JP2019211820A - Program and information processing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a program capable of providing a user with a function for easily generating a character image even if the character image to be generated is not imaged.SOLUTION: There is provided a program for causing a computer for providing a user with a function that combines a plurality of parts images provided for each portion configuring a character image and generates the character image, to function as: means that generates a predetermined number of character images to be selected; means that receives an operation for selecting one character image to be selected from the character images to be selected; means that receives selection of the portion in which the parts image is maintained or not for each portion; means that generates a predetermined number of changed character images in which the parts image of the portions not maintained is changed and updates the character image to be selected; and means that receives an operation of selecting one adoption character image from a user and determines the adoption character image.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

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

  For example, some conventional game devices that create character objects that appear in a virtual game space create a character object by combining a plurality of part objects for each of a plurality of parts for forming the character object (for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent No. 4986279

  The above-described conventional game device allows a character object imaged by himself or a character object desired to be created to be created as desired. However, the above-described conventional game device is not suitable for creating a character object when the object to be created cannot be imaged.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a program that can provide a user with a function that facilitates the generation of a character image even when the image of the character image desired to be generated is not created.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, the present invention provides a computer that provides a user with a function of generating a character image by combining a plurality of part images provided for each part constituting a character image. A selection target character image generation means for generating a predetermined number of selection target character images by combining the part images selected for each of the parts from a plurality of part images provided in the image; one from the predetermined number of selection target character images; Character image selection operation accepting means for accepting an operation for selecting a selection target character image from a user, and a part image for accepting selection of a part that maintains or does not maintain the part image for each part that constitutes the one selection target character image From the selection operation accepting means, the one selection target character image, the path A predetermined number of changed character images obtained by changing the part images of the part other than the part that maintains the image are generated, and the predetermined number of selection objects other than the one selection target character image are generated in the generated changed character image. To function as character image updating means for updating a character image, and character image determining means for receiving an operation of selecting at least one adopted character image from the predetermined number of selection target character images from a user and determining the adopted character image It is a program.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, even if it is a case where the image of the character image to produce | generate is not made, the function with which the production | generation of a character image is easy can be provided to a user.

It is a lineblock diagram of an example of an information processing system concerning this embodiment. It is a hardware block diagram of an example of the computer which concerns on this embodiment. It is a functional block diagram of an example of the game device concerning this embodiment. It is a functional block diagram of an example of the simple character image edit process part which concerns on this embodiment. It is a flowchart of an example of a simple character image edit process. It is an image figure of an example of the screen for a simple character image edit process. It is an image figure of an example of the screen for the simple character image edit process by which the selection object character image was updated. It is an image figure of an example of the screen for the simple character image edit process by which the selection object character image was updated. It is an image figure of an example of the screen for the simple character image editing process by which the preview image was updated. It is a flowchart of an example of a process of step S14.

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail. In this embodiment, an example in which a player generates a character image used in a game will be described. However, the present invention is not limited to a character image used in a game. The present invention can be widely applied to generation of character images used for various programs such as character images used by users with communication tools other than games, learning tools, and the like.
[First Embodiment]
<System configuration>
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an example of an information processing system according to the present embodiment. The information processing system in FIG. 1A includes a single game device 1. The game device 1 is a terminal device such as a PC, a smartphone, or a tablet device operated by a player, or a home or business game dedicated device.

  In the information processing system of FIG. 1B, one or more client terminals 2 and a server device 3 are connected via a network 4 such as the Internet. The client terminal 2 is a terminal device such as a PC, a smartphone, or a tablet operated by a player, or a terminal device such as a home or business game dedicated device. The server device 3 manages and controls games played by the player at the client terminal 2.

  As described above, the present invention can be applied not only to the client-server type information processing system as shown in FIG. 1B but also to the single game apparatus 1 shown in FIG. Note that the information processing system in FIG. 1 is merely an example, and it goes without saying that there are various system configuration examples depending on applications and purposes. For example, the server device 3 in FIG. 1B may be configured to be distributed among a plurality of computers.

<Hardware configuration>
The game device 1, the client terminal 2, and the server device 3 in FIG. 1 are realized by a computer having a hardware configuration in FIG. FIG. 2 is a hardware configuration diagram of an example of a computer according to the present embodiment.

  The computer shown in FIG. 2 includes an input device 501, an output device 502, an external I / F 503, a RAM 504, a ROM 505, a CPU 506, a communication I / F 507, an HDD 508, and the like. The input device 501 and the output device 502 may be connected and used when necessary.

  The input device 501 includes a keyboard and a mouse, and is used by the player to input each operation signal. The output device 502 includes a display, a speaker, and the like, and performs screen output and audio output of processing results. A communication I / F 507 is an interface for connecting a computer to the network 4. Thus, the computer can perform data communication via the communication I / F 507.

  The HDD 508 is an example of a nonvolatile storage device that stores programs and data. The stored programs and data include programs such as an OS that is basic software for controlling the entire computer and applications that provide various functions on the OS.

  The external I / F 503 is an interface with an external device. The external device includes a recording medium 503a. Accordingly, the computer can read and / or write the recording medium 503a via the external I / F 503. Examples of the recording medium 503a include a flexible disk, a CD, a DVD, an SD memory card, and a USB memory.

  The ROM 505 is an example of a nonvolatile semiconductor memory (storage device) that can retain programs and data even when the power is turned off. The ROM 505 stores programs and data such as BIOS, OS settings, and network settings that are executed when the computer is started. The RAM 504 is an example of a volatile semiconductor memory (storage device) that temporarily stores programs and data.

  The CPU 506 is an arithmetic unit that realizes control and functions of the entire computer by reading a program and data from a storage device such as the ROM 505 and the HDD 508 onto the RAM 504 and executing processing. The game apparatus 1, client terminal 2, and server apparatus 3 according to the present embodiment can implement various processes to be described later by a computer having the hardware configuration described above.

<Software configuration>
Here, the software configuration of the game apparatus 1 in FIG. 1A will be described as an example. FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of an example of the game device according to the present embodiment. The game apparatus 1 implements an operation receiving unit 10, an execution unit 12, a display control unit 14, a part image storage unit 16, a character image storage unit 18, and a temporary storage unit 20 by executing a program. The execution unit 12 includes a simple character image editing processing unit 30, a detailed character image editing processing unit 32, and a game control unit 34.

  The operation receiving unit 10 receives an operation from a player who operates the game apparatus 1. The execution unit 12 executes processes related to the game, such as a process of generating a character image and a process of advancing the game, according to the operation received by the operation receiving unit 10 from the player.

  The simple character image editing processing unit 30 of the execution unit 12 executes simple character image editing processing that allows the player to easily generate a character image based on the operation received by the operation receiving unit 10 from the player. Based on the operation received by the operation receiving unit 10 from the player, the detailed character image editing processing unit 32 executes a detailed character image editing process that allows the player to generate a character image in more detail than the simple character image editing process. Further, the game control unit 34 executes a process related to game control based on the operation received by the operation receiving unit 10 from the player.

  The display control unit 14 controls the screen display of the game apparatus 1 according to the process related to the game by the execution unit 12. The display control unit 14 controls display of a screen for a simple character image editing process, which will be described later, according to the simple character image editing process executed by the simple character image editing process unit 30 of the execution unit 12.

  The part image storage unit 16 stores a part image for each part constituting the character image. As a part which comprises a character image, there exist parts, such as a hairstyle, eyebrows, eyes, a nose, a mouth, for example. The part image storage unit 16 stores a plurality of part images such as a plurality of hairstyle part images, a plurality of eyebrow part images, a plurality of eye part images, a nose part image, and a mouth part image. doing.

  The character image storage unit 18 stores a character image generated by the simple character image editing process or the detailed character image editing process. The character image is generated by combining a plurality of part images provided for each part. The temporary storage unit 20 provides a function of temporarily storing the selected character image and a function of reading the temporarily stored character image based on the operation received by the operation receiving unit 10 from the player.

  The simple character image editing processing unit 30 in FIG. 3 is configured as shown in FIG. 4, for example. FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram of an example of the simple character image editing processing unit according to the present embodiment. The simple character image editing processing unit 30 includes a character image generation unit 50, a character image display control unit 52, a character image selection reception unit 54, a keep part image selection reception unit 56, a character image update unit 58, a character image determination unit 60, and a temporary image. The storage control unit 62 is included.

  The character image generation unit 50 combines a part image selected for each part from a plurality of part images provided for each part to generate a predetermined number (for example, nine) of character images (hereinafter referred to as selection target character images). . The character image display control unit 52 displays the generated predetermined number of selection target character images on the screen.

  The character image selection receiving unit 54 receives, from the player, an operation for selecting one selection target character image from a predetermined number of selection target character images displayed on the screen. One selection target character image for which the character image selection receiving unit 54 has received an operation of selecting from the player is hereinafter referred to as a selected character image.

  The keep part image selection receiving unit 56 selects a part that maintains the part image (keep part) and a part that does not maintain the part image (non-keep part) among the combination of the part images constituting the selected character image. Accept from the player.

  The character image update unit 58 leaves the part image of the keep part of the selected character image unchanged, and changes a part image of the non-keep part (for example, 8) character images (hereinafter referred to as a changed character image). Is generated. The character image display control unit 52 updates the selection target character image other than the selected character image displayed on the screen to the changed character image generated by the character image update unit 58.

  The character image determination unit 60 receives a selection of at least one character image (hereinafter referred to as an adopted character image) from the selection target character image from the player, and determines the adopted character image. The temporary storage control unit 62 temporarily stores the selected character image in the temporary storage unit 20 based on the operation received by the operation receiving unit 10 from the player. Further, the temporary storage control unit 62 reads the character image temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit 20 from the temporary storage unit 20 based on the operation received by the operation receiving unit 10 from the player.

  3 and 4, the software configuration of the game apparatus 1 in FIG. 1A has been described as an example. In the case of the information processing system in FIG. 1B, either the client terminal 2 or the server device 3 has a functional block of the game apparatus 1.

<Processing>
Below, the process which produces | generates the character image which concerns on this embodiment is demonstrated using the game device 1 of FIG.3 and FIG.4 as an example. First, the game apparatus 1 accepts a selection of a simple character image editing process or a detailed character image editing process from the player. When the selection of the detailed character image editing process is received from the player, the game apparatus 1 displays a screen for the detailed character image editing process. The player can generate a character image in more detail than the simple character image editing process while selecting a part image for each part constituting the character image on the screen for the detailed character image editing process.

  On the other hand, when the selection of the simple character image editing process is received from the player, the game apparatus 1 starts the process of the flowchart shown in FIG. FIG. 5 is a flowchart of an example of the simple character image editing process. In step S11, the character image generation unit 50 of the simple character image editing processing unit 30 of the game apparatus 1 randomly generates a predetermined number (for example, 9) of selection target character images. The character image display control unit 52 displays a screen for simple character image editing processing including the generated predetermined number of selection target character images.

  FIG. 6 is an image diagram of an example of a screen for simple character image editing processing. The simple character image editing screen 1000 shown in FIG. 6 includes a character area 1010 on which a predetermined number of selection target character images are displayed, a keep area 1020 for accepting selection of a keep part or a non-keep part, and a character area 1010. A preview image 1030 of the currently selected character is displayed.

  A screen 1000 for simple character image editing processing in FIG. 6 is an example of a screen at the start of simple character image editing processing. For this reason, the predetermined number of selection target character images displayed in the character area 1010 are randomly generated. Also, the keep area 1020 in FIG. 6 shows a state where there is no part selected as the keep part. The keep area 1020 indicates that the checked part is a keep part, and the non-checked part indicates a non-keep part.

  The player may repeat the process of updating a predetermined number of selection target character images displayed in the character area 1010 by pressing a “random” button on the screen 1000 for simple character image editing processing shown in FIG. it can. When the player finds a selection target character image (desired character image) that seems to have a good overall atmosphere (close to preference), the player proceeds to step S12 and presses the “keep setting” button with the desired character image 1040 selected. .

  The player can store the desired character image 1040 in the temporary storage unit 20 by pressing the “Send to warehouse” button with the desired character image 1040 selected. Further, the player can read out the desired character image 1040 stored in the temporary storage unit 20 at an arbitrary timing.

  Proceeding to step S 13, the player selects a keep part or a non-keep part in the keep area 1020 for a plurality of parts constituting the desired character image 1040. For example, if the “physique” and “face outline” parts of the desired character image 1040 are not preferred, a part other than “physique” and “face outline” is selected as the keep part in the keep area 1020 and the “random” button is clicked. By pressing the button, the process proceeds to step S14.

  Note that the selection of the keep part in step S13 may include selection of a part set internally for the part in addition to the part displayed in the keep area 1020. When “gender” is selected as the keep part of the female desired character image 1040, makeup such as cheeks and eye shadows may be selected as the keep part internally. Further, when “gender” is selected as the keep portion of male desired character image 1040, makeup may be selected as a non-keep portion internally.

  In this way, the process of selecting the part displayed in the keep area 1020 as the keep part is not limited to the part, but a combination of a plurality of parts including the part set internally for the part. You may choose. Further, the keep part is not limited to the part that uses the part as it is, and the keep part is kept within preset conditions. For example, in the case of makeup, a slight change in atmosphere does not deviate from the concept of keeping in this embodiment.

  In step S14, the character image update unit 58 generates a predetermined number (for example, eight) of changed character images in which the desired character image and the part image of the keep part are the same and the part images of the non-keep part are different. Then, the character image display control unit 52 updates the selection target character image other than the desired character image displayed in the character area 1010 to the generated predetermined number of changed character images.

  FIG. 7 is an image diagram of an example of a screen for simple character image editing processing in which the selection target character image is updated. The simplified character image editing screen 1000 in FIG. 7 is a modified character image obtained by changing the part images of the parts of “physique” and “face outline” in the desired character image 1040 in FIG. 6 as a new selection target character image. It is displayed in the character area 1010.

  Proceeding to step S15, if there is a character image that may be adopted in the selection target character image displayed in the character area 1010, the player determines the adopted character image and ends the processing of the flowchart of FIG. . Note that if there is no character image that can be adopted in the selection target character image displayed in the character area 1010, the player repeats the processes of steps S12 to S15.

  For example, in the simple character image editing screen 1000 of FIG. 7, if the player wants to change only the “haircut” part of the desired character image 1040, the keep area 1020 selects a part other than the “haircut” part as the keep part. Then, by pressing the “random” button, for example, it can be updated to a selection target character image as shown in FIG.

  For example, the player changes the desired character image 1040 on the screen 1000 for simple character image editing processing in FIG. 7 as shown in FIG. 9, so that the preview image displayed in FIG. 7 is newly selected in FIG. The preview image 1030 of the desired character image 1040 can be changed.

  In addition, the preview image 1030 differs between the display of the part selected as the keep part and the display of the part selected as the non-keep part when selecting the keep part or the non-keep part in the keep area 1020, for example. It is good also as a display form. In this way, the display of the keep part and the display of the non-keep part are made different from each other, so that the player can intuitively understand the part to be changed and the part not to be changed among the parts constituting the character image. .

  Note that the processing in step S11 performed by the character image generation unit 50 and the processing in step S14 performed by the character image update unit 58 are the same as the processing, although the presence or absence of selection of the keep part by the player is different. Therefore, when the character image generation unit 50 performs the process of step S14 performed by the character image update unit 58 in FIG. 4, the character image update unit 58 included in the simple character image edit processing unit 30 of FIG. 4 can be omitted.

  In addition, the process of generating the selection target character image at random in step S11 does not necessarily select all the parts at random, and may select a non-keep part other than the preset keep part at random. . Furthermore, if there is a character image that may be adopted in the selection target character image selected in step S11, the player can skip steps S12 to S14 by determining the character image to be adopted.

  Moreover, the process of step S14 of FIG. 5 is processed as shown in FIG. 10, for example. FIG. 10 is a flowchart of an example of the process in step S14. In step S21, the character image update unit 58 confirms a checked part in the keep area 1020 as a keep part. Further, in step S21, the character image update unit 58 may confirm a part that is not checked as a non-keep part in the keep area 1020.

  In step S22, the character image update unit 58 changes the part image of the part other than the keep part (non-keep part) of the selection target character image selected in step S12 to another part image of the part. Is generated. The number of changed character images generated in step S22 is the number obtained by subtracting “1” from the number of selection target character images displayed in the character area 1010 if the selection target character image other than the desired character image is updated. It becomes.

  The number of changed character images generated in step S22 is the number of selection target character images displayed in the character area 1010 if the selection target character image including the desired character image is updated.

  In step S23, the character image display control unit 52 updates the selection target character image displayed in the character area 1010 with the changed character image generated in step S22.

(Summary)
According to the present embodiment, in the function of generating different character images by combining the part images provided for each part constituting the character image, at least a part of the preference is selected from the randomly selected selection target character images. A desired character image close to can be selected. Then, the player selects a part to be left unchanged without changing the part constituting the desired character image, and updates the part image of the non-keep part of the desired character image to the changed target character image. By repeating the selection of the desired character image and the update of the selection target character image, a favorite character image can be easily generated.

  In this embodiment, the generation operation can be started by searching for a character image close to the player's preference even with only a part of the portion, and the player can easily generate a favorite character image even if there is no character image to be created. Therefore, it is useful in various programs such as a game in which a player must generate a plurality of character images, a communication tool, and a learning tool.

  The present invention is not limited to the specifically disclosed embodiments, and various modifications and changes can be made without departing from the scope of the claims. For example, the screen for the simple character image editing process shown in FIG. 6 is an example, and the layout of the character area 1010 and the keep area 1020 may be different, or may be provided on different screens. Good.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game device 2 Client terminal 3 Server device 4 Network 10 Operation reception part 12 Execution part 14 Display control part 16 Parts image storage part 18 Character image storage part 20 Temporary storage part 30 Simple character image edit process part 32 Detailed character image edit process part 34 game control unit 50 character image generation unit 52 character image display control unit 54 character image selection reception unit 56 keep part image selection reception unit 58 character image update unit 60 character image determination unit 62 temporary storage control unit 501 input device 502 output device 503 External I / F
503a Recording medium 504 RAM
505 ROM
506 CPU
507 Communication I / F
508 HDD
1000 Screen for Simple Character Image Editing Process 1010 Character Area 1020 Keep Area 1030 Preview Image 1040 Desired Character Image B Bus

Claims (7)

A computer that provides a user with a function of generating the character image by combining a plurality of part images provided for each part constituting the character image,
Selection target character image generation means for generating a predetermined number of selection target character images by combining the part images selected for each part from a plurality of part images provided for each part;
A character image selection operation receiving means for receiving from the user an operation of selecting one selection target character image from the predetermined number of selection target character images;
A part image selection operation accepting unit that accepts selection of a part that maintains the part image or a part that does not maintain the part image for each part that constitutes the one selection target character image;
From the one selection target character image, a predetermined number of changed character images obtained by changing the part images of the part other than the part that maintains the part image are generated, and the generated change character image includes the one selection target Character image updating means for updating the predetermined number of selection target character images other than the character images;
A character image determining means for receiving an operation of selecting at least one adopted character image from the predetermined number of selection target character images from a user and determining the adopted character image;
Program to function as. If the part image selection operation accepting unit has not accepted any selection of a part for maintaining the part image, the character image update unit is configured to update the part image of the part regardless of the one selection target character image. The program according to claim 1, wherein a predetermined number of changed character images are generated, and the predetermined number of selection target character images are updated to the generated changed character images. The selection target character image generation unit repeatedly generates the predetermined number of selection target character images until the character image selection operation reception unit receives selection of the one selection target character image. The program according to 1 or 2. The part image selection operation accepting unit accepts selection of a part that maintains or does not maintain the part image, and the character image update unit updates the predetermined number of selection target character images to the predetermined number of changed character images. The program according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising receiving from the user a selection from a part that maintains the part image to a part that does not maintain the part image. A storage unit that stores a combination of the part images for each part constituting the one selection target character image based on an operation from a user;
Reading means for reading out a combination of the part images for each part constituting the one selection target character image from the storage means based on an operation from the user;
The program according to claim 1, further causing the computer to function as a computer program. The selection target character image generation means is configured to display the parts constituting the selection target character image based on selection of a part to be maintained or not to be maintained by the part image selection operation receiving means. 6. The program according to claim 1, wherein the program is made different between a part that maintains the part image and a part that does not maintain the part image. An information processing apparatus that provides a user with a function of generating a character image by combining a plurality of part images provided for each part constituting a character image,
Selection target character image generation means for generating a predetermined number of selection target character images by combining the part images selected for each part from a plurality of part images provided for each part;
A character image selection operation receiving means for receiving an operation of selecting one selection target character image from the predetermined number of selection target character images from a user;
A part image selection operation accepting unit that accepts selection of a part that maintains the part image or a part that does not maintain the part image for each part that constitutes the one selection target character image;
From the one selection target character image, a predetermined number of changed character images obtained by changing the part images of the part other than the part that maintains the part image are generated, and the generated selection character image includes the one selection target Character image updating means for updating the predetermined number of selection target character images other than the character images;
Character image determining means for receiving an operation of selecting at least one adopted character image from the predetermined number of selection target character images from a user, and determining the adopted character image;
An information processing apparatus.

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