JP2021185928A - Game program, server device, and game system - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a game program, a server device, and a game program capable of inhibiting a feeling of unfairness from being generated among users.SOLUTION: Determination means 235 determines that a user does not log in to an object game for a granting condition period or longer. Period specification means 236 specifies a non-login period, which is a period when the user does not log in to the object game. When a user to be granted, who is a user that does not log in to the object game for a granting condition period or longer, logs in to the object game, condition setting means 237 sets a reward granting condition according to the non-login period specified by the period specification means. Granting means 240 grants a condition reward to the user to be granted according to the fact that the reward granting condition is satisfied on the basis of an operation by the user to be granted.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to a game program, a server device and a game system.

Conventionally, a video reward advertisement, which is an advertisement having a mechanism of giving an incentive (reward) to a user instead of having a game user watch the video, is known. This reward may be, for example, the currency used in the game or the continuation of the game over. Rewarded video ads are used by game developers to make a lot of money and are attracting attention. Rewarded video ads, on the other hand, have become a very popular ad format because users can be rewarded simply by watching opt-in videos. Regarding the video reward advertisement, for example, Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2 describe the display control of the video advertisement and the content of the reward.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2018-109840 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2018-93962

A user who is continuously logged in to the game will continuously watch the video advertisement when playing the game. On the other hand, users who have not logged in to the game for a long period of time have not watched the video advertisement for a long period of time. For this reason, in the conventional technology, there is a possibility that an unfair feeling may occur between a user who is continuously logged in to the game and a user who has not logged in to the game for a long period of time.

Therefore, the present disclosure provides a game program, a server device, and a game program capable of suppressing the occurrence of unfairness among users.

The first aspect is the computer,
Judgment means for determining that the user has not logged in to the target game for the grant condition period or more,
A period specifying means for specifying a non-login period, which is a period during which the user has not logged in to the target game.
A condition for setting a reward granting condition according to a non-login period specified by the period specifying means when a granting target user who is a user who has not logged in to the target game for the granting condition period or more logs in to the target game. Setting means and
A granting means for granting a conditional reward to the grant target user in response to the satisfaction of the reward grant condition based on the operation of the grant target user.
It is a game program that functions as.

Further, in the first aspect, the reward granting condition may include viewing a moving image content selected from a predetermined moving image content group and distributed.

Further, in the first aspect, the reward granting condition includes that the viewing amount of the video content by the granting target user reaches the first viewing amount corresponding to the non-login period specified by the period specifying means. be able to.

Further, in the first aspect, the viewing amount of the video content by the normal user who has not been determined by the determination means that the granting means has not logged in to the target game for the granting condition period or more becomes the second viewing amount. When it reaches, the condition reward is given to the normal user, and the first viewing amount can be a viewing amount larger than the second viewing amount.

Further, in the first aspect, when the grant target user logs in to the target game, if the reward grant condition is not satisfied, the grant means logs in to the target game for the grant condition period or longer. A normal reward given when a user who has not been determined by the determination means to log in to the target game is given to the grant target user, and if the reward granting condition is satisfied, the reward granting condition is satisfied. The conditional reward can be given to the grant target user instead of the normal reward.

Further, in the first aspect, the computer can be further functioned as a display control means for displaying the content of the reward granting condition on the information processing apparatus of the grant target user.

Further, in the first aspect, the display control means displays the content of the reward granting condition on the screen indicating that the information processing apparatus has downloaded data for executing at least a part of the target game. It can be displayed.

Further, in the first aspect, the reward granting condition includes viewing a video content selected from a specific video content group and distributed, and the display control means is the video content included in the video content group. The information processing apparatus is displayed with the contents of a plurality of conditions corresponding to the types of the above, and the condition setting means uses the condition selected from the plurality of conditions as the reward granting condition based on the selection operation by the grant target user. Can be set.

Further, in the first aspect, at least a part of the reward granting condition is a screen showing that the information processing device has downloaded data for executing at least a part of the target game. Can be filled when displayed in.

The second aspect is a determination unit that determines that the user has not logged in to the target game for the grant condition period or longer.
A period specifying part that specifies a non-login period, which is a period during which the user has not logged in to the target game.
A condition for setting a reward granting condition according to a non-login period specified by the period specifying unit when a granting target user who is a user who has not logged in to the target game for the granting condition period or more logs in to the target game. Setting section and
A granting unit that grants a conditional reward to the grant target user in response to the satisfaction of the reward grant condition based on the operation of the grant target user.
It is a server device provided with.

The third aspect is a determination unit that determines that the user has not logged in to the target game for the grant condition period or longer.
A period specifying part that specifies a non-login period, which is a period during which the user has not logged in to the target game.
A condition for setting a reward granting condition according to a non-login period specified by the period specifying unit when a granting target user who is a user who has not logged in to the target game for the granting condition period or more logs in to the target game. Setting section and
A granting unit that grants a conditional reward to the grant target user in response to the satisfaction of the reward grant condition based on the operation of the grant target user.
It is a game system equipped with.

According to the present disclosure, it is possible to provide a game program, a server device, and a game program capable of suppressing the occurrence of unfairness among users.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the game system in this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the reward granting condition according to a non-login period, and the conditional reward given to a user when a reward granting condition is satisfied. It is a figure which shows an example of the game start screen displayed on the display of a game apparatus. It is a figure which shows an example of the viewing start screen displayed on the display of a game apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the process from the game device sending the login request of the target game to the server device to the setting of the reward granting condition according to the non-login period. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the process from the setting of the reward granting condition corresponding to a non-login period until the set reward granting condition is satisfied, and the conditional reward is granted to the grant target user. It is a figure which shows an example of the download screen displayed on the display of a game apparatus. It is a figure which shows an example of the condition display screen displayed on the display of a game apparatus. It is a figure which shows an example of the viewing start screen displayed on the display of a game apparatus. It is a figure which shows an example of the download completion screen displayed on the display of a game apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the processing flow of the game system when the game apparatus downloads additional data from a server apparatus.

[First Embodiment]
The game system 1 according to the embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings.

<Game description>
In the game system 1 shown in FIG. 1, the server device 2 and the plurality of game devices 5 (information processing devices) are connected to each other so as to be able to communicate with each other via the communication network 6. In the game device 5, the target game, which is the target game to be played in the present embodiment, is executed.

The target game according to this embodiment is an online action game executed by the game system 1. In this target game, the user of the game device 5 activates one or a plurality of player characters (corresponding to objects) in the virtual game space, or causes the player character to play against an enemy character which is a non-player character.

Such games include home-use game machines such as PlayStation (registered trademark), portable game machines such as Nintendo Switch (registered trademark), and game devices 5 which are electronic devices such as personal computers, smartphones, and tablets. Performed using. In the following, a case where the game device 5 is a smartphone will be illustrated.

<Overview of Game System 1>
The game system 1 is composed of a server device 2 and a plurality of game devices 5. The server device 2 stores the game program and the game data, and manages the game data (for each of the following account information) of the game device 5.

The game device 5 executes a predetermined target game based on the user's operation. Therefore, the game device 5 receives (specifically, downloads and installs) a game program and game data from the server device 2 via the communication network 6. Account information including identification information and a password is assigned to each user in association with the game device 5. This account information is transmitted from the game device 5 to the server device 2 at the time of login, and is used for user authentication in the server device 2.

After user authentication, mutual communication between the server device 2 and the game device 5 becomes possible. After logging in, the game device 5 receives data necessary for game progress (data related to the game progress) from the server device 2, and outputs game images and sounds to the display 61 and the speaker 62 based on the user's operation while outputting the game image and sound to the display 61 and the speaker 62. Advance the target game.

<Configuration of game system 1>
Hereinafter, each hardware configuration of the server device 2 and the game device 5 will be described with reference to FIG. It should be noted that each of the plurality of game devices 5 has the same configuration as each other.

<Configuration of server device 2>
As shown in FIG. 1, the server device 2 has a network interface 21, a storage unit 22, and a control unit 23. The network interface 21 and the storage unit 22 are electrically connected to the control unit 23 via the bus 29.

The network interface 21 is communicably connected to each game device 5 via a communication network 6 such as the Internet and a LAN.

The storage unit 22 is composed of an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), a RAM (Random Access Memory), a ROM (Read Only Memory), an SSD (Solid State Drive), and the like. In addition to various programs including a part of the game program according to the present embodiment, the storage unit 22 stores various data such as the user DB 221 and the lottery list 222 and the moving image DB 223.

The user DB 221 is used in the virtual game space for each identification number of the user who plays the target game, such as login history, reward granting conditions, video advertisement viewing history, information about the player character operated by the user (status, etc.). The amount of possible consumption media is stored in association with each other.

Here, the consumption medium is a currency, points, or the like that can be used in the virtual game space, and is a medium that is consumed in the game when the game is advanced. The consumption medium is given to the user as a reward for clearing the quest and by charging in the real world.

Further, the reward granting condition is a condition for granting a conditional reward to the user. In the present embodiment, the reward granting condition includes viewing a video content selected from a predetermined video content group and distributed. The moving image content group is stored in the moving image DB 223, which will be described later.

The lottery list 222 is used when the lottery execution means 233 (described later) performs a lottery process generally called a gacha, and includes a plurality of information regarding a game medium to be selected. In the lottery list 222, information about the game medium (name, ability parameter, rarity, level, etc.) is associated with the selection ratio by the lottery.

The gacha is a method of selecting an arbitrary game medium from the lottery list 222 by lottery on the server device 2 based on a predetermined selection ratio. Any selected game medium is attached to the user's game device 5. "Giving the game medium selected by the gacha to the user / owned by the user" is synonymous with "associating / associating the game medium selected in the lottery process with the identification information indicating the user". be. Further, "giving a reward to the user / owned by the user" is synonymous with "associating / associating the reward with the identification information indicating the user".

The moving image DB 223 stores a moving image content group composed of a plurality of moving image contents. In the present embodiment, the video content is a video advertisement provided by various companies and the like. The moving image content is distributed from the server device 2 to various devices, and is played back on the distributed device. For example, the moving image content is distributed to the user's game device 5, and is played back in the game device 5.

The control unit 23 is composed of a microcomputer including a CPU and a semiconductor memory, and controls the operation of the own device 2.

By executing various programs, the control unit 23 executes information processing means 231, collation means 232, lottery execution means 233, login management means 234, determination means 235, period specifying means 236, condition setting means 237, and display control means 238. , As a moving image distribution means 239 and a granting means 240.

-Information processing means-
The information processing means 231 transmits and receives various data to and from each game device 5. The main data received by the information processing means 231 is game program download request information, gacha lottery request according to user operation, quest execution request, account information, login request, logout request, and request regarding reward granting conditions. Information about the playback of the video advertisement and the request for the video advertisement can be mentioned. The main data transmitted by the information processing means 231 includes information for confirming that the game device 5 has received the game program, information on the game medium obtained by the gacha, information on reward granting conditions, video content, and the like. Can be mentioned.

Here, the game medium is electronic data representing elements related to the game, such as the name of the character used as the player character, items (weapons, armor, tools) used by the player character in the virtual game space, and the like. included. The user can obtain the game medium by direct purchase by charge, clearing the quest, or by a lottery method called gacha. The obtained game medium is stored and managed in the user DB 221 in association with the identification information of the user who owns the game medium.

-Verification means-
The collation means 232 authenticates the user account using the user identification information received from the game device 5.

-Lottery execution means-
The lottery execution means 233 selects one or more game media from the lottery list 222 based on the selection probability for each game medium by lottery in response to the lottery request of the gacha. The lottery execution means 233 associates the information about the selected game medium with the identification information of the user who performed the operation that is the transmission source of the lottery request in the user DB 221. As a result, the user is given a game medium that has been won as a result of drawing a gacha by himself / herself.

-Login management method-
The login management means 234 can manage the login history of the user. For example, the login management means 234 may record the timing at which the login request is transmitted from the game device 5 to the server device 2 in the login history as the timing at which the user logs in. Further, the login management means 234 may record the timing at which the logout request is transmitted from the game device 5 to the server device 2 in the login history as the timing at which the user logs out.

-Judgment means-
The determination means 235 can determine that the user has not logged in to the target game for the grant condition period or longer. In the present embodiment, the determination means 235 determines that the user has not logged in to the target game for the grant condition period or longer based on the login history. The grant condition period is not particularly limited, but may be, for example, one month. In this case, the determination means 235 can determine that the user has not logged in to the target game for the grant condition period or more when one month has passed since the user logged out of the target game. Hereinafter, a user who has not logged in to the target game for the grant condition period or longer is also referred to as a “grant target user”. Further, a user who does not particularly distinguish whether or not he / she has logged in to the target game for the grant condition period or more is simply referred to as a user.

-Means to specify the period-
The period specifying means 236 can specify various periods related to the user's login. For example, the period specifying means 236 can specify a login period, a non-login period, or a dormant period based on the login history.

The login period is a period in which the interval between the logout timing and the login timing is shorter than the grant condition period. In the present embodiment, during the login period, the user is given a reward (login bonus) each time he / she logs in to the target game. The grant condition period may be, for example, one month, and the period during which the user logs in to the target game at intervals of one month or less is specified as the login period. Alternatively, the login period may be specified based on the acquisition of the login bonus. If the user gets at least one login bonus in March, March can be specified as the login period.

The non-login period is the period during which the user is not logged in to the target game. The dormant period is a period during which the user has not logged in for more than the grant condition period. During this period, the user has lost the opportunity to obtain the character and the opportunity to train the character used in the target game. As will be described later, the grant target user who logs in to the target game after the dormant period is rewarded according to the non-login period. The grant condition period is, for example, one month. In this case, the period specifying means 236 can specify the period from the last logout timing to the present as the dormant period when the user has not logged in to the target game for one month or more.

During the dormant period, the user cannot obtain the reward (login bonus) that can be obtained by logging in or the reward by playing the game event. Therefore, during the dormant period, the progress of the target game is different from that of other users who are continuously logged in to the target game. The reward given to all users may be given when the user logs in to the target game after the dormant period. The reward given to all users is, for example, a so-called apology stone distributed by the operating company of the target game based on a bug or communication failure of the target game.

-Condition setting means-
The condition setting means 237 can set various reward granting conditions and associate the set reward granting conditions with the user's identification information. In the present embodiment, the reward granting condition is to watch the video content selected from the video content group designated in advance and distributed. Specifically, the reward granting condition is that the video content selected and distributed from the video content group designated in advance is played on the game device 5 owned by the user. Here, the video content of the reward granting condition set may be randomly selected from a plurality of video contents. Further, the reward granting condition may be that the viewing amount of the video content by the user reaches a predetermined viewing amount. The viewing amount includes the number of viewings, the viewing time, the continuous viewing period, and the like. The continuous viewing period is a period in which the user continuously views the moving image content at a predetermined frequency (for example, every day).

In the present embodiment, the condition setting means 237 can set the reward granting condition according to the non-login period specified by the period specifying means 236 when the grant target user logs in to the target game. Here, the reward granting condition according to the non-login period may include that the viewing amount of the video content by the grant target user reaches the viewing amount (first viewing amount) according to the non-login period. Hereinafter, the viewing amount that defines the reward granting conditions set for the grant target user is also referred to as a “first viewing amount”. For example, when the first viewing amount is three viewing times, the reward granting condition is satisfied when the video content is viewed three times by the grant target user.

-Display control means-
The display control means 238 can display various information on various devices. Specifically, the display control means 238 can transmit various information to another device and display the transmitted information on the other device. For example, the display control means 238 can display the content of the reward granting condition on the game device 5. As a result, the user can recognize the content of the reward granting condition. Further, the display control means 238 can display the content of the reward granting condition according to the non-login period on the game device 5 of the grant target user.

-Video distribution method-
The video distribution means 239 can distribute various video contents. Specifically, the video distribution means 239 selects video content from the video content group stored in the video DB 223 in response to the request of the game device 5, and distributes the selected video content to the game device 5. Can be done. Here, the video distribution means 239 can select the video content according to the reward granting condition by referring to the reward granting condition associated with the user's identification information.

Further, the video distribution means 239 can manage the viewing history of the user's video content. For example, when the playback of the moving image content is started or ended in the game device 5, information indicating that is transmitted to the server device 2. The video distribution means 239 can generate a viewing history based on the information and the like. Here, in the viewing history, information such as the content of the video content viewed by the user, the viewing time of the video content, the number of viewing times, and the continuous viewing period is recorded.

-Granting means-
The granting means 240 can grant various rewards (for example, conditional rewards and normal rewards described later) to the user. The reward is various game media (for example, items used in the game) and currencies that can be used in the target game.

Further, the granting means 240 can grant the conditional reward to the user depending on the condition for granting the reward is satisfied. Here, the conditional reward is a reward given to the user when the reward granting condition is satisfied. Further, the granting means 240 can grant the conditional reward to the grant target user according to the satisfaction of the reward granting condition according to the non-login period. The timing at which the granting means 240 grants the conditional reward to the user is, for example, the timing at which the reward granting condition is satisfied, or the timing at which the granting target user logs in to the target game for the first time after the reward granting condition is satisfied. good.

Further, the granting means 240 can grant a conditional reward to the normal user when the viewing amount of the moving image content by the normal user reaches a predetermined viewing amount (second viewing amount). Hereinafter, the viewing amount that defines the reward granting condition set for the normal user is also referred to as a “second viewing amount”. Here, the normal user is a user who has not been determined by the determination means 235 that he / she has not logged in to the target game for the grant condition period or longer.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a reward granting condition according to a non-login period and a conditional reward given to a user when the reward granting condition is satisfied. Here, it is assumed that the reward granting condition is to watch a specific video content a predetermined number of times. The leftmost column of the table shown in FIG. 2 shows the non-login period when the user logs in. In addition, the central column of the table shows the number of views of the reward granting condition. Further, the rightmost column of the table shows the reward given to the user when the reward giving condition is satisfied. As shown in FIG. 2, the reward granting condition is set so that the viewing amount (specifically, the number of viewings) of the reward granting condition increases as the non-login period becomes longer.

Here, assuming that the grant condition period is one month, a user whose non-login period is less than one month is a normal user. In addition, a user whose non-login period is one month or longer is a user to be granted. According to FIG. 2, a normal user can acquire one item as a conditional reward by viewing a specific moving image content once. In addition, the grant target user whose non-login period is 1 to 3 months can acquire two items as a conditional reward when he / she watches the specific video content three times.

Here, a normal user may watch a specific video content twice in order to acquire two items as a conditional reward. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the first viewing amount required to acquire two items as a conditional reward is larger than the second viewing amount required to acquire two items as a conditional reward. It has become. This makes it possible to encourage the grant target user who has not logged in to the target game for a long period of time to watch more (or longer) video content. Further, when the grant target user watches the video content many times and obtains the conditional reward, the login to the target game is easily fixed to the grant target user.

Further, the granting means 240 can grant a normal reward to the user. In the present embodiment, the normal reward is a reward that is unconditionally given when the normal user logs in to the target game. For example, the granting means 240 can grant a normal reward to the granting target user when the granting target user logs in to the target game and the reward granting condition according to the non-login period is not satisfied. Further, when the grant target user logs in to the target game, the grant means 240 provides a conditional reward in place of (or in addition to) the normal reward if the reward grant condition according to the non-login period is satisfied. It can be granted to the grant target user.

<Configuration of game device 5>
Returning to FIG. 1, the configuration of the game device 5 will be described. The game device 5 has a display 61, a speaker 62, and a touch pad 63 externally connected or built-in. Further, the game device 5 has a network interface 51, a graphic processing unit 52, an audio processing unit 53, an operation unit 54, a storage unit 55, and a control unit 56. The network interface 51, the graphic processing unit 52, the audio processing unit 53, the operation unit 54, and the storage unit 55 are electrically connected to the control unit 56 via the bus 59.

The network interface 51 is communicably connected to the communication network 6 in order to transmit and receive various data between the game device 5 and the server device 2.

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

The audio processing unit 53 is connected to the speaker 62, and when the game sound is reproduced and synthesized according to the instruction of the control unit 56, it is output from the speaker 62.

The operation unit 54 is connected to the touch pad 63 and transmits / receives data related to the operation input to / from the touch pad 63. The user touches the touch pad 63 to input an operation signal to the game device 5.

The storage unit 55 is composed of an HDD, SSD, RAM, ROM, and the like. The storage unit 55 stores game data downloaded from the server device 2, various programs including a part of the game program, account information of the own device 5, and the like.

The control unit 56 is composed of a microcomputer including a CPU and a semiconductor memory, and controls the operation of the own device 5.

The control unit 56 functions as a communication means 561, a game execution means 562, and a notification control means 563 by executing various programs.

―Communication means 561-
The communication means 561 is a function of communicating with the server device 2 via the network interface 51.

The communication means 561 generates and transmits information that can be grasped by the server device 2 according to various operation signals received from the touch pad 63 by the operation unit 54. For example, the communication means 561 may include account information, new game data download request information, gacha execution request, quest execution request, login request, logout request, reward granting condition request, video advertisement playback, video advertisement request, and the like. Is transmitted to the server device 2. Further, the communication means 561 uses the server device to provide new game data sent from the server device 2 in response to the download request information, information on the game medium selected by the lottery process, information on reward granting conditions, video advertisements, and the like. Receive from 2.

-Game execution method-
The game executing means 562 reads data such as virtual game space objects and textures included in the game data from the storage unit 55 or uses the data received from the server device 2 according to the operation of the touch pad 63 by the user of the own device 5. Then, while executing the game program, two-dimensional or three-dimensional game image information is generated. By processing the game image information by the graphic processing unit 52, the processed game images are sequentially displayed on the display 61.

Then, the game execution means 562 arranges the character on the game image according to the operation of the user of the own device 5, and controls the behavior of the character in the virtual game space according to the operation of the user and the progress of the game. For example, the game execution means 562 causes the quest to be executed in the target game in response to an operation via the user's touch pad 63.

-Notification control means-
In executing the target game, the notification control means 563 controls the display of the display 61 and the voice output of the speaker 62 according to the operation of the user of the own device 5. The notification control means 563 displays, for example, the screens shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 on the display 61.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the game start screen sc1 of the target game displayed on the display 61. The start screen sc1 may be, for example, a screen displayed on the display 61 for the first time after the user logs in to the target game. On the game start screen sc1, a button 610 for starting a quest, a viewing button 612 for watching a video advertisement, a button 614 for displaying a menu, a button 616 for receiving a notification, and a gift are provided. A button 618 for acquisition is displayed. When the user touches various buttons displayed on the game start screen sc1, various screens are displayed on the display 61 of the game device 5.

For example, when the user touches the viewing button 612, the viewing start screen sc2 shown in FIG. 4 is displayed on the display 61. The viewing start screen sc2 mainly contains information indicating that an item can be acquired by viewing a video advertisement, a button 620 for returning the screen of the display 61 to the game start screen sc1, and viewing for starting viewing of the video advertisement. The start button 622 is displayed. When the user touches the viewing start button 622, the video advertisement is played on the display 61. This allows the user to watch the video advertisement.

<Flow of operation of game system 1>
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing from when the game device 5 transmits a login request for the target game to the server device 2 until the reward granting condition according to the non-login period is set.

First, the communication means 561 of the game device 5 transmits a login request for the target game to the server device 2 based on the user's operation (step st101). Next, the collation means 232 of the server device 2 authenticates the account of the user of the game device 5 that has sent the login request (step st103). Next, the login management means 234 records the timing at which the user logs in in the login history (step st105).

Next, the determination means 235 determines whether or not the user has logged in to the target game for the grant condition period or longer based on the login history of the user (step st107). When it is determined that the period during which the user has not logged in to the target game is less than the grant target condition period (step st107: NO), the process shown in FIG. 5 ends. On the other hand, if it is determined that the user has not logged in to the target game for the grant condition period or longer (step st107: YES), the process proceeds to step st109.

If YES is determined in step st107, the period specifying means 236 specifies the non-login period (step st109). Next, the condition setting means 237 sets the reward granting condition according to the specified non-login period (step st111), and the process shown in FIG. 5 ends.

When the process shown in FIG. 5 is completed, the game device 5 starts executing the target game, and the process shown in FIG. 6 is started.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing from when the reward granting condition corresponding to the non-login period is set until the set reward granting condition is satisfied and the conditional reward is granted to the grant target user. ..

First, the communication means 561 of the game device 5 transmits a video advertisement request to the server device 2 based on the operation of the grant target user (step st201). Next, the video distribution means 239 of the server device 2 distributes the video advertisement to the game device 5 (step st203). Next, the notification control means 563 of the game device 5 causes the display 61 to play a video advertisement (step st205). As a result, at least a part of the reward granting condition is satisfied. Next, the communication means 561 of the game device 5 notifies the server device 2 that the video advertisement has been played (step st206).

Next, the communication means 561 of the game device 5 transmits a request for stopping the distribution of the video advertisement based on the operation of the grant target user (step st207). Next, the video distribution means 239 of the server device 2 stops the distribution of the video advertisement (step st209).

Next, the granting means 240 determines whether or not the reward granting condition is satisfied by playing the video advertisement (step st211). When it is determined by the granting means 240 that the reward granting condition is not satisfied (step st211: NO), the conditional reward is not granted to the grant target user, and the process shown in FIG. 6 ends. On the other hand, if it is determined by the granting means 240 that the reward granting condition is satisfied (step st211), the process proceeds to step st213.

If YES is determined in step st211, the granting means 240 grants a conditional reward to the granting target user (step st213), and the process shown in FIG. 6 ends.

Summarizing the above, in the game program according to the present embodiment, the user determines that the control unit 23 (computer) of the server device 2 has not logged in to the target game for the grant condition period or longer, and the user. Period identification means 236 for specifying the non-login period, which is the period during which the target game is not logged in, and the period specification when the grant target user, who is a user who has not logged in to the target game for the grant condition period or more, logs in to the target game. Conditional rewards are given to the grant target user according to the condition setting means 237 that sets the reward grant condition according to the non-login period specified by the means 236 and the reward grant condition is satisfied based on the operation of the grant target user. It functions as a granting means 240 for granting.

<Effect>
According to the present embodiment, reward granting conditions are set for the grant target user according to the non-login period. For example, a condition is set for the grant target user, which is heavier than the condition for the user who is continuously logged in to the target game to acquire the reward. As a result, the burden of satisfying the conditions between the user who has continuously logged in to the target game and satisfied the conditions for acquiring the reward and the user who has not logged in to the target game for a long period of time is burdened. The difference is reduced. As a result, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of unfairness among users.

Generally, if a user is unconditionally rewarded when he / she logs in to the target game after a dormant period, the user and the user who has continuously logged in to and played the target game Fairness may not be maintained. This is because the dormant user does not have the opportunity to watch the video advertisement, while the user who has been playing continuously is watching the video advertisement continuously. According to the present embodiment, it is set as a reward granting condition that at least a part of what the user who is continuously playing the target game has done (for example, viewing a video advertisement) is executed. Therefore, the grant target user cannot acquire the conditional reward unless the set reward granting condition is satisfied, and it is suppressed that an unfair feeling occurs among the users.

In addition, the user who continuously played the target game watched the video advertisement and contributed to the sales of the product targeted for the advertisement, for example. Therefore, it is preferable to encourage the user who has passed the dormant period to watch the moving image for that period. According to the present embodiment, the grant target user continuously plays the sleeping user in order to watch the video advertisement of the viewing amount according to the non-login period in order to obtain the conditional reward. It is possible to encourage users to watch video advertisements equivalent to those of users.

[Second Embodiment]
In the second embodiment, mainly the points different from the first embodiment will be described, and the description of substantially the same points as the first embodiment will be omitted as appropriate. In the second embodiment, unlike the first embodiment, the moving image advertisement is played on the display 61 when the game device 5 downloads the data from the server device 2.

-Display control means-
If the user has not logged in to the game for a long period of time, the game content may be updated during that period. In this case, in order for the game device 5 to execute the target game, it is necessary to download the data. Therefore, when the user logs in to the game, the game device 5 needs to download data (hereinafter, also referred to as “additional data”) for executing at least a part of the target game. At this time, the game device 5 displays a screen indicating that additional data is being downloaded (hereinafter, also referred to as a “download screen”). In the present embodiment, the display control means 238 can display the content of the reward granting condition according to the non-login period on the download screen.

Further, the display control means 238 can display the contents of a plurality of conditions corresponding to the types of the moving image contents included in the moving image contents group on the game device 5. In the present embodiment, the display control means 238 can display a plurality of conditions corresponding to the types of moving image contents on the download screen. Here, each of the plurality of conditions is a condition according to the non-login period. Further, the types of the moving image contents may be classified according to the name of the moving image, the content of the moving image, the playing time of the moving image, and the like.

-Condition setting means-
As described above, the display control means 238 displays a plurality of conditions on the game device 5. At this time, one condition is selected from the plurality of conditions displayed on the game device 5 based on the selection operation by the user. In the present embodiment, the condition setting means 237 can set the selected condition as the reward granting condition. Since the selected condition is a condition according to the non-login period, the reward granting condition to be set is also a condition according to the non-login period.

-Video distribution method-
In the present embodiment, the video distribution means 239 can distribute the video content to the game device 5 when the download screen is displayed on the game device 5. As a result, the moving image content is played back on the game device 5 while the download is being performed on the game device 5. At this time, when the reward granting condition includes viewing of the moving image content, at least a part of the reward granting condition is satisfied when the download screen is displayed on the game device 5.

With reference to FIGS. 7 to 10, an example of a screen displayed on the display 61 when the game device 5 downloads additional data from the server device 2 will be described. Here, it is assumed that the user is a grant target user who is determined not to be logged in to the target game for the grant condition period or longer.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of the download screen sc3 displayed on the display 61. The display 61 mainly contains information indicating that the game device 5 is downloading additional data, information indicating that the timing at which the grant target user logs in to the target game for the first time in three months, and the grant target user rewards. Information indicating that a conditional reward can be obtained by satisfying the conditions is displayed.

Further, on the screen sc3, a display button 630 for displaying the contents of the condition on the display 61 is displayed. When the grant target user touches the display button 630, the condition display screen sc4 shown in FIG. 8 is displayed on the display 61.

On the condition display screen sc4 shown in FIG. 8, the contents of a plurality of conditions corresponding to the types of the moving image contents included in the moving image contents group are displayed. Specifically, the condition display screen sc4 displays the contents of two conditions according to the type of the moving image content. More specifically, on the condition display screen sc4, a first condition image 640 showing the contents of the first condition and a second condition image 642 showing the contents of the second condition are displayed. The first condition is to watch a 20-minute video ad every day for 10 days. The second condition is to watch a 5-minute video advertisement every day for 40 days. Therefore, in order to satisfy the first condition or the second condition, the user needs to watch the video advertisement for a total of 200 minutes. Therefore, the time of the video advertisement of the first condition is longer than the time of the video advertisement of the second condition. Further, the continuous viewing period of the first condition is shorter than the continuous viewing period of the second condition.

Further, on the condition display screen sc4, a first method image 644 and a second method image 646 showing how to view the video advertisement are displayed. First Method The first viewing method shown by the image 644 is a method in which the user manually reproduces the video advertisement on the game device 5. In the first viewing method, for example, in the first embodiment, the video advertisement may be played by the method described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4. On the other hand, the second viewing method shown by the second method image 464 is a method of playing a video with a reward granting condition following another video advertisement. Here, the other video advertisement is a video advertisement that is viewed by the user in order to obtain a reward, in addition to the reward granting condition set here. When other video advertisements are viewed, various rewards (for example, the right to continue the game over) are given to the user. In the second viewing method, the user views the video advertisement with the reward granting condition set on the screen sc4, following the viewing of the other video advertisement by the input operation when viewing the other video advertisement. Can be done.

The user can select the first condition or the second condition by touching the first condition image 640 or the second condition image 642. Further, when the user selects either the first condition or the second condition, the user can touch the first method image 644 or the second method image 646 to obtain the first viewing method or the second viewing method. You can choose. When the first condition image 640 or the second condition image 642 is touched and the first method image 644 or the second method image 646 is touched, the game apparatus 5 makes a request for acceptance of the selected condition and the viewing method to the server apparatus. Send to 2. As a result, in the server device 2, the selected condition is set as the reward granting condition. Further, the set reward granting condition is satisfied by the selected viewing method.

When the user selects a condition, the viewing start screen sc5 shown in FIG. 9 is displayed on the display 61. On the viewing start screen sc5, mainly information indicating that the game device 5 is downloading additional data, information indicating that a video advertisement for satisfying the reward granting condition can be viewed, and viewing of the video advertisement are started. The viewing start button 650 for the operation is displayed.

When the user touches the viewing start button 650, the video advertisement is played on the game device 5. This allows the user to watch the video advertisement. Note that the game device 5 may download additional data from the server device 2 even while the video advertisement is being played. As a result, the user can watch the video advertisement while the game device 5 is downloading the additional data, and can effectively utilize the waiting time for the download.

When the game device 5 finishes downloading the additional data, the download completion screen sc6 shown in FIG. 10 is displayed on the display 61. The download completion screen sc6 mainly displays information indicating that the download of the additional data has been completed and the contents of the remaining reward granting conditions. Here, when the video advertisement is being played on the game device 5 while the additional data is being downloaded, at least a part of the reward granting condition is satisfied. As a result, the viewing amount of the video advertisement at the time of download is subtracted from the viewing amount required to satisfy the reward granting condition, and the difference becomes the remaining reward granting condition. The grant target user can acquire the conditional reward when the remaining reward granting conditions are satisfied. The calculation of the remaining reward granting conditions may be performed by the condition setting means 237.

Here, it is assumed that the first condition is selected when the condition display screen sc2 shown in FIG. 8 is displayed on the display 61. Further, it is assumed that the 20-minute video advertisement is viewed once (that is, for one day) at the time of download. As a result, 9 days, which is obtained by subtracting one day from the continuous viewing period (that is, 10 days) of the first condition, is the continuous viewing period of the remaining reward granting condition.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a processing flow of the game system when the game device 5 downloads additional data from the server device 2. The process shown in FIG. 11 is started, for example, at the timing when the user logs in to the target game.

First, the communication means 561 of the server device 2 transmits a request for additional data (step st301). Next, the information processing means 231 of the server device 2 starts transmitting additional data to the server device 2 (step st303). As a result, the game device 5 starts downloading additional data. Hereinafter, until the server device 2 finishes transmitting the additional data in step st321 described later, the game device 5 continues to download the additional data. When the game device 5 starts downloading additional data, the notification control means 563 of the game device 5 causes the display 61 to display the download screen (step st305).

Next, the information processing means 231 of the server device 2 transmits the conditions corresponding to the plurality of non-login periods to the game device 5 (step st307). Specifically, the information processing means 231 transmits data for displaying a condition display screen including a plurality of conditions to the game device 5. Next, the notification control means 563 of the game device 5 causes the display 61 to display the condition display screen (step st309). As a result, a plurality of conditions are displayed on the display 61. When the grant target user performs a selection operation, one condition is selected from a plurality of conditions.

When the condition is selected, the communication means 561 of the game device 5 transmits a reception request for the selected condition to the server device 2 (step st311). Next, the condition setting means 237 of the server device 2 accepts the selected condition and sets the accepted condition as the reward granting condition (step st313).

Next, the communication means 561 of the game device 5 transmits a request for the video advertisement to the server device 2 based on the operation of the grant target user (step st315). Next, the video distribution means 239 of the server device 2 distributes the video advertisement to the game device 5 (step st317). Next, the notification control means 563 of the game device 5 causes the display 61 to play a video advertisement (step st319). Next, the communication means 561 of the game device 5 notifies the server device 2 that the video advertisement has been played (step st320).

Next, when the information processing means 231 of the server device 2 transmits all the additional data to the game device 5, the transmission of the additional data ends (step st321). Next, the video distribution means 239 ends the distribution of the video advertisement (step st323). Next, the notification control means 563 of the game device 5 ends the reproduction of the video advertisement on the display 61 (step st325).

Next, the information processing means 231 notifies the server device 2 of the completion of transmission of the additional data to the game device 5 (step st327). At this time, the information processing means 231 also transmits the remaining reward granting conditions to the game device 5. Next, the notification control means 563 of the game device 5 causes the display 61 to display the download completion screen (step st329). At this time, the remaining reward granting conditions are displayed on the download completion screen. When the download completion screen is displayed on the display 61, the process shown in FIG. 11 ends.

According to the present embodiment, the user can watch the video advertisement during the download. Therefore, the download time by the game device 5 can be effectively utilized.

In addition, the user can select a condition to be a reward granting condition from a plurality of conditions. Therefore, it becomes easy to set more preferable reward granting conditions for the user.

[Other embodiments]
The various control means and processing procedures described in the embodiments are examples, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, its applications, or its uses. Various control means and processing procedures can be appropriately redesigned without changing the gist of the present invention.

Further, in the above embodiment, the condition setting means 237 has been described as setting one reward granting condition according to the non-login period. The number of reward granting conditions to be set is not limited to one, and the condition setting means 237 may set a plurality of reward granting conditions according to the non-login period. For example, the condition setting means 237 may set three reward-giving conditions on the condition that the 10-minute video advertisement is viewed once. In this case, every time the grant target user views the 10-minute video advertisement once, one of the three reward grant conditions is satisfied, and the conditional reward is granted to the grant target user. When the grant target user watches the 10-minute video advertisement three times (that is, for a total of 30 minutes), all the reward grant conditions are satisfied. In this way, by setting a plurality of divided reward granting conditions, the reward granting conditions are set in a single condition (for example, a condition for viewing a 30-minute video advertisement once). The burden on the grant target user to satisfy one reward grant condition is reduced. As a result, it becomes easier for the grant target user to watch the video advertisement.

Further, in the above embodiment, the reward granting condition has been described as viewing the video content, but the reward granting condition may be a condition other than viewing the video content. Alternatively, the reward granting condition may be a condition in which other conditions are added to the viewing of the video content. Conditions other than watching video content are, for example, logging in to the target game every day for a specified period (for example, one month, etc.), completing a specified in-game quest or mission, advancing the game to a specified point, and specifying. Inviting a predetermined number of new users to the game, training a predetermined number of characters to a predetermined level, purchasing or using a predetermined number of virtual currencies in the game, and the like may be performed.

Further, in the above embodiment, the video content has been described as being a video advertisement, but the video content is not limited to the video advertisement, and may be a video having various contents.

Further, in the first embodiment, the video advertisement is reproduced by operating the viewing button 612 described with reference to FIG. 3 and the screen sc4 shown in FIG. 4. The method by which the video advertisement is played is not limited to this. For example, viewing of a video advertisement under the reward granting condition may be added to a mission for acquiring a reward in the target game. For example, when the button 610 for starting the quest shown in FIG. 3 is operated, the mission to clear the quest may be executed, and the video advertisement of the reward granting condition may be started to be played.

Further, in the second embodiment, the display control means 238 has been described as displaying the contents of a plurality of reward granting conditions corresponding to the types of the moving image contents included in the moving image contents group on the download screen. Not limited to this, the display control means 238 may display the contents of a plurality of reward granting conditions according to the type of the moving image content on various screens other than the download screen. For example, when the game device 5 is loading the downloaded data, or when the user is forced to wait in the game processing, such as when waiting for another user to participate in or match the game, the display screen is a moving image. It can be cited as a screen that displays the contents of a plurality of reward granting conditions according to each type of content.

Further, in the second embodiment, it has been described that two conditions are displayed on the display 61 of the game device 5. Not limited to this, the display 61 of the game device 5 may display three or more conditions. In this case, the user can select at least one condition from three or more conditions.

In the above embodiment, the case where the game device 5 is a smartphone is illustrated, but the game device 5 may be an amusement device provided to a game center or the like.

In the above embodiment, the case where the game is an action game is illustrated, but the present invention is not limited to this. The game can be applied to various types of games such as shooting games, role-playing games, simulation games, board games, and puzzle games.

For example, when the game is a card game, a card object corresponding to the player character in which the player character is drawn is set in the deck on the virtual space, and the player character corresponding to the card object plays against the enemy character.

In the above embodiment, the case where the object is a player character has been illustrated, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, an object can be a card or item (weapon, armor, or other equipment) used in a virtual game space.

In the above embodiment, the case where the server device 2 and the plurality of game devices 5 are integrated to function the game program has been illustrated, but the present invention is not limited to this. All means of the game program, that is, login management means 234, determination means 235, period specifying means 236, condition setting means 237, display control means 238, video distribution means 239, granting means 240, notification control means 563, and the like are servers. It may be provided in a single device, a single game device 5, a server device, a single communication terminal different from the game device 5, and two devices to be combined. Further, when the server device, the game device, and the communication terminal are to function as one, it is possible to appropriately change which means is to be functioned by which device.

In the above embodiment, the video DB 223 has been described as being stored in the server device 2, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the video DB 223 may be stored in a server different from the server device 2 (for example, an advertisement server). .. In this case, when the server device 2 receives the request for the video advertisement from the game device 5, the server device 2 may send a signal to the advertisement server so that the advertisement server delivers the video advertisement to the game device 5.

Even when these other embodiments are adopted, the effects of the present embodiment are exhibited. Further, it is also possible to appropriately combine this embodiment with other embodiments and other embodiments.

1 Game system 2 Own device 2 Server device (computer)
5 Game device (information processing device)
234 Login management means 235 Judgment means 236 Period specifying means 237 Condition setting means 238 Display control means 239 Video distribution means 240 Granting means 561 Communication means 562 Game execution means 563 Notification control means

Claims (11)

Computer,
Judgment means for determining that the user has not logged in to the target game for the grant condition period or more,
A period specifying means for specifying a non-login period, which is a period during which the user has not logged in to the target game.
A condition for setting a reward granting condition according to a non-login period specified by the period specifying means when a granting target user who is a user who has not logged in to the target game for the granting condition period or more logs in to the target game. Setting means and
A granting means for granting a conditional reward to the grant target user in response to the satisfaction of the reward grant condition based on the operation of the grant target user.
A game program characterized by functioning as. The reward granting condition includes viewing a video content selected from a predetermined video content group and distributed.
The game program according to claim 1, wherein the game program is characterized in that. The reward granting condition includes that the viewing amount of the video content by the granting target user reaches the first viewing amount corresponding to the non-login period specified by the period specifying means.
The game program according to claim 2, wherein the game program is characterized in that. When the viewing amount of the video content by the normal user who has not been determined by the determination means that he / she has not logged in to the target game for the granting condition period or more reaches the second viewing amount, the granting means tells the normal user. Give a conditional reward,
The first viewing amount is a viewing amount larger than the second viewing amount.
The game program according to claim 3, wherein the game program is characterized in that. When the grant target user logs in to the target game, if the reward grant condition is not satisfied, the grant means determines by the determination means that the reward target user has not logged in to the target game for the grant condition period or longer. The normal reward given when a user who has not been determined logs in to the target game is given to the grant target user, and if the reward granting condition is satisfied, the conditional reward is replaced with the normal reward. Is given to the grant target user,
The game program according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the game program is characterized in that. Computer,
A display control means for displaying the content of the reward granting condition on the information processing device of the grant target user,
The game program according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the game program is further functionalized. The display control means causes the information processing apparatus to display the content of the reward granting condition on a screen indicating that data for executing at least a part of the target game is downloaded.
The game program according to claim 6, wherein the game program is characterized in that. The reward granting condition includes viewing a video content selected from a specific video content group and distributed.
The display control means causes the information processing apparatus to display the contents of a plurality of conditions corresponding to the types of the moving image contents included in the moving image contents group.
The condition setting means sets a condition selected from the plurality of conditions as the reward granting condition based on the selection operation by the grant target user.
The game program according to claim 6 or 7, wherein the game program is characterized in that. At least a part of the reward granting condition is satisfied when the information processing apparatus displays a screen indicating that the information processing apparatus has downloaded data for executing at least a part of the target game. ,
The game program according to claim 8, wherein the game program is characterized in that. A judgment unit that determines that the user has not logged in to the target game for the grant condition period or more,
A period specifying part that specifies a non-login period, which is a period during which the user has not logged in to the target game.
A condition for setting a reward granting condition according to a non-login period specified by the period specifying unit when a granting target user who is a user who has not logged in to the target game for the granting condition period or more logs in to the target game. Setting section and
A granting unit that grants a conditional reward to the grant target user in response to the satisfaction of the reward grant condition based on the operation of the grant target user.
A server device characterized by being provided with. A judgment unit that determines that the user has not logged in to the target game for the grant condition period or more,
A period specifying part that specifies a non-login period, which is a period during which the user has not logged in to the target game.
A condition for setting a reward granting condition according to a non-login period specified by the period specifying unit when a granting target user who is a user who has not logged in to the target game for the granting condition period or more logs in to the target game. Setting section and
A granting unit that grants a conditional reward to the grant target user in response to the satisfaction of the reward grant condition based on the operation of the grant target user.
A game system characterized by being equipped with.

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