JP6714286B1 - Content creation support system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily create contents. Kind Code: A1 A system for supporting the creation of contents, a background designating unit that receives designation of a background of a scene, an event designating unit that receives designation of events that occur at a plurality of time points in a scene, and a background. And a scene creation unit that creates scene information for outputting a scene in which an event has occurred at the above time point. [Selection diagram] Fig. 3

Description

The present invention relates to a content creation support system.

In recent years, services for distributing novels and comics on the Internet have been provided.

Patent Literature 1 discloses a serialized work distribution device that distributes serialized novels online.

JP, 2011-227596, A

However, creating content such as novels and comics is time-consuming.

The present invention has been made in view of such a background, and an object thereof is to provide a technique capable of easily creating contents.

A main invention of the present invention for solving the above-mentioned problems is a system that supports the creation of contents, and a background designating unit that receives designation of a background of a scene, and a plurality of time points in the scene occur at the time point. And a scene creation unit that creates scene information for outputting a scene in which the event has occurred at the time point on the background.

According to the present invention, contents can be easily created.

It is a figure which shows an example of the novel which can be produced by the content production assistance system which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure showing an example of whole composition of a contents creation support system of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the hardware structural example of the management server 1. 3 is a diagram showing a software configuration example of the management server 1. FIG. It is a figure explaining the flow of a scene production process. It is a figure which shows an example of a scene production process. It is a figure explaining the arrangement process of a background. It is a figure explaining a character arrangement process (when it first appears in a scene). It is a figure explaining a character arrangement process (when it reappears in a scene). It is a figure explaining arrangement processing of a dialog. It is a figure explaining arrangement processing of narration (text).

<Outline of the invention>
The contents of the embodiments of the present invention will be listed and described. The present invention has the following configurations, for example.
[Item 1]
A system that supports the creation of content,
A background specification part that accepts the background specification of the scene,
For a plurality of time points in the scene, an event designation unit that receives designation of an event that occurs at the time point,
A scene creation unit that creates scene information for outputting the scene in which the event has occurred at the time point on the background;
A content creation support system comprising:
[Item 2]
The content creation support system according to item 1,
The event includes the appearance of a character,
The event designation unit accepts designation of the appearing character and the position where the character appears,
Content creation support system.
[Item 3]
The content creation support system according to item 2,
In the event, in addition to the appearance of the character, the character utters a line,
The event designating section further receives an input of the dialogue issued by the character,
Content creation support system.
[Item 4]
The content creation support system according to item 2,
The event designating unit presents slots of a maximum number or less of the characters that can appear in the scene, and accepts designation of the position by designation of any of the slots,
Content creation support system.
[Item 5]
The content creation support system according to item 4,
The event designation section is
Display the specified character in the slot corresponding to the specified position,
The character that has changed since the past time should be displayed darker than the character that has not changed,
Content creation support system.
[Item 6]
The content creation support system according to item 1,
The event includes providing narration to the scene,
The event designating unit receives an input of text representing the narration,
Content creation support system.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

<System overview>
The content creation support system according to the present embodiment is a story in which a user (writer) creates a story (content) such as a novel or manga by using content materials such as a background and characters created by a provider (creator). It is a production support platform.

The story includes, for example, a novel, a manga, a picture book, a game, a drama, an animation, a play, a movie, and the like. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a novel that can be produced by the content creation support system according to the present embodiment. In this example, dialogues are displayed one after another along with a plurality of background images and character images, and the story can be read by an input operation such as clicking or tapping on the touch screen.

<Structure>
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the overall configuration of the content creation support system of this embodiment. The content creation support system includes a management server 1, a user terminal 2, a provider terminal 3, a network 4, and a viewer terminal 5. The server 1 is connected to the user terminal 2, the provider terminal 3, and the viewer terminal 5 via the network 4. Further, specific devices of the terminals 2, 3, 5 are computers such as mobile phones, smartphones, tablet computers, and personal computers. The writer who creates the story operates the user terminal 2 and the creator who provides the content material operates the provider terminal 3 to access the management server 1 and use the story creation support platform.

<Hardware configuration>
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration example of the management server 1. The management server 1 constitutes a part of the system by executing information processing via communication with the user terminal 2 and the provider terminal 3. The management server 1 may be a general-purpose computer such as a workstation or a personal computer, or may be logically realized by cloud computing.

The management server 1 includes at least a control unit 10, a memory 11, a storage 12, a transmission/reception unit 13, an input/output unit 14, and the like, which are electrically connected to each other via a bus 15.

The control unit 10 is an arithmetic unit that controls the overall operation of the management server 1, controls the transmission and reception of data between the elements, and performs information processing necessary for executing applications. For example, the control unit 10 is a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and executes a program or the like stored in the storage 12 and expanded in the memory 11 to perform each information processing.

The memory 11 includes a main memory configured by a volatile storage device such as a DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory) and an auxiliary storage configured by a non-volatile storage device such as a flash memory or an HDD (Hard Disc Drive). .. The memory 11 is used as a work area or the like of the control unit 10, and also stores a BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) executed when the management server 1 is started up, various setting information, and the like.

The storage 12 stores various programs such as application programs. A database that stores data used for each process may be built in the storage 12.

The transmission/reception unit 13 connects the management server 1 to the network 4. The transmission/reception unit 13 may include short-range communication interfaces of Bluetooth (registered trademark) and BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy).

The input/output unit 14 is an information input device such as a keyboard and a mouse used as necessary, and an output device such as a display.

The bus 15 is commonly connected to the above-mentioned elements and transmits, for example, an address signal, a data signal and various control signals.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a software configuration example of the management server 1. The management server 1 includes a content material reception unit 111, a content material provision unit 112, a story reception unit 113, a user request reception unit 114, a scene generation unit 115, a content material storage unit 120, and a story storage unit 130.

The content material accepting unit 111, the content material providing unit 112, the story accepting unit 113, the user request accepting unit 114, and the scene generating unit 115 are the programs stored in the storage 12 by the control unit 10 of the management server 1. The content material storage unit 120 and the story storage unit 130 are realized by being read out to the memory 11 and executed, and are realized as a part of a storage area provided by at least one of the memory 11 and the storage 12.

The content material reception unit 111 receives the provision of content material from the provider terminal 3. The content material is data such as an image, a moving image, a sound, a text, a symbol, and an icon which can be used for producing a story. It is used as a background, character, item, still, BGM, sound effect, voice, text, symbol, icon, etc. in a story, but is not limited to these. The provider can use the provider terminal 3 to provide the content material created and obtained by itself.

The content material reception unit 111 stores the provided content material data in the content material storage unit 120. The content material providing unit 112 provides content material to the user terminal 2 in response to a request from the user terminal 2.

The story acceptance unit 113 accepts a story. In the present embodiment, the story accepting unit 113 can produce a story by producing the scenes that make up the story one or more times. The story acceptance unit 113 accepts designation of content materials such as backgrounds, characters that appear, objects (objects, animals, etc.) that appear in the scene, and also accepts input of dialogues narrated by the character and narration flowing in the scene. It is possible to create scene information (information representing a scene) that includes the. The story acceptance unit 113 may present the content material registered in the content material storage unit 120 and accept the selection from the content material, or may accept the input of the content material from the user. .. In addition, the story accepting unit 113 can produce a story as a plurality of consecutive scenes. That is, the story accepting unit 113 can create story information including a plurality of scene information (information representing a story).

The user request reception unit 114 receives an input from the user to the effect of saving the story. The user request receiving unit 114 can register the story in the story storage unit 130 according to an input from the user.

The scene generation unit 115 generates a scene. The scene generation unit 115 can generate a scene by calling the content material selected by the user from the content material storage unit 120 and associating it with the text or the like input by the user. The scene generation unit 115 can also create a scene using the content material data received from the user. For example, setting information such as the display position of each content material and text, the display order at the time of browsing, and timing can be added. A story may be composed of a scene, which is a minimum unit composed of one or more content materials and text data, and an episode composed of an arbitrary number of scenes, but is not limited to this.

<Flow of story production>
The scene production process in story production will be described below.

FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining the flow of the scene production processing.

The story accepting unit 113 accepts the designation of the background (S201), accepts the selection of the event (S202), and sets the accepted event until the scene production end instruction is received (S203). In the present embodiment, the event is any one of appearance of a character, dialogue by a character, narration of a scene, and appearance of an item. However, the event is not limited to this and may be any event that can be included in a scene. Good. For example, the setting of BGM may be added as an event. The setting of an event is to set the specific content of the event in the scene. For example, in the case of appearance of a character, there is selection of a character to appear, selection of a position in which the character appears, and in the case of dialogue. , You can enter the content of the dialogue, select the shape of the speech bubble of the dialogue, in the case of narration, you can enter the content of the narration, select the frame that displays the narration as a character string, etc. There are selections of items to be made and selections of positions where the items appear. After repeating the selection and setting of the event, the story acceptance unit 113 creates scene information set so that the event occurs in the scene (S204).

As described above, the story acceptance unit 113 can create scene information. The story accepting unit 113 can finally create a story by creating a series of scene information.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a scene production process. In addition, in the examples of FIGS. 6 to 11, it is assumed that a smartphone is used to create a scene, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a personal computer can be used to create a scene. The examples illustrated in FIGS. 6 to 11 may be performed by the story accepting unit 113 interacting with the user who is using the user terminal 2.

From the empty scene (screen 311), the background 3121 is set (screen 312), the character 3131 is arranged (screen 313), and the dialogue 3141 of the arranged character 3131 is set (screen 314), or the narration 3151 of the scene is set. Can be arranged (screen 315).

Also, a new character 3161 can appear in the scene (screen 316). The visibility of the characters that have already appeared in the scene can be improved by displaying them lighter (displaying the new character 3161 darker than the characters 3131 that have already appeared) than the display of the newly appeared character 3161. it can. Then, for the new character 3161, the utterance lines 3171 can be arranged (screen 317). It should be noted that narration can be arranged here, and further characters, items, etc. can be made to appear without inserting serifs or narration.

Furthermore, a new character 3181 can be arranged (screen 318) and the dialogue 3191 of the character 3181 can be set (screen 319). In the example of the screen 319, a speech bubble shape different from the example of the screen 314 is set in the dialogue 3191.

As described above, by setting the events that occur in sequence along the time series of the scene (character appearance, utterance of dialogue by character, placement of narration, appearance of item, etc.), a series of events can be created. Can be produced as.

FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining the background arrangement processing. When the background portion 3111 is tapped on the top page 311, the story acceptance unit 113 can read the background content material from the content material storage unit 120 and display a thumbnail list 3211 (screen 321). The story acceptance unit 113 can accept the selection of the background 3212 from the thumbnail list 3211 and process the background 3212 (screen 322). In the example of FIG. 7, image processing is performed on the selected background 3212 so as to have a color tone of morning glow or evening glow (morning and evening). Note that the story accepting unit 113 does not have to process the image, and may perform arbitrary image processing instead of or in addition to changing the tint. The story accepting unit 113 can set the background 3121 selected and processed in this way as the background of the scene (screen 312).

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a character placement process (when it first appears in a scene). The story accepting unit 113 can perform a character placement process when the button 41 for instructing the appearance of the character is pressed from the event selection tool 40. The story acceptance unit 113 can read the content material of the character from the content material storage unit 120 and display the list 3311 (screen 331). The story accepting unit 113 can accept the selection of the character 3312 from the thumbnail list 3311. In addition, the story acceptance unit 113 can set the costume (screen 333) and the hair color of the selected character 3312 (screen 333). Furthermore, the story acceptance unit 113 can set the name of the character (screen 334) and the facial expression of the character (screen 335). In addition, the story acceptance unit 113 can set the standing position of the character in the scene (screen 336). The standing position can be accepted by displaying slots up to the upper limit value (3 in the example of FIG. 8) of the number of characters or items that can appear in the scene and selecting the slot. In the example of FIG. 8, the screen 336 displays three standing slots on the left, right, and center, and the user can select one of these slots. The story accepting unit 113 can set the scene as if the character 3131 set in this way appears in the designated standing position.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a character placement process (when the character reappears in the scene). In the present embodiment, the costume and hair color of the character 3131 do not change in the same scene. Therefore, when the character appearance button 41 is pressed from the event selection tool 40, the costume reception (screen 332) and the hair color setting (screen 333) are omitted, and the story accepting unit 113 displays the facial expression. Selection (screen 335) and standing position selection (screen 336) can be performed. It is also possible to change the costume (screen 332) and the hair color (screen 333). The story accepting unit 113 can display a list of previously set characters 3131 on the character selection screen 331. In this case, the story accepting unit 113 can record the parameter regarding the set character 3131 in the memory 11 or the storage 12, and display the list 3312 of the character 3131 for which the recorded parameter is set to select the parameter. ..

When the item button 44 is pressed on the event selection tool 40, the item can be arranged in the scene similarly to the character 3131. In this case, the story accepting unit 113 can read the content material of the item from the content material storage unit 120 and display it in a list (screen 331) and accept the selection of the item from the list. For the item, the facial expression selection screen 335 is omitted, and the story accepting unit 113 can accept the placement position of the item by presenting a slot as in the screen 336. It should be noted that setting of various parameters related to the item (for example, change of item color, shape, state, etc.) may be accepted in the same manner as facial expression selection.

FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining the process of arranging the lines. When the character 3131 is arranged (screen 313) and the dialogue button 42 is pressed from the event selection tool 40, the story accepting unit 113 causes the speech balloon position (in the example of FIG. 10, the speech balloon source position, That is, the selection of the standing position of the character 3131 that emits the dialogue is accepted (screen 351). The position of the speech balloon can be accepted by displaying the slot for setting the position where the character 3131 is arranged and selecting the slot. The story accepting unit 113 can accept the input of the content (text) of the dialogue (screen 352). The story acceptance unit 113 can also accept designation of the shape of the balloon (screen 353). As described above, the story acceptance unit 113 can set the dialogue 3141 of the arranged character 3131.

FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a narration (text) arrangement process. In the example of FIG. 11, the screen transition from the screen 314 after setting the dialogue 3141 of the character 3131 is described, but the narration can be set from any screen in which the event selection tool 40 is displayed. When the text button 43 of the event selection tool 40 is pressed, the story accepting unit 113 can accept the input of text indicating the content of the narration (screen 361). The story accepting unit 113 can also set the shape of the framework for displaying the narration (screen 362). The story accepting unit 113 can accept the content of the narration and the designation of the display shape and arrange the narration (text) in the scene.

As described above, according to the content creation support system of the present embodiment, the background is set for the scenes that compose the story, and the appearance (and/or exit) of the character and the Events such as utterances of dialogue, presentation of narration, and appearance (and/or exit) of items can be set. Further, since the content material recommended by the provider can be used for the characters and items used in the event, the user can easily create the scene only by considering the development of the story in the scene. Further, by using the scene set in this way, it is possible to advance the story while activating the set event in response to the tap by the viewer of the story.

Further, according to the content creation support system of the present embodiment, in the scene production process, events are displayed side by side in a time series, so that the creator (user) can easily understand the story development.

Further, according to the content creation support system of the present embodiment, the character that continues to appear in the scene is displayed lighter than the newly appearing (or reappearing) character. Therefore, the creator (user) can quickly determine the newly appearing character on the screen when setting the event. Therefore, the efficiency of scene production can be improved.

Further, according to the content creation support system of this embodiment, the appearance position of the character or item can be set by the slot. Therefore, the creator (user) can concentrate on the development of the story without paying attention to the detailed arrangement on the drawing, so that the content creation efficiency can be improved.

The above-described embodiments are merely examples for facilitating the understanding of the present invention, and are not for limiting the interpretation of the present invention. It goes without saying that the present invention can be modified and improved without departing from the spirit thereof and that the present invention includes equivalents thereof.

For example, in the present embodiment, when a new character 3161 appears in the scene, the newly appearing character 3161 is displayed darker than the character 3131 that has already appeared in the past. When the costume is changed, the facial expression is changed, or a mark expressing the emotion of the character 3131 (not shown; for example, an exclamation mark indicating awareness, a tornado mark indicating trouble, etc.) is set. When a change has occurred in the already-appeared character 3131, the character 3131 in which such a change has occurred can be displayed darker than the character 3131 in which no change has occurred.

Further, in the present embodiment, as the events that occur in the scene, the appearance of the character, the utterance of the dialogue by the character, the arrangement of the narration, and the appearance of the item are taken up, but not limited to these, various events can be set. it can. For example, changing the costume and facial expression of the character, setting or changing the mark indicating the emotion of the character, changing the standing position (slot) of the character, changing the face or body direction of the character, or moving the limbs of the character. You can set various events such as changing the background.

1 Management Server 2 User Terminal 3 Provider Terminal 4 Network 5 Viewer Terminal 111 Content Material Receiving Section 112 Content Material Providing Section 113 Story Receiving Section 114 User Request Receiving Section 115 Scene Generation Section 120 Content Material Storage Section 130 Story Storage Section

Claims (6)

A system that supports the creation of content,
A background specification part that accepts the background specification of the scene,
By selecting one position from a plurality of positions for a plurality of time points in the scene, the position of the character that can appear in the scene at the time point can be set, and an event that occurs at the time point can be set. Event specification part that accepts the specification of
A scene creation unit that creates scene information for outputting the scene in which the event has occurred at the time point on the background;
Equipped with
The event designating unit includes the character that has not appeared at the second time point before the first time point but has appeared at the first time point, and the costume from the second time point to the first time point. At least one of the character whose expression has changed from the second time to the first time, and the character whose emotion expressing mark has changed from the second time to the first time. About whether to display darker than the other characters,
Content creation support system. The content creation support system according to claim 1, wherein
The event includes the appearance of a character,
The event designating section receives designation of the appearing character and the display position where the character appears,
Content creation support system. The content creation support system according to claim 2,
In the event, in addition to the appearance of the character, the character utters a line,
The event designating section further receives an input of the dialogue issued by the character,
Content creation support system. The content creation support system according to claim 2,
The event designating unit presents the display positions that are equal to or less than the maximum number of the characters that can appear in the scene, and accepts designation of any of the display positions,
Content creation support system. The content creation support system according to claim 4,
The event designation section is
Displaying the specified character at the specified display position,
Content creation support system. The content creation support system according to claim 1, wherein
The event includes providing narration text to the scene,
The event designation unit receives an input of the narration text,
Content creation support system.