JP2023152605A - Program, game device, and game system - Google Patents

Abstract

To realize suitable interest presentation to a player.SOLUTION: A program causes a computer capable of providing a play experience of a match game that is progressed based on information acquired from an actual article to execute: an acquisition process that acquires information on the actual article and acquires identification information and movement information on the actual article; a presentation process that presents information to a display area and presents a character image and a virtual article image corresponding to the actual article for which information is acquired; and a control process for controlling progress of a match game and information presentation of the presentation process. The presentation process includes: a first presentation process for separately presenting the character image and the virtual article image; and a second presentation process for connecting the character image and the virtual article image and presenting them, and the control process performs control regarding which of the first presentation process and the second presentation process is executed on the basis of movement information acquired for the actual article.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 9

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a program, a game device, and a game system, and more particularly to an electronic game whose display is controlled according to the aspect of a real product.

A game device that displays related images containing various information following the placement position of a card is provided so that the player can easily understand how to move and operate the card placed on the placement panel. There is (Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2018-029774

However, in the game device described in Patent Document 1, the related images displayed for each card all have a fixed design, and the display of interest on the placement surface is limited.

An object of the present invention is to provide a program, a game device, and a game system that realize suitable interest presentation to players.

One aspect of the present invention is an acquisition process that acquires information about a real object to a computer that can provide a playing experience of a competitive game that progresses based on information acquired from the real object, the acquisition process including identification information of the real object and movement of the real object. an acquisition process that acquires information; a presentation process that presents information to a display area, which presents a character image and a virtual item image corresponding to the real item from which the information has been acquired; and progress of the battle game. and a control process for controlling information presentation in the presentation process, the presentation process includes a first presentation process for presenting the character image and the virtual article image separately, and a first presentation process for presenting the character image and the virtual article image separately. and a second presentation process that is connected and presented, and in the control process, which of the first presentation process and the second presentation process is to be executed as the presentation process is controlled based on the movement information acquired about the actual item. Ru.

According to the present invention, it is possible to present suitable interests to players.

A block diagram illustrating the hardware configuration of a game device 100 according to an embodiment and a modification of the present invention Diagram for explaining the appearance and each display of the game device 100 according to the embodiment and modification of the present invention A diagram illustrating the first screen presented on the mounted display 201 according to the embodiment and modification of the present invention Diagram for explaining related images presented for each card according to the embodiment and modification of the present invention A diagram illustrating the structure of character information managed for each character according to embodiments and modified examples of the present invention. Diagram for explaining character images and virtual article images presented for each card according to embodiments and modified examples of the present invention A diagram illustrating an effect of ascending to the sky presented in response to a movement operation of a special card according to an embodiment and a modification of the present invention. A diagram illustrating a descending effect from the sky presented in response to a movement operation of a special card according to an embodiment and a modification of the present invention. Flowchart illustrating presentation control processing executed by game device 100 according to embodiments and modified examples of the present invention

[Embodiment]
Hereinafter, embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Note that the following embodiments do not limit the claimed invention, and not all combinations of features described in the embodiments are essential to the invention. Two or more features among the plurality of features described in the embodiments may be arbitrarily combined. In addition, the same or similar configurations are given the same reference numerals, and duplicate explanations will be omitted.

An embodiment described below is an example of a game device in which the present invention is applied to a game device that provides a playing experience of a competitive game that progresses based on information acquired from an actual item placed on a placement surface. An example of application will be explained. However, the present invention is applicable to any device that can provide a playing experience of a game that progresses by acquiring information from real objects.

《Hardware configuration of game device》
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the hardware configuration of a game device 100 according to this embodiment.

The control unit 101 is a processor such as a CPU, and controls the operation of each piece of hardware included in the game device 100 and the implementation of various functions including the function of providing a game play experience. Specifically, the control unit 101 performs the corresponding control by, for example, reading a necessary program stored in the storage device 102, loading it into the memory 103, and executing it.

The storage device 102 is a device capable of permanently storing information, such as a nonvolatile memory or an HDD. The storage device 102 stores an operating system for operating the game device 100 and programs related to games that provide a play experience, as well as information on parameters necessary for realizing various controls and various programs related to a game that provides a play experience. Store data. The memory 103 is a storage device such as a volatile memory used for temporary data storage. The memory 103 may be used not only as a development area for each program, but also as a storage area for temporarily storing data output during the operations of various hardware and various controls.

The GPU 104 is a drawing device that executes various drawing processes related to the generation of game screens and other screens/images that are presented while providing a game play experience. The GPU 104 includes a GPU memory (not shown), expands various graphics data read from the storage device 102, performs predetermined calculations, and generates various images including a screen. The screen or image generated by the GPU 104 is presented to the player by being displayed, for example, on a display device included in the presentation device 110 included in the game device 100.

The presentation device 110 is a device provided with an information presentation function included in the game device 100. In one aspect, presentation device 110 includes a display device such as a liquid crystal display that displays a screen generated by GPU 104. Furthermore, the means for presenting information in the game device 100 is not limited to those that realize visual information presentation such as display devices and lighting devices, but also audio output devices such as speakers that realize auditory information presentation, It may also include other types of information presentation means, such as a haptic presentation device that realizes tactile information presentation. In that case, the information to be presented may be, for example, data read from the storage device 102 or data configured by the control unit 101 at any time.

The operation I/F 105 is a user interface that the game device 100 has and accepts operation inputs. When the operation I/F 105 detects that an operation input has been made, the operation I/F 105 outputs a control signal corresponding to the operation input to the control unit 101. In one aspect, the operation I/F 105 includes operation members such as a button for inputting a decision and a button for inputting a selection, various sensors, and the like. Further, in an embodiment in which the presentation device 110 includes a display device capable of detecting touch input, the operation I/F 105 includes a touch input detection sensor provided in the display device.

Communication I/F 106 is a communication interface with an external device included in game device 100. Information communication between the communication I/F 106 and an external device may be carried out via a wide area network (WAN) such as the Internet, or may be carried out via a LAN or the like. . The information communication performed by the communication I/F 106 may be performed by wire or wirelessly, and in the latter case, it may include, for example, short-range wireless communication or close-range wireless communication.

The payment device 120 is a device that accepts payment for the use of the game device 100. The price is paid, for example, by inserting a predetermined amount of coins or equivalent coins into an unillustrated slot, or by completing a payment process based on communication with a chip related to predetermined electronic money. It can be treated as When the payment device 120 detects that the price has been paid, it outputs a control signal indicating this to the control unit 101. In the following description, unless otherwise specified, when the game device 100 detects payment of a price in a state where it is not being used by any player (standby state), the game device 100 provides a game play experience in that state. The server will switch to a possible state and begin providing services to the player.

The reader 130 is a device that acquires information from real objects included in the game device 100. The information acquisition method of the reader 130 may be, for example, a method of reading a code attached to the external appearance of the actual item using an imaging device. In another aspect, the information acquisition method of the reader 130 is, for example, a method of reading information from a predetermined chip built in the real product, or a method of inputting a predetermined switch in the mounting section when the real product is mounted on the game device 100. It is also possible to adopt any information acquisition method, such as a method of monitoring the conduction state of the connection terminal or the like. The information acquired by the reader 130 is transmitted to the control unit 101 and is used, for example, to control the progress of the game and the content of service provision.

The providing device 140 is a device that has a function of providing actual items stored in advance. The game device 100 of the present embodiment is configured such that the providing device 140 provides a specified number of real goods under the control of the control unit 101 when a predetermined condition is met, such as when starting to provide a service. Ru. In one embodiment, the providing device 140 can provide the actual items stored in the built-in stocker in the order in which they are stored. In another aspect, the providing device 140 can perform a predetermined process on the stored actual article and then provide the actual article. In one embodiment, the actual article provided by the providing device 140 may be an article attached with information that can be acquired by the reader 130.

Although the present embodiment will be described on the assumption that these hardware configurations are built into the casing of the game device 100, the implementation of the present invention is not limited to this. For example, at least one of the presentation device 110, the payment device 120, the reader 130, and the providing device 140 is provided outside the casing of the game device 100, and is configured to be usable by being connected to the game device 100. There may be.

《Display area configuration》
Hereinafter, the display area in which the presentation device 110 of this embodiment visually presents information will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

Note that the game device 100 of this embodiment is configured to be able to provide a playing experience of a competitive game, and the presentation device 110 presents visual information regarding the competitive game. A competitive game may be one in which a single game device 100 is used by a plurality of players and the players are pitted against each other, or a plurality of players each use a different game device 100. In some cases, the players may be pitted against each other. In the latter case, a plurality of game devices 100 connect to a game session provided on a game server (not shown) via a network, thereby sharing information on each other's operation inputs and game progress to establish a competitive game. be able to. Here, in a mode in which a competitive game is implemented via a game server, matching processing may be performed in the game server to determine which game devices 100 players are to play against each other. Furthermore, in order to facilitate understanding of the invention, the competitive game of this embodiment will be described as a game in which two players compete against each other; however, the implementation of the present invention is not limited to this, and three or more players compete against each other. It will be easily understood that the present invention can also be applied to competitive games. In another aspect, the competitive game may include a game played between a thinking program, an AI, or the like and a player (single-player game play).

FIG. 2(a) is a perspective view of the game device 100 of this embodiment. As illustrated, the game device 100 includes, as a presentation device 110 related to visual information presentation, a mounted display 201, a front display 202 adjacent to the mounted display 201, and a front display 202 that is not adjacent to the mounted display 201. It has three types: a front display 202 and an adjacent upper display 203. These displays are configured to work together to present a screen related to the competitive game while the process related to the competitive game is being executed, and the entire display area of each display is used as the display area related to the competitive game. In the following description, when the term "display area (of game device 100)" is simply referred to, it includes the entire display areas of these three types of displays. That is, the display area of the game device 100 includes a screen displayed on the mounted display 201 (first screen), a screen displayed on the front display 202 (second screen), and a screen displayed on the upper display 203. screen (third screen). Information presentation on each display is controlled by the control unit 101.

These displays are held at mutually different inclinations, as shown in the side view of the game device 100 in FIG. 2(b). In the figure, a head 210 indicates the head of a player who uses the game device 100. The display surface of the mounted display 201 is substantially horizontal, the display surface of the front display 202 is tilted backward with respect to the player, and the display surface of the upper display 203 is tilted forward with respect to the player. In the game device 100 of this embodiment, each display is provided at such an angle, so that the display related to the competitive game can be perceived three-dimensionally.

As described above, the display surface 201 has a substantially horizontal display surface extending from the front to the back of the player, so that it is possible to stably place a real article thereon. Therefore, in the game device 100 of this embodiment, the mounting display 201 functions as a mounting surface on which real items used in a competitive game are placed. The reader 130 of this embodiment includes an imaging device provided inside the game device 100, and analyzes a captured image obtained by capturing an image of the mounted display 201 from the back side, thereby detecting the actual object mounted thereon. It is configured to be able to recognize the information attached to the actual item and obtain information attached to the actual item. Although details will be described later, in a competitive game executed on the game device 100 of the present embodiment, a player places a real object on the placement surface to cause a character associated with the real object to appear in the game. It can be registered as a character, and operations related to the character can be performed by operating the actual item on the placement surface.

The battle game progresses by presenting a battle effect in which the characters associated with the participating players fight each other in the space associated with the game, but the first screen associated with the mounted display 201 is basically a display of real objects. It is used to inform the player of the recognition status of the item and to display information necessary for operating the actual item, and is therefore not used to present the battle effect. The battle effect is configured to be presented mainly using the second screen related to the front display 202. In addition, the battle effect may be presented using the third screen related to the upper display 203 as well.

《Information acquisition on the mounting surface》
Next, information acquisition from the actual article performed by the reader 130 via the placement surface will be described.

In the competitive game executed in the game device 100 of the present embodiment, each player places a real object on the placement surface and causes the reader 130 to read the information attached to the real object. Characters associated with can be registered as operation targets. In this embodiment, it is assumed that the real item that can be used in the competitive game is a card, and that identification information that uniquely identifies the character associated with the card is attached.

As described above, the reader 130 is configured to acquire information attached to a card placed on the placement surface using a placement image captured from the back side of the placement display 201. For this reason, the addition of identification information to a card is achieved by printing a two-dimensional image (hereinafter referred to as a code image) obtained by converting the identification information onto the exterior of the card using invisible ink, for example. It's okay. That is, the reader 130 can identify the position of each card placed on the placement surface by detecting the code image included in the obtained captured image, and can also identify the position of each card placed on the placement surface. The identification information of each card can be obtained by applying a predetermined calculation.

The reader 130 also includes a history buffer (not shown) that stores history information (temporal changes) of the placement position of each card, and based on the history information, movement information indicating the movement of each card on the placement surface. It is also possible to obtain In the competitive game according to the present embodiment, the player is configured to be able to perform operational input related to the competitive game by moving the card placed on the placement surface in addition to the operational input to the operation I/F 105. be done. Therefore, the reader 130 acquires movement information related to the movement operation of the card and outputs it to the control unit 101.

The movement operation can be used by the player to specify an action to be performed by the character being operated. More specifically, in a situation where the player can accept an action to be performed by the character to be operated, the player can specify the action by moving the card associated with the character on the placement surface. In the aspect described in this embodiment, the first screen displayed on the mounted display 201 includes a defense area 302 located in front of the player, and a defense area 302 located in front of the player, as shown in FIG. It is configured to include an attack area 301 located adjacent to the back side, and the player can associate the card placed on the placement surface with the card by moving it to a position corresponding to which area. You can specify the actions you want the character to perform. Here, the attack area 301 is an area in which a character associated with a card placed on the area as a result of a movement operation is designated to perform an attack action. Furthermore, the defense area 302 is an area in which the characters associated with the cards placed on the area are specified to perform recovery/defense actions, rather than attack actions.

In this embodiment, since the first screen is configured as shown in FIG. 3, the reader 130 outputs different types of movement information to the control unit 101 for the following two types of movement operations. The first operation is to move the placed card from the defense area 302 to the attack area 301, and the reader 130 outputs the first type of movement information on the condition that the movement operation is detected. The second operation is to move the placed card from the attack area 301 to the defense area 302, and the reader 130 outputs the second type of movement information on the condition that the movement operation is detected.

《Elements displayed by placing the card》
Next, display elements presented in response to the placement of a card on the placement surface or movement of the card will be described with reference to the drawings.

<Related images>
As shown in FIG. 4(a), for all the cards placed on the placement surface, a corresponding display is made on the first screen to inform that the cards are recognized. In the illustrated embodiment, four cards are placed on the placement surface, and the first screen displays related images 400 arranged at positions corresponding to each card. Here, the position where the related image 400 corresponding to each card is placed is the area where the corresponding card is placed on the placement surface when the first screen is presented on the placement display 201, At least a portion of the related images 400 are set to overlap. In the example of FIG. 4(a), the related image 400 is arranged so that its outline surrounds the corresponding card, clearly indicating to the player that the card in question is recognized. .

Further, the related image 400 has display control that changes its appearance in accordance with the movement operation in order to let the player know not only that the card is recognized but also how the movement operation performed by the player is recognized. It will be done. In this embodiment, the appearance of the related image 400 is switched depending on the detection position by the reader 130 in order to indicate whether the corresponding card is recognized to be included in the attack area 301 or the defense area 302.

In the mode shown in FIG. 4(a), all four cards are placed in the area corresponding to the defense area 302, so when defending, the card-shaped appearance is shown in FIG. 4(b). It is included in the first screen in the form of display 410. On the other hand, if any card is moved onto the attack area 301 from the state shown in FIG. 4(a) and it is determined that the detected position is included in the attack area 301, then This is included in the first screen in the form of an attack display 420 that shows a non-card type appearance.

<Character image>
In addition, in the competitive game according to the present embodiment, card recognition is performed to create the effect that when a player places a card, the character associated with the card moves from the card into the game and appears. As a trigger, an image (character image) showing the appearance of the character is displayed in the display area. The character images are configured so that their display positions can be changed in conjunction with the player's card movement operations, making the competitive game more immersive.

By the way, in previous games that have the function of reading information attached to cards and displaying the corresponding character image, although the appearance of the character image (character type) changes depending on the card, the character image cannot be displayed on a specific display. Since the cards were displayed uniformly, the player's interest in using the cards was limited. In order to increase the player's interest in using cards, the competitive game of this embodiment is configured to provide types of cards that can be used, and to vary the manner in which character images are presented depending on the type.

In this embodiment, the type of card is determined based on the character associated with the card. That is, the control unit 101 identifies the associated character based on the identification information acquired from the card by the reader 130, and identifies which type the card is based on the type of the character. Here, it is assumed that information about each character appearing in the battle game (character information) is managed in a character database (DB), not shown, included in the storage device 102.

As shown in FIG. 5, the character information managed for one character includes a character type 502 indicating the type of the character, an attack power of the character, and a character ID 501 that uniquely identifies the character. It includes parameters 503 that are referenced in determining the progress of the competitive game, such as defense power and physical strength. Of these, character type 502 is information referenced to determine the type of card associated with it.

In the battle game of this embodiment, characters are classified into different types depending on whether they can perform special attack actions, which will be described later. More specifically, if a character can perform a special attack action, the character is classified as a special type, and if a character cannot perform a special attack action, it is classified as a normal type. Information indicating either is stored. Therefore, the control unit 101 determines whether the type of the card is a special card associated with a special type character or a normal type based on the character type 502 of the character associated with the card placed on the placement surface. Determine which of the normal cards the character is associated with.

Note that the character ID 501 of the character information may match the identification information attached to the card associated with the character. Further, in this embodiment, the special cards are cards that are provided (issued) in fewer numbers than normal cards, and have a higher rarity. Therefore, the parameters 503 related to special type characters are configured to make the progress of the battle game more advantageous than the parameters 503 related to normal type characters.

Below, character images related to special cards (hereinafter referred to as special character images) and character images related to normal cards (hereinafter referred to as normal character images) are displayed in the display area in response to cards being placed. The difference in presentation mode will be explained with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 shows a display area of the game device 100 viewed from the viewpoint of a player when using the game device 100. That is, the display area shown in FIG. 6 includes differences in how the mounted display 201 and the upper display 203 are viewed in different facing directions (differences in the inclination of the display surfaces) when viewing the front display 202 from the front. It is in a similar manner. In the illustrated embodiment, one special card 602 and one normal card 604 are placed on the placement surface in order to easily distinguish between the presentation modes of each character image.

The special character image 601 that is displayed in response to the special card 602 being placed on the placement surface is displayed centered on the first screen, as illustrated. The display position of the special character image 601 may change depending on the position of the special card 602 on the placement surface, but basically it is controlled so that at least an image of a part of the character image is displayed on the first screen 600. Ru. When the entire special character image 601 does not fit on the first screen 600, the image of the part of the special character image 601 that does not fit is controlled to be displayed on the second screen 610. From the perspective of realizing three-dimensional visual presentation, it is effective to display the special character image 601 using both the first screen 600 and the second screen 610 with different inclinations. For the character image 601, drawing control is performed on each screen so that the image of the lower body part of the character is displayed on at least the first screen 600, and the image of the character's upper body part is displayed on at least the second screen 610.

On the other hand, the normal character image 611 that is displayed in response to the normal card 604 being placed on the placement surface is displayed on the second screen 610, as illustrated. The display position of the normal character image 611 may similarly change depending on the position of the normal card 604 on the placement surface, but it is controlled so that it is displayed only on the second screen 610 and not on the first screen 600.

In this way, the special character image 601 and the normal character image 611 are controlled so that the former is displayed at least on the first screen 600 related to the placement surface, while the latter is not displayed on the first screen 600. They are different in that they are controlled. In addition, the special character image 601 and the normal character image 611 are set to be highly strategic in that the character corresponding to the former can perform special attack actions described later, and by making them more conspicuous in the display area, the player can The former is configured to have a larger display area than the latter in order to lead to a more interesting playing experience.

In addition, in order to make it possible to identify the character corresponding to the placed card and the character appearing in the battle game regardless of the placed card, the special character image 601 and the normal character image 611 are replaced by the virtual article image 603. or 612 and displayed. As illustrated, each virtual article image has a card-shaped appearance to indicate that it corresponds to a placed card. Like the special character image 601 and the normal character image 611, the display position of each virtual item image is controlled according to the movement of the corresponding card on the placement surface, and basically it is displayed connected to the character image. .

Here, on the first screen 600, a virtual article image 603 related to the special card 602 and related images 605 related to the special card 602 and the normal card 604 are arranged. As illustrated, the virtual article image 603 and the related image 605 are different in appearance, display position, and display size. More specifically, the related image 605 simply has the appearance of a frame surrounding the corresponding card, whereas the virtual article image 603 has the appearance of a card-shaped object in a space related to a competitive game. They differ in some respects. Furthermore, while the related image 605 is placed at a display position that overlaps with the area where the corresponding card is placed, the virtual article image 603 is placed at a display position that does not overlap with the area where the corresponding card is placed. They differ in that they are placed in different positions. Further, while the related image 605 is displayed at the same display size as the corresponding card, the virtual article image 603 is displayed conspicuously at a larger display size than the corresponding card and related image 605. different.

<Production related to action designation>
Next, a description will be given of effects displayed in the display area by moving a recognized card placed on the placement surface during execution of a process related to a competitive game.

The battle game of this embodiment progresses through overlapping phases, and before the start of each phase, there is a period (action determination period) in which operation inputs related to determining the action to be performed by the character to be operated in that phase are accepted. is provided. By moving the cards placed on the placement surface during the period, the player can specify an action to be performed by the character associated with each card.

Specifically, in each action determination period, an instruction to move all cards onto the defense area 302 is first presented on the presentation device 110 at the start of the period so that the character does not specify an action that the player does not intend. The process starts on the condition that all cards are placed on the defense area 302. During the action determination period, the player performs a movement operation to move a card from the defense area 302 to the attack area 301, thereby specifying that the character associated with the card take an attack action in the current phase. can. Furthermore, if the player wants to change the action of the character who has moved the card onto the attack area 301 from attack action to defense action, the player performs a movement operation to move the card from above the attack area 301 to above the defense area 302. This allows you to specify that a defensive action be taken. Furthermore, by placing a card on the defense area 302 until the end of the action determination period, the player can specify that the character associated with the card take a defensive action in the current phase.

Here, different effects are presented in the display area depending on whether the character whose action is specified is a normal type or a special type.

If the character whose action is specified is a normal type, that is, if the action is specified by the player performing a movement operation of a normal card, the effect displayed in the display area will be the same as that of the normal card on the second screen. The normal character image corresponding to the specified action is simply moved to the display position corresponding to the action and displayed with a display effect corresponding to the specified action. More specifically, in the competitive game according to the present embodiment, the attack action of the character corresponding to the normal card is one that is developed near the game field (ground) shown on the second screen in the space related to the competitive game. Therefore, the normal character image corresponding to the movement operation related to the action designation is also displayed within the second screen.

For example, when a movement operation is performed for a normal card from above the defense area 302 to above the attack area 301, that is, when the first type of movement information is acquired, the normal character image corresponding to the card is The card is placed at a display position for attack action corresponding to the placement position of the card in , and is included in the second screen with a light emitting effect of a color (for example, red) indicating that an attack action will be taken. For example, when a normal card is moved from the attack area 301 to the defense area 302, that is, when the second type of movement information is acquired, the normal character image corresponding to the card is The card is placed at a display position for defensive action corresponding to the position of the card on the screen, and is included in the second screen with a light emitting effect of a color (for example, blue) indicating that a defensive action will be taken.

On the other hand, if the character whose action is specified is a special type, that is, if the action is specified by the player moving a special card, the effect displayed in the display area will be different from the first screen or the first screen. It doesn't stay on two screens. In the battle game according to the present embodiment, the attack action performed by the special type character is a special attack action. A special attack action is different from the attack action performed by a normal type character, in which the character moves into the sky and performs a more powerful attack action against the opponent's character from above. Therefore, when an attack action is specified for a special type of character, the effects displayed in the display area include a movement effect in which the character ascends into the sky (an upward movement effect).

Here, the effect of ascending into the sky is presented using the third screen. In other words, the display position of the special character image related to the character whose attack action is specified is set so that it is displayed from the first screen to the second screen before the action is specified, but after the action is specified, it is displayed on the third screen. The display position is changed.

Further, in the battle game according to the present embodiment, control is also performed to vary the space related to the battle game displayed on the third screen in order to present a larger scale of movement in the ascent to the sky effect. Specifically, in a state where none of the characters are moving into the sky, the space near the game field is expanded as shown in Figure 6, in order to show a wider space for a competitive game that also includes normal type characters. It is displayed using a second screen 610 and a third screen 620. That is, the space displayed on the third screen 620 is adjacent to and continuous with the space displayed on the second screen 610. On the other hand, in a state in which the character moves up in the sky, the space displayed on the third screen 620 is switched to a space that is higher than the space displayed on the third screen 620. Therefore, by displaying the special character image on the third screen after switching, it is possible to create the effect that the character has moved to a higher space.

FIG. 7 shows an example of display transition of display areas related to the effect of ascending into the sky. Note that in FIG. 7, only one special character image 701 is shown as a character image in the display area in order to facilitate understanding of the invention.

For example, when a movement operation is performed for a special card from above the defense area 302 to above the attack area 301, that is, when the first type of movement information is acquired, the special character image 701 corresponding to the card is As shown in (a), move toward the back of the placement surface to a predetermined position (until the lower end of the special character image 701 reaches a predetermined position in the first screen 700, 710) and then stops. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 7(b), the space presented on the third screen 720 is switched to the sky, and as shown in FIG. and is moved upward on the first screen 700 and the second screen 710. At this time, the virtual article image 702 does not move to another screen and remains on the first screen 700 and is displayed, so that an interesting presentation can be realized as if the character were jumping out from the special card. After the movement has been performed for a predetermined number of frames, the special character image 701 is not displayed in the display area for a predetermined period, as shown in FIG. 7(d). The period in which the special character image 701 is not displayed creates a time period in which the character is moving in a space that is not displayed in the display area. Thereafter, the special character image 701 is displayed while sequentially moving upward from the bottom of the third screen 720, as shown in FIG. 7(e), and is finally displayed as shown in FIG. 7(f). is moved to a predetermined display position.

With such a series of display transitions, it is possible to more effectively present the effect of ascending into the sky to the player. The movement of the special character image 701 in the display area during the performance appears as if the corresponding character is moving in the normal direction of the placement surface when viewed from the player's viewpoint.

Furthermore, if the player wishes to change the action of the character moved into the sky from attack action to defense action, the player performs a movement operation to move the corresponding special card from above the attack area 301 to above the defense area 302. This allows you to specify that a defensive action be taken. When the action to be performed by a special type character is changed to a defensive action, the effects displayed in the display area include a movement effect in which the character descends from the sky (descending effect from the sky).

Here, the effect of descending from the sky is presented using the third screen, the first screen, and the second screen, similarly to the effect of ascending to the sky. In other words, the display position of the special character image related to the character for which a defensive action is specified is set so that it is displayed on the third screen before the action is specified, but after the action is specified, the display position is set so that it is displayed on the third screen. The display position is changed so that it is displayed across the screen.

FIG. 8 shows an example of display transition of display areas related to a descending effect from the sky. Note that in FIG. 8, only one special character image 801 is shown as a character image in the display area in order to facilitate understanding of the invention.

For example, when a movement operation is performed for a special card from above the attack area 301 to above the defense area 302, that is, when the second type of movement information is acquired, the special character image 801 corresponding to the card is As shown in (a), the display position is sequentially moved toward the lower end of the third screen 820. After the movement has been performed for a predetermined number of frames, the special character image 801 is not displayed in the display area for a predetermined period, as shown in FIG. 8(b). Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 8C, the space presented on the third screen 820 is changed from the sky to a space that is adjacent to and continuous with the space displayed on the second screen 810 again. As shown in FIG. 8(d), the special character image 801 is placed on the third screen 820, the second screen 810, and the first screen 800 so as to sequentially approach the virtual article image 802 arranged on the first screen 800. is sequentially moved downward, and is finally moved to a display position connected to a virtual article image 802 as shown in FIG. 8(e). Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 8(f), the special character image 801 and the virtual article image 802 are moved to the display position for defensive action on the first screen 800.

With such a series of display transitions, the effect of descending from the sky can be more effectively presented to the player. The movement of the special character image 801 in the display area during the performance also appears as if the corresponding character is moving in the normal direction of the placement surface when viewed from the player's viewpoint. The movement is presented as movement in the opposite direction to the upward movement into the sky.

Therefore, for special cards, different effects indicating a change in the state of the character associated with the target card will be produced depending on when the first type of movement information is acquired and when the second type of movement information is acquired. Presented. Further, as described above, the content of interest presentation when an action is specified is different between a normal type character and a special type character, and the area in which a character image can be displayed in the display area is also different. That is, the area where the special character image related to the latter character can be displayed in the display area (first screen, second screen, and third screen) is the area where the normal character image related to the former character can be displayed (the second screen). ) wider than

Note that the action specified in the action determination period for the character to be operated in this way is resolved in the process for determining the progression of the phase, which is performed after the end of the period. Action resolution involves, for example, executing a mini-game to determine the success or failure of an attack action by the character controlled by one player, and based on the result and the parameters of the character who performed the attack action, the player receives an attack. It may include processing to reduce the character's physical strength. In a competitive game, the play experience ends when the physical strength of all characters controlled by one of the players becomes 0 as a result of such an attack action, or when a specified number of phases have progressed. It is configured like this.

《Presentation control processing》
Hereinafter, the presentation control process for controlling the presentation of information to the display area during the action determination period in the game device 100 of this embodiment will be described in detail using the flowchart in FIG. 9 . The processing corresponding to the flowchart can be realized by the control unit 101 reading out a corresponding processing program stored in, for example, the storage device 102, loading it into the memory 103, and executing it. Note that this presentation control process is started, for example, when it is detected that the action determination period for each phase of the competitive game has started and that all the cards placed on the placement surface have been moved onto the defense area 302. This will be explained as follows.

Further, in the following description, in order to facilitate understanding of the invention, only presentation control when a card movement operation is performed to newly designate an action to be performed by a character will be described. Therefore, when a card movement operation that does not lead to the specification of an action (a card movement operation within the attack area 301 or defense area 302) is performed, the corresponding related images, character images, and virtual article images are displayed. Presentation control and the like that change the position to follow the movement operation are omitted from this flowchart. However, it is assumed that the process in which the control unit 101 determines the display position of each element and causes the GPU 104 to generate a screen with each element arranged at the changed display position is repeatedly performed at a predetermined frame rate.

In S901, the control unit 101 determines whether the first type of movement information or the second type of movement information has been acquired for the placed card. If the control unit 101 determines that any movement information has been acquired, it moves the process to S902, and if it determines that it has not been acquired, it moves the process to S907.

In S902, the control unit 101 determines whether the card for which movement information has been acquired (hereinafter referred to as a target card) is a special card. The determination in this step is made by referring to the character type 502 of the character information having the identification information (character ID 501) attached to the target card. When the control unit 101 determines that the target card is a special card, the process moves to S903, and when it determines that the target card is not a special card, that is, a normal card, the process moves to S906.

In S903, the control unit 101 determines whether the movement information acquired for the target card is the first type of movement information or the second type of movement information. If the control unit 101 determines that the acquired movement information is the first type of movement information, the process moves to S904, and if it determines that the acquired movement information is the second type of movement information, the process moves to S905.

In S904, under the control of the control unit 101, the GPU 104 generates a series of screen groups of display areas related to the effect of ascending to the sky using the special character image corresponding to the target card. Then, the control unit 101 controls the generated screens to be sequentially displayed on the mounted display 201, the front display 202, and the upper display 203 of the presentation device 110, thereby realizing the presentation of the effect of ascending to the sky. In the soaring effect into the sky, the special character image related to the target card will be presented separately from the virtual article image.

On the other hand, if it is determined in S903 that the acquired movement information is movement information of the second type, the GPU 104, under the control of the control unit 101, performs an upper flight using the special character image corresponding to the target card in S905. A series of screen groups of display areas related to the descending effects are generated. The control unit 101 then controls the generated screens to be sequentially displayed on the mounted display 201, the front display 202, and the upper display 203 of the presentation device 110, thereby realizing presentation of a descending effect from the sky. In the descending effect from the sky, the special character image related to the target card will be presented in connection with the virtual article image. "Connection" here refers to a state in which the edges of the character image and the virtual article image are connected to each other, or a state in which at least a portion of the character image is superimposed on the virtual article image.

Further, if it is determined in S902 that the target card is a normal card, the GPU 104, under the control of the control unit 101, displays the normal character image and virtual article image related to the target card in a manner corresponding to the specified action in S906. A screen group of display areas arranged in the second screen is generated. Then, the control unit 101 realizes information presentation related to action designation by controlling the generated screens to be displayed on the mounted display 201, front display 202, and upper display 203 of the presentation device 110.

In S907, the control unit 101 determines whether the action determination period has ended. If the control unit 101 determines that the action determination period has ended, it completes the present presentation control process, and if it determines that it has not ended, it returns the process to S901.

As described above, according to the game device of this embodiment, it is possible to present suitable interests to the player. More specifically, there are multiple types of cards that can be used, and when the card is placed on the placement surface, depending on the type, the character image is presented in a more conspicuous manner, including the area on the placement surface, or Since character images are displayed only in areas other than the area of , it is possible to improve the interest of competitive games when specific cards are used. In addition, by presenting the effect that is presented when an operation related to action designation is performed while changing the screen in the display area used for presentation depending on the type of card, it is possible to improve the strategy of the game and the competitive game. It is possible to improve both the level of interest and interest.

Note that in this embodiment, when a special card is placed on the placement surface, a corresponding special character image is presented from the first screen to the second screen. However, the present invention is not limited to this. It is not limited. The special character image may be one that is controlled to be presented on at least the first screen, and may be presented without using the second screen.

[Modification 1]
In the above-described embodiment, the special character image is an image showing a character in a normal standing posture, and in an embodiment in which the special character image is presented separately on the first screen and the second screen, the first screen does not include a special character image. Although the description has been made assuming that the lower body of the character is presented on the second screen and the upper body of the character is presented on the second screen, implementation of the present invention is not limited to this. The special character image does not have to be an image showing a character in a normal standing position, but may be an image showing a character in a handstand position or a character in a lying down position.In this case, each screen It goes without saying that the parts of the character that are displayed are different.

[Modification 2]
In the embodiment described above, when the first type of movement information is acquired for a special card, the space presented on the third screen is switched to the sky to present an effect of ascending to the sky. The implementation of the present invention is not limited to this. Based on the acquisition of the first type of movement information, the movement effect of the character associated with the special card is performed by displaying the character on a different display from the display that was displayed up to that point. Any space may be used as long as the movement is effectively presented, and the space related to the competitive game displayed on the display at the destination may be any space.

Furthermore, the effect expressed by the movement of the display position is not limited to one that indicates that the character has moved, but may be one that expresses a change to a different state, such as a change in the character's form, for example.

[Modification 3]
In the embodiment described above, the parameters of the special type character are configured to make the progress of the battle game more advantageous than the parameters of the normal type character, but the implementation of the present invention is limited to this. It's not a thing. For example, in a mode where normal cards and special cards are issued for characters with the same parameters, when the character moves into the sky, the parameters of the character are changed to a state that gives an advantage to the progress of the battle game. This may be a mode that shows the usefulness of special attack actions.

Furthermore, by placing a special card, it is possible to use a special type character that has parameters that make the battle game more advantageous than normal type characters, while improving the player's entertainment experience. Depending on the number of uses, it may cause a collapse of the game balance. For this reason, the number of special cards that can be used in a competitive game may be limited, such as being set to be smaller than at least the number of normal cards that are used.

[Modification 4]
In the embodiment described above, it has been explained that a special type character can be specified to always perform a special attack action by performing a movement operation using a special card, but the implementation of the present invention is limited to this. It's not something you can do. For example, a condition is set for the activation of a special attack action, and only when the condition is met, the special attack action is controlled to be activated in response to the acquisition of the movement operation related to the designation of the attack action, and the movement effect is controlled. The information may be configured to be presented. In one aspect, a special type character is provided with an activation gauge that changes as the battle game progresses, and the first type movement information is acquired only when the value of the gauge exceeds a predetermined value. The movement effect related to the special attack action may be presented in response to or on the condition that an operational input to determine the activation is made.

[Modification 5]
In the embodiment described above, in response to an operation for moving a card placed on the placement surface from above the defense area 302 to above the attack area 301, the first type of movement for specifying an attack action is performed. Although the explanation has been made assuming that the second type of movement information for specifying a defensive action is acquired in response to the acquisition of information and the operation of moving from the attack area 301 to the defense area 302, this is not the case. The implementation of the invention is not limited to this.

For example, the first type of movement information for specifying an attack action may be simply acquired in response to an operation of moving a card from the front toward the back on the placement surface. Further, for example, the second type of movement information for specifying a defensive action may be similarly acquired in response to an operation of moving a card from the back toward the front on the placement surface. Alternatively, each movement information may be acquired based on a more clear movement operation, provided that the movement operation moves the card beyond a predetermined distance on the placement surface. .

[Modification 6]
In the embodiment described above, when the first type of movement information is acquired for a special card, a movement effect of the character associated with the target card is presented, and the character is specified to perform a special attack action. However, the implementation of the present invention is not limited to this. Special attack actions are not actions that can be executed only by the character associated with the special card, but can also be executed with the participation of characters associated with the normal card if the character is the starting point. It may be configured as follows.

In this case, for example, in a battle game, if an operation input is made in advance to specify a normal type character to cooperate with a special type character, or if the cooperation conditions are met, a normal type character is assigned to a special type character. The fact that the two are linked is stored in the memory 103. Then, when the first type of movement information is obtained for the special card related to the special type character, the information stored in the memory 103 is referred to, and information about the normal type character linked with the special type character is referenced. It is possible to present movement effects and specify that all these characters perform special attack actions. In other words, the effect of ascending into the sky is such that the display positions of the special character image related to the special type character and the normal character image related to the linked normal type character are both changed to the third screen and presented. .

[Other embodiments]
The invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications and changes can be made within the scope of the invention.

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Claims (24)

A computer that can provide the experience of playing a competitive game based on information obtained from real objects.
an acquisition process for acquiring information about the actual item, the acquisition process for acquiring identification information and movement information of the actual item;
a presentation process for presenting information in a display area, the presentation process for presenting a character image and a virtual article image corresponding to the real article from which the information has been acquired;
a control process that controls the progress of the competitive game and the information presentation of the presentation process;
A program that executes
The presentation process includes a first presentation process in which the character image and the virtual article image are presented separately, and a second presentation process in which the character image and the virtual article image are connected and presented,
In the control process, the program controls which of the first presentation process and the second presentation process is to be executed as the presentation process based on the movement information acquired for the actual article. The competitive game is a game that progresses based on real items placed on a placement surface,
The identification information is obtained from the actual article placed on the placement surface via the placement surface,
2. The program according to claim 1, wherein the movement information is acquired based on the movement of the actual article, for which the identification information has been acquired, on the placement surface. The movement information includes a first type of movement information and a second type of movement information,
The program according to claim 2, wherein when the first type of movement information is acquired, the control process is controlled to execute the first presentation process. The battle game is a game that progresses while the parameters of the characters related to the real items placed on the placement surface change,
4. In the control process, control is performed to execute the first presentation process on the condition that the first type of movement information is acquired when a parameter of the character exceeds a predetermined value. program. 5. The program according to claim 3, wherein the control process is controlled to execute the second presentation process when the second type of movement information is acquired. Any one of claims 3 to 5, wherein both the first type of movement information and the second type of movement information are obtained on the condition that the actual article has been moved by a distance exceeding a predetermined distance on the placement surface. The program described in Section 1. The placement surface is configured to have a flat surface extending from the front to the back with respect to the player playing the competitive game,
The first type of movement information is acquired on the condition that the actual article has been moved from the front to the back on the placement surface,
7. The program according to claim 3, wherein the second type of movement information is acquired on the condition that the actual article has been moved from the back to the front on the placement surface. The placement surface includes a first area and a second area adjacent to the first area,
The first type of movement information is acquired on the condition that the actual article has been moved from the first area to the second area on the placement surface,
According to any one of claims 3 to 5, the second type of movement information is obtained on the condition that the actual article is moved from the second area to the first area on the placement surface. Programs listed. 9. The program according to any one of claims 2 to 8, wherein different effects indicating changes in states of characters related to real objects are presented in the first presentation process and the second presentation process. The display area includes a first screen and a second screen adjacent to the first screen,
The presentation process further presents a battle effect between characters related to the battle game,
10. The program according to claim 9, wherein in the control process, the presentation process is controlled so that the battle effect is presented on the second screen but not on the first screen. In the first presentation process, an effect of the character rising into the sky related to the actual item is presented;
11. The program according to claim 10, wherein in the second presentation process, a descending effect of a character related to a real object from the sky is presented. The character image corresponding to the real item is configured to include a first part image showing a first part of the appearance of the character related to the real item and a second part image showing a second part,
12. Claim 10 or 11, wherein in the second presentation process, at least a part of the first body part image is presented on the second screen, and at least a part of the second body part image is presented on the first screen. program. The first part is the upper body of the character related to the actual item,
13. The program according to claim 12, wherein the second part is a lower body of a character related to a real object. The display area further includes a third screen that is not adjacent to the first screen and adjacent to the second screen,
In the display area, the areas where the character image can be presented are the first screen, the second screen, and the third screen, while the area where the virtual article image can be presented is limited to the first screen. The program according to any one of claims 10 to 13. In the first presentation process, the character image is presented with the display position changed from the first screen to the third screen,
15. The program according to claim 14, wherein in the second presentation process, the display position of the character image is changed from the third screen to the first screen. 16. The program according to claim 15, wherein in the first presentation process and the second presentation process, the character image is not presented in any area of the display area for a predetermined period before the display position of the character image is changed. 17. The program according to claim 15, wherein in the first presentation process, a space related to the competitive game presented on the third screen is switched. 18. The program according to claim 17, wherein in the first presentation process, the space presented on the third screen is switched to the sky. 18. When the character image is presented on the third screen, in the control process, parameters of the character related to the character image are changed to a state that makes progress of the battle game advantageous. or the program described in paragraph 1. The battle game is a game in which characters related to each of a plurality of real objects whose information has been acquired appear and progress, and is configured to allow battle actions in which a plurality of characters cooperate,
In the first presentation process, if another character is linked to the character whose display position of the character image is changed on the third screen, the display position of the character image corresponding to the other character is The program according to any one of claims 15 to 19, wherein the program is changed to the third screen and presented. The first screen includes the placement surface,
Claims 11 to 20, wherein in the control process, the presentation process is controlled so that the character image and the virtual article image are presented in a position that does not overlap with an area where a real article is placed on the placement surface. The program described in any one of the paragraphs. 22. The program according to claim 21, wherein the virtual article image is an image configured to have a larger display size than a real article that can be used in the competitive game when presented on the first screen. A game device capable of providing a playing experience of a competitive game that proceeds based on information obtained from a real object,
an acquisition means for acquiring information on the actual article, the acquisition means for acquiring identification information and movement information of the actual article;
Presentation means for presenting information in a display area, the presentation means for presenting a character image and a virtual article image corresponding to the real article whose information has been acquired by the acquisition means;
a control means for controlling the progress of the competitive game and information presentation by the presentation means;
Equipped with
The presentation means is configured to be able to execute a first presentation process in which the character image and the virtual article image are presented separately, and a second presentation process in which the character image and the virtual article image are presented in a connected manner. ,
The control means controls which of the first presentation process and the second presentation process is to be executed by the presentation means based on the movement information acquired about the real object. A game system including a real game product and a game device capable of providing a playing experience of a competitive game that progresses based on information acquired from the real game product, the game system comprising:
The game device includes:
Acquisition means for acquiring information on the real game item, the acquisition unit for acquiring identification information and movement information of the real game item;
Presentation means for presenting information in a display area, the presentation means for presenting a character image and a virtual article image corresponding to the real game article whose information has been acquired by the acquisition means;
a control means for controlling the progress of the competitive game and information presentation by the presentation means;
Equipped with
The presentation means is configured to be able to execute a first presentation process in which the character image and the virtual article image are presented separately, and a second presentation process in which the character image and the virtual article image are presented in a connected manner. ,
The control means controls which of the first presentation process and the second presentation process is to be executed by the presentation means based on the movement information acquired about the real game object.

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