JP6361781B1 - Information processing apparatus, communication server, and game system - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to continue exchanges between players that are triggered by a multiplayer game.
A game support device includes a game server and a communication server. The game server is connected to a plurality of game devices and executes a multiplayer game in cooperation with the game devices. The game server sets a game group by matching a plurality of players. When the game group is set, the communication server further sets a conversation group as another group of players included in the game group. The game server transfers a statement from a player included in the conversation group to another player. When the game ends, the game group is canceled, but the conversation group is maintained as it is.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a matching technique for a multiplayer computer game.

  Advances in communication technology have generalized computer games (hereinafter simply referred to as “multiplayer games”) in which multiple players can participate simultaneously. In the 2000s, full-scale multiplayer arcade games (business game devices) will appear. Many of the network games popular with smartphones are games that a plurality of players can form a game group and enjoy together.

  One of the attractions of multiplayer games is to encourage players to interact with each other by sharing a game experience with multiple players. Patent Document 1 discloses a multiplayer game that allows conversation between players during the execution of the game.

JP 2002-325965 A

  The technique described in Patent Document 1 introduces a conversation function in order to complement and strengthen the original game performance. In other words, Patent Document 1 assumes a conversation during a game, and does not assume a conversation after the game is over. Therefore, the exchange between the players is interrupted with the end of the game.

  The present invention has been completed based on the above-described problem recognition, and its main object is to provide a technique for continuing exchanges between players that are triggered by a multiplayer game.

An information processing apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention is connected to a plurality of game apparatuses via a communication network.
This apparatus has a matching request receiving unit that receives a matching request from a plurality of players and a matching group that determines two or more players from a plurality of players and sets a game group that is a group of players that simultaneously play a multiplayer game. A processing unit; a conversation group setting unit that sets a conversation group as another group of players included in the game group when a game group is set; and a speech receiving unit that receives a speech from a player included in the conversation group; A message transfer unit that transfers the received message to another player included in the conversation group.
The matching processing unit cancels the game group when the game ends, and the conversation group setting unit maintains the conversation group even after the game ends.

A communication server according to an aspect of the present invention is connected to a game server via a communication line.
The server includes a player information receiving unit that receives player information of players included in the game group from the game server when a game group that is a group of players who simultaneously play a multiplayer game is set by the game server; When the group player information is received, a conversation group setting unit that sets a conversation group as another group of players included in the game group, a message receiving unit that receives a message from a player included in the conversation group, and a received message A message transfer unit that transfers the message to other players included in the conversation group.
The conversation group setting unit maintains the conversation group even after the game is over.

A game system according to an aspect of the present invention includes a game server and a communication server.
The game server is connected to a plurality of game devices via a communication network.
The game server selects a matching request receiving unit that receives a matching request from a plurality of players and a matching group that selects two or more players from the plurality of players and sets a game group that is a group of players that simultaneously play a multiplayer game. A processing unit and a player information transmitting unit that transmits player information of players included in the game group to the communication server.
The communication server sets a conversation group as another group of players included in the game group when a player information receiving unit that receives player information of players included in the game group from the game server and player information of the game group is received. A conversation group setting unit, a speech receiving unit that receives a speech of a player included in the conversation group, and a speech transfer unit that transfers the received speech to another player included in the conversation group.
The matching processing unit cancels the game group when the game ends, and the conversation group setting unit maintains the conversation group even after the game ends.

A game system according to another aspect of the present invention includes a game server and a communication server.
The game server is connected to a plurality of game devices and player terminals owned by a plurality of players via a communication network.
The game server is a matching request receiving unit that receives a matching request from a plurality of players, and a matching that determines two or more players from the plurality of players and sets a game group that is a group of players that simultaneously play a multiplayer game. A processing unit and a player information transmitting unit that transmits player information of players included in the game group to the communication server.
The communication server sets a conversation group as another group of players included in the game group when a player information receiving unit that receives player information of players included in the game group from the game server and player information of the game group is received. A conversation group setting unit for notifying the player terminal corresponding to the player information included in the conversation group that the conversation group has been set, and a plurality of player terminals operated by a plurality of players, respectively. An utterance receiving unit that receives an utterance from a player, and an utterance transfer unit that transfers the received utterance to a player terminal of another player included in the conversation group.
The matching processing unit cancels the game group when the game ends, and the conversation group setting unit maintains the conversation group even after the game ends.

  According to the present invention, it becomes easy to continue the exchange of players formed through the game.

It is a hardware block diagram of a game system. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating the method of connecting a some alternating current site. It is a functional block diagram of a game server and a game device. It is a functional block diagram of a communication server. It is a data structure figure of player setting information. It is a data structure figure of matching information. It is a flowchart which shows the formation process of a game group and a conversation group. It is a screen figure of a conversation group selection screen. It is a data structure figure of statement adjustment information. It is a screen figure of a 1st communication screen. It is a screen figure of a 2nd communication screen. It is a schematic diagram of the battlefield of a game (G01). It is a screen figure of a 3rd communication screen.

FIG. 1 is a hardware configuration diagram of the game system 100.
In the game system 100, with respect to the game support device 102 (information processing device), a plurality of stores 108a, 108b... 108n (hereinafter collectively referred to as “store 108” when collectively referred to or not particularly distinguished), 104n (hereinafter collectively referred to as “user terminal 104” when collectively referred to or not particularly distinguished), a plurality of SNS (Social Networking Service) servers 114a,. When collectively referred to or when not particularly distinguished, they are collectively referred to as “SNS server 114”) via the Internet 106.

The game support device 102 includes a game server 116 that supervises a multiplayer game and a communication server 118 that mediates conversations between players.
The game server 116 collects matching requests (entry requests for a multiplayer game) from a plurality of players, selects a predetermined number of players, and sets a group (hereinafter referred to as “game group”). The game group members / players participate in the multiplayer game at the same time. The communication server 118 sets a group for conversation (hereinafter referred to as “conversation group”) separately from the game group for the members / players included in the game group. Details of the game group and the conversation group will be described later.

  The store 108 may be an amusement park or a game center. In the store 108, a plurality of game devices 110 a to 110 f (hereinafter collectively referred to as “game device 110” when collectively referred to or not particularly distinguished) and a relay device 112 are connected by a dedicated line 120. The game device 110 is an arcade game machine called “satellite”, which is a so-called arcade game machine. The relay device 112 is called a “terminal” and supports and assists game play in one or more game devices 110. The relay device 112 and the Internet 106 are connected by wire, but may be connected wirelessly.

  The relay device 112 re-plays (plays a video) the game play result in the game device 110, creates a ranking from a plurality of game play results, and provides a card (item) that can be used in the game. It has a function. In general, the relay device 112 executes support processing as processing for further enhancing the fun of game play in the game device 110 such as game production and analysis.

  The user terminal 104 (player terminal) in the present embodiment is assumed to be a smartphone. The user terminal 104 may be a tablet terminal or a laptop PC. The user terminal 104 and the Internet 106 are wirelessly connected, but may be wired.

  The SNS server 114 is an existing server (exchange site) that provides a social networking service (SNS). The game support apparatus 102 is connected to a plurality of types of SNS servers 114 provided by an external supplier. The game support apparatus 102 may have the function of the SNS server 114.

  Although the game apparatus 110 in the present embodiment is an arcade game machine, the game apparatus 110 may be hardware owned by the user and different from the user terminal 104. For example, the game device 110 may be a home game machine or a general-purpose machine capable of executing a computer game such as a personal computer. In addition, the user may have a first user terminal 104 that functions as the game apparatus 110 and a second user terminal 104 that is used for conversation.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram for explaining a method of connecting a plurality of AC sites.
In the present embodiment, a game group is set by a plurality of players. A conversation group is also set by the same members as this game group. In the conversation group, the players can talk (chat) each other through a general SNS user interface. In FIG. 2, description will be made assuming that a game group including a player Pa and a player Pd is formed. At this time, the communication server 118 also forms a conversation group including the player Pa and the player Pd.

  The player Pa that owns the user terminal 104a has registered an account with the SNS server 114a that operates the exchange site A. The player Pd who owns the user terminal 104d has registered an account with the SNS server 114b that operates the exchange site B. Originally, the two players are account-registered at different exchange sites, so conversation by SNS is impossible. In other words, the player Pa cannot talk to the player Pd using the user interface of the exchange site A that he / she registers in the account, and the same applies to the player Pd. The communication server 118 realizes a conversation between the player Pa and the player Pb by mediating the two types of exchange sites A and B by the following method.

  First, the communication server 118 sets a conversation object 122. The conversation object 122 is a computer program (speech program) called a so-called bot. The role of the conversation object 122 is as follows: (1) Transferring the remarks of any member / player of the conversation group to other member / players (2) Speaking spontaneously, and transmitting the remarks to the members / players of the conversation group It is two of transmitting.

  The communication server 118 provides the conversation object 122 to the exchange site A (SNS server 114a) and the exchange site B (SNS server 114b). When the communication server 118 sets the conversation group of the players Pa and Pd, the communication object 122a of the SNS server 114a is registered as the “conversation partner” of the player Pa, and the conversation object 122b of the SNS server 114b is registered as the “conversation partner” of the player Pb. Register as Through the above registration process, the player Pa and the player Pb are associated with the same conversation object 122. In other words, the two players share the conversation object 122 in the upper conceptual layers of the exchange sites A and B. Thereafter, the conversation object 122 functions as an intermediary between the players Pa and Pd.

  The player Pa can talk with the conversation object 122a at the exchange site A. The player Pd can talk with the conversation object 122b at the exchange site B. The conversation object 122 transfers each of the players Pa and Pd to the other party. Here, the data of the messages of the players Pa and Pd are transmitted to the SNS server 114 corresponding to the SNS service used by the players Pa and Pd, and are indirectly transmitted from the SNS server 114 to the user terminal. However, if the communication server 118 stores the identification information of the user terminal 104 and can be transmitted directly to the user terminals 104 used by the players Pa and Pd, the communication server 118 and the user terminal 104 communicate directly. You may do it.

  In FIG. 2, the player Pa inputs the message M1 to the user terminal 104a. The icon 124a is an image registered in advance for identifying the player Pa. The message M1 for the conversation object 122a is transmitted to the communication server 118, and the communication server 118 transfers the message M1 to the SNS server 114b. The conversation object 122b of the SNS server 114b displays the message M1 of the player Pa on the user terminal 104d. With such a control method, the player Pd can receive the message M1 of the player Pa on the exchange site A through the conversation object 122b on the user interface of the exchange site B. On the user terminal 104d, not the conversation object 122 but the icon 124a of the player Pa is displayed as a speaker. Actually, the conversation object 122b speaks for the remark M1 of the player Pa, but since the player Pd visually recognizes the icon 124a and the remark M1, it is as if the player Pa is remarking M1 at the exchange site B. looks like.

  Similarly, when the player Pd inputs a message M2 to the user terminal 104d, the message M2 is transferred to the communication server 118 via the SNS server 114b. The conversation object 122a displays the message M2 on the icon 124b of the player Pd on the user terminal 104a of the player Pa.

  In FIG. 2, the conversation object 122 further makes a speech M3 spontaneously. The message M3 is transmitted to the user terminal 104a together with the icon 124x of the conversation object 122a via the SNS server 114a. The message M3 of the conversation object 122 is displayed on the user terminal 104a of the player Pa. The same applies to the user terminal 104d.

  In the above conversation transfer control, the player Pa is not directly talking to the player Pd. The message M1 of the player Pa is intended for the conversation object 122a. The conversation object 122b acts as an advocate for the player Pa to the player Pd. In FIG. 2, the conversation object 122d displays the message M1 together with the icon 124a of the player Pa on the user terminal 104d. The player Pd can talk with the player Pa of the AC site A through the same user interface as that of the AC site B.

  The conversation object 122 may speak using the icon 124x of the conversation object 122 instead of the icon 124a of the player Pa when speaking as the voice of the player Pa. The conversation object 122d may behave as an intermediary on the display, such as “Player Pa says“ M1 ””. In this case, the player Pd can easily recognize that the conversation object 122b is a conversation mediator.

  Note that the conversation object 122 is not an essential component in realizing the conversation between the player Pa and the player Pb. For example, the communication server 118 may transfer the message M1 of the player Pa as it is to the user terminal 104d. However, if the conversation object 122 (pseudo player) is made to participate in the conversation group, it can be seen that the conversation group includes three players. Rather than having a conversation between two people who are not acquainted with each other, it is considered that it is easier to activate the conversation if the conversation object 122 mediates and the conversation object 122 speaks spontaneously as appropriate.

FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of the game server 116 and the game device 110.
Each component of the game server 116 and the game device 110 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and arithmetic units such as various coprocessors, a storage device such as a memory and a storage, and hardware including a wired or wireless communication line connecting them. This is realized by software that is stored in a storage device and supplies processing instructions to an arithmetic unit. The computer program may be constituted by a device driver, an operating system, various application programs located in an upper layer thereof, and a library that provides a common function to these programs. Each block described below is not a hardware unit configuration but a functional unit block. The same applies to the communication server 118 described with reference to FIG.

(Game server 116)
The game server 116 includes a communication unit 126, a data processing unit 128, and a data storage unit 130.
The communication unit 126 is in charge of communication processing with the game device 110 (relay device 112) and the communication server 118 via the Internet 106. The data storage unit 130 stores various data. The data processing unit 128 executes various processes based on the data acquired by the communication unit 126 and the data stored in the data storage unit 130. The data processing unit 128 also functions as an interface between the communication unit 126 and the data storage unit 130.

The communication unit 126 includes a reception unit 132 and a transmission unit 134. The reception unit 132 receives data from the communication server 118 and the like, and the transmission unit 134 transmits data to the communication server 118 and the like.
The receiving unit 132 includes a matching request receiving unit 136 and a player registration receiving unit 138. The matching request receiving unit 136 receives a “matching request” that is a request for participation in a multiplayer game. The matching request includes a player ID (hereinafter also referred to as “PID”) and a game ID (hereinafter also referred to as “GID”). The player registration receiving unit 138 receives player registration for the game system 100.

  The transmission unit 134 includes a player information transmission unit 140. The player information transmission unit 140 transmits player information of players included in the game group to the communication server 118. The player information is various information stored in a player data storage unit 154, which will be described later, such as a player ID and a game ID.

The data storage unit 130 stores a game data storage unit 152, a player data storage unit 154, a video storage unit 156, and a matching information storage unit 158.
The game data storage unit 152 stores a game program for the game server 116. The player data storage unit 154 stores various player information. The player data storage unit 154 will be described later with reference to FIG. The video storage unit 156 stores video data that records game play results. The matching information storage unit 158 stores matching information indicating the member configuration of the game group. The matching information storage unit 158 will be described later with reference to FIG.

The data processing unit 128 includes a matching processing unit 142, a game control unit 144, a player registration unit 146, a video recording unit 148, and a video playback unit 150.
The game control unit 144 controls the execution of the game in cooperation with the game device 110. The player registration unit 146 issues a player ID and registers it in the player data storage unit 154 when a player registration is requested. When registering a player, the player inputs an available SNS and its account. The game control unit 144 permits the execution of the game after completion of player registration.

  When a matching request is made for the same game from a plurality of players, the matching processing unit 142 selects a player up to a predetermined number and sets a game group. The video recording unit 148 records the progress of the game in the video storage unit 156 as video data (moving image). The video playback unit 150 plays back video data. In the present embodiment, the video data is reproduced on the user terminal 104, but may be reproduced on the relay device 112 or the game device 110. Recording and reproduction of video data will be described later with reference to FIG.

(Game device 110)
Game device 110 includes a user interface processing unit 160, a data processing unit 162, a communication unit 164, and a data storage unit 166.
The user interface processing unit 160 accepts operations from the player via input devices such as buttons and control sticks, and is also in charge of processing related to the user interface such as image display and audio output. The communication unit 164 is in charge of communication processing with the game server 116 (relay device 112) via the Internet 106. The data storage unit 166 stores various data. The data processing unit 162 executes various processes based on the data acquired by the communication unit 164, the operation instruction input via the user interface processing unit 160 and the data stored in the data storage unit 166. The data processing unit 162 also functions as an interface for the communication unit 164, the user interface processing unit 160, and the data storage unit 166. The data storage unit 166 stores various information such as game programs.

  The user interface processing unit 160 includes an input unit 168 that receives input from the player, and an output unit 170 that outputs various types of information such as images and sounds to the player. The data processing unit 162 includes a game execution unit 172 that executes a game.

FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram of the communication server 118.
Communication server 118 includes communication unit 174, data processing unit 176, and data storage unit 178.
The communication unit 174 is in charge of communication processing with the SNS server 114 and the game server 116 via the Internet 106. The data storage unit 178 stores various data. The data processing unit 176 performs various processes based on the data acquired by the communication unit 174 and the data stored in the data storage unit 178. The data processing unit 176 also functions as an interface between the communication unit 174 and the data storage unit 178.

The communication unit 174 includes a reception unit 180 and a transmission unit 182. The receiving unit 180 receives data from the game server 116 or the like, and the transmitting unit 182 transmits data to the game server 116 or the like.
The receiving unit 180 includes a player information receiving unit 184 and a message receiving unit 186. The player information receiving unit 184 receives player information of game group members / players from the game server 116. The speech receiving unit 186 receives a player's speech in the conversation group. The transmission unit 182 includes a message transfer unit 188 and a selection screen transmission unit 189. The message transfer unit 188 transfers a player's message in the conversation group to the user terminal 104 of another player. The selection screen transmission unit 189 transmits a conversation group selection screen (described later with reference to FIG. 8).

The data storage unit 178 includes a conversation group information storage unit 190 and an alternative text storage unit 192.
The conversation group information storage unit 190 stores conversation group information that is information of players included in the conversation group. The alternative text storage unit 192 stores alternative text for correcting a statement. The alternative text storage unit 192 will be described later with reference to FIG.

The data processing unit 176 includes a conversation object control unit 194, a conversation group setting unit 196, and a speech analysis unit 198.
The conversation object control unit 194 controls the conversation object 122. The entity (instance) of the conversation object 122 in this embodiment is set for each conversation group. When the conversation group is set, the conversation object control unit 194 associates the conversation object 122 set in advance with each of the one or more SNS server SNS servers 114 registered by the member / player with the member / player. The conversation object control unit 194 determines the behavior of the conversation object 122, for example, a speech substitution or a spontaneous speech. Reception and transfer of the player's speech, in other words, transmission / reception processing is executed by the speech reception unit 186 and the speech transfer unit 188. The conversation group setting unit 196 sets a conversation group by a method described later. The speech analysis unit 198 analyzes the player's speech by natural language analysis, and suppresses or converts the speech. Details will be described later with reference to FIG. Further, when the conversation group is set, the conversation group setting unit 196 notifies the conversation group members / players of the conversation group by a known means such as an SNS message.

FIG. 5 is a data structure diagram of the player setting information 200.
The player setting information 200 is stored in the player data storage unit 154 of the game server 116. The player must register as a player before starting the game on the game device 110. The player inputs the player name used in the game, the account registered SNS (exchange site) and the account name to the game apparatus 110. The communication unit 164 of the game apparatus 110 transmits a player registration request to the game server 116, and the player registration unit 146 registers the player in the player setting information 200.

  According to FIG. 5, a player with player ID = P01 (hereinafter referred to as “player (P01)”) is registered as a player with the player name “Nicholas”. The player (P01) can use two exchange sites, SNS1 and SNS2. Both the account name of SNS1 and the account name of SNS2 are “Ishihara”.

  SNS is originally a web service that allows “close people” such as family members and friends to talk easily. For this reason, SNS account names are often registered with their real names so that they can be distinguished from each other. On the other hand, players who form a game group often have a once-in-a-lifetime relationship. Since the relationship is unknown, the real name is rarely revealed in the player name. The account name “Ishihara” of the player (P01) is highly likely to be a real name, and the player name “Nicholas” is likely to be a pseudonym.

  The player (P02) can use only SNS1. The player name is “Atlas” and the account name is “Yoshikawa”. The player (P03) can use only SNS2. The player name is “Rex” and the account name is “Mori”. Since the player (P02) and the player (P03) use different SNSs, the two are not in an exchange state through the SNS. However, according to the present embodiment, the communication server 118 (conversation object 122) can mediate the conversation between the player (P02) and the player (P03) as described with reference to FIG.

  In addition, the player information may include various information such as player attributes such as sex, age, and residence, player rank indicating the level of proficiency of the game, play history, and possessed items and characters. .

FIG. 6 is a data structure diagram of the matching information 202.
The matching information 202 is stored in the matching information storage unit 158 of the game server 116. For example, it is assumed that the matching request receiving unit 136 receives a matching request from 20 players in a predetermined period for the game (G01). The matching processing unit 142 selects a predetermined number of players from the 20 players. The selection may be made randomly or by a known method in consideration of the player rank and the like. A plurality of selected players form a game group, and the matching processing unit 142 sets a matching ID (hereinafter also referred to as “MID”) to the game group.

  According to FIG. 6, the game group (M01) is for the game (G01), and the members are the player (P01), the player (P02), and the player (P03). When the game group is set, the player information transmission unit 140 transmits the player information of the players included in the game group to the communication server 118.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a process of forming a game group and a conversation group.
The matching processing unit 142 selects one or more players from the players who transmitted the matching request, and sets a game group (S10). The player information transmission unit 140 transmits player information of players included in the game group to the communication server 118, and the player information reception unit 184 of the communication server 118 receives this (S12). The player information includes at least a player name, an available SNS, and an account name thereof.

  The conversation group setting unit 196 sets a conversation group for members / players included in the game group (S14). The conversation group setting unit 196 registers the member configuration of the conversation group in the conversation group information storage unit 190 as conversation group information. When the game group (M01) shown in FIG. 6 is set, the conversation group setting unit 196 selects three players, a player (P01), a player (P02), and a player (P04), who are members / players of the game group (M01). Set the conversation group to include. In other words, a conversation group by the same member is automatically set separately when the game group is set. The conversation group setting unit 196 notifies the members / players of the conversation group (game group) that the conversation group has been set.

  After setting the game group, the game control unit 144 of the game server 116 executes the multiplayer game in cooperation with the game execution unit 172 of the game device 110 (S16). When the game ends, the matching processing unit 142 disbands the game group (S18). That is, the matching processing unit 142 sets a game group at the start of the multiplayer game, and dissolves the game group as the multiplayer game ends. On the other hand, the conversation group will not be dissolved even if the multiplayer game ends. A conversation through a conversation group is possible regardless of whether or not a multi-play game is being executed (S20).

  As described above, in the present embodiment, when a game group is set, a conversation group is automatically set. And even if a game group is dissolved, a conversation group is maintained as it is. Therefore, even after the end of the multiplayer game, members of the old game group can continue to interact.

  A game that allows friend requests is also conceivable. For example, the player (P01) belonging to the game group (M01) may make a friend application with the player (P02) in order to maintain the exchange after the game group is dissolved. When the player (P02) approves the friend application, the player (P01) and the player (P02) become “friends”. A friend here is in a mutual approval relationship, and means a permanent relationship in which one can send a message to the other at an arbitrary timing.

  However, once you have played a multiplayer game, even if there is a temporary sense of solidarity associated with sharing the game experience, you have not nurtured a sense of familiarity that would make you want to build a continuous relationship. There are many cases. Therefore, it is considered that applying a friend to a player who happens to meet in a game group has a great psychological resistance. In the present embodiment, since a conversation group is automatically set at the same time as the game group, the player is provided with a means for maintaining the exchange between members without special indication of intention.

  If a conversation group gets excited, it may develop into a friendship. If you are not interested in the conversation group members, you can leave the conversation group. In particular, in the present embodiment, members of the conversation group can speak the game player name as the speaker name instead of the SNS account name. For this reason, the exchange in a conversation group can be brought up with anonymity maintained. The game support device 102 can support the development of the human relationship established by the multiplayer game by continuing the connection of the once-in-a-lifetime game group as a conversation group even after the game ends and ensuring the anonymity in the conversation group. .

FIG. 8 is a screen diagram of the conversation group selection screen 204.
The conversation group selection screen 204 shown in FIG. 8 is a screen displayed on the user terminal 104 of the player (P01). Each time the player (P01) participates in the multiplayer game, the player (P01) is associated with the conversation group. Since the player (P01) has joined the game group (M01), the player (P01) is a member of the conversation group (M01) corresponding to the game group (M01). As shown in FIG. 6, the members of the conversation group (M01) are the player (P01), the player (P02), and the player (P04). The conversation group (M01) is established on the occasion of multi-playing the game (G01) on April 1.

  Similarly, the player (P01) is also a member of the conversation group (M14) and the conversation group (M23). The conversation group (M14) is established on the occasion of multi-playing the game (G03) with 5 players on April 3. The conversation group (M23) is established when the game (G02) is multiplayed by four players on April 10. The conversation group setting unit 196 identifies a conversation group to which the player (P01) belongs, and generates a conversation group selection screen 204 (web page). The conversation group selection screen 204 includes a conversation group button 206 corresponding to the conversation group. The selection screen transmission unit 189 transmits a web page forming the conversation group selection screen 204 to the user terminal 104. The player (P01) can open a chat screen corresponding to an arbitrary conversation group by touching the conversation group button 206.

  The conversation group setting unit 196 changes the display order of the conversation group button 206 in accordance with the conversation activity level. For example, the conversation group setting unit 196 moves the conversation group button 206 of the conversation group spoken by the player (P01) to the upper level. The conversation group setting unit 196 moves the conversation group button 206 of the conversation group in which the player (P01) has not spoken for a predetermined period or more to the lower level. The display order of a conversation group that has made a predetermined positive statement such as “Like” by the player (P01) may be increased, and the display order of a conversation group that has made a predetermined negative statement such as “No” may be reduced. . When a speech from any player is made, the conversation group setting unit 196 may move the display order of the conversation group that is the target to a higher rank. The conversation group setting unit 196 may automatically delete a conversation group that has not been spoken by any player for a predetermined period or longer.

  Since a conversation group is set every time a multiplayer game is played, the number of conversation groups can be very large. By automatically displaying or deleting a conversation group that has not been raised, it is possible to suppress confusion in the user interface due to the conversation group becoming abundant. The player can speak freely in the conversation group that is automatically set, and can always leave the conversation group without hesitation.

FIG. 9 is a data structure diagram of the statement adjustment information 208.
The message adjustment information 208 is stored in the alternative text storage unit 192 of the communication server 118. In the conversation group, the player speaks with the player name (kana) as the speaker name. Since it is possible to speak anonymously, there is a possibility that inappropriate statements will be made. Therefore, in the statement adjustment information 208, the registered text (inappropriate term) is associated in advance with the necessity of the alternative text and the need for transfer suppression.

  For example, when the registered text “stupid” is included in the utterance of a certain player, the utterance analysis unit 198 converts the registered text “stupid” into the alternative text “no use” and transfers it. When the player (P01) makes a statement “I'm stupid”, the statement analysis unit 198 converts this statement to “No”, and the message transfer unit 188 transfers the converted message to the conversation group.

  A control condition (transfer suppression) is set for the registered text “death”. The speech analysis unit 198 does not transfer a speech including the registered text “death” to other players in the conversation group. According to such a control method, inappropriate speech can be regulated by the speech analysis unit 198, so that troubles in the conversation group can be prevented in advance. The conversation group setting unit 196 may forcibly disband the conversation group when the inappropriate number of utterances per unit time exceeds a predetermined number.

  In the following description, the game (G01) is assumed to be an action game in which a plurality of players form a team and play against enemies. The players operate characters (avatars) as their own characters to fight the enemy on the battlefield in the three-dimensional virtual space. Players not only share the game experience of fighting enemies while cooperating with each other, but can also talk during or after the game.

FIG. 10 is a screen diagram of the first communication screen 210.
The first communication screen 210 is a general screen displayed on the user terminal 104 by the SNS server 114. The first communication screen 210 shown in FIG. 10 is a screen displayed on the user terminal 104 of the player (P01) for the player (P01), the player (P02), and the conversation group (M01) of the player (P04). Suppose there is. The player name of the player (P01) is “Nicholas (tentative name)”, the player name of the player (P02) is “Atlas (tentative name)”, and the player name of the player name (P04) is “Parks (tentative name)” ( (See also FIG. 5).

  A first communication screen 210 shown in FIG. 10 shows a reflection meeting by the members of the conversation group (M01) after the game (G01) ends. Each player has a conversation with a player name (a pseudonym). In FIG. 10, the player (P02: Atlas) points out points of reflection for the player (P01: Nicholas). Finally, the player (P01) proposes a re-challenge of the game (G01). If an active conversation is exchanged in the conversation group (M01) set for the game group (M01) that happens to be formed in the game (G01) in this way, the members / players of the conversation group (M01) will again play the game. May challenge (G01). Through the multi-play of the game (G01), the members can temporarily share the game experience, and the game experience can be analyzed and rebutted in the conversation group (M01). For this reason, it is possible to cultivate a sense of familiarity between players by continuing the exchange of the conversation group (M01) without ending the sense of solidarity generated during the multiplayer game temporarily.

  By maintaining the conversation group, the game support device 102 can provide not only the game itself but also a new enjoyment of a reflection meeting after the game is over.

FIG. 11 is a screen diagram of the second communication screen 220.
The second communication screen 220 is also a general screen displayed on the user terminal 104 by the SNS server 114. The conversation object control unit 194 can cause the conversation object 122 to relay live game play. The second communication screen 220 in FIG. 11 is a screen displayed on the user terminal 104 of the player (P01: Nicholas) when the game group (M01) multiplays the game (G01).

  When the avatar operated by the player (P01) moves at high speed in the right direction on the battlefield formed in the game (G01), the game control unit 144 of the game server 116 displays “player (P01)” “move right” “high speed”. To the communication server 118. The conversation object control unit 194 of the communication server 118 creates a message “Nicholas runs right” according to a predetermined rule based on the notified information. The conversation object control unit 194 transmits the message to each player of the conversation group (M01) as a statement of the conversation object 122.

  As described above, the conversation object control unit 194 generates a message based on a predetermined rule based on the play state detected in the game (G01), and causes the conversation object 122 to transmit a message as an utterance of the conversation object 122. A user interface is realized as if the game play is being relayed live.

  The player may check the second communication screen 220 while playing the game, or may check the progress of the game play by checking the message group on the second communication screen 220 after the game is over. . The player who participated in the multiplayer game may perform a reflection meeting as shown in FIG. 10 while confirming the speech of the conversation object 122. Further, even when the game (G01) is played alone, it is possible to reconfirm the content of the user's play with the speech collection of the conversation object 122. The player can use the speech collection of the conversation object 122 to improve his / her play. In other words, the speech collection of the conversation object 122 can be used like a shogi score. Further, after the multi-play game is played, communication is possible at the user terminal 104, so that the game device 110 is not occupied for a long time for purposes other than the game of exchange between players. For this reason, communication between users can be activated without deteriorating the profitability (rotation rate) of the game apparatus 110.

  The conversation object control unit 194 may cause the conversation object 122 to give explanations and advice as well as the actual situation. For example, when a large space is vacant behind the enemy E1, the conversation object 122 may advise that the enemy E1 is vacant. Further, when the enemy E2 is approaching from behind the avatar, the conversation object 122 may advise what to watch out for.

  If the conversation object 122 is a tongue, it is considered that the conversation group is easily activated. Also on the first communication screen 210, the conversation object control unit 194 may cause the conversation object 122 to speak appropriately. In addition, when the conversation group is activated, specifically, the conversation object control unit 194 decreases the number of conversations of the conversation object 122 as the number of speeches by the player per unit time increases, and gives the player an opportunity to speak. You may give it up.

FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram of the battlefield 230 of the game (G01).
As described above, in the game (G01), the game control unit 144 of the game server 116 generates the battlefield 230 (game space) as a three-dimensional virtual space. The player accesses the game server 116 from the game device 110 and enters the team battle. The game execution unit 172 of the game apparatus 110 displays a three-dimensional image based on the position and line-of-sight direction of the avatar operated by the player on the battlefield 230.

  In FIG. 12, the game group A and the game group B are competing. Three players included in the game group A operate the avatars 232a to 232c, respectively. Three players included in the game group B operate the avatars 232d to 232f. The player fights against the opponent team, making full use of swords and magic.

  The video recording unit 148 records the position coordinates and movement of the avatar 232 on the battlefield 230 in a time series by a known method. The progress of the game is saved as three-dimensional video data. If the video data is reproduced by the video reproduction unit 150, it is possible to reconfirm the change in the battle situation from the start to the end of the game. The video reproduction unit 150 transmits the video data to the user terminal 104 and causes the user terminal 104 to reproduce the video data. The player can also instruct reproduction of video data on the first communication screen 210 or the like. When any player says “reproduction start”, the speech analysis unit 198 instructs the video reproduction unit 150 to reproduce the video data. When video is played back on the user terminal 104, the camera position (viewpoint 236) is set to a predetermined position, for example, a position overlooking the battlefield 230. For this reason, at the time of video reproduction, the movement of each avatar 232 can be confirmed from above.

  The player can also control the video playback method by a statement including the time point instruction text and the viewpoint instruction text. The “time instruction text” is a text that indicates a reproduction time point. For example, when an utterance “reproduction from 2 minutes 30 seconds” is made, the utterance analysis unit 198 extracts a time indication text “2 minutes 30 seconds” “reproduction” indicating time. In this case, a combination of a term indicating a time of “2 minutes 30 seconds” and a term indicating a halfway playback “playing from” is the point-in-time text.

  The video playback unit 150 plays back video from the time when 2 minutes and 30 seconds have elapsed from the start of the game. In addition, when any player makes a remark “play from a scene where Nicholas snips the enemy E3”, the speech analysis unit 198 displays “Nicholas”, “sniper”, “enemy E3”, “scene”, “play from”, etc. Extract time indication text. Then, the video playback unit 150 identifies a playback time point that meets the above conditions, and plays back the video data from the time point when the player (P01: Nicholas) snips the enemy E1.

  The “view instruction text” is a text that indicates the playback viewpoint. For example, when a statement “reproduction from Nicholas' viewpoint” is made, the statement analysis unit 198 extracts viewpoint designation texts “Nicholas”, “viewpoint”, and “reproduction”, and the video reproduction unit 150 receives the player (P01: Nicholas). Video data is reproduced as a two-dimensional video viewed from the viewpoint. The progress of the play as seen from the line of sight of the player (P01) can be shared by the members. According to the viewpoint instruction text, the play content can be reconfirmed from various viewpoints such as viewpoints viewed from other avatars 232.

FIG. 13 is a screen diagram of the third communication screen 240.
The third communication screen 240 is also a screen displayed on the user terminal 104 by the SNS server 114. The third communication screen 240 shown in FIG. 13 is a screen that is intended for the conversation group (M01) and is displayed on the user terminal 104 of the player (P01). When a member / player of a conversation group (M01) plays a game, the conversation object control unit 194 causes the conversation object 122 to speak to the conversation group (M01).

  It is assumed that after the game group (M01) is dissolved, a player (P02: Atlas) who is a member of the conversation group (M01) plays the game (G01). Here, it is assumed that the player (P02) has defeated seven enemy characters in the game (G01). The game control unit 144 notifies the communication server 118 of the play result of the player (P02), and the conversation object control unit 194 uses the conversation object 122 as the speaker (P02) for the conversation group to which the player (P02) belongs. ) Is notified of the play result. In FIG. 13, the player (P01: Nicholas) says “I will do it!”. The conversation object 122 transmits the remark of the player (P01) to the player (P02). As described above, even after the game group (M01) is dissolved, the conversation object 122 notifies the member's play situation (the current state) in the conversation group (M01), thereby arousing the player's competitive spirit.

The game system 100 has been described above based on the embodiment.
In the game system 100, a conversation group is automatically formed when a game group is formed in a multiplayer game. Since voluntary action by the player, such as a friend application, is not required, it becomes easy to continue the exchange of members of the old game group even after the multiplayer game is over.

  Since the conversation group uses an exchange site in which the player has already registered an account, the player is not burdened with the procedure. Even when a plurality of players are account-registered at different exchange sites, the communication server 118 can mediate the conversation by transferring each player's comments to the respective exchange sites. Communication that integrates existing exchange sites becomes possible.

  The speech analysis unit 198 can prevent troubles in the conversation group by transforming inappropriate speech into regulation or alternative text. In the conversation group, each player can talk with the player name. In other words, anonymity can be secured in the conversation group. When you play a multiplayer game, you may not be aware of each other enough to reveal your real name even if some familiarity develops. Since the conversation group can talk anonymously, the psychological resistance when the exchange is continued after the game ends is suppressed. If the conversation group is activated and the friendliness of each other increases, you may apply for friends or actually meet and enjoy the game together.

  In the present embodiment, the conversation object 122 prompts the player to interact. When the player (P01) speaks, the conversation object 122 speaks on the exchange site of the player (P02) in the name of the player (P01). Even if the conversation object 122 conveys the remarks of the player (P01) to the player (P02) in the form of quoting the remarks of the player (P01) like "the player (P01) says" ... "". Good. In this case, since the conversation object 122 serves as a speaker for the player (P01), the psychological resistance of the player (P01) to the conversation with the unknown player (P02) can be further suppressed.

  As described with reference to FIG. 13, the conversation object 122 can stimulate the competitiveness among players by conveying the game play trends of other members of the old game group (conversation group). For this reason, even when the conversation is interrupted in the conversation group, the conversation group can be reactivated by replaying the game.

  According to this embodiment, a reflection meeting can be held in the conversation group after the game ends. At this time, the game play content can be confirmed on the video. The game support apparatus 102 can provide the player with a new playability that everyone can enjoy the analysis of the game as well as the game itself.

  In the social networking service (SNS), a user can create a group for a plurality of users to have a conversation by registering (mutual approval) other users as “friends”. For example, if the user P1 makes a friend application to the user P2 and the user P2 approves the friend application, a conversation group of the user P1 and the user P2 can be created. However, even if the user P1 is interested in a certain multiplayer game, the user P2 is not necessarily interested. The flow of starting a game after making friends like this is unlikely to be established. According to the present embodiment, it is possible to create a gentle “connection” as a game group and to develop this “connection” through the conversation group. The game support device 102 can provide a mechanism (platform) for nurturing a once-in-a-lifetime personal relationship created with a game as a more stable human relationship.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment and modification, A component can be deform | transformed and embodied in the range which does not deviate from a summary. Various inventions may be formed by appropriately combining a plurality of constituent elements disclosed in the above embodiments and modifications. Moreover, you may delete some components from all the components shown by the said embodiment and modification.

  Although it has been described that the game system 100 is configured by the user terminal 104, the game support device 102, the relay device 112, the game device 110, the SNS server 114, etc., some of the functions of the game support device 102 are the game device 110 and the relay device. 112, or part of the functions of the game device 110 and the relay device 112 may be assigned to the game support device 102. In addition, a third device other than the game support device 102, the game device 110, and the relay device 112 may take part of the functions of these devices.

  An aggregate of the functions of the game server 116 and the communication server 118 described in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 can be grasped as one “information processing apparatus” in a global manner. The game server 116 and the communication server 118 may be formed as a single device. How to allocate a plurality of functions necessary for realizing the present invention to one or a plurality of hardware depends on the processing capability of each hardware, the specifications required for the game system 100, and the like. It only has to be decided.

  In the present embodiment, the player has been described as having a conversation with another player using the user terminal 104. As a modification, a conversation with another player may be realized in the game device 110 or the relay device 112. In this case, the communication screen is configured using a part of the display unit (not shown) of the game device 110 or the relay device 112 mainly for players who do not have the user terminal 104. Similarly to the user terminal 104, the game device 110 and the relay device 112 can realize the conversation by transmitting and receiving information necessary for the conversation with the game support device 102 and the like. Note that when the conversation is performed using the game apparatus 110 or the relay apparatus 112, the conversation is terminated at the same time as the game is terminated. However, by referring to the setting information for each player as shown in FIG. The transmission destination of the message may be switched from the game device 110 or the relay device 112 to the user terminal 104 so that the user terminal 104 can participate in the conversation. Although the video data of the present embodiment has been described as a moving image, the video data may be one or more still images that are periodically recorded. In the present embodiment, each player has been described as inputting a message by text, but the message may be input by voice.

  In the present embodiment, it has been described that the members of the game group and the members of the conversation group completely match. As a modification, a conversation group may be set for only some members of the game group. For example, if the specification is such that the player can participate in the multiplayer game without registering the player, only the player registered as a player may be included in the conversation group. Only players who are active in the multiplayer game, for example, players who have defeated a predetermined number of enemies may be registered in the conversation group. The conversation group setting unit 196 may randomly extract a predetermined number of players from the game group members / players and set a conversation group of only the selected players.

  The conversation group setting unit 196 may remove a player who has not spoken for a predetermined period in the conversation group from the conversation group. Alternatively, the conversation group setting unit 196 may cause a player who has repeated inappropriate speech a predetermined number of times or more to leave the conversation group.

  In the present embodiment, it has been described that the conversation object 122 is assigned to each conversation group. As a modification, a single conversation object 122 in the communication server 118 may preside over each conversation group.

  The conversation object control unit 194 may set the conversation object 122 for each player. For example, a conversation object 122 (P01) acting as a proxy for the player (P01) and a conversation object 122 (P02) acting as a proxy for the player (P02) may be set. In this case, the speech of the player (P01) is transmitted to the player (P02) as the speech of the conversation object 122 (P01), and the speech of the player (P02) is transmitted to the player (P01) as the speech of the conversation object 122 (P02). . Since the user interface is as if the user is talking to the other player's agent instead of the other player, the player can more easily speak. Also, when the player (P01) wants to invite the player (P02) to the game again, the player (P02) does not invite the player (P02) directly, but invites the conversation object 122 (P02) acting as an agent of the player (P02). It is thought that anxiety about the possibility of refusal can be reduced.

  In the present embodiment, it has been described that when any player included in a conversation group speaks, the comment is shared by the entire conversation group. As a modified example, the player (P01) may designate the player (P02) and execute communication. The message transfer unit 188 may transfer the message only to the specified player when the message target is specified.

  In the present embodiment, the description has been made on the assumption that each player has registered an account at one of the exchange sites. The communication server 118 may operate an exchange site by itself. The communication server 118 may register an account at an exchange site operated by the communication server 118 for a player who has not registered an account at any exchange site.

  Even if a conversation group is established, it is expected that the conversation group will not rise unless the speech continues from the beginning of the game. Therefore, the conversation object control unit 194 may lead the conversation to the conversation object 122 by causing the conversation object 122 to spontaneously make various statements. For example, the conversation object 122 may make a statement that praises the play content of the player. Spontaneous remarks of the conversation object 122 are realized by application of existing bot-related technology.

  The data processing unit 128 of the game server 116 may include a play reservation unit (not shown). For example, assume that a member / player of a conversation group wants to play a multiplayer game again with the same member. In this case, a member of the conversation group speaks to the conversation object 122 “Please reserve a game (G01) with this member at 19:00”. 198 performs natural language analysis of the statement, and the play reservation unit notifies the matching processing unit 142 of the game server 116 of the reservation time and the matching ID (MID) of the conversation group. When the matching request received in the predetermined period from 19:00 to 19:05 includes a matching request of all the members of the conversation group reserved for the game, the matching processing unit 142 matches the members of the conversation group again. You may let them. According to such a control method, a circulation is realized in which a game group is formed by the first multi-play game, members exchange is deepened by the conversation group, and the second multi-play game is enjoyed by the same game group.

  In the present embodiment, an arcade game has been described. However, the game system 100 may be implemented for a home game machine, a smartphone, a personal computer, or the like. When the player has a plurality of smartphones (user terminals 104), the player may use a smartphone for conversation with a smartphone for playing a network game.

  The conversation group can be applied to applications other than games. For example, the game support apparatus 102 may recruit a matching request in the category “person who likes baseball”. The conversation group setting unit 196 may set a conversation group for a person who likes baseball by randomly selecting several users from the category “people who like baseball”. Thus, not only a game but a conversation group can be formed as a salon based on some common points. In this case as well, the user may nurture a one-on-one exchange by talking anonymously with the help of the conversation object 122.

  100 game system, 102 game support device, 104 user terminal, 106 Internet, 108 store, 110 game device, 112 relay device, 114 SNS server, 116 game server, 118 communication server, 120 dedicated line, 122 conversation object, 124 icon, 126 communication units, 128 data processing units, 130 data storage units, 132 receiving units, 134 transmitting units, 136 matching request receiving units, 138 player registration receiving units, 140 player information transmitting units, 142 matching processing units, 144 game control units, 146 Player registration unit, 148 video recording unit, 150 video playback unit, 152 game data storage unit, 154 player data storage unit, 156 video storage unit, 158 matching information storage unit, 160 User interface processing unit, 162 data processing unit, 164 communication unit, 166 data storage unit, 168 input unit, 170 output unit, 172 game execution unit, 174 communication unit, 176 data processing unit, 178 data storage unit, 180 reception unit , 182 transmitting unit, 184 player information receiving unit, 186 message receiving unit, 188 message transfer unit, 189 selection screen transmitting unit, 190 conversation group information storage unit, 192 alternative text storage unit, 194 conversation object control unit, 196 conversation group setting Part, 198 speech analysis part, 200 player setting information, 202 matching information, 204 conversation group selection screen, 206 conversation group button, 208 speech adjustment information, 210 first communication screen, 220 second communication screen, 230 battlefield, 23 Point of view, 240 the third communication screen

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Connected to a plurality of game devices via a communication network,
A matching request receiver for receiving matching requests from a plurality of players;
A matching processing unit that determines two or more players from the plurality of players and sets a first game group that is a group of players that simultaneously play a multiplayer game;
A conversation group setting unit for setting a first conversation group as another group of players included in the first game group when the first game group is set;
A message receiving unit that receives messages from the players included in the first conversation group ;
A message transfer unit that transfers the received message to another player included in the first conversation group ;
The matching processing unit cancels the first game group when the game ends, and includes a player when a new matching request is received from a player who is a member of the first game group. Set up two game groups,
The information processing apparatus, wherein the conversation group setting unit maintains the first conversation group even after the second game group is set. A selection screen display unit that displays a screen that allows the player to select one of a plurality of conversation groups;
  The conversation group setting unit sets a second conversation group corresponding to the second game group when the second game group is set,
  The selection screen display unit selects either the first conversation group or the second conversation group for a player who is a member of both the first game group and the second game group. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a screen to be displayed is displayed. A speech analysis unit that determines whether or not a predetermined registration text is included in the speech, and converts the registration text into an alternative text;
The said message transfer part suppresses the transfer of the said message or transfers the message after the conversion to the alternative text when the registered text is included in the message. Information processing device. A video recording unit for recording video data indicating a progress state of the game by the first game group ;
A video playback unit for playing back the video data;
When the utterance including a predetermined time instruction text is received from a player included in the first conversation group set in the game, the video playback unit receives the video data at a time corresponding to the time instruction text. 4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein a reproduction time point is set. A video recording unit for recording video data indicating a progress state of the game by the first game group ;
A video playback unit for playing back the video data;
When the utterance including a predetermined viewpoint instruction text is received from a player included in the first conversation group set in the game, the video reproduction unit sets the viewpoint in the game space corresponding to the viewpoint instruction text. 4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a reproduction viewpoint of the video data is set. Connected to the first and second AC sites outside via a communication network,
When the first player included in the first conversation group speaks for the first exchange site registered in advance by the first player, the speech receiving unit is configured to receive the first exchange site. Receiving the said remark from
The talk transfer unit claims, characterized in that to transfer the speech of the first player and the second alternating sites second player included in the first talkgroup is previously registered as the target The information processing apparatus according to any one of 1 to 5 . The message transfer unit uses a registered name in the game as a speaker name instead of a registered name in the first exchange site of the first player, and transmits a message from the first player in addition to the first conversation group . The information processing device according to claim 6, wherein the information processing device is transferred to the player. A conversation object control unit for setting a conversation object for each of the first and second exchange sites,
The speech receiving unit receives the speech of the first player targeting the conversation object set in the first exchange site,
The information processing apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the speech transfer unit causes the conversation object set in the second exchange site to substitute the speech of the first player. When the player included in the first conversation group plays a game on a game device after the cancellation of the first game group , the conversation object control unit uses the conversation object as a speaker as the first person. The information processing apparatus according to claim 8, wherein a notification that a game is being played by a player is sent to another player included in the first conversation group . Connected to the game server via a communication line,
Player information for receiving player information of players included in the first game group from the game server when a first game group, which is a group of players who simultaneously play multiplayer games, is set by the game server. A receiver,
A conversation group setting unit that sets a first conversation group as another group of players included in the first game group when player information of the first game group is received;
A message receiving unit that receives a message from a player included in the first conversation group ;
A message transfer unit that transfers the received message to another player included in the first conversation group ;
The conversation group setting unit is configured such that the first game group is canceled when the game ends, and a second game group including a player who is a member of the first game group is set. A communication server that maintains the first conversation group. Connected to the first and second AC sites outside via a communication network,
When the first player included in the first conversation group speaks for the first exchange site registered in advance by the first player, the speech receiving unit is configured to receive the first exchange site. Receiving the said remark from
The talk transfer unit claims, characterized in that to transfer the speech of the first player and the second alternating sites second player included in the first talkgroup is previously registered as the target 10. The communication server according to 10 . Including game server and communication server,
The game server
Connected to a plurality of game devices via a communication network,
A matching request receiver for receiving matching requests from a plurality of players;
A matching processing unit that selects two or more players from the plurality of players and sets a first game group that is a group of players that simultaneously play a multiplayer game;
A player information transmitting unit that transmits player information of players included in the first game group to the communication server;
The communication server is
A player information receiving unit for receiving player information of players included in the first game group from the game server;
A conversation group setting unit that sets a first conversation group as another group of players included in the first game group when player information of the first game group is received;
A message receiving unit that receives a message from a player included in the first conversation group ;
A message transfer unit that transfers the received message to another player included in the first conversation group ;
The matching processing unit of the game server cancels the first game group when the game is finished, and when a new matching request is received from a player who is a member of the first game group. Set up a second game group that includes players,
The game system, wherein the conversation group setting unit of the communication server maintains the first conversation group even after the second game group is set. Including game server and communication server,
The game server
Connected to a player terminal owned by a plurality of game devices and a plurality of players via a communication network;
A matching request receiver for receiving matching requests from a plurality of players;
A matching processing unit that determines two or more players from the plurality of players and sets a first game group that is a group of players that simultaneously play a multiplayer game;
A player information transmitting unit that transmits player information of players included in the first game group to the communication server;
The communication server is
A player information receiving unit for receiving player information of players included in the first game group from the game server;
When the player information of the first game group is received, the another group of players included in the first game group sets a first talkgroup, player information included in the first talkgroup A conversation group setting unit for notifying the corresponding player terminal that the first conversation group has been set;
A message receiving unit that receives a message from a player included in the first conversation group from the plurality of player terminals operated by a plurality of players;
A message transfer unit that transfers the received message to a player terminal of another player included in the first conversation group ,
The matching processing unit of the game server cancels the first game group when the game is finished, and when a new matching request is received from a player who is a member of the first game group. Set up a second game group that includes players,
The game system, wherein the conversation group setting unit of the communication server maintains the first conversation group even after the second game group is set. A function of receiving matching requests from a plurality of players;
A function of determining two or more players from the plurality of players and setting a first game group that is a group of players that simultaneously play a multiplayer game;
A function of setting a first conversation group as another group of players included in the first game group when the first game group is set;
A function of accepting comments from players included in the first conversation group ;
A function of transferring the accepted speech to other players included in the first conversation group ;
A function of canceling the first game group when the game ends;
A function of setting a second game group including the player when a new matching request is received from a player who was a member of the first game group;
A game program for causing a computer to exhibit a function of maintaining the first conversation group even after the second game group is set .

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