JP2020081755A - Program and computer system - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a technique of a timing game capable of achieving control of a virtual player according to an operation input evaluation of a player who is playing a game now.SOLUTION: There is provided a business use game device 1300, in the game device, a presentation control part 239 moves and displays a timing for moving an indicator indicating a standard operation to a given standard position as a standard timing, for sequentially presenting the standard operation and the standard timing to a player. An operation input evaluation part 241 evaluates an input kind and an input timing of an operation input performed by the player, for every presentation by the presentation control part 239. A ghost evaluation establishment part 245 determines whether or not to reflect the evaluation result for every presentation as an evaluation result of a ghost player, for determining an evaluation result of the ghost player. In addition, an evaluation result display control part 251 sequentially controls display of the evaluation result of the player and the evaluation result of the ghost player for every presentation.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 12

Description

The present invention relates to a program and the like for causing a computer system to execute a game.

For example, a game of a genre called a music game, a playing game, a rhythm game, etc. (hereinafter collectively referred to as a "music game") has a predetermined timing (a target standard to be matched with the rhythm of the music to be reproduced). This is a typical example of a game (also called a timing game) in which the user can enjoy how to accurately perform the type of operation (operation input required by the player) at the timing. The player can enjoy the operation input according to the rhythm by using the favorite music selected by the player as BGM, so that not only single play played by one player but also a plurality of players participate in cooperation or battle. Also popular in multiplayer.

Then, various techniques have been proposed to enhance the interest of music games. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a technique of displaying a ghost marker that indicates the timing of the operation input of the player who has the highest score in the game, in parallel with the instruction display of the performance input timing (standard timing). .. The player can enjoy the game as if he/she were playing against the player with the highest score.

JP, 2004-201813, A

However, the technique of Patent Document 1 reproduces a virtual opponent (virtual player) by displaying a ghost sign using the play data of the player who gives the highest score. Therefore, it is suitable when the player who gives the highest score wants to play in a manner that contends with the game play at that time, but it is not necessarily suitable when the player does not. For example, this is a case where the player wants to know his or her play tendency or operation input habit. In this case, the virtual player is controlled as if he/she is competing with himself, so that not only his own play tendency and habit of operation input can be grasped, but also a new interest as a timing game can be obtained. .. Further, even when the cooperative play is performed with the virtual player who plays close to his or her own play tendency or operation input habit, it can be a new interest as a timing game. Further, if a timing game capable of realizing a battle with a virtual player, which plays a close battle, can be realized, it can be a new interest.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a timing game technique capable of realizing control of a virtual player according to an operation input evaluation of a player who is currently playing.

A first invention for solving the above-mentioned problem is a program for causing a computer system (for example, the arcade game device 1300 in FIG. 1) to execute a timing game in which a player plays with a computer-controlled virtual player (for example, In the game program 501) of FIG. 12, the indicator indicating the reference operation is moved and displayed as the reference timing at which a given reference position is reached, thereby presenting the reference operation and the reference timing to the player. The presentation control means (for example, the presentation control unit 239 in FIG. 12) that sequentially performs the above, and the evaluation means that evaluates the input type and the input timing of the operation input performed by the player for each presentation by the presentation control means (for example, FIG. 12 operation input evaluation unit 241) is virtual player control means for controlling the virtual player, and whether or not the evaluation result by the evaluation means is reflected as the evaluation result of the virtual player for each presentation by the presentation control means. Virtual player control means (for example, ghost evaluation confirming unit 245 in FIG. 12) that determines the reflection result of the virtual player and determines the evaluation result of the virtual player, and the player by the evaluation means for each presentation by the presentation control means. As the evaluation result display control means (for example, the evaluation result display control section 251 in FIG. 12) for performing control to sequentially display the evaluation result of the virtual player and the evaluation result of the virtual player determined by the virtual player control means. It is a program for operating a computer system.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, each time the reference operation and the reference timing are presented by the moving display of the indicator, the reflection determination as to whether or not the evaluation result of the operation input of the player for the presentation is reflected as the evaluation result of the virtual player. It is possible to determine the evaluation result of the virtual player. Then, the evaluation result of the player and the evaluation result of the virtual player can be sequentially displayed for each presentation for each pointer. It is possible to realize the control of the virtual player according to the operation input evaluation of the player who is currently playing.

A second invention is the program according to the first invention, wherein the evaluation result display control means performs control for synchronizing a display timing of the evaluation result of the player and a display timing of the evaluation result of the virtual player. is there.

According to the second aspect, it is possible to simultaneously display the evaluation result of the player and the evaluation result of the virtual player with respect to the reference operation and the presentation of the reference timing.

A third aspect of the present invention is the first or second aspect of the present invention for causing the computer system to function as reflection result display control means for performing control to display the result of the reflection determination for each of the standard operations after the game ends. It is a program.

According to the third invention, the player can confirm after the game whether or not the evaluation result of the virtual player regarding each presentation for each pointer reflects the evaluation result of the player.

Further, a fourth invention is the program according to any one of the first to third inventions, wherein the virtual player control means changes a reflection reference to be reflected in the reflection determination during play.

According to the fourth aspect, it is possible to change the reflection criterion used for determining whether to reflect the player evaluation result as the virtual player evaluation result during the play.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the virtual player control means eliminates the difference based on the difference between the previous evaluation result of the player and the evaluation result of the virtual player during play. Is a program for controlling any of the first to fourth inventions.

According to the fifth aspect, the virtual player can be controlled during the play based on the difference between the evaluation result of the previous player and the evaluation result of the virtual player so as to eliminate the difference. For example, in the case of competing with a virtual player, the virtual player can be controlled so that the competition is a uniform competition depending on the competition situation between the player and the virtual player during the competition.

In a sixth aspect, the timing game has a plurality of periods divided along the progress of the game, and is based on a difference between the evaluation result of the player and the evaluation result of the virtual player for each period. The computer system is caused to function as an in-progress display control means for controlling the progress display (for example, a period-by-period win/loss display control unit 247 in FIG. 12), and the virtual player control means controls the virtual player based on the in-progress operation. It is a program of 5th invention which controls.

According to the sixth aspect, it is possible to display the progress of the game based on the difference between the evaluation result of the player and the evaluation result of the ghost player for each of a plurality of periods that divide the timing game along the progress of the game. Then, the virtual player can be controlled according to the progress of each period. For example, in the case of competing against a virtual player, the virtual player can be controlled so that the competition is a uniform competition.

In a seventh aspect of the invention, the virtual player control means makes a primary determination that determines an evaluation result of the virtual player based on a given control algorithm for each presentation by the presentation control means, and affirms by the reflection determination. It is a program according to any one of the first to sixth inventions, which makes a secondary decision to update the evaluation result of the virtual player when judged.

According to the seventh aspect, the evaluation result of the virtual player for each presentation for each pointer can be primarily determined using a given control algorithm for controlling the virtual player. Then, when it is determined that the evaluation result of the player's operation input is reflected as the evaluation result of the virtual player in the reflection judgment for each presentation for each indicator, the evaluation result of the virtual player for the presentation is updated, It is possible to make a secondary decision as an evaluation result of the player.

An eighth aspect of the invention is based on the control algorithm, wherein the virtual player control means refers to the player's play tendency data and controls the virtual player so as to obtain an evaluation result according to the player's play tendency. And a program of the seventh invention for making the primary decision.

According to the eighth aspect, the evaluation result of the virtual player can be primarily determined so as to follow the player's play tendency.

A ninth invention is an operation of the player for the standard operation group as a whole and/or each standard operation constituting the standard operation group for each kind of the standard operation group which is a combination of two or more standard operations. A combination operation evaluation means for evaluating the success or failure of the input (for example, the phrase operation input evaluation unit 253 in FIG. 12), a play tendency creation means for statistically processing the evaluation result of the combination operation evaluation means to create the play tendency data (for example, , The statistical processing unit 255 of FIG. 12) is the program of the eighth invention for causing the computer system to function.

According to the ninth aspect, the success or failure of the player's operation input can be evaluated for each type of the standard operation group in which two or more standard operations are combined. Then, the evaluation result can be statistically processed to create play tendency data indicating the play tendency of the player.

A tenth aspect of the invention is a play musical score selecting means (for example, a play musical score selecting unit that selects a play musical score based on the player's selection operation from a plurality of musical scores having different difficulty levels in which the standard operation and the standard timing are set. The computer system is caused to function as a play acceptance control unit 233) in FIG. 12, the presentation control means makes the presentation based on the play score, and the virtual player control means makes the virtual player in the primary determination. Is a program according to the eighth or ninth invention, which controls whether or not the evaluation result of (1) is an evaluation result according to the play tendency of the player based on the difficulty level of the play score.

According to the tenth aspect, it is possible to control whether or not to set the evaluation result of the virtual player as the evaluation result according to the play tendency of the player, according to the difficulty level of the play score.

According to an eleventh invention, when the difficulty level is a first level, the virtual player control means reflects in the reflection determination as compared with a second level where the difficulty level is lower than the first level. It is a program of the tenth invention for lowering the standard.

According to the eleventh aspect, it is possible to make it more difficult to reflect the evaluation result of the operation input of the player as the evaluation result of the virtual player as the play musical score has higher difficulty.

A twelfth aspect of the present invention causes the computer system to function as virtual player level setting means for setting a play level of the virtual player, wherein the virtual player control means sets the play level of the virtual player to a first play level. In this case, the program according to any one of the first to eleventh inventions, which controls the virtual player so that the degree of success of the evaluation result is higher than that of the second play level lower than the first play level. is there.

According to the twelfth aspect, the virtual player can be controlled such that the higher the play level of the virtual player, the higher the degree of success of the evaluation result.

According to a thirteenth invention, an attribute is set to the virtual player, and the virtual player control means changes the degree of success of the evaluation result based on the attribute of the virtual player. It is a program according to any one of the twelfth invention.

According to the thirteenth aspect, it is possible to control the virtual player by changing the degree of success of the evaluation result based on the attribute of the virtual player.

A fourteenth aspect of the present invention causes the computer system to function as virtual player setting changing means for changing the setting of the virtual player based on the operation input of the player, and the virtual player control means causes the virtual player setting means to change. It is the program according to any one of the first to thirteenth inventions, which changes the degree of success of the evaluation result based on the setting contents of the changing means.

According to the fourteenth aspect, it is possible to control the virtual player by changing the setting of the virtual player based on the operation input of the player and changing the degree of success of the evaluation result according to the setting content.

A fifteenth aspect of the present invention is a computer system (for example, the arcade game device 1300 of FIG. 1) that executes a timing game in which a player plays a computer-controlled virtual player, and has an indicator that indicates a standard operation. A presentation control unit that sequentially presents the reference operation and the reference timing to the player by moving and displaying the timing of reaching the given reference position as the reference timing, and the presentation control unit for each presentation by the player An evaluation means for evaluating the input type and the input timing of the operation input performed by the virtual player control means for controlling the virtual player, wherein the evaluation result by the evaluation means is virtualized for each presentation by the presentation control means. A virtual player control unit that determines whether or not to reflect the result as an evaluation result of the player to determine an evaluation result of the virtual player, and an evaluation of the player by the evaluation unit for each presentation by the presentation control unit. A computer system comprising: a result and an evaluation result display control means for performing control to sequentially display the evaluation result of the virtual player determined by the virtual player control means.

According to the fifteenth invention, it is possible to realize a computer system having the same effect as the first invention.

The perspective external view which shows the apparatus structural example of an arcade game machine. The figure which shows an example of a game screen. The figure which shows an example of the time difference evaluation standard according to a difficulty level. The figure which shows the example of a game screen in a ghost battle mode. The figure which shows the data structural example of applied play tendency data. The figure explaining ghost evaluation primary determination processing. The flowchart explaining the game progress control process which paid its attention to one note. The flowchart which shows the flow of a ghost evaluation confirmation process. The figure which shows the data structural example of a trace rate setting table. The figure which shows the other example of a game screen. The figure explaining a ghost evaluation correction process. The block diagram which shows the function structural example of the arcade game device. The figure which shows the data structural example of music data. The figure which shows the data structural example of a phrase list. The flowchart which shows the flow of a game process. The figure which shows the apparatus structural example of the home game apparatus in the modified example 1.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described below, and the embodiments to which the present invention is applicable are not limited to the following embodiments. In the description of the drawings, the same parts are designated by the same reference numerals.

FIG. 1 is a perspective external view showing a device configuration example of an arcade game device 1300 according to the present embodiment. The arcade game device 1300 is a dedicated game housing for music games with a percussion instrument performance as a motif, and is installed, for example, in a section of a store such as a game center or a shopping center. This arcade game device 1300 is a computer system to which the present invention is applied, and is communicatively connected to a server system 1100 via a network 9.

The network 9 means a communication path capable of data communication. That is, the network 9 includes a dedicated line (dedicated cable) for direct connection, a LAN such as Ethernet (registered trademark), a communication network such as a telephone communication network, a cable network, and the Internet. It does not matter whether it is wireless or not.

The arcade game device 1300 is provided with an operation input device 1305 for allowing the player 1 to input various operations, on an operation console 1303 protruding in front of the game main device 1301. The operation input device 1305 of the present embodiment has an outer shape simulating a Japanese drum, and has pressure-sensitive sensors and vibration sensors built in at various places. When the player 1 hits the operation input device 1305 in a manner of hitting a Japanese drum with a dedicated operation rod 1307, an operation input signal is output from the sensor at the hit location to the control board 1350. In FIG. 1, two operation input devices 1305 are provided so that a plurality of players 1 can play the game at the same time, but the number can be set appropriately.

In addition, a display 1311 for displaying a game screen and a speaker 1313 for outputting a game sound are provided above the game main body device 1301.

On the other hand, a reader/writer device 1330, a coin insertion device 1340, and a control board 1350 are provided below and inside the game main body device 1301. The reader/writer device 1330 performs contactless communication with the IC card 3, which is a portable card-type storage medium, and performs a data read process and a data write process.

The IC card 3 can be purchased from, for example, an issuing machine installed in an appropriate place such as the above-mentioned store, an issuing machine (not shown) in the game main unit 1301, or the like. A unique card ID is assigned to the IC card 3, and when an account is registered by a issuing machine or the like through a predetermined registration procedure, the account (player ID) issued to the player 1 is associated with the card ID. Then, when the game is started after the IC card 3 is held (touched) over the reader/writer device 1330, the play data (for example, past play history) associated with the card ID can be used. Become. Further, the IC card 3 has a prepaid card function, and can be used for payment of a play consideration in place of coin insertion into the coin insertion device 1340. For example, when the IC card 3 is charged by the purchase of the game coin and the IC card 3 is touched on the reader/writer device 1330 prior to the game play, the play consideration can be paid from the balance of the charged game coin. It is like this. The configuration is not limited to the IC card 3, and may be a configuration using a wristwatch, a smart phone, a mobile phone, a portable game device, or the like compatible with the non-contact IC card technology. Alternatively, it may be configured to read and write a magnetic stripe card having a magnetic tape. Of course, even without the IC card 3, it is possible to play the game by inserting coins and paying a play consideration.

The control board 1350 includes electronic components such as a CPU 1351, various microprocessors such as GPU and DSP, various IC memories 1353 such as VRAM, RAM, and ROM, and a communication device 1355 for communication connection to the network 9. Then, the CPU 1351 or the like executes the game program to execute the arithmetic processing, and controls each unit of the arcade game device 1300 based on the operation input or the like to the operation input device 1305 to execute the music game. Part or all of the control board 1350 may be realized by an ASIC, FPGA, or the like. It should be noted that necessary programs such as game programs and various setting data are stored in the IC memory 1353 in advance, or are downloaded from the server system 1100 at an appropriate timing and can be updated/stored in the IC memory 1353.

Here, the server system 1100 performs processing for operating the game of this embodiment. Specifically, the server system 1100 issues a unique player ID to the player 1 who has purchased the IC card 3 and completed user registration. Then, the information about the player 1 such as the player ID, the card ID, and the play data is accumulated in the storage unit 1140 as the user registration data 7 and is centrally managed. In the present embodiment, the user registration data 7 includes play tendency data 700. Then, based on the upload of the play tendency data from the arcade game device 1300, the server system 1100 rewrites the play tendency data 700 of the corresponding player with the uploaded content, and updates the user registration data 7 of the player. .. Also, the server system 1100 performs processing relating to login/logout of the player 1 who has touched the IC card 3 on the reader/writer device 1330, distribution of data necessary for executing a game on the arcade game device 1300, and the like.

In the present embodiment, the operation input mode is the operation using the operation stick 1307, but other modes can be adopted according to the game content of the timing game. For example, a motion that is a physical movement of the player itself can be used as the operation input form. In that case, a motion recognition method for recognizing the motion of the player 1 from the image captured by the video camera 1321 or the distance measurement result of the distance measurement sensor 1323 may be adopted, and the motion recognition chip 1357 may be mounted on the control board 1350 as appropriate. Further, the operation input may be a button operation.

[Outline of the game]
The arcade game device 1300 of this embodiment executes a music game in which a Japanese drum is virtually played as a timing game. Therefore, during the game, a game screen including a musical score display of the played song is displayed on the display 1311, and the speaker 1313 outputs the sound of the played song and the tapping sound of the Japanese drum corresponding to the operation input. The player, while listening to the play music output from the speaker 1313, hits the operation input device 1305 with the operation stick 1307 according to the notes appearing on the game screen of the display 1311 and enjoys playing the play music.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the game screen. As shown in FIG. 2, the game screen W1 includes a strip-shaped musical score display unit 10 that crosses the screen from side to side, an elapsed time display unit 23 from the start of play, a song name display unit 25, and a difficulty level display unit 27. Equipped with. Although the design of the musical score display unit 10 can be appropriately set, in the present embodiment, the reference position 11 shown on the left side of the screen and the musical note N (Na, Nb) as the indicator moved and displayed toward the reference position 11. And a bar dividing line 15 indicating a bar in the play music, an evaluation result display section 17, a player character display section 18, and a score display section 19.

The reference position 11 is provided at a position where the note N to be moved and displayed will eventually reach, and indicates a reference position for indicating the arrival timing as reference timing (timing of target operation input). In the present embodiment, only one is displayed on one music score display unit 10, but it may be provided at a plurality of positions.

The note N is prepared with a different design for each type of standard operation (standard operation type). The musical note N appears and is displayed from the right side of the musical score display unit 10, and is moved and displayed so as to flow toward the reference position 11 along with the bar dividing line 15 in synchronization with the voice reproduction of the played music. Then, the timing at which the note N reaches the reference position 11 is presented to the player as the reference timing at which the operation input of the reference operation type should be made.

In the present embodiment, there are two types of reference operation types (types of the note N corresponding thereto). One is a circular musical note (don) Na that represents an operation input for tapping the drum surface (striking surface) of the Japanese drum-shaped operation input device 1305, and the other is a drum edge or body of the operation input device 1305. It is a quadrangular musical note (cut) Nb representing an operation input for tapping the outer circumference (outer edge of the striking surface). Of course, standard operations other than the two types illustrated and musical notes can be set as appropriate.

The evaluation result display unit 17 displays the result of the operation input evaluation of the player with respect to the reference operation and the presentation of the reference timing by the moving display of the note N at any time. In the operation input evaluation, for example, the timing at which the center of the note N overlaps with the center line of the reference position 11 is set as the reference timing, and the type of the overlapped note N is set as the reference operation type. This is performed by evaluating the time difference from the performed operation input timing (operation input timing) and the difference between the reference operation type and the operation input type (operation input type) that are the second evaluation items. The higher the standard operation type matches the operation input type, and the smaller the time difference between the standard timing and the operation input timing, the higher the evaluation. In the present embodiment, for example, when the standard operation type and the operation input type are different, the operation input is set to “impossible”. When the reference operation type and the operation input type match, the time difference between the reference timing and the operation input timing is “good”, “good”, or “not good” using the reference for the time difference (time difference evaluation standard). It is evaluated in four stages of "through".

Here, the music game of the present embodiment is configured such that the player selects the play difficulty level together with the music to be played before the play is started, and the difficulty level display section 27 displays the selected play difficulty level (Fig. In 2, "Easy") is displayed. The selectable difficulty levels are, for example, three levels of "simple", "normal", and "difficult" in order from the lowest. Note that the number of stages of difficulty may be two, or four or more.

Then, in the present embodiment, for example, the time difference evaluation standard is prepared for each of the three levels of difficulty, and the time difference of the first evaluation item is evaluated using the time difference evaluation standard corresponding to the play difficulty level selected by the player. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the time difference evaluation criteria for each difficulty level. The “normal” time difference evaluation criteria is shown in the upper row (a), the “easy” time difference evaluation criteria is shown in the middle row (b), and “difficult”. The time difference evaluation criteria of are shown in the lower part (c).

As shown in FIG. 3A, in the case of using the “normal” time difference evaluation criterion, in the time difference evaluation, if the absolute value of the time difference is less than ΔT1, it is “good”, and ΔT1 or more and less than ΔT2 are relatively long. In this case, if it is “OK”, and if there is a long time difference between ΔT2 and ΔT2 and less than ΔT3, it is determined as “NO”. Then, when the time difference is ΔT3 or more, it is determined as “through (no operation input)”. Here, ΔT1<ΔT2<ΔT3.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 3B, when the “simple” time difference evaluation criterion is used, it is difficult to determine “impossible”, which is a relatively poor evaluation, and conversely, a relatively good evaluation. The threshold value ΔT21 (ΔT3≧ΔT21>ΔT2) is applied to ease the time difference evaluation standard so that it is easy to determine “OK”. That is, the threshold value ΔT21 is brought close to the same value as or a value close to the threshold value ΔT3, and it is difficult to determine “impossible”.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 3C, when the “difficult” time difference evaluation criterion is used, ΔT22 smaller than the threshold ΔT2 and ΔT12 smaller than the threshold ΔT1 are applied to evaluate the time difference between “good” and “good”. Tighten the standards. Therefore, it is difficult to determine “good” or “permitted”, and it is easy to determine “impossible”.

Returning to FIG. The score display unit 19 displays the cumulative total of the game scores given to the player according to the result of the operation input evaluation.

[principle]
In the game of the present embodiment, a ghost competition mode in which a player competes with a “ghost player”, which is a virtual player controlled by a computer, and competes for evaluation with the same play song having the same play difficulty level is prepared.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a game screen in the ghost battle mode. As shown in FIG. 4, the game screen W2 in the ghost competition mode is configured by adding a musical score display unit for ghost 30 and a win/loss display unit for each period 40 to the game screen W1 shown in FIG.

The musical score display unit 30 for ghost is basically designed in the same manner as the musical score display unit 10 and displays the musical score of the play song. Specifically, the ghost music score display section 30 includes a reference position 31 shown on the left side of the screen. The musical score display unit 30 for ghost is arranged vertically so that the musical score display unit 10 and the reference positions 11 and 31 are aligned, and the musical note N and the bar dividing line 15 are synchronized with the moving display on the musical score display unit 10. Moved and displayed.

The ghost score display section 30 includes a ghost evaluation result display section 37, a ghost character display section 38 for displaying a character (ghost character) indicating a ghost player, and a ghost score display section 39.

The ghost evaluation result display unit 37 displays the evaluation result of the ghost player (hereinafter, also referred to as “ghost evaluation result”) with respect to the reference operation and the presentation of the reference timing by the moving display of the note N as needed.

The ghost score display unit 39 displays the cumulative total of the game scores given to the ghost player according to the ghost evaluation result.

The period-specific win/loss display unit 40 displays the midway progress determination period set in the play song and the win/loss in the midway progress determination period. In the present embodiment, for example, each period (five periods 1 to 5 in FIG. 4) obtained by dividing the reproduction start Ts of the play song to the reproduction end Te into two or more is set in advance as the midway progress determination period. .. Then, during the game, the arcade game device 1300 executes the period-by-period win/loss display control processing each time the reproduction time passes one halfway progress determination period, and the game acquired by the player in the past halfway progress determination period. The total score period and the total game score period obtained by the ghost player are compared to determine the outcome of the midway progress determination period. The period-specific win/loss display unit 40 displays, for example, the winner in the corresponding frame for the midway progress determination period in which the play time has elapsed and the win/loss has been determined.

In this ghost competition mode, the computer (the arcade game device 1300 in this embodiment) controls the progress of the ghost player's game play so that the ghost player's skill is as close as possible to the player. Therefore, the result of the player's operation input evaluation (player evaluation result) for each presentation for each note N is controlled by the ghost player, and more specifically, the evaluation result of the ghost player for each presentation for each note N (ghost evaluation result). ) Is used to determine

As a simple procedure, prior to the start of the game, the application play tendency data 600 described later (see FIG. 5) is used to perform a primary determination of the ghost evaluation result for each note N constituting the play score (ghost evaluation primary Decision process). On the other hand, during the game, it is determined whether or not to reflect the player evaluation result as the ghost evaluation result for each presentation by each note N. Then, using the result of the reflection determination (reflection result), a secondary determination for updating the ghost evaluation result that is primarily determined is appropriately performed to confirm the ghost evaluation result (ghost evaluation confirmation process). Further, for the primary determination of the ghost evaluation result, apart from the above-described operation input evaluation for each note N, a phrase operation input evaluation process for evaluating the success or failure of the player's operation input for the phrase is executed. Then, the evaluation result of the phrase is statistically processed for each type of phrase, and the applied play tendency data 600 is created/updated.

(1) Phrase operation input evaluation process In the present embodiment, the musical score of the music that the player can select as a play music is a standard operation group in which two or more standard operations are combined (a standard operation configured by a sequence of two or more notes). Group: hereinafter also referred to as "phrase"). The number of notes that compose a phrase (hereinafter also referred to as "constituent notes") is not particularly limited, but for example, the entire note (from the first note to the last note that composes the phrase) fits in one measure. , Included in the score.

For each phrase, a capture difficulty level is set in advance based on the arrangement order, the number, the rhythm, etc. of the constituent notes constituting the phrase. For example, the difficulty level of capturing a phrase is set to three levels of "simple", "normal", and "difficult" in order from the lowest. In addition, the number of steps of the capture difficulty may be two or four or more. For example, a combination of notes surrounded by a broken line in FIG. 4 corresponds to each phrase. Then, when moving and displaying the phrase portion on the musical score display unit 10, as shown in FIG. 4, by attaching a mark MK that wraps the constituent notes, it is possible for the player to identify that the combination of those notes is one phrase. Present.

Then, in the phrase operation input evaluation process, for each phrase included in the play score, a case where the result of the operation input evaluation for all the constituent notes of the phrase is “good” or “acceptable” is regarded as successful, and either one However, in the case of "impossible", it is considered as a failure and the success or failure of the player's operation input for the phrase is evaluated.

This phrase operation input evaluation processing is performed, for example, after the end of the game, and the success or failure of each phrase included in the play score is evaluated. However, the evaluation may be performed during the game, and the success or failure of the phrase may be evaluated at the time when the operation input evaluation is performed on the last note of the phrase, or each time the midway progress determination period elapses. You may evaluate. Further, the evaluation result may be reflected in the game score. Specifically, a predetermined score may be added when the operation input is evaluated as successful, and a predetermined score may be deducted when the operation input is unsuccessful. In that case, the points to be added or deducted may be changed in consideration of the result of the operation input evaluation of each of the constituent notes of the phrase. For example, if the operation input evaluations of all the notes are “good” when evaluated as success, the score may be increased. Alternatively, it is also possible to change the points for adding or subtracting points according to the difficulty of capturing the phrase. For example, the higher the difficulty level of the capture, the larger the score for success may be set.

(2) Statistical Processing In the statistical processing, the play tendency data 700 (see FIG. 1) managed for each player in the server system 1100 is used. More specifically, this play tendency data 700 is downloaded from the server system 1100 to the arcade game device 1300 when the player touches the reader/writer device 1330 with the IC card 3 and logs in to the server system 1100, and the player concerned. Until the logout, the application game tendency data 600 is stored in the arcade game device 1300. In the statistical processing, the applied play tendency data 600 is used to statistically process the evaluation result of the phrase. It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which the user registration data is not stored in the storage unit 1140 of the server system 1100 but is stored in the arcade game device 1300. In that case, the play tendency data 700 will be stored in the arcade game device 1300 and updated accordingly.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a data configuration example of the applied play tendency data 600. As shown in FIG. 5, the applied play tendency data 600 stores the phrase tendency data 610 prepared for each phrase type in association with the player ID 601. Then, one piece of tendency data 610 for each phrase includes a phrase ID 611 and the number of operation inputs 613 in which an operation is input for the phrase (“do-do-ka” in the example of FIG. 4) in the game already played by the player with the corresponding player ID 601. , The number of success times 615, the phrase success rate 617 as the overall success rate, and the breakdown of the operation input evaluation for each constituent note of the phrase (“good”, “possible”, “not possible” for each constituent note) 619), an operation unit success rate 621 that is a success rate for each of the constituent notes, an evaluation rank 623, and a weak point 625.

Then, in the statistical processing, first, the evaluation result for each phrase evaluated in the phrase operation input evaluation processing is reflected in the applied play tendency data 600. Specifically, the operation input count 613 of the corresponding phrase is updated, the success count 615 is appropriately updated, and the operation input evaluation breakdown 619 for each of the constituent notes is updated.

Subsequently, the phrase success rate 617 is aggregated and updated from the updated success count 615, and the operation unit success rate 621 for each constituent note is aggregated and updated from the updated detail 619. The operation unit success rate 621 is obtained, for example, as a probability that the result of the operation input evaluation for the constituent notes is “good” or “acceptable”.

Also, the evaluation rank 623 of the operation input for the phrase by the player is updated. For example, the updated phrase success rate 617 is evaluated by three ranks of “good”, “normal”, and “not good”, and the evaluation rank 623 is updated. The relationship between the phrase success rate 617 and each rank may be determined in advance. The rank is not limited to three levels, but may be two levels or four or more levels.

Further, based on the operation unit success rate 621, the standard operation that the player is not good at in the phrase is determined. For example, the constituent note having the lowest operation unit success rate 621 is determined to be a poor standard operation, and the constituent note is updated as the weak point 625. The weak point 625 is set, for example, as data indicating the number of the constituent note counted from the beginning of the phrase, which is the constituent note determined to be poor. The weak point 625 does not necessarily have to be set, and two or more constituent notes may be set. For example, it is determined that a constituent note whose operation unit success rate 621 is less than a predetermined threshold is a standard operation that is poor, and if there is no corresponding constituent note, the weak point 625 is not set. On the other hand, when there are two or more corresponding constituent notes, they may be set as the weak point 625.

Here, in addition to the respective processes illustrated, the statistical process may be, for example, a process of determining whether or not the number of operation input failures for the phrase exceeds a predetermined number, or a process of going back in the past for a predetermined period A process of determining whether or not the operation input of the phrase is successful or a failure, or a process of totaling the number of times of success or the number of times of failure in the predetermined period can be included. Then, the processing result can be stored in the play tendency data 700 (applied play tendency data 600) and used for controlling the ghost player.

The applied play tendency data 600 updated by the statistical processing as described above is uploaded to the server system 1100 as the latest play tendency data 700 of the player when the player finishes the game play and logs out, and the server system The stored contents of 1100 can be rewritten.

(3) Ghost evaluation primary determination processing In the ghost evaluation primary determination processing, the ghost evaluation result is primarily determined for each note of the play musical score by AI control using the applied play tendency data 600 according to a given control algorithm prepared in advance. To do. FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining the ghost evaluation primary determination process, and is a diagram schematically showing the result of the process, which is the ghost evaluation result primarily determined for each note constituting the play score.

For example, three types of control algorithms are prepared for each play score difficulty level (three levels of “easy”, “normal”, and “difficult” in the present embodiment) that can be selected as the play difficulty level, and the player can select the play difficulty level. The ghost evaluation result is primarily determined using the control algorithm according to the input.

Specifically, the control algorithm corresponding to the difficulty level “easy” is prepared as a control algorithm in which the ghost evaluation result that is primarily determined for each note is likely to be in accordance with the applied play tendency data 600. In the present embodiment, as described above, the applied play tendency data 600 is created/updated by statistically processing the evaluation result of the phrase. Therefore, the ghost evaluation result is primarily determined by reflecting the player's strength or weakness in the operation input for the phrase in the phrase portion included in the play score. That is, for each note of the phrases 161, 163, 165 included in the play score, an evaluation result corresponding to the phrase success rate 617 or the operation unit success rate 621 of each constituent note is primarily determined as a ghost evaluation result. For example, the evaluation result is set as the ghost evaluation result with the first probability of 90 to 100%.

On the contrary, the control algorithm corresponding to the difficulty level “difficult” is prepared as a control algorithm in which the ghost evaluation result that is primarily determined for each note does not easily follow the applied play tendency data 600. For example, with a second probability lower than the first probability (for example, a predetermined probability between 20 and 50%), an evaluation result corresponding to the phrase success rate 617 or the operation unit success rate 621 for each constituent note is given as a ghost evaluation result. And so on.

(4) Ghost Evaluation Confirmation Process In the ghost evaluation confirmation process, each time a musical note is presented, a ghost evaluation result for the presentation is determined. FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining the game progress control (game progress control process) relating to the note (note of interest), focusing on one note. In the actual process, the game play control process is repeated for each note to control the game play by the player and the ghost player. Then, the ghost evaluation confirmation process is performed in the course of this game progress control process.

In the game progress control process, first, a reference operation and a reference timing presentation control by moving display of a note of interest are performed (step a1). When there is an operation input from the player who hits the striking surface of the operation input device 1305 or the outer edge of the striking surface with respect to the presentation of the note of interest (step a3: YES), the above operation input evaluation is performed (step a5). ). If there is no operation input for the presentation (step a3: NO), the player evaluation result is "through" (step a7). Through the processing up to this point, the player evaluation result is evaluated in four levels of "good", "good", "bad", and "through".

Then, in the subsequent step a9, a ghost evaluation confirmation process is executed to confirm the final ghost evaluation result of the note of interest. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the flow of the ghost evaluation confirmation process. As shown in FIG. 8, in the ghost evaluation confirmation process, first, by using the trace rate as the reflection reference, it is determined whether or not the player evaluation result should be reflected as the ghost evaluation result (step b1).

Here, the trace rate is set before the start of the game as a probability of determining “to be reflected” in the reflection determination (affirmation of the reflection determination). Specifically, the arcade game device 1300 executes a trace rate setting process before starting the game, and sets a trace rate using a trace rate setting table prepared in advance.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a data configuration example of the trace rate setting table. As shown in FIG. 9, the trace rate setting table is a data table that defines the correspondence between the tone of the ghost player and the trace rate. The tone of the ghost is, for example, in five stages of "abnormal sickness", "abnormal condition", "normal", "good", and "excellent". Then, the trace rate is set, for example, in a setting range of 78% or more and 99% or less so as to gradually increase as the ghost player's condition gets better. The trace rate is a probability of positively determining the reflection determination, and is basically for making the battle with the ghost a close battle.

For example, in the case where the ghost player is in a particularly good state of "excellent", the trace rate is set within the range of 97% to 99%, and therefore the reflection determination is affirmative with a high probability. Therefore, it is possible to make it difficult to open the point difference between the player and the ghost player. On the contrary, when the ghost player is in the worst condition of "abnormal condition", the trace rate is set to a low value within the range of 78% to 80%. However, the setting range of the trace rate and the specific numerical value of the value range for each condition of the ghost player are examples, and may be set as appropriate.

As a specific procedure of the trace rate setting process, first, a player selects a ghost competition mode and randomly selects the tone of the ghost player in the game to be started from the above-mentioned five stages. The tone of the selected ghost may be displayed on the player by controlling the display on the selection screen of the ghost battle mode. Then, the value range of the trace rate corresponding to the selected tone is read from the trace rate setting table, and the trace rate (applied trace rate) applied to the current game is set within the range.

Returning to FIG. When it is determined that the player evaluation result should be reflected as the ghost evaluation result by using the trace rate set as described above (step b3: YES), the primary judgment is made. Make a secondary decision to update the determined ghost evaluation results. Specifically, first, it is determined whether or not the player evaluation result for the presentation of the note of interest and the ghost evaluation result primarily determined for the note of interest. Then, if the two are the same (step b5: YES), the ghost evaluation result determined first is fixed as it is (step b7). By the processing here, the player evaluation result is reflected as the ghost evaluation result. On the other hand, when the player evaluation result relating to the note of interest and the ghost evaluation result that is primarily determined are different (step b5: NO), the player evaluation result or the ghost evaluation result that is primarily determined is randomly generated with a probability of 1/2. Select and confirm the ghost evaluation result (step b9). If the player evaluation result is selected, it will be reflected as the ghost evaluation result. Since the reflection determination based on the trace rate is affirmative in step b3, the player evaluation result may be unconditionally reflected (updated) as the ghost evaluation result in step b9.

If it is determined that the result is not reflected as a result of the reflection determination in step b3 (step b3: NO), for example, the ghost evaluation result is fixed as it is (step b11).

Then, as shown in FIG. 7, if the ghost evaluation confirmation process has been executed, subsequently, an evaluation result synchronization display control process for displaying the player evaluation result and the ghost evaluation result in synchronization with their display timings is executed. (Step a11). FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a game screen at the display timing of the player evaluation result and the ghost evaluation result. As shown in the game screen W3 in FIG. 10, by the evaluation result synchronization display control process, the player evaluation result for the presentation of the note N-1 of interest is displayed on the evaluation result display unit 17, and the ghost of the note N-1 of interest is displayed. The evaluation result is displayed on the ghost evaluation result display section 37 at the same time.

After that, as shown in FIG. 7, the game score of the player is calculated and updated according to the player evaluation result, and the game score of the ghost player is calculated and updated according to the ghost evaluation result (step a13).

(5) Ghost Evaluation Modifying Process As described above, the ghost evaluation result is primarily determined before the game starts, and the ghost evaluation result is finally determined by appropriately performing the secondary determination during the game. In the present embodiment, the ghost evaluation result that has been primarily determined is corrected during the competition so that the competition situation between the player and the ghost player is a uniform condition from beginning to end (ghost evaluation correction process). Specifically, the ghost evaluation result that is primarily determined for the midway progress determination period to be played next is corrected based on the win or loss for each midway progress determination period that is determined as midway progress in the period-specific win/loss display control process. The ghost evaluation confirmation processing, which is a secondary determination for finally confirming the ghost evaluation result, is performed during the play of the midway progress determination period.

FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating the ghost evaluation correction process. Specifically, the upper part (a) shows the case where the reproduction time has passed the midway progress determination period of the period 1 and the winner of the period 1 is the player, and the winner of the period 1 is the ghost player. The lower case (b) shows the case. As shown in FIG. 11A, when the winner of the elapsed midway progress determination period is the player, a correction for facilitating the win of the ghost player in the next midway progress determination period (period 2 in FIG. 11A). I do. Specifically, for example, among the notes belonging to the period 2, a part of the notes (notes N-11 to 14 in FIG. 11A) whose ghost evaluation result that is primarily determined is “impossible” (FIG. 11( In a), the note N-11, 13) is corrected to "good" or "ok". According to this, it is possible to increase the probability that the ghost evaluation result is “good” or “acceptable” when the reflection determination is negative, and it is possible to realize correction that the ghost player can easily win. At that time, the correction content may be changed in accordance with the difference in the cumulative period of the player and the ghost player in the elapsed period 2. For example, when the player wins by a large difference, the number of notes to be modified is increased, and all the notes are modified to be “good”. On the other hand, in the case of a close win, the number of notes to be modified may be reduced, and all of them may be modified to be “OK”. It suffices to preset a correspondence relationship between the difference between the cumulative total periods and the number of notes to be corrected, and set the number of notes corresponding to the difference between the cumulative total periods to be corrected.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 11B, when the winner of the elapsed midway progress determination period is the ghost player, correction is performed to make it easier for the player to win in the next period 2. For example, among the notes belonging to the period 2, a part of the notes (notes N-21 to 29 in FIG. 11B) whose ghost evaluation result that is primarily determined is “good” or “OK” (FIG. 11B ), note N-21,23,28,29) is corrected to "impossible". According to this, the probability that the ghost evaluation result in the case where the reflection judgment is negative is increased, and the correction that the player is likely to win can be realized. In that case as well, similarly to the above, the number of notes to be modified and the content of modification may be set in accordance with the difference in the cumulative period, and the modification may be performed.

The midway progress determination period in which the ghost evaluation correction process has been performed is a period for playing from now on. During the play of the period, the above-described secondary determination process for finalizing the ghost evaluation result is performed.

[Function configuration]
FIG. 12 is a block diagram showing an example of the main functional configuration of the arcade game device 1300. As shown in FIG. 12, the arcade game device 1300 includes an operation input unit 100, a medium reading unit 110, a coin detection unit 120, a processing unit 200, an image display unit 390, a sound output unit 392, and communication. A unit 394 and a storage unit 500 are provided.

The operation input unit 100 is for the player to input various operations related to game play. For example, an element directly operated by the player with a finger such as a button switch, a joystick, a touch pad, or a trackball, as well as an acceleration sensor or an angular velocity. It can also be realized by an element that detects motion or posture, such as a sensor, a tilt sensor, or a geomagnetic sensor. In FIG. 1, the operation input device 1305 corresponds to this.

The medium reading unit 110 reads information from the IC card 3 and outputs it to the processing unit 200, and also writes information according to the control of the processing unit 200. In FIG. 1, the reader/writer device 1330 corresponds to this.

The coin detection unit 120 detects the insertion of coins for the play price and outputs a detection signal to the processing unit 200. In FIG. 1, the coin insertion device 1340 corresponds to this.

The processing unit 200 is realized by, for example, a microprocessor such as a CPU or GPU, or an electronic component such as an ASIC, an FPGA, or an IC memory, and controls the input/output of data with each unit of the device including the operation input unit 100 and the storage unit 500. To do. Then, various arithmetic processes are performed based on a predetermined program and data, an operation input signal from the operation input unit 100, data received from the server system 1100, and the like to control the operation of the arcade game device 1300. In FIG. 1, the CPU 1351 of the control board 1350 corresponds to this.

The processing unit 200 includes a game management unit 230, an image generation unit 290, a sound generation unit 292, and a communication control unit 294.

The game management unit 230 performs various processes related to game execution management. In the present embodiment, the game management unit 230 includes a play tendency acquisition update control unit 231, a play acceptance control unit 233, a trace rate setting unit 235, a ghost evaluation primary determination unit 237, a presentation control unit 239, and an operation input. An evaluation unit 241, a reflection determination unit 243, a ghost evaluation confirmation unit 245, a period-based win/loss display control unit 247, a ghost evaluation correction unit 249, an evaluation result display control unit 251, a phrase operation input evaluation unit 253, The statistical processing unit 255 is included.

The play tendency acquisition/update control unit 231 communicates with the server system 1100 when the player who owns the IC card 3 logs in, downloads the play tendency data 700 of the player, sets the applied play tendency data 600, and sets it as the in-play data 580. Store. Also, when the player logs out, the server system 1100 is communicated with, and the applied play tendency data 600 is uploaded as the latest play tendency data of the player. Note that in the case of a configuration that is realized by the arcade game device 1300 alone without using the server system 1100, the same data as the data stored in the storage unit 1140 of the server system 1100 is stored in the storage unit 500. The play tendency data stored in the storage unit 500 may be updated and stored with the latest data.

The play acceptance control unit 233 performs control for accepting selection of a song to be played and selection input by the player of play difficulty level before the game starts.

The trace rate setting unit 235 executes a trace rate setting process and sets an applicable trace rate 581 applied to the current game using the trace rate setting table 570.

The ghost evaluation primary determination unit 237 executes the ghost evaluation primary determination process before the start of the game, and uses the applied play tendency data 600 (the play tendency data 700 of the player who plays the game) for each note constituting the playing score. The ghost evaluation result is first determined.

The presentation control unit 239 performs control to display the play musical score in synchronization with the reproduction of the played music and present the standard operation and the standard timing to the player. In the present embodiment, the musical score display unit 10 moves and displays the notes according to the reference operation type, and controls the notes to overlap the reference position at the reference timing (see FIG. 2). Corresponds to.

The operation input evaluation unit 241 performs evaluation (first evaluation item) based on the time difference between the reference timing and the operation input timing based on the operation input of the player. Then, it is evaluated whether or not the standard operation type and the operation input type match (second evaluation item), and the game score of the player is calculated/updated.

The reflection determination unit 243 determines whether or not to reflect the player evaluation result as a ghost evaluation result for each presentation for each note.

The ghost evaluation determination unit 245 selects one of the player evaluation result and the ghost evaluation result that is primarily determined using the result of the reflection determination by the reflection determination unit 243, and determines the final ghost evaluation result.

The period-by-period win/loss display control unit 247 executes the period-by-period win/loss display control processing each time the midway progress determination period elapses during the game, and determines the win/loss of the player and the ghost player in the elapsed midway progress determination period. Then, for example, the winner is displayed and controlled in the period-by-period win/loss display unit 40 as the progress of the battle.

The ghost evaluation correction unit 249 executes the ghost evaluation correction processing when the midway progress determination period has elapsed, and determines the notes belonging to the next midway progress determination period according to the win or loss of the player and the ghost player in the midway progress determination period. Correct the ghost evaluation result of.

The evaluation result display control unit 251 executes an evaluation result synchronization display control process, and performs control to sequentially display the player evaluation result and the ghost evaluation result for each presentation for each note performed by the presentation control unit 239. In the present embodiment, the display timing of the player evaluation result on the evaluation result display unit 17 for one presentation and the display timing of the ghost evaluation result on the ghost evaluation result display unit 37 are synchronized to display each evaluation result at the same time. ..

The phrase operation input evaluation unit 253 executes a phrase operation input evaluation process and evaluates, for each phrase included in the play score, the success or failure of the player's operation input for the phrase.

The statistical processing unit 255 statistically processes the evaluation result by the phrase operation input evaluation unit 253 for each phrase, and updates the applied play tendency data 600.

The image generation unit 290 generates a game screen based on the processing result of the game management unit 230, and outputs the generated image signal of the game screen to the image display unit 390. For example, it can be realized by a processor such as a GPU or a digital signal processor (DSP), a video signal IC, a program such as a video codec, an IC memory for a drawing frame such as a frame buffer, an IC memory used for expanding texture data, and the like.

The sound generation unit 292 is realized by, for example, a processor such as a DSP or a voice synthesis IC, an audio codec capable of reproducing a voice file, and the like, based on the processing result by the game management unit 230, BGM of a game such as a play song and a sound effect, and various types. A sound signal of the operation sound is generated and output to the sound output unit 392.

The communication control unit 294 performs communication connection and data processing for data communication with an external device (mainly the server system 1100) via the communication unit 394, and realizes data exchange with the external device.

The image display unit 390 displays various game images based on the image signal input from the image generation unit 290. For example, it can be realized by a display device such as a flat panel display, a cathode ray tube, a projector, or a head mounted display. In FIG. 1, the display 1311 corresponds to this.

The sound output unit 392 is for outputting sound of BGM and the like of the game based on the sound signal input from the sound generation unit 292. In FIG. 1, the speaker 1313 corresponds to this.

The communication unit 394 connects to the network 9 and realizes communication. For example, it can be realized by a wireless communication device, a modem, a TA, a jack of a wired communication cable, a control circuit, or the like. In FIG. 1, the communication device 1355 corresponds to this.

The storage unit 500 stores in advance a program for operating the arcade game device 1300 to realize various functions of the arcade game device 1300, data used during execution of the program, or the like. It is temporarily stored each time. For example, it can be realized by IC memory such as RAM or ROM, magnetic disk such as hard disk, optical disk such as CD-ROM or DVD. In FIG. 1, the IC memory 1353 mounted on the control board 1350 corresponds to this.

The storage unit 500 stores a game program 501, a music list 510, music data 530, a trace rate setting table 570, and playing data 580.

The game program 501 is a program for causing the processing unit 200 to function as the game management unit 230. It should be noted that a program for causing the image generation unit 290, the sound generation unit 292, and the communication control unit 294 to function can be appropriately included therein.

The song list 510 stores a list of songs that the player playing on the arcade game device 1300 can select as a play song.

The music data 530 stores data regarding music that can be selected as a play music. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a data configuration example of one piece of music data 530. As shown in FIG. 13, the music data 530 includes a unique music name 531, music voice data 533, and musical score data 540.

The music audio data 533 is music data for reproducing the corresponding music as a play music.

The musical score data 540 is data for moving and displaying the notes on the musical score display unit 10. The musical score data 540 is prepared for each play difficulty level, and defines the arrangement order and arrangement position of the notes, the arrangement position of the bar B, and the like.

Specifically, one musical score data 540 is a musical score number 541 for identifying the musical score data 540, and an applied play difficulty level 543 indicating for which play difficulty level the musical score data 540 is prepared. It includes a BPM (Beats Per Minute) 545 that represents a tempo that serves as a reference for the time length of one beat, a time signature 547, a phrase list 548, a midway progress determination period setting 549, and bar note structure data 550. ..

The phrase list 548 stores a list of phrases included in the musical score. FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a data configuration example of the phrase list 548. As shown in FIG. 14, the phrase list 548 is a data table in which constituent note numbers, phrase types, and capture difficulty levels are set in association with phrase numbers. The phrase number is a serial number given to the phrase included in the musical score. The note number 559 of the constituent note is set as the constituent note number.

The midway progress determination period setting 549 defines each midway progress determination period that divides the reproduction time of the musical score. For example, the bar number 551 of the bar 560 that constitutes the intermediate progress determination period is stored for each intermediate progress determination period.

The note structure data 550 for each measure is prepared for each measure 560 that constitutes the musical score. The one note structure data 550 for each measure includes a measure number 551, a reproduction time range 553 indicating from where in the reproduction time the measure 560 corresponds, a note type 557 and a note number 559 associated with the position 555. And have.

The position 555 is a position where the note N is arranged based on the time signature 547 in the bar 560, and determines the reference timing of the associated note N. In the example of FIG. 13, the position of the bar 560 divided by the quarter note, the eighth note, and the sixteenth note (grid: quarter note first grid 561, quarter note second grid). 562, 4th note third grid 563, 4th note 4th grid 564,..., 16th note 15th grid 565).

The note type 557 defines the type of the note N arranged in the corresponding position 555, that is, the reference operation type. The note number is an identification number uniquely assigned to the note.

The trace rate setting table 570 stores the correspondence between the tone of the ghost player and the trace rate (see FIG. 9).

The in-play data 580 stores various data describing the game progress status. The in-play data 580 includes applied play tendency data 600, applied trace rate 581, player evaluation result data 583, ghost evaluation result data 585, and period-based win/loss result data 587. In addition, in addition to the above, the play music title, the play difficulty level selected by the player before playing, and the music score number 541 of the music score data (hereinafter referred to as “reference music score data”) 540 selected based on the play music title and the play difficulty level, 540 The elapsed time from the start (corresponding to the reproduction time of the music to be played in this embodiment), the game score of the player, and the like are stored. Of course, data other than these can be included as appropriate.

The player evaluation result data 583 stores the player evaluation result in chronological order for each note (standard timing) forming each bar 560 of the reference musical score data 540.

The ghost evaluation result data 585 stores the ghost evaluation result in time series for each note (reference timing) forming each bar 560 of the reference musical score data 540.

The result data 587 by period stores the result of the win/loss judgment of the player and the ghost player in each halfway judgment period set in the halfway judgment period setting 549 of the reference musical score data 540.

[Process flow]
FIG. 15 is a flowchart for explaining the flow of game processing in the ghost battle mode. The processing described here is realized by the game management unit 230 reading and executing the game program 501. It should be noted that description of payment of the play price will be omitted because it is performed in the conventional manner.

First, the player who plays the game completes the login procedure using the IC card 3. When the player logs in, the play tendency acquisition/update control section 231 downloads and acquires the play tendency data 700 of the player from the server system 1100 and stores it in the in-play data 580 as the applied play tendency data 600 (step S1).

Then, the play acceptance control unit 233 performs control for accepting selection input of the play song and the play difficulty level (step S3). The result of the selection input is held in the in-play data 580.

Then, the trace rate setting unit 235 executes a trace rate setting process to set an applied trace rate 581 applied to the current game (step S5). In addition, the ghost evaluation primary determination unit 237 executes the ghost evaluation primary determination processing, and primarily determines the ghost evaluation result for all the notes constituting the play musical score (step S7).

After that, the reproduction of the play music is started, and the game is started (step S9). In the present embodiment, the game play progress control process described with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8 is repeatedly performed for each note according to the reference musical score data 540 of the play music. Specifically, the presentation control unit 239 starts the musical score display in synchronization with the reproduction of the play music according to the reference musical score data 540. As a result, the notes constituting each measure in the order of measure number 551 appear on the game screen (music score display unit 10) and are moved and displayed. Further, the operation input evaluation unit 241 starts operation input evaluation, and calculates/updates the game score based on the evaluation result. On the other hand, the ghost evaluation confirmation unit 245 confirms the ghost evaluation result using the result of the reflection judgment by the reflection judgment unit 243, and calculates/updates the game score of the ghost player. Then, the evaluation result display control unit 251 causes the player evaluation result and the ghost evaluation result to be displayed in synchronization with each presentation by musical notes.

During the game, the period-by-period win/loss display control unit 247 monitors the progress of the midway progress determination period. Then, when the reproduction time has passed one halfway elapsed determination period (step S11: YES), the period-based win/loss display control process is executed (step S13). Specifically, the win/loss of the player and the ghost player in the elapsed midway progress determination period is determined, and the result of the win/loss (for example, the winner) is displayed and controlled on the period-by-period win/loss display unit 40.

Subsequently, the ghost evaluation correction unit 249 executes the ghost evaluation correction processing (step S15). Specifically, depending on whether the winner determined in step S13 is a player or a ghost player, the ghost evaluation result primarily determined for the notes belonging to the next midway progress determination period is corrected.

Then, until the reproduction of the play tune is completed (step S17: NO), the process returns to step S13 and the above-described processing is repeated. When the reproduction of the play tune is completed (step S17: YES), the play result is displayed (step S19).

After that, the phrase operation input evaluation unit 253 executes the phrase operation input evaluation process, and evaluates the success or failure of the operation input performed by the player in this game for each phrase included in the play score (step S21). Specifically, for each phrase set in the phrase list 548 of the reference musical score data 540, the result of the operation input evaluation of each constituent note is read from the player evaluation result data 583 and the success or failure thereof is determined.

Subsequently, the statistical processing unit 255 executes statistical processing to update the applied play tendency data 600 (step S23). Specifically, first, the evaluation result in step S21 is reflected in the applied play tendency data 600, and the operation input count 613, the success count 615, and the breakdown 619 are updated for each phrase. Then, the phrase success rate 617 and the operation unit success rate 621 are aggregated and updated from the updated values, and the evaluation rank 623 and the weak point 625 are updated.

Further, when the player logs out, the play tendency acquisition update control unit 231 uploads the applied play tendency data 600 to the server system 1100 as the latest play tendency data of the player (step S25). Upon receiving this upload, the server system 1100 rewrites and updates the play tendency data 700 in the user registration data 7 of the corresponding player.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, whether or not the player's operation input evaluation (player evaluation result) is reflected as the ghost evaluation result each time the reference operation and the reference timing are displayed by the moving display of the notes. The reflection evaluation can be performed to determine the ghost evaluation result. Then, for each presentation for each note, the player evaluation result and the ghost evaluation result can be displayed at the same time, for example. Therefore, control of the ghost player according to the operation input evaluation of the player can be realized. Even if there is no past data such as the past play data of the player, it is possible to realize the control of the ghost player according to the operation input evaluation of the player.

The form to which the present invention is applicable is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and appropriate addition, omission, and change of the constituent elements can be made.

[Modification 1]
For example, the computer system of the present invention is not limited to the arcade game device 1300 of the above-described embodiment, but can be realized by the home game device 1400 owned by the player. FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a device configuration example of the home-use game device 1400. As shown in FIG. 16, a home-use game machine 1400 is provided with a game machine body 1410, a display 1420 having a speaker 1421, and a drum-shaped controller 1430, and is a kind of music game, a Japanese drum performance game. You can enjoy

The drum-shaped controller 1430 is connected to the game apparatus body 1410, and the display 1420 is connected to the game apparatus body 1410 by a cable K capable of transmitting an image signal and a sound signal. The drum-shaped controller 1430 is composed of a drum body 1431 and a drumstick 1435 that imitate a Japanese drum, and a plurality of groups are connected so that a plurality of players can play the game at the same time. In FIG. 16, two sets of drum-shaped controllers 1430 (1430a and 1430b) are connected so that two players can play the game at the same time. On the upper surface of the drum body 1431 of the drum controller 1430, there is formed a beating surface 1433 for the player to perform an operation input for beating the hitting surface or the outer edge of the hitting surface.

Further, the game apparatus body 1410 includes a control unit 1411 equipped with, for example, a CPU, an IC memory, etc., and a reader for an information storage medium such as a CD-ROM 1441. Then, the game apparatus body 1410 executes various game processes based on the program and data read from the CD-ROM 1441 and the like, the tap signal from the drum type controller 1430, and the like, and an image signal of the game screen and a sound signal of the game sound. To generate. Further, the generated image signal and sound signal are output to the display 1420, the game screen is displayed on the display 1420, and the game sound is output from the speaker 1421.

The game information including programs and data necessary for the game device main body 1410 to perform the game processing is, for example, a CD-ROM 1441, an IC memory 1443, a memory card 1445, and the like, which are removable storage media in the game device main body 1410. It is stored in. Further, in this modification, the play tendency data of the player who plays on the home-use game apparatus 1400 is stored in the IC memory 1443, the memory card 1445, and the like together with the play data and the like. Then, the home-use game apparatus 1400 performs statistical processing using the play tendency data.

In the home-use game machine 1400 configured as described above, the player hits the hit surface 1433 with the bee 1435 in accordance with the task music output from the speaker 1421 while looking at the game screen displayed on the display 1420. The drum-type controller 1430 is operated to enjoy a Japanese drum performance game.

[Modification 2]
In the above embodiment, the game system is a stand-alone game system in which the game progress control is performed by the arcade game device 1300. However, the arcade game device 1300 is positioned as a controller/display device (that is, a player terminal), and the game is It is also possible to adopt a mode in which the progress control is performed by the server system 1100 (see FIG. 1). That is, it may be a client/server system.

Also, the player terminal in that case can be realized by a user terminal possessed by the player. The user terminal can take the form of a personal computer, a smartphone, a tablet computer, a portable game machine, or the like. It may be in the form of the home-use game machine shown in the first modification.

[Modification 3]
Further, after the game in the ghost competition mode ends, the result of the reflection determination may be displayed so that the player can confirm the result. For example, after the game ends, a replay screen having the same screen configuration as the game screen W2 in FIG. 4 and the like is displayed, and the replay display that reproduces the game play of the player and the ghost player in the game is performed. Then, at the time of this replay display, the game management unit 230, as a reflection result display control means, displays control as a reflection result as to whether or not the ghost evaluation result for each presentation for each note reflects the player evaluation result. To do. For example, the replay screen is controlled so as to follow the notes moved and displayed on the ghost music score display section 30 and display the corresponding reflection result. Alternatively, control may be performed in which a corresponding reflection result is added to the vicinity of the ghost evaluation result displayed on the ghost evaluation result display unit 37 on the replay screen at any time.

[Modification 4]
Further, in the above embodiment, the trace rate used in the reflection determination as to whether or not to reflect the player evaluation result as the ghost evaluation result is set before the start of the game, but it may be changed during the competition. .. For example, when the midway progress determination period elapses, the adjustment may be made based on the win or loss of the player and the ghost player in the past midway progress determination period. Specifically, the applied trace rate applied in the next midway progress determination period is adjusted low when the player wins, and adjusted high when the ghost player wins. Conversely, it may be adjusted higher when the player wins and adjusted lower when the ghost player wins. It is preferable that the ghost evaluation correction unit 249 adjusts.

The trace rate is set according to the tone of the ghost selected for each game according to the trace rate setting table 570, but may be set according to the play difficulty level. Specifically, the higher the difficulty level of play, the lower the trace rate is set. For example, the play difficulty level may be set to 97% when it is “easy”, 90% when it is “normal”, and 83% when it is “difficult”.

[Modification 5]
Further, in the above-described embodiment, the ghost evaluation result is primarily determined using the applied play tendency data 600, and the ghost evaluation result for the next period is corrected according to the win/loss of the player and the ghost player in each midway progress determination period. By doing so, an example of controlling the ghost player has been shown. The ghost player may be controlled by first determining or modifying the ghost evaluation result by another method. For example, the ghost player may be controlled according to the level of the player (player level). For example, the ghost evaluation result may be primarily determined according to the player level, or the ghost evaluation result that is primarily determined may be modified according to the player level.

In the former case, for example, a plurality of types of control algorithms are prepared in association with possible values at the player level, and the control algorithm corresponding to the player level of the player playing the game is used to make the primary decision. realizable. The control algorithm for each player level is defined as an algorithm in which, for example, the higher the corresponding player level, the higher the degree of the ghost evaluation result that is primarily determined as “good” or “acceptable”.

In the latter case, for example, the higher the player level, the higher the degree of the ghost evaluation result that is “good” or “acceptable” (the ratio of the number of notes that becomes the evaluation result) is. This can be achieved by adjusting the ghost evaluation result for each note after the determination.

In this modification, the game management unit 230 updates the player level of the player based on the player's play time, play frequency, play record, etc., and manages it by including it in the user registration data 7.

Further, instead of the player's play level, the ghost player can be controlled using the play level set for the ghost player. Specific processing can be realized in the same manner as in the case of using the player level. In that case, the game management unit 230 sets the play level of the ghost player as the virtual player level setting means.

[Modification 6]
It is also possible to control the virtual player by using the play level set for the ghost player (virtual player) competing. Specific processing can be realized in the same manner as in the case of using the player level described in Modification 5. In that case, the game management unit 230 sets the play level of the virtual player as the virtual player level setting means.

Alternatively, a configuration is also possible in which the virtual player is controlled by using the attributes defined for the virtual player to compete with. The attributes of the virtual player include the rarity, type, and attributes of the virtual player itself, as well as the rarity, type, and attributes of the virtual player character (for example, the ghost character in FIG. 4) indicating the virtual player, the virtual player or the virtual player character. Includes settings such as the strengths and weaknesses of the performers. The specific processing in this case can also be realized in the same manner as in the case of using the player level described in Modification 5.

That is, a plurality of control algorithms may be prepared in association with various attribute values, and the primary determination may be performed using the control algorithm according to the attributes of the virtual player or the virtual player character.

Alternatively, the correction after the primary determination may be performed according to the attributes of the virtual player and the virtual player character. For example, the higher the degree of rarity, the higher the degree of success in the evaluation result (the ratio of the number of notes that are “good” or “good”) is modified, or there are characteristics that are good at enka. A virtual player can make a correction such that when the played song is an enka song, the degree of success is higher than when the played song is not.

[Modification 7]
Further, the setting of the virtual player may be changed based on the operation input of the player. Specifically, for example, an operation input for setting an item that can increase the degree of success of the evaluation result and a point for increasing the degree is accepted, and the setting of the virtual player is changed. In that case, the game management unit 230, as the virtual player setting means, changes the setting of the virtual player based on the operation input of the player.

Then, the virtual player may be controlled according to the setting content of the setting. The specific process can be realized in the same manner as in the modified examples 5 and 6. That is, the primary determination may be performed using a control algorithm according to the set item type or points, or the correction after the primary determination may be performed according to them. In addition, when setting an item in the setting of the virtual player, the player may be allowed to perform an operation input for activating the item. In that case, it is preferable to perform the temporary control such that the degree of success of the evaluation result is increased or the primary determination is performed by using a special control algorithm only for a predetermined time from the activation operation input.

[Modification 8]
As described in the above-described modified example, when a device other than the arcade game device is used as a player terminal (user terminal), the ghost evaluation confirmation process takes a long calculation time depending on the calculation capability of the device, resulting in a processing delay. It can happen. In that case, the display timing of the player evaluation result and the ghost evaluation result by the evaluation result synchronization display control process may be delayed by several frames. During this delayed time, the ghost evaluation confirmation process can be executed in an interrupted manner. In addition, when the processing delay does not occur, the display timing by the evaluation result synchronous display control processing may be executed as stipulated.

[Other modifications]
Further, in the above embodiment, an example of the competitive play in which the player competes with the ghost player has been shown, but the player forms a team with the virtual player to perform the game play in duet and aim for a high score. In the case of, the same can be applied.

1300... Business game device 1305... Operation input device 1350... Control board 100... Operation input unit 110... Medium reading unit 120... Coin detection unit 200... Processing unit 230... Game management unit 231... Play tendency acquisition update control unit 233... Play Reception control unit 235... Trace rate setting unit 237... Ghost evaluation primary determination unit 239... Presentation control unit 241... Operation input evaluation unit 243... Reflection determination unit 245... Ghost evaluation confirmation unit 247... Periodic win/loss display control unit 249... Ghost evaluation Correction unit 251... Evaluation result display control unit 253... Phrase operation input evaluation unit 255... Statistical processing unit 290... Image generation unit 292... Sound generation unit 294... Communication control unit 390... Image display unit 392... Sound output unit 394... Communication unit 500... Storage unit 501... Game program 510... Music list 530... Music data 533... Music voice data 540... Music score data 548... Phrase list 549... Halfway progress determination period setting 550... Bar note composition data 570... Trace rate setting table 580 ... Playing data 600... Applied play tendency data 610... Phrase tendency data 617... Phrase success rate 621... Operation unit success rate 623... Evaluation rank 625... Poor points 581... Applied trace rate 583... Player evaluation result data 585... Ghost evaluation Result data 587... Win/lose result data by period 1100... Server system 1140... Storage unit 7... User registration data 700... Play tendency data 9... Network

Claims (15)

A program for causing a computer system to execute a timing game in which a player plays a computer-controlled virtual player,
Presentation control means for successively presenting the reference operation and the reference timing to the player by moving and displaying the indicator indicating the reference operation with the timing of reaching a given reference position as the reference timing.
Evaluation means for evaluating the input type and the input timing of the operation input performed by the player for each presentation by the presentation control means,
Virtual player control means for controlling the virtual player, wherein, with respect to each presentation by the presentation control means, it is determined whether or not the evaluation result by the evaluation means is to be reflected as the evaluation result of the virtual player, and the virtual player is controlled. Virtual player control means for determining a player evaluation result,
With respect to each presentation by the presentation control unit, evaluation result display control for performing control to sequentially display the evaluation result of the player by the evaluation unit and the evaluation result of the virtual player determined by the virtual player control unit. means,
And a program for operating the computer system. The evaluation result display control means performs control to synchronize the display timing of the evaluation result of the player with the display timing of the evaluation result of the virtual player.
The program according to claim 1. Reflection result display control means for performing control to display the result of the reflection determination for each of the reference operations after the game ends,
The program according to claim 1 or 2 for causing the computer system to function as. The virtual player control means changes the reflection reference to be reflected in the reflection determination during play.
The program according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The virtual player control means controls the virtual player so as to eliminate the difference based on the difference between the previous evaluation result of the player and the evaluation result of the virtual player during play.
The program according to any one of claims 1 to 4. The timing game has a plurality of periods divided along the game progress,
A halfway progress display control means for displaying and controlling a halfway progress based on a difference between the evaluation result of the player and the evaluation result of the virtual player for each period.
Functioning the computer system as
The virtual player control means controls the virtual player based on the progress.
The program according to claim 5. The virtual player control means determines, for each presentation by the presentation control means, a primary determination that determines an evaluation result of the virtual player based on a given control algorithm, and the virtual player when the affirmative determination is made by the reflection determination. Make a secondary decision to update the evaluation results of,
The program according to any one of claims 1 to 6. The virtual player control means refers to the play tendency data of the player, and makes the primary decision based on the control algorithm that controls the virtual player so as to obtain an evaluation result in accordance with the play tendency of the player.
The program according to claim 7. A combination operation for evaluating the success or failure of the player's operation input with respect to the entire standard operation group and/or each standard operation constituting the standard operation group, for each type of the standard operation group, which is a combination of two or more of the standard operations. Evaluation means,
Play tendency creating means for statistically processing the evaluation result of the combination operation evaluating means to create the play tendency data,
The program according to claim 8, which causes the computer system to function as a computer. Play music score selecting means for selecting a play music score based on a selection operation of the player from a plurality of music scores having different difficulty levels in which the standard operation and the standard timing are set,
Functioning the computer system as
The presentation control means performs the presentation based on the play score,
The virtual player control means controls whether or not to make the evaluation result of the virtual player an evaluation result according to the play tendency of the player in the primary determination, based on the difficulty level of the play score.
The program according to claim 8 or 9. When the difficulty level is the first level, the virtual player control means lowers the reflection standard to be reflected in the reflection determination, as compared with the second level where the difficulty level is lower than the first level.
The program according to claim 10. Virtual player level setting means for setting a play level of the virtual player,
Functioning the computer system as
When the play level of the virtual player is the first play level, the virtual player control means sets the degree of success of the evaluation result to be higher than that of the second play level lower than the first play level. Control a virtual player,
The program according to any one of claims 1 to 11. The virtual player has attributes set,
The virtual player control means changes the degree of success of the evaluation result based on the attribute of the virtual player.
The program according to any one of claims 1 to 12. Virtual player setting changing means for changing the setting of the virtual player based on the operation input of the player,
Functioning the computer system as
The virtual player control means changes the degree of success of the evaluation result based on the setting content of the virtual player setting changing means.
The program according to any one of claims 1 to 13. A computer system for executing a timing game in which a player plays a computer-controlled virtual player, comprising:
Presentation control means for successively presenting the reference operation and the reference timing to the player by moving and displaying the indicator indicating the reference operation with the timing of reaching a given reference position as the reference timing,
Evaluation means for evaluating the input type and the input timing of the operation input performed by the player for each presentation by the presentation control means;
Virtual player control means for controlling the virtual player, wherein, with respect to each presentation by the presentation control means, it is determined whether or not the evaluation result by the evaluation means is to be reflected as the evaluation result of the virtual player, and the virtual player is controlled. Virtual player control means for determining a player evaluation result,
With respect to each presentation by the presentation control unit, evaluation result display control for performing control to sequentially display the evaluation result of the player by the evaluation unit and the evaluation result of the virtual player determined by the virtual player control unit. Means and
Computer system with.

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