JP2020110447A - Game program, method, and information processing device - Google Patents

Abstract

To enhance a user's feeling of satisfaction.SOLUTION: A game program (131) causes a processor (10) to execute a step (S102) for progressing a first play unit in which a predetermined condition is set in common for a user and another user different from the user based on operations of game objects operated by the user and another user different from the user, a step (S107) for acquiring an evaluation for at least any one user of the user and the another user according to an operation in which the game object operated by each user in the first play unit gives an action to the game object operated by the another user different from the user, and a step (S108) for executing predetermined game processing based on the evaluation.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

The present disclosure relates to a game program, a method for executing the game program, and an information processing device.

Conventionally, there is known a game in which each of a plurality of users operates a game object and a play unit in which a predetermined achievement condition is set can be played in a common game space.

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However, in the conventional technique as described above, only the factors that directly contribute to the achievement of the achievement condition are the evaluation criteria in the game play. However, there is room for improving user satisfaction by improving the evaluation method.

One aspect of the present disclosure is to evaluate a user who has performed an action that affects another game object and improve the satisfaction of the user.

The game program according to the present disclosure is executed by a computer including a processor and a memory. The game program includes a first play in which a predetermined condition is set in the processor in common with the user and the other user based on a motion of a game object operated by the user and another user different from the user. The step of advancing a unit, and the user and the other user according to an action in which a game object operated by each user in the first play unit acts on a game object operated by another user than the user. The step of obtaining an evaluation for at least one of the users and the step of performing a predetermined game process based on the evaluation are executed.

The method according to the present disclosure is a method in which a computer including a processor and a memory executes a game program. The method includes a processor performing the steps described above.

An information processing device according to the present disclosure includes a storage unit that stores the above-mentioned game program and a control unit that controls the operation of the information processing device by executing the game program.

According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a user who has performed an action that affects another game object is evaluated, so that the user's satisfaction is improved.

It is a figure which shows the hardware constitutions of a game system. It is a block diagram which shows the functional structure of a user terminal and a server. 6 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing according to the first embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the data table in which the information which shows the result of the action which gives an action was accumulated. It is a figure which shows an example of the screen which shows the information which shows evaluation and the information which shows a title to a user. 9 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing according to the second embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the screen displayed on a user terminal. It is a figure which shows an example of the screen displayed on a user terminal.

[Embodiment 1]
The game system according to the present disclosure is a system for providing a game to a plurality of users. Hereinafter, the game system will be described with reference to the drawings. It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to these exemplifications, and is shown by the scope of claims, and it is intended that all modifications within the meaning and scope equivalent to the scope of claims are included in the present invention. It In the following description, the same elements will be denoted by the same reference symbols in the description of the drawings, without redundant description.

<Hardware configuration of game system 1>
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a hardware configuration of the game system 1. As illustrated, the game system 1 includes a plurality of user terminals 100 and a server 200. Each user terminal 100 is connected to the server 200 via the network 2. The network 2 includes various mobile communication systems constructed by the Internet and a wireless base station (not shown). Examples of this mobile communication system include so-called 3G and 4G mobile communication systems, LTE (Long Term Evolution), and a wireless network (for example, Wi-Fi (registered trademark)) that can be connected to the Internet by a predetermined access point. To be

The server 200 (computer, information processing device) may be a general-purpose computer such as a workstation or a personal computer. The server 200 includes a processor 20, a memory 21, a storage 22, a communication IF 23, and an input/output IF 24. These components included in the server 200 are electrically connected to each other by a communication bus.

The user terminal 100 (computer, information processing device) may be a mobile terminal such as a smartphone, a feature phone, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), or a tablet computer. The user terminal 100 may be a game device suitable for game play. As illustrated, the user terminal 100 includes a processor 10, a memory 11, a storage 12, a communication interface (IF) 13, an input/output IF 14, a touch screen 15 (display unit), a camera 17, and a distance measuring sensor 18. With. These components included in the user terminal 100 are electrically connected to each other by a communication bus. The user terminal 100 may include an input/output IF 14 to which a display (display unit) configured separately from the main body of the user terminal 100 can be connected instead of or in addition to the touch screen 15.

Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the user terminal 100 may be configured to be able to communicate with one or more controllers 1020. The controller 1020 establishes communication with the user terminal 100 according to a communication standard such as Bluetooth (registered trademark). The controller 1020 may have one or more buttons or the like, and transmits an output value based on a user's input operation to the buttons or the like to the user terminal 100. Further, the controller 1020 may have various sensors such as an acceleration sensor and an angular velocity sensor, and outputs output values of the various sensors to the user terminal 100.

The user terminal 100 may have the camera 17 and the distance measuring sensor 18 instead of or in addition to the camera 17 and the distance measuring sensor 18.

It is desirable that the user terminal 100 causes a user who uses the controller 1020 to input user identification information such as a name or a login ID of the user via the controller 1020, for example, at the start of the game. This allows the user terminal 100 to associate the controller 1020 with the user, and specifies which user the output value belongs to based on the transmission source (controller 1020) of the received output value. be able to.

When the user terminal 100 communicates with the plurality of controllers 1020, each controller 1020 is held by each user, so that the one user terminal 100 does not communicate with other devices such as the server 200 via the network 2. Multiplayer can be realized with. In addition, each user terminal 100 communicates with each other according to a wireless standard such as a wireless LAN (Local Area Network) standard (communicatively connects without passing through the server 200), thereby realizing multi-play locally by a plurality of user terminals 100. You can also do it. When the above-mentioned multiplay is locally realized by one user terminal 100, the user terminal 100 may further include at least a part of various functions of the server 200, which will be described later. When the above-described multiplay is locally realized by a plurality of user terminals 100, the plurality of user terminals 100 may be provided with various functions of the server 200, which will be described later, in a distributed manner.

Note that the user terminal 100 may communicate with the server 200 even when the above-described multiplay is realized locally. For example, information indicating a play result such as a score or a win or loss in a game and user identification information may be associated with each other and transmitted to the server 200.

Further, the controller 1020 may be configured to be attachable to and detachable from the user terminal 100. In this case, a coupling part with the controller 1020 may be provided on at least one surface of the housing of the user terminal 100. When the user terminal 100 and the controller 1020 are connected by wire via the connecting unit, the user terminal 100 and the controller 1020 send and receive signals via wire.

As shown in FIG. 1, the user terminal 100 may accept mounting of a storage medium 1030 such as an external memory card via the input/output IF 14. As a result, the user terminal 100 can read the program and data recorded in the storage medium 1030. The program recorded in the storage medium 1030 is, for example, a game program.

The user terminal 100 may store the game program acquired by communicating with an external device such as the server 200 in the memory 11 of the user terminal 100, or the game program acquired by reading from the storage medium 1030 in the memory 11. May be stored in.

As described above, the user terminal 100 includes the communication IF 13, the input/output IF 14, the touch screen 15, the camera 17, and the distance measuring sensor 18 as an example of a mechanism for inputting information to the user terminal 100. Each of the above-described units as a mechanism for inputting can be regarded as an operation unit configured to receive an input operation of a user.

For example, when the operation unit is configured by at least one of the camera 17 and the distance measuring sensor 18, the operation unit detects an object 1010 near the user terminal 100 and performs an input operation from the detection result of the object. Identify. As an example, the user's hand as the object 1010, a marker having a predetermined shape, or the like is detected, and the input operation is specified based on the color, shape, movement, or type of the object 1010 obtained as a detection result. It More specifically, when the user's hand is detected from the image captured by the camera 17, the user terminal 100 operates the gesture (a series of movements of the user's hand) detected based on the captured image by the user's input operation. As specified and accepted. The captured image may be a still image or a moving image.

Alternatively, when the operation unit includes the touch screen 15, the user terminal 100 identifies and accepts the user's operation performed on the input unit 151 of the touch screen 15 as the user's input operation. Alternatively, when the operation unit is configured by the communication IF 13, the user terminal 100 identifies and receives a signal (for example, an output value) transmitted from the controller 1020 as a user input operation. Alternatively, when the operation unit is configured by the input/output IF 14, a signal output from an input device (not shown) different from the controller 1020 connected to the input/output IF 14 is specified and accepted as the user's input operation.

<Hardware components of each device>
The processor 10 controls the operation of the entire user terminal 100. The processor 20 controls the operation of the entire server 200. The processors 10 and 20 include a CPU (Central Processing Unit), an MPU (Micro Processing Unit), and a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit).

The processor 10 reads a program from the storage 12 described later and loads it into the memory 11 described later. The processor 20 reads a program from a storage 22 described later and loads it into a memory 21 described later. The processor 10 and the processor 20 execute the expanded program.

Memories 11 and 21 are main storage devices. The memories 11 and 21 are storage devices such as a ROM (Read Only Memory) and a RAM (Random Access Memory). The memory 11 provides a work area to the processor 10 by temporarily storing a program and various data read by the processor 10 from a storage 12 described later. The memory 11 also temporarily stores various data generated while the processor 10 operates according to a program. The memory 21 provides a work area to the processor 20 by temporarily storing various programs and data read by the processor 20 from a storage 22 described later. The memory 21 also temporarily stores various data generated while the processor 20 operates according to the program.

In the present embodiment, the program may be a game program for realizing the game on the user terminal 100. Alternatively, the program may be a game program for realizing the game by cooperation between the user terminal 100 and the server 200. Note that the game realized by the cooperation of the user terminal 100 and the server 200 may be, for example, a game executed on a browser activated in the user terminal 100. Alternatively, the program may be a game program for realizing the game by cooperation of a plurality of user terminals 100. In addition, various data includes data regarding a game such as user information and game information, and instructions or notifications transmitted and received between the user terminal 100 and the server 200 or between a plurality of user terminals 100.

The storages 12 and 22 are auxiliary storage devices. The storages 12 and 22 are configured by a storage device such as a flash memory or an HDD (Hard Disk Drive). The storage 12 and the storage 22 store various data relating to the game.

The communication IF 13 controls transmission/reception of various data in the user terminal 100. The communication IF 23 controls transmission/reception of various data in the server 200. The communication IFs 13 and 23 control communication using a wireless LAN (Local Area Network), Internet communication via a wired LAN, a wireless LAN, or a mobile phone network, and communication using short-distance wireless communication, for example.

The input/output IF 14 is an interface for the user terminal 100 to receive data input, and is an interface for the user terminal 100 to output data. The input/output IF 14 may input/output data via a USB (Universal Serial Bus) or the like. The input/output IF 14 may include, for example, a physical button of the user terminal 100, a camera, a microphone, a speaker, or the like. The input/output IF 24 of the server 200 is an interface for the server 200 to receive data input, and is an interface for the server 200 to output data. The input/output IF 24 may include, for example, an input unit which is an information input device such as a mouse or a keyboard, and a display unit which is a device for displaying and outputting an image.

The touch screen 15 of the user terminal 100 is an electronic component that combines the input unit 151 and the display unit 152. The input unit 151 is, for example, a touch-sensitive device, and is configured by, for example, a touch pad. The display unit 152 is composed of, for example, a liquid crystal display, an organic EL (Electro-Luminescence) display, or the like.

The input unit 151 detects a position at which a user operation (mainly a physical contact operation such as a touch operation, a slide operation, a swipe operation, and a tap operation) is input on the input surface, and inputs information indicating the position. It has the function of transmitting as a signal. The input unit 151 may include a touch sensing unit (not shown). The touch sensing unit may be of any type such as a capacitance type or a resistance film type.

Although not shown, the user terminal 100 may include one or more sensors for specifying the holding posture of the user terminal 100. This sensor may be, for example, an acceleration sensor or an angular velocity sensor. When the user terminal 100 includes a sensor, the processor 10 can also specify the holding posture of the user terminal 100 from the output of the sensor and perform processing according to the holding posture. For example, the processor 10 may perform vertical screen display for displaying a vertically long image on the display unit 152 when the user terminal 100 is held vertically. On the other hand, when the user terminal 100 is held in a horizontal orientation, a landscape image may be displayed on the display unit. In this way, the processor 10 may be capable of switching between the vertical screen display and the horizontal screen display according to the holding posture of the user terminal 100.

The camera 17 includes an image sensor and the like, and converts a light incident from a lens into an electric signal to generate a captured image.

The distance measuring sensor 18 is a sensor that measures the distance to the measurement target. The distance measuring sensor 18 includes, for example, a light source that emits pulse-converted light and a light receiving element that receives the light. The distance measuring sensor 18 measures the distance to the measurement object by the light emission timing from the light source and the light reception timing of the reflected light generated by the light emitted from the light source reflected on the measurement object. The distance measuring sensor 18 may include a light source that emits light having directivity.

Here, an example in which the user terminal 100 receives the detection result of detecting the object 1010 near the user terminal 100 by using the camera 17 and the distance measuring sensor 18 as the user's input operation will be further described. The camera 17 and the distance measuring sensor 18 may be provided, for example, on the side surface of the housing of the user terminal 100. A distance measuring sensor 18 may be provided near the camera 17. As the camera 17, for example, an infrared camera can be used. In this case, the camera 17 may be provided with a lighting device that emits infrared rays, a filter that blocks visible light, and the like. Thereby, the detection accuracy of the object based on the image captured by the camera 17 can be further improved regardless of whether it is outdoors or indoors.

The processor 10 may perform, for example, one or more of the following processes (1) to (5) on the image captured by the camera 17. (1) The processor 10 specifies whether or not the user's hand is included in the captured image by performing image recognition processing on the captured image of the camera 17. The processor 10 may use, for example, a technique such as pattern matching as the analysis technique used in the above-described image recognition processing. (2) Further, the processor 10 detects the gesture of the user from the shape of the hand of the user. The processor 10 specifies the number of fingers of the user (the number of extended fingers) from the shape of the user's hand detected from the captured image, for example. The processor 10 further identifies a gesture made by the user from the identified number of fingers. For example, when the number of fingers is 5, the processor 10 determines that the user has made a “par” gesture. In addition, the processor 10 determines that the user has made a gesture of “goo” when the number of fingers is 0 (no finger is detected). Further, when the number of fingers is two, the processor 10 determines that the user has made a gesture of “cutting”. (3) The processor 10 performs image recognition processing on the image captured by the camera 17 to detect whether the user's finger is in a state where only the forefinger is raised or the user's finger makes a repulsive movement. .. (4) The processor 10 determines the object 1010 (such as the user's hand) near the user terminal 100 based on at least one of the image recognition result of the image captured by the camera 17 and the output value of the distance measuring sensor 18. ) And the user terminal 100 are detected. For example, the processor 10 determines whether the user's hand is near the user terminal 100 (for example, a distance less than a predetermined value) or far (for example, a predetermined value) depending on the size of the shape of the user's hand identified from the image captured by the camera 17. The above distance) is detected. If the captured image is a moving image, the processor 10 may detect whether the user's hand is approaching or moving away from the user terminal 100. (5) If it is determined that the distance between the user terminal 100 and the user's hand changes while the user's hand is detected, based on the image recognition result of the image captured by the camera 17, etc., the processor 10 recognizes that the user is shaking his hand in the shooting direction of the camera 17. When an object is not detected or detected by the distance measuring sensor 18 having a directivity stronger than the shooting range of the camera 17, the processor 10 determines that the user shakes his hand in a direction orthogonal to the shooting direction of the camera. recognize.

As described above, the processor 10 recognizes whether or not the user is holding his/her hand by the image recognition of the image captured by the camera 17 (whether the gesture is “Goo” or other gesture (for example, “Par”)). Or) is detected. The processor 10 also detects the shape of the user's hand and how the user is moving this hand. Further, the processor 10 detects whether the user is moving this hand close to or away from the user terminal 100. Such an operation can correspond to an operation using a pointing device such as a mouse or a touch panel. The user terminal 100, for example, moves the pointer on the touch screen 15 in response to the movement of the user's hand, and detects the gesture “goo” of the user. In this case, the user terminal 100 recognizes that the user is continuing the selection operation. The continuation of the selection operation corresponds to, for example, maintaining the state where the mouse is clicked and pressed, or maintaining the state where the touch panel is touched after the touchdown operation. Further, when the user further moves his or her hand while the user's gesture “goo” is detected, the user terminal 100 determines such a series of gestures as an operation corresponding to the swipe operation (or the drag operation). You can also recognize. In addition, when the user terminal 100 detects a gesture such that the user repels a finger based on the detection result of the user's hand from the image captured by the camera 17, the user terminal 100 clicks the mouse or taps the touch panel. May be recognized as an operation corresponding to.

<Account>
The game system 1 assigns an account to a user for logging in to a game realized by the game system 1. The user can play the game by logging in to the game using the assigned account.

The game system 1 allocates one or more accounts to one user. In this embodiment, one account is assigned to one user. That is, there is a one-to-one correspondence between users and accounts.

The account of this game may be associated with one or more devices that can log in with the account. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that the server 200 stores one account in association with one user terminal 100. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the user logs in to the game with a specific account via the specific user terminal 100.

<Game outline>
The game system 1 is a system for executing a game played in a common game space based on the motion of a game object operated by each of a plurality of users. In addition, in this specification, a game based on the game system 1 may be referred to as a game. Hereinafter, in the present embodiment, the game object will be described as a human-shaped character that can be used in the game, but the present invention is not limited to this, and may be, for example, a body such as a robot.

Also, in the game, one or more quests that can be played by a plurality of users are provided. Here, the quest is an example of a play unit in a game in which achievement conditions that can be achieved are set based on a user's operation. In addition, ending conditions are set for the quest. It may be one of the end conditions that the achievement condition is satisfied. The quest progress ends when the ending conditions are met.

In the present embodiment, the quest progresses by fighting each character operated by a plurality of users and one or more enemy characters, and at least one of the one or more enemy characters is provided for each quest. It is assumed that the victory condition is set as the achievement condition. Here, winning may mean that hit points, which will be described later, set for the enemy character become a value equal to or less than a threshold value. However, the quest provided in the game system 1 is not limited to that in which a battle with an enemy character is performed in an action game, a role playing game, or the like. For example, the quest may be, but is not limited to, a stage including one or more board surfaces in a puzzle game, a game in a sports game, or the like.

Further, in the present embodiment, the game space used for the quest will be described as being realized on the server 200. That is, each user who plays the quest accesses the server 200 using the user terminal 100 owned by each user, and operates the character arranged in the game space to progress the game.

Hereinafter, a character operated by another user may be referred to as another character. Further, all or part of the characters operated by the user and the other users may be referred to as a teammate character.

In addition, the values of various parameters (for example, attack power, defense power, etc.) including at least hit points indicating physical strength values are set for the teammate character and the enemy character. For example, the “attack power” is a parameter indicating the power of damaging the enemy character, and is represented by a numerical value, for example. The larger the number, the stronger the damage. Here, giving damage may be, for example, reducing the parameter set for the opponent character. Hereinafter, the parameter set in the character and its value may be simply referred to as the character parameter.

In addition, in the game, the character can perform an action that acts on the enemy character and the teammate character. Here, the above-mentioned action may be an action of updating the parameter value of the enemy character or the ally character. In addition, as an example of the above-described action, the ally character attacks the enemy character to reduce the hit points of the enemy character, and the defense power of the enemy character allows each user to advantageously advance the battle in the game. Action, increase the attack power of the teammate character so that each user can progress the battle in the game more favorably, or action of increasing the remaining hit points of the teammate character so that the character does not die. Are listed.

Further, in the present embodiment, when the hit point of the character becomes equal to or less than the threshold value, the character is treated as dead in the game and cannot act. The threshold may be 0, for example. Further, the operation of updating the hit points of another character from a value less than or equal to the threshold value to a value greater than the threshold value and reactivating the other character to allow the character to act again is also an operation that gives the above-described action. include.

Further, when the end condition is satisfied due to the achievement of the achievement condition set in the quest, the quest ends, and each user is given an evaluation according to the action performed by the operated character. Note that the quest played in this embodiment is a quest that is an example of the first play unit. Here, the first play unit is a play unit in which a predetermined condition that can be achieved by a plurality of people is set, and a play different from a second play unit described below in which the predetermined condition that can be achieved by one person is set. It shall be a unit. In addition, a predetermined game process according to the evaluation, for example, display of information indicating the evaluation is performed. Details of the process will be described later.

<Functional configuration of game system 1>
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the functional configurations of the server 200 and the user terminal 100 included in the game system 1. Each of the server 200 and the user terminal 100 may include a functional configuration (not shown) necessary for functioning as a general computer and a functional configuration necessary for realizing a known function in a game.

The user terminal 100 has a function as an input device that receives a user's input operation and a function as an output device that outputs a game image or sound. The user terminal 100 functions as the control unit 110 and the storage unit 120 in cooperation with the processor 10, the memory 11, the storage 12, the communication IF 13, the input/output IF 14, and the like.

The server 200 has a function of communicating with each user terminal 100 to assist the user terminal 100 in proceeding with a game. When the game is a multi-play game, the server 200 may have a function of communicating with each user terminal 100 participating in the game and mediating the exchange between the user terminals 100. The server 200 functions as the control unit 210 and the storage unit 220 in cooperation with the processor 20, the memory 21, the storage 22, the communication IF 23, the input/output IF 24, and the like.

The storage unit 120 and the storage unit 220 store a game program, game information 132, and user information 133. The game program 131 is a game program executed by the user terminal 100. The game program 231 is a game program executed by the server 200. The game information 132 is data that the control unit 110 and the control unit 210 refer to when executing the game program. The user information 133 is data regarding a user's account. In the storage unit 220, the game information 132 and the user information 133 are stored for each user terminal 100.

In addition, the information indicating the result of the action giving the action performed by each character during the progress of the quest is accumulated and at least temporarily recorded in the storage unit 220. Here, the above-mentioned information is, for example, in a certain quest, the total amount of damage given to each enemy character by each character, the total amount of hit points of other characters recovered, the number of times other characters have been revived, and the parameters of other characters. And the number of times the parameters of the enemy character have been weakened. Here, the recovery of hit points may mean increasing the remaining hit points of the character. Further, the parameter strengthening may mean increasing the parameter such as the attack power of the character to a value at which the character can advance the battle in an advantageous manner. Further, weakening the parameter may mean reducing the parameter such as the defense power of the character to a value at which the character fighting the character can advance the fight advantageously.

(Functional configuration of the server 200)
The control unit 210 centrally controls the server 200 by executing the game program 231 stored in the storage unit 220. For example, the control unit 210 transmits various data and programs to the user terminal 100. The control unit 210 receives part or all of the game information or the user information from the user terminal 100. When the game is a multi-play game, the control unit 210 may receive a request for multi-play synchronization from the user terminal 100 and transmit data for synchronization to the user terminal 100.

The control unit 210 functions as the game progression unit 217 according to the description of the game program 231. The control unit 210 can also function as other functional blocks (not shown) in order to support the progress of the game on the user terminal 100, depending on the nature of the game to be executed.

The game progression unit 217 cooperates with the control unit 110 included in the user terminal 100 to perform a process of advancing the quest. For example, the game progression unit 217 performs a process of moving the character to advance the quest based on the information received from the user terminal 100 and indicating the action of the character according to the user operation.

In addition, when the ending condition of the quest is satisfied, the game progression unit 217 calculates the evaluation for each user according to the action performed by each character. Further, a predetermined game process corresponding to the evaluation, such as displaying information indicating the evaluation, is performed.

(Functional configuration of the user terminal 100)
The control unit 110 centrally controls the user terminal 100 by executing the game program 131 stored in the storage unit 120. For example, the control unit 110 advances the game according to the operation of the game program 131 and the user. Further, the control unit 110 communicates with the server 200 as needed to transmit and receive information while the game is in progress.

The control unit 110 functions as the determination unit 115, the object management unit 116, and the game progression unit 117 according to the description of the game program 131.

The control unit 110 can also function as other functional blocks (not shown) in order to progress the game depending on the nature of the game to be executed.

Further, the control unit 110 also functions as an operation reception unit (not shown), a display control unit, and the like. The operation receiving unit detects and receives an input operation of the user on the input unit 151. For example, the operation receiving unit detects the coordinates of the input position in the input unit 151 of the above-described input operation, and specifies the type of the input operation. The operation reception unit specifies, for example, a touch operation, a slide operation, a swipe operation, a tap operation, or the like. The display control unit outputs, to the display unit 152 of the touch screen 15, a game screen on which the processing result executed by each unit of the control unit 110 is reflected. The display control unit may display on the display unit 152 a game screen including an image generated by each unit of the control unit 110. Further, the display control unit may superimpose and draw a graphical user interface (hereinafter, GUI) on the game screen.

The determination unit 115 executes various determination processes necessary for the progress of the game. For example, the determination unit 115 determines whether or not the start of the quest has been instructed.

The object management unit 116 manages various objects such as characters and weapons that the user can use in the game. For example, the object management unit 116 performs a process of associating the user with the first information. The details of the first information and the processing will be described later.

The game progression unit 117 performs various processes related to the execution of the game. For example, the game advancing unit 117 interprets the user's instruction content indicated by the coordinates of the input position of the input operation accepted by the operation accepting unit and the type of operation, and performs a process of advancing the game based on the interpretation. ..

The functions of the server 200 and the user terminal 100 shown in FIG. 2 are merely examples. The server 200 may include at least a part of the functions of the user terminal 100. In addition, the user terminal 100 may include at least a part of the functions included in the server 200. Further, a device other than the user terminal 100 and the server 200 may be a constituent element of the game system 1, and the other device may be caused to execute a part of the processing in the game system 1. That is, the computer that executes the game program in the present embodiment may be any of the user terminal 100, the server 200, and another device, or may be realized by a combination of these plural devices.

<Process flow and game screen example>
In the present embodiment, based on the movement of the teammate character, a step of advancing a quest in which a predetermined condition is set commonly for the user and other users, and a character operated by each user in the quest is the user. A step of acquiring an evaluation for at least one of the user and the other user according to a motion that affects a character operated by another user different from the above, and a predetermined game process based on the evaluation. The process and the process executed by the game program will be described. Through these processes, a user who has performed an action that affects a character operated by another user is evaluated. Therefore, the satisfaction of the user is improved. In addition, the user can be motivated to play a role of giving an action to the character operated by another user. As a result, in a game in which a plurality of users participate, the game progresses in various ways. For example, not only the user who directly contributes to the progress of the game by acting on the enemy character, but also the evaluation criteria in game play that indirectly contributes to the progress of the game by acting on the teammate character. Become. Therefore, for example, not only the hit points of the enemy character can be reduced, but also the user can be motivated to play various roles.

Further, as described above, in the present embodiment, the quest will be described assuming that the teammate character wins at least one of the one or more enemy characters in the battle as the achievement condition. Also, the ending condition of the quest is that the achievement condition is achieved, and the hit points of all the ally characters become 0 before the achievement condition is achieved, that is, the ally character is completely destroyed. And

(Example of process flow related to quest execution)
The flow of processing relating to the execution of the quest will be described step by step with reference to FIG. The processing based on the following description is an example, and the invention according to the present embodiment is not limited to a specific configuration. Further, in the following description, at least some of the steps described as being executed by the user terminal 100 among the series of processing steps described using the flowchart may be executed by the server 200. Further, at least some of the steps described as being executed by the server 200 may be executed by the user terminal 100. The same applies to the processing based on the flowchart described below. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing according to this embodiment.

In step S101, the game progression unit 217 determines a plurality of users who play the quest at the same time. For example, when the number of users who have performed an operation requesting participation in a quest reaches the number necessary for playing the quest, the game progression unit 217 determines that those users who are participating in the same quest will be included in the quest. It may be determined as a combination.

In step S102, the game progression unit 217 starts a quest using a character operated by each user. It should be noted that the game progression unit 217 may execute this step when an operation for instructing a game start by the user is received after execution of step S101. The operation may be an operation of a user (including a so-called “host”) who has started processing for the combination among the users included in the combination, or may be an operation of another user. Further, the game progression unit 217 may automatically start the progress of the quest when the required number of users for the combination are available.

In step S103, the game progression unit 217 causes the character associated with the user to move in response to a user operation on each user terminal 100, and reflects the action of each character in the progress of the quest. For example, when the teammate character attacks the enemy character, the hit point of the enemy character is updated by subtracting the value according to the attack.

In step S104, the game progression unit 217 stores, for each character, information in which the action of each character on other characters is integrated in the storage unit 220 in association with each character. Information indicating an action given to another character by one or more actions of the character in the quest is integrated, and the integrated information is stored in the storage unit 220 in association with each character. Specifically, the action-integrated information is information obtained by integrating the actions given to other characters by one or more actions of the character in the quest. For example, when the action given to another character is represented by a numerical value, the information integrating the action may be represented by a value obtained by summing the numerical values. Further, the information in which the actions are integrated may be integrated for each type of action. The type of action is, for example, damaging the enemy character, recovering, reviving, strengthening, changing the state of the ally character, etc., but is not limited to this. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a data table in which information integrating the actions is accumulated. FIG. 4 shows that, for example, in a quest that is in progress, the character D operated by the user 4 has caused a total of 1000 damages to the enemy character and restored the hit points of the other character to 3000, and the other character. Is revived twice, the parameters of other characters are strengthened for 100 seconds, and the enemy character is weakened 12 times.

In step S105, the game progression unit 217 determines whether or not the quest ending condition is satisfied. When the game progressing unit 217 determines that the ending condition of the quest is satisfied, the process of step S106 is subsequently executed, and when it is determined that the ending condition is not satisfied, the process of step S103 is subsequently executed. ..

In step S106, the game progression unit 217 calculates an evaluation for the user according to the action performed by each character in the quest. Further, the game progression unit 217 records the first information corresponding to the evaluation in the storage unit 220 in association with the user. Here, the first information is, for example, information including a title given to the user.

In step S107, the control unit 110 acquires, from the server 200, information indicating the evaluation and information indicating the title of each user who participated in the quest.

In step S108, control unit 110 causes a screen for presenting such information to the user to be displayed.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the screen displayed in step S108. Further, FIG. 5 shows an example of a screen displayed on the user terminal 100 owned by the user 6 when the information integrating the actions has the values shown in FIG. 4 when the quest ending condition is satisfied. Showing.

In this step S108, the first information corresponding to the evaluation, which is associated with at least one of the user and the other user, may be displayed as the predetermined game process. In the screen shown in FIG. 5, the text 300 indicates the title given to the corresponding user. The clarification of the title that is the first information improves the motivation for the recognition of high evaluation.

In addition to the information indicating the title, information indicating which of the characters used in the quest has been evaluated may be displayed. Here, the icon 302 is a character used in the quest, and shows an example of an external view of a character that is an evaluation target. This makes it possible to easily understand from which character the first information is derived. Supplementing here, the evaluation for the character may be interpreted as an indirect evaluation for the user who operated the character.

Further, the text 304 indicates a user name using the character. Further, in this step S108, as the predetermined game processing based on the evaluation, information indicating the evaluation of the user and the other user and a button for accepting an operation of associating the user with the other user are displayed together. Processing may be performed. In the example of FIG. 5, the texts 306a to 306e correspond to an example of information indicating the evaluation, and the button 308 corresponds to an example of a button that accepts the operation.

The texts 306a to 306e are examples of information indicating the evaluation to the user, and indicate information that integrates the action of the character on other characters, which is a factor in which the title is associated with the user. For example, the text 306a indicates that the title of “damage king” is given to the character A operated by the user 1 because the character A has caused a total of 5000 damages to the enemy character. There is.

In addition, the title is given to the user who operated the character that most performed the action that gives the corresponding action. For example, the fact that the title “Recovery King” is given to the user 2 indicates that the character B operated by the user 2 has recovered the hit point value of the other character most. Further, the title is not limited to the one derived from the action that affects the character operated by another user, such as “Recovery King”, “Resurrection King”, and “Strengthened King” illustrated in FIG. A thing derived from a motion that acts on an enemy character, such as “weakened king”, may be included.

The button 308 is a button for accepting an operation of associating the user himself/herself with another user. In the present embodiment, the user himself/herself is the user 6, so the button is not displayed in the column of the user 6. For example, the associated users may be able to confirm the progress of the game play and the set profile with each other. Thereby, the user can easily associate himself/herself with another user by referring to the information indicating the evaluation of the other user. In addition, the function of associating users with each other can be used as a function of bookmarking a large number of users other than oneself. In the present embodiment, each user can unilaterally associate with other users other than himself. However, in order to associate the game with other users in the game, the approval of the other user may be required. For example, the association may be established only when one user makes an application to another user and the other user approves the application. The button 308 and other buttons displayed on the screen correspond to examples of UI objects in the game.

The button 310 is a button for ending the screen display illustrated in FIG. 5 and transitioning to, for example, a game title screen.

[Embodiment 2]
A second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In the present embodiment, an example of processing for determining a group of users who participate in the same quest will be described. Further, members having the same functions as the members described in the above embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted. Further, the redundant description of the items already described in the above embodiment will not be repeated.

<Process flow and game screen example>
In the present embodiment, the game program executes a step of advancing a quest, which is an example of a second play unit in which a predetermined condition that can be achieved by one user is set, based on the motion of the character operated by the user. The process will be described step by step. Further, in the following description, each user who plays the game is referred to as a user A and a user B (, user C, user D,...) For convenience. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing according to this embodiment.

In step S201, the control unit 110 included in the user terminal 100 owned by the user A has a button for accepting an operation for starting the quest by himself and a button for accepting an operation for requesting the participation of another user who advances the quest together. And are both displayed on the screen. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen including those buttons. In the screen shown in FIG. 7, the text 320 is a message prompting the user to select whether to play the quest by one person or by a plurality of people. The button 322 is a button for accepting an operation for starting the quest by one person. The button 324 is a button for accepting an operation requesting participation of another user who advances the quest together. When the button 324 is selected, the information indicating the request is transmitted to the server 200, and then the process of step S202 is executed. Note that the processing when the button 322 is selected is the same processing as the conventional game in which the quest is played by one person. When the button 322 is selected, for example, a confirmation screen is displayed and the quest is started in response to the user operation for starting the quest.

In step S202, the control unit 110 included in the user terminal 100 owned by the user B displays on the screen a button for accepting an operation for helping another user different from the user B to play the quest. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen including the button. Here, the above-mentioned other user is a user who has requested the participation of another user, such as the user A, who advances the quest together.

In the screen illustrated in FIG. 8, the button 340 is a button for confirming an item owned by the user B in the game. The button 342 is a button for displaying a menu screen in the game. The text 344 indicates the degree of progress of the game of the user B. In this example, User B has shown that the story of the game has progressed to Chapter 2. The object 346 shows an image of the stage used in the game play of this Chapter 2. The button 348 is a button for helping other users to play the quest. The button 350 is a button for playing an arbitrary quest in the game. The button 352 is a button for confirming and setting the character owned by the user B. The button 354 is a button for confirming the schedule of the event to be performed in the game. The button 356 is a button for executing a lottery process capable of acquiring items and the like that can be used in the game.

When the button 348 is selected, information indicating that another user requests participation in a quest played by another user is transmitted to the server 200, and then the process of step S203 is executed. In addition, in the screen illustrated in FIG. 8, when the button 350 is selected, a list of quests that the user B can play is displayed on the screen. When the button 352 is selected, a list of characters that the user B can use in the quest and their parameters is displayed on the screen. Also, when the button 356 is selected, a screen including a button that requests the server 200 to select an item or character to be given to the user B in exchange for the in-game value of the virtual currency or the like held by the user B. Is displayed.

In step S203, the game progression unit 217 determines whether or not the user B satisfies the condition for participating in the quest that the user A tries to play.

Note that the game progression unit 217 may apply, as the condition, that the target user, here, the user B has achieved the achievement condition in the quest. As a result, the certain ability of other users who play the quest together is secured.

When the game progressing unit 217 determines that the user B satisfies the condition, subsequently, the process of step S204 is executed, and when determining that the condition is not satisfied, the game progressing unit 217 determines that
The information indicating that the user B cannot participate in the quest is transmitted to the user terminal 100 owned by the user B, and the process of accepting the participation in the quest in step S203 is continued.

In step S204, the game progression unit 217 determines that the user B participates in the quest.

In step S205, the game progression unit 217 determines whether or not the ending condition for the process of accepting participation in the quest has been satisfied. Further, the ending condition may be that the number of users necessary for the quest is determined to participate in the quest. If the game progressing unit 217 determines that the ending condition is satisfied, then the process of step S206 is executed. If it is determined that the condition is not satisfied, the game progressing unit 217 performs the process of accepting participation in the quest. continue. That is, the processes of steps S202 to S205 are continued for the users C, D,... And the user terminals 100 owned by the users until the game progression unit 217 determines that the ending condition is satisfied.

In step S206, the game progression unit 217 determines that, with respect to the user terminal 100 owned by each user who participates in the quest, each user is determined to be a group of users who participate in the same quest, that is, the quest is played at the same time. The information indicating that the user is determined to be transmitted is transmitted.

In step S207, the determination unit 115 determines whether or not the user A has instructed to start the progress of the quest. When the determination unit 115 determines that the instruction has been issued, the information indicating that is transmitted to the server 200, and subsequently, the process of step S208 is executed. If the determination unit 115 determines that the instruction has not been issued, the process of waiting for the instruction is continued in step S207.

In step S208, the game progression unit 217 progresses the quest based on the action of the character operated by each user participating in the quest. In addition, the processing after the quest is started is the same as the processing after step S103 of the first embodiment.

According to the above process, even in a quest where it is difficult for one user to achieve the achievement condition, it may be possible to achieve this in cooperation with another user, so that the user is motivated to play the game. Maintained. In addition, interaction with other users is promoted in the game.

[Modification]
The game progression unit 217 may determine a set of users who participate in the same quest according to the first information already associated with each user. For example, the game progression unit 217 may determine the group of users who participate in the quest so that one group does not include a plurality of users having a predetermined title. Thereby, the quest can be played with other users according to the first information.

In addition, the game progression unit 217 may determine a group of users who participate in the same quest according to the association between the users. For example, the game progression unit 217 may determine the set of users who participate in the quest so that the associated users are preferentially included in the same set of users.

Further, when a character has a predetermined attribute in the game, for example, a job or a role such as a recovery role in battle, the game progression unit 217 sets the group of users who participate in the same quest according to the predetermined attribute. May be determined.

If the number of users who have decided to participate is less than the number required to play the quest even if a predetermined time has elapsed since the process of determining the group of users who will participate in the quest has started, the game program 131 The insufficient number of characters may be supplemented by NPC (Non Player Character) whose motion is defined by.

In step S108, the control unit 110 may execute, as the predetermined game process, a game process that is advantageous to the user according to the first information. For example, for the title given to the user, the object management unit 116 may give the user an item that allows the game to proceed advantageously according to the title. This improves the motivation for the user to be accredited with high evaluation.

Further, as one of the ending conditions of the quest, it may be set that a predetermined time in the game elapses after the start of the quest. That is, if a predetermined time elapses or the teammate character is completely wiped out before the quest achievement condition is achieved, the achievement condition is not reached and the quest may end.

In step S207, each determination unit 115 included in the user terminal 100 owned by each user may determine whether or not an instruction to start the progress of the quest has been issued. That is, in step S207, the progress of the quest may be started when an operation indicating that the user is ready to play the quest is performed on each of the user terminals 100 owned by each user. Further, even when the operation is not performed for all the users who participate in the quest, the progress of the quest may be started when a predetermined time has elapsed from the start of the process in step S207.

Further, the game is not necessarily limited to the game via the server 200, and may be executed only by the cooperation of the user terminals 100 owned by the respective users.

[Example of software implementation]
The control block of the control unit 210 and the control block of the control unit 110 (in particular, the determination unit 115, the object management unit 116, and the game progression unit 117) are logical circuits (hardware) formed in an integrated circuit (IC chip) or the like. ), or by using a CPU (Central Processing Unit).

In the latter case, the information processing apparatus including the control unit 210 or the control unit 110, or both, has a CPU that executes instructions of a program that is software that realizes each function, and the program and various data are a computer (or a CPU). A ROM (Read Only Memory) or a storage device (these are referred to as a "recording medium") recorded so as to be readable by a RAM, a RAM (Random Access Memory) for expanding the program, and the like. Then, the computer (or CPU) reads the program from the recording medium and executes the program to achieve the object of the present invention. As the recording medium, a "non-transitory tangible medium", for example, a tape, a disk, a card, a semiconductor memory, a programmable logic circuit, or the like can be used. The program may be supplied to the computer via any transmission medium (communication network, broadcast wave, etc.) capable of transmitting the program. Note that one aspect of the present invention can also be realized in the form of a data signal embedded in a carrier wave, in which the program is embodied by electronic transmission.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, but various modifications can be made within the scope of the claims, and embodiments obtained by appropriately combining the technical means disclosed in the different embodiments Is also included in the technical scope of the present invention.

[Appendix]
The contents according to one aspect of the present invention are listed below.

(Item 1) The game programs (131, 231) have been described. According to an aspect of the present disclosure, a game program is executed by a computer (at least one of the user terminal 100 and the server 200) including a processor (10, 20) and a memory (11, 21). The game program progresses in a first play unit in which a predetermined condition is set in the processor in common with the user and the other user based on the operation of the game object operated by the user and the other user different from the user. Of the step (S102) and the game object operated by each user in the first play unit, among the user and the other user, according to the action exerted on the game object operated by the user other than the user. The step of obtaining an evaluation for at least one of the users (S107) and the step of performing a predetermined game process based on the evaluation (S108) are executed. According to the above configuration, a user who has performed an action that affects another game object is evaluated, so that the user's satisfaction is improved.

(Item 2) In (Item 1), the step of performing the game process includes, as the predetermined game process, information indicating an evaluation of another user, and a first UI object that receives an operation in which the user associates himself/herself with another user. May be displayed together. Thereby, the user can easily associate himself/herself with another user by referring to the information indicating the evaluation of the other user.

(Item 3) In (Item 1) or (Item 2), the step of performing the game process is the first information corresponding to the evaluation, which is associated with at least one of the user and the other user as the predetermined game process. May be acquired and displayed. This will increase the motivation for being accredited with a high reputation.

(Item 4) In (Item 3), in the step of performing the game processing, together with the first information, information indicating which of the game objects used in the first play unit is the object of evaluation is displayed. It may be displayed. This makes it possible to easily understand which game object the first information originates from.

(Item 5) In (Item 3) or (Item 4), the step of performing the game process may perform a game process advantageous to the user according to the first information, as the predetermined game process. This further enhances the motivation for the user to be highly evaluated for himself.

(Item 6) In any one of (Item 3) to (Item 5), in the step of advancing, another user who advances the first play unit with the user is the first information associated with the other user. May be selected according to Thereby, the first play unit can be played with other users according to the first information.

(Item 7) In any one of (Item 1) to (Item 6), the game program causes the processor to set a second play unit in which a predetermined condition that can be achieved by one user is set by the user operation. A step of advancing based on a motion of the game object, a second UI object that receives an operation for starting the second play unit, and an operation that requests participation of another user who advances the second play unit together The third step of displaying the 3UI object together may be further executed. As a result, the user can play the second play unit independently or by a plurality of people, and the satisfaction is improved. For example, even if it is difficult for one user to achieve the achievement condition, it may be possible to achieve this in cooperation with other users, so that the motivation for the user to play the game is maintained. In addition, interaction with other users is promoted in the game.

(Item 8) In (Item 7), the third step may apply, as another user, another user who has met a predetermined condition in the second play unit. As a result, a certain ability of another user who plays the second play unit is secured.

(Item 9) The method of executing the game program has been described. According to an aspect of the present disclosure, a game program is executed by a computer including a processor and a memory. The method is a method in which the processor executes the steps described in (Item 1). The method according to (Item 9) has the same effects as the game program according to (Item 1).

(Item 10) The information processing device has been described. According to an aspect of the present disclosure, the information processing apparatus stores a game program according to (Item 1), and a storage unit (120) that executes the game program to enable the information processing apparatus (user terminal 100) to operate. And a control unit (110) for controlling the operation. The information processing device according to (Item 10) has the same effects as the game program according to (Item 1).

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 game system, 2 network, 10 and 20 processor, 11 and 21 memory, 12 and 22 storage, 13 and 23 communication IF (operation part), 14 and 24 input/output IF (operation part), 15 touch screen (display part, Operation unit), 17 camera (operation unit), 18 distance measuring sensor (operation unit), 100 user terminal (information processing device), 110, 210 control unit, 115 determination unit, 116 object management unit, 117, 217 game progression unit , 120, 220 storage unit, 131, 231 game program, 132 game information, 133 user information, 151 input unit (operation unit), 152 display unit, 200 server, 1010 object, 1020 controller (operation unit), 1030 storage medium

Claims (10)

A game program,
The game program is executed by a computer including a processor and a memory,
The game program, in the processor,
Advancing a first play unit in which a predetermined condition is set in common to the user and the other user based on a motion of a game object operated by the user and another user different from the user, and
At least one of the user and the other user according to an action in which the game object operated by each user in the first play unit affects a game object operated by another user different from the user. Getting ratings for users of
Performing a predetermined game process based on the evaluation,
A game program that executes. In the step of performing the game process, as the predetermined game process, information indicating the evaluation of the other user and a first UI object that receives an operation for the user to associate the user with the other user are displayed together. The game program according to claim 1. The step of performing the game processing acquires and displays first information according to the evaluation, which is associated with at least one of the user and the other user, as the predetermined game processing. The game program described in 2. The step of performing the game process displays, together with the first information, information indicating which game object among the game objects used in the first play unit is the subject of the evaluation. The listed game program. The game program according to claim 3, wherein the step of performing the game process executes, as the predetermined game process, a game process advantageous to the user according to the first information. The other user who advances the said 1st play unit with the said user in the said step to advance is selected according to the said 1st information linked|related with the said other user, The claim|item 3 to 5 in any one of Claims 3-5. The game program according to item 1. The game program, in the processor,
Advancing a second play unit in which a predetermined condition that can be achieved by even one user is set, based on the motion of the game object by the operation of the user,
A third step of displaying together a second UI object that receives an operation for starting the second play unit and a third UI object that receives an operation requesting the participation of another user who advances the second play unit together. ,
The game program according to claim 1, further comprising: The game program according to claim 7, wherein the third step applies, as the other user, another user who has satisfied the predetermined condition in the second play unit. A method for a computer to execute a game program, the method comprising:
The computer includes a processor and memory,
A method by which the processor performs the steps of claim 1. An information processing device,
The information processing device,
A storage unit for storing the game program according to claim 1;
An information processing apparatus, comprising: a control unit that controls the operation of the information processing apparatus by executing the game program.

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