JP2022028848A - Game system, computer program used for the same, and control method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game system capable of evaluating a play action to a partial execution period shared in a request of a plurality of kinds of play actions by evaluation methods that differ according to the kinds.

SOLUTION: A game system 1 guides each execution period through a guide screen, and when a play action is executed according to each execution period, provides a timing game for evaluating the play action. The game system 1 guides a partial execution period as an execution period common to a push operation to a push button switch BS and a touch operation to a touch pad TP through a guide screen 50. The game system 1 evaluates the push operation on the basis of a first evaluation method for evaluating the push operation when the push operation is executed according to the partial execution period, and evaluates the touch operation on the basis of a second evaluation method different from the first evaluation method when the touch operation is executed.

SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 7

COPYRIGHT: (C)2022,JPO&INPIT

Description

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention displays an input device for inputting a user's play action and a guidance screen for guiding each execution time based on sequence data describing each execution time when the play action should be executed. The present invention relates to a game system, etc., which is connected to a device and provides a game that guides each execution time through a guidance screen and evaluates the play action when the play action is executed according to each execution time.

An input device for inputting a user's play action, and a display device for displaying a guidance screen for guiding each execution time based on sequence data describing each execution time when the play action should be executed. There is a game system that provides a game that is connected, guides each execution time through a guidance screen, and evaluates the play action when the play action is executed according to each execution time. For example, using two input devices, a touch panel and a push button, as such an input device, through a circular screen arranged along the edge and a circular screen including a ring flying from the center toward the line. , There is known a game device that provides a music game that guides the timing of executing either a touch to a touch panel or an operation of pressing a push button depending on the timing at which the ring overlaps a line (see, for example, Non-Patent Document 1). In addition, Patent Document 1 exists as a prior art document related to the present invention.

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Japanese Patent No. 6380644

In the music game of Non-Patent Document 1, the execution time of the operation to any of the two input devices having different touch panels and push buttons is commonly guided through one ring. On the other hand, in this game, regardless of whether the operation of touching the touch panel or the operation of pressing the push button is executed for the one ring, those operations are similarly evaluated from the viewpoint of fairness. Specifically, for example, when a push button pressing operation is executed, the time difference between the time when the pressing operation is detected and the execution time indicated through the ring is evaluated. Similarly, when the touch panel is touched, the deviation between the time when the touch is detected and the execution time indicated through the ring is evaluated. In addition, all of these deviation times are evaluated based on the same criteria. That is, although the touch panel is provided separately from the push button, the touch to the touch panel is merely used as a substitute for the push operation to the push button in order to detect the timing of the operation. It is considered that this is to avoid a difference in the game result due to the difference in the input device used and to ensure fairness.

However, each input device often has its own characteristics, and when different input devices are used for inputting a play act, it may be considered unfair to make a similar evaluation. Alternatively, it may be preferable to positively utilize the difference in these characteristics as a part of the game. Even if the input device is the same, the same thing can be said if the type of play action required there is different.

Further, Patent Document 1 is provided with a push button as a first operation member and an operation lever as a second operation member, and the push button is an operation executed in accordance with the arrival of the timing instruction sign of the operation instruction sign. Further, the game device used for the operation of the character is disclosed as the operation lever. However, in this game device, although different input devices are used for play, they are only used for different purposes.

Therefore, the present invention provides a game system or the like capable of evaluating a play act at a part of execution times shared by a request for a plurality of types of play acts by a different evaluation method according to the type. The purpose.

The game system of the present invention has an input device for inputting a user's play action and a guidance screen for guiding each execution time based on sequence data in which each execution time to execute the play action is described. A game system that is connected to a display device for displaying and guides each execution time through the guidance screen, and provides a game that evaluates the play action when the play action is executed according to each execution time. Therefore, when the input device is used for inputting two different types of play actions as the play actions, at least a part of the execution times of the plurality of execution times described in the sequence data is set to the two types of play. When one of the two types of play actions is executed according to the time guidance means for guiding through the guidance screen as the execution time common to the actions and the partial execution time, the one play action is performed. The first evaluation means for evaluating one of the play actions based on the first evaluation method for evaluating the above, and the other play action of the two types of play actions are executed according to the execution time of a part of the above. In this case, it is provided with a second evaluation means for evaluating the other playing action based on a second evaluation method different from the first evaluation method.

On the other hand, the computer program of the present invention is configured to make the input device and the computer connected to the display device function as each means of the above-mentioned game system.

Further, the control method of the present invention is a guide for guiding each execution time based on an input device for inputting a user's play action and sequence data in which each execution time for executing the play action is described. A game that is connected to a display device that displays a screen, guides each execution time through the guidance screen, and provides a game that evaluates the play action when the play action is executed according to each execution time. When the input device is used to input two different types of play actions to the computer incorporated in the system, the execution time of at least a part of the plurality of execution times described in the sequence data is described as described above. When one of the two types of play actions is executed in accordance with the time guidance procedure for guiding through the guide screen as the execution time common to the two types of play actions and the partial execution time, the above-mentioned The first evaluation procedure for evaluating one of the play actions based on the first evaluation method for evaluating one play action, and the other play action of the two types of play actions according to the execution time of a part of the play actions. Is executed, the second evaluation procedure for evaluating the other playing action based on the second evaluation method different from the first evaluation method is executed.

The figure which shows the schematic structure of the game system which concerns on one embodiment of this invention. A functional block diagram showing the main parts of the control system of the game system. An explanatory diagram for explaining a playing act in a music game. An explanatory diagram for explaining the pressing operation required for a shared object. An explanatory diagram for explaining the slide operation required for the shared object. An explanatory diagram for explaining an evaluation method when a push button switch push operation is executed on a shared object. An explanatory diagram for explaining an evaluation method when a touch operation on a touch pad is executed on a shared object. The figure which shows an example of the structure of sequence data. The figure which shows an example of the structure of play data. A flowchart showing an example of the procedure of sequence processing. The flowchart which shows an example of the procedure of a touch sign placement process. The flowchart which shows an example of the procedure of a touch sign movement process. A flowchart showing an example of the procedure of the button operation evaluation process. A flowchart showing an example of the procedure of touch operation evaluation processing.

Hereinafter, an example of the game system according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described. First, with reference to FIG. 1, the overall configuration of the game system according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described. The game system 1 includes a center server 2 and a plurality of game machines 3 as client devices that can be connected to the center server 2 via a predetermined network 5. The center server 2 is configured as one logical server device by combining the server units 2A, 2B, etc. as a plurality of computer devices. However, the center server 2 may be configured by a single server unit. Alternatively, the center server 2 may be logically configured by using cloud computing.

As the game machine 3, an appropriate computer device for providing a game (including, for example, a user terminal device 4 described later) may be used, but in the example of FIG. 1, a commercial (commercial) game machine is used. .. A commercial game machine is an example of a game device, and is a game machine that allows a user to play a game within a range corresponding to the play fee in exchange for payment of a predetermined play fee. This type of game machine 3 is sometimes called an arcade game machine, and is installed in a predetermined facility such as a store 6 mainly for the purpose of making a large number of users repeatedly play a game and earning profits.

The game machine 3 provides a timing game. A timing game is a type of game that guides and evaluates the execution time of an appropriate play action. In the timing game, the guidance of each execution time may be appropriately realized through various output devices such as guidance through voice from the speaker SP, but is generally realized through the game screen displayed on the display device. Such game screens include instruction signs corresponding to each execution time and reference signs that serve as a reference for the current time, and these instructions so that the positions of these instruction signs and reference signs match at each execution time. Each execution time is guided by creating a relative displacement along the path between the marker and the reference indicator. The timing game is appropriately configured according to the type of play action requested, the method of guiding the execution time, the method of evaluation, and the like. The game machine 3 may provide such an appropriate timing game, but as an example, it is configured as a music game machine that provides a music game and provides a music game.

A music game is a kind of timing game, and is a type of game that provides an execution time when an appropriate play action should be executed together with a music. Specifically, the music game uses a time that matches the rhythm of the music as an execution time. That is, the music game is a type of game that guides the user to the time when an appropriate play act should be executed according to the rhythm of the music, and evaluates the time when the play act is actually executed. Further, for example, in a music game, a plurality of songs are prepared for play, and the songs selected from the songs are used for actual play. The details of the music game will be described later.

The user terminal device 4 may be connected to the game system 1 via the network 5. The user terminal device 4 is a computer device that can be connected to a network and is used for personal use by the user. For example, a stationary or book-type personal computer (hereinafter referred to as a PC) 4a, or a mobile terminal device 4b such as a mobile phone (including a smartphone) is used as the user terminal device 4. In addition, various computer devices that can be connected to a network and are used for personal use by users, such as stationary home-use game machines, portable game machines, and portable tablet terminal devices, are used as the user terminal device 4. You can do it. By implementing various computer software, the user terminal device 4 can allow the user to enjoy various services provided by the center server 2.

The network 5 may be appropriately configured as long as the game machine 3 and the user terminal device 4 can be connected to the center server 2. As an example, the network 5 is configured to realize network communication using the TCP / IP protocol. Typically, the Internet 5A as a WAN and the LANs 5B and 5C connecting each of the center server 2 and the game machine 3 to the Internet 5A are connected via the router 5D. The user terminal device 4 is also connected to the Internet 5A with an appropriate configuration. A local server may be installed between the game machine 3 and the router 5D of the store 6, and the game machine 3 may be communicably connected to the center server 2 via the local server. The server units 2A, 2B ... Of the center server 2 may be connected to each other in place of LAN5C or additionally by WAN5A.

The center server 2 provides various game machine services to the game machine 3 or its users. The service for the game machine includes a distribution service for distributing and updating the program or data of the game machine 3 via the network 5. The center server 2 appropriately distributes various programs or data necessary for providing a game to each game machine 3 through such a distribution service. The service for the game machine may also include a service that receives the identification information of the user from the game machine 3 and authenticates the user. Further, it may include a service of receiving and storing the play data of the authenticated user from the game machine 3 or providing the play data to be saved to the game machine 3. Further, the service for a game machine may include a matching service for matching users when a plurality of users play a common game via a network 5, a billing service for collecting a fee from the user, and the like. Similarly, the center server 2 may provide various Web services to the user of the user terminal device 4 via the network 5. Web services are game information services that provide various information about games provided by the game machine 3, distribution services that distribute various data or software (including updates of data, etc.) to each user terminal device 4, and user-based services. It may include services such as a community service that provides a place for exchange such as information transmission, exchange, and sharing, and a service that assigns a user ID for identifying each user.

Next, a main part of the control system of the game system 1 will be described with reference to FIG. First, the center server 2 is provided with a control unit 21 and a storage unit 22 as storage means. The control unit 21 is configured as a computer in which a CPU as an example of a processor that executes various arithmetic processes and operation controls according to a predetermined computer program, and an internal memory and other peripheral devices necessary for the operation are combined.

The storage unit 22 is an external storage device realized by a storage unit including a non-volatile storage medium (computer-readable storage medium) such as a hard disk array. The storage unit 22 may be configured to hold all the data on one storage unit, or may be configured to distribute and store the data in a plurality of storage units. The server program PG1 is recorded in the storage unit 22 as an example of a computer program that causes the control unit 21 to execute various processes necessary for providing various services to the user. In addition, the server data SD required for providing various services is also recorded in the storage unit 22. The server data SD includes various data necessary for providing various services. Such data may include various data for music games such as a part or all of the game data GD described later, but in the example of FIG. 2, the play data PD is shown. The play data PD is data in which information regarding the past play results of each user is described. The play data PD is used, for example, to inherit the play results (past achievements) up to the previous time from the next time onward, or to inherit the setting contents unique to each user. The details of the play data PD will be described later.

Further, the control unit 21 is provided with various logical devices realized by the combination of the hardware resource of the control unit 21 and the server program PG1 as the software resource. Such a logical device may include, for example, a Web service management unit that executes processing necessary for providing the above-mentioned Web service, but in the example of FIG. 2, a game machine service management unit 24 is shown. ing. The game machine service management unit 24 is a logical device that executes a process for providing the above-mentioned game machine service. An input device such as a keyboard, an output device such as a monitor, and the like may be connected to the control unit 21 as needed. However, their illustration is omitted.

On the other hand, the game machine 3 is provided with a control unit 31 as a computer and a storage unit 32 as a storage means. The control unit 31 is configured as a computer in which a CPU as an example of a processor that executes various processes according to a predetermined computer program and an internal memory and other peripheral devices necessary for the operation thereof are combined. The control unit 31 is provided with various logical devices realized by a combination of the hardware resource of the control unit 31 and the game program PG2 as the software resource. In the example of FIG. 2, the game providing unit 33 is shown. Has been done. The game providing unit 33 is a logical device that executes various processes necessary for providing a game or various processes necessary for enjoying a game machine service provided by the center server 2. The game providing unit 33 executes, for example, sequence processing, touch sign placement processing, touch sign movement processing, button operation evaluation processing, and touch operation evaluation processing as various such processes. The procedure for these processes will be described later.

The storage unit 32 is an external storage device realized by a storage unit including a non-volatile storage medium (computer-readable storage medium) such as a hard disk and a semiconductor storage device. Various data are recorded in the storage unit 32 together with the game program PG2 described above, and the game data GD is shown in the example of FIG. The game data GD is data for causing the user to play a predetermined music game according to the game program PG2. The game data GD may include various data such as image data for displaying various images for music games and BGM data for playing various BGMs. In the example of FIG. 2, the play data PD may be included. , Music data MD, and sequence data QD are shown. The play data PD (and the same if other game data GDs are stored in the center server 2) is provided from the center server 2 through the distribution service so as to include necessary portions.

The music data MD is data for playing a music used for playing a music game. The sequence data QD is data that describes each execution time in which an appropriate play action should be executed in a music game. The sequence data QD is used to inform the user of each such execution time. Further, when the play action is actually executed by the user, the play action is evaluated based on the execution time of the sequence data QD. That is, the sequence data QD is used for guidance of each execution time and its evaluation. Therefore, in the sequence data QD, information on each execution time and an appropriate play action to be executed at the execution time is described so as to be associated with each other. Further, in a music game, when a plurality of songs or a plurality of difficulty levels are prepared, the sequence data QD is prepared for each song or each difficulty level. The details of the sequence data QD will be described later.

Further, the game machine 3 is appropriately provided with various output devices and input devices necessary for the arcade game machine and can be connected to the control unit 31, but in the example of FIG. 2, the monitor MO and the speaker are used as output devices. The SP, the reader RD as the input device, and the control panel CP are shown, respectively. The monitor MO is a well-known display device that displays various screens (images) such as a game screen for providing a music game according to an output signal from the control unit 31. Similarly, the speaker SP is a well-known audio reproduction device for reproducing various audios such as music according to an output signal from the control unit 31. In this example, the monitor MO functions as the display device of the present invention.

The reader RD is a well-known device for acquiring information from a recording medium (a medium for recording various types of information) possessed by a user. The recording medium may be appropriately configured, and the reader RD may also be appropriately configured according to the type (or recording method) of the recording medium, but in the example of FIG. 2, a card CD is used as the recording medium. Information may be recorded on the card CD by an appropriate method such as an IC chip, but as an example, it is recorded via a code (pattern) generated according to a predetermined rule. Similarly, as the reader RD, various devices such as a receiver for receiving information recorded on an electronic recording medium such as an IC chip through various short-range wireless communication standards may be used, but as an example, a card may be used. A camera for reading the CD code is used. An appropriate card such as an ID card for identifying a user or a character card for reproducing a character in a game may be used as a card CD, and appropriate information is transmitted to the card CD via a code accordingly. Recorded. The reader RD acquires the information through reading the code and provides it to the control unit 31.

The control panel CP is a well-known device provided with various input devices (or operation units) for inputting user operations. The control panel CP may be provided with an appropriate input device, but in the example of FIG. 2, a push button switch BS and a touch pad TP are shown. The push button switch BS is a well-known input device for inputting a user's push operation. The touch pad TP is a well-known input device that outputs a signal corresponding to a user's touch operation (finger touch operation). In this example, the push button switch BS and the touch pad TP function as the two types of input devices of the present invention, respectively. In addition, the game machine 3 may be provided with various input devices and output devices provided in the game machine for business use. For example, such an input device includes a consideration collecting device for collecting a predetermined consideration. However, these illustrations are omitted.

Next, the music game provided by the game machine 3 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 7. As described above, the music game is a kind of timing game of the type that guides each execution time described in the sequence data QD according to the rhythm of the music (musical piece) and evaluates the time of the actual play action of each user. .. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a playing act in a music game. In the example of FIG. 3, the monitor MO of the game machine 3 and the control panel CP are shown in an enlarged manner schematically. As shown in FIG. 3, the guidance screen 50 is displayed on the monitor MO. The guide screen 50 is a game screen for guiding the relative displacement between the instruction sign and the reference sign. The guidance screen 50 includes an object 51 as an instruction sign, a determination line 52 as a reference sign, and a lane 53 as a route to which each object 51 should be arranged.

On the guidance screen 50, an appropriate number of objects 51 appear in an appropriate lane 53, and move toward the determination line 52 along the appearing lane 53. That is, the lane 53 functions as a time axis, and each execution time is guided by reaching the determination line 52 of the object 51 moving along the lane 53 (time axis). Specifically, the lane 53 may be configured in an appropriate shape such as a curved line or a straight line having an appropriate bent portion (bent portion), but in the example of FIG. 3, it is configured as a straight line extending in the vertical direction. .. Further, the number of lanes 53 may be appropriate, but in the example of FIG. 3, nine lanes 53 are provided. Further, each lane 53 may be set so as not to be visually recognizable, but in the example of FIG. 3, it is configured to be visually identifiable. That is, on the guide screen 50, nine lanes 53 extending linearly in the vertical direction are displayed so as to be distinguishable from each other.

Further, the determination lines 52 may be arranged in an appropriate number and in an appropriate shape according to the shape of each lane 53 as the movement destination (may be the arrival position or the passing position) of each object 51. For example, the determination line 52 may be arranged at different positions for each lane 53 in a different shape, or may be configured as one determination line 52 extending so as to intersect each lane 53. As described above, the determination line 52 may be appropriately configured, but in the example of FIG. 3, it is configured as a straight line extending in the line-up direction (left-right direction) of these lanes 53 so as to be orthogonal to the nine lanes 53. , It is arranged so as to be located near the lower end side of each lane 53.

In the example of FIG. 3, each object 51 appears on the upper end side of each lane 53 and moves toward the determination line 52 on the lower end side. The object 51 may be of only one type so as to request one type of play action, but as an example, it includes a plurality of types of objects 51 that each request a plurality of types of play actions. Specifically, the object 51 includes a normal object 51A, a shared object 51B, and a special object 51C. The normal object 51A is an object 51 that requests an operation of pressing the push button switch BS among the push button switch BS and the touch pad TP of the control panel CP. The control panel CP may be provided with an appropriate number of pushbutton switch BSs, but in the example of FIG. 3, nine pushbutton switch BSs corresponding to the nine lanes 53 are provided. In this case, the user is required to push the push button switch BS corresponding to the lane 53 to which the normal object 51 is moving when the normal object 51 reaches the determination line 52. The shorter the time difference between the request time (execution time of the sequence data QD) and the time of the actual pressing operation when the user executes the operation of pressing the push button switch BS, the higher the evaluation. It is evaluated to be.

The special object 51C is an object 51 that requests a touch operation to the touch pad TP among the push button switch BS of the control panel CP and the touch pad TP. The special object 51C has various touch operations on the touch pad TP (for example, an operation like drawing a circle, a swipe operation for moving the touch position to the left or right, a long press operation for maintaining the touch operation to a predetermined position, or a simple touch operation. Operation etc.) may be requested, but as an example, a flick operation for quickly moving the position of the touch operation to either the left-right direction HD (dashed line arrow) is requested in the touch pad TP. Further, the special object 51C may be appropriately configured according to various forms (shape, size, color scheme, etc.) that require such a flick operation, and as an example, a lane located near the center of the nine lanes 53. It is configured in a box shape extending from 53 in the left-right direction HD so as to be orthogonal to each lane 53.

The control panel CP may be provided with a touch pad TP having an appropriate form according to the required touch operation, but in the example of FIG. 3, the left-right direction HD (each lane 53) so that the above-mentioned flick operation can be input. A rectangular touch pad TP extending with a predetermined length is provided in the direction in which the touch pads are lined up. Specifically, the touch pad TP is formed in a rectangular shape extending in the left-right direction HD so as to have a length including a range (horizontal width, a range of the left-right direction HD) corresponding to the nine lanes 53 of the guidance screen 50. .. The correspondence between the touch position of the touch pad TP and each lane 53 may be appropriately set, but as an example, the touch pad TP is divided into nine regions corresponding to nine lanes 53 in the left-right direction HD. In this case, the user has a plurality of lanes 53 (example of FIG. 3) over which the special object 51 straddles so as to trace the special object 51 when the box-shaped special object 51C reaches the determination line 52. Then, a flick operation is required for a plurality of areas corresponding to each of the five lanes 53) from the center to the right end. In this example, the left-right direction HD functions as the corresponding direction and the line-up direction of the present invention.

On the other hand, the shared object 51B is an object 51 that is shared by both the request for the push operation to the push button switch BS and the request for the touch operation to the touch pad TP. The shared object 51B may request both the pushing operation and the touch operation at the same time, but as an example, it requests the execution of either the pushing operation or the touch operation. That is, the shared object 51B allows both the execution of the pushing operation and the execution of the touch operation as appropriate play actions. When both the pushing operation and the touch operation are executed on the shared object 51B, one of the operations may be appropriately prioritized, for example, the one with the higher evaluation, but the touch operation is prioritized as an example. That is, if both the pushing operation and the touch operation are executed on the shared object 51B, the touch operation is preferentially adopted and evaluated as the play action on the shared object 51B. In this case, the evaluation of the pressing operation is not executed. On the other hand, in order to widen the range of playing methods, a mixed operation of pushing operation and touch operation is also allowed. For example, when a plurality of play actions are required for the shared object 51B, some of them may be pressed and the rest may be touched. That is, the operation in which the play action is pressed may be switched to the touch operation in the middle of the plurality of play actions. In this example, the push operation to the push button switch BS and the touch operation to the touch pad TP function as the two types of play actions of the present invention.

Further, the shared object 51B may be configured by an appropriate number, an appropriate shape, a color scheme, or the like so as to request various pressing operations and touch operations. For example, it may be configured as one object 51 (for example, a form such as a special object 51C) that requires a single pressing operation or a touch operation (both include continuous operations). Alternatively, it may be configured as a plurality of pressing operations (not necessarily continuous, but a high-density operation including many operations in a short time is preferable), or one or a plurality of objects 51 requiring a touch operation. May be good. As described above, the shared object 51B may be appropriately configured, but in the example of FIG. 3, it is configured as a series of objects located staggered across all lanes 53. That is, the shared object 51B is composed of nine objects 51 (hereinafter, may be referred to as individual objects 51S) that guide each execution time to all lanes 53 at regular time intervals. Then, the shared object 51B is operated to continuously press the full push button switch BS in the order of arrival of each individual object 51S through a series of objects (nine individual objects 51S), or in each lane 53 in the order of arrival of each individual object 51S. A slide operation for continuously touching each area of the corresponding touch pad TP is requested. In this example, a series of objects (nine individual objects 51S) constituting the shared object 51B and all lanes 53 in which they are arranged function as a series of indicator signs of the present invention and two or more routes, respectively.

The pushing operation and the sliding operation required for the shared object 51B will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a pushing operation required for the shared object 51B. The example of FIG. 4 schematically shows the guide screen 50 and the push button switch BS of the control panel CP. As shown in FIG. 4, a series of objects of the shared object 51B reaches the determination line 52 in order from the individual object 51S located at the head of the determination line 52. The user is required to sequentially press the push button switch BS corresponding to the lane 53 to which each individual object 51S moves in accordance with the arrival of a series of objects.

Specifically, a series of objects of the shared object 51B is headed to an appropriate lane 53 such as an appropriate lane 53 at the left and right ends of the nine lanes 53, or between them (individual corresponding to the earliest execution time). The object 51S) may be arranged so as to be located, but in the example of FIG. 4, the head individual object 51S is arranged in the leftmost lane 53, and the individual individual objects 51S are arranged in order from there toward the right end. ing. As a result, the series of objects of the shared object 51B are arranged on a straight line so as to draw a slope that gradually rises from the left end to the right end. In this case, the leftmost individual object 51S first reaches the determination line 52, and as shown by the broken line virtual object 51V, each lane 53 on the right side, next to the right side, further to the right side, and so on. Each individual object 51S of the above reaches the determination line 52. In this case, the user is first required to press the leftmost push button switch BS corresponding to the leftmost lane 53 to which the individual object 51S has moved in accordance with the arrival of the first (leftmost) individual object 51S. Similarly, as shown by the broken line arrow BA1, the user can continuously press the push button switch BS from the second left end to the push button switch BS at the right end according to the arrival of the individual object 51S in each lane 53. Is required.

Further, the pushing operation for a series of objects of the shared object 51B may be evaluated as appropriate, for example, may be evaluated as one operation as a whole, but as an example, it is evaluated individually for each individual object 51S. That is, the push operation for a series of objects of the shared object 51B is the same as the push operation for the normal object 51A, the execution time (described in the sequence data QD) corresponding to each individual object 51S, and each push button switch. Evaluated based on the time lag between the actual timing of the push operation against the BS (the one in the proper position). For example, the operation of pushing the head (left end) individual object 51S is not before or after reaching the determination line 52, and the operation of pressing the push button switch BS at the left end is required at the time when the determination line 52 is reached, and the request is made. The time lag between the time and the actual time of the pressing operation is evaluated. Even after that, the operation of pressing each push button switch BS is requested when each individual object 51S reaches the position corresponding to the virtual object 51V, and the time difference between the requested time and the actual time of the pressing operation is required. Be evaluated. The evaluation criteria for this deviation time may be the same as or different from the evaluation criteria for the normal object 51A, and may be set as appropriate. However, as an example, the criteria are looser than those for the normal object 51A (hereinafter referred to as relaxation criteria). May be called) is set. Details of the mitigation criteria will be described later.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the slide operation required for the shared object 51B. The example of FIG. 5 schematically shows a lane portion of the guidance screen 50 and a touch pad TP when a slide operation is executed for the shared object 51B similar to the example of FIG. As shown in FIG. 5, a series of objects of the shared object 51B reaches the determination line 52 in order from the leftmost individual object 51S to the rightmost individual object 51S as in the example of FIG. 4, but this shared object When the user uses the touch pad TP for 51B, the user uses the touch pad TP to correspond to the leftmost lane 53 from the area corresponding to the leftmost lane 53 according to the arrival of each individual object 51S at the determination line 52. A slide operation is required to continuously move (change) the position of the touch operation to the area to be touched.

Specifically, the slide operation to the touchpad TP and the position of the lane 53 (or the determination line 52) corresponding to the slide operation may correspond appropriately, but in the example of FIG. 5, the touchpad TP is described above. Nine regions TR corresponding to each of the nine lanes 53 are formed. Each region TR may be the same as or different from the size (particularly the width) and the arrangement (particularly the arrangement of the horizontal HD) of each lane 53, but in the example of FIG. 5, the horizontal width and the horizontal HD are used. They are arranged so that their positional relationships match. That is, the nine region TRs are arranged side by side below the nine lanes 53 so that the region TRs having the same width corresponding to the lanes 53 are arranged below each lane 53. In this case, the position of the touch operation may be specified in the unit of each area TR as to which of the nine areas TR belongs, but as an example, even the coordinates in the touch pad TP are specified. Then, the area TR to which the coordinates belong is determined, and it is specified to which area TR the touch operation is executed.

Further, the touchpad TP may be formed to an appropriate size, but as an example, it is formed to be larger than the width of all of them so as to include nine lanes 53. Therefore, spare areas remain on the left and right sides of the touchpad TP. In this case, the user is sequentially requested to perform a touch operation on each area TR corresponding to the lane 53 of the reached individual object 51S in accordance with the arrival of the determination line 52 of each individual object 51S. For example, the user is required to perform a touch operation on the area TR corresponding to the leftmost lane 53 in accordance with the arrival of the leftmost individual object 51S at the determination line 52. Similarly thereafter, the area TR corresponding to the second lane 53 from the left end (second from the left among the nine area TRs) to the area TR corresponding to the rightmost lane 53 according to the arrival of the individual object 51S of each lane 53. The user is required to perform a touch operation of continuously touching each area TR up to (the right end of the nine areas TR).

As a touch operation to each area TR, for example, a touch operation for each area TR in which the finger is released from the touch pad TP for each lane 53, that is, a touch operation for touching the touch pad TP as many as the number of a series of objects is appropriate. A touch operation may be allowed, but a slide operation that continuously slides the position of the touch operation laterally from the previous area TR to the next area TR without releasing the finger is also allowed. Therefore, the user does not need to finish the touch operation for each area TR and release the finger from the touch pad TP. As a result, from the leftmost region TR to the rightmost region TR while maintaining the touch operation position so that the touch operation is executed at the position corresponding to each lane 53 in accordance with the arrival of each individual object 51S. A slide operation of moving in the horizontal direction (direction indicated by the broken line arrow BA2) is permitted.

Each region TR may be visually distinguishable in the touchpad TP, but the visual distinction is omitted as an example. In this case (or even when visually distinguished), the correspondence between the area TR on which the touch operation is executed and the corresponding lane 53 may or may not be displayed, but as an example. These correspondences are presented on the guidance screen 50 through the touch sign 55. That is, the touch sign 55 is additionally displayed on the guide screen 50 as an auxiliary sign indicating the correspondence between the position of the touch operation with respect to the touch pad TP and the position of the lane 53 corresponding to the position. The touch sign 55 may be arranged at an appropriate position where the correspondence relationship between the position of the touch operation and the position of the lane 53 corresponding to the position can be grasped, but in the example of FIG. 5, the touch sign 55 is arranged along the determination line 52. It is arranged on the determination line 52.

Further, the touch sign 55 may be started to be displayed at an appropriate position according to various display conditions. For example, there is a condition for appropriately limiting the operation of pressing the push button switch BS (for example, when the shared object 51B is displayed, or when a part of the shared object 51B reaches the determination line 52). It may be added) and may be displayed at the position of the lane 53 corresponding to the push button switch BS on which the pressing operation is executed. Alternatively, with the touch operation to the touch pad TP, it may be displayed at the position of the lane 53 corresponding to the individual object 51S at the head of the shared object 51B regardless of the position of the touch operation. Further, the touch sign 55 may disappear (display end) according to an appropriate disappearance condition such as when the display of the shared object 51B ends, or may be always displayed (in this case, the display position). May be, for example, the position corresponding to the final touch operation, and the display condition may be omitted).

As described above, the touch sign 55 may be appropriately displayed according to various display conditions and the like, but as an example, when the touch pad TP is touched, the position of the lane 53 corresponding to the position of the touch operation is determined. As shown, it is displayed along the determination line 52. Then, the touch sign 55 moves to the left-right direction HD in the same manner on the determination line 52 according to the position of the touch operation with respect to the left-right direction HD. Further, in the correspondence relationship between the change in the position of the touch operation (movement distance in the left-right direction HD) and the movement distance of the touch sign 55 corresponding to the change, the width of each area TR matches the width of the lane 53. In this case, it is preferable that the correspondence (relationship between the width of movement of the touch operation in the left-right direction HD and the width of movement of the touch sign 55 in the left-right direction HD) is also the same, but it is appropriate for the touch pad TP. Width (for example, if the width of the lane 53 is 4 cm, the corresponding width of 4 cm, or a suitable width such as 2 cm, which is half of the width of the lane 53 covered by a slide operation of 4 cm corresponding to one lane 53. ) May be formed, and in such a case (or the same applies when the width of each region TR matches the width of the lane 53), the movement width of the slide operation and the movement width of the touch sign 55 The correspondence with and may be adjusted as appropriate.

For example, such an adjustment is performed for each song when a plurality of songs are prepared, each difficulty level when a plurality of difficulty levels are prepared, and multiple levels indicating the user's skill level (information indicating the skill of the user). ) Is prepared, or it may be appropriately realized according to various corresponding conditions such as a setting result when the setting by the user is allowed. For example, when the correspondence between the movement width of the slide operation and the movement width of the touch sign 55 is set by the user before playing through a game screen (not shown) for setting such a correspondence, the correspondence is set. The setting may be realized by executing the slide operation corresponding to the leftmost lane 53 to the rightmost lane 53 on the touch pad TP. In this case, the movement width of the slide operation and the movement width of the touch sign 55 are set so that the movement width of the slide operation executed on the touch pad TP corresponds to the movement width from the leftmost lane 53 to the rightmost lane 53. The correspondence relationship between them (in other words, the range corresponding to the nine lanes 53 in the touchpad TP, or the width of the HD in the left-right direction) is set. In this way, the correspondence between the movement width of the slide operation and the movement width of the touch sign 55 may be appropriately set, but in the example of FIG. 5, the width of each region TR matches the width of the lane 53. , And the correspondence between the movement width of the slide operation and the movement width of the touch sign 55 is set to match. Therefore, the user aligns the position of the touch sign 55 with the position of the reached individual object 51S according to the arrival of each individual object 51S at the determination line 52, using the touch sign 55 as a guide (for example, to match). As described above, the operation of changing the position of the touch operation from the leftmost area TR to the rightmost area TR can be executed as a slide operation for the shared object 51B.

The form (size, shape, color scheme, etc.) of the touch sign 55 may be appropriate, for example, a box-shaped form having the same width as the width of each lane 53. For example, when the user's slide operation is evaluated by an evaluation standard based on a predetermined evaluation range (evaluation period), it may or may not be related to the evaluation standard. Specifically, for example, the width of the touch sign 55 in the vertical direction (the direction of relative displacement of the individual object 51S, that is, the moving direction of the individual object 51S) corresponds to the evaluation range so as to indicate the evaluation range. It may be formed in a width. Similarly, the width of the touch sign 55 also has a width corresponding to the evaluation range when the end time of the touch operation for each area TR (for example, the time when the finger leaves each area TR) is evaluated by the same evaluation range. It may be formed. As described above, the touch sign 55 may have an appropriate form, but in the example of FIG. 5, the size of the touch sign 55 straddles the two lanes 53 (two lanes 53) so as to be visually noticeable. It is formed in an elliptical shape (width).

Specifically, in the example of FIG. 5, when the position of the touch operation accompanying the slide operation is located near the center of the second region TR from the left, the center of the second lane 53 from the left corresponding to the position is located. A touch sign 55 is displayed along the determination line 52 so that a portion (thickest portion) having the widest elliptical width in the vertical direction is located in the vicinity thereof. In this case, the vertical width of the ellipse (for example, the thickest part) and the horizontal width (width of two lanes 53 minutes) do not match even if they match the evaluation range as described above. However, as an example, all of them are formed regardless of the evaluation range. Then, with the slide operation of the user, the position of the touch sign 55 also changes with the slide operation so that the thickest portion is similarly located at the position of the touch operation.

An evaluation method applied to the evaluation of the shared object 51B will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7. As described above, in the shared object 51B, both the push operation to the push button switch BS and the touch operation to the touch pad TP are allowed as play actions, but the difficulty of the operation is increased between the two operations. There is a difference. Therefore, different evaluation methods are applied when the pressing operation is executed and when the touch operation is executed. On the other hand, when the operation of pushing the shared object 51B is executed, the required play action is the same as that of the normal object 51A. In this case, the same evaluation method as that of the normal object 51A may be applied to the shared object 51B, but the evaluation method different from that of the normal object 51A is applied to the shared object 51B in consideration of the difficulty of the pressing operation required as an example. Will be done.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an evaluation method when an operation of pressing the push button switch BS is executed on the shared object 51B. The example of FIG. 6 shows (a) an evaluation standard for a normal object and (b) an evaluation standard for a shared object in order to compare the evaluation method of the shared object 51B with the evaluation method of the normal object 51A. .. As shown in FIG. 6, in the evaluation method of the shared object 51B, a standard that has a wider evaluation range than the evaluation standard applied to the normal object 51A and is uniformly evaluated in any of the evaluation ranges is adopted. .. That is, for the evaluation of the pushing operation of the shared object 51B, a relaxation standard whose evaluation standard is relaxed as compared with the normal object 51A is adopted.

Specifically, first, as shown in (a) the evaluation criteria for ordinary objects, the evaluation criteria in which the evaluation range is divided into a plurality of stages (hereinafter, may be referred to as ordinary evaluation criteria) are applied to the ordinary object 51A. Will be done. The evaluation range may be appropriately divided, but in the example of FIG. 6, it is divided into three levels based on the execution time of the sequence data QD. More specifically, the predetermined period centered on the execution time is level A, the period separated from the predetermined period before and after is level B, and the period further separated from the level B by the predetermined period is level C. It is divided into each. That is, the evaluation range is divided into a total of five, centering on level A, two levels B before and after the level A, and two levels C before and after the level B. These levels A to C are evaluated higher in the order of levels A, B, and C. In other words, the evaluation range is divided into three levels so that the evaluation becomes higher as the execution time approaches. Then, when the push operation is executed on the normal object 51A, how much the actual execution time of the push operation deviates from the execution time of the sequence data QD, that is, which category (level) of the evaluation range belongs to. The pressing operation is evaluated accordingly.

On the other hand, the relaxation standard is usually a standard in which the evaluation standard is relaxed, and such relaxation may be realized by various methods. For example, in the relaxation standard, the relaxation of the standard may be realized by only one of the change of the evaluation range and the change of the classification of the evaluation range, but in the example of FIG. 6, the relaxation of the standard is realized by both changes. Specifically, as shown in (b) the evaluation standard for the shared object, the evaluation range for the operation of pushing is also set for the shared object 51B, and the evaluation range is the evaluation range of the normal evaluation standard (hereinafter, normal). It is set wider than the evaluation range). That is, the evaluation range of the mitigation standard (hereinafter, may be referred to as the mitigation evaluation range) is wider than the normal evaluation range. Further, the mitigation evaluation range may be appropriately set wider than the normal evaluation range, but as an example, the front and back of the normal evaluation range are expanded by a predetermined period corresponding to one level.

Further, the classification of the mitigation evaluation range may be appropriately changed as compared with the classification of the normal evaluation range, such as three classifications corresponding to the two levels, but in the example of FIG. 6, the mitigation evaluation range is particularly classified. Instead, one level is set for each of the mitigation evaluation ranges. That is, in the mitigation standard, as long as it belongs to the mitigation evaluation range, it is uniformly evaluated as the same level regardless of the time when the pressing operation is executed. Further, as such a level, an appropriate level such as level B or level C may be applied, but level A is applied as an example. That is, when the operation of pushing the shared object 51B is executed, it is determined whether or not the timing of the pressing operation belongs to the relaxation evaluation range, and if it belongs to the relaxation evaluation range, it is uniformly determined as level A. The evaluation method is composed of various elements, and the various elements may be appropriately different between the shared object 51B and the normal object 51A, but as an example, the evaluation method is different due to the difference in the evaluation criteria. do. In this example, the normal evaluation criteria and the normal evaluation range function as the predetermined evaluation criteria and the first deviation range of the present invention, respectively. Further, the mitigation evaluation range and the level A uniformly set therein function as the second deviation range of the present invention and one step, respectively.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an evaluation method when a touch operation to the touch pad TP is executed on the shared object 51B. An appropriate touch operation may be executed on the shared object 51B, but the example of FIG. 7 shows an evaluation method when a slide operation is executed on the shared object 51B of the example of FIG. Further, the evaluation method may differ in appropriate factors between the operation of pressing the push button switch BS and the operation of sliding to the touch pad TP, but the example of FIG. 7 is a standard for applying the evaluation standard. It shows the case where the time is different. The example of FIG. 7 shows a case where the touch operation for the individual object 51S at the head of the example of FIG. 5 is executed to start the slide operation in such a case. In this case, as shown in FIG. 7, an evaluation range is set as in the case of a pressing operation for evaluating a touch operation based on an evaluation criterion, and a plurality of levels are set in the evaluation range. Which of these levels belongs to is considered not only at the start time (touch time) of the touch operation but also at the end time. That is, which of the levels the touch operation belongs to is determined by the combination of the touch time and the end time.

Specifically, in the case of the slide operation, the state in which the touch operation is executed on any of the touchpad TPs continues after the first touch operation. In the slide operation with such characteristics, if the presence or absence of the operation is determined based on the time when the push operation is executed in the same manner as the push operation to the push button switch BS, the slide operation for realizing the continuous operation is sufficiently performed. It may not be possible to utilize it. Therefore, the suitability of the slide operation is not determined at the start time of the touch operation to the touch pad TP, and the touch operation is executed in the area TR corresponding to the lane 53 to which the individual object 51S arrives at the arrival time of each individual object 51S. Whether or not there is a touch operation on each individual object 51S is determined depending on whether or not the object is, in other words, whether or not the finger is located in the area TR. That is, the presence / absence of a touch operation for each individual object 51S is determined by a criterion different from the criterion for determining the presence / absence of the push operation.

Further, in the case of the touch operation corresponding to the start of the slide operation, there is a possibility that the touch operation has not been executed on the touchpad TP before that (the finger is away from the touchpad TP). It may be applied to the movement of the touch operation except at the start of the slide operation, but it is also applied to the touch operation at the start of the slide operation as an example. Therefore, for example, an operation such as continuously shifting from a flick operation to the special object 51C to a slide operation to the shared object 51B is permitted without taking the finger off the touch pad TP. Various cases can be considered for the touch operation before the transition to the slide operation, but in any case, any area of the touchpad TP is before the original execution time (execution time specified by the sequence data QD). Even if the touch operation is started on the TR, if the touch operation is executed on the area TR corresponding to the lane 53 of the individual object 51S that has reached the determination line 52 of each individual object 51S (the finger is). It is determined that the touch operation to the individual object 51S is executed (if it is located).

Further, the presence or absence of the touch operation may be determined strictly based on the execution time, but it is determined that the touch operation is performed when the touch operation is executed within the evaluation range in order to provide a certain determination period. Specifically, for example, in the example of FIG. 5, if the touch operation is executed in the leftmost region TR corresponding to the individual object 51S located at the head at the arrival time of the individual object 51S, the touch pad TP is used before that. It is determined that there is a touch operation regardless of the position where the touch operation is executed. Further, even if the position of the touch operation is separated from the leftmost region TR before the arrival time (execution time of the sequence data QD), or the touch operation is executed in the leftmost region TR after the arrival time. Even so, if the timing of the touch operation is included in the evaluation range, it is determined that the touch operation is present. That is, it is determined whether or not the touch operation for the first individual object 51S is executed depending on whether or not the time when the touch operation is located in the area TR is included in the evaluation range. The same applies to the subsequent individual objects 51S.

Further, various touch operations may be executed on the shared object 51B, not limited to the slide operation, and the end time may be appropriately determined according to these various touch operations. For example, when the touch operation to the touch pad TP is executed for each individual object 51S, the time when the finger is separated from the position of the touch operation in each area TR may be determined as the end time of the touch operation. In this way, the end time of the touch operation may be set appropriately, but in the example of FIG. 7, when a finger enters the next area TR from the area TR during the touch operation in the case of the slide operation, in other words, the touch. When the operation crosses the boundary of the adjacent region TR, it is determined as the end time.

Specifically, for example, in the example of FIG. 5, the slide operation starts from the touch operation to the left end area TR, and the touch operation is performed from the left end area TR to the adjacent area TR (the second area TR from the left end). When the position of (finger position) changes, that is, when the finger invades the second region TR from the left end beyond the boundary, it is determined as the end time (the time when the finger separates from the left end region TR), and that time. It is determined that the touch operation to the leftmost area TR, in other words, the touch operation to the first individual object 51S located at the leftmost end has been completed.

The evaluation range for slide operation is an appropriate evaluation range such as an evaluation range similar to either the normal evaluation range or the relaxation evaluation range, or an evaluation range completely different from those (may be divided into appropriate levels). However, in the example of FIG. 7, the same evaluation range as the normal evaluation range is used. Then, as described above, if the touch operation is executed in such an evaluation range, it is determined that the touch operation is present, but the specific evaluation of the touch operation, that is, which of the levels the touch operation belongs to. Is determined by both the touch time and the end time. Specifically, when the evaluation range is set, the touch operation is executed from the middle of the evaluation range, the touch operation to the target area TR ends in the middle, or the touch operation is performed over the entire period of the evaluation range. May be the case when is being executed. These are distinguished by the combination of touch time and end time. Further, the touch time and the end time may be appropriately combined and used for the evaluation, but as an example, the evaluation is made as the highest evaluation level among them based on the level included between the touch time and the end time. Will be done.

In the example of FIG. 7, the case A has both the touch time and the end time included in the evaluation range, the case B and the case D have only the touch time included in the evaluation range, and the case C has only the end time. Case E shows the case where it is included in the evaluation range, and the case where neither the touch time nor the end time is included in the evaluation range. Specifically, in case A, the touch time belongs to the earlier level C, the departure time (end time) belongs to the later level C, and the slide operation is executed so as to straddle the time belonging to the level A. Shows. This case is evaluated as level A because the touch operation is performed at the highest evaluation level A. Case B shows a case where the touch time belongs to the level A, but the departure time belongs to the outside of the evaluation range. This case is also evaluated as level A because the touch operation is executed at level A. Case C shows a case where the touch time is executed when the touch time is out of the evaluation range and the time when the touch time belongs to the level B. In this case, the highest evaluation between the touch time and the departure time (end time) is the level B of the departure time. Therefore, the touch operation in this case is evaluated as level B. Case D shows a case where the touch time belongs to the later level B and the departure time belongs to the non-evaluation. In this case as well, the highest evaluation is level B from the touch time to the departure time. Therefore, it is evaluated as level B to which the touch time belongs. On the other hand, Case E shows a case where both the touch time and the departure time are out of the evaluation range. In this case, everything within the evaluation range is included between the touch time and the time of leaving, and of course, level A is also included. Therefore, it is evaluated as level A.

On the other hand, in the case of the push operation to the push button switch BS, the time when the push operation to the push button switch BS is executed is determined as the actual execution time as described above. For example, in the example of FIG. 4, even if the operation of pressing the leftmost push button switch BS corresponding to the individual object 51S located at the head is executed before the arrival of the individual object 51S, the operation is executed according to the arrival time. Unless the pushing operation is executed, it is not determined that the pushing operation for the individual object 51S has been executed. In this way, the timing for applying the evaluation criteria differs between the pressing operation and the touch operation, and the evaluation method differs depending on the use of such a timing.

Further, when the operation of pushing the shared object 51B is executed as described above, the relaxation standard is applied, and it is determined whether or not the operation is performed based on the relaxation evaluation range wider than the touch evaluation standard. When it is determined that the pressing operation has been executed, the execution time (in other words, the start time) of the pressing operation is uniformly determined to be the highest level A. That is, when the pushing operation is executed, the pushing operation is uniformly evaluated as the highest level as long as the execution time belongs to the relaxation evaluation range. Therefore, the evaluation method differs between the pressing operation and the touch operation even in such an evaluation standard (uniform or a plurality of stages). In this example, the evaluation method applied to the operation of pushing the shared object 51B and the evaluation method applied to the slide operation function as the first evaluation method and the second evaluation method of the present invention, respectively. Similarly, the push operation to the push button switch BS and the touch operation to the touch pad TP function as one play action and the other play action of the present invention, respectively. Further, the three stages from level A to level C function as two or more stages of the present invention. Further, the period corresponding to the evaluation range for the slide operation functions as the evaluation period of the present invention.

Next, the details of the sequence data QD will be described. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of the sequence data QD. As shown in FIG. 8, the sequence data QD includes a sequence record QDR that manages each execution time for each lane 53 (may be a push button switch BS or each region TR of the touch pad TP). Further, the sequence data QD appropriately includes a plurality of sequence data QDa, QDb, QDc, etc. that manage such a sequence record QDR for each music or difficulty level. The sequence record QDR contains "execution time", "route", and "type" information in order to realize the management of each execution time. All of these function as information indicating appropriate playing behavior.

Specifically, the "execution time" is an execution time to be guided to each user, that is, an operation of pressing the push button switch BS, a touch operation to the touch pad TP (including, for example, a flick operation and a slide operation), and the like. It is information indicating the execution time when various play actions should be executed. For example, in the "execution time", information in which the bar number, the number of beats, and the value indicating the time during the beat are separated by commas is described as the information of the execution time. The "type" is information indicating the type of the object 51. For example, the object 51 includes a normal object 51A, a shared object 51B, and a special object 51C. Therefore, in the "type", for example, information for identifying these normal objects 51A, shared objects 51B, and special objects 51C is described. The “route” is information indicating a lane 53 (route) in which the object 51 corresponding to each execution time should be arranged. Each lane 53 is distinguished for each push button switch BS or each area TR. Therefore, the information indicating each lane 53 of the "route" also functions as information indicating each push button switch BS or each area TR (or, instead of the lane 53, the information identifying them is the "route". May be described in).

Further, in the "execution time" or "route", information for specifying the execution time or the lane 53 may be appropriately described according to the type (or form) of the object 51. For example, in the case of the shared object 51B corresponding to the series of objects in the example of FIG. 5 (when the information indicating the shared object 51B is described as the type of the object 51 in "type"), the head individual object 51S is arranged. Information on the power lane 53 may be described. In this case, the subsequent individual objects 51S may be sequentially specified up to the rightmost lane 53, such as the adjacent lane 53 and the adjacent lane 53 with reference to the lane 53. In this way, only the information of the reference lane 53 such as the beginning (or the end) may be described in the "route", but as an example, all the lanes 53 in which each of the series of objects should be arranged. Information is described. The same applies to the “execution time”. For example, in "execution time", only the execution time corresponding to the first individual object 51S may be described, and thereafter, it may be calculated from the execution time at predetermined time intervals, but as an example, it corresponds to a group of objects. All execution times to be executed are described as "execution time" information.

Similarly, for example, in the case of the special object 51C in the example of FIG. 3, the "route" contains appropriate information (for example, the direction in which the flick operation should be executed) such as information on the reference lane 53 such as the left end or the right end. Although it may be described, as an example, information on all lanes 53 in which the special object 51C should be placed (lying) is described. In the sequence record QDR, such information is recorded so as to be related to each other. In this example, each execution time described in "execution time", the execution time corresponding to the shared object 51B, and the execution time corresponding to the normal object 51A are each execution time of the present invention, a part of the execution time, and another. Each functions as an execution time. The sequence data QD is not limited to these, and appropriate information may be described according to the requested play action. Alternatively, the above information may be omitted as appropriate.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of the play data PD. In the example of FIG. 9, the correspondence relationship between the movement width of the slide operation and the movement width of the touch sign 55 (the range corresponding to the nine lanes 53 in the touch pad TP, or the width in the left-right direction) is set by the user. The play data PD when the setting result is managed by the play data PD is shown. As shown in FIG. 9, the play data PD includes a play record PDR for managing various achievements related to the play of a music game for each user. Further, the play record PDR includes information of "user ID", "level", "slide setting", and "play record" in order to realize such management.

The "user ID" is information indicating a user ID unique to each user in order to identify each user. On the other hand, the information of "level", "slide setting", and "play record" is information indicating various achievements related to the play of the music game. Specifically, for example, "level" is information indicating the level (proficiency) of each user. Each level may be appropriately managed through various information such as alphabets or titles. For example, when each level is managed through numerical values, information indicating such numerical values is described in "level". The "slide setting" is set by the user as a correspondence relationship between the movement width of the slide operation and the movement width of the touch sign 55 (the range corresponding to the nine lanes 53 in the touchpad TP, or the width in the left-right direction). Information indicating slide settings. In the "slide setting", information according to the user's setting (setting corresponding to the slide operation executed as the movement width corresponding to the nine lanes 53 on the touchpad TP) may be described, and for example, such information may be described. As information, information indicating the correspondence ratio between the movement width of the slide operation executed as the slide setting and the movement width of the touch sign 55, the width corresponding to the nine areas TR, and the like are described.

The "play record" is information indicating the play record of the music game. The play record may appropriately include various information such as the play date and time, the play time, the number of plays, or the items owned, for the convenience of managing the music game. The play record PDR records such information so as to be related to each other. The play data PD is not limited to these, and various information related to the play of the music game may be appropriately described depending on the convenience of management and the like. Alternatively, the above information may be omitted as appropriate. For example, when the correspondence between the movement width of the slide operation and the movement width of the touch sign 55 is fixedly set (for example, the width of each area TR matches the width of each lane 53, and the movement thereof If the widths match in a fixed way), the "slide settings" information may be omitted.

Next, with reference to FIGS. 10 to 14, sequence processing, touch sign placement processing, touch sign movement processing, button operation evaluation processing, and touch operation evaluation processing will be described. The sequence process is a process for guiding the execution time of the play action. The example of FIG. 10 shows a case where each execution time of the sequence data QD is guided by reaching the determination line 52 of each object 51. In this case, the game providing unit 33 repeatedly starts the sequence processing of FIG. 10 at a predetermined cycle with the start of the display of the guidance screen 50, and first acquires the current time (step S101). The game providing unit 33 specifies the time on the music, for example, by the elapsed time from the playback start time of the music.

Subsequently, the game providing unit 33 acquires each execution time existing in the time length corresponding to the display range of the guidance screen 50 from the sequence data QD (step S102). For the display range, for example, a time range corresponding to two measures of the music from the current time to the future (for example, the time range required when the object 51 moves from the farthest appearance position to the arrival position at a predetermined moving speed) is set. To. Next, the game providing unit 33 determines the type of each object 51 acquired in step S102 (step S103). This determination is realized based on the information of the "type" of the sequence data QD. For example, the game providing unit 33 may indicate a normal object 51A when the "type" information indicates a normal object 51A, a shared object 51B when indicating a shared object 51B, and a special object when the "type" information indicates a special object 51C. 51C is determined as the type of each object 51.

Subsequently, the game providing unit 33 determines the lane 53 to which the object 51 determined in step S103 should be arranged (step S104). This determination is realized based on the information of the "route" of the sequence data QD. Specifically, the game providing unit 33 determines the lane 53 specified by the "route" of the sequence data QD as the lane 53 to which the object 51 should be arranged. For example, in the case of the shared object 51B or the special object 51C, the game providing unit 33 determines all the lanes 53 described in the “route” as the lanes 53 to which they should be arranged (or becomes a reference in the “route”. When only the information of the lane 53 is described, all the lanes in which the shared object 51B should be arranged may be specified by specifying the other lanes 53 from the lane 53).

Next, the game providing unit 33 calculates the coordinates of each object 51 on the lane 53 specified in step S104. For example, the game providing unit 33 may execute this calculation as follows. That is, the game providing unit 33 first is on the lane 53 (moving path) in the time axis direction (that is, the moving direction of the object 51) from the determination line 52 (arrival position) according to the time difference between each execution time and the current time. Determine the position of. As a result, the coordinates necessary for arranging the object 51 on each lane 53 along the time axis from the determination line 52 are acquired. Further, for example, in the case of the shared object 51B corresponding to the series of objects in the example of FIG. 5, the coordinates of all the individual objects 51S corresponding to the series of objects are calculated. In this operation, when the execution time of the individual object 51S after that is set based on the execution time of the first individual object 51S, the "execution time" in which the coordinates of the first individual object 51S are first described in the sequence data QD. It may be realized by performing a calculation based on the above and calculating the coordinates that are sequentially shifted at predetermined intervals based on the coordinates as the coordinates of the subsequent individual objects 51S.

Subsequently, the game providing unit 33 arranges each object 51 in each lane 53 so that each object 51 is displayed at the coordinate position on each lane 53 based on the coordinates of the object 51 calculated in step S105 (step). S106). Further, the game providing unit 33 reflects the type of the object 51 determined in step S103 in this arrangement. Specifically, the game providing unit 33 determines, for example, the normal object 51A when it is determined to be the normal object 51A in step S103, the shared object 51B when it is determined to be the shared object 51B, and the special object 51C. If it is determined that, the special object 51C is arranged at the coordinate position on each lane 53, respectively. Further, in the case of the shared object 51B corresponding to the series of objects, each individual object 51S of the series of objects is arranged at the coordinate position of each object 51 calculated in step S105. Then, the game providing unit 33 ends the current sequence processing after this arrangement. As a result, the object 51 according to the type such as the normal object 51A, the shared object 51B, or the special object 51C is displayed at an appropriate position on the predetermined lane 53 (which functions as a time axis). Further, the positions of the objects 51 gradually move (displace) toward the determination line 52 with the passage of time (progress of the music) so as to coincide with the positions of the determination line 52 at the execution time. That is, the display of the object 51 that moves so as to guide the execution time is realized on the guidance screen 50.

The touch sign placement process is a process for arranging (displaying) the touch sign 55 on the guide screen 50. The touch sign 55 may be started to be displayed at an appropriate position depending on the display conditions as described above, but the example of FIG. 11 corresponds to the area TR in which the touch operation is executed in accordance with the touch operation to the touch pad TP. The case where the display is started along the determination line 52 at the position of the lane 53 is shown. In this case, the game providing unit 33 touches while the guidance screen 50 is being displayed (or, if there are appropriate restrictions on the display of the touch sign 55, such as during the display of the shared object 51B, such restrictions are also taken into consideration). Each time a touch operation is executed on the pad TP, the touch sign placement process of FIG. 11 is started, and first, the position of the touch operation on the touch pad TP is specified according to the output signal from the touch pad TP (step S201).

Subsequently, the game providing unit 33 specifies the position of the determination line 52 corresponding to the position of the touch operation specified in step S201 (step S202). This specification may be appropriately realized, but for example, the game providing unit 33 first determines the position of the region TR corresponding to the position of the touch operation specified in step S201 and the position of the horizontal HD in the region TR. Then, the game providing unit 33 determines the position of the determination line 52 corresponding to the left-right direction HD in the specified area TR and the area TR, and specifies the position as the position corresponding to the position of the touch operation.

Next, the game providing unit 33 arranges the touch sign 55 at the position of the determination line 52 specified in step S202 (step S203). This arrangement may be appropriately realized depending on the form of the touch sign 55 and the like, but for example, when the game providing unit 33 arranges the touch sign 55 in the example of FIG. 5, it is located at the position of the determination line 52 specified in step S202. This arrangement is achieved by arranging an elliptical touch sign 55 having a width corresponding to the two lanes 53 so that the thickest portion is located. That is, the game providing unit 33 causes the monitor MO to display the elliptical touch sign 55 in such an arrangement. Then, after such an arrangement, the game providing unit 33 ends the touch sign arrangement process this time. As a result, the touch sign 55 is started to be displayed along the determination line 52 of the guidance screen 50 so as to correspond to the position of the touch operation on the touch pad TP.

The touch sign movement process is a process for moving the position of the touch sign 55 displayed on the guidance screen 50 so as to correspond to the change in the position of the touch operation. The example of FIG. 12 shows a case where the slide operation is executed as such a change in the position of the touch operation, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the same process is executed even when the flick operation is executed, for example. You can do it. In this case, the game providing unit 33 moves from the position of the touch operation to the left-right direction HD after the touch operation is executed on the touch pad TP (in other words, after the touch sign 55 is arranged in the touch sign arrangement process of FIG. 11). When the slide operation for moving the finger is executed, the touch sign movement process of FIG. 12 is started at an appropriate cycle such as a refresh rate or a frame rate cycle, and it is first determined whether or not the end condition is satisfied (). Step S301). The end condition is satisfied when the slide operation is completed. For example, the slide operation ends when the finger is released from the touch pad TP. Therefore, the game providing unit 33 determines whether or not the finger is separated from the touch pad TP in step S301. Then, when the end condition is satisfied, that is, when the finger is separated from the touch pad TP (slide operation is completed), the game providing unit 33 skips the subsequent processing and ends the touch sign movement processing this time.

On the other hand, if the end condition is not satisfied, that is, if the finger is not separated from the touch pad TP (slide operation is continued), the game providing unit 33 is the current position from the previous (before this processing) touch operation. The amount of change to the position of the touch operation, that is, the amount of movement of the slide operation on the touch pad TP is specified (step S302). This identification is realized based on the output signal from the touchpad TP.

Subsequently, the game providing unit 33 specifies the movement amount of the touch sign 55 corresponding to the movement amount of the slide operation (step S303). When the movement amount of the touch operation and the movement amount of the touch sign 55 match (in other words, when the correspondence ratio of the movement amount is 1: 1), the game providing unit 33 starts from the movement amount of the slide operation. The movement amount of the touch sign 55 is specified as it is, but for example, when the relationship between the movement width of the touch operation and the movement width of the touch sign 55 is adjusted according to the corresponding conditions, such adjustment is also executed. Specifically, for example, when the user's setting result is used as a corresponding condition, the game providing unit 33 first refers to the "slide setting" of the play data PD and acquires the user's setting result. The game providing unit 33 may appropriately adjust the movement amount of the touch sign 55 corresponding to the movement amount of the touch operation based on the setting result, but as an example, it adjusts based on the correspondence ratio. For example, when the movement amount of the slide operation corresponding to the half width is set as the movement amount corresponding to the total width of the nine lanes 53, the correspondence between the movement amount of the touch operation and the movement amount of the touch sign 55. The ratio is 1: 2. The game providing unit 33 calculates such a correspondence ratio from the setting result of the user. Then, the game providing unit 33 specifies the movement amount of the touch sign 55 from the movement amount of the slide operation based on this correspondence ratio.

Next, the game providing unit 33 calculates the position of the touch sign 55 after movement based on the specific result of step S303 (step S304). Specifically, the game providing unit 33 calculates a position (for example, coordinates) in the moving direction on the determination line 52 corresponding to the moving amount specified in step S303 from the position before the current processing. Subsequently, the game providing unit 33 moves the touch sign 55 from the position before the current process so that the touch sign 55 is arranged at the position calculated in step S304 (step S305). That is, the display of the touch sign 55 is controlled so that such movement is realized. Then, after such a movement, the game providing unit 33 ends the touch sign movement processing this time. As a result, the touch sign 55 moves according to the slide operation so as to correspond to the movement amount of the slide operation. Further, when the movement amount is adjusted according to the corresponding conditions such as the setting result of the user, such adjustment is also realized.

The button operation evaluation process is a process for evaluating a push operation when a push operation to the push button switch BS is executed as a play action. The game providing unit 33 repeatedly starts the button operation evaluation process of FIG. 13 at a predetermined cycle during the play of the music game (during the display of the guidance screen 50), and first determines whether or not the pressing operation for play has been executed. (Step S401). This determination is realized according to the output signal from each push button switch BS. Specifically, when the game providing unit 33 outputs a signal with a push operation from each push button switch BS, it is said that the push operation for play is executed on the push button switch BS that outputs the signal. Determine. Alternatively, if no signal with a push operation is output from any of the push button switch BSs, it is determined that the push operation for play has not been executed. If the pressing operation is not executed, the game providing unit 33 skips the subsequent processing and ends the button operation evaluation processing this time.

On the other hand, when the push operation for play is executed, the game providing unit 33 determines the details of the push operation (step S402). Specifically, the game providing unit 33 determines the push button switch BS in which the pressing operation is detected and the detection time thereof. Subsequently, the game providing unit 33 determines whether or not the pressing operation corresponding to the time or the like determined in step S402 is instructed by the sequence data QD (step S403). Specifically, the game providing unit 33 specifies, for example, a time within a predetermined evaluation range with respect to the detected time, and a lane 53 corresponding to the push button switch BS in which the pressing operation is detected. It is determined whether or not the sequence record QDR is included in the sequence data QD. Further, it is determined whether or not the sequence record QDR indicates the operation to be pressed as the type of play action. This determination is realized based on the information of the "type" of the sequence data QD. For example, when an object 51 that adopts a pressing operation such as a normal object 51A or a shared object 51B is specified in the "type", it is determined that the sequence record QDR indicates the pressing operation as the type of the playing action. Will be done. If the corresponding pressing operation is not instructed, the game providing unit 33 skips the subsequent processing and ends the button operation evaluation processing this time.

On the other hand, when the affirmative determination is made in step S403, that is, when the pressing operation determined in step S401 is instructed by the sequence data QD, the game providing unit 33 detects the detection time when the user's pressing operation is detected (actual). The time difference between the execution time) and the execution time specified as the time when the pressing operation should be executed in the sequence data QD is acquired (step S404). Subsequently, the game providing unit 33 evaluates the pressing operation executed by the user according to the type (type of pressing operation) of the object 51 specified in the sequence record QDR (step S405). This evaluation is realized by an evaluation method according to the type (type of pressing operation) of the object 51 specified in the sequence record QDR.

Specifically, for example, when the normal object 51A is designated as the type of the object 51, the game providing unit 33 evaluates the deviation time acquired in step S404 based on the normal evaluation standard. That is, it is determined whether or not the deviation time is included in the normal evaluation range, and if it is included, which level of the normal evaluation range it belongs to. Then, if it is not included in the normal evaluation range, the error operation is determined, and if it is included in the evaluation range, the level of the division to which the deviation time belongs is determined as the evaluation result of the operation pressed by the user. On the other hand, for example, when the shared object 51B is designated as the type of the object 51, the game providing unit 33 evaluates the deviation time acquired in step S404 based on the relaxation criteria. That is, it is determined whether or not the deviation time is included in the relaxation evaluation range. Then, if it is not included in the mitigation evaluation range, a mistaken operation is determined, and if it is included in the mitigation evaluation range, the same level A is uniformly determined as the evaluation result of the operation pressed by the user.

Next, the game providing unit 33 presents the evaluation result of step S405 to the user (step S406). This presentation may be realized as appropriate, but as an example, it is realized through a monitor MO (for example, a guide screen 50). Specifically, the game providing unit 33 displays the evaluation result on the guidance screen 50, and adds an appropriate effect such as an increase in points and various effects accompanying the result to the guidance screen 50. Further, the game providing unit 33 may appropriately store the evaluation result in the internal memory of the control unit 31, the storage unit 32, or the like in order to utilize the evaluation result in various other processes and the like. Then, after such presentation, the game providing unit 33 ends the button operation evaluation process this time.

When a pushing operation is executed for an object 51 requesting a pushing operation such as a normal object 51A or a shared object 51B by the procedure of FIG. 13, the actual execution time of the pushing operation and the execution time of the sequence data QD The pressing operation is evaluated based on the deviation time. Further, in the case of a pushing operation on the normal object 51A, a normal evaluation standard is applied to the evaluation, and in the case of a pushing operation on the shared object 51B, a relaxation standard whose standard is relaxed from the normal evaluation standard is applied. .. That is, different evaluation criteria (methods) are applied between the normal object 51A and the shared object 51B, and different evaluations are realized.

On the other hand, the touch operation evaluation process is a process for evaluating the touch operation when the touch operation to the touch pad TP is executed as a play action. The game providing unit 33 repeatedly starts the touch operation evaluation process of FIG. 14 at a predetermined cycle during the play of the music game (during the display of the guidance screen 50), and determines whether or not the touch operation for play has been executed ( Step S501). This determination is realized according to the output signal from the touch pad TP. If the touch operation is not executed, the game providing unit 33 skips the subsequent processing and ends the current touch operation evaluation processing.

On the other hand, when the touch operation for play is executed, the game providing unit 33 determines the details of the touch operation (step S502). Specifically, the game providing unit 33 determines a position (region TR) where the touch operation is detected, a detection time thereof, and an end time thereof (for example, a time when the player leaves the detected position). Subsequently, the game providing unit 33 determines whether or not the touch operation corresponding to the time or the like determined in step S502 is instructed by the sequence data QD (step S503). Specifically, the game providing unit 33 is, for example, a sequence in which a time within a predetermined evaluation range is designated with respect to the detected time, and a lane 53 corresponding to the region TR in which the touch operation is detected is designated. Determine if the record QDR is included in the sequence data QD. Further, it is determined whether or not the sequence record QDR indicates a touch operation as a type of play action. This determination is realized based on the information of the "type" of the sequence data QD. For example, when an object 51 that adopts a touch operation such as a special object 51C or a shared object 51B is specified in the "type", it is determined that the sequence record QDR indicates the touch operation as the type of the play action. Will be done. If the corresponding touch operation is not instructed, the game providing unit 33 skips the subsequent processing and ends the current touch operation evaluation processing.

When the touch operation is continuously executed, the processes of steps S501 to S502 are repeatedly executed until a positive determination is made in step S503. Further, when the touch operation is continuously executed, the start time (initial detection time) of the touch operation is, for example, the finger is released from the touch pad TP in order to specify the start time of the touch operation in step S504. It may be stored for an appropriate period such as up to.

When the affirmative determination is made in step S503, the touch time of the touch operation determined in step S501 (the time when the touch operation is started) and the end time are specified (step S504). For example, the game providing unit 33 specifies the detection time of the touch operation, or, if the touch operation is continuously executed, the initial detection time of the continuous touch operation as the touch time. Further, in the case of a slide operation, for example, the game providing unit 33 is at a time when the touch operation is separated from the area TR (lane 53) instructed by the sequence data QD (when the position of the touch operation is moved to the adjacent area TR). Is specified as the end time of the touch operation.

Subsequently, the game providing unit 33 evaluates the touch operation executed by the user according to the type (touch operation type) of the object 51 specified in the sequence record QDR (step S505). This evaluation is realized by an evaluation method according to the type (type of touch operation) of the object 51 specified in the sequence record QDR. Specifically, for example, when the special object 51C is designated as the type of the object 51, the game providing unit 33 touches all the area TRs corresponding to all the lanes 53 designated by the special object 51C in a predetermined evaluation range. First, determine whether (flick operation) is being executed. This evaluation range may be the same as or different from the normal evaluation range, the relaxation evaluation range, the evaluation range for slide operation, etc., but is set to match the normal evaluation range as an example. To. Further, when the flick operation is executed in the entire area TR of the operation target within the evaluation range, the flick operation may be appropriately evaluated according to the position and end time of the touch operation at the touch time, but this is an example. It is evaluated to a uniform level (for example, level A, etc.). On the other hand, if the flick operation is not realized within that range, it is evaluated as a mistake operation.

Further, for example, when the shared object 51B is designated as the type of the object 51, the game providing unit 33 uses the evaluation range for the slide operation and evaluates the touch operation by the combination of the touch time and the end time. Specifically, the game providing unit 33 evaluates the touch operation as the highest evaluation level included in the evaluation range from the touch time to the end time. That is, the game providing unit 33 evaluates the touch operation according to the examples of cases A to E in the example of FIG. 7.

Further, the touch sign 55 may simply function as a guideline for the position, but the correspondence relationship between the position (or movement amount) of the touch operation and the position (or movement amount) of the touch sign 55 through the user's slide setting or the like. When appropriate, such as when is changing, the touch timing or the like may be determined based on the position of the touch sign 55 instead of the position of the touch operation on the touch pad TP. Specifically, for example, in the game providing unit 33, a predetermined portion of the touch sign 55 (for example, either the left or right end portion or the thickest portion may be) is located at the position of the lane 53 indicated by the sequence data QD. The time when the player enters may be determined as the touch time, and the time when the player leaves the touch time may be determined as the end time. That is, the game providing unit 33 may determine the touch time and the end time depending on whether or not the position of the touch sign 55 matches the lane 53 to be instructed. Then, the slide operation may be evaluated based on the touch time and the end time (in other words, the position of the touch sign 55).

Next, the game providing unit 33 presents the evaluation result of step S505 to the user (step S506). This presentation may be realized as appropriate, but as an example, it is realized through a monitor MO (for example, a guide screen 50). Specifically, the game providing unit 33 displays the evaluation result on the guidance screen 50, and adds an appropriate effect such as an increase in points and various effects accompanying the result to the guidance screen 50. Further, the game providing unit 33 may appropriately store the evaluation result in the internal memory of the control unit 31, the storage unit 32, or the like in order to utilize the evaluation result in various other processes and the like. Then, after such presentation, the game providing unit 33 ends the touch operation evaluation process this time.

When a touch operation (flick operation or slide operation) is executed on an object 51 that requires a touch operation such as a special object 51C or a shared object 51B according to the procedure of FIG. 14, what is the operation pressed by the touch operation? It is evaluated by different evaluation methods. Specifically, for example, in both the flick operation and the slide operation, the evaluation is made not according to the time when the touch pad TP is touched, but according to whether or not the touch operation is located in the area TR corresponding to the instruction. To. Further, in the case of a slide operation, the slide operation is evaluated by the combination of the touch time and the end time in connection with such a touch operation. Further, the evaluation criteria for evaluating such touch timing and end timing are different from the case where the operation of pushing the shared object 51B is executed, and the same criteria as those used for the normal object 51A are applied. That is, when the touch operation is executed on the shared object 51B, an evaluation method different from that in the case of the pressing operation is applied to the evaluation of the touch operation.

As described above, according to this embodiment, a part of the execution time is common to two types of play actions, that is, the operation of pressing the push button switch BS and the operation of touching the touch pad TP. The guide screen 50 will guide you as the time. Further, when the pushing operation is executed according to the arrival of the determination line 52 of the shared object 51B according to the execution time of a part of the execution time, the evaluation for the pushing operation using the relaxation criterion is used. When the touch operation is executed by the method, each play action is evaluated by the evaluation method for the touch operation (slide operation) using the reference combined with the touch timing and the like. That is, even if the play action is performed on the same object 51B, different evaluation methods are applied depending on whether the pressing operation is executed as the play action or the touch operation is executed as the play action. Therefore, the play action required for the shared object 51B can be evaluated by a different evaluation method depending on the type of the play action actually executed. As a result, for example, the push operation has a clear correspondence with the lane 53, but the continuous operation is difficult, while the touch operation is relatively easy with the continuous operation, but the correspondence with the lane 53 is as much as the push operation. The characteristics of the pressing operation and the touch operation, such as not being clear, can be reflected in each evaluation result. As a result, the difference in characteristics can be utilized as a part of the game.

Regarding the touch operation, for example, if the touch operation is executed in the evaluation range, even if the touch operation is started from outside the evaluation range, if it is determined that the touch operation is present, the touch pad TP such as a slide operation is performed. It is also possible to promote the use of continuous operations utilizing the characteristics of. On the other hand, when the touch sign 55 indicating the position of the touch operation is displayed, the guide screen provides a guideline for the correspondence between the position of the touch operation on the touch pad TP and the position of the guide screen 50 corresponding to the position. Can be presented at 50. Therefore, it is possible to reinforce the demerit of the touch operation that the correspondence with the lane 53 is not as clear as the pressing operation. Further, when the correspondence between the movement amount of the slide operation and the movement amount of the touch sign 55 corresponding to the movement amount is changed according to the correspondence condition, the correspondence relationship can be appropriately adjusted. Generally, when these correspondences are sensuously different, the difficulty of the slide operation tends to be high, but for example, when the touch sign 55 can be moved larger with a small number of slide operations, it is quickly moved to an appropriate position. The touch sign 55 can be placed. Therefore, there are some users who feel that such a correspondence is preferable. Therefore, for example, when the user's setting result is used as a correspondence condition, the relationship of these trade-offs can be left to the user's will. Alternatively, when the user's level (proficiency) or difficulty level is used as a corresponding condition, the higher the skill level, the more difficult the operation of the touch sign 55 (for example, more delicately linked with the slide operation), or the difficulty level. By making the touch operation difficult accordingly, the operation of the touch sign 55 can be reflected in the difficulty level of the game. As a result, it is possible to improve the fun of the game.

In the above embodiment, the game providing unit 33 of the game machine 3 functions as the time guidance means of the present invention by executing step S106 of the procedure of FIG. Further, the game providing unit 33 of the game machine 3 functions as the first evaluation means of the present invention by executing step S405 of the procedure of FIG. Similarly, the game providing unit 33 of the game machine 3 functions as the second evaluation means of the present invention by executing step S505 of the procedure of FIG. Further, the game providing unit 33 of the game machine 3 functions as the touch sign arranging means of the present invention by executing step S203 of the procedure of FIG. 11 or step S305 of the procedure of FIG.

The present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned form, and may be carried out in a form in which appropriate modifications or changes are made. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the push button switch BS and the touch pad TP are used as the input device. However, the present invention is not limited to such a form. For example, various push button switches, touch panels (located on the display surface of the monitor MO), sliders (for inputting slide operations in a predetermined direction), knobs (for inputting rotation operations that are pinched and rotated with fingers), Various input devices such as a lever or an input device imitating various musical instruments such as a rotatable table imitating a turntable may be appropriately used. Then, an appropriate play act may be applied to the music game according to these various input devices.

Specifically, for example, a combination of a stick-type turn signal and a push button switch may be adopted as the input device. In this case, for example, the target lane 53 may be determined by a turn signal, and an attack on various objects 51 may be executed by a button switch. That is, the music game may include an element of a shooting game in which the object 51 is shot down by these. On the other hand, a normal music game may be realized by another push button switch BS or a touch pad TP. In this case, it is evaluated whether or not the operation corresponding to the normal music game is executed at an appropriate timing, while the operation corresponding to the shooting game can shoot down the object 51 before reaching the determination line 52. It is evaluated whether or not (or the evaluation may differ depending on whether or not it was shot down as soon as possible). Therefore, different evaluation methods can be applied to these two types of play actions depending on the type.

Further, the game machine 3 is not limited to the arcade game machine, and a stationary so-called home-use game device, a user terminal device 4, or the like may be used as the game machine 3. Further, the game machine 3 may be configured as a game device that virtually operates on a server such as a center server 2 while using these user terminal devices 4 and the like as remote input / output devices. Further, the game device may function as the center server 2. That is, the center server 2 may execute all or part of the roles (various processes, etc.) of the game machine 3 in the above-described form. On the other hand, the center server 2 may be omitted. In this case, one game machine 3 may function as the game system of the present invention. Alternatively, on the contrary, the center server 2 may execute all or part of the role of the game machine 3. In this case, one center server 2 (including the case where it is realized by a combination of a plurality of server devices) may function as the game system of the present invention.

Various embodiments of the present invention derived from each of the above-described embodiments and modifications are described below. In the following description, in order to facilitate understanding of each aspect of the present invention, the corresponding members shown in the accompanying drawings are added in parentheses, whereby the present invention is limited to the illustrated form. It's not a thing.

The game system of the present invention guides each execution time based on an input device (CP) for inputting a user's play action and sequence data (QD) describing each execution time to execute the play action. When the play action is executed according to each execution time while being connected to a display device (MO) that displays a guidance screen (50) for guiding each execution time through the guidance screen. A game system (1) that provides a game for evaluating a play action, and when the input device is used for inputting two different types of play actions as the play action, a plurality of described in the sequence data. A timing guidance means (33) that guides at least a part of the execution time through the guidance screen as an execution time common to the two types of play actions, and the two types of play according to the part of the execution time. A first evaluation means (33) for evaluating the one play action based on the first evaluation method for evaluating the one play action when one of the play actions is executed, and a part thereof. A second evaluation means for evaluating the other play action based on a second evaluation method different from the first evaluation method when the other play action of the two types of play actions is executed according to the execution time of the above. (33) and.

According to the present invention, a part of the execution time is guided through the guidance screen as the execution time common to the two types of play actions. Further, according to the execution time of a part of the play actions, if one of the two types of play acts is executed, the first evaluation method is used, and if the other is executed, the first evaluation method is different. Each play action is evaluated by two methods. Therefore, it is possible to evaluate the play act at a part of the execution time shared by the two types of play act requests by different evaluation methods according to the type. As a result, the characteristics of each of the two types of play actions can be reflected in the evaluation result of each play action, and the difference between these characteristics can be utilized as a part of the game characteristics. As a result, it is possible to improve the fun of the game.

The input device may be appropriately configured. For example, it may be configured as one input device for inputting two types of play actions, or may be configured as two types of input devices for inputting two types of play actions, respectively. Specifically, for example, in one aspect of the game system of the present invention, the input device may include two types of input devices (BS, TP) for inputting the two types of play actions, respectively. ..

As the two types of input devices, an appropriate input device may be used. For example, it imitates a push button switch, a touch panel (or touch pad), a slider (for inputting a slide operation in a predetermined direction), a knob (for inputting a rotation operation to be pinched and rotated with a finger), a lever, or a turntable. Various input devices such as an input device imitating various musical instruments such as a rotatable table may be appropriately used. Then, an appropriate evaluation method may be adopted as the first evaluation method and the second evaluation method according to the type of play action input via the various input devices and the characteristics thereof. For example, in a mode in which two types of input devices are used, a push button switch (BS) for inputting a pressing operation and a touch pad (TP) for inputting a touch operation are used as the two types of input devices, respectively. When the pushing operation is used as one of the playing actions, the first evaluation means evaluates the time difference between the execution time of the pushing operation and the execution time of a part of the pushing operation as the first evaluation method. The second evaluation means evaluates the pushing operation based on the deviation time, and the second evaluation means is a part of the second evaluation method when the touch operation is used as the other play action. The touch operation may be evaluated depending on whether or not the touch operation is executed in the evaluation period by using a method of evaluating the presence or absence of the touch operation in the evaluation period based on the execution time of the above.

When a touch pad is used as an input device and a method of evaluating the presence or absence of a touch operation during the evaluation period is adopted as the second evaluation method, if the touch operation is executed during the evaluation period, the touch operation is continuous from before the evaluation period. It may be executed in the middle of the evaluation period. Specifically, for example, in an embodiment in which a touch pad is used as an input device and a method of evaluating the presence or absence of a touch operation in an evaluation period is adopted as a second evaluation method, the second evaluation method is based on the touch operation. Even if it is started before the evaluation period, if it is executed in the evaluation period, it may be configured so that it is determined that the touch operation is executed in the evaluation period. In this case, it is possible to promote the use of various continuous operations utilizing the characteristics of the touch pad, such as a slide operation that continuously changes the position while maintaining the touch operation.

The correspondence between the position of the touch operation on the touch pad and the position of the guidance screen corresponding to the position may or may not be presented visually. Further, when visually presented, information indicating the position of the guidance screen (for example, when the guidance screen is divided into a plurality of ranges, a boundary line indicating each range, etc.) is presented on the touch pad side. Alternatively, an auxiliary sign indicating the touch position of the touch pad may be displayed on the guidance screen side. When an auxiliary sign is displayed on the guidance screen side, the display may be appropriately realized according to various display conditions. For example, with the touch operation on the touch pad, the display may be started at a position corresponding to the touch operation, or the display may be started at a predetermined position regardless of the position of the touch operation. Alternatively, the auxiliary sign may be started to be displayed at various positions under appropriate conditions in accordance with the operation of pressing the push button switch. For example, as an embodiment in which a touch pad is used as an input device, a touch for arranging a touch sign (55) for indicating the position of the guidance screen corresponding to the touch operation when the touch operation is executed is arranged on the guidance screen. An embodiment including a sign placing means may be adopted. In this case, a guideline for the correspondence between the position of the touch operation on the touch pad and the position of the guidance screen corresponding to the position can be presented on the guidance screen.

Further, the touch sign may be arranged at an appropriate position according to an appropriate form as long as it functions as a guideline for the position of the touch operation. For example, if each run time is guided by a relative displacement between the indicator sign corresponding to each run time and the reference sign corresponding to the current time, the touch sign is near the reference sign (may be on the reference sign). ), Or the reference sign may be placed within the range included in the field of view when the user sees the reference sign, even if it is not near the reference sign. Specifically, for example, in a mode in which the touch sign is displayed on the guidance screen, the time guidance means has an instruction sign (51) corresponding to each execution time and a reference sign (52) corresponding to the current time. ), And the route (53) in which the indicator is placed so that the positions of the reference indicator and the indicator corresponding to the partial execution time coincide with each other at the partial execution time. By causing a relative displacement between the instruction sign and the reference sign along the path, the partial execution time is guided through the guidance screen, and the touch sign arranging means is the reference on the guidance screen. The touch sign may be placed along the sign. Further, in this embodiment, the guide screen includes a plurality of routes as the route, and the reference sign is arranged so as to intersect the plurality of routes by extending in the direction (HD) in which the plurality of routes are arranged. , The push button switch includes a plurality of push button switches corresponding to the plurality of paths, respectively, and the touch pad has a predetermined length in a direction (HD) corresponding to the line-up direction, and the touch sign. When a slide operation for continuously changing the position of the touch operation in the corresponding direction is executed on the touch pad, the arranging means positions the touch sign along the reference sign in accordance with the slide operation. It may be changed in the line-up direction.

When the slide operation is executed on the touch pad, the movement amount of the slide operation and the movement amount of the touch sign to be moved correspondingly may be fixed or variable. For example, in an embodiment in which a slide operation is performed on the touch pad, the touch sign arranging means has a predetermined correspondence between the slide operation and a change in the position of the touch signs corresponding to the slide operation in the line-up direction. It may be adjusted according to the conditions.

Further, as the corresponding conditions, various conditions such as a condition for using the play situation of the user, a condition for using the selection result of the user, a condition unrelated to the user's action such as randomness, and the like may be appropriately used. For example, in the embodiment of using the correspondence condition, the touch sign arranging means selectively prepares a plurality of difficulty levels in the game as a result of setting when the correspondence relationship is set via the input device. Each difficulty level in the case, or at least one of each level when a plurality of levels showing the skill to the user playing the game are set may be used as the predetermined correspondence condition. For example, when the touch sign moves greatly with a small slide operation, the user is required to perform a delicate slide operation. For this reason, in general, when the movement amount of the slide operation actually performed by the user and the movement amount of the touch sign that moves correspondingly are different sensuously, the touch sign is placed in an appropriate position. The difficulty level tends to be high. On the other hand, if the touch sign can be moved enough to cover most of the plurality of lanes by a slide operation with a small amount of movement, the touch sign can be quickly placed at a desired position. Therefore, for example, when the user's setting result is used as a correspondence condition, such a trade-off relationship can be left to the user's will. Alternatively, when the skill or difficulty level of the user is used as a corresponding condition, the higher the skill level, the more difficult the operation of the touch sign, or the more difficult the operation of the touch sign according to the difficulty level, the touch sign. The operation of can be reflected in the difficulty level of the game.

Further, when a plurality of routes are provided on the guidance screen, the position of the touch operation on the touch pad may be fixedly corresponding to each route, or the correspondence between them may be variable. For example, when a slide operation that straddles a plurality of paths is required, the position where the touch pad is touched as the initial position of the slide operation becomes the path located at any end of the plurality of paths. It may correspond. That is, the relationship between the position of the touch operation and each path may be set relative (variable) according to the touch position at the start of the slide operation. In such a case, the evaluation of the absolute position of the touch operation on the touch pad is not always appropriate. Therefore, when the touch operation is performed, the relative position may be evaluated instead of the absolute position. When the touch sign is displayed, the position of the touch sign indicates the relationship between the position of the touch operation on the touch pad and the path corresponding to the position. Therefore, whether the relationship between the position of the touch operation and the path corresponding to the position is fixed or variable, the appropriateness of the relationship may be determined based on the position of the touch sign. Alternatively, the presence or absence of the touch operation at the execution time may be determined according to the degree of coincidence between the position of the touch sign and the position of the instruction sign. In any case, the second evaluation method may be configured to utilize the position of the touch sign.

Specifically, for example, in an embodiment in which a plurality of routes are provided on the guidance screen, the first evaluation means is described in the sequence data so that each execution time is associated with a route corresponding to each execution time. When the relative displacement occurs in the path corresponding to the execution time, as the first evaluation method, it is evaluated whether or not the path corresponding to the part of the execution time and the push button switch corresponding to the path match. The second evaluation means evaluates the push operation based on the push button switch on which the push operation is executed among the plurality of button switches, and the second evaluation means is a part of the second evaluation method. The touch operation may be evaluated based on the position of the touch sign by using a method of evaluating whether or not the path corresponding to the execution time and the position of the touch sign match.

When each execution time is guided through instruction signs, some execution times may be appropriately announced through various instruction signs. For example, in an embodiment in which each execution time is guided through an instruction sign, the time guidance means straddles two or more routes of the plurality of routes so as to continuously request one of the two types of play actions. Therefore, a series of instruction signs (51B) located staggeredly are used as the instruction signs corresponding to the partial execution time, and the partial execution time is guided through the relative displacement of the series of instruction signs. You may.

The sequence data may include not only a part of the execution time corresponding to the two types of play actions but also the execution time corresponding to various other play actions. For example, such an execution time may include an execution time corresponding to only one of the two types of play actions. That is, the sequence data may include data corresponding to the same one playing action, but corresponding to the other playing action, and data not corresponding to the other playing action. In this case, the evaluation methods between them may be the same or different. For example, in the embodiment of evaluating the deviation time of the pushing operation, the first evaluation means includes the execution time different from the partial execution time as the execution time for the pushing operation in the plurality of execution times. When the time difference between the other execution time and the actual execution time of the pressing operation is evaluated based on a predetermined evaluation criterion, the partial execution time and the pressing are used as the first evaluation method. A method of evaluating the deviation time from the operation by a relaxation standard relaxed from the predetermined evaluation standard may be used, and the pushing operation may be evaluated by the relaxation standard.

In addition, the mitigation criteria may be relaxed more than the predetermined evaluation criteria through various methods. For example, the mitigation criteria may be set in a wider range to be evaluated as more appropriate than the predetermined evaluation criteria. Alternatively, the mitigation criteria may be set so that the range of high evaluation is wider than the predetermined evaluation criteria. For example, in an embodiment using the relaxation criterion, the relaxation criterion divides the time difference between the other execution time and the actual execution time of the pushing operation into a plurality of stages (for example, levels A to C). When the predetermined evaluation standard is configured to evaluate according to which stage of the first deviation range, the second deviation range is uniformly classified into any one of the plurality of stages. It may be relaxed from the predetermined evaluation standard by uniformly evaluating the deviation time between the partial execution time and the pushing operation as one step depending on whether or not it belongs.

Similarly, the touch operation may be evaluated according to an appropriate evaluation standard. For example, the touch operation may be evaluated uniformly as long as it is executed at a part of the execution time, or may be evaluated in a plurality of stages depending on various conditions. As such a condition, various conditions such as the position of the touch operation may be appropriately used. For example, a touch operation may be determined as one of a plurality of stages, based on either the start time or the end time of the touch operation, or both. Further, the touch operation may be evaluated as an appropriate stage of the evaluation stage included in the evaluation range when the evaluation range is included from the start period to the end period of the touch operation. Specifically, for example, in an embodiment in which the touch operation is used as the other play action, the second evaluation means uses a period divided into two or more stages (for example, levels A to C) as the evaluation period. In this case, as the second evaluation method, a method of evaluating according to the stage included in the evaluation period between the start time and the end time of the touch operation is used, and the method from the start time to the end time is used. The touch operation may be evaluated as the highest evaluation stage included in the evaluation period.

On the other hand, the computer program (PG2) of the present invention is configured to make the input device and the computer (31) connected to the display device function as each means of the above-mentioned game system.

Further, the control method of the present invention is based on an input device (CP) for inputting a user's play action and sequence data (QD) in which each execution time for executing the play action is described. When the play action is executed according to each execution time while being connected to a display device (MO) that displays a guidance screen (50) for guiding the game and guiding each execution time through the guidance screen. The sequence when the input device is used to input two different types of play actions as the play actions in a computer (31) incorporated in a game system (1) that provides a game for evaluating the play actions. The timing guidance procedure for guiding at least a part of the execution time of the plurality of execution times described in the data as the execution time common to the two types of play actions through the guidance screen, and the above-mentioned according to the partial execution time. When one of the two types of play acts is executed, the first evaluation procedure for evaluating the one play act based on the first evaluation method for evaluating the one play act and the above-mentioned one. A second evaluation that evaluates the other play action based on a second evaluation method different from the first evaluation method when the other play action of the two types of play actions is executed according to the execution time of the unit. It is the one that makes the procedure and execution. The game system of the present invention can be realized by executing the computer program or the control method of the present invention.

1 Game system 3 Game machine 33 Game provider (computer, time guidance means, first evaluation means, second evaluation means, touch sign placement means)
50 Guidance screen 51 Object (instruction sign)
52 Judgment line (reference sign)
53 lanes (route)
BS push button switch (input device)
HD left-right direction (line-up direction, corresponding direction)
MO monitor (display device)
TP touch pad (input device)
QD sequence data PG2 game program (computer program)

Claims (1)

An input device for inputting a user's play action, and a display device for displaying a guidance screen for guiding each execution time based on sequence data in which each execution time for executing the play action is described. It is a game system that provides a game that is connected, guides each execution time through the guidance screen, and evaluates the play action when the play action is executed according to each execution time.
When the input device is used for inputting two different types of play actions as the play actions, at least a part of the execution times of the plurality of execution times described in the sequence data is common to the two types of play actions. As the execution time to be performed, the time guidance means for guiding through the guidance screen and
When one of the two types of play acts is executed according to the partial execution time, the one play act is performed based on the first evaluation method for evaluating the one play act. The first evaluation means to evaluate and
When the other play action of the two types of play actions is executed at the time of the partial execution, the other play action is evaluated based on the second evaluation method different from the first evaluation method. 2 Evaluation means and
A game system equipped with.

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