JP2023025612A - Program and information processing device - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a program capable of improving operability of a player's object operation.SOLUTION: A program for displaying and controlling an object on a screen causes a computer to function as: acquisition means 62 for acquiring first coordinates indicating the position of a touch operation on the screen where a player's tap operation is executed to the screen; determination means 70 for determining a rotational direction of the object on the basis of second coordinates and the first coordinates acquired by the acquisition means 62 when coordinates indicating the position of the object on the screen when there occurs a tap operation are represented as the second coordinates; and rotation means 72 for rotating the object in the rotational direction determined by the determination means 70.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

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

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is known a technology related to a game device in which game operations are performed through touch panel operations.

In this regard, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-200002 discloses a technique for rotating an object by double-tapping, and determining the rotation direction of the object based on the second tap position relative to the first tap position. is described. The patent document 1 also describes rotating the object when the first or second tap position is located on the object.

JP 2007-102495 A

As described in Patent Literature 1, in the method of determining the rotation direction by double-tapping, the player needs to consciously shift the position of the first tap and the position of the second tap and quickly perform the operation. , there is a problem of poor operability. Further, as described in Patent Document 1, in the method of rotating the object when the first or second tap position is located on the object, for example, the object automatically moves on the screen. In such a case, it is necessary to perform a tap operation on the moving object, resulting in poor operability as described above.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a program and an information processing apparatus capable of improving the operability of object manipulation by the player.

A program according to a first aspect of the present invention is a program for controlling the display of an object on a screen, the computer indicating a position of the tap operation on the screen when a player performs a tap operation on the screen. obtaining means for obtaining a first coordinate, and the second coordinates obtained by the obtaining means when the coordinates indicating the position of the object on the screen when the tap operation is performed are set as the second coordinates; Based on the first coordinates, it functions as determination means for determining the rotation direction of the object, and rotation means for rotating the object in the rotation direction determined by the determination means.

In the program according to the second aspect of the present invention, display control is performed so that the object automatically moves within the screen, and the determining means determines the The direction of rotation is determined based on the position of the first coordinates.

In the program according to the third aspect of the present invention, when the first coordinate is located on one side of the second coordinate in a direction intersecting the direction of movement, the rotation direction is determined to rotate to the right, and if the first coordinate is positioned on the other side with respect to the second coordinate, the direction of rotation is determined to rotate to the left.

The program according to the fourth aspect of the present invention further causes the computer to function as display control means for controlling display of position information indicating the position of the object on the screen in the intersecting direction on the screen.

The program according to the fifth aspect of the present invention further causes the computer to function as notification means for notifying the direction of rotation when the object is rotated in the direction of rotation by the rotation means.

An information processing apparatus according to a sixth aspect of the present invention is an information processing apparatus that controls display of an object on a screen, and when there is a player's tap operation on the screen, the position of the tap operation on the screen is changed to an obtaining means for obtaining a first coordinate to indicate the position of the object on the screen when the tap operation is performed; determining means for determining a rotation direction of the object based on the determined first coordinates; and rotating means for rotating the object in the rotation direction determined by the determining means.

According to the present invention, it is possible to improve the operability of object manipulation by the player.

It is a block diagram showing an example of the whole composition of a game system concerning this embodiment. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration of a server device shown in FIG. 1; FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration of a smartphone as a terminal device shown in FIG. 1; FIG. It is a figure which shows roughly an example of the game execution screen in the game system which concerns on this embodiment. It is a block diagram showing an example of functional composition of a game system concerning this embodiment. 6 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of processing performed by each functional configuration shown in FIG. 5 in the game system according to the present embodiment; It is a figure which shows an example of the game execution screen in the game system which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of a game execution screen when rotation operation is performed. It is a figure explaining the rotation method of the falling block in the game system which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the option screen in the game system which concerns on this embodiment.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention (hereinafter referred to as "present embodiments") will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In order to facilitate understanding of the description, the same components and steps are denoted by the same reference numerals as much as possible in each drawing, and overlapping descriptions are omitted.

<Overall composition>
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the overall configuration of a game system 1 according to this embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 1 , the game system 1 includes a server device 10 and one or more terminal devices 12 . These server device 10 and terminal device 12 are configured to be able to communicate via a communication network NT such as an intranet, the Internet, or a telephone line.

The server device 10 is an information processing device that provides a game execution result obtained by executing the game program 14 or the game program 14 itself to the player of each terminal device 12 via the communication network NT. In this embodiment, the server device 10 provides the game program 14 itself to the player of the terminal device 12 .

Each terminal device 12 is an information processing device owned by each player, and is an information processing device that provides a game to each player by executing the game program 14 received from the server device 10 after being installed. . Examples of these terminal devices 12 include various devices such as smart phones, mobile phones, arcade game devices, consumer game devices, tablets, and personal computers.

<Hardware configuration>
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the server device 10 shown in FIG. 1. As shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 2, the server device 10 includes a control device 20, a communication device 26, and a storage device . The control device 20 mainly includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 22 and a memory 24 .

In the control device 20, the CPU 22 executes a predetermined program stored in the memory 24, the storage device 28, or the like, thereby functioning as various functional configurations. The details of this functional configuration will be described later.

The communication device 26 is composed of a communication interface or the like for communicating with an external device. The communication device 26 transmits and receives various information to and from the terminal device 12, for example.

The storage device 28 is composed of a hard disk or the like. The storage device 28 stores various programs and information required for execution of processing in the control device 20, including the game program 14, and information on processing results.

The server device 10 can be realized using an information processing device such as a dedicated or general-purpose server computer. Further, the server device 10 may be configured by a single information processing device, or may be configured by a plurality of information processing devices distributed over the communication network NT. Moreover, FIG. 2 only shows a part of the main hardware configuration of the server device 10, and the server device 10 can have other configurations that servers generally have. Further, the hardware configuration of the plurality of terminal devices 12 can also have the same configuration as that of the server device 10, except for providing operation means and a display device, for example.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of a smart phone as the terminal device 12 shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 3, the terminal device 12 includes a main control unit 30, a touch panel (touch screen) 32, a camera 34, a mobile communication unit 36, a wireless LAN communication unit 38, a storage unit 40, a speaker 42 and.

The main control unit 30 includes a CPU, memory, and the like. The main control unit 30 is connected to a touch panel 32 as a display input device, a camera 34 , a mobile communication unit 36 , a wireless LAN communication unit 38 , a storage unit 40 and a speaker 42 . The main control unit 30 has a function of controlling these connection destinations.

The touch panel 32 has the functions of both a display device and an input device, and is composed of a display 32A having a display function and a touch sensor 32B having an input function. The display 32A is configured by, for example, a general display device such as a liquid crystal display or an organic EL (Electro Luminescence) display. The display 32A displays a game image generated by executing the game program 14 by the main control unit 30 on its screen. Under the control of the main control unit 30, the display 32A appropriately switches between screens such as an option screen for game settings (see FIG. 9), a game start screen, and a game execution screen (see FIGS. 7A and 7B).

The touch sensor 32B is configured by an element for detecting a touch operation on the screen displayed by the display 32A. Any of known methods such as a capacitance method, a resistive film method (pressure-sensitive method), and an electromagnetic induction method can be adopted as a method for detecting a contact operation by the touch sensor 32B. The touch sensor 32B receives the player's operation input by detecting the movement of the player's finger as an operator that touches the screen. Note that the manipulator is not limited to the player's finger, and may be, for example, a stylus. When the touch sensor 32B detects the action of the player's finger, the touch sensor 32B detects coordinates indicating the contact position on the screen, and outputs the coordinates to the main control unit 30 . The coordinates indicating the position are indicated, for example, as coordinate values on the xy plane along the screen displayed by the display 32A. In this embodiment, when the player performs a tap operation on the screen, the touch sensor 32B detects the coordinates (x coordinate, y coordinate) indicating the position of the tap operation on the screen.

The camera 34 has a function of capturing still images and/or moving images and storing them in the storage unit 40 .

The mobile communication unit 36 has a function of connecting to a mobile communication network via an antenna 36A and communicating with other communication devices connected to the mobile communication network.

The wireless LAN communication unit 38 has a function of connecting to the communication network NT via an antenna 38A and communicating with other devices such as the server device 10 connected to the communication network NT.

The storage unit 40 stores various programs and data such as the game program 14 and play data indicating the elapsed time of the game of the game program 14 and player information. Note that the play data may be stored in the server device 10 .

The speaker 42 has a function of outputting game sounds and the like.

<Game Overview>
A game executed by the game system 1 according to the present embodiment is not particularly limited, but is, for example, a falling puzzle game called “Puyo Puyo (registered trademark)”.

FIG. 4 is a diagram schematically showing an example of the game execution screen 50 in the game system 1 according to this embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 4, the game execution screen 50 includes a rectangular frame-shaped game field 52 and a block 54 called, for example, "Puyo (registered trademark)" as an object. The game field 52 is composed of a lattice of 12 vertical squares by 6 horizontal squares, and one block 54 can be arranged for each square of the lattice. The game field 52 consists of an upper frame portion 52a, a lower frame portion 52b, a left frame portion 52c, and a right frame portion 52d.

A pair of blocks 54 are displayed and controlled to automatically move within the game execution screen 50 as the game progresses. In this embodiment, display control is performed such that a pair of blocks 54 falls from the top to the bottom within the game execution screen 50 . Hereinafter, this pair of blocks 54 will be referred to as "falling blocks 56". The falling block 56 is an object to be operated by the player, and includes a block 54a as a first object that serves as the rotation axis of the falling block 56, and a second object that rotates around the block 54a with the block 54a as the rotation axis. and a block 54b as . The falling block 56 has a shape elongated in one direction as a whole. The falling block 56 falls from the upper frame portion 52a of the game field 52 at a predetermined speed while the blocks 54a and 54b are vertically aligned. The central coordinates 55 of the lower block 54a of the vertically arranged blocks 54a and 54b serve as the rotation axis of the falling block 56. As shown in FIG. As a result, for example, when a falling block 56 falls from the upper frame portion 52a, even if the entire falling block 56 does not appear in the game field 52, the center coordinates 55 of the first appearing block 54a can be determined. The falling block 56 can be rotated as a rotation axis.

When the falling block 56 collides with the lower frame portion 52b of the game field 52 or the fixed block 54, it is fixed at that position. However, if only one block 54 collides with a fixed block 54 when a pair of blocks 54 are arranged side by side, the one block 54 is fixed at that position, but the other block 54 falls further. As a result, the falling block 56 is separated into blocks 54 one by one. Further, when the other dropped block 54 collides with the lower frame portion 52b of the game field 52 or the fixed block 54, it is fixed at that position.

When blocks 54 of the same color are arranged around and fixed, the blocks 54 of the same color are combined. When four or more blocks 54 are combined, the blocks 54 disappear and the game is scored. When the block 54 disappears, the block 54 on the disappeared block 54 falls. At this time, if four or more blocks 54 are combined again, they disappear and a chain is generated. The score obtained when the blocks 54 are eliminated can be calculated by multiplying the number of the eliminated blocks 54 by a preset chain multiplier. When the third column from the left frame portion 52c side of the game field 52 is filled with blocks 54 up to the upper frame portion 52a, the game is over.

The player performs any operation to cause the falling block 56 to move laterally, drop at high speed, rotate, or the like. For example, by flicking the game execution screen 50 in the horizontal direction, the falling block 56 can be moved in the horizontal direction. Further, by performing a downward dragging operation on the game execution screen 50, the falling block 56 can be dropped downward at high speed. Also, the falling block 56 can be rotated by a tap operation on the game execution screen 50 . At this time, in the present embodiment, the position of the falling block 56 on the game execution screen 50 is used as a reference, and the rotation direction is determined by the position of the player's tap operation with respect to the position. The functional configuration of the game system 1 for determining the direction of rotation will be described in detail below.

<Functional configuration>
FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the game system 1 according to this embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 5, the server device 10 in the game system 1 includes acquisition means 62, game control means 64, display control means 66, and notification means 68 as functional configurations. These functional configurations are realized by the control device 20 of the server device 10 executing the game program 14 . All or part of these functional configurations may be provided in the terminal device 12 . For example, the server device 10 may include display control means 66 and notification means 68, and the terminal device 12 may include acquisition means 62 and game control means 64 as functional configurations.

The obtaining means 62 is a functional means for obtaining first coordinates indicating the position of the tap operation on the game execution screen 50 when the player performs a tap operation on the game execution screen 50 . The acquisition unit 62 acquires the first coordinates indicating the position of the tap operation on the game execution screen 50 by acquiring the coordinates output by the touch sensor 32B when the tap operation is performed. In this embodiment, the acquisition unit 62 acquires the x coordinate as the first coordinate among the coordinates (x coordinate, y coordinate) output by the touch sensor 32B. The acquired first coordinates are output to the determining means 70 .

The game control means 64 is functional means for controlling the entire game. For example, the game control means 64 controls the falling blocks 56 as the game progresses. The game control means 64 also receives signals output from the touch sensor 32B, and controls the movement and rotation of the falling block 56 based on the received signals. The game control means 64 has determination means 70 and rotation means 72 .

When the coordinates indicating the position of the falling block 56 on the game execution screen 50 when the tap operation is performed are the second coordinates, the determination means 70 determines the second coordinates and the first position acquired by the acquisition means 62 . It is functional means for determining the direction of rotation of the falling block 56 based on the coordinates. The coordinates indicating the position of the falling block 56 on the game execution screen 50 are the coordinates (x coordinate, y coordinate) indicating the position of the falling block 56 on the xy plane along the game execution screen 50. Coordinates of any included point.

In this embodiment, the x-coordinate among the center coordinates 55 of the block 54a serving as the rotation axis of the falling block 56 is the second coordinate. The x-coordinate of the center coordinate 55 of the block 54a is saved for game control purposes, for example, as a variable indicating the current position of the falling block 56 along the x-axis. The determining means 70 determines the rotation direction of the falling block 56 by using the x coordinate of the center coordinate 55 of the block 54a when the first coordinate is output from the touch sensor 32B as the second coordinate.

The determining means 70 determines the direction of rotation based on the position of the first coordinate with respect to the second coordinate in the direction intersecting the falling direction of the falling block 56 (the direction from top to bottom in the game execution screen 50). The direction intersecting the falling direction of the falling block 56 is, for example, the direction along the x-axis orthogonal to the falling direction of the falling block 56 . That is, the determining means 70 determines the rotation direction based on the positional relationship of the x-coordinate among the coordinates (x-coordinate, y-coordinate) on the xy plane.

The determination means 70 determines the direction of rotation as right rotation when the first coordinate is located on the right side of the second coordinate in the direction along the x-axis. The case where the first coordinate is located on the right side of the second coordinate means the case where the first coordinate is positive with respect to the second coordinate. On the other hand, the determining means 70 determines the direction of rotation to be left rotation when the first coordinate is located on the left side, which is the other side of the second coordinate, in the direction along the x-axis. The case where the first coordinate is located on the left side of the second coordinate means the case where the first coordinate is negative with respect to the second coordinate. Even if the player performs a tap operation directly above the falling block 56, the determining means 70 determines whether the first coordinates indicating the position of the tap operation are located on the right side or the left side of the second coordinates. is determined, and either a right rotation or a left rotation is necessarily determined. Information indicating the determined direction of rotation is output to the rotating means 72 .

The rotating means 72 is functional means for rotating the falling block 56 in the direction of rotation determined by the determining means 70 . Rotation refers to rotating the orientation of the object with an arbitrary position of the object to be operated as the center of rotation. In this embodiment, the rotating means 72 controls the block 54b to rotate around the block 54a centering on the block 54a serving as the rotation axis. The rotating means 72 rotates the falling block 56 to the right by 90 degrees when the determining means 70 determines that the direction of rotation is to rotate to the right. That is, the rotating means 72 rotates the block 54b rightward by 90 degrees around the block 54a. On the other hand, the rotating means 72 rotates the falling block 56 to the left by 90 degrees when the determining means 70 determines that the direction of rotation is left rotation. That is, the rotating means 72 rotates the block 54b counterclockwise by 90 degrees around the block 54a. In addition, when the falling block 56 is positioned at the end of the game field 52, that is, when positioned so as to contact the left frame portion 52c (or the right frame portion 52d) of the game field 52, the rotating means 72 rotates the falling block. 56 is translated and rotated by one mass away from the left frame portion 52c (or the right frame portion 52d).

The display control unit 66 is a functional unit that controls the display on the game execution screen 50 of the position information indicating the position of the falling block 56 along the x-axis on the game execution screen 50 . In this embodiment, the display control means 66 controls the display of the x-coordinate position of the center coordinates 55 of the block 54a serving as the rotation axis on the game execution screen 50 as the position information. For example, the display control means 66 generates screen data for displaying the game execution screen 50 including the reference mark 94 (see FIGS. 7A and 7B) indicating the x-coordinate position of the central coordinate 55 of the block 54a, It is transmitted to the main control section 30 of the device 12 . In response to this, the main control unit 30 controls the display 32A to display the game execution screen 50 including the reference mark 94 on the display 32A.

The notification means 68 is a functional means for notifying the rotation direction when the falling block 56 is rotated in the rotation direction by the rotation means 72 . In this embodiment, the notification means 68 notifies the rotation direction by controlling the display of information indicating the rotation direction on the game execution screen 50 .

For example, the notification unit 68 generates screen data for displaying the game execution screen 50 including the rotation mark 100 (see FIG. 7B), which is an arrow indicating the direction of rotation, and transmits the screen data to the main control unit 30 of the terminal device 12. . In response to this, the main control unit 30 controls the display 32A to display the game execution screen 50 including the rotation mark 100 on the display 32A.

Further, the notification unit 68 generates control information for displaying a predetermined area corresponding to the rotation direction on the game execution screen 50 as the light emission area 102 (see FIG. 7B), and transmits the control information to the main control unit 30 of the terminal device 12. . In response to this, the main control unit 30 controls the display 32A so that a predetermined area corresponding to the rotation direction on the game execution screen 50 is illuminated as a light emitting area 102 and displayed.

<Process flow>
FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of processing performed by each functional configuration shown in FIG. 5 in the game system 1 according to this embodiment. Note that the contents and order of the processes shown in FIG. 6 can be changed as appropriate. The process of FIG. 6 is started, for example, when the player presses a start button for starting play on the game start screen.

(Step SP10)
The display control means 66 controls the display 32A of the terminal device 12 so as to display the game execution screen.

FIG. 7A is a diagram showing an example of the game execution screen 50 in the game system 1 according to this embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 7A, game execution screen 50 includes game field 52 , falling blocks 56 , and reference marks 94 . The reference mark 94 has, for example, a triangular shape, and is displayed at the x-coordinate position of the center coordinate 55 of the block 54a serving as the rotation axis in the upper frame portion 52a and the lower frame portion 52b of the game field 52. FIG. Note that the reference mark 94 may be displayed on either one of the upper frame portion 52a and the lower frame portion 52b. As in the game execution screen 50 shown in FIG. 7A, if the x-coordinate position of the center coordinates 55 of the block 54a is shifted from the center of the screen (the center in the horizontal direction of the game field 52), the reference mark 94 also corresponds to this. displayed off the center of the screen. Each time block 54a moves, reference mark 94 moves correspondingly.

Returning to FIG. 6, the process shifts to the process of step SP12.

(Step SP12)
The game control means 64 determines whether or not the player has performed a tap operation on the game execution screen 50 . When the game control means 64 receives a signal indicating that a tap operation has been performed from the touch sensor 32B, the game control means 64 makes an affirmative determination. Then, the process shifts to the process of step SP14. On the other hand, if the game control means 64 does not receive a signal indicating that a tap operation has been performed from the touch sensor 32B, it makes a negative determination. Then, the process shifts to the process of step SP20.

(Step SP14)
The acquisition unit 62 acquires the x-coordinate of the first coordinate indicating the position of the player's tap operation on the game execution screen 50 by acquiring the signal output by the touch sensor 32B. Then, the process moves to step SP16.

(Step SP16)
The determining means 70 determines that the first coordinate acquired in step SP14 is on the right side of the x-coordinate (second coordinate) of the center coordinate 55 of the block 54a serving as the rotation axis among the falling blocks 56 when the tap operation is performed. Determine whether it is located at or to the left. Then, the determining means 70 determines the direction of rotation of the falling block 56 to be either clockwise or counterclockwise based on the determination result. Then, the process shifts to the process of step SP18.

(Step SP18)
The rotating means 72 rotates the falling block 56 in the rotation direction determined in step SP16. At this time, the notification means 68 notifies the rotation direction of the rotation.

FIG. 7B is a diagram showing an example of the game execution screen 50 when a rotation operation is performed.

As shown in FIG. 7B , the game execution screen 50 on which the rotation operation has been performed includes a tap mark 98 , a rotation mark 100 and a light emitting area 102 . That is, the notification means 68 notifies the rotation direction by controlling the display 32A to display the game execution screen 50 including the rotation mark and the light emitting area.

The tap mark 98 is a circular mark or the like that indicates a predetermined area including the position tapped by the player. The tap mark 98 is displayed so as to follow the position of the input coordinates when the player performs a swipe operation. The rotation mark 100 is an arrow indicating the direction of rotation, and is displayed outside the game field 52, for example. When the direction of rotation is clockwise rotation, a rotation mark 100 of an arrow indicating clockwise rotation is displayed on the right side of the right frame portion 52d of the game field 52 . On the other hand, when the direction of rotation is counterclockwise rotation, a rotation mark 100 of an arrow indicating counterclockwise rotation is displayed on the left side of the left frame portion 52c of the game field 52 .

The light emitting area 102 is an area that emits light corresponding to the rotation direction of the game field 52 . When the direction of rotation is clockwise, the lower right half of the game field 52 is illuminated as the light emitting area 102 . On the other hand, when the direction of rotation is left, the lower left half of the game field 52 is illuminated as the light emitting area 102 .

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a method of rotating the falling block 56 in the game system 1 according to this embodiment. FIG. 8(A) shows the falling block 56 in a non-rotating state at the timing when it appears from the upper frame portion 52a of the game field 52, and FIGS. 2 shows the falling block 56 in the folded state.

As shown in FIG. 8(A), at the timing when the upper frame portion 52a of the game field 52 appears, the center coordinates 55 of the lower block 54a among the vertically arranged blocks 54a and 54b correspond to the falling block. 56 rotating shafts. The rotating means 72 rotates the falling block 56 with the central coordinates 55 as the rotation axis.

For example, in the state shown in FIG. 8A, when the player taps a position on the right side of the x-coordinate position of the center coordinates 55 of the block 54a, the rotation means 72 rotates the block 54b around the center coordinates 55. Rotate 90 degrees to the right (clockwise). As a result, as shown in FIG. 8B, the falling blocks 56 are arranged side by side with the block 54a arranged to the left of the block 54b.

In the state of FIG. 8B, when the player taps a position on the right side of the x-coordinate position of the center coordinates 55 of the block 54a, the rotating means 72 rotates the block 54b around the center coordinates 55. Rotate 90 degrees to the right (clockwise). As a result, as shown in FIG. 8C, the falling blocks 56 are vertically aligned with the blocks 54a arranged above the blocks 54b.

Further, in the state of FIG. 8C, when the player taps a position on the right side of the x-coordinate position of the center coordinates 55 of the block 54a, the rotation means 72 rotates the block 54b around the center coordinates 55. Rotate 90 degrees to the right (clockwise). As a result, as shown in FIG. 8D, the falling blocks 56 are arranged side by side with the block 54a arranged to the right of the block 54b.

In the state of FIG. 8D, when the player taps a position on the right side of the x-coordinate position of the center coordinates 55 of the block 54a, the rotation means 72 rotates the block 54b around the center coordinates 55. Rotate 90 degrees to the right (clockwise). As a result, the falling blocks 56 return to the vertically aligned state shown in FIG. 8(A).

Returning to FIG. 6, when the process of step SP18 ends, the process shifts to the process of step SP20.

(Step SP20)
The game control means 64 determines whether or not to end the game. The game control means 64 determines whether or not to end the game, for example, based on whether or not the game is over, or whether or not the player has performed an operation to select end of the game. If the determination is negative, the process returns to step SP12, and if the determination is positive, the series of processes shown in FIG. 6 ends.

<effect>
As described above, in the present embodiment, the program controls the display of the falling block 56 as an object on the game execution screen 50 . Acquisition means 62 for acquiring the first coordinates indicating the position on the game execution screen 50, and when the coordinates indicating the position of the falling block 56 on the game execution screen 50 when the tap operation is performed are taken as the second coordinates, the Determination means 70 for determining the rotation direction of the falling block 56 based on the second coordinates and the first coordinates acquired by the acquisition means 62, rotation for rotating the falling block 56 in the rotation direction determined by the determination means 70 means 72.

According to this configuration, when the player performs a tap operation on a predetermined position on the game execution screen 50, the rotation direction of the falling block 56 is determined based on the position of the tap operation with respect to the position of the falling block 56, and the falling block moves in the determined rotation direction. 56 rotates. Therefore, the player can sensuously operate the rotation of the falling block 56 in a desired rotation direction, and the operability of the falling block 56 can be improved.

Further, in this embodiment, the display is controlled so that the falling block 56 automatically moves within the game execution screen 50, and the determining means 70 determines the A direction of rotation is determined based on the position of the first coordinate relative to the second coordinate.

According to this configuration, the falling block 56 can be rotated by the player tapping a predetermined position on the falling block 56 in the direction along the x-axis on the game execution screen 50 . Therefore, the player can intuitively operate the rotation of the falling block 56 in the desired rotation direction.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the determining means 70 determines the rotation direction to be right rotation when the first coordinate is located on the right side of the second coordinate in one direction in the direction along the x-axis. , the direction of rotation is determined to be left rotation when the first coordinate is located on the left side of the second coordinate in the other direction.

According to this configuration, the player can rotate the falling block 56 to the right by tapping the right side of the falling block 56 in the direction along the x-axis on the game execution screen 50 . On the other hand, the player can rotate the falling block 56 to the left by performing a tap operation on the left side in the direction along the x-axis.

Further, in the present embodiment, the program controls the computer to display the reference mark 94 on the game execution screen 50 as position information indicating the position of the falling block 56 along the x-axis on the game execution screen 50. It further functions as a display control means 66 for displaying.

According to this configuration, the position of the falling block 56 in the direction along the x-axis is indicated by the reference mark 94 , so the player can easily grasp the position of the falling block 56 . Therefore, the player can appropriately perform a tap operation on a predetermined position corresponding to the position of the falling block 56 .

In addition, in this embodiment, the program further causes the computer to function as notification means 68 for notifying the rotation direction when the falling block 56 is rotated in the rotation direction by the rotation means 72 .

According to this configuration, since the rotation direction is notified, the player can confirm whether or not the falling block 56 has been properly rotated.

In addition, in this embodiment, the notification means 68 controls the display of a rotation mark 100, which is an arrow indicating the rotation direction, on the game execution screen 50, and displays a predetermined area corresponding to the rotation direction on the game execution screen 50 as a light emitting area 102. The direction of rotation is notified by performing display control so that it lights up as .

According to this configuration, the rotation mark 100 and the light emitting area 102 allow the player to easily confirm the rotation direction.

In this embodiment, the falling block 56, which is an object, includes a block 54a that serves as a rotation axis of the falling block 56, and a block 54b that rotates around the block 54a using the block 54a as a rotation axis. The determining means 70 determines the direction of rotation using the center coordinates 55 of the block 54a as the second coordinates.

According to this configuration, the center coordinates 55 of the block 54a that serves as the rotation axis of the falling block 56 and the second coordinates for determining the rotation direction of the falling block 56 can be made the same. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the player's sense of incongruity in the rotation operation caused by the difference between the center coordinates of the block 54a serving as the rotation axis of the falling block 56 and the second coordinates for determining the rotation direction.

Further, in the present embodiment, when the acquiring unit 62 performs a tap operation not only on a portion within the game field 52 on the game execution screen 50 but also on a portion outside the game field 52 on the game execution screen 50, A first coordinate indicating the position of the tap operation on the game execution screen 50 is obtained.

According to this configuration, the falling block 56 is positioned close to, for example, the left frame portion 52c and the right frame portion 52d of the game field 52, and the left and right sides of the falling block 56 in the game field 52 are tapped. Even in such a case, the falling block 56 can be rotated appropriately by tapping a portion outside the left frame portion 52c and the right frame portion 52d outside the game field.

<Modification>
The invention is not limited to the embodiments described above. In other words, the above-described embodiments are also included in the scope of the present invention as long as they have the features of the present invention, as long as they have the features of the present invention. In addition, each element provided in the above-described embodiment and modifications described later can be combined as long as it is technically possible, and the combination thereof is also included in the scope of the present invention as long as it includes the features of the present invention. .

For example, the processing of FIG. 6 may be executable by the player performing predetermined settings on the option screen.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of an option screen 80 in the game system 1 according to this embodiment. When the player presses the button for displaying the option screen 80, the display control means 66 controls the display 32A so that the option screen 80 is displayed.

As shown in FIG. 9, the option screen 80 is a screen for setting the game, and includes an operation setting button 82, a rotation setting button 84, a display setting button 86, a flick sensitivity setting button 88, a return button 90;

The operation setting button 82 is a button for selecting the setting of how the falling block 56 is moved and rotated. As the operation setting button 82, a flick & tap operation button 82a and a button operation button 82b are provided. The flick-and-tap operation button 82a is a button for setting that the falling block 56 is moved and rotated by a flick-and-tap operation on the screen. The button operation button 82b is a button for setting that the falling block 56 is moved and rotated by tapping a button displayed on the screen.

The rotation setting button 84 is a button for setting a reference for determining the rotation direction of the falling block 56 . As the rotation setting button 84, a screen center reference button 84a and a drop puyo reference button 84b are provided. The screen center reference button 84a is a button for setting the center position on the screen in the x-axis direction (the center position in the horizontal direction on the game field 52) as a reference. The drop puyo reference button 84b is a button for setting the position of the drop block 56 on the screen as a reference.

The display setting button 86 is used to select whether or not to display the position information (reference mark 94) of the falling block 56 and the information indicating the rotation direction of the falling block 56 (rotation mark 100, light emitting area 102) on the game execution screen 50. It is a button for setting. Each time the display setting button 86 is pressed by the player, the setting is switched between ON and OFF.

The flick sensitivity setting button 88 is a button for setting the sensitivity of the player's flick operation.

The return button 90 is a button for transitioning from the option screen 80 to the game start screen.

In such an option screen 80, the player presses the flick & tap operation button 82a and the falling puyo reference button 84b to select these settings, and presses the display setting button 86 to select the display setting to ON. When game execution is started, the processing shown in FIG. 6 can be executed.

Also, for example, the acquisition unit 62 may acquire at least one of the x-coordinate and the y-coordinate as the first coordinate and the second coordinate. Further, the determination means 70 determines the rotation direction based on the position of the first coordinate relative to the second coordinate not only in the direction along the x-axis, but also in the direction along the y-axis and in the direction intersecting the x-axis and the y-axis. may be determined. For example, the determination means 70 does not rotate all to the right when the first coordinate is located on the right side of the second coordinate, but when the first coordinate is located on the upper right side of the second coordinate, A left rotation may be performed, and a right rotation may be performed when the first coordinate is located on the lower right side of the second coordinate. Similarly, the determining means 70 rotates to the right when the first coordinate is located on the upper left side of the second coordinate, and rotates to the left when the first coordinate is located on the lower left side of the second coordinate. may be

Further, the coordinates of the rotation axis of the falling block 56 are not limited to the center coordinates 55 of the block 54a, and may be any point included in the falling block 56. FIG. Further, the determining means 70 does not have to determine the rotation direction using the center coordinates 55 of the block 54a, which is the rotation axis of the falling block 56, as the second coordinates. Any point coordinates included in may be used as the second coordinates to determine the direction of rotation. Further, the object to be manipulated is automatically controlled to move in other directions within the game execution screen 50 in addition to automatically falling from the top to the bottom within the game execution screen 50 . may be The determination means 70 may determine the direction of rotation based on the position of the first coordinate with respect to the second coordinate in the direction intersecting the direction of movement of the object to be operated. Further, the determining means 70 determines a right rotation when the first coordinate is located on one side of the second coordinate in a direction intersecting the direction of movement, and determines that the first coordinate is rotated to the second coordinate. is positioned on the other side, it may be determined to be left rotation.

Further, the determining means 70 may determine the angle of rotation in addition to determining the direction of rotation as either clockwise or counterclockwise rotation. Further, the rotating means 72 may rotate the falling block not only by 90 degrees but also by the angle determined by the determining means 70 . Further, in the above embodiment, the method of rotation is such that the block 54b rotates around the block 54a centering on the block 54a serving as the rotation axis, but the method of rotation is not limited to this. The orientation of the falling block 56 as a whole may be rotated around an arbitrary point on the block 56 as the axis of rotation.

Screen data for controlling the display of various screens such as the game execution screen 50 on the display 32A may be generated by the terminal device 12 instead of the server device 10. FIG. In addition to or instead of controlling the display of the information indicating the rotation direction on the screen, the notification means 68 may notify the rotation direction by controlling the output of sound, vibration, or the like. Further, the display control means 66 controls the display of the reference mark 94 not only on the upper frame portion 52a or the lower frame portion 52b of the game field 52, but also at any position such as inside or outside the frame portion of the game field 52. may In addition, the display control means 66 provides the position information of the object to be operated, not only the position in the direction intersecting the moving direction of the object, but also the position in other directions (for example, the y-coordinate) or in multiple directions. Information indicating the position of (for example, x-coordinate and y-coordinate) may be controlled to be displayed on the game execution screen 50 .

10: server device (computer), 62: acquisition means, 70: determination means, 72: rotation means

Claims (6)

A program for controlling the display of an object on a screen,
the computer,
Acquisition means for acquiring first coordinates indicating a position of the tap operation on the screen when the player performs a tap operation on the screen;
Based on the second coordinates and the first coordinates obtained by the obtaining means, where the coordinates indicating the position of the object on the screen when the tap operation is performed are the second coordinates, determining means for determining the direction of rotation of the object;
rotating means for rotating the object in the direction of rotation determined by the determining means;
A program to function as Display control is performed so that the object automatically moves within the screen;
The determining means determines the direction of rotation based on the position of the first coordinate relative to the second coordinate in a direction that intersects the direction of movement.
A program according to claim 1. The determination means determines the direction of rotation to be right rotation when the first coordinates are located on one side of the second coordinates in a direction intersecting the direction of movement, and If the first coordinate is located on the other side with respect to
3. A program according to claim 2. said computer,
display control means for controlling display on the screen of position information indicating the position of the object on the screen in the intersecting direction;
further function as
4. A program according to claim 2 or 3. said computer,
notification means for notifying the rotation direction when the object is rotated in the rotation direction by the rotation means;
5. The program according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further functioning as a program. An information processing device that controls display of an object on a screen,
acquisition means for acquiring first coordinates indicating a position of the tap operation on the screen when the player performs a tap operation on the screen;
Based on the second coordinates and the first coordinates obtained by the obtaining means, where the coordinates indicating the position of the object on the screen when the tap operation is performed are the second coordinates, determining means for determining the direction of rotation of the object;
rotating means for rotating the object in the direction of rotation determined by the determining means;
Information processing device.

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