JP5225006B2 - GAME CONTROL PROGRAM, GAME TERMINAL, GAME SERVER, AND GAME CONTROL METHOD - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a game control technique, and more particularly to a game control program, a game terminal, a game server, and a game control method for controlling a game played by a plurality of players in parallel.

  Services that provide a place for a plurality of players to play a game simultaneously in parallel via a network are widely used. As such a network game, there are a game in which a plurality of players play against each other, and a game in which a plurality of players cooperate to advance a game toward a certain purpose.

  However, since the game itself is the same even if the opponent or the partner to cooperate with changes, freshness may be lost as the number of times increases. In order not to make the user feel bored, a technique for changing the game is required.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a game control technique with higher entertainment.

  One embodiment of the present invention relates to a game control program. The game control program has a function of communicating with game terminals of a plurality of players, a function of acquiring a first parameter that changes as the game progresses from each game terminal, and a condition holding unit. A function for calculating the second parameter indicating the overall tendency of the plurality of players, and a change condition held in the condition holding unit Accordingly, the computer is caused to execute a function of notifying each game terminal of the change of the third parameter for controlling the game based on the calculated second parameter.

  Another aspect of the present invention also relates to a game control program. The game control program controls a game from a function for controlling the progress of the game, a function for transmitting parameters that change with the progress of the game to a game server that manages a plurality of game terminals, and the game server. A function for receiving a parameter change notification for causing the computer to execute a function for changing a parameter used for controlling the game by the function for controlling the progress of the game in accordance with the received change notification. Features.

  It should be noted that any combination of the above-described constituent elements and a representation of the present invention converted between a method, an apparatus, a system, etc. are also effective as an aspect of the present invention.

  According to the present invention, a more entertaining game control technique can be provided.

  In the embodiment, the game server that manages and manages a game executed by a plurality of players is an example of a first parameter that changes as the game progresses from the game terminals of the plurality of players that are executing the game. By acquiring event information and counting them, an attribute which is an example of a second parameter indicating a tendency of the entire game world constructed by the game server is calculated, and a game in each game terminal is calculated according to the calculated attribute. A technique for changing a control parameter, which is an example of a third parameter for controlling the control, will be described.

  The attributes of the entire game world represent the “atmosphere” and “trend” of the game world constructed by the participation of multiple players. Reflects the degree, event content, level, personality, etc. For example, in a role-playing game, if there are many players who advance the game by defeating evil enemy characters while cooperating with allied characters, the entire game world will be dominated by a sense of justice, and the level of allied characters will increase or be useful More items are placed in the field. Conversely, if there are many players who give up their allies and cooperate with evil enemy characters to advance the game, the entire game world is enveloped in evil air, more evil enemy characters appear, or normal scenarios Then items that cannot be obtained are placed in the field.

  In this way, each player advances the game while being influenced by other players who are concurrently executing the game in parallel, so that a sense of unity with other players is born, and the conventional game Then you can enjoy the fun that you couldn't taste. In addition, since the game state of each player changes according to the attributes of the entire game world, it is possible to enjoy a game rich in change.

  FIG. 1 shows a configuration of a game server 10 according to the embodiment. The game server 10 includes a communication unit 30, a control unit 40, an attribute holding unit 60, a total condition holding unit 62, and a change condition holding unit 64. In terms of hardware components, these configurations are realized by a CPU of a computer, a memory, a program loaded in the memory, and the like, but here, functional blocks realized by their cooperation are illustrated. Accordingly, those skilled in the art will understand that these functional blocks can be realized in various forms by hardware only, software only, or a combination thereof.

  In the present embodiment, a role playing game is executed on each game terminal 100. The role playing game is composed of a plurality of areas, and when a certain area is cleared, the role playing game can move to the next area. When the player logs in to the game server 10 with the game terminal 100 before playing a certain area, the game server 10 presents the current attributes of the area in the entire game world. If the player does not want to play in the game world with the presented attributes, the player can also log off from the game server 10 and play individually.

  When playing in the game world, the game server 10 determines a control parameter for the area based on the current attribute of the area and the player's own attribute, and notifies the game terminal 100 of it. The game terminal 100 controls the game based on the notified control parameter. Thereby, the player can enjoy the game reflecting the attribute of the whole game world constructed by the game server 10. The game terminal 100 transmits information on events that have occurred during the progress of the game to the game server 10. The game server 10 calculates and records the player attributes from the acquired event information, and reflects them in the attributes of the entire game world. In this way, since the attributes of the entire game world change every moment according to the event generated by each player, the game can be changed.

  Next, the operation of each functional block will be described with reference to FIG. The communication unit 30 transmits and receives data to and from the game terminal 100 of the player via the Internet 20 which is an example of a network.

  The attribute holding unit 60 stores attributes calculated by aggregating parameters acquired from the game terminals of the respective players. In the present embodiment, as will be described later, since the game parameters are changed in consideration of both the individual player attributes and the attributes of the entire game world, the attribute holding unit 60 includes the entire attributes and the individual attributes. And the player's attributes.

  FIG. 2 shows an example of internal data of the attribute holding unit 60. The attribute holding unit 60 includes a player ID column 70, a recording date / time column 71, an area ID column 72, a WB attribute column 73, and an LR attribute column 74. The player ID column 70 stores the ID of the player in which the attribute is recorded. The recording date / time column 71 stores the date / time when the attribute was recorded. The area ID column 72 stores the ID of the area where the attribute is recorded. The WB attribute column 73 and the LR attribute column 74 store the attributes of the entire game world or individual players. The numerical value of the WB attribute increases when a play that is more justified is made, and decreases when a more evil play is made. The LR attribute represents affinity with a specific character. In this embodiment, parameters for controlling the game are determined by these two attributes, but only one or three or more attributes may be provided.

  The total condition holding unit 62 stores total conditions for calculating event attributes by totaling event information. FIG. 3 shows an example of internal data of the total condition holding unit 62. The aggregation condition holding unit 62 is provided with an event column 75, an area ID column 76, a WB attribute column 77, and an LR attribute column 78. For example, when the player generates an event “defeat the enemy character A in the castle” in the area with the area ID “1”, “−10” is added to the WB attribute.

  The change condition holding unit 64 holds change conditions for changing the game control parameters in accordance with the attributes of the entire game world and the attributes of the individual players. FIG. 4 shows an example of internal data of the change condition holding unit 64. The change condition holding unit 64 is provided with an area ID column 80, a WB attribute column 81, an LR attribute column 82, and a control parameter column 83. For example, in the area of area ID “1”, if the WB attribute calculated from the attribute of the entire game world and the attribute of the player is “+50 or more”, the “enemy character level” among the control parameters is “+1”. "Is added.

  The authentication unit 41 authenticates the game terminal 100 of the player. For example, the authentication unit 41 acquires a player ID, an authentication password, and the like from the game terminal 100 via the communication unit 30 and authenticates the player's game terminal 100 with reference to a player database (not shown). If the authentication is successful, the authentication unit 41 registers the IP address of the player's game terminal 100 in the player database. As will be described later, the game server 10 acquires game event information from the game terminal 100 of the player who has been successfully authenticated, and notifies a change in the control parameters of the game.

  The event information acquisition unit 42 acquires event information that changes as the game progresses from the game terminal 100 of the player that the authentication unit 41 has successfully authenticated. The aggregation unit 43 calculates attributes from the event information acquired by the event information acquisition unit 42 according to the conditions held in the aggregation condition holding unit 62 and stores the attributes in the attribute holding unit 60. The parameter change notifying unit 44 calculates a game control parameter for each game terminal 100 from the attributes calculated by the totaling unit 43 and notifies the game terminal 100 of the change of the control parameter. The parameter change notification unit 44 may notify the game terminal 100 of the attribute calculated by the totaling unit 43, and calculate and change a control parameter for controlling the game on the game terminal 100 side.

  The attribute presentation unit 45 reads the attributes of the entire game world from the attribute holding unit 60 and presents them to the game terminal 100. The attribute presenting unit 45 may present attributes of the entire game world to the game terminal 100 before the parameter change notification unit 44 notifies the game terminal 100 of the parameter change. Thereby, the player of the game terminal 100 can grasp the tendency of the entire game world in advance and determine whether or not to accept the parameter change.

  FIG. 5 shows a configuration of the game terminal 100 according to the embodiment. The game terminal 100 includes a controller 120, an input reception unit 122, a communication unit 130, a control unit 140, a parameter holding unit 160, a screen generation unit 166, and a display device 168. These configurations can also be realized in various forms by hardware only, software only, or a combination thereof.

  The input receiving unit 122 receives a control signal input from the controller 120 operated by the player. The control unit 140 advances the game based on the operation input from the player received by the input receiving unit 122. The parameter holding unit 160 stores various parameters necessary for the progress of the game, such as control parameters for controlling the game and parameters such as event information that changes as the game progresses. The screen generation unit 166 generates a game screen controlled by the control unit 140 and causes the display device 168 to display the game screen.

  The game control unit 141 executes a game program and controls the progress of the game. The game control unit 141 reads out the game control parameters held in the parameter holding unit 160 and controls the game. Further, the game control unit 141 stores parameters such as event information in the parameter holding unit 160 as the game progresses.

  The event information transmission unit 142 transmits the event information held in the parameter holding unit 160 to the game server 10 at a predetermined timing. The event information transmission unit 142 may periodically transmit event information to the game server 10 at a predetermined time interval, when an area play starts or ends, when various events occur or clear The event information may be transmitted to the game server 10 when the game is performed. The event information transmission unit 142 may transmit other parameters that change as the game progresses to the game server 10 in addition to the event information or instead of the event information.

  The parameter change notification receiving unit 143 receives a parameter change notification from the game server 10. The parameter changing unit 144 changes the game control parameters held in the parameter holding unit 160 in accordance with the parameter change notification received by the parameter change notification receiving unit 143. Thereby, the content of the game controlled by the game control unit 141 is changed. The parameters to be changed are, for example, attributes such as physical strength values, experience values, magic points, various ability values, clothes, shape data, etc. of player characters and enemy characters, game field configurations, and game fields. Generated by the screen generation unit 166, such as the type, location, appearance probability, and the type, content, location, appearance probability, etc. of the event occurring in the game field, the date / time of the game field, the day of the week, etc. It may be the type of screen, brightness, etc.

  In this way, by changing the parameters for controlling the game in accordance with the change notification from the game server 10, it is possible to enjoy a game rich in change. Can be provided.

  The attribute presenting unit 145 is the whole of the plurality of game terminals 100 serving as a reference for changing the parameters for controlling the game, which are calculated by the game server 10 by counting the event information acquired from the plurality of game terminals 100. An attribute indicating the tendency is acquired from the game server 10 and displayed.

  FIG. 6 shows an example of a screen presented by the attribute presentation unit 145. When the game terminal 100 logs in to the game server 10, the attribute presenting unit 145 acquires the attributes of the entire game world of the area that the player intends to play from the game server 10, the WB attribute is the vertical axis, and the LR attribute is the horizontal axis For a graph. Thus, the player can grasp the attributes of the entire current game world before playing, so that it is possible to determine in advance whether or not to play the game under a condition that reflects the attributes.

  In the above, this invention was demonstrated based on the Example. This embodiment is an exemplification, and it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various modifications can be made to each component and combination of processing processes, and such modifications are within the scope of the present invention.

It is a figure which shows the structure of the game server which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the internal data of an attribute holding | maintenance part. It is a figure which shows the example of the internal data of a total condition holding part. It is a figure which shows the example of the internal data of a change condition holding | maintenance part. It is a figure which shows the structure of the game terminal which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the screen which an attribute presentation part shows to a game terminal.

Explanation of symbols

  10 game server, 30 communication unit, 40 control unit, 41 authentication unit, 42 event information acquisition unit, 43 counting unit, 44 parameter change notification unit, 45 attribute presenting unit, 60 attribute holding unit, 62 counting condition holding unit, 64 change Condition holding unit, 100 game terminal, 130 communication unit, 140 control unit, 141 game control unit, 142 event information transmission unit, 143 parameter change notification receiving unit, 144 parameter change unit, 145 attribute presenting unit, 160 parameter holding unit.

Claims (10)

The ability to control the progress of the game,
When a player logs in to a game server that manages a plurality of game terminals, the user continues to log in to the game server and proceeds with the game in the game world managed by the game server, or logs off from the game server. In order to enable selection of whether or not to proceed with the game individually, the game server calculates the first parameter that changes with the progress of the game acquired from a plurality of game terminals. A function for acquiring and displaying, from the game server, a second parameter that serves as a reference for changing a third parameter used by the function for controlling the progress of the game to control the game;
A function of transmitting the first parameter to the game server when the game is selected to progress in the game world;
A function of receiving a notification of the change of the third parameter from the game server when the game is selected to be advanced in the game world ;
A function of changing the third parameter in accordance with the received change notification;
A game control program for causing a computer to execute.   The game control program according to claim 1, wherein the second parameter is a parameter that reflects how a plurality of players advance the game, the degree of progress of the game, or the content of an event in the game. A control unit for controlling the progress of the game;
When a player logs in to a game server that manages a plurality of game terminals, the user continues to log in to the game server and proceeds with the game in the game world managed by the game server, or logs off from the game server. In order to enable selection of whether or not to proceed with the game individually, the game server calculates the first parameter that changes with the progress of the game acquired from a plurality of game terminals. A second display unit that obtains and displays a second parameter serving as a reference for changing a third parameter used by the control unit to control the game from the game server;
A transmission unit that transmits the first parameter to the game server when the game is selected to progress in the game world;
A receiving unit that receives a change notification of the third parameter from the game server when the game is selected to progress in the game world ;
A change unit for changing the third parameter in accordance with the received change notification;
A game terminal comprising: A control unit provided in the computer controls the progress of the game;
When a player logs in to a game server that manages a plurality of game terminals , a presentation unit provided in the computer continues to log in to the game server and advances the game in a game world managed by the game server In order to enable the user to log off from the game server and select whether to proceed with the game individually, the game server changes with the progress of the game acquired from a plurality of game terminals. Obtaining and displaying from the game server a second parameter that is calculated by aggregating one parameter and serves as a reference for changing the third parameter used by the control unit to control the game;
A step of transmitting a first parameter to the game server, when a transmission unit provided in a computer is selected to advance the game in the game world;
A step of receiving a change notification of the third parameter from the game server by a receiving unit provided in a computer when the game is selected to progress in the game world ;
A change unit provided in the computer changes the third parameter in accordance with the received change notification;
A game control method comprising:   A computer-readable recording medium on which the program according to claim 1 is recorded. The ability to communicate with game terminals of multiple players;
A function of authenticating the game terminal;
A function of acquiring a first parameter that changes as the game progresses from each authenticated game terminal;
In accordance with a totaling condition for calculating a second parameter that is stored in a condition holding unit and that is used as a reference for changing the third parameter used by the game terminal to control the game by counting the first parameter. A function of counting the first parameters acquired from the respective game terminals and calculating the second parameter;
When the game terminal login is accepted by the function to be authenticated, the player of the game terminal selects whether to continue the login and advance the game, or to log off and advance the game individually A function of presenting the calculated second parameter to the game terminal for enabling;
When it is selected that the game continues to be logged in, it is calculated according to the change condition for changing the third parameter based on the second parameter held in the condition holding unit. A function of notifying each game terminal of the change of the third parameter based on two parameters;
A game control program for causing a computer to execute.   The game control program according to claim 6, wherein the second parameter is a parameter that reflects how a plurality of players advance the game, the degree of progress of the game, or the contents of an event in the game. A communication unit for communicating with game terminals of a plurality of players;
An authentication unit for authenticating the game terminal;
An acquisition unit that acquires a first parameter that changes as the game progresses from each authenticated game terminal;
In accordance with a totaling condition for calculating a second parameter that is stored in a condition holding unit and that is used as a reference for changing the third parameter used by the game terminal to control the game by counting the first parameter. Totalizing first parameters acquired from the respective game terminals and calculating the second parameters;
When a login of the game terminal is accepted by the authentication function, the player of the game terminal selects whether to continue the login and advance the game, or to log off and advance the game individually In order to enable, a presentation unit that presents the calculated second parameter to the game terminal;
When it is selected that the game continues to be logged in, it is calculated according to the change condition for changing the third parameter based on the second parameter held in the condition holding unit. A notification unit for notifying each game terminal of the change of the third parameter based on the two parameters;
A game server comprising: A communication unit provided in the computer communicates with game terminals of a plurality of players;
An authentication unit provided in the computer authenticates the game terminal;
An acquisition unit provided in the computer, from each authenticated game terminal, acquiring a first parameter that changes as the game progresses;
A counting unit included in the computer counts the first parameter stored in the condition holding unit and serves as a reference for changing the third parameter used by the game terminal to control the game. Summing up the first parameters acquired from the respective game terminals according to the summing conditions for calculation, and calculating the second parameters;
When the presenting unit provided in the computer receives the login of the game terminal by the authentication unit, the player of the game terminal continues to log in and advances the game, or logs off and plays the game individually. Presenting the calculated second parameter to the game terminal to enable selection of whether to proceed;
When it is selected that the game continues to be logged in, the notification unit provided in the computer changes the third parameter based on the second parameter held in the condition holding unit. Informing each game terminal of the change of the third parameter based on the calculated second parameter according to the change condition;
A game control method characterized by causing a computer to execute.   A computer-readable recording medium in which the program according to claim 6 or 7 is recorded.

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