JP2021175436A - Game program, game method, and terminal device - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a game program, a game method, and a terminal device capable of suitably improving an amusement of a game.SOLUTION: A game program executed by a terminal device including a processor, a memory, an input part, and a display part allows the processor to execute the steps of: acquiring a position of the terminal device; displaying an image corresponding to a position acquired by the acquisition step from among map images in which plural kinds of objects are disposed in respective places; and granting an item related to an object disposed within a predetermined range from a position acquired by the acquisition step to a user. In the game program, the plural kinds of objects are disposed corresponding to specific positions on the map images, and include a specific kind of an object to which a peculiar item not related to another kind of an object is related.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 30

Description

The present invention relates to game programs, game methods, and terminal devices.

Patent Document 1 displays characters such as player characters and enemy characters on a field map on a display screen as a game system that specifies the current position of a terminal operated by a player and executes game processing according to the current position. However, when a player character comes into contact with an enemy character, there is a method of executing a battle process between the characters and executing a process of giving a game item as a battle result to the player.

JP-A-2017-170109

In the game system described in Patent Document 1, since the player moves and repeats the battle with the enemy character, there is a risk that the player gets bored and the taste (interest) of the game is lowered.

The present invention has been conceived in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a game program, a game method, and a terminal device capable of enhancing the taste of a game.

According to an aspect of one embodiment presented in the present disclosure, a game program executed in a terminal device including a processor, a memory, an input unit, and a display unit is provided. The game program displays on the display unit a step of acquiring the position of the terminal device and an image corresponding to the position acquired by the step of acquiring a map image in which a plurality of types of objects are arranged in various places on the processor. A step of performing and a step of enabling the user to give an item associated with an object arranged within a predetermined range from the position acquired by the acquisition step are executed, and a plurality of types of objects are displayed on the map image. Includes a particular type of object that is associated with a unique item that is placed corresponding to a particular position in and is not associated with any other type of object.

According to certain aspects of one embodiment, there is provided a gaming method performed by a terminal device comprising a processor, memory, an input unit, and a display unit. In the game method, the terminal device displays an image corresponding to the position acquired by the step of acquiring the position of the terminal device and a map image in which a plurality of types of objects are arranged in various places on the display unit. It includes a step to display and a step to allow the user to give an item associated with an object arranged within a predetermined range from the position acquired by the acquisition step, and a plurality of types of objects are displayed on a map image. Includes a particular type of object that is associated with a unique item that is placed corresponding to a particular position in and is not associated with any other type of object.

According to an aspect of one embodiment, a terminal device is provided that includes a storage unit that stores a game program and a control unit that controls the operation of the terminal device by executing the game program. The control unit includes a step of acquiring the position of the terminal device and a step of displaying an image corresponding to the position acquired by the acquisition step among the map images in which a plurality of types of objects are arranged in various places on the display unit. , A step that enables the user to give an item associated with an object placed within a predetermined range from the position acquired by the acquisition step, and a plurality of types of objects are placed at a specific position on the map image. Includes certain types of objects that are associated with unique items that are correspondingly placed and are not associated with other types of objects.

According to the present invention, it is possible to encourage the user to move to a specific position, and it is possible to enhance the taste of the game.

It is a figure which shows an example of the outline of the system which follows a certain embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows an example of the hardware composition of the user terminal which follows a certain embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows an example of the hardware configuration of the server according to a certain embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows an example of the hardware composition of the game play terminal which follows a certain embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows an example of the hardware composition of the distribution terminal which follows a certain embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows an example of the functional configuration of the user terminal, the server, and the HMD set according to a certain embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows an example of the functional structure of the distribution terminal which follows a certain embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows a part of the processing executed in the user terminal and the game play terminal which follow a certain embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the virtual space provided to a player, and the visual field image which a player visually recognizes according to a certain embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the virtual space provided to the user of a user terminal, and the visual field image which the user visually recognizes according to a certain embodiment. It is a figure which shows another example of the visual field image which the user of a user terminal visually recognizes. It is a figure which shows still another example of the field of view image which the user of a user terminal sees. It is a flowchart which shows a part of the processing executed in the game play terminal which follows a certain embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows a part of the process executed in the user terminal which follows a certain embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows a part of the processing executed in the server according to a certain embodiment. It is a figure which shows a specific example of the list of the user who participated in a game according to a certain embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows a part of the processing executed in the distribution terminal which follows a certain embodiment. It is a figure which shows a specific example of the screen displayed on the distribution terminal which follows a certain embodiment. It is a figure which shows the other specific example of the screen which is displayed on the distribution terminal which follows a certain embodiment. It is a figure which shows a specific example of the voice input by a player according to a certain embodiment. It is a figure which shows still another specific example of the screen displayed on the distribution terminal according to a certain embodiment, and the outline of distribution of operation instruction data. It is a figure which shows the other specific example of the voice input by a player according to a certain embodiment. It is a figure which shows still another specific example of the screen displayed on the distribution terminal according to a certain embodiment, and the outline of distribution of operation instruction data. It is a figure which shows the outline of transmission of the game progress information from a game play terminal to a user terminal according to a certain embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows a part of the process executed in the user terminal which follows a certain embodiment. It is a figure which shows a specific example of moving image play. It is a figure which shows the other specific example of moving image play. (A) to (E) are diagrams showing an example of a display screen displayed on a touch screen during a location-based game. (A) to (E) are diagrams showing an example of a display screen displayed on a touch screen during a location-based game. It is a figure which shows an example of the landmark correspondence table which shows the relationship of a character, an item, etc. associated with a landmark. It is a figure which shows an example of the terrain classification correspondence table which shows the relationship of a character, an item, etc. associated with a specific terrain. It is a flowchart which shows a part of the processing executed in a user terminal.

The system according to the present disclosure is a system for providing a game to a plurality of users. Hereinafter, the system will be described with reference to the drawings. It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to these examples, and is indicated by the scope of claims, and it is intended that all modifications within the meaning and scope equivalent to the scope of claims are included in the present invention. NS. In the following description, the same elements are designated by the same reference numerals in the description of the drawings, and duplicate description will not be repeated.

<Overview of system 1 operation>
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an outline of the system 1 according to the present embodiment. The system 1 includes a plurality of user terminals 100 (computers), a server 200, a game play terminal 300 (external device, second external device), and a distribution terminal 400 (external, first external device). In FIG. 1, user terminals 100A to 100C, in other words, three user terminals 100 are shown as an example of a plurality of user terminals 100, but the number of user terminals 100 is not limited to the illustrated example. .. Further, in the present embodiment, when it is not necessary to distinguish the user terminals 100A to C, it is described as "user terminal 100". The user terminal 100, the game play terminal 300, and the distribution terminal 400 are connected to the server 200 via the network 2. The network 2 is composed of various mobile communication systems constructed by the Internet and a wireless base station (not shown). Examples of this mobile communication system include so-called 3G and 4G mobile communication systems, LTE (Long Term Evolution), and wireless networks (for example, Wi-Fi (registered trademark)) that can be connected to the Internet by a predetermined access point. Be done.

(Outline of the game)
In the present embodiment, as an example of the game provided by the system 1 (hereinafter referred to as the game), a game mainly played by the user of the game play terminal 300 will be described. Hereinafter, the user of the game play terminal 300 is referred to as a "player". As an example, the player (performer) advances the game by operating the characters appearing in the game. Further, in this game, the user of the user terminal 100 plays a role of supporting the progress of the game by the player. Details of this game will be described later. The game provided by the system 1 may be a game in which a plurality of users participate, and is not limited to this example.

(Gameplay terminal 300)
The game play terminal 300 advances the game in response to an input operation by the player. In addition, the game play terminal 300 sequentially delivers information generated by the player's game play (hereinafter, game progress information) to the server 200 in real time.

(Server 200)
The server 200 transmits the game progress information (second data) received in real time from the game play terminal 300 to the user terminal 100. In addition, the server 200 mediates the transmission and reception of various information between the user terminal 100, the game play terminal 300, and the distribution terminal 400.

(Distribution terminal 400)
The distribution terminal 400 generates operation instruction data (first data) in response to an input operation by the user of the distribution terminal 400, and distributes the operation instruction data to the user terminal 100 via the server 200. The operation instruction data is data for playing back a moving image on the user terminal 100, and specifically, is data for operating a character appearing in the moving image.

In the present embodiment, as an example, the user of the distribution terminal 400 is a player of this game. Further, as an example, the moving image played on the user terminal 100 based on the operation instruction data is a moving image in which the character operated by the player in the game operates. "Movement" is to move at least a part of the character's body, including utterances. Therefore, the motion instruction data according to the present embodiment includes, for example, voice data for causing the character to speak and motion data for moving the character's body.

As an example, the operation instruction data is transmitted to the user terminal 100 after the end of this game. The details of the operation instruction data and the moving image played based on the operation instruction data will be described later.

(User terminal 100)
The user terminal 100 receives the game progress information in real time, and generates and displays the game screen using the information. In other words, the user terminal 100 reproduces the game screen of the game being played by the player by real-time rendering. As a result, the user of the user terminal 100 can visually recognize the same game screen as the game screen that the player is viewing while playing the game at substantially the same timing as the player.

Further, the user terminal 100 generates information for supporting the progress of the game by the player in response to the input operation by the user, and transmits the information to the game play terminal 300 via the server 200. Details of the information will be described later.

Further, the user terminal 100 receives the operation instruction data from the distribution terminal 400, and generates and reproduces a moving image (video) using the operation instruction data. In other words, the user terminal 100 renders and reproduces the operation instruction data.

<Hardware configuration of system 1>
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a hardware configuration of the user terminal 100. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a hardware configuration of the server 200. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a hardware configuration of the game play terminal 300. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a hardware configuration of the distribution terminal 400.

(User terminal 100)
In the present embodiment, as an example, an example in which the user terminal 100 is realized as a smartphone will be described, but the user terminal 100 is not limited to the smartphone. For example, the user terminal 100 may be realized as a feature phone, a tablet computer, a laptop computer (so-called laptop computer), a desktop computer, or the like. Further, the user terminal 100 may be a game device suitable for game play.

As shown in FIG. 2, the user terminal 100 measures the processor 10, the memory 11, the storage 12, the communication interface (IF) 13, the input / output IF 14, the touch screen 15 (display unit), the camera 17, and the like. It includes a distance sensor 18. These configurations included in the user terminal 100 are electrically connected to each other by a communication bus. The user terminal 100 may be provided with an input / output IF 14 to which a display (display unit) configured separately from the user terminal 100 main body can be connected instead of or in addition to the touch screen 15.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the user terminal 100 may be configured to be communicable with one or more controllers 1020. The controller 1020 establishes communication with the user terminal 100 according to a communication standard such as Bluetooth (registered trademark). The controller 1020 may have one or more buttons or the like, and transmits an output value based on a user's input operation to the buttons or the like to the user terminal 100. Further, the controller 1020 may have various sensors such as an acceleration sensor and an angular velocity sensor, and transmits the output values of the various sensors to the user terminal 100.

In addition, instead of or in addition to the user terminal 100 including the camera 17 and the distance measuring sensor 18, the controller 1020 may have the camera 17 and the distance measuring sensor 18.

It is desirable that the user terminal 100, for example, at the start of a game, have a user who uses the controller 1020 input user identification information such as the user's name or login ID via the controller 1020. As a result, the user terminal 100 can associate the controller 1020 with the user, and identifies which user the output value belongs to based on the source of the received output value (controller 1020). be able to.

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

Even when the above-mentioned multiplayer is realized locally, the user terminal 100 may communicate with the server 200. For example, information indicating a play result such as a result or victory or defeat in a certain game may be associated with user identification information and transmitted to the server 200.

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

As shown in FIG. 2, the user terminal 100 may accept the attachment of a storage medium 1030 such as an external memory card via the input / output IF14. As a result, the user terminal 100 can read the programs and data recorded on the storage medium 1030. The program recorded on the storage medium 1030 is, for example, a game program.

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

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

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

Alternatively, when the operation unit is composed of the touch screen 15, the user terminal 100 identifies and accepts the user's operation performed on the input unit 151 of the touch screen 15 as the user's input operation. Alternatively, when the operation unit is composed of the communication IF 13, the user terminal 100 identifies and accepts a signal (for example, an output value) transmitted from the controller 1020 as an input operation of the user. Alternatively, when the operation unit is composed of the input / output IF14, a signal output from an input device (not shown) different from the controller 1020 connected to the input / output IF14 is specified and accepted as a user input operation.

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

(Gameplay terminal 300)
As an example, the game play terminal 300 may be a general-purpose computer such as a personal computer. The game play terminal 300 includes a processor 30, a memory 31, a storage 32, a communication IF 33, and an input / output IF 34. These configurations included in the gameplay terminal 300 are electrically connected to each other by a communication bus.

As shown in FIG. 4, the game play terminal 300 according to the present embodiment is included in the HMD (Head Mounted Display) set 1000 as an example. That is, it can be expressed that the HMD set 1000 is included in the system 1, and the player can also express that he / she plays a game using the HMD set 1000. The device for the player to play the game is not limited to the HMD set 1000. As an example, the device may be any device that allows the player to experience the game virtually. In addition, the device may be realized as a smartphone, a feature phone, a tablet computer, a laptop computer (so-called laptop computer), a desktop computer, or the like. Further, the device may be a game device suitable for game play.

The HMD set 1000 includes a game play terminal 300, an HMD 500, an HMD sensor 510, a motion sensor 520, a display 530, and a controller 540. The HMD 500 includes a monitor 51, a gaze sensor 52, a first camera 53, a second camera 54, a microphone 55, and a speaker 56. The controller 540 may include a motion sensor 520.

The HMD 500 may be mounted on the player's head and provide the player with virtual space during operation. More specifically, the HMD 500 displays an image for the right eye and an image for the left eye on the monitor 51, respectively. When each eye of the player visually recognizes the respective image, the player can recognize the image as a three-dimensional image based on the parallax of both eyes. The HMD 500 may include both a so-called head-mounted display including a monitor and a head-mounted device capable of mounting a smartphone or other terminal having a monitor.

The monitor 51 is realized as, for example, a non-transparent display device. In a certain aspect, the monitor 51 is arranged in the main body of the HMD 500 so as to be located in front of both eyes of the player. Therefore, the player can immerse himself in the virtual space when he / she visually recognizes the three-dimensional image displayed on the monitor 51. In some aspects, the virtual space includes, for example, a background, player-operable objects, and player-selectable menu images. In a certain aspect, the monitor 51 can be realized as a liquid crystal monitor or an organic EL (Electro Luminescence) monitor included in a so-called smartphone or other information display terminal.

In another aspect, the monitor 51 can be realized as a transmissive display device. In this case, the HMD 500 may be an open type such as a glasses type, not a closed type that covers the player's eyes as shown in FIG. The transmissive monitor 51 may be temporarily configured as a non-transparent display device by adjusting its transmittance. The monitor 51 may include a configuration in which a part of the image constituting the virtual space and the real space are displayed at the same time. For example, the monitor 51 may display an image of the real space taken by the camera mounted on the HMD 500, or may make the real space visible by setting a part of the transmittance to be high.

In some aspects, the monitor 51 may include a sub-monitor for displaying an image for the right eye and a sub-monitor for displaying an image for the left eye. In another aspect, the monitor 51 may be configured to display the image for the right eye and the image for the left eye as a unit. In this case, the monitor 51 includes a high speed shutter. The high-speed shutter operates so that the image for the right eye and the image for the left eye can be alternately displayed so that the image is recognized by only one of the eyes.

In one aspect, the HMD 500 includes a plurality of light sources (not shown). Each light source is realized by, for example, an LED (Light Emitting Diode) that emits infrared rays. The HMD sensor 510 has a position tracking function for detecting the movement of the HMD 500. More specifically, the HMD sensor 510 reads a plurality of infrared rays emitted by the HMD 500 and detects the position and inclination of the HMD 500 in the real space.

In another aspect, the HMD sensor 510 may be implemented by a camera. In this case, the HMD sensor 510 can detect the position and tilt of the HMD 500 by executing the image analysis process using the image information of the HMD 500 output from the camera.

In another aspect, the HMD 500 may include a sensor (not shown) as a position detector in place of the HMD sensor 510 or in addition to the HMD sensor 510. The HMD500 can use the sensor to detect the position and tilt of the HMD500 itself. For example, if the sensor is an angular velocity sensor, a geomagnetic sensor, or an acceleration sensor, the HMD 500 may use any of these sensors instead of the HMD sensor 510 to detect its position and tilt. As an example, when the sensor provided in the HMD 500 is an angular velocity sensor, the angular velocity sensor detects the angular velocity around the three axes of the HMD 500 in real space over time. The HMD500 calculates the temporal change of the angle around the three axes of the HMD500 based on each angular velocity, and further calculates the inclination of the HMD500 based on the temporal change of the angle.

The gaze sensor 52 detects the direction in which the line of sight of the player's right eye and left eye is directed. That is, the gaze sensor 52 detects the line of sight of the player. The detection of the direction of the line of sight is realized by, for example, a known eye tracking function. The gaze sensor 52 is realized by a sensor having the eye tracking function. In certain aspects, the gaze sensor 52 preferably includes a sensor for the right eye and a sensor for the left eye. The gaze sensor 52 may be, for example, a sensor that irradiates infrared light to the player's right eye and left eye and detects the angle of rotation of each eyeball by receiving reflected light from the cornea and the iris with respect to the irradiation light. The gaze sensor 52 can detect the line of sight of the player based on each of the detected rotation angles.

The first camera 53 photographs the lower part of the player's face. More specifically, the first camera 53 photographs the nose, mouth, and the like of the player. The second camera 54 photographs the eyes and eyebrows of the player. The housing on the player side of the HMD500 is defined as the inside of the HMD500, and the housing on the side opposite to the player of the HMD500 is defined as the outside of the HMD500. In some aspects, the first camera 53 may be located outside the HMD 500 and the second camera 54 may be located inside the HMD 500. The images generated by the first camera 53 and the second camera 54 are input to the game play terminal 300. In another aspect, the first camera 53 and the second camera 54 may be realized as one camera, and the player's face may be photographed by the one camera.

The microphone 55 converts the player's utterance into an audio signal (electric signal) and outputs it to the game play terminal 300. The speaker 56 converts the voice signal into voice and outputs it to the player. In another aspect, the HMD 500 may include earphones instead of the speaker 56.

The controller 540 is connected to the gameplay terminal 300 by wire or wirelessly. The controller 540 receives an input of a command from the player to the game play terminal 300. In certain aspects, the controller 540 is configured to be grippable by the player. In another aspect, the controller 540 is configured to be wearable on a player's body or part of clothing. In yet another aspect, the controller 540 may be configured to output at least one of vibration, sound, and light based on a signal transmitted from the gameplay terminal 300. In yet another aspect, the controller 540 receives from the player an operation for controlling the position and movement of an object arranged in the virtual space.

In one aspect, the controller 540 includes a plurality of light sources. Each light source is realized, for example, by an LED that emits infrared rays. The HMD sensor 510 has a position tracking function. In this case, the HMD sensor 510 reads a plurality of infrared rays emitted by the controller 540 and detects the position and tilt of the controller 540 in the real space. In another aspect, the HMD sensor 510 may be implemented by a camera. In this case, the HMD sensor 510 can detect the position and tilt of the controller 540 by executing the image analysis process using the image information of the controller 540 output from the camera.

The motion sensor 520 is attached to the player's hand in a certain aspect to detect the movement of the player's hand. For example, the motion sensor 520 detects the rotation speed, the number of rotations, and the like of the hand. The detected signal is sent to the game play terminal 300. The motion sensor 520 is provided in the controller 540, for example. In one aspect, the motion sensor 520 is provided, for example, in a controller 540 configured to be grippable by the player. In another aspect, for safety in real space, the controller 540 is attached to something that does not easily fly by being attached to the player's hand, such as a glove type. In yet another aspect, a sensor not attached to the player may detect the movement of the player's hand. For example, the signal of the camera that shoots the player may be input to the game play terminal 300 as a signal indicating the operation of the player. As an example, the motion sensor 520 and the game play terminal 300 are wirelessly connected to each other. In the case of wireless communication, the communication mode is not particularly limited, and for example, Bluetooth or other known communication method is used.

The display 530 displays an image similar to the image displayed on the monitor 51. As a result, users other than the player wearing the HMD 500 can view the same image as the player. The image displayed on the display 530 does not have to be a three-dimensional image, and may be an image for the right eye or an image for the left eye. Examples of the display 530 include a liquid crystal display and an organic EL monitor.

The game play terminal 300 operates a character to be operated by the player based on various information acquired from each part of the HMD 500, the controller 540, and the motion sensor 520, and advances the game. The "movements" here include moving parts of the body, changing postures, changing facial expressions, moving, uttering, touching and moving objects placed in virtual space, and characters. This includes using weapons, tools, etc. to grasp. That is, in this game, when the player moves each part of the body, the character also moves each part of the body in the same manner as the player. Further, in this game, the character utters the content uttered by the player. In other words, in this game, the character is an avatar object that behaves as a player's alter ego. As an example, at least part of the character's movements may be performed by input to the controller 540 by the player.

In the present embodiment, the motion sensor 520 is attached to, for example, both hands of the player, both feet of the player, the waist of the player, and the head of the player. The motion sensors 520 attached to both hands of the player may be provided in the controller 540 as described above. Further, the motion sensor 520 attached to the player's head may be provided in the HMD 500. The motion sensor 520 may also be attached to the user's elbows and knees. By increasing the number of motion sensors 520 attached to the player, the movement of the player can be more accurately reflected in the character.
Further, the player may wear a suit to which one or more motion sensors 520 are attached instead of attaching the motion sensor 520 to each part of the body. That is, the method of motion capture is not limited to the example of using the motion sensor 520.

(Distribution terminal 400)
The distribution terminal 400 may be a mobile terminal such as a smartphone, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), or a tablet computer. Further, the distribution terminal 400 may be a so-called stationary terminal such as a desktop personal computer.

As shown in FIG. 5, the distribution terminal 400 includes a processor 40, a memory 41, a storage 42, a communication IF 43, an input / output IF 44, and a touch screen 45. The distribution terminal 400 may include an input / output IF 44 to which a display (display unit) configured separately from the distribution terminal 400 main body can be connected instead of or in addition to the touch screen 45.

Controller 1021 may have one or more physical input mechanisms such as buttons, levers, sticks, wheels and the like. The controller 1021 transmits an output value based on an input operation input to the input mechanism by the operator of the distribution terminal 400 (player in the present embodiment) to the distribution terminal 400. Further, the controller 1021 may have various sensors such as an acceleration sensor and an angular velocity sensor, and may transmit the output values of the various sensors to the distribution terminal 400. The above output value is accepted by the distribution terminal 400 via the communication IF43.

The distribution terminal 400 may include a camera and a distance measuring sensor (both not shown). Alternatively or in addition to the distribution terminal 400, the controller 1021 may have a camera and a distance measuring sensor.

As described above, the distribution terminal 400 includes a communication IF43, an input / output IF44, and a touch screen 45 as an example of a mechanism for inputting information to the distribution terminal 400. Each of the above-mentioned parts as an input mechanism can be regarded as an operation part configured to accept a user's input operation.

When the operation unit is composed of the touch screen 45, the distribution terminal 400 identifies and accepts the user's operation performed on the input unit 451 of the touch screen 45 as the user's input operation. Alternatively, when the operation unit is composed of the communication IF 43, the distribution terminal 400 identifies and accepts a signal (for example, an output value) transmitted from the controller 1021 as an input operation of the user. Alternatively, when the operation unit is composed of the input / output IF44, the distribution terminal 400 identifies and accepts a signal output from an input device (not shown) connected to the input / output IF44 as a user's input operation.

<Hardware components of each device>
The processors 10, 20, 30, and 40 control the overall operation of the user terminal 100, the server 200, the game play terminal 300, and the distribution terminal 400, respectively. Processors 10, 20, 30, and 40 include a CPU (Central Processing Unit), an MPU (Micro Processing Unit), and a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit). Processors 10, 20, 30, and 40 read programs from storages 12, 22, 32, and 42, which will be described later, respectively. Then, the processors 10, 20, 30, and 40 expand the read programs into the memories 11, 21, 31, and 41, which will be described later, respectively. Processors 10, 20, and 30 execute the expanded program.

The memories 11, 21, 31, and 41 are the main storage devices. The memories 11, 21, 31, and 41 are composed of storage devices such as a ROM (Read Only Memory) and a RAM (Random Access Memory). The memory 11 provides the processor 10 with a work area by temporarily storing the program and various data read from the storage 12 described later by the processor 10. The memory 11 also temporarily stores various data generated while the processor 10 is operating according to the program. The memory 21 provides the processor 20 with a work area by temporarily storing various programs and data read from the storage 22 described later by the processor 20. The memory 21 also temporarily stores various data generated while the processor 20 is operating according to the program. The memory 31 provides the processor 30 with a work area by temporarily storing various programs and data read from the storage 32 described later by the processor 30. The memory 31 also temporarily stores various data generated while the processor 30 is operating according to the program. The memory 41 provides the processor 40 with a work area by temporarily storing the program and various data read from the storage 42 described later by the processor 40. The memory 41 also temporarily stores various data generated while the processor 40 is operating according to the program.

In the present embodiment, the programs executed by the processors 10 and 30 may be the game programs of the present game. In the present embodiment, the program executed by the processor 40 may be a distribution program for realizing distribution of operation instruction data. Further, the processor 10 may further execute a viewing program for realizing the reproduction of the moving image.

In the present embodiment, the program executed by the processor 20 may be at least one of the above-mentioned game program, distribution program, and viewing program. The processor 20 executes at least one of a game program, a distribution program, and a viewing program in response to a request from at least one of the user terminal 100, the game play terminal 300, and the distribution terminal 400. The distribution program and the viewing program may be executed in parallel.

That is, the game program may be a program that realizes the game by the cooperation of the user terminal 100, the server 200, and the game play terminal 300. The distribution program may be a program that realizes distribution of operation instruction data in collaboration with the server 200 and the distribution terminal 400. The viewing program may be a program that realizes the reproduction of a moving image in collaboration with the user terminal 100 and the server 200.

The storages 12, 22, 32, and 42 are auxiliary storage devices. The storages 12, 22, 32, and 42 are composed of a storage device such as a flash memory or an HDD (Hard Disk Drive). For example, various data related to the game are stored in the storages 12 and 32. Various data related to the distribution of the operation instruction data are stored in the storage 42. In addition, various data related to the reproduction of the moving image are stored in the storage 12. The storage 22 may store at least a part of various data related to each of the game, the distribution of the operation instruction data, and the reproduction of the moving image.

The communication IFs 13, 23, 33, and 43 control the transmission and reception of various data in the user terminal 100, the server 200, the game play terminal 300, and the distribution terminal 400, respectively. The communication IFs 13, 23, 33, and 43 include, for example, communication via a wireless LAN (Local Area Network), Internet communication via a wired LAN, a wireless LAN, or a mobile phone network, and communication using a short-range wireless communication or the like. Control.

The input / output IFs 14, 24, 34, and 44 are interfaces for the user terminal 100, the server 200, the game play terminal 300, and the distribution terminal 400 to receive data input and to output data, respectively. The input / output IFs 14, 24, 34, 44 may input / output data via USB (Universal Serial Bus) or the like. Input / output IFs 14, 24, 34, 44 may include physical buttons, cameras, microphones, speakers, mice, keyboards, displays, sticks, levers and the like. Further, the input / output IFs 14, 24, 34, 44 may include a connection portion for transmitting / receiving data to / from a peripheral device.

The touch screen 15 is an electronic component that combines an input unit 151 and a display unit 152 (display). The touch screen 45 is an electronic component that combines an input unit 451 and a display unit 452. The input units 151 and 451 are, for example, touch-sensitive devices, and are configured by, for example, a touch pad. The display units 152 and 452 are composed of, for example, a liquid crystal display, an organic EL (Electro-Luminescence) display, or the like.

The input units 151 and 451 detect the position where the user's operation (mainly a physical contact operation such as a touch operation, a slide operation, a swipe operation, and a tap operation) is input to the input surface, and information indicating the position. Has a function of transmitting as an input signal. The input units 151 and 451 may include touch sensing units (not shown). The touch sensing unit may adopt any method such as a capacitance method or a resistance film method.

Although not shown, the user terminal 100 and the distribution terminal 400 may each include one or more sensors for specifying the holding posture of the user terminal 100 and the distribution terminal 400, respectively. This sensor may be, for example, an acceleration sensor, an angular velocity sensor, or the like.

When the user terminal 100 and the distribution terminal 400 include a sensor, the processors 10 and 40 each specify the holding postures of the user terminal 100 and the distribution terminal 400 from the output of the sensor, and perform processing according to the holding posture. It also becomes possible. For example, the processors 10 and 40 may be a vertical screen display in which vertically long images are displayed on the display units 152 and 452 when the user terminal 100 and the distribution terminal 400 are held vertically, respectively. On the other hand, when the user terminal 100 and the distribution terminal 400 are held horizontally, a horizontally long image may be displayed on the display unit as a horizontal screen display. In this way, the processors 10 and 40 may be able to switch between the vertical screen display and the horizontal screen display according to the holding postures of the user terminal 100 and the distribution terminal 400, respectively.

<Functional configuration of system 1>
FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of a user terminal 100, a server 200, and an HMD set 1000 included in the system 1. FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the distribution terminal 400 shown in FIG.

The user terminal 100 has a function as an input device that accepts a user's input operation and a function as an output device that outputs a game image or sound. The user terminal 100 functions as a control unit 110 and a storage unit 120 in cooperation with a processor 10, a memory 11, a storage 12, a communication IF 13, an input / output IF 14, a touch screen 15, and the like.

The server 200 has a function of mediating the transmission / reception of various information between the user terminal 100, the HMD set 1000, and the distribution terminal 400. The server 200 functions as a control unit 210 and a storage unit 220 in cooperation with the processor 20, the memory 21, the storage 22, the communication IF23, the input / output IF24, and the like.

The HMD set 1000 (game play terminal 300) provides a function as an input device for receiving an input operation of a player, a function as an output device for outputting game images and sounds, and game progress information to a user via a server 200. It has a function of transmitting to the terminal 100 in real time. The HMD set 1000 is a control unit 310 in cooperation with the processor 30, the memory 31, the storage 32, the communication IF33, the input / output IF34, and the HMD500, the HMD sensor 510, the motion sensor 520, the controller 540, and the like of the game play terminal 300. And functions as a storage unit 320.

The distribution terminal 400 has a function of generating operation instruction data and transmitting the operation instruction data to the user terminal 100 via the server 200. The distribution terminal 400 functions as a control unit 410 and a storage unit 420 in cooperation with a processor 40, a memory 41, a storage 42, a communication IF 43, an input / output IF 44, a touch screen 45, and the like.

(Data stored in the storage unit of each device)
The storage unit 120 stores the game program 131 (program), the game information 132, and the user information 133. The storage unit 220 stores the game program 231 and the game information 232, the user information 233, and the user list 234. The storage unit 320 stores the game program 331, the game information 332, and the user information 333. The storage unit 420 stores the user list 421, the motion list 422, and the distribution program 423 (program, second program).

The game programs 131, 231 and 331 are game programs executed by the user terminal 100, the server 200, and the HMD set 1000, respectively. This game is realized by the cooperative operation of each device based on the game programs 131, 231 and 331. The game programs 131 and 331 may be stored in the storage unit 220 and downloaded to the user terminal 100 and the HMD set 1000, respectively. In the present embodiment, the user terminal 100 renders the data received from the distribution terminal 400 based on the game program 131, and reproduces the moving image. In other words, the game program 131 is also a program for playing back a moving image using the moving image instruction data distributed from the distribution terminal 400. The program for playing the moving image may be different from the game program 131. In this case, the storage unit 120 stores a program for playing the moving image separately from the game program 131.

The game information 132, 232, and 332 are data that the user terminal 100, the server 200, and the HMD set 1000 refer to when executing the game program, respectively. The user information 133, 233, and 333 are data related to the user account of the user terminal 100. The game information 232 is the game information 132 of each user terminal 100 and the game information 332 of the HMD set 1000. The user information 233 is the user information of the player included in the user information 133 of each user terminal 100 and the user information 333. The user information 333 is the user information 133 of each user terminal 100 and the user information of the player.

The user list 234 and the user list 421 are a list of users who have participated in the game. The user list 234 and the user list 421 may include a list of users who participated in the most recent gameplay by the player, as well as a list of users who participated in each gameplay before the gameplay. The motion list 422 is a list of a plurality of motion data created in advance. The motion list 422 is, for example, a list in which motion data is associated with each of the information (for example, a motion name) that identifies each motion. The distribution program 423 is a program for realizing distribution of operation instruction data for playing a moving image on the user terminal 100 to the user terminal 100.

(Functional configuration of server 200)
The control unit 210 comprehensively controls the server 200 by executing the game program 231 stored in the storage unit 220. For example, the control unit 210 mediates the transmission and reception of various information between the user terminal 100, the HMD set 1000, and the distribution terminal 400.

The control unit 210 functions as a communication mediation unit 211, a log generation unit 212, and a list generation unit 213 according to the description of the game program 231. The control unit 210 can also function as other functional blocks (not shown) for mediating the transmission and reception of various information related to game play and distribution of operation instruction data, and for supporting the progress of the game.

The communication mediation unit 211 mediates the transmission and reception of various information between the user terminal 100, the HMD set 1000, and the distribution terminal 400. For example, the communication mediation unit 211 transmits the game progress information received from the HMD set 1000 to the user terminal 100. The game progress information includes data indicating the movement of the character operated by the player, the parameters of the character, information on items and weapons possessed by the character, enemy characters, and the like. The server 200 transmits the game progress information to the user terminals 100 of all the users participating in the game. In other words, the server 200 transmits common game progress information to the user terminals 100 of all the users participating in the game. As a result, the game progresses in the same manner as the HMD set 1000 on each of the user terminals 100 of all the users participating in the game.

Further, for example, the communication mediation unit 211 transmits the information received from any one of the user terminals 100 to support the progress of the game by the player to the other user terminals 100 and the HMD set 1000. As an example, the information may be an item for the player to advance the game advantageously, and may be item information indicating an item provided to the player (character). The item information includes information (user name, user ID, etc.) indicating the user who provided the item. Further, the communication mediation unit 211 may mediate the distribution of the operation instruction data from the distribution terminal 400 to the user terminal 100.

The log generation unit 212 generates a game progress log based on the game progress information received from the HMD set 1000. The list generation unit 213 generates the user list 234 after the end of the game play. Although the details will be described later, each user in the user list 234 is associated with a tag indicating the content of the support provided to the player by the user. The list generation unit 213 generates a tag based on the game progress log generated by the log generation unit 212, and associates it with the corresponding user. The list generation unit 213 may associate the content of the support provided by each user to the player, which is input by the game operator or the like using a terminal device such as a personal computer, with the corresponding user as a tag. .. As a result, the content of the support provided by each user becomes more detailed. When the user participates in the game, the user terminal 100 transmits information indicating the user to the server 200 based on the user's operation. For example, the user terminal 100 transmits the user ID entered by the user to the server 200. That is, the server 200 holds information indicating each user for all the users participating in the game. The list generation unit 213 may generate the user list 234 using the information.

(Functional configuration of HMD set 1000)
The control unit 310 comprehensively controls the HMD set 1000 by executing the game program 331 stored in the storage unit 320. For example, the control unit 310 advances the game according to the game program 331 and the operation of the player. In addition, the control unit 310 communicates with the server 200 to send and receive information as needed while the game is in progress. The control unit 310 may send and receive information directly to and from the user terminal 100 without going through the server 200.

The control unit 310 has an operation reception unit 311, a display control unit 312, a UI control unit 313, an animation generation unit 314, a game progress unit 315, a virtual space control unit 316, and a reaction processing unit 317 according to the description of the game program 331. Functions as. The control unit 310 can also function as other functional blocks (not shown) for controlling characters appearing in the game, depending on the nature of the game to be executed.

The operation reception unit 311 detects and accepts the input operation of the player. The operation reception unit 311 receives signals input from the HMD 500, the motion sensor 520, the controller 540, etc., determines what kind of input operation has been performed, and outputs the result to each element of the control unit 310.

The UI control unit 313 controls a user interface (hereinafter, UI) image to be displayed on the monitor 51, the display 530, and the like. The UI image is a tool for the player to make an input necessary for the progress of the game to the HMD set 1000, or a tool for obtaining information output during the progress of the game from the HMD set 1000. UI images are, but are not limited to, icons, buttons, lists, menu screens, and the like.

The animation generation unit 314 generates animations showing the motions of various objects based on the control modes of the various objects. For example, the animation generation unit 314 may generate an animation or the like that expresses how an object (for example, a player's avatar object) moves as if it were there, moves its mouth, or changes its facial expression. ..

The game progress unit 315 advances the game based on the game program 331, the input operation by the player, the operation of the avatar object in response to the input operation, and the like. For example, the game progress unit 315 performs a predetermined game process when the avatar object performs a predetermined operation. Further, for example, the game progress unit 315 may receive information representing a user's operation on the user terminal 100 and perform game processing based on the user's operation. Further, the game progress unit 315 generates game progress information according to the progress of the game and transmits it to the server 200. The game progress information is transmitted to the user terminal 100 via the server 200. As a result, the progress of the game in the HMD set 1000 is shared by the user terminal 100. In other words, the progress of the game in the HMD set 1000 and the progress of the game in the user terminal 100 are synchronized.

The virtual space control unit 316 performs various controls related to the virtual space provided to the player according to the progress of the game. As an example, the virtual space control unit 316 creates various objects and arranges them in the virtual space. Further, the virtual space control unit 316 arranges the virtual camera in the virtual space. Further, the virtual space control unit 316 operates various objects arranged in the virtual space according to the progress of the game. Further, the virtual space control unit 316 controls the position and inclination of the virtual camera arranged in the virtual space according to the progress of the game.

The display control unit 312 outputs a game screen reflecting the processing results executed by each of the above-mentioned elements to the monitor 51 and the display 530. The display control unit 312 may display an image based on the field of view from the virtual camera arranged in the virtual space on the monitor 51 and the display 530 as a game screen. Further, the display control unit 312 may include the animation generated by the animation generation unit 314 in the game screen. Further, the display control unit 312 may superimpose and draw the above-mentioned UI image controlled by the UI control unit 313 on the game screen.

The reaction processing unit 317 receives feedback on the reaction of the user of the user terminal 100 to the game play of the player, and outputs this to the player. In the present embodiment, for example, the user terminal 100 can create a comment (message) addressed to the avatar object based on the input operation of the user. The reaction processing unit 317 receives the comment data of the comment and outputs it. The reaction processing unit 317 may display the text data corresponding to the user's comment on the monitor 51 and the display 530, or may output the voice data corresponding to the user's comment from a speaker (not shown). In the former case, the reaction processing unit 317 may superimpose and draw an image corresponding to the text data (that is, an image including the content of the comment) on the game screen.

(Functional configuration of user terminal 100)
The control unit 110 comprehensively controls the user terminal 100 by executing the game program 131 stored in the storage unit 120. For example, the control unit 110 advances the game according to the game program 131 and the user's operation. In addition, the control unit 110 communicates with the server 200 to send and receive information as needed while the game is in progress. The control unit 110 may send and receive information directly to and from the HMD set 1000 without going through the server 200.

The control unit 110 has an operation reception unit 111, a display control unit 112, a UI control unit 113, an animation generation unit 114, a game progress unit 115, a virtual space control unit 116, and a video playback unit 117 according to the description of the game program 131. Functions as. The control unit 110 can also function as other functional blocks (not shown) for the progress of the game, depending on the nature of the game being executed.

The operation reception unit 111 detects and accepts a user's input operation with respect to the input unit 151. The operation reception unit 111 determines what kind of input operation has been performed from the action exerted by the user on the console via the touch screen 15 and other input / output IF 14, and outputs the result to each element of the control unit 110. do.

For example, the operation receiving unit 111 receives an input operation for the input unit 151, detects the coordinates of the input position of the input operation, and specifies the type of the input operation. The operation reception unit 111 specifies, for example, a touch operation, a slide operation, a swipe operation, a tap operation, and the like as the types of input operations. Further, the operation reception unit 111 detects that the contact input is released from the touch screen 15 when the continuously detected input is interrupted.

The UI control unit 113 controls a UI image to be displayed on the display unit 152 in order to construct a UI according to at least one of a user's input operation and received game progress information. The UI image is a tool for the user to input necessary input for the progress of the game to the user terminal 100, or a tool for obtaining information output from the user terminal 100 during the progress of the game. UI images are, but are not limited to, icons, buttons, lists, menu screens, and the like.

The animation generation unit 114 generates animations showing the motions of various objects based on the control modes of the various objects.

The game progress unit 115 advances the game based on the game program 131, the received game progress information, the input operation by the user, and the like. When a predetermined game process is performed by an input operation by the user, the game progress unit 115 transmits information about the game process to the HMD set 1000 via the server 200. As a result, the predetermined game processing is shared in the HMD set 1000. In other words, the progress of the game in the HMD set 1000 and the progress of the game in the user terminal 100 are synchronized. The predetermined game process is, for example, a process of providing an item to the avatar object, and in this example, the information related to the game process is the item information described above.

The virtual space control unit 116 performs various controls related to the virtual space provided to the user according to the progress of the game. As an example, the virtual space control unit 116 creates various objects and arranges them in the virtual space. Further, the virtual space control unit 116 arranges the virtual camera in the virtual space. Further, the virtual space control unit 116 operates various objects arranged in the virtual space according to the progress of the game, specifically, the received game progress information. Further, the virtual space control unit 316 controls the position and inclination of the virtual camera arranged in the virtual space according to the progress of the game, specifically, the received game progress information.

The display control unit 112 outputs to the display unit 152 a game screen in which the processing results executed by each of the above elements are reflected. The display control unit 112 may display an image based on the field of view from the virtual camera arranged in the virtual space provided to the user on the display unit 152 as a game screen. Further, the display control unit 112 may include the animation generated by the animation generation unit 114 in the game screen. Further, the display control unit 112 may superimpose and draw the above-mentioned UI image controlled by the UI control unit 113 on the game screen. In any case, the game screen displayed on the display unit 152 is the same game screen as the game screen displayed on the other user terminal 100 and the HMD set 1000.

The moving image reproduction unit 117 analyzes (renders) the operation instruction data received from the distribution terminal 400, and reproduces the moving image.

(Functional configuration of distribution terminal 400)
The control unit 410 comprehensively controls the distribution terminal 400 by executing a program (not shown) stored in the storage unit 420. For example, the control unit 410 generates operation instruction data and distributes it to the user terminal 100 according to the operation of the program and the user (player in this embodiment) of the distribution terminal 400. In addition, the control unit 410 communicates with the server 200 to send and receive information as needed. The control unit 410 may send and receive information directly to and from the user terminal 100 without going through the server 200.

The control unit 410 functions as a communication control unit 411, a display control unit 412, an operation reception unit 413, a voice reception unit 414, a motion identification unit 415, and an operation instruction data generation unit 416 according to the description of the program. The control unit 410 can also function as another functional block (not shown) for generating and distributing the operation instruction data.

The communication control unit 411 controls transmission / reception of information to / from the server 200 or the user terminal 100 via the server 200. The communication control unit 411 receives the user list 421 from the server 200 as an example. Further, the communication control unit 411 transmits the operation instruction data to the user terminal 100 as an example.

The display control unit 412 outputs various screens reflecting the processing results executed by each element to the display unit 452. The display control unit 412 displays a screen including the received user list 234 as an example. Further, as an example, the display control unit 412 displays a screen including a motion list 422 for causing the player to select motion data for operating the avatar object included in the motion instruction data to be distributed.

The operation reception unit 413 detects and accepts a player's input operation with respect to the input unit 151. The operation reception unit 111 determines what kind of input operation has been performed from the action exerted by the player on the console via the touch screen 45 and other input / output IF44s, and outputs the result to each element of the control unit 410. do.

For example, the operation reception unit 413 receives an input operation for the input unit 451, detects the coordinates of the input position of the input operation, and specifies the type of the input operation. The operation reception unit 413 specifies, for example, a touch operation, a slide operation, a swipe operation, a tap operation, and the like as the types of input operations. Further, the operation reception unit 413 detects that the contact input is released from the touch screen 45 when the continuously detected input is interrupted.

The voice reception unit 414 receives the voice generated around the distribution terminal 400 and generates voice data of the voice. As an example, the voice reception unit 414 receives the voice spoken by the player and generates voice data of the voice.

The motion specifying unit 415 specifies the motion data selected by the player from the motion list 422 according to the input operation of the player.

The operation instruction data generation unit 416 generates the operation instruction data. As an example, the operation instruction data generation unit 416 generates operation instruction data including the generated voice data and the specified motion data.

The functions of the HMD set 1000, the server 200, and the user terminal 100 shown in FIG. 6 and the functions of the distribution terminal 400 shown in FIG. 7 are merely examples. Each device of the HMD set 1000, the server 200, the user terminal 100, and the distribution terminal 400 may include at least a part of the functions provided by the other devices. Further, another device other than the HMD set 1000, the server 200, the user terminal 100, and the distribution terminal 400 may be a component of the system 1, and the other device may be made to execute a part of the processing in the system 1. That is, the computer that executes the game program in the present embodiment may be any of the HMD set 1000, the server 200, the user terminal 100, the distribution terminal 400, and other devices, or a plurality of these. It may be realized by the combination of the devices of.

<Control processing of virtual space>
FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an example of a flow of control processing of the virtual space provided to the player and the virtual space provided to the user of the user terminal 100. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a virtual space 600A provided to the player and a field of view image visually recognized by the player according to an embodiment. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a virtual space 600B provided to a user of a user terminal 100 and a field of view image visually recognized by the user according to a certain embodiment. Hereinafter, when it is not necessary to distinguish between the virtual spaces 600A and 600B, it is described as "virtual space 600".

In step S1, the processor 30 defines the virtual space 600A shown in FIG. 9 as the virtual space control unit 316. The processor 30 defines the virtual space 600A by using the virtual space data (not shown). The virtual space data may be stored in the game play terminal 300, may be generated by the processor 30 based on the game program 331, or may be acquired by the processor 30 from an external device such as the server 200. May be good.

As an example, the virtual space 600 has an all-sky spherical structure that covers the entire 360-degree direction of a point defined as a center. In FIGS. 9 and 10, the celestial sphere in the upper half of the virtual space 600 is illustrated so as not to complicate the explanation.

In step S2, the processor 30 arranges the avatar object 610 (character) in the virtual space 600A as the virtual space control unit 316. The avatar object 610 is an avatar object associated with the player, and operates according to the input operation of the player.

In step S3, the processor 30 arranges other objects in the virtual space 600A as the virtual space control unit 316. In the example of FIG. 9, processor 30 arranges objects 631-634. Other objects imitate, for example, character objects (so-called non-player characters, NPCs) that operate according to the game program 331, operation objects such as virtual hands, animals, plants, man-made objects, and natural objects that are arranged as the game progresses. Can include objects and the like.

In step S4, the processor 30 arranges the virtual camera 620A in the virtual space 600A as the virtual space control unit 316. As an example, the processor 30 arranges the virtual camera 620A at the position of the head of the avatar object 610.

In step S5, the processor 30 displays the field of view image 650 on the monitor 51 and the display 530. The processor 30 defines a field of view 640A, which is the field of view from the virtual camera 620A in the virtual space 600A, according to the initial position and tilt of the virtual camera 620A. Then, the processor 30 defines the field of view image 650 corresponding to the field of view area 640A. The processor 30 outputs the field of view image 650 to the monitor 51 and the display 530 to display the field of view image 650 on the HMD 500 and the display 530.

In the example of FIG. 9, as shown in FIG. 9A, a part of the object 634 is included in the field of view area 640A, so that the field of view image 650 is one of the objects 634 as shown in FIG. 9B. Includes part.

In step S6, the processor 30 transmits the initial arrangement information to the user terminal 100 via the server 200. The initial placement information is information indicating the initial placement positions of various objects in the virtual space 600A. In the example of FIG. 9, the initial placement information includes the avatar object 610 and the information of the initial placement positions of the objects 631 to 634. The initial placement information can also be expressed as one of the game progress information.

In step S7, the processor 30 controls the virtual camera 620A according to the movement of the HMD 500 as the virtual space control unit 316. Specifically, the processor 30 controls the orientation and tilt of the virtual camera 620A according to the movement of the HMD 500, that is, the posture of the player's head. As will be described later, when the player moves the head (changes the posture of the head), the processor 30 moves the head of the avatar object 610 in accordance with this movement. The processor 30 controls the orientation and tilt of the virtual camera 620A so that, for example, the direction of the line of sight of the avatar object 610 coincides with the direction of the line of sight of the virtual camera 620A. In step S8, the processor 30 updates the field of view image 650 in response to changes in the orientation and tilt of the virtual camera 620A.

In step S9, the processor 30 moves the avatar object 610 as the virtual space control unit 316 according to the movement of the player. As an example, the processor 30 moves the avatar object 610 in the virtual space 600A in response to the player moving in the real space. Further, the processor 30 moves the head of the avatar object 610 in the virtual space 600A in response to the player moving the head in the real space.

In step S10, the processor 30 moves the virtual camera 620A as the virtual space control unit 316 so as to follow the avatar object 610. That is, the virtual camera 620A is always at the position of the head of the avatar object 610 even if the avatar object 610 moves.

The processor 30 updates the field of view image 650 in response to the movement of the virtual camera 620A. That is, the processor 30 updates the view area 640A according to the posture of the player's head and the position of the virtual camera 620A in the virtual space 600A. As a result, the field of view image 650 is updated.

In step S11, the processor 30 transmits the operation instruction data of the avatar object 610 to the user terminal 100 via the server 200. The operation instruction data here is motion data that captures the player's motion, voice data of the voice spoken by the player, and operation data indicating the content of the input operation to the controller 540 during the virtual experience (for example, during game play). Includes at least one. When the player is playing the game, the operation instruction data is transmitted to the user terminal 100 as, for example, game progress information.

The processes of steps S7 to S11 are continuously and repeatedly executed while the player is playing the game.

In step S21, the processor 10 of the user terminal 100 of the user 3 defines the virtual space 600B shown in FIG. 10 as the virtual space control unit 116. The processor 10 defines the virtual space 600B by using the virtual space data (not shown). The virtual space data may be stored in the user terminal 100, may be generated by the processor 10 based on the game program 131, or may be acquired by the processor 10 from an external device such as the server 200. good.

In step S22, the processor 10 receives the initial placement information. In step S23, the processor 10 arranges various objects in the virtual space 600B as the virtual space control unit 116 according to the initial arrangement information. In the case of the example of FIG. 10, the various objects are the avatar object 610 and the objects 631 to 634.

In step S24, the processor 10 arranges the virtual camera 620B in the virtual space 600B as the virtual space control unit 116. As an example, the processor 10 arranges the virtual camera 620B at the position shown in FIG. 10 (A).

In step S25, the processor 10 displays the field of view image 660 on the display unit 152. The processor 10 defines a field of view 640B, which is the field of view from the virtual camera 620B in the virtual space 600B, according to the initial position and tilt of the virtual camera 620B. Then, the processor 10 defines the field of view image 660 corresponding to the field of view area 640B. The processor 10 outputs the field of view image 660 to the display unit 152 to display the field of view image 660 on the display unit 152.

In the example of FIG. 10, as shown in FIG. 10 (A), the avatar object 610 and the object 631 are included in the field of view area 640B, so that the field of view image 660 is the avatar object 610 as shown in FIG. 10 (B). And object 631.

In step S26, the processor 10 receives the operation instruction data. In step S27, the processor 10 moves the avatar object 610 in the virtual space 600B as the virtual space control unit 116 according to the operation instruction data. In other words, the processor 10 reproduces the video in which the avatar object 610 is operating by real-time rendering.

In step S28, the processor 10 controls the virtual camera 620B as the virtual space control unit 116 according to the operation of the user received as the operation reception unit 111. In step S29, the processor 10 updates the view image 660 in response to changes in the position of the virtual camera 620B in the virtual space 600B, the orientation and tilt of the virtual camera 620B. In step S28, the processor 10 may automatically control the virtual camera 620B according to the movement of the avatar object 610, for example, the movement of the avatar object 610 or the change of the orientation. For example, the processor 10 may automatically move the virtual camera 620B or change its orientation and tilt so that the avatar object 610 is always photographed from the front. Further, as an example, the processor 10 may automatically move the virtual camera 620B or change the orientation and tilt so as to always shoot the avatar object 610 from the rear according to the movement of the avatar object 610. good.

As described above, in the virtual space 600A, the avatar object 610 operates according to the movement of the player. The operation instruction data indicating this operation is transmitted to the user terminal 100. In the virtual space 600B, the avatar object 610 operates according to the received operation instruction data. As a result, the avatar object 610 performs the same operation in the virtual space 600A and the virtual space 600B. In other words, the user 3 can visually recognize the movement of the avatar object 610 according to the movement of the player by using the user terminal 100.

<Game overview>
FIG. 11 is a diagram showing another example of the field of view image displayed on the user terminal 100. Specifically, it is a figure which shows an example of the game screen of the game (this game) executed by the system 1 played by a player.

In this game, as an example, an avatar object 610 that operates weapons such as guns and knives and a plurality of enemy objects 671 that are NPCs appear in the virtual space 600, and the avatar object 610 fights against the enemy object 671. It is a game to let you. Various game parameters such as the physical strength of the avatar object 610, the number of magazines that can be used, the number of remaining bullets of the gun, and the remaining number of the enemy object 671 are updated as the game progresses.

A plurality of stages are prepared in this game, and the player can clear the stage by satisfying a predetermined achievement condition associated with each stage. Predetermined achievement conditions are established by, for example, defeating all appearing enemy objects 671, defeating boss objects among the appearing enemy objects 671, acquiring predetermined items, reaching a predetermined position, and the like. It may include the condition to be used. The achievement conditions are defined in the game program 131. In this game, the player clears the stage when the achievement condition is satisfied according to the content of the game, in other words, the avatar object 610 wins the enemy object 671 (avatar object 610 and enemy object 671). The victory or defeat between) is decided. On the other hand, for example, when the game executed by the system 1 is a racing game or the like, the ranking of the avatar object 610 is determined when the condition of reaching the goal is satisfied.

In this game, in order to share the virtual space between the HMD set 1000 and the plurality of user terminals 100, the game progress information is live-distributed to the plurality of user terminals 100 at predetermined time intervals. As a result, on the touch screen 15 of the user terminal 100 during viewing the game, a field of view image of the field of view defined by the virtual camera 620B corresponding to the user terminal 100 is displayed. Further, in the upper right and upper left of the visibility image, parameter images showing the physical strength of the avatar object 610, the number of magazines that can be used, the number of remaining bullets of the gun, the remaining number of the enemy object 671 and the like are displayed superimposed. .. This view image can also be expressed as a game screen.

As described above, the game progress information includes motion data that captures the player's actions, voice data of the voice spoken by the player, and operation data that indicates the content of the input operation to the controller 540. These data are, that is, information for specifying the position, posture, orientation, etc. of the avatar object 610, information for specifying the position, posture, orientation, etc. of the enemy object 671, and other objects (for example, obstacle objects 672 and 673). This is information that identifies the position of the object. The processor 10 identifies the position, posture, orientation, and the like of each object by analyzing (rendering) the game progress information.

The game information 132 includes data of various objects such as an avatar object 610, an enemy object 671, and obstacle objects 672 and 673. The processor 10 uses the data and the analysis result of the game progress information to update the position, posture, orientation, and the like of each object. As a result, the game progresses, and each object in the virtual space 600B moves in the same manner as each object in the virtual space 600A. Specifically, in the virtual space 600B, each object including the avatar object 610 operates based on the game progress information regardless of whether or not the user operates the user terminal 100.

On the touch screen 15 of the user terminal 100, as an example, UI images 701 and 702 are displayed superimposed on the field of view image. The UI image 701 is a UI image that accepts an operation for displaying the UI image 711 for displaying the item input operation for supporting the avatar object 610 from the user 3 on the touch screen 15. The UI image 702 accepts an operation for displaying a UI image (described later) on the touch screen 15 for receiving an operation for inputting and transmitting a comment for the avatar object 610 (in other words, the player 4) from the user 3. It is a UI image. The operation accepted by the UI images 701 and 702 may be, for example, an operation of tapping the UI images 701 and 702.

When the UI image 701 is tapped, the UI image 711 is displayed superimposed on the field of view image. The UI image 711 is, for example, a UI image 711A on which a magazine icon is drawn, a UI image 711B on which an first aid box icon is drawn, a UI image 711C on which a triangular cone icon is drawn, and a UI on which a barricade icon is drawn. Includes image 711D. The item insertion operation corresponds to, for example, an operation of tapping any UI image.

As an example, when the UI image 711A is tapped, the number of remaining bullets of the gun used by the avatar object 610 increases. When the UI image 711B is tapped, the physical strength of the avatar object 610 is restored. When the UI images 711C and 711D are tapped, obstacle objects 672 and 673 that obstruct the movement of the enemy object 671 are placed in the virtual space. One of the obstacle objects 672 and 673 may obstruct the movement of the enemy object 671 more than the other.

The processor 10 transmits the item input information indicating that the item input operation has been performed to the server 200. The item input information includes at least information for specifying the type of the item specified by the item input operation. The item input information may include other information about the item, such as information indicating where the item is placed. The item input information is transmitted to the other user terminal 100 and the HMD set 1000 via the server 200.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing another example of the field of view image displayed on the user terminal 100. Specifically, it is a figure which shows an example of the game screen of this game, and is the figure for demonstrating the communication between a player and a user terminal 100 during game play.

In the example of FIG. 12A, the user terminal 100 causes the avatar object 610 to execute the utterance 691. Specifically, the user terminal 100 causes the avatar object 610 to execute the utterance 691 according to the voice data included in the game progress information. The content of the utterance 691 is "There is no bullet!" Spoken by the player 4. That is, the content of the utterance 691 is to inform each user that the magazine is 0 and the ammunition loaded in the gun is 1, so that the means for attacking the enemy object 671 is likely to be lost.

In FIG. 12A, a balloon is used to visually indicate the utterance of the avatar object 610, but in reality, the voice is output from the speaker of the user terminal 100. In addition to the audio output, the balloon shown in FIG. 12A (that is, the balloon including the text of the audio content) may be displayed in the visual field image. This also applies to the utterance 692 described later.

Upon receiving the tap operation on the UI image 702, the user terminal 100 superimposes and displays the UI images 705 and 706 (message UI) on the field of view image as shown in FIG. 12 (B). The UI image 705 is a UI image that displays a comment on the avatar object 610 (in other words, the player). The UI image 706 is a UI image that accepts a comment transmission operation from the user 3 in order to transmit the input comment.

As an example, when the user terminal 100 receives a tap operation on the UI image 705, the user terminal 100 displays a UI image (not shown, hereinafter simply referred to as "keyboard") imitating a keyboard on the touch screen 15. The user terminal 100 causes the UI image 705 to display text corresponding to the user's input operation on the keyboard. In the example of FIG. 12B, the text "Magazine is sent" is displayed on the UI image 705.

When the user terminal 100 receives a tap operation on the UI image 706 as an example after inputting the text, the user terminal 100 transmits the comment information including the input content (text content) and the information indicating the user to the server 200. do. The comment information is transmitted to the other user terminal 100 and the HMD set 1000 via the server 200.

The UI image 703A is a UI image showing the user name of the user who sent the comment, and the UI image 704A is a UI image showing the content of the comment sent by the user. In the example of FIG. 12B, the user whose user name is "BBBBBB" uses his / her own user terminal 100 to transmit comment information having the content "dangerous!", That is, the UI image 703A and the UI image 704A. Is displayed. The UI image 703A and the UI image 704A are displayed on the touch screen 15 of all the user terminals 100 participating in this game and the monitor 51 of the HMD 500. The UI images 703A and 704A may be one UI image. That is, one UI image may include the user name and the content of the comment.

In the example of FIG. 12C, a user with the user name "AAAAA", which is the user of the user terminal 100 shown in FIG. 12, inputs and transmits a comment as described above, so that the UI image is displayed on the touch screen 15. 703B and 704B are displayed. The UI image 703B includes the user name "AAAAAA", and the UI image 704B contains the comment "Magazine send!" Input in the example of FIG. 12B.

Further, in the example of FIG. 12C, the user "AAAAA" further inputs a tap operation to the UI image 701, displays the UI image 711 on the touch screen 15, and inputs a tap operation to the UI image 711A. It is a later view image 611. That is, as a result of the item input information indicating the magazine being transmitted from the user terminal 100 of the user "AAAAA" to the other user terminal 100 and the HMD set 1000, the user terminal 100 and the HMD set 1000 have the effect object 674 (described later). Is arranged in the virtual space 600. As an example, the user terminal 100 and the HMD set 1000 execute the effect related to the effect object 674 after the elapsed time indicated in the item input information has elapsed, and execute the process of invoking the effect of the item object.

In the example of FIG. 12D, the number of magazines is increased from 0 to 1 by executing the process of invoking the effect of the item object. As a result, the player utters "Thank you!" To the user "AAAAA", and the voice data of the utterance is transmitted to each user terminal 100. As a result, each user terminal 100 outputs the voice "Thank you!" As the utterance 692 of the avatar object 610.

As described above, in this game, communication between the user and the avatar object 610 is realized by outputting the utterance voice of the avatar object 610 based on the utterance of the player and inputting a comment by each user.

(Game progress processing in the game play terminal 300)
FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of the game progress process executed by the game play terminal 300.

In step S31, the processor 30 advances the game as the game progress unit 315 based on the game program 331 and the movement of the player. In step S32, the processor 30 generates game progress information and distributes it to the user terminal 100. Specifically, the processor 30 transmits the generated game progress information to each user terminal 100 via the server 200.

When the processor 30 receives the item input information in step S33 (YES in S33), the processor 30 arranges the item object in the virtual space 600A based on the item input information in step S34. As an example, the processor 30 arranges the effect object 674 in the virtual space 600A before arranging the item object (see FIG. 11C). The effect object 674 may be, for example, an object imitating a present box. As an example, the processor 30 may execute the effect related to the effect object 674 after the elapsed time indicated in the item input information has elapsed. The effect may be, for example, an animation in which the lid of the present box is opened. After executing the animation, the processor 30 executes a process of invoking the effect of the item object. For example, in the example of FIG. 11D, the obstacle object 673 is arranged.

After executing the animation, the processor 30 may arrange the item object corresponding to the tapped UI image in the virtual space 600A. For example, when a tap operation is performed on the UI image 711A, the processor 30 arranges a magazine object indicating a magazine in the virtual space 600A after executing the animation. Further, when the tap operation is performed on the UI image 711B, the processor 30 arranges the first aid kit object indicating the first aid kit in the virtual space 600A after executing the animation. The processor 30 may execute a process of invoking the effect of the magazine object or the first aid kit object when the avatar object 610 moves to the position of the magazine object or the first aid kit object, for example.

The processor 30 continues and repeats the processes of steps S31 to S34 until the game is finished. When the game ends, for example, when the player inputs a predetermined input operation for ending the game (YES in step S35), the process shown in FIG. 13 ends.

(Game progress processing in user terminal 100)
FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of the game progress process executed by the user terminal 100.

In step S41, the processor 10 receives the game progress information. In step S42, the processor 10 advances the game as the game progress unit 115 based on the game progress information.

In step S43, when the processor 10 accepts the item input operation by the user 3 (YES in step S43), in step S44, the processor 10 consumes the virtual currency and arranges the effect object 674 in the virtual space 600B. Here, the virtual currency is purchased (charged for the game) by the user 3 performing a predetermined operation on the processor 10 before or during the participation in the game. It may be, or it may be given to the user 3 when a predetermined condition is satisfied. The predetermined conditions may be those that require participation in this game, such as clearing a quest in this game, or those that do not require participation in this game, such as answering a questionnaire. The amount of virtual currency (the amount of virtual currency owned) is stored in the user terminal 100 as game information 132 as an example.

In step S45, the processor 10 transmits the item input information to the server 200. The item input information is transmitted to the game play terminal 300 via the server 200.

The processor 10 arranges the item object in the virtual space 600A when a predetermined time elapses after the arrangement of the effect object 674. In the example of FIG. 11, the obstacle object 673 is arranged. That is, when the user 3 inputs a tap operation to the UI image 711C, a predetermined amount of virtual currency is consumed and the obstacle object 673 is arranged.

The processor 10 continues and repeats the processes of steps S41 to S45 until the game is finished. When the game is finished, for example, when the player performs a predetermined input operation for ending the game, or when the user 3 performs a predetermined input operation for leaving the game halfway (YES in step S46). ), The process shown in FIG. 14 is completed.

(Game progress processing on server 200)
FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of game progress processing executed on the server 200.

In step S51, the processor 20 receives the game progress information from the game play terminal 300. In step S52, the processor 20 updates the game progress log (hereinafter, play log) as the log generation unit 212. As an example, the play log is generated by the processor 20 when the initial arrangement information is received from the game play terminal 300.

In step S53, the processor 20 transmits the received game progress information to each user terminal 100.

When the item input information is received from any user terminal 100 in step S54 (YES in step S54), the processor 20 updates the play log as the log generation unit 212 in step S55. In step S56, the processor 20 transmits the received item input information to the game play terminal 300.

The processor 20 continues and repeats the processes of steps S51 to S56 until the game is finished. When the game is finished, for example, when information indicating that the game is finished is received from the game play terminal 300 (YES in step S57), in step S58, the processor 20 acts as a list generator 213 from the play log. Generate a list of users who participated in the game (user list 234). The processor 20 stores the generated user list 234 in the server 200.

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a specific example of the user list 234. In the "user" column, information (for example, a user name) indicating each user who has participated in the game is stored. The "tag" column stores information (tags) generated based on the support provided by each user to the player. In the example of FIG. 16, among the tags stored in the "tag" column, those without the key brackets are the information automatically generated by the processor 20, and those with the key brackets are those stored by the game operator. This is manually entered information.

In the example of FIG. 16, the user "AAAAA" is associated with information such as a magazine, 10F, a boss, and "winning the boss by presenting the magazine". This indicates that, for example, in the boss battle on the stage of 10F, the user "AAAAA" inserts a magazine, and the avatar object 610 wins the boss with the ammunition of the inserted magazine.

In addition, the user "BBBBBB" is associated with information such as a first aid kit, 3rd floor, Zako, and "recovery on the verge of game over". For example, in a battle with a Zako enemy on the 3rd floor, the user "BBBB" "BBBBBB" throws in the first aid kit, and as a result, it shows that the physical strength of the avatar object 610 has recovered just before it becomes 0 (the game is over).

In addition, the user "CCCCC" is associated with information such as barricade, 5th floor, Zako, and "stopping two zombies at the barricade". This means that, for example, in a battle with a Zako enemy on the 5th floor, the user "CCCCC" throws in a barricade (obstacle object 672 in FIG. 11), and as a result, succeeds in stopping the two Zako enemies. Shown.

In the example of FIG. 16, one support provided is associated with the user name of each user 3, but the user name of the user 3 who has performed the support a plurality of times has a tag for each of the multiple times of support. Associated. In the user list 234, it is preferable that each tag is distinguished. As a result, after the game is completed, the player who refers to the user list 421 using the distribution terminal 400 can accurately grasp the content of each support.

<Distribution of operation instruction data>
(Distribution processing in the distribution terminal 400)
FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of the distribution process executed by the distribution terminal 400. FIG. 18 is a diagram showing a specific example of a screen displayed on the distribution terminal 400. FIG. 19 is a diagram showing another specific example of the screen displayed on the distribution terminal.

In step S61, the processor 40 receives the first operation for displaying the list of users who participated in the game (user list 234) as the operation reception unit 413. The download screen 721 shown in FIG. 18A is a screen for downloading the user list 234 from the server 200 and displaying it on the display unit 452. As an example, the download screen 721 is a screen displayed immediately after inputting the start operation of the application for executing the distribution process shown in FIG. 17 into the distribution terminal 400.

The download screen 721 includes UI images 722 and 723 as an example. The UI image 722 accepts an operation for downloading the user list 234, that is, the first operation. The first operation may be, for example, an operation of tapping the UI image 722. The UI image 723 accepts an operation for terminating the application. The operation may be, for example, an operation of tapping the UI image 723.

Upon receiving the tap operation for the UI image 722, in step S62, the processor 40 acquires (receives) the user list 234 from the server 200 as the communication control unit 411. In step S63, the processor 40 causes the display unit 452 to display the user list 234 as the display control unit 412. Specifically, the processor 40 causes the display unit 452 to display the user list screen generated based on the user list 234. As an example, the user list screen may be the user list screen 731 shown in FIG. 18 (B). The user list screen 731 is composed of a record image corresponding to each record in the user list 234. In the example of FIG. 18B, record images 732A to 732C are shown as record images, but the number of record images is not limited to three. In the example of FIG. 18B, if the number of records in the user list 234 is greater than 3 (ie, the number of users participating in the game is greater than 3), the player may perform, for example, scroll the screen (eg,). By inputting a drag operation or a flick operation) to the touch screen 45, another record image can be displayed on the display unit 452.

As an example, the record images 732A to 732C include user names 733A to 733C, tag information 734A to 734C, and icons 735A to 735C, respectively. Hereinafter, when it is not necessary to distinguish the record images 732A to 732C, the user names 733A to 733C, the tag information 734A to 734C, and the icons 735A to 735C, "record image 732", "user name 733", and "user name 733", respectively. It is described as "tag information 734" and "icon 735".

The user name 733 is information indicating each user who has participated in the game, which is stored in the "user" column in the user list 234. The tag information 734 is information indicating a tag associated with each of the information indicating each user who participated in the game in the user list 234. For example, the record image 732A includes "AAAAAA" as the user name 733A. Therefore, the record image 732A includes "magazine, 10F, boss," win the boss by presenting the magazine "" as tag information 734A, which is associated with "AAAAA" in the user list 234. The icon 735 is, for example, an image preset by the user.

The processor 40 may store the received user list in the distribution terminal 400 (user list 421 in FIG. 7). The download screen 721 may include a UI image (not shown) for displaying the user list 421 on the display unit 452. In this example, when the UI image is tapped, the processor 40 does not download the user list 234, reads the user list 421, generates a user list screen from the user list 421, and displays the user list screen on the display unit 452. ..

In step S64, the processor 40 receives a second operation for selecting any of the users included in the user list screen 731 as the operation reception unit 413. As an example, the second operation may be an operation of tapping any of the record images 732 on the user list screen 731. In the example of FIG. 18B, the player inputs a tap operation to the record image 732A. That is, the player has selected the user "AAAAAA" as the user who distributes the operation instruction data.

Upon receiving the tap operation for the record image 732, in step S65, the processor 40 causes the display unit 452 to display the motion list 422 as the display control unit 412. Specifically, the processor 40 causes the display unit 452 to display the motion list screen generated based on the motion list 422. As an example, the motion list screen may be the motion list screen 741 shown in FIG. The motion list screen 741 is composed of a record image corresponding to each record in the motion list 422. In the example of FIG. 19, record images 742A to 742C are described as record images, but the number of record images is not limited to three. In the example of FIG. 19, when the number of records in the motion list 422 is more than 4, the player inputs another record, for example, an operation of scrolling the screen (for example, a drag operation or a flick operation) to the touch screen 45. The image can be displayed on the display unit 452.

As an example, the record images 742A-742C include motion names 743A-743C, motion images 744A-744C, and UI images 745A-745C, respectively. Hereinafter, when it is not necessary to distinguish the record images 742A to 742C, the motion names 743A to 743C, the motion images 744A to 744C, and the UI images 745A to 745C, "record image 7432" and "motion name 743", respectively. It is described as "motion image 744" and "UI image 745".

The motion name 743 is information for identifying the motion stored in the motion list 422. The motion image 744 is an image generated from the motion data associated with each motion name in the motion list 422. As an example, the processor 40 includes an image of the avatar object 610 that takes the first posture in each motion data in the record image 742 as the motion image 744. The motion image 744 may be a UI image that accepts a predetermined operation (for example, a tap operation on the motion image 744) by the player. When the processor 40 accepts the predetermined operation, the processor 40 may reproduce the motion moving image in which the avatar object 610 operates based on the motion data. The processor 40 may automatically redisplay the motion list screen 741 when the motion moving image is finished.

The record image 742 may include, for example, a UI image including the text "motion reproduction" instead of the motion image 744.

In step S66, the processor 40 receives the third operation of selecting the motion as the operation receiving unit 413. As an example, the third operation may be a tap operation on the UI image 745. That is, the UI image 745 accepts an operation of selecting motion data corresponding to each record image 742. By accepting the third operation, the processor 40 specifies the motion data selected by the player as the motion specifying unit 415.

In step S67, the processor 40 receives the voice input of the player as the display control unit 412 and the voice reception unit 414 while the avatar object 610 reproduces the motion moving image that operates based on the selected motion data.

FIG. 20 is a diagram showing a specific example of voice input by the player 4. As shown in FIG. 20, the player 4 is inputting the utterance voice 820A while playing the motion moving image 810A. The utterance voice 820A is a utterance voice addressed to the user 3 (hereinafter, user 3A) whose user name is "AAAAAA". That is, in the example of FIG. 20, the player 4 selects the user 3A (first user) in step S64 and creates the operation instruction data addressed to the user 3A. It is assumed that the user terminal 100 used by the user 3A is the user terminal 100A.

Since the utterance voice 820A is a utterance voice addressed to the user 3A, the utterance voice is based on the content of the support provided by the user 3A to the avatar object 610 (in other words, the player 4). Specifically, the user 3A inserts a magazine in the boss battle on the stage of 10F, and the avatar object 610 wins the boss with the ammunition of the inserted magazine. For this reason, the utterance voice 820A says, "Thank you for giving me the magazine in the boss battle! The timing was perfect! Thanks to Mr. AAAAA, I was able to clear it!" As described above, it is preferable that the uttered voice includes the content of the support provided by the user 3 in the game and the gratitude to the user 3.

In a certain aspect, the player 4 creates the utterance content addressed to the user 3 before starting the voice input, that is, before inputting the third operation to the distribution terminal 400. In another aspect, the utterance content addressed to the user 3 may be automatically generated by the processor 40. Further, the processor 40 may superimpose and display the tag associated with the user 3 selected by the second operation on the motion moving image 810A.

The processor 40 converts the received voice into voice data. In step S68, the processor 40 generates the operation instruction data including the voice data and the motion data of the selected motion as the operation instruction data generation unit 416.

In step S69, the processor 40 distributes the generated operation instruction data to the user terminal 100 (first computer) of the selected user 3 (user 3A in the example of FIG. 20) as the communication control unit 411. FIG. 21 is a diagram showing still another specific example of the screen displayed on the distribution terminal 400. After the execution of step S68, the processor 40 causes the display unit 452 to display the distribution screen as the display control unit 412. As an example, the distribution screen may be the distribution screen 751 shown in FIG. 21 (A). The distribution screen 751 includes a UI image 752 and a motion image 753A. Further, as shown in FIG. 21A, the distribution screen 751 may include information indicating a user to whom the operation instruction data is distributed.

The UI image 752 accepts an operation for delivering the operation instruction data to the selected user 3. The operation may be, for example, a tap operation on the UI image 752. The motion image 753A is a UI image that accepts an operation for playing a moving image based on the generated motion instruction data, that is, a moving image based on the motion instruction data generated for the user 3A. The operation may be, for example, a tap operation on the motion image 753A. The UI image that accepts the operation for playing the generated moving image is not limited to the motion image 753A. For example, it may be a UI image including the text "video playback". The processor 40 may automatically redisplay the distribution screen 751 when the moving image is finished.

It is preferable that the distribution screen 751 further includes a UI image that accepts an operation for returning to the acceptance of the voice input. The operation may be, for example, a tap operation on the UI image. By including the UI image in the distribution screen 751, the player 4 can perform voice input again when the voice input fails, for example, when the content to be spoken is mistaken. The UI image may be a UI image that accepts an operation for returning to the selection of motion data.

Upon receiving the tap operation for the UI image 752, the processor 40 transmits the operation instruction data to the server 200 together with the information indicating the user 3A. The server 200 identifies the user terminal 100 to which the operation instruction data is transmitted based on the information indicating the user 3A, and transmits the operation instruction data to the specified user terminal 100 (that is, the user terminal 100A).

When the transmission of the operation instruction data is completed, the processor 40 may display the distribution completion screen 761 shown in FIG. 21B on the display unit 452 as an example. The delivery completion screen 761 includes UI images 762 and 763 as an example. Further, the distribution completion screen 761 may include a text indicating that the transmission of the operation instruction data has been completed, as shown in FIG. 21 (B).

The UI image 762 accepts an operation for starting the creation of operation instruction data addressed to another user 3. The operation may be, for example, an operation of tapping the UI image 762. When the processor 40 receives the tap operation, the processor 40 causes the display unit 452 to display the user list screen again. That is, when the tap operation is accepted, the distribution process returns to step S63. At this time, the processor 40 may generate a user list screen based on the user list 421 stored in the distribution terminal 400 and display it on the display unit 452. The UI image 763 accepts an operation for terminating the application. The operation may be, for example, an operation of tapping the UI image 763. When the operation is accepted, the distribution process ends.

In the example described with reference to FIGS. 20 and 21, as shown in FIG. 21 (C), the distribution terminal 400 transmits the operation instruction data of the moving image addressed to the user 3A (the user 3 whose user name is "AAAAAA"). , Transmit only to the user terminal 100A.

FIG. 22 is a diagram showing another specific example of voice input by the player 4. As shown in FIG. 22, the player 4 is inputting the utterance voice 820B while playing the motion moving image 810B. The utterance voice 820B is a utterance voice addressed to the user 3 (hereinafter, user 3B) whose user name is "BBBBBB". That is, in the example of FIG. 22, in step S64, the player 4 inputs a tap operation to the record image 732B corresponding to the user 3B, and creates the operation instruction data addressed to the user 3B. It is assumed that the user terminal 100 used by the user 3B is the user terminal 100B.

Since the utterance voice 820B is a utterance voice addressed to the user 3B, the utterance voice is based on the content of the support provided by the user 3B to the avatar object 610 (in other words, the player 4). Specifically, in the battle with the Zako enemy on the 3rd floor, the user "BBBBBB" throws in the first aid kit, and as a result, the physical strength of the avatar object 610 becomes 0 (the game is over). I am recovering my physical strength. For this reason, the utterance voice 820B has the content of "Thanks to the first aid kit given by Mr. BBBBB, the game did not end on the 3rd floor. Thank you very much!"

FIG. 23 is a diagram showing still another specific example of the screen displayed on the distribution terminal 400. The distribution screen 751 shown in FIG. 23A includes a UI image 752 and a motion image 753B. When the motion image 753B receives the tap operation, the motion image 753B reproduces a moving image based on the operation instruction data generated for the user 3B.

Upon receiving the tap operation for the UI image 752, the processor 40 transmits the operation instruction data to the server 200 together with the information indicating the user 3B. The server 200 identifies the user terminal 100 to which the operation instruction data is transmitted based on the information indicating the user 3B, and transmits the operation instruction data to the specified user terminal 100 (that is, the user terminal 100B).

In the example described with reference to FIGS. 22 and 23, as shown in FIG. 23 (C), the distribution terminal 400 transmits the operation instruction data of the moving image addressed to the user 3B (the user 3 whose user name is "BBBBBB"). , Transmit only to the user terminal 100B.

As described above, the content of the voice based on the voice data included in the operation instruction data is based on the content of the support provided to the player 4 by the user 3 in participating in the latest game. Since the content of the support is different for each user 3, the content of the voice is different for each user 3. That is, after the end of the game, operation instruction data including voices having different contents is transmitted to at least a part of the user terminals 100 of the users 3 who participated in the game.

Further, the motion of the avatar object 610 in the example of FIG. 22 is different from the motion of the example of FIG. 20. That is, the player 4 selects motion data different from that at the time of generating the operation instruction data addressed to the user 3A in the operation instruction data generation addressed to the user 3B. Specifically, in step S66, the player 4 inputs a tap operation to the UI image 745B that selects the motion data corresponding to the record image 742B. In this way, the player 4 can make the motion data included in the operation instruction data different for each user 3.

Then, the operation instruction data for each user 3, including the voice data having different contents for each user 3 and the motion data selected for each user 3, is transmitted only to the user terminal 100 of each user 3. In other words, unique operation instruction data for each user terminal 100 is transmitted to each of the user terminals 100 of the selected user 3.

FIG. 24 is a diagram showing an outline of transmission of game progress information from the game play terminal 300 to the user terminal 100. While the operation instruction data for video reproduction on the user terminal 100 is unique for each user terminal 100, as shown in FIG. 24, the user terminals 100 of all the users 3 participating in the game during the game execution. The game progress information transmitted to is common among each user terminal 100. That is, the operation instruction data included in the game progress information is also common among the user terminals 100. As described above, it can be said that the operation instruction data for playing the moving image and the operation instruction data for advancing the game are different data from the viewpoints of the same difference between the user terminals 100 and the transmission destination.

(Video playback processing on user terminal 100)
FIG. 25 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of the moving image reproduction process executed by the user terminal 100.

In step S71, the processor 10 receives the operation instruction data as the moving image reproduction unit 117. In step S72, the processor 10 notifies the user 3 of the reception of the operation instruction data as the moving image reproduction unit 117. As an example, the processor 10 displays a notification image on the display unit 152, reproduces a notification voice from a speaker (not shown), lights a lighting unit (not shown) composed of an LED (light-emitting diode), or the like. The user 3 is notified of the reception of the operation instruction data by at least one of the blinking.

In step S73, the processor 10 receives the first reproduction operation for reproducing the moving image as the operation reception unit 111. As an example, the first reproduction operation may be an operation of tapping the notification image. In step S74, the processor 10 renders the operation instruction data as the moving image reproduction unit 117 and reproduces the moving image. As an example, the processor 10 may start an application for playing this game and play a video, or may start an application for playing a video different from the application and play a video. good. Hereinafter, the video will be referred to as a "thank you video".

FIG. 26 is a diagram showing a specific example of playing a thank-you video. Specifically, it is a figure which shows an example of the reproduction of the thank-you moving image in the user terminal 100 of the user 3A. In the thank-you video 910A played on the user terminal 100, the avatar object 610 is uttering the voice 920A while executing a certain motion. In other words, the processor 10 outputs the audio 920A from the speaker (not shown) while playing the thank-you video 910A including the avatar object 610 that executes a certain motion.

The motion in the thank-you video 910A is based on the motion data selected by the player 4 in the generation of the motion instruction data addressed to the user 3A, and the voice 920A is the utterance voice input by the player 4 in the generation of the motion instruction data. It is based on the voice data generated from the 820A. That is, the voice 920A is a voice including the content of the support provided by the user 3A in the game and the gratitude for the support. In this way, the user 3A can watch the thank-you video in which the avatar object 610 utters the content of the support provided in the game and the gratitude for the support by inputting the first playback operation.

As an example, the user terminal 100 may display at least one UI image on the touch screen 15 after the reproduction of the thank-you moving image 910A is completed. The UI image may be, for example, a UI image that accepts an operation for playing the thank-you video 910A again, a UI image that accepts an operation for transitioning to another screen, or an application. It may be a UI image that accepts an operation for terminating.

Further, as an example, the user terminal 100 may display at least one UI image on the touch screen 15 during the reproduction of the thank-you moving image 910A. The UI image may be, for example, a plurality of UI images that accept operations such as temporarily stopping, ending, or changing the playback scene of the thank-you video 910A being played.

Note that these UI images displayed during the playback of the thank-you video 910A and after the playback of the thank-you video 910A is hunted do not include a UI image for making a response to the avatar object 610. That is, the thank-you video 910A according to the present embodiment does not provide a means for responding to the avatar object 610.

FIG. 27 is a diagram showing another specific example of playback of the thank-you video. Specifically, it is a figure which shows the example of the reproduction of the thank-you moving image in the user terminal 100 of the user 3B. In the thank-you video 910B played on the user terminal 100, the avatar object 610 is uttering the voice 920B while executing a certain motion. In other words, the processor 10 outputs the audio 920B from the speaker (not shown) while playing the thank-you video 910B including the avatar object 610 that executes a certain motion.

The motion in the thank-you video 910B is based on the motion data selected by the player 4 in the generation of the motion instruction data addressed to the user 3B, and the voice 920B is the utterance voice input by the player 4 in the generation of the motion instruction data. It is based on the voice data generated from the 820B. Therefore, in the example of FIG. 27, the motion performed by the avatar object 610 is different from the motion of the example of FIG. 26. Further, the voice 920B is a voice including the content of the support provided by the user 3B in the game and the gratitude for the support. Therefore, in the example of FIG. 27, the content of the voice 920B is different from the content of the voice 920A in the example of FIG. 26.

As described above, the thank-you video received by at least a part of the user terminals 100 of the users 3 who participated in the game after the end of the game is a video in which the utterance content of the avatar object 610 is different for each user 3.

The processor 10 may superimpose the UI image 930 including the content for encouraging participation in the next game on the moving image 910 and display it. The UI image 930 may be distributed together with the operation instruction data, or may be stored in the user terminal 100 as the game information 132.

<Outline of location-based game>
The system 1 according to the present embodiment provides a location information game in addition to the above-mentioned game. In the location information game, a map image centered on the current position of the user terminal 100 is displayed on the touch screen 15 based on the information acquired by the user terminal 100. A plurality of types of objects including characters are arranged in various places on the map image. Further, in the location information game, a predetermined game can be executed with the character by moving the character within a specific range (first range or second range) due to the movement of the user in the real world or the like. In the location-based game, when a predetermined game is cleared by the user (reward condition is satisfied), an item or the like associated with the character is given to the user. The user can use the item to increase the degree of advantage of the game. In particular, from a specific character arranged corresponding to a specific position on the map image, a unique item corresponding to the specific position that cannot be obtained from another character (normal character) can be acquired. The degree of increasing the degree of advantage is set so that the specific item associated with a specific character is higher than the item associated with another character (normal character). This makes it possible to encourage the user to move to a specific position where a specific character is placed in order to acquire a unique item.

FIG. 28 is a diagram showing an example in which an item corresponding to a specific landmark is given to the user. FIG. 28A is a diagram showing an example of the touch screen 15 in the location information game. When the location information game is started, the user terminal 100 uses information from the location registration system, the GPS module of the user terminal 100, and the like to use the current location information of the user terminal 100 (for example, address information, latitude and longitude information, etc.). ) Is specified, and a map around the current position in the real space of the user terminal 100 (owning user) is displayed based on the current position information. When displaying the map, for example, by transmitting the current position information to the server 200, the transfer of the map data around the current position is requested. The map is divided into a plurality of areas (areas, for example, prefectures) in advance. In addition, terrain classification (for example, mountains, rivers, parks, etc.) is predetermined on the map according to the position. The server 200 acquires the map data around the user terminal 100 from another service providing device (server) that provides the map data via the network, and transmits the map data around the user terminal 100 to the user terminal 100. The user terminal 100 displays a map image based on the map data on the touch screen 15. The map data includes information for identifying the area and information for identifying the terrain classification.

Further, the user terminal 100 has an icon 801 indicating the position of the user who owns the user terminal 100 and a first range 802 represented by a circle centered on the icon 801 (for example, the icon 801), which is superimposed on the map image. A circle in a range corresponding to a radius of 100 m centered on the map) and a plurality of types of objects (including characters) are superimposed and displayed on the map image. The first range 802 is displayed as, for example, a yellow circle as the first aspect on the map image, but the present invention is not particularly limited to this, and the first range 802 may be displayed in a color other than yellow. The user can execute a predetermined game by touch-operating a character located in the first range 802. The characters that can execute the predetermined game include a normal character, a specific character, and the like. Further, the specific character includes a regional character arranged corresponding to a landmark in the region and a terrain character arranged corresponding to a specific terrain. The predetermined game exemplifies a battle game with the character in the present embodiment, but is not limited to this, and is not limited to this, such as a cooperative game that achieves a mission set in cooperation with the character, a game that plays tag with the character, and the like. There may be.

In FIG. 28A, landmark 803, normal character 804, area character 805, operation icon 806, and predetermined range 807 are displayed as other objects. The normal character 804 is a character that can execute (match) a predetermined game with the user. A plurality of types of characters that can be normal characters are provided and are arranged on the map. When a predetermined game with a normal character is cleared (winning in a battle), an item associated with the type of the normal character in advance is given to the user as a reward. The user can increase the degree of advantage of the game by using the acquired items.

A plurality of landmarks are set for each area, and they are features that serve as landmarks for the area. For example, if the area is Tokyo, Tokyo Tower, Sky Tree, Dome Stadium, Kaminarimon, Tokyo Station, etc. correspond to landmarks. In the location-based game, at least one landmark is designated as a specific landmark from a plurality of landmarks defined for each region. The specific landmark is designated by the operator of the location-based game or the like, but may be randomly determined by a random number lottery or the like. In addition, the specific landmark is switched at predetermined period (for example, 12-hour unit, 1-day unit, 1-week unit, etc.). As a result, in the location-based game, at least one landmark in the area is designated as a specific landmark and is switched at predetermined intervals. It is assumed that the landmark 803 in FIG. 28 is designated as a specific landmark corresponding to the area where the landmark is located. The landmark may be a landmark that actually exists in the area, or it may be set in the story of the game and does not actually exist in the area.

In the designated specific landmark, the area character corresponding to the area where the landmark is arranged is arranged within a predetermined range from the landmark. In FIG. 28A, the landmark 803 corresponds to the predetermined range 807 represented by a circle centered on the landmark 803 (for example, a circle in a range corresponding to a radius of 50 m centered on the landmark 803). The regional character 805 to be used is arranged. The predetermined range 807 is displayed as, for example, a pink circle as a specific mode on the map image, but the present invention is not particularly limited to this, and the predetermined range 807 may be displayed in a color other than pink. The predetermined range 807 is preferably displayed in a color different from that of the first range 802. Similar to the normal character, a plurality of types of regional characters are provided, and a predetermined game with a user can be executed (competition). However, a region character is associated with an item that is not associated with any of the normal characters and is associated with a region-specific item (for example, a local item) in which a specific landmark corresponding to the region character is placed. ing. Therefore, if a player wins a match against a regional character, a region-specific item associated with the regional character in advance is given to the user as a reward. This makes it possible to encourage the user to move to a specific position where a specific landmark is placed in order to acquire a region-specific item. The user can increase the degree of advantage of the game by using the acquired area-specific items. The degree to which the advantage is increased is set so that the item specific to the region is higher than the item normally associated with the character. The currently designated specific landmark is displayed so as to be identifiable according to a predetermined operation from the user. For example, in response to a predetermined touch operation from the user, along with a specific landmark in the area of the user's current position (or the specific landmark closest to the user's current position), the distance to reach the landmark, or The time required to move at the average moving speed is displayed.

The operation icon 806 is an operation icon for the user to execute the operation. In FIG. 28 (A), the operation icon 806 is displayed as "operation start". The strategy in the present embodiment is to perform a process for expanding the actionable range of the user, and for example, to make the special object 808 operable.

FIG. 28 (B) is a diagram showing an example of the touch screen 15 after operating the operation icon 806 in FIG. 28 (A). In FIG. 28A, when the operation icon 806 is touch-operated, the operation is started and the special object 808 is displayed in the first range 802. Further, at this time, a second range 809 represented by a circle centered on the special object 808 (for example, a circle in a range corresponding to a radius of 100 m centered on the special object 808) is displayed. The second range 809 has the same effect as the first range 802. The second range 809 is displayed as, for example, a red circle as the second aspect on the map image, but the present invention is not particularly limited to this, and the second range 809 may be displayed in a color other than red. The second range 809 is preferably displayed in a different color than the first range 802 and the predetermined range 807. Further, the display of the operation icon 806 is changed from "operation start" to "landing at this point". The special object 808 can move within the first range 802 according to the operation of the user. That is, by operating the special object 808, the user can expand the range in which the predetermined game can be executed without the user moving. At this time, the map image is updated based on the position of the special object 808 (so that the special object 808 is in the center of the screen). As a method of operating (moving) the special object, the icon of the special object 808 may be touch-operated and moved as it is by sliding it on the touch screen 15, or an operation key (for example, a cross) may be displayed on the touch screen 15. Keys) may be displayed so that they can be moved according to the direction of the operation keys. The special object 808 includes (small) reconnaissance aircraft such as drones, radio-controlled models, balloons, etc., but is not particularly limited as long as it can expand the range in which a predetermined game can be executed. ..

In FIG. 28 (B), the landmark 803 and the area character 805 outside the first range 802 are within the second range 809 without the user moving from the position of FIG. 28 (A). A display example when the special object 808 is moved is shown. At this time, the user can execute (match) a predetermined game with the regional character 805 by touch-operating the operation icon 806. In another aspect, the battle with the regional character 805 is a case where the landmark 803 is not included in the second range 809 if the regional character 805 is located in the second range 809. However, a predetermined game may be executed (competition), and conversely, if the landmark 803 is located in the second range 809, the regional character 805 is included in the second range 809. Even if there is no match, it may be possible to play. The user can cancel the display of the special object 808 by tapping the release icon 811 displayed as "Back" on the touch screen 15. When the display of the special object 808 is canceled, the display of the second range 809 is also canceled.

In FIG. 28C, the table when the user himself (icon 801) moves from the position shown in FIG. 28A so that the landmark 803 and the area character 805 are within the first range 802. An example is shown. As a result, the user can execute (match) a predetermined game with the regional character 805 by touching the regional character 805. As another aspect, in the execution (competition) of the predetermined game with the regional character 805, the landmark 803 is included in the first range 802 if the regional character 805 is located in the first range 802. Even if it is not, the predetermined game can be executed (competition), and conversely, if the landmark 803 is located within the first range 802, the regional character 805 is the first range. Even if it is not included in 802, it may be possible to execute (match) a predetermined game.

FIG. 28D is a diagram showing when the user starts a predetermined game with the regional character 805. In FIG. 28 (D), the predetermined game is a battle game, and the icon 821 indicating the user's character, the icon 822 indicating the status, the command option 1 icon 823, the command option 2 icon 824, and the regional character 830 (805) are displayed. It is displayed on the touch screen 15. The icon 821 indicating the user's character is a character owned by the user and displays a character participating in the battle. The status icon 822 displays the current status of the characters participating in the battle. The status indicates, for example, the physical strength of the character. The character cannot participate in the battle when this physical strength becomes zero. The command option 1 icon 823 displays the action options of the character in the battle. Action options include, for example, "attack," "special skill," "item," and "withdrawal." When "Attack" is selected, the character directly attacks the regional character 830 with a weapon or the like possessed. When "Special Skill" is selected, the local character 830 is attacked with a special skill possessed by the character, such as a sword technique or magic. Select "Item" to use the item owned by the user. When "Withdraw" is selected, the command option 2 icon 824 that can withdraw from the battle displays the details of the contents selected by the command option 1 icon 823. For example, when "item" is selected in command option 1, the command option 2 icon 824 displays a part or all of the items owned by the user. The regional character 830 is a battle game format in which the regional character 805 selected by the user's operation is displayed. In FIG. 28D, the regional characters 830 are displayed as a unit, but even if a plurality of regional characters 830 are displayed (for example, a plurality of regional characters 830 or two regional characters 830 and a normal character 804 are displayed at the same time). good.

Further, in the case of transitioning from FIG. 28 (C) to FIG. 28 (D), the background of the area character 830 (805) in FIG. 28 (D) is based on the map data in the icon 801 indicating the position of the user. On the other hand, when transitioning from FIG. 28 (B) to FIG. 28 (D), the background of the area character 830 (805) in FIG. 28 (D) is based on the map data at the position of the icon 801 indicating the position of the user. It is based on the position of the special object 808, not the one. Various settings in a predetermined game can be changed based on the change in the background. For example, the degree of advantage of the above-mentioned behavioral options changes, and the selection itself can be changed. It is also possible to change the status of the regional character 830 (805) and the status of the user based on the change in the background.

In the present embodiment, the predetermined game with the regional character exemplifies the case where the character 821 of the user and the character playing against each other are played in a battle game format in which they damage each other. However, in addition to the battle game format, the battle with the character can be a sports game format, a table game format (puzzle game, mahjong game, Soroku game, quiz game, etc.), a battle fighting game format, a shooting game format, etc. good.

FIG. 28 (E) is a diagram showing a display example when a predetermined game is completed. When the battle game as a predetermined game is completed, the item associated with the battled character is given to the user. FIG. 28E shows an example of the touch screen 15 when the battle game with the regional character 830 is completed. At the end of the battle game, the user is given a unique item from the regional character 805 (830) associated with the landmark 803. The unique item associated with the regional character is, for example, a local item (region-specific item) set in the region (for example, Tokyo), and the local item is selected from a plurality of local items. Randomly given to the user. In addition, for example, in-game virtual currency, experience points, general items, weapons and armor, etc. are given to the user. The granted items are displayed on the touch screen 15 as a list. The user can play against the normal character 804 by locating the normal character 804 within the first range 802 or the second range 809. Also in this case, the same screen as in FIG. 28 (D) is displayed. The user is given an item or the like by winning the battle with the normal character 804. Examples of the items given to the user include in-game virtual currency, experience points, items, weapons and armor, etc., but normal characters do not give specific items corresponding to regional characters or terrain characters described later. .. The granted item may be used to increase parameters such as the attack power, feats, and skills of the character possessed by the user, or the character possessed by the user may be used during the battle. It may be possible to strengthen it, or it may be possible to weaken a normal character.

FIG. 29 is a diagram showing an example in which an item corresponding to a specific terrain classification is given to a user. The description of the portion overlapping with FIG. 28 in the description of FIG. 29 will be omitted. FIG. 29A is a diagram showing an example of the touch screen 15 in the location information game. In FIG. 29 (A), the park 825 is displayed instead of the landmark 803. In the park 825, a terrain character 826, which is a character corresponding to the park, is displayed.

A park is one of the specific terrains located in a location that corresponds to a park on a real-world map. The specific terrain is determined according to the terrain displayed on the map image, and in addition to the park, for example, a river, a mountain, the sea, etc. are set as the specific terrain. Terrain characters corresponding to each type of specific terrain are arranged in the range defined by the specific terrain. In FIG. 29 (A), a terrain character 826 corresponding to a specific terrain called a park is arranged in the park 825. Similar to the normal character, a plurality of types of terrain characters are provided, and the terrain character is a character capable of executing (competing with) a predetermined game with the user. However, a terrain character is an item that is not associated with any normal character and is a unique item that corresponds to that particular terrain (or terrain character) (for example, if the terrain is a park, in a plant, river). If so, items related to river fish: terrain-specific items) are associated. Therefore, when a predetermined game with a terrain character is cleared (winning in a battle), a terrain-specific item associated with the terrain character in advance is given to the user as a reward. As a result, in order to acquire the terrain-specific item, the user can be urged to move to a specific position where the place corresponding to the specific terrain is displayed. The user can increase the degree of advantage of the game by using the acquired terrain-specific items.

29 (B) is special so that in FIG. 29 (A), the terrain character 826 is within the second range 809 without the user (icon 801) moving from the position of FIG. 29 (A). A display example when the object 808 is moved is shown. In FIG. 29B, the user can execute a predetermined game with the terrain character 826 located in the second range 809 by tapping the operation icon 806. The special object 808 includes a specific terrain such as a river, a sea, or a mountain as a landing target. Therefore, for example, the user can land on a terrain that cannot be actually moved (mountain depth, sea, river, etc.), and can acquire a unique item by executing a predetermined game with a terrain character corresponding to the specific terrain.

FIG. 29 (C) shows a display example when the user himself (icon 801) moves from the position of FIG. 29 (A) so that the terrain character 826 is within the first range 802. There is. In FIG. 29C, the user can execute a predetermined game with the terrain character 826 by touch-operating the terrain character 826.

FIG. 29 (D) is a diagram showing when the user starts a predetermined game with the terrain character 826. In FIG. 29 (D), the predetermined game is a battle game, in which the terrain character 840 (826), the icon 821 indicating the user character, the icon 822 indicating the status, the command option 1 icon 823, and the command option 2 icon 824 are displayed. It is displayed on the touch screen 15. When transitioning from FIG. 29 (C) to FIG. 29 (D), the background of the terrain character 840 (826) in FIG. 29 (D) is based on the map data in the icon 801 indicating the position of the user. On the other hand, when transitioning from FIG. 29 (B) to FIG. 29 (D), the background of the terrain character 840 (826) in FIG. 29 (D) is based on the map data at the position of the icon 801 indicating the position of the user. It is based on the position of the special object 808, not the one. Various settings in a predetermined game can be changed based on the change in the background. For example, the degree of advantage of the above-mentioned behavioral options changes, and the selection itself can be changed. It is also possible to change the status of the terrain character 840 (826) and the status of the user based on the change in the background.

FIG. 29 (E) is a diagram showing an example of the touch screen 15 when the battle game with the terrain character 826 is completed. When the battle game ends (wins the battle game), a unique item (terrain-specific item) is given to the user from the terrain character 826 (840) associated with the park 825. The terrain-specific item is, for example, an item associated with a specific terrain. For example, in the case of a park, a plant item is given to the user, and in the case of a river, a river fish item is given to the user. In addition, for example, in-game virtual currency, experience points, general items, weapons and armor, etc. are given to the user. The granted items are displayed on the touch screen 15 as a list. Note that terrain-specific items associated with a specific terrain are not given from the normal character 804. The degree to which the advantage is increased is set so that the terrain-specific item is higher than the item normally associated with the character.

<Landmark correspondence table>
Next, with reference to FIG. 30, an example of a landmark correspondence table showing relationships such as characters and items associated with landmarks will be described. As shown in FIG. 30, the landmark correspondence table stores information that can identify "region", "landmark candidate site", "specific landmark", "region character", and "region-specific item". ing. The landmark correspondence table is stored and managed in the memory 21 of the server 200, and is reflected on the map. Specifically, from the "region" information specified based on the location information from the GPS module of the user terminal 100 or the like, the "landmark candidate site" corresponding to the "region" is displayed on the map based on the landmark correspondence table. Display on the image. If the displayed "landmark candidate site" is the currently designated "specific landmark", the corresponding "regional character" is displayed within a predetermined range of the landmark. The user can acquire the corresponding "region-specific item" by clearing the predetermined game with the "regional character" (winning the battle).

The "region" is an identification code for identifying the region, and is set for each region. In FIG. 30, the region is illustrated by a combination of the letters of the region and one letter of the alphabet, such as "Region A, Region B, Region C, ...". As a region, for example, it is set for each prefecture such as Tokyo, Chiba, and Saitama. Regions may be dealt with by prefecture or by municipality. The "landmark candidate site" is for identifying a landmark existing in an area, and is set for each corresponding area. In FIG. 30, the landmark candidate sites are illustrated by one lowercase alphabetic letter and a number such as "a1, a2, a3, ...". As a landmark candidate site, for example, when the area is Tokyo, the landmark candidate site is set to Tokyo Tower, Tokyo Station, Sky Tree, Raimon, etc., and when the area is Osaka Prefecture, the landmark candidate site is set. Tsutenkaku, Osaka Station, Abeno Harukas, etc. will be set as the ground.

"Specific landmark" is a landmark that is currently designated from the landmark candidate sites, and because the area character is currently placed, you can acquire unique items by moving. be. In this game, each area is designated by the operation of the operator / distributor of the location-based game from among the landmark candidate sites. FIG. 30 shows an example in which a2 is designated as the “specific landmark” of the area A and b4 is designated as the “specific landmark” of the area B. The position where the "specific landmark" is placed is the specific position. As mentioned above, the "specific landmark" is changed at predetermined intervals. The predetermined period may be a fixed period (hours) such as, for example, 6 hours, 12 hours, 24 hours, 3 days, and 1 week, and is not particularly limited thereto.

“Regional character” indicates a regional character that is arranged corresponding to a specific landmark. The type of regional character is determined for each region. The regional character shows an example in which one character is defined for each region, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a plurality of types of characters may be defined for each region. In FIG. 30, it is indicated by characters such as katakana a, ka, and sa. The regional character may be displayed in a manner that can be distinguished from other characters (such as a normal character). For example, the regional character may be displayed larger than the normal character, the regional character may be displayed in a color different from that of the normal character, or a special effect not found in the normal character may be applied to the regional character. You may. As a special effect, for example, a local character may be dressed with something like lightning (thunder).

A "region-specific item" is an item associated with a region character for each region. Examples of region-specific items include local items that match each region. For example, local items in Tokyo include items that imitate the Sky Tree and Kaminarimon. As local items in Osaka, items that imitate Tsutenkaku and Abeno Harukas are stipulated. When the predetermined game with the regional character is cleared, the region-specific item determined by lottery or the like from the region-specific items associated with the region character is given to the user. Even if a specific landmark is changed among a plurality of landmarks corresponding to the area, the type of the area-specific item to be given does not change, and the area character corresponding to the changed specific landmark does not change. The types of area-specific items granted through a given game are the same as before the change.

<Topography classification correspondence table>
An example of a terrain classification correspondence table showing relationships such as characters and items associated with a specific terrain will be described with reference to FIG. 31. As shown in FIG. 31, the terrain classification correspondence table stores information that can identify "specific terrain", "terrain character", and "terrain-specific item". The terrain classification correspondence table is stored and managed in the memory 21 of the server 200, and is reflected on the map. Specifically, from the terrain information specified based on the position information from the GPS module of the user terminal 100 or the like, the "terrain character" corresponding to the "specific terrain" is displayed on the map image based on the terrain classification correspondence table. Display on. The user can acquire the "terrain-specific item" corresponding to the "specific terrain" by executing a predetermined game with the "terrain character".

"Specific terrain" is information indicating the terrain in this game, and is set for each specific terrain that may exist in the real world. In FIG. 31, specific topography is illustrated in Chinese characters such as "river, sea, mountain, park ...". The position where the "specific terrain" is placed is the specific position.

"Terrain character" indicates a character associated with the terrain. In FIG. 31, characters (terrain characters) corresponding to the terrain are illustrated by characters such as katakana ha, ma, and ya. Characters associated with terrain may be displayed in a different color to distinguish them from characters not associated with terrain. Also, the terrain character may be displayed in different colors depending on the specific terrain associated with it. For example, if the specific terrain is "river", it is light blue, if the specific terrain is "mountain", it is green, if the specific terrain is "sea", it is blue, and if the specific terrain is "park", it is yellow. As such, the characters may be color coded according to the particular terrain associated with them.

A "terrain-specific item" is an item associated with a particular terrain (or terrain character). As for the terrain-specific items in FIG. 31, for example, if the terrain is a park, items related to the park, for example, items related to plants and the like can be acquired. If the terrain is a river, you can get items related to the river, for example, items related to river fish. When the predetermined game with the terrain character is cleared, the terrain-specific item determined by lottery or the like from the terrain-specific items associated with the terrain character is given to the user.

(Location-based game-related processing)
FIG. 32 is a flowchart showing an example of location-based game-related processing executed by the user terminal 100. The location information game-related processing is executed by the user terminal 100 during the location information game, but the present invention is not limited to this, and some processing may be executed by the server 200 and the processing result may be transmitted to the user terminal 100. good.

In step S81, the user terminal 100 specifies the current position information (for example, address information, latitude / longitude information, etc.) of the user terminal 100 by using the information from the location registration system, the GPS module of the user terminal 100, or the like. .. Based on the information, the icon 801 is superimposed on the map image (including a plurality of types of objects and characters) around the user terminal 100 at the current position of the user terminal 100 and displayed on the touch screen 15. When the map image includes a specific position (landmark candidate site, park, etc.), the specific position is displayed on the map image (see FIGS. 28 (A) and 29 (A)). When the specific condition is not satisfied, the map image is displayed based on the position information based on the current position of the user (icon 801). When the specific condition is satisfied, the map image is displayed based on the position information based on the designated position of the special object 808. The process of step S81 is repeatedly executed according to the current position of the user or the designated position of the object 808, and the display state of the touch screen 15 is updated.

In step 82, the first range based on the current position of the user terminal 100 is displayed. The first range is a circle corresponding to a radius of 100 m centered on the current position of the user terminal 100.

In step S83, it is determined whether or not the specific condition is satisfied. When it is determined that the specific condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S84. On the other hand, if it is not determined that the specific condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S85. The specific condition is satisfied, for example, in a state where the user touches the operation icon 806 to display the special object 808 on the touch screen 15 (see FIGS. 28 (B) and 29 (B)).

In step S84, the designated position (position corresponding to the operation by the user) within the first range is specified based on the information acquired by the user terminal 100, the special object 808 is displayed at the designated position, and the special object is displayed. A second range relative to 808 is displayed. The second range is a circle corresponding to a range having a radius of 100 m centered on the special object 808. The user can move the second range to a range beyond the first range by operating (moving) the special object 808 (drone, radio control, etc.) within the first range. The range in which the game can be executed can be expanded (see FIGS. 28 (B) and 29 (B)).

In step S85, it is determined whether or not the game start operation has been executed. When it is determined that the game start operation has been executed, the process proceeds to step S86. Whether or not the game start operation has been executed is determined by whether or not the tap operation was performed on the target part when the target character of the predetermined game was positioned in these ranges within the first range or the second range. (See FIGS. 28 (B), 28 (C), 29 (B), 29 (C)). On the other hand, if it is not determined that the game start operation has been executed, the process proceeds to step S89.

In step S86, the predetermined game is started. The predetermined game is played in a battle game format with a normal character (see FIGS. 28 (D) and 29 (D)).

In step S87, it is determined whether or not the end condition is satisfied. The end condition is satisfied, for example, when the game is a battle with a normal character and the battle with the normal character is completed. When it is determined that the end condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S88. On the other hand, when it is not determined that the end condition is satisfied, the process returns to step S86, and the predetermined game is continuously played.

In step S88, when the normal character is defeated, an item associated with the normal character is given to the user, and a list of the given items is displayed on the touch screen 15 (FIGS. 28 (E) and 29 (FIG. 29). E) See). When the character targeted by the predetermined game is a regional character corresponding to a specific landmark, a region-specific item associated with the region (landmark) is given to the user. Further, when the character targeted by the predetermined game is a terrain character, a terrain-specific item associated with a specific terrain is given to the user.

In step S89, it is determined whether or not the operation to end the game has been performed. When it is determined that the operation to end the game has been performed, the game is ended. On the other hand, if it is not determined that the operation to end the game has been performed, the process returns to step S81.

<Effect of this embodiment>
According to the present embodiment, a plurality of types of objects including characters are arranged at various places on the map image displayed on the touch screen 15 of the user terminal 100. A predetermined game can be executed when the user positions the character within a specific range (first range or second range) by moving or the like. The user can acquire the item associated with the character by clearing the predetermined game or the like. The user can increase the degree of advantage of the game by using the acquired item. In particular, a unique item can be obtained from a specific character placed corresponding to a specific position (specific landmark, specific terrain). Unique items are defined to be more advantageous than items that are not associated with another character (normal character) and are associated with that other character (normal character). There is. As a result, it is possible to encourage the user to move to a specific position in order to acquire a unique item, and it is possible to enhance the taste of the game.

Further, according to the present embodiment, the specific position includes the position of a specific landmark (which can be set by the distributor) among the plurality of landmarks arranged on the map image, and the specific item is a specific item. It is an item corresponding to the area where the landmark is placed. As a result, the specific position is set for each area, and the user can be encouraged to move to a specific landmark close to him / her. In addition, in order to acquire a specific item that the user is particularly interested in, it is possible to encourage the user to move to the area even if the area is far from the user's location.

According to the present embodiment, a specific landmark is switched at a predetermined period from a plurality of landmarks defined for each region. As a result, a specific landmark changes at predetermined intervals. As a result, the user can be given the goal of reaching a particular current landmark by the time a predetermined period elapses. In addition, since the target point can be changed at predetermined intervals, the interest is improved.

Further, according to the present embodiment, the specific position includes a position corresponding to a specific terrain, the terrain character is a terrain character corresponding to the specific terrain, and the terrain-specific item corresponds to the specific terrain. It is an item. This makes it possible to encourage the user to move to the terrain (park, river, sea, etc.) associated with the unique item that the user wants to acquire.

According to the present embodiment, when the specific condition is not satisfied, the predetermined game can be executed within the first range based on the current position of the user terminal 100, while when the specific condition is satisfied. , In addition to the first range, the predetermined game can be executed within the second range based on the object 808 that can be operated within the first range. As a result, the range in which the predetermined game can be executed can be expanded by satisfying the specific conditions. As a result, it is possible to play a predetermined game including a place where the user is not actually moving or a place where the user cannot actually move, and it is possible to improve the interest.

Further, according to the present embodiment, the first range is represented by a yellow circle as the first aspect, and the second range is represented by a red circle different from the color displaying the first range as the second aspect. indicate. As a result, the user can be visually informed that the range has been widened while clearly distinguishing the range between the first range and the second range.

<Modification example>
Examples of modifications of the embodiments described above are listed below.

(1) In the above embodiment, an example of expanding the range in which a predetermined game can be executed by using a special object has been described, but the special object may be used only when a specific item is possessed. The specific item may be an item given according to the result of a predetermined game. Further, the specific item may be an item given according to the result of a predetermined game with a specific character (regional character or terrain character). With this, it is possible to increase the motivation to acquire a specific item by encouraging the movement to a specific position, and to provide the user with the fun of expanding the range in which a predetermined game can be executed by using the specific item. ..

(2) In the above embodiment, an example of giving an item to the user when the battle is won in the battle with the normal character has been described, but in the battle with the normal character, even if the battle is defeated, the user is given an item. Items may be given. However, in this case, the item granted will have a lower degree of advantage than when the battle is won.

(3) In the above embodiment, an example in which the first range, the second range, and the predetermined range are displayed in a range of 50 m or 100 m with respect to the reference has been described. However, these ranges may be displayed in a radius of 5 to 100 m, may be less than 5 m in radius, or may exceed 100 m in radius. Moreover, these ranges may all be the same range or may be all different.

(4) In the above embodiment, an example of playing against a normal character unit displayed on a map image in the second range has been described. However, there may be a case where a plurality of normal characters displayed in the second range exist. In this case, a plurality of normal characters may be prioritized and can be played in order, or the normal characters to be played may be individually selected. Further, in the above embodiment, in the second range, an example of executing a predetermined game with a character in the second range by touching the operation icon has been described, but also in the second range, the first A predetermined game may be executed with the character by touching the character in the second range in the same manner as in the range of.

(5) In the above embodiment, the regional character has been described as an example defined for each region, but a different character may be defined for each landmark, and the landmarks in the same region may be defined. However, a different character may be defined for each landmark.

(6) In the above embodiment, the region-specific item has been described as an example defined for each region, but different region-specific items may be defined for each landmark, and within the same region. It may be a landmark of, or a different area-specific item may be defined for each landmark.

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

<Additional notes>
The matters described in each of the above embodiments will be added below.

(Appendix 1):
According to an aspect of one embodiment shown in the present disclosure, a game program executed in a terminal device including a processor, a memory, an input unit, and a display unit, wherein the game program is attached to the processor and the terminal device. A step (S81) of acquiring the position of the above, and a step (S81) of displaying an image corresponding to the position acquired by the acquisition step among the map images in which a plurality of types of objects are arranged in various places on the display unit. ) And the step (S88) that enables the user to give an item associated with an object arranged within a predetermined range from the position acquired by the acquisition step. , Includes a specific type of object associated with a specific item that is arranged corresponding to a specific position on the map image and is not associated with another type of object.

(Appendix 2):
In (Appendix 1), the specific position includes the position of a specific landmark among a plurality of landmarks arranged on the map image, and the specific item is arranged with the specific landmark. It is an item corresponding to the area where you are.

(Appendix 3):
In (Appendix 2), the specific landmark is switched from the plurality of landmarks at predetermined intervals, while the items corresponding to the area are the same even after the specific landmark is switched. be.

(Appendix 4):
In any of (Appendix 1) to (Appendix 3), the specific position includes a position belonging to a specific terrain classification on the map image, and the specific type of object is an embodiment corresponding to the specific terrain classification. The unique item is an item corresponding to the specific terrain classification.

(Appendix 5):
In any of (Appendix 1) to (Appendix 4), the first range within the first distance from the position acquired in the acquisition step (S81) when the specific condition is not satisfied in the processor. Is set as the predetermined range (S82), and when the specific condition is satisfied, the first range and the position within the first range corresponding to the input operation from the user are second. The step (S84) of setting the second range within the distance of is set as the predetermined range is executed.

(Appendix 6):
In (Appendix 5), the display step (S81) displays an image capable of specifying the first range on the display unit in the first aspect, and when the specific condition is satisfied, the second An image whose range can be specified is displayed on the display unit in a second aspect different from the first aspect.

(Appendix 7):
According to an aspect of one embodiment shown in the present disclosure, a game method executed in a terminal device including a processor, a memory, an input unit, and a display unit, wherein the terminal device acquires a position of the terminal device. (S81) and a step (S81) of displaying an image corresponding to the position acquired by the acquisition step (S81) among the map images in which a plurality of types of objects are arranged in various places on the display unit. And a step (S88) that enables the user to give an item associated with an object arranged within a predetermined range from the position acquired by the acquisition step, and the plurality of types of objects are described above. An object that is placed corresponding to a specific position on a map image and includes a specific type of object that is associated with a unique item that is not associated with other types of objects.

(Appendix 8):
According to a certain aspect of the embodiment shown in the present disclosure, the terminal device includes a storage unit that stores a game program and a control unit that controls the operation of the terminal device by executing the game program. The control unit is provided at the position acquired by the step (S81) of acquiring the position of the terminal device and the step (S81) of the map image in which a plurality of types of objects are arranged in various places. It is possible to give the user an item associated with an object arranged within a predetermined range from the position acquired by the step (S81) of displaying the corresponding image on the display unit and the step (S81) of acquiring the corresponding image. The plurality of types of objects are objects that are arranged corresponding to specific positions on the map image, and are unique items that are not associated with other types of objects. Includes certain types of objects associated with it.

[Example of realization by software]
The control blocks (particularly the control units 110, 210, 310, 410) of the user terminal 100, the server 200, the game play terminal 300 (HMD set 1000), and the distribution terminal 400 are logics formed in an integrated circuit (IC chip) or the like. It may be realized by a circuit (hardware) or by software.

In the latter case, the user terminal 100, the server 200, the game play terminal 300 (HMD set 1000), and the distribution terminal 400 include a computer that executes instructions of a program that is software that realizes each function. The computer includes, for example, one or more processors and a computer-readable recording medium that stores the program. Then, in the computer, the processor reads the program from the recording medium and executes it, thereby achieving the object of the present invention. As the processor, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) can be used. As the recording medium, a "non-temporary tangible medium", for example, a ROM (Read Only Memory) or the like, a tape, a disk, a card, a semiconductor memory, a programmable logic circuit, or the like can be used. Further, a RAM (Random Access Memory) for expanding the above program may be further provided. Further, the program may be supplied to the computer via an arbitrary transmission medium (communication network, broadcast wave, etc.) capable of transmitting the program. It should be noted that one aspect of the present invention can also be realized in the form of a data signal embedded in a carrier wave, in which the above program is embodied by electronic transmission.

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

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Claims (8)

A game program that is executed in a terminal device including a processor, memory, an input unit, and a display unit.
To the processor
The step of acquiring the position of the terminal device and
Among the map images in which a plurality of types of objects are arranged in various places, a step of displaying an image corresponding to the position acquired by the acquisition step on the display unit, and a step of displaying the image according to the position acquired by the acquisition step.
The step of making it possible to give the user an item associated with the object arranged within a predetermined range from the position acquired by the acquisition step is executed.
The plurality of types of objects are objects that are arranged corresponding to specific positions on the map image, and are associated with specific items that are not associated with other types of objects. Including game programs. The specific position includes the position of a specific landmark among a plurality of landmarks arranged on the map image.
The game program according to claim 1, wherein the specific item is an item corresponding to an area where the specific landmark is arranged. The specific landmark is switched from among the plurality of landmarks at predetermined intervals, while the items corresponding to the area are the same even after the specific landmark is switched, according to claim 2. Described game program. The specific position includes a position belonging to a specific terrain classification on the map image.
The specific type of object is an object having a mode corresponding to the specific terrain classification.
The game program according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the specific item is an item corresponding to the specific terrain classification. To the processor
When the specific condition is not satisfied, the first range within the first distance from the position acquired by the acquisition step is set as the predetermined range, and when the specific condition is satisfied, the first range is set. A claim for executing a step of setting a range and a second range within the first range and within a second distance from a position corresponding to an input operation from the user as the predetermined range. The game program according to any one of 1 to 4. In the display step, an image capable of specifying the first range is displayed on the display unit in the first aspect, and when the specific condition is satisfied, an image capable of specifying the second range is displayed on the display unit. The game program according to claim 5, which is displayed on the display unit in a second aspect different from the first aspect. A game method executed in a terminal device including a processor, a memory, an input unit, and a display unit.
The terminal device
The step of acquiring the position of the terminal device and
Among the map images in which a plurality of types of objects are arranged in various places, a step of displaying an image corresponding to the position acquired by the acquisition step on the display unit, and a step of displaying the image according to the position acquired by the acquisition step.
It includes a step that enables the user to be given an item associated with an object that is arranged within a predetermined range from the position acquired by the acquisition step.
The plurality of types of objects are objects that are arranged corresponding to specific positions on the map image, and are associated with specific items that are not associated with other types of objects. Including, game methods. It ’s a terminal device,
A memory unit that stores game programs and
A control unit that controls the operation of the terminal device by executing the game program is provided.
The control unit
The step of acquiring the position of the terminal device and
Among the map images in which a plurality of types of objects are arranged in various places, a step of displaying an image corresponding to the position acquired by the acquisition step on the display unit, and a step of displaying the image according to the position acquired by the acquisition step.
It includes a step that enables the user to be given an item associated with an object that is arranged within a predetermined range from the position acquired by the acquisition step.
The plurality of types of objects are objects that are arranged corresponding to specific positions on the map image, and are associated with specific items that are not associated with other types of objects. Including terminal equipment.

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