JP2018114289A - Game device and game program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To serve many operations with less operations in a timing game.SOLUTION: A game control unit (130) acquires operation information indicating an operation received by an input unit (112) and performs evaluation relating to the timing of the operation received by the input unit (112) on the basis of reference timing information indicating reference timing becoming a reference to perform the operation. The game control unit (130) subjects one or plural operations indicated by the operation information to a larger number of evaluations than the number of the operations.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

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

Conventionally, timing games such as music games have been provided in the game field. The timing game is a type of game that progresses when a user performs an operation in accordance with rhythm, music, and display.
For example, the timing game shown in Patent Document 1 is a type of game in which a determination line is provided in each of a plurality of lanes and notes move toward the determination line. In this game, an operation unit corresponding to each lane is provided in the game machine, and Notes move along each lane. The user operates the operation unit corresponding to the lane at the timing when Notes reaches the determination line.

Japanese Patent No. 2922509

However, such a timing game may not be suitable for a mobile terminal such as a smartphone or a personal computer (PC).
For example, a smartphone generally provides a game operation unit with a touch panel, but the screen is often small. For example, in the case of a timing game having a plurality of lanes, the operation buttons corresponding to the lanes are arranged close to each other in a narrow area of the touch panel. The user has to operate a plurality of operation buttons within this narrow area, which easily causes an operation error.
In particular, an operation error becomes more noticeable when adjacent operation buttons must be operated simultaneously. In a specific example, when notes move side by side in adjacent lanes and reach the determination line at the same time, the user needs to operate adjacent operation buttons at the same time. However, since the adjacent operation units are arranged in a very narrow area (for example, a width of about 1 cm to 2 cm), the user cannot touch the area with a plurality of fingers and cannot perform the operation. There is. In this case, the timing game is determined as an operation error.

  Also, consider a case where, for example, a timing game operation button is realized by an input key of a PC keyboard. Here, the PC assigns each input key of the keyboard as an operation button corresponding to each lane. The keyboard has more input keys than the number of operation buttons necessary for the game, and the interval between the keys is narrow, so that the user is likely to make an operation error. Some keyboards and PCs do not respond when a certain number of input keys are pressed simultaneously.

  As illustrated above, although there may be cases where the operation cannot be performed due to the difficulty of operation on the operation unit or the limitation of the operation unit, it may be determined as an operation error in the timing game. Or, in a timing game, a change in the difficulty level of a game operation or a new game operation may be required.

  It is an object of some aspects of the present invention to provide a game apparatus and a game program that can perform many operations with few operations in a timing game.

  Another object of another aspect of the present invention is to provide a game device and a game program that can achieve the effects described in the embodiments described later.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, according to one embodiment of the present invention, operation information indicating an operation received by an input unit is acquired, and the input is performed based on reference timing information indicating a reference timing serving as a reference for performing the operation. A control unit that evaluates the timing of the operation received by the unit, and the control unit is more than the number of the one or a plurality of operations for one or a plurality of operations indicated by the operation information. It is a game device that performs evaluation.

  Further, according to one embodiment of the present invention, for each of a plurality of regions, operation information indicating an operation received in the region is acquired, and based on reference timing information indicating a reference timing serving as a reference for performing the operation in the region. A control unit that evaluates the timing of the operation received in the region, and the control unit receives the operation in the overlapping region where at least two of the regions overlap each other. The game device performs the evaluation corresponding to each of the regions.

  Further, according to one aspect of the present invention, for each of a plurality of objects, operation information indicating an operation on the object is acquired, and based on reference timing information indicating a reference timing serving as a reference for performing the operation on the object, A control unit that performs an evaluation on the timing of an operation on the object, and the control unit, when acquiring the operation information on the one or more objects, the evaluation corresponding to the one or more objects; A game device that performs the evaluation corresponding to the additional evaluation object that is the object different from the one or more objects.

  In addition, according to one aspect of the present invention, the position of the operation marker is present in the evaluation range based on the reference position when the input unit that receives the operation and the reference timing that is a reference for performing the operation on the operation marker is reached. In addition, the relative positional relationship between the operation marker and the reference position is changed over time, and when the input unit accepts the operation, the operation marker is present in the evaluation range. A display control unit that performs a display according to the display control unit, the display control unit when the input unit receives an operation at the first reference position or a position corresponding to the first reference position, The operation indicator existing within the evaluation range based on the first reference position is displayed according to the operation, and the evaluation range based on a second reference position different from the first reference position. To the operation label present within a game apparatus for causing a display in accordance with the operation.

  One embodiment of the present invention is reference timing information indicating a reference timing serving as a reference for performing the operation based on the operation timing of the operation received by the input unit, and is associated with information corresponding to the reference position. A reference determination unit that determines reference timing information corresponding to the number of reference positions greater than the number of operations from the reference timing information, and the number of operations based on the reference timing information determined by the reference determination unit An evaluation unit that evaluates the operation timing for a larger number of reference positions.

  One embodiment of the present invention is reference timing information indicating a reference timing serving as a reference for performing the operation based on an operation timing of an operation received by the input unit, and is associated with information corresponding to a region. A reference determination unit that determines reference timing information corresponding to a larger number of the regions than the number of operations from reference timing information, and based on the reference timing information determined by the reference determination unit, than the number of operations The game device includes an evaluation unit that evaluates the operation timing in correspondence with a large number of regions.

  One embodiment of the present invention is reference timing information indicating a reference timing serving as a reference for performing the operation based on the operation timing of the operation received by the input unit, and is associated with information corresponding to the object Based on the reference timing information determined by the reference determination unit, the reference determination unit that determines reference timing information corresponding to the number of objects greater than the number of operations from the reference timing information, and more than the number of operations The game apparatus includes an evaluation unit that evaluates the operation timing corresponding to a large number of objects.

It is the schematic showing an example of the display which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic block diagram which shows the structure of the game device which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is the schematic which shows an example of the display which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is the schematic which shows an example of the content of the sequence data which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is the schematic which shows an example of the screen position information which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is the schematic which shows another example of the display which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is the schematic which shows an example of the setting information which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is the schematic which shows an example of the input area which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows an example of operation | movement of the game device which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a schematic block diagram which shows the structure of the evaluation part which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows an example of operation | movement of the game control process which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the operation | movement of the final evaluation process which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is the schematic showing another example of the display which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is the schematic showing an example of the display which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic block diagram which shows the structure of the game device which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is the schematic which shows an example of the setting information which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a schematic block diagram which shows the structure of the evaluation part which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows an example of operation | movement of the game control process which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the final evaluation process which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is the schematic which shows an example of the content of the sequence data which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is the schematic showing an example of the display which concerns on the modification of 1st Embodiment.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[First Embodiment]
A first embodiment of the present invention will be described.
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a display according to the first embodiment of the present invention. A timing game display E <b> 1 is performed on the screen of the game apparatus 10. In this game, a plurality of lanes L-1 to L-9 are displayed, and Notes (an example of operation signs) move along each lane toward a determination line J1 (an example of a reference sign) on each lane. . In this game, buttons (button images) Bn are displayed corresponding to the lanes Ln. n is an integer of n = 1, 2,... N, and N = 9 in the example of FIG. Specifically, for n = 1, the button B-1 corresponds to the lane L-1, and for n = 2, the button B-2 corresponds to the lane L-2. Hereinafter, n is also referred to as a “lane number”. Further, n of the button Bn may be referred to as “button number”.

  In the lane Ln, the user operates the button Bn in accordance with the timing (reference timing) at which each Notes arrives at the determination line J1. In other words, each Notes corresponds to each reference timing to be operated by the user, and represents the reference timing by the position on the screen and the moving speed. The game apparatus 10 performs an evaluation process on the user's operation based on the timing (operation timing) at which the button B-n is operated and the reference timing.

  Specifically, an example of the Notes N112 in the lane L-1 will be described. The Notes N112 moves along the lane L-1 toward the determination line J1. The user performs an operation on the button B-1 in accordance with the timing at which the Notes N112 reaches the determination line J1 (reference timing represented by the Notes N112). The game apparatus 10 performs an evaluation process based on the operation timing when the button B-1 is operated and the reference timing represented by the Notes N112. When the game device 10 evaluates “success” in the evaluation process, the game device 10 performs a success display indicating “success” and gives a reward (for example, a score) to the user. The user operates each of the notes, and the game apparatus 10 performs an evaluation process for each operation.

  In FIG. 1, the display E11 of the part enclosed with the dashed-two dotted line is expanded and represented. The display E11 is an enlarged view of the determination line J1 portion for adjacent lanes L-5 and L-6. A success display D151 is displayed in the determination line J1 of the lane L-5. In addition, a success display D161 is displayed in the determination line J1 of the lane L-6. That is, the game apparatus 10 evaluates “success” in the evaluation process in each of the notes in the lane L-5 and the notes in the lane L-6.

Here, the operation position Op11 is only on the button B-5. That is, the user operates only on the button B-5 corresponding to the lane L-5. The operation position is a position at which the user has operated the game apparatus 10.
On the other hand, there is no operation position on the button B-6. That is, the user has not performed an operation on the button B-6. That is, the game apparatus 10 performs the evaluation process in the lane L-6 corresponding to the button B-6, and displays the success display D161 as a result, even though the button B-6 is not operated. . Here, the game apparatus 10 performs the evaluation process in the lane L-6 different from the lane L-5 based on the operation on the button B-5. In other words, the game device 10 performs the evaluation process in the lane L-6 based on an operation on the button B-5 different from the button B-6. From another point of view, the game apparatus 10 performs the evaluation process in the lane L-6 based on an operation on an area outside the button B-6 or the lane L-6.

  Further, the game apparatus 10 performs the evaluation process in the lane L-5 based on the operation of the button B-5, and as a result, displays the success display D151. As described above, the game apparatus 10 performs the evaluation process in the lane L-5 and the evaluation process in the lane L-6, that is, two evaluation processes, for one operation on the button B-5. ing. That is, the game apparatus 10 performs the evaluation process more than the detected number of operations. In other words, the game apparatus 10 detects an operation less than the number of evaluation processes.

As described above, in FIG. 1, the game apparatus 10 performs two operations of the evaluation process in the lane L-5 and the evaluation process in the lane L-6 for one operation on the button B-5. Do pieces. Thereby, even if the game apparatus 10 cannot operate the button B-5 and the button B-6 at the same time, the button B-5 and the button B-6 can be operated by one operation on the button B-5. Can be operated simultaneously. Therefore, the user can cover many operations (for example, two) with a small number of operations (for example, one). For example, even if the interval between the button B-5 and the button B-6 is narrow and two operations on the button B-5 and the button B-6 cannot be performed at the same time, the game apparatus 10 does not It can be assumed that two operations have been performed by this operation, and can be prevented from being evaluated as an operation error.
In the present embodiment, the game apparatus 10 performs the evaluation process in the lane L-5 and the evaluation process in the lane L-6 even when one operation is performed on the button B-6. Do pieces.

[Configuration of game device]
FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram illustrating a configuration of the game apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment.
The game device 10 is a terminal on which a user (player) plays a game. For example, the game device 10 is a mobile device such as a smartphone, a computer device such as a PC (personal computer), a tablet PC, or a game device. In the present embodiment, the game apparatus 10 will be described as a smartphone.

  The game apparatus 10 includes an input / output device 11, a storage device 12, a control device 13, a speaker device 14, and a communication device 15. Further, the game apparatus 10 includes a display unit 111, an input unit 112, a music data storage unit 121, a sequence data storage unit 122, a setting information storage unit 123, a user information storage unit 124, a game control unit 130, an audio output unit 141, and A communication unit 151 is included.

The input / output device 11 is, for example, a touch panel. The touch panel is a combination of a display device and a position input device, for example, a combination of a liquid crystal panel and a touch pad. The touch panel is an electronic component that displays an image or the like and detects a position (operation position) touched with a finger or a pen.
The storage device 12 is configured using, for example, a recording medium such as a random access memory (RAM), a read only memory (ROM), a hard disk drive (HDD), or a combination thereof. The storage device 12 stores various programs and various information for controlling each unit included in the game apparatus 10.

The control device 13 is an information processing device such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) that functions as a control center of the game device 10. The control device 13 controls each unit included in the game device 10 based on the operation detected by the input / output device 11 and the information stored in the storage device 12.
The speaker device 14 is a device that converts an electrical signal into sound and outputs the converted sound.
The communication device 15 is a device that communicates with an external device, and is an integrated circuit and an interface (for example, an antenna or a terminal). The communication device 15 may perform wireless communication or may perform wired communication.

[Configuration of each part of game device]
The input / output device 11 implements a display unit 111 and an input unit 112.
The display unit 111 displays information on images (including characters and the like) on the screen of the game apparatus 10 under the control of the output control unit 135 (described later). The display unit 111 displays, for example, the display E2 in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of display according to the present embodiment. This display E2 is the same as the display E1 in FIG. FIG. 3 shows screen coordinates (touch panel coordinates). Here, the horizontal direction is the x coordinate, and the vertical direction is the y coordinate. The origin (0, 0) of this coordinate is set at the upper left of the screen.
The display unit 111 displays the lane Ln in an area from the coordinates (Xm, H_lmin) to the coordinates (Xn, H_lmax). Here, m = n−1. The description of coordinates (X, Y) indicates that the value of the x coordinate is “X” and the value of the y coordinate is “Y”. The description of the region from the coordinates (X1, Y1) to the coordinates (X2, Y2) is four coordinates (X1, Y1), (X1, Y2), (X2, Y1), (X2, Y2). Represents the area inside the rectangle with the vertex at. Specifically, the display unit 111 displays the lane L-1 in an area from coordinates (X0, H_lmin) to coordinates (X1, H_lmax).

  The display unit 111 displays the determination line J1 at the position of y = Y_line from x = X0 to X9. In the lane Ln, a reference position PL-n (n = 1, 2,... N) is set on the determination line. For example, the reference position PL-n corresponding to the lane Ln is set to the midpoint of the lane Ln, that is, the coordinates ((Xn + Xm) / 2, Y_line). Specifically, the reference position PL-1 corresponding to the lane L-1 is set to coordinates ((X1 + X0) / 2, Y_line). Further, n of the reference position PL-n may be referred to as “reference position number”.

  Returning to FIG. 2, the input unit 112 detects an operation by the user. When the input unit 112 detects an operation, the input unit 112 outputs information indicating the operation position of the operation (for example, an x-coordinate value and a y-coordinate value) to the control device 13.

The storage device 12 implements a music data storage unit 121, a sequence data storage unit 122, a setting information storage unit 123, and a user information storage unit 124.
The music data storage unit 121 stores music data for each music to be played. The music data is, for example, data describing the relationship between music position information for representing a position (also referred to as a music position) on a music and a musical scale. The music position information represents, for example, an elapsed position from the start of the music, and represents an elapsed time t from the start of the music (t = 0).

The sequence data storage unit 122 stores sequence data (FIG. 4). The sequence data is, for example, data in which the reference timing is associated with the lane number n.
The reference timing is a timing at which the user should perform an operation in accordance with the progress of the music, and serves as a reference for the user to operate. This reference timing is used for evaluating the operation timing.

[About sequence data]
FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of the content of the sequence data b according to the present embodiment. In this figure, the sequence data b includes condition definition information b1 and operation sequence information b2.
In the condition definition information b1, condition definition information indicating a song ID for identifying a song, a music tempo, a beat, a track, a song length, and the like is described. This condition definition information is information for designating various conditions for executing the game.
In the operation sequence information b2, the lane number and the reference timing are described in association with each other. The operation sequence information b2 includes object information b3. The object information b3 is used for displaying a note on the screen and performing an evaluation process.

  The object information b3 includes a lane number, a reference timing, and a time during which Notes is displayed on the screen (screen existence time). The object information b3 has a plurality of records in which these pieces of information are associated with each other, and is configured as a set of these records. In the example of FIG. 4, each information is delimited by a blank in each record, and is described from the left in the order of lane number, reference timing information, and screen existence time.

  The reference timing information indicating the reference timing is expressed by music position information in the same manner as the music data. The music position information is, for example, a value indicating a bar number, a beat number, and a position in the beat in the music. Here, the position in the beat is the elapsed position from the beginning of one beat, and is expressed by the number of units from the beginning by equally dividing the length of one beat into i unit times. For example, when i = 96, the timing information “03, 4, 012” in FIG. 4 is based on the 4th beat of the 3rd measure of the music and the position where 1/8 has passed from the beginning of the beat. It represents that. The number of seconds of one beat is a value obtained by dividing 60 (seconds) by the tempo. For example, when the tempo is “60”, it is 1 second. The reference timing information represents an elapsed time t from the start of the music, and this elapsed time t becomes the reference timing.

The screen presence time indicates the time from when Notes appears on the screen until the reference position is reached. The screen existence time is represented using, for example, the same unit time as the reference timing information. For example, when n = 96, the screen existence time “192” in FIG. 4 represents the time for two beats. In the present embodiment, the screen existence time is set as the time from when Notes is displayed on the screen until the reference position PL-n of the corresponding lane Ln is reached.
The screen existence time may be included in the condition definition information b1. At least one of the condition definition information b1 and the object information b3 includes the distance between the appearance position of the notes and the determination line (reference position), the notes moving speed (speed), and the arrival time (time) from the appearance position to the reference position. , At least any two of the information may be included. Here, the appearance position may be a virtual appearance position outside the screen (for example, the y coordinate is a negative value). In addition to the data structure shown in FIG. 4, other known data structures can be used.

Each record of the object information b3 in FIG. 4 corresponds to each Notes.
Specifically, the record b305 in FIG. 4 corresponds to Notes N111 in FIG. 3, the record b306 corresponds to N131, and the record b306 corresponds to N171.
For example, in the record b305 in FIG. 4, the lane number is “1”, and the reference timing information is 1/8 (“012” is 96 from the beginning of the “4” beat of the “03” measure from the start of the music. This is a position where (division) has passed, and represents that the screen existence time is “192”. Based on this record b305, the display unit 111 displays the Notes N112 on the lane “1” as shown in FIG.
Here, the display unit 111 moves the notes N112 based on the reference timing and the screen presence time so that the notes N112 reaches the determination line J1 at the reference time T11. Specifically, the display unit 111 displays the elapsed time t = t10 (= t11−T12) obtained by subtracting the time T12 represented by the screen presence time “192” from the elapsed time t = t11 represented by the reference timing “03, 4, 012”. ), Notes N112 is displayed at the upper start coordinate ((X1 + X0) / 2, H_lmin). The display unit 111 moves the notes N112 using a value obtained by dividing the displacement (the value obtained by subtracting the start coordinates from the coordinates of the reference position PL-n) by the screen existence time as the moving speed in the y direction. In FIG. 4, the displacement in the x direction is “0”, and the displacement in the y direction is “Y_line−H_lmin”. Accordingly, the display unit 111 can cause the notes N112 to reach the coordinates ((X1 + X0) / 2, Y_line) of the reference position PL-1 at the elapsed time t = t11.
Further, the object information b3 in FIG. 4 includes a plurality of records having the same reference timing. For example, three records b305, b306, and b307 have the same reference timing. These records are records that require the user to operate simultaneously. For example, Notes corresponding to these records (Notes N112, N132, N151 in FIG. 3) reach the determination line J1 at the same time.

Returning to FIG. 2, the setting information storage unit 123 stores screen position information (FIG. 5) and setting information (FIG. 7). The screen position information is data in which a lane number n, a lane display area, a reference position PLn, a button number n, and a button display area are associated with each other. Here, the lane display area is an area for displaying each of the lanes Ln, and the button display area is an area for displaying each of the buttons Bn. Hereinafter, an area for displaying an object such as an image is also referred to as a “display area”.
FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of screen position information according to the present embodiment. Note that the screen position information in FIG. 5 is used for display on the display unit 111 (for example, FIG. 3).

  Returning to FIG. 2, the setting information is, for example, data in which the input area An and the lane number n are associated with each other. The input area An is an area where the user inputs an operation, and is set for each lane Ln. In the present embodiment, the input area An is an area of the screen (touch panel) of the game apparatus 10. Note that n in the input area An may also be referred to as an “input area number”. Details of the setting information will be described later.

  The user information storage unit 124 stores user information and game related information in association with the user ID (or terminal ID). The user information includes, for example, information indicating a name, a nickname, etc. for the user of this game. The game-related information includes, for example, information indicating the playable music, play history, download history of music, etc., evaluation according to music and level, reward (score, item, etc.), etc. for the user of this game. .

  The control device 13 implements a setting unit 131, a reception unit 132, an evaluation unit 133, a reward control unit 134, and an output control unit 135 as the game control unit 130.

  The setting unit 131 sets a game. For example, the setting unit 131 sets (registers or updates) setting information that defines a relationship between the lane number n and the input area An according to an input from the user on the setting screen, for example.

[About setting information]
FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating another example of display according to the present embodiment. This display E3 is an example of a setting screen display. The display E3 causes the corresponding input area A-5 to be set for the lane L-5 (or the button B-5). In this embodiment, as an example, the setting unit 131 corresponds to the other lanes L-1 to L-4 and L-6 to L-9 based on the contents set for one input area A-5. The input areas A-1 to A-4 and A-6 to A-9 are set. However, the setting unit 131 may perform display for setting the input area for each lane Ln. The display E3 is a display when the horizontal direction (x-axis direction) is set for the input area An. The display E3 may include a display for setting the vertical direction (y-axis direction) for the input area An.

The slider c21 is an operator for setting the input area A-5. The set input area A-5 represents the range of the operation position that is evaluated as “success” for the lane L-5. The user moves the input region A-5 by moving the knob c22 left and right. For example, when the knob c22 is moved to the left, the setting unit 131 generates setting information in which the horizontal input area A-5 is narrowed (small and short). On the other hand, when the knob c22 is moved to the right, the setting unit 131 generates setting information in which the horizontal input area A-5 is widened (larger and longer).
The area surrounded by the frame c23 is color-coded so that the lane L-5 and the button B-5 to be set can be distinguished from the other lanes L-1 to L-4 and L-6 to L-9. Has been displayed. In this area, lines c231 and c232 and a left-right double-pointed image c233 are displayed. Lines c231 and c232 represent the boundary of the input area A-5 in the horizontal direction. An image c233 represents the width (the length in the horizontal direction) of the input area A-5. That is, the range sandwiched between the lines c231 and c232 is set as the input area A-5.
The button c24 is a button for returning the input area An to the initial setting.

When the knob c22 is at the left end, each input area An is set in the same area as the display area of the lane Ln. That is, the input area An is set so as not to protrude from the lane Ln. When the knob c22 is moved in the right direction from the left end, each input area An gradually enters the adjacent lane L- (n-1) or lane L- (n + 1), and a plurality of input areas At least a part of An overlaps each other (the overlapping region is also referred to as “overlapping region”).
In FIG. 6, a region surrounded by a two-dot chain line is an input region A-5. This figure shows that the input area A-5 is set including one adjacent lane (or button). For example, the input area A-5 corresponding to the lane L-5 includes the left adjacent lane L-4 and the right adjacent lane L-6. The input area A-5 includes a button B4 corresponding to the lane L-4 and a button B6 corresponding to the lane L-6.

The setting unit 131 moves the lines c231 and c232 by the same distance in opposite directions according to the amount of movement of the knob c22. That is, the setting unit 131 sets both ends of the input area A-5 at the same time. However, the setting unit 131 may set the input area A-5 separately for each end (for example, the line c231 or c232).
The setting unit 131 generates setting information corresponding to the position of the knob c22 and stores the generated setting information in the setting information storage unit 123.

Hereinafter, an example of setting information will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8.
FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of setting information according to the present embodiment. In this figure, each setting information Tb11, Tb12, and Tb13 indicates setting information generated by the setting unit 131 and stored in the setting information storage unit 123. Each setting information Tb11, Tb12, Tb13 is described in association with the input area An and the lane number n. Note that, in the input area An in FIG. 7, the values of the coordinates are the same as those in FIG.
FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of the input area An according to the present embodiment. FIG. 8 shows only the portions of lanes L-3 to L-7 and buttons B-3 to B-7 in the display E2, for example, for convenience in setting each input area. The input area setting 8A with the reference numeral 8A corresponds to the setting information Tb11, the input area setting 8B with the reference numeral 8B corresponds to the setting information Tb12, and the input area setting 8C with the reference numeral 8B corresponds to the setting information Tb13. .

In the setting information Tb11, the input area An corresponding to the lane Ln is an input area A corresponding to another lane Lk (k = 1, 2,..., N, k ≠ n). This is setting information when it does not overlap with -k. For example, the setting information Tb11 is initial setting information. In the setting information Tb11, the input area is the area from H_lmin to H_lmax in the y-axis direction, that is, the same area as the lane display area. Further, for example, X1 + 1 is a value obtained by adding 1 to X1, and represents a pixel adjacent to the pixel of X1 by 1 pixel in the x-axis direction.
The input area setting 8A represents the input area An of the setting information Tb11. In the input area setting 8A, left and right bi-directional arrows d13 to d17 represent the horizontal ranges of the input areas A-3 to A-7 corresponding to the lanes L-3 to L-7, respectively. In this embodiment, each of the input areas An is the same as the area where the lane Ln in FIG. 3 is displayed (lane display area in FIG. 5).

The setting information Tb12 is setting information in a case where the input area An partially overlaps with the input area A- (n ± 1) corresponding to the adjacent lane L- (n ± 1) ( Setting information at the time of FIG. 6). For example, lane L-5 and lane L-4 overlap at x = X3 + 1 to X5, and lane L-5 and lane L-6 overlap at x = X4 + 1 to X6.
The input area setting 8B represents the input area An of the setting information Tb12. In the input area setting 8B, the left and right bidirectional arrows d23 to d27 represent the horizontal ranges of the input areas A-3 to A-7 corresponding to the lanes L-3 to L-7, respectively. For example, each of the input areas An corresponding to the lane Ln includes a lane display area of one lane L- (n-1) adjacent to the left and one lane L- (n + 1) adjacent to the right. The input area An includes a button Bn, a button B- (n-1), and a button B- (n + 1). On the other hand, the input area corresponding to the lane L- (n−1) and the lane L- (n + 1) includes the display area of the lane Ln.
In other words, for example, the positions included in the display area of the lane Ln and the display area of the button Bn are included in the three input areas A- (n-1), An, and A- (n + 1). It is. That is, this position is associated with three lane numbers n-1, n, n + 1.

As described above, the setting unit 131 can set at least a part of at least two input areas An. In other words, when the operation position is included in the overlapping area, there are a plurality of lane numbers n corresponding to the operation position. For example, when the setting information Tb12 is set, the display area of the button B-5 in FIGS. 1 and 3 is included in all the areas associated with the lane numbers n = 4, 5, and 6. In this case, the operation position on the button B-5 is associated with lane numbers n = 4, 5, and 6, that is, three lanes of lane L-4, lane L-5, and lane L-6. Become.
Note that lane L-1 is the leftmost lane, and there is no lane adjacent to the left by one. Accordingly, in FIG. 7, the left boundary of the input area An is set to the same as the setting information Tb11 (x = X0).

In the setting information Tb13, the input area An of the lane Ln includes the input area A- (n ± 1) of the adjacent lane L- (n ± 1) and the adjacent lane L- (n ± This is setting information when overlapping with the input area A- (n ± 1) in 2).
The input area setting 8C represents the input area An of the setting information Tb13. In the input area setting 8C, the left and right bidirectional arrows d33 to d37 represent the horizontal ranges of the input areas A-3 to A-7 corresponding to the lanes L-3 to L-7, respectively.
The setting information in FIG. 7 is generated by the setting unit 131 using the entire display area of the lane Ln as the input area An in the vertical direction. That is, in these setting information, the vertical direction of the input area An is set as an area from H_lmin to H_lmax. However, the setting unit 131 may set the range in the vertical direction of the input area An as another range. For example, the setting unit 131 may use the display area of the button B-n as an input area. In this case, for example, setting information is generated by replacing H_lmin with Y_line. Further, the setting unit 131 may include an area other than the display areas of the lanes L-1 to L-9 in the input area An in the horizontal direction or the vertical direction.

Returning to FIG. 2, the receiving unit 132 generates operation information indicating the operation detected by the input unit 112 based on the information input from the input unit 112. The operation information includes, for example, an identifier for identifying operation information, an operation position, a timing at which an operation is received (for example, a time, also referred to as operation timing), and an operation event. The operation event is an event generated by a predetermined operation. For example, on the screen of the game apparatus 10, the user's finger or the like touches, the touching finger or the like moves, or the user's finger or the like is released. And so on. For example, the reception unit 132 generates operation information for each operation event, and outputs the generated operation information to the evaluation unit 133.
Specifically, when the user's finger or the like touches at a certain operation position, the reception unit 132 includes the operation position, the time when the user's finger or the like touched, and information indicating that the user's finger or the like has touched , Operation information including is generated. In addition, when the user's finger or the like is released, the receiving unit 132 includes an operation position, a time when the user's finger or the like is released, and information indicating that the user's finger or the like is released. Generate information.

The evaluation unit 133 performs an evaluation process based on the operation information generated by the reception unit 132 and the information stored in the storage device 12. The evaluation process includes a timing evaluation process and a position evaluation process.
In the timing evaluation process, the evaluation unit 133 determines whether or not a difference (also referred to as “timing difference”) between the reference timing included in each record of the sequence data and the operation timing included in the operation information is within a predetermined time. Determine. The evaluation unit 133 sets the timing evaluation to “success” for the record determined to be within the predetermined time. On the other hand, the evaluation unit 133 sets the timing evaluation to “failure” for the record determined not to be within the predetermined time.

In the position evaluation process, the evaluation unit 133 reads the setting information stored in the setting information storage unit 123 and selects the input area An including the operation position of the operation information. The evaluation unit 133 extracts the lane number n corresponding to the selected input area An. For each record included in each record of the sequence data, the evaluation unit 133 determines whether the lane number included in the record matches the extracted lane number n. The evaluation unit 133 sets the position evaluation to “success” for the record determined to match the lane numbers. On the other hand, the evaluation unit 133 sets the position evaluation to “failure” for the record that has been determined that the lane numbers do not match.
When the evaluation unit 133 determines “success” in both the timing evaluation and the position evaluation, the evaluation unit 133 sets the final evaluation (final evaluation) as “success”. On the other hand, when the evaluation unit 133 determines “failure” in the timing evaluation, the evaluation unit 133 sets the final evaluation to “failure”. Either timing evaluation or position evaluation may be performed first.

  Here, in the position evaluation process, the evaluation unit 133 has a larger number of final evaluation processes than the number of one or more operations (also referred to as “number of operations”) for one or more operations indicated by the operation information. Will be performed. That is, the evaluation unit 133 may perform the position evaluation process for n more than the number of detected operations, and may make the position evaluation “successful”. As a result, the evaluation unit 133 may perform more final evaluations than the number of detected operations.

For example, a case will be described where the user touches the operation position Op11 (FIG. 1) on the button B-5 at the time indicated by “03, 4, 012”.
In this case, the evaluation unit 133 sets the timing evaluation to “success” for at least the records b301 to b304 in the sequence data of FIG. The evaluation unit 133 performs position evaluation processing on the records b301 to b304. Here, the evaluation unit 133 performs the position evaluation process a different number of times according to the setting information.
In the following, when (T1) setting information Tb11 of FIG. 7 is set, (T2) setting information Tb12 is set, (T3) setting information Tb13 is set, the evaluation unit 133 The position evaluation process to be performed will be described.

(T1) When Setting Information Tb11 is Set When the setting information Tb11 in FIG. 7 is set, the evaluation unit 133 extracts one lane number n = 5 (see input area setting 8A in FIG. 8). ). The evaluation unit 133 evaluates whether or not the record b301 to b304 includes one lane number n = 5. That is, the evaluation unit 133 performs one position evaluation process for one operation.
As a result of the position evaluation process, the evaluation unit 133 sets the position evaluation to “success” for one record b303. In this case, the evaluation unit 133 sets the position evaluation to “failure” for the other records b301, b302, and b304.

(T2) When Setting Information Tb12 is Set When the setting information Tb12 in FIG. 7 is set, the evaluation unit 133 extracts three lane numbers n = 4, 5, and 6 (input in FIG. 8). Area setting 8B). The evaluation unit 133 evaluates whether or not the records b301 to b304 include any of the three lane numbers n = 4, 5, and 6. That is, the evaluation unit 133 performs position evaluation processing three times for one operation.
As a result of the position evaluation process, the evaluation unit 133 sets the position evaluation to “success” for the two records b303 and b304. In this case, the evaluation unit 133 sets the position evaluation to “failure” for the other records b301 and b302.

(T3) When Setting Information Tb13 is Set When the setting information Tb13 in FIG. 7 is set, the evaluation unit 133 extracts five lane numbers n = 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 (see FIG. 8 input area setting 8C). The evaluation unit 133 evaluates whether or not the records b301 to b304 include any of the five lane numbers n = 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7. That is, the evaluation unit 133 performs position evaluation processing five times for one operation.
As a result of the position evaluation process, the evaluation unit 133 sets the position evaluation to “success” for the two records b302, b303, and b304. In this case, the evaluation unit 133 sets the position evaluation to “failure” for the other record b301.

  The reward control unit 134 provides a reward to the user based on the evaluation result by the evaluation unit 133. The reward control unit 134 gives a predetermined reward to the user when the evaluation unit 133 sets “success” as the final evaluation. The reward control unit 134 does not give a reward to the user when the evaluation unit 133 sets the final evaluation as “failure”. Note that the reward control unit 134 may give a negative reward (for example, a deduction) to the user when the evaluation unit 133 sets the final evaluation as “failure”.

The output control unit 135 controls output of sound to the sound output unit 141 and output of images and the like to the display unit 111. For example, the output control unit 135 reads the music data stored in the music data storage unit 121, outputs it to the audio output unit 141, and plays it back.
The output control unit 135 generates display information based on the screen position information (FIG. 4). Thereby, the output control unit 135 causes the display unit 111 to perform display based on the generated display information. For example, the output control unit 135 causes the display shown in FIGS. 1 and 3 to be performed.

  Here, as described above, the output control unit 135 moves the notes so that the notes reach the determination line J1 when the reference timing is reached. When the input unit 112 receives an operation, the output control unit 135 causes Notes to display according to the evaluation result of the evaluation unit 133. Specifically, the output control unit 135 displays success for the notes corresponding to the record for which the evaluation unit 133 sets the final evaluation as “successful”.

The speaker device 14 implements an audio output unit 141. The audio output unit 141 outputs audio in accordance with the control of the output control unit 135.
The communication device 15 implements the communication unit 151. The communication unit 151 transmits information generated by the control device 13 to the external device, and outputs information received from the external device to the control device 13.

[Operation of game device]
Next, an operation example of the game apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the game apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment. (Step S <b> 10) The output control unit 135 causes the display unit 111 to display a setting screen in accordance with an operation from the user. Then, it progresses to step S20.
(Step S20) The accepting unit 132 accepts an operation on the setting screen from the user. The setting unit 131 receives input of setting information according to the operation received by the receiving unit 132. The setting unit 131 stores the input setting information in the setting information storage unit 123. Then, it progresses to step S30. Note that the operations in steps S10 and S20 are performed, for example, when the user selects the setting screen display when he / she wants to set. When the user does not wish to set and plays a game, the operations in steps S10 and S20 are not performed, and the operations are performed from step S30.

(Step S30) When the user selects a song, the output control unit 135 reads the selected song data from the song data storage unit 121. The output control unit 135 outputs the reproduced music data to the audio output unit 141 for reproduction, and also reads sequence data corresponding to the music to start the game. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S40.
(Step S40) The output control unit 135 causes the display unit 111 to display notes at a timing based on the sequence data in accordance with the progressing music. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S50.
(Step S50) The game control unit 130 performs a game control process in accordance with an operation input from the user. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S60.
(Step S60) When the music ends, the game control unit 130 ends the game.

[About game control processing]
Hereinafter, the game control process (step S50 in FIG. 9) will be described.
In this game control process, a case will be described in which the evaluation unit 133 performs a plurality of different evaluations (also referred to as “stage evaluations”) according to the timing difference between the reference timing and the operation timing in the timing evaluation process. For example, the evaluation unit 133 performs evaluation by dividing the evaluation of success into three stages. For example, when the timing difference between the operation timing and the reference timing is 0.0 seconds or more and 0.2 seconds or less, the evaluation unit 133 sets the timing evaluation to “COOL”. The evaluation unit 133 sets the timing evaluation to “Great” when the timing difference is 0.21 seconds or more and 0.4 seconds or less, and performs the timing evaluation when the timing difference is 0.41 seconds or more and 0.8 seconds or less. “Good”. The evaluation unit 133 sets the timing evaluation to “failure” when the timing difference is 0.81 seconds or more.
Further, the evaluation unit 133 determines which record (notes) the final evaluation is “successful” based on the result of the stage evaluation.

  FIG. 10 is a schematic block diagram illustrating the configuration of the evaluation unit 133 according to the present embodiment. The evaluation unit 133 includes an operation information processing unit 1331, a candidate extraction unit 1332, an evaluation position determination unit 1333, a first evaluation unit 1334, a second evaluation unit 1335, a success condition setting unit 1336, and a final evaluation unit 1337. Is done.

The operation information processing unit 1331 acquires operation information from the reception unit 132.
The candidate extraction unit 1332 extracts a record that satisfies the extraction condition.
The evaluation position determination unit 1333 extracts the lane number n based on the operation information and setting information acquired by the operation information processing unit 1331. Here, the evaluation position determination unit 1333 has a lane number n1 (n1 = 1, 2,..., N) and a lane number n2 (n2 = 1, 2,..., N) as the lane number n. There are cases where both n2 ≠ n1) are extracted. The lane number n1 is a lane number of a lane (also referred to as “operated lane”) Ln1 that includes an operation position in the lane display area. The lane number n2 is a lane number of a lane (also referred to as “additional evaluation lane”) L-n2 that does not include an operation position in the lane display area.

The first evaluation unit 1334 performs position evaluation processing and timing evaluation processing on the operated lane L-n1. The number of operated lanes L-n1 (the number of lane numbers n1) matches the number of operations.
The second evaluation unit 1335 performs position evaluation processing and timing evaluation processing for the additional evaluation lane L-n2. That is, the evaluation unit 133 performs as many evaluation processes as the number of additional evaluation lanes L-n2 (the number of lane numbers n2) than the number of operations.
Note that the control device 13 performs a position evaluation process and a timing evaluation process on the lane Ln of the lane number n extracted by the evaluation position determination unit 1333. Thereby, the 1st evaluation part 1334 and the 2nd evaluation part 1335 are implement | achieved.
The success condition setting unit 1336 sets a condition for “success” in the final evaluation (also referred to as a final success condition) based on the information included in the record or the result of the evaluation process.

The final evaluation unit 1337 sets the final evaluation to “success” for a record that satisfies both of the following conditions (C11) and (C12). However, the final evaluation unit 1337 may set the final evaluation to “success” for the record that satisfies all of the conditions (C11) to (C13). (C11) A record whose position evaluation is “success”.
(C12) A record whose timing evaluation is “success”.
(C13) This record satisfies the final success condition.
Note that the evaluation unit 133 may perform processing in any order regarding the processing order for determining these conditions (C11) to (C13).

On the other hand, the final evaluation unit 1337 sets the final evaluation to “failure” for a record that satisfies the following condition (C21).
(C21) A record evaluated as “failure” in the timing process.

Hereinafter, an example of the operation of the game control process will be described.
In the example described here, the conditions (C11) to (C13) and the process for determining the condition (C21) are performed in parallel. Specifically, the evaluation unit 133 performs processing for determining the conditions (C11) to (C13) according to FIG.
On the other hand, as a process for determining the condition (C21), the evaluation unit 133 monitors the record during the game (also referred to as “monitoring process”). The evaluation unit 133 sets the timing evaluation to “failure” for a record in which the reference timing is past the failure evaluation time that is determined in advance from the current time and the operation is not recorded. . For this record, the final evaluation unit 1337 sets the final evaluation to “failure”. The notes corresponding to this record are displayed as a failure (for example, “Miss”) when a predetermined time (failure evaluation time) has passed through the determination line.

  FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the game control process according to the present embodiment. This flowchart corresponds to the process of step S50 of FIG. This flowchart is an example of a case where the final success condition is “a record that has not yet been finally evaluated and has the oldest reference timing”.

(Step S <b> 500) The operation information processing unit 1331 determines whether operation information has been acquired from the reception unit 132. If it is determined that the operation information has been acquired (Yes), the process proceeds to step S502. On the other hand, if it is determined that the operation information has not been acquired (No), the process proceeds to step S534. Note that the processing after step S502 is performed for each piece of operation information. (Step S502) The operation information processing unit 1331 calculates a music position corresponding to the operation timing based on the operation information acquired in step S500. Specifically, the operation information processing unit 1331 calculates the music position corresponding to the operation timing by subtracting the music start time from the operation timing (actual time) included in the operation information. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S504.

(Step S504) The candidate extraction unit 1332 determines whether or not the timing difference is within the evaluation target range based on the reference timing information included in each record of the sequence data and the music position calculated in Step S502. judge. Note that the evaluation target range is a predetermined time, for example, a time (0.8 seconds) when it is not determined as “failure”. When it is determined that there is a record whose timing difference is within the evaluation target range (also referred to as “evaluation candidate record”) (Yes), the process proceeds to step S506. On the other hand, when it is determined that there is no evaluation candidate record (No), the process proceeds to step S534.
Here, the candidate extraction unit 1332 determines a record that has not been finally evaluated yet as a determination target. A record that has not been finally evaluated is a record whose final evaluation is neither “success” nor “failure”. As an example, in the above monitoring process, a processed flag is set for a record whose final evaluation is “failed”. As will be described later, a processed flag is also set for a record whose final evaluation is “success”. The candidate extraction unit 1332 determines that a record for which the processing flag is not set is a record that has not yet been subjected to final evaluation, and sets it as a determination target in step S504. As another example, in the above monitoring process, a record having a final evaluation of “success” and a record of “failure” may be deleted from the sequence data. In this case, the candidate extraction unit 1332 determines that the record that has not been deleted is a record that has not yet been finally evaluated, and sets it as a determination target in step S504.

(Step S506) The evaluation position determination unit 1333 extracts the lane number n corresponding to the input area An including the operation position based on the operation information and the setting information acquired in step S500. Here, the evaluation position determination unit 1333 may extract more lane numbers n than the number of operations (number of operations) indicated by the operation information, depending on the setting information. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S508.

(Step S508) The first evaluation unit 1334 and the second evaluation unit 1335 perform the evaluation candidate record of Step S504, that is, the first evaluation unit 1334 and the second evaluation unit 1335 have the lane number n extracted in Step S506. The position determination process is performed by the number (see condition (C11)). For example, when the number of lane numbers n greater than the number of operations is extracted, the first evaluation unit 1334 and the second evaluation unit 1335 perform position determination processing with a number greater than the number of operations.
Note that the first evaluation unit 1334 determines whether or not the lane number n1 of the operated lane L-n1 is included in the evaluation candidate record. The second evaluation unit 1335 determines whether or not the lane number k of the additional evaluation lane L-n2 is included in the evaluation candidate record.

When it is determined that there is a record including the extracted lane number n (also referred to as “stage evaluation record”) (Yes), the process proceeds to step S510. On the other hand, if it is determined that there is no stage evaluation record (No), the process proceeds to step S534.
(Step S510) The success condition setting unit 1336 extracts a record satisfying the record with the oldest reference timing (see the condition (C13)) from the stage evaluation records. Here, the number of stage evaluation records may be larger than the number of operations. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S512.

(Step S512) The first evaluation unit 1334 and the second evaluation unit 1335 select the stage evaluation records extracted in step S510 one by one. The first evaluation unit 1334 and the second evaluation unit 1335 perform step evaluation according to the timing difference based on the reference timing information included in the selected step evaluation record and the music position calculated in step S502.
Note that, when there is a stage evaluation record including the lane number n1 of the operated lane L-n1, the first evaluation unit 1334 performs stage evaluation based on the reference timing included in the stage evaluation record. When there is a stage evaluation record including the lane number n2 of the additional evaluation lane L-n2, the second evaluation unit 1335 performs stage evaluation based on the reference timing included in the stage evaluation record. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S514.

(Step S514) The first evaluation unit 1334 and the second evaluation unit 1335 determine whether or not the stage evaluation has been completed for all the stage evaluation records extracted in Step S510. When it is determined that the stage evaluation has been completed (Yes), the process proceeds to step S520. On the other hand, when it is determined that the stage evaluation has not been completed (No), the process returns to step S512.
Note that the process of step S512 is repeated by the number of stage evaluation records. That is, when the number of stage evaluation records is larger than the number of operations, the first evaluation unit 1334 and the second evaluation unit 1335 perform timing evaluation processing (stage evaluation) with a number larger than the number of operations ( Condition (see C12)).

(Step S520) The final evaluation unit 1337 sets the final evaluation to “success” for each of the stage evaluation records extracted in step S510. In this record, the final evaluation unit 1337 is a record in which the condition (C11) is determined in step S508, the condition (C12) is determined in step S514, and the condition (C13) is determined in step S514.
Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S530.

(Step S530) The output control unit 135 performs display according to the operation indicated by the operation information acquired in Step S500 based on the final evaluation in Step S520. For example, for the record whose final evaluation is “successful”, the output control unit 135 displays success for the notes corresponding to the record. Further, the final evaluation unit 1337 sets a processed flag for the record whose final evaluation is “success”. Note that the output control unit 135 may change the mode of the success display in accordance with the result of the stage evaluation in step S512. For example, the output control unit 135 may display the result of the stage evaluation. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S532.

(Step S532) The reward control unit 134 provides a reward to the user based on the result of the final evaluation process in step S520. The reward control unit 134 gives a predetermined reward to the user when the final evaluation is “success”. In addition, the reward control part 134 may provide the reward according to the result of the stage evaluation in step S512. For example, the output control unit 135 gives different points according to the result of the stage evaluation.
(Step S534) The operation information processing unit 1331 determines whether or not the game has ended. If it is determined that the game has ended (Yes), the operation in FIG. 11 ends. On the other hand, if it is determined that the game has not ended (No), the process returns to step 501.

The operation in FIG. 11 will be described, for example, when the user touches the operation position on the button B-2 at the time indicated by “03, 4, 018”. Here, a case where the setting information Tb12 of FIG. 7 is set will be described.
In this case, in step S504 in FIG. 11, the candidate extraction unit 1332 determines, for example, the records b301 to b307 in FIG. 4 as evaluation candidate records. In step S506, the evaluation position determination unit 1333 extracts lane numbers n = 1, 2, 3 (n1 = 2, n2 = 1, 3). That is, the position evaluation process is performed three times for one touch. In step S510, the second evaluation unit 1335 sets the records b301, b302, b305, and b306 in FIG. 4 as stage evaluation records. The success condition setting unit 1336 extracts records b301 and b302 having the oldest reference timing from the stage evaluation records.
In step S512, the second evaluation unit 1335 has a timing difference corresponding to “006” for each of the records b301 and b302 (for example, 1/16 = 0.0625 seconds when the tempo is “60”). And calculate. In this case, the second evaluation unit 1335 sets the timing evaluation to “COOL” because the timing difference is within 0.2 seconds in all the records b301 and b302.

As a result, the evaluation unit 133 sets the final evaluation of the record b301 to “success” for the lane number n = 1 and sets the final evaluation of the record b302 to “success” for the lane number n = 3. The output control unit 135 performs a success display on the notes corresponding to the record b301 and the record b302.
In this case, the game apparatus 10 performs the “3 times” position evaluation process for “1” operation and performs “2” stage evaluations. Then, the game apparatus 10 displays success for one Notes in one lane L-1, and displays success for one Notes in one lane L-3. Become. In this case, the game apparatus 10 performs a successful display on “two” notes in response to “one” operation.

[Modification]
The final success condition may be, for example, “a record having a reference timing within the simultaneous operation time from the oldest reference timing”. The simultaneous operation time is a predetermined time and is a time when the reference timing is considered to be simultaneous. In this case, the final evaluation unit 1337 sets the final evaluation to “success” for the record having the reference timing within the simultaneous operation time in addition to the record for which the final evaluation is “successful” in FIG. In this case, for example, in step S510 of FIG. 12, the success condition setting unit 1336 extracts the record having the oldest reference timing from the stage evaluation records and the record having the reference timing within the simultaneous operation time from the reference timing. .
Further, the evaluation unit 133 may perform the process of determining the condition (C13) after the condition (C12). Thereby, for example, the evaluation unit 133 can perform the stage evaluation first and determine whether or not the final success condition is satisfied based on the result of the stage evaluation.

  FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing another example of the operation of the game control process according to the present embodiment. When the operation of the game control process of FIG. 12 is compared with the operation of the game control process of FIG. 11, the processes in step Sa510, step S516, and step S520 are different. Other processes of the game control process of FIG. 12 are the same as those of FIG. Note that the flowchart in FIG. 12 is an example in a case where the final success condition is a condition of “record with the highest evaluation”. In the flowchart of FIG. 12, the final success condition is also a condition that “one success record is provided for each lane”. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and these final success conditions may be set separately.

(Step Sa510) The first evaluation unit 1334 and the second evaluation unit 1335 extract a stage evaluation record. Here, the number of stage evaluation records may be larger than the number of operations. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S512.
(Step S516) The success condition setting unit 1336 sets an evaluation result (also referred to as “success evaluation”) that evaluates to “success” from the results of the stage evaluation in step S512. Specifically, the success condition setting unit 1336 sets the evaluation result with the highest evaluation among all the results of the stage evaluation in step S512 as the success evaluation. For example, when there are a plurality of stage evaluation results, the success condition setting unit 1336 compares at least two stage evaluation results, and as a result of the comparison, sets the evaluation result with the highest evaluation as the success evaluation. The evaluation results are, for example, “COOL”, “Great”, and “Good” in descending order of evaluation. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S520.
(Step Sa520) The final evaluation unit 1337 performs final evaluation processing (also referred to as “final evaluation processing”) based on the result of the stage evaluation in step S512 and the success evaluation set in step S516. For example, the final evaluation unit 1337 sets the final evaluation to “success” for the record including the oldest reference timing for each lane number n among the records including the success evaluation set by the success condition setting unit 1336. That is, the final evaluation unit 1337 sets one record for determining “success” for each lane number n.

11 and FIG. 12, for example, a case where the user touches the operation position on the button B-2 at the time indicated by “03, 4, 018” will be described.
In this case, the second evaluation unit 1335 sets the timing evaluation to “COOL” because the timing difference is within 0.2 seconds in all of the records b301, b302, b305, and b306 in FIG. In step S516, the success condition setting unit 1336 determines the success evaluation as “COOL”. The final evaluation unit 1337 sets the final evaluation to “success” for the record b301 including the oldest reference timing with the lane number n = 1 and the record b302 including the oldest reference timing with the lane number n = 3. .

[Summary of First Embodiment]
(1) As described above, in this embodiment, the game apparatus 10 acquires operation information indicating an operation accepted by the input unit 112, and inputs based on reference timing information indicating a reference timing serving as a reference for performing the operation. The game control part 130 which evaluates about the timing of the operation which the part 112 received is comprised. The game control unit 130 evaluates one or a plurality of operations indicated by the operation information more than the number of the one or more operations (the number of operations).
That is, since the game apparatus 10 evaluates a number greater than the number of operations, it is equivalent to the user performing a number of operations greater than the number of operations. That is, the game apparatus 10 can cover many operations with few operations in the timing game. For example, the game apparatus 10 may not be able to perform many operations due to the difficulty in operating the input unit 112 and the limitation of the input unit 112. Even in such a case, the game apparatus 10 can cover many operations with a small number of operations, and can prevent an operation error from being determined in the timing game. For example, in a smartphone or the like, when adjacent operation buttons are arranged in a very narrow area (for example, a width of about 1 cm to 2 cm), even if a plurality of fingers cannot touch the area, When one operation button is touched with a finger, a plurality of operations on adjacent operation buttons can be covered (see FIG. 1).

  In addition, since the game apparatus 10 can handle many operations with few operations, the difficulty level of the game operation can be reduced. In a timing game, one evaluation is conventionally assigned to one or a plurality of operations. That is, the number of evaluations is smaller than the number of operations. And a user aims at one timing (for example, one Notes), performs 1 or several operation, and enjoys a game by the operation succeeding. On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the game control unit 130 evaluates a number larger than the number of operations. Thereby, a user can aim at a plurality of timings (for example, a plurality of notes), for example, and can perform one operation. Thus, the user can also perform a new game operation.

Note that the plurality of operations indicated by the operation information is, for example, multi-touch. Multi-touch means that a user's finger or the like touches a plurality of operation positions on the screen.
FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram illustrating another example of display according to the present embodiment. The display E4 in this figure is a display at the same elapsed time t with the same music as the display E1 in FIG. Here, this figure shows a case where the user touches the screen with two fingers as an example of multi-touch.

In FIG. 13, the display E12 of the part enclosed with a dashed-two dotted line is expanded and represented. The display E11 is the same as that shown in an enlarged manner in FIG. The display E11 is an enlarged view of the judgment line J1 portion for the lanes L-1, L-2, and L-3.
Here, the operation position Op12 is on the button B-2. That is, the user is touching the screen at two positions of the operation position Op11 (see FIG. 1) and the operation position Op12 (double touch (an example of multi-touch) is performed).

In this case, the reception unit 132 generates operation information indicating double touch, that is, operation information indicating two operations. The operation information includes operation information including two operation positions (the coordinates of the operation position Op11 and the coordinates of the operation position Op12).
For example, when the setting information is the setting information Tb12 (FIG. 7), the display area of the button B-2 is included in the input areas A-1, A-2, and A-3. Therefore, the evaluation unit 133 extracts lane numbers n = 1, 2, and 3 with respect to the operation position Op12. Further, as described above, the evaluation unit 133 also extracts lane numbers n = 4, 5, and 6 with respect to the operation position Op11. In this case, the evaluation unit 133 sets the position evaluation to “success” a maximum of six times for two operations. Then, the evaluation unit 133 performs stage evaluation up to six times for two operations, that is, performs up to six final evaluations.

  For example, when the user performs multi-touch in FIG. 13 at the time indicated by “03, 4, 012”, the evaluation unit 133 sets “success” for the final evaluation for the records b301 to b304 in the sequence data in FIG. Will be. As a result, the output control unit 135 displays success indications D111, D131, D151, and D161 on the determination lines J1 of the lanes L-1, L-3, L-5, and L-6, respectively. This is the display of FIG.

(2) Moreover, in this embodiment, the game control part 130 evaluates more than the number of several operation regarded as 1 or simultaneous with respect to the several operation considered as 1 or simultaneous shown by operation information. . In the present embodiment, for example, as described above, when the setting information Tb12 (FIG. 7) is set, the position evaluation process may be performed three times for one operation. Further, when the setting information Tb13 is set, the position evaluation process may be performed five times for one operation. Multi-touch is a plurality of operations that are considered to be simultaneous. In this case, it has been described using FIG. 13 that the position evaluation process may be performed six times for two operations.
Note that the operation information processing unit 1331 may regard a plurality of single touches having a minute time difference as simultaneous and process them as multi-touch, not simultaneously. Specifically, the operation information processing unit 1331 sets one piece of operation information for operation information whose operation timing is within a predetermined simultaneous operation time. For example, the operation information processing unit 1331 acquires a plurality of pieces of operation information when a single touch is performed on each of a plurality of operation positions at different times. When the operation timing included in the operation information is within the simultaneous operation time, the operation information processing unit 1331 considers that a single touch, that is, a multi-touch is performed at the same time. In this case, the operation information processing unit 1331 generates one piece of operation information indicating multi-touch, and the evaluation process is performed based on the generated one piece of operation information.
Thus, since the game apparatus 10 evaluates more than the number of operations for a plurality of operations regarded as one or simultaneous, it is equivalent to the user performing more operations than the number of operations. become. That is, the game apparatus 10 can cover many operations with a small number of operations at a timing that is regarded as one or simultaneous in the timing game.

(2a) In the present embodiment, the operation information includes information corresponding to the identification information associated with the reference timing information. The game control unit 130 acquires the operation information, and evaluates the operation timing indicated by the operation information based on the reference timing information associated with the identification information corresponding to the operation information. The game control unit 130 performs the evaluation in correspondence with each of a larger number of pieces of identification information than the number of one or more operations indicated by the operation information.
Accordingly, when the game apparatus 10 evaluates an operation based on the reference timing information for each piece of identification information, each of the pieces of identification information having a number larger than the number of operations for each of a plurality of operations regarded as one or simultaneous. Evaluation can be performed in response to Therefore, the user is equivalent to performing an operation corresponding to a larger number of identification information than the number of operations. That is, the game apparatus 10 can cover many operations with few operations in the timing game.

Here, the identification information is information related to the position of Notes (an example of an operation marker). In other words, the identification information is associated with the position where the notes are displayed and used to determine the position of the notes. For example, the identification information includes identification information (for example, lane number n) for identifying a lane Ln (an example of a movement route), identification information for identifying a reference position PL-n (for example, a reference position number n), and an input area A- Identification information for identifying n (for example, input area number n).
The identification information is identification information used for evaluating the operation position operated by the user. The identification information is identification information indicating a position corresponding to an operation or a position to be operated. Moreover, evaluation is evaluation with respect to the position operated by the user, that is, evaluation with respect to the operation position detected by the input unit 112, for example. In the present embodiment, the evaluation unit 133 determines whether or not the user has operated the lane where Notes exists with respect to the position corresponding to the lane.
The identification information indicates the correspondence between the input and the notes (or records). For example, the identification information may be identification information (for example, button number n) for identifying the button Bn. The identification information is identification information that divides the records of the sequence data (FIG. 4) into a group of groups (a group for each lane in this embodiment). Further, since the record of the sequence data (FIG. 4) corresponds to the operation marker (for example, Notes), the identification information can be said to be identification information for classifying the operation marker into a group of groups.

(3) In the present embodiment, the operation information includes information indicating the operation position at which the operation is accepted. The game control unit 130 performs the evaluation corresponding to the input area An based on the reference timing information associated with each of the input areas An including the operation position. The game control unit 130 performs the evaluation corresponding to each of the input areas An having a larger number than the number of operation positions indicated by the operation information. As a result, when the game apparatus 10 evaluates an operation based on the reference timing information for each input area An, the number of inputs greater than the number of operations for a plurality of operations regarded as one or simultaneously Evaluation can be performed corresponding to each of the regions An. Therefore, the user is equivalent to performing an operation corresponding to a larger number of input areas An than the number of operations. That is, the game apparatus 10 can cover many operations with few operations in the timing game.
In the present embodiment, the input area An (FIG. 7) is associated with the reference timing information of the sequence data of FIG. 4 via the lane number n. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the input area An and the reference timing information may be directly associated with each other. Specifically, the input area number n may be included in the sequence data or setting information instead of or in addition to the lane number n. Further, the input area An and the reference timing information may be associated with each other via information other than the lane number n (for example, the reference position number n and the button number n).
The input area An may include a display area for a reference sign (for example, an image of a determination line). For example, the input area An may be set to an area on the lane Ln in the determination line J1, and the width (length in the y direction) may be set on the setting screen.

(4) Further, in the present embodiment, the output control unit 135 causes the Notes position and the reference position PL-n to be within the evaluation range when the reference timing corresponding to each reference position PL-n is reached. In addition, the relative positional relationship between the notes and the reference position PL-n is changed over time. The game control unit 130 performs evaluation based on the reference timing information associated with information indicating the reference position PL-n (reference position number n). Evaluation is performed in correspondence with each of a larger number of reference positions PL-n than the number of one or more operations indicated by the operation information. As a result, when the game apparatus 10 evaluates an operation based on the reference timing information for each reference position PL-n, the number of references larger than the number of operations for a plurality of operations regarded as one or simultaneously is determined. Evaluation can be performed corresponding to each of the positions PL-n. Therefore, the user is equivalent to performing an operation corresponding to a larger number of input areas An than the number of operations. That is, the game apparatus 10 can cover many operations with few operations in the timing game.
The reference position is a reference for performing the operation. Specifically, the reference position is a reference for the position where the operation is performed. The reference position corresponds to the position on the device where the operation is performed.

In the present embodiment, the reference position PL-n (FIG. 5) is associated with the reference timing information of the sequence data of FIG. 4 via the lane number n. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the reference position PL-n and the reference timing information may be directly associated with each other. Specifically, the reference position number n may be included in the sequence data instead of or in addition to the lane number n. Further, the reference position PL-n and the reference timing information may be associated with each other via information other than the lane number n (for example, the input area number n and the button number n).
Further, the game apparatus 10 (output control unit 135) may move the determination line J1 with the notes stationary in FIG. 1, for example. In this case, the output control unit 135 moves the determination line J1 so that each of the notes intersects the determination line J1 when the reference timing corresponding to each of the notes comes. Note that the game apparatus 10 may move both the notes and the determination line J1.
In the present embodiment, the output control unit 135 sets the relative positional relationship between the notes and the reference position PL-n so that the Notes position exists at the reference position PL-n when the reference timing is reached. The case of changing with time has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the output controller 135 only needs to have the relative position between the notes and the reference position PL-n within the evaluation range. The relative position may be a time or a position corresponding to the time (for example, a music position). The reference position PL-n also includes each position of the reference area corresponding to the lane number n. That is, the set of reference positions PL-n may form a region.

(5) In the present embodiment, the game control unit 130 acquires operation information indicating an operation received in the input area An for each of the plurality of input areas An, and the input area An includes the input area An. Based on the reference timing information indicating the reference timing as a reference for performing the operation, the timing of the operation received in the input area An is evaluated. The game control unit 130 evaluates each of the at least two input areas An when an operation is received in an overlapping area where a part of at least two input areas An overlaps.
Thereby, the game apparatus 10 evaluates the plurality of operations regarded as one or the same for each of at least two input areas An when a plurality of operations regarded as one or the same are performed in the overlapping area. Do. Therefore, when the user performs one operation in the overlap area, the user has performed an operation on all the input areas An overlapped in the overlap area, that is, at least two input areas An. Is equivalent to That is, the game apparatus 10 can cover many operations with few operations in the timing game.

(6) In the present embodiment, the game control unit 130 includes at least two of the input areas An located between the at least two input areas A- (n−1) and A- (n + 1). When an operation is received in an overlapping area where a part of the input areas A- (n-1) and A- (n + 1) overlap, the at least two input areas A- (n-1), A -Evaluation is performed for each of (n + 1).
For example, in FIG. 13, the game control unit 130 overlaps a part of the input areas A-1 and A-3 among the input areas A-2 located between the input areas A-1 and A-3. When an operation is received in the overlapping area, evaluation is performed corresponding to each of the input areas A-1 and A-3. The overlapping area in this case (see setting information Tb12 in FIG. 7) is a display area of the button B-2, that is, an area from (X1, Y_line) to (X2, H_lmax) (FIG. 5).
Thereby, for example, when the user operates the input area An, evaluation corresponding to each of the input areas A- (n−1) and A- (n + 1) on both sides is performed. The user can obtain, for example, an evaluation of “success” by performing one operation on the input region An in between, for example, targeting the notes on both lanes, that is, a plurality of notes. . Thus, the user can perform a new game operation.
The at least two input areas may be input areas A− (n−2) and A− (n + 2) that are separated by two. For example, the at least two input areas may be an input area A− (n−p) separated by p pieces to the left of the screen and an input area A− (n + q) separated by q pieces to the right. Here, p and q are natural numbers and may be the same value or different values. The input areas An are arranged according to the order of the movement path (for example, the lane Ln) and the reference position PL-n.

(7) Whether the game control unit 130 performs the evaluation corresponding to each of the at least two input areas An based on the reference timing information corresponding to each of the at least two input areas An Determine whether or not. For example, when the game control unit 130 regards the reference timing indicated by the reference timing information corresponding to each of the at least two input areas An as simultaneous or simultaneous, each of the at least two input areas An includes Correspondingly, an evaluation is performed.
For example, the success condition setting unit 1336 extracts the record with the oldest reference timing. In addition to this, the success condition setting unit 1336 may extract a record that can be regarded as having the oldest reference timing (for example, within the simultaneous operation time from the oldest time). As shown in FIG. 4, the sequence data (object information b <b> 3) includes at least two records whose reference timing can be regarded as simultaneous or simultaneous, and the number of these records may be larger than the number of operations. The first evaluation unit 1334 and the second evaluation unit 1335 evaluate the record extracted by the success condition setting unit 1336.

(8) In the present embodiment, the game control unit 130 compares at least two evaluation results, and determines whether to perform display according to the operation based on the comparison results. Thereby, game device 10 can determine which evaluation result is adopted according to an evaluation result, when performing evaluation more than the number of operations.

(9) Moreover, in this embodiment, the game control part 130 performs the display according to operation about each of at least 2 input area | region An with the same result of evaluation.
Specifically, the game control unit 130 determines the evaluation result with the highest evaluation among the results of all the stage evaluations (at least two evaluation results) as the success evaluation. The game control unit 130 determines whether the final evaluation is “successful” by setting the record whose result of the stage evaluation is success evaluation as “the record having the highest evaluation”. The game control unit 130 displays success on the notes corresponding to the record whose final evaluation is “success”.
Thereby, the game apparatus 10 can unify the evaluation results between evaluations when the number of evaluations is greater than the number of operations. In other words, the game apparatus 10 can prevent evaluation results between evaluations from being different and a difference in evaluation results from occurring. For example, when different evaluation results are adopted between evaluations, one evaluation is relatively lower than the other evaluation (for example, (“Great” and “COOL”). In this embodiment, the game device 10 causes the user to be dissatisfied with the game device 10 because the user may feel that the user has received a low evaluation, or want to obtain a high evaluation by performing further operations. Can be prevented.

(10) In the present embodiment, the input unit 112 receives an operation. The output control unit 135 sets the notes and the reference position PL-n so that the position of the notes is within the evaluation range based on the reference position PL-n when the reference timing that is a reference for performing an operation on the notes is reached. The relative positional relationship of is changed over time. When the input unit 112 accepts an operation, the notes existing in the evaluation range are displayed according to the operation. The output control unit 135 evaluates based on the first reference position PL-n1 when the input unit 112 receives an operation at the first reference position PL-n1 or a position corresponding to the first reference position PL-n1. For Notes existing in the range, display according to the operation is performed. At the same time, the output control unit 135 responds to the operation with respect to the notes existing within the evaluation range based on the second reference position PL-n2 (n1 ≠ n2) different from the first reference position PL-n1. Make a display. For example, in FIG. 1, when the user operates the button B-5 corresponding to the reference position PL-5, the game apparatus 10 displays a success display D151 according to the operation of the button B-5, A success display D161 corresponding to the operation corresponding to the reference position PL-6 is performed.
Thereby, when the user performs an operation corresponding to the reference position PL-n1, the game apparatus 10 performs display according to the operation corresponding to the reference position PL-n1, and also displays the other reference position PL-n2. Display according to the corresponding operation. That is, the game apparatus 10 can cover many operations with few operations in the timing game.
The position corresponding to the reference position PL-n may be a part or all of the display area of the lane Ln, or may be a part or all of the display area of the button Bn.

(11) Further, in this embodiment, the output control unit 135, for each of the plurality of lanes Ln, when the reference timing becomes a reference for performing an operation on the notes moving in the lane Ln, The notes are moved along the lane so that the position of exists within the evaluation range including the determination line J1 in the lane Ln. When the input unit 112 receives an operation in a region located on the output control unit 135, the first lane L-n1, or an extension of the first lane L-n1, it is different from the first lane L-n1 A display corresponding to the operation is displayed on the notes existing within the evaluation range including the determination line J1 in the second lane Ln2. For example, in FIG. 1, when the user receives an operation in the area including the button B-5 on the first lane L-5, the game apparatus 10 determines that the first lane L-5 is Performs a success display D161 corresponding to the operation on the notes existing in the evaluation range including the determination line J1 in the different second lane L-6.

(12) In the present embodiment, the evaluation position determination unit 1333 is reference timing information indicating a reference timing serving as a reference for performing an operation based on the operation timing of the operation received by the input unit 112, and A number larger than the number of operations from the reference timing information associated with information corresponding to PL-n (lane number n in this embodiment, but may be reference position number n or button number n). The reference timing information corresponding to the reference position PL-n is determined. Based on the reference timing information determined by the evaluation position determination unit 1333, the first evaluation unit 1334 and the second evaluation unit 1335 correspond to the number of reference positions PL-n greater than the number of operations, Evaluate.
For example, in the example of the present embodiment, the game apparatus 10 associates lane numbers n = 5 and 6 corresponding to the two reference positions PL-5 and PL-6 based on the operation timing of one operation. The recorded record (including the reference timing information) is determined. The game apparatus 10 performs the stage evaluation twice based on the reference timing information of the records associated with the lane numbers n = 5 and 6.
Thereby, the game apparatus 10 determines the number of reference timings greater than the number of operations, and performs evaluation based on the determined reference timing. That is, since the game apparatus 10 performs many evaluations with few operations in the timing game, it can cover many operations with few operations.

(13) In the present embodiment, the output control unit 135 causes the position of the notes to be within the evaluation range based on the reference position PL-n when the reference timing that is the reference for performing the operation on the notes is reached. In addition, the relative positional relationship between the notes and the reference position PL-n is changed over time. The evaluation position determination unit 1333 determines the reference timing information corresponding to the reference positions PL-n having a number larger than the number of operations, including the reference timing closest to the operation timing and within the evaluation target range. To do. Based on the evaluation by the evaluation unit 133, the output control unit 135 causes the notes existing in the evaluation range based on the reference positions PL-n, which is larger than the number of operations, to display according to the operation.
Thereby, the game apparatus 10 determines a number of reference positions PL-n larger than the number of operations, and displays a display corresponding to the operation for Notes existing within the evaluation range based on the determined reference positions PL-n. Let it be done. That is, since the game apparatus 10 performs display corresponding to many operations with few operations in the timing game, it can cover many operations with few operations.

(14) In this embodiment, the evaluation position determination unit 1333 is reference timing information indicating a reference timing serving as a reference for performing an operation based on the operation timing of the operation received by the input unit 112, and includes an input area. A number larger than the number of operations from the reference timing information associated with information corresponding to An (lane number n in this embodiment, but may be reference position number n or button number n). The reference timing information corresponding to the input area An is determined. Based on the reference timing information determined by the evaluation position determination unit 1333, the first evaluation unit 1334 and the second evaluation unit 1335 evaluate the operation timing for a larger number of input areas An than the number of operations. .
Thereby, the game apparatus 10 determines the number of reference timings greater than the number of operations, and performs evaluation based on the determined reference timing. That is, since the game apparatus 10 performs many evaluations with few operations in the timing game, it can cover many operations with few operations.

[Second Embodiment]
A second embodiment of the present invention will be described.
In the game device 10a according to the present embodiment, when it is required to operate buttons simultaneously, if at least some buttons are operated at the same time, the buttons that are not operated are regarded as operated. And proceed with the game. Here, the “simultaneous operation” is an operation that is regarded as simultaneous. For example, the simultaneous operation is performed at the same time and within the time that is regarded as simultaneous (within the above-mentioned simultaneous operation time). Things are included.
In the present embodiment, a case will be described in which an object (also referred to as an “operation object”) that receives an operation by the user is a physical button. For example, the operation object is a keyboard input key. The operation object corresponds to the input area of the first embodiment.

  FIG. 14 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a display according to the second embodiment of the present invention. A timing game display E5 is performed on the screen of the game apparatus 10a. For each object on the screen, the lane La-n, the button Ba-n, and the determination line Ja1 are the same although the display form is different from the lane Ln, the button Bn, and the determination line J1 of the first embodiment, respectively. Has function. Here, n is common to the first embodiment and the second embodiment. However, in this embodiment, N = 8, that is, n is an integer of n = 1, 2,. Further, n is referred to as a “lane number”, but n of the button Ba-n may also be referred to as a “button number”. In addition, although the image which attached | subjected code | symbol Ba-1 is an image of a turntable, it is called button Ba-1.

  Similar to the first embodiment, the user operates the button Ba-n in lane La-n in accordance with the reference timing at which each of the notes (for example, Na121) reaches the determination line Ja1. The game apparatus 10a performs an evaluation process on the user's operation based on the timing at which the button Ba-n is operated (operation timing) and the reference timing.

In FIG. 14, the user touches two input keys of the keyboard with two fingers. On the other hand, in the display E5, success displays Da121, Da161, and Da181 are displayed on the determination lines Ja1 of the three lanes La-2, La6, and La8, respectively. That is, the game device 10a evaluates “success” in the evaluation process in each of the notes of the lane La-2, the lane La6, and the lane La8. From another point of view, some keyboards can detect only information indicating two input keys even if three or more input keys are pressed simultaneously.
Even in the above case, when the game apparatus 10a acquires information indicating the operated input key from the input apparatus 11a (for example, a keyboard), the game apparatus 10a has more lanes La-n than the number of the input keys. Correspondingly, an evaluation process is performed (this function is also referred to as “key auxiliary function”).

[Configuration of game device]
FIG. 15 is a schematic block diagram showing the configuration of the game apparatus 10a according to the present embodiment. In this figure, the game device 10a includes an input device 11a, a storage device 12a, a control device 13a, a speaker device 14, a communication device 15, and a display device 16a. In addition, the game apparatus 10a includes an input unit 112a, a music data storage unit 121, a sequence data storage unit 122, a setting information storage unit 123a, a user information storage unit 124, a game control unit 130a (setting unit 131, reception unit 132a, evaluation unit). 133a, the reward control unit 134, and the output control unit 135), the audio output unit 141, the communication unit 151, and the display unit 161a.

Comparing the configuration of the game device 10a (FIG. 15) and the game device 10 (FIG. 2) according to the first embodiment, the input unit 112a of the input device 11a, the setting information storage unit 123a of the storage device 12a, and the control device 13a The setting unit 131a, the receiving unit 132a, the evaluation unit 133a, and the display unit 161a of the display device 16a are different. Since the other configuration of the game apparatus 10a is the same as that of the game apparatus 10, the description thereof is omitted.
The input device 11a is, for example, a keyboard.
The display device 16a is a liquid crystal display, for example, and displays an image or the like.
The input unit 112a detects a user operation. For example, when the input unit 112a detects that the input key is pressed, the input unit 112a outputs information indicating the input key (for example, a character code) to the control device 13a.

The setting information storage unit 123a stores screen position information and setting information (FIG. 16). The screen position information is data in which a lane number n, a lane display area, a reference position PLn, a button number n, and a button display area are associated with each other. Since the screen position information is the same as that of the first embodiment (FIG. 5), description thereof is omitted.
The setting information is, for example, data in which an input key (an example of an operation object) is associated with a lane number n. The input key is a key for the user to input an operation, and is set for each lane Ln. Note that n of the input key Aa-n corresponding to the lane number n may also be referred to as “input key number”.

[About setting information]
FIG. 16 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of setting information according to the present embodiment. In this figure, each setting information indicates setting information generated by the setting unit 131a and stored in the setting information storage unit 123a. The setting information Tb21 is described in association with the input key Aa-n and the lane number n. For example, the input key Aa-1 (input key number n = 1) is a key “A” and is associated with the lane number “1”. The input key Aa-2 (input key number is 2) is “D” and is associated with the lane number “2”.

  The setting unit 131a sets a game. For example, the setting unit 131a receives an input from the user as to whether or not to perform the key assist function on the setting screen. In addition, the setting unit 131a receives a setting in which the input key Aa-n and the lane number n are associated on the setting screen from the user.

  When performing the key assist function, the game apparatus 10a performs an evaluation process corresponding to the number of lanes La-n larger than the number of operated input keys Aa-n. On the other hand, when the key assist function is not performed, the game apparatus 10a performs the evaluation process corresponding to only the lane La-n corresponding to the operated input key Aa-n.

The receiving unit 132a generates operation information indicating the operation detected by the input unit 112a based on the information input from the input unit 112a. The operation information includes, for example, an identifier for identifying the operation information, an input key pressed by the input unit 112a, an operation timing (for example, time), and an operation event. The operation event indicates, for example, that the user has pressed the input key, that the user's finger or the like has been released from the input key in the input device 11a. In addition, the reception part 132a produces | generates the operation information which shows several operation, when it determines with the operation detected by the input part 112a being simultaneous operation. For example, the reception unit 132a generates operation information describing a plurality of input keys pressed by the input unit 112a.
The evaluation unit 133a performs an evaluation process based on the operation information generated by the reception unit 132 and the information stored in the storage device 12a. The evaluation process includes a timing evaluation process and a position evaluation process. The timing evaluation process performed by the evaluation unit 133a is the same as the timing evaluation process of the first embodiment.

In the position evaluation process, the evaluation unit 133a reads the setting information stored in the setting information storage unit 123a, and extracts the lane number n corresponding to the operation information input key. The input key corresponding to the extracted lane number n is the input key Aa-n. Moreover, the evaluation part 133a extracts the lane number n corresponding to each of several input keys in the case of the operation information which shows simultaneous operation.
For each record included in each record of the sequence data, the evaluation unit 133a determines whether the lane number included in the record matches the extracted lane number n. The evaluation unit 133a sets the position evaluation to “success” for the record determined to match the lane numbers.
If the evaluation unit 133a determines “success” in both the timing evaluation and the position evaluation, the evaluation unit 133a sets the final evaluation to “success”. On the other hand, when the evaluation unit 133 sets “failure” in either the timing evaluation or the position evaluation, the final evaluation is set to “failure”.

  Here, the evaluation unit 133a determines whether or not the operation indicated by the operation information is a simultaneous operation when the key assist function is set. When it is determined that the operations are simultaneous operations, the evaluation unit 133a performs the position evaluation process for all the lanes La-n2 that do not correspond to the operation information input key Aa-n1. That is, the evaluation unit 133a performs more position evaluation processes than the number of operations on one or more operations indicated by the operation information. That is, the evaluation unit 133a may perform the position evaluation process more than the detected number of operations.

[Operation of game device]
An operation example of the game apparatus 10a according to the present embodiment will be described.
The operation example of the game apparatus 10a is the same as that of FIG. 9, but the game control process in step S50 is different.
Hereinafter, the game control process (step S50 in FIG. 9) will be described. Below, the structure of the evaluation part 133a is demonstrated first, and operation | movement of a game control process is demonstrated next.

  FIG. 17 is a schematic block diagram illustrating the configuration of the evaluation unit 133a according to the present embodiment. When the configurations of the evaluation unit 133a (FIG. 17) and the evaluation unit 133 (FIG. 10) according to the first embodiment are compared, the evaluation position determination unit 1333a, the second evaluation unit 1335a, and the final determination unit 1337a are different. Since the other configuration of the evaluation unit 133a is the same as that of the evaluation unit 133, description thereof is omitted.

  FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the game control process according to the present embodiment. This flowchart corresponds to the process of step S50 of FIG. When the operations of the game control process according to the present embodiment (FIG. 18) and the game control process according to the first embodiment (FIG. 11) are compared, the processes at step S506a and step S520a are different. Since other processes of the game control process according to the present embodiment are the same as those of the game control process according to the first embodiment, description thereof will be omitted.

(Step S506a) The evaluation position determination unit 1333a extracts the lane number n corresponding to the input key included in the operation information based on the operation information and setting information acquired in step S500. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S508.
In step S506, the evaluation position determination unit 1333a extracts the lane number n1 of the lane (operated lane) L-n1 corresponding to the operated input key. That is, unlike the first embodiment, the evaluation position determination unit 1333a does not extract the lane number n2 of the lane (additional evaluation lane) Ln2 that does not correspond to the operated input key. Therefore, in the processing of step S508 to step S514 according to the present embodiment, the processing of the first evaluation unit 1334 is performed similarly to the first embodiment, but the processing corresponding to the second evaluation unit 1335 according to the first embodiment. Will not be done.

(Step S520a) The final evaluation unit 1337a performs a final evaluation process on each of the stage evaluation records extracted in Step S510, based on the result of the stage evaluation in Step S512 and the success evaluation determined in Step S516. Do. Details of the final evaluation process will be described later. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S530.

  FIG. 19 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the final evaluation process according to the present embodiment. This flowchart corresponds to the process of step S520a of FIG.

  In this final evaluation process, the second evaluation unit 1335a has the same reference timing as the record to be evaluated as “successful” when it is determined that simultaneous operation is performed when the key assist function is set. Select a record. The second evaluation unit 1335a also evaluates the selected record as “success”. In addition, although the reference timing is the same, for example, the reference timing is the same, but in addition to this, the reference timing may be included within the time (for example, within the simultaneous operation time) considered to be the same. .

(Step S5220a) When there are a plurality of records extracted in step S510, the evaluation position determination unit 1333a determines that a record that is “successful” and has the same reference timing (also referred to as “same timing record”) is M It is determined whether or not there are more. In the present embodiment, the same timing record is evaluated by simultaneous operation. That is, the evaluation position determination unit 1333a determines whether or not M operations have been performed simultaneously for the operation evaluated as “success”. In the present embodiment, as an example, M = 2.
If there are M or more identical timing records (Yes), the process proceeds to step S5222a. On the other hand, in other cases (No), the operation of FIG. 19 ends.

(Step S5222a) The second evaluation unit 1335a extracts a record (additional evaluation record) having the same reference timing as the reference timing of the same timing record from among the records that are not “successful”. The additional evaluation record is one in which the input key Aa-n (an example of the additional evaluation object) corresponding to the lane number n included in the record is not operated or an operation is not detected at a predetermined timing. . Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S5224a.
(Step S5224a) The final evaluation unit 1337a sets the final evaluation to “success” for all of the steps S5222a extracted in step S5222a.

  18 and 19, for example, the user presses the input keys “D” (input key Aa-2) and “J” (input key Aa-6) at the time indicated by “06, 3, 012”. The case will be described. In this case, the reception unit 132a generates operation information including the input keys “D” and “J”. Hereinafter, the operations of FIGS. 18 and 19 will be described using the sequence data b of FIG.

FIG. 20 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of the contents of the sequence data b according to the present embodiment. The sequence data b (FIG. 20) according to the present embodiment has the same structure as the sequence data b (FIG. 4) according to the first embodiment. 20 and 4 differ in the value of the object information b3.
In step S506a in FIG. 18, the evaluation position determination unit 1333a refers to the setting information TB21 in FIG. 16 and extracts lane numbers n = 2 and 6 corresponding to the two input keys “D” and “J”. In this case, in step S520 of FIG. 11, the final evaluation of the records b321 and b322 of FIG. On the other hand, in the record b323, since the input key Aa-8 (“L”, additional evaluation object) is not operated or no operation is detected, the final evaluation is not “success”.

However, in step S5220a, the second evaluation unit 1335a determines that the record b321 and the record b322 that are “successful” have the same reference timing, and determines that there are two identical timing records. In step S5222a, the second evaluation unit 1335a extracts the record b323 including the same reference timing as “06, 3, 012”. In step S5224a, the final evaluation unit 1337a sets the final evaluation of the record b323 to “success”. Note that the second evaluation unit 1335a makes the stage evaluation of the record b323 the same as the result of the stage evaluation of the record b321 and the record b322. That is, the 2nd evaluation part 1335a uses the result of the stage evaluation of the same timing record.
As described above, the final determination is “success” for the three records b322 and b323.

As a result, the evaluation unit 133 sets “success” as the final evaluation of the record b321 for lane number n = 2, the record b322 for n = 6, and the record b323 for n = 8. The output control unit 135 performs a success display on the notes corresponding to the records b321, b322, and b323. In display E5 of FIG. 14, success displays D121, D161, and D181 are displayed for lane numbers n = 2, 6, and 8, respectively.
In this case, the game apparatus 10 performs “three times” position evaluation processing for “two” operations.

[Summary of Second Embodiment]
(1) As described above, in the present embodiment, the game apparatus 10 acquires operation information indicating the operation accepted by the input unit 112a, and inputs based on the reference timing information indicating the reference timing serving as a reference for performing the operation. The game control part 130a which evaluates about the timing of operation which the part 112a received is comprised. The game control unit 130a evaluates more than the number of operations for one or more operations indicated by the operation information.
Thereby, the game apparatus 10 can cover many operations with few operations in the timing game as described above. For example, the game apparatus 10 may not be able to perform many operations due to the difficulty in operating the input unit 112a or the limitation of the input unit 112a. Even in such a case, the game apparatus 10 can cover many operations with a small number of operations, and can prevent an operation error from being determined in the timing game. For example, even when only a certain number M of input keys are pressed at the same time, even when only M input keys can be detected, the game apparatus 10 can detect more than M by operating the detected M input keys. Can be operated (see FIG. 14).

(2) In the present embodiment, the operation information includes information (input key number n) indicating the input key Aa-n (an example of an object) that has received the operation. The game control unit 130a performs an evaluation corresponding to the input key Aa-n based on the reference timing information associated with each of the input keys Aa-n. In addition, the game control unit 130a performs an evaluation corresponding to each of the number of input keys Aa-n that is larger than the number of one or more input keys Aa-n indicated by the operation information. Thereby, when the game apparatus 10 evaluates an operation based on the reference timing information for each input key Aa-n, the number of inputs larger than the number of operations is counted for one or a plurality of operations regarded as simultaneous. Evaluation can be performed corresponding to each of the keys Aa-n. Therefore, the user is equivalent to performing an operation corresponding to the number of input keys Aa-n larger than the number of operations. That is, the game apparatus 10 can cover many operations with few operations in the timing game.
In the present embodiment, the input key Aa-n (FIG. 16) is associated with the reference timing information of the sequence data of FIGS. 4 and 20 via the lane number n. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the input key Aa-n may be directly associated with the reference timing information. Specifically, the input key number n may be included in the sequence data or setting information instead of or in addition to the lane number n. Further, the input key Aa-n and the reference timing information may be associated with each other via information other than the lane number n (for example, the reference position number n and the button number n).
Note that the object may be a button of a game controller of a consumer game device or a button of an arcade game device. In addition, the object is not limited to a button, and all or a part of a musical instrument (including a musical instrument imitating a musical instrument) (for example, a keyboard musical instrument such as a piano, a stringed musical instrument such as a guitar, an electronic musical instrument, a drum, or a Japanese drum). (For example, a keyboard, a turntable, a string such as a guitar, a stick (including a kite)) and combinations thereof, a touch pad, or a sensor. For example, the object may be a drum surface (film) and an edge (body).
The object may be an image. For example, the image may be a moving route, a reference sign, or a button image. In this case, the operation information may include a lane number, a reference position number, and an image button number. In this case, in the second embodiment, a reference position number and an image button number may be used instead of the input key number.

(3) In the present embodiment, the game control unit 130a acquires operation information indicating an operation on the input key Aa-n for each of the plurality of input keys Aa-n, and operates the input key Aa-n. Based on the reference timing information indicating the reference timing as a reference for performing the operation, the operation timing for the input key Aa-n is evaluated. When the game control unit 130a obtains operation information for one or more input keys Aa-n, the game control unit 130a evaluates the one or more input keys Aa-n, and the one or more input keys Aa-n. Performs an evaluation corresponding to an input key Aa-k (an example of an additional evaluation object) which is a different input key Aa-k.
Thereby, the game apparatus 10 performs an evaluation corresponding to the one or more input keys Aa-n and an evaluation corresponding to the input keys Aa-k for the operation on the one or more input keys Aa-n. It can be carried out. Therefore, the user is equivalent to performing an operation corresponding to a larger number of input keys Aa-n than the operated input keys Aa-n. That is, the game apparatus 10 can cover many operations with few operations in the timing game.

(4) Further, in the present embodiment, the input key Aa-k has a reference timing within a predetermined time from the operation timing for one or a plurality of input keys Aa-n. For example, the additional evaluation record has the same reference timing as the record that is “successful”. On the other hand, at least the record set to “success” has a reference timing within the evaluation target range from the operation timing. Therefore, the additional evaluation record has a reference timing within the evaluation target range from the operation timing.

(5) In the present embodiment, the game control unit 130a compares at least two evaluation results, and determines whether to perform display according to the operation based on the comparison results. Thereby, game device 10 can determine which evaluation result is adopted according to an evaluation result, when performing evaluation more than the number of operations.

(6) Moreover, in this embodiment, the game control part 130a performs the display according to operation about the 1 or several input key Aa-n and input key Aa-k with the same result of evaluation. Specifically, the game control unit 130a determines the evaluation result having the highest evaluation among the results of all the stage evaluations as the success evaluation. The game control unit 130a decides whether or not the final evaluation is “successful” with the record having a successful evaluation as the result of the stage evaluation as the “highest evaluation record”. When the “highest evaluation record” is the same timing record, the game control unit 130a (second evaluation unit 1335a) makes the stage evaluation of the additional evaluation record the same as the result of the stage evaluation of the same timing record. To do. Thereby, the same timing record and the additional evaluation record have the same result of the stage evaluation. The game control unit 130a displays success on the notes corresponding to the record whose final evaluation is “success”.
Thereby, the game apparatus 10 can unify the evaluation results between evaluations when the number of evaluations is greater than the number of operations. In other words, the game apparatus 10 can prevent evaluation results between evaluations from being different and a difference in evaluation results from occurring.

(7) In the present embodiment, the evaluation position determination unit 1333a is reference timing information indicating a reference timing serving as a reference for performing an operation based on the operation timing of the operation received by the input unit 112a. From the reference timing information associated with the information corresponding to Aa-n, the reference timing information corresponding to the number of input keys Aa-n larger than the number of operations is determined. The first evaluator 1334 and the second evaluator 1335a perform operation timing corresponding to the number of input keys Aa-n larger than the number of operations based on the reference timing information determined by the evaluation position determiner 1333. Perform an evaluation.

[Modification]
The embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, the specific configuration is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and includes a design and the like within a scope not departing from the gist of the present invention. For example, the configurations described in the first and second embodiments can be arbitrarily combined.

  The movement path of the operation mark (corresponding to the lanes Ln and La-n) may include two one-dimensional paths, and the intersection of the paths may be a reference position (reference position PL-n). In this case, the setting unit 131 may set the input areas An corresponding to the reference position so that there is an overlapping area.

FIG. 21 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of display according to a modification of the first embodiment.
In this display E7, the output control unit 135 of the game apparatus 10 causes the first object a1 to appear from the upper left portion of the screen (for example, the screen end on the left side of the screen upper end indicated by reference numeral a1-1), and a predetermined reference Move toward the position PL-ij (i = 1, 2,... I, j = 1, 2,... J). Here, the reference position PL-ij is set in a lattice shape. For example, the screen width (horizontal length) is equally divided by i + 1, and the screen height (vertical length) is equally divided by j + 1. The reference position PL-ij is thus set in a line that equally divides the screen, and represents the i-th reference position in the horizontal direction and the j-th reference position in the vertical direction.
The output control unit 135 moves the first object a1 linearly downward in the screen (the direction indicated by the dashed arrow a1-2). On the other hand, the output control unit 135 causes the second object a2 corresponding to the first object a1 to appear from the lower left part of the screen (for example, the screen edge on the left side of the lower end of the screen indicated by reference numeral a2-1). Move toward the same reference position PL-ij as the object a1. Here, the output control unit 135 moves the screen linearly upward (in the direction indicated by the dashed arrow a2-2). Here, the game apparatus 10 moves the first object and the second object so as to overlap each other at the reference timing.
When the evaluation unit 133 determines that a touch operation has been performed in the input area A-ij from the reference position PL-ij at the reference timing, for example, the reward control unit 134 gives a reward to the user. The input area A-ij is set for each reference position PL-ij and is, for example, a circle centered on the reference position PL-ij.
In the display of FIG. 21, the game apparatus 10 does not display an image (for example, a determination line) representing the reference position at the reference position PL-ij. The user performs an operation by predicting the reference position while observing the movement of the first object a1 and the second object a2.

Here, the setting unit 131 can set the size of a predetermined range from the reference position PL-ij. In the display E7, the setting unit 131 sets the input range Ab-1 at the reference position PLb-1, sets the input range Ab-1 at the reference position PLb-1, and sets the input range Ab-2 at the reference position PLb-2. Is set. Here, the setting unit 131 is configured such that the distance between the reference position PLb-1 and the reference position PLb-2 is smaller than the total value of the radius of the input range Ab-1 and the radius of the input range Ab-2. An input range Ab-1 and an input range Ab-2 are set.
Thereby, for example, when the game apparatus 10 is operated once at the operation position Op13, the game apparatus 10 performs two evaluations of an evaluation corresponding to the reference position PLb-1 and an evaluation corresponding to the reference position PLb-2. Can do. For example, when the objects a13 and a12 overlap at the position of the object a13 and the objects a14 and a15 overlap at the position of the object a14, the user is rewarded by one operation at the operation position Op13 at that timing. Is done.

Hereinafter, another modification will be described.
The setting unit 131 may set the same input area corresponding to all lane numbers n in the setting information (see FIG. 7). In this case, it is equivalent to no position evaluation. That is, the user can perform an operation while only being aware of the reference timing without worrying about the operation position. Thereby, the user may be able to learn operation timing early, for example.
The input area may extend beyond the display range of lanes L1 to L9. That is, the setting unit 131 may set the value of the x coordinate of the input area in the setting information to a value smaller than X0 or a value larger than X9. The setting unit 131 may set the value of the y coordinate of the input area in the setting information to a value smaller than H_lmin or a value larger than H_lmax.
For example, the setting unit 131 may set the input area in the setting information as the entire screen. For example, the input area may be (0, 0), (W_max, H_max). In this case, the user can enjoy the game with the entire screen as the input area An.

Hereinafter, another modification will be described.
Based on the reference timing information corresponding to each of the at least two input areas An, the game control unit 130 determines whether or not to perform the evaluation for each of the at least two input areas An. You may judge. For example, when the game control unit 130 regards the reference timing indicated by the reference timing information corresponding to each of the at least two input areas An as simultaneous or simultaneous, each of the at least two input areas An includes Correspondingly, an evaluation may be performed.
Specifically, the game control unit 130 may interchange the timing evaluation process and the position evaluation process. For example, the order of steps S506 and S508 and steps S510 and S512 in FIG. 11 is switched. In this case, the game control unit 130 first performs the timing evaluation process of steps S510 and S512 on the evaluation candidate record. The game control unit 130 extracts “the record with the highest evaluation”, and extracts a record including a reference timing within a predetermined time (for example, simultaneous operation time) from the reference timing of the record. The game control unit 130 performs position evaluation processing on the extracted record.

Hereinafter, another modification will be described.
The game control unit 130a has a reference timing corresponding to one or a plurality of input keys Aa-n and a reference corresponding to the input keys Aa-k (k = 1, 2,..., N, k ≠ n). Based on the timing, it may be determined whether or not the evaluation corresponding to the input key Aa-k is performed. For example, when the game control unit 130a regards the reference timing corresponding to one or a plurality of input keys Aa-n and the reference timing corresponding to the input keys Aa-k as simultaneous or simultaneous, the input keys Aa-k You may perform evaluation corresponding to.
Specifically, the game control unit 130a may interchange the timing evaluation process and the position evaluation process. For example, the order of steps S506a and S508 and steps S510 and S512 in FIG. 18 is switched. In this case, the game control unit 130a first performs the timing evaluation processing in steps S510 and S512 on the evaluation candidate record. The game control unit 130a extracts “the highest evaluation record” (a record including the lane number n corresponding to the input key Aa-n), and within a predetermined time (for example, simultaneous operation time) from the reference timing of this record ) And the record corresponding to the lane number k corresponding to the input key Aa-k is extracted. The game control unit 130a performs an evaluation corresponding to the input key Aa-k on the extracted record.

Note that the setting unit 131 may store the setting information acquired via the communication device 15 in the setting information storage unit 123. Further, the setting unit 131 may generate setting information according to the screen size, and store the generated setting information in the setting information storage units 123 and 123a.
The operation information may include an operation type (gesture). Here, for example, in the case of a touch pad, the operation type is an operation type such as touch, tap, flick, and swipe.

Hereinafter, another modification will be described.
In each of the above-described embodiments, the game apparatuses 10 and 10a (game control units 130 and 130a and output control unit 135) display that the buttons Bn and Ba-n are operated (also referred to as “operated display”). ). For example, the output control unit 135 temporarily replaces the images of the buttons Bn, Ba-n, lanes Ln, La-n, and reference positions PL-n, PL-ij. Specifically, an image (also referred to as “pressed image”) in which the brightness of each button Bn is bright or dark or the inside or outside of the button Bn is shining is stored in the storage devices 12 and 12a. Remembered. When the output control unit 135 indicates that the button Bn has been operated, the image of the button Bn is temporarily replaced with the pressed image of the button Bn, and then the button Bn Return to the image. Thereby, for example, the display unit 111 performs an operation display such that the button Bn is lit for a moment and then returns to the original state.

In the case of the first embodiment, the output control unit 135 performs an operation display of the button Bn corresponding to the lane number n extracted by the evaluation position determination unit 1333. For example, a case where the operation position on the button B-2 is touched when the setting information Tb12 of FIG. 7 is set will be described. In this case, since the lane numbers n = 1, 2, and 3 are extracted, the output control unit 135 selects the buttons B-1, B-2, and B-3 (or lanes L-1, L-2, and L-3). ) Is displayed.
Thus, the user can know which button Bn, Ba-n has been operated when a certain operation position is touched.

(1a-1) The game apparatus (10) according to one aspect of the present invention acquires operation information indicating an operation received by the input unit (112), and reference timing information indicating a reference timing that is a reference for performing the operation And the control unit (130, 130a) that evaluates the timing of the operation received by the input unit (112), and the one or more operations for the one or more operations indicated by the operation information For more objects than the number of objects (eg, images of buttons Bn, Ba-n, lanes Ln, La-n, reference positions PL-n, PL-ij) And an output control unit (135) for performing a display indicating that. The object includes all or a part of a musical instrument (including a musical instrument imitating a musical instrument) (for example, a keyboard musical instrument such as a piano, a stringed musical instrument such as a guitar, an electronic musical instrument, a drum, a Japanese drum, or a percussion instrument such as a Japanese drum). It may be a turntable, a string such as a guitar, a stick (including a bag) and combinations thereof, a touch pad, or a sensor. For example, the object may be a drum surface (film) and an edge (body).
(1a-2) One aspect of the present invention is the game apparatus (10) according to (1a-1), in which the output control unit (135) has a plurality of pieces regarded as one or simultaneous indicated by the operation information. In response to the operation, a display indicating that the object has been operated is performed for a larger number of objects than the number of the plurality of operations regarded as one or simultaneous.
(1a-3) One aspect of the present invention is the game apparatus (10) according to (1a-1) or (1a-2), wherein the operation information includes information indicating an operation position at which an operation is received. And the output control unit (135) performs the evaluation corresponding to the region based on the reference timing information associated with each of the regions including the operation position, and determines the operation position indicated by the operation information. A display indicating that the object has been operated is performed in correspondence with each of the number of regions larger than the number.
(1a-4) The game device (10, 10a) according to one aspect of the present invention has an input unit (112, 112a) that receives an operation and a reference timing that is a reference for performing an operation on an operation marker. The relative positional relationship between the operation mark and the reference position is changed over time so that the position of the operation mark is within the evaluation range based on the reference position, and the input unit (112, 112a) performs the operation. A display control unit (135) that, when received, displays the operation marker existing in the evaluation range according to the operation, and the display control unit (135) includes a first control unit (135). When the input unit (112, 112a) receives an operation at the reference position or the position corresponding to the first reference position, it indicates that the first object has been operated. Together to perform display, the first object with respect to different second object, causing a display indicating that it is operated.

[Appendix]
From the above description, the present invention is grasped as follows, for example. In order to facilitate understanding of the present invention, reference numerals in the accompanying drawings are appended in parentheses for convenience, but the present invention is not limited to the illustrated embodiment.

(Additional remark 1) The game device (10, 10a) which concerns on 1 aspect of this invention acquires the operation information which shows the operation which the input part (112, 112a) received, and shows the reference | standard timing used as the reference | standard which performs the said operation The control unit (130, 130a) is configured to evaluate the operation timing received by the input unit (112, 112a) based on the reference timing information. The control unit (130, 130a) More evaluations than the number of the one or more operations are performed for the one or more operations shown.
The evaluation may be, for example, any of position evaluation, timing evaluation, stage evaluation, and final evaluation. The evaluation may be a display based on the result of the final evaluation. This display is, for example, a success display. That is, the game apparatus (10, 10a) may perform “position evaluation” more in number than the number of the one or more operations for one or more operations indicated by the operation information. The game apparatus (10, 10a) may perform “timing evaluation” of a number larger than the number of the one or more operations for one or more operations indicated by the operation information. The game apparatus (10, 10a) may perform “stage evaluation” more in number than the number of the one or more operations with respect to one or more operations indicated by the operation information. The game apparatus (10, 10a) may perform “final evaluation” in a number larger than the number of the one or more operations with respect to the one or more operations indicated by the operation information. The game device (10, 10a) may perform “success display” in a number larger than the number of the one or more operations in response to the one or more operations indicated by the operation information.
Further, the game device (10, 10a) evaluates the position evaluation with respect to one or a plurality of operations indicated by the operation information with respect to a number n larger than the number of the one or the plurality of operations. The result of may be “success”.

(Supplementary Note 2) One aspect of the present invention is the game apparatus (10, 10a) according to Supplementary Note 1, wherein the control unit (130, 130a) performs a plurality of operations regarded as one or simultaneous indicated by the operation information. On the other hand, the evaluation is performed in a number larger than the number of the plurality of operations regarded as one or simultaneous.

(Supplementary Note 3) One aspect of the present invention is the game apparatus (10) according to Supplementary Note 1 or 2, wherein the operation information includes information indicating an operation position at which an operation is received, and the control unit (130) Performs the evaluation corresponding to the region based on the reference timing information associated with each of the regions including the operation position, and the number of operation regions greater than the number of operation positions indicated by the operation information. The evaluation is performed corresponding to each.

(Supplementary Note 4) One aspect of the present invention is the game apparatus (10a) according to Supplementary Note 1 or 2, wherein the operation information includes information indicating an object that has received an operation, and the control unit (130a) includes: Based on the reference timing information associated with each of the objects, the evaluation corresponding to the object is performed, and the number of objects greater than the number of one or more objects indicated by the operation information is supported. Then, the evaluation is performed.

(Supplementary Note 5) One aspect of the present invention is the game apparatus (10, 10a) according to Supplementary Note 1 or 2, wherein when the reference timing corresponding to each reference position is reached, the position of the operation marker and the reference A display control unit (135) that changes the relative positional relationship between the operation marker and the reference position with time so that the position falls within the evaluation range; and the control unit (130, 130a) Based on the reference timing information associated with the information indicating the reference position, the evaluation is performed, and each of the reference positions having a number larger than the number of one or more operations indicated by the operation information, Evaluate.

(Additional remark 6) The game device (10) which concerns on 1 aspect of this invention acquires the operation information which shows operation received in the said area | region about each of several area | regions, and the reference | standard used as the reference | standard which performs the said operation in the said area | region A control unit (130) that evaluates the timing of an operation received in the region based on reference timing information indicating timing is provided, and the control unit (130) overlaps at least two of the regions. When an operation is received in the overlapping area, the evaluation is performed corresponding to each of the at least two areas.

(Supplementary note 7) One aspect of the present invention is the game apparatus (10) according to Supplementary note 6, wherein the control unit (130) is configured to include the region among at least two regions. When an operation is received in an overlapping area where at least a part of at least two areas overlap, the evaluation is performed corresponding to each of the at least two areas.

(Supplementary Note 8) One aspect of the present invention is the game apparatus (10) according to Supplementary Note 6 or 7, wherein the control unit (130) includes the reference timing information corresponding to each of the at least two regions. Based on the above, it is determined whether or not to perform the evaluation corresponding to each of the at least two regions.

(Supplementary Note 9) One aspect of the present invention is the game apparatus (10) according to Supplementary Note 8, wherein the control unit (130) indicates the reference timing information corresponding to each of the at least two regions. When the reference timing is considered to be simultaneous or simultaneous, the evaluation is performed corresponding to each of the at least two regions.

(Supplementary Note 10) One aspect of the present invention is the game apparatus (10) according to Supplementary Note 6 or 7, wherein the control unit (130) compares at least two evaluation results and compares the results. Based on the above, it is determined whether to perform display according to the operation.

(Supplementary Note 11) One aspect of the present invention is the game device (10) according to Supplementary Note 10, wherein the control unit (130) applies each of the at least two regions having the same evaluation result. Correspondingly, a display corresponding to the operation is performed.

(Additional remark 12) The game device (10a) which concerns on 1 aspect of this invention acquires the operation information which shows operation with respect to the said object about each of several objects, The reference | standard timing used as the reference | standard which performs the said operation with respect to the said object A control unit (130a) that evaluates the timing of the operation on the object based on the reference timing information indicating that the control unit (130a) has acquired the operation information on one or more of the objects In this case, the evaluation corresponding to the one or more objects and the evaluation corresponding to the additional evaluation object that is the object different from the one or more objects are performed.

(Supplementary Note 13) One aspect of the present invention is the game apparatus (10a) according to Supplementary Note 12, wherein the additional evaluation object is the reference within a predetermined time from the timing of the operation on the one or more objects. There is timing.

(Supplementary Note 14) One aspect of the present invention is the game apparatus (10a) according to Supplementary Note 12 or 13, wherein the control unit (130a) includes the reference timing corresponding to the one or more objects, Based on the reference timing corresponding to the additional evaluation object, it is determined whether or not to perform the evaluation corresponding to the additional evaluation object.

(Supplementary Note 15) One aspect of the present invention is the game device (10a) according to Supplementary Note 14, wherein the control unit (130a) includes the reference timing corresponding to the one or more objects, and the additional evaluation. When the reference timing corresponding to the object is considered to be simultaneous or simultaneous, the evaluation corresponding to the additional evaluation object is performed.

(Supplementary Note 16) One aspect of the present invention is the game apparatus (10a) according to Supplementary Note 12 or 13, wherein the control unit (130a) compares at least two evaluation results and compares the results. Based on the above, it is determined whether to perform display according to the operation.

(Supplementary Note 17) One aspect of the present invention is the game apparatus (10a) according to Supplementary Note 16, wherein the control unit (130a) includes the one or more objects and the additional object that have the same evaluation result. The evaluation object is displayed according to the operation.

(Supplementary Note 18) When the game device (10, 10a) according to one aspect of the present invention has reached an input unit (112, 112a) for receiving an operation and a reference timing for performing an operation on an operation marker, The relative positional relationship between the operation marker and the reference position is changed over time so that the position of the operation marker is within the evaluation range based on the reference position, and the input unit (112, 112a) accepts the operation. A display control unit (135) for causing the operation marker existing in the evaluation range to display according to the operation, and the display control unit (135) includes a first control unit (135). When the input unit (112, 112a) accepts an operation at the reference position or a position corresponding to the first reference position, it is within the evaluation range based on the first reference position. The operation marker is displayed according to the operation, and the operation marker is present in the evaluation range based on the second reference position different from the first reference position. Display according to the response.

(Supplementary note 19) One aspect of the present invention is the game apparatus (10, 10a) according to Supplementary note 18, wherein the display control unit (135) is an operation indicator for moving the lane for each of a plurality of lanes. The operation marker is moved along the lane so that the position of the operation marker is within the evaluation range including the determination line in the lane at the reference timing that is a reference for performing an operation on When the input unit (112, 112a) receives an operation in an area located on one of the lanes or on an extension of the first lane, the determination on the second lane different from the first lane A display corresponding to the operation is performed on the operation marker existing within the evaluation range including the line.

(Additional remark 20) The game device (10) which concerns on 1 aspect of this invention is the reference timing information which shows the reference timing used as the reference | standard which performs said operation based on the operation timing of the operation which the input part (112, 112a) received A reference determination unit (1333) for determining reference timing information corresponding to a number of the reference positions larger than the number of operations from reference timing information associated with information corresponding to a reference position; And an evaluation unit (1334, 1335) that evaluates the operation timing with respect to a larger number of reference positions than the number of operations based on the reference timing information determined by the reference determination unit (1333).

(Supplementary Note 21) One aspect of the present invention is the game apparatus (10) according to Supplementary Note 20, wherein the position of the operation marker is a reference position when a reference timing that is a reference for performing an operation on the operation marker is reached. And a display control unit (135) that changes the relative positional relationship between the operation mark and the reference position with time so that the reference position determination unit (1333) is within the evaluation range. The display control unit (135) determines reference timing information corresponding to a larger number of reference positions than the number of operations, including a reference timing closest to the operation timing and within the evaluation target range. Is based on the evaluation of the evaluation unit (1334, 1335), with respect to the operation marker existing in the evaluation range based on the number of reference positions larger than the number of operations. To perform the display in accordance with the work.

(Additional remark 22) The game device (10) which concerns on 1 aspect of this invention WHEREIN: Based on the operation timing of operation which the input part (112, 112a) received, the reference timing information which shows the reference timing used as the reference | standard which performs said operation A reference determination unit (1333) for determining, from the reference timing information associated with the information corresponding to the area, reference timing information corresponding to the number of the areas greater than the number of operations, the reference determination And an evaluation unit (1334, 1335) that evaluates the operation timing corresponding to a larger number of regions than the number of operations based on the reference timing information determined by the unit (1333).

(Supplementary Note 23) The game device (10, 10a) according to one aspect of the present invention is based on the operation timing of the operation received by the input unit (112, 112a), and indicates a reference timing that is a reference for performing the operation A reference determination unit (1333a) that determines reference timing information corresponding to the number of objects greater than the number of operations from reference timing information associated with information corresponding to the object, the timing determination unit; And an evaluation unit (1334, 1335a) that evaluates the operation timing corresponding to a larger number of objects than the number of operations based on the reference timing information determined by the reference determination unit.

(Additional remark 24) The game program which concerns on 1 aspect of this invention acquires the operation information which shows the operation which the input part (112, 112a) received in the computer of a game device (10, 10a), and the reference | standard which performs said operation Based on reference timing information indicating a reference timing to be executed, a control procedure for evaluating the timing of the operation received by the input unit (112, 112a) is executed, and in the control procedure, 1 or For a plurality of operations, a greater number of the evaluations than the number of the one or more operations are performed.

(Additional remark 25) The game program which concerns on 1 aspect of this invention acquires the operation information which shows operation received in the said area | region about each of several area | region to the computer of a game device, and the reference | standard which performs the said operation in the said area | region Based on the reference timing information indicating the reference timing, the control procedure (S50) for evaluating the timing of the operation received in the region is executed, and in the control procedure, at least two of the regions are When an operation is received in the overlapping region that overlaps, the evaluation is performed corresponding to each of the at least two regions.

(Supplementary Note 26) A game program according to one aspect of the present invention acquires, on a computer of a game device, operation information indicating an operation on the object for each of a plurality of objects, and a reference for performing the operation on the object. Based on the reference timing information indicating the reference timing, the control procedure (S50) for evaluating the operation timing for the object is executed, and the operation information for one or a plurality of the objects is acquired in the control procedure. In this case, the evaluation corresponding to the one or more objects and the evaluation corresponding to the additional evaluation object that is the object different from the one or more objects are performed.

(Supplementary Note 27) When the game program according to one aspect of the present invention has reached a reference timing that is a reference for performing an operation on an input procedure and an operation marker on the computer of the game apparatus (10, 10a), The relative positional relationship between the operation marker and the reference position is changed over time so that the position of the operation marker is within the evaluation range based on the reference position, and when the operation is accepted in the input procedure, A display control procedure (S50) for causing display corresponding to the operation to be performed on the operation marker existing in the evaluation range is executed, and in the display control procedure, the first reference position or the first reference position is displayed. The operation existing in the evaluation range based on the first reference position when an operation is accepted in the input procedure at a position corresponding to the reference position The display corresponding to the operation is performed on the information, and the operation marker present in the evaluation range based on the second reference position different from the first reference position is determined according to the operation. Make a display.

(Additional remark 28) The game program which concerns on 1 aspect of this invention is based on the operation timing of the operation which the input part (112, 112a) received in the computer of a game device (10, 10a), and the reference | standard which performs said operation The reference timing information indicating the reference timing, the reference timing information corresponding to the reference position of the reference position more than the number of the operations from the reference timing information associated with the information corresponding to the reference position Based on the reference timing information determined in the determination procedure (S50) and the reference determination procedure, an evaluation procedure for evaluating the operation timing is executed for a larger number of reference positions than the number of operations.

(Supplementary Note 29) A game program according to an aspect of the present invention is a computer program of a game device (10, 10a), based on an operation timing of an operation received by the input unit (112, 112a) and a reference for performing the operation. A reference determination procedure for determining reference timing information corresponding to the number of the regions greater than the number of operations from the reference timing information associated with the information corresponding to the region. (S50) Based on the reference timing information determined in the reference determination procedure, an evaluation procedure for performing an evaluation on the operation timing is executed in correspondence with a larger number of regions than the number of operations.

(Additional remark 30) The game program which concerns on 1 aspect of this invention is based on the operation timing of the operation which the input part (112, 112a) received in the computer of a game device (10, 10a), and the reference | standard which performs said operation A reference determination procedure for determining reference timing information corresponding to the number of objects greater than the number of operations, from reference timing information associated with information corresponding to the object. (S50) Based on the reference timing information determined in the reference determination procedure, an evaluation procedure for performing an evaluation on the operation timing is executed corresponding to a larger number of objects than the number of operations.

In addition, a program for realizing the functions of the above-described game apparatuses 10 and 10a is recorded on a computer-readable recording medium, and the program recorded on the recording medium is read into a computer system and executed, thereby executing the game apparatus. 10, 10a may be processed. Here, “loading and executing a program recorded on a recording medium into a computer system” includes installing the program in the computer system. The “computer system” here includes an OS and hardware such as peripheral devices. Further, the “computer system” may include a plurality of computer devices connected via a network including a communication line such as the Internet, WAN, LAN, and dedicated line. The “computer-readable recording medium” refers to a storage device such as a flexible medium, a magneto-optical disk, a portable medium such as a ROM and a CD-ROM, and a hard disk incorporated in a computer system. As described above, the recording medium storing the program may be a non-transitory recording medium such as a CD-ROM. The recording medium also includes a recording medium provided inside or outside that is accessible from the distribution server in order to distribute the program. The code of the program stored in the recording medium of the distribution server may be different from the code of the program that can be executed by the terminal device. That is, the format stored in the distribution server is not limited as long as it can be downloaded from the distribution server and installed in a form that can be executed by the terminal device. Note that the program may be divided into a plurality of parts, downloaded at different timings, and combined in the terminal device, or the distribution server that distributes each of the divided programs may be different. Furthermore, the “computer-readable recording medium” holds a program for a certain period of time, such as a volatile memory (RAM) inside a computer system that becomes a server or a client when the program is transmitted via a network. Including things. The program may be for realizing a part of the functions described above. Furthermore, what can implement | achieve the function mentioned above in combination with the program already recorded on the computer system, and what is called a difference file (difference program) may be sufficient.
Moreover, you may implement | achieve part or all of the game devices 10 and 10a in embodiment mentioned above as integrated circuits, such as LSI (Large Scale Integration). Each functional block of the game apparatuses 10 and 10a may be individually made into a processor, or a part or all of them may be integrated into a processor. Further, the method of circuit integration is not limited to LSI, and may be realized by a dedicated circuit or a general-purpose processor. Further, in the case where an integrated circuit technology that replaces LSI appears due to progress in semiconductor technology, an integrated circuit based on the technology may be used.

  As described above, the embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, the specific configuration is not limited to the above, and various design changes and the like can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. It is possible to

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10, 10a ... Game device, 11 ... Input / output device, 11a ... Input device, 12 ... Storage device, 13, 13a ... Control device, 14 ... Speaker device, 15 ... Communication device, 16a ... display device, 111, 161a ... display unit, 112, 112a ... input unit, 121 ... music data storage unit, 122 ... sequence data storage unit, 123, 123a ... Setting information storage unit, 124 ... User information storage unit, 130, 130a ... Game control unit, 141 ... Audio output unit, 151 ... Communication unit, 131, 131a ... Setting unit 132, 132a ... accepting unit, 132, 133a ... evaluating unit, 134 ... reward control unit, 135 ... output control unit, 1331 ... operation information processing unit, 1332 ... candidate extraction Part, 1333, 333a ... evaluation position determination unit, 1334 first evaluation portion.., 1335,1335A ... second evaluation unit, 1336 ... success condition setting unit, 1337,1337A ... final evaluation unit

Claims (24)

A control unit that acquires operation information indicating an operation received by the input unit and evaluates the timing of the operation received by the input unit based on reference timing information indicating a reference timing that is a reference for performing the operation. ,
The said control part is a game device which performs the said evaluation more than the number of said 1 or several operation with respect to 1 or several operation which the said operation information shows.   2. The game device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit performs, for a plurality of operations regarded as one or simultaneous, indicated by the operation information, the number of evaluations larger than the number of the plurality of operations regarded as one or simultaneous. . The operation information includes information indicating an operation position at which an operation is received,
The control unit performs the evaluation corresponding to the region based on the reference timing information associated with each of the regions including the operation position,
The game device according to claim 1, wherein the evaluation is performed corresponding to each of the number of the regions larger than the number of operation positions indicated by the operation information. The operation information includes information indicating an object that has received an operation,
The control unit performs the evaluation corresponding to the object based on the reference timing information associated with each of the objects,
The game device according to claim 1, wherein the evaluation is performed in correspondence with each of a larger number of objects than the number of one or more objects indicated by the operation information. The relative positional relationship between the operation marker and the reference position varies with time so that the position of the operation marker and the reference position are within the evaluation range at the reference timing corresponding to each reference position. A display control unit
The control unit performs the evaluation based on the reference timing information associated with information indicating the reference position,
The game device according to claim 1, wherein the evaluation is performed in correspondence with each of a larger number of reference positions than the number of one or more operations indicated by the operation information. For each of a plurality of areas, operation information indicating an operation received in the area is acquired, and an operation timing received in the area based on reference timing information indicating a reference timing serving as a reference for performing the operation in the area With a control unit that evaluates
When the control unit receives an operation in an overlapping region where at least two of the regions overlap, the game device performs the evaluation corresponding to each of the at least two regions.   When the control unit receives an operation in an overlapping area in which a part of the at least two areas overlaps among the areas located between the at least two areas, the at least two areas The game device according to claim 6, wherein the evaluation is performed corresponding to each of the above.   The control unit determines whether to perform the evaluation corresponding to each of the at least two areas based on the reference timing information corresponding to each of the at least two areas. Or the game device of 7.   In the case where the reference timing indicated by the reference timing information corresponding to each of the at least two areas is considered to be simultaneous or simultaneous, the control unit performs the evaluation corresponding to each of the at least two areas. The game device according to claim 8 to be performed.   The game device according to claim 6 or 7, wherein the control unit compares at least two evaluation results, and determines whether to perform display according to the operation based on the comparison results.   The game device according to claim 10, wherein the control unit performs display corresponding to the operation corresponding to each of the at least two regions having the same evaluation result. For each of a plurality of objects, operation information indicating an operation on the object is acquired, and evaluation of an operation timing on the object is performed based on reference timing information indicating a reference timing serving as a reference for performing the operation on the object. A control unit for performing
When the control unit acquires the operation information for one or more objects, the evaluation corresponding to the one or more objects and the additional evaluation that is the object different from the one or more objects A game device that performs the evaluation corresponding to the object.   The game apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the additional evaluation object has the reference timing within a predetermined time from the timing of an operation on the one or more objects.   The control unit determines whether to perform an evaluation corresponding to the additional evaluation object based on the reference timing corresponding to the one or more objects and a reference timing corresponding to the additional evaluation object. The game device according to claim 12 or 13.   The control unit performs evaluation corresponding to the additional evaluation object when the reference timing corresponding to the one or more objects and the reference timing corresponding to the additional evaluation object are considered to be simultaneous or simultaneous. Item 15. A game device according to Item 14.   The game device according to claim 12 or 13, wherein the control unit compares at least two evaluation results and determines whether or not to perform display according to the operation based on the comparison results.   The game device according to claim 16, wherein the control unit displays the one or more objects and the additional evaluation object having the same evaluation result according to the operation. An input unit for accepting operations;
The relative positional relationship between the operation mark and the reference position is set so that the position of the operation mark is within an evaluation range based on the reference position at the reference timing that is a reference for performing an operation on the operation mark. Fluctuate over time,
A display control unit that, when the input unit accepts an operation, causes the operation marker present in the evaluation range to perform display according to the operation;
With
When the input control unit receives an operation at the first reference position or a position corresponding to the first reference position,
For the operation marker present in the evaluation range based on the first reference position, to display according to the operation,
A game device that causes a display corresponding to the operation to be performed on the operation marker existing in an evaluation range based on a second reference position different from the first reference position. The display control unit
For each of a plurality of lanes, the position of the operation marker is present within the evaluation range including the determination line in the lane at the reference timing that is a reference for performing an operation on the operation marker moving in the lane. , Moving the operation sign along the lane,
Evaluation including a determination line in the second lane different from the first lane when the input unit receives an operation in a region located on the first lane or an extension of the first lane The game device according to claim 18, wherein a display corresponding to the operation is performed on the operation marker existing within a range. Based on the operation timing of the operation received by the input unit, reference timing information indicating a reference timing as a reference for performing the operation, and from the reference timing information associated with the information corresponding to the reference position, A reference determination unit that determines reference timing information corresponding to a number of reference positions greater than the number;
Based on the reference timing information determined by the reference determination unit, an evaluation unit that evaluates the operation timing for a larger number of reference positions than the number of operations;
A game device comprising: The relative positional relationship between the operation mark and the reference position is set so that the position of the operation mark is within an evaluation range based on the reference position at the reference timing that is a reference for performing an operation on the operation mark. It has a display control unit that changes over time,
The evaluation unit determines reference timing information corresponding to a number of reference positions larger than the number of operations, including a reference timing that is within the evaluation target range and the operation timing and closest to the operation timing,
The display control unit causes display corresponding to the operation to be performed on an operation marker present in an evaluation range based on a reference position having a number larger than the number of operations based on the evaluation of the evaluation unit. Item 20. The game device according to Item 20. Based on the operation timing of the operation received by the input unit, reference timing information indicating a reference timing as a reference for performing the operation, and the number of the operations from the reference timing information associated with the information corresponding to the region A reference determining unit that determines reference timing information corresponding to a larger number of the regions;
Based on the reference timing information determined by the reference determination unit, an evaluation unit that evaluates the operation timing corresponding to a larger number of regions than the number of operations;
A game device comprising: Based on the operation timing of the operation received by the input unit, the reference timing information indicating the reference timing as a reference for performing the operation, and the number of the operations from the reference timing information associated with the information corresponding to the object A reference determining unit that determines reference timing information corresponding to a larger number of the objects;
Based on the reference timing information determined by the reference determination unit, an evaluation unit that evaluates the operation timing corresponding to a larger number of objects than the number of operations;
A game device comprising:   A game program for causing a computer to operate as the game device according to any one of claims 1 to 23, wherein the game program causes the computer to function as each unit included in the game device.