JP6491808B1 - Game program and game apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a game program for executing a game in which a new event occurs by using a self-portrait image by a user. According to one embodiment, a game program according to the present invention allows a user to perform a predetermined action based on an operation on a user's operation unit of a game apparatus provided with an operation unit and a storage unit for receiving an operation by the user. The action time setting means for setting the time (hereinafter referred to as "action time"), the image generation means for generating a self-portrait image of the user based on the user's operation on the operation unit, and the game apparatus When the time becomes an action time, the operation of the user after the selfie promoting means for prompting the user to generate the self-portrait image and the self-propelled shooting means prompt the user to generate the self-portrait image When a self-portrait image is generated based on an operation on a unit, it functions as a game progress means for generating a predetermined event in the game. [Selected figure] Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a game program and a game apparatus for executing a game progressing using a self-portrait image by a user.

  There is known an apparatus for detecting a face image of a user from a picture taken by the user (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In this apparatus, it is determined whether the detected face image is similar to any category of facial feature with respect to attributes such as age, gender, occupation, nationality, birthplace, facial expression, and the like.

  In addition, when a predetermined object existing in the real space is photographed with a camera using the so-called augmented reality (AR) technology, a technology is also known in which data recorded in the object appear on the virtual game space (E.g., Patent Document 2).

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2007-080057 JP, 2013-059541, A

  However, in the device described in Patent Document 1, the similarity / non-similarity of the facial feature is only determined with respect to the detected face image. Further, in the technology described in Patent Document 2, data set in advance for the object only appears on the virtual game space.

  By further developing these techniques, there has been no game in which an event occurring after that is changed by capturing a detected face image into the game. Therefore, the present inventors have devised an entertaining new game in which a new event occurs when the user takes in a self-portrait image into the game.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a game program for executing a game in which a new event occurs by using a self-portrait image by a user.

A first invention relates to a game device provided with an operation unit for receiving an operation by a user and a storage unit.
Action time setting means for setting a time (hereinafter referred to as "action time") in which the user plans to perform a predetermined action based on an operation on the operation unit of the user.
An image generation unit configured to generate a self-portrait image of the user based on an operation on the operation unit of the user;
A self-portrait promoting means for prompting the user to generate the self-portrait image when the time set in the game device reaches the action time, and the self-portrait promoting means is for the user to take the self-portrait A game progress means for generating a predetermined event in a game when the self-portrait image is generated based on an operation on the operation unit of the user after prompting to generate an image;
It is a game program to function as.

  In the first invention, the game apparatus is further caused to function as a message notification means for notifying the user of a message of a character in a virtual game space, and the game progress means is characterized in that the self photo promotion means is the user If the self-portrait image is generated based on the user's operation on the operation unit after prompting the user to generate the self-portrait image, the message notification unit is notified of the character at a predetermined notification timing. It is preferable to have a message notified.

  In the first invention, the game apparatus is further caused to function as an analysis means for analyzing the self-portrait image, and the game progress means is configured to execute the analysis result of the analysis means when the predetermined condition is satisfied. Preferably, the notification timing of the message by the message notification means is changed.

  Further, in the first invention, preferably, the message notification means pushes and notifies the user of the message prompting the user to start the game when the user has not started the game.

  A second invention is a game apparatus including a storage unit storing the game program, and a control unit executing the game program.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a game program for executing a game in which a new event occurs by using a self-portrait image by a user.

It is a figure which shows the functional structure of a game device in this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the game screen of the game device in FIG. It is a figure which shows the standby screen of the game device in FIG. It is a figure which shows the game screen of the game device in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows an event generation | occurrence | production process in this embodiment.

[Embodiment]
A game device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5.

<Description of the game>
In the game device 1 of the present invention shown in FIG. 1, as shown in FIG. 2, a game to be advanced by executing a conversation with the character 41 in the virtual game space is executed. On the liquid crystal screen 140, the user's answer is displayed as a plurality of options 43 for the message 42 of the character 41 in the virtual game space. Then, the game progresses according to the result of the user selecting any one of the options 43 via the touch pad 150.

  For example, when the user selects "I'm surprisingly correct" out of the three options 43, the character 41 says "I am not kidding." Furthermore, based on the action taken by the character 41, a new conversation event occurs and the game progresses.

  In addition, the user performs so-called self-portrait, and incorporates the self-portrait image into the game, whereby the character 41 responds to the self-portrait image. For example, if the color of the clothes of the user is pink, as shown in FIG. 4, the character 41 notifies a message 42 that "Today is a spring-like dress."

<Hardware configuration>
Referring to FIG. 1, the hardware configuration of server device 2 providing the game program of the present invention and the hardware configuration of game device 1 in which a game is executed using the game program downloaded from server device 2 explain.

  Each user is given a different account. Then, an ID (identification code) is assigned to each account. When each game device 1 communicates with the server device 2 via the communication network 3, the account of the user is transmitted from the game device 1. The transmitted account is subjected to predetermined authentication in the server device 2. This enables communication between the server device 2 and each game device 1.

<Description of Server Device 2>
The server device 2 includes a control unit 20, a storage unit 21, and a network interface 22.

  The storage unit 21 and the network interface 22 are connected to the control unit 20 of the server device 2 via the bus 200.

  The control unit 20 controls the operation of the server device 2.

  The storage unit 21 mainly includes an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), a RAM (Random Access Memory), and a ROM (Read Only Memory). The storage unit 21 stores, for example, a distribution program and data for distributing the game program of the present invention.

  The network interface 22 is connected to the communication network 3 in order to transmit and receive data between the server device 2 and the game device 1.

<Functional Configuration of Control Unit 20 of Server Device 2>
The control unit 20 of the server device 2 functions as an information processing unit 201, a collating unit 202, and a distribution unit 203 by executing the distribution program.

  The information processing means 201 transmits and receives data necessary for distributing the game program of the present invention with each game device 1.

  The information received by the information processing means 201 from each game device 1 includes, for example, download request information and account information of the user.

  The information transmitted by the information processing means 201 to each game apparatus 1 includes, for example, information as to whether the game program of the present invention has been properly distributed to the game apparatus 1.

  The collation unit 202 authenticates the account of the user using the ID or the like of the user transmitted from the game apparatus 1.

  The distribution means 203 distributes the game program of the present invention to the game device 1 after the information processing means 201 receives the download request information and the account information of the user.

<Description of Game Device 1>
The game device 1 is a terminal device such as a smartphone, for example, in which a speaker 130, a liquid crystal screen 140, a touch pad 150, a microphone 160, and a camera 170 are incorporated. In the game device 1, the game progresses based on the game program and data distributed from the server device 2.

  Further, the game apparatus 1 can perform data communication with the other game apparatus 1 and the server device 2 via the communication network 3 such as the Internet or a LAN.

  The game apparatus 1 includes a control unit 10, a storage unit 11, a network interface 12, an audio processing unit 13, a graphic processing unit 14, an operation unit 15, an audio input unit 16, and a photographing unit 17.

  The storage unit 11, the network interface 12, the audio processing unit 13, the graphic processing unit 14, the operation unit 15, the voice input unit 16, and the photographing unit 17 are connected to the control unit 10 via the bus 100.

  Control unit 10 controls the operation of game device 1.

  The storage unit 11 mainly includes an HDD, a RAM, and a ROM. The storage unit 11 stores, for example, a game program and data for executing a game in the present embodiment.

  The network interface 12 is connected to the communication network 3 in order to transmit and receive data between the game device 1 and the server device 2. Thereby, the game program and the game data of the present invention are downloaded to the game apparatus 1.

  The audio processing unit 13 reproduces and synthesizes digital game sound according to the instruction of the control unit 10. Further, a speaker 130 is connected to the audio processing unit 13. The game sound is output from the speaker 130.

  The graphic processing unit 14 draws a game image including the virtual game space, the character 41 and the like in a moving image format according to an instruction of the control unit 10. The game image drawn in the moving image format by the graphic processing unit 14 is displayed on the liquid crystal screen 140 as a game screen.

  An operation signal from a user is input to the operation unit 15. In the present embodiment, an operation signal from the user is input to the operation unit 15 via the touch pad 150 which is an input position detection device. The user touches the touch pad 150 to select an option 43 or operate an object.

  The voice input unit 16 detects sounds around the game apparatus 1. A microphone 160 is connected to the voice input unit 16. The voice input unit 16 performs voice recognition of the user's voice or surrounding noise, for example, and transmits the information to the control unit 10.

  The imaging unit 17 captures a self-portrait image of the user. A camera 170 disposed on the same plane as the liquid crystal screen 140 of the game apparatus 1 is connected to the photographing unit 17. The imaging unit 17 images, for example, the entire body of the user via the camera 170, and transmits the information to the control unit 10.

<Functional Configuration of Control Unit 10 of Game Device 1>
The control unit 10 of the game apparatus 1 executes the game program downloaded from the server device 2 to the game apparatus 1 to thereby play the game progress means 101, the communication means 102, the action time setting means 103, the image generation means 104, and the self-promotion promotion. It functions as means 105, message notification means 106, and analysis means 107.

<Description of the game progress means 101>
The game progress means 101 reads data such as a game space object and a texture included in the game data from the storage unit 11, and generates a two-dimensional or three-dimensional virtual game space.

  Also, the game progress means 101 arranges the character 41 in the virtual game space. Then, the game progress means 101 controls the action of the character 41 in the virtual game space according to the operation signal to the touch pad 150 by the user and the progress status of the game.

  In addition, the game progress means 101 generates information for displaying the virtual game space and the character 41 on the liquid crystal screen 140 as a game screen. According to these pieces of information, the graphic processing unit 14 draws a game image on the liquid crystal screen 140 as shown in FIGS.

  In addition, when the game progress means 101 is notified by the self-portrait promoting means 105 after the action time described later has elapsed that the self-portrait should be taken, the self-portrait image is generated based on the user's operation on the touch pad 150. , Generate a predetermined event in the game. In the present embodiment, the game progress means 101 causes the message notification means 106 to notify the message of the character 41 at a predetermined notification timing.

  Further, when the analysis result of the analysis unit 107 described later satisfies a predetermined condition, the game progress unit 101 changes the notification timing of the message by the message notification unit 106. The predetermined condition is, for example, when it is determined from the accumulated history information that the appearance of the normal user and the appearance of the user at the time the self-portrait image is generated are different, or the exposure of the user's skin is always There are many cases.

  When the analysis result of the analysis unit 107 satisfies the predetermined condition but the user does not start the game, the game progress unit 101 causes the message notification unit 106 to start the user's game (login to the game). Make a push notification that you should This prompts the user to launch the game.

  For example, if the appearance of the user is different from usual, the character 41 asks "Where to go? Meet me before you go out", "I want to see Mami", "Samurai", etc. every other minute Push notifications for messages in quick succession.

  Further, when the user does not activate the game after the push notification, the game progress means 101 changes the action of the character 41 after a predetermined time has elapsed. For example, the character 41 is angry, does not respond to the user's operation, or does not meet the user.

<Description of Communication Means 102>
The communication unit 102 transmits download request information of new game data to the server device 2 based on, for example, a user operation. The game data is, for example, data such as an item (for example, a present for the character 41) that can be newly used by the user charging.

<Description of action time setting means 103>
The action time setting unit 103 sets a time (hereinafter, referred to as “action time”) in which the user plans to perform a predetermined action based on the user's operation on the touch pad 150. For example, the user can enter 8 o'clock as the time to leave the house. That is, the user can appropriately set the action content and the time to execute it.

<Description of the image generation unit 104>
The image generation unit 104 generates a self-portrait image of the user based on an operation on the touch pad 150 by the user. For example, when the user activates the game, the image generation unit 104 generates a self-portrait image of the user based on the photographing operation by the user. On the other hand, when the user has not activated the game, when the time set in the game apparatus 1 (hereinafter referred to as "terminal time") becomes the action time, the control unit 10 receives the push notification. Thereafter, the image generation unit 104 causes the user to capture a self-portrait image into the game based on the user's operation.

  In the present embodiment, generation of the self-portrait image is not limited to the case where the user takes a self-portrait image with the camera 170 during the game after the elapse of the action time, but also before the elapse of the action time. It also includes the case of taking a self-portrait image and capturing it into the game after the action time has elapsed.

<Description of Selfie Promotion Means 105>
The self-portrait prompting means 105 urges the user to generate a self-portrait image when the terminal time has become the action time. Specifically, the self-portrait promoting means 105 transmits information to the effect that the self-portrait image should be transmitted to the user, to the message notifying means 106 via the game progressing means 101.

  Thus, for example, the character 41 notifies the message "Mami, it is time to go out soon. What kind of clothes do you go out today, take a picture and show it".

  This message is displayed on the game screen when the user has started the game. On the other hand, when the user has not started the game, as shown in FIG. 3, the message 44 is pushed and notified at the top of the standby screen of the game apparatus 1.

<Description of Message Notification Means 106>
The message notification means 106 receives the signal from the game progress means 101, and notifies the user of the message of the character 41 at a predetermined notification timing. The predetermined notification timing is, for example, when one minute has passed since the user has taken a self-portrait image into the game. In this case, as shown in FIG. 4, the character 41 notifies the message 42 that "Today is a spring-like dress."

  In addition, when 10 minutes have passed since the user transmitted the message to the character 41, the message notification means 106 notifies the message that the character 41 has "a letter from Mami has arrived." When the user does not activate the game, the message notified from the character 41 is push-notified in the upper part of the standby screen of the game apparatus 1 as in FIG. This prompts the user to launch the game.

  In addition, when the analysis result of the analysis means 107 satisfies the predetermined condition but the user has not activated the game, the message notification means 106 "I would like to see Mami", as described above. Etc. "is sent to the character 41.

<Description of Analysis Means 107>
The analysis means 107 analyzes the self-portrait image. Specifically, the analysis unit 107 detects clothes, makeup, a hair style and the like from the transmitted self-portrait image of the user. The analysis unit 107 analyzes the self-portrait image using the clothes detection template, the makeup detection template, the hairstyle detection template and the like stored in the storage unit 11. That is, template matching is performed on each detection template and the photographed self-portrait image.

  Then, the analysis unit 107 compares the analysis attribute data stored in the storage unit 11 with the analyzed self-portrait image, and digitizes the similarity with a real number between 0 and 100%. For example, with regard to clothes, the closer the value regarding the similarity is to 100%, the higher the degree of similarity between the clothes stored in the clothes detection template and the clothes in the user's self-portrait image. Thus, the analysis unit 107 identifies clothes, makeup, a hair style, and the like in the self-portrait image of the user, and generates an analysis result.

  Further, the analysis unit 107 causes the storage unit 11 to store the analysis result. As a result, history information such as makeup, hair style and clothes in the user's self-portrait image is accumulated.

  In the present embodiment, the self-portrait image is a whole-body image. Then, the analysis unit 107 determines whether the self-portrait image of the user is a whole-body image. Whether or not the self-portrait image is a full-body image is determined by whether or not the face, arms, and legs are captured. If it is determined that the self-portrait image is not a whole-body image, the analysis unit 107 transmits information to the self-portrait promoting unit 105 in order to request the user to retake the self-portrait image.

  In addition, the analysis unit 107 determines whether the exposure of the skin of the user is large. For example, the skin part is extracted from color, lightness, saturation, etc., and the total of the area of the skin part is calculated. Then, when the total area of the skin portion is large, the analysis unit 107 determines that the exposure of the skin of the user is large. Also, the analysis unit 107 changes the reference of the amount of exposure of the skin, for example, according to the season.

  These analysis results are transmitted from the analysis means 107 to the game progress means 101.

<Description of event occurrence processing>
The event generation processing of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG.

  First, the action time setting unit 103 determines whether the user has set an action time (step S1).

  If the user has not set the action time (S1: NO), the event generation process of the present invention ends.

  On the other hand, when the user has set the action time (S1: YES), the action time setting unit 103 determines whether the terminal time has become the action time (step S2).

  If the terminal time has not become the action time (S2: NO), the process repeats step S2.

  On the other hand, when the terminal time is the action time (S2: YES), the self-portrait prompting means 105 prompts the user to generate a self-portrait image (step S3).

  Next, the image generation unit 104 determines whether the user has activated the camera 170 during the game to perform self-shooting, or whether the user has taken the self-shooting image taken in advance into the game. (Step S4).

  If the image generation unit 104 determines that the user does not perform self-portrait and does not capture the self-portrait image captured in advance into the game (S4: NO), the process returns to step S3.

  On the other hand, when the image generation unit 104 determines that the user has taken a self-portrait, or that the self-portrait image captured in advance is taken into the game (S4: YES), the analysis unit 107 determines that the user It is determined whether the self-portrait image of is a whole-body image (step S5).

  When it is determined that the user's self-portrait image is not a whole-body image (S5: NO), the analysis unit 107 is a unit for promoting self-portrait information for requesting the user to take a full-body image. The process returns to step S3.

  If it is determined that the user's self-portrait image is a whole-body image (S5: YES), the analysis unit 107 performs other analysis on the user's self-portrait image (step S6).

  Next, the game progress means 101 receives the analysis result by the analysis means 107, issues an instruction to the message notification means 106, and causes the character 41 to transmit a message at a predetermined notification timing (step S7). In this case, for example, as shown in FIG. 4, the character 41 notifies a message 42 that "Today is a spring-like dress."

  Next, the analysis unit 107 determines whether the analysis result of the self-portrait image satisfies a predetermined condition (step S8).

  If the analysis result does not satisfy the predetermined condition (S8: NO), the event generation process of the present invention ends.

On the other hand, when the analysis result satisfies the predetermined condition (S8: YES), the game progress means 101 changes the notification timing for notifying the message to the message notification means 106 (step S9). Thereafter, the event generation process of the present invention ends.
The event generation process of the present invention is executed by the above procedure.

  In addition, the control means and processing procedure which were mentioned above are an example, and the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to these. The processing procedure and the like can be appropriately changed in design without departing from the scope of the present invention.

To summarize the above, the game program of this embodiment is
A game device 1 provided with a touch pad 150 for receiving user operations and a storage unit 11;
Action time setting unit 103 configured to set a time (hereinafter referred to as “action time”) in which the user plans to perform a predetermined action based on an operation on the touch pad 150 by the user;
An image generation unit configured to generate a self-portrait image of the user based on an operation on the touch pad by the user;
When the time set in the game apparatus 1 becomes the action time, the selfie taking means 105 for prompting the user to generate a selfie image and the selfie taking means 105 generate a selfie image for the user The game progress means 101 for generating a predetermined event in the game when a self-portrait image is generated based on the user's operation on the touch pad 150 after prompting
Act as

<Effect of the invention>
According to the game program of this embodiment, it is possible to execute a game in which a new event occurs by using the self-portrait image by the user.

[Other embodiments]
In the embodiment described above, an example is described in which the message of the character is displayed on the liquid crystal screen, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the voice of the character may be output as voice and notified to the user.

  Further, "when the action time is reached" includes, for example, 30 minutes after the action time or 2 hours after the action time, as well as immediately after the terminal time becomes the action time. In addition, after the elapse of the action time, the user may optionally set how long the action should be taken.

  In the above embodiment, an example is described in which the character notifies a message as a predetermined event that occurs when a self-portrait image is generated after the elapse of an action time, but the present invention is not limited to this. There are various events such as the character causing the user to say "like" to the character through the microphone.

  In the above embodiment, the predetermined condition to be satisfied by the analysis result by the analysis means is determined from the accumulated history information that the appearance of the normal user and the appearance of the user at the time of generation of the self-portrait image are different. Or if the user's skin exposure is greater than usual. However, for example, the predetermined condition to be satisfied by the analysis result may be information on color similarity, such as the user putting together the clothes color in a warm color system.

  Although the said embodiment describes the example of the game from which the event which generate | occur | produces after that takes in a self-portrait image in a game changes, this invention is not limited to this. For example, an event occurring thereafter may be changed by capturing a landscape image into the game instead of a self-portrait image.

  Furthermore, unlike the above-described embodiment, an event occurring thereafter may be changed by inputting the user's voice or surrounding environmental sound instead of the self-portrait image.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the example which the action time is set based on a user's operation is described, this invention is not limited to this. For example, the action time may be set by a third party other than the user. In this case, for example, the game apparatus directly receives the information set by the user's family on another terminal apparatus or receives it via the server apparatus or the like, and the user's action time is set.

  Furthermore, the game program (character) may freely set the user's action time. In this case, for example, the action time of the user whose character is the boyfriend role is determined by the user, and the user decides whether to follow it or not, and a game with a pseudo-love feeling may be provided. .

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the example which is a terminal device, such as a smart phone, is described, this invention is not limited to this. For example, it may be a stationary game device to which a display and a controller are externally connected, or a personal computer.

1 Game device 101 Game progress means 102 Communication means 103 Action time setting means 104 Image generation means 105 Selfie promotion means 106 Message notification means 107 Analysis means 2 Server device 201 Information processing means 202 Verification means 203 Distribution means 3 Communication network

Claims (5)

A game device provided with an operation unit and a storage unit for receiving user operations;
Action time setting means for setting a time (hereinafter referred to as "action time") in which the user plans to perform a predetermined action based on an operation on the operation unit of the user.
An image generation unit configured to generate a self-portrait image of the user based on an operation on the operation unit of the user;
A self-portrait promoting means for prompting the user to generate the self-portrait image when the time set in the game device reaches the action time, and the self-portrait promoting means is for the user to take the self-portrait A game progress means for generating a predetermined event in a game when the self-portrait image is generated based on an operation on the operation unit of the user after prompting to generate an image;
Game program to function as. The game device,
Message notification means for notifying the user of a message of a character in a virtual game space;
To function further as
The game progress means is configured to generate the self-portrait image based on the user's operation on the operation unit after the self-portrait prompting unit urges the user to generate the self-portrait image. Causing the message notification means to notify the message of the character at a predetermined notification timing,
The game program according to claim 1. The game device,
Analysis means for analyzing the self-portrait image,
To function further as
The game progress means changes the notification timing of the message by the message notification means when the analysis result of the analysis means satisfies a predetermined condition.
The game program according to claim 2. The message notification means pushes and notifies the user of the message prompting the user to start the game if the user has not activated the game.
A game program according to claim 2 or 3. The memory | storage part which memorize | stores the game program of any one of Claims 1-4, The control part which runs the said game program,
A game device comprising

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