JP6696656B1 - Program, game control method, and game device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a program, a game control method, and a game device for improving the interest of a game. A program for controlling a game in which an object is moved in a game space according to a user's operation. When changing the movement of the object in the changing direction including the component, the computer is caused to execute a changing process for changing the amount of change that changes the movement of the object according to the target position of the object. [Selection diagram] Figure 10

Description

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

  Conventionally, there is known a game device that moves an object according to a user's operation. For example, in a baseball game, a pitcher character can be caused to throw a ball in accordance with a user operation.

In the game disclosed in Patent Document 1, by calculating an expected passing position and a final passing position of a ball in an expected passing area, a notification image for notifying the passing position of the ball is displayed at the expected passing position and the final passing position. indicate.
In the action game device disclosed in Patent Document 2, it is set by the pitching ability data that the pitcher character can pitch the changing ball with a specific bending width, and the changing ball is displayed near the strike zone based on the pitching ability data. Display an icon to instruct.

JP, 2007-244695, A Japanese Patent No. 3443402

  Conventionally, when a pitcher character throws a changing ball, if the stamina of the pitcher character and the timing of the pitching are constant, the specification that the amount of change of the changing ball is constant is applied regardless of the position of the target cursor specified by the user. It had been. When the user operates the batter character to hit the ball thrown by the pitcher character, if the displayed target cursor is in a ball zone that is far away from the strike zone, it is expected that the ball count will occur and the swing is performed. I often decided not to. However, depending on the changing ball thrown by the pitcher, even if the target cursor is a ball zone that is far away from the strike zone, it may change to the strike zone, resulting in a strike count. When the user operates the pitcher character, if such a changing ball is used frequently, the strike count can be easily obtained, which may make the game less interesting. On the other hand, when the user operates the batter character, if such a changing ball is used frequently, there is a risk that the player may miss the opportunity to swing and lose the interest of the game.

  In view of the above problems, it is an object of the present invention to provide a program, a game control method, and a game device for improving the interest of a game.

A program according to the present invention is a program for controlling a game in which an object is moved in a game space according to a user's operation, and in the reference plane, the object is moved toward a predetermined reference plane. When the movement of the object is changed in a change direction including a horizontal component, the change amount that changes the movement of the object is set to the reference of the movement of the object as the object is moved toward the reference plane. The computer is caused to execute a changing process for changing the target position when the object is not changed along the surface, and in the changing process, the target position is outside the predetermined range set on the reference surface, and the object is changed. As the object is moved toward the reference plane, the movement of the object is When the changing direction that changes along the surface is a changing direction approaching the predetermined range from outside the predetermined range, the movement of the object is changed in the changing direction as the object is moved toward the reference plane. The change amount to be changed is smaller than that when the target position is within the predetermined range and the movement of the object is changed along the reference plane as the object is moved toward the reference plane, or The program is characterized by changing so as to increase .

It is a figure which shows an example of pitcher character information. It is a figure which shows an example of fielder character information. It is a figure which shows an example of a screen when selecting a pitch type. It is a figure which shows an example of a screen at the time of moving instruction | indication of a target position. FIG. 7 is an enlarged view of a part of the screen when a target position is moved and instructed. It is a figure for demonstrating the relationship between a target cursor and the length of a change amount display item. It is a figure which shows an example of a screen when a pitcher character directs the timing when releasing a ball. It is a figure showing an example of whole composition of a game system of this embodiment. It is a block diagram showing an example of functional composition for running a game of this embodiment. It is a flow chart which shows an example of processing from selection of a type of ball to completion of pitching according to the present embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the orbital information in a game space. It is a figure for demonstrating the information which the distance from a reference line to a target position and the variation | change_quantity were linked | related.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
[1. Game description]
The outline of a game suitable for applying the present invention will be described below. The outline of the game will be described using a screen displayed on a liquid crystal display panel equipped with a touch panel on a game device described later.

  The game of the present embodiment mainly relates to a baseball game, in which player characters including a pitcher character and a fielder character belonging to a user's team are strengthened to compete with another user's team. By winning in the battle, it is possible to obtain a large amount of experience value necessary for strengthening the player character and a large amount of in-game currency that can be used in the game. The player character can be obtained as a winning reward in the competition or can be obtained by lottery.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of information on one pitcher character belonging to a team. Each pitcher character information is stored in the player character data.
As shown in FIG. 1, the pitcher character information includes information such as a player name, a position, a dominant arm, a ball control force, and a pitch type, which is associated with identification information (player ID) that uniquely identifies the pitcher character. The information associated with the player ID is different for each pitcher character.
The pitcher character information is not limited to these pieces of information, and may include information such as address information indicating the location where the image data (including animation) of the pitcher character is stored.

The position is information indicating a position where the character defends when the user's team is on the defending side.
The dominant arm is information on the arm when the pitcher character pitches. The dominant arm is either right or left.
The ball control is information indicating an index of controllability of the pitcher character.
The pitch type is the type of ball that the pitcher character can pitch, and is information indicating what is called a ball. In the pitcher character information shown in FIG. 1, the first pitch is straight, the second pitch is slider, the third pitch is shoot, the fourth pitch is curve, and the fifth pitch is fork. Information is stored. In the pitcher character information shown in FIG. 1, sliders, shoots, curves, and forks other than straight are changing balls. The slider and the chute change in the horizontal direction. The curve is a direction in which the change direction includes a horizontal component and a vertical component, specifically, an oblique direction between the horizontal direction and the vertical direction. Moreover, the fork has a vertical direction of change.

In addition, the ball type, the ball speed, and the variation amount are associated with each other and stored.
The ball power is information indicating the power of pitching. The ball power is set to any of eight ranks of S, A, B, C, D, E, F, and G for each ball type. The S rank is the highest and the G rank is the lowest. A ball with a high power is more difficult to fly when a batter character hits than a ball with a low power.
The ball speed is information indicating the maximum pitching speed, and is set for each ball type.
The amount of change is information indicating the amount of change in the changing direction of the changing sphere or the size of the trajectory in the changing direction. The amount of change is set to any one of 6 ranks of 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 for each type of sphere. 6 rank is the largest and 1 rank is the smallest. When the amount of change is large, the amount of change is larger than that when the amount of change is small. When the pitch type is straight, the amount of change is 0 or nothing is set. In the pitcher character information shown in FIG. 1, the amount of change associated with the type of pitch in advance is referred to as a reference amount of change.
The information associated with the ball type is not limited to these pieces of information, and for example, information indicating the goodness of control may be associated with each ball type.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of information about one fielder character belonging to a team. Each fielder character information is stored in the player character data.
As shown in FIG. 2, the fielder character information includes information such as a player name, a position, and an ability associated with identification information (player ID) that uniquely identifies the fielder character. The information associated with the player ID is different for each fielder character.
Note that the fielder character information is not limited to these pieces of information, and may include information such as address information indicating a place where image data (including animation) of the fielder character is stored.

The position is information indicating a position where the character defends when the user's team is on the defending side.
Meet, power, and running power are associated with each other and stored in the ability.
The meat is information indicating the ease of hitting the pitched ball when hit as a batter. The power is information indicating the likelihood of a long hit when hit as a batter. Running power is information indicating the speed of a base. For the meat, power, and running power, any one of eight ranks of S, A, B, C, D, E, F, and G is set. The S rank is the highest and the G rank is the lowest. The hit result when the fielder character hits as a batter is affected by the ability of the meat and the ability of the power.
It should be noted that the information associated with the ability is not limited to these pieces of information, and for example, information on the defensive ability indicating the breadth of the defensive range on the defensive side may be associated.

  The user sets an order for selecting a player character who participates in a match from the player characters belonging to the team. Next, the user starts the game by selecting either a mode in which the user's team plays against another user's team or a mode in which the user plays against the computer. When a user's team is on the defensive side, a batter character of another user hits a ball thrown by a pitcher character of an order set by the user.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a screen G300 displayed when a transition is made to a battle between a pitcher character and a batter character. In the following description, when the user looks straight at the screen G300, the upper side is “upper”, the lower side is “lower”, the right side is “right”, and the left side is “left”. When the user's team is on the defensive side, the state in which the batter side is seen from the pitcher character side is displayed. Here, the user selects the type of pitch to be pitched by the pitcher character.
On the screen G300, a pitcher character CH301, a batter character CH302, a catcher character CH303, a game situation display item I304, a slow / fast correspondence gauge I305, a ball type selection area A306, a ball item I307, and a ball distribution entrusting button B308 are displayed.
The pitcher character CH301 is a player character to be operated by the user. The batter character CH302 is a player character of an opponent who hits the ball pitched by the pitcher character CH301. The catcher character CH303 is a player character whose position is a catcher in the order of the user.
The game status display item I304 displays the current game status. The match status display item I304 includes displays of the number of innings, the score, the position of the runner, the number of strikes, the number of ball counts, the number of out counts, and the like.
The slow / quick gauge I305 is a display item that allows the user to recognize a ball whose speed is easy for the batter to match the timing between the slow ball and the fast ball. It should be noted that the slow and fast correspondence gauge I305 is displayed when the user's team and the computer play a game, and is not displayed when the user's team and another user's team play the game.

In the pitch type selection area A306, a first pitch type display portion A311 to a fifth pitch type display portion A315 are displayed around the pitch item I307. The number of pitch types displayed in the pitch type selection area A306 corresponds to the number of pitch types that the pitcher character can pitch.
The first ball type display portion A311 displays a ball type selection button B311a, a ball display item I311b, and a ball speed display item I311c. The display example of the first pitch type display portion A311 shown in FIG. 3 corresponds to the first pitch type of the pitcher character information shown in FIG. The ball type selection button B311a indicates that the ball type is straight, the ball power display item I311b indicates that the ball power is A rank, and the ball speed display item I311c indicates that the ball speed is 152 km / h.

  On the second ball type display portion A312, a ball type selection button B312a, a ball power display item I312b, a ball speed display item I312c, and a change amount display gauge I312d are displayed. The change amount display gauge I312d displays the change amount of the change sphere in the amount of scale. The display example of the second pitch type display portion A312 shown in FIG. 3 corresponds to the second pitch type of the pitcher character information shown in FIG. The ball type selection button B312a has a slider as the ball type, the ball power display item I312b has the ball power B, the ball speed display item I312c has the ball speed 133 km / h, and the change amount display gauge I312d has the change amount. Is displayed as "4".

On the third ball type display portion A313, a ball type selection button B313a, a ball power display item I313b, a ball speed display item I313c, and a change amount display gauge I313d are displayed. The display example of the third pitch type display portion A313 shown in FIG. 3 corresponds to the third pitch type of the pitcher character information shown in FIG.
On the fourth ball type display portion A314, a ball type selection button B314a, a ball power display item I314b, a ball speed display item I314c, and a change amount display gauge I314d are displayed. The display example of the fourth pitch type display portion A314 shown in FIG. 3 corresponds to the fourth pitch type of the pitcher character information shown in FIG.
On the fifth ball type display portion A315, a ball type selection button B315a, a ball power display item I315b, a ball speed display item I315c, and a change amount display gauge I315d are displayed. The display example of the fifth pitch type display portion A315 shown in FIG. 3 corresponds to the fifth pitch type of the pitcher character information shown in FIG.

  The user selects the type of ball that the pitcher character wants to pitch, referring to the ball display items I311b to I315b, the ball speed display items I311c to I315c, and the change amount display gauges I312d to I315d. The user touches a button corresponding to the selected ball type among the ball type selection buttons B311a to B315a to select the ball type that the pitcher character throws. Further, the automatic ball distribution button B308 is a button to be touched when the computer automatically selects the type of ball, not by the user.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a screen G400 displayed when the user selects the type of pitch to be pitched by the pitcher character.
On the screen G400, the pitcher character CH301, the batter character CH302, the catcher character CH303, the game status display item I304, the strike zone item I401, the target cursor I402, the change amount display item I403, the ball type display item I404, and the ball type selection return button B405. Is displayed. It should be noted that the same symbols as those in FIG.

  The strike zone item I401 is a display item in which a region, which is determined as a strike when the ball passes by the pitcher character, is indicated by a rectangle, specifically, a rectangle. One set of opposite sides of the rectangle is parallel to the vertical direction, and the other set of opposite sides is parallel to the horizontal direction. In the strike zone item I401, a ruled line that divides the area of the strike zone item I401 into nine areas is displayed. The area outside the strike zone item I401 indicates an area determined as a ball. The strike zone item I401 is displayed at a position where it does not overlap the pitcher character CH301, the batter character CH302, and the catcher character CH303 in order to improve the visibility.

  The target cursor I402 is an item in which the target position when the pitcher character throws the pitch as straight is shown in a circle. The target cursor I402 is displayed regardless of the type of sphere selected by the user. That is, the target cursor I402 is displayed not only when the type of ball is straight but also when it is a changing ball. The target cursor I402 is displayed so as to be superimposed on the center of the strike zone item I401 when the pitch type is selected and the screen G400 is displayed.

  The change amount display item I403 is an item that indicates the change direction and the change amount of the changing sphere when the sphere type selected by the user is the changing sphere. In the change amount display item I403, the extending direction extending from the target cursor I402 indicates the change direction of the change sphere, and the length from the target cursor I402 indicates the change amount. The extending direction of the target cursor I402 extending from the target cursor I402 is determined by the type of ball selected by the user. Further, the length of the change amount display item I403 from the target cursor I402 is determined by the reference change amount associated with the ball type selected by the user. The longer the change amount display item I403, the larger the change amount of the change sphere. The change amount display item I403 is not displayed when the pitch type selected by the user is straight.

By visually recognizing the target cursor I402 and the change amount display item I403 when the selected type of ball is a change ball, the user can confirm the change direction and the change amount as compared with the case of throwing a straight. it can. In addition, when the selected ball type is a changing ball, the user visually recognizes whether the tip of the change amount display item I403 is within the range of the strike zone item I401, so that a strike count is obtained when the ball is pitched. It can be roughly judged whether the judgment is made or the ball is counted.
The sphere type display item I404 is an item for displaying the sphere type selected by the user.
The sphere type selection return button B405 is a button that the user touches when returning to the screen G300 for selecting a sphere type.

  On the screen G400, the user can select the target position for the pitcher character to pitch. The user can select a target position by touching an arbitrary position in the reaction area of the touch panel and performing an operation of sliding the touched state, and changing the position of the target cursor I402.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged view in which a part of the screen G400 is enlarged.
FIG. 5 shows that the user has performed an operation of sliding the touch panel from the state of touching the first position P501 to the second position P503 along the arrow A502 on the diagonally upper right side. In this case, the target cursor I402 is indicated by a solid line from the position of the target cursor I402 indicated by the broken line which is displayed superimposed on the center of the strike zone item I401 in association with the operation by the user along the arrow A502. Move to the position of I402. The change amount display item I403 moves from the position of the change amount display item I403 indicated by the broken line to the position of the change amount display item I403 indicated by the solid line. The moving amount and moving direction of the target cursor I402 and the change amount display item I403 match the sliding amount and sliding direction from the position touched by the user.

In this way, by changing the position of the target cursor I402, the user can select the target position when the pitcher character throws the pitch as straight. Further, since the position of the change amount display item I403 is changed by changing the position of the target cursor I402, the user can change the change amount display item when the position of the target cursor I402 is changed when the selected sphere type is a changing sphere. It is possible to visually confirm whether or not the tip of I403 is within the range of the strike zone item I401.
The user is not limited to the operation of touching and sliding an arbitrary position in the reaction area of the touch panel, and the position of the target cursor I402 can be changed by a drag operation of directly touching and sliding the target cursor I402.

In the present embodiment, when the type of ball selected by the user is a changing ball, the variation amount of the changing ball is changed according to the target position when the pitch is straight and the pitch is thrown. In the present embodiment, the user can visually understand that the amount of change is changed according to the target position when the pitcher character pitches as straight before the user actually performs the operation of causing the pitcher character to pitch. Then, the length of the change amount display item I403 is changed according to the position of the target cursor I402. In the following description, unless otherwise specified, the target position is assumed to be the target position when the pitch is a straight pitch.
First, with reference to FIGS. 6A-1 and 6B-1, between the target cursor I402 and the length of the change amount display item I611 when the change amount of the changing sphere does not change according to the target position. The relationship will be described.
FIG. 6A-1 is a change amount display item displayed when the position of the target cursor I402 is changed when the pitch type selected by the user is a slider and the dominant arm information of the pitcher character is right. It is a figure which shows an example of I611. Regardless of the position of the target cursor I402 from P601 to P604, the length of the change amount display item I611 is La and is constant.
FIG. 6B-1 is a variation display item displayed when the position of the target cursor I402 is changed when the pitch selected by the user is a curve and the dominant arm information of the pitcher character is right. It is a figure which shows an example of I631. The length of the change amount display item I631 is Lb and is constant regardless of the position of the target cursor I402 from P621 to P624.

Next, referring to FIGS. 6A-2 and 6B-2, the target cursor I402 and the length of the change amount display item when changing the change amount of the changing sphere in accordance with the target position are described. The relationship will be described.
FIG. 6A-2 is a change amount display item displayed when the position of the target cursor I402 is changed when the pitch type selected by the user is a slider and the dominant arm information of the pitcher character is right. It is a figure which shows an example of I611-I615. First, at the position of P601 where the target cursor I402 is within the range of the strike zone item I401, the length of the change amount display item I611 is La.
Next, when the target cursor I402 is at a position of P602, P603, P604 which is outside the range of the strike zone item I401 and the changing direction of the changing sphere approaches the strike zone item I401, the change amount display items I612, I613, The lengths of I614 are La1, La2, and La3, respectively. Here, the lengths La1, La2, La3 are all shorter than the length La. Therefore, the user can visually understand that the change amount decreases when the changing direction of the changing sphere is the horizontal direction and the changing direction approaches from the ball zone to the strike zone. In addition, the length has a relation of La1>La2> La3, and becomes shorter as the position of the target cursor I402 becomes farther from the strike zone item I401. Therefore, when the changing direction of the changing sphere is horizontal and the changing direction approaches the strike zone from the ball zone, the user can visually understand that the changing amount decreases as the target position moves away from the strike zone.

If the target cursor I402 is within the range of the strike zone item I401, the length of the change amount display item I611 is always La. Further, even if the target cursor I402 is at the position of P605 outside the range of the strike zone item I401, if the changing direction of the changing sphere moves away from the strike zone item I401, the length of the change amount display item I615 is La. ..
Therefore, the user can visually understand that the changing direction of the changing sphere is horizontal and the changing amount does not change within the range of the strike zone of the target position. Furthermore, the user can visually understand that the changing direction of the changing sphere is horizontal and that the changing amount does not change in the changing direction further away from the ball zone than the strike zone.

FIG. 6B-2 is a change amount display item displayed when the position of the target cursor I402 is changed when the pitch type selected by the user is a curve and the dominant arm information of the pitcher character is right. It is a figure which shows an example of I631 to I635. First, at the position of P621 where the target cursor I402 is within the range of the strike zone item I401, the length of the change amount display item I631 is Lb.
Next, when the target cursor I402 is at the position of P622, P623, P624 which is outside the range of the strike zone item I401 and the horizontal component of the changing direction of the changing sphere approaches the strike zone item I401, the change amount. The lengths of the display items I632, I633, and I634 are Lb1, Lb2, and Lb3, respectively. Here, the lengths Lb1, Lb2, Lb3 are all shorter than the length Lb. In addition, the length has a relationship of Lb1>Lb2> Lb3, and becomes shorter as the position of the target cursor I402 moves away from the strike zone item I401.

If the target cursor I402 is within the range of the strike zone item I401, the length of the change amount display item I631 is always Lb. Even if the target cursor I402 is at the position of P625 outside the range of the strike zone item I401, if the horizontal component of the changing direction of the changing sphere moves away from the strike zone item I401, the change amount display item I635 is displayed. The length is Lb.
In this way, by changing the length of the change amount display item, the user can intuitively understand visually that the change amount of the change sphere is changed according to the target position.

The user changes the position of the target cursor I402 and releases the finger from the touch panel to determine the target position and the amount of change in the changing ball, and the pitcher character makes a transition to the actual pitching motion.
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of an animation screen G700 displayed when the user releases the finger from the touch panel.
A pitcher character CH301, a batter character CH302, a catcher character CH303, a release circle C701, and a landing circle C702 are displayed on the screen G700. It should be noted that the same symbols as those in FIG.

The pitcher character CH301 starts a pitching motion.
The release circle C701 is an item that serves as an index for determining the timing when the user gives an instruction when the pitcher character releases the ball from the ball. The release circle C701 is an item indicated by a circle. The size of the release circle C701 gradually decreases as time passes. At this time, the release circle C701 becomes smaller with the center position remaining the same.
Like the release circle C701, the landing circle C702 is an item that serves as an index when the user determines the release timing when the pitcher character releases the ball from the ball. The landing circle C702 is a ring-shaped item and is displayed at a position that coincides with the center of the release circle C701. Unlike the release circle C701, the landing circle C702 does not change in size over time.

  The user touches the touch panel at a timing such that the size of the release circle C701, which becomes gradually smaller, becomes the same as the size of the landing circle C702, so that the pitcher character releases the ball at a favorable timing. When the ball is released at a good timing, the pitch of the ball thrown by the pitcher character can be improved.

  On the screen G700, the animation of the action after the pitcher character CH301 releases the ball is continuously displayed. The ball released from the hand of the pitcher character CH301 is displayed so as to face the catcher character CH303 based on the trajectory information of the ball. At this time, if the type of sphere selected by the user is a changing sphere, the trajectory information is affected by the amount of change of the changing sphere.

In the present embodiment, when the type of sphere selected by the user is a changing sphere, the change amount of the changing sphere is changed according to the target position. Specifically, as described above, when the horizontal component of the changing direction of the changing sphere is the changing direction approaching the strike zone from the ball zone, the change amount decreases. Further, in the case where the horizontal direction component of the changing direction of the changing sphere approaches the strike zone from the ball zone, the amount of change decreases as the target position moves away from the strike zone.
In this way, the amount of change decreases in the case where the horizontal component of the changing direction of the changing sphere approaches the strike zone from the ball zone. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the strike count from occurring or make it difficult for the strike count to occur even if the changing ball in the changing direction approaching the strike zone from the ball zone is thrown.

[2. Game system configuration]
Next, an outline of a game system for realizing the game described above will be described.
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of the overall hardware configuration of the game system 1 according to the present embodiment. In the game system 1 according to the present embodiment, the server device 30 and the plurality of game devices 10 are wirelessly connected via the network 20.

  The game device 10 is a device for operating the above-described game, and is, for example, a portable communication device such as a smartphone, a portable game dedicated device, a tablet, or a stationary game device. The game device 10 includes a CPU 101, a ROM 102, a RAM 103, a communication unit 104, an operation unit 105, a display unit 106, and a storage device 107.

  The CPU 101 reads the control program stored in the ROM 102 into the RAM 103 and executes various processes. The ROM 102 stores a control program (OS or the like) necessary for operating the game device 10. A flash memory (NVRAM) may be used instead of the ROM 102. The RAM 103 is used as a main memory of the CPU 101 and a temporary storage area such as a work area. The communication unit 104 performs communication processing with the server device 30 and another game device 10 via the network 20. The operation unit 105 receives various operations by the user. When the display unit 106 is a liquid crystal display panel equipped with a touch panel, the touch panel is the operation unit 105. The display unit 106 displays various information such as the screen of the game described above. The storage device 107 mainly stores a game program related to the game, various data related to the game, and the like.

  The functions and processing of the game device 10 are realized by the CPU 101 reading a program stored in the ROM 102 or the storage device 107 and executing the program. Further, as another example, the CPU 101 may read a program stored in a removable recording medium such as an SD card, instead of reading the program stored in the ROM 102 or the like. The means for supplying the program to the computer may be a computer-readable recording medium such as a CD-ROM in which the program is recorded or a transmission medium such as the Internet for transmitting the program. Hereinafter, the game device 10 will be described as a smartphone having a liquid crystal display panel having a touch panel.

  The server device 30 includes a CPU 301, a ROM 302, a RAM 303, a communication unit 304, and a storage device 305.

  The CPU 301 reads out the control program stored in the ROM 302 and executes various processes. The RAM 303 is used as a main memory of the CPU 301 and a temporary storage area such as a work area. The communication unit 304 performs communication processing with the game device 10 and other external devices via the network 20. The storage device 305 stores a game-related program, identification information such as an ID of a user who operates the game device 10, and other various information required for the game for each user. Note that some of these pieces of information may be stored in a database or the like (not shown).

  FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing an example of a functional configuration for executing the game described in FIGS. 3 to 7 in the game device 10.

  The storage device 107 of the game device 10 stores a game program for executing a game, and the storage device 107 further includes a data storage unit 1071 that stores various data necessary for game processing. For example, the data storage unit 1071 stores player character data DT1, match situation data DT2, reference data DT3, pitch data DT4, and the like. The player character data DT1 and the reference data DT3 are fixed data that do not depend on the match situation. The match situation data DT2 is data updated according to the match situation. The pitching data DT4 is data that is updated according to the type of pitch selected by the user.

The player character data DT1 includes various kinds of information regarding the player character. For example, the player character data DT1 includes pitcher character information of a pitcher character, fielder character information of a fielder character, and the like belonging to the user's team. In addition, the player character data DT1 includes information about the player character necessary for advancing the game.
The match situation data DT2 is composed of various pieces of information regarding the match at the present time point since the match was started. For example, the game situation data DT2 includes the number of innings, the score, the presence or absence of a runner, the number of strikes, the number of ball counts, the number of out counts, pitcher character information for pitching, batter character information for a bat. In addition, the match situation data DT2 includes information about the match situation necessary for advancing the game.

  The reference data DT3 is composed of various kinds of information necessary for performing the processing of this embodiment. For example, the reference data DT3 includes the initial value of the position information of the target position, the position information of the determination reference surface, and the information of the sphere type that changes in the changing direction including the horizontal component. Further, in the reference data DT3, the position information of the target position (region of the target position), which is determined to be the change direction in which the horizontal component of the changing direction of the changing sphere approaches from the ball zone to the strike zone, and the pitcher Information about a combination of the character's dominant arm information and the ball type information is included. Further, the reference data DT3 includes information in which the change amount of the changing sphere (or the reference change amount) and the length of the change amount display item are associated with each other.

  The pitching data DT4 includes information necessary for the pitcher character to pitch. For example, the pitch data DT4 includes information on the type of ball selected by the user, information on the target position selected by the user, information on the amount of change in the changing ball, and the like.

The game device 10 also includes a game control unit 120, and the functions of the game control unit 120 are realized by the CPU 101 executing a game program stored in the storage device 107.
The game control unit 120 performs control necessary for a user to play a game on the game device 10. In addition, the game control unit 120 controls a game in which an object is moved in the game space according to a user's operation.
Here, the game space is a virtual three-dimensional space or a two-dimensional space. In the present embodiment, the game space is, for example, a virtual three-dimensional space for throwing a ball. A user is a game player. An object is one that moves in the game space. In the present embodiment, the object is, for example, a sphere. Moving is moving. In the present embodiment, the movement means, for example, moving in a virtual three-dimensional space. The game is a game including at least moving an object. In the present embodiment, the game is, for example, a baseball game.

The game control unit 120 further includes a changing unit 121, a receiving unit 122, and a display control unit 123.
The changing unit 121 changes the movement of the object when changing the movement of the object in a change direction including a horizontal component on the reference plane as the object moves toward the predetermined reference plane. Change according to the target position of.

  Here, the reference plane is a plane set in the game space. In the present embodiment, the reference plane is, for example, a determination reference plane along the vertical direction for determining whether the ball is a strike or a ball when it reaches. Further, in the present embodiment, the vertical direction is, for example, a direction orthogonal to a horizontal plane set in the game space. The horizontal direction is a direction parallel to the reference plane and parallel to the horizontal plane set in the game space. In the present embodiment, the horizontal direction is, for example, a direction parallel to the determination reference plane and a direction orthogonal to the vertical direction. The changing direction including the horizontal component is a direction including at least a direction parallel to the horizontal plane, and excludes the case of only the vertical direction. In the present embodiment, the change direction including the horizontal component excludes, for example, a direction only in the vertical direction among the directions parallel to the determination reference plane. Change is to change. In the present embodiment, the change means, for example, that the trajectory of the thrown ball is curved. The amount of change is the size of change. In this embodiment, the amount of change is, for example, the size of bending when the sphere bends. The target position is a target position when the object is moved toward the reference plane without changing. In the present embodiment, the target position is, for example, a target position when reaching the determination reference surface when the ball is pitched straight toward the determination reference surface in the game space. Changing the amount of change according to the target position of the object means that the amount of change differs depending on whether the target position of the object is the first position or the second position different from the first position. It is the amount of change.

In addition, the changing unit 121 determines a change amount that changes the movement of the object in a change direction that includes the horizontal component of the reference plane as the object moves toward the reference plane, as the horizontal component of the reference plane of the change direction. Change based on.
In addition, the changing unit 121 determines that the target position is outside the predetermined range set on the reference plane, and the change direction that changes the movement of the object along the reference plane as the object moves toward the reference plane is predetermined. When the change direction is outside the range of (1) and approaches a predetermined range, the amount of change that changes the movement of the object in the change direction is reduced as the object is moved toward the reference plane.
Here, the change along the reference surface means a change in parallel to the reference surface regardless of whether it is in contact with or away from the reference surface. In the present embodiment, the change along the reference plane means, for example, a change along the reference plane regardless of whether it is in contact with the reference plane or is off. The predetermined range is a predetermined area on the reference surface. In the present embodiment, the predetermined range is, for example, the strike zone set on the determination reference plane. In the present embodiment, the strike zone is, for example, a region that is determined to be a strike when a ball that reaches the determination reference surface passes by. The outside of the predetermined range is outside the predetermined area on the reference surface. In the present embodiment, the outside of the predetermined range is, for example, the outside of the strike zone set on the determination reference surface and the ball zone. In the present embodiment, the ball zone is, for example, an area that is determined to be a ball when a ball that reaches the determination reference surface passes through. "To approach the predetermined range from outside the predetermined range" means to approach the area from the outside of a predetermined area of the reference surface when viewed from a direction orthogonal to the reference surface. In the present embodiment, "to approach the predetermined range from outside the predetermined range" means, for example, to approach the strike zone from the ball zone when viewed from a direction orthogonal to the determination reference plane.

The changing unit 121 changes the movement of the object along the reference plane as the object moves toward the reference plane, and the changing direction approaches the reference point set on the reference plane in the horizontal direction on the reference plane. When the change direction component is included, based on the horizontal position of the target position from the reference point, the amount of change that changes the movement of the object in the change direction as the object is moved toward the reference plane is changed. To do.
Here, the reference point is a point set on the reference plane and is a reference point for specifying the position of the target position in the horizontal direction. In the present embodiment, the reference point is, for example, any point on the reference line set on the determination reference plane, and is a reference point for specifying how far the target position is in the horizontal direction. In the present embodiment, the reference line is, for example, a line along the vertical direction that passes through the center of the strike zone.

Further, the changing unit 121 identifies the changing direction based on the information on the dominant arm of the character and the information on the type of ball thrown by the character.
Here, the character is an object that appears in the game. The character of this embodiment is, for example, a pitcher character who throws a ball. The dominant arm is an arm used when moving an object. The dominant arm of the present embodiment is, for example, an arm when the pitcher character throws a ball. To identify is to find out what applies.

The reception unit 122 receives various operations from the user. Further, the reception unit 122 receives an instruction to move the target position of the object from the user.
Here, the movement instruction is an instruction to move. In the present embodiment, the movement instruction is, for example, an instruction to move by a user touching an arbitrary position and performing an operation of sliding the touched position.

  The display control unit 123 performs various display processes on the display unit 106. Further, the display control unit 123 displays the target position changed according to the movement instruction received by the reception unit 122 on the display unit 106 while the reception unit 122 receives the movement instruction of the target position from the user. At the same time, the display item whose length is changed so as to correspond to the change amount changed by the changing unit 121 according to the target position is displayed on the display unit 106. Here, the display item is an image displayed on the display unit 106. The display item in the present embodiment is, for example, a change amount display item.

  In addition, the display control unit 123 divides the reference plane into a plurality of ranges, and displays the reference plane according to a range including the target position changed in accordance with the movement instruction received by the reception processing, among the plurality of ranges. Change the length of the item and display it.

[3. Flow of processing in game system]
Hereinafter, the flow of processing in the game device 10 according to the present embodiment will be described.
FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing an example of a process from the user selecting the pitch type of the pitcher character to pitch to the end of pitching in the game by the game device 10 according to the present embodiment. The processing described below is realized by the CPU 101 reading a game program stored in the storage device 107 into the RAM 103 and executing the game program.

  The flowchart of FIG. 10 shows a state in which the game control unit 120 is playing a match with another user's team or a computer, and the user's team is on the defensive side. The process is started when it is determined that the predetermined condition is satisfied. For example, the predetermined condition is that the number of innings is between 1 and 8 and the runner is on the second or third base, or the number of innings is 9 and the score of the user's team is the opponent. For example, if it exceeds the score of the team. However, the game control unit 120 may start all or random processing when the user team is on the defensive side.

The processing from S101 to S102 is processing for allowing the user to select a pitch type to be thrown by the pitcher character and acquiring pitch type information.
First, in S101, the display control unit 123 displays a screen G300 for allowing the user to select the type of pitch to be pitched by the pitcher character. Specifically, the game control unit 120 first identifies the player ID of the pitcher character currently pitched from the match situation data DT2, and extracts the pitcher character information corresponding to the player ID from the player character data DT1. Next, the display control unit 123 displays selectable pitch types that the pitcher character can pitch based on the extracted pitcher character information. Further, the display control unit 123 displays the ball power, the ball speed, and the reference change amount associated with the ball type, based on the extracted pitcher character information. A screen G300 shown in FIG. 3 is displayed on the display unit 106 by the processing of the display control unit 123.

  In S102, the reception unit 122 receives the selection of the type of ball by the user. When the user touches the touch panel and selects any one of the pitch type selection buttons B311a to B315a, the reception unit 122 acquires information on the pitch type corresponding to the selected pitch type selection buttons B311a to B315a, and throws the pitch. Store in data DT4.

In S103, the display control unit 123 displays an initial screen for allowing the user to select the target position for the pitcher character to pitch. It should be noted that the target position in the present embodiment is a target position when the ball reaches the judgment reference surface when the ball is pitched straight toward the judgment reference surface in the game space. Further, the determination reference surface in the present embodiment is a surface along the vertical direction for determining whether the ball is a strike or a ball when the ball reaches. The judgment reference plane is set on the home base. The user does not select the actual target position, but selects the target position using the target cursor I402 corresponding to the target position.
Specifically, first, the display control unit 123 displays the strike zone item I401 corresponding to the strike zone set on the determination reference plane. Further, the display control unit 123 displays the target cursor I402 by superimposing it on the center of the strike zone item I401. Further, when the sphere type selected by the user is not straight, that is, when the sphere type is a changing sphere, the display control unit 123 acquires information on the reference change amount associated with the sphere type selected by the user. The display control unit 123 displays the change amount display item I403 corresponding to the reference change amount. The display control unit 123 displays the change amount display item I403 with a longer length as the reference change amount of the change sphere is larger. The display control unit 123 determines the extension direction of the change amount display item I403 extending from the target cursor I402 based on the type of ball selected by the user.
The reference data DT3 stores information in which the reference change amount and the length of the change amount display item I403 are associated with each other. Therefore, the display control unit 123 can display the change amount display item I403 by referring to the reference data DT3. By the processing of the display control unit 123, the screen G400 shown in FIG. 4 is displayed on the display unit 106.

The processing from S104 to S112 is processing for displaying the amount of change according to the selected target position when the type of ball selected by the user is a changing ball. The processing from S104 to S112 is repeated until the instruction to move the target position is completed.
First, in S104, the reception unit 122 receives a target position movement instruction from the user, the game control unit 120 changes the target position according to the target position movement instruction, acquires position information of the changed target position, The pitch data DT4 is stored. Specifically, the accepting unit 122 accepts a user's operation of sliding the touch panel from the touched state, and acquires the slide amount and the sliding direction from the touched position. The game control unit 120 converts the slide amount and the slide direction from the touched position into the slide amount and the slide direction in the game space, and adds or subtracts the position information of the target position stored in the pitching data DT4. By doing so, the position information of the target position is updated. When the process first proceeds to S104, since the position information of the target position is not stored in the pitch data DT4, the game control unit 120 acquires the initial value of the position information of the target position from the reference data DT3. The updated position information of the target position is stored in the pitching data DT4.

  In S105, the game control unit 120 determines whether the type of ball selected by the user is a changing ball. If the sphere type is not a changing sphere, that is, if the sphere type is straight, it is not necessary to display the amount of change, so the processing is branched. If it is a changing sphere, the process proceeds to S106, and if it is not the changing sphere, the process proceeds to S111.

In S106, the game control unit 120 determines whether the changing direction of the changing sphere is a predetermined condition. The predetermined condition of the present embodiment is [1] a changing direction in which the changing direction of the changing sphere includes a horizontal component, and [2] a changing direction in which the changing direction of the changing sphere approaches the strike zone from the ball zone, More specifically, it refers to a case where the horizontal component of the changing direction of the changing sphere approaches from the ball zone to the strike zone.
First, the game control unit 120 determines [1] whether or not the changing direction of the changing sphere is a changing direction including a horizontal component, based on information on the type of sphere selected by the user. In the reference data DT3, for example, information on a slider, a shoot, and a curve is stored as information on the type of sphere that changes in a changing direction including a horizontal component. Therefore, the game control unit 120 can determine whether the changing direction of the changing sphere is the changing direction including the horizontal component by referring to the reference data DT3.

In addition, the game control unit 120 determines whether the horizontal direction component of the changing direction of the changing sphere [2] is a changing direction that approaches the strike zone from the ball zone, and the updated position information of the target position and the pitcher. The determination is made based on the dominant hand information of the character and the type of ball selected by the user. Here, the information on the dominant arm is referred to because the direction of change cannot be specified only by the information on the type of ball. That is, even for the same type of ball, the direction of change varies depending on the dominant arm.
For example, if the target position is the ball zone on the right side of the strike zone, the pitcher character's dominant arm information is on the right, and the type of ball is a slider or a curve, the horizontal component of the changing direction of the changing ball is It is determined that the direction of change is closer to the strike zone from the ball zone. If the target position is the ball zone on the left side of the strike zone, the pitcher character's dominant arm information is on the right, and the pitch type is a shot, the horizontal component of the changing direction of the changing ball is the ball zone. From this, it is determined that the direction of change approaches the strike zone.

  On the other hand, when the target position is the ball zone on the right side of the strike zone, the pitcher character's dominant arm information is on the left, and the pitch type is a shot, the horizontal component of the changing direction of the changing ball is from the ball zone. It is determined that the direction of change approaches the strike zone. When the target position is the ball zone on the left side of the strike zone, the pitcher character's dominant arm information is on the left, and the type of ball is a slider or a curve, the horizontal component of the changing direction of the changing ball is It is determined that the direction of change is closer to the strike zone from the ball zone.

In the reference data DT3, the position information of the target position, the pitcher character's dominant arm information, which is determined to be the changing direction in which the horizontal component of the changing direction of the changing sphere approaches the strike zone, and the ball Information on combinations with seed information is stored. Therefore, by referring to the reference data DT3, the game control unit 120 can determine whether or not the horizontal direction component of the changing direction of the changing sphere is a changing direction that approaches the strike zone from the ball zone.
If the horizontal component of the changing direction of the changing sphere is a predetermined condition, the process proceeds to S107, and if not, the process proceeds to S109.

In S107, the changing unit 121 changes the amount of change of the changing ball according to the updated target position, and stores the information of the changed amount in the pitching data DT4.
Here, the changing unit 121 changes the variation amount of the variation sphere so that the variation amount is different from the reference variation amount associated with the sphere type. Specifically, the changing unit 121 changes the change amount so that the change amount is smaller than that in the case where the updated target position is in the strike zone. Note that, in S106, [2] it is determined that the horizontal component of the changing direction of the changing sphere is the changing direction approaching the strike zone from the ball zone, and the process proceeds to S107. Therefore, in S107, the target position is the ball zone. It is assumed that there is.
Further, the changing unit 121 changes so that the change amount of the changing sphere decreases as the distance from the reference line to the target position increases. More specifically, the changing unit 121 changes when the distance between the updated target position and the strike zone is farther than the amount of change of the changing sphere when the distance between the updated target position and the strike zone is short. Change to reduce the amount of change in the sphere.
The reference data DT3 stores information in which the distance from the reference line set on the determination reference plane to the target position horizontally separated and the amount of change are associated with each other.

FIG. 12A is a diagram for explaining information in which the distance from the reference line to the target position and the amount of change are associated with each other.
FIG. 12A shows the strike zone ST1202 set on the determination reference plane F1201. On the determination reference plane F1201, a reference line RL1203 is set along the vertical direction passing through the center of the strike zone ST1202. A position distant from the reference line RL1203 by a distance L1206 in the horizontal direction is a boundary line of the strike zone ST1202.
The characteristic line Gr1209 is an example of information in which the distance from the reference line RL1203 to the horizontal target position and the amount of change are associated with each other. In the characteristic line Gr1209, the amount of change in the target position from the reference line RL1203 to the distance L1206 in the horizontal direction is constant, but the characteristic line Gr1209 continuously decreases in proportion to becoming larger than the distance L1206. The amount of change from the reference line RL1203 to the distance L1206 in the horizontal direction corresponds to the reference amount of change associated with the type of ball selected by the user.
Therefore, the target position P1205 farther from the reference line RL1203 in the horizontal direction has a smaller change amount than the target position P1204 closer to the horizontal direction from the reference line RL1203.

As described above, since the reference data DT3 stores the information in which the distance from the reference line to the target position distant from the reference line in the horizontal direction and the variation amount are stored, the changing unit 121 stores the reference data DT3. By referring, the amount of change of the changing sphere can be changed according to the updated target position.
It should be noted that the reference data DT3 is not limited to the case where the information in which the distance from the reference line to the target position distant in the horizontal direction and the change amount are associated is stored. The reference data DT3 may store information in which the distance from the target position to the strike zone and the change amount are associated with each other. In this case, information on the amount of change that is continuously reduced in proportion to the increase in the distance between the target position and the strike zone is stored. The distance between the target position and the strike zone is the shortest distance of the straight line distance from the target position to the strike zone.

In S108, the display control unit 123 displays the updated target position and the changed amount of change.
Specifically, the display control unit 123 displays the target cursor I402 at a position in the movement amount and the movement direction that matches the slide amount and the slide direction from the touched position acquired in S104. However, the display control unit 123 may display the target cursor I402 in association with the updated position information of the target position. When the process proceeds from S106 through S107 to S108, since the target position is the ball zone, the display control unit 123 displays the target cursor I402 at a position where it does not overlap the strike zone item I401.
Further, the display control unit 123 changes the position of the change amount display item I403 and displays it in association with the position of the target cursor I402. On the other hand, the display control unit 123 changes and displays the length of the change amount display item in association with the changed change amount information. The display control unit 123 changes the length of the display item according to the changed amount of change and displays the item. Here, since the amount of change has decreased from the reference amount of change when proceeding to S108, the length of the change amount display item is longer than the length of the change amount display item I403 displayed on the screen G400 shown in FIG. Displayed short.
The reference data DT3 stores information in which the change amount of the change sphere and the length of the change amount display item are associated with each other. Here, information on the length of the change amount display item in which the change amount of the change sphere changes in proportion to the size and continuously changes is stored. Therefore, the display control unit 123 can change the length of the change amount display item by referring to the reference data DT3.
By the processing of the display control unit 123, for example, as shown in FIG. 6A-2, as the target cursor I402 moves away from the strike zone item I401 like P602, P603, and P604, the change amount display item I612, A display is realized in which the lengths of I613 and I614 are gradually shortened to La1, La2, and La3, respectively.

In S109, the changing unit 121 makes the amount of change of the changing ball constant regardless of the updated target position, and stores the information of the amount of change in the pitching data DT4.
Here, the changing unit 121 determines the reference change amount associated with the sphere type as the change amount of the changing sphere as it is. Therefore, the change amount of the changing sphere is decreased in step S107 by advancing to step S107 by determining that the horizontal direction component of the changing direction of [2] the changing sphere is the approaching direction from the ball zone to the strike zone. Will be larger than the changed amount.
In S110, the display control unit 123 displays the updated target position and the changed amount.
Specifically, the display control unit 123 displays the target cursor I402 at a position in the movement amount and the movement direction that matches the slide amount and the slide direction from the touched position acquired in S104. This process is similar to the process of displaying the target cursor I402 in S108. When the process proceeds from S106 to S110 via S109, the updated target position may be the strike zone or the ball zone. Therefore, the display control unit 123 displays the target cursor I402 at the position where it is superimposed on the strike zone item I401 or the position where it is not superimposed.
Further, the display control unit 123 changes the position of the change amount display item I403 and displays it in association with the position of the target cursor I402. However, since the reference change amount is used as it is, the display control unit 123 displays the length of the change amount display item in the same length as the length of the change amount display item I403 displayed in S103.
By the processing of the display control unit 123, for example, as shown in FIG. 5, a display in which the length of the change amount display item I403 is not changed is realized when the target cursor I402 is within the range of the strike zone item I401. Even if the target position is in the ball zone, if the horizontal direction component of the changing direction of the changing sphere is not in the changing direction approaching the strike zone from the ball zone, for example, as shown in FIG. As described above, the display in which the length of the change amount display item I615 is not changed when the target cursor I402 is at the position P605 is realized.

On the other hand, if the sphere type is not the changing sphere in S105, that is, if the sphere type is straight, the process proceeds to S111.
In S111, the display control unit 123 displays the updated target position. Specifically, the display control unit 123 displays the target cursor I402 at a position in the movement amount and the movement direction that matches the slide amount and the slide direction from the touched position acquired in S104. This process is similar to the process of displaying the target cursor I402 in S108.
If the type of ball is straight, it is not necessary to display the amount of change, and therefore the changing unit 121 does not perform the process related to the amount of change.

In S112, the reception unit 122 determines whether the target position has been determined. Specifically, the reception unit 122 determines that the target position has been determined when the user releases the finger from the touch panel, that is, when the user touches up, and the target position has not been determined when the user remains in the touched state. To determine. If it is determined that the target position has been determined, the process proceeds to S113. When it is determined that the target position has not been determined, the process returns to S104, and the processes from S104 to S112 are repeated until the target position is determined.
The receiving unit 122 can continuously receive the instruction to move the target position by acquiring the slide amount and the sliding direction at a high sampling rate when the user slides the touch panel from the touched state. In this case, the game control unit 120 repeatedly executes the processing from S104 to S112 for each sampling to display the target cursor I402 corresponding to the target position acquired for each sampling or change the target cursor I402 for each sampling. A change amount display item corresponding to the change amount can be displayed.

Here, with reference to FIG. 12A, the display transition of the change amount display item that is displayed when the user slides from the touched state and repeatedly executes the processing from S104 to S112 will be described. To do. Here, it is assumed that the game control unit 120 updates the target position from the target position P1204 to the target position P1205 after updating the plurality of target positions by sliding the touch panel touched by the user. This operation corresponds to the operation of instructing the movement of the target position so that the distance from the reference line to the target position gradually increases.
Here, as described in S107, the reference data DT3 stores information in which the distance from the reference line to the target position and the amount of change are associated with each other. For example, it is assumed that the reference data DT3 stores information on the amount of change that continuously decreases in proportion to the increase in the distance from the reference line to the target position. Further, as described in S108 described above, it is assumed that the reference data DT3 stores information in which the variation amount of the variation sphere and the length of the variation display item are associated with each other.

First, the display control unit 123 refers to the reference data DT3, and based on the amount of change associated with the distance from the reference line RL1203 to the target position P1204, for example, the length shown in FIG. 6A-2. The change amount display item I612 of La1 is displayed.
Next, until the receiving unit 122 receives the user's instruction to move the target position and the game control unit 120 updates the target position from the target position P1204 to the target position P1205, the display control unit 123 performs steps S104 to S112. Repeat the process.
Therefore, the display control unit 123 displays, for example, the change amount display item I614 of the length La3 shown in FIG. 6A-2 based on the change amount associated with the distance from the reference line RL1203 to the target position P1205. Until then, the target cursor I402 and the change amount display item are displayed. That is, the display control unit 123 displays, for example, the change amount display item I613 having the length La2 shown in FIG. 6A-2.

At this time, the length La2 of the change amount display item I613 is a length associated with the change amount that continuously decreases in proportion to the increase in the distance from the reference line RL1203 to the target position. It is shorter than the length La1 of the quantity display item I613. In addition, the length La3 of the change amount display item I614 is a length associated with the change amount that continuously decreases in proportion to the increase in the distance from the reference line RL1203 to the target position. It is shorter than the length La2 of the display item I613.
As a result, the display control unit 123 continuously reduces the length of the change amount display item when the user issues a movement instruction to update the target position from the target position P1204 to the target position P1205. indicate. Therefore, the user can recognize that the change amount continuously decreases as the target position moves away from the strike zone. On the contrary, when the movement instruction to update the target position from the target position P1205 to the target position P1204 is issued, the display control unit 123 continuously increases and displays the length of the change amount display item. . Therefore, the user can recognize that the amount of change continuously increases as the target position approaches the strike zone. In this way, the display control unit 123 continuously changes and displays the length of the change amount display item when the user slides from the touched state.

Returning to the flowchart of FIG. 10, if it is determined in S112 that the target position has been determined, the process proceeds to S113. When proceeding to S113, the pitch data DT4 stores information on the type of ball selected by the user, information on the amount of change when the type of ball selected by the user is a changing ball, and position information on the target position.
The processing from S113 to S115 is processing for displaying the animation that the pitcher character throws based on the information stored in the pitching data DT4.

  In S113, the display control unit 123 starts displaying an animation in which the pitcher character pitches. Further, the display control unit 123 displays the release circle C701 and the impact circle C702 so as to be concentric with each other, and starts displaying an animation for gradually reducing the size of the release circle C701.

  In S114, the reception unit 122 receives from the user the release timing at which the pitcher character releases the ball. The accepting unit 122 acquires timing information when the user touches the touch panel after starting an animation that reduces the size of the release circle C701 with time. The reception unit 122 stores the acquired timing information in the pitching data DT4. Here, the timing information affects the ball power associated with the ball type selected by the user. For example, the timing information when the user touches at a timing such that the size of the release circle C701 becomes the same as the size of the landing circle C702 has an effect of improving the ball power. On the other hand, the timing information when the user touches at timings of different sizes such that the size of the release circle C701 is larger or smaller than the size of the landing circle C702 has an effect of reducing the ball power. The timing information is not limited to the ball power, but may affect at least one of the target position, the ball speed, and the change amount of the changing ball.

  In S115, the game control unit 120 releases the ball based on the ball speed information associated with the ball type selected by the user, in addition to the information stored in the pitching data DT4 when the target position is determined. The trajectory information of the sphere in the game space from the time when it is played to the time when it reaches the determination reference plane is generated. At this time, the game control unit 120 may correct at least one of the position information of the target position, the ball speed information, and the change amount information of the changing ball, based on the timing information.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of trajectory information when the game space is viewed from the vertical direction, that is, trajectory information when viewed from a direction orthogonal to a horizontal plane set in the game space. Here, trajectory information T1 and T2 when the pitcher character CH1101 throws a ball toward the determination reference plane F1102 is shown. A strike zone ST1103 is set on a part of the judgment reference plane F1102. A reference line RL1108 is set at the center of the strike zone ST1103. Here, since the game space is viewed from the vertical direction, the reference line RL1108 can be replaced as the reference point.
The trajectory information T1 is the changing direction in which the changing direction of the changing sphere moves away from the reference line RL1108 in the horizontal direction. More specifically, in the trajectory information T1, the ball type is a slider or a curve, the dominant arm information of the pitcher character is right, and [1] the changing direction of the changing ball is a changing direction including a horizontal component, Since the target position P1104 is the strike zone ST1103, [2] this is trajectory information when the horizontal component of the changing direction of the changing sphere is not the changing direction approaching from the ball zone to the strike zone. In this case, in order to proceed from S106 to S109 described above, in S109, the changing unit 121 determines the reference change amount associated with the type of ball as the change amount of the changing sphere as it is. Here, the trajectory information T1 changes from the target position P1104 to a position P1105 that is a distance S1 apart in the horizontal direction.

On the other hand, in the trajectory information T2, the changing direction of the changing sphere approaches the reference line RL1108 in the horizontal direction. More specifically, in the trajectory information T2, since the pitch type is a slider or a curve, and the dominant arm information of the pitcher character is right, [1] the changing direction of the changing ball is a changing direction including a horizontal component, Since the target position P1106 is not the strike zone ST1103 but the ball zone, [2] this is trajectory information when the horizontal component of the changing direction of the changing sphere is the changing direction approaching the strike zone from the ball zone. In this case, in order to proceed from S106 to S107 described above, in S107, the changing unit 121 changes the change amount so that the change amount is smaller than that in the case where the target position is the strike zone ST1103. Therefore, the trajectory information T2 changes only horizontally from the target position P1106 to a position P1107 that is a distance S2 shorter than the distance S1 of the trajectory information T1.
In this way, the change amount of the changing sphere is changed based on the horizontal component of the changing direction on the determination reference plane F1102. Specifically, the amount of change in the horizontal component is changed so that the amount of change in the case of approaching the reference line RL1108 is smaller than that in the case of moving away from the reference line RL1108.
Also, the change amount of the changing sphere is [2] the horizontal component of the changing direction of the changing sphere when the horizontal component of the changing direction of the changing sphere approaches the strike zone ST1103 from the ball zone. Is changed so as to be smaller than that in the case where the change direction does not approach the strike zone ST1103 from the ball zone.

The display control unit 123 converts the generated trajectory information so as to project it on the display unit 106, thereby displaying an animation in which the ball thrown by the pitcher character is directed to the batter character or the catcher character. When the game control unit 120 determines that the predetermined condition is satisfied after the animation is displayed, the game control unit 120 repeats the processing from S101 to S115 again.
As described above, when the changing direction of the changing sphere is the changing direction that includes the horizontal component, and the changing direction of the changing component of the changing sphere is the horizontal direction, the amount of change is Decrease. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the strike count from occurring or make it difficult for the strike count to occur even if the changing ball in the changing direction approaching the strike zone from the ball zone is thrown. Therefore, when the user operates the pitcher character, it is possible to prevent the striking count from being easily obtained by making heavy use of the changing ball in the changing direction approaching the strike zone from the ball zone. Further, when the user operates the batter character, even if the changing ball thrown by the pitcher is in the changing direction approaching the strike zone from the ball zone, it is difficult for the strike count to occur, so it is determined not to swing. be able to.
As a result, when the pitcher character throws a changing ball, the number of balls that the batter character is likely to hit increases, so that there is a high possibility of a so-called batting game, so that the interest of the game can be further improved.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is a program for controlling a game in which an object is moved in the game space according to a user's operation, and the object is moved toward a predetermined reference plane. When the movement of the object is changed in a change direction including a horizontal component on the reference plane, the change amount for changing the movement of the object is changed according to the target position of the object. Since the amount of change is changed according to the target position of the object, it is possible to improve the fun of the game as compared with the case where the amount of change is constant regardless of the target position.
Specifically, as the sphere moves toward the determination reference plane set in the game space, the changing unit 121 changes the direction including the horizontal component on the determination reference plane, that is, the horizontal direction or the horizontal direction. When the movement of the sphere is changed in an oblique direction between the vertical direction and the vertical direction, the amount of change that changes the movement of the sphere is changed according to the target position of the sphere. Therefore, since the amount of change is changed according to the target position of the ball, it is possible to improve the fun of the game as compared with the case where the amount of change is constant regardless of the target position.

Further, according to the present embodiment, in the changing process, as the object is moved toward the reference plane, a change amount that changes the movement of the object in a change direction including a horizontal component on the reference plane is set. , The change direction based on the horizontal component of the reference plane. Therefore, as compared with the case where the amount of change is changed regardless of the horizontal component, the interest of the game can be improved.
Specifically, if the horizontal component of the changing direction of the changing sphere changes from the ball zone to a strike, the amount of change is changed, and the horizontal component of the changing direction of the changing sphere changes from the strike zone to the ball zone. If so, the change amount is not changed. Therefore, since the amount of change is changed when the horizontal component of the changing direction of the changing sphere is a predetermined condition, compared to the case where the amount of change is changed regardless of the horizontal component, the game It is possible to improve the interest of.

Further, according to the present embodiment, the program performs a reception process of receiving a movement instruction of the target position of the object from a user, and the reception process while receiving a movement instruction of the target position from the user by the reception process. The target position changed according to the movement instruction received by the display unit is displayed on the display unit, and the length is changed so as to correspond to the change amount changed by the changing process according to the target position. A computer is made to perform the display process which displays an item on the said display part. Therefore, the user can visually understand that the amount of change is changed by giving an instruction to move the target position.
Specifically, the display control unit 123 changes according to the movement instruction received by the reception unit 122 while the reception unit 122 receives the movement instruction to change the position of the target cursor I402 indicating the target position from the user. The selected target cursor I402 is displayed on the display unit 106. Further, the display control unit 123 displays on the display unit 106 a change amount display item whose length is changed based on the change amount changed by the changing unit 121 according to the target position. Therefore, the user can visually understand that the change amount is changed by visually recognizing the change amount display item.

  Further, according to a modified example to be described later, in the display process, the reference surface is divided into a plurality of ranges, and the target changed in the plurality of ranges according to a movement instruction accepted by the acceptance process. The length of the display item is changed and displayed according to the range including the position. Therefore, the user can visually understand that the change amount is changed in accordance with the range divided into a plurality by instructing the movement of the target position.

Further, according to this embodiment, in the changing process, a changing direction that changes the movement of the object along the reference plane as the object is moved toward the reference plane is set to the reference plane. When the reference point includes a component of a changing direction approaching in the horizontal direction on the reference plane, the object is moved toward the reference plane based on the position of the target position in the horizontal direction from the reference point. Therefore, the change amount for changing the movement of the object in the change direction is changed. Therefore, since the amount of change is changed based on a plurality of factors such as the direction of change and the position of the target position from the reference point, the interest of the game can be improved.
Specifically, the changing unit 121 determines that the changing direction that changes the movement of the sphere along the determination reference plane as the sphere moves toward the determination reference plane is the reference plane set on the determination reference plane. In the case of including a change direction component approaching in the upper horizontal direction, based on the horizontal position from the reference line of the target position, as the sphere moves toward the determination reference plane, the movement of the sphere is changed in the change direction. Change the amount of change. Therefore, the user can change the amount of change of the sphere based on a plurality of factors, so that the interest of the game can be improved. It should be noted that the determination reference plane may be set not at the reference line but at the reference point.

Further, according to this embodiment, in the changing process, the target position is outside the predetermined range set on the reference plane, and the object is moved as the object is moved toward the reference plane. When the change direction that changes along the reference plane is a change direction that approaches the predetermined range from outside the predetermined range, the movement of the object changes as the object moves toward the reference plane. Change to decrease the amount of change in the direction. Therefore, as compared with the case where the amount of change is constant, the fun of the game can be improved.
Specifically, the changing unit 121 determines that the target position is outside the strike zone set on the determination reference plane and moves the sphere along the determination reference plane as the sphere moves toward the determination reference plane. When the change direction to be changed is a change direction approaching the range of the strike zone from outside the range of the strike zone, the amount of change that changes the movement of the ball in the change direction as the ball moves toward the determination reference plane is set. Change to decrease. Therefore, since it is possible to prevent the user from easily obtaining the strike count, it is possible to improve the fun of the game.

According to the present embodiment, the game is a baseball game, the object is a ball, and the character in the game space throws a changing ball to change the trajectory of the ball in the changing direction. Therefore, the user can change the amount of change when the character throws the changing ball according to the target position, and can enjoy the bargaining with other users who are competing.
Further, according to the present embodiment, in the changing process, the changing direction is specified based on the information on the dominant arm of the character and the information on the type of ball thrown by the character. Even for the same type of ball, the changing direction is opposite depending on the dominant arm, and therefore the changing direction can be reliably specified based on the information indicating the dominant arm.

[4. Modification]
Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the drawings, the specific configuration is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be appropriately changed without departing from the scope of the present invention.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the object is a sphere has been described, but the object is not limited to the sphere. For example, the object may be a ball and applied to a ball game. The object may be a flying object and applied to sports such as badminton and battledore. Further, in the present embodiment, it can be used for an esports (esports) competition.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the reference data DT3 stores information in which the distance from the reference line to the target position and the change amount are associated with each other, and for example, the distance from the reference line to the target position becomes large. Although the case where the information on the amount of change that continuously decreases in proportion to is stored is described, the present invention is not limited to this case.

For example, the reference data DT3 may store information on the amount of change that gradually decreases as the distance from the reference line to the target position increases.
FIG. 12B is a diagram for explaining information in which the distance from the reference line to the target position and the variation amount are associated with each other.
FIG. 12B shows the strike zone ST1212 set on the determination reference plane F1211. On the determination reference plane F1211, a reference line RL1213 is set along the vertical direction passing through the center of the strike zone ST1212. A position distant from the reference line RL1213 by a distance L1216 in the horizontal direction is a boundary line of the strike zone ST1212.
The characteristic line Gr1219 is an example of information in which the distance from the reference line RL1213 to the target position in the horizontal direction and the amount of change are associated with each other. In the characteristic line Gr1219, the amount of change in the target position from the reference line RL1213 to the distance L1216 in the horizontal direction is constant. Are decreasing in stages. That is, outside the range of the strike zone ST1212, the range is divided into ranges A1220 and A1221, and the amount of change is different for each range. The amount of change from the reference line RL1213 to the distance L1216 in the horizontal direction corresponds to the amount of reference change associated with the type of ball selected by the user.

In this way, the reference data DT3 stores information on the amount of change that gradually decreases as the distance from the reference line to the target position increases, that is, information on the amount of change that differs for each range of the determination reference surface. May be.
In this case, when the game control unit 120 updates the target position from the target position P1214 to the target position P1215 by sliding the touch panel from the state where the user touches the touch panel, the moment when the boundary between the range A1220 and the range 1221 is crossed. In addition, the display control unit 123 changes and displays the length of the change amount display item based on the change amount that is gradually reduced and is stored in the reference data DT3.
As a result, when the target position is updated from the target position P1214 to the target position P1215, the display control unit 123 gradually reduces and displays the length of the change amount display item. Therefore, the user can recognize that the amount of change gradually decreases as the target position moves away from the strike zone. On the contrary, when the target position is updated from the target position P1215 to the target position P1214, the display control unit 123 gradually increases and displays the length of the change amount display item. Therefore, the user can recognize that the amount of change increases stepwise as the target position approaches the strike zone. In this way, the display control unit 123 may change the length of the change amount display item stepwise and display it when the user slides from the touched state.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, [1] the changing direction of the changing sphere is a changing direction including a horizontal component, and [2] the changing direction of the changing sphere is the horizontal component from the ball zone to the strike zone. In the case of the approaching change direction, the case of changing the change amount so as to decrease has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this case. For example, when the reference line set on the determination reference plane includes a component of a changing direction approaching in the horizontal direction on the reference plane, the change amount is changed based on the horizontal position of the target position from the reference line. Good. At this time, the change amount may be changed so that the closer the target position is from the reference line, the smaller the change amount may be, and the farther from the reference line the change amount may be changed.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, [1] the changing direction of the changing sphere is a changing direction including a horizontal component, and [2] the changing direction of the changing sphere is the horizontal component from the ball zone to the strike zone. In the case of the approaching change direction, the case where the change amount is changed to be reduced has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this case, and the change amount may be changed to be increased. Further, for example, [1] the changing direction of the changing sphere is a changing direction including a horizontal component, and [2a] the changing direction of the horizontal direction of the changing direction of the changing sphere changes from the strike zone to the ball zone. In this case, the change amount may be changed so as to be increased or the change amount may be decreased.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, [1] the case where the changing direction of the changing sphere is a changing direction including a horizontal component has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this case, and [1a] The change amount may be changed when the changing direction of the changing sphere is only the changing direction in the horizontal direction.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the type of the ball is not the changing ball is straight has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this case, and moving fast, 2 seam fast, or change of pace may be used. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the sphere type in which the changing direction is the horizontal direction is the slider has been described, but a high-speed slider, a cut ball, or a slow slider may be applied as the sphere type in the same changing direction as the slider. .
Further, in the above-described embodiment, a case has been described in which the type of ball whose change direction is the horizontal direction is a shot, but a high-speed shoot and sinking fast may be applied as the type of ball in the same change direction as the shot.
Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the curve type is a sphere type in which the changing direction is an oblique direction between the horizontal direction and the vertical direction has been described, but the sphere type in the same changing direction as the curve is a slow curve or a D curve. , Slave, super slow curve, knuckle curve may be applied.
Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case of a fork is described as a ball type in which the changing direction is the vertical direction, but as the ball type of the same changing direction as the fork, a changeup, a knuckle, a palm, a vertical slider, a knuckle, a palm, Split finger fast ball, vertical cut, slide palm, slow change up may be applied.
Further, in the above-described embodiment, the changing direction is an oblique direction between the horizontal direction and the vertical direction, and as the type of sphere that changes in a direction symmetrical to the curve with respect to the vertical direction, a sinker (screw), a high-speed sinker ( High speed screw), ultra high speed sinker (ultra high speed screw), slow sinker (slow screw), circle change, slow circle change may be applied.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the process is described as being performed on the game device 10 side, but a part of the process may be performed by the server device 30 and the process other than the display process by the display control unit 123 is performed by the server device 30. May be performed in.
Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the game device 10 is connected to the server device 30 via the network 20 has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this case. For example, the game system may include only the game device 10.
Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the touch panel is the operation unit 105 has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this case. For example, when the game device 10 is a portable game dedicated device or a stationary game device, the operation unit 105 may be a physical button, a controller, or the like. In addition, the operation unit 105 may be an analog stick, a keyboard, a pointing device, or the like.
Further, in the above-described embodiment, the processing from the user selecting the pitch type to be pitched by the pitcher character to the end of the pitching has been described using the flowchart of FIG. 10, but the processing is not limited to this case. For example, in the flowchart of FIG. 10, the order of each process may be different, and some processes may be omitted.

[5. Note]
From the above description, the present invention is understood as follows, for example.

(1)
A program according to an aspect of the present invention is a program for controlling a game in which an object is moved in a game space according to a user's operation, and the program moves as the object moves toward a predetermined reference plane. In order to cause a computer to execute a changing process of changing the amount of change that changes the movement of the object according to the target position of the object when changing the movement of the object in a change direction that includes a horizontal component on the reference plane It is a program of.

(8)
A game control method according to an aspect of the present invention is a game control method for controlling a game in which an object is moved in a game space in accordance with a user's operation, and is used for moving the object toward a predetermined reference plane. Therefore, when changing the movement of the object in a change direction including a horizontal component on the reference plane, there is a changing step of changing the amount of change that changes the movement of the object according to the target position of the object. This is a characteristic game control method.

(9)
A game device according to an aspect of the present invention is a game device that executes a game in which an object is moved in a game space according to a user's operation, and the object is moved toward a predetermined reference plane as described above. When the movement of the object is changed in a change direction including a horizontal component on the reference plane, it has a change means for changing a change amount for changing the movement of the object according to a target position of the object. It is a game device to play.

  According to the invention of (1), (8), or (9) above, the amount of change is changed in accordance with the target position of the object, so that the amount of change is constant regardless of the target position. It is possible to improve the interest.

(2)
In one aspect of the present invention, in the above aspect (1), in the changing process, the object is moved in a change direction including a horizontal component on the reference plane as the object is moved toward the reference plane. Is changed based on the horizontal component of the reference plane in the changing direction. According to the above aspect (2), the fun of the game can be improved as compared with the case where the amount of change is changed without depending on the horizontal component.

(3)
In one aspect of the present invention, in the above (1) or (2) aspect, a reception process of receiving an instruction to move the target position of the object from a user, and a movement instruction of the user from the user by the reception process. While displaying, the target position changed according to the movement instruction received by the reception process is displayed on the display unit, and the change amount is changed according to the target position by the change process. You may make it a computer perform the display process which displays the display item of which the length was changed on the said display part. According to the above aspect (3), the user can visually understand that the amount of change is changed by giving an instruction to move the target position.

(4)
In one aspect of the present invention, in the above aspect (3), the reference surface is divided into a plurality of ranges in the display processing, and the reference surface is divided into a plurality of ranges according to a movement instruction received by the reception processing. You may change and display the length of the said display item according to the range containing the changed said target position. According to the above aspect (4), the user can visually understand that the amount of change is changed in accordance with the range divided into a plurality by instructing the movement of the target position.

(5)
In one aspect of the present invention, in the above-mentioned aspects (1) to (4), the change direction that changes the movement of the object along the reference plane as the object is moved toward the reference plane is: When the reference point set on the reference plane includes a component of a changing direction approaching in the horizontal direction on the reference plane, the object is set on the reference plane based on the horizontal position of the target position from the reference point. The amount of change in which the movement of the object is changed in the changing direction may be changed as the object is moved toward. According to the above aspect (5), the change amount is changed when the change direction is the specific change direction. Therefore, the case where the change amount is changed is specified more than the case where the change amount is changed in the arbitrary change direction. It is easy and the interest of the game can be improved.

(6)
In one aspect of the present invention, in any one of the above aspects (1) to (5), in the change processing, the target position is outside a predetermined range set on the reference plane, and the object is When the change direction that changes the movement of the object along the reference plane as it moves toward the reference plane is a change direction approaching the predetermined range from outside the predetermined range, the object is changed to the reference plane. The amount of change for changing the movement of the object in the changing direction may be decreased as the object is moved toward. According to the above aspect (6), the fun of the game can be improved as compared with the case where the amount of change is constant.

(7)
In one aspect of the present invention, in any one of the above aspects (1) to (6), the game is a baseball game, the object is a ball, and the character in the game space throws a changing ball. By doing so, the trajectory of the sphere may be changed in the changing direction. According to the above aspect (7), the user can change the amount of change in causing the character to throw the changing ball according to the target position, so that the user enjoys bargaining with other users who are competing. be able to.

(1a)
A program according to an aspect of the present invention is a program for controlling a game in which an object is moved with respect to a predetermined reference plane in a game space, and is for a first target position designated on the reference plane. Moving the object so as to reach the second target position on the reference plane from the movement start position of the object while changing the coordinate position of the object in the game space based on a predetermined change amount. Processing to
When the second target position is in a direction from the first target position toward a predetermined area preset on the reference surface, a change in the coordinate position of the object based on the predetermined change amount is suppressed or promoted. And a program for causing a computer to execute the processing.
Here, the first target position is a target position when the object is moved toward the reference plane without changing. In the present embodiment, the first target position is, for example, a target position when reaching the determination reference surface when the ball is pitched straight toward the determination reference surface in the game space. The predetermined amount of change is a magnitude at which a predetermined change occurs. In the present embodiment, the predetermined variation amount is, for example, a bending amount when the sphere bends, and is a reference variation amount associated with a sphere type. The coordinate position is a position in a two-dimensional space or a three-dimensional space. In the present embodiment, the coordinate position is, for example, a position in the game space. The movement start position is the position where the object starts moving. In the present embodiment, the movement start position is, for example, the position where the hand is released from the ball. The second target position is a target position when moving the object toward the reference plane when the object is changed. In the present embodiment, the second target position is, for example, a target position when reaching the determination reference surface when the ball is thrown toward the determination reference surface with the type of the ball being a changing ball in the game space. The second target position is a position that is determined by adding or subtracting a change amount according to the first target position in the changing direction from the first target position to the changing sphere. The predetermined area is an area predetermined on the reference surface. In the present embodiment, the predetermined area is, for example, a strike zone set on the determination reference plane. Suppressing change is reducing it, and promoting it is increasing it. In the present embodiment, suppressing the change is, for example, reducing the change, and promoting the change is, for example, increasing the change.

(4a)
A game control method according to an aspect of the present invention is a game control method for controlling a game in which an object is moved with respect to a predetermined reference plane in a game space, and a game is performed at a first target position designated on the reference plane. On the other hand, while changing the coordinate position of the object in the game space based on a predetermined change amount, the object is moved from the movement start position of the object to the second target position on the reference plane. The step of moving
When the second target position is in the direction from the first target position toward a predetermined area on the reference surface, the change in the coordinate position of the object based on the predetermined change amount is suppressed or increased. And a step of causing the game control method to be performed.

(5a)
A game device according to one aspect of the present invention is a game device that controls a game in which an object is moved with respect to a predetermined reference plane in a game space, and is for a first target position designated on the reference plane. Moving the object from the movement start position of the object to the second target position on the reference plane while changing the coordinate position of the object in the game space based on a predetermined change amount. Means to
When the second target position is in the direction from the first target position toward a predetermined area on the reference surface, the change in the coordinate position of the object based on the predetermined change amount is suppressed or increased. And a means for causing the game apparatus to operate.

(2a)
In one aspect of the present invention, in the above-mentioned aspect (1a), the process of suppressing or increasing the change in the coordinate position of the object based on the predetermined change amount is performed by changing the second target position from the first target position. It may be performed when the direction is toward the predetermined area and the first target position is a position outside the predetermined area.
(3a)
In one aspect of the present invention, in the aspect of (1a) or (2a), the user may be allowed to specify the second target position.

  Although the present invention has been described with the above-described embodiments, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and modifications and the like can be made within the scope of the present invention. May be combined at appropriate times.

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Claims (9)

A program for controlling a game in which an object is moved in a game space according to a user operation,
When the movement of the object is changed in a change direction including a horizontal component on the reference plane as the object is moved toward a predetermined reference plane, the change amount that changes the movement of the object is set to the object. Causing the computer to execute a changing process of changing the movement of the object according to the target position when the movement of the object is not changed along the reference plane as the object is moved toward the reference plane ,
In the change process,
The target position is outside the predetermined range set on the reference plane, and the change direction that changes the movement of the object along the reference plane as the object is moved toward the reference plane is the predetermined direction. In the case of a change direction approaching the predetermined range from outside the range of, the change amount that changes the movement of the object in the change direction as the object is moved toward the reference plane,
When the target position is within the predetermined range and the object is moved toward the reference plane, the movement of the object is changed to be decreased or increased as compared with the case where the movement is changed along the reference plane. A program characterized by In the change process,
If the target position is outside the predetermined range and the movement direction of the object changes along the reference plane as the object is moved toward the reference plane, the change direction is outside the predetermined range. When the change direction approaches the range of, the change amount that changes the movement of the object in the change direction as the object is moved toward the reference plane,
A change direction in which the target position is outside the predetermined range and the movement direction of the object changes along the reference plane as the object moves toward the reference plane, and the change direction moves away from the predetermined range. The program according to claim 1, wherein the program is changed so as to be smaller than the case. A receiving process of receiving a moving instruction of the targets position from the user,
While receiving the movement instruction of the target position from the user by the reception processing, the target position changed according to the movement instruction received by the reception processing is displayed on the display unit, and according to the target position. And a display process of displaying a display item whose length is changed on the display unit so as to correspond to the change amount changed by the change process,
The program according to claim 1, for causing a computer to execute the program. In the display process,
The reference surface is divided into a plurality of ranges, of the plurality of ranges,
The program according to claim 3, wherein the length of the display item is changed and displayed according to a range including the target position changed according to the movement instruction received by the reception process. In the change process,
A change direction in which the movement of the object is changed along the reference plane as the object is moved toward the reference plane approaches a reference point set on the reference plane in a horizontal direction on the reference plane. Change amount that changes the movement of the object in the change direction as the object is moved toward the reference plane based on the horizontal position of the target position from the reference point when the target position is included. The program according to claim 1, wherein the program is changed. 2. The game is a baseball game, the object is a ball, and a character in the game space throws a changing ball to change the trajectory of the ball in the changing direction. 5. The program according to any one of 5 . 7. The program according to claim 6, wherein the target position is a target position when the ball is pitched straight toward the reference surface with the ball type being straight. A game control method for controlling a game in which an object is moved in a game space according to a user's operation,
When the movement of the object is changed in a change direction including a horizontal component on the reference plane as the object is moved toward a predetermined reference plane, the change amount that changes the movement of the object is set to the object. the have a changing step of changing in response to movement of said object to a target position when not changing along the reference plane in accordance with moving toward the reference surface,
In the changing step,
The target position is outside the predetermined range set on the reference plane, and the change direction that changes the movement of the object along the reference plane as the object is moved toward the reference plane is the predetermined direction. In the case of a change direction approaching the predetermined range from outside the range of, the change amount that changes the movement of the object in the change direction as the object is moved toward the reference plane,
When the target position is within the predetermined range and the object is moved toward the reference plane, the movement of the object is changed to be decreased or increased as compared with the case where the movement is changed along the reference plane. A game control method characterized by the above. A game device for executing a game in which an object is moved in a game space according to a user operation,
When the movement of the object is changed in a change direction including a horizontal component on the reference plane as the object is moved toward a predetermined reference plane, the change amount that changes the movement of the object is set to the object. the have a changing means for changing in accordance with the target position when the movement of the object does not change along the reference plane in accordance with moving toward the reference surface,
The changing means is
The target position is outside the predetermined range set on the reference plane, and the change direction that changes the movement of the object along the reference plane as the object is moved toward the reference plane is the predetermined direction. In the case of a change direction approaching the predetermined range from outside the range of, the change amount that changes the movement of the object in the change direction as the object is moved toward the reference plane,
When the target position is within the predetermined range and the object is moved toward the reference plane, the movement of the object is changed to be decreased or increased as compared with the case where the movement is changed along the reference plane. A game device characterized by the above.

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