JP2024094573A - Program, conversation display method, and information processing device - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a program that enables a user to quickly learn conversations taking place in conversation scenes in a game.
[Solution] When the display mode of a conversation scene displayed on a display unit in a game is a sequential display mode in which at least one of the objects and conversations included in the conversation scene is displayed, inputting an instruction to skip the conversation scene changes the display mode of the conversation scene to a scenario display mode in which multiple conversations are listed in an order defined by the scenario of the conversation scene, and when the sequential display mode is changed to the scenario display mode, the display positions of the listed multiple conversations are adjusted so that the conversations that were displayed in the sequential display mode are displayed, and the multiple conversations are listed in an order that matches the progress of the game, and inputting an instruction to select some conversations from the listed multiple conversations in the scenario display mode changes the display mode of the conversation scene to the sequential display mode.
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Description

Application for application of Article 30, Paragraph 2 of the Patent Act filed (Certificate 1) Published on April 1, 2022 https://granbluefantasy.jp/pages/?p=41065 (Certificate 2) Published on April 14, 2022 http://game.granbluefantasy.jp/ https://dmm.granbluefantasy.jp/ https://apps.apple.com/jp/app/guranburufantaji/id852882903 https://play.google.com/ com/store/apps/details? id=jp. mbga. a12016007. lite&hl=ja https://www. andapp. jp/apps/12016007? from=www_mbga_intro

The present invention relates to a program, a conversation display method, and an information processing device.

Users of computer games (hereafter abbreviated as "games") become immersed in the game story and feel attached to the player character by reading the conversations spoken by the player character displayed in conversation scenes. For this reason, the display format of the conversation, i.e., how the conversation is displayed, is an important element of the game. In the following explanation, a scene in which the player character or other characters of the game speak lines and converse is called a "conversation scene." In a conversation scene, the character who speaks and the conversation of that character are often displayed on the same screen. In a conversation scene, in addition to the conversation of the characters, a narrative text explaining the background of the game may also be displayed. For this reason, in this specification, the term "conversation" refers to not only the conversation of the characters but also the narrative text explaining the background of the game.

Conventional games have been equipped with an auto-play function that allows the conversation to proceed without user operation, a skip function that skips unnecessary conversation scenes and displays another conversation, and a synopsis function that displays a synopsis of the conversation being played in a conversation scene. These functions are designed to allow the user to easily read the conversation of the player character. In the field of information processing, for example, skipping means leaving a loop process or skipping subsequent processes. On the other hand, in this specification, for example, ending a conversation scene when a conversation is being displayed in the conversation scene is called skipping. After the conversation scene ends due to skipping, for example, another conversation scene or a battle scene may be displayed.

As an example of a game in which conversations between player characters are displayed, the technology disclosed in Patent Document 1 is known. Patent Document 1 discloses a game system that includes "a character processing unit that performs processing to move the character, a storage unit that stores menu information, which is a list of order items, in association with the character, and a presentation processing unit that receives responses from the user to questions asked by the character and performs processing to present the order items determined based on the user's responses to the user using the character."

JP 2019-107081 A

When a user plays a certain scenario in a game for the first time, they often read all of the conversations displayed in the conversation scenes. However, to advance the conversation, the user must tap the screen multiple times, which is time-consuming. For this reason, users sometimes use the auto setting to advance the conversation automatically.

However, when a user replays a scenario they have played before, they may already know the conversation and only want to read a specific conversation. In such cases, the auto setting does not allow them to stop at a specific conversation. Also, it takes time for the user to advance through a conversation scene from the beginning until a specific conversation is displayed. For this reason, it was necessary to make it easier for users to progress through the game.

The present invention was made in consideration of these circumstances, and aims to display multiple conversations contained in a conversation scene in a way that is easy for the user to read.

The program of the present invention is a program that controls the display format of text data displayed on a display unit in accordance with the progress of a game, based on instructions input via an input unit, and causes a computer to execute the following steps: when the display mode of a conversation scene displayed on the display unit in a game is a sequential display mode in which at least one of the objects and conversations included in the conversation scene is displayed, when an instruction to skip the conversation scene is input, the display mode of the conversation scene is changed to a scenario display mode in which multiple conversations are displayed in a list in an order defined by the scenario of the conversation scene; when the sequential display mode is changed to the scenario display mode, the display positions of the multiple conversations displayed in a list are adjusted so that the conversations that were displayed in the sequential display mode are displayed, thereby displaying the multiple conversations in a list in an order that matches the progress of the game; and when an instruction to select some conversations from the multiple conversations displayed in the list in the scenario display mode is input, the program causes a computer to execute the following steps:

According to the present invention, when the conversation scene display mode is the scenario display mode, multiple conversations are displayed in a list in the order that matches the progress of the game, making it easier for the user to read multiple conversations.
Problems, configurations and effects other than those described above will become apparent from the following description of the embodiments.

1 is an overall configuration diagram showing an overview of a content distribution system according to an embodiment of the present invention; 1 is a block diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration of a content delivery system according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of a functional configuration of a content delivery system according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the structure of dialogue data for each conversation scene according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a display example of a sequential display screen according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a display example of a log display screen according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a display example of a synopsis display screen according to one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a display example of a scenario display screen according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing how each screen transitions according to an embodiment of the present invention. 10 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a conversation display control process according to an embodiment of the present invention. 11 is a flowchart illustrating an example of an option selection process according to an embodiment of the present invention. 11 is a flowchart illustrating an example of an automatic selection process of an option according to an embodiment of the present invention. 10 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a log display process according to an embodiment of the present invention. 13 is a flowchart showing an example of a scenario display process according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Below, the embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In this specification and the drawings, components having substantially the same functions or configurations are designated by the same reference numerals, and duplicate descriptions will be omitted.

[One embodiment]
<Overall configuration example of image drawing system>
First, a configuration example of a content delivery system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described. This content delivery system is configured by combining a content delivery server that delivers content with an information processing terminal.

<Content distribution system overview>
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an overall configuration of a content distribution system 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
The content distribution system 10 includes a content distribution server 1, a smartphone 2A, and a PC 2B. The smartphone 2A and the PC 2B are connectable to the content distribution server 1 via a network N such as the Internet. In the following description, the smartphone 2A and the PC 2B are collectively referred to as an information processing terminal 2. As the information processing terminal 2, for example, a game-dedicated terminal may be used.

The content distribution server 1 is an example of a first information processing device constituting the content distribution system 10. The content distribution server 1 manages content, which is a game program, and distributes content data to the information processing terminal 2 based on a content acquisition request from an authenticated information processing terminal 2. In this specification, content refers to text, still images, videos, music, audio, and information that combines these. Operations specific to the content are controlled by the program of the content itself. For this reason, in the following explanation, the terms program and content may be used interchangeably.

In this embodiment, the program processed by the information processing terminal 2 is a game program. The program according to this embodiment controls the display form of text data displayed on the display device 29 (an example of a display unit) in accordance with the progress of the game, based on instructions input via the input device 28 (an example of an input unit).

The information processing terminal 2 loads a program recorded in the non-volatile storage 30 shown in FIG. 2 described below, performs a predetermined process, and displays a game screen as a result of the process on the display device 29. Note that the smartphone 2A uses a touch panel display device in which the input device 28 and the display device 29 are integrated. Also, the input device 28 and the display device 29 are separate entities in the PC 2B. Note that the input device 28 and the display device 29 may be externally connected to the PC 2B.

The information processing terminal 2 is an example of a second information processing device constituting the content distribution system 10. The information processing terminal 2 can store data including a program that is the source of the content downloaded from the content distribution server 1 in a recording medium (such as non-volatile storage 30 shown in FIG. 2, which will be described later). The information processing terminal 2 then executes the program read from the recording medium to render the content.

The information processing terminal 2 selects a program based on an operation signal input from the input device 28 by an operation performed by the user, and outputs a video signal to the display device 29 that matches the screen of the display device 29. The display device 29 displays an image based on the video signal. The operation signal input from the input device 28 is, for example, a signal corresponding to each operation stick and operation button of the controller. The user can give instructions to the game and operate characters through the input device 28.

The information processing terminal 2 records the content downloaded from the content distribution server 1 in the non-volatile storage 30 shown in FIG. 2, which will be described later. The information processing terminal 2 also performs processes such as reading the content from the non-volatile storage 30 and executing a program, drawing a screen in accordance with an operation signal input from the input device 28, and displaying a screen on the display device 29. For example, the information processing terminal 2 displays a screen on which various scenes including two-dimensional or three-dimensional characters are drawn on the display device 29 in accordance with an operation by a user via the input device 28.

Operations for a character input from the input device 28 include, for example, various command inputs such as responses to conversations uttered by the character and instructions given to the character. Other examples of operations performed from the input device 28 include a tap operation in which the screen of the display device 29 is touched with a finger or a pen, and an operation to select an option. The characters and scenes displayed on the display device 29 change depending on the operations performed on the input device 28.

In a game, scenarios are created for various scenes as the game progresses. Furthermore, a conversation scenario, in which the game progresses as characters converse, is created for each conversation scene. Therefore, the entire conversation contained in a conversation scene is called a conversation scenario. Note that in this specification, as we will focus on the conversation scenario, in the following explanation, the conversation scenario will be abbreviated to "scenario."

<Example of hardware configuration of content distribution system>
Next, an example of a hardware configuration of the content distribution system 10 according to an embodiment will be described.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration of the content distribution system 10. As shown in FIG.

(Example of a content distribution server configuration)
The content distribution server 1 is an example of a calculator that operates as a computer. The content distribution server 1 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 11, a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) 12, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 13, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 14, a non-volatile storage 16, and a network interface 17, which are all connected to a bus 15.

The CPU 11 reads out the program code of the software that realizes each function according to this embodiment from the ROM 13, loads it into the RAM 14, and executes it. The GPU 12 performs the processing required to draw a three-dimensional object on the screen, for example. Variables, parameters, etc. that are generated during the calculation processing of the CPU 11 or the GPU 12 are temporarily written to the RAM 14, and these variables, parameters, etc. are read out by the CPU 11 or the GPU 12 as appropriate.

The non-volatile storage 16 may be, for example, a hard disk drive (HDD), a solid state drive (SSD), a flexible disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, a CD-ROM, a CD-R, a magnetic tape, or a non-volatile memory. In addition to the OS and various parameters, this non-volatile storage 16 stores programs for operating the content distribution server 1. The ROM 13 and non-volatile storage 16 store programs and data necessary for the CPU 11 to operate, and are used as an example of a computer-readable non-transient recording medium that stores a program executed by the content distribution server 1.

The network interface 17 may be, for example, a network interface card (NIC), and various data may be transmitted and received between the information processing terminal 2 and the network N via a dedicated line or the like connected to a terminal of the NIC.

(Example of configuration of information processing terminal)
The information processing terminal 2 is an example of a calculator that operates as a computer capable of executing various programs. The information processing terminal 2 includes a CPU 21, a GPU 22, a ROM 23, a RAM 24, a network interface 26, an input/output interface 27, an input device 28, a display device 29, and a non-volatile storage 30, which are all connected to a bus 25.

The CPU 21 reads out from the ROM 23 the program code of the software that realizes each function according to this embodiment, loads it into the RAM 24, and executes it. Variables, parameters, etc. that are generated during the arithmetic processing of the CPU 21 or the GPU 22 are temporarily written to the RAM 24, and these variables, parameters, etc. are read out by the CPU 21 or the GPU 22 as appropriate. The CPU 21 performs processing such as processing of the OS (Operating System) of the information processing terminal 2 and management of input and output of data performed by each part in the information processing terminal 2.

The GPU 22 performs the processing required to draw, for example, two-dimensional or three-dimensional objects that make up a character or background on the screen of the display device 29. In the following description, the drawing processing refers to the processing performed by the GPU 22 in response to instructions from the CPU 21. As shown in FIG. 2, the GPU 22 and the CPU 21 may be configured separately, or the GPU 22 may be configured to be incorporated inside the CPU 21.

The network interface 26 may be, for example, a NIC, and may acquire various data via a LAN, dedicated line, etc. connected to the NIC terminal, and may communicate with other information processing terminals 2.

The input/output interface 27 converts the operation signal received from the input device 28 into data of a predetermined format and passes it to the CPU 21. The input/output interface 27 also converts the screen data drawn by the GPU 22 into a video signal and outputs it to the display device 29. The display device 29 displays an image based on the video signal received from the input/output interface 27 on the screen. The input/output interface 27 can also output an audio signal to the display device 29. The display device 29 can emit audio from a speaker (not shown) provided in the display device 29 based on the audio signal received from the input/output interface 27.

For example, a HDD, SSD, flexible disk, optical disk, magneto-optical disk, CD-ROM, CD-R, or non-volatile memory is used as the non-volatile storage 30. In addition to the OS and various parameters, this non-volatile storage 30 stores programs for functioning the information processing terminal 2. The ROM 23 and non-volatile storage 30 store programs and data necessary for the CPU 21 to operate, and are used as an example of a computer-readable non-transient recording medium that stores a program executed by the information processing terminal 2.

When the non-volatile storage 30 is an external recording medium such as an optical disk, an optical drive (not shown) reads the non-volatile storage 30 and extracts the data. The data extracted by the optical drive is used for predetermined arithmetic processing by the CPU 21 or the GPU 22.

<Example of functional configuration of content distribution system>
Next, an example of the functional configuration of the content distribution system 10 will be described with reference to FIG.
3 is a block diagram showing an example of a functional configuration of the content distribution system 10. Here, the description of the communication network N is omitted.

(Example of functional configuration of content distribution server)
The content distribution server 1 includes a communication unit 31 , a content selection unit 32 , and a storage unit 33 .

The communication unit 31 controls communication with the information processing terminal 2. For example, when the communication unit 31 receives a content acquisition request or the like transmitted from the information processing terminal 2, the communication unit 31 outputs the content acquisition request to the content selection unit 32 and transmits data of the content selected by the content selection unit 32 to the information processing terminal 2. The function of the communication unit 31 is realized by the network interface 17 or the like illustrated in FIG. 2.

The content selection unit 32 selects and reads out from the storage unit 33 the data of the content to be used by the information processing terminal 2 based on the content acquisition request input from the communication unit 31. The content selection unit 32 then outputs the read-out content data to the communication unit 31. The functions of the content selection unit 32 are realized by the CPU 11, GPU 12, ROM 13, RAM 14, etc. shown in FIG. 2.

The storage unit 33 stores content data. The function of the storage unit 33 is realized by the non-volatile storage 16 shown in FIG. 2, etc.

(Example of functional configuration of information processing terminal)
The information processing terminal 2 includes a communication unit 41 , an input unit 42 , an input receiving unit 43 , a display mode changing unit 44 , a conversation control unit 45 , a drawing unit 46 , an image output unit 47 , a display unit 48 , and a memory unit 49 .

The communication unit 41 transmits data requested by the content of the game played by the user to the content distribution server 1 as a content acquisition request. The communication unit 41 then writes the content data distributed from the content distribution server 1 to the storage unit 49. The function of the communication unit 41 is realized by the network interface 26 shown in FIG. 2.

The input unit 42 outputs an operation signal generated based on an operation input by the user to the input receiving unit 43. An operation input by the user is, for example, an operation of tapping on the screen of the input device 28, an operation of clicking a specific icon on the screen with a mouse or the like, and the like. The user can input an instruction to skip a conversation scene displayed on the display unit 48 by tapping or clicking. The function of the input unit 42 is realized by the input device 28 shown in FIG. 2. In the following description, the operation performed by the input unit 42 is assumed to be a tap. An operation by clicking can be read as an operation by tapping.

The input reception unit 43 receives an operation signal from the input unit 42. The input reception unit 43 receives, as an operation signal, for example, an instruction to skip a conversation scene from the input unit 42. The function of the input reception unit 43 is realized by the input/output interface 27 shown in FIG. 2.

The display mode change unit 44 changes the display mode of a conversation scene displayed on the display device in the game. For example, when the display mode of a conversation scene is a sequential display mode in which at least one of the objects and conversations included in the conversation scene is displayed, if an instruction to skip the conversation scene is input, the display mode change unit 44 changes the display mode of the conversation scene to a scenario display mode. Here, the scenario display mode is a display mode in which multiple conversations are displayed in a list in the order defined by the scenario of the conversation scene. Furthermore, when an instruction to select some conversations from the multiple conversations displayed in a list in the scenario display mode is input, the display mode change unit 44 changes the display mode of the conversation scene to the sequential display mode.

The conversation control unit 45 controls the display of conversation scenes on the display unit 48 according to the display mode changed by the display mode change unit 44. For example, when the sequential display mode is changed to the scenario display mode, the conversation control unit 45 adjusts the display positions of the multiple conversations displayed in a list so that the conversations displayed in the sequential display mode are displayed on the display unit 48. The conversation control unit 45 then displays the multiple conversations in a list in an order that matches the progress of the game. This makes it easier for the user to check the flow of the conversations displayed in a list as a scenario.

In addition, when the display mode is changed from the scenario display mode to the sequential display mode by the display mode change unit 44, the conversation control unit 45 displays the conversation selected in the scenario display mode in the sequential display mode. This allows the user to immediately listen to the conversation selected in the scenario display mode.

The drawing unit 46 draws an image to be displayed on the display unit 48 based on the operation signal received by the input receiving unit 43. The drawn image includes, for example, text data displayed in a conversation scene, as well as two-dimensional or three-dimensional images of the player character and other characters displayed in the conversation scene. The function of the drawing unit 46 is realized by the GPU 22 shown in FIG. 2, but may be realized by the CPU 21 if the information processing terminal 2 does not have a GPU 22. Details of the conversation scene drawn by the drawing unit 46 will be described later.

The image output unit 47 outputs the image drawn by the drawing unit 46 to the display unit 48. For example, the images of each screen shown in Figures 5 to 9 described below are output to the display unit 48. The function of the image output unit 47 is realized by the input/output interface 27 shown in Figure 2.

The display unit 48 displays the image output by the image output unit 47. The function of the display unit 48 is realized by the display device 29 shown in FIG.
As described above, the conversation control unit 45 controls the display form of the conversation scene according to the display mode, the drawing unit 46 draws the image, the image output unit 47 outputs the image, and the display unit 48 displays the image. In the following explanation, these processes are collectively described as the display process by the conversation control unit 45.

The memory unit 49 stores the content data received by the communication unit 41 from the content distribution server 1. The function of the memory unit 49 is realized by the non-volatile storage 30 shown in FIG. 2.

<Dialogue data configuration example>
Here, the conversation, objects, etc. that make up a conversation scene will be described.
4 is a diagram showing an example of the structure of dialogue data for each conversation scene. The dialogue data is a part of the content distributed from the content distribution server 1 to the information processing terminal 2. The dialogue data is stored in, for example, the storage unit 49 of the information processing terminal 2.

Dialogue data is organized for each conversation scene. The conversation scene table has the following items: scene ID, dialogue ID, display object data, text data, and audio data.

The scene ID item 51 stores a scene ID for identifying a conversation scene, which is uniquely assigned to each conversation scene.
The line ID field 52 stores line IDs for identifying lines spoken by each character. Lines identified by line IDs include narrative text and the like. Line IDs are numbered in ascending order according to the progression of the conversation. However, as long as the progression of the conversation can be determined, the line IDs may be a combination of alphanumeric characters or the like, and do not have to be consecutive numbers.

Display object data item 53 stores display object data representing characters. In FIG. 4, one display object data is stored corresponding to one dialogue ID. Therefore, when a character is speaking, the display object of that character is displayed on the screen.

The objects displayed on the screen include image data of characters that are displayed in accordance with the conversation. The image data is at least one of two-dimensional and three-dimensional character data that the conversation control unit 45 can output. The image data of the characters may be linked to the object data and the text data. The conversation control unit 45 controls the display device 29 to display the character image and text data read from the image data in accordance with the timing at which the text data is displayed in the sequential display mode. By outputting the character image in this manner, the character image is displayed on the display device 29 in accordance with the conversation.

When a background and a character are displayed simultaneously on the display device 29, the display object data for the background and the character are linked to one line ID and stored in the display object data item 53. In this way, multiple display object data may be linked to one line ID.

Also, if the narrative continues and the background does not change, only one display object data for the background may be stored in the display object data item 53 for multiple dialogue IDs. Also, if there are no characters or backgrounds to be displayed in a conversation scene, no display object data may be stored in the display object data item 53. In this case, for example, a black background is displayed on the screen.

Conversations associated with the dialogue IDs are stored as text data in the text data item 54. As described above, the text data includes not only character conversations but also narrative text.
The voice data item 55 stores voice data recorded to accompany the character's conversation. The voice data also includes background music, sound effects, and the like. The same background music may be played while multiple conversations are being displayed. For this reason, the same voice data may be associated with multiple dialogue IDs.

In the following explanation, the data of the display object data item 53, text data item 54, and voice data item 55 linked to the line ID in the line ID item 52 will be referred to as "line data." Furthermore, the line data with line ID "005" labeled "option" in the figure indicates that the text data "text005" contains options. Furthermore, each line data labeled "C1" to "C3" in the figure indicates the destination of the option. The processing related to options will be described later in the explanation of the automatic option selection processing in FIG. 12.

<Example of sequential display screen>
Next, examples of displaying a conversation scene will be described with reference to Figures 5 to 8. This conversation scene is displayed on the display device 29 of the information processing terminal 2 shown in Figure 1.
5 is a diagram showing a display example of a sequential display screen 60. The sequential display screen 60 is an example of a conversation scene displayed in the sequential display mode.

In sequential display mode, conversations and characters in a conversation scene are displayed on the sequential display screen 60. In sequential display mode, when the user taps on the sequential display screen 60, the characters and conversations displayed on the screen are displayed in the order of their dialogue IDs. In this embodiment, the order of dialogue IDs refers to the order of increasing dialogue IDs.

The sequential display screen 60 includes a sound release switch button 61, a log display button 62, an object display area 63, a character 64, a setting switch button 65, a speaking character name display area 66, a conversation display area 67, and a skip button 68.

In the sequential display mode, the conversation control unit 45 reads out a conversation data group (the dialogue data shown in FIG. 4) in which display object data and conversation text data are linked, in the order defined by the scenario. The conversation control unit 45 then performs control to display objects in the object display area 63 based on the display object data, and to display conversations in the conversation display area 67 based on the text data. Therefore, in a conversation scene displayed in the sequential display mode, a sequential display screen 60 (an example of a display area) is displayed that has the object display area 63 in which objects are displayed, and the conversation display area 67 in which the conversation is displayed.

The sound emission switch button 61 is a button that allows the user to instruct sound emission to be switched ON or OFF. Sound is emitted by loading the sound data shown in FIG. 4. If the sound emission switch button 61 displays "ON", conversation and music are emitted from a speaker (not shown). On the other hand, although not shown, if the sound emission switch button 61 displays "OFF" and a line is displayed through the musical note mark, conversation and music are not emitted from the speaker.

The sequential display screen 60 is provided with a log display button 62 (an example of a log display instruction unit) that allows the user to input an instruction to change from sequential display mode to log display mode. When an instruction to change to log display mode is input from the log display button 62, the display mode change unit 44 changes the display mode to the log display mode. Then, the conversation control unit 45 displays, on a log display screen 70, the log up to the conversation displayed on the sequential display screen 60 in sequential display mode. An example of the configuration of the log display screen 70 will be described with reference to FIG. 6 described later.

The object display area 63 is an area for displaying the characters 64, background, etc. The characters 64 are represented by the display object data shown in FIG. 4. For example, the characters 64 may be displayed in the object display area 63 as a mixture of three-dimensional objects and two-dimensional objects, such as a three-dimensional object and a two-dimensional object as the background.

The setting switch button 65 is a button that allows the user to instruct switching between manual setting and automatic setting. When the setting switch button 65 is displayed, the setting is in manual setting. In manual setting, the user can tap either the character 64, the speaking character name display area 66, or the conversation display area 67 to move on to the next conversation ID, and the conversation is displayed using text data linked to the conversation ID that has been moved to.

When the user taps the setting switch button 65, the setting is switched to the auto setting. When the auto setting is ON, the characters and conversations displayed on the screen are displayed in the order of their dialogue IDs, even if the user does not tap on the character 64, the speaking character name display area 66, or the conversation display area 67 on the sequential display screen 60. Furthermore, when the auto setting is ON, the setting switch button 65 is hidden. The user can turn off the auto setting and return to the manual setting by tapping the area where the setting switch button 65 was displayed.

The speaking character name display area 66 displays the name of the character currently speaking. The conversation display area 67 displays the character's conversation.

The skip button 68 (an example of a first skip instruction unit) is a button that allows the user to input an instruction to skip a conversation scene. When the skip button 68 is tapped, the conversation control unit 45 displays the conversation scenes displayed in the sequential display mode on the sequential display screen 60. Here, the operation of the user inputting an instruction to skip a conversation scene is performed by the user tapping the skip button 68.

That is, the user can tap the skip button 68 to instruct the display of a synopsis display screen 80 (see FIG. 7 described later) for checking the synopsis of the conversation scene. Note that if there is no synopsis of the conversation scene, the conversation scene may be skipped without displaying the synopsis display screen 80. Then, when an instruction to skip the conversation scene is input from the skip button 68, the display mode change unit 44 changes the display mode to the scenario display mode.

<Example of the log display screen>
6 is a diagram showing a display example of a log display screen 70. The log display screen 70 is an example of a conversation scene displayed in the log display mode.

The log display screen 70 includes a sound emission switching button 71 , a close button 72 , and a log display area 73 .
The sound emission switch button 71 has the same function as the sound emission switch button 61 shown in Fig. 5, and therefore a detailed description thereof will be omitted. The sound emission switch button 71 is provided in the same position as the sound emission switch button 61 on the sequential display screen 60.
The close button 72 is a button for the user to instruct to close the log display screen 70 and switch to the sequential display screen 60. The close button 72 is provided in the same position as the log display button 62 on the sequential display screen 60.

In the log display area 73, all conversations up to the conversation that the user has displayed on the sequential display screen 60 are displayed as a log in the conversation display area 74. In the conversation display area 74, conversations are displayed based on the text data read out for each line ID shown in FIG. 4. Here, of the text data shown in FIG. 4, conversations based on the text data text001 to text004 up to the text data "text004" displayed on the sequential display screen 60 shown in FIG. 5 are displayed. In addition, the name of the character who is the speaker of the conversation is displayed at the position where two triangles are displayed in the upper left of the conversation display area 74. A conversation display area 74 where two triangles are not displayed in the upper left of the display area 74 indicates that the original text is being displayed.

The conversation displayed on the sequential display screen 60 when the user tapped the log display button 62 shown in FIG. 5 is the text data "text004" displayed in the conversation display area 74 in FIG. 7. The conversation display area 74 in which this text data "text004" is displayed is displayed at the top of the log display area 73. The user can scroll the text data in the conversation display area 74 displayed in the log display area 73 by touching and moving the conversation display area 74 up and down. However, the log display screen 70 does not display text data of conversations after the text data "text004" displayed on the sequential display screen 60 shown in FIG. 5.

The position of the conversation display area 74 in which the text data "text004" that was displayed on the sequential display screen 60 is displayed in the log display area 73 may be at the bottom. In addition, the conversation control unit 45 may highlight and display in the log display mode the conversation that was displayed in the conversation scene at the time when an instruction to skip the conversation scene was input in the sequential display mode.

A speaker button 75 is displayed to the right of a conversation display area 74 that has character voice data corresponding to the text data displayed on the log display screen 70. Display control of the speaker button 75 is triggered by the presence or absence of character voice data. When the user taps the speaker button 75, the voices of the characters' conversation are emitted.

<Example of synopsis display screen>
7 is a diagram showing a display example of a synopsis display screen 80. The synopsis display screen 80 is an example of a conversation scene displayed in the log display mode.

When the skip button 68 on the sequential display screen 60 shown in FIG. 5 is tapped to input an instruction to skip a conversation scene, the conversation control unit 45 displays, on the synopsis display screen 80, a synopsis of the scenario and a scenario display button 82 (an example of a display mode change instruction unit) for inputting an instruction to change the display mode to the scenario display mode. That is, the synopsis display screen 80 includes a synopsis display area 81, a scenario display button 82, a skip button 83, and a cancel button 84.

In the synopsis display area 81, the title and synopsis of the conversation scene are displayed.
The scenario display button 82 is a button that allows the user to give an instruction to display a scenario display screen 90 shown in Fig. 8, which will be described later. When an instruction to change to the scenario display mode is input from the scenario display button 82, the display mode change unit 44 changes the display mode to the scenario display mode.

The skip button 83 is a button that allows the user to instruct the user to skip a conversation scene. When an instruction to skip a conversation scene is input from the skip button 68 shown in FIG. 5, the conversation control unit 45 displays the skip button 83 (an example of a second skip instruction unit) for instructing the user to skip a conversation scene. Then, when an instruction to skip a conversation scene is input from the skip button 83, the conversation control unit 45 skips the conversation scene.

The cancel button 84 is a button that allows the user to instruct either to transition to the scenario display screen 90 or to cancel the skipping of a conversation scene. When the cancel button 84 is selected, the screen returns to the sequential display screen 60 shown in FIG. 5.

<Scenario display screen example>
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a display example of the scenario display screen 90. As shown in FIG.

The conversation control unit 45 displays the conversations read from the text data in the scenario display mode in a list on the scenario display screen 90 in the order of the conversation data group (the dialogue data shown in FIG. 4). The scenario display screen 90 includes a sound emission switch button 91, a skip button 92, and a scenario display area 93.

The function of the sound emission switch button 91 is the same as that of the sound emission switch button 71 on the log display screen 70 shown in FIG. 6, so a detailed description will be omitted. The sound emission switch button 91 is provided in the same position as the sound emission switch button 61 on the sequential display screen 60.

A conversation scene displayed in the scenario display mode is provided with a skip button 92 (an example of a second skip instruction unit) that allows the user to input an instruction to end the scenario display mode and skip the conversation scene. The conversation control unit 45 then skips the conversation scene based on the instruction input from the skip button 92. Note that the function of the skip button 92 is the same as that of the skip button 83 shown in FIG. 7, and when the skip button 92 is tapped, the conversation scene is skipped without displaying the synopsis display screen 80. Also, the skip button 92 is provided in the same position as the log display button 62 on the sequential display screen 60.

In addition to the conversation that the user has displayed on the sequential display screen 60, all conversations in the conversation scene (excluding some of the options) are displayed as a scenario in the scenario display area 93.

The conversation display area 94 displays the conversation of the text data read out for each line ID shown in FIG. 4. In the scenario display mode, of the text data shown in FIG. 4, the conversation of the text data including text005 and text006 following the text data "text004" displayed on the sequential display screen 60 shown in FIG. 5 is displayed in the conversation display area 94. The conversation control unit 45 adjusts the display position of the conversation that was displayed in the conversation scene (sequential display screen 60) at the time an instruction to skip the conversation scene in the sequential display mode was input, so that it is initially displayed in the scenario display area 93 displayed in the scenario display mode.

Therefore, even on the scenario display screen 90, the text data "text004" that was displayed on the sequential display screen 60 until just before is displayed at the top of the scenario display area 93. The user can scroll and display the text data of the conversation displayed in the scenario display area 93 by tapping and moving the conversation display area 94 up and down. However, unlike the log display screen 70, the scenario display screen 90 can also display the text data "text005" and "text006" of the conversation that follows the text data "text004" that was displayed on the sequential display screen 60 shown in FIG. 5.

Here, the conversation of the text data "text005" displayed in the conversation display area 94 represents the content selected from multiple options. For example, if the option of either "A" or "B" is displayed in the conversation on the sequential display screen 60 and the user selects option "A", the text data of the option "A" selected by the user is displayed in the conversation display area 94, which displays "Option" in the upper left corner. Note that if the auto setting is ON, the automatically selected option is displayed in the conversation display area 94. Here, an overview of the option display process in sequential display mode and the option display process in scenario display mode will be explained.

(Sequential display mode)
In the sequential display mode, when the user selects an option in a conversation scene, the content of the option selected by the user is displayed.
When the automatic setting is ON in the sequential display mode, the contents of the options automatically selected in the automatic option selection process described later are displayed.

(Scenario display mode)
When the user selects an option in sequential display mode, for example, if a skip instruction is input in a conversation following the option selected by the user, content based on the option already selected in sequential display mode is displayed.
When the user does not select an option in sequential display mode, for example when a skip command is input in a conversation prior to that option, the contents of the option automatically selected by the automatic option selection process described below are displayed, just as when the auto setting is ON in sequential display mode.

The position where the text data "text004" displayed on the sequential display screen 60 is displayed in the scenario display area 93 may be the bottommost part. The conversation control unit 45 may also highlight the conversation that was displayed in the conversation scene at the time when an instruction to skip the conversation scene was input in the sequential display mode in the scenario display mode. For example, the conversation of the text data "text004" displayed on the sequential display screen 60 may be highlighted in the scenario display area 93. In this case, the conversation of the text data "text004" may be colored or flashed, making it easier for the user to find where in the scenario display area 93 the conversation that was displayed on the sequential display screen 60 is located.

A speaker button 95 is also displayed to the right of the conversation display area 94 where the characters' conversation is displayed. When the user taps the speaker button 95, the audio of the characters' conversation is emitted.

<Examples of screen transitions>
An example of the transition of each screen will now be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 9 is a diagram showing how each screen transitions.

As shown in FIG. 9, at the start of a conversation scene, the sequential display screen 60 shown in FIG. 5 is displayed. The sequential display screen 60 displays the log display button 62 and the skip button 68 shown in FIG. 5. When the user taps the log display button 62, the log display screen 70 shown in FIG. 6 is displayed.

When the log display screen 70 is displayed, if the user taps the close button 72 on the log display screen 70 or taps the conversation display area 74 to select a conversation, the screen returns to the sequential display screen 60 and the selected conversation is displayed.

When the user taps the skip button 68 while the sequential display screen 60 is displayed, the synopsis display screen 80 shown in FIG. 7 is displayed. When the user taps the skip button 83 while the synopsis display screen 80 is displayed, the conversation scene is skipped. Furthermore, when the user taps the cancel button 84 while the synopsis display screen 80 is displayed, the screen returns to the sequential display screen 60. Furthermore, when the user taps the scenario display button 82 while the synopsis display screen 80 is displayed, the scenario display screen 90 shown in FIG. 8 is displayed.

When the scenario display screen 90 is displayed, if the user taps the skip button 92, the conversation scene will be skipped. Also, when the scenario display screen 90 is displayed, if the user taps the conversation display area 94 to select a conversation, the screen will return to the sequential display screen 60 and the tapped conversation will be displayed.

A conversation scene does not necessarily end when it is skipped. For example, the conversation scene with scene ID "AA1" shown in FIG. 4 ends after the conversation of the text data "textm" linked to the last line ID (e.g., "m") is displayed on the sequential display screen 60. After the conversation scene ends, another conversation scene (with scene ID "AA2," for example) may start, or a battle scene (not shown) may begin.

<Example of conversation scene display processing>
Next, an example of a display process for a conversation scene will be described with reference to FIGS.
10 is a flowchart showing an example of a conversation display control process. The conversation display control process shown in FIG 10 represents a conversation display method performed by the program according to this embodiment.

First, the conversation control unit 45 starts a conversation display control process loop. Here, a process of counting up the line ID is performed. For example, if the scene ID shown in FIG. 4 is "AA1", the line ID is counted up to "001". Then, the display mode change unit 44 selects the sequential display mode (S1). The sequential display mode is a display mode that displays the sequential display screen 60.

Next, the conversation control unit 45 selects line data in the conversation scene (S2). For example, the conversation control unit 45 selects line data whose scene ID is "AA1" and whose line ID is "001".

Next, the conversation control unit 45 determines whether or not the conversation scene contains a conversation that includes options (S3). Even if a conversation scene contains multiple conversations, if the conversation scene does not contain a conversation that includes options (NO in S3), the process proceeds to step S5. On the other hand, if the conversation scene contains a conversation that includes options (YES in S3), the process proceeds to the option selection process shown in FIG. 11 (S4).

The option selection process in step S4 will now be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing an example of a process for selecting an option.

First, the conversation control unit 45 determines whether the auto setting is ON (S21). When the setting switch button 65 is tapped on the sequential display screen 60 (see FIG. 5), the auto setting is turned ON. If the setting switch button 65 is not tapped, the auto setting is not ON (NO in S21), and the process proceeds to step S23.

If the auto setting is ON (YES in S21), the conversation control unit 45 determines whether a predetermined period (e.g., 3 seconds) has passed without the user inputting an instruction to select an option (S22). If the predetermined period has not passed without the user inputting an instruction to select an option (NO in S22), that is, if the user inputs an instruction to select an option within the predetermined period, the process proceeds to step S23. Then, an option is selected based on the user's instruction input (S23), and the process proceeds to step S5 in FIG. 10.

On the other hand, if a predetermined period of time has elapsed without any instruction to select an option being input (YES in S22), the conversation control unit 45 performs the automatic selection process shown in FIG. 12 (S24) and proceeds to step S5 in FIG. 10.

The automatic option selection process in step S24 will now be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing an example of an automatic option selection process.
The automatic option selection process is a process in which the conversation control unit 45 automatically selects an option that moves to a conversation ID that is greater than the conversation ID of the conversation in which the option is displayed.

First, the conversation control unit 45 determines whether or not there is an unselected option in the conversation scene (S31). If there is no unselected option in the conversation scene (NO in S31), the process proceeds to step S5 in FIG. 10. If any of the multiple selection items selectable from the options included in the conversation has already been selected in the conversation displayed in the sequential display mode, in the scenario display mode, the conversation control unit 45 displays a list of the conversations in the order following the selected option. This makes it easier for the user to follow the flow of the conversation scenario while checking the content of the option they selected.

On the other hand, if there is an unselected option in the conversation scene (YES in S31), an option whose destination line ID of the option is greater than the line ID of the conversation including the unselected option is selected (S32), and the process proceeds to step S5 in FIG. 10. In step S32, the conversation control unit 45 selects an option based on the size of the conversation ID. For example, the conversation control unit 45 selects an option to be moved to a conversation ID greater than the conversation ID of the option. This prevents a conversation ID smaller than the conversation ID of the option from being selected, resulting in a conversation loop. In addition, the conversation control unit 45 displays a list of multiple conversations in the order of the automatically selected selection item, making it easier for the user to follow the flow of the conversation scenario even if the user does not select an option themselves.

When the user performs an operation to revisit the conversation of the same option as the option automatically selected last time, the conversation control unit 45 selects the option displayed below the option automatically selected last time. The option displayed below the option automatically selected last time is, for example, an option with the ID of the option automatically selected last time increased by "+1". When multiple options are displayed side by side in a certain conversation scene, if the option automatically selected last time is displayed at the top, the option displayed below the option automatically selected last time will be the option selected this time by the conversation control unit 45. Since it is also assumed that the user will repeatedly perform the operation of manually selecting an option, only the ID of the option automatically selected by the conversation control unit 45 is recorded in a recording medium such as the RAM 24.

There are also cases where the user may go back in the conversation scenario. Going back in the conversation scenario means, for example, that when the user selects a conversation that has a smaller conversation ID than the conversation that was displayed in the sequential display mode among the conversations displayed in the log display mode or scenario display mode, the selected conversation is displayed in the sequential display mode. In this case, the ID of the selected option that was recorded on the recording medium when it was displayed in the log display mode or scenario display mode is initialized. For this reason, when the conversation scenario goes back and the conversation is displayed in the sequential display mode, the first option is reselected in the automatic option selection process that is performed again.

<Modification of automatic conversation selection process>
The automatic conversation selection process described with reference to FIG. 12 may be modified as follows.
As described above, the conversation control unit 45 follows the order of automatically selected selection items after the line ID of the conversation that includes options. For example, if a conversation with a line ID of "005" includes two options, the following two patterns are assumed for the line ID to which the user or program moves when selecting an option. Here, the two patterns of options and line IDs will be explained with reference to FIG. 4 as needed.

In the first pattern, the destination line ID of the option is greater than the source line ID of the option. For example, suppose that the destination line ID of option C1 is "010" and the destination line ID of option C2 is "003."
In this case, the option that the conversation control unit 45 automatically selects may be the first option C1. And because the line ID of option C1 is "010", the conversation will progress in the order of line IDs "011", "012", ... on the subsequent sequential display screen 60. Therefore, even if no option was automatically selected last time, the conversation control unit 45 can display an appropriate destination conversation by simply selecting the first option.

In the second pattern, the destination line ID of the option is smaller than the source line ID of the option. For example, suppose that the destination line ID of option C2 is "003" and the destination line ID of option C3 is "020."
In this case, if the conversation control unit 45 were to automatically select the first option C2, the destination line ID "003" would be smaller than the source line ID "005", resulting in a loop between the line IDs "003" and "005". To avoid this loop, the conversation control unit 45 automatically selects the next option C3. Since the line ID of option C3 is "020", the conversation will progress in the order of line IDs "021", "022", ... on the subsequent sequential display screen 60. For this reason, even if there was no option automatically selected last time, the conversation control unit 45 can select and display an option with a line ID larger than the source line ID.

If the options displayed in a conversation are the first and second options from the top, the conversation control unit 45 selects the Nth option from the top. Here, the initial value of Nth is "1", and in the case of pattern 1, the first option C1 is selected, but in the case of pattern 2, the second option C3, which is the N+1th option, is selected. Note that if a conversation contains three or more options C1, C2, and C3, the option automatically selected may be either option C1 or C3.

Returning to FIG. 10 again, the explanation will be continued.
If it is determined in step S3 that no option is included (NO in S3), or after an option is selected in step S4, the conversation control unit 45 displays the conversation on the sequential display screen 60 (S5). Next, the conversation control unit 45 determines whether or not the log display button 62 has been tapped (S6). If the log display button 62 has been tapped (YES in S6), the conversation control unit 45 performs the log display process shown in FIG. 13 (S7).

The log display process in step S7 will now be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a log display process.

First, the display mode change unit 44 changes the display mode from the sequential display mode to the log display mode (S41). Next, the conversation control unit 45 displays on the log display screen 70 the log up to the conversation displayed on the sequential display screen 60 in the sequential display mode (S42).

Next, the conversation control unit 45 determines whether the close button 72 of the log display screen 70 has been tapped (S43). If the close button 72 has been tapped (YES in S43), the conversation control unit 45 selects the dialogue data of the conversation immediately before changing to the log display mode (S44), and proceeds to step S16 in FIG. 10.

Note that before reaching step S43, the user may scroll the log or tap the speaker button 95 to emit audio, but these operations are not illustrated in FIG. 13.

If the close button 72 has not been tapped in step S43 (NO in S43), the conversation control unit 45 selects the dialogue data of the selected conversation from the log (S45) and proceeds to step S16 in FIG. 10.

Returning to FIG. 10 again, the explanation will be continued.
If the log display button 62 has not been tapped in step S6 (NO in S6), the conversation control unit 45 determines whether or not the conversation scene can be skipped (S8). If the conversation scene cannot be skipped (NO in S8), the conversation control unit 45 returns to the loop START, counts up the dialogue ID, and continues the process of displaying the next conversation. The next conversation is displayed, for example, by tapping the character 64 or the conversation display area 67 on the sequential display screen 60 (S18).

If the conversation scene can be skipped (YES in S8), the conversation control unit 45 determines whether or not the first skip button (skip button 68) on the sequential display screen 60 has been tapped (S9). Here, the skip button 68 on the sequential display screen 60 is referred to as the "first skip button" in FIG. 10 to distinguish it from the skip button 92 on the scenario display screen 90 shown in FIG. 8. If the skip button 68 has not been tapped (NO in S9), the process proceeds to step S18.

On the other hand, if the skip button 68 has been tapped (YES in S9), the conversation control unit 45 determines whether or not the conversation scene has a plot summary (S10). If the conversation scene does not have a plot summary (NO in S10), the conversation control unit 45 skips the current conversation scene (S19) and ends this process. In other words, by skipping the current conversation scene, the current conversation scene ends. After that, display control processing for the next conversation scene is performed, or another scene (for example, a battle scene) is displayed.

If the conversation scene has a synopsis (YES in S10), the process proceeds to the connection by connector A. Then, the conversation control unit 45 displays the synopsis of the conversation scene on the synopsis display screen 80 (S11).

Next, the conversation control unit 45 determines whether or not the scenario display button 82 on the synopsis display screen 80 has been tapped (S12). If the scenario display button 82 has not been tapped (NO in S12), the process proceeds to step S14. On the other hand, if the scenario display button 82 has been tapped (YES in S12), the conversation control unit 45 performs the scenario display process shown in FIG. 14 (S13).

Here, the scenario display process in step S13 will be described with reference to FIG. 14. FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing an example of the scenario display process.

First, the display mode change unit 44 changes the display mode from the sequential display mode to the scenario display mode (S51). Next, the conversation control unit 45 obtains all selectable dialogue IDs for unselected options (S52).

Next, the conversation control unit 45 performs the automatic selection process of an option as described with reference to FIG. 12 (S53). Then, the conversation control unit 45 displays a scenario including all conversations in the conversation scene including the selected option (S54), and proceeds to step S14 in FIG. 10.

Returning to FIG. 10 again, the explanation will be continued.
After the NO determination in step S12 or the processing in step S13, the conversation control unit 45 determines whether or not the second skip button (skip button 83) on the synopsis display screen 80 has been tapped (S14). If the skip button 83 has been tapped (YES in S14), the conversation control unit 45 skips the current conversation scene (S19) and ends this processing.

On the other hand, if the skip button 83 has not been tapped (NO in S14), the conversation control unit 45 selects the dialogue line data selected from the scenario by the user (S15). Note that before reaching step S15, the user may scroll the scenario or tap the speaker button 95 to emit sound, but these operations are not shown in FIG. 10. Also, if the conversation includes special effects, processing is performed to prevent the conversation from moving even if the screen is tapped as an exception. For example, in a conversation scene that includes effects combined with music, processing is performed to prevent the conversation from moving even if the user taps the screen, in order to avoid a mismatch between the music and the effects.

After step S15, the display mode change unit 44 changes the display mode from the scenario display mode to the sequential display mode (S16). When the display mode is changed to the sequential display mode, the conversation control unit 45 calculates and applies the images, backgrounds, effects, BGM, etc. that should be displayed or played in the conversation scene of the conversation selected by the user in the scenario display mode from information on the conversation scenes that would have been reached up to the selected conversation. Therefore, even when the display mode is changed from the scenario display mode to the sequential display mode, it is less likely that the displayed conversations, images, etc. will feel unnatural.

Next, the conversation control unit 45 redisplays the conversation selected by the user on the sequential display screen 60 (S17). Next, when the conversation control unit 45 detects that the screen has been tapped (S18), it returns to the loop START again, counts up the line ID, and continues the processing from step S1 onwards. Then, the conversation control unit 45 continues the conversation display control processing until the line IDs of all conversations that can be displayed in the conversation scene have been counted up.

In the content distribution system 10 according to the embodiment described above, when a user skips a conversation scene displayed on the sequential display screen 60 in sequential display mode (by tapping the skip button 68), the synopsis display screen 80 is first displayed. After that, when the scenario display button 82 is tapped, the scenario display screen 90 is displayed. On the scenario display screen 90, almost all of the conversation in the conversation scene is displayed as a scenario. This makes it easy for the user to check the flow of the conversation in the conversation scene all at once. The user can also check the conversation that follows the conversation displayed on the sequential display screen 60 on the scenario display screen 90.

Furthermore, when the user wants to check the scene in which a conversation displayed on the scenario display screen 90 took place, the user can tap the conversation display area 94 in which the conversation is displayed to return to the sequence display screen 60 in which the conversation took place. This allows the user to easily check the scene in which the conversation took place (character movements, background screen, etc.).

In addition, if a speaker button 95 is added to a conversation displayed on the scenario display screen 90, the user can tap the speaker button 95 to hear the character speak that conversation. This makes it easier for the user to ascertain the atmosphere of the conversation.

In addition, when there are choices in a conversation, if the user has already selected a choice, the selected choice is displayed on the scenario display screen 90. On the other hand, if the user has not selected a choice, the automatically selected choice is displayed on the scenario display screen 90. This makes it less likely that the flow of the conversation listed on the scenario display screen 90 will be unnatural.

In addition, the display position of the skip button 92 on the scenario display screen 90 shown in FIG. 8 is the same as the display position of the log display button 62 on the sequential display screen 60 shown in FIG. 5. This eliminates the need to place extra buttons within the scenario display screen 90, and simplifies the screen configuration of the upper part of the sequential display screen 60 and the scenario display screen 90. Furthermore, even on a mobile terminal such as a smartphone with a small display area, various buttons can be arranged in an organized manner.

In addition, the conversation that was displayed on the sequential display screen 60 is displayed at the top of the scenario display area 93 on the scenario display screen 90. This makes it easy for the user to find the conversation that was displayed on the sequential display screen 60 even after the screen has switched from the sequential display screen 60 to the scenario display screen 90. Note that the conversation that was displayed on the sequential display screen 60 may be displayed at the bottom of the scenario display area 93. In this way, the scroll position of the displayed conversation is precisely controlled on the scenario display screen 90, making it easier for the user to recognize the conversation.

[Modification]
The conversation control unit 45 may extract speakers (e.g., characters) of conversations displayed in the scenario display mode, and perform control to display conversations in a list for each extracted speaker. Alternatively, the conversation control unit 45 may sort speakers of conversations displayed in the scenario display mode, and perform control to display conversations in a list for each sorted speaker. Displaying a list of utterances by a specific speaker in this manner makes it easier for the user to check conversations by a specific speaker according to his or her preferences.

Also, the sequential display screen 60 may be configured to display the scenario display screen 90 without displaying the synopsis display screen 80. In this case, a scenario display button for proceeding to the scenario display screen 90 may be provided on the sequential display screen 60. The skip button 68 may be configured to have the function of skipping a conversation scene without going through the display process of the synopsis display screen 80.

In addition, the conversations are displayed in a preset language. For this reason, when the language setting of the conversations is changed in the scenario display mode, the conversation control unit 45 may perform control to adjust the display position of the conversations displayed in the language before the setting change to the same position as the display position of the conversations displayed in the language after the setting change. By performing control to display the display position of the conversations in this way, it becomes easy for the user to compare the conversations in the language before the setting change and the conversations in the language after the setting change.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various other applications and modifications are possible without departing from the gist of the present invention as set forth in the claims.
For example, the above-mentioned embodiment describes the configuration of the system and device in detail and specifically in order to explain the present invention in an easily understandable manner, and is not necessarily limited to having all of the configurations described. In addition, it is also possible to add, delete, or replace part of the configuration of the present embodiment with other configurations.
In addition, the control lines and information lines shown are those that are considered necessary for the explanation, and not all control lines and information lines in the product are necessarily shown. In reality, it can be considered that almost all components are connected to each other.

1...Content distribution server, 2...Information processing terminal, 10...Content distribution system, 42...Input unit, 43...Input reception unit, 44...Display mode change unit, 45...Conversation control unit, 46...Drawing unit, 47...Image output unit, 48...Display unit, 49...Storage unit, 60...Sequential display screen, 70...Log display screen, 80...Synopsis display screen, 90...Scenario display screen

The program of the present invention is a program that controls the display format of text data displayed on a display unit in accordance with the progress of a game based on instructions inputted via an input unit, and causes a computer to execute the following steps: when the display mode of a conversation scene displayed on the display unit in a game is a sequential display mode in which at least one of the objects and conversations included in the conversation scene is displayed, when an instruction to skip the conversation scene is inputted, changing the display mode of the conversation scene to a scenario display mode in which all conversations except for some of the options included in the conversation are listed in the scenario display area in an order defined in the scenario of the conversation scene; when the sequential display mode is changed to the scenario display mode, adjusting the display positions of the multiple conversations displayed in the list so that the conversations that were displayed in the sequential display mode are displayed, thereby listing the multiple conversations in an order matching the progress of the game; and when an instruction to select some conversations from the multiple conversations listed in the scenario display mode is inputted, changing the display mode of the conversation scene to the sequential display mode.

Claims (19)

A program for controlling a display form of text data to be displayed on a display unit in accordance with the progress of a game, based on an instruction inputted through an input unit,
a step of changing the display mode of a conversation scene displayed on a display unit in the game to a scenario display mode in which a list of a plurality of conversations is displayed in a sequence defined by a scenario of the conversation scene in response to an instruction to skip the conversation scene, when the display mode of the conversation scene displayed on a display unit in the game is a sequential display mode in which at least one of an object and a conversation included in the conversation scene is displayed;
a step of adjusting display positions of the plurality of conversations displayed in a list so that the conversations displayed in the sequential display mode are displayed again when the sequential display mode is changed to the scenario display mode, thereby displaying the plurality of conversations in a list in an order corresponding to the progress of the game;
A program for causing a computer to execute the steps of: changing the display mode of the conversation scenes to the sequential display mode by inputting an instruction to select a portion of the conversations from the plurality of conversations listed in the scenario display mode. The program according to claim 1 , causing a computer to execute a procedure for, when the scenario display mode is changed to the sequential display mode, displaying in the sequential display mode starting from the conversation selected in the scenario display mode. a step of displaying a first skip instruction portion for inputting an instruction to skip the conversation scene in the conversation scene displayed in the sequential display mode;
3. The program according to claim 2, further comprising: a step of changing the display mode to the scenario display mode when an instruction to skip a conversation scene is input from the first skip instruction unit. a step of displaying, when an instruction to skip a conversation scene is input from the first skip instruction unit, a summary of the scenario and a display mode change instruction unit for inputting an instruction to change the display mode to the scenario display mode;
The program according to claim 3 , further comprising: a step of changing the display mode to the scenario display mode when an instruction to change to the scenario display mode is input from the display mode change instruction unit. a step of displaying a second skip instruction unit for instructing to skip the conversation scene when an instruction to skip the conversation scene is input from the first skip instruction unit;
The program according to claim 4 , further comprising: a step of skipping the conversation scene when an instruction to skip the conversation scene is input from the second skip instruction unit. In the conversation scene displayed in the sequential display mode, a display area having an object display area in which an object is displayed and a conversation display area in which a conversation is displayed is displayed,
The program described in claim 4, for causing a computer to execute the steps of: in the sequential display mode, reading out a group of conversation data linked to object data of the object and text data of the conversation in an order defined in the scenario, displaying the object in the object display area, and displaying the conversation in the conversation display area. 7. The program according to claim 6, for causing a computer to execute a procedure for displaying, in the scenario display mode, a list of the conversations read from the text data in accordance with the order of the conversation data group. The program described in claim 7, for causing a computer to execute a procedure of adjusting the display position and displaying the conversation that was displayed in the conversation scene at the time an instruction to skip the conversation scene was input in the sequential display mode so that the conversation is displayed in a scenario display area displayed in the scenario display mode. The object includes image data of a character that is displayed in accordance with the conversation, the image data being linked to the object data and the text data;
The program according to claim 7, for causing a computer to execute a procedure for outputting an image of the character read from the image data in synchronization with a timing at which the text data is displayed in the sequential display mode. The program according to claim 9 , wherein the image data is at least one of a two-dimensional character and a three-dimensional character. The program of claim 4, which causes a computer to execute the steps of: when any of a plurality of selection items selectable from options included in the conversation has already been selected in the conversation displayed in the sequential display mode, in the scenario display mode, displaying a list of the conversations in an order following the selected option; and when none of the selection items have been selected, displaying a list of the plurality of conversations in an order following the automatically selected selection item. The program according to claim 11 , wherein the order of tracing from the automatically selected selection item is after the conversation including the option. a log display instruction unit for inputting an instruction to change to a log display mode in which a log up to the conversation displayed in the sequential display mode is displayed, in the conversation scene displayed in the sequential display mode;
The program according to claim 4 , further comprising: when an instruction to change to the log display mode is input from the log display instruction unit, changing the display mode to the log display mode and displaying the log. a second skip instruction unit is provided in the conversation scene displayed in the scenario display mode for inputting an instruction to terminate the scenario display mode and skip the conversation scene;
The program according to claim 13 , for causing a computer to execute a procedure for skipping the conversation scene based on an instruction input from the second skip instruction unit. The program according to claim 4, for causing a computer to execute a procedure for highlighting and displaying in the scenario display mode the conversation that was displayed in the conversation scene at the time an instruction to skip the conversation scene in the sequential display mode was input. The program according to claim 4, for causing a computer to execute the steps of extracting or sorting speakers of the conversations displayed in the scenario display mode, and displaying a list of the conversations collectively for each extracted or sorted speaker. The program described in claim 4, for causing a computer to execute a procedure for adjusting and displaying, when the language setting of the conversation is changed in the scenario display mode, the display position of the conversation displayed in the language before the setting change to the same position as the display position of the conversation displayed in the language after the setting change. A program for controlling a display form of text data to be displayed on a display unit in accordance with the progress of a game, based on an instruction inputted through an input unit,
when a display mode of a conversation scene displayed on a display unit in the game is a sequential display mode in which at least one of an object and a conversation included in the conversation scene is displayed, changing the display mode of the conversation scene to a scenario display mode in which a plurality of the conversations are displayed in a list in a sequence defined by a scenario of the conversation scene upon input of an instruction to skip the conversation scene;
a step of displaying a list of the plurality of conversations in a sequence conforming to the progress of the game by adjusting display positions of the plurality of conversations displayed in a list so that the conversations displayed in the sequential display mode are displayed again when the sequential display mode is changed to the scenario display mode;
A conversation display method comprising: a step of changing the display mode of the conversation scenes to the sequential display mode by inputting an instruction to select a portion of the conversations from the plurality of conversations listed in the scenario display mode. An information processing device that controls a display form of text data displayed on a display unit in accordance with a progress of a game based on an instruction inputted through an input unit,
a display mode change unit for changing a display mode of a conversation scene displayed on a display unit in the game;
a conversation control unit that controls displaying the conversation scene on the display unit in accordance with the changed display mode,
when a display mode of the conversation scene is a sequential display mode in which at least one of an object and a conversation included in the conversation scene is displayed, upon input of an instruction to skip the conversation scene, the display mode change unit changes the display mode of the conversation scene to a scenario display mode in which a list of a plurality of the conversations is displayed in an order defined by a scenario of the conversation scene;
when the sequential display mode is changed to the scenario display mode, the conversation control unit adjusts display positions of the plurality of conversations displayed in a list so that the conversations displayed in the sequential display mode are displayed again, thereby displaying the plurality of conversations in a list in an order that matches the progress of the game;
The display mode changing unit changes the display mode of the conversation scenes to the sequential display mode when an instruction is input to select a portion of the conversations from the plurality of conversations displayed in a list in the scenario display mode.

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