JP2016101261A - Sound message system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a sound message system which allows players to communicate in a communication match game executed especially among many nations.SOLUTION: In a tennis game executed by a game program, an elastic object which has virtual elasticity when a user performs slide operation on a touch panel and extends in the same direction as the slide operation is displayed. Also, in the displayed elastic object, an index that moves repetitively is displayed. A flying distance of a tennis ball is determined in accordance with an amount of the slide operation and a position of the index.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to a sound message system for reproducing a non-language sound message on a partner terminal, particularly in a communication battle game.

  In a so-called communication battle game, a technique described in Patent Document 1 has been proposed as a communication game system capable of transmitting a message with an easy operation even while the game is in progress.

JP 2008-104707 A

  In recent years, with the development of communication technology, it has become common for communication games to be played across national borders. However, since players of such online battle games have different languages and cultures, they cannot communicate with each other even if messages are exchanged using the technique disclosed in Patent Document 1.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a sound message system capable of communication between players, particularly in a communication battle game played between multiple countries.

According to the present invention, there is provided a sound message system for reproducing sound data composed of non-language sounds on one or more counterpart terminals in response to a user operation on a user terminal,
Each user terminal has a storage unit for storing an identifier and the sound data associated with the identifier,
Each terminal displays a sound icon associated with each of the identifiers on the screen,
Sends an identifier corresponding to the sound icon selected by one of the users to the other terminal,
The other terminal receiving the identifier reproduces sound data associated with the received identifier.
A sound message system is obtained.

  According to the present invention, since a sound message composed of a non-language is transmitted, emotions and feelings symbolized by the sound can be transmitted to the other party. Thereby, communication can be aimed at without a language.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the sound message system by embodiment of this invention. It is a screen example of the game displayed on the user terminal of FIG. It is a figure of the sound data table stored in the user terminal of FIG. FIG. 2 is a process flow diagram on the terminal side that transmits a sound message in the user terminal of FIG. FIG. 2 is a process flow diagram on the terminal side that receives a sound message in the user terminal of FIG.

  The game program according to the embodiment of the present invention is a game executed on a terminal having a touch panel. In the game, a communication battle is performed with another user (another user terminal) in a virtual space in response to an operation on the touch panel by the user. Hereinafter, a tennis game will be described as an example. However, the present invention can be applied to any game that allows the game to progress by communication battle with other users.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the sound message system according to the present embodiment includes user terminals 10 and 20 and a game server 30 that relays between them. As illustrated, the user terminal 10, the user terminal 20, and the game server 30 communicate with each other via a network 40. The user terminal 10 may be any device that can display a game image generated by the game server 30 and / or the user terminal 10 using an application such as a browser. For example, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, a game console, a notebook PC, a desktop PC Etc., but is not limited to these. The same applies to the user terminal 20.

  As illustrated, the user terminal 10 includes a terminal display unit 11, a terminal input unit 12, a terminal processing unit 13, a terminal communication unit 14, a terminal storage unit 15, and the like, which are electrically connected to each other via a bus. Connected. The terminal display unit 11 displays a game image received from the game server 30 by the terminal communication unit 14 and temporarily stored in the terminal storage unit 15 through a browser. The terminal display unit 11 can be realized by, for example, a liquid crystal display (LCD) or the like, and in the embodiment, is particularly preferably configured as a multi-touch screen. The terminal input unit 12 is a command for controlling the operation of a virtual camera arranged in the three-dimensional virtual space, and a user action for various objects arranged in the three-dimensional virtual space (object “selection”, “movement”, etc.) Enter the command to do. As an input means, it can be a character input by a keyboard or a virtual keyboard, a click of an object by a mouse, a touch input by a finger at a position on the touch screen corresponding to the object position or an input by a stylus, and a combination thereof. It is not limited to these.

  Based on the input command received by the terminal input unit 12, the terminal processing unit 13 creates a user command and communicates with the game server 30 through the terminal communication unit 14 and the network 40. The terminal storage unit 15 stores various data associated with the user terminal and applications such as a browser necessary for displaying image data, and also temporarily stores various data such as image data received from the game server 30. The terminal processing unit 13 may also be configured to execute the game program module stored in the terminal storage unit 15 on the terminal side based on various data received by download from the game server 30.

  On the other hand, the game server 30 includes a processing unit 51, a main memory 52, an external memory 53, a user interface 54, a communication unit 55, a disk drive 56, and the like, which are electrically connected to each other via a bus. The processing unit 51 controls the progress of the game by loading the program module stored in the external memory 53 and various data stored in the disk drive 56 into the main memory 52 and sequentially executing the program. . In particular, the processing unit 51 is configured to generate a display game image on the user terminal 10 and return it to the user terminal 10 via the communication unit 55. The user interface 54 is accessed by the administrator of the game server 30 and performs various server function settings and network settings.

  In addition, you may comprise so that the user terminal 10 and the user terminal 20 may bear all or one part of the various functions as an information processing apparatus regarding the said game server 30. FIG. In this case, the user terminal 10 and the user terminal 20 each constitute an information processing device alone, or the user terminal 10 and the game server 30 or the user terminal 20 and the game server 30 may constitute the information processing device.

  FIG. 2 shows an example of a game screen displayed on the user terminal 10 side. As shown in the figure, in the present embodiment, a tennis communication battle game is performed by a game character 100 operated by the user terminal 10 and a game character 200 operated by the user terminal 20. Each user can hit the tennis ball back by performing a tap operation swipe operation or the like on his / her user terminal (the description of the game operation method is omitted). On the game screen, a tennis court 90 provided in the virtual space, the above-described game characters 100 and 200, and sound buttons 300 and 400 are displayed.

  The sound buttons 300 and 400 according to the present embodiment play a predetermined sound on the partner terminal (user terminal 20) when a touch operation is performed. Specifically, the same tennis game program and sound message program are stored in both terminal storage units of the user terminals 10 and 20. The sound message program has a sound data table (see FIG. 3) for specifying sound data associated with the sound button displayed on the game screen, and sound playback for playing the specified sound data on its own terminal. And a control unit.

  In the present embodiment, the sound icon 300 is associated with “a — 001” as the button ID and “boo.wav” as the sound data. Sound data is not limited to wave data. When “boo.wav” is reproduced, a sound “boo boo” representing so-called booing is reproduced. On the other hand, the sound icon 400 is associated with “a — 002” as the button ID and “handclap.wav” as the sound data. When “handclap.wav” is reproduced, a sound called a clapping sound “prickly” is reproduced.

  When the other user (user of the user terminal 20) plays a fine play while the game is in progress, the user touches the sound icon 400 to reproduce the sound of applause on the user terminal 20. In this embodiment, the image of the sound icon 400 is an image of a fanfare by a trumpet, and the sound played when the sound icon 400 is selected is also a sound of applause. The emotions commonly recalled between the sound icon 400 and the reproduced sound are, for example, praise for the other party. Thus, a sound message can be transmitted regardless of age by displaying an image that recalls and symbolizes the reproduced sound on the sound icon.

  In this way, when trying to convey praise to the opponent's play, text chat etc. can not communicate if the language is different, but it is sound data consisting of non-verbal sounds and specific emotions. If you send a sound that reminds you as a message, you can express each other's feelings even in multinational communication battles. Also, since emotions evoked by non-verbal sounds tend to occur regardless of age, for example, a 7-year-old Japanese plays against a 20-year-old German (even if they do not know German) Can convey the feeling of praise for

  Next, with reference to FIG. 3 to FIG. 5, a description will be given of the flow of processing until sound is played back on the counterpart terminal (user terminal 20: see FIG. 1) when the user selects the sound icon 400. . As shown in FIG. 4, when the sound icon 400 is selected (step S401), the button ID (a — 002) associated with the sound icon 400 is identified with reference to the sound data table of FIG. The identified button ID is transmitted to the user terminal (step S402). When the other terminal receives the sound ID transmitted from the user terminal 10 (step S501), it refers to a sound table (not shown) similar to the sound data table in FIG. 3 and associates it with the received sound ID. The obtained sound data (handclap.wav) is specified (step S502), and the sound is reproduced on the counterpart terminal (S503).

<Modification 1>
In the above-described embodiment, the sound is played back at the partner terminal whenever the sound icon 400 is selected by a touch operation. However, for example, a restriction may be provided on a time period during which the sound can be played back. For example, the sound ID may be transmitted only for a predetermined time immediately after the other user performs an operation (for example, a shot operation in zoom in the hand of FIG. 2). Thereby, for example, when the other party is trying to serve, it is possible to prevent harassment using the fact that the operation is difficult when the sound is played unnecessarily.

<Modification 2>
As a countermeasure similar to the above-described modification 1, for example, the sound ID may be transmitted only for a predetermined time immediately after a predetermined play condition (for example, when a score is made or a mistake is made).

<Modification 3>
In addition, when the volume of the partner terminal is turned off, it may be notified that the sound message has been transmitted by displaying a sound icon image or the like.

<Modification 4>
For example, when the other user performs a fine play, the user may be prompted to select the sound icon 400 representing praise. That is, predetermined processing (lighting, shaking, changing size, etc.) may be performed on a predetermined sound icon in accordance with the operation of the other user.

  The above-described embodiments are merely examples for facilitating understanding of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the present invention. The present invention can be changed and improved without departing from the gist thereof, and it is needless to say that the present invention includes equivalents thereof.

10, 20 User terminal smartphone 30 Game server 40 Internet 90 Tennis court 100, 200 Game character 300, 400 Sound icon

Claims (1)

A sound message system for playing sound data consisting of non-language sounds on one or more counterpart terminals in response to a user operation on a user terminal,
Each user terminal has a storage unit for storing an identifier and the sound data associated with the identifier,
Each terminal displays a sound icon associated with each of the identifiers on the screen,
Sends an identifier corresponding to the sound icon selected by one of the users to the other terminal,
The other terminal receiving the identifier reproduces sound data associated with the received identifier.
Sound message system.