JP2020018744A - Game system and program - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a game system carrying out a notification processing for eliminating the problems caused by the operation stop of player movable body due to the communication failure, a program therefor, and the like.SOLUTION: A game system includes: a game processing part for processing games played by a plurality of players of a plurality of terminal devices having network connections; a detection processing part for detecting the communication state of the terminal devices; and a notification processing part for giving a notification on the condition of a player movable body corresponding to the player. When a first player movable body corresponding to a first player who plays with a first terminal device becomes a stop state because of communication failure of the first terminal device, the notification processing part performs a notification processing that allows a player other than the first player who also satisfies a prescribed condition, to identify that the first player movable body is in a stop state because of the communication failure.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 12

Description

  The present invention relates to a game system, a program, and the like.

  Conventionally, a network game played by a plurality of players of a plurality of terminal devices communicatively connected via a network has been known. In such a network game, for example, an online battle game is played between a plurality of players belonging to a first group and a plurality of players belonging to a second group. As a conventional technology of a game system for realizing such an online battle game, there are technologies disclosed in Patent Documents 1 and 2, for example. In the game system of Patent Literature 1, when a game device detects that the communication state with any of the other game devices has deteriorated during the progress of the simultaneous play game by a plurality of players, each game device notifies that fact. The information is displayed on the display means, and the simultaneous play game is continued without interruption. In the game system of Patent Document 2, one of a plurality of portable game machines connected by wireless communication is set as a master machine, and the other game machines are set as slave machines. If the communication between the master unit and the slave unit becomes defective, the progress of the game is stopped, the master unit and the slave unit maintain the drawing display state of the own unit, and the communication may be restored. A certain time period is made to wait. Then, when the communication is restored, the game is automatically restarted from the state before the stop of the progress of the game without losing the continuity of the game.

JP 2007-29624 A JP 2010-258 A

  The prior arts of Patent Documents 1 and 2 prevent a game progress from being reset due to a communication failure, and allow a player participating in a network game to continue playing a game. That is, these related arts relate to a technique for preventing a situation in which game play cannot be continued due to poor communication. On the other hand, in such a network game, it has been found that there is a player who performs a camouflaged play by taking advantage of stopping the movement of the character due to poor communication. This camouflage play is a game play in which the movement of the character is intentionally stopped and the opponent player is off guard, despite the normal communication state. Further, in a game in which a plurality of players belonging to the first group and a plurality of players belonging to the second group play an online match or the like, if a communication failure occurs in a terminal device of a player belonging to the own group, There is also a problem that the strength of the group is reduced and it is difficult to win against the opponent group.

  According to some aspects of the present invention, it is possible to provide a game system, a program, and the like capable of realizing a notification process for solving a problem caused by a stop of operation of a player moving object due to poor communication.

  One aspect of the present invention is a game processing unit that performs a process of a game played by a plurality of players of a plurality of terminal devices that are communicatively connected via a network, and a detection processing unit that performs a process of detecting a communication state of the terminal device. And a notification processing unit that performs a process of notifying a state of the player moving object corresponding to the player, wherein the notification processing unit is configured to perform a first play of a game on a first terminal device of the plurality of terminal devices. When a first player moving body corresponding to the player is in an operation stop state due to a communication failure of the first terminal device, a player other than the first player among the plurality of players and a predetermined The present invention relates to a game system for performing a notification process for identifying a player who satisfies a condition that the first player moving body is in an operation stop state due to the communication failure.

  According to one aspect of the present invention, a process of a game played by a plurality of players of a plurality of terminal devices communicatively connected via a network is performed, and a process of detecting a communication state of the terminal device is performed. Then, it is assumed that the first player moving body corresponding to the first player who plays on the first terminal device has stopped operating due to communication failure of the first terminal device. In this case, a notification process is performed so that a player who satisfies predetermined conditions other than the first player can identify that the first player moving object corresponding to the first player is in an operation stop state due to communication failure. Done. With this configuration, the player who satisfies the predetermined condition determines whether the operation stop state is caused by a communication failure of the first terminal device when the operation of the first player moving body is stopped. Can be identified, and the problem caused by the stop of the operation of the player moving object due to the communication failure can be solved.

  Further, in one aspect of the present invention, the game processing unit performs a process of a game in which the plurality of players are divided into a plurality of groups and plays, and a player satisfying the predetermined condition is configured to execute a predetermined process of the plurality of groups. Players belonging to a group may be used.

  With this configuration, when a plurality of players participating in the game are grouped into a plurality of groups, the first player moving object corresponding to the first player is provided for a predetermined group of the plurality of groups. A notification process for identifying an operation stop state due to a communication failure is performed. Therefore, it is possible to solve the problem caused by the players of the predetermined group not being able to identify that the first player mobile unit has stopped operating due to poor communication.

  In one aspect of the present invention, the notification processing unit may perform the notification processing on a player in a group of opponents of the first player.

  In this way, it is possible to solve the problem caused by the fact that the player of the group of the opponent of the first player cannot identify that the first player mobile unit has been stopped due to communication failure. become.

  Further, in one aspect of the present invention, the notification processing unit may perform the notification processing on a player in a friend group to which the first player belongs.

  With this configuration, it is possible to solve the problem caused by the fact that the players of the friend group to which the first player belongs cannot identify that the first player mobile unit has been stopped due to poor communication. Become.

  In one aspect of the present invention, the notification processing unit may perform the notification processing on a player who satisfies the predetermined condition by using an item.

  With this configuration, when the first player moving object stops operating, the players other than the first player use the predetermined item, and the first player moving object operates due to communication failure. It becomes possible to identify that the state has been stopped.

  In one aspect of the present invention, the notification processing unit may perform the notification processing using an icon associated with the first player moving object.

  With this configuration, the player who satisfies the predetermined condition other than the first player sees the icon attached to the first player moving object, and the first player moving object is stopped due to communication failure. Can be identified.

  In one aspect of the present invention, the notification processing unit may perform the notification processing by changing an image of the first player moving body.

  With this configuration, the player who satisfies the predetermined condition other than the first player visually recognizes the mode of the image change of the first player moving body, and the first player moving body operates due to communication failure. It becomes possible to identify that the state has been stopped.

  In one aspect of the present invention, the notification processing unit may perform the notification processing by displaying a message on a screen of the terminal device or changing a display state of the screen.

  With this configuration, the player who satisfies the predetermined condition other than the first player can see the message in the screen of the terminal device or visually recognize the change state of the display state of the screen, and thereby the first player This makes it possible to identify that the moving object has stopped operating due to poor communication.

  Further, in one aspect of the present invention, the detection processing unit performs a detection process of the presence or absence of a game operation input of a player at the terminal device, and the notification processing unit stops the operation of the first player moving body, The notification process may be performed to identify a player who satisfies the predetermined condition as to whether the operation has been stopped due to the communication failure or the game operation has not been input.

  In this way, a player who satisfies predetermined conditions other than the first player can determine whether the operation stop of the first player moving object is the operation stop due to a communication failure or the operation stop due to no game operation input. Become like Therefore, since the first player does not perform the game operation input, it is possible to identify a fake play that makes it appear as if the first player moving object has stopped operating due to a communication failure by a player who satisfies the predetermined condition. become.

  Further, one embodiment of the present invention is a game processing unit that performs a process of a game played by a plurality of players of a plurality of terminal devices that are communicatively connected via a network; a process of detecting a communication state of the terminal device; A detection processing unit that performs a detection process of the presence or absence of a game operation input of the player in the device, and a notification processing unit that performs a process of notifying a state of a player moving object corresponding to the player, wherein the notification processing unit includes: When the first player moving object corresponding to the first player playing the game on the first terminal device of the plurality of terminal devices is in the operation stopped state, the operation stop of the first player moving object is performed, The present invention relates to a game system that performs a notification process for making another player identify whether the operation has been stopped due to the communication failure or the absence of a game operation input.

  According to an embodiment of the present invention, a process of a game played by a plurality of players of a plurality of terminal devices communicatively connected via a network is performed, and a process of detecting a communication state of the terminal device and presence / absence of a game operation input are performed. Is detected. Then, the other player is asked whether the operation stop of the first player moving body corresponding to the first player playing on the first terminal device is the operation stop due to communication failure or the operation stop due to no game operation input. A notification process for identifying is performed. In this way, the other players can determine whether the operation stop of the first player moving object is an operation stop due to a communication failure or an operation stop due to no game operation input. This allows the other player to identify a fake play that makes it appear as if the first player moving object has stopped operating due to a communication failure because the first player does not perform a game operation input. Become. Therefore, it is possible to solve the problem caused by the inability to identify, for example, that the first player mobile unit has stopped operating due to communication failure.

  In one aspect of the present invention, when the period without the game operation input is equal to or longer than a predetermined period, the notification processing unit stops the operation of the first player moving body by stopping the operation due to the absence of the game operation input. It may be determined that there is.

  According to this configuration, when the first player of the first terminal device continues the state without the game operation input for the predetermined period, the first player appropriately performs the camouflaged play. Be able to judge.

  Further, in one aspect of the present invention, the game processing unit may determine whether or not the operation of the first player moving object has been stopped due to the communication failure, with respect to the ally player moving object of the first player moving object. A game process for setting the game parameters to advantageous settings may be performed.

  In this way, a decrease in the strength of the game due to the stoppage of the operation of the first player moving object is compensated for by setting the game parameters to advantageous settings, and a suitable adjustment of the game balance becomes possible.

  In one aspect of the present invention, the game processing unit more advantageously sets the game parameters of the ally player moving object as the frequency of the operation stoppage of the first player moving object due to the communication failure increases. Alternatively, the evaluation of the battle result with the opponent may be made a more advantageous evaluation.

  By doing so, it is possible to compensate for a decrease in the strength of the first player moving object caused by the communication failure due to the communication failure by making the evaluation of the battle result favorable. Suitable adjustment is possible.

1A to 1E are explanatory diagrams of a configuration example of a game system according to the present embodiment. 1 is a configuration example of a server system according to the present embodiment. 2 is a configuration example of a terminal device of the present embodiment. 4 is an example of a game battle screen realized by the present embodiment. 3 is an example of a game field of a game realized by the embodiment. FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of a notification process of a character operation stop due to a communication failure. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of stopping the movement of a character due to no game operation input. FIGS. 8A and 8B are explanatory diagrams of a method of performing a notification process for players belonging to a predetermined group of a plurality of groups. Explanatory drawing of the alerting | reporting process performed by using an item. 9 is a specific example of a notification mode of a notification process. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a sight range of an enemy character. 9 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a notification process. 7 is an example of a notification process for identifying a character operation stop due to no game operation input. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a specific example of a process of detecting no game operation input. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a process of setting a degree of emphasis of notification according to a frequency of a camouflaged play. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a process of setting a game parameter when a character stops moving due to impersonation play. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a process of setting a game parameter according to the frequency of camouflaged play. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a process of setting a game parameter when a character stops moving due to poor communication. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a process for setting a game parameter and a process for evaluating a match result in accordance with the frequency of character stoppage due to poor communication.

  Hereinafter, the present embodiment will be described. The present embodiment described below does not unduly limit the contents of the present invention described in the claims. Further, all of the configurations described in the present embodiment are not necessarily essential components of the invention.

1. Game System First, a configuration example of the game system according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

  In FIG. 1A, a server system 500 (information processing system) is communicatively connected to terminal devices TM1 to TMn via a network 510. For example, the server system 500 is a host, and the terminal devices TM1 to TMn are clients. In the following, a case will be described as an example in which the game system of the present embodiment and its processing are mainly realized by the server system 500. However, a part of the game system and its processing are realized by the terminal devices TM1 to TMn. You may.

  Further, the game system of the present embodiment can also be realized by a blockchain technique. For example, each process of the game system of the present embodiment may be executed by using a program called a smart contract that can be executed in Ethereum. In this case, the terminal devices TM1 to TMn are connected in a peer-to-peer manner. Various information such as game information communicated between the terminal devices TM1 to TMn is transferred using a block chain. In the following, each of the terminal devices TM1 to TMn is appropriately referred to as a terminal device TM.

  The server system 500 can be realized by, for example, one or more servers (management server, game server, billing server, service providing server, content distribution server, authentication server, database server, communication server, or the like). The server system 500 provides various services for operating a community-type website and an online game, and can manage data necessary for game execution and distribute client programs and various data. Thus, for example, the terminal system TM as a player terminal accesses the server system 500 to use an SNS (Social Networking Service) or the like, and the online game provided by the server system 500 is a social game or a home game. And other network games.

  The network 510 (distribution network, communication line) is a communication path using, for example, the Internet or a wireless LAN, and includes a dedicated line (dedicated cable) for direct connection, a LAN using Ethernet (registered trademark), and telephone communication. It may include a communication network such as a network, a cable network, and a wireless LAN. The communication method may be wired or wireless.

  The terminal device TM (player terminal) is, for example, a terminal having a network connection function (internet connection function). These terminal devices TM include, for example, a portable communication terminal (smartphone, mobile phone) shown in FIG. 1B, a portable game device shown in FIG. 1C, and a home game device shown in FIG. Various devices such as a (stationary type) or an arcade game device shown in FIG. 1E can be used. Alternatively, an information processing device such as a personal computer (PC) or a tablet computer may be used as the terminal device TM. Alternatively, as the terminal device TM, a wearable device (HMD, watch-type device, or the like) mounted on a part such as a player's head or arm may be used.

  FIG. 2 shows a configuration example of a server system 500 (game system) of the present embodiment. The server system 500 includes a processing unit 600, an operation unit 660, a storage unit 670, and a communication unit 696. Note that the configuration of the server system 500 is not limited to FIG. 2, and various modifications can be made, such as omitting some of the components (each unit) or adding other components. Each processing of the processing unit 600 of the server system 500 may be realized by the processing unit 100 of the terminal device TM shown in FIG. 3 described later, or the distribution of the processing unit 600 of the server system 500 and the processing unit 100 of the terminal device TM may be performed. It may be realized by processing. Alternatively, it may be realized by a method using the processing unit 100 of the terminal device TM and a block chain.

  The processing unit 600 (processor) performs communication processing, detection processing, notification processing, game processing, display processing, and sound processing based on various information stored in the storage unit 670 (database), a program, operation information, and the like. And various control processes or management processes required for the server.

  Each process (each function) of the present embodiment performed by each unit of the processing unit 600 (the processing unit 100) can be realized by a processor (a processor including hardware). For example, each process of the present embodiment can be realized by a processor that operates based on information such as a program and a memory that stores information such as a program. In the processor, for example, the function of each unit may be realized by individual hardware, or the function of each unit may be realized by integrated hardware. For example, a processor includes hardware, and the hardware can include at least one of a circuit that processes digital signals and a circuit that processes analog signals. For example, the processor may be configured with one or a plurality of circuit devices (for example, an IC or the like) mounted on a circuit board or one or a plurality of circuit elements (for example, a resistor, a capacitor, or the like). The processor may be, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit). However, the processor is not limited to the CPU, and various processors such as a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) or a DSP (Digital Signal Processor) can be used. Further, the processor may be a hardware circuit based on an ASIC. Further, the processor may include an amplifier circuit and a filter circuit for processing an analog signal. The memory (the storage units 670 and 170) may be a semiconductor memory such as an SRAM or a DRAM, or may be a register. Alternatively, it may be a magnetic storage device such as a hard disk device (HDD) or an optical storage device such as an optical disk device. For example, the memory stores a computer-readable instruction, and the processing (function) of each unit of the processing unit 600 (processing unit 100) is realized by executing the instruction by the processor. The instruction here may be an instruction set constituting a program or an instruction for instructing a hardware circuit of a processor to perform an operation.

  The processing unit 600 includes a communication processing unit 602, a detection processing unit 604, a notification processing unit 606, a game processing unit 610, a management unit 612, a display processing unit 620, and a sound processing unit 630. As described above, each processing of the present embodiment executed by these units can be realized by the processor (or the processor and the memory).

  The communication processing unit 602 performs communication processing with the terminal devices TM (TM1 to TMn). For example, the communication processing unit 602 performs a process of receiving information from the terminal device TM and a process of transmitting information to the terminal device TM via the communication unit 696 and the network 510. For example, the communication processing unit 602 instructs the communication unit 696 to transmit information to the terminal devices (TM1 to TMn) and instructs the communication unit 696 to receive information from the terminal devices (TM1 to TMn). For example, the communication processing unit 602 performs a process of downloading information to the terminal device, a process of uploading information from the terminal device, and the like as a communication process. The communication processing unit 602 performs various protocol processes (application layer processes) for communication via the network 510.

  The detection processing unit 604, the notification processing unit 606, and the game processing unit 610 respectively perform a detection process, a notification process, and a game process. Details of these processes will be described later.

  The management unit 612 includes an authentication processing unit 614 and a billing processing unit 616. The authentication processing unit 614 performs a player authentication process. For example, authentication processing of a player who has logged in using the terminal device TM is performed. This authentication process is performed based on, for example, a password or account information input by the player. The charging unit 616 performs various charging processes (charging determination process, charging data creation process, storage process, and the like). The charging information storage unit 676 of the storage unit 670 stores charging information to be subjected to charging processing by the charging processing unit 616. The management unit 612 performs various management processes of the server. For example, management processing of various services provided by the server and management processing of various information such as server management information are performed.

  For example, the player obtains an account by performing a predetermined procedure in order to use the service provided by the server system 500. By logging in by entering the password associated with the acquired account, the player can play network games such as social games and home games, services on game sites, online shopping for items, etc. Various services such as message exchange between friends and registration of friend players can be used. The management unit 612 also performs such management processing of the account information of the player.

  The display processing unit 620 performs a process for displaying an image on a display unit such as the terminal device TM. For example, image generation data (HTML data or the like) for generating the image is generated. Alternatively, control for displaying an image on a display unit such as the terminal device TM may be performed. The sound processing unit 630 performs a process for outputting a sound from a sound output unit such as the terminal device TM. For example, sound generation data for generating the sound (voice, game sound, sound effect) is generated. Alternatively, control for outputting sound from a sound output unit such as the terminal device TM may be performed. Here, the image generation data for generating an image is data for displaying the image generated by the method of the present embodiment on the terminal device TM or the like, and may be the image data itself, Various data (setting data of a display screen, object data, HTML data, and the like) used by the terminal device TM to generate an image may be used. The same applies to the sound generation data generated by the sound processing unit 630.

  The operation unit 660 (operation interface) is for the system administrator (operator) to input various information.

  The storage unit 670 stores various information. For example, various types of information are stored in a database format. Further, the storage unit 670 functions as a work area for the processing unit 600, the communication unit 696, and the like. The function of the storage unit 670 can be realized by a semiconductor memory, an HDD, an SSD, an optical disk device, or the like.

  Storage unit 670 includes a game information storage unit 672, a parameter storage unit 673, a detection information storage unit 674, a billing information storage unit 676, and a user information storage unit 678. The game information storage unit 672 stores game information such as a game program and game data. The parameter storage unit 673 stores information on various parameters such as game parameters. The detection information storage unit 674 stores various types of information detected by the detection processing unit 604. For example, it stores detection information on the communication state of the terminal device, detection information on the presence or absence of a game operation input by the player, and the like. The charging information storage unit 676 stores information on the charging process performed by the charging processing unit 616. The user information storage unit 678 stores personal information (name, gender, date of birth, mail address, etc.) of the player as user information. For example, the above-described player account information (user ID) is also stored as user information. The charging information stored in the charging information storage unit 676 is associated with each account information (user ID) of each player.

  The information storage medium 680 (a medium readable by a computer) stores programs, data, and the like, and its function can be realized by an optical disk (CD, DVD, BD), an HDD, a semiconductor memory (ROM), or the like.

  The communication unit 696 (communication interface) performs communication with the terminal device TM or the like via the wired or wireless network 510, and has a function of hardware such as a communication ASIC or a communication processor, or a communication device. It can be realized by firmware.

  FIG. 3 shows a configuration example of the terminal device TM (player terminal, client device, game device) of the present embodiment. Note that the configuration of the terminal device TM is not limited to that shown in FIG. 3, and various modifications can be made such as omitting some of the components (each part) or adding other components.

  The terminal device TM includes a processing unit 100, an operation unit 160, an imaging unit 162, a storage unit 170, a display unit 190, a sound output unit 192, an I / F unit 194, and a communication unit 196.

  The processing unit 100 (processor) performs detection processing, notification processing, game processing, display processing, sound processing, and the like based on operation information from the operation unit 160, a program, and the like. The processing unit 100 can be realized by a processor or a processor and a memory, similarly to the processing unit 600 of FIG. 2 described above.

  The processing unit 100 includes a communication processing unit 102, a detection processing unit 104, a notification processing unit 106, a game processing unit 110, a display processing unit 120, and a sound processing unit 130. The communication processing unit 102 performs communication processing with the server system 500. For example, the communication processing unit 102 performs a process of receiving information from the server system 500 and a process of transmitting information to the server system 500 via the communication unit 196 and the network 510. The detection processing unit 104, the notification processing unit 106, and the game processing unit 110 perform a detection process, a notification process, and a game process, respectively. The display processing unit 120 performs a process for displaying an image on the display unit 190. For example, when an image is generated on the terminal device side, drawing processing is performed based on the results of various processing (application processing, game processing) performed by the processing unit 100, and an image is generated by this. Output. When generating an image on the server side, a process of displaying an image based on the image information from the server system on the display unit 190 is performed. The sound processing unit 130 performs sound control based on the results of various processes performed by the processing unit 100. As a result, BGM, sound effect, sound, or the like is output from the sound output unit 192. Note that the detection processing, the notification processing, the game processing, the management processing, the display processing, the sound processing, and the like of the present embodiment may be realized by distributed processing of the server system 500 and the terminal device TM.

  The operation unit 160 is used by a player (player) to input various information such as operation information. The functions of the operation unit 160 include an operation button, a direction instruction key, an analog stick, a lever, and various sensors (angular velocity sensor, acceleration). Sensors, etc.), a microphone, or a touch panel display.

  The imaging unit 162 (camera) captures an image of a subject, and is realized by an image sensor such as a CCD or a CMOS sensor and an optical system including a focus lens and the like.

  The storage unit 170 serves as a work area for the processing unit 100, the communication unit 196, and the like, and its function can be realized by a semiconductor memory, an HDD, an SSD, an optical disk device, or the like. Storage unit 170 includes a game information storage unit 172, a parameter storage unit 173, and a detection information storage unit 174.

  The information storage medium 180 (computer-readable medium) stores programs, data, and the like, and its function can be realized by an optical disk, an HDD, a semiconductor memory, or the like. The processing unit 100 performs various processes of the present embodiment based on a program (data) stored in the information storage medium 180. In the information storage medium 180, a program (a program for causing a computer to execute processing of each unit) for causing a computer (a device including an operation unit, a processing unit, a storage unit, and an output unit) to function as each unit of the present embodiment is provided. I can remember.

  The display unit 190 outputs an image generated according to the present embodiment, and its function can be realized by an LCD, an organic EL display, a CRT, an HMD, or the like. The sound output unit 192 outputs the sound generated according to the present embodiment, and its function can be realized by a speaker, headphones, or the like.

  The I / F (interface) unit 194 performs interface processing with the portable information storage medium 195, and its function can be realized by an ASIC for I / F processing or the like. The portable information storage medium 195 is for the player to save various types of information, and is a storage device that retains such information even when power is not supplied. The portable information storage medium 195 can be realized by an IC card (memory card), a USB memory, a magnetic card, or the like.

  The communication unit 196 (communication interface) communicates with an external device such as the server system 500 or another terminal device via the network 510, and has a function of a communication ASIC or a communication processor. This can be realized by hardware or communication firmware.

  A program (data) for causing a computer to function as each unit of the present embodiment is transferred from an information storage medium of a server system (host device) to an information storage medium 180 (or storage unit 170) via a network and a communication unit 196. May be delivered. Use of an information storage medium by such a server system can also be included within the scope of the present invention.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, the server system 500, which is a game system, includes a detection processing unit 604, a notification processing unit 606, and a game processing unit 610.

  The game processing unit 610 performs various game processes for the player to play the game. For example, the game processing unit 610 (the game processing unit 110; hereinafter the same) performs processing of a game played by a plurality of players of a plurality of terminal devices (TM1 to TMn) which are communicatively connected via the network 510. The game process is, for example, a process of starting a game when a game start condition is satisfied, a process of advancing a started game, a process of ending a game when a game end condition is satisfied, or calculating a game score. Processing.

  Taking a browser game as an example, the game processing unit 610 controls the progress of the game for each player by managing the user information of the player for each player. The game processing unit 610 causes the terminal device TM to display a web page constituting a website that provides a game service in response to a request from the terminal device TM. Specifically, a web page is displayed on the display unit 190 of the terminal device TM by a web browser provided in the terminal device TM. When a hyperlink of the displayed web page is selected by the player, the game processing unit 610 transmits new HTML data corresponding to the hyperlink to the terminal device TM, and the terminal device TM transmits a web page based on the new HTML data. The page is displayed. As described above, the web pages stored in the storage unit 670 are sequentially provided to the terminal device TM according to the operation of the player by the game processing unit 610, so that the game is played based on the operation of the player at the terminal device TM. It is possible to proceed.

  Then, the game processing unit 610 performs processing of a network game in which a plurality of players participate and play. For example, a multi-player game process in which a plurality of players play in a group is performed. Here, the group is a team in a battle game or a cooperative play game. A team is a group gathered for a common purpose or a goal to be achieved, but the group of the present embodiment is not limited to a team for such a common purpose and may be a group of a plurality of players. I just need. In addition, the affiliation of the group by the player may be affiliation based on the player's intention or affiliation by automatic assignment by a computer.

  The detection processing unit 604 (the detection processing unit 104; hereinafter the same) performs detection processing of the communication state of the terminal device. For example, connected to the network 510, the player performs a process of detecting whether the communication state of each of the plurality of terminal devices (TM1 to TMn) in which the player is participating in the game is normal or defective. . As an example, when a packet for communication from a terminal device can be normally received, the detection processing unit 604 determines that the communication state of the terminal device is a normal state. On the other hand, when the communication packet from the terminal device cannot be normally received, it is determined that the communication state of the terminal device is in a bad state. As the communication packet used to determine whether the communication state is normal or defective, for example, a packet for synchronizing communication between terminal devices or a packet broadcast at regular intervals can be used. The detection information on the communication state of the plurality of terminal devices connected to the network 520 is stored and managed in the detection information storage unit 674, for example.

  The notification processing unit 606 (notification processing unit 106; the same applies hereinafter) performs a process of notifying the state of the player moving object corresponding to the player. The player moving body is a moving body in a virtual space corresponding to a player in the real space, and is, for example, a character appearing in a virtual space that is a game space. The character is a game display object representing a person, a robot, a monster, an animal, a car, a train, an airplane, a ship, or the like. The notification process is performed using, for example, an image displayed on the display unit 190 of the terminal device. Alternatively, the notification process may be performed by a sound such as a sound output from the sound output unit 192 or a game sound, or may be a notification process by vibration of a vibration device.

  Then, in the present embodiment, the notification processing unit 606 performs a notification process for identifying that the player mobile unit is in the operation stop state due to communication failure. Communication failure means that communication is disconnected and information cannot be transferred, or communication becomes unstable and information cannot be transferred properly. For example, it is assumed that a first player moving body corresponding to a first player who plays a game on a first terminal device among a plurality of terminal devices has been stopped due to a communication failure of the first terminal device. In this case, the notification processing unit 606 performs a notification process for identifying that the first player moving body is in the operation stop state due to communication failure. Specifically, the notification processing unit 606 stops the operation of the first player moving body due to communication failure with respect to a player other than the first player who satisfies a predetermined condition among the plurality of players. A notification process is performed to identify this.

  The detection processing unit 604 detects whether the first terminal device has a communication failure. When the communication state of the first terminal device becomes communication failure, it becomes impossible to obtain operation information of the first terminal device by the first player. Accordingly, state information such as position information and direction information of the first player moving body corresponding to the first player cannot be updated, and the first player moving body is in an operation stop state. At this time, the notification processing unit 606 performs a notification process for identifying (recognizing) that the first player mobile unit is in the operation stop state due to communication failure. This notification process is a notification process for visually identifying, for example, a player who satisfies a predetermined condition that the first player moving body is in an operation stop state due to communication failure. In addition, the notification process may be a notification process for identifying a player satisfying a predetermined condition whether the operation stop of the first player moving object is the operation stop due to communication failure or the operation stop due to no game operation input. . As will be described later, this notification process can be realized by, for example, an icon attached to the first player moving object, an image change of the first player moving object, a message displayed on the screen of the terminal device, or the like. In the present embodiment, among the players participating in the network game, a player other than the first player who satisfies a predetermined condition is in a state where the first player moving body is in an operation stop state due to communication failure. Is performed to identify the user. For example, the notification process is not performed on the first player, and the notification process is performed on players who satisfy a predetermined condition except for the first player. For example, as described later, the notification processing is performed on players belonging to a predetermined group. Alternatively, the notification processing is performed on the player using the predetermined item.

  The game processing unit 610 performs processing of a game in which a plurality of players are divided into a plurality of groups and played. In this case, the player satisfying the predetermined condition is, for example, a player belonging to a predetermined group of a plurality of groups. For example, grouping is performed such that the first player group belongs to the first group and the second player group belongs to the second group. Then, a game process for performing a fighting game or a cooperative game is performed between the first player group of the first group and the second player group of the second group. In this case, the player who satisfies the predetermined condition is a player belonging to the first group or a player belonging to the second group. That is, a notification process for notifying the players other than the first player belonging to the first group or the second group that the first player moving body is in the operation stop state due to communication failure. Is performed.

  For example, the notification processing unit 606 performs a notification process on the players of the opponent group of the first player. For example, when the first player belongs to the first group, the first player moving body is in an operation stop state due to communication failure with respect to a player of the second group which is an opponent of the first group. The notification process for identifying is performed. For example, it is assumed that the first player has performed a camouflaged play in which the first player moving body is stopped operating by not performing a game operation input. In this case, the notification process is not performed on the first player who is the principal, but is performed on the player in the second group, which is the group of the opponents of the first player. By doing so, it is possible to prevent a situation in which the first player favorably advances the game due to fake play.

  In addition, the notification processing unit 606 may perform the notification processing to the players of the ally group to which the first player belongs. For example, when the first player belongs to the first group, a notification process for identifying that the first player moving body is in the operation stop state due to communication failure to the first group player who is a friend is performed. Done. With this configuration, the players belonging to the same first group as the first player can recognize that the first player moving body has stopped operating due to poor communication and has stopped functioning as a force. become. Therefore, a player belonging to the first group can make a strategy on the assumption that the first player moving body has stopped functioning as a force, and the first player moving body stops operating due to poor communication. This can reduce the adverse effects caused by this.

  The notification processing unit 606 may perform a notification process on a player who satisfies a predetermined condition by using an item. For example, when the first player moving body is in an operation stop state, when another player uses a predetermined item, a predetermined condition is satisfied, and the first player uses the first item with respect to the other player using the item. A notification process for identifying that the player mobile unit is in the operation stop state due to communication failure is performed. In this way, the notification process can be performed only for the player using the item.

  The notification processing unit 606 performs a notification process using an icon associated with the first player moving object. By doing so, a player who satisfies the predetermined condition can visually identify (recognize) that the first player moving body is in the operation stopped state due to communication failure by viewing the image of the icon. . Here, the icon attached to the first player moving object is, for example, an icon that moves following the first player moving object when the first player moving object moves in the game space. The icon is a display object for notifying information, and in the present embodiment, the icon notifies information for identifying that the first player mobile unit is in the operation stop state due to communication failure. For example, the icon associated with the first moving object is an icon that notifies information that allows another player to identify whether the communication state is normal or defective. Alternatively, the icon may be an icon that notifies information for identifying the strength of communication or the like to another player. Alternatively, the icon may be an icon that notifies information that identifies whether the operation stop of the first player moving object is an operation stop due to a communication failure or an operation stop due to no game operation input.

  The notification processing unit 606 performs a notification process by changing an image of the first player moving object. For example, the notification processing unit 606 changes the properties of the image, such as the color, brightness, translucency, or texture, of the first player moving object to thereby determine that the first player moving object is in an operation stop state due to communication failure. The notification process for identifying is performed. Alternatively, the notification process may be performed by changing an image of a model object representing the first player moving object, a part object constituting the model object, or an image or operation of a possessed object possessed by the model object. With this configuration, the player who satisfies the predetermined condition visually recognizes that the first player moving body is in the operation stopped state due to the communication failure by seeing the change mode of the image of the first player moving body. become able to.

  The notification processing unit 606 performs a notification process by displaying a message on the screen of the terminal device or changing a display state of the screen. For example, the notification processing unit 606 displays, on the screen of the terminal device, a message for identifying that the first player mobile unit is in the operation stop state due to communication failure. For example, a message in which characters or symbols indicating that the operation is stopped due to a communication failure is displayed. Alternatively, the notification processing unit 606 changes the display mode of the screen of the terminal device so as to identify that the first player mobile unit is in the operation stop state due to communication failure. The change of the display mode of the screen of the terminal device can be realized by changing the properties of the image such as the color, brightness, translucency or texture of the screen.

  Further, the detection processing unit 604 performs detection processing of presence / absence of a game operation input of the player on the terminal device. For example, the detection processing unit 604 detects the presence or absence of a game operation input by the player by detecting operation information input by the player operating the operation unit 160 of the terminal device. Information on the detected game operation input is stored in the detection information storage unit 674. For example, the detection processing unit 604 detects whether or not the player has performed a game operation input based on operation information input by the player operating an operation member such as an operation button of the operation unit 160. Alternatively, when the terminal device has a touch panel display, it detects whether or not the player has performed a game operation input based on operation information input by a player performing a touch operation on the touch panel display. For example, the detection processing unit 604 detects the presence or absence of a game operation input by the player by detecting an operation of an operation member of the operation unit 160 or a touch operation of a touch panel. Note that the game operation input detection process is not only a process of simply detecting an operation of an operation member or a touch panel display, but also a process of detecting whether or not an operation performed by a player is an operation specified in advance as a game operation input. It may be.

  Then, the notification processing unit 606 identifies to the other player (for example, a player who satisfies a predetermined condition) whether the operation stop of the first player moving object is an operation stop due to a communication failure or an operation stop due to no game operation input. The notification process is performed. For example, the notification processing unit 606 performs a process of determining whether the operation stop of the first player moving object is an operation stop due to a communication failure or an operation stop due to no game operation input. Then, based on the determination result, a notification that allows another player to identify (recognize) whether the operation stop of the first player moving object is an operation stop due to a communication failure or an operation stop due to no game operation input. Perform processing. By performing such a notification process, the other player can determine whether the stop of the operation of the first player moving object is due to a communication failure of the terminal device of the first player, or the first player intentionally stops the operation. It becomes possible to recognize whether or not the operation has been stopped by a camouflaged play in which no game operation input is performed.

  In addition, the notification processing unit 606 determines that the operation stop of the first player moving object is the operation stop due to the absence of the game operation input when the period without the game operation input is equal to or longer than the predetermined period. For example, it is determined whether or not the period without a game operation input has continued for a predetermined period or more, and if the period has continued, it is determined that the operation has stopped due to no game operation input. For example, at each predetermined detection timing, the presence / absence of a game operation input is detected. For example, when no game operation input is detected at the first detection timing, timing of a predetermined period is started. At the timing, the presence or absence of a game operation input is detected. Then, when the game operation input is not detected at each detection timing and a predetermined period has elapsed, it is determined that the operation stop of the first player moving body is an operation stop due to no game operation input. This makes it possible to appropriately determine the fake play of the first player due to no game operation input.

  In addition, the notification processing unit 606 increases the degree of notification emphasis in the notification processing as the frequency of stopping the operation of the first player moving object due to no game operation input increases. For example, the degree of emphasis of the notification is increased so that the other players are recognized as performing the fake play without the game operation input by the first player. For example, in the case where the notification of the camouflaged play without the input of the game operation is performed by changing the image of the first player moving object, a process of increasing the degree of enhancement of the changed image is performed. For example, the luminance of the color of the image is increased, the color saturation is increased, or a texture with a higher degree of enhancement is used. Alternatively, when the notification process is performed based on the movement of the part object of the first player moving body, an enhancement process such as speeding up the movement of the part object is performed.

  When the operation of the first player moving object is stopped due to the absence of the game operation input, the game processing unit 610 sets the game parameter for the first player moving object or a friend player moving object of the first player moving object. The game processing which makes disadvantageous setting is performed. For example, game parameters such as reducing the offensive power and defensive power of the first player moving body and the ally player moving body, reducing hit points and physical strength, reducing magical abilities, and reducing the effect of items. Is set. This game parameter information is stored in the parameter storage unit 673. The game parameter is a parameter used for the game processing in the game processing unit 610, and is a parameter for a player moving object, a parameter for an item used by the player, a parameter for the progress of the game, and the like. The parameters relating to the player moving object are, for example, parameters relating to the attack power, defense power, hit points, physical strength or magic power of the player moving object.

  In addition, the game processing unit 610 sets the game parameter more disadvantageously or sets the game parameter disadvantageously as the frequency of the operation stop of the first player moving body due to the absence of the game operation input increases. Perform processing to increase the number. For example, the game parameters are set so that the attack power, defense power, hit point, physical strength, or magic power of the first player moving body decreases as the frequency of operation stoppage due to no game operation input increases. Alternatively, when the game parameters of the friendly player moving object of the first player moving object are disadvantageously set, the number of friendly player moving objects for which the game parameter is disadvantageously set is changed by the frequency of operation stoppage due to no game operation input. The higher the value, the higher the value.

  Further, the game processing unit 610 performs a game process for setting the game parameters of the first player moving body for the friendly player moving body to an advantageous setting when the operation stop due to the communication failure occurs. For example, when the first player moving object stops operating due to a communication failure of the terminal device of the first player, the attack power, defense power, hit point, physical strength, or the like of the ally player moving object of the first player moving object. Set the game parameters so that the magic power is high. Alternatively, the game parameter for the item is set such that the effect of the item used by the ally player moving object of the first player moving object becomes higher.

  In addition, the game processing unit 610 sets the game parameters of the ally player moving object more advantageously or makes the evaluation result of the battle with the opponent more advantageous as the frequency of the operation stop due to the communication failure increases. For example, the game processing unit 610 sets the attack power, the defense power, the hit point, the physical strength, or the magic power of the ally player moving body of the first player moving body to be higher as the frequency of the operation stop due to the communication failure increases. , Set game parameters. Alternatively, the game parameter for the item is set such that the effect of the item used by the ally player moving object of the first player moving object becomes higher.

2. Next, the method of the present embodiment will be described in detail.

2.1 Game First, a game realized by the present embodiment will be briefly described with reference to FIGS. Here, an example of application of the method of the present embodiment to a game in which a player moving object is a character appearing in a game and a team to which the character belongs is a team battle will be mainly described as an example.

  In the game of FIG. 4, between the team (first group) to which the players corresponding to the characters CH1, CH2, and CH3 belong and the team (second group) to which the players corresponding to the characters CH4, CH5, and CH6 belong. Team battles are held. These team formations are realized by a matching process or the like in a network game. For example, in the game shown in FIG. 4, the number of participating players is six, three of which belong to, for example, a team (first team) called team red, and the other three players belong to, for example, a team. Belongs to a team called Blue (second team). Each of the three players belonging to Team Red operates each of the characters CH1, CH2, and CH3, and each of the three players belonging to Team Blue operates each of the characters CH4, CH5, and CH6. Then, a battle game between Team Red and Team Blue is performed. Note that an AI player called a bot may belong to each team. For example, a hit point is set for each character, and when the hit point becomes zero, the character disappears from that position. When the predetermined condition is satisfied, the disappeared character is revived at a predetermined resurrection point.

  FIG. 5 is an example of a game field (game map) used in the game of the present embodiment. The game field has a team red base, a team blue base, a main area connecting these bases, and sub-areas arranged above and below the main area. The main area is a main battlefield of the game, and has a red side area, a blue side area, and a center area therebetween. Shops and important areas are arranged in the sub area. Shops are also located in the bases where Team Red and Team Blue homes are located. In these shops, players can purchase various items.

  The sub area is an area for acquiring in-game currency called gold. The player obtains gold by operating a character that is his or her own and defeating a monster that appears in the sub area. By consuming the obtained gold, the player can purchase items for making the game superior in each shop. In the important area of the sub area, monsters excavating gold are arranged, which will be strategically important areas of the game. A plurality of important bases are arranged in the main area, and each team of team red and team blue captures each base of these important bases. Eventually, the team that captures the enemy team's homeland wins.

2.2 Notification Processing In the online battle game in which a plurality of players belong to each other, the communication state becomes unstable due to a communication lag or the like. When is disconnected, processing of stopping the movement of the character of the player on the spot is often performed. However, such processing has the following problems. The first problem is that, despite the lack of communication lag, not a temporary disconnection of the net, and a good online state, the player intentionally stops the movement of the character, disguises the offline state, and opponents. An unfavorable situation occurs in which the user is out of control. As a second problem, if a communication lag really occurs, the strength of the team to which the character whose movement has stopped belongs is reduced. In order to solve such a problem, in the present embodiment, when the operation of the character is intentionally stopped, a notification process for displaying, for example, only an enemy army with an icon indicating that the character is online is performed. On the other hand, when a true communication lag occurs, a notification process of displaying an icon or the like in a communication failure state only to the own army is performed. Hereinafter, the method of the present embodiment will be specifically described.

  In a network game such as an online battle game, for example, a failure may occur in communication between the terminal device and the network, and the communication state of the terminal device may be a communication failure. Communication failure means that communication is disconnected or communication becomes unstable. For example, in FIG. 6, the communication state between the terminal device TM1 and the network 510 is communication failure. The player of the terminal device TM1 is a player who operates the character CH1, and the character CH1 is a character corresponding to the player of the terminal device TM1. When such a communication failure occurs, for example, in the terminal device TM4 of the player operating the character CH4, the character CH1 corresponding to the player of the terminal device TM1 stops operating due to the communication failure of the terminal device TM1. I will. When the operation of the character CH1 is stopped in this way, the player of the terminal device TM4 has a chance of attack, and the player performs a touch panel operation or the like of the terminal device TM4 to perform the operation on the stopped character CH1. Make an attack. Since the operation of the character CH1 is stopped due to the communication failure, the character CH4 cannot defend or counterattack against the attack of the character CH4, and the character CH4 wins.

  On the other hand, in FIG. 7, the player of the terminal device TM1 does not intentionally perform the game operation input in order to disguise the character CH1 as having stopped operating due to poor communication. For example, a touch panel operation for game operation input is not performed on the terminal device TM1. When such disguise is performed, the character CH1 appears to have stopped operating due to poor communication in the terminal device TM4, even though the communication state of the terminal device TM1 is normal. For this reason, the player of the terminal device TM4 misunderstands that it is an attack chance and attacks the character CH1 using the character CH4. However, since the terminal device TM1 is normally communicatively connected to the network 510, the player of the terminal device TM1 can operate the character CH1 to counterattack the character CH4 by counter attack or the like. When such a counterattack is performed, the player of the terminal device TM4 is inadvertently surprised, and the character CH4 receives a counter attack from the character CH1 or the like and loses the battle. If a play disguised as such a communication lag is allowed, the player's willingness to lose is lost, and problems such as a decrease in the player's immersion in the game occur.

  The above is an example of the case where the characters CH1 and CH4 belong to different teams and are enemies. However, when the characters belong to the same team and are allies, there are the following problems. For example, when a team battle as shown in FIG. 4 is performed, it is assumed that communication failure has occurred in the terminal device TM1 and the operation of the character CH1 has been stopped. In this case, since the character CH1 is out of the fighting power due to the stop of the operation, the game is changed from the 3-3 team battle to the 2-3 team battle. Therefore, the teams of the characters CH1, CH2, and CH3 are disadvantageous in the battle, and if no countermeasures are taken, there is a problem that the characters CH4, CH5, and CH6 are easily defeated.

  Therefore, in the present embodiment, for example, a character CH1 (first player moving body) corresponding to a player (first player) playing on the terminal device TM1 (first terminal device) operates due to a communication failure of the terminal device TM1. In the case of the stop state, a notification process for identifying that the character CH1 is in the operation stop state due to communication failure is performed.

  For example, in FIG. 6, the notification process is realized using the icon IC1 indicating the communication state. In FIG. 6, a hatena mark indicating that the communication state is bad is displayed by the icon IC1, whereby the player of the terminal device TM4 can identify (recognize) that the operation of the character CH1 is stopped due to the bad communication. Become like That is, using the icon IC1 attached to the character CH1 (the first player moving body), a notification process for identifying that the character CH1 is in an operation stop state due to a communication failure is realized.

  On the other hand, in FIG. 7, the icon IC1 indicates the communication strength indicating that the communication state is normal, and this indicates that the stop of the operation of the character CH1 is not caused by the communication failure. Can be identified. That is, since the player of the terminal device TM4 does not intentionally perform the game operation input by the player of the terminal device TM1, the player of the terminal device TM4 can make an analogy to determine that the operation of the character CH1 due to the communication failure is disguised as the stop. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the player of the terminal device TM1 from performing an illegal game play in which the operation of the character CH1 is stopped.

  In the present embodiment, such notification processing by the icon IC1 is performed for players other than the player of the terminal device TM1 and who satisfy predetermined conditions. That is, a notification process is performed to identify a player who satisfies predetermined conditions except for the player of the terminal device TM1 as having the character CH1 in an operation stopped state due to a communication failure.

  For example, in FIGS. 6 and 7, the notification process by the icon IC1 is performed in the terminal device TM4 of the enemy player of the terminal device TM1. For example, in the terminal device TM1 (first terminal device) of the player (first player) performing the camouflaged play, the icon IC1 is not displayed for the character CH1, and the notification process by the icon IC1 is not performed. If the icon IC1 is displayed for the character CH1 on the terminal device TM1, the player of the terminal device TM1 notices that the masquerade player has been disguised as a fake play, and the icon IC1 is displayed. This is because the significance of this is diminished. On the other hand, in the terminal device TM4 of an enemy player who is a player other than the player of the terminal device TM1 and satisfies the predetermined condition, the icon IC1 is displayed for the character CH1 and the notification process by the icon IC1 is performed. Similarly, in the terminal devices TM5 and TM6 of the players who operate the characters CH5 and CH6, which are the players who satisfy the predetermined condition, the icon IC1 is displayed for the character CH1 and the notification process by the icon IC1 is performed. By doing so, even if the player of the terminal device TM1 performs the camouflaged play, the players of the terminal devices TM4, TM5, and TM6 belonging to the enemy team can not see this camouflaged play by looking at the icon IC1. become able to. Therefore, impersonation play can be effectively prevented from being performed.

  Further, the player who satisfies the predetermined condition may be a friend of the player of the terminal device TM1. For example, in FIG. 4, the players of the terminal devices TM2 and TM3 operating the characters CH2 and CH3 are allies of the player of the terminal device TM1. In this case, in the terminal devices TM2 and TM3, an icon IC1 as shown in FIG. 6 is displayed for the character CH1, and a notification process using the icon IC1 is performed. In this way, the players of the terminal devices TM2 and TM3 can know that the character CH1 has stopped operating due to a communication failure of the terminal device TM1. When the operation of the character CH1 is stopped due to poor communication in this way, the team of the characters CH1, CH2, and CH3 is reduced in strength and is in trouble. Therefore, the player who operates the characters CH2 and CH3 can make a strategy to escape from such a predicament on the assumption that the operation of the character CH1 is stopped. For example, until the communication state of the terminal device TM1 returns from the bad state to the normal state, the player does not make a terrible attack on the enemy, but leaves the place where the enemy is located or defends himself to protect himself. It becomes possible to make a strategy such as. As a result, it is possible to perform a game play in which an adverse effect due to a decrease in the strength due to the stop of the operation of the character CH1 is minimized.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, processing of a game in which a plurality of players are divided into a plurality of groups and played is performed, and a player satisfying a predetermined condition is a player belonging to a predetermined group of the plurality of groups. For example, when the first character is stopped due to a communication failure of the terminal device, if the first character is a player other than the first player corresponding to the first character and belongs to a predetermined group of a plurality of groups, In response, a notification process is performed. That is, a notification process for identifying that the first character is in an operation stop state due to communication failure is performed. By doing so, when the first character is in an operation stop state due to communication failure, it is possible to perform the notification processing only for players belonging to a predetermined group of a plurality of groups, Various problems can be solved, such as the above-mentioned problem of camouflaged play and the problem of reduced strength due to the stoppage of the operation of the ally character.

  Specifically, in the present embodiment, the notification process is performed on the players of the opponent group of the first player corresponding to the first character that has stopped moving.

  For example, in FIGS. 8A and 8B, the players PL1, PL2, and PL3 that play on the terminal devices TM1, TM2, and TM3 belong to the group GA, and the players that play on the terminal devices TM4, TM5, and TM6. PL4, PL5, PL6 belong to the group GB. That is, a game process in which a plurality of players PL1 to PL6 are divided into a plurality of groups GA and GB and played is performed. For example, a game for competing or competing between the group GA and the group GB is being processed. Alternatively, the processing of a game played by the group GA and the group GB in cooperation may be performed.

  In the present embodiment, when a character CH1 (first character) corresponding to the player PL1 (first player) of the terminal device TM1 is in an operation stop state due to a communication failure, the player other than the player PL1 may be used. A notification process is performed to identify a player belonging to a predetermined group out of the plurality of groups GA and GB as having the character CH1 in an operation stop state due to communication failure.

  For example, in FIG. 8A, the notification process is performed on the players PL4, PL5, and PL6 of the group GB of the opponent (competitor) of the player PL1. For example, in the terminal devices TM4, TM5, TM6 of the players PL4, PL5, PL6, an icon IC1 as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 is displayed, and a notification process by the icon IC1 is performed. By doing so, even when the player PL1 of the group GA performs the camouflaged play as shown in FIG. 7, the players PL4, PL5, and PL6 of the opponent group GB can see this camouflaged play. become. Accordingly, a situation in which the player PL1 illegally advances the game in an advantageous manner due to the camouflaged play, a situation in which the players PL4, PL5, and PL6 lose their will to fight due to the camouflaged play, or the degree of immersion or deterioration of the game occurs. Can be prevented.

  On the other hand, in FIG. 8B, the notification process is performed on the players PL2 and PL3 of the group GA of the ally (cooperating partner) of the player PL1. For example, in the terminal devices TM2 and TM3 of the players PL2 and PL3, an icon IC1 as shown in FIG. 6 is displayed, and a notification process using the icon IC1 is performed. By doing so, when the character CH1 is in an operation stop state due to a communication failure of the terminal device TM1 of the player PL1, as shown in FIG. 6, the players PL2 and PL3 on the side of the player PL1 perform such communication. An operation stop state due to a failure can be grasped. Therefore, the players PL2 and PL3 can make a strategy on the premise that the character CH1 of the player PL1 is out of the strategy, and can minimize the adverse effect due to the stoppage of the operation of the character CH1 due to poor communication. become.

  In the present embodiment, a notification process may be performed on a player who satisfies a predetermined condition by using an item. For example, when a player other than the first player uses a predetermined item, the terminal device of the other player identifies that the first character corresponding to the first player is in an operation stop state due to poor communication. The notification process to be performed is performed. By doing so, the other player can use the predetermined item to identify that the first character has stopped operating due to poor communication. Specifically, the other player uses a predetermined item to determine whether the first character has stopped operating due to a communication failure or that the first character has entered a game operation input of the first player. It becomes possible to determine whether or not the operation has been stopped by the impersonation play without the game.

  For example, in FIG. 9, the player of the terminal device TM1 performs a camouflaged play in which the character CH1 is in an operation stop state by intentionally not performing a game operation input even though the communication state is normal. At this time, if the player of the terminal device TM4 does not use the predetermined item, the icon IC1 and the message MS as shown in FIG. 9 are not displayed on the terminal device TM4. On the other hand, when the player of the terminal device TM4 uses a predetermined item such as a see-through item of a fake play, an icon IC1 and a message MS as shown in FIG. 9 are displayed. The icon IC1 and the message MS make it possible to identify whether or not the character CH1 has stopped operating due to a communication failure of the terminal device TM1. For example, with the icon IC1 of FIG. 9, the communication strength of the terminal device TM1 is sufficient, and the player of the terminal device TM4 can recognize that the communication state of the terminal device TM1 is normal. When the character CH1 has stopped operating despite the normal communication state, the player of the terminal device TM4 determines that the player of the terminal device TM1 is performing a camouflaged play. Can be inferred, and it is possible to detect the disguised play. In the message MS, a display is displayed to warn the user that the camouflage play is being performed. The player of the terminal device TM4 sees the message MS, and the player of the terminal device TM1 performs the camouflage play. Can be inferred, and it is possible to detect fake play. As described above, the predetermined condition for determining whether or not to perform the notification process is not limited to the condition whether or not the player belongs to a predetermined group, but may be based on whether or not the player has used a predetermined item. There may be.

  In addition, various modes can be assumed as the notification mode of the notification process in the present embodiment. For example, in FIG. 6 and FIG. 7, the notification process for notifying the cause of the operation stop of the character CH1 is performed using the icon IC1 attached to the character CH1. According to such a notification process, the notification process of the present embodiment can be realized by a simple process of displaying the icon IC1 following the character CH1.

  In the present embodiment, the notification process is performed by changing the image of the character CH1 (the first player moving body), the message is displayed on the screen of the terminal device, or the display state of the screen is changed to change the notification process. It may be performed.

  For example, in FIG. 10, the notification processing of the present embodiment is performed by changing the image of the character CH1. For example, when the communication state of the terminal device TM1 is normal, the sword SWD possessed by the character CH1 is made to move slightly, while when the communication state is bad, the sword SWD does not move. An image change is made to stop. Here, the sword SWD is a possession object possessed by the character CH1, which is a model object. In this way, when the sword SWD is moving, the other player can determine that the communication state of the terminal device TM1 is in a normal state, and when the sword SWD is not moving, the other player can recognize the terminal device TM1. It is possible to determine that the communication state is a bad state. Therefore, when the overall movement of the character CH1 is stopped, but only the sword SWD is slightly moving, the player of the terminal device TM4 performs the camouflaged play without the game operation input by the player of the terminal device TM1. You can judge that you are going. Therefore, the player of the terminal device TM4 does not use the character CH4 to attack the character CH1 indiscriminately. On the other hand, when the overall movement of the character CH1 is stopped and the movement of the sword SWD is also stopped, the player of the terminal device TM4 has stopped the character CH1 due to poor communication of the terminal device TM1. Can be determined. Therefore, the player of the terminal device TM4 can attack the character CH1 using the character CH4 without fear of the counterattack of the character CH1. Further, when the character CH1 is a friendly character, it is possible to formulate a game strategy in consideration of a decrease in the strength due to the stoppage of the operation of the character CH1.

  Note that various processes can be considered as the notification process by changing the image of the character CH1. For example, an image change process may be performed such that a part object (part object) such as the face or hair of the character CH1 which is a model object or a possessed object is slightly moved or stopped. Alternatively, an image change process for changing image properties such as the color, luminance, translucency, or texture of the character CH1 may be performed. For example, when the communication state of the terminal device TM1 is normal (when the operation is stopped due to no game operation input), the image of the character CH1 is displayed in the first color, the first luminance, the first translucency, or the first translucency. 1 texture. On the other hand, when the communication state of the terminal device TM1 is poor, the image of the character CH1 is set to the second color, the second luminance, the second translucency, or the second texture. In this way, the other players can visually recognize the image of the character CH1 to determine whether the operation has been stopped due to a communication failure or the operation has been stopped due to no game operation input.

  In FIG. 10, the notification process of the present embodiment is realized by the message MS displayed on the screen of the terminal device TM4. For example, the message MS in FIG. 10 indicates that the communication state of the terminal device TM1 is normal and that there is a possibility that the terminal device TM1 is a fake play without a game operation input. By doing so, the player of the terminal device TM4 operating the character CH4 can recognize the possibility of the impersonation play of the player of the terminal device TM1. As the message MS, for example, a message that directly indicates whether the communication state of the terminal device TM1 is in a bad state or a normal state may be used. That is, the information presented by the message MS may be any information that enables another player to identify whether or not the character CH1 is in an operation stop state due to communication failure. Instead of displaying the message MS on the screen of the terminal device TM4, the notification process of the present embodiment may be performed by changing the display state of the screen of the terminal device TM4. For example, by changing the color, brightness, translucency, texture, or the like of the image on the screen, it is notified whether the character CH1 is in an operation stop state due to a communication failure or is notified whether the character CH1 is in an operation stop state due to no game operation input. You may make it. For example, when the operation is stopped due to a communication failure, the screen of the terminal device TM4 is set to the first color, the first luminance, the first translucency, or the first texture. On the other hand, when the communication state is normal or the operation is stopped due to no game operation input, the screen of the terminal device TM4 is displayed in the second color, the second luminance, the second translucency, or the second Set to the texture. By doing so, the player of the terminal device TM4 recognizes the difference between the images on the screen, and determines whether or not the operation has been stopped due to communication failure, or whether or not the operation has been stopped due to no game operation input. Can be visually recognized.

  FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram of the view range RVW set for the character CH4. In a team battle game such as that shown in FIG. 4, a view range is set for each character, and each character may be able to see only characters within the view range of enemy characters. In the example of FIG. 11, the character CH4 belongs to a different team from the characters CH1 and CH2, and has an adversarial relationship with the characters CH1 and CH2. Therefore, the player of the character CH4 can visually recognize the characters CH1 and CH2 only when the characters CH1 and CH2 are in the visibility range RVW. In FIG. 11, since the character CH1 is in an operation stop state due to communication failure, an icon IC1 is displayed, and the notification processing of the present embodiment is performed by the icon IC1. In this case, since the character CH1 is not included in the visibility range RVW of the character CH4, the player of the character CH4 cannot visually recognize the icon IC1 of the character CH1, and the character CH1 is stopped due to a communication failure. I can't tell if it is. On the other hand, the visibility range for the character CH1 is not set for the friend character CH2 of the character CH1. Therefore, the player of the character CH2 can know that the ally character CH1 has stopped operating due to a communication failure by looking at the icon IC1, and can cope with a decrease in the strength due to the stop of the operation of the character CH1. Strategies can be set.

2.3 Detection of Operation Stop due to No Game Operation Input In the present embodiment, a process of detecting the presence or absence of a game operation input of the player by the terminal device is performed. Then, when the first character (first player moving body) corresponding to the first player who plays the game on the first terminal device enters an operation stop state, the operation stop of the first character is performed by communication. A notification process is performed to identify to another player whether the operation has been stopped due to a defect or the operation has been stopped due to no game operation input. Here, the other players for which other notification processes are performed are, for example, players who satisfy the above-described predetermined conditions. FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating a processing example of the present embodiment when such a detection processing of no game operation input is performed.

  First, detection processing of the communication state of the terminal device is performed (step S1). Taking the fighting game shown in FIG. 4 as an example, detection processing of the communication state of each of the terminal devices TM1 to TM6 played by the players of the characters CH1 to CH6 is performed. That is, detection processing is performed to determine whether the communication state of each terminal device is normal or defective. Further, a process of detecting the presence or absence of a game operation input is also performed (step S2). That is, it is detected whether or not a game operation input is being performed in each terminal device. The detection process here may be not only a detection process of whether or not an operation has been performed in each terminal device, but also a detection process of whether or not a predetermined game operation input specified in a game has been performed. . This detection process can be realized by monitoring operation information transferred from each terminal device.

  Next, it is determined whether the motion stop of the character is a motion stop due to a communication failure or a motion stop due to no game operation input (step S3). That is, based on the result of the process of detecting the communication state of the terminal device in step S1, it is determined whether or not the operation stop of the character is the operation stop due to communication failure. Further, based on the detection processing of the presence or absence of the game operation input in step S2, it is determined whether or not the movement stop of the character is the movement stop due to the absence of the game operation input. For example, when a communication failure of the terminal device is detected, it is determined that the operation stop of the character is an operation stop due to the communication failure. On the other hand, when it is determined that no communication failure of the terminal device is detected and that there is no game operation input, it is determined that the operation is stopped due to no game operation input. Then, a notification process is performed to identify another player (for example, a player who satisfies a predetermined condition) whether the operation has been stopped due to a communication failure or the game operation has not been input (step S4).

  Specifically, the notification process is executed using the icon IC1 and the message MS as shown in FIG. For example, when the character CH1 has stopped operating despite the icon IC1 indicating that the communication state of the terminal device TM1 is normal, the player of the terminal device TM4 determines that the character CH1 The operation stop can be identified as the operation stop due to no game operation input. If it is determined in step S3 in FIG. 12 that the operation stop of the character CH1 is not an operation stop due to a communication failure, but an operation stop due to a game operation input, the character CH1 is impersonated by the player of the terminal device TM1. Displays a message MS indicating that the operation has stopped. This allows the player of the terminal device TM4 to recognize that the operation stop of the character CH1 is an operation stop due to no game operation input. Alternatively, as described in FIG. 10, by changing the image of the character CH1 by slightly moving the sword SWD or fluttering the hair, the character CH1 stops operating even though the terminal device TM1 is not in communication failure. What is being done may be communicated to the player of the terminal device TM4. By doing so, the player of the terminal device TM4 can identify that the operation stop of the character CH1 is not an operation stop due to a communication failure, but an operation stop due to no game operation input.

  Further, in the present embodiment, when the period during which there is no game operation input is equal to or longer than the predetermined period, it is determined that the operation stop of the character is the operation stop due to the absence of the game operation input. That is, it is determined that the operation stop of the character is the operation stop due to the absence of the game operation input, on condition that the state without the game operation input has continued for a predetermined period or more. FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing a processing example of this embodiment in this case.

  First, it is determined whether or not no game operation input is detected (step S11). As an example, the game operation input on the terminal device is monitored at every predetermined timing, and for example, when the state where there is no game operation input is repeated a plurality of times, it is determined that the absence of the game operation input is detected. Then, when the absence of the game operation input is detected, time counting for a period TP, which is a predetermined period, is started (step S12). For example, the period TP is measured using a timer, a programmable counter, or the like. Then, it is determined whether or not the presence of a game operation input is detected during the timing of the period TP (step S13). If the presence of a game operation input is detected during the period TP, it is determined that a game operation input is present ( Step S14). On the other hand, when the presence of the game operation input is not detected, it is determined whether or not the time period TP measured in step S12 has elapsed (step S15). Then, when the period TP has elapsed without detecting the presence of the game operation input, it is determined that the movement of the character has been stopped due to the absence of the game operation input (step S16).

  In this way, it is determined that the movement of the character due to the absence of the game operation input is stopped only when the state without the game operation input is maintained for the predetermined period TP. Therefore, when the player of the terminal device intentionally continues the state without the game operation input during the period TP, it can be determined that the player is performing the camouflaged play. As a result, it is possible to appropriately detect a fake play of a player who appears to stop the operation of the character as an operation stop due to a communication failure.

  Further, in the present embodiment, as the frequency of stopping the movement of the character due to no game operation input increases, the degree of emphasis of the notification in the notification processing increases. That is, by not performing the game operation input, the frequency of the camouflaged play that appears to be an operation stop due to a communication failure is obtained, and the higher the frequency, the higher the degree of emphasis of the notification in the notification processing of the present embodiment. FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing a processing example of this embodiment in this case.

  First, it is determined whether or not a camouflaged play of stopping the movement of the character due to no game operation input has been performed (step S21). This determination can be realized by the processing described with reference to FIG. If the camouflaged play is performed, the frequency count value of the camouflaged play is incremented (step S22). As an example, after the frequency count value is reset to zero in the initial state, the frequency count value is incremented, for example, by one each time it is determined that the camouflage play has been performed. Next, the emphasis level of the notification is set based on the frequency count value (step S23). For example, the greater the frequency count value, the higher the degree of emphasis of the notification. Then, a notification process is performed with the set emphasis level (step S24).

  According to the above-described process, a process of increasing the degree of emphasis of notification in the notification process as the frequency of operation stoppage due to no game operation input increases. For example, in the case where the notification of the camouflage play without the input of the game operation is performed by changing the image of the character, as the frequency of the camouflage play increases, the degree of emphasis of the image after the change is increased. For example, as the frequency of the camouflaged play increases, the luminance of the color of the image of the character of the player who performed the camouflaged play, the color saturation, and the texture with a higher degree of emphasis are used. Alternatively, when the notification process is performed based on the movement of the character's part object, an emphasis process is performed such as the movement of the character's part object is accelerated as the frequency of the camouflage play increases. Therefore, as the frequency of stopping the movement of the character due to the absence of the game operation input increases, the notification process with a higher degree of emphasis is performed, and the impersonation play of the player can be more effectively suppressed.

  Further, in the present embodiment, when the movement of the character is stopped due to the absence of the game operation input, a game process for setting the game parameters for the character or the ally character of the character to a disadvantage is performed. FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing a processing example of this embodiment in this case.

  First, it is determined whether or not the camouflage play of stopping the movement of the character due to no game operation input has been performed (step S31). This determination can be realized by the processing described with reference to FIG. When the camouflaged play is performed, the game parameter of the character of the player who performed the camouflaged play or the ally character of the character is disadvantageously set (step S32). For example, the game parameters of the character of the player who performed the camouflaged play and the ally characters belonging to the same group as the character are set to disadvantageous settings. For example, a game parameter setting process such as reducing the attack power or defense power of the character or its ally character, reducing hit points or physical strength, reducing abilities related to magic, or reducing the effect of an item is performed. . Alternatively, in a process of generating various game events such as the occurrence of an item, a dungeon, or an enemy, or a process of branching a game story, the game parameter is set so that the character of the player who performed the camouflaged play or its ally character is disadvantageous. May be performed. With this configuration, a penalty for performing the camouflaged play is imposed on the player who performed the camouflaged play in which the character is disguised as a communication failure to stop the operation of the character, by setting the game parameters disadvantageously. Becomes possible. As a result, it is possible to prevent a player participating in the network game from performing an impersonated play.

  Further, in the present embodiment, as the frequency of stopping the movement of the character due to the absence of the game operation input increases, the game parameter of the character or the ally character is set more disadvantageously, or the number of ally characters whose game parameters are disadvantageously increased is increased. Perform processing. FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing a processing example of this embodiment in this case.

  First, it is determined whether or not the camouflage play of stopping the movement of the character due to no game operation input has been performed (step S41). If the camouflaged play is performed, the frequency count value of the camouflaged play is incremented (step S42). Next, based on the frequency count value, the degree of disadvantage when setting the game parameter to be disadvantageous is set, or the number of friendly characters whose game parameter is disadvantageous is set (step S43). For example, as the frequency count value of the camouflaged play increases, that is, as the frequency of the camouflaged play increases, the disadvantage degree of the game parameter is increased, and the game parameter is set to be more disadvantageous. For example, the higher the frequency of camouflaged play, the greater the degree of decrease in the attack power and defense strength of the character of the player who performed the camouflaged play and the allied characters, the greater the decrease in hit points and physical strength, and the ability related to magic. And the degree to which the effects of items are reduced. Alternatively, as the frequency of the camouflaged play increases, the number of friendly characters that disadvantage the game parameters increases. For example, when the camouflage play is performed, the game parameters of one ally character are set disadvantageously at first, and as the frequency of the camouflage play increases, the game parameters such as 2, 3, and 4 are set. Increase the number of friendly characters to be set disadvantageously.

  In this way, the more the camouflage play is performed, the more adversely the game parameter of the character of the player who performed the camouflage play becomes, or the more the number of friendly characters whose game parameters become disadvantageously set increases. become. Therefore, it is possible to impose an effective penalty for performing the camouflaged play, and it is possible to further suppress unauthorized impersonation play.

  Further, in the present embodiment, when the movement of the character is stopped due to the communication failure, the game processing for setting the game parameters of the ally character of the character to advantageous settings is performed. For example, when the character stops moving due to poor communication, the game parameters of the teammate characters belonging to the same group as the character are set to advantageous settings. FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing a processing example of this embodiment in this case.

  First, it is determined whether or not the movement of the character has been stopped due to poor communication (step S51). For example, by monitoring the communication state of the terminal device, it is determined whether the character has stopped moving due to a communication failure such as a communication interruption or an unstable communication. Then, when the movement of the character is stopped due to the communication failure, the game parameters of the ally character of the character are set to advantageous settings (step S52). For example, game parameters are set such as increasing the attack power and defense power of the ally character, increasing hit points and physical strength, and enhancing magical abilities and item effects. Alternatively, in a process of generating a game event, a process of branching a game story, or the like, a process of setting a game parameter is performed so that a friend character has an advantage.

  For example, if the movement of a character is stopped due to poor communication, the strength of a teammate character belonging to the same group as the character is greatly reduced. Therefore, in order to compensate for the decrease in the strength, if the operation of the character is stopped due to such a communication failure, the game parameters of the ally character are set to be advantageous. In this way, a decrease in the fighting power due to the stoppage of the movement of the character is compensated for by setting the game parameters to be advantageous, and a suitable adjustment of the game balance becomes possible.

  Further, in the present embodiment, as the frequency of stopping the movement of the character due to the communication failure increases, the game parameters of the ally character are set more advantageously, or the result of the battle with the opponent is evaluated more advantageously. FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing a processing example of this embodiment in this case.

  First, it is determined whether or not the movement of the character has been stopped due to a communication failure (step S61). Then, when the character operation stops due to the communication failure, the frequency count value of the communication failure is incremented (step S62). For example, after resetting the frequency count value of the communication failure to zero in the initial state, the count is incremented by one, for example, every time the character stops operating due to the communication failure. Then, based on the frequency count value, the degree of advantage when setting the game parameters of the ally character to an advantageous setting or the degree of advantage when setting the battle result evaluation to an advantageous evaluation is set (step S63). For example, the higher the frequency count value, that is, the higher the frequency of stopping the movement of the character due to communication failure, the greater the degree of advantage of the game parameters of the ally character, and the more advantageous the game parameters are set. For example, the higher the frequency of character stoppage due to poor communication, the greater the degree of increase in the attack power and defense strength of the ally character, the greater the increase in hit points and physical strength, and the effect of magical abilities and item effects. Increase the degree of rise. In addition, the higher the frequency of character motion stoppage due to poor communication, the higher the degree of advantage when setting the battle result evaluation to a favorable evaluation. For example, the correction value at the time of the match result evaluation is increased. For example, in the present embodiment, after the battle game described with reference to FIG. In this case, the group that wins the match is given a high evaluation for the victory, and the rank of the group or the rank of a player belonging to the group is increased, and bonus points such as game points are given. Then, even if there is a character whose operation has been stopped due to poor communication, if the battle game is won, a higher evaluation is given to the victory. Then, the rank of the group or the players belonging to the group is further raised or the bonus points to be given are increased. Further, when the player loses in the battle game, processing for lowering the rank of the group or the players belonging to the group is performed. However, when there is a character whose operation has been stopped due to poor communication in the group where the war has been lost, such a process of lowering the rank is not performed. That is, the evaluation of the battle result is made more advantageous than the case where no character has stopped moving due to poor communication. In this way, it is possible to compensate for a decrease in the strength due to a character that has stopped moving due to a communication failure by making the evaluation of the battle result an advantageous evaluation, thereby enabling a suitable adjustment of the game balance. Become.

  Although the present embodiment has been described in detail as described above, those skilled in the art can easily understand that many modifications that do not substantially depart from the novel matter and effects of the present invention are possible. Therefore, such modifications are all included in the scope of the present invention. For example, in a specification or drawing, a term (team or the like) described at least once together with a broader or synonymous different term (group or the like) may be replaced with the different term in any part of the specification or drawing. it can. Further, the game processing, the detection processing, the notification processing, and the like are not limited to those described in the present embodiment, and techniques equivalent thereto are also included in the scope of the present invention.

CH1 to CH6 characters, IC1 icons, MS messages,
TM1 to TMn terminal device, GA, GB group, TP period, RVW view range,
100 processing unit, 102 communication processing unit, 104 detection processing unit, 106 notification processing unit,
110 game processing unit, 120 display processing unit, 130 sound processing unit, 160 operation unit,
162 imaging unit, 170 storage unit, 172 game information storage unit,
173 parameter storage unit, 174 detection information storage unit, 180 information storage medium,
190 display unit, 192 sound output unit, 194 I / F unit,
195 portable information storage medium, 196 communication unit,
500 server system, 510 network, 600 processing unit,
602 communication processing unit, 604 detection processing unit, 606 notification processing unit,
610 game processing unit, 612 management unit, 614 authentication processing unit, 616 billing processing unit,
620 display processing unit, 630 sound processing unit, 660 operation unit, 670 storage unit,
672 game information storage unit, 673 parameter storage unit, 674 detection information storage unit,
676 charging information storage unit, 678 user information storage unit,
680 Information storage medium, 696 communication unit

Claims (15)

A game processing unit that performs processing of a game played by a plurality of players of a plurality of terminal devices communicatively connected via a network;
A detection processing unit that performs detection processing of the communication state of the terminal device;
A notification processing unit that performs a process of notifying the state of the player moving body corresponding to the player;
Including
The notification processing unit,
When a first player moving body corresponding to a first player playing a game on a first terminal device of the plurality of terminal devices is in an operation stop state due to a communication failure of the first terminal device, Notification processing for identifying a player other than the first player who satisfies a predetermined condition, among the plurality of players, to identify that the first player moving body is in an operation stop state due to the communication failure. A game system characterized by performing. In claim 1,
The game processing unit includes:
Performing a game process in which the plurality of players are divided into a plurality of groups and played;
A game system wherein the player satisfying the predetermined condition is a player belonging to a predetermined group of the plurality of groups. In claim 2,
The notification processing unit,
A game system, wherein the notification process is performed on players of a group of opponents of the first player. In claim 2,
The notification processing unit,
A game system, wherein the notification processing is performed on players of a friend group to which the first player belongs. In any one of claims 1 to 4,
The notification processing unit,
A game system, wherein the notification process is performed on a player who satisfies the predetermined condition by using an item. In any one of claims 1 to 5,
The notification processing unit,
A game system, wherein the notification processing is performed using an icon associated with the first player moving object. In any one of claims 1 to 5,
The notification processing unit,
A game system, wherein the notification process is performed by changing an image of the first player moving object. In any one of claims 1 to 5,
The notification processing unit,
A game system, wherein the notification process is performed by displaying a message on a screen of the terminal device or changing a display state of the screen. In any one of claims 1 to 8,
The detection processing unit,
Performing detection processing of the presence or absence of a game operation input of the player in the terminal device,
The notification processing unit,
Performing the notification process for identifying a player satisfying the predetermined condition whether the operation stop of the first player moving body is the operation stop due to the communication failure or the operation stop due to no game operation input. Game system. A game processing unit that performs processing of a game played by a plurality of players of a plurality of terminal devices communicatively connected via a network;
A detection processing unit that performs a detection process of a communication state of the terminal device and a detection process of a presence or absence of a game operation input of a player in the terminal device;
A notification processing unit that performs a process of notifying the state of the player moving body corresponding to the player;
Including
The notification processing unit,
When the first player moving object corresponding to the first player playing the game on the first terminal device of the plurality of terminal devices is in the operation stopped state, the operation of the first player moving object is stopped. A game system for performing a notification process for allowing another player to identify whether the operation has been stopped due to the communication failure or the absence of a game operation input. In claim 9 or 10,
The notification processing unit,
A game system, wherein when the period during which there is no game operation input is equal to or longer than a predetermined period, it is determined that the operation stop of the first player moving object is an operation stop due to no game operation input. In any one of claims 9 to 11,
The game processing unit includes:
In a case where the operation of the first player moving object is stopped due to the communication failure, a game process for setting the game parameters of the first player moving object for the friendly player moving object to an advantageous setting is performed. A unique game system. In claim 12,
The game processing unit includes:
As the frequency of stopping the operation of the first player moving object due to the communication failure increases, the game parameters of the ally player moving object are set more advantageously, or the result of the battle with the opponent is evaluated more advantageously. A game system characterized by: A game processing unit that performs processing of a game played by a plurality of players of a plurality of terminal devices communicatively connected via a network;
A detection processing unit that performs detection processing of the communication state of the terminal device;
As a notification processing unit that performs processing for notifying the state of the player moving body corresponding to the player,
Let the computer work,
The notification processing unit,
When a first player moving body corresponding to a first player playing a game on a first terminal device of the plurality of terminal devices is in an operation stop state due to a communication failure of the first terminal device, Notification processing for identifying a player other than the first player who satisfies a predetermined condition, among the plurality of players, to identify that the first player moving body is in an operation stop state due to the communication failure. A program characterized by performing: A game processing unit that performs processing of a game played by a plurality of players of a plurality of terminal devices communicatively connected via a network;
A detection processing unit that performs detection processing of a communication state of the terminal device and detection processing of presence or absence of a game operation input of a player in the terminal device,
As a notification processing unit that performs processing for notifying the state of the player moving body corresponding to the player,
Let the computer work,
The notification processing unit,
When a first player moving object corresponding to a first player playing a game on a first terminal device of the plurality of terminal devices enters an operation stop state, the operation of the first player moving object is stopped. A program for performing a notification process for causing another player to identify whether the operation is stopped due to the communication failure or the operation is stopped due to no game operation input.

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