JP6374231B2 - PROGRAM, GAME DEVICE, AND GAME SYSTEM - Google Patents

Description

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

  Conventionally, there is a timing determination game (music game) in which a player inputs using a controller in accordance with a music rhythm. In such a music game device, the determination reference timing to be input by the player is determined in advance according to the rhythm of the music and is converted into data. Then, based on the degree of deviation between the predetermined timing and the player input timing, processing for evaluating the player input is performed.

  In addition, in such a music game, there is a game system that performs control to add a disturbing effect when a condition for causing the disturbing effect is satisfied while the game is in progress (Patent Document 1). In addition, there is a game system that switches a mark set to a non-display state to a display state when a mark (giant note) for instructing timing is successfully input (Patent Document 2).

Japanese Patent No. 3031676 JP 2010-88684 A

  By the way, in the game device of such a timing determination game, when a player inputs, other players or themselves cannot support the input. The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and its object is to enable at least one of a plurality of players to support the input when at least one of the plurality of players inputs. Is to provide a simple program, a game device, and a game system.

(1) The present invention
A program for a game that evaluates input from a plurality of players,
For each player, an evaluation unit that performs processing for evaluating input to the marker;
The input contents for the marker of at least one of the plurality of players are counted within a predetermined period, and a recovery instruction for recovering the input contents is given to at least one of the plurality of players based on the counting result. Function as a recovery control unit
The evaluation unit is
Perform a process to evaluate the input to the recovery instruction,
The recovery control unit is
The present invention relates to a program for performing a process of recovering the input contents when the input to the recovery instruction is successful.

  The present invention also relates to an information storage medium that can be read by a computer and stores a program for causing the computer to function as each of the above-described units. Moreover, it is related with the game device containing said each part.

  The “input content” is information such as the type of marker input by the player and the number of markers input by the player. For example, the type of marker that the player failed to input or the marker that the player failed to input. This is information related to the failure such as the number of.

  In addition, the “recover input contents” processing is processing that assumes that the input content itself was not originally, processing that compensates the value according to the input with another value, and reduces loss according to the input. Processing. For example, processing that assumes that the input failure itself did not start from the beginning (for example, processing that returns the loss value corresponding to the input failure to the original value), or that compensates for the value corresponding to the input failure with another value And a process for reducing the loss corresponding to the input failure (for example, a process for reducing the loss value corresponding to the input failure of 10 to 5).

  According to the present invention, when at least one player among the plurality of players inputs, the recovery instruction is given to at least one of the plurality of players, and the input contents when the input to the recovery instruction is successful. Thus, at least one of the plurality of players can support the input. As a result, a plurality of players can play a game with a sense of unity.

(2) Further, the program and the game device of the present invention are:
The recovery control unit is
Based on the input content, the recovery instruction content including at least one of the type and number of the recovery markers may be determined.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to determine at least one of the type and number of recovery markers suitable for the input content.

(3) Moreover, the program and the game device of the present invention are:
The recovery control unit is
Based on at least one of the input failure content and the player information that has failed to be input, the player who inputs the recovery instruction may be determined.

  Here, “player information” includes player identification information (player name, account), and information such as the player level associated with the player identification information, the game progress of the player, and owned items. .

  According to the present invention, the player who performs the recovery input is determined based on at least one of the input failure content and the input of the failed player information, and accordingly, to which player the recovery instruction is assigned is determined appropriately. be able to.

(4) The program and game device of the present invention are:
The recovery control unit is
The number of markers for recovery may be made smaller than the number of markers for which input has failed.

  According to the present invention, since the number of recovery markers is smaller than the number of markers that have failed to be input, it is possible to easily lead to success with respect to the input to the recovery instruction, and the player on the recovery side can easily input It is possible to support a player who made a mistake.

(5) The program and game device of the present invention are:
The evaluation unit is
You may evaluate the marker which failed in input, and the marker for recovery by different evaluation criteria.

  According to the present invention, the marker for which input has failed and the recovery marker are evaluated based on different evaluation criteria, so that the player on the recovery side can be controlled to easily support the player who made the input error. . For example, it is possible to make the input success judgment criterion for the recovery marker gentler than the input success judgment criterion for the marker that has failed to be input, and to easily increase the success rate for the input to the recovery instruction. As a result, the player on the recovering side can easily support a player who has made an input mistake.

(6) The program and the game device of the present invention are:
The recovery control unit is
After an input failure, a recovery marker may be added at a timing different from the determination reference timing corresponding to the marker.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to issue a recovery instruction so that a marker corresponding to a new determination reference timing is generated by adding a recovery marker at a timing different from the determination reference timing corresponding to the marker. it can.

(7) Moreover, the program and the game device of the present invention are:
The recovery control unit is
After the input failure, the recovery marker may be arranged at the determination reference position of the recovery marker different from the determination reference position of the marker.

  According to the present invention, after the input failure, the recovery marker is arranged at the determination reference position of the recovery marker different from the determination reference position of the marker. Therefore, the recovery marker is positioned at a position different from the normal marker. It is possible to instruct recovery so that a marker is generated.

(8) Further, the program and the game device of the present invention are:
The recovery control unit is
The determination reference position of the marker for recovery may be determined based on a reference line for recovery different from the reference line for determining the determination reference position of the marker.

  According to the present invention, the normal marker is arranged based on the normal reference line, and the recovery marker is arranged based on the recovery reference line, so that it becomes easy to distinguish the recovery marker from the normal marker, It is possible to give a recovery instruction that is easy for the player on the recovery side to input.

(9) The program and game device of the present invention are:
The recovery control unit is
The marker may be disposed at the determination reference position of the marker at the same timing as the determination reference timing corresponding to the marker, and the recovery marker may be disposed at the determination reference position of the recovery marker.

  According to the present invention, the marker is arranged at the determination reference position of the marker at the same timing as the determination reference timing corresponding to the marker, and the recovery marker is arranged at the determination reference position of the recovery marker. Thus, it is possible to instruct recovery so that a new marker is generated in addition to the marker corresponding to one determination reference timing.

(10) Further, the program and the game device of the present invention are:
The evaluation unit is
Based on the musical score data defining the determination reference timing according to the progress of the game, a process for evaluating the input to the marker indicating the determination reference timing is performed.
The recovery control unit is
Based on the content of the input failure, perform a process of switching part or all of the music score data after the input failure to the music score data for recovery in which the determination criterion timing for recovery is defined according to the progress of the game,
The evaluation unit is
When switching to the music score data for recovery, a process for evaluating an input to the marker indicating the determination reference timing may be performed based on the music score data for recovery.

  According to the present invention, based on the content of the input failure, part or all of the musical score data after the input failure is switched to the musical score data for recovery, so that the input evaluation is performed. Recover can be instructed using the musical score data for recovery.

(11) Further, the program and the game device of the present invention are:
When the recovery instruction input for the marker input failure is successful, the computer is used as a display control unit that displays information indicating that the recovery instruction input is successful on the screen of the player who has failed to input the marker. You may make it function further.

  According to the present invention, information indicating that the recovery instruction input is successful is displayed on the screen of the player who has failed to input the marker, so that the player who has failed to input the marker can easily know the success of the recovery. Can do. As a result, the supported player and the supporting player can both be satisfied with the success of the recovery instruction input, and can play the game with a sense of unity.

(12) Further, the program and the game device of the present invention are:
The evaluation unit is
You may make it evaluate the input with respect to a marker by making the difficulty of the period which performs the said recovery instruction | indication lower than the difficulty of the period which does not perform the said recovery instruction.

  According to the present invention, during the period when the recovery instruction is given, the input to the marker is evaluated at a lower difficulty level than the normal period when the recovery instruction is not given. Can do. In other words, according to the present invention, the player on the recovery side can reduce the input burden by easily succeeding in inputting the normal marker during the period of performing the recovery instruction, and as a result, the player who has made an input error can be reduced easily. Can be supported.

(13) Further, the program and the game device of the present invention are:
As a display control unit that displays the input failure status of each player, the computer is further functioned,
The display control unit
After the counting period, the recovery instruction content may be displayed in advance at a predetermined timing.

  Here, the “situation of input failure of each player” is the content of input failure of each player, the total result of the content of input failure of each player, or the like.

According to the present invention, each player can grasp the status of input failure, and further, the recovery instruction content is displayed in advance at a predetermined timing, so that the player can be prepared to input the recovery instruction.

(14) The present invention also provides:
A game system for a game in which a plurality of game devices are connected via a network and a plurality of players play simultaneously,
Each of the game devices is
For each player, an evaluation unit that performs processing for evaluating input to the marker;
A communication control unit that performs processing for transmitting input evaluation of a player to another game device and processing for receiving input evaluation of another player from another game device;
The input contents for the marker of at least one of the plurality of players are counted within a predetermined period, and a recovery instruction for recovering the input contents is given to at least one of the plurality of players based on the counting result. And a recovery control unit for performing
The evaluation unit is
Perform a process to evaluate the input to the recovery instruction,
The recovery control unit is
The present invention relates to a game system that performs a process of recovering the input content when the input to the recovery instruction is successful.

The perspective external view which shows an example of a structure of an arcade game device. The right view of an arcade game device. The figure which shows the example of a game screen. The figure for demonstrating the display transition of a marker. Explanatory drawing of an evaluation process. Explanatory drawing of an evaluation process. Explanatory drawing of a marker. Explanatory drawing of the process which generates the marker for recovery. An example of a game screen on which a recovery marker is displayed. Explanatory drawing of the process which generates the marker for recovery. An example of a game screen on which a recovery marker is displayed. The relationship between the marker type and points. Explanatory drawing of recovery control. Explanatory drawing of recovery control. Explanatory drawing of recovery control. Explanatory drawing of recovery control. An example of the game screen at the time of successful recovery. An example of a game screen on which a recovery marker is displayed. Explanatory drawing of a recovery object period. Explanatory drawing of the process which generates the marker for recovery. Explanatory drawing of the process which generates the marker for recovery. The figure which shows the example of arrangement | positioning of an arcade game device. The flowchart which shows the flow of a process of recovery control. The figure which shows an example of a function structure of the game device of this embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the program and data which are memorize | stored in the memory | storage part of a game device. The figure which shows the data structural example of play music candidate data. The figure which shows the data structural example of marker display control data. The figure which shows the modification of a game system.

  As an embodiment to which the present invention is applied, an example of an arcade game device that executes a music game will be described.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective external view showing an example of the configuration of the arcade game apparatus according to the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is a right side view of the arcade game apparatus according to the present embodiment. However, illustration of the support structure of the right speaker unit is omitted for easy understanding of the structure.

  The arcade game device 1400 of this embodiment is designed as a video game device for enjoying a music game using a touch operation. The arcade game apparatus 1400 includes: 1) a base 1401 having a screen display and a device for the player to operate; 2) a standing back 1402 provided above the back of the base 1401 when viewed from the player; Speaker unit support portions 1406R and 1406L extending from the standing back portion toward the vicinity of the head of the player 9 (see FIG. 2) in the operation position.

  The speaker unit support portions 1406R and 1406L have a substantially U shape or a substantially U shape when viewed from above, and are fixed to the back surface of the standing back portion 1402 at the inner side corresponding to the bottom of the recess. The width in the vertical direction (height direction) of the speaker unit support portions 1406R and 1406L is set to be larger than the assumed width in the height direction (width in the vertical direction) of the average player's head. The speaker unit support portions 1406R and 1406L include a right speaker unit 1408R and a left speaker unit 1408L, each having a sound output surface arranged toward the player's head.

  The base unit 1401 is a main housing unit, and a touch panel 1420 that serves as both a screen display unit and an operation input unit, a body support unit 1422 on which a player in operation can lean against the body, and pays a play price. A payment device 1424, a woofer 1426, and a control board 1450.

  The body support unit 1422 is set so that the player 9 during operation can partially support the weight of the body by hitting the abdomen. Specifically, the body support portion 1422 is fixed to the front end portion of the base portion 1401, more specifically, near the front lower end of the touch panel 1420, and the surface with which the player 9 abuts has a convex curved surface. It is covered with a suitable elastic material so that it does not become a burden even if it is subjected to weight. Below the body support portion 1422, a space is provided in which toes can be stored when the player 9 stands.

  The consideration payment apparatus 1424 is an apparatus for paying consideration for game play. It is realized by a coin input device, a reader / writer such as a prepaid card or a player card having an electronic money function. The player card referred to here is a card-type player identification information carrier medium provided with a storage medium issued through a player registration procedure in advance, and stores various registration information such as a player account in a rewritable manner. For example, data is read and written by an NFC reader / writer using NFC (Near Field Communication). The player card may be a device that can store data corresponding to NFC, for example, a portable information terminal such as a smartphone or a portable game device. The payment for the game play can be replaced by consumption of prepaid points stored in the player card.

  The woofer 1426 is a third speaker unit in charge of the low sound range. The woofer 1426 is installed toward the lower body of the player 9, specifically toward the feet, and can emit a heavy bass toward the lower body of the player.

The control board 1450 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 1451 and a GPU (Graph
Various microprocessors such as ics processing unit (DSP), DSP (Digital Signal Processor), ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), various IC memories 1452 such as VRAM, RAM, ROM, etc., communication device 1453 for connection to communication line N, touch panel A driver IC 1454 1420, an I / F (Interface) control IC 1457, and the like are mounted.

  The I / F control IC 1457 includes, for example, an output amplifier circuit that outputs audio signals to the speaker units 1408R and 1408L, a signal input / output circuit to the consideration payment device 1424, and the like, and inputs / outputs signals between the CPU 1451 and various devices. To control. These elements mounted on the control board 1450 are electrically connected via a bus circuit or the like so that data can be read and written and signals can be transmitted and received.

  The communication line N means a communication path capable of data communication. That is, the communication line N includes not only a dedicated line (dedicated cable) for direct connection, a LAN (Local Area Network) by Ethernet (registered trademark), but also a communication network such as a telephone communication network, a cable network, and the Internet. This means that the communication method may be wired or wireless.

  Then, the control board 1450 reads out and executes the program stored in the IC memory 1452, performs arithmetic processing based on various data and operation inputs, and controls the arcade game device 1400 in an integrated manner. The progress of the game of the embodiment is controlled. The program and data may be stored in advance in the IC memory 1452, or may be downloaded from an external server via the communication line N.

  In addition, the arcade game apparatus 1400 of the present embodiment includes a first light emitting unit 1411 on the standing back 1402, a second light emitting unit 1412 on the upper portion of the touch panel 1420 of the base 1401, the periphery of the right speaker unit 1408R, and the left speaker unit. Third light emitting units 1413R and 1413L are provided around 1408L. The first light emitting unit 1411, the second light emitting unit 1412, and the third light emitting units 1413R and 1413L are composed of a plurality of LEDs. For example, a plurality of red LEDs, blue LEDs, and green LEDs are arranged. The light emission of each LED of the first light-emitting unit 1411, the second light-emitting unit 1412, and the third light-emitting units 1413R and 1413L is individually controlled by the base 1401. In the present embodiment, light emission of various colors is controlled by combining light emission of red, blue, and green. Further, the light emitting element is not limited to the LED, but may be other elements such as an EL, a liquid crystal panel, a light bulb, and a cathode ray tube.

[Description of game contents]
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of the game screen W2 in the present embodiment. The game screen W2 is displayed on the touch panel 1420. In the music game of the present embodiment, along with the reproduction of music to be played, markers 6 are displayed on the screen one after another along the reference line 4 in accordance with the rhythm. This is the so-called “musical score”. The player plays by touching the touch panel 1420 with the marker 6 displayed in accordance with the rhythm of the music to be emitted.

  The reference line 4 is a non-displayed line that defines the direction in which the marker 6 is arranged for a predetermined period, but is invisible to the player. For example, it is defined by a combination of a straight line, a curved line, a closed loop, a zigzag and the like.

The markers 6 are displayed so as to appear and disappear one after another along the reference line 4. Although FIG. 3 shows an example in which there are two reference lines 4, the number of reference lines 4 can be set as appropriate. There may be one or more pieces from the beginning to the end of the music to be played. You may increase or decrease in the middle of the song. Depending on the number of reference lines 4 and their definition, there may be a case where a plurality of markers 6 are displayed simultaneously on the left and right sides of the screen, and a case where the markers 6 are alternately displayed on the left and right sides of the screen. Touch panel 1
Coupled with the large screen size of 420, there are cases where a plurality of markers 6 are displayed at positions where touch operation is impossible with one hand at the same time. In addition, since the reference line 4 is not visible to the player, and the meandering and folding are irregularly performed, the markers 6 appear to be displayed discretely one after another in an unspecified direction from an unspecified position on the screen. .

  Note that the marker 6 is not necessarily displayed directly above the reference line 4, and a distance from the reference line 4 (for example, a distance determined randomly according to the game difficulty level, etc.) is appropriately given, It may appear at a position slightly away from the reference line 4.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a display transition example of the marker 6 in the present embodiment. The marker 6 includes a first component 61 having a small circular shape, an annular second component 62 having a size within which the first component 61 can be accommodated, and a third component 63 for notifying the appearance of the marker. Have.

  The display of the marker 6 is controlled so as to appear a predetermined time before the predetermined determination reference timing T0. Then, an animation is displayed so that the first component 61 jumps from the outside to the inside of the second component 62, and is erased together.

  The determination reference timing T0 is a target timing at which the player should touch the touch panel 1420 toward the marker, and is a timing at which the first component 61 is just placed inside the second component 62. On the music of the play song emitted from the speaker unit, beats such as melody and bass line are emitted just at the judgment reference timing T0. Therefore, if the player inputs the operation in accordance with the rhythm of the music and the timing at which the first component 61 is just inside the second component 62, the player feels as if he / she is virtually performing the music. Is obtained. This is a great attraction of the game.

  The display start timing Ts is a predetermined time before the determination reference timing T0, more specifically, a time corresponding to an integral multiple of the beat length emitted at the determination reference timing T0.

  When the play time counted from the start of the play reaches the display start timing Ts, the determination reference position Pi (position to be touched: small black circle in the figure) is set based on the reference line 4 and the elapsed time from the start of play. The third component 63 is displayed with the position as a base point (FIG. 4A).

The display of the third component 63 is controlled with the aim of producing an effect that makes it appear as if a spotlight has been temporarily applied thereto. In the present embodiment, a white circular body is set as the third component 63, and fade-in display is performed in about one second from the display start timing Ts with the center of the circle aligned with the determination reference position Pi. Further, fade-out display is performed so that the play time disappears when it reaches the disappearance start timing Tb (FIG. 4 (2)).
The second component 62 is displayed so as to replace the disappearance of the third component 63. In the present embodiment, when the play time reaches the disappearance start timing Tb, the determination reference position Pi is displayed in accordance with the center of the ring.

  The first component 61 receives the second component at a movement start timing Tm that has passed from the second component 62 for a predetermined time (for example, the beat of the sound emitted at the determination reference timing T0 corresponding to the marker). Is displayed at the initial display position Pf (small white circle in the figure) (FIG. 4 (3)).

  A marker animation is displayed between the movement start timing Tm and the determination reference timing T0 so that the first component 61 jumps inside the second component 62 (FIGS. 4 (3) to (7)). .

  In the marker animation, the new movement target positions KF2 to KF8 are divided into frames along the trajectory 7 with the initial display position Pf of the first component 61 as the key frame of the start point KF1 and the determination reference position Pi as the end point KF9. The first component 61 is moved and displayed using the frame and the movement target position.

  The track 7 is set so as to give the impression that the first component 61 jumps up toward the viewpoint of the player 9 and falls into the second component 62.

  In the frame division, the interval between the movement start timing Tm and the determination reference timing T0 becomes closer as it approaches the apex of the track 7 (the intersection of the equidistant line between the initial display position Pf and the determination reference position Pi and the track 7), The interval is set to be coarser as it approaches the start point and end point of the track 7. This frame division method is also an element that makes it appear as if the first component 61 jumps toward the viewpoint of the player 9 and falls into the second component 62.

  Further, as another element that makes it appear as if the first component 61 jumps toward the viewpoint of the player 9 and falls into the second component 62, the display size and outline of the first component 61 being moved and displayed are blurred. The degree adjustment control can be mentioned.

  Specifically, the display size of the first component 61 to be moved and the blurring degree of the outline are adjusted so as to gradually increase from the starting point of the trajectory 7 toward the vertex, reaching a peak near the vertex, It is adjusted so that it gradually becomes smaller toward the end point. As a result, in the process of approaching the photographing camera located at the viewpoint of the player 9 and moving away again, the image can be seen to appear to be out of focus while becoming larger and to become out of focus, and to become in focus while becoming smaller again.

  The “initial display size” that is the basis for adjusting the display size in such marker animation is the length of the sound associated with the marker 6 (the length of the sound emitted at the beat of the corresponding determination reference timing: note type). And the display magnification determined according to the game difficulty level setting. That is, the marker 6 is displayed in a size according to the corresponding sound length and game difficulty level.

  In this embodiment, the “note reference display magnification” is set to increase as the length of the sound emitted at the corresponding determination reference timing increases, and the original display size of the marker 6 is multiplied by the note reference display magnification. Thus, the initial display size of the marker 6 is determined.

  In the present embodiment, the “difficulty level reference display magnification” is set to be smaller as the game difficulty level becomes higher, and the initial display size of the marker 6 is set by multiplying the original display size of the marker 6 by the difficulty level reference display magnification. Will be determined.

  In the present embodiment, the relative positional relationship between the first component 61 and the second component 62 is determined by the relative relationship between the display positions of the markers 6 on the game screen, that is, the relative relationship between the corresponding determination reference positions Pi.

  Further, the evaluation display body 3 (see FIG. 3) indicating the evaluation result of the operation input also corresponds to the corresponding marker 6 (second component 62) based on the relative positional relationship between the first component 61 and the second component 62. Is displayed around the. For example, in the initial state, when the first component 61 is located on the left side of the second component 62, the evaluation display body 3 is displayed at the peripheral position on the left side of the second component 62 and is located on the right side. In the case of the relationship, the evaluation display body 3 is displayed at the peripheral position on the right side of the second component 62.

[Explanation of input evaluation]
In the present embodiment, player input evaluation is performed as follows. For example, in this embodiment, when a touch operation is detected, the timing of the touch operation is set as an operation input timing, and a marker ID whose search reference timing is closest to the current elapsed time is searched. Then, the operation input is evaluated based on the time difference (temporal deviation) from the determination reference timing associated with the marker 6 corresponding to the ID. For example, in this embodiment, the smaller the time difference, the higher the evaluation.

  In this embodiment, when evaluating the time difference between the determination reference timing and the input timing, a plurality of time difference widths are provided before and after the determination reference timing, and evaluation is assigned to each time difference width. The width evaluation may be read out.

  The evaluation process of the present embodiment will be specifically described with reference to FIG. 5. A predetermined period is provided at the determination reference timing. The predetermined period is further divided into periods t1 to t3 corresponding to three evaluation stages, it is determined which period of the periods t1 to t3 the player input timing belongs to, and the player input based on the determination result We are evaluating.

  More specifically, as shown in FIG. 5, the period t1 is the same as and substantially coincides with the determination reference timing T0. For example, the period t1 is set to a period t1 before and after the determination reference timing T0. Yes. The period t2 is set to a period before and after (t1 + t2) (excluding the t1 period) with reference to the determination reference timing T0. Further, the period t3 is set to, for example, a period before and after (t1 + t2 + t3) (excluding the t1 and t2 periods) with reference to the determination reference timing T0.

  For example, regarding the determination reference timing T0, when the player input timing is acquired in the period t1, the player input at the determination reference timing T0 is evaluated as “Perfect”. Further, when the player input timing is acquired in the period t2, the player input at the determination reference timing T0 is evaluated as “Great”. Further, when the player input timing is acquired in the period t3, the player input at the determination reference timing T0 is evaluated as “Good”. In addition, when the player input timing is acquired outside the predetermined period, or when the player input is not acquired during the predetermined period, the player input at the determination reference timing T0 is evaluated as “Bad”. In this embodiment, when the player input is too early and “Bad”, the evaluation is “Fast”, and when the player input is too late and “Bad”, the evaluation is “Slow”.

  In this embodiment, when the input timing of the player is “Perfect”, “Great”, or “Good”, it is determined that the input timing of the player is successful, and the input timing of the player is “Bad (Fast or Slow)”. "", It is determined that the input timing of the player has failed.

  In this embodiment, when a touch operation is detected and a marker ID whose determination reference timing is closest to the current elapsed time is searched, the determination reference position Pi of the marker 6 corresponding to the ID and the operation input position (touch operation detection) Position) The operation input is evaluated based on the amount of deviation from Qi. For example, in this embodiment, the smaller the deviation amount, the higher the evaluation.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 6, the distance between the determination reference position Pi and the player's operation input position Qi is set as a shift amount, and if the shift amount is within a predetermined distance, it is determined that the player input position is successful. If the amount of deviation is greater than or equal to the predetermined distance, it is determined that the player's input position has failed.

  In this embodiment, points corresponding to the evaluation based on the player's input (operation input timing and operation input position) are added to the player's individual score (result data 609).

  Moreover, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, the evaluation display body 3 which shows the evaluation result of operation input is displayed around the corresponding marker 6 (2nd component 62). The example of FIG. 3 is an example of input evaluation based on the time difference between the determination reference timing and the operation input timing, and display of input evaluation based on the amount of deviation between the determination reference position Pi of the marker 6 and the operation input position Qi of the player. For example, the input evaluation may be identified and displayed by color.

  For example, in the case where the input is successful when the deviation amount between the determination reference position Pi of the marker 6 and the operation input position Qi of the player is within a predetermined distance, the operation input position Qi of the player is displayed in blue. On the other hand, when the amount of deviation between the determination reference position Pi of the marker 6 and the operation input position Qi of the player is greater than a predetermined distance and the input is unsuccessful, the operation input position Qi of the player is displayed in red.

  In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, if the amount of deviation, which is the distance between the marker determination reference position Pi displayed at the determination reference timing, and the operation input position Qi of the player is within a predetermined distance, The input is determined to be successful, and if the amount of deviation is greater than or equal to a predetermined distance, it is determined that the player's input has failed.

  In this embodiment, (A) input success / failure determination based on the time difference between the input timing of the player and the determination reference timing with respect to the determination reference timing of the marker 6, and (B) the determination reference position of the marker 6 and the player Of the two types of determinations of input success / failure determination based on the position difference from the operation input position of (2), when it is determined to be successful in both (A) and (B), input to the marker 6 of the player is performed. Although it is determined to be successful, if it is determined that one of (A) and (B) is successful, the player's input to the marker 6 may be determined to be successful.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7, a plurality of types of markers 6 may be used. Each type of marker is a marker indicating the determination reference position and determination reference timing, but includes a marker that requires a player to touch time (long press time), a marker that indicates a direction and a locus, and the like.

  For example, the marker 6 of “TOUCH” is a marker that indicates the determination reference position and the determination reference timing. As described above, the evaluation based on the player operation input timing and the determination reference timing is successful, and the player operation When the evaluation based on the input position and the determination reference position is successful, it is determined that the input to the “TOUCH” marker 6 is successful.

  The “SWIPE” marker 6 is a marker for instructing the player on the determination reference position, the determination reference timing, and the direction (determination reference direction) to be slid with the finger touching the screen. The “SWIPE” marker indicates the determination reference direction based on the component 64 as the start point and the component 65 as the end point. The evaluation based on the player's operation input timing and the determination reference timing is successful, the evaluation based on the player's operation input position and the determination reference position is successful, and the touch direction (operation input direction) is the determination reference direction. In some cases, it is determined that the input to the “SWIPE” marker 6 is successful.

The “HOLD” marker 6 is a marker for instructing the player on the determination reference position and the period during which the finger is touched on the screen (determination reference period). That is, the “HOLD” marker 6 indicates the determination reference position, the contact start determination reference timing, and the contact end determination reference timing (release timing). The ring-shaped component 69 is displayed and controlled at the contact start determination reference timing, and the display is controlled by increasing the gauge so that the gauge reaches the maximum value at the contact end determination reference timing.

  Then, the evaluation based on the player's operation input timing and the contact start determination reference timing is successful, the evaluation based on the player's operation input position and the determination reference position is successful, and the player's touch is not detected. When the evaluation based on the timing (release timing) and the contact termination determination reference timing is successful, it is determined that the input to the “HOLD” marker 6 is successful.

  In addition, the “MOVE” marker 6 includes a determination reference position for the player, a period for maintaining a state where the finger is touched on the screen (determination reference period), and a movement path (determination moving path) when the finger is touched on the screen. ). That is, the “MOVE” marker 6 has a movement start (contact start) determination reference position, a movement start (contact start) determination reference timing, a movement end (contact end) determination reference timing (release timing), and a movement. An end determination reference position and a determination movement route are instructed. Note that the “MOVE” marker 6 may be one that does not indicate the determination movement path (the player may control the movement locus to be freely determined).

  Then, the evaluation based on the player's operation input start timing and the contact start determination reference timing is successful, the evaluation based on the player's operation input end timing and the contact end determination reference timing is successful, and the player's input trajectory is determined. When the evaluation based on the movement path is successful, it is determined that the input to the marker 6 of “MOVE” is successful.

[Overview of recover control]
In this embodiment, when a plurality of players play a game synchronously with the same music game, if one player fails to input, the other player is instructed to recover in response to the failure, and the other player When the player successfully inputs the recovery instruction, control is performed to recover (recover) the input failure of one player. Thus, a plurality of players can support each other and play a game with a sense of unity.

  Here, the recovery control is a control for giving a recovery instruction to another player in order to recover the input failure of one player, or when the other player's input succeeds in response to the recovery instruction. For example, a process for recovering a player input failure.

  Further, the recovery control of the present embodiment is intended to support an input error of the opponent player. Therefore, in this embodiment, various controls are performed so that the contents of the recovery are not difficult but simple so that the player on the recovering side can easily support.

[Description of recovery instructions]
In this embodiment, after the game is started, the failure contents of the input to the marker indicating the determination reference timing of at least one of the plurality of players are counted within a predetermined period. For example, as shown in FIG. 8, when a game is started and played at the same timing in the players P1 and P2, the failure contents of the players P1 and P2 are totaled in units of measures.

  FIG. 8 shows an example in which the player P1 fails to input the marker 6-0 corresponding to the determination reference timing T2 in the first bar. That is, when the player P1 fails to input based on the time difference between the determination reference timing corresponding to the marker 6-0 and the input timing (in the case of “Bad (Fast or Slow)”), it corresponds to the marker 6-0. This is a case where the input based on the position difference between the determination reference position and the operation input position fails.

In the present embodiment, a recovery instruction for recovering the input failure is given to the player P2 different from the player P1 that has failed to input, based on the result of the failure contents.

  The recovery instruction content is based on the input failure content. Here, the “recovery instruction content” includes the type and number of markers for recovery, the determination reference position, the determination reference timing, the period for performing the recovery instruction, and the like.

  For example, when the player P1 fails to input one marker 6-0 at the determination reference timing T2, one recovery marker 6-A corresponding to the recovery determination reference timing R1 is newly added to the musical score data of the player P2. Perform the process to be generated. If the player P2 successfully inputs the marker 6-A, the player P2 can recover the input failure of the player P1.

  In other words, if the failure content of the input of the player P1 in the period of one measure is the failure of one “TOUCH” marker, the content instructing the player P2 to recover about the failure is the type of the marker for recovery. The same type of “TOUCH” marker is used, and the number of markers for recovery is the same as the number of failed markers.

  In the present embodiment, control may be performed so that the content of the recovery instruction is simpler than the content of the instruction when the player P2 fails to input. For example, when the failure content of the input of the player P1 in the period of one measure is two failures of the “TOUCH” marker, the content of the recovery instruction to the player P2 regarding the failure is different from the type of the marker for recovery. The “SWIPE” marker may be set to one. Also, if the failure content of the input of the player P1 in the period of one measure is the failure of two “TOUCH” markers, the content of the recovery instruction to the player P2 regarding the failure is the same type of the marker for recovery. The “TOUCH” marker may be set to one. If the number of markers for recovery is less than the number of markers that have failed, the player P2 can easily recover.

  In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 8, a recovery marker is generated after a period of one bar from the failed bar. The reason is to ensure the display period of the third component 63 of the marker displayed a predetermined time before the determination reference timing (for example, two beats before). In this embodiment, a recovery marker is generated with a period of one bar from the failed marker bar, but the period from the failed marker determination reference timing to the recovery marker determination reference timing is The control may be performed so that it is longer than the display period of the recovery marker.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the content of failure may be distributed to a plurality of bars in the input of one bar, and a recovery marker may be generated.

  Further, in the present embodiment, a limit may be set on the number and types of input failures to be recovered in a predetermined period (for example, a period of one bar). For example, the range that can be recovered in one measure is the upper limit of 5 "TOUCH" input failures, the upper limit of 2 "SWIPE" input failures, and the upper limit of "HOLD" and "MOVE" input failures And In this way, the burden on the player to be recovered can be reduced.

Further, in the present embodiment, a limit may be provided on the number and types of generating recovery markers in a predetermined period (for example, a period of one bar). For example, in one measure, the maximum number of “TOUCH” recovery markers is five, the maximum number of “SWIPE” recovery markers is two, and the maximum number of “HOLD” and “MOVE” recovery markers is one. It is good. Further, the number of types of generating a recovery marker in one measure may be limited to two.
In this way, the burden on the player on the recovering side can be reduced.

  In this embodiment, musical score data in which a determination reference timing is defined in accordance with the progress of the game is prepared in advance in consideration of music rhythm and the like. However, a determination reference timing for generating a recovery marker is defined in advance. Music score data may be prepared. In other words, in consideration of the timing at which the player to be recovered is easy to touch along the music flow, the determination criterion timing for recovery according to the type and number of markers for recovery is determined in advance, and the criterion criterion for recovery is determined. The music score data that generates the recovery marker is prepared. For example, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 8, when the player P1 fails to input the first measure, control is performed so that the musical score data of the player P2 is switched to the musical score data for recovery at the third measure. To do. And the process which returns to normal musical score data in the 4th bar is performed. A plurality of musical score data for recovery may be prepared. For example, for a piece of music data, a plurality of types of musical score data for recovery according to the difficulty level and the level may be prepared.

  FIG. 9 shows an example of markers displayed on the game screen W9 of the player P2 at the 3rd and 4th measures (3rd and 4th measures shown in FIG. 8). For example, the game screen W9 is newly recovered in addition to the marker 6-1 corresponding to the determination reference timing T4, the marker 6-2 corresponding to the determination reference timing T5, and the marker 6-3 corresponding to the determination reference timing T6. A marker 6-A corresponding to the determination criterion timing R1 is displayed.

  In the present embodiment, the marker display position is determined according to the beat of music. For example, on the game screen W9, a period of one beat is displayed with a length L, and a marker 6-A corresponding to the determination criterion timing for recovery is arranged according to the beat and the reference line. In this way, since the marker 6-A is naturally displayed along the flow of the music game, the player P2 can easily input the marker 6-A.

  In the present embodiment, recovery control may be performed in which a new marker having a different determination reference position is generated at the same timing as the determination reference timing already existing in the musical score data of the player P2 on the recovering side.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 10, when the player P1 fails to input the marker 6-0 at the determination reference timing T2, in order to allow the player P2 to recover this failure, the marker 6 of the musical score data of the player P2 is used. A new marker 6-B is generated at the same timing as the second determination reference timing T5. If the player P2 successfully inputs the marker 6-B, the player P2 can recover the input failure of the player P1.

  FIG. 11 shows an example of markers displayed on the game screen W11 of the player P2 at the 3rd and 4th measures (3rd and 4th measures shown in FIG. 10). For example, the game screen W10 includes a determination reference timing in addition to the marker 6-1 corresponding to the determination reference timing T4, the marker 6-2 corresponding to the determination reference timing T5, and the marker 6-3 corresponding to the determination reference timing T6. A new marker 6-B added to T5 is displayed. For example, since there are two markers corresponding to the determination reference timing T5, the markers 6-2 and 6-B are arranged at equal intervals from the reference line 4, and for example, the player P2 uses two fingers. Display for touching at the same time.

[Explanation of method to quantify failure contents and determine recovery instruction contents]
In the present embodiment, the input failure contents of the player may be totaled, the player input contents may be digitized based on the total result, and the recovery instruction content may be determined. For example, a point value is set for each player, and recovery control is performed based on the point value.

More specifically, as shown in FIG. 12, first, a value is set in advance for each marker type. That is, “1” is set for the “TOUCH” marker, “2” for the “SWIPE” marker, “3” for the “HOLD” marker, and “4” for the “MOVE” marker.

  Then, the point value of each player is set to an initial value (0) at the start of the game. Then, for each player, a value corresponding to the type of marker that has failed to be input is added to the point value. For example, as shown in FIG. 13, when the player P1 fails the “TOUCH” marker three times in the Nth bar, the point value of the player P1 is determined to be 3. That is, it is determined that the player P1 has failed 3 points in the Nth bar, and a process of generating a 3 point recovery marker in the musical score data of the player P2 in the N + 2th bar after vacating the N + 1th bar. Do. In this way, the player's failure is sequentially counted in units of measures, a recovery marker corresponding to the point value corresponding to the failure is determined, and a recovery marker is generated.

  For example, three points for which player P1 failed to input at the Nth bar may generate three “TOUCH” recovery markers at the N + 2th bar, or “TOUCH” at the N + 2th bar. One recovery marker and one “SWIPE” recovery marker may be generated, or one “HOLD” recovery marker may be generated at the (N + 2) th bar. That is, in the present embodiment, a recovery marker may be determined based on the input failure content. Further, as described above, even if the failed marker is a “TOUCH” marker, the recovery marker may be a different marker such as “HOLD”.

  Further, when the point value for failure is 3, it is sufficient that the number of points for recovery is at least 3 and may be 3 points or less. That is, when the point value for failure in the Nth bar is x1, and the recovery point value x2 for the (N + 2) th bar, the recovery point value x2 is equal to or less than the point value x1 for failure (x1) ≧ x2).

  Further, in the present embodiment, a recovery marker may be generated by distributing point values that have failed to be input for one measure to a plurality of measures. For example, as shown in FIG. 14, when the player P1 fails the “TOUCH” marker three times at the Nth bar, that is, when the player P1 fails three points at the Nth bar, In each of the (N + 2) th bar, the (N + 3) th bar, and the (N + 4) th bar, a process for generating a 1-point recovery marker in the musical score data of the player P2 is performed.

  Further, in the present embodiment, a recovery marker may be generated in one or a plurality of bars based on the point value corresponding to the input failure in the plurality of bars. For example, as shown in FIG. 15, in the Nth bar and the (N + 1) th bar, the player P1 fails three times for the “TOUCH” marker, fails once for the “SWIPE” marker, and fails a total of 5 points. If it has been performed, processing is performed to generate recovery markers for 2 points at the (N + 3) bar and 3 points at the 4th bar in the musical score data of the player P2.

  In the present embodiment, an upper limit may be set for the point value of the player's input failure during a predetermined period. For example, recovery may be performed until input failure of 10 points per measure, and input failure for the remaining points may not be recovered. That is, when the number of input failure points per measure is 30, control may be performed so that 10 points are recovered and the remaining 20 points are not recovered.

In the present embodiment, a limit may be provided on the number and types of generating recovery markers in a predetermined period. For example, in one measure, it is limited to generate a recovery marker for up to 5 points. In this way, the burden on the player on the recovering side can be reduced.

[Description of method for determining player to perform recovery]
In the present embodiment, processing for determining which player to allocate the recovery marker to is performed based on at least one of the input failure content for the marker and the player information for which input failed.

  In the present embodiment, basically, a recovery instruction for recovering the failure is given to a player different from the player who failed to input.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 16, when the player P1 fails to input and the players P2 and P3 succeed in inputting the marker corresponding to the determination reference timing T11, at least one of the player P2 and the player P3. Is performed to generate a recovery marker for the input failure of the player P1 in the musical score data.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 16, when the players P1 and P2 fail to input the marker corresponding to the determination reference timing T12 and the player P3 succeeds in inputting, the player P1 includes the player P1 in the musical score data. And processing for generating a recovery marker for the input failure of the player P2. For example, a process of generating two recovery markers in the musical score data of the player P3 is performed. That is, since the player P3 needs to recover the failure for two players, the burden is heavier than that for recovering for one player.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 16, when all the players P1, P2, and P3 fail to input the marker corresponding to the determination reference timing T13, control is performed so as not to recover the failure.

  In the present embodiment, different musical score data is prepared depending on the difficulty level. For example, as shown in FIG. 16, the score data corresponding to the determination reference timing T14 exists in the musical score data of the players P1 and P3, but the marker corresponding to the determination reference timing T14 exists in the musical score data of the player P2. do not do. In this way, control is performed so that a recovery instruction for an input error of the marker at the determination reference timing T14 is not given to the player P2 for which there is no marker corresponding to the determination reference timing T14. For example, when the player P1 fails to input the marker corresponding to the determination reference timing T14 and the player P3 succeeds in inputting, a recovery marker for the input failure of the player P1 is added to the musical score data of the player P3. Perform the process to be generated. In addition, when the marker corresponding to the determination reference timing T15 exists only in the musical score data of the player P1, if the player P1 fails to input the marker corresponding to the determination reference timing T15, the musical score data of the players P2 and P3 Control is performed so that a recovery marker for the input failure of the player P1 is not generated.

In the present embodiment, a level (level value) indicating a skill is set for each player. For example, the higher the level, the higher the skill. In the present embodiment, control is performed so that the player with a higher level increases the number of markers and points for recovery than the player with a lower level. Alternatively, it may be controlled such that a recovery instruction is given to a player with a higher level and a recovery instruction is not given to a player with a lower level. For example, as shown in FIG. 16, when the player P1 fails to input and the players P2 and P3 succeed in inputting the marker corresponding to the determination reference timing T11, the player P3 has a level higher than that of the player P2. Is high, a recovery marker for the failure is generated in the musical score data of the player P3, and control is performed so that a recovery marker for the failure is not generated in the musical score data of the player P2. Thus, in this embodiment, control is performed so that a player with a higher level can recover more than a player with a lower level, and control is performed so that the burden of recovery for a player with a lower level is reduced.

  Note that the number of recovery markers allocated may be determined based on points. For example, the number and type of recovery markers are determined so that the number of recovery (or recovery point value) increases for players with few failures, and recovery is instructed to each player.

  That is, in the Nth bar, the input failure point of the player P1 is “10”, the input failure point of the player P2 is “5”, and the input failure point of the player P3 is “0”. Then, since the player P3 has the smallest number of failures, the player P3 is instructed to recover more. For example, a process of generating a recovery marker for “7” points for an input failure of the player P1 is performed on the musical score data of the player P3. Then, a process of generating a recovery marker for “3” points for the input failure of the player P1 is performed on the musical score data of the player P2. In addition, a recovery marker for “3” points corresponding to the input failure of the player P2 is generated in the musical score data of the player P3, and “2” points corresponding to the input failure of the player P2 are generated in the musical score data of the player P1. Performs processing to generate a recovery marker.

  As described above, in this embodiment, control is performed so that a player with a small number of input failures can recover a player with a large number of input failures in a predetermined period.

[Explanation of recovery marker display size]
Further, in the present embodiment, control is performed so that the difficulty level of the recovery marker is lower than that of a normal marker so that the player on the recovery side can easily support.

  For example, for the recovery marker, the “note reference display magnification” is set to 1.5 times, and the display size of the recovery marker 6 is controlled to be larger than the display size of the normal marker 6. In this way, the recovering player can prevent touch mistakes and can easily recover.

[Description of input evaluation for recovering marker]
In this embodiment, the player's input evaluation for the recovery marker employs a method different from the input evaluation for a normal marker that is not the recovery marker. For example, the player who performs the recovery makes the criteria for the success of input more gradual than the normal marker. Further, in the present embodiment, control may be performed so that even if the player fails to input the recovery marker, it is not subject to deduction.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 5, the normal marker determines whether or not the input is successful based on the time difference between the player's operation input timing and the determination reference timing. However, for the recovery marker, If there is a player operation input during the marker display period, it is determined that the input to the recovery marker determination reference timing is successful. For example, even if the evaluation of the time difference between the determination reference timing corresponding to the recovery marker and the input timing of the player is “Bad”, if there is a player touch input during the display period of the recovery marker, The input to the marker is determined to be successful.

  In other words, in this embodiment, when the time difference between the determination reference timing corresponding to the normal marker and the input timing of the player is within the first predetermined period y1, the determination is successful, and the determination reference corresponding to the recovery marker In the case of determining success when the time difference between the timing and the player input timing is within the second predetermined period y2, the second predetermined period is set to be longer than the first predetermined period (y2> y1 To control).

  Further, as described above, since the recovery marker has a larger display size than a normal marker, the touch determination is also controlled gently.

  For example, when the position difference between the determination reference position corresponding to the normal marker and the operation input position of the player is within the first predetermined distance z1, it is determined to be successful, and the determination reference position corresponding to the recovery marker and the player In the case of determining success when the position difference from the operation input position is within the second predetermined distance z2, the second predetermined distance becomes longer than the first predetermined distance (z2> z1). To control).

[Explanation of difficulty level in recover mode]
In the present embodiment, the input to the marker may be evaluated by setting the difficulty level of the recovery instruction period (recovery mode) lower than the difficulty level of the recovery instruction period (normal mode). . That is, during the period when the recovery instruction is given, adjustment is performed so that the difficulty level of the normal marker is low. In this way, the player on the recovering side can easily input his normal marker, thereby reducing the input burden, and as a result, the recovering input can be easily performed.

  For example, during the normal mode, as shown in FIG. 5, it is determined whether or not the input is successful based on the time difference between the player's operation input timing and the determination reference timing. If there is an operation input, it is determined that the input with respect to the determination criterion timing of the marker is successful. For example, even if the evaluation of the time difference between the determination reference timing corresponding to the marker and the input timing of the player is “Bad”, if there is a player touch input during the marker display period, the input to the marker is determined to be successful.

  Further, for example, when the time difference between the determination reference timing corresponding to the marker in the normal mode and the input timing of the player is within the first determination period, the determination is successful, and the determination reference timing corresponding to the marker is in the recovery mode. When the time difference between the player input timing and the player input timing is within the second determination period, the second determination period is controlled to be longer than the first determination period.

  Further, when the position difference between the determination reference position corresponding to the marker and the player input position is within the first determination distance during the normal mode, it is determined to be successful, and during the recovery mode, the determination reference position corresponding to the marker is In the case of determining success when the position difference from the input position of the player is within the second determination distance, the second determination distance is controlled to be longer than the first determination distance.

[Description of processing to recover from failure]
In the present embodiment, regarding an input failure of one player, when another player succeeds in inputting the recovery marker, a process of recovering the input failure of the one player is performed.

<Process to recover failure by controlling the score parameter>
For example, as shown in FIG. 8, when the player P1 fails to input the marker 6-0 and fails to acquire the point (10 points) of the marker 6-0, the player P2 recovers the input failure. When the input of the marker 6-A is successful, the process of recovering the input failure is performed by adding the point (8 points) of the marker 6-A to the score of the player P1. That is, in this embodiment, the player P1 does not neglect self-help efforts by making the score obtained by the recovery marker 6-A lower than the score obtained by the player P1 when the marker 6-0 is successfully input. ing.

  In consideration of the game balance, as an application example, the score obtained by the recovery marker 6-A may be set to the same value as the score that the player P1 has successfully input the marker 6-0. For example, the process of recovering the input failure may be performed by adding a point (10 points) of the marker 6-0 to the score of the player P1.

  In the present embodiment, the score may be determined in advance according to the type of the recovery marker. For example, when the normal marker “TOUCH” is 10 points, the normal marker “SWIPE” is 20 points, the normal marker “HOLD” is 30 points, and the normal marker “MOVE” is 40 points The recovery marker “TOUCH” is set to 8 points, the recovery marker “SWIPE” is set to 16 points, the recovery marker “HOLD” is set to 24 points, and the recovery marker “MOVE” is set to 32 points To do.

  In this embodiment, a recovery score may be obtained for each player, and the recovery score may be recovered by adding the recovery score to the player's individual score or team score. Further, for each player, the player's recovery score may be added to a given parameter (for example, sync point value) of the player.

  For example, the recovery score of each player is set to 0 (initial value) at the start of the game. As shown in FIG. 8, when the player P1 fails to input the marker 6-0 and fails to acquire the point (10 points) of the marker 6-0, the player P2 recovers the input failure. When the input of the marker 6-A is successful, the point (8 points) of the marker 6-A is added to the score for recovery of the player P1, and the marker 6-A is added to the score for recovery of the player P2. By adding points A (8 points), a process of recovering the input failure is performed.

  The individual score of the player of this embodiment will be described in detail. In this embodiment, the player's individual score is obtained based on the player's input evaluation. For example, the score of the marker is added to the player's individual score so that the higher the evaluation based on the player's operation input timing with respect to the marker determination reference timing, the higher the score. Further, the score of the marker is added to the individual score of the player so that the higher the evaluation based on the operation input position of the player with respect to the determination reference position of the marker, the higher the score. Further, in the present embodiment, the individual continuous success number indicating the number of times the player's input has succeeded continuously is added to the individual score.

  The team score of this embodiment will be described in detail. Furthermore, in this embodiment, when a plurality of players play a game with respect to the same music game, a team score is obtained for each player.

  For example, in the present embodiment, when the success of at least one player among a plurality of players belonging to a team continues, the total number of successful inputs of each player is set as the number of consecutive team successes, Add the number of times to the team score.

  If two or more players in the team are simultaneously judged to be “Perfect”, a plurality of players are synchronized at the same judgment reference timing (“Sync” state). The point value (bonus score) is added to the team score of the player who has been evaluated as “Perfect”. The sync point value is added to the sync point value every time a plurality of persons are evaluated as “Perfect” at the same determination reference timing ((number of players who have obtained “Perfect” evaluation) −1). To do.

<Process to recover failures by controlling life parameters>
Further, in the present embodiment, when a game is controlled using a life parameter, if the life parameter causes a loss due to a player input failure, a recovery process is performed to compensate for the loss of the life parameter. It may be.

  For example, in the present embodiment, the initial value of the life parameter is set to, for example, “10” for each player at the start of the game, and when the player has successfully input one marker, the life parameter has a predetermined value (for example, “1”). When the player fails to input one marker, a predetermined value is subtracted from the life parameter, and when the life parameter finally reaches 0, the game is controlled to end.

  In this case, for example, when the player P1 fails to input the marker and the life parameter of the player P1 is decremented by “1”, the recovery marker is instructed to the player P2 in response to the failure. Then, when the player P2 successfully inputs the recovery marker, “1” is added to the life parameter of the player P1. In this way, it is possible to create an environment in which a plurality of players support and cooperate with each other, and the players can play a game with a sense of unity.

  FIG. 17 shows an example of the game screen W17 showing the life parameter gauge LG of the player P1. For example, when the player P2 succeeds in inputting the recovery marker, the message MS “Player P2 has recovered” is displayed on the game screen W17 of the player P1, and the player P1 easily supports the message MS. So that you can know who you are.

[About the marker placement for recovery]
In this embodiment, the determination reference position of the recovery marker and the reference line for recovery may be defined in advance. For example, as shown in FIG. 18, the reference line 4-A for recovery that defines the directionality in which the recovery marker 6 -A is arranged is represented by normal markers 6-1, 6-2, 6-3. You may make it provide separately from the reference line A which defines the directionality arrange | positioned. For example, the recovery reference line 4-A is arranged so as to be substantially parallel to the reference line A. In this way, the normal markers 6-1, 6-2, 6-3 are arranged based on the normal reference line A, and the recovering marker 6-A is arranged based on the recovering reference line 4-A. Therefore, the recovery marker can be easily distinguished from the normal marker, and a recovery instruction that can be easily input by the player on the recovery side can be performed.

[Period for recovery]
In this embodiment, the period to be recovered may be limited to a predetermined period. For example, as shown in FIG. 19, the player input failure in the period E1 (for example, the first to twentieth measures) from the start of the game to T20 is set as the period to be recovered. Then, the input failure in the period E2 (from the 21st bar to the 40th bar) from T20 to the end of the game is set to be excluded from the period to be recovered. As described above, by making the input failure in the second half of the game out of the recovery target, an opportunity to play the game with the player's self-help efforts is provided.

[Process to recover your own failure]
In this embodiment, the input failure of one player is controlled to be recovered by another player. However, the player who has failed to input may be controlled to recover.

For example, as shown in FIG. 20, when the player P1 fails to input the marker 6-0 corresponding to the determination reference timing T2, the recovery marker 6-A corresponding to the determination reference timing R1 is added to the score data of the player P1. Perform the process to be generated. Player P1 uses marker 6
If the input of A is successful, the input failure of the player P1 can be recovered.

  As shown in FIG. 21, when the player P1 fails to input the marker 6-0 corresponding to the determination reference timing T2, a new marker 6-B is added to the musical score data of the player P1 at the same timing as the determination reference timing T5. Is generated. If the player P1 successfully inputs the marker 6-B, the player P1 can recover the input failure of the player P1.

[Description of game system]
In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 22, a plurality of game apparatuses 1400-1 to 1400-4 are connected via a network, and a game system for a game in which a plurality of players play simultaneously is realized. For example, a game system using a peer-to-peer (so-called P2P) system that executes a game while transmitting and receiving data between a plurality of game devices is realized.

  For example, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 22, the game apparatuses 1400-1, 1400-2, 1400-3, and 1400-4 are arranged side by side, and the players P <b> 1 to P <b> 4 are game apparatuses 1400-1, A game can be played simultaneously at 1400-2, 1400-3, and 1400-4.

  Each game device 1400 performs processing for synchronizing game progress with other game devices to be operated by other players at a predetermined timing. Here, the “predetermined timing” is a point set in the game specifications that it is necessary to synchronize when a plurality of players play a game. It is a turning point. The “process for synchronizing game progress” refers to a process for a player and another player to start a game at the same timing and advance the game at the same progress degree. For example, one game device transmits a game start timing (time) to another game device and performs a synchronization process so that the game can be started at the same time. Then, each game device 1400 performs a process for evaluating the input of the player who operates the game machine 1400.

  Then, after the game starts, each game device 1400 receives an input evaluation of another player from another game device to be operated by the other player. For example, game device 1400-1 receives input evaluations of players P2, P3, and P4 from game devices 1400-2, 1400-3, and 1400-4, respectively.

  In addition, after the game is started, each game device 1400 performs a process of transmitting the player's input evaluation to another game device. For example, the game device 1400-1 transmits the input evaluation of the player P1 to each of the game devices 1400-2, 1400-3, and 1400-4.

  Then, each game device 1400 aggregates the contents of failure of input to the markers indicating the determination reference timings of the plurality of players P1 to P4 within a predetermined period.

  Each game device 1400 instructs the player to recover based on the counting result to recover the input failure. For example, the game device 1400-1 determines the content of the recovery marker to be added to the musical score data of the player P1 based on the failure content of the input to the markers of the players P2, P3, and P4 within a predetermined period (the recovery marker Type, number, determination reference position, determination reference timing) and a process of adding the determined recovery marker to the musical score data of the player P1.

Of the four game devices 1400-1, 1400-2, 1400-3, and 1400-4, one game device has players P1, P2,
Based on the failure contents of the input of P3 and P4, the contents of the recovery marker to be added to the musical score data of each of the players P1, P2, P3 and P4 are determined, and the recovery marker determined for the player of the own game device is determined. A process of adding a marker may be performed, and a process of transmitting the determination content of the recovery instruction of each player to each other game device may be performed.

  Each game device 1400 performs a process of evaluating a recovery instruction input to the player, and performs a process of recovering the failure when the input of the recovery instruction is successful. Each game device may transmit information regarding successful input to the recovery instruction to another game device.

  For example, when the recovery marker for the input failure of the player P2 is added to the musical score data of the player P1, the game device 1400-1 performs a process of evaluating the input of the player P1 with respect to the recovery marker. Then, when the player P1 succeeds in inputting the recovery marker, a process for recovering the input failure of the player P2 is performed. For example, the game apparatus 1400-1 transmits point information (an example of recovery information) to the player P2 to the game apparatus 1400-2 of the player P2. When the game device 1400-2 receives the point information, the game device 1400-2 adds a value based on the point information to the score or life parameter of the player P2.

  Note that the game system according to the present embodiment may be based on a client / server system in which each game device executes a game while transmitting and receiving data via a server.

  First, the server performs processing for transmitting information (information such as game start time) for synchronizing game progress to each game device at a predetermined timing. For example, the server transmits a game start timing (time) to each game device, and performs a synchronization process so that the game can be started at the same time.

  After the game starts, the server receives input evaluations of the players P1, P2, P3, and P4 from the game devices 1400-1, 1400-2, 1400-3, and 1400-4, respectively.

  The server totals the failure contents of the input to the markers indicating the determination reference timings of the plurality of players P1 to P4 within a predetermined period.

  Then, the server performs a process of determining a recovery instruction content for recovering the input failure based on the total result, and transmits the recovery instruction content to each game device. For example, the content of the recovery marker to be added to the musical score data of each player P1, P2, P3, P4 based on the content of the input failure to the markers of the players P1, P2, P3, P4 within a predetermined period (for example, The type of recovery marker, the number, the determination reference position, and the determination reference timing) are determined, and processing for transmitting the determination content to each game device is performed.

  Each game device 1400 performs a process of evaluating a recovery instruction input based on the content of the recovery instruction received from the server, and performs a process of recovering the failure when the input to the recovery instruction is successful. Each game device may transmit information regarding successful input to the recovery instruction to another game device.

For example, when the recovery marker for the input failure of the player P2 is added to the musical score data of the player P1, the game device 1400-1 performs a process of evaluating the input of the player P1 with respect to the recovery marker. Then, when the player P1 succeeds in inputting the recovery marker, a process for recovering the input failure of the player P2 is performed. For example,
Game device 1400-1 transmits the point information associated with the identification information of player P2 to the server. When the server receives point information associated with the identification information of the player P2, the server adds a value based on the point information to the score or life parameter of the player P2.

[Display status of input failure of each player]
In this embodiment, the status of input failure of each player may be displayed. The input failure status includes the contents of input failure of each player, the total result of input failure details of each player, and the like.

  For example, when the players P1, P2, P3, and P4 are playing a game at the same time, each game device displays the name of the player that failed to input and detects the input failure when detecting an input failure for each of the players P1 to P4. The type and number of markers that have been displayed are displayed on the display unit of each game device. In addition, each game device displays a type and number of input failure markers for each player P1 to P4, a point value obtained by quantifying the content of the input failure, and the like that are counted within a predetermined period (for example, within one bar period). May be displayed. In this way, each player can grasp the situation of input failure.

[Preliminary display of recovery instructions]
Further, in the present embodiment, after the counting period ends, the recovery instruction content may be controlled to be displayed in advance at a predetermined timing.

  For example, each game device may display a notice message such as “A marker for recovery will be displayed soon” on the screen at a timing that is a predetermined period after the determination reference timing of the marker for recovery. More specifically, with reference to FIG. 8, at the timing (second measure) four beats before the determination reference timing R1 of the recovery marker 6-A for the third measure, the game screen of the player P2 displays “ A notice message such as “Recovery marker will be displayed soon” is displayed on the screen. In this way, the player on the recovery side can be prepared to input a recovery instruction.

[Description of operation]
Next, in this embodiment, the flow of the recovery process will be described with reference to FIG. First, when the game is started (Y in Step S1), it is determined whether or not at least one player has failed to input in a predetermined period (Step S2). If at least one player fails to input during a predetermined period (Y in step S2), the type and number of recovery markers are determined based on at least one of the types and numbers of the input failure markers (step S2). S3). Then, a process of generating a recovery marker in the musical score data of players other than the input failure player is performed (step S4).

  Then, it is determined whether or not the input for the recovery marker is successful (step S5). When the input for the recovery marker is successful, a recovery process is performed (step S6). If the game does not end (N in step S7), the process returns to step S2 again. If the game ends (Y in step S7), the process ends.

[Description of functional configuration]
Next, a functional configuration in the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 24 is a functional block diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of the arcade game apparatus 1400 according to the present embodiment. The arcade game apparatus 1400 of the present embodiment includes an operation input unit 100, a processing unit 200, a sound output unit 372, a display unit 374, a communication unit 376, a light emitting unit 378, and a storage unit 500.

  The operation input unit 100 outputs an operation input signal to the processing unit 200 in accordance with various operation inputs made by the player. For example, it can be realized by a push switch, a joystick, a touch pad, a track ball, an acceleration sensor, a gyro, a CCD module, or the like. The touch panel 1420 in FIG. 1 corresponds to this.

  The processing unit 200 is realized by, for example, a microprocessor such as a CPU or a GPU, an electronic component such as an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), an IC memory, and the like, and is connected to each functional unit including the operation input unit 100 and the storage unit 500. To control data input / output. Then, various arithmetic processes are executed based on predetermined programs and data, operation input signals from the operation input unit 100, and various data to control the operation of the arcade game apparatus 1400. The control board 1450 in FIG. 1 corresponds to this. The processing unit 200 in the present embodiment includes a game calculation unit 201, a sound output control unit 272, an image generation unit 274, a communication control unit 276, and a light emission control unit 278.

  The game calculation unit 201 controls the computer to output and control music (music data) selected by the player, and executes various processes for causing the player to enjoy a music game while listening to the music. Specifically, the game calculation unit 201 of the present embodiment includes a difficulty level setting unit 202, a music selection unit 204, a music playback control unit 206, a marker display control unit 210, an evaluation unit 242, and a display control unit 244. A timing unit 246, a recovery control unit 247, a synchronization processing unit 248, and a score control unit 251.

  The difficulty level setting unit 202 performs processing for setting the difficulty level of a game to be played in response to an operation input.

  The music selection unit 204 performs a process for selecting music (music data) to be played in response to an operation input.

  The music reproduction control unit 206 performs processing for reproducing music data (music data) of the selected music.

  The marker display control unit 210 performs display control related to the score display synchronized with the music to be played back. In the present embodiment, a determination reference position setting unit 211, a notice unit 213, a display size setting unit 215, a relative position determination unit 217, a trajectory setting unit 219, and an animation control unit 230 are included.

  The determination reference position setting unit 211 sets a determination reference position Pi (FIG. 3) for each marker 6. In the present embodiment, the determination reference position Pi is determined based on the data of the reference line 4 set for each song and the elapsed time measured from the start of play. For example, a position moved along the reference line 4 from the base point of the reference line 4 by the movement distance corresponding to the elapsed time is set as the basic position. Then, the amount of deviation from the reference line 4 is randomly set within a predetermined range, and the basic position is corrected by the amount of deviation to be the determination reference position Pi. Of course, a configuration in which the calculation of the deviation amount is omitted is also possible. Alternatively, a configuration may be used in which the determination reference position Pi set in advance for each marker 6 is read without using the reference line 4.

  The notice unit 213 performs a process related to a notice that the marker 6 appears and is displayed. In the present embodiment, processing from the appearance to disappearance of the third component 63 is performed. If the third component 63 colors the background instead of the predetermined display body and shows it as a certain range, the toning control process is performed.

The display size setting unit 215 determines the display size of the marker 6. In the present embodiment, the note type reference display magnification corresponding to the length of the sound associated with the marker 6 and the difficulty reference display magnification corresponding to the game difficulty level are calculated, and the standard display size is calculated according to those magnifications. Change and decide. Alternatively, the display magnification may be set in advance for each combination of the note type and the game difficulty level, and the corresponding magnification may be read and applied from there.

  The relative position determination unit 217 determines the relative positional relationship between the first component 61 and the second component 62 of the marker 6 and the initial display position Pf (see FIG. 4) of the first component 61.

  The trajectory setting unit 219 sets a route for moving the first component 61. In the present embodiment, a process for setting a substantially parabolic curve function having a determination reference position Pi as a start point and an initial display position Pf as an end point, and a process for dividing the scheduled movement position of the first component element 61 using them as key frames. Execute.

  The animation control unit 230 executes processing for making the display of the first component 61 related to the marker animation appear as if it is a three-dimensional movement while being a two-dimensional image. The animation control unit 230 adjusts the display size set by the display size setting unit 215 so that the position of the first component 61 gradually increases as it approaches the apex in the range from the start point to the apex of the trajectory 7. Conversely, in the range from the top of the trajectory 7 to the end point, the adjusted display size is adjusted so as to gradually return to the size set by the display size setting unit 215 as it approaches the end point. Alternatively, if the number of scheduled movement positions of the first component 61 to be framed is determined, a configuration in which a display size previously associated with each movement planned position is read out and applied, or processed to the display size It is good also as a structure which reads the image of the 1st component 61. FIG. Also, the animation control unit 230 adjusts the degree of blurring of the contour so that it gradually increases as it approaches the apex in the range where the position of the first component 61 is from the start point to the apex of the trajectory 7. Conversely, in the range from the top of the trajectory 7 to the end point, adjustment is made so that the blurring of the contour gradually returns. Alternatively, if the number of scheduled movement positions of the first component 61 to be divided into frames is determined, a configuration for reading out and applying a blur condition value associated in advance for each planned movement position, or processing the display size A configuration may be adopted in which an image of the first component 61 is read out.

  The evaluation unit 242 performs processing for evaluating player input for each player. That is, the evaluation unit 242 performs a process for evaluating the input to the marker for each player.

  For example, when a touch operation is detected, the evaluation unit 242 uses the timing of the touch operation as an operation input timing, and performs an operation based on a time difference from the determination reference timing associated with the nearest marker 6 that has been touched. Evaluate input. In this embodiment, the smaller the time difference, the higher the evaluation. Of course, a plurality of time difference widths may be provided before and after the determination reference timing, and an evaluation may be assigned for each time difference width, and the evaluation of the corresponding time difference width may be read. The evaluation parameter may include a deviation amount between the determination reference position Pi of the nearest marker 6 and the touch operation detection position.

  The evaluation unit 242 performs a process of evaluating an input to a recovery instruction (recovery marker). That is, the evaluation unit 242 performs a process of evaluating the player input based on the determination criterion timing for recovery and the criterion position.

  Further, the evaluation unit 242 may evaluate the marker that has failed to be input and the recovery marker with different evaluation criteria. For example, the evaluation unit 242 may evaluate the input to the recovery marker so that the input success determination criterion for the recovery marker becomes gentler than the input success determination criterion for the marker that has failed to be input. Good.

For example, the evaluation unit 242 determines success when the time difference between the determination reference timing corresponding to the marker that has failed to be input and the input timing of the player is within the first predetermined period, and the determination reference corresponding to the recovery marker. When it is determined that the time difference between the timing and the player input timing is within the second predetermined period, the second predetermined period is controlled to be longer than the first predetermined period.

  In addition, the evaluation unit 242 determines success when the position difference between the determination reference position corresponding to the marker that has failed to be input and the input position of the player is within the first predetermined distance, and corresponds to the recovery marker. When it is determined that the position difference between the determination reference position and the input position of the player is within the second predetermined distance, the second predetermined distance is controlled to be longer than the first predetermined distance.

  For example, the evaluation unit 242 performs a process of evaluating an input to the marker indicating the determination reference timing based on the musical score data that defines the determination reference timing according to the progress of the game. In addition, when the evaluation unit 242 is switched to the musical score data for recovery, the evaluation unit 242 may perform a process of evaluating an input to the marker indicating the determination reference timing based on the musical score data for recovery.

  Further, the evaluation unit 242 may evaluate the input to the marker by setting the difficulty level of the period for performing the recovery instruction (recovery mode) lower than the difficulty level of the period for not performing the recovery instruction (normal mode). . That is, during the period when the recovery instruction is given, not only the recovery marker but also the normal marker may be evaluated with a lower difficulty level.

  For example, the evaluation unit 242 determines success when the time difference between the determination reference timing corresponding to the marker and the input timing of the player is within the first determination period in a period when the recovery instruction is not performed (normal mode). When the time difference between the determination reference timing corresponding to the marker and the player input timing is within the second determination period in the period in which the instruction is issued (recovery mode), the second determination period is set to the second determination period. Control is made to be longer than one determination period.

  In addition, the evaluation unit 242 determines success when the position difference between the determination reference position corresponding to the marker and the input position of the player is within the first determination distance during a period when the recovery instruction is not performed (normal mode). In the period for performing the recovery instruction (recovery mode), the second determination is made when it is determined that the position difference between the determination reference position corresponding to the marker and the input position of the player is within the second determination distance. The distance is controlled to be longer than the first determination distance.

  The display control unit 244 displays the evaluation result by the evaluation unit 242 at the peripheral position of the second component 62 that is varied according to the relative positional relationship between the first component 61 and the second component 62. The peripheral position is a position that is unlikely to be a shadow of the hand touching the marker 6. In the present embodiment, the evaluation display body 3 (see FIG. 3) is displayed near the initial display position Pf (see FIG. 4) of the first component 61 or in the vicinity of the initial display position Pf. The timing at which the first component 61 has moved and moved into the second component 62 is the timing at which an operation input is to be made. After the first component 61 has moved, the evaluation display 3 is located at or near the position before moving. Since it is displayed, it is easy to visually recognize the evaluation result and it is difficult to be behind the player's hand. The vicinity of the initial display position Pf may be, for example, a vicinity along the outer peripheral direction of the marker 6 from the initial display position Pf, and may be a range extending right next to the second component 62, directly above, or directly below.

  Further, when the recovery instruction input for the marker input failure is successful, the display control unit 244 displays information indicating that the recovery instruction input is successful on the screen of the player who has failed to input the marker. To do.

  Further, the display control unit 244 may display the input failure status of each player. Further, the display control unit 244 may display a recovery instruction content at a predetermined timing after the counting period ends.

  The timing unit 246 performs timing processing of various timings related to the game progress. In the present embodiment, at least the elapsed time from the start of playback of the play music (music data) is measured.

  The recovery control unit 247 aggregates the input contents for at least one of the plurality of players within the predetermined period, and gives a recovery instruction for recovering the input contents based on the aggregation results. Do it for at least one of them. Further, the recovery control unit 247 performs a process of recovering the input content when the input to the recovery instruction is successful.

For example, the recovery control unit 247 aggregates the details of input failure with respect to the marker indicating the determination reference timing of at least one of a plurality of players within a predetermined period, and recovers the input failure based on the aggregation result. A recovery instruction is given to at least one of the plurality of players. Then, the recovery control unit 247 performs processing for recovering the failure when the input to the recovery instruction is successful.

Further, the recovery control unit 247 determines a recovery instruction content including at least one of the type and number of recovery markers based on the input content. For example, the recovery control unit 247 determines a recovery instruction content including at least one of the type and number of recovery markers based on the input failure content.

  Further, the recovery control unit 247 determines a player to input in response to the recovery instruction based on at least one of the input failure content and the player information that has failed to input.

  Further, the recovery control unit 247 makes the instruction content when the input fails and the recovery instruction content different. For example, the recovery control unit 247 determines the content of the recovery instruction so that the content of the recovery instruction is simpler than the content of the instruction when the input fails. Specifically, the recovery control unit 247 performs processing for reducing the number of markers for recovery from the number of markers that have failed to be input.

  Further, the recovery control unit 247 may add a recovery marker at a timing different from the determination reference timing corresponding to the marker after the input failure.

  Further, the recovery control unit 247 may arrange the recovery marker at the recovery marker determination reference position different from the marker determination reference position after the input failure.

  Further, the recovery control unit 247 may determine the determination reference position of the recovery marker based on a reference line for recovery different from the reference line for determining the determination reference position of the marker.

The recovery control unit 247 arranges the marker at the determination reference position of the marker at the same timing as the determination reference timing corresponding to the marker, and arranges the recovery marker at the determination reference position of the recovery marker. You may make it do. That is, after the input failure, the recovery control unit 247 sets the recovery reference unit so that the determination reference position of the marker is different from the determination reference position of the recovery marker at the same timing as the determination reference timing corresponding to the marker. A marker may be added.

  Further, based on the content of the input failure, the recover control unit 247 switches part or all of the score data after the input failure to the score data for recovery in which the determination criterion timing for recovery is defined according to the progress of the game. Processing may be performed.

  The synchronization processing unit 248 performs processing for synchronizing game progress with other game devices to be operated by other players at a predetermined timing. That is, the synchronization processing unit 248 performs a process of synchronizing the game progress of a plurality of players at a predetermined timing.

  The score control unit 251 obtains a score (individual score, team score, etc.) regarding the player based on the input evaluation of the player for each player.

  The sound output control unit 272 is realized by, for example, a digital signal processor (DSP), a processor such as a voice synthesis IC, an audio codec that can reproduce a voice file, and the sound of sound effects, BGM, and various operation sounds according to the progress of the game. A signal is generated and output to the sound output unit 372. In the present embodiment, generation of a sound signal for causing the music selected by the music selection unit 204 to be released is started together with the start of play.

  The sound output unit 372 is realized by a device that outputs a sound based on a sound signal input from the sound output control unit 272. The right speaker unit 1408R, the left speaker unit 1408L, and the woofer 1426 shown in FIG.

  The image generation unit 274 is realized by, for example, a processor such as a GPU or a digital signal processor (DSP), a program such as a video signal IC or a video codec, an IC memory for a drawing frame such as a frame buffer, or the like. The image generation unit 274 generates an image of one game screen in one frame time (for example, 1/60 seconds) in accordance with the progress of the game, and outputs the generated game screen image signal to the display unit 374.

  The display unit 374 displays various game images based on the image signal input from the image generation unit 274. For example, it can be realized by an image display device such as a flat panel display, a cathode ray tube (CRT), a projector, or a head mounted display. In the present embodiment, the touch panel 1420 in FIG. 1 corresponds to this.

  The communication control unit 276 executes data processing related to data communication, and realizes data exchange with an external device via the communication unit 376. The communication unit 376 is realized by a device that communicates with the communication line N (FIG. 1), for example, a wireless communication device, a modem, a TA (terminal adapter), a wired communication cable jack, a control circuit, and the like. The The communication device 1453 of FIG. 1 corresponds to this.

  For example, the communication control unit 276 transmits the input evaluation (success or failure information) for the player marker (normal marker and recovery marker) to another game device or server, and the other game device or server. To receiving input evaluations for markers of other players (normal markers and recovery markers). Note that the communication control unit 276 transmits and receives various information (such as recovery information (additional information)) with other game devices or servers.

  The light emission control unit 278 performs various light emission controls by the light emission unit 378.

The light emitting unit 378 is another element such as an LED, an EL, a liquid crystal panel, a light bulb, or a cathode ray tube. For example, in the case of an LED, each LED is controlled to be individually turned on.

  The storage unit 500 stores a system program for realizing various functions for causing the processing unit 200 to control the arcade game device 1400 in an integrated manner, a program necessary for game play, various data, and the like. Further, it is used as a work area of the processing unit 200, and temporarily stores calculation results executed by the processing unit 200 according to various programs, input data input from the operation input unit 100, and the like. Such a function is realized by, for example, an IC memory such as a RAM or a ROM, a magnetic disk such as a hard disk, or an optical disk such as a CD-ROM or DVD. This corresponds to the IC memory 1452 mounted on the control board 1450 of FIG.

  FIG. 25 is a diagram illustrating an example of programs and data stored in the storage unit 500. The storage unit 500 stores a system program 501 and a game program 502. The system program 501 is a program for realizing input / output basic functions as a computer of the arcade game machine 1400. The game program 502 is application software for realizing the function as the game calculation unit 201 by being read and executed by the processing unit 200. The configuration may be incorporated as part of the system program 501.

  If the game of the present embodiment is realized in the form of an online game, the game program 502 may be a dedicated client program according to a technical technique for realizing the online game, a web browser program, and interactive image display. It may be configured by a plug-in that realizes the above. In other words, a part or all of the functions of the game calculation unit 201 are configured to be realized by an online game server, and the arcade game apparatus 1400 is an online game player having a function for paying a price for game play. It is also possible to function as a terminal.

  The storage unit 500 also has a plurality of play piece candidate data 510 prepared for each game playable music, first component initial setting data 541, second component initial setting data 542, and note type criteria. A display magnification setting function 550, a difficulty level reference display magnification setting function 552, and display size adjustment definition data 570 are stored in advance. Of course, these may be updated periodically. In addition, the storage unit 500 stores play data 600 that is generated and sequentially updated with game play. In addition, information such as various flags and an elapsed time counter is also stored as appropriate.

  FIG. 26 is a diagram illustrating an example of the data configuration of the play song candidate data 510. Play song candidate data 510 includes music ID 511 that is identification information (for example, song name) of music (music data) to be played at the time of play, music data 513 for playing music, BPM (Beats Per Minute) 515, It includes a time signature 517, reference line definition data 519, and musical score data 520. Of course, other information related to the selected song can also be stored in association with each other as appropriate.

  The reference line definition data 519 defines the reference line 4 (FIG. 3). For example, a function representing the reference line 4 is stored. The function can be defined as appropriate. For example, (1) start point coordinates and end point coordinates of the screen coordinate system, and (2) straight lines, curves, bend lines, etc. connecting the start point coordinates and end point coordinates are defined. And a function.

  The musical score data 520 defines the display of the marker 6 displayed in accordance with the reproduction of the music (music data). For example, the determination reference timing 523 and the sound length (note type) 525 associated with the marker and reproduced at the determination reference timing are stored in association with the marker ID 521. Of course, other data can be stored as appropriate.

  The first component initial setting data 541 and the second component initial setting data 542 define initial states of the first component 61 and the second component 62, respectively. For example, the initial size of the shape of each component, color information (display color and transparency), and the like are defined. The initial size defined here is changed based on the note type reference display magnification and the difficulty reference display magnification, and becomes the display size actually applied at the time of appearance display.

  The note type reference display magnification setting function 550 is a function for calculating the note type reference display magnification.

  The difficulty standard display magnification setting function 552 is a function for calculating the difficulty standard display magnification.

  The display size adjustment definition data 570 defines the adjustment amount of the display size of the first component 61 during marker animation control.

  Returning to FIG. 25, the play data 600 stores various data describing the current game play situation.

  For example, a player ID 601, a play song music ID 603 indicating a song selection result, a game difficulty level 605, an elapsed time 607 measured from the start of playback of the play song, score data 609, and the displayed marker 6 are prepared. Marker display control data 620.

  The marker display control data 620 is generated and stored as many as the number of markers 6 displayed on the game screen from time to time, and when the marker 6 disappears from the game screen, the corresponding marker display control data 620 is also deleted.

  FIG. 27 is a diagram illustrating a data configuration example of the marker display control data 620. One marker display control data 620 includes a control target marker ID 622, an operation input position coordinate 624, a third component display state flag 626, a second component display state flag 630, and a second component display size 632. The initial display position coordinates 640, the first component display state flag 642, the first component display size 646, the trajectory function 648, and the marker animation setting data 650 are stored.

  The third component display state flag 626, the second component display state flag 630, and the first component display size 646 are displayed by the third component 63, the second component 62, and the first component 61, respectively. If not, it is changed to “0”, and if displayed, it is changed to “1”. The initial state is “0”.

  The marker animation setting data 650 is data that defines each frame of the marker animation. The marker animation setting data 650 is associated with the movement target position ID 651, and the movement timing 653 indicating the value of the elapsed time 607 to move to the position, and the position coordinates 655. And the adjustment magnification 657 of the display size of the first component 61 at the position and the blur amount 659 are stored.

[Modification]
Note that the application form of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and additions, omissions, and changes of components can be appropriately made.

[Part 1]
For example, the arcade game device 1400 can be replaced with a home stationary game device, a portable game device, a personal computer, a smartphone, a tablet computer, or other forms of computers or electronic devices.

[Part 2]
Moreover, in the said embodiment, although it was set as the structure which performs input operation with a touchscreen, you may implement | achieve with a mouse | mouth, a trackpad, a motion capture device, etc. The motion capture device is a known device (for example, Kinect (registered trademark) manufactured by Microsoft Corporation) that detects the movement of the skeleton of the player by photographing the player with a digital camera and measuring the distance to each part of the subject with a distance sensor. The pointing operation may be detected from the position and movement of the player's finger.

[Part 3]
The present invention can also be applied to online games and network games. In this case, for example, as shown in FIG. 28, a player terminal 1500 realized by a business game device 1400 or a mobile device such as a smartphone or a portable game device is connected to a server system (server) 1100 via a communication line N. By connecting, a client / server type system is configured, and an online game can be played on the arcade game device 1400 and the player terminal 1500 including the touch panel 1506. The functional configuration described in the above embodiment may be configured to be realized by the server system 1100. Note that the evaluation unit of the server system 1100 receives input information from each terminal, and performs a process of evaluating the player input for each player. In addition, the communication control unit of the server system 1100 performs processing for transmitting information processed by the server to each terminal. From the viewpoint of distributed processing, a part of the functional configuration may be executed on the arcade game device 1400 or the player terminal 1500 side. Even when an online game is realized by a peer-to-peer system, the functions may be distributed as appropriate.

  The server system 1100 includes a main device 1101, a keyboard 1106, a touch panel 1108, and a storage 1140. A control board 1150 is mounted on the main body device 1101. On the control board 1150, various microprocessors such as a CPU 1151, GPU and DSP, various IC memories 1152 such as an ASIC, VRAM, RAM and ROM, and a communication device 1153 are mounted.

  The server system 1100 has a game management function for distributing and managing programs and data necessary for executing a game as needed to the arcade game device 1400 and the player terminal 1500 that are connected for communication. In the example of FIG. 28, the server system 1100 is described as a single unit. However, the server system 1100 may include a plurality of blade servers connected to each other via an internal bus so that data communication is possible. . Alternatively, the server system 1100 may be configured to function as a whole by performing data communication with a plurality of independent servers installed at remote locations.

6 ... marker 7 ... trajectory 61 ... first component 62 ... second component 63 ... third component 100 ... operation input unit 200 ... processing unit 201 ... game calculation unit 202 ... difficulty setting unit 204 ... music selection unit 206 ... Music reproduction control unit 210 ... Marker display control unit 211 ... Determination reference position setting unit 213 ... Notification unit 215 ... Display size setting unit 217 ... Relative position determination unit 219 ... Orbit setting unit 230 ... Animation control unit 242 ... Evaluation unit 244 ... Display Control unit,
246: Timekeeping section,
247 ... Recovery control unit,
248 ... Synchronization processing unit,
251 ... Score control unit,
500 ... Storage unit 502 ... Game program 510 ... Play song candidate data 513 ... Music data 519 ... Reference line definition data 520 ... Music score data 523 ... Judgment reference timing 525 ... Display timing 541 ... First component initial setting data 542 ... Second Component element initial setting data 550 ... Note type reference display magnification setting function 552 ... Difficulty level reference display magnification setting function 570 ... Display size adjustment definition data 600 ... Play data 603 ... Play music ID
605 ... Game difficulty level 607 ... Elapsed time 609 ... Results data 1400 ... Business game device 1420 ... Touch panel 1450 ... Control board KF1 ... Start point KF2 to KF8 ... Movement target position KF9 ... End point Pf ... Initial display position Pi ... Judgment reference position T0 ... judgment reference timing Tb ... disappearance start timing Tm ... movement start timing Ts ... display start timing

Claims (15)

A program for a game that evaluates input from a plurality of players,
For each player, an evaluation unit that performs processing for evaluating input to the marker;
The input contents for the marker of at least one of the plurality of players are counted within a predetermined period, and a recovery instruction for recovering the input contents is given to at least one of the plurality of players based on the counting result. Function as a recovery control unit
The evaluation unit is
Perform a process to evaluate the input to the recovery instruction,
The recovery control unit is
A program for performing a process of recovering the input content when an input to the recovery instruction is successful. In claim 1,
The recovery control unit is
A program for determining a recovery instruction content including at least one of a type and a number of markers for recovery based on an input content. In claim 1 or 2,
The recovery control unit is
A program for determining a player to input in response to a recovery instruction based on at least one of an input failure content and player information for which input failed. In any one of Claims 1-3,
The recovery control unit is
A program characterized in that the number of markers for recovery is less than the number of markers for which input failed. In any one of Claims 1-4,
The evaluation unit is
A program characterized by evaluating a marker for which input has failed and a recovery marker with different evaluation criteria. In any one of Claims 1-5,
The recovery control unit is
A program for adding a recovery marker at a timing different from a determination reference timing corresponding to a marker after an input failure. In any one of Claims 1-6,
The recovery control unit is
A program characterized in that, after an input failure, the recovery marker is arranged at a recovery marker determination reference position different from the marker determination reference position. In claim 7,
The recovery control unit is
A program for determining a determination reference position of a recovery marker based on a reference line for recovery different from a reference line for determining a determination reference position of a marker. In claim 7 or 8,
The recovery control unit is
A program in which the marker is arranged at the judgment reference position of the marker at the same timing as the judgment reference timing corresponding to the marker, and the recovery marker is arranged at the judgment reference position of the recovery marker. In any one of Claims 1-9,
The evaluation unit is
Based on the musical score data defining the determination reference timing according to the progress of the game, a process for evaluating the input to the marker indicating the determination reference timing is performed.
The recovery control unit is
Based on the content of the input failure, perform a process of switching part or all of the music score data after the input failure to the music score data for recovery in which the determination criterion timing for recovery is defined according to the progress of the game,
The evaluation unit is
A program characterized by performing a process of evaluating an input to a marker indicating a determination reference timing based on the music score data for recovery when the music score data for recovery is switched. In any one of Claims 1-10,
When the recovery instruction input for the marker input failure is successful, the computer is used as a display control unit that displays information indicating that the recovery instruction input is successful on the screen of the player who has failed to input the marker. A program characterized by further functioning. In any one of Claims 1-11,
The evaluation unit is
A program for evaluating an input to a marker by setting a difficulty level of a period in which the recovery instruction is performed to be lower than a difficulty level of a period in which the recovery instruction is not performed. In any one of Claims 1-12,
As a display control unit that displays the input failure status of each player, the computer is further functioned,
The display control unit
A program that displays a recovery instruction content at a predetermined timing after the counting period ends. A game device for a game for evaluating inputs of a plurality of players,
For each player, an evaluation unit that performs processing for evaluating input to the marker;
The input contents for the marker of at least one of the plurality of players are counted within a predetermined period, and a recovery instruction for recovering the input contents is given to at least one of the plurality of players based on the counting result. And a recovery control unit for performing
The evaluation unit is
Perform a process to evaluate the input to the recovery instruction,
The recovery control unit is
A game device, wherein when the input to the recovery instruction is successful, a process of recovering the input content is performed. A game system for a game in which a plurality of game devices are connected via a network and a plurality of players play simultaneously,
Each of the game devices is
For each player, an evaluation unit that performs processing for evaluating input to the marker;
A communication control unit that performs processing for transmitting input evaluation of a player to another game device and processing for receiving input evaluation of another player from another game device;
The input contents for the marker of at least one of the plurality of players are counted within a predetermined period, and a recovery instruction for recovering the input contents is given to at least one of the plurality of players based on the counting result. And a recovery control unit for performing
The evaluation unit is
Perform a process to evaluate the input to the recovery instruction,
The recovery control unit is
A game system, wherein when the input to the recovery instruction is successful, a process for recovering the input content is performed.