JP2022156690A - Program and information processing device for causing match using character to be performed - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a technology for a user to generate a character.SOLUTION: A terminal device 10 includes: a parts storage unit 32 for storing a plurality of kinds of parts possessed by a user; an image generation unit 118 for displaying a parts selection image; an operation reception unit 102 for receiving a parts selection operation by the user; a synthesis unit 114 for synthesizing a plurality of kinds of selected parts and generating a character; a progress control unit 116 for causing the generated character to play against an enemy character: and an acquisition unit 112 for acquiring at least a portion of the plurality of kinds of parts constituting the enemy character on the basis of the result of the match, and storing it in the parts storage unit 32.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a program and an information processing apparatus for performing battles using characters.

In a battle-type game, the ability value of the character used and compatibility with the enemy character are important, and the user selects a character that can effectively inflict damage on the enemy character in order to win the battle.

In the game, the user obtains characters by lottery or the like, and selects a character to be used in battle from a plurality of owned characters. Therefore, if the user cannot obtain a new character, the user must always use the same character, which is one of the reasons why the motivation for playing the game is not increased.

The present invention has been made based on the above problems, and one object thereof is to provide a technique for improving motivation for game play.

To solve the above problems, a program according to one aspect of the present invention provides a computer with a function of storing a plurality of types of parts owned by a user in a parts storage unit, a function of generating a selection image of parts, and a function of selecting parts. A function of displaying a selected image, a function of receiving a part selection operation by the user, a function of synthesizing a plurality of types of parts selected by the user to generate a character, and a function of pitting the generated character against an enemy character. and a function of acquiring at least a part of a plurality of types of parts constituting an enemy character based on the battle result and storing them in a parts storage unit.

An information processing apparatus according to another aspect of the present invention is an information processing apparatus for performing a battle using a character composed of a plurality of types of parts, and includes a parts storage unit that stores a plurality of types of parts possessed by a user. , an image generation unit that displays a selection image of parts, an operation reception unit that receives a selection operation of parts by a user, a synthesis unit that synthesizes a plurality of types of selected parts to generate a character, and a generated character and an enemy. It comprises a progress control section for making a character fight, and an acquisition section for acquiring at least a part of a plurality of types of parts constituting an enemy character based on the result of the fight and storing them in a parts storage section.

It should be noted that any combination of the above components is also effectively used as an aspect of the present invention by converting between a system, an information processing device that executes a game program, a recording medium that stores the game program, and the like.

It is a figure which shows schematic structure of the game system of an Example. It is a figure which shows the hardware constitutions of a terminal device. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing functional blocks of a processing unit; FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a screen for selecting parts; FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a screen for synthesizing characters; FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a state in which the user has selected a head part on the character synthesis screen; FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a state in which the user has selected all types of parts on the character synthesis screen; FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a generated character; FIG. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a screen for selecting characters to be used in battle; It is a figure which shows the example of a preparation screen of a battle|competition. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen during battle. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example screen when the user's character wins. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing character parts obtained as rewards for winning.

FIG. 1 shows a schematic configuration of a game system 1 of an embodiment. A game system 1 includes a server 3 connected to a network 2 such as the Internet, and a plurality of terminal devices 10 . The terminal device 10 of the embodiment has a function of wirelessly communicating with a wireless station 4, which is a mobile phone base station or a wireless LAN router, and can be communicatively connected to a server 3 via a network 2. FIG. The terminal device 10 is an information processing device installed with game software for performing battles using characters, and is operated by a user. The terminal device 10 of the embodiment may be a mobile electronic device such as a smart phone or a tablet terminal, or may be a stationary electronic device such as a personal computer.

The server 3 is an information processing device that supports the progress of the game in the game system 1, and may have a function of providing a social network service (SNS). The server 3 provides the terminal device 10 with the data requested by the terminal device 10 and allows another terminal device 10 to access the data provided by the terminal device 10 . In the game system 1 of the embodiment, the user creates an original character uniquely and uses it to fight against enemy characters. The user can upload to the server 3 data (competition data) that allows another user to compete against the generated original character, and another user can use the competition data uploaded to the server 3 by another user. You can play against the generated character.

FIG. 2 shows the hardware configuration of the terminal device 10. As shown in FIG. The terminal device 10 includes an input section 12 , a camera 14 , a processor 16 , a communication section 18 , a display section 20 , an audio output section 22 , a storage section 24 and a motion sensor 26 . These configurations are connected by a bus 28 . The terminal device 10 of the embodiment is installed with game software and operates as a game device.

The input unit 12 is a user interface for a user to input operations. If the terminal device 10 is a smart phone, the input unit 12 may be a touch screen that enables touch operations, and if the terminal device 10 is a personal computer, the input unit 12 may be a keyboard or mouse. In any case, the input unit 12 may be any device that allows the user to input operations to the game program.

The camera 14 is an image capturing device that periodically captures images of the physical space. The camera 14 may be a stereo camera capable of acquiring information in the depth direction. The game program of the embodiment may have an AR (Augmented Reality) function for synthesizing and displaying a game image on a real image of the real space captured by the camera 14 .

The processor 16 is a unit that controls the operation of the terminal device 10, and typically includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit). The processor 16 reads and executes the game program stored in the storage unit 24 to generate game images and game sounds. Therefore, the processor 16 preferably includes a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) specialized for image processing.

The communication unit 18 has a wireless communication function and connects with the server 3 via the wireless station 4 and the network 2 . The communication unit 18 may download game software including a game program from the server 3 and install it in the storage unit 24 . The communication unit 18 may also upload battle data to the server 3 so that another user can battle a character generated by the user. In the embodiment, it is assumed that the communication unit 18 has a wireless communication function and is wirelessly connected to the wireless station 4, but the communication unit 18 can be connected to a router or the like with a wired cable to communicate with the server 3. may be connected to

The display unit 20 is a display device that displays game images generated by the processor 16 . The terminal device 10 may include a touch panel in which a display unit 20, which is a display, and an input unit 12, which is a touch screen, are superimposed, and the user directly touches a GUI (graphical user interface) displayed on the display unit 20. can be operated. The audio output unit 22 may be a speaker that outputs game audio generated by the processor 16 .

The storage unit 24 is a storage device including a RAM that is a volatile memory and a ROM that is a nonvolatile memory. The storage unit 24 stores game software downloaded from the server 3 . The storage unit 24 of the embodiment stores data of parts owned by the user and data of characters created by the user.

The motion sensor 26 may include a 3-axis acceleration sensor and a 3-axis gyro sensor. Sensor information detected by the motion sensor 26 may be used to detect the position and orientation of the terminal device 10 .

FIG. 3 shows functional blocks of the processing unit 100 in the terminal device 10. As shown in FIG. The processing unit 100 includes an operation reception unit 102 , a camera image acquisition unit 104 , a sensor information acquisition unit 106 , a game control unit 110 , a download processing unit 130 , a provision unit 132 and an image composition unit 134 . The download processing unit 130 downloads the game software 30 including the game program from the server 3 and stores it in the storage unit 24 .

The operation reception unit 102 receives a user's operation for the game input to the input unit 12, and passes the user's operation information to other functional blocks. For example, if the input unit 12 is a touch screen, the operation reception unit 102 acquires coordinate values (xy coordinate values) indicating the touch position on the touch screen from the input unit 12 . The camera image acquisition unit 104 acquires physical images of the physical space captured by the camera 14 at predetermined intervals, and supplies the images to the image synthesizing unit 134 . The sensor information acquisition unit 106 acquires sensor information detected by the motion sensor 26 at predetermined intervals, and supplies the information to the game control unit 110 .

Game control unit 110 is an execution unit that executes game software 30 and has acquisition unit 112 , synthesis unit 114 , progress control unit 116 , image generation unit 118 and sound generation unit 120 . The progress control unit 116 has a function of controlling the progress of the game, for example, to have a character used by the user fight against an enemy character. The image generation unit 118 generates game images to be displayed on the display unit 20 , and the sound generation unit 120 generates sounds to be output from the sound output unit 22 .

The storage unit 24 has a parts storage unit 32 that stores multiple types of parts owned by the user, and a character storage unit 34 that stores character data generated by combining multiple types of parts.

Each functional block shown in FIG. 3 can be realized by hardware such as the processor 16 of the computer, the memory in the storage unit 24 and other elements, electronic circuits, and mechanical devices, and the software is system software and game software 30. etc., but here, the functional blocks realized by their cooperation are drawn. In the embodiment, the game software 30 is installed in the storage unit 24, and the processor 16 of the terminal device 10 reads the game software 30 into the main memory and executes it, thereby realizing the functions of each block of the processing unit 100. be. It should be understood by those skilled in the art that these functional blocks can be realized in various forms by combining hardware and software.

In the fighting game of the embodiment, the character selected by the user automatically battles against the opponent character. In the embodiment, the opponent is an NPC (non-player character) operated by a computer (game program), but the opponent may be another user. A character is composed of a plurality of types of parts, and the user can combine the owned plurality of types of parts to create a unique character. A character is generated in the form of a card, and in the embodiment, a character is generated by combining three parts of "head", "body", and "background".

In the world view of this game, there are a plurality of basic characters. A basic character is a character preset in the game software 30 by a game maker, and is composed of a combination of predetermined parts. A user can generate a user's own original character by obtaining basic character parts and combining the "head", "body", and "background" parts.

The parts storage unit 32 stores a plurality of types of parts owned by the user. As will be described later, when the user wins against an enemy character in a battle game, the user obtains a plurality of types of parts that constitute the enemy character, ie, "head", "body", and "background" parts. The enemy character is configured by combining parts of a plurality of basic characters, but may be the basic character itself. In the embodiment, it is assumed that the user obtains all the parts of the enemy character, but it is sufficient to obtain at least some of the parts, and it is not necessary to obtain all of the parts. By executing a predetermined command (summon command), the user may summon a character and obtain a plurality of types of parts, or clear another quest to obtain a plurality of types of parts. good too.

FIG. 4 shows an example of a screen for selecting parts. The image generation unit 118 generates a selection image of the parts stored in the parts storage unit 32 and displays it on the display unit 20 . The parts selection screen displays a plurality of thumbnail images 40 of basic characters for which the user possesses at least one part, and information indicating the parts possessed by the user among the plurality of types of parts constituting each basic character. included. The parts selection screen may not include thumbnail images of basic characters for which the user does not have parts. In this screen example, a head mark 50, a body mark 52, and a background mark 54 are displayed in association with a thumbnail image 40 of each basic character. A blank mark indicates that the user does not have it.

For example, looking at the leftmost basic character in the upper row, all the marks are filled with a predetermined color, so the user has all the head parts, body parts, and background parts of the basic character. Also, looking at the second basic character from the left in the upper row, only the background mark 54 is filled with a predetermined color, so the user owns only the background parts of the basic character, and does not own the head part and the body part. not Since the image generation unit 118 generates and displays the parts selection image in this manner, the user can instantly grasp which parts are owned and which parts are not.

The owned number display column 42 shows the number of parts owned by the user. In this example, there are a total of 100 basic characters, each of which consists of 3 parts. Therefore, while the total number of parts is 300, the user has 108 parts. . The user can freely select parts for creating a character from the parts selection screen.

FIG. 5 shows an example of a screen for synthesizing characters. Image generator 118 generates a character composite screen and displays it on display 20 . The character synthesis screen is provided with a head setting area 60 for setting head parts, a body setting area 62 for setting body parts, and a background setting area 64 for setting background parts. When the user touches a setting area for setting parts, the operation receiving unit 102 receives that the setting area has been selected, and the image generation unit 118 generates a parts selection image and displays it on the display unit. 20. At this time, the image generation unit 118 may generate the parts selection image shown in FIG. 4, but generates a parts selection image in which only the thumbnail images 40 of the basic characters having the parts corresponding to the selected setting area are arranged. You may

FIG. 6 shows a state in which the user has selected a head part on the character synthesis screen. When the user touches the head setting area 60, a parts selection screen for selecting head parts is displayed on the display unit 20 (see FIG. 4). When the user selects a head part by performing a touch operation on the thumbnail image 40 of the basic character possessing the head part, the operation receiving unit 102 receives the part selection operation by the user, and the image generation unit 118 generates the head part. A character synthesis screen in which the thumbnail image 40 of the basic character selected by the user is arranged in the setting area 60 is generated and displayed on the display unit 20 . The user performs similar operations on the body setting area 62 and the background setting area 64 to select all the parts.

FIG. 7 shows a state in which the user has selected all types of parts on the character synthesis screen. When the user touches the combining button 68 with all types of parts selected, the operation receiving unit 102 receives a combining instruction and provides it to the combining unit 114 . When receiving a synthesis instruction, the synthesizing unit 114 synthesizes a plurality of types of parts selected by the user to generate a character.

FIG. 8 shows an example of a character 70 generated. The character 70 combines the head part of the basic character set in the head setting area 60, the body part of the basic character set in the body setting area 62, and the background part of the basic character set in the background setting area 64. generated by This character 70 is completely different from the basic character and is a character uniquely generated by the user.

The synthesizing unit 114 creates the name of the character 70 based on the multiple types of parts selected by the user. Specifically, the synthesizing unit 114 may create the name of the character 70 by connecting part of the name of the basic character including the synthesized parts.

The synthesizing unit 114 divides the name of the basic character including the synthesized parts into three parts. Some of the names of the basic characters divided into three are shown below.
・The name of the basic character using the head part "Jill ○○"
・The name of the basic character that uses body parts, “★★Game☆☆”
・The name of the basic character using background parts "▲▲ △△ Elite"
The synthesizing unit 114 divides the name of the basic character into three parts, and joins the first division name of the head part, the second division name of the body part, and the third division name of the background part to form "Gilgamesh. creating a light.

Further, the synthesizing unit 114 may set the attribute, ability, rarity, class, etc. of the character 70 to be generated based on the selected multiple types of parts. In this way, the user can generate a character 70 having a unique appearance, name, attributes, etc. by selecting a plurality of types of parts.

The synthesizing unit 114 generates battle data 72 that allows another user to battle the generated character 70 . The battle data 72 includes at least data of the parts that make up the character 70 , and enables the terminal device 10 of another user who has read the battle data 72 to reproduce the character 70 . Although the match data 72 is generated as a QR code (registered trademark) in the embodiment, it may be generated as a code of another format.

When the user operates the share button 74, the operation accepting unit 102 accepts this as an operation to upload the battle data 72 to the SNS, and the providing unit 132 provides a message including the battle data 72 to the SNS.

Another user can battle with the character 70 included in the battle data 72 by reading the battle data 72 uploaded to the SNS using the terminal device 10 . In the game of the embodiment, when the battle is won, the parts of the enemy character can be obtained. Therefore, by sharing the battle data 72 by the user on the SNS, various users can battle the character 70 and obtain the parts. become.

FIG. 9 shows an example of a screen for selecting characters to be used in battle. On the battle character selection screen, the whole body of the synthesized character is displayed in the form of a card. The user can register up to ten synthesized characters in the character storage unit 34, and in this example, five synthesized characters are registered. The character storage unit 34 stores data (parts information) forming a composite character. When the user matches the selection frame 80 to a specific character, attributes of the character are displayed in the right column. When the user touches the decision button 82, the operation accepting unit 102 accepts the decision operation for the character surrounded by the selection frame 80, and the progress control unit 116 starts controlling the progress of the battle with the enemy character.

FIG. 10 shows an example of a battle preparation screen. The image generator 118 arranges the enemy character on the left side and the character selected by the user on the right side. When the user touches the battle start button 84, the operation accepting unit 102 accepts it as a match start operation, and the progress control unit 116 starts the match.

FIG. 11 shows an example of a screen during a battle. The progress control unit 116 causes the user's character and the enemy character to play against each other by the automatic battle function.
FIG. 12 shows an example screen in which the user's character has won.
FIG. 13 shows character parts obtained as rewards for winning. When the user's character wins, the acquisition unit 112 acquires at least some of the multiple types of parts that make up the enemy character, and stores them in the parts storage unit 32 . The acquisition unit 112 may acquire all of the multiple types of parts that make up the enemy character. Thus, the user can increase the number of parts possessed by winning the battle. By increasing the number of parts possessed by the user, the user can generate various combinations of characters.

Note that the progress control unit 116 may execute a battle game using virtual reality. At this time, the image synthesizing unit 134 may synthesize the game image generated by the image generating unit 118 with the captured image of the real space acquired by the camera image acquiring unit 104, so that the augmented reality image may be displayed on the display unit 20. .

The present invention has been described above based on the examples. It should be understood by those skilled in the art that this embodiment is merely an illustration, and that various modifications can be made to combinations of the constituent elements and processing processes described in the embodiment, and that such modifications are within the scope of the present invention. It is about

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Game system, 3... Server, 10... Terminal device, 12... Input part, 14... Camera, 16... Processor, 18... Communication part, 20... Display unit 22 Audio output unit 24 Storage unit 26 Motion sensor 28 Bus 30 Game software 32 Parts storage unit 34 Character storage unit 100 Processing unit 102 Operation reception unit 104 Camera image acquisition unit 106 Sensor information acquisition unit 110 Game control unit 112 Acquisition Section 114 Synthesis section 116 Progress control section 118 Image generation section 120 Audio generation section 130 Download processing section 132 Provision section 134. . Image synthesizing unit.

Claims (5)

to the computer,
A function to store multiple types of parts owned by the user in the parts storage unit;
A function to generate a selection image of parts,
A function to display the selected image of parts,
a function to accept a part selection operation by the user;
A function to generate a character by synthesizing multiple types of parts selected by the user,
A function to play the generated character against an enemy character,
a function of acquiring at least a part of a plurality of types of parts constituting an enemy character based on a battle result and storing the parts in the parts storage unit;
program to make it happen. The function to generate the parts selection image includes thumbnail images of a plurality of basic characters made up of a plurality of types of predetermined parts, and information indicating the parts owned by the user among the plurality of types of parts that make up each basic character. including the ability to generate select images of parts including and
2. The program according to claim 1, characterized by: The character generation function includes a function to create a character name based on multiple types of parts selected by the user.
3. The program according to claim 1 or 2, characterized by: to the computer,
A function to generate battle data that allows another user to battle the generated character;
A function to provide match data to social network services,
4. The program according to any one of claims 1 to 3 for realizing An information processing device for performing a battle using a character composed of a plurality of types of parts,
a parts storage unit that stores a plurality of types of parts owned by a user;
an image generator that displays a selected image of parts;
an operation reception unit that receives a part selection operation by a user;
a synthesizing unit that synthesizes a plurality of types of selected parts to generate a character;
a progression control unit that causes the generated character to play against an enemy character;
an acquisition unit that acquires at least some of the plurality of types of parts that make up the enemy character based on the result of the battle, and stores the parts in the parts storage unit;
An information processing device comprising:

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