JP2020103436A - Program, game server, information processing terminal, method, and game system - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a program, a game server, an information processing terminal, a method, and a game system that have improved amusement properties of a game by instructing a player to make a gesture associated with a virtual living body in a game for raising a virtual living body.SOLUTION: A program for executing a game that raises a virtual living body causes a computer to function as: an instruction generation unit for generating a gesture instruction associated with a virtual living body; a notification unit for notifying a player of the generated gesture instruction; an acquisition unit for acquiring a gesture of the player: a determination unit for determining whether or not the acquired gesture matches the generated gesture instruction; and an execution unit for executing processing on raising of the virtual living body when the determination unit determines that the acquired gesture matches the generated gesture instruction.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

The present disclosure relates to a program, a game server, an information processing terminal, a method, and a game system.

With the spread of mobile terminals such as smartphones having a sensor function, it has become possible to use various inputs for electronic games. For example, Patent Document 1 describes that a message requesting the player to execute an input (gesture) irrelevant to the progress of the game is displayed, and the privilege of the game is given when the displayed gesture is executed. ..

Patent No. 5788583

However, the invention described in Patent Document 1 requires the player to make a gesture unrelated to the progress of the game, and the player who is required to make such a gesture during the game may feel annoyed. ..

Therefore, the present disclosure has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present disclosure is to provide a gesture related to a virtual life form to a player in a game for raising a virtual life form, thereby providing a game entertainment. It is to provide programs and the like that improve the quality.

In order to achieve the above object, a program according to the present disclosure is a program for executing a game for raising a virtual life form, and a computer, an instruction generation unit that generates a gesture instruction related to the virtual life form, The notification unit that notifies the player of the generated gesture instruction, the acquisition unit that acquires the gesture of the player, the determination unit that determines whether the acquired gesture matches the generated gesture instruction, and the determination unit that determines that they match. In this case, the functioning unit functions as an execution unit that executes a process related to the fostering of a virtual life form.

In order to achieve the above object, a game server according to the present disclosure is a server that executes a game for raising a virtual life, an instruction generation unit that generates a gesture instruction related to a virtual life, and a generated gesture. In the case where it is determined that the notification unit that notifies the player of the instruction, the acquisition unit that acquires the player's gesture, the determination unit that determines whether the acquired gesture matches the generated gesture instruction, and the determination unit, And an execution unit that executes a process related to the growth of the virtual life form.

Further, to achieve the above object, an information processing terminal according to the present disclosure is an information processing terminal that executes a game for raising a virtual life form, and includes an instruction generation unit that generates a gesture instruction related to the virtual life form. When the notification unit that notifies the player of the generated gesture instruction, the acquisition unit that acquires the gesture of the player, the determination unit that determines whether the acquired gesture matches the generated gesture instruction, and the determination unit match And an execution unit that executes a process related to the fostering of the virtual life when the determination is made.

Further, in order to achieve the above object, a method according to the present disclosure is a method of executing a game for raising a virtual life form, the method including a step of generating a gesture instruction related to the virtual life object, and a generated gesture instruction. To the player, a step of acquiring the gesture of the player, a step of determining whether the acquired gesture matches the generated gesture instruction, and a process related to the fostering of the virtual life when it is determined that they match. And a step of executing.

Further, in order to achieve the above object, a game system according to the present disclosure is a system that executes a game for raising a virtual life form, and includes an instruction generation unit that generates a gesture instruction related to the virtual life form. When the notification unit that notifies the player of the gesture instruction, the acquisition unit that acquires the gesture of the player, the determination unit that determines whether the acquired gesture matches the generated gesture instruction, and the determination unit that match And an execution unit that executes a process related to the growth of the virtual life form.

According to the present disclosure, in a game for raising a virtual life form, the player is instructed to make a gesture related to the virtual life form. By performing the instructed gesture, the player can become more familiar with the virtual creature to be raised and can improve the entertainment of the game.

It is a block diagram of the game system 1. 3 is a functional block diagram showing an example of a functional configuration of the game server 100. FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram showing an example of a functional configuration of the terminal 200. FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the attribute information 242. It is a figure which shows an example of the gesture information 243. It is a figure which shows an example of the gesture instruction|indication of a virtual life form. It is a figure which shows an example of a gesture instruction|indication. 9 is a flowchart showing an example of processing in the terminal 200.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings. In all the drawings for explaining the embodiments, common components are designated by the same reference numerals, and repeated description is omitted. The following embodiments do not unduly limit the contents of the present disclosure described in the claims. Further, not all of the constituent elements shown in the embodiments are essential constituent elements of the present disclosure.

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FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of the game system 1. The configuration of the game system 1 according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

The game system 1 includes a game server 100 and a terminal 200, and is communicably connected via the network NW. The network NW includes a WAN (Wide Area Network), a LAN (Local Area Network), and the like. Although only one terminal 200 is shown as a representative in FIG. 1, a plurality of terminals may be provided.

In the present embodiment, the game system 1 instructs a player to make a gesture related to a virtual life form in a game for growing a virtual life form (hereinafter, also referred to as a “raising game”). By performing the instructed gesture, the player can become more familiar with the virtual creature to be raised and can improve the entertainment of the game.

The game server 100 is a game server that manages the breeding game, and distributes the game program to, for example, the terminal 200 that has accessed via the network NW. In the raising game, for example, in addition to the gesture input of the player, the sleep information, the biological information, the amount of exercise, etc. are input to raise the virtual life form, and the number and types of items in the game, money, game parameters (for example, Strength, etc.) may be determined, but is not limited to these. In addition, in the raising game, the player may be made to capture the virtual creature to be raised.

In addition, the game server 100 stores the information uploaded from the terminal 200. In the present embodiment, the game server 100 acquires and stores information about the training game (for example, account information of each player, progress information of the training game, etc.) from the plurality of terminals 200.

The terminal 200 is an information processing terminal that executes a game program (application) distributed from the game server 100 as described above to execute a game process related to a breeding game. In addition, the terminal 200 uploads information about the training game to the game server 100. The terminal 200 may be configured to store the game program in advance.

FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the game server 100. The game server 100 according to the present embodiment may have a configuration in which some of the components (sections) of FIG. 2 are omitted.

The game server 100 includes a communication unit 110, a storage unit 120, and a processing unit 130.

The communication unit 110 performs various controls for performing communication with the terminal 200 via the network NW, and the function thereof can be realized by hardware such as various processors or communication ASICs, programs, and the like.

The storage unit 120 is a storage device for storing a program for causing a computer to function and various data, and includes game information 121.

The game information 121 stores information about the breeding game. The game information 121 is, for example, a training game program distributed to the terminal 200 via the communication unit 110, or player account information or game progress information uploaded from the terminal 200. The storage unit 120 may include a temporary storage area or a storage.

The processing unit 130 executes various types of information processing executed by the game server 100. The processing unit 130 includes a CPU and a memory, and the CPU uses the memory to execute various information processing programs by executing the information processing program stored in the storage unit 120. In the present embodiment, the processing unit 130 provides a training game program to the terminal 200 as the information processing.

In the present embodiment, the term “server” refers to one information processing device (that is, a server device), and when the server is composed of a plurality of server devices, a server device group (that is, a server system). It means the whole thing. Further, in the present embodiment, the game server 100 is described as an integrated configuration, but the game server 100 may have a configuration including a plurality of server devices divided according to functions and/or roles.

FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the terminal 200. Note that the terminal 200 of this embodiment may have a configuration in which some of the components (sections) of FIG. 3 are omitted.

The terminal 200 is an information processing terminal corresponding to a game device, and in the present embodiment, for example, a smartphone, a feature phone, a tablet computer, a laptop computer, a desktop computer, a portable game machine, a stationary game machine, and a head. It is a wearable terminal such as a mount display, or a multifunction device such as a multifunction television receiver (smart television) having an information processing function.

That is, the terminal 200 has various functions (for example, an input function, an output (display) function, an information processing function, a network communication function, a sensor function, a call function, a camera function, etc.) that a general multifunction device has. ing.

The network communication function is a communication function via the Internet and/or a communication function via a mobile communication network. The terminal 200 may be realized by installing a predetermined function in an off-the-shelf multifunction device. In the present embodiment, in addition to being used as the multifunctional device, the terminal 200 is used to detect a gesture of the player and to execute the training game.

The terminal 200 includes a communication unit 210, an input unit 220, an output unit 230, a storage unit 240, and a processing unit 250.

The communication unit 210 performs various controls for performing communication with the game server 100 via the network NW, and the function thereof can be realized by hardware such as various processors or communication ASICs, programs, and the like. The communication unit 210 also controls short-range wireless communication such as Bluetooth (registered trademark) performed with an information processing terminal (wearable terminal) that functions as a sensor 222 described below. It should be noted that the wearable terminal may be connected by wire communication via a cable, radio wave communication, infrared communication, or the like.

The input unit 220 is an interface for receiving an input from the player, and sends the input of the player to the processing unit 250. The input unit 220 is, for example, a touch panel, buttons, or a controller. The input unit 220 includes a microphone 221 and a sensor 222.

The microphone 221 is a microphone that collects sounds around the terminal 200. For example, the microphone 221 picks up a player's voice, sounds such as applause.

The sensor 222 is a measuring device for detecting various states of the terminal 200 and acquiring the gesture of the player, and may be built in the terminal 200 or an external terminal connected via the communication unit 210. (For example, the player may wear a wearable terminal worn on the player's arm, head, fingers, eyes, etc.). In the present embodiment, the sensor 222 will be described as including a sensor built in the terminal 200 and a sensor built in an external terminal connected to the terminal 200.

The sensor 222 is, for example, a posture sensor (acceleration sensor or gyro sensor) that detects the posture or inclination of the terminal itself, a gaze sensor that detects the player's line-of-sight direction, an optical sensor that detects the brightness of the surroundings, sunlight, or the like. They are a UV sensor that detects the amount of included ultraviolet rays and an infrared sensor that detects the movement of the player.

In addition, the sensor 222 is an image sensor that extracts image characteristics of an object from a video captured by a camera (not shown), a humidity sensor that detects the humidity around the terminal 200, and a location sensor of the terminal 200. It may be a geomagnetic sensor that detects a magnetic field, a proximity sensor that detects an object in the vicinity of the terminal 200, an illuminance sensor that detects the brightness around the terminal 200, or the like. Further, the sensor 222 may cause the microphone 221 to function as a sound sensor.

Further, the sensor 222 may detect various information by using the above-mentioned sensor function. For example, the sensor 222 may detect the number of walks of the player holding the terminal 200 by using the function of the acceleration sensor. In addition to the number of walking, the sensor 222 may have a configuration capable of detecting various gestures such as the number of times the player's arm is bent and stretched, the number of times of bending and stretching, the height of a jump, and the like. It can be realized by the function.

Further, the sensor 222 detects the operation information indicating whether the terminal 200 is operating or is stationary by using a function such as an acceleration sensor at regular time intervals or at timings at which the terminal 200 operates. Good. The sensor 222 sends the sensing data detected as described above to the processing unit 250.

The output unit 230 is, for example, a display device such as a display or an audio output device such as a speaker, and displays and outputs various images and sounds generated in the terminal 200 according to an input to the input unit 220, and a game server. Various images and sounds based on the data received from 100 are displayed and output. The output unit 230 includes a speaker equipped with artificial intelligence (smart speaker).

The storage unit 240 is a storage device for storing a program for causing a computer to function and various data. The storage unit 240 may include a temporary storage area or a storage. The storage unit 240 includes game information 241, attribute information 242, and gesture information 243.

The game information 241 stores information about the progress of the raising game, programs of the raising game distributed from the game server 100, and the like. In the breeding game according to the present embodiment, the player can possess a plurality of virtual life forms as a breeding target. The game information 241 stores virtual life forms possessed by the player as a training target during the progress of the game.

The attribute information 242 stores the virtual life forms in the breeding game and the attributes set for each virtual life form in association with each other. In the present embodiment, the attribute is information indicating what kind of characteristics the virtual life forms have, and is set for each virtual life form such as a battle-loving property, a quiet and quiet property, and a friendly property. To be done. The attribute may be set by the player or may be set in advance by the game developer. In addition, the terminal 200 may receive information regarding attributes from the game server 100 regularly or at any time, and update the attribute information.

The gesture information 243 stores an attribute and a gesture in association with each other. The gesture associated with the attribute is preferably the content associated with the characteristic indicated by the attribute. For example, if the attribute indicates a characteristic that favors fighting, it may be a gesture of waving an arm that is associated with a punch, and if it is the attribute that indicates a characteristic of flying in the sky, it may be a gesture of a jump that is associated with flight. ..

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the attribute information 242. In FIG. 4, the virtual life form C1 and the attribute A are associated with each other. Similarly, the attributes B, C, and A are associated with the virtual life forms C2, C3, and C4, respectively. Note that one attribute may be associated with a plurality of virtual life forms, or one virtual life form may be associated with a plurality of attributes. The association between the virtual life form and the attribute can be set arbitrarily.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the gesture information 243. In FIG. 5, the attribute A of the virtual life form is associated with the gesture of swinging the arm. Further, the attribute B is associated with the gesture of tilting the terminal, the attribute C is associated with the gesture of making a voice, and the attribute D is associated with the gesture of jumping. As described above, the gesture associated with the attribute is preferably the gesture associated with the attribute. This allows the player to recognize that the player's gesture is closely related to the virtual life form, and allows the player to have an attachment to the virtual life form through execution of the gesture.

Further, a plurality of gestures may be associated with the attribute. Also, multiple gestures are associated as a single gesture by combining multiple consecutive gestures (jumping after making a vocal gesture) and gestures that combine multiple gestures (jumping while vocalizing). You may be asked. In addition, the gesture to be associated may be determined based on the combination of the type of virtual creature and the attribute.

The gesture associated with the attribute is not limited to these gestures as long as they are recognized by the sensor 222. Hiccups, turning arms, stretching arms, clapping, reflecting shadows, turning wrists, moving wrists back and forth, swinging hips, moving hips back and forth, bending forward, knees turning, It can be a movement that focuses on various parts of the body, such as bending and stretching and turning the ankle.

In addition, the gesture is not limited to the movement of the player's body, and the posture of the terminal, the distance to move the terminal, the time for keeping the terminal horizontal, or the terminal being exposed to light, the terminal being immersed in water, or the terminal being directed. It may be a state related to the terminal such as a direction.

Further, the gesture may be shooting of a predetermined object, collecting a predetermined sound, or the like. In the example shown in FIG. 5, the attribute and the content of the gesture are associated with each other, but the attribute and the value of the sensing data detected by the sensor 222 may be associated with each other. That is, as long as the gesture associated with the attribute can be distinguished, the gesture may be associated in any manner.

Returning to FIG. 3, the processing unit 250 executes various types of information processing executed by the terminal 200. The processing unit 250 has a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and a memory. In the terminal 200, the CPU uses a memory to execute the information processing program stored in the storage unit 240, thereby executing the various types of information processing described above. In the present embodiment, the processing unit 250 executes, as the above-described information processing, processing for generating a gesture instruction, processing for determining whether the gesture instruction and the player's gesture match, processing for a training game, and the like. When the terminal 200 operates as a multi-function device, the processing unit 250 executes information processing for realizing each function.

The processing unit 250 includes a game execution unit 251, an instruction generation unit 252, a notification unit 253, an acquisition unit 254, and a determination unit 255.

The game execution unit 251 executes processing related to the breeding game. For example, the process is executed based on an input from the player via the input unit 220 or information about the gesture of the player acquired by the acquisition unit 254 described later.

The instruction generation unit 252 determines one virtual life form from a plurality of virtual life forms and generates a gesture instruction based on the attribute set for the virtual life form. For example, the instruction generation unit 252 generates a gesture instruction from a plurality of virtual life forms according to the progress status of the game or the player's selection based on the information about the breeding game stored in the game information 241. Select a virtual life form for. In addition, the instruction generation unit 252 may select an arbitrary virtual life object for generating a gesture instruction from the virtual life object possessed by the player. Then, the instruction generation unit 252 generates a gesture related to the virtual life form based on the attribute information 242 and the gesture information 243.

In the breeding game according to the present embodiment, the player may be able to breed a plurality of virtual life forms, or may be able to raise a specific virtual life form. The selected virtual creature is preferably related to the content of the game in progress, which will further increase the player's enjoyment of the game.

When the virtual life form is associated with a plurality of attributes, or when the attribute is associated with a plurality of gestures, the instruction generation unit 252 may select one gesture from the plurality of gestures. .. At this time, the gesture may be selected with a predetermined probability set in advance. By changing the probability according to the progress of the game, the entertainment of the game can be enhanced.

In addition, the instruction generation unit 252 may generate a gesture instruction based on a parameter regarding the strength set for the virtual life form. Parameters relating to the strength of the game are set in the virtual life form. The strength represents the fostering level of the virtual creature, the strength of the battle, the vitality, etc., and the strength can be expressed by the size of the parameter.

Further, the parameter relating to strength may be set in advance by the game developer for each virtual life form, or may be set so that the parameter increases in the process of playing the game. In addition to the strength, the parameters set for the virtual life form may be set from various viewpoints such as obedience, intelligence, and cuteness.

The instruction generation unit 252 may generate the gesture instruction so that the difficulty level of the gesture of the player increases depending on the type and strength of the virtual life form. Here, the difficulty level of the gesture is, for example, the exercise intensity of the player, and the number of times the gesture associated with each attribute is executed is increased, or the height of a jump or the volume of a voice is increased. This is an operation that puts a load on the player.

In addition, the difficulty level of the gesture is related to the posture of the terminal, the time to keep the terminal in the horizontal state of the terminal placed in the palm of the player, the proximity distance between the terminal and the player's hand, and the tilting of the terminal. It may be any instruction that makes it difficult for the player to execute, such as setting the angle finely. The stronger the virtual life form or the virtual life form having a lower appearance probability, the higher the difficulty level of performing the gesture, so that the difficulty level of the game changes, and the player can enjoy the game without getting tired.

Further, the instruction generation unit 252 determines one virtual life form from a plurality of virtual life forms so that the player consumes a predetermined amount of energy within a predetermined period, and generates a gesture instruction related to the virtual life form. You may do so. For example, from the gesture, the difficulty level, and the like associated with the attributes set for the virtual life form so that the target daily energy consumption amount is received from the player via the input unit 220 and the energy consumption amount can be achieved, A virtual life form for generating the gesture instruction is determined, and the gesture instruction is generated.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a gesture instruction of a virtual life form. In FIG. 6, the virtual creature C1 has the attribute A, and is associated with the gesture of waving an arm. As the strength increases, the number of times the arm is shaken increases once (strength 1), three times (strength 2)... Further, the virtual life form C5 has an attribute D and is associated with a gesture of jumping. And as the strength increases, the jumping height becomes 20 cm, 40 cm, and so on.

As for the gesture of tilting the terminal, the tilt angle is finely set to 90 degrees, 45 degrees,... As the strength increases. Also, in the gesture of making a voice, the loudness is set to be 60 dB, 90 dB,... As the strength increases, but an extremely small voice may be set. That is, as the strength increases, the difficulty of performing the gesture may increase, and merely increasing the volume of the voice is not a method of increasing the difficulty. In order to increase the difficulty level of the gesture, the gesture may be a combination of a plurality of movements. For example, actions such as clapping hands after uttering voice and clapping hands while uttering voice may be combined. When combining, the gestures associated with the attributes are preferably combined.

Returning to FIG. 3, the notification unit 253 notifies the player of the gesture instruction generated by the instruction generation unit 252. The notification unit 253 may display the gesture instruction on the display of the output unit 230 or the like, or may output the content of the gesture instruction by the sound of the speaker. In addition, the notification unit 253 notifies the player of the attribute set by the instruction generation unit 252 for the virtual life form determined to generate the gesture instruction. By notifying the attribute as well as the gesture instruction, the player can know the close relationship between the gesture and the attribute, and can enjoy the game more.

The timing at which the notification unit 253 notifies the gesture instruction may be appropriately performed according to the progress of the game, or may be performed at predetermined time intervals. The notification unit 253 may request the instruction generation unit 252 to generate the gesture instruction at the timing of notifying the gesture instruction.

Further, the notification unit 253 may notify at a predetermined time interval even when the player is not playing the game, or the player may consume a predetermined amount of energy within a predetermined period in advance. The gesture instruction may be notified at a set timing. For example, by setting the player to consume a predetermined calorie every hour, it is possible to notify the player of a gesture instruction at a timing suitable for consuming the calorie. ..

Further, when the player sets the target calorie consumption for one day, the notification unit 253 calculates the optimal timing for achieving the target calorie consumption from the exercise intensity of the gesture instruction generated according to the progress of the game, and the calculation is performed. The gesture instruction may be notified at different timings. As a result, the player can enjoy the game while considering health.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a gesture instruction. In FIG. 7(A), the screen 51 displays a virtual creature C11 and a gesture instruction “shake the terminal once!”. In addition to the gesture instruction, the attribute E set in the virtual life object C11 and the icon 61 indicating the attribute E are displayed. The icon 61 makes it easier for the player to recall the attribute. It should be noted that if the gesture instruction and the attribute are notified to the player, the notification may take any form.

In FIG. 7(B), a gesture instruction “Shake the terminal twice big!” is displayed on the screen 52 together with the virtual creature C12. Further, the attribute E set for the virtual life form C12 and the icon 62 indicating the attribute E are displayed. That is, the virtual life forms C11 and C12 have the same attribute. In the example of FIG. 7, an abstract notation such as “attribute E” is used for the sake of explanation, but an expression such as “electricity” that causes the player to specifically imagine the characteristics of the virtual life form. Is preferred.

The gesture instruction does not have to be specifically given by the distance at which the terminal is shaken, as in the case of “shaking greatly” in FIG. 7B. As shown in FIG. 6, it is necessary to set a specific numerical value as a threshold value for determining the match between the gesture of the player and the gesture instruction. However, when notifying the player, it is intuitive to the player. You may convert it into an easy-to-understand expression.

Further, the gesture instruction may be output as voice instead of being indicated by characters as in FIG. 7. In addition, the player may be prompted to make a gesture by causing the virtual creatures C11 and C12 to perform the movement of the generated gesture instruction or by displaying an animation or the like. By indicating to the player with an output other than characters, an infant or the like who does not understand the characters can easily enjoy the game. In addition, by the player performing the same movement as the virtual life form, the player's attachment to the virtual life form is further increased, which leads to improvement in motivation to continuously play the game.

In addition, in the raising game, virtual life forms may be evolved. For example, the virtual life form C12 evolved from the virtual life form C11 is set with a gesture having a stronger exercise intensity than the gesture instruction of the virtual life form C11 before evolution. That is, when the gesture instruction is generated, the axis of evolution may be combined with the axis of strength of the virtual creature. This makes it possible to combine the number of times one motion is executed and the exercise intensity (load) of the motion.

Returning to FIG. 3, the acquisition unit 254 acquires the gesture made by the player based on the sensing data sent from the sensor 222. For example, the acquisition unit 254 determines the movement of the terminal or the swing of the arm wearing the wearable terminal from the sensing data detected by the acceleration sensor or the like, and acquires the gesture as the player's gesture.

The determination unit 255 determines whether the gesture acquired by the acquisition unit 254 matches the gesture instruction generated by the instruction generation unit 252. At this time, the determination unit 255 may allow the threshold value serving as a reference for the match determination to have a range depending on the player's skill level of the game and the progress of the game. Specifically, the determination as to whether the gesture instruction matches the gesture instruction may be set to be higher as the difficulty level of raising the virtual life object is higher. That is, the higher the difficulty level of the training, the more accurate the gesture of the player may be with the gesture instruction (the higher the degree of matching). As the difficulty level of the training decreases, the judgment of the match with the gesture instruction may have a wider range (the match level is lower). For example, as shown in FIG. 6, when the gesture instruction is made so that the tilt angle of the terminal is 45 degrees, if the tilt angle is 40 degrees to 50 degrees, when the virtual life is difficult to grow, When the player's proficiency level is low, it may be determined that the gestures match. This is because an excessively rigorous determination may discourage the player from playing the game.

By making the degree of coincidence with the gesture instruction wide depending on the degree of difficulty of raising virtual creatures and the skill of the player, even a player who is not familiar with the game can easily enjoy the play. In addition, the player who has become accustomed to the game can be given the joy of playing the game by seeking a more accurate match with the gesture instruction. As a result, the amusement of the game can be improved for a wide range of players having different proficiency levels in the game.

In addition, when the acquired gesture does not match the gesture instruction, the determination unit 255 calculates how much motion the gesture matches, and outputs the calculated result to the player via the output unit 230. You may make it output. For example, the player is notified “20 cm higher”, “more loudly”, etc. In addition, the notification may be indicated by a specific numerical value or an approximate value. Further, it may be an expression such as “higher” or “a little more right” that is intuitively understandable to humans by how much the body or the like should move. This gives the player an opportunity to redo the gesture, and the player who fails in the gesture can enjoy the game again.

When it is determined that the gestures match, the determination unit 255 instructs the game execution unit 251 to execute the process related to the raising of virtual creatures. The game execution unit 251 may give a privilege to the player in the training game based on the matching of the gestures. For example, the processing of enabling the training game to proceed advantageously may be performed by speeding up the training of the virtual creature, increasing its strength, or adding a special item.

Further, the game execution unit 251 may perform a normal game progress instead of granting a privilege, but may give a penalty for the progress of the game due to a mismatch of gestures. For example, a process that disadvantages the progress of the game is performed, such as slowing the speed of raising virtual creatures.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an example of processing in the terminal 200. An example of processing in the terminal 200 will be described with reference to FIG. The terminal 200 may use a timing set according to the progress of the game or a timing set by the player as a trigger for starting the process.

In step S101, the instruction generation unit 252 determines one virtual life form from a plurality of virtual life forms and generates a gesture instruction based on the attribute set for the virtual life form. For example, the instruction generation unit 252 generates a gesture instruction from a plurality of virtual life forms according to the progress status of the game or the player's selection based on the information about the breeding game stored in the game information 241. Select a virtual life form for. Then, the instruction generation unit 252 generates a gesture related to the virtual life form based on the attribute information 242 and the gesture information 243.

The instruction generation unit 252 may generate a gesture instruction so as to increase the difficulty level of the gesture according to the parameter related to the strength of the virtual life form. Further, the instruction generation unit 252 may select one or a plurality of virtual life forms for which a gesture instruction is to be generated, from a plurality of virtual life forms.

When the instruction generation unit 252 selects a plurality of virtual life forms for which gesture instructions are to be generated, the gesture generation unit 252 may generate gesture instructions for a plurality of players based on the attributes and strengths of the respective virtual life forms. For example, two persons may be instructed to perform the same gesture at the same time, or two persons may be paired to complete the gesture. This increases the enjoyment of playing the game together with multiple people, such as friends.

In step S102, the notification unit 253 notifies the player of the gesture instruction generated by the instruction generation unit 252 in step S101. In addition, the notification unit 253 notifies the player of the attribute set by the instruction generation unit 252 for the virtual life form determined to generate the gesture instruction. The notification unit 253 may display the gesture instruction on the display of the output unit 230 or the like, or may output the content of the gesture instruction by the sound of the speaker.

In step S103, the acquisition unit 254 determines whether or not the gesture made by the player has been acquired based on the sensing data sent from the sensor 222. For example, the acquisition unit 254 determines the movement of the terminal or the swing of the arm wearing the wearable terminal from the sensing data detected by the acceleration sensor or the like, and acquires the gesture as the player's gesture.

When the acquisition unit 254 determines in step S103 that the gesture has been acquired (Y in step S103), the process proceeds to step S104. On the other hand, if not (N in step S103), the process returns to step S102 to notify the player of the gesture instruction. A configuration may be adopted in which the player is prompted to make a gesture by a vibrator, lighting, or the like of the output unit 230 when a predetermined time has elapsed after the gesture instruction was notified.

In step S104, the determination unit 255 determines whether the gesture acquired by the acquisition unit 254 matches the gesture instruction generated by the instruction generation unit 252.

When the determination unit 255 determines in step S105 that the gestures match (Y in step S105), the process proceeds to step S106. On the other hand, if it is determined that they do not match (N in step S105), the process proceeds to step S107.

In step S106, the game execution unit 251 gives the player a privilege in response to the instruction from the determination unit 255 to execute the process related to the growth of the virtual life form. For example, the process of advancing the fostering game is performed by increasing the speed of fostering the virtual creature, increasing its strength, or adding a special item.

Further, the game execution unit 251 may perform a normal game progress instead of giving a privilege, but may give a penalty for the progress of the game due to a mismatch of gestures.

In step S107, the determination unit 255 instructs the output unit 230 to output that the gestures do not match. In response to the instruction, the output unit 230 may display on the display or the like that the gestures do not match, or may output from the speaker.

In addition, when the acquired gesture does not match the gesture instruction, the determination unit 255 calculates how much motion the gesture matches, and outputs the calculation result to the player to the output unit 230. You may instruct to do so.

As described above, the game process is executed on the terminal 200.

(Explanation of effects)
As described above, in the present embodiment, in the game for raising a virtual life form, the player is instructed to make a gesture related to the virtual life form. By performing the instructed gesture, the player can become more familiar with the virtual creature to be raised, and the amusement of the game is improved.

Further, in the present embodiment, the gesture instruction is generated based on the attribute set in the virtual life form. As a result, the player makes a gesture based on the content of the game, and can improve the motivation to continuously play the training game.

Further, in the present embodiment, the gesture instruction is generated based on the parameter regarding the strength set in the virtual life form. By generating the gesture instruction so as to increase the difficulty level of the gesture according to the parameter relating to the strength, it is possible to give the player the pleasure of playing the game.

Further, in the present embodiment, the gesture instruction is generated so that the exercise intensity of the player increases according to the parameter relating to the intensity of the virtual life form. As a result, the player can actually experience the strength of the virtual life form in the game, and can enjoy the game more.

In addition, in the present embodiment, one virtual life form is determined from a plurality of virtual life forms so that the player consumes a predetermined amount of energy within a predetermined period, and a gesture instruction related to the virtual life form is generated. This allows the player to manage his/her own energy consumption while enjoying the game. Therefore, it is possible to improve the entertainment of the game while considering the health aspect.

In addition, in the present embodiment, a virtual life form that generates a gesture instruction is selected from a plurality of virtual life forms. With this, it is possible to instruct the player about gestures related to various virtual life forms, and give the player the enjoyment of playing the game.

<Modification 1 of Embodiment 1>
In the first modification of the first embodiment, the terminal 200 is configured to play the training game by executing the game program stored in the storage unit 240 in advance. The game program stored in the terminal 200 may be configured to be updated via a recording medium or the like. As a result, the player can enjoy the training game even in an environment where the game server is not connected via the network.

<Modification 2 of Embodiment 1>
In the second modified example of the first embodiment, the game server 100 is a server device that executes the progress processing of the breeding game, acquires information about the gesture from the terminal 200, and the acquired gesture matches the generated gesture instruction. This is a configuration for determining whether to do. That is, the game server 100 performs the game process performed by the terminal 200 and the determination of gesture matching, and the terminal 200 transmits the sensing data to the game server.

The terminal 200 receives the processing result of the game progress from the game server 100 and presents it to the player. It should be noted that the determination of the matching of the gesture is the same as the process in the terminal 200, and thus the description thereof will be omitted. Thereby, the player can enjoy the training game by accessing the game server 100.

<Embodiment 2>
The first embodiment generates a gesture instruction related to a virtual life object in a game for raising a virtual life object, and the player performs the instructed gesture to make the virtual life object to be intimately familiar and entertaining of the game. Was to improve.

On the other hand, the second embodiment is a game for acquiring a virtual life form to be raised, and generates a gesture instruction related to the virtual life form. The process related to the generation of the gesture instruction is the same as that of the training game according to the first embodiment, but when the generated gesture instruction matches the gesture of the player, the process related to the acquisition of the virtual life form is executed. Different from the first embodiment. In the present embodiment, in the program for executing the game to be acquired, the parameters relating to the acquisition of the virtual life form are changed, and when the parameter satisfies a predetermined condition, it is determined that the virtual life form is acquired and the player Correlate with the acquired virtual life form. For example, the parameter may be changed with a predetermined probability, and a virtual life object may be acquired when the parameter is within a predetermined range.

By acquiring the virtual life form to be raised by making a gesture, the player can collect the virtual life form while moving the body, and can have more attachment to the virtual life form. As a result, the player can be kept motivated to continuously play the game.

The above-described embodiment can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. These embodiments and modifications thereof are included in the scope of the invention and the scope of the invention, and are also included in the scope of the invention described in the claims and the scope of equivalents thereof.

In addition, the method described in the above-described embodiment is, as a program (software means) that can be executed by a computer, for example, a magnetic disk (flexible disk, hard disk, etc.), optical disk (CD-ROM, DVD, MO, etc.), It can be stored in a recording medium such as a semiconductor memory (ROM, RAM, flash memory, etc.), or can be transmitted and distributed by a communication medium. It should be noted that the programs stored on the medium side include a setting program that configures software means (including not only execution programs but also tables and data structures) to be executed by the computer in the computer.

The computer that realizes the present server reads the program recorded in the recording medium, constructs software means by the setting program in some cases, and executes the above-mentioned processing by controlling the operation by this software means. The recording medium in this specification is not limited to distribution, but includes a storage medium such as a magnetic disk or a semiconductor memory provided in a device connected inside a computer or via a network.

1 game system, 100 game server, 200 terminal, 110 communication unit, 120, 240 storage unit, 130, 250 processing unit, 220 input unit, 221 microphone, 222 sensor, 230 output unit

Claims (12)

A program for executing a game for raising a virtual life form,
An instruction generation unit that generates a gesture instruction related to the virtual life form,
A notification unit for notifying the player of the generated gesture instruction,
An acquisition unit for acquiring the player's gesture,
A determination unit that determines whether the acquired gesture matches the generated gesture instruction;
A program that functions as an execution unit that executes a process relating to the growth of the virtual life when the determination unit determines that the two match. The instruction generation unit determines one virtual life form from a plurality of virtual life forms according to the progress status of the game or selection by the player, and the gesture based on an attribute set in the virtual life form. Generate instructions,
The program according to claim 1, wherein the notification unit notifies the player of an attribute set in the determined virtual life form. The program according to claim 2, wherein the instruction generation unit generates the gesture instruction including different types of gestures according to the attribute. The program according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the instruction generation unit generates the gesture instruction based on a parameter regarding strength set in the virtual life form. The program according to claim 4, wherein the instruction generation unit generates the gesture instruction so as to increase a difficulty level of the gesture according to the parameter relating to the strength. The program according to claim 5, wherein the difficulty level for performing the gesture is an exercise intensity of the player. The instruction generation unit determines one virtual life form from the plurality of virtual life forms so that the player consumes a predetermined amount of energy within a predetermined period, and issues the gesture instruction related to the virtual life form. The program according to any one of claims 1 to 6, which is generated. A program for executing a game for acquiring a virtual creature to be trained,
An instruction generation unit that generates a gesture instruction related to the virtual life form,
A notification unit for notifying the player of the generated gesture instruction,
An acquisition unit for acquiring the player's gesture,
A determination unit that determines whether the acquired gesture matches the generated gesture instruction;
When the determination unit determines that the two match, the determination unit is caused to function as an execution unit that executes a process related to the acquisition of the virtual life form,
A program in which the execution unit changes a parameter relating to the acquisition of the virtual life form, and when the parameter satisfies a predetermined condition, associates the virtual life form with the player as having acquired the virtual life form. A game server for executing a game for raising a virtual life,
An instruction generation unit that generates a gesture instruction related to the virtual life form,
A notification unit for notifying the player of the generated gesture instruction,
An acquisition unit for acquiring the player's gesture,
A determination unit that determines whether the acquired gesture matches the generated gesture instruction;
A game server comprising: an execution unit that executes a process related to the raising of the virtual life when the determination unit determines that the two match. An information processing terminal for executing a game for raising a virtual life,
An instruction generation unit that generates a gesture instruction related to the virtual life form,
A notification unit for notifying the player of the generated gesture instruction,
An acquisition unit for acquiring the player's gesture,
A determination unit that determines whether the acquired gesture matches the generated gesture instruction;
An information processing terminal comprising: an execution unit that executes a process related to the raising of the virtual life when the determination unit determines that the two match. A method for executing a game for raising a virtual life form,
Generating gesture instructions associated with the virtual life form;
Informing the player of the generated gesture instruction,
Obtaining a gesture of the player,
Determining whether the acquired gesture matches the generated gesture instruction;
Performing a process relating to the raising of the virtual life form when it is determined that they coincide with each other. A game system for executing a game for raising a virtual life,
An instruction generation unit that generates a gesture instruction related to the virtual life form,
A notification unit for notifying the player of the generated gesture instruction,
An acquisition unit for acquiring the player's gesture,
A determination unit that determines whether the acquired gesture matches the generated gesture instruction;
A game system comprising: an execution unit that executes a process related to the raising of the virtual life when the determination unit determines that they match.