JP2022168075A - Information processing device and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game system which is more easy to have enjoyment and has a consent feeling even in the case that interruption occurs during a game.

SOLUTION: Game information acquisition means 60 acquires game information transmitted from each of player devices 2, and stores the information in a game information DB 300. Game information collation means 61 collates the game information acquired by the game information acquisition means 60, and determines a progress state of a game in progress. Interruption time game state acquisition means 62 acquires a progress state of the game at that time point from the game information DB 300 if the game information collation means 61 determines interruption of the game. Interruption time processing execution means 63 executes processing based on a prescribed condition on the basis of the progress state at the point time of the interruption. Resumption time progress state generation means 64 generates a resumption time progress state on the basis of an evaluation result by the interruption time processing execution means 63.

SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

COPYRIGHT: (C)2023,JPO&INPIT

Description

The present invention relates to an information processing device and program.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a game system played via a network, it has been known that if an abnormality occurs in the connection of the network or equipment, it will greatly affect the progress of the game.
In this regard, when an abnormality occurs in the connection between each terminal device and the server, the benefit of the user of the terminal device in which the connection to the server is abnormal and the benefit of the user of the other terminal device to which the connection is secured are different. A game system has been proposed (see Patent Document 1).

JP 2014-104253 A

However, in conventional technologies such as the technology described in the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, the game state at the time when an abnormality occurs in the connection between the terminal device and the server determines whether the game is interrupted or the game is continued by alternative processing. However, it does not aim to restart the game under fairer conditions.
In particular, in a battle-type game system or a game competition with prize money, it is impossible to continue the progress of the game simply by performing alternative processing, and even if the game is interrupted due to some accident, the sense of satisfaction is increased. A certain handling is required.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and provides a game system that is more enjoyable and convincing even when the game is interrupted.

The first aspect is
An information processing device for a game in which a plurality of users can participate,
progress acquisition means for acquiring, when the game is interrupted, the progress of the game at the time when the game is interrupted;
generating means for generating information regarding the progress of the game to be resumed based on the progress obtained by the progress obtaining means at the time when the game was interrupted;
It is an information processing device including

Also in the first aspect,
The generating means can execute processing based on a predetermined condition based on the progress at the time of interruption, and generate information regarding the progress of the game to be resumed based on the result of the processing.

Also in the first aspect,
The processing based on a predetermined condition is an evaluation processing for evaluating the advantages and disadvantages of the progress at the time of interruption,
The generating means can generate information about the progress of the game to be restarted based on the result of the evaluation process.

In the first aspect, the advantage/disadvantage evaluation by the evaluation process is determined based on the index adopted in the game or the state of the character in the game at the time of interruption,
The generating means may generate information regarding the progress of the game to be resumed, including the adjustment of the indicators or the states.

Also in the first aspect,
The generating means can generate information regarding the progress of the game, which is triggered by a user's operation and restarts the game.

Also in the first aspect,
The processing based on a predetermined condition is a completion processing in which, if the processing for progressing the game is incomplete when the game is interrupted regardless of the user's operation, the processing is regarded as having been completed. can be,
The generating means can generate information about the progress of the game to be resumed based on the result of the completion process.

Also in the first aspect,
The completion processing can include any of processing relating to the win/lose conditions of the game, actions of objects, or predetermined conditions relating to actions of objects.

Also in the first aspect,
The generating means can generate information regarding the progress of the game to be restarted based on any operation or instruction.

The second aspect is
Computers involved in games in which multiple users can participate,
progress acquisition means for acquiring, when the game is interrupted, the progress of the game at the time when the game is interrupted;
generating means for generating information regarding the progress of the game to be resumed based on the progress obtained by the progress obtaining means at the time when the game was interrupted;
It is a program that functions as

A program of one aspect of the present invention is also provided as a program corresponding to the information processing apparatus of one aspect of the present invention.

According to the present invention, there is provided a game system that is more enjoyable and convincing even when the game is interrupted.

1 is a block diagram showing an example of an information processing system according to an information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. It is a block diagram showing an example of the hardware constitutions of the server concerning one embodiment of the present invention. 3 is a functional block diagram showing an example of functional configurations of the server of FIG. 2 and the player device of FIG. 1; FIG. FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining an image of a character's situation when the game is interrupted; FIG. 11 is an image diagram for explaining an example of a method of generating a progress state when restarting a game; FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating the flow of a progress generation process among the processes executed by the server of FIG. 3; FIG. FIG. 6 is an image diagram for explaining an example of a method of generating a progress state when restarting a game, and is a diagram showing an example different from the example of FIG. 5; FIG. 8 is an image diagram for explaining an example of a method of generating a progress state when restarting a game, and is a diagram showing an example different from the examples of FIGS. 5 and 7; FIG.

[Embodiment]
An information processing system (hereinafter referred to as "this system") according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

<Description of overview>
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of an information processing system according to one embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in FIG. 1, this system includes a server 1 managed by an administrator of this system, etc., and a player device 2-A (A is an arbitrary integer value of 1 or more) used by a first player. , and a player device 2-B (B is an arbitrary integer value of 1 or more different from A) used by the second player. The server 1, player device 2-A, and player device 2-B are interconnected via a predetermined network N such as the Internet.
In this embodiment, each of the player device 2-A and the player device 2-B is provided with a so-called network battle type fighting game.
In the following description, the player device 2-A and the player device 2-B will be collectively referred to as the player device 2 unless otherwise specified.

Here, the game according to this embodiment is, for example, a so-called fighting game.
Specifically, for example, it is a battle-type fighting game in which players operate one character selected by each player and have them fight in a virtual space.
Such games are, for example, home game machines such as PlayStation (registered trademark), portable game machines such as Nintendo Switch (registered trademark), or player devices such as personal computers, smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices. 2.
Then, the player device 2 executes a predetermined game based on the player's operation. Further, the player device 2 acquires various information necessary for progressing the game from the server 1 . As a result, the player device 2 advances the game while outputting various images, sounds, and the like related to the game to the output unit 102, which will be described later.
In addition, hereinafter, when simply referred to as an "image", both a "moving image" and a "still image" shall be included.
Further, hereinafter, when simply referred to as "speech", not only the voice generated from the human vocal cords but also music, BGM, sound effects, and the like are broadly included.

<Hardware configuration>
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the server according to one embodiment of the present invention.
The server 1 is composed of a personal computer or the like.
As shown in FIG. 2, the server 1 includes a control unit 11, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 12, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 13, a bus 14, an input/output interface 15, an output unit 16, an input A unit 17 , a storage unit 18 , a communication unit 19 and a drive 20 are provided.

The control unit 11 is composed of a microcomputer or the like including a CPU, GPU, and semiconductor memory, and executes various processes according to programs recorded in the ROM 12 or programs loaded from the storage unit 18 to the RAM 13 .
The RAM 13 also appropriately stores information necessary for the control unit 11 to execute various processes.

Control unit 11 , ROM 12 and RAM 13 are interconnected via bus 14 . An input/output interface 15 is also connected to this bus 14 . An output unit 16 , an input unit 17 , a storage unit 18 , a communication unit 19 and a drive 20 are connected to the input/output interface 15 .

The output unit 16 is composed of various liquid crystal displays and the like, and outputs various information.

The input unit 17 is composed of various hardware and the like, and inputs various information.

The storage unit 18 is configured by a HDD (Hard Disk Drive), an SSD (Solid State Drive), or the like, and stores various information. For example, in addition to various programs including part of the programs according to the present embodiment, various information including the game information DB 300 and the evaluation criteria DB 400 are stored.
The communication unit 19 controls communication with other devices (for example, each of the player devices 2) via a network N including the Internet.

A drive 20 is provided as required. A removable medium 21 such as a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, or a semiconductor memory is mounted in the drive 20 as appropriate. A program read from the removable medium 21 by the drive 20 is installed in the storage section 18 as necessary. The removable medium 21 can also store various information stored in the storage section 18 in the same manner as the storage section 18 .

Here, since the hardware configuration of the player device 2-A and the player device 2-B can be basically the same as the hardware configuration of the server 1, only the necessary description will be given with reference to FIG. conduct.

The control unit 100-A of the player device 2-A is composed of a microcomputer or the like including a CPU, a GPU, and a semiconductor memory. Various processes are executed according to the programs loaded in the etc.

The communication unit 101-A controls communication with other devices (for example, the server 1 and other player devices 2) via a network N including the Internet.

The output unit 102-A is composed of, for example, a speaker or headphones for outputting sound in the game. Specifically, for example, the output unit 102-A outputs sounds and the like related to the game to the outside as a result of the execution of the program and the like.
Also, the output unit 102-A is composed of, for example, a liquid crystal display or the like for outputting an image or the like in a game. Specifically, for example, 102-A displays an image related to the game (hereinafter referred to as "game image") on the display as a result of executing the program or the like.

The input unit 103-A is composed of, for example, a game controller or the like. It accepts various operations of the game by the player. Information corresponding to the operation (hereinafter referred to as "operation information") is processed as input information in the game processing executing means 120-A of the control section 100-A.
Note that the player device 2-A and the player device 2-B can basically have the same configuration. However, for convenience of explanation, the symbol for the player device 2-A is suffixed with "A", and the symbol for the player device 2-B is suffixed with "B". Also, when there is no particular need to distinguish between "A" and "B", the notation of "A" or "B" at the end of the code is omitted. It should be noted that the same applies to the subsequent description.

<Functional configuration>
FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram showing an example of functional configurations of the server of FIG. 2 and the player device of FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3, the control unit 11 of the server 1 executes various programs and the like to obtain game information acquisition means 60, game information collation means 61, game status acquisition means 62 at interruption, and processing at interruption. It functions as an executing means 63 and a restart progress generating means 64 .
Here, in one area of the storage unit 18 of the server 1, a game information DB 300 and an evaluation criteria DB 400 are provided. The evaluation criteria DB 400 stores various information such as specific evaluation items and evaluation criteria for the progress of the game at the time of interruption, which will be described later with reference to FIG. It should be noted that these pieces of information are determined in advance by the provider of this system, etc., and are stored in the evaluation criteria DB 400 .

Here, although the details will be described later, each player device 2 acquires or generates various information (hereinafter referred to as “game information”), and the game information is transmitted from the player device 2 to the server 1 . be done.
Therefore, the game information acquisition means 60 acquires game information transmitted from each of the player devices 2 and stores the information in the game information DB 300 .
In addition to information such as images and sounds related to the game, the game information includes input information associated with operations by the player (hereinafter referred to as "operation information") and information related to the time when each of the operation information was input. Information (hereinafter referred to as "time information") is included.
The server 1 or the player device 2 can refer to a combination of these pieces of information. As a result, the server 1 or the player device 2 can grasp what kind of operation each player is performing in each progress (frame) of the game, and can also generate a replay image. It becomes possible.

The game information collating means 61 collates the game information acquired by the game information acquiring means 60 and determines the progress of the game in progress.
That is, the game information acquiring means 60 acquires game information transmitted from each of the player devices 2-A and 2-B. Only when both the game information transmitted from the player device 2-A and the game information transmitted from the player device 2-B are obtained with respect to the progress of the game at a certain point in time, the game at the next point in time can be started. Progress decides. On the other hand, if the game information cannot be obtained from any player device 2 due to a connection error or the like, the game is interrupted.
That is, if the game information acquired by the game information acquiring means 60 includes information acquired from each of the player devices 2 and the progress of the game can be determined, the game information collating means 61 confirms the progress of the game. Confirm and record the progress of the game at that point. Conversely, if the game information acquired by the game information acquiring means 60 is only the game information transmitted from some of the player devices 2, the game information collating means 61 decides to interrupt the game. It should be noted that the game information collating means 61 appropriately stores necessary information in the game information DB 300 .

When the game information collating means 61 decides to suspend the game, the game status acquisition means 62 at the time of interruption acquires the progress of the game at that time (game image, game sound, operation information, time information, etc.). (referred to as “game situation at the time of interruption”) is acquired from the game information DB 300 .

The interruption process executing means 63 executes a process based on a predetermined condition (hereinafter referred to as "interruption process") based on the progress at the time when the game was interrupted.
Here, the processing based on a predetermined condition executed by the interruption process executing means 63 is, for example, a process of evaluating the advantages and disadvantages of each player in the progress of the game at the time of interruption. A specific evaluation method by the interruption process executing means 63 will be described later with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5. FIG.

The restart progress generating means 64 generates information regarding the progress of the game to be restarted (hereinafter referred to as "restart progress") based on the evaluation result by the interruption process executing means 63 . Further, the restart progress generating means 64 transmits the generated restart progress to each of the player devices 2 via the communication unit 19 .
A specific method for generating the progress at restart by the restart progress generator 64 will be described later with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5. FIG.

Next, the functional configuration of the player device 2 will be described.
Since the player device 2-A and the player device 2-B can both have the same configuration, the symbols A and B for the player device 2 will be omitted here, and the description will be made together.
As shown in FIG. 3, the control unit 100 of the player device 2 functions as a game processing execution means 120 and an input/output control means 121 by executing various programs.

The game processing executing means 120 executes various types of processing related to the game.
Specifically, for example, the game processing execution means 120 reads data such as virtual game space objects and textures included in the game data from a storage unit (not shown) or the like in accordance with various types of input information input by the player or the like. , while executing the game program, generates information (hereinafter referred to as "game information") relating to images, sounds, etc. relating to the two-dimensional or three-dimensional game.
In addition, the game processing executing means 120 arranges the character on the game image according to the player's operation and the like, and controls the character's action and the like in the game space according to the player's operation and the like. Specifically, for example, the game processing execution unit 120 executes control of the character's position, action, etc., according to the player's operation and the like.

Here, the game processing executing means 120 includes an operation information accepting means 140 , a time information acquiring means 141 , and a restart progress acquiring means 142 .
The operation information receiving means 140 receives various types of input information corresponding to player's operations as operation information in game processing.

The time information acquiring means 141 acquires time information when the operation information is accepted by the operation information accepting means 140 .

The restart progress acquisition unit 142 acquires the restart progress transmitted from the server 1 via the communication unit 101 . The game processing executing means 120 restarts the game based on the progress at restart acquired by the progress at restart acquiring means 142 .

The input/output control unit 121 executes control related to input/output via the output unit 102 and the input unit 103 when executing processing such as various programs.

<Specific example>
FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining an image of the character's situation when the game is interrupted.
The example of FIG. 4 shows an example of a game image when the game is interrupted due to an unexpected connection failure.
Looking at the example in the upper part of FIG. 4, a character C1 that has performed a special move and a character C2 that takes a defensive posture (hereinafter referred to as "guard") against the special move are shown.
Here, in the fighting game of the present embodiment, parameters called hit points (hereinafter referred to as "HP") and deathblow gauges, for example, are used as parameters for determining the outcome of the battle. HP is reduced when receiving an attack or special move from an opponent's character. The deathblow gauge is accumulated under certain conditions during the game, and when the accumulated gauge exceeds a certain numerical value, the character can use a deathblow that is stronger than normal deathblows.
On the other hand, looking at the example in the lower part of FIG. 4, there are shown a character C1 who has performed a special move and a character C2 who has received the special move without blocking it.

Here, in the fighting game of the present embodiment, a case where an enemy's attack is guarded and a case where the enemy's attack is not guarded and are hit (hereinafter referred to as a "hit") are compared to determine, for example, HP Differences are provided in the amount of reduction, the stiffening time after being attacked (the time during which the player's character operation is restricted), and the like.
It should be noted that since the character cannot take various actions during the stiffening period, it is susceptible to many attacks including other attacks. In fighting games, the technique of using such a character's stiffness time to hit a plurality of consecutive attacks (hereinafter referred to as "combo") has a great influence on victory or defeat. It is one of the extremely important indicators for judging advantages and disadvantages.

Furthermore, the difference in recovery time between guard and hit in the fighting game of this embodiment will be specifically described.
That is, for example, when a character guards against an enemy's attack, the character cannot move for a certain period of time (until the stiffness is relieved), but can perform some actions such as continuing to guard. On the other hand, for example, when the enemy's attack hits, the character cannot perform any action including guarding for a certain period of time (until the stiffness is resolved).
In this way, by giving the player an incentive to guard, the playability of the game can be enhanced.
Against this background, the system of the present embodiment specifically evaluates the advantages and disadvantages of a match based on the situation when the game is interrupted. Next, a method for generating a progress status at the time of resuming will be described with reference to FIG. 5 while showing a more detailed method for evaluating advantages and disadvantages.

FIG. 5 is an image diagram for explaining an example of a method for generating a progress state when the game is restarted.
In the example of FIG. 5, the specific evaluation when the game is interrupted in a situation where the special move released by the character C1 hits the character C2, which is the example shown in the lower part of FIG. A specific example of the situation is given.
Looking at FIG. 5, the specific evaluation items are "presence or absence of guard", "presence or absence of combo continuation", "stiffness time (which side can move first)", "position (including hit back etc.)", " Items such as "damage", "others", "HP and deathblow gauge", and "remaining time (the less remaining time is advantageous for the winning side)" are shown.
In the example of FIG. 5, the specific evaluation of the character C1 in the situation where the special move released by the character C1 hits the character C2 is as follows. = 0, "Stiff time (which side can move first)" = 5 points, "Position (including hit back, etc.)" = 3 points, "Damage" = 5 points, "Others" = 0 points, The "HP and Special Move Gauge" has 3 points, and the "remaining time (the less remaining time is more advantageous for the winning team)" has 5 points, giving a total of 25 points. On the other hand, although not shown, it is assumed that the total evaluation of character C2 is 20 points. In other words, it can be considered that the progress of the game at the time of interruption of the game was a situation in which the character C1 had an advantage of 5 points over the character C2.
In the example of FIG. 5, based on this evaluation, the game is restarted under the condition that "character C2 has 80% HP (decrease of 20%), character C1 has an advantage of 0.5 seconds, and starts from the beginning". A restart progress is generated to

Here, the other items include, for example, the presence or absence of recoverable damage, correction of advantages and disadvantages due to combos, and the like.
Recoverable damage is a special type of damage that occurs when attacked under certain conditions, and HP decreases in a manner different from normal when recoverable damage is received. HP will recover over time if you are not attacked, but if you are attacked by an enemy, your HP will decrease in the same manner as usual. In other words, the state of receiving recoverable damage is the state of a character who must fight for a certain period of time while taking on a greater risk of HP reduction than usual.

<Progress generation process flow>
FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining the flow of progress generation processing among the processing executed by the server in FIG.
In step S<b>1 , the game information acquisition means 60 of the server 1 acquires game information transmitted from each of the player devices 2 .

In step S2, the game information collating means 61 collates the game information acquired in step S1 and determines whether or not the game information is insufficient.
If the game information has been acquired from all the player devices 2 among the player devices 2, it is determined to be NO in step S2, and the process proceeds to step S3.
On the other hand, if the game information has been acquired only from some of the player devices 2, the game information collating means 61 decides to interrupt the game. In this case, YES is determined in step S2, and the process proceeds to step S4.

In step S<b>3 , the game information matching means 61 determines the progress of the game and stores necessary information in the game information DB 300 as appropriate.

In step S<b>4 , the interrupted game situation acquiring means 62 acquires the current progress of the game, that is, the interrupted game situation, from the game information DB 300 when it is decided to interrupt the game in step S<b>2 .

In step S5, the interruption process executing means 63 executes a process based on a predetermined condition, that is, the interruption process, based on the progress at the time when the game was interrupted.

In step S6, the restart progress generating unit 64 generates a restart progress based on the result of the process (evaluation) executed in step S5. In addition, the restart progress generating means 64 transmits the generated restart progress to each of the player devices 2 .
With this, the progress generation process ends.

Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and modifications, improvements, etc. within the scope of achieving the object of the present invention are included in the present invention. be.

<Other embodiments>
Here, in the above-described embodiment, the interruption-time processing is not necessarily limited to the above-described processing, and other modes of interruption-time processing may be employed. A specific modification of the interruption process will be described with reference to FIG.
In the modified example of FIG. 7, the left side shows the game image when the game is interrupted, and the right side shows the game image when the game is restarted.
Looking at the image at the time when the game is interrupted on the left side, the character C1 is in a situation where the character C2 has performed a technique. Character C2 delays in defending the technique, and the game is interrupted just before the technique hits character C2.
Therefore, in the modified example of FIG. 7, the situation immediately after the character C1 hits the deathblow, ie, immediately before the deathblow hits the character C2, is generated as the restart progress. Then, the user's operation reproduces the same situation as the situation in which the deathblow hit earlier, and the game is restarted from there.
In other words, in the modified example of FIG. 7, the game is restarted with the user's operation as a trigger by generating the state of progress immediately before the game was interrupted and reproducing the same state as the state at the time of interruption by the user's operation. This is a modified example. As a result, both players can immerse themselves in a new game in a natural flow while enjoying conditions that are substantially the same as the situation at the time of interruption.
Note that the user's operation for restarting the game may be the same as the operation during the game, and such user's operation may not be the operation of a single user. Specifically, for example, if the game is interrupted in a situation where the enemy guards a punch (attack), the defender performs a guard operation, and the attack side performs a punch (attack) operation to restart the game. good.

Furthermore, a further modified example of the interruption processing will be described with reference to FIG.
In the modified example of FIG. 8, as in the example of FIG. 7, the left side shows the game image when the game is interrupted, and the right side shows the game image when the game is restarted.
Looking at the game image when the game is interrupted on the left side, this is also a situation in which the character C1 hits the character C2 as in the example of FIG. Then, as in the example of FIG. 7, the character C2 is delayed in defending the technique, and the game is interrupted just before the technique hits the character C2.
In this regard, in the modified example of FIG. 7, the situation immediately after the character C1 unleashes the special move, that is, immediately before the special move hits the character C2, is generated as the restart progress, and the game is restarted with the user's operation as a trigger. was done.
On the other hand, in the modified example of FIG. 8, for example, processing is performed assuming that the special move released by the character C1 hits the character C2, and the progress at restart is generated assuming the subsequent situation. . In other words, even if the process of hitting the character C2 with the special move at the time of interruption is incomplete, if the probability of the hit is extremely high (a situation where the guard is not in time), the process is forcibly completed, The game is restarted from the state after that. Therefore, for example, in the game image when the game is restarted shown on the right side of FIG. Recognize. As a result, both players can resume the game without feeling a great sense of unfairness, even though it cannot be said that a completely fair situation has been reproduced.

In the example of FIG. 8, the processing at the time of interruption to be completed is, for example, the processing related to the conditions for winning or losing the battle, such as whether or not the HP becomes 0 when the attack hits, Processing related to object actions, such as generating a character at a location after moving the specified distance, and processing related to predetermined conditions related to object actions, such as whether or not there was a guard operation or counterattack operation (counter) during a surprise attack. and so on.

Further, for example, although the description has been omitted in the above-described embodiments, the situation in which the game is restarted may be determined based on any operation or instruction by the provider of the present system, the organizer of the game tournament, or the player. good. As a result, for example, the subject of the decision can decide the situation to resume in consideration of the situation of the venue such as the game competition and other conditions, so that the restart of the game can be designed more flexibly. .
Specifically, for example, the organizer of the game tournament may present candidates for progress that can be resumed among the progress at the time of resuming, and the progress at the time of resuming may be determined by audience voting on these candidates. The progress at the time of resumption may be determined by audience votes while playing back images. Furthermore, the ratio of opinions between the organizer and the audience (for example, 30% for the organizer and 70% for the audience) is comprehensively taken into account to determine which player was favored by the situation at the time of interruption. may

Also, for example, in the above-described embodiments (especially FIGS. 4 and 5), the evaluation items and the criteria for calculating points are merely examples and are not limited.
It can be arbitrarily adopted depending on the contents of the game, the purpose of the battle, etc., and the detailed point calculation method can be freely changed.
For example, various parameters (indicators) such as HP and deathblow gauges used in the game, and all game-related items such as character states can be used as evaluation items.
Specifically, for example, there are games in which unique character states such as poison and waiting for recovery are set, and games in which battles are fought using weapons, vehicles, and the like. In such a case, the existence of weapons, vehicles, items, etc., as well as poison and waiting for recovery, can be used as evaluation items as one of the items indicating the state of the character.
In this case, for example, the server 1 adjusts the aforementioned various parameters (indices) and character states (including the presence or absence of weapons, vehicles, items, etc.) based on the results of the evaluation so that the game progresses when restarting. situation may be generated.

Also, for example, although the explanation was omitted in the above-described embodiment, the points for evaluating the advantages and disadvantages of the progress status at the time of interruption and the progress status at the time of restart to be generated will be described below based on a specific example. .
It should be noted that the criteria and concept for generating the progress status at the time of resuming are as already described in the above-described embodiment.
(1) You may evaluate the status of your HP and special move gauge.
For example, the reduced HP may be evaluated and reflected in the deathblow gauge, and the game may be restarted.
Alternatively, for example, the progress status immediately before the HP or special move gauge fluctuates may be generated, and the game may be restarted using the player's operation as a trigger.
Also, for example, the game may be restarted from the situation after the HP or special move gauge has changed.
(2) The distance to the edge of the screen (generally in fighting games, characters with their backs to the edge of the screen are considered disadvantageous) may be evaluated.
For example, if the screen is divided into 3 parts (left, center, right), and if the area is in the middle of each other, it will be even. can be highly valued.
Alternatively, for example, a progress situation immediately before a block or hitback may be generated, and the game may be restarted using the player's operation as a trigger.
Also, for example, the game may be restarted after processing a block or a hit.
Also, in this case, for example, in the case of an interruption during a guard or hit back, the existing area including the character's retreat (back) may be evaluated.
It should be noted that even if one character is simply facing the edge of the screen, if the distance from the other character is large, it may not affect the advantage or disadvantage that much. In such a case, it is not just a question of whether the character is facing the edge of the screen, but also the positional relationship between the characters and the possible range of movement of the character whose back is facing the edge of the screen. Whether the situation is difficult or not), etc. may be comprehensively considered to evaluate the advantages and disadvantages.
(3) You may evaluate the frame at the time of hit or guard and the situation of the character (whether the character is standing, crouching, counter or kneeling hit, down, passive, etc.) .
For example, similarly to the example of FIG. 5, it may be quantified concretely, returned to the parameters at the time of restart, and the like, and restarted from an advantageous situation.
Alternatively, for example, a progress situation before a block or hit may be generated, and the game may be restarted using the player's operation as a trigger.
Also, for example, the game may be restarted after processing a block or a hit.
(4) It may be evaluated whether or not an input operation of guarding or counterattacking against a surprise attack is performed.
For example, a high evaluation may be given only to frames to which a reaction was not possible, and a high evaluation to a situation in which a reaction is possible and, conversely, a counterattack is possible. However, if the situation is difficult to judge, it may be even.
Also, for example, after inputting a surprise move, the game may be restarted with a situation in which only the frame in which the player could not react is advantageous, or an additional advantageous frame based on the surprise attack.
Further, for example, if the player was able to react to a surprise attack, the game may be restarted after a counterattack hit or an evasive action.
Further, for example, the game may be restarted after processing the surprise attack.

Also, for example, the concept of a frame in a fighting game will be described in detail, although the description was omitted in the above embodiment. A frame is known as a term that means an image expressed as a single point in time in movies, animations, etc., but it is also used as a word with a slightly different meaning in fighting games.
In other words, a frame in a fighting game is also used as a word meaning a unit of time used for the passage of time in the game and management of game images. Generally, in a fighting game, one second is divided into 60 units, and one frame is 1/60.
In other words, in the fighting game, various types of input information are processed on a frame-by-frame basis, and the game progresses. Furthermore, in a fighting game, for each action of a character, a frame (time) until each action becomes effective, and a frame (time) during which no other operation input by the player is accepted after that action, that is, rigidity. time is set.
Therefore, in fighting games, understanding the length of the frame (time) until such an action or technique occurs, and the length of the frame that cannot be input after that action, etc., will improve the winning rate. It is sometimes used as a technique to
The advantage of being given the above-mentioned advantageous frame is, for example, that the character to which the advantage is given can operate without restrictions, while the character who has not been given the advantage is limited to some operations. , is an advantage that the game can proceed for 12 frames (about 0.2 seconds).

Also, for example, although the description is omitted in the above-described embodiment, in fighting games, there are techniques that become effective only when the character is continuously operated in a certain direction (so-called "charging techniques"). Usually, the operation is effective before the game starts in many cases. Therefore, the provider of the system may enable or disable the operation of the reservoir when restarting. Further, if the charging operation is performed at the time of interruption, the server 1 may generate the progress status at the time of resuming assuming that the charging operation is valid at the time of resuming.

Similarly, a specific example of adopting another game genre will be briefly described.
(1) In the case of a baseball game (a) For example, it may be determined whether it is safe or out based on the positions of the ball and the runner.
If it is caught between the bases, it will be evaluated low because there is a high possibility of being out. Conversely, if the play has a high possibility of being safe, it will be highly evaluated. Depending on the evaluation, points or runners may be given, or the game may be restarted with the player's parameters raised.
Alternatively, for example, the game may be restarted immediately before the ball is hit, and the game may be restarted from where the ball flies when the player swings the bat.
Alternatively, for example, the game may be restarted after all out or safe processing has been completed.
(b) A strike, ball, or hit-out may be determined from the position of the ball and bat.
For example, evaluation points may be determined from the derived results, points and runners may be given according to the evaluation, or the game may be restarted with improved player parameters.
Also, for example, if the game is interrupted during the pitching motion, the game may be resumed by pitching the same pitch on the same course.
Also, for example, if the possibility of a strike is extremely high, the game may be restarted after processing as a strike. Also, if it is certain that the ball will pass through the strike zone, and the bat is swung from there but does not hit the ball, the game may be restarted after processing as a strike.
(2) In the case of a soccer game (a) For example, it may be determined whether play is interrupted by a throw-in or the like while play is continuing on the pitch.
Also, for example, score differences may be evaluated to adjust scores and parameters upon restart.
Alternatively, for example, the game may be restarted from shoot or defense operations.
Alternatively, for example, which ball is evaluated and the game restarted with a dropped ball.
(b) Further, for example, it may be determined whether or not the ball is likely to enter the goal.
Alternatively, for example, if the player is likely to reach the goal, the player may be highly evaluated and benefits may be given at the time of restart. In addition, benefits may be given according to the score already entered, the presence or absence of warnings, and exits.
Alternatively, for example, the game may be restarted from shoot or defense operations.
Also, for example, if the situation is such that a shot is likely to be made, the game may be restarted after the shot is made. Also, if the game is interrupted during a play that is likely to result in a foul, the game may be restarted with a warning after the foul, ejection processing, and accompanying free kicks and penalty kicks.

Furthermore, the same applies to game genres other than the above. That is, one of the points of the present invention is to judge the advantages and disadvantages of each player from the parameters and the situation in the game at the time of interruption, determine the situation at the time of restart based on the evaluation, and decide the situation at the time of restarting the game. The point is to generate information for
For example, in the case of a racing game, factors such as the time difference, the order, the number of laps, and the presence or absence of in-game items can be considered.
Similarly, in the case of a puzzle game, factors such as how blocks stack up, the next block, the state of the opponent's board, the presence or absence of accumulation of special gauges, the usage of skills, and the compatibility of characters used can be considered factors. .
Similarly, in the case of a game of the RTS (Real Time Strategy) genre, the situation of the battlefield (relay point or home base), the level of the character, the held items, etc. can be considered.
Similarly, a game in the battle royale genre would consider factors such as number of kills, time remaining, held items, and (in the asymmetric case) captured character status.
Similarly, in the case of a card game, factors such as the number of lives, the number of cards in hand, the content of cards in the hand, the remaining cards in the deck, and the state of the board can be considered.
Similarly, in the case of a music game, the number of combos, points, etc. are considered factors to be considered.

In summary, the present invention can be applied to games of various genres. That is, games to which the present invention can be applied include, for example, non-network fighting games, sports games, puzzle games, racing games, RTS, FPS (First Person Shooter), card games, battle royale (symmetrical and asymmetrical). type), music games, and other genres of games.

Here, the important points of the present invention including the above-described embodiments are further supplemented. Especially in a network battle type game, it is not uncommon for the game to be interrupted due to disconnection of communication. In such a case, according to the prior art, it is normal to finish the game in progress and restart the game from the beginning. However, it cannot be denied that such a response lacks a sense of fairness, especially for the player whose game was interrupted in an advantageous situation. Furthermore, in the case of a malicious player, there are cases where he intentionally disconnects from the network when he is in a disadvantageous situation.
In this regard, in the case of games such as go and shogi that do not progress rapidly in real time, it is considered possible to reproduce the progress of the game as it is based on the game records and restart the game. However, for example, especially in fighting games and action games that use networks, a lot of processing occurs in a short time while communication lag occurs, so it is difficult to reproduce the progress of the game at the time of interruption. itself is not easy.
Further, even if the progress of the game at the time of interruption is reproduced as it is and the game is restarted, the situation is not always fair and satisfactory to each player.
In other words, in fighting games and action games, in an environment separated by a limited amount of time, it is possible to take effective actions Whether you choose such a combo) and whether you can perform accurate input operations are also important factors in victory or defeat. Therefore, once the time constraint is removed by suspending the game, even if the game is restarted with the same progress, it is not necessarily fair.
Furthermore, even if the game is restarted suddenly, it is difficult for the player to regain the sense of operation of the game, even though it is assumed that the input operation is performed in the flow of the game.

In other words, one of the important points related to the present invention is that "the game should be restarted after providing each player with a convincing incentive, rather than intentionally reproducing the progress of the game at the time of interruption."'progress'.
This idea is based on a pause function during the game, a resume function that resumes the game from the current situation when the power is cut off, and other similar functions (for example, a function to recover from the sleep screen and an active function in the smartphone application). The idea of the present invention is to generate a new progress of the game based on the situation at the time of suspension.
In addition, for example, in a fighting game tournament, simply reproducing the situation at the time of interruption as it is does not realize a truly fair battle, so if the temporary interruption function is used by mistake (pressing the start button) In some cases, the match itself is invalidated and the player who made the wrong operation is considered to be the loser. However, by using the above-described system according to the present invention, even in such a case, it is possible to resume the game from a disadvantageous situation for the player who made the erroneous operation.
Similarly, for malicious players who intentionally cut off communication when the match becomes unfavorable, it is possible to resume the game from the progress generated based on the unfavorable situation at the time of interruption. Not too much. Therefore, the above-described system according to the present invention may function effectively against such malicious acts.

Also, for example, although the description was omitted in the above embodiment, the situation at the time of restarting the game may be changed according to the type of interruption of the game.
Specifically, for example, if the cause is communication failure that depends on the communication environment of the player or communication cutoff due to malicious intent, the advantages and disadvantages of interruption are evaluated in the same manner as in the above-described embodiment, and the situation at the time of restart is generated. good too. On the other hand, if the interruption is due to an unavoidable circumstance that the player cannot intervene such as the server or provider being down, the server 1 does not evaluate any particular advantage or disadvantage, and generates a restart situation without any advantage or disadvantage. You may

Also, for example, although the description was omitted in the above-described embodiment, if there is a large difference between advantages and disadvantages in the situation at the time of interruption, the game may be regarded as having decided the outcome of the battle without simply restarting the game. Concretely, for example, if there is a difference equal to or more than a certain score difference by the end of seven baseball games, the advantage side may win. In addition, in the case of a soccer game, if the possibility of a come-from-behind comeback is generally considered to be extremely low due to the remaining time and the score difference, the victory may be given to the advantage side.

Also, for example, the series of processes described above can be executed by hardware or by software.
In other words, the functional configuration of FIG. 3 is merely an example and is not particularly limited.
That is, it is sufficient that the information processing system has a function capable of executing the above-described series of processes as a whole, and what kind of functional blocks are used to realize this function is not particularly limited to the example in FIG. Also, the locations of the functional blocks are not particularly limited to those shown in FIG. 3, and may be arbitrary.
Also, one functional block may be composed of hardware alone, software alone, or a combination thereof.

Further, for example, the number and users of various types of hardware (server 1 and player device 2) that make up this system are arbitrary, and the system may be configured to include other hardware. Specifically, for example, the same computer or the like may be used for the server 1 and the player device 2 .

Further, for example, when a series of processes is executed by software, a program constituting the software is installed in a computer or the like from a network or a recording medium.
The computer may be a computer built into dedicated hardware.
Also, the computer may be a computer capable of executing various functions by installing various programs, such as a server, a general-purpose smart phone, or a personal computer.
That is, for example, any computer, any mobile terminal such as a smart phone, any game machine, or the like may be freely adopted as the various hardware (the server 1 and the player device 2) in the above-described embodiments. Furthermore, any combination of types and contents of various input units and various output units may be employed.

Further, for example, a recording medium containing such a program is not only constituted by a removable medium (not shown) that is provided separately from the main body of the device for providing the program to the player, but also is pre-installed in the main body of the device. It consists of a recording medium, etc. provided to the player in

In this specification, the steps of writing a program recorded on a recording medium are not only processes that are performed chronologically in that order, but also processes that are not necessarily chronologically processed, and that are performed in parallel or individually. It also includes the processing to be executed.
Further, in this specification, the term "system" means an overall device composed of a plurality of devices, a plurality of means, or the like.

In summary, the information processing apparatus to which the present invention is applied can take various embodiments having the following configurations.
That is, the information processing apparatus to which the present invention is applied is
An information processing device (for example, a server 1) for a game in which a plurality of users can participate,
progress acquisition means for acquiring, when the game is interrupted, the progress of the game at the time when the game was interrupted (for example, game status acquisition means 62 at the time of interruption);
generation means for generating information regarding the progress of the game to be resumed based on the progress acquired by the progress acquisition means at the time when the game was interrupted (e.g., progress-at-resume generation means 64);
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As a result, even if the game is interrupted, the user can resume the game in a fair and convincing progress, so that the user can enjoy the game even more.

Further, as a result, even if the game is interrupted, the user can resume the game in a more fair and convincing state of progress, so that the user can enjoy the game more.

In addition, since the user can resume the game in a state of progress that takes into consideration the evaluation of the advantages and disadvantages at the time of interruption, the game can be resumed in a fairer and more satisfactory state.

In addition, as a result, the user can restart the game in a state of progress in which parameters and character states during the game have been adjusted according to the evaluation of the state of progress at the time of interruption. You can restart the game in a state that reflects the battle situation of the time.

In addition, this allows the user to more clearly and specifically faithfully reproduce the battle situation at the time of interruption, and to restart the game without rushing.

In addition, as a result, the user can resume the game in the state of progress in which the processing that was incomplete at the time of interruption is completed, so that the game can be played without rushing when the game is resumed while faithfully reproducing the battle situation at the time of interruption. can be resumed.

In addition, as a result, the user can restart the game in a state of progress arbitrarily specified by, for example, the organizer of the tournament. can be resumed.

In addition, this allows the user to resume the game while performing the user's operation in the flow of the game, so that the game can be resumed in a more natural flow.

1 Server 11 Control Unit 60 Game Information Acquisition Means 61 Game Information Verification Means 62 Interruption Game Status Acquisition Means 63 Interruption Processing Execution Means 64 Restart Progress Generation Means 300 Game Information DB
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2-A Player Device 100-A Control Unit 120-A Game Processing Execution Means 140-A Operation Information Reception Means 141-A Time Information Acquisition Means 142-A Resuming Progress Acquisition Means 121-A Input/Output Control Means 2-B Player Device 100-B Control Unit 120-B Game Processing Execution Means 140-B Operation Information Acceptance Means 141-B Time Information Acquisition Means 142-B Resumption Progress Acquisition Means 121-B Input/Output Control Means

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An information processing device for a game in which a plurality of users can participate,
progress acquisition means for acquiring, when the game is interrupted, the progress of the game at the time when the game is interrupted;
generating means for generating information about the game for restarting the interrupted game from the beginning based on the progress obtained by the progress obtaining means at the time when the game was interrupted;
Information processing device. The generating means generates information about a game to be newly started that is different from the game at the time of interruption.
The information processing device according to claim 1 . The generating means executes a process based on a predetermined condition based on the progress at the time of interruption, and generates information on the progress of the game to be resumed based on the result of the process.
The information processing device according to claim 1 . The processing based on a predetermined condition is an evaluation processing for evaluating the advantages and disadvantages of the progress at the time of interruption,
The generating means generates information regarding the progress of the game to be resumed based on the result of the evaluation process.
The information processing apparatus according to claim 3. The advantage/disadvantage evaluation by the evaluation process is determined based on the index adopted in the game or the state of the object in the game at the time of interruption,
The generating means generates information about progress of the game to be resumed, including adjustments to the indicators or the states.
The information processing apparatus according to claim 4. The generating means generates information regarding the progress of the game, in which the game is restarted with an operation by the user as a trigger.
The information processing device according to claim 1 . The processing based on a predetermined condition is a completion processing in which, if the processing for progressing the game is incomplete when the game is interrupted regardless of the user's operation, the processing is regarded as having been completed. can be,
The generating means generates information regarding the progress of the game to be resumed based on the result of the completion process.
The information processing apparatus according to claim 3. The completion process includes any process related to the win/loss condition of the game, the action of an object, or a predetermined condition related to the action of an object.
The information processing apparatus according to claim 7. The generating means generates information regarding the progress of the game to be resumed based on any operation or instruction.
The information processing device according to claim 1 . Computers involved in games in which multiple users can participate,
progress acquisition means for acquiring, when the game is interrupted, the progress of the game at the time when the game is interrupted;
generating means for generating information regarding the game for restarting the interrupted game based on the progress obtained by the progress obtaining means at the time when the game was interrupted;
A program that acts as a

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