JP2020124516A - Game control program, game system, and game control method - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a technique allowing a player to enjoy a game more light-heartedly.SOLUTION: A game system 1 includes: a game control part for controlling a game; a game player instruction reception part for receiving an instruction from a game player and transmitting the instruction to the game control part; and an observation point setting part for setting plural viewpoints for generating an observation screen of a game provided to plural observation players differing from a game player. The observation point setting part sets viewpoints to positions of objects in a game, and the observation point setting part deletes viewpoints following extinction of objects, and allows an observation player who sets the deleted viewpoints to change viewpoints for observation to different viewpoints.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to a game control technique, and particularly to a game control program, a game system, and a game control method for controlling a game in which a plurality of players can participate.

With the widespread use of terminal devices capable of executing games, a wide variety of games have been provided. Some games can be enjoyed easily in a short time, and some games can be enjoyed over a long time.

There is of course the advantage that the range of choices can be expanded by providing a wide variety of games, but on the other hand, there are players who are too numerous to choose. Many players are hesitant to choose a game that requires a long time or a game with a high degree of difficulty, and a technology that provides an opportunity for the player to easily touch such a game is required.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a technique that enables a player to enjoy a game more easily.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a game control program according to an aspect of the present invention is a game player instruction for a computer to receive an instruction from a game control unit that controls a game and a game player, and to transmit the instruction to the game control unit. It functions as a reception unit, a watching point setting unit that sets a plurality of viewpoints for generating a watching screen of a game provided to a plurality of watching players different from the game player, and the watching point setting unit is an object in the game. The viewpoint is set to the position of, and the watching point setting unit deletes the viewpoint as the object disappears, and the watching player who has set the deleted viewpoint changes the viewpoint for watching to another viewpoint. It is possible.

Another aspect of the present invention is a game system. This game system is provided to a plurality of watching players different from the game control unit, a game control unit that controls the game, a game player instruction reception unit that receives an instruction from the game player and transmits the instruction to the game control unit. And a watching point setting unit that sets a plurality of viewpoints for generating a watching screen of the game. The watching point setting unit sets the viewpoint at the position of the object in the game, the watching point setting unit deletes the viewpoint as the object disappears, and the watching player who has set the deleted viewpoint can watch the game. It is possible to change the viewpoint to another viewpoint.

Yet another aspect of the present invention is a game control method. In this method, a game control section provided in a computer controls a game, and a game player instruction receiving section provided in a computer receives an instruction from a game player and transmits the instruction to the game control section. And a step of causing a watching point setting unit included in the computer to set a viewpoint for generating a watching screen of a game provided to a plurality of watching players different from the game player. The watching point setting unit sets the viewpoint at the position of the object in the game, the watching point setting unit deletes the viewpoint as the object disappears, and the watching player who has set the deleted viewpoint can watch the game. It is possible to change the viewpoint to another viewpoint.

It should be noted that any combination of the above constituent elements, and the expression of the present invention converted between methods, devices, systems, etc. are also effective as an aspect of the present invention.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a technique that enables a player to enjoy a game more easily.

It is a figure which shows the whole structure of the game system which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structure of the game management server which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structure of the watching-and-listening management server which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structure of the streaming server which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structure of the game player terminal which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structure of the watching player terminal which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the game screen displayed on a game player terminal. It is a figure which shows the example of the watching-a-game request reception screen displayed on a watching-a-game player terminal. It is a figure which shows the example of the watching-a-game screen displayed on a watching-a-game player terminal. It is a figure which shows the example of the watching-a-game screen displayed on a watching-a-game player terminal. It is a figure which shows the example of the watching-a-game screen displayed on a watching-a-game player terminal. It is a figure which shows the example of the game screen displayed on a game player terminal. It is a figure which shows the example of the game screen displayed on a game player terminal. It is a figure which shows the example of the watching-a-game screen displayed on a watching-a-game player terminal. It is a figure which shows the example of the watching-a-game screen displayed on a watching-a-game player terminal. It is a figure which shows the example of the watching-a-game screen displayed on a watching-a-game player terminal. It is a sequence diagram which shows the procedure of the game control method which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structure of the game management server which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structure of the watching-and-listening management server which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structure of the watching player terminal which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the watching-a-game screen displayed on a watching-a-game player terminal. It is a figure which shows the example of the watching-a-game screen displayed on a watching-a-game player terminal. It is a figure which shows the example of the game screen displayed on a game player terminal.

(First embodiment)
The game system according to the embodiment provides a function that allows other users to watch the game played by the game player. In addition, the game system provides a function that allows a user watching the game to perform an action related to the game and influence the game. Hereinafter, a player who plays the game is referred to as a “game player”, and a user who watches the game is referred to as a “watching player”. The game system controls the game according to the instructions of the game player, provides the game screen to the game player, and generates a game screen for watching different from the game screen provided to the game player, and the watching player can play the game. It allows you to watch the game from a different perspective than the player. As a result, many watching players can feel free to watch the game and experience the enjoyment of the game, which can contribute to the spread of the game. Further, since the game player also progresses the game while receiving the intervention of the watching player, it is possible to enjoy a different enjoyment from the single play, and to enjoy the game without getting tired for a long time.

FIG. 1 shows the overall configuration of a game system according to an embodiment. The game system 1 includes a game management server 100 that manages a game played by a game player, a game watching management server 200 that manages a game watching function, a streaming server 300 that distributes a game screen for watching games, and a game player terminal. 400, the watching player terminal 500, and the Internet 2 which is an example of a network connecting them. The game player terminal 400 transmits an instruction regarding the game by the game player to the game management server 100 via the Internet 2, receives the game screen from the game management server 100, and displays the game screen. The watching player terminal 500 receives the game screen for watching from the streaming server 300 via the Internet 2 and displays it. When the action related to the game by the spectator player can be executed, the spectator player terminal 500 receives from the spectator management server 200 a spectator user interface that defines actions that the spectator player can execute, and an instruction to execute the action by the spectator player. Is transmitted to the watching game management server 200.

In the present embodiment, since it is assumed that a large number of watching players watch the same game screen for watching, in order to prevent a large number of watching player terminals 500 from directly communicating with the game management server 100, The streaming server 300 is in charge of distribution of the game screen for watching, and the watching management server 200 is in charge of management of actions by the watching player. As a result, even if a large number of watching players watch the game, it is possible to prevent the game management server 100 from being overloaded. In another embodiment, the game management server 100 may be responsible for some or all of the functions of the watching management server 200 and the streaming server 300. In yet another embodiment, the watching game management server 200 may be in charge of the function of the streaming server 300.

The game system 1 may manage watching a plurality of games. That is, the game system 1 may include a plurality of game management servers 100 that manage a plurality of different games. The game watching management server 200 may be provided for each game management server 100 in order to manage the watching of the game managed by each game management server 100, or for the plurality of games managed by the plurality of game management servers 100. The single watching game management server 200 may manage the watching game. In the latter case, the game watching management server 200 may be capable of selecting a game watched by the watching player from a plurality of games managed by the plurality of game management servers 100. Similarly, the streaming server 300 may be provided for each game management server 100, or a single streaming server 300 may deliver watching screens of a plurality of games.

FIG. 2 shows the configuration of the game management server 100 according to the embodiment. The game management server 100 includes a communication unit 130, a control unit 140, a game data holding unit 160, and a game player database 162. These configurations are realized by a CPU, a memory, a program loaded in the memory, and the like of an arbitrary computer in terms of hardware components, but here, the functional blocks realized by the cooperation thereof are drawn. Therefore, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that these functional blocks can be realized in various forms by only hardware, only software, or a combination thereof.

The communication unit 130 transmits/receives data to/from another device via the Internet 2. The control unit 140 advances the game based on the instruction regarding the game by the game player received from the game player terminal 400. The game data holding unit 160 holds data necessary for the progress of the game. The game player database 162 holds information about game players of games managed by the game management server 100. The game player database 162 holds information such as the ID, name, avatar, attribute, and level of the game player.

The control unit 140 includes a game control unit 141, a game screen generation unit 142, a game player instruction reception unit 143, a watching point setting unit 144, a watching game screen generation unit 145, a watching player instruction reception unit 146, and a watching screen UI information transmission unit. 147 and the game player management part 148 are included.

The game player management unit 148 receives the information of the game player from the game player terminal 400, registers it in the game player database 162, and manages the change or deletion of the information registered in the game player database 162. Upon receiving the game start request from the game player terminal 400, the game player management unit 148 acquires the game player authentication information from the game player terminal 400 and refers to the information registered in the game player database 162 to refer to the game player. Authenticate. When the game player management unit 148 succeeds in authenticating the game player, the game control unit 141 causes the game control unit 141 to start the game.

The game control unit 141 executes a game program for controlling the game played by the game player. The game control unit 141 transmits/receives data necessary for controlling the game to/from the game player terminal 400 and advances the game.

The game screen generation unit 142 generates a game screen controlled by the game control unit 141. The game screen generation unit 142 sets a viewpoint position and a line-of-sight direction for rendering a game field where game characters, items, objects, etc. are arranged in a two-dimensional or three-dimensional game world in which the game is developed, The game field viewed from the set viewpoint position in the line-of-sight direction is rendered to generate a game screen. The viewpoint position and the line-of-sight direction may be set by the game program, or may be set or changed according to an instruction from the game player terminal 400. The game screen generation unit 142 transmits the generated game screen to the game player terminal 400 via the communication unit 130. In the present embodiment, an example in which the game screen is generated by the game management server 100 will be described, but in another embodiment, the game screen may be generated by the game player terminal 400. In this case, the game management server 100 has a configuration in which, instead of the game screen generation unit 142, data necessary for the game player terminal 400 to generate a game screen is transmitted to the game player terminal 400.

The game player instruction receiving unit 143 receives, from the game player terminal 400, an instruction regarding the game by the game player. The game player instruction receiving unit 143 transmits the received instruction to the game control unit 141. The game control unit 141 controls the game according to the instruction from the game player transmitted from the game player instruction receiving unit 143.

The watching point setting unit 144 sets a viewpoint for the watching player to watch the game controlled by the game control unit 141. The watching point setting unit 144 sets the viewpoint position for rendering the game field when the watching game screen generation unit 145 generates the watching game screen. The watching point setting unit 144 may hold in advance a plurality of positions that can be set as the positions of viewpoints for watching, and select the position of the viewpoints for watching according to a predetermined condition from among these positions. .. The watching point setting unit 144 may dynamically change the position of the viewpoint for watching according to a predetermined condition. For example, when the viewpoint for watching a game is set to a moving body such as a vehicle or an airplane, the watching point setting unit 144 may automatically move the moving body whose viewpoint is set by a predetermined algorithm. The watching point setting unit 144 may newly generate or delete a viewpoint for watching according to a predetermined condition. For example, the watching point setting unit 144 may set the viewpoint to the arranged object when a new object is arranged in the game field as the game progresses. The watching point setting unit 144 may set a plurality of viewpoints for watching and allow the watching player to switch the viewpoints for watching.

The watching point setting unit 144 may set conditions regarding the watching player for each viewpoint for watching. For example, the watching point setting unit 144 may set an upper limit value of the number of watching players who can watch the game. This upper limit value may be determined according to the processing capability of the watching game management server 200 or the streaming server 300. The watching point setting unit 144 may set the attribute of the watching player who can watch the game. For example, from one viewpoint, only a male watching player may be allowed to watch, and from another viewpoint, only a female watching player may be allowed to watch.

The watching-a-game point setting unit 144 sets an action executable by the watching player for each viewpoint for watching a game. The actions executable by the watching player may be defined in advance by the game program, or may be dynamically changed according to the progress of the game. The watching-a-game point setting part 144 transmits the information regarding the set watching-a-game point to the watching-a-game management server 200.

The watching game screen generation unit 145 renders the game field using the viewpoint position set by the watching point setting unit 144, and generates a watching game screen. The watching game screen generation unit 145 transmits the generated watching game screen to the streaming server 300 for distribution. The watching game screen generation unit 145 allows the watching player to change the line-of-sight direction and see the game field in a wider range than the game screen. The game field of may be rendered. For example, a wide range of game fields may be rendered to the left and right to allow the viewing direction to be changed to the left and right, and all directions can be viewed in a three-dimensional game field. The game field in the 360 degree direction may be rendered as a sphere.

In the present embodiment, a plurality of watching players can watch the game at one watching point. That is, as will be described later, the watching game screen generated by the watching game screen generation unit 145 is distributed from the streaming server 300 to the plural watching player terminals 500. Therefore, the watching-a-game point setting unit 144 does not receive an instruction to change the viewpoint position from the individual watching player. That is, the watching player cannot change the viewpoint position of the watching game screen. In another embodiment, the watching game screen generation unit 145 may generate a watching game screen for each watching player. In this case, the watching-a-game point setting unit 144 may receive an instruction to change the viewpoint position from the watching-a-game player terminal 500.

In this embodiment, the watching game screen is distributed from the streaming server 300 to the watching player terminal 500, but in another embodiment, the watching game screen is the game management server 100 or the watching management server 200. May be delivered to the watching player terminal 500 from. In this case, the game management server 100 or the watching game management server 200 may further include a configuration for delivering the game screen generated by the watching game screen generation unit 145 to the watching player terminal 500.

In the present embodiment, an example in which the watching game screen is generated by the game management server 100 will be described, but in another embodiment, the watching game screen may be generated by the watching player terminal 500. In this case, the game management server 100, instead of the game screen generation unit 142, transmits the data necessary for the watching player terminal 500 to generate the watching game screen to the watching player terminal 500 or the watching management server 200. Equipped with. Further, in this case, the streaming server 300 may not be provided.

The spectating player instruction receiving unit 146 receives instructions regarding the game by the spectating player. As will be described later, when the watching player receives an intervention in the game, the watching management server 200 manages the action related to the game by the watching player. That is, the watching player instruction receiving unit 146 does not directly receive the instruction from the watching player terminal 500, but receives the instruction from the watching management server 200. When the watching player instruction receiving unit 146 receives an instruction of an action from the watching player from the watching management server 200, the watching player instruction receiving unit 146 transmits the received instruction to the game control unit 141. The game control unit 141 executes the instructed action and reflects it in the game.

The watching screen UI information sending unit 147 sends to the watching management server 200 the information necessary for adding a user interface that defines an action executable for the game that the watching player is watching to the watching screen. The watching screen UI information transmitting unit 147 may be defined in advance by the game program, or may be dynamically set or changed by the watching point setting unit 144.

FIG. 3 shows a configuration of the watching game management server according to the embodiment. The watching game management server 200 includes a communication unit 230, a control unit 240, a game data holding unit 260, a watching player database 262, and a passing communication condition holding unit 264. These configurations can also be realized in various forms by only hardware, only software, or a combination thereof.

The communication unit 230 transmits/receives data to/from other devices via the Internet 2. The control unit 240 manages the watching of the game by the watching player based on the information received from the game management server 100. The game data storage unit 260 stores data required for generation of a watching screen and management of actions by the watching player. The watching player database 262 holds information about the watching player who has requested to watch the game. The passing communication condition holding unit 264 holds a condition regarding passing communication between players.

The control unit 240 includes a watching-a-game request receiving unit 241, a watching-a-game screen UI managing unit 242, a watching-a-game screen generating unit 243, a watching-a-game player instruction collecting unit 244, a watching-a-game player managing unit 245, and a passing communication managing unit 246.

The watching game request receiving unit 241 receives a game watching request from the watching player terminal 500. The watching-a-game request receiving unit 241 receives information regarding a viewpoint for watching a game from the game management server 100, and stores the information in the game data holding unit 260. Upon receiving the access from the watching player terminal 500, the watching request receiving unit 241 reads out the information regarding the viewpoint for watching the game from the game data holding unit 260 and presents it to the watching player terminal 500. The watching-a-game request receiving unit 241 may illustrate a positional relationship between a viewpoint for watching a game and a game field. If the condition for watching the game is set for each viewpoint for watching the game, the watching request reception unit 241 may further present the condition. When a plurality of viewpoints are set, the watching-a-game request receiving unit 241 may illustrate the positional relationship between the positions of the plurality of viewpoints and the entire game field. When the game system 1 includes a plurality of game management servers 100 and the watching game management server 200 manages watching of a plurality of games, the watching game request reception unit 241 first displays a list of games that can be watched in the watching player terminal 500. The selection of the game to be presented and watched may be accepted from the watching player terminal 500.

The spectator player management unit 245 acquires information on the spectator player whose spectator request reception unit 241 has received the spectator request from the spectator player terminal 500 and registers it in the spectator player database 262. The watching player management unit 245 manages the change or deletion of the watching player information.

The watching screen UI management unit 242 manages the watching user interface provided to the watching player terminal 500 together with the watching game screen. The watching screen UI management unit 242 acquires information regarding the watching user interface from the game management server 100, and stores the information in the game data holding unit 260. When the watching-game request receiving unit 241 receives the watching-game request from the watching-game player terminal 500, the watching-game screen UI management unit 242 provides the game data with information related to the watching-user interface to be added to the watching game screen from the viewpoint selected by the watching player. The information is read from the holding unit 260 and transmitted to the watching screen generation unit 243.

The watching screen UI management unit 242 may add a user interface defining an action by the watching player that does not affect the game to the watching screen. In this case, the watching screen UI management unit 242 may be able to execute an action that is not directly related to the game managed by the game management server 100. For example, the watching player may be allowed to perform an action such as clapping or skipping a field. These actions are not transmitted to the game management server 100 and are not reflected in the progress of the game, but can be used to analyze the reputation of the watching player. When these actions are executed, the watching game screen may be generated by the watching screen generation unit 243.

The watching-a-game screen production|generation part 243 produces|generates the watching-a-game screen displayed on the watching-a-game player terminal 500. The watching-a-game screen generation unit 243 generates a watching-a-game screen including a watching-a-game game screen generated by the game management server 100 and distributed by the streaming server 300 and a watching-a-game user interface managed by the watching-a-game screen UI management unit 242. .. The watching-a-game screen production|generation part 243 may produce|generate a watching-a-game screen as a web page transmitted to the watching-a-game player terminal 500 using HTTP, and displayed by the web browser of the watching-a-game player terminal 500, for example. The watching screen generation unit 243 embeds the information of the streaming server 300, which distributes the watching game screen viewed from the viewpoint selected by the watching player, in the watching screen web page. In addition, the watching-a-game screen generating unit 243 embeds a script or the like describing a watching-watching user interface that defines an action executable by the watching-a-game player in the viewpoint from the watching-game screen web page. Thus, the watching player can view the watching screen and execute an action related to the game using a personal computer or the like having a browser for browsing the web page without using a dedicated game terminal. The watching-a-game screen generating unit 243 may embed watching-game screens of a plurality of games in the watching-game web page. The watching-a-game screen generating unit 243 transmits the generated watching-a-game screen to the watching-a-game player terminal 500. As described above, when the watching game screen is generated by the watching player terminal 500, the watching screen generation unit 243 watches only the watching user interface and the data necessary for generating the watching game screen. It may be transmitted to the player terminal 500.

The watching player instruction aggregating unit 244 aggregates the action instructions received from the plurality of watching player terminals 500. In the present embodiment, since it is assumed that a plurality of watching players watch the same watching game screen, it is not desirable to reflect all the execution instructions of the actions by the individual watching players in the game. Therefore, the watching player instruction aggregating unit 244 aggregates the action execution instructions of the plurality of watching players according to a predetermined algorithm, and transmits the aggregated instruction to the game management server 100 as an action execution instruction of all the watching players. Accordingly, it is possible to provide an opportunity for the watching player to intervene in the game while allowing a large number of watching players to watch the game. The spectator player instruction aggregating unit 244 may aggregate instructions by statistically processing the instruction to execute the action by the spectator player. For example, the spectator player instruction aggregating unit 244 may determine the action execution instruction by a majority vote by a plurality of spectator players, or by calculating an average value, a weighted average value, a median value, a mode value, and the like, The action execution instruction may be determined. Further, the watching player instruction aggregating unit 244 may set the instruction of the watching player having the highest level as an instruction of the entire watching player, or may set the instruction of the watching player who has been watching for the longest time as an instruction of the entire watching player.

In another embodiment, all the instruction to execute the action by the individual watching player may be reflected in the game. In this case, instead of the watching player instruction collecting unit 244, a configuration may be provided in which the instruction received from the watching player terminal 500 is transmitted to the game management server 100.

The passing communication management unit 246 manages passing communication between the watching players. Passing communication is generally performed between game terminals when the players who have the game terminals that have information about executing the passing communication are stored in the save data of the game terminals, etc. It is a mechanism to communicate with each other and generate a predetermined event on both game terminals. The passing communication management unit 246 reads a condition for causing passing communication from the passing communication condition holding unit 264, and when a predetermined condition is satisfied even between players who are not actually within a predetermined distance range, Assuming that the players have come close to each other within a predetermined distance, the passing communication is generated.

Conditions for causing the passing communication include, for example, watching the same game, watching the game from the same viewpoint position, and watching the game from one of a plurality of associated viewpoint positions. It is also possible that Passing communication may occur between game players, between watching players, and between game players and watching players. The event generated by the passing communication may be, for example, an event of exchanging game characters, items, objects, or the like, an event of mutually increasing game points, levels, ability values, or the like. The passing communication management unit 246 causes an event defined by the condition held in the passing communication condition holding unit 264 to notify the terminal of the game player or the watching player of the passing communication that the event has occurred.

FIG. 4 shows the configuration of the streaming server according to the embodiment. The streaming server 300 includes a communication unit 330, a control unit 340, and a game watching screen holding unit 360. These configurations can also be realized in various forms by only hardware, only software, or a combination thereof.

The communication unit 330 transmits/receives data to/from other devices via the Internet 2. The control unit 340 executes control for distributing the watching game screen received from the game management server 100 to the watching player terminal 500. The watching game screen holding unit 360 holds the watching game screen data received from the game management server 100.

The control unit 340 includes a watching game screen acquisition unit 341 and a watching game screen distribution unit 342.

The watching game screen acquisition unit 341 acquires the watching game screen data from the game management server 100 and stores it in the watching game screen holding unit 360. The watching game screen distribution unit 342 reads the data of the watching game screen from the watching game screen holding unit 360 and transmits it to the watching player terminal 500 in response to a request from the watching player terminal 500. When the watching game screen is delivered only in real time, the watching game screen holding unit 360 may temporarily store the data of the watching game screen, and may delete the data after the watching game screen is distributed to the watching player terminal 500. ..

FIG. 5 shows the configuration of the game player terminal according to the embodiment. The game player terminal 400 includes an input device 420, a communication unit 430, a control unit 440, a game data holding unit 460, and a display device 466. These configurations can also be realized in various forms by only hardware, only software, or a combination thereof.

The communication unit 430 transmits/receives data to/from another device via the Internet 2. The input device 420 receives an instruction input from the game player and transmits it to the control unit 440. The input device 420 may be a controller provided with buttons and keys for the game player to input an instruction. The control unit 440 controls the game executed by the game player. The game data holding unit 460 holds data necessary for controlling the game. The display device 466 displays the screen of the game controlled by the control unit 440.

The control unit 440 includes a game screen acquisition unit 441, a game screen display unit 442, a game player instruction reception unit 443, and a game player instruction transmission unit 444.

The game screen acquisition unit 441 acquires the game screen from the game management server 100. As described above, in the present embodiment, the game screen is generated by the game management server 100, but in another embodiment, the game screen may be generated by the game player terminal 400. In this case, the game player terminal 400 holds the shape data of the game field necessary for rendering the game field, the shape data of characters, items, objects, etc. arranged in the game field in the game data holding section 460. Instead of the game screen acquisition unit 441, the game management server 100 is provided with a configuration for acquiring information about a game required to generate a game screen and a configuration for generating a game screen.

The game screen display unit 442 displays the game screen acquired by the game screen acquisition unit 441 from the game management server 100 on the display device 466. The game player instruction receiving unit 443 receives an instruction regarding the game input by the game player using the input device 420. The game player instruction transmitting unit 444 transmits the instruction accepted by the game player instruction accepting unit 443 to the game management server 100.

FIG. 6 shows the configuration of the watching player terminal according to the embodiment. The watching player terminal 500 includes an input device 520, a communication unit 530, a control unit 540, a game data holding unit 560, and a display device 566. These configurations can also be realized in various forms by only hardware, only software, or a combination thereof.

The communication unit 530 transmits/receives data to/from other devices via the Internet 2. The input device 520 receives an instruction input from the watching player and transmits it to the control unit 540. The input device 520 may be a controller provided with buttons and keys for the watching player to input an instruction. The control unit 540 controls watching a game. The game data holding unit 560 holds data necessary for watching a game. The display device 566 displays a screen such as a watching screen.

The controller 540 includes a watching screen acquisition unit 541, a watching screen display unit 542, a watching player instruction receiving unit 543, and a watching player instruction transmitting unit 544.

The watching-a-game screen acquisition part 541 acquires a watching-a-game screen from the watching-a-game management server 200. As described above, the game screen is generated by the game management server 100 in the present embodiment, but the game screen may be generated by the watching player terminal 500 in another embodiment. In this case, the watching player terminal 500 holds the shape data of the game field necessary for rendering the game field, the shape data of characters, items, objects, etc. arranged in the game field in the game data holding unit 560. The game management server 100 has a configuration for acquiring information about a game required to generate a watching game screen and a configuration for generating a watching game screen.

The watching screen display unit 542 displays the watching screen acquired by the watching screen acquisition unit 541 from the watching management server 200 on the display device 566. The watching player instruction receiving unit 543 receives an instruction regarding an action input by the watching player through the input device 520 when the watching screen includes a watching user interface that defines actions that the watching player can execute. The watching player instruction transmitting unit 544 transmits the instruction received by the watching player instruction receiving unit 543 to the watching management server 200.

FIG. 7 shows an example of a game screen displayed on the game player terminal. This figure shows an example of a game screen of a racing game in which a game player drives a car on a racing course. The game management server 100 executes the game program of the racing game, renders the racing course viewed from the viewpoint position set behind the car of the game player in the running direction, generates the game screen 600, and generates the game player terminal 400. Send to. The game screen acquisition unit 441 of the game player terminal 400 acquires the game screen from the game management server 100, and the game screen display unit 442 displays the acquired game screen 600 on the display device 466. The game player terminal 400 receives operation instructions such as steering wheel, accelerator, and brake from the game player, and transmits them to the game management server 100. The game management server 100 controls the car of the game player according to the instruction received from the game player terminal 400.

FIG. 8 shows an example of the watching request reception screen displayed on the watching player terminal. The watching request reception unit 241 of the watching management server 200 displays a watching request reception screen 610 showing the entire racing course and a plurality of viewpoint positions that the watching player can watch in order to receive the game watching request shown in FIG. 7. It transmits to the watching player terminal 500. The watching player terminal 500 displays the watching request reception screen 610, receives the selection of the viewpoint position for watching from the watching player, and transmits it to the watching management server 200.

FIG. 9 shows an example of a watching screen displayed on the watching player terminal. When the watching request reception unit 241 of the watching management server 200 receives the selection of the viewpoint from the watching player terminal 500, the watching screen generation unit 243 causes the watching game screen viewed from the instructed viewpoint and the watching user at the viewpoint. The watching screen 620 including the interface is generated and transmitted to the watching player terminal 500. The watching screen acquisition unit 541 of the watching player terminal 500 acquires the watching screen 620 from the watching management server 200, and the watching screen display unit 542 displays the watching screen 620 on the display device 566. On the watching game screen 620, a watching game screen 622 and a watching user interface 624 are displayed. The watching user interface 624 includes a camera switching button 626. The spectating player can change the position of the viewpoint by inputting the camera switch button 626.

FIG. 10 shows an example of the watching screen displayed on the watching player terminal. When the watching player instruction receiving unit 543 receives the input of the camera switch button 626 on the watching game screen 620 of FIG. 9, the watching player instruction transmitting unit 544 transmits the received instruction to the watching management server 200. The watching screen UI management unit 242 of the watching game management server 200 changes the position of the viewpoint of the watching player according to the instruction received from the watching player terminal 500, and the watching screen generation unit 243 sets the watching screen corresponding to the new viewpoint. 630 is generated and transmitted to the watching player terminal 500. The watching player terminal 500 displays the watching screen 630 acquired from the watching management server 200. As a result, the watching game screen 630 is displayed on the display device 566 as shown in FIG. On the watching game screen 630, a watching game screen 632 different from FIG. 9 and a watching user interface 634 are displayed. The watching user interface 634 includes a camera switching button 636 and a button 638 for executing a bin throwing action. By watching the button 638, the watching player can throw a bottle into the racing course and disturb the game player.

FIG. 11 shows an example of the watching screen displayed on the watching player terminal. On the watching game screen 630 of FIG. 10, when the watching player instruction receiving unit 543 receives the input of the button 638, the watching player instruction transmitting unit 544 transmits the received instruction to the watching management server 200. The watching player instruction collecting unit 244 of the watching game management server 200 collects the instructions received from the watching player terminal 500 and determines an action to be executed. When the watching player instruction collecting unit 244 determines to execute the action of throwing the bin into the racing course at the position of the watching player's viewpoint, the watching player instruction collecting unit 244 gives the execution instruction of the action of throwing the bin to the game management server 100. Send to. The watching player instruction receiving unit 146 of the game management server 100 receives the instruction from the watching management server 200 and transmits it to the game control unit 141. The game control unit 141 executes the action of throwing the bottle into the racing course according to the received instruction. As a result, as shown in FIG. 11, on the watching game screen 640, a situation in which the bin 644 is thrown into the racing course is displayed on the watching game screen 642.

FIG. 12 shows an example of a game screen displayed on the game player terminal. When the game control unit 141 executes the action of throwing a bottle into the racing course in accordance with the received instruction, the game screen generation unit 142 generates a game screen 650 showing the situation and transmits it to the game player terminal 400. The game screen acquisition unit 441 of the game player terminal 400 acquires the game screen 650, and the game screen display unit 442 displays the acquired game screen 650 on the display device 466. As a result, as shown in FIG. 12, a state in which the bin 652 is thrown into the racing course is displayed on the game screen 650.

FIG. 13 shows an example of a game screen displayed on the game player terminal. This figure shows an example of a game screen of a tower defense type game. Game players can place attack towers around the castle to protect it from monsters coming out of the burrow. When the game player instruction receiving unit 143 of the game management server 100 receives the instruction to place the attack tower from the game player terminal 400, the game control unit 141 places the attack tower at the instructed position, and the game player Data indicating that is registered in the database 162. As a result, the attack tower 662 is newly arranged in the game field on the game screen 660.

At this time, the watching-a-game point setting unit 144 sets a viewpoint for watching a game in the newly placed attack tower 662. The watching screen UI information transmitting unit 147 transmits information on the watching user interface for the watching player to perform an action of shooting a monster from the viewpoint of the newly set attack tower 662 to the watching management server 200. The game watching management server 200 newly receives a request to watch a game from the viewpoint of the attack tower 662 based on the information acquired from the game managing server 100. As a result, the watching player can change the viewpoint to the attack tower 662 and participate in the game as a shooter who shoots a monster from the attack tower 662.

FIG. 14 shows an example of the watching screen displayed on the watching player terminal. When the watching player changes the viewpoint to the attack tower 662, the watching screen 670 including the watching game screen in which the game field is viewed from the attack tower 662 is displayed on the display device 566. The spectator player can move the aim 672 with the direction keys or the like, and can shoot with the button or the like. The instruction to execute the shooting action by the watching player is transmitted from the watching player terminal 500 to the game management server 100 via the watching management server 200 and reflected in the game. At this time, the watching player's avatar may be displayed on the watching game screen 670, and a state in which the watching player's avatar executes an action may be displayed. The watching player's avatar may be drawn on the watching screen by the watching screen generating unit 243 of the watching management server 200, or may be superimposed on the watching screen by the watching screen display unit 542 of the watching player terminal 500.

FIG. 15 shows an example of the watching screen displayed on the watching player terminal. In the game shown in FIG. 13, the watching game screen 680 from the viewpoint of the armored helicopter is provided to the watching player. The armored helicopter is moved by the watching point setting unit 144 of the game management server 100. That is, the watching player cannot move the viewpoint position by himself, but moves with the armored helicopter that is automatically moved. As described above, the watching game screen generation unit 145 may generate the watching game screen having a wide angle of view in advance so that the watching player can change the line-of-sight direction. The spectator player can search for a monster while changing the line of sight and shoot the monster that is found.

When the armored helicopter is destroyed by a monster attack, the game control unit 141 notifies the watching point setting unit 144 that the armored helicopter has been destroyed, and the watching point setting unit 144 notifies that the viewpoint of the armored helicopter has been deleted. The information is transmitted to the watching game management server 200. As a result, the viewpoint of the armored helicopter is deleted, and the watching player is forcibly moved to another viewpoint. The watching point setting unit 144 moves, for example, the watching player who was watching the game from the viewpoint of the destroyed armored helicopter to a viewpoint that looks down at the entire game field, and looks down at the entire game field as shown in FIG. The watching game screen 690 including the watching game screen is displayed on the watching player terminal 500. The spectating player management unit 245 may allow the spectating player to change the viewpoint to the armored helicopter again when a predetermined condition is satisfied after the viewpoint has been changed to a bird's eye view of the entire game field. For example, after a predetermined time has passed since the armored helicopter was destroyed, it may be permitted to change the viewpoint of the armored helicopter again. When the armored helicopter is attacked by a monster, if the predetermined condition is satisfied, the spectator's viewpoint may be changed to another position before the armored helicopter is destroyed, so that death can be avoided. The watching player management unit 245 may change the viewpoint of the watching player to another position, for example, when the watching player charges a predetermined amount of money.

Of a plurality of spectating players who are watching from the viewpoint of the armored helicopter, a predetermined spectator player may be able to control the armored helicopter. For example, the watching screen UI management unit 242 executes the action of operating the armored helicopter only on the watching screen transmitted to the watching player with the highest level among the watching players watching from the viewpoint of the armored helicopter. Add the user interface of. The spectator player instruction aggregating unit 244 receives an instruction to execute an action of operating an armored helicopter via the user interface, and transmits the instruction to the game management server 100. Similarly, an armored vehicle perspective may be provided to allow a representative spectator player to steer the armored vehicle.

As another example, in a role playing game, a bazaar venue for buying and selling items such as weapons and armor may be set as a viewpoint for watching games. A spectator player who watches from the viewpoint of the bazaar venue may be allowed to exchange his or her item with another spectator player.

As another example, in a role playing game, a non-player character who is a member of a party of game players may be set as a viewpoint for watching a game. In this case, the non-player character may be controlled by the game management server 100 when there is no watching player, and the watching player may control the non-player character when there is a watching player. When the watching player who controls the non-player character participates in the battle of the player's character, points and ability values may be given to the watching player as rewards.

In this way, by providing a function for the watching player to execute an action related to the game, the watching player can also actually experience the game actively, so that the contents of the game can be understood and the game contents can be understood. You can enjoy the world view. Since the spectator player only needs to control some of the functions, he/she can easily enjoy even a game that requires high skill. As described above, since it is possible to provide a wide range of opportunities to enjoy the game with ease, it is possible to promote the spread of the game.

On the watching screen, the watching player may be presented with information that is not presented to the game player. For example, in a role-playing game, items hidden in the game field, positions and types of enemy characters, and the like may be presented on the watching screen. This allows the watching player not only to watch the game but also to watch and enjoy the game player's play from the so-called “God's viewpoint”.

FIG. 17 is a sequence diagram showing a procedure of the game control method according to the embodiment. When the game player accesses the game management server 100 using the game player terminal 400 and requests the start of the game (S10), the game control unit 141 of the game management server 100 starts the control of the game (S12), and the game The screen generation unit 142 generates a game screen (S14) and transmits it to the game player terminal 400 (S16). When the game screen acquisition unit 441 of the game player terminal 400 acquires the game screen, the game screen display unit 442 displays the game screen on the display device 466 (S18). When the game player instruction receiving unit 443 of the game player terminal 400 receives the instruction of the game player from the input device 420 (S20), the game player instruction transmitting unit 444 transmits the instruction to the game management server (S22). Upon receiving the instruction from the game player terminal 400, the game player instruction receiving unit 143 of the game management server 100 transmits the instruction to the game control unit 141.

The watching point setting unit 144 of the game management server 100 sets the watching points for generating the watching game screen (S144). The watching game screen generation unit 145 of the game management server 100 generates a watching game screen at the watching point (S26) and transmits it to the streaming server 300 (S28). The watching screen UI information transmitting unit 147 of the game management server 100 transmits the watching screen UI information to the watching management server 200 (S30). Upon receiving the access from the watching player terminal 500, the watching request receiving unit 241 of the watching management server 200 presents the watching points at which the watching player terminal 500 can watch the game (S32). When the watching player terminal 500 selects a watching point and requests the watching management server 200 to watch the game (S34), the watching screen generation unit 243 of the watching management server 200 generates the watching screen including the watching user interface to watch the watching player. It transmits to the terminal 500 (S36). When the watching screen is acquired, the watching screen acquisition unit 541 of the watching player terminal 500 requests the streaming server 300 to transmit the watching game screen included in the watching screen (S38). The watching game screen distribution unit 342 of the streaming server 300 transmits the requested watching game screen to the watching player terminal 500 (S40). The watching screen display unit 542 of the watching player terminal 500 displays the watching screen including the watching game screen and the watching user interface on the display device 566 (S42). When the watching player instruction receiving unit 543 of the watching player terminal 500 receives the instruction of the watching player from the input device 520 (S44), the watching player instruction transmitting unit 544 transmits the instruction to the watching management server 200 (S46). The watching player instruction aggregating unit 244 of the watching watching server 200 receives instructions from a plurality of watching player terminals 500, decides an instruction to aggregate these instructions and send them to the game managing server 100 (S48), and decides the decided instructions. Is transmitted to the game management server 100 (S50). The watching player instruction receiving unit 146 of the game management server 100, upon receiving the instruction from the watching management server 200, transmits the instruction to the game control unit 141. Returning to step S12, the game control unit 141 of the game management server 100 controls the game based on the instruction received from the game player and the instruction received from the watching player (S12).

(Second embodiment)
In the second embodiment, the watching player can execute the mini game related to the game executed by the game player, and can participate in the game executed by the game player via the mini game. The technique for doing so will be described. The overall configuration of the game system according to the second embodiment is similar to the overall configuration of the game system according to the first embodiment shown in FIG. In the second embodiment, the watching player terminal 500 acquires from the watching management server 200 a mini game that can be executed according to the progress of the game being watched, and executes the acquired mini game. The watching player terminal 500 transmits the execution result of the mini game to the watching management server 200, and the watching management server 200 transmits the execution result of the mini game on the watching player terminal 500 to the game management server 100. The game management server 100 affects the game executed by the player of the game player terminal 400 according to the execution result of the mini game on the watching player terminal 500. This allows the watching player not only to watch the game that the game player is running, but also to influence the game within the range permitted by the watching player depending on the progress of the game, so that the game is entertaining. Can be improved. In addition, since many watching players can feel free to watch the game and experience the enjoyment of the game, it is possible to contribute to the spread of the game. Further, since the game player also progresses the game while receiving the intervention of the watching player, the game player can enjoy a different enjoyment from the single play, and can enjoy the game without getting tired for a long time.

FIG. 18 shows the configuration of the game management server 100 according to the second embodiment. The game management server 100 according to the second embodiment has the same configuration as the game management server 100 according to the first embodiment shown in FIG. 2, but the watching player instruction receiving unit 146 and the watching screen UI information transmitting unit 147. Instead of this, a mini game information transmission unit 150, a mini game result acceptance unit 151, and a mini game execution availability determination unit 152 are provided. Other configurations and operations are similar to those of the first embodiment.

The mini game execution availability determination unit 152 determines availability of execution of the mini game by the watching player according to the progress status of the game controlled by the game control unit 141. The game data holding unit 160 stores data such as identification information of a mini game executable by the watching player and data indicating a condition under which the mini game can be executed in association with each other. The mini game execution availability determination unit 152 refers to the game data holding unit 160 and determines whether the mini game is executable by the watching player. The mini-game information transmission unit 150 transmits information about mini-games that can be executed by the watching player to the watching management server 200. The mini-game information transmitting unit 150 transmits information about the mini-game to the spectating management server 200 when the game player terminal 400 requests the spectating player's support, and the spectating management is performed so that the spectating player receives the execution of the mini-game. You may instruct the server 200. The mini game program is transmitted from the watching game management server 200 to the watching player terminal 500.

The mini game result receiving unit 151 receives the result of the mini game executed in the watching player terminal 500 from the watching game management server 200 and transmits it to the game control unit 141. The game control unit 141 exerts a predetermined influence on the game being controlled according to the result of the mini game. For example, accepting the result that the mini-game succeeded will affect the situation of the game that triggered the execution of the mini-game, and accepting the result that the mini-game failed, The situation may not be improved or may be aggravated.

FIG. 19 shows a configuration of the watching game management server 200 according to the second embodiment. The game watching management server 200 according to the second embodiment is a mini game managing unit instead of the watching player instruction collecting unit 244 in the structure of the game watching management server 200 according to the first embodiment shown in FIG. 250 is provided. Other configurations and operations are similar to those of the first embodiment.

The mini game management unit 250 acquires from the game management server 100 the information of the mini game that the watching player terminal 500 can execute, and transmits it to the watching screen UI management unit 242. The spectator screen UI management unit 242 displays information regarding the executable mini game and a user interface for transmitting an instruction to execute the mini game to the spectator management server 200 on the spectator screen transmitted to the spectator player terminal 500. To do. Upon receiving the request to execute the mini game from the watching player terminal 500, the mini game management unit 250 reads out the requested mini game program from the game data holding unit 260 and transmits it to the watching player terminal 500. The mini game management unit 250 acquires the execution result of the mini game from the watching player terminal 500 that has executed the mini game program, and transmits the mini game execution result to the game management server 100.

FIG. 20 shows the configuration of the watching player terminal 500 according to the second embodiment. The spectator player terminal 500 according to the second embodiment includes a spectator player instruction receiving unit 543 and a spectator player instruction transmitting unit 544 in the configuration of the spectator player terminal 500 according to the first embodiment illustrated in FIG. Instead, it includes a mini game acquisition unit 550, a mini game control unit 551, and a mini game result transmission unit 552. Other configurations and operations are similar to those of the first embodiment.

The mini game acquisition unit 550 requests the watching game management server 200 to execute the mini game through a user interface for requesting execution of the mini game, which is provided on the watching screen provided by the watching game management server 200. A mini-game program is acquired from the watching game management server 200. The mini game control unit 551 executes the mini game program acquired from the watching management server 200, and controls the mini game based on the instruction of the watching player input from the input device 520. The mini game result transmission unit 552 transmits the result of the mini game to the watching game management server 200.

FIG. 21 shows an example of the watching screen displayed on the watching player terminal. In the urban development type simulation game, the game control unit 141 of the game management server 100 constructs a facility in the city in response to an instruction from the game player, and simulates an increase/decrease in population, the development and decline of the city, and the like. The watching point setting unit 144 sets a viewpoint for overlooking the city, and the watching game screen generation unit 145 renders an image of the city viewed from the set viewpoint. The watching screen generation unit 243 of the watching game management server 200 generates a watching screen for displaying the watching game screen generated by the watching game screen generation unit 145 and distributed by the streaming server 300, and transmits the watching screen to the watching player terminal 500. .. The watching screen acquisition unit 541 of the watching player terminal 500 acquires the watching screen from the watching management server 200, and the watching screen display unit 542 displays the acquired watching screen on the display device 566.

In the simulation by the game control unit 141 of the game management server 100, when it is simulated that a citizen's riot occurs in the facility constructed in the city, the mini game execution availability determination unit 152 can execute the mini game. Upon determining that the condition has been satisfied, the mini-game information transmitting unit 150 transmits, to the watching-and-listening management server 200, information regarding a shooting game for suppressing the citizen who has caused the riot. The game watching screen UI management unit 242 of the game watching management server 200 adds a user interface for transmitting an instruction to execute the mini game to the game watching management server 200 to the game watching screen. In the example of FIG. 21, a notification 702 indicating that the riot has occurred is displayed at the point where the riot has occurred on the watching game screen 700. When the watching player touches this notification 702, the mini game acquisition unit 550 of the watching player terminal 500 requests the watching management server 200 to execute the mini game. The mini-game management unit 250 of the watching-a-game management server 200 reads out a shooting game for suppressing a citizen who has caused a riot from the game data holding unit 260 as a mini-game that can be executed by the watching-a-game player, and transmits it to the watching-player player terminal 500. ..

FIG. 22 shows an example of the watching screen displayed on the watching player terminal. The mini game control unit 551 of the watching game terminal 500 executes the mini game acquired from the watching game management server 200. The mini game control unit 551 superimposes and displays the mini game screen 712 on the watching game screen 710, and receives an instruction input from the watching player from the input device 520. The watching-a-game screen display unit 542 continues to acquire the watching-game screen 710 from the streaming server 300 and display it behind the mini-game screen 712 even during execution of the mini-game. When the watching player touches the watching game screen 710 during the execution of the mini game, the mini game control unit 551 suspends the execution of the mini game and makes the screen 712 of the mini game semitransparent or non-display so as to watch the game. The player may be allowed to see the entire watching game screen 710. When the watching game screen is provided as a web page, the mini game may be provided as a program executable on a web browser for browsing the web page. In another example, the mini game may be provided as an application different from the application for watching the watching game screen.

FIG. 23 shows an example of a game screen displayed on the game player terminal. When the mini game ends on the watching player terminal 500, the mini game result sending unit 552 of the watching player terminal 500 sends the result of the mini game to the watching management server 200. The mini game management unit 250 of the watching game management server 200 transmits the result of the mini game acquired from the watching game terminal 500 to the game management server 100. The mini game result receiving unit 151 of the game management server 100 receives the result of the mini game from the watching game management server 200 and transmits it to the game control unit 141. When the watching player succeeds in the mini game, the game control unit 141 suppresses the riot of the citizen in the city simulation. The game control unit 141 displays a notification 722 indicating that the riot has been suppressed by the watching player at the point where the riot has occurred in the game screen 720. When the game player touches this notification 722, the game control unit 141 displays a user interface for transmitting a thank-you message to the watching player, and the message received from the game player is sent via the watching management server 200. It transmits to the watching player terminal 500. If the spectator fails the mini-game, it will continue to simulate a situation where civil riots are occurring.

The mini game may be a game in which a game player builds a building installed in a city. When the game control unit of the game management server 100 installs a building in a city according to an instruction from the game player, the mini game execution availability determination unit 152 determines that the condition for enabling the mini game is satisfied. The mini-game information transmitting unit 150 transmits information on a mini-game for building a building to the watching-a-game management server 200. When the watching player succeeds in the mini game, the game control unit 141 completes the building in a shorter time than when the watching game fails in the mini game. The game control unit 141 may determine the quality of the completed building according to the score of the mini game. For example, it is possible to prepare buildings of a plurality of qualities and to install buildings of better quality as the mini game performance is better.

While the game player is executing the role-playing game, the watching player may be able to execute a mini game for canceling a gimmick such as a trap set in the game field. When the game player discovers a gimmick installed in the game field and requests cancellation of the gimmick, the mini-game executability determination unit 152 of the game management server 100 determines that the condition for enabling the mini-game is satisfied, The mini game information transmission unit 150 transmits information on the mini game for releasing the gimmick to the watching game management server 200. When the watching player succeeds in the mini game, the game control unit 141 releases the gimmick installed in the game field, and when the mini game fails, the game control unit 141 does not release the gimmick. The spectator player may be allowed to execute a mini game for setting a gimmick in the game field. In this case, if the watching player succeeds in the mini game, the game control unit 141 installs a gimmick in the game field, and if the mini game fails, does not install the gimmick.

While the game player is executing the role-playing game, the watching player may be able to execute a mini game for generating items and characters and giving them to the game player. The mini game execution availability determination unit 152 of the game management server 100 allows the watching player to execute the mini game at all times, and the watching screen UI management unit 242 of the watching management server 200 uses the user interface for instructing the execution of the mini game. Is always displayed on the watching screen. The spectator player can execute the mini game at any timing. When the watching player succeeds in the mini game, the game control unit 141 gives the game player an item, a character, or the like according to the type of the mini game. In this case as well, the game control unit 141 may determine the item to be given, the character, or the like according to the result of the mini game.

The mini game may be a game in which an operation input is performed according to a song. The song used for the mini game may be a song related to the game such as a theme song of the game played by the game player, or may be a tie-up song with a project related to the game. , May be a support song, or may be a song selected by the game player. In the mini game, the watching player may clapping or waving a megaphone in accordance with a cheering song or the like to give an effect as if supporting the game player. The game control unit 141 gives a profit to the game player according to the result of the mini game. Even if the game screen generation unit 142 or the watching game screen generation unit 145 displays the appearance of the avatar of the watching player dancing to the song on the game screen or the watching game screen after acquiring the result of the mini game. Good. At this time, if the performance of the mini game is good, the avatar may dance to the song, and if not good, a state in which the avatar is not dancing well may be displayed. You may acquire the result of the mini game by a plurality of watching players and display the avatars of a plurality of watching players at the same time. This allows the watching players to share a sense of unity.

The mini game may be a game for changing the position of the viewpoint for the watching player to watch. For example, the mini game may be a game in which a character is moved in a game field where a gimmick, an enemy character, and the like are arranged. The watching point setting unit 144 of the game management server 100 may set the watching point at the position where the character reaches in the mini game. As a result, even when the watching player changes the watching point, the interest can be improved. The difficulty level of the mini game for changing the watching point to a position where the game can be better watched may be set higher than the difficulty level of the mini game for changing the watching point to another position. When there are a plurality of watching points that can be set, a plurality of positions to reach in the mini game may be set according to the watching points.

The mini-game management unit 250 of the watching/watching management server 200 may allow a plurality of watching/watching players to concurrently execute the same mini-game related to the game being executed by the same game player. In this case, among the execution results of the mini-games by a plurality of watching players, only those that meet a predetermined condition, for example, only the result of the first successful mini-game are reflected in the game controlled by the game management server 100. Good. The mini-game manager 250 may benefit the spectating player who first succeeds in the mini-game. Further, the game screen generating unit 142 or the watching game screen generating unit 145 of the game management server 100 may display the results of a plurality of watching players who have executed the mini game on the game screen or the watching game screen.

In the game system according to the first embodiment, the instruction input received by the watching player terminal 500 from the watching player is transmitted to the game management server 100 via the watching management server 200, and the game control unit 141 of the game management server 100 uses Although reflected in the game, in the game system of the second embodiment, the watching player terminal 500 acquires and executes the program of the mini game. Therefore, if an instruction is input from the watching player, the game management server 100 is passed. Instead, it is immediately reflected in the mini game being executed on the watching player terminal 500. As a result, it is possible to provide the opportunity for the watching player to be involved in the game by executing the mini game, and reduce the delay in the response due to the communication delay during the execution of the mini game. Further, since the mini game is distributed to the watching player terminal 500 and executed, it is possible to suppress an increase in load on the game management server 100 and the watching management server 200.

After the execution of the mini game, the spectator player may be presented with an effect indicating that the result of the mini game is reflected in the game until the result of the mini game is reflected in the game. For example, after a successful mini-game that creates an item, an effect indicating that the item is being transported may be presented until the created item is given to the game player. This effect may be executed by the mini game control unit 551 of the watching game terminal 500, the mini game management unit 250 of the watching game management server 200 or the watching screen generation unit 243, or the game management server 100. It may be executed by the game screen generation unit 142 or the watching game screen generation unit 145.

When it is not necessary to immediately reflect the result of the mini game in the game, such as in the case of a mini game that generates items or characters of the role playing game described above, the mini game acquisition unit 550 of the watching player terminal 500 uses the acquired mini game. The game is stored in the game data holding unit 560, the mini game control unit 551 reads the mini game from the game data holding unit 560 at an arbitrary timing, executes the game offline, and stores the execution result in the game data holding unit 560. You may. The mini game result transmission unit 552 may read out the result of the mini game from the game data storage unit 560 and transmit it to the game watching management server 200 when the communication unit 530 can communicate with the game watching management server 200. The mini game acquisition unit 550 may acquire a plurality of different mini games and store them in the game data storage unit 560. As a result, the watching player can locally execute and enjoy the mini game even in an environment where communication is not possible.

The present invention has been described above based on the embodiments. It should be understood by those skilled in the art that this embodiment is merely an example, and that various modifications can be made to the combination of each constituent element and each processing process, and that such modifications are within the scope of the present invention.

1 game system, 100 game management server, 141 game control unit, 142 game screen generating unit, 143 game player instruction receiving unit, 144 watching point setting unit, 145 watching game screen generating unit, 146 watching player instruction receiving unit, 147 watching game Screen UI information transmission unit, 148 game player management unit, 150 mini game information transmission unit, 151 mini game result reception unit, 152 mini game execution permission/inhibition unit, 200 watching management server, 241 watching request reception unit, 242 watching screen UI management Section, 243 watching-game screen generating section, 244 watching-game player instruction collecting section, 245 watching-game player management section, 246 passing communication management section, 250 mini-game management section, 300 streaming server, 341 watching-game screen acquisition section, 342 watching-game screen Distribution unit, 400 game player terminal, 420 input device, 441 game screen acquisition unit, 442 game screen display unit, 443 game player instruction reception unit, 444 game player instruction transmission unit, 466 display device, 500 watching player terminal, 520 input device , 541 spectator screen acquisition unit, 542 spectator screen display unit, 543 spectator player instruction reception unit, 544 spectator player instruction transmission unit, 550 mini game acquisition unit, 551 mini game control unit, 552 mini game result transmission unit, 566 display device.

Claims (6)

Computer,
A game control unit that controls the game,
A game player instruction receiving unit that receives an instruction from a game player and transmits the instruction to the game control unit,
A watching point setting unit for setting a plurality of viewpoints for generating a watching screen of the game provided to a plurality of watching players different from the game player,
Function as
The watching point setting unit sets the viewpoint at the position of the object in the game,
The watching point setting unit deletes the viewpoint with the disappearance of the object, and allows the watching player who has set the deleted viewpoint to change the viewpoint for watching to another viewpoint. A game control program characterized by the above. The game control according to claim 1, wherein the watching point setting unit enables changing a viewpoint for watching to another viewpoint when the watching player charges a predetermined amount of money. program. The computer receives a command to execute an action that can be executed by the watching player from the watching player, aggregates the instruction to execute the action from multiple watching players, and transmits the aggregated execution instruction to the game control unit. Function further as a part,
The game control program according to claim 1, wherein the game control unit executes the action in accordance with the action execution instruction transmitted from the watching player instruction collecting unit. 4. The game control program according to claim 1, wherein the watching screen presented to the watching player can present information that is not shown on the game screen presented to the game player. A game control unit for controlling the game,
A game player instruction receiving unit that receives an instruction from a game player and transmits the instruction to the game control unit;
A watching point setting unit for setting a plurality of viewpoints for generating a watching screen of the game provided to a plurality of watching players different from the game player,
Equipped with
The watching point setting unit sets the viewpoint at the position of the object in the game,
The watching point setting unit deletes the viewpoint along with the disappearance of the object, and allows the watching player who has set the deleted viewpoint to change the viewpoint for watching to another viewpoint. A game system characterized by that. A game control unit provided in the computer controls the game;
A step in which a game player instruction receiving unit provided in the computer receives an instruction from a game player and transmits the instruction to the game control unit;
A watching point setting unit provided in the computer sets a viewpoint for generating a watching screen of the game provided to a plurality of watching players different from the game player;
Equipped with
The watching point setting unit sets the viewpoint at the position of the object in the game,
The watching point setting unit deletes the viewpoint along with the disappearance of the object, and allows the watching player who has set the deleted viewpoint to change the viewpoint for watching to another viewpoint. A game control method characterized by the above.

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