JP5073965B2 - PROGRAM, INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM, AND GAME DEVICE - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a game device or the like that generates an image of a game space viewed from a given virtual camera and executes a game.

Conventionally, various games such as ball games such as soccer and baseball, racing games such as cars and motorcycles, and fighting action games have a replay function for reproducing game play based on play data recorded during the game. Things are known. In replay, a replay camera that is a viewpoint for replay is set in a game space reconstructed based on play data, and an image of the game space based on the set replay camera is displayed as a replay image. Also, as play data, (1) player operation input data or (2) character position and orientation data in the game is stored. In particular, (2) position and orientation data is played. When stored as data, replay fast forward, slow motion, reverse playback, and the like are possible (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 7-528846

  In general, the replay function is used to reflect on one's own play or to use it for the next play with reference to another person's wonderful play. For this reason, there are various requests for replay of the player such as wanting to view the reproduced game scene from various angles different from those during the game. Especially, for replay of a game scene involving a plurality of characters, There was a desire to see the actions of each character in the scene at the same time. However, in the conventional replay, one image based on one viewpoint is displayed, and it does not sufficiently satisfy the player's desire to view the same scene from multiple viewpoints simultaneously.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to realize a more effective game scene replay that can satisfy a player's request.

The first invention for solving the above-described problems is
A program (for example, the game program 410 in FIG. 7) for causing a computer to generate an image of a game space viewed from a given virtual camera and execute the game,
Data recording means for recording play data in progress of the game (for example, the game calculation unit 210 in FIG. 7; step A9 in FIG. 11);
Replay processing means (for example, the replay control unit 211 in FIG. 7; step A19 in FIG. 11) for executing a replay process for generating a replay image based on the recorded play data;
As the computer functions as
The replay processing means is
Based on the recorded play data, game scene reproduction means for reproducing the game scene by reconstructing the game space (for example, the replay control unit 211 in FIG. 7; step B1 in FIG. 12),
Individual camera image generation means for setting a plurality of replay cameras in the reconstructed game space and generating individual camera images viewed from the respective replay cameras (for example, the replay control unit 211 of FIG. 7; FIG. 12) Step B5, B17),
Replay image generating means for generating a replay image in which the plurality of generated individual camera images are arranged and arranged (for example, the image generating unit 230 in FIG. 7; step B19 in FIG. 12);
A program for causing the computer to function so as to have

The eighteenth invention
A game device that generates an image of a game space viewed from a given virtual camera and executes the game (for example, the home game device 1200 of FIGS. 1 and 7),
Data recording means for recording play data in progress of the game (for example, the game calculation unit 210 in FIG. 7);
Replay processing means (for example, the replay control unit 211 in FIG. 7) for executing a replay process for generating a replay image based on the recorded play data;
With
The replay processing means is
Based on the recorded play data, game scene reproduction means (for example, the replay control unit 211 in FIG. 7) for reproducing a game scene by reconstructing the game space;
Individual camera image generation means (for example, the replay control unit 211 in FIG. 7) for setting a plurality of replay cameras in the reconstructed game space and generating individual camera images viewed from the respective replay cameras;
Replay image generation means (for example, the image generation unit 230 in FIG. 7) for generating a replay image in which the generated individual camera images are arranged side by side;
Is a game device.

  According to the first or eighteenth invention, play data in progress of the game is recorded, and a replay process based on the recorded play data is performed. In the replay process, a plurality of replay cameras are set in the game space reconstructed based on the play data, and a replay image in which individual camera images viewed from each replay camera are arranged side by side is generated. That is, a replay image in which a plurality of images obtained by viewing the same game scene from a plurality of different viewpoints is displayed. Thereby, more effective replay that satisfies the player's desire to view the same game scene simultaneously from different viewpoints is realized.

The second invention is the program of the first invention,
Event occurrence detection means for detecting that a predetermined replay event has occurred during the game (for example, the replay control unit 211 in FIG. 7; step A29 in FIG. 11),
Progress interrupting means for interrupting the progress of the game in response to the detection (for example, the replay control unit 211 in FIG. 7; step A19 in FIG. 11);
Function the computer as
The replay processing means causes the computer to perform replay processing when the progress of the game is interrupted by the progress interrupting means in response to the detection;
When the replay processing by the replay processing means is finished, the computer is used as progress resuming means (for example, the game calculation unit 210 in FIG. 7; step A19 in FIG. 11) for resuming the game progress interrupted by the progress interruption means. Make it work,
It is a program for.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, when a predetermined replay event occurs during the progress of the game, the progress of the game is interrupted and the replay process is executed. Then, when the replay process ends, the suspended game progress is resumed. Thus, for example, by setting a game scene suitable for replay as a replay event in advance, if a scene suitable for replay occurs while the game is in progress, the game is interrupted and the scene is replayed. Replay with appropriate content is realized at the timing.

The third invention is the program of the first or second invention,
Movement control means (for example, replay control unit 211 in FIG. 7; step B9 in FIG. 12) for controlling a plurality of moving bodies (for example, players CR1 to CR3 in FIG. 5, ball BO) moving in the game space,
Among the plurality of moving objects, a moving object detecting unit (for example, the replay control unit in FIG. 7) that detects a moving object that satisfies a predetermined condition as a condition for determining a moving object for setting a replay camera. 211; step B3) of FIG.
As the computer functions as
The individual camera image generation means causes the computer to function so as to generate an individual camera image by setting a replay camera that uses the moving body as a subject for each of the detected moving bodies;
It is a program for.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, a moving body that satisfies a specific condition is detected from among a plurality of moving bodies that move in the game space, and a replay camera that uses the moving body as a subject for each detected moving body Is set. That is, a replay image in which individual camera images of moving bodies satisfying the specific condition are arranged is generated, and a game scene performed by these moving bodies is reproduced. Thereby, it becomes possible to show the player the images of the moving objects related to the reproduced game scene at the same time, and to easily grasp the flow of the game scene.

The fourth invention is the program of the third invention,
A replay image in which the size and / or arrangement position of each individual camera image is changed at a timing when the detected moving body satisfies the specific condition during the replay process; This is a program for causing the computer to function so as to have dynamic editing processing means (for example, the replay control unit 211 in FIG. 7; step B15 in FIG. 12).

  According to the fourth aspect, the size and / or arrangement position of each individual camera image in the replay image is changed at a timing when the detected moving body satisfies the specific condition during the replay process. Thus, for example, by making a change such that the individual camera image of the moving object is displayed largely at a timing when the moving object satisfies the specific condition, the movement that is currently noting in the flow of the game scene being reproduced The body can be clearly shown, and a more effective replay is realized.

The fifth invention is the program of the fourth invention,
The dynamic editing processing means has a gradual change processing means for gradually changing the size and / or arrangement position in the replay image of each individual camera image in accordance with the detected position change of the moving body. A program for causing the computer to function.

  According to the fifth aspect, the size and / or arrangement position of each individual camera image in the replay image is gradually changed according to the detected position change of the moving body.

The sixth invention is the program of the fourth or fifth invention,
While causing the computer to function as special moving body detecting means for detecting that the moving body detected by the moving body detecting means is a special moving body that satisfies a predetermined condition,
The dynamic editing processing means is a program for causing the computer to function so as to change the degree of change in size in the replay image of each individual camera image in accordance with detection by the special moving body detection means. .

  According to the sixth aspect, when the detected moving body is a special moving body, the degree of change in the size of each individual camera image in the replay image is changed. Thus, for example, in the case of a special moving object, the degree of change in the size of the individual camera image is increased compared with the case of not being a special moving object, so that attention is paid in the flow of the reproduced game scene. It can be emphasized and shown that it is a special moving body, and a more effective replay is realized.

The seventh invention is the program of the fourth invention,
The dynamic editing processing means switches the individual camera image to be arranged in the replay image according to the timing when the moving body detected by the moving body detection means satisfies the specific condition during the replay processing. It is a program for causing a computer to function.

  According to the seventh aspect, the individual camera image arranged in the replay image is switched according to the timing during the replay process in which the detected moving body satisfies the specific condition. Thereby, for example, by switching the individual camera image of the moving body that satisfies the specific condition to be selectively placed in the replay image, the moving body that should be noticed in the flow of the game scene being reproduced is selected. It can be clearly shown and a more effective replay is realized.

The eighth invention is a program according to any one of the third to seventh inventions,
A subject object moving body of each replay camera is set in advance for each of a plurality of predetermined specific conditions,
The moving body detection means has specific condition establishment detection means for detecting that any one of the plurality of types of specific conditions is established based on the movement of each of the mobile bodies. This is a program for causing the computer to function so as to detect a subject target moving body corresponding to the specific condition detected by the establishment detection means.

  According to the eighth aspect, the subject target moving body of each replay camera is set in advance for each of a plurality of types of specific conditions, and among the predetermined types of specific conditions, the specific conditions that are satisfied Is detected as a moving object that satisfies a specific place condition. As a result, it is possible to set an appropriate and easy replay camera by setting each character related to the linked motion as the subject character of the replay camera in advance for each linked motion of the characters. Become.

The ninth invention is the program of the eighth invention,
For each subject target moving body of the replay camera for each of the plurality of types of specific conditions, a relative positional relationship between the subject target moving body and the replay camera is preset,
The individual camera image generation means is a program for causing the computer to function so as to set a replay camera in accordance with the preset positional relationship.

  According to the ninth aspect, the relative positional relationship with the replay camera is set in advance for each of the subject target moving bodies of the replay camera for each of a plurality of types of specific conditions, and the predetermined positional relationship is set. The replay camera is set according to the above. That is, each replay camera is set so as to follow a predetermined subject target moving body, whereby an image that always captures the subject target moving body is displayed as a replay image.

A tenth invention is a program according to any one of the third to ninth inventions,
Causing the computer to function so that the individual camera image generation unit generates a moving image as an individual camera image of each of the replay cameras;
An individual camera image generated by the individual camera image generation unit based on a replay camera having the moving body as a subject in accordance with a timing at which the moving body detected by the moving body detection unit satisfies the specific condition during the replay process. , The computer is made to function as a moving image generation stop control means for controlling the still image at the time of the stop to be the individual camera image.
It is a program for.

  According to the tenth aspect of the present invention, a moving image is generated as an individual camera image, and an individual camera by a replay camera that uses the moving object as a subject in accordance with a timing at which the moving object satisfies a specific condition during the replay process. After the generation of the image is stopped, the still image at the time of the stop is used as the individual camera image. That is, for each subject target moving body, the scene that has performed the most notable linked operation among the operations that are the targets of replay is displayed as a still image, thereby realizing replay with a higher effect.

The eleventh invention is a program according to any one of the third to tenth inventions,
Display device display control means for controlling display of a predetermined display body for distinguishing from other individual camera images at a peripheral edge of a part of the individual camera images among the plurality of individual camera images. Have
Is a program for causing the computer to function.

  According to the eleventh aspect, a predetermined display body for distinguishing from other individual camera images is displayed at the periphery of some of the individual camera images among the plurality of individual camera images. Thus, for example, by displaying the display body at the periphery of the individual camera image of the mobile object that should be noted in the flow of the game scene being reproduced, the mobile body can be clearly shown, and more effectively Replay is realized.

The twelfth invention is the program of the eleventh invention,
The replay image generation means includes image selection means for selecting an individual camera image having the detected moving body as a subject at a timing when the detected moving body satisfies the specific condition during the replay process. ,
The display body control means controls display of the display body on the periphery of the image selected by the image selection means;
Is a program for causing the computer to function.

  According to the twelfth aspect, at the timing when the detected moving body satisfies the specific condition during the replay process, the display body is displayed on the periphery of the individual camera image with the moving body as the subject.

A thirteenth invention is a program according to any one of the third to tenth inventions,
The replay image generating means
Display body display control means for controlling display of a predetermined display body at the periphery of each of the plurality of individual camera images;
Image selecting means for selecting an individual camera image for changing a display form of the display body from the plurality of individual camera images;
Display mode changing means for changing the display mode of the display body displayed on the periphery of the individual camera image selected by the image selection means;
Having
Is a program for causing the computer to function.

  According to the thirteenth aspect, the predetermined display body is displayed on the periphery of each of the plurality of individual camera images, and the display body displayed on the periphery of the individual camera image selected from the plurality of individual camera images. The display mode is changed. Thereby, for example, the moving body is clearly shown by changing the display mode of the display body displayed on the periphery of the individual camera image of the moving body which should be noted in the flow of the game scene being reproduced. And more effective replay is realized.

The fourteenth invention is the program of the thirteenth invention,
The image selecting means selects an individual camera image having the detected moving body as a subject at a timing when the detected moving body satisfies the specific condition during the replay process;
Is a program for causing the computer to function.

According to the fourteenth invention,
At the timing when the detected moving body satisfies the specific condition during the replay process, the mode of the display body displayed on the periphery of the individual camera image with the moving body as a subject is changed.

The fifteenth invention is a program according to any one of the third to fourteenth inventions,
The game is a game in which a plurality of characters as the moving body appear,
The moving body detection means is a program for causing the computer to function so as to detect a character that has performed a predetermined linkage action as a moving body that satisfies the specific condition.

  According to the fifteenth aspect of the present invention, in a game in which a plurality of characters appear as moving bodies, a character that has performed a predetermined linkage action is detected as a moving body that satisfies a specific condition, and each detected character is individually A replay image in which camera images are arranged side by side is generated.

The sixteenth invention is the program of the fifteenth invention,
The game is a ball game in which a plurality of player characters pass or send balls to each other,
The moving body detection means is a program for causing the computer to function so as to detect the character by using the movement of the characters linked with the pass or pitching as a linked movement.

  According to the sixteenth aspect of the present invention, in a ball game in which a plurality of player characters pass or send a ball to each other, the action of the characters linked with the pass or the throw is regarded as a linked action, and the character performs the linked action. Is detected as a moving object that satisfies a specific condition. That is, a replay image is generated in which the images of the characters linked to the pass or pitching are arranged side by side. Here, the applicable games include a soccer game and a baseball game.

  A seventeenth aspect of the invention is a computer-readable information storage medium (for example, the storage unit 400 in FIG. 7) that stores the program of any one of the first to sixteenth aspects of the invention.

  Here, the information storage medium is a storage medium such as a hard disk, an MO, a CD-ROM, a DVD, a memory card, or an IC memory that can be read by a computer. Therefore, according to the seventeenth aspect, the same effect as any one of the first to sixteenth aspects can be achieved by causing the computer to read the information stored in the information storage medium and executing the arithmetic processing. be able to.

  According to the present invention, play data in progress of a game is recorded, and a replay process based on the recorded play data is performed. In the replay process, a plurality of replay cameras are set in the game space reconstructed based on the play data, and a replay image in which individual camera images viewed from each replay camera are arranged side by side is generated. That is, a replay image in which a plurality of images obtained by viewing the same game scene from a plurality of different viewpoints is displayed. This realizes a more effective replay that allows the player to view the same game scene simultaneously from different viewpoints.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following, a case where the present invention is applied to a soccer game will be described, but embodiments to which the present invention can be applied are not limited thereto.

[Home game device]
FIG. 1 is a schematic external view of a consumer game device 1200 according to this embodiment. As shown in the figure, a consumer game device 1200 includes a main body device 1210, a game controller 1220 having direction keys 1221 and button switches 1222 for a player to input a game operation, and a display 1230 having a speaker 1231. Prepare. The game controller 1220 is connected to the main apparatus 1210, and the display 1230 is connected to the main apparatus 1210 by a cable 1201 capable of transmitting image signals and sound signals.

  Game information including programs and data necessary for the main body device 1210 to perform game processing is stored in, for example, a CD-ROM 1212, a memory card 1213, an IC card 1214, or the like, which is an information storage medium detachable from the main body device 1210. Has been. The game information and the like may be acquired from an external device by connecting to the communication line N via the communication device 1215 provided in the main body device 1210. Here, the communication line N means a communication path through which data can be exchanged. That is, the communication line N is meant to include a communication network such as a telephone communication network, a cable network, and the Internet in addition to a dedicated line (dedicated cable) for direct connection and a LAN using Ethernet (registered trademark). The communication method is not limited to wired / wireless.

  The main unit 1210 includes a control unit 1211 equipped with a memory such as a CPU, ROM, and RAM, and an information storage medium reader such as a CD-ROM 1212. The main device 1210 executes various game processes based on the game information read from the CD-ROM 1212 and the like and the operation signal from the game controller 1220, and generates a game screen image signal and a game sound signal. Then, the generated image signal and sound signal are output to the display 1230, a game screen is displayed on the display 1230, and a game sound is output from the speaker 1231. The player enjoys the soccer game by operating the game controller 1220 while watching the game screen displayed on the display 1230 and listening to the game sound output from the speaker 1231.

[principle]
In the soccer game of this embodiment, when a predetermined replay event occurs during the progress of the game, the progress of the game is temporarily interrupted and the immediately preceding game play is reproduced (replayed). Replay events include, for example, goals, shoots, offsides, and fouls.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a replay screen displayed on the display 1230. This figure shows a case where a “goal” has occurred as a replay event, and a game play including this goal scene is replayed. According to the figure, a plurality of camera images CP are displayed on the replay screen. These camera images CP are moving images generated based on different replay cameras CM (viewpoints). In the figure, a camera image CP1 showing the player CR1 who has scored, a camera image CP2 showing the teammate player CR2 who has passed the player CR1, and a camera image showing the goalkeeper CR3 of the opponent team of the players CR1 and CR2. CP3 is displayed.

  In the present embodiment, the screen configuration of the replay screen changes at a predetermined timing during the replay. Specifically, when a predetermined event occurs during replay, the display position (arrangement position) and size of each camera image CP on the replay screen change. Here, the timing for changing the screen configuration of the replay screen is determined by the replay event that has occurred.

  That is, at the start of the replay, as shown in FIG. 2, the camera image CP2 of the player CR2 with the ball BO is displayed in the “large” size on the “left” of the screen, and the camera image CP1 is “upper right” on the screen. Is displayed with the size of “small”, and the camera image CP3 is displayed with the size of “small” on the “lower right” of the screen.

  When the replay progresses and the player CR2 gives a pass to the player CR1, the screen configuration of the replay screen changes as shown in FIG. That is, the position of the camera image CP2 changes to “upper left” on the screen, and the size changes to “small”. Further, the position of the camera image CP1 changes to “right” and the size thereof changes to “large”. Further, the position of the camera image CP3 changes to “lower left”, but the size remains “small”.

  When the replay further proceeds and the player CR1 shoots, the screen configuration of the replay screen changes as shown in FIG. That is, the position of the camera image CP2 changes to “upper left” on the screen, but the size remains “small”. Further, the position of the camera image CP1 changes to “lower left” on the screen, and the size changes to “small”. Further, the position of the camera image CP3 changes to “right” on the screen, and the size changes to “large”.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an outline of the game space being replayed in this case. The game space at this time is a space reconstructed based on the play data accumulated and recorded during the game. As shown in the figure, in the game space for replay, a plurality of player characters (hereinafter simply referred to as “players”) as moving bodies are arranged, and a plurality of replay cameras CM are set. The replay camera CM is controlled so that any player placed in the game space is a target object (subject) and follows the target object. By setting the replay camera CM to follow the target object, the player who is the target object is always displayed in the camera image CP.

  Which player is the target object of each replay camera CM depends on the replay event that has occurred. In other words, players who satisfy specific conditions according to the replay event that has occurred, specifically, each player who has performed a linkage operation between players that has been determined in advance as an operation that leads to the occurrence of a replay event, such as a pass exchange, for example. The replay camera CM is set as an object. Then, an image based on each replay camera CM is displayed side by side on the replay screen as a camera image CP.

  In the figure, three replay cameras CM1 to CM3 are set. The replay camera CM1 is set so as to follow the player CR1 who has scored the goal while viewing the player CR1 from a substantially forward direction. The replay camera CM2 has the player CR2 who has passed the player CR1 as a target object. The player CR2 is set to follow the player CR2 from substantially the front, and the replay camera CM3 follows the goalkeeper CR3 of the opponent team of the players CR1 and CR2 as a target object and follows the goalkeeper CR3 from substantially behind. Is set to Then, the camera image CP1 of the player CR1 based on the replay camera CM1, the camera image CP2 of the player CR2 based on the replay camera CM2, and the camera image CP3 of the goalkeeper CR3 based on the replay camera CM3 are replayed as shown in FIG. Displayed on the screen.

  During replay, the screen configuration of the replay screen is changed at a predetermined timing. Specifically, the screen configuration is changed so that the camera image CP of the player is displayed larger at the timing when the player who is the target object of each replay camera CM performs the linkage operation.

[Replay overview]
FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining the outline of processing related to replay in the present embodiment along the passage of time, and the horizontal direction represents the time axis. In the present embodiment, while the game is in progress, a recording process is performed using a so-called ring buffer that saves (accumulates and stores) play data from the current time to a predetermined time before being constantly updated. The play data storage capacity is set so that data of about 10 to several tens of seconds (for example, 15 seconds) can be stored. That is, play data for the storage period corresponding to the storage capacity before the current time is always recorded. Accordingly, the contents of the stored play data change as the game progresses, as shown in FIGS.

  As shown in FIG. 5C, when a “goal” that is a replay event occurs, the play data stored when a predetermined period ΔT1 (for example, about several seconds) elapses from the occurrence time is displayed as replay data. And a copy (duplicate) is stored separately. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 4D, the game progress is interrupted when a predetermined time ΔT2 (for example, about several seconds) has elapsed since the replay data is confirmed, and replay based on the confirmed replay data is started. That is, the scene including the replay event that has occurred is replayed (reproduced). When the replay is finished, the game progress is resumed from the point of interruption.

[Function configuration]
FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the consumer game device 1200 according to the present embodiment. As shown in the figure, the consumer game device 1200 functionally includes an operation input unit 100, a processing unit 200, an image display unit 330, a sound output unit 340, and a storage unit 400. Is done.

  The operation input unit 100 receives an operation instruction input from the player and outputs an operation signal corresponding to the operation to the processing unit 200. This function is realized by, for example, a button switch, lever, dial, mouse, keyboard, various sensors, and the like. In FIG. 1, the game controller 1220 corresponds to this.

  The processing unit 200 performs various operations such as overall control of the home game device 1200, game progress, and image generation. This function is realized by, for example, an arithmetic device such as a CPU (CISC type, RISC type), ASIC (gate array, etc.) or a control program thereof. In FIG. 1, a CPU or the like mounted on the control unit 1211 corresponds to this.

  The processing unit 200 is mainly based on a game calculation unit 210 that performs calculation processing related to the execution of the game, and various data obtained by the processing of the game calculation unit 210 from a given viewpoint such as a virtual camera. The image generation unit 230 generates an image in the virtual three-dimensional space (game space), and the sound generation unit 240 generates a game sound such as a sound effect or BGM.

  The game calculation unit 210 executes various game processes based on operation signals input from the operation input unit 100, programs and data read from the storage unit 400, and the like. As game processing, for example, processing for setting a game space by arranging objects such as fields, players, and balls in a virtual three-dimensional space, control of a player character based on an operation signal from the operation input unit 100, hit crossing of objects There are judgment (hit check), control of the viewpoint (virtual camera), and the like. In the present embodiment, the game calculation unit 210 includes a replay control unit 211.

  The replay control unit 211 controls game play replay. Specifically, when a replay event defined in the replay event table 434 occurs while the game is in progress, the stored play data is determined as the replay data 433 after a predetermined time has elapsed.

  The replay event table 434 is a data table that defines a replay event in the game that triggers the start of replay. FIG. 8 shows an example of the data configuration of the replay event table 434. According to the figure, the replay event table 434 stores a replay event 434a and a replay data determination timing 434b in association with each other. The replay data determination timing 434b is a timing for determining the replay data 433 as corresponding to the replay event when the corresponding replay event occurs, and stores an elapsed time ΔT1 based on the occurrence time of the replay event. Yes.

  When the replay event defined in the replay event table 434 occurs, the replay control unit 211 confirms the data stored in the play history buffer 420 as the replay data 433 at a determination timing associated with the generated replay event. To do.

  The play history buffer 420 is constituted by, for example, a ring buffer capable of storing play data for a predetermined storage period (for example, 15 seconds), and is constantly updated while the game is in progress. The play data stored in the play history buffer 420 includes data on the position and posture of each player and ball in each frame, data on the event that has occurred, and the like.

  In addition, the replay data 433 is generated for each replay event that occurs while the game is in progress. FIG. 9 shows an example of the data structure of the replay data 433. According to the figure, the replay data 433 stores, for example, a replay number 433a which is an identification number given in the order of occurrence of the corresponding event, a corresponding replay event 433b, frame data 433c, and generated event data 433m. ing.

  The frame data 433c is data for each frame in the storage period of the corresponding play data, and is composed of data for the number of frames in the storage period. For example, when the storage period is “15 seconds” and one frame time is 1/60 second, it is composed of 900 (= 60 × 15) frames of data. The frame data 433c includes a frame number 433d that is an identification number of the corresponding frame, character data 433e, ball data 433i, and ball keep character data 433l. The character data 433e stores the position 433g in the corresponding frame and the posture 433h in association with each character 433f such as a player. The ball data 433i stores a ball position 433j and a posture 433k in the corresponding frame. The ball keep character data 433l stores the character name of the ball keep character in the corresponding frame.

  The generated event data 433m is data relating to an event that has occurred during the corresponding storage period. For each event that has occurred, the frame number 433n of the frame in which the event has occurred, the event 433o, and the corresponding character 433p are associated with each other. Storing. The event 433o includes at least each operation (for example, a pass or a shoot) that constitutes a replay event and a cooperative operation between players. The corresponding character 433p is a character related to the corresponding event. For example, when the corresponding event is “pass”, the player who gave the pass corresponds.

  When the replay control unit 211 determines the replay data 433 due to the occurrence of the replay event, the replay control unit 211 is based on the determined replay data 433 according to the replay control data 435 corresponding to the generated replay event after a predetermined time ΔT2 has passed since the determination. Perform replay processing.

  The replay control data 435 is data for controlling replay, and a plurality of replay control data 435 are prepared for each type of replay event. FIG. 10 shows an example of the data structure of the replay control data 435. According to the figure, the replay control data 435 stores a corresponding replay event 435a, camera setting data 435b, and screen configuration data 435f.

  The camera setting data 435b is a data table that defines the setting of the replay camera CM in the game space, and stores the replay camera 435c, the target object 435d, and the setting content 435e in association with each other. The target object 435d stores data specifying a player who is a subject of the corresponding replay camera. The setting content 435e is the setting content of the replay camera for the corresponding target object, and specifically stores the relative position and orientation relative to the target object.

  The screen configuration data 435f is data of the screen configuration of the replay screen, and stores the application period 435g and the screen configuration 435h in association with each other. The application period 435g is a period obtained by dividing the corresponding period at the timing when the target character of each replay camera CM performs a predetermined linkage action. The screen configuration 435h stores the position and size of each camera image CP on the display screen. In FIG. 10, for the sake of simplicity, the position is “right”, “left”, etc., and the size is “large”, “middle”, “small”, etc. Data is expressed in a two-dimensional coordinate system (u, v) set on the display screen.

  The replay control unit 211 performs (1) replay processing based on the frame data 433c of the replay data 433, arranges objects such as pitches, players, balls, and the like to reconstruct the game space. Move to control.

  Further, (2) the replay camera CM is controlled in accordance with the camera setting data 435b of the replay control data 435. That is, the target object associated with each replay camera CM is determined in the camera setting data 435b, and the replay camera CM is set so as to follow the determined target object with the line-of-sight direction. During replay, the replay camera CM is controlled in accordance with changes in the position and orientation of the target object.

  Also, (3) the screen configuration of the replay screen is controlled according to the screen configuration data 435f. That is, it is determined which application period the current replay progress status corresponds to, and the camera image CP generated based on each replay camera CM corresponds to the position associated with the corresponding application period. By displaying the attached size, a replay screen is formed and displayed on the image display unit 330. When an event serving as a delimiter of the application period occurs, the screen configuration of the replay screen is changed according to the change of the application period due to the generated event.

  The image generation unit 230 generates a game image (3DCG image) for displaying the game screen by performing perspective projection conversion of the game space based on the viewpoint of the virtual camera or the like based on the calculation result by the game calculation unit 210. The image signal of the generated image is output to the image display unit 330. Based on the image signal from the image generation unit 230, the image display unit 330 displays the game screen while redrawing the screen of one frame every 1/60 seconds, for example. This function is realized by hardware such as CRT, LCD, ELD, PDP, and HMD. In FIG. 1, the display 1230 corresponds to this.

  The sound generation unit 240 generates game sounds such as sound effects and BGM used during the game, and outputs a sound signal of the generated game sound to the sound output unit 340. The sound output unit 340 outputs game sounds such as BGM and sound effects based on the sound signal from the sound generation unit 240. This function is realized by, for example, a speaker. In FIG. 1, the speaker 1231 corresponds to this.

  The storage unit 400 stores a system program for realizing various functions for causing the processing unit 200 to control the home game device 1200 in an integrated manner, a program and data necessary for executing the game, and the like. Used as a work area of the processing unit 200, temporarily stores calculation results executed by the processing unit 200 according to various programs, input data input from the operation input unit 100, and the like. This function is realized by, for example, various IC memories, hard disks, CD-ROMs, DVDs, MOs, RAMs, VRAMs, and the like. In FIG. 1, ROM, RAM, and the like mounted on the control unit 1211 correspond to this.

  In addition, the storage unit 400 stores a game program 410 and game data for causing the processing unit 200 to function as the game calculation unit 210, and a play history buffer 420 is formed. The game program 410 includes a replay program 411 for causing the game program 410 to function as the replay control unit 211. The game data includes character data 431, ball data 432, replay data 433, replay event table 434, replay control data 435, and replay camera data 436.

  The character data 431 is data related to characters such as players, referees, and managers appearing in the game, and includes current position and posture, movement speed data, modeling data, texture data, motion data, and the like in the game space. The ball data 432 is data relating to the ball, and includes current position and posture in the game space, data on moving speed, modeling data, texture data, and the like. The replay camera data 436 is data related to the replay camera CM set in the game space at the time of replay, and includes data such as the current position, line-of-sight direction (posture), and angle of view.

[Process flow]
FIG. 11 is a flowchart for explaining the flow of the game processing in the present embodiment. This process is realized by the game calculation unit 210 executing the game program 410.

  According to the figure, the game calculation unit 210 first sets an object such as a pitch, a player character, and a ball to perform an initial setting of the game space, and further sets an initial setting of the game space such as a virtual camera (viewpoint). (Step A1). Thereafter, the game is started.

  During the game, the player character is controlled in accordance with the operation data input from the operation input unit 100 (step A3). Further, the non-player character is automatically controlled according to a predetermined control routine (step A5). Then, a game determination process for determining a ball keep character, offense, and defense is performed (step A7). Next, data such as the position and posture of each character such as the current player, data such as the position and posture of the ball, and the occurrence of a predetermined event are accumulated and stored in the play history buffer as current frame data (step A9). . In addition, the image generation unit 230 generates a game image based on the viewpoint, and the generated image is displayed on the image display unit 330 as a game image (step A11).

  Subsequently, the replay control unit 211 determines a generation flag. The occurrence flag is a flag indicating whether or not a replay event defined in the replay event table 434 has occurred, and is set to “1” between the occurrence of the replay event and the end of the replay corresponding to the replay event. The If the generation flag is “1” (step A13: YES), then the confirmation flag is determined. The confirmation flag is a flag indicating whether or not the replay data 433 has been confirmed, and is set to “1” from the confirmation of the replay data 433 to the end of the replay based on the replay data 433.

  If the confirmation flag is “1” (step A15: YES), the replay control unit 211 subsequently determines whether or not it is a replay start timing. The replay start timing is determined based on the elapsed time from the confirmation of the replay data 433. Specifically, it is determined that the replay start timing is when the elapsed time reaches a predetermined time (for example, 1 second). If it is a replay start timing (step A17: YES), a replay process is performed (step A19).

  FIG. 12 is a flowchart for explaining the flow of the replay process. According to the figure, first, the replay control unit 211 performs initial setting of a replay game space by arranging objects such as a pitch, a player, and a ball based on the replay data 433 (step B1). Next, replay based on the replay data 433 is started in accordance with the replay control data 435 corresponding to the replay event that has occurred.

  That is, the target object of each replay camera CM is determined according to the camera setting data 435b of the replay control data 435 (step B3). Then, the replay camera CM is set so as to follow each determined target object (step B5). Further, the display position and display size of the camera image CP based on each replay camera CM are determined according to the screen configuration data 435f of the replay control data 435, and the screen configuration of the replay screen is determined (step B7). Next, each object is controlled based on the replay data 433 (step B9), and the replay camera is controlled in accordance with a change in the position and orientation of the target object (step B11).

  Subsequently, the replay control unit 211 determines whether it is a change timing of the screen configuration of the replay screen determined by the screen configuration data 435f. The change timing is determined to be the change timing when an event that becomes a break of the application period occurs in the screen configuration data. If it is the change timing (step B13: YES), the display position and the display size of each camera image CP are changed according to the timing, and the screen configuration of the replay screen is changed (step B15).

  Next, the image generation unit 230 generates a camera image based on each replay camera CM (step B17), and the replay control unit 211 uses the screen configuration set in the screen configuration data 435f for each generated camera image CP. The image is displayed on the image display unit 330 (step B19). Thereafter, it is determined whether or not the replay is finished. If not finished (step B21: NO), the process returns to step B9, and if finished (step B21: YES), the replay process is finished.

  When the replay process ends, the replay control unit 211 sets both the generation flag and the confirmation flag to “0” (step A21).

  In step A15, if the confirmation flag is “0” (step A15: NO), the replay control unit 211 determines whether or not it is the replay data confirmation timing. The replay data confirmation timing is determined by the elapsed time from the occurrence of the replay event. Specifically, the elapsed time has reached the elapsed time associated with the replay event generated in the replay event table 434 as the confirmation timing. Is determined to be a fixed timing.

  If it is the replay data determination timing (step A23: YES), the replay control unit 211 determines the current stored data in the play history buffer 420 as the replay data 433 corresponding to the generated replay event (step A25). The confirmation flag is set to “1” indicating that the replay data 433 has been confirmed (step A27).

  In step A13, if the generation flag is “0” (step A13: NO), the replay control unit 211 refers to the replay event table 434 to determine whether or not a predetermined replay event has occurred. If it occurs (step A29: YES), the generation flag is set to “1” (step A31).

  Thereafter, the game calculation unit 210 determines whether or not the game is over. If the game is not over (step A33: NO), the process returns to step A3. If the game is over (step A33: YES), the game result is displayed (step A35), and then the game process is finished.

[Hardware configuration]
FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the consumer game device 1200 according to the present embodiment. According to the figure, the consumer game device 1200 includes a CPU 1000, a ROM 1002, a RAM 1004, an information storage medium 1006, an image generation IC 1008, a sound generation IC 1010, and I / O ports 1012 and 1014. System buses 1016 are connected to each other so as to be able to input and output data. Further, a display device 1018 is connected to the image generation IC 1008, a speaker 1020 is connected to the sound generation IC 1010, a control device 1022 is connected to the I / O port 1012, and a communication device 1215 is connected to the I / O port 1014. It is connected.

  The CPU 1000 executes the entire apparatus in accordance with programs and data stored in the information storage medium 1006, system programs (such as initialization information of the apparatus main body) and data stored in the ROM 1002, input signals input by the control device 1022, and the like. Control and various data processing. The CPU 1000 corresponds to the CPU mounted on the control unit 1211 in FIG. 1 and the processing unit 200 in FIG.

  The ROM 1002, the RAM 1004, and the information storage medium 1006 correspond to the storage unit 400 in FIG. The ROM 1002 stores, in particular, preset programs and data among the system programs of the home game device 1200 and the information stored in the storage unit 400 of FIG. The RAM 1004 is used as a work area of the CPU 1000 and stores, for example, given contents of the ROM 1002 and the information storage medium 1006, image data for one frame, calculation results by the CPU 1000, and the like. The information storage medium 1006 is realized by an IC memory card, a hard disk unit that can be attached to and detached from the main unit, an MO, and the like.

  The image generation IC 1008 is an integrated circuit that generates pixel information of a game screen to be displayed on the display device 1018 based on image information from the CPU 1000. The display device 1018 displays a game screen based on the pixel information generated by the image generation IC 1008. The image generation IC 1008 corresponds to the image generation unit 230 in FIG. 7, and the display device 1018 corresponds to the image display unit 330 in FIG. 7 and the display 1230 in FIG.

  The sound generation IC 1010 is an integrated circuit that generates game sounds such as sound effects and BGM based on information stored in the information storage medium 1006 and the ROM 1002, and the generated game sounds are output by the speaker 1020. The sound generation IC 1010 corresponds to the sound generation unit 240 in FIG. 7, and the speaker 1231 corresponds to the sound output unit 340 in FIG. 7 and the speaker 1231 in FIG.

  Note that the processing performed by the image generation IC 1008, the sound generation IC 1010, and the like may be executed in software by the CPU 1000 or a general-purpose DSP.

  The control device 1022 is a device for the player to input various game operations as the game progresses. The control device 1022 corresponds to the operation input unit 100 in FIG. 7 and the game controller 1220 in FIG.

  The communication device 1215 is a device for exchanging various types of information used inside the home game device 1200 with the outside. The communication device 1215 is connected to other game devices to transmit / receive given information according to the game program, It is used for transmitting and receiving information such as game programs via a communication line. The communication device 1215 corresponds to a communication device provided in the main body device 1210 of FIG.

[Action / Effect]
As described above, according to the present embodiment, when a predetermined replay event occurs while the game is in progress, the immediately preceding game play including the generated replay event is reproduced (replayed) based on the determined replay data 433. At this time, a plurality of replay cameras CM are set to follow each target character, with each player performing a linkage operation between players determined in advance as an operation linked to the generated replay event. Then, a replay screen in which camera images CP based on each replay camera CM are arranged is displayed. As a result, when replaying the linked actions between characters, the player's desire to see a series of actions of each character related to the linked actions at the same time is satisfied, and the player can easily grasp the flow of the reproduced game scene. Become.

  In addition, the screen configuration of the replay screen changes as the position and size of each camera image CP is changed according to the event that occurs during the replay. Specifically, the screen configuration is changed at the timing when the target character performs the linking operation, but the camera image CP of the target character that has performed the linking operation is displayed large, so that the game scene being reproduced is displayed. Characters that are currently of interest in the flow can be clearly shown, and more effective replay is realized.

[Modification]
It should be noted that embodiments to which the present invention can be applied are not limited to the above-described embodiments, and can be appropriately changed without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

(A) Screen Configuration of Replay Screen For example, in the above-described embodiment, the replay screen is configured by arranging a plurality of camera images CP side by side. However, a separate window is provided on the screen on which the camera image CP is displayed. A so-called cut-in may be performed in which another camera image CP is provided and displayed.

  In addition, the screen configuration of the replay screen may be changed by cut-in. Specifically, the screen configuration of the replay screen is changed at the timing when the target character of each replay camera CM performs the linkage operation. At this time, the camera image CP of the character that has performed the linkage operation is separately provided. Display in window.

(B) Arrangement of Camera Image CP In the above-described embodiment, the position and size of each camera image CP are fixed on the replay screen except for the change timing of the screen configuration. You may make it move at the speed which was made, or you may make it change a magnitude | size gradually. Further, the camera image CP may be zoomed in or zoomed out.

(C) Size of Camera Image CP Also, weighting is performed according to the action of the target character and the position of the ball in the game space (hereinafter referred to as position situation), and the size of each camera image CP on the replay screen is varied. Anyway. Specifically, for example, the movement of the target character and the position situation of the ball, which are considered to be more important, such as the moment when the player kicks the ball or the moment when the ball enters the goal, are weighted in advance. During replay, if the target character performs a weighted action, or if the ball is positioned at a position that matches the position of the weighted ball, the camera image CP or The size of the camera image CP showing the ball is changed from the size determined by the screen configuration data 435f of the replay control data 435 according to the “weight” set for the operation.

  Further, each player may be weighted instead of the motion of the target character. In this case, the size of each camera image CP is changed according to the “weight” set for the corresponding target object. Furthermore, the weighting of each player may be determined according to the role in the game, such as the position, for example, not the individual player.

  Note that the change of the size of the camera image CP by weighting may be instantaneously switched to the target size, or may be performed gradually so as to become the target size. Specifically, for example, for a “goal” which is a replay event, a replay camera CM is set for each of a plurality of players including the player who has scored and the ball as target objects, and a plurality of cameras based on each replay camera CM. The images CP are arranged and arranged on the replay screen. Then, the screen configuration is changed at the timing of the player's “shoot”. At this time, the size of the camera image CP showing the ball is gradually adjusted so that it becomes the target size when the ball enters the goal. Change to be larger.

(D) Changing the screen configuration of the replay screen In the above-described embodiment, the screen configuration of the replay screen is changed according to the screen configuration data 435f of the replay control data 435. You may decide to carry out by weighting. That is, as in the case of (C) above, each action of the target character that seems to be more important is weighted in advance. Then, the replay screen is displayed by changing the camera image CP of the target character that performed the motion according to the “weight” set for the motion at the timing when the weighted motion is performed during the replay. Change the screen configuration. At this time, each player may be weighted, and the degree of change of the size of the corresponding camera image CP may be determined according to the weight set for the corresponding target character.

(E) Processing the camera image CP Further, the camera image CP may be processed and displayed on the replay screen. Specifically, for example, at the timing when the screen configuration of the replay screen is changed, a decoration such as displaying a frame-like display body on the periphery of the camera image CP of the character that has performed the linkage operation that triggered the change is applied. The camera image CP is emphasized with respect to other camera images CP.

  Alternatively, a frame-shaped display body is displayed on the periphery of each of the plurality of camera images CP. Then, at the timing of changing the screen configuration of the replay screen, the color or pattern that thickens the frame that is the display body displayed on the periphery of the camera image CP of the character that has performed the linkage operation that triggered the change is changed. You may make it emphasize this camera image CP with respect to other camera images CP by changing a display mode, such as changing or displaying blinking.

(F) Number of Camera Images CP In the above-described embodiment, the three camera images CP1 to CP3 are arranged side by side on the replay screen, but the number of camera images CP to be arranged may not be this. For example, FIG. 14A is a screen example when two camera images CP1 and CP2 are arranged side by side, and FIG. 14B is a screen example when four camera images CP1 to CP4 are arranged side by side. is there.

  In the above-described embodiment, the number of camera images CP arranged on the replay screen is fixed, but this may be changed according to the progress of replay.

  For example, FIG. 15 shows a case where the number of camera images CP displayed on the replay screen is reduced and changed. This figure shows a case where a “goal” has occurred as a replay event. A camera image CP1 showing a player CR1 who has scored a goal, a camera image CP2 showing a teammate player CR2 who has passed the player CR1, and a player CR1, A camera image CP3 showing the goalkeeper CR3 of the opponent team of CR2 is displayed.

  At the start of replay, three camera images CP1 to CP3 are arranged as shown in FIG. At this time, among the three camera images CP1 to CP3, the camera image CP2 of the player CR2 having the ball BO is displayed in the largest size, and the other camera images CP1 and CP3 are displayed in substantially the same size. Then, when the replay progresses and the player CR1 gives a pass to the player CR2, the display of the camera image CP2 is terminated and the two camera images CP1 and CP3 are arranged as shown in FIG. Changed to At this time, the camera image CP1 is displayed larger than the camera image CP3. When the replay further progresses and the player CR2 shoots, as shown in FIG. 5C, the display of the camera image CP1 is terminated, and the screen configuration is changed to the one in which only the camera image CP3 is arranged.

(G) Number of Replay Cameras CM In the above-described embodiment, three replay cameras CM1 to CM3 are set in the game space, and three camera images CP1 to CP3 based on the replay cameras CM1 to CM3 are arranged on the replay screen. As described above, all the camera images CP based on the set replay camera CMs are arranged side by side on the replay screen, but two or more of the set replay camera CMs are selected. The replay camera CM may be selected, and a camera image CP based on each selected replay camera CM may be displayed. At this time, the selection of the replay camera CM is determined according to the progress of the replay, for example.

(H) Camera Image CP as Still Image In the above-described embodiment, the camera image CP is displayed as a moving image, but it may be displayed as a still image. Specifically, for example, the camera image CP of the character that has performed the link operation is changed from the moving image display to the still image display at the timing when the target character performs the link operation, which is the timing for changing the screen configuration of the replay screen. .

(I) Target object In the above-described embodiment, the target object of each replay camera CM is different, but may be the same object. Specifically, for example, two replay cameras CM1 and CM2 are set with a character considered to be important in the generated replay event as a target object. At this time, one replay camera CM1 is set to view the target character from the front, and the other replay camera CM2 is set to view the target character from the rear. As a result, a replay screen on which camera images CP obtained by viewing the same character from different directions is arranged is displayed.

  In the above-described embodiment, the target object of the replay camera CM is a player. However, other objects such as a referee, a director, and a spectator may be set as target objects according to a replay event. Specifically, for example, for the replay event “offside”, the assistant referee (lineman) who has determined offside is the target object, and for the replay event “goal”, the supervision of the team that has finished the goal is the target object.

(J) Extraction of Replay Data 433 Further, a predetermined portion including a replay event may be extracted from the replay data 433 as a replay target portion, and replay may be performed based on the extracted data portion.

  For example, FIG. 16 shows an example when the replay event is “goal”. As shown in the figure, in the replay based on the confirmed replay data 433, events of “pass”, “shoot” and “goal” which is a replay event occur. In this case, from among the confirmed replay data 433 Extract data from a point just before the event “path”. Then, replay is performed based on the extracted data.

(K) Replay playback speed The playback speed during replay may be varied. Specifically, in the game scene that is played based on the replay data 433, only the portion where a predetermined event occurs is played at normal speed, and the playback speed is increased (fast-forward playback) in other portions. . Conversely, the playback speed of the event occurrence part may be slowed (slow playback), playback may be paused at the time of the event occurrence, and the part is repeatedly played back. You may decide to do it. This makes it possible to emphasize and present particularly important scenes among the replayed game scenes.

(L) Commentary A commentary may be added during replay. Specifically, image data, voice data, text data, and the like for a plurality of types of actual situations and explanations are stored in advance as actual explanation data. And at the time of replay, based on the live commentary data corresponding to the replay event that occurred, the live commentary and commentary are output in voice and text.

(M) Highlight Reproduction Also, replay data 433 used for replay may be stored and used for so-called highlight reproduction after the game ends. Specifically, the replay data 433 of some game scenes that are considered to be more important are selected from a plurality of stored replay data 433 based on the replay event corresponding to each replay data 433. Then, by performing replay based on each selected replay data 433 in sequence, highlight reproduction is realized.

(N) Game Device to be Applied In the above-described embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to a home game device has been described. However, not only the home game device 1200 shown in FIG. The present invention can be similarly applied to various devices such as a portable game device and a large attraction device in which a large number of players participate.

  For example, FIG. 18 is an external view showing an example in which the present invention is applied to an arcade game machine. According to the figure, the arcade game apparatus 1300 includes a display 1302 for displaying a game screen, a speaker 1304 for outputting game sound effects and BGM, a joystick 1306 for inputting front and rear, left and right directions, a push button 1308, And a control unit 1310 that executes a given game by controlling the arcade game device 1300 in an integrated manner through arithmetic processing.

  The control unit 1310 includes an arithmetic processing unit such as a CPU, and a ROM that stores programs and data necessary for controlling the arcade game device 1300 and executing the game. The CPU mounted on the control unit 1310 executes various processes such as a game process by appropriately reading and calculating a program and data stored in the ROM. The player enjoys the soccer game by operating the joystick 1306 and the push button 1308 while watching the game screen displayed on the display 1302 and listening to the game sound output from the speaker 1304.

(O) Game to be applied In the above-described embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to a soccer game has been described. However, ball games such as baseball and tennis, fighting action games, race games such as motorcycles and cars, FPS (First Person The same applies to other games such as Shooter). Specifically, in the case of a baseball game, for example, a hit is a replay event. Then, in response to the occurrence of the replay event, the replay camera CM is set with the hitting batter and the pitcher, each player such as the outfielder who sent the ball that dealt with the hit as the linkage operation, and each ball as the target object. In the case of a fighting action game, for example, a replay event is defined when a predetermined technique is determined. Then, with respect to the occurrence of the replay event, each of the fighting characters is set as a target object, and a plurality of different replay camera CMs are set for each character, so that the scene where the technique is determined is viewed from multiple directions. A replay screen on which the image CP is arranged is generated. In the case of a racing game, for example, passing through a point with a high degree of difficulty such as a curve on a race course is set as a replay event. Then, in response to the occurrence of the replay event, the replay camera CM is set with each character (bike or car) passing through the curve as a target object. In the case of an FPS game, for example, a shot (gun firing) is set as a replay event. In response to the occurrence of the replay event, the replay camera CM is set with the player character and the fired bullet as the target object.

An appearance example of a home game device. Replay screen example. Replay screen example. Replay screen example. An example of setting the game space during replay. Replay outline diagram. 2 is a functional configuration example of a home game device. The data structural example of replay event data. The data structural example of replay data. The data structural example of replay control data. Flow chart of game processing. The flowchart of the replay process performed during a game process. The hardware structural example of a household game device. A modification of the replay screen. A modification of the replay screen. An example of replay data extraction. An example of the appearance of an arcade game device.

Explanation of symbols

1200 Home Game Device 100 Operation Input Unit 200 Processing Unit 210 Game Calculation Unit 211 Replay Control Unit 230 Image Generation Unit 240 Sound Generation Unit 330 Image Display Unit 340 Sound Output Unit 400 Storage Unit 410 Game Program 411 Replay Program 431 Character Data 432 Ball Data 433 Replay data 434 Replay event table 435 Replay control data 436 Replay camera data

Claims (18)

A program for causing a computer to generate an image of a game space viewed from a given virtual camera and execute the game,
Data recording means for recording play data in progress of the game,
Event occurrence detection means for detecting that a predetermined replay event has occurred while the game is in progress;
Progress interrupting means for interrupting the progress of the game in response to the detection;
Replay processing means for executing a replay process for generating a replay image based on the recorded play data when the progress of the game is interrupted by the progress interrupting means in response to the detection ;
Progress resumption means for resuming the progress of the game interrupted by the progress interruption means when the replay processing by the replay processing means is completed;
As the computer functions as
The replay processing means is
Game scene reproduction means for reproducing a game scene by reconstructing a game space based on the recorded play data,
Individual camera image generation means for setting a plurality of replay cameras in the reconstructed game space and generating individual camera images viewed from the respective replay cameras,
Replay image generating means for generating a replay image in which the plurality of generated individual camera images are arranged side by side;
A program for causing the computer to function so as to have A program for causing a computer to generate an image of a game space viewed from a given virtual camera and execute the game,
Movement control means for controlling a plurality of moving bodies moving in the game space;
Among the plurality of moving bodies, a moving body detecting means for detecting a moving body that satisfies a predetermined condition as a condition for determining a moving body for setting a replay camera;
Data recording means for recording play data in progress of the game,
Replay processing means for executing a replay process for generating a replay image based on the recorded play data;
As the computer functions as
The replay processing means is
Game scene reproduction means for reproducing a game scene by reconstructing a game space based on the recorded play data,
Individual camera image generation means for setting a replay camera for each moving body detected by the moving body detection means in the reconstructed game space , and generating individual camera images viewed from the respective replay cameras,
Replay image generating means for generating a replay image in which the plurality of generated individual camera images are arranged side by side;
A program for causing the computer to function so as to have A replay image in which the size and / or arrangement position of each individual camera image is changed at a timing when the detected moving body satisfies the specific condition during the replay process; The program according to claim 2 , wherein the computer is caused to function so as to have dynamic editing processing means for processing to become. The dynamic editing processing means has a gradual change processing means for gradually changing the size and / or arrangement position in the replay image of each individual camera image in accordance with the detected position change of the moving body. The program according to claim 3 for causing said computer to function. While causing the computer to function as special moving body detecting means for detecting that the moving body detected by the moving body detecting means is a special moving body that satisfies a predetermined condition,
The dynamic editing processing unit, wherein in response to detection by a special moving object detecting means, claims for operating the computer to change the degree of change of the magnitude in the individual camera images of the respective replay image 3 Or the program of 4 . The dynamic editing processing means switches the individual camera image to be arranged in the replay image according to the timing when the moving body detected by the moving body detection means satisfies the specific condition during the replay processing. The program of Claim 3 for functioning a computer. A subject object moving body of each replay camera is set in advance for each of a plurality of predetermined specific conditions,
The moving body detection means has specific condition establishment detection means for detecting that any one of the plurality of types of specific conditions is established based on the movement of each of the mobile bodies. program according to any one of claims 2-6 for operating the computer to detect a subject target mobile body corresponding to the detected specific condition with the passage detection means. For each subject target moving body of the replay camera for each of the plurality of types of specific conditions, a relative positional relationship between the subject target moving body and the replay camera is preset,
The program according to claim 7 , wherein the individual camera image generation unit causes the computer to function so as to set a replay camera according to the preset positional relationship. Causing the computer to function so that the individual camera image generation unit generates a moving image as an individual camera image of each of the replay cameras;
An individual camera image generated by the individual camera image generation unit based on a replay camera having the moving body as a subject in accordance with a timing at which the moving body detected by the moving body detection unit satisfies the specific condition during the replay process. , The computer is made to function as a moving image generation stop control means for controlling the still image at the time of the stop to be the individual camera image.
A program according to any one of claims 2 to 8 . Display device display control means for controlling display of a predetermined display body for distinguishing from other individual camera images at a peripheral edge of a part of the individual camera images among the plurality of individual camera images. Have
The program according to any one of claims 2 to 9 , for causing the computer to function as described above. The replay image generation means includes image selection means for selecting an individual camera image having the detected moving body as a subject at a timing when the detected moving body satisfies the specific condition during the replay process. ,
The display body control means controls display of the display body on the periphery of the image selected by the image selection means;
The program according to claim 10 for causing the computer to function. The replay image generating means
Display body display control means for controlling display of a predetermined display body at the periphery of each of the plurality of individual camera images;
Image selecting means for selecting an individual camera image for changing a display form of the display body from the plurality of individual camera images;
Display mode changing means for changing the display mode of the display body displayed on the periphery of the individual camera image selected by the image selection means;
Having
The program according to any one of claims 2 to 9 , for causing the computer to function as described above. The image selecting means selects an individual camera image having the detected moving body as a subject at a timing when the detected moving body satisfies the specific condition during the replay process;
The program according to claim 12 for causing the computer to function. The game is a game in which a plurality of characters as the moving body appear,
The moving object detecting means, a character performing the cooperative operation predetermined, to any one of claims 2 to 13 for operating the computer to detect a moving object that satisfies the specific condition The listed program. The game is a ball game in which a plurality of player characters pass or send balls to each other,
The program according to claim 14 , wherein the moving body detection unit causes the computer to function so as to detect the character by using the movement of the characters linked with the pass or pitching as a linked movement. The computer-readable information storage medium which memorize | stored the program as described in any one of Claims 1-15 . A game device that generates an image of a game space from a given virtual camera and executes the game,
Data recording means for recording play data in progress of the game;
Event occurrence detection means for detecting that a predetermined replay event has occurred during the game;
Progress interrupting means for interrupting the progress of the game in response to the detection;
Replay processing means for executing a replay process for generating a replay image based on the recorded play data when the progress of the game is interrupted by the progress interrupting means in response to the detection ;
When the replay processing by the replay processing means is finished, progress resuming means for resuming the game progress that has been interrupted by the progress interrupting means;
With
The replay processing means is
Game scene reproduction means for reproducing a game scene by reconstructing a game space based on the recorded play data;
Individual camera image generation means for setting a plurality of replay cameras in the reconstructed game space and generating individual camera images viewed from the respective replay cameras;
Replay image generation means for generating a replay image in which the plurality of generated individual camera images are arranged side by side;
A game device having A game device that generates an image of a game space from a given virtual camera and executes the game,
Movement control means for controlling a plurality of moving bodies moving in the game space;
Among the plurality of moving objects, a moving object detecting unit that detects a moving object that satisfies a predetermined condition as a condition for determining a moving object for setting a replay camera;
Data recording means for recording play data in progress of the game;
Replay processing means for executing a replay process for generating a replay image based on the recorded play data;
With
The replay processing means is
Game scene reproduction means for reproducing a game scene by reconstructing a game space based on the recorded play data;
Individual camera image generation means for setting a replay camera for each of the moving bodies detected by the moving body detection means in the reconstructed game space, and generating individual camera images viewed from the respective replay cameras;
Replay image generation means for generating a replay image in which the plurality of generated individual camera images are arranged side by side;
A game device having

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