JP5699488B2 - VIDEO GAME DEVICE, ITS CONTROL METHOD, CONTROL PROGRAM, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a video game apparatus that executes a video game, a control method thereof, and a control program.

  In recent years, video games (hereinafter simply referred to as “games”) have gained popularity, and a wide variety of game machines are sold regardless of whether they are for home use or business use. In the game machine, game software (hereinafter referred to as “game software”) is acquired and executed via a recording medium such as an optical disk or a semiconductor memory, or a transmission medium such as a communication line. The user can enjoy various games. In particular, a lot of game software for home game machines has been released in various genres, and various ingenuity has been made so that users can enjoy it.

  For example, in the video game machine described in Patent Document 1, a game image of a certain scene during the game is stored and can be freely viewed after the game is over. Thereby, it is possible to enjoy the game story that has been played so far.

  In addition, in the game device described in Patent Document 2, items on the game can be obtained depending on the characteristics of the image data captured by the imaging unit. Thereby, the specific action in the real world by the user, such as shooting, is reflected in the acquisition of the item on the game, so that the enjoyment of the user for the acquisition of the item can be improved.

  In addition, in the game device described in Patent Document 3, a game that allows the user to experience a shooting action performed by a cameraman is executed. Thereby, it is possible to provide the user with the pleasure of experiencing a specific occupation.

JP 2003-117239 A (published Apr. 22, 2003) JP 2004-329629 A (published on November 25, 2004) JP 2002-126348 A (published on May 08, 2002)

  The video game machine of Patent Document 1 provides enjoyment after the end of game play, but does not provide enjoyment during play of the game.

  In the game device of Patent Literature 2, feature data is extracted from the image data captured by the imaging unit, the extracted feature data is compared with the item acquisition conditions, and an item corresponding to the matched item acquisition conditions is displayed on the game. It can be obtained. This is because game items often do not exist in the real world or are difficult to obtain. For this reason, the relevance between the subject in the image data and the acquired item on the game is low. Therefore, although the game device of Patent Document 2 provides new enjoyment to the user, it cannot be said that it provides an environment in which the user can be immersed in the virtual world on the game.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a video game apparatus and the like that allow a user to immerse themselves in a virtual world on a game and provide new enjoyment to the user. is there.

  A video game device according to the present invention is a video game device that executes a video game, and includes an input unit that receives input from a user, a storage unit that stores information, and a display unit that displays information. In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the storage unit stores in advance a plurality of game images and target information indicating targets set in the game images, and displays them via the display unit. The designated part acquisition means for obtaining designated part information indicating the designated partial area by the user designating the partial area of the game image via the input unit, and the designated part obtained by the designated part obtaining means A designated partial writing means for writing information to the storage unit, a hit determination means for determining whether the partial area indicated by the specified partial information is hitting the target indicated by the target information, and the storage unit Among the memorized designated part information, there is provided a hit list creating means for creating a list of designated part information determined to be hit by the hit determination means and displaying it through the display unit It is a feature.

  A video game device control method according to the present invention is a video game device control method for executing a video game, and in order to solve the above-described problem, a plurality of game images stored in advance in a storage unit are stored. A designated part acquisition step of displaying any one via the display unit, and obtaining a designated part information indicating the designated partial area by the user designating the partial area of the game image via the input unit; The designated part writing step for writing the designated part information acquired in the designated part acquisition step into the storage unit, and the partial area indicated by the designated part information is target information indicating the target set in the game image. A target step for determining whether or not the target indicated by the target information stored in advance in the storage unit is correct; and a target determination step among the specified partial information stored in the storage unit. Create a list of the designated partial information that has been determined to be hit by flop is characterized in that it comprises a center list creation step of displaying via the display unit.

  According to the above configuration and method, the user designates a part of the displayed game image, and stores the designated partial information indicating the designated partial area in the storage unit, while the partial area is preset in the game image. Determine if you are on target. Then, when creating a list of designated part information stored in the storage unit, a list of designated part information determined to be correct is created and displayed.

  Thereby, the user can designate a part of the game image being displayed, while knowing whether the designated part is hitting the target when the list of designated part information is displayed. Therefore, since the game image being displayed is carefully considered, the user can be immersed in the virtual world on the game, and new enjoyment can be provided to the user.

  It should be noted that the determination of whether or not the partial region is the target can be made at any timing from when the designated partial information is acquired until when the designated partial information list is created. In addition, the determination of whether or not the above is true, for example, the distance between the center of the partial region and the center of the target, the coincidence or similarity of the partial region and the target region, how much the target is included in the partial region, Etc. The designated partial information may be an image of the partial area itself or information indicating the range of the partial area.

  In the video game apparatus according to the present invention, the storage unit further stores in advance a plurality of game texts and keywords set in the game text, and displays the game text displayed via the display unit. The user specifies the game text acquired by the user via the input unit, and the game text acquired by the text acquisition unit includes a keyword stored in advance in the storage unit. A keyword determination unit that determines whether the keyword determination unit is included, a keyword writing unit that writes the keyword determined to be included in the storage unit, and a list of keywords stored in the storage unit You may provide the keyword list preparation means displayed via the said display part.

  Thus, the present invention can be applied not only to game images but also to game texts and game sounds used in games. Further, by combining the hit determination result and the keyword determination result, it is possible to associate various processes with various combinations of the determination results, and to increase the variation of the process in the game.

  In the video game apparatus according to the present invention, the hit determination unit may display the determination result via the display unit. In this case, the user can determine whether or not the designated portion is correct.

  Each means in the video game apparatus can be executed by a computer by a control program. Furthermore, the control program can be executed on any computer by storing the control program in a computer-readable recording medium.

  As described above, the video game device according to the present invention can designate a part of the displayed game image, while whether the designated part is hitting the target is displayed when a list of designated part information is displayed. Since it can be grasped, the user comes to carefully consider the game image being displayed, and can be immersed in the virtual world on the game, and can provide the user with new enjoyment.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure relevant to story mode in the game device of this embodiment in a functional unit. It is a circuit diagram which shows schematic structure of the said game device. It is a transition diagram which shows the mode which can be taken in the game of a present Example. It is a flowchart which shows the outline | summary of the game process performed in the said game. It is a figure which shows an example of the image use medium information previously stored in the said game device in a table format. It is a figure which shows an example of the text use intermediate | middle information previously stored in the said game device in a table format. It is a flowchart which shows the detail of the camera process in the said game process. It is a flowchart which shows the detail of the nice shot determination process in the said camera process. It is a figure which shows an example of the display image displayed on the display screen of the display part of the said game device regarding the said camera process. It is a figure which shows an example of the image displayed on the said display part regarding the said nice shot determination process. It is a flowchart which shows the detail of the keyword extraction process in the said game process. It is a figure which shows an example of the display image displayed on the display screen of the said display part regarding the said keyword extraction process. It is a figure which shows an example of the display image displayed on the display screen of the said display part regarding the said keyword extraction process. It is a block diagram which shows the structure relevant to menu mode in the said game device in a functional unit. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the setting process of the background in the said menu mode. It is a figure which shows an example of the display image displayed on the display screen of the said display part regarding the said menu mode. It is a block diagram which shows the structure relevant to battle mode in the said game device in a functional unit. It is a figure which shows an example of the table for capability determination memorize | stored previously in the said game device in a table format. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the summoning process in the said battle mode. It is a figure which shows an example of the display image displayed on the display screen of the said display part in the said summoning process. It is a figure which shows an example of the display image displayed on the display screen of the said display part in the said summoning process. It is a figure which shows an example of the display image displayed on the display screen of the said display part in the said summoning process. It is a figure which shows the area | region in the center and the area | region of the near miss near the center. It is a figure which shows the example of a display when it determines with the said near miss. It is a figure which shows the example of a display when it determines with the said near miss.

  An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 2 shows a schematic configuration of the game device of the present embodiment. In the present embodiment, the game apparatus (video game apparatus) 10 is a portable game apparatus that is integrally provided with operation buttons and a display, but is not limited thereto.

  As shown in FIG. 2, in the game apparatus 10, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 11, a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) 12, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 13, an operation switch 14, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) 15, an LCD driver 16, a speaker 17, a connector 18, a communication unit 19, and a power source 20 are connected via a bus 21. In the game apparatus 10, a cartridge 22 containing a ROM (Read Only Memory) in which game software is recorded is detachable from the connector 18.

  The CPU 11 performs overall control of various configurations in the game apparatus 10 by executing a program stored in a storage element such as a RAM or a flash memory. The GPU 12 is dedicated hardware that performs image data processing. Note that the GPU 12 may be integrated with the CPU 11.

  The RAM 13 is a so-called working memory that temporarily stores data related to communication, data used for calculation, calculation results, and the like. Although not shown in the figure, in addition to the RAM 13, a ROM, which is a read-only semiconductor memory that stores fixed data such as bootstrap and communication control data, and a rewritable memory that stores various setting data, etc. A storage element such as a nonvolatile memory (for example, a flash memory) is provided.

  The operation switch 14 is a switch that is provided on the surface of the game apparatus 10 and receives various inputs from the user by the user's operation. The operation switch 14 converts information operated by the user into operation data and transmits the operation data to the CPU 11. Examples of the operation switch 14 include an operation button, a numeric keypad, a keyboard, a touch panel, and a pointing device (for example, a mouse).

  The LCD 15 is a display element using liquid crystal, and the LCD driver 16 drives the LCD 15 based on received image data. As a result, an image is displayed on the display screen of the LCD 15. Instead of the LCD 15, other display elements such as an organic EL (Electro-Luminescence) display may be used.

  The speaker 17 outputs various information to the outside based on the received audio data. An audio output connector for connecting an external audio output device such as an earphone or a headphone may be provided.

  The connector 18 is for detachably attaching the cartridge 22 as described above. Each of the connector 18 and the cartridge 22 includes an I / F (interface) for accessing data recorded in a ROM in the cartridge 22.

  The communication unit 19 is for performing short-range wireless communication with an external device. Examples of short-range wireless communication include infrared communication such as IrDA, and radio wave communication such as a wireless LAN and Bluetooth (registered trademark).

  The power supply 20 supplies appropriate power to various components in the game apparatus 10. The power source 20 is configured by, for example, a rechargeable secondary battery such as a lithium ion battery, a power circuit, or the like.

  In the game apparatus 10 having the above configuration, the cartridge 22 is attached to the connector 18, and the game is started when the CPU 11 executes the game program recorded in the ROM of the cartridge 22. Hereinafter, a game executed as an example of the present embodiment will be described.

  In this game, a player (user) becomes a hero, collects various types of information along a story, uses the collected information to acquire a battle item, and plays against an enemy character. More specifically, the player takes a picture of the puppet that exists in the virtual space of the game, collects words from the conversation with the NPC (non-player character), The summoned god is summoned with the collected word spirits and battles against the enemy character Ayakashi.

  Here, the mourning god refers to an old tool or a long-living creature with a god or soul dwelling. The NPC refers to a character on the game that is not operated by the player, that is, operated by the game apparatus 10 and moves in advance incorporated in the program. The word spirit refers to the mysterious spirit that dwells in words.

  FIG. 3 shows modes that can be taken in the game of the present embodiment, and FIG. 4 shows an outline of game processing executed in the game. As shown in FIG. 3, in this game, a transition is made to either a story mode S in which a story progresses, a battle mode B in which a battle (battle) with an enemy character advances, or a menu mode M in which various settings are made. To do.

  The game is divided into a plurality of chapters. As shown in FIG. 4, when the first chapter is started (S10), the story proceeds to the story mode S and the story proceeds (S11 to S14), and then the battle mode B proceeds to the battle ( S15-S18). If you lose the battle, you will return to that chapter. On the other hand, if the battle is won, the chapter ends, the next chapter starts (S19 / S10), and the above operation is repeated. When the final chapter ends, an end roll (ending credit) is displayed (S20), and the game ends. In the middle of the story mode S and the battle mode B, it is possible to shift to the menu mode M and return again.

  Next, details of each mode S, M, and B will be described. Hereinafter, specific names on the game will be described. First, the details of the story mode S will be described. In the story mode S, along with the story, the player collects various information (such as an image of a clan, a word spirit, etc.) by photographing with a camera on the game or talking with an NPC.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 4, the story proceeds until a predetermined instruction is received from the user (S11 and S12). When a predetermined instruction is received from the user, processing corresponding to the instruction is performed, Information corresponding to the instruction is acquired (S12 and S13). This is repeated until near the end of the corresponding chapter, and then, when a predetermined button (summon button) of the operation switch 14 is pressed, the mode shifts to the battle mode B (S14). In the example of FIG. 4, image extraction processing (camera processing, S13a) and keyword extraction processing (speech processing, S13b) are cited as processing corresponding to a predetermined instruction from the user.

  It is desirable to provide a time limit for the image extraction process and the keyword extraction process. By providing the time limit, the user carefully refers to the game image and the game text, and can deepen interest in the game.

  FIG. 1 shows a configuration related to the story mode S in the game apparatus 10 in units of functions. The game device 10 shown in FIG. 2 can be considered as a configuration including a control unit 30, a storage unit 31, an input unit 32, and a display unit 33, as shown in FIG. Here, the control unit 30 corresponds to a processor such as the CPU 11 or the GPU 12, the storage unit 31 corresponds to a storage element such as the RAM 13, the input unit 32 corresponds to an input device such as the operation switch 14, and the display unit 33 corresponds to the LCD 15. This corresponds to a display element such as the LCD driver 16.

  The storage unit 31 includes a game scenario GS, a plurality of game images GG, image target intermediate information (target information) GH, an extracted image (designated partial information) PG, a plurality of game texts GT, text target intermediate information TH, and Data of keyword acquisition information KG is stored. In addition, the control unit 30 includes a story progression unit 40, an image extraction unit (designated part acquisition unit) 41, an image middle judgment unit (target judgment unit) 42, an image writing unit (designated part writing unit) 43, text The configuration includes an acquisition unit (text acquisition unit) 44, a textual middle determination unit (keyword determination unit) 45, and a keyword writing unit (keyword writing unit) 46.

  The game scenario GS is a scenario of the main game, and the game image GG and the game text GT are an image and text used in the main game, respectively. The data of the game scenario GS, the game image GG, and the game text GT are recorded in advance in the ROM of the cartridge 22 and transferred to a storage element in the game apparatus 10 when the game is executed.

  The story progression unit 40 is a function corresponding to step S11 in FIG. 4 and advances the story of this game. Specifically, the story progression unit 40 displays the game image GG and the game text GT on the display unit 33 according to the game scenario GS.

  On the other hand, the image extraction unit 41, the image intermediate determination unit 42, and the image writing unit 43 perform an operation related to image extraction for extracting a part (extraction image PG) desired by the user from the game image GG. When the story progression unit 40 receives the image extraction instruction from the user via the input unit 32, the story progression unit 40 interrupts the story and notifies the image extraction unit 41 of the instruction. Then, when the end of the image extraction is notified from the image writing unit 43, the story progression unit 40 resumes the story that has been interrupted.

  In addition, the text acquisition unit 44, the text-like determination unit 45, and the keyword writing unit 46 perform operations related to keyword extraction for extracting a keyword (speech) from the game text GT selected by the user. When the story progression unit 40 receives the keyword extraction instruction from the user via the input unit 32, the story progression unit 40 interrupts the story and notifies the text acquisition unit 44 of the instruction. Then, the story progression unit 40, when notified from the keyword writing unit 46 of the completion of the keyword extraction, resumes the suspended story.

  The image extraction unit 41 extracts a portion desired by the user from the game image GG displayed on the display unit 33 based on the notification from the story progression unit 40. Specifically, the image extraction unit 41 enlarges or reduces the game image GG according to an enlargement instruction or reduction instruction from the user, or displays an area of the game image GG displayed on the display unit 33 from the user. Move according to the move instruction.

  And the image extraction part 41 extracts the area | region of the game image GG currently displayed on the display part 33 by the instruction | indication from a user. Note that a partial region of the game image GG may be extracted, or the entire region may be extracted. The image extraction unit 41 sends the extracted image PG, which is an image of the extracted area, to the image-wise intermediate determination unit 42 together with a zoom stage indicating the degree of enlargement and reduction.

  The image target determination unit 42 refers to the image target information GH in the storage unit 31 to determine whether or not the extracted image PG has been hit. In the present embodiment, the image hit determination unit 42 determines whether or not a hit has been made based on whether or not the extracted image PG includes a collar (target) in an appropriate size. When it is determined that the hit has been made, an image indicating that is displayed on the display unit 33 together with the extracted image PG. The image medium determination unit 42 sends the determination result and the extracted image PG to the image writing unit 43.

  FIG. 5 shows an example of the intermediate image information GH in a table format. In the illustrated example, each column is, in order from the left, a serial number, an image of the subject (被 写 体 代), a zoom stage, a center point of the subject in the game image GG, an ID of a mourning god that can be summoned, and a destination to be summoned. Yes. In this case, the image intermediate determination unit 42 determines that the zoom stages from the image extraction unit 41 match and the center point of the extracted image PG from the image extraction unit 41 matches or is within a predetermined distance that is very close. By searching from the target hit information GH, it is determined whether or not the hit is correct. Note that the image hit determination unit 42 may send the serial number of the image hit information GH to the image writing unit 43 as a determination result when hit.

  The image writing unit 43 writes the extracted image PG from the image medium determination unit 42 to the storage unit 31 based on an instruction from the user. Specifically, the image writing unit 43 causes the display unit 33 to display whether or not the extracted image PG is to be stored, and when the user instructs to store the extracted image PG, The determination result is written in the storage unit 31. Thereafter, the image writing unit 43 notifies the story progression unit 40 of the end of the image extraction.

  The text acquisition unit 44 acquires the game text GT displayed on the display unit 33 based on the notification from the story progression unit 40. The text acquisition unit 44 sends the acquired game text GT to the textual middle determination unit 45.

  Specifically, the text acquisition unit 44 first displays on the display unit 33 whether or not a keyword is to be extracted (calls out a spirit) in response to a notification from the story progression unit 40. When the extraction is instructed by the user, the text acquisition unit 44 acquires, from the game text GT, an NPC line displayed on the display unit 33 or a line ID for identifying the line. Then, the text acquisition unit 44 sends the acquired speech or speech ID to the textual middle determination unit 45. When a plurality of NPC lines are displayed on the display unit 33, the user may select one of the plurality of lines.

  The text hit determination unit 45 refers to the text hit information TH in the storage unit 31 to determine whether or not the acquired game text GT has been hit, that is, whether or not a keyword is included in the game text GT. Is determined. The image-like determination unit 42 sends the keyword as a determination result to the keyword writing unit 46.

  FIG. 6 shows an example of the text-neutral information TH in the form of a table. In the example shown in the drawing, each column is, in order from the left, a speech ID, a speech name, a speech, and a speech ID. In this case, the text hit determination unit 45 determines whether or not a hit has been made by searching the text target ID information TH from the text acquisition unit 44. Note that the text-like determination unit 45 may send the word ID in the text-purpose intermediate information TH to the keyword writing unit 46 as a determination result when a hit is made.

  The keyword writing unit 46 updates the keyword acquisition information KG in the storage unit 31 with the keyword from the textual middle determination unit 45. In the keyword acquisition information KG, the acquired keyword and the number of acquisition times of the keyword are associated with each other. Accordingly, the keyword writing unit 46 updates the keyword acquisition information KG so that the number of acquisitions corresponding to the keyword from the textual middle determination unit 45 is increased by one. Thereafter, the keyword writing unit 46 notifies the story progression unit 40 of the completion of the keyword extraction.

  Next, details of the image extraction process (camera process, S13a in FIG. 4) will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 7 shows details of the camera processing, and FIG. 8 shows details of nice shot determination processing in the camera processing. FIG. 9 shows an example of a display image displayed on the display screen of the display unit 33 with respect to the camera process. FIG. 10 shows an example of an image displayed on the display unit 33 with respect to the nice shot determination process. Show.

  FIG. 9A shows an example of a display image when the story progression unit 40 performs a story (S11 in FIG. 4). At this time, when the X button indicating photography is pressed on the operation switch 14 (S12 in FIG. 4), the camera processing is started (S13a in FIG. 4).

  In the camera process, as shown in FIG. 7, first, the image extraction unit 41 displays a cross mark (angle) indicating the center point of the camera on the displayed game image GG (S30). FIG. 9B shows an example of a display image on which the mark is displayed. As shown in the figure, it is desirable to add a description of the operation using the operation switch 14 to the lower end of the display image. In the illustrated example, the angle is moved by the cross key, zoom (enlargement / reduction) is performed by the L button and the R button, and photographing (image extraction) is performed by the ○ button. And the said camera process is complete | finished by x button.

  Also, as shown in FIG. 9B and the like, it is desirable to add the number of extracted images PG and the zoom level to the upper right of the display image. In this embodiment, zooming is performed in three stages of 1 × (equal magnification), 2 ×, and 3 ×, and the respective zoom levels are indicated by 1 to 3. In the example shown in the drawing, it is shown that the current saved number is 0 out of the maximum saved number 100, and that the zoom level is 1.

  Next, when an angle movement button (cross key) or a zoom button (LR button) is pressed (S31), the image extraction unit 41 changes the display image to correspond to the pressed button (S32). ). FIG. 9C shows an example of a display image that is enlarged and displayed twice with respect to the display image of FIG. 9B when the zoom button is pressed. Further, an example of a display image that is further magnified and displayed three times by further pressing the zoom button is shown.

  As shown in FIGS. 9B to 9D, the enlarged display image is an enlargement of the original display image while maintaining the same position of the center point of the camera. Further, the zoom level is displayed as 2 at the upper right of the display image magnified and displayed twice, and the zoom level is displayed as 3 at the upper right of the display image magnified and displayed three times.

  Next, when the shooting button (○ button) is pressed (S33), the image extraction unit 41 extracts a rectangular portion centered on the center point of the camera and having a vertical and horizontal size of a predetermined value from the current display image. Is displayed (S34). Then, the process proceeds to a nice shot determination process (S35).

  In the nice shot determination process, as shown in FIG. 8, the image-wise intermediate determination unit 42 matches the zoom level (level) when the shooting button is pressed, and matches the center point of the crosshair mark or is very small. An object within a predetermined distance is searched from the image intermediate information GH (FIG. 5) (S45 / S46). When a corresponding subject is found, the image-measuring determination unit 42 additionally displays an image NS indicating a nice shot on the displayed extracted image PG, assuming that the extracted image PG has hit the target ( S47). Thereafter, the process returns to the original process.

  FIG. 10A shows a case where the extracted image PG is hit, and FIG. 10B shows a case where the extracted image PG is not hit. In the illustrated example, when the shooting button is pressed, the area other than the extracted image PG in the display image becomes dark. If the extracted image PG is correct, an image NS is additionally displayed as shown in FIG. On the other hand, if the extracted image PG is not correct, no additional display is performed as shown in FIG.

  The nice shot determination process is performed when the center point of the crosshair mark and the center point of the subject coincide with each other or are within a predetermined distance, and the subject-specified angle includes all of the subject. It may be determined that the extracted image PG hits the target.

  Next, as shown in FIGS. 10A and 10B, the image writing unit 43 displays a confirmation message as to whether or not to save the extracted image PG (S36). When the YES button is pressed or “Yes” is selected (S37), the image writing unit 43 determines whether or not the number of stored (stored) is the maximum number of stored (S38). ). If it is the maximum number of saved items, an error message such as “Exceeding upper limit of storage. Please delete” is displayed (S39), the process returns to step S37, and the above operation is repeated.

  On the other hand, when the number is not the maximum number, the image writing unit 43 saves the extracted image PG in the storage unit 31 and displays “Succeeded” (S40). After step S40 or when the NO button is pressed or “NO” is selected in step S37, the process returns to the original process and the story progression unit 40 resumes the progression of the story. (S11 in FIG. 4).

  In this way, the number of images taken is limited, and even if the user notices that the image was deleted or missed by mistake, it cannot be re-acquired, so the user will examine the information more closely. Can deepen interest in games.

  Further, by restricting the number of zoom steps or limiting the maximum number of storages, it is possible to suppress the storage capacity of the storage unit 31 from being compressed. For the same reason, the scene where the image extraction process can be executed may be limited. However, if the storage unit 31 can be increased in capacity in the future due to further technological advancement, the above restriction is not necessary, and the user can play more freely.

  Next, details of the keyword extraction process (speech process, S13b) will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 11 shows the details of the keyword extraction process. 12 and 13 show an example of a display image displayed on the display screen of the display unit 33 regarding the keyword extraction process.

  12A and 12B show an example of a display image when the story progressing unit 40 progresses a story (S11 in FIG. 4). (A) of the figure shows a case where a conversation with an NPC is being performed, and an NPC image and an NPC line are displayed. Note that (b) in the figure shows a state in which the description of the operation using the operation switch 14 is added to the lower end of the display image in (a) in the same figure. At this time, when the ○ button indicating acquisition of the word is pressed on the operation switch 14 (S12 in FIG. 4), the keyword extraction process is started (S13b in FIG. 4).

  In the keyword extraction process, as shown in FIG. 11, first, the text acquisition unit 44 causes the display unit 33 to display a confirmation message indicating whether or not to call a word (S50). FIG. 12C shows an example of a display image including the confirmation message.

  Next, the text acquisition unit 44 determines which of the YES button and the NO button has been pressed by the user (S51). When the NO button is pressed, the process returns to the original process, and the story progression unit 40 resumes the story progression (S11 in FIG. 4). On the other hand, if the YES button is pressed, the text acquisition unit 44 acquires the currently displayed NPC line, and the textual middle determination unit 45 determines that the acquired line is stored in the speech table (text shown in FIG. 6). It is determined whether or not it matches the line included in the useful medium information TH) (S52).

  If they match, the keyword writing unit 46 performs an effect of acquiring the word spirit, then updates the keyword acquisition information KG in the storage unit 31 with the word ID included in the matched word, and “stored” or the like Is displayed on the display unit 33 (S53). FIG. 13A shows an example of a display image in the case of matching. In addition, as an example of the effect, a part of the line in the display image shines, becomes a ball of light, and moves to the image of the game apparatus 10 located at the upper left of the display image to be absorbed. Can be mentioned.

  On the other hand, if they do not match, the keyword writing unit 46 causes the display unit 33 to display a failure message such as “Failed in storage” (S54). FIG. 13B shows an example of a display image in the case where they do not match. After steps S53 and S54, the process returns to the original process, and the story progression unit 40 resumes the progression of the story (S11 in FIG. 4).

  Next, details of the menu mode M will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 14 shows a configuration related to the menu mode M in the game apparatus 10 in units of functions. As illustrated, the control unit 30 includes a menu screen acquisition unit 50, an extracted image list creation unit 51, and a background image selection unit 52. Further, the storage unit 31 newly stores a background image BG in the storage unit 31 of FIG.

  The menu screen acquisition unit 50 acquires a menu screen to be displayed when shifting to the menu mode M and displays the menu screen on the display unit 33. In the present embodiment, the menu screen acquisition unit 50 uses the background image BG in the storage unit 31 as the background image BG of the menu screen. The menu screen acquisition unit 50 performs various processes in the menu mode M based on the user's selection. Specifically, the menu screen acquisition unit 50 notifies the extracted image list creation unit 51 when the user selects the setting of the background image BG.

  The extracted image list creation unit 51 creates a list of extracted images PG in the storage unit 31 in response to a notification from the menu screen acquisition unit 50 and displays the list on the display unit 33. The extracted image list creation unit 51 sends the created list of extracted images PG to the background image selection unit 52. Note that the extracted image list creation unit 51 preferably adds attribute information of the extracted image PG to the list, such as whether or not it is determined to be a hit (nice shot) and whether or not it is a protection target. .

  The background image selection unit 52 writes the extracted image PG selected by the user into the storage unit 31 as the background image BG. The background image selection unit 52 notifies the end of the background image setting process after the writing is completed. As a result, the menu screen acquisition unit 50 displays the menu screen together with the newly set background image BG. In this way, not only the focused extracted image PG but also the extracted image PG desired by the user may be acquired as the background image BG of the menu screen.

  FIG. 15 shows the flow of background setting processing in the menu mode M. FIG. 16 shows an example of a display image displayed on the display screen of the display unit 33 in the menu mode M.

  FIG. 16A shows an example of the menu screen displayed by the menu screen acquisition unit 50. The “camera” shown in the figure is for selecting camera processing (FIG. 7) in the story mode S. Thus, the camera process may be selected on the menu screen.

  When the user selects “Setting” on the menu screen and further selects “Background” on the sub-screen (not shown), the background setting process shown in FIG. 15 is started. First, the extracted image list creation unit 51 creates a list of extracted images PG stored in the storage unit 31 and displays the list on the display unit 33 (S60). Next, the extracted image list creation unit 51 adds a mark based on the attribute information of the extracted image PG and causes the display unit 33 to display the mark (S61).

  FIG. 16B shows an example of a display image displayed as a list by adding a mark indicating attribute information to the thumbnail image of the extracted image PG. In the illustrated example, the finger mark indicates that it is determined to be a hit (nice shot), the lock mark indicates that it is protected, and the star mark indicates the background image BG. Indicates that it is currently set.

  Next, the background image selection unit 52 displays the extracted image PG selected by the user and displays a confirmation message indicating whether or not to save as the background image BG (S62). FIG. 16C shows an example of the display image at this time. If the user selects “NO”, the above operation is repeated by returning to step S60, assuming that the above storage is not performed (S63). On the other hand, when the user selects “Yes” (S63), the background image selection unit 52 stores the extracted image PG in the storage unit 31 as the background image BG of the menu screen (S64). Thereafter, returning to the original processing, the menu screen acquisition unit 50 displays the menu screen.

  Next, the details of the battle mode B will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 17 shows a configuration related to the battle mode B in the game apparatus 10 in units of functions. As shown in the figure, the control unit 30 includes a selection unit 60, an extracted image list creation unit (a hit list creation unit) 61, a keyword acquisition list creation unit (keyword list creation unit) 62, an ability determination unit 63, and a battle processing unit. 64. Further, the storage unit 31 newly stores a capability determination table AD in the storage unit 31 of FIG.

  The extracted image list creation unit 61 creates a list of extracted images PG in the storage unit 31 in response to a request from the selection unit 60. The extracted image list creation unit 61 sends the created list of extracted images PG to the selection unit 60.

  In the present embodiment, the extracted image list creation unit 61 creates a list of images that are determined to be hit (nice shots) among the extracted images PG in the storage unit 31. As a result, the user can specify the extracted image PG from the game image being displayed, while knowing whether the specified extracted image PG is appropriate for the generation when the list of extracted images PG is displayed. Therefore, since the game image being displayed is carefully considered, the user can be immersed in the virtual world on the game, and new enjoyment can be provided to the user.

  The keyword acquisition list creation unit 62 creates a list of keywords and their number of acquisitions from the keyword acquisition information KG in the storage unit 31 in response to a request from the selection unit 60. The keyword acquisition list creation unit 62 sends a list of the created keywords and the number of acquisitions thereof to the selection unit 60.

  The selection unit 60 selects any one of the extracted images PG stored in the storage unit 31 and selects any one of the keywords in the keyword acquisition information KG stored in the storage unit 31 according to an instruction from the user. The selection unit 60 sends the selected extracted image PG, the selected keyword, and the number of acquisitions thereof to the capability determination unit 63.

  Specifically, the selection unit 60 requests the extracted image list creation unit 61 based on a list display instruction from the user, acquires a list of extracted images PG, and causes the display unit 33 to display the list. Then, the selection unit 60 selects any one of the extracted images PG according to a selection instruction from the user, and displays a thumbnail image of the selected extracted image PG on the selection screen.

  On the other hand, the selection unit 60 requests the keyword acquisition list creation unit 62 based on a list display instruction from the user, acquires a list of keywords and the number of acquisitions thereof, and causes the display unit 33 to display the list. Then, the selection unit 60 selects any keyword according to a selection instruction from the user, and displays the selected keyword on the selection screen.

  When the selection unit 60 receives a determination instruction from the user, the selection unit 60 sends the selected extracted image PG, the selected keyword, and the number of acquisitions thereof to the capability determination unit 63. In this embodiment, the number of selectable extracted images PG is one, and the number of selectable keywords is three.

  The ability determining unit 63 refers to the image target intermediate information GH and the ability determining table AD in the storage unit 31, and from the extracted image PG from the selecting unit 60, the keyword, and the number of acquisitions thereof, the battle ability of the player in the battle. Is to determine. The ability determination unit 63 sends the determined battle ability to the battle processing unit 64.

  Specifically, the ability determination unit 63 refers to the intermediate image information GH stored in the storage unit 31 and determines a mourning god corresponding to the extracted image PG from the selection unit 60. Next, the ability determination unit 63 refers to the ability determination table AD in the storage unit 31 and determines the battle ability from the determined mourning god, the keyword from the selection unit 60, and the number of acquisitions thereof.

  In the present embodiment, the battle ability is determined by the spiritual power and the special skill of the summoned god summoned. The word power increases according to the number of acquisitions of the word spirit. In addition, the special skill of the attached mourning god varies depending on the word spirit.

  FIG. 18 shows an example of the ability determination table AD in a table format. In the example shown in the drawing, each column is a feat of serial number, word spirit, word power, and mourning god in order from the left. As shown in the figure, the word spirit and the special skill of the mourning god are associated with each other.

  The attached mourning feat further includes the ID of the mourning god, the type of the feat and the increasing points, and the monster ID and the weak part. In other words, if the word spirit corresponding to the summoned mourning god is selected, it is possible to grasp a weak point against a specific enemy.

  For example, in the case of the ability determination table AD shown in FIG. 18, when the word spirit “working hard” is acquired once, the spirit power 5 = the word power C, and the attack power is added by +10. Also, when the word spirit “working hard” is acquired twice, the word power 5 + 5 = the word power B, and the attack power is added by +20. In addition, since the user's word power is updated by the collection performance, it is preferable to store the user's word power separately from the ability determination table AD. Moreover, the spiritual power of the word spirit that can be acquired a plurality of times may be set low, and the word power of the word spirit that can be acquired only once may be set high.

  In addition, when the word spirit “working hard” is selected and summon god a is summoned, +20 is further added to the above-mentioned attack power by the word spirit power. Further, when the opponent is the monster A, the weak point part (hand) of the monster A is presented during the battle. On the other hand, when the word “hard work” is selected and the mourning god d is summoned, the added value for the attack power by the above-mentioned word spirit power is zero.

  As described above, the battle ability changes depending on the combination of the extracted image PG and the keyword, and the acquired extracted image PG and the keyword are different depending on the user. Therefore, the fighting ability changes for each user in various ways, and the fighting method in the battle mode B also changes in various ways. In this way, by combining the determination result of the extracted image PG and the determination result of the keyword, it is possible to associate various processes with various combinations of the determination results, and increase processing variations in the game. Can do.

  FIG. 19 shows the flow of the summoning process (S15 in FIG. 4) in the battle mode B. 20-22 has shown an example of the display image displayed on the display screen of the display part 33 in the said summoning process.

  As shown in FIG. 19, first, the selection unit 60 displays a summon screen (S70). FIG. 20A shows an example of the above summoning screen. In the illustrated example, three word selection areas KS and one image attachment area GA are included on the left side of the summoning screen.

  At this time, when the user presses the speech button (○ button) or designates the speech selection area KS (S71), the selection unit 60 requests the keyword acquisition list creation unit 62 to acquire the speech (keyword) and its acquisition. A list of times (list) is acquired and displayed on the display unit 33 (S72). FIG. 20B shows an example of a display image including the list. In the illustrated example, the spiritual power corresponding to the number of acquisitions is displayed instead of the number of acquisitions.

  Next, when the user selects a word spirit, the selection unit 60 returns to the summoning screen and displays the selected word spirit in any of the word spirit selection areas KS (S73). (C) of FIG. 20 shows an example of a summoning screen in which the word “struggling struggle” is added to the word selection area KS in the first stage.

  On the other hand, when the user presses the attachment button (x button) or designates the image attachment area GA (S74), the selection unit 60 requests the extraction image list creation unit 61 to extract the extracted image determined to be a nice shot. A list of PGs is acquired and displayed on the display unit 33 (S75). FIG. 21A shows an example of a display image including the list. In the illustrated example, thumbnail images of the extracted image PG are displayed as a list.

  Next, when the user selects the extracted image PG, the selection unit 60 returns to the summoning screen and displays a thumbnail image of the selected extracted image PG in the image attachment area GA (S76). FIG. 21B shows an example of a summon screen to which the thumbnail image is added. In the example shown in the figure, a mark indicating that the extracted image PG is attached is further attached, and destination information included in the image intermediate information GH illustrated in FIG. 5 is added. Then, the process returns to step S71 until the transmission button included in the summoning screen is pressed (S77).

  When the transmission button is pressed, the ability determination unit 63 refers to the image intermediate information GH stored in the storage unit 31 and determines the mourning god corresponding to the selected extracted image PG. Furthermore, the ability determination unit 63 refers to the ability determination table AD of the storage unit 31 and determines the battle ability from the determined mourning god, the selected word spirit and its word power (S78).

  Next, the ability determination unit 63 displays the image of the attached mourning god as the summoned mourning god as the summoned mourning god (S79). (A) of FIG. 22 shows an example of a display image in which the summoning god image is displayed after successful summoning.

  By the way, in step S77, the transmission button may be pressed in a state where the extracted image PG is not selected as in the summoning screen of FIG. In this case, the ability determination unit 63 refers to the ability determination table AD of the storage unit 31 and determines the battle ability from the selected word spirit and its word power (S78). Alternatively, in step S77, the transmission button may be pressed in a state where no word is selected as in the summoning screen of FIG. In this case, the ability determining unit 63 determines the battle ability as a default value (S78).

  And the ability determination part 63 displays the image of a default mourning god, assuming that the summon of mourning god failed. FIG. 22 (b) shows an example of a display image in which the summoning failure image is displayed because the summoning has failed.

  Thereafter, returning to the original process, the battle processing unit 64 performs the battle process (S16 in FIG. 4).

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope shown in the claims. That is, embodiments obtained by combining technical means appropriately modified within the scope of the claims are also included in the technical scope of the present invention.

  For example, in the above embodiment, the image hit determination unit 42 determines whether or not the extracted image PG has been hit. If the extracted image PG is not hit, it is a near miss close to hit. It may be further determined whether or not.

  FIG. 23 shows an example of a method for making this determination. As shown in the figure, a narrow region including the center point is defined as a target region HA, and a wide region including the center point is defined as a near miss region NM. The image intermediate determination unit 42 matches each zoom stage from the image extraction unit 41, and the center point of the extracted image PG from the image extraction unit 41 is included in the image intermediate information GH in the storage unit 31. It is determined whether or not a hit has been made, depending on whether or not it is included in the hit area HA at the center point. If it is determined that all the hits have not been made, the image-like determination unit 42 determines whether or not the center point of the extracted image PG is included in the near miss area NM of each center point. Determine.

  24 and 25 show display examples when it is determined that a near miss has occurred. 24, when the image writing unit 43 displays a confirmation message as to whether or not to save the extracted image PG (S36 in FIG. 7), the image of the mourning god corresponding to the corresponding center point is displayed, An example is shown in which hints such as “Oishi” and “Focus on more ...” are displayed.

  In this case, the user can recognize the presence of the target area HA in the immediate vicinity, can immediately take a camera again (re-extract the game image GG), and is not familiar with the operation. Users who do not understand well can also enjoy playing. Note that whether or not to perform the above display may be set according to the difficulty level of the game.

  On the other hand, FIG. 25 (a) shows a case where the selection unit 60 displays a list of extracted images PG determined to be nice shots (target) as shown in FIG. 21 (a) (FIG. 19). S75) shows an example in which a thumbnail image of the extracted image PG determined to be near miss is also displayed, and a mark indicating alert is displayed on the thumbnail image. In this case, the user recognizes for the first time that the battle mode B is a near miss.

  Therefore, it may be possible to return to the scene mode S scene in which the extracted image PG determined to be a near miss is extracted by a user instruction. In order to execute this, information on a scene from which the extracted image PG is extracted may be stored in the storage unit 31 together with the extracted image PG.

  FIG. 25B shows an example in which a confirmation message as to whether or not to return to the above scene is displayed in FIG. As shown in the figure, when returning to the above scene, it is preferable that the user pays some penalty such as consuming time.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the image target determination part 42 determines the target by the distance of the center point of the extraction image PG, and each center point contained in the image target information GH, The hit may be determined by a method. For example, the hit point may be determined by calculating the degree of coincidence between the extracted image PG and the subject image included in the target hit information GH. Alternatively, a mask image indicating the subject may be stored in the storage unit 31 in advance, and the ratio of the mask image (subject) in the extracted image PG may be calculated to determine the hit.

  In the above embodiment, the ability determination unit 63 determines the mourning god based on the selected extracted image PG, and determines the battle ability based on the selected word spirit. You may make it decide a mourning god. In this case, the summoning condition of the mourning god becomes more complex, and the user cannot easily grasp the mourning god that can be summoned.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although a part of game image GG and game text GT is extracted, you may extract a part of audio | voice utilized for a game.

  Finally, each block of the game apparatus 10, in particular, the control unit 30 may be configured by hardware logic, or may be realized by software using a CPU as follows.

  That is, the game apparatus 10 is a storage device (recording device) such as a CPU that executes instructions of a control program that realizes each function, a ROM that stores the program, a RAM that expands the program, a memory that stores the program and various data, and the like. Medium). An object of the present invention is to provide a recording medium in which a program code (execution format program, intermediate code program, source program) of a control program of the game apparatus 10 which is software for realizing the above-described functions is recorded so as to be readable by a computer. This can also be achieved by supplying the game apparatus 10 and reading and executing the program code recorded on the recording medium by the computer (or CPU or MPU).

  Examples of the recording medium include a tape system such as a magnetic tape and a cassette tape, a magnetic disk such as a floppy (registered trademark) disk / hard disk, and an optical disk such as a CD-ROM / MO / MD / DVD / CD-R. Card system such as IC card, IC card (including memory card) / optical card, or semiconductor memory system such as mask ROM / EPROM / EEPROM / flash ROM.

  Further, the game apparatus 10 may be configured to be connectable to a communication network, and the program code may be supplied via the communication network. The communication network is not particularly limited. For example, the Internet, intranet, extranet, LAN, ISDN, VAN, CATV communication network, virtual private network, telephone line network, mobile communication network, satellite communication. A net or the like is available. Further, the transmission medium constituting the communication network is not particularly limited. For example, even in the case of wired such as IEEE 1394, USB, power line carrier, cable TV line, telephone line, ADSL line, etc., infrared rays such as IrDA and remote control, Bluetooth ( (Registered trademark), 802.11 wireless, HDR, mobile phone network, satellite line, terrestrial digital network, and the like can also be used.

  According to the present invention, a part of the displayed game image can be specified, while the user can display whether or not the specified part is targeted by the target when the list of the specified part information is displayed. It is possible to carefully consider the game images in the game, immerse yourself in the virtual world of the game, and provide users with new enjoyment, so that not only portable game devices but also stationary game devices and arcade game devices The present invention can be applied to any video game device.

10 Game device (video game device)
11 CPU
12 GPU
13 RAM
14 Operation switch 15 LCD
16 LCD driver 17 Speaker 18 Connector 19 Communication unit 20 Power source 21 Bus 22 Cartridge 30 Control unit 31 Storage unit 32 Input unit 33 Display unit 40 Story progression unit 41 Image extraction unit (designated portion acquisition means)
42 Image mid-judgment unit
43 Image writing unit (specified partial writing means)
44 Text acquisition unit (text acquisition means)
45 Textual middle judgment part (keyword judgment means)
46 Keyword writing section (keyword writing means)
50 Menu screen acquisition unit 51 Extracted image list creation unit 52 Background image selection unit 60 Selection unit 61 Extracted image list creation unit (target list creation means)
62 Keyword acquisition list creation unit (keyword list creation means)
63 Ability determining unit 64 Battle processing unit AD Ability determining table B Battle mode BG Background image GG Game image GH Image target information (target information)
GA Image attachment area GS Game scenario GT Game text HA Middle area KG Keyword acquisition information KS Word selection area M Menu mode NM Near miss area PG Extracted image (specified partial information)
S Story Mode TH

Claims (5)

A video game device for executing a video game,
An input unit for receiving input from the user;
A storage unit for storing information;
A display unit for displaying information,
The storage unit stores in advance a plurality of game images, target information indicating targets set in the game images , a plurality of game texts, and keywords set in the game texts ,
Designated part acquisition means for acquiring designated part information indicating the designated partial area by the user designating the partial area of the game image displayed via the display part via the input unit;
Designated part writing means for writing the designated part information obtained by the designated part obtaining means into the storage unit;
A hit determination means for determining whether the partial area indicated by the specified partial information is hit by the target indicated by the target information;
Of the specified part information stored in the storage unit, a target list creating means for creating a list of designated part information determined to be correct by the target determination means and displaying the list via the display unit; ,
A hit selection means for selecting any specified part information in the list of specified part information according to an instruction from the user via the input unit,
Determining means for determining and displaying a character corresponding to the target corresponding to the designated portion information selected by the target selection means;
Text acquisition means for acquiring the specified game text by the user specifying the game text displayed via the display unit via the input unit;
Keyword determination means for determining whether the game text acquired by the text acquisition means includes a keyword stored in advance in the storage unit;
Keyword writing means for writing the keyword determined to include the keyword determination means into the storage unit;
A keyword list creating means for creating a list of keywords stored in the storage unit and displaying the list through the display unit;
Keyword selection means for selecting any keyword in the keyword list according to an instruction from the user via the input unit;
A video game apparatus comprising: execution means for executing processing in the video game associated with a combination of the keyword selected by the keyword selection means and the character determined by the determination means .   The video game apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the hit determination unit displays a determination result via the display unit. A control program for operating the video game apparatus according to claim 1 or 2 for causing a computer to function as each of the means. A computer-readable recording medium on which the control program according to claim 3 is recorded. A method of controlling a video game device for executing a video game,
The video game device displays one of a plurality of game images stored in advance in the storage unit via the display unit, and the user designates a partial area of the game image via the input unit. A designated part obtaining step for obtaining designated part information indicating the designated partial area;
A designated part writing step for writing the designated part information acquired in the designated part acquisition step into the storage unit by the video game device;
By the video game device, the partial area indicated by the designated partial information is target information indicating the target set in the game image, and the target indicated by the target information stored in advance in the storage unit is targeted A hit determination step for determining whether or not
A list of designated portion information determined to have been hit in the hit determination step among the specified portion information stored in the storage unit by the video game device is created via the display unit. A target list creation step to be displayed;
A selection step of selecting any designated part information in the list of designated part information by an instruction from the user via the input unit by the video game device;
A determination step of determining and displaying a character corresponding to the target corresponding to the designated portion information selected in the selection step by the video game device;
The video game device displays one of a plurality of game texts stored in advance in the storage unit via the display unit, and the user designates the game text through the input unit. A text acquisition step of acquiring the played game text;
A keyword determination step for determining whether or not the keyword set in the game text acquired in the text acquisition step is a keyword stored in advance in the storage unit by the video game device;
A keyword writing step for writing the keyword determined to be included in the keyword determination step by the video game device in the storage unit;
A keyword list creation step of creating a list of keywords stored in the storage unit and displaying the list through the display unit;
A keyword selection step of selecting any keyword in the keyword list according to an instruction from the user via the input unit;
And a step of executing a process in the video game associated with a combination of the keyword selected in the keyword selection step and the character determined in the determination step. Control method of game device.

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