JP7021439B2 - Information processing equipment and information processing programs - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus and an information processing program.

There is a game viewing mode in which a game play image is distributed using a communication network and the play image is viewed on a terminal. In recent years, e-sports (electronic sports), which regards computer games as competitions, have also been widely recognized, and viewing of play images is enjoyed.

For the purpose of enhancing the attractiveness of viewing a game play image, for example, Patent Document 1 describes a play in which a game is played using a given object that exerts a given effect when used in the game. Described is a computer system that provides information for displaying an image on a viewer's viewer terminal. This computer system includes assistive control means and specific granting means. The assistance control means receives an assistance instruction from the viewer terminal to assist the athlete by giving an object from the viewer to the athlete, and grants the above-mentioned object related to the assistance to the athlete. The privilege granting control means grants a privilege to the viewer and / or the competitor who has granted the object based on whether or not the competitor uses the object.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2018-171283

However, in the computer system of Patent Document 1, the timing of using the object given to the player by the viewer is left to the player, and the influence of the viewer on the game is limited.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an information processing device and an information processing program capable of allowing a viewer of a game to independently influence the development of a game by cheering.

The information processing apparatus of the present invention includes a support information acquisition unit and a control unit. The support information acquisition unit acquires support information for the player of the game being played from a plurality of terminals displaying the play image of the game. The control unit performs a change giving process that changes the development element that develops the game for a period set based on the support information.

It is preferable that the control unit controls at least one of the development elements that give the above period or the above change based on the support information.
As a result, the viewer of the game can independently influence the development of the game by cheering.

It is preferable that the control unit performs the change giving process at the timing corresponding to the support period based on the support information acquired in the support period set in the game.
This makes it easier to recognize the timing of changing the development of the game by the support of the viewer of the game. In addition, by sending a lot of support during the support period, it is possible to increase the influence on the game at a specific timing. Therefore, the viewer feels more united with the supporting player, and the feeling of being involved in the play is easy to understand.

The development element is a predetermined parameter of the game, and it is preferable that the control unit controls the magnitude of the change of the predetermined parameter based on the support information.
In this way, since the parameters controlled by the support of the viewers of the game are defined, the viewers of the game can also strategically send support, and the development of the game progresses in favor of the supporting players. You can help the player to do so.

The support information acquisition unit acquires the first support information for the first player of the game, and the control unit serves as a development element for developing the game for the first player or the second player who plays the game with the first player. It is preferable to give a change.
As a result, when there are a plurality of players playing the game, it is possible to support the game play for the desired player.

The support information acquisition unit acquires the second support information for the second player, and the control unit has an advantage in either the first player or the second player based on the comparison between the first support information and the second support information. It is preferable to change the development element that develops the game so as to be. It is preferable that the control unit provides a plurality of terminals with an image in which the first support information and the second support information are quantitatively compared.
As a result, the viewer of the game can easily recognize which of the plurality of players has the most support information. Therefore, the viewer of the game can predict which of the plurality of players will be able to obtain a more advantageous development from the support information.

The information processing program of the present invention has a support information acquisition step of acquiring support information for a player of a game being played from a plurality of terminals displaying a game play image, and a period set based on the acquired support information. , A control step that performs a change giving process that changes the development element that develops the game, is executed by the computer.

According to the present invention, the viewer of the game can independently influence the development of the game by cheering.

It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of the whole network including a communication system. It is explanatory drawing of the image displayed on a viewer terminal. It is a functional block diagram which shows the configuration of a server. It is explanatory drawing of the electric structure of a server. It is explanatory drawing of the electric composition of a player terminal, a viewer terminal, and a organizer terminal. It is explanatory drawing of the support period and the change grant period. It is explanatory drawing explaining the timing of change addition. It is explanatory drawing of the display image in a player terminal. It is explanatory drawing of the support meter. It is explanatory drawing of the support period and the change grant period. It is explanatory drawing explaining the change addition timing. It is explanatory drawing of the display image in a viewer terminal. It is explanatory drawing of the display image in a viewer terminal. It is explanatory drawing of the display image in a viewer terminal. It is explanatory drawing of the display screen in the 1st player terminal. It is explanatory drawing of the display screen in the 2nd player terminal.

The game information processing system 10 shown in FIG. 1 is an example of the information processing system of the present invention, and is for playing a game and watching a play via a communication network 11. Viewing does not include listening to audio, that is, just watching. The game information processing system 10 has functions such as a player's play, a viewer's viewing of the play, and a viewer's support being sent to the player. The game information processing system 10 may be configured to include a play mechanism and a viewing mechanism of e-sports (electronic sports), and is configured as such in this example.

The game information processing system 10 includes a first player terminal 14a and a second player terminal 14b, a viewer terminal 15a to 15d, and a server 16. As shown in FIG. 1, the game information processing system 10 may further include an organizer terminal 18. In the following description, when the first player terminal 14a and the second player terminal 14b are not distinguished, they are collectively referred to as the player terminal 14. Further, in the following description, the player who plays using the first player terminal 14a is referred to as a first player (not shown), and the player who plays using the second player terminal 14b is referred to as a second player (not shown).

The player terminal 14 is a terminal used by a player (play user) to play a game. In this example, the number of player terminals 14 is two, with two players. However, the number of players and the number of player terminals 14 are not limited to this example. For example, in the case of single play (single play, solo play), the number of player terminals 14 may be one. Even if it is a single play, if the games played by a plurality of players are in parallel, the number of player terminals 14 is set to a plurality. Further, in the case of multi-play (competitive play, cooperative play, etc.) in which a plurality of players play, the number of player terminals 14 may be two or three or more. As described above, the number of players and the number of player terminals 14 are determined according to the type of game, the mode of play, and the like, and are not particularly limited.

The player terminal 14 is a personal computer in this example. However, the player terminal 14 is not limited to a personal computer, and known devices such as tablet terminals, smartphones, stationary game machines, and portable game machines can be used.

The viewer terminals 15a to 15d are terminals used by viewers (viewing users) who watch the play. The play image of the game played by the player is live-distributed and displayed on each of the plurality of viewer terminals 15a to 15d. In the following description, when the viewer terminals 15a to 15d are not distinguished, these are collectively referred to as the viewer terminal 15. A plurality of viewer terminals 15 are provided as shown in FIG. Although the number of viewer terminals 15 in this example is very large, only four are drawn in FIG. 1 in order to avoid complication of the figure.

As the viewer terminal 15, a smartphone will be described here as an example. However, the viewer terminal 15 is not limited to a smartphone, and a known device such as a tablet terminal or a personal computer can be used. The viewer terminal 15 is also an intention display device that displays an intention to a specific player during play. In this example, the intention is a positive intention to support, but in addition to the positive intention, a negative intention to blame, disturb, or show antipathy may be used.

On the touch panel display 67 (see FIG. 2) of the viewer terminal 15, an intention display object, which is an icon for displaying an intention, is displayed as an image. An example of the intention display object is the support objects 20a and 20b (see FIG. 2), which are referred to as “support buttons” in FIG. 2, and the viewer touches the support objects 20a and 20b to support the player. Is done. The support object 20a is an icon that supports the first player, and the support object 20b is an icon that supports the second player. When the support object 20a and the support object 20b are not distinguished in the following description, they are described as the support object 20. The number of cheering objects 20 to be displayed as an image can be changed according to the type of the game and the play mode.

The viewer terminal 15 displays a play image of the game being played by the player. In this example, the support objects 20a and 20b are so-called superimposed displays (overlay displays) superimposed on the play images. There is. However, in order to ensure the visibility of the play image, the support objects 20a and 20b are displayed semi-transparently.

The server 16 transmits and receives to and from each of the player terminal 14 and the viewer terminal 15 to develop the game. Specifically, the server 16 transmits a play image to the player terminal 14 and the viewer terminal 15, and develops the game based on the play on the player terminal 14 and the support from the viewer terminal 15.

The organizer terminal 18 is a terminal used by the organizer who provides a game play on the player terminal 14 and a viewing service on the viewer terminal 15. The organizer terminal 18 is provided for setting each part of the server 16 in this example, but may be provided for other purposes.

As shown in FIG. 3, the server 16 includes a development unit 31 and a play image generation unit 32 that are connected to each other. The expansion unit 31 is connected to each of the organizer terminal 18, the first player terminal 14a, and the second player terminal 14b via the above-mentioned communication network (not shown in FIG. 3). When the number of player terminals 14 is increased or decreased according to the game and its play mode, it is preferable to connect the player terminals 14 to the provided player terminals 14.

The development unit 31 is for developing the game. The expansion unit 31 includes a storage unit (not shown), and a game management program is stored in the storage unit. The management program has a plurality of parameters as expansion elements for developing the game. A predetermined value is set in advance for each parameter, and the value of the parameter changes according to the progress of the game. When the input operation in the player terminal 14 is performed and the input information is sent to the expansion unit 31, the expansion unit 31 develops the game by changing the parameters in the management program based on the input information. That is, the development unit 31 receives the input information from the player terminal 14 and develops the game in response to the acceptance.

The development unit 31 is configured to input a game play mode, setting conditions related to game development, and the like. In addition to the above parameters, the setting conditions related to the development of the game include, for example, a period during which the above-mentioned support is possible (hereinafter referred to as a support period), a change grant period described later, and the like. The input may be by an input operation on the player terminal 14 or by an input operation on the organizer terminal 18, and may be one or both of them. For example, the development unit 31 may be configured so that the input of the play mode including the connection with the player terminal 14 is performed by the player terminal 14, and the input of the setting conditions related to the development of the game is performed by the organizer terminal 18. ..

The play image generation unit 32 generates a game play image based on the development information of the game developed by the development unit 31, and the generated play image is sent to the player terminal 14 and the viewer terminal 15. In this example, the play image generated by the play image generation unit 32 is sent to the player terminal 14 and the viewer terminal 15 via the display image generation unit 33 whose details will be described later.

The server 16 includes a support information acquisition unit 36 and a control unit 37. The server 16 may further include a terminal management unit 40 and a storage unit 41 that are connected to each other, and in this example as well, the terminal management unit 40 and the storage unit 41 are provided. The terminal management unit 40 connects to each of the plurality of viewer terminals 15 and the player terminals 14 via the communication network 11 (see FIG. 1). The terminal management unit 40 stores information on the viewer using the viewer terminal 15 (hereinafter referred to as viewer information) and information on the player using the player terminal 14 (hereinafter referred to as player information), respectively. Remember in. The viewer information includes, for example, a viewer's account information, identification information, point information owned by the viewer (hereinafter referred to as point information), and the like, and the terminal management unit 40 associates these with the storage unit 41. Remember. The player information includes player account information, identification information, and the like, and the terminal management unit 40 stores these in association with each other.

The above points may be, for example, available for purchase by the viewer for a fee. In this case, due to the purchase of points, the above-mentioned support object 20 is displayed on the viewer terminal 15 while the play screen is displayed. The points are used as an indication of intention such as cheering for the viewer's player. In this way, the cheering operation corresponds to so-called throwing money to the player. By touching the support object 20, the point information to be used is sent to the support information acquisition unit 36. When the terminal management unit 40 of this example receives a point purchase request from the viewer terminal 15, the terminal management unit 40 associates the points with the account information and the identification information of the viewer logged in using the viewer terminal 15 and stores the points in the storage unit. Remember. Further, when the information of the used points is received from the support information acquisition unit 36 together with the viewer's identification information, the identification information is specified from the storage unit 41, and the points associated with the identification information are used for the points used. Is subtracted, and the point of the subtraction result is stored in the storage unit 41 as a new point. In this way, the terminal management unit 40 updates the points stored in the storage unit 41.

The points may be purchased by the viewer as described above or may be obtained free of charge. In this case, the terminal management unit 40 obtains the points that the viewer can acquire for free (hereinafter referred to as free points) in the same manner as the points for purchasing (hereinafter referred to as paid points). It is preferable to store the information in the storage unit 41 in association with the identification information or the like. In order to distinguish between cheering by free points and cheering by paid points, it is preferable to generate a cheering object for cheering by using free points in addition to the cheering object 20 and display it on the viewer terminal 15.

A game application program (hereinafter referred to as an application) is stored in the storage unit 41. This app has a play app and a viewing app. When the terminal management unit 40 receives a download request for a play application from the player terminal 14 and a viewing application from the viewer terminal 15, the terminal management unit 40 transmits the application to the player terminal 14 and the viewer terminal 15. The terminal management unit 40 receives account information and identification information at the first login from the viewer terminal 15, stores the player information and the viewer information in the storage unit 41, and stores the application in the player terminal 14 and the viewer terminal 15. Send. The terminal management unit 40 and the storage unit 41 may be provided in the above-mentioned external server.

The support information acquisition unit 36 is connected to each of the plurality of viewer terminals 15 via the communication network 11 (see FIG. 1). The support information acquisition unit 36 is also connected to the terminal management unit 40 and the control unit 37.

The support information acquisition unit 36 is an example of an intention display information acquisition unit that acquires the above-mentioned intention display information input by the viewer terminal 15. The support information acquisition unit 36 is a support information acquisition unit that acquires support information sent from the viewer terminal 15, that is, support information. When cheering is performed by using points as described above, the cheering information is point information.

The point information sent from the viewer terminal 15 is associated with the player information of the player to be supported. For example, the point information sent from the viewer terminal 15 by touching the support object 20a (see FIG. 2) is support support information for the first player. In this way, the support information acquisition unit 36 acquires the first support information for the first player and the second support information for the second player in a distinguishable state. Further, the support information acquisition unit 36 acquires the viewer terminal 15 to which the individual point information has been sent in a distinguishable state. For example, when the point information of 1000 points is sent once from the viewer terminal 15a and the point information of 200 points is sent twice from the viewer terminal 15b, the points and the point information of the point information are sent from the viewer terminal 15a. The number of times, the point of the point information from the viewer terminal 15b, and the number of times of being sent are detected. The support information acquisition unit 36 sequentially sends the point information, the player information associated with the point information, and the viewer terminal to the control unit 37 each time it is acquired.

When the support information acquisition unit 36 also receives the viewer's account information, identification information, and point information from the viewer terminal 15, the terminal management unit 40 receives the account information, the identification information, and the points. Send as point information of points using the information.

The control unit 37 is connected to the support information acquisition unit 36, the development unit 31, and the display image generation unit 33, respectively. The control unit 37 can set a change grant period, which will be described later, in the same manner as the organizer terminal 18. The organizer terminal 18 is used for the setting when the change granting period is set before the start of the game play, and is mainly used by the control unit 37 when the change is set during the play. Be done.

The control unit 37 is preferably configured to quantify the point information sent from the support information acquisition unit 36, and this is also the case in this example. Various methods can be used for quantification. For example, there is a method of simply adding (accumulating) points of point information, a method of weighting points according to the type of points and the like, and a method of calculating by a predetermined calculation formula. As an example of weighting for points, there is an example in which the weighting of paid points is larger than that of the above-mentioned free points.

In this example, as a more preferable embodiment, the point information is quantified by the following method. In order to adopt this method, the control unit 37 includes a specific unit (not shown) for specifying the number of viewers (or viewer terminals 15) who have sent point information sent to the player, that is, support information, and the above. When the number of viewers (or viewer terminals 15) specified by the specific unit is different, an adjustment unit (not shown) that adjusts the level (degree) of support to be different is provided. The level of support corresponds to the overall value of the points.

The adjusting unit adjusts so that the level of support increases as the number of viewers or viewer terminals 15 specified by the specific unit increases. Specifically, the adjustment unit may adjust the level of support by, for example, the mathematical formula shown in [Equation 1]. This can guide the user to send support information. The "number of points" in the following formula is a value obtained by simply adding points. In the following [Equation 1], the weight w can take various values.

[Number 1]
Support level = number of points x {1 + (weight w x number of viewers who sent support information)}

It is preferable that the specific unit specifies, for example, the number of viewers who have sent support information during the set support period. As a result, the viewer can be guided to send support information during the support period.

For example, it is preferable that the specific unit specifies the number of viewers who used paid points for cheering as compared with the case where free points were used for cheering. As a result, the viewer can be guided to use the paid points for cheering.

It is preferable that the control unit 37 performs a change giving process that changes a predetermined parameter, which is the above-mentioned expansion element, for a period set based on the support information, and this is also the case in this example. Specifically, based on the points of the point information as the support information, the change grant period is set after the time when the support information is acquired. For example, the larger the point of the point information, the longer the change grant period is set. The value of the game parameter is set by the expansion unit 31, and the control unit 37 controls the magnitude of the change in the parameter set by the expansion unit 31 based on the point information received from the support information acquisition unit 36. In this way, it is preferable that the developing unit 31 develops the game with a parameter in which the magnitude of the change is controlled, and this parameter is continued for the above-mentioned change giving period.

The control unit 37 is configured to be able to control at least one of the above-mentioned change giving period or the parameter of the game based on the point information. For example, when the points of the point information acquired sequentially change with time, control such as changing at least one of the change giving period and the parameter with time is performed. In this case, the control unit 37 may perform the above control based on the points in the point information, the difference between the paid points and the free points, and the like.

It is preferable that the control unit 37 acquires point information as support information during a predetermined support period set in the game, and based on the acquired support information, performs a change giving process at a timing corresponding to the support period. The timing corresponding to the support period is not limited to the meaning within the support period, and the mode of the support may be appropriately set.

When the support information acquisition unit 36 acquires the first support information for the first player, the control unit 37 changes the development element for the first player or the second player who plays the game with the first player. It may be given, or the expansion element may be changed for both the first player and the second player. For example, changing the above-mentioned expansion element changes the parameters of the play using the first player terminal 14a, or the parameters of the play using the second player terminal 14b competing with the first player for victory or defeat or superiority or inferiority. It may be realized by giving a change to. When the first support information is acquired, the change may be given in an advantageous direction with respect to the first player side, or may be given as a change in a disadvantageous direction with respect to the second player side. Here, changing the first player (or the second player) in an advantageous direction specifically means increasing or decreasing the value of a predetermined parameter in the game of the first player (or the second player). Is. More specifically, when the predetermined parameter is the attack power that determines the amount of damage given to the opponent, the attack power is increased, and the predetermined parameter is the hit rate that determines the probability of being attacked by the opponent. In some cases, the hit rate may be reduced. However, from the viewpoint of the interest of the game (inspiration of the player, power-up in the game, etc.), it is preferable to make a change in a direction that is advantageous to the player rather than a change in a direction that is disadvantageous to the player. When giving priority to either an advantage or a disadvantage as a giving direction, it is preferable to perform control that gives priority to the advantageous one.

When the support information acquisition unit 36 acquires the first support information for the first player, the control unit 37 slightly operates the second player terminal 14b and the viewer terminal 15 that supports the second player. You may control the effect so that it is difficult to remove. For example, there are controls such as changing the color of the play image and hiding some information in the play image and / or the support image described later.

When the support information acquisition unit 36 acquires the second support information for the second player in addition to the first point information as the first support information for the first player, the support information acquisition unit 36 obtains the first point information. And the second point information are separately acquired and sent to the control unit 37 in the distinguished state. The control unit 37 compares the first point information and the second point information. Based on this comparison, the control unit 37 may change the development element so that either the first player or the second player has an advantage. In making the comparison, the control unit 37 preferably performs the above-mentioned quantification of the points of the point information before the comparison. This is because the game progresses to a development that reflects the level of support. Specifically, comparing the first point information and the second point information means comparing the sizes of both. For example, when the first point information is larger than the second point information, the development element of the game is changed so that the first player is advantageous to the second player, and the second point information is used. Is larger than the first point information, the development element of the game is changed so that the second player is advantageous to the first player, and the first point information and the second point information are equal to each other. May not change the development elements of the game.

It is preferable that the control unit 37 provides the plurality of viewer terminals 15 with an image in which the first point information as the first support information and the second point information as the second support information are quantitatively compared. The example does that too. Specifically, the control unit 37 quantifies the first point information and the second point information, respectively, and generates an image in which the two are compared (controlled) based on the quantified values as a support image. The control unit 37 sends the generated cheering image to the viewer terminal 15. In this example, the control unit 37 sends the support image to the viewer terminal 15 via the display image generation unit 33.

In this example, the control unit 37 further has a support image generation function for generating the support object 20, and generates the support object 20. The control unit 37 sends the generated support object 20 to at least the viewer terminal 15 of the viewer terminal 15 and the player terminal 14 via the display image generation unit 33. In this case, the support information acquisition unit 36 acquires the point information of the target viewer from the storage unit 41 via the terminal management unit 40, and sends this point information to the control unit 37. The control unit 37 generates, for example, a cheering object 20 integrated with the cheering object based on the sent point information, and sends it out together with the cheering image. However, the support object 20 may be generated by, for example, the terminal management unit 40 other than the control unit 37.

In this example, both the cheering object 20a and the cheering object 20b are displayed on each viewer terminal 15. However, it is possible to select whether to support the first player or the second player, and among the support object 20a and the support object 20b, only the support object on the side selected as the support target is displayed on the viewer terminal 15. You may let me.

The display image generation unit 33 generates an image in which the play image generated by the play image generation unit 32 and the cheering image are integrated as a display image to be displayed on the viewer terminal 15. As long as the play image and the cheering image are integrated, the display image is not particularly limited in the positional relationship of the images. However, in the case of superimposed display (overlay display), it is preferable to make the cheering image semi-transparent, for example, so as not to interfere with the visual recognition of the play screen as much as possible. It is preferable to send the cheering image to the player terminal 14 in addition to the viewer terminal 15.

As shown in FIG. 4, an example of the electrical configuration of the server 16 is a control processing device 51 including a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and a ROM (Read Only Memory), and a main storage device 52 including a RAM (Random Access Memory). An auxiliary storage device 53 including an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), an input device 54 including a mouse and a keyboard, an output device 55 including a display and a speaker, and a communication control device 56 including a network card (Network Interface Card). , Have. A device such as an MPU (Micro-Processing Unit) or a DSP (Digital Signal Processor) may be used instead of the CPU.

The main storage device 52, the auxiliary storage device 53, the input device 54, the output device 55, and the communication control device 56 are connected to the control processing device 51 via a bus line, respectively. The control processing device 51 reads (1) the information processing program stored in the auxiliary storage device 53 onto the main storage device 52, and (2) follows the instructions of the information processing program to input device 54, auxiliary storage device 53, and communication control device. Data is acquired from at least one of 56, (3) the acquired data is calculated and processed according to the procedure specified in the information processing program, and (4) the calculated and processed data is stored in the auxiliary storage device 53. And at least one of the output device 55 and the communication control device 56.

The above information processing program causes a computer to execute a support information acquisition step and a control step. The support information acquisition step acquires support information for the player of the game being played from the plurality of viewer terminals 15 that display the play image of the game. The control step is a control step that performs a change giving process that changes the development element that develops the game for a period set based on the acquired support information.

The development unit 31, the play image generation unit 32, the display image generation unit 33, the terminal management unit 40, the support information acquisition unit 36, and the control unit 37 include a control processing device 51 and a communication control device 56. Consists of including. The storage unit 41 includes an auxiliary storage device 53 and a main storage device 52.

As shown in FIG. 5, an example of the electrical configuration of the player terminal 14, the viewer terminal 15, and the organizer terminal 18 is a DSP 61 constituting a control processing unit, a RAM 62 constituting a main storage unit, and an auxiliary storage unit. ROM 63 and EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Read-Only Memory) 64, a touch panel display 67 that constitutes an input unit and a display unit, a speaker 68 that constitutes an audio output unit, and a NIC (Network) that constitutes a communication control unit. It has at least an Input Controller) 71 and a wireless LAN (Local Area Network) chip 72. A device such as an MPU (Micro-Processing Unit) may be used instead of the DSP. The player terminal 14 further includes a keyboard as an input unit.

The RAM 62, ROM 63, EEPROM 64, the touch panel display 67, the speaker 68, the NIC 71, and the wireless LAN chip 72 are each connected to the DSP 61 via a bus line. The DSP 61 (1) reads the program stored in the ROM 63 or the EEPROM 64 onto the RAM 62, and (2) acquires data from at least one of the touch panel display 67, the EEPROM 64, the NIC 71, and the wireless LAN chip 72 according to the instructions of the program. (3) After calculating and processing the acquired data according to the procedure specified in the program, (4) at least the calculated and processed data of the EEPROM 64, the touch panel display 67, the speaker 68, the NIC 71, and the wireless LAN chip 72. Provide to either.

The operation of the above configuration will be described. When the terminal management unit 40 receives a download request for an application for playing a game from the first player terminal 14a and the second player terminal 14b, the terminal management unit 40 sends the application to the first player terminal 14a and the second player terminal 14b. .. After installing the downloaded application, the first player terminal 14a and the second player terminal 14b send the player account information and the identification information to the terminal management unit 40 at the time of the first login. From the player terminal 14, when the player participates in the play, the account information and the identification information are sent to the expansion unit 31. From the organizer terminal 18, game setting conditions and the like are appropriately input.

When the terminal management unit 40 receives a download request for an application for viewing a game from each of the plurality of viewer terminals 15, the terminal management unit 40 sends the application to each viewer terminal 15. After the downloaded application is installed, each viewer terminal 15 sends the account information and the identification information to the terminal management unit 40 at the time of the first login. When the viewer terminal 15 participates in the viewing of the game, the viewer terminal 15 sends the account information and the identification information of the viewer to the terminal management unit 40.

When the terminal management unit 40 receives the point purchase request from the viewer terminal 15, the terminal management unit 40 stores the point information of the purchased points in the storage unit 41 in association with the account information and the identification information of the viewer. After that, each time the terminal management unit 40 receives a point purchase request from the viewer terminal 15, the storage unit 41 identifies the viewer's identification information, and the point of the point information associated with the identification information is newly added. Add the purchased points and update to new point information. Further, when the points are used for cheering, the points used are subtracted, and the point information of the storage unit 41 is similarly updated.

The play image of the game played by the first player and the second player is generated by the play image generation unit 32 based on the processing in the development unit 31. The generated play image is transmitted to each touch panel display 67 of the first player terminal 14a, the second player terminal 14b, and the plurality of viewer terminals 15 via the display image generation unit 33.

The point information transmitted from the viewer terminal 15 during the support period is sent to the support information acquisition unit 36, and undergoes processing by the control unit 37. The control unit 37 preferably quantifies the sent point information, and in this example as well, for example, in the case of e-sports. Each time the quantified point information is quantified by the control unit 37, the first point information as the first support information for the first player and the second point information as the second support information for the second player are obtained. It is distinguished and compared. By this comparison, the superiority or inferiority of support is determined over time.

Then, the control unit 37 changes the parameters of the game for which the value is set by the expansion unit 31 based on the points of the point information. Further, the control unit 37 sets the change giving period based on the points of the point information, and the game is developed by the parameters in which the change giving period and the magnitude of the change are controlled in this way. In this way, since the parameters controlled by the support of the viewers of the game are defined, the viewers of the game can also strategically send support, and the development of the game progresses in favor of the supporting players. You can help the player to do so.

The support period may be appropriately set according to the type of game, the mode of play, and the like. Here, the period from the GS at the start of the game to the GE at the end of the game shown in FIG. 6 is defined as the game period. Depending on the game, a play stop period (hereinafter, simply referred to as "stop period") SP that suspends and stops play during the game period is set in advance, or depending on the development of the game (for example, the occurrence of a specific event). It may be set. As a game in which the stop period SP is set in advance, there is a soccer game in which a half time as the stop period SP is set. In the example shown in FIG. 6, there is a stop time SP approximately in the middle of the game period, and this stop time SP is preset by the organizer terminal 18. In FIG. 6, "ON" of "game" means that the game is being played, and "OFF" means that the play is stopped. Further, "ON" of "support" means that it is included in the support period, and "OFF" means that it is not set as the support period.

In the example shown in FIG. 6, the cheering period is set to the period during which the player is playing the game. That is, in this example, the support period is not set for the stop period SP. However, the support period may be set in accordance with the game period, that is, the entire period from the GS at the start of the game to the GE at the end of the game, including the stop period SP. In this way, the support period can be set so that the viewer can continue to support for the same period as the game period or substantially the same period as the game period. Therefore, it becomes possible for the viewer of the game to independently and continuously influence the development of the game by cheering.

When the support information transmitted from the viewer terminal 15 is transmitted to the server 16, the transmission date and time by the time stamp is added. The support information acquisition unit 36 of this example reads the transmission date and time of the support information, and acquires the support information that is the transmission date and time within the preset support period, but the transmission date and time is out of the support period. It is configured not to acquire support information. In addition, not acquiring means not receiving, or receiving but not counting the support information as invalid.

Similar to the support period, the change grant period may be appropriately set according to the type of the game, the play mode, and the like. In the example shown in FIG. 6, the change grant period is set to match the support period. During this change-giving period, predetermined parameters of the game are sequentially given changes based on the point information. However, the change grant period may be set not only as a support period but also as a non-support period that is not a support period. In FIG. 6, "ON" of "change grant" means that it is included in the change grant period, and "OFF" means that it is not set as the change grant period.

Further, the support period may be set as a change grant period in response to the support information acquisition unit 36 first acquiring the support information. In this case, the control unit 37 can set the change grant period, for example. In this way, since the control unit 37 controls the change giving period based on the point information, the viewer of the game can independently influence the development of the game by cheering. Further, since the control unit 37 can control the parameters of the game based on the point information, the viewer of the game can independently influence the development of the game by cheering. In addition, since the support of the viewer may influence the development of the game, it is easy for the viewer to obtain emotions related to the game.

When changing the parameters of the game during this change grant period, the support period is subdivided into short unit time TUs as shown in FIG. 7, and the point information is quantified for each unit time TU. Can be done. This method is particularly effective when the number of viewer terminals 15 is extremely large or when the support by the viewer terminals 15 is performed quickly and many times. Every time t (n), t (n + 1), t (n + 2), ... (where n is a natural number), which is the time sequentially formed by subdivision, elapses, it is transmitted to the unit time TU. Quantify the point information.

Every time it is quantified, a change giving process based on the quantification is performed. For example, as shown in FIG. 7, the change addition A (n) is performed based on the quantification of the point information in t (n), and the change addition A is performed based on the quantification of the point information in t (n + 1). (N + 1) is performed. In this way, since the change granting process is performed based on the acquired point information, even if the change granting period is set to match the support period, the individual timing of the change granting is delayed from the acquisition of the point information. It's timing. In FIG. 7, a reference numeral td is added to the delayed time. However, since each change is given at the timing corresponding to each subdivided unit time TU of the support period, it can be considered that the change giving process is performed at the timing corresponding to the support period as a result. .. In this way, since the change giving process is performed at the timing corresponding to the support period, it becomes easy to recognize the timing of changing the development of the game by the support of the viewer of the game. In addition, by sending a lot of support during the support period, it is possible to increase the influence on the game at a specific timing. Therefore, the viewer feels more united with the supporting player, and the feeling of being involved in the play is easy to understand.

The unit time TU is not particularly limited, but it is preferable to keep it short from the viewpoint of more prominently expressing the effect of imparting change. The above-mentioned games in which the situation changes from moment to moment include, for example, a real-time strategy (RTS, Real-time Strategy), a first-person shooter (FPS, First Person shooter), and a third-person shooter (TPS, Third Person). Shooter) and games that imitate real sports such as soccer games.

When the support information acquisition unit 36 acquires the first support information for the first player, the control unit 37 changes the development elements of at least one of the first player and the second player. Therefore, when there are a plurality of players playing a game, it is possible to support the game play for a desired player.

Since the control unit 37 changes the development element so that either the first player or the second player has an advantage based on the comparison between the first point information and the second point information, the game is viewed by the viewer. It will be a development that reflects the support of. This makes it easier for the viewer to understand the emotions involved in the game.

The duration of the expansion element given the change, that is, the time to continue the value of the parameter after the change is given, may be set as appropriate. For example, it can be set according to the magnitude of a given change, the type of parameter, and the like.

The control unit 37 generates a support image in which the first point information and the second point information are quantitatively compared. By displaying this cheering image on the viewer terminal 15, the viewer of the game can easily recognize which of the plurality of players has the most cheering information. Therefore, the viewer of the game can predict which of the plurality of players will be able to obtain a more advantageous development from the support information. Further, in this example, the cheering image is displayed on the player terminal 14 in addition to the viewer terminal 15 as shown in FIG. The support meter 80 shown in FIG. 8 is an example of a support image, and is composed of a meter unit 80a for first point information shown by dot hatching and a meter unit 80b for second point information shown by diagonal hatching. .. The support meter 80 is the same as that displayed on the viewer terminal 15, and the display position is also substantially the same, but the size and position of the support meter displayed on the viewer terminal 15 are appropriately set. You can do it. The image of the support meter 80 is translucent, thereby ensuring the visibility of the play screen.

When the meter unit 80a and the meter unit 80b are not yet supported or the levels of support are equal to each other, the length La of the meter unit 80a and the meter unit are as shown in FIG. 9A. The length Lb of 80b is equal to each other. When the cheering starts and the level of cheering for the first player is higher than the cheering level for the second player, the length La is displayed longer than the length Lb as shown in FIG. 9B. On the other hand, when the level of support for the second player is higher than the level of support for the first player, the length Lb is displayed longer than the length La as shown in FIG. 9 (C). In this way, the support meter 80 is updated in almost real time and displayed on the viewer terminal 15 and the player terminal 14 depending on which player the support information is directed to.

As described above, in this example, the game is developed with parameters in which the magnitude of change is controlled based on the point information. The magnitude of the parameter change corresponds to the ratio of the lengths of the meter unit 80a and the meter unit 80b. For example, regarding the attack power which is the first example of the parameter, the attack power in the first player is 65% when the length La of the meter occupies the total length of the support meter 80 and 35% when the length Lb is 35%. According to the calculation formula of {(65-35) / 100} + 1, it is multiplied by 1.3. The magnitude of such a change in the parameter is reflected in the game while changing in real time, for example, according to the ratio of the meter unit 80a and the meter unit 80b in the support meter 80. However, the calculation formula may be changed according to the game, the scene in the game, or the like. For example, the attack hit effect when the damage of one player increases may be obtained by a calculation formula different from the attack hit effect in the other case.

Further, regarding the condition of the character (character appearing as an image in the game) which is the second example of the parameter, the length La of the meter unit 80a occupies the total length of the support meter 80 is 55%, and the length Lb of the meter unit 80b. When is 45%, a value smaller than that of the first example is calculated according to the same calculation method as that of the first example. However, character conditions may not be quantifiable. Therefore, there is also a method of partially changing the conditions of the character of the first player, which is superior. As the method, for example, there is a method of setting weakening to invalid even in a confrontation in the case of a so-called trilemma and a strong / weak relationship. In addition, as another example, although the attack hit is not judged during normal game progress, the dominant side rarely generates an avoidance judgment even if attacked by the enemy and does not take damage. be. The latter method is similar to, for example, in a real soccer match where the referee's whistle is blown in favor of the home.

In this example, the points of the point information transmitted from the viewer during the support period are acquired by either the first player or the second player, which is the winner or the superior player, after the end of the game. .. This makes it easier to guide the player from a game without a cheering mechanism to a game with a cheering mechanism.

In the above example, the support period and the change grant period are set in the same manner as the play period in which the game is played. However, the support period and the change grant period may be set differently from the play period and the game period. In the example shown in FIG. 10, the game period and the play period are the same as the above example, but the support period and the change grant period are different from the above example, respectively. The support period in this example is set to be approximately 1/4 of each play period during the play period before the stop period SP and during the play period after the stop period SP. There is. That is, the support period is set differently from the play period and the length of the period is different from the play period. In addition, the support period of this example is also set to be twice as in the above example. In this way, when the support period is set a plurality of times, the victory or defeat may be determined for the level of support for each of the first player and the second player for each support period. In this case, the result of the victory or defeat of the support in the previous support period may be reflected in the parameter in the subsequent play period.

The support period may be generated irregularly, and the time may be set as appropriate, and the length is not limited. For example, it is possible to irregularly generate a short cheering period of about 10 seconds so that the viewer cheering for the first player and the viewer cheering for the second player compete for cheering. By incorporating such a method of winning or losing support among viewers and superiority or inferiority, it is easy to understand the feeling of being involved in the play.

In this example, the lengths of the two cheering periods are set to be equal to each other. However, when the support period is set to a plurality of times, the support period may be set to different lengths.

In this example, the change grant period is not set between the CS at the start of the support period and the CE at the end of the support period. The change grant period is set between the CE at the end of the support period and the suspension period SP. That is, the AS at the start of the change granting period is after the CE at the end of the support period, and is drawn as a setting corresponding to the CE at the end in FIG. The AE at the end of the change grant period is set before the suspension period SP. In this way, the change grant period may be set to a period that is offset from both the support period and the play period.

The timing of giving the change may be, for example, only once after each support period. For example, in this example, in the change grant period set after the support period, as shown in FIG. 11, after a series of support periods t (n) from the start CS to the end CE, after the end CE. The change giving process is performed only once at the timing of A (n).

Further, when the support period is set as an arbitrary fixed time as in this example, an image of a countdown display until the start of the support period is shown as shown in FIG. 12 (A) before the start of the support period. 83 (hereinafter referred to as a countdown display image) may be performed on the viewer terminal 15. In FIG. 12, the support period is displayed as “support time”. The time when the countdown reaches 0 (zero) after passing through 2 and 1 corresponds to the CS at the start of the support period. In this example, as shown in FIG. 12B, the countdown display image 83 displayed as “START” indicates that the support period has started. In this example, the countdown display image 83 is generated by the control unit 37 and sent to the viewer terminal 15 via the display image generation unit 33.

When the support period is set as an arbitrary fixed time as in this example, the support meter 80 (Fig. 8, Fig. 11) is the predetermined time until the end CE (see FIGS. 10 and 11) during the support period. (See FIG. 12 and the like) may be hidden. For example, instead of the support meter 80, as shown in FIG. 13, the countdown display image 85 until the end of the support period may be displayed on the viewer terminal 15. By hiding the support meter 80 immediately before the end of the support period, the viewer's sense of urgency and the like increases, and the feeling of uplifting feelings toward the transmission of support information increases.

When the support period is set as an arbitrary fixed time as in this example, the level of support up to that point is displayed by the support meter 80 after the CE at the end of the support period, as shown in FIG. May be good. In this case, as shown in FIG. 14, the display image of the victory or defeat determined for the level of support for each of the first player and the second player may be displayed on the viewer terminal 15 as the support result display image 87. .. In this case, the result of this victory or defeat in the previous support period may be reflected in the parameters in the later play. In this example, the countdown display image 85 and the support result display image 87 described above are generated by the control unit 37 and sent to the viewer terminal 15 via the display image generation unit 33.

When one of the first player and the second player is dominant, as shown in FIG. 15, the superior effect image 91 showing the superiority is displayed on the dominant player terminal 14 and the viewer terminal 15. It may be displayed on at least one of the above. In this example, an image displayed on the first player terminal 14a (see FIGS. 1 and 3) is shown when the first player is superior to the second player.

Further, when one of the first player and the second player is inferior, as shown in FIG. 16, the inferior effect image 93 showing the inferiority is displayed on the inferior side player terminal 14 and the viewer terminal. It may be displayed on at least one of 15 and 15. In this example, the image displayed on the second player terminal 14b (see FIGS. 1 and 3) is shown when the first player is superior to the second player. By displaying the superior effect image 91 and the inferior effect image 93, the viewer feels an increased sense of unity with the supporting player, and the feeling of being involved in the play is easy to understand. The superior effect image 91 and the inferior effect image 93 are preferably images that do not interfere with the visibility of the play image. For example, the superior effect image 91 of this example is an image that is almost transparent and slightly visible, and the inferior effect image 93 disappears shortly after display.

10 Game information processing system 11 Communication network 14 Player terminal 15 Viewer terminal 16 Server 18 Organizer terminal 20 Support object 31 Deployment unit 32 Play image generation unit 33 Display image generation unit 36 Support information acquisition unit 37 Control unit 40 Terminal management unit 41 Storage unit 80 Support meter 80a, 80b Meter unit 83,85 Countdown display image 87 Support result display image 91 Superior effect production image 93 Inferior production image

Claims (7)

A support information acquisition unit that acquires support information for the player from multiple viewer terminals that display the distribution image of the game played by the player terminal.
A control unit that performs a change giving process that changes the development element that develops the game based on the support information is provided.
The support information acquisition unit acquires the support information during the support period set as a part of the play period in which the game is developed based on the operation on the player terminal, and the support during the play period. During the period other than the period, the support information is not acquired and the support information is not acquired.
The control unit performs the change giving process during the change giving period set during the play period and after the cheering period.
The support information acquisition unit acquires the first support information for the first player of the game, and obtains the first support information.
The control unit changes the development element for developing the game for the first player or the second player who plays the game together with the first player.
The support information acquisition unit acquires the second support information for the second player, and obtains the second support information.
The control unit serves as a development element for developing the game so that either the first player or the second player is advantageous based on the comparison between the first support information and the second support information. Give change,
The control unit causes the plurality of viewer terminals to display a support image, which is an image obtained by quantitatively comparing the first support information and the second support information.
The control unit is an information processing device that does not display the support image on the viewer terminal at a predetermined time until the end of the support period . The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit controls at least one of the change giving period or the developing element that gives the change based on the support information. The information processing device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the control unit performs the change imparting process at a timing corresponding to the support period based on the support information acquired during the support period. The expansion element is a predetermined parameter of the game.
The information processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the control unit controls the magnitude of change of the predetermined parameter based on the support information. Claim 1 to claim 1, wherein the control unit displays an object for inputting the support information on the viewer terminal together with the distribution image during the support period, and does not display the object on the player terminal. The information processing apparatus according to any one of 4. The information processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the control unit displays information notifying the start of the support period on the viewer terminal before the start of the support period. A support information acquisition step for acquiring support information for a player from a plurality of viewer terminals that display a distribution image of a game played by a player terminal, and a support information acquisition step.
Based on the acquired support information, a computer is made to execute a control step of performing a change giving process that changes the development element that develops the game.
In the support information acquisition step, the support information is acquired during the support period set in a part of the play period in which the game is developed based on the operation on the player terminal, and the support is acquired during the play period. During the period other than the period, the support information will not be acquired.
In the control step, the change giving process is performed during the change giving period set during the play period and after the cheering period .
In the support information acquisition step, the first support information for the first player of the game is acquired, and the support information is acquired.
In the control step, the development element for developing the game is changed for the first player or the second player who plays the game together with the first player.
In the support information acquisition step, the second support information for the second player is acquired, and the support information is acquired.
In the control step, based on the comparison between the first support information and the second support information, the development element for developing the game so that either the first player or the second player is advantageous. Give change,
In the control step, a support image, which is an image obtained by quantitatively comparing the first support information and the second support information, is displayed on the plurality of viewer terminals.
In the control step, an information processing program that does not display the support image on the viewer terminal at a predetermined time until the end of the support period .

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