JP2023041811A - Information processing system, server device, client device, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an effective user interface for selecting a character used for a play in a game in which each of a plurality of users owns at least one character of a plurality of kinds of characters and plays a stage selected from a plurality of stages prepared beforehand using a character selected from characters owned by the user himself or herself.

SOLUTION: A stage that each user has played of a plurality of stages and a kind of a character used in the play are associated with each other and recorded as use character data. When an information presentation request for designating any one of a plurality of kinds of characters as a presentation object character is received from any one of the plurality of users, information on a use stage including at least one of the stages associated with the presentation object character in the use character data is presented to the user making the information provision request.

SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

COPYRIGHT: (C)2023,JPO&INPIT

Description

The present invention relates to an information processing system, a server device, a client device, and a program that execute game-related processing.

There are games in which a user owns a plurality of types of characters and uses a character selected from among them to play a stage selected from among a plurality of stages. In such a game, when playing each stage, the user selects a character suitable for that stage from the characters owned by the user (see Patent Document 1, for example). As a reference for such a selection, when a user selects a stage to play, a character that has been used in the past by other users in that stage may be presented.

JP 2015-134036 A

In general, the characters used by many users when playing a certain stage may be biased toward some characters. Therefore, for users who want to utilize various characters, such as characters they own or characters that may be obtained in the future, simply presenting characters that have a track record of use in each stage to the user, Informative information may not be sufficient.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-described circumstances, and one of its objects is to provide a method for selecting a character to be used in a game in which each user uses one of a plurality of types of characters to play. It is an object of the present invention to provide an information processing system, a server device, a client device, and a program, which can provide an effective user interface for performing.

In an information processing system according to an aspect of the present invention, a plurality of users each possess at least one of a plurality of types of characters, and a plurality of characters prepared in advance using characters selected from the characters possessed by the users themselves. and a plurality of client devices used by each of the plurality of users, wherein the server device comprises: recording means for recording as used character data in association with a stage played by each user out of a plurality of stages and the type of character used in the play; request receiving means for receiving an information presentation request designating one of the characters as a presentation target character; stage information notification means for notifying a client device that has made a presentation request, wherein each of the plurality of client devices receives an operation to select one of the plurality of types of characters from the user of the client device; request transmission means for transmitting the information presentation request designating the selected character as the presentation target character to the server device; stage presenting means for presenting to the user of the apparatus.

A server device according to an aspect of the present invention is a server device connected to a plurality of client devices used by a plurality of users, wherein each of the plurality of users owns at least one of a plurality of types of characters. , in a server device that executes processing related to a game in which a stage selected from a plurality of stages prepared in advance is played using a character selected from the characters owned by the user, each user among the plurality of stages and a recording means for recording as used character data in association with the stage played by and the type of character used in the play, and presenting one of the plurality of types of characters from one of the plurality of client devices request receiving means for receiving an information presentation request specifying a target character; and information on a use stage including at least one of stages associated with the presentation target character in the use character data is received by the client device that has made the information presentation request. and stage specifying means for notifying to.

A program according to an aspect of the present invention is a computer connected to a plurality of client devices used by a plurality of users, wherein each of the plurality of users owns at least one of a plurality of types of characters, Each user among the plurality of stages played a computer that executes processing related to a game in which a stage selected from a plurality of stages prepared in advance is played using a character selected from the characters possessed by Recording means for recording as used character data in association with the stage and the type of character used in the play; Request receiving means for receiving a specified information presentation request, and information on a use stage including at least one of stages associated with the presentation target character in the use character data is notified to the client device that made the information presentation request. It is a program for functioning as stage specifying means. This program may be stored in a computer-readable, non-temporary information storage medium and provided.

A client device according to an aspect of the present invention is a client device in which a plurality of users each possess at least one of a plurality of types of characters, and a plurality of characters prepared in advance using characters selected from the characters possessed by the users themselves. A client device used by one of the plurality of users in a game in which a stage selected from the stages is played, wherein the user of the client device selects one of the plurality of types of characters as a presentation target character. means for acquiring information on a used stage including at least one of stages in which the presentation target character was used in past plays by the plurality of users; stage presenting means for presenting the information of the used stage to the user of the client device.

A program according to an aspect of the present invention includes a plurality of stages prepared in advance by a plurality of users each possessing at least one of a plurality of types of characters and using a character selected from the characters possessed by the users themselves. In a game in which a stage selected from among the plurality of types of characters is played, a client device used by one of the plurality of users is operated by the user of the client device to select one of the plurality of types of characters as a presentation target character means for receiving information on a use stage including at least one of stages in which the presentation target character was used in past plays by the plurality of users; and receiving the obtained use stage according to the operation is a program for functioning as stage presentation means for presenting the information of the client device to the user of the client device. This program may be stored in a computer-readable, non-temporary information storage medium and provided.

1 is a configuration block diagram showing the overall configuration of an information processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing functions of an information processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of character data to be used; It is a figure which shows an example of the screen which presents the information of a presentation object character. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a screen presenting usage stage information of a presentation target character;

EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiment of this invention is described in detail based on drawing.

FIG. 1 is a configuration block diagram showing the overall configuration of an information processing system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, an information processing system 1 includes a plurality of client devices 10 and a server device 20 . Each client device 10 is connected to a server device 20 via a communication network such as the Internet.

Each client device 10 is an information processing device such as a smartphone, tablet, or personal computer, and includes a control unit 11, a storage unit 12, a communication unit 13, and an interface unit . The client device 10 is also connected to an operation input device 15 and a display device 16 . In this embodiment, the client device 10 is used by each user who plays the game provided by the information processing system 1 .

The control unit 11 includes at least one processor and executes various information processing according to programs stored in the storage unit 12 . A specific example of the processing executed by the control unit 11 will be described later. The storage unit 12 includes at least one memory device such as a RAM, and stores programs executed by the control unit 11 and data to be processed by the programs. The communication unit 13 is an interface for wireless or wired connection to a communication network. Each client device 10 is connected for communication with the server device 20 by the communication unit 13 .

The interface unit 14 is wirelessly or wiredly connected to the operation input device 15 and the display device 16, and transmits and receives various data to and from these devices. Specifically, the interface unit 14 receives from the operation input device 15 a control signal indicating the content of the operation input performed by the player on the operation input device 15 . In addition, it transmits to the display device 16 a video signal indicating the content of the video to be presented to the player.

The operation input device 15 includes, for example, a touch sensor and operation buttons, receives operation input from the player, and transmits a control signal indicating the content of the operation input to the client device 10 . The display device 16 is a liquid crystal panel or the like, and displays an image corresponding to the image signal received from the client device 10 on a display screen to present it to the player. Note that the operation input device 15 and the display device 16 may be configured integrally with the client device 10 by, for example, being arranged on the surface of the housing of the client device 10 .

The server device 20 is an information processing device such as a server computer, and includes a control section 21 , a storage section 22 and a communication section 23 . The server device 20 executes processing related to games provided by the information processing system 1 .

The control unit 21 includes at least one processor and executes various information processing according to programs stored in the storage unit 22 . A specific example of the processing executed by the control unit 21 will be described later. The storage unit 22 includes at least one memory device such as a RAM, and stores programs executed by the control unit 21 and data to be processed by the programs. The communication unit 23 is an interface for wireless or wired connection to a communication network. The communication unit 23 connects the server device 20 to each client device 10 for communication.

Here, an outline of the game provided by the information processing system 1 will be described. This game is assumed to be a game that can be played by a plurality of users at the same time, such as a social game or an online game. In this game, each user possesses at least one character among a plurality of types of characters prepared in advance in the game. Then, the player uses a character selected from the characters owned by the player to play a game with stages prepared in advance. Hereinafter, the characters prepared in advance in the game are referred to as appearing characters, and the characters possessed by each user are referred to as possessed characters. Also, a character used by the user when playing a game in any stage is called a used character. In some cases, each user may be able to select, as a character to use, a character other than the character possessed by the user, such as a character possessed by another user or a character prepared in advance.

The owned character of each user is a character that the user obtains in the game and acquires the right to use. Each user can obtain a character by satisfying certain conditions in the game, such as clearing a specific stage, and after obtaining the character, the character can be used in their own game play as a possessed character. become. Also, each user may be able to obtain one of the appearing characters through an in-game lottery, paid purchase, or the like. A plurality of users may possess the same type of character, or one user may possess a plurality of the same type of characters.

In this game, it is assumed that a plurality of stages to be played in the game are prepared in advance. A stage is a unit of a game to be played once by each user, and the user selects a stage to be played from now on and a character to be used for playing that stage, and then starts the game of that stage. start playing. In this embodiment, after starting play of a stage, the user cannot change the character selected before the start of the stage until the play of the stage is finished. However, after the play of the stage is finished, or when the play of the stage that has already started is stopped halfway, it may be possible to select another character to use and play the same stage from the beginning. Also, the user may be able to temporarily interrupt the play of one stage in the middle, or resume the interrupted stage from the state at the time of interruption. Also, a plurality of stages may be played in parallel, such as by playing another stage using another character while the play of a certain stage is interrupted.

The content of the game to be played in each stage may vary and is not particularly limited. However, it is desirable that the content of the game in each stage be such that the degree of difficulty changes according to the relationship between the stage and the type of characters used. For example, characters appearing in this game not only have different numerical values for parameters that represent strength, but also belong to one of multiple attributes, and possess some skills among multiple skills (special abilities). and may have different properties from each other.

On the other hand, in each stage, conditions are set that affect the advantages and disadvantages of the characters used, depending on the enemy characters that appear in that stage and the content of the game in that stage. For example, a character belonging to a particular attribute may be advantageous in one stage, but a character belonging to that attribute may be disadvantageous in another stage. Also, depending on the stage, a character with a specific skill may play an active role, but another skill may not affect the play of that stage. In this way, various characteristics are set for each character that appears, and different characteristics are set for each stage, so the difficulty of clearing the stage changes greatly depending on the combination of the stage and the character used. becomes. When starting to play each stage, the user will consider the nature of the stage and the nature of selectable characters, and select a character suitable for playing that stage as a character to use. As a result, the user can enjoy not only playing the game in each stage, but also selecting which character to use from among the characters owned by the user as part of the game.

However, if the types of appearing characters and stages increase, it becomes difficult for the user to grasp the nature of the stage to be played and the characters appearing, which may complicate the selection of characters to use. Therefore, the information processing system 1 preferably has an interface that presents information for assisting the user in selecting a character to use. As an example, when the user selects one of the stages that can be played from now on, the client device 10 presents, as the used character information, characters actually used by other users when the stage was played in the past. may According to such an interface, the user can refer to the characters that other users have actually used in playing a certain stage and select the character that they will use when playing that stage from now on.

Here, characters frequently used by other users tend to be biased toward specific characters (for example, characters with high strength parameters, popular characters, etc.). Then, for a user who does not yet have a character that is frequently used by other users, or a user who wants to use a specific character in one of the stages, other users will be able to use such a specific stage. Information on the characters used may not be sufficient as reference information. Therefore, the information processing system 1 according to the present embodiment is provided with an interface that presents reference information for the user to consider in which stage a particular character is suitable for use. This will be described in detail below.

Functions realized by each device in the information processing system 1 according to the present embodiment will be described below using the functional block diagram of FIG. 2 . Here, one of the plurality of client devices 10 is assumed to be the focused client device 10n, and its function will be described, but the other client devices 10 are assumed to have similar functions. A user who uses the client device of interest 10n is hereinafter referred to as a user of interest.

The client device of interest 10n functionally includes a stage selection operation reception unit 31, a character selection operation reception unit 32, a game processing execution unit 33, an information presentation operation reception unit 34, and a character information presentation unit 35. include. These functions are realized by executing a program stored in the storage unit 12 by the control unit 11 of the focused client device 10n. The server device 20 also functionally includes a game control unit 41 , a used character data recording unit 42 , an information acquisition request reception unit 43 , and a stage information notification unit 44 . These functions are realized by executing a program stored in the storage unit 22 by the control unit 21 of the server device 20 . These programs may be provided to each device via a communication network such as the Internet, or stored in a computer-readable information storage medium such as an optical disk and provided to each device.

The stage selection operation receiving unit 31 of the client device of interest 10n receives an operation of selecting a play target stage (hereinafter referred to as a stage selection operation) from the user of interest. The play target stage is a stage that the noted user intends to play from now on. Specifically, the stage selection operation receiving unit 31 makes an inquiry to the game control unit 41 of the server device 20 and acquires information on the stages that can be played by the noted user at that time. Then, a list of playable stages is presented to the noted user based on the acquired information. The user of interest performs a stage selection operation for designating a stage to be played by selecting a stage that the user wishes to play from among the presented stages. For example, this stage selection operation may be an operation of tapping one of the stages displayed as a list on the screen of the display device 16 to designate it.

Note that the stage selection operation receiving unit 31 may receive not only the selection of the stage that the user of interest will play immediately, but also the designation of the stage that the user of interest wishes to play later (hereinafter referred to as a reserved stage). For example, some stages may be playable on certain days or hours. In this case, the stage selection operation receiving unit 31 displays, as a list of reservation candidate stages, stages that are not currently playable but are scheduled to be playable in the future, and an operation of specifying a reservation stage from the noted user. accept. When it is time to play the reserved stage specified by the noted user, the stage selection operation accepting unit 31 notifies the noted user of this by displaying a message or the like. As a result, the noted user can reserve the stage to be played later, for example, when the stage that the user wishes to play cannot be played immediately at the present time.

The character-to-be-used selection operation receiving unit 32 of the client device of interest 10n receives from the user of interest an operation to select a character to be used for playing the play target stage selected by the stage-selection operation (hereinafter referred to as a character-to-be-used selection operation). The noted user selects a character to be used for playing the play target stage from among the characters possessed by the user of interest. Note that when using a plurality of characters to play one stage, the noted user needs to select a plurality of characters to use. In this case, the noted user may be able to register in advance a character set (deck) in which a plurality of characters that he/she wishes to use together are put together. If a character set is registered in advance, the user of interest can select a plurality of characters to be used at once simply by selecting the registered character set.

Further, as described above, the characters to be used may include characters other than the characters possessed by the user of interest (for example, characters possessed by other users, characters prepared in advance by the game side, etc.). Hereinafter, a character to be used selected from characters other than the characters possessed by the noted user will be referred to as a support character. When the support character can be used, the character-to-use selection operation reception unit 32 presents to the noted user candidate characters for the support character selected from the characters possessed by other users as selection candidates. accept the choice of Information on candidate characters to be presented to the noted user is obtained from the server device 20 . The use character selection operation reception unit 32 may independently receive an operation of selecting a use character from the characters possessed by the noted user and an operation of selecting a support character. In this case, the characters used include both the characters possessed by the noted user and the supporting characters. In addition, the use character selection operation receiving unit 32 may collectively present the characters possessed by the noted user and candidate characters for the support character to the noted user, and may receive an operation of selecting a use character from among them.

After a stage to be played is selected by the stage selection operation reception unit 31 and a character to be used is selected by the character selection operation reception unit 32, the game of the selected stage is started. The game processing execution unit 33 of the focused client device 10n cooperates with the game control unit 41 of the server device 20 to execute the game processing of the selected stage.

Specifically, for example, the game processing execution unit 33 acquires information about the game of the selected stage, such as enemy characters appearing in the selected stage, from the game control unit 41 . A game screen is drawn based on the acquired information and displayed on the screen of the display device 16 . In addition, the game processing execution unit 33 receives game operations related to the game from the user of interest. This game operation may include an operation that instructs the character to behave during the game of that stage. The game processing execution unit 33 advances the game according to the game operation received from the user of interest, and notifies the game control unit 41 of the result.

Note that the processing related to the progress of the game may be executed on the client device 10 side, or may be executed on the server device 20 side. When the processing related to the progress of the game is executed on the client device 10 side, the game processing execution unit 33 executes the processing for advancing the game according to the user's game operation, and when the target stage of the game ends, The game result of that stage is transmitted to the game control unit 41 of the server device 20 . On the other hand, when the server device 20 side executes the processing related to the progress of the game, the game processing execution unit 33 transmits the content of the game operation received from the noted user to the server device 20 each time. The game control unit 41 of the server device 20 executes processing for advancing the game according to the content of the received game operation, and as a result, transmits a display instruction including information to be presented to the user to the client device 10 . The game processing execution unit 33 of the client device 10 displays the content corresponding to the received display instruction on the screen of the display device 16 . The game progresses by repeating such processing. Further, the processing related to the progress of the game may be performed by both the client device 10 and the server device 20, instead of being executed by only one of them. In either case, after the user selects the stage to be played and the character to be used and starts the game of the stage to be played, the game of that stage proceeds without changing the character to be used, and the game of that stage ends. When the game is played, information about the game result is notified to the game control unit 41 of the server device 20 .

Each time a user using the information processing system 1 plays a game, the used character data recording unit 42 of the server device 20 records the stage targeted for the play and the used character used for the play. , records usage character data associated with FIG. 3 shows an example of information recorded as used character data. In the example of this figure, each user uses four characters when playing the play target stage, and each of them is recorded as a character used in one play in association with the play target stage.

What is recorded as used character data may be limited to characters selected as used characters from among the characters possessed by each user, or may be recorded including support characters. In addition, the used character data may include data of characters used in the play in each stage, regardless of the game play result in the stage. However, as will be described later, the used character data is used to present information to the user for reference in game play, so it is desirable to record the character used when each stage of the game is cleared (successfully). . Therefore, the game control unit 41 acquires the game result from each client device 10 when the user of each client device 10 clears the game at any stage. Then, the used character data recording unit 42 is notified of the data of the used character used when the game is cleared. The used character data recording unit 42 records information specifying the notified used character and the cleared stage in the storage unit 22 as used character data in association with each other. In this way, the character data actually used when each stage is cleared will be recorded as the used character data.

The information presentation operation receiving unit 34 of the client device of interest 10n receives a character information presentation operation from the user of interest. The character information presentation operation is an operation of selecting one of all the appearing characters as a presentation target character, and is an operation of requesting presentation of information about the presentation target character. Specifically, for example, the noted user selects one of the characters displayed on various screens, such as a list display screen of his/her owned characters, a selection screen of a character to be used displayed by the character selection operation reception unit 32, and the like. An operation for selecting a character (for example, a tap operation or a long press operation on the screen) can be performed as a character information presentation operation.

In addition, the information presentation operation reception unit 34 may receive the character information presentation operation on the list display screen of all the appearing characters including the characters not possessed by the player himself/herself. Furthermore, in the screen for accepting the selection of the play target stage, if there is a character that may be obtained by playing the stage, the character information presentation operation for that character may be accepted. As a result, the noted user can check the information of not only the character owned by the user but also the character that may be obtained in the future.

When the information presentation operation reception unit 34 receives the character information presentation operation for the presentation target character, the character information presentation unit 35 of the client device of interest 10n presents the information on the presentation target character to the user. The information to be presented may include information on properties such as attributes and skills of the presentation target character, parameter information indicating strength, and the like. FIG. 4 shows an example of a screen presenting information on a presentation target character.

Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the character information presentation unit 35 presents usage stage information as one piece of information about the presentation target character. The used stage information is information including at least one stage in which the presentation target character was actually used in past games played by other users. For example, in a state in which a screen presenting information about the presentation target character is displayed, the noted user performs an operation of instructing presentation of usage stage information by selecting an icon included in the screen. Specifically, in the example of FIG. 4, an icon image I for accepting an instruction to present usage stage information is displayed on the screen that presents the information of the presentation target character. When the user of interest performs an operation to select this icon image I, the character information presentation unit 35 presents the usage stage information of the presentation target character to the user of interest.

The character information presentation unit 35 acquires use stage information to be presented to the noted user from the server device 20 . Specifically, when an operation requesting presentation of use stage information of a presentation target character is received, the information presentation operation reception unit 34 transmits a use stage information acquisition request to the server device 20 . The information acquisition request reception unit 43 of the server device 20 receives a use stage information acquisition request transmitted from each client device 10, and transmits information specifying the presentation target character included in the acquisition request to the stage information notification unit 44. to notify. The stage information notification unit 44 notifies the use stage information of the designated presentation target character to the client device 10 that has transmitted the acquisition request.

Here, the content of the usage stage information notified to each client device 10 by the stage information notification unit 44 of the server device 20 will be described. The stage information notification unit 44 extracts information on stages associated with the presentation target character from the character data to be used, and specifies at least one of them as a stage to be used. A stage associated with a presentation target character in use character data is a stage that any user actually played in the past using the presentation target character. Such a stage is highly likely to be a stage where the presentation target character can be active. Therefore, by referring to the use stage information, the noted user can use it as a reference when considering which stage to use the character he/she owns or the character he/she wants to acquire in the future.

The stage information notification unit 44 may notify all of the stages associated with the presentation target character in the used character data (that is, the stages in which the character has been used) as used stages. Only some of the identified stages may be subject to notification. Several specific examples of the predetermined condition used when the stage information notification unit 44 identifies the use stage to be notified will be described below.

As a first example, the stage information notification unit 44 may specify, as a use stage, a stage that is determined according to the usage status of the presentation target character among the stages associated with the presentation target character. More specifically, the stage information notification unit 44 may identify a stage in which the presentation target character is used many times as a used stage. In this way, the user of interest can be presented with a stage in which the presentation target character is highly likely to be active. Specifically, for example, the stage information notification unit 44 notifies, as used stages, a predetermined number of stages in descending order of the number of times of use. In addition, the stage information notification unit 44 may notify stages that have been used a predetermined number of times or more as used stages, and may exclude stages that have been used less than a predetermined number of times from the used stages.

As a second example, the stage information notification unit 44 may identify a stage that has been used for a predetermined period of time in the past as a used stage. For example, if the number of stages of appearing characters and selection candidates increases over time, the stage in which each appearing character is used may also change over time. Therefore, by making the stages in which the presentation target character has been used during the most recent past predetermined period (for example, the past one month) the target of the notification, usage stage information reflecting the recent trend is presented to the noted user. can do. In this case, old used character data for which a predetermined period of time has passed since being recorded may be discarded in turn. That is, it is possible to record achievements in the same period (conditions) for characters already available in the game and characters newly available in the game.

As a third example, the stage information notification unit 44 may determine whether or not to include the stage in the use stage according to the type of each stage associated with the presentation target character. For example, the stage information notification unit 44 may notify only stages that are playable at the time when a request for notification of use stage information is received when each stage is playable at a limited time. Alternatively, only stages with a specific difficulty level or stages classified into a specific group may be subject to notification, and other stages may be excluded from notification targets.

The stage information notification unit 44 may specify the notification target stage based on various conditions other than those described above. Further, the conditions used for specifying the notification target stage described above may be used in combination. For example, the stage information notification unit 44 may notify, as use stage information, stages that have been used a predetermined number of times or more within the most recent past predetermined period.

The stage information notification unit 44 may specify the use stage information of the presentation target character specified in the received presentation request each time a use stage information presentation request is received from each client device 10 . Alternatively, use stage information is specified in advance at predetermined intervals for all appearing characters that may be subject to presentation requests, and the previously specified use stage information is notified when presentation requests are received. may In this way, although there is a possibility that the latest used character data may not be reflected, there is no need to repeat the same kind of processing, and the response time to the presentation request from the client device 10 can be shortened. As a specific example, the stage information notifying unit 44 may execute a process of specifying the use stage for all appearing characters once a day, using the use character data recorded up to that point. .

In addition, the stage information notification unit 44 does not have to notify the use stage information about all the characters that appear in the game, and only some of the characters that are assumed to be of interest to the user are notified of the use stage information. It may be a target of information notification.

Next, a presentation method when the character information presentation unit 35 presents usage stage information to the noted user will be described. The character information presentation unit 35 may present usage stage information to the focused user by displaying a screen including a list of usage stages, or may notify the usage stage information by voice. FIG. 5 shows an example of a screen presenting use stage information of a presentation target character. In the example of this figure, a screen including a list of available stages of the presentation target character is popped up so as to overlap the screen including the detailed information of the presentation target character shown in FIG. When displaying a list of available stages in this way, in addition to information such as the name and difficulty of each stage, the rewards received when clearing that stage, and the number of times the target character has been used in that stage, etc. Information about the usage status of characters may be displayed in association with them.

The presentation order in presenting the usage stages is determined based on several criteria. For example, the character information presentation unit 35 may present the use stages of the presentation target character in descending order of the number of times they have been used. Also, the order of presenting the use stages may be determined according to the type and difficulty of each stage. In addition, when a stage reserved by the noted user is included in the usage stages, the character information presentation unit 35 may preferentially present the reserved stage. In addition, the character information presentation unit 35 may narrow down the use stages to be displayed in a list to a specific type, or rearrange them according to a specific criterion, according to an instruction operation by the user of interest.

Furthermore, the stage selection operation receiving unit 31 may receive the selection of the play target stage in a state where the list of stages to be used is displayed. Specifically, when the user of interest performs an operation to select any of the stages in a state in which a list of stages to be used as shown in FIG. 5 is displayed, the stage selection operation reception unit 31 31 assumes that the stage is designated as the stage to be played, and executes the processing related to the game of that stage.

Furthermore, in this case, the client device of interest 10n may use the information of the presentation target character to execute processing related to the selected play target stage. Specifically, for example, when the use character selection operation reception unit 32 receives the selection of the use character used in the play target stage, the presentation target character is highlighted or displayed with a high priority, Control may be performed to support the operation of selecting the presentation target character as the character to be used. Alternatively, assuming that the presentation target character or the character set to which the presentation target character belongs is selected as the character to be used, subsequent processing (for example, processing for starting the game of the selected play target stage) may be executed. As a result, the noted user can use the presentation target character to play the game of the stage presented as the use stage of the presentation target character with a relatively simple operation.

Note that the stages presented as usable stages may include stages that cannot be played at the time of presentation (for example, stages outside playable hours). When such a stage is selected, the stage selection operation receiving unit 31 may display that the stage cannot be played at present. Alternatively, an operation to designate that stage as a reservation stage may be accepted. As a result, the noted user can play the stage later when it becomes possible to play the stage. Furthermore, in this case as well, when the noted user selects and reserves the stage from the screen presenting the use stage and plays the game, the use character selection operation reception unit 32 executes control for supporting the selection of the presentation target character. You may

The information processing system 1 according to the present embodiment described above includes an interface that focuses on a presentation target character selected by the user and presents to the user a stage in which the character has been used by another user. This makes it easier for the user to utilize various characters in a game in which the user selects a stage to be played and a character to be used.

In addition, embodiment of this invention is not restricted to what was demonstrated above. For example, the contents of the screens in the above description are merely examples, and the client device 10 may present the use stage information of the presentation target character to the user in various forms.

Moreover, at least part of the processing to be executed by each of the client device 10 and the server device 20 in the above description may be distributed and executed by a plurality of devices. At least part of the processing to be executed by the client device 10 may be executed by the server device 20, and conversely, at least part of the processing to be executed by the server device 20 may be executed by the client device 10. may

1 information processing system, 10 client device, 11 control unit, 12 storage unit, 13
Communication unit 14 Interface unit 15 Operation input device 16 Display device 20 Server device 21 Control unit 22 Storage unit 23 Communication unit 31 Stage selection operation reception unit 32 Use character selection operation reception unit 33 Game processing Execution unit 34 Information presentation operation reception unit 35 Character information presentation unit 41 Game control unit 42 Used character data recording unit 43 Information acquisition request reception unit 44 Stage information notification unit.

Claims (10)

A game in which a plurality of users each possess at least one of a plurality of types of characters, and play a stage selected from a plurality of prepared stages using a character selected from the characters owned by the user. and a plurality of client devices used by each of the plurality of users, wherein
The server device
recording means for recording as character-in-use data in association with the stage played by each user among the plurality of stages and the type of character used in the play;
request receiving means for receiving an information presentation request specifying one of the plurality of types of characters as a presentation target character from any one of the plurality of client devices;
Stage information notification means for notifying a client device that has made the information presentation request of usage stage information including at least one stage associated with the presentation target character in the usage character data;
including
each of the plurality of client devices,
request transmission means for receiving an operation to select one of the plurality of types of characters from a user of the client device and transmitting the information presentation request designating the selected character as the presentation target character to the server device;
stage presenting means for presenting information on the use stage notified from the server device in response to the information presentation request to a user of the client device;
An information processing system comprising: The information processing system according to claim 1,
The stage information notifying means notifies, as the usage stage, a stage that is determined according to the usage status of the presentation target character among the stages associated with the presentation target character in the usage character data. processing system. The information processing system according to claim 2,
The information processing system, wherein the stage information notifying means notifies, as the use stage, a stage in which the presentation target character has been used many times. The information processing system according to claim 3,
The information processing system, wherein the stage presenting means presents the use stages in descending order of the number of times the presentation target character has been used. The information processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
each of the plurality of client devices,
further comprising reservation acceptance means for accepting, from the user of the client device, a reservation stage that the user desires to play later, among the plurality of stages;
The information processing system, wherein the stage presenting means preferentially presents, as the use stage, a stage specified as the reservation stage by the user of the client device. The information processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
The client device that has made the information presentation request further includes means for receiving an operation from the user of the client device to select one of the usage stages as a play target stage,
An information processing system, wherein when an operation to select one of the use stages as a play target stage is accepted, a process related to a game of the play target stage is executed using the presentation target character. A server device connected to a plurality of client devices used by a plurality of users, wherein each of the plurality of users owns at least one of a plurality of types of characters and selects one of the characters owned by the users themselves. A server device that executes processing related to a game in which a character is used to play a stage selected from a plurality of stages prepared in advance,
recording means for recording as character-in-use data in association with the stage played by each user among the plurality of stages and the type of character used in the play;
request receiving means for receiving an information presentation request specifying one of the plurality of types of characters as a presentation target character from any one of the plurality of client devices;
Stage specifying means for notifying a client device that has made the information presentation request of usage stage information including at least one stage associated with the presentation target character in the usage character data;
A server device comprising: A computer connected to a plurality of client devices used by a plurality of users, wherein each of the plurality of users owns at least one of a plurality of types of characters, and a character selected from the characters owned by the users themselves. A computer that executes processing related to a game that plays a stage selected from among multiple stages prepared in advance using
recording means for recording as character-in-use data in association with the stage played by each user among the plurality of stages and the type of character used in the play;
request receiving means for receiving an information presentation request specifying one of the plurality of types of characters as a presentation target character from any one of the plurality of client devices;
Stage specifying means for notifying a client device that has made the information presentation request of usage stage information including at least one stage associated with the presentation target character in the usage character data;
A program to function as A game in which a plurality of users each possess at least one of a plurality of types of characters, and play a stage selected from a plurality of prepared stages using a character selected from the characters owned by the user. A client device used by one of the plurality of users,
means for receiving an operation from a user of the client device to select one of the plurality of types of characters as a presentation target character;
means for acquiring information on stages used including at least one stage in which the presentation target character was used in past plays by the plurality of users;
stage presenting means for presenting the acquired use stage information to a user of the client device according to the operation;
A client device comprising: A game in which a plurality of users each possess at least one of a plurality of types of characters, and play a stage selected from a plurality of prepared stages using a character selected from the characters owned by the user. wherein the client device used by any one of the plurality of users is
means for receiving an operation from a user of the client device to select one of the plurality of types of characters as a presentation target character;
means for acquiring information on stages used including at least one stage in which the presentation target character was used in past plays by the plurality of users;
stage presenting means for presenting the acquired use stage information to a user of the client device according to the operation;
A program to function as

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