JP6688366B2 - Server device for providing online game and game application program - Google Patents

Description

  Embodiments of the present invention relate to a server device that provides an online game and a game application program.

  BACKGROUND Conventionally, there is known a server device that provides an online game service to a client terminal such as a smartphone or a mobile phone via a communication network. This type of server device processes a game message received from a client terminal according to a predetermined game logic, and returns the processing result to the client terminal. Further, this server device provides the client terminal with various game data necessary for the progress of the game.

  The client terminal generates a game screen using an application program or a browser based on the game data received from the server device, and displays the generated game screen. The player can interact with the game via this game screen (for example, perform an operation instruction to the player character or select a menu).

  BACKGROUND ART A link to a web page that provides another game is displayed in the game screen of an online game to guide the player to the web page of the link destination. The method of guiding the player to another game using such a link is incorporated in many games such as "Kaito Royale" (see Non-Patent Document 1) provided by the present applicant.

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  However, in the conventional guiding method described above, at a timing unrelated to the progress of the link source game (game displaying the link), such as when a new game is released or when an event occurs in another game. , Links to other games are displayed. Therefore, the conventional method of guiding to another game may cause the player to leave the linked game at an undesired timing in the progress of the game. For example, the player may be guided to another game too early before the player is absorbed in the link source game. The link source game is a game that the player is already interested in, while the linked game is uncertain whether the player may be interested in it. Therefore, the player is inadvertently left from the link source game. Is not desirable.

  Further, since the linked game progresses independently of the linked game, in order for the player to play the linked game again, the player may perform an operation for accessing the web page of the linked game. , It is necessary to reactivate the application program for executing the linked game. As described above, once the game of the link source is separated, a troublesome operation is required to return to the game of the link source.

Therefore, one of the objects of the present invention is to improve the timing of guiding to another game in an online game. Another object of the present invention is to allow the player to easily return to the original game after being guided to another game. Still other objects of the present invention will become apparent by reference to the entire specification.

  A server device according to an embodiment of the present invention is communicably connected to a client terminal, provides a game service to the client terminal, and includes one or a plurality of processors capable of executing a predetermined program. . In one embodiment, the predetermined program progresses the first game based on first game progress data relating to the progress of the first game by the player, which is provided from the client terminal that executes the first game application program. In the first game, a progress management module that manages the first game, a data providing module that provides the client terminal with first object generation data for generating the first object according to the progress of the first game, A reception module that receives a first game switching notification from the client terminal when the client terminal starts switching processing to the second game application program by selecting the first object; In response to switching notification Comprising a reward granting module that applies a first reward to the player, the.

  A game application program according to an embodiment of the present invention causes a client terminal communicatively connected to a server device to execute a first game. A game application program according to an embodiment includes a progress data providing module that provides game progress data indicating progress of the first game to the server device, and the server according to the progress of the first game indicated by the game progress data. An object generation module that generates a first object based on first object generation data provided from a device, an object presentation module that presents the first object to a player of the first game, and selection to the first object A game switching module that performs a switching process to another application program that causes the client terminal to execute the second game in response to an operation, and a reward that gives a reward to the player when the switching process is performed. And an application module.

  Various embodiments of the present invention may improve the timing of inducing another game in an online game.

1 is a block diagram schematically showing a system including a server device and a game application program according to an embodiment of the present invention. A block diagram schematically showing functions of a game server module executed by a server device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Block diagram schematically showing the functions of a game application program according to an embodiment of the present invention. Explanatory drawing which shows an example of the game screen in one Embodiment of this invention. Explanatory drawing which shows an example of the game screen in one Embodiment of this invention. Explanatory drawing which shows an example of the game screen in one Embodiment of this invention. Explanatory drawing which shows an example of the game screen in one Embodiment of this invention. 6 is a flow chart showing a flow of processing for switching from the first game application program to the second application program in the client terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram schematically showing a system including a client terminal and a server device that provides a game service to the client terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. The system of FIG. 1 includes a server device 10 and a client terminal 30. The server device 10 is communicatively connected to the client terminal 30 via a network 20 such as the Internet, and provides the client terminal 30 with an online game service. For example, the server device 10 transmits a game message received from the client terminal 30 (for example, a message related to the operation of the player character, a message that the quest has been started) to a predetermined game logic (or to realize the game logic). Program) and sends back the processing result to the client terminal. Further, the server device 10 provides the client terminal 30 with various game data necessary for the progress of the game. Although one client terminal 30 is illustrated in FIG. 1, a plurality of client terminals 30 may be communicably connected to the server device 10.

  As illustrated, the server device 10 includes a processor 11, a main memory 12, a user I / F 13, a communication I / F 14, and a storage 15. These respective constituent elements are electrically connected to each other via a bus (not shown). The processor 11 loads various programs that realize the operating system and game logic from the storage 15 into the main memory 12, and executes the instructions included in the loaded programs. The main memory 12 is used to store a program executed by the processor 11, and is composed of, for example, a DRAM.

  The user I / F 13 includes, for example, an information input device such as a keyboard and a mouse that receives an operator's input, and an information output device such as a liquid crystal display that outputs a calculation result of the processor 11. The communication I / F 14 is implemented as hardware, firmware, communication software such as a TCP / IP driver or a PPP driver, or a combination thereof, and is configured to communicate with the client terminal 30 via the network 20.

  The storage 15 is composed of, for example, a magnetic disk drive, and stores various programs such as a game control program for realizing a game logic. The storage 15 can also store various data used in the game. Various data that can be stored in the storage 15 may be stored in a database server that is communicably connected to the server device 10 and is physically separate from the server device 10.

  In one embodiment, the server device 10 is a web server that manages a website composed of a plurality of hierarchically structured web pages. The client terminal 30 can acquire the HTML data for displaying the web page from the server device 10, and display the game screen obtained by analyzing the acquired HTML data on the display of the client terminal 30. The player can interact with the game provided by the server device 10 by providing various inputs to the client terminal 30 via this game screen (for example, performing an operation instruction to the player character or selecting a menu). be able to). Games provided via such web pages are sometimes referred to as browser games. The storage 15 can store HTML data for displaying this web page. The HTML data consists of HTML code written in a markup language such as HTML. Various images are associated with this HTML code. A program written in a script language such as ActionScript or JavaScript (registered trademark) may be embedded in the HTML data.

The storage 15 may also store a game application program executed on the execution environment such as OS and middleware in the client terminal 30. The game application program may include various data such as an instruction set for processing the game data provided from the server device 10 at the time of execution on the client terminal 30 and image data referred to at the time of executing the instruction set. it can. The game application program is created in an object-oriented programming language such as Objective-C or Java (registered trademark). The created game application program is stored in the storage 15. The game application program may be stored in the external storage 25 outside the server device 10 or other storage (not shown).

  The game application program stored in the storage such as the storage 15 or the external storage 25 is distributed to the client terminal 30 in response to a distribution request from the client terminal 30. The distributed game application program is received by the client terminal 30 via the communication I / F 34 under the control of the processor 31. The received game application program is stored in, for example, the storage 35. This application software is activated in response to an operation of the client terminal 30 by the player, and is executed on a platform such as an OS or middleware installed in the client terminal 30.

  The game application program transmits various game messages to the server device 10 while being executed on the client terminal 30. The server device 10 has a function of processing a game message from the client terminal 30 according to a predetermined game logic and controlling the progress of the game. For example, when the server device 10 receives a quest management message indicating that a specific quest on the map has been completed from the client terminal 30, the server device 10 provides the client terminal 30 with quest information regarding another quest.

  The game application program executed on the client terminal 30 can receive the processing result of the game message from the server device 10. The game application program is a processing result of a game message received from the server device and various game data related to the game (for example, data about a user character, data representing a virtual space of the game, various objects displayed in the virtual space). The game screen is generated based on the data), and the generated game screen is displayed on the display of the client terminal 30. Similar to the browser game, the player can interact with the game realized by the server device 10 and the game application program by providing various inputs to the client terminal 30 based on the game screen. The server device 10 can manage the progress of the game for each player by storing various data such as a game message transmitted from the game application program for each player.

  As described above, the server device 10 according to some embodiments manages a website that provides a game service, and delivers the web pages that form the website in response to a request from the client terminal 30. The game can be progressed by. Further, the server device 10 according to some embodiments processes the game message received from the game application program executed on the client terminal 30 as an alternative to the browser game or in addition to the browser game. , Can progress online games. Although a detailed description is omitted, the server device 10 can also have a function of performing a player authentication process at the start of the game and a billing process that occurs according to the progress of the game. The games provided by the server device 10 include arbitrary games such as action games, role-playing games, baseball battle games, card games, and puzzle games. The types of games realized by the server device 10 and the game application program are not limited to those explicitly described in this specification. The server device 10 provides the game service to the client terminal 30 by the method described above.

  The client terminal 30 is an arbitrary information processing device in which at least one of an environment for displaying a web page of a game website acquired from the server device 10 on a web browser and an application execution environment for executing a game application program is installed. There are, but not limited to, mobile phones, smartphones, tablet terminals, personal computers, electronic book readers, and game consoles, for example.

  As illustrated, the client terminal 30 includes a processor 31, a main memory 32, a user I / F 33, a communication I / F 34, and a storage 35, and these respective components are electrically connected to each other via a bus 36. Connected to each other.

  The processor 31 loads various programs such as an operating system from the storage 35 into the main memory 32, and executes the instructions included in the loaded programs. The main memory 32 is used to store the program executed by the processor 31, and is composed of, for example, a DRAM.

  The user I / F 33 is an information input device that receives an input from the player and an information output device that outputs the calculation result of the processor 31, and includes a display device such as a liquid crystal display having a touch panel.

  The communication I / F 34 is implemented as hardware, firmware, communication software such as a TCP / IP driver or a PPP driver, or a combination thereof, and is configured to be communicable with the server device 10 via the network 20.

  The storage 35 is composed of, for example, a magnetic disk drive or a flash memory, and stores various programs such as an operating system. When the storage 35 receives the game application program from the server device 10 via the communication I / F 34, the storage 35 stores the received game application program.

  The client terminal 30 includes, for example, browser software for interpreting an HTML file (HTML data) and displaying the screen, and interprets the HTML data acquired from the server device 10 by the function of this browser software. A web page corresponding to the received HTML data can be displayed. In addition, the client terminal 30 includes plug-in software (for example, Flash Player provided by Adobe Systems Incorporated) incorporated in browser software, and acquires a SWF format file embedded in HTML data from the server device 10. However, the SWF format file can be executed using browser software and plug-in software. In addition, in the client terminal 30, the game application program is activated according to the operation of the player and is executed on the platform installed in the client terminal 30.

  When the game application program is executed on the client terminal 30, for example, an animation or an operation icon instructed by the program is displayed on the screen of the client terminal 30. The player can use the user I / F 33 of the client terminal 30 to input an instruction for advancing the game.

Next, the function of the server device 10 and the function of the game application program executed in the client terminal 30 will be described in more detail. The functions of the server device 10 are realized by various modules executed by the processor 11. The functions of the client terminal 30 are realized by various modules executed by the processor 31. In one embodiment of the present invention, the client terminal 30 includes a first game application program 60 including various instruction sets related to the first game, and a second game application including various instruction sets related to the second game. The program 70 can be acquired and these game application programs can be executed by the processor 31. The first game application program 60 is activated in the client terminal 30 when the player selects the first game application program 60 from the game applications stored in the storage 35, for example.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the first game server module 40 in one embodiment includes a game control module 41 that executes a basic function for advancing the first game according to a predetermined game logic, and a first game server module 40 in the client terminal 30. A progress management module 42 that manages the progress of one game, a data providing module 43 that provides first object generation data to the client terminal 30 according to the progress of the first game, and a first game switch from the client terminal 30. A reception module 44 for receiving the notification and a reward giving module 45 for giving a reward to the player in response to the first game switching notification are provided. In addition, the second game control module 41 in one embodiment includes a game control module 51 that executes a basic function for advancing the second game, and a progress management module that manages the progress of the second game on the client terminal 30. 52, a data providing module 53 that provides the second object generation data to the client terminal 30 according to the progress of the second game, a reception module 54 that receives a second game switching notification from the client terminal 30, A reward giving module 55 for giving a reward to the player in response to the two-game switch notification. The first game server module 40 is a program for providing the first game, and the second game server module 50 is a program for providing the second game. However, as far as the description of the present invention is concerned, the functions of both modules are The functions of the first game server module 40 will be mainly described in this specification because they are almost the same. Those skilled in the art can easily understand the function of the second game control module 41 by referring to the description of the function of the first game server module 40.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the first game application program 60 according to the embodiment generates a virtual space instance of the first game based on the game data regarding the first game received from the server device 10. And a progress data providing module 62 for transmitting the first game progress data indicating how much the first game has progressed to the server device 10, and the second object based on the first object generation data provided from the server device 10. An object generation module 63 that generates a first switching object for instructing switching processing to the game application program 70, a game switching module 64 that performs switching processing to the second game application program, and a game switching module to the second game application program. The switching process Comprises a reward giving module 65 that applies a reward to the player when the cracks, the. In addition, the second game application program 70 according to the embodiment includes a game module 71 that generates an instance of the virtual space of the second game based on the game data regarding the second game received from the server device 10, and the second game Based on the progress data providing module 72 that transmits the second game progress data indicating whether the progress has been made to the server device 10 and the second object generation data provided from the server device 10, switching to the first game application program 70 An object generation module 73 that generates a switching object for instructing processing, a game switching module 74 that performs switching processing to the first game application program, and a player when switching processing to the first game application program is performed. It provided with, and reward grant module 75 to grant a reward for. The first game application program 60 is a client program for executing the first game, and the second game application program 70 is a client program for providing the second game. However, both programs are provided as far as the description of the present invention is concerned. Since the functions are almost the same, the function of the first game application program 60 will be mainly described in this specification. Those skilled in the art can easily understand the function of the second game application program 70 by referring to the description of the function of the first game application program 60.

  In one embodiment, the game control module 41 executed by the server device 10 provides various game data to the client terminal 30 in order to provide the user of the client terminal 30 (player of the first game) with the first game. (For example, the game module 61 executed on the client terminal 30). The game data provided by the game control module 41 includes, for example, character data regarding a user character, view data for displaying a virtual space of a game on a screen, object data regarding various objects displayed in the virtual space, and experience by a player. Includes quest data for quests that are played. In addition, the game control module 41 can also provide a chat function and a messaging function to promote communication between players.

  The game module 61 executed by the client terminal 30 generates the game screen of the first game based on the game data regarding the first game received from the server device 10, and displays the generated game screen on the display of the client terminal 30, for example. Is configured to be displayed on. The game data provided from the server device 10 includes, for example, terrain information indicating the terrain in the virtual space, map information indicating the points and routes to which the player character can move, and the type and position of the object placed in the virtual space. It includes various information such as specific object information, non-player character information that determines the type, position, and moving range of the non-player character. The game module 61 can generate a game screen on which a player character, a non-player character, a map, an object, etc. are arranged based on such game data, and present the generated game screen to the player. As described above, the game module 61 creates a game screen including an image and an animation representing the virtual space of the first game based on the game data of the first game provided from the server device 10, and uses this game screen as a client terminal. By displaying it on the display of 30, the instance of the virtual space can be presented to the player.

  In addition, the game module 61 may be configured to send various game messages to the server device 10. This game message includes, for example, various game messages indicating an operation for the player character (for example, an instruction to move, an instruction to attack another character), an instruction to use the item, and the like.

  The progress data providing module 62 in one embodiment is configured to transmit to the server device 10 the first game progress data indicating how much the first game has been progressed by the user of the client terminal 30 (player of the first game). To be done. The first game progress data includes, for example, quest completion data indicating the number of quests for which a specific quest has been completed or already completed, tutorial completion data for indicating that the tutorial has ended, and level data indicating the level of the player character. , Experience value data indicating the experience value acquired by the player character, and map position data indicating the position of the player character on the map. For example, when the quest completion data indicates that the third quest has been completed, it can be determined based on the quest completion data that the player has progressed the game to the completion of the third quest.

The first game progress data from the progress data providing module 62 is provided to the progress management module 42 after being received by the server device 10 via the communication I / F 14. The progress management module 42 is configured to manage the progress of the first game for each player based on the first game progress data from the progress data providing module 62. For example, the progress management module 42 uses the first game progress data received from the first game application program 60 of the client terminal 30 to allow the player who is playing the first game using the first game application program 60 to play the first game. In the first game, the completion of a predetermined quest or tutorial, the completion of a predetermined number of quests, the level of the character of the player, the position of the character of the player on the map, and the like are set as the ID of the player. It can be associated and stored in a management table (not shown). This management table is stored in, for example, a database server (not shown) communicatively connected to the server device 10. The management table may be stored in the storage 15.

  In one embodiment, the data providing module 43 determines the progress of the first game by the player based on the first game progress data, and the client terminal 30 (first game of the player) of the player is determined according to the determined progress. It is configured to provide the first object generation data to the application program 60). This first object generation data is used to generate a first switching object for instructing the start of switching processing to the second game application program 70 in the client terminal 30, as described later.

  The data providing module 43 can determine whether or not a given player is ahead of a given milestone in the first game by, for example, comparing the first game progress data with a given threshold. As an example, this threshold value indicates the level of the player character. For example, when the level of the character indicated by the game progress data is higher than the level specified by the threshold value (for example, “level 20”), the data providing module 43 determines that the player has sufficiently advanced the first game. , The first object generation data can be provided to the client terminal 30.

  The first object generation data is received by the client terminal 30 via the communication I / F 34. The received first object generation data is provided to the object generation module 63. The object generation module 63 generates a first switching object for instructing a switching process to the second game application program 70 based on the acquired first object generation data, and presents the generated first switching object to the player. To be configured. For example, when the first object generation data is received while the game screen 82 of the first game (“game A”) of FIG. 4 is displayed, the object generation module 63 causes the object generation module 63 to generate the first object generation data based on the first object generation data. Thus, the first switching object 84 illustrated in FIG. 5 can be generated, and the generated first switching object 84 can be superimposed and displayed on the game screen 82.

  When the player selects the first switching object 84 via the user I / F 33, the game switching module 64 starts the switching process to the second game application program associated with the first switching object 84. You can For example, when the second game application program is not stored in the client terminal 30, the game switching module 64 stores the second game application program in the storage 15 or the storage in response to the selection of the first switching object 84. The process of downloading from 25 is performed. Specifically, the game switching module 64 displays a download screen that prompts the user to download the second game application program 70 on the game screen, and downloads the second game application program 70 according to the user's instruction.

When the second game application program is stored in the client terminal 30 at the time when the first switching object 84 is selected, the game switching module 64 performs a process for activating the second game application program. For example, the game switching module 64 provides a start command for starting the second game application program to a start module (not shown, which may be executed by the processor 31) for starting the second game application program 80. The activation module provides the second game application program.

  If the second game application program 70 has already been activated (but is not activated) in the client terminal 30 when the first switching object 84 is selected, the game switching module 64 2 Activate the game application program. When the second game application program is activated, a game screen 86 of the second game (“game B”) is displayed on the display of the client terminal 30 as shown in FIG. The second game and the player can interact with each other via 86. When the second game application program 70 is activated, for example, the operation input of the player is provided to the module constituting the second game application program 70. Become so.

  As described above, the switching process to the second game application program starts the process of activating the second game application program 70, the process of starting the second game application program 70, and the download of the second game application program 70. Whether or not the second game application program 70 is activated in the client terminal 30 when the switching object 84 is selected, including any one of the processes, and the second game application program 70 is stored in the client terminal 30. One of these processes is executed by the game switching module 64 depending on whether or not it is executed.

  The first switching object 84 is displayed on the game screen 82 of the first game in various modes. In the example of FIG. 5, the switching object 84 is displayed on the home screen 82 of the first game (the game screen displayed immediately after the first game application program 60 for executing the first game is started). There is. When the first game makes a transition from the home screen 82 to another game screen (for example, a map display screen), the first switching object 84 may be erased from the game screen, or the game screen after the transition may continue. It may be displayed. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the first switching object 84 may be displayed at a relatively conspicuous position in the upper part of the game screen (for example, in the upper part of the game screen).

  In one embodiment of the present invention, the game switching module 64 performs the switching process to the second game on the server device 10 after performing the switching process to the second game or in parallel with this switching process. It is configured to send a first game switch notification indicating that the game has been broken. The reception module 44 executed by the server device 10 is configured to receive a game switching notification from the client terminal 30 (first game application program 60).

  The reward giving module 45 is configured to give a reward (first reward) to the player of the first game in response to the reception of the first game switching notification by the reception module 44. The rewards given to the player include rewards that can be used in various games and outside the game. For example, the reward given to the player is an in-game reward that can be used in the first game of the transfer source (for example, , The experience value of the player character of the first game, the virtual currency that can be used in the first game, the items that can be used in the first game, and the in-game reward that can be used in the second game of the transfer destination (for example, in the second game). Player character's experience value, virtual currency that can be used in the second game, items that can be used in the second game), virtual currency that can be commonly used in the first game and the second game, outside the game that can be used outside the game At least one of the virtual items is included.

In one embodiment of the present invention, in addition to the reward granting module 45, or instead of the reward granting module 45, a reward may be granted to the player by a reward granting module 65 provided in the first game application program 60. Good. The reward giving module 65 is configured to give a reward to the player when the game switching module 64 performs the switching process to the second game. The reward giving module 65 may transmit reward data indicating a reward given to the player to the server device 10. The server device 10 can update the experience value of the player's character, the virtual currency held by the player, and the like, based on the transmitted reward.

  According to the above-described embodiment, the player can easily switch to the second game application program 70 by selecting the first switching object 84 displayed on the game screen 82 of the first game being played. Since the player can be rewarded by this switching, the player selects the first switching object 84 and switches to the second game application program 70 (the second game application program 70 Download, launch, or activate). Then, since the first switching object 84 is generated based on the first object generation data provided to the client terminal 30 according to the progress of the first game, the player is set at a desired timing determined according to the progress of the game. It is possible to lead to the second game. For example, after the player has sufficiently advanced the first game (for example, half or more of all quests have been completed, 10 or more quests have been completed, and the level has reached 30 or higher, After the character has advanced to a predetermined point on the map after the value of 10,000 points or more is generated) and the first object generation data is generated, the first switching is performed after the player is fully absorbed in the first game. The object 84 can be presented to the player. Further, by adjusting the condition for generating the first object generation data, the first switching object 84 can be presented to the player at a desirable timing according to the progress of the first game.

  Furthermore, when the first switching object 84 is selected to switch to the second game application program 70, the game temporarily shifts to the second game by providing an in-game reward that can be used in the transfer source first game. The player who has played can be motivated to return to the first game.

  The reward granting module 45 can place an upper limit on the reward granting. For example, the reward giving module 45 selects the first switching object 84 and switches to the second game application program 70 when the reward given to a given player in a given period exceeds a given upper limit. Even if the above is performed, it is configured to stop granting the reward until the period has passed. In this case, the reward giving module 45 can restart the reward giving after the predetermined period has passed. For example, when the switching to the second game application program 70 is performed by the selection of the first switching object 84 after the predetermined period has elapsed, the player can be rewarded. Similarly, an upper limit can be set for the reward given by the reward giving module 65.

  Next, the function executed by the server device 10 and the client terminal 30 when the second application program 70 is activated by the client terminal 30 will be described. The second game application program 70 is executed by the processor 31 of the client terminal 30 similarly to the first game application program. By executing the second game application program on the client terminal 30, the user of the client terminal 30 can play the second game (“game B”) different from the first game (“game A”).

The game module 71 of the second game application program 70 creates an instance of the virtual space of the second game based on the game data regarding the second game received from the second server module 50 (for example, the game control module 51) of the server device 10. Can be executed. Further, the progress data providing module 72 transmits the second game progress data indicating how much the second game has progressed by the player to the server device 10.

  The progress management module 52 of the server device 10 can manage the progress of the second game by the player based on the second game progress data from the progress data providing module 72. The data providing module 53 determines the progress status of the second game based on the second game progress data, and sends the second object to the client terminal 30 (second game application program 70) according to the determined progress status. Provide the generated data. This second object generation data is used to generate a second switching object (for example, the second switching object 88 in FIG. 7) for instructing the start of the switching process to the first game application program 60 in the client terminal 30. To be

  The object generation module 73 that has acquired the second object generation data from the server device 10 generates a second switching object based on the acquired second object generation data, and presents the generated second switching object to the player. For example, as shown in FIG. 7, the object generation module 73 generates the second switching object 88 based on the second object generation data, and the generated second switching object 88 is secondarily displayed on the display of the client terminal 30. It is displayed so as to be superimposed on the game screen 86 of the game. When the player selects the second switching object 88, the game switching module 74 performs a switching process to the first game application program 60 associated with the second switching object 88. The reward giving module 75 is configured to give a reward (second reward) to the player when the game switching module 74 performs the switching process to the first game application program 60. The acceptance module 54 of the server device 10 accepts the second game switching notification from the client terminal 30 (second game application program 70), and when the second game switching notification is accepted, the reward granting module 55 performs the second game. The player may be given a reward.

  According to the above-described embodiment, after switching the first game application program 60 to the second game application program 70 and activating the second game application program 70, the second game application program 70 (and the second game application program 70) is activated. In the second game provided by the game server module 50), the second switching object 88 for instructing the switching processing to the first game application program 60 is displayed. The player can easily return to the first game application program 60 (the first game played before the transition to the second game) by simply selecting the second switching object 88.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 8, a flow of processing in the embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 8 shows the flow of processing from the start of the first game (activation of the first game application program) to the switching to the second game (activation of the second game application program) according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a flow diagram of an example.

First, in step S102, the client terminal 30 activates the first game application program for executing the first game, and activates the activated first game application program. This first game application program is, for example, the first game application program 60 in the above-described embodiment. When the first game application program is activated, for example, the home screen 82 shown in FIG. 3 is displayed on the client terminal 30. An object associated with an instruction for the game is displayed on the home screen 82, and the player executes a desired operation for the first game by selecting the object via the user I / F 33. The display of the home screen 82 of the first game and the processing corresponding to the instruction of the player are executed by the game module 61, for example.

  Next, in step S104, the first game progress data indicating how much the first game has progressed is generated, and the generated first game progress data is transmitted to the server device 10. The first game progress data is generated and transmitted to the server device 10, for example, by the progress data providing module 62. The first game progress data transmitted from the client terminal 30 is received by the server device 10, and the received first game progress data is managed for each player by the progress management module 42, for example.

  Next, in step S106, it is determined based on the first game progress data from the client terminal 30 how much the first game has progressed by the user of the client terminal 30. In one embodiment, it is determined based on the first game progress data whether the user has advanced the first game beyond a predetermined milestone. This milestone is, for example, having completed a predetermined number or more of quests, having completed a tutorial, having reached a predetermined level, or the like. When it is determined that the user has not reached the milestone in the first game, the process returns to step S104, and the reception of the first game progress data is continued.

  When it is determined in step S106 that the user has sufficiently advanced the first game (e.g., has progressed until a predetermined milestone is reached), the process proceeds to step S108. In step S108, the first object generation data is generated, and the generated first object data is provided to the client terminal 30. The first object data may be generated and stored in advance, and when the user determines that the first game has sufficiently progressed, the first object data may be read and provided to the client terminal 30. The determination of whether or not the first game has been sufficiently advanced by the user, and the provision of the first object generation data based on the determination are executed by, for example, the data provision module 43.

  Next, proceeding to step S110, the first switching object for instructing the switching processing to the second game application program is generated in the client terminal 30 based on the first object generation data provided from the server device 10. It An example of the first switching object generated in step S110 is the switching object 84 in FIG. As illustrated in FIG. 5, the generated first switching object is presented to the player by a method such as displaying on the game screen. The generation of the first switching object and the presentation to the player in step S110 are executed by, for example, the object generation module 63.

  Next, in step S112, when it is detected that the player has selected the first switching object, the process proceeds to step S114, and the switching process to the second game application program associated with the first switching object is performed. To be executed. For example, the client terminal 30 includes a touch screen, and when the player touches the position corresponding to the first switching object on the touch screen (for example, when tapping), the selection of the first switching object is detected. To be done. When the selection of the first switching object is detected, the process proceeds to step S114, and the switching process to the second game application program associated with the selected first switching object is executed. The detection processing of the selection of the first switching object and the switching processing to the second game application program are executed by the game switching module 64, for example.

When the switching process to the second game application program is performed, the process proceeds to step S116. In step S116, a predetermined reward is given to the player. The process of giving this reward is performed by the reward giving module 45 or the reward giving module 65. When the player is given a reward, the process in the present embodiment ends.

  In step S114, when the switching process to the second game application program is performed and the second game application program is activated, the processes of steps S102 to S116 are executed for the second application game program. Good. In this case, the second object data is generated (step S108) according to the progress status of the second game executed by the second game application program (step S106). Then, when the player selects the second switching object (step S110) generated based on the second object data (step S112), switching processing to the first game application program is performed (step S114), A reward is given to the player (step S116). When the first game application program is activated by this switching process, the first game has already advanced beyond the predetermined milestone, so the first switching object is always generated on the game screen of the first game. You may do it.

  In FIG. 1, each module described as being executed in the server device 10 is executed by a processor provided in a device other than the server device 10 (for example, the processor 31 of the client terminal 30) or a processor of another device. Good. Further, in FIG. 1, each module described as being executed in the client terminal 30 may be executed by the processor 11 of the server device 10 or a processor of another device.

  Even though it is described that the processes and procedures described herein are performed by a single device, software, component, or module, such processes or procedures may be implemented by multiple devices, multiple software, or multiple software. Components and / or modules. Also, even though the data, tables, or databases described herein are described as stored in a single memory, such data, tables, or databases may be provided in a single device. It may be stored in a distributed manner in a plurality of memories or a plurality of memories arranged in a plurality of devices. Furthermore, the software and hardware elements described herein can be implemented by integrating them into fewer components or breaking them down into more components.

  In the present specification, when the constituent elements of the invention are described as either a singular or plural, or even when the constituent elements are described without being limited to either a singular or plural, in the case where they are to be separately understood in context. Except for the above, the constituent may be singular or plural.

  In the processing procedure described in this specification, particularly in the processing procedure described using the flowchart, some of the steps (steps) constituting the processing procedure are omitted, It is possible to add a process which is not specified and / or to change the order of the process, and the processing procedure in which such omissions, additions, and changes in order are made without departing from the gist of the present invention. It is included in the scope of the invention.

10 server device 11, 31 processor 15, 25, 35 storage 30 client terminal 40 first game server module 50 second game server module 60 first game application program 70 second game application program 41, 51 progress management module 42, 52 data Provision module 43, 53 Reception module 44, 54 Reward grant module 61, 71 Game module 62, 72 Progress data provision module 63, 73 Object generation module 64, 74 Game switching module 65, 75 Reward grant module

Claims (9)

A server device communicatively connected to a client terminal and providing a game service to the client terminal,
The server device includes one or more processors capable of executing a predetermined program,
The predetermined program is
A progress management module that manages the progress of the first game based on the first game progress data regarding the progress of the first game by the player, which is provided from the client terminal that executes the first game application program;
A data providing module for providing the client terminal with first object generation data for generating a first object according to the progress of the first game;
When the switching process to the second game application program for causing the client terminal to execute the second game is started by the selection of the first object in the first game, the client terminal switches to the second game. A reception module that receives a first game switching notification indicating that the switching processing of
A reward giving module for giving a first reward to the player in response to the first game switching notification,
The reward granting module is configured such that the first reward given to the player in the first period is the first reward.
A server device, wherein when the upper limit is exceeded, the grant of the first reward to the player is stopped until the first period elapses. A server device communicatively connected to a client terminal and providing a game service to the client terminal,
The server device includes one or more processors capable of executing a predetermined program,
The predetermined program is
A progress management module that manages the progress of the first game based on the first game progress data regarding the progress of the first game by the player, which is provided from the client terminal that executes the first game application program;
A data providing module for providing the client terminal with first object generation data for generating a first object according to the progress of the first game;
When the switching process to the second game application program for causing the client terminal to execute the second game is started by the selection of the first object in the first game, the client terminal switches to the second game. A reception module that receives a first game switching notification indicating that the switching processing of
A reward giving module for giving a first reward to the player in response to the first game switching notification,
The data providing module is a server device configured to provide the first object generation data to the client terminal when the player is ahead of a predetermined milestone in the first game. The server according to claim 2, wherein the data providing module is configured to provide the first object generation data to the client terminal when the level of the player in the first game is a predetermined value or more. apparatus. The server device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the first reward includes a first in-game reward that can be used in the first game. The server device according to claim 4, wherein the first reward includes a second in-game reward that can be used in the second game. The server device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the first reward is a reward used outside the first game and the second game. The switching process to the second game application program is one of a process of activating the second game application program, a process of starting the second game application program, and a process of downloading the second game application program. The server device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the server device is present. A game application program that is executed by a client terminal communicatively connected to a server device to cause the client terminal to execute a first game,
A data providing module for providing game progress data indicating progress of the first game to the server device;
An object generation module for generating a first object based on first object generation data provided from the server device according to the progress of the first game indicated by the game progress data;
An object presentation module for presenting the first object to the player of the first game,
A game switching module that performs switching processing to a second application program that causes the client terminal to execute a second game in response to a selection operation on the first object;
A reward giving module for giving a reward to the player when the switching process is executed,
The reward granting module is configured such that the first reward given to the player in the first period is the first reward.
A game application program that, when the upper limit is exceeded, stops granting the first reward to the player until the first period elapses. A game application program that is executed by a client terminal communicatively connected to a server device to cause the client terminal to execute a first game,
A data providing module for providing game progress data indicating progress of the first game to the server device;
An object generation module for generating a first object based on first object generation data provided from the server device according to the progress of the first game indicated by the game progress data;
An object presentation module for presenting the first object to the player of the first game,
A game switching module that performs switching processing to a second application program that causes the client terminal to execute a second game in response to a selection operation on the first object;
A reward giving module for giving a reward to the player when the switching process is executed,
The data application module is a game application program configured to provide the first object generation data to the client terminal when the player is ahead of a predetermined milestone in the first game.

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