JP2020018402A - Program and game device - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a program which can avoid customization that becomes a state in which a specific function is not assigned to an operation reception part.SOLUTION: A program causes a computer, which receives from a user a customization request of a function assigned to a plurality of operation reception parts included in one or more input devices, to function as: customization request reception means which receives a customization request of a target function assigned to one operation reception part by the user; specific function determination means which determines whether the target function is a specific function; and assignment means which assigns a function to an operation reception part different from the operation reception part to which the target function is assigned on the basis of priority set to the plurality of operation reception parts respectively when the target function is the specific function.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

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

  For example, a controller operated by a user on a game device has a limited number of keys. For this reason, there has been a conventional game device in which the assignment of a game function to a key of a controller can be customized (for example, see Patent Document 1).

Patent No. 5039284

  It is desirable that the user can freely customize the assignment of the game functions to the keys of the controller (key configuration). However, a state in which a function essential to the game is not assigned to any key is not desirable for the user.

  An object of one embodiment of the present invention is to provide a program that can avoid customization in which a specific function is not assigned to the operation reception unit.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, one embodiment of the present invention provides a computer that receives a customization request of a function assigned to a plurality of operation reception units included in one or more input devices from a user, by receiving one operation from the user. A customization request receiving unit for receiving a customization request for the target function assigned to the unit, a specific function determining unit for determining whether the target function is a specific function, and the plurality of operations if the target function is a specific function. An assignment unit that assigns the function to another operation reception unit different from the operation reception unit to which the target function is assigned, based on the priority set in each of the reception units. Features.

  According to the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to avoid customization in which a specific function is not assigned to the operation reception unit.

FIG. 2 is a hardware configuration diagram of an example of a game device according to the embodiment. FIG. 2 is an exemplary hardware configuration diagram illustrating a game machine body of the game device according to the embodiment in detail. It is a functional block diagram of an example of a game machine main part concerning this embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a plurality of operation receiving units included in a controller. FIG. 7 is a configuration diagram of an example of default configuration setting information of a right-handed controller. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a plurality of operation receiving units provided in a mouse. FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of an example of a game function assigned to an operation receiving unit. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a priority of an operation receiving unit included in a controller and a mouse. 9 is a flowchart of an example of a process for customizing a key configuration. It is a flow chart of an example of processing which determines a key for exchange. It is an image figure of an example of a configuration screen. It is an image figure of an example of a configuration screen.

  Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail.

[First Embodiment]
<Hardware configuration>
FIG. 1 is a hardware configuration diagram of an example of the game device according to the present embodiment. The game device 1 shown in FIG. 1 has a configuration including a game machine main body 10, a display device 12, a controller 14, and a mouse 16. The game machine body 10 is connected to a display device 12 such as a monitor so as to be able to perform data communication, and causes the display device 12 to display a configuration screen described later. The game machine body 10 is connected to the controller 14 and the mouse 16 in a wired or wireless manner so as to be able to perform data communication. Note that the controller 14 and the mouse 16 are examples of an input device that receives an operation from a user. The controller 14 and the mouse 16 are examples of an input device capable of customizing a key configuration.

  For example, the hardware configuration in FIG. 1 is an example, and various configurations are possible, such as a configuration without the controller 14 or the mouse 16 or a configuration in which an input device other than the controller 14 and the mouse 16 is connected to the game machine body 10.

  FIG. 2 is an example hardware configuration diagram showing in detail a game machine main body of the game device according to the present embodiment. The game device 1 in FIG. 1 is realized by, for example, a computer having a hardware configuration illustrated in FIG. FIG. 2 is a hardware configuration diagram of an example of the computer according to the present embodiment.

  The computer 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. Note that the input device 501 corresponds to the controller 14 and the mouse 16 in FIG. The output device 502 corresponds to the display device 12.

  The communication I / F 507 is an interface for connecting a computer to a network. The HDD 508 is an example of a nonvolatile storage device that stores programs and data. The computer may use a drive device (for example, a solid state drive: SSD) using a flash memory as a storage medium.

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

  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 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 reads out programs and data from a storage device such as the ROM 505 or the HDD 508 onto the RAM 504 and executes processing to realize control and functions of the entire computer. The game device 1 according to the present embodiment can realize various functions by executing a program on a computer having the above-described hardware configuration.

<Software configuration>
The software configuration of the game machine main body 10 of the game apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment is, for example, as shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of an example of the game machine main body according to the present embodiment. The game machine body 10 realizes a setting control unit 20, a configuration setting information storage unit 22, a game execution unit 24, and a display control unit 26 by executing a program. The setting control unit 20 has a configuration including a configuration screen generation unit 30, a customization request reception unit 32, a specific function determination unit 34, and a function allocation unit 36.

  The setting control unit 20 receives various settings related to the game, such as key configuration settings, from the user. The setting control unit 20 causes the configuration setting information storage unit 22 to store various settings relating to the game received from the user. The configuration setting information storage unit 22 stores various types of setting information described below necessary for customizing the key configuration of the controller 14 and the mouse 16.

  The game execution unit 24 controls the display of the game screen, the output of the game sound, and the like to allow the user to execute the game as the game progresses. The game execution unit 24 can determine the assignment of the game function to the customized buttons and keys of the controller 14 and the mouse 16 by referring to the key configuration settings stored in the configuration setting information storage unit 22. The display control unit 26 controls screen display of the game device 1.

  The configuration screen generation unit 30 of the setting control unit 20 generates screen data of a configuration screen described later, and causes the display control unit 26 to display the configuration screen. The customization request receiving unit 32 receives a key configuration customization request from a user. The specific function determination unit 34 determines whether the function of the game assigned to the button or key of the controller 14 or the mouse 16 is an essential function described later. The function allocating unit 36 allocates the functions of the game to the buttons and keys of the controller 14 and the mouse 16 as described later.

<Information>
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a plurality of operation receiving units included in the controller. The controller 14 shown in FIG. 4 includes up / down / left / right direction keys, a △ button, a ボ タ ン button, a □ button, an X button, an L1 button, an L2 button, an L3 button, an R1 button, and an R2 button. , An R3 button, a touchpad left button, and a touchpad right button as examples of a plurality of operation receiving units. FIG. 4 shows an example in which a game function is assigned to a plurality of operation accepting units provided in the controller 14 by default.

  Here, FIG. 5 shows an example of the configuration setting information in which default game functions are assigned to a plurality of operation accepting units included in the right-handed controller 14. FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram of an example of default configuration setting information of a right-handed controller. In the configuration setting information in FIG. 5, a plurality of operation reception units provided in the controller 14 are represented as items, and the function of the game is represented as a default operation.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a plurality of operation receiving units included in a mouse. The mouse 16 shown in FIG. 6 has a left button, a right button, a wheel button, a side 1 button, and a side 2 button as an example of a plurality of operation receiving units. In FIG. 6, the functions of the game assigned to the plurality of operation accepting units of the mouse 16 are displayed.

  In the game device 1 of the present embodiment, the user can switch between an operation type using only the controller 14 and an operation type using both the controller 14 and the mouse 16 according to his / her preference.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the functions of the game assigned to the operation receiving units of the controller 14 and the mouse 16 include a system as shown in FIG. FIG. 7 is a configuration diagram of an example of a game function assigned to the operation receiving unit.

  FIG. 7A shows an example of a function (essential function) essential to the game. When the essential function shown in FIG. 7A is an operation type that uses only the controller 14, the essential function needs to be assigned to any of a plurality of operation receiving units provided in the controller 14. In the case of the operation type using both the controller 14 and the mouse 16, the essential functions shown in FIG. 7A are assigned to any of the plurality of operation reception units provided in the controller 14 and the mouse 16. Need to be.

  FIG. 7B shows an example of a function (selection function) in which at least one of the groups is essential in the game. The selection function shown in FIG. 7B is an example including a reload group and a weapon change group.

  For example, in the reload group in FIG. 7B, when the function of weapon change / reload (× 2) is not assigned to any of the operation receiving units, the reload function is treated as an essential function. In the weapon change group of FIG. 7B, when the function of weapon change / reload (× 2) is not assigned to any of the operation reception units, the functions of four kinds of weapon shortcuts of a weapon shortcut are required functions. Will be treated. In addition, the functions of the game may include functions that are neither essential functions nor selection functions, such as a chat system and information system.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of the priority of the operation receiving unit included in the controller and the mouse. FIG. 8 shows the operation receiving unit of the mouse 16 with (mouse) attached thereto, based on the operation receiving unit of the controller 14. The priority of each operation receiving unit is higher as it is higher. The priority may be determined, for example, based on the order of the operation receiving units to which the game functions are to be assigned (the order of the operation receiving units to be used), or in the reverse order of the list shown as the default configuration setting information (not set). Or the order in which the probability is high).

  For example, in the example of FIG. 8, when the operation type uses both the controller 14 and the mouse 16, the side button 2 of the mouse 16 is the operation receiving unit with the highest priority. In the example of FIG. 8, when the operation type uses only the controller 14, the touchpad button: right of the controller 14 is the operation receiving unit with the highest priority.

<Process>
FIG. 9 is a flowchart of an example of a process for customizing the key configuration. A user who customizes the key configuration operates the game device 1 to request display of a configuration screen. The configuration screen generation unit 30 of the setting control unit 20 that has received the configuration screen display request acquires various setting information necessary for customizing the key configuration of the controller 14 and the mouse 16 stored in the configuration setting information storage unit 22. . The setting information acquired here includes various information necessary for generating the configuration screen, such as the image data of the controller 14 and the mouse 16 and the configuration setting information of FIG.

  The configuration screen generation unit 30 generates screen data of the configuration screen 1000 as shown in FIGS. 11 and 12 using the acquired various setting information, and transmits the screen data to the display control unit 26. 12 displays a configuration screen 1000. FIG. 11 and FIG. 12 are image diagrams of an example of the configuration screen.

  The configuration screen 1000 includes a left column 1010 for displaying configuration setting information in an assignment table, and a right column 1020 for displaying configuration setting information in an assignment diagram. The left column 1010 can be displayed by using the configuration setting information of FIG. The right column 1020 can be displayed using the image data of the controller 14 and the mouse 16 and the configuration setting information of FIG.

  In the configuration screen 1000, when the operation receiving unit of the controller 14 is selected in the assignment table of the left column 1010, for example, an assignment diagram of the controller 14 is displayed in the right column 1020 as shown in FIG. In the configuration screen 1000, when the operation receiving unit of the mouse 16 is selected in the assignment table of the left column 1010, for example, an assignment diagram of the mouse 16 is displayed in the right column 1020 as shown in FIG.

  The user can make a request for customizing the key configuration from the configuration screen 1000 as shown in FIGS. The key config customization request is a request for changing a game function (target function) assigned to the operation receiving unit such as the “L1 button” to a newly assigned function (assigned function). In the configuration screen 1000, the display of the selected operation receiving unit changes, and a request to change the target function to the assigned function is received from the user, for example, by operating the left and right direction keys of the controller 14.

  Upon receiving a key configuration customization request from the user, the customization request receiving unit 32 starts the processing of the flowchart in FIG. 9. The flowchart in FIG. 9 is a process for avoiding customization in which an essential function is not assigned to any of the controller 14 and the operation receiving unit of the mouse 16.

  In step S10, the specific function determination unit 34 determines whether the target function that has received the request for customizing the key configuration is one that receives a change in assignment of the only essential function. The assignment change of the only essential function is the assignment change of the essential function (non-overlapping essential function) assigned only to one of the plurality of operation reception units provided in the controller 14 and the mouse 16. It is.

  If the change of the assignment of the only essential function is accepted, the function assigning unit 36 proceeds to step S12, and performs the process of determining the exchange target key to which the unique essential function is assigned as described later. Then, the function allocating unit 36 proceeds to step S14, and allocates the only essential function for which the allocation change has been accepted, to the replacement target key.

  On the other hand, if the change of the assignment of the only essential function is not accepted, the process proceeds to step S16, and the function assigning unit 36 changes the assignment of the selected operation accepting unit from the target function to the assigned function according to the customization request accepted from the user. change. By the processing of the flowchart in FIG. 9, the game device 1 can avoid a situation where an essential function is not assigned to any operation receiving unit due to a key configuration customization request received by the user.

  The process of determining the exchange target key in step S12 is performed, for example, according to the procedure shown in the flowchart of FIG. FIG. 10 is a flowchart of an example of a process for determining a replacement target key.

  Proceeding to step S20, the function allocating unit 36 determines whether there is an operation receiving unit to which no function is allocated (hereinafter referred to as an empty key) among the plurality of operation receiving units provided in the controller 14 and the mouse 16. Is determined. It should be noted that the empty key is displayed as “none” on the configuration screen 1000 of FIGS. 11 and 12.

  If there is a vacant key, the process proceeds to step S22, and the function allocating unit 36 determines a key having the highest priority among the vacant keys as a replacement target key according to the priority of the operation receiving unit shown in FIG. According to step S22, among the vacant keys, the key with the highest priority can be set as the new assignment destination of the only essential function.

  If there is no vacant key, the process proceeds to step S24, and the function allocating unit 36 determines whether a plurality of operation receiving units included in the controller 14 and the mouse 16 have a function that is redundantly allocated.

  If there is a duplicately assigned function (duplicate function), the function allocating unit 36 proceeds to step S26, where the operation receiving unit (key) to which the duplicated function has been allocated has the highest priority. The higher key is determined as the key to be exchanged. According to step S26, the key with the highest priority among the keys to which the overlapping function has been assigned can be set as the new assignment destination of the only essential function.

  If there is no overlappingly assigned function, the process proceeds to step S28, where the function assigning unit 36 assigns a function overlapping with the newly assigned function (assigned function) to a plurality of keys provided in the controller 14 and the mouse 16. Is determined.

  If a function overlapping with the assignment function is assigned to a plurality of keys provided in the controller 14 and the mouse 16, the function assignment unit 36 proceeds to step S30, where the function overlapping with the assignment function has the highest priority over the assigned key. The key with the highest degree is determined as the key to be exchanged. According to step S30, the key having the highest priority among the keys to which the function overlapping with the allocation function has been allocated can be set as the new allocation destination of the only essential function.

  If a function overlapping with the assigned function is not assigned to a plurality of keys provided in the controller 14 and the mouse 16, the function assigning unit 36 proceeds to step S <b> 32, and selects a key having the highest priority from a key to which no essential function is assigned. Is determined as a key to be exchanged. According to step S32, among the keys to which the essential functions have not been assigned, the key having the highest priority can be set as the new assignment destination of the only essential function.

  Instead of sequentially determining changes in key functions as described above, a process for accepting changes of a plurality of keys simultaneously may be performed, for example, as follows. First, essential functions that are not assigned to any operation receiving unit are listed (A). Next, keys to be exchanged are listed (B) based on priority in the order of a vacant key, a duplicate key (including a duplicate of an assigned function), and a key to which a required function is not assigned. Next, the functions of the list (A) are assigned in descending order of the priority of the list (B).

  In the configuration screen 1000 as shown in FIG. 11 and FIG. 12, the assigned function newly assigned to the key to which only the essential function has been assigned and the target function assigned to the exchange target key (only essential function) ) Is desirably changed visually.

"Concrete example"
Here, a specific example of the process of customizing the key configuration will be described using the configuration screen 1000 illustrated in FIGS. 11 and 12 as an example. For example, when the required function “attack” assigned to the left button of the mouse 16 on the configuration screen 1000 in FIG. 12 is changed to another function, there is an empty key. Therefore, the R3 button having the highest priority among the vacant keys is determined as the replacement target key.

  In the case where the function “chat” assigned to the direction key below the controller 14 on the configuration screen 1000 in FIG. 11 is changed to another function, the function “chat” is not an essential function. For this reason, the function assigned to the directional keys below the controller 14 is changed from “chat” to another function according to the assignment change operation by the user.

  Although different from the example of the configuration screen 1000 shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, for example, a case will be described in which the essential function “area move” is also assigned to the R1 button and there is no vacant key. In this case, if an operation of changing the required function “attack” assigned to the left button of the mouse 16 to another function on the configuration screen 1000 is performed, there is no empty key and the overlapping function “area” is displayed. There is a move. For this reason, the R1 button to which the overlapping function “area move” is assigned and the R1 button with the highest priority from the upper direction keys are determined as the replacement target keys.

  In addition, although different from the example of the configuration screen 1000 shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, a case where there is no empty key will be described. In this case, when the operation of changing the required function “attack” assigned to the left button of the mouse 16 to the assignment function “area move” on the configuration screen 1000 is performed, there is no vacant key and the assignment function “area” There are up arrow keys to which "Move" is duplicated. For this reason, the upper direction key to which the allocation function “area move” is repeatedly allocated is determined as the exchange target key.

<Summary>
In the game device 1 in which the user can customize the key configuration, it is possible to avoid a state where the essential functions are not assigned to any of the operation reception units of the input device according to the operation type.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments specifically disclosed, and various modifications and changes can be made without departing from the scope of the claims.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game device 10 Game machine main body 12 Display device 14 Controller 16 Mouse 20 Setting control unit 22 Config setting information storage unit 24 Game execution unit 26 Display control unit 30 Config screen generation unit 32 Customization request reception unit 34 Specific function determination unit 36 Function allocation Part 1000 Config screen

Claims (7)

A computer that receives, from a user, a customization request for a function assigned to a plurality of operation receiving units included in one or more input devices,
A customization request receiving means for receiving a customization request of a target function assigned to one operation receiving unit from a user;
Specific function determining means for determining whether the target function is a specific function,
If the target function is a specific function, the function is transferred to another operation receiving unit different from the operation receiving unit to which the target function is assigned, based on the priority set for each of the plurality of operation receiving units. Means of assigning,
Program to function as The allocating means sets the priority of the plurality of operation reception units to which the function is not assigned higher than the priority of the plurality of operation reception units to which the function is assigned. The program according to claim 1. The assigning means sets the priority of the plurality of operation accepting units to which the overlapping function is assigned to be higher than the priority of the plurality of operation accepting units to which the overlapping function is not assigned. The program according to claim 1, wherein: The assigning unit sets the priority of a plurality of operation accepting units to which the same function as the newly assigned function is assigned to the operation accepting unit to which the target function is assigned to be the same as the assigned function. 2. The program according to claim 1, wherein the priority is set higher than the priority of the plurality of operation accepting units to which the function is not assigned. The assigning means sets the priority of the plurality of operation accepting units to which the target function is not assigned, higher than the priority of the plurality of operation accepting units to which the target function is assigned. The program according to claim 1, wherein The functions assigned to the plurality of operation accepting units are not treated as a specific function when a predetermined number or more is assigned to the operation accepting unit, and a predetermined number or more is assigned to the operation accepting unit. The program according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein a group of the functions treated as a specific function in the case is included. A game device that receives, from a user, a customization request for a function assigned to a plurality of operation reception units included in one or more input devices,
A customization request receiving means for receiving a customization request of a target function assigned to one operation receiving unit from a user;
A specific function determination unit that determines whether the target function is a specific function,
If the target function is a specific function, the function is assigned to another operation receiving unit different from the operation receiving unit to which the target function is assigned, based on the priority set for each of the plurality of operation receiving units. Assigning means for assigning
A game device having:

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