JP2018102931A - Information processing system, information processing program, information processor, and information processing method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a novel game to be performed by controlling a character in a virtual space.SOLUTION: An information processing system 100 includes a controller 11 for accepting a user's operation input, and an information processing part 12 for performing information processing based on the operation input accepted by the controller 11. The information processing part 12 includes a game progress part 121 for drawing a corresponding color of a user's own character in a virtual space by controlling the user's own character in the virtual space based on the user's operation input, and a match determination part 122 for performing match determination based on a state of drawing a corresponding color of an enemy character different from the corresponding color of the user's own character in the virtual space, and a state of drawing the corresponding color of the user's own character in the virtual space.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing system, an information processing program, an information processing apparatus, and an information processing method that provide a game for controlling a character in a virtual space.

  Conventionally, a game in which a user operates an operation input unit to control a character in a virtual space is known (for example, Patent Document 1).

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  Conventional games control characters in the virtual space to avoid obstacles and attacks from enemy characters, or attack the enemy characters while aiming to move to the destination of the character, A game that aims to achieve the goal by overcoming challenges (adventures, challenges, exploration, battles, etc.).

  An object of this invention is to provide the novel game played by controlling the character in virtual space. In the following, the character that the user controls by his / her own operation is referred to as “own character”.

  An information processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an operation input receiving unit that receives a user's operation input, and an information processing unit that performs information processing based on the operation input received by the operation input receiving unit. The information processing means controls the own character in the virtual space based on the operation input, thereby rendering a game progress means for drawing the corresponding color of the own character in the virtual space, and the corresponding color of the own character. Comprises a match determination means for determining a match based on a drawing state of the corresponding color of different enemy characters in the virtual space and a drawing state of the corresponding color of the own character in the virtual space. ing. With this configuration, the virtual space is drawn in the corresponding color of the player character by controlling the player character in the virtual space, and a battle determination is made based on the drawing state and the drawing state of the corresponding color of the enemy character.

  The game progression means may cause the player character in the virtual space to perform a drawing action based on the operation input, and draw the corresponding color of the player character in the drawing area of the virtual space according to the drawing action. . With this configuration, the corresponding color can be drawn in the drawing area corresponding to the drawing operation of the own character.

  The game progression means moves the player character in the virtual space based on the operation input, and draws a corresponding color of the player character in a drawing area corresponding to the position of the player character in the virtual space. Good. With this configuration, a corresponding color can be drawn in a drawing area corresponding to the position of the player character in the virtual space.

  The game progression means may draw the corresponding color of the player character in the virtual space based on the operation input of one or more fellow users. With this configuration, cooperative play with other users is possible.

  The game progression means may draw the corresponding color of the enemy character in the virtual space based on the operation input of one or more opponent users. With this configuration, it is possible to play against other users.

  The battle determination means may perform the battle determination by comparing the drawing area of the corresponding color of the own character and the drawing area of the corresponding color of the enemy character. With this configuration, it is possible to determine the victory or defeat depending on the drawing area. When the play time reaches a predetermined time, the drawing areas may be compared to determine the battle.

  The information processing system may further include a communication unit, and the game progression unit displays the corresponding color of the self character in the virtual space based on the operation input received by the operation input reception unit. The self-character drawing event data indicating the content of the drawing event for drawing may be generated, and the communication means transmits the self-character drawing event data to the information processing system of the partner user and receives the operation input of the partner user. The game progress means may receive the enemy character drawing event data indicating the content of the drawing event for drawing the corresponding color of the enemy character in the virtual space. And the corresponding color of the player character and the front The corresponding color of the enemy character may be drawn in the virtual space. With this configuration, a communication type battle game with another user (an opponent user) is realized. Since the drawing data for drawing the corresponding color in the virtual space has a relatively large capacity, it is not realistic to share the drawing state by frequently transmitting and receiving drawing data in the communication type battle game. On the other hand, according to the above configuration, since drawing event data indicating the content of a drawing event having a relatively small capacity is transmitted / received instead of drawing data having a relatively large capacity, a large-capacity game in a communication-type battle game A drawing state can be shared among information processing systems of a plurality of users without transmitting and receiving data.

  The own character drawing event data and the enemy character drawing event data may include information on the position and color of the virtual space where the corresponding color is drawn. With this configuration, the capacities of the own character drawing event data and the enemy character drawing event data can be reduced. In addition, when the corresponding color of each character is known, the information of the character or the team to which the character belongs becomes color information.

  The player character drawing event data and the enemy character drawing event data may include information indicating an event time, and the game progression means may select the corresponding color of the player character and the corresponding color of the enemy character in the virtual space. May be drawn based on the time information. With this configuration, even if reception of enemy character drawing event data is delayed due to a transmission delay, it is possible to accurately grasp the context with the own character drawing event data. The same applies to the information processing system of the other user, that is, even if the reception of the own character drawing event data is delayed in the other user's information processing system, the context with the enemy character drawing event data is accurate. It is possible to grasp the above and the context and the information processing system of the user of the own character.

  The communication means may perform communication via the Internet. With this configuration, a battle play or cooperative play with other users can be performed via the Internet.

  The game progression means may control the player character in the virtual space based on the operation input to attack the enemy character. With this configuration, a battle-type game with an attack can be realized.

  The game advancing means may draw the corresponding color of the player character in the virtual space when the player character successfully attacks the enemy character. With this configuration, the drawing range of the corresponding color of the player character can be expanded by attacking the enemy character.

  The game progression means may draw the corresponding color of the player character in an area around the enemy character in the virtual space when the player character successfully attacks the enemy character. According to this configuration, the enemy character's attack can make the vicinity of the enemy character the corresponding color of the player character.

  The game progression means may display a drawing result of the corresponding color of the player character and the corresponding color of the enemy character in the entire virtual space based on the operation input. With this configuration, the user can check the drawing result of the corresponding color of the player character and the corresponding color of the enemy character.

  The virtual space may be a three-dimensional space. With this configuration, a drawing game in a three-dimensional space can be realized.

  The game progression means may draw the corresponding color on the ground in the three-dimensional space.

  An information processing program according to an embodiment of the present invention performs information processing based on the operation input received by the operation input receiving unit, in an information processing system including an operation input receiving unit that receives a user's operation input. An information processing program for causing an information processing unit to function, wherein the information processing unit controls a self-character in a virtual space based on the operation input, so that a corresponding color of the self-character is stored in the virtual space. Based on the game progress means for drawing, the drawing state of the corresponding color of the enemy character different from the corresponding color of the own character in the virtual space, and the drawing state of the corresponding color of the own character in the virtual space It has the structure provided with the battle | competition determination means to determine. Even in this configuration, in the virtual space, the virtual space is drawn in the corresponding color of the own character by controlling the own character, and the battle determination is made based on the drawing state and the drawing state of the corresponding color of the enemy character. .

  An information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an operation input receiving unit that receives a user's operation input, and an information processing unit that performs information processing based on the operation input received by the operation input receiving unit. The information processing means controls the own character in the virtual space based on the operation input, thereby rendering a game progress means for drawing the corresponding color of the own character in the virtual space, and the corresponding color of the own character. Comprises a match determination means for determining a match based on a drawing state of the corresponding color of different enemy characters in the virtual space and a drawing state of the corresponding color of the own character in the virtual space. ing. Even in this configuration, in the virtual space, the virtual space is drawn in the corresponding color of the own character by controlling the own character, and the battle determination is made based on the drawing state and the drawing state of the corresponding color of the enemy character. .

  An information processing method according to an embodiment of the present invention controls an own character in a virtual space based on an operation input receiving step that receives a user's operation input and the operation input received by the operation input receiving means. The game progress step of drawing the corresponding color of the own character in the virtual space, the drawing state of the corresponding color of the enemy character different from the corresponding color of the own character in the virtual space, and the corresponding color of the own character A battle determination step for determining a battle based on the drawing state in the virtual space. Even in this configuration, in the virtual space, the virtual space is drawn in the corresponding color of the own character by controlling the own character, and the battle determination is made based on the drawing state and the drawing state of the corresponding color of the enemy character. .

  According to the present invention, in the virtual space, the virtual space is drawn with the corresponding color of the own character by controlling the own character, and the battle determination is made based on the drawing state and the drawing state of the corresponding color of the enemy character. Such a new game can be provided.

The block diagram which shows the structure of the information processing system in embodiment of this invention The figure which shows the example of a screen of the scene which the own character in embodiment of this invention is painting the ground by the firing of an ink gun (A) The figure which shows the example of a screen of the scene which is going to attack the enemy character in embodiment of this invention (b) The attack to the enemy character in embodiment of this invention succeeds, and the periphery of an enemy character attacks The figure which shows the example of the screen of the scene painted in the corresponding color of the self character who performed (A) The figure which shows the example of a screen of the scene before the character in the embodiment of the present invention is assimilated to the ink applied to the ground. (B) The character in the embodiment of the present invention is assimilated to the ink applied to the ground. Figure showing an example of the screen of the scene after The figure which shows the example of a bird's-eye view screen in embodiment of this invention The figure which shows the example by which the ground of the virtual space in embodiment of this invention is drawn The figure which shows the example by which drawing is performed by the drawing event data in embodiment of this invention The figure explaining the mismatch of the drawing state in the embodiment of the present invention The figure explaining the mismatch of the drawing state in the embodiment of the present invention (A) The figure explaining the example which draws corresponding color in virtual space using the time information in embodiment of this invention (b) Drawing corresponding color in virtual space using time information in embodiment of this invention Diagram explaining an example (A) The figure explaining the example which draws corresponding color in virtual space using the time information in embodiment of this invention (b) Drawing corresponding color in virtual space using time information in embodiment of this invention Diagram explaining an example

  Hereinafter, an information processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The embodiment described below shows an example when the present invention is implemented, and the present invention is not limited to the specific configuration described below. In carrying out the present invention, a specific configuration according to the embodiment may be adopted as appropriate.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the information processing system according to the embodiment of this invention. The information processing system 100 according to the present embodiment draws the virtual space with the corresponding color of the own character by controlling the own character in the virtual space, and based on the drawing state and the drawing state of the corresponding color of the enemy character. A game for performing a match determination is provided. The information processing system 100 includes a controller 11 as an operation input unit, an information processing unit 12 as an information processing unit, a transmission / reception unit 13 as a communication unit, and a display unit 14 that displays an image as an output unit. . The output means may further include a speaker that outputs sound and a vibrator that outputs power by vibrating.

  FIG. 1 shows an example in which the information processing system 100 including the controller 11, the information processing unit 12, the transmission / reception unit 13, and the display unit 14 is configured as an integrated device, but these are distributed to a plurality of devices. Information may be exchanged between each other in a wired or wireless manner as necessary. For example, the information processing system 100 may be a portable game device including the controller 11, the information processing unit 12, the transmission / reception unit 13, and the display unit 14, and the information processing unit 12 and the transmission / reception unit 13 are integrated. The game apparatus main body, a controller 11 that communicates with the game apparatus main body by short-range wireless communication, and a display unit 14 that receives and outputs display data from the game apparatus main body via a cable may be used. Further, the information processing device 12 may exist on the network.

  The information processing unit 12 includes a game progression unit 121 that advances the game based on the operation input input to the controller 11 and the data from the information processing system 100 of the other user or the fellow user received by the transmission / reception unit 13; A battle determination unit 122 that performs battle determination based on the game result of the unit 121, a stencil buffer 123, and a depth buffer 124 are provided.

  The game progression unit 121 and the battle determination unit 122 of the information processing unit 12 are configured so that a general-purpose processor including a CPU (Central Processing Unit) or a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) uses a game program as an information processing program according to the embodiment of the present invention. It is realized by executing. The game program is provided by a portable medium, and the information processing unit 12 reads out and executes the game program from the portable medium, whereby the game progress unit 121 and the battle determination unit 122 are realized. Alternatively, the game progression unit 121 and the battle determination unit 122 may be realized by being received via the transmission / reception unit 13 and the information processing unit 12 installing and executing a game program.

  The transmission / reception unit 13 transmits various data to the other information processing system 100 via a communication network such as the Internet, and receives data transmitted from the other information processing system 100 via the communication network. In the present embodiment, drawing event data, which will be described later, is transmitted / received by the transmitting / receiving unit 13 via the communication network. The transmission / reception unit 13 may include an interface for wired communication or a communication module for wireless communication. The display unit 14 outputs graphic data generated by the GPU of the information processing unit 12.

  The game progressed by the game progression unit 121 and the battle determination performed by the battle determination unit 122 will be described. In the game of the present embodiment, different colors are associated with the own character and the enemy character. A color associated with each character is referred to as a corresponding color. In the game, the player character is operated in a three-dimensional virtual space, and the ground is painted with the corresponding color of the player character, and the enemy character is similarly painted with the corresponding color of the enemy character on the ground.

  The own character may have one or a plurality of fellow characters operated by another user (a fellow user). In this case, the team is composed of the player character and the fellow character, and the corresponding color of the player character and the corresponding color of the friend character are the same. Thereby, cooperative play by a plurality of users becomes possible. Moreover, the enemy character may have the fellow character, and in this case, an enemy team is constituted by these characters, and the corresponding colors of the characters belonging to the enemy team are the same.

  Furthermore, the character may be divided into three or more teams, in which case a different corresponding color is set for each team, characters belonging to the same team as the own character become fellow characters, and other teams become enemy teams Thus, characters belonging to the enemy team become enemy characters. In the present embodiment, an example will be described in which an own team consisting of a player character and a plurality of fellow characters and an enemy team consisting of a plurality of enemy characters battle each other. Hereinafter, the corresponding color of the own team is also referred to as “self color”, and the corresponding color of the enemy team is also referred to as “enemy color”.

  In addition, the enemy character may be operated by the game progression unit 121 according to the game program based on the actions of the player character and the fellow character and the game program, or may be operated according to an operation input of another user. When the enemy character moves based on another user's operation input, a battle play with another user is realized. In the present embodiment, an example in which another user operates an enemy character will be described.

  As for the fellow characters, the game progression unit 121 may operate according to the game program based on the actions of the player character and the enemy character and the game program, or may operate according to the operation input of another user. When a fellow character moves based on another user's operation input, cooperative play with another user is realized.

  Each character including the own character, the fellow character, and the enemy character can move in a common three-dimensional virtual space. Each character can also change direction in the virtual space. In addition, each character has its own color ink, and the ground around the position where the character is in the virtual space can be painted with the own color ink. In the present embodiment, regarding the fact that the corresponding color of each character is colored on the ground in the virtual space during the game, when focusing on the game developed in the three-dimensional virtual space, “corresponding color (ink of ), Etc., and when focusing on the information processing in the information processing unit 12, the expression “draw corresponding color on the ground” is used.

  The user can paint the ground of the virtual space by generating a drawing event by operating his / her character. Specifically, an area corresponding to the position and orientation of the player character in the virtual space and the type of drawing event is painted with the corresponding color. The types of drawing events include “ink gun firing”, “application by roller”, and “attack on enemy characters”. The type of drawing event corresponds to the shape of the area to be drawn.

  In “ink gun firing”, ink is applied to the ink landing area when ink is fired in the direction that the character is facing from the position of the character. There may be a plurality of types of firing methods for firing the ink gun, the firing direction may be adjusted not only to the left and right but also to the top and bottom, and the firing strength may be adjustable. FIG. 2 is a screen example of a scene where the player character is painting the ground by firing an ink gun. In “application by roller”, when the player character moves in the virtual space, ink is applied to the ground with the width of the roller in the moving direction. The roller may have multiple types of widths.

  “Attack on the enemy character” refers to firing an ink gun toward the enemy character, and the attack is successful when the fired ink hits the enemy character. When the attack is successful, the enemy character that has been attacked scatters the ink of the color corresponding to the attacking character around it. As a result, the ground around the enemy character that has been attacked is painted in the corresponding color of the attacking character. In this way, the drawing range of the own color can be expanded also by attacking the enemy character.

  FIGS. 3A and 3B are screen examples of a scene in which the player character has successfully attacked the enemy character and the periphery of the enemy character is painted in his / her color. Specifically, FIG. 3A is a screen example of a scene in which an enemy character is about to be attacked, and FIG. 3B is a self-attack where the enemy character has successfully attacked and the enemy character has attacked. It is an example of the screen of the scene painted on the corresponding color of the character.

  The drawing event of “Ink gun firing” includes the type of drawing event (ink firing), the position of the character, the firing direction (left / right or left / right / up / down), the ink gun type (if there are multiple), (adjustable) In the case of intensity) and ink color (corresponding color of the character). In addition, the drawing event of “application by roller” includes the type of drawing event (application by roller), the position of the character, the moving direction, the width of the roller (if there are multiple), and the ink color (corresponding color of the character) ). The drawing event “attack on enemy character” is defined by the type of drawing event (attack on the enemy character), the position of the enemy character, and the ink color (corresponding color of the attacked character).

  When each character moves in the virtual space, it can disappear assimilated to the ink according to the user's operation in the area painted with the corresponding color ink of the team. The character can move in the virtual space at a high speed in the state of being assimilated to the ink and disappearing. When the own character disappears, the own character is not displayed on the screen of the user who operates the enemy character. FIG. 4 is a screen example of a scene in which a character is assimilated with ink applied to the ground. Specifically, FIG. 4A is a screen example of a scene before assimilation, and FIG. It is an example of the screen of the scene after assimilation. In addition, the moving speed of the player character is slow in the area painted with the enemy team's corresponding color. Thus, the game progression unit 121 performs movement control of the character in response to an input operation from the controller 11 in accordance with the drawing state at the position where the player character is present. In other words, the game progression unit 121 moves the character at a speed corresponding to the drawing state of the position where the player character is.

  In addition, when a predetermined operation is performed by the user during the game, the game progress unit 121 displays the drawing state of the corresponding color of each team in the entire virtual space at that time. Specifically, the game progression unit 121 indicates the corresponding color of each team on a screen overlooking the virtual space. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of an overhead view screen. Simultaneously with this overhead view screen, the size of the drawing range of each team may be represented by a graph or a numerical value.

  In the virtual space, the ground once painted with the corresponding color of one team can be repainted by painting with the corresponding color of another team from above. That is, the ground of the virtual space is drawn with the last painted color, and even if it is an area painted with enemy colors, by painting its own color from above, the area becomes its own color and vice versa It is the same.

  In the game progression unit 121, the drawing (coloring) with the corresponding color in the virtual space is performed by drawing data indicating which team's corresponding color is drawn in which part (pixel) of the virtual space. The game progression unit 121 performs drawing in the virtual space by writing the ink color in accordance with the drawing data on the texture having a size covering the entire virtual space, and projecting the ink color onto the virtual space. Specifically, the game progression unit 121 writes a code representing a team in the stencil buffer 123 as drawing data when writing the ink color to the texture, and when drawing the corresponding color of a certain team, An instruction to draw the corresponding color of the team is executed through the GPU only when information corresponding to the code representing the team is written in the stencil buffer 123. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example in which the ground of the virtual space is drawn. The drawing state is represented by a texture of 3200 × 3200 pixels.

  When performing battle games and cooperative games by communication with other users who operate enemy characters and fellow characters, if drawing data is frequently sent and received, the amount of drawing data is relatively large, so that all of them are always sent and received Then, it is difficult to share the drawing state with other users.

  Therefore, in order to share the drawing state when a plurality of users play a game by communication, each information processing system 100 receives information processing of other users from the transmission / reception unit 13 according to the occurrence of a drawing event during the game. Rendering event data with a relatively small amount of data is generated and transmitted to the system 100 instead of drawing data with a relatively large amount of data, and drawing event data, not drawing data, is sent from the information processing system 100 of other users. Receive. The drawing event data is data indicating the contents of the drawing event in order to generate drawing data, and the game progression unit 121 generates drawing data based on the drawing event data. As described above, since the communication type battle game is performed by transmitting / receiving drawing event data instead of drawing data, the drawing state can be shared among a plurality of users without increasing the communication load.

  Based on the operation input received by the controller 11, the game progression unit 121 generates own character drawing event data indicating the contents of the drawing event for drawing the corresponding color of the own character in the virtual space. The transmission / reception unit 13 transmits the own character drawing event data generated by the game progression unit 121 to the information processing system 100 of the other user, and the enemy character operated by the other user from the information processing system 100 of the other user, Receive drawing event data of fellow characters.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example in which drawing is performed based on the drawing event data. In this example, the drawing event is defined by the center position, the radius, and the color, and the drawing is performed by filling in a circular shape. In the example of FIG. 7, the region A71 is painted orange by drawing event data “position: (3, 4), radius: 5 m, color: orange”, and “position: (6, 5), radius: 4 m, The area A72 is painted blue by the drawing event data “color: blue”, and the area A73 is painted blue by the drawing event “position: (6, 3), radius: 2 m, color: blue”. 4, 7), the area A74 is painted orange by drawing event data “radius: 3 m, color: orange”, and the area is drawn by drawing event data “position: (7, 7), radius: 1 m, color: blue”. A75 is painted blue.

  In a communication-type battle game or a cooperative game, if a plurality of characters are colored (drawn) in an overlapping area almost simultaneously, there may be a mismatch in the drawing state among a plurality of users due to a transmission delay in the communication network. 8 and 9 are diagrams for explaining the mismatch of the drawing states. As shown in FIG. 8, immediately after the drawing event that the player character paints the region A81 with the own color, the drawing event that the enemy character paints the region A82 partially overlapping the region A81 with the corresponding color of the enemy character. When the game progress unit 121 on the user side of the own character paints the area A81 in the own color according to the drawing event by the own character and then receives the drawing event data of the enemy character, the area painted in the own color The area A82 is painted with the enemy color so that the overlapping area with A81 is painted with the enemy color.

  On the other hand, immediately after the drawing event that the player character paints the area A81 with the own color, the drawing event that the enemy character paints the area A82 that partially overlaps the area A81 with the corresponding color of the enemy character occurred. Even in this case, as shown in FIG. 9, the user side of the enemy character paints the area A82 with the corresponding color of the enemy character according to the drawing event of painting with the corresponding color of the enemy character, and then draws the event data of the own character. Is received, the corresponding color of the player character is painted in the region A81 so that a part of the region A82 is repainted. In this case, the drawing state (that is, what color) of the overlapping area is different between the user side of the own character (FIG. 8) and the user side of the enemy character (FIG. 9). Actually, since the drawing event that the enemy character paints the area A82 with the corresponding color of the enemy character immediately after the drawing event that the own character paints the area A81 with the own color occurs, The user should be in the drawing state of FIG.

  In order to avoid such a mismatch in the drawing state, the drawing event data includes information on the time of occurrence of the drawing event in addition to information indicating the contents of the drawing event. The information indicating the content of the drawing event may be information for defining the drawing event described above, for example. The game progression unit 121 paints the corresponding area in the virtual space according to the drawing event data generated by itself and the drawing event data of the enemy character acquired from the outside. At this time, the information on the generation time of the drawing event corresponds to the texture in the virtual space. The information is recorded in the 3200 × 3200 depth buffer 124 so that information about a drawing event that occurs later is left. As a result, even if the order of occurrence of drawing events and the order of processing of drawing in the virtual space according to the drawing events in the game progression unit 121 are changed by the delay due to communication, the final drawing state is It matches in any user's information processing system 100.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example in which the corresponding color is drawn in the virtual space using the time information. FIG. 10 shows a case where the drawing event for painting the region A101 in orange occurs before the drawing event for painting the region A102 partially overlapping with the region A101 in blue. 10A and 10B, the virtual space drawn on the left side is shown, and the depth value stored in the depth buffer 124 is shown on the right side. In this example, the game progression unit 121 first processes a drawing event for painting the region A101 in orange as shown in FIG. 10A, and then paints the region A102 in blue as shown in FIG. 10B. It is assumed that the drawing event is to be processed. The drawing event data of the drawing event that paints the area A101 is “position: (2, 5), radius: 5 m, color: orange, time: 90”, and the drawing event that paints the area A102. The drawing event data is “position: (8, 5), radius: 5 m, color: blue, time: 100”.

  As shown in FIG. 10A, the game progression unit 121 draws orange in the area A101, and the depth buffer 124 stores the depth value 90 corresponding to the time 90 at a position corresponding to the area A101. Next, as shown in FIG. 10B, the game progression unit 121 draws blue in the area A102, and the depth buffer 124 stores the depth value 100 corresponding to the time 100 at the position corresponding to the area A102. To do. At this time, for the region where the region A101 and the region 102 overlap, the depth value is drawn so that the blue color having the depth value 100 is higher than the orange color having the depth value 90, that is, finally drawing. The blue color is drawn so as to be larger (the drawing event occurs later).

  FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining another example in which the corresponding color is drawn in the virtual space using the time information. FIG. 11 also shows a case where the drawing event for painting the region A101 in orange occurs before the drawing event for painting the region A102 partially overlapping with the region A101 in the same manner as in the example of FIG. However, in this example, the game progression unit 121 first processes a drawing event in which the area A102 is painted in blue as shown in FIG. 11A, and then the area A101 is displayed in orange as shown in FIG. The drawing event that is painted in is processed. The contents of each drawing event data are the same as in the example of FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 11A, the game progression unit 121 draws blue in the area A102, and the depth buffer 124 stores the depth value 90 corresponding to the time 90 at a position corresponding to the area A102. Next, the game progression unit 121 draws orange in the area A101, and the depth buffer 124 stores the depth value 100 corresponding to the time 100 at a position corresponding to the area A101. At this time, if the time is not taken into consideration, a region that is overcoated in the order of drawing and the region A101 and the region 102 overlap with each other is drawn in orange that has been subjected to drawing processing later. However, in the game progression unit 121 of the present embodiment, the overlapping region between the region 101 and the region 102 is such that the blue value with the depth value 100 is higher than the orange color with the depth value 90, that is, Blue is drawn so that the final drawing has a large depth value (the drawing event occurs later).

  In an actual game, a numerical value obtained by adding a different offset value for each character that has generated the drawing event to the value of the generation time is used as the depth value. For example, when the depth value is given in an integer unit from the time, each character is given the minimum unit of the depth value based on the time, such as 0.1, 0.2, 0.3. And an offset value that is different for each character is assigned to each character. In other words, when drawing events by a plurality of characters occur at the same time, it is determined in advance which drawing event by which character will be the first. This guarantees that the depth value will not be the same and the final result will be uniquely determined even when multiple drawing event data that overlaps at least part of the area to be drawn occurs simultaneously in multiple characters. The

  The battle determination unit 122 performs a battle determination by comparing the drawing state of the own color and the drawing state of the enemy color when the game is over. Specifically, the battle determination unit 122 compares the range of the ground painted in the own color with the range of the ground painted in the enemy color, and if the range of the ground painted in the own color is wider It is determined that it is the victory of the own team, and if the range of the ground painted with enemy colors is wider, it is determined that the enemy team wins. In other words, the battle determination unit 122 determines victory or defeat based on the range of the painted area. If there are multiple teams, the team with the widest range painted in the corresponding color of the team is determined to be the winner. The game ends when a predetermined time elapses from the start.

  Specifically, as described above, the drawing by the game progression unit 121 is performed by the code representing the team stored for each pixel in the stencil buffer 123 as the drawing data. By counting the number of pixels at, the corresponding color area of each team is obtained and compared.

  As described above, according to the information processing system of the present embodiment, the virtual character is drawn in the corresponding color of the own character by controlling the own character in the virtual space, and the drawing state and the corresponding color of the enemy character are drawn. A new game in which a battle determination is made based on the drawing state is provided.

  In the above embodiment, the surface on which the character applies ink is only the “ground” in the virtual space, but the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to this. The surface on which the character applies ink may be a wall surface, a ceiling, or the like of a passage in which the character moves in the virtual space, or may be an arbitrary object.

  In the above embodiment, in order to share a drawing state when a plurality of users play a game by communication, not a drawing data with a relatively large amount of data but a drawing event data with a relatively small amount of data is transmitted and received. At the same time, the drawing event data includes drawing event occurrence time information so that there is no mismatch in drawing state among multiple users. Data may be sent and received. Even in this case, although the amount of data to be transmitted / received is large, the above-described inconsistency in the drawing state among a plurality of users can be avoided.

100 Information processing system 11 Controller (operation input unit)
12 Information processing section (information processing means)
121 Game progression part (game progression means)
122 match determination unit (match determination means)
123 Stencil buffer 124 Depth buffer 13 Transmitter / receiver (communication means)
14 Display (output means)

Claims (49)

An operation input receiving means for receiving a user's operation input;
Information processing means for performing information processing based on the operation input received by the operation input receiving means,
The information processing means includes
Game progress means for rendering the corresponding color of the own character in the virtual space by controlling the own character in the virtual space based on the operation input;
Match determination means for determining a match based on a drawing state of the corresponding color of the enemy character different from the corresponding color of the own character in the virtual space and a drawing state of the corresponding color of the own character in the virtual space; ,
An information processing system comprising:   The game advancing means causes the player character in the virtual space to perform a drawing operation based on the operation input, and draws a corresponding color of the player character in a drawing area of the virtual space according to the drawing operation. The information processing system according to claim 1.   The game progression means moves the player character in the virtual space based on the operation input, and draws the corresponding color of the player character in a drawing area corresponding to the position of the player character in the virtual space. The information processing system according to claim 1 or 2.   The said game progress means draws the corresponding color of the said character in the said virtual space based on the operation input of one or several fellow users, The Claim 1 thru | or 3 characterized by the above-mentioned. Information processing system.   The said game progress means draws the corresponding color of the said enemy character in the said virtual space based on the operation input of one or several other party users, The Claim 1 thru | or 4 characterized by the above-mentioned. Information processing system.   6. The match determination unit according to claim 1, wherein the match determination unit performs a match determination by comparing a drawing area of the corresponding color of the own character and a drawing area of the corresponding color of the enemy character. Information processing system according to item. Furthermore, a communication means is provided,
The game progress means generates own character drawing event data indicating the contents of the drawing event for drawing the corresponding color of the own character in the virtual space based on the operation input received by the operation input receiving means. And
The communication means transmits the self-character drawing event data to the information processing system of the opponent user and draws the corresponding color of the enemy character in the virtual space generated based on the operation input of the opponent user. Receives enemy character drawing event data indicating the contents of the drawing event,
The game progress means draws the corresponding color of the player character and the corresponding color of the enemy character in the virtual space based on the player character drawing event data and the enemy character drawing event data. The information processing system according to any one of 1 to 6.   The information processing system according to claim 7, wherein the own character drawing event data and the enemy character drawing event data include information on a position and color of the virtual space for drawing a corresponding color. The own character drawing event data and the enemy character drawing event data include information indicating the time of the event,
The said game progress means draws based on the information of the said time, when the drawing of the corresponding color of the own character and the corresponding color of the enemy character overlaps in the virtual space. The information processing system according to 7 or 8.   The information processing system according to claim 7, wherein the communication unit performs communication via the Internet.   The said game progress means controls the said own character in the said virtual space based on the said operation input, The attack with respect to the said enemy character is performed, The Claim 1 thru | or 10 characterized by the above-mentioned. Information processing system.   The information processing system according to claim 11, wherein the game progress unit draws a corresponding color of the player character in the virtual space when the player character successfully attacks the enemy character.   The game progress means, when the attack of the player character on the enemy character is successful, draws the corresponding color of the player character in a region around the enemy character in the virtual space. Information processing system described in 1.   The game progress means displays a drawing result of the corresponding color of the player character and the corresponding color of the enemy character in the entire virtual space based on the operation input. The information processing system according to one item.   The information processing system according to claim 1, wherein the virtual space is a three-dimensional space.   The information processing system according to claim 15, wherein the game progressing unit draws the corresponding color on the ground in the three-dimensional space. An information processing system having an operation input receiving means for receiving a user's operation input,
An information processing program for causing an information processing unit to perform information processing based on the operation input received by the operation input receiving unit,
The information processing means includes
Game progress means for rendering the corresponding color of the own character in the virtual space by controlling the own character in the virtual space based on the operation input;
Match determination means for determining a match based on a drawing state of the corresponding color of the enemy character different from the corresponding color of the own character in the virtual space and a drawing state of the corresponding color of the own character in the virtual space; ,
An information processing program comprising: An operation input receiving means for receiving a user's operation input;
Information processing means for performing information processing based on the operation input received by the operation input receiving means,
The information processing means includes
Game progress means for rendering the corresponding color of the own character in the virtual space by controlling the own character in the virtual space based on the operation input;
Match determination means for determining a match based on a drawing state of the corresponding color of the enemy character different from the corresponding color of the own character in the virtual space and a drawing state of the corresponding color of the own character in the virtual space; ,
An information processing apparatus comprising: An operation input receiving step for receiving a user operation input;
A game progress step of drawing a corresponding color of the own character in the virtual space by controlling the own character in the virtual space based on the operation input received by the operation input accepting unit;
A battle determination step of performing a battle determination based on a drawing state of the corresponding color of the enemy character different from the corresponding color of the own character in the virtual space and a drawing state of the corresponding color of the own character in the virtual space; ,
An information processing method characterized by comprising: An information processing system having an operation input receiving means for receiving a user's operation input,
Function as game progress means for coloring the drawing area of the virtual space with the corresponding color of the own character by causing the own character in the virtual space to perform a drawing operation based on the operation input received by the operation input receiving means. An information processing program for causing
The game progression means is different from when the player character is in a region not colored in the corresponding color of the player character when the player character is in a region colored in the player's corresponding color. An information processing program for performing display control and / or first movement control of the player character.   21. The game progressing unit according to claim 20, wherein the game progression means causes the enemy character in the virtual space to perform a drawing operation, thereby coloring the drawing area of the virtual space with a corresponding color different from the corresponding color of the player character. Information processing program.   The information processing program according to claim 20 or 21, wherein the game progression means changes the display of the player character to a display corresponding to a corresponding color of the player character as the display control.   The game progression means changes the display of the player character to the display color assimilated to the corresponding color of the player character when the player character is in an area colored with the player's corresponding color as the display control. The information processing program according to claim 22.   21. The game progressing means, as the first movement control, makes the movement speed of the player character faster than when the player character is in an area that is not colored in the corresponding color of the player character. The information processing program according to any one of 23.   The game progression means is different from the self-character when the self-character is in an area colored in the corresponding color of the enemy character, and when the self-character is in an area colored in the corresponding color of the self-character. The information processing program according to claim 21, wherein the second movement control of the character is performed.   26. The game progress means according to claim 25, wherein, as the second movement control, the movement speed of the player character is made slower than when the player character is in an area colored with a corresponding color of the player character. Information processing program.   The game advancing means, when the player character is in a region that is not colored in the corresponding color of the player character and in a region that is not colored in the corresponding color of the enemy character, The information processing program according to claim 21, wherein the movement control of No. 3 is performed.   The game progress means causes the player character in the virtual space to perform a drawing operation based on the operation input, and colors the drawing area of the virtual space according to the drawing operation with a corresponding color of the player character. Item 28. The information processing program according to any one of Items 20 to 27.   The game progression means moves the player character in the virtual space based on the operation input, and colors a drawing area corresponding to the position of the player character in the virtual space with a corresponding color of the player character. The information processing program according to any one of claims 20 to 28.   30. The information according to any one of claims 20 to 29, wherein the game progression means colors the drawing area of the virtual space with a corresponding color of the own character based on an operation input of one or more fellow users. Processing program.   The information processing program according to claim 21, wherein the game progression means colors the drawing area of the virtual space with a corresponding color of the enemy character based on an operation input of one or more opponent users.   The information processing system according to claim 21, further causing the information processing system to function as a battle determination unit that determines a battle based on a drawing state of the corresponding color of the own character and a drawing state of the corresponding color of the enemy character. Processing program.   The battle determination means compares the area of the region colored with the corresponding color of the own character with the area of the region colored with the corresponding color of the enemy character different from the corresponding color of the own character. The information processing program according to claim 32, wherein the determination is performed. The information processing system further includes communication means,
The game progression means generates own character drawing event data indicating a drawing event for coloring the virtual space with a corresponding color of the own character based on the operation input received by the operation input receiving means,
The communication means transmits the self-character drawing event data to the information processing system of the opponent user and colors the virtual space generated based on the operation input of the opponent user with the corresponding color of the enemy character. Receives enemy character drawing event data indicating drawing events,
21. The game progress means, based on the own character drawing event data and the enemy character drawing event data, colors the drawing area of the virtual space with the corresponding color of the own character and the corresponding color of the enemy character. The information processing program as described in any one of thru | or 21.   The information processing program according to claim 34, wherein the own character drawing event data and the enemy character drawing event data include information related to a position and color of a drawing area of the virtual space to be colored with a corresponding color. The own character drawing event data and the enemy character drawing event data include information indicating the time of the event,
36. The game progression means according to claim 34 or 35, wherein, in the virtual space, when the coloring of the corresponding color of the player character and the corresponding color of the enemy character overlap, coloring is performed based on the time information. The information processing program described.   The information processing program according to any one of claims 34 to 36, wherein the communication unit performs communication via the Internet.   The information processing program according to any one of claims 20 to 37, wherein the game progress unit causes the player character in the virtual space to attack the enemy character based on the operation input.   39. The information processing program according to claim 38, wherein the game progression means causes the player character to perform a drawing operation to attack the enemy character.   40. The information processing program according to claim 38 or 39, wherein when the attack of the player character against the enemy character is successful, the game progression means colors the drawing area of the virtual space with a corresponding color of the player character.   The information processing according to claim 40, wherein when the attack of the player character against the enemy character is successful, the game progression means colors an area around the enemy character in the virtual space with a corresponding color of the player character. program.   The information processing program according to any one of claims 20 to 41, wherein the game progress means displays an overhead image showing a drawing state of the corresponding color of the player character and the corresponding color of the enemy character in the virtual space. .   The information processing program according to claim 42, wherein the game progress unit displays the bird's-eye view screen indicating the drawing state based on an operation input received by the operation input receiving unit during the game.   The information processing program according to any one of claims 20 to 43, wherein the virtual space is a three-dimensional space.   45. The information processing program according to claim 44, wherein the game progress means draws the corresponding color on the ground in the three-dimensional space.   46. Any one of a plurality of types of drawing events occurs based on the operation input, and the type of the drawing event corresponds to the shape of the drawing region. Information processing program. An operation input receiving means for receiving a user's operation input;
Game progress means for coloring the drawing area of the virtual space with a corresponding color of the own character by causing the own character in the virtual space to perform a drawing operation based on the operation input received by the operation input receiving means; With
The game progression means is different from when the player character is in a region not colored in the corresponding color of the player character when the player character is in a region colored in the player's corresponding color. An information processing system that performs display control and / or first movement control of the player character. An operation input receiving means for receiving a user's operation input;
Game progress means for coloring the drawing area of the virtual space with a corresponding color of the own character by causing the own character in the virtual space to perform a drawing operation based on the operation input received by the operation input receiving means;
With
The game progression means is different from when the player character is in a region not colored in the corresponding color of the player character when the player character is in a region colored in the player's corresponding color. An information processing apparatus that performs display control and / or first movement control of the player character. An operation input receiving step for receiving a user operation input;
A game progression step of coloring the drawing area of the virtual space with the corresponding color of the player character by causing the player character in the virtual space to perform a drawing operation based on the operation input received by the operation input receiving unit;
With
The game progression step is different from when the player character is in an area that is not colored in the corresponding color of the player character, when the player character is in an area colored in the corresponding color of the player character, An information processing method characterized by performing display control and / or first movement control of the player character.

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