JP2015002895A - Game system and control method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game system having amusement not found before by allowing a player who watches an on-line game to become a player immediately when the player wants to play a game and by allowing a player who plays a game to become a spectator immediately after the game.SOLUTION: A player fist logs in a stadium as a spectator. Although the player normally plays a game as the spectator as it is, the player becomes a contestant by applying to another person for a battle or by permitting an application from another person, and plays the game as a contestant. When the game is completed, the player returns to a spectator again.

Description

  The present invention enables a player to participate as a spectator at the same time as a player when participating in a game, and the player does not select each participation method in advance, The present invention relates to a game system for causing a computer to realize a game that changes according to the game, a control method for the game system, and a program.

In recent years, game systems that realize a game in which a plurality of players battle each other via the Internet have become widespread. Some also obtain information from social network services and use it in games.

Such games include various games such as baseball, soccer, martial arts, and car racing. In such a game, there are usually players who not only compete with someone communicating online but also advance the game while cheering each other. (For example, Patent Document 1)

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This game system that not only competes with someone who communicates online but also supports each other has various problems because the roles of the player and the spectator are separated. For example, when selecting whether to play a game or watching a game in advance, once you decide to play, you can't watch, and if you decide to watch, you can't play. That is, how to enjoy is narrowed down by selecting either one in advance. Moreover, since the motivation for cheering is weak, when many players select a player, the balance between the number of games and cheering cannot be achieved. New developments on this point are desired.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and does not select a player or a spectator in advance, but changes the game participation method according to the game situation. Specifically, everyone first participates in the game as a spectator. When a player who is a spectator becomes a player, a match can be made by submitting a match application to another player or by giving permission to a match request received from another player. The spectator can not only watch the competitors' battles but also bet and enjoy which one will win. An object of the present invention is to provide a game system, a game system control method, and a program for realizing a game that is more interesting than before by changing a player's participation method in the game according to the game situation. To do.

(1) A game system according to an aspect of the present invention is a game system including a terminal device on which a player executes a game, and a management unit that is communicably connected to the terminal device. Player status determination means for determining whether the player has selected whether to be a spectator or a player, and a stadium change to generate stadium information for a spectator if a spectator, and a player if a player Information generating means, and distribution means for distributing the stadium change information generated by the stadium change information generating means to the terminal device of the player or the terminal device and a movable communication device. The terminal device includes image display means for changing the image of the player based on the stadium change information generating means.

According to the above configuration, it is not necessary to select whether the player is a spectator or a competitor in advance as a way for the player to participate in the game, and the situation of the game can be used. It is possible to realize a game having the above elements. Specifically, when a player enters the stadium, first, he enters as a spectator. If no operation is performed as it is, the game content in which the other players play against each other continues to be updated. Here, when an application for a match is received from some other player, the match is started due to a change in the event of the game situation in which an application for a match is received from another player, and the player becomes a player. In any case, the information of the spectators who are watching in the stadium is always displayed and updated at any time, so that, for example, it is possible to know who the player has entered or has left.
If it demonstrates sequentially according to the said structure, the terminal device which a game will perform while a player will browse a screen will be provided with the function to change a stadium based on stadium change information, and the game element which can change a stadium is provided. Have. Here, the stadium change information for changing the stadium is generated by the stadium change information generating means of the management section based on the event of the game situation corresponding to the player or the spectator.
For example, when the player is a player of the game, the stadium change information for changing the stadium is generated based on the game situation event that the player is a player. In the management unit, the generated stadium change information is distributed to the terminal device of the player. That is, the player can receive the distribution of the changed stadium according to the game situation.

Thereby, since the player is switched without being particularly conscious of whether he is a spectator or a player now, there is no bias to either game situation. Therefore, it is possible to experience both fun as a competitor and fun as a spectator naturally.

As described above, according to the present configuration, the stadium can be changed based on the event of the game situation, that is, whether the player is a player or a spectator now. It will be a game system that has never been seen before and will change according to the situation, and a highly interesting game system can be realized.

(2) In the above configuration, the terminal device or the communication device may include a battle application receiving unit for confirming whether the player has received a battle application from someone else, and the battle application receiving unit of the management unit. Information transmitting means for transmitting to the player situation determining means is provided.

According to said structure, since a request | requirement for confirming whether the player received the battle | competition application from another person from the terminal device or the communication apparatus is transmitted to the player condition judgment means of a management part, an application exists. In this case, it is possible to prevent omission of confirmation and realize an immediate response.

(3) In the above configuration, the terminal device or the communication device determines whether or not to allow the battle application when the player can confirm that the battle application exists by the battle application receiving means. A determination unit; and an information transmission unit configured to transmit the match permission determination unit to the player status determination unit of the management unit.

According to said structure, since a player is to transmit the permission or rejection with respect to the battle application from another person to the player condition judgment means of a management part from a terminal device or a communication apparatus, a player competes. It is possible to transmit to the player status judging means of the management section whether to refuse the event and continue watching or to start the battle and become a player.

(5) In said structure, the image display means of the said terminal device displays on the screen or window which enabled visual recognition of the change of the element which comprises a stadium. When the stadium is changed by the stadium change information generating means, it is preferable to perform an effect display in which the window moves.

According to said structure, the image display means of a terminal device displays an image on a game screen in the format of a window. And when the stadium is changed, the window moves. Thereby, the player can grasp the change of the stadium visually and with a sense of reality.

(6) A game system control method according to another aspect of the present invention includes a terminal device that allows a player to view a game situation displayed on a screen and execute a game, and a management that is communicably connected to the terminal device. A game system control method comprising: a player situation determination step for determining whether a player has selected a spectator or a player; a spectator if a spectator; a competition if a player The stadium change information generating step for generating the stadium information of the player and the stadium change information generated by the stadium change information generating means are sent to the terminal device of the player or the terminal device and the movable communication device. A distribution step of distributing stadium change information, and an image display step in which the terminal device changes the image of the player based on the stadium change information generation means. Eteiru.

Until now, by expanding the game elements that had previously been selected as spectators or competitors, the game situation is used to switch between spectators or competitors. A game having the following elements can be realized.

Explanatory drawing which shows the whole structure of the game system of this embodiment. The block diagram which shows the hardware constitutions of the game server which comprises the game system of this embodiment. The block diagram which shows the hardware constitutions of the terminal device which comprises the game system of this embodiment. The functional block diagram of the control part of the game server of this embodiment. The functional block diagram of the control part in the terminal device which comprises the game system of this embodiment. Explanatory drawing of the stadium screen in the terminal device which comprises the game system of this embodiment. The flowchart which shows the main operation | movement of the game system of this embodiment. The flowchart which shows operation | movement of the terminal device which comprises the game system of this embodiment.

A game system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

[Overview of network game system]
In this game system, the player browses the spectators and players displayed on the screen and executes the game, and the stadium can be changed depending on the game situation of the player. This game element that can change the stadium is a very important element in enhancing the interest of the game. If the game element can be expanded further than before, a more interesting game system will be developed. realizable. Therefore, the present game system makes it possible to change whether a spectator or a competitor, who has been selected in advance, participates in the game, according to the game situation of the player.

Hereinafter, the configuration of the game system will be described in detail.

[Overall configuration of game system]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an overall configuration of the game system 100. The game system 100 includes a game server 101 (management unit) and a terminal device 102 that is communicably connected to the game server 101.

The player plays the game by viewing the spectators and players displayed on the screen by image display means (described later) of the terminal device 102. The terminal device 102 operated by the player is configured by a known mobile information terminal, mobile phone, or the like.

In the network game system 100, each terminal device 102 is given a terminal ID for uniquely identifying each terminal device 102. Further, each player who operates each terminal device 102 is given a player ID for identifying each player. The game server 101 manages information related to each terminal device 102 and each player by transmitting and receiving data to and from each terminal device 102 in association with the identification information (terminal ID and player ID). To do.

The game server 101 and the terminal device 102 are connected to be communicable with each other by combining one or a plurality of communication paths such as a mobile communication line, a public line, a dedicated line, a LAN, and the Internet.

The configuration of each device in the above game system, particularly the configuration of the game server 101 and the terminal device 102 will be described in detail below.

[Configuration of each device in the game system]
As shown in FIG. 3, the terminal device 102 includes a control unit 10 a, a display image processing unit 20 a, an audio reproduction unit 30 a, an external input / output control unit 40 a, and a communication unit 50 a, which are connected to each other by a bus 5. Yes.

As shown in FIG. 3, the control unit 10 a controls the overall operation of the terminal device 102, and an information processing unit (CPU) that performs various information processing in addition to processing related to the overall progress of the game and image display processing. 11a, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 12a for temporarily storing information in the middle of processing, and a ROM 13a in which various programs are stored in advance, and these are connected to each other via a bus 5. .

In the ROM 13a, operation system (OS) program data, image data, sound data, game data including various program data, and the like are recorded. Examples of the image data recorded in the ROM 13a include data such as cards, background images, various operation screens and setting screen images.

The CPU 11a reads out image data, audio data, control program data, game program data, and the like from the ROM 13a based on an operating system recorded in the built-in or removable ROM 13a. Part or all of the read data is held on the RAM 12a. Thereafter, the CPU 11a performs various data processing based on the control program and various data (display object, texture, image data including other character images, audio data, etc.) recorded on the RAM 12a.

The data processing includes image and audio data generation processing.

Of various data stored in the ROM 13a, data that can be stored in a removable recording medium may be readable by various drive units such as a hard disk drive, an optical disk drive, a flexible disk drive, and a cassette medium reading. In this case, as a recording medium, for example, a hard disk, an optical disk (CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, UMD, etc.), a flexible disk, a semiconductor memory, a ROM cassette, or a cartridge for a home video game apparatus can be used.

The display image processing unit 20a includes an interface circuit, a D / A converter (Digital-To-Analog converter), and the like. In accordance with an image display instruction from the CPU 11a, image data written in the RAM 12a, image data read from the ROM 13a, and the like Is displayed on a monitor 21a such as a liquid crystal display.

The voice output unit 30a generates voice messages, sound effects, music data, and the like to be generated in the course of the game according to instructions from the CPU 11a, and outputs them to the speaker 31a.

The external input / output control unit 40a includes an interface circuit and the like, and performs data input / output control between the control unit 10a and the input operation unit 41a. For example, the external input / output control unit 40a converts an operation detection signal input from the input operation unit 41a into a digital signal that can be processed by the control unit 10a. The input operation unit 41a includes a keyboard, buttons, a touch panel, and the like for the player to input various operation commands.

The communication unit 50a includes a communication information interface circuit, a communication modem, and the like, and transmits / receives various data to / from the game server 101 and other opponent terminal devices 102 via a communication path such as the Internet. Is to do.

Next, the configuration of the game server 101 will be described. As shown in FIG. 2, the game server 101 is a computer including a server control unit 10c and a server communication unit 50c.

The server control unit 10c controls the overall operation of the game server 101. An information processing unit (CPU) 160, a RAM 170 that temporarily stores information during processing, a predetermined program, and the like are stored in advance. ROM 180 and an auxiliary storage unit 190 such as a hard disk device or an optical disk device. The operation system (OS), various programs, and various setting data recorded in the ROM 180 and the auxiliary storage unit 190 are loaded on the RAM 170, and the programs on the RAM 170 are sequentially executed by the CPU 160, whereby various functions of the game server 101 are performed. Is realized.

The server communication unit 50c includes a communication information interface circuit, a communication modem, and the like, and transmits / receives various data to / from each terminal apparatus 102 via a communication path such as the Internet.

Next, functional configurations of the game server 101 and the terminal device 102 will be described below. FIG. 4 is a block diagram of the server control unit 10 c in the game server 101. FIG. 5 is a block diagram of the control unit 10 a in the terminal device 102.

First, main functions of the game server 101 will be described. The game server 101 has a player situation determination function, an information generation function, and a stadium change information distribution function.

The player situation determination function is a function for receiving information indicating whether the player has selected to be a spectator or a player.

The stadium change information generation function is a function that generates stadium information after change based on information selected by the player.

The stadium change information distribution function is a function for distributing the stadium change information generated by the information generation function to the terminal device 102 of the player. Details of a configuration for realizing each of these functions will be described later.

In addition, the game server 101 may include a login function, a matching function, a battle management function, a capability evaluation level (virtual enemy rank, reward, honor, grade, etc.) management function, and the like as other functions. The matching function is a function for determining a combination of opponents from a match request terminal group made up of a plurality of terminal devices 102 requesting a match via the Internet. With the battle management function, when a battle game is being executed between a plurality of terminal devices 102, the communication status of each terminal device 102 is checked until the battle game is ended, and whether or not the battle is ongoing is managed. It is a function to do. The ability evaluation level management function determines the ability evaluation level (virtual rank, reward, honor, grade, etc.) to be given to each player by cumulatively evaluating the game results of each player to date. This is a function for managing the capability evaluation level in association with identification information (terminal ID or player ID) of each terminal device 102. Further, the game server 101 may have a function of calculating the global ranking, the national ranking, or the ranking within a specific region based on the ability evaluation level of each player.

The player situation determination function, the stadium change information generation function, the stadium change information distribution function, the log-in function, the matching function, the battle management function, and the ability evaluation function are implemented somewhere in the game system 100. Therefore, it is not always necessary to implement with one game server 101. For example, a part of these functions can be separated and realized as a plurality of function-distributed servers. In the present embodiment, for convenience, a configuration example will be described in which the game server 101 has all these functions, and the game server 101 performs unified management.

As shown in FIG. 4, the server control unit 10 c of the game server 101 includes a player situation determination unit 67, a stadium change information generation unit 68, and a distribution unit 71.

The stadium change information generation unit 68 includes an information generation unit 69 that can be generated from the information received by the player situation determination unit whether the player is a selected spectator or a player. And the stadium change information generation means 68 is provided with the information storage part 70 which memorize | stores those information.

Various combinations are conceivable for the manner in which the stadium change information generating means 68 generates information. The elements that make up the stadium include the names of the spectators, the number of spectators, the names of the athletes, the images of the athletes, odds, and the total number of currencies bet.

The stadium change information generation means 68 includes an information storage unit 70 that stores information on the generated stadium. Then, the stadium change information generation unit 68 outputs the information stored in the information storage unit 70 to the distribution unit 71.

The distribution unit 71 distributes information to the terminal device 102 of the player. As a form of distribution to the terminal device 102 of the player by the distribution means 71, a form in which the distribution means 71 distributes information to the terminal device 102 of the player immediately after the stadium change information generation means 68 generates information is considered. .

Next, main functions of the terminal device 102 will be described. As shown in FIG. 5, the control unit 10 a of the terminal device 102 includes a battle application reception unit 74, a battle permission determination unit 75, an information transmission unit 76, an information reception unit 77, and an image display unit 78.

The battle application receiving means 74 automatically acquires information from the game server 101 when the player starts the game.

The match permission judging means 75 judges whether or not to allow the match when the match application exists by the match application receiving means 74.

The information transmitting unit 76 transmits information indicating that the match application does not exist when the match application receiving unit 74 does not exist, and information determined by the match permission determining unit 75 when there is present, to the game server 101.

The information receiving unit 77 receives information distributed from the game server 101 and temporarily stores the information in the RAM 12a.

The image display means 78 controls the display image processing unit 20a (see FIG. 3) to display a card on the screen (monitor 21a) of the terminal device 102 and to display game contents. The image display means 78 includes an effect display unit 79, a text display unit 80, a character display unit 81, and a background display unit 82.

The effect display unit displays the effect on the screen of the terminal device 102 based on the information received from the information receiving unit 77.
The text display unit displays text on the screen of the terminal device 102 based on the information received from the information receiving unit 77.
The character display unit displays the character on the screen of the terminal device 102 based on the information received from the information receiving unit 77.
The background display unit displays the background on the screen of the terminal device 102 based on the information received from the information receiving unit 77.

FIG. 6 is a screen of the stadium.

The player first logs into the game as a spectator. The names of other spectators are displayed at the top and bottom of the stadium.

There is a game screen in the center, where the competition takes place.

The player's image and name are displayed so as to sandwich the top and bottom of the game screen. There is a BET button next to it, and if you press this button, you can bet the player on that side.

Next, an outline of the operation of the game system 100 according to the present embodiment will be described using the flowcharts shown in FIGS.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing when the game system of the present embodiment transmits and receives information about the athlete and the spectator.

First, processing for requesting battle / watching information is performed (S11). The server receives the request (S21), and determines whether the request is a player or a spectator (S22). If it is a player's request, a server will transmit battle information, and if it is a spectator's request, it will transmit watching information (S23).

The player receives the battle / watching information (S12), and if the battle application is included in the information (S13), it is necessary to determine whether or not the battle is permitted (S14). If the match is not permitted, the player determines whether to send a match application to another person (S15), and performs a process of requesting match / watch information (S16).

The server receives the request (S24) and determines whether the request is a player or a spectator (S25). Here, if the battle is permitted in S14 or if the battle application is transmitted to the other in S15, it is determined that the player has requested. Otherwise, it is judged as a spectator. The server transmits the battle information if requested by the player, and transmits the watching information if requested by the spectator (S26). The player receives the battle / watching game information (S17).

Next, the game outline will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. When the game start button is pressed on the terminal device 103, the game program is loaded and stored in the RAM 12a from the ROM 13a or the recording medium storing the game program (S31). At this time, various basic game data necessary for executing the game are also loaded and stored in the RAM 12a from the ROM 13a or the recording medium (S31). Thereby, the game program and the basic game data are recognized by the CPU 11 a of the terminal device 103. Here, the basic game data includes position coordinate data for arranging data related to various images (for example, image data of various objects) in the game space.

Next, the CPU 11a of the terminal device 103 executes a game program based on the basic game data stored in the RAM 12a (S32). At the same time as the game is activated, the player first checks whether or not a battle application has been received (S33). If it has not been received, watching the game is executed, and the data on the screen and the information on the object are updated (S35). Next, it is determined from the list of names of players participating in the game whether or not a battle application is to be transmitted to the opponent who wants to battle (S37). When the battle application is performed, the battle is executed (S38). If no match application is made, the process returns to S33 and the same process is repeated.

Here, when the battle application has been received, it is necessary to determine whether or not to battle after confirming the application content (S34). If no match is made, a watching game is executed (S35), and if a match is made, a match is executed (S38). If confirmation of the end of the battle is not performed, the battle is repeatedly executed (S38), and if confirmation of the battle end (S39) is performed, the process returns to S33 and the same processing is repeated.

10a control unit 10c server control unit 67 player situation determination unit 68 stadium change information generation unit 69 information generation unit 70 information storage unit 71 distribution unit 74 battle application reception unit 75 battle permission determination unit 76 information transmission unit 77 information reception unit 78 image Display means 100 Game system 101 Game server 102 Terminal device

Claims (2)

A terminal device on which a player executes a game displayed on the screen by the image display means;
A game system comprising a management unit communicably connected to the terminal device,
The management unit
Player status determination means for determining whether the player has selected whether to be a spectator or a player;
Stadium change information generating means for generating stadium change information to be changed based on a game situation event;
Distribution means for distributing to the terminal device or a movable communication device of the player when the player status determination means determines that the player has selected whether to be a spectator or a player. ,
The terminal device
A game system comprising image display means for displaying an image based on the stadium change information.

A control method of a game system comprising a terminal device for a player to view a spectator and a player displayed on a screen and execute a game, and a management unit connected to the terminal device so as to be communicable,
A player situation determination step for determining whether the player has selected whether to be a spectator or a player;
A stadium change information generation step for generating information on the spectator if it is a spectator and a stadium information on the athlete if a spectator,
A distribution step of distributing the stadium change information generated by the stadium change information generating means to the terminal device of the player or the terminal device and a movable communication device;
The said terminal device is provided with the image display step which changes the image of the said player based on the said stadium change information generation means, The control method of the game system characterized by the above-mentioned.