JP6284103B2 - GAME SYSTEM, GAME DEVICE, AND GAME PROGRAM - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a game system, a game device, and a game program.

  Timing games are provided that take timing according to rhythm, music, image movement, and the like. For example, in Patent Document 1, a reference index to be displayed at a predetermined position on the screen and a moving object that moves toward the reference index are displayed on the screen on the computer of the game apparatus, and the reference index of the screen is displayed. Based on an output control step for changing the position, a reception step for receiving an input from a user, a timing at which the input is received, and a timing at which the moving object moving toward the reference index reaches the reference index A game program for executing a determination step for determining success or failure is disclosed.

JP2015-112280A

  By the way, in such a timing game, the user may play the game by touching the reference index or the moving object at the timing when the moving object reaches the reference index. In this case, since the operation position is determined by the position of the reference index displayed on the game screen, the game may become monotonous. For this reason, it is desirable to diversify the positions to be operated by touch or the like.

  An object of some aspects of the present invention is to provide a game system, a game device, and a game program capable of diversifying positions to be operated.

  Another object of another aspect of the present invention is to provide a game system, a game device, and a game program that can achieve the effects described in the embodiments described later.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, an aspect of the present invention provides an operation reception unit that receives an operation on a game screen that displays a plurality of reference indicators, and a route that is connected to a first reference indicator among the plurality of reference indicators. Alternatively, an operation index that connects the first point on the extension line of the route and the route connected to the second reference index among the plurality of reference indicators or the second point on the extension line of the route is displayed on the game screen. And an output control unit that relatively changes a positional relationship between the surface including the first reference index and the second reference index, and the operation index, a position where the operation index intersects the surface, and the operation An evaluation unit that evaluates the operation based on a position on the surface of the operation received by the reception unit.

  According to another aspect of the present invention, in a game screen displaying a plurality of reference indicators, an operation receiving unit that receives an operation for instructing a position, and a first reference indicator to a second reference indicator among the plurality of reference indicators. An output control unit that guides a route to reach, and displays a guidance indicator that guides a position that moves from the first reference indicator toward the second reference indicator as a position to be operated on the route on the game screen; A game system comprising: an evaluation unit that evaluates the operation based on the position to be operated and a position indicated by the operation received by the operation reception unit.

  Further, according to one aspect of the present invention, an operation reception unit that receives an operation on a game screen that displays a reference index, a first point on a route connected to the reference index or an extension of the route, a predetermined second point, And an operation control index that connects the operation index to the surface, and an output control unit that relatively changes a positional relationship between the surface including the reference index and the operation index, and a position where the operation index intersects the surface, An evaluation unit that evaluates the operation based on a position on the surface of the operation received by the operation reception unit.

  According to another aspect of the present invention, an operation receiving unit that receives an operation on a game screen that displays a plurality of reference indicators, a route connected to a first reference indicator among the plurality of reference indicators, or an extension of the route An operation index that connects a first point and a route connected to a second reference index among the plurality of reference indexes or a second point on an extension line of the route is displayed on the game screen, and the first reference An output control unit that relatively changes a positional relationship between the surface including the index and the second reference index, and the operation index; a position where the operation index intersects the surface; and the operation received by the operation reception unit And an evaluation unit that evaluates the operation based on the position on the surface.

It is a figure which shows an example of the transition of the game screen which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view showing an example of a stream object concerning the embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows an example of the hardware constitutions of the game device which concerns on the same embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows an example of schematic function structure of the game device which concerns on the embodiment. It is a figure showing an example of sequence data concerning the embodiment. FIG. 3 is a first diagram illustrating a relationship between a position of a stream object according to the embodiment and a display surface of a display unit. FIG. 6 is a second diagram illustrating the relationship between the position of the stream object and the display surface of the display unit according to the embodiment. FIG. 6 is a third diagram illustrating a relationship between the position of the stream object and the display surface of the display unit according to the embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the flow of the whole process by the game device concerning the embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the flow of the object display process by the game device which concerns on the embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows an example of schematic function structure of the game device which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. FIG. 3 is a first diagram illustrating a relationship between a position of a stream object according to the embodiment and a display surface of a display unit. FIG. 6 is a second diagram illustrating the relationship between the position of the stream object and the display surface of the display unit according to the embodiment. FIG. 6 is a third diagram illustrating a relationship between the position of the stream object and the display surface of the display unit according to the embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows an example of schematic function structure of the game system which concerns on the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is FIG. 1 which shows the stream object which concerns on a modification. It is FIG. 2 which shows the stream object which concerns on a modification. It is FIG. 3 which shows the stream object which concerns on a modification. It is a figure which shows an example of the moving object which concerns on a modification. It is a figure which shows an example of the sequence data which concerns on a modification.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[First embodiment]
[Outline of game device]
A first embodiment of the present invention will be described.
The game apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment is an electronic device that executes a video game. The game apparatus 10 (FIG. 3) includes a display unit 15 (FIG. 3) that displays a game screen and an input unit 14 (FIG. 3) that receives a user operation related to the game. Here, as an example, a case where the game apparatus 10 includes the touch panel 17 (FIG. 4) and displays a game screen on the touch panel 17 will be described. The touch panel 17 is an apparatus in which a display unit 15 and a touch sensor that detects an operation of touching the display surface of the display unit 15 (hereinafter referred to as “touch operation”) are integrated. Here, as an example, a case will be described in which a touch (touch) on the touch panel 17 with a finger, a stylus pen, or the like is detected as an operation by the user. In the following, touching a position corresponding to an object displayed on the touch panel 17 may be referred to as touching the object for convenience.

Next, a game executed by the game apparatus 10 will be described.
In the present embodiment, the video game executed by the game apparatus 10 is a so-called timing game that evaluates the timing of an operation performed by the user. In the timing game according to the present embodiment, the operation is instructed at a plurality of timings in accordance with the rhythm and inflection of the music during the game period from the start to the end of the music playback. When an operation is performed by the user, the game apparatus 10 evaluates the performed operation and calculates a score. For example, the game device 10 clears the game when the score is equal to or higher than a predetermined value at the end of the game (end of music). Such a timing game is also called a music game. In the present embodiment, the timing to be operated (hereinafter referred to as “instruction timing”) is notified by the Notes object and the stream object.

Here, the objects displayed on the game screen will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating transition of a game screen.
In the example shown in FIG. 1, the game apparatus 10 changes the game screen in the order of the game screens G1, G2, and G3 in accordance with the progress of the game. The game screens G1 to G3 display objects arranged on the depth side in the three-dimensional virtual space shown on the XYZ axes in FIG. In the XYZ axes, the XY plane is a screen surface of the game screen and is set so as to overlap the display surface of the touch panel 17. That is, the object arranged on the depth side is an object arranged at a position having a non-positive Z coordinate in the XYZ three-dimensional virtual space. Operation objects, Notes objects, and stream objects described below are displayed as three-dimensional objects. Of these, the Notes object and the stream object are examples of moving objects (operation indicators) that instruct the user's operation content (operation timing, operation position, etc.) by movement. In addition, a timer object TM indicating the in-game time is displayed on the game screens G1 to G3. The in-game time is the elapsed time from the start of play (that is, the start of music playback). For example, the in-game time is measured by a timer in the game apparatus 10.

  On the game screens G1 to G3, six operation objects B1 to B6 representing operation buttons are displayed, and these operation objects B1 to B6 are displayed on the display surface of the touch panel 17 (position where the Z coordinate is zero). Is arranged. That is, the XY plane is a plane including the operation objects B1 to B6. Further, the operation objects B1 to B3 are arranged side by side in the horizontal direction (X-axis direction in FIG. 1) in the upper part of the game screens G1 to G3 in the vertical direction (Y-axis direction in FIG. 1). In addition, the operation objects B4 to B6 are arranged side by side in the horizontal direction at the lower part in the vertical direction of each game screen. Further, the operation object B1 and the operation object B6, the operation object B2 and the operation object B5, and the operation object B3 and the operation object B4 are arranged symmetrically with respect to the center point CP of the screen, respectively. The operation objects B1 to B6 are examples of a reference object (reference index) that determines a reference position on the game screens G1 to G3. The reference position is a position set on the determination surface. The determination plane is a plane used for specifying the position to be operated indicated by the stream object ST. In the present embodiment, as an example, a case where the determination surface coincides with the XY plane will be described.

  In the operation objects B1 to B6, lanes L1 to L6 corresponding to the operation objects B1 to B6 on a one-to-one basis are set. A lane is a path along which the Notes object N1 and the stream object ST move, and an extension line thereof. The lanes L1 to L6 are connected to the operation objects B1 to B6 and extend in the normal direction (Z-axis direction) of the game screens G1 to G3. The center point CP corresponds to the vanishing point in perspective. Accordingly, the lanes L1 to L6 are expressed so as to be connected from the central point CP to the operation objects B1 to B6. The lanes L1 to L6 may be visually identifiable objects or may not be displayed on the game screens G1 to G3. In the example illustrated in FIG. 1, straight lanes L1 to L6 are indicated by broken lines, but the lanes L1 to L6 may be curved.

  The Notes object N1 is an object that moves toward the operation objects B1 to B6. Since the Notes object N1 moves along the lanes L1 to L6, the Notes object N1 is displayed so as to move from the depth side of the game screens G1 to G3 to the front side (that is, the positive direction of the Z axis). The game apparatus 10 evaluates the operation based on the timing at which the Notes object N1 reaches the operation objects B1 to B6 and the timing at which the operation objects B1 to B6 are touched, and adds points. That is, the operation objects B1 to B6 are an example of an operation unit that is a target of an operation by the user.

  In addition, a stream object ST having a flat plate shape is displayed on the game screens G1 to G3. The stream object ST is an object that connects two points on each lane of two operation objects. The stream object ST is displayed along the lanes L1 to L6 so as to move from the depth side to the near side of the game screens G1 to G3. That is, after appearing, the stream object ST moves toward the operation object and, after reaching the operation object, continues to move while maintaining the movement direction. In the present embodiment, as an example, a case where the Notes object N1 and the stream object ST share a lane will be described.

  In the following description, it is assumed that the stream object ST is an object different from the Notes object N1. However, the stream object ST may be expressed by connecting Notes objects N1 arranged in two different lanes. In this case, it can be said that the stream object ST is the Notes object N1.

Here, the stream object ST will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an example of the stream object ST.
FIG. 2 shows, as an example, a stream object ST that connects two points, a point on the lane L2 of the operation object B2 and a point on the lane L5 of the operation object B5. As described above, each of the lanes L2 and L5 is a straight line representing the movement path between the Notes object N1 and the stream object ST. In the example illustrated in FIG. 2, the Notes object N1 is arranged at the point Pe on the lane L2. ing.

  In the example illustrated in FIG. 2, the XY plane corresponds to the display surface of the touch panel 17. The first reference point P1 indicates the position (first reference position) of the operation object B2. The second reference point P2 indicates the position of the operation object B5 (second reference position). The third reference point P3 is a point indicating the maximum depth at which an object is displayed on the game screen. That is, the object arranged behind the third reference point P3 ((x, y, z) = (0, 0, Z0)) is not displayed on the game screen. Hereinafter, a range in which an object is displayed in the Z-axis direction, that is, a range from zero Z coordinate to the third reference point P3 may be referred to as a display depth range.

  The end point Pa is a point on the lane L2 out of the two end points of the stream object ST. The end point Pb is a point on the lane L5 among the two end points of the stream object ST. The end point Pa and the end point Pb have different Z coordinates, the end point Pa is located on the near side of the screen, and the end point Pb is located on the far side of the screen. The stream object ST is an object that connects the end point Pa and the end point Pb. When the whole or part of the stream object ST does not fit in the display depth range, only the part that fits in the display depth range is displayed on the game screen. Is done. That is, as shown in FIG. 2, when the stream object ST is arranged on the near side of the XY plane with the Z coordinate being zero, or on the far side from the third reference point P3 with the Z coordinate being Z0 (that is, When arranged on the negative side of the Z axis from the line Lz shown in FIG. 2, only the portion included in the area between the planes of the stream object ST is displayed on the game screen.

Here, when the stream object ST is arranged across the XY plane, an intersecting region, that is, a cross-sectional region TP based on the XY plane of the stream object ST is generated between the stream object ST and the XY plane. Hereinafter, this cross-sectional area is referred to as a touch point (determination surface) TP, and the center point of the touch point TP is referred to as a touch center point Pc. In the present embodiment, the user is instructed to touch the touch point TP as an operation corresponding to the stream object ST. When the stream object ST moves along the lanes L2 and L5 toward the front side of the game screen, the intersection area between the stream object ST and the XY plane also moves, so that the touch point TP to be operated by the user also moves on the XY plane. To do.
In addition, when the stream object ST is disposed across a plane that defines the depth side of the display depth range, an intersection region is generated between the stream object ST and the plane. Below, the center point of this intersection area | region is called the back side center point Pd.

Here, the movement of the touch point TP of the stream object ST will be described with reference to FIG.
In FIG. 1, the stream object ST connects a point Pa on the lane L6 of the operation object B6 and a point Pb on the operation object B1.
In the game screen G1, the end point Pa on the near side of the stream object ST is located on the display surface of the touch panel 17. At this time, the touch center point Pc of the touch point TP coincides with the end point Pa. The user touches the touch point TP generated at or near the operation object B6 at the timing when the end point Pa reaches the operation object B6.
Further, the end point on the lane L1 of the stream object ST is located on the far side beyond the display depth range. Accordingly, the stream object ST displays a range between the touch center point Pc and the back side center point Pd in the Z-axis direction.

  In the game screen G2, the time elapses from the game screen G1, the stream object ST is moved in the forward direction (the positive direction of the Z axis), and the end point Pa on the near side of the stream object ST is the display surface of the touch panel 17 It is located on the near side. At this time, the touch point TP moves on the straight line obtained by projecting the lanes L6 and L1 onto the XY plane as indicated by arrows AR1 and AR2. That is, the touch point TP moves from the operation object B6 to the operation object B1. During this time, the user performs an operation of tracing the touch panel 17 in accordance with the movement of the touch point TP. That is, the user changes the position of the touch by sliding the finger or the stylus pen in accordance with the movement of the touch point TP while maintaining the touched state of the touch point TP.

  In the game screen G3, time has elapsed from the game screen G2, and the end point Pb on the far side of the stream object ST is located on the display surface of the touch panel 17. At this time, the touch center point Pc coincides with the end point Pb. The user ends the touch on the touch point TP at the timing when the end point Pb reaches the operation object B1, that is, at the timing when the touch center point Pc reaches the operation object B1. During this time, the game apparatus 10 evaluates an operation performed on the stream object ST and adds points.

  As described above, the game apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment performs an operation on the game screen that displays the plurality of operation objects B1 to B6 and the Notes object N1 that moves toward each of the plurality of operation objects B1 to B6. Accept. In addition, for example, the game apparatus 10 includes a path of the Notes object N1 that moves toward the operation object B6 among the plurality of operation objects B1 to B6 or an end point Pa on an extension line of the path, and the plurality of operation objects B1 to B6. The stream object ST connecting the path of the Notes object N1 that moves toward the operation object B1 or the end point Pb on the extension line of the path is displayed, and the stream object ST is moved toward the operation object B6 and the operation object B1. Move. The game apparatus 10 then touches the touch panel 17 at the position where the moving stream object ST intersects the display surface (screen surface, determination surface) of the touch panel 17 including the operation object B6 and the operation object B1 and the operation received by the touch panel 17. The operation is evaluated based on the position on the display surface.

  Thereby, game device 10 can make a user perform operation which touches touch point TP which moves to operation object B1 from operation object B6. Thereby, since the game apparatus 10 can give a variation in the position which should be operated, the effect of a game can be diversified and the interest of a game can be improved.

Here, in the present embodiment, an effect obtained by expressing the stream object ST as an object in a deep XYZ three-dimensional virtual space will be described.
The touch point TP changes as the stream object ST moves toward the front side. Therefore, the depth side portion of the stream object ST guides the position indicated as the position to be operated in the near future. For example, on the game screen G1, the stream object ST extends in the direction of the operation object B1. The position of the touch point TP changes toward the operation object B1 due to the transition to the game screens G2 and G3. Thus, the user can confirm in advance the destination of the touch point TP from the display part (depth part) other than the touch point TP of the stream object ST.

  In the game screens G1 to G3, the lane L1 of the operation object B1 and the lane L6 of the operation object B6 are set so as to be positioned on the same straight line on the game screen. Therefore, the line segment connecting the two end points of the stream object ST is always part of the straight line of the lanes L1 and L6. Thereby, since the movement of the touch point TP overlaps with the movement path of the Notes object N1 moving in the lanes L1 and L6, the user can easily estimate the movement path of the touch point TP.

  Further, the inclination of the stream object ST guides the moving speed of the touch point TP. Specifically, when the two end points of the stream object ST are close to each other in the Z-axis direction, the touch point TP moves from the operation object B6 to the operation object B1 over a relatively short time. That is, when the inclination in the Z-axis direction is gentle, the touch point TP moves quickly. When the two end points of the stream object ST are far from each other in the Z-axis direction, the touch point TP moves from the operation object B6 to the operation object B1 over a relatively long time. That is, when the inclination in the Z-axis direction is steep, the touch point TP moves slowly. Thus, since the inclination in the Z-axis direction corresponds to the moving speed of the touch point TP, the user can intuitively grasp the speed of changing the touched position from the inclination of the stream object ST. it can.

In the present embodiment, as an example, no display is performed for a range exceeding the display depth range. Therefore, for example, when the stream object ST is greatly inclined in the depth direction, only a part thereof is displayed. That is, when the inclination of the stream object ST is greater than or equal to a certain value, the length changes on the game screen according to the inclination of the stream object ST. Therefore, the user can intuitively grasp the moving speed of the touch point from the length of the stream object ST.
This completes the description of the effect of expressing the stream object ST as an object in the XYZ three-dimensional virtual space.

[Hardware configuration of game device]
Next, the hardware configuration of the game apparatus 10 will be described.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the game apparatus 10.
The game apparatus 10 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 11, a storage unit 12, a communication unit 13, an input unit 14, a display unit 15, and an audio output unit 16. These components are connected via a bus B so that they can communicate with each other.
The CPU 11 executes various programs stored in the storage unit 12 and controls each unit of the game apparatus 10.
The storage unit 12 includes, for example, an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), an SSD (Solid State Drive), an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory), and a ROM (Read-Only Memory). Various information processed by the game apparatus 10 and game programs for music games are stored.

The communication unit 13 includes, for example, a plurality of Ethernet (registered trademark) ports, a plurality of USB (Universal Serial Bus) digital input / output ports, and the like, and communicates with other devices via a network. .
The input unit 14 is configured integrally with the display unit 15 as a touch panel including a sensor that detects contact of a user's finger or stylus pen, for example. The operation method of the touch panel 17 may be any one of a resistance film method, a surface acoustic wave method, an infrared method, an electromagnetic induction method, a capacitance method, and the like, for example. The user performs an operation for touching the Notes object N1 and an operation for touching the touch point TP of the stream object ST on the input unit 14 in accordance with the movement of various objects displayed on the game screen.

The display unit 15 is a display that displays information such as images and texts, and includes, for example, a liquid crystal display panel, an organic EL (ElectroLuminescence) display panel, and the like. For example, the display unit 15 displays a game screen corresponding to the progress of the game (progress of music).
The audio output unit 16 includes a speaker, and outputs game background music and various sound effects.
The above is the description of the hardware configuration of the game apparatus 10.

[Functional configuration of game device]
Next, the functional configuration of the game apparatus 10 will be described.
FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an example of a schematic functional configuration of the game device according to the embodiment.
The storage unit 12 includes a music data storage unit 121 and a sequence data storage unit 122.
The music data storage unit 121 stores music data to be played.
The sequence data storage unit 122 stores sequence data describing instruction timings in accordance with the progress of music for each music.

Here, a specific example of sequence data according to the present embodiment will be described.
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of the sequence data SD10 according to the present embodiment.
In the example shown in FIG. 5, the sequence data SD10 includes condition definition information SD11 and operation sequence information SD12. In the condition definition information SD11, information specifying various conditions for executing a game such as a song ID for identifying a song, a music tempo, a beat, a track, and a song length is described.
The operation sequence information SD12 is information that associates the moving object with the operation timing indicated by the moving object. The operation sequence information SD12 includes first arrival timing information (“first arrival timing” in FIG. 5), first lane information (“first lane” in FIG. 5), and second arrival timing information (“ Second arrival timing ”), second lane information (“ second lane ”in FIG. 5), and object type information (“ object type ”in FIG. 5) are associated with each other as a set of records. The In the example illustrated in FIG. 5, each piece of information is described in the order of first arrival timing information, first lane information, second arrival timing information, second lane information, and object type information from the left.

  The arrival timing information is information representing the timing at which the Notes object N1 and the stream object ST reach the operation object. In the present embodiment, as an example, the arrival timing information includes first arrival timing information and second arrival timing information. In the case of the Notes object N1, the timing at which an operation for touching the Notes object N1 is described in the first arrival timing information. In the case of the stream object ST, the timing at which the operation of touching the touch point TP of the stream object ST is to be started is described in the first arrival timing information, and the timing at which the touch of the stream object ST on the touch point TP is ended. It is described in the second arrival timing information. That is, the arrival timing information represents the timing at which the end point Pa on the near side of the game screen of the stream object ST and the end point Pb on the far side of the game screen reach the display surface of the touch panel 17, respectively.

  The arrival timing information is represented, for example, by the time in the music. Specifically, for example, the arrival timing information is described by dividing a bar number in the music, the number of beats in each bar, and a value indicating the time in each bar by a comma. The time during a beat is the elapsed time from the beginning of one beat, and the length of one beat is equally divided into n (positive integers) and expressed by the number of units from the beginning. For example, when the arrival timing information is described as “01, 4, 012” and the length of one beat is equally divided into 96 pieces (n = 96), the beginning of the beat at the fourth beat of the first measure of the music The time when 1/8 (012/096) has elapsed from the designated time is designated as the operation timing. The arrival timing information may be described in other units such as seconds in addition to the beat. Further, from the arrival timing information related to the stream object ST, if the end point Pa on the near side of the game screen of the stream object ST and the end point Pb on the far side of the game screen can reach the display surface of the touch panel 17, respectively. Good. Therefore, for example, the arrival timing information may be described by the time difference between the arrival timing of the end point Pa and the arrival timing of the end point Pb, the arrival timing of the end point Pa, and the arrival timing of the end point Pb. . This time difference corresponds to the length of the stream object ST, but the operation sequence information SD12 may describe the spatial length of the stream object ST.

  The lane information is information for identifying the lane in which the Notes object N1 and the stream object ST move. In the present embodiment, as an example, the lane information includes first lane information and second lane information. In the case of the Notes object N1, information for identifying the lane to which the Notes object N1 moves is described in the first lane information. In the case of the stream object ST, information for identifying the lane in which each of the two end points of the stream object ST is described is described in the first lane information and the second lane information.

The object type information is information for identifying the type of object. For example, the object type information describes the identification information of the Notes object N1 or the identification information of the stream object ST.
When the object type information represents the Notes object N1, each record of the operation sequence information SD12 configured by associating these pieces of information moves the Notes object N1 on the lane represented by the lane information, and the first arrival timing This represents that the operation object is reached at the timing indicated by the information. Further, when the object type information represents the stream object ST, it represents that the stream object ST is moved along the lane represented by the first lane information and the second lane information. This record causes the end point Pa on the near side of the game screen of the stream object ST to reach the operation object at the timing indicated by the first arrival timing information, and the end point Pb on the far side of the game screen is indicated by the second arrival timing information. Represents reaching the operation object at the timing.
This completes the description of the sequence data.

Next, the control unit 110 will be described.
The control unit 110 is a functional unit that controls various types of hardware included in the game apparatus 10. For example, the control unit 110 is realized by the CPU 11 executing a program such as a game program stored in the storage unit 12 in advance. Note that a part or all of the control unit 110 may be realized as a hardware integrated circuit such as an LSI (Large Scale Integration) or an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit).

  The control unit 110 includes a game control unit 111. The game control unit 111 reads the sequence data SD10 corresponding to the music selected by the user onto the memory, and advances the game based on the sequence data SD10. The game control unit 111 includes an operation reception unit 112, an evaluation unit 113, and an output control unit 114.

The operation reception unit 112 receives an input of a touch operation performed on the input unit 14 and specifies an object corresponding to the touch operation. Specifically, the operation reception unit 112 is directed to the position where the touch by the user is detected (hereinafter referred to as “touch position”) or in the vicinity of the operation object. The moving Notes object N1 is specified as an operation target. In addition, when the touch point TP of the stream object ST exists at the touch position by the user, the operation reception unit 112 specifies the stream object ST as an operation target. However, the operation receiving unit 112 may determine that the operation target does not exist when the touch point TP of the operation object, the Notes object N1, or the stream object ST does not exist within a predetermined range from the touch position. . The operation reception unit 112 outputs operation target identification information for identifying the operation target object, detection timing information indicating the timing at which the touch operation is detected, and touch position information indicating the position of the touch operation to the evaluation unit 113. .
The above is the description of the operation reception unit 112.

The evaluation unit 113 performs a skill evaluation process for evaluating the touch operation.
In the skill evaluation process, the evaluation unit 113 acquires operation target identification information, detection timing information, and touch position information from the operation reception unit 112.
When the operation target is the Notes object N1, the evaluation unit 113 compares the timing represented by the detection timing information with the timing represented by the first arrival timing information of the Notes object N1, and based on the magnitude of the time difference. The skill of the touch operation on the object N1 is evaluated. Here, the evaluation unit 113 may perform evaluation in a plurality of stages according to the magnitude of this time difference. For example, the determination result when the time difference is 0.0 seconds or more and less than 0.2 seconds is “Fantastic”, and the determination result when the difference is 0.2 seconds or more and less than 0.4 seconds is “Great”. The determination result when the difference is 0.4 seconds or more and less than 0.8 seconds is “Good”, and the determination result when the difference is 0.8 seconds or more is evaluated as failure.

When the operation target is the stream object ST, the evaluation unit 113 evaluates the operation on the stream object ST based on the following evaluation criteria (1) to (4), for example.
(1) When the detected touch operation is the first operation on the operation target stream object ST, the difference between the timing represented by the detection timing information and the timing represented by the first arrival timing information of the stream object ST. 2) When the detected touch operation is the last operation for the stream object ST to be operated, the magnitude of the difference between the timing represented by the detection timing information and the timing represented by the second arrival timing information of the stream object ST (3) ) The magnitude of the deviation of the touch position represented by the touch position information from the touch center point Pc (4) The time difference between the timing represented by the first arrival timing information and the timing represented by the second arrival timing information (that is, the stream object ST is Touch the display surface of the touch panel 17 , The ratio of the total time length) crossing, the time length of the stream object ST is determined as the operation target (the time length of a touch operation on the stream object ST is determined to be valid)

  The evaluation unit 113 may perform evaluation based on all or any of the evaluation criteria (1) to (4) above, or may perform evaluation by combining a part of them. The evaluation may be performed by classifying the touch operation into any one of a plurality of stages such as “Fantastic”, “Great”, “Good”, and “Failure”, or may be handled numerically. Good. For example, in the case of the criterion (4), the evaluation unit 113 calculates the ratio of the time length when the touch point TP is touched to the total time length when the stream object ST contacts and intersects the display surface of the touch panel 17 as the effective rate. Calculate as For example, the evaluation unit 113 evaluates the determination result as “Fantastic” when the effective rate is 90% or more, and sets the determination result as “Good” when the effective rate is 70% or more and less than 90%. The evaluation result is evaluated as failure when the effective rate is less than 70%. For example, the evaluation unit 113 may calculate the score by multiplying the effective rate by a coefficient.

For example, the evaluation unit 113 may limit touch operations to be evaluated. For example, the evaluation unit 113 may evaluate only the touch operation that is first performed continuously on the stream object ST. In this case, once the operation on the stream object ST is interrupted, the evaluation unit 113 does not evaluate even if the operation is performed on the same stream object ST after that. Further, for example, a plurality of intermediate evaluation sections may be provided for one stream object ST. The break of the intermediate evaluation section may be set to, for example, half, ¼, etc. with respect to the total length of the stream object ST. In this case, for example, the evaluation unit 113 may perform the evaluation individually in each intermediate evaluation section, and integrate the evaluations after the evaluation for all the intermediate evaluation sections is completed.
The above is the description of the evaluation unit 113.

  The output control unit 114 controls sound output to the sound output unit 16 and image output to the display unit 15. For example, when the user performs an operation of selecting a song, the output control unit 114 reads the song data of the selected song from the song data storage unit 121. Then, the output control unit 114 outputs the read music data to the audio output unit 16 to reproduce the music. Further, the output control unit 114 reads the sequence data SD10 corresponding to the selected music piece from the sequence data storage unit 122. The output control unit 114 generates game screen image data including the Notes object N1, the stream object ST, the operation object, and the like based on the sequence data SD10. Then, the output control unit 114 outputs the generated image data to the display unit 15 to display a game screen.

  Further, the output control unit 114 updates the display of the game screen according to the operation determination result by the evaluation unit 113. Specifically, the output control unit 114 performs an operation on the Notes object N1 and the stream object ST, or a case in which an operation on the Notes object N1 and the stream object ST is not performed even when the instruction timing comes. The determination results for the Notes object N1 and the stream object ST are displayed on the game screen. The determination result may be indicated by an arbitrary method, for example, by changing the display mode of the Notes object N1 and the stream object ST. Specifically, when the touch operation on the touch point TP of the stream object ST is valid, the stream object ST is erased or made transparent. In this case, the output control unit 114 may change the display mode of the stream object ST from a portion slightly behind the XY plane. Thereby, for example, even when the front side of the XY plane is not displayed on the display unit 15, the user can easily recognize whether or not the touch operation is determined to be valid with respect to the touch point TP. it can.

Next, the display control of the moving object by the output control unit 114 will be described.
First, the output control unit 114 specifies a record of the operation sequence information SD12 in which the value of the first arrival timing information is included in a predetermined time range from the in-game time toward the future. Next, the output control unit 114 refers to the identified record and identifies a timing obtained by subtracting a predetermined time (for example, two bars) from the instruction timing represented by the first arrival timing information. Next, the output control unit 114 causes the moving object represented by the object type information (that is, the stream object ST or the Notes object N1) to appear at a predetermined position on the lane represented by the lane information at the specified timing. Next, the output control unit 114 moves the distance between the operation object and the moving object to decrease as the time difference between the timing represented by the first arrival timing information and the in-game time decreases.

  Then, when the moving object is the Notes object N1, the output control unit 114 matches the position of the Notes object N1 with the position of the operation object at the timing represented by the first arrival timing information. When the moving object is the stream object ST, the output control unit 114 matches the position of the end point Pa on the near side of the stream object ST with the position of the operation object at the timing indicated by the first timing information, and the second arrival timing At the timing indicated by the information, the position of the end point Pb on the far side of the stream object ST is matched with the position of the operation object. The output control unit 114 projects the portion of the moving object that is included in the depth display range onto the XY plane, and generates image data of the game screen with a sense of depth.

  Note that the output control unit 114 may display an object existing in the depth direction without being limited to the depth display range. In addition, when the depth display range is sufficiently wide with respect to the length of the stream object ST, the output control unit 114 does not need to perform processing for limiting the depth display range. That is, the process related to the calculation of the depth center point Pd may be omitted. Further, for example, when the objects overlap when projected onto the XY plane, the output control unit 114 may display only the near object on the game screen. However, in this case, the object on the near side may be displayed on the game screen by making the object on the near side translucent. The process of making the near object translucent may be performed only while the near object is touched. By doing in this way, the user can confirm both of the overlapping objects.

Here, the relationship between the position of the stream object ST and the display of the stream object ST on the game screen will be described with reference to FIGS.
6 to 8 are diagrams illustrating the relationship between the position of the stream object ST and the display surface of the touch panel 17. 6 to 8 show a stream object ST that connects two points, the point on the lane L2 of the operation object B2 and the point on the lane L5 of the operation object B5, as in FIG.

  In FIG. 6, the end point Pa on the near side of the stream object ST does not reach the XY plane, and the end point Pb on the back side is located on the back side with respect to the third reference point P3. Therefore, the part from the end point Pa to the back side center point Pd is displayed on the game screen in the entire stream object ST. At this time, since the stream object ST does not touch or intersect the XY plane, the touch point TP does not exist. Therefore, in this state, the game apparatus 10 may not accept an operation on the stream object ST.

In FIG. 7, the end point Pa on the near side of the stream object ST is located on the near side with respect to the XY plane, and the end point Pb on the far side is located on the far side with respect to the third reference point P3. Therefore, a portion of the entire stream object ST from the touch center point Pc of the touch point TP to the back side center point Pd is displayed on the game screen.
In FIG. 8, the end point Pa on the near side of the stream object ST is located on the near side with respect to the XY plane, and the end point Pb on the far side is located on the near side with respect to the third reference point P3. Accordingly, a portion of the entire stream object ST from the touch center point Pc of the touch point TP to the far end point Pb is displayed on the game screen.

  Note that the end point Pa on the near side and the end point Pb on the far side of the stream object ST may move in each lane at the same speed, or may move in each lane at different speeds. Further, the moving speed of the moving object may be constant or may change.

[Operation of game device]
Next, the operation of the game apparatus 10 will be described. First, the overall operation of the game apparatus 10 will be described.
FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an example of the overall processing flow by the game apparatus 10.
(Step S100) The operation reception unit 112 determines whether or not the input unit 14 has selected a music piece and has received an operation to start playing the game. When starting to play (step S100; YES), the game control unit 111 advances the process to step S102. When the play is not started (step S100; NO), the game control unit 111 returns the process to step S100.

(Step S102) The output control unit 114 executes an object display process for displaying a game screen on the display unit 15. Thereafter, the game control unit 111 advances the process to step S104.
(Step S104) The operation reception unit 112 determines whether or not the input unit 14 has detected an input of a touch operation by the user. When the touch operation is received (step S104; YES), the game control unit 111 advances the process to step S106. If no touch operation has been received (step S104; NO), the game control unit 111 advances the process to step S108.

(Step S <b> 106) The operation reception unit 112 specifies a moving object to be operated corresponding to the touch operation. Thereafter, the game control unit 111 advances the process to step S108.
(Step S108) The evaluation unit 113 executes a skill evaluation process for evaluating a touch operation on the operation target object. Thereafter, the game control unit 111 advances the process to step S110.

(Step S110) The game control unit 111 determines whether or not to end the play of the game by ending the reproduction of the music or accepting an operation for interrupting the game. When the play ends (step S110; YES), the game control unit 111 ends the process shown in FIG. Moreover, when not complete | finishing a play (step S110; NO), the game control part 111 returns a process to step S102.
The above is the description of the overall processing flow by the game apparatus 10.

Next, an example of the operation of the game apparatus 10 in the object display process will be described.
FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of the flow of object display processing by the game apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment.
The series of processing shown in FIG. 10 corresponds to the processing in step S102 in FIG.
(Step S120) The output control unit 114 specifies a drawing target object based on the sequence data SD10. Thereafter, the output control unit 114 proceeds with the process to step S122.

(Step S122) The output control unit 114 calculates the display position of the drawing target object. Thereafter, the output control unit 114 proceeds with the process to step S124.
(Step S124) The output control unit 114 projects each object included in the display depth range on the XY plane, and generates image data of the game screen. Thereafter, the output control unit 114 proceeds with the process to step S126.
(Step S126) The output control unit 114 outputs the generated image data to the display unit 15 to display a game screen. Then, the output control unit 114 ends the process shown in FIG.

[Summary of First Embodiment]
As described above, the game apparatus 10 according to this embodiment includes the operation receiving unit 112 that receives an operation on a game screen that displays a plurality of reference indexes (for example, operation objects), and the first of the plurality of reference indexes. A route connected to one reference indicator or a first point (eg, end point Pa) on an extension line (eg, lane) of the route and a route connected to a second reference indicator among a plurality of reference indicators or the route An operation index (for example, the stream object ST) connecting the second point (for example, the end point Pb) on the extension line is displayed on the game screen, and a surface including the first reference index and the second reference index (for example, a determination surface) ) And the operation index relative to the output control unit 114, the position where the operation index intersects the surface (for example, touch point TP), and the operation reception unit 12 based on the position on the surface of the operation received, includes an evaluation unit 113 for evaluating the operation, the.

  Thereby, the game apparatus 10 instructs the position where the operation index intersects the position including the first reference index and the second reference index as the position to be operated. That is, the game apparatus 10 changes the position to be operated two-dimensionally on the surface by moving the operation index. As described above, the game apparatus 10 can vary the positions to be operated and diversify the positions to be operated. In addition, since the game apparatus 10 displays the operation index, the user can check a region where the operation index intersects with a plane including the first reference index and the second reference index in the future. That is, the user can grasp in advance a position to be instructed in the future as a position to be operated. Further, the game apparatus 10 can perform a new effect that the cross section of the object moving toward the front side moves on the game screen.

Further, the path of the operation index extends in the depth direction of the game screen, and the output control unit moves the operation index from the back side to the near side of the game screen.
Thereby, the user can confirm in advance the position to be operated and the moving speed of the position to be operated by confirming the depth of the operation index.

Further, the output control unit 114 causes the game screen to display a range included in the depth direction area of the game screen determined by the first reference index and the second reference index among the operation indexes.
Thereby, the game apparatus 10 can display only the range necessary for the user, prevent the game screen from becoming complicated, and improve the difficulty by limiting the display range. For example, if the display range in the depth direction is not limited when the path of the operation indicator extends in the depth direction of the game screen, the difference in position of the deep part is compressed by perspective, and the difference in position becomes difficult to understand. There is a case. On the other hand, by limiting the display range in the depth direction to a shallow range, the difference in the position of the operation index becomes clear. Thereby, the difference in the inclination of the operation index can be clarified and the change in the moving speed of the position to be operated can be shown in an easily understandable manner.

In addition, the evaluation unit 113 evaluates the ratio (for example, the effective rate) of the operation success time to the period in which the operation index intersects the surface (for example, the determination surface).
Thereby, the game apparatus 10 can comprehensively evaluate a series of operations performed on the operation index.

Further, the evaluation unit 113 evaluates only the operation performed first when the operation index is operated a plurality of times.
Thereby, since the game apparatus 10 evaluates only the first operation, the subsequent operation is not evaluated when the operation is interrupted. Therefore, in order to completely perform the operation corresponding to the operation index, the user needs to perform the operation continuously without interruption. Therefore, the game apparatus 10 can improve the difficulty level of the game.

The evaluation unit 113 evaluates the operation based on the distance between the position where the operation index intersects the surface (for example, the determination surface) and the position of the operation received by the operation reception unit.
Thereby, since the game apparatus 10 evaluates the operation according to the distance between the position to be operated corresponding to the operation index and the position operated by the user, the operation skill can be accurately determined.

The evaluation unit 113 also includes at least one of a timing at which the first point reaches the first reference index and a timing at which the second point reaches the second reference index, and an operation timing received by the operation receiving unit. Based on the above, the operation is evaluated.
As a result, when the operation corresponding to the operation index is performed, the game apparatus 10 can evaluate the operation according to the timing at which the operation is performed, so that the operation skill can be accurately determined. it can.

A surface (for example, a determination surface) is a screen surface of a game screen.
Thereby, since the game apparatus 10 indicates the position of the screen surface of the game screen as the position to be operated, the position to be operated can be easily shown to the user. In addition, when the game screen is displayed on the touch panel, the screen surface and the display surface of the touch panel coincide with each other, and it is difficult for the user to operate the position to be operated because the touchable position and the display position are unlikely to shift. Cheap.

In addition, the game apparatus 10 includes an operation receiving unit 112 that receives an operation for instructing a position on a game screen that displays a plurality of reference indicators, and a route from the first reference indicator to the second reference indicator among the plurality of reference indicators. An output control unit 114 that displays on the game screen a guidance index that guides the position that moves on the route from the first reference index toward the second reference index as a position to be operated, and a position to be operated And an evaluation unit 113 that evaluates the operation based on the position indicated by the operation accepted by the operation accepting unit 112.
Thereby, the game apparatus 10 instructs the position on the path from the first reference index to the second reference index as the position to be operated. That is, the game apparatus 10 changes the position to be operated two-dimensionally on the surface. Accordingly, the game apparatus 10 can vary the positions to be operated and diversify the positions to be operated.

In addition, the game apparatus 10 connects the operation receiving unit 112 that receives an operation on the game screen displaying the reference index, the first point on the route connected to the reference index or an extension of the route, and the predetermined second point. An output control unit 114 that displays an operation index on the game screen and relatively changes the positional relationship between the surface including the reference index and the operation index, a position where the operation index intersects the surface, and an operation reception unit 112 An evaluation unit 113 that evaluates the operation based on the position of the received operation on the surface.
Thereby, the game apparatus 10 causes the user to operate the position where the surface including the reference index and the operation index intersect. That is, the game system changes the position to be operated on the surface by the movement of the operation index. Therefore, the game system can diversify the positions to be operated.

[Second Embodiment]
[Outline of game device]
A second embodiment of the present invention will be described. Here, about the structure similar to 1st Embodiment mentioned above, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and description is used.
The game apparatus 10A according to the present embodiment is a game apparatus that executes a music game, similarly to the game apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment. However, while the game apparatus 10 specifies the position of the touch point TP of the stream object ST by calculating the intersection position of the stream object ST and the display surface of the touch panel 17, the game apparatus 10A does not have the touch point TP. The point of specifying by differently calculating the position of is different.

[Functional configuration of game device]
FIG. 11 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a schematic functional configuration of the game apparatus 10A.
The game apparatus 10A includes a control unit 110A instead of the control unit 110 included in the game apparatus 10. In addition, the control unit 110A includes a game control unit 111A instead of the game control unit 111. The game control unit 111A includes an output control unit 114A in place of the output control unit 114 included in the game control unit 111.
Similarly to the output control unit 114, the output control unit 114 </ b> A controls output of audio to the audio output unit 16 and output of images to the display unit 15. However, the output control unit 114A differs from the output control unit 114 in the method of calculating the position of the touch point TP.

A method for calculating the position of the touch point TP by the output control unit 114A will be described with reference to FIGS. Here, as an example, the case where the stream object ST is an object having a flat plate shape will be described as in the first embodiment, but the stream object ST may have an arbitrary shape such as a curved plate shape. .
12 to 14 are diagrams illustrating the relationship between the position of the stream object ST and the display surface of the touch panel 17. 12 to 14 correspond to FIGS. 6 to 8.

  In FIG. 12, the end point Pa on the near side of the stream object ST does not reach the XY plane, and the end point Pb on the back side is located on the back side with respect to the third reference point P3. Therefore, the part from the end point Pa to the back side center point Pd is displayed on the game screen in the entire stream object ST. Here, the time difference t1 between the timing at which the end point Pa on the near side of the stream object ST reaches the XY plane and the timing at which the end point Pb on the back side reaches the XY plane is the first arrival timing information of the sequence data SD10 and the first arrival timing information. 2 can be identified by referring to the arrival timing information. The Z coordinate of the third reference point P3 that defines the display depth range corresponds to the time difference t2 required for movement from the line Lz to the XY plane. As described above, the timing at which the stream object ST reaches the operation object can be specified by referring to the arrival timing information. Therefore, the time difference t4 corresponding to the Y coordinate of the back center point Pd can be calculated by subtracting the time difference t3 between the in-game time and the timing represented by the first arrival timing information from the time difference t2. The output control unit 114 identifies the X coordinate of the point Pd ′ obtained by projecting the back side center point Pd and the back side center point Pd on the XY plane from the time difference t4, and an area from the first reference point P1 to the point Pd ′. To display the stream object ST.

  In FIG. 13, the end point Pa on the near side of the stream object ST is located on the near side with respect to the XY plane, and the end point Pb on the far side is located on the far side with respect to the third reference point P3. Therefore, a portion of the entire stream object ST from the touch center point Pc of the touch point TP to the back side center point Pd is displayed on the game screen. Here, the position of the touch center point Pc corresponds to the length of the stream object ST passing through the display surface of the touch panel 17. Therefore, the position of the touch center point Pc can be specified from the time difference t5 between the timing represented by the first arrival timing information and the in-game time. Further, the time difference t4 corresponding to the Y coordinate of the back side center point Pd can be specified by calculating the sum of the time difference t2 and the time difference t5. The output control unit 114 specifies the Y coordinate of the touch center point Pc from the time difference t5, specifies the Y coordinate of the point Pd ′ obtained by projecting the back side center point Pd on the XY plane from the time difference t4, and determines from the touch center point Pc. The stream object ST is displayed in the area up to the point Pd ′.

In FIG. 14, the end point Pa on the near side of the stream object ST is located on the near side of the XY plane, and the end point Pb on the far side is located on the near side with respect to the third reference point P3. Accordingly, a portion of the entire stream object ST from the touch center point Pc of the touch point TP to the far end point Pb is displayed on the game screen. As described above, the position of the touch center point Pc can be specified from the time difference t5 between the timing represented by the first arrival timing information and the in-game time. The output control unit 114 specifies the Y coordinate of the touch center point Pc from the time difference t5, and displays the stream object ST in an area from the touch center point Pc to the second reference point Pb.
As described above, the position of the touch point TP may be calculated two-dimensionally.

[Third embodiment]
[Outline of the game system]
A third embodiment of the present invention will be described. Here, about the structure similar to 1st, 2nd embodiment mentioned above, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and description is used.
The game system 1B according to the present embodiment executes a music game similarly to the game devices 10 and 10A. However, while the game apparatuses 10 and 10A have a configuration for performing arithmetic processing for executing a game and a configuration of a user interface for operating the game, the game system 1B has a so-called cloud game for playing games. The difference is provided. In a cloud game, arithmetic processing for executing a game is performed by a server device, and a user interface for operating the game is provided in a terminal device connected to the same network N as the server device. Below, the game system 1B which applied the function of the game device 10 to the cloud game as an example is demonstrated.

[Functional configuration of game system]
Next, the configuration of the game system 1B will be described.
FIG. 15 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a schematic functional configuration of a game system 1B according to a modification.
FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example of the overall configuration of the game system 1B according to the present embodiment.
The game system 1B includes a game device 10B and one or more terminal devices 30B. The terminal device 30B includes a touch panel 37B. The game apparatus 10B and the terminal apparatus 30B are connected to the network N and can transmit and receive information to and from each other. The network N includes, for example, an information communication network configured by the Internet, a WAN (Wide Area Network), a LAN (Local Area Network), a dedicated line, or a combination thereof.

  In FIG. 15, the game apparatus 10 </ b> B is configured by one apparatus as an example, but is not limited thereto, and may be configured by a plurality of apparatuses, or may be configured by a plurality of apparatuses. In this case, each function described later may be distributed to each device.

  The game apparatus 10B is a server apparatus that performs game calculation processing. The game device 10B receives operation information representing a user operation from the terminal device 30B, and performs processing according to the received operation information. The game apparatus 10 distributes the video and audio of the calculation result to the terminal apparatus 30B by streaming, for example.

  The terminal device 30B is, for example, an arcade game machine or other arcade game machine, a home game machine, a portable game machine, a personal computer, a mobile phone, a tablet PC (Personal Computer), a smartphone, a PHS (Personal Handy-phone System). ) A terminal device or an electronic device such as a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant). The terminal device 30B receives video and audio from the game device 10B, and displays a game screen and reproduces game audio. The terminal device 30B transmits operation information representing a user operation performed on the game screen displayed on the touch panel 37B to the game device 10B.

[Configuration of game device]
Next, the functional configuration of the game apparatus 10B will be described.
The game apparatus 10B includes a control unit 110B instead of the control unit 110 included in the game apparatus 10. For example, the control unit 110B is realized by the CPU 11 executing a program such as a game program stored in the storage unit 12 in advance. Note that a part or all of the control unit 110B may be realized as a hardware integrated circuit such as an LSI or an ASIC. The storage unit 12B stores a game program corresponding to the cloud game in advance. The communication unit 13 transmits / receives various information to / from the terminal device 30B via the network N.

The control unit 110B includes a game control unit 111B instead of the game control unit 111. Further, the game control unit 111B includes an operation receiving unit 112B instead of the operation receiving unit 112, and an output control unit 114B instead of the output control unit 114.
Similar to the game control unit 111, the game control unit 111B performs a calculation process for advancing the game.

  The operation reception unit 112 </ b> B receives user operations in the same manner as the operation reception unit 112. However, the operation reception unit 112B is different from the operation reception unit 112 in that an operation input to the touch panel 37B provided in the terminal device 30B is acquired via the communication unit 13.

Similarly to the output control unit 114, the output control unit 114B outputs image data representing the game screen and sound data representing the sound of the game. However, the output control unit 114B is different from the output control unit 114 in that image data and audio data are output to the display unit 35B and the audio output unit 36B of the terminal device 30B via the communication unit 13.
The above is the description of the configuration of the game apparatus 10B.

[Configuration of terminal device]
Next, the functional configuration of the terminal device 30B will be described.
The terminal device 30B includes a communication unit 33B, an input unit 34B, a display unit 35B, an audio output unit 36B, and a control unit 310B. In the present embodiment, as an example, the display unit 35B and the input unit 34B are integrally configured as a touch panel 37B.
The communication unit 33B includes a communication IC and transmits / receives various information to / from the game apparatus 10B via the network N.
The input unit 34B is the same as the input unit 14. The display unit 35B is the same as the display unit 15. The audio output unit 36B is the same as the audio output unit 16.

The control unit 310B is a functional unit that controls various types of hardware included in the terminal device 30B. The control unit 310B is realized, for example, when the CPU of the terminal device 30B executes a program stored in advance in the storage unit of the terminal device 30B. Note that part or all of the control unit 310B may be realized as an integrated circuit of hardware such as an LSI or an ASIC. Control unit 310B transmits the operation input detected by input unit 34B to game device 10B via communication unit 33B. In addition, the control unit 310B controls reception of audio data by the communication unit 33B, and causes the audio output unit 36B to reproduce audio represented by the received audio data. Further, the control unit 310B controls the reception of the image data by the communication unit 33B, and causes the display unit 35B to display the game screen represented by the received image data.
The above is the description of the configuration of the terminal device 30B.

  As described above, any configuration provided in the game devices 10 and 10A according to the first and second embodiments may be provided separately in a separate device. In addition, each functional unit included in the game apparatuses 10 and 10A can have an arbitrary number of units depending on the cloud environment, the network environment, the number of users, the number of hardware prepared to configure the game system, the specifications, and the like. It can be distributed or aggregated in a computer device.

  FIG. 15 shows an example in which the game apparatus 10B includes the music data storage unit 121, but the audio data may not be transmitted to the terminal apparatus 30B in real time. For example, the terminal device 30B may download the audio data of the music selected by the user to the own device in advance before starting the game, and store the data in the storage unit of the own device. In this case, the terminal device 30B may update the game screen in real time based on the image data transmitted from the game device 10B while reproducing the audio data stored in the storage unit of the own device.

[Modification]
The embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, the specific configuration is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and includes a design and the like within a scope not departing from the gist of the present invention. For example, each structure demonstrated in the above-mentioned 1st-3rd embodiment can be combined arbitrarily. Moreover, each structure demonstrated in the above-mentioned 1st-3rd embodiment may be separately provided in a some apparatus. In addition, for example, each configuration described in the first to third embodiments described above can be omitted if it is not necessary for exhibiting the function.

Further, the shape of the stream object ST is not limited to the flat plate shape described above.
Here, a modified example of the stream object ST will be described.
16 to 18 are diagrams illustrating examples of stream objects according to modifications.
As illustrated in FIG. 16, the game apparatuses 10, 10 </ b> A, and 10 </ b> B may connect the two end points of the stream object ST with a sine wave type curve to generate the stream object ST. In addition, as shown in FIG. 17, the game apparatuses 10, 10A, and 10B may connect the two end points of the stream object ST with an arc to generate the stream object ST. In addition to this, the two end points of the stream object ST may be connected by a spiral or a broken line, and the game apparatuses 10, 10A, and 10B may apply an arbitrary straight line or curve to the stream object. ST may be generated. 16 and 17, the case where a curve is applied in the YZ plane has been described. However, the game apparatuses 10, 10A, and 10B apply the above-described straight line and curve in the XY plane and the ZX plane, and the stream object ST. May be generated. The three-dimensional shape of the stream object ST is not limited to a hexahedron, and may be a polyhedron other than a hexahedron or a closed curved surface.

As described above, the operation index (for example, the stream object ST) may be an object set based on a curve connecting the first point (for example, the end point Pa) and the second point (for example, the end point Pb). Good.
Thereby, the position (for example, touch point TP) where the surface including the first reference index and the second reference index (for example, the display surface of the touch point TP) and the operation index intersect is curved on the surface. Or move at a different speed. Therefore, the game apparatus 10 can diversify the change of the position to be operated. Thereby, game device 10, 10A, 10B enables various production | presentation and can improve the interest of a game.

  In addition, the stream object ST may not be connected to either lane at either end. For example, the game devices 10, 10A, and 10B may generate a stream object ST in which the end point Pb on the back side of the game screen is not connected to the lane, as shown in FIG. In this case, the end point Pb is determined according to the position of the end point Pa on the front side of the game screen. Specifically, the instruction timing of the end point Pa is described in the arrival timing information. For the end point Pb, the spatial length of the stream object ST and the angle viewed from the end point Pa are described. As a result, the game apparatuses 10, 10A, and 10B can determine the position of the end point Pa and the position of the end point Pb according to the progress of the in-game time, and therefore it is not necessary to connect the end point Pb to the lane. Therefore, since the game apparatuses 10, 10A, and 10B can display the stream object ST that is not limited to the lane for one end point, either the start position or the end position of the operation on the stream object ST is determined as the operation object. (I.e., the reference position). Therefore, the game apparatuses 10, 10A, and 10B can make various effects and improve the interest of the game.

  Further, the operation may not be performed on the entire range of the stream object ST. For example, in the entire length of the stream object ST, the touch point TP may be valid only in the half on the near side of the game screen, or the touch point TP may be valid only in the half on the far side of the game screen. Thus, by performing an operation on a part of the stream object ST, the start position and the end position of the operation on the stream object ST are not limited to the position of the operation object. Therefore, the game devices 10, 10A, and 10B can make various effects and improve the interest of the game.

  In each of the above-described embodiments and modifications, the case where the stream object ST and the Notes object N1 share a lane has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the stream object ST may share an operation index and a lane different from those of the Notes object N1. In addition, a unique lane may be separately set in the stream object ST. The lane in which the stream object ST moves does not have to be connected to the operation object. That is, the operation object may not be displayed at the reference position on the screen surface of the lane to which the stream object ST moves.

Further, the moving object is not limited to the above-described Notes object N1 or stream object ST.
Here, a modified example of the moving object will be described.
FIG. 19 is a diagram illustrating an example of a moving object according to a modification.
On the game screen G4 shown in FIG. 19, two moving objects N3 and N4 are displayed. In the example shown in the game screen G4, the moving object N3 moves on the lane L2 and reaches the operation object B2. The moving object N4 moves on the lane L5 and reaches the operation object B5. The moving objects N3 and N4 are objects that make a pair with each other and reach the operation object at the same timing. The user touches the moving object N3 at the timing when the moving objects N3 and N4 reach the operation object, and performs an operation (so-called flick operation) that traces in the direction of the arrow AR3 (that is, the direction of the moving object N4), The user touches the moving object N4 and performs an operation of tracing in the direction of the arrow AR4 (that is, the direction of the moving object N3). When such an operation is performed, the game apparatuses 10, 10A, and 10B perform an effect of combining the moving objects N3 and N4 with each other.

As described above, the moving object may instruct a touch operation at a plurality of positions at the same time, or may instruct a touch operation to continuously change the touch position in a predetermined direction. , It may instruct to continue the touch operation for a predetermined time, or may instruct a plurality of touch operations. Further, the moving object may not be an object that moves in the lane. For example, the moving object is an object that surrounds a predetermined reference index, and may be an object that contracts from the outside of the predetermined reference index toward the predetermined reference index. Conversely, the moving object may be an object that expands from the inside of the predetermined reference index toward the predetermined reference index.
This completes the description of the modified example of the moving object.

Further, the data structure of the sequence data SD10 is not limited to that described above.
Here, a modified example of the sequence data SD10 will be described.
FIG. 20 is a diagram illustrating an example of sequence data SD10 according to the modification.
In the example shown in FIG. 20, the sequence data SD10 includes condition definition information SD11, operation sequence information SD12 ′, and stream information SD13.
The operation sequence information SD12 ′ is information that associates the moving object with the operation timing indicated by the moving object. The operation sequence information SD12 ′ corresponds to the data ID (“data ID” in FIG. 20), arrival timing information (“arrival timing information” in FIG. 20), and lane information (“lane information” in FIG. 20). It is configured as a set of multiple attached records. In the example shown in FIG. 20, each information is described in the order of data ID, arrival timing information, and lane information from the left.

The data ID is information that uniquely identifies a record of operation sequence information.
The arrival timing information is information indicating the instruction timing of the Notes object N1 and the stream object ST, similarly to the first arrival timing information of each embodiment described above.
The lane information is information representing a lane in which the Notes object N1 and the stream object ST move, as in the first lane information in each of the above-described embodiments.

  The stream information SD13 is information that associates two points where the stream object ST is connected. The stream information SD13 is configured as a set of a plurality of records in which the first data ID (“first data ID” in FIG. 20) and the second data ID (“second data ID” in FIG. 20) are associated with each other. Is done.

  In the first data ID and the second data ID, the data ID of the operation sequence information SD12 'is described. Thereby, the record of the operation sequence information SD12 'represented by the first data ID is associated with the record of the operation sequence information SD12' represented by the second data ID. When the record of the operation sequence information SD12 ′ is associated with another record, the game apparatuses 10, 10A, and 10B display the stream object ST whose end point is the timing represented by the arrival timing information of each record. To do. If the record of the operation sequence information SD12 'is not associated with another record, the game devices 10, 10A, 10B display the Notes object N1 based on the arrival timing information of the record.

As described above, the data representing the instruction timing and the data representing the relationship between the plurality of instruction timings have different configurations, so that the appearance of the stream object ST can be easily adjusted. That is, by adjusting the increase / decrease or presence / absence of the number of records in the stream information, the number of appearances of the stream object ST can be adjusted without adjusting the instruction timing, so that the difficulty level of the game can be easily changed. it can.
The above is the description of the modified example of the sequence data SD10.

  Moreover, the game screen in each embodiment and modification mentioned above is an example, and arbitrary changes may be added. For example, the screen surface or the determination surface of the game screen may be a curved surface instead of a flat surface. Further, for example, the type, number, arrangement, shape, pattern, and the like of various objects displayed on the game screen may be arbitrarily changed. For example, a plurality of stream objects ST may be displayed on the game screen at the same time. In this case, the instruction timings of the stream objects ST may be the same timing or different timings.

  In the embodiment and the modification described above, the case where the determination surface and the screen surface coincide with each other has been described, but the present invention is not limited thereto. Specifically, the determination surface may be provided on the back side with respect to the screen surface (XY plane). Thereby, game device 10, 10A, 10B can display the part before this rather than the determination surface, and can perform various effects. When the determination surface is provided on the back side with respect to the screen surface (XY plane), the game devices 10, 10 </ b> A, and 10 </ b> B perform a touch operation based on the position where the touch point TP is projected on the screen surface and the position where the touch is detected. Or the touch operation may be evaluated based on the position where the position where the touch is detected is projected onto the determination surface and the position of the touch point TP.

  In the above-described embodiment and modification, the case where the Notes object N1 and the stream object ST move with respect to the operation object, that is, the determination surface has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. Specifically, the Notes object N1 and the stream object ST may be fixedly arranged in the XYZ three-dimensional virtual space, and the determination plane may be moved toward the Notes object N1 and the stream object ST. In this case, for example, the determination surface moves toward the back side direction (that is, the negative direction of the Z axis) of the game screen, and when reaching a predetermined position, returns to the near side and moves toward the back side direction. The movement may be repeated. As described above, the positional relationship between the moving object and the reference object only needs to change relatively, and either the moving object or the determination surface may be moved, or both of them may be moved.

  Further, a program for realizing the functions of the above-described game devices 10, 10A, 10B and terminal device 30B is recorded on a computer-readable recording medium, and the program recorded on the recording medium is read into a computer system, Processing as game device 10, 10A, 10B and the terminal device 30B may be performed by performing. Here, “loading and executing a program recorded on a recording medium into a computer system” includes installing the program in the computer system. The “computer system” here includes an OS and hardware such as peripheral devices. Further, the “computer system” may include a plurality of computer devices connected via a network including a communication line such as the Internet, WAN, LAN, and dedicated line. The “computer-readable recording medium” refers to a storage device such as a flexible medium, a magneto-optical disk, a portable medium such as a ROM and a CD-ROM, and a hard disk incorporated in a computer system. As described above, the recording medium storing the program may be a non-transitory recording medium such as a CD-ROM. The recording medium also includes a recording medium provided inside or outside that is accessible from the distribution server in order to distribute the program. The code of the program stored in the recording medium of the distribution server may be different from the code of the program that can be executed by the terminal device. That is, the format stored in the distribution server is not limited as long as it can be downloaded from the distribution server and installed in a form that can be executed by the terminal device. Note that the program may be divided into a plurality of parts, downloaded at different timings, and combined in the terminal device, or the distribution server that distributes each of the divided programs may be different. Furthermore, a “computer-readable recording medium” holds a program for a certain period of time, such as a volatile memory (RAM) inside a computer system that becomes a server or client when the program is transmitted via a network. Including things. The program may be for realizing a part of the functions described above. Furthermore, what can implement | achieve the function mentioned above in combination with the program already recorded on the computer system, and what is called a difference file (difference program) may be sufficient.

[Appendix]
From the above description, the present invention is grasped as follows, for example. In order to facilitate understanding of the present invention, reference numerals in the accompanying drawings are appended in parentheses for convenience, but the present invention is not limited to the illustrated embodiment.

(Appendix 1)
One aspect of the present invention is an operation reception unit (112, 112B, S104) that receives an operation on a game screen that displays a plurality of reference indicators and an operation indicator that moves toward each of the plurality of reference indicators; The first operation index path moving toward the first reference index among the plurality of reference indices or the first point on the extension line of the path, and the movement toward the second reference index among the plurality of reference indices The operation index connecting the route of the second reference index to be performed or the second point on the extended line of the route is displayed, and the plane including the first reference index and the second reference index and the positional relationship between the operation index Output control unit (114, 114A, 114B, S102) that relatively changes the position, the position where the operation indicator crosses the surface, and the position of the operation received by the operation reception unit on the surface Based on the evaluation unit for evaluating the operation and (113, S108), a game system comprising (10,10A, 10B, 1B).

  According to the above configuration, the game system causes the user to operate a position where the region connecting the first reference index and the second reference index intersects with the operation index. That is, the game system changes the position to be operated on the surface by the movement of the operation index. Therefore, the game system can diversify the positions to be operated.

(Supplementary note 2) Another aspect of the present invention is the game system according to Supplementary note 1, wherein the path of the operation indicator extends in a depth direction of the game screen, and the output control unit displays the operation indicator, The game screen is moved from the back side toward the front side.

  According to the above configuration, the game system can easily indicate to the user in advance the position to be operated and the moving speed of the position to be operated based on the depth of the operation index.

(Supplementary note 3) Another aspect of the present invention is the game system according to Supplementary note 2, wherein the output control unit is a game determined by the first reference indicator and the second reference indicator among the operation indicators. A range included in an area in the depth direction of the screen is displayed on the game screen.

  According to the above configuration, since the game system limits the display range of the operation index in the depth direction, the game screen can be prevented from becoming complicated, and the difficulty level can be improved.

(Supplementary note 4) Another aspect of the present invention is the game system according to any one of Supplementary notes 1 to 3, wherein the operation index is based on a curve connecting the first point and the second point. The object to be set.

  According to the above configuration, the game system can move the position to be operated by the user in a curved line or change the speed. Therefore, the game system can diversify the change of the position to be operated, and can make various effects and improve the interest of the game.

(Supplementary Note 5) Another aspect of the present invention is the game system according to any one of Supplementary Note 1 to Supplementary Note 4, wherein the evaluation unit is configured to determine a success time of the operation with respect to a period during which the operation index intersects the surface. Evaluate the ratio.

  According to the above configuration, the game system can comprehensively evaluate a series of operations performed on the operation index.

(Supplementary Note 6) Another aspect of the present invention is the game system according to any one of Supplementary Note 1 to Supplementary Note 5, wherein the evaluation unit first performs the operation when the operation indicator is operated a plurality of times. Evaluate only the operations that are performed.

  According to the above configuration, the game system evaluates only the first operation when the operation is performed a plurality of times, and therefore does not evaluate the subsequent operations when the operation is interrupted. Therefore, the game apparatus can improve the difficulty of the game and improve the interest of the game.

(Supplementary note 7) Another aspect of the present invention is the game system according to any one of supplementary notes 1 to 6, wherein the evaluation unit includes a position where the operation indicator intersects the surface, and the operation reception unit includes: The operation is evaluated based on the distance from the received position of the operation.

  According to the above configuration, since the game system evaluates the operation according to the distance between the position to be operated corresponding to the operation index and the position operated by the user, it can accurately determine the operation skill. .

(Supplementary note 8) Another aspect of the present invention is the game system according to any one of supplementary notes 1 to 7, wherein the evaluation unit includes a timing at which the first point reaches the first reference index, The operation is evaluated based on at least one of the timing at which the second point reaches the second reference index and the timing of the operation received by the operation receiving unit.

  According to the above configuration, when the operation corresponding to the operation index is performed, the game system can evaluate the operation according to the timing at which the operation is performed, and thus accurately determines the skill of the operation. be able to.

(Supplementary note 9) Another aspect of the present invention is the game system according to any one of Supplementary note 1 to Supplementary note 8, wherein the surface is a screen surface of a game screen.

  According to the above configuration, since the game system instructs the position of the screen surface of the game screen as the position to be operated, the position to be operated can be easily shown to the user.

(Supplementary Note 10) According to another aspect of the present invention, in a game screen that displays a plurality of reference indices, an operation receiving unit that receives an operation for instructing a position, and a second reference index to a second reference index among the plurality of reference indices An output that guides a route to the reference indicator and displays a guide indicator on the game screen that guides a position on the route that moves from the first reference indicator toward the second reference indicator as a position to be operated. A game system comprising: a control unit; a position to be operated; and an evaluation unit that evaluates the operation based on a position indicated by the operation received by the operation receiving unit.

  According to the above configuration, the game system causes the user to operate the position on the route from the first reference index to the second reference index. That is, the game system changes the position to be operated on the surface. Therefore, the game system can diversify the positions to be operated.

(Additional remark 11) The other aspect of this invention is the operation reception part (112, 112B, S104) which receives operation with respect to the game screen which displays a reference | standard parameter | index, and the path | route on the extension line of the path | route connected to the said reference | standard parameter | index, or the said path | route. An output control unit (114, 114) displays an operation index connecting one point and a predetermined second point on the game screen, and relatively changes a positional relationship between the surface including the reference index and the operation index. 114A, 114B, S102), an evaluation unit (113, S108) that evaluates the operation based on a position where the operation index intersects the surface and a position on the surface of the operation received by the operation reception unit. And a game system (10, 10A, 10B, 1B).

  According to the said structure, a game system makes a user operate the position where the surface containing a reference | standard parameter | index and the operation parameter | index cross. That is, the game system changes the position to be operated on the surface by the movement of the operation index. Therefore, the game system can diversify the positions to be operated.

(Additional remark 12) The other aspect of this invention is the operation reception part (112, 112B, S104) which receives operation with respect to the game screen which displays a some reference | standard index, and the 1st reference | standard index of the said some reference | standard indices. An operation index that connects a first point on a route to be connected or an extension line of the route and a second point on the extension line of the route or a route to be connected to a second reference indicator among the plurality of reference indicators, An output control unit (114, 114A, 114B, S102) for causing the display to display on the screen and relatively changing a positional relationship between the surface including the first reference index and the second reference index and the operation index; An evaluation unit (11) that evaluates the operation based on the position at which the operation index intersects the surface including the first reference index and the second reference index and the position of the operation received by the operation receiving unit. A game apparatus comprising a S108), the (10, 10A, 10B).

  According to the above configuration, the game device causes the user to operate the position where the operation index and the plane including the first reference index and the second reference index intersect. That is, the game device changes the position to be operated on the surface by the movement of the operation index. Therefore, the game apparatus can diversify the positions to be operated.

(Supplementary Note 13) Another aspect of the present invention is a game program for causing a computer to function as the game system according to any one of Supplementary Note 1 to Supplementary Note 11.

  According to the above configuration, the game program causes the user to operate the position where the operation index and the plane including the first reference index and the second reference index intersect. That is, the game program changes the position to be operated on the surface by moving the operation index. Therefore, the game program can diversify the positions to be operated.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1B ... Game system 10, 10A, 10B ... Game device, 11 ... CPU, 12 ... Memory | storage part, 13 ... Communication part, 14 ... Input part, 15 ... Display part, 16 ... Sound output part, 17 ... Touch panel, 110, 110A, 110B ... control unit, 111, 111A, 111B ... game control unit, 112, 112B ... operation accepting unit, 113 ... evaluation unit, 114, 114A, 114B ... output control unit, 121 ... music data storage unit, 122 ... sequence Data storage unit, 30B ... terminal device, 33B ... communication unit, 34B ... input unit, 35B ... display unit, 36B ... audio output unit, 37B ... touch panel, 310B ... control unit

Claims (11)

An operation accepting unit that accepts an operation on a game screen that displays a plurality of reference indices including at least three or more reference indices that are not in a linear relationship in a virtual space;
A path connected to a first reference index among the plurality of reference indices or a first point on an extension line of the path, and a path connected to a second reference index of the plurality of reference indices or an extension line of the path An operation index connecting to the second point of the display area is displayed on the game screen, and the surface including the at least three reference indices including the first reference index and the second reference index, and the operation index An output controller that relatively changes the positional relationship;
An evaluation unit that evaluates the operation based on a position at which the operation index intersects the surface and a position on the surface of the operation received by the operation reception unit;
A game system comprising: The route of the operation index extends in the depth direction of the game screen,
The game system according to claim 1, wherein the output control unit moves the operation index from the back side to the front side of the game screen. The said output control part displays the range contained in the area | region of the depth direction of the game screen defined by the said 1st reference | standard index and the said 2nd reference | standard index among the said operation indicators on the said game screen. Game system. The game system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the operation index is an object set based on a curve connecting the first point and the second point. The game system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the evaluation unit evaluates a ratio of a success time of the operation to a period in which the operation index intersects the surface. The game system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the evaluation unit evaluates only an operation performed first when the operation index is operated a plurality of times. The said evaluation part evaluates the said operation based on the distance between the position where the said operation parameter | index crosses the said surface, and the position in the said surface of the said operation which the said operation reception part received. 7. The game system according to any one of 6. The operation receiving unit receives at least one of a timing at which the first point reaches the first reference index and a timing at which the second point reaches the second reference index. The game system according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the operation is evaluated based on the timing of the operation. The game system according to claim 1, wherein the surface is a screen surface of a game screen. An operation accepting unit that accepts an operation on a game screen that displays a plurality of reference indices including at least three or more reference indices that are not in a linear relationship in a virtual space;
A path connected to a first reference index among the plurality of reference indices or a first point on an extension line of the path, and a path connected to a second reference index of the plurality of reference indices or an extension line of the path An operation index connecting to the second point of the display area is displayed on the game screen, and the surface including the at least three reference indices including the first reference index and the second reference index, and the operation index An output controller that relatively changes the positional relationship;
An evaluation unit that evaluates the operation based on a position at which the operation index intersects the surface and a position on the surface of the operation received by the operation reception unit;
A game device comprising: A game program for a computer to function as a game system according to any one of claims 1 to 9.

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