JP2022073926A - Game system, program and information processing method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game system capable of enhancing the convenience of users when executing a game, program and information processing method.

SOLUTION: A game system providing a game being executable by a plurality of user terminals accessible to a server via a network, includes a bookmark processing part registering an arbitrary screen in the game as a bookmark.

SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

COPYRIGHT: (C)2022,JPO&INPIT

Description

The present invention relates to a game system, a program and an information processing method, particularly a game system, a program and an information processing method for providing a game that can be executed by a plurality of user terminals accessible to a server via a network.

In recent years, games that can be executed on user terminals such as smartphones and game terminals that can access the server via a network have been provided. When executing this type of game, it may be necessary to search for a desired game from a plurality of application programs stored in the user terminal.

Patent Document 1 discloses a system equipped with a bookmark function for adding a shortcut icon that can access the top screen of any game to the home screen of a smartphone.

JP-A-2019-91478

By the way, the game that can be executed on the user terminal has a plurality of modes such as advancing the game by a battle or the like, executing a preset event, and training a character to be used by the user as a player. There is something to prepare for.

In this type of game, when transitioning from the currently running mode to another mode, it is possible to select the mode, for example, to return to the mode selection screen and then select the desired other mode. May be required.

If this is the case, there is a concern that the convenience of the game will be impaired in that the user will have to take the trouble and burden of returning to the mode selection screen when transitioning from the currently executing mode to another mode.

On the other hand, even in the case of a game in the same mode or a game that does not have a plurality of modes, for example, it may be necessary to execute a repetitive action in an event, and even in such a case, any screen in the event. There is a concern that the convenience of the game will be impaired in that the user will have to take the trouble and burden of returning to.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a game system, a program, and an information processing method that can improve the convenience of a user when executing a game. ..

The game system according to the present invention for achieving the above problems is a game system that provides a game that can be executed by a plurality of user terminals that can access a server via a network, and registers any screen in the game as a bookmark. It is characterized by having a bookmark processing unit.

The in-game screen of this game system is characterized by including a screen displayed in any mode selected from a plurality of modes in which different functions are executed in the game.

According to this, by registering an arbitrary screen as a bookmark, even if the mode of the current screen and the screen registered as a bookmark are different, the screen for selecting the mode of the screen registered as a bookmark can be returned to or the screen can be selected. It is possible to transition from the current screen to the screen registered as a bookmark without taking the trouble of going back to the screen registered as a bookmark one by one by going back in the progress of the game.

Therefore, since the number of operations when transitioning to the screen registered as a bookmark is reduced, the convenience of the user when executing the game is improved.

The bookmark processing unit of the game system is characterized in that a label is attached to the screen registered as a bookmark, and the label has a plurality of design labels to which a plurality of designs different from each other are attached, and is preset in the game. It is characterized in that a design label is attached when the specified conditions are achieved.

Further, the game system is characterized by including a reward giving unit that grants an in-game reward to a player operated by a user via a user terminal when a preset screen is registered as a bookmark.

This in-game reward includes the execution of in-game events, the increase in the drop rate that indicates the probability of acquiring items given to the player, the in-game points that can be consumed in-game, and the functions that are executed in-game. It is characterized in that it includes at least one of the function execution commands for releasing the restriction and executing the function when the restriction is applied.

The game system is characterized in that a sub-event is executed in the game when the screen registered as a bookmark is transitioned via the bookmark.

The program according to the present invention for achieving the above problems executes a bookmark process for registering an arbitrary screen in a game as a bookmark in a program for executing a game on a plurality of user terminals that can access a server via a network. It is characterized by doing.

The information processing method according to the present invention for achieving the above problems is an information processing method in which a game is executed on a plurality of user terminals that can access a server via a network, and any screen in the game is registered as a bookmark. It is characterized by executing bookmark processing.

According to the present invention, the convenience of the user when executing the game is improved.

It is a block diagram explaining the outline of the structure of the game system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. Similarly, it is a block diagram explaining the outline of the structure of the server of the game system which concerns on this embodiment. Similarly, it is a block diagram explaining the outline of the storage configuration of the server of the game system which concerns on this embodiment. Similarly, it is a block diagram explaining the outline of the structure of the game information processed by the game system which concerns on this embodiment. Similarly, it is a block diagram explaining the outline of the processing in the game processing part of the information processing program of the game system which concerns on this embodiment. Similarly, it is a block diagram explaining the outline of the processing in the game processing part of the information processing program of the game system which concerns on this embodiment. Similarly, it is a figure which shows an example of the game screen of the game system which concerns on this embodiment. Similarly, it is a figure which shows an example of the game screen of the game system which concerns on this embodiment. Similarly, it is a figure which shows an example of the game screen of the game system which concerns on this embodiment. Similarly, it is a block diagram explaining the outline of the structure of the user terminal of the game system which concerns on this embodiment. Similarly, it is a flowchart explaining the outline of the processing of the game system which concerns on this embodiment.

Next, the game system according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 11.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an outline of a configuration of a game system according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the game system 10 includes a server 20 and a plurality of user terminals 30 as a main configuration, and these are connected to each other so as to be accessible via a network 100 such as an Internet network.

In the present embodiment, the server 20 is deployed to the business operator 1 that provides the game in the game system 10, and the user terminal 30 is owned by a plurality of users 2 who use the game provided by the business operator 1.

The games provided by the operator 1 in the game system 10 are not particularly limited, and are, for example, battle games, puzzle games, action games, baseball games, soccer games, other sports games, quiz games, pinball games, card games, and rhythms. Various games such as games, RPGs (role playing games), position information games, board games, adventure games, casino games, simulation games, strategy games, racing games, etc. are assumed.

Next, a specific configuration of each part of the game system 10 of the present embodiment will be described.

In this embodiment, the server 20 is implemented by a desktop computer or a notebook computer.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an outline of the configuration of the server 20. As shown in the figure, the server 20 includes a processor 21, a memory 22, a storage 23, a transmission / reception unit 24, and an input / output unit 2.
5 are provided, which are electrically connected to each other via a bus 26.

The processor 21 is an arithmetic unit that controls the operation of the server 20, controls the transmission and reception of data between each element, and performs processing necessary for executing an application program.

In the present embodiment, the processor 21 is, for example, a CPU (Central Process Unit).
It is a ssing Unit), and an application program stored in the storage 23 described later and expanded in the memory 22 is executed to perform each process.

The memory 22 is a DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory).
Main storage device composed of volatile storage devices such as y), flash memory and HDD (Ha)
It is provided with an auxiliary storage device composed of a non-volatile storage device such as rd Disc Drive).

While this memory 22 is used as a work area of the processor 21, the BIOS (Basic Input / Output System), which is executed when the server 20 is started, is used.
And various setting information etc. are stored.

The storage 23 stores programs, information used for various processes, and the like. The configuration of the storage 23 will be described later.

The transmission / reception unit 24 connects the server 20 to the network 100. The transmission / reception unit 24
Bluetooth® and BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy)
) May be provided with a short-range communication interface.

The input / output unit 25 is an interface to which an input / output device such as a keyboard, a mouse, or a display is connected.

The bus 26 transmits, for example, an address signal, a data signal, and various control signals between the connected processor 21, memory 22, storage 23, transmission / reception unit 24, and input / output unit 25.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an outline of the configuration of the storage 23. As shown in the figure, the storage 23 includes a database 40 and an information processing program 41 in this embodiment.

The database 40 is realized as a storage area provided by the storage 23, and in the present embodiment, the game information D1 is stored.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating an outline of the configuration of the game information D1. As shown in the figure, the game information D1 includes game data d1a, event data d1b, player data d1c, and reward data d1d.

In the present embodiment, the game data d1a is a character or item appearing in the game.
It is composed of data related to game settings according to the type of game, such as a background image, and includes, for example, a stage name associated with a stage ID in the case of a competitive game.

In the present embodiment, the character constituting the game data d1a is a player who acts in the game by the user 2 operating via the user terminal 30, a character which is a friend of the player, or an enemy character who plays against the player. Etc. are included.

In the present embodiment, the event data d1b is composed of an arbitrary event in which a trial (for example, a battle with an enemy character) executed by the user 2 as a player is set, and when this kind of event is cleared, the event data d1b is in-game. In-game rewards such as items used in the game and recovery of the player's energy may be given.

In the present embodiment, the player data d1c is composed of a player name, data on a character owned by the user 2 as a player, data on an item owned by the player of the user 2, data on a play stage, and the like.

The data about the possessed character includes, for example, the current values of various parameters such as level, attack power, defense power and physical strength associated with the character's ID.

The data regarding the possessed item includes, for example, a value such as the number of possessed items associated with the ID of the item.

The data related to the play stage is data related to a stage in which the user 2 has played as a player so far among a plurality of set stages, and includes, for example, the number of plays and the data when the stage is cleared. ..

The reward data d1d is data related to in-game rewards given to the player.

In this embodiment, the in-game reward is exchanged for an item in the game, for example, execution of an arbitrary event executed in the game, an increase in the drop rate indicating a probability when the player acquires an arbitrary item, and so on. Includes in-game points to be consumed when recovering the player's energy, or function execution commands to release the restrictions and execute the functions when the functions to be executed in the game are restricted. Is done.

In the present embodiment, the information processing program 41 shown in FIG. 3 includes a game processing unit 41a, a bookmark processing unit 41b, and a reward giving unit 41c.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating an outline of processing in the game processing unit 41a. The game processing unit 41a is a module that executes basic game processing such as game progress and character control. In the present embodiment, the mode processing S1 and the function limiting processing S2 are executed as shown in the figure. ..

FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating an outline of the mode process S1. As shown in the figure, in the mode processing S1, the character training mode S1a, the event mode S1b, and the team formation mode S
1c and the ranking confirmation mode S1d are executed.

In the present embodiment, the character training mode S1a is a mode in which the character selected by the user 2 as a player is trained by improving the character's experience value and energy value by, for example, running or swimming. Is.

In the present embodiment, the event mode S1b is a mode in which the event processing is executed according to the action of the character selected by the user 2 as the player.

In the present embodiment, the team formation mode S1c is a mode for executing the selection of the character forming the team with the player of the user 2 and the selection of the team when there are a plurality of teams forming the team with the player of the user 2. Is.

In the present embodiment, the ranking confirmation mode S1d is a mode for confirming the ranking among a plurality of characters selected by the user 2 as a player and confirming the ranking among the characters selected by the other user 2 as a player. Is.

In the present embodiment, the function restriction process S2 shown in FIG. 5 executes a process of limiting a function executed in the game and a process of releasing the restriction.

In the present embodiment, the game is executed on the user terminal 30 based on the mode processing S1 and the function limiting processing S2 in the game processing unit 41a.

In the present embodiment, the bookmark processing unit 41b shown in FIG. 3 registers the screen in the game as a bookmark, assigns a label to the registered screen, executes a transition to the registered screen, and at the time of the transition. A module that executes sub-events under appropriate conditions.

In the present embodiment, the bookmark processing unit 41b is implemented on a game screen that is displayed on the user terminal 30 and allows information to be input / output via the user terminal 30.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a game screen. As shown in the figure, the game screen GI includes a main screen MI, a mode selection screen SI, and a function screen FI as main configurations.

In the present embodiment, the main screen MI is an area in which main elements of the game such as characters, items, background images, and the like are displayed as the game progresses.

The mode selection screen SI is an area in which a mode selection icon in which a plurality of modes in which different functions are executed can be selected is displayed, and the mode selection icon is the area in the present embodiment.
It is equipped with a training icon Sa, an event icon Sb, a team icon Sc, and a ranking icon Sd.

In the present embodiment, the training icon Sa, the event icon Sb, the team icon Sc, and the ranking icon Sd are the character training mode S1a and the event mode S, respectively.
1b is an icon for executing the team formation mode S1c and the ranking confirmation mode S1d.

In the present embodiment, the function screen FI is an area in which the game operation icon Fa, the bookmark registration icon Fb, and the bookmark display icon Fc are displayed.

In the present embodiment, the game operation icon Fa is an icon related to the operation of the player selected by the user 2.

In the present embodiment, the bookmark registration icon Fb is an icon for registering an arbitrary screen in the game as a bookmark based on the request of the user 2. In the present embodiment, when an arbitrary screen is registered as a bookmark with the bookmark registration icon Fb, the label L is given to the screen registered by the bookmark processing unit 41b.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of the label L. As shown in the figure, in the present embodiment, the label L is composed of a color label L1 having an arbitrary color and a plurality of design labels L2 to which a plurality of different designs are attached.

In the present embodiment, this label L is given a color label L1 by default, but when a preset condition in the game such as clearing an event or improving a character training level is achieved, for example, the label L is given. , The design label L2 is attached.

In this way, by preparing a plurality of design labels L2 to which a plurality of different designs are attached, the user 2 can use these design labels L2 as a collecting element, so that the user 2 is interested in the game. improves.

In the present embodiment, the bookmark display icon Fc shown in FIG. 7 is an icon for displaying a list of arbitrary screens registered as bookmarks as bookmark screens. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 9, the bookmark screen BI is displayed in which the screen registered as the bookmark BM and the label L attached to the screen are associated with each other.

When an arbitrary screen registered as a bookmark BM is selected in this bookmark screen BI, the bookmark processing unit 41b executes a transition to the selected screen.

Further, the bookmark processing unit 41b uses the bookmark B via the bookmark screen BI.
When transitioning to the screen registered as M, a sub-event is executed in the game.

In the present embodiment, the sub-event is a process of changing the effect of the event when the event is executed, or an in-game point given as an in-game reward after presenting an arbitrary effect such as a character marching. A process for providing a low reward to the player is set.

In the present embodiment, the execution of the sub-event does not necessarily have to be executed when transitioning to the screen registered as the bookmark BM via the bookmark screen BI. for example,
It may be configured to be executed with an arbitrary probability set in advance.

The reward giving unit 41c shown in FIG. 3 is a module that gives an in-game reward to a player operated by the user 2 via the user terminal 30 when a preset screen is registered as a bookmark BM.

In the present embodiment, for example, the mode selection screen SI in the game screen GI shown in FIG. 7
Any screen in the character training mode S1a executed by the training icon Sa, and any screen in the event mode S1b executed by the event icon Sb of the mode selection screen SI registered these screens as bookmark BM. It is set to give in-game rewards in some cases.

In the present embodiment, the user terminal 30 shown in FIG. 1 is implemented by a smartphone which is a portable information terminal, but is implemented by, for example, a game-dedicated terminal, a tablet computer, a desktop computer, or a notebook computer. It may be a thing.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram illustrating an outline of the configuration of the user terminal 30. As shown
The user terminal 30 includes a control unit 31 and a display 32 as a main configuration.

In the present embodiment, the control unit 31 controls each unit of the display 32 and the user terminal 30, and is composed of, for example, a processor, a memory, a storage, a transmission / reception unit, and the like.

In the present embodiment, the control unit 31 stores a browser capable of browsing the game application or the website, and the game application or the browser is based on the processing by the game processing unit 41a of the information processing program 41 of the server 20. The game is executed on the user terminal 30 via the above.

In the present embodiment, the display 32 displays the screen interface of the game executed by the user terminal 30.

The display 32 is a so-called touch panel that accepts information input by contact with the display surface, and is mounted by various techniques such as a resistance film method and a capacitance method.
In this embodiment, the game operation information D2 is input.

The game operation information D2 is information input regarding the operation or operation of the player, and is displayed on the game screen GI, for example, the game operation icon Fa of the function screen FI.
This is information based on the operation of the user 2 input via.

Further, the game operation information D2 includes information input regarding registration and display of the bookmark BM, and is input via, for example, the bookmark registration icon Fb or the bookmark display icon Fc of the function screen FI displayed on the game screen GI. This is information based on the operation of the user 2.

Next, the outline of the processing of the game system 10 according to the present embodiment will be described.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating an outline of processing of the game system 10 according to the present embodiment. As shown in the figure, first, in step S10, the user 2 executes the game and advances the game as a player.

When it is considered that the user 2 will perform an action on the current screen (for example, an arbitrary screen in the character training mode S1a) later in the process of progressing the game, that is, the screen is important in the progress of the game. When it is determined that the screen is a screen, the screen is registered as a bookmark BM in step S11.

In this embodiment, if any screen is registered as a bookmark BM, step S12
The label L is attached to the screen.

Subsequently, in step S13, if it is determined that the screen registered as the bookmark BM is a screen preset to give an in-game reward when registered as the bookmark BM, the user 2 is determined in step S14. In-game rewards are given to the players in the game.

As an in-game reward, for example, a player who has been given in-game points can use the in-game points as requested.

After that, it is assumed that the game progresses, transitions from an arbitrary screen in the character training mode S1a, and an action is executed on an arbitrary screen of, for example, S1b in the event mode.

In this case, if the user 2 wants to transition from the current screen to an arbitrary screen in the character development mode S1a registered as the bookmark BM, the bookmark BM displayed on the bookmark screen BI is selected, and in step S15. , Transitions to an arbitrary screen in the character training mode S1a registered as a bookmark BM.

By registering any screen as a bookmark BM in this way, even if the mode of the current screen and the screen registered as the bookmark BM are different, the screen returns to the screen for selecting the mode of the screen registered as the bookmark BM. It is possible to transition from the current screen to the screen registered as the bookmark BM without taking the trouble of going back to the screen registered as the bookmark BM one by one by going back in the progress of the game.

Therefore, since the number of operations when transitioning to the screen registered as the bookmark BM is reduced, the convenience of the user 2 when executing the game is improved.

By the way, in the present embodiment, the sub-event is set to be executed with an arbitrary probability set in advance when transitioning to the screen registered as the bookmark BM via the bookmark screen BI.

If the transition to the screen registered as the bookmark BM in step S15 matches an arbitrary probability that the sub-event will be executed, the sub-event is executed in step S16.

On the other hand, in step S13, if the screen registered as the bookmark BM is not a screen preset to give the in-game reward when registered as the bookmark BM, the in-game reward is given to the player of the user 2. There is no such thing.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the above embodiment, the case where the event execution, the drop rate improvement, the in-game point or the function execution command is given as the in-game reward has been described, but the rank-up in the game and the player's life (player's life) have been described. It is expected that various in-game rewards such as the remaining number, the player stock), and the function of changing the background image will be given.

In the above embodiment, as a sub-event, a process of changing the effect of an event or a case where an arbitrary reward is given after presenting an arbitrary effect has been described. However, for example, a specific event such as execution of a bonus stage is executed. It may be the one that executes the pre-processing (for example, "jump to the bonus stage!" Is displayed).

Further, it is possible to set an upper limit on the number of screens to be registered as the bookmark BM and set a time limit when changing the registered contents of the bookmark BM.

In this case, when transitioning to the screen registered as bookmark BM via the bookmark screen BI, any reward (for example, improvement of character training level, improvement of item drop rate, etc.) according to the transition screen is given. It may be configured to give.

The present invention comprises the following configurations.
(Item 1)
In a game system that provides a game that can be executed by multiple user terminals that can access the server via a network.
A game system including a bookmark processing unit for registering an arbitrary screen in the game as a bookmark.
(Item 2)
The screen is
The game system according to item 1, wherein the game system includes a screen displayed in any of the modes selected from a plurality of modes in which different functions are executed in the game.
(Item 3)
The bookmark processing unit is
Item 1 characterized by adding a label to the screen registered as the bookmark.
Or the game system according to 2.
(Item 4)
The label is
It has multiple design labels, each with multiple designs that are different from each other.
The game system according to item 3, wherein the design label is attached when a preset condition is achieved in the game.
(Item 5)
One of items 1 to 4, wherein a reward giving unit for giving an in-game reward to a player operated by a user via the user terminal when the preset screen is registered as the bookmark is provided. The game system described in the section.
(Item 6)
The in-game reward is
Execution of events executed in the game, increase in drop rate indicating probability of acquisition of items given to the player, in-game points that can be consumed in the game, and functions executed in the game are limited. The game system according to item 5, wherein the game system includes at least one of a function execution commands for releasing the restriction and executing the function.
(Item 7)
The game system according to any one of items 1 to 6, wherein a sub-event is executed in the game when a transition is made to the screen registered as the bookmark via the bookmark.
(Item 8)
In a program that runs a game on multiple user terminals that can access the server via a network
A program characterized by executing a bookmark process for registering an arbitrary screen in the game as a bookmark.
(Item 9)
In an information processing method that executes a game on multiple user terminals that can access the server via a network.
An information processing method characterized by executing a bookmark process for registering an arbitrary screen in the game as a bookmark.

1 Business operator 2 User 10 Game system 20 Server 30 User terminal 40 Database 41 Information processing program 41a Game processing unit 41b Bookmark processing unit 41c Reward giving unit BM Bookmark GI Game screen L label

Claims (9)

In a game system that provides a game that can be executed by multiple user terminals that can access the server via a network.
A game system including a bookmark processing unit for registering an arbitrary screen in the game as a bookmark. The screen is
The game system according to claim 1, wherein the game system includes a screen displayed in any of the modes selected from a plurality of modes in which different functions are executed in the game. The bookmark processing unit is
The game system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a label is attached to the screen registered as the bookmark. The label is
It has multiple design labels, each with multiple designs that are different from each other.
The game system according to claim 3, wherein the design label is attached when a preset condition is achieved in the game. One of claims 1 to 4, wherein a reward giving unit for giving an in-game reward to a player operated by a user via the user terminal when the preset screen is registered as the bookmark is provided. The game system according to item 1. The in-game reward is
Execution of events executed in the game, increase in drop rate indicating probability of acquisition of items given to the player, in-game points that can be consumed in the game, and functions executed in the game are limited. The game system according to claim 5, wherein the game system includes at least one of a function execution commands for releasing the restriction and executing the function. The game system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein a sub-event is executed in the game when a transition is made to the screen registered as the bookmark via the bookmark. In a program that runs a game on multiple user terminals that can access the server via a network
A program characterized by executing a bookmark process for registering an arbitrary screen in the game as a bookmark. In an information processing method that executes a game on multiple user terminals that can access the server via a network.
An information processing method characterized by executing a bookmark process for registering an arbitrary screen in the game as a bookmark.

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