JP2020195653A - Game program and game device - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a game program and a game device that can easily set sounds.SOLUTION: The game program causes a computer to function as: virtual space forming means 561 that forms a virtual space in which characters acts; representative character selection means 562 that selects a representative character that is a representative member of each of a plurality of groups, each of which contains the characters as the members, the characters each satisfying a predetermined criterion as a member; reference character selection means 563 that compares the characters selected as the representative characters with a predetermined criterion and selects the reference characters that are referenced to determine the sounds to be played back; and playback means 531 that plays back the sounds corresponding to the reference characters.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to a game program and a game device.

Conventionally, in a game, a game device that reproduces BGM (Back Ground Music) that reflects the game situation while the game is in progress is known (see Patent Document 1).

JP 2001-162042

By the way, in a game, a sound is produced according to the type of action of a character appearing (for example, a "battle" pattern in which a character fights with another character. In the following description, the type of action is also referred to as an action pattern). May be regenerated. In such a game, when a plurality of characters appear at the same time, it is necessary to set in advance which character the sound should be reproduced according to.

Therefore, the game creator predicts the combination of the behavior patterns of the characters appearing at the same time, and sets the sound to be reproduced for each combination. That is, as the number of characters appearing in the game increases, the combination of character action patterns increases, which makes it difficult to set the sound.

An object of the present invention is to provide a game program and a game device whose sound can be easily set.

The first invention is a representative of a computer as a representative member of each of a plurality of groups having a virtual space forming means for forming a virtual space in which a character acts and the character satisfying a predetermined criterion as members. A representative character selecting means for selecting a character, a reference character selecting means for selecting a reference character to be referred to for determining a sound to be reproduced by comparing the character set as the representative character with a predetermined criterion, and the above-mentioned It is a game program characterized in that it functions as a reproduction means for reproducing a sound corresponding to a reference character.

Further, in the first invention, the group may be selected by a member based on any one of the appearance order, level, rarity, race and strength in the game set for each character.

Further, in the first invention, the representative character selection means may select the representative character based on the type of action of the character.

Further, in the first invention, a first priority is set for each type of action of the character, and the representative character selection means is the action having the highest first priority among the members of the same group. Characters of the type may be selected as the representative character of the group.

Further, in the first invention, when the representative character selection means has a plurality of characters of the action type having the highest first priority among the members of the same group, the representative character selection means acts after the plurality of characters. A character whose type has been changed may be selected as the representative character of the group.

Further, in the first invention, the representative character selection means may select a representative character of a group including the character as a member when the type of action of the character is changed.

Further, in the first invention, the reference character selection means may select a reference character based on the type of action of the character selected as the representative character.

Further, in the first invention, a second priority is set for each combination of the action type of the character and the group of the representative character, and the reference character selection means is selected for the representative character. Among the characters, the character corresponding to the combination having the highest second priority may be selected as the reference character.

The second invention is a game device including a storage unit that stores any of the above-mentioned game programs and a control unit that executes the game program.

According to the present invention, there is provided a game program and a game device whose sound can be easily set.

The block diagram which shows the structure of the game apparatus in this embodiment. Configuration example of character information. The flowchart which shows the operation of the game apparatus in this embodiment.

[Embodiment 1]
The game program according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

The game program described in this embodiment is executed on a game device such as a personal computer, a PlayStation (registered trademark), an XBox (registered trademark), or a PlayStation Vita (registered trademark).

In the game by this game program, the player character is activated in a three-dimensional virtual game space (hereinafter, simply referred to as a virtual space) in response to the user's operation, and various actions are performed on the player character's friends. To do.

In this game, a sound is played when a predetermined trigger condition is satisfied in the movement process or action of the player character or the like. The predetermined trigger condition is, for example, the movement of the player character to a predetermined place, the appearance of an enemy character, the discovery of an item after defeating the enemy character, and the like.

In particular, in this game, the sound is reproduced according to the behavior pattern of the character existing in the virtual space. Here, examples of the character's action pattern include a "battle" pattern in which a character fights with another character, a "guidance" pattern in which the character is guided by another character, and an "area movement" pattern in which the character moves to a different area. ..

<Game device configuration>
The game device 5 executes a predetermined game based on the operation of the user. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the game device 5 of the present embodiment. A display 61, a speaker 62, and a controller 63 are externally connected or built in the game device 5. In the game device 5, the game progresses based on the installed game program and game data. The game devices 5 can also perform data communication with each other using a communication network (not shown) or a short-range wireless communication device (not shown).

The game device 5 includes a network interface 51, a graphic processing unit 52, an audio processing unit 53, an operation unit 54, a storage unit 55, and a control unit 56. The network interface 51, the graphic processing unit 52, the audio processing unit 53, the operation unit 54, and the storage unit 55 are electrically connected to the control unit 56 via the bus 59.

The network interface 51 is communicably connected to the communication network, for example, in order to transmit and receive various data to and from the game device 5 and an external server device (not shown).

The graphic processing unit 52 draws a game image including various objects related to the player character and the game space in a moving image format according to the game image information output from the control unit 56. The graphic processing unit 52 is connected to the display 61, and the game image drawn in the moving image format is displayed on the display 61 as a game screen.

The audio processing unit 53 reproduces and synthesizes digital game voice (hereinafter referred to as voice data) according to the instruction of the control unit 56. The audio processing unit 53 is connected to the speaker 62, and the reproduced and synthesized game sound is output from the speaker 62. The details of the audio processing unit 53 will be described in detail later.

The operation unit 54 is connected to the controller 63 and transmits / receives data related to the operation input to / from the controller 63. For example, the user inputs an operation signal to the game device 5 by operating an operator (not shown) such as a button provided on the controller 63.

The storage unit 55 is composed of an HDD, a RAM, a ROM, and the like. The storage unit 55 can store the game program and the game data. In addition, other account information received from the other game device 5 is also stored in the storage unit 55. In addition, character information is stored in the storage unit 55. The character information will be described in detail later.

The control unit 56 is composed of a microcomputer including a CPU and a semiconductor memory, and controls the operation of the game device 5 itself. For example, the control unit 56 operates the graphic processing unit 52 and the audio processing unit 53 by executing the game program.

<Functional configuration of audio processing unit>
The audio processing unit 53 executes so-called middleware that exerts functions of reproducing and synthesizing game sounds. Here, the game sound is a sound flowing from the speaker 62 during the game, and includes various sounds such as BGM, an environmental sound, and a sound effect flowing according to a user's operation.

The audio processing unit 53 functions as the reproduction means 531 by executing the middleware. The reproduction means 531 reproduces the sound corresponding to the reference character selected by the reference character selection means 563 described later. For example, the reproduction means 531 reproduces the sound according to the behavior pattern of the character selected as the reference character.

<Functional configuration of control unit>
By executing the game program, the control unit 56 functions as a virtual space forming means 561, a representative character selecting means 562, and a reference character selecting means 563.

The virtual space forming means 561 forms a virtual space in which each character appearing in the game acts based on the game program and the game data stored in the storage unit 55.

The representative character selection means 562 selects a representative character representing a group described later for each group based on the character information stored in the storage unit 55.

The reference character selection means 563 selects a reference character to be referred to for determining the sound to be reproduced from the characters selected as the representative characters based on the character information.

<About character information>
FIG. 2 is a configuration example of character information. As shown in FIG. 2, the character information includes group information, action pattern information, and action pattern change information.

The group information indicates the group to which each character belongs. In this game, the characters appearing in the game are grouped according to a predetermined standard. Predetermined criteria for grouping characters include, for example, the order of appearance, level, rarity, race, and strength of characters in the game.

In FIG. 2, the characters A to C are selected as members of the group "1" because, for example, the appearance order in the game is almost the same.

The action pattern information indicates the action pattern of each character. In this game, the character is operating in the virtual space according to the action pattern shown in the action pattern information.

For example, in FIG. 2, character A operates to track another character because the behavior pattern is a "guidance" pattern. Further, since the characters D and E have a "battle" pattern in action, they are fighting with other characters. Further, since the action patterns of the characters B, C, and F are "area movement" patterns, the characters B, C, and F are moving to different areas.

The action pattern change information indicates whether or not the action pattern of each character has been changed. In this game, the character's behavior pattern is changed according to predetermined conditions.

For example, in FIG. 2, it is assumed that character D encounters another character while moving to a different area and enters into a battle with another character. In this case, the action pattern of the character D is changed from the "area movement" pattern to the "battle" pattern. Therefore, it is determined that the behavior pattern of the character has been changed, and the behavior pattern change information of the character D is "changed".

In addition, whether or not the character's behavior pattern has been changed is determined at predetermined time intervals. That is, at the timing when the character's behavior pattern is changed, the character's behavior pattern change information is "changed". On the other hand, if the character's behavior pattern has not been changed by the time when it is next determined whether or not the character's behavior pattern has been changed, the character's behavior pattern change information is "no change". That is, only when the character's behavior pattern is changed, the character's behavior pattern change information is "changed".

<About the function of the representative character selection means 562>
The representative character selection means 562 sets a representative character representing the group from the characters belonging to the group based on the group information, the action pattern information, and the action pattern change information.

In FIG. 2, the characters A to C and D to F have almost the same appearance order in the game, for example. Therefore, the characters A to C are selected as members of the group "1", and the characters D to F are selected as members of the group "2".

In addition, the characters A to F operate in any one of the action patterns of "battle", "guidance", and "area movement". Specifically, character A operates in a "guidance" pattern. Characters D and E are operating in a "battle" pattern. Characters B, C, and F operate in an "area movement" pattern.

Here, in the groups "1" and "2", it is assumed that the first priority is set higher in the order of the action patterns "battle" pattern, "guidance" pattern, and "area movement" pattern. Therefore, the representative character selection means 562 selects the character A operating in the "guidance" pattern as the representative character of the group "1" because the first priority of the "guidance" pattern is the highest in the group "1". ..

That is, the representative character selection means 562 selects a character that operates in the action pattern having the highest first priority among the members of the same group as the representative character of the group.

On the other hand, in group "2", the first priority of the "battle" pattern is the highest. At this time, since the characters D and E are operating in the "battle" pattern, there are a plurality of characters having the highest first priority in the group "2". Therefore, the representative character selection means 562 selects the character D whose action pattern change information is “changed” among the characters D and E as the representative character of the group “2”.

Here, whether or not the character's behavior pattern has been changed is determined at predetermined time intervals. In addition, the character behavior pattern change information is "changed" only at the timing when the character behavior pattern is changed.

Therefore, when the representative character selection means 562 has a plurality of characters operating in the action pattern having the highest first priority among the members of the same group, the action pattern change information among the plurality of characters is "changed". The character that is being used, that is, the character whose behavior pattern is changed last among the plurality of characters is selected as the representative character of the group.

<About the function of the reference character selection means 563>
The reference character selection means 563 selects a reference character to be referred to in order to determine the sound to be reproduced among the characters selected as the representative character. The reference character selection means 563 selects the reference character based on, for example, the behavior pattern of the representative character.

For example, the priority selected as the reference character is set for each action pattern of the representative character, and is set so that the priority increases in the order of "battle" pattern, "guidance" pattern, and "area movement" pattern. Suppose you are. In this case, the reference character selection means 563 selects the character D operating in the “battle” pattern, which has the highest priority among the characters A and D selected as the representative characters, as the reference character.

<About the operation of the game system>
A series of flow of the game program will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation in the game program.

In step S1, the representative character selection means 562 acquires character information from the storage unit 55. The character information includes group information indicating the group to which each character belongs, behavior pattern information indicating each character's behavior pattern (“combat” pattern, “guidance” pattern, etc.), and whether or not each character's behavior pattern has been changed. Includes behavior pattern change information that indicates.

In step S2, the representative character selection means 562 performs when there is a character whose action pattern information is "changed", that is, when the action pattern of any of the characters is changed (Yes in step S2). , The representative character is selected for each group (step S3).

In FIG. 2, since the action pattern change information of the character D is “Yes”, it is determined that the action pattern of the character has been changed, and the representative character selection means 562 selects the representative character for each group.

In step S3, the representative character selection means 562 selects a representative character representing the group "1" from the characters A to C that are members of the group "1" based on the action pattern information and the action pattern change information, and groups them. Select a representative character representing the group "2" from the characters D to F that are members of "2".

In FIG. 2, in the group "1", since the action pattern having the highest first priority is the "guidance" pattern, the representative character selection means 562 sets the character A operating in the "guidance" pattern to the group "1". Select as the representative character.

Further, in the group "2", there are a plurality of characters operating in the "battle" pattern, which is the action pattern having the highest first priority (characters D and E). Therefore, the representative character selection means 562 selects the character D whose action pattern change information is “changed” among the characters D and E as the representative character of the group “2”.

In step S4, the reference character selection means 563 selects a reference character to be referred to in order to determine the sound to be reproduced based on the behavior pattern of the representative character.

In FIG. 2, the reference character selection means 563 selects the character D, which operates in the “battle” pattern, which is the action pattern of the representative character, which has the highest priority and is selected as the reference character, as the reference character.

In step S5, the reproduction means 531 reproduces the sound selected as the reference character and corresponding to the character D. For example, the reproduction means 531 reproduces the sound according to the action pattern of the character selected as the reference character.

Summarizing the above, the game program of the present embodiment includes the control unit 56 (computer) of the game device 5, the virtual space forming means 561 for forming the virtual space in which the character acts, and the character satisfying a predetermined criterion. For each of the plurality of groups, the representative character selection means 562 that selects the representative character that is the representative member and the character selected as the representative character are compared according to a predetermined criterion to determine the sound to be reproduced. It functions as a reference character selection means 563 for selecting a reference character to be referred to and a reproduction means 531 for reproducing a sound corresponding to the reference character.

<Effect of invention>
As described above, in the present embodiment, the members of the group are selected according to a predetermined criterion, and the representative member is selected for each group. Then, the representative characters are compared based on a predetermined standard, the reference character is selected, and the sound corresponding to the reference character is reproduced.

That is, the reference character to be referred to is automatically selected by the game creator setting the criteria for selecting the members of the group and the criteria for selecting the reference character from the representative characters. As a result, the sound played by the game creator can be set by setting the group selection criteria so that the characters that you want to treat in the same row as the reference characters that are referred to to determine the sound to be played are members of the same group. The sound can be easily set because the number of combinations to consider in determining can be reduced.

In addition, the members of the group are selected based on any of the appearance order, level rarity, race, and strength in the game set for each character. As a result, it is possible to select a character to be treated in the same row as a reference character to be referred to for determining the sound to be reproduced as a member of the same group.

Further, the representative character selection means 562 selects a representative character based on the type of action (behavior pattern) of the character. As a result, a character representing each group can be selected based on the character's behavior pattern.

In addition, a first priority is set for each character action type (behavior pattern), and the representative character selection means 562 has the highest priority action type (behavior) among the members of the same group. The character that operates in (Pattern) is selected as the representative character of the group. As a result, the character representing each group can be selected based on the priority set in the character's action pattern.

Further, when the representative character selection means 562 has a plurality of characters operating in the action type (action pattern) having the highest first priority among the members of the same group, the action type is the last of the plurality of characters. The character whose (behavior pattern) has been changed is selected as the representative character of the group. As a result, different sounds can be reproduced depending on the order in which the character's behavior pattern is changed.

Further, when the representative character selection means 562 has a plurality of characters operating in the action type (action pattern) having the highest first priority among the members of the same group, the action type is the earliest among the plurality of characters. The character whose (behavior pattern) has been changed may be selected as the representative character of the group.

Further, the reference character selection means 563 selects the reference character based on the action type (behavior pattern) of the character selected as the representative character. As a result, the reference character can be selected based on the behavior pattern of the representative character.

[Other Embodiments]
The reference character selection means 563 may select the reference character based on the second priority set for each combination of the group of the representative character and the action pattern of the representative character.

For example, in FIG. 2, it is assumed that the characters A and D are selected as representative characters representing the groups "1" and "2", respectively. Then, (1) a combination of group "2" and action pattern "battle", (2) combination of belonging group "2" and action pattern "guidance", (3) combination of belonging group "1" and action pattern "battle" It is assumed that the second priority is set to be higher in the order of combination, .... In this case, the reference character selection means 563 selects the character D of the representative character corresponding to the combination of (1) belonging group "2" and the action pattern "battle", which has the highest second priority, as the reference character. You may.

Further, the representative character selection means 562 may select a representative character of a group including this character as a member when the type of action (behavior pattern) of the character is changed. As a result, the load on the control unit 56 (computer) can be suppressed.

Further, the group may be set based on at least one of the appearance order, level, rarity, race and strength of each character in the game, or may be set by combining these.

In addition to the "battle" pattern, "guidance" pattern, and "area movement" pattern, the character's action patterns include a "sleeping" pattern in which the character is sleeping, a "hidden" pattern in which the character is hidden, and a character. There are "absence" patterns that do not exist in the virtual space, "standby" patterns in which the character does not move from the spot, and "warning" patterns in which the character does not move from the spot and shifts to the battle state when another character approaches. May be included.

Further, the game program may be implemented as a game program for a so-called online game. When the game program is for an online game, the processing performed by the control unit 56 may be performed on the server side instead of them, or may be shared between the server side and the client (game device 5) side. Good.

In the above embodiment, the case where the game device 5 is a device such as a personal computer and a play station has been described, but the type of the game device 5 is not limited to this. For example, the game device 5 may be a smartphone, a tablet, an arcade game housing provided in an arcade, or the like.

5 Game device 53 Audio processing unit 531 Playback means 55 Storage unit 56 Control unit 561 Virtual space forming means 562 Representative character selection means 563 Reference character selection means

Claims (9)

Computer,
A virtual space forming means that forms a virtual space in which a character acts,
A representative character selection means for selecting a representative character that is a representative member for each of a plurality of groups, each of which has the character that meets a predetermined criterion as a member.
A reference character selection means for selecting a reference character to be referred to for determining the sound to be reproduced by comparing the character selected as the representative character with a predetermined criterion.
A reproduction means for reproducing the sound corresponding to the reference character, and
A game program characterized by making it work. In claim 1,
The group is a game program in which members are selected based on any one of the appearance order, level, rarity, race, and strength in the game set for each character. In claim 1 or 2,
The representative character selection means is a game program characterized in that the representative character is selected based on the type of action of the character. In claim 3,
The first priority is set for each type of action of the character.
The representative character selection means is a game program characterized in that, among the members of the same group, a character that operates in the action type having the highest first priority is selected as the representative character of the group. In claim 4,
In the representative character selection means, when there are a plurality of characters operating in the action type having the highest first priority among the members of the same group, the action type is changed after the plurality of characters. A game program characterized in that a character is selected as the representative character of the group. In any of claims 3 to 5,
The representative character selection means is a game program characterized in that when the type of action of the character is changed, the representative character of a group including the character as a member is selected. In any one of claims 1 to 6,
The reference character selection means is a game program characterized in that a reference character is selected based on the type of action of the character selected as the representative character. In any one of claims 1 to 7,
A second priority is set for each combination of the action type of the character and the group of the representative characters.
The reference character selection means is a game program characterized in that, among the characters selected as the representative character, the representative character corresponding to the combination having the highest second priority is selected as the reference character. A game device including a storage unit that stores any of the game programs of claims 1 to 8, and a control unit that executes the game program.

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