JP2017113137A - Information processing device, customization method, and customization program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To achieve appropriate customization for an item used in a game.SOLUTION: An information processing device includes game execution means for executing a game selected by a user operation of one or a plurality of preset games, item setting means for deforming a basic shape by moving a movable part preset for the basic shape of an item used in the game being executed, application range adjusting means for adjusting an application range of the item in correspondence with the deformation of the item set by the item setting means, and application range reflection means for reflecting the application range adjusted by the application range adjusting means in the game.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

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

  Conventionally, by operating a character or the like that exists in a virtual space, an action game that plays against enemies, a sports game that plays sports such as a baseball game, an romance with another character, or an escape that escapes from a confined space Various game programs (including software and applications) that perform simulated experiences such as games are known.

  Characters appearing in these games are created by selecting a user (game player) favorite character by selecting from the objects (items) of each part such as face, hairstyle, costume, weapon, etc. prepared in advance. Can be used to execute a game (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2010-134798 A

  By the way, it is preferable that items such as weapons and costumes used by characters and the like can be equipped with a favorite shape for each user. However, if the user does not have the shape that the user wants, the user's willingness to play a game may be impaired. In addition, if the user can customize the shape of the item without restriction, the balance of the game progresses, the enemy becomes extremely weak, or the item such as a weapon has been deformed. There arises a problem that the determination of whether the enemy is attacking is shifted.

  Accordingly, one aspect of the present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and an object thereof is to realize appropriate customization for items used during a game.

  As one aspect of the present invention, an information processing apparatus includes a game execution unit that executes a game selected by a user operation among one or more preset games, and an item used in the game being executed. The item setting means for deforming the basic shape by moving a movable part set in advance with respect to the basic shape, and the application of the item corresponding to the deformation of the item set by the item setting means Application range adjusting means for adjusting the range, and application range reflecting means for reflecting the application range adjusted by the application range adjusting means to the game.

  According to one aspect of the present invention, it is possible to realize appropriate customization for items used during a game.

It is a figure which shows an example of a function structure of the information processing apparatus in this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the hardware constitutions of the information processing apparatus in this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the information processing in this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows an example of an item setting process. It is a figure for demonstrating the 1st Example of item setting. It is a figure for demonstrating the adjustment content of the application range corresponding to item deformation | transformation. It is a figure for demonstrating the relationship with the texture resolution of the deformed sword. It is a figure for demonstrating the 2nd Example of item setting. It is a figure for demonstrating the hit determination (application range) with respect to 2nd Example. It is a figure for demonstrating the 3rd Example of item setting. It is a figure for demonstrating the hit determination (application range) with respect to 3rd Example. It is a figure for demonstrating the 4th Example of item setting. It is a figure for demonstrating the hit determination (application range) with respect to 4th Example. It is a figure for demonstrating the 5th Example of item setting. It is a figure for demonstrating the 6th Example of item setting.

  Embodiments will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the following description, as one aspect of the present embodiment, an example of item customization (item setting, etc.) used by a character in a virtual space provided by a predetermined game program or the like will be described. For example, the present invention is not limited to this.

<Functional configuration example of information processing apparatus>
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment. The information processing apparatus 10 shown in FIG. 1 includes an input unit 11, an output unit 12, a storage unit 13, a game execution unit 14, an item setting unit 15, an application range adjustment unit 16, and an application range reflection unit 17. , Screen generation means 18, communication means 19, and control means 20.

  The input unit 11 receives various inputs (for example, start and end of processing, input of various setting information) and the like for performing information processing (for example, game execution and item setting) in the information processing apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment. . For example, when the information processing apparatus 10 is a game machine or the like, the input unit 11 may be a game controller or the like.

  The output unit 12 outputs the content input by the input unit 11 and the content executed based on the input content. The output unit 12 is, for example, a display or a speaker. The output unit 12 may be a touch panel integrated with the input unit 11.

  The storage unit 13 stores information such as various information and setting information used by the information processing apparatus 10, processing history (log information), one or a plurality of game programs, and restriction contents (definitions) for item customization. In addition, the information memorize | stored in the memory | storage means 13 is not limited to this.

  The information stored in the storage unit 13 can be read out as necessary, and various information can be written in the storage unit 13. The storage means 13 can use at least one from, for example, ROM (Read Only Memory), RAM (Random Access Memory), HDD (Hard Disk Drive), SSD (Solid State Drive), etc., but is not limited thereto. It is not a thing.

  The game execution unit 14 reads out a game program (an installed program or a program acquired by accessing a server or the like) stored in the storage unit 13 according to a user's selection or the like, and executes the read program. The program may be, for example, an action game, a sports game, a love game, a reasoning game, an escape game, a puzzle game, or the like, but is not limited to these categories.

  Moreover, although it is preferable that the game to be performed has the character (object) etc. which a user operates in a virtual space, for example, it is not limited to this. The character is not limited to a person, and is, for example, an animal, a plant, a fairy, a monster, a monster, or the like, but is not limited thereto.

  The item setting unit 15 sets an item used by a character, for example. In the present embodiment, based on a preset basic shape for each item, one or more movable parts set in advance corresponding to the basic shape (hereinafter referred to as “bones” as necessary) By moving the item, the shape of the item can be changed.

  Here, the item is composed of a plurality of polygon sets in advance, for example. A polygon is a polygon used to represent a three-dimensional shape in, for example, three-dimensional CG (Computer Graphics). For example, the object surface of an item is divided into small polygons (mainly triangles), and their positions and angles A 3D image is drawn by calculating the appearance of a pattern, texture, etc. individually. At this time, the above-described bone is associated with one or more preset vertices among the polygons forming the polygon, and other polygons around the point can be moved by moving the polygon point. Each point of the polygon also moves relatively and deforms the basic shape of the item.

  Thereby, for example, when the item is a sword used by a character, it is possible to perform modifications such as extending the tip of the sword, increasing the width (thickness) of the sword, or extending the length of the handle. The set information can be stored and managed in the storage unit 13.

  The item setting means 15 can appropriately adjust the range that can be changed based on the item type. The item setting means 15 can vary the range and contents of the item that can be transformed according to, for example, the character, the game progress (game clear progress), and the like.

  The application range adjustment unit 16 adjusts the application range for the deformation of the item set by the user. For example, when the item is a sword, the application range adjustment unit 16 changes the area of the hit determination (determination of whether the enemy is hit) when the sword is swung from the deformed shape. For example, when the sword is deformed longer than the basic shape, the application range adjusting unit 16 adjusts the application range so that the attack reaches far according to the length. When the sword is deformed to be thicker than the basic shape, the power of the sword may be adjusted according to the thickness. The application range adjusting means 16 may adjust the application range according to the swing speed of the sword.

  The application range adjustment unit 16 adjusts the deformation amount of the item (for example, the amount of movement of the bone) so that the deformation of the item set by the item setting unit 15 does not exceed a predetermined limit.

  The application range reflecting means 17 causes at least one of the attack power, defense power, operability of the item, and the effect of using the item to correspond to the application range adjusted by the application range adjusting means 16. And reflect it when the game runs.

  For example, the application range reflecting unit 17 may determine the weight or inertia of the weapon based on the ratio of the size before and after the deformation or information on the deformed part with respect to the hit determination area adjusted by the application range adjusting unit 16. By acquiring moments, etc., information on operability such as the speed of swinging out weapons in the game, knockback in battle, effects such as the power of techniques, etc. are generated, and the generated contents are The characters and the like are operated by reflecting them in the game.

  For example, when a certain character is used, the application range reflecting means 17 can perform control such as slowing the swing-out speed or preventing it from lifting when the weapon is deformed to be heavy. . Further, the application range reflecting means 17 performs control such as lightly swinging out a weapon if it is a monster character even if the weapon becomes deformed according to the character type.

  The screen generation unit 18 generates a screen that displays a screen corresponding to the game executed by the game execution unit 14, information about characters, information about items set by the item setting unit 15, and the like. Further, when setting an item, the screen generation means 18 generates a setting change screen related to the item. The screen generated by the screen generation means 18 is output to the display of the output means 12 or the like. Note that the screen example generated by the screen generator 18 is not limited to this.

  The communication unit 19 transmits / receives data to / from other devices via a communication network represented by the Internet, a LAN (Local Area Network), or the like. For example, the information processing apparatus 10 transmits data stored in the storage unit 13 via the communication unit 19, setting information set by the item setting unit 15, etc. to other devices, or is stored in other devices. Various types of data are acquired and stored in the storage unit 13.

  The control unit 20 controls the operation of each component of the information processing apparatus 10. For example, the control unit 20 executes the game by the game execution unit 14, sets the item by the item setting unit 15, adjusts the application range (winning determination) of the item by the application range adjustment unit 16, reflects the item change by the application range reflection unit 17, Processing such as screen generation by the screen generation means 18 and transmission / reception of various data by the communication means 19 is performed.

  In addition, the control unit 20 can perform processing start and end, processing when an error occurs, and the like. The contents controlled by the control means 20 are not limited to this.

  The information processing apparatus 10 is, for example, a PC (Personal Computer), a server, or the like, but is not limited thereto, and may be a game machine, a portable information terminal such as a tablet terminal, a smartphone, or the like.

<Hardware Configuration Example of Information Processing Apparatus 10>
Next, a hardware configuration example of the information processing apparatus 10 will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment. In the example of FIG. 2, the information processing device (computer) 10 includes an input device 31, an output device 32, a drive device 33, an auxiliary storage device 34, a main storage device 35, and a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 36. And a communication control device 37, which are connected to each other via a system bus 38.

  The input device 31 includes, for example, a pointing device such as a keyboard and a mouse operated by a user, a voice input device such as a microphone, and an operation device such as a controller. , Accepts input of information or the like for starting software or the like.

  The output device 32 includes a display that displays various windows, data, and the like necessary for operating the computer main body (the information processing device 10) for performing processing in the present embodiment. The output device 32 can display program execution progress, results, and the like by a control program of the CPU 36.

  Here, in the present embodiment, for example, an execution program installed in the computer main body is provided by the recording medium 39 or the like. The recording medium 39 can be set in the drive device 33. Based on the control signal from the CPU 36, the execution program stored in the recording medium 39 is installed from the recording medium 39 into the auxiliary storage device 34 via the drive device 33.

  The auxiliary storage device 34 is storage means such as an HDD or an SSD. The auxiliary storage device 34 stores an execution program (game program, customization program) in this embodiment, a control program provided in a computer, and the like based on a control signal from the CPU 36, and performs input / output as necessary. The auxiliary storage device 34 can read and write necessary information from each stored information based on a control signal from the CPU 36.

  The main storage device 35 stores an execution program read from the auxiliary storage device 34 by the CPU 36. The main storage device 35 is a ROM, a RAM, or the like.

  The CPU 36 performs processing of the entire computer, such as various operations and input / output of data with each hardware component, based on a control program such as an OS (Operating System) and an execution program stored in the main storage device 35. Control each process. Various information necessary during the execution of the program can be acquired from the auxiliary storage device 34, and the execution result and the like can also be stored.

  Specifically, the CPU 36 executes processing corresponding to the program on the main storage device 35 by executing the program installed in the auxiliary storage device 34 based on, for example, an instruction to execute the program obtained from the input device 31. Do. For example, by executing a game program and a customization program, the CPU 36 performs game execution by the game execution unit 14, item setting by the item setting unit 15, and adjustment and application of the item application range (winning determination) by the application range adjustment unit 16. Processing such as reflection of item changes in the game being executed by the range reflecting means 17, screen generation by the screen generating means 18, and transmission / reception of various data by the communication means 19 is performed. The processing content in the CPU 36 is not limited to this. The contents executed by the CPU 36 are stored in the auxiliary storage device 34 or the like as necessary.

  The communication control device 37 communicates with other external devices via the communication network described above. The communication control device 37 acquires an execution program, software, setting information, and the like from an external device or the like by connecting to a communication network or the like based on a control signal from the CPU 36. The communication control device 37 may provide an execution result obtained by executing the program to an external device or the like, or may provide the execution program itself in the present embodiment to the external device or the like.

  The recording medium 39 is a computer-readable recording medium that stores an execution program and the like as described above. The recording medium 39 is, for example, a semiconductor memory such as a flash memory, or a portable recording medium such as a CD-ROM or DVD, but is not limited thereto.

  Note that the hardware configuration of the information processing apparatus 10 in the present embodiment is not limited to the example of FIG. 2, for example, a configuration in charge of the image processing portion in the present embodiment such as a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit). You may have. By having the GPU, various calculation processes for displaying three-dimensional graphics can be performed at high speed, and the burden on the CPU 36 can be reduced.

  By installing an execution program (for example, a game program, a customization program, etc.) in the hardware configuration shown in FIG. 2, hardware resources and software cooperate to provide various information such as game processing, customization processing, etc. Processing can be realized.

<Information processing (game processing, customization processing)>
Next, information processing in the present embodiment will be described using a flowchart. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an example of information processing in the present embodiment. In the example of FIG. 3, the game execution means 14 accepts selection of game content by a user operation (S01), and executes the selected game (S02). An example of the game executed by the process of S02 is an action game in which, for example, a character operated by a user (game player) and an enemy character battle each other using weapons, armor or the like in a virtual space. However, the present invention is not limited to this.

  Next, in the executed game, it is determined whether or not to customize the item used by the character being operated (S03). In the process of S03, for example, it may be determined that the item is to be customized by pressing a predetermined button of a game controller which is an example of the input unit 11, and a character is displayed in a “weapon shop” or the like in the game. Although it may be determined that the item is customized by entering, the determination condition is not limited to these.

  When customization is performed in the process of S03 (YES in S03), the item setting unit 15 performs an item setting process (S04). A specific process of the item setting process will be described later.

  Next, the application range adjustment unit 16 sets the application range according to the item set in the process of S04 (S05). Further, the screen generation means 18 generates a screen during the game including items reflecting the setting contents (S06), and displays the generated screen (S07). Next, the application range reflecting means 17 reflects the application range in correspondence with the action of the character in the game (S08). Next, the control means 20 determines whether or not to end the game (S09), and if not ended (NO in S09), the process returns to S01. Further, in the process of S09, when the game is to be ended (YES in S09), the control means 20 stores the setting information up to the present time (S10) and ends the process.

<Item setting process; S04>
Next, the item setting process in S04 described above will be described using a flowchart. FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the item setting process. In the example of FIG. 4, the item setting means 15 accepts selection of a predetermined item from a plurality of preset items by a user operation or the like (S21), the basic shape of the selected item, and the item The bone information corresponding to is displayed (S22).

  Here, it is determined whether or not the user has operated the bone (S23). If there is a bone operation (YES in S23), the weight of the item and the amount of swinging are determined based on the amount of bone movement. The moment of inertia is calculated (S24). In the process of S24, the weight of the item, the moment of inertia at the time of swinging, and the like may be calculated based on, for example, the ratio of the size of the item before and after the deformation corresponding to the amount of bone movement.

  Next, the application range adjustment unit 16 determines whether or not the bone movement amount exceeds the application range based on a preset restriction (S25), and if it does not exceed the application range (in S25, YES), a shape corresponding to the deformation is displayed (S26). Next, after the process of S26 or in the process of S23, if there is no bone operation (NO in S23), the item setting unit 15 stores the setting information in the storage unit 13 or the like (S28), and the process is performed. finish.

  In addition, in the process of S25, the application range adjustment unit 16 notifies that the bone movement amount exceeds the application range (NO in S25), and returns to the state immediately before the bone operation. Return (S27), and the process is terminated.

  In the item setting process described above, the deformation process from the basic shape by moving the bone has been described. However, the setting contents of the item are not limited to this, and for example, setting of a color or a pattern is performed. Can do.

<Specific example of item setting>
Next, a specific example of item setting will be described with reference to the drawings.

<First embodiment>
FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining a first example of item setting. In the example of FIG. 5, as an example of an item, an example of a weapon (sword) equipped by a character operated by the user in the virtual space of the game selected by the user (game player) is shown.

  For example, when a sword as shown in FIG. 5 is selected from a plurality of preset weapons (sword, axe, spear, bow and arrow, spear, etc.), the basic shape of the sword 40 (sword 40A) and the sword 40A The bone 41 associated with is displayed. The bone 41 is set in advance to one or more characteristic shapes of the sword 40. For example, in the basic shape sword 40A shown in FIG. 5A, nine bones 41 are set, but the number of bones is not limited to this. 5 includes a first bone 41a for adjusting the thickness (width) direction (direction perpendicular to the sword axis) of the sword 40A, and the length direction of the sword 40 (direction parallel to the sword axis). And a second bone 41b for adjusting. In addition, the intersection of the first bone 41a and the second bone 41b is associated with one vertex of the polygon.

  The user moves the vertex of the polygon by moving the bone 41 from the current position in parallel or perpendicularly to the sword 40A by using the input means 11, and as shown in FIGS. 5 (B) to 5 (D). The sword 40A can be deformed. In the example of FIG. 5B, the bone 41 can be moved in the direction of the arrow to move the middle part of the sword 40A so that the sword 40B can be deformed. In the example of FIG. 5C, the sword 41A can be deformed into a long sword 40C by moving the bone at the tip of the sword 41A in the direction of the arrow. In the example of FIG. 5D, the bone corresponding to the handle of the sword 40A is moved in the direction of the arrow, so that the sword 40D having a longer handle can be deformed. In addition, about the modification of a shape, it is not limited to this, You may combine the some deformation | transformation in FIG.5 (B)-(D).

<Adjustment of scope>
Next, the adjustment of the application range (winning determination) corresponding to the item deformation in the first embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining the adjustment contents of the application range corresponding to the item deformation. 6A shows the sword 40A having the basic shape shown in FIG. 5A described above, and FIG. 6B shows the deformed sword 40C shown in FIG. 5C described above.

  For example, in the basic shape of the sword 40A shown in FIG. 6A, an area 50A for an effective attacking part (collision) is set in advance. The sword 40A has a three-dimensional shape. Therefore, a region 50A illustrated in FIG. 6A is a three-dimensional region, for example, a space such as a rectangular parallelepiped that covers all the effective attacking portions.

  In the present embodiment, the region is adjusted based on the deformation amount of the bone with the region 50A described above as a reference. The application range adjusting means 16 expands or contracts the hit determination according to the amount of change (rate ratio) before and after the deformation of the item (sword), the position of the bone after the deformation, etc. It can be reflected in the specification.

  In addition, the application range reflecting means 17 calculates, for example, the ratio of weight and inertia tensor (moment of inertia) from the ratio before and after the deformation of the region (for example, the hit determination shape (cuboid)), for example. It can be reflected in the unloading load (speed). Here, the inertia tensor is a quantity indicating the relationship between the angular momentum and the angular velocity in the rotation of the object, and is a geometric quantity obtained by extending the concept of vector. That is, the corresponding hit determination can be adjusted from the ratio of the size of the shape before and after the deformation. In addition, since the ratio of the inertia tensor is calculated using the ratio calculation when the rectangular parallelepiped is assumed, there is a possibility that the ratio is larger than the actual shape of the item. Therefore, when the weight is adjusted based on the size of the rectangular parallelepiped, the swing speed may be affected more than it looks. Therefore, in this embodiment, the balance between appearance and weight may be adjusted using a predetermined adjustment coefficient or the like for the weight.

  It should be noted that the item deformation is preferably limited so as not to deviate from the apparent shape. Therefore, the application range adjustment means 16 limits the position of the movable bone and the amount of movement of the bone so that it does not change to an item such as a gun or a shield due to deformation of the sword 40 or the like. Make adjustments. It should be noted that, as the content of the restriction, for example, the restriction can be varied according to the character type and level to be used and the progress of the game, and it is preferable that the restriction is adjusted so that the item can be strengthened step by step.

  Note that the items in this embodiment are represented by a three-dimensional polygon set as described above. However, since the polygons are elongated due to the deformation caused by the movement of the bone, the texture resolution of the portion may be noticeable. There is. Therefore, in the present embodiment, texture adjustment or the like may be performed.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining the relationship with the texture resolution of the deformed sword. As shown in FIG. 7, when the expanded portion 60 is enlarged with respect to the sword 40B in which the middle part of the effective attacking portion is expanded, the depiction of the shape of the deformed item becomes rough as shown in the enlarged view 70. End up. Therefore, in the present embodiment, a restriction may be provided in the same manner as the hit determination, and a texture having a higher resolution than an existing image (texture) is prepared for a portion that may be deformed in advance. In addition, by complementing the image of the item using a high-resolution texture as necessary, an item with a high resolution can be displayed even after deformation.

<Second embodiment>
Next, a second embodiment of the item will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining a second example of item setting. In the second example of item setting, a bow and arrow 80 used by a character is shown as an example of an item. When the user selects an arrow as an item, a basic shape arrow 80A and bone information associated with the arrow 80A are displayed as shown in FIG. In the example of FIG. 8A, six bones (81-1 to 81-6) corresponding to the shape are displayed. The arrow 80 is premised on a collision attack with a spear and ignores the hit determination and weight of the blade, the spear, and the shaft portion, but the hit determination can be changed by extending the spear.

  In the second embodiment, for example, as shown in FIG. 8B, by deforming the bones 81-1 to 81-5 corresponding to the heel in the direction of the arrow, the shape of the heel can be increased. it can. Further, as shown in FIG. 8C, the heel can be deformed longer by moving the bone 81-6 in the arrow direction.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining the hit determination (application range) for the second embodiment. In the example shown in FIG. 9, the application ranges 82A to 82C are adjusted in correspondence with the arrows 80A to 80C in FIGS. 8A to 8C described above. The application ranges 82 </ b> A to 82 </ b> C are rectangular parallelepipeds that cover the eyelids, but are not limited to this, and may be a three-dimensional space region corresponding to the shape of the eyelids.

  Unlike the first embodiment described above, the hit determination area in the second embodiment exists only at the tip of the arrow, and has advantages and disadvantages for each deformation. Therefore, the user selects an optimal shape according to the game situation or the like. For example, when deformed as shown in FIG. 9B, there is a merit that an attack can be given to a wide range of enemies, but there is a demerit that the flight distance is shortened because the air resistance is large and heavy. 9C has the advantage of penetrating more enemies, the center of gravity is biased and cannot fly stably (does not fly in the intended direction). There are disadvantages.

<Third embodiment>
Next, a third example of items will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining a third example of item setting. In the third example of the item setting, a bag 90 used by the character is shown as an example of the item. When the user selects the heel 90 as an item, as shown in FIG. 10A, a basic shape heel 90A and bone information associated with the heel 90A are displayed. In the example of FIG. 10A, five bones (91-1 to 91-5) corresponding to the shape are displayed.

  For example, in the example of FIG. 10B, a saddle 90B is shown in which each of the bones 91-1 to 91-4 is moved in the direction of the arrow to deform the hitting portion. Further, in the example of FIG. 10C, a collar 90C in which the length of the handle is deformed by moving the bone 91-5 in the arrow direction is shown.

  Note that the heel 90 performs an action operation (attack) using a hitting part or a handle. For example, when used only for striking, the handle portion can be ignored like the arrow 80 in the second embodiment. However, in the case of an action that strikes the handle portion or receives the attack, It is necessary to set an effective attack part (collision) for two places.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining the hit determination (application range) for the third embodiment. In the example shown in FIG. 11, the application ranges (hit determinations) 92A to 92C are adjusted in correspondence with the ridges 90A to 90C of FIGS. 10 (A) to 10 (C) described above.

  Furthermore, in the third embodiment, a pattern can be used as the action specification. Therefore, the second application ranges 93A to 93C are different from the above-described application ranges (hit determination) 92A to 92C (first application range). Set. In the third embodiment, each application range (first application range 92A to 92C, second application range 93A to 93C) is set in accordance with the weight of the striking portion or the handle. Good. The application range can be set by a rectangular parallelepiped or a cylinder that covers the striking portion and the handle in the three-dimensional space, but is not limited to this.

  Further, as shown in the third embodiment, when both the striking portion and the handle are deformed (when a plurality of deformed portions are deformed), it is necessary to deform while maintaining the respective joining states. That is, there is a restriction that the joint portion in the region indicated by the circle in FIGS. 11B and 11C is deformed so that the striking portion and the handle are not separated from each other.

  For example, in the third embodiment, in the case of the ridge 90B in which the deformation shown in FIG. 11B is performed on the basic shape ridge 90A, there is a merit that the effective range becomes wide, while the center of gravity is far from the fulcrum, There is a demerit that it is difficult to swing. In addition, the bag 90C having the deformation shown in FIG. 11C has a merit that it is easy to receive an enemy attack with the handle, but has a demerit that the center of gravity becomes difficult to swing around from the fulcrum.

<Fourth embodiment>
Next, a fourth example of items will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 12 is a diagram for explaining a fourth example of item setting. In the fourth example of item setting, a shield 100 used by a character is shown as an example of an item. When the user selects the shield 100 as an item, a basic shape shield 100A and bone information associated with the shield 100A are displayed as shown in FIG. In the example of FIG. 12A, six bones (101-1 to 101-6) corresponding to the shape are displayed.

  For example, in the example of FIG. 12B, a shield 100B is shown in which each of the bones 101-1, 101-3, 101-4, and 101-6 is moved in the arrow direction and deformed in the lateral direction. In the example of FIG. 12C, a shield 100C is shown in which each of the bones 101-1 to 101-6 is moved in the arrow direction and deformed in the vertical direction. In the present embodiment, as shown in the fourth example, the shape of the armor used by the character can be changed by moving the bone.

  FIG. 13 is a diagram for explaining the hit determination (application range) for the fourth embodiment. In the example shown in FIG. 13, the application ranges 102A to 102C are adjusted to correspond to the shields 100A to 100C of FIGS. 12 (A) to 12 (C) described above. The application ranges 102A to 102C can be set by a rectangular parallelepiped or the like that covers the shield 100 in a three-dimensional space, but is not limited thereto.

  In the case of the shield 100, it is used as a hit determination for receiving an attack from the enemy. That is, if an attack from an enemy is received within the application range of the shield 100, the character is not damaged. In the case of the shield 100, there is a merit that the larger the area is, the easier it is to receive an attack. On the other hand, there is a demerit that the moving speed decreases due to the weight or the view is blocked and the reaction is delayed.

  For example, in the fourth embodiment, the shield 100B in which the shield 100A having the basic shape is deformed as shown in FIG. 13B has a merit that it is easier to receive an attack from the side, There is a demerit that operation becomes slow because it becomes heavier than the shape. Further, in the case of the shield 100C that has been deformed as shown in FIG. 13C, there is a merit that it is easier to receive an attack from above a flow arrow or the like, but the operation is slow because it is heavier than the basic shape. There is a demerit that

<Fifth embodiment>
Next, a fifth example of items will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 14 is a diagram for explaining a fifth example of item setting. In the fifth example of item setting, a bat 110 in a baseball game or the like is shown as an example of an item.

  When the user selects the bat 110 as an item, the basic shape bat 110A and bone information associated with the bat 110A are displayed as shown in FIG. In the example of FIG. 14, five bones (111-1 to 111-5) corresponding to the shape are displayed.

  For example, in the example of FIG. 14, by manipulating at least one of the bones 111-1 to 111-5, for example, an arrow a (length of the bat 110A) and an arrow b (the core of the bat 110A shown in FIG. 14). The bat 110B deformed in at least one of the width c) and the arrow c (the thickness of the bat 110A) can be generated.

  For example, by making the bat 110 thick, there is a merit that it is easy to hit a ball of change such as a fork ball, but there is a demerit that the swing is delayed because it becomes heavy. In addition, when the bat 110 is deformed long, there is a merit that the swing range is wide and it is easy to hit the ball. On the other hand, it is necessary to strengthen the player who can withstand the size (load) of the bat 110B. There are disadvantages such as delays and an increase in the failure rate of players.

<Sixth embodiment>
Next, a fifth example of items will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 15 is a diagram for explaining a sixth example of item setting. In the sixth example of item setting, an example in which predetermined objects 121 to 123 are generated from a material 120 set in advance as an example of an item is shown.

  In the example of FIG. 15, by selecting a material 120 during execution of a game program such as an escape game, an object (for example, stepladder, key, scoop) or the like that can be created therefrom can be created. The user (game player) can select what to make according to the game situation. Note that the material 120 (item) can be deformed by limiting the material or using it only in limited situations on the game story, etc. so that the degree of freedom of the object that can be generated is not too wide. .

  Each screen shown in the first to sixth embodiments described above is generated by the screen generating means 18 and displayed on the output means 12 such as a display. In addition, when the user moves the bone displayed on the screen using the input unit 11, the item with the various modifications described above is generated, and the customization of the item in the present embodiment is realized.

<Restriction of bone movement amount (degree of deformation)>
Here, the limitation on the amount of bone movement in the above-described embodiment will be described. For example, if the item is a weapon such as a sword or arrow as described above, the weapon is classified into a category (item type) such as “for swing attack” or “for thrust attack”, and different restrictions are applied to each type. Do. For example, the restriction on the amount of bone movement (the amount of deformation from the basic shape) for the item “for swing attack” is “10”, and the restriction on the amount of bone movement for the item “for thrust attack” is “15”. However, the present invention is not limited to this.

  Also, the amount of bone movement may be limited by the type of character used. For example, the restriction on the bone movement amount for the character A is “5”, and the restriction on the bone movement amount for the character B is “20”. However, the present invention is not limited to this.

  Further, the amount of bone movement may be limited by the progress of the game and the character level. For example, in the case of a game having a plurality of stages, the bone movement amount limit is increased by “3” every time the stage is cleared, or the bone movement amount restriction is increased every time the character level increases by “1”. It is increased by 2 ”, but is not limited to this.

  In the present embodiment, a main part that can be deformed may be defined from the appearance of each weapon, and customization such as deformation may be performed on the main part. The definition of the main part can correspond to the design of the weapon, but is preferably a minimum subset that can be associated with the original shape of the weapon in the polygon set of the weapon. For example, all weapons handled in the present embodiment can have a main part other than the gripped part, but is not limited to this.

  Further, when the weapon is “for swing attack”, it can be defined that the main part described above does not protrude the maximum hit determination area (application range). In addition, when the weapon is “for a butt attack”, it may be defined that the main part may protrude a predetermined hit determination area (application range).

  In addition, the various restrictions content with respect to the deformation | transformation mentioned above is not limited to this, You may combine several conditions. The defined contents are stored in the storage means 13 or the like.

<Summary>
As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to realize appropriate customization for items used during a game. The item may be an item used by a character operated by the user, or may be an item in the game that is not used by the character.

  For example, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to customize the length and thickness of the weapon used by the operation target character in an action game or the like. For example, several basic weapon shapes and deformation bones are set, and the user sets a movement value (movement amount) for the part, thereby realizing free deformation for each user. Also, in this embodiment, the speed of weapon swing in the game is adjusted by adjusting the hit determination from the deformed shape or calculating the weight and moment of inertia from the ratio of the size before and after the deformation. Operability, knockback during battle, and effects such as the power of techniques can be reflected. Each of the embodiments described above can be applied to video display technology that does not belong to the category of games.

  The preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, but the present invention is not limited to such specific embodiments, and various modifications, within the scope of the gist of the present invention described in the claims, It can be changed. Moreover, it is also possible to combine a part or all of each Example mentioned above.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Information processing apparatus 11 Input means 12 Output means 13 Storage means 14 Game execution means 15 Item setting means 16 Application range adjustment means 17 Application range reflection means 18 Screen generation means 19 Communication means 20 Control means 31 Input device 32 Output device 33 Drive device 34 Auxiliary storage device 35 Main storage device 36 CPU
37 Communication control device 38 System bus 39 Recording medium 40 Sword 41, 81, 91, 101, 111 Bone 50, 82, 92, 93, 102 Application range 60 Part 70 Enlarged view 80 Arrow 90 槌 100 Shield 110 Butt 120 Material 121- 123 objects

Claims (7)

Game executing means for executing a game selected by a user operation among one or more preset games;
Item setting means for deforming the basic shape by moving a movable part set in advance with respect to the basic shape of the item used in the game being executed;
An application range adjustment unit that adjusts the application range of the item in accordance with the deformation of the item set by the item setting unit;
An information processing apparatus comprising: an application range reflecting unit that reflects the application range adjusted by the application range adjusting unit in the game. The item setting means includes
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the item is deformed by moving a polygon point corresponding to the movable portion among a plurality of polygons constituting the item. The application range adjusting means includes
3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the amount of deformation of the item is adjusted within a range in which the deformation of the item set by the item setting unit does not exceed a predetermined limit. The application range adjusting means includes
The information processing according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a movement amount of the movable portion is adjusted according to a character type of the game using the item or a progress degree of the game. apparatus. The application range reflecting means includes
The at least one of the attack power, defense power, operability of the item, and the effect of using the item is reflected in the game in association with the application range. 5. The information processing apparatus according to any one of 1 to 4. Information processing device
A game execution step of executing a game selected by a user operation among one or a plurality of preset games;
An item setting step for deforming the basic shape by moving a movable part set in advance with respect to the basic shape of the item used in the game being executed;
An application range adjustment step of adjusting the application range of the item in accordance with the deformation of the item set by the item setting step;
A customization method comprising: an application range reflection step of reflecting the application range adjusted in the application range adjustment step in the game. Computer
Game execution means for executing a game selected by a user operation among one or more preset games;
Item setting means for deforming the basic shape by moving a movable part set in advance with respect to the basic shape of the item used in the game being executed,
Application range adjustment means for adjusting the application range of the item in correspondence with the deformation of the item set by the item setting means, and
A customization program for causing an application range adjusted by the application range adjustment unit to function as an application range reflection unit for reflecting the application range in the game.

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