JP2019198729A - Game system and computer program - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a game system capable of evaluating a user's evaluation with appropriate strictness and, for example, reducing a user's dissatisfaction at the evaluation.SOLUTION: A game system for evaluating a user's operation on the basis of comparison of operation instructed by a user with operation performed by the user includes a first determination part for determining whether the amount of deviation regarding at least one of a position and time between operation instructed by the user and operation performed by the user is within a first evaluation range P1, and a second determination part for determining whether the amount of deviation is within a second evaluation range P2 set so as to include a range exceeding the first evaluation range P1, and reflects a determination result of the second determination part on a second control object differentiated from a first control object so as not to include at least a partial element of the first control object.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

  The present invention relates to a game system or the like that evaluates a user's operation based on an amount of deviation between an operation instructed to the user and an operation performed by the user.

  A game system that compares an operation instructed to a user with an operation actually performed by the user and evaluates the user's operation higher as the difference between the operations is smaller is well known. In this type of game system, an evaluation range is appropriately set for at least one of the position and time of the operation instructed by the user, and the position or time of the operation actually performed by the user is within the evaluation range. It is customary to determine whether the user's operation has succeeded or not, and to add the user's score when the operation is determined to be successful (see, for example, Patent Document 1). .

JP 2017-143959 A

  However, if it is determined that the operation has failed even if the evaluation range has been slightly deviated, the user may be dissatisfied with the determination, which may result in inconvenience that the interest of the game is impaired. For example, when the position operated by the user is slightly out of the evaluation range, even if the user intends to operate appropriately, it is determined that the operation has failed in the game control and the score is not added, and the user's sense There is a possibility that a flaw occurs between the evaluation result and the user's dissatisfaction. A similar problem can occur when an evaluation range is set for the time of operation. On the other hand, if the evaluation range of the evaluation is simply relaxed, an accurate operation is not required, and the difficulty level of the game is excessively reduced, and the interest of the game may be impaired.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a game system or the like that can reduce or eliminate the user's dissatisfaction with the evaluation while evaluating the user's evaluation with moderate rigor.

  A game system according to an aspect of the present invention includes an operation instruction unit that instructs an operation to a user, an operation detection unit that detects an operation performed by the user, an operation instructed by the operation instruction unit, and the operation An operation evaluation unit that evaluates the user's operation based on a comparison with the operation detected by the detection unit, and a process according to the evaluation result so that the evaluation result of the operation evaluation unit is reflected in the game In the game system, the operation evaluation unit includes at least a position and a time between the operation instructed by the operation instruction unit and the operation detected by the operation detection unit. First discriminating means for discriminating whether or not the deviation amount relating to either one is within the first evaluation range; and a second discriminating amount set so as to include a range in which the deviation amount exceeds the first evaluation range. A second discriminating unit that discriminates whether or not the value is within a value range, and the evaluation processing unit is configured to reflect the discrimination result of the first discriminating unit on the first control target of the game. The first processing means for executing the first and the second determination means are differentiated from the first control target so that the determination result does not include at least some elements of the first control target. And second processing means for executing the processing so as to be reflected in the second control target.

  A computer program for a game system according to an aspect of the present invention provides an operation instruction unit that instructs an operation to a user, and a game system computer that includes an operation detection unit that detects an operation performed by the user. The operation evaluation means for evaluating the user's operation based on the comparison between the operation instructed by the instruction means and the operation detected by the operation detection means, and the evaluation result of the operation evaluation means is reflected in the game. In this manner, the operation evaluation unit is operated between the operation instructed by the operation instruction unit and the operation detected by the operation detection unit. First discriminating means for discriminating whether or not the deviation amount concerning at least one of the position and the time is within the first evaluation range; and the deviation amount is the first evaluation value. A second determination unit configured to determine whether or not the second evaluation range is set so as to include a range exceeding the range, and the evaluation processing unit is configured so that the determination result of the first determination unit indicates that the first determination unit of the game The determination result of the first processing unit that executes the processing to be reflected in one control target and the determination result of the second determination unit does not include at least a part of the elements of the first control target. The first control object is configured to function as a second processing unit that executes the process so as to be reflected in the differentiated second control object.

The perspective view which shows the outline of the game machine which concerns on one form of this invention. The figure which shows an example of a game screen. The figure which shows an example of the evaluation range set regarding the deviation | shift amount of a position and time. The figure which shows an example in case operation is detected in the duplication part of the evaluation range of a position. The functional block diagram which shows an example of the principal part which concerns on the control system of a game machine. The figure which shows an example of the record which comprises Notes data. FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram showing an example of the mutual relationship between logical devices provided in the game control device. The flowchart which shows an example of the procedure of an operation evaluation process. The flowchart which shows an example of the procedure of duplication processing. The figure which shows the modification of the evaluation range set regarding the deviation | shift amount of a position and time. The figure which shows the other modification of the evaluation range set regarding the deviation | shift amount of a position and time. The figure which shows the further modification of the evaluation range set regarding the deviation | shift amount of a position and time.

  FIG. 1 shows an external configuration of a game machine as an embodiment of a game system according to the present invention. The game machine 1 includes a housing 2, a display device 3 attached to the housing 2, and an input device 4 provided on the front side of the display device 3. As the display device 3, for example, a flat panel display such as a liquid crystal monitor is used. The display device 3 is attached to the housing 2 with its display surface facing obliquely upward. The input device 4 includes a keyboard unit 5. The keyboard unit 5 is positioned at the user's hand when the user stands in front of the housing 2 so as to face the display device 3, and extends from one end portion in the left-right direction of the display device 3 to the other end portion. Is provided. Hereinafter, when the direction is specified with the user as a reference, the direction when the user stands with the display device 3 facing the display device 3 is assumed unless otherwise specified. A pair of left and right speakers 6 are provided on the upper end side of the display device 3 of the housing 2. The input device 4 is provided with various input devices such as a push button switch and a card reader in addition to the keyboard unit 5, and description thereof will be omitted.

  The keyboard unit 5 includes a plurality of keys 11 as an example of an operation member. The keys 11 are provided so as to be arranged at regular intervals in the left-right direction of the housing 2 (which coincides with the left-right direction in the figure). The upper surface of the key 11 is planar throughout. The keyboard unit 5 is also provided with a detection device (not shown) such as a sensor or a switch that outputs an operation signal in response to a pressing operation of each key 11. A detection device is provided for each key 11. Therefore, the keyboard unit 5 outputs an operation signal corresponding to the pressing operation for each key 11.

  In the game machine 1, the user is instructed through the display device 3 to operate the keyboard unit 5 in accordance with the progress of the music while playing a predetermined music, and the instructed operation and the operation of each key 11 of the keyboard unit 5 are performed. And a music game for evaluating the user's operation is executed. FIG. 2 shows an example of a game screen displayed on the display device 3 when the music game is executed. On the game screen 100, an arbitrary background image corresponding to the image of the music is appropriately displayed, and an operation instruction image 101 is displayed so as to be superimposed on the background image. The operation instruction image 101 includes a note 102 as an example of an instruction sign displayed so as to move while drawing a parabolic trajectory from the heel side to the near side of the game screen 100, and left and right at the bottom of the game screen 100. A determination line 103 as an example of a reference sign displayed so as to extend linearly in the direction, and a keyboard image 104 displayed below the determination line 103 are included. The determination line 103 corresponds to the current performance position in the music, in other words, the current time in the game executed for one music. The keyboard image 104 is displayed so that each key 11 of the keyboard unit 5 is reproduced on the game screen 100. Hereinafter, each image of the key 11 indicated by the keyboard image 104 may be expressed as the key 11 for convenience.

  The notes 102 have a width corresponding to a plurality of, for example, three keys 11 (the keys 11 on the keyboard image 104) in the horizontal direction of the game screen 100, and are wide in the vertical direction. The flat shape is considerably thinner than that. The position of each Notes 102 in the up and down direction of the game screen 100 indicates the position in the music to which the key 11 is to be operated, in other words, the time when the operation is to be performed while the music is in progress (operation timing). The notes 102 are displayed on the game screen 100 at a time earlier than the time of the operation to be instructed by a predetermined time (for example, a time preceding the time when the operation should be performed by a time corresponding to two bars of the music). Appear. Thereafter, the notes 102 move toward the determination line 103 while drawing a parabolic trajectory as the music progresses, and the display is controlled so as to overlap the determination line 103 at the time when the operation should be performed.

  The position of the notes 102 in the left-right direction of the game screen 100 indicates the position of the key 11 to be operated. That is, the display position in the left-right direction of the notes 102 is the center position in the left-right direction of the notes 102 and the center in the left-right direction of the image of the key 11 to be operated when the notes 102 and the determination line 103 overlap. Are determined to match.

  On the game screen 100, a beat position indicator 105 that extends linearly in the left-right direction through a region where the notes 102 of the operation instruction image 101 are displayed, and an auxiliary line 106 that extends on a parabola along the movement trajectory of the notes 102. Is displayed. The beat position indicator 105 is displayed at the beat separation position in the music, for example, at the position of the first beat of each measure, and, as with the notes 102, the trajectory on the parabola on the game screen 100 as the music progresses. It is displayed like drawing. Since the beat position mark 105 is a mark indicating the position of the beat in the music, the beat position mark 105 is displayed so as to move on the game screen 100 while maintaining the relationship with the position in the music indicated by the notes 102. Note that maintaining the relationship with the position in the music indicated by the notes 102 means that the notes 102 gradually move on the game screen 100 according to the performance position of the music, so that the beat position indicator 105 and the notes 102 are in the music. This means that the beat position indicator 105 gradually moves on the game screen 100 in synchronization with the movement of the notes 102 so that the positional relationship between the two is not changed. The user can grasp the tempo and time signature of the music with reference to the beat position indicator 105.

  On the game screen 100, an operation evaluation image 108, a score image 109, and a combo number display image 110 are further displayed. The operation evaluation image 108 is an image showing the evaluation result of the user's operation. When the user depresses one of the three keys 11 that match the notes 102 in the left-right direction within the time evaluation range set with reference to the time when each of the notes 102 reaches the determination line 103, the notes 102 The level of the user's operation is determined according to the amount of time difference between the timing of the operation instructed and the timing of the operation performed by the user. The operation evaluation image 108 is displayed as an image for notifying the user of the level thus determined. The user's score is added according to the level. The score addition amount is set larger as the deviation amount is smaller. The score image 109 is displayed as an image indicating the current score of the user. Furthermore, the combo number display image 110 is displayed as an image that displays the number of combos as the number of continuations of operations that satisfy certain requirements.

  As described above, in the game machine 1, it is determined whether or not the amount of deviation between the position and timing of the operation instructed by the user and the position and timing of the operation actually performed by the user is within a predetermined evaluation range. Then, the user's operation is evaluated according to the determination result, and the score is added or the number of combos is counted as processing according to the evaluation result. In the score addition and the combo count, the evaluation ranges are differentiated with respect to at least one of position and time. FIG. 3 shows an example in which the evaluation range regarding the position is differentiated.

  In FIG. 3, the key 11 designated as the operation position is indicated by hatching. The notes 102 are displayed so as to straddle the three keys 11, that is, the key 11 as the operation position and the keys 11 adjacent to the left and right. A range of three keys 11 corresponding to the width in the left-right direction of the notes 102 is set as a position evaluation range P1. Furthermore, the range of one key 11 adjacent to the left and right of the evaluation range P1 is set as the evaluation range P2. The evaluation range P1 is set as an evaluation range for determining whether or not the operation is a target operation for adding a score and continuing the number of combos, and the evaluation range P2 is for determining whether or not the operation is a target operation for continuing the number of combos. It is set as the evaluation range. The operation in the evaluation range P2 is excluded from the target of score addition. That is, if the determination result of whether or not the user's operation is within the evaluation range P1 is reflected in score addition and combo counting, which are examples of game control targets, whether or not the user's operation is within the evaluation range P2. The determination result is reflected only in the continuation of the number of combos, excluding score addition from the control target. The evaluation range P1 is an example of a first evaluation range, and the evaluation range P2 is an example of a second evaluation range. Note that the evaluation ranges P1 and P2 are not necessarily set symmetrically with respect to the operation position.

  The time evaluation range T is set to a range of times t1 to t2 that are shifted by a predetermined time before and after the operation timing tx indicated by the notes 102. The time lengths t1 to tx and the time lengths tx to t2 do not necessarily match. The evaluation range T is common for both the score addition and the number of combos. However, regarding score addition, the evaluation range T is divided into a plurality of levels in order to change the user's evaluation according to the amount of time shift. In FIG. 3, a certain range is set to level A before and after the operation time tx, level B is set before and after level A, and level C is set outside thereof.

  If the user operates at least one key 11 included in the evaluation range P1 at a time within the evaluation range T with respect to the operation time tx, it is determined that the operation on the Notes 102 has been successful. In this case, the score addition amount is calculated depending on which of the levels A to C the actual operation timing belongs to. The amount of addition is calculated every time the user's operation is evaluated to any one of levels A to C, and is calculated so as to gradually decrease in the order of levels A, B, and C.

  Note that not only the key 11 designated as the key 11 to be operated but also the left and right keys 11 are included in the evaluation range P1 because the keys 11 of the keyboard unit 5 are closely arranged at a relatively small pitch. In addition, even if the user intends to press the key 11 to be operated, it is possible to press the adjacent key 11 instead of or in addition to this. However, the position evaluation range P1 does not necessarily need to be set to a range corresponding to the three keys 11. For example, two keys 11 or four or more keys 11 may be included in the evaluation range P1. The evaluation range P1 does not necessarily match the width of the notes 102 in the left-right direction. For example, a range larger than the number of keys 11 whose operation is indicated by the notes 102 may be set as the evaluation range P1.

  Further, the evaluation range P1 does not necessarily need to be a range larger than the key 11 designated as the operation position (position where the operation should be performed). For example, the evaluation range P1 may be set so as to include only the single key 11 set as the operation position. Alternatively, the operation position may be set so as to include a plurality of keys 11, and the range of the key 11 designated as the operation position may be set as the evaluation range P1. As an example, as shown in parentheses in FIG. 3, three keys 11 arranged on the left and right may be set as operation positions, and the range of the keys 11 included in the operation positions may be set as the evaluation range P1. In this case, the range of the key 11 set as the operation position, the range of the key 11 indicated by the notes 102, and the evaluation range P1 coincide with each other. When the evaluation range P1 includes a plurality of keys 11, the evaluation range P1 is divided into a plurality of levels using the key 11 as a unit in the same manner as the time evaluation range T, and the keys 11 operated by the user are included in the evaluation range P1. The evaluation may be differentiated according to the level. For example, you may differentiate so that evaluation may become higher when the key 11 near the center position of the left-right direction of the evaluation range P1 is operated. The evaluation range P2 may also be set to include a plurality of keys 11. In that case, the evaluation range P2 is divided into a plurality of levels according to the amount of deviation from the evaluation range P1, the operation in the evaluation range P2 is determined as which level operation, and the determination result is counted as the number of combos, etc. You may reflect in the process linked | related with the evaluation range P2. As described above, the relationship between the range set as the operation position, the range indicated by the notes 102, and the evaluation ranges P1 and P2 regarding the position can be variously set. In the following, in the example of FIG. 3, that is, a single key 11 is set as the operation position, a range of three keys 11 including the key 11 at the operation position is set as a display range and an evaluation range P1 of Notes 102, The description will continue for an example in which one key 11 adjacent to the outside of the evaluation range P1 is set as the evaluation range P2.

  If the user operates the key 11 included in the evaluation range P1 at a time within the evaluation range T with respect to the operation time tx, the number of combos is also added. Further, if the user operates the key 11 included in the evaluation range P2 at a time within the evaluation range T with respect to the operation time tx, it is determined that the operation is a continuation target for the number of combos, and is not regarded as a failure operation. In this case, the number of combos may be added regardless of which key 11 in the evaluation range P1 or P2 is operated. When the key 11 in the evaluation range P1 is operated, the number of combos is added, and the evaluation range When the P2 key 11 is operated, the combo number may not be reset to the initial value, and the count may be temporarily suspended. In other words, regarding the number of combos, the same result may be generated regardless of which key 11 in the evaluation range P1 or P2 is operated, and either the key 11 in the evaluation range P1 or the key 11 in the evaluation range P2 Different processing may be performed depending on whether the operation has been performed. In any case, when the user operates the key 11 in the evaluation range P2, although the score is not added, the user is not disadvantaged regarding the counting of the number of combos, as long as the appropriate operation can be continued thereafter. Increases the number of combos. Therefore, when the position operated by the user is slightly deviated from the evaluation range P1, this is excluded from the score addition target, and the evaluation is relaxed with respect to the number of combos while the user is not satisfied. The feeling can be reduced or eliminated. Relief or supplementary processing is performed in which the number of combos is not interrupted while the score is not added, allowing the user to recognize that the position of the operation has shifted slightly, and thereby the user's satisfaction with the evaluation It is also possible to increase.

  When the evaluation range P <b> 2 is set as described above, the evaluation ranges P <b> 2 may overlap with each other even if the notes 102 adjacent in the left-right direction do not overlap with each other. When such an overlapped key 11 is operated, it is necessary to determine which Notes 102 the evaluation range P2 of which Notes 102 is operated. An example of the discrimination method will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 4 shows an example in which two Notes 102 having the same operation timing are displayed, and the evaluation range P2 overlaps between the Notes 102. The operation indicated by the two Notes 102 in FIG. 4 is an example of a specific operation. In the example of FIG. 4, when it is assumed that the key 11 (the hatched key 11 in the figure) for the overlapping portion of the evaluation range P2 is operated at a time within the evaluation range T, It cannot be immediately determined whether the key 11 has been pressed. Therefore, first, the operation of the key 11 is temporarily determined as an operation on both Notes 102. Next, whether or not the key 11 is operated with respect to the Notes 102 within a predetermined period from the time when the key 11 is operated to the future (for example, a period corresponding to several frames expressed by the number of display frames of the display device 3). To monitor. If no operation of any key 11 is detected, the operation that has been tentatively determined is determined as an operation in the evaluation range P2 of one of the two notes 102, and the other note 102 is determined. Determines that there was no operation. In this case, the notes 102 to which the operation is to be assigned may be set according to the priority order in the selection order of the notes 102, such as giving priority to the left note 102, and may be selected according to the priority.

  On the other hand, when an operation that can be determined as an operation on both Notes 102 is detected within a predetermined period, the operation that has been provisionally determined is excluded from the operation to be determined. That is, the temporarily determined operation is ignored. In this case, as a determinable operation within a predetermined period, not only the operation of the key 11 included in the evaluation range P1 of the Notes 102 but also the key 11 corresponding to a non-overlapping portion of the evaluation range P2 of the Notes 102, for example, The operation of the key 11 in the left evaluation range P2 for the left notes 102 or the key 11 in the right evaluation range P2 for the right notes 102 may be performed. The tentatively determined operation is ignored because the subsequent operation of the key 11 enables more appropriate evaluation for each Notes 102. In addition, if an operation that can be determined as an operation on one of the notes 102 is detected within a predetermined period and an operation that can be determined as an operation on the other Notes 102 is not detected, the operation that has been provisionally determined first is It is determined that the operation is within the evaluation range P2 for the Notes 102.

  According to the above processing, even when the overlapping portion key 11 in the evaluation range P2 is operated, the operation can be determined as much as possible as an operation on one of the notes 102 without ignoring the operation uniformly. it can. Thereby, even if the user's operation position is slightly deviated, the operation can be appropriately taken as an evaluation target, and the user's dissatisfaction can be reduced or eliminated. The evaluation range P2 is not limited to the example set to be continuous with the evaluation range P1. For example, when there are circumstances in which the user's operation position is discrete, such as when the operation detection position in the input device is set discontinuously at regular intervals, the evaluation ranges P1 and P2 are not necessarily It does not need to be set physically continuously.

  Next, an example of a control system of the game machine 1 for executing the music game described above will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 5, the game machine 1 is provided with a game control device 50. The game control device 50 is configured as an example of a computer including peripheral devices such as a CPU and an internal memory necessary for its operation. The game control device 50 is connected to the input device 4 including the keyboard unit 5 described above, and to the display device 3, the sound output device 7, and the storage device 51. Various signals necessary for game control are input from the input device 4. An operation signal from the keyboard unit 5 is also input to the game control device 50. The display device 3 displays the game screen 100 according to the image signal output from the game control device 50. The sound output device 7 includes a speaker 6 and its drive circuit, and outputs sound, musical sound, sound effect, etc. according to the sound signal output from the game control device 50 from the speaker 6 (see FIG. 1).

  The storage device 51 is a storage device using a nonvolatile storage medium such as a magnetic disk or a flash memory, and functions as an external storage device for the CPU of the game control device 50. In the storage device 51, a game program PG and game data DG are recorded. The game control device 50 appropriately reads the game program PG and the game data DG, and executes various processes for causing the user to play a predetermined game. In a game realized by the game program PG, the user is instructed to perform an operation in accordance with music that proceeds at a predetermined tempo, and the user's operation is compared by comparing each of the instructed operations with the actual operation of the user. Any music game of the type to be evaluated can be set as appropriate. The game data DG includes music data MD for each music that can be played on the game machine 1.

  The music data MD further includes Notes data Nd. The Notes data Nd is data describing details of an operation to be performed by the user during music reproduction. The Notes data Nd is appropriately referred to in the display of the game screen 100 and the evaluation of user operations. The Notes data Nd is configured as a set of a large number of records including information specifying the operation time, the operation position, and the operation type as shown in FIG. 6, for example. The operation time information specifies the position in the music to be operated by the user, that is, the time when the operation should be performed. For example, the position in the music is specified using the number of bars from the start of the music performance and the position in the bar. The position in the bar can be specified by, for example, dividing one bar by a predetermined number and specifying the position from the tip of the bar. For example, if one measure is divided into 100 and the position in the measure is described, when the 15th position from the beginning of the fifth measure is designated as the operation time, the operation is performed in the format of “5, 015”. You can specify the time.

  The operation position information is information for designating the key 11 to be operated. For example, an operation position can be designated by setting a unique key number for each key 11 of the keyboard unit 5 and describing the key number as operation position information. The operation type information includes a normal operation in which one key 11 is pressed once, a long press operation in which one key 11 is continuously pressed for a certain period of time, a simultaneous operation in which a plurality of keys 11 are simultaneously operated, and a plurality of operations arranged in the left and right directions. This is information for designating the type of operation requested to the user, such as a continuous operation for sequentially operating the keys 11. FIGS. 3 and 4 show examples of normal operations, but a plurality of evaluation ranges may be set with respect to the operation position or operation time even when the long press operation and other types of operations are different. Note that in the music data MD, in addition to the notes data Nd, various kinds of information such as music information such as music title, tempo, time signature, and bar structure, or information specifying a key sound to be generated in response to the operation of the key 11 are used. Data describing the information may be included as appropriate.

  Returning to FIG. 5, the storage device 51 further records play data PD. The play data PD is data in which the score obtained by each play, the user level, the number of plays, and other information are recorded as the user's play contents. The play data PD is stored in a predetermined server (not shown), for example, and downloaded to the game machine 1 on the condition of user authentication. In the play of the music game, the play data PD is appropriately updated and uploaded to the server at a predetermined timing.

  When the game machine 1 is activated, the game control device 50 executes various initial settings necessary to operate as the game machine 1, and then reads the game program PG from the storage device 51 and executes it. Thus, an environment for executing the music game is set. When the game program PG is executed, the game control device 50 includes, as a logical device realized by a combination of computer hardware and a computer program, an operation instruction unit 52, an operation detection unit 53, an operation evaluation unit 54, And the evaluation process part 55 is provided. By appropriately using these logical devices, the game control device 50 executes various processes necessary for causing the user to play the music game.

  The operation instructing unit 52 instructs the user via the display device 3 on the basis of the note data Nd corresponding to the music selected by the user via the display device 3. Accordingly, the combination of the display device 3 and the operation instruction unit 52 functions as an example of an operation instruction unit. The operation detection unit 53 detects which key 11 the user has operated at what timing (timing) according to the output from the keyboard unit 5 of the input device 4. A combination of the keyboard unit 5 and the operation detection unit 53 functions as an example of an operation detection unit. The operation evaluation unit 54 compares the operation position and time of the user's operation detected by the operation detection unit 53 with the operation position and operation time described in the Notes data Nd to evaluate the user's operation. Thereby, the operation evaluation unit 54 functions as an example of an operation evaluation unit. The evaluation processing unit 55 executes a process according to the evaluation result of the operation evaluation unit 54 so that the evaluation result of the operation evaluation unit 54 is reflected in the game. Thereby, the evaluation processing unit 55 functions as an example of an evaluation processing unit.

  In addition to the above, the game control device 50 may be provided with various logical devices. For example, a device that controls the sound output device 7 so that the music selected by the user is reproduced from the speaker 6, and the sound output device 7 is controlled so that a key sound corresponding to the operation of the key 11 is output from the speaker 6. A device or the like may be appropriately provided in the game control device 50, but illustration thereof is omitted.

  FIG. 7 shows more specifically the relationship among the operation instruction unit 52, the operation detection unit 53, the operation evaluation unit 54, and the evaluation processing unit 55 of the game control device 50. The operation instruction unit 52 reads a record in which the operation time is specified within the range to be displayed on the game screen 100 from the Notes data Nd, for example, the range corresponding to two measures of the music from the current time to the future. The position of the notes 102 in the screen 100 is repeatedly calculated at a period corresponding to the frame rate of the display device 3, and the notes 102 are displayed at the calculated position. The illustrated notes data Nd may be read from the storage device 51 to the internal storage device of the game control device 50 as needed. Between the operation instruction unit 52 and the display device 3, a logical device or a hardware device in charge of drawing an image is interposed, but the illustration thereof is omitted.

  The operation detection unit 53 takes in the operation signal of the key 11 from the keyboard unit 5, and records information (for example, key number) indicating the position of the operated key 11 and the time when the operation is detected in the operation log data Dop as needed. The operation log data Dop is operation history data held in the internal storage device of the game control device 50. The operation evaluation unit 54 compares the operation position and time recorded in the operation log data Dop with the operation position and operation time described in the Notes data Nd, and based on the respective deviation amounts of the position and time. Evaluate the operation. As described with reference to FIG. 3, the evaluation method is as long as the position and timing of the user's operation are included in the evaluation ranges P1 and T related to the operation position and operation timing set for the Notes 102. If the user's operation is evaluated to one of the levels A to C according to the deviation amount, and the timing of the user's operation is within the evaluation range T and the position of the operation is the evaluation range P2, the number of combos is continued. It is to evaluate as a target operation.

  Corresponding to the fact that two evaluation ranges P1 and P2 are set for the position, the operation evaluation unit 54 is further provided with a first determination unit 54a and a second determination unit 54b. Whether the first discriminating unit 54a and the second discriminating unit 54b are within the evaluation range of the deviation amount between the operation position and operation timing corresponding to the notes 102 and the operation position and timing detected by the operation detection unit 53. It is provided as a logical device for determining whether or not. Regarding the position evaluation range, the first determination unit 54a targets the evaluation range P1, and the second determination unit 54b targets the evaluation range P2. The first determination unit 54a functions as an example of a first determination unit, and the second determination unit 54b functions as an example of a second determination unit.

  The evaluation result of the operation evaluation unit 54 is notified to the evaluation processing unit 55. The evaluation processing unit 55 is in charge of processing to reflect the evaluation result of the operation evaluation unit 54 in the game. The evaluation processing unit 55 is provided with a first processing unit 55a and a second processing unit 55b. The first processing unit 55a reflects the discrimination result of the first discrimination unit 54a in the score addition amount and the count of the combo number, and the second processing unit 55b reflects the discrimination result of the second discrimination unit 54b in the count of the combo number. Let Accordingly, the first processing unit 55a functions as an example of a first processing unit, and the second processing unit 55b functions as an example of a second processing unit.

  The evaluation processing unit 55 records the processing results of the first processing unit 55a and the second processing unit 55b, for example, the current value of the score and the number of combos in the state data Dst as needed. The state data Dst is data in which various parameters that are sequentially updated in accordance with the progress of the user's play are recorded. The score and the number of combos are also recorded in the state data Dst as a kind of parameter. The state data Dst is held in the internal storage device of the game control device 50 and is recorded in the play data PD of the storage device 51 at an appropriate timing. The state data Dst may be part of the play data PD, or the play data PD itself may be managed by the evaluation processing unit 55 as the state data Dst.

  Next, an example of processing executed by the game control device 50 in order to evaluate a user operation will be described with reference to FIGS. 8 and 9. FIG. 8 shows an example of an operation evaluation process that the game control device 50 repeatedly executes at a predetermined cycle (for example, the frame rate of the display device 3). The process of FIG. 8 is a process executed mainly by the operation evaluation unit 54 and the evaluation processing unit 55. When the operation evaluation process is started, the operation evaluation unit 54 first selects the notes 102 to be discriminated from the notes data Nd (step S1). This process is a process of selecting a record corresponding to any one of the notes 102 among the records included in the Notes data Nd. Here, it is expressed as selecting the Notes 102 for convenience. For example, the record with the earliest operation time among the records to which the process of FIG. 8 has not yet been applied may be selected in step S1. By repeatedly executing the process of FIG. 8, the evaluation of the operation evaluation unit 54 is repeatedly performed for each Notes 102 presented to the user, in other words, for each operation instructed to the user, and the evaluation process The processing by the unit 55 is repeatedly executed.

  Next, the operation evaluation unit 54 determines whether or not an operation within the position evaluation range P1 and the time evaluation range T with respect to the notes 102 selected in step S1 is detected based on the operation log data Dop ( Step S2). This process is executed by the first determination unit 54a of the operation evaluation unit 54. When a plurality of operations satisfying the requirements of step S2 are detected, the operation may be selected according to a predetermined criterion, such as determining the earliest operation as an operation within the evaluation ranges P1 and T. . When it is determined in step S <b> 2 that an operation has been detected, the operation evaluation unit 54 performs the user operation according to the amount of deviation between the operation timing corresponding to the Notes 102 and the detected operation timing, from level A to level A. It is determined which operation of C (see FIG. 3) should be evaluated, and the determined level is notified to the evaluation processing unit 55 (step S3).

  In response to the level notification from the operation evaluation unit 54, the evaluation processing unit 55 adds a value corresponding to the level as the evaluation result to the current value of the user's score recorded in the state data Dst (step S4). Further, 1 is added to the number of combos recorded in the state data Dst (step S5). These processes are executed by the first processing unit 55a of the evaluation processing unit 55. Thereafter, the evaluation processing unit 55 stores, in the Notes data Nd, information indicating that the record corresponding to the Notes 102 selected in Step S1 and the operation determined to be within the evaluation range of the Notes 102 have been processed. Recording is performed (step S6), and then the processing of FIG. 8 ends. The process of step S6 is performed so that each record of the Notes data Nd and each operation recorded in the operation log data Dop are not selected as a determination target by being duplicated a plurality of times in the process of FIG. For example, step S6 may be executed by a process of writing flag information indicating that processing has been completed to the record of Notes data Nd and the operation log data Dop.

  When it is determined in step S2 that the operations within the evaluation range P1 and the evaluation range T are not detected, the operation evaluation unit 54 evaluates the position evaluation range P2 with respect to the notes 102 selected in step S1 and the time evaluation range T. It is determined based on the operation log data Dop whether or not an operation is detected (step S10). This process is executed by the second determination unit 54b of the operation evaluation unit 54. Also in this case, when a plurality of operations satisfying the requirements of step S10 are detected, the operation may be selected according to a predetermined criterion, such as determining the earliest operation as an operation within the evaluation ranges P2 and T. When it is determined in step S <b> 10 that an operation has been detected, the operation evaluation unit 54 evaluates the evaluation range P <b> 2 of the notes 102 to be determined and the other notes 102 displayed adjacent to the notes 102. It is determined whether or not the operation is within the overlapping range with the evaluation range P2 (step S11). In this process, the notes 102 whose operation position and time are closest to the notes 102 selected in step S1 are determined from the notes data Nd, and whether or not the operations in the evaluation ranges P2 and T of the notes 102 can be determined. It may be realized by determining whether or not.

  When it is determined in step S11 that the operation is not within the overlapping range, the operation evaluation unit 54 evaluates that the operation is to be outside the score addition and should be allowed to continue for the number of combos, and the evaluation result is sent to the evaluation processing unit 55 Notice. Upon receiving the notification, the evaluation processing unit 55 adds 1 to the number of combos of the state data Dst (step S12). This process is executed by the second processing unit 55b of the evaluation processing unit 55. However, instead of adding the number of combos, a process of temporarily holding the addition of the number of combos may be performed in step S12. After the process of step S12, the evaluation processing unit 55 proceeds to step S6. In this case, the record corresponding to the notes 102 selected in step S1 and the operation determined to satisfy the requirements in step S10 are recorded as processed.

  When it is determined in step S11 that the operation is within the overlapping range, the operation evaluation unit 54 executes a predetermined overlapping process (step S13). As described with reference to FIG. 4, the overlapping process is a process for determining which Notes 102 the operation detected within the overlapping range corresponds to. Details of the duplication processing procedure will be described later. When it is determined in step S10 that the operations in the evaluation ranges P2 and T are not detected, the operation evaluation unit 54 determines that the user has failed in the operation on the notes 102 selected in step S1, and the result is The evaluation processor 55 is notified (step S14). Upon receiving the result of the failure determination, the evaluation processing unit 55 resets the number of combos of the state data Dst to the initial value (step S15), and then proceeds to step S6. In this case, the record corresponding to the notes 102 selected in step S1 is recorded as processed.

  FIG. 9 shows an example of the duplication processing procedure executed in step S13 of FIG. The duplication processing is executed centering on the second determination unit 54b of the operation evaluation unit 54. In the overlapping process, the second determination unit 54b provisionally determines the operation determined in step S11 as being within the respective evaluation ranges P2 of the two notes 102 as the operation for those notes 102 (step S21). This process is a process for deferring a determination to determine which Notes 102 the operation corresponds to. Hereinafter, the operation that is the target of the temporary determination in step S21 may be referred to as a temporary determination operation, and the notes 102 that are associated with the temporary determination operation may be referred to as the temporary determination notes 102.

  Next, the second determination unit 54b monitors the processing of FIG. 8 performed within a predetermined period after the temporary determination operation (step S22), and the operation determined as an operation on the temporary determination notes 102 within the period. The presence or absence is discriminated (step S23). This processing is performed as an operation in the evaluation ranges P1 and T corresponding to the provisional determination notes 102, or an operation in the evaluation range P2 (excluding the overlapping range) and T corresponding to the provisional determination notes 102, and step S2 in FIG. Alternatively, the presence / absence of the operation determined in step S10 is determined. For example, the predetermined period of step S22 may be set to a time corresponding to several frames in the display device 3. If it is determined in step S23 that there has been an operation on the provisional determination notes 102, the second determination unit 54b is an operation corresponding to one of the provisional determination notes 102, and the other notes 102 It is determined whether or not the operation is determined to be incompatible (step S24).

  When step S24 is negatively determined, the second determination unit 54b determines that an operation corresponding to both of the temporary determination notes 102 has been detected after the temporary determination operation, and the temporary determination operation is an invalid operation, that is, is not subject to determination. It determines with it being operation (step S25). This process is based on the reason that an appropriate operation to be determined as an operation corresponding to the temporary determination notes 102 is separately detected after the temporary determination operation. After the processing in step S25, the second determination unit 54b notifies the evaluation processing unit 55 of the determination result and ends the processing in FIG. In this case, the process proceeds to step S6 in FIG. However, since the operation is invalidated in step S25, it is not recorded in step S6 that both the temporary determination operation and the temporary determination notes 102 have been processed, and the process in step S6 is substantially skipped.

  When the determination in step S24 of FIG. 9 is affirmative, the second determination unit 54b determines that only an operation corresponding to one provisional determination note 102 has been detected, and the assumption determination operation is evaluated in the evaluation range of the other provisional determination note 102. It is determined that the operation is within P2 (step S26). That is, for one of the two temporary determination notes 102, an operation to be determined as an operation corresponding to one of the notes 102 after the temporary determination operation is detected, and for the other Notes 102, this corresponds to this. It is determined that no operation has been detected, and the provisional determination operation is determined as an operation corresponding to the other Notes 102.

  The determination result in step S26 is notified to the evaluation processing unit 55. In response to the notification, the evaluation processing unit 55 adds 1 to the number of combos of the state data Dst (step S27). This process is executed by the second processing unit 55b as in the process of step S12 of FIG. Also in step S27, similarly to step S12, instead of adding the number of combos, a process of temporarily holding the addition of the number of combos may be performed. When the process of step S27 is executed, the process of FIG. 9 ends, and the process proceeds to step S6 of FIG. The process of step S6 at this time is the same as the case where the process proceeds from step S12 to step S6, and it is assumed that the record corresponding to the other note 102 of the temporary determination operation and the temporary determination notes 102 has been processed. To be recorded.

  When step S23 of FIG. 9 is negatively determined, that is, when an operation to be determined as an operation corresponding to the temporary determination notes 102 is not detected within a predetermined period, the second determination unit 54b performs the temporary determination operation. It is determined as an operation within the evaluation range P2 of the priority notes 102 (step S28). The priority notes 102 are any one of the notes 102 to be preferentially selected from the provisional determination notes 102 according to a predetermined selection criterion. For example, the priority notes 102 may be selected according to an appropriate standard such that the notes 102 located on the left side of the provisional determination notes 102 are given priority. The determination result of step S28 is notified to the evaluation processing unit 55, and in response to the notification, the evaluation processing unit 55 executes the process of step S27. The process in this case is the same as the case where the process proceeds from step S26 to step S27, and the same is true in that the process proceeds to step S6 in FIG. 8 after the process in step S27.

  In the processing of FIGS. 8 and 9, the first determination unit 54a of the operation evaluation unit 54 functions as an example of the first determination unit by executing the process of step S2 of FIG. The determination unit 54b functions as an example of a second determination unit by executing the processes of steps S10 and S11 of FIG. 8 and steps S21 to S26 and S28 of FIG. 9, and the first processing unit 55a of the evaluation processing unit 55 is illustrated in FIG. 8 functions as an example of the first processing means by executing the processes of steps S4 and S5, and the second processing unit 55b of the evaluation processing unit 55 executes the processes of step S12 of FIG. 8 and step S27 of FIG. This functions as an example of the second processing means.

  As an example of the first control object, the addition of the score based on the determination result of whether or not any evaluation of levels A to C and the addition of the combo number should reflect the determination result by the first determination means. Correspondingly, the continuation of the number of combos based on the determination result of whether or not the operation is in the evaluation range P2 (addition or reset suspension) is an example of a second control target in which the determination result by the second determination means should be reflected. Equivalent to. The operation within the evaluation range P1 and the evaluation range T in FIG. 3, that is, the operation to be evaluated as the target of addition of the score and the number of combos corresponds to an example of the operation that satisfies the first level, and within the evaluation range P2 and the evaluation range T Operation, that is, an operation that should be evaluated as the continuation target of the number of combos corresponds to an example of an operation that satisfies the second level, and score addition according to the evaluation results of levels A to C and any of levels A to C The addition of the number of combos corresponding to the evaluation corresponds to an example of a change that should occur in the game in association with the evaluation of the first level, and the number of combos that continues according to the operation of the evaluation range P2 (addition or reset suspension) Corresponds to an example of a change that should occur in the game in association with the evaluation relating to the second level, and a change that is related to the number of continuations of operations that satisfy the second level.

  In the processing of FIG. 8, in each of step S2 and step S10, the first determination unit 54a or the second determination unit determines whether or not the deviation amount between the operation timing of the notes 102 and the user operation timing is within the evaluation range T. 54b, the time evaluation range T is set in common regardless of whether the position shift amount is the evaluation range P1 or P2, and therefore the time shift amount precedes step S2. It is determined whether or not an operation within the evaluation range T has been detected, and if an affirmative determination is made, it is determined whether or not the positional deviation amount is within the evaluation range P1 or P2 in step S2 and step S10. 8 may be changed.

  In the above game system, the number of combos may affect the user's score. For example, a process of multiplying the score addition amount determined according to the evaluation of levels A to C by a coefficient corresponding to the number of combos is applied to increase or decrease the score addition amount, or the number of combos is set to a constant value. The number of combos may be reflected in the user's score by adding a process of adding an appropriate bonus each time it reaches. Even in this case, the determination result of the first determination unit 54a is reflected in the score addition and the combo count as the first control target by the first processing unit 55a, while the determination result of the second determination unit 54b is the first determination result. 2 The control target is reflected in the count of the number of combos as the second control target by the processing unit 55b, and the score addition as at least a part of the first control target is not included in the second control target. Is still differentiated. For example, the process of step S5 is executed by the second processing unit 55b following step S3 of FIG. 8, and then the first processing unit 55a performs the process of step S4 according to the level discrimination result and the current value of the number of combos. Even when processing is executed, it is possible to understand that the control targets of both processing units 55a and 55b are differentiated in that the second processing unit 55b does not control score addition. . Of course, the number of combos may be reflected in control other than the score.

  The control target to which the determination result of the first determination unit 54a should be reflected and the control target to which the determination result of the second determination unit 54b should be reflected are not limited to the above-described form, and can be appropriately changed. For example, when the first determination unit 54a determines that the user's operation is within the evaluation ranges P1 and T, the key sound corresponding to the operation of the key 11 is reproduced in addition to the addition of the score. If the user's operation is determined to be within the evaluation ranges P2 and T in 54b, the control target may be differentiated such that only the key sound is reproduced without adding the score. The key sound may be reproduced instead of or in addition to counting the number of combos. The key sound is a kind of effect for the game. In addition, the determination result of the second determination unit 54b is reflected in the presence or absence of various effects realized by using audiovisual elements such as images and sounds, or changes in the effects. It's okay. The first control target is not limited to an example associated with score addition to be performed every time a user operation is evaluated, and appropriate matters are determined from various changes that should occur in the game in accordance with the evaluation of the operation. It may be selected as the first control target. As long as the second control target is set so as not to include at least some elements of the first control target, the control targets to which the determination results of the first determination unit 54a and the second determination unit 54b are to be reflected are respectively It may be set appropriately. For example, the control target that should reflect the determination result of the first determination unit 54a and the control target that should reflect the determination result of the second determination unit 54b are exclusively distinguished so as not to include an overlapping portion. Also good.

  The processing in FIGS. 8 and 9 is an example in which an operation is evaluated for each operation instructed via the Notes 102, but may be performed for each user operation. In the former case, the evaluation is performed even when no operation is performed on the Notes 102 (determined as failure), and in the latter case, the evaluation is performed when the operation is not performed on the Notes 102. Not done. Which method is adopted may be appropriately selected according to the game specifications and the like.

  In the above embodiment, the evaluation ranges P1 and P2 are set as an example of the first and second evaluation ranges with respect to the amount of deviation between the position of the operation instructed by the notes 102 and the position of the operation performed by the user. However, the 1st evaluation range and the 2nd evaluation range should just be set about at least any one of a position or time. For example, as shown in FIG. 10, while setting a single evaluation range P with respect to the positional deviation amount, the evaluation range T1 (time t1 to t2) with respect to the temporal deviation amount and the evaluation range T2 (before and after that) Time t0 to t1, t2 to t3), if the operation is in the evaluation range P and T1, the score and the number of combos are added. If the operation is in the evaluation range P and T2, the score is not added, and the combo Only the number may be added or reserved. Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 11, evaluation ranges P1, P2, T1, and T2 may be set for both the position and time.

  In the above embodiment, the evaluation range P2 as an example of the second evaluation range is set to a range exceeding the evaluation range P1 as an example of the first evaluation range, and the evaluation range P1 and the evaluation range P2 overlap each other. However, the second evaluation range may be set so as to include a part or all of the first evaluation range as long as the second evaluation range includes a range exceeding the first evaluation range. For example, as shown in FIG. 12, the evaluation range P2 may be set so as to include the entire evaluation range P1 and extend to both sides of the evaluation range P1. In this case, for example, if the user's operation is within the evaluation ranges P1 and T, the score is added, and if the user's operation is within the evaluation ranges P2 and T, the number of combos is added. May be differentiated. However, regarding the addition of the number of combos, if the user's operation is within the evaluation ranges P1 and T, the score and the number of combos are added. If the user's operation is outside the evaluation range P1, and within the P2 and T, the number of combos is added. Alternatively, it is possible to apply the same processing as in the above-described form by holding it. Even when the first evaluation range and the second evaluation range are set with respect to time, the inclusion relationship may be set between the first evaluation range and the second evaluation range in the same manner as in FIG.

  In the above embodiment, the position and timing at which an operation should be performed for the user is instructed by the notes 102 and the determination line 103, but the game system is configured to instruct the user only in either position or timing. May be. Even in this case, the first and second evaluation ranges are set for the position or timing of the operation instructed by the user, and the difference between the instructed position or timing and the position or timing of the operation actually performed by the user. What is necessary is just to discriminate | determine whether the quantity is contained in each of the 1st and 2nd evaluation range, and to reflect those discrimination | determination results in the 1st and 2nd control object, respectively.

  In the above embodiment, the notes 102 move toward the determination line 103 to instruct the user to operate, but the notes 102 within a predetermined period in the music are arranged according to the arrangement according to the operation position and operation timing. It may be displayed on the game screen 100 in a stationary state, and the determination line 103 may be moved according to the progress of the music so that the position and time at which the operation should be performed are presented to the user. Alternatively, both the notes 102 and the determination line 103 may be moved and the operation position and time may be indicated by overlapping each other. Furthermore, the notes 102 are not limited to an example in which the operation time is indicated by overlapping the determination line 103, but the notes 102 and the determination line 103 approach within a predetermined distance or move away beyond a predetermined distance. And the display of the notes 102 and the determination line 103 may be controlled so that the operation time comes when the determination line 103 is placed in a predetermined positional relationship.

  In the above embodiment, an example is shown in which the user operates the keyboard unit 5 simulating the keys of a keyboard instrument to play a musical piece, but the user's operation target is not limited to such an input device, and various musical instruments can be used. A simulated input device may be used. The input device is not limited to an example imitating a musical instrument. The input device is not limited to an example in which a plurality of operation members are arranged in a predetermined direction, and an input device that detects a position touched by a user as an operation position, such as a touch panel, is used as at least a part of the operation detection unit. May be. The user's operation is not limited to an example using a hand, and may be an operation using a foot. The operation detection means is not limited to an example including an input device that is physically operated by the user. The operation detection means is configured to identify the user with a camera or other identification means, and detect at what time and in what position the user has placed his hand or foot within a predetermined play area. May be.

  The game system is not limited to the form of a game machine configured on a single case, but is a home-use game machine, a portable game machine, or a network using a network terminal as a user input / output device. It may be configured as a type game system.

  Various aspects of the present invention derived from each of the above-described embodiments and modifications will be described below. In the following description, in order to facilitate understanding of each aspect of the present invention, corresponding elements illustrated in the accompanying drawings are added in parentheses, but the present invention is thereby limited to the illustrated embodiments. It is not a thing.

  A game system (1) according to an aspect of the present invention includes an operation instruction unit (3, 52) for instructing an operation to a user, an operation detection unit (5, 53) for detecting an operation performed by the user, The operation evaluation means (54) for evaluating the user's operation based on the comparison between the operation instructed by the operation instruction means and the operation detected by the operation detection means, and the evaluation result of the operation evaluation means is An evaluation processing means (52) for executing a process according to the evaluation result so as to be reflected in the game, the operation evaluation means includes an operation instructed by the operation instruction means; First discriminating means (54a, 54) for discriminating whether or not a deviation amount relating to at least one of the position and time between the operation detected by the operation detecting means is within the first evaluation range (P1; T1). S2 And second discriminating means (54b, S10, S11, etc.) for discriminating whether or not the deviation amount is within a second evaluation range (P2; T2) set so as to include a range exceeding the first evaluation range. S21 to S26, S28) are provided, and the evaluation processing means reflects the discrimination result of the first discrimination means on the first control object of the game (for example, score addition and combo count). The determination result of the first processing means (55a, S4, S5) for executing the processing and the determination result of the second determination means so as not to include at least some elements of the first control object. Second processing means (55b, S12, S27) is provided for executing the processing so as to be reflected in a second control target differentiated from the first control target (for example, counting the number of combos). It is a thing.

  A computer program (PG) for a game system according to an aspect of the present invention includes an operation instruction unit (3, 52) for instructing an operation to a user, and an operation detection unit (5,) for detecting an operation performed by the user. 53) the computer (50) of the game system (1) provided with the evaluation of the user's operation based on a comparison between the operation instructed by the operation instructing means and the operation detected by the operation detecting means. The operation evaluation means (54), and an evaluation processing means (52) for executing a process according to the evaluation result so that the evaluation result of the operation evaluation means is reflected in the game. A deviation amount relating to at least one of a position and a time between the operation instructed by the operation instruction unit and the operation detected by the operation detection unit is a first evaluation category. (P1; T1) first discriminating means (54a, S2) for discriminating whether or not, and a second evaluation range (P2) set to include a range in which the deviation amount exceeds the first evaluation range T2) functioning as second discriminating means (54b, S10, S11, S21 to S26, S28) for discriminating whether or not it is within, the evaluation processing means, and the discriminating result of the first discriminating means being the first of the game The first processing means (55a, S4, S5) for executing the process so as to be reflected in one control object (for example, score addition and combo count), and the discrimination result of the second discrimination means are The first control target is not included, and is reflected in the second control target (as an example, the number of combos) that is differentiated from the first control target. Second processing means for executing processing ( 5b, S12, S27) are those that are configured to function as a.

  According to the above aspect, the shift amount is the first while the determination result whether the shift amount between the instructed operation and the operation performed by the user is within the first evaluation range is reflected in the first control target. Even if it is outside the evaluation range, if it is determined to be within the second evaluation range, the determination result can be reflected in the second control target. As a result, regarding the determination of whether or not the user has performed an operation at an appropriate position or time, the position or time of the user's operation is slightly shifted while ensuring the strictness of evaluation using the first evaluation range. For example, if it is determined that the user's operation is out of the first evaluation range, the operation may be reflected in the second control target on the condition that the operation is within the second evaluation range. it can. Since the second control target is set so as not to include at least some elements of the first control target, if the user operation is within the second evaluation range, the first evaluation range The control of the game can be differentiated so that at least a part of the change that should occur in response to the operation is not generated. As a result, the user's dissatisfaction can be reduced or eliminated by evaluating the operation within the second evaluation range in a relieving or complementary manner. Even if the user intends to perform an operation within the first evaluation range, the evaluation is not reflected on at least a part of the elements of the first control target, so that the user can recognize the operation deviation. Thereby, it is possible to give the user a sense of satisfaction with the evaluation and to reduce or eliminate the user's dissatisfaction.

  Note that the computer program according to one embodiment of the present invention may be provided in a state of being stored in a storage medium. By using this storage medium, for example, by installing and executing the computer program according to the present invention in a computer, the game system of the present invention can be realized using the computer. The storage medium storing the computer program may be a non-transitory storage medium such as a CDROM.

  In the above aspect, the operation instructing unit instructs a user to perform a plurality of operations, and the first determining unit determines for each operation whether the deviation amount is within the first evaluation range, and performs the first process. The means may execute the process every time the first determination means makes a determination. According to this, it is determined for each operation whether or not the deviation amount between the operation instructed by the user and the operation detected by the operation detecting means is within the first evaluation range, and the determination result is the first control target. Are reflected sequentially. Therefore, when an operation outside the first evaluation range is performed while appropriately changing the first control target according to the operation, the second control is performed on the condition that the operation is within the second evaluation range. The control object can be appropriately changed to relieve the user's unintentional operation.

  The operation evaluation unit refers to the determination result of the first determination unit, and the user satisfies an operation that satisfies the first level for the specified operation (evaluated as one of levels A to C as an example). The first processing means is associated with the evaluation on the first level in order to reflect the determination result of the first determination means on the first control target. The process may be executed so that a change (addition of a score and a combo number as an example) occurs in the game. According to this, when the user performs an operation within the first evaluation range, it can be evaluated that an operation at a certain level has been performed, and a change associated with the evaluation can be caused in the game. Therefore, it is possible to make the first evaluation range function as an evaluation criterion for causing a predetermined change in the game.

  The first control target may be associated with a score to be calculated according to the evaluation relating to the first level. In this case, when it is evaluated that the user's operation has reached a certain level, the evaluation can be reflected in the score. Thereby, it is possible to make the first evaluation range function as an evaluation criterion for determining whether or not the operation is an object of score addition.

  The second determining means determines for each operation whether or not the deviation amount for each of the instructed plural operations is within the second evaluation range, and the operation evaluating means includes the second determining means. With reference to the determination result, it is evaluated whether or not the user has performed an operation satisfying the second level for the instructed operation (for example, an operation to be evaluated as a continuation target of the number of combos), The second processing means counts the number of continuations of the operation satisfying the second level in order to reflect the determination result of the second determination means in the second control target, and a change ( For example, the process may be executed so that the addition of the number of combos or the suspension of reset) occurs in the game. According to this, an operation satisfying the second evaluation range can be positioned as an operation satisfying an appropriate level, and a change based on the continuation number can be caused in the game.

  The second determination means includes at least two specific operations (operations indicated by the two notes 102 in FIG. 4 as an example) indicated by the operation instruction means and operations detected by the detection means. If the amount of deviation between the two is outside the first evaluation range corresponding to each of the specific operations and within the overlapping range of the second evaluation range, the determination on the detected operation is suspended ( S21), it is determined whether or not an operation to be determined as an operation corresponding to the specific operation has been detected by the detection means within a predetermined period after the operation to be suspended (S22, S23), When an operation corresponding to the specific operation is not detected within a predetermined period, the operation to be suspended is determined to be an operation within the second evaluation range for any one of the specific operations. (S2 ), When an operation corresponding to each of the specific operations is detected within the predetermined period, the operation to be suspended is excluded from the determination target of the second determination means (S25), and the predetermined period If an operation corresponding to a part of the specific operation is detected and an operation corresponding to another specific operation is not detected, the operation to be suspended is set as one of the other specific operations. It may be determined that the operation is within the second evaluation range corresponding to (S26). According to this, when the second evaluation range for each of the plurality of specific operations has an overlapping range, and an operation within the overlapping range is detected, which specific operation corresponds to the specific operation Can be determined and evaluated.

  The second control target may be associated with an effect of the game (reproduction of a key sound as an example). According to this, it is possible to reduce or eliminate the dissatisfaction of the user by controlling the effect of the game based on the second evaluation range. The second evaluation range can be made to function as an evaluation criterion for determining whether or not the operation is an object to be reflected in the game performance.

  The operation evaluation means evaluates the user's operation based on both the positional deviation amount and the temporal deviation amount, and the first evaluation range and the second evaluation range are the positional deviation amount or It may be set for any one of the time lag amounts. According to this, while evaluating the user's operation according to the amount of deviation between the position and time of the operation instructed by the user and the position and time of the operation performed by the user, the amount of deviation of either the position or time of the operation With regard to, the evaluation based on the first evaluation range and the evaluation based on the second evaluation range are used in combination, and the strictness of the evaluation based on the amount of deviation of the operation position or time is secured, while the position or time is slightly It is possible to reduce or eliminate the user's dissatisfaction by evaluating the operation deviating to the relief based on the second evaluation range or in a supplementary manner.

1 Game console (game system)
3. Display device (operation instruction means)
5 Keyboard part (operation detection means)
11 keys 50 Game control device (computer)
52 Operation instruction section (operation instruction means)
53 Operation detection unit (operation detection means)
54 Operation Evaluation Unit (Operation Evaluation Unit)
54a 1st discrimination | determination part (1st discrimination | determination means)
54b 2nd discrimination | determination part (2nd discrimination | determination means)
55 Evaluation Processing Unit (Evaluation Processing Means)
55a First processing unit (first processing means)
55b Second processing unit (second processing means)
100 game screen 101 operation instruction image 102 notes 103 judgment line 104 keyboard image 109 score image 110 combo number display image

Claims (1)

Operation instruction means for instructing the user to perform an operation;
Operation detecting means for detecting an operation performed by the user;
Operation evaluation means for evaluating the user's operation based on a comparison between the operation instructed by the operation instruction means and the operation detected by the operation detection means;
Evaluation processing means for executing processing according to the evaluation result so that the evaluation result of the operation evaluation means is reflected in the game;
In a game system equipped with
The operation evaluation unit includes a shift amount related to at least one of a position and a time between the operation instructed by the operation instruction unit and the operation detected by the operation detection unit within a first evaluation range. First discriminating means for discriminating whether or not, and second discriminating means for discriminating whether or not the deviation amount is within a second evaluation range set so as to include a range exceeding the first evaluation range. Provided,
The evaluation processing means includes the first processing means for executing the process so that the determination result of the first determination means is reflected in the first control target of the game, and the determination result of the second determination means. A second process that executes the process so that at least a part of the elements of the first control target is not included and is reflected in the second control target that is differentiated from the first control target. And a game system.