JP7025671B2 - Information processing equipment, information processing methods, and programs - Google Patents

Description

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

In recent years, a game (position information game) that can be advanced based on the player's current position information has been provided. An example thereof is the game described in Non-Patent Document 1. In the game described in Non-Patent Document 1, the current position of the player is displayed on the map displayed on the play screen, and when the conditions such as the current position of the player reaching the vicinity of a predetermined spot (point) are satisfied, the game is in-game. You can play the event.

Further, in the game described in Non-Patent Document 1, when a plurality of players whose current positions satisfy the conditions exist at the same time, a plurality of players jointly play an event (denoted as "raid battle" in Non-Patent Document 1). can do. This event can be played when the player approaches a place where a predetermined object appears on the map, and as described above, a plurality of players can cooperate and play at the same time.

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In the game described in Non-Patent Document 1, when a plurality of players try to play the above event jointly, each player waits until the event start time arrives, and the players gathered at the time of the event start time. The event will be played by the number of people. That is, in the game described in Non-Patent Document 1, each of a plurality of players who jointly play the event faces the event in the same position (that is, in a state where the participation form in the event is common among the players). Become.

On the other hand, there are various needs regarding the mode of participating in the event. For example, there is a need to participate in the event in the form of recruiting joint players, or a need to apply for recruitment from other players and participate in the event as a joint player. There may be needs.

Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program that can meet a plurality of needs regarding a form of participation in an event when a plurality of players play a game event.

The information processing device according to the embodiment of the present invention has a position information acquisition unit that acquires position information indicating the current position of the target player, and a plurality of players can jointly play in the game, and an event having the same content. A reception unit that accepts participation in an event from a target player, and a processing unit that executes a process for jointly playing an event having the same content as another player when the target player accepts participation in the event. And a recruitment notification unit that notifies the target player of the recruitment of other players to participate in the event, and the recruitment notification unit is within the first distance from the specific point where the current position is associated with the event. If there is another player who is soliciting participation in the event, the target player is notified of the solicitation for participation in the event, and the current position is within the second distance shorter than the first distance from the specific point. In this case, it is characterized in that participation in an event to be played jointly with another player who is solicited to participate in the event is accepted from the target player.

According to one aspect of the present invention, the player who plays the game can freely select the participation form as a guest or the participation form as a host for the event in which the joint play is possible, and the participation form is selected. You can enjoy playing the event accordingly.

It is a figure which shows a mode that a plurality of players are playing a game in one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the screen which displayed the map. It is a figure which shows an example of the screen which the object appeared on the map. It is a conceptual diagram of the communication system for games which includes the information processing apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the hardware configuration of each of the terminal and the information processing apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing about the function of the terminal which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing about the function of the information processing apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the flow about the processing flow for event participation. It is a figure which shows an example of the selection screen about the participation form of an event. It is explanatory drawing about the flow of the 1st process. It is explanatory drawing about the screen transition at the time of participating in an event as a host (the 1). It is explanatory drawing about the screen transition at the time of participating in an event as a host (the 2). It is explanatory drawing about the flow of the 2nd processing. It is explanatory drawing about the screen when participating in an event as a guest (the 1). It is explanatory drawing about the screen when participating in an event as a guest (the 2). It is a figure which shows the map which is displayed in the situation where another player is recruiting guests.

Hereinafter, the information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to a preferred embodiment (hereinafter referred to as the present embodiment) shown in the attached drawings.
It should be noted that the embodiments described below are merely one of the specific examples given for facilitating the understanding of the present invention, and do not limit the present invention. That is, the present invention may be modified or improved from the embodiments described below as long as it does not deviate from the gist thereof. Further, as a matter of course, the present invention includes the equivalent thereof.
Furthermore, the screen examples shown in each figure referred to in the following explanation are only examples, and the screen configuration example, the displayed information, the specific contents of the GUI (Graphical User Interface), etc. are designed. It can be freely designed and changed according to the specifications and user's preference.

[About the game according to this embodiment]
In explaining the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment, a game that can be played through the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment (hereinafter, simply referred to as "game") will be described.

The game is game content that can be played by the player P by operating a terminal for the game, and more specifically, is an online game that uses data communication. Here, the online game may include, for example, a social game that can be used only with a Web browser and an account of an SNS (Social Networking Service).

In addition, an event called "quest" is held in the game, and the player can play the event currently being held. An event is an in-game event in which a player can participate and play, and corresponds to, for example, challenging a stage for an event. A stage is a constituent unit of a game, and usually, a time limit for each stage is set, and the stage is played for the purpose of clearing (achieving the achievement condition) within the time limit.
In the following description, "playing an event" and "participating in an event" are synonymous.

Also, in the game, a plurality of events with different contents are prepared. The content of the event characterizes the event, specifically, the attributes of the stage for the event (for example, difficulty level), the enemy characters appearing on the stage, the rewards obtained by clearing the stage, and the event. Participation conditions etc. are applicable.

Further, in the present embodiment, a plurality of players can participate in the event (quest) at the same time. That is, in the present embodiment, a plurality of players can operate each terminal to play the same event jointly and simultaneously.
Specifically, a plurality of players who intend to participate in an event can jointly play the event at a predetermined place in a real space as shown in FIG. 1, for example. .. FIG. 1 is a diagram relating to a game according to the present embodiment, and shows a state in which a plurality of players P gather at a predetermined place to play an event.

The joint play of the event can be realized by a known communication technology. Specifically, when one player recruits participants for an event and another player applies for the recruitment (ie, applies for participation in the event), a communication channel for joint play is established. After that, the data communication required for the joint play is performed according to a known communication method.

Further, the game is a so-called "position information game", and the current position information of the player P is acquired by GPS (Global Positioning System) or the like, and the acquired position information is used for proceeding. Specifically, when the player P moves in the real space while carrying the game terminal, the effect according to the current position of the player P is performed in the game.

To give an example, when the player P performs a predetermined terminal operation while playing a game, a map for the game as shown in FIG. 2 is displayed on the display screen of the terminal. FIG. 2 shows an example of a screen on which a map for a game is displayed.
The map for the game (hereinafter, simply referred to as “map”) is an image of a map of the area including the current position of the player P, and is, for example, a real map of the area (specifically, a satellite photograph or the like). Alternatively, a virtual reality (VR) map or the like on which an object corresponding to a geographical element (specifically, a road, a building, a railroad, etc.) included in a real map is drawn can be mentioned. The map may be a two-dimensional image or a three-dimensional image.

On the map, a predetermined icon (circular icon Ip in FIG. 2) is displayed at a point corresponding to the current position of the player P. The display position of this icon Ip on the map changes as the player P moves in the real space. Further, when the player P moves and exceeds the area shown on the map, the map of the displayed area is updated.

In addition, a predetermined point in the area indicated by the map is set as a privilege granting point, and the privilege granting point on the map is an icon indicating that the privilege granting point is a privilege granting point (in FIG. 2, a triangular icon). It) is displayed. The number and location of privilege grant points can be arbitrarily determined and may be fixed or variable. In addition, the privilege granting points are set regularly or irregularly.

The player P moves toward a point corresponding to the privilege granting point in the real space, and the current position of the player P is within a predetermined distance (specifically, within a distance of several meters to several tens of meters) from the privilege granting point. ), You will be given the set benefits. Benefits are items and characters that can be used in the game (hereinafter, items, etc.), or values that can be exchanged for items, etc. (for example, virtual coins that can be used in the game, or lottery of items, etc. in the game. Items required for). In addition, an effect that can be temporarily enjoyed while the game is in progress (for example, an effect such as increasing the status value of the character) may be given as a privilege. In addition, coupons and the like that can be used in existing stores and the like may be given as a privilege.
The type of privilege to be granted may be changed according to which privilege granting point the player P's current position is within a predetermined distance, and the player P's current position is within a predetermined distance from the privilege granting point. It may be changed according to the time (date and time) when it becomes.

Here, "giving a privilege" means providing the player P with data for using the privilege during the game or at an actual store or the like. For example, when a value or effect that can be exchanged for an item or the like is given as a privilege, data for advancing the game with the privilege obtained is provided. When a coupon or the like is given as a privilege, data (image data) for presenting the obtained coupon or the like at a store is provided.

Further, when the above event reaches a playable period (hereinafter, referred to as "event period" for convenience), as shown in FIG. 3, an object associated with the event (FIG. 3) is set at a specific point on the map. Then, it is a gate-shaped object, and hereinafter referred to as a gate GT) is displayed. FIG. 3 shows an example of a screen in which the gate GT appears on the map. The specific point is a preset point for guiding the player P who intends to play the event. The player P moves toward a place corresponding to a specific point in the real space (that is, a place corresponding to the appearance point of the gate GT) in order to play the event.

Then, when the current position of the player P satisfies a predetermined position condition in relation to the appearance point (that is, a specific point) of the gate GT, the player P performs an operation such as tapping the gate GT. You can participate in the events associated with the Gate GT. Further, by gathering a plurality of players P satisfying the above position conditions, joint play of the event becomes possible.

The position condition is a condition determined according to a specific point where the gate GT appears. In the present embodiment, the current position of the player P is a predetermined distance from the specific point (specifically, a distance of several meters to several tens of meters). ) Is inside. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, the position condition may be such that the current position of the player P is separated from a specific point by a predetermined distance (specifically, a distance of several meters to several tens of meters) or more.

Incidentally, FIG. 3 shows a case where the gate GT appears in only one place, but usually, a plurality of gate GTs appear at the same time. That is, in the present embodiment, there are a plurality of appearance points (specific points) of the gate GT on the map, and the player P moves toward the departure point of any of the gate GTs when participating in the event. become. However, the number of gate GTs appearing at the same time (in other words, the number of gate GT appearance points) can be determined to be any number.

Further, the gate GT is displayed at a specific point on the map for a predetermined period. In the present embodiment, the display period of the gate GT is set in advance, and when the set display period ends, the gate GT disappears from the map.
In the present embodiment, the display period of the gate GT is about 30 minutes, but the display period can be arbitrarily determined. For example, the display period of the gate GT may be several minutes to several tens of minutes, one hour to 24 hours, one day to several days, one week to several weeks, or one month to several months. Here, the display period of the gate GT is not limited to a fixed period, and may be a period that fluctuates according to a predetermined rule, and may change depending on, for example, the content of the event. Further, the display period of the gate GT is not limited to a finite period, and may be a substantially permanent period without setting a final period.

Furthermore, the display and disappearance of the gate GT may be repeated a plurality of times during the event period. In this case, the appearance position of the gate GT (that is, a specific point on the map) may be the same position each time, or may change each time.

Further, the content of the event that can be played by satisfying the position condition corresponding to the appearance point (specific point) of the gate GT is determined in association with the appearance point of the gate GT for the event. That is, the content of the event in which the player P participates changes according to the time of departure (strictly speaking, the place corresponding to the time of departure) of the gate GT to which the player P heads to play the event.

By the way, when participating in an event, the player P selects a form of participation in the event. In this embodiment, the form of participation in the event includes a host and a guest. The host is a form of participation in which other players who become guests are recruited and the event is played jointly with the guests. Here, "recruiting guests" means waiting for an event for which a guest is being recruited until an application for becoming a guest is made by another player.

In the present embodiment, the host player P has the authority to instruct the start of the joint play of the event in which he / she participates, and can start the joint play of the event at his / her own will. Further, the host player P has the authority to limit other players who are guests to those who satisfy certain conditions, and can accept only other players who satisfy the conditions as guests.

The guest is a participation form in which the guest applies for recruitment from other players who are the host and plays the event jointly with the host. Here, "applying for recruitment from the host" means making an application as a guest to another player who is the host (strictly speaking, operating the terminal for application described later). do.

In the present embodiment, the guest player P can play the event together with the host at the timing when another player who is the host instructs the start of the play of the event. Further, when a plurality of other players who are hosts exist, the player P who becomes a guest can select one of the hosts and participate as a guest in an event in which the selected host recruits guests.

Further, in the present embodiment, the player P who is a guest can confirm the position of another player (that is, the host) who is recruiting guests on the map. For example, when another player who is a host is recruiting guests at the appearance position of the gate GT, the icon Is is displayed around the gate GT or at a position overlapping the gate GT (see FIG. 14). The guest player P confirms the position of the host recruiting guests through the above icon Is.

As described above, the player P selects the participation form for the event when participating in the event, and performs joint play of the event with the selected participation form. That is, when the participation form as a host is selected, the player P can receive an application from another player who is a guest and play an event jointly with the other player. On the other hand, when the player P selects the participation form as a guest, the player P can play the event jointly with the other player by applying to the other player who is the host to become a guest. can.

In this embodiment, the participation form includes at least a guest and a host, but other participation forms may be included. For example, even if a form in which the event is played independently without participating in the joint play can be selected. good.

[Communication system for games]
Next, a game communication system (hereinafter referred to as a game system S) including an information processing device according to the present embodiment will be described. The game system S is constructed for the player P to play a game, and uses a communication network such as the Internet and mobile communication work. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the game system S is configured such that the terminal 10 of the player and the server 12 are communicably connected via the communication network 14. FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram of the game system S.

The terminal 10 is a device operated by the player P during game play. The server 12 is an example of an information processing device, provides data for game progress to the terminal 10 of player P, and manages account information of player P, progress of the game, and the like. Further, when a plurality of players P jointly play an event, the server 12 communicates with the terminal 10 of each player P to mediate the joint play of the event.

Incidentally, in FIG. 4, for convenience of illustration, three terminals 10 are shown, but the number of terminals 10 constituting the game system S is not particularly limited, and if the event is jointly played, the number of terminals 10 is not particularly limited. , At least two or more.

The communication network 14 is a communication network between the player terminal 10 and the server 12, and is mainly composed of the Internet and a mobile communication network, and is composed of a LAN (Local Area Network), a WAN (Wide Area Network), an intranet, and an Ethernet (registration). Trademark) and the like may be included.

Further, in the present embodiment, the server 12 is configured by one computer, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the server 12 may be configured by a plurality of computers.

[Configuration of player terminal and server]
Next, each configuration of the terminal 10 and the server 12 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 shows the configurations of the terminal 10 and the server 12. In the figure, for convenience of illustration, only one terminal 10 is shown.

The terminal 10 is a game terminal that can be carried by the player P, and is specifically composed of a smartphone, a mobile phone, a notebook PC, a tablet terminal, a wearable terminal, a game-dedicated device having a communication function, or the like. ..

As a hardware device, the terminal 10 has a processor 21, a memory 22, a communication interface 23, a storage 24, an input device 25, an output device 26, and a GPS sensor 30, and these devices are buses. It is electrically connected via 27. Further, the terminal 10 includes a display 28 as an output device 26. The display 28 corresponds to the "display unit" of the present invention. Further, a touch panel 29 as an input device 25 is superposed on the surface of the display 28 of the terminal 10. Further, the current position of the terminal 10 represents the current position of the player P, is measured at regular intervals by the GPS sensor 30, and the measurement result (positioning information) is sequentially sent to the server 12 via the communication interface 23. ..

Further, as software, a program for an operating system (OS) and an application program for a game are installed in the terminal 10. By executing these programs by the processor 21, the player P can play the game through the terminal 10. Specifically, while playing the game, the player P can advance the game by operating the input device 25 such as the touch panel 29 while watching the image or the like displayed on the display screen of the display 28.

The server 12 is a server computer for data distribution, and is configured by, for example, a server computer for social games (specifically, an SNS server). As a hardware device, the server 12 has a processor 101, a memory 102, a communication interface 103, a storage 104, an input device 105, and an output device 106, and these devices are connected via a bus 107. It is electrically connected.

Further, the server 12 has a program for the OS and an information processing program for the game installed as software. These programs correspond to the "programs" of the present invention and are read by the processor 101 of the server 12. When the processor 101 executes the above program, the server 12 functions as an information processing device and executes various information processing (data processing) related to the game, such as communicating with the terminal 10 to distribute data for the game. ..

The processors 21 and 101 are composed of a CPU (Central Processing Unit), an MPU (Micro-Processing Unit), an MCU (Micro Controller Unit), a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), a DSP (Digital Signal Processor), or the like. good.
The memories 22 and 102 may be composed of semiconductor memories such as ROM (Read Only Memory) and RAM (Random Access Memory).

The communication interfaces 23 and 103 may be configured by, for example, a network interface card, a communication interface board, or the like.
The standard of data communication by the communication interfaces 23 and 103 is not particularly limited, and communication by wireless LAN based on Wi-fi (registered trademark), communication by 3G, 4G or 5G mobile communication system, Alternatively, communication based on LTE (Long Term Evolution) and the like can be mentioned.

The storages 24 and 104 include flash memory, HDD (Hard Disc Drive), SSD (Solid State Drive), FD (Flexible Disc), MO disc (Magneto-Optical disc), CD (Compact Disc), and DVD (Digital Versatile Disc). , SD card (Secure Digital card), USB memory (Universal Serial Bus memory), or the like.

The input devices 25 and 105 may be configured by, for example, a keyboard, a mouse, a touch panel display, or the like.
The output devices 26 and 106 may be configured by, for example, a display, a speaker, or the like.

[Terminal functions]
Next, the configuration of the terminal 10 will be described again from the functional aspect with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of the function of the terminal 10.
As shown in FIG. 6, the terminal 10 has a terminal side operation reception unit 31, a positioning unit 32, a terminal side transmission unit 33, a terminal side reception unit 34, a terminal side storage unit 35, and a display processing unit 36. These functional units are realized by the cooperation of the hardware device of the terminal 10 described above and various programs as software installed in the terminal 10. Hereinafter, each functional unit will be described.

The terminal-side operation reception unit 31 receives various operations performed by the player during the play of the game. For example, when an operation reception image or an operation screen is displayed on the display 28 of the terminal 10 based on the data sent from the server 12 during the game, the player P touches the touch panel on the image or the operation screen. Operate 29. As a result, the terminal-side operation receiving unit 31 receives the operation performed by the player P.

The operations accepted by the terminal-side operation reception unit 31 include screen switching operations, selection operations, application operations, play start instruction operations, and operations for game progress (including operations performed during joint play of events). , Restriction setting / cancellation operation, etc. are included.
The screen switching operation is an operation for switching the screen displayed on the display 28 from the first screen to the second screen during game play. Here, the first screen corresponds to, for example, the home screen of the game (for easy understanding, the menu screen), and the second screen is the screen on which the above-mentioned map is displayed.
The selection operation is an operation for selecting a form of participation in an event.
The application operation is an operation of applying to the host of an event that is recruiting guests to become a guest of the event.
The play start instruction operation is an operation for instructing the start of play (strictly speaking, joint play) of the event when the player P is the host of the event.
The restriction setting / cancellation operation is an operation for setting a restriction on an application from another player to become a guest or canceling the set restriction when the player P is the host of the event.

The positioning unit 32 measures the position of the terminal 10 using the GPS sensor 30. The position of the terminal 10 is not limited to the method of measuring using the GPS sensor 30, and for example, a method of detecting the position of the terminal 10 based on the strength of the radio wave received from the mobile phone base station or the access point of Wifi communication. May be.

The terminal-side transmission unit 33 transmits information (data) indicating the progress of the game at the present time to the server 12 through the communication network 14. The information transmitted by the terminal-side transmission unit 33 includes information according to the content of the operation received by the terminal-side operation reception unit 31 and the position information of the terminal 10 measured by the positioning unit 32 (in other words, the player P. Information indicating the current position) is included.

The terminal-side receiving unit 34 receives various information (data) sent from the server 12 via the communication network 14. The information (data) sent from the server 12 includes data for progressing the game, data for displaying a map, data on other players participating in the event, and benefits given to the player P. Contains data for use.
The terminal-side storage unit 35 stores information (data) received from the server 12 by the terminal-side receiving unit 34, information transmitted to the server 12 by the terminal-side transmitting unit 33, and the like.

While playing the game, the display processing unit 36 expands the data sent from the server 12 received by the terminal-side receiving unit 34 and displays it on the display 28. The display information by the display processing unit 36 includes images that transition in conjunction with game play, screens for accepting operations, maps (including icons Ip, Is, It and gate GT on the map), and events. Information of other participating players, information notified from the server 12 at the time of an event, and the like are included.
Further, when the terminal side operation reception unit 31 accepts the screen switching operation during the play of the game, the display processing unit 36 displays the screen displayed on the display 28 as a map from the first screen (for example, the home screen). Switch to the second screen.

[Server function]
Next, the configuration of the server 12 will be described again from the functional aspect with reference to FIG. 7. FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of the function of the server 12.
As shown in FIG. 7, the server 12 includes a position information acquisition unit 111, a display command unit 112, a privilege granting unit 113, a selection reception unit 114, a recruitment notification unit 115, a first processing unit 116, and a second processing unit 117. Have. These functional units are realized by the cooperation of the hardware device of the server 12 described above and various programs as software installed in the server 12. Hereinafter, each functional unit will be described.

In the following, one player P (hereinafter referred to as "target player") will be focused on, the other player P will be referred to as "another player", and each of the servers 12 will be related to the relationship between the target player and the other player. Functions, operations, etc. will be explained.

The position information acquisition unit 111 acquires the position information indicating the current position of the target player by receiving the position information (positioning information) of the terminal 10 transmitted from the terminal side transmission unit 33 of the terminal 10 of the target player. .. While the target player is playing the game, the position information (positioning information) of the terminal 10 is sent at regular time intervals (for example, at intervals of 1 second to several seconds), so that the position information acquisition unit 111 adjusts to that. The position information of the target player is acquired at regular time intervals.

While the target player is playing the game, the display command unit 112 displays images and images according to the play situation and the like on the display 28 of the terminal 10 of the target player. For example, the display command unit 112 generates data for displaying a map of an area including the current position of the target player (hereinafter referred to as map display data) and transmits the data to the terminal 10 of the target player. When the map display data is received by the terminal 10 of the target player, the map of the above area is displayed on the display 28 of the terminal 10.
By incorporating the display data of the icons Ip and It into the map display data, the display command unit 112 can display the icons Ip and It at the current position of the target player and the privilege granting point on the map.
Further, the display command unit 112 can display the gate GT at a specific point on the map on the display 28 of the terminal 10 of the target player for a predetermined time by incorporating the display data of the gate GT into the map display data. ..
Furthermore, the display command unit 112 incorporates the display data of the icon Is for the event into the map display data when a predetermined condition is satisfied, so that the icon Is is located near the gate GT or overlapped with the gate GT on the map. Can be displayed.

The privilege granting unit 113 determines whether or not the current position of the target player is within a predetermined distance from the privilege granting point, and when the current position of the target player is within a predetermined distance from the privilege granting point, the set privilege is set. Is given to the target player. The privilege granting unit 113 determines the privilege to be granted to the target player according to which privilege granting point the current position of the target player is within a predetermined distance and when the target player is within the predetermined distance.

The selection reception unit 114 cooperates with the terminal 10 of the target player when the current position of the target player is within a predetermined distance (for example, a distance of several meters to several tens of meters) from the appearance point (specific point) of the gate GT. , Accepts the selection of the participation form to the event from the target player. More specifically, when the target player performs a selection operation when the current position of the target player satisfies the above position condition, the terminal side operation receiving unit 31 accepts the selection operation, and the terminal side transmitting unit 33 receives the selection operation. Send information according to the selection operation. The selection reception unit 114 receives the information sent from the terminal-side transmission unit 33 to receive the selection of the participation form for the event from the target player.

When there is another player who participates in the event as a host, the recruitment notification unit 115 notifies the target player who satisfies the notification condition of the guest recruitment by the other player who is the host. In the present embodiment, the notification condition is that the current position of the target player is within a predetermined distance from the appearance point (specific point) of the gate GT, specifically, within a distance of several meters to several tens of meters.
The method of notifying guest recruitment is not particularly limited, but for example, character string information such as "guest recruitment!" Is superimposed on the map near the appearance point of the gate GT on the map. It may be displayed.

When the target player selects the host as the participation form of the event, the first processing unit 116 executes the first processing for the other player who is a guest and the target player to jointly play the event. The first process includes a guest notification process, a start instruction process, a restriction process, and a restriction release process.
The guest notification process is a process of notifying the target player of another player who has made an application to become a guest of the event for an event hosted by the target player.
The start instruction process is a process of receiving an instruction to start joint play of an event by the target player for an event hosted by the target player.
The restriction process is a process of restricting guest applications from other players for an event hosted by the target player. The restriction release process is a process for releasing the restriction on the application from another player set in the restriction process.

When the target player selects a guest as the participation form of the event, the second processing unit 117 executes the second processing for the other player who is the host and the target player to jointly play the event. The second process includes a search process, a host notification process, and an application process.
The search process is a process of searching for another player who is the host of the event for an event in which the target player can participate as a guest.
The host notification process is a process of notifying the target player of another player who is the host searched by the search process.
The application process is a process of sending (applying) an application to be a guest of an event to a host selected by the target player among the hosts notified by the host notification process.

[Information processing flow according to this embodiment]
Next, regarding the information processing flow by the game system S, in particular, the processing flow for event participation will be described. The processing flow for event participation described below employs the information processing method of the present invention, in other words, each step in the flow described below corresponds to a component of the information processing method of the present invention. ..

Further, in the following, it is assumed that the present time is during the event period, and in particular, the gate GT is being displayed, and the gate GT is displayed at each of a plurality of specific points existing on the map. One of the gate GTs is called a first gate, and in the case described below, the target player moves toward a place corresponding to the appearance point of the first gate in the real space. That is, the processing flow described below is a flow for the target player to participate in an event having contents associated with the first gate.

The event participation processing flow according to the present embodiment is carried out through communication between the computer as the server 12 and the terminals 10 of the target player and other players. Hereinafter, the communication processing performed between the server 12 and the terminal 10 of the target player will be mainly described.

When the target player operates the terminal 10 to start playing the game, the processing flow for participating in the event starts in conjunction with this. At the start of the game, the first screen (home screen) is usually displayed on the display 28 of the terminal 10.
In the processing flow for event participation, each process shown in FIG. 8 is actually performed according to the flow shown in the figure. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a flow of processing flow for event participation.

Explaining the specific flow of the flow, first, the positioning unit 32 of the terminal 10 measures the current position, and the terminal side transmitting unit 33 transmits the position information indicating the positioning result (S001). The location information acquisition unit 111 of the server 12 acquires (receives) location information via the communication network 14 (S002).

On the other hand, when the target player performs a screen switching operation to switch from the first screen to the second screen (screen for map display), the terminal side operation reception unit 31 accepts the operation, and the information on which the screen switching operation is performed. Is transmitted by the terminal-side transmission unit 33 (S003).
When the display command unit 112 of the server 12 receives the information sent from the terminal side transmission unit 33, the display command unit 112 sends a command to the terminal 10 so as to display a map including the current position of the target player on the display 28 ( S004). Specifically, the display command unit 112 generates map display data for displaying the above map and transmits it to the terminal 10. At this time, the display data of the icons Ip and It is incorporated in the map display data. As a result, the display command unit 112 causes the display 28 of the terminal 10 of the target player to display the icons Ip and It indicating the current position of the target player and the privilege granting point on the map.

Further, the display data of the gate GT is incorporated in the map display data. As a result, the display command unit 112 causes the gate GT to be displayed on the display 28 of the terminal 10 of the target player for a predetermined time at a specific point on the map. At this time, the display command unit 112 causes the display 28 of the terminal 10 of the target player to display the gate GT that appears at a specific point different from the privilege granting point on the map. That is, in the present embodiment, the gate GT is displayed at a specific point away from the privilege granting point on the map (see FIG. 3).

In the server 12, whether or not the current position of the target player satisfies a predetermined position condition in relation to the gate GT (strictly speaking, the first gate) in conjunction with a display command such as a map, for details, first. It is determined whether or not it is within the first distance from the gate (S005). Here, the first distance is a relatively short distance, for example, a distance of several meters to several tens of meters.
Then, when the current position of the target player is within the first distance from the first gate, the recruitment notification unit 115 determines that another player is currently recruiting guests as the host of the event at the first gate. Notify guest recruitment (S006). Specifically, the data for displaying the guest recruitment notification information near the appearance point of the first gate on the map is incorporated into the map display data and transmitted together with the map display data.

When the terminal-side receiving unit 34 receives the map display data, the screen displayed on the display 28 of the terminal 10 is switched from the first screen to the second screen, and the display processing unit 36 displays the current display of the target player on the second screen. A map of the area including the position is displayed (S007). Further, on the map, the icons Ip and It are displayed at the current position of the target player and the privilege granting point, and the gate GT is displayed at the specific point. From the displayed map, the target player can grasp his / her current position and the positional relationship with the gate GT (strictly speaking, the first gate).

Further, when the current position of the target player is within the first distance from the first gate, the guest recruitment notification information is displayed. As described above, in the present embodiment, when the screen displayed on the display 28 is switched from the first screen to the second screen, the recruitment notification unit 115 notifies the target player of the recruitment of guests by other players. As a result, the target player can notice that another player is recruiting guests at the appearance point of the gate GT (first gate) that he / she is approaching at the timing when the map is displayed.

Further, when the current position of the target player is within the first distance from the first gate, the map display data incorporating the display data of the icon Is is transmitted. The icon Is shown in FIG. 14 is displayed around the first gate or at a position overlapping the first gate on the map. The target player can grasp the location position of another player who is recruiting guests from the display position of the icon Is on the map.

After that, the terminal 10 periodically repeats the positioning of the current position of the target player and the transmission of the position information (S008, S009), and the server 12 sequentially acquires the position information and reflects the position information on the map. Is displayed on the display 28 of the terminal 10 at any time. As a result, the display position of the icon Ip on the map or the area displayed on the map is updated at any time according to the change in the current position of the target player.

Then, the server 12 determines whether or not the current position of the target player on the map reaches within the second distance from the appearance point of the first gate (S010). Here, the second distance is a distance shorter than the above-mentioned first distance, and is a distance of about several meters to several tens of meters.
Then, when the current position of the target player is within the second distance from the appearance point of the first gate, the selection reception unit 114 of the server 12 transmits the selection screen data to the terminal 10 of the target player (S011). When the terminal-side receiving unit 34 receives the selection screen data, the display processing unit 36 displays the selection screen shown in FIG. 9 on the display 28. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a selection screen.

The selection screen is an operation screen displayed for accepting a selection operation performed by the target player for an event having contents associated with the first gate. The target player selects one of the host and guest as the participation form, and touches the button corresponding to the selected participation form on the screen from the two buttons Bt1 and Bt2 displayed on the selection screen (selection operation). Do (S012).
The terminal-side operation receiving unit 31 accepts the above selection operation, and the terminal-side transmitting unit 33 transmits information indicating the operation content. By receiving the information sent from the terminal-side transmission unit 33, the selection reception unit 114 of the server 12 accepts the selection of the participation form from the target player for the event of the content associated with the first gate (S013). ..

Subsequent steps change according to the selection result of the accepted participation form (S014). Specifically, when the target player selects a host, the first processing unit 116 of the server 12 executes the first processing (S015). On the other hand, when the target player selects a guest, the second processing unit 117 of the server 12 executes the second processing (S016).

After that, the target player participates in the event in the participation form selected by himself / herself and performs joint play. Then, when the joint play ends, the processing flow for participating in the event ends (S017).

The execution procedure of the first process in step S015 and the execution procedure of the second process in step S016 will be described in detail below.

(First process)
The first process is a process for the target player to recruit guests as an event host, and in the first process, each step shown in FIG. 10 is performed according to the flow shown in the figure. FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of the flow of the first process. Further, in the first process, the screen displayed on the display 28 of the terminal 10 of the target player transitions in the order of FIGS. 11A and 11B. 11A and 11B are explanatory views regarding screen transitions when the target player participates in the event as a host.

In the first process, first, the first process unit 116 transmits the standby screen display data to the terminal 10 of the target player (S021). When the terminal-side receiving unit 34 receives the standby screen display data, the display processing unit 36 displays the standby screen for the host on the display 28 (S022). If there is no application from another player to become a guest at this point, the standby screen becomes a screen as shown in FIG. 11A. That is, when there is no application from another player guest for the guest recruitment by the target player, the other player who becomes a guest is not displayed on the standby screen, and as shown in FIG. 11A, "guest recruitment" is displayed. Character information is displayed.

While the standby screen is displayed, the target player can perform a restriction setting operation for setting a restriction for an application from another player to become a guest (S023). Specifically, the restriction setting operation is performed by touching the restriction / release button Bt3 displayed on the standby screen. When this restriction setting operation is performed, the terminal-side operation reception unit 31 accepts the operation, and information indicating that the restriction setting operation has been performed is transmitted from the terminal-side transmission unit 33.

When the first processing unit 116 receives the information that the restriction setting operation has been performed, the first processing unit 116 executes the restriction processing (S024). When the current position of the target player is within the second distance from the appearance point (specific point) of the first gate, in the restriction processing, the first processing unit 116 is within the second distance from the appearance point of the first gate. Restrict applications other than those from the player. To put it simply, by executing the restriction process, the guest application recruited by the target player is in the vicinity of other players (strictly speaking, the place corresponding to the appearance point of the first gate) in the vicinity of the target player. It is limited to applications from other players).

When the target player touches the restriction / release button again to perform the restriction release operation, the first processing unit 116 executes the restriction release process in response to the operation, and limits the application set in the restriction process. To release.

When there is an application from another player to become a guest in response to the recruitment of the target player (S025), the first processing unit 116 determines whether or not the application corresponds to a restricted application (S026). When the application from another player does not correspond to the restricted application, the first processing unit 116 executes the guest notification process (S027) and notifies the target player of the other player who has made the above application.

In this step S027, the first processing unit 116 transmits data indicating information about the other player who has made the above application to the terminal 10 of the target player. When the terminal-side receiving unit 34 receives the data sent from the first processing unit 116, the display processing unit 36 displays information about another player who has made an application to become a guest on the display 28 of the terminal 10 ( S028). As a result, the standby screen transitions to the screen shown in FIG. 11B, and information on other players who have made an application (in FIG. 11B, “player AAA” and “player BBB” are applicable) is displayed). ..

If the application made by another player in step S026 corresponds to a restricted application, the information about the other player is excluded from the notification target in the guest notification process.

Then, when one or more other players who have applied to become guests are notified by the guest notification process (that is, when one or more information about other players is displayed on the standby screen as shown in FIG. 11B). ), The target player can start the joint play of the event.
Specifically, when one or more other players are notified by the guest notification process, the play start instruction button Bt4 is displayed on the standby screen in an operable state as shown in FIG. 11B. .. When the target player touches this button Bt4, a play start instruction operation is performed, the terminal side operation reception unit 31 accepts the operation, and information indicating that the play start instruction operation has been performed is transmitted from the terminal side transmission unit 33. (S029).

Upon receiving the information that the play start instruction operation has been performed, the first processing unit 116 executes the start instruction process and receives the start instruction of the joint play of the event by the target player (S030). In this way, the first processing unit 116 executes the start instruction processing only when one or more other players who have made an application in the guest notification processing are notified. As a result, when the target player participates in the event as a host, it is possible to instruct the start of joint play of the event on condition that one or more other players make an application to become a guest. In other words, the target player can start the joint play of the event when the information about the other player who applied for the event is displayed for at least one player.

(Second process)
The second process is a process for the target player to apply for a guest recruitment by another player who is the host of the event and participate in the event as a guest. In the second process, each process shown in FIG. 12 is It is carried out according to the flow shown in the figure. FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram of the flow of the second process. Further, in the second process, the screen displayed on the display 28 of the terminal 10 of the target player is either FIG. 13A or FIG. 13B. 13A and 13B are explanatory views regarding a screen when the target player participates in the event as a guest.

In the second process, first, the second process unit 117 executes the search process (S041). When the current position of the target player is within a predetermined distance (specifically, the second distance) from the appearance point of the first gate, the second processing unit 117 corresponds to the following first condition in the search process. Search for the player.
First condition: Another player who is a host and is within a predetermined distance (specifically, a second distance) from the first point.
Here, the first point corresponds to the appearance point of the first gate among the appearance points (specific points) of the gate GT included in a plurality of on the map.

On the other hand, when there is no other player corresponding to the first condition (S042), the second processing unit 117 further searches for another player corresponding to the following second condition in the search process (S043).
Second condition: Another player who is the host of the event having the same content as the event associated with the first point, and is within a predetermined distance (specifically, the second distance) from the second point.
Here, the second point is a point different from the first point among the appearance points (specific points) of the gate GT included in a plurality of points on the map, and is, for example, a predetermined distance (for example, several hundreds) from the first point. The appearance point of another gate GT within the distance of m to several km) corresponds to this. Hereinafter, the gate GT appearing at the second point will be referred to as a second gate.

As described above, when the target player intends to participate in the event as a guest, another host player is searched around the appearance point of the first gate approached by the target player, and the host is found within that range. If not, expand the search range and search again.

If another player who meets the second condition is found in the search process, the map displayed on the terminal 10 of the target player shows the appearance point of the second gate where the other player is recruiting guests. The icon Is shown in FIG. 14 appears in the vicinity of or at a position overlapping with the second gate. At this time, whether or not the icon Is is displayed is determined according to whether or not another player corresponding to the second condition restricts the guest's application, and the icon Is is displayed under the situation where the application is restricted. The icon Is is displayed under the condition that there is no restriction or the restriction is released.
FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a map displayed in a situation where another player (strictly speaking, another player corresponding to the second condition) is recruiting guests.

After the end of the search process, the second processing unit 117 executes the host notification process and notifies the target player of the other player who is the host searched by the search process (S044). Specifically, when another player corresponding to the first condition is searched for in the search process, the second processing unit 117 inputs data indicating information about the other player corresponding to the first condition to the target player. It is transmitted to the terminal 10. On the other hand, when another player corresponding to the first condition is not found and another player corresponding to the second condition is searched, the second processing unit 117 shows information about the other player corresponding to the second condition. The data is transmitted to the terminal 10 of the target player.

When the terminal-side receiving unit 34 receives the data sent from the second processing unit 117, the display processing unit 36 displays information about another player who is the searched host on the display 28 of the terminal 10 (S045). ). As a result, the application screen as shown in FIG. 13A or 13B is drawn on the display 28.
Incidentally, FIG. 13A shows an application screen displaying information about another player (corresponding to “player CCC” in FIG. 13A) corresponding to the first condition. FIG. 13B shows an application screen displaying information about another player (corresponding to “player DDD” and “player EEE” in FIG. 13B) corresponding to the second condition.

Then, the target player decides which of the hosts (other players) whose information is displayed on the application screen will participate in the event, and applies to the host as a guest of the event.
Specifically, on the application screen, an application button Bt5 is provided at the right end of a column in which information about another player who is a host is displayed. The target player performs an application operation by touching the application button Bt5 in the column in which the information of another player who is the host of the event desired to participate is displayed. When the terminal-side operation receiving unit 31 accepts the application operation, information indicating that the application operation has been performed is transmitted from the terminal-side transmitting unit 33 (S046).

Upon receiving the information that the application operation has been performed, the second processing unit 117 executes the application processing and sends an application to be a guest of the event to the host selected by the target player (S047). After that, it waits until there is a play start instruction from another player who is the host selected by the target player (S048), and when the play start instruction is received from the other player, the joint play of the event is started as a trigger. (S049).

[summary]
The server 12 as an information processing device according to the present embodiment includes a position information acquisition unit 111, a display command unit 112, a selection reception unit 114, a first processing unit 116, and a second processing unit 117. The position information acquisition unit 111 acquires position information indicating the current position of the target player. The display command unit 112 displays a map of the area including the current position on the display 28 of the terminal 10. The selection reception unit 114 receives from the target player the selection of the participation form including the guest or the host of the event for the event that can be jointly played by a plurality of players in the game. When the target player selects a host, the first processing unit 116 executes the first processing for the target player to jointly play an event with another player who is the guest. The second processing unit 117 executes a second processing for jointly playing an event with another player whose host is the target player when the target player selects a guest. Further, the display command unit 112 causes the display 28 of the terminal 10 to display an object (gate GT in this embodiment) that appears at a specific point on the map and is associated with the event. Further, when the current position of the target player satisfies the position condition determined according to the specific point, the selection reception unit 114 accepts the selection of the participation form from the target player.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the target player can freely select the participation form for the joint play of the event, and can enjoy the joint play of the event according to the selected form. Specifically, the target player can participate in the event in the form of recruiting joint players by selecting the host as the mode of participation in the event. On the other hand, when the target player selects a guest as a form of participation in the event, the target player can apply for recruitment from other host players and participate in the event as a joint player.

Further, in the present embodiment, the display command unit 112 may display the gate GT, which is an object, on the display 28 of the terminal 10 for a predetermined period. As a result, a plurality of players including the target player can move toward a place corresponding to the appearance point of the gate GT during the display period of the gate GT, and can perform joint play of the event at that place.

Further, the server 12 according to the present embodiment has a privilege granting unit 113, and the privilege granting unit 113 is set when the current position of the target player is within a predetermined distance from the privilege granting point in the area. Is given to the target player. In such a configuration, the display command unit 112 may display an object (gate GT) appearing at a specific point different from the privilege granting point on the map on the display 28 of the terminal 10.
As described above, since the privilege granting point and the gate GT appearance point are separated from each other on the map, information processing for privilege granting when approaching the privilege granting point and when approaching the gate GT appearance point It is no longer necessary to process information for participating in the event at the same time. This makes it possible to avoid complication of information processing.
However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the privilege granting point becomes the appearance point of the gate GT irregularly, and during that period, the gate GT may appear at or near the privilege granting point on the map.

Further, when the server 12 according to the present embodiment further has a recruitment notification unit 115 and the target player satisfies the notification condition, the recruitment notification unit 115 invites the target player to recruit guests by another player who is the host. It is good to notify. As a result, the target player who is a guest can be notified of the recruitment of guests by other players, and can be given an opportunity to participate in the joint play of the event.
Here, the notification condition may be that the current position of the target player is within a predetermined distance (specifically, the first distance) from the appearance point (specific point) of the gate GT. In this case, when the target player heads for the appearance point of the gate GT in order to perform joint play of the event, the target player is notified of the guest recruitment from other players on condition that he / she is in the vicinity of the point. As a result, it is possible to efficiently inform the target player who is a guest of the recruitment of guests.
However, the present invention is not limited to this, and when the target player is registered as an approved player (so-called friend) approved by another player who is the host, the target player is notified of the guest recruitment from the other player. You may.

Further, with respect to the above configuration, more preferably, when the screen displayed during the play of the game on the display 28 of the terminal 10 is switched from the first screen (home screen) to the second screen on which the map is displayed, the recruitment is made. The notification unit 115 may notify the target player of the recruitment of guests by other players. In this case, it is possible to notify the guest recruitment by another player at the timing when the target player confirms the appearance point of the gate GT on the map. As a result, it is possible to efficiently notify the target player as a guest of the guest recruitment (in other words, soliciting participation in the event).

Further, the appearance point (specific point) of the gate GT may include a first point and a second point different from each other. In this case, the second process may include a search process for searching for another player who is the host, and a host notification process for notifying the target player of the searched other player as the host. Further, when the current position of the target player is within a predetermined distance from the first point, in the search process, the second processing unit 117 searches for another player corresponding to the above-mentioned first condition, and corresponds to the first condition. When there is no other player, the second processing unit 117 may search for another player that meets the above-mentioned second condition.
In this case, even when another player who is a host does not exist in the vicinity of the first point where the target player is approaching, the player who is the host can be searched in the vicinity of the other point (second point). As a result, when the target player participates in the event as a guest, the host is searched for in another place even if there is no host in the vicinity of the target player, so that the joint play of the event can be appropriately performed.
Here, it is preferable that the distance between the first point and the second point is less than the set distance (for example, a distance of about several hundred meters to several kilometers).

Further, with respect to the above configuration, more preferably, the content of the event is determined in association with the appearance point (specific point) of the gate GT, and the second condition is that of the event having the same content as the event associated with the first point. It may include being another player who is the host.
In this case, when there is no other player who is the host in the vicinity of the first point approached by the target player, the other player who is the host of the event having the same content as the event associated with the first point is set to the second point. Search in the vicinity. As a result, the target player can find another player who is the host for the event of the desired content and enjoy the joint play of the event even if there is no host in the vicinity of the target player.

Further, in the present embodiment, the first process may include a restriction process for limiting an application as a guest from another player. Then, when the current position of the target player is within a predetermined distance from the appearance point (specific point) of the gate GT, in the restriction processing, the first processing unit 116 is from another player who is within a predetermined distance from the appearance point. Applications other than applications may be restricted.
In this case, the target player who is the host of the event does not need to find the guest in a wide range by limiting the guest of the event to the surrounding players. Furthermore, by restricting guest applications, it is possible to avoid a situation in which the number of applications becomes excessive.

Further, in the present embodiment, the first process includes a guest notification process for notifying the target player of another player who has applied to be a guest, and a start instruction process for receiving an event play start instruction by the target player. You may go out. Then, the first processing unit 116 may execute the start instruction processing when one or more other players who have made an application in the guest notification processing are notified.
In this case, the target player who is the host of the event can instruct the start of the joint play of the event only when there is an application to be a guest from one or more people. As a result, the joint play of the event is started with the application to be a guest surely, and the target player can play the event jointly with other players who have applied.

Further, in the present embodiment, an example of the information processing method using the information processing apparatus of the present invention has been described, but the computer acquires the position information indicating the current position of the target player, and the computer obtains the position information including the current position. The map is displayed on the display unit (for example, the display 28 of the terminal 10), and the computer includes a guest of the event or a host recruiting guests for an event in which a plurality of players can jointly play in the game. The selection is accepted from the target player, and when the target player selects the host, the computer executes the first process for jointly playing the event with another player whose guest is the target player, and the target player is the guest. When is selected, the computer performs a second process for co-playing the event with another player hosted by the target player, and the computer appears at a specific point on the map and is associated with the event. May be an information processing method in which the computer accepts the selection from the target player when the display unit is displayed and the position condition in which the current position is determined according to the specific point is satisfied.
With the above method, it is possible to meet a plurality of needs regarding a form of participation in an event of a game in which a plurality of players can jointly play.

The information processing method according to the present embodiment is realized by the server 12 alone or by the combination of the terminal 10 and the server 12. Here, the server 12 may be a server computer for ASP (Application Service Provider), SaaS (Software as a Service), PaaS (Platform as a Service), or IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service). In this case, since a series of information processing related to participation in the event (however, inputting and displaying information is excluded) is executed by the server 12, only the operation for proceeding with the event and the display of images and the like are performed on the terminal 10 side. You just have to do it.

Further, in the present embodiment, a program for causing the computer, which is the server 12, to function as an information processing device has been described. However, this program is a program read by the computer and acquires position information indicating the current position of the target player. , A participation form including a guest of the event or a host recruiting guests for an event in which a map of the area including the current position is displayed on the display unit (display 28 of the terminal 10) and multiple players can play jointly in the game. Is accepted from the target player, and when the target player selects the host, the target player executes the first process for jointly playing the event with another player who is a guest, and the target player selects the guest. In that case, the target player executes the second process for jointly playing the event with another player who is the host, and displays the object that appears at a specific point on the map and is associated with the event on the display unit. This is a program that operates a computer so that a selection is accepted from a target player when the current position satisfies a position condition determined according to a specific point.
By executing this program on the processor of the computer, it is possible to meet multiple needs regarding the form of participation in the event of the game in which a plurality of players can collaborate.

The above program may be acquired by reading it from a recording medium (media) that can be read by a computer, or by receiving (downloading) it via a network such as the Internet or an intranet. good.

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Although the information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program of the present invention have been described above with specific examples, the above-described embodiment is merely an example, and other embodiments may be considered.
For example, in the above embodiment, the server 12 functions as the information processing device of the present invention, but the terminal 10 may have a part or all of the functions of the server 12 as the information processing device. ..

Further, in the above embodiment, if the current position of the player P is within a predetermined distance from the appearance point (specific point) of the gate GT, the player P participates in the event associated with the appearance point and jointly participates in the event. It was decided that the play could be enjoyed with other players. However, the conditions for co-playing the event are not limited to this, and conditions other than the above conditions can be considered. For example, the player P who is within a predetermined distance from the appearance point of the gate GT associated with a certain event uses a predetermined item (item for releasing the event) in the game, and the above-mentioned event is jointly played. It may be a condition for this. In this case, the player P using the above item can participate in the released event as a host.

Further, the following participation restriction conditions may be imposed on the player P who intends to participate in the joint play of the event, and if any of the participation restriction conditions is satisfied, the participation in the joint play may be restricted.
First participation restriction condition: The number of characters currently possessed by the player P in the game has reached the upper limit of the number of possessions allowed for the player P.
Second participation restriction condition: The number of items currently possessed by player P in the game has reached the upper limit of the number of possessions allowed for player P.
The "number of characters" in the first participation restriction condition is, for example, a number obtained by the player P through the game for a character that is operated by the player P to operate or exert an ability in the game. If the player P who meets the first participation restriction condition deviates from the first participation restriction condition by increasing the upper limit of the number of possessed characters or reducing the possessed character by selling, discarding, consuming, etc., the event will be held. You will be able to participate in joint play.
The "number of items" in the second participation condition is, for example, the number of items that can be exchanged for other items or characters in the game by the player P through the game. Player P who falls under the second participation condition will be able to participate in the joint play of the event if he / she deviates from the second participation condition by reducing the possessed items by consumption or disposal.

10 terminals 12 servers (information processing equipment)
14 Communication network 21 Processor 22 Memory 23 Communication interface 24 Storage 25 Input device 26 Output device 27 Bus 28 Display 29 Touch panel 30 GPS sensor 31 Terminal side operation reception unit 32 Positioning unit 33 Terminal side transmitter 34 Terminal side receiver 35 Terminal Side storage unit 36 Display processing unit 101 Processor 102 Memory 103 Communication interface 104 Storage 105 Input device 106 Output device 107 Bus 111 Position information acquisition unit 112 Display command unit 113 Bonus grant unit 114 Selection reception unit (reception unit)
115 Recruitment Notification Department 116 First Processing Department (Processing Department)
117 Second processing unit (processing unit)
Bt1, Bt2, Bt3, Bt4, Bt5 button GT gate (object)
Ip, Is, It Icon P Player S Game System

Claims (8)

A position information acquisition unit that acquires position information indicating the current position of the target player, and
A reception unit that accepts participation in the event from the target player for an event in which a plurality of players can play jointly in the game and has the same content.
A processing unit that executes a process for jointly playing the event having the same contents as other players when the target player accepts participation in the event.
It has a notification unit for notifying the target player that it is possible to participate in the event in which another player who participates is present.
The target player can participate in the event in the first participation form or the second participation form.
When the target player participates in the event in the first participation form, the processing unit jointly shares the event with the same contents as the other players in which the target player participates in the second participation form. Perform the first process to play with ,
When the target player participates in the event in the second participation form, the processing unit jointly shares the event with the same contents as the other players in which the target player participates in the first participation form. Execute the second process for playing with ,
The notification unit can participate in the event when the current position is within the first distance from the specific point associated with the event and there is another player who participates in the event. Notify the target player and
An information processing device that accepts participation in an event to be played jointly with another player from the target player when the current position is within a second distance shorter than the first distance from the specific point. The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the reception unit is a selection reception unit that accepts selection of the first participation form or the participation form including the second participation form from the target player. The specific points include first and second points that are different from each other.
The process includes a search process for searching for another player participating in the event, and a notification process for notifying the target player of the searched other player.
When the current position is within a predetermined distance from the first point, in the search process, the processing unit searches for another player who corresponds to the first condition below, and another player who corresponds to the first condition. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein if the information processing unit does not exist, the processing unit searches for another player that meets the second condition below.
First condition: Another player participating in the event and being within a predetermined distance from the first point.
Second condition: Another player participating in the event and being within a predetermined distance from the second point. The content of the event is determined in association with the specific point.
The information processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the second condition is another player who participates in an event having the same content as the event associated with the first point. The first process includes a restriction process for limiting applications from other players who participate in the event in the second participation form .
When the current position is within a predetermined distance from the specific point, in the restriction process, the processing unit restricts the application other than the application from another player who is within the predetermined distance from the specific point. , The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4 . The first process is a player notification process for notifying the target player of another player who has applied to participate in the event in the second participation mode, and a start for receiving a play start instruction for the event by the target player. Including instruction processing,
The processing unit is described in any one of claims 1 to 5 , which executes the start instruction processing when one or more other players who have made the application are notified in the player notification processing. Information processing equipment. The computer acquires the position information indicating the current position of the target player, and
The computer accepts participation in the event from the target player for an event in which a plurality of players can play jointly in the game and the same content.
When the target player accepts participation in the event, the computer executes a process for the target player to jointly play the event having the same contents as the other players.
The computer notifies the target player that it is possible to participate in the event in which another player who participates is present.
The target player can participate in the event in the first participation form or the second participation form.
In the computer, as the processing when the target player participates in the event in the first participation form, the target player jointly participates in the event having the same contents as the other players participating in the second participation form. Perform the first process to play ,
In the computer, as the processing when the target player participates in the event in the second participation form, the target player jointly participates in the event having the same contents as the other players participating in the first participation form. Perform the second process to play,
When the current position is within the first distance from the specific point associated with the event and there is another player participating in the event, the computer can participate in the event to the target player. Notify and
An information processing method in which a computer accepts participation in the event to be played jointly with another player from the target player when the current position is within a second distance shorter than the first distance from the specific point. .. A program that can be read by a computer
Acquires the position information indicating the current position of the target player,
For events that can be played jointly by multiple players in the game and have the same content, participation in the event is accepted from the target player.
When the target player accepts participation in the event, the target player executes a process for jointly playing the event having the same contents as the other players.
Operate the computer to notify the target player that it is possible to participate in the event in which another player who participates is present.
The target player can participate in the event in the first participation form or the second participation form.
As the process when the target player participates in the event in the first participation form, the target player jointly plays the event having the same contents as the other players participating in the second participation form. Execute the first process of
As the process when the target player participates in the event in the second participation form, the target player jointly plays the event having the same contents as the other players participating in the first participation form. Execute the second process of
When the current position is within the first distance from the specific point associated with the event and there is another player participating in the event, the target player is notified that the event can be participated in. ,
When the current position is within a second distance shorter than the first distance from the specific point, the computer is operated so as to accept participation in the event to be played jointly with another player from the target player. program.

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