JP2021146221A - Information processing apparatus, information processing method and program - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an information processing apparatus, information processing method and program capable of enhancing a game satisfaction degree of a user by allowing the user to easily select a quest compatible with a play style according to held characters.SOLUTION: An information processing apparatus includes a recommendation part for recommending a quest that a user can play using held characters held by the user in a game, where the recommendation part notifies the user of a quest selected based on the held characters.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 11

Description

The present invention relates to an information processing device, an information processing method and a program.

Conventionally, in games such as online games, a game in which a user selects an arbitrary quest from various quests and progresses and plays while digesting the selected quest (hereinafter referred to as play) has been known. There is.

For example, in Patent Document 1, when selecting a quest, which is a play unit in a game, a window for presenting a present quest and a window for presenting a normal quest are displayed so as to be switchable, so that the user can easily select a quest. The information processing device to be used is disclosed.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2019-188132

However, Patent Document 1 merely makes it easy for the user to select a gift quest with a high reward, and does not make it easy for the user to select a quest that is compatible with the character possessed by the user. Therefore, for users, especially users who have multiple characters and play the game for the first time in a long time, or new users, which quest suits their play style from among many quests It was difficult to judge about, and as a result, there was a risk that the user would leave the game.

Therefore, the present invention makes it possible for the user to easily select a quest that is compatible with the play style according to the possessed character, and an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program capable of improving the user's game satisfaction. The challenge is to provide.

The information processing device according to one aspect of the present invention has a recommendation unit that recommends quests that can be played using the possessed character possessed by the user in the game, and the recommended unit is selected based on the possessed character. Notify the user of the quest.

According to one aspect of the present invention, the user can easily select a quest that is compatible with the play style according to the possessed character, and the user's game satisfaction can be improved.

It is a conceptual diagram of the game system including the information processing apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the recommended function screen. It is a figure which shows an example of the recommended quest list screen. It is a figure which shows an example of the recommended quest detail screen. It is a figure which shows an example of the breeding character selection screen. It is a figure which shows an example of a stage selection screen. It is a figure which shows an example of a team formation screen. It is a figure which shows the hardware configuration of each of the information processing apparatus and the terminal which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing of the function of the terminal which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing of the function of the server which comprises the information processing apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of recommended quest notification processing. It is a flowchart which shows the other flow of recommended quest notification processing. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the recommended character determination process.

Hereinafter, the information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to preferred embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings.
It should be noted that the embodiments described below are merely examples for facilitating the understanding of the present invention, and do not limit the present invention. That is, the present invention may be modified or improved from the embodiments described below without departing from the spirit of the present invention. Also, of course, the present invention includes an equivalent thereof.
Furthermore, the screen examples shown in each figure referred to in the following description are only examples, and the screen configuration example, the displayed information, the specific contents of the GUI (Graphical User Interface), etc. are designed. It can be freely designed and changed according to the specifications and the user's preference.

<About the game>
The communication system shown in FIG. 1 (hereinafter referred to as a game system S) is a communication system including an information processing device (hereinafter referred to as a server 30) according to an embodiment of the present invention, and is a communication system for a user U. Provide a game.

The "game" is an online game provided by using the game system S, and refers to an electronic game in which the user U operates a character or the like obtained by lottery or the like to play an arbitrarily selected quest. .. In the present embodiment, as an example of the game, the user U forms a team consisting of a plurality of characters, operates those characters by a predetermined action to fight against an enemy character, and a plurality of quests prepared in the game. List the games that progress by gradually challenging and clearing.

The "lottery" is one of the in-game mechanisms for obtaining objects such as characters and items for advancing the game in an advantageous manner, and is carried out at the request of the user U during the game play. In the lottery, a plurality of objects having different winning probabilities are prepared as candidates, one or a predetermined number of objects are won from the plurality of candidate objects, and the winning objects are given to the user U. There are various conditions for conducting the lottery, and it was obtained as a lottery that can be carried out by consuming lottery items that can be obtained for free, a lottery that can be carried out by consuming lottery items purchased for a fee, and a reward for clearing the quest described later. A lottery that can be carried out by consuming lottery items, a lottery that can be carried out as a clear reward (when the right to carry out a lottery as a clear reward is granted), and the like are included.
In addition to this lottery, the number of objects such as characters and items will increase according to login to the game, clear reward, purchase, etc., and the number of objects will decrease by consuming or discarding them in the game.

The "character" refers to an object that moves in response to an operation of the user U in the game. In the game of the present embodiment, the user U possesses and operates a plurality of characters.
Each character has its own individuality, and each character has a different name, appearance, attributes, various parameters (setting data related to level, physical strength, attack power, speed, luck, special ability, etc.). In addition, the user U can develop and grow those characters by accumulating experience points, using items, and synthesizing them with other characters.

"Nurturing" means strengthening or evolving a character by consuming items or other materials for the character. The training includes, for example, a case where a plurality of characters (for example, character A and character B) are used as materials, and these materials are combined and changed into one special character (character C).

"Growth" means that the character's abilities and the like change as a result of training. As an example, it includes the following changes. Basically, it is a change that is advantageous to the user U, but it does not exclude a change that is disadvantageous to the user U and a change that does not affect the advantage or disadvantage.
(A) Various parameters provided by the character are improved.
(B) For various parameters included in the character, a predetermined upper limit value (maximum value) is improved.
(C) Special abilities (techniques, etc.) are added to the character.
(D) The special ability of the character changes.
(E) The character's name, appearance, attributes, etc. change.
(F) The character changes to a special character higher than the character.

The "quest" refers to a mission given to the user U in the game, that is, an individual event or the like that constitutes the game. Specifically, this corresponds to an event in which the possessed character possessed by the user U is used to fight an enemy character. Each of these quests has an implementation period and achievement conditions, and various occurrences occur as the game progresses. For example, completing a quest by satisfying a set achievement condition such as defeating an enemy character is called clearing, and if the quest is cleared, the user U can obtain a clearing reward.
The quest may include an event that encounters various characters regardless of the enemy or ally, an event that aims to reach a certain point, or an event that an object such as an item can be acquired.

Quests include quests that are always held, quests that are held on a preset schedule for each day of the week or time, quests that have special conditions for playing, or quests with different types of clear rewards. , It is classified into multiple categories. In addition, each quest has one or more stages according to the difficulty level. Therefore, when selecting a quest to play, the user U first selects a category, selects an arbitrary quest from the quests included in the selected category, and further, a plurality of quests in the selected quest. If the stage is prepared, you will select the stage according to the desired difficulty level.

In this embodiment, from among a large number of quests, a quest that is compatible with the play style of the user U according to the possessed character of the user U (hereinafter referred to as a recommended quest) is recommended to the user U. Specifically, the quest is associated with recommended characters that are recommended to be used when playing the quest, and is based on the number of these recommended characters included in the possessed characters possessed by the user U. , It is recommended to select a recommended quest suitable for playing with the possessed character possessed by the user U for each user U, and notify the selected recommended quest to the user U.

When selecting a recommended quest, even if the recommended quest is selected based on the number of recommended characters possessed by user U among the members of the team that has already been organized, etc. good. In addition to the recommended character, the recommended quest may be selected based on the number of recommended related characters associated with the recommended character.
In addition, considering the quest characteristics such as whether or not the user U has cleared the game, the difficulty level, the play deadline, or the amount of the clear reward, the quests suitable for the user U to play are limited, and then the limited quests are selected. The recommended quest may be selected based on the possessed character possessed by the user U. The quests suitable for play differ for each user U, but for example, quests that user U has not cleared yet, quests with a difficulty level corresponding to the experience value of user U, and the play deadline is approaching and the playable period is short. This includes quests or quests that give you a high degree of satisfaction when you clear a lot of clear rewards.

"Recommended character" means a character that is recommended to be used when playing the quest. In this embodiment, the recommended character is determined based on the character used in the quest by another user U who has played and cleared the quest in the past. Specifically, as a result of ranking based on the number of times the characters are used by the other user U, the top several characters (for example, 10 characters) are selected as recommended characters. The recommended character may change each time the number of times of use by another user U is totaled. The number of times the character is used may be divided into predetermined periods and totaled, or may be classified and totaled according to the character's attributes, acquisition route, and the like.
As for the recommended character, regardless of the number of times the character is used by another user U, for example, if the character is incorporated into the team and played, it becomes easier to clear the quest, the amount of clear reward obtained is improved, and the like. , The character may be set in the game to produce an effect that is advantageous to the user U.

The "recommended related character" is a character that is not exactly the same as the recommended character, but has some relationship with the recommended character. Specifically, the character before or after the growth of the recommended character, the character that is the material of the recommended character, the character that has different variations (expression, hairstyle, posture, clothes, equipment, etc.) from the recommended character, or the recommended character Includes characters with special specifications such as limited time or limited time (for example, Christmas version or Okinawa version).

"Notification" means notifying the user U of the selected recommended quest. Specifically, when the user U is not playing the game, in addition to displaying the recommended quest list screen 52, which will be described later, on the screen of the user terminal 10 while the user U is playing the game. Even so, it may be notified each time, such as displaying a dialog box on the screen of the user terminal 10 (push notification).

At this time, the user U to be notified of the recommended quest may be all the user U, but the user U who possesses a plurality of characters and has not played the game for a predetermined period, for example, the game. Limited to user U (hereinafter referred to as a dormant user) for which a predetermined period has passed since the last login date to the game, or new user U (hereinafter referred to as a beginner user) who has just started the game or has little game experience. You may.

In the present embodiment, not only the user U can play alone, but also so-called multi-play (hereinafter referred to as joint play) in which a plurality of user U operate each user terminal 10 to play a common quest at the same time is possible. be. In this joint play, a user U (hereinafter referred to as a host) who hosts a joint play for a specific quest and recruits friends, and a user U (hereinafter referred to as a guest) who applies for the recruitment and participates in the joint play. With.), A joint relationship is formed, and the progress of the play is synchronized between the users who perform the joint play.

The joint play is performed through the communication function of the user terminal 10 of each user U. Specifically, when a user U applies for participation in the joint play recruited by the host and the host approves the application, the user U acts as a guest for joint play with the host. A communication path is established. The qualifications for applying for joint play are not particularly limited and can be set arbitrarily. For example, another user U who has a friendship with a certain user U may be able to make an application by a friend user who has mutually approved the users U.

After that, transmission / reception of various data required for joint play is carried out according to a known communication method. The data at this time may be a client-server method via the server 30, or a P2P (peer-to-peer) method that does not go through the server 30. Further, the style of joint play is classified into a fully synchronous type and an asynchronous type, and any style may be adopted. The fully synchronous type includes a key input synchronous method and a command input method, and the asynchronous type includes a server centralized processing type and a client distributed processing.

The joint play compatible game includes a cooperative play game in which a plurality of users U cooperate with each other and a competitive game in which the users U compete against each other, but any type may be used. Further, the upper limit of the number of users U (maximum number of players) in one joint play is not particularly limited and may be set to an arbitrary number, but for example, it is preferable to set the maximum number to about four.

Even in the case of this joint play, the recommended quest may be recommended to the user U. Therefore, as the host, you can select the quest to host the joint play and recruit friends from the recommended quests notified. On the other hand, as a guest, when applying for participation in joint play, it is often confused as to which host should participate in the joint play that is being recruited. However, for example, when the character possessed by the guest or the character included in the members of the team formed by the guest is the recommended character of the quest selected by the host as the target of joint play. If the guest is notified of the quest as a recommended quest, the guest can select a quest to participate in the joint play from the notified recommended quests.

Here, with reference to FIGS. 2 to 7, the transition of the screen displayed on the user terminal 10 when notifying the user U of the recommended quest will be described. 2 to 7 are examples of screens displayed on the user terminal 10 operated by the user U during game play.

First, as shown in FIG. 2, when the user U taps the recommended function button displayed on the home screen (not shown), the recommended function screen 50 is displayed on the user terminal 10.
On the recommended function screen 50, a plurality of character icons 66 are displayed as recommended characters, and category icons 51 (51a to 51d) indicating categories including recommended quests as recommended quests are displayed side by side. For example, when the user U selects "Challenge to super-difficulty" from a plurality of categories and taps the category icon 51a, the recommended quests with high difficulty are displayed on the recommended quest list screen 52 described later. NS. Further, when the user U selects "clear reward collection" and taps the category icon 51b or the like, the clear reward is not collected on the recommended quest list screen 52 described later, that is, the recommendation that the user U has not cleared yet. The quest is displayed.
At this time, regarding the category icon 51 indicating the category in which the special condition for playing is set, if the user U does not yet satisfy the condition (for example, the category icon 51c), it is displayed in grayout. It is displayed so as to be distinguishable from the playable category of (it may be a special display with a pattern imitating a lock, etc.), and the user U cannot select it. Then, if the user U taps the category icon 51c or the like, a dialog box notifying that the selection cannot be made is displayed. The category icon 51c may be hidden as long as the user U cannot select it.

When the user U selects an arbitrary category from the categories displayed on the recommended function screen 50 and taps one of the category icons 51, the recommended quest list screen 52 is displayed as shown in FIG. Will be done.
On the recommended quest list screen 52, quest icons 53 indicating the recommended quests selected as described above from the quests included in the selected category are displayed side by side. In this embodiment, a plurality of recommended quests are displayed, but only the recommended quests that are most compatible with each other may be displayed. In addition, when displaying multiple recommended quests, the more compatible recommended quests may be displayed preferentially at the top, or they may be color-coded according to their compatibility (recommended degree). It may be displayed in an identifiable manner.

When the user U selects an arbitrary recommended quest (for example, "Quest A") from the categories displayed on the recommended quest list screen 52 and taps the quest icon 53, as shown in FIG. The recommended quest details screen 54 is displayed.
On the recommended quest detail screen 54, in addition to the quest icon 53 indicating the title of the selected recommended quest, the character icon 55 (55a to 55a) indicating the recommended character or the recommended related character specified from the possessed characters possessed by the user U. 55h) is displayed as a possessable character that can be challenged. In addition, two types of buttons (training button 56 and challenge button 57) for selecting a play mode are displayed.

When the user U selects the training play mode and taps the training button 56 on the recommended quest detail screen 54, the training character selection screen 58 is displayed as shown in FIG.
On the training character selection screen 58, among the recommended characters or recommended related characters specified from the possessed characters, when the recommended related character can be strengthened, evolved, changed, etc. to the recommended character, the recommended character can be trained and grown. Character icons 55 (for example, character icons 55c and 55e) indicating characters narrowed down to characters that can challenge the recommended quest are displayed. When narrowing down, the user U may be required to have a material for strengthening, evolving, or changing the recommended related character to the recommended character.
Further, on the training character selection screen 58, two types of buttons (enhancement button 59 and evolution button 60) for selecting the training type are displayed. The user U selects an arbitrary character to be trained from these characters and taps the character icon 55, selects the breeding type, and taps the button (for example, the strengthening button 59). The selected character can be trained (strengthened).

On the other hand, when the user U selects the challenge play mode and taps the challenge button 57 on the recommended quest detail screen 54, the stage selection screen 61 is displayed as shown in FIG.
On the stage selection screen 61, under the quest icon 53 indicating the title and the like of the selected recommended quest, the stage icons 62 indicating the stages with different difficulty levels prepared for the recommended quest are displayed side by side. For example, in this embodiment, three stages of advanced, intermediate, and beginner are prepared in Quest A. In addition, stamina (resources possessed by user U) to be consumed according to the difficulty level is set in each stage.

When the user U selects a stage of an arbitrary difficulty level from the stages displayed on the stage selection screen 61 and taps the stage icon 62, the team formation screen 63 is displayed as shown in FIG. Will be done.
On the team formation screen 63, in addition to the quest icon 53 indicating the title of the recommended quest and the like, the character icon 64 (64a to 64h) indicating the recommended character specified from the possessed characters may be included in the members of the team. It is displayed as a recommended character. The user U selects an arbitrary character to be included in the members of the team from these characters and taps the character icon 64 (for example, the character icon 64a) to include the selected character in the members. You can organize a team and play the recommended quests selected by the team. The character icon 64 (for example, the character icon 64a) indicating the selected character is extracted into the member display area 65.

In this embodiment, in order to display the selected recommended quests, a recommended quest list screen 52 is provided separately from the quest list screen (not shown). However, the recommended quest may be displayed side by side with the normal quest in the quest list screen (not shown). In this case, the recommended quest should be displayed so that it can be distinguished from other quests.

In this way, the quest selected for each user U based on the recommended character or the recommended related character included in the possessed characters possessed by the user U is notified to the user U as a recommended quest, so that the user U himself / herself It becomes possible to easily select a quest that is compatible with the character possessed by the user, and the user U's game satisfaction is improved, which leads to motivation for play.
If you are a user U who is playing normally, it is expected that you will not be confused when selecting a quest, but for a dormant user or a beginner user, which quest will be your own play style from among many quests In many cases, it is difficult to judge whether they match. This is especially true for dormant users who have a lot of characters. Therefore, it is particularly effective to select and notify the dormant user or the beginner user of the recommended quest.

<About the configuration of the game system S>
Next, the configuration of the game system S for providing the above game to the user U will be described.
As shown in FIG. 1, the game system S is constructed for the user U to play a game, and is an information terminal (hereinafter referred to as a user terminal 10) operated by the user U and a server 30. It is composed of and. The user terminal 10 and the server 30 are connected to each other so as to be able to communicate with each other via a network N such as the Internet.

The user terminal 10 includes a program stored in the terminal and a processor that executes the program, and is carried by the user U who is the owner of the program, and the user U is the user terminal 10 at the time of play. To operate. As the user terminal 10, a known device used as a terminal for a game, for example, a smartphone, a mobile phone, a notebook PC, a tablet terminal, a wearable terminal, a game-dedicated device having a communication function, or the like can be used. The number of user terminals 10 constituting the game system S is not particularly limited and may be any number, but in FIG. 1, the number of user terminals 10 is set to 3 for convenience of illustration.

The server 30 is a computer that constitutes the information processing apparatus of the present invention. For example, it is composed of a server computer managed by a game provider and is responsible for game progress processing. Specifically, the game account and status of the user U are managed for each user U, and data related to the progress processing of the game (hereinafter referred to as game progress data) is distributed to each user U. Further, the server 30 is not limited to a server device composed of one computer that independently exerts a specific function, but a plurality of computers that are distributed and cooperate with each other to exert a specific function. It may be a case where it is composed of a group of server devices including.

The network N may be any network N that connects the user terminal 10 and the server 30 in a state in which data communication is possible. Regardless of whether it is wired or wireless, it includes the Internet, mobile communication network, LAN (Local Area Network), WAN (Wide Area Network), intranet, Ethernet (registered trademark), and the like. Further, the user terminals 10 may communicate with each other via the network N, or may communicate directly with each other via Bluetooth (registered trademark), Wifi-Direct, or the like without going through the network N.

In the game system S of the present embodiment, the game progresses by the cooperation between the user terminal 10 and the server 30 according to the above configuration. Specifically, a part of the game progress processing is performed on the server 30 side, and a part of the graphic processing and the like is executed on the user terminal 10 side. For example, on the server 30 side, a program including certain rules, logics, and algorithms is executed. On the other hand, on the user terminal 10 side, while synchronizing with the server 30, various quests are generated to advance the game according to the same rules, logic, and algorithms as the program executed on the server 30.

<Configuration of user terminal 10>
Next, the configuration of the user terminal 10 according to the present embodiment will be described.
As shown in FIG. 8, the user terminal 10 has a processor 11, a storage device 12, a communication interface (referred to as a communication I / F in FIG. 8) 13, an input device 14, and an output device as hardware configurations. 15 are provided, and these devices are electrically connected via a bus (not shown).

The processor 11 includes, for example, a central processing unit (Central Processing Unit), a micro processor (Micro Processing Unit), a graphics processor (Graphics Processing Unit), a digital signal processor (Digital Signal Processor), and the like, and stores the processor 11 in the storage device 12. Various arithmetic processes are executed based on the program or data to be executed, and each part of the user terminal 10 is controlled. The programs executed by the processor 11 include an OS (Operating System), which is system software for controlling the entire user terminal 10, an application program for a game, and the like, and these various programs are read by the processor 11. By executing the program, the function as the user terminal 10 constituting the game system S is exhibited.

The storage device 12 includes, for example, a memory or a storage, and stores various programs or data.
The memory is composed of semiconductor memories such as ROM (Read Only Memory) and RAM (Random Access Memory), provides a work area to the processor 11 by temporarily storing programs and data, and processes executed by the processor 11. Temporarily stores various data generated by.
The storage stores various data related to the game, for example, flash memory, HDD (Hard Disc Drive), SSD (Solid State Drive), FD (Flexible Disc), MO disk (Magneto-Optical disc), CD (Compact Disc). , DVD (Digital Versatile Disc), SD card (Secure Digital card), USB memory (Universal Serial Bus memory), and the like.

The communication interface 13 is composed of, for example, a network interface card (NIC) or the like, and controls the communication processing of the user terminal 10. The communication standard by the communication interface 13 is not particularly limited, and any communication standard for the public can be applied without limitation. Further, the communication method by the communication interface 13 may be a wireless method or a wired method.

The input device 14 is a device that accepts the operation of the user U and generates data indicating the content of the accepted operation. As an example, an operation key, an operation button, a sound collecting microphone, a shooting camera, and the like provided on the user terminal 10 can be used.

The output device 15 is a device that draws a screen to display an image, character string information, or the like, or reproduces sound. As an example, a liquid crystal display or an organic EL (Electroluminescence) display, a head-mounted display, a speaker, or the like provided in the user terminal 10 can be used. In this embodiment, the output device 15 has at least a display. The display may have the functions of both the input device 14 and the output device 15, such as a touch panel display.

Next, with reference to FIG. 9, the configuration of the user terminal 10 will be described again from the functional aspect.
As shown in FIG. 9, the user terminal 10 includes a plurality of functional units, specifically, an operation specifying unit 16, a terminal-side storage unit 17, a terminal-side generating unit 18, a terminal-side transmitting / receiving unit 19, and a display processing unit. 20 is provided. These functional units are realized by the cooperation of the hardware device of the user terminal 10 and the program as software stored in the user terminal 10.

[Operation identification unit 16]
The operation specifying unit 16 is mainly realized by the processor 11 and the input device 14, and specifies the contents of various operations performed by the user U through the input device 14 of the user terminal 10. The operation specified by the operation specifying unit 16 includes an operation for game progress, an operation related to joint play, and the like. The operations for progressing the game include the operation of moving the character by a predetermined action, the operation of selecting the quest to be played, the operation of selecting the category including the quest to be played, the operation of selecting the character to be trained, and the team. It also includes operations such as organizing. In addition, the operations related to joint play include solicitation of joint play, application for joint play, and operations related to permission / denial of the application.

[Terminal side storage unit 17]
The terminal-side storage unit 17 is mainly realized by the processor 11 and the storage device 12, and stores various data (for example, video data, image data, audio data, etc.) related to the progress of the game.

[Terminal side generator 18]
The terminal-side generation unit 18 is mainly realized by the processor 11 and the storage device 12, and generates game operation data and the like according to the operation content of the user U specified by the operation identification unit 16. The game operation data generated here includes quest selection data based on the quest selection operation, category selection data based on the category selection operation, character selection data based on the character selection operation, team formation data based on the team formation operation, and joint. Includes data for joint play based on operations related to play. These generated data are transmitted to the server 30 by the terminal-side transmission / reception unit 19.

[Terminal-side transmitter / receiver 19]
The terminal-side transmission / reception unit 19 is mainly realized by the processor 11, the storage device 12, and the communication interface 13, and transmits / receives data and information between the server 30 and the user terminal 10 of another user U. For example, during game play, the terminal-side transmission / reception unit 19 receives the game progress data sent from the server 30 and transmits the game operation data to the server 30. Further, when the game is jointly played, the terminal-side transmission / reception unit 19 communicates with the user terminal 10 of another user U (specifically, the game operation data of each user U). May be sent and received.

[Display processing unit 20]
The display processing unit 20 is mainly realized by the processor 11, the storage device 12, and the output device 15, and executes a display process of displaying the data and information received by the terminal-side transmission / reception unit 19 on the display by the browsing function. Specifically, the display processing unit 20 draws the game screen at the start of the game, develops the game progress data received from the server 30 by the terminal-side transmission / reception unit 19 during game play, and displays the video and the video on the game screen. Display other information. Further, during game play, the display processing unit 20 displays on the game screen an image that changes according to the game operation data generated by the terminal-side generation unit 18 (specifically, an image that moves according to the operation of the user U). indicate.

<Configuration of server 30>
Next, the configuration of the server 30 according to the present embodiment will be described.
As shown in FIG. 8, the server 30 has the same hardware configuration as a general server computer, and has a processor 31, a storage device 32, and a communication interface (referred to as communication I / F in FIG. 8). ) 33, and these devices are electrically connected via a bus (not shown).

The processor 31 is composed of a CPU, an MPU, a GPU, a DSP, and the like, and executes various processes by executing a program installed on the server 30. The program executed by the processor 31 is an OS which is system software for controlling the entire server 30, an application program for making the server 30 function as the information processing device of the present invention, and the like.

The storage device 32 includes, for example, a memory or a storage, and stores various programs or data.
The memory is composed of semiconductor memories such as ROM and RAM, provides a work area to the processor 31 by temporarily storing programs and data, and temporarily stores data generated by various processes executed by the processor 31. Remember.
The storage stores various data related to the user U, the game, and the like, and is composed of, for example, a flash memory, an HDD, an SSD, an FD, a MO disk, a CD, a DVD, an SD card, a USB memory, and the like. A database server computer connected to the server 30 via the network N may be used as the storage.

The communication interface 33 is composed of, for example, a network interface card or the like, and controls the communication processing of the server 30. The communication standard by the communication interface 33 is not particularly limited, and any communication standard for the public can be applied without limitation. Further, the communication method by the communication interface 33 may be a wireless method or a wired method.

Next, with reference to FIG. 10, the configuration of the server 30 will be described again from the functional aspect. As shown in FIG. 10, the server 30 includes a plurality of functional units, specifically, a server-side storage unit 34 and a server. It includes a side transmission / reception unit 35, a server-side generation unit 36, a recommendation unit 37, and a recommended character determination unit 38. These functional units are realized by the cooperation of the hardware device of the server 30 and the program as software stored in the server 30. When the server 30 is composed of a plurality of computers, the above functions may be distributed so that the plurality of computers each exhibit different functions.

[Server-side storage unit 34]
The server-side storage unit 34 is mainly realized by the processor 31 and the storage device 32, and stores various data including data related to the user U, game progress data, and the like.
The data related to the user U includes an identifier (user ID or terminal ID) that identifies the user U or the user terminal 10 used by the user U, and various information associated with the identifier (personal information of the user U, the user terminal 10). The model, login history, payment history, and game progress such as status) are included.
The game progress data includes information on recommended characters associated with each quest, information on recommended related characters associated with recommended characters, information on possessed characters possessed by user U, and other objects such as items possessed by user U. Information about quests and various information about quests set for each user U are included.

[Server-side transmitter / receiver 35]
The server-side transmission / reception unit 35 is mainly realized by the processor 31, the storage device 32, and the communication interface 33, and transmits / receives data and information to / from the user terminal 10. For example, during game play, the server-side transmission / reception unit 35 transmits game progress data to the user terminal 10 of the user U, and receives game operation data from the user terminal 10. Further, while the joint play of the game is performed, the server-side transmission / reception unit 35 receives the joint play data from the user terminals 10 of each of the plurality of users U performing the joint play, and synchronizes the users U with each other. Data (data for game progress in a broad sense) is transmitted to each user terminal 10.

[Server-side generation unit 36]
The server-side generation unit 36 is mainly realized by the processor 31 and the storage device 32, and generates data transmitted by the server-side transmission / reception unit 35. Specifically, the data generated here includes game progress data and the like corresponding to the game operation data received from the user terminal 10.
The game progress data includes category selection screen display data for displaying the recommended function screen 50 on the user terminal 10, recommended quest list screen display data for displaying the recommended quest list screen 52 on the user terminal 10, and recommended quest detail screen 54. Recommended quest detail screen display data to be displayed on the user terminal 10, training character selection screen display data to display the training character selection screen 58 on the user terminal 10, stage selection screen display data to display the stage selection screen 61 on the user terminal 10, The team formation screen display data for displaying the team formation screen 63 on the user terminal 10, the quest data for displaying the information about the selected quest on the user terminal 10 and causing the user U to play the quest, and the joint play are started. The joint play start screen data for displaying the joint play start screen for notifying that is displayed on the user terminals 10 of the plurality of users U performing the joint play, and the joint play start screen data among the plurality of users U performing the joint play while the joint play is performed. It also includes data for synchronization.

[Recommended part 37]
The recommendation unit 37 is mainly realized by the processor 31, the storage device 32, and the communication interface 33, selects a recommended quest based on the possessed character possessed by the user U, and is selected in cooperation with the server-side transmission / reception unit 35. The recommended quest and the information related to the recommended quest are transmitted to the user terminal 10.
Specifically, the information regarding the recommended quest selected based on the recommended character or the recommended related character included in the possessed characters possessed by the user U is notified to the user U. In addition to the information on the recommended quest, the possessed character selected when selecting the recommended quest, that is, the information on the recommended character or the recommended related character specified from the possessed characters (hereinafter referred to as character information) is also provided. We will also notify you. The character information notified here also includes information about a character specified from possession characters based on the recommended character and recommended to be included in the members of the team. It also includes information about characters that can be recommended characters or can challenge recommended quests if they are nurtured and grown.

The recommended quest may be selected from the quests included in the category arbitrarily selected by the user U. At this time, when the number of possessed characters by the user U is small (less than or equal to a predetermined number), the number of recommended quests selected when the user U selects a category may become excessively small. In such a case, even if the user U selects a category, the recommended quest may be selected from other than the selected category regardless of the category.
In addition, the recommended quest may be selected based on the possessed character possessed by the user U, taking into consideration the quest characteristics.

The recommended quest may be selected based on the recommended character or the recommended related character that is already included in the members of the team among the possessed characters. At this time, a quest in which the recommended character or the recommended related character is included in the possessed characters in an number equal to or more than necessary for the team may be selected as the recommended quest. The number required for a team may be, for example, two or more, or may be the case where the same character is possessed by a plurality of characters. In addition, quests with a large number of recommended characters or recommended related characters included in the members of the team may be recommended with priority. In addition, recommended quests that can be challenged as they are by the team that has already been organized, and recommended quests that can be challenged by incorporating at least the possessed characters that are not included in the members of the organized team into the team (team) The recommended quest) that can be played by reorganizing may be notified to the user U in an identifiable manner.

In the present embodiment, the information regarding the recommended quest is provided to the user terminal 10 as the recommended quest list screen display data and the recommended quest detail screen display data. The character information is provided to the user terminal 10 as recommended quest detail screen display data, training character selection screen display data, and team formation screen display data.

[Recommended character determination unit 38]
The recommended character determination unit 38 is realized mainly by the processor 31 and the storage device 32, and determines the recommended character recommended to be used when playing the quest for each quest. Specifically, for each quest, the characters used by other users U who have played and cleared the quest in the past are ranked based on the number of times they are used, and the top few characters in that ranking are recommended characters. To determine as. The total number of uses may be calculated regularly (for example, once a day) or irregularly, the ranking may change each time, and the recommended character may be changed.

In general, the user terminal 10 and the server 30 have various functions other than the above, but here, only the characteristic functions that exert an action and effect in the game system S in the present invention will be described. However, illustration and description of other known functions will be omitted.

<About the processing flow of the game system S>
Next, the flow of processing executed in the game system S having the above configuration will be described with reference to FIGS. 11 to 13.
The information processing method according to the present embodiment is realized by using the game system S functioning as a computer system. In other words, the information processing method according to the present embodiment is applied to the information processing executed by the game system S. There is.

The information processing executed in the game system S in the present embodiment is roughly divided into a process of notifying the user U of a recommended quest selected based on the possessed character possessed by the user U [recommended quest notification process] and a process of notifying the user U of each quest. It is mainly composed of two processes, a process of determining a recommended character [recommended character determination process] and a process of determining a recommended character. Hereinafter, each process will be described individually.

[Recommended quest notification processing]
First, the recommended quest notification process will be described with reference to FIGS. 11 and 12.
The "recommended quest notification process" is a process executed on the server 30, and a recommended quest is selected for each user U based on the recommended character or the recommended related character included in the possessed characters possessed by the user U, and the recommended quest is selected. This is a process of notifying the user U of the selected recommended quest.

As shown in FIG. 11, when the server 30 receives the category selection data indicating the category selected by the user U from the recommended function screen 50 from the user terminal 10 and accepts the category selection (S101), the server 30 receives the category selection data. From the quests included in the selected category, the quests suitable for the user U to play are limited based on the quest characteristics of each quest (S102).
When selecting a recommended quest regardless of the category selected by the user U, or when selecting a recommended quest without considering the quest characteristics, the above steps (S101 or S102) may be omitted, respectively. ..

Then, the server 30 compares the possessed character possessed by the user U with the recommended character associated with each quest (S103), and for each quest, the recommended character or the recommended related character included in the possessed character. Is specified, and the number X of possession of the recommended character or the recommended related character is calculated (S104).
If a team has already been formed, the characters included in the team members instead of the possessed characters are compared with the recommended characters associated with each quest, and the team composition is made for each quest. The recommended character or the recommended related character included in the member may be specified, and the number of possession of the recommended character or the recommended related character may be calculated.

Then, the server 30 selects quests in which the number X of the recommended character or the recommended related character possesses a predetermined number or more as the recommended quest (S105), and displays the recommended quest list screen 52, and the recommended quest list screen display data, and By sending the recommended quest detail screen display data and the like to display the recommended quest detail screen 54 to the user terminal 10, the information about the selected recommended quest and the character possessed by the user U specified for each recommended quest are included. The user U is notified of the character information regarding the recommended character or the recommended related character (S106), and the process ends.
The character information may be notified as information about a character that is recommended to be included in the members of the team when playing the quest, or if it is nurtured and grown, it will be a recommended character or a recommended quest. May be notified as information about a character that can challenge.

Further, in the recommended quest notification process, a recommended quest may be selected by a method other than the above. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 12, when the server 30 receives the category selection data indicating the category selected by the user U from the recommended function screen 50 from the user terminal 10 (S201), the selection is made. From the quests included in the categories, the quests suitable for the user U to play are limited based on the quest characteristics of each quest (S202).

Then, the server 30 compares the possessed character possessed by the user U with the recommended character associated with each quest (S203), and for each quest, the recommended character or the recommended related character included in the possessed character. Is specified, and the number X of possession of the recommended character or the recommended related character is calculated (S204).

Then, the server 30 ranks the quests in descending order of the number of recommended characters or recommended related characters possessed by X (S205), selects the top N quests as recommended quests (S206), and recommends the quest list screen 52. By sending the recommended quest list screen display data to display the recommended quest list screen display data and the recommended quest detail screen display data to display the recommended quest detail screen 54 to the user terminal 10, information on the selected recommended quest and each recommended quest The user U is notified of the character information regarding the recommended character or the recommended related character included in the possessed characters of the specified user U (S207), and the process ends.
At this time, the lower limit of the number of possessions X is set in advance, and if the number of possessions X is less than or equal to the lower limit, it is not included in the recommended quests even if it is within the upper Nth, and the number of recommended quests. May be N or less.

When the series of steps shown in FIG. 11 or 12 is completed, the recommended quest notification process ends. After that, the above series of steps are repeatedly carried out while the user U is playing the game, or even if the user U is not playing the game, periodically or irregularly depending on the passage of time.
The above is an example of recommended quest notification processing.

[Recommended character determination process]
Next, the recommended character determination process will be described with reference to FIG.
The "recommended character determination process" is a process executed on the server 30, and is a process of determining a recommended character recommended to be used when playing a quest for each quest.

As shown in FIG. 13, the server 30 identifies the character used by another user U who has played and cleared the quest in the past from the history stored for each quest (S301), and for each quest. The number of times each character has been used is totaled (S302).
The number of times the character is used may be totaled for the entire period, or may be divided into predetermined periods and totaled. In addition, the number of times the character is used may be counted separately according to the character's attributes, acquisition route, and the like.

Next, the server 30 ranks the characters in descending order of the number of times of use for each quest (S303), and determines the top Nth characters as recommended characters (S304). Then, those recommended characters determined are stored in association with the quest (S305), and the process ends.

When the series of steps shown in FIG. 13 is completed, the recommended character determination process is completed. After that, if the order of the characters changes each time the series of steps is repeated periodically or irregularly, the recommended character is changed according to the order.
The above is an example of the recommended character determination process.

<Other Embodiments>
The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments.
In the above embodiment, the server 30 executes the program of the present invention to function as the information processing device of the present invention, but a part or all of the functions of the server 30 as the information processing device is performed by the user terminal. You may prepare for 10. For example, the user terminal 10 may be provided with a function corresponding to the recommendation unit 37 or the like.

Further, in the present embodiment, as an example of the game, an online game using data communication performed between the user terminal 10 operated by the user U and the server 30 has been described. However, the type of game is not particularly limited, and an offline game that does not require data communication may be used. Further, for example, it may be a social game or the like that can be used only by a Web browser and an account of SNS (Social Networking Service).

<Summary>
The main features of the information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program according to the present embodiment described above are as follows.

[1] The information processing device according to the present embodiment has a recommendation unit that recommends quests that can be played using the possessed character possessed by the user in the game, and the recommended unit is selected based on the possessed character. Notify the user of the quest.
According to the above information processing device, a playable quest is selected based on the possessed character possessed by the user and notified to the user. Therefore, the user can easily select a quest that is compatible with the play style according to the possessed character, and the user's game satisfaction can be improved.

[2] In the above information processing device, the recommendation unit notifies the user of information about the possessed character selected when selecting the quest.
As a result, especially for a user who possesses a plurality of characters, it becomes possible to easily confirm the possessed character corresponding to the quest that is compatible with the play style, and the user's game satisfaction can be further improved. ..

[3] In the above information processing device, the recommendation unit notifies the user of the quest selected based on the possessed character from the quests included in the category selected by the user.
As a result, the user can easily select a quest that is compatible with the play style according to the possessed character from the category selected by the user, and the user's game satisfaction can be further improved.

[4] In the above information processing device, the recommendation unit notifies the user who has not played the game for a predetermined period of the selected quest.
As a result, even a user who has been away from the game for a while can easily select a quest that is compatible with the play style according to the possessed character, and the user's game satisfaction can be further improved.

[5] In the above information processing device, the quest is associated with a recommended character that is recommended to be used when playing the quest, and the recommended part is selected based on the recommended character included in the possessed characters. Notify the user of the quest.
As a result, the user can easily select a quest that is particularly compatible with the play style according to the possessed character, and the user's game satisfaction can be further improved.

[6] In the above information processing device, the recommendation unit notifies the user of a quest selected based on the recommended related character related to the recommended character included in the possessed character.
As a result, even a user who does not possess the recommended character itself can easily select a quest that is particularly compatible with the play style according to the possessed character, and the user's game satisfaction can be further improved. ..

[7] In the above information processing apparatus, the recommendation unit notifies the user of information about the recommended related character included in the possessed character.
As a result, especially for users who have multiple characters, it becomes possible to easily check recommended related characters corresponding to quests that are compatible with the play style, and it is possible to further improve the user's game satisfaction. can.

[8] In the above information processing device, the recommended character is determined based on the number of times the character is used in the quest by another user.
As a result, the user can easily select a quest that is compatible with the play style according to the possessed character according to the play tendency of another user, and the user's game satisfaction can be further improved. ..

[9] In the above information processing device, the quest is to organize and play a team composed of a plurality of characters, and the recommendation unit is a recommendation included in the possessed characters constituting the team. Notify the user of the quest selected based on the character.
As a result, the user can easily select a quest that is compatible with the play style according to the possessed characters that make up the team, and the user's game satisfaction can be further improved.

[10] In the above information processing device, the recommendation unit selects a quest in which the recommended characters are included in the possessed characters in an number equal to or more than necessary for the team, and notifies the user.
As a result, the user can easily select a quest that is particularly compatible with the play style according to the possessed characters that make up the team, and the user's game satisfaction can be further improved.

[11] In the above information processing apparatus, the number includes the case where the same recommended character is included in a plurality of possessed characters.
As a result, the user can easily select a quest that is particularly compatible with the play style according to the possessed characters that make up the team, and the user's game satisfaction can be further improved.

[12] In the above information processing device, the recommendation unit selects characters forming a team for playing the quest from the recommended characters included in the possessed characters and notifies the user.
As a result, especially for users who have multiple characters, it becomes possible to easily check recommended characters corresponding to quests that are compatible with the play style according to the possessed characters that make up the team. The game satisfaction can be further improved.

[13] In the above information processing device, the recommendation unit notifies the user of the quest selected based on the quest characteristics associated with the quest.
As a result, the user can easily select a quest that is particularly compatible with the play style according to the possessed character, based on the quest characteristics, that is, whether or not the user U has cleared the game, the difficulty level, the play deadline, or the amount of the clear reward. This makes it possible to further improve the user's game satisfaction.

[14] Further, according to the information processing method according to the present embodiment, the quest selected by the computer based on the possessed character from the quests that can be played by the computer using the possessed character possessed by the user in the game. Is notified to the user.
According to the above information processing method, a playable quest is selected based on the possessed character possessed by the user and notified to the user. Therefore, the user can easily select a quest that is compatible with the play style according to the possessed character, and the user's game satisfaction can be improved.

[15] Further, according to the program according to the present embodiment, from among the quests that are executed by the computer and can be played on the computer by using the possessed character possessed by the user in the game. Notify the user of the quest selected based on the possessed character.
According to the above program, a playable quest is selected based on the possessed character possessed by the user and notified to the user. Therefore, the user can easily select a quest that is compatible with the play style according to the possessed character, and the user's game satisfaction can be improved.

10 User terminal 11 Processor 12 Storage device 13 Communication interface 14 Input device 15 Output device 16 Operation specific unit 17 Terminal side storage unit 18 Terminal side generation unit 19 Terminal side transmission / reception unit 20 Display processing unit 30 Server 31 Processor 32 Storage device 33 Communication Interface 34 Server side storage unit 35 Server side transmission / output unit 36 Server side generation unit 37 Recommended unit 38 Recommended character determination unit 50 Recommended function screen 51 (51a to 51d) Category icon 52 Recommended quest list screen 53 Quest icon 54 Recommended quest detail screen 55 (55a to 55h) Character icon 56 Training button 57 Challenge button 58 Training character selection screen 59 Strengthening button 60 Evolution button 61 Stage selection screen 62 Stage icon 63 Team formation screen 64 (64a to 64h) Character icon 65 Member display area 66 Character Icon N Network S Game System U User

Claims (1)

In the game, it has a recommendation part that recommends quests that can be played using the possessed character possessed by the user.
The recommendation unit notifies the user of the quest selected based on the possessed character.
An information processing device characterized by this.

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