JP6849756B2 - Programs, methods and game consoles - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to programs, methods and game devices.

In recent years, servers that provide games to mobile terminals via communication networks have become widespread. In a game provided by such a server, the player uses a game medium such as a character or an item.

In such a game, the player may make a lottery request to the server in order to acquire the game medium. The server that receives the lottery request selects one game medium from a plurality of game media to be drawn by lottery, and causes the player to acquire the selected game medium. Patent Document 1 describes an invention of a game server that causes a player to acquire an item by lottery.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2013-75140

In such a game, when the player acquires the game medium, a predetermined effect or display effect for improving the player's motivation to play the game may be displayed. However, when the player repeatedly acquires the game medium, the same effects and display effects are repeatedly displayed, so that the motivation to play the game cannot be effectively improved.

The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a method and a game device for performing an effective effect suitable for a game medium acquired by a player.

The program according to the present invention is a program of a game device including a storage unit, which stores information about a plurality of game media used in a game in the storage unit, and each of some game media among the plurality of game media. Information about the moving image corresponding to the above is stored in the storage unit in association with the part of the game media, a selection request by the player is acquired, and a predetermined selection method from a plurality of game media is obtained in response to the acquisition of the selection request. Selects a game medium by, determines whether or not the selected game medium satisfies a predetermined condition, and if it is determined that the predetermined condition is satisfied, acquires a moving image corresponding to the selected game medium. Includes that information about the selected game medium and information about the acquired moving image are stored in the storage unit in association with the player, and information for displaying the moving image associated with the player is output. Let the game device execute.

Further, the program according to the present invention further causes the game device to store information about the image corresponding to each game medium in the storage unit, and the image corresponding to the game medium of one of the plurality of game media can be used. , It is preferable to have a predetermined relationship with at least one frame image among a plurality of frame images constituting the moving image corresponding to one game medium.

Further, in the program according to the present invention, it is preferable that the image corresponding to one game medium is the same as the frame image of one of the plurality of frame images constituting the moving image corresponding to one game medium. ..

Further, in the program according to the present invention, the image corresponding to one game medium is generated by processing one frame image among a plurality of frame images constituting the moving image corresponding to one game medium. It is preferable that it is the same as the image.

Further, in the program according to the present invention, it is preferable that one frame image is the last frame image among a plurality of frame images constituting a moving image.

Further, the program according to the present invention displays a moving image associated with the player, and outputs information for displaying an image corresponding to the game medium associated with the player following the display of the moving image. It is preferable to let the game device do this further.

Further, the program according to the present invention acquires a designation request by the player to specify one frame image among a plurality of frame images constituting the moving image corresponding to the selected game medium, and obtains one frame image. It is possible to make the game device further execute the acquisition, setting the acquired one frame image as an image corresponding to the selected game medium, and storing the information about the image in the storage unit in association with the player. preferable.

Further, the program according to the present invention determines the values of parameters that affect the progress of the game based on one frame image, and provides information on the values of the determined parameters regarding the values of the parameters of the selected game medium. It is preferable to have the game device further execute that the information is associated with the player and stored in the storage unit.

Further, the program according to the present invention acquires a list screen display request by the player, and in response to the acquisition of the list screen display request, information for displaying a list screen for displaying a list of game media that have been associated with the player. Is output, the player acquires a moving image display request for specifying one of the game media displayed on the list screen, and in response to the acquisition of the moving image display request, the game medium specified by the moving image display request is displayed. It is preferable to have the game device further execute the output of information for displaying the corresponding moving image.

Further, the program according to the present invention acquires a change request by the player to specify the game medium associated with the player, and includes information on the game medium specified by the change request and information on the moving image corresponding to the game medium. The association with the player is released, and information on another game medium different from the game medium specified by the change request and information on the moving image corresponding to the other game medium are stored in the storage unit in association with the player. It is preferable to let the game device further perform this.

Further, the method according to the present invention is a method executed by a game device including a storage unit, in which information about a plurality of game media used for a game is stored in the storage unit, and a part of the plurality of game media. Information about the moving image corresponding to each of the game media of the above is stored in the storage unit in association with the part of the game media, the selection request by the player is acquired, and in response to the acquisition of the selection request, among a plurality of game media. Selects a game medium by a predetermined selection method from the above, determines whether or not the selected game medium satisfies a predetermined condition, and if it is determined that the predetermined condition is satisfied, corresponds to the selected game medium. This includes acquiring a moving image, storing the selected game medium and the acquired moving image in a storage unit in association with the player, and outputting information for displaying the moving image associated with the player.

In addition, the game device according to the present invention stores information on a plurality of game media used in the game, and also stores information on moving images corresponding to each of some of the game media among the plurality of game media. A storage unit that stores the game media in association with the game media of the unit, a lottery request acquisition unit that acquires a selection request by the player, and a game medium is selected from a plurality of game media by a predetermined selection method in response to the acquisition of the selection request. A selection unit, a determination unit for determining whether or not the selected game medium satisfies a predetermined condition, and a moving image corresponding to the selected game medium when it is determined that the predetermined condition is satisfied are acquired. A moving image acquisition unit, a storage processing unit that stores the selected game medium and the acquired moving image in association with the player, and an output processing unit that outputs information for displaying the moving image associated with the player. , Equipped with.

The program, method, and game device according to the present invention make it possible to provide a program, method, and game device that effectively produces an effect suitable for the game medium acquired by the player.

It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating the outline of the processing by a game apparatus. It is a figure which shows an example of the schematic structure of the game system 1. It is a figure which shows an example of the schematic structure of the mobile terminal 2. (A) is a diagram showing an example of a home screen 400 displayed on the mobile terminal 2, and (b) is a diagram showing an example of a selection screen 410 displayed on the mobile terminal 2. It is a figure which shows an example of the game medium information display screen displayed on the mobile terminal 2. (A) is a diagram showing an example of a possessed game medium screen 600 displayed on the mobile terminal 2, and (b) is a diagram showing an example of a registered game medium screen 610 displayed on the mobile terminal 2. It is a figure which shows an example of the schematic structure of the server 3. It is a figure which shows an example of the data structure of the game medium table T1. It is a figure which shows an example of the data structure of a player table T2. It is a sequence diagram which shows an example of the flow of the game medium selection process by a game system 1. It is a flow chart which shows an example of the flow of the selection process by a server 3. It is a sequence diagram which shows an example of the flow of the possession game medium screen display processing by a game system 1. It is a sequence diagram which shows an example of the flow of the registration game medium screen display processing by a game system 1. It is a sequence diagram which shows an example of the flow of the game medium strengthening process by a game system 1. It is a sequence diagram which shows an example of the flow of the game medium change processing by a game system 1. It is a flow chart which shows an example of the flow of change processing by a server 3. It is a sequence diagram which shows an example of the flow of the moving image display processing by a game system 1. (A) is a diagram showing an example of a moving image display screen 1800 displayed on the mobile terminal 2, and (b) is a diagram showing an example of a game medium image display screen 1810 displayed on the mobile terminal 2. .. It is a figure which shows an example of the data structure of the game medium table T3. It is a figure which shows an example of the data structure of a player table T4. It is a sequence diagram which shows an example of the flow of the game medium image designation processing by a game system 1.

Hereinafter, various embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. However, it should be noted that the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to those embodiments, but extends to the inventions described in the claims and their equivalents.

(Outline explanation of processing by the game device)
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram for explaining an outline of processing by the game device according to the present invention. Hereinafter, the outline of the processing of the game device according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. The game device provides the game to the player's mobile terminal communicatively connected to the game device. The game device is an information processing device managed by a game provider or the like, and is, for example, a server, a workstation, or a PC (Personal Computer).

The game device acquires a selection request by the player ((1) in FIG. 1). The selection request is a request for the game device to select a game medium and associate the selected game medium with the player. By associating the game medium with the player, the player can acquire the game medium and use it in the game. The game medium is electronic data used in various games or services provided by the game device, and is, for example, a character, an item, a card, an avatar, or the like.

The game medium may be points, virtual currency, tickets, parameters, or the like. Further, the game medium may be level information, status information, parameter information (physical strength value, attack power, etc.), ability information (skill, ability, spell, job, etc.), and the like. The game medium may be any electronic data that can be acquired, owned, used, managed, exchanged, synthesized, enhanced, sold, discarded, and / or donated by the user in the game. .. Further, the usage mode of the game medium is not limited to that specified in the present specification.

The player inputs a selection request instruction to the player's mobile terminal. The mobile terminal into which the selection request instruction is input transmits the selection request to the game device. The game device acquires the selection request by receiving the transmitted selection request.

Subsequently, the game device selects the game medium from the plurality of game media by a predetermined selection method ((2) in FIG. 1). Information about the plurality of game media is stored in advance in the game device. The information about the game medium is, for example, identification information of the game medium. The information about the game medium may include an image or the like corresponding to the game medium. Further, the predetermined selection method is, for example, randomly selecting one game medium.

Further, the game device stores information on moving images corresponding to each of some game media among the plurality of game media in association with some game media. The information about the moving image is, for example, the identification information of the moving image. In the example shown in FIG. 1, the identification information of the moving image A and the moving image B is stored as the information regarding the moving image corresponding to each of the game medium A and the game medium B. Further, the game medium C is not associated with information about moving images.

Subsequently, the game device associates the information about the selected game medium with the information about the moving image corresponding to the selected game medium to the player when it is determined that the selected game medium satisfies a predetermined condition. ((3) in FIG. 1). In addition, the game device transmits information for displaying the associated moving image to the mobile terminal ((3) in FIG. 1). The predetermined condition is, for example, that the selected game medium is a game medium to which information about the moving image is associated.

The player's mobile terminal displays the moving image in response to receiving information for displaying the moving image from the game device. In addition, the player acquires the game medium associated with the player. That is, the player can use the game medium associated with the player in the game provided by the game device.

As described above with reference to FIG. 1, the game device according to the present invention associates the game medium selected by the predetermined selection method with the player and displays the moving image corresponding to the selected game medium. Send information for. That is, when the player acquires the game medium, the game device displays a moving image different for each game medium as an effect according to the acquired game medium. By doing so, the player will want to proceed with the game using the acquired game medium by the effect suitable for the game medium acquired by the player, so that the player's willingness to continue the game is improved. ..

The above description of FIG. 1 is merely an explanation for deepening the understanding of the contents of the present invention. Specifically, the present invention may be carried out in each of the embodiments described below, and may be carried out by various modifications without substantially exceeding the principles of the present invention. All such variations are included within the scope of the present invention and the present specification.

(Explanation of the outline configuration of the game system 1)
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a schematic configuration of the game system 1.

The game system 1 includes a plurality of mobile terminals 2a, 2b, 2c operated by each of the plurality of players, and a server 3. The mobile terminals 2a, 2b, and 2c may be collectively referred to as the mobile terminal 2. The mobile terminal 2 and the server 3 are connected to each other via a communication network such as a base station 4, a mobile communication network 5, a gateway 6, and the Internet 7. Communication is performed between the mobile terminal 2 and the server 3 based on a predetermined communication protocol. The predetermined communication protocol is, for example, HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) or the like. The server 3 is an example of a game device.

The mobile terminal 2 is, for example, a terminal device such as a multifunctional mobile phone (so-called “smartphone”). The mobile terminal 2 may be, for example, a mobile phone (so-called "feature phone"), a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), a tablet terminal, a tablet PC, or the like. Further, the mobile terminal 2 may be a portable game machine, a portable music player, a notebook PC, or the like.

(Explanation of the outline configuration of the mobile terminal 2)
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a schematic configuration of the mobile terminal 2.

The mobile terminal 2 connects to the server 3 via the base station 4, the mobile communication network 5, the gateway 6, and the Internet 7, and communicates with the server 3. The mobile terminal 2 controls the progress of the game according to various instructions input by the player. Further, the mobile terminal 2 receives various data from the server 3 and displays a game progress screen or the like. Therefore, the mobile terminal 2 includes a terminal communication unit 21, a terminal storage unit 22, an operation unit 23, a display unit 24, and a terminal processing unit 25.

The terminal communication unit 21 includes a communication interface circuit including an antenna having a predetermined frequency band as a sensitive band, and connects the mobile terminal 2 to the communication network. The terminal communication unit 21 establishes a wireless signal line with the base station 4 by the LTE (Long Term Evolution) method or the like via the channel assigned by the base station 4, and communicates with the base station 4. .. Then, the terminal communication unit 21 transmits the data supplied from the terminal processing unit 25 to the server 3. Further, the terminal communication unit 21 supplies the data received from the server 3 or the like to the terminal processing unit 25.

The terminal storage unit 22 includes, for example, a semiconductor memory device such as a ROM (Read Only Memory) or a RAM (Random Access Memory). The terminal storage unit 22 stores an operating system program, a driver program, an application program, data, and the like used for processing in the terminal processing unit 25. The driver program stored in the terminal storage unit 22 is an input device driver program that controls the operation unit 23, an output device driver program that controls the display unit 24, and the like. The application program stored in the terminal storage unit 22 is a control program or the like that controls the progress of the game. In addition, the terminal storage unit 22 may temporarily store data related to a predetermined process.

The operation unit 23 is a pointing device such as a touch panel. The operation unit 23 may be an input key or the like. The player can use the operation unit 23 to input characters, numbers and symbols, or the position of the display unit 24 on the display screen. When the operation unit 23 is operated by the player, the operation unit 23 generates a signal corresponding to the operation. Then, the generated signal is supplied to the terminal processing unit 25 as a player's instruction.

The display unit 24 is a liquid crystal display. The display unit 24 may be an organic EL (Electro-Luminescence) display or the like. The display unit 24 displays an image corresponding to the image data supplied from the terminal processing unit 25, an image corresponding to the image data, and the like.

The terminal processing unit 25 is a circuit including one or a plurality of processors that operate according to a computer program, or one or a plurality of dedicated hardware circuits that execute at least a part of various processes, or a combination thereof. It may be configured as (circuitry). The terminal processing unit 25 controls the overall operation of the mobile terminal 2 in an integrated manner, and is, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit). The terminal processing unit 25 executes various information processing in an appropriate procedure based on the program stored in the terminal storage unit 22 and various instructions input in response to the operation of the operation unit 23 by the player, and It controls the operation of the terminal communication unit 21 or the display unit 24. The terminal processing unit 25 executes various information processing based on the operating system program, the driver program, and the application program stored in the terminal storage unit 22. Further, the terminal processing unit 25 can execute a plurality of programs in parallel.

The terminal processing unit 25 includes at least a terminal transmission processing unit 251 and a reception processing unit 252 and a display processing unit 253. Each of these units is a functional module realized by a program executed by a processor included in the terminal processing unit 25. Alternatively, each of these parts may be mounted on the mobile terminal 2 as firmware.

(Explanation of various screens)
Hereinafter, an example of various screens displayed on the display unit 24 of the mobile terminal 2 will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 6.

(Explanation of home screen 400)
FIG. 4A is a diagram showing an example of the home screen 400 displayed on the display unit 24.

The home screen 400 is displayed when the control program for executing the game according to the present invention is activated by the operation corresponding to the operation unit 23 by the player. The control program for executing the game is, for example, a game application program. The control program is started, for example, when the start icon of the game application program displayed on the display unit 24 is designated according to the operation of the operation unit 23 by the player.

The home screen 400 includes a main game screen display object 401, a selection screen display object 402, an organization screen display object 403, a owned game medium screen display object 404, and a registered game medium screen display object 405.

The main game screen display object 401 is an object for displaying the main game screen. When the input position on the home screen 400 input in response to the operation of the operation unit 23 by the player is within the display area of the main game screen display object 401, the main game screen display instruction is input to the mobile terminal 2. The mobile terminal 2 to which the main game screen display instruction is input displays the main game screen.

Hereinafter, the case where the input position on the screen input in response to the operation of the operation unit 23 by the player is within the display area of the object may be referred to as the case where the object is selected by the player.

The main game screen is a screen for the player to execute the main game. As the main game, the mobile terminal 2 executes a quest that progresses according to the scenario of the game. A quest is also called a search, a mission, etc., and has a plurality of stages. The mobile terminal 2 sequentially executes the processing of each stage. The processing of each stage includes various games such as a battle game between a player game medium and an enemy game medium, granting a privilege such as a game medium to a player, and a battle game in which a plurality of players participate. The processing of each stage may include a single-play game such as a game in which the player browses the scenario or the player independently achieves a predetermined clearing condition. The player game medium is a game medium associated with the player, and the enemy game medium is a game medium associated with another player or a game medium controlled by the mobile terminal 2 (so-called "non-player character").

The selection screen display object 402 is an object for displaying the selection screen 410. When the selection screen display object 402 is selected by the player, the selection screen display instruction is input to the mobile terminal 2. The mobile terminal 2 to which the selection screen display instruction is input displays the selection screen 410. Details of the selection screen 410 will be described later.

The organization screen display object 403 is an object for displaying the organization screen. When the organization screen display object 403 is selected by the player, the organization screen display instruction is input to the mobile terminal 2. The mobile terminal 2 to which the organization screen display instruction is input displays the organization screen.

The composition screen is a screen for selecting a game medium used by the player in the main game. The player can select the game medium to be used in the main game by operating the operation unit 23 on the composition screen.

The possessed game medium screen display object 404 is an object for displaying the possessed game medium screen 600. When the possessed game medium screen display object 404 is selected by the player, the possessed game medium screen display instruction is input to the mobile terminal 2. The mobile terminal 2 to which the possessed game medium screen display instruction is input displays the owned game medium screen 600. Details of the owned game medium screen 600 will be described later.

The registered game medium screen display object 405 is an object for displaying the registered game medium screen 610. When the registered game medium screen display object 405 is selected by the player, the registered game medium screen display instruction is input to the mobile terminal 2. The mobile terminal 2 to which the registered game medium screen display instruction is input displays the registered game medium screen 610. Details of the registered game medium screen 610 will be described later.

(Explanation of selection screen 410)
FIG. 4B is a diagram showing an example of the selection screen 410 displayed on the display unit 24.

The selection screen 410 is a screen for inputting a selection request instruction. The selection screen 410 includes a point display area 411, a selection request object 412, and a selection screen end object 413.

The point display area 411 is an area for displaying the value of the point associated with the player. Points are acquired or consumed by the player as the game progresses. Points are acquired by the player as a privilege, for example, by executing the main game. Also, points are consumed, for example, by inputting a selection request operation. It should be noted that acquiring points is increasing the value of points associated with the player, and consuming points is decreasing the value of points associated with the player.

The selection request object 412 is an object for transmitting a selection request. When the selection request object 412 is selected by the player, the selection request instruction is input to the mobile terminal 2. The mobile terminal 2 into which the selection request instruction is input displays the game medium information display screen. The details of the game medium information display screen will be described later.

By selecting the selection request object 412, the player can input a selection request instruction by consuming a predetermined amount of points (5 points in the example shown in FIG. 4B). Then, the player can acquire the game medium. If a predetermined amount of points is not associated with the player, the selection request object 412 is displayed so that it cannot be selected.

In this embodiment, instead of or in addition to consuming a predetermined amount of points, a game medium associated with the player may be consumed. The game medium to be consumed may be the same type of game medium as the acquired game medium, or may be a different type of game medium. For example, when the acquired game medium is a character, the consumed game medium may be a character or an item. It should be noted that consuming the game medium associated with the player means breaking the association between the player and the game medium.

The selection screen end object 413 is an object for ending the display of the selection screen 410. When the selection screen end object 413 is selected by the player, the selection screen end instruction is input to the mobile terminal 2. The mobile terminal 2 to which the selection screen end instruction is input ends the display of the selection screen 410 and displays the home screen 400.

(Explanation of game media information display screen)
Hereinafter, an example of the game medium information display screen displayed on the display unit 24 will be described with reference to FIG. The game medium information display screen is displayed after the selection request object 412 is selected on the selection screen 410. The game medium information display screen is a screen for displaying information about the game medium associated with the player. The player can confirm the information about the game medium associated with the player on the game medium information display screen. The game medium associated with the player is, for example, a game medium acquired by the player.

When the game medium satisfies the first condition, the game medium information display screen includes a moving image display screen and a game medium image display screen 530 displayed after the moving image display screen. That is, when the game medium satisfies the first condition, the mobile terminal 2 displays the moving image corresponding to the game medium, and displays the moving image corresponding to the game medium following the display of the moving image. The first condition is an example of a predetermined condition.

When the selected game medium does not satisfy the first condition, the selected game medium information display screen does not include the moving image display screen, but includes the game medium image display screen 530. That is, when the selected game medium does not satisfy the first condition, the mobile terminal 2 displays the image corresponding to the selected game medium. The first condition is, for example, that a moving image is associated with the selected game medium. The first condition may be that the parameters of the selected game medium satisfy a predetermined parameter condition. The first condition may be that the selected game medium has never been associated with a player in the past. Further, the first condition may be a combination of any of the above-mentioned conditions.

FIG. 5A is a diagram showing an example of a moving image display screen 500 displayed on the display unit 24.

The moving image display screen 500 is displayed when the selection request object 412 is selected on the selection screen 410 and the selected game medium satisfies the first condition. The moving image display screen 500 includes a first frame image 501. The first frame image 501 is the first frame image among the plurality of frame images constituting the moving image corresponding to the selected game medium. Further, the first frame image 501 includes an image 502 corresponding to the selected game medium. In the example shown in FIG. 5A, the selected game medium is a character, and the image 502 corresponding to the selected game medium is an image of the selected character.

FIG. 5B is a diagram showing an example of a moving image display screen 510 displayed on the display unit 24.

The moving image display screen 510 is displayed after the moving image display screen 500 is displayed. The moving image display screen 510 includes the second frame image 511. The second frame image 511 is a frame image after the first frame image 501 among the plurality of frame images constituting the moving image corresponding to the selected game medium.

FIG. 5C is a diagram showing an example of a moving image display screen 520 displayed on the display unit 24.

The moving image display screen 520 is displayed after the moving image display screen 510 is displayed. The moving image display screen 520 includes a third frame image 521. The third frame image 521 is the last frame image among the plurality of frame images constituting the moving image corresponding to the selected game medium.

As described above with reference to FIGS. 5A and 5C, the mobile terminal 2 displays the moving image corresponding to the selected game medium. The moving image corresponding to the selected game medium is a moving image including an image corresponding to the selected game medium. The moving image corresponding to the selected game medium may be a moving image including information on the position of the selected game medium in the game scenario, the world view of the game related to the selected game medium, and the like. The information regarding the position of the selected game medium in the game scenario is, for example, information regarding the relationship between the character that is the selected game medium and another character. The information regarding the world view of the game regarding the selected game medium is, for example, information regarding the profile such as the background and purpose of the game scenario of the character which is the selected game medium. Further, the moving image corresponding to the selected game medium may be a moving image that gives a visual effect as if the game medium is moving. In the example shown in FIGS. 5A-(c), the moving image corresponding to the selected game medium is an animated image that gives a visual effect as if the character, which is the selected game medium, is moving.

FIG. 5D is a diagram showing an example of the game medium image display screen 530 displayed on the display unit 24.

The game medium image display screen 530 is displayed continuously after the moving image display screen 520 is displayed when the game medium associated with the player satisfies the first condition. The game medium image display screen 530 is displayed after the selection request object 412 is selected on the selection screen 410 when the selected game medium does not satisfy the first condition. Further, the game medium image display screen 530 includes a game medium image 531, a parameter display object 532, and a common object 533.

The game medium image 531 is an image corresponding to the selected game medium. In the example shown in FIG. 5D, the game medium image 531 is the same as the third frame image 521, which is the last frame image among the plurality of frame images constituting the moving image. The parameter display object 532 is an object that represents information associated with the selected game medium. In the example shown in FIG. 5D, the rarity of the selected game medium is "4", which is represented by the number of objects. The common object 533 is an object that is commonly provided in images corresponding to a plurality of game media at a predetermined position of the game medium image 531. In the example shown in FIG. 5D, the common object 533 is a frame of the game medium image. The common object 533 may have different appearances depending on parameters such as the rarity of the game medium.

The game medium image 531 may be the same as a frame image different from the last frame image among the plurality of frame images constituting the moving image. Further, the game medium image 531 may be the same as the image generated by processing the frame image of one of the plurality of frame images constituting the moving image.

After the game medium image display screen 530 is displayed, the mobile terminal 2 displays the selection screen 410.

As described above with reference to FIG. 5, when the selected game medium satisfies the first condition, the mobile terminal 2 is used on the selected game medium before displaying the image corresponding to the game medium. Display the corresponding video. By doing so, the player can acquire the game medium after understanding the information about the selected game medium. Therefore, the mobile terminal 2 effectively improves the motivation of the player to play the game using the selected game medium.

(Explanation of owned game medium screen 600)
FIG. 6A is a diagram showing an example of the possessed game medium screen 600. The possessed game medium screen 600 is a screen for listing the game media associated with the player. The possessed game medium screen 600 includes a possessed game medium image 601, a possessed game medium designated object 602, an enhancement object 603, and a change object 604.

The possessed game medium image 601 is an image corresponding to the game medium associated with the player. The possessed game medium designation object 602 is an object indicating a designated game medium among the game media associated with the player. When any of the possessed game media images 601 is selected by the operation of the operation unit 23 by the player, the possessed game media designated object 602 is displayed superimposed on the selected possessed game media image 601. Further, the game medium corresponding to the selected possessed game medium image 601 is in the designated state. The possessed game medium designation object 602 may be moved in the possessed game medium screen 600 by the operation of the player with respect to the operation unit 23.

The enhancement object 603 is an object for changing the parameters of the game medium by consuming a predetermined amount of points. When the strengthening object 603 is selected by the player with any of the game media designated, the strengthening request instruction is input to the mobile terminal 2. The mobile terminal 2 into which the enhancement request instruction is input displays information about the game medium in which the parameters have changed.

If any of the game media is not specified, the enhancement object 603 is displayed in a mode indicating that it cannot be selected. Further, when a predetermined amount of points are not associated with the player, the strengthening object 603 is displayed in a mode indicating that it cannot be selected.

The change object 604 is an object for changing a game medium into another game medium. When the change object 604 is selected by the player with any of the game media specified, the change request instruction is input to the mobile terminal 2. The mobile terminal 2 to which the change request instruction is input displays the game medium information display screen.

When the changed game medium satisfies the second condition, the mobile terminal 2 to which the change request instruction is input displays the game medium information display screen including the moving image display screen and the game medium image display screen. When the changed game medium does not satisfy the second condition, the mobile terminal 2 to which the change request instruction is input displays the game medium information display screen including the game medium image display screen without including the moving image display screen. .. The second condition is the same as the first condition. The second condition may be different from the first condition.

If any of the game media is not specified, the change object 604 is displayed in a mode indicating that it cannot be selected. Further, when the designated game medium is a game medium that cannot be changed to another game medium, the change object 604 is displayed in a mode indicating that it cannot be selected. Further, when the change condition for changing to another game medium is defined and the change condition is not satisfied, the change object 604 is displayed in a mode indicating that it cannot be selected. The change condition is that the parameters of the game medium satisfy a predetermined parameter condition, for example, the level of the game medium is equal to a predetermined value. Further, when a predetermined amount of points is consumed when changing the game medium, and the predetermined amount of points is not associated with the player, the change object 604 is displayed in a mode indicating that it cannot be selected.

After the acquired game media display screen is displayed, the mobile terminal 2 displays the owned game media screen 600 again.

(Explanation of registered game media screen 610)
FIG. 6B is a diagram showing an example of the registered game medium screen 610. The registered game medium screen 610 is a screen for listing game media that have been associated with the player in the past. The registered game media screen 610 includes a registered game media image 611, an unregistered game media image 612, a registered game media designated object 613, an information display object 614, and a moving image display object 615.

The registered game medium image 611 is an image corresponding to a game medium that has been associated with the player in the past. The unregistered game medium image 612 is an image showing that the game medium has never been associated with a player in the past. On the registered game media screen 610, either the registered game media image 611 or the unregistered game media image 612 is displayed for all game media. Further, in the example shown in FIG. 6B, the unregistered game medium image 612 is the same image in all game media, but may be a different image for each game medium. For example, the unregistered game medium image 612 may be an image corresponding to the game medium displayed in a different display mode (for example, monochrome display or the like). The registered game medium designation object 613 is an object indicating a designated game medium.

The information display object 614 is an object for displaying information about the game medium. When the information display object 614 is selected by the player with any of the game media specified, the information display instruction is input to the mobile terminal 2. The mobile terminal 2 into which the information display instruction is input displays information regarding the designated game medium. The information about the game medium is information such as an image corresponding to the game medium and parameters associated with the game medium. The information regarding the game medium may include information such as the position of the game medium in the game scenario and the world view of the game. If any of the game media is not specified, the information display object 614 is displayed in a manner indicating that it cannot be selected.

The moving image display object 615 is an object for displaying a moving image corresponding to the game medium. When the moving image display object 615 is selected by the player with any of the game media specified, the moving image display request instruction is input to the mobile terminal 2. The mobile terminal 2 to which the moving image display request instruction is input displays the moving image corresponding to the designated game medium. If any of the game media is not specified, the moving image display object 615 is displayed in a mode indicating that it cannot be selected. Further, when the designated game medium does not satisfy the third condition, the moving image display object 615 is displayed in a mode indicating that it cannot be selected. The third condition is a condition different from the first condition and the second condition. For example, when the first condition and the second condition are that the moving image is associated with the game medium and the game medium has never been associated with the player in the past, the third condition is the game. A moving image is associated with the medium. The third condition may be the same as the first condition or the second condition. Further, when the designated game medium is a game medium changed from another game medium, the mobile terminal 2 uses a moving image corresponding to the game medium before the change and a game medium after the change according to the selection by the player. Any of the corresponding moving images may be selected and displayed.

(Explanation of the outline configuration of the server 3)
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a schematic configuration of the server 3.

The server 3 manages various information used in the game in response to an instruction from the mobile terminal 2. Further, the server 3 transmits various game information and the like used in the game to the mobile terminal 2. Therefore, the server 3 includes a server communication unit 31, a server storage unit 32, and a server processing unit 33.

The server communication unit 31 includes a communication interface circuit for connecting the server 3 to the Internet 7, and communicates with the Internet 7. The server communication unit 31 supplies the data received from the mobile terminal 2 or the like to the server processing unit 33, and transmits the data supplied from the server processing unit 33 to the mobile terminal 2 or the like.

The server storage unit 32 includes, for example, at least one of a magnetic tape device, a magnetic disk device, and an optical disk device. The server storage unit 32 stores an operating system program, a driver program, an application program, data, and the like used for processing in the server processing unit 33. The application program stored in the server storage unit 32 is a game program or the like that manages various game information for each mobile terminal 2 in response to various instructions from each mobile terminal 2. The computer program stored in the server storage unit 32 may be installed in the server storage unit 32 from a computer-readable portable recording medium such as a CD-ROM or a DVD-ROM using a known setup program or the like. ..

The server processing unit 33 is a circuit including one or a plurality of processors that operate according to a computer program, or one or a plurality of dedicated hardware circuits that execute at least a part of various processes, or a combination thereof. Can be configured as (circuitry). The server processing unit 33 controls the overall operation of the server 3 in an integrated manner, and is, for example, a CPU. The server processing unit 33 executes various information processing in an appropriate procedure based on various instructions from a program or the like stored in the server storage unit 32, and controls the operation of the server communication unit 31. The server processing unit 33 executes various information processing based on the operating system program, the driver program, and the application program stored in the server storage unit 32. Further, the server processing unit 33 can execute a plurality of programs in parallel.

The server processing unit 33 includes a request acquisition unit 331, a selection unit 332, a determination unit 333, a moving image acquisition unit 334, a storage processing unit 335, and a server transmission processing unit 336. Each of these units is a functional module realized by a program executed by the processor included in the server processing unit 33. Alternatively, each of these parts may be mounted on the server 3 as firmware. The server transmission processing unit 336 is an example of an output unit.

(Explanation of various tables)
Hereinafter, an example of the data structure of various tables stored in the server storage unit 32 will be described with reference to FIGS. 8 and 9.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a data structure of the game medium table T1 that manages information about the game medium.

The game media table T1 stores the game media ID, the image, the name, the moving image ID, the rarity, the change destination game media ID, and the initial parameters in association with each other. The game medium ID is an example of identification information that identifies the game medium. The image is an image file of the image corresponding to the game medium. The image may be an image file stored in the server storage unit 32, a file name or file path thereof, or a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) that can access the image file. The name is information representing the name of the game medium. The moving image ID is an example of information for identifying a moving image corresponding to a game medium. The moving image ID may be a moving image file stored in the server storage unit 32, a file name or file path thereof, or the like, or a URL or the like that can access the moving image file. Rarity is a parameter that represents the rarity of the game medium. The change destination game medium ID is an example of identification information for identifying the changed game medium when the game medium is changed to another game medium. The initial parameters are parameters associated with the game medium and affecting the progress of the game.

The moving image ID may be associated only with the game medium whose parameters satisfy a predetermined condition. In the example shown in FIG. 8, the moving image ID is associated only with the game medium having a rarity of “4” or higher. Further, the moving image ID may be associated only with some game media regardless of the rarity.

The changed game medium ID may be associated with only some game media. Further, the rarity of the game medium after the change may be set to be larger than the rarity of the game medium before the change, or may be set to be the same as the rarity of the game medium before the change. May be good.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a data structure of the player table T2 that manages information about the player.

The player table T2 stores the player ID, the rank, the possessed game medium, the registered game medium ID, and the points in association with each other. The player ID is an example of identification information that identifies the player. Rank is an example of a parameter related to a player's skill level in a game. The possessed game medium is a game medium associated with the player. In the example shown in FIG. 9, as information about the game medium that can be used by the player, the game medium ID, the moving image ID, and the parameters are stored in association with each other. The registered game medium ID is a game medium ID of a game medium that has been associated with a player in the past. The points are information indicating the value of the points associated with the player.

A part or all of the game medium table T1 and the player table T2 may be stored in the terminal storage unit 22 as well.

(Explanation of Terminal Processing Unit 25 and Server Processing Unit 33)
Hereinafter, the terminal processing unit 25 of the mobile terminal 2 and the server processing unit 33 of the server 3 will be described.

First, the terminal processing unit 25 will be described.

The terminal transmission processing unit 251 transmits the selection request to the server 3 via the terminal communication unit 21 in response to the selection request instruction being input to the mobile terminal 2. The selection request is a signal requesting the server 3 to select a game medium. The selection request includes a player ID.

Further, the terminal transmission processing unit 251 transmits the possessed game medium transmission request to the server 3 via the terminal communication unit 21 in response to the input of the possessed game medium screen display instruction to the mobile terminal 2. The possessed game medium transmission request is a signal requesting the server 3 to transmit information regarding the game medium of the game medium associated with the player. The information about the game medium is the game medium ID. The information about the game medium may include an image corresponding to the game medium, parameters of the game medium, and the like. The possessed game medium transmission request includes a player ID.

Further, the terminal transmission processing unit 251 transmits the registered game medium transmission request to the server 3 via the terminal communication unit 21 in response to the input of the registered game medium screen display instruction to the mobile terminal 2. The registered game medium transmission request is a signal requesting the server 3 to transmit information about the game medium that has been associated with the player in the past. The registered game medium transmission request includes a player ID. The registered game medium transmission request is an example of a list screen display request.

Further, the terminal transmission processing unit 251 transmits the enhancement request to the server 3 via the terminal communication unit 21 in response to the enhancement request instruction being input to the mobile terminal 2. The enhancement request is a signal for requesting the server 3 to change the parameters of the game medium. The enhancement request includes a player ID and a game medium ID of a game medium designated as a game medium whose parameters are changed by the player.

Further, the terminal transmission processing unit 251 transmits the change request to the server 3 via the terminal communication unit 21 in response to the change request instruction being input to the mobile terminal 2. The change request is a signal for requesting the server 3 to change the game medium. The change request includes a player ID and a game medium ID of a game medium designated as a game medium to be changed to another game medium by the player.

Further, the terminal transmission processing unit 251 transmits the moving image display request to the server 3 via the terminal communication unit 21 in response to the moving image display request instruction being input to the mobile terminal 2. The moving image display request is a signal requesting the server 3 to transmit information for displaying the moving image. The information for displaying the moving image is a moving image data file. The information for displaying the moving image may be a URL or the like for accessing the moving image. The moving image display request includes a player ID and a game medium ID of the game medium designated by the player.

The reception processing unit 252 receives information about the game medium selected by a predetermined selection method from the server 3 via the terminal communication unit 21, and stores the received information about the game medium in the terminal storage unit 22. In addition, the reception processing unit 252 receives information from the server 3 for displaying a moving image corresponding to the selected game medium.

Further, the reception processing unit 252 receives information about the game medium associated with the player via the terminal communication unit 21.

In addition, the reception processing unit 252 receives information about the game medium that has been associated with the player in the past via the terminal communication unit 21.

Further, the reception processing unit 252 receives information on the game medium whose parameters have changed from the server 3 via the terminal communication unit 21, and stores the received information on the game medium in the terminal storage unit 22.

Further, the reception processing unit 252 receives the information on the changed game medium from the server 3 via the terminal communication unit 21, and stores the received information on the game medium in the terminal storage unit 22. In addition, the reception processing unit 252 receives information from the server 3 for displaying a moving image corresponding to the changed game medium.

The display processing unit 253 displays the home screen 400 on the display unit 24 in response to the activation of the control program for executing the game.

Further, the display processing unit 253 displays the main game screen on the display unit 24 in response to the input of the main game screen display instruction to the mobile terminal 2.

Further, the display processing unit 253 displays the selection screen 410 on the display unit 24 in response to the selection screen display instruction being input to the mobile terminal 2.

Further, the display processing unit 253 displays the organization screen on the display unit 24 in response to the input of the organization screen display instruction to the mobile terminal 2.

Further, the display processing unit 253 ends the display of the selection screen 410 and displays the home screen 400 on the display unit 24 in response to the input of the selection screen end instruction to the mobile terminal 2.

Further, the display processing unit 253 displays the possessed game media screen 600 on the display unit 24 in response to the reception processing unit 252 receiving information regarding the game medium associated with the player from the server 3. The display processing unit 253 acquires an image corresponding to the game medium from the received information about the game medium associated with the player. Subsequently, the display processing unit 253 generates display data of the possessed game medium screen 600 based on the screen layout of the possessed game medium screen 600 stored in the terminal storage unit 22 and the image corresponding to the acquired game medium. .. Subsequently, the display processing unit 253 displays the owned game medium screen 600 by supplying the generated display data to the display unit 24.

Further, the display processing unit 253 displays the registered game medium screen 610 in response to the reception processing unit 252 receiving the game medium ID of the game medium that has been associated with the player in the past from the server 3. The display processing unit 253 acquires an image corresponding to the game medium from the received information about the game medium that has been associated with the player in the past. Subsequently, the display processing unit 253 generates display data of the registered game medium screen 610 based on the screen layout of the registered game medium screen 610 stored in the terminal storage unit 22 and the image corresponding to the acquired game medium. .. Subsequently, the display processing unit 253 displays the registered game medium screen 610 by supplying the generated display data to the display unit 24.

Further, the display processing unit 253 displays the moving image corresponding to the selected game medium in response to the reception of information for displaying the moving image corresponding to the selected game medium by the receiving processing unit 252. For example, the display processing unit 253 displays a game medium information display screen including a moving image display screen and a game medium image display screen on the display unit 24. When the reception processing unit 252 does not receive the information for displaying the moving image corresponding to the selected game medium, the display processing unit 253 does not include the moving image display screen and the game medium image display screen. The game medium information display screen including the above is displayed on the display unit 24.

Further, the display processing unit 253 displays the stored information on the game medium on the display unit 24 in response to the information on the game medium whose parameters have changed being stored in the terminal storage unit 22.

Further, the display processing unit 253 displays the moving image corresponding to the changed game medium in response to the reception of information for displaying the moving image corresponding to the changed game medium by the receiving processing unit 252. When the reception processing unit 252 does not receive the information for displaying the moving image corresponding to the changed game medium, the display processing unit 253 does not include the moving image display screen and does not include the moving image display screen. The game medium information display screen including the above may be displayed on the display unit 24.

Subsequently, the server processing unit 33 will be described.

The request acquisition unit 331 acquires a selection request from the mobile terminal 2 via the server communication unit 31.

The request acquisition unit 331 acquires the possessed game medium transmission request from the mobile terminal 2 via the server communication unit 31.

The request acquisition unit 331 acquires the registered game medium transmission request from the mobile terminal 2 via the server communication unit 31.

Further, the request acquisition unit 331 acquires the strengthening request from the mobile terminal 2 via the server communication unit 31.

Further, the request acquisition unit 331 acquires a change request from the mobile terminal 2 via the server communication unit 31.

Further, the request acquisition unit 331 acquires a moving image display request from the mobile terminal 2 via the server communication unit 31.

The selection unit 332 subtracts the points associated with the player in response to the acquisition of the selection request by the request acquisition unit 331. The selection unit 332 acquires the player ID included in the selection request. Subsequently, the selection unit 332 refers to the player table T2 and subtracts a predetermined value from the value of the points associated with the acquired player ID.

Subsequently, the selection unit 332 selects the game medium from the plurality of game media by a predetermined selection method. The predetermined selection method is, for example, a random lottery. In this case, the selection unit 332 selects the game medium by randomly acquiring one game medium ID from the plurality of game media IDs stored in the game medium table T1. The predetermined selection method may be a lottery according to a predetermined winning probability. Further, the winning probability may be determined for each game medium or for each rarity. Further, the predetermined selection method may be to extract a part of the game media from a plurality of game media based on the information about the player, and perform a lottery from the extracted game media. Further, the predetermined selection method may be to select the game media in a predetermined order for the plurality of game media.

The determination unit 333 determines whether or not the game medium selected by the selection unit 332 satisfies the first condition. The first condition is that the moving image is associated with the game medium. In this case, the determination unit 333 refers to the game media table T1 and determines whether or not the video ID is associated with the game media ID acquired by the selection unit 332. Further, the first condition may be that the rarity of the game medium is equal to or higher than a predetermined value. In this case, the determination unit 333 refers to the game medium table T1 to acquire the value of the rarity associated with the game medium, and determines whether or not the acquired value is equal to or greater than a predetermined value. In this case, the moving image is associated with all the game media whose rarity is at least a predetermined value or more.

The first condition may also be that the game medium has never been associated with a player in the past. In this case, the determination unit 333 acquires the player ID included in the lottery request acquired by the request acquisition unit 331. Then, with reference to the player table T2, it is determined whether or not the registered game medium ID associated with the player ID includes the game medium ID of the game medium selected by the selection unit 332.

Further, the determination unit 333 determines whether or not the game medium to be changed satisfies the fourth condition in response to the acquisition of the change request by the request acquisition unit 331. The determination unit 333 acquires the game medium ID included in the change request. Subsequently, the determination unit 333 determines whether or not the game medium indicated by the acquired game medium ID satisfies the fourth condition. The fourth condition is the same as the third condition. The fourth condition is, for example, that a moving image is associated with the game medium. The fourth condition may be different from the first condition, the second condition and the third condition.

Further, the determination unit 333 determines whether or not the changed game medium satisfies the second condition in response to the acquisition of the change request by the request acquisition unit 331. The determination unit 333 acquires the game medium ID included in the change request. Subsequently, the determination unit 333 refers to the game media table T1 and acquires the changed game media ID associated with the acquired game media ID. Subsequently, the determination unit 333 determines whether or not the acquired game medium indicated by the changed game medium ID satisfies the second condition.

When it is determined that the selected game medium satisfies the first condition, the moving image acquisition unit 334 acquires the moving image corresponding to the selected game medium. For example, the moving image acquisition unit 334 refers to the game medium table T1 and acquires the moving image ID associated with the game medium ID of the selected game medium. Subsequently, the moving image acquisition unit 334 acquires a moving image based on the acquired moving image ID. The moving image may be acquired from the server storage unit 32. Further, when the moving image is stored in a predetermined external storage device, the moving image may be acquired from the predetermined external storage device via the server communication unit 31.

Further, when it is determined that the game medium after the change satisfies the second condition, the moving image acquisition unit 334 acquires the moving image corresponding to the game medium after the change. For example, the moving image acquisition unit 334 refers to the game medium table T1 and acquires the moving image ID associated with the game medium ID of the changed game medium. Subsequently, the moving image acquisition unit 334 acquires a moving image based on the acquired moving image ID.

Further, the moving image acquisition unit 334 acquires a moving image in response to the acquisition of the moving image display request by the request acquisition unit 331. The moving image acquisition unit 334 acquires the game medium ID included in the moving image display request. Subsequently, the moving image acquisition unit 334 refers to the game medium table T1 and acquires the moving image ID associated with the acquired game medium ID. Subsequently, the moving image acquisition unit 334 acquires a moving image based on the acquired moving image ID.

When the storage processing unit 335 determines that the selected game medium satisfies the first condition, the storage processing unit 335 associates the information on the game medium selected by the predetermined selection method with the information on the acquired moving image to the player. Remember. For example, the storage processing unit 335 refers to the game medium table T1 and acquires the initial parameters of the selected game medium. Then, the storage processing unit 335 refers to the player table T2, and as information about the possessed game medium associated with the player ID included in the selection request, the game medium ID of the selected game medium and the acquired moving image ID , Initial parameters and memorize.

Further, when it is determined that the selected game medium does not satisfy the first condition, the storage processing unit 335 stores the information about the game medium selected by the predetermined selection method in association with the player.

Further, the storage processing unit 335 subtracts points associated with the player in response to the acquisition of the reinforcement request by the request acquisition unit 331. The storage processing unit 335 acquires the player ID included in the enhancement request. Subsequently, the storage processing unit 335 refers to the player table T2 and subtracts a predetermined value from the value of the points associated with the acquired player ID.

Further, when the storage processing unit 335 determines that the game medium designated by the change request satisfies the fourth condition, the storage processing unit 335 provides information on the designated game medium and information on the moving image corresponding to the designated game medium. Disassociate with the player. For example, the storage processing unit 335 refers to the player table T1 and is associated with the game medium ID included in the change request and the game medium ID from the information about the possessed game medium associated with the player ID included in the change request. Delete the moving image ID.

Further, when it is determined that the game medium designated by the change request does not satisfy the fourth condition, the storage processing unit 335 cancels the association between the information regarding the designated game medium and the player.

Subsequently, the storage processing unit 335 changes the parameters of the game medium. The storage processing unit 335 acquires the player ID and the game medium ID included in the enhancement request. Subsequently, the storage processing unit 335 refers to the player table T2 and acquires the parameters corresponding to the acquired game media ID among the possessed game media associated with the acquired player ID. Subsequently, the storage processing unit 335 changes the acquired parameter by a predetermined amount, and stores the changed parameter as a parameter corresponding to the acquired game medium ID.

Further, when the storage processing unit 335 determines that the changed game medium satisfies the second condition, the player obtains information on the game medium selected as the changed game medium and information on the acquired moving image. Remember in association with. For example, the storage processing unit 335 refers to the game medium table T1 and acquires the initial parameters of the selected game medium. Then, the storage processing unit 335 refers to the player table T2, and receives the game medium ID of the selected game medium and the acquired moving image ID as information regarding the possessed game medium associated with the player ID included in the lottery request. , Initial parameters and memorize.

Further, when it is determined that the game medium after the change does not satisfy the second condition, the storage processing unit 335 stores the information about the game medium after the change in association with the player.

The server transmission processing unit 336 displays the moving image corresponding to the selected game medium in response to the acquisition of the moving image corresponding to the selected game medium by the moving image acquisition unit 334 via the server communication unit 31. Information is transmitted to the mobile terminal 2. The information for displaying the moving image is, for example, a moving image data file. When the moving image data file is stored in the terminal storage unit 22, the information for displaying the moving image may be identification information such as a moving image file name. The information for displaying the moving image may be a URL for accessing the moving image.

Further, the server transmission processing unit 336 transmits information about the selected game medium to the mobile terminal 2 via the server communication unit 31. The server transmission processing unit 336 refers to the game medium table T1 and acquires information regarding the game medium selected by the selection unit 332. Subsequently, the server transmission processing unit 336 transmits the acquired information on the game medium to the mobile terminal 2 via the server communication unit 31.

Further, the server transmission processing unit 336 transmits information about the game medium associated with the player to the mobile terminal 2 via the server communication unit 31. The server transmission processing unit 336 refers to the player table T2 and acquires the game medium ID and parameters of the game medium stored as the possessed game medium. Subsequently, the server transmission processing unit 336 refers to the game medium table T1 and acquires information about the game medium such as an image associated with the acquired game medium ID. Subsequently, the server transmission processing unit 336 transmits the acquired information regarding the game medium via the server communication unit 31.

Further, the server transmission processing unit 336 transmits information about the game medium that has been associated with the player in the past to the mobile terminal 2 via the server communication unit 31. The server transmission processing unit 336 refers to the player table T2 and acquires the game medium ID of the game medium stored as the registered game medium. Subsequently, the server transmission processing unit 336 refers to the game medium table T1 and acquires information about the game medium such as an image associated with the acquired game medium ID. Subsequently, the server transmission processing unit 336 transmits the acquired information regarding the game medium via the server communication unit 31.

Further, the server transmission processing unit 336 transmits information regarding the game medium whose parameters have been changed to the mobile terminal 2 via the server communication unit 31. The server transmission processing unit 336 refers to the player table T2 in response to the storage of information regarding the game medium whose parameters have been changed, and acquires the game medium ID and parameters of the stored game medium. Subsequently, the server transmission processing unit 336 transmits information regarding the game medium in which the parameters are changed via the server communication unit 31.

Further, the server transmission processing unit 336 receives the moving image corresponding to the changed game medium by the moving image acquisition unit 334, and obtains the moving image corresponding to the changed game medium via the server communication unit 31. Information to be displayed is transmitted to the mobile terminal 2.

Further, the server transmission processing unit 336 transmits information about the game medium selected as the changed game medium to the mobile terminal 2 via the server communication unit 31. The server transmission processing unit 336 refers to the game medium table T1 and acquires information on the changed game medium. Subsequently, the server transmission processing unit 336 transmits information regarding the changed game medium via the server communication unit 31.

Further, the server transmission processing unit 336 transmits information for displaying the moving image corresponding to the game medium specified by the moving image display request via the server communication unit 31. The server transmission processing unit 336 is an example of an output processing unit.

(Explanation of processing flow)
Hereinafter, an example of the processing flow by the game system 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 10 to 17.

FIG. 10 is a sequence diagram showing an example of the flow of the game medium selection process by the game system 1. The game medium selection process is executed when a selection request instruction is input to the mobile terminal 2.

First, the terminal transmission processing unit 251 of the mobile terminal 2 transmits a selection request to the server 3 via the terminal communication unit 21 (S101).

Subsequently, the server 3 executes the selection process (S102). The details of the selection process will be described later.

Subsequently, the reception processing unit 252 of the mobile terminal 2 receives the information regarding the game medium selected from the server 3 and stores it in the terminal storage unit 22 (S103). Further, when the selected game medium satisfies the first condition, the reception processing unit 252 of the mobile terminal 2 receives information for displaying the moving image corresponding to the selected game medium from the server 3.

When the selected game medium satisfies the first condition, the display processing unit 253 displays the moving image on the display unit 24 based on the information for displaying the received moving image (S104), and performs a series of processes. To finish.

FIG. 11 is a flow chart showing an example of the flow of the selection process.

First, the request acquisition unit 331 of the server 3 acquires the selection request (S201).

Subsequently, the selection unit 332 subtracts a predetermined amount from the points associated with the player (S202).

Subsequently, the selection unit 332 selects the game medium from the plurality of game media by a predetermined selection method (S203).

Subsequently, the determination unit 333 determines whether or not the selected game medium satisfies the first condition (S204).

When it is determined that the first condition is satisfied (S204-Y), the moving image acquisition unit 334 acquires the moving image corresponding to the selected game medium (S205).

Subsequently, the storage processing unit 335 stores the information regarding the selected game medium and the information regarding the acquired moving image in the storage unit in association with the player (S206).

Subsequently, the server transmission processing unit 336 transmits information about the game medium associated with the player and information for displaying the moving image associated with the player to the mobile terminal 2 (S207), and ends the series of processing. To do.

When it is determined that the first condition is not satisfied (S204-N), the storage processing unit 335 stores information about the selected game medium in association with the player (S208).

Subsequently, the server transmission processing unit 336 transmits information regarding the game medium associated with the player (S209), and ends a series of processes.

FIG. 12 is a sequence diagram showing an example of the flow of the possessed game medium screen display processing by the game system 1. The possessed game medium screen display process is executed when the possessed game medium screen display instruction is input to the mobile terminal 2.

First, the terminal transmission processing unit 251 of the mobile terminal 2 transmits the possessed game medium transmission request to the server 3 (S301).

Subsequently, the request acquisition unit 331 of the server 3 acquires the possessed game medium transmission request (S302).

Subsequently, the server transmission processing unit 336 acquires information about the game medium associated with the player from the server storage unit 32 and transmits it to the mobile terminal 2 (S303).

Subsequently, the reception processing unit 252 of the mobile terminal 2 receives information about the game medium associated with the player from the server 3 (S304).

Subsequently, the display processing unit 253 displays the owned game medium screen 600 on the display unit 24 (S305), and ends a series of processing.

FIG. 13 is a sequence diagram showing an example of the flow of the registered game medium screen display process by the game system 1. The registered game medium screen display process is executed when the registered game medium screen display instruction is input to the mobile terminal 2.

First, the terminal transmission processing unit 251 of the mobile terminal 2 transmits the registered game medium transmission request to the server 3 (S401).

Subsequently, the request acquisition unit 331 of the server 3 acquires the registered game medium transmission request (S402).

Subsequently, the server transmission processing unit 336 acquires information on the game medium that has been associated with the player in the past from the server storage unit 32 and transmits it to the mobile terminal 2 (S403).

Subsequently, the reception processing unit 252 of the mobile terminal 2 receives information about the game medium that has been associated with the player in the past from the server 3 (S404).

Subsequently, the display processing unit 253 displays the registered game medium screen 610 on the display unit 24 (S405), and ends a series of processing.

FIG. 14 is a sequence diagram showing an example of the flow of the game medium enhancement process by the game system 1. The game medium enhancement process is executed when the enhancement request instruction is input to the mobile terminal 2.

First, the terminal transmission processing unit 251 of the mobile terminal 2 transmits the enhancement request to the server 3 (S501).

Subsequently, the request acquisition unit 331 of the server 3 acquires the strengthening request (S502).

Subsequently, the storage processing unit 335 subtracts a predetermined amount from the points associated with the player (S503).

Subsequently, the storage processing unit 335 changes the parameters of the game medium (S504).

Subsequently, the server transmission processing unit 336 transmits information regarding the game medium whose parameters have been changed to the mobile terminal 2 (S505).

Subsequently, the reception processing unit 252 of the mobile terminal 2 receives information on the game medium whose parameters have been changed from the server 3, and stores the received information on the game medium in the terminal storage unit 22 (S506).

Subsequently, the display processing unit 253 displays information on the game medium whose parameters have been changed on the display unit 24 (S507), and ends a series of processing.

FIG. 15 is a sequence diagram showing an example of the flow of game medium change processing by the game system 1. The game medium change process is executed when a change request instruction is input to the mobile terminal 2.

First, the terminal transmission processing unit 251 of the mobile terminal 2 transmits the change request to the server 3 (S601).

Subsequently, the server 3 executes the change process (S602). The details of the change processing will be described later.

Subsequently, the reception processing unit 252 of the mobile terminal 2 receives the information regarding the changed game medium from the server 3, and stores the received information regarding the game medium in the terminal storage unit 22 (S603).

Subsequently, when the changed game medium satisfies the second condition, the display processing unit 253 displays the moving image on the display unit 24 based on the information for displaying the received moving image (S604). Ends a series of processes.

FIG. 16 is a flow chart showing an example of the flow of change processing.

First, the request acquisition unit 331 of the server 3 acquires the change request (S701).

Subsequently, the determination unit 333 determines whether or not the game medium to be changed to another game medium satisfies the fourth condition (S702).

When it is determined that the fourth condition is satisfied (S702-Y), the storage processing unit 335 associates the information on the game medium specified by the change request and the information on the moving image corresponding to the game medium with the player. Release (S703).

When it is determined that the fourth condition is not satisfied (S702-N), the storage processing unit 335 cancels the association between the player and the information regarding the game medium specified by the change request (S704).

Subsequently, the determination unit 333 determines whether or not the changed game medium satisfies the second condition (S705).

When it is determined that the second condition is satisfied (S705-Y), the moving image acquisition unit 334 acquires the moving image corresponding to the changed game medium (S706).

Subsequently, the storage processing unit 335 stores the information regarding the changed game medium and the information regarding the acquired moving image in the storage unit in association with the player (S707).

Subsequently, the server transmission processing unit 336 transmits information about the game medium associated with the player and information for displaying the moving image associated with the player (S708), and ends a series of processes.

When it is determined that the second condition is not satisfied (S705-N), the storage processing unit 335 stores the information regarding the changed game medium in the storage unit in association with the player (S709).

Subsequently, the server transmission processing unit 336 transmits information regarding the game medium associated with the player (S710), and ends a series of processes.

FIG. 17 is a sequence diagram showing an example of the flow of the moving image display process. The moving image display process is executed when a moving image display request instruction is input to the mobile terminal 2.

First, the terminal transmission processing unit 251 of the mobile terminal 2 transmits a moving image display request to the server 3 (S801).

Subsequently, the request acquisition unit 331 of the server 3 acquires the moving image display request (S802).

Subsequently, the moving image acquisition unit 334 acquires a moving image corresponding to the game medium specified by the moving image display request (S803).

Subsequently, the server transmission processing unit 336 transmits information for displaying the moving image corresponding to the designated game medium to the mobile terminal 2 (S804).

Subsequently, the display processing unit 253 of the mobile terminal 2 displays a moving image corresponding to the designated game medium (S805), and ends a series of processing.

As described above, the server 3 according to the present invention selects a game medium associated with the player by a predetermined selection method, and transmits information for displaying a moving image corresponding to the selected game medium to the mobile terminal 2. To do. By doing so, the server 3 can perform an effective effect suitable for the game medium acquired by the player. That is, the player wants to play the game using the acquired game medium by viewing the effect of the moving image suitable for the acquired game medium.

Further, the image corresponding to each game medium stored in the server 3 may be the same as the frame image of one of the plurality of frame images constituting the moving image corresponding to each game medium. By doing so, the server 3 can perform an effective effect of making the player feel more strongly the relationship between the moving image and the image corresponding to the game medium. Then, the player becomes more strongly motivated to play the game using the acquired game medium.

Further, the image corresponding to each game medium stored in the server 3 is the same as the image generated by processing the frame image of one of the plurality of frame images constituting the moving image corresponding to each game medium. But it may be. Generally, when a moving image is an animation, a simplified image or an image with a small amount of information may be used as each frame image in order to express more dynamically and reduce the production load. is there. In this case, if the frame image constituting the moving image is used as the image of the game medium, the player may feel that the image is unsatisfactory or the amount of information is small. On the other hand, since the image corresponding to each game medium stored in the server 3 is an image generated by performing processing such as correction processing on the frame image, the player is also attached to the image of the game medium. It will be easier. Then, the player becomes more strongly motivated to play the game using the acquired game medium.

The correction process is, for example, a process of adding a shadow, adding a color, adding an image, an icon, or the like.

Further, the processing may be performed by the server 3. By doing so, the server storage unit 32 does not need to store the image generated by performing the processing in advance, so that the storage capacity required for the server storage unit 32 can be reduced. Further, the processing may be performed by the mobile terminal 2. In this case, the information about the game medium received by the mobile terminal 2 from the server 3 includes the same image as the one frame image. Then, in S103 or S603, a new image is generated by processing the received image, and the generated new image is stored in the terminal storage unit 22. By doing so, the server 3 does not need to store the image corresponding to the game medium for each player, and the storage capacity can be reduced.

Further, the image corresponding to each game medium stored in the server 3 is processed by processing the last frame image or the last frame image among the plurality of frame images constituting the moving image corresponding to each game medium. It may be the same as the generated image. By doing so, the server 3 can make the player feel the continuity between the effect of the moving image and the image of the game medium, and more effective effect can be achieved.

Further, the server 3 may display the moving image corresponding to the game medium, and may transmit information for displaying the moving image corresponding to the game medium following the display of the moving image. By doing so, the server 3 can make the player feel the continuity between the effect of the moving image and the image of the game medium more strongly, and more effective effect can be achieved.

Further, the server 3 may transmit information for displaying a moving image corresponding to a game medium that has been associated with the player in the past. By doing so, the server 3 can repeatedly display the effect according to the player's wishes.

Further, the server 3 releases the association between the moving image corresponding to the game medium to be changed and the player in response to the acquisition of the change request, and the server 3 releases the information related to the moving image corresponding to the changed game medium to the player. Associate with. By doing so, the server 3 can display an effect suitable for the game medium after the change, and diversifies the game experience of the player. Then, the motivation of the player to play the game is improved.

(Modification example 1)
In the above description, the image corresponding to the game medium is stored in the game medium table T1 in advance, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the image corresponding to the game medium may be an image designated by the player from among a plurality of frame images constituting the moving image.

In this case, the mobile terminal 2 displays the moving image display screen 1800 instead of the moving image display screen 500-520. On the moving image display screen 1800, the player designates an image corresponding to the game medium from among a plurality of frame images constituting the moving image.

FIG. 18A is a diagram showing an example of a moving image display screen 1800 displayed on the mobile terminal 2.

The moving image display screen 1800 includes a moving image display area 1801 and a game medium image designation object 1802. The moving image display area 1801 is an area in which a moving image corresponding to the game medium associated with the player is displayed. The game medium image designation object 1802 is an object for designating an image corresponding to the game medium from among a plurality of frame images constituting a moving image.

When the game medium image designation object 1802 is selected by the player, a designation request instruction is input to the mobile terminal 2. The mobile terminal 2 into which the designation request instruction is input displays the game medium image display screen 1810.

FIG. 18B is a diagram showing an example of the game medium image display screen 1810 displayed on the mobile terminal 2. The same reference numerals are given to the configurations that overlap with the above description, and the description thereof will be omitted.

The game media image display screen 1810 includes a designated game media image 1811, a parameter display object 532, and a common object 533. The designated game medium image 1811 is an image of one of a plurality of frame images constituting a moving image, which is designated by the player as an image corresponding to the game medium. The designated game medium image 1811 is, for example, a frame image displayed in the moving image display area 1801 when the game medium image designated object 1802 is selected.

As described above with reference to FIG. 18, when the player acquires the game medium, the player designates and designates one of the plurality of frame images constituting the moving image corresponding to the game medium. The frame image can be set as an image corresponding to the game medium. By doing so, the player becomes attached to the image of the acquired game medium, and the player's motivation to play the game using the acquired game medium is improved.

Hereinafter, an example of the data structure of various tables stored in the server storage unit 32 in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 19 and 20.

FIG. 19 is a diagram showing an example of a data structure of the game medium table T3 that manages information about the game medium. The game media table T3 may be stored in the server storage unit 32 instead of the game media table T1 shown in FIG.

The game media table T3 stores the game media ID, the image, the name, the moving image ID, the rarity, the change destination game media ID, and the initial parameters in association with each other. The game media table T3 may associate a plurality of images with one game media ID. The plurality of images are any of a plurality of frame images constituting a moving image corresponding to the game medium. Further, in the game media table T3, the name, the rarity, the change destination game media ID, and the initial parameters are stored in association with each image. Further, the name, the rarity, the change destination game medium ID, and the initial parameters may be different for each image corresponding to the game medium.

FIG. 20 is a diagram showing an example of a data structure of the player table T4 that manages information about the player. The player table T4 may be stored in the server storage unit 32 instead of the player table T2 shown in FIG.

The player table T4 stores the player ID, the rank, the possessed game medium, the registered game medium, and the points in association with each other. The possessed game medium stores information about the game medium associated with the player. In the example shown in FIG. 20, as information about the game medium associated with the player, the game medium ID, the moving image ID, the image, and the parameter are stored in association with each other. Further, as information about the game medium that has been associated with the player in the past, the game medium ID and the image are stored in association with each other. That is, the player table T4 stores two game media associated with the same game medium ID and corresponding to different images as different game media.

In the game media table T3 and the player table T4, identification information for identifying a plurality of game media associated with the same game media ID and corresponding to different images is stored in association with each game medium. May be good.

Hereinafter, an example of the processing flow in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 21 is a sequence diagram showing an example of the flow of the game medium image designation process in the game system 1. The game medium image designation process is executed following the game medium selection process shown in FIG. 10 or the game medium change process shown in FIG.

First, the display processing unit 253 of the mobile terminal 2 displays a moving image (S901). The display processing unit 253 displays the moving image display screen 1800. Note that S901 is executed in place of S104 in the game medium selection process or S604 in the game medium change process. That is, the moving image is a moving image corresponding to the selected game medium or a moving image corresponding to the changed game medium.

Subsequently, the terminal transmission processing unit 251 transmits a designation request to the server 3 via the terminal communication unit 21 (S902). The terminal transmission processing unit 251 transmits the designation request to the server 3 in response to the designation request instruction being input to the mobile terminal 2. The designation request includes a player ID, a game medium ID, and information for designating a frame image of one of a plurality of frame images constituting the moving image.

One frame image is a frame image displayed in the moving image display area 1801 when the designation request instruction is input to the mobile terminal 2. The information for designating one frame image is the frame number of the one frame image. The information for designating one frame image may be the playback time of the moving image when the designation request instruction is input to the mobile terminal 2. The information for designating one frame image may be the image data of one frame image.

Subsequently, the request acquisition unit 331 of the server 3 acquires the designated request via the server communication unit 31 (S903).

Subsequently, the moving image acquisition unit 334 acquires one frame image (S904). The moving image acquisition unit 334 acquires the moving image corresponding to the game medium indicated by the game medium ID included in the designation request. Subsequently, the moving image acquisition unit 334 acquires one frame image by generating one frame image from the moving image based on the information for designating one frame image included in the designation request.

It should be noted that each of the plurality of frame images constituting the moving image may be stored in the server storage unit 32 in advance. In this case, the moving image acquisition unit 334 acquires one frame image from the plurality of frame images based on the game medium ID included in the designation request and the information for designating one frame image.

Subsequently, the storage processing unit 335 determines the value of the parameter based on one frame image (S905). The storage processing unit 335 refers to the game medium table T3 and acquires the value of the initial parameter corresponding to the game medium ID included in the designation request and the image acquired by the moving image acquisition unit 334. The storage processing unit 335 determines the acquired initial parameter value as the parameter value.

Subsequently, the storage processing unit 335 stores the acquired one frame image as an image corresponding to the game medium in association with the player (S906 first stage). The storage processing unit 335 refers to the player table T4, and is acquired as an image corresponding to the game medium indicated by the game medium ID included in the designated request among the game media associated with the player ID included in the designated request. Memorize one frame image.

In addition, the storage processing unit 335 stores the information regarding the determined parameter values as information regarding the parameter values of the game medium in association with the player (sequel to S906). The storage processing unit 335 refers to the player table T4, and among the game media associated with the player ID included in the designated request, the value of the parameter of the game medium indicated by the game media ID included in the designated request is determined. Change to the value of.

Subsequently, the server transmission processing unit 336 transmits information regarding the game medium for which the parameters have been determined to the mobile terminal 2 via the server communication unit 31 (S907).

Subsequently, the reception processing unit 252 of the mobile terminal 2 stores the information regarding the received game medium, the display processing unit 253 displays the information regarding the game medium (S908), and ends the series of processing. The display processing unit 253 displays, for example, the game medium image display screen 1810.

As described above, the server 3 acquires a designation request for designating one frame image from the plurality of frame images constituting the moving image, and sets one frame image as an image corresponding to the game medium. By doing so, the player can associate a favorite image with the game medium, and the player's motivation to play the game using the game medium is improved.

In particular, when the player acquires a plurality of game media associated with the same game medium ID, different frame images can be set for each. In a conventional game, when a player acquires a plurality of the same game media, the use of the acquired game media is limited, and the game medium acquired by the player may not be satisfied. On the other hand, in the game provided by the server 3, the player can set different images for each of the plurality of the same game media and use them as if they were different game media. That is, the server 3 can provide a wider variety of game media. On the other hand, since it is not necessary for the server 3 to actually store the data of the different game media, the required storage capacity can be reduced as compared with the case where the different game media are stored in advance.

Further, the server 3 acquires a designation request including the frame number of the frame image displayed when the designation request instruction is input to the mobile terminal 2 by the player. By doing so, the player cannot specify the desired image unless the designation request instruction is input while the effect by the moving image is displayed, so that the effect becomes bidirectional. A new interest arises.

Further, the server 3 determines the value of the parameter of the game medium, which affects the progress of the game, based on one frame image. For example, the server 3 determines different parameters as game medium parameters according to the acquired frame image. Further, in the above description, the game medium table T3 stores parameters for each frame image, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the game medium table T3 stores initial parameters for each game medium, and when the acquired frame image is a predetermined frame image, the storage processing unit 335 determines a value obtained by changing the initial parameters as a parameter of the game medium. You may. By doing so, the player tries to acquire the game medium having the necessary parameters based on the progress of his / her game and the possession status of other game media, so that the operation of designating the image of the game medium A new strategy is born.

The image corresponding to the game medium may be generated by the mobile terminal 2 instead of the server 3. In this case, in S904, the moving image acquisition unit 334 does not acquire one frame image. Further, in S905 and S906, the storage processing unit 335 determines the value of the parameter based on the information for designating one frame image instead of the one frame image, and provides the user with the information for designating one frame image. Associate and memorize. Then, in S908, the terminal processing unit 25 of the mobile terminal 2 is based on the information for displaying the received moving image and the information for designating one frame image included in the information regarding the received game medium. The frame image of is generated and stored in the terminal storage unit 22. By doing so, the server 3 does not need to store one frame image for each game medium, so that the storage capacity required for the server 3 can be reduced.

(Modification 1-1)
The frame image that can be designated as one frame image may be changed depending on whether or not the player satisfies a predetermined specified condition. For example, the player can specify one frame image from the frame images constituting the first half of the moving image when the predetermined specified condition is not satisfied, and all the frame images when the predetermined specified condition is satisfied. One of the frame images can be specified. By doing so, the player comes to think that the predetermined specified condition is satisfied, and the motivation of the player to play the game is improved.

The predetermined designation condition is that, for example, a game medium having the same or a predetermined relationship with the game medium corresponding to the moving image is already associated with the player before executing the game medium selection process or the game medium change process. is there. The predetermined relationship is that, for example, when the game medium is a character card, the card has the same character as the character of the card corresponding to the moving image. By doing so, when the game media already associated with the player are selected in duplicate in the selection process, the player can specify a new frame image. That is, the server 3 can present the player with a new option for the image of the game medium even when the player acquires the duplicate game medium.

(Modification 1-2)
In the above description, the game medium image designation process is executed after the game medium selection process or the game medium change process, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the player may be able to specify the image corresponding to the game medium again for the game medium for which the image corresponding to the game medium has already been specified on the possessed game medium screen 600. By doing so, the player can try a plurality of images and specify an image that suits his / her taste, and the player's motivation to play the game using the game medium is further improved. To do.

Further, the server 3 may be able to specify the image corresponding to the game medium again only when the parameter of the game medium satisfies a predetermined parameter condition (for example, the level is equal to or higher than a predetermined value). By doing so, the player will strengthen the game medium in order to specify the image corresponding to the game medium, and the motivation of the player to play the game will be further improved.

Further, when the player specifies an image corresponding to the game medium again, the server 3 may determine the parameter of the game medium to a value different from the initial parameter (for example, a value more advantageous to the player than the initial parameter). Further, the server 3 may determine the parameter of the game medium to a more advantageous value for the player as the number of times the player specifies the image corresponding to the game medium again. By doing so, the player wants to strengthen the game medium, and the player's motivation to play the game is further improved.

(Modification 1-3)
In the above description, the server 3 sets the frame image displayed in the moving image display area 1801 as the image corresponding to the game medium when the game medium image designation object 1802 is selected. Not limited. For example, the server 3 extracts in advance a plurality of candidate images that are candidates for images corresponding to the game medium, and corresponds to the game medium with one image selected from the plurality of candidate images in response to the designation by the designation request. It may be set in the image.

In this case, in S901 of the game medium image designation process, the server 3 transmits a plurality of candidate images extracted from the plurality of frame images to the mobile terminal 2. Then, in S902, the mobile terminal 2 displays a plurality of candidate images, and transmits a designation request for designating one candidate image designated by the player from the candidate images to the server 3. Then, in S905, the server 3 determines the parameters of the game medium based on the designated candidate image. Then, in S906, the server 3 sets the designated candidate image as an image corresponding to the game medium, and stores the information related to the designated candidate image in association with the player.

By doing so, the server 3 does not need to store all of the plurality of frame images constituting the moving image in association with parameters and the like, so that the storage capacity required for the server storage unit 32 can be suppressed. .. Further, the server 3 can enhance the player's satisfaction with the candidate image by extracting an impressive frame image as a candidate image in advance from the plurality of frame images.

(Modification 1-3-1)
The candidate image may be an image different from the one frame image specified by the player. In this case, in S901 of the game medium image designation processing, the display processing unit 253 of the mobile terminal 2 displays the moving image display screen 1800. Then, in S902, the terminal transmission processing unit 251 transmits a designation request including the player ID, the game medium ID, and the frame number of one of the plurality of frame images constituting the moving image to the server 3. To do.

Then, in S904, the moving image acquisition unit 334 acquires one candidate image from the plurality of candidate images based on the frame number included in the designation request. The moving image acquisition unit 334 associates a plurality of candidate images with the condition of the frame number, and acquires one candidate image according to the condition satisfied by the frame number included in the designation request. For example, the moving image acquisition unit 334 associates the candidate image A with the condition that the frame number is “1” or more and less than “100”, and associates the candidate image B with the condition that the frame number is “100” or more. Then, when the frame number included in the designation request is "50", the moving image acquisition unit 334 acquires the candidate image A that satisfies the condition of the associated frame number. Then, in S905, the parameters of the game medium are determined based on the acquired candidate images.

By doing so, even when the player specifies one of the candidate images extracted in advance from the plurality of frame images, the bidirectional effect is possible.

(Modification 1-4)
The image corresponding to the game medium may be based on a designated area designated by the player in the frame image of one of the plurality of frame images constituting the moving image. That is, the image corresponding to the game medium may be an image obtained by cutting out a part of a frame image.

In this case, in S901 of the game medium image designation process, the player designates one frame image on the moving image display screen 1800, and designates a part of the designated frame image as the designated area.

For example, when the game medium image designation object 1802 is selected by the player, the mobile terminal 2 identifies one frame image displayed when the game medium image designation object 1802 is selected. Subsequently, the mobile terminal 2 stops the display of the moving image and displays the specified one frame image in the moving image display area 1801. Subsequently, the mobile terminal 2 accepts an operation by the player that designates a part of the area as the designated area in the displayed one frame image.

The operation of designating a part of the area as the designated area is, for example, an operation of selecting the position of any one frame image displayed in the moving image display area 1801. In this case, the area centered on the selected position is designated as the designated area. The designated area is an area having a size smaller than the size of one frame image. For example, when one frame image has a rectangular shape having a predetermined aspect ratio, the designated area is a rectangular region having an aspect ratio equal to that of the one frame image and smaller than the one frame image.

Subsequently, in S902, the terminal transmission processing unit 251 of the mobile terminal 2 transmits the designation request to the server 3 via the terminal communication unit 21. In this case, the designation request includes a player ID, a game medium ID, information for designating one frame image among a plurality of frame images constituting a moving image, and information for designating a designated area in one frame image. including. The information for designating the designated area is, for example, the position coordinates of one diagonal end point of the designated area in the frame image when the designated area is rectangular.

Subsequently, in S904, the moving image acquisition unit 334 generates an image based on the designation request. The moving image acquisition unit 334 acquires the moving image corresponding to the game medium indicated by the game medium ID included in the designation request. Subsequently, the moving image acquisition unit 334 acquires one frame image based on the information for designating one frame image included in the designation request. Subsequently, the moving image acquisition unit 334 extracts an image corresponding to the designated area from one frame image based on the information for designating the designated area included in the designation request. Subsequently, the moving image acquisition unit 334 generates an image by performing a predetermined processing process on the extracted image. The predetermined processing process is, for example, an enlargement process for changing the extracted image to the same size as an image corresponding to another game medium. The predetermined processing process may include a filtering process and the like.

Subsequently, in S905, the storage processing unit 335 determines the value of the parameter based on the image corresponding to the acquired game medium. The storage processing unit 335 refers to the game medium table T3 and acquires the value of the initial parameter corresponding to the game medium ID included in the designation request and the one frame image acquired by the moving image acquisition unit 334. Subsequently, the storage processing unit 335 determines the value of the parameter by changing the value of the initial parameter based on the designated area included in the designation request. For example, the storage processing unit 335 changes the parameter value when the designated area includes the predetermined coordinates of one frame image, and does not change the parameter value when the designated area does not include the predetermined coordinates.

Further, the value of the initial parameter corresponding to the frame image and the designated area may be stored in the game medium table T3 in advance. In this case, the storage processing unit 335 acquires the parameters of the game medium ID included in the designation request, the one frame image acquired by the moving image acquisition unit 334, and the initial parameter values corresponding to the designated area. Determine the value of.

Subsequently, in S906, the storage processing unit 335 stores the generated image and the determined parameter value in association with the player.

As described above, the server 3 generates an image based on the information for designating one frame image and the information for designating the designated area in the one frame image, and uses the generated image as an image corresponding to the game medium. Set. By doing so, the player can associate only the desired area of the frame image of the position with the game medium, and the motivation to play the game using the game medium is further improved.

(Modification example 1-5)
In the above description, the moving image is composed of a plurality of frame images, but the moving image may be based on motion data. For example, the data for displaying the moving image corresponding to the game medium may include model data, model motion data, and camera motion data. The model data is data related to a model that represents a three-dimensional shape of a character, an item, or the like that is a game medium. The model motion data is data that determines the operation of the model in chronological order. The camera motion data is data that determines the viewpoint position and the line-of-sight direction in chronological order when the model is projected onto a predetermined two-dimensional screen surface at a predetermined viewpoint position and the line-of-sight direction to generate an image or a moving image.

In this case, the display processing unit 253 of the mobile terminal 2 generates a moving image based on the data for displaying the received moving image in S901 of the game medium image designation processing. Subsequently, the mobile terminal 2 displays the generated moving image in the moving image display area of the moving image display screen 1800.

Subsequently, in S902, the terminal transmission processing unit 251 of the mobile terminal 2 transmits the designation request to the server 3 via the terminal communication unit 21. The designation request includes a player ID, a game medium ID, and information for designating a playback time of a moving image when the game medium image designation object 1802 is designated by the player.

Subsequently, in S904, the moving image acquisition unit 334 of the server 3 is designated based on the data for displaying the moving image of the game medium included in the designation request and the information for specifying the playback time of the moving image. Generates an image at the playback time of the moving image.

Subsequently, in S905, the storage processing unit 335 determines the value of the parameter based on the generated image. Further, in S906, the storage processing unit 335 stores the generated image and the information regarding the determined parameter values in association with the player.

The player may further specify an arbitrary viewpoint position and line-of-sight direction on the moving image display screen 1800. In this case, the designation request further includes information (viewpoint information) for designating the viewpoint position and the line-of-sight direction. Then, the moving image acquisition unit 334 of the server 3 generates an image based on the model data and the model motion data included in the data for displaying the moving image, the reproduction time of the moving image, and the viewpoint information. Then, the storage processing unit 335 determines the parameters of the game medium based on the generated image. The storage processing unit 335 may determine the parameters of the game medium based on the viewpoint information.

By doing so, the server 3 can associate the image of the character or the like, which is the game medium, with the game medium from the viewpoint included in the effect by the moving image or the viewpoint different from the effect. As a result, the player pays attention to the production in order to discover a better viewpoint, and a more effective production is realized. The server 3 can also enhance the player's satisfaction with the image associated with the game medium.

In the above description, the moving image may be a moving image generated by subjecting an image (still image) to processing such as enlargement, reduction, rotation, or translation in time series.

(Modification 2)
In the above description, in the game medium change processing, the storage processing unit 335 of the server 3 cancels the association between the player and the information about the moving image corresponding to the game medium specified by the change request, but this is limited to this. I can't. For example, the storage processing unit 335 may associate the moving image corresponding to the game medium (the game medium before the change) specified by the change request with the game medium after the change. In this case, in S707, the storage processing unit 335 changes the information regarding the moving image corresponding to the changed game medium and the moving image corresponding to the game medium specified by the change request in association with the changed game medium. Associate with later game media.

In this case, in S604, the display processing unit 253 of the mobile terminal 2 may continuously display the moving image corresponding to the game medium before the change and the moving image corresponding to the game medium after the change on the display unit 24. Further, in this case, the moving image corresponding to the game medium after the change may be a moving image continuous with the moving image corresponding to the game medium before the change. The continuous moving image is, for example, a moving image configured to complete a predetermined scenario by displaying a plurality of moving images in succession.

By doing so, the player will feel that he / she wants to browse the moving image corresponding to the game medium after the change when he / she browses the moving image corresponding to the game medium before the change. That is, the server 3 can produce a more effective effect that enhances the motivation of the player to play the game.

(Modification example 3)
In the above description, the server 3 displays the moving image corresponding to the game medium on the mobile terminal 2 in the game medium selection process or the game medium change process, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the server 3 may cause the player to acquire the game medium as a privilege and display the moving image corresponding to the game medium on the mobile terminal 2 when the predetermined progress condition regarding the progress of the player's game is satisfied. Good.

In this case, the terminal transmission processing unit 251 of the mobile terminal 2 transmits the privilege grant request to the server 3 via the terminal communication unit 21 when the predetermined progress condition is satisfied. The privilege grant request includes a player ID and information that identifies a predetermined progress condition that has been satisfied. For example, when a privilege is given by clearing a predetermined stage in the main game, the information for identifying the predetermined progress condition is a stage ID for identifying the cleared stage. Further, when the privilege is given by participating in the event, the information for identifying the predetermined progress condition is the event ID for identifying the event.

Subsequently, the request acquisition unit 331 of the server 3 acquires the privilege grant request via the server communication unit 31. Subsequently, the selection unit 332 of the server 3 selects the game medium to be associated with the player based on the information that identifies the predetermined progress condition included in the privilege grant request. Subsequently, the server 3 executes the same processes as S204 to S209 of the selection process and S103 to S104 of the game medium selection process.

By doing so, the player can acquire the game medium and view the moving image by advancing the main game or participating in the event, so that the player's motivation to play the game is improved. ..

(Modification example 4)
In the above description, the server 3 transmits information for displaying a moving image when the selected game medium satisfies the first condition, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the information for displaying the moving image may be included in the information regarding the game medium.

In this case, the server storage unit 32 stores the information for displaying the moving image in the game medium table T1 in association with the game medium instead of the moving image ID. Then, in the selection process, the server 3 executes S208 following S203.

In S208, the storage processing unit 335 stores information about the selected game medium in association with the player. The information about the selected game medium includes information for displaying a moving image. Subsequently, in S209, the server transmission processing unit 336 transmits information regarding the selected game medium to the mobile terminal 2 via the server communication unit 31.

Subsequently, in S103, the reception processing unit 252 of the mobile terminal 2 stores the information regarding the selected game medium in the terminal storage unit 22. Subsequently, in S104, the display processing unit 253 determines whether or not the stored information regarding the game medium includes information for displaying a moving image. When it is determined that the information for displaying the moving image is included, the display processing unit 253 displays the game medium information display screen including the moving image. When it is determined that the information for displaying the moving image is not included, the display processing unit 253 displays the game medium information display screen that does not include the moving image.

(Modification 5)
Further, the game system 1 may be configured to include only a plurality of mobile terminals 2 operated by each of the plurality of players. Each of the plurality of mobile terminals 2 performs wireless communication with the other mobile terminals 2 by a predetermined communication method, and the plurality of mobile terminals 2 form an ad hoc network. In this case, a specific mobile terminal 2 among the plurality of mobile terminals 2 functions as a host and executes each function of the server 3 described above. The above-mentioned game is executed when the mobile terminal 2 other than the specific mobile terminal 2 among the plurality of mobile terminals 2 communicates with the specific mobile terminal 2 that executes each function of the server 3. The specific mobile terminal 2 that functions as a host executes both the functions of the server 3 and the functions of the mobile terminal 2. Further, the predetermined communication method is, for example, a wireless communication method of the IEEE802.11 standard.

(Modification 6)
Further, a part or all of the functions of the server processing unit 33 of the server 3 may be realized by the terminal processing unit 25 of the mobile terminal 2. In this case, a part or all of the programs and data stored in the server storage unit 32 is stored in the terminal storage unit 22.

In this case, for example, the game medium enhancement process is executed as follows.

The terminal storage unit 22 of the mobile terminal 2 stores the game medium table T1 and the player table T2. The terminal storage unit 22 may store only the information about the player who is the owner of the mobile terminal 2 among the information stored in the player table T2.

The terminal processing unit 25 of the mobile terminal 2 to which the strengthening request instruction is input refers to the player table T2 stored in the terminal storage unit 22 and subtracts a predetermined amount from the points associated with the player. Subsequently, the terminal processing unit 25 refers to the player table T2 and changes the parameters of the game medium associated with the player. Subsequently, the terminal processing unit 25 displays information on the game medium whose parameters have been changed on the display unit 24.

Subsequently, the terminal processing unit 25 transmits an update request to the server 3 via the terminal communication unit 21. The update request includes a player ID, a value of points after subtraction, and information about a game medium in which parameters are changed. The information about the game medium in which the parameters are changed is the game medium ID of the game medium in which the parameters are changed and the value of the parameter after the change.

Subsequently, the request acquisition unit 331 of the server 3 acquires the update request.

Subsequently, the storage processing unit 335 of the server 3 stores the information regarding the subtracted points and the information regarding the game medium in which the parameters are changed in association with the player. The storage processing unit 335 refers to the player table T2 and identifies the player corresponding to the player ID included in the update request. Subsequently, the storage processing unit 335 changes the value of the points associated with the specified player to the value of the subtracted points included in the update request. Subsequently, the storage processing unit 335 changes the value of the parameter of the game medium whose parameters have been changed among the game media associated with the specified player to the value of the parameter after the change. The storage processing unit 335 stores the information on the subtracted points and the information on the game medium in which the parameters are changed in association with the player only when the validity of the information included in the update request is confirmed. May be good.

Subsequently, the server transmission processing unit 336 transmits an update completion notification to the mobile terminal 2 via the server communication unit 31. The terminal processing unit 25 of the mobile terminal 2 receives the update completion notification via the terminal communication unit 21 and ends a series of processing.

By doing so, the mobile terminal 2 can proceed with the game medium enhancement process even when the communication with the server 3 is not completed. That is, the mobile terminal 2 can shorten the processing time and provide the player with a smoother game experience.

Further, the mobile terminal 2 may send an update request after changing the parameters of the game medium, and may display information about the game medium whose parameters have been changed after receiving the update completion notification. By doing so, the information about the game medium is displayed on the mobile terminal 2 after the parameters are changed on the server 3, and the data stored in the server 3 and the data stored in the mobile terminal 2 are stored. Consistency with is improved.

Similarly, in the game medium change processing, the mobile terminal 2 may send an update request to the server 3 after changing the game medium associated with the player in the terminal storage unit 22.

(Modification 7)
Further, a part of the functions of the terminal processing unit 25 of the mobile terminal 2 may be realized by the server processing unit 33 of the server 3. The game system 1 that provides such a so-called web game makes it possible to reduce the processing load of the mobile terminal 2.

It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various changes, substitutions and modifications can be made to this without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

1 Game system 2 Mobile terminal 21 Terminal communication unit 22 Terminal storage unit 23 Operation unit 24 Display unit 25 Terminal processing unit 251 Terminal transmission processing unit 252 Reception processing unit 253 Display processing unit 3 Server 31 Server communication unit 32 Server storage unit 33 Server processing Unit 331 Request acquisition unit 332 Selection unit 333 Judgment unit 334 Video acquisition unit 335 Storage processing unit 336 Server transmission processing unit

Claims (7)

A program of a game device equipped with a storage unit
Information on a plurality of game media used in the game is stored in the storage unit, and information on moving images corresponding to each of some of the game media among the plurality of game media is stored in the part of the game media. It is associated and stored in the storage unit,
Acquire the first request by the player to specify the game medium associated with the player,
Disassociate with the information about the designated game media player, in association with the other game medium corresponding to the designated game content, information about the moving image corresponding to the previous SL specified gaming medium If, stores information about the video image corresponding to the other game medium before term memory unit,
And it outputs the moving image corresponding to the previous SL specified gaming medium, information for displaying a moving image based on the moving image corresponding to the previous SL other game content,
A program that causes the game device to execute this. Information about the image corresponding to each game medium is stored in the storage unit.
Let the game device do this further
The image corresponding to one of the plurality of game media has a predetermined relationship with at least one frame image of the plurality of frame images constituting the moving image corresponding to the one game medium. The program according to claim 1. The player acquires a second request for designating a game medium associated with the player and a frame image of one of a plurality of frame images constituting a moving image corresponding to the game medium.
Acquires the specified one frame image and
The acquired one frame image is set as an image corresponding to the designated game medium, and information about the image is stored in the storage unit in association with the player.
The program according to claim 1, wherein the game device further executes this. Based on the one-frame image specified above, the values of the parameters that affect the progress of the game are determined.
The information regarding the value of the determined parameter is stored in the storage unit in association with the player as information regarding the value of the parameter of the designated game medium.
The program according to claim 3, wherein the game device further executes this. Acquire the list screen display request by the player,
In response to the acquisition of the list screen display request, information for displaying a list screen for displaying a list of game media that have been associated with the player is output.
Acquires a moving image display request by the player to specify any of the game media displayed on the list screen, and obtains the video display request.
In response to the acquisition of the moving image display request, information for displaying the moving image corresponding to the game medium specified by the moving image display request is output.
The program according to any one of claims 1-4, which causes the game apparatus to further execute the above. A method performed by a game device equipped with a storage unit.
Information on a plurality of game media used in the game is stored in the storage unit, and information on moving images corresponding to each of some of the game media among the plurality of game media is stored in the part of the game media. It is associated and stored in the storage unit,
Acquire the first request by the player to specify the game medium associated with the player,
Disassociate with the information about the designated game media player, in association with the other game medium corresponding to the designated game content, information about the moving image corresponding to the previous SL specified gaming medium If, stores information about the video image corresponding to the other game medium before term memory unit,
And it outputs the moving image corresponding to the previous SL specified gaming medium, information for displaying a moving image based on the moving image corresponding to the previous SL other game content,
The method, including that. In addition to storing information on a plurality of game media used in the game, information on moving images corresponding to each of some of the plurality of game media is stored in association with the part of the game media. Memory and
A request acquisition unit for acquiring a first request for designating a game medium associated with the player by the player, and a request acquisition unit.
Disassociate with the information about the designated game media player, in association with the other game medium corresponding to the designated game content, information about the moving image corresponding to the previous SL specified gaming medium When a storage unit that stores information about the video image corresponding to the other game medium before term memory unit,
A moving image corresponding to the previous SL specified gaming media, and an output processing unit which outputs information for displaying a moving image based on the moving image corresponding to the previous SL other game content,
A game device equipped with.

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