JP2021153910A - Server system and game system - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a server system of providing players with pleasure of a collaborative play, regardless of allowing each of the plurality of players to move freely.SOLUTION: A server system 1000 instructs a position condition for acquiring a privilege to player terminals 1500a to 1500c of the N number (N≥3) of participating players 3a to 3c, determines whether or not a player position positioned by each of the player terminals of the participating players satisfies the position condition, and, when it is determined to be affirmative, determines acquisition of the privilege by the N number of participating players. For example, an area enclosed by the player positions of the N number of participating players who satisfy the position condition is determined as the privilege.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

The present invention relates to a server system or the like capable of communicating with a player terminal having a positioning function.

Patent Document 1 discloses a camp game using a flag machine, which is an electronic device having a positioning function, as a kind of position game (also called a position information game) to be enjoyed by a plurality of players. In the game concerned, a plurality of players are divided into at least two teams, and each team repeatedly moves one flag machine of its own team and transmits position information in the game area to determine the position of the flag machine. This is a team battle game in which you secure a triangular area as the apex.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2002-17927

The location-based game disclosed in Patent Document 1 described above is a game in which a team enjoys how to move one flag machine (player terminal) within a limited game area, and each of a plurality of players Is not something that you can move around and enjoy.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a new enjoyment in which players can play together while each of a plurality of players can move freely. To provide location-based game technology.

The first invention for solving the above problems is
A server system that can communicate with the player terminal of each player that has a positioning function.
Participating player setting means for setting participating players (for example, participating player setting unit 212 in FIG. 6) and
Instructional control for instructing the player terminals of the participating players to determine the position conditions for acquiring a given privilege, which are determined based on the player positions positioned by each of the player terminals of the participating players of N people (N ≧ 3). Means (for example, instruction control unit 214 in FIG. 6) and
A privilege acquisition determination means (for example, FIG. 6) that determines whether or not the player positions of the N participating players satisfy the position condition, and if affirmative determination is made, determines the acquisition of the privilege by the N participating players. 216) and
An effect display control means (for example, an effect display control unit 222 in FIG. 6) that controls the player terminal to display an effect indicating that the privilege has been acquired by the N participating players.
It is a server system equipped with.

According to the first invention, it is possible to provide a new location-based game technique that provides the enjoyment of playing in cooperation with each other while each of a plurality of players can move freely. That is, the position condition for acquiring the given privilege is instructed to each of the player terminals of the N participating players, and the privilege is acquired when the player positions of the N participating players satisfy the position condition. Can be done. As a result, a plurality of participating players can freely meet the position conditions in cooperation with other participating players in order to obtain benefits according to the instructions given to their player terminals. It is possible to provide a location-based game that provides new enjoyment such as moving. In addition, since the player terminal of the participating player displays an effect indicating that the privilege that is the result of the game play has been acquired, the participating player can grasp that the privilege has been acquired and enjoy the effect display. ..

The second invention is the first invention.
A point information storage means (for example, the server storage unit 300 in FIG. 6) that stores information at each point (for example, the point information 320 in FIG. 6) in which given attribute information is set.
Further prepare
The position condition includes, at least, that the player position is a position corresponding to a point where the attribute information satisfying a given attribute condition is set.
It is a server system.

According to the second invention, the position condition includes, at least, that the player position is a position corresponding to the point where the attribute information satisfying the given attribute condition is set. Here, the "position suitable for a point" means, for example, a position within a predetermined area (for example, within a radius of 50 m) with respect to the point. As a result, it is possible to provide further enjoyment such as searching for and moving the position where the attribute information satisfying the instructed attribute condition is set.

The third invention is the first or second invention.
The position condition includes, at least, that the distance between player positions satisfies a given distance condition.
It is a server system.

According to the third invention, the position condition includes, at least, that the player position satisfies a given distance condition. As a result, the game play can be such that the participating players move while confirming each other's player positions so that the interval between the player positions satisfies the instructed distance condition, and the participating players are encouraged to cooperate with each other.

The fourth invention is the invention of any one of the first to third aspects.
The positional condition includes at least N participating players satisfying a given player relationship condition.
It is a server system.

According to the fourth invention, the position condition includes at least N participating players satisfying a given player relationship condition. Player-related conditions include, for example, being on the same team, having a friendship, and the like. This makes it possible to provide further enjoyment such as cooperation between players who have a player relationship such as the same team or friends.

The fifth invention is the invention according to any one of the first to third aspects.
The participating player setting means sets N people as the participating players, and sets N people.
The privilege acquisition determination means determines whether or not the position condition is satisfied based on the player positions of all N players set by the participating player setting means.
It is a server system.

According to the fifth invention, it is determined whether or not the position condition is satisfied based on the player positions of all N players set as participating players. As a result, the gameplay can be such that all N participating players are encouraged to cooperate.

The sixth invention is the invention of any one of the first to fifth aspects.
The privilege acquisition determination means determines whether or not the position condition is satisfied during a given time limit based on the instruction timing by the instruction control means, and if the time limit is exceeded, the position condition Ends the determination of whether or not is satisfied,
It is a server system.

According to the sixth invention, it is determined whether or not the position condition is satisfied during a given time limit based on the instruction timing, and if the time limit is exceeded, whether or not the position condition is satisfied. Judgment is completed. That is, since not only the position but also the time limit is set, the participating player needs to move to the position satisfying the position condition before the time limit elapses, and the game play can be tense.

The seventh invention is the invention according to any one of the first to sixth aspects.
A privilege parameter value calculation means for calculating a privilege parameter value based on the player positions of the N participating players (for example, the privilege parameter value calculation unit 218 in FIG. 6).
Further prepare
The effect display control means variably controls the effect display based on the privilege parameter value.
It is a server system.

According to the seventh invention, the effect display indicating that the privilege has been acquired is variably performed according to the privilege parameter value. For example, since the effect display may differ depending on the player position of each of the N participating players, it is necessary to provide the participating players with further enjoyment such as what kind of effect display will be performed by acquiring the privilege. Can be done.

The eighth invention is the seventh invention.
The privilege parameter value calculating means calculates the privilege parameter value by further using the elapsed time from the instruction timing by the instruction control means to the determination that the position condition is satisfied by the privilege acquisition determination means.
It is a server system.

According to the eighth invention, the privilege parameter value is calculated by further using the elapsed time from the instruction timing to the determination that the position condition is satisfied. That is, the effect display can be changed by changing the privilege parameter value according to the elapsed time.

The ninth invention is the seventh or eighth invention.
The privilege parameter value calculating means calculates the privilege parameter value by further using the parameter values relating to the N participating players who satisfy the position condition.
It is a server system.

According to the ninth invention, the privilege parameter value is calculated by further using the parameter value relating to the N participating players who satisfy the position condition. The parameter values related to the participating players can be, for example, the player's level and experience value, the number of times the game has been played, the acquisition range so far, and the like. That is, since the parameter value of the player itself affects the privilege parameter value, it can be a motivation for the game play and can provide further enjoyment related to the game play.

The tenth invention is the invention of any one of the seventh to ninth aspects.
Virtual game space setting means for setting a virtual game space corresponding to the real space,
Further prepare
The privilege parameter value calculating means calculates the privilege parameter value by further using the position in the virtual game space corresponding to the player position of each of the N participating players who satisfy the position condition.
It is a server system.

According to the tenth invention, it is possible to provide further enjoyment related to game play, such as moving in a virtual game space.

The eleventh invention is the invention of any one of the seventh to tenth.
The privilege parameter value calculating means further uses at least one of the size, shape, and perimeter of the range enclosed based on the player positions of the N participating players who satisfy the position conditions. Calculate the privilege parameter value,
It is a server system.

According to the eleventh invention, the privilege parameter is further used by using at least one of the size, shape, and perimeter of the range that can be enclosed based on the player positions of N participating players who satisfy the position condition. The value is calculated. That is, the effect display can be changed by changing the privilege parameter value according to the size and shape of the range and the peripheral length.

The twelfth invention is the invention of any one of the seventh to eleventh.
A privilege granting control means (for example, privilege granting control unit 220 in FIG. 6) that controls to grant a second privilege to the N participating players who satisfy the position condition based on the privilege parameter value.
It is a server system further equipped with.

According to the twelfth invention, the second privilege is given to N participating players who satisfy the position condition based on the privilege parameter value. This can be a motivation for gameplay and can provide further enjoyment for gameplay.

The thirteenth invention is the invention of any one of the first to the twelfth.
The privilege acquisition determination means sets the range surrounded based on the player positions of the N participating players who satisfy the position condition as the acquisition range in the virtual game space, and the acquisition privilege by the N participating players. Decide as,
It is a server system.

According to the thirteenth invention, the participating player can acquire a range on the virtual game space as a privilege. This makes it possible to provide further enjoyment of location-based games by linking the real space and the virtual game space.

The fourteenth invention is
A player terminal with a positioning function and
With the server system of any of the first to thirteenth inventions,
It is a game system equipped with.

According to the fourteenth invention, it is possible to realize a game system exhibiting the effects of any one of the first to thirteenth inventions.

Game system configuration example. The figure explaining the instruction of the game play. Game screen example during game play. Game screen example when the theme is cleared. Explanatory drawing of acquisition range. Functional configuration example of server system. An example of player management data. An example of team management data. An example of theme data. An example of a condition list. An example of location information. An example of the privilege parameter value calculation table. An example of a specific setting table. Function configuration example of the player terminal. Flowchart of game processing.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. It should be noted that the embodiments described below do not limit the present invention, and the embodiments to which the present invention can be applied are not limited to the following embodiments. Further, in the description of the drawings, the same elements are designated by the same reference numerals.

[Game system]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of the game system of the present embodiment. According to FIG. 1, the game system 1 of the present embodiment can access the server system 1000 that can be connected to the communication network N and the server system 1000 via the communication network N, and can communicate with the server system 1000. It is equipped with a plurality of player terminals 1500 (1500a, 1500b, ...).

The communication network N means a communication path capable of data communication. That is, the communication network N includes a telephone communication network, a cable network, a communication network such as the Internet, as well as a LAN (Local Area Network) using a dedicated line (dedicated cable) for direct connection and Ethernet (registered trademark). It is meaningful, and the communication method may be wired or wireless.

The server system 1000 is a computer system having a main body device 1010, a keyboard 1002, a display 1004, and a storage 1030, and mounting a control board 1020 on the main body device 1010.

The control board 1020 is equipped with various processors such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 1021, a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), and a DSP (Digital Signal Processor), various IC memories 1022 such as VRAM, RAM, and ROM, and a communication device 1023. ing. A part or all of the control board 1020 may be realized by an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), an FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array), or a SoC (System on a Chip). These arithmetic circuits can also be called processors. Then, the server system 1000 realizes various services for operating the game of the present embodiment by performing arithmetic processing on the control board 1020 based on a predetermined program and data. For example, a player management function related to player registration and a game management function for managing game execution control on the player terminal 1500 are realized. That is, the game in this embodiment is realized as a kind of client-server type online game.

The server system 1000 is not limited to the single configuration shown in FIG. 1, and may be configured such that a plurality of blade servers sharing each function are mounted and connected to each other via an internal bus so that data communication is possible. .. Alternatively, a configuration may be configured in which a plurality of independent servers installed at remote locations perform data communication via a communication line to function as the server system 1000 as a whole.

The player terminal 1500 (1500a, 1500b, ...) Is a computer system individually used by the player 3 (3a, 3b, ...) For game play, and is a server system 1000 via the communication network N. It is an electronic device (electronic device) that can access. The player terminal 1500 of the present embodiment will be described as a device called a so-called smartphone as hardware, but may be a portable game device, a game controller, a personal computer, a tablet computer, a wearable computer, or the like. Further, the device is not limited to the single device shown in FIG. 1, and a plurality of devices may be configured to cooperate and function integrally.

The player terminal 1500 includes a positioning module that realizes a positioning function of acquiring the position information of the player terminal 1500 in the real space by using a known positioning system. The positioning module receives a signal transmitted from the positioning system, performs predetermined arithmetic processing, and outputs positioning information at a predetermined cycle (for example, every second). Positioning information includes date and time, position coordinates (latitude, longitude, altitude), and the like. As the positioning system, for example, satellite navigation systems such as GPS (Global Positioning System), GLONASS (Global Navigation Satellite System), and Galileo can be used. The positioning function may be realized by another method instead of the positioning module. For example, the position information of a wireless base station (which may be a mobile phone base station or a wireless LAN base station) with which the wireless communication module is wirelessly communicating can be acquired as the position information of the player terminal 1500. ..

[Game description]
(A) Overview The game implemented in the game system 1 is a kind of position game using the positioning function of the player terminal 1500, and is a game in which a plurality of players cooperate with each other to acquire benefits. Specifically, a team of three or more players 3 is formed, and players of the same team cooperate with each other to search for a position in the real space that clears the theme given by the server system 1000 and move. When the given theme is cleared, the range based on the position (hereinafter referred to as "player position") positioned by the player terminal 1500 of each player 3 at that time can be acquired as a privilege. More specifically, in the game of the present embodiment, a virtual game space corresponding to the real space is set, and the game play is performed in the manner of so-called position taking. The range to be acquired is the range in this virtual game space. The range acquired by the team of the player 3 who has cleared the theme is stored and managed in the server system 1000 in association with the team (or the player 3 belonging to the team). The theme given by the server system 1000 is an instruction of the position condition for acquiring the privilege.

(B) Gameplay FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating gameplay instructions. As shown in FIG. 2, when a team consisting of a plurality of players 3 announces participation in gameplay to the server system 1000, the server system 1000 issues a theme for the team. That is, each player 3 belonging to the team is set as a participating player in the game play, and the theme screen W1 displaying the theme for the team is displayed on the player terminal 1500 of each player 3. On the theme screen W1, the theme information 12 related to the given theme is displayed together with the team information 10 including the team name and the list of player names belonging to the team.

The subject information 12 includes a subject and a time limit. The theme of the position condition is that (1) the player position is a position that matches the point to which the attribute information satisfying the given attribute condition is associated, and (2) the relationship of the player position is given. It is configured as a combination of a plurality of conditions including satisfying the distance condition of. Attribute information is, for example, the type of facility existing at that location (for example, "convenience store" or "bookstore", "commercial facility" that includes these, "park" or "city hall", and "public facility" that includes these. , "Station", "Bridge", etc.) and place names (" XX ward, Tokyo", "XX slope", etc.). "Position conforming to a point" means a position within a predetermined area with respect to the point. The attribute condition is a condition for instructing attribute information of a point suitable for the player position, such as "convenience store" or "park". The distance condition is a condition for instructing the interval between the player positions, such as "1000 m or more" or "1 km or more and 1.5 km or less". In the example of FIG. 2, the attribute condition is a condition indicating that the player position conforms to a point having predetermined attribute information (“convenience store”), and the distance condition is that the distance between the player positions is a predetermined distance (“1000 m or more”). There is a theme that is a combination of the condition that instructs to do and the two conditions.

By satisfying a predetermined number (for example, one or more or all) of a plurality of conditions constituting the instructed theme before the time limit specified in the theme information 12 elapses, the subject is concerned. That is, the position condition is satisfied. Each player 3 moves in the real space in search of a position that clears the given theme before the predetermined time limit elapses.

FIG. 3 is an example of a playing screen, which is a game screen displayed on the player terminal 1500 after the subject is given. According to FIG. 3, on the playing screen W3, the theme information 14 indicating the theme being presented, the current position screen 16 indicating the position of each player of the same team, and each player of the same team in real time. A message exchange screen 18 on which text messages can be exchanged is displayed. The current position screen 16 displays an icon indicating the current position of each player 3 and an approximate interval between the positions on the map. The map is displayed on a scale that fits each position. The player 3 is issued while confirming the position of each player 3 including himself / herself on the current position screen 16 of the playing screen W3 and exchanging messages with other players 3 on the message exchange screen 18. Find a position that clears the title and move.

Then, when the player 3 performs a predetermined position registration operation using the player terminal 1500 at the position determined to clear the theme, the server system 1000 acquires the position of the player terminal 1500 at that time as the player position. The server system 1000 determines whether or not the theme given to the team has been cleared at the timing when all the player positions of the team have been acquired. That is, it is determined whether or not each player position satisfies each of the plurality of conditions constituting the theme, and a predetermined number of conditions (for example, one or more or all) determined to clear the theme are set. When it is satisfied, it is determined that the subject is cleared, that is, the position condition is satisfied. Then, the determination result of whether or not the theme is cleared is displayed on the player terminal 1500 of each player of the team.

If it is determined that the theme has not been cleared, the player 3 can perform the position registration operation as many times as necessary to update his / her player position until the set time limit elapses. , The server system 1000 determines whether or not the subject has been cleared. Then, if the set time limit elapses without clearing the theme, it becomes a "failure" and the game play ends.

FIG. 4 is an example of a theme clear screen which is a game screen displayed on the player terminal 1500 when it is determined that the theme has been cleared. According to FIG. 4, the theme clear screen W5 displays the theme information 20 related to the cleared theme, the determination result information 22, and the acquisition range screen 24. The determination result information 22 includes a determination result indicating that the theme has been cleared, and points (a type of in-game currency) given to each participating player as a second privilege. The points given as the second privilege depend on the theme cleared, the range acquired as a privilege by clearing the theme (acquisition range), the elapsed time from the time the theme is given until it is cleared, etc. It will be decided. In detail, for example, the higher the difficulty level of the subject, the more points will be awarded. Further, for example, the closer the shape of the acquisition range is to a regular polygon, the larger the area, and the longer the perimeter, the more points are given. Also, for example, the shorter the elapsed time until the theme is cleared, the more points will be awarded.

The acquisition range screen 24 displays the range (acquisition range) acquired as a privilege by clearing the theme. The acquisition range is set as a range surrounded based on each player position when the theme is cleared. In the present embodiment, it is a range of polygonal shapes with each player position as a vertex, and is a range when the player position (vertex) is selected so as to maximize the size (area). In the example of FIG. 4, since the team consists of three participating players, the range of the triangular shape that apexes the player position is the acquisition range. Further, on the acquisition range screen 24, the attribute information set in each player position and the interval between the player positions are also displayed as the information related to the cleared theme.

As shown in FIG. 5, there are 6 participating players (players 3a to 3f), and a range of pentagonal shapes surrounded by the player positions of 5 participating players (players 3a to 3e). When the player position of another participating player (player 3f) is included in the pentagon, the shape that maximizes the size (area) is a pentagon with the player positions of the five participating players as the vertices. The range of the shape of is the acquisition range.

[Functional configuration]
(A) Server system 1000
FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the server system 1000. According to FIG. 6, the server system 1000 includes an operation input unit 102, an image display unit 104, a sound output unit 106, a communication unit 108, a server processing unit 200, and a server storage unit 300.

The operation input unit 102 outputs an operation input signal to the server processing unit 200 in response to various operation inputs for managing the server system 1000. The keyboard 1002 of FIG. 1 corresponds to this.

The server processing unit 200 is realized by, for example, a processor such as a CPU or GPU, or an electronic component such as an ASIC or IC memory, and inputs / outputs data to / from each functional unit including an operation input unit 102 or a server storage unit 300. Take control. Then, various arithmetic processes are executed based on a predetermined program and data, an operation input signal from the operation input unit 102, received data from the player terminal 1500, and the like, and the operation of the server system 1000 is controlled in an integrated manner. The control board 1020 of FIG. 1 corresponds to this. Further, the server processing unit 200 includes a player management unit 202, a game management unit 210, a timekeeping unit 230, an image generation unit 234, a sound generation unit 236, and a communication control unit 238. Of course, functions other than these can be included as appropriate.

The player management unit 202 performs various processes related to player registration management. The present embodiment has functions of assigning a unique player account to a registered player, managing registration information for registering and managing personal information for each player account, and managing game data. Of course, the data management function associated with accounts other than these can be included as appropriate. The player management unit 202 manages data related to each player 3 by assigning a unique account (player ID) to the player 3 that has undergone the player registration procedure and generating player management data 340.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of player management data 340. According to FIG. 7, the player management data 340 is generated for each registered player, and includes a player account assigned to the player, a terminal ID of the player terminal 1500 of the player, and a team ID of the team to which the player belongs. , Point grant history, avatar information, play level, and possessed items. The player account includes a unique player ID assigned to the player, as well as a player name and password arbitrarily set by the player. The point award history is a history of points given to the player (acquired for the player), and stores the points held at the present time and the points given to each of the given dates and times in association with each other. The points can be used, for example, for purchasing items. The avatar information is information about the avatar of the player, and includes an image of the avatar, decorative items, and the like. The possessed item is information about an item that can be used in the game play owned by the player.

The game management unit 210 performs various processes related to game execution management. Since the game of the present embodiment is a client-server type online game, the game management unit 210 controls to provide data necessary for game play while communicating with the player terminal 1500. Further, the game management unit 210 includes a participating player setting unit 212, an instruction control unit 214, a privilege acquisition determination unit 216, a privilege parameter value calculation unit 218, an effect display control unit 222, and a privilege grant control unit 220. Have.

The participating player setting unit 212 sets the participating players. N people may be set as participating players. Specifically, participation in gameplay is accepted in units of teams, and all N players belonging to one team are set as participating players in gameplay. In the present embodiment, the team is created in advance, and the data related to the team is managed as the team management data 350.

FIG. 8 is an example of team management data 350. According to FIG. 8, the team management data 350 is generated for each team, has a unique team ID 351 assigned to the team, a team name 352 that can be arbitrarily set, a player list 353 belonging to the team, and play history data 360. And, including. The affiliation player list 353 stores the number of players belonging to the team, the player ID, and the like.

The play history data 360 is generated for each game play in which the team participates, and has a unique game play ID 361 assigned to the game play, a theme ID 362 indicating the theme given, and a question time when the theme is given. It stores 363, the time limit of 364 for the subject, and the result of gameplay. The result of the game play includes player position information 365, acquisition range information 366, privilege parameter value 367 calculated by the privilege parameter value calculation unit 218, and grant point information 368. The player position information 365 is information regarding the acquired player position, and stores the latest acquired player position in association with the player ID of each player. The acquisition range information 366 is information regarding the acquisition range determined by the privilege acquisition determination unit 216, and stores the position, shape, area, peripheral length, and the like of each vertex of the polygon which is the acquisition range. The grant point information 368 is information regarding points that are the second privilege given to each player by the privilege grant control unit 220, and stores the points given to each player's player ID in association with each other.

The instruction control unit 214 determines a position condition for acquiring a given privilege, which is determined on the player terminal of the participating player based on the player position positioned by each of the player terminals of N (N ≧ 3) participating players. To instruct. Specifically, the theme for the team that has accepted the participation in the gameplay is selected from a plurality of themes predetermined as the theme data 370 according to the number and level of the players belonging to the team. .. Then, by displaying the theme screen W1 (see FIG. 2) related to the selected theme on the player terminal 1500 of each player 3 of the team, the position condition for acquiring the privilege is instructed.

FIG. 9 is an example of the theme data 370. According to FIG. 9, the theme data 370 is generated for each theme, and the unique theme ID 371 assigned to the theme, the difficulty level 372, the number of participants condition 373, the time limit 374, and the like. The title setting information 375, the theme clearing condition 376, the privilege parameter value calculation table 377, and the privilege setting table 378 are stored. The number of participants condition 373 is a condition for the number of participating players that is the subject of the subject, and is, for example, a lower limit and / or an upper limit of the number of participating players. The theme setting information 375 is data that defines a combination of a plurality of conditions constituting the position condition that is the theme. The conditions to be combined are selected from the condition list 330.

FIG. 10 shows an example of the condition list 330. As shown in FIG. 10, the condition list 330 defines a plurality of conditions including an attribute condition and a distance condition as candidates for the conditions constituting the theme which is the position condition. The attribute condition is a condition for instructing the attribute information of the player position, and more specifically, among the attribute information of each point defined in the point information 320, the attribute information of the point to which the player position should match is instructed. The distance condition is a condition that indicates the interval between player positions.

FIG. 11 shows an example of the point information 320. According to FIG. 11, the point information 320 is displayed on a map with a unique point ID assigned to each of the plurality of points in the real space, for example, the position of the point represented by latitude and longitude. The name of the relevant point and the attribute information are stored in association with each other. The attribute information has a hierarchical structure such as "convenience store" and "commercial facility" including the "convenience store".

Returning to FIG. 9, the theme clearing condition 376 in the theme data 370 is a condition for determining that the theme has been cleared, and among the conditions defined in the theme setting information 375, for example, "one". Determine the number of conditions that should be met among the multiple conditions that make up the subject, such as "above" and "all."

The privilege parameter value calculation table 377 is a data table that defines the privilege parameter values to be calculated based on the acquisition range when the subject is cleared, and as shown in FIG. 12, each of the plurality of items The value to be added when the item is satisfied is defined in association with each other. Items include, in addition to the conditions that make up the theme, items related to the acquired range such as the area (size), shape, and perimeter of the acquired range, items related to the elapsed time until the theme is cleared, and the player's play level. Includes items related to parameter values, etc.

The privilege setting table 378 is a data table that defines points that are the second privilege to be given to the participating players when the subject is cleared, and as shown in FIG. 13, the privilege parameter value and the grant are given. It is stored in association with points. In the example of FIG. 13, it is defined that the larger the privilege parameter value is, the more points are given.

Returning to FIG. 6, the privilege acquisition determination unit 216 determines whether or not the player positions of the N participating players satisfy the position conditions, and if affirmative determination is made, the privilege acquisition determination unit 216 determines the acquisition of the privilege by the N participating players. .. Alternatively, it may be determined whether or not the position condition is satisfied based on the player positions of all N players set by the participating player setting unit 212. The position condition is that at least the player position is a position that matches the point where the attribute information satisfying the given attribute condition is set, the interval between the player positions satisfies the given distance condition, and the given player. Includes being N participating players who meet the relevant conditions. Further, the instruction control unit 214 determines whether or not the position condition is satisfied during a given time limit based on the instruction timing, and if the time limit is exceeded, whether or not the position condition is satisfied. End the judgment.

In the present embodiment, it is determined whether or not the position condition is satisfied based on the player positions of all the players of the team that have accepted the participation in the game play, and if it is determined that the position condition is satisfied, N participating players who satisfy the position condition are determined. The range enclosed based on the player position of the team is determined as the acquisition privilege of the team. That is, when the player positions of all the players of the team are acquired, it is determined whether or not each of the acquired player positions satisfies each of the plurality of conditions constituting the theme defined in the theme setting information 375, and it is determined that the player positions are satisfied. If the number of conditions satisfies the theme clearing condition 376, it is determined that the theme is cleared, that is, the position condition is satisfied. Then, if it is determined that the theme is clear, the acquisition range of the team is determined based on each player position. For example, a polygon having each player position as an apex is determined as an acquisition range.

The theme, which is a positional condition, is configured as a combination of a plurality of conditions defined in the condition list 330 (see FIG. 10). Since the condition list 330 defines, as a condition, an attribute condition for instructing the attribute information of the location where the player should be located and a distance condition for instructing the interval between the player positions, the position condition is the location of the player position. It includes that the attribute information satisfying the given attribute condition is a position suitable for the set point, and that the interval between the player positions satisfies the given distance condition. Further, since the players belonging to one team are set as the participating players, the position condition includes, for example, N participating players who satisfy the player-related conditions such as belonging to the same team.

The privilege parameter value calculation unit 218 calculates the privilege parameter value using at least one of the size, shape, and peripheral length of the acquisition range. Further, the elapsed time from the instruction timing by the instruction control unit 214 to the determination that the position condition is satisfied by the privilege acquisition determination unit 216 and the parameter value related to the N participating players who satisfy the position condition are further added. Use to calculate the privilege parameter value.

Specifically, among the items defined in the privilege parameter value calculation table 377, the total of the added values corresponding to the items to be satisfied is calculated as the privilege parameter value. Items defined in the privilege parameter value calculation table 377 include items related to the acquired range such as the size (area), shape, and perimeter of the acquired range, items related to the elapsed time until the theme is cleared, and the player's play level. Includes items related to parameter values of participating players (see FIG. 12).

The effect display control unit 222 controls the player terminal to display an effect indicating that the privilege of the N participating players has been acquired. In addition, the effect display is variably controlled based on the privilege parameter value. Specifically, on the player terminal of each participating player of the team determined to have cleared the theme, the theme clear screen W5 including the acquisition range screen 24 showing the acquisition range is displayed on the map (see FIG. 4). ). On the acquisition range screen 24, the area and the peripheral length of the acquisition range may be displayed. Further, the display form such as the color and pattern of the acquisition range may be different depending on the privilege parameter value, and when the privilege parameter value is equal to or more than a predetermined threshold value, a predetermined effect is displayed. May be good.

The privilege grant control unit 220 controls to grant a second privilege to N participating players who satisfy the position condition based on the privilege parameter value. Specifically, according to the privilege setting table 378, points corresponding to the privilege parameter values are given to each participating player as a second privilege. As a method of awarding points to each participating player, for example, the points specified in the privilege setting table 378 may be given to all N participating players, or the points may be evenly divided by the number of participants. It may be given in a sloping manner according to the degree of contribution. The degree of contribution includes, for example, the level (proficiency level) and the number of times the gameplay is participated.

The timekeeping unit 230 uses the system clock to time the current date and time.

The image generation unit 234 generates an image related to the system management of the server system 1000, an image to be displayed on the player terminal 1500, and the like. Then, the image signal related to the system management is output to the image display unit 104. The image display unit 104 displays various images for system management based on the image signals input from the image generation unit 234. For example, it can be realized by an image display device such as a flat panel display or a projector. The display 1006 of FIG. 1 corresponds to this.

The sound generation unit 236 is realized by executing IC or software that generates and decodes voice data, and generates or decodes voice data such as operation sounds and BGM related to system management and game play of the server system 1000. Then, the audio signal related to the system management is output to the sound output unit 106. The sound output unit 106 emits a sound based on the sound signal. A speaker (not shown) included in the main body device 1010 and the display 1006 of FIG. 1 corresponds to this.

The communication control unit 238 executes data processing related to data communication, and realizes data exchange with an external device via the communication unit 108. The communication unit 108 connects to the communication network N to realize communication. For example, it is realized by a wireless communication device, a modem, a TA (terminal adapter), a jack of a wired communication cable, a control circuit, and the like. The communication device 1016 of FIG. 1 corresponds to this.

The server storage unit 300 stores programs, various data, and the like for realizing various functions for causing the server processing unit 200 to control the server system 1000 in an integrated manner. Further, it is used as a work area of the server processing unit 200, and temporarily stores the calculation results and the like executed by the server processing unit 200 according to various programs. For example, it is realized by an IC memory such as RAM or ROM, a magnetic disk such as a hard disk, an optical disk such as a CD-ROM or DVD, or online storage. The server storage unit 300 includes a server program 302 for realizing various functional units of the server system 1000, a distribution client program 304, map information 310, point information 320, player management data 340, and a condition list. 330, player management data 340, team management data 350, and theme data 370 are stored.

(B) Player terminal FIG. 14 is a block diagram showing an example of a functional configuration of the player terminal 1500. According to FIG. 14, the player terminal 1500 includes an operation input unit 502, an image display unit 504, a sound output unit 506, a communication unit 508, a positioning unit 510, a terminal processing unit 600, and a terminal storage unit 700. To be equipped.

The operation input unit 502 outputs an operation input signal to the terminal processing unit 600 in response to various operation inputs by the player 3. For example, it can be realized by a push switch, a joystick, a touch pad, a trackball, an acceleration sensor, a gyro, a CCD module, or the like.

The positioning unit 510 realizes a positioning function of acquiring the position information of the player terminal 1500 in the real space by using a known positioning system. For example, it receives signals transmitted from satellite navigation systems such as GPS (Global Positioning System), GLONASS (Global Navigation Satellite System), and Galileo, and outputs positioning information including date and time and position coordinates (latitude, longitude, altitude). It can be realized by the positioning module.

The terminal processing unit 600 is realized by, for example, an electronic component such as a processor or an IC memory, and performs input / output control of data with each functional unit including an operation input unit 502 and a terminal storage unit 700. The processor includes, for example, a centralized arithmetic unit such as a CPU and a GPU, as well as an arithmetic circuit such as an ASIC and an FPGA. Then, various arithmetic processes are executed based on a predetermined program and data, an operation signal from the operation input unit 502, received data from the server system 1000, and the like to control the operation of the player terminal 1500. Further, the terminal processing unit 600 includes a game control unit 610, a timekeeping unit 620, and a communication control unit 628.

The game control unit 610 includes an operation signal transmission control unit 612, a game screen display control unit 614, and a voice reproduction control unit 616.

The operation signal transmission control unit 612 executes a process for transmitting various data and requests to the server system 1000 in response to the operation performed by the operation input unit 502.

The game screen display control unit 614 controls to display the game screen based on various image data received from the server system 1000. For example, it is realized by a CPU, a processor such as a digital signal processor (DSP), a program such as a video signal IC and a video cordic, an IC memory for a drawing frame such as a frame buffer, and based on various data received from the server system 1000. An image of one game screen is generated in one frame time (for example, 1/60 second), and the generated image signal of the game screen is output to the image display unit 504. In the present embodiment, the image of the game screen is generated by the server system 1000, but the image can be generated by the player terminal 1500.

The image display unit 504 displays various game images based on the image signals input from the game screen display control unit 614. For example, it can be realized by an image display device such as a flat panel display, a projector, or a head-mounted display.

The voice reproduction control unit 616 controls to emit a game sound (for example, sound effect, BGM, reading aloud by a voice actor, etc.) based on various voice data received from the server system 1000. For example, it is realized by a digital signal processor (DSP), a processor such as a voice synthesis IC, an audio cordic for playing a voice file, etc., and various sounds such as sound effects related to a game, BGM, various operation sounds, and dialogue reading voices. The sound signal of is generated and output to the sound output unit 506.

The sound output unit 506 outputs sound effects, BGM, and the like based on the sound signal input from the voice reproduction control unit 616.

The communication control unit 628 executes data processing related to data communication, and realizes data exchange with an external device via the communication unit 508. For example, it is realized by a wireless communication device, a modem, a TA (terminal adapter), a jack of a wired communication cable, a control circuit, and the like.

The timekeeping unit 620 uses the system clock to time the current date and time.

The terminal storage unit 700 stores a system program for realizing various functions for causing the terminal processing unit 600 to control the player terminal 1500 in an integrated manner, a program necessary for game play, various data, and the like. Further, it is used as a work area of the terminal processing unit 600, and temporarily stores the calculation result executed by the terminal processing unit 600 according to various programs, the input data from the operation input unit 502, and the like. For example, it is realized by an IC memory such as RAM or ROM, a magnetic disk such as a hard disk, an optical disk such as a CD-ROM or DVD, or the like. In this embodiment, the terminal storage unit 700 stores the client program 702.

The client program 702 is application software for realizing the function as the game control unit 610 by reading and executing it by the terminal processing unit 600. In the present embodiment, it is a copy of the distribution client program 304 (see FIG. 7) provided by the server system 1000. The client program 702 may be a dedicated client program depending on the technical method for realizing the game, or may be configured by a web browser program, a plug-in that realizes an interactive image display, or the like.

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FIG. 15 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of game processing. This process is realized by the execution control of the game management unit 210 of the server system 1000, and is a process related to one game play for one team.

First, when the game management unit 210 accepts the participation of the team in the game play (step S1), the participating player setting unit 212 sets the player belonging to the team as the participating player (step S3). Next, the instruction control unit 214 determines a theme for the participating players from a plurality of themes predetermined as the theme data 370, and displays the determined theme on the player terminal 1500 of each participating player. By displaying the title screen W1 (see FIG. 2), the position condition for acquiring the privilege is instructed (step S5).

After that, while the elapsed time from the instruction of the game play by the privilege acquisition determination unit 216 does not reach the time limit set in the theme (step S7: NO), the player position of each participating player is reached. Based on this, it is determined whether or not the theme has been cleared. Then, if the theme is cleared, that is, if it is determined that the position condition is satisfied (step S9: YES), each participating player acquires a range (acquisition range) surrounded by each player position of the participating player. Determined as a privilege (step S11). Next, the privilege parameter value calculation unit 218 calculates the privilege parameter value (step S13). Subsequently, the privilege granting control unit 220 grants points to the participating players as a second privilege based on the calculated privilege parameter value (step S15). After that, the effect display control unit 222 causes the player terminal 1500 of the participating player to perform the effect display based on the acquisition range (step S17). When the above processing is performed, the game processing is completed.

[Action effect]
As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to provide a new location-based game technique that provides the enjoyment of playing in cooperation with each other while each of the plurality of players can move freely. That is, the player terminal 1500 of each participating player is instructed on the position condition for acquiring the privilege, and when the player positions of the N participating players satisfy the position condition, the range is acquired as the privilege and the participating player. The effect display based on the acquisition range is performed on the player terminal 1500 of the above. As a result, a position in which a plurality of participating players can freely satisfy the position conditions in cooperation with other participating players in order to obtain a privilege according to an instruction given to their player terminal 1500. It is possible to provide a location-based game that gives new enjoyment such as moving to. In addition, the participating players can grasp the acquisition range, which is an acquisition privilege, by the effect display performed on their own player terminal 1500.

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It should be noted that the applicable embodiments of the present invention are not limited to the above-described embodiments, and of course, they can be appropriately changed without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

(A) Setting of Participating Players In the above-described embodiment, N players belonging to a pre-organized team are set as participating players, but instead of a pre-organized team, for example, N participating players are matched. May be set. In that case, for example, it is preferable to match players who satisfy the player relationship conditions, such as players whose play levels satisfy a predetermined approximation condition.

(B) Acquisition of Player Position In the above-described embodiment, the server system 1000 determines the position determined by the player terminal 1500 when a player participating in the game play performs a predetermined position registration operation on the player terminal 1500. , I decided to acquire it as the position (player position) of the participating player. The position registration operation by the participating players may not be required, and the latest position of the player terminal 1500 may be constantly acquired as the player position, or the position of the player terminal 1500 at an arbitrary timing specified by the server system 1000 may be acquired. May be acquired as the player position.

(C) Position condition In addition, the position condition includes that a predetermined number or more of players are located at positions that satisfy a predetermined neighborhood condition that can be regarded as the same position or the same position (for example, a position in the same facility). You may. Further, the privilege parameter value may be calculated by further using the number of players located at positions satisfying the neighborhood condition. In that case, only the position satisfying the position condition may be used, or the position not satisfying the position condition may be used.

(D) Virtual game space In the above embodiment, the virtual game space corresponding to the real space is set, but the position of the virtual game space corresponding to the player position of each of the N participating players satisfying the position condition is set. Further, the privilege parameter value may be calculated by using it. Specifically, each position in the virtual game space is associated with each point in the real space defined in the point information 320. Then, the position in the virtual game space corresponding to the point corresponding to the acquired player position of the participating player is specified, and the addition value corresponding to the specified position is further added to calculate the privilege parameter value. The addition value according to the position can be determined, for example, according to the object (including the enemy character) arranged at the position in the virtual game space. Specifically, building objects such as castles, forts, and wells, and resource source objects such as springs and veins are defined in the virtual game space. Whether the position in the virtual game space corresponding to the point corresponding to the player position is the position corresponding to these objects, whether these objects are included in the acquisition range, the number of objects included, etc. The privilege parameter value can be calculated accordingly.

(E) Team battle In addition, a team battle may be performed as a game play. Specifically, the participation of two or more teams is accepted, the same theme is given to each team as an instruction of game play, and the victory or defeat is decided according to the magnitude of the privilege parameter value of each team.

1 ... Game system 1000 ... Server system 200 ... Server processing unit 202 ... Player management unit 210 ... Game management unit 212 ... Participating player setting unit 214 ... Instruction control unit 216 ... Bonus acquisition judgment unit 218 ... Bonus parameter value calculation unit 220 ... Bonus Grant control unit 222 ... Production display control unit 300 ... Server storage unit 302 ... Server program 304 ... Delivery client program 310 ... Map information 320 ... Point information 330 ... Condition list 340 ... Player management data 350 ... Team management data 370 ... Theme Data 1500 ... Player terminal 3 ... Player

Claims (14)

A server system that can communicate with the player terminal of each player that has a positioning function.
Participating player setting means to set participating players and
Instructional control for instructing the player terminals of the participating players to determine the position conditions for acquiring a given privilege, which are determined based on the player positions positioned by each of the player terminals of the participating players of N people (N ≧ 3). Means and
A privilege acquisition determination means for determining whether or not the player positions of the N participating players satisfy the position condition, and determining the acquisition of the privilege by the N participating players when a positive determination is made.
An effect display control means for controlling the player terminal to display an effect indicating that the privilege has been acquired by the N participating players.
Server system with. Point information storage means for storing information at each point where given attribute information is set,
Further prepare
The position condition includes, at least, that the player position is a position corresponding to a point where the attribute information satisfying a given attribute condition is set.
The server system according to claim 1. The position condition includes, at least, that the distance between player positions satisfies a given distance condition.
The server system according to claim 1 or 2. The positional condition includes at least N participating players satisfying a given player relationship condition.
The server system according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The participating player setting means sets N people as the participating players, and sets N people.
The privilege acquisition determination means determines whether or not the position condition is satisfied based on the player positions of all N players set by the participating player setting means.
The server system according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The privilege acquisition determination means determines whether or not the position condition is satisfied during a given time limit based on the instruction timing by the instruction control means, and if the time limit is exceeded, the position condition Ends the determination of whether or not is satisfied,
The server system according to any one of claims 1 to 5. A privilege parameter value calculating means for calculating a privilege parameter value based on the player positions of the N participating players,
Further prepare
The effect display control means variably controls the effect display based on the privilege parameter value.
The server system according to any one of claims 1 to 6. The privilege parameter value calculating means calculates the privilege parameter value by further using the elapsed time from the instruction timing by the instruction control means to the determination that the position condition is satisfied by the privilege acquisition determination means.
The server system according to claim 7. The privilege parameter value calculating means calculates the privilege parameter value by further using the parameter values relating to the N participating players who satisfy the position condition.
The server system according to claim 7 or 8. Virtual game space setting means for setting a virtual game space corresponding to the real space,
Further prepare
The privilege parameter value calculating means calculates the privilege parameter value by further using the position in the virtual game space corresponding to the player position of each of the N participating players who satisfy the position condition.
The server system according to any one of claims 7 to 9. The privilege parameter value calculating means further uses at least one of the size, shape, and perimeter of the range enclosed based on the player positions of the N participating players who satisfy the position conditions. Calculate the privilege parameter value,
The server system according to any one of claims 7 to 10. A privilege granting control means that controls the granting of a second privilege to the N participating players who satisfy the position condition based on the privilege parameter value.
The server system according to any one of claims 7 to 11, further comprising. The privilege acquisition determination means sets the range surrounded based on the player positions of the N participating players who satisfy the position condition as the acquisition range in the virtual game space, and the acquisition privilege by the N participating players. Decide as,
The server system according to any one of claims 1 to 12. A player terminal with a positioning function and
The server system according to any one of claims 1 to 13.
A game system equipped with.

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