JP2018015374A - Game program and game device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide comfortable play in a manual transmission mode with fewer development man-hours in a racing game that has two modes, automatic transmission and manual transmission.SOLUTION: A computer is caused to perform processing that performs the following: gear control and display control by automatic transmission when a transmission mode selected by a player is acquired and the mode is automatic; gear control by automatic transmission when the mode is manual; and display control in accordance with a gear position instructed by the player.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

  The present invention relates to a game program and a game device.

  As a genre of video games, there is a racing game in which a virtual car is driven in a virtual space to compete for driving time and the like, and has a strong popularity. Note that many racing games can be enjoyed not only on home and arcade game machines but also on mobile terminals such as smartphones.

  In general racing games, in many cases, the automatic transmission (AT: Automatic Transmission) and the manual transmission (MT: Manual Transmission) adopted in actual vehicles can be switched (see Patent Document 1). reference). The manual transmission is advantageous in performing appropriate driving according to the situation, but requires a gear change in a timely manner, and is therefore much more difficult than an automatic transmission.

  For this reason, it is difficult for beginners to enjoy manual transmission easily, and the range of selection has been narrowed. Especially on smartphones, etc., gear changes are often performed by tapping buttons on the screen, etc., but the operability is inferior to arcade game machines with shift levers, making it difficult to change gears in a timely manner. It was even more difficult.

  In addition, beginners may choose manual transmission without being conscious, and in that case, it is not possible to run sufficiently, so it is not possible to finish within the prescribed time and clear the stage become unable. As a result, there is a problem that the game is stopped before the fun of the game is known.

  On the other hand, when two modes of automatic transmission and manual transmission are provided, there is a problem in that the number of game program development man-hours cannot be reduced because individual tuning is required for improving playability.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-135965

  As mentioned above, in a racing game with two modes, automatic transmission and manual transmission, beginners cannot easily enjoy it, and there is a possibility that it will reduce the willingness by making wrong choices, and the development man-hours There was a problem in terms of.

  The present invention has been proposed in view of the above-described conventional problems, and its object is to provide a comfortable play in the manual transmission mode in a racing game having two modes of automatic transmission and manual transmission. It is to provide with a small development man-hour.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, in the present invention, the transmission mode selected by the player is acquired, and when the mode is automatic, gear control and display control are performed by the automatic transmission. In the case of manual, gear control is performed by an automatic transmission, and the computer is caused to execute a process of performing display control according to the gear position instructed by the player.

  In the present invention, in a racing game having two modes of an automatic transmission and a manual transmission, a comfortable play in the manual transmission mode can be provided with a small development man-hour.

It is a figure which shows the function structural example of a game device. It is a figure which shows the hardware structural example of a game device. It is a flowchart (the 1) which shows the process example of embodiment. It is a flowchart (the 2) which shows the process example of embodiment. It is FIG. (1) which shows an example of a screen. It is FIG. (2) which shows an example of a screen.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described.

<Configuration>
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a functional configuration example of a game apparatus (information processing apparatus) 1. In FIG. 1, the game apparatus 1 includes an operation input unit 11, a game progress control unit 12, a vehicle body simulator 13, course data 14, vehicle body data 15, player data 16, a screen display unit 17, and an audio output unit 18. . In addition to the automobile, the vehicle body may be a traveling body (moving body) such as a ship, a bicycle, a motorcycle, an aircraft, or an animal.

  The operation input unit 11 has a function of accepting an operation by a player. As operations by the player, steering wheel operations (such as tilting the main body in the case of smartphones), gear shift operations (such as tapping buttons on the screen), accelerator operations (such as tapping buttons on the screen), brake operations (on the screen) Button taps, etc.).

  The game progress control unit 12 has a function of controlling the progress of the racing game, and performs video / audio generation during running, such as player registration, login, vehicle body selection, vehicle body setting change, course selection, and the like.

  The vehicle body simulator 13 has a function of simulating the movement of the vehicle body according to the steering wheel operation, the accelerator operation, the brake operation, the vehicle body setting, and the road surface data (road surface inclination, road surface state, etc.) by the player. The vehicle body simulator 13 may be a part of the game progress control unit 12.

  The course data 14 holds course road surface data, peripheral objects (buildings, trees, spectators, etc.), backgrounds (sky, clouds, mountains, etc.) and the like for each course. The vehicle body data 15 holds data such as appearance, running performance, accessories, and engine sound for each vehicle type. The player data 16 holds data such as the player's display name and running history.

  The screen display unit 17 has a function of displaying (outputting) game images. The sound output unit 18 has a function of outputting game sound.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration example of the game apparatus 1 and illustrates an example realized in a mobile terminal such as a smartphone. Note that the game apparatus 1 may be realized by an arcade game machine, a home game machine, a portable game machine, or the like.

  2, the game apparatus 1 includes a power supply system 101, a main system 102 including a processor 103, a memory controller 104, and a peripheral interface 105, and a storage unit 106.

  The game apparatus 1 also includes an external port 107, a high frequency circuit 108, an antenna 109, an audio circuit 110, a speaker 111, a microphone 112, a proximity sensor 113, and a GPS (Global Positioning System) circuit 114. ing.

  The game apparatus 1 also includes an input / output (I / O) subsystem 115 including a display controller 116, an optical sensor controller 117, and an input controller 118, a touch-responsive display system 119, an optical sensor 120, and an input unit 121. And.

  The functions of the game apparatus 1 described with reference to FIG. 1 are realized by executing a predetermined program in the processor 103. The program may be acquired via a recording medium, may be acquired via a network, or may be embedded in a ROM.

<Operation>
FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a processing example of the above-described embodiment, and shows gear control and video / audio control during traveling. In addition, although the case where the player selects either the automatic transmission (AT) mode or the manual transmission (MT) mode at the start of the game will be described, the mode may be switched during the game.

  In FIG. 3, when the process is started, the game progress control unit 12 branches the process depending on whether the mode selected by the player is an automatic transmission (AT) or a manual transmission (MT) (step S1).

  When the automatic transmission (AT) mode is selected, the vehicle body simulator 13 simulates gear control and vehicle body movement (vehicle speed, engine speed, travel position, etc.) based on the automatic transmission (AT) (step S2). ). Then, the game progress control unit 12 displays the current vehicle speed, gear position, and engine speed obtained by the simulation, and outputs an engine sound corresponding to the engine speed (step S3). The engine sound may be the same engine speed, but different sound sources may be used depending on whether the engine speed increases or decreases. Then, the process is repeated from step S2.

  FIG. 4 shows a processing example of the gear control by the automatic transmission (AT) and the simulation of the movement of the vehicle body.

  In FIG. 4, the vehicle body simulator 13 increases the engine speed to exceed a predetermined first threshold value and should increase the gear position by one speed, or decreases the engine speed and falls below a predetermined second threshold value to the gear position. It is determined whether the first speed should be reduced or not (step S21). The initial gear position is “1st speed”. There is a fixed relationship between the engine speed, vehicle speed, and gear position. (The vehicle speed at the hour is calculated by multiplying the engine speed by the gear ratio according to the gear position and multiplying by the constant tire circumference. Converted to distance). The vehicle speed and engine speed change due to accelerator operation, brake operation, road surface inclination, cornering (handle operation), collision, and the like. For this reason, gear control may be performed according to the vehicle speed instead of the engine speed.

  When it is determined that the first speed should be increased, the vehicle body simulator 13 increases the gear position by the first speed (step S22). If the uppermost gear has already been reached, the gear position is not changed and the current state is maintained.

  If it is determined that the first speed should be lowered, the vehicle body simulator 13 lowers the gear position by the first speed (step S23). If the lowest gear has already been reached, the gear position is not changed and the current state is maintained.

  If none of these apply, the gear position is not changed and the current state is maintained.

  Next, the vehicle body simulator 13 simulates the movement of the vehicle body (vehicle speed, engine speed, travel position, etc.) (step S24).

  Returning to FIG. 3, when the manual transmission (MT) mode is selected by the player, the vehicle body simulator 13 simulates the gear control by the automatic transmission (AT) and the movement of the vehicle (vehicle speed, engine speed, running position, etc.). (Step S4). That is, even if the manual transmission (MT) mode is selected by the player, internally, gear control by the automatic transmission (AT) and simulation of the movement of the vehicle body are performed. Since the gear control by the automatic transmission (AT) and the simulation of the movement of the vehicle body are the same as those shown in FIG. 4, the description thereof is omitted.

  Next, the game progress control unit 12 acquires the gear position by the player operation (step S5), and calculates the engine speed on the display by the gear position by the player operation from the vehicle speed (step S6).

  Next, the game progress control unit 12 displays the gear position by the player operation on the screen (step S7).

  Next, the game progress control unit 12 displays a value (for example, an intermediate value) between the already calculated engine speed on the display and the engine speed displayed on the previous screen (step S8). This is to produce naturalness by gradually changing the display of the engine speed to give the player a sense of incongruity.

  The game progress control unit 12 outputs an engine sound corresponding to the engine speed actually displayed on the screen (step S9). The engine sound may be the same engine speed, but different sound sources may be used depending on whether the engine speed increases or decreases.

  Then, the process is repeated from the gear control by the automatic transmission (AT) and the simulation of the movement of the vehicle body (step S4).

  5 and 6 show examples of screen display. In FIG. 5, the back of the vehicle C is displayed at the center of the screen, and a gear shift up button B1, a shift down button B2 and a number G indicating the gear position are displayed at the lower left. In the lower right of the screen, a speedometer M1 indicating the vehicle speed and a tachometer M2 indicating the engine speed are displayed. The display of the engine speed includes both the case of displaying the gauge by the tachometer M2 and the case of displaying the speed by a direct number.

  In FIG. 6, in place of the buttons B1 and B2 in FIG. 5, buttons B11 to B16 from the first gear to the sixth gear imitating a shift lever are displayed, and the gear position buttons are highlighted.

<Summary>
As described above, according to the present embodiment, in the racing game having two modes of automatic transmission and manual transmission, the internal processing is unified to control by the automatic transmission, and both are naturally displayed on the display. Therefore, even a beginner can comfortably play in the manual transmission mode without inconvenience.

  In addition, since internal processing is unified with control by an automatic transmission, tuning for improving playability needs to be performed only for the mode of the automatic transmission, which can contribute to a reduction in development man-hours.

  The present invention has been described above by the preferred embodiments of the present invention. While the invention has been described with reference to specific embodiments, various modifications and changes may be made to these embodiments without departing from the broad spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the claims. Obviously you can. In other words, the present invention should not be construed as being limited by the details of the specific examples and the accompanying drawings.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game device 11 Operation input part 12 Game progress control part 13 Car body simulator 14 Course data 15 Car body data 16 Player data 17 Screen display part 18 Audio | voice output part C Own vehicle B1, B2, B11-B16 Button M1 Speedometer M2 Tachometer G Number

Claims (5)

Get the transmission mode selected by the player,
If the mode is automatic, perform gear control and display control by automatic transmission,
When the mode is manual, perform gear control by automatic transmission, and perform display control according to the gear position instructed by the player.
A game program for causing a computer to execute processing. Display control when the mode is manual displays the gear position of the player operation, the vehicle speed, and the engine speed on the display calculated from the vehicle speed by the gear position of the player operation.
The game program according to claim 1. The engine speed on the display is a value between the engine speed calculated from the vehicle speed based on the gear position of the player operation and the engine speed displayed immediately before.
The game program according to claim 2. Outputting an engine sound corresponding to the engine speed on the display;
The game program according to claim 2 or 3, wherein Means for obtaining a transmission mode selected by the player;
If the mode is automatic, means for performing gear control and display control by an automatic transmission;
A game apparatus comprising: means for performing gear control by an automatic transmission when the mode is manual, and performing display control in accordance with a gear position instructed by a player.

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