JP2019058209A - Program and information processing device - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a technology to easily generate a simulation result as envisioned by a user in simulating a competition in which a plurality of characters compete for higher ranks.SOLUTION: A program for simulating a competition in which a plurality of characters compete for higher ranks causes a computer (10) to function as acquisition means (102) for acquiring parameters indicating superiority of each of the plurality of characters and rank designation information for designating winning/losing ranks of the plurality of characters in the competition, and to function as output means (103) for generating and outputting a simulation video in the competition based on the parameters if the winning/losing ranks are not designated in the rank designation information, and generating and outputting a simulation video in the competition so that the winning/losing ranks of the plurality of characters become the winning/losing ranks designated by the rank designation information based on the parameters and the rank designation information if the winning/losing ranks are designated in the rank designation information.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 7

Description

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

  Currently, simulation games for various competitions such as horse racing, soccer and baseball are provided. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a horse racing simulation game capable of performing a voice real situation during a race.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2006-87620

  Among simulation games, there are games in which parameters, names and the like of characters to be played can be arbitrarily specified. By using such a game, it is possible for the user to create and enjoy moving images that simulate competition in the real world. For example, in the horse racing simulation game, it is possible to create a moving image that simulates a horse racing in the real world by setting the actual horse name and horse characteristics (such as legibility and ability).

  However, in the conventional simulation game, it is difficult to generate simulation results as the user intended. For example, in the case of a horse racing simulation game, it is difficult for the user to set a desired order because the arrival order of the horses is determined by various parameters and random numbers. Therefore, if it is possible to easily create a simulation video that allows the user to have a desired order, the user should make the other user disclose the simulation video created based on his / her arrival order prediction. It is thought that it leads to the creation of a new user experience.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a technique capable of easily generating a simulation result as the user envisions when simulating a competition in which a plurality of characters compete for ranks.

  A program according to an aspect of the present invention is a program for simulating a competition in which a plurality of characters compete for rank, and a computer is provided with parameters indicating the superiority or inferiority of each of the plurality of characters, and the ranking of the plurality of characters in the competition. If the winning / losing order is not specified in the acquiring means that acquires specifiable ranking designation information and the ranking designation information, a simulation video in the competition is generated and output based on the parameters, and the winning / losing rank is designated in the ranking designation information And output means for generating and outputting a simulation video of the competition so that the winning and losing order of the plurality of characters becomes the winning and losing order specified by the order specifying information based on the parameter and the order specifying information. Make it work.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a technology capable of easily generating simulation results as the user envisions when simulating a competition in which a plurality of characters compete for ranks.

It is a figure showing an example of system composition of simulation system 1 concerning an embodiment. It is a figure which shows the hardware structural example of a terminal. It is a figure which shows the function block structural example of a terminal. It is a figure which shows an example of an individual parameter. It is a figure which shows an example of a common parameter. It is an example of the screen which designates a victory or defeat order. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the process sequence at the time of simulating a game. It is a figure showing an example of a simulation animation.

  Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In addition, what attached the same code | symbol in each figure has the same or same structure.

<Overall configuration>
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a system configuration of a simulation system 1 according to an embodiment. The simulation system 1 illustrated in FIG. 1 includes a terminal 10 and a server 20. The terminal 10 and the server 20 are communicably connected to each other via a communication network N such as the Internet, an intranet, a wireless LAN, or mobile communication. In the present embodiment, the terminal 10 and the server 20 may be collectively referred to as an information processing apparatus, or only the terminal 10 may be referred to as an information processing apparatus.

  The simulation system 1 provides a simulator (hereinafter referred to as “competition simulator”) that simulates a competition in which a plurality of characters compete for ranks. The game simulator may be provided to the user by being incorporated into the simulation game, or may be provided to the user alone.

  The terminal 10 is a terminal operated by the user. The user can execute the game simulator by operating the terminal 10. The terminal 10 is, for example, a computer such as a mobile phone (including a smart phone), a tablet, a personal computer, an arcade game device, or a consumer game device.

  For example, the server 20 manages various types of information for executing a competition simulator, or executes a part of processing performed by the competition simulator, etc. When the terminal 10 provides a competition simulator, a part of its functions Is a device responsible for In addition, the server 20 is also used by the operator to input various types of information on the competition that is actually performed, for the competition to be simulated.

<Outline of the competition simulator>
The “competition” targeted by the competition simulator may be any competition in which a plurality of characters compete in the ranking, for example, a race, an athletics, a baseball, a pennant race in baseball, an e-sport (electric sport) Etc. The "competition" is not limited to so-called sports but also includes activities based on predetermined rules, such as games.

  The game simulator simulates a game based on one or more parameters indicating the superiority or inferiority of each character set by the user, and outputs a series of simulation results from the start to the end of the game as a simulation moving image. Have. The user can create a desired simulation moving image by repeatedly trying to output a simulation moving image from the specification of parameters. The parameters indicating superiority or inferiority for each character include parameters individually set for each of a plurality of characters (hereinafter referred to as "individual parameters") and parameters commonly set for each of a plurality of characters. (Hereinafter referred to as "common parameter"). The parameter indicating superiority or inferiority of each character may be set by the administrator of the simulation system 1 or the like in addition to the setting by the user.

  The progress of the competition from the start to the end of the competition is determined based on individual parameters and / or common parameters. For example, to explain horse racing as an example, according to the parameters such as the legibility of each horse (is it a runaway horse or is it a horse etc.), the aptitude for the horse condition for each horse, and the horse condition (good, bad etc.) in the race The race development and ranking are determined, and a simulation animation is output based on the determined race development and ranking. In this competition simulator, the simulation may be performed so that the same race development and ranking may be performed if the same parameter settings are made. That is, as in a general game, the result may not be different each time by adding random numbers to the parameters, but may be made to be the same every time by excluding the elements of the random numbers.

  In addition, the game simulator allows the user to specify the order of defeat of a plurality of characters. For example, in the case of horse racing, when the user carries out a simulation, the horse in the first lane is first, the second horse in the sixth lane is second, and the third horse is third in the third lane. The order of victory and defeat can be specified as follows. When the winning and losing order is specified, the simulation system 1 performs simulation so that the winning and losing order of the plurality of characters becomes the specified winning and losing order.

<Hardware configuration>
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the terminal 10. As shown in FIG. It has a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 11, a storage device 12 such as a memory, a communication IF (Interface) 13 for performing wired or wireless communication, an input device 14 for receiving an input operation, and an output device 15 for outputting information. Each functional unit described in the functional block configuration to be described later can be realized by processing that a program stored in the storage device 12 causes the CPU 11 to execute. The program can be stored, for example, in a non-temporary recording medium.

<Function block configuration>
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a functional block configuration of the terminal 10. As shown in FIG. The terminal 10 includes a reception unit 101, an acquisition unit 102, an output unit 103, a reward giving unit 104, a communication unit 105, and a storage unit 106. The storage unit 106 stores parameter setting information for storing individual parameters and common parameters, and order specifying information for storing winning and losing positions of a plurality of characters in a competition.

  The accepting unit 101 accepts input of parameters (more specifically, individual parameters and common parameters, and the same applies in the following description) indicating the superiority or inferiority of each of a plurality of characters from the user or the administrator of the simulation system 1 or the like. Store in parameter setting information. Further, the receiving unit 101 receives specification of the winning and losing order of a plurality of characters from the user and stores the specified order in the order specifying information.

  The acquisition unit 102 has a function of acquiring the parameters stored in the parameter setting information and the win / loss order stored in the order designation information.

  The output unit 103 has a function of generating and outputting a simulation moving image based on the parameters. More specifically, when the win / loss order is not designated in the rank designation information, the output unit 103 generates and outputs a simulation video in the competition based on the parameters, and the win / loss order is designated in the rank designation information. In this case, based on the parameters and the order specification information, a simulation moving image in the competition is generated and output such that the order of victory and defeat of the plurality of characters becomes the order of victory and loss specified by the order specification information. The output unit 103 may output, in addition to the simulation moving image, the parameters used to generate the simulation moving image together.

  The reward giving unit 104 compares the actual win-loss ranking when the competition is actually performed with the win-loss ranking in the simulation video, and based on the matching degree of the real win-loss ranking with the win-loss ranking in the simulation video, It has the function of determining the reward to be given.

  The communication unit 105 has a function of transmitting and receiving data to and from the server 20 and the terminal 10 of another user. For example, the communication unit 105 transmits the simulation moving image output by the output unit 103 and the parameters used to generate the simulation moving image to the communication unit 105 of the terminal 10 of another user via the communication network N.

<Processing procedure>
Subsequently, a processing procedure when the simulation system 1 according to the embodiment outputs a simulation moving image will be specifically described. The following description is given on the premise that the simulation system 1 simulates a horse race, but the present embodiment is not intended to be limited to the simulation of horse race.

  First, the receiving unit 101 of the terminal 10 receives the input of the individual parameter and the common parameter, and stores the input in the parameter setting information. An example of an individual parameter is shown in FIG. The "parameter" column in FIG. 4 means the parameter name of each parameter, and the "status" column shows the settable value for each parameter. "Paddock" indicates the condition of the horse in the paddock, and it is possible to set one of A, B, and C in the order in which the condition of the horse is good. "Weight of horse" indicates the weight of the horse. “Training” indicates the result of training, and it is possible to set any one of A, B, and C in the order in which the condition of the horse at the time of training is good. "Course appropriate" indicates whether the horse is suitable for the course of the target race (the race on which the simulation is to be performed), and any of A, B, and C can be set in the order of being suitable. "Michi Edo Aptitude" indicates whether or not the ability can be exhibited when the condition is "heavyweight" or "poor", and A if it can be exhibited, B if there is no change, B if it can not be exhibited. Set C.

  The "legacy" indicates how the horse is good at running. "Start" indicates whether or not to force a delay at the start of the race. Set "Success" if you do not want to delay the race, and set "No setting" if you randomly decide whether to delay the race. If you want to make sure that you are late for output, set "Out of delay". "Trick" shows the timing to set the last spurt at a match during the race. The "Leg end type" indicates the horse's stretch leg in front of the goal, and "sustaining" sets the "sustaining" if it shows tenacity in front of the goal (following other horses) and accelerates just before the goal If you do (it comes before other horses), set the "instant power", otherwise set "normal".

  "Horse name" indicates the name of the horse. "Horse number (gate number)" indicates a horse number. "Basic ability value" indicates the size of the horse's basic ability. The "jockey name" indicates the name of the jockey who rides. “My correction” indicates a correction amount when the user corrects the basic ability value.

  FIG. 5 shows an example of the common parameter. The “parameter” column in FIG. 5 means the parameter name of the individual parameter, and the “status” column indicates the settable value of the individual parameter. "Weather" indicates the weather when the race is taking place. "Baba state" indicates the moisture content on the ground of the course. "Pace" indicates whether the race is performed at a high pace, at a middle pace, or at a slow pace. "Trend 1" indicates whether the race will be a leading horse development, a leading horse development, or neither. "Trend 2" indicates whether a horse running inside the course will be a favorable development, or a horse running outside will be a favorable development, or neither.

  In the present embodiment, among the individual parameters, the administrator of the simulation system 1 inputs in advance the “horse name”, “horse number (gate number)”, “basic ability value” and “jockey name” according to the actual race. Incidentally, it is assumed that the user can arbitrarily input any other individual parameters and all common parameters. However, it is not necessarily limited to this. All individual parameters and common parameters may be arbitrarily input by the user.

  Subsequently, when the user desires, the reception unit 101 of the terminal 10 receives the designation of the outcome of the running horse and stores the designation of the execution outcome in the designation information. FIG. 6 is an example of a screen for designating the win / loss order. A double circle, a single circle, and a black triangle can be set by the user for any one horse, and a white triangle is a parameter that can be specified for any three horses. The double circle means one horse, the single circle means two horses, and the black triangle means three horses. The white triangle means four to six horses. Although it is not possible to specifically designate the arrival order among the fourth to sixth in the screen example of FIG. 6, the present invention is not limited to this, and a user interface that can be specifically designated may be used. In addition, it is also possible to use a user interface that can specify the arrival order specifically for horses after the seventh arrival. Although the screen example in FIG. 6 displays “expect” instead of designating the win / loss order, in this competition simulator, a simulation in which the user's own prediction result is reflected on the win / loss of the competition. One of the purposes is to create a movie, so we use the word "expect".

  Subsequently, the receiving unit 101 of the terminal 10 receives an instruction to start simulation from the user. FIG. 7 is a flow chart showing an example of the processing procedure when simulating a game. First, the acquisition unit 102 refers to parameter setting information to acquire individual parameters and common parameters (S101). Subsequently, the acquisition unit 102 determines whether a win / loss order is specified in the order specification information (S102). If the winning or losing order is not designated, the process proceeds to step S103. If the winning or losing order is designated, the process proceeds to step S104.

  When the win / loss order is not specified, the output unit 103 performs simulation according to the individual parameters and common parameters acquired by the acquisition unit 102, and outputs the simulation result as a simulation moving image as a screen or a moving image file of the terminal 10 (S103) ). When the output unit 103 performs simulation, for example, “basic ability value”, “training”, “horse weight”, “course characteristic”, “my correction”, and “don't aptitude” included in individual parameters and common parameters. Decide the order of arrival of each horse based on "weather", "Baba state", etc., and race development based on "Stable", "Trick", "Pace", "Trend 1", "Trend 2", etc. May be determined.

  When the winning and losing order is specified, the output unit 103 performs simulation so that each horse will finish in the specified winning and losing order based on the individual parameter, the common parameter, and the winning and losing order acquired by the acquiring unit 102. The simulation result is output as a simulation moving image as a screen or a moving image file of the terminal 10 (S104). When performing the simulation, for example, the output unit 103 first determines the arrival order of each horse according to the order of victory and defeat, and for horses for which the order of victory and defeat is not designated, “base of each horse included in individual parameters and common parameters The order of arrival of each horse should be decided based on the ability value, training, horse weight, course characteristics, my correction, dormancy aptitude, weather, and the condition of the horse You may In addition, the output unit 103 may determine the race deployment based on the “legacy”, the “work”, the “pace”, the “trend 1”, the “trend 2” and the like of each horse. The output unit 103 outputs the simulation result as a simulation moving image as the screen of the terminal 10 or a moving image file.

  In steps S103 and S104, when outputting the simulation moving image, the output unit 103 also outputs the simulation moving image together with the individual parameter and the common parameter used in the simulation (if the order is specified, the order specifying information is also output) You may do it. This enables the user to share with other users both the simulation animation and the parameters used to generate the simulation animation. In addition, another user can easily reproduce the simulation moving image or customize the simulation moving image (change the order, etc.) by reusing the shared parameter. In addition, the communication unit 105 may transmit the simulation moving image output by the output unit 103 and the individual parameter and the common parameter used for generating the simulation moving image to the terminal 10 of another user. Other users can browse the received simulation video and adjust the parameters used to generate the simulation video to generate a new simulation video, thereby creating a new user experience become.

  In addition, when a win / loss order is specified, not only the order specification information but also a parameter specified by the user can be used to produce not only the order but also the user's desired winning way with the simulation video . For example, if the horse parameter on lane 1 and the horse parameter on lane 6 compete, then horse on lane 1 is one and the horse on lane 6 is "with a slight difference" 2 It is possible to generate a simulation video to be worn. Also, if the parameters of the horse on the first lane are different from the parameters of the horse on the sixth lane, the second horse of the sixth lane is "separated by a very large difference" and the horse of the first lane is one. It is possible to generate a simulation video to be worn.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a simulation moving image. As shown in FIG. 8, the simulation system 1 according to the embodiment can output a simulation moving image as if a race is actually being performed. Also, the user can share the realistic simulation video reflecting his / her expected result with other users by specifying the outcome.

<Grant of reward>
In the present embodiment, the user performs a simulation by himself before the actual race of the horse race, and after the race in the real world is actually performed and the winning and losing order of each horse is determined, the simulation is performed. The operator of the system 1 may input the determined winning and losing order to the server 20. The reward granting unit 104 compares the actual winning / losing order input by the operator with the winning / losing order in the simulation video, and based on the matching degree between the actual winning / losing order and the winning / losing order in the simulation video, for example, simulation video Determine the reward to be given to the created user. The determination of the degree of coincidence between the winning and losing ranks may be all horses or limited to some horses (for example, 1 to 5). The reward may be a point or the like that can be used in the simulation game.

<Summary>
According to the embodiment described above, the user can easily specify the outcome when creating a simulation moving image that simulates a competition in which a plurality of characters compete in the ranking. In this way, the user can easily create a simulation video that reflects the user's own predictions about the outcome of the competition and publish it to other users, and the published simulation video can gain the sympathy of other users. It is possible to create new user experiences such as further spreading. In addition, by incorporating this competition simulator into a simulation game, it is possible to enhance the interest of the simulation game itself.

  The embodiments described above are for the purpose of facilitating the understanding of the present invention, and are not for the purpose of limiting the present invention. The elements included in the embodiment and the arrangement, the material, the conditions, the shape, the size, and the like of the elements are not limited to those illustrated, and can be changed as appropriate. In addition, configurations shown in different embodiments can be partially substituted or combined with each other.

  Reference Signs List 10 terminal 11 CPU 12 storage device 13 communication IF 14 input device 15 output device 20 server 101 reception unit 102 acquisition unit 103 output unit 104 reward Assigning unit, 105 ... storage unit

Claims (5)

A program that simulates a competition in which multiple characters compete for rank,
Computer,
Acquisition means for acquiring a parameter indicating superiority or inferiority of each of the plurality of characters, and order designation information capable of specifying the outcome of the plurality of characters in the competition;
If a winning or losing order is not specified in the order specifying information, a simulation moving image in the competition is generated and output based on the parameter, and if an winning or losing order is specified in the order specifying information, the parameter and the order Outputting means for generating and outputting a simulation moving image in the competition such that the winning / losing order of the plurality of characters becomes the winning / losing order specified by the order specifying information based on the specifying information;
To make it work. The parameter includes an individual parameter individually set for each of the plurality of characters, and a common parameter commonly set for each of the plurality of characters,
The output means generates the simulation moving image based on the individual parameter and the common parameter.
The program according to claim 1. The output unit outputs the parameter used to generate the simulation moving image in association with the simulation moving image, and
The computer,
Communication means for transmitting the simulation video and the parameters used to generate the simulation video to another computer
The program according to claim 1, wherein the program functions as The computer,
A reward that compares the actual win-loss ranking when the competition is actually performed with the win-loss rank in the simulation video, and determines a reward based on the degree of coincidence between the real win-loss rank and the win-loss ranking in the simulation video Application means,
The program according to any one of claims 1 to 3, which functions as: An information processing apparatus that simulates a competition in which a plurality of characters compete for rank,
An acquisition unit for acquiring a parameter indicating superiority or inferiority of each of the plurality of characters, and order specification information capable of specifying the order of victory or defeat of the plurality of characters in the competition;
If a winning or losing order is not specified in the order specifying information, a simulation moving image in the competition is generated and output based on the parameter, and if an winning or losing order is specified in the order specifying information, the parameter and the order An output unit that generates and outputs a simulation moving image in the competition so that the winning and losing order of the plurality of characters becomes the winning and losing order specified by the order specifying information based on the specifying information;
An information processing apparatus having

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