JP3809939B2 - Multiple-choice type video game apparatus having BGM automatic creation function - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a multiple-choice video game apparatus having an automatic BGM creation function in a multi-choice video game in which an ending scene changes depending on a selection result.
[0002]
[Prior art]
A multiple choice video game is a selection stage where multiple choices regarding the actions and conversations of characters appearing at an event, and in some cases the character itself, etc. are presented. After the development stage and the selection stage and the event are repeated a plurality of times, an ending scene having a content corresponding to the story development with the content of the developed event as a main point is reproduced.
There are a plurality of ending scenes in accordance with the expected story development of the event, and BGM is played back along with the playback of the ending scene.
[0003]
Conventionally, this BGM has been prepared for each ending scene, but it is not realistic to prepare a large number of ending scenes according to combinations of countless selection results. In many cases, only a few types or a dozen or more types of ending scenes are prepared.
For this reason, the content of BGM must be unambiguous and unobtrusive, tailored to the main storyline, and the content that has been developed at the event will not be faithfully reflected, and there is a problem of lack of performance. was there.
Also, even if the details of the event are different, if the direction in which the story develops is the same, the ending scene will be the same, and as a result, the BGM will be the same. .
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide different BGM according to the selection contents and event development up to the same ending scene. .
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The above problem is that at least one of the lyrics and melody of BGM is recorded as BGM information together with the selection code corresponding to each part as a short part that can constitute a part of BGM, and the choices presented at each selection stage A selection code of BGM information is given to each and each event, the selection selected at the selection stage and the selection code corresponding to the developed event are extracted and recorded, and based on the extracted selection code, This is accomplished by calling the corresponding parts included in the BGM information, combining and editing these called parts, and playing back with the ending scene.
That is, specifically,
In accordance with a predetermined game program, the player selects one of a plurality of choices presented at the selection stage, and an event is developed according to the selection result. In the multiple-choice video game device that plays the BGM together with the ending scene, the components described in the following items a to f,
a. Lyric information memory and melody information in which at least a part of a plurality of short lyrics and melody constituting the BGM reproduced together with the ending scene is recorded as a short part that can constitute a part of the BGM together with a selection code corresponding to each part. Memory,
b. A selection information memory in which options presented at each selection stage are recorded together with a selection code given to each of the options and recorded as parts of BGM information;
c. An event information memory that records the video of each event together with a selection code given to each of the videos and recorded as BGM information;
d. A selection code holding unit for extracting and recording a selection code corresponding to an option selected by the player for each selection stage and a selection code corresponding to each event developed according to a selection result in the selection stage;
e. Based on the extracted selection code, a corresponding part is called, a BGM editing control unit that edits the called parts in combination, and a playback device that plays back the edited BGM information together with the ending scene,
f. Game progress for controlling the operation of the entire game device including the lyrics information memory, the melody information memory, the selection information memory, the event information memory, the selection code holding unit, the BGM editing control unit and the playback device in accordance with a predetermined game control program A control unit;
This can be achieved by a multiple-choice video game apparatus having a BGM automatic creation function characterized by comprising:
In the selection information memory, at least a part of the behavior and / or conversation of the character appearing at the event may be recorded as an option presented at the selection stage, or the character appearing at the event may be recorded. Recommended.
It is recommended that at least one keyword included in the part is recorded in the lyrics information memory as a selection code for the part of the lyrics.
In the event information memory, it is recommended to record at least one keyword representing an image of the event as a selection code corresponding to the event.
[0006]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the main configuration of an embodiment of a multiple-choice video game apparatus having a BGM automatic creation function according to the present invention.
In the figure, 1 is a game progress control unit, 20 is an operation control unit, 21 is an operation panel, 30 is a display control device, 31 is a display device, 40 is a selection information memory, 41 is an event information memory, and 42 is an ending scene information memory. , 43 is a default BGM information memory, 50 is a BGM editing control unit, 51 is a melody information memory, 52 is a lyric information memory, 53 is a selection code holding unit, 54 is a synthesizer, 55 is an amplifier, and 56 is a speaker.
[0007]
In this multiple-choice video game, a player selects a character appearing in an event, a character's behavior and conversation from a plurality of choices presented at the selection stage, and the event develops according to the selection result. The ending scene is determined by repeating the selection stage and the event, and the ending scene is reproduced together with the BGM.
In this embodiment, this BGM has a plurality of elements, for example, melody, rhythm, tempo, melody, prelude, sing, phrase A, phrase B, rust, interlude, phrase C, singing end and posterior, The lyrics are divided into a singing, a phrase A, a phrase B, a chorus, a phrase C and a singing end.
As described above, in the present invention, the BGM to be edited is divided into a plurality of elements for each lyric and melody, the parts of the BGM information are classified according to the elements constituting the BGM, and all the elements are assigned to each selection stage and event. To be assigned at least so that there is no shortage.
[0008]
The game progress control unit 1 controls the operation of the entire game device according to a predetermined game control program.
In other words, the game progress control unit 1 performs a lyrics information memory 52, a melody information memory 51, a selection information memory 40, an event information memory 41, a selection code holding unit 53, a BGM editing control unit, which will be described later, according to a predetermined game control program. Control the operation of the entire game device including 50, etc.
The operation control unit 20 outputs to the game progress control unit 1 an input signal from the operation panel 21 for the player to make an input related to the game progress such as a selection operation.
The display control device 30 outputs the video information input from the game progress control unit 1 to the display device 31 and displays a required video on the screen.
[0009]
In the selection information memory 40, selection information presented at each selection stage is recorded for use in determining the type of character appearing at the event, its action, and the content of the conversation.
In this selection information, a plurality of options are set as one group for each selection stage, and a plurality of groups are recorded in the selection information memory 40.
Each group is given a code indicating a BGM element, for example, melody chorus or lyrics singing, and each option constituting the group is included in that option, or , A code indicating at least one keyword associated therewith is attached.
[0010]
The event information memory 41 stores a plurality of pieces of event information related to a video developed in a story corresponding to the content selected at the selection stage.
Similar to the selection information, each event information is provided with a code indicating an element constituting the BGM, an image of each event information, and a code indicating at least one keyword indicating the configuration content.
[0011]
In the ending scene information memory 42, a plurality of pieces of information related to ending scenes, that is, videos of various endings of the story corresponding to the development contents of the event are recorded.
The BGM information memory 43 stores information related to a default BGM used from the start of the game to the end of the last event, such as BGM used during the selection stage or during the event.
[0012]
The BGM editing control unit 50 controls editing of the BGM reproduced together with the ending scene based on information input from the game progress control unit 1.
The melody information memory 51 stores information on melody parts that can constitute the BGM and melody information related to rhythm, tempo, and tune.
These melody information includes elements constituting the melody part of BGM, that is, rhythm, tempo, tune prelude, singing, phrase A, phrase B, chorus, interlude, phrase C, according to the content, length, composition, etc. A code indicating the end of singing and a follower is attached, and all melody information is attached with a code corresponding to a keyword associated with an image presumed to be given to the player when each melody information is reproduced. Has been.
This keyword corresponds to the keyword attached to the selection information and the event information.
[0013]
The lyric information memory 52 stores lyric information of lyrics parts that can constitute the BGM.
Each lyric information is accompanied by a code that indicates the elements constituting the lyrics part of BGM, that is, singing, phrase A, phrase B, chorus, phrase C, and the end of the singing, according to the number of words, the number of letters, tone, etc. Furthermore, a code corresponding to a keyword associated with the image of the lyric content constituting each lyric information is attached.
Similar to the melody information, this keyword corresponds to the keyword attached to the selection information and the event information.
[0014]
The selection code holding unit 53 temporarily holds codes sequentially input from the game progress control unit 1 to the BGM editing control unit 50 as the game progresses.
The synthesizer 54 converts BGM information input from the game progress control unit 1 and the BGM editing control unit into an audio signal, and outputs the audio signal to the speaker 56 via the amplifier 55 to reproduce the audio.
The synthesizer 54, the amplifier 55, and the speaker 56 constitute a BGM playback device.
[0015]
In the above embodiment, when the game is started, a predetermined selection stage is started, and the group option corresponding to the selection stage called from the selection information memory 40 is presented on the display device 31.
While the video of the selected stage is displayed, the game progress control unit 1 calls out the default BGM information corresponding to the selected stage from the BGM information memory 43 and outputs it to the synthesizer 54, and the BGM is reproduced through the speaker 56. The
The BGM that is played back while the video of the selected stage is presented may be the same for all selected stages, or the required BGM may be played back from among a plurality of patterns.
[0016]
When the player operates the operation panel 21 and selects a required option from the presented options, a code indicating the element of the group to which the option belongs and a code attached to the selected option are displayed on the BGM editing control unit. 50 and recorded in the selection code holding unit 53.
When this selection stage ends, the game progress control unit 1 calls event information corresponding to the selected content from the event information memory 41, and the called event information is displayed on the display device 31.
[0017]
At this time, the code indicating the BGM element and the code indicating the keyword attached to the called event information are output to the BGM editing control unit 50 and recorded in the selection code holding unit 53.
While the video of this event is displayed, the game progress control unit 1 calls out the default BGM information corresponding to the event from the BGM information memory 43, outputs it to the synthesizer 54, and the BGM is reproduced through the speaker 56. .
[0018]
The BGM reproduced while the video of the event is displayed may use a common BGM for all events, or may reproduce a required one from among a plurality of patterns.
When the reproduction of the event is finished, the next selection stage starts according to the game progress program, the event is started according to the selection result, the selection information and the code attached to the event information are extracted, and the selection code holding unit 53 Is repeated.
[0019]
The codes indicating the elements of BGM attached to each information selected in this selection stage and event are distributed to each selection stage and event so as not to overlap, and when all the codes are extracted, a series of BGM composed of lyrics and melodies can be configured.
When all the selection stages and events are completed, the BGM editing control unit 50 sets the melody information and the lyric information having the corresponding codes based on the melody information and the lyric information code information recorded in the selection code holding unit 53, respectively. Called from the melody information memory 51 and the lyric information melody 52, the BGM information is edited.
[0020]
The game progress control unit 1 calls the ending scene information corresponding to the story developed at the event from the ending scene information memory 42 and outputs it to the display control device 30 to reproduce the video.
At this time, along with the reproduction of the video, the BGM information edited by the BGM editing control unit 50 is output to the synthesizer 54 and reproduced as BGM.
As described above, according to the present embodiment, various patterns of BGM are edited in accordance with the story development of the event, so that the player can recall the game contents while watching the ending scene.
[0021]
In addition, if the selected content or event development is slightly different, the BGM components to be edited will change and the BGM to be played will change, so you can expect a different ending BGM every time you play the game, and the player's expectations It will increase.
In the above-described embodiment, the BGM component of the information to be selected is assigned in advance for each selection stage and event, but is not assigned in advance, and a predetermined game control program as the game progresses. It is also possible to automatically automatically assign them sequentially.
[0022]
Further, only one of the lyrics or the melody may be edited or partially edited, and the words included in the respective lyrics information may be used as the code of the lyrics information.
Further, the elements constituting the BGM may be more or less than those in the above embodiment, and the elements constituting the melody and the lyrics may not correspond to each other.
A plurality of pieces of information may be extracted for one element constituting the BGM, and one piece of information may be selected from them according to the control program.
Further, the present invention is characterized in that at least one of melody information and lyric information in accordance with the selection result at the selection stage and the contents of the event developed thereby is selected. Other components are not limited to the above-described embodiment.
[0023]
【The invention's effect】
Since the present invention is configured as described above, according to the present invention, even in the same ending scene, different BGM can be provided according to the selection contents and event development up to that point.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the main configuration of an embodiment of a multiple-choice video game apparatus having a BGM automatic creation function according to the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Game Progress Control Unit 20 Operation Control Unit 21 Operation Panel 30 Display Control Device 31 Display Device 40 Selection Information Memory 41 Event Information Memory 42 Ending Scene Information Memory 43 BGM Information Memory 50 BGM Edit Control Unit 51 Melody Information Memory 52 Lyric Information Memory 53 Selection code holding unit 54 Synthesizer 55 Amplifier 56 Speaker

Claims (5)

In accordance with a predetermined game program, the player selects one of a plurality of choices presented at the selection stage, and an event is developed according to the selection result. A multiple-choice type video game apparatus having a BGM automatic creation function characterized by comprising the components described in the following items a to f in a multi-choice video game apparatus that plays a BGM together with an ending scene Game device .
a . Lyrics information memory (52) in which at least a part of a plurality of short lyrics and melody constituting the BGM reproduced together with the ending scene is recorded as a short part that can constitute a part of the BGM together with a selection code corresponding to each part. And a melody information memory (51) .
b . A selection information memory (40) in which options presented at each selection stage are recorded together with selection codes given to parts recorded as BGM information given to each of the options .
c . An event information memory (41) that records the video of each event together with a selection code given to each of the video and recorded as BGM information.
d . A selection code corresponding to the player has selected for each selection stage selection, and extract, a selection code corresponding to each event to expand the selection result in the selection stage, selection code holding unit for recording (53).
e . Based on the extracted selection code, a corresponding part is called, a BGM editing control unit (50) that edits the called parts in combination, and a playback device that plays back the edited BGM information together with the ending scene ( 54, 55, 56) .
f. According to a predetermined game control program, the lyrics information memory (52), the melody information memory (51), the selection information memory (40), the event information memory (41), the selection code holding unit (53), the BGM editing control unit (50) and a game progress control unit (1) for controlling the operation of the entire game device including the playback devices (54, 55, 56). The selection information memory (40), multiple-having as options to be presented by the selection stage, the BGM automatic creation functions described 請 Motomeko 1 for recording at least part of the character's actions and / or conversations appeared in the event Selective video game device . The selection information memory (40), as an option to be presented by the selection stage, multiple-choice type video game apparatus having a BGM automatic creation function according to claim 1 for recording a character appearing in the event. The multiple choice type having the BGM automatic creation function according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein at least one keyword included in the part is recorded in the lyrics information memory (52) as a selection code of the part of the lyrics. Video game device . The multiple selection having the BGM automatic creation function according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein at least one keyword representing an image of the event is recorded in the event information memory (41) as a selection code corresponding to the event. Type video game device .

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