JP2018094026A - Game program, method, and information processing unit - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve interest of a competition type game.SOLUTION: A game program (131) allows a processor (10) to execute a step (step S112) for acquiring evaluation information for showing evaluation related to a ball flicking operation, and a step (step S113) for controlling, according to the evaluation information, display of a striking assisting object for assisting operation of a user by being displayed on a display part.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

  The present disclosure relates to a game program, a method for executing a game, and an information processing apparatus.

  Various businesses provide game programs for displaying a character in a virtual space and allowing a user to operate the character to advance the game. For example, games related to sports such as tennis, table tennis, dodgeball, baseball, soccer, and hockey are provided.

  The game can be provided as a so-called battle game in which characters operated by each of a plurality of users battle each other. For example, in Patent Documents 1 and 2, two users are divided into an attack side and a defensive side, and exchangeable information is exchanged between terminals on the attacking side and the defensive side. A game has been proposed. Further, in the battle game, a virtual object related to the attack is displayed on the attacking terminal (see, for example, Patent Documents 3 to 5). These virtual objects support the user's attack operation.

JP 2006-263069 A (released on October 5, 2006) Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-010549 (released on January 14, 2003) Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2015-112354 (released on June 22, 2015) JP2015-131041A (released July 23, 2015) Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2005-199081 (published July 28, 2005)

  The competitive game does not proceed as determined by the game program in advance, but is interesting in that the result changes according to the operation contents of the user of each terminal. In particular, the interest of a competitive game is found in that the skill of each user's operation divides the game.

  This disclosure pays attention to this point, and provides a game program or the like that improves the interest of a competitive game by dynamically changing the display result of the virtual object according to the operation content of the counterpart terminal.

  A competitive game program according to the present disclosure is executed in a second computer that competes with the first computer, which includes a processor, a memory, and a display unit. In the game based on the game program, the first character performs a launching action for moving the moving body based on the first operation performed by the first user of the first computer in the game space, and the second computer Based on the second operation performed by the second user, the second character proceeds by performing a striking action for exerting an action on the moving moving body. The game program includes, in the evaluation information, a step of obtaining evaluation information representing evaluation related to the ball-emitting action, and a display of a hitting support object that supports the second operation of the second user by being displayed on the display unit. And a step of controlling accordingly.

  The method according to the present disclosure is a method in which a second computer that competes with a first computer, which includes a processor, a memory, and a display unit, executes a battle-type game program. In the game based on the game program, the first character performs a launching action for moving the moving body based on the first operation performed by the first user of the first computer in the game space, and the second computer Based on the second operation performed by the second user, the second character proceeds by performing a striking action for exerting an action on the moving moving body. According to the method, the processor obtains evaluation information representing an evaluation related to the ball motion, and displays a hitting support object that supports the second operation of the second user by being displayed on the display unit according to the evaluation information. And controlling.

  An information processing apparatus according to the present disclosure includes a storage unit that stores a battle-type game program, a control unit that controls the operation of the information processing apparatus by executing the game program, and a display unit. In the game based on the game program, the first character performs a launching action for moving the moving body based on the first operation performed by the first user as the opponent in the game space, and the information processing apparatus Based on the second operation performed by the second user, the second character proceeds by performing a striking action for exerting an action on the moving moving body. A control part acquires evaluation information showing evaluation regarding ball-emitting action, and controls the display of the hitting support object which supports the 2nd user's 2nd operation by being displayed on a display part according to evaluation information.

  According to one aspect of the present invention, there is an effect of improving the interest of a game.

It is a figure which shows the hardware constitutions of a game system. It is a block diagram which shows a functional structure required when a user terminal functions as a striking side user terminal. It is an example of the game screen of a battle | competition type baseball game produced | generated by the control part of the striking side user terminal. It is a figure which shows an example of the data structure of a display mode table. It is a figure which shows the flow of a process of each user terminal which performs a competitive baseball game. It is an example of the game screen of the battle | competition type baseball game produced | generated by the control part of the batting side user terminal which concerns on Embodiment 4. FIG.

Embodiment 1
A game system according to the present disclosure is a system for providing a game to a plurality of users. Hereinafter, the game system will be described with reference to the drawings. It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to these exemplifications, but is defined by the scope of claims, and is intended to include all modifications within the meaning and scope equivalent to the scope of claims. The In the following description, the same reference numerals are given to the same elements in the description of the drawings, and repeated description is not repeated.

(Hardware configuration of game system 1)
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the game system 1. The game system 1 includes a plurality of user terminals 100 and a server 200 as illustrated. Each user terminal 100 is connected to the server 200 via the network 2. The network 2 includes various mobile communication systems constructed by the Internet and a radio base station (not shown). Examples of the mobile communication system include a so-called 3G and 4G mobile communication system, LTE (Long Term Evolution), and a wireless network (for example, Wi-Fi (registered trademark)) that can be connected to the Internet through a predetermined access point. .

  Server 200 may be a general purpose computer such as a workstation or a personal computer. The server 200 includes a processor 20, a memory 21, a storage 22, a communication IF 23, and an input / output IF 24. These components included in the server 200 are electrically connected to each other via a communication bus.

  The user terminal 100 (first computer, second computer, information processing apparatus) may be a mobile terminal such as a smartphone, a feature phone, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), or a tablet computer. As illustrated, the user terminal 100 includes a processor 10, a memory 11, a storage 12, a communication interface (IF) 13, an input / output IF 14, and a touch screen 15 (display unit). These components included in the user terminal 100 are electrically connected to each other via a communication bus.

  When the game system 1 is a competitive baseball game, each team is operated by the first user terminal 100 and the second user terminal 100 communicating via the server 200. The competitive baseball game progresses while the team's offense and defense are changed every inning. Hereinafter, in a certain inning, the first user terminal 100 that operates the team on the defensive side (especially, operates the pitching by the pitcher character) is referred to as a pitching-side user terminal 100A (first computer). In addition, the second user terminal 100 that operates the attacking team (particularly, controls the batting by the batter character) is referred to as a batting user terminal 100B (second computer, information processing apparatus). When it is not necessary to distinguish between the two, the user terminal 100 is simply referred to. In addition, a user of the pitching user terminal 100A is referred to as a pitching user (first user, an opponent), and a user of the batting user terminal 100B is referred to as a batting user (second user). However, when it is not necessary to distinguish between the two users and when the distinction is clear, the users are simply referred to as users.

  The pitching user terminal 100A generates pitch data D1 according to the pitching operation (first operation) received from the pitching user, and transmits the pitching data D1 to the hitting user terminal 100B. The pitching operation is an operation performed by the pitching user on the input unit 151 of the pitching user terminal 100 </ b> A in order to cause the pitcher character to pitch (launch action). The batting user terminal 100B generates batting data D2 according to the batting operation (second operation) received from the batting user and transmits it to the pitching user terminal 100A. The batting operation is an operation performed by the batting user on the input unit 151 of the batting user terminal 100B in order to cause the batter character to hit the ball.

(Hardware components of each device)
The processor 10 controls the operation of the entire user terminal 100. The processor 20 controls the operation of the entire server 200. The processors 10 and 20 include a central processing unit (CPU), a micro processing unit (MPU), and a graphics processing unit (GPU).

  The processor 10 reads a program from a storage 12 described later and develops it in a memory 11 described later. The processor 20 reads a program from a storage 22 described later and develops it in a memory 21 described later. The processor 10 and the processor 20 execute the developed program.

  The memories 11 and 21 are main storage devices. The memories 11 and 21 include storage devices such as a ROM (Read Only Memory) and a RAM (Random Access Memory). The memory 11 provides a work area to the processor 10 by temporarily storing a program and various data read from the storage 12 described later by the processor 10. The memory 11 also temporarily stores various data generated while the processor 10 is operating according to the program. The memory 21 provides the work area to the processor 20 by temporarily storing various programs and data read from the storage 22 described later by the processor 20. The memory 21 temporarily stores various data generated while the processor 20 is operating according to the program.

  In addition, in this embodiment, a program is a game program for implement | achieving a game by cooperation with the user terminal 100 and the server 200. FIG. The various data includes data related to the game such as user information and game information, and instructions and notifications transmitted and received between the user terminal 100 and the server 200.

  The storages 12 and 22 are auxiliary storage devices. The storages 12 and 22 are constituted by a storage device such as a flash memory or an HDD (Hard Disk Drive). Various data relating to the game is stored in the storage 12 and the storage 22.

  The communication IF 13 controls transmission / reception of various data in the user terminal 100. The communication IF 23 controls transmission / reception of various data in the server 200. The communication IFs 13 and 23 control communication using, for example, communication via a wireless local area network (LAN), Internet communication via a wired LAN, a wireless LAN, or a cellular phone network, and short-range wireless communication.

  The input / output IF 14 is an interface for the user terminal 100 to accept data input, and is an interface for the user terminal 100 to output data. The input / output IF 14 may input / output data via a USB (Universal Serial Bus) or the like. The input / output IF 14 may include, for example, a physical button of the user terminal 100, a camera, a microphone, a speaker, and the like. The input / output IF 24 of the server 200 is an interface for the server 200 to accept data input, and is an interface for the server 200 to output data. The input / output IF 24 may include, for example, an input unit that is an information input device such as a mouse or a keyboard, and a display unit that is a device that displays and outputs an image.

  The touch screen 15 of the user terminal 100 is an electronic component that combines an input unit 151 and a display unit 152. The input unit 151 is configured by a touch pad, for example. The display unit 152 is configured by, for example, a liquid crystal display or an organic EL (Electro-Luminescence) display.

  The input unit 151 detects a position where a user operation (physical contact operation such as a touch operation, a slide operation, a swipe operation, and a tap operation) is input to the input surface, and inputs information indicating the position. A function of transmitting as a signal is provided. The input unit 151 may include a touch sensing unit (not shown). The touch sensing unit may adopt any method such as a capacitance method or a resistance film method.

  Although not shown, the user terminal 100 may include a sensor for specifying the holding posture of the user terminal 100. This sensor may be, for example, an acceleration sensor. When the user terminal 100 includes a sensor, the processor 10 can specify the holding posture of the user terminal 100 from the output of the sensor and perform processing according to the holding posture. For example, when the user terminal 100 is held in the portrait orientation, the processor 10 may perform a portrait screen display in which a portrait image is displayed on the display unit 152. On the other hand, when the user terminal 100 is held sideways, a horizontal screen display in which a horizontally long image is displayed on the display unit may be used. As described above, the processor 10 may be able to switch between the vertical screen display and the horizontal screen display according to the holding posture of the user terminal 100.

(Display example of batting screen on batting side user terminal 100B)
FIG. 3 is an example of a game screen of a competitive baseball game generated by the control unit 110 of the batting user terminal 100B in the present embodiment. In FIG. 3, one scene in a stadium as a game space is shown. This scene shows the batting screen 600, and the pitcher character 603 is in the ball from the position (first position) where the pitcher character 603 (first character) stands to the position (second position) where the catcher (not shown) is located. A scene in which a batter character 601 (second character) hits the ball 604 by throwing 604 (moving body) is shown. In this embodiment, “throw” means that the pitcher character 603 moves the ball 604. “Hit” means that the batter character 601 acts on the ball 604.

  A home base 607 is disposed between the first position and the second position in the stadium. The control unit 110 sets an intersecting surface that extends in a direction intersecting the direction from the first position toward the second position on the home base 607. The control unit 110 determines whether or not the batter character 601 has hit the ball 604 based on the intersection plane. The intersecting surface may include, for example, a strike zone and a ball zone disposed outside the strike zone. When the operation accepting unit 113 accepts a batting operation from the user at the timing when the ball 604 thrown by the pitcher character 603 reaches the crossing surface, the batter character 601 swings (bats) the bat 602, thereby causing the ball An action of hitting 604 can be given to the ball 604. A ball 604 shown in FIG. 3 shows an example of a position where the ball 604 thrown by the pitcher character 603 actually reaches the intersection plane. Other objects shown in FIG. 3 will be described in detail later.

(Functional configuration of user terminal 100)
FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the user terminal 100. In particular, FIG. 2 shows a functional configuration necessary when the user terminal 100 functions as the batting user terminal 100B according to the present embodiment. Therefore, the following functional configuration provided in the user terminal 100, that is, a functional configuration necessary when functioning as the pitching user terminal 100A, a functional configuration necessary when functioning as a general smartphone, and the like, and The functional configuration necessary for realizing a known function in the competitive baseball game is omitted as appropriate.

  The batting-side user terminal 100B has a function as an input device that receives a user's input operation and a function as an output device that outputs a game image and sound. The batting-side user terminal 100B (information processing apparatus) functions as the control unit 110 and the storage unit 120 by the cooperation of the processor 10, the memory 11, the storage 12, the communication IF 13, the input / output IF 14, and the like.

  The storage unit 120 stores a display mode table 121, a game program 131, game information 132, and user information 133. The game program 131 is a game program executed on the batting user terminal 100B. The game information 132 is data referred to when the control unit 110 executes a game program, and includes information similar to the game information held by the server 200. The user information 133 is data relating to the batting user account, and the same data is also held in the server 200.

  The control unit 110 comprehensively controls the batting-side user terminal 100B by executing the game program 131 stored in the storage unit 120. For example, the control unit 110 constructs a game space with reference to information for constructing a game space stored in the game information 132. Moreover, the control part 110 transmits / receives various data. For example, the control unit 110 receives various data and programs from the server 200. The control unit 110 transmits part or all of the game information or user information to the server 200. The control unit 110 may transmit a multiplay synchronization request to the server 200. The controller 110 may receive data for multiplayer synchronization from the server 200.

  The control unit 110 functions as a data analysis unit 111, a hit support unit 112, an operation reception unit 113, a hit determination unit 114, an animation generation unit 115, and a display control unit 116 according to the description of the game program 131.

  The data analysis unit 111 acquires the pitch data D1 transmitted from the pitch-side user terminal 100A, and analyzes the pitch data D1. Based on the data structure of the pitch data D1 defined in advance, the data analysis unit 111 decomposes various information included in the pitch data D1 into meaningful information units, extracts necessary information, 110 is output to each unit.

  The hitting support unit 112 controls the display mode of the hitting support object among the virtual objects arranged in the game space. The batting support object is intended to assist the batting operation performed by the batting user by being displayed on the game screen of the batting table on the display unit 152 of the batting user terminal 100B. As the hitting support object, for example, there are a timing hint object 605, a ball 604, a direction hint object 609, a position hint object 608, a meet cursor 606 (action area) and the like shown in FIG. The display mode and support contents of each object will be described in detail later with reference to the drawings.

  The hitting support unit 112 controls, among other things, the display mode of the hitting support object. Specifically, the hitting support unit 112 determines at least one of the position, orientation, size, shape, color, display timing, and the like of the hitting support object in the game space according to the content of the pitch data D1. be able to.

  The operation accepting unit 113 detects and accepts a user input operation on the input unit 151. The operation reception unit 113 determines what input operation has been performed based on the action exerted by the user on the console via the touch screen 15 and other input / output IF 14, and outputs the result to each element of the control unit 110. To do.

  The operation reception unit 113 receives an input operation (for example, a pitching operation or a batting operation) on the input unit 151, detects the coordinates of the input position of the input operation, and specifies the type of the input operation. The operation reception unit 113 specifies, for example, a touch operation, a slide operation, a swipe operation, a tap operation, and the like as the types of input operations. Further, the operation receiving unit 113 detects that the touch input is canceled from the touch screen 15 when the input that has been continuously detected is interrupted.

  The batting determination unit 114 controls the batting determination object particularly related to batting determination among the batting support objects described above based on at least one of the batting operation by the user and the game program. Examples of the hit determination object include a ball 604 (moving body) and a meet cursor 606 (see FIG. 3). Then, when the batting operation is accepted, the batting determination unit 114 determines whether or not the batter character 601 has hit the ball 604 based at least on the positional relationship between the ball 604 and the meat cursor 606 on the intersection. To do. Furthermore, in more detail, the hit determination unit 114 acquires the velocity vector, the rotation axis, and the rotation amount of the ball 604 immediately after hitting as initial conditions for the flight of the ball 604 based on the hit operation, and determines the hit determination. The hit data D2 including the result and the initial condition as necessary is generated.

  As described above, the ball 604 and the meet cursor 606 are hitting support objects because they support the hitting operation of the user by being displayed on the display unit 152. Furthermore, since the hit determination is performed based on the positions of the ball 604 and the meet cursor 606 in the game space, these are also hit determination objects. Furthermore, since the user can move the position of the meet cursor 606 by a batting operation, the meet cursor 606 is also an operated object. The process of moving the position of the meet cursor 606 as the operated object is executed by the hitting support unit 112 according to the hitting operation of the user. Details of this processing will be described later.

  The animation generation unit 115 generates animations indicating the motions of the various objects based on the control modes of the various objects by the hit support unit 112 and the hit determination unit 114. For example, the animation generation unit 115 may generate an animation of a swing motion by the batter character 601 and an animation of the bat 602 swung by the batter character 601 based on the control mode of the meet cursor 606.

  The display control unit 116 outputs a game screen (for example, a batting screen 600 shown in FIG. 3) reflecting the processing results executed by the above-described elements to the display unit 152 of the touch screen 15. The display control unit 116 may superimpose and draw an object related to a user interface (hereinafter referred to as UI) necessary for various operations of the game, such as icons, buttons, or menus indicating various parameters, on the game screen.

  Note that the server 200 or the pitching user terminal 100A may include at least a part of the functions of the batting user terminal 100B. The batting user terminal 100B may include at least a part of the functions of the server 200 or the pitching user terminal 100A. Furthermore, a device other than the pitching user terminal 100A, the batting user terminal 100B, and the server 200 may be a constituent element of the game system 1, and the other device may execute a part of the processing in the game system 1. That is, the computer that executes the game program in the present embodiment may be any of the pitching user terminal 100A, the batting user terminal 100B, the server 200, and other devices.

(About meet cursor 606)
First, an example of how the meat cursor 606 as the operated object is controlled based on the batting operation performed by the user will be described.

  When the competitive baseball game is started based on the operations of the pitching user and the batting user, the control unit 110 of the batting user terminal 100B reads game data of various objects from the storage unit 120. The display control unit 116 loads game data of various objects from the storage unit 120, and a batting screen 600 including a batter character 601, a bat 602, a pitcher character 603, a meat cursor 606, a home base 607, and the like as shown in FIG. Is displayed on the display unit 152. In the present embodiment, the display control unit 116 displays the meet cursor 606 and the center 606a on the display unit 152 so that the center 606a is located at the center of the meet cursor 606 according to the control of the meet cursor 606 by the hit support unit 112. (See FIG. 3).

  After the pitching motion by the pitcher character 603 is displayed on the batting screen 600 by the display control unit 116, the batting support unit 112 arranges the meet cursor 606 and the center 606a on the game space at a predetermined timing. The display control unit 116 preferably displays the arranged meat cursor 606 and the center 606a in a translucent manner so that the display of the expected arrival position of the ball 604 is not blocked. When the meet cursor 606 is displayed on the display unit 152, the operation receiving unit 113 transitions to a state in which a batting operation can be received. The batting operation includes two operations in this embodiment. The first is a movement operation for instructing to move the position of the meet cursor 606, and the second is a movement of the bat 602 to the batter character 601 toward the position of the meet cursor 606 determined by the movement operation. This is a swing operation for swinging.

  The operation receiving unit 113 receives a moving operation on the input unit 151 by the user. In the present embodiment, the movement operation is, for example, a swipe operation. The hitting support unit 112 moves the meet cursor 606 and the center 606a based on the moving operation. The operation accepting unit 113 can accept a moving operation with respect to an arbitrary position of the touch screen 15. For example, the operation reception unit 113 compares the first contact position (initial touch coordinates) of the user with respect to the touch screen 15 with the contact position (touch now coordinates) after the moving operation, and the change direction of the touch now coordinates with respect to the initial touch coordinates, Based on the change amount, the change direction and the change amount of the positions of the meet cursor 606 and the center 606a are respectively determined. Thereby, the hit | damage assistance part 112 can move the meet cursor 606 and the center 606a indirectly also in response to the movement operation in the area | region different from the intersection surface on the home base 607. If it does in this way, it can avoid that the visual recognition of the meet cursor 606 is prevented by a user's finger | toe.

  The meat cursor 606 may be movable within a range in which a part thereof is included in a strike zone (not shown). Accordingly, a part of the meet cursor 606 can be included in a ball zone (not shown). However, it may be set so that it is impossible to hit a ball in the ball zone.

  In the game space, when the ball 604 thrown by the pitcher character 603 approaches within a predetermined distance from the intersection, the hitting support unit 112 restricts the movement of the meet cursor 606 and the center 606a in at least some directions. May be. The hitting support unit 112 may change the display mode such as the color and pattern of the meet cursor 606 and the center 606a to indicate that the movement is restricted. It is preferable that the movement of the meat cursor 606 and the center 606a is restricted based on a mode of a swing operation described later. For example, in a mode in which the batting operation is a slide operation or a flick operation in the first direction (typically upward direction: 0 ° to 180 °), the movement of the meet cursor 606 in the first direction is limited. It is preferable. Accordingly, for example, when a swing operation is input, it is reliably prevented that the operation is erroneously determined as the move operation of the meet cursor 606 and the center 606a. Note that not only movement in the first direction but also movement in the second direction (typically downward direction: 180 ° to 360 ° direction) different from the first direction (that is, movement in all directions) is limited. Good.

  On the other hand, even when the movement of the meet cursor 606 and the center 606a is restricted, the movement in the second direction may be allowed. For example, since it is assumed that the changing sphere changes in the downward direction (within a range of 180 ° to 360 °), the user can move in the second direction, so that the user reaches the intersection plane. The meet cursor 606 and the center 606a can be moved to the limit. As described above, it is possible to avoid a conflict between the moving operation for moving the meet cursor 606 and the center 606a and the swing operation for causing the batter character 601 to swing. Also, as shown in FIG. 3, the direction in which the ball 604 is blown (for example, the stand or the outfield direction) is drawn on the screen above the hitting position, so that the user intuitively swings the slide operation and the flick operation upward. Can be understood as operation.

  The operation reception unit 113 receives a swing operation by the user. In the present embodiment, the swing operation is, for example, a touch-off operation, a slide operation, or a flick operation. The operation accepting unit 113 preferably accepts the touch operation performed on any position on the touch screen 15 as a swing operation. Accordingly, the user can perform a swing operation on an arbitrary position on the touch screen 15.

  Next, an example of how the batting determination unit 114 performs batting determination based on the positional relationship between the meet cursor 606 and the ball 604 arranged in the game space will be described.

  When the swing operation is accepted, the batting determination unit 114 performs batting determination based on the positional relationship between the meet cursor 606 and the ball 604 in the game space. Specifically, for example, the hit determination unit 114 specifies the position of the ball 604 on the intersection plane when the ball 604 reaches the intersection plane. Then, based on the position of the meet cursor 606 moved by the moving operation and the timing when the swing operation is input, the position of the meet cursor 606 at the intersection is specified.

  The hit determining unit 114 determines that the batter character 601 hits the ball 604 (the bat 602 hits the ball 604) if the position of the meet cursor 606 is within a range of positions suitable for hitting the ball 604. To do. For example, if the ball 604 and the meat cursor 606 are at least partially overlapped on the intersection plane, the hit determination unit 114 may determine that the batter character 601 hits the ball 604. On the other hand, if the ball 604 is disposed outside the meat cursor 606 at the intersection, the hit determination unit 114 may determine that the batter character 601 did not hit the ball 604. Not hitting means that the bat 602 did not hit the ball 604.

  When it is determined that the bat 602 hits the ball 604, the hit determination unit 114 next determines the amount of action to be applied to the ball 604. The amount of action refers to the magnitude of action given to the ball 604. In the present embodiment, the acting amount is a velocity vector that defines the initial velocity given to the ball 604.

  The hit determination unit 114 determines the velocity vector applied to the ball 604 according to the distance from the predetermined position (for example, the center 606a) of the meet cursor 606 to the position of the predetermined position (for example, the center) of the ball 604. To do. For example, an attenuation function for determining the velocity vector according to the degree of separation of the distance may be set. When the meat cursor 606 and the ball 604 are in a positional relationship in which it can be determined that the bat 602 has hit the ball 604, the attenuation function is the maximum possible distance from the center 606a of the meet cursor 606 to the center of the ball 604. When the value is the maximum distance, the speed vector given to the ball 604 becomes smaller as the ratio of the actual distance to the maximum distance is larger. The attenuation function is stored in the storage unit 120 (not shown). That is, the greater the ratio of the deviation of the center of the bat 602 (center 606a of the meet cursor 606) from the center of the ball 604 when it collides with the ball 604, the more the initial velocity vector (hitting ball power) is attenuated.

  For example, when the lower part of the ball 604 is hit with the upper part of the meat cursor 606, the angle of the hit ball is increased and the fly is made. In addition, when the upper part of the ball 604 is hit with the lower part of the meet cursor 606, the angle of the hit ball is lowered. For example, in the case of a so-called just meat such as hitting the center of the ball 604 at the center position of the meat cursor 606, the hit determination unit 114 calculates a movement path such that the ball 604 flies with the liner. In cases other than just meat, it may be determined that the hit is a hit and the movement route corresponding to the hit may be calculated.

(Display mode table 121)
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a specific example of the display mode table 121 referred to by the batting support unit 112. The display mode table 121 includes, for example, an “object” column indicating the type of the virtual object, a “throw evaluation” column indicating the content of the pitch data D1, and how to display the virtual object. And a column of “display mode” indicating that it is not.

  In the present embodiment, as an example, the pitch data D1 provided from the pitch-side user terminal 100A includes the pitch content and pitch evaluation (evaluation information) of the pitcher character 603. Specifically, the pitch information includes a ball type (straight, slider, curve, etc.) and a course (inner angle higher, middle, outer angle lower, etc.).

  The pitch evaluation is information indicating the quality of the pitch of the pitcher character 603 specified by the pitch-side user terminal 100A based on the skill of the pitching user's pitching operation. As an example, the pitch evaluation includes a binary flag indicating whether the pitch is a good pitch or a miss. For example, the following technique may be employed as a method for the pitch-side user terminal 100A to specify the pitch evaluation. Specifically, the pitching-side user terminal 100A displays a gauge UI on the pitching screen, moves the aim of the gauge, and accepts the pitching operation of the user. When a pitching operation is performed when the aim is within the range of good pitching of the gauge, the pitching user terminal 100A determines that the pitching of the pitcher character 603 is “good pitching”, and pitching evaluation indicating the value of “good pitching” Is generated.

(Function of the hitting support unit 112)
The hitting support unit 112 determines the display mode of the hitting support object in accordance with the pitch evaluation analyzed by the data analysis unit 111 according to the display mode table 121 shown in FIG. In the first embodiment, the hitting support unit 112 determines the display mode of the three hitting support objects, the timing hint object 605, the ball 604, and the direction hint object 609 shown in FIG.

  The timing hint object 605 is a hitting support object that suggests a swing timing to the user. The timing hint object 605 is a circle surrounding the ball 604, for example. The size of the circle is set to the largest when the ball 604 is in the first position, and is set to the smallest (for example, the same size as the ball 604) when the ball 604 reaches the intersection. The timing hint object 605 is drawn so as to become smaller toward the center of the ball 604 as the ball 604 approaches the second position. An animation in which the timing hint object 605 gradually decreases following the center of the ball 604 is generated by the animation generation unit 115. By checking the size of the timing hint object 605, the user can know the best timing for inputting the batting operation. For example, the user may recognize the best timing when the timing hint object 605 gradually contracts and matches the size of the ball 604.

  Therefore, the hitting support unit 112 refers to the display mode table 121, determines that the timing hint object 605 is not displayed when the pitch evaluation is a good pitch, and accompanies the animation described above when the pitch evaluation is a non-throw. It is determined that the timing hint object 605 is displayed.

  The ball 604 is drawn as a ball thrown by the pitcher character 603 with an animation that comes from the position of the pitcher character 603 toward the position of the batter where the batter character 601 stands on the batting screen 600. The user intuitively performs a batting operation so as to hit the core of the ball 604 with the core of the bat 602 (displayed is the center 606a indicated by + of the meet cursor 606). Therefore, it can be said that the ball 604 itself is a hitting support object that supports the successful hitting in the sense that the ball 604 itself indicates the ideal final arrival position of the bat 602 and is the target. Also, the larger the display size of the target ball 604, the easier it is for the user to hit the ball 604 against the bat 602.

  Accordingly, the hitting support unit 112 determines to relatively reduce the display size of the ball 604 if the pitch evaluation is a good pitch, and relatively increases the display size of the ball 604 if the pitch evaluation is a non-throw. Decide what to do.

  The direction hint object 609 is a hitting support object that suggests to the user the change direction (movement direction) of the ball 604 when the pitch type of the pitch by the pitcher character 603 is a change ball. The reaching position of the ball 604 of the changing sphere is greatly changed immediately before reaching the intersection plane. Therefore, it is difficult for the user to hit the ball 604 against the core of the bat 602 without being able to cope with a sudden change in the reaching position. However, if the direction hint object 609 is displayed and the final arrival position of the ball 604 can be grasped in advance, the user can easily hit the ball 604 against the bat 602.

  Therefore, the hitting support unit 112 determines not to display the direction hint object 609 if the pitch evaluation is a good pitch, and determines to display the direction hint object 609 if the pitch evaluation is a non-throw.

  Control of display modes for the position hint object 608 and the meet cursor 606 will be described in detail in other embodiments.

(Processing flowchart of competitive baseball game)
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a processing flow of the pitching user terminal 100A and the striking user terminal 100B that execute the competitive baseball game. Although not shown in the figure, communication related to the execution of the game between both user terminals is performed via the server 200. In the first embodiment, step S121 and step S122 are not executed. These steps will be described in detail in the fourth embodiment.

  The pitching user terminal 100A displays a pitching screen on the display unit 152 and accepts a pitching operation (first operation) from the user (first user) (step S101). When the pitching operation is performed on the input unit 151, the pitching-side user terminal 100A specifies information necessary for calculating the movement route of the ball (moving body) based on the pitching operation, and follows the pitching operation. The pitch evaluation for the pitch performed by the pitcher character 603 is specified (step S102). The pitching user terminal 100A transmits the pitch data D1 including the information (the pitch contents of the ball type, course, etc.) and the pitch evaluation to the hitting user terminal 100B (step S103). The pitching user terminal 100A generates an animation from pitching to before hitting based on the pitching data D1 (step S104). Then, the pitching user terminal 100A reproduces the generated animation and displays it on the display unit 152 until it receives the batting data D2 from the batting user terminal 100B (step S105).

  On the other hand, when the control unit 110 of the batting-side user terminal 100B receives the pitch data D1 (step S111), the data analysis unit 111 acquires a pitch evaluation from the pitch data D1 (step S112). When the hitting user terminal 100B receives the pitch data D1 from the pitching user terminal 100A, the hitting user terminal 100B may transmit a reception notification of the pitch data D1 to the pitching user terminal 100A. For example, the hitting support unit 112 determines a display mode corresponding to the pitch evaluation for each of the hit support objects to be controlled with reference to the display mode table 121 shown in FIG. 4 (step S113).

  Based on the pitch data D1, the animation generation unit 115 generates an animation from pitching to before hitting displayed on the hitting screen 600 (step S114). For example, the animation generation unit 115 calculates the movement path of the ball 604 in the three-dimensional virtual space (game space) rendered on the display unit 152 of the batting user terminal 100B, and displays the animation of the ball 604 traveling along the movement path. Generate. When a hitting support object other than the ball 604 is accompanied by an animation, the animation generating unit 115 further generates an animation of the hitting support object based on the display mode determined in step S113. The display control unit 116 reproduces the animation on the batting screen 600 and displays each batting support object superimposed on the batting screen 600 (step S115).

  The operation reception unit 113 receives a batting operation (second operation) by the user (second user) (step S116). Here, the ease of the user's hitting operation is affected by the display mode of the hitting support object displayed in step S115. That is, regarding the batting support object displayed on the display unit 152 of the batting side user terminal 100B, when the pitching of the pitcher character 603 operated by the pitching side user is a good pitch, an unfavorable display is obtained for the batting side user. In this case, an advantageous display is obtained.

  When the batting operation is accepted by the operation accepting unit 113 via the input unit 151, the batting determination unit 114 performs batting determination (step S117). The hit determination is to determine whether or not the bat 602 shaken by the batter character 601 has hit the ball 604 based on the positional relationship between the meet cursor 606 and the ball 604 and to give a hit. In the case of hitting, the movement path of the ball after hitting is calculated. The hit determination unit 114 acquires information necessary for calculating the movement path of the ball after the hit (for example, positional relationship, the velocity vector of the ball 604 immediately after the hit, the rotation axis, the rotation amount, etc.) by the hit determination, The hit data D2 including the information is generated.

  The hit determination unit 114 transmits the generated hit data D2 to the pitching user terminal 100A via the communication IF 13 (step S118). The hit data D2 may include information on the hit type (three strikes, home run, etc.) as necessary. After the batting operation is accepted, the animation generating unit 115 generates an animation after the batting based on the batting data D2 (step S119). Then, the display control unit 116 reproduces the generated animation and displays it on the batting screen 600 (step S120).

  On the other hand, when the pitching user terminal 100A receives the hitting data D2 from the hitting user terminal 100B (step S106), the pitching user terminal 100A within the three-dimensional virtual space rendered on the pitching user terminal 100A based on the information included in the hitting data D2 The movement path of the ball after hitting is calculated. Then, an animation of the ball 604 that moves based on the calculated movement route is generated (step S107). The display control unit 116 reproduces the generated animation and displays it on the display unit 152 (step S108).

  According to the above-described configuration and method, the display mode of the batting support object that can be displayed on the batting side user terminal 100B is dynamically changed according to the operation content of the pitching side user terminal 100A, in particular, the skill of the pitching operation. Is possible. The display mode of the batting support object directly affects the ease of the batting user's batting operation. Therefore, the skill of the operation of both the pitching user and the batting user can be related to the conclusion of winning or losing (here, whether or not a hit is made). As a result, it is possible to improve the interest of the competitive baseball game.

[Embodiment 2]
In the batting side user terminal 100B according to the second embodiment, the batting support unit 112 can change the display timing of the batting assistance object according to the pitching evaluation provided from the pitching side user terminal 100A. The hitting support object is, for example, a position hint object 608 shown in FIG.

  The position hint object 608 is a hitting support object that suggests an expected arrival position on the intersecting surface of the ball 604. The position hint object 608 is formed as a point object indicating the center of the ball 604, for example. The position where the position hint object 608 is displayed is calculated based on the pitch data D1.

  The user knows that the position where the position hint object 608 is displayed is the position of the center of the ball 604 in the intersection plane. Accordingly, the user can cause the bat 602 to just hit the ball 604 by performing a hitting operation while adjusting the position of the meet cursor 606 so that the center 606a hits the displayed position hint object 608. The earlier the timing at which the position hint object 608 is displayed immediately after the ball is thrown until the ball 604 reaches the crossing plane, the easier it is for the user to determine the goal and make it just meet. This is because the user can adjust with sufficient margin to bring the center 606a to the expected arrival position of the ball 604, which is known in advance.

  Therefore, the hitting support unit 112 refers to the record (4) in the display mode table 121 shown in FIG. 4, and displays the position hint object 608 at a later timing when the pitch evaluation is a good pitch. If it is a miss, it is determined to display the position hint object 608 at an early timing. The late timing is, for example, immediately before the ball 604 reaches the intersection plane. The early timing is, for example, immediately after a pitch.

  The hitting support unit 112 determines the display timing of the position hint object 608 in step S113 in the flowchart shown in FIG. In step S115, the display control unit 116 displays the position hint object 608 on the batting screen 600 at the display timing determined in step S113.

  According to the above-described configuration and method, it is possible to dynamically change the display timing of the position hint object 608 that can be displayed on the batting-side user terminal 100B according to the skill of the pitching operation. The display timing of the position hint object 608 directly affects the ease of the batting user's batting operation. Therefore, the skill of the operation of both the pitching user and the batting user can be related to the conclusion of winning or losing (here, whether or not a hit is made). As a result, it is possible to improve the interest of the competitive baseball game.

[Embodiment 3]
In the batting user terminal 100B according to the third embodiment, the batting support unit 112 determines the size of the batting determination object related to batting judgment among the batting assistance objects according to the pitching evaluation provided from the pitching user terminal 100A. Can be different. The hit determination object is, for example, a meet cursor 606 shown in FIG.

  Since the meat cursor 606 is presented to the user as an area where the ball 604 can be hit, the user easily moves the meat cursor 606 to a position where it hits the ball 604 as the area is displayed larger. be able to.

  As described above, the power of the hit ball is based on the attenuation function as the ratio of the deviation of the core of the bat 602 (center 606a of the meet cursor 606) from the center of the ball 604 when it collides with the ball 604 increases. Attenuated. However, according to the attenuation function, the larger the size of the meet cursor 606, the smaller the influence of power attenuation based on the above-described deviation ratio. That is, it can be said that the larger the size of the meet cursor 606, the less likely that the center of the bat 602 (center 606a) deviates from the center of the ball 604, and the easier it is to win.

  Therefore, the hitting support unit 112 refers to the record (5) in the display mode table 121 shown in FIG. 4 and, when the pitch evaluation is a good pitch, causes the meet cursor 606 to be displayed with a reduced size, and the pitch evaluation is performed. Is determined to increase the size of the meet cursor 606 for display. To reduce the size, for example, the width of the meet cursor 606 is set to the same width as the animated bat 602. Increasing the size means, for example, setting the width of the meet cursor 606 to be larger than the width of the bat 602. The batting determination unit 114 can perform batting determination based on the positional relationship between the meet cursor 606 having a set size and the ball 604 on the intersection surface.

  The hitting support unit 112 determines the display size of the meet cursor 606 in step S113 in the flowchart shown in FIG. In step S115, the display control unit 116 displays the meet cursor 606 on the batting screen 600 with the display size determined in step S113.

  According to the above-described configuration and method, the display size of the meet cursor 606 that can be displayed on the batting user terminal 100B can be dynamically changed according to the skill of the pitching operation. The display size of the meet cursor 606 directly affects the ease of the batting user's batting operation. Therefore, the skill of the operation of both the pitching user and the batting user can be related to the conclusion of winning or losing (here, whether or not a hit is made). As a result, it is possible to improve the interest of the competitive baseball game.

[Embodiment 4]
In addition to at least one of the configurations of the first to third embodiments, in the batting-side user terminal 100B according to the fourth embodiment, the input unit 151 receives a user's pitching prediction operation. The hitting support unit 112 is a case where the pitch evaluation is a good pitch if the pitch prediction content input by the pitch prediction operation matches the pitch content of the executed pitch, that is, if the pitch prediction of the user is hit. However, the hitting support object is advantageously displayed on the hitting user terminal 100B.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of the prediction input UI 610 displayed on the display unit 152 of the batting user terminal 100B according to the fourth embodiment. In the present embodiment, as an example, the prediction input UI 610 is configured by an object obtained by dividing a ball zone or a strike zone (not shown) on the intersection plane into 3 × 3 small areas. Each small area is arranged and displayed on the intersection plane so that it can be identified and touched. With the prediction input UI 610, the user only needs to touch a small area (movement destination) corresponding to the course predicted by the user, and can easily input the pitch prediction content to the batting side user terminal 100B.

  The display control unit 116 displays the prediction input UI 610 until the pitch data D1 is received from the pitch-side user terminal 100A. That is, the hitting user can predict the course until the pitcher character 603 executes the pitching on the pitching user terminal 100A.

  In the fourth embodiment, as illustrated in FIG. 5, the display control unit 116 of the batting side user terminal 100 </ b> B causes the display unit 152 to display the predicted input UI 610 (step S <b> 121). Then, the operation reception unit 113 receives a pitch prediction operation (prediction input operation) via the prediction input UI 610. The data analysis unit 111 acquires pitch prediction content (for example, identification information of a small area such as a course type) input by a pitch prediction operation. When receiving the pitch data D1 from the pitch-side user terminal 100A (step S111), the data analysis unit 111 compares the pitch content included in the pitch data D1 with the acquired pitch prediction content to determine whether or not the pitch prediction is correct. (Step S122).

  The hitting support unit 112 determines the display mode of each hitting support object based on the prediction success and the pitch evaluation (step S113). In the present embodiment, the hitting support unit 112 determines the display mode of each hitting support object so as to be advantageous to the hitting user even if the pitching evaluation is successful, if a prediction is made.

  Specifically, in accordance with the record (1) of the display mode table 121 shown in FIG. 4, the hitting support unit 112 displays the timing hint object 605 that is not displayed at the time of good pitching when a prediction is made. decide. According to the record of (2), for the ball 604 displayed with “small size” at good pitch, the hitting support unit 112 determines to display “large” when the prediction is successful. According to the record of (3), the hit assisting unit 112 determines to display the direction hint object 609 that is not displayed at the time of a good pitch when the prediction is successful. According to the record (4), the hitting support unit 112 decides to display the position hint object 608 displayed at a late timing when the pitch is good, when it is predicted. According to the record of (5), for the meet cursor 606 displayed with “small size” at good pitch, the hitting support unit 112 determines to display “large size” when the prediction is successful.

  According to the above-described configuration and method, it is possible to dynamically change the display mode of the hitting support object according to whether or not the hitting user has predicted the pitching prediction. In this way, in addition to having the skill of both the pitching user and the batting user involved in the conclusion of winning and losing, the game is played as a person predicting the batting user and a person predicting the pitching user. The progress can be made and whether or not the prediction is correct can be related to the conclusion of the game. As described above, by further adding an element that can be operated by the user to determine where to win or lose, it is possible to further improve the interest of the competitive baseball game.

[Modification]
The pitch evaluation may be a multi-stage value. The pitching-side user terminal 100A may evaluate pitching in four stages of Perfect / Good / Bad / Miss, for example, depending on whether the input timing of the pitching operation is good or bad.

  In this case, for example, the hitting support unit 112 may decide not to display the timing hint object 605 when the pitch evaluation is “Perfect” (the best value among the four levels). Alternatively, it may be determined that the timing hint object 605 is displayed when the pitch evaluation is “Good” (the second best value among the four levels) or less.

  Further, the ball 604 may be set in four sizes. The hitting support unit 112 may determine to display the ball 604 in the smallest size when the pitch evaluation is “Perfect”. Then, the size of the ball 604 may be determined such that the worse the pitch evaluation, the larger the size of the ball 604.

  Further, the hitting support unit 112 may determine not to display the direction hint object 609 when the pitch evaluation is “Perfect” or “Good”. Further, when the pitch evaluation is “Bad” (the second worst value among the four levels) or “Miss” (the worst value among the four levels), it may be determined to display the direction hint object 609.

  Further, four stages of display timing may be set for the position hint object 608. The hitting support unit 112 may determine the display timing of the position hint object 608 so as to be the slowest when the pitch evaluation is “Perfect”. Then, the display timing of the position hint object 608 may be determined such that the worse the pitch evaluation is, the earlier the position hint object 608 is.

  Furthermore, four levels of sizes may be set for the meet cursor 606. Similarly to the ball 604, the hitting support unit 112 may determine the size of the meet cursor 606 such that the worse the pitch evaluation, the larger the size of the meet cursor 606.

  Also, the pitch evaluation may indicate a score of 0 to 100, for example, depending on the position of the aim of the gauge when a pitching operation is input.

[Example of software implementation]
The control block of user terminal 100 (particularly, each block included in control unit 110) may be realized by a logic circuit (hardware) formed in an integrated circuit (IC chip) or the like, or a CPU (Central Processing Unit). It may be realized by software using

  In the latter case, the user terminal 100 includes a CPU that executes instructions of a program that is software that implements each function, a ROM (Read Only Memory) or a memory in which programs and various data are recorded so as to be readable by the computer (or CPU). A device (these are referred to as “recording media”), a RAM (Random Access Memory) for developing a program, and the like are provided. And the objective of this invention is achieved when a computer (or CPU) reads a program from a recording medium and executes it. As the recording medium, a “non-temporary tangible medium”, for example, a tape, a disk, a card, a semiconductor memory, a programmable logic circuit, or the like can be used. The program may be supplied to the computer via any transmission medium (such as a communication network or a broadcast wave) that can transmit the program. Note that one embodiment of the present invention can also be realized in the form of a data signal embedded in a carrier wave in which a program is embodied by electronic transmission.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications are possible within the scope shown in the claims, and embodiments obtained by appropriately combining technical means disclosed in different embodiments. Is also included in the technical scope of the present invention.

[Additional Notes]
The contents according to one aspect of the present invention are listed as follows.

  (Item 1) Executed in a second computer (battering side user terminal 100B) that competes with the first computer (throwing side user terminal 100A), which includes a processor (10), a memory (11), and a display unit (152). The competitive game program (131) has been described. According to an aspect of the present disclosure, a game based on a game program is based on a first character (throwing operation) performed by a first user (throwing side user) of a first computer in a game space. The pitcher character 603) performs a balling action (throwing) for moving the moving body (ball 604), and is based on a second operation (hitting operation) performed by a second user (hitting side user) of the second computer. The second character (batter character 601) proceeds by performing a batting action (swing) for applying an action to the moving moving body. The game program has a step (step S112) of obtaining evaluation information (throwing evaluation) representing evaluation regarding the ball-sending motion in the processor, and a hitting support that supports the second operation of the second user by being displayed on the display unit. A step of controlling display of objects (ball 604, timing hint object 605, meet cursor 606, position hint object 608, direction hint object 609) according to the evaluation information (step S113). Thereby, the skill of operation of both the 1st user who is an opponent and a 2nd user can be related to the conclusion of victory or defeat. As a result, it is possible to improve the interest of the competitive game.

  (Item 2) In (Item 1), in the controlling step, when the evaluation information includes a good evaluation related to the ball motion, it is determined not to display the hitting support object, and the evaluation information performs a bad evaluation regarding the ball motion. If included, it may be determined to display the hitting support object. Thereby, when the ball-sending motion based on the first operation performed by the first user has a good evaluation, the hitting support object that supports the second operation performed by the second user is not displayed. Thus, the skill of the first operation by the first user affects the ease of the second operation by the second user. As a result, it is possible to improve the interest of the competitive game.

  (Item 3) In (Item 2), the hitting support object may be an object that suggests a timing at which the hit operation of the input of the second operation can be made successful. Thereby, the skill of the first operation by the first user affects the success or failure of the batting operation based on the second operation by the second user. As a result, it is possible to improve the interest of the competitive game.

  (Item 4) In (Item 2) or (Item 3), the hitting support object may be an object that suggests the moving direction of the moving object. Thereby, the skill of the first operation by the first user affects whether or not the second user can correctly recognize the position of the moving body and perform the second operation. As a result, it is possible to improve the interest of the competitive game.

  (Item 5) In any one of the items from (Item 1) to (Item 4), in the controlling step, the hitting object is reduced so that the size of the hitting support object is smaller as the evaluation information regarding the ball-movement action is better. A support object may be displayed. As a result, the skill of the first operation by the first user affects the ease of the second operation by the second user. As a result, it is possible to improve the interest of the competitive game.

  (Item 6) In (Item 5), the hitting support object is a hitting determination object used by the processor to determine whether or not an action is given to the moving body by the hitting operation. You may perform based on the hit | damage determination object by which the size was determined according to the quality of evaluation which information shows. Thereby, the skill of the first operation by the first user affects the result of the hit determination. As a result, it is possible to improve the interest of the competitive game.

  (Item 7) In (Item 6), the hit determination object is a moving object and an action region for applying an action to the moving object, and the determination is made by the moving object and the action region operated by the second operation. It may be executed based on the positional relationship. Thereby, the skill of the first operation by the first user affects the result of the hit determination. As a result, it is possible to improve the interest of the competitive game.

  (Item 8) In any one item from (Item 1) to (Item 7), in the controlling step, the hit support object is displayed so that the hit support object is displayed more slowly as the evaluation information on the evaluation is better with respect to the launching motion. The display timing of the support object may be controlled. As a result, the skill of the first operation by the first user affects the ease of the second operation by the second user. As a result, it is possible to improve the interest of the competitive game.

  (Item 9) In (Item 8), the moving body moves from the first position to the second position in the game space based on the ball-throwing motion, and the first position and the second position In the meantime, an intersection plane for determining whether or not an action is given to the moving object is set, and the hitting support object determines the arrival position on the intersection plane when the moving object reaches the intersection plane. It is an object suggested in advance, and the object may be displayed until the moving body reaches the intersection plane from the first position. Thereby, the skill of the first operation by the first user affects whether or not the second user can correctly recognize the position of the moving body and perform the second operation. As a result, it is possible to improve the interest of the competitive game.

  (Item 10) In any one item from (Item 1) to (Item 9), the game program is further transmitted to the processor based on the ball-throwing motion predicted by the second user. The step of acquiring the destination based on the prediction input operation performed by the second user, the predicted destination, and the destination to which the moving body has moved based on the ball launching operation are compared to determine whether the prediction is correct. In the step of determining and the step of executing and controlling, the display of the hitting support object may be controlled so that the second user can advantageously perform the second operation when a prediction is made. Thereby, in addition to the skill of the operation by the first user and the second user, whether or not the prediction related to the moving destination of the moving body by the second user can be related to the conclusion of the victory or defeat. As a result, it is possible to further improve the interest of the competitive game.

  (Item 11) A second computer (battering-side user terminal 100B), which is equipped with a processor (10), a memory (11), and a display unit (152), that plays against the first computer (throwing-side user terminal 100A) is a battle type. Explained how to run the game program. According to an aspect of the present disclosure, a game based on a game program is based on a first character (throwing operation) performed by a first user (throwing side user) of a first computer in a game space. The pitcher character 603) performs a balling action (throwing) for moving the moving body (ball 604), and is based on a second operation (hitting operation) performed by a second user (hitting side user) of the second computer. The second character (batter character 601) proceeds by performing a batting action (swing) for applying an action to the moving moving body. The method includes a step in which the processor acquires evaluation information (throwing evaluation) representing evaluation related to the ball-throwing motion (step S112), and a hitting support object that supports the second operation of the second user by being displayed on the display unit. A step of controlling the display of (ball 604, timing hint object 605, meet cursor 606, position hint object 608, direction hint object 609) according to the evaluation information (step S113). The method according to (Item 11) has the same effects as the game program according to (Item 1).

  (Item 12) Control which controls operation | movement of information processing apparatus (user terminal 100, batting side user terminal 100B) by running the game part with the memory | storage part (120) which memorize | stores a competitive game program (131). The information processing apparatus including the unit (110) and the display unit (152) has been described. According to an aspect of the present disclosure, a game based on a game program is based on a first character (throwing operation) performed by a first user (throwing side user) who is an opponent in a game space. The pitcher character 603) performs a balling action (throwing action) for moving the moving body (ball 604), and the second operation (hitting operation) performed by the second user (battering side user) of the information processing apparatus. Based on this, the second character (batter character 601) proceeds by performing a batting action (swing) for applying an action to the moving moving body. The control unit obtains evaluation information (throwing evaluation) indicating evaluation regarding the ball motion, and displays the batting support object that supports the second operation of the second user by displaying on the display unit according to the evaluation information. Control. The information processing apparatus according to (Item 12) has the same effects as the game program according to (Item 1).

1 game system, 2 network, 10, 20 processor, 11, 21 memory, 12, 22 storage, 13, 23 communication IF, 14, 24 input / output IF, 15 touch screen (display unit), 100 user terminal (first computer) , Second computer, information processing apparatus), 100A throwing user terminal (first computer), 100B hitting user terminal (second computer, information processing apparatus), 110 control unit, 111 data analysis unit, 112 hitting support unit, 113 operation accepting unit, 114 hit determining unit, 115 animation generating unit, 116 display control unit, 120 storage unit, 121 display mode table, 151 input unit, 152 display unit, 200 server, 601 batter character (second character), 602 Bat, 603 pitcher character (First character), 604 ball (moving body, hitting support object, hitting determination object), 605 timing hint object (hitting support object), 606 meat cursor (action area, hitting support object, hitting determination object), 608 position Hint object (hitting support object), 609 direction hint object (hitting support object), 610 Predictive input UI, D1 throwing data, D2 hitting data

Claims (12)

A battle-type game program executed on a second computer that battles with the first computer, comprising a processor, a memory, and a display unit,
In the game based on the game program, the first character performs a launching action for moving the moving body based on the first operation performed by the first user of the first computer in the game space, Based on the second operation performed by the second user of the second computer, the second character proceeds by performing a striking action for acting on the moving moving body,
The game program is stored in the processor.
Obtaining evaluation information representing an evaluation related to the ball movement operation;
The game program which performs the step which controls according to the evaluation information the display of the hitting support object which supports the 2nd operation of the 2nd user by being displayed on the display part.   In the step of controlling, when the evaluation information includes a good evaluation related to the ball motion, it is determined not to display the hitting support object, and when the evaluation information includes a bad evaluation related to the ball motion, The game program according to claim 1, wherein it is determined to display the hitting support object.   The game program according to claim 2, wherein the hitting support object is an object suggesting a timing at which the hitting operation can be successfully performed by the input of the second operation.   The game program according to claim 2, wherein the hitting support object is an object that suggests a moving direction of the moving body.   The said control step displays the said hit | damage assistance object so that the size of the said hit | damage assistance object may become small, so that the evaluation regarding the said ball | bowl motion is good in the said evaluation information. The game program described in. The hit support object is a hit determination object used by the processor to determine whether or not the action is given to the moving body by the hit operation,
The game program according to claim 5, wherein the determination is executed based on the batting determination object whose size is determined according to the goodness of evaluation indicated by the evaluation information.   The hit determination object is the moving body and an action area for applying an action to the moving body, and the determination is based on a positional relationship between the moving object and the action area operated by the second operation. The game program according to claim 6, which is executed based on the game.   The control step controls the display timing of the hitting support object so that the hitting support object is displayed more slowly as the evaluation regarding the ball motion is better in the evaluation information. The game program according to claim 1. The moving body moves from a first position to a second position in the game space based on the ball-throwing motion.
Between the first position and the second position, an intersection plane for determining whether or not the action is given to the moving body is set,
The hitting support object is an object that previously suggests an arrival position on the intersecting surface when the moving body reaches the intersecting surface,
The game program according to claim 8, wherein the object is displayed until the moving body reaches the intersection plane from the first position. The game program is further transmitted to the processor.
Obtaining a movement destination of the moving body, which is predicted by the second user and moves based on the launching motion, based on a prediction input operation performed by the second user;
Comparing the predicted destination with the destination to which the moving body has moved based on the ball-throwing operation, and determining whether or not to predict,
The control step includes controlling the display of the hitting support object so that the second user can advantageously perform the second operation when the prediction is successful. The game program according to the item. A second computer comprising a processor, a memory, and a display unit, which competes with the first computer, executes a competitive game program,
In the game based on the game program, the first character performs a launching action for moving the moving body based on the first operation performed by the first user of the first computer in the game space, Based on the second operation performed by the second user of the second computer, the second character proceeds by performing a striking action for acting on the moving moving body,
In the method, the processor comprises:
Obtaining evaluation information representing an evaluation related to the ball movement operation;
Controlling the display of a hitting support object that supports the second operation of the second user by being displayed on the display unit according to the evaluation information. An information processing apparatus,
The information processing apparatus includes:
A storage unit for storing a battle type game program;
A control unit that controls the operation of the information processing apparatus by executing the game program;
A display unit,
In the game based on the game program, in the game space, based on a first operation performed by a first user who is an opponent, the first character performs a balling action for moving the moving body, and the information Based on the second operation performed by the second user of the processing device, the second character proceeds by performing a striking action for acting on the moving moving body,
The controller is
Obtaining evaluation information representing an evaluation related to the launching motion
An information processing apparatus that controls the display of a hitting support object that supports the second operation of the second user by being displayed on the display unit according to the evaluation information.

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