JP2015188488A - Information processor, program, and information processing system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable users of each group who are not selected as users eligible to participate in a first team match to participate in a second team match.SOLUTION: There are provided: first selection means which selects from users included in a first group and users included in a second group a prescribed number of users as users who are allowed to participate in a first team match; and second selection means which selects a prescribed number of users as users who participate in a second team match from log-in users included in the respective groups who are not selected by the first selection means as users allowed to participate in the first team match and are logged-in.

Description

  The present invention relates to a battle between groups to which a plurality of users belong.

  In some social games, a plurality of users form a group (for example, 20 people) and play a battle between groups, and among them, a predetermined time (for example, from 8 o'clock to 9 o'clock). Some of the users in the same group who are logged in (such as during the time) form a team (for example, three people) and play against another team formed in another group. The battle between teams can be said to be a team battle between representatives between groups because each team plays a battle on behalf of the group.

  In such team battles between groups, the upper limit of the number of users who can participate in team battles is set to be small in order to suppress the impact on team battles due to the uneven number of logged-in users between groups. . This is to prevent one group from being disadvantaged. For example, when group A, where many of the users are students, and group B, where most of the users are office workers, play a team battle from 15:00 on weekdays, more than 10 logged-in users of group A gathered. It can happen that only four logged-in users of B gathered. In this case, if the upper limit of the number of users who can participate in the team battle is set to a large number, such as 10 people, a team battle of 10 people versus 4 people will be held, and the number of login users in Group B is small It will be disadvantageous. The bias of logged-in users among groups is caused by the age / profession of users belonging to the group, the date and time of the team battle, and the like. Therefore, in order to suppress the influence on the team battle due to the uneven number of logged-in users among the groups, the upper limit of the number of users who can participate in the team battle is set to a small number such as three. On the other hand, even if logged in, there will be users who are unable to participate in team battles. In such a case, there is a problem that the users are dissatisfied.

  In addition, users who can participate in team battles are automatically selected from the group users based on criteria such as high level and high attack power. Since it is low, it becomes difficult to be selected by the user of the team battle, and there is a problem that it may become a factor that reduces the willingness to continue the game itself.

JP 2013-000498 A

  Therefore, the present invention solves the above problem while suppressing the influence on the team battle due to the uneven number of logged-in users between the groups, and each of the users not selected as users who can participate in the first team battle. A second team battle is enabled by the users of the group.

  According to one embodiment of the present invention, in an information processing apparatus capable of accessing a recording device in which information for identifying a plurality of groups and information for identifying a user included in the group are recorded, a user included in the first group , A first selection means for selecting a predetermined number of users as users to participate in the first team battle from among users included in the second group, and the first selection means by the first selection means. As users who are included in the respective groups that were not selected as users to participate in the team battle, and that a predetermined number of users from among logged-in login users are to participate in the second team battle. And second selecting means for selecting.

  The second selecting means selects a user to participate in the second team battle, and then selects a predetermined number of users who have not been selected as users to participate in the second team battle from the login users. Each of the users is selected as a user who participates in a second team battle different from the second team battle.

  In addition, the second selection means, after selecting a user to participate in the second team battle, an additional user who allows a predetermined number of users to participate in the second team battle from the login users It is characterized by selecting as each.

  In addition, the result of the battle between the first group and the second group is determined using the battle result of the first team battle and the battle result of the second team battle. It is characterized by further having a judgment means to do.

  The determination means may determine the result of the battle between the groups by weighting the battle result of the second team battle differently from the battle result of the first team battle. .

  One embodiment of the present invention is a program that can be executed in an information processing apparatus that can access a recording apparatus in which information for identifying a plurality of groups and information for identifying users included in the group are recorded. First selection means for selecting a predetermined number of users as users to participate in the first team battle from among users included in the first group and users included in the second group, the first A user included in each group that has not been selected as a user to participate in the first team battle by the selection means, and a predetermined number of users are selected from the logged-in login users as the second team battle. The information processing apparatus is caused to function as second selection means for selecting each as a user to participate in.

  According to one embodiment of the present invention, an information processing device capable of accessing a recording device in which information for identifying a plurality of groups, information for identifying a user included in the group is recorded, and a terminal can communicate with each other via a network In a simple information processing system, a first selection for selecting a predetermined number of users as users to participate in a first battle from users included in a first group and users included in a second group And a user included in each group not selected as a user to participate in the first battle by the first selection means, and a predetermined number of users among the logged-in login users And second selecting means for selecting each user as a user to participate in the second team battle.

It is a figure which shows the system configuration | structure of the information processing system in this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the hardware constitutions of the information processing server in this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the hardware constitutions of the terminal in this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the change of the number of users who participate in the team battle between groups in this embodiment. It is a functional block diagram which shows the function which plays the main roles in this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the user data table in this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the card data table in this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the group data table in this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a process of the team battle between groups in this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a process of the team battle between groups in this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the battle | competition screen for users selected for the 1st team battle | competition in this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the battle | competition screen for users who were not selected for the 1st team battle | competition in this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the notification screen with respect to the user selected as another team battle | competition in this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the battle | competition screen for users selected for another team battle | competition in this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the process which determines the result of the battle | competition between groups in this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the battle result between the groups in this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the change of the number of users who participate in the team battle between groups in 2nd embodiment.

Embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
In addition, embodiment described below is one aspect | mode of embodiment for implementing this invention, Comprising: This invention is not limited to this embodiment.

(1) First Embodiment (1-1) Configuration of Information Processing System The system configuration of the information processing system in this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a system configuration of an information processing system 1 in the present embodiment.

  The information processing system 1 includes an information processing server 10, a database server 20, and a plurality of terminals 30 ((a), (b) to (n)). The information processing server 10 and the database server 20 are connected to be communicable with each other via the intranet 4. Further, the information processing server 10 and the plurality of terminals 30 are connected via the Internet 5 so as to be able to communicate with each other.

The information processing server 10 is an apparatus that provides various services to a user who operates the terminal 30 by performing information processing in response to a request from the terminal 30 (also referred to as an information processing apparatus). There are various types of services. For example, there are services related to provision of information, services related to purchase of goods, services related to provision of entertainment, and the like. In the present embodiment, a description will be given by taking an example of providing a game, which is one of providing entertainment. Further, as a game to be provided, a battle game will be described as an example. The battle game according to the present embodiment is a battle game in which a plurality of users form a group and play a battle between groups, which will be described in detail later.
Further, when the information processing server 10 provides a game to the terminal 30, there are two forms of provision.

One is a form in which the information processing server 10 provides a browser game (also referred to as a WEB game or a WEB application) that allows a user operating the terminal 30 to play on the web browser of the terminal 30. In this case, the information processing server 10 provides the terminal 30 with screen data related to a game screen that can be displayed on the web browser of the terminal 30 as a WEB application server. The screen data is composed of HTML (or XHTML), style sheet / image data, and the like, and additionally includes Flash, JavaScript (registered trademark), etc. depending on the contents of the game.
The other is a form in which the information processing server 10 provides various data related to the game to game applications (also referred to as game programs, game applications, and native applications) installed in the terminal 30. . The game application is distributed and provided to the terminal 30 through various routes. For example, a game application provider may make a game application available for download to the information processing server 10 so that the game application can be downloaded.

  The database server 20 is a device that manages various data used when the information processing server 10 provides a game. For example, a data table including information on a user who is a game player, a data table including information on game progress, and the like are managed. The database server 20 can manage various data according to the content of the game.

  The terminal 30 is a device operated by a user. For example, there are personal computers, tablet PCs, smartphones, feature phones, and the like. It is assumed that a web browser or a game application is installed in the terminal 30.

  The intranet 4 and the Internet 5 are communication lines. The communication line may be either wired or wireless.

(1-2) Hardware Configuration of Information Processing Server The hardware configuration of the information processing server in this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the information processing server 10 in the present embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 2, a CPU 101, a RAM 102, a ROM 103, a storage unit 105, and a communication unit 106 are connected to each other via a system bus 104.

The CPU 101 comprehensively controls each device connected to the system bus 104. Further, the CPU 101 loads various programs stored in the ROM 103 or the storage unit 105 into the RAM 102 and executes the loaded programs to realize various operations.
The RAM 102 functions as a main memory for the CPU 101.
A control program such as BIOS is recorded in the ROM 103. A program necessary for carrying out the present invention may be recorded.

  Various programs executed by the CPU 101 are recorded in the storage unit 105. For example, the OS, various applications corresponding to the OS, and various data used in the applications are recorded in the storage unit 105. The storage unit 105 may be any storage (hard disk, flash memory, etc.) that can record programs and data. In addition to the various data recorded in the storage unit 105, the OS and various applications can also read data managed in an external database via a communication line and execute processing.

The communication unit 106 performs communication control with an external device via a communication line. The communication line is a network, such as the Internet or a public line. It is also possible to perform communication using a protocol such as TCP / IP.
Heretofore, the hardware configuration of the information processing server 10 in the present embodiment has been described. Although the description of the hardware configuration of the database server 20 is omitted, the hardware configuration of the database server 20 is assumed to be the same as the hardware configuration of the information processing server 10.

(1-3) Hardware Configuration of Terminal The hardware configuration of the terminal in this embodiment will be described using FIG.
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the terminal 30 in the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a CPU 301, a RAM 302, a ROM 303, a storage unit 305, a communication unit 306, an input unit 307, and a display unit 308 are connected to each other via a system bus 304.

The CPU 301 comprehensively controls each device connected to the system bus 304. In addition, the CPU 301 loads various programs stored in the ROM 303 and the storage unit 305 to the RAM 302 and executes the loaded programs to realize various operations.
The RAM 302 functions as a main memory for the CPU 301.
A control program such as BIOS is recorded in the ROM 303. A program necessary for carrying out the present invention may be recorded.

  Various programs executed by the CPU 301 are recorded in the storage unit 305. For example, an OS, various applications corresponding to the OS, and various data used in the applications are recorded. The storage unit 305 may be any storage (hard disk, flash memory, etc.) that can record programs and data. In addition to the various data recorded in the storage unit 305, the OS and various applications can also read data managed by an external database server via a communication line and execute processing.

  The communication unit 306 performs communication control with an external device via a communication line. The communication line is a network, such as the Internet or a public line. It is also possible to perform communication using a protocol such as TCP / IP.

The input unit 307 controls information input from the input device. The input device may be any device that can input various types of information, and examples thereof include a keyboard, a mouse, a touch panel, a microphone, and a GPS device. The user inputs information to the terminal 30 directly or indirectly through the input device. For example, when the display unit of the terminal 30 is a touch panel display, the user directly inputs information to the terminal 30 by performing a tap operation, a flick operation, a pinch-in operation, a pinch-out operation, or the like on the display. . On the other hand, in accordance with operations on the OS and various applications, information such as position information acquired from a GPS device or a sensor device is indirectly input to the OS or various applications.
The display unit 308 performs control to display information on a display device such as a display.

(1-4) Outline of competitive game of this embodiment

  The battle game according to the present embodiment is a game in which a plurality of users form a group and battle each other. “Competing between groups” means “competing between groups” or “fighting a group against another group”. The battle is to be held several times during a certain time of day. Also, in the battle, a team of several users from the same group who are logged in at the beginning of a predetermined time zone is teamed up with another team in another group. Is.

  The group is generated manually or automatically by a user or a computer. Further, the group to which each user belongs is determined by introduction from other users, own offer, automatic allocation by computer, and the like. By determining the group to which the user belongs, information for identifying the group is associated with information for identifying the user included in the group.

The battle game is played several times during the day. The time period during which the user can play the battle game is, for example, “08: 0 to 09:00”, “13: 0 to 14:00”, “20:00 to 21:00”, etc. Managed in the server 10. The user is notified in advance of the time zone. Further, the combination of groups to be battled is determined by the information processing server 10 before the battle game starts (or when the battle game starts). The determination method may be any method, and may be selected randomly or using a value indicating the evaluation of the group.
Each user who operates the terminal 30 logs in to the information processing server 10 in accordance with a time zone in which a battle game can be performed.

  And the user selected as a user who can participate in a team battle will perform a team battle.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a change in the number of users participating in a team battle by a plurality of users representing each group in the battle game according to the present embodiment. Note that FIG. 4 shows an example in which group A and group B battle each other. FIG. 4 shows the number of users participating in team battles after 10 minutes and 20 minutes after the battle start time. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that a user who logs in at a predetermined time can participate in a team battle. Further, the number of users who can participate in the team battle is three, and a case where a team battle is performed with “three to three” will be described as an example.

  First, if the number of logged-in users at the battle start time is 9 in group A and 4 in group B, 3 to 3 team battles will be performed, so 3 representative users will be selected from each group. become. Therefore, six people in group A and one person in group B are not selected by the team battle user. At this point, another team match will not be held yet.

  Next, after 10 minutes from the start of the match, if there is an increase in the number of logged-in users in Group A and the number of logged-in users in Group B, a new 3-to-3 team match will be possible. The team battle (second team battle) is performed. Furthermore, after 20 minutes have elapsed since the start of the battle, if there are three additional login users in group B, another team battle (third team battle) is performed.

  As described above, in this embodiment, the state of the logged-in user is monitored, and when another team battle can be performed depending on the number of logged-in users in each group, the team battle is performed one after another. Thereby, even if it is the login user who was not selected as a user who can participate in a team battle as a user who represents a group at the time of the start of a battle | competition, possibility that it can participate in another team battle after that will arise. Therefore, an incentive to continue the game can be given to the user.

(1-5) Configuration of Functions An outline of functions provided in the information processing server 10 in an embodiment in which the information processing server 10 provides a battle game to the terminal 30 will be described.
FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram showing functions that play a major role in the information processing server 10 according to the present embodiment. In addition, these functions are one aspect | mode of this embodiment, and the function with which the information processing server 10 is provided is not restricted to this function.

  The group registration unit 11 has a function of registering user information and group information related to the competitive game of the present embodiment in the data table group 21. The data table group 21 is stored in the storage unit 105 of the information processing server 10 or the storage unit of the database server 20. FIG. 5 shows an example in which the data is stored in the storage unit of the database server 20. The user information is information regarding each user, and the group information is information regarding each group. The group information includes information for identifying the user to which the user belongs.

  The data table group 21 has a function of recording various data tables in the present embodiment. For example, there are a user data table and a group data table. An example of the user data table will be described later with reference to FIG. 6, and an example of the group data table will be described later with reference to FIG.

  The 1st selection part 12 is provided with the function to select the user who participates in the 1st team battle in this embodiment. The first selection unit 12 selects a predetermined number of users as users to participate in the first team battle from among users included in the first group and users included in the second group. . The first selection unit 12 selects a user in a first team battle by a plurality of users representing each group, which is a battle between groups. Here, the number of users selected from the two groups is not limited to the same number. For example, when selecting three users from each of two groups, if there are only two logged-in users in one group, select these two people and play a team match without selecting the remaining one. This is because it is possible to adopt an embodiment in which an NPC (Non Player Character) is used instead of the user and a team battle is performed. Moreover, since selection of the user who participates in the 1st team battle | competition should just be selected before a battle game is performed, it is not restricted at the time of the start of a battle game. For example, the log-in states of the users of the two groups may be monitored before the start of the battle game, and the logged-in users may be selected as users who will sequentially participate in the first team battle.

  The 2nd selection part 13 is provided with the function to select the user who participates in the 2nd team battle in this embodiment. The second selection unit 13 is a user included in each group that has not been selected as a user to participate in the first team battle, and a predetermined number of users are selected from the logged-in login users. Each user is selected as a user who participates in the second team battle. Even if the user is not selected as a user who can participate in the first team battle, the second selection unit 13 is selected as a user who can participate in the second team battle. Here, the timing at which the logged-in logged-in user logs in is included even before the first team battle is performed. The first team battle is implemented by starting the battle game, but even a user who has logged in before the start of the battle game is selected as a user who can participate in the first team battle. Since it is not limited, it is for selecting such a user as a user who participates in a 2nd team battle.

  The battle processing unit 14 has a function of executing a battle process between groups in the embodiment of the present invention. The battle processing unit 14 executes processing related to the first team battle and the second team battle.

  The win / loss determination unit 15 has a function of executing processing for determining a result of a battle between groups in the embodiment of the present invention. The win / loss determination unit 15 determines the result of the battle between the first group and the second group using the battle result of the first team battle and the battle result of the second team battle. .

  The notification unit 16 has a function of notifying the result of a battle between groups in the embodiment of the present invention. The notification unit 16 notifies the user of each group who has logged in at the end of the battle between the groups about the result of the battle.

  By providing the above functions, it becomes possible to perform the second team battle by the users of the respective groups that were not selected as users who can participate in the first team battle, and from the results of the processing of each team battle, The result of the battle between groups can be notified to the user.

(1-6) Various data tables Various data tables used in the present embodiment will be described. These data tables are recorded in either the storage unit 105 of the information processing server 10 or the storage unit of the database server 20.
FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the user data table 211 in the present embodiment.

In the user data table 211, user data used in the game for each user is recorded.
In the example illustrated in FIG. 6, the user name, the image, the level, the attack point, and the data related to the special skill are included for each user ID.

The user ID is information that identifies a user on the game. When the user who operates the terminal 30 first accesses the information processing server 10, the user ID is given from the information processing server 10 by performing a user registration operation.
The user name is a character string indicating a name corresponding to the user. This name is, for example, a nickname input by the user when starting the game for the first time.

The image is image data such as a character indicating the user when playing the game. Various formats such as “jpg” and “gif” can be adopted as the format of the image data. Note that the image data may be arbitrarily selected by the user, or may be automatically selected by the information processing server 10.
The level is information indicating the level of the user on the game. The level is a value indicating the level of strength of the user on the game.

  The attack point indicates a value used when the user plays a battle game. For example, this value is used when an opponent is attacked in a competitive game.

  The special skill indicates the type of special skill that the user can use in the battle game. There are various types of special skills, such as attacking opponent teams and defending teams of allies.

  Note that the above-described user data table 211 is an example, and is not limited to these, and any type of data table may be adopted.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the group data table 212 in the present embodiment.
In the group data table 212, a plurality of data relating to the group to which the user in the game belongs is recorded for each group. A battle will be held between these groups.

  In the example illustrated in FIG. 7, the group data table 212 includes a group ID, a group name, a battle history, and data related to the belonging user.

  The group ID is data for specifying a group on the game. A group ID is given by forming a group. Note that groups can be formed by various methods. For example, the information processing server 10 may arbitrarily assign each user to any group, or may form a group by soliciting other users to a group created by a specific user.

The group name is a character string indicating a name corresponding to the group. This name is, for example, a character string arbitrarily given by the information processing server 10 or a group name input by the user who created the group.
The battle history is data indicating the number of wins and losses in a match between groups.
The affiliation user is data for identifying a user who belongs to the group. An arbitrary number of users can belong to the group.

  Note that the above-described group data table 212 is an example, and is not limited to these, and any type of data table may be adopted.

(1-6) Process Flow A description will be given of a process flow of a team battle between a plurality of users representing each group, which is a battle between groups in the present embodiment.
FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the flow of a team battle process by a plurality of users representing each group, which is a battle between groups in the present embodiment.
FIG. 8 shows the flow of processing in the information processing server 10.

  In S200, the information processing server 10 determines whether a predetermined battle time has come. If Yes, the process proceeds to S201, and if No, the process returns to 200. For example, when it is set to perform a battle process between 8:00 and 9:00, it is determined whether the current time is between 8:00 and 9:00.

  In S201, the information processing server 10 identifies each group to fight against. For example, the group A and the group B are identified as two groups. When the two groups are specified, the two groups that fight in the battle game are selected. When there are a large number of groups in the game, various methods can be adopted as to which group and which group are to be played. For example, the selection may be made randomly or using a value indicating the evaluation of the group. The group to be played may be specified in advance before the battle game starts.

  In S202, the information processing server 10 identifies a logged-in user among the users belonging to each identified group. Specifically, among the belonging users included in the group data table 212, a user who is logged in is identified. It is assumed that the information processing server 10 internally manages users who are logged in.

In S <b> 203, the information processing server 10 selects a user to participate in the first team battle from each group to battle. It is assumed that the number of users to be selected is predetermined (for example, three people each). Note that the number of users to be selected may not be the same in each group. The selection criteria are selected according to criteria such as the order of the highest level or the order of the higher attack power, but any selection method may be used. Further, a group leader or a user designated in advance by voting in the group may be preferentially selected.
Note that the selection of the user to participate in the first team battle may be selected before the battle game is performed.

  In S204, the information processing server 10 performs team battle processing. Details of the team battle process will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the flow of team battle processing in the present embodiment.
In S300, the information processing server 10 generates a team battle screen (also referred to as a battle screen). The team battle screen includes information on each group, user information selected as a team battle user, and the like. These pieces of information can be acquired by referring to the group data table 212, the user data table 211, and the like. The team battle screen is generated in a format such as HTML. In addition, the team battle screen generates different screens depending on the user selected for the first team battle and the other users.

  In S301, the information processing server 10 transmits a battle screen to the terminal 30 operated by the logged-in login user.

  In S <b> 302, the information processing server 10 receives an operation instruction from the terminal 30.

  In S303, the information processing server 10 performs a team battle process according to the content of the operation instruction.

In S304, the information processing server 10 notifies the terminal 30 of the information updated by the team battle process. There are various forms of information to be notified. For example, it may be information on the screen of the team battle that has been updated and regenerated, or information necessary for updating through asynchronous communication such as Ajax.
An example of a team battle screen will be described with reference to FIGS. 10 and 11.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a team battle screen for the user selected by the first team battle user in the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 10, information about two groups is displayed in the battle information display area b21 of the battle screen b2. Here, each group name, a character image indicating each user participating in the team battle, the name of the user, and the like are included. In the example shown in FIG. 10, it is shown that the group A and the group B are fighting. Moreover, it has shown that three users are participating in the team battle as a representative of each group. Further, it is indicated that group A has acquired “0 points” and group B has acquired “2500 points”. The result of the team battle is determined by the number of points. In the competitive game of the present embodiment, since the player with the larger number of points is determined to win, it is determined in this case that the group B has won. In addition, when the number of points is the same number, it determines with a draw.

The user selected for the team battle performs the team battle by selecting the “normal attack” button b221, the “special skill” button b222, and the “recovery” button b223 in the operation area b22. When attacking the opponent team, the user selects the “normal attack” button B221. The user selects the “special skill” button b222 when attacking the opponent team using the special skill set by the user or defending the team of the team. When the user recovers the physical strength of himself or his team, the user selects “Recovery button b223. In addition, in the operation area b22, the user's own physical strength information and attack point information are displayed.
In the progress information display area b23, information indicating the progress of the battle is displayed as a character string.

FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a battle screen for users who have not been selected as users who can participate in the first team battle in the present embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 11, the same content as FIG. 10 is displayed in the battle information display area b21 of the battle screen b2. On the other hand, a user who is not selected as a user who can participate in a team battle can only perform different operations from a user who is selected as a user who can participate in a team battle. A user who is not selected as a user who can participate in the team battle can only select the “support attack” button b242 in the operation area b24.

The “support attack” is an attack that can affect the team battle. Specifically, when the “support attack” button b242 shown in FIG. 11 is selected by a user who has not been selected as a user who can participate in the first team battle user, the opponent team can be attacked. Become. However, the “support attack” is set to have a lower influence than the “normal attack”. Therefore, a user who has not been selected as a user who can participate in the team battle can perform a “support attack”, but the attack has a minor effect on the team battle. The reason why the “support attack” has a small influence is to prevent the influence of the team battle due to the large number of users not participating in the team battle. In addition, in the operation area b24, an image of a character indicating itself, physical strength information, and attack point information are also displayed. In the progress information display area b23, information indicating the progress of the battle is displayed as a character string.

Next, in S205, the information processing server 10 determines whether or not another team battle can be added. If Yes, the process proceeds to S206, and if No, the process proceeds to S209. Whether or not it is possible to add another team battle is realized by monitoring the number of logged-in users in each group in the battle. For example, as shown in the example of (2) in FIG. 4, among the logged-in users that are not selected as the first team battle user, another 3 to 3 different group between the group A and the group B If the team battle is possible, it is determined as Yes.
The determination as to whether or not another team battle can be added may be made before the battle game is started. For example, when selecting a user to participate in the first team battle according to the number of logged-in users before the start of the battle game, depending on the number of logged-in users in two groups that were not selected as users to participate in the first team battle. This is because it can be determined whether another team battle can be added.

  In S <b> 206, the information processing server 10 selects a user to participate in another team battle to be added from among the logged-in users of the respective groups in the battle. Note that the user to be selected may be any selection method, similar to the selection criteria of the user to be selected for the first team battle. The same number (for example, three people) of users as the number of users selected for the first team battle may be selected, or a different number (for example, five people) of users may be selected. Further, the number of users selected from each group may be different (for example, 15 and 14). Also, here, as an example, it is assumed that the users are selected in order from the user who logged in earlier. By making the order of login, there is an effect that a user having a long waiting time can be selected as a user of an additional team battle. In addition, the user who selects here shall exclude and select the user who has already participated in the team battle.

  In S <b> 207, the information processing server 10 notifies the user selected as the added another team battle user of information that makes it possible to identify that the user can participate in another team battle. There are various forms of information to be notified. For example, it may be information on a battle screen that has been updated and regenerated, or information necessary for updating through asynchronous communication such as Ajax. FIG. 12 shows an example of notification.

  FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a notification screen for a user selected by another team battle user in the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 12, when the “participate in an off-field battle!” Button b243 can be selected in the operation area b24, the user is identifiable to be able to participate in another team battle. The user can participate in another team battle by selecting the “participate outside battle!” Button b243. The progress information display area b23 also shows that it is possible to participate in another team battle.

  In S208, the information processing server 10 performs team battle processing. Details of the team battle process are the same as those described with reference to FIG. FIG. 13 shows an example of a battle screen for a user selected for another team battle.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a battle screen for a user selected for another team battle in the present embodiment.
The battle screen b3 includes a battle information display area b31, an operation area b32, and a progress information display area b33. In the battle information display area b31, the operation area b32, and the progress information display area b33, contents corresponding to the battle information display area b21, the operation area b22, and the progress information display area b23 shown in FIG. 10 are displayed. In the battle information display area b31, information that can be identified as another team battle is displayed. In the example shown in FIG. 13, identification information is shown next to the group name. Here, group A (second team) is displayed. In this example, in order to distinguish from the first team battle, the team battle is different from the first team battle.

  In addition, the user plays a battle by selecting the “normal attack” button b321, the “special skill” button b322, and the “recovery” button b323 in the operation area b32. In the present embodiment, the effect of selecting the “normal attack” button b321, the “special skill” button b322, and the “recovery” button b323 is that the “normal attack” button b221, “ Since it is the same as the effect when the “special skill” button b222 and the “recovery” button b223 are selected, the description is omitted.

  In S209, the information processing server 10 determines whether or not the team battle end time has come. In the case of Yes, it progresses to S210, and in No, it returns to S204. In addition, while the team battle continues, in order to determine whether or not another team battle can be added in S205, another team battle depends on the number of logged-in users belonging to the two groups. There is a possibility that it will increase with the second team battle and the third team battle. For convenience of explanation, as shown in the example of (3) in FIG. 4, the “second team battle” and the “third team battle” are described, but in the present embodiment, the first team battle is performed. Each of the team battles added separately is referred to as a “second team battle”.

  In S210, the information processing server 10 performs a process of determining the result of a battle between groups. Details of the process for determining the result of a battle between groups will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing for determining a result of a battle between groups in the present embodiment.
In S400, the information processing server 10 totals the battle results of the first team battle. For example, the number of points acquired by each team in the team battle is totaled. In addition, the number of points acquired by each user who participated in the team battle is also acquired as a total result. The total result of the team battle and the total result of each user are temporarily stored in a memory or the like.

  In S401, the information processing server 10 totals the results of the added team battles. When there are a plurality of additional team battles added, the results of each team battle are tabulated. The counting method is the same as the counting method of the results of the first team battle. In addition, the number of points acquired by each user who participated in another team battle is also acquired as a total result. The total result of another team battle and the total result of each user are temporarily stored in a memory or the like.

  In S <b> 402, the information processing server 10 causes the inclined score to be applied to the total result of the first team battle and the total result of another added team battle. For example, a coefficient is prepared in advance.

  In S403, the information processing server 10 performs a counting process. For example, ("total result of first team match" x 1 + "total result of second team match" x 0.4 + "total result of third team match" x 0.1) Calculate the total result. In addition, you may employ | adopt the method of adding a total value simply, without attaching the weight of each team battle. However, since the first team battle is primarily a separate team battle aimed at relieving a user who has not been selected as a user who can participate in the first team battle, a weight is given. It is desirable. This is because by giving weights, each user can be selected to be selected as a user who can participate in the first team battle. Moreover, as for the weighting, as in the above example, it is desirable to reduce the influence of the team battle added later. In particular, when the user selection criteria for participating in a team match is based on the user level, etc., the level selected for the user selected as a user who can participate in a subsequent team match is relatively low. This is because the result of the team battle between the low-level users is less affected by the overall result.

  In S <b> 404, the information processing server 10 determines the result of the battle between groups according to the counting result.

  Next, in S211, the information processing server 10 notifies the result of the battle to the terminals 30 operated by the users of the two groups who have logged in at the end of the battle between the groups. In addition, the user who participates in the team battle is notified of the personal results together. In S401 and S403, the personal result is obtained for each user by using the total result of each user stored in the memory or the like. An example of the screen showing the battle results is shown in FIG.

  FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating a result of a battle between groups in the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 15, the battle result screen c1 includes a battle result information display area c11 and an individual results area c12. The battle result information display area c11 displays the details of the battle results between groups. In the example illustrated in FIG. 15, the total value of the points acquired by the group A and the group B is displayed in the display area c111. Group A has acquired “8000 points”, and Group B has acquired “12000 points”. As described above, in the competitive game according to the present embodiment, the rule is that the player with the larger number of points wins, so that it indicates that the group B with the larger number of acquired points has won. Further, as the breakdown c112, the battle results of the first team battle, the second team battle, and the third team battle are displayed in a comparable manner. In the example shown in FIG. 15, in the first team match, the group A has acquired “6000 points” and the group B has acquired “9000 points”. Further, in the second team match, the group A has acquired “1500 points” and the group B has acquired “2250 points”. Further, in the third team battle, it is indicated that group A has acquired “500 points” and group B has acquired “750 points”.

  On the other hand, in the personal results area c12, information on the team battle that participated and the number of points acquired are displayed. In the example illustrated in FIG. 15, the user “ken” participates in the second team battle and has acquired “1500 points”.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, since the second team battle between the users of each group not selected as the user who can participate in the first team battle is possible, the group is selected at the start of the battle. Even a logged-in user who has not been selected as a user who can participate in a team battle as a representative user has the possibility of being able to participate in another team battle thereafter. Therefore, an incentive to continue the game can be given to the user.

(2) Second embodiment

  In the second embodiment, unlike the first embodiment, after adding a team battle different from the first team battle, the number of users who participate in another added team battle is sequentially increased. It is. The outline of the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a change in the number of users participating in a team battle by a plurality of users representing each group in a battle between groups in the second embodiment.

  As in the example shown in FIG. 4, first, if the login user at the battle start time is 9 people in group A and 4 people in group B, a team battle of 3 to 3 is performed, so 3 people from each group The user will be selected. Therefore, six people in group A and one person in group B are not selected as users who can participate in the team battle.

  Next, after 10 minutes from the start of the match, if there is one login user in group A and two login users in group B, a new 3 to 3 team battle can be implemented. Another team battle (second team battle) is performed (the steps up to here are the same as in the first embodiment).

  Next, after 12 minutes have elapsed since the start of the battle, if there is an increase in the number of logged-in users in Group B, the number of users participating in the second team battle is increased and a 4-4 team battle is conducted. To do. That is, as in the first embodiment, the third team battle is not performed, but a method of sequentially increasing the number of users participating in the second team battle is adopted. In the example shown in FIG. 16, the second team battle is started from “3 to 3”, but a method of starting from “1 to 1” and sequentially increasing may be adopted.

  As described above, when the second embodiment is adopted, there is an effect that all the users of the group having a small number of login users out of the two groups can participate in the group battle.

Realization of the second embodiment can be realized by changing the flow of processing for adding a team battle in the flow of processing described in the first embodiment.
Specifically, this can be realized by changing the processing of S205 to S207 described in FIG. 8 as follows.

  In S205 illustrated in FIG. 8, the information processing server 10 determines whether another team battle can be added. If Yes, the process proceeds to S206, and if No, the process proceeds to S209. Whether or not it is possible to add another team battle is realized by monitoring the number of logged-in users in each group in the battle. For example, as shown in the example of (2) in FIG. 16, among the logged-in users who are not selected as the first team, another team battle (3 to 3) between the group A and the group B ( When the second team battle) can be performed, it is determined as Yes. In addition, after adding another team match, you can monitor the number of logged-in users in each group in the match and allow the same number of logged-in users to participate in the added team battle. It is determined whether or not.

  Moreover, in S206, the information processing server 10 first selects each user to participate in another team battle to be added from among the logged-in users of each group in the battle. Note that the user to be selected may be any selection method, similar to the selection criteria of the user to be selected as a user to participate in the first team battle. You may select the same number of users (for example, three people each) as the number of users selected as users to participate in the first team match, or select a different number (for example, five people) of users. Also good. Further, the number of users selected from each group may be different (for example, three and two). Also, here, as an example, it is assumed that the users are selected in order from the user who logged in earlier. By making the login order, there is an effect that it is possible to select a user having a long waiting time as a user to participate in an additional team battle. In addition, the user who selects here shall exclude and select the user who has already participated in the team battle.

In addition, after adding another team battle, a user is newly selected, and a user who participates in another team battle by adding the newly selected user to another team battle that has already been added Increase the number of.
Differences between the first embodiment and the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 4 (first embodiment) and FIG. 16 (second embodiment).
In FIG. 4 and FIG. 16, (1) the battle start time and (2) are the same until after 10 minutes have elapsed, but the subsequent (3) is different.

  In (3) of FIG. 4, after the second team battle is added, the number of new login users in group B is increased by three, so that this login user and the second team battle are already logged in. This shows that a third team battle with three logged-in users of group A who were not selected as users who can participate was further added.

  On the other hand, in (3) of FIG. 16, after the second team battle is added, the number of new login users in group B is increased by one. It shows that one logged-in user of group A that was not selected as a user who can participate in the battle was added to the second team battle.

  In S <b> 207, the information processing server 10 notifies the user selected as the user who participates in the additional another team battle, information that makes it possible to identify that the user can participate in another team battle.

  In addition, after adding another team match, the newly added user is notified of the information that can identify that he / she can participate in another team match and has already selected another team match. Information about the added user is notified to the user who has been added.

  In addition, you may employ | adopt the embodiment which combined 1st embodiment and 2nd embodiment. For example, after adopting the first embodiment and adding a plurality of second team battles as the first team battle, adopt the second embodiment and log in to each second team battle Users are added sequentially. By combining the first embodiment and the second embodiment, a more flexible second team battle can be realized.

(3) Third embodiment

  In the third embodiment, an embodiment will be described in which the information processing server 10 provides a game-related service to the terminal 30 on which a game application is installed.

  In the first embodiment and the second embodiment, communication according to HTTP or the like is performed between the information processing server 10 and the terminal 30, and the terminal 30 interprets an HTML document or the like acquired from the information processing server 10. Although the case where the present invention is realized by a so-called browser game format in which an image related to a game is displayed is described, the present invention is not limited to this case. It is realized by a so-called native application format in which the terminal 30 executes the game application downloaded by the terminal 30 and the terminal 30 executes the game processing actively and suppresses transmission / reception processing between the terminal 30 and the information processing server 10. Also good. In the native application format, image data is generated and displayed in the terminal 30 without using a web browser.

  In the third embodiment, an example in which the games of the first embodiment and the second embodiment are realized in the native application format will be described. Note that the hardware configuration of this embodiment may be the same as that of the first embodiment and the second embodiment. In the native application format of the present embodiment, it is assumed that most of the processing is performed on the terminal 30 side. However, for part of the game processing, processing is executed on the information processing server 10 side. The processing result of the above may be configured to be transmitted to the terminal 30.

  In the third embodiment, since the process is executed by the terminal 30, data necessary for the process is transmitted from the information processing server 10. That is, since the display screen output process is performed by the terminal 30, the information processing server 10 transmits data necessary for the output process. Therefore, among the processes described in the first embodiment and the second embodiment, data required for output is transmitted to the terminal 30 in S207 and S211 shown in FIG. 8, S300, S301, and S304 shown in FIG. It becomes the form to do.

  As described above, according to the first to third embodiments of the present invention, it is possible to perform the second team battle between the users of the respective groups that are not selected as users who can participate in the first team battle. Therefore, even if the logged-in user is not selected as a user who can participate in the team battle as a user representing the group at the start of the battle, there is a possibility that the user can subsequently participate in another team battle. Therefore, an incentive to continue the game can be given to the user.

  Finally, in the first to third embodiments of the present invention, a game has been described as an example of a service. However, the scope of application of the present invention is not necessarily limited to a game. Absent. This is because it is not necessary for the game to be a means for deciding whether to win or lose the match. As an example, select a predetermined number of people from different groups as the first team, and apply in such a way that the total number of popularity votes for each person selected as the first team determines the win or loss between groups It becomes possible. In this example, a person who is not selected as the first team cannot go to the voted side, but selects the second team from those who are not selected as the first team, This is because if a popular vote for each person selected by the second team is accepted, even a person who is not selected by the first team can go to the voted side. .

  Although the present embodiment has been described above, the present invention can take an embodiment as a system, apparatus, method, program, or storage medium, for example.

  Further, the present invention may be applied to a system constituted by a plurality of computers or an apparatus constituted by a single computer. In addition, when applied to a system composed of a plurality of computers, of course, the processing steps that can obtain the effect of the present invention even if executed on any computer among the processing steps of the above-described flowcharts. You may implement in a computer. Therefore, those embodiments are included in the scope of the present invention as other embodiments.

  Note that the program in the present invention is a program that can execute the processing of the above-described flowchart in a computer (including a part of the programs constituting the executable program).

  The program is distributed through various routes. For example, it is distributed in the market in a state where it is stored in a storage medium (recording medium) such as a CD-ROM, or distributed by being made available for download to a server on a network.

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Claims (7)

In an information processing apparatus accessible to a recording apparatus in which information for identifying a plurality of groups and information for identifying users included in the group are recorded,
A first selection means for selecting a predetermined number of users as users to participate in the first team battle from among users included in the first group and users included in the second group;
A user included in each group that has not been selected as a user to participate in the first team battle by the first selection means, and a predetermined number of users among the logged-in logged-in users, An information processing apparatus comprising: a second selection unit that selects each user as a user to participate in two team battles.   The second selection means selects a predetermined number of users not selected as users to participate in the second team battle from the login users after selecting the users to participate in the second team battle. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information processing apparatuses are selected as users to participate in a second team battle different from the second team battle.   The second selection means selects a user to participate in the second team battle, and then selects a predetermined number of users as additional users to participate in the second team battle from the login users. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information processing apparatus is selected.   Judgment for determining a result of a battle between groups in the first group and the second group using a battle result of the first team battle and a battle result of the second team battle The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: means.   The determination means determines the result of the battle between the groups by weighting the battle result of the second team battle differently from the battle result of the first team battle. 5. The information processing apparatus according to 4. A program that can be executed in an information processing apparatus accessible to a recording apparatus in which information for identifying a plurality of groups and information for identifying users included in the group are recorded,
A first selection means for selecting a predetermined number of users as users to participate in the first team battle from among users included in the first group and users included in the second group;
A user included in each group that has not been selected as a user to participate in the first team battle by the first selection means, and a predetermined number of users among the logged-in logged-in users, A program for causing the information processing apparatus to function as second selection means for selecting as a user to participate in two team battles. In an information processing system in which information identifying a plurality of groups, an information processing apparatus accessible to a recording apparatus in which information identifying a user included in the group is recorded, and a terminal can communicate via a network,
A first selection means for selecting a predetermined number of users as users to participate in the first battle from among users included in the first group and users included in the second group;
A user included in each group that has not been selected as a user to participate in the first battle by the first selection means, and a predetermined number of users among the logged-in logged-in users And a second selection means for selecting each user as a user to participate in the team battle.

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