JP2018057606A - Game processing program and information processing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game for smoothly providing a player with a game program or game data while downloading the game program or the game data.SOLUTION: A game processing program is provided, which causes a computer to execute processing for downloading a plurality of data groups obtained by dividing the game program and the game data, executing game processing by using the data groups, the downloading of which is completed, determining the progress situation of downloading of the plurality of data groups, and executing game processing by adding or changing the game processing by using the data groups whose downloading has already been completed in accordance with the progress situation of the downloading of the plurality of data groups and a game operation of the player.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

Description

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

  When a game program is downloaded and used, the player cannot start the game until the download of the game program is completed.

  Therefore, a technique for providing a service that prevents the player from getting bored while downloading the game program has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 to 3). For example, in Patent Document 1, first, a mini game such as a soccer game is provided to a player, points are given when a predetermined result is achieved in the mini game, and points are also given according to the time required for downloading the game program. Is granted. According to this, while downloading the game program, it is possible to avoid the boredom of the player, and as the download time becomes longer, points can be added to obtain the advantage of being advantageous when playing the downloaded game. .

JP 2008-54761 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 08-155145 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 04-156875

  However, with the above technique, the player cannot start the game until the download of the game program is completed. Therefore, the above technique cannot eliminate the player's frustration that he wants to start a game he wants to play immediately.

  Therefore, in one aspect, an object of the present invention is to provide a game smoothly to a player while downloading a game program or game data.

  In one plan, a plurality of data groups obtained by dividing a game program and game data are downloaded in order, a game process is executed using the downloaded data groups, and the progress of downloading of the plurality of data groups is determined. Then, according to the determined download progress of the plurality of data groups and the game operation of the player, the computer executes the process of adding or changing the game process using the data group that has already been downloaded. A game processing program is provided.

  According to one aspect, a game can be smoothly provided to a player while downloading a game program or game data.

The figure which shows an example of the delivery system which concerns on one Embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the hardware constitutions of the information processing apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment. The figure which shows an example of a function structure of the information processing apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the flag which shows the download process and progress of the game which concern on one Embodiment. The flowchart which shows an example of the download process of the game which concerns on one Embodiment. The flowchart which shows an example of the game change process which concerns on one Embodiment. The figure for demonstrating an example of the game change process which concerns on one Embodiment.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In addition, in this specification and drawing, about the component which has the substantially same function structure, the duplicate description is abbreviate | omitted by attaching | subjecting the same code | symbol.

[Distribution system]
First, an example of a distribution system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In the distribution system 100, the distribution server 2 distributes the game program and game data stored in the game storage DB 4 to the personal computer (personal computer) 10a, the game machine 10b, the smartphone 10c, and the like via the communication network 3. The communication network 3 may be, for example, the Internet or a cable television network.

  The personal computer 10a, the game machine 10b, and the smartphone 10c are examples of an information processing apparatus that executes a game based on a downloaded game program and game data. Hereinafter, the personal computer 10a, the game machine 10b, the smartphone 10c, and the like are collectively referred to as the information processing apparatus 10. Other examples of the information processing apparatus 10 include a tablet terminal, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants), a mobile phone, a portable game device, and the like. The information processing apparatus 10 may be a wearable device such as an HMD (Head Mount Display) or an FMD (Face Mount Display).

  When the information processing apparatus 10 selects a game program for executing a game according to the operation of the player and transmits a distribution request for the selected game program to the distribution server 2, the distribution server 2 searches the game accumulation DB 4. The distribution server 2 takes out the game program to be distributed and the game data used in the game program, and distributes them to the information processing apparatus 10. The information processing apparatus 10 downloads a game program and game data, and downloads it to a memory such as a ROM (Random Access Memory). As a result, a game desired by the player can be executed.

  The game program and game data are divided into a plurality of data groups and distributed. Each data group is sequentially transmitted (divided distribution) from the distribution server 2 to the information processing apparatus 10 as a lump of data. The plurality of data groups are preferably divided and distributed for each necessary portion according to the game situation. For example, the plurality of data groups may be divided and distributed for each necessary data group in order from the data group of the first scenario corresponding to the scenario of the game program, or for each predetermined data group regardless of the scenario. It may be divided and distributed.

  Note that “in order” when “sending in order” and “downloading in order” of a plurality of data groups may be “in order of numbers starting from 1” attached to the plurality of data groups, or “in order”. The numbers may be in the order of disjoint, or may be in the order of “two or more data groups corresponding to a plurality of scenarios simultaneously (2 to 4 out of N data groups at once)”.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, for example, the information processing apparatus 10 stores a game program and game data stored in a recording medium 26 a such as a DVD-ROM in a memory such as a RAM 23 via an external I / F (interface) 26. You may download it.

[Hardware configuration of information processing device]
Next, an example of the hardware configuration of the information processing apparatus 10 will be described with reference to FIG. The information processing apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 21, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 22, a RAM 23, and an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) 24. The information processing apparatus 10 also includes a graphic card 25, an external I / F 26, a communication I / F 27, an input I / F 28, a display 29, and a speaker 30. Each part is connected to each other by a bus.

  The ROM 22 is a nonvolatile semiconductor memory that can retain internal data even when the power is turned off. The RAM 23 is a volatile semiconductor memory that temporarily stores programs and data. The ROM 22 and the RAM 23 store programs and data.

  The HDD 24 is a non-volatile storage device that stores programs and data. The HDD 24 may store basic software and application software programs that control the entire information processing apparatus 10. Various databases may be stored in the HDD 24. In the present embodiment, the HDD 24 stores various programs such as a basic processing program and a game program, and various data.

  The CPU 21 reads various programs and various data from the ROM 22 and the HDD 24 onto the RAM 23 and executes various processes, thereby realizing overall control of the information processing apparatus 10 and functions installed in the information processing apparatus 10.

  The external I / F 26 is an interface that connects the information processing apparatus 10 to an external apparatus. The external device includes a recording medium 26a. Thereby, the information processing apparatus 10 can read and write the recording medium 26 a via the external I / F 26. Examples of the recording medium 26a include a CD (Compact Disk), a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk), an SD memory card (SD Memory card), or a USB memory (Universal Serial Bus memory).

  For example, the information processing apparatus 10 can be loaded with a recording medium 26a in which a game program or the like is stored. These programs are read by the external I / F 26 and read into the RAM 23.

  The CPU 21 processes the game program read into the RAM 23 and instructs the graphic card 25 to output an image according to the progress of the game. The graphic card 25 performs image processing of the game to be displayed on the screen according to the instruction, and causes the display 29 to draw the game image. One frame time of an image output from the graphic card 25 is, for example, 1/30 to 1/60 seconds. The graphic card 25 executes drawing of one image for each frame. That is, an image of 30 to 60 frames per second is drawn.

  Further, the CPU 21 processes the various programs read into the RAM 23 and outputs predetermined sounds from the speaker 30 as the game progresses.

  The communication I / F 27 is an interface that connects the information processing apparatus 10 to a network. The communication I / F 27 communicates with other devices such as the distribution server 2 via a communication unit having an antenna.

  The input I / F 28 is an interface connected to an input device such as the controller 40. The controller 40 has operation buttons and direction keys. The player performs a game operation using the controller 40. For example, the player can cause the player character PC to perform a predetermined action by operating an operation button. Further, the player can move the player character PC in a predetermined direction by operating the direction key. The input I / F 28 causes the RAM 23 to store input information based on an input operation performed by the player using the controller 40. When the player operates the controller 40 to instruct the start of the game, the input I / F 28 inputs the instruction information to start the game process.

  When the CPU 21 executes various arithmetic processes such as the movement of the player character PC based on the input information stored in the RAM 23, the input I / F 28 stores game data stored in the RAM 23 in the memory card 28a in accordance with instructions from the CPU 21. Save. Further, the input I / F 28 performs a process of reading the game data at the time of interruption stored in the memory card 28 a and transferring it to the RAM 23.

[Functional configuration of information processing device]
Next, an example of a functional configuration of the information processing apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The information processing apparatus 10 includes a reception unit 11, a game execution unit 12, a recording unit 13, a download unit 14, a determination unit 15, a graphic processing unit 16, a sound processing unit 17, a display unit 18, a sound output unit 19, and a communication unit 20. Have.

  The reception unit 11 receives a game operation of the player. For example, the accepting unit 11 accepts operation of operation keys and direction keys of the controller 40. The game execution unit 12 executes game processing according to the downloaded game program. The game executed in the present embodiment may be a game that is played alone, or may be a communication game that is played jointly with other players that are connected for communication.

  The recording unit 13 records a game DB 131, an item DB 132, and a character DB 133. The game DB 131 stores downloaded game programs and game data. The game program and game data stored in the game DB 131 are programs for executing a predetermined game.

  The recording unit 13 stores a download processing program 134 and a game change processing program 135. The download processing program 134 is a program for sequentially downloading a plurality of data groups into which a game program and game data are divided. The game change processing program 135 is a program for adding and changing a game process using a data group that has already been downloaded in accordance with the progress of the download of the game program and game data and the game operation of the player. is there. The game processing program includes a downloaded game program and game data, a download processing program 134, and a game change processing program 135.

  The download unit 14 sequentially downloads a plurality of data groups into which the game program and game data are divided. The download unit 14 starts the next download after the download of one data group is completed in order from the first data group divided into a plurality of data groups. For example, the game program may be divided into a plurality of data groups according to the scenario. In this case, the download unit 14 sequentially downloads data groups for each scenario.

  FIG. 4A shows an example of the game program and game data of “Game A” stored in the game DB 131. The download unit 14 includes a game program and game data group (hereinafter referred to as “first scenario data group”), a second scenario data group,. Downloaded in order of data group. The game execution unit 12 executes the game process of “game A” using the data group in which the download of the data of “game A” is completed. At this time, there may be a data group being downloaded or an undownloaded data group of “Game A”.

  The determination unit 15 determines the progress of downloading a plurality of data groups. As shown in FIG. 4B, when “game A” is divided into n data groups, the download progress of the n (n ≧ 2) scenario data groups to be downloaded is n. It is managed by flags F1 to Fn. The initial values of the flags F1 to Fn are “0”, and when downloading of the data group of each scenario is completed, the corresponding flag F is changed from “0” to “1”. For example, when the download of the data group of the first scenario is completed, “1” is assigned to the flag F1. The recording unit 13 stores in the game DB 131 a data group of scenarios that have been downloaded. The game execution unit 12 adds or changes the game process using the data group that has already been downloaded according to the determined download progress of each data group and the game operation of the player.

  The determination unit 15 may estimate the time from the completion of downloading of one data group to the completion of downloading of the next data group. The game execution part 12 may set the content of a game process change according to the estimated time. The game execution unit 12 has already responded to the player's game operation while executing the game process using one data group or until the next data group is downloaded after the game ends. You may perform the game change process which added or changed the game content using the data group which completed the download. When it is determined that the download of the next data group has been completed, the game executing unit 12 ends the execution of the added or changed game process, and executes the game process using the next data group.

  The game process is changed in accordance with the game operation of the player. At least one of addition of a game scenario, change of a scenario, addition of a game item, change of an item, addition of a game character, and change of a character. It can be.

  The graphic processing unit 16 is connected to the display unit 18, and outputs a video signal to the display unit 18 when a drawing command is output from the game execution unit 12. Thereby, the display part 18 displays the image of a game according to progress of a game.

  The sound processing unit 17 is connected to the sound output unit 19, and outputs a sound signal to the sound output unit 19 when a sound output instruction command is output from the game execution unit 12. Thereby, the sound output part 19 outputs the audio | voice and sound according to progress of a game. The communication unit 20 communicates with other devices such as the distribution server 2.

  Note that the function of the recording unit 13 is realized by, for example, the ROM 22, the RAM 23, the HDD 24, or a server on the cloud connected to the information processing apparatus 10 via the network illustrated in FIG. The function of the reception unit 11 is realized by the input I / F 28 or the external I / F 26, for example. The functions of the game execution unit 12, the download unit 14, the determination unit 15, and the sound processing unit 17 are processes executed by the CPU 21 by a game processing program including, for example, a downloaded game program, a download processing program 134, and a game change processing program 135. It is realized by.

  The function of the graphic processing unit 16 is realized by the graphic card 25, for example. The function of the display unit 18 is realized by the display 29, for example. The function of the sound output part 19 is implement | achieved by the speaker 30, for example.

  The function of the communication unit 20 is realized by the communication I / F 27, for example. For example, when at least one of the game DB 131, the item DB 132, and the character DB 133 is stored in another device such as the game storage DB 4 on the cloud, the communication unit 20 receives necessary information from the other device.

  Note that FIG. 3 is a block diagram focusing on functions, and each unit shown in these functional blocks can be realized by hardware only, software only, or a combination of hardware and software.

[Download process]
Next, an example of download processing according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an example of download processing according to the present embodiment. When the download process of FIG. 5 is started, the determination unit 15 assigns “0” to n flags F (= flags F1 to Fn) and initializes them (step S10). Next, the communication unit 20 accesses the distribution server 2 (step S12). The download unit 14 selects a game that the player wants to play from the game accumulation DB 4 according to the operation of the player (step S14). For example, when the game program and game data relating to the selected game are divided into N (N is greater than 1) scenario data groups, the download unit 14 sets the variable n in which “0” is substituted for the initial value. “1” is added, and the download of the data group of the nth scenario when the selected game is divided into the data groups of N scenarios is started (step S16). The variable n indicates the number of the downloaded data group among the numbers assigned in ascending order to the data group of each scenario when the game is divided into N scenarios.

  Next, the download unit 14 executes download processing until the download of the data group of the nth scenario is completed (step S17).

  Next, the download unit 14 determines whether or not the download of the first scenario data group has been completed (step S18). If the download unit 14 determines that the download of the data group of the nth scenario has not been completed, the download unit 14 returns to step S17 and continues the download. On the other hand, when the download unit 14 determines that the download of the data group of the nth scenario is completed, the download unit 14 substitutes “1” for a flag Fn (here, F1) corresponding to the nth scenario (step S20).

  Next, the download unit 14 determines whether or not the variable n is equal to or greater than the number N of data groups to be downloaded (step S22). At this time, since the variable n is smaller than N (that is, the download of all data groups is not completed), the download unit 14 returns to step S16, adds “1” to n, and the nth scenario Download of the data group is started, and the processes of subsequent steps S17 to S22 are repeated. As a result, as shown in FIG. 4, the download of the first scenario data group is completed, and after “1” is assigned to the flag F1, the download of the second scenario data group is started and the download is completed. When this is done, “1” is assigned to the flag F2.

  When the processing of S18 to S22 is repeated n times and the downloading of the data group of the nth scenario is completed, the downloading of all the data of the game A is completed, and all the flags F1 to Fn are assigned to “1”. . At this time, the download unit 14 determines in step S22 that the variable n is equal to or greater than the number N of data groups to be downloaded, and ends this process.

[Game change processing]
Next, an example of the game change process according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an example of the game change process according to the present embodiment. FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining an example of the game change process according to the present embodiment. The game change process according to the present embodiment can be executed independently or in parallel with the download process shown in FIG.

  When the game change process of FIG. 6 is started, the game execution unit 12 assigns “1” to the variable m (step S30). The variable m is a variable for searching a data group that has already been downloaded from numbers assigned in ascending order to the data group of each scenario when the game is divided into N scenarios.

  The determination unit 15 determines whether or not the flag Fm is “1” (step S32). At this time, it is determined whether the flag F1 is “1”. In step S16 of the download process in FIG. 5, the download of the data group of the nth (for example, n = 1) scenario starts. During the download process in step S17, the value of Fm (for example, Fm = F1) is “0”. Is. When the download of the data group of the first scenario is completed, the value of F1 becomes “1”. In this way, until the download of the data group of the first scenario is completed, the flag F1 is “0”, and thus step S32 is repeated.

  When the download of the data group of the first scenario is completed, the flag F1 is assigned to “1”. Thus, when the determination unit 15 determines that the flag F1 is “1” in step S32, the game execution unit 12 uses the data group of the mth scenario (here, the first scenario) that has been downloaded. The game is executed (step S34).

  According to this, even if downloading of all of the game program and game data is not completed, if downloading of one data group is completed, a game using the data group can be provided to the player. In addition, while the game using one data group is being provided to the player, the next data group can be downloaded, so that the player can smoothly play the game without causing the player to feel the download waiting time. Can be provided.

For example, in FIG. 7, when the download of the data group of the first scenario is completed at time t ₀ (that is, when the flag F1 is assigned to “1”), the first scenario of the selected game is started. The player character PC1 moves according to the player's operation. When the player character PC1 selects the right road RP1 according to the player's operation, the player character PC1 can move along the road on the horse T2. When the player character PC1 selects the left road LP1 according to the player's operation, the player character PC1 can obtain the treasure T1. The right road RP1 can move to the top of the second scenario in a shorter time than the left road LP1, and the data group of the first scenario in the game can be completed more quickly.

  Returning to FIG. 6, next, the determination unit 15 determines whether or not the variable m is equal to or greater than the number N of data groups to be downloaded (step S36). At this time, since the variable m is “1”, the download unit 14 determines that the variable m is smaller than N (that is, download of all data groups is not completed), and sets the variable m to “1”. "Is added (step S38).

  Next, the determination unit 15 determines whether or not the flag Fm is “1” (step S40). During the execution of the download process, the value of Fm (for example, Fm = F2) is “0”. When the download of the data group of the second scenario is completed, the value of F2 becomes “1”. At this time, it is determined whether the flag F2 is “1”. When the flag F2 is not “1”, the determination unit 15 determines that the download of the data group of the second scenario is not completed, and the (m−1) th scenario before the data group of the mth scenario being downloaded. It is determined whether or not the game using the data group is completed (step S42). Here, it is determined whether or not the game using the first scenario data group in the game has ended.

  If the determination unit 15 determines that the game using the (m−1) th scenario data group has not ended, the game execution unit 12 continues the game using the (m−1) th scenario data group. (Step S44). Subsequently, the process returns to step S40, and the game executing unit 12 performs steps S40 to S44 until the flag Fm is substituted for “1” or the game using the data group of the (m−1) th scenario is finished. Repeat the process.

  In step S40, if the player has won the game using the data group of the (m-1) scenario before the downloading of the data group of the mth scenario is completed (that is, the flag Fm = 0), the process proceeds to step S40. "No" is determined, and "Yes" is determined in step S42. In this case, the game execution unit 12 changes the game process using the (m−1) th scenario data group to a game process that can be executed using the downloaded data group in accordance with the game operation of the player. Or, a game process that can be executed using the downloaded data group is added. Then, the game execution unit 12 executes the changed or added game (step S46), and returns to step S40.

  At this time, the determination unit 15 may estimate the time from the completion of the download of the (m−1) th scenario data group to the completion of the download of the mth scenario data group. Thereby, the game execution unit 12 determines the game change content or additional content using the data group of the mth scenario according to the estimated time, and changes the game processing based on the determined game change content or additional content. You may add and execute.

  The change and addition of the game process are performed according to the player's operation using the data already downloaded to the information processing apparatus 10. For example, as shown in FIG. 7 (b), when the player performs an operation of moving the player character PC1 to the right road RP1 on the bifurcated road displayed during the game, the data to be downloaded If the group is divided not by scenario but by the game program and game data executed on the right road RP1 and the game program and game data executed on the left road LP1, priority is given to downloading the data on the right road RP1. The download of the data on the left road LP1 is postponed. In this case, the game execution unit 12 changes the game so that the player character PC1 cannot easily reach the goal by bypassing the left road LP1 where data download is postponed even when the game process is changed. May be. The game execution unit 12 changes or adds the game so that the player character PC1 can easily end the first scenario without detouring the right road RP1 where the download of the data group is prioritized than the left road LP1. Also good.

In FIG. 7A, downloading of the first scenario data group in the game is started at time t ₀ , and the second scenario is performed at time t ₁ when the player ends the game using the first scenario data group. Download of the data group is completed, and “1” is assigned to F2. Therefore, game can begin using immediately data group in the second scenario at time t _1. In addition, since the download of the second scenario data group has already been completed at time t ₁ , in the game using the second scenario data group, a new use is made when the download of the second scenario data group is completed. It is possible to use the player character PC2 that has become capable of doing so. In the game using the data group of the second scenario, the central road MP can be selected by the player character PC2 that can be newly used after the download of the data group of the second scenario is completed. Is added. If you go on the right road RP2, you will find a dead end, the central road MP has a pitfall T4, and if you go on the left road LP2, there is a resting place T3.

On the other hand, in FIG. 7B, the download of the second scenario data group is not completed at the time t ₁ when the player ends the game using the first scenario data group. Therefore, it is impossible game to start using the data immediately group in the second scenario at time t _1.

In this case, the game execution unit 12, the player from the time t ₁ which ends the game using the data group of the first scenario estimated time to t _{1 'the} downloading of the data group in the second scenario completed time (t ₁ The game of the first scenario is changed using the data group in which the executable game has already been downloaded at '-t ₁ ), or a game of a new scenario is added after the game of the first scenario. At this time, in the example of FIG. 7B, the game execution unit 12 adds a game scenario, that is, adds a new scenario to the first scenario and executes it at time (t ₁ ′ −t ₁ ). Yes. Thereby, the player can continue the game without being bored until the download of the data group of the next scenario is completed. As a result, while the next data group is downloaded at time (t ₁ ′ −t ₁ ), the game can be smoothly provided without causing the player to feel it.

  The change or addition of the game process performed by the game execution unit 12 is not limited to the change or addition of the scenario. The change or addition of the game process may be, for example, at least one of a scenario change, a scenario addition, a game item change, an item addition, a game character change, and a character addition. Specific examples of changes or additions to the game process include creating new items, creating a way to the goal, placing a new gate, opening and closing at a predetermined time, building a bridge over a river at a predetermined time, branching process (For example, a bifurcated road or a trifurcated road).

For example, in a game played at time (t ₁ ′ −t ₁ ), the data of the player character PC 2 has not yet been downloaded and cannot be used. Therefore, the game process may be changed such that the player character PC1 appears instead of the player character PC2. In addition, the game process is changed by setting a road RP1 ′, which is a longer road RP1 on the right side of the first scenario, and a road LP1 ′, which is a meandering road RP1 on the left side of the first scenario. The game process may be changed so that the walking player character PC1 can acquire weapons (items) T5 and T6. At time (t ₁ ′ −t ₁ ), the game execution unit 12 executes the game by adding and changing a range that can be changed by data already stored in the game DB 131, the item DB 132, and the character DB 133.

  Returning to FIG. 6, when the download of the next data group is completed and “1” is assigned to the flag Fm, the determination unit 15 determines “Yes” in step S40, and the game execution unit 12 The game process in progress is terminated in accordance with the game start scene using the mth scenario data group (step S48). Next, the game execution unit 12 returns to step S34, executes a game using the data group of the mth scenario, which is the next scenario, and repeats the processing after step S34. When the variable m becomes equal to or greater than the number N of game data groups in step S36, the process is terminated.

  For example, if the game using the data group of the (m−1) th scenario has not ended when the process proceeds to step S48, the game executing unit 12 determines that the (m−1) th scenario of the (m−1) scenario is in accordance with the operation of the player. The game using the data group is continued, and when the game using the data group of the (m−1) th scenario is finished, the process returns to step S34.

On the other hand, when the process proceeds to step S48, if the game using the (m−1) th scenario data group has already ended, the game execution unit 12 starts the game using the mth scenario data group. The game changed or added so as to be performed at the time (t ₁ ′ −t ₁ ) is terminated, and the process returns to step S34.

  For example, FIG. 7B will be described as an example of ending a game that has been changed or added in accordance with the game start scene using the mth scenario data group. When the download of the data group of the second scenario is completed, when the player character PC1 is on the right road PR1 ′, the game execution unit 12 opens the door D2 provided on the right road RP1 ′, and the second scenario End the game while changing the game to connect the game to the start scene. Thereby, when the data group of the next scenario is downloaded, it is possible to naturally shift to the game using the data group of the next scenario while changing the game being executed at that time.

  If the game using the data group of the second scenario has not ended when the process proceeds to step S48 in FIG. 6, the game execution unit 12 responds to the player's operation as shown in FIG. 7A. Then, the game using the data group of the first scenario in the game is continued, and when the data group of the first scenario in the game is finished, the game using the data group of the second scenario is started immediately.

  As described above, in the game processing according to the above-described embodiment, even if the download of all scenarios is not completed among the selected games, the scenario for one data group that has been downloaded is not complete. You can run the game. In addition, even when the game of the data group of one scenario is finished before the download of the next data group is completed, the player sets a scenario that can be changed or added using the existing data group. And play games. Thereby, even before the download of all data groups is completed, the player can enjoy a desired game without feeling bored or irritated due to the download waiting time.

  Furthermore, in the game processing according to the above-described embodiment, the game scenario or the like is changed so that when the download of the next data group is completed, the transition to the game for the scenario of the next data group can be smoothly performed. Thereby, the player can enjoy the game without losing a sense of immersion in the game.

  Although the game processing program and the information processing apparatus have been described in the above embodiment, the game processing program and the information processing apparatus according to the present invention are not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications are possible within the scope of the present invention. And improvements are possible. In addition, when there are a plurality of the above-described embodiments and modifications, they can be combined within a consistent range.

  In the above embodiment, the game is divided into data groups for each scenario and downloaded in order, but the unit of the data group to be downloaded is not limited to the scenario. For example, the unit of the data group to be downloaded may be a download for each character or a download for each item in addition to the scenario. The unit of the data group to be downloaded may be a data group of a necessary part depending on the game aspect.

2 Distribution server 3 Communication network 4 Game storage DB
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Information processing apparatus 10a Personal computer 10b Game machine 10c Smartphone 11 Reception part 12 Game execution part 13 Recording part 14 Download part 15 Determination part 16 Graphic processing part 17 Sound processing part 18 Display part 19 Sound output part 20 Communication part 21 CPU
22 ROM
23 RAM
24 HDD
25 Graphic card 26 External I / F
26a Recording medium 27 Communication I / F
28 Input I / F
28a Memory card 29 Display 30 Speaker 40 Controller 100 Distribution system 131 Game DB
132 Item DB
133 Character DB
134 Download processing program 135 Game change processing program

Claims (8)

Download multiple data groups that are divided into game programs and game data in order,
Perform game processing using the data group that has been downloaded,
Determining the download progress of the plurality of data groups;
In accordance with the determined download progress of the plurality of data groups and the game operation of the player, the game process is added or changed using the already downloaded data group, and executed.
A game processing program for causing a computer to execute processing. When it is determined that the download progress status is a status where downloading of one data group downloaded before and after among a plurality of data groups is completed and downloading of the next data group is not completed, After the game using the data group is completed or while the game is being executed until the download of the next data group is completed, the downloaded data group according to the game operation of the player Add or change the game process using
The game processing program according to claim 1. When it is determined that the download of the next data group has been completed, the execution of the added or changed game process is terminated, and the game process using the next data group is executed.
The game processing program according to claim 2. Download the plurality of data groups divided according to the game program scenario in order,
After the game using the data group of one scenario is completed or while the game is being executed until the download of the next data group is completed, the data group of the one scenario is The game to be executed is added to the range that can be changed by the data group that has already been downloaded and executed.
The game processing program according to claim 2 or 3. Until the download of the last data group is completed, after the game using the one data group downloaded before and after the end or during the execution of the game, the next data group Until the download is completed, repeatedly adding and changing the game process using the data group already downloaded according to the game operation of the player,
The game processing program as described in any one of Claims 2-4. Estimating the time from the completion of the download of the one data group to the completion of the download of the next data group,
Set the addition or change of the game process according to the estimated time,
Add or change a game process based on the set change and execute it,
The game processing program as described in any one of Claims 2-5. The change of the game process is performed in accordance with the game operation of the player, such as addition of a game scenario, change of the scenario, addition of a game item, change of the item, addition of a game character, change of the character At least one of the
The game processing program as described in any one of Claims 1-5. A download unit for sequentially downloading a plurality of data groups into which a game program and game data are divided;
A game execution unit that executes a game process using the data group that has been downloaded;
A determination unit that determines the progress of download of the plurality of data groups,
The game execution unit adds or changes a game process using a data group that has already been downloaded according to the determined download progress of the plurality of data groups and the game operation of the player. apparatus.

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