JP2022169031A - Program, information processing system, and information processing method - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a program, an information processing system, and an information processing method capable of encouraging a climax of a match.SOLUTION: An information processing system includes: a character registration part 61 for receiving registration of a character in association with a player in response to a request from the player's terminal; a matching processing part 62 for matching a plurality of players who complete registration of characters; and an article editing part 63 for editing an article regarding prior information of a match on the basis of at least one of information on each of matched players and information on characters registered by each of matched players, and for providing each of terminals of matched players with the editing result of the article. The article editing part 63 edits an article for the respective matched players, and preferentially handles and edits information related to the provided player for predetermined contents of the article.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

The present invention relates to a program, an information processing system, and an information processing method for a game in which a plurality of players participate and compete.

Conventionally, there have been horse racing games in which a racehorse is trained to run in a race and the trained character competes with other characters, and a baseball player is trained and the trained self character participates in a game to compete against each other. For example, a baseball game has a function of generating and displaying an article based on the result of the game (see Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent No. 3454356

However, since the content of the article is determined by the character's performance in the game and the result of the game, the conventional function of generating and displaying the article may give an impression of lack of excitement to some players.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a program, an information processing system, and an information processing method that can promote excitement in a match.

(1) The present invention is a program for a game in which a plurality of players participate in a battle, comprising a character registration unit that accepts registration of a character in association with the player in response to a request from the player's terminal. a matching processing unit that matches a plurality of players whose characters have been registered; and at least one of information on each of the matched players and information on the characters registered by each of the matched players. Based on this, the computer functions as an article editing unit that edits an article related to the preliminary information of the match and provides the editing result of the article to each of the terminals of the players that are matched, and the article editing unit performs matching. The present invention relates to a program that edits the article for each of the players that have received the article, and for the predetermined content of the article, preferentially handles and edits information associated with the player that is the destination of the article.

(2) In the program of the present invention, the character registration unit receives registration of a plurality of characters for each of the players, and the article editing unit selects the characters registered by each of the matched players. One character is picked up for each player, the article is edited so as to include the contents related to the character picked up, and the characters are picked up so that the characters of the same type do not exist among the matched players. You may do so.

(3) Further, the present invention is an information processing system for a game in which a plurality of players participate and compete, and in response to a request from the player's terminal, the registration of a character is accepted in association with the player. A character registration unit, a matching processing unit that performs matching of the plurality of players whose characters have been registered, information on each of the players that have been matched, and information on the characters that have been registered by each of the players that have been matched. an article editing unit that edits an article related to the preliminary information of the match based on at least one of the above, and provides the edited result of the article to each of the terminals of the matched players, wherein the article editing unit The present invention relates to an information processing system that edits the article for each of the matched players, and preferentially handles and edits information associated with the player of the providing destination with respect to predetermined contents of the article.

(4) Further, the present invention is an information processing method for a game in which a plurality of players participate and compete, and in response to a request from the player's terminal, the registration of a character is accepted in association with the player. a character registration step, a matching processing step of matching a plurality of said players whose characters have been registered, information of each of said matched players and information of said characters registered by each of said matched players. an article editing step of editing an article about the preliminary information of the match based on at least one of the above, and providing the editing result of the article to each of the terminals of the matched players; The present invention relates to an information processing method in which the article is edited for each of the matched players, and with regard to the predetermined content of the article, the information associated with the player of the providing destination is preferentially handled and edited.

In the program, information processing system, and information processing method described above, the information used as the source of article editing is shared among a plurality of players matched for a match, but the items related to the player viewing the article are closed. By providing each player with the updated preliminary information, it is possible to promote excitement in the competition.

It is a figure which shows the whole structure of an information processing system. FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram related to a game function in which a plurality of players participate in a battle among functions realized by the information processing system; It is a figure which shows the relationship between the preliminary round of a special race, and a final round. It is a figure for demonstrating the holding period in each round of a special race. It is a figure which shows the flow of progress control of the qualifying round of a special race performed in an information processing system. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a character registration screen displayed on the player terminal; FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a base screen displayed on a player terminal; FIG. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of an article browsing screen displayed on a player terminal; It is a figure which shows an example of the table data referred in editing of an article. It is a figure which shows an example of the table data referred in editing of an article. It is a figure which shows an example of the table data referred in editing of an article. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of an article browsing screen displayed on a player terminal; It is a figure which shows an example of the table data referred in editing of an article. It is a figure which shows an example of the table data referred in editing of an article. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of an article browsing screen displayed on a player terminal; FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a screen immediately before a race displayed on a player terminal; FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a cut-in image displayed on the player terminal; It is a figure which shows the flow of progress control of the final round of a special race performed in an information processing system.

Embodiments of the present invention are described below. The embodiments described below do not unduly limit the scope of the invention described in the claims. Moreover, not all the configurations described in the present embodiment are essential constituent elements of the present invention.

1. Configuration of Information Processing System FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the overall configuration of an information processing system 10 according to this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, in an information processing system 10, a server 20 and a plurality of player terminals 40 are connected by a network 30 such as the Internet, a mobile phone network, a LAN, or a WAN. Built. Each of the plurality of player terminals 40 communicates with the server 20 via the network 30 to transmit and receive various information. Also, each of the plurality of player terminals 40 communicates with other player terminals 40 via the network 30 and the server 20 to transmit and receive various information.

The server 20 includes a control unit 21 comprising a processor such as a CPU, a storage unit 22 comprising main storage devices such as ROM and RAM, auxiliary storage devices such as HDD and SSD, and a communication unit 23 comprising communication modules and communication interfaces. including. In the server 20 , the controller 21 executes various processes according to programs stored in the memory 22 . The server 20 also receives information from the player terminal 40 through the communication section 23 and transmits information regarding the result of processing executed by the control section 21 to the player terminal 40 .

The player terminal 40 is a smart phone, a tablet, a personal computer, a portable game machine, a stationary game machine installed in a store or at home, or the like. The player terminal 40 includes a control unit 41 including a processor such as a CPU, a storage unit 42 including a main storage device such as ROM and RAM, and an auxiliary storage device such as flash memory, HDD, and SDD, and a touch panel, keyboard, microphone, and the like. , a display unit 44 such as a liquid crystal display or an organic EL display, and a communication unit 45 including a communication module or a communication interface. The player terminal 40 also executes various processes according to the programs stored in the storage unit 42 . Also, the player terminal 40 receives information from the server 20 through the communication unit 45 and transmits information to the server 20 and other player terminals 40 .

FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram showing main functions of the server 20. As shown in FIG. In this embodiment, a racing game is provided through the player terminal 40 in which a character with a racehorse as a motif is trained, and a character that is being trained or a character that has been trained is entered in a race and competes with other characters for the order of finish. It has the function to In particular, in this embodiment, as a category of races, there is a special race that is held for a limited period of time. A function to match players, a function to edit articles related to pre-race information and provide edited information to each matched player, and a running simulation in which each matched player's character registered to run races. A case will be described in which the player terminal 40 has a function of allowing the player terminal 40 to watch the game, and these functions are realized mainly by the server 20 . However, the functions described above may be implemented mainly by the player terminal 40, or may be implemented by being shared between the server 20 and the player terminal 40. FIG. In the server 20, as shown in FIG. 2, the data storage section 50 and the game execution section 60 cooperate to realize the above functions.

The data storage section 50 stores data for the game execution section 60 to perform various processes, and is mainly implemented by the storage section 22 .

The data storage unit 50 also includes a match information database 51, and the match information database 51 stores data relating to special races. For example, a matching ID for identifying a race, a player ID of a participating player, a character ID of a character registered to run by a participating player, a status of a character registered to run (rarity, score, course suitability, distance suitability, leg quality suitability) , running style, speed, stamina, power, guts, wisdom, possessed skills, etc.), and battle records (time, order of finish, number of runs, etc.) of characters registered to run.

The data storage unit 50 also includes an editing material database 52, in which material data (table data including multiple types of display texts associated with editing conditions) for editing articles relating to preliminary information on competitions. is stored.

The game execution unit 60 performs processing for managing players and characters based on various identification information such as player IDs and character IDs, processing for starting the game when game start conditions are satisfied, and selection from a plurality of types of game modes. Executes the specified game mode, progresses the game, generates an event when the event generation condition is met, calculates the game result, and ends the game when the game end condition is met. This is implemented mainly by the control unit 21 and the communication unit 23 . The game execution unit 60 also performs processing for accepting registration of characters, processing for matching players, processing for editing articles related to preliminary information about competitions and providing the edited results to the player terminals 40, and processing for competitions by characters registered by players. , and includes a character registration unit 61 , a matching processing unit 62 , an article editing unit 63 and a simulation processing unit 64 .

In response to a request from the player terminal 40, the character registration unit 61 performs processing for accepting registration of a character in association with the player. In the information processing system 10 of the present embodiment, when the special race game mode is selected, the character trained by the player can be registered for running. A player who wishes to participate in the special race can select three characters from a list of trained characters owned by the player and register them to run. When selecting three characters, characters of the same type cannot be selected more than once. Then, when three characters are selected and determination input is performed, the player terminal 40 transmits to the server 20 a running registration request including information on the selected three characters. Based on the received race registration request, the character registration unit 61 associates the player ID of the transmission source with the information of the three characters (for example, the character ID and status) and registers them in the race registration record of the battle information database 51. do. In this run registration record, the run results (race type, order of finish, time, etc.) and the number of runs in the special race for each registered character are also recorded.

In this embodiment, the first, second, and third frames are provided in order from the top as race registration frames on the race registration screen, and the character registered in the first frame has a team member ID The character registered in the second slot is given a team member ID of "2", and the character registered in the third slot is given a team member ID of "3". is given, and three characters are registered in the entry registration record sorted in ascending order of team member IDs. This team member ID is referred to when determining the placement of characters when generating a base image, which will be described later, or when editing an article about pre-race information.

The matching processing unit 62 performs processing for matching a plurality of players whose characters have been registered. In the information processing system 10 of the present embodiment, once registration of three characters is completed, it is possible to perform an input for a matching request (running input). When the player terminal 40 of each player enters a race entry through the base image, the player terminal 40 transmits a matching request to the server. In response to a matching request from the player terminal 40, the matching processing unit 62 matches three players to create a competition group. More specifically, the matching processing unit 62 matches three players who have sent matching requests at the same time, and assigns a common matching ID to the three players and an individual team ID to the three players. Then, a new match record is created in the match information database 51 by linking the team IDs of the three players to this matching ID, thereby creating a match group. This match record records the match history (competing players, running characters, order of arrival, time, etc.) for each race of the special race. As for the team ID, one of team IDs "1" to "3" is assigned in the order of acceptance of matching (the order in which the server 20 receives the matching request). Note that team IDs may be given randomly by lottery instead of the order of acceptance of matching.

In addition, the matching processing unit 62 includes 3 non-player characters (hereinafter sometimes abbreviated as NPCs as necessary) in the 9 characters (3 characters x 3) registered by the 3 players. A gate lottery is conducted to assign a running number to a total of 12 characters. In the gate lottery, each character is assigned a starting number from "1" to "12" so as not to duplicate each other. In the simulation processing to be described later, a running simulation is performed in which 12 characters line up in the order of the starting numbers from the inside of the course used in the race and start the race.

The article editing unit 63 edits articles relating to preliminary information about races to be entered, based on information on three players belonging to the competition group and information on three characters registered by each player, and edits the articles. The result is provided to the player terminal 40 of each player belonging to the competition group. In the information processing system 10 of the present embodiment, a qualifying round (5 races x 2 rounds) and a final round (1 race x 1 round) are prepared for the game mode of the special race. , prior to watching the race based on the results of the running simulation of the race in each round, it is possible to read articles relating to the preliminary information of the race.

The article editing unit 63 also edits an article about preliminary information of the race for each player, and edits the predetermined content of the article by preferentially handling information associated with the player to whom the article is provided. In this embodiment, the article consists of three pages: page 1 (headline), page 2 (introduction of notable characters), and page 3 (character battle record). You can switch the browsing target by .

Also, the article editing unit 63 picks up one character for each player from among the three characters registered to run by each of the players belonging to the competition group, and edits the article so that the content of the character to be picked up is included. The characters are picked up so that the players belonging to the battle group do not have characters of the same type.

First, in the preliminary round, one of the three characters related to the player to whom the article is provided is selected at random by a lottery with an equal selection rate. Subsequently, for each of the three characters associated with the remaining two opponent players, one character with the highest evaluation score among the three characters is picked up. A pick-up flag is set to ON in the match record for the character that has been picked up, and the pick-up flag is referred to thereafter when specifying a character to be picked up.

Also, if the character picked up for the player to whom the article is provided overlaps with the character scheduled to be picked up for the opponent player, the character with the second highest evaluation score registered to run by the opponent player will be picked up. to change Characters of opponent players are picked up in ascending order of team IDs. However, the characters selected by lottery may be picked up in order from the two opponents, or the character with the highest evaluation score among the two opponents may be picked up in order from the player who is registered to run. You may make it

Next, in the final round, the method of picking up the player to whom the article is provided is different from that in the preliminary round, and the character with the youngest team member ID (the character with the team member ID of "1") is picked up. After that, picking up opponent characters is the same as in the preliminary round. However, in the final round, the method of picking up the opponent's character may be different from that in the preliminary round. For example, the team member ID may be referred to, and the character with the lowest team member ID may be selected as a pick-up target, provided that the type of character does not overlap with that of the pick-up target character of the player to whom the article is provided.

Then, the article editing unit 63 sets display texts for "Title", "Subtitle", "Race Commentary", and "Notable Player" in editing the first page (headline).

The method of setting the display text of "title" and "subtitle" differs between the preliminary round and the final round.

First, in the preliminary round, a winning rate determination is performed to determine whether or not the character to be picked up by the player to whom the article is provided has the highest winning rate among the three characters registered to run. Then, a lottery for the display text is performed using table data with different lottery targets for the display text depending on whether the winning percentage is determined to be the highest or in other cases, and edit information is generated based on the lottery result.

Next, in the final round, a lottery for display text is performed using common table data that does not depend on the winning percentage of the character to be picked up, and edit information is generated based on the lottery result.

In this embodiment, the "title" and the "subtitle" are a pair of data, but the "title" and the "subtitle" may be individually selected by lottery to set the display text.

Also, in the final round, as in the preliminary round, the lottery target of the displayed text may be changed by referring to the status and battle record of the character to be picked up.

Regarding the setting of the display text of "Race Commentary", each of the three parts of "beginning", "middle", and "closing" will be set by lottery in each round of the qualifying round and the final round. is created. The method of setting the display text of the "Race Summary" is also different between the qualifying round and the final round.

First, in the preliminary round, the table data for determining the lottery target is selected according to the result of the winning rate judgment, and as with the "title" and "subtitle", if the character to be picked up by the player to whom the article is provided has the highest winning rate. Different table data are selected for and other than that, a lottery for the display text is performed, and edit information is generated based on the lottery result.

Next, in the final round, a lottery for display text is performed with reference to common table data that does not depend on the winning percentage of the character to be picked up, and edit information is generated based on the lottery result.

Regarding the setting of the display text of "Featured Player", each of the display texts that make up the three parts of "beginning", "intermediate", and "closing" will be set by lottery in each round of the preliminary round and final round. A sentence is created. The method of setting the display text of "Featured Player" is also different between the qualifying round and the final round.

First, in the preliminaries, the total number of races of the player to whom the article is provided is judged to be "first time", "1 race to 4 races", or "5 races or more". With reference to the winning percentage of the last 5 races for the player, the lottery target is set using different table data according to the determination result of the total number of starts and the reference result of the winning percentage, and the displayed text is selected by lottery. based edit information is generated.

Next, in the final round, refer to the total winning rate (total number of wins divided by the total number of entries) of the player to whom the article is provided, set the lottery target using the table data according to the winning rate, and display the text lottery is performed, and edit information is generated based on the lottery result.

In addition, the article editing unit 63 sets the display texts of the "personal comment" and "reporter's brief comment" for each character to be picked up by each player belonging to the battle group in the editing of page 2 (notable character).

Regarding the method of setting the display text of the "personal comment", the character ID of the character to be picked up by each player is referred to specify the character type, and the display text is selected by referring to the table data corresponding to the character type. is performed, and edit information is generated based on the result of the lottery.

Regarding the setting of the display text of the "reporter's commentary", each of the three parts of the "beginning", "middle", and "closing" of the qualifying round and the final round will be set by lottery. is created. The method of setting the display text of the "reporter's commentary" is also different between the qualifying round and the final round.

First, in the qualifying round, for each character to be picked up by each player, it is determined whether the total number of races is "first race", "1 race to 4 races", or "5 races or more". By referring to the winning rate of the last five races of the character to be picked up by the player, the lottery target is set using different table data according to the determination result of the total number of entries and the reference result of the winning rate, and the display text is selected by lottery. , edit information based on the lottery result is generated.

Next, in the final round, for each character to be picked up by each player, it is determined whether the total number of starts is "first run" or "one race or more", and furthermore, the total winning percentage of the characters to be picked up by each player is calculated. The lottery target is set by using different table data according to the determination result of the total number of races and the reference result of the winning rate, and the display text is selected by lottery, and edit information is generated based on the lottery result.

In addition, in the editing of page 3 (character record), the article editing unit 63 selects the last five race records (run record) of the 9 characters (3×3) registered for the special race by each player belonging to the competition group. Edit information is generated in which the race, order of arrival, number of running characters (including NPC), running number, popularity, time) are associated with the running number.

The simulation processing unit 64 simulates running a race using a total of 12 characters, including 9 characters (3×3) registered to run by each player belonging to the competition group, and 3 non-playing characters (NPCs). I do. In the running simulation, based on each character's status (speed, stamina, power, guts, intelligence, course suitability, distance suitability, leg quality suitability, running style, possessed skills), race development, running speed, and stamina consumption are calculated. , skill activation lottery, skill activation condition determination, order of arrival, time, and other calculations. The result of this running simulation is recorded in the competition record, and the information on the character's running history in the running registration record is also updated.

In the information processing system 10 of the present embodiment, the server 20 stores various information such as the result of matching performed by the matching processing unit 61, the editing information of the article generated by the article editing unit 63, the result of the running simulation of the simulation processing unit 64, and the like. to the player terminal 40. Further, in the information processing system 10 of the present embodiment, the player terminal 40 allows the player terminal 40 to view the article of prior information about the race to be entered based on the information of various processing results received from the server 20, and to watch the race. make it possible.

2. Control Method of the Present Embodiment A control method of the present embodiment will be described below by taking as an example a case where the game program of the present embodiment is applied to a game application of the player terminal 40 provided as a smart phone.

The game program of the present embodiment is configured to be able to provide a plurality of types of game functions, and the racing function, which is the main game function, executes a racing game in which a plurality of characters compete. In the information processing system 10 to which the game program of the present embodiment is applied, a plurality of player terminals 40 are matched in the server 20, and the characters registered to run from each of the player terminals 40 compete against each other in a multi-player race. The game is executable.

In the race function provided by the game program of the present embodiment, the characters are not operated during the race, and the result of the running simulation performed based on the status of each character participating in the race can be viewed through the player terminal 40. be able to. The player can raise the status of the character being trained by inputting a training instruction to the player terminal 40 in the training function, which is a game function for training the character. The game program of the present embodiment also has a shop function for purchasing items by consuming in-game currency, a lottery function for obtaining characters and items by lottery, and the like.

Next, an embodiment of the special race in the game program of this embodiment will be described. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an overview of the special race.

As shown in FIG. 3, the special race has a qualifying round and a final round. First, the player competes against other players in the round 1 race of the qualifying round, and in the round 1, the player can race 5 times. As a result of running simulation in each race of Round 1, it is determined that the character who finished first won the race, and the race results (finishing order, time, etc.) are recorded in the match record, and the race starts according to the race results. Registered records (number of starts and wins for each player, order of finish for each character, time, number of starts, number of wins, etc.) are updated.

A player who has completed 5 races in Round 1 of the Qualifying Rounds may race 5 times in Round 2 of the Qualifying Rounds. For Round 2, classification is based on the number of wins per player over the 5 races of Round 1. Players with 3 or more wins over the 5 races of Round 1 will be placed in Class A and players with 2 or less wins over the 5 races of Round 1 will be placed in Class B and belong to the same class. Players will be matched against each other. As a result of running simulation in each race of Round 2, it is determined that the character who finished first won the race, the race results (finishing order, time, etc.) are recorded in the battle record, and the characters start the race according to the race results. Registered records (number of starts and wins for each player, order of finish for each character, time, number of starts, number of wins, etc.) are updated.

A determination is made as to whether or not a player who has completed the round 2 race of the qualifying round five times can advance to the final round.

Players placed in Round 2 Class A will advance to the final round regardless of the number of wins over the 5 races in Round 2. However, in the final round as well as in round 2 of the qualifying round, players are classified according to the number of wins. Players with more than 5 race wins in Round 2 will be placed in Class A in the Final Round, and players with 2 or fewer wins over the 5 races in Round 2 will be placed in Class B in the Final Round.

Players belonging to Class B in Round 2 may or may not be able to advance to the final round depending on the number of wins in the 5 races in Round 2. do. Players with 3 or more wins over the 5 races in Round 2 will advance to the Final Round and will be placed in Class B. On the other hand, a player who has two or fewer wins in the five races in Round 2 will be eliminated from the Preliminary Round and will not advance to the Final Round.

In the final round, players belonging to the same class are matched with each other in the same way as in round 2 of the preliminary round, but unlike the preliminary round, the race is held only once. As a result of running simulation in the race of the final round, it is determined that the character with the first place finish wins, and the race result (place order, time, etc.) is recorded in the competition record, and the race registration record is created according to the race result. (The number of starts and the number of wins for each player, the order of finish for each character, the time, the number of starts, the number of wins, etc.) are updated.

Further, in the present embodiment, the special race is an event held for a limited period of time, and as shown in FIG. 4, the qualifying round and the final round are held for a set period.

First, round 1 of the qualifying round is held over a two-day period, and during the two-day holding period, the player can register the character to run in the special race at any time and match the race. can receive

After the period of Round 1 ends, each player is classified into Round 2 according to their performance, and Round 2 of the qualifying round is held after a two-day period. In Round 2 as well, the player can register characters to run in the special race at any timing during the period of the special race, and can receive race matching.

After the round 2 is held, whether or not to advance to the final round and the players permitted to advance to the final round are classified according to the class to which each player belongs and the results of the game. There is only one race in the final round, but the event period is set for two days, with a registration period (approximately 12 hours) during which characters can be registered to run, and a matching period (approximately 12 hours) during which race matching can be accepted. ), and a race period (about 24 hours) during which spectators can watch the race. In this embodiment, during the two-day event period of the final round, when the registration period ends, the match shifts to the matching period, and when the matching period ends, the race shifts to the race period.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the flow of the qualifying round (common to rounds 1 and 2) regarding the special race.

First, at the start of the preliminary round, the server 20 receives a request to participate in the special race from the player terminal 40 (step S101). Specifically, when the special race game mode is selected on the player terminal 40, an entry screen is displayed. a request to join is sent. The server 20 that has received the participation request checks whether or not the participation request can be accepted, and transmits a participation permission response to the player terminal 40 if it is during the holding period. If the race corresponding to the received participation request cannot be accepted, such as when the race is not being held or when the server is undergoing maintenance, an error response is made.

A character registration screen is displayed on the player terminal 40 that has received the participation permission response from the server 20, and the player is notified through the character registration screen that three characters can now be registered to run. As shown in FIG. 6, the character registration screen is provided with registration frames 101 to 103 for three characters, and when a tap input is performed on the registration frames 101 to 103, a list of characters that the player has completed training is displayed. A character can be selected from among the displayed characters.

Then, when the player taps the enter button 104 in a situation where three characters are selected in the registration frame on the character registration screen, running registration including information on the three characters selected by the player from the player terminal 40 is performed. A request is sent to the server 20 . Upon receiving the race registration request from the player terminal 40, the server 20 associates the three characters included in the race registration request with the player ID and registers them in the race registration record (step S102). Regarding the race registration request, whether or not the race registration can be accepted is checked. For example, if the race registration cannot be accepted due to server maintenance or the like, an error response is made.

When the running registration of the three characters selected by the player is completed, the server 20 transmits a registration completion response to the player terminal 40 and starts accepting matching (step S103). The display screen of the player terminal 40 that has received the registration completion response from the server 20 changes to the base screen. As shown in FIG. 7, on the base screen, images 201 to 203 of three characters registered to run are displayed, and a run button 204 for running in the race is displayed. The display of the three characters on the base screen is controlled so that they are arranged in ascending order of team member IDs (“1” on the left, “2” on the middle, and “3” on the right) from the left. Also, on the base screen, the player's latest five special race results are displayed.

When a tap input is performed on the start button 204 on the base screen displayed on the player terminal 40 , a matching request is transmitted from the player terminal 40 to the server 20 . Upon receiving the matching request from the player terminal 40, the server 20 matches the three players and assigns a matching ID to each of the three matched players. A matching process is performed in which a team ID of "3" is given and a new competition record is created (step S104).

When the matching of the three players who will participate in the race is completed, the server 20 edits the articles regarding the preliminary information of the race (step S105) and runs the race simulation (step S106).

First, for article editing, article editing information is generated for each player. First, a lottery is conducted for the player to whom the article is provided to pick up one character from the three characters registered by the player. Subsequently, for the remaining two opponent players, the characters with the highest evaluation points are picked up one by one in ascending order of team ID. If the character to be picked up by the opponent player overlaps with the character to be picked up by the player to whom the article is provided, control is performed so that the character with the next highest evaluation score is picked up.

After picking up characters for article editing is completed, editing information for page 1 (headline), page 2 (notable character), and page 3 (character battle record) of the article is generated.

As for the first page (heading) shown in FIG. 8, "title" (display text 301), "subtitle" (display text 302), "race brief comment" (display text 303), and "notable player" (display text 304). Set the display text for .

As for the "title" and "subtitle" in the preliminary round, as shown in FIG. 9, table data A1 and table data A2 in which a plurality of pairs of display texts are prepared exist in the editing material database 52. The table data is selected according to the winning percentage of the character to be picked up by the player to whom the text is provided, and the lottery target of the display text is set.

Specifically, it is determined whether or not the character to be picked up by the player to whom the article is provided has the highest winning rate among the three characters registered to run. If there are a plurality of characters with the highest win rate including the character to be picked up, the character to be picked up is treated as the character with the highest win rate.

When it is determined that the winning rate of the character to be picked up by the player to whom the article is provided is the highest, a lottery is conducted with reference to the table data A1, and one pair of display texts is set based on the lottery result. . Further, when it is determined that the character to be picked up by the player to whom the article is provided is not the character with the highest winning percentage, a lottery is conducted with reference to the table data A2, and one pair of display texts is selected based on the lottery result. set. In the present embodiment, even if the lottery target is set by referring to either table data A1 or A2, the selection rate of the lottery target display text is uniform. There may be a bias in the selection rate of the displayed text.

For the "Race Commentary", each of the display texts that make up the "beginning", "intermediate", and "closing" parts are selected by lottery to create the sentences, and the display text for each part in the qualifying round is selected. As shown in FIG. 10, there are table data B1 to table data B4 as table data for the game. The lottery target of the display text is set.

Specifically, when the character to be picked up by the player to whom the article is provided has the highest winning rate among the three characters registered to run, the table data B1 is selected. Table data B3 is selected when the race is round 1 of the qualifying round, and table data B4 is selected when the race is round 2 of the qualifying round, and lottery targets for display text are set from the two types of table data.

On the other hand, if the character to be picked up by the player to whom the article is provided is not the character with the highest win rate among the three characters registered to run, the table data B2 is selected, and the race to be run is selected as the qualifying round. The table data B3 is selected in the case of the round 1 of the round, and the table data B4 is selected in the case of the round 2 of the qualifying round, and the lottery target of the display text is set from the two types of table data.

Then, when the lottery target of the display text is set, the lottery of the display text is performed for each part of the "beginning", "middle", and "closing" of the "race review", and based on the lottery results, each selected The display text of the part is combined to create a "race commentary" sentence about the article for the qualifying round.

For the "players to watch", the texts that make up the three parts, "beginning", "intermediate" and "closing" are selected by lottery to create sentences, and the texts for each part in the preliminary round are selected As shown in FIG. 11, there are table data C1 to table data C14 as the table data for this purpose, and the table data is selected and displayed according to the total number of starts of the player to whom the article is provided and the winning percentage of the last five races. The lottery target of the text is set. If the total number of races started is less than 5 races, the result obtained by dividing the number of wins by the total number of races raced will be treated as the winning percentage of the last 5 races.

Then, when it is determined that the total number of entries of the player to whom the article is provided is "first entry", the table data C1 is selected, and the lottery target of the display text is set by the table data C1. When the player's total number of entries is "first run", the table data C1 is always selected because there is no special race entry result for that player.

Further, when it is determined that the total number of starts of the player to whom the article is provided is "1 to 4 races", one of table data C2 to table data C8 is selected according to the winning rate of the last 5 races. A lottery target is set according to the selected table data. Table data C2 is selected when the win rate is 0% (no wins), table data C3 is selected when the win rate is 25% (4 wins and 1 win), and a win rate of 33% (3 wins and 1 win). , the table data C4 is selected, if the win rate is 50% (2 wins, 1 win or 4 wins, 2 wins), the table data C5 is selected, and if the win rate is 66% (3 wins, 2 wins) , the table data C6 is selected, the table data C7 is selected when the winning percentage is 75% (4 wins and 3 wins), and the table data C8 is selected when the winning percentage is 100% (all wins).

Further, when it is determined that the total number of races of the player to whom the article is provided is "five or more", one of the table data C9 to table data C14 is selected according to the winning rate of the last five races, A lottery target is set according to the selected table data. If the winning rate is 0% (0 wins from 5 games), the table data C9 is selected. ), the table data C11 is selected, the table data C12 is selected when the win rate is 60% (5 wins, 3 wins), and the table data C12 is selected when the win rate is 80% (5 wins, 4 wins). If C13 is selected and the winning rate is 100% (5 wins out of 5), table data C14 is selected. Note that in this embodiment, after one player has played five races in Round 1 of the qualifying round, the total number of starts of that player is determined to be "five races or more".

Then, when the lottery target of the display text is set, the lottery of the display text is performed for each part of the "featured player", "beginning", "middle", and "closing", and based on the lottery result, A "Featured Players" sentence is created for the article.

As for the second page (notable character) shown in FIG. 12, for each character to be picked up by each player belonging to the battle group, "personal comment" (display texts 401 to 403), "reporter's brief comment" (display texts 404 to 406) are displayed. ), set the display text.

As for the "personal comment", the character ID of the character to be picked up by each player is referred to specify the character type, and the lottery target of the display text is set by referring to the table data corresponding to the character type.

In this embodiment, there are 30 types of characters, each of which is given a unique character ID in advance. Table data D1 to table data having a one-to-one correspondence with 30 types of character IDs, as shown in FIG. D30 exists, and the table data corresponding to the character ID of the character to be picked up is selected. In this embodiment, the table data for setting the display text of the "personal comment" is common to the preliminary round and the final round. However, with regard to the "principal comment", table data for setting the display text for the preliminary round and table data for setting the display text for the final round may be separately prepared.

In this embodiment, the table data specific to the character IDs are associated with each other, but in addition to the table data specific to the character IDs, common table data may exist for some or all of the character IDs. Further, regardless of the character ID, the lottery target of the "person's comment" may be set from common table data. Further, for some character IDs, the lottery targets for "personal comment" are set from common table data, and for the remaining character IDs, the lottery target for "personal comment" is set from table data specific to characters. good too.

For the "journalist's brief commentary", each of the display texts that make up the "beginning", "intermediate", and "closing" parts will be selected by lottery to create a sentence, and the display text for each part in the qualifying round will be selected. As shown in FIG. 14, table data E1 to table data E14 exist as table data for this purpose, and the table data for each character is determined based on the total number of starts of the characters to be picked up by each player and the winning rate in the last five races. The lottery target of the selected and displayed text is set. If the total number of races started is less than 5 races, the result obtained by dividing the number of wins by the total number of races raced will be treated as the winning percentage of the last 5 races.

Then, when it is determined that the total number of races of the characters to be picked up is "first race", the table data E1 is selected, and the lottery target of the display text is set by the table data E1. If the total number of races of the characters to be picked up is "first race", the table data E1 is always selected because there is no special race race result for that character.

Further, when it is determined that the total number of races of the character to be picked up is "1 to 4 races", one of table data E2 to table data E8 is selected according to the winning rate of the last 5 races. A lottery target is set according to the selected table data. Table data E2 is selected when the win rate is 0% (no wins), table data E3 is selected when the win rate is 25% (4 wins and 1 win), and a win rate of 33% (3 wins and 1 win). , the table data E4 is selected, if the win rate is 50% (2 wins, 1 win or 4 wins, 2 wins), the table data E5 is selected, and if the win rate is 66% (3 wins, 2 wins) , the table data E6 is selected, the table data E7 is selected when the winning rate is 75% (4 wins and 3 wins), and the table data E8 is selected when the winning rate is 100% (all wins).

Further, when it is determined that the total number of races of the character to be picked up is "five or more", one of the table data E9 to E14 is selected according to the winning rate of the last five races. The lottery target is set by the table data. When the win rate is 0% (0 wins from 5 games), the table data E9 is selected. ), the table data E11 is selected, the table data E12 is selected when the win rate is 60% (5 wins and 3 wins), and the table data E12 is selected when the win rate is 80% (5 wins and 4 wins). E13 is selected, and if the winning percentage is 100% (five wins out of five games), table data E14 is selected. In the present embodiment, in Round 1 of the qualifying round, Round 2 of the qualifying round, and the final round, the character cannot be changed during the same round, but the character registered to run can be changed in different rounds. is accumulated and counted every time one race is performed.

Further, in the present embodiment, for some table data (eg, table data E1), at least one part out of "beginning", "intermediate", and "closing" has a specific condition (eg, parameter 800 or more). There may be display texts that have been set, and for display texts with specific conditions set, it is controlled so that it is included in the lottery only if the character to be picked up satisfies the specific conditions. .

Then, when the lottery target of the display text is set, the lottery of the display text is performed for each part of the "beginning", "middle", and "closing" of the "reporter's comment", and based on the lottery result, the selection for the qualifying round A sentence of "reporter's commentary" about the article is created.

As for page 3 (character track record) shown in FIG. , number of running characters (including NPC), running number, popularity, time) are associated with the running number. In this embodiment, the editing information on page 3 (character battle record) includes the player ID, character ID, race number, and race record of nine characters, and is common to each player belonging to the battle group. . Regarding the 3rd stage (character record), common processing is performed in the preliminary round and the final round.

Next, a driving simulation for the qualifying round of the special race will be described. In this embodiment, Course 1 is set as a course common to all races of Round 1 of the qualifying rounds, and Course 2 is set as a course common to all races of Round 2 of the qualifying rounds. In the driving simulation, information on the course associated with the race to run, the status (speed, stamina, power, guts, wisdom, possessed skills) of the 12 characters (including 3 NPCs) to run, etc. Based on this, the development of the race, order of finish, time, etc. are calculated, and the race result is recorded in the match record. The race development here includes the movement history of each character from the starting point of the course to the goal point, the occurrence history of each character's events (activation of skills, occurrence of accidents), and the like. Also, based on the race result, the information on the player's battle record in the race registration record and the information on the battle record of the characters who have run in the race are updated.

Then, when the editing of the article about the preliminary information of the race and the running simulation are completed on the server 20 side, a competition completion response including those results is transmitted to the player terminals 40 of the players belonging to the competition group.

In the player terminal 40 that has received the battle completion response, the progress of the game changes to the pre-race state, and the display screen changes from the base screen to the pre-race screen (step S107). In the pre-race screen shown in FIG. 16, a character running in the race is animated and provided with a watch button 601 for watching the race and an article button 602 for browsing preliminary information about the race.

Note that in the present embodiment, a cut-in image that introduces the character to be picked up by each player is displayed in the process of transition of the display screen of the player terminal 40 from the base screen to the pre-race screen. In this cut-in image, as shown in FIG. 17, images of three characters registered by each player are arranged in an upper display area 701, a middle display area 702, and a lower display area 703, and the background color is set to the upper side. pink, blue, and yellow in order from , and the player terminal 40 arranges its own character to be picked up in the middle display area 702 based on the information (for example, team ID) included in the battle completion response. The characters to be picked up by the opponent player are displayed so as to be arranged in the lower display area 703 and the upper display area 701 in ascending order of team ID. In this embodiment, the relationship between each character and the background color is set when the cut-in image is generated. The background colors are set to blue, yellow, and pink, and processing is performed to display the article content of the character to be picked up so as to correspond to the background colors.

When the article button 602 is tapped while the pre-race screen is being displayed on the player terminal 40, one page (headline) of the article about the pre-race information is displayed based on the edit information included in the match completion response. Page 2 (notable character) and page 3 (character battle record) can be browsed (step S108). While viewing an article, tap input on the tabs (page 1 tab 305, page 2 tab 306, page 3 tab 307) corresponding to page 1 (headline), page 2 (notable character), and page 3 (character battle record). You can switch the content of the article to be viewed by . Further, when a tap input is performed on the return button 308 on the article browsing screen, the screen transitions to the screen immediately before the race. When viewing page 3 (character battle record) of the article, since the battle records of nine characters cannot be displayed on one screen, a scroll bar 501 is provided, and a slider 502 is dragged to move up and down. It is possible to scroll display by inputting It should be noted that the display screen of page 3 (character battle record) can also be scrolled by flick input.

In addition, when the player terminal 40 displays the screen just before the race, when a tap input is performed on the spectator button 601, the pattern of the race by 12 characters is displayed based on the driving simulation information included in the battle completion response. A race image is displayed (step S109). After that, the screen transitions to a result display screen that displays the race results, and the player is notified of the award of rewards for the race results (step S110).

In the qualifying rounds, the processing in the same round is repeated until five race entries are completed in each of rounds 1 and 2 (N in step S111, to step S103). In other words, when a player completes entering five races in Round 1 of the qualifying round, he/she can enter five races in Round 2 of the qualifying round. When five race entries are completed in Round 1 of the qualifying round (Y in step S111), a round end process is performed in which the player is sorted into class A or class B according to the number of wins in round 1 (step S112). ).

Also, when the player completes five race entries in round 2 of the qualifying round (Y in step S111), the qualifying round ends, and it is determined in round end processing whether or not the condition for advancing to the final round is satisfied. Round end processing is performed (step S112), and if the conditions for advancing to the final round are satisfied, it is possible to enter the final round. Specifically, if you belong to Class A in Round 2 of the Qualifying Round, or if you belong to Class B in Round 2 of the Qualifying Round and have 3 or more wins in Round 2, you will qualify for the Finals. Advancement to the round is decided.

In addition, in the round end processing after completing the 5 races in Round 2 of the qualifying round, not only is it determined whether or not to advance to the final round, but also regarding the player who has decided to advance to the final round, A process of assigning the player to class A or class B according to the class to which the player belongs and the number of wins in Round 2 is also performed.

FIG. 18 is a diagram showing the flow in the final round regarding the special race.

In the final round, the basic flow of the race is the same as in the qualifying round, but in addition to holding only one race in the final round, the acceptance of race registration, the acceptance of matching, and the viewing of the race each have a limited period of time. is done. Below, a detailed explanation of the parts common to the qualifying round will be omitted, and the main differences will be mainly explained.

First, in the final round, the registration period (steps S201 and S202) is executed until the registration of the three characters is completed, and a matching request is made from the player terminal 40 until the registration period ends and the matching period starts. (N in step S203).

When the matching period starts, it becomes possible to accept a matching request from the player terminal 40 (Y in step S203, step S204), and a matching process (step S205), a process of editing an article of preliminary information about the race (step S206), and a process of running a race simulation (step S207) are executed and recorded in the battle record. During the matching period, the running simulation is completed, but the competition completion response including information on the race result is not sent to the player terminal 40 until the race period starts (N in step S208).

In the present embodiment, there is a case where the article about the preliminary information of the final round race is edited in a manner different from that of the qualifying round.

First of all, in the final round, the method of picking up one of the three characters registered by the player to whom the article is provided is different from the preliminary round. Pick up is done. Specifically, of the three characters, the character with the youngest team member ID (the character with the team member ID of "1") is picked up. The opponent's character is picked up in the same manner as in the preliminary round.

As for the "title" and "subtitle" on the first page (headline) of the article in the final round, as shown in FIG. However, regardless of the winning percentage of the character to be picked up by the player to whom the article is provided, the lottery target of the display text is set for any player using the table data A3. That is, in the final round, the display texts for the "title" and "subtitle" are set from the common table data, but the lottery for the display text is performed for each player to whom the article is provided, so the first page (headline) " The notation of "Title" and "Subtitle" may differ for each player. Also in the final round, it may be possible to select from a plurality of types of table data the table data for determining the winning percentage of the character to be picked up by the player to whom the article is provided and setting the lottery target of the display text.

As for the "Race Commentary" on page 1 (heading), as shown in FIG. , the table data B5 exists in the editing material database 52, and regardless of the winning percentage of the character to be picked up by the player to whom the article is provided, the lottery target of the display text is set for any player using the table data B5. . That is, in the final round, the display text of "Race Review" is set from the common table data, but since the display text is selected by lottery for each player to whom the article is provided, "Race Review" is displayed on the first page (headline). The notation of may differ for each player. Also in the final round, it may be possible to select from a plurality of types of table data the table data for determining the winning percentage of the character to be picked up by the player to whom the article is provided and setting the lottery target of the display text.

As for the "players to watch" on page 1 (heading), table data for selecting display texts for each part of the "beginning", "intermediate", and "closing" parts in the final round is shown in FIG. , table data C15 and table data C16 exist in the editing material database 52, and referring to the total winning rate (total number of wins divided by the total number of entries) of the player to whom the article is provided, a table corresponding to the winning rate is created. The lottery target of the display text is set using the data. Specifically, it is determined whether the total winning percentage of the player to whom the article is provided is less than 50% or 50% or more. If the winning percentage is 50% or higher, table data C16 is selected.

As for the second side (attention character), the same processing as in the preliminary round is performed for the "personal comment", but the display text setting method is different for the "reporter's brief comment". Specifically, table data E15 as shown in FIG. The table data E19 exists in the editing material database 52, and lottery targets for display text are set using the table data corresponding to the total number of runs and the total winning rate of characters to be picked up by each player. Specifically, it is determined whether the total number of races of the character to be picked up is "first race" or "one race or more", and if the total number of races is "first race", table data E15 is selected. If the total number of entries is "one race or more", one of the table data E16 to E19 is selected according to the total winning rate. Table data E16 is selected when the total win rate is 0%, table data E17 is selected when the total win rate is 1% to 49%, and table data E17 is selected when the total win rate is 50% to 99%. Table data E18 is selected, and table data E19 is selected when the total winning percentage is 100%.

In the present embodiment, when the matching period for the final round ends and the race period starts (Y in step S208), in response to the race result acquisition request from the player terminal 40, the article editing information related to the pre-race information and the A competition completion response including the result of the running simulation is transmitted to the player terminal 40 . In the present embodiment, when an input for selecting the game mode of the special race is made to the player terminal 40 during the race period of the final round, the screen transitions to the base screen. When a tap input is performed on the start button 204 while the base screen is displayed during the race period of the final round, the player terminal 40 transmits a race result acquisition request to the server 20 . The server 20 that has received the race result acquisition request from the player terminal 40 accepts the race result acquisition request on the condition that the race is still in progress, and transmits a competition completion response to the player terminal 40 . If the server 20 side cannot normally accept the race result acquisition request due to server maintenance or the like, the server 20 transmits an error response to the player terminal 40 .

After receiving the match completion response from the server 20, the processing on the side of the player terminal 40 is the same as in the preliminary round, and the state immediately before the race is entered, and the screen immediately before the race is displayed on the player terminal 40 (step S209). . When the article button 602 is tapped on the screen just before the race, the article about the preliminary information of the race can be viewed (step S210). The race video shown is displayed (step S211). After that, the screen changes to a result display screen displaying the race result, and the player is notified of the award of the reward for the race result (step S212).

In the information processing system 10 described above, based on at least one of the information of each player belonging to the competition group created by matching and the information of characters registered to run by each player, articles relating to preliminary information of the race can be edited. , for each player to whom the article is provided, and for the first page (headline) and page 2 (notable characters) of the article, the information associated with the player to which the article is provided is preferentially handled and edited. ing. As described above, the information processing system 10 provides each player with advance information that is a close-up of items related to the player who browses the article, while sharing the information that is the source of article editing among the players belonging to the competition group. As a result, each player's enthusiasm for the race can be encouraged.

In addition, in the information processing system 10, when editing the first page (headline) and the second page (attention character) of the article, one character is picked up for each player from the three characters registered to run by each player belonging to the competition group. Then, the 1st page (heading) and 2nd page (notable character) of the article are edited in association with the picked up character, and the picking up is performed so that the same type of character does not exist among the players belonging to the battle group. there is In other words, even if other players belonging to the competition group have registered characters of the same type as the characters they have registered to run, the articles are edited with priority given to the character of the player to whom the articles are provided. The player's interest in the content of the article can be attracted.

In particular, in this embodiment, the character to be picked up by the player to whom the article is provided is displayed at the highest position in terms of character display order on the first page (headline) and the second page (character of interest). Therefore, when viewing the article, it becomes easy to recognize that the character is a character who has registered to run, and the user interface environment can be improved.

Further, in this embodiment, the same content can be browsed based on common information regardless of whether the third page (character results) of the article related to the preliminary information of the race is provided to any player belonging to the competition group. there is That is, for the first page (headline) and second page (notable character) of the article, the information associated with the player to whom the article is provided is preferentially handled and edited content, but the third page (character battle record). Since it is common to all players, it is possible to impress the player to whom the article is provided that the player is relatively attracting attention in the first page (headline) and the second page (notable character). .

Further, in this embodiment, since the display texts of the first page (headline) and the second page (attractive character) are set with reference to the player's winning percentage and the number of race entries, as well as the character's winning percentage and number of race entries, the characters can be used in special races. Appropriate changes can be given to the content of the article as the round progresses.

In addition, in this embodiment, since the information referred to when setting the display text differs between the qualifying round and the final round of the series of special races, it is possible to prevent the content of the article from becoming monotonous.

Further, in this embodiment, as an example of preferentially handling and editing information associated with the player to whom the article is provided, the lottery target for the display text on the first page (headline) and the second page (attention character) of the article is selected. When setting up, refer to the total number of starts and winning percentage of the player to whom the article is provided, and refer to the total number of starts and winning percentage of characters to be picked up by the player to whom the article is provided. The information associated with the player has a large impact on what is edited. However, when performing a lottery for display text, after setting the lottery target regardless of the information associated with the player to whom the article is provided, the selection rate of the display text associated with the player to whom the article is provided By performing a lottery for the display text while controlling it to be higher, as a result, the information associated with the player to whom the article is provided may be more likely to be reflected in the edited content. Regarding the preferential handling of information associated with the player to whom the article is provided, it is not essential that the information associated with the player to whom the article is provided does not affect the editing content. It may be treated as information with a higher priority than the information received.

Further, in the present embodiment, when each of the three players belonging to the competition group registers three characters to run, and picks up one character from each of the three characters, the article is provided to the player. After picking up a character, the character to be picked up by the opponent player is determined so that the character of the same type as that character is not selected. If the pick-up target of the opponent player overlaps with the pick-up target of the player to whom the article is provided, the character of the player selected by lottery may be set as the pick-up target, in which case the article is provided. A lottery may be conducted to make it easier for the first player to be selected.

In this embodiment, three characters can be registered to run for one player, but only one character may be registered for one player. In this case, in the article editing function, it is not necessary to pick up one character, and each player can refer to the information of one character registered to run and edit the article.

Further, in this embodiment, the character registered to run cannot be changed during the same round in each of round 1 of the qualifying round and round 2 of the qualifying round. That is, a character registered to run in the qualifying round cannot be changed until five races have been completed. However, it may also be possible to accept a change in a character's race registration even during the same round. In this case, the information on the character newly registered to race is referred to and the article about the advance information of the race is edited. be able to.

Regarding the article editing function, the information to be referenced when editing an article includes race information (race name, race venue, distance, etc.), player names and titles of players belonging to the competition group (can be set based on what has been acquired), the results of the special races of the player to whom the article is provided (last 5 races, all races, etc.), the character name and nickname of the character registered to run by each player belonging to the competition group (can be set from those acquired during the training mode), battle records in the training mode of characters registered to run by each player belonging to the battle group, and records in special races of characters registered to run by each player belonging to the battle group (last 5 races, all races, etc.), the status of the character registered to run by each player belonging to the competition group (speed, stamina, power, guts, wisdom, course suitability, etc.), the character selected by the player when registering to run Running methods (escape, lead, lead, drive in, etc.) can be mentioned. In addition, it is possible to refer to and edit necessary information according to the content of the article.

The information referred to when editing an article is basically managed on the server 20 side, and the information is included in the content of the response sent to the player terminal 40 with the editing result of the article. (Information common to each player, such as race names, race venues, distance information, etc.) is managed in the storage unit 42 of the player terminal 40, and when an input related to viewing an article is made to the player terminal 40, , the content of which is displayed by referring to the storage unit 42 of the player terminal 40 may exist.

Regarding the server 20, the character registration function, matching function, article editing function, and simulation function may be realized by one server 20, or each function may be distributed to a plurality of servers 20 and realized by separate servers 20. You may have Further, among the character registration function, matching function, article editing function, and simulation function, only some functions may be realized by the server 20 separate from the other functions. Also, a plurality of servers 20 having a matching function may be prepared.

Further, although a racing game has been described as an example of a game in which a plurality of players participate in a competition, the information processing system 10 may be configured to provide the spectator function in other games. For example, fighting games, sports games (baseball games, soccer games, etc.), action games, battle royale games, role-playing games, etc. are applicable to any genre as long as a plurality of players participate and compete. Also, the form of the battle may be one-on-one, multiple-to-multiple, or one-to-multiple.

10 information processing system,
20 server, 40 player terminal, 21, 41 control unit, 22, 42 storage unit,
23, 45 communication unit, 43 operation input unit, 44 display unit,
50 data storage unit, 51 battle information database, 52 editing material database,
60 game execution unit, 61 character registration unit, 62 matching processing unit,
63 article editing unit, 64 simulation processing unit,

Claims (4)

A program for a game in which a plurality of players participate and compete,
a character registration unit that accepts registration of a character in association with the player in response to a request from the player's terminal;
a matching processing unit that matches the plurality of players whose characters have been registered;
Based on at least one of the information of each of the matched players and the information of the character registered by each of the matched players, an article related to the preliminary information of the battle is edited, and the edited result of the article is: functioning a computer as an article editorial department provided to each of the terminals of the matched players;
The article editorial department
A program characterized in that the article is edited for each of the players that are matched, and with regard to the predetermined content of the article, the information associated with the player of the supply destination is preferentially handled and edited. In claim 1,
The character registration unit
accepting registration of a plurality of said characters for each said player;
The article editorial department
One character is picked up for each player from the plurality of characters registered by each of the matched players, the article is edited so as to include the contents related to the picked up character, and the matched character is edited. A program characterized by picking up such characters that the same kind of characters do not exist among players. An information processing system for a game in which a plurality of players participate and compete,
a character registration unit that accepts registration of a character in association with the player in response to a request from the player's terminal;
a matching processing unit that matches the plurality of players whose characters have been registered;
Based on at least one of the information of each of the matched players and the information of the character registered by each of the matched players, an article related to the preliminary information of the battle is edited, and the edited result of the article is: an article editorial department provided to each of the terminals of the matched players,
The article editorial department
An information processing system characterized in that the article is edited for each of the matched players, and with respect to predetermined content of the article, information associated with the player to whom the article is provided is preferentially handled and edited. An information processing method for a game in which a plurality of players participate and compete,
a character registration step of accepting registration of a character in association with the player in response to a request from the player's terminal;
a matching processing step of matching a plurality of said players whose characters have been registered;
Based on at least one of the information of each of the matched players and the information of the character registered by each of the matched players, an article related to the preliminary information of the battle is edited, and the edited result of the article is: an article editing step provided to each of the terminals of the matched players;
In the article editing step,
An information processing method, wherein the article is edited for each of the matched players, and with respect to predetermined contents of the article, information associated with the player to whom the article is provided is preferentially handled and edited.

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