JP6502550B1 - Game program, method, and information processing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to improve the motivation for the user to play a game continuously. A game program (131) comprises the steps of: causing a processor (10) to advance an opponent part advancing with a character held by a user included in a game based on the game program; Based on what has been performed on a designated day based on the user's operation, the step of executing information relating to the item representing an item usable in the game is associated with the user and stored in a memory. [Selected figure] Figure 3

Description

  The present disclosure relates to a game program, a method of executing the game program, and an information processing apparatus.

  BACKGROUND ART Various game providers are provided with a game program that causes an object to be displayed in the game space and causes the user to operate the object to advance the game. In such a game, for example, when a game is played and a predetermined task is cleared, it is widely performed that a user gets a reward. The rewards are often the aforementioned objects, items or points, etc., to favor the game.

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  In such conventional games, it may be difficult for a user to play a game if it is difficult to clear a predetermined task. Thus, in the conventional game, there is room for consideration in terms of enhancing the motivation for the user to continue playing the game.

  One aspect of the present disclosure aims to improve the motivation for the user to continue playing the game.

  A game program according to the present disclosure is executed by a computer including a processor and a memory. In the game program, the steps of causing the processor to advance a game part advancing with a character held by the user included in the game based on the game program, and advancing the step are executed based on the user's operation on the designated date. And associating the information representing the item usable in the game with the user and storing the information in the memory.

  A method according to the present disclosure is a method in which a computer including a processor and a memory executes a game program. The method includes the processor performing the above steps.

  An information processing apparatus according to the present disclosure includes a storage unit that stores the above-described game program, and a control unit that controls the operation of the information processing apparatus by executing the game program.

  According to one aspect of the present disclosure, it is possible to improve the motivation for the user to continue playing the game.

It is a figure which shows the hardware constitutions of a game system. It is a block diagram which shows the functional structure of a user terminal and a server. It is a flow chart which shows an example of a flow of processing which advances a battle part performed in a game system based on a game program concerning this embodiment. It is a flow chart which shows a flow of processing which evaluates a user's play result in a specified day performed in a game system based on a game program concerning this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the process which is performed in a game system and which evaluates a user's play result in a predetermined period based on the game program which concerns on this embodiment. It is a flow chart which shows a flow of processing which evaluates a user's accumulated play result performed in a game system based on a game program concerning this embodiment. (A) is a list of an example of evaluation criteria used for evaluation of a user's play result on a designated day, and (B) is an example of achievement reward used for evaluation of a user's play result in a predetermined period It is a list, and (C) is a list of an example of evaluation criteria of total victory number in a user's designated day. (A) is a figure which shows the specific example of the screen for receiving the operation of the start of the game by a user, and the operation of a calendar display displayed on a display part, (B) is displayed on a display part, It is a figure which shows the specific example of the screen of a battle part, and (C) is a figure which shows the specific example of the screen which displays the play result of a battle part displayed on a display part. (A) is a figure which shows the specific example of the screen which displays the calendar containing the information of a designated day and a play result displayed on a display part, (B) is a designated day displayed on a display part It is a figure which shows the example of the screen which displays the information of the detail of the play result in in a figure, and (C) is a figure which shows the example of the screen which displays the calendar which shows the future designated day displayed on a display part. is there. (A) is a figure which shows the example of the screen which displays the list of achievement rewards displayed on a display part, (B) shows a part of achievement rewards further displayed on a display part It is a figure which shows the specific example of the screen displayed in detail. (A) is a figure which shows the specific example of the screen which displays the card back given to a user as achievement fee displayed on a display part, (B) is a card pack displayed on a display part. It is a figure which shows the specific example of the screen which displays the expand | deployed character card.

Outline of Embodiment
A game system according to the present disclosure is a system for providing a game to a plurality of users. Hereinafter, the game system will be described with reference to the drawings. The present invention is not limited to these exemplifications, but is shown by the claims, and all changes within the scope and meaning equivalent to the claims are intended to be included in the present invention. Ru. In the following description, the same components are denoted by the same reference symbols in the description of the drawings, and redundant description will not be repeated.

<Hardware Configuration of Game System 1>
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a hardware configuration of the game system 1. The game system 1 includes a plurality of user terminals 100 and a server 200 as illustrated. Each user terminal 100 is connected to the server 200 via the network 2. The network 2 is composed of the Internet and various mobile communication systems constructed by wireless base stations (not shown). Examples of this mobile communication system include so-called 3G and 4G mobile communication systems, LTE (Long Term Evolution), and wireless networks (for example, Wi-Fi (registered trademark)) that can be connected to the Internet by a predetermined access point. Be

  The server 200 (computer, information processing apparatus) may be a general-purpose computer such as a workstation or a personal computer. The server 200 includes a processor 20, a memory 21, a storage 22, a communication interface (IF) 23, and an input / output IF 24. These configurations of the server 200 are electrically connected to each other by a communication bus.

  The user terminal 100 (computer, information processing apparatus) may be a mobile terminal such as a smartphone, a feature phone, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), or a tablet computer. The user terminal 100 may be a game device suitable for game play. As illustrated, the user terminal 100 includes a processor 10, a memory 11, a storage 12, a communication IF 13, an input / output IF 14, a touch screen 15 (display unit), a camera 17, and a distance measuring sensor 18. These configurations of the user terminal 100 are electrically connected to each other by a communication bus. The user terminal 100 may include an input / output IF 14 to which a display (display unit) configured separately from the main body of the user terminal 100 can be connected instead of or in addition to the touch screen 15.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the user terminal 100 may be configured to be able to communicate with one or more controllers 1020. The controller 1020 establishes communication with the user terminal 100 according to a communication standard such as Bluetooth (registered trademark), for example. The controller 1020 may have one or more buttons and the like, and transmits an output value based on the user's input operation on the buttons and the like to the user terminal 100. In addition, the controller 1020 may have various sensors such as an acceleration sensor and an angular velocity sensor, and transmits the output values of the various sensors to the user terminal 100.

  Note that, instead of, or in addition to, the user terminal 100 including the camera 17 and the distance measuring sensor 18, the controller 1020 may include the camera 17 and the distance measuring sensor 18.

  The user terminal 100 desirably has a user using the controller 1020 input user identification information such as the user's name or login ID via the controller 1020, for example, at the start of the game. Thereby, the user terminal 100 can associate the controller 1020 with the user, and specifies which user the output value belongs to based on the transmission source (the controller 1020) of the received output value. be able to.

  When the user terminal 100 communicates with a plurality of controllers 1020, each user holds each controller 1020, thereby preventing communication with another device such as the server 200 via the network 2, the one user terminal 100. Can realize multiplayer. Also, multiplay is realized locally by a plurality of user terminals 100 by the respective user terminals 100 communicably connecting each other according to a wireless standard such as a wireless LAN (Local Area Network) standard (a communication connection is made without passing through the server 200). You can also When the above-described multiplayer is locally realized by one user terminal 100, the user terminal 100 may further include at least a part of various functions of the server 200 described later. Further, when the above-described multiplay is realized locally by a plurality of user terminals 100, the plurality of user terminals 100 may be provided with various functions described later included in the server 200 in a distributed manner.

  The user terminal 100 may communicate with the server 200 even if the above-described multiplay is realized locally. For example, the user identification information may be transmitted to the server 200 in association with information indicating a play result such as a score or an outcome in a certain game.

  In addition, the controller 1020 may be configured to be removable from the user terminal 100. In this case, a joint with the controller 1020 may be provided on at least one of the surfaces of the housing of the user terminal 100. When the user terminal 100 and the controller 1020 are connected by wire via the connection unit, the user terminal 100 and the controller 1020 transmit and receive signals via the wire.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the user terminal 100 may receive attachment of a storage medium 1030 such as an external memory card via the input / output IF 14. Thereby, the user terminal 100 can read the program and data recorded in the storage medium 1030. The program recorded in the storage medium 1030 is, for example, a game program.

  The user terminal 100 may store a game program acquired by communicating with an external device such as the server 200 in the memory 11 of the user terminal 100, or the game program acquired by reading from the storage medium 1030 may be stored in the memory 11. May be stored.

  As described above, the user terminal 100 includes the communication IF 13, the input / output IF 14, the touch screen 15, the camera 17, and the distance measuring sensor 18 as an example of a mechanism for inputting information to the user terminal 100. The above-described units as an input mechanism can be regarded as an operation unit configured to receive a user's input operation.

  For example, when the operation unit is configured by at least one of the camera 17 and the distance measuring sensor 18, the operation unit detects the object 1010 in the vicinity of the user terminal 100, and the input operation is performed from the detection result of the object Identify. As an example, the user's hand as the object 1010, a marker of a predetermined shape, etc. are detected, and the input operation is specified based on the color, shape, movement, type, etc. of the object 1010 obtained as a detection result. Ru. More specifically, when the user terminal 100 detects a user's hand from the captured image of the camera 17, the user's input operation is a gesture (a series of movements of the user's hand) detected based on the captured image. Identify and accept. The photographed image may be a still image or a moving image.

  Alternatively, when the operation unit is configured by the touch screen 15, the user terminal 100 identifies and accepts the user's operation performed on the input unit 151 of the touch screen 15 as the user's input operation. Alternatively, when the operation unit is configured by the communication IF 13, the user terminal 100 identifies and receives a signal (for example, an output value) transmitted from the controller 1020 as an input operation of the user. Alternatively, when the operation unit includes the input / output IF 14, a signal output from an input device (not shown) different from the controller 1020 connected to the input / output IF 14 is specified and accepted as the user's input operation.

<Game Outline>
The game system 1 implements a game including a battle part that progresses using a character. The match part may be a match type, such as a match baseball game. The competition part in the present invention is hereinafter also referred to as "competition part". The battle type battle part may be an imitation of a real world game. One example is a competitive baseball game.

  The game system 1 implements the game so as to give the user a reward for the user advancing the battle part on the designated day. As an example, the game system 1 is a game system that implements a competitive baseball game, but the target game is not limited to the competitive baseball game, and it is sufficient if it includes a competition part that progresses using characters. The genre and the play form are not limited. For example, the game system 1 may be a system for executing a game of any genre, not limited to a specific genre. For example, sports games such as tennis, table tennis, dodgeball, baseball, soccer and hockey, puzzle games, quiz games, RPG games, adventure games, shooting games, simulation games, training games, action games, etc. It is also good.

  Moreover, the game system 1 may be a system for performing the game of not only a specific play form but any play form. For example, a single play game by a single user, a multiplay game by a plurality of users, a battle game in which a plurality of users play a match among multiplay games, a cooperative play game in which a plurality of users cooperate, etc. May be

  The battle part in the present embodiment proceeds using the character held by the user. The character may represent a person or may represent something other than a person such as an animal. In addition, the character may imitate other than a present or past real person or person, or may imitate other than a fictitious person or person. In addition, the character may operate according to the user's operation or may operate without the user's operation. Also, the character may display its motion as an animation or may be represented by a still image. The character may represent a player who plays the game in the real world as an example of imitating a real person “when the game part imitates a game in the real world”.

  The game system 1 is a system for executing a competitive baseball game, as an example. In this case, each team is operated by the first user terminal 100 and the second user terminal 100 communicating via the server 200. And, in a match-type baseball game, the progress of the team is alternated between the front and the back per 1 inning.

  In the following, if it is necessary to distinguish between the user terminal 100 operating the team on the defensive side and the user terminal 100 on the attacking side on the front or back of a certain inning, the former is hit by the throwing user terminal 100A, the latter is hit It is called the side user terminal 100B. When it is not necessary to distinguish between the two, it is simply referred to as the user terminal 100. The user of the pitching side user terminal 100A is referred to as a pitching side user, and the user of the batting side user terminal 100B is referred to as a batting side user. However, when there is no need to distinguish between both users, and when the distinction is clear, they are simply referred to as users. The pitching side user operates pitching by the pitcher character using the pitching side user terminal 100A, and the attacking side user operates the batting by the batter character using the batting side user terminal 100B.

  The pitching side user terminal 100A determines the pitching result according to the pitching operation received from the pitching side user, generates data including the pitching result (pitching result D1 shown in FIG. 1), and transmits it to the server 200. The pitching result D1 is transmitted to the batting user terminal 100B of the opponent via the server 200. The pitching operation is an operation performed by the pitching side user on the input unit 151 of the pitching side user terminal 100A in order to pitch the pitcher character.

  The batting side user terminal 100B determines a batting result according to the batting operation received from the batting side user, generates data including the batting result (batt result D2 shown in FIG. 1), and transmits it to the server 200. The batting result D2 is transmitted to the pitching side user terminal 100A of the opponent via the server 200. The batting operation is an operation performed by the batting user on the input unit 151 of the batting user terminal 100B in order to cause the batter character to hit the ball.

  In the competitive baseball game according to the present embodiment, when the user does not want to control the character by himself, the user can operate the user terminal 100 to notify the server 200 of the fact. When the server 200 receives such a notification from the user terminal 100, the server 200 determines an operation result (a pitching result or a batting result) of the character based on various information related to the ongoing battle according to the game program. Then, the determined operation result is transmitted to the user terminal 100 of the opponent. That is, the server 200 controls the character instead of the user terminal 100.

<Hardware components of each device>
The processor 10 controls the overall operation of the user terminal 100. The processor 20 controls the overall operation of the server 200. The processors 10 and 20 include a central processing unit (CPU), a micro processing unit (MPU), and a graphics processing unit (GPU).

  The processor 10 reads a program from a storage 12 described later, and develops the program in a memory 11 described later. The processor 20 reads a program from a storage 22 described later, and develops the program in a memory 21 described later. The processor 10 and the processor 20 execute the expanded program.

  The memories 11 and 21 are main storage devices. The memories 11 and 21 are configured by storage devices such as ROM (Read Only Memory) and RAM (Random Access Memory). The memory 11 provides the processor 10 with a work area by temporarily storing programs and various data read from the storage 12 described later by the processor 10. The memory 11 also temporarily stores various data generated while the processor 10 is operating according to a program. The memory 21 provides the processor 20 with a work area by temporarily storing various programs and data read from the storage 22 described later by the processor 20. The memory 21 also temporarily stores various data generated while the processor 20 is operating according to a program.

  In the present embodiment, the program may be a game program for realizing the game by the user terminal 100. Alternatively, the program may be a game program for realizing the game by cooperation of the user terminal 100 and the server 200. The game realized by the collaboration between the user terminal 100 and the server 200 may be, for example, a game executed on a browser activated in the user terminal 100. Alternatively, the program may be a game program for realizing the game by cooperation of a plurality of user terminals 100. Further, various data includes data related to a game such as user information and game information, and an instruction or notification transmitted / received between the user terminal 100 and the server 200 or between a plurality of user terminals 100.

  The storages 12 and 22 are auxiliary storage devices. The storages 12 and 22 are configured by a storage device such as a flash memory or a hard disk drive (HDD). The storage 12 and the storage 22 store various data related to the game.

  The communication IF 13 controls transmission and reception of various data in the user terminal 100. The communication IF 23 controls transmission and reception of various data in the server 200. The communication IFs 13 and 23 control communication using, for example, wireless LAN (Local Area Network), wired LAN, wireless LAN, Internet communication via a mobile telephone network, short distance wireless communication, and the like.

  The input / output IF 14 is an interface for the user terminal 100 to receive input of data, and is an interface for the user terminal 100 to output data. The input / output IF 14 may input / output data via a USB (Universal Serial Bus) or the like. The input / output IF 14 may include, for example, a physical button of the user terminal 100, a camera, a microphone, or a speaker. The input / output IF 24 of the server 200 is an interface for the server 200 to receive input of data, and is an interface for the server 200 to output data. The input / output IF 24 can include, for example, an input unit that is an information input device such as a mouse or a keyboard, and a display unit that is a device that displays and outputs an image.

  The touch screen 15 of the user terminal 100 is an electronic component in which the input unit 151 and the display unit 152 are combined. The input unit 151 is, for example, a touch sensitive device, and is configured of, for example, a touch pad. The display unit 152 is configured of, for example, a liquid crystal display or an organic EL (Electro-Luminescence) display.

  The input unit 151 detects the position at which the user's operation (physical touch operation such as touch operation, slide operation, swipe operation, and tap operation) on the input surface is input, and inputs information indicating the position. It has a function to transmit as a signal. The input unit 151 may include a touch sensing unit (not shown). The touch sensing unit may adopt any method such as a capacitance method or a resistive film method.

  Although not shown, the user terminal 100 may include one or more sensors for specifying the holding posture of the user terminal 100. This sensor may be, for example, an acceleration sensor or an angular velocity sensor. When the user terminal 100 includes a sensor, the processor 10 can specify the holding attitude of the user terminal 100 from the output of the sensor and perform processing according to the holding attitude. For example, when the user terminal 100 is held in the vertical orientation, the processor 10 may perform vertical screen display that causes the display unit 152 to display a vertically long image. On the other hand, when the user terminal 100 is held in landscape orientation, a landscape image may be displayed on the display unit to display a horizontally long image. Thus, the processor 10 may be capable of switching between vertical screen display and horizontal screen display according to the holding attitude of the user terminal 100.

  The camera 17 includes an image sensor and the like, and converts a light incident from the lens into an electric signal to generate a photographed image.

  The distance measurement sensor 18 is a sensor that measures the distance to the measurement object. The distance measuring sensor 18 includes, for example, a light source that emits pulse converted light, and a light receiving element that receives the light. The distance measuring sensor 18 measures the distance to the measurement object based on the light emission timing from the light source and the light reception timing of the reflected light generated when the light emitted from the light source is reflected on the measurement object. The distance measuring sensor 18 may have a light source that emits light having directivity.

  Here, an example in which the user terminal 100 receives a detection result in which the object 1010 in the vicinity of the user terminal 100 is detected using the camera 17 and the distance measuring sensor 18 as an input operation of the user will be further described. The camera 17 and the distance measurement sensor 18 may be provided, for example, on the side of the housing of the user terminal 100. A distance measuring sensor 18 may be provided in the vicinity of the camera 17. For example, an infrared camera can be used as the camera 17. In this case, the camera 17 may be provided with a lighting device for emitting infrared light, a filter for blocking visible light, and the like. This makes it possible to further improve the detection accuracy of an object based on a photographed image of the camera 17 regardless of whether it is outdoors or indoors.

  The processor 10 may perform one or more of the processes shown in the following (1) to (5), for example, on the captured image of the camera 17. (1) The processor 10 performs image recognition processing on the captured image of the camera 17 to specify whether the captured image includes the user's hand. The processor 10 may use, for example, a technique such as pattern matching as an analysis technique employed in the above-described image recognition process. (2) Also, the processor 10 detects the user's gesture from the shape of the user's hand. The processor 10 specifies, for example, the number of fingers of the user (the number of extending fingers) from the shape of the user's hand detected from the captured image. The processor 10 further identifies a gesture made by the user from the number of identified fingers. For example, when the number of fingers is five, the processor 10 determines that the user has performed the gesture of "par" in "rock-paper-scissors". In addition, when the number of fingers is zero (the finger is not detected), the processor 10 determines that the user has made the gesture of “Goo” in “Janken”. In addition, when the number of fingers is two, the processor 10 determines that the user has made the gesture of “chuki” in “jyanken”. (3) The processor 10 performs image recognition processing on the captured image of the camera 17 to detect whether the user's finger is in a state where only the forefinger is standing or whether the user's finger makes a flicking motion. . (4) The processor 10 selects an object 1010 (a user's hand or the like in the vicinity of the user terminal 100 based on an image recognition result of a captured image of the camera 17 and / or an output value of the distance measuring sensor 18). ) And the user terminal 100 are detected. For example, the processor 10 determines whether the user's hand is near the user terminal 100 (for example, a distance less than a predetermined value) or far (for example, the predetermined value) depending on the size of the user's hand specified from the captured image of the camera 17 It detects whether it is in the above distance). In addition, when the captured image is a moving image, the processor 10 may detect whether the user's hand is approaching or away from the user terminal 100. (5) If it is found that the distance between the user terminal 100 and the user's hand is changing while the user's hand is being detected based on the image recognition result of the captured image of the camera 17, etc., the processor 10 recognizes that the user shakes his hand in the shooting direction of the camera 17. If an object is detected or not detected by the distance measurement sensor 18 whose directivity is stronger than the shooting range of the camera 17, the processor 10 shakes the hand in the direction orthogonal to the shooting direction of the camera. recognize.

  As described above, the processor 10 determines whether the user holds the hand by image recognition on the captured image of the camera 17 (a gesture of “goo” or another gesture (eg, “par”)) To detect The processor 10 also detects how the user is moving this hand, as well as the shape of the user's hand. Also, the processor 10 detects whether the user is moving the hand closer to or away from the user terminal 100. Such an operation can correspond to, for example, an operation using a pointing device such as a mouse or a touch panel. For example, the user terminal 100 moves a pointer on the touch screen 15 in response to the movement of the user's hand, and detects the user's gesture "goo". In this case, the user terminal 100 recognizes that the user is continuing the selection operation. The continuation of the selection operation corresponds to, for example, the state in which the mouse is clicked and pressed down or the state in which the touch panel is touched after the touch-down operation is performed on the touch panel. In addition, when the user moves the hand further while the user terminal 100 detects the user's gesture "goo", such a series of gestures is an operation corresponding to the swipe operation (or drag operation). It can also be recognized. In addition, when the user terminal 100 detects a gesture that causes the user to repel a finger based on the detection result of the user's hand based on the captured image of the camera 17, the user clicks the gesture by tapping the mouse or tapping the touch panel. It may be recognized as an operation corresponding to

<Functional Configuration of Game System 1>
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing functional configurations of the server 200 and the user terminal 100 included in the game system 1. Each of the server 200 and the user terminal 100 may include a functional configuration necessary to function as a general computer (not shown) and a functional configuration necessary to realize known functions in the game.

  The user terminal 100 has a function as an input device for receiving an input operation of a user, and a function as an output device for outputting an image or a sound of a game. The user terminal 100 functions as a control unit 110 and a storage unit 120 by cooperation of the processor 10, the memory 11, the storage 12, the communication IF 13, the input / output IF 14 and the like.

  The server 200 has a function of communicating with each user terminal 100 to support the user terminal 100 to advance the game. For example, sales of valuable data, provision of services, etc. are executed. When the game is a multiplayer game, the server 200 may have a function of communicating with each user terminal 100 participating in the game to mediate the exchange between the user terminals 100. The server 200 functions as a control unit 210 and a storage unit 220 by cooperation of the processor 20, the memory 21, the storage 22, the communication IF 23, the input / output IF 24, and the like.

  The storage unit 120 and the storage unit 220 store a game program 131, game information 132 and user information 133. The game program 131 is a game program executed by the user terminal 100 and the server 200. The game information 132 is data to be referred to when the control unit 110 and the control unit 210 execute the game program 131. The user information 133 is data related to the account of the user. In the storage unit 220, the game information 132 and the user information 133 are stored for each user terminal 100.

(Functional Configuration of Server 200)
The control unit 210 centrally controls the server 200 by executing the game program 131 stored in the storage unit 220. For example, the control unit 210 transmits various data, programs, and the like to the user terminal 100. The control unit 210 receives part or all of the game information or the user information from the user terminal 100. When the game is a multiplay game, the control unit 210 may receive a request for multiplay synchronization from the user terminal 100 and transmit data for synchronization to the user terminal 100.

  The control unit 210 functions as a battle support unit 211, a calendar display management unit 212, and a reward management unit 213 according to the description of the game program 131. The control unit 210 can also function as another functional block (not shown) in order to support the progress of the game on the user terminal 100, depending on the nature of the game to be executed.

  The battle support unit 211 supports each user terminal 100 to advance a battle part. For example, the battle support unit 211 supports the progress of the battle part for one user terminal 100. The competition part may be any user-to-user competition part or a user-to-computer competition part as long as at least one of the teams competing is a team organized by the user. Further, the user's operation in the battle part is not limited, and the user may operate the character based on the user's operation in the battle part, or the character may be automatically operated without the user's operation. For example, the battle support unit 211 communicates with each of the user terminals 100 to play a match, and mediates the exchange of the user terminals 100 with each other. Furthermore, the battle support unit 211 executes matching of opponents, synchronization control for synchronizing the progress of the battle, and the like.

  In addition, in response to a request from the user terminal 100, the competition support unit 211 performs matching to determine the user of another user terminal 100 that is the opponent of the user of the user terminal 100. In other words, for the user who is going to start the competition part, the user who is the opponent team is determined by the matching by the server 200. The opposing team is searched from among teams formed by other users. If a suitable opponent team for a person-to-person match is not found, the battle support unit 211 matches the team composed of the characters operating according to the game program 131 as the opponent team to the user's team. The battle support unit 211 generates the team at the time of matching or prepares the team in advance. Therefore, the match part may be a computer match if the opponent team is not searched by another user.

  The calendar display management unit 212 specifies a calendar, and distributes the calendar to the control unit 110 of the user terminal 100. Further, the calendar display management unit 212 distributes information representing the designated date to the control unit 110. The “calendar” is information representing a date including a designated date, and the designated date is displayed so as to be recognizable by the user. The calendar may be displayed in the form of a general monthly list of dates, or may be displayed in other forms.

  The "designated date" is a date designated for the progress of the battle part in the present embodiment. The designated date may be predetermined or may be added or changed based on information obtained from the outside. Further, the designated date may be only one day or may be a plurality of days. In addition, when the designated date is a plurality of dates, at least a part thereof may be set continuously or may be set discontinuously. In the present embodiment, the designated date is, for example, a date on which a professional baseball league match in the real world is played. The information indicating the designated date may be stored in advance in the storage unit 210, or may be added, changed, or canceled based on information obtained from the outside. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that the day on which all the games are played is set as the designated date, regardless of whether the professional baseball league or the team is in the real world.

  The calendar display management unit 212 may display the evaluation result on the calendar when the reward management unit 213 described later performs the evaluation processing of the play content and the play result of the battle part. The evaluation result may be displayed, for example, in the date field on the calendar screen, or may be displayed on another screen when the user designates the date field. Thereby, the user can more easily check the evaluation result on the designated date. As a result, the user is more motivated to play the game on a designated day and to get a higher rating in the game.

  The reward management unit 213 performs various processes related to the reward to the user based on the fact that the battle part is executed on the designated date based on the user's operation. For example, the reward management unit 213 determines whether or not the performance date of the battle part by the user is a designated date, evaluation processing of one or both of the play content and the play result, integration processing of the evaluation result, and the evaluation result. To determine the achievement reward to be given to the user according to

  The reward management unit 213 may perform evaluation processing of one or both of the play content and the play result based on all the battle parts advanced on the specified date, or may be performed based on some battle parts. Good. Further, the reward management unit 213 may perform the evaluation process based on a part of the battle part advanced on the specified date. The reward management unit 213 determines the achievement reward in accordance with the result of the above-described evaluation process (evaluation result).

  Further, the reward management unit 213 may determine the achievement reward based on the result of integrated evaluation obtained by integrating the above evaluation results relating to the progress of the battle part on each designated day. The reward management unit 213 may determine, for example, an integrated evaluation of a week integrating evaluation results of one or more designated days included in a week, a month, an year, or a season, and may determine an achievement reward accordingly. . The evaluation result according to the play content and the play result of the battle part on the designated day may be used multiple times in various evaluations. Determining the items that can be used in the competition part according to the integrated evaluation result is likely to realize the weighting of the item according to the evaluation result, which is expected to have the effect of enhancing the user's motivation for game play.

  The play result is a result in one unit of the game part. For example, in the case of a battle type game, the game outcome may include the outcome of the game. The play content is a result in one phase in one unit of the game part, and in the case of a competitive game, for example, the result may be included as a result of one motion of the character.

  Here, achievement reward will be described. Achievement rewards are any of the items available in the game. The achievement reward may be, for example, a right item for acquiring characters that can be used in the match part. Also, the achievement reward may be, for example, a consumed item that can be redeemed for various services or items in the game by being consumed. However, the achievement reward is not limited to this as long as it is an available item in the game. For example, the achievement reward may be an item for improving the parameter of the character.

(Functional Configuration of User Terminal 100)
The control unit 110 centrally controls the user terminal 100 by executing the game program 131 stored in the storage unit 120. For example, the control unit 110 advances the game in accordance with the game program 131 and the operation of the user. In addition, while the game is in progress, the control unit 110 communicates with the server 200 as needed to transmit and receive information.

  Control unit 110 receives an operation reception unit 111, a display control unit 112, a user interface (hereinafter referred to as UI) control unit 113, an animation generation unit 114, a battle progressing unit 115, a calendar display unit 116, and the like according to the description of the game program 131. It functions as a reward granting unit 117. The control unit 110 can also function as another functional block (not shown) to advance the game according to the nature of the game to be executed.

  The operation accepting unit 111 detects and accepts an input operation of the user on the input unit 151. The operation receiving unit 111 determines which input operation has been performed from the action exerted by the user on the console via the touch screen 15 and the other input / output IF 14, and outputs the result to each element of the control unit 110. Do.

  For example, the operation receiving unit 111 receives an input operation on the input unit 151, detects coordinates of an input position of the input operation, and specifies a type of the input operation. The operation receiving unit 111 specifies, for example, a touch operation, a slide operation, a swipe operation, and a tap operation as the type of the input operation. In addition, when the input that has been continuously detected is interrupted, the operation reception unit 111 detects that the touch input has been released from the touch screen 15.

  The UI control unit 113 controls a UI object to be displayed on the display unit 152 in order to construct a UI. The UI object is a tool for the user to perform input necessary for the progress of the game to the user terminal 100 or a tool for obtaining information output from the user terminal 100 during the progress of the game. The UI object is, for example, an icon, a button, a list, a menu screen, etc., although it is not limited thereto.

  The animation generation unit 114 generates animations indicating motions of various objects based on control modes of various objects.

  The display control unit 112 outputs, to the display unit 152 of the touch screen 15, a game screen on which the processing result executed by each of the above-described elements is reflected. The display control unit 112 may display a game screen including the animation generated by the animation generation unit 114 on the display unit 152. In addition, the display control unit 112 may draw the UI object described above in a superimposed manner on the game screen.

  Hereinafter, the fact that the input operation on the input unit 151 is detected and received by the operation receiving unit 111 will also be described simply as the input operation can be received. In addition, it is also described that other functional blocks simply output various game screens to the display unit 152 by the display control unit 112.

  The battle progression unit 115 transmits and receives data to and from the server 200 in the battle part, and causes the user to battle. For example, in the interpersonal battle, the user as the opponent is determined by matching in the server 200. Also, the battle proceeding unit 115 controls the UI control unit 113, the animation generation unit 114, and the display control unit 112 to provide the user with the above-described UI necessary for the user to play the battle part. The battle progression unit 115 causes the UI control unit 113 or the animation generation unit 114 to generate a game screen including UI parts. The battle progression unit 115 causes the display control unit 112 to display the generated game screen on the display unit 152. This implements a UI for the user to play the match part.

  Further, the battle proceeding unit 115 sets information specifying the character (player) and the team used in the battle part based on the user's input operation. Information based on the user's input operation is stored in the storage unit 120 as part of the user information 133, for example.

  In addition, the battle progression unit 115 has a manual progression mode and an auto progression mode. The manual progress mode is a mode in which the character used in the battle part is operated based on the user's operation, and the auto-progress mode is a mode in which the character used in the battle part is operated without the user's operation. is there.

The match progression unit 115 proceeds a match using parameters set for a character (player) or a team (team) used in the match part.
For example, for each character, a skill value as a parameter and an overall parameter that quantifies the overall strength of the character in the battle progress are set.
Also, for the team used in the battle part, a deck comprehensive parameter is calculated as a parameter. The deck general parameter is a value calculated based on the general parameter of each player in the deck. The higher the overall parameter of each player in the deck, the higher the overall deck parameter. Thus, in the competition part, the higher the player's overall parameters included in the deck, the better the competition progresses.

  Furthermore, the battle proceeding unit 115 adjusts the progression of the battle part so as to increase the expectation value for the user to win in the battle part. For example, the match advancing unit 115 performs processing of correcting parameters of a character or a team used in the match part in order to adjust the match part. This process can be performed, for example, by the occurrence of an event for training a specific character and the execution of the event by the user. The result of such processing is shared with the user terminal 100 of the opponent via the server 200.

  The calendar display unit 116 displays a calendar screen on the display unit 152 according to the user's operation. The display mode may be any display mode as long as the user can recognize the designated date. The designated date is a date specified in advance according to the game, and is usually identified on an annual basis, but the number of days of the designated date and the designated period are not limited. The calendar display unit 116 normally displays all of the designated dates, but may display only a part of them. Displaying the designated date on the calendar screen is preferable from the viewpoint that the user can more easily confirm the designated date in the future, and the effect of promoting the habituation of the game play of the user is expected.

  In addition, the calendar display unit 116 may display a calendar screen or a UI object for receiving an operation of displaying the calendar screen on the display unit 152 on a screen for receiving an operation of starting a battle part by the user. The fact that the display related to such a calendar is included in the screen for starting the game enables the user to easily confirm the designated date before starting the game. Thus, the user is given the motivation to advance the match part on a specified date.

  Furthermore, the calendar display unit 116 may display the evaluation result of one or both of the play content and the play result in the battle part on the calendar screen. For example, the calendar display unit 116 may display the evaluation result in the date column on the calendar screen, or is displayed according to the operation of the user specifying the designated date, such as the user touching the date column. The evaluation result may be displayed on another screen. By the display of the evaluation result using such a calendar screen, the user can more easily confirm the evaluation result on the designated date. As a result, the user is more motivated to play the game on a designated day and to get a higher rating in the game.

  When one or both of the play content and the play result are evaluated based on the fact that the competition part is performed on the designated day based on the user's operation, the calendar display unit 116 prompts the user to confirm the designated date. In order to easily confirm the evaluation result, information representing the evaluation result may be displayed in a calendar. Alternatively, the calendar display unit 116 may display the information indicating the evaluation result in association with the date field of the calendar. For example, the calendar display unit 116 may display the information indicating the evaluation result together with the date based on the operation of specifying the date in the calendar or the operation on the date column.

  Remuneration granting part 117 performs processing which grants a reward to a user according to an evaluation result to a user having played a game on a designated day. The reward granting unit 117 requests the server 200 to make a lottery for determining the content of the reward, if necessary, and executes the lottery, and stores information representing the reward determined by the lottery in the storage unit 120 as the user information 133, for example. Do.

  The functions of the server 200 and the user terminal 100 shown in FIG. 2 are merely an example. The server 200 may have at least a part of the functions of the user terminal 100. In addition, the user terminal 100 may have at least a part of the functions of the server 200. Furthermore, another device other than the user terminal 100 and the server 200 may be used as a component of the game system 1, and the other device may execute part of the processing in the game system 1. That is, in the present embodiment, the computer that executes the game program may be any of the user terminal 100, the server 200, and other devices, or may be realized by a combination of a plurality of these devices.

<Processing flow>
(Overall flow of processing)
FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing in which the user terminal 100 and the server 200 progress a battle part based on the game program 131.

  In step S201, the control unit 110 of the user terminal 100 determines whether an operation instructing to start the battle part has been accepted.

  In the case of No in step S201, the process of advancing the battle part ends.

  In the case of Yes in step S201, the control unit 110 requests the server 200 for matching in step S202.

  In step S203, the battle support unit 211 of the server 200 performs matching. For example, the battle support unit 211 determines another user who is in the login state as an opponent.

  In step S 204, the battle support unit 211 distributes the matching result to the user terminal 100.

  In step S205, the battle proceeding unit 115 of the user terminal 100 proceeds the battle part based on the matching result, and requests the battle support unit 211 of the server 200 for assistance, for example, provision of information, as necessary. The match advancing unit 115 advances a match part using the character held by the user. In step S206, the battle support unit 211 appropriately supports the progress of the battle part of the battle proceeding unit 115 in response to a request from the battle proceeding unit 115.

  When the progress of the battle part is stopped, in step S207, the control unit 110 determines whether the battle part has progressed to the game set.

  In the case of No at step S207, the control unit 110 ends the process of advancing the battle part. In this case, the match part is ended or suspended before becoming the game set.

  In the case of Yes in step S207, in step S208, the control unit 110 stores, in the storage unit 120, the game content and the game result of the battle part advanced to the game set.

  In step S209, the control unit 110 transmits, to the server 200, information indicating the play content and the play result in the battle part which has progressed to the game set. The information indicating the play content and the play result also includes the date on which the battle part has progressed (hereinafter also referred to as the implementation date).

  In step S210, the control unit 210 of the server 200 evaluates the game content and the game result. The corresponding achievement reward is set in advance to this evaluation result. Achievement rewards are items that can be used in the game. The control unit 210 determines the achievement reward according to the evaluation result based on the information of the achievement reward that has been set. The details of this evaluation process will be further described later.

  In step S <b> 211, the control unit 210 transmits the evaluation result to the user terminal 100.

  In step S212, the control unit 210 determines the presence or absence of achievement reward.

  If No in step S212, the control unit 210 ends the process of advancing the battle part.

  In the case of Yes in step S212, in step S213, control unit 210 transmits information representing the achievement reward to user terminal 100.

  In step S <b> 214, control unit 110 stores information representing the achievement reward received from server 200 in storage unit 120.

(Evaluation on specified date)
Next, details of the process in step S210 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing for evaluating a user's play result in the competition part based on the game program 131. Further, FIG. 7A is a list of an example of evaluation criteria applied to the play result of the user on the designated date, which is used in the process flow shown in FIG. 4. As shown in the column of “evaluation” in FIG. 7A, an example in which the user's play result in the battle part is evaluated in four stages of ranks A to D will be described here. Specifically, as shown in the “game evaluation / item” column of FIG. 7A, if two consecutive wins are won on the same day, it is evaluated as rank A, and if it is not consecutive wins, it is evaluated as rank B and a draw Or in the case of defeat, it shall be evaluated as rank C.

  In addition, when a battle part has not been executed even once on a certain designated day, rank D may be determined for the designated day. In this case, for example, the reward management unit 213 of the server 200 performs the process of determining the rank D for a designated date for which information representing the evaluation result has not been received from the server 200 among the designated dates in the past. May be

  In step S301, the reward management unit 213 of the server 200 determines whether the implementation date of the battle part indicated by the play result transmitted from the control unit 110 corresponds to any of the designated dates.

  In the case of No in step S301, the evaluation on the battle part is not performed, and the server 200 executes a process shown in FIG. 5 described later.

  In the case of Yes in step S301, in step S302, the reward management unit 213 refers to the storage unit 120 and determines whether or not the play result of the battle part indicates consecutive wins on the same day. For example, it is assumed that the play result of the battle part represents a victory, and the play result of the battle part advancing one before the battle part on the same day represents a victory. In this case, the reward management unit 213 determines that consecutive wins on the same day are indicated. In addition, it is assumed that the storage unit 220 stores the play result of the battle part and the history of the evaluation result in association with the user.

  In the case of Yes in step S302, in step S303, the reward management unit 213 determines that the play result on the implementation date is rank A.

  In the case of No in step S302, the reward management unit 213 determines in step S304 whether the play result of the battle part indicates a victory.

  In the case of Yes in step S304, the reward management unit 213 determines that the play result on the implementation date is rank B in step S305. However, if rank A or higher is already determined for the implementation date, the reward management unit 213 does not have to update the evaluation result according to the implementation date.

  In the case of No in step S304, the play result of the battle part indicates that the player is tied or lost. Therefore, in step S306, the reward management unit 213 determines that the play result on the designated date is rank C. However, if rank B or higher has already been determined for the implementation date, the reward management unit 213 does not have to update the evaluation result according to the implementation date.

  In step S307, the reward management unit 213 stores the evaluation result in step S303, S305 or S306 in the storage unit 220 in association with the user.

(Evaluation in a given period)
Next, the server 200 executes the process as shown in FIG. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing in which the server 200 integrates evaluation results in a predetermined period based on the game program 131. FIG. 7B is a list of an example of the achievement reward in the evaluation of the user's play result in a predetermined period.

  In step S401, the control unit 210 of the server 200 determines whether the implementation date is an aggregation date on which evaluation results in a predetermined period should be aggregated. In the predetermined period, one week, one month and one season of the professional baseball league are set, and the corresponding aggregation dates are respectively set. Hereinafter, the evaluation result in one week is also described as "weekly evaluation". In addition, the evaluation results for one month are also described as "monthly evaluation". In addition, the evaluation results for one season are also described as "full-year evaluation."

  In the case of No in step S401, the control unit 210 ends the process of integrating the evaluation results in a predetermined period.

  In the case of Yes in step S401, in step S402, the reward management unit 213 of the server 200 adds up the evaluation results of each designated day in a predetermined period. Specifically, in the ranks A to D, corresponding scores are defined as shown in FIG. 7 (A). The reward management unit 213 calculates, for each designated day in the most recent predetermined period, the sum of the scores corresponding to the ranks determined for the user.

  In step S403, the reward management unit 213 determines whether the score of the predetermined period is equal to or higher than the score of A rank. Specifically, if the predetermined period is one week, the reward management unit 213 refers to the column of “Week score” in FIG. 7A as an evaluation criterion, and the total score calculated in step S401 is 10 points. It is determined whether or not it is above. If the predetermined period is one month, the reward management unit 213 refers to the column of “monthly score” in FIG. 7A as an evaluation criterion, and determines whether the total score is 40 points or more. . If the predetermined period is one season, the reward management unit 213 refers to the “full-year score” column in FIG. 7A as an evaluation criterion and determines whether the total score is 480 points or more.

  In the case of Yes in step S403, in step S404, the reward management unit 213 determines that the evaluation of the play result in the predetermined period is rank A.

  In the case of No in step S403, the reward management unit 213 determines in step S405 whether the score for the predetermined period is equal to or higher than the score for B rank. Specifically, if the predetermined period is one week, the reward management unit 213 refers to the column of “Week score” in FIG. 7A as an evaluation criterion, and the total score calculated in step S401 is 6 points. It is determined whether or not it is above. If the predetermined period is one month, the reward management unit 213 refers to the column of “monthly score” in FIG. 7A as an evaluation criterion, and determines whether the total score is 24 points or more. . If the predetermined period is one season, the reward management unit 213 refers to the “full-year score” column in FIG. 7A as an evaluation criterion, and determines whether the total score is 288 or more.

  In the case of Yes in step S405, in step S406, the reward management unit 213 determines that the evaluation of the play result in the predetermined period is rank B.

  In the case of No in step S405, the reward management unit 213 determines in step S407 whether the score for the predetermined period is equal to or higher than the score for the C rank. Specifically, if the predetermined period is one week, the reward management unit 213 refers to the column of “Week score” in FIG. 7A as an evaluation criterion, and the total score calculated in step S401 is 3 points. It is determined whether or not it is above. If the predetermined period is one month, the reward management unit 213 refers to the column “monthly score” in FIG. 7A as an evaluation criterion, and determines whether the total score is 12 points or more. . If the predetermined period is one season, the reward management unit 213 refers to the “full-year score” column in FIG. 7A as an evaluation criterion, and determines whether the total score is 144 points or more.

  In the case of Yes in step S407, in step S408, the reward management unit 213 determines that the evaluation of the play result in the predetermined period is rank C.

  In the case of No in step S407, the reward management unit 213 determines that the evaluation of the play result in the predetermined period is rank D in step S409.

  In step S410, the reward management unit 213 determines the achieved reward according to the evaluation results in steps S404, S406, S408 and S409. FIG. 7B shows that, for example, if the weekly evaluation is rank A, one card pack (black) is determined as the achievement reward. Although the details of the card pack will be described later, the card pack (black), the card pack (gold), and the card pack (silver) have high value in this order. As shown in FIG. 7 (B), the achievement rewards obtained by the weekly evaluation and the monthly evaluation are respectively more valuable as the evaluation is higher. In addition, the higher the evaluation, the higher the achievement rewards from the full-year evaluation. In addition, the achievement reward according to the evaluation result integrated in the predetermined period is higher in value or more in number as the predetermined period is longer if the evaluation is equivalent (for example, rank A). Thus, the achievement reward may be higher in value as the evaluation result is higher, or may be more in number. In addition, the achievement reward may be higher in value or higher in number as the evaluation result is higher as the predetermined period in which the evaluation is integrated is longer.

(Evaluation of cumulative results)
Next, the server 200 evaluates the cumulative play result of the user. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing in which the server 200 evaluates the accumulated play result of the user based on the game program 131. FIG. 7C is a list of an example of evaluation criteria of the total number of winnings on the user's designated date. In the example of FIG. 7C, six ranks i (i = 1, 2,..., 6) based on the total number of winnings are set. The total number of wins is the number of times the opposing part has won on the designated date between the start date of the season and the processing date. For example, if the player wins two battle parts on a designated day and one battle on another designated day, the total number of wins is counted as three wins. In addition, mi is defined for the rank i as a threshold that the total number of winnings should reach. Also, for example, in this example, m1 = 5, m2 = 10, m3 = 25, m4 = 50, m5 = 100, and m6 = 150. In addition, the number ni of consumption items to be given as achievement reward is defined in the rank i. In this example, n1 = 10, n2 = 20, n3 = 50, n4 = 100, n5 = 200, n6 = 300.

  In step S501, the reward management unit 213 calculates the total number of winnings on the user's designated date.

  In step S502, the reward management unit 213 determines whether or not the total number of wins is equal to or higher than the rank 6 threshold m6 (150 wins).

  In the case of Yes in step S502, in step S503, the reward management unit 213 determines that the achievement reward associated with the rank 6 is n 6 (300) consumption items.

  If No in step S502, the reward management unit 213 determines in step S504 whether or not the total number of wins is the rank 5 threshold m5 (100 wins).

  In the case of Yes in step S504, in step S505, the reward management unit 213 determines the achieved reward associated with rank 5 as n 5 (200) consumption items.

  If No in step S504, the reward management unit 213 determines in step S506 whether the total number of wins is the threshold 4 of rank 4 (50 wins).

  In the case of Yes in step S506, in step S507, the reward management unit 213 determines that the achievement reward associated with the rank 4 is n4 (100) consumption items.

  If No in step S506, the reward management unit 213 determines in step S508 whether or not the total number of wins is the threshold 3 of rank 3 (25 wins).

  In the case of Yes in step S508, in step S509, the reward management unit 213 determines the achieved reward associated with rank 3 as n3 (50) consumption items.

  If No in step S508, the reward management unit 213 determines in step S510 whether or not the total number of wins is a threshold 2 of rank 2 (10 wins).

  In the case of Yes in step S510, the reward management unit 213 determines the achieved reward associated with rank 2 as n2 (20) consumption items in step S511.

  If No in step S510, the reward management unit 213 determines in step S512 whether or not the total number of wins is the threshold 1 of rank 1 (five wins).

  In the case of Yes in step S512, the reward management unit 213 determines the achievement reward associated with rank 1 as n1 (10) consumption items in step S513.

  In the case of No in step S512, the reward management unit 213 determines in step S514 that the achieved reward based on the full-year evaluation is not present.

<Screen example>
(An example of a screen related to the progress of a match part)
FIG. 8A is a view showing an example of the start screen of the battle part. FIG. 8B is a view showing an example of the progress screen of the battle part. FIG. 8C is a view showing an example of the play result screen of the battle part.

  The screen 600 for receiving the start of the match part includes a first button 601 and a second button 602, as shown in FIG. 8A. In addition to this, the screen 600 includes an image of the background. The background includes the game title, the league name, the league host area, and the mascot of the team to which the user belongs in the game.

  The first button 601 is an example of a first UI object that receives an operation to start a match part. When it is detected that the first button 601 is touched by the user, the control unit 110 determines in step 201 that the operation to start the competition part is accepted, and the screen 600 is shown in FIG. 8B. A transition is made to the screen 610 of the competition part.

  The second button 602 is an example of a second UI object that receives an operation to display a calendar. When it is detected that the second button 602 is touched by the user, the control unit 110 determines that the operation of displaying the calendar has been accepted. The display of the calendar will be described later.

  As shown in FIG. 8B, the competition part screen 610 includes a pitcher character 611, a pitcher character status 612, a batter character 613, and a batter character status 614. In addition, the screen 610 includes information representing the current score and various counts such as the number of strikes.

  When an operation on the screen 610 of the user is detected, information representing the operation is transmitted to the server 200. From the server 200, information indicating pitching results, batting results and the like determined according to the information indicating the operation is received. In the screen 610, the motions of the pitcher character 611 and the batter character 613 are animated and displayed, and the statuses 612 and 614 are updated, based on the user's operation on the screen 610 and the information received from the server 200.

  The pitching result and the hitting result are examples of the play content of the user in the present invention. When a battle part advances and it becomes a game set, control part 110 changes a screen to play result screen 620 shown in Drawing 8 (C).

  The game result screen 620 includes an evaluation result object 621 and a third button 622, as shown in FIG. 8 (C). Besides, the screen 620 includes information representing the game result and the game score. The evaluation result object 621 displays the evaluation result of the battle part. The evaluation result object 621 represents an evaluation result in the case where the execution date of the battle part is a designated date and the user has won two or more consecutive wins on the designated date. The third button 622 is an example of a UI object for receiving an instruction to shift to the next battle part screen. When the third button 622 is touched, for example, the display control unit 112 causes the screen 620 to transition to the screen 600 illustrated in FIG. 8A in order to enable the next battle part.

(An example of the screen concerning the display of a calendar)
FIG. 9A is a view showing an example of the calendar screen of the corresponding month. FIG. 9B is a view showing an example of the detail screen of the play result on the designated day. FIG. 9C is a view showing an example of a calendar screen of another month.

  When it is detected on screen 600 that the user has touched second button 602, calendar display unit 116 of user terminal 100 displays a screen 630 including a calendar. Thereby, the screen changes from the screen 600 to the screen 630 shown in FIG.

  The screen 630 includes a monthly calendar 631, a date field 632, a weekly rating 633 for each week, a tab 634 and a fourth button 635. The fourth button 635 is an example of a UI object for transitioning to a screen displaying a list of achievement rewards.

  The calendar 631 represents a monthly calendar, and interlocks with the tab 634 to display a calendar of a predetermined month. The tab 634 is an example of a UI object for switching and displaying the month of the calendar 631.

  The date column 632 represents each date included in the month in the calendar 631. The calendar display unit 116 displays the evaluation result based on the play result of the user of the day in the date column 632 of the designated date which has already passed. The calendar display unit 116 displays the character information of "match" in the date column 632 on the day on which the real world professional baseball league is held, which is a designated day in the future. Thus, the user can easily recognize that the date indicated by the date column 632 on which the character information “match” is displayed is the designated date. In addition, the calendar display unit 116 has text information of "spare" in at least a part of the date column 632, which is a designated day in the future and is not scheduled to hold a real world professional baseball league match. You may display it. Thereby, the user can easily recognize that the date column 632 on which the character information "spare" is displayed can be changed according to the situation on the designated date.

  When it is detected that the user has touched the date field 632, the calendar display unit 116 changes the screen 630 to a screen 640 shown in FIG. 9B. The screen 640 is a screen showing the play results and the details of the play content of the battle part advanced on the designated date indicated by the touched date column 632. The screen 640 includes a record window 641 as shown in FIG. 9 (B). The game result window 641 contains information on details of the evaluation result, and more specifically, includes play results such as the game outcome and final score, and play contents such as the number of hits and the number of errors.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 9B, the calendar display unit 116 may superimpose a battle result window 641 on the screen 630 and display it. The battle result window 641 includes a date 642, a score 643, score details 644, and an evaluation result 645. The date 642 represents the corresponding designated date. The score 643 represents the score at the time of game setting of the corresponding battle part. The score details 644 include the score results of each time, the number of hits and the number of errors as a breakdown of the match results of the corresponding match part. The evaluation result object 645 represents an evaluation result on the battle part. The evaluation result 645 shows the same content as the evaluation result object 621 in the screen 620. When a battle part is advanced a plurality of times on a designated day indicated by the date 642, the battle record window 641 may include information on a plurality of battle parts. In that case, the battle result window 641 may be scrollable. In addition, the game result window 641 may include switchable details of the play result regarding each competing part advanced on the same day. The switching operation may be received by, for example, a tab (not shown).

  When the user's touch on the tab 634 or the user's flick operation on the screen 630 is detected, the calendar display unit 116 causes the screen 630 to transition to the screen 650. The screen 650 represents a calendar in another month, as shown in FIG. 9 (C).

  The calendar display in the present embodiment has the following advantages. First, the user can easily confirm the designated date from the past to the future before starting the game. Since the reward is given according to the game result performed on the designated day, the user is encouraged to habit of playing the designated day.

  In addition, since the designated date is the day of the real world professional baseball league match, the user's interest is also drawn to the progress and results of the real world professional baseball league match. Therefore, the user can enjoy not only his own game play but also the game of professional baseball in the real world much more, and such a user can further enhance professional baseball in the real world. And enjoying the real world professional baseball further improves the motivation for playing the competition part on the real world professional baseball event day. Thus, by linking the game to the real world, the addition between playing and enjoying the game and enjoying real world events (e.g. professional baseball league games), A synergetic effect can be expected.

  Furthermore, the user can easily confirm the previous play results and the evaluation results thereof. Therefore, the user is motivated to play the game continuously on a daily basis, and is motivated to obtain a better evaluation.

  Furthermore, in the evaluation of the play result, as shown in an example in FIG. 7, the higher the play result with the higher degree of difficulty, the higher the evaluation. For example, winning is more difficult than pulling. Also, for example, a continuous victory is higher in difficulty than a non-continuous victory. Thus, continuous game play by the user is enlightened and at the same time, the user's lethargy play mainly intended to obtain a reward is suppressed.

  When it is detected that the user has touched the fourth button 635, the display control unit 112 displays a screen 660 of a list of achieved rewards.

(An example of the screen concerning the display of achievement reward)
FIG. 10A is a diagram showing an example of the achievement reward list screen. FIG. 10B is a diagram showing an example of the detail screen of achievement reward.

  The screen 660 includes buttons 661 a to 661 f as an example of UI objects for displaying various achievement rewards. A button 661a receives an operation for displaying the achievement reward given based on the weekly evaluation. A button 661 b receives an operation for displaying the achievement reward given based on the monthly evaluation. The button 661 c receives an operation for displaying the achievement reward granted based on the full-year evaluation. A button 661 d receives an operation for displaying an achievement reward when the user has won 10 in total. The button 661 e receives an operation for displaying an achievement reward when the user has won 50 in total. A button 661 f receives an operation for displaying an achievement reward when the user has won a total of 100.

  When it is detected that the user has touched any of the buttons 661a to 661f, the display control unit 112 displays the details of the achievement reward according to the button. For example, when it is detected that the user has touched button 661f on screen 660, display control unit 112 causes screen 660 to transition to screen 670 displaying the achieved reward of 100 wins in total.

  The screen 670 includes a detail window 671. The display control unit 112 superimposes and displays a detail window 671 on the screen 660. The details window 671 includes an image 672a representing the consumed item as the achievement reward and its quantity 672b. The detail window 671 also includes an image of the title of the achievement reward and an image of the explanation of the achievement condition.

  Such achievement reward screens 660 and 670 allow the user to accumulate by playing the game continuously on a daily basis. It is possible to easily confirm the contents of the achievement reward obtained according to the game result. Thus, the user is more motivated to play the game continuously on a daily basis.

(Display of achievement reward and lottery pertaining to it)
Here, the card pack included in one of the achievement rewards will be described. The card pack is a right item that represents the right to obtain a character that can be used as a pitcher character or a batter character in a match part. FIG. 11A is a view showing an example of the appearance of the card pack. FIG. 11B is a view showing an example of the character obtained by opening the card pack. Here, the character is represented as a player drawn on a card.

  When the control unit 110 of the user terminal 100 receives information indicating that the user has acquired the achievement fee, the reward assignment unit 117 displays the achievement fee according to the information on the display unit 152. For example, after receiving information related to the achievement reward, the reward giving unit 117 displays the achievement reward acquired by the user on the display unit 152 when an operation for receiving the achievement reward is accepted.

  For example, when the user acquires a card pack of the gold class as the achievement reward, the reward assignment unit 117 displays the screen 680 shown in FIG. 11A on the display unit 152. The screen 680 includes a gold class card pack image 681 and a fifth button 682 as shown in FIG. 11A. The fifth button 682 is a UI object that receives an operation for the user to obtain achievement reward.

  When it is detected that the user touches the fifth button 682, the reward giving unit 117 displays the card determined based on the card pack on the screen 690 shown in FIG. In this example, three cards 691, 692, 693 are determined by opening the card pack 681 and are given to the user. The character card given to the user by opening the card pack is determined as follows.

  For example, when it is detected that the user has touched the fifth button 682, the reward giving unit 117 transmits, to the server 200, a request for obtaining a card of the character. Specifically, the reward giving unit 117 requests the server 200 to specify a card pack to be consumed and to specify a player card to be possessed by the user based on the card pack.

  On the other hand, the reward management unit 213 of the server 200 provides the user with the rank set in the card pack designated by the user terminal 100 (in this example, “gold” corresponds to the rank). Identify the character. For example, the reward management unit 213 performs a lottery based on the expected value corresponding to the rank of the card pack, and identifies three cards of characters to be acquired by the user from a set of predetermined characters. Then, the reward management unit 213 transmits information of the specified character card to the user terminal 100. The higher the rank of the card pack, the higher the expected value for determining a high-value character card in advancing the match part in an advantageous manner. In this example, three ranks of black, gold and silver are set in the card pack.

  When the information on the character card determined by lottery is received from the server 200, the reward giving unit 117 stores the information on the character on the provided card of the character in the storage unit 120 as the character owned by the user. Thus, the user acquires three character cards shown in FIG. 11B as a specific achievement reward.

[Modification]
In the present embodiment, an example has been described in which a day of a professional baseball in the real world is set as a designated date. Not limited to this, at least a part of the designated date may be set without considering the game day in the real world.

  Further, in the present embodiment, an example has been described in which a calendar screen capable of recognizing a designated date is displayed. However, the display mode for displaying the designated date so as to be recognizable to the user is not limited to the calendar format. For example, a list screen of designated days may be displayed. Such a designated date list screen may be displayed, for example, when "notice" on the game menu screen is selected.

  Further, in the present embodiment, an example has been described in which the screen 600 for starting the game (FIG. 8A) includes the second button 602 for displaying the calendar screen. Not limited to this, the screen 600 may include a part or all of the calendar instead of the second button 602 (second UI object) for calendar display.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the achievement reward has been described as an example determined based on the evaluation result of the play result. Not limited to this, the achievement reward may be determined based on the evaluation result of the play content. For example, the play content may be the value of the play value during the match part. The value of the play value includes the number of double runs, double runs, home runs and other long runs in one unit of the opposing part, the number of consecutive strikes, the number of consecutive hits, and the number of points scored in one inning. In addition, the achievement reward may be determined based on the evaluation result of the nature of the opponent in the match play. For example, as the nature of the opponent, the evaluation may be determined based on whether the match play is an interpersonal game or a CPU game instead of an interpersonal game. For example, in the interpersonal battle, the achievement reward can be made better. In addition, the evaluation may be determined based on an index (for example, a rating value calculated by a calculation method such as ilo rating) indicating the ability of the opponent as the nature of the opponent. For example, the higher the rating is against the opponent, the better the achievement reward can be. The evaluation based on the play content may be performed instead of the evaluation based on the play result described above. Further, the evaluation result may be determined by integrating the evaluation based on the play content and the evaluation based on the play result.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the achievement reward has been described based on an evaluation result of one or both of the play content and the play result. Not limited to this, the achievement reward may be determined based on an index indicating that the battle part has been advanced based on the user's operation. For example, such an indicator may be the playing time of the opposing part per day.

  Further, in the present embodiment, an example has been described in which the item as the achievement reward is a card pack and a consumption item. However, items as achievement rewards are not limited to items such as card packs and consumed items that the user can expect to progress game play more advantageously. For example, the item may relate to a decoration such as a costume item of a character. In this case, even if the costume item of the character does not advance the game more advantageously, the change in the costume makes the game more interesting, and as a result, the motivation for the user to continue playing the game. It is expected that it will be strengthened.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the achievement reward may be given to the user for each progress of the battle part of the user on the designated date. For example, an item as achievement reward may be given to a user who has advanced a match part when the user next logs in to the game.

  Further, the evaluation of the play content and the play result may not be the four steps described above.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the evaluation as described above may be performed even if the battle part has not progressed to the game set. For example, a graded evaluation may be made on the condition that the battle part is started by the user's operation.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the predetermined period for which the achievement reward is determined is not limited to a week, a month, one season, and may be another period.

  Further, in the present embodiment, although it has been described that the evaluation for each designated date and the integrated evaluation for a predetermined period are both evaluated as any of the ranks of the same number of stages, the number of stages may not necessarily be the same. For example, even if the number of stages of ranks differs depending on the evaluation period, such as daily evaluations of 4 ranks A to D, weekly evaluations of 1 to 3 3 stages, and monthly evaluations of 5 stages of 1 to 5 Good.

  Moreover, although the method based on the total score of a score was demonstrated as an integrated method of the evaluation result in a predetermined period in this embodiment, the integration of an evaluation result may be performed by another method. For example, the integration of evaluation results may be based on other statistics of the score, such as the mean, maximum value, minimum value, etc. Further, the integration of the evaluation results may be based on the number or ratio of designated days evaluated to ranks above the threshold among the designated days in a predetermined period.

  Moreover, in this embodiment, although the server 200 is implementing the lottery of achievement reward, the user terminal 100 may implement the said lottery.

[Example of software implementation]
The control block (in particular, the calendar display management unit 121 and the reward management unit 213) of the control unit 210, and the control block (in particular, the calendar display unit 116 and the reward giving unit 117) of the control unit 110 are integrated circuits (IC chips). Or the like may be realized by a logic circuit (hardware), or may be realized by software using a CPU (Central Processing Unit).

  In the latter case, the information processing apparatus provided with the control unit 210 and / or the control unit 110 is a CPU that executes instructions of a program that is software that realizes each function, the above program and various data are computer (or CPU) The ROM (Read Only Memory) or storage device (these are referred to as a "recording medium") recorded in a readable manner, and a RAM (Random Access Memory) for expanding the program. The object of the present invention is achieved by the computer (or CPU) reading the program from the recording medium and executing the program. As the recording medium, a “non-transitory tangible medium”, for example, a tape, a disk, a card, a semiconductor memory, a programmable logic circuit or the like can be used. The program may be supplied to the computer via any transmission medium (communication network, broadcast wave, etc.) capable of transmitting the program. Note that one aspect of the present invention can also be realized in the form of a data signal embedded in a carrier wave in which the program is embodied by electronic transmission.

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

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It will be as follows when the contents concerning one side of the present invention are listed.

  (Item 1) The game program (131) has been described. According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a game program is executed by a computer (at least one of the user terminal 100 and the server 200) including a processor (10, 20) and a memory (11, 21). The game based on the game program is a game for rewarding the user based on the game played by the user on a designated day. In the game program, the steps of causing the processor to advance a game part advancing with a character held by the user included in the game based on the game program, and advancing the step are executed based on the user's operation on the designated date. And (e) associating information representing an item usable in the game with the user and storing the information in the memory (11, 21). Thus, the user can obtain items by advancing the game part on a designated day, and can feel more enjoyment of advancing the game part. Thus, the user can be further motivated to play the game habitually and continuously, and the motivation for the user to continue playing the game can be improved.

  (Item 2) In (Item 1), the game program causes the processor to further execute the step of evaluating one or both of the play content and the play result in the game part advanced in the step of advancing on the specified date, and storing The making step determines an item according to the evaluation result in the evaluating step. Thereby, the user can obtain a better reward by advancing the game part so as to obtain a better evaluation. Thus, the expectation of advancing the game part more advantageously is further enhanced, and the user is further motivated to regularly play the game.

  (Item 3) In (Item 2), the advancing step causes the character held by the user to compete with another character in the game part. As a result, the match result in the game part will be evaluated, and the user's willingness to win in the game part is enhanced. This makes the user's play content better. As a result, even better rewards can be obtained. Thus, more motivation is given to the user to play the game habitually and continuously.

  (Item 4) In (Item 3), in the evaluating step, the evaluation result is higher as the number of consecutive wins of the user in the game part advanced in the advancing step on the designated day is larger. Thereby, the number of consecutive wins is more highly evaluated. Therefore, the user's motivation is further enhanced, and the user is further motivated to play the game habitually continuously.

  (Item 5) In any one of the items (Item 1) to (Item 4), the step of evaluating integrates and stores the evaluation results on one or more designated days included in a predetermined period; Items are decided according to the evaluation result. This rewards the results for a fixed period of time, thus providing the user with more motivation to continue the game.

  (Item 6) In any one of the items (Item 1) to (Item 5), the game program causes the processor to further execute a step of displaying information representing a calendar capable of recognizing a designated date on the display unit. This allows the user to easily confirm the designated date in the future, thereby improving the motivation for advancing the game part on the designated day. Thus, more motivation is given to the user to play the game habitually and continuously.

  (Item 7) In any one of the items (Item 2) to (Item 5), the game program displays, on the display unit, information representing a calendar capable of recognizing a designated date on the processor, and a step of evaluating And displaying the information representing the evaluation result in step (5) in association with a designated date in the calendar. Thereby, since the evaluation result by the past play is displayed with the future designated day, the motivation for the progress of the game part on the future designated day is enhanced. Thus, more motivation is given to the user to play the game habitually and continuously.

  (Item 8) In (Item 7), the game program causes the processor to display, on the display unit, information representing the details of the evaluation result in the step of evaluating, in accordance with the operation of the user specifying the designated date in the calendar. Make the step execute more. Thereby, since the details of the user's past play are displayed together with the designated future date, the motivation for the progress of the game part on the designated future day is enhanced. Thus, more motivation is given to the user to play the game habitually and continuously.

  (Item 9) In any one of (Item 6) to (Item 8), the game program causes the processor to display a first UI object that receives an operation to start a game part and a calendar or a calendar. And a step of displaying together a second UI object that receives the second UI object on the display unit. As a result, when the user tries to start the game part, it is possible to easily check whether or not that time falls on the specified day, so that the game part can be progressed surely on the specified day. Thus, more motivation is given to the user to play the game habitually and continuously.

  (Item 10) In any one of the items (Item 1) to (Item 9), the storing step is to give the user from among the characters usable in the game part as the items usable in the game. Determine the items available to perform the lottery that will determine the character. As a result, since the characters used in the game part as a reward can be expanded, the possibility of causing the game part to proceed as expected can be further enhanced. Thus, more motivation is given to the user to play the game habitually and continuously.

  (Item 11) In any one item from (Item 1) to (Item 10), the advancing step imitates the game in the real world as the game part, and in the storing step, the designated date is the reality It is a game day in the world. This brings about a sense of unity with the game in the real world, and promotes the progress of the game part on a designated day (day). Thus, more motivation is given to the user to play the game habitually and continuously.

  (Item 12) A method of executing a game program has been described. According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a game program is executed by a computer comprising a processor and a memory. The method is a method by which a processor executes each step described in (Item 1). The method according to (Item 10) has the same function and effect as the game program according to (Item 1).

  (Item 13) The information processing apparatus has been described. According to an aspect of the present disclosure, the information processing apparatus includes: a storage unit (120) storing a game program according to (Item 1); and the information processing apparatus (user terminal 100) by executing the game program. And a control unit (110) for controlling the operation. The information processing apparatus according to (Item 11) has the same function and effect as the game program according to (Item 1).

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 game system, 2 networks, 10, 20 processors, 11, 21 memories, 12, 22 storages, 13, 23 communication IF (operation part), 14, 24 input / output IF (operation part), 15 touch screen (display part, Operation unit), 17 camera (operation unit), 18 distance measuring sensor (operation unit), 100 user terminal (information processing device), 100A pitcher user terminal (information processing device), 100B hitting side user terminal (information processing device) , 110, 210 control unit, 111 operation reception unit, 112 display control unit, 113 UI control unit, 114 animation generation unit, 115 battle proceeding unit, 120, 220 storage unit, 131 game program, 132 game information, 133 user information, 151 input unit (operation unit), 152 display unit, 200 servers, 211 matches援部, 1010 objects, 1020 controller (operation unit), 1030 storage medium

Claims (11)

A game program executed by a computer comprising a processor and a memory, comprising:
The game program may include the processor
Advancing a game part advancing with a user-owned character included in a game based on the game program;
Associating the information representing an item usable in the game with the user and storing the information in the memory based on the fact that the advancing step is executed on a designated day based on a user operation;
Evaluating one or both of the play content and the play result in the game part advanced in the advancing step on the designated date;
Displaying information representing a calendar capable of recognizing the specified date on a display unit;
Displaying information representing an evaluation result in the evaluating step in association with the designated date in the calendar;
Displaying information representing details of the evaluation result in the evaluating step on the display unit according to an operation of the user specifying the designated date in the calendar;
Was executed,
Step of the stored, that determine the item in accordance with the evaluation result in the step of the evaluation, the game program. The game program according to claim 1 , wherein the advancing step causes the character held by the user to compete with another character in the game part. The game program according to claim 2 , wherein the evaluation step makes the evaluation result higher as the number of consecutive wins of the user in the game part advanced in the advancing step on the designated day increases. The evaluating step integrates the evaluation results on one or more of the designated days included in a predetermined period;
The game program according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein the storing step determines the item in accordance with the integrated evaluation result. The game program may include the processor
The game program as described in any one of Claims 1-4 which further performs the step which displays the information showing the calendar which can recognize the said designated date on a display part. The game program may include the processor
Wherein the first UI object accepting an operation to start the game part, the calendar or the executing the second UI object that accepts an operation for displaying the calendar further step together displayed on the display unit, according to claim 5 The game program described in. The storing step determines an item that can be used to carry out a lottery for determining the character to be given to the user among the characters available in the game part as the item usable in the game. The game program as described in any one of Claims 1-6 . The advancing step imitates a game in the real world as the game part,
The game program according to any one of claims 1 to 7 , wherein, in the step of storing, the designated date is a game day in the real world. In the step of displaying the information representing the evaluation result, one or at least the play content and the play result in the executed game part in response to the execution of the game part on the designated date in response to the user's operation. The game program according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the information based on both is updated and displayed. A computer is a method of executing a game program,
The computer comprises a processor and a memory,
A method of performing the steps of claim 1 by the processor. An information processing apparatus,
The information processing apparatus is
A storage unit for storing the game program according to claim 1;
An information processing apparatus comprising: a control unit that controls an operation of the information processing apparatus by executing the game program.

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