is a sender user, and the target user to whom those comments are presented is a specific user. Therefore, the combination of the caller's user and the specific user is selected by selecting the three callers' users who have similar results, using the results of the specific user as a clue.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 7, the structure of the main part of the control system of the game system 1 related to the above-described question assignment and answer processing will be described. First, the center server 2 is provided with a game server unit 21, a Web server unit 22, and a storage unit 23 as storage means. The server units 21 and 22 are logical devices realized by a combination of computer hardware (including a CPU and a memory as an internal storage device necessary for its operation) of the center server 2 and software. The storage unit 23 is an external storage device realized by a storage unit including a nonvolatile storage medium (computer-readable storage medium) such as a hard disk array. The memory | storage part 23 may be comprised so that all the data may be hold | maintained on one memory | storage unit, and may be comprised so that data may be distributed and memorize | stored in a some memory | storage unit. The storage unit 23 causes the game server program PG 1 as software for causing the computer hardware resources of the center server 2 to function as the game server unit 21, and causes the computer hardware resources of the center server 2 to function as the Web server unit 22. Web server program PG2 is recorded as software for this purpose.

  Various data are recorded in the storage unit 23. FIG. 7 shows play data PD, question data QD, and answer data AD. Although the play data PD is created for each user identification information, FIG. 7 shows only the play data PD associated with one user identification information. The contents of the play data PD, question data QD, and answer data AD are as described above.

  The game server unit 21 provides a predetermined game service to the game machine 3. As the game service, for example, user authentication information (for example, user identification information and password) is received from the game machine 3 to authenticate the user, and the user's play data PD is received from the game machine 3 to receive the game machine 3. Is stored in the storage unit 23 in association with the model and user identification information, or for the authenticated user game machine 3, play data PD corresponding to the model of the game machine 3 and the user identification information is stored. There is a service that is acquired from the storage unit 23 and provided to the game machine 3. Furthermore, the game server unit 21 also provides a service for updating software of the game machine 3 (game program PG3 and various data for the game machine 3) via the network 5. The game server unit 21 is further provided with a play data management unit 21a as a logical device responsible for providing and storing the play data PD described above.

  The web server unit 22 provides various web services associated with the game to the user terminal device 4. As an example, the Web server unit 22 receives user authentication information (for example, unique identification information and password for each user) from the user terminal device 4, authenticates the user, and responds to the authenticated user request. Then, at least part of the information of the play data PD of the user is provided to the user terminal device 4 as browsing data. The web server unit 22 also provides the community service described above. As a logical device for providing a community service, the web server unit 22 is provided with a community management unit 24. The community management unit 24 displays the question screen 100 in FIG. 3, the comment entry screen 110 in FIG. 4, the comment browsing screen 120 in FIG. 5, and the guidance screen 140 in FIG. It is a logical device that functions as an information sharing means of the present invention by performing processing for obtaining answers, comments (including reply comments), and evaluations. The community management unit 24 is provided with a question control unit 25, an answer data management unit 26, a user state determination unit 27, a user selection unit 28, and a user guidance unit 29 as further logical devices.

  The question control unit 25 is in charge of the process of asking questions by presenting the above-described question screen 100 to the user of the user terminal device 4 based on the question data QD. The answer data management unit 26 obtains an answer to a question, a comment, or an evaluation for the comment from the user terminal device 4 and records it in the answer data AD. Based on the answer data AD, the comment entry screen 110 and the comment Data for displaying the browsing screen 120 on the user terminal device 4 is generated, and the data is provided to the user terminal device 4 as necessary.

  The user state determination unit 27 determines the state of each user regarding the mahjong game (for example, the ranking as the game result or the play tendency index value indicating the play characteristics) based on the play data PD. Based on the determination result of the user state determination unit 27, the user selection unit 28 selects a combination of a user as a caller and a specific user whose user's comment should be evaluated. The user guidance unit 29 generates data for displaying the above-described guidance screen 140 on the user terminal device 4 according to the selection result of the user selection unit 28, and is in charge of processing for providing the data to the user terminal device 4.

  The center server 2 charges a charge as a price for providing a paid service on the game to each user of the game machine 3 and the user terminal device 4 and collects the charge from the user. Has also been implemented. As a specific method of payment, the user pays for the service by using electronic payment, such as a credit card, debit card, or electronic currency, which can be paid for using electronic data exchange, Anything that collects the price commensurate with the price. The electronic payment may be a publicly known one, and a description of a specific configuration and procedure for realizing it is omitted.

  Next, the game machine 3 is provided with a game control unit 31 and a storage unit 32 as storage means. The game control unit 31 is a logical device realized by a combination of hardware of the game machine 3 (including a CPU and a memory as an internal storage device thereof) and a game program (computer program) PG3 as software. . The game control unit 31 executes various arithmetic controls necessary for the progress of the game, and executes various processes necessary for enjoying the game service provided by the game server unit 21 of the center server 2.

  The storage unit 32 is an external storage device realized by a storage unit including a non-volatile storage medium (computer-readable storage medium) such as a hard disk or a semiconductor storage device. Various data are recorded in the storage unit 32 together with the above-described game program PG3. FIG. 7 shows play data PD provided from the center server 2. The game machine 3 includes an input device that outputs a signal corresponding to the user's operation, a display device for presenting a game screen or the like to the user, and identification information for identifying the play data PD corresponding to the user. Various input / output devices such as a card reader for reading from a medium (for example, a magnetic card or an IC chip) are provided, but these are not shown.

  The user terminal device 4 is provided with a Web service processing unit 41 as a logical device realized by a combination of the computer hardware (including a CPU and a memory as an internal storage device) and software. . The web service processing unit 41 executes processes necessary for enjoying various web services provided by the web server unit 22 of the center server 2. For example, the web service processing unit 41 is configured using an application such as a web browser that operates on a platform of a PC or a portable terminal. The user terminal device 4 is also provided with an external storage device for storing appropriate data, but the illustration thereof is omitted.

  Next, with reference to FIGS. 8 and 9, various processes executed by the center server 2 in order to realize the community service described above will be described. In addition, the following processes are processes in which the Web server unit 22 executes the user terminal device 4 as a client. 8 and 9 are processes performed after the Web server unit 22 authenticates the user of the user terminal device 4.

  FIG. 8 shows the procedure of the question processing executed by the question control unit 25 in the community management unit 24 of the Web server unit 22. The question control unit 25 functions as question means in the present invention by executing the processing of FIG. When the user of the user terminal device 4 accesses the Web server unit 22 and requests an question, the question control unit 25 starts the process of FIG. 8, and first selects one of the questions stored in the question data QD. Is requested to the user via the user terminal device 4 (step S11). Next, the question control unit 25 acquires a question selection result from the user terminal device 4 (step S12), and subsequently, data for presenting the question selected by the user to the user terminal device 4 is stored in the user terminal device 4. (Step S13). Thereafter, the question control unit 25 ends the process of FIG. If only a single question is stored in the question data QD, steps S11 and S12 are omitted.

  FIG. 9 shows a procedure of an answer reception process executed by the community management unit 24 of the Web server unit 22 when an answer to a question is acquired. This process is executed for each user response. When the process of FIG. 9 is started, the community management unit 24 first acquires user identification information and the user's answer from the user terminal device 4 (step S21). Next, the community management unit 24 records the answer received from the user, that is, information indicating which bag 101 has been selected, in association with the user identification information in the answer data AD to the question (step S22). Subsequently, the community management unit 24 presents the current answer status of the user to the user via the user terminal device 4 based on the answer data AD of each user (step S23). For example, the total value of the number of answers for each bag 101 or the answer ratio for each bag 101 is presented.

  Subsequently, the community management unit 24 provides the user terminal device 4 with data for displaying the comment entry screen 110 of FIG. 4 and causes the user terminal device 4 to display the screen 110, thereby allowing the user to enter a comment for his / her own answer. (Step S24). Thereafter, the community management unit 24 determines whether or not a comment has been transmitted from the user terminal device 4 (step S25). If the comment has been transmitted, the comment is acquired and recorded in the response data AD (step S26). . Then, the community management part 24 discriminate | determines a user's result based on the competition result data D1 contained in a user's play data PD (step S27). As an example, the score is quantitatively specified by obtaining an average value (average rank) of a predetermined number of times recorded in the play data PD. If it is determined in step S25 that no comment has been sent, that is, the user has not commented on his / her answer, step S26 is skipped and the process in step S27 is performed.

  Subsequently, the community management unit 24 is recorded in the user data determined in step S27 and the play data PD of other users (however, only users who have already commented on the same question). Based on the match result data D1, the three users who have close results to the user are selected as evaluation subjects (step S28). Here, three users may be selected in order of decreasing average rank. If there are four or more users with the same average rank, the number of users may be narrowed down to three by lottery. Next, the community management unit 24 obtains comments, answers, evaluations, and the like from the answer data AD of the three evaluation subjects selected in step S28, and displays the guidance screen 140 including the contents as a user terminal device. By generating data to be displayed on 4 and providing the data to the user terminal device 4, three comments to be evaluated by the user are presented to the user (step S29).

  Next, the community management unit 24 determines whether or not the user gave an evaluation to the comment presented on the guidance screen 140, that is, whether or not the evaluation button 146 was operated (step S30), and the evaluation was made. If so, the evaluation is recorded in the answer data AD including the evaluated comment (step S31). For example, 1 is added to the evaluation number. Then, the community management part 24 produces | generates the data for displaying the comment browsing screen 120, and provides the user with the comment browsing screen 120 by providing the data to the user terminal device 4 (step S32). If it is determined in step S30 that the evaluation has not been performed, step S31 is skipped and the process of step S32 is performed. After the process of step S32, the community management unit 24 finishes the process of FIG.

  In the process of FIG. 9, the answer data management unit 26 executes the processes of steps S21 to S26, S31, and S32. The process of step S27 is executed by the user state determination unit 27, whereby the user state determination unit 27 functions as the user state determination unit of the present invention. Further, the process of step S28 is executed by the user selection unit 28, whereby the user selection unit 28 functions as the selection means of the present invention. Furthermore, the process of step S29 is executed by the user guide unit 29, whereby the user guide unit 29 functions as the guide means of the present invention.

  This invention is not limited to the form mentioned above, It can implement with a various form. For example, a game targeted by the present invention is not limited to a mahjong game, and can be a suitable game. Further, the user's comment is not limited to the answer to the answer to the question, and may be an appropriate matter as long as it is a matter related to the game. For example, the present invention can also be applied to an example in which a user makes a comment on characters, items, how to proceed with the game, and the like, and other users respond to the comment.

  In the above embodiment, the game results are determined as the user status, and the users with similar results are selected as the caller user and the specific user. For example, the user of the caller is played using the play tendency index value. A combination with the specific user may be selected. In the above embodiment, since four play tendency directivity values are recorded in the play tendency data D2, users having similar distributions of index values may be combined. In addition, when combining a plurality of callers for one specific user, or conversely, when combining a plurality of specific users for a single caller, as described above, a user having a close play tendency index value It is also possible to select a user with a significantly different play tendency index value and associate it with one user.

  When selecting a combination of a caller user and a specific user, other information may be considered in addition to the state in the user's game. For example, the user of the sender may be selected in consideration of the comment response status. As a specific example, the comment response status may be considered so that a comment with a low evaluation number is preferentially presented as a comment to be answered by a specific user.

  Further, in the above form, by executing the process of FIG. 9 when obtaining an answer from the user, each user is presented with a comment of the caller who should respond as a specific user, and each user is guided to the comment. However, the mode for guiding the user can be appropriately changed. For example, in the above-described form, the user is given an opportunity to enter his / her own answer, and then the guidance screen 140 is presented. On the comment entry screen 110, comments narrowed down in consideration of the user's state are displayed. It is good also as what to do. Or it is good also as what displays the narrowed-down comment in consideration of a user's state as reference information in the stage where the question screen 100 is shown. Further, each user captures an appropriate opportunity to use the service of the Web server unit 22 for a purpose other than the purpose of responding to a comment, and selects and selects a user of a caller who should form a combination with the user. The user's comment may be appropriately presented to the user as the specific user. Such opportunities include, for example, an opportunity for the user to use the play data PD browsing service via the user terminal device 4 and a service related to another game different from the game of the game system to which the present invention is applied. The user may be guided to a comment that he / she should respond to by capturing the opportunity to use it.

  Further, in the above-described form, the comments that the user should respond to are displayed by being narrowed down on the guidance screen 140 that is different from the browsing screen 120, so that the comments that the user should respond to and other comments are presented in a differentiated manner. However, it is good also as what guides a user to the comment which he should respond by displaying the comment which a user should respond to, and another comment on the browsing screen 120 in a different mode. For example, on the browsing screen 120, the user may be guided by a technique such as displaying a comment to which the user should respond at the top or highlighting the comment. By sending an e-mail containing information (URL or the like) for accessing a comment to which the user should respond to the user, each user may be guided to the comment to which the user should respond.

  In the above embodiment, the sender of the comment to which the specific user should respond is selected based on the user's performance as the specific user, but the user of the sender and the comment of the sender are responded. The method of selecting a combination with a specific user is not limited to this. For example, when a user of a caller comments, a user who should be a specific user for the caller may be selected based on the state of the user of the caller. Further, in the above embodiment, the user is prompted to evaluate the comment through the guidance screen 140 of FIG. 6. However, instead of or in addition to this, the guidance screen 140 is configured so as to prompt the user to reply a comment. May be. That is, the “response” in the present invention is intended to include an act of sending a reply, an act of giving an evaluation, and other various acts showing some reaction to a user's comment.

  In the above form, the user's performance or play characteristics (play tendency) is determined as the user's state. However, the score is not limited to the average rank of the user, but the average value, total value, etc. of the score obtained by the user As described above, the score may be determined based on various parameters indicating superiority or inferiority of the user's play result. The characteristics of play are not limited to the example estimated by the play tendency index value calculated from the user's game content, but can be appropriately used as a discrimination target as long as it can characterize the user according to some standard regarding game play. be able to. The user's state is not limited to the user's performance or play characteristics, but can be various states associated with the game. For example, a value that quantitatively indicates how much the user is playing, such as the user's play frequency, the number of times of play, the play time, and the payment amount of the play fee, may be determined as the user's state. Moreover, in the game system which can set a friend between users in cooperation with a game, the number of friends set by each user may be determined as a user state.

  In the present invention, a game machine on which a game is played is not limited to a game machine for business use, and any home game machine can be used as long as the server apparatus can acquire play data. A portable game machine, a personal computer installed with game software, or the like can be used as a game machine. The game machine is not limited to an example in which an input / output function for a user and various arithmetic processing functions necessary for game control are integrated in a computer device as a single physical device. For example, a game device performs arithmetic control on a server device, and a network terminal device for the server device is used as a remote operation terminal device that should have an input / output function. The present invention can be applied even to a configuration that functions as a simple game machine. Each unit of the server device of the present invention is not limited to an example realized by a single computer device, and a plurality of computer devices may be logically configured by appropriately cooperating with each other.

  The computer program according to the present invention may be provided in a state stored in a recording medium. By using this recording medium, for example, by installing and executing the computer program according to the present invention on a computer, the server device of the present invention can be realized using the computer. The recording medium storing the computer program may be a non-transitory recording medium such as a CD-ROM.

1 Game system 2 Center server (server device)
3 Game machine 4 User terminal device 5 Network 21 Game server part 22 Web server part 24 Community management part (information sharing means)
25 Question control section (question means)
27 User status determination unit (user status determination means)
28 User selection part (selection means)
29 User guidance part (guidance means)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Question screen 110 Comment entry screen 111 Comment display part 112 Comment entry part 120 Comment browsing screen 121 Question display part 122 Comment display part 140 Guidance screen 143 Comment display field 144 Evaluation gauge 146 Evaluation button PG2 Web server program PG (computer program)

Claims (11)

Applied to a game system that records the play contents of each user in the game in the play data for each user, and provides a service associated with the game to users of a plurality of terminal devices connected via a predetermined network A server device for a game user,
A user's comment as a sender for matters relating to the game is acquired from the terminal device of the sender and presented to a predetermined group of users including the sender via the terminal device, and the predetermined for the comment Information sharing means for sharing the comment and the response information within the user group by acquiring a response from the user group from the terminal device and presenting the response in association with the comment to the user group Equipped,
The information sharing means includes
User status determination means for determining the status of each user of the user group in the game based on the play data;
Selection means for selecting, from the user group, a combination of the caller and a specific user to be responded to the comment of the caller, based on the user status determined by the user status determination means;
Guiding means for guiding the specific user to the comment of the caller forming a combination with the specific user;
Is a server device for game users. The user state determining means determines the result of each user in the game as the state based on the play data,
The said user selection means selects the combination of the said sender | caller and the said specific user from the said user group in consideration of the relationship between the result of the said sender | caller, and the results of users other than the said sender | caller. Server device. The user state determination means determines the play characteristics of each user in the game based on the play data as the state,
The user selection means selects a combination of the caller and the specific user from the user group in consideration of the relationship between the play characteristics of the caller and the play characteristics of a user other than the caller. The server apparatus according to claim 1 or 2.   The guiding means differentiates the presentation of the comment of the sender to the specific user from the presentation of the comment to another user who is a user other than the specific user and does not correspond to the sender. The server apparatus as described in any one of Claims 1-3 which guides a specific user to the said sender | caller's comment.   The said guidance | induction means differentiates the said presentation by showing the said comment with respect to the said specific user in the opportunity different from the opportunity where the said comment is shown with respect to the said other user. Server device.   The server apparatus according to claim 5, wherein an opportunity for the specific user to use the service for a purpose other than a purpose of responding to the comment corresponds to the different opportunity. The selection means determines a user of a caller to be combined as the specific user when each user of the user group uses the service,
5. The guidance unit according to claim 4, wherein the guidance unit guides the specific user to the comment of the caller by presenting the comment of the caller determined by the selection unit to each user via the terminal device. Server device. The information sharing means is provided with a questioning means for giving questions related to the game to each user in common via the user terminal device,
The server device according to claim 1, wherein the matter related to the game is an answer of each user to the question.   The server device according to claim 8, wherein the guiding unit guides the specific user to the comment when each user answers the question. Applied to a game system that records the play contents of each user in the game in the play data for each user, and provides a service associated with the game to users of a plurality of terminal devices connected via a predetermined network A method for controlling a server device for a game user,
A user's comment as a sender for matters relating to the game is acquired from the terminal device of the sender and presented to a predetermined group of users including the sender via the terminal device, and the predetermined for the comment An information sharing procedure for sharing the comment and the response information within the user group by acquiring a response from the user group from the terminal device and presenting the response to the user group in association with the comment. Equipped,
The information sharing procedure includes:
A procedure for determining the state of each user in the user group in the game based on the play data;
Based on the state of the user determined in the determining step, a procedure for selecting a combination of the caller and a specific user to be made to respond to the comment of the caller from the user group, and the specific user, Directing to the caller's comments to form a combination with a specific user;
A method for controlling a server device for a game user provided with Applied to a game system that records the play contents of each user in the game in the play data for each user, and provides a service associated with the game to users of a plurality of terminal devices connected via a predetermined network A server device computer for game users
A user's comment as a sender for matters relating to the game is acquired from the terminal device of the sender and presented to a predetermined group of users including the sender via the terminal device, and the predetermined for the comment As information sharing means for sharing the comment and the response information within the user group by acquiring a response from the user group from the terminal device and presenting the response in association with the comment to the user group Make it work
The information sharing means;
User status determination means for determining the status of each user in the user group in the game based on the play data;
Based on the user status determined by the user status determination means, a selection means for selecting a combination of the caller and a specific user to be made to respond to the comment of the caller from the user group, and the specific user, Guidance means for guiding to a comment of the caller forming a combination with a specific user;
As a computer program configured to function further.
Is a server device for game users.

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