JP2019054838A - Information processing apparatus, information processing method and information processing program - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an information processing apparatus and an information processing method enabling both players and spectators to enjoy a game.SOLUTION: An information processing apparatus 1 has a reception part 31 and a change part 33. The reception part 31 receives participation of spectators to a game through a network. The change part 33 changes a game state of the game in accordance with a participation state of the spectators received by the reception part 31.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and an information processing program.

  Conventionally, there is an information processing server that distributes game video in real time via a web browser. In such an information processing server, a spectator can participate in the game by posting a comment on the currently playing game.

JP 2013-063296 A

  However, in the prior art, the comment of the spectator is only displayed on the game screen, and there is room for improvement when the spectator enjoys the game.

  The present application has been made in view of the above, and an object thereof is to provide an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and an information processing program that allow not only a player but also a spectator to enjoy a game.

  An information processing apparatus according to the present application includes a reception unit that receives participation of a spectator over a game via a network, and a change unit that changes a game state of the game according to the participation state of the spectator received by the reception unit. It is characterized by providing.

  According to one aspect of the embodiment, there is an effect that not only players but also spectators can enjoy the game.

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of information processing according to the embodiment. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the information processing apparatus according to the embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of information stored in the parameter database. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a battle stage. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a game image. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a user terminal according to the embodiment. FIG. 7 is a diagram (part 1) illustrating an example of a screen displayed on the spectator terminal. FIG. 8 is a diagram (part 2) illustrating an example of a screen displayed on the spectator terminal. FIG. 9 is a diagram (part 1) illustrating an example of a ranking screen. FIG. 10 is a diagram (part 2) illustrating an example of a ranking screen. FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure according to the embodiment. FIG. 12 is a hardware configuration diagram illustrating an example of a computer that implements the functions of the information processing apparatus.

  Hereinafter, a mode for carrying out an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and an information processing program according to the present application (hereinafter referred to as “embodiment”) will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Note that the information processing apparatus, the information processing method, and the information processing program according to the present application are not limited by this embodiment. In addition, the embodiments can be appropriately combined within a range that does not contradict processing contents. In the following embodiments, the same portions are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted.

[1. Example of information processing]
First, an example of information processing according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of information processing according to the embodiment. FIG. 1 shows a game system 100 including the information processing apparatus 1 according to the embodiment.

  FIG. 1 shows player terminals Tp-1, Tp-2 and spectator terminals Ts-1, Ts-2, Ts-3 which are user terminals. In the following description, the player terminals Tp-1 and Tp-2 are referred to as player terminals Tp, and the spectator terminals Ts-1, Ts-2, and Ts-3 are referred to as spectator terminals Ts unless particularly distinguished. It will be described.

  The player terminal Tp is a terminal that is playing a game on a web browser distributed by the information processing apparatus 1 by the player Up. In addition, the spectator terminal Ts is a terminal where the spectator Us is watching a game video being played on the player terminal Tp on the web browser. In the following, the player terminal Tp and the spectator terminal Ts are collectively referred to simply as the user terminal T, and the player Up and the spectator Us are collectively referred to as the user.

  The user terminal T is, for example, a terminal such as a smart device (smart phone or tablet), a mobile phone, or a personal computer (desktop PC, notebook PC). In the example illustrated in FIG. 1, the case where the user terminal T is a desktop PC is illustrated.

  By the way, generally, a spectator can participate in a game by posting a comment on a game video distributed on a web browser. However, in the prior art, such comments are merely displayed on the game screen, and do not affect the game. For this reason, in the prior art, it is difficult for the spectator to find the significance of participating in the game, and there is room for improvement in satisfying the spectator.

  Therefore, the information processing apparatus 1 according to the embodiment reflects the participation of the spectator Us in the game state by executing the processing described below. Thereby, the information processing apparatus 1 can improve not only the player Up but also the spectator Us satisfaction. Hereinafter, an example of information processing performed by the information processing apparatus 1 will be described along the flow with reference to FIG.

  In the example shown in FIG. 1, the information processing apparatus 1 accepts participation of the spectator Us via a predetermined network (step S11). Here, the participation of the spectator Us is a comment posted by the spectator Us, and refers to, for example, giving an item or point in the game to the player Up. That is, in the game system 100 according to the embodiment, the spectator Us can give items and points in the game to the player Up in real time in addition to posting a comment.

  Subsequently, the information processing apparatus 1 changes the game state according to the participation state of the spectator Us (step S12). Here, the game state indicates effects and effects on the game. For example, the information processing apparatus 1 changes a parameter assigned in advance to a comment received from the spectator Us. Accordingly, when the spectator Us posts a cheering comment to the addicted player Up, the information processing apparatus 1 can change the game state so that the player works preferentially according to the cheering comment.

  Further, when the information processing apparatus 1 receives provision of an item in the game from the spectator Us, the information processing apparatus 1 can also provide the item to the player Up. Specifically, for example, in a fighting game, when the hit points of the player Up (hereinafter referred to as “HP”) are reduced, the spectator Us provides the player Up with a recovery item for recovering the HP. can do. Thereby, the HP of the player Up is recovered, and the player Up can advance the game preferentially. That is, the player Up and the spectator Us can cooperate to enjoy the game.

  In addition, when the spectator Us gives points in the game to the player Up, the information processing apparatus 1 can change, for example, a game parameter assigned to the points.

  Thus, the information processing apparatus 1 according to the embodiment accepts the participation of the spectator Us and changes the game state according to the participation situation. That is, in the information processing apparatus 1, the participation of the spectator Us is reflected in the game, so that not only the player Up but also the spectator Us can enjoy the game.

[2. Configuration of information processing apparatus]
Next, the configuration of the information processing apparatus 1 according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the information processing apparatus 1 according to the embodiment. As illustrated in FIG. 2, the information processing apparatus 1 includes a communication unit 2, a control unit 3, and a storage unit 4. The information processing apparatus 1 includes an input unit (for example, a keyboard and a mouse) that receives various operations from an administrator who uses the information processing apparatus 1, and a display unit (for example, a liquid crystal display) that displays various types of information. ).

(About communication unit 2)
The communication unit 2 is a communication interface that communicates with an external device. The communication unit 2 may be a network interface or a device connection interface. For example, the communication unit 2 may be a LAN interface such as a NIC (Network Interface Card) or a USB interface configured by a USB (Universal Serial Bus) host controller, a USB port, or the like. The communication unit 2 may be a wired interface or a wireless interface. The communication unit 2 functions as a communication unit of the information processing apparatus 1. The communication unit 2 communicates with the user terminal T (player terminal Tp and spectator terminal Ts) under the control of the control unit 3.

(About the storage unit 4)
The storage unit 4 is realized by, for example, a semiconductor memory device such as a RAM (Random Access Memory) or a flash memory, or a storage device such as a hard disk or an optical disk. As shown in FIG. 2, the storage unit 4 includes a game database 41, a play information database 42, a parameter database 43, a spectator number database 44, and a ranking database 45.

(About the game database 41)
The game database 41 is a database that stores game information to be distributed to the user terminal T. When the information processing apparatus 1 distributes a plurality of games, the game database 41 stores information on a plurality of games. For example, in the game database 41, a program, image data, audio data, and the like are stored as game information for each game.

(About the play information database 42)
The play information database 42 is a database that stores game play information for each player Up (game account). For example, the play information database 42 stores game play time, player up level, possessed items, possessed points, and the like for each player Up.

(About parameter database 43)
The parameter database 43 stores information in which a parameter in the game is associated with a comment posted by the spectator Us. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of information stored in the parameter database 43. As shown in FIG. 3, for example, “comment content”, “attribute”, and “parameter” are stored in the parameter database 43 in association with each other.

  “Comment content” indicates a comment posted from the spectator Us. “Attribute” indicates an attribute of a comment. The example illustrated in FIG. 3 illustrates a case where “attribute” is classified into “positive” and “negative”.

  “Parameter” indicates a parameter in the game that is changed according to the comment. Here, a case is shown in which a parameter is assigned so that the player Up is dominant if the comment attribute is positive, and a parameter is assigned so that the player Up is disadvantageous if the comment attribute is negative. Yes.

  That is, the spectator Us can control the game state by posting comments by appropriately using comment attributes. Note that no parameter may be assigned to negative comments. Thereby, it can suppress that the player Up feels unpleasant by the parameter change by the comment from the spectator Us. Further, FIG. 3 illustrates a case where a parameter that makes the player Up advantageous for a comment with a positive attribute and a parameter that makes a player Up disadvantageous for a comment with a negative attribute have been assigned. It can be changed freely by master setting. That is, it is possible to set a parameter that makes the player Up unfavorable for a comment with a positive attribute and a parameter that makes the player Up advantageous for a comment with a negative attribute. In FIG. 3, the case where a parameter is set for each comment has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the same parameter may be set for each attribute. Moreover, although FIG. 3 demonstrated the case where an attribute was classified into two types, positive and negative, there may be three or more types of attributes.

  Furthermore, the parameters can be changed as appropriate according to the type of game. For example, in the case of a board game such as shogi or chess, the player up time may be shortened or lengthened according to the comment.

(About the number of spectators database 44)
Returning to the description of FIG. 2, the spectator number database 44 will be described. The number of spectators database 44 is a database that stores the number of spectators for each game for the currently distributed game. The information processing apparatus 1 can change the game state depending on the number of spectators.

(About the ranking database 45)
The ranking database 45 is a database that stores information related to the ranking of the player Up in the game. Here, in this embodiment, the ranking database 45 can also store information related to the rank of the spectator Us. In addition, information related to ranking stored in the ranking database 45 is appropriately distributed to the user terminal T in response to a request from the user terminal T. A specific example of such ranking will be described later with reference to FIGS. 9 and 10.

(About the control unit 3)
The control unit 3 is a controller, for example, various programs (information processing programs) stored in a storage device inside the information processing apparatus 1 by a CPU (Central Processing Unit), an MPU (Micro Processing Unit), or the like. (Corresponding to an example) is implemented by using the RAM as a work area. The control unit 3 is a controller, for example, and is realized by an integrated circuit such as an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) or an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array).

  As shown in FIG. 2, the control unit 3 includes a reception unit 31, an acquisition unit 32, a change unit 33, a game control unit 34, a generation unit 35, and a distribution unit 36, which will be described below. Implement or execute information processing functions and actions. The internal configuration of the control unit 3 is not limited to the configuration illustrated in FIG. 2, and may be another configuration as long as the information processing described later is performed. In addition, the connection relationship between the processing units included in the control unit 3 is not limited to the connection relationship illustrated in FIG. 2, and may be another connection relationship.

(About the reception unit 31)
The reception unit 31 receives the participation of the spectator Us for the game via the network. Specifically, the reception unit 31 receives a comment, an item in the game, and a point from the spectator terminal Ts (see FIG. 1), for example. The reception unit 31 notifies the change unit 33 of the received comments, items, points, and the like. The receiving unit 31 receives command information for controlling the game from the player terminal Tp and notifies the game control unit 34 of the command information.

(About the acquisition unit 32)
The acquisition unit 32 acquires the physical information of the player Up from the body sensor S described later with reference to FIG. 6 via the player terminal Tp. For example, the body sensor S is a sensor that measures the pulse and body temperature of the player Up, and the acquisition unit 32 acquires the pulse and body temperature of the player Up measured by the body sensor S as physical information. The acquisition unit 32 outputs the physical information to the change unit 33 for each acquisition.

(About change unit 33)
The changing unit 33 changes the game state according to the participation situation of the spectator Us accepted by the accepting unit 31. Specifically, when the receiving unit 31 receives a comment from the spectator Us from the spectator terminal Ts, the changing unit 33 refers to the parameter database 43 illustrated in FIG. 3 and changes the parameter corresponding to the comment. The parameter change is notified to the game control unit 34.

  Moreover, the change part 33 can also provide this item to player Up, when provision of an item is received from spectator terminal Ts. Furthermore, when the changing unit 33 receives provision of points from the spectator terminal Ts, the changing unit 33 can also change parameters corresponding to the points. That is, the spectator Us can change the game state more greatly by providing many points.

  Here, the point may be, for example, a virtual currency in a game, or a point that can be used at a store on the web or an actual store. In addition, it is preferable that a parameter is largely changed with respect to an item or a point rather than a comment. Thereby, in order for spectator Us to acquire an item and a point, spectator Us itself can become a player Up and can promote participation in a game.

  The changing unit 33 can also change the game state based on the physical information of the player Up acquired by the acquiring unit 32. For example, when the pulse of the player Up changes and the player Up is in an excited state, the changing unit 33 can decrease HP or increase / decrease the attack power according to the degree of excitement.

  The changing unit 33 can also change the pigment on the game screen according to the pulse rate of the player Up. For example, the changing unit 33 can change the color of the character on the game or the background color of the game screen according to the pulse of the player Up. That is, by suggesting the excitement level of the player Up on the game screen, the spectator Us can watch not only the game content but also the excitement level of the player Up in real time.

  Moreover, the change part 33 can also change the battle | competition stage in a game, for example according to the number of spectators. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a battle stage. As shown in FIG. 4, the battle stage is changed according to the number of spectators. In the example of FIG. 4, when the number of spectators is less than 50, the battle stage is on the road, and when the number is less than 100, the battle stage is a battlefield. Furthermore, if the number of spectators is 1000 or more, the XX dome has a larger capacity than the arena. That is, the changing unit 33 can increase the game according to the number of spectators by changing the battle stage according to the number of spectators.

(About the game control unit 34)
Returning to the description of FIG. 2, the game control unit 34 will be described. The game control unit 34 controls the game based on the command information received by the receiving unit 31 and the game database 41. The game control unit 34 creates a game image based on the control result as needed, and outputs it to the distribution unit 36 every time it is created. A game video is created by connecting game images in time.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a game image, and shows a game image distributed to the player terminal Tp. As shown in FIG. 5, for example, images of the player Up being played are displayed in the display areas M1-1 and M1-2. In the display areas M1-1 and M1-2, for example, an image obtained by capturing the player Up with a web camera connected to the player terminal Tp may be displayed in real time, or an avatar may be displayed. Further, the image of the player Up may be superimposed on the face of the character on the game.

  In the display area M2, a game currently being played is displayed. In the display area M3, comments posted from the spectator Us are displayed. Note that the comment of the spectator Us can be changed as appropriate, for example, by superimposing the comment on the game in the display area M2.

  In the display area M4, the number of supporters is displayed. Here, the supporter indicates a spectator Us who supports A and B, respectively. That is, the spectator Us can select whether to support the player Up of Mr. A or Mr. B. Then, as the number of supporters increases, the player Up increases the support (comments, items, points, etc.) from the spectator Us, so that the game can be advanced with advantage.

  Note that the information processing apparatus 1 may simply change the game state according to the number of supporters. For example, the parameters can be changed so that a player Up having a large number of supporters is dominant. That is, the player Up is required not only to improve the skill of the game but also to increase the supporters who support him / her. Thereby, a user's exchange in a game can be promoted.

(About the generator 35)
Returning to the description of FIG. 2, the generation unit 35 will be described. The production | generation part 35 produces | generates the ranking which shows the contribution degree of spectator Us. Such ranking is stored in the ranking database 45. An example of ranking will be described later with reference to FIGS. 9 and 10.

(About distribution unit 36)
The distribution unit 36 distributes control information including the game image generated by the game control unit 34 to the user terminal T. For example, the distribution unit 36 distributes the control information including the game image shown in FIG. 5 to the player terminal Tp, and distributes the control information including the game image described later with reference to FIG. 8 to the spectator terminal Ts.

[3. Configuration of user terminal T]
Next, a configuration example of the user terminal T will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the user terminal T. As described above, the user terminal T of the player Up is the player terminal Tp, and the user terminal T of the spectator Us is the spectator terminal Ts.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the user terminal T includes a communication unit 5, a control unit 6, an input unit 7, a storage unit 8, and an output unit 9. The user terminal T is connected to the camera C, the microphone M, and the body sensor S.

  The camera C is a so-called web camera that images a user. An image captured by the camera C is transmitted to the information processing apparatus 1 via the user terminal T. As a result, as shown in FIG. 5, such an image is displayed in real time in the display area M1-1 or the display area M1-2.

  The microphone M is a sound collecting device that collects a user's speech. The speech voice collected by the microphone M is converted into text by the user terminal T or the information processing apparatus 1, for example. That is, the user can also post a comment by voice input. The body sensor S is a sensor that detects a user's pulse and the like as described above. For the body sensor S, for example, a wearable device such as a wristwatch can be used.

(About communication unit 5)
The communication unit 5 is a communication interface that communicates with an external device. The communication unit 5 may be a network interface or a device connection interface. For example, the communication unit 5 may be a LAN interface such as a NIC, or may be a USB interface configured by a USB host controller, a USB port, or the like. The communication unit 5 may be a wired interface or a wireless interface. The communication unit 5 communicates with the information processing apparatus 1 according to the control of the control unit 6.

(About the control unit 6)
The control unit 6 is a controller, and is realized, for example, by executing various programs stored in a storage device inside the user terminal T using the RAM as a work area by a CPU, MPU, or the like. The control unit 6 is a controller, for example, and is realized by an integrated circuit such as an ASIC or FPGA.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the control unit 6 includes a game processing unit 61 and a display control unit 62, and realizes or executes information processing functions and operations described below. The internal configuration of the control unit 6 is not limited to the configuration illustrated in FIG. 2, and may be another configuration as long as the information processing described later is performed. Further, the connection relationship between the processing units included in the control unit 6 is not limited to the connection relationship illustrated in FIG. 6, and may be another connection relationship.

(About the game processing unit 61)
The game processing unit 61 performs a game process based on control information distributed from the information processing apparatus 1. For example, when the user terminal T is the player terminal Tp, the game processing unit 61 converts user operation information input from the input unit 7 into a command in the game and moves a character on the game. In addition, when the user terminal T is the spectator terminal Ts, the game processing unit 61 can transmit a comment input from the input unit 7 to the information processing apparatus 1.

(About the display control unit 62)
The display control unit 62 displays the page distributed from the information processing apparatus 1 on the screen (output unit 9). For example, the display control unit 62 may display a game screen for play when the user terminal T is the player terminal Tp, and may display a game screen for watching when the user terminal T is the spectator terminal Ts. it can.

(About input unit 7)
The input unit 7 is an input device that accepts various inputs from the outside. For example, the input unit 7 is an operation device for a user to perform various operations such as a keyboard, a mouse, and operation keys. The input unit 7 functions as input means for the user terminal T.

(About storage unit 8)
The storage unit 8 is a storage device capable of reading and writing data, such as DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory), SRAM (Static Random Access Memory), flash memory, and hard disk. The storage unit 8 functions as a storage unit of the user terminal T. The storage unit 8 stores application data such as a web browser.

(About output unit 9)
The output unit 9 is a device that performs various outputs such as sound, light, vibration, and images. The output unit 9 functions as an output unit of the user terminal T. The output unit 9 includes a display unit that displays various types of information. The display unit is, for example, a liquid crystal display or an organic EL display. The output unit 9 displays an image on the screen under the control of the control unit 6.

  Here, the screen displayed when the spectator terminal Ts watches the game will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8. 7 and 8 are diagrams illustrating an example of a screen displayed on the spectator terminal Ts.

  First, a selection screen for selecting a game to be distributed by the spectator Us using the spectator terminal Ts will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 7, buttons B1-1 to B1-3 are displayed on the selection screen.

  First, the spectator Us can select a button B1-1 to B1-3 to display a battle card desired to watch the game. Specifically, the button B1-1 corresponds to a command for displaying a popular battle card, and the button B1-2 corresponds to a command for displaying a friend in battle. The button B1-3 corresponds to a command for displaying a battle card at the same level as the player. FIG. 7 illustrates a case where the button B1-1 is selected and a popular battle card is displayed on the selection screen.

  In addition, “room ID”, “user”, “level”, “number of spectators”, “swell”, and the like are displayed in association with the battle card. “Room ID” is an identifier for identifying a room in a battle.

  “User” indicates a user (player Up) who is playing a battle, and “Level” indicates the level of the user in the game. The “number of spectators” indicates the current number of spectators, and “rising” indicates the excitement of the participation situation due to the comments of the spectators Us.

  Here, for example, when a popular battle card is displayed on the selection screen, the display order is defined according to the number of spectators and the excitement. Specifically, for example, a battle card with a large number of spectators or a large excitement is displayed at the top of the screen.

  That is, a popular battle card that the spectator Us is willing to support is preferentially displayed on the display screen. This makes it possible to easily select a battle card that allows the spectator Us to enjoy watching the game. The selection screen shown in FIG. 7 is an example and can be arbitrarily changed. The spectator Us can also watch the desired battle card without going through the selection screen. For example, the spectator Us can watch a battle card by acquiring a URL during distribution of the battle card and accessing the URL.

  Next, the participation of the game by the spectator Us will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 8, for example, transmission buttons B2-1 to B2-3 are displayed on the watching screen displayed on the watching terminal Ts. For example, the send button B2-1 corresponds to a command for sending a comment, and the send button B2-2 corresponds to a command for sending an item. The transmission button B2-3 corresponds to a command for transmitting points.

  The spectator Us writes a comment and posts the comment by selecting the send button B2-1. Also, as shown in FIG. 8, the comment of the player Up is displayed in the display area M5 of the watching screen. Such a comment is, for example, a text-converted speech voice of the player Up. That is, the player Up can post a comment by voice input.

  This makes it possible for the player Up to simplify the input of comments when playing the game. Note that the information processing apparatus 1 may distribute the uttered voice of the player Up as it is to the user terminals T as it is.

  Incidentally, as described above, the information processing apparatus 1 can rank the spectators Us. An example of the ranking screen will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 and 10. 9 and 10 are diagrams illustrating an example of the ranking screen.

  As shown in FIG. 9, for example, a supporter ranking indicating the degree of contribution of the spectator Us is displayed on the ranking screen. Here, the contribution degree indicates, for example, the degree to which the spectator Us contributes to the player Up. For example, the contribution level is calculated by adding the number of comments posted for each spectator Us, items, points, and the like.

  Thus, in the game system 100, it is possible to prompt the participation of the game as the spectator Us by displaying the relative ranking of the contribution level to the spectator Us. For example, a premium may be given for the top few percent of the ranking. Thereby, it is possible to more strongly encourage the spectator Us to participate in the game.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 10, it is possible to display a ranking for each player Up on the ranking screen. In the example shown in FIG. 10, the ranking screen displays the ranking of contributions to Mr. A who is the player Up.

  That is, by displaying the relative position of the contribution degree to each player Up to the spectator Us, the fan psychology of the spectator Us can be stimulated. In other words, by competing with other spectators Us (supporters) for support for the player Up that the spectators Us are jealous of, it contributes to exciting the game itself.

[4. Processing procedure]
Next, a processing procedure performed by the information processing apparatus 1 according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure according to the embodiment. Note that the processing procedure shown below is repeatedly executed by the control unit 3 of the information processing apparatus 1.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the information processing apparatus 1 determines whether or not the participation of the game from the spectator Us (the spectator terminal Ts) has been accepted (step S101). When the information processing apparatus 1 accepts participation (step S101, Yes), the information processing apparatus 1 determines whether the accepted item is an item (step S102).

  If the received information is not an item (No in step S102), the information processing apparatus 1 changes a parameter corresponding to the comment or point because it is a comment or point (step S103). Then, the information processing apparatus 1 reflects the changed parameter in the game state (step S104) and ends the process.

  On the other hand, if the information processing apparatus 1 has not accepted the participation (No at Step S101), the process ends. If the received information is an item (step S102, Yes), the information processing apparatus 1 gives the received item to the player Up (step S105), and ends the process.

[5. Hardware configuration]
The information processing apparatus 1 and the user terminal T according to the embodiment described above are realized by a computer 1000 having a configuration as shown in FIG. 12, for example. Hereinafter, the information processing apparatus 1 will be described as an example. FIG. 12 is a hardware configuration diagram illustrating an example of a computer 1000 that implements the functions of the information processing apparatus 1. The computer 1000 includes a CPU 1100, RAM 1200, ROM 1300, HDD 1400, communication interface (I / F) 1500, input / output interface (I / F) 1600, and media interface (I / F) 1700.

  The CPU 1100 operates based on a program stored in the ROM 1300 or the HDD 1400 and controls each unit. The ROM 1300 stores a boot program executed by the CPU 1100 when the computer 1000 is started up, a program depending on the hardware of the computer 1000, and the like.

  The HDD 1400 stores a program executed by the CPU 1100, data used by the program, and the like. The communication interface 1500 receives data from other devices via the network N and sends the data to the CPU 1100, and transmits data generated by the CPU 1100 to other devices via the network N.

  The CPU 1100 controls an output device such as a display and a printer and an input device such as a keyboard and a mouse via the input / output interface 1600. The CPU 1100 acquires data from the input device via the input / output interface 1600. Further, the CPU 1100 outputs data generated via the input / output interface 1600 to the output device.

  The media interface 1700 reads a program or data stored in the recording medium 1800 and provides it to the CPU 1100 via the RAM 1200. The CPU 1100 loads such a program from the recording medium 1800 onto the RAM 1200 via the media interface 1700, and executes the loaded program. The recording medium 1800 is, for example, an optical recording medium such as a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) or PD (Phase change rewritable disk), a magneto-optical recording medium such as an MO (Magneto-Optical disk), a tape medium, a magnetic recording medium, or a semiconductor memory. Etc.

  For example, when the computer 1000 functions as the information processing apparatus 1 according to the embodiment, the CPU 1100 of the computer 1000 implements the function of the control unit 3 by executing a program loaded on the RAM 1200. The HDD 1400 stores data in the storage unit 4. The CPU 1100 of the computer 1000 reads these programs from the recording medium 1800 and executes them. However, as another example, these programs may be acquired from other devices via the network N.

[6. Other]
In addition, among the processes described in the above embodiment, all or part of the processes described as being automatically performed can be performed manually, or the processes described as being performed manually can be performed. All or a part can be automatically performed by a known method. In addition, the processing procedures, specific names, and information including various data and parameters shown in the document and drawings can be arbitrarily changed unless otherwise specified. For example, the various types of information illustrated in each drawing is not limited to the illustrated information.

  Further, each component of each illustrated apparatus is functionally conceptual, and does not necessarily need to be physically configured as illustrated. In other words, the specific form of distribution / integration of each device is not limited to that shown in the figure, and all or a part thereof may be functionally or physically distributed or arbitrarily distributed in arbitrary units according to various loads or usage conditions. Can be integrated and configured. For example, the reception unit 31 and the acquisition unit 32 illustrated in FIG. 2 may be integrated. For example, the information stored in the storage unit 4 may be stored in a predetermined storage device provided outside via a network.

[7. effect]
As described above, the information processing apparatus 1 according to the embodiment includes the reception unit 31 and the change unit 33. The reception unit 31 receives the participation of the spectator Us for the game via the network. The changing unit 33 changes the game state of the game according to the participation state of the spectator Us received by the receiving unit 31.

  Thereby, the information processing apparatus 1 according to the embodiment can reflect the participation state of the spectator Us in the progress of the game, so that not only the player Up but also the spectator Us can participate in the game. Satisfaction of both Up and the spectator Us can be satisfied.

  In the information processing apparatus 1 according to the embodiment, the reception unit 31 receives a comment from the spectator Us, and the change unit 33 changes a parameter set in the comment according to the comment received by the reception unit 31. To do.

  Thus, in the information processing apparatus 1 according to the embodiment, the spectator Us can change the game state by posting a comment, and thus can easily participate in the game.

  In the information processing apparatus 1 according to the embodiment, the changing unit 33 changes the parameter set for each comment attribute.

  Accordingly, in the information processing apparatus 1 according to the embodiment, the spectator Us can control the progress of the game by appropriately using the comment attributes. That is, it becomes possible for the spectator Us to adjust the game state intentionally.

  Further, in the information processing apparatus 1 according to the embodiment, the reception unit 31 receives provision of items in the game from the spectator Us to the player Up, and the change unit 33 receives the items received by the reception unit 31 from the player Up. To grant.

  Thereby, in order for the information processing apparatus 1 according to the embodiment to acquire items for the spectator Us to provide to the player Up, the spectator Us itself may become the player Up and promote participation in the game. it can.

  In the information processing apparatus 1 according to the embodiment, the reception unit 31 receives provision of points in the game from the spectator Us to the player Up, and the change unit 33 receives the points received by the reception unit 31 as the player Up. To grant.

  Thereby, in order for the information processing apparatus 1 according to the embodiment to acquire points for the spectator Us to provide to the player Up, the spectator Us itself may become the player Up and promote participation in the game. it can.

  In the information processing apparatus 1 according to the embodiment, the changing unit 33 changes the game state according to the number of spectators Us.

  Thereby, since the information processing apparatus 1 according to the embodiment requires the player Up to increase the number of spectators Us in addition to the game skill, the exchange between users can be promoted.

  The information processing apparatus 1 according to the embodiment further includes a generation unit 35 that generates a ranking indicating the degree of contribution of the spectator Us to the game.

  Thereby, since the information processing apparatus 1 which concerns on embodiment can stimulate the spectator Us, it can urge the spectator Us to participate in a game.

  In the information processing apparatus 1 according to the embodiment, the generation unit 35 generates the contribution degree of the spectator Us for each player Up.

  Thereby, the information processing apparatus 1 according to the embodiment can encourage the support of the player Up by stimulating the fan psychology of the spectator Us, and can excite the game.

  The embodiment of the present application has been described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, this is an exemplification, and various modifications and improvements are made based on the knowledge of those skilled in the art including the aspects described in the column of the disclosure of the invention. The present invention can be implemented in other forms.

  In addition, the “section (module, unit)” described above can be read as “means” or “circuit”. For example, the acquisition unit can be read as acquisition means or an acquisition circuit.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Information processing apparatus 31 Reception part 32 Acquisition part 33 Change part 34 Game control part 35 Generation part 36 Distribution part 100 Game system T User terminal Tp Player terminal Ts Spectator terminal Up Player Us Spectator

Claims (11)

A reception unit that accepts spectators' participation in the game via the network;
An information processing apparatus comprising: a changing unit that changes a game state of the game according to a participation state of the spectator received by the reception unit. The reception unit
Accept comments from the spectators,
The changing unit is
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a parameter set in the comment is changed according to the comment received by the receiving unit. The changing unit is
The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the parameter set for each attribute of the comment is changed. The reception unit
Accepting an item in the game from the spectator to the player;
The changing unit is
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the item received by the receiving unit is given to the player. The reception unit
Accepts points in the game from the spectator to the player,
The changing unit is
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the game state is changed according to the number of points. The changing unit is
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the game state is changed according to the number of spectators. An acquisition unit for acquiring physical information from the body sensor of the player;
The changing unit is
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the game state is changed based on the physical information acquired by the acquisition unit. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a generation unit that generates a ranking indicating a degree of contribution of the spectator to the game. The generator is
The information processing apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the contribution degree of the spectator is generated for each player. An information processing method executed by a computer,
A reception process for accepting spectators' participation in the game via the network;
And a changing step of changing the game state of the game in accordance with the participation state of the spectator accepted by the accepting step. A reception procedure for accepting spectators' participation in the game via the network;
An information processing program causing a computer to execute a change procedure for changing a game state of the game according to the participation state of the spectator accepted by the acceptance procedure.

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