JP2023100786A - Game device, server device, program of game device, program of server device, control method of game device, control method of server device, and game system - Google Patents

Abstract

To let a user of a game device know a degree of a climax of a game.SOLUTION: A processor 1001 of a game device 10-1 is caused to function as: a game control unit 111 for executing a soccer game and generating game moving image information JDH-1 for display indicating a moving image related to the soccer game; and a message processing unit 112 for determining whether or not to incorporate a message Ms into the moving image related to the soccer game on the basis of message information JMs including the message Ms related to at least one of a game moving image DD for distribution and the soccer game output from a terminal device 70 by which to browse the game moving image DD for distribution based on one or both of the game moving image information JDH -1 for display and game moving image information JDH-4 for display showing a moving image related to a soccer game generated by a game device 10-4 for executing a soccer game. The game control unit 111 incorporates the message Ms into the moving image related to the soccer game when the result of the determination by the message processing unit 112 is affirmative.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 12

Description

The present invention relates to a game device, a server device, a program for the game device, a program for the server device, a control method for the game device, a control method for the server device, and a game system.

A technology related to a video distribution system has been proposed that includes a game device that executes a game and generates video information showing a video related to the game, and a terminal device that can view the distribution video based on the video information (for example, , see Patent Document 1).

JP 2018-134409 A

If a viewer viewing distributed videos related to a game on a terminal device is interested in the game being executed on the game device, for example, a website such as an SNS (social networking service) site may provide information related to the game. You may post messages. In this case, the viewer of the website can know the degree of excitement of the game according to the posting status of game-related messages on the website. However, users who play games on game devices and viewers of distributed moving images related to games may not be able to know how exciting the games are.

The present invention has been made in view of the circumstances described above, and notifies at least one of a user playing a game on a game device and a viewer of distributed video relating to the game of the excitement level of the game. One of the challenges to be solved is to provide technology that makes it possible.

In order to solve the above problems, a program according to an aspect of the present invention includes a game control unit that executes a game and generates moving image information showing a moving image related to the game; , and external video information indicating a video related to the game generated by an external game device executing the game, and output from a terminal device capable of viewing the distributed video based on one or both of the video and the game. Based on message information containing a message related to at least one of the above, the game control unit functions as and incorporating the message included in the message information into the moving image relating to the game when the determination result of the determination unit is affirmative.

Further, a program according to another aspect of the present invention is a program for a server device capable of communicating with a plurality of game devices capable of executing a game and generating moving image information showing moving images related to the game, wherein the server an acquisition unit configured to acquire message information including a message related to at least one of the distributed moving image and the game output from a terminal device capable of viewing the distributed moving image based on the moving image information; a selection unit for selecting one or more game devices from among the plurality of game devices based on the message information acquired by the game device; It is characterized by functioning as a supply unit that supplies instruction information for instructing incorporation of the message included in the message information into the moving image.

Further, a game device according to an aspect of the present invention includes a game control unit that executes a game and generates moving image information showing a moving image related to the game, and an external game device that executes the moving image information and the game. Message information including a message related to at least one of the distributed video and the game output from a terminal device capable of viewing a distributed video based on one or both of the external video information indicating the generated video related to the game a determination unit that determines whether or not to incorporate the message included in the message information into the moving image related to the game, and the game control unit determines whether the determination result of the determination unit is affirmative, the game characterized by incorporating the message included in the message information into the moving image relating to the above.

Further, a server device according to another aspect of the present invention is a server device capable of communicating with a plurality of game devices capable of executing a game and generating moving image information showing moving images related to the game, wherein the moving image information an acquisition unit that acquires message information including a message related to at least one of the delivery video and the game, output from a terminal device that can view the delivery video based on the message information acquired by the acquisition unit a selection unit for selecting one or a plurality of game devices from among the plurality of game devices; and a supply unit for supplying instruction information instructing incorporation of the message to be sent.

Further, a method for controlling a game device according to an aspect of the present invention comprises: a processor of a game device, a game control unit for executing a game and generating moving image information showing a moving image related to the game; At least one of the distributed moving image and the game output from a terminal device capable of viewing a distributed moving image based on one or both of external moving image information indicating a moving image related to the game generated by an external game device executing the game and a determination unit that determines whether or not to incorporate the message included in the message information into the moving image related to the game, based on the message information including the message related to the game control unit. It is characterized in that the message included in the message information is incorporated into the video relating to the game when the determination result of the part is affirmative.

A method of controlling a server device according to another aspect of the present invention is a method of controlling a server device capable of communicating with a plurality of game devices capable of executing a game and generating moving image information showing moving images related to the game. an acquisition unit configured to acquire message information including a message related to at least one of the distributed moving image and the game output from a terminal device capable of viewing the distributed moving image based on the moving image information, and a selection unit for selecting one or more game devices from among the plurality of game devices based on the message information acquired by the acquisition unit; and for the one or more game devices selected by the selection unit and a supply unit that supplies instruction information for instructing incorporation of the message included in the message information into the animation related to the game.

Further, a game system according to an aspect of the present invention includes a game control unit that executes a game and generates moving image information showing a moving image related to the game, and an external game device that executes the moving image information and the game. Message information including a message related to at least one of the distributed video and the game output from a terminal device capable of viewing a distributed video based on one or both of the external video information indicating the generated video related to the game a determination unit that determines whether or not to incorporate the message included in the message information into the moving image related to the game, and the game control unit determines whether the determination result of the determination unit is affirmative, the game characterized by incorporating the message included in the message information into the moving image relating to the above.

Further, a game system according to another aspect of the present invention is a game system comprising a plurality of game devices capable of executing a game and generating moving image information showing a moving image related to the game, wherein distribution based on the moving image information is performed. an obtaining unit for obtaining message information including a message related to at least one of the distributed moving image and the game output from a terminal device capable of viewing moving images; and based on the message information obtained by the obtaining unit, the plurality of a selection unit for selecting one or a plurality of game devices from among the game devices, and sending a message included in the message information in the moving image related to the game to the one or the plurality of game devices selected by the selection unit and a supply unit for supplying instruction information instructing incorporation.

1 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an overview of a video distribution system Sys according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 4 is a sequence chart showing an example of an overview of the operation of the moving picture distribution system Sys; FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an outline of a display game animation DH-1; FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an outline of a display game moving image DH-4; FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an outline of a game video for distribution DD; It is an explanatory view showing an example of an outline of SNS site GS. FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an outline of a display game animation DH-1; FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an outline of a display game moving image DH-4; FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an outline of a game video for distribution DD; FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an overview of the display game moving image DH-1 in the out-of-play period TG2; FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an overview of the display game moving image DH-1 in the out-of-play period TG2; 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the game device 10; FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the game device 10; FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a message management server 30; FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration of a message management server 30; FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of a data structure of message management table TBL1. It is a figure which shows an example of a data structure of message inclusion information table TBL2. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the game device 10 when executing message acquisition processing; 4 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the game device 10 when executing message analysis processing; 4 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the game device 10 when executing message incorporation processing; 4 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the game device 10 when executing message incorporation processing; 4 is a flow chart showing an example of the operation of the game device 10 when executing message incorporation mode determination processing. FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the game device 10 when executing the effect mode determination process; FIG. FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an overview of a video distribution system Sys-A according to Modification 1; It is a block diagram which shows an example of a structure of message management server 30A. It is a block diagram which shows an example of a structure of 10 A of game devices. It is a figure which shows an example of a data structure of apparatus management table TBL11. It is a figure which shows an example of a data structure of team management table TBL12. It is a figure which shows an example of a data structure of message inclusion information table TBL13. It is a flow chart which shows an example of operation of message management server 30A in a case of performing game information generation processing. FIG. 10 is a flow chart showing an example of the operation of the message management server 30A when executing message acquisition processing; FIG. FIG. 10 is a flow chart showing an example of the operation of the message management server 30A when executing message incorporation instruction information generation processing; FIG. FIG. 10 is a flow chart showing an example of the operation of the message management server 30A when executing message incorporation instruction information generation processing; FIG. FIG. 11 is a flow chart showing an example of the operation of the message management server 30A when executing message incorporation mode determination processing; FIG. FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an overview of a video distribution system Sys-B according to Modification 3; 4 is a sequence chart showing an example of the overview of the operation of the moving image distribution system Sys-B; FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an overview of a moving image distribution screen DY;

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In each drawing, the dimensions and scale of each part are appropriately different from the actual ones. In addition, since the embodiments described below are preferred specific examples of the present invention, they are subject to various technically preferable limitations. It is not limited to these forms unless stated otherwise.

[A. embodiment]
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below.

[1. Overview of Video Distribution System]
FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an overview of the moving picture distribution system Sys according to this embodiment. Hereinafter, an overview of the moving image distribution system Sys will be described with reference to FIG.

As illustrated in FIG. 1, the video distribution system Sys includes a plurality of game devices 10-1 to 10-M capable of executing a soccer game (an example of a "game"), and a plurality of game devices 10-1 to 10- a plurality of display devices 20-1 to 20-M provided corresponding to M, a message management server 30 capable of communicating with the game device 10 via the network NW, and communicable with the game device 10 via the network NW a video editing device 40, and a game system SysG. Here, the value M is a natural number of 2 or more. Hereinafter, among the plurality of game devices 10-1 to 10-M, the m-th game device 10 may be referred to as game device 10-m. Here, the value m is a natural number that satisfies 1≤m≤M. Further, hereinafter, among the plurality of display devices 20-1 to 20-M, the m-th display device 20 may be referred to as display device 20-m.

In addition, in this embodiment, the case where the game device 10 is a home-use game machine is assumed as an example. However, any information processing device can be employed as the game device 10 . For example, the game device 10 may be a commercial game device installed in a store or amusement facility, or a mobile device such as a mobile phone or a smart phone, or a stationary personal computer or the like. type of information equipment.
Moreover, although the game device 10 can communicate with the video editing device 40 via the network NW in this embodiment, the present invention is not limited to such a mode. The game device 10 may be capable of communicating with the video editing device 40 via a cable such as HDMI (registered trademark) (High-Definition Multimedia Interface).

Further, as illustrated in FIG. 1, the video distribution system Sys includes a video distribution server 50 that can communicate with the game system SysG via the network NW, and an SNS server 60 that can communicate with the game system SysG via the network NW. , a plurality of terminal devices 70-1 to 70-N capable of communicating with the video distribution server 50 and the SNS server 60 via the network NW. Here, the value N is a natural number of 2 or more. Hereinafter, the n-th terminal device 70 among the plurality of terminal devices 70-1 to 70-N may be referred to as a terminal device 70-n. Here, the value n is a natural number that satisfies 1≦n≦N.

As the terminal device 70, any information processing device connectable to the network NW, such as a smart phone, a mobile phone, or a personal computer, can be adopted.

In this embodiment, the game device 10-m displays a soccer game being executed in the game device 10-m on the display unit 21-m provided in the display device 20-m corresponding to the game device 10-m. can be displayed.
In the following, the game device 10-m displays a soccer game video on the display unit 21-m, which is referred to as a display game video DH-m. In this embodiment, the display game animation DH-m may be a display still image GH-m that is updated every unit period (for example, a period of 1/60 second). Here, the display still image GH-m is a still image displayed on the display section 21-m in each unit period.

Note that, in the present embodiment, one game device 10, for example, the game device 10-1 among the plurality of game devices 10-1 to 10-M is connected to another game device 10, for example, via the network NW. It can communicate with the game device 10-2. Specifically, game device 10-1 transmits to game device 10-2 information about the soccer game being executed on game device 10-1. In addition, the game device 10-2 transmits information regarding the soccer game being executed on the game device 10-2 to the game device 10-1. Therefore, the information about the soccer game being executed by each game device 10-m can be shared among the plurality of game devices 10-1 to 10-M. As a result, user U-1 of game device 10-1 and user U-2 of game device 10-2 form a team in a soccer game and cooperate with each other to advance the soccer game, or In the game, it is possible to play against each other (a match related to a soccer game).

In the following, as an example, it is assumed that the value M is a natural number of 6 or more. In the following, as an example, in a soccer game, user U-1 of game device 10-1, user U-2 of game device 10-2, and user U-3 of game device 10-3 are on team T1. are formed, and a soccer game is progressed while cooperating with each other. In the following, as an example, in a soccer game, user U-4 of game device 10-4, user U-5 of game device 10-5, and user U-6 of game device 10-6 are on team T2. are formed, and a soccer game is progressed while cooperating with each other. In the following, as an example, it is assumed that team T1 and team T2 play against each other in a soccer game. That is, in the present embodiment, it is assumed that a soccer game is being played on the game device 10-m.

FIG. 2 is a sequence chart for explaining the outline of the operation of the video distribution system Sys according to this embodiment.

As illustrated in FIG. 2, in the present embodiment, when the game devices 10-1 to 10-6 are executing a soccer game (S10), one of the game devices 10-1 to 10-6 10-m supplies display game moving image information JDH-m indicating a display game moving image DH-m relating to the soccer game being executed in the game device 10-m to the moving image editing device 40 (S12 ).
Here, the game moving image information for display JDH-m may be information indicating in real time a still image for display GH-m updated every unit period, or may correspond to a plurality of unit periods one-to-one. It may be information indicating a set of a plurality of still images for display GH-m to be displayed, or may be information to which a sound relating to a soccer game is added.

Next, video editing device 40 edits game devices 10-1 to 10-6 based on one or a plurality of display game video information JDH-m supplied from some or all of game devices 10-1 to 10-6. Game video information for distribution, which is information indicating the generated game video DD for distribution to the video distribution server 50, by generating the game video DD for distribution, which is a video related to the soccer game being executed in -6. JDD is supplied (S14).

Here, the distributed game moving image DD is a moving image generated based on a plurality of display game moving image information JDH-m supplied from some or all of the game devices 10-1 to 10-6. Alternatively, a moving image generated based on the single display game moving image information JDH-m supplied from one game device 10-m out of the game devices 10-1 to 10-6. There may be.
Further, in the present embodiment, the game video for distribution DD may be a still image for distribution GD that is updated every unit time. Here, the still image for distribution GD may be an image including the same still image as the still image for display GH-m indicated by the game moving image information for display JDH-m, or may be an image including the same still image as the still image for display GH-m indicated by the game moving image information for display JDH-m. It may be an image including a still image obtained by changing the resolution of the display still image GH-m indicated by JDH-m.
Further, the game moving image information for distribution JDD may be information showing in real time a still image for distribution GD that is updated every unit period, or may be information indicating a plurality of distribution game moving image information corresponding to a plurality of unit periods one-to-one. It may be information indicating a set of still images GD, or it may be information to which sound relating to a soccer game is added.

Next, the video distribution server 50 supplies the distribution game video information JDD supplied from the video editing device 40 to the terminal devices 70-1 to 70-N (S16).
In addition, as illustrated in FIG. 1, the terminal device 70-n includes a display unit 71-n. When the game moving image information for distribution JDD is supplied from the moving image distribution server 50, the terminal device 70-n displays the game moving image DD for distribution indicated by the game moving image information for distribution JDD on the display unit 71-n. Let

Thereafter, when the user of the terminal device 70-n transmits message information JMs including the message Ms to the SNS server 60 (S18), the message management server 30 acquires the message information JMs from the SNS server 60. (S20).

Then, the message management server 30 supplies the acquired message information JMs to the game devices 10-1 to 10-6 (S22).

After that, the game device 10-m incorporates the message Ms included in the message information JMs supplied in step S22 into the display game animation DH under specific conditions (S24).

[2. Outline of video generated in video distribution system]
Various moving images generated in the moving image delivery system Sys will be described below with reference to FIGS. 3 to 11. FIG.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an example of an overview of the display game moving image DH-1 generated by the game device 10-1, and FIG. -4 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an example of the outline of -4.

As illustrated in FIGS. 3 and 4, in the present embodiment, the display game moving image DH-m is a moving image showing progress of a soccer game in a virtual space Fd such as a virtual soccer field.
Specifically, in the present embodiment, the display game moving image DH-m shows, for example, how the player character CC-m, which is the operation target of the user U-m, kicks the ball object OB in the virtual space Fd. . Further, in the present embodiment, the display game moving image DH-m shows, for example, the spectator character CK watching the soccer game behind the fence object OF in the virtual space Fd. Further, in the present embodiment, the display game moving image DH-m includes, for example, a score image GP showing the score situation in the soccer game.

Note that the display game animation DH-1 shown in FIG. 3 is a soccer game in the virtual space Fd from a viewpoint that allows the user U-1 to easily operate the player character CC-1, which is the operation target of the user U-1. progresses. Similarly, in the display game animation DH-4 shown in FIG. 4, the user U-4 plays soccer in the virtual space Fd from a viewpoint that allows the user U-4 to easily operate the player character CC-4, which is the user U-4's operation target. Shows how the game progresses.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an example of an overview of the distributed game video DD generated by the video editing device 40. As shown in FIG.

In the present embodiment, the video editing device 40 generates a display game video DH-m corresponding to the user U-m belonging to the team T1 among the users U-1 to U-6, and the user U-1 to U-6. As an example, it is assumed that the distribution game animation DD is generated based on the display game animation DH-m corresponding to the user U-m belonging to the team T2. 5, the video editing device 40 generates the distribution game video DD as a video including the display game video DH-1 shown in FIG. 3 and the display game video DH-4 shown in FIG. exemplifies the case.

Further, in the present embodiment, the game video for distribution DD is a game specific character string designation image indicating a soccer game specific character string, which is a character string that identifies the game being executed on the game device 10-m, that is, the soccer game. GG, a team-specific character string designation image GT-m showing a team-specific character string that is a character string that identifies the team to which the user U-m belongs, and a user-specific character string that is a character string that identifies the user U-m and a user-captured moving image DU-m, which is a moving image of the user U-m.

Here, the soccer game-specific character string is a character string (for example, hashtag). Also, the team-specific character string is used when the user of the terminal device 70-n posts to the SNS server 60 a message Ms regarding the team to which the user U-m who is playing the soccer game belongs. A character string (for example, a hash tag) to be added to the message Ms. The user-specific character string is added to the message Ms when the user of the terminal device 70-n posts to the SNS server 60 a message Ms regarding the user Um who is playing the soccer game. A string (e.g. a hashtag) that should be used. Note that, hereinafter, the soccer game specific character string, the team specific character string, and the user specific character string may be collectively referred to as specific character strings.

Note that in FIG. 5, the distribution game animation DD corresponds to the display game animation DH-1 and the display game animation DH-4, as well as the game specific character string designation image GG and the user U-1. User captured video DU-1, user specific character string designation image GN-1, team specific character string designation image GT-1, user captured video DU-4 corresponding to user U-4, user specific character string designation image A case including GN-4 and a team-specific character string designation image GT-4 is illustrated.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an example of an overview of the SNS site GS provided by the SNS server 60. As shown in FIG.

As illustrated in FIG. 6, the SNS site GS has a plurality of message display areas Msg (Msg-1, Msg- 2, Msg-3, ...). Each message display area Msg includes a user name display area Ar1, a message body display area Ar2, a specific character string display area Ar3, a profile image display area Ar4, a consumption point display area Ar5, and a positive evaluation number display area Ar6. , has

Of these, in the user name display area Ar1, for example, the name of the user of the terminal device 70-n that transmitted the message information JMs to the SNS server 60 and the name of the user that transmitted the message information JMs from the terminal device 70-n Date and time are displayed. Also, the message Ms included in the message information JMs transmitted from the terminal device 70-n to the SNS server 60 is displayed in the message text display area Ar2. A specific character string included in the message information JMs transmitted from the terminal device 70-n to the SNS server 60 is displayed in the specific character string display area Ar3. In addition, the profile image of the user of the terminal device 70-n that has transmitted the message information JMs to the SNS server 60 is displayed in the profile image display area Ar4.

In this embodiment, when the user of the terminal device 70-n transmits message information JMs including message Ms related to one or both of the soccer game and the game video for distribution DD to the SNS server 60, , points can be consumed.
Here, the "points" may be values in the soccer game such as virtual money that can be used in the soccer game, or values in the real world such as money that can be used in the real world. . Further, "consumption of points" may be, for example, the provision of points by the user of the terminal device 70-n to the user U-m of the game device 10-m. The user of the terminal device 70-n may provide points to the sponsor of the soccer game, or the user of the terminal device 70-n may provide goods or services provided by the sponsor of the soccer game and the terminal It may be exchanged for points owned by the user of the device 70-n.

In this embodiment, the terminal device 70-n transmits message information JMs including consumption point information JPT to the SNS server 60 when the user of the terminal device 70-n consumes points. Here, the consumption point information JPT is information indicating a point value Pt representing the amount of points consumed when the user of the terminal device 70-n consumes points. Although details will be described later, in the present embodiment, the message information JMs includes, in addition to message text information indicating the message Ms, specific character string information indicating a specific character string, and consumption point information JPT, the user Name information and message transmission date and time information are included.
Then, as illustrated in FIG. 6, the SNS server 60 displays consumption point information JPT included in the message information JMs transmitted from the terminal device 70-n to the SNS server 60 in the consumption point display area Ar5. Display the point value Pt.

Also, in this embodiment, the user of the terminal device 70-n can give a positive evaluation to the message Ms displayed on the SNS site GS. The SNS server 60 counts the number of positive evaluations made for each message Ms and stores the positive evaluation number Pf, which is the count value.
Then, as illustrated in FIG. 6, the SNS server 60 displays the number of positive evaluations Pf stored in the SNS server 60 in the positive evaluation number display area Ar6.

As described above, the message management server 30 supplies the message information JMs acquired from the SNS server 60 to the game device 10-m. Also, the message management server 30 acquires the evaluation number information JPF from the SNS server 60, and supplies the acquired evaluation number information JPF to the game device 10-m. Here, the evaluation number information JPF is information indicating the positive evaluation number Pf for the message Ms.
Then, as described above, the game device 10-m can incorporate the message Ms included in the message information JMs supplied from the message management server 30 into the display game animation DH.

In this embodiment, when the game device 10-m executes a soccer game, the game progress period TG from the start of the soccer game to the end of the soccer game includes one or more in-play periods TG1 and one or more in-play periods TG1. and a plurality of out-of-play periods TG2. Note that, hereinafter, the in-play period TG1 and the out-of-play period TG2 may be collectively referred to as a game period TGq. That is, the game progress period TG is divided into a plurality of game periods TGq.

In this embodiment, the in-play period TG1 is, for example, based on the operation of the game device 10-m by the user U-m of the game device 10-m, the player character CC-m or the ball object within the virtual space Fd. It may be a period during which the state of OB can be changed.
Specifically, the in-play period TG1 refers to the period from the start (kick-off) of a match related to a soccer game to the end of the first half of the match, excluding the period during which the match is suspended, and It may also be a general term for a period from the start of the second half to the end of the second half of the game, excluding the game suspension period. Here, the match suspension period may be a period during which a goal or a foul occurs in a soccer game and progress of the soccer game is temporarily suspended. In addition, the match suspension period is a period from when the user U-m of the game device 10-m operates the game device 10-m to suspend the progress of the soccer game until the suspension is released. It may be a period. Note that the game suspension period is a period in which a goal or a foul occurs in the soccer game, and the progress of the soccer game is temporarily suspended. It may be a period excluding the period during which Um is operating m, or the user Um of the game device 10-m operates the game device 10-m to change the progress of the soccer game. It may be a period excluding a period during which the user Um of the game device 10-m is operating the game device 10-m from the period from when the game is paused to when the pause is released.

The out-of-play period TG2 is, for example, a period during which the user U-m of the game device 10-m cannot change the state of the player character CC-m and the ball object OB in the virtual space Fd. good too.
Specifically, the out-of-play period TG2 is, for example, a period before the start of a match related to a soccer game (before kickoff) and a period from the end of the first half of the match to the start of the second half of the match. (half time), the period after the end of the second half of the game, and the game suspension period.

Note that the "state of the player character CC-m" may be, for example, the position, posture, moving speed, or moving direction of the player character CC-m in the virtual space Fd. , the possibility of existence in a soccer game, or a part or all of these. Also, the "state of the ball object OB" may be, for example, the position, moving speed, or moving direction of the ball object OB in the virtual space Fd.

Note that the in-play period TG1 may be, for example, a period in which the final result of the soccer game is more likely to change at the end of the soccer game than the out-of-play period TG2.
For example, the in-play period TG1 may be a period during which progress of the soccer game during the in-play period TG1 may affect the final result of the soccer game. Further, for example, the out-of-play period TG2 may be a period in which progress of the soccer game during the out-of-play period TG2 has no possibility of affecting the final result of the soccer game.
Also, the in-play period TG1 may be, for example, a period during which the result determination parameter may change. Here, in this embodiment, the result determination parameter may be a parameter for determining the final result of a soccer game. Specifically, the result determination parameter may be the scores of team T1 and team T2 in a soccer game. In this embodiment, a "soccer game" is exemplified as the "game", but the "game" may be a "fighting game", a "shooting game", or the like. In a game where one character to be operated is a game, etc., in which one character fights another character, the result determination parameters are the hit points of one character and other characters, etc. in the game of one character and other characters It may be a parameter indicating the possibility of existence.

Also, the game device 10-m may progress the soccer game in the in-play progress mode during the in-play period TG1, and progress the soccer game in the out-of-play progress mode during the out-of-play period TG2.
Here, the in-play progress mode is, for example, based on the operation of the game device 10-m by the user U-m of the game device 10-m. It may be a progression mode that can change states. The out-of-play progress mode is, for example, a progress mode in which the user U-m of the game device 10-m cannot change the states of the player character CC-m and the ball object OB in the virtual space Fd. may

Note that the in-play progression mode may be, for example, a progression mode in which the final result of the soccer game is more likely to change at the end of the soccer game than in the out-of-play progression mode. .
For example, the in-play progress mode may be a progress mode in which the progress of a soccer game in the in-play progress mode may affect the final result of the soccer game. Further, for example, the out-of-play progress mode may be a progress mode in which progress of a soccer game in the out-of-play progress mode has no possibility of affecting the final result of the soccer game.

7 and 8 show a display game video DH-m incorporating a message Ms, which is displayed when the game device 10-m is executing a soccer game in the in-play progress mode during the in-play period TG1. It is an explanatory view for explaining an example of the outline of. Among them, FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an example of an overview of the display game moving image DH-1 generated by the game device 10-1, and FIG. FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an example of an outline of a game animation DH-4;

As illustrated in FIGS. 7 and 8, in the present embodiment, the game device 10-m, in the in-play progression mode, sends the message Ms to the display game video DH-m, and the superimposed display image GMx-m. Alternatively, it is incorporated as a display image GMy-m in the virtual space. In the following, the superimposed display image GMx-m and the in-virtual space display image GMy-m may be collectively referred to as the message display image GM-m. As illustrated in FIGS. 7 and 8, in this embodiment, one or more message display images GM-m corresponding to one or more messages Ms are displayed.

Here, the superimposed display image GMx-m is an image displayed superimposed on the image representing the virtual space Fd represented in the display game moving image DH-m. In the present embodiment, when the soccer game is progressed in the in-play progression mode in the in-play period TG1, the game device 10-m is configured to The superimposed display image GMx-m is displayed in the limited area ArM, which is the area located at the edge of 21-m.

The virtual space display image GMy-m is an image displayed on an object existing in the virtual space Fd represented in the display game moving image DH-m. In the present embodiment, when the game device 10-m proceeds with the soccer game in the in-play progression mode during the in-play period TG1, the in-virtual space display image GMy is displayed on the surface of the fence object OF existing in the virtual space Fd. Display -m.

In this embodiment, the message display image GM-m is classified into a colored display image GMxC and a non-colored display image GMxB.
Here, the colored display image GMxC is an image in which the background of the character string of the message Ms is colored in the message display image GM-m. The non-colored display image GMxB is an image of the message display image GM-m in which the background of the character string of the message Ms is not colored. Here, the "image whose background is not colored" may be, for example, an image in which the background of the character string of the message Ms is white, or an image in which the background of the character string of the message Ms is colorless, transparent or translucent. may be an image of That is, in the present embodiment, the visibility of the colored display image GMxC is higher than the visibility of the non-colored display image GMxB.

Further, in this embodiment, the message display images GM-m are classified into large display images GMxL and small display images GMxS.
Here, the large display image GMxL is an image of the message display image GM-m in which the size of each character constituting the message Ms is larger than that of the small display image GMxS. That is, the small display image GMxS is an image of the message display image GM-m in which the size of each character constituting the message Ms is smaller than that of the large display image GMxL. That is, in the present embodiment, the visibility of the large display image GMxL is higher than the visibility of the small display image GMxS.

Further, in this embodiment, the message display image GM-m is classified into a display image with sound GMxP and a display image without sound GMxN.
Here, the display image GMxP with sound means that when the message display image GM-m is displayed in the display game animation DH-m among the message display images GM-m, the message display image GM-m is displayed. It is an image in which a voice representing the message Ms is reproduced. Further, the non-audio display image GMxN is a message displayed in the message display image GM-m when the message display image GM-m is displayed in the display game video DH-m. It is an image in which the sound representing Ms is not reproduced. That is, in the present embodiment, the possibility of recognizing the display image GMxP with sound is higher than the possibility of recognizing the display image GMxN without sound.

As illustrated in FIGS. 7 and 8, in this embodiment, a message display image GM displayed in one display game animation DH and a message display image GM displayed in another display game animation DH are displayed. may differ from
For example, in FIGS. 7 and 8, in the display game animation DH-1, the superimposed display image GMx-1, the virtual space display image GMy-1[1], and the virtual space display image GMy-1[2] is displayed, and in the display game video DH-4, the superimposed display image GMx-4, the virtual space display image GMy-4[1], and the virtual space display image GMy-4[2] are displayed. The case where it is displayed is exemplified.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an example of an overview of the distribution game animation DD generated by the animation editing device 40 after the message Ms is incorporated into the display game animation DH-m.

As exemplified in FIG. 9, the moving image editing device 40 does not change the display game moving image shown in FIG. 7 even after the message Ms is incorporated into the display game moving image DH-1 and the display game moving image DH-4. A game animation for distribution DD is generated that includes DH-1 and the game animation for display DH-4 shown in FIG.

10 and 11 show an outline of the display game video DH-m displayed when the game device 10-m is executing the soccer game in the out-of-play progression mode in the out-of-play period TG2. It is an explanatory view for explaining an example.
Among them, FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an example of the display game animation DH-1 generated by the game device 10-1 before the message Ms is incorporated in the out-of-play period TG2. Also, FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an example of the display game animation DH-1 generated by the game device 10-1 after the message Ms is incorporated in the out-of-play period TG2.

As shown in FIG. 10, in this embodiment, during the out-of-play period TG2, the player character CC-m operates independently of the operation of the game device 10-m by the user U-m. For example, in FIG. 10, in a soccer game, immediately after the player character CC-m has scored a goal, the player character CC-m performs a joyful action. -m's joyful action is a predetermined action that does not depend on user Um's operation of game device 10-m.

As illustrated in FIG. 11, during the out-of-play period TG2, after the message Ms is incorporated, the superimposed display image GMx-m is displayed in the display game animation DH-m.
In the example shown in FIG. 11, the game device 10-m displays the superimposed display image GMx-1[3], which is the colored display image GMxC and the large display image GMxL in the display game video DH-1. and a superimposed display image GMx-1[7], a colored display image GMxC and a small display image GMxS, a superimposed display image GMx-1[4] and a non-colored display image GMxB, and , a superimposed display image GMx-1[5] which is a large display image GMxL, a superimposed display image GMx-1[2] which is a non-colored display image GMxB and a small display image GMxS, and a superimposed display image GMx -1[6], superimposed display image GMx-1[8], superimposed display image GMx-1[9], and superimposed display image GMx-1[10] are displayed. .

In the example shown in FIG. 11, some or all of the superimposed display images GMx-1[2] to GMx-1[10] displayed in the display game video DH-1 are the display image GMxP with sound. It doesn't matter if it is. In this case, in the example shown in FIG. 11, among the superimposed display images GMx-1[2] to GMx-1[10] displayed in the display game video DH-1, the superimposed display images other than the sound-attached display image GMxP GMx-m corresponds to the silent display image GMxN.

In this embodiment, the superimposed display image GMx-m is displayed in the display game moving image DH-m during the in-play period TG1, but the present invention is not limited to such a mode. The game device 10-m does not have to display the superimposed display image GMx-m on the display game moving image DH-m in the in-play period TG1.

Further, in the present embodiment, the virtual space display image GMy-m is not displayed in the display game moving image DH-m during the out-of-play period TG2, but the present invention is not limited to such an aspect. do not have. The game device 10-m may display the virtual space display image GMy-m together with the superimposed display image GMx-m on the display game moving image DH-m even in the out-of-play period TG2.

[3. Functions of game device and message management server]
The functions of the game device 10 and the message management server 30 will be described below with reference to FIGS. 12 to 15. FIG.

FIG. 12 is a functional block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the game device 10. As shown in FIG.

As illustrated in FIG. 12, the game device 10 includes a control unit 11 that controls each unit of the game device 10, a storage unit 13 that stores various information, and an operation unit that accepts operations by a user U of the game device 10. 14 and a communication unit 15 for executing communication with an external device existing outside the game device 10 .

As illustrated in FIG. 12 , the control section 11 includes a game control section 111 and a message processing section 112 .

The message processing unit 112 includes a message acquisition unit 124 , a message determination unit 125 and a message analysis unit 126 .
The message acquisition unit 124 acquires message information JMs and evaluation number information JPF supplied from the message management server 30 .
The message determination unit 125 determines whether or not to incorporate the message Ms included in the message information JMs supplied from the message management server 30 into the display game animation DH.
The message analysis unit 126 analyzes one or both of the message information JMs and the evaluation number information JPF supplied from the message management server 30, and generates analysis information Jk indicating the result of the analysis.

The game control unit 111 has a message inserting unit 120 and a message inserting mode determining unit 123 .
The message incorporation mode determining unit 123 determines the mode of incorporating the message Ms included in the message information JMs supplied from the message management server 30 into the display game animation DH.
The message incorporation unit 120 includes a game progression unit 121 and a moving image information generation unit 122 .
The game progression unit 121 advances the soccer game.
The moving image information generation unit 122 generates display game moving image information JDH indicating the display game moving image DH.

As illustrated in FIG. 12, the storage unit 13 includes a message management table TBL1, a message inclusion information table TBL2, a user information table TBL3, a game situation management table TBL4, and a table for controlling each unit of the game device 10. A control program PGg is stored.

FIG. 13 is a configuration diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the game device 10. As shown in FIG.

As illustrated in FIG. 13, the game device 10 includes a processor 1001 that controls each unit of the game device 10, a storage device 1003 that stores various information, and an operation device 1004 that accepts operations by a user U of the game device 10. and a communication device 1005 for communicating with an external device existing outside the game device 10 .
Among these, the storage device 1003 includes a volatile memory such as a RAM (Random Access Memory) functioning as a work area for the processor 1001, and an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory) for storing various information such as the control program PGg. and/or one or both of the non-volatile memory, and provide the function as the storage unit 13 .
Also, the processor 1001 includes, for example, one or more CPUs (Central Processing Units). The processor 1001 functions as the control unit 11 by executing the control program PGg stored in the storage device 1003 and operating according to the control program PGg.
Note that the processor 1001 may be a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), a DSP (Digital Signal Processor), or an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array), etc., may be configured including hardware. In this case, part or all of the control unit 11 implemented by the processor 1001 may be implemented by hardware such as a DSP.
Further, the operation device 1004 is, for example, an operation button, and provides a function as the operation unit 14 that receives the operation of the user U of the game device 10 . The operation device 1004 may be composed of one or more devices including some or all of pointing devices such as operation buttons, a touch panel, a keyboard, a joystick, and a mouse.
Further, the communication device 1005 is hardware for communicating with an external device existing outside the game device 10 via one or both of a wired network and a wireless network, and provides a function as the communication unit 15. do.

FIG. 14 is a functional block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the message management server 30. As shown in FIG.

As illustrated in FIG. 14, the message management server 30 includes a control unit 31 that controls each unit of the message management server 30, a storage unit 33 that stores various information, and an external device that exists outside the message management server 30. and a communication unit 35 for performing communication between.

As illustrated in FIG. 14 , the control unit 31 includes a message acquisition unit 311 and a message delivery unit 312 .
The message acquisition unit 311 acquires message information JMs from the SNS server 60 .
The message distribution unit 312 distributes the message information JMs and the evaluation number information JPF to the game device 10-m.

As illustrated in FIG. 14 , the storage unit 33 stores control programs PGs for controlling each unit of the message management server 30 .

FIG. 15 is a configuration diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the message management server 30. As shown in FIG.

As illustrated in FIG. 15, the message management server 30 includes a processor 3001 that controls each part of the message management server 30, a storage device 3003 that stores various information, and an external device that exists outside the message management server 30. and a communication device 3005 for performing communication.
Of these, the storage device 3003 includes one or both of a volatile memory such as a RAM that functions as a work area for the processor 3001 and a nonvolatile memory such as an EEPROM that stores various information such as the control program PGs. It provides the function as the part 33 .
Also, the processor 3001 includes, for example, one or more CPUs. The processor 3001 functions as the control unit 31 by executing the control program PGs stored in the storage device 3003 and operating according to the control program PGs.
Note that the processor 3001 includes hardware such as a GPU, DSP, or FPGA in addition to one or more CPUs, or in place of part or all of one or more CPUs. can be anything. In this case, part or all of the control unit 31 implemented by the processor 3001 may be implemented by hardware such as a DSP.
The communication device 3005 is hardware for communicating with an external device existing outside the message management server 30 via one or both of a wired network and a wireless network, and functions as the communication unit 35. offer.

[4. Data stored in the game device]
Data stored in the game device 10 will be described below with reference to FIGS. 16 and 17. FIG.

FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the data configuration of the message management table TBL1.

As exemplified in FIG. 16 , the message management table TBL1 includes one or more pieces of message information JMs supplied from the message management server 30 to the game device 10 , including soccer information corresponding to the soccer game being executed on the game device 10 . It has one or more records in one-to-one correspondence with one or more message information JMs including game specific character strings. Hereinafter, among the message information JMs, the message information JMs including the soccer game specific character string corresponding to the soccer game being executed on the game device 10 is referred to as "game message information".

Each record of the message management table TBL1 includes a message ID and obtained message information.
Here, the message ID is information for identifying each piece of game message information among one or a plurality of pieces of game message information supplied from the message management server 30 to the game device 10 .

Also, the acquired message information is information including message body information and message accompanying information.
Among them, the message body information is information indicating the message Ms included in the game message information supplied from the message management server 30 to the game device 10 .

The message accompanying information includes user name information, message transmission date and time information, specific character string information, consumption point information JPT, and evaluation number information JPF.
Here, the user name information is information indicating the user name of the terminal device 70 that has transmitted the game message information. The message transmission date and time information is information indicating the date and time when the game message information was transmitted from the terminal device 70 .

The specific character string information is information indicating the specific character string included in the game message information transmitted from the terminal device 70 . In this embodiment, the specific string information includes team specific string information and user specific string information. Among these, the team specific character string information is information indicating the team specific character string included in the game message information transmitted from the terminal device 70 . Also, the user specific character string information is information indicating the user specific character string included in the game message information transmitted from the terminal device 70 .

As described above, the consumption point information JPT is information indicating the point value Pt of points consumed in the terminal device 70 when the game message information is output from the terminal device 70 . Also, as described above, the evaluation number information JPF is information indicating the positive evaluation number Pf for the game message information.

FIG. 17 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the data structure of the message inclusion information table TBL2.

As illustrated in FIG. 17, the message inclusion information table TBL2 has one or more records in one-to-one correspondence with one or more pieces of game message information supplied from the message management server 30 to the game device 10. . Each record of the message inclusion information table TBL2 includes a message ID and message inclusion information.

Here, the message inclusion information is information including message characteristic information, message priority information, and message inclusion completion information.

Among these, the message characteristic information is information including message target team pertinent information, message target user pertinent information, point consumption information, and affirmative word pertinent information.

Here, the message target team pertinent information indicates whether or not the game message information transmitted from the terminal device 70 includes a team specific character string corresponding to the team to which the user U of the game device 10 belongs in the soccer game. Information. In this embodiment, as an example of the message target team pertinent information, as shown in FIG. If the game message information transmitted from the terminal device 70 does not correspond to the team to which the user U of the game device 10 belongs, Also, when the game message information transmitted from the terminal device 70 does not contain the team-specific character string, "0" is indicated.

The message target user pertinent information is information indicating whether or not the game message information transmitted from the terminal device 70 includes a user specific character string corresponding to the user U of the game device 10 . In the present embodiment, as an example of the message target user pertinent information, as illustrated in FIG. and the user-specific character string included in the game message information transmitted from the terminal device 70 does not correspond to the user U of the game device 10; "0" is indicated when the user-specified character string is not included in the game message information.

The point consumption information is information indicating whether or not the point value Pt indicated by the consumption point information JPT included in the game message information transmitted from the terminal device 70 is greater than "0". That is, the point consumption information is information indicating whether or not points have been consumed in accordance with the transmission of the game message information from the terminal device 70 when the game message information is transmitted from the terminal device 70 . In the present embodiment, as an example, as shown in FIG. When the points are consumed, it indicates "1", and when the game message information is transmitted from the terminal device 70, and the points are consumed along with the transmission of the game message information from the terminal device 70. If there is none, "0" is indicated.

The affirmative word corresponding information is information indicating whether or not the message Ms included in the game message information transmitted from the terminal device 70 has a positive meaning. In this embodiment, as an example, the affirmative word pertinent information is, as illustrated in FIG. 17, "1 and "0" when the message Ms included in the game message information transmitted from the terminal device 70 does not have a positive meaning.

The message priority information is information indicating the priority Φ of incorporation of the message Ms included in the game message information transmitted from the terminal device 70 with respect to the display game animation DH. In the present embodiment, as an example, when the priority Φ corresponding to the game message information is high, the game message information is preferentially given to the display game animation DH as compared to when the priority Φ is low. shall be incorporated.

The message incorporation completion information indicates that the message Ms included in the game message information transmitted from the terminal device 70 has been completely incorporated into the display game animation DH, or that the message Ms has been incorporated into the display game animation. This is information indicating that the decision not to incorporate the message Ms into DH has been completed, or that processing related to incorporating the message Ms into the display game moving image DH has not been completed. In the present embodiment, as an example of the message incorporation completion information, as shown in FIG. , and when it has been determined not to incorporate the message Ms into the display game video DH, "1" is indicated, and the message Ms included in the game message information transmitted from the terminal device 70 In the case where the processing related to the incorporation of the display game animation DH has not been completed, "0" is indicated.

Although illustration is omitted, the user information table TBL3 corresponds to a soccer game specific character string corresponding to the soccer game being played by the user U of the game device 10 and the team to which the user U of the game device 10 belongs in the soccer game. and a user-specific character string corresponding to the user U of the game device 10 are stored.

Although illustration is omitted, the game situation management table TBL4 shows the states of all player characters CC-m and the states of various objects such as the ball object OB in the soccer game being executed by the user U of the game device 10. I remember.

The game situation management table TBL4 also stores progress information indicating the progress of the soccer game. Here, the progress information is information including result influence information indicating the possibility of affecting the final result of the soccer game at each time when the soccer game is in progress. Result impact information is information that includes one or both of period type information and mode type information.
Here, the period type information is information indicating in which period the soccer game is progressing, out of the in-play period TG1 and the out-of-play period TG2. For example, when the period type information indicates that a soccer game is in progress during the in-play period TG1, compared with the case where the period type information indicates that the soccer game is in progress during the out-of-play period TG2, More likely to affect the final outcome of the match.
Further, the mode type information is information indicating in which progress mode the soccer game is progressing, out of the in-play progress mode and the out-of-play progress mode. For example, when the mode type information indicates that a soccer game is progressing in the in-play progress mode, the mode type information indicates that the soccer game is progressing in the out-of-play progress mode. More likely to affect the final outcome of the match.

[5. Operation of Game Device]
The operation of the game device 10 will be described below with reference to FIGS. 18 to 23. FIG.

[5.1. Message acquisition process]
In the present embodiment, when the message information JMs is supplied from the message management server 30, the game device 10 executes message acquisition processing, which is processing for acquiring the message information JMs.

FIG. 18 is a flow chart showing an example of the operation of the game device 10 when the game device 10 executes message acquisition processing.

As exemplified in FIG. 18, when message information JMs is supplied from the message management server 30 to the game device 10, the message determination unit 125 performs It is determined whether or not a soccer game specific character string corresponding to the current soccer game is included (S100).

If the determination result in step S100 is negative, the message determination unit 125 discards the message information JMs that was determined in step S100, and terminates the message acquisition process shown in FIG.

When the determination result in step S100 is affirmative, the message acquisition unit 124 acquires the message information JMs that was the target of the determination in step S100 as game message information (S102).

Specifically, in step S102, the message acquisition unit 124 adds a record to the message management table TBL1, assigns a new message ID to the added record, and assigns a new message ID to the added record. The message information JMs, which is the object of the judgment in step S100, is stored in the record. Also, in step S102, the message acquisition unit 124 adds a record to the message incorporation information table TBL2, and assigns the same message ID as the message ID numbered in the message management table TBL1 to the added record. memorize.
Although illustration is omitted, when the evaluation number information JPF is supplied from the message management server 30 to the game device 10, the message acquisition unit 124 stores the evaluation number information JPF in the message management table TBL1. Let

As illustrated in FIG. 18, the message determination unit 125 determines whether the game message information acquired by the message acquisition unit 124 in step S102 includes a team-specific character string corresponding to the team to which the user U of the game device 10 belongs. It is determined whether or not (S104).

Specifically, in step S104, the message determination unit 125 stores the character string indicating the team-specific character string information stored in the message management table TBL1 in step S102 by the message acquisition unit 124 in the user information table TBL3. It is determined whether or not the character string is the same as the team specific character string.
Then, if the result of the determination is affirmative, the message determination unit 125 determines that the team specific character string included in the game message information is the user U of the game device 10 for the message target team applicable information in the message inclusion information table TBL2. A value of "1" is set to indicate that the team belongs to. On the other hand, if the result of the determination is negative, the message determination unit 125 determines that the team specific character string included in the game message information is the user U of the game device 10 with respect to the message target team applicable information in the message inclusion information table TBL2. A value of "0" is set to indicate that the team does not belong to the team.

As illustrated in FIG. 18, the message determination unit 125 determines whether or not the game message information acquired by the message acquisition unit 124 in step S102 includes a user specific character string corresponding to the user U of the game device 10. (S106).

Specifically, in step S106, the message determination unit 125 stores in the user information table TBL3 the character string indicating the user-specific character string information that the message acquisition unit 124 has stored in the message management table TBL1 in step S102. It is determined whether or not the character string is the same as the existing user specific character string.
Then, if the result of the determination is affirmative, the message determination unit 125 determines that the user specific character string included in the game message information is the user U of the game device 10 for the message target user pertinent information in the message inclusion information table TBL2. A value of "1" is set to indicate that the On the other hand, if the result of the determination is negative, the message determination unit 125 determines that the user specific character string included in the game message information is the user U of the game device 10 for the message target user pertinent information in the message inclusion information table TBL2. A value of "0" is set to indicate that it does not correspond to

As illustrated in FIG. 18, the message determination unit 125 determines whether the consumption point information JPT included in the game message information acquired by the message acquisition unit 124 in step S102 indicates a value greater than "0". (S108).
Then, if the result of the determination is affirmative, the message determination unit 125 adds to the point consumption information of the message inclusion information table TBL2 that the points have been consumed due to the transmission of the game message information from the terminal device 70. set the value "1". On the other hand, if the result of the determination is negative, the message determination unit 125 adds to the point consumption information in the message inclusion information table TBL2 that points have not been consumed due to the transmission of the game message information from the terminal device 70. set the value "0" to indicate

As illustrated in FIG. 18, the message determination unit 125 determines whether the message Ms included in the game message information acquired by the message acquisition unit 124 in step S102 has a positive meaning (S110).
Then, when the result of the determination is affirmative, the message determination unit 125 indicates that the message Ms included in the game message information has a positive meaning with respect to the affirmative word corresponding information of the message incorporation information table TBL2. , set the value "1". On the other hand, if the result of the determination is negative, the message determination unit 125 determines that the message Ms included in the game message information does not have a positive meaning with respect to the positive word corresponding information in the message inclusion information table TBL2. set the value "0" to indicate

As illustrated in FIG. 18, the message determination unit 125 determines the message target team pertinent information generated in step S104, the message target user pertinent information generated in step S106, the point consumption information generated in step S108, and the point consumption information generated in step S110. The priority Φ is determined based on the affirmative word corresponding information generated in , and the message priority information indicating the determined priority Φ is stored in the message incorporation information table TBL2 (S112), and the message acquisition process is performed. terminate.

Specifically, in step S112, the message determination unit 125 sets the priority Φ so that when the message target team pertinent information indicates "1", the priority Φ is higher than when it indicates "0". Determine Φ. Also, in step S112, the message determination unit 125 determines the priority Φ such that when the message target user pertinent information indicates "1", the priority Φ is higher than when it indicates "0". do. Also, in step S112, the message determination unit 125 determines the priority Φ such that when the point consumption information indicates "1", the priority Φ is higher than when the point consumption information indicates "0". Also, in step S112, the message determination unit 125 determines the priority Φ so that the priority Φ becomes higher when the affirmative word corresponding information indicates “1” than when it indicates “0”. .

[5.2. Message analysis processing]
In the present embodiment, the game device 10 executes message analysis processing, which is processing for analyzing a plurality of pieces of game message information acquired from the message management server 30, for example, for each analysis period.
Here, the analysis period (an example of the “aggregation period”) is, for example, after the game device 10 acquires the evaluation number information JPF from the message management server 30, and then after the game device 10 receives the message management server 30 It may be a period until the evaluation number information JPF is acquired, or it may be a period having a predetermined length of time. Also, the analysis period may be, for example, a period determined based on the current time.

FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of game device 10 when game device 10 executes message analysis processing.

As illustrated in FIG. 19, when each analysis period ends, the message analysis unit 126 counts the number of pieces of game message information supplied from the message management server 30 to the game device 10 during the analysis period. Then, message total information indicating the message total value θs, which is the total result, is generated (S120).
In addition, in this embodiment, as an example, it is assumed that the message total value θs satisfies “0≦θs”.

In this embodiment, the message analysis unit 126 performs Message aggregation information may be generated.
Specifically, in the present embodiment, as an example, it is assumed that the message count information indicates the number of pieces of game message information in an analysis period. However, the present invention is not limited to such an aspect. The total message information may be, for example, an average value or a median value of game message information acquisition intervals during an analysis period by the game device 10 . In this case, for example, the total message value θs may be calculated as the reciprocal of the average value or the median value of the game message information acquisition intervals during the analysis period by the game device 10 . Also, the message total information may indicate, for example, a value obtained by dividing the number of pieces of game message information in an analysis period by the time length of the analysis period.

Further, when each analysis period ends, the message analysis unit 126 determines that, among the one or more pieces of game message information supplied from the message management server 30 to the game device 10 in the analysis period, the affirmative word corresponding information is " 1”, and generates message content information indicating a message affirmative wording value θk as a result of the counting (S122).
In this embodiment, as an example, the positive message wording value θk satisfies “0≦θk”.

In the present embodiment, the message analysis unit 126 compares the game message information supplied during the analysis period when the number of pieces of game message information indicating “1” in the affirmative word corresponding information is large to when the number is small. Then, the message content information may be generated so that the message affirmative wording value θk increases.
Specifically, in the present embodiment, as an example, the message content information is the game message information supplied during the analysis period and indicates the number of game message information in which the affirmative word corresponding information indicates "1". Suppose. However, the present invention is not limited to such an aspect. The message content information may be, for example, the ratio of the number of pieces of game message information in which the affirmative word corresponding information supplied during the analysis period indicates "1" to the number of pieces of game message information supplied during the analysis period. Also, the message content information may be, for example, the number of words having a positive meaning included in one or more pieces of game message information supplied to the game device 10 during the analysis period. Further, the message content information indicates, for example, a value obtained by dividing the number of pieces of game message information in which the affirmative word corresponding information indicates "1", which is game message information supplied during the analysis period, by the time length of the analysis period. may

Further, when each analysis period ends, the message analysis unit 126 generates one or more evaluations corresponding to one or more pieces of game message information supplied from the message management server 30 to the game device 10 during the analysis period. Based on the number information JPF, message evaluation information indicating the message evaluation value θh is generated (S124).
In this embodiment, as an example, it is assumed that the message evaluation value θh satisfies “0≦θh”.

Specifically, in step S124, message analysis unit 126 performs one or more affirmative evaluations indicated by one or more evaluation number information JPF corresponding to one or more pieces of game message information supplied to game device 10. The message evaluation information may be generated by calculating the total value of the evaluation numbers Pf as the message evaluation value θh. Alternatively, in step S124, the message analysis unit 126 calculates the ratio of the game message information with the positive evaluation number Pf equal to or greater than a predetermined value to the one or more pieces of game message information supplied to the game device 10 as the message evaluation value θh. You may generate|occur|produce message evaluation information by calculating as. Alternatively, in step S124, the message analysis unit 126 generates one or more positive evaluation numbers Pf indicated by one or more evaluation number information JPF corresponding to one or more pieces of game message information supplied to the game device 10. The message evaluation information may be generated by calculating the value obtained by dividing the total value of by the time length of the analysis period as the message evaluation value θh.
In this embodiment, the message analysis unit 126 increases the message evaluation value θh when the total value of the positive evaluation numbers Pf corresponding to the game message information supplied during the analysis period is large compared to when the total value is small. Message evaluation information may be generated such that

Thereafter, the message analysis unit 126 performs message analysis indicating the message analysis value θm based on the message total information generated in step S120, the message content information generated in step S122, and the message evaluation information generated in step S124. Information is generated (S126).
In this embodiment, as an example, it is assumed that the message analysis value θm satisfies "0≦θm".

Specifically, the message analysis unit 126 generates the message analysis information such that the message analysis value θm becomes larger when the message total value θs indicated by the message total information is large than when it is small. Also, the message analysis unit 126 generates the message analysis information so that the message analysis value θm becomes larger when the message affirmative wording value θk indicated by the message content information is larger than when it is small. Also, the message analysis unit 126 generates message analysis information such that when the message evaluation value θh indicated by the message evaluation information is large, the message analysis value θm is larger than when it is small. For example, the message analysis unit 126 may generate the message analysis value θm by adding the message total value θs, the message positive wording value θk, and the message evaluation value θh.

In addition, in this embodiment, the analysis information Jk mentioned above is information containing message total information, message content information, message evaluation information, and message analysis information, for example. However, the present invention is not limited to such an aspect. The analysis information Jk may be information including at least part of the message summary information, message content information, message evaluation information, and message analysis information.

[5.3. Message incorporation processing]
In the present embodiment, the game device 10 executes message incorporation processing, which is processing for incorporating the message Ms into the display game animation DH, for example, over the game progress period TG.

20 and 21 are flowcharts showing an example of the operation of the game device 10 when the game device 10 executes message incorporation processing.

As exemplified in FIG. 20, in the message incorporation process, the message incorporation mode determination unit 123 first determines whether or not the soccer game is progressing during the in-play period TG1 based on the progress information. (S140).
It should be noted that message incorporation mode determining section 123 may determine in step S140 whether or not the soccer game is progressing in the in-play progress mode.

If the determination result in step S140 is affirmative, that is, if the soccer game is in progress during the in-play period TG1, the message incorporation mode determination unit 123 determines that the game message information indicating that the message incorporation completion information indicates "0" is It is determined whether or not it exists (S142).
Note that, hereinafter, game message information whose message incorporation completion information indicates "0" may be referred to as "unprocessed game message information".

If the determination result in step S142 is negative, message incorporation mode determining section 123 advances the process to step S150.

If the determination result in step S142 is affirmative, the message incorporation mode determination unit 123 determines whether or not to incorporate the message Ms indicated by the unprocessed game message information into the display game animation DH (S144).
Specifically, when it is determined in step S142 that a plurality of pieces of unprocessed game message information exist, the message incorporation mode determination unit 123 determines, in step S144, among the pieces of unprocessed game message information, The pieces of unprocessed game message information equal to or less than the number of pieces that can be incorporated are selected as pieces of game message information to be incorporated, starting from the one with the highest priority Φ indicated by the message priority information corresponding to each piece of unprocessed game message information. Here, the number that can be incorporated is the number of messages Ms that can be incorporated into the display game animation DH.
Then, in step S144, the message incorporation mode determining unit 123 determines to incorporate the message Ms indicated by the information of the game message to be incorporated into the display game animation DH. On the other hand, in step S144, the message incorporation mode determination unit 123 selects the message Ms indicating the unprocessed game message information that does not correspond to the game message information to be incorporated among the plurality of pieces of unprocessed game message information from the display game video DH. decide not to incorporate into

Next, the control unit 11 executes message incorporation mode determination processing (S146). Note that the message incorporation mode determination processing will be described later with reference to FIG. 22 .

Next, the message incorporation mode determination unit 123 determines the incorporation position of the message Ms indicated by the incorporation target game message information in the display game animation DH (S148).
Specifically, the message incorporation mode determination unit 123 causes the message Ms indicated by the game message information to be incorporated to be displayed as the superimposed display image GMx in the limited area ArM of the display game moving image DH, or displayed in the virtual space. It is determined whether to display the inner display image GMy on the fence object OF in the virtual space Fd.
In step S148, the message incorporation mode determining unit 123 may determine the display position of the superimposed display image GMx representing the message Ms indicated by the game message information to be incorporated in the display game moving image DH. Further, in step S148, the message incorporation mode determination unit 123 may determine the display position in the virtual space Fd of the display image GMy in the virtual space representing the message Ms indicated by the game message information to be incorporated.

Next, the control unit 11 executes the effect mode determination process (S150). Note that the effect mode determination processing will be described later with reference to FIG. 23 .

Next, the game progression unit 121 determines whether or not the operation unit 14 has been operated by the user U of the game device 10 (S152).
If the determination result in step S152 is negative, the game progression unit 121 advances the process to step S160.

When the determination result in step S152 is affirmative, the game progression unit 121 accepts the operation of the operation unit 14 by the user U of the game device 10 (S154), and advances the process to step S160.

On the other hand, if the determination result in step S140 is negative, that is, if the soccer game is in progress during the out-of-play period TG2, the message incorporation mode determination unit 123 determines that the message incorporation completion information indicates "0". It is determined whether message information exists (S156).

If the determination result in step S156 is negative, message incorporation mode determining section 123 advances the process to step S162.
On the other hand, if the determination result in step S156 is affirmative, control unit 11 executes message incorporation mode determination processing (S158), and advances the processing to step S162.

As illustrated in FIG. 21, the game progression section 121 shares the operation details of the users U-1 to U-6 among the game devices 10-1 to 10-6 (S160).

Then, the game progress unit 121 progresses the soccer game (S162).
Specifically, in step S162, the game progression unit 121 updates the states of the player characters CC-1 to CC-6 and the ball object OB to the states of the users U-1 to U-6 of the game devices 10-1 to 10-6. change based on the operation of In step S162, the game progression unit 121 changes the display mode of the fence object OF such as the pattern and color of the fence object OF so that the virtual space display image GMy is displayed on the fence object OF. The display image GMy is incorporated into the virtual space Fd.
In step S162, the game progress section 121 may add a visual effect to the display game moving image DH based on the processing result of the rendering mode determination processing in step S150.

Then, the moving image information generation unit 122 generates a display still image GH (S164).
Specifically, in step S164, the moving image information generation unit 122 generates a virtual space image of the virtual space Fd captured by a virtual camera in the virtual space Fd. Next, the moving image information generation unit 122 superimposes the superimposed display image GMx on the virtual space image, thereby generating a display still image GH incorporating the superimposed display image GMx.
Note that, in step S164, the moving image information generation unit 122 may add an auditory effect to the display game moving image DH based on the processing result of the effect mode determination processing in step S150.

Next, the game progression unit 121 determines whether or not the soccer game has ended (S166).
Then, if the determination result in step S166 is negative, the game progression unit 121 advances the process to step S140. On the other hand, if the determination result in step S166 is affirmative, the game progression unit 121 terminates the message incorporation process.

[5.4. Message incorporation mode determination processing]
FIG. 22 is a flow chart showing an example of the operation of the game device 10 when the game device 10 executes the message incorporation mode determination process.

As illustrated in FIG. 22, in the message inclusion mode determination process, the message determination unit 125 determines that the team identification character string included in the inclusion target game message information indicates the team to which the user U of the game device 10 belongs. It is determined whether or not there is (S170).
Specifically, in step S170, the message determination unit 125 determines that the team-specific character string included in the game message information to be included is the team to which the user U of the game device 10 belongs, according to the message inclusion information table. It is determined whether or not the message target team pertinent information stored in TBL2 indicates. Note that the message determination unit 125 may substitute the process of step S104 for the process of step S170.

If the determination result in step S170 is negative, the message inclusion mode determination unit 123 determines that the game message information to be included, which was determined in step S170, is not included in the display game animation DH (S172). , terminates the message incorporation mode determination processing.

If the determination result in step S170 is affirmative, the message determination unit 125 determines whether or not the user specific character string included in the game message information to be incorporated indicates the user U of the game device 10 (S174).
Specifically, in step S174, the message determination unit 125 determines that the user specific character string included in the game message information to be incorporated is the user U of the game device 10, which is stored in the message incorporation information table TBL2. It is determined whether or not the message target user pertinent information contained therein indicates. Note that the message determination unit 125 may substitute the process of step S106 for the process of step S174.

When the determination result in step S174 is affirmative, the message incorporation mode determination unit 123 determines to incorporate the message Ms indicated by the information of the game message to be incorporated into the display game moving image DH as the colored display image GMxC. (S176).

If the determination result in step S174 is negative, the message incorporation mode determining unit 123 decides to incorporate the message Ms indicated by the game message information to be incorporated into the display game moving image DH as the non-colored display image GMxB. (S178).

Further, when the game message information to be incorporated is transmitted from the terminal device 70, the message determination unit 125 determines whether or not points have been consumed due to the transmission of the game message information from the terminal device 70 (S180). ).
Specifically, in step S180, the message determination unit 125 stores in the message inclusion information table TBL2 that the consumption point information JPT included in the game message information to be included indicates a value greater than "0". It is determined whether or not the indicated point consumption information indicates. Note that the message determination unit 125 may substitute the process of step S108 for the process of step S180.

If the determination result in step S180 is affirmative, the message incorporation mode determination unit 123 decides to incorporate the message Ms indicated by the information of the game message to be incorporated into the display game moving image DH as the large display image GMxL. (S182).

If the determination result in step S180 is negative, the message incorporation mode determination unit 123 decides to incorporate the message Ms indicated by the incorporation target game message information into the display game moving image DH as the small display image GMxS. (S184).

Also, the message determination unit 125 determines whether or not the game message information to be incorporated has a positive meaning (S186).
Specifically, in step S186, the message determination unit 125 determines that the message Ms included in the game message information to be incorporated has a positive meaning by checking the affirmative wording stored in the message incorporation information table TBL2. Determine whether the information indicates. Note that the message determination unit 125 may substitute the process of step S110 for the process of step S186.

If the determination result in step S186 is affirmative, the message incorporation mode determination unit 123 decides to incorporate the message Ms indicated by the information of the game message to be incorporated into the display game animation DH as the display image GMxP with sound. (S188), and the message incorporation mode determination process is terminated.

If the determination result in step S186 is negative, the message incorporation mode determination unit 123 decides to incorporate the message Ms indicated by the game message information to be incorporated into the display game moving image DH as the silent display image GMxN. (S190), and the message incorporation mode determination process is terminated.

[5.5. Production Mode Determination Process]
FIG. 23 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the game device 10 when the game device 10 executes the effect mode determination process.

As illustrated in FIG. 23, in the presentation mode determination process, the message incorporation mode determination unit 123 determines whether or not the message analysis value θm satisfies "0≦θm<θm1" (S200). Here, the value θm1 is a real number that satisfies "0<θm1".
It should be noted that, in step S200, the message incorporation mode determination unit 123 may determine whether or not the total message value θs satisfies "0≦θs<θs1". Here, the value θs1 is a real number that satisfies "0<θs1". Further, the message incorporation mode determination unit 123 may determine whether or not the message affirmative wording value θk satisfies “0≦θk<θk1” in step S200. Here, the value θk1 is a real number that satisfies "0<θk1". Further, the message incorporation mode determination unit 123 may determine whether or not the message evaluation value θh satisfies “0≦θh<θh1” in step S200. Here, the value θh1 is a real number that satisfies “0<θh1”.

If the determination result in step S200 is negative, message incorporation mode determining section 123 advances the process to step S206.

If the determination result in step S200 is affirmative, the message incorporation mode determination unit 123 sets the number of spectator characters CK in the virtual space Fd to the reference amount α1 (S202). Here, the value α1 is a natural number that satisfies "0<α1".
In this embodiment, making the spectator character CK appear in the virtual space Fd displayed in the display game animation DH and increasing or decreasing the number of spectator characters CK in the virtual space Fd are referred to as the "display game animation. Giving a visual effect to DH" is an example.

Then, the message incorporation mode determination unit 123 sets the volume of cheering by the spectator character CK in the virtual space Fd to the reference volume β1 (S204), and advances the process to step S206. Here, the volume β1 is a real number that satisfies "0<β1".
In the present embodiment, the message incorporation mode determination unit 123 may set the content of cheering by the spectator character CK as the first voice content in step S204. Here, the "contents of the cheering by the spectator character CK" means the tone color of the voice representing the cheering of the spectator character CK, the content of the words indicated by the voice representing the cheering of the spectator character CK, and the voice representing the cheering of the spectator character CK. It may be a concept including a part or all of such as the height of .
In the present embodiment, reproducing the sound indicating the cheering by the spectator character CK in the display game video DH and increasing/decreasing the volume of the cheering of the spectator character CK are referred to as "auditory effects on the display game video DH. is an example of "giving

Next, the message incorporation mode determination unit 123 determines whether or not the message analysis value θm satisfies “θm1≦θm<θm2” (S206). Here, the value θm2 is a real number that satisfies “θm1<θm2”.
Note that the message incorporation mode determination unit 123 may determine in step S206 whether or not the total message value θs satisfies “θs1≦θs<θs2”. Here, the value θs2 is a real number that satisfies "θs1<θs2". Further, the message incorporation mode determination unit 123 may determine whether or not the message affirmative wording value θk satisfies "θk1≦θk<θk2" in step S206. Here, the value θk2 is a real number that satisfies "θk1<θk2". Further, the message incorporation mode determination unit 123 may determine whether or not the message evaluation value θh satisfies “θh1≦θh<θh2” in step S206. Here, the value θh2 is a real number that satisfies “θh1<θh2”.

If the determination result in step S206 is negative, message incorporation mode determining section 123 advances the process to step S212.

If the determination result in step S206 is affirmative, the message incorporation mode determination unit 123 sets the number of spectator characters CK in the virtual space Fd to α2 (S208). Here, the value α2 is a natural number that satisfies "α1<α2".
Then, the message incorporation mode determination unit 123 sets the volume of cheering by the spectator character CK in the virtual space Fd to the volume β2 (S210), and advances the process to step S212. Here, the volume β2 is a real number that satisfies "β1<β2".
Note that, in the present embodiment, the message incorporation mode determination unit 123 may set the content of cheering by the spectator character CK as the second voice content in step S210. Here, the second voice content may be the content of cheering that makes it more likely that the cheering by the spectator character CK will be recognized as compared to the first voice content.

Next, the message incorporation mode determination unit 123 determines whether or not the message analysis value θm satisfies “θm2≦θm” (S212).
Note that the message incorporation mode determination unit 123 may determine whether or not the total message value θs satisfies “θs2≦θs” in step S212. In addition, the message incorporation mode determining unit 123 may determine whether or not the positive message wording value θk satisfies “θk2≦θk” in step S212. Also, the message incorporation mode determination unit 123 may determine whether or not the message evaluation value θh satisfies “θh2≦θh” in step S212.

If the determination result in step S212 is negative, the message incorporation mode determination unit 123 terminates the effect mode determination process.

If the determination result in step S212 is affirmative, the message incorporation mode determination unit 123 sets the number of spectator characters CK in the virtual space Fd to α3 (S214). Here, the value α3 is a natural number that satisfies "α2<α3".
Then, the message incorporation mode determination unit 123 sets the volume of cheering by the spectator character CK in the virtual space Fd to the volume β3 (S216), and terminates the presentation mode determination process. Here, the volume β3 is a real number that satisfies "β2<β3".
Note that, in the present embodiment, the message incorporation mode determination unit 123 may set the content of cheering by the spectator character CK as the third voice content in step S216. Here, the third voice content may be the content of cheering that makes it more likely that the cheering by the spectator character CK will be recognized compared to the second voice content.

[6. Summary of embodiments]
As described above, in the present embodiment, the control unit 11 incorporates the message Ms included in the message information JMs into the display game moving image DH. Then, in the present embodiment, the moving image editing device 40 generates the distribution game moving image DD based on the display game moving image DH into which the message Ms is incorporated. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, the user U of the game device 10 and the user of the terminal device 70 are more likely to enjoy the excitement of the soccer game than in the case where the message Ms is not included in the display game moving image DH. It is possible to easily grasp the degree.

Further, in the present embodiment, the message determination unit 125 determines whether or not the message information JMs contains a soccer game specific character string, and the message incorporation unit 120 determines whether the message The message Ms included in the information JMs is incorporated into the display game animation DH. Therefore, according to this aspect, the message Ms unrelated to the soccer game being executed on the game device 10 can be incorporated into the display game video DH related to the soccer game being executed on the game device 10. can be prevented. Thus, according to the present embodiment, the message Ms unrelated to the soccer game being executed on the game device 10 is incorporated into the display game video DH related to the soccer game being executed on the game device 10. Compared to this aspect, it is possible for the user U of the game device 10 and the user of the terminal device 70 to accurately grasp the degree of excitement in the soccer game.

Further, in this embodiment, the game control unit 111 incorporates the message Ms included in the message information JMs into the display game animation DH based on the progress information. For this reason, according to the present embodiment, for example, the user U of the game device 10 can easily understand the progress of the soccer game, compared to the mode in which the message Ms is incorporated into the display game moving image DH without considering the progress information. It is possible to reduce the possibility that the operation of the game device 10 that is required depending on the situation will be hindered. Further, according to the present embodiment, for example, compared to a mode in which the message Ms is incorporated into the display game video DH without considering the progress information, the viewing of the distribution game video DD by the user of the terminal device 70 is reduced. can be reduced. That is, according to the present embodiment, as compared with the mode in which the message Ms is incorporated into the display game animation DH without considering the progress information, the message Ms is incorporated into the display game animation DH. It is possible to reduce the disadvantages that occur for the user U of the game device 10 and the user of the terminal device 70 .

Further, in the present embodiment, the game control unit 111 imparts visual effects and auditory effects to the display game moving image DH according to analysis information Jk obtained by analyzing a plurality of pieces of message information JMs supplied to the game device 10. do. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, the user U of the game device 10 and the user of the terminal device 70 can enjoy the soccer game as compared with the aspect in which the visual effect and the auditory effect are not given to the display game moving image DH. It is possible to easily grasp the degree of climax.

Note that, in the present embodiment, among the game devices 10-1 to 10-6, the game video information for display JDH-1 generated in the game device 10-1 is an example of “video information”. -4 is an example of the "external game device", the display game video information JDH-4 generated in the game device 10-4 is an example of the "external video information", and the distribution game video DD is The message processing unit 112 including the message determination unit 125 is an example of the “delivery moving image” and an example of the “determination unit”.
Further, in the present embodiment, the user specific character string information among the specific character string information included in the message information JMs is an example of "information related to the game device".
Further, in the present embodiment, the team to which the user U of each game device 10 belongs is an example of a “group”, and the team specific character string information among the specific character string information included in the message information JMs is “game device is an example of "information indicating the group to which the .
Further, in the present embodiment, the determination process in step S174 is an example of the "first determination process", the determination process in step S170 is an example of the "second determination process", and the message display image GM- The mode of incorporation in which m is incorporated as a colored display image GMxC is an example of the "first mode", and the mode of incorporation in which the message display image GM-m is incorporated as a non-colored display image GMxB is an example of the "second mode". An example.
Also, in the present embodiment, consumption point information JPT indicating a value greater than "0" is an example of "specific information", and points are an example of "value".

[B. Modification]
Each of the above forms can be variously modified. Specific modification modes are exemplified below. Two or more aspects arbitrarily selected from the following examples can be combined as appropriate within a mutually consistent range. It should be noted that, in the modifications illustrated below, the reference numerals referred to in the above description will be used for the elements that have the same actions and functions as those of the embodiment, and the detailed description of each will be omitted as appropriate.

[Modification 1]
In the above-described embodiment, the game device 10 determines whether or not to incorporate the message Ms indicated by the message information JMs into the display game moving image DH, but the present invention is not limited to this aspect. do not have. For example, the message management server 30 may determine whether or not to incorporate the message Ms indicated by the message information JMs into the display game animation DH.

Hereinafter, the moving picture distribution system Sys-A according to this modified example will be described with reference to FIGS. 24 to 34. FIG.

[Configuration of video distribution system]
FIG. 24 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an overview of the video distribution system Sys-A according to this modification.

As illustrated in FIG. 24, the moving image distribution system Sys-A differs from the moving image distribution system Sys according to the embodiment in that the game system SysG-A is provided instead of the game system SysG. Game system SysG-A includes game devices 10A-1 to 10A-M instead of game devices 10-1 to 10-M, and message management server 30A instead of message management server 30. , differs from the game system SysG according to the embodiment.

[Configuration of message management server]
FIG. 25 is a functional block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the message management server 30A according to this modification.

As illustrated in FIG. 25, the message management server 30A includes a control unit 31A instead of the control unit 31, and a storage unit 33A instead of the storage unit 33. It differs from the server 30.

As illustrated in FIG. 25, the control unit 31A includes, in addition to the message processing unit 112 and the message incorporation mode determination unit 123 described above, a game device selection unit 313, a message incorporation instruction information generation unit 314, and a game device management unit 315 .
The game device selection unit 313 selects the game device 10A into which the message Ms indicated by the message information JMs is to be incorporated, from among the game devices 10A-1 to 10A-M.
The message incorporation instruction information generating unit 314 generates message incorporation instruction information JS (an example of "instruction information") instructing the game device 10A to incorporate the message Ms indicated by the message information JMs.
The game device management unit 315 manages the game device 10A corresponding to the user U who participates in the competition related to the soccer game.

As illustrated in FIG. 25, the storage unit 33A stores the device management table TBL11, the team management table TBL12, the message inclusion information table TBL13, and the message management server 30A in addition to the message management table TBL1 described above. and a control program PGs2 for controlling.
In addition, in this modified example, the storage device 3003 described above provides a function as a storage unit 33A. In addition, in this modification, the processor 3001 described above executes the control program PGs2 stored in the storage device 3003 and operates according to the control program PGs2, thereby providing a function as the control unit 31A.

[Configuration of game device]
FIG. 26 is a functional block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the game device 10A according to this modification.

As illustrated in FIG. 26, the game apparatus 10A according to the embodiment includes a control unit 11A instead of the control unit 11 and a storage unit 13A instead of the storage unit 13. differ from

As illustrated in FIG. 26, the control unit 11A is different from the control unit 11 according to the embodiment in that it includes a game control unit 111A instead of the game control unit 111 and does not include a message processing unit 112. differ. 111 A of game control parts differ from the game control part 111 which concerns on embodiment in the point which does not have the message incorporation mode determination part 123. FIG.

As illustrated in FIG. 26, the storage unit 13A stores a game situation management table TBL4 and a control program PGg2 for controlling each unit of the game device 10A.
In addition, in this modification, the storage device 1003 described above provides a function as a storage unit 13A. Further, in this modification, the processor 1001 described above executes the control program PGg2 stored in the storage device 1003 and operates according to the control program PGg2, thereby providing a function as the storage unit 13A.

[Data stored in the message management server]
FIG. 27 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the data structure of the device management table TBL11.

As illustrated in FIG. 27, the device management table TBL11 has one-to-one correspondence with a plurality of game devices 10A associated with a plurality of users U participating in a soccer game among the game devices 10A-1 to 10A-M. have multiple records. Each record of the user management table TBL11 stores device management information.
Here, the device management information is information having a terminal ID, a user ID, belonging team information, and user correspondence character string information.

Among these, the terminal ID is information for identifying each game device 10A among the plurality of game devices 10A corresponding to the plurality of users U participating in the soccer game.
A user ID is information for identifying each user U among a plurality of users U participating in a soccer game match.
Also, the belonging team information is information indicating the team ID of the team to which the user U who participates in the match of the soccer game belongs.
Here, the team ID is information for identifying each team among a plurality of teams participating in a soccer game match.
Also, the user-corresponding character string information is information indicating a user-specific character string corresponding to each user U. FIG.

FIG. 28 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the data structure of the team management table TBL12.

As exemplified in FIG. 28, the team management table TBL12 has a plurality of records corresponding to a plurality of teams participating in a soccer game on a one-to-one basis. Each record of the team management table TBL12 stores team management information.
Here, team management information is information having a team ID and team-corresponding character string information.
Among these, the team-corresponding character string information is information indicating a team-specific character string corresponding to each team.

FIG. 29 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the data structure of the message inclusion information table TBL13.

As exemplified in FIG. 29, the message inclusion information table TBL13 has one or more records in one-to-one correspondence with one or more pieces of game message information acquired by the message management server 30A from the SNS server 60. FIG. Each record of the message inclusion information table TBL13 includes message ID, message inclusion information including message characteristic information, message priority information, and message inclusion completion information.

In addition, in the message incorporation information according to this modification, the message characteristic information includes message handling team information instead of message target team pertinent information, and message handling user information instead of message target user pertinent information. , and is different from the message incorporation information according to the embodiment.
Here, the message-corresponding team information is information indicating the team ID of the team corresponding to the team-specific character string included in the game message information transmitted from the terminal device 70 .
The message-corresponding user information is information indicating the user ID of the user U corresponding to the user-specific character string included in the game message information transmitted from the terminal device 70 .

[Operation of message management server]
The operation of the message management server 30A will be described below with reference to FIGS. 30 to 34. FIG.

[Match information generation processing]
FIG. 30 is a flow chart showing an example of the operation of the message management server 30A when the message management server 30A executes game information generation processing. In this modified example, the message management server 30A executes match information generation processing when a match related to a soccer game is started.

As exemplified in FIG. 30, in the game information generation process, the game device management unit 315 first generates team management information for all the teams participating in the match related to the soccer game, and sends the generated team management information to , is stored in the team management table TBL12 (S300).
In addition, in the game information generation process, the game device management unit 315 generates device management information for a plurality of game devices 10A corresponding to all the users U who participate in the competition related to the soccer game, and generates the generated device management information. is stored in the device management table TBL11 (S302), and the game information generation process is terminated.

[Message acquisition process]
FIG. 31 is a flow chart showing an example of the operation of the message management server 30A when the message management server 30A executes message acquisition processing.

In this modification, the message management server 30A executes message acquisition processing when the message information JMs is supplied from the terminal device 70 to the SNS server 60. FIG.
Note that the message acquisition process in this modification differs from the message acquisition process according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 18 in that steps S310 and S312 are executed instead of steps S104 and S106. In the following description, the same reference numerals as in the embodiment will be used for the same processing as in the embodiment, and the description will be omitted as appropriate.

As illustrated in FIG. 31, the message determination unit 125 executes the process of step S100 described above. In addition, in this modification, the message determination unit 125 executes the process of step S100 when the message information JMs is supplied from the terminal device 70 to the SNS server 60 .
Also, the message acquisition unit 124 executes the process of step S102 described above. In this modification, the message acquisition unit 124 adds a record to the message inclusion information table TBL13 in step S102, and assigns the message ID numbered in the message management table TBL1 to the added record. store the same message ID as

Then, the message determination unit 125 identifies the team corresponding to the team identification character string included in the game message information obtained by the message obtaining unit 124 in step S102 (S310).
Specifically, in step S310, the message determination unit 125 refers to the team management table TBL12 to identify the team ID corresponding to the team identification character string included in the game message information, and the message inclusion information table TBL13. , the team ID is set for the message correspondence team information.

Also, the message determination unit 125 identifies the user U corresponding to the user identification character string included in the game message information obtained by the message obtaining unit 124 in step S102 (S312).
Specifically, in step S312, the message determination unit 125 refers to the device management table TBL11 to identify the user ID corresponding to the user identification character string included in the game message information, and the message inclusion information table TBL13. , the user ID is set for the message corresponding user information.

After that, the message determination unit 125 executes the processes of steps S108 to S112, and terminates the message acquisition process.

[Message analysis processing]
In addition, in this modification, the message management server 30A executes message analysis processing, which is processing for analyzing a plurality of pieces of game message information acquired from the SNS server 60, for each analysis period. Note that the message analysis processing in this modified example is the same as the message analysis processing according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 19, so description thereof will be omitted.

[Message Incorporation Instruction Information Generation Processing]
32 and 33 are flow charts showing an example of the operation of the message management server 30A when the message management server 30A executes message incorporation instruction information generation processing.

In this modification, the message management server 30A executes message incorporation instruction information generation processing over the game progress period TG.
Note that the message incorporation instruction information generating process in this modified example differs from that shown in FIG. and message incorporation processing according to the embodiment shown in FIG.

As illustrated in FIG. 32, in the message-insertion instruction information generating process according to this modification, the message-insertion mode determination unit 123 executes the processes of steps S140 and S142 described above.
Then, if the determination result in step S142 is affirmative, the game device selection unit 313 refers to the team management table TBL12 to select the team corresponding to the team identification character string indicated by the unprocessed game message information (S340). . Hereinafter, the user U belonging to the team corresponding to the team-specific character string indicated by the unprocessed game message information and the corresponding game device 10A will be referred to as the game device to be selected.
Next, the control unit 31A executes the processes of steps S144 to S148 described above for all the selection target game devices.
Then, the game device selection unit 313 determines whether or not the processes of steps S144 to S148 have been executed for all the game devices to be selected (S342).
When the determination result in step S342 is negative, the game device selection unit 313 advances the process to step S144.
If the determination result in step S342 is affirmative, the control section 31A executes the above-described processing of step S150 for all selection target game devices.
Then, the game device selection unit 313 determines whether or not the process of step S150 has been executed for all the selection target game devices (S344).
If the determination result in step S344 is negative, game device selection section 313 advances the process to step S150.

As illustrated in FIG. 33, when the determination result in step S140 is negative, the message incorporation mode determination unit 123 executes the process of step S156 described above.
Then, if the determination result in step S156 is affirmative, the game device selection unit 313 refers to the team management table TBL12 to select the team corresponding to the team identification character string indicated by the unprocessed game message information (S346). .
Next, the control unit 31A executes the above-described processing of step S158 for all selection target game devices.
Then, the game device selection unit 313 determines whether or not the process of step S158 has been executed for all the selection target game devices (S348).
If the determination result in step S348 is negative, the game device selection unit 313 advances the process to step S158.

If the determination result in step S344 is affirmative, and if the determination result in step S348 is affirmative, the message inclusion instruction information generation unit 314 generates message inclusion instruction information for each of all selection target game devices. JS and presentation mode instruction information JJ are generated (S350).

Here, the message incorporation instruction information JS is information including coloring presence/absence instruction information JS1, display size instruction information JS2, and voice presence/absence instruction information JS3.
Among them, the coloring presence/absence instruction information JS1 indicates whether the message Ms indicated by the message information JMs is incorporated into the display game moving image DH as a colored display image GMxC or as a non-colored display image GMxB. This is information for instructing the device 10A. The display size instruction information JS2 indicates whether the message Ms indicated by the message information JMs is incorporated into the display game moving image DH as a large display image GMxL or as a small display image GMxS. This is information for instructing The voice presence/absence instruction information JS3 indicates whether the message Ms indicated by the message information JMs is incorporated into the display game moving image DH as a display image GMxP with sound or as a display image GMxN without sound. This is information for instructing the device 10A.

Also, the presentation mode instruction information JJ is information including spectator character number instruction information JJ1 and cheering volume instruction information JJ2.
Among these, the spectator character number instruction information JJ1 is information for instructing the game device 10A about the number of spectator characters CK to appear in the virtual space Fd displayed in the display game moving image DH. The cheering volume instruction information JJ2 is information for instructing the game device 10A on the volume of the cheering by the spectator character CK in the virtual space Fd displayed in the display game moving image DH.

Next, the message-incorporation instruction information generating section 314 supplies the message-incorporation instruction information JS and effect mode instruction information JJ generated in step S350 to each selection target game device (S352).
The selection target game device incorporates the message display image GM-m for representing the message Ms indicated by the message information JMs into the display game animation DH based on the message incorporation instruction information JS. In addition, the game device to be selected causes the spectator character CK to appear in the virtual space Fd based on the presentation mode instruction information JJ, and incorporates cheers from the spectator character CK into the display game animation DH.

Then, the control unit 31A determines whether or not the soccer game has ended (S166). If the determination result is negative, the process proceeds to step S140. terminates the message incorporation instruction information generation process shown in .

[Message Incorporation Mode Determination Processing]
In addition, in this modified example, the message management server 30A executes message incorporation mode determination processing in the message incorporation instruction information generation processing.

FIG. 34 is a flow chart showing an example of the operation of the message management server 30A when the message management server 30A executes message incorporation mode determination processing.
As shown in FIG. 34, the message-insertion mode determination process in this modification differs from the message-inclusion mode determination process according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 22 in that steps S170 and S172 are not included.

[Production Mode Determination Processing]
Also, in this modified example, the message management server 30A executes the effect mode determination process during the message incorporation instruction information generation process. Note that the effect mode determination process in this modified example is the same as the effect mode determination process according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 23, so description thereof will be omitted.

[Summary of Modification 1]
As described above, according to this modified example, the message-incorporation instruction information generating section 314 supplies the message-incorporation instruction information JS to the game device to be selected. Therefore, according to this modification, it is possible to incorporate the message Ms indicated by the message information JMs into the display game moving image DH relating to the soccer game being executed on the selection target game device. As a result, according to this modification, compared to a mode in which the message Ms is not included in the display game video DH related to the soccer game being executed on the selection target game device, the user U of the game device 10A, In addition, the user of the terminal device 70 can easily grasp the degree of excitement of the soccer game being executed on the selection target game device.

Further, according to this modification, it is possible to prevent the message Ms unrelated to the selection target game device from being incorporated into the display game animation DH relating to the soccer game being executed on the selection target game device. can be done. Therefore, according to this modified example, the message Ms irrelevant to the selection target game device is incorporated into the display game animation DH related to the soccer game being executed on the selection target game device. , the user U of the game device 10A and the user of the terminal device 70 can accurately grasp the degree of excitement of the soccer game being executed in the game device to be selected.

In this modification, the game video information for display JDH generated in the game device 10A is an example of "video information", and the game video for distribution DD is an example of "distribution video". 124 is an example of an “acquisition unit”, and the game device selection unit 313 is an example of a “selection unit”, and supplies message incorporation instruction information JS to the game device 10A. The message incorporation instruction information generation unit 314 is an example of a "supply unit".
Further, in the present embodiment, the team to which the user U of each game device 10A belongs is an example of a "group", and the game device management section 315 is an example of a "management section".
Further, in the present embodiment, the user specific character string information among the specific character string information included in the message information JMs is an example of "information related to one game device", and the specific character string included in the message information JMs. Among the information, the team-specific character string information is an example of "information indicating the group to which one game device belongs", and the mode of incorporating the message display image GM-m as the colored display image GMxC is the "first mode is an example of the "second mode."
Also, in the present embodiment, consumption point information JPT indicating a value greater than "0" is an example of "specific information", and points are an example of "value".

[Modification 2]
Although the game system SysG and the game system SysG-A include the video editing device 40 in the above-described embodiment and modification 1, the present invention is not limited to such an aspect. The game system SysG and the game system SysG-A do not have to include the video editing device 40 .
For example, if the game system SysG does not include the video editing device 40, the game device 10 generates distribution game video information JDD based on the display game video information JDH generated by the game device 10, and distributes the generated video game information JDD. The video game information JDD for the game may be supplied to the video distribution server 50 . Further, for example, when the game system SysG does not include the video editing device 40, the game device 10 transmits the display game video information JDH generated by the game device 10 to the video distribution server 50 as distribution game video information JDD. can be supplied.

[Modification 3]
Although the terminal device 70 transmits the message information JMs to the SNS server 60 in the embodiment and modified examples 1 and 2 described above, the present invention is not limited to such an aspect.
For example, the terminal device 70 may transmit message information JMs to the game system SysG (or game system SysG-A). Specifically, the terminal device 70 may transmit the message information JMs to the message management server 30 (or the message management server 30A) or the game device 10 (or the game device 10A).
Also, for example, the terminal device 70 may transmit the message information JMs to the video distribution server 50 . In this case, the video distribution server 50 may transmit the message information JMs supplied from the terminal device 70 to the game system SysG (or game system SysG-A).

FIG. 35 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an overview of the video distribution system Sys-B according to this modification.

As illustrated in FIG. 35, the video distribution system Sys-B includes a game system SysG-B instead of the game system SysG, a video distribution server 50B instead of the video distribution server 50, and an SNS. It is different from the moving image delivery system Sys according to the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 1 in that the server 60 is not provided. The game system SysG-B differs from the game system SysG according to the embodiment in that the message management server 30 is not provided.

FIG. 36 is a sequence chart for explaining an example of the outline of the operation of the moving picture distribution system Sys-B according to this modification.

As illustrated in FIG. 36, the moving picture distribution system Sys-B executes the processes of steps S10 to S14 described above (see FIG. 2), similarly to the moving picture distribution system Sys.
Then, when the video distribution server 50B is supplied with the game video information for distribution JDD indicating the game video for distribution DD from the video editing device 40, the video distribution server 50B sends the information to the terminal devices 70-1 to 70-N in the same manner as in step S16. to supply game animation information for distribution JDD (S30).

After that, the terminal device 70-n transmits message information JMs including the message Ms to the moving picture distribution server 50B (S32).
Note that, in this modification, the video distribution server 50B converts the message Ms included in the message information JMs transmitted from the terminal device 70-n to the distribution target game video information JDD for distribution indicated by the distribution game video information JDD supplied from the video distribution server 50B. It is recognized as the message Ms related to the game video DD or the message Ms related to the soccer game being executed on the game device 10-m. Therefore, in this modification, even when the user of the terminal device 70-n posts the message Ms regarding the soccer game to the video distribution server 50B, the soccer game specific character string is added to the message Ms. do not have to.

After that, when the message information JMs is supplied from the terminal device 70-n, the video distribution server 50B supplies the message list image information JGC indicating the message list image GC to the terminal devices 70-1 to 70-N. (S34).
Here, the message list image GC is an image displaying the same content as the SNS site GS. However, while the messages Ms displayed on the SNS site GS include messages Ms unrelated to the soccer game, only the messages Ms related to the soccer game are displayed on the message list image GC.

Note that the terminal device 70-n displays the video distribution screen DY on the display unit 71-n when the game video information for distribution JDD and the message list image information JGC are supplied from the video distribution server 50B. Let

FIG. 37 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an example of the overview of the moving picture distribution screen DY.

As exemplified in FIG. 37, the moving picture distribution screen DY is a screen including a distribution game moving picture DD indicated by distribution game moving picture information JDD and a message list image GC indicated by message list image information JGC. However, this modified example is not limited to such an aspect. In this modified example, the moving picture distribution screen DY only needs to include at least the game moving picture DD for distribution, and does not have to include the message list image GC.

As illustrated in FIG. 36, the video distribution server 50B supplies the message information JMs supplied from the terminal device 70-n to the game devices 10-1 to 10-6 (S36). Note that the moving image distribution server 50B may supply the message information JMs to the game devices 10-1 to 10-6 via the moving image editing device 40. FIG.
After that, the game device 10-m executes the process of step S24 described above, similarly to the video distribution system Sys.

Also in this modification, the game device 10-m performs a message acquisition process, a message analysis process, a message incorporation process, a message incorporation mode determination process, and an effect mode determination process, as in the above-described embodiment. , can be executed.
However, in this modification, as described above, the message Ms included in the message information JMs transmitted from the terminal device 70-n is the message Ms related to the distribution game animation DD indicated by the distribution game animation information JDD, or , are messages Ms related to the soccer game being executed on the game device 10-m. Therefore, the game apparatus 10-m according to this modification differs from the message acquisition process according to the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 18 in that the process of step S100 is not executed in the message acquisition process.

[Modification 4]
In the embodiment and Modifications 1 to 3 described above, the message incorporation mode determination unit 123 determines the display mode of the message display image GM-m without considering the period type information and the mode type information. is not limited to such an embodiment. The message incorporation mode determination unit 123 may determine the display mode of the message display image GM-m based on the period type information or the mode type information.
For example, when the period type information indicates the in-play period TG1, the message incorporation mode determination unit 123 divides the message Ms into the message target user pertinent information corresponding to the message Ms, the point consumption information, and the affirmative wording. Regardless of the relevant information, the non-colored display image GMxB is uniformly incorporated into the display game moving image DH. The corresponding message target user pertinent information, point consumption information, and affirmative word pertinent information may be incorporated into the display game animation DH in a display mode according to the corresponding information.

[Modification 5]
In the embodiment and Modifications 1 to 4 described above, the message incorporation mode determining unit 123 can incorporate the message Ms into the display game moving image DH during the in-play period TG1, but the present invention can be implemented in such a mode. is not limited to
For example, the message incorporation mode determination unit 123 may prohibit the message Ms from being incorporated into the display game animation DH during the in-play period TG1. Further, for example, the message incorporation mode determination unit 123 can incorporate the message Ms only as the virtual space display image GMy-m during the in-play period TG1, and can incorporate the message Ms as the superimposed display image GMx-m. It is also possible to assume that

[Modification 6]
In the embodiment and modifications 1 to 5 described above, the message incorporation mode determination unit 123 determines that the message determination unit 125 determines whether the team specific character string included in the message information JMs is the user of the game device 10 (or the game device 10A). When it is determined that the team to which U belongs, the message determination unit 125 determines to incorporate the message Ms indicated by the message information JMs into the display game animation DH. When it is determined that the team identification character string included in the information JMs does not indicate the team to which the user U of the game device 10 (or the game device 10A) belongs, the message Ms indicated by the message information JMs is Although the decision was made not to include it in the display game animation DH, the present invention is not limited to such an aspect.
For example, in the message incorporation mode determination unit 123, the message determination unit 125 determines that the user specific character string included in the message information JMs indicates the user U of the game device 10 (or the game device 10A). In this case, the message determination unit 125 determines that the message Ms indicated by the message information JMs is incorporated into the display game moving image DH, and the message determination unit 125 determines that the user-specified character string included in the message information JMs is the game device 10 ( Alternatively, when it is determined that the user U of the game device 10A) is not shown, it may be determined not to incorporate the message Ms indicated by the message information JMs into the display game animation DH. That is, the message determination unit 125 may determine whether or not to incorporate the message Ms included in the message information JMs into the display game animation DH for each game device 10 (or game device 10A).

[Modification 7]
In the above-described embodiment and Modifications 1 to 6, the message incorporation mode determination unit 123 determines the number of messages Ms that can be incorporated into the display game animation DH according to the analysis information Jk. You can change it.
For example, when the message analysis value θm indicated by the analysis information Jk is large, the message incorporation mode determination unit 123 may increase the number of possible incorporations compared to when the message analysis value θm is small. When increasing the number of messages that can be incorporated, message incorporation mode determining section 123 may expand the area of limited area ArM.

[Modification 8]
In the above-described embodiment and Modifications 1 to 7, the message incorporation mode determination unit 123 changes the average value of the display time of the message display image GM-m in the display game video DH according to the analysis information Jk. good too.
For example, when the message analysis value θm indicated by the analysis information Jk is large, the message incorporation mode determination unit 123 determines the average value of the display time of the message display image GM-m in the display game animation DH as compared with the case where the message analysis value θm is small. You can shorten it.
Also, when the priority Φ indicated by the message priority information corresponding to the message information JMs is high, the message incorporation mode determining unit 123 compares the message display image GM- corresponding to the message information JMs with a low priority Φ. The display time of m may be lengthened.

[Modification 9]
In the above-described embodiment and Modifications 1 to 8, the message incorporation mode determining unit 123 may change the size, color, action, etc. of the spectator character CK according to the analysis information Jk.
For example, when the message analysis value θm indicated by the analysis information Jk is large, the message incorporation mode determining unit 123 sets each spectator character so that the possibility of recognition of each spectator character CK increases compared to when it is small. The size, color and behavior of CK may be determined.

[Modification 10]
In the embodiment and modifications 1 to 9 described above, the message analysis unit 126 may generate the analysis information Jk based on the content of the message Ms included in the game message information. Specifically, the message analysis unit 126 may generate the analysis information Jk so as to include message content information indicating a message positive wording value θk determined according to the content of the message Ms included in the game message information. good.

In this modification, the message determination unit 125 determines whether the message Ms included in the game message information acquired by the message acquisition unit 124 in step S102 has a positive meaning in step S110 of the message acquisition process. In addition to the determination of whether or not, it is determined whether or not the message Ms included in the game message information acquired by the message acquisition unit 124 in step S102 has a negative meaning.

In addition, in this modification, the message analysis unit 126, in step S122 of the message analysis process, for example, analyzes one or more games supplied to the game device 10 (or the message management server 30A) during the analysis period. Among the message information, the game message information including the message Ms having a positive meaning and the game message information including the message Ms having a negative meaning are aggregated, and a message positive wording value θk representing the aggregation result is obtained. Generates message content information indicating
Specifically, in step S122, the message analysis unit 126 selects, for example, one or more pieces of game message information supplied to the game device 10 (or the message management server 30A) during the analysis period as positive When the number of game message information containing messages Ms having meaning is greater than or equal to the number of game message information containing messages Ms having negative meaning, "θk≧0" is established as in the above-described embodiment. Generate message content information indicating a message positive wording value θk, and conversely, out of one or a plurality of pieces of game message information supplied to game device 10 (or message management server 30A) in the analysis period, When the number of pieces of game message information containing messages Ms having meaning is greater than the number of pieces of game message information containing messages Ms having positive meanings, a message affirmative wording value θk of 'θk<0' is indicated. Generate message content information.
More specifically, in step S122, the message analysis unit 126, for example, determines that one or more pieces of game message information supplied to the game device 10 (or the message management server 30A) during the analysis period are negative. If the number of game message information containing messages Ms having a positive meaning is greater than the number of game message information containing messages Ms having a positive meaning, the game message information containing messages Ms having a negative meaning When the subtraction value obtained by subtracting the number of pieces of game message information including a message Ms having a positive meaning from the number of messages Ms Content information may be generated.

Further, in this modification, the message analysis unit 126, in step S126 of the message analysis processing, compares the message analysis value Generate message analysis information so that θm is large. Specifically, in step S126, for example, when the message affirmative wording value θk indicated by the message content information satisfies “θk≧0”, the message analysis unit 126 sets the message analysis value θm to “θm≧0”. On the other hand, when the message affirmative wording value θk indicated by the message content information satisfies "θk<0", the message analysis information indicating the message analysis value θm satisfying "θm<0" is generated. .
Note that in this modification, the message analysis unit 126, in step S126 of the message analysis processing, for example The message analysis information may be generated such that the absolute value of the message analysis value θm is greater than when there are many and when there are few.

In addition, in this modified example, the message incorporation mode determination unit 123 performs the above-described processing of steps S200 to S216 in addition to, for example, the processing of steps S200 to S216 described above. A process of determining whether or not the message analysis value θm satisfies "θm5≦θm<θm4", and a process of determining whether or not the message analysis value θm satisfies "θm<θm5" part or all of the process of determining whether or not Here, the value θm4 is a real number that satisfies "θm4<0", and the value θm5 is a real number that satisfies "θm5<θm4".
In this modified example, the message incorporation mode determination unit 123, in addition to the processing of steps S200 to S216 described above, determines that the message affirmation wording value θk is "θk4≦θk<0" in the effect mode determination process. is satisfied, the process of determining whether the message affirmative wording value θk satisfies "θk5≦θk<θk4", and the message affirmative wording value θk is "θk<θk5" You may perform a part or all of the process which determines whether is satisfy|filled. Here, the value θk4 is a real number that satisfies "θk4<0", and the value θk5 is a real number that satisfies "θk5<θk4".

In this modified example, the message incorporation mode determining unit 123 determines, for example, when the message analysis value θm satisfies “θm4≦θm<0” or when the message positive wording value θk is , the number of spectator characters CK in the virtual space Fd is set to the reference amount α4, and the volume of the booing by the spectator characters CK in the virtual space Fd is set to the reference volume β4. , the content of booing by the spectator character CK is set as the fourth audio content. Here, the value α4 is a natural number that satisfies "0<α4", and the volume β4 is a real number that satisfies "0<β4". In addition, "the content of the booing by the spectator character CK" includes the timbre of the voice representing the booing of the spectator character CK, the content of the words represented by the voice representing the booing of the spectator character CK, and the content of the voice representing the booing of the spectator character CK. It may be a concept including some or all of such as high and low.

In addition, in this modification, the message incorporation mode determination unit 123 determines, for example, when the message analysis value θm satisfies “θm5≦θm<θm4” in the presentation mode determination process, or when the message positive wording value θk is , the number of spectator characters CK in the virtual space Fd is set to α5, the volume of booing by the spectator characters CK in the virtual space Fd is set to volume β5, and the audience The contents of the booing by the character CK are set as the fifth voice contents. Here, the value α5 is a natural number that satisfies "α4<α5", and the volume β5 is a real number that satisfies "β4<β5". Also, the fifth voice content may be a content of booing that makes it more likely that the audience character CK will recognize the booing as compared to the fourth voice content.

In addition, in this modification, the message incorporation mode determination unit 123 determines, in the effect mode determination process, for example, when the message analysis value θm satisfies “θm<θm5”, or when the message positive wording value θk satisfies “ θk<θk5”, the number of spectator characters CK in the virtual space Fd is set to α6, the volume of booing by the spectator character CK in the virtual space Fd is set to volume β6, and the booing by the spectator character CK is set. is set as the sixth audio content. Here, the value α6 is a natural number that satisfies "α5<α6", and the volume β6 is a real number that satisfies "β5<β6". Also, the sixth voice content may be a booing content that makes it more likely that the audience character CK will recognize the booing as compared to the fifth voice content.

As described above, according to the present modification, the game device 10 (or the game device 10A) provides an effect indicating the amount of game message information indicating the positive message Ms for the display game moving image DH. , and an effect indicating the amount of game message information indicating a negative content message Ms can be incorporated. Therefore, according to the present modification, the user U of the game device 10 (or the game device 10A) and the user of the terminal device 70 can determine the degree of excitement of the soccer game and the excitement of the soccer game. It is possible to easily grasp whether it is a negative excitement or a negative excitement.

[Modification 11]
In the above-described embodiment and Modifications 1 to 10, the "soccer game" has been described as an example of the "game", but the present invention is not limited to such an aspect. Any game can be adopted as the "game" in the present invention.

[C. Note]
From the above description, the present invention can be grasped, for example, as follows. In order to facilitate understanding of each aspect, hereinafter, reference numerals in the drawings are added in parentheses for the sake of convenience, but this is not intended to limit the present invention to the illustrated aspects.

[Appendix 1]
A program (eg, control program PGg) according to one aspect of the present invention causes a processor (eg, processor 1001) of a game device (eg, game device 10-1) to execute a game (eg, a soccer game), A game control unit (e.g., game control unit 111) that generates moving image information (e.g., display game moving image information JDH-1) indicating a moving image related to a game, and an external game device that executes the moving image information and the game A distribution video (for example, a game video for distribution) based on one or both of external video information (for example, game video information for display JDH-4) indicating a video for the game generated by (for example, the game device 10-4) DD), including a message (e.g., message Ms) related to at least one of the delivered video and the game, output from a terminal device (e.g., terminal device 70) (e.g., message information JMs) Based on the determination unit (e.g., message processing unit 112) that determines whether or not to incorporate the message included in the message information into the animation related to the game, the game control unit functions as the determination It is characterized in that the message included in the message information is incorporated into the video relating to the game when the determination result of the part is affirmative.

In this aspect, the game control unit incorporates the message included in the message information into the moving image related to the game. Therefore, according to this aspect, users who play games on game devices and users who browse distributed videos on terminal devices are more likely to enjoy the game than in the case where messages are not included in videos related to games. It is possible to easily grasp the degree of excitement.

Further, in this aspect, when the determination unit determines based on the message information that the message included in the message information is to be incorporated, the game control unit may to include the message contained in the message information. Therefore, according to this aspect, it is possible to prevent a message unrelated to the game being executed on the game device from being incorporated into a moving image related to the game being executed on the game device. Thus, according to this aspect, compared to the aspect that allows a message unrelated to the game being executed on the game device to be incorporated into the moving image related to the game being executed on the game device, the game device and the user of the terminal device can accurately grasp the degree of excitement of the game.

In the above aspect, the "moving image information" may be, for example, information indicating a game image updated every unit period in real time, or a plurality of game images corresponding to a plurality of unit periods on a one-to-one basis. Information indicating a set may be used, or information obtained by adding information indicating voice to these information may be used. Here, the "unit period" may be, for example, a period having a predetermined length of time, or a period having a variable length of time. Further, the "game image" may be, for example, a still image showing a virtual space related to the game, or a still image showing a screen for the user of the game device to perform operations related to the game. good too. Further, the “information indicating sound” may be, for example, information indicating sound generated in the virtual space related to the game, or information indicating the sound generated by the game device as the user of the game device performs operations related to the game. It may be information indicating a sound to be generated.

In the above aspect, the "external video information" may be, for example, information indicating in real time an external game image updated for each unit period, or a plurality of external game images corresponding to a plurality of unit periods one-to-one. Information indicating a set of game images may be used, or information indicating sound may be added to these. Here, the "external game image" may be, for example, a still image showing a virtual space related to a game executed on the external game device, or a user of the external game device performing an operation related to the game. It may be a still image showing a screen for

In the above aspect, the "distributed video" may be, for example, a video generated based on video information, a video generated based on external video information, or video information and the moving image generated based on both the external moving image information. Here, the “moving image generated based on the moving image information” may be, for example, the same moving image as the moving image indicated by the moving image information, or may be a moving image whose resolution is changed from the moving image indicated by the moving image information. Alternatively, it may be a moving image obtained by adding a moving image or a still image different from the moving image indicated by the moving image information to the moving image indicated by the moving image information. Further, the “moving image generated based on the external moving image information” may be, for example, the same moving image as the moving image indicated by the external moving image information, or a moving image obtained by changing the resolution of the moving image indicated by the external moving image information. Alternatively, it may be a moving image obtained by adding a moving image or a still image different from the moving image indicated by the moving image information to the moving image indicated by the external moving image information. In addition, "moving image generated based on both moving image information and external moving image information" means, for example, a moving image generated based on moving image information and a moving image generated based on external moving image information are time-divided. A moving image to be displayed may be used, or a moving image generated based on moving image information and a moving image generated based on external moving image information may be simultaneously displayed.

In the above aspect, the "message information" may be, for example, information related to a message posted to a specific website such as an SNS site, or information related to a message transmitted to a game device. or information related to a message sent to a game system including a game device.

In the above aspect, "incorporating a message into a video related to the game" may be, for example, superimposing an image showing the message on the video related to the game, or may be represented by the video related to the game. It may be to incorporate an image showing a message into the game-related virtual space, or to display the message in an object existing in the game-related virtual space represented by a game-related video. Alternatively, the message may be incorporated as a voice into the moving image related to the game.

In addition, in this aspect, the game control unit may incorporate the message included in the message information into the video relating to the game based on the progress information indicating the progress of the game.

In the above aspect, the "progress information" is, for example, information including outcome impact information indicating the possibility that the final outcome of the game will change at the end of the game at each time the game is in progress. good.

Here, the "result impact information" is, for example, period type information indicating the type of the game period during which the game is progressing when the game progress period from the start to the end of the game is divided into a plurality of game periods. or information including mode type information indicating the type of progress mode in which the game is progressing when the game can be progressed in a plurality of types of progress modes; Alternatively, the information may include both period type information and mode type information.

In this aspect, "a plurality of game periods" may include, for example, one or more in-play periods and one or more out-of-play periods. Among these, the "in-play period" is, for example, a period in which the state of a character or object related to the game can be changed in the virtual space related to the game based on the operation of the user of the game device. good too. Further, the "out-of-play period" is, for example, a period in which the state of a character or object related to the game cannot be changed in the virtual space related to the game based on the operation of the user of the game device. good. Also, the "out-of-play period" may be, for example, a period in which the final result of the game at the end of the game is less likely to change than the "in-play period". Here, the "state of the character or object related to the game" may be the position, posture, moving speed, or moving direction of the character or object related to the game in the virtual space related to the game. It may be the possible existence of such characters or objects in the game, or it may be part or all of them.

In this aspect, the “plural types of progression modes” may include, for example, an in-play progression mode and an out-of-play progression mode. Among these, the "in-play progress mode" is, for example, a progress mode in which the state of a game-related character or object can be changed in a virtual space related to the game based on the operation of the user of the game device. There may be. Further, the “out-of-play progress mode” is, for example, a progress mode in which the states of characters or objects related to the game cannot be changed in the virtual space related to the game based on the operation of the user of the game device. may Also, the "out-of-play progression mode" may be, for example, a progression mode in which the final outcome of the game at the end of the game is less likely to change than the "in-play progression mode".

[Appendix 2]
A program according to another aspect of the present invention is the program according to Supplementary Note 1, wherein the determination unit determines whether the message information includes information related to the game device, and controls the game control. The unit incorporates the message included in the message information into a moving image related to the game when the determination unit determines that the message information includes information related to the game device. .

In this aspect, the game control unit incorporates the message included in the message information into the moving image related to the game when the determination unit determines that the message information includes information related to the game device. Therefore, according to this aspect, it is possible to prevent a message unrelated to the game device from being incorporated into a moving image related to the game being executed on the game device. Thus, according to this aspect, compared to the aspect that allows a message unrelated to the game device to be incorporated into the video related to the game being executed on the game device, the user of the game device and the terminal The user of the device can accurately grasp the degree of excitement of the game being executed on the game device.

In the above aspect, the "information related to the game device" may be, for example, information for identifying the game device, or information for identifying the user who operates the game device. good.

[Appendix 3]
A program according to another aspect of the present invention is the program according to appendix 1 or 2, wherein the determination unit includes a plurality of programs for executing the game, in which the message information includes the game device and the external game device. The game control unit determines whether or not information indicating the group to which the game device belongs is included among a plurality of groups into which the devices are classified, and the determination unit determines whether the message information includes the group to which the game device belongs. is included, the message included in the message information is incorporated into the video relating to the game.

In this aspect, the game control unit incorporates the message included in the message information into the video related to the game when the determination unit determines that the message information includes information indicating the group to which the game device belongs. . Therefore, according to this aspect, it is possible to prevent a message that is unrelated to the group to which the game device belongs from being incorporated into a moving image related to the game being executed on the game device. As a result, according to this aspect, compared to the aspect that allows a message unrelated to the group to which the game device belongs to be incorporated into a moving image related to the game being executed on the game device, the user of the game device, Also, the user of the terminal device can accurately grasp the degree of excitement of the game being executed on the game device.

[Appendix 4]
A program according to another aspect of the present invention is the program according to Appendices 1 to 3, wherein the determination unit determines whether the message information includes information related to the game device. and whether the message information includes information indicating the group to which the game device belongs, out of a plurality of groups into which a plurality of devices executing the game, including the game device and the external game device, are classified. and a second determination process for determining whether or not the game control unit determines whether information related to the game device is included in the message information in the first determination process. When it is determined in the second determination process that the message information includes information indicating the group to which the game device belongs among the plurality of groups, A message included in the message information is incorporated according to the first aspect into the moving image related to the game, and the determination unit determines that, in the first determination process, information related to the game device is included in the message information. When it is determined not to be included, and in the second determination process, when it is determined that the message information includes information indicating the group to which the game device belongs among the plurality of groups and embedding a message included in the message information in a moving image relating to the game according to a second mode different from the first mode.

In this aspect, the game control unit controls the case where the message information includes information indicating the group to which the game device belongs and the information related to the game device, and the case where the message information includes information indicating the group to which the game device belongs. The mode of incorporation of the message included in the message information for the animation relating to the game is made different between the case where the information related to the game device is included and the information related to the game device is not included. Therefore, according to this aspect, the user of the game device can determine whether the message included in the message information is a message related to the user of the game device, or the game device among the devices included in the group to which the game device belongs. It is possible to know whether the message is related to a user of a device different from the message. Thus, according to this aspect, compared to an aspect in which it is not possible to grasp whether or not a message included in the message information is related to the user of the game device, the user of the game device can It is possible to accurately grasp the degree of excitement of the game being played, and to know the degree of contribution of the user of the game device to the excitement of the game being executed on the game device.

In the above aspect, for example, when incorporating an image showing a message (hereinafter referred to as a “message image”) into a moving image related to the game, Message images of different shapes, different patterns, or different colors may be incorporated. Specifically, the game control unit may, for example, make the message image incorporated into the video related to the game in the first mode larger than the message image incorporated into the video related to the game in the second mode. good. In addition, the game control unit may, for example, make the color of the message image to be incorporated into the moving image related to the game in the first mode darker than the color of the message image to be incorporated into the moving image related to the game in the second mode. good too. That is, for example, the game control unit determines that the visibility of the message image to be incorporated into the moving image related to the game in the first mode is higher than the visibility of the message image to be incorporated into the moving image related to the game in the second mode. A message image may be incorporated into the animation related to the game so as to increase the .

Further, in the above aspects, for example, in the first aspect, the game control unit incorporates, in addition to the message image, a voice indicating the message into the moving image related to the game, and in the second aspect, the moving image related to the game , only the message image may be incorporated, and the voice indicating the message may not be incorporated. That is, the game control unit, for example, determines the possibility that the message to be incorporated into the video related to the game is recognized in the first mode, and the possibility that the message to be incorporated into the video related to the game is recognized in the second mode. A message may be incorporated into the video related to the game so that it is more likely than not.

[Appendix 5]
A program according to another aspect of the present invention is the program according to Appendices 1 to 4, wherein the game control unit, when the message information contains specific information, , the message included in the message information is preferentially incorporated into the video relating to the game, compared to the case where the message information is not included.

According to this aspect, when there are a plurality of terminal devices capable of viewing a distributed video, and a plurality of pieces of message information are output from the plurality of terminal devices, the message included in one of the pieces of message information is , is incorporated into the animation relating to the game with priority over messages contained in other message information. Therefore, according to this aspect, for example, when a plurality of message information is output from a plurality of terminal devices, among the plurality of messages indicated by the plurality of message information, It is possible to preferentially incorporate some of the messages that contribute significantly to the video related to the game.

In the above aspect, the "specific information" may be, for example, information indicating that the user of the terminal device consumes value in connection with the output of message information from the terminal device, or message information may be information indicating a specific character string included in the message indicated by .

In the above-described aspect, "incorporating one message into the video related to the game with higher priority than other messages" means that there is a possibility that one message may be incorporated into the video related to the game. making it more likely than other messages to be incorporated into such video, or the likelihood that one message incorporated into video related to the game will be recognized. is higher than the likelihood that other messages embedded in the game's animation will be perceived.

[Appendix 6]
A program according to another aspect of the present invention is the program according to Supplementary Note 5, wherein the specific information is that the user of the terminal device, in relation to the output of the message information from the terminal device, It is characterized by being information indicating consumption of value.

According to this aspect, for example, when a plurality of message information is output from a plurality of terminal devices, among the plurality of messages indicating the plurality of message information, to the user who has consumed the value in relation to the output of the message information Corresponding messages can be preferentially incorporated into animations related to the game. Therefore, according to this aspect, for example, among a plurality of users corresponding to a plurality of terminal devices, output from a terminal device corresponding to a user who has made a high degree of contribution to the excitement of the game being executed on the game device, It is possible to preferentially incorporate the message indicated by the message information into the video relating to the game.

In the above aspect, the "value" may be, for example, game-related value or monetary value. Further, in the above aspect, "consuming value" may mean, for example, that the user of the terminal device provides value to the user of the game device, or that the user of the terminal device It may be that the user of the terminal device purchases goods or services related to the sponsor of the game.

[Appendix 7]
A program (for example, control program PGs2) according to another aspect of the present invention can execute a game (for example, a soccer game) and generate moving image information (for example, display game moving image information JDH) showing a moving image related to the game. A program for a server device (for example, a message management server 30A) capable of communicating with a plurality of game devices (for example, a game device 10A), wherein a processor (for example, a processor 3001) of the server device (for example, a processor 3001) receives the video information A message (e.g., message Ms) related to at least one of the distribution video and the game output from a terminal device (e.g., terminal device 70) capable of viewing a distribution video (e.g., game video for distribution DD) based on an acquisition unit (e.g., message processing unit 112) for acquiring message information (e.g., message information JMs) including a selection unit (e.g., a game device selection unit 313) that selects a game device, and for one or more game devices selected by the selection unit, a message included in the message information is incorporated into the animation related to the game. It is characterized by functioning as a supply unit (for example, the message incorporation instruction information generation unit 314) that supplies instruction information (for example, message incorporation instruction information JS) instructing to do so.

In this aspect, the supply unit instructs one or a plurality of game devices selected based on the message information from among the plurality of game devices to incorporate the message included in the message information into the video relating to the game. Provide instructional information. Therefore, according to this aspect, it is possible to incorporate a message into a moving image related to a game being executed on one or a plurality of game devices. As a result, according to this aspect, users of the one or more game devices and the terminal devices, as compared to an aspect in which no message is incorporated into the video relating to the game being executed on the one or more game devices. A user who browses the distributed moving image in , can easily grasp the degree of excitement of the game being executed on one or a plurality of game devices.

Further, according to this aspect, it is possible to prevent a message unrelated to one or more game devices from being incorporated into a video relating to a game being executed on one or more game devices. Thus, according to this aspect, compared to the aspect that allows messages unrelated to one or more game devices to be incorporated into animations related to games being executed on one or more game devices, A user of one or a plurality of game devices and a user of a terminal device can accurately grasp the degree of excitement of a game being executed on one or a plurality of game devices.

Further, according to this aspect, it is possible to prevent the message included in the message information from being incorporated into a game device other than the one or more game devices selected based on the message information among the plurality of game devices. becomes possible. Therefore, according to this aspect, it is possible to prevent a user of a game device different from one or more game devices from erroneously grasping the excitement of the game being executed on the other game device. becomes.

[Appendix 8]
A program according to another aspect of the present invention is the program according to Supplementary Note 7, wherein the processor manages the plurality of game devices by dividing them into a plurality of groups related to the game (for example, , game device management unit 315), and the selection unit selects one or more groups from among the plurality of groups based on the message information acquired by the acquisition unit, One or a plurality of game devices belonging to the one or a plurality of groups are selected from the game devices.

According to this aspect, it is possible to prevent a message irrelevant to the group to which the game device belongs from being incorporated into a moving image related to the game being executed on the game device. As a result, according to this aspect, compared to the aspect that allows a message unrelated to the group to which the game device belongs to be incorporated into a moving image related to the game being executed on the game device, the user of the game device, Also, the user of the terminal device can accurately grasp the degree of excitement of the game being executed on the game device.

[Appendix 9]
A program according to another aspect of the present invention is the program according to Supplementary Note 8, wherein the supply unit includes information in which the message information includes information related to one of the plurality of game devices, and and instruction information for instructing incorporation of the message included in the message information into the moving image of the game according to the first aspect, when information indicating the group to which one game device belongs among the plurality of groups is included. , to the one game device, wherein the message information does not include information related to one game device among the plurality of game devices and to which one game device among the plurality of groups belongs In the case where information indicating a group is included, instruction information instructing that the message included in the message information be incorporated into the animation related to the game in a second mode different from the first mode is provided in the one game. It is characterized by supplying to an apparatus.

According to this aspect, the user of the game device determines whether the message included in the message information is related to the user of the game device, or is different from the game device among the devices included in the group to which the game device belongs. It is possible to know if the message is relevant to the user of the device. Thus, according to this aspect, compared to an aspect in which it is not possible to grasp whether or not a message included in the message information is related to the user of the game device, the user of the game device can It is possible to accurately grasp the degree of excitement of the game being played, and to know the degree of contribution of the user of the game device to the excitement of the game being executed on the game device.

[Appendix 10]
A program according to another aspect of the present invention is the program according to any of Appendices 7 to 9, wherein, when the message information includes specific information, the supply unit causes the message information to contain specific information. The present invention is characterized by supplying instruction information instructing that the message included in the message information should be preferentially incorporated into the animation related to the game as compared with the case where the message information is not included.

According to this aspect, when there are a plurality of terminal devices capable of viewing a distributed video, and a plurality of pieces of message information are output from the plurality of terminal devices, the message included in one of the pieces of message information is , is incorporated into the animation relating to the game with priority over messages contained in other message information. Therefore, according to this aspect, for example, when a plurality of message information is output from a plurality of terminal devices, among the plurality of messages indicated by the plurality of message information, It is possible to preferentially incorporate some of the messages that contribute significantly to the video related to the game.

[Appendix 11]
A program according to another aspect of the present invention is the program according to Supplementary Note 10, wherein the specific information is that the user of the terminal device, in relation to the output of the message information from the terminal device, It is characterized by being information indicating consumption of value.

According to this aspect, for example, when a plurality of message information is output from a plurality of terminal devices, among the plurality of messages indicating the plurality of message information, to the user who has consumed the value in relation to the output of the message information Corresponding messages can be preferentially incorporated into animations related to the game. Therefore, according to this aspect, for example, among a plurality of users corresponding to a plurality of terminal devices, output from a terminal device corresponding to a user who has made a high degree of contribution to the excitement of the game being executed on the game device, It is possible to preferentially incorporate the message indicated by the message information into the video relating to the game.

[Appendix 12]
A game device according to an aspect of the present invention includes a game control unit that executes a game and generates video information showing a video related to the game, and the video information and the external game device that executes the game. Based on message information including a message related to at least one of the distributed video and the game output from a terminal device capable of viewing a distributed video based on one or both of the external video information indicating the video related to the game and a determination unit that determines whether or not to incorporate the message included in the message information into the moving image related to the game, and if the determination result of the determination unit is affirmative, the game control unit It is characterized in that the message included in the message information is incorporated into the moving image.

According to this aspect, users who play games on game devices and users who browse distributed videos on terminal devices are more excited about the game than in the case where messages are not included in videos related to games. can be easily grasped. Further, according to this aspect, it is possible to prevent a message unrelated to the game being executed on the game device from being incorporated into the moving image related to the game being executed by the game device. Also, the user of the terminal device can accurately grasp the degree of excitement of the game.

[Appendix 13]
A server device according to another aspect of the present invention is a server device capable of communicating with a plurality of game devices capable of executing a game and generating video information showing a video related to the game, the server device being based on the video information. an obtaining unit for obtaining message information including a message related to at least one of the distributed moving image and the game output from a terminal device capable of viewing the distributed moving image; and based on the message information obtained by the obtaining unit, the a selection unit for selecting one or more game devices from among a plurality of game devices; and a message included in the message information in the video related to the game for the one or more game devices selected by the selection unit. and a supply unit for supplying instruction information instructing incorporation of the.

According to this aspect, compared to an aspect in which a message is not incorporated into a video related to a game being executed on one or more game devices, users of one or more game devices and distributed videos in terminal devices A user who browses can easily grasp the degree of excitement of the game being executed on one or a plurality of game devices. Further, according to this aspect, it is possible to prevent a message unrelated to one or more game devices from being incorporated into a moving image related to a game being executed on one or more game devices. It is possible for users of a plurality of game devices and users of terminal devices to accurately grasp the degree of excitement of a game being executed on one or a plurality of game devices. Further, according to this aspect, it is possible to prevent the message included in the message information from being incorporated into a game device other than the one or more game devices selected based on the message information among the plurality of game devices. Therefore, it is possible to prevent users of game devices different from one or more game devices from erroneously grasping the excitement of the game being executed on the other game devices. .

[Appendix 14]
A method of controlling a game device according to an aspect of the present invention includes a game control unit that executes a game and generates video information showing a video related to the game, the video information, and the game device. Related to at least one of the distributed video and the game, output from a terminal device capable of viewing a distributed video based on one or both of external video information indicating a video related to the game generated by an external game device executing a determination unit that determines whether or not to incorporate a message included in the message information into a moving image related to the game, based on the message information including the message to It is characterized in that, if the determination result is affirmative, the message included in the message information is incorporated into the video relating to the game.

According to this aspect, users who play games on game devices and users who browse distributed videos on terminal devices are more excited about the game than in the case where messages are not included in videos related to games. can be easily grasped. Further, according to this aspect, it is possible to prevent a message unrelated to the game being executed on the game device from being incorporated into the moving image related to the game being executed by the game device. Also, the user of the terminal device can accurately grasp the degree of excitement of the game.

[Appendix 15]
A method of controlling a server device according to another aspect of the present invention is a method of controlling a server device capable of communicating with a plurality of game devices capable of executing a game and generating moving image information showing moving images related to the game. an acquisition unit configured to acquire message information including a message related to at least one of the distributed moving image and the game output from a terminal device capable of viewing the distributed moving image based on the moving image information; Based on the message information acquired by the acquisition unit, a selection unit for selecting one or more game devices from among the plurality of game devices, and for the one or more game devices selected by the selection unit, It is characterized by functioning as a supply unit that supplies instruction information for instructing incorporation of the message included in the message information into the animation related to the game.

According to this aspect, compared to an aspect in which a message is not incorporated into a video related to a game being executed on one or more game devices, users of one or more game devices and distributed videos in terminal devices A user who browses can easily grasp the degree of excitement of the game being executed on one or a plurality of game devices. Further, according to this aspect, it is possible to prevent a message unrelated to one or more game devices from being incorporated into a moving image related to a game being executed on one or more game devices. It is possible for users of a plurality of game devices and users of terminal devices to accurately grasp the degree of excitement of a game being executed on one or a plurality of game devices. Further, according to this aspect, it is possible to prevent the message included in the message information from being incorporated into a game device other than the one or more game devices selected based on the message information among the plurality of game devices. Therefore, it is possible to prevent users of game devices different from one or more game devices from erroneously grasping the excitement of the game being executed on the other game devices. .

[Appendix 16]
A game system according to an aspect of the present invention includes a game control unit that executes a game and generates video information showing a video related to the game, and the video information and an external game device that executes the game. Based on message information including a message related to at least one of the distributed video and the game output from a terminal device capable of viewing a distributed video based on one or both of the external video information indicating the video related to the game and a determination unit that determines whether or not to incorporate the message included in the message information into the moving image related to the game, and if the determination result of the determination unit is affirmative, the game control unit It is characterized in that the message included in the message information is incorporated into the moving image.

According to this aspect, compared to the aspect in which the message is not incorporated into the moving image related to the game, the user who plays the game on the game device provided in the game system and the user who browses the delivered moving image on the terminal device , it is possible to easily grasp the degree of excitement of the game. Further, according to this aspect, it is possible to prevent a message unrelated to the game being executed on the game device provided in the game system from being incorporated into the moving image related to the game being executed by the game device. , the user of the game device, and the user of the terminal device can accurately grasp the degree of excitement in the game.

[Appendix 17]
A game system according to another aspect of the present invention is a game system comprising a plurality of game devices capable of executing a game and generating moving image information showing a moving image related to the game, wherein a distribution moving image based on the moving image information is generated. an acquisition unit configured to acquire message information including a message related to at least one of the distributed moving image and the game output from a viewable terminal device; and based on the message information acquired by the acquisition unit, the plurality of games. A selection unit for selecting one or more game devices from among the devices, and incorporating a message included in the message information into a moving image related to the game for the one or more game devices selected by the selection unit. and a supply unit for supplying instruction information for instructing.

According to this aspect, compared to an aspect in which a message is not incorporated into a video related to a game being executed on one or more game devices, users of one or more game devices and distributed videos in terminal devices A user who browses can easily grasp the degree of excitement of the game being executed on one or a plurality of game devices. Further, according to this aspect, it is possible to prevent a message unrelated to one or more game devices from being incorporated into a moving image related to a game being executed on one or more game devices. It is possible for users of a plurality of game devices and users of terminal devices to accurately grasp the degree of excitement of a game being executed on one or a plurality of game devices. Further, according to this aspect, it is possible to prevent the message included in the message information from being incorporated into a game device other than the one or more game devices selected based on the message information among the plurality of game devices. Therefore, it is possible to prevent users of game devices different from one or more game devices from erroneously grasping the excitement of the game being executed on the other game devices. .

[Appendix 18]
A program according to another aspect of the present invention comprises a processor, a game control unit that executes a game and generates moving image information showing moving images related to the game, and a terminal device that can view distributed moving images based on the moving image information. a determination unit that determines whether or not to incorporate a message included in the message information into a video related to the game based on output message information including a message related to at least one of the distribution video and the game; and the game control unit incorporates the message included in the message information into the moving image related to the game when the determination result of the determination unit is affirmative.

According to this aspect, compared to the aspect in which the message is not incorporated into the moving image related to the game, the user who plays the game on the game device provided in the game system and the user who browses the delivered moving image on the terminal device , it is possible to easily grasp the degree of excitement of the game. Further, according to this aspect, it is possible to prevent a message unrelated to the game being executed on the game device provided in the game system from being incorporated into the moving image related to the game being executed by the game device. , the user of the game device, and the user of the terminal device can accurately grasp the degree of excitement in the game.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10... Game apparatus, 11... Control part, 13... Storage part, 14... Operation part, 15... Communication part, 20... Display device, 30... Message management server, 31... Control part, 33... Storage part, 35... Communication part , 40... Video editing device, 50... Video distribution server, 60... SNS server, 70... Terminal device, 111... Game control unit, 112... Message processing unit, 120... Message insertion unit, 121... Game progression unit, 122... Video Information generation unit 123 Message incorporation mode determination unit 124 Message acquisition unit 125 Message determination unit 126 Message analysis unit 311 Message acquisition unit 312 Message delivery unit 1001 Processor 1003 Storage Devices 1004 Operation device 1005 Communication device 3001 Processor 3003 Storage device 3005 Communication device Sys Video distribution system SysG Game system.

Claims (17)

the processor of the game device,
a game control unit that executes a game and generates video information showing a video related to the game;
Output from a terminal device capable of viewing a distribution video based on the video information,
Based on message information including a message related to at least one of the delivered video and the game,
a determination unit that determines whether or not to incorporate the message included in the message information into the moving image related to the game;
to make it work,
The game control unit
If the judgment result of the judging unit is affirmative,
incorporating the message included in the message information into a video relating to the game;
A program characterized by The determination unit is
The message information is
determining whether information related to the game device is included;
The game control unit
When the determination unit determines that the message information includes information related to the game device,
incorporating the message included in the message information into a video relating to the game;
2. The program according to claim 1, characterized by: The determination unit is
The message information is
Among a plurality of groups into which a plurality of devices for executing the game including the game device are divided,
determining whether information indicating the group to which the game device belongs is included;
The game control unit
When the determination unit determines that the message information includes information indicating the group to which the game device belongs,
incorporating the message included in the message information into a video relating to the game;
3. The program according to claim 1 or 2, characterized by: The determination unit
The message information is
a first determination process for determining whether information related to the game device is included;
The message information is
Among a plurality of groups into which a plurality of devices for executing the game including the game device are divided,
a second determination process for determining whether information indicating a group to which the game device belongs is included;
is executable and
The game control unit
The determination unit
In the first determination process,
determining that the message information includes information related to the game device; and
In the second determination process,
When it is determined that the message information includes information indicating the group to which the game device belongs among the plurality of groups,
For videos related to the game,
incorporating a message included in said message information according to the first aspect;
The determination unit
In the first determination process,
determining that the message information does not include information related to the game device; and
In the second determination process,
When it is determined that the message information includes information indicating the group to which the game device belongs among the plurality of groups,
For videos related to the game,
incorporating a message contained in said message information according to a second aspect different from said first aspect;
4. The program according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized by: The game control unit
When the message information contains specific information,
Compared to the case where the message information does not contain specific information,
Preferentially incorporating the message included in the message information into the video related to the game;
5. The program according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized by: The specific information is
The user of the terminal device
In connection with outputting the message information from the terminal device,
Information that indicates consuming value,
6. The program according to claim 5, characterized by: capable of communicating with a plurality of game devices capable of executing a game and generating moving image information showing moving images related to the game;
A program for a server device,
the processor of the server device,
Output from a terminal device capable of viewing a distribution video based on the video information,
an acquisition unit that acquires message information including a message related to at least one of the delivered video and the game;
Based on the message information acquired by the acquisition unit,
a selection unit that selects one or more game devices from among the plurality of game devices;
For one or more game devices selected by the selection unit,
a supply unit that supplies instruction information for instructing incorporation of the message included in the message information into a moving image related to the game;
to make it work,
A program characterized by the processor,
a management unit that divides and manages the plurality of game devices into a plurality of groups related to the game;
further function as
The selection unit
Based on the message information acquired by the acquisition unit,
selecting one or more groups from among the plurality of groups;
selecting one or more game devices belonging to the one or more groups from among the plurality of game devices;
8. The program according to claim 7, characterized by: The supply unit
The message information is
including information related to one of the plurality of game devices; and
When information indicating the group to which one game device belongs among the plurality of groups is included,
supplying instruction information to the one game device for instructing incorporation of the message included in the message information into the moving image of the game according to the first aspect;
The message information is
does not include information related to one of the plurality of game devices, and
When information indicating the group to which one game device belongs among the plurality of groups is included,
Supplying instruction information to the one game device instructing to incorporate the message included in the message information into the video related to the game in a second mode different from the first mode;
9. The program according to claim 8, characterized by: The supply unit
When the message information contains specific information,
Compared to the case where the message information does not contain specific information,
Supplying instruction information instructing to preferentially incorporate the message included in the message information into the moving image related to the game;
10. The program according to any one of claims 7 to 9, characterized by: The specific information is
The user of the terminal device
In connection with outputting the message information from the terminal device,
Information that indicates consuming value,
11. The program according to claim 10, characterized by: a game control unit that executes a game and generates video information showing a video related to the game;
Output from a terminal device capable of viewing a distribution video based on the video information,
Based on message information including a message related to at least one of the delivered video and the game,
a determination unit that determines whether or not to incorporate the message included in the message information into the moving image related to the game;
with
The game control unit
If the judgment result of the judging unit is affirmative,
incorporating the message included in the message information into a video relating to the game;
A game device characterized by: A server device capable of communicating with a plurality of game devices capable of executing a game and generating moving image information showing moving images related to the game,
Output from a terminal device capable of viewing a distribution video based on the video information,
an acquisition unit that acquires message information including a message related to at least one of the delivered video and the game;
Based on the message information acquired by the acquisition unit,
a selection unit that selects one or more game devices from among the plurality of game devices;
For one or more game devices selected by the selection unit,
a supply unit that supplies instruction information for instructing incorporation of the message included in the message information into a moving image related to the game;
comprising
A server device characterized by: the processor of the game device,
a game control unit that executes a game and generates video information showing a video related to the game;
Output from a terminal device capable of viewing a distribution video based on the video information,
Based on message information including a message related to at least one of the delivered video and the game,
a determination unit that determines whether or not to incorporate the message included in the message information into the moving image related to the game;
to make it work,
The game control unit
If the judgment result of the judging unit is affirmative,
incorporating the message included in the message information into a video relating to the game;
A game device control method characterized by: capable of communicating with a plurality of game devices capable of executing a game and generating moving image information showing moving images related to the game;
A control method for a server device,
the processor of the server device,
Output from a terminal device capable of viewing a distribution video based on the video information,
an acquisition unit that acquires message information including a message related to at least one of the delivered video and the game;
Based on the message information acquired by the acquisition unit,
a selection unit that selects one or more game devices from among the plurality of game devices;
For one or more game devices selected by the selection unit,
a supply unit that supplies instruction information for instructing incorporation of the message included in the message information into a moving image related to the game;
to make it work,
A server apparatus control method characterized by: a game control unit that executes a game and generates video information showing a video related to the game;
Output from a terminal device capable of viewing a distribution video based on the video information,
Based on message information including a message related to at least one of the delivered video and the game,
a determination unit that determines whether or not to incorporate the message included in the message information into the moving image related to the game;
with
The game control unit
If the judgment result of the judging unit is affirmative,
incorporating the message included in the message information into a video relating to the game;
A game system characterized by a plurality of game devices capable of executing a game and generating video information showing a video related to the game;
A game system comprising
Output from a terminal device capable of viewing a distribution video based on the video information,
an acquisition unit that acquires message information including a message related to at least one of the delivered video and the game;
Based on the message information acquired by the acquisition unit,
a selection unit that selects one or more game devices from among the plurality of game devices;
For one or more game devices selected by the selection unit,
a supply unit that supplies instruction information for instructing incorporation of the message included in the message information into a moving image related to the game;
comprising a
A game system characterized by

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