JP2017023171A - Information processor and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily collect information useful for adjustment related to presentations in a game machine.SOLUTION: An information processor 10 receives a command related to a presentation to be outputted corresponding to a result of a lottery generated in a game machine 12 from a command I/F140 of the game machine 12. Also, the information processor 10 acquires player information for quantifying prescribed feeling of a player playing the game machine 12 from an input device 170. The information processor 10 maps the command and the player information to record the result in a storage part 110.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus and a program.

  Conventionally, for gaming machines installed in game halls such as pachinko parlors, lottery is executed by a control unit (chip) according to the establishment of preset conditions, and when a big hit or the like is generated by this lottery, it is normal Some have a mechanism for providing a player with more game media (for example, pachinko balls, medals, etc.). This type of gaming machine is provided with an effect function for outputting an effect for causing a player to expect a jackpot or the like when a lottery is executed (Patent Document 1).

  For example, the production function may be such that a plurality of rotators having a plurality of kinds of symbols (special symbols) are rotated or rotated by a rotator device or a liquid crystal display unit, so that combinations of symbols representing big hits are arranged. Control the production. The contents of the production include various patterns such as displaying not only a pattern for rotating the symbol but also a character related to the symbol and animation of other characters.

  Usually, there are a plurality of types of winning by lottery, and a plurality of types of effects to be output according to the lottery result are also prepared. The gaming machine is configured to output such an effect that the player has high expectations (excitement is increased), for example, when there is a possibility of winning a jackpot by lottery.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when developing a gaming machine, debugging work (tuning that distributes effects) is performed to adjust which effect is output according to a lottery result (for example, jackpot). In the debugging work, the game machine is actually tried by the player (trial batter), and what kind of performance is output, the trial batter shows what reaction (excitedness, expectation) The developer observes it and records it. Then, referring to the information recorded by the developer, how to output a plurality of effects with respect to the lottery result is assigned, and the lottery result and the player's reaction by the effect are adjusted to correspond.

JP 2014-223181 A

  Thus, conventionally, when making adjustments related to the effects of the gaming machine, the developer has to observe and record the state of the trial hit by the player (trial hitter). In general, since many samples are required to record highly reliable information, the labor for observation by a developer becomes enormous, and the time required for debugging work also becomes long. In addition, since the response of the test batter to the performance is determined by the subjectivity of the developer, the judgment may differ depending on the developer, or the apparent response to the performance may vary greatly depending on the test batter, and the recording of the same performance varies. May occur. For this reason, the reliability of the information recorded by the developer is low, and there are cases where the information cannot be effectively used for adjustment related to the performance of the gaming machine.

  An object of the present invention is to easily collect information useful for adjustment related to the performance of a gaming machine.

  The information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment includes a receiving unit that receives a command related to an effect that is output in accordance with a result of a lottery that occurs in a gaming machine from the gaming machine, and a player who is playing the gaming machine. Means for acquiring player information for quantifying a predetermined emotion, and recording means for recording the command and the player information in association with each other.

  According to the present invention, a command related to an effect output according to the result of a lottery generated in a gaming machine is associated with player information for quantifying a predetermined emotion of a player who is playing the gaming machine. Therefore, it is possible to easily collect information useful for adjustment related to the performance of the gaming machine.

1 is a block configuration diagram of an information processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a block configuration diagram of an information processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The figure which shows an example of the effect lottery table (effect distribution table) which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. The figure which shows an example of the input device corresponding | compatible table which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. The flowchart which shows the command recording process which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. The flowchart which shows the data recording process which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. The figure which shows an example of the data memorize | stored in the memory | storage part which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. The figure which shows an example of the graph produced | generated by the process part which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. The figure which shows an example of the graph produced | generated by the process part which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. The figure which shows an example of the table | surface produced | generated by the process part which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention.

  The information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the following description, components having substantially the same function and configuration are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description will be given only when necessary.

  FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an information processing system including an information processing apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment. The information processing apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment is used, for example, at a development site for performing an operation test and an operation analysis of a gaming machine 12 (for example, a ball game machine, a revolving game machine). 12 has a function of collecting data (player information) relating to a player (trial hitter) during a trial hit. The player information refers to basic information for quantifying a predetermined emotion of a player who is playing a gaming machine. Specifically, a heart rate generated during a period of playing the gaming machine 12 or the like Information (biological information) about the human body and information (behavior change information) such as a video for confirming or analyzing the behavior change of the player. The predetermined emotion is, for example, excitement (pounding feeling, etc.), interest (like / dislike), fear, stress, etc., and the attitude or value for the effect caused by the effect of the gaming machine during the game Point to.

  In the present embodiment, it is important to analyze how the player feels the performance of the gaming machine to be inspected based on the player information, and the player's state (regardless of consciousness and unconsciousness) due to the game is physiological. It is essential to acquire information from various viewpoints and visualize the acquired information. From this viewpoint, it is preferable that the player information includes at least biometric information.

  In the present embodiment, the biological information is quantitative data (quantified data) of a predetermined physiological event emitted from the human body in accordance with the human biological activity. In addition to the heart rate, for example, the pulse rate, Respiration rate, respiration rate, respiration volume, respiration depth, sweating volume, electrocardiogram potential (electrocardiogram potential), myoelectric potential (electromyogram potential), electroencephalogram frequency, cerebral blood flow Data (for example, hemoglobin absorbance, etc.), pupil diameter, blood pressure, body temperature, etc. are included. In the present invention, at least one of the indexes exemplified here may be acquired as biological information, but in this embodiment, the pulse rate, heart rate, and sweating amount are used as the biological information. In addition, at least two biological values such as heart rates with different measurement times are collectively referred to as data indicating biological changes. The information processing apparatus 10 can record data indicating what kind of psychological change the player shows with respect to the effect output according to the lottery result in the gaming machine 12. The data recorded in the information processing apparatus 10 is referred to in the debugging work for adjusting the content of the effect to be output according to the lottery result generated in the gaming machine 12.

  As shown in FIG. 1, at least one gaming machine 12 is electrically connected to the information processing apparatus 10. FIG. 1 shows a configuration example in which a plurality of gaming machines 12 (12-1, 12-2,..., 12-n) are connected to the information processing apparatus 10. In the present embodiment, the gaming machine 12 will be described as a ball game machine.

  The information processing apparatus 10 is electrically connected to an input device 170 for inputting data (player information) related to the player (trial hitter). The input device 170 is connected in accordance with the gaming machine 12 connected to the information processing device 10, and inputs data related to the player during a period of playing the gaming machine 12 to one gaming machine 12. To be provided. In FIG. 1, since a plurality of gaming machines 12 (12-1, 12-2,..., 12-n) are connected to the information processing apparatus 10, a plurality of input devices 170 (170-1, 170-2) are connected. ,..., 170-n) shows a configuration connected to the information processing apparatus 10.

  The input device 170 is a video (moving image, a plurality of still images) as data relating to the player during the period of playing the gaming machine 12, that is, data relating to the player's biological information, and data for confirming the player's behavior change. Device (including images). The input device 170 includes at least one device that can input data related to the player, and may include a plurality of devices that input a plurality of different types of data. For example, the input device 170 of the present embodiment includes a heart rate sensor 171 for acquiring a player's heart rate, a pulse sensor 172 for acquiring a player's heart rate, in order to input data about biological information. A perspiration sensor 173 for acquiring the perspiration amount of the player is included, and a camera 174 is included for inputting video data capable of confirming a behavior change.

  A heart rate sensor 171, a pulse sensor 172, and a sweat sensor 173 for acquiring biological information are attached to a player who makes a trial hit on the gaming machine 12. The camera 174 for acquiring the behavior change information is installed at a position where the player shooting the game machine 12 is shot.

  Note that the input device 170 may include other devices for inputting data (biological information or behavior change information) related to the player during the game machine 12 period. For example, an electroencephalogram measurement device that collects data related to electroencephalograms, a body temperature measurement device that collects data related to body temperature, a blood pressure measurement device that collects data related to blood pressure, a respiration measurement device that collects data related to respiration depth and respiration rate, and pupil diameter measurement The pupil diameter to be measured may be a measuring device or the like. Further, the camera 174 is not limited to capturing a general video (moving image, still image), but may be an infrared camera or a thermo camera (thermography). Further, in order to detect a change in the player's behavior, an acceleration sensor, a motion sensor, or the like attached to the player can be used.

  It should be noted that the input devices 170-1, 170-2,..., 170-n respectively corresponding to the plurality of gaming machines 12-1, 12-2,. There is no. Devices (sensors, cameras, etc.) included in the input device 170 corresponding to each of the gaming machines 12-1, 12-2,..., 12-n can be individually registered by an input device registration process described later.

  Next, a detailed configuration of the information processing apparatus 10 will be described. The information processing apparatus 10 can be realized as, for example, a personal computer (including a tablet PC) or a dedicated apparatus for collecting data.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the information processing apparatus 10 includes a control unit 100, a storage unit 110, a processing unit 120, a display unit 130, a command I / F (interface) 140, a heart rate sensor I / F 150, a pulse sensor I / F 151, A perspiration sensor I / F 152 and an image I / F 160 are provided. The information processing apparatus 10 includes, for example, an apparatus mounted on a personal computer, that is, an input device such as a keyboard and a pointing device, a communication (wired / wireless) unit, an audio output unit (such as a speaker), and a camera. However, the description here is omitted.

  The control unit 100 includes a CPU 101, a RAM 102, and a ROM 103. The CPU 101 of the control unit 100 controls each unit based on a program stored in the ROM 103 or the storage unit 110. The programs executed by the CPU 101 include various application programs in addition to basic programs (such as an OS (Operating System)). The application program includes the data collection program in the present embodiment.

  The CPU 101 reads the data collection program into the RAM 102, and executes command recording processing and data recording processing based on the data collection program. The CPU 101 receives a command output from the gaming machine 12 through the command I / F 140 and records it in the RAM 102 or the storage unit 110 by command recording processing. The command received from the gaming machine 12 includes a command for notifying an effect (notice effect ID) output in response to a lottery executed in the gaming machine 12 during the game, and a push button by the player during the output of the effect A command for notifying button operation data indicating an operation of 281 (described later) (the button operation data is an example of player information according to the present embodiment) is included. In addition, the CPU 101 inputs data output from the input device 170 through the data recording process through each of the heart rate sensor I / F 150, the pulse sensor I / F 151, the sweat sensor I / F 152, and the image I / F 160, and the RAM 102 or The data is stored in the storage unit 110 in time series. The CPU 101 stores a command received from the gaming machine 12 and data (player information) output from the input device 170 in association with each other. For example, the CPU 101 associates the command with the player information by adding time data (time stamp) to the command and the player information and storing them. That is, the CPU 101 generates a command log (hereinafter also referred to as a command log) by associating the command received from the gaming machine 12 with the time when the command is received. The CPU 101 also associates the received player information with the time. In addition, it is not limited to the method of adding time data (time stamp) and associating, but the command and player information may be associated by other methods.

  The storage unit 110 is a nonvolatile storage device such as a hard disk device, and stores various programs and data processed by the CPU 101. The storage unit 110 stores a command (notice effect ID) for notifying an effect received from the gaming machine 12 by a command recording process based on a data collection program, and a command for notifying button operation data. Heartbeat sensor data, pulse sensor data, and sweat sensor data as biological information input from the device 170, and video data as behavior change information are stored.

  Under the control of the control unit 100 (CPU 101), for example, the processing unit 120 performs various processing on the command and player information data stored in the storage unit 110 based on the correspondence between the command and player information. Execute the process. For example, the processing unit 120 performs data processing for visually expressing a relationship between a command (production output in the gaming machine 12) and a player state change (such as a player's biological change or behavior change). As a result of the processing, for example, a graph or a table is displayed on the display unit 130. Note that the processing unit 120 may be a function realized by a data collection program, or may be realized as a function based on another application program independent of the process by the data collection program.

  The display unit 130 displays various information on, for example, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) under the control of the control unit 100 (CPU 101).

  The command I / F 140 is an interface for inputting a command transmitted from the gaming machine 12. The command I / F 140 can receive commands from a plurality of gaming machines 12 (12-1, 12-2,..., 12-n) and output them to the control unit 100. The heart rate sensor I / F 150 is an interface for inputting data output from the heart rate sensor 171. The heart rate sensor I / F 150 can input data from a plurality of heart rate sensors. The pulse sensor I / F 151 is an interface for inputting data output from the pulse sensor 172. The pulse sensor I / F 151 can input data from a plurality of pulse sensors. The sweat sensor I / F 152 is an interface for inputting data output from the sweat sensor 173. The sweat sensor I / F 152 can input data from a plurality of sweat sensors. The image I / F 160 is an interface for inputting video data output from the camera 174. The image I / F 160 can input data from a plurality of cameras.

  Next, the details of the gaming machine 12 in the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of an information processing system showing a detailed functional configuration of the gaming machine 12 according to the present embodiment. The plurality of gaming machines 12-1, 12-2,..., 12-n shown in FIG. 2 are assumed to have the same configuration, and description of the gaming machines 12-2,. . The gaming machine 12 has a gaming board housed in a housing. On the game board, for example, a start opening (so-called “nose”) and a special winning opening are provided. The big prize opening is opened and closed by a special electric accessory. The gaming machine includes an upper ball tray and a lower ball tray for storing game balls. The game balls stored in the upper ball tray are supplied one by one to a bullet device provided inside the game machine. When the player rotates the handle provided on the right side of the upper ball tray around the axis, the game balls are fired one by one from the bullet device toward the game board with the strength according to the rotated angle.

  At the center of the game board, a display unit 262 (shown in FIG. 2) is provided for displaying a result of winning the jackpot lottery executed by the main control unit 210, which will be described later, a jackpot game effect, and the like. A lamp (holding lamp or the like) is provided at the top of the display unit. A first start port is provided below the display unit 262, a second start port is provided at the upper right part of the display unit 262, and a normal electric accessory (electric type) is directly above the second start port. Tulips (electric chews) are provided.

  In the gaming machine 12 in the present embodiment, for example, when a game ball wins at the first start opening, a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out and a big win lottery is executed. In addition, the electric chew provided at the second starting port is in the “closed state” in which both movable blades are close to each other with a little wider distance than the diameter of the game ball in the normal symbol lottery or in a short time. Drive control is performed so that the movable blades form an “open state” that is separated from each other than the “closed state”. Generally, when an electric chew that is in a closed state is in an open state, it is easier to win a prize at the second start port than in the closed state.

  Below the first start opening, there is provided a rectangular large winning opening that is opened a plurality of times by the special electric accessory during the big hit game. The special winning opening is provided with an opening / closing plate as the above-mentioned special electric accessory. The closed state closes the special winning opening, and the game ball that opens from the upper side of the game board and guides the gaming ball that opens. Drive control is performed so as to allow transition to the “open state”.

  At the bottom of the game board, there is provided an out ball collection port for collecting game balls (out balls) that have not entered any of the start ports.

  The control unit in the gaming machine 12-1 in the present embodiment includes a main control unit (main base) 210, a sub control unit (sub base) 230, and a payout control unit 270. The main control unit 210 and the sub control unit 230 are electrically connected through a one-way communication path from the main control unit 210 to the sub control unit 230. The main control unit 210 mainly performs game control (such as lottery processing), and the sub-control unit 230 mainly performs presentation control of the display unit 262 and the like based on a command from the main control unit 210. The payout control unit 270 controls payout by the payout unit 280 at the time of winning or the like in accordance with game control by the main control unit 210.

  Furthermore, the main control unit 210 includes a CPU 211, a RAM 212, and a ROM 213, and includes an input port and an output port (not shown).

  As shown in FIG. 2, the input port of the main control unit 210 receives a first start port sensor 231 that detects a winning at the first starting port (a game ball is entered) and a winning at the second starting port. A second start opening sensor 232 for detecting, a big winning opening sensor 233 for detecting a winning at the big winning opening, and one or more ordinary winning opening sensors 234 for detecting winning at one or more normal winning openings, respectively. Electrically connected. The output port of the main control unit 210 includes a special symbol (special symbol) display unit 241, a special symbol (special symbol) holding display unit 242, and an ordinary for driving the movable vanes of the second starting opening electric chew to open and close The electric accessory driving unit 243 and the special electric accessory driving unit 244 for opening and closing the opening / closing plate of the special winning opening are electrically connected to each other.

  In addition, the CPU 211 of the main control unit 210 reads out the game program stored in the ROM 213 to the RAM 212 as appropriate, and displays each display unit connected to the output port according to detection signals of various sensors connected to the input port, and Control of the drive unit and command transmission to the effect control unit 220 are performed. In addition, the RAM 212 sequentially reads and stores information necessary for executing the game program for changing the game state.

  The sub control unit 230 includes an effect control unit 220, a lamp control unit 251, a display control unit 252, and an audio control unit 253. The effect control unit 220 includes a CPU 221, a RAM 222, and a ROM 223, and includes an input port and an output port (not shown). A push button (and sensor) 281 that is operated by the player during the production is electrically connected to the input port of the production control unit 220.

  The lamp control unit 251, the display control unit 252, and the audio control unit 253 are electrically connected to the output port of the effect control unit 220. Various lamps 261 such as a holding lamp and an effect lamp are electrically connected to the output port of the lamp controller 251. The lamp control unit 251 controls lighting / extinguishing of the lamp 261 in accordance with a command from the effect control unit 220. A display unit 262 such as an LCD is electrically connected to the output port of the display control unit 252. The display control unit 252 controls display on the display unit 262 in accordance with a command from the effect control unit 220. A speaker 263 is electrically connected to the output port of the voice control unit 253. The audio control unit 253 controls the audio output from the speaker 263 according to the command from the effect control unit 220.

  In addition, the CPU 221 of the effect control unit 210 reads an effect program corresponding to the notice effect selected using the effect distribution table corresponding to the command from the main control unit 210 from the ROM 223 to the RAM 222, and the lamp control unit 251 and the display control unit. The lamp 261, the display unit 262, and the speaker 263 are controlled through the audio control unit 253 and the audio control unit 253, respectively.

  The payout control unit 270 includes a CPU 271, a RAM 272, and a ROM 273, and includes an input port and an output port (not shown). As shown in FIG. 2, a payout unit 280 is electrically connected to the output port of the payout control unit 270.

  The CPU 271 of the payout control unit 270 reads the payout program stored in the ROM 273 to the RAM 272 as appropriate, and controls the payout unit 280 in accordance with a command from the main control unit 210 and a signal from the input port, thereby winning Manage payout of prize balls or balls.

Next, a lottery process and an effect process executed by the gaming machine 12 will be described.
The basic lottery process executed by the CPU 211 of the main control unit 210 is executed, for example, by winning a prize at the first start port. The CPU 211 of the main control unit 210 executes a lottery process in response to the winning detection by the first start port sensor 231. The lottery process draws either winning (winning) that generates a game state advantageous to the player or defeat (losing) that does not generate an advantageous gaming state, and outputs the time according to the lottery result ( Determine the production time). The CPU 211 creates an effect control command including information regarding the winning / losing lottery result and the effect time, and transmits the effect control command to the effect control unit 220.

  When the CPU 221 of the effect control unit 220 receives the effect control command from the main control unit 210, the CPU 221 based on the effect lottery table (effect distribution table) set in advance according to the lottery result and the effect time indicated by the effect control command. The production contents (production pattern) are determined. The effect control unit 220 executes effect processing according to the determined effect content (effect pattern). That is, the effect control unit 220 controls the lamp 261, the display unit 262, and the speaker 263 through the lamp control unit 251, the display control unit 252, and the sound control unit 253 according to the content of the effect (effect pattern). A production according to the result is output.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of an effect lottery table (effect distribution table). The effect lottery table is stored in the effect control unit 220 (for example, the ROM 223). The effect lottery table shown in FIG. 3 shows an example of a table used when the lottery result and the effect time indicated by the effect control command are “winning / 30 seconds” and “losing / 30 seconds”. Similarly, tables corresponding to winning / losing of other different performance times are prepared.

  For “Win / 30 seconds” shown in FIG. 3, a group of performance patterns including productions A, B, C, D, and E is prepared, and the distribution rate for each production A to E is “35%”. “30%”, “20%”, “10%”, and “5%”. Similarly, for “Lost / 30 seconds” shown in FIG. 3, the distribution rates for each of the effects A to E are “5%”, “10%”, “20%”, “30%”, and “35%”. It shows that there is.

  The distribution ratio for the effects A to E shown in FIG. 3 makes the player expect the most when the effect A is output, and suppose that the expectation decreases in the order of effects B to E below. It has been decided. Therefore, for example, when the production A is output, if the expectation level (excitement) of the player (trial hitter) playing the gaming machine 12 is higher than when the productions B to E are output, the lottery result is obtained. The player's reaction due to the production will correspond.

  On the other hand, in the trial hit of the gaming machine 12, for example, when the stage B is output more than the stage A, the expectation level (excitement degree) of the test hitter is higher, for example, for the stage A in the debugging work. By setting the distribution rate to “30%” and the distribution rate for the production B to “35%”, it is possible to adjust the lottery result and the player's reaction by the production to correspond.

  As will be described below, the information processing apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment uses a command log (that is, from the gaming machine 12 at this time) to detect the biological information of the player who is trying the gaming machine 12. It is collected in association with the output). For this reason, it is possible to more accurately evaluate whether or not the distribution as intended is realized. For such distribution evaluation, a long time has been conventionally required. However, in the present embodiment, as described above, biological information with high reliability is acquired and managed in association with each effect. Therefore, by visualizing such information, the labor required for the evaluation can be reduced, and the time required for the evaluation can be greatly reduced.

  In the lottery process, the effect control unit 220 transmits a command for notifying the notice effect ID indicating the effect content to the information processing apparatus 10 when the effect content (effect pattern) is determined according to the effect control command. In addition, in the effect process, the effect control unit 220 may display a message prompting the user to operate the push button 281 at a predetermined timing in order to cause the player to participate in the game being produced. When the push button 281 is operated during the effect process, the effect control unit 220 transmits a command for notifying button operation data indicating that the push button 281 has been operated to the information processing apparatus 10.

Next, the operation of the information processing apparatus 10 will be described.
When a plurality of gaming machines 12 (12-1, 12-2,..., 12-n) are connected to the information processing apparatus 10, each gaming machine 12 is executed before executing the command recording process and the data recording process. An input device registration process for registering the input device 170 corresponding to is executed. The control unit 100 of the information processing apparatus 10 starts input device registration processing based on a data collection program, for example, in response to an instruction from a developer. In the input device registration processing, for example, various sensors and cameras for inputting data (player information) relating to a player (trial hitter) who makes a trial hit on the gaming machine 12-1 are registered in association with the gaming machine 12-1. Create an input device correspondence table.

  FIG. 4 shows an example of the input device correspondence table in the present embodiment. The control unit 100 of the information processing apparatus 10 recognizes a plurality of gaming machines 12 connected via the command I / F 140, and inputs data that can identify each of the gaming machines 12 (device ID, etc.) Register in the table. FIG. 4 shows that gaming machines A, B,..., C are connected.

  In addition, the control unit 100 identifies each sensor / camera when a plurality of sensors and cameras are connected to each of the heart rate sensor I / F 150, the pulse sensor I / F 151, the sweat sensor I / F 152, and the image I / F 160. Data (for example, device ID, input port numbers of the I / Fs 150 to 152 and 160 to which the respective sensors / cameras are connected) are detected and displayed on the display unit 130 as a list. The control unit 100 receives an operation by a developer who selects a sensor / camera corresponding to each of the gaming machines A, B,..., C, and inputs data that can identify each sensor / camera according to the operation. Register in the device correspondence table.

  In FIG. 4, for example, the heart rate sensor A, the pulse sensor A, the sweat sensor A, and the camera A are registered for the gaming machine A. Similarly, the heart rate sensor B, the pulse sensor B, the sweat sensor B, and the camera B are registered for the gaming machine B, and the heart rate sensor C, the pulse sensor C, the sweat sensor C, and the camera C are registered for the game machine C. Is registered. Note that it is not necessary to register the same number of sensors and cameras for the gaming machines A, B,. For example, it is possible to register only a heart rate sensor as a sensor in the gaming machines B and C, and register a plurality of cameras C and D in the gaming machine C.

  The control unit 100 receives from the gaming machine 12 for each combination of the gaming machine 12 and the sensor / camera (input device 170) registered in the input device correspondence table in the command recording process and data recording process described below. The command and player information are stored in association with each other.

  Next, command recording processing and data recording processing by the information processing apparatus 10 will be described. The command recording process and the data recording process are executed in parallel. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing command recording processing, and FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing data recording processing.

  First, the command recording process will be described. When a game is started in the gaming machine 12 (YES in Step A1), the CPU 101 of the control unit 100 monitors a command received from the gaming machine 12 through the command I / F 140.

  When the command is received from the gaming machine 12 (YES in step A2), the CPU 101 adds time data indicating the current time and records it in the storage unit 110, for example, when the command indicates the notice effect ID (see, for example, the storage unit 110). Step A3). As described above, when an effect is determined according to the lottery process, the gaming machine 12 transmits a command indicating the effect. The CPU 101 sequentially records commands indicating the notice effect ID transmitted from the gaming machine 12 with time data added. That is, the CPU 101 generates a log (command log) of a predetermined command received from the gaming machine 12.

  Similarly, when the command received from the gaming machine 12 indicates button operation data indicating that the push button 281 of the gaming machine 12 has been operated, the CPU 101 adds time data indicating the current time in the same manner. For example, it records in the memory | storage part 110 (step A3). For example, the push button 281 is operated by the player while the game machine 12 outputs an effect corresponding to the lottery result. When the player has high expectations for the performance (or the excitement level is large), the number of operations on the push button 281 may increase. By transmitting a command indicating button operation data for each operation on the push button 281 from the gaming machine 12, the information processing apparatus 10 can record button operation data corresponding to the number of operations of the push button 281. When the game in the gaming machine 12 is ended (NO in step A4), the CPU 101 ends the command recording process.

  FIG. 7A is a diagram conceptually illustrating the command (notice effect ID) recorded in the storage unit 110 in a table format. As shown in FIG. 7A, by adding time data and recording a command, it is possible to identify the timing when the effect is output in the gaming machine 12 and the effect contents.

  FIG. 7D is a diagram conceptually showing button operation data recorded in the storage unit 110 in a table format. As shown in FIG. 7D, by adding time data and recording button operation data, the number of operations and operation intervals for the push button 281 while the effect is output in the gaming machine 12 are determined. be able to.

  Next, the data recording process will be described. When a game is started in the gaming machine 12 (YES in step B1), the CPU 101 of the control unit 100 performs a heart rate sensor 171 and a pulse sensor 172 through the heart rate sensor I / F 150, the pulse sensor I / F 151, and the sweat sensor I / F 152. Then, sensor data from each of the sweating sensors 173 is input (step B2), and time data indicating the current time is added and recorded, for example, in the storage unit 110 (step B3). Biological information such as sensor data from each of the heart rate sensor 171, the pulse sensor 172, and the perspiration sensor 173 is recorded over the entire period when the game machine is tried. However, it is assumed that biometric information is recorded only for a specific period (each production time) triggered by the input of a command indicating the notice effect ID, or that, for example, high expectation is generated in a plurality of notice effects. Recording may be limited to a specific period (effect time) triggered by the input of a command indicating a specific notice effect.

  The CPU 101 continuously inputs sensor data for each time corresponding to the accuracy required for each of the heart rate sensor 171, the pulse sensor 172, and the sweat sensor 173. For example, for heartbeats and pulses with a large change per unit time, sensor data (heartbeat sensor data detected by the heartbeat sensor 171 and pulse data detected by the pulse sensor 172) are input every short time (for example, 2 seconds). For sweating whose change per unit time is smaller than that of the heartbeat or pulse, sensor data (sweat sensor data detected by the sweating sensor 173) is input every time longer than the heartbeat or pulse (for example, 5 seconds).

  Further, the CPU 101 continuously inputs video data input through the image I / F 160 (step B2), adds time data, and records the data in, for example, the storage unit 110 (step B3). Video data is recorded over the entire period when the game machine is tried. However, it is assumed that the video data is recorded only for a specific period (each production time) triggered by the input of the command indicating the notice effect ID, or that, for example, high expectation is generated in a plurality of notice effects. Recording may be limited to a specific period (effect time) triggered by the input of a command indicating a specific notice effect. CPU101 complete | finishes a data recording process, when the game in the gaming machine 12 is complete | finished (NO of step B4).

  FIG. 7B is a diagram conceptually showing the heart rate sensor data recorded in the storage unit 110 in a table format, and FIG. 7C conceptually shows the pulse sensor data recorded in the storage unit 110 in a table format. (The illustration of the sweating sensor data is omitted). As shown in FIGS. 7B and 7C, a game in which the game machine 12 is tried by hitting time data and recording heart rate sensor data and pulse sensor data (and sweat sensor data) in time series. A person's biological changes can be visualized over time. In the above description, as shown in FIG. 7 (a), only the command indicating the notice effect ID received from the gaming machine 12 is recorded, but the processing state in the gaming machine 12 is switched. The command may be recorded.

  FIG. 7E is a diagram conceptually illustrating the video data recorded in the storage unit 110 in a table format. As shown in FIG. 7E, video from an arbitrary time point can be displayed based on the time data by adding the time data and continuously recording the video data.

  Next, processing for commands and data recorded as shown in FIGS. 7A to 7E will be described.

  The information processing apparatus 10 starts processing by the processing unit 120 (or the CPU 101 based on the data collection program) in response to an instruction from the developer during or after the trial hit in the gaming machine 12. The processing unit 120 executes, for example, data processing for visually expressing a relationship between a command (production output in the gaming machine 12) and a player's biological change or behavior change, and the processing result For example, a graph or a table is generated. The control unit 100 displays the processing result by the processing unit 120 on the display unit 130.

Hereinafter, specific examples such as graphs and tables displayed as processing results will be described.
The processing unit 120 is determined in advance using at least one data of each sensor data (heart rate sensor data, pulse sensor data, sweat sensor data) indicating the biological change stored in the storage unit 110 and button operation data. Based on the arithmetic expression, it is possible to calculate an index value representing a biological change or a behavior change of a player (trial hitter) who plays the gaming machine 12.

  As an index value representing a biological change or a behavior change, for example, there is an excitement degree (interest degree). The processing unit 120 can calculate a weighted average using a plurality of sensor data indicating button changes and button operation data, and can be used as an index indicating the degree of excitement (degree of interest). Simply, it is estimated that the higher the heart rate and pulse rate, the greater the amount of sweat, and the greater the number of button operations, the higher the excitement level (interest level) by the player. The processing unit 120 can calculate the degree of excitement (degree of interest) by calculating a weighted average of each sensor data and button operation data with a predetermined weight added. The index value may be a value other than the degree of excitement (degree of interest). Further, the method for calculating the index value is not limited to the weighted average, and various other operations can be used.

  The processing unit 120 generates a graph, a table, and the like using each data stored in the storage unit 110 illustrated in FIG. 7 and the index value calculated as described above.

  8, FIG. 9, and FIG. 10 are diagrams illustrating examples of graphs and tables generated by the processing unit 120. FIG. FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a graph in which the vertical axis indicates excitement and the horizontal axis indicates time. The graph shown in FIG. 8 shows the excitement level that changes with the passage of time and the timing at which each command is received from the gaming machine 12, so how the excitement level changes when any effect is output. Can be easily determined. In FIG. 8, the vertical axis represents the degree of excitement, but the change in data for each sensor data may be represented by a heart rate, a pulse rate, or the like.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of a graph in which the vertical axis represents the average excitement level and the horizontal axis represents the command type. In the graph shown in FIG. 9, the average value of the degree of excitement during the output of each command (or until the next command is received) is shown for each command. Thereby, the height of the excitement level for each production can be easily identified. In FIG. 9, the vertical axis represents the average excitement level, but it is also possible to use indicators such as the maximum excitement level, the difference between the maximum excitement level and the minimum excitement level, and the rate of change of the excitement level.

  FIG. 10 shows the command type (effect), the number of button operations indicated by the button operation data corresponding to the command (during output of the effect), the heart rate (bpm), the pulse rate (beats / minute), the perspiration amount (mg / cm 2). FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a table indicating a relationship of min). As shown in FIG. 10, the specific numerical value received as the player information from the gaming machine 12 can be easily grasped by expressing it in a table format. The heart rate, the pulse rate, and the sweating amount shown in FIG. 10 are, for example, an average value, a maximum value, and a difference between the maximum value and the minimum value during a certain time after the command is received or an effect is output, It may be the rate of change. Further, it may be an average value, a maximum value, a difference between a maximum value and a minimum value, a change rate, etc., for a fixed time before and after the command is received.

  As described above, the processing unit 120 can aggregate the data recorded in the storage unit 110 and display the data in various forms. FIG. 8 to FIG. 10 show examples of display forms, which can be displayed in various other forms.

  Note that the CPU 101 can cause the display unit 130 to display a video image of a player who tries the gaming machine 12 using the video data stored in the storage unit 110. Further, the control unit 100 displays the same graphs and tables as those shown in FIGS. 8 to 10 on the same screen, and the corresponding timing according to the time or command designated by the developer's operation on the graphs or tables. The video data from may be read out and reproduced and output. In addition to displaying the video based on the video data, a specific movement of the player may be recognized from the video, and data indicating this movement may be recorded / displayed.

  The information processing apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment temporally links data (player information) relating to a player (trial hitter) during a trial hit of the gaming machine 12 with a command received from the gaming machine 12 (the gaming machine 12 Log of commands received from the user), it is possible to visualize how the player feels about a predetermined performance by objective data linked to emotions. Therefore, there is no need for the developer to observe the player, and the burden on the developer can be greatly reduced, and the time required for the trial for quality control and the trial for distribution evaluation can be shortened. it can. In particular, the information processing apparatus 10 can collect player information from trial hits for a plurality of gaming machines 12-1 to 12-n in parallel, and can greatly reduce time.

  Further, in one embodiment of the present invention, the developer can display an index converted from the player information such as the degree of excitement by visualizing the player information such as biometric information and a predetermined command in time. It is possible to easily recognize the change with time, and it is also possible to recognize at what timing the player (trial hitter) is excited. Therefore, it is possible for the developer to easily check whether the performance is functioning as designed (that is, whether the player is excited where he / she wants to be excited). That is, since the information processing apparatus 10 collects data that quantitatively indicates a player's biological change or behavior change while playing the gaming machine 12, it is possible to record highly reliable player information. it can. Therefore, by using the player information recorded by the information processing apparatus 10, adjustments relating to the effects of the gaming machine can be made accurate.

  As described above, the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention has been described based on the specific example. However, as an embodiment of the present invention, in addition to the method or program for realizing the above-described operation, a storage medium (an example) As an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, a CD-ROM, a CD-R, a CD-RW, a magnetic tape, a hard disk, a memory card, etc., it is possible to take an embodiment. For example, a personal computer for realizing the information processing apparatus 10 can implement the above-described various processes (functions) by installing a program stored in a recording medium and executing the program by the CPU 101.

  Further, the implementation form of the program is not limited to an application program such as an object code compiled by a compiler and a program code executed by an interpreter, but may be a form of a program module incorporated in an operating system. good.

  Furthermore, it is not always necessary for the program to be executed by only the CPU on the control board, and if necessary, all or all of the programs are executed by a CPU or DSP mounted on an extension board or extension unit added to the board. It can also be set as the structure by which one part is implemented.

  These features are mutually exclusive for all of the components described in this specification (including claims, abstract, and drawings) and / or for all steps of all disclosed methods or processes. Except for the combination, any combination can be used.

  Also, each feature described in this specification (including the claims, abstract, and drawings) is intended to serve the same purpose, an equivalent purpose, or a similar purpose, unless expressly denied. Can be substituted for Thus, unless expressly denied, each feature disclosed is one example only of a generic series of identical or equivalent features.

  Furthermore, the present invention is not limited to any specific configuration of the above-described embodiment. The invention includes all novel features or combinations thereof described in the specification (including claims, abstract and drawings), or all novel methods or process steps described, or Can be extended to any combination.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Information processing apparatus, 12 ... Game machine, 100 ... Control part, 101 ... CPU, 170 ... Input device, 171 ... Heart rate sensor, 172 ... Pulse sensor, 173 ... Sweating sensor, 174 ... Camera, 210 ... Main control part, 220 ... Production control unit.

Claims (5)

Receiving means for receiving, from the gaming machine, a command related to an effect that is output in accordance with a result of a lottery generated in the gaming machine;
Means for obtaining player information for quantifying a predetermined emotion of a player who is playing the gaming machine;
An information processing apparatus comprising recording means for recording the command and the player information in association with each other.   The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the recording unit performs the association based on a time when the command is received by the receiving unit and a time when the player information is acquired by the acquiring unit.   The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the player information is at least one of biological information and information indicating a behavior change of the player.   Processing means for executing data processing for visually expressing a relationship between the command and the predetermined emotion of the player based on the command and the player information recorded by the recording means; The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:   The program for functioning a computer as an information processing apparatus as described in any one of Claims 1 thru | or 4.

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