JP7037279B2 - Game programs, methods, and information processing equipment - Google Patents

Description

The present disclosure relates to a game program, a method of executing the game program, and an information processing device.

Patent Document 1 discloses an example of a technique applied to a golf game. Specifically, this technique is a drawing processing method for a video game in which a plurality of players sequentially operate characters in a corresponding virtual world to sequentially play a golf game so that the characters play a golf game. .. More specifically, this drawing processing method receives an operation input for moving drawing for the other character from the operation player of the other character within the game time for the first character. The control means is a method of moving and drawing another character in the game screen according to the input.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2003-230764 (published on August 19, 2003)

In the golf game to which the technique of Patent Document 1 is applied, each player waiting in line can only move the character in the game screen and draw the words of the heckler to the operating player in the game screen. be. Therefore, each player gets bored while waiting in line. As described above, the technique of Patent Document 1 has a problem of reducing the interest of golf games.

One aspect of the present disclosure is intended to improve the interest of the game.

The game program according to the present disclosure is executed on a computer including a processor, a memory, a display unit, and an operation unit configured to accept an input operation of a first user. In the game based on this game program, each of the plurality of moving objects corresponding to each of the plurality of characters, each of which is sequentially assigned an action by each of the plurality of characters corresponding to each of the plurality of users including the first user, It progresses by moving sequentially in the game space. In this game program, a step of causing a processor to display a first character corresponding to a first user and a first moving body corresponding to the first character on a display unit, and the first character acting on the first moving body. When a series of input operations for giving an action to the first character to the first character is received from the first user during the period when it is prohibited to give the action to the first moving body, a tool for giving the action to the first moving body is used. The step of displaying the first character on the display unit is executed so that the first character swings.

The method according to the present disclosure is a method in which a computer including a processor, a memory, a display unit, and an operation unit configured to accept an input operation of a first user executes a game program. In the game based on this game program, each of the plurality of moving objects corresponding to each of the plurality of characters, each of which is sequentially assigned an action by each of the plurality of characters corresponding to each of the plurality of users including the first user, It progresses by moving sequentially in the game space. In this method, the processor causes the display unit to display the first character corresponding to the first user and the first moving body corresponding to the first character, and the first character acts on the first moving body. When a series of input operations for giving an action to the first character to the first character is received from the first user during the period when the giving is prohibited, the tool for giving the action to the first moving body is the first. It includes a step of displaying the first character on the display unit so that the one character swings.

The information processing device according to the present disclosure includes a storage unit for storing a game program, a control unit for controlling the operation of the information processing device, a display unit, and an operation unit configured to receive an input operation of a first user. , Equipped with. In the game based on this game program, each of the plurality of moving objects corresponding to each of the plurality of characters, each of which is sequentially assigned an action by each of the plurality of characters corresponding to each of the plurality of users including the first user, It progresses by moving sequentially in the game space. This control unit may display the first character corresponding to the first user and the first moving body corresponding to the first character on the display unit, and the first character may give an action to the first moving body. When a series of input operations for giving an action to the first moving body to the first character is received from the first user during the prohibited period, the first character swings a tool for giving the action to the first moving body. The first character is displayed on the display unit so as to be performed.

According to one aspect of the present invention, the fun of the game can be improved.

It is a figure which shows the hardware configuration of a game system. It is a block diagram which shows the functional structure of a user terminal. It is a block diagram which shows the functional configuration of a server. It is a figure which shows an example of the game space corresponding to the single play of a golf game. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen which displays the character standing on the teeing ground. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen which displays the character which entered the address for teeing the ball. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen which displays the elastic area which was elastically deformed. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen which displays the icon which moves in the game screen based on a drag operation. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen which displays an icon at a position farther away from an elastic region. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen which displays the icon in the middle of moving in the game screen based on the flick operation of a user. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen which displays the icon which stopped the movement. It is a figure which shows an example of the movement of a ball in a game space. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen which displays the ball in flight. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen corresponding to the shooting range of the virtual camera arranged in the original position in a game space. It is a figure which shows the other example of the game screen which the icon is displayed at the position farther away from the elastic region. It is a figure which shows an example of the movement of a character in a game space. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen which displays the moving character. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen which displays the character who stood on the fairway. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen which displays the character which entered the address for approach shot of a ball. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen which displays the cursor moving along the gauge. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen which a cursor is displayed at a position farther away from the upper end of a gauge. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen which an icon is displayed at the upper end of a gauge. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen which displays the icon which stopped the movement. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen which displays the character which entered the address for bunker shot of a ball. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen which displays the elastic area which was elastically deformed. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen which displayed the icon which moves in the game screen based on a drag operation. It is a figure which shows an example of a game screen in which an icon is arranged at a position farther away from an elastic region. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen which displays the icon in the process of moving based on a flick operation of a user. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen which displays the icon which collided with the target area. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a series of processing about the display of the operation object based on the attribute of a terrain object. It is a flowchart explaining a series of processing about display of a character moving in a game space. It is a figure which shows the game screen which displays the character which stood on the rough. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen which displays the character which moves by walking. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen which displays the character which moves while riding on a golf cart. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen which displays the character which moves while riding on a water board. It is a figure which shows an example of the game space corresponding to the multiplayer of a golf game. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen which displays the 1st character who stood on the teeing ground. It is a figure which shows an example of the movement of the 1st character in a game space. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen which displays the 1st character moving in a game space during multiplayer. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen which displays the 2nd character which entered the address at the position included in the shooting range of the virtual camera in a game space. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen which displays the 2nd character which shot the 2nd ball at the position included in the shooting range of the virtual camera in a game space. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen displayed on the 1st user terminal operated by the 1st user. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen displayed on the 2nd user terminal operated by the 2nd user. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen which displays a plurality of messages. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen of the 1st user terminal which displays the message selected by the 1st user associated with the 1st character. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen of the 2nd user terminal which displays the message corresponding to the received message information associated with the 1st character. It is a flowchart explaining the flow of a series of processing about the display of the message corresponding to the evaluation about the shot of the 2nd ball by the 2nd character. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen displayed on the 1st user terminal operated by the 1st user. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen displayed on the 2nd user terminal operated by the 2nd user. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen in which a plurality of messages corresponding to a straight are arranged. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen of the 1st user terminal in which a message selected by a 1st user is arranged in association with a 1st character. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen of the 2nd user terminal in which the message corresponding to the received message information is arranged associated with the 1st character. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen in which a plurality of messages corresponding to a failure are arranged. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen of the 1st user terminal in which a message selected by a 1st user is arranged in association with a 1st character. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen of the 2nd user terminal in which the message corresponding to the received message information is arranged associated with the 1st character. It is a flowchart explaining the flow of a series of processing concerning the control of the display of the 2nd character in the game screen of the 1st user terminal when the 2nd character moves in a game space. It is a figure which shows the movement of the 2nd character in the game space in the prohibition period of the 1st user. It is a figure which shows the game screen before the 2nd character moves during the prohibition period of the 1st user. It is a figure which shows the game screen after the 2nd character moves during the prohibition period of the 1st user. It is a figure which shows the movement of the 2nd character in the game space in the permission period of the 1st character. It is a figure which shows the game screen which displays the 2nd character before moving in the game space in the permission period of the 1st character. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen which the 2nd character which moved in the game space during the permission period of the 1st character is displayed in a stationary state. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen which is displayed in the state that the 2nd character which moved further in the game space during the permission period of the 1st character continues to stand still. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen which displays the 1st ball flying in a game space. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen corresponding to the shooting range of the virtual camera arranged in the original position in a game space. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a series of processing about the swing of the 1st club by the 1st character. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen which displays the 1st character who stood on a fairway. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen which displays the 1st character which entered the address for swinging the 1st club in the mode corresponding to the approach shot. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen which displays the cursor dragged along the gauge. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen which displays the 1st character who swings a 1st club. It is a flowchart explaining the flow of a series of processing concerning the generation and display of the sub-screen corresponding to the shot of the 2nd ball by the 2nd character. It is a figure which shows an example of the game space in which different 1st and 2nd virtual cameras are arranged. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen displayed on the 1st user terminal operated by the 1st user. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen which displays the sub screen corresponding to the scene where the 2nd ball is shot. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen which displays the sub screen corresponding to the scene where the 2nd ball flies. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen in which the display of the sub screen is erased after the movement of the 2nd ball is stopped. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a series of processing concerning the display of the 2nd or 3rd character selected by the 1st user. It is a figure which shows the movement of the virtual camera in the game space based on the selection operation of the 1st user for selecting a 2nd or 3rd character. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen displayed on the 1st user terminal operated by the 1st user. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen which displays the 2nd character selected by the 1st user. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen which displays the 3rd character selected by the 1st user.

The game system according to the present disclosure provides a computer game to at least one user. Hereinafter, the game system will be described with reference to the drawings. The present invention is not limited to these examples, and is indicated by the scope of claims, and it is intended that all modifications within the meaning and scope such as the scope and average of claims are included in the present invention. .. In the following description, the same elements are designated by the same reference numerals in the description of the drawings, and duplicate description is not repeated.

(Hardware configuration of game system 1)
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a hardware configuration of the game system 1. As shown in FIG. 1, the game system 1 includes a plurality of user terminals 100 and at least one server 200. Each user terminal 100 connects to the server 200 via the network 2. The user terminal 100 has a function of accepting a user's input operation and a function of outputting a game image and sound. The server 200 has a function of providing various data and programs necessary for realizing a game to each user terminal 100. The server 200 further has a function of collecting and managing data related to the game from each user terminal 100. The server 200 further has a function of synchronizing a plurality of user terminals 100.

Network 2 includes, for example, the Internet, mobile communication systems, and wireless networks. Mobile communication systems are constructed by radio base stations (not shown) and include, for example, so-called 3G or 4G mobile communication systems and LTE (Long Term Evolution). The wireless network can connect to the Internet by a predetermined access point and includes, for example, Wi-Fi®. The user terminal 100 is, for example, a mobile terminal such as a smartphone, a feature phone, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), or a tablet computer. The server 200 is a general purpose computer such as a workstation or a personal computer.

The game system 1 causes a user who operates a user terminal 100 to play a game that is advanced by moving a moving body to a character in a game space based on a user's input operation. In one aspect of the disclosure, the game is a sports game. In the present embodiment, the game system 1 provides the user with an environment for playing a golf game that allows the user to experience golf on a virtual golf course.

The games provided by the game system 1 support single play and multiplayer. Single play is a mode in which a user plays a game by himself / herself. A mode in which a user plays a game in a common game space with at least one other user. The server 200 identifies, for example, a plurality of users participating in the multiplayer, and by communicating with each user terminal 100 of each user, the plurality of users provide the environment for each user to play the game together.

As shown in FIG. 1, the user terminal 100 includes a processor 10, a memory 11, a storage 12, a communication interface (IF) 13, an input / output IF 14, and a touch screen 15. The touch screen 15 includes an input unit 151 and a display unit 152. These components are electrically connected to each other by a communication bus (not shown) in the user terminal 100.

The processor 10 controls the operation of the entire user terminal 100. The processor 10 includes, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit), an MPU (Micro Processing Unit), and a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit). The processor 10 reads a program from the storage 12 and expands it into the memory 11. The processor 10 executes the program expanded in the memory 11.

The memory 11 is a main storage device. The memory 11 is composed of, for example, a storage device such as a ROM (Read Only Memory) and a RAM (Random Access Memory). The memory 11 provides a work area to the processor 10 by temporarily storing a program read from the storage 12 by the processor 10 and various kinds of information. The memory 11 also temporarily stores various data generated while the processor 10 is operating according to the program.

The storage 12 is an auxiliary storage device. The storage 12 is composed of, for example, a storage device such as a flash memory or an HDD (Hard Disk Drive). The storage 12 stores a game program executed by the processor 10 and various information referred to by the processor 10 when the game program is executed. The various information includes at least game information about the game and user information about the user who plays the game.

The communication IF 13 controls the transmission / reception of various data in the user terminal 100. The communication IF 13 controls, for example, communication via a wireless LAN (Local Area Network), Internet communication via a wired LAN, a wireless LAN, or a mobile phone network, and short-range wireless communication.

The input / output IF 14 functions as an interface for accepting input of information to the user terminal 100 and outputting information to the outside of the user terminal 100. The input / output IF 14 includes, for example, physical buttons (not shown), a camera, a microphone, a speaker, and the like that constitute the user terminal 100. The input / output IF 14 may include a physical cable for inputting / outputting data, such as a USB (Universal Serial Bus) cable.

The touch screen 15 is an electronic component that combines an input unit 151 and a display unit 152. The input unit 151 is a touch-sensitive device capable of detecting a user's touch input (touch operation) on the input surface, and is configured by, for example, a touch pad. The input unit 151 includes, for example, a touch sensing unit (not shown). The touch sensing unit is a component that employs an arbitrary detection method such as a capacitance method or a resistance film method. The input unit 151 has a function of detecting a position where a user's operation is input to an input surface and transmitting information indicating the position as an input signal. User operations include physical contact operations such as touch operations, slide operations, swipe operations, and tap operations.

The display unit 152 is a kind of display, and is a device that displays various information such as texts and images on the display surface thereof. The display unit 152 is composed of, for example, a liquid crystal display or an organic EL (Electro-Luminescence) display.

The camera 17 includes an image sensor and the like, and generates a captured image by converting the incident light incident from the lens into an electric signal.

The distance measuring sensor 18 is a sensor that measures the distance to the object to be measured. The distance measuring sensor 18 includes, for example, a light source that emits pulse-converted light and a light receiving element that receives the light. The distance measuring sensor 18 measures the distance to the object to be measured by the timing of light emission from the light source and the timing of receiving the reflected light reflected by the emitted light against the object to be measured. The distance measuring sensor 18 may have a light source that emits light having directivity.

Here, an example in which the user terminal 100 receives the detection result of detecting the object 1010 in the vicinity of the user terminal 100 by using the camera 17 and the distance measuring sensor 18 as an input operation of the user will be further described. The camera 17 and the distance measuring sensor 18 may be provided on the side surface of the housing of the user terminal 100, for example. A ranging sensor 18 may be provided in the vicinity of the camera 17. As the camera 17, for example, an infrared camera can be used. In this case, the camera 17 may be provided with a lighting device that irradiates infrared rays, a filter that blocks visible light, and the like. As a result, the detection accuracy of the object 1010 based on the captured image of the camera 17 can be further improved regardless of whether it is outdoors or indoors.

The processor 10 may perform one or more of the processes shown in the following (1) to (5), for example, on the captured image of the camera 17.

(1) The processor 10 performs image recognition processing on the captured image of the camera 17 to specify whether or not the captured image includes a user's hand. The processor 10 may use, for example, a technique such as pattern matching as the analysis technique adopted in the above-mentioned image recognition process.

(2) The processor 10 detects the user's gesture from the shape of the user's hand. The processor 10 specifies, for example, the number of fingers of the user (the number of extended fingers) from the shape of the user's hand detected from the captured image. The processor 10 further identifies the gesture performed by the user from the number of identified fingers. For example, if the number of fingers is 5, it is determined that the user has made a "par" gesture, and if the number of fingers is 0 (no fingers are detected), the user makes a "goo" gesture. It is determined that the gesture has been performed, and if the number of fingers is two, it is determined that the user has performed the "choki" gesture.

(3) The processor 10 performs image recognition processing on the captured image of the camera 17 to detect whether the user's finger is in a state where only the index finger is raised or whether the user's finger is repelled. ..

(4) The processor 10 is an object 1010 (user's hand or the like) in the vicinity of the user terminal 100 based on at least one of the image recognition result of the captured image of the camera 17 and the output value of the distance measuring sensor 18. ) And the user terminal 100. For example, the processor 10 may have the user's hand near the user terminal 100 (for example, a distance less than a predetermined value) or far away (for example, a predetermined value) depending on the size of the shape of the user's hand specified from the captured image of the camera 17. Detect if it is at the above distance). When the captured image is a moving image, the processor 10 may detect whether the user's hand is approaching or moving away from the user terminal 100.

(5) In the processor 10, when the user's hand is detected by the image recognition result of the captured image of the camera 17, and the distance between the user terminal 100 and the user's hand changes, the user's hand is used. Is recognized as shaking in the shooting direction of the camera 17. When the processor 10 detects or does not detect an object in the distance measuring sensor 18 having a stronger directivity than the shooting range of the camera 17, the user is waving his hand in a direction orthogonal to the shooting direction of the camera. recognize.

As described above, the processor 10 determines whether or not the user is holding a hand (whether it is a “goo” gesture or another gesture (for example, “par”) by recognizing an image captured by the camera 17. Is there)? Further, the processor 10 detects the shape of the user's hand, how the hand is moved, and whether the hand is approaching or moving away from the user terminal 100. Such an operation can correspond to an operation using a pointing device such as a mouse or a touch panel, for example. For example, the user terminal 100 moves the pointer on the touch screen 15 in response to the movement of the user's hand, and detects the user's gesture “goo”. In this case, the user terminal 100 determines that the state is selected by the user (mouse click continuation, touch panel touchdown, and touch continuation). Further, the user terminal 100 can also determine that the movement is a swipe operation (or a drag operation) when the user further moves the hand while the user's gesture "goo" is detected. Further, the user terminal 100 corresponds to a mouse click or a touch panel tap operation when, for example, a gesture that the user flips a finger is detected in the detection result of the user's hand by the captured image of the camera 17. You may do the processing to do.

As shown in FIG. 1, the user terminal 100 may be configured to be communicable with one or more controllers 1020. The controller 1020 establishes communication with the user terminal 100, for example, according to a communication standard such as Bluetooth®. The controller 1020 may have one or more buttons or the like, and transmits an output value based on a user's input operation to the buttons or the like to the user terminal 100. Further, the controller 1020 may have various sensors such as an acceleration sensor and an angular velocity sensor, and transmits the output values of the various sensors to the user terminal 100.

In addition, instead of or in addition to the user terminal 100 including the camera 17 and the distance measuring sensor 18, the controller 1020 may have the camera 17 and the distance measuring sensor 18.

It is desirable that the user terminal 100, for example, at the start of a game, have a user who uses the controller 1020 input user identification information such as the user's name or login ID via the controller 1020. As a result, the user terminal 100 can associate the controller 1020 with the user, and specifies which user the output value belongs to based on the source of the received output value (controller 1020). be able to.

When the user terminal 100 communicates with a plurality of controllers 1020, each user grips each controller 1020, so that one user terminal 100 does not communicate with the server 200 or another user terminal 100 via the network 2. Allows you to achieve multiplayer locally. In addition, each user terminal 100 communicates with each other according to a wireless standard such as a wireless LAN (Local Area Network) standard (communication connection is made without going through a server 200), thereby realizing local multiplayer with a plurality of user terminals 100. You can also do it. When the above-mentioned multiplayer is realized locally by one user terminal 100, the user terminal 100 may further include at least a part of various functions described later described in the server 200. Further, when the above-mentioned multiplayer is realized locally by a plurality of user terminals 100, the plurality of user terminals 100 may be provided with various functions described later described in the server 200 in a distributed manner.

Even when the above-mentioned multiplayer is realized locally, the user terminal 100 may communicate with the server 200. For example, the user terminal 100 may transmit information indicating a result such as a win or loss in a certain game to the server 200 in association with the user identification information.

Further, the controller 1020 may be configured to be removable from the user terminal 100. In this case, a coupling portion with the controller 1020 may be provided on at least one surface of the housing of the user terminal 100. When the user terminal 100 and the controller 1020 are connected by wire via the coupling portion, the user terminal 100 and the controller 1020 transmit and receive signals via wire.

As shown in FIG. 1, the user terminal 100 may accept the attachment of a storage medium 1030 such as an external memory card via the input / output IF 14. As a result, the user terminal 100 can read the program and data recorded in the storage medium 1030. The program recorded on the storage medium 1030 is, for example, a game program.

The user terminal 100 may store the game program acquired by communicating with an external device such as the server 200 in the memory 11 of the user terminal 100, or may store the game program acquired by reading from the storage medium 1030 in the memory 11. You may memorize it in.

As described above, the user terminal 100 includes a communication IF 13, an input / output IF 14, a touch screen 15, a camera 17, and a distance measuring sensor 18 as an example of a mechanism for inputting information to the user terminal 100. Each of the above-mentioned parts as an input mechanism can be regarded as an operation part configured to accept a user's input operation.

For example, when the operation unit is composed of one or both of the camera 17 and the distance measuring sensor 18, the operation unit is an object 1010 (for example, a user's hand, a predetermined shape) in the vicinity of the user terminal 100. (Marker, etc.) is detected, and the input operation is specified from the detection result of the object (color, shape, movement, type, etc. of the detected object). More specifically, when the user's hand is detected from the captured image of the camera 17, the user terminal 100 inputs a gesture (a series of movements of the user's hand) detected based on the captured image. Specify and accept as. The captured image may be a still image or a moving image.

Alternatively, when the operation unit is composed of the touch screen 15, the user terminal 100 identifies and accepts the user's operation performed on the input unit 151 of the touch screen 15 as the user's input operation. Alternatively, when the operation unit is configured by the communication IF 13, the user terminal 100 identifies and accepts a signal (for example, an output value) transmitted from the controller 1020 as an input operation of the user. Alternatively, when the operation unit is composed of the input / output IF14, a signal output from an input device (not shown) different from the controller 1020 connected to the input / output IF14 is specified as an input operation of the user and received.

The user terminal 100 may include one or more sensors (not shown) for specifying the holding posture of the user terminal 100 by the user. This sensor may be, for example, an acceleration sensor, an angular velocity sensor, or the like. When the user terminal 100 includes this sensor, the processor 10 can also specify the holding posture of the user terminal 100 from the output of the sensor and perform processing according to the holding posture. For example, the processor 10 may be a vertical screen display in which a vertically long image is displayed on the display unit 152 when the user terminal 100 is held vertically. On the other hand, when the user terminal 100 is held horizontally, it may be a horizontal screen display in which a horizontally long image is displayed on the display unit. In this way, the processor 10 may be able to switch between the vertical screen display and the horizontal screen display according to the holding posture of the user terminal 100.

As shown in FIG. 1, the server 200 includes a processor 20, a memory 21, a storage 22, a communication IF 23, and an input / output IF 24. These members are electrically connected to each other by a communication bus (not shown) in the server 200. The functions of the processor 20, the memory 21, the storage 22, the communication IF 23, and the input / output IF 24 are basically the same as those of the processor 10, the memory 11, the storage 12, the communication IF 13, and the input / output IF 14, respectively. Therefore, these details will not be repeated.

(Functional configuration of user terminal 100 c)
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the user terminal 100. As shown in this figure, the user terminal 100 includes a control unit 110 and a storage unit 120. In other words, the user terminal 100 functions as a control unit 110 and a storage unit 120 by the cooperation of the processor 10, the memory 11, the storage 12, the communication IF 13, the input / output IF 14, and the like.

The storage unit 120 stores various information used by the user terminal 100 to provide the game to the user. As shown in FIG. 2, the storage unit 120 stores the game program 121, the game information 122, and the user information 123. The game program 121 is a program executed by the user terminal 100 to provide a specific game to the user. In one aspect, the game program 121 is a program that causes a user terminal 100 including a processor 10 and a memory 11 to function as a control unit 110 and a storage unit 120 for advancing a computer game. The storage unit 120 also stores various information received from the server 200 by the user terminal 100.

The game information 122 is information about the game referred to by the control unit 110 when the game program 121 is executed. The game information 122 includes, for example, at least information about the game space and information about objects arranged in the game space. Objects include, for example, controls, mobiles, and fixed bodies. The operating body is, for example, a character (player character) that can be operated by the user and can move in the game space based on the user's operation. A moving object is, for example, an object that cannot be operated by a user and can move in a game space based on an action given by a character. A fixed body is, for example, an object that is not operated by a user and is fixedly placed at a predetermined position in a game space.

When the game is a golf game, the game space is a virtual golf course, the character is a virtual golfer, the moving body is a virtual golf ball, and the fixed body is a virtual golf course. Fairways, bunkers, and greens.

Object information includes information that represents the attributes of an object. The attributes of an object include, for example, where the object is initially placed in the game space when the game space is built. Object attributes also include attributes related to the appearance of the object, such as shape, size, and color.

The user information 123 is data regarding a user who plays a game, which is referred to by the control unit 110 when the game program 121 is executed. User information 123 includes, for example, user ID, asset information, performance information, equipment information, and progress information. The user ID is an identifier for identifying a user. When the user is multiplaying the game, the user information 123 further includes the user IDs of other users who play the game together during the multiplayer. Asset information is information about virtual assets that can be used by the user while playing a game. Assets include, for example, in-game currency and items. The performance information is a parameter indicating the performance of the character operated by the user. The tool information is a parameter indicating the type of tool used by the character and its performance. The progress information is information indicating the progress of play in the game.

For example, the storage unit 120 stores user information 123 about a user who has a user terminal 100, and does not store user information 123 about a user who has another user terminal 100.

The control unit 110 comprehensively controls the operation of the user terminal 100. Based on the description of the game program 121, the control unit 110 serves as a transmission / reception unit 111, an operation reception unit 112, a terminal processing unit 113, a data management unit 114, an object control unit 115, a virtual camera control unit 116, and a display control unit 117. Function. In other words, the control unit 110 includes a transmission / reception unit 111 to a display control unit 117.

The transmission / reception unit 111 receives information necessary for the progress of the game from the server 200 and transmits the information to the server 200. The transmission / reception unit 111 transmits, for example, various information generated by the user terminal 100 as the game progresses to the server 200. The transmission / reception unit 111 receives information generated by the server 200 as the game progresses from the server 200. The transmission / reception unit 111 can also receive the information received from the other user terminal 100 by the server 200 and transferred to the user terminal 100 as the game progresses.

The operation reception unit 112 detects a user's input operation with respect to the input unit 151. The operation reception unit 112 determines what kind of input has been made from the operation instruction by the console via the input unit 151 and other input / output IF14, and outputs the result to each element of the control unit 100. The operation reception unit 112 detects the coordinate information indicating the position of the input operation in the input unit 151 and the type of the input operation. The operation reception unit 112 detects that the contact input has been released from the input unit 151 by detecting that the continuously detected input is interrupted. The operation reception unit 112 can determine the user's operation on the input unit 151. The operation receiving unit 112 determines, for example, a touch-on operation, a touch-off operation, a tap operation, a swipe operation, a slide operation, a flick operation, and other operations.

The touch-on operation is an operation for initiating an input operation by contacting or approaching an object with respect to the input unit 151. The touch-off operation is an operation of releasing the input operation to the input unit 151 by releasing the contact or proximity of the object to the input unit 151. The tap operation is an operation in which the user performs a touch-off operation immediately after the touch-on operation. The swipe operation is an operation that is input following the touch-on operation and moves the object on the input unit 151 while maintaining contact or proximity of the object to the input unit 151. The slide operation is an operation in which the user performs the swipe operation in a time shorter than a predetermined time. The flick operation is an operation in which the user performs a touch-off operation after the slide operation, and is, for example, an operation in which the user flips the input unit 151 with a finger.

The terminal processing unit 113 executes various processes necessary for the progress of the game. The terminal processing unit 113 sets, for example, various parameters generated based on the progress of the game in the object. The terminal processing unit 113 executes, for example, various determination processes necessary for the progress of the game.

The data management unit 114 manages at least the user information 123 stored in the storage unit 120. The data management unit 114 updates the user information 123 to the latest state, for example, based on the progress result of the game.

The object control unit 115 controls the objects arranged in the game space. The object control unit 115 operates the character, for example, based on the user's input operation to the character. The object control unit 115 further moves the moving object in the game space based on the action of the character on the moving object.

The virtual camera control unit 116 controls the behavior (camera work) of the virtual camera in the game space. The virtual camera is a virtual camera that specifies an area of the game space presented to the user. The virtual camera generates a shot image corresponding to the shooting range by shooting a portion of the game space included in the shooting range (field of view area) of the virtual camera. The virtual camera control unit 116 controls the virtual camera by setting the position and orientation of the virtual camera in the game space.

The display control unit 117 provides the user with a game play environment by generating a game screen corresponding to one scene of the game and displaying it on the display unit 152. The game screen includes at least an image of the game space taken by the virtual camera. The game screen further includes display information such as a user interface, images, and text about the game, which is superimposed on the captured image. The display control unit 117 can also display a user interface for operating the character, such as an icon, a button, or a menu showing various parameters, on the game screen.

(Functional configuration of server 200)
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the server 200. As shown in this figure, the server 200 includes a control unit 210 and a storage unit 220. In other words, the server 200 functions as a control unit 210 and a storage unit 220 by the cooperation of the processor 20, the memory 21, the storage 22, the communication IF23, the input / output IF24, and the like.

The storage unit 220 stores various information used by the server 200 to provide the game to the user. As shown in FIG. 3, the storage unit 120 stores the game program 221, the game information 222, and the user information 223. The game program 221 is a program executed by the server 200 for providing a specific game to the user. The game program 221 advances the game on the user terminal 100 by cooperating with the game program 121 executed on the user terminal 100 as needed. In one aspect, the game program 221 is a program that causes the server 200 including the processor 20 and the memory 21 to function as the control unit 210 and the storage unit 220 for advancing the computer game. The storage unit 220 also stores various information received by the server 200 from the user terminal 100.

The game information 222 is information about the game referred to by the control unit 210 when the game program 221 is executed. The game information 222 is, for example, the same information as the game information 122 stored in the storage unit 120 of the user terminal 100.

The user information 123 is data regarding a user who plays a game, which is referred to by the control unit 210 when the game program 221 is executed. The storage unit 220 stores, for example, a plurality of user information 123 representing each of the plurality of users. The individual user information 123 is the same as the user information 123 stored in the storage unit 120 of any of the user terminals 100 among the plurality of user terminals 100.

The control unit 210 comprehensively controls the operation of the server 200. The control unit 210 functions as a transmission / reception unit 211, a server processing unit 212, a data management unit 213, and a synchronization control unit 215 based on the description of the game program 221. In other words, the control unit 210 includes a transmission / reception unit 211 to a synchronization control unit 215.

The transmission / reception unit 211 receives information necessary for the progress of the game from the user terminal 100 and transmits the information to the user terminal 100. The transmission / reception unit 211 receives, for example, various information generated by the user terminal 100 as the game progresses from the user terminal 100. The transmission / reception unit 111 advances the play of the game on the user terminal 100 by transmitting the information generated by the server 200 as the game progresses to the user terminal 100.

The server processing unit 212 executes various processes necessary for the progress of the game on the server 200.

The data management unit 213 manages at least the user information 222 stored in the storage unit 220. The data management unit 114 updates the user information 222 based on the update information of the user information 123 received from the user terminal 100, for example, so that the user information 123 of the user terminal 100 and the corresponding user stored in the server 200 are stored. Match information 222.

The matching unit 214 matches a plurality of users who participate in the multiplayer of the game. For example, the matching unit 214 can use each of the plurality of users corresponding to each of the plurality of user terminals 100 based on the information for requesting participation in the specific multiplayer received from each of the plurality of user terminals 100. Match each other.

The synchronization control unit 215 synchronizes each progress of the game in each user terminal 100 used by each user participating in the multiplayer of the game. The synchronization control unit 215 controls the transmission / reception unit 211 so as to transmit, for example, information necessary for synchronization to each user terminal 100. For example, the transmission / reception unit 211 simultaneously transmits information generated by the server 200 to a plurality of user terminals 100 used by a plurality of users. For example, the transmission / reception unit 211 uses the information received by the transmission / reception unit 211 from the user terminal 100 used by any one of the plurality of users by each other user other than the one of the plurality of users. Transfer to each user terminal 100.

The game system 1 may be configured such that the server 200 includes at least a part of the functions provided by the user terminal 100, for example. On the contrary, the game system 1 may be configured so that the user terminal 100 has at least a part of the functions provided by the server 200. The game system 1 may further include other devices other than the user terminal 100 and the server 200, and may cause another device to execute a part of the processing in the game system 1. As described above, the computer that executes the game programs 121 and 221 in the game system 1 can be any of the user terminal 100, the server 200, and other devices.

(Game space 3 for single play)
In one aspect of the disclosure, the game system 1 provides an opportunity to play a single play of a golf game to a single user possessing a user terminal 100. The operation reception unit 112 accepts a user's input operation for starting a single play of a golf game, for example, through a golf game menu screen (not shown). Based on this input operation, the control unit 100 refers to the game information 122 and the user information 123 stored in the storage unit 120 to provide a game space 3 corresponding to single play, for example, as shown in FIG. To construct.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a game space 3 corresponding to a single play of a golf game. The game space 3 is a virtual space representing a fictitious golf course. The game space 3 has a three-dimensional spread (size). As shown in FIG. 4, the game space 3 includes a teeing ground 31 (first area), a fairway 32 (first area), a rough 33 (first area), a pond 34 (second area), and a forest 35 (first area). It has various objects such as a bunker 36 (1st region, a 2nd region), a green 37 (1st region), and a cup 38.

At the time of constructing the game space 3, the object control unit 115 arranges various terrain objects such as the teeing ground 31 at a predetermined position in the game space 3 based on the game information 122. The teeing ground 31, fairway 32, rough 33, pond 34, forest 35, bunker 36, green 37, and cup 38 all have a virtual three-dimensional shape. The teeing ground 31, fairway 32, rough 33, bunker 36, and green 37 are terrain objects that have different attributes from each other and represent virtual terrain. Based on the attributes of each terrain object, a parameter indicating the ease of flight of the ball 42 shot in the terrain object is set. For example, the flight parameter set on the fairway 32 is larger than the flight parameter set on the bunker 36. The cup 38 is a target point at which the character 41 finally reaches the ball 42 during the golf game.

The object control unit 115 further arranges the character 41, the ball 42 (moving body), and the club 43 (tool) on the teeing ground 31. The character 41, the ball 42, and the club 43 are all types of objects. The character 41 is a kind of operation character operated by the user, and has an appearance representing, for example, a fictitious golfer. The ball 42 is a kind of object, and is a moving body that moves in the game space 3 when an action is given by the character 41. The ball 42 has an appearance representing, for example, a virtual golf ball.

The club 43 is a kind of object associated with the character 41, and is a virtual tool used by the character 41 to shoot the ball 42. The club 43 has an appearance representing, for example, a fictitious golf club. When the game space 3 is constructed, the object control unit 115 associates the initial club 43 with the character 41 and arranges the character 41 in the game space 3. As shown in FIG. 4, the virtual camera control unit 116 includes the character 41, the ball 42, and the club 43 in the shooting range of the virtual camera 44 in the game space 3, and the position where the direction of the virtual camera 44 faces the cup 38. The virtual camera 44 is arranged in the space.

During the play of the golf game, the character 41 moves the ball 42 in the game space 3 by giving an action to the ball 42 by the club 43 based on the input operation of the user. In the present disclosure, the fact that the character 41 applies an action to the ball 42 by using the club 43 is expressed as “shotting the ball 42” as necessary. The game space 3 has a permitted area (first area) in which the character 41 is allowed to shoot the placed ball 42, and a prohibited area (first area) in which the character 41 is prohibited from shooting the placed ball 42. 2 regions) and. The teeing ground 31, fairway 32, rough 33, bunker 36, and green 37 are all types of permitted areas. Both the pond 34 and the forest 35 are a kind of prohibited area.

The golf game based on the game program 121 progresses by moving the ball 42 shot by the character 41 in the game space 3. The rules applied to a golf game correspond to, for example, the rules applied to real golf. The user plays the golf game while visually recognizing the game screen corresponding to the shooting range of the virtual camera 44. When the golf game is started, the user first causes the character 41 to tee shot the ball 42 by operating the character 41 arranged on the teeing ground 31. As a result of the shot, the ball 42 moves in the game space 3. The ball 42 flies in the game space 3, bounces on a terrain object such as a fairway 32 that lands after the flight, or rolls on the terrain object.

The user moves the character 41 to the position of the destination ball 42, and then causes the character 41 to further shoot the ball 42. Each time the character 41 hits the ball 42, the number of times the ball 42 is shot in the game space 3 (hereinafter referred to as the number of shots) increases by one. When the ball 42 reaches a prohibited area such as a pond 34 or a forest 35, the number of shots is increased by one as a penalty. The user plays a golf game with the aim of getting the ball 42 into the cup 38 with fewer shots. In one aspect of the disclosure, the game system 1 terminates a single play of a golf game in game space 3 based on the ball 42 shot by the character 41 entering the cup 38.

(Tee shot)
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a game screen 4 in which a character 41 standing on a teeing ground 31 is displayed. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the game screen 4 based on the captured image generated by the virtual camera 44 arranged in the game space 3 of FIG. 4, for example, as shown in FIG. The game screen 4 of FIG. 5 corresponds to a scene immediately before the character 41 tees the ball 42.

The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display at least a captured image including the teeing ground 31, the rough 33, the character 41, and the ball 42. On the game screen 4, the character 41 is standing on the teeing ground 31 with the club 43 in his hand. The early club 43 is, for example, a suitable driver for tee shots. The character 41 is arranged in the lower center of the game screen 4. The ball 42 is placed on the teeing ground 31.

The display control unit 117 further superimposes the buttons 51 and 52 on the captured image on the game screen 4 and causes the display unit 152 to display the buttons 51 and 52. The button 51 is a user interface for allowing the user to select the type of club 43 used by the character 41. The button 52 is a user interface for putting the character 41 into the posture (address) for shooting the ball 42. Entering the address of the character 41 means that the character 41 holds the tip of the club 43 close to the ball 42 in order to shoot the ball 42. The buttons 51 and 52 are arranged at predetermined positions on the game screen 4. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 5, the positions where the buttons 51 and 52 are arranged are on the left side of the game screen 4.

(Selection of club 43)
The character 41 shoots the ball 42 using any of a plurality of different clubs 43 based on the user's operation. The plurality of clubs 43 include, for example, drivers, irons, sand wedges, and putters. A parameter representing the performance of the club 43 is set in each club 43. When the club 43 is a driver, a parameter indicating the performance of the driver is set in the club 43. In one aspect, the performance of the club 43 includes the maximum flight distance of the ball 42 when the ball 42 is shot.

In the state of FIG. 5, the character 41 is not yet in the address, and the club 43 cannot be used to tee shot the ball 42. The user first selects the club 43 used by the character 41 in order for the character 41 to shoot the ball 42. The operation receiving unit 112 receives a user's input operation (for example, a tap input operation) for the button 51. Based on this input operation, the object control unit 115 sets the club 43 used by the character 41 to the character 41. For example, the object control unit 115 switches the type of the club 43 set in the character 41 each time the user's input operation for the button 51 is received.

The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display, for example, a plurality of different buttons 51 corresponding to each of the plurality of different clubs 43. The plurality of buttons 51 are arranged side by side in a predetermined area on the game screen 4. When the user's tap operation for any of the buttons 51 is accepted, the object control unit 115 sets the club 43 corresponding to the selected button 51 as the character 41. The display control unit 117 preferably causes the display unit 152 to display each of the plurality of buttons 51 in an manner corresponding to the type of the corresponding club 43. An embodiment according to the type of the club 43 is, for example, that the button 51 includes an image showing the type of the club 43. By visually recognizing each button 51, the user can know which club 43 can be selected by selecting which button 51.

The object control unit 115 arranges the club 43 set in the character 41 in the game space 3 in association with the character 41. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 5, the character 41 holds the set club 43 in the hand of the character 41. The display control unit 117 preferably switches the club 43 displayed in association with the character 41 each time the club 43 set in the character 41 is switched. The user can confirm the type of the club 43 selected by the user by visually recognizing the club 43 possessed by the character 41 on the game screen 4.

(Specifying the shot direction)
The user further specifies the direction in which the character 41 is made to shoot the ball 42. The operation receiving unit 112 accepts a user's input operation (for example, a swipe operation) for designating the shot direction. The object control unit 115 changes the shot direction set for the character 41 based on the user's input operation for designating the shot direction. The virtual camera control unit 116 changes the direction of the virtual camera 44, for example, based on a user input operation for designating a shot direction.

The object control unit 115 changes the shot direction set for the character 41 to the right side of the current direction, for example, based on a swipe operation to the right on the game screen 4. The virtual camera control unit 116 changes the direction of the virtual camera 44 to the right side of the current direction, for example, based on a swipe operation to the right on the game screen 4. For example, the virtual camera control unit 116 changes the direction of the virtual camera 44 to a direction parallel to the shot direction newly set for the character 41. As a result, the game screen 4 is updated so that the right side portion in the game space 3 is included in the game screen 4.

The object control unit 115 changes the shot direction set for the character 41 to the left side of the current direction, for example, based on a swipe operation to the left on the game screen 4. The virtual camera control unit 116 changes the direction of the virtual camera 44 to the left side of the current direction, for example, based on a swipe operation to the left on the game screen 4. For example, the virtual camera control unit 116 changes the direction of the virtual camera 44 to a direction parallel to the shot direction newly set for the character 41. As a result, the game screen 4 is updated so that the left side portion of the game space 3 is included in the game screen 4.

(Migration to address)
After selecting the club 43, the user causes the character 41 to enter the address. The operation receiving unit 112 receives a user's input operation (for example, a tap input operation) for the button 52. Based on this input operation, the object control unit 115 causes the character 41 to enter the address in the game space 3. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display how the character 41 enters the address based on the control of the character 41 by the object control unit 115, for example, as shown in FIG.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a game screen 4 in which a character 41 having entered an address for teeing a ball 42 is displayed. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 6, the character 41 enters the address with the tip of the club 43 close to the ball 42. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to erase the button 51 and the button 52 from the game screen 4 based on the tapping of the button 52. Buttons 51 and 52 are not arranged on the game screen 4 of FIG. The user cannot reselect the club 43 after the character 41 has entered the address, for example as shown in FIG.

(Operation object 61 for tee shot)
Based on the tapping of the button 52, the display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the operation object 61 corresponding to the teeing ground 31 on which the ball 42 is arranged, as shown in FIG. The operation object 61 is a kind of user interface operated by the user. The operation object 61 is, in detail, a user interface for inputting an operation for causing the character 41 to make a tee shot of the ball 42.

The operating object 61 has an elastic region 62 and a guide 63. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 6, the operation object 61 is arranged on the right side of the game screen 4 as a whole. The elastic region 62 has a predetermined shape and size, and is arranged at a predetermined position on the game screen 4. In FIG. 6, the elastic region 62 is circular and is arranged in the upper right corner of the game screen 4.

The guide 63 has a predetermined shape and size, and is arranged at a predetermined position on the game screen 4. In FIG. 6, the guide 63 has an elongated shape extending in a predetermined direction on the game screen 4. The guide 63 is further arranged on the game screen 4 so that one end thereof is centered on the elastic region 62 and the other end is close to the head of the character 41. In FIG. 6, the guide 63 is arranged obliquely on the game screen 4 so as to be tilted at a predetermined angle with respect to the vertical direction of the game screen 4. The total length of the guide 63 corresponds to the maximum amount of backswing when the character 41 backswings the club 43.

The user makes the character 41 tee shot the ball 42 by operating the operation object 61. The operation receiving unit 112 receives a user's touch-on operation on the elastic region 62 arranged on the game screen 4 of FIG. The operation receiving unit 112 further receives a user's drag operation following the touch-on operation. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the elastic region 62 as shown in FIG. 6 based on the drag operation.

(Deformation of elastic region 62)
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a game screen 4 in which an elastically deformed elastic region 62 is displayed. As shown in FIG. 7, for example, the operation receiving unit 112 accepts a drag operation in which the user's finger moves in a direction along the extending direction of the guide 63. The display control unit 117 controls the display of the elastic region 62 so that the elastic region 62 behaves as a virtual object having virtual elasticity based on the direction of the drag operation. The display control unit 117 extends a part of the elastic region 62 from the first position on the game screen 4 where the user's finger touches on to the second position where the user's finger is moved by the drag operation on the game screen 4.

The display control unit 117 further controls the display mode of the guide 63 based on the drag operation of the user. For example, the display control unit 117 sets the range from the end of the guide 63 on the elastic region 62 side to the position where the user's finger in the guide 63 contacts (hereinafter referred to as a designated range) in a range other than the designated range in the guide 63 (hereinafter, designated range). Hereinafter, it is displayed on the display unit 152 in a manner identified as (unspecified range). In the game screen 4 of FIG. 7, the designated range is displayed thicker than the undesignated range.

(Setting the amount of backswing)
The terminal processing unit 113 sets the backswing amount based on the length of the designated range in the guide 63 to the character 41. The amount of backswing affects the flight distance of the ball 42 shot by the character 41. The object control unit 115 causes the character 41 to backswing the club 43 based on the set backswing amount. The object control unit 115 causes the character 41 to backswing the club 43 deeper (more backward) as the backswing amount is larger. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display an animation in which the character 41 backswings the club 43. The game screen 4 of FIG. 7 corresponds to a scene after the character 41 backswings the club 43 to a position corresponding to a set backswing amount.

The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display an animation in which the elastically deformed portion of the elastic region 62 is torn off when the drag amount at the time of the drag operation on the operation object 61 exceeds the specified amount. The display control unit 117 further returns the display state of the elastic region 62 to the display state before the elastic deformation. The display control unit 117 further causes the display unit 152 to display the torn part as an icon 64.

(Display of icon 64)
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a game screen 4 in which an icon 64 that moves in the game screen 4 based on a drag operation is displayed. The icon 64 constitutes a part of the operation object 61. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 8, the icon 64 has a circular shape. The icon 64 is placed at the current contact position of the user's finger on the game screen 4. The user continues the drag operation on the operation object 61 in order to specify the desired backswing amount to the character 41. The icon 64 moves in the game screen 4 based on the user's drag operation. As shown in FIG. 9, for example, the display control unit 117 follows the change in the contact position of the finger in the drag operation along the stretching direction of the guide 63, and stretches the display position of the icon 64 on the game screen 4 to stretch the guide 63. Change along the direction.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a game screen 4 in which the icon 64 is displayed at a position farther away from the elastic region 62. The amount of drag on the game screen 4 of FIG. 9 is larger than the amount of drag on the game screen 4 of FIG. Therefore, the length of the designated range in the guide 63 included in the game screen 4 of FIG. 9 is larger than the length of the designated range in the guide 63 included in the game screen 4 of FIG. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display an animation in which the character 41 backswings the club 43 deeper. The backswing position of the club 43 on the game screen 4 of FIG. 9 is deeper than that of FIG.

The display control unit 117 preferably causes the display unit 152 to display a scale (not shown) superimposed on the guide 63 on the game screen 4. The display control unit 117 further causes the display unit 152 to display the maximum flight distance defined for the selected club 43. The user can more easily specify the position corresponding to the desired backswing amount in the guide 63 by referring to the maximum flight distance and the scale, respectively. Therefore, the user can more reliably drag the icon 64 to the target position.

(Flick of icon 64)
The operation reception unit 112 accepts a user's drag operation for dragging the icon 64 to a position corresponding to a desired backswing amount. Next, the operation receiving unit 112 receives a user's input operation (for example, a flick operation) for moving the icon 64 toward the elastic region 62 on the game screen 4. The operation reception unit 112 is, for example, an input operation in which the user drags the icon 64 (a state in which a finger is in contact with the input unit 151) and flicks the icon 64 in the direction opposite to the direction of the drag operation on the game screen 4. Accept.

The display control unit 117 determines the moving direction and the moving amount of the icon 64 on the game screen 4 based on the direction and speed of the flick operation. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display an animation in which the icon 64 moves in the determined movement direction and movement amount, for example, as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11. As a result, the game screen 4 is first updated from the state of FIG. 9 to the state of FIG.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a game screen 4 in which an icon 64 while moving in the game screen 4 is displayed based on a user's flick operation. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 10, the icon 64 is arranged at a position away from the position where the user flicks the icon 64. Icon 64 is in the process of moving towards the elastic region 62. The character 41 remains in a state where the backswing of the club 43 is maintained.

(Display of target area 65)
The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the target area 65 as shown in FIG. 10 based on the flick operation for the icon 64. The target area 65 constitutes a part of the operation object 61. The target region 65 is arranged on the game screen 4 with the elastic region 62 in the center thereof. The target region 65 further includes a region 66, a region 67, a region 68, and a region 69 in addition to the elastic region 62. The regions 66 to 69 are arranged in the target region 65 on the upper side, the lower side, the left side, and the right side of the elastic region 62, respectively.

The target area 65 is an area for specifying an evaluation (hereinafter, shot evaluation) regarding a shot by the character 41. The shot evaluation preferably includes the type (property) of the trajectory when the ball 42 moves in the game space 3 when the action is applied from the club 43 to the ball 42. The shot evaluation preferably includes the nature of the state of the ball 42 when no action is imparted from the club 43 to the ball 42. Shot evaluations include, for example, straights, duffs, tempuras, hooks, and slices, and missed swings.

A straight is a type of trajectory of a ball 42 that flies straight along the shot direction. The duff is the trajectory of the ball 42 that rolls slightly in front of the character 41. Tempura is a type of trajectory of the ball 42 that rises too high during flight. The slice is a type of trajectory of the ball 42A that bends and flies in the direction of the dominant hand of the character 41 rather than the shot direction. The hook is a type of trajectory of the ball 42A that bends and flies in a direction opposite to the dominant hand direction of the character 41 rather than the shot direction. The missed swing is a property of the state of the ball 42A that keeps stationary (does not move).

Each region included in the target region 65 is predetermined to have one of a plurality of different shot evaluations. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 10, the elastic region 62, the region 66, the region 67, the region 68, and the region 69 are defined as straight, duff, tempura, hook, and slice as shot evaluations, respectively. Outside the target area 65 in the game space 3, a missed shot is defined as a shot evaluation.

(Specification of shot evaluation)
The terminal processing unit 113 specifies the shot evaluation based on, for example, the positional relationship between the arrival position of the icon 64 and the target area 65 on the game screen 4. Specifying the shot evaluation is synonymous with determining the quality of the shot result. When the icon 64 reaches any of the plurality of areas included in the target area 65, the terminal processing unit 113 specifies the shot evaluation defined in the reached area as the shot evaluation regarding the tee shot of the ball 42. For example, when the icon 64 reaches the elastic region 62, the terminal processing unit 113 specifies the straight defined in the elastic region 62 as a shot evaluation regarding the tee shot of the ball 42. For example, when the icon 64 reaches the outside of the target area 65, the terminal processing unit 113 specifies a missed swing defined outside the area as a shot evaluation regarding the tee shot of the ball 42.

After moving in the game screen 4 as shown in FIG. 10, the icon 64 reaches a position in the game screen 4 based on the determined movement direction and movement amount, for example, as shown in FIG. 11.

(Display control based on shot evaluation)
FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a game screen 4 in which the icon 64 whose movement has been stopped is displayed. The icon 64 reaches the elastic region 62 and stops in the elastic region 62 in the game screen 4 of FIG. The terminal processing unit 113 identifies the straight corresponding to the elastic region 62 as a shot evaluation based on the icon 64 reaching the elastic region 62. The object control unit 115 causes the character 41 to swing the club 43 in the game space 3 in an manner based on the specified shot evaluation. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display an animation showing how the character 41 swings the club 43, for example, as shown in FIG. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 11, the character 41 is fully swinging the club 43.

The terminal processing unit 113 determines the movement conditions regarding the movement of the game space 3 in the game space 3 based on the maximum flight distance of the club 43, the backswing amount, and the shot evaluation. The movement condition includes, for example, the flight direction (movement direction) and the flight distance (movement amount) of the ball 42 in the game space 3. The object control unit 115 moves the ball 42 in the game space 3 based on the determined movement conditions. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display an animation showing how the ball 42 moves, for example, as shown in FIG. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 11, the ball 42 is flying straight along the designated shot direction.

(Notification of shot evaluation)
The display control unit 117 further causes the display unit 152 to display the notification information 70 for notifying the user of the determined shot evaluation. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 11, the notification information 70 is arranged at the lower part of the target area 65. The notification information 70 includes at least an image or text representing a shot rating. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 11, the notification information 70 includes the text "straight" representing a shot evaluation. By visually recognizing the notification information 70 arranged on the game screen 4, the user can more accurately know whether or not the operation object 61 was successfully operated in order to make the character 41 tee shot the ball 42.

(Movement of ball 42)
FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of movement of the ball 42 in the game space 3. The state (A) of FIG. 12 shows the game space 3 immediately after the ball 42 is shot. The state (B) of FIG. 12 shows the game space 3 in which the shot ball 42 is moving. The state (C) of FIG. 12 shows the game space 3 in which the shot ball 42 has stopped moving.

In the state (A) of FIG. 12, the user has just completed a series of input operations for causing the character 41 to make a tee shot of the ball 42. The virtual camera 44 is arranged at a position where the character 41 and the ball 42 in the game space 3 are included in the shooting range of the virtual camera 44. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display, for example, the game screen 4 shown in FIG. 11 as the game screen 4 corresponding to the game space 3 shown in the state (A) of FIG.

After the character 41 tees the ball 42, the ball 42 flies in the game space 3, for example, as shown in the state (B) of FIG. When the ball 42 flies beyond a predetermined distance, the virtual camera control unit 116 moves the virtual camera 44 behind the ball 42 as shown in the state (B) of FIG. The virtual camera control unit 116 further follows the movement of the ball 42 in the game space 3 to move the virtual camera 44 in the game space 3. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display how the ball 42 flies in the game space 3, as shown in FIG.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a game screen 4 in which a flying ball 42 is displayed. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 13, the ball 42 is arranged at a position slightly above the center in the game screen 4. For example, the display control unit 117 displays an animation in which the portion of the game space 3 included in the shooting range of the virtual camera 44 flows from the back to the front of the game screen 4 while the position of the ball 42 on the game screen 4 is fixed. Displayed on the unit 152.

The object control unit 115 causes the shot ball 42 to reach a position corresponding to the flight condition in the game space 3, and stops the ball 42 at that position. The virtual camera control unit 116 moves the virtual camera 44 so as to follow the ball 42, for example, until the ball 42 stops in the game space 3. After the ball 42 is stopped, the virtual camera control unit 116 returns the virtual camera 44 to its original position in the game space 3 as shown in the state (C) of FIG. The position of the virtual camera 44 in the game space 3 shown in the state (C) of FIG. 12 is the same as the state (A) of FIG. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the game screen 4 based on the captured image generated by the virtual camera 44 shown in the state (C) of FIG. 12 as shown in FIG.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example of a game screen 4 corresponding to the shooting range of the virtual camera 44 arranged at the original position in the game space 3. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 14, the character 41 stands with the club 43 in his hand, as in FIG. As a result of the tee shot, the ball 42 has moved to a position away from the teeing ground 31, so that the ball 42 is not placed on the teeing ground 31. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display an icon 53 indicating the current position of the ball 42 in the game space 3. The user can know the position of the ball 42 in the game space 3 by visually recognizing the icon 53 arranged on the game screen 4.

(Adjusting the size of the elastic region 62)
The display control unit 117 preferably makes the size of the elastic region 62 different based on the type of the terrain object on which the ball 42 is arranged and the type of the club 43 set in the character 41. For example, when the ball 42 is arranged on the rough 33 and the third iron suitable for the rough 33 is set on the character 41, the display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the elastic region 62 in the first size. .. For example, when the ball 42 is arranged on the rough 33 and a driver unsuitable for the rough 33 is set on the character 41, the display control unit 117 sets the size of the elastic region 62 to a second size smaller than the first size. Is displayed on the display unit 152.

In the latter case, it becomes more difficult for the user to successfully flick the game screen 4 so that the icon 64 reaches the elastic region 62. As a result, the user terminal 100 can reflect a general phenomenon in actual golf, in which it is difficult for a golfer to accurately shoot a ball on a rough with a driver, in a golf game based on the game program 121.

(Other movement modes of icon 64)
FIG. 15 is a diagram showing another example of the game screen 4 in which the icon 64 is displayed at a position farther away from the elastic region 62. The operation receiving unit 112 can also receive a drag operation for moving the icon 64 in a direction deviating from the extending direction of the guide 63. The operation reception unit 112 accepts, for example, a drag operation for moving the icon 64 to the lower side of the game screen 4 along the vertical direction of the game screen 4. Based on this drag operation, the display control unit 117 displays the icon 64 so as to move the icon 64 to the gauge 82 not in the extending direction but in the downward direction in the game screen 4, as shown in FIG. 15, for example. Displayed on the unit 152.

The display control unit 117 sets a range from the end of the guide 63 on the elastic region 62 side to the position of the guide 63 corresponding to the contact position of the user's finger (display position of the icon 64) on the game screen 4 as a designated range. decide. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 15, the designated range in the guide 63 is a range from the end of the guide 63 on the elastic region 62 side to the position in the guide 63 aligned with the contact position of the user's finger in the lateral direction of the game screen 4. Is.

(Movement of character 41)
FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an example of movement of the character 41 in the game space 3. The object control unit 115 moves the character 41 in the game space 3 as shown in FIG. 16 based on a user input operation (hereinafter referred to as a movement operation) for moving the character 41. In FIG. 16, the character 41 is moving over the rough 33 toward the position of the ball 42 in order to shoot the second shot. The object control unit 115 preferably releases the association of the club 43 with the character 41 when the character 41 moves in the game space 3. The virtual camera control unit 116 arranges the virtual camera 44 at a position in the game space 3 at a certain distance from the character 41. The virtual camera control unit 116 follows the movement of the character 41 in the game space 3 and moves the virtual camera 44 in the game space 3. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display how the character 41 moves in the game space 3, for example, as shown in FIG.

FIG. 17 is a diagram showing an example of a game screen 4 in which a moving character 41 is displayed. The operation reception unit 112 accepts the movement operation of the first user for moving the character 41. The movement operation is, for example, a slide operation of the user at an arbitrary position on the game screen 4. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the elastic object 71 based on the received slide operation. The elastic object 71 is arranged at the contact position of the user's finger on the game screen 4. The operation reception unit 112 specifies the start position and the end position of the slide operation on the game screen 4, respectively. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the elastic body object 71 that is deformed so as to be stretched from the start position to the end position. The user can know the slide direction by visually recognizing the elastic object 71.

The object control unit 115 specifies the moving direction of the character 41 in the game space 3 based on the sliding direction on the game screen 4. For example, when the slide direction is straight from the bottom to the top in the game screen 4, the object control unit 115 sets the moving direction of the character 41 in a direction parallel to the shooting direction (roll direction) of the virtual camera 44 in the game space 3. To decide.

The object control unit 115 moves the character 41 in the determined movement direction in the game space 3. The virtual camera control unit 116 moves the virtual camera 44 in the game space 3 so as to include the character 41 in the shooting range while the character 41 moves in the game space 3.

(Display of moving character 41)
In FIG. 17, the display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the character 41 so that the character 41 walks and moves on the rough 33 on the game screen 4. The display control unit 117 is, for example, an animation in which a portion of the game space 3 included in the shooting range of the virtual camera 44 flows from the front to the rear in the slide direction on the game screen 4 while the position of the character 41 on the game screen 4 is fixed. Is displayed on the display unit 152. As the character 41 moves, the display range in the game space 3 included in the game screen 4 changes. Therefore, the user can visually recognize the desired range in the game space 3 through the game screen 4 by moving the character 41 in the game space 3.

While the character 41 moves in the game space 3, the user can consider the capture of the golf game while checking the state of various places in the game space 3 (golf course). The user terminal 100 can give a user who plays a golf game a pseudo feeling close to the feeling that a golfer actually rounds a real golf course.

The object control unit 115 causes the character 41 to reach the position of the moved ball 42 in the game space 3 by continuously moving the character 41 based on, for example, a user's slide operation. Alternatively, the object control unit 115 warps the character 41 to the position of the ball 42 based on a user input operation for warping the character 41 to the position of the ball 42. The input operation for warping is, for example, a user's tap operation on the icon 53 arranged on the game screen 4. When the character 41 reaches the position of the ball 42, the display control unit 117 displays, for example, the game screen 4 shown in FIG. 18 on the display unit 152.

(Approach shot)
FIG. 18 is a diagram showing an example of a game screen 4 in which a character 41 standing on the fairway 32 is displayed. The game screen 4 of FIG. 18 corresponds to a scene immediately before the character 41 approaches the ball 42. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display at least a captured image including the fairway 32, the green 37, the character 41, and the ball 42. On the game screen 4, the character 41 is standing on the fairway 32 with the club 43 in his hand. The club 43 is, for example, a club such as an approach wedge suitable for an approach shot. The character 41 is arranged in the lower center of the game screen 4. The ball 42 is placed on the fairway 32.

In the game space 3, a threshold value for causing the character 41 to make an approach shot of the ball 42 is predetermined. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 18, the distance between the position of the ball 42 and the cup 38 in the game space 3 is smaller than the predetermined threshold value for the approach shot. In this case, the character 41 approaches the ball 42 based on a series of shot operations by the user.

The object control unit 115 sets the club 43 used for the approach shot by the character 41 to the character 41 based on the tap operation on the button 51. The object control unit 115 determines the shot direction of the approach shot based on the user's slide operation with respect to an arbitrary position on the game screen 4. The display control unit 117 causes the character 41 to enter the address for approach shot, as shown in FIG. 19, based on the tap operation on the button 52. The display control unit 117 further causes the display unit 152 to display the operation object 91 for the approach shot, as shown in FIG.

(Operation object 61 for approach shot)
FIG. 19 is a diagram showing an example of a game screen 4 in which a character 41 having entered an address for approach shot of a ball 42 is displayed. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 19, the character 41 enters the address with the tip of the club 43 close to the ball 42. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to erase the button 51 and the button 52 from the game screen 4 in the same manner as for the tee shot.

The operation object 61 is a kind of user interface operated by the user. The operation object 61 is, in detail, a user interface for inputting an operation for causing the character 41 to approach-shot the ball 42. The display control unit 117 causes the display control unit 117 to display the operation object 81 for the approach shot based on the fact that the distance from the ball 42 to the cup 38 is smaller than the threshold value.

The operating object 81 has a gauge 82 and a cursor 83. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 19, the operation object 81 is arranged on the right side of the game screen 4 as a whole. The gauge 82 has a vertically long rectangular shape. The gauge 82 is arranged on the game screen 4 so that one end in the long axis direction is near the upper part of the game screen 4 and one end in the long axis direction is near the center in the vertical direction of the game screen 4. .. The cursor 83 is superposed on one end (upper end) of the gauge 82 in the long axis direction. The total length of the gauge 82 corresponds to the maximum flight distance defined for the selected club 43.

(Drag cursor 83)
The object control unit 115 causes the character 41 to approach-shot the ball 42 based on a series of shot operations by the user with respect to the operation object 81. The operation reception unit 112 first accepts a user's drag operation with respect to the cursor 83 arranged on the game screen 4 of FIG. The display control unit 117 displays the cursor 83 on the display unit 152 so that the cursor 83 moves downward of the gauge 82, for example, as shown in FIG. 20, based on the direction of the drag operation (hereinafter referred to as the drag direction). Let me.

FIG. 20 is a diagram showing an example of a game screen 4 in which a cursor 83 moving along a gauge 82 is displayed. The object control unit 115 causes the character 41 to backswing the club 43 based on the position of the cursor 83 in the gauge 82. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display an animation in which the character 41 backswings the club 43. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 20, the character 41 backswings the club 43 at a depth corresponding to the cursor 83 being located near the center of the gauge 82. The object control unit 115 causes the character 41 to backswing the club 43 deeper (more backward) as the cursor 83 moves away from the upper end of the gauge 82. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display an animation in which the character 41 backswings the club 43.

The position of the cursor 83 in the gauge 82 further corresponds to the flight distance of the ball 42 when the character 41 approaches the ball 42. The user drags the cursor 83 to the position corresponding to the desired flight distance. The user continues the drag operation on the operation object 81 in order to specify the desired flight distance to the character 41. The cursor 83 further moves in the game screen 4 based on the user's drag operation. The display control unit 117 follows the change in the contact position of the finger during the drag operation, and changes the display position of the cursor 83 on the game screen 4, for example, as shown in FIG. 21.

FIG. 21 is a diagram showing an example of a game screen 4 in which the cursor 83 is displayed at a position farther away from the upper end portion of the gauge 82. The amount of drag on the game screen 4 of FIG. 21 is larger than the amount of drag on the game screen 4 of FIG. Therefore, the flight distance corresponding to the position of the cursor 83 included in the game screen 4 of FIG. 21 is larger than the flight distance corresponding to the position of the cursor 83 included in the game screen 4 of FIG. 20. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display an animation in which the character 41 backswings the club 43 deeper. The backswing position of the club 43 on the game screen 4 of FIG. 21 is deeper than that of FIG.

(Fall of icon 84)
The user drags the cursor 83 to a position corresponding to a desired flight distance on the gauge 82, and then releases the finger from that position. The operation reception unit 112 receives a touch-off operation following the drag operation of the user cursor 83. When the touch-off operation is accepted, the display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the icon 84, for example, as shown in FIG. 22.

FIG. 22 is a diagram showing an example of a game screen 4 in which the icon 84 is displayed at the upper end of the gauge 82. The icon 84 constitutes a part of the operation object 81. When the touch-off operation of releasing the finger from the cursor 83 is accepted, the display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the cursor 83 so that the cursor 83 is fixedly displayed at the touch-off position on the game screen 4. The display control unit 117 further causes the display unit 152 to display the icon 84 so that the icon 84 automatically drops from the upper end portion to the lower end portion of the gauge 82.

The terminal processing unit 113 sets the flight distance corresponding to the position of the stationary cursor 83 in the character 41. The cursor 83 then functions as a target area for identifying an evaluation of the approach shot. The user inputs an operation (for example, a tap operation) for stopping the icon 84, aiming at the timing when the icon 84 is superimposed on the cursor 83. When the user's tap operation on the game screen 4 is received while the icon 84 is moving, the display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to stop the falling of the icon 84 on the game screen 4, as shown in FIG. 23, for example.

(Stop icon 84 by tapping)
FIG. 23 is a diagram showing an example of a game screen 4 in which the icon 84 whose movement has been stopped is displayed. The terminal processing unit 113 specifies an evaluation (hereinafter, shot evaluation) regarding an approach shot to the ball 42 by the character 41 based on the positional relationship between the fixed icon 84 and the fixed cursor 83 on the game screen 4. The terminal processing unit 113 specifies "straight" as a shot evaluation, for example, when the icon 84 is at least partially superimposed on the cursor 83. Straight means that the character 41 succeeds in the approach shot and the shot ball 42 flies straight along the designated shot direction. For example, when the icon 84 is not superimposed on the cursor 83, the terminal processing unit 113 determines "failure" as a shot evaluation.

(Display of the result of approach shot)
The operation receiving unit 112 receives a user's tap operation input to the game screen 4 of FIG. 23 at the timing when the icon 84 is superimposed on the cursor 83. The terminal processing unit 113 determines the shot evaluation to be "straight" based on the icon 84 being superimposed on the cursor 83. The object control unit 115 causes the character 41 to swing the club 43 in a manner based on the determined shot evaluation. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display an animation in which the character 41 swings the club 43, as shown in FIG. 23. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 23, the character 41 is fully swinging the club 43.

The terminal processing unit 113 determines the flight conditions of the ball 42 based on the flight distance set in the character 41 and the shot evaluation. The flight conditions include, for example, the flight direction (movement direction) and the flight distance (movement amount) of the ball 42 in the game space 3. The object control unit 115 moves the ball 42 in the game space 3 based on the determined flight conditions. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display an animation in which the ball 42 moves, as shown in FIG. 23, for example. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 23, the ball 42 is flying straight along the designated shot direction.

Further, as shown in FIG. 23, the display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the notification information 70 for notifying the user of the specified evaluation. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 23, the notification information 70 includes the text "straight" corresponding to the identified shot evaluation. By visually recognizing the notification information 70 arranged on the game screen 4, the user can more accurately know whether or not the operation object 91 has been successfully operated in order for the character 41 to approach-shot the ball 42.

(Control of movement speed of icon 84)
The display control unit 117 preferably controls the moving speed of the icon 84 based on the positional relationship between the icon 84 and the upper end portion of the gauge 82. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the icon 84 so that the icon 84 moves faster as the icon 84 moves farther from the upper end portion of the gauge 82, for example. As a result, the closer the fixed position of the cursor 83 is to the lower end of the gauge 82, the more difficult it is for the user to tap the game screen 4 while aiming at the timing at which the icon 84 is superimposed on the cursor 83. Therefore, the user terminal 100 can reflect a general phenomenon in real golf that a shorter distance approach is easier for a golfer in a golf game based on the game program 121.

The display control unit 117 preferably moves the icon 84 so as to bounce toward the upper side of the game screen 4 after falling to the lower end portion of the gauge 82, and then falls toward the lower end portion again. Is displayed on the display unit 152.

As described above, the user terminal 100 causes the user to operate the operation object 81 for the approach shot in the scene of the approach shot in the golf game. The appearance and operability of the operation object 81 are different from the appearance and operability of the operation object 61 for the tee shot. The content and procedure of the series of input operations for the approach shot input through the operation object 81 is different from the content and procedure of the series of input operations for the tee shot input through the operation object 61. The operation object 81, for example, unlike the operation object 61 for a tee shot, requires a tap operation that aims at the timing at which the icon 84 is superimposed on the cursor 83. As described above, the user terminal 100 causes the user to operate the operation objects 61 or 81 having different appearances and operability according to the scenes of different shots in different areas other than the golf green 37 in the game space 3, thereby playing the golf game. It is possible to enhance the fun of golf.

(Bunker shot)
When the ball 42 is placed in the bunker 36, the character 41 bunker shots the ball 42 based on a series of shot operations by the user. The method of selecting the club 43 for the bunker shot and specifying the shot direction is the same as for the tee shot or the approach shot, so the description is not repeated. Based on the tap operation on the button 51, the display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the character 41 so that the character 41 enters the address for the bunker shot, as shown in FIG. 24, for example. The display control unit 117 further causes the display unit 152 to display the operation object 91 for a bunker shot, as shown in FIG. 24, for example.

FIG. 24 is a diagram showing an example of a game screen 4 in which a character 41 having entered an address for bunker shot of a ball 42 is displayed. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 24, the character 41 and the ball 42 are both arranged on the bunker 36. The character 41 enters the address with the tip of the club 43 close to the top of the ball 42.

(Operation object 91 for bunker shot)
Based on the tapping of the button 52, the display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the operation object 91 corresponding to the bunker 36 on which the ball 42 is arranged, as shown in FIG. 24. The operation object 91 is a kind of user interface operated by the user. The operation object 91 is, in detail, a user interface for inputting a series of operations for the character 41 to make a bunker shot of the ball 42.

The operating object 91 has an elastic region 92 and a guide 93. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 24, the operation object 91 is arranged on the right side of the game screen 4 as a whole. The elastic region 92 has a predetermined shape and size and is arranged at a predetermined position on the game screen 4. In FIG. 24, the elastic region 92 is circular and is arranged in the upper right corner of the game screen 4.

The guide 93 has a predetermined shape and size, and is arranged at a predetermined position on the game screen 4. In FIG. 24, the guide 93 has an elongated shape extending in a predetermined direction on the game screen 4. The guide 93 is further arranged on the game screen 4 so that one end thereof is centered on the elastic region 92 and the other end is close to the head of the character 41. In FIG. 24, the guide 93 is arranged obliquely on the game screen 4 so as to be tilted at a predetermined angle with respect to the vertical direction of the game screen 4. The total length of the guide 93 corresponds to the maximum amount that the club 43 can backswing to the character 41.

By operating the operation object 91, the user causes the character 41 to make a bunker shot of the ball 42. The operation receiving unit 112 receives a user's touch-on operation on the elastic region 92 arranged on the game screen 4 of FIG. 24. The operation receiving unit 112 further receives a user's drag operation following the touch-on operation. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the elastic region 92 so that the elastic region 92 is deformed, for example, as shown in FIG. 25, based on the drag operation.

FIG. 25 is a diagram showing an example of a game screen 4 in which an elastically deformed elastic region 92 is displayed. The operation receiving unit 112 receives, for example, a drag operation in which the user's finger moves in a direction along the extending direction of the guide 93. The display control unit 117 controls the display of the elastic region 92 so that the elastic region 92 behaves as a virtual object having virtual elasticity based on the direction of the drag operation. The display control unit 117 extends a part of the elastic region 92 from the first position on the game screen 4 where the user's finger touches on to the second position where the user's finger is moved by the drag operation on the game screen 4.

The display control unit 117 further controls the display mode of the guide 93 based on the drag operation of the user. The display control unit 117 has, for example, a range (hereinafter referred to as a designated range) from the end of the guide 93 on the elastic region 92 side to the position where the user's finger touches the guide 93, in a range other than the designated range in the guide 93 (hereinafter, designated range). Hereinafter, it is displayed on the display unit 152 in a manner identified as (unspecified range). In the game screen 4 of FIG. 25, the designated range is displayed thicker than the undesignated range.

The terminal processing unit 113 sets the backswing amount based on the length of the designated range in the guide 93 to the character 41. The amount of backswing affects the flight distance of the ball 42 shot by the character 41. The object control unit 115 causes the character 41 to backswing the club 43 based on the set backswing amount. The object control unit 115 causes the character 41 to backswing the club 43 deeper (more backward) as the backswing amount is larger. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display an animation in which the character 41 backswings the club 43. The game screen 4 of FIG. 25 corresponds to a scene after the character 41 backswings the club 43 to a position corresponding to a set backswing amount.

The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display an animation in which the elastically deformed portion of the elastic region 92 is torn off when the drag amount at the time of dragging the operation object 91 exceeds a predetermined amount. The display control unit 117 further returns the display state of the elastic region 92 to the display state before the elastic deformation. The display control unit 117 further causes the display unit 152 to display the torn part as an icon 94, as shown in FIG. 26, for example.

(Display of icon 94)
FIG. 26 is a diagram showing an example of a game screen 4 on which an icon 94 that moves in the game screen 4 based on a drag operation is displayed. The icon 94 constitutes a part of the operation object 91. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 24, the icon 94 has a circular shape. The icon 94 is placed at the current contact position of the user's finger on the game screen 4. The user continues the drag operation on the operation object 91 in order to specify the desired backswing amount to the character 41. The icon 94 moves in the game screen 4 based on the drag operation of the user. The display control unit 117 follows the change in the finger contact position during the drag operation, and causes the display unit 152 to change the display position of the icon 94 on the game screen 4, for example, as shown in FIG. 27.

FIG. 27 is a diagram showing an example of a game screen 4 in which the icon 94 is arranged at a position farther away from the elastic region 92. The amount of drag on the game screen 4 of FIG. 27 is larger than the amount of drag on the game screen 4 of FIG. 24. Therefore, the length of the designated range in the guide 93 included in the game screen 4 of FIG. 9 is larger than the length of the designated range in the guide 93 included in the game screen 4 of FIG. 26. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display an animation in which the character 41 backswings the club 43 deeper. The backswing position of the club 43 on the game screen 4 of FIG. 27 is deeper than that of FIG. 26.

(Display of target area 95)
When the icon 94 is separated from the elastic region 92 by a predetermined distance, the display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to erase the display of the elastic region 92 as shown in FIG. 27. The display control unit 117 further causes the display unit 152 to display the target area 95 as shown in FIG. 27. The target area 95 constitutes a part of the operation object 91. The target region 95 has a region 96, a region 97, and a region 98. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 27, the target area 95 has an elongated rectangular shape as a whole. In the target area 95, the areas 97 and 98 are arranged on both sides of the area 96, respectively.

The target area 95 is an area for determining an evaluation (hereinafter, shot evaluation) regarding a bunker shot by the character 41. Shot evaluation is the type of trajectory of the shot ball 42. Shot ratings include, for example, straights, hooks, slices, and missed swings. Areas 97-99 are pre-defined for any of a plurality of different shot evaluations. In particular, regions 96-98 define straights, hooks, and slices as shot evaluations, respectively. An empty swing is defined outside the target area 95 on the game screen 4.

The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the target area 95 so that the target area 95 moves in a predetermined direction in the game screen 4. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 27, the defined direction is orthogonal to the extending direction of the guide 93 and is the direction on the right side when viewed from the guide 93. As the guide 93 moves, the positional relationship between the region 96 and the guide 93 changes relatively.

(Flick of icon 94)
Next, the operation receiving unit 112 receives a user's input operation (for example, a flick operation) for moving the icon 94 toward the target area 95 on the game screen 4. The operation reception unit 112 is, for example, a flick operation in which the icon 94 is flicked in the direction opposite to the direction of the drag operation on the game screen 4 in a state where the user drags the icon 94 (a state in which the finger is in contact with the input unit 151). Accept. The user flicks the icon 94 aiming at the timing at which the area 96 is superimposed on one end of the guide 93.

The display control unit 117 determines the amount of movement of the icon 94 on the game screen 4 based on the direction and speed of the flick operation. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display how the icon 94 moves on the guide 93 with the determined movement amount, as shown in FIGS. 28 and 29, for example.

FIG. 28 is a diagram showing an example of a game screen 4 in which an icon 94 being moved based on a user's flick operation is displayed. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 28, the target area 95 is moving to the left when viewed from the guide 93. The icon 94 is arranged at a position away from the position where the user flicks the icon 94. Icon 94 is in the process of moving towards the target area 95. The character 41 maintains the posture of backswinging the club 43.

(Specification of shot results)
The terminal processing unit 113 specifies the shot evaluation based on the positional relationship between the arrival position of the icon 94 and the target area 95 on the game screen 4. When the icon 94 collides with any of the areas 96 to 98 constituting the target area 95, the terminal processing unit 113 specifies the information defined in the collided area as the shot evaluation. For example, when the icon 94 collides with the area 96, the terminal processing unit 113 specifies the straight defined in the area 96 as a shot evaluation. For example, when the icon 94 does not collide with the target area 95, the terminal processing unit 113 specifies a missed swing defined outside the target area 95 as a shot evaluation.

FIG. 29 is a diagram showing an example of a game screen 4 in which the icon 94 that collides with the target area 95 is displayed. After moving in the game screen 4 as shown in FIG. 28, the icon 94 reaches a position in the game screen 4 based on the determined movement amount, for example, as shown in FIG. 29. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 29, the icon 94 collides with the area 96. The object control unit 115 determines the shot evaluation to be straight corresponding to the area 96 based on the fact that the icon 94 collides with the area 96. The object control unit 115 causes the character 41 to swing the club 43 in a manner based on the specified shot evaluation. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display an animation in which the character 41 swings the club 43, for example, as shown in FIG. 29. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 29, the character 41 is fully swinging the club 43.

The terminal processing unit 113 determines the flight conditions of the ball 42 based on the maximum flight distance of the club 43, the backswing amount, and the shot evaluation. The flight conditions include, for example, the flight direction (movement direction) and the flight distance (movement amount) of the ball 42 in the game space 3. The object control unit 115 moves the ball 42 in the game space 3 based on the determined flight conditions. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display an animation in which the ball 42 moves, as shown in FIG. 29, for example. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 29, the ball 42 is flying straight along the designated shot direction.

(Notification of shot evaluation)
The display control unit 117 further causes the display unit 152 to display the notification information 70 for notifying the user of the specified shot evaluation. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 29, the notification information 70 is arranged at the lower part of the target area 95. The notification information 70 includes at least an image or text representing a shot rating. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 29, the notification information 70 includes the text "straight" representing a shot evaluation. By visually recognizing the notification information 70 arranged on the game screen 4, the user can more accurately know whether or not the operation object 91 has been successfully operated in order for the character 41 to make a bunker shot of the ball 42.

As described above, the user terminal 100 causes the user to operate the operation object 91 for the bunker shot in the scene of the bunker shot in the golf game. The appearance and operability of the operation object 91 are different from the appearance and operability of the operation object 61 for the tee shot. The operation object 61 asks the user for a flick operation to adjust the flick speed (strength) based on the position of the icon 94 in order to successfully stop the icon 64 in the elastic region 62 corresponding to the straight. The operation object 91 aims at the timing at which one end of the guide 93 and the area 96 overlap each other in order to make the icon 94 collide with the area 96 corresponding to the straight, and flicks the icon 94 toward the area 96 quickly. Ask the user for a flick operation to do. In other words, when operating the operation object 91, the user does not need to adjust the speed at which the icon 94 is flicked according to the drag amount of the icon 94. As described above, the user terminal 100 further enhances the fun of the golf game by causing the user to operate different operation objects 61 or 91 according to different shot scenes in different places other than the green 37 in the game space 3. be able to.

(putting)
When the ball 42 is arranged on the green 37, the character 41 puts the ball 42 using the club 43 based on the input operation of the user. The operation receiving unit 112 is not particularly limited in the input operation of the user for putting the ball 42 on the character 41. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display, for example, an operation object for putting (not shown). The object control unit 115 causes the character 41 to put the ball 42 based on a series of input operations of the user to the operation object for putting. The manipulation object for putting is preferably different from the manipulation objects 61, 81, and 91.

(Display method of operation object)
FIG. 30 is a flowchart showing a flow of a series of processes relating to the display of the operation object based on the attributes of the terrain object. In the following description with respect to FIG. 30, it is assumed that the ball 42 is placed on any terrain object other than the green 37 in the game space 3.

In step S1, the operation receiving unit 112 receives a user's tap operation on the button 52 for inserting the character 41 into the address, which is arranged on the game screen 4. In step S2, the object control unit 115 determines whether or not the ball 42 is arranged on the teeing ground 31. If YES in step S2, in step S3, the display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the operation object 61 for the tee shot corresponding to the teeing ground 31.

If NO in step S2, in step S4, the terminal processing unit 113 determines whether or not the ball 42 is arranged in the bunker 36. If YES in step S4, in step S5, the display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the operation object 91 for the bunker shot corresponding to the bunker 36. If NO in step S4, in step S6, the terminal processing unit 113 determines whether or not the distance from the ball 42 to the green 37 is equal to or less than the specified threshold value for the approach shot.

If YES in step S6, in step S7, the display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the operation object 91 for the approach shot. If YES in step S7, the display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the same operation object 61 for the tee shot in step S8. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the operation object 61, for example, when the ball 42 is arranged on the fairway 32 and the distance from the ball 42 to the green 37 is equal to or less than the threshold value. In this case, the user inputs a series of operations for making the character 41 shoot the ball 42 arranged on the fairway 32 through the operation object 61.

By executing a series of processes shown in FIG. 30, the user terminal 100 causes the display unit 152 to display an operation object corresponding to the attribute of the terrain object other than the green 37 on which the ball 42 is arranged in the game space 3. As a result, the user terminal 100 can further enhance the interest of the golf game.

(Display mode regarding movement of character 41)
The user terminal 100 preferably makes the display mode of the character 41 on the game screen 4 when the character 41 moves in the game space 3 different depending on the type of the terrain object in which the character 41 is arranged in the game space 3. ..

FIG. 31 is a flowchart illustrating a series of processes relating to the display of the character 41 moving in the game space 3. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display, for example, the game screen 4 shown in FIG. 32 before the series of processes shown in FIG. 31 is executed.

FIG. 32 is a diagram showing a game screen 4 in which a character 41 standing on a rough 33 is displayed. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 32, the character 41 stands on the rough 33 located away from the ball 42. An icon 53 indicating the position of the ball 42 is arranged in the game screen 4. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 32, the display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the button 73 arranged on the left side of the game screen 4. The button 73 is a user interface for allowing the user to select a dedicated vehicle on which the character 41 rides when moving over a permitted area such as the fairway 32. When the user's input operation (for example, tap operation) for the button 73 is accepted, the terminal processing unit 113 sets the golf cart 73 (second vehicle) as the character 41. The golf cart 73 is a type of vehicle on which the character 41 can ride to move over a permitted area such as a fairway 32.

In step S11, the operation receiving unit 112 receives a movement operation (for example, a slide operation) of the user who moves the character 41. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the elastic object 71 based on the received slide operation. In step S12, the display control unit 117 transforms the elastic object 71 into the display unit 152 based on the direction of the slide operation.

In step S13, the terminal processing unit 113 determines whether or not the character 41 is placed in the pond 34 (second region) where the character 41 is prohibited from shot the placed ball 42. If NO in step S13, in step S14, the terminal processing unit 113 determines whether or not the golf cart 73 is set to the character 41. If NO in step S14, in step S15, the display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the character 41 so that the character 41 walks and moves on the rough 33, for example, as shown in FIG. 33.

(Movement by foot)
FIG. 33 is a diagram showing an example of a game screen 4 in which a walking character 41 is displayed. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display an animation in which the character 41 walks and moves on the rough 33 on the game screen 4 of FIG. 33.

If YES in step S14, in step S16, the display control unit 117 displays the character 41 so that the character 41 moves on the rough 33 while riding on the golf cart 73, for example, as shown in FIG. 34. Displayed on the unit 152.

(Movement by golf cart 73)
FIG. 34 is a diagram showing an example of a game screen 4 in which a character 41 moving while riding on a golf cart 73 is displayed. On the game screen 4 of FIG. 34, the display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display an animation in which the character 41 moves on the rough 33 while riding on the golf cart 73. The golf cart 73 has an appearance indicating that the character 41 can be used to move over a permitted area such as a fairway 32 fairway 32. Therefore, even if the user visually recognizes the game screen 4 moving on the rough 33 while the character 41 is on the golf cart 73, the user does not feel a sense of discomfort with the character 41.

The display control unit 117 preferably makes the moving speed when the character 41 moves on the golf cart 73 higher than the moving speed when the character 41 walks and moves. Thereby, the user can move the character 41 to a desired position in the game space 3 (for example, the position of the ball 42) faster by selecting the golf cart 73.

If YES in step S13, in step S17, as shown in FIG. 35, for example, as shown in FIG. 35, the character 41 moves on the pond 34 (water surface) while riding on the water board 74 corresponding to the pond 34. The character 41 is displayed on the display unit 152 so as to be performed.

(Movement by water board 74)
FIG. 35 is a diagram showing an example of a game screen 4 in which a character 41 moving while riding on a water board 74 is displayed. On the game screen 4 of FIG. 35, the display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display an animation in which the character 41 moves on the pond 34 while riding on the water board 74. The water board 74 is a kind of dedicated vehicle on which the character 41 moving on the pond 34 rides. The waterboard 74 has an appearance indicating that the character 41 can be used to move over the pond 34. Therefore, when the user visually recognizes the game screen 4 of FIG. 35, the user does not feel uncomfortable with the character 41 moving on the pond 34. The user recognizes the scene where the character 41 moves on the pond 34 while riding on the water board 74 as a natural scene when the character 41 moves on the pond 34. Therefore, the user can enjoy the golf game more.

In the game screen 4 of FIG. 35, the character 41 is arranged on the pond 34 and can move on the pond 34. When the character 41 moves on the pond 34, the display control unit 117 is in the game space 3 photographed by the virtual camera 44 from behind the character 41 arranged on the pond 34, for example, as shown in FIG. 35. A part of the area is included in the game screen 4 as a background image. Therefore, the user can visually recognize the inside of the game space 3 from various directions through the game screen 4 as compared with the case where the character 41 cannot be arranged on the pond 34 or moved on the pond 34. Can be done.

When the character 41 can move on the pond 34, the object control unit 115 can move the character 41 to a desired position in the game space 3 without causing the character 41 to bypass the pond 34. Therefore, the user can move the character 41 to a desired position faster than when the character 41 cannot move on the pond 34.

When the character 41 moving on the rough 33 while riding on the golf cart 73 moves to the top of the pond 34, the display control unit 117 automatically moves the vehicle on which the character 41 rides from the golf cart 73 to the water board 74. The character 41 is displayed on the display unit 152 so as to be switched. As a result, the user can confirm that the pond 34 is an area where the character 41 cannot hit the ball 42 through the display switching to the water board 74.

The display control unit 117 preferably makes the type of vehicle on which the character 41 rides different on the game screen 4 based on the type of the prohibited area in which the character 41 is prohibited from shot the arranged ball 42. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the character 41 so that the character 41 moves on the forest 35 while riding on the vehicle corresponding to the forest 35, for example. The vehicle corresponding to the forest 35 has a different appearance from the water board 74 corresponding to the pond 34, for example a paraglider. The paraglider has an appearance indicating that the character 41 can be used to move over the forest 35. Therefore, even if the user visually recognizes the game screen 4 moving on the forest 35 while the character 41 is on the paraglider, the user does not feel a sense of discomfort with the character 41.

By moving the character 41 on the forest 35 in addition to the pond 34, the game system 1 can further expand the range in which the character 41 can move based on the input operation of the user in the game space 3. .. Therefore, the user can play the golf game more comfortably.

(An example of game space 3 that supports multiplayer)
In one aspect of the present disclosure, the game system 1 provides a plurality of users with an opportunity to play a golf game corresponding to multiplayer. In the following, an example will be described in which four first to fourth users who operate the corresponding user terminals 100 play multiplayer together in a golf game. In the present embodiment, each user terminal 100 operated by each of the first to fourth users is described as user terminals 100A to 100D, if necessary.

The game system 1 starts multiplayer of a golf game by, for example, the following procedure. In the user terminal 100A, the operation reception unit 112 receives an input operation of a first user for participating in the multiplayer of the golf game, for example, on the menu screen (not shown) of the golf game. Based on this input operation, the transmission / reception unit 111 generates information for requesting participation in the multiplayer (hereinafter referred to as request information) and transmits it to the server 200. Each of the user terminals 100B to 100D also generates each request information for requesting participation in the multiplayer by the same procedure as the transmission of the request information in the user terminal 100, and transmits the request information to the server 200.

The transmission / reception unit 211 of the server 200 receives each request information transmitted from the user terminals 100A to 100D. The matching unit 214 matches the first to fourth users who operate each user terminal 100 corresponding to each request information based on each request information. The matching unit 214 associates, for example, each user information 123 corresponding to the matched first to fourth users with each other in the storage unit 220. Based on the matching result, the transmission / reception unit 211 reads out each user information 123 corresponding to the second to fourth users associated with the first user from the storage unit 220. The transmission / reception unit 211 generates information for permitting the start of multiplayer (hereinafter referred to as permission information), and transmits the information to the user terminal 100A together with the user information 123 corresponding to the second to fourth users.

The server processing unit 212 of the user terminal 100A receives the permission information transmitted from the server 200 and the user information 123 corresponding to the second to fourth users. The data management unit 114 stores each received user information 123 in the storage unit 120. The control unit 110 refers to the game information 122 stored in the storage unit 120 and the user information 123 of the first to fourth users based on the reception of the permission information, for example, as shown in FIG. 36. Build a game space 3 that supports multiplayer.

FIG. 36 is a diagram showing an example of a game space 3 corresponding to multiplayer of a golf game. The golf game of FIG. 36 has a teeing ground 31, a fairway 32, a rough 33, a pond 34, a forest 35, a bunker 36, a green 37, a cup 38, and the like, similar to the game space 3 corresponding to the single play shown in FIG. Has various objects of. Since the details of these objects are the same as those of the game space 3 of FIG. 3, the description will not be repeated.

The object control unit 115 includes character 41A (first character), character 41B (second character), character 41C (third character), character 41D (fourth character), ball 42A (first ball), and club 43A ( The first tool) is arranged in the game space 3. The characters 41A to 41D, the ball 42A, and the club 43A are all types of objects. Character 41A is an operation object operated by the first user and corresponding to the first user. The ball 42A is a moving body corresponding to the character 41A. The club 43A corresponds to the character 41A and is a virtual tool used by the character 41A to shoot the ball 42A. Since the character 41A, the ball 42A, and the club 43A are the same as the character 41, the ball 42, and the club 43 corresponding to the single play, the description will not be repeated.

After the construction of the game space 3, the user terminal 100 causes the first to fourth users to start multiplayer of the golf game in the game space 3. In the multiplayer of the golf game based on the game program 121, each of the balls 42A to 42D shot sequentially by each of the characters 41A to 41D corresponding to each of the first to fourth users moves sequentially in the game space 3. To proceed. The rules in multiplayer of a golf game correspond to, for example, the rules of real golf.

The terminal processing unit 113 determines the order in which the characters 41A to 41D shoot the corresponding balls 42A to 42D (hereinafter referred to as the shot order) based on the specified method. The terminal processing unit 113 determines, for example, the order of the tee shots by the characters 41A to 41D by an arbitrary method such as a lottery. In the example of FIG. 36, the terminal processing unit 113 determines that the character 41A first tees the ball 42A. Based on this determination, the object control unit 115 associates the initial club 43A with the character 41A that first tees the ball 42A, and arranges the ball 42A in the game space 3. The object control unit 115 arranges the characters 41B to 41D waiting for the turn of the tee shot in the game space 3 without associating them with the corresponding clubs 43B to 43D. The object control unit 115 does not yet arrange the balls 42B (second moving body), the balls 42C, and the balls 42D corresponding to the characters 41B to 41C in the game space 3. As shown in FIG. 36, the virtual camera control unit 116 includes the character 41A, the ball 42A, and the club 43A in the shooting range of the virtual camera 44 in the game space 3, and the shooting direction of the virtual camera 44 faces the cup 38. The virtual camera 44 is arranged at the position.

The terminal processing unit 113 controls the permission or prohibition of shots by the characters 41A to 41D based on the determined shot order. For example, when the character 41A has a shot turn, the terminal processing unit 113 assigns the character 41A a first period (hereinafter referred to as a permission period) in which the character 41A is permitted to shoot the ball 42A. During the shot period of the character 41A, the character 41A can shoot the ball 42A. During the shot period of the character 41A, each of the characters 41B to 41C cannot shoot each of the balls 42B to 42D. It can be said that the permission period of the character 41A is a period in which each of the characters 41B to 41D waits until the shot order turns to each of the characters 41B to 41D. During the permission period of the character 41A, each of the second to fourth users waits until the order in which each of the second to fourth users inputs a series of shot operations turns to each of the second to fourth users in sequence. It can be said that it is a period.

When the shot order turns to any of the characters 41B to 41D other than the character 41A, the terminal processing unit 113 sets the second period (hereinafter referred to as the prohibited period) in which the character 41A is prohibited from shooting the ball 42A. Assign to 41A. Character 41A cannot shoot the ball 42A during the period of prohibition of character 41A. The character 41A can freely move in the game space 3 based on the input operation of the first user during the prohibition period of the character 41A. It can be said that the prohibition period of the character 41A is a period in which the character 41A waits until the shot order turns to the character 41A. It can be said that the prohibition period of the character 41A is a period in which the first user waits until the order in which the first user inputs a series of operations for causing the character 41A to shoot the ball 42A comes to the first user.

When the terminal processing unit 113 allocates the permission period to any of the characters 41A to 41D, the terminal processing unit 113 allocates the prohibition period to all the other characters 41A to 41D. According to this allocation, for example, during the period in which the character 41A shoots the ball 42A, each of the characters 41B to 41D cannot shoot each of the balls 42B to 42D. As a result, the user terminal 100 changes the general golf rule that only a specific golfer can shoot a golf ball when a plurality of golfers round the same hole together into a golf game based on the game program 121. It can be reflected.

The terminal processing unit 113 makes a second shot shot based on the positional relationship between the green 37 and the balls 42A to 42D in the game space 3 after the tee shots by the characters 41A to 41D are completed. Determine the order of. The terminal processing unit 113 determines, for example, to have the character 41A corresponding to the ball 42 located at the farthest position from the green 37 among the balls 42A to 42D shoot the second shot first. The terminal processing unit 113 determines the shot order of the characters 41A to 41D by the same procedure after the third shot.

In one aspect of the present disclosure, the multiplayer of the golf game in the game space 3 ends based on the fact that the balls 42A to 41D shot by the characters 41A to 41D have all entered the cup 38.

(An example of a game screen 4 that supports multiplayer)
FIG. 37 is a diagram showing an example of a game screen 4 in which the character 41A standing on the teeing ground 31 is displayed. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display, for example, the game screen 4 shown in FIG. 37 based on the captured image generated by the virtual camera 44 arranged in the game space 3 as shown in FIG. 36. The game screen 4 of FIG. 37 corresponds to a scene immediately before the character 41A tees the ball 42A. In the game space 3 of FIG. 36, the shooting range of the virtual camera 44 includes the teeing ground 31, the rough 33, the characters 41A to 41C, and the ball 42A. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display at least a captured image including the teeing ground 31, rough 33, characters 41A to 41C, and the ball 42A, as shown in FIG. 36. Since the arrangement of the characters 41A, the balls 42A, and the club 43A on the game screen 4 is the same as that of the game screen 4 shown in FIG. 5, the description will not be repeated.

In the game screen 4 of FIG. 37, the characters 41B and 41C included in the shooting range of the virtual camera 44 are arranged in a display mode corresponding to the behavior of the characters 41B and 41B in the game space 3. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the character 41B so that the character 41B moves on the rough 33 on the game screen 4, for example. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the character 41C so that the character 41C stands (stills) roughly on the game screen 4, for example. By visually recognizing the game screen 4 of FIG. 37, the first user can know the state of the characters 41B and 41C in the game space 3.

The display control unit 117 further superimposes the buttons 51 and 52 on the captured image on the game screen 4 corresponding to the multiplayer, and displays the buttons 51 and 52 on the display unit 152. Since the arrangement and function of the buttons 51 and 52 are the same as those of the game screen 4 of FIG. 5, the description will not be repeated. The procedure for tee shots in multiplayer is basically the same as in single player, so the explanation will not be repeated. Since the method of selecting the club 43 for the tee shot and specifying the shot direction is the same as in the case of single play, the description will not be repeated. In multiplayer, a series of input operations of the first user for causing the character 41A to tee shot the ball 42A is the same as in single play. Therefore, the explanation will not be repeated.

The display control unit 117 superimposes the icons 54A to 54D and the mark 55 on the captured image on the game screen 4 corresponding to the multiplayer, and displays them on the display unit 152. In FIG. 37, the icons 54A to 54D are arranged at the lower part in the game screen 4. The icons 54A to 54D are information indicating each of the characters 41A to 41D arranged in the game space 3 during multiplayer. It can be said that each of the icons 54A to 54D is information corresponding to each of the first to fourth users participating in the multiplayer. By visually recognizing the icons 54A to 54D arranged on the game screen 4 of the user terminal 100A, the first user can easily indicate that four first to fourth users including himself / herself are participating in the multiplayer. You can check.

The mark 55 is information indicating which of the characters 41A to 41D is currently assigned the permission period. On the game screen 4, the mark 55 is arranged on the icon 54 corresponding to the character 41 to which the permission period is assigned. In FIG. 37, since the permission period is assigned to the character 41A, the mark 55 is arranged above the icon 54A corresponding to the character 41A. By visually recognizing the position of the mark 55 on the game screen 4, the first user can confirm whether or not the character 41A can currently shoot the ball 42A.

Instead of the mark 55, the display control unit 117 may display a text for notifying the first user of the user corresponding to the character 41 to which the permission period is assigned on the display unit 152. For example, when the permission period is assigned to the character 41B, the display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the text "It is the second user's turn" as the text including the name of the second user corresponding to the character 41B. .. By visually recognizing the displayed text, the first user can confirm to which user the shot order is turned.

(Movement of character 41A)
FIG. 38 is a diagram showing an example of movement of the character 41A in the game space 3. The object control unit 115 moves the character 41A in the game space 3 as shown in FIG. 38 based on the user's input operation for moving the character 41. In FIG. 38, the character 41A is moving over the rough 33 toward the position of the tee shot ball 42A. The permission period is assigned to character 41B. Character 41B is about to tee shot the ball 42B on the teeing ground 31. Character 41A and character 41D are included in the shooting range of the virtual camera 44. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display how the character 41A moves in the game space 3, for example, as shown in FIG. 39.

FIG. 39 is a diagram showing an example of a game screen 4 in which a character 41A moving in the game space 3 is displayed during multiplayer. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the character 41A so that the character 41A walks and moves on the rough 33 on the game screen 4, for example, as shown in FIG. 39. On the game screen 4, the elastic object 71 is arranged at the contact position of the finger of the first user. Since the function and behavior deformation of the elastic body object 71 are the same as in the case of single play, the description will not be repeated.

As shown in FIG. 39, for example, when the character 41A is assigned a prohibited period, the display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the icons 54A to 54D and the mark 55. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 39, the mark 55 is arranged above the icon 54B corresponding to the character 41B to which the permission period is assigned. The first user can easily confirm through the game screen 4 that the shot order is currently turning to the character 41B while the character 41A is moving.

In FIG. 39, the display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the character 41D so that the character 41D moves in front of the character 41A on the game screen 4. By visually recognizing the game screen 4 of FIG. 39, the first user can confirm how the character 41D in the game space 3 moves while the character 41A is moving.

(Observation of shots)
FIG. 40 is a diagram showing an example of a game screen 4 in which a character 41B having an address entered at a position included in the shooting range of the virtual camera 44 in the game space 3 is displayed. When the shooting range of the virtual camera 44 includes the character 41B included in the address, the display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the game screen 4 as shown in FIG. 40, for example. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 40, he stands on the rough 33 of the character 41A. The character 41B and the ball 42B are arranged on the bunker 36. Character 41B holds the club 43B in his hand and is in the address for the bunker shot. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the character 41B so that the character 41B enters the address in front of the character 41A on the game screen 4. Since the permission period is assigned to the character 41B, the mark 55 is arranged above the icon 54B. By visually recognizing the game screen 4 of FIG. 40, the first user can confirm that the character 41B is in the address.

FIG. 41 is a diagram showing an example of a game screen 4 in which a character 41B that shot a ball 42B at a position included in the shooting range of the virtual camera 44 in the game space 3 is displayed. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 41, the character 41B swings the club 43B fully and succeeds in the bunker shot of the ball 42B. As a result of the bunker shot, the ball 42B is flying straight along the designated shot direction. By visually recognizing the game screen 4 of FIG. 41, the first user can confirm how the character 41B makes a bunker shot of the ball 42B.

(Chat function)
In one aspect of the present disclosure, the game system 1 provides the first to fourth users with a function for exchanging messages between users during multiplayer. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the game screen 4 corresponding to the chat function, for example, as shown in FIG. 42.

FIG. 42 is a diagram showing an example of a game screen 4 displayed on the user terminal 100A operated by the first user. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 42, the character 41A stands on the rough 33. Since the permission period is assigned to the character 41C, the mark 55 is placed above the icon 54C. The display control unit 117 superimposes the icon 131 corresponding to the chat function on the captured image on the game screen 4 and displays it on the display unit 152.

FIG. 43 is a diagram showing an example of a game screen 4 displayed on a user terminal 100B operated by a second user. In the user terminal 100B, the virtual camera 44 is arranged at a position in the game space 3 that includes the characters 41A and 41B in the shooting range. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 43, the character 41B walks on the rough 33 and moves. The character 41A is arranged in front of the character 41B on the game screen 4. As shown in FIG. 43, the display control unit 117 of the user terminal 100B superimposes the icon 131 corresponding to the chat function on the captured image on the game screen 4 of the user terminal 100B, and displays the icon 131 on the display unit 152.

In the game screen 4 of FIG. 42, the operation receiving unit 112 of the user terminal 100A receives an input operation (for example, a tap operation) of the first user for selecting the icon 131. Based on this input operation, the display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the window 132 and the plurality of messages 133 corresponding to the chat function, as shown in FIG. 44, for example.

(Display of window 132)
FIG. 44 is a diagram showing an example of a game screen 4 in which a plurality of messages 133 are displayed. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the window 132 arranged in association with the icon 131 on the game screen 4. The display control unit 117 further causes the display unit 152 to display a plurality of messages 133 arranged side by side in the window 132. Each message 133 has display information (image, text, etc.) representing a matter transmitted from the first user to the second to fourth users. Each message 133 is preferably associated with voice information representing voice corresponding to the matter transmitted to the second to fourth users.

In the game screen 4 of FIG. 44, the operation receiving unit 112 of the user terminal 100A receives an input operation (for example, a tap operation) of the first user for selecting one of the plurality of messages 133. Based on this input operation, the display control unit 117 associates the selected message 133 with the character 41A and causes the display unit 152 to display the selected message 133, for example, as shown in FIG. 45.

FIG. 45 is a diagram showing an example of a game screen 4 of the user terminal 100A in which the message 133 selected by the first user is displayed in association with the character 41A. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the message 133 so that the message 133 selected by the first user is arranged near the character 41A, for example. The first user can confirm the type of the message 133 selected by the first user by visually recognizing the message 133 displayed in association with the character 41A. When the selected message 133 contains voice information, the terminal processing unit 113 preferably outputs the voice represented by the voice information to a speaker (not shown) included in the user terminal 100B. When the selected message 133 is displayed, the display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to erase the display of the window 132 and the plurality of messages 133 arranged inside the window 132. By visually recognizing the erasure of the window 132, the first user recognizes that the input operation for chat has been completed normally.

In the user terminal 100A, the transmission / reception unit 111 transmits information about the message 133 selected by the first user (hereinafter referred to as message information) to the user terminals 100B to 100D through the server 200. The message information includes, for example, various information representing text, images, voices, and the like constituting the message 133. The message information is, for example, an identifier for distinguishing the message 133 from another message 133.

The transmission / reception unit 111 of the user terminal 100B receives the message information transmitted from the user terminal 100A through the server 200. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the message 133 selected by the first user in the user terminal 100A based on the received message information in association with the character 41A, for example, as shown in FIG. 46.

FIG. 46 is a diagram showing an example of a game screen 4 of the user terminal 100B in which the message 133 corresponding to the received message information is displayed in association with the character 41A. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the message 133 so that the message 133 corresponding to the received message information is arranged near the character 41A. The second user can confirm the matter notified by the first user by visually recognizing the message 133 displayed in association with the character 41A. When the message information includes voice information, the terminal processing unit 113 preferably outputs the voice represented by the voice information to a speaker (not shown) included in the user terminal 100B.

(Chat function corresponding to shot evaluation)
FIG. 47 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of a series of processes relating to the display of a message corresponding to the evaluation of the shot of the ball 42B by the character 41B. Before the process of FIG. 47 is executed, for example, the game screen 4 shown in FIG. 48 is displayed on the display unit 152 of the user terminal 100A, and the game screen 4 shown in FIG. 49 is displayed on the display unit 152 of the user terminal 100B, for example. Will be done.

FIG. 48 is a diagram showing an example of a game screen 4 displayed on the user terminal 100A operated by the first user. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 48, the character 41A stands on the rough 33. Since the permission period is assigned to the character 41B, the mark 55 is arranged above the icon 54B. The display control unit 117 superimposes the chat icon 131 on the captured image on the game screen 4 and displays it on the display unit 152.

FIG. 49 is a diagram showing an example of a game screen 4 displayed on a user terminal 100B operated by a second user. In the user terminal 100B, the virtual camera 44 is arranged at a position in the game space 3 that includes the characters 41A and 41B in the shooting range. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 49, the character 41B is in the address for shooting the ball 42B arranged on the fairway 32. The character 41A is arranged in front of the character 41B on the game screen 4 of the user terminal 100B.

The distance from the ball 42B to the green 37 is greater than the threshold for approach shots. The display control unit 117 of the user terminal 100B causes the display unit 152 to display the operation object 61 for causing the character 41B to shoot the ball 42B on the fairway 32. The display control unit 117 further superimposes the chat icon 131 on the captured image on the game screen 4 of the user terminal 100B, and causes the display unit 152 to display the icon 131.

In the game screen 4 of FIG. 49, the operation receiving unit 112 of the user terminal 100B receives a series of input operations of the second user for causing the character 41B to shoot the ball 42B. The transmission / reception unit 111 of the user terminal 100B transmits information regarding the received input operation (hereinafter referred to as operation information) to the user terminals 100A, 100C, and 100D through the server 200. The operation information includes, for example, parameters for each input operation for a shot, such as drag amount, flick speed, and flick direction. The operation information is, for example, information representing a shot evaluation regarding a shot of the ball 42B, which is specified by the terminal processing unit 113 of the user terminal 100B.

(Specification of shot evaluation of character 41B)
In step S21, the operation reception unit 112 of the user terminal 100A receives the operation information corresponding to the character 41B transmitted from the user terminal 100B via the server 200. In step S22, the terminal processing unit 113 identifies the shot evaluation of the character 41B based on the received operation information. For example, when the shot information includes the parameters of each input operation of the second user, the terminal processing unit 113 evaluates the shot evaluation of the character 41B based on these parameters. For example, when the shot information is information representing the shot evaluation specified by the user terminal 100B, the terminal processing unit 113 specifies the shot evaluation represented by the shot information as the shot evaluation of the character 41B.

In step S23, the terminal processing unit 113 determines whether or not the specified shot evaluation matches the “straight”. If YES in step S23, in step S24, the display control unit 117 automatically sends a plurality of chat messages 134 corresponding to the specified shot evaluation straight to the display unit 152, as shown in FIG. 50, for example. To display.

(Display of message 134)
FIG. 50 is a diagram showing an example of a game screen 4 in which a plurality of messages 133 corresponding to straights are arranged. The display control unit 117 automatically causes the display unit 152 to display a plurality of messages 134 arranged side by side in the window 132. As a result, the display control unit 117 prompts the first user to select one of the messages 134.

Each message 134 is a message for notifying the second to fourth users of the feeling that the first user praises the second user. Each message 134 has at least display information (such as an image and text) that represents a favorable emotion transmitted to the second to fourth users. Each message 134 is preferably associated with voice information that represents the favorable emotions of the first user. The first user recognizes that the evaluation of the shot of the ball 42B by the character 41B is "straight" by visually recognizing the plurality of messages 134 automatically displayed during the permission period assigned to the second user.

(Selection of message 134)
In step S25, the operation reception unit 112 of the user terminal 100A receives the input operation of the first user for selecting one of the plurality of messages 134 through the game screen 4 of FIG. This operation is, for example, a tap operation for any one of a plurality of messages 134. In step S26, based on this input operation, the display control unit 117 associates the selected message 134 with the character 41A and causes the display unit 152 to display the selected message 134, for example, as shown in FIG. 51.

FIG. 51 is a diagram showing an example of a game screen 4 of a user terminal 100A in which a message 134 selected by a first user is arranged in association with a character 41A. Since the arrangement mode of the message 134 on the game screen 4 of FIG. 51 is the same as the arrangement mode of the message 133 in FIG. 45, the description will not be repeated.

(Sending message information)
In step S27, the transmission / reception unit 111 of the user terminal 100A transmits the message information regarding the message 134 selected by the first user to the user terminals 100B to 100D through the server 200. The transmission / reception unit 111 of the user terminal 100B receives the message information transmitted from the user terminal 100A through the server 200. Based on the received message information, the display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the message 134 selected by the first user in the user terminal 100A in association with the character 41A as shown in FIG. 52, for example.

FIG. 52 is a diagram showing an example of a game screen 4 of the user terminal 100B in which the message 134 corresponding to the received message information is arranged in association with the character 41A. The game screen 4 of FIG. 52 corresponds to a scene in which the character 41B succeeds in shooting the ball 42B. The icon 64 is stopped on the elastic region 62. The character 41B is fully swinging the ball 42B. The ball 42B is flying straight along the designated shot direction. Notification information 70 for notifying the second user of "straight" as a shot evaluation is arranged at the bottom of the operation object 61. By visually recognizing the game screen 4, the second user recognizes that the shot operation has been successfully input.

(Display of message 134 from the first user)
Since the arrangement mode of the message 134 on the game screen 4 of FIG. 52 is the same as that of FIG. 46, the description will not be repeated. The message 134 praises the second user and corresponds to the fact that the second user succeeds in inputting the shot operation. By visually recognizing the message 134, the second user recognizes that the second user has succeeded in inputting the shot operation and has been praised by the first user. Therefore, the second user can accept the message 134 notified by the first user as a natural message to the second user. In other words, the first user does not have to notify the second user of a message that makes the second user feel uncomfortable. As a result, both the first and second users can comfortably play the golf game.

(Display of message 135 corresponding to failure)
If NO in step S23, in step S28, the display control unit 117 displays a plurality of chat messages 135 corresponding to the specified shot evaluation “failure”, as shown in FIG. 53, for example. Is automatically displayed.

FIG. 53 is a diagram showing an example of a game screen 4 in which a plurality of messages 135 corresponding to failures are arranged. The display control unit 117 automatically causes the display unit 152 to display a plurality of messages 135 arranged side by side in the window 132. As a result, the display control unit 117 positively prompts the first user to select one of the messages 135.

Each message 135 is, for example, a message for notifying the second to fourth users of feelings that the first user blames or comforts the second user. Each message 135 has at least display information (such as an image and text) representing emotions transmitted to the second to fourth users. Each message 134 is preferably associated with voice information representing emotions transmitted to the second to fourth users. By visually recognizing the plurality of messages 135 automatically displayed during the permission period assigned to the second user, the first user recognizes that the evaluation of the shot of the ball 42B by the character 41B is "failure".

(Selection of message 135)
In step S25, the operation reception unit 112 of the user terminal 100A receives an input operation (for example, a tap operation) of the first user for selecting one of the plurality of messages 135 through the game screen 4 of FIG. 53. In step S26, the display control unit 117 associates the selected message 135 with the character 41A and causes the display unit 152 to display the selected message 135 based on this input operation, for example, as shown in FIG. 54.

FIG. 54 is a diagram showing an example of a game screen 4 of a user terminal 100A in which a message 135 selected by a first user is arranged in association with a character 41A. Since the arrangement of the message 135 on the game screen 4 of the user terminal 100A is the same as the arrangement of the message 134 in FIG. 51, the description will not be repeated.

(Sending message information)
In step S27, the transmission / reception unit 111 of the user terminal 100A transmits the message information regarding the message 135 selected by the first user to the user terminals 100B to 100D through the server 200. The transmission / reception unit 111 of the user terminal 100B receives the message information transmitted from the user terminal 100A through the server 200. Based on the received message information, the display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the message 135 selected by the first user in the user terminal 100A in association with the character 41A, for example, as shown in FIG. 55.

FIG. 55 is a diagram showing an example of the game screen 4 of the user terminal 100B in which the message 134 corresponding to the received message information is arranged in association with the character 41A. The game screen 4 of FIG. 55 corresponds to a scene in which the character 41B fails to shoot the ball 42B. The icon 64 is stopped outside the operation object 61. The character 41B misses the club 43B. The ball 42B remains stationary at the position before the swing on the game screen 4. Notification information 70 for notifying the second user of "missing" as a shot evaluation is arranged at the lower part of the operation object 61. By visually recognizing the game screen 4, the second user recognizes that the input of the shot operation has failed.

Since the arrangement mode of the message 134 on the game screen 4 of FIG. 55 is the same as that of FIG. 52, the description will not be repeated. The message 135 comforts the second user and corresponds to the fact that the second user fails to input the shot operation. By visually recognizing the message 135, the second user recognizes that the failure to input the shot operation is comforted by the first user. Therefore, the second user can accept the message 134 from the first user as a natural message to the second user. In other words, the first user does not have to notify the second user of a message that makes the second user feel uncomfortable. As a result, both the first and second users can comfortably play the golf game.

The number of messages 134 arranged in the window 132 shown in FIG. 50 is merely an example. The display control unit 117 can display at least one message 134 corresponding to the positive evaluation of the shot of the ball 42B by the character 41B on the display unit 152. The number of messages 135 arranged in the window 132 shown in FIG. 54 is merely an example. The display control unit 117 can display at least one message 135 corresponding to the negative evaluation of the shot of the ball 42B by the character 41B on the display unit 152.

The user terminal 100B can transmit the message information corresponding to the desired message 133 selected by the second user to the user terminal 100A during the permission period of the character 41A. The display control unit 117 of the user terminal 100A preferably does not display the message 133 corresponding to the message information received during the permission period of the character 41 on the display unit 152. As a result, the user terminal 100 can prevent the message 133 displayed during input in the shot operation from becoming annoying to the first user.

When the received message information includes voice information, the terminal processing unit 113 of the user terminal 100A preferably outputs the voice represented by the voice information to the speaker included in the user terminal 100A. As a result, the user terminal 100A can make the second user support the first user who is inputting the shot operation, for example.

(Display control of other characters)
FIG. 56 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of a series of processes relating to control of display of the character 41B on the game screen 4 of the user terminal 100A when the character 41B moves in the game space 3.

Before the series of processes shown in FIG. 56 is started, the operation receiving unit 112 of the user terminal 100B receives an input operation (for example, a slide operation) of a second user for moving the character 41B. The operation reception unit 112 generates information related to the received input operation (hereinafter referred to as operation information). The operation information includes, for example, at least information indicating the direction of the slide operation. The transmission / reception unit 111 transmits the generated operation information to the user terminals 100A, 100B, and 100D through the server 200.

In step S31, the transmission / reception unit 111 of the user terminal 100A receives the operation information of the second user transmitted from the user terminal 100B through the server 200. In step S32, the terminal processing unit 113 determines whether or not the operation information has been received during the permission period of the character 41A. If NO in step S32, in step S33, the object control unit 115 moves the character 41B in the game space 3 based on the received operation information, for example, as shown in FIG. 57.

FIG. 57 is a diagram showing the movement of the character 41B in the game space 3 during the prohibition period of the first user. The state (A) of FIG. 57 shows the game space 3 in which the character 41B before movement is arranged at the position 141 in the game space 3. The state (B) of FIG. 57 shows the game space 3 in which the moved character 41B is arranged at the position 142 in the game space 3. In the game space 3 shown in the state (B) of FIG. 57, the position 142 is separated from the position 141. In the game space 3 shown in the state (A) of FIG. 57, the characters 41A and 41B are both arranged at positions included in the shooting range of the virtual camera 44. Therefore, the display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the game screen 4 on which the characters 41A and 41B are arranged before the character 41B moves, for example, as shown in FIG. 58.

FIG. 58 is a diagram showing a game screen 4 before the character 41B moves during the prohibition period of the first user. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 58, the shot order is turned to the character 41D. Therefore, the permission period is assigned to the characters 41D, and the prohibition period is assigned to the characters 41A to 41C. The mark 55 is placed above the icon 54D corresponding to the character 41D to which the permission period is assigned. Character 41A stands on the fairway 32. The character 41B is arranged at a position in the game screen 4 corresponding to the position 141 in the game space 3.

As shown in the state (B) of FIG. 57, the terminal processing unit 113 moves the character 41B from the position 141 in the game space 3 based on the operation information regarding the movement of the character 41B received during the prohibition period of the first user. Move to position 142. After the movement of the character 41B, the characters 41A and 41B are included in the shooting range of the virtual camera 44. In step S34, the display control unit 117 causes the display control unit 117 to display the character 41B on the display unit 152 so that the character 41B moves in the game screen 4, as shown in FIG. 59.

(Displays the movement of character 41B)
FIG. 59 is a diagram showing a game screen 4 after the character 41B has moved during the prohibition period of the first user. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 59, the character 41B is arranged at a position in the game screen 4 corresponding to the position 142 in the game space 3. In FIGS. 58 and 59, the positions where the characters 41B are arranged in the game screen 4 are different from each other. By visually recognizing the game screen 4 of FIG. 59 after visually recognizing the game screen 4 of FIG. 58, the first user recognizes that the character 41B has moved in the game screen 4 based on the input operation of the second user. .. In the game screen 4 of FIGS. 58 and 59, since the permission period is not assigned to the first user, the first user does not need to input a series of shot operations for causing the character 41A to shoot the ball 42A. In this situation, the movement of the character 41B on the game screen 4 is unlikely to interfere with the play of the golf game by the first user. Even if the first user visually recognizes the movement of the character 41B through the game screen 4, he / she does not feel annoyed.

If YES in step S32, in step S35, the object control unit 115 moves the character 41B in the game space 3 based on the received operation information, for example, as shown in FIG. 60.

FIG. 60 is a diagram showing the movement of the character 41B in the game space 3 during the permission period of the character 41A. The state (A) in FIG. 60 shows the game space 3 in which the character 41B before movement is arranged at the position 141. The state (B) in FIG. 60 shows the game space 3 in which the moved character 41B is arranged at a position 142 different from the position 141. In the game space 3 shown in the state (B) of FIG. 60, the position 142 is separated from the position 141. In the game space 3 shown in the state (A) of FIG. 60, the characters 41A and 41B are both arranged at positions included in the shooting range of the virtual camera 44. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the game screen 4 corresponding to the game space 3 shown in the state (A) of FIG. 60, for example, as shown in FIG. 61.

FIG. 61 is a diagram showing a game screen 4 in which the character 41B before moving in the game space 3 is displayed during the permission period of the character 41A. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 61, the shot order is turned to the character 41A. Therefore, the permission period is assigned to the character 41A, and the prohibition period is assigned to the characters 41B to 41D. The mark 55 is placed above the icon 54A corresponding to the character 41A to which the permission period is assigned.

The game screen 4 of FIG. 61 corresponds to a scene in which the character 41A enters the address for a shot on the fairway 32. The ball 42A is arranged on the fairway 32. The character 41A is on the fairway 32 and is in the address for shooting the ball 42A. The distance from the green 37 to the ball 42A exceeds the threshold for approach shots. The operation object 61 for causing the character 41A to shoot the ball 42A is arranged in the upper right area in the game screen 4. The character 41B is arranged at a position in the game screen 4 corresponding to the position 141 in the game space 3 shown in the state (A) of FIG. 60. A series of shot operations by the first user on the operation object 61 has not yet been entered.

As shown in the state (B) of FIG. 60, the terminal processing unit 113 moves the character 41B from the position 141 to the position 141 in the game space 3 based on the operation information regarding the character 41B received during the permission period of the first user. Move to a different position 142. After the movement of the character 41B, the characters 41A and 41B are included in the shooting range of the virtual camera 44. In step S36, the display control unit 117 displays the character 41B on the display unit 152 so that the character 41B remains stationary in the game screen 4 regardless of the movement of the character 41B in the game space 3, for example, as shown in FIG. Display.

(Displays the stillness of character 41B)
FIG. 62 is a diagram showing an example of a game screen 4 in which the character 41B that has moved in the game space 3 during the permission period of the character 41A is displayed in a stationary state. The game screen 4 of FIG. 62 corresponds to a scene in which the first user flicks the icon 64. On the game screen 4 of FIG. 62, the character 41B rests at a position in the game space 3 corresponding to the position 141 before the movement in the game space 3. In other words, the character 41B is not arranged at the position corresponding to the moved position 142 shown in the state (B) of FIG. 60 on the game screen 4 of FIG. In FIGS. 61 and 62, the positions where the characters 41B are arranged on the game screen 4 are the same as each other. When the first user visually recognizes the game screen 4 of FIG. 62, the first user cannot recognize the current accurate position of the character 41B in the game space 3.

The display control unit 117 displays the character 41B on the display unit 152 so that the character 41B keeps stationary at the same position on the game screen 4 until the game screen 4 transitions from the state of FIG. 61 to the state of FIG. 62. Display. By visually recognizing the game screen 4 of FIG. 62 after visually recognizing the game screen 4 of FIG. 61, the first user does not move the character 41B in the game screen 4 while inputting a series of shot operations to the operation object 61. Recognize that. As a result, the user terminal 100 can prevent the movement of the character 41B from becoming an obstacle to the first user during the input of a series of shot operations. Therefore, the user terminal 100 can make it easier for the first user to input the shot operation. The user terminal 100 can further increase the concentration of the first user when inputting a series of shot operations to the operation object 61. As a result, the first user can enjoy the golf game more comfortably.

In step S37, the terminal processing unit 113 determines whether or not the permission period of the character 41A has expired. If NO in step S37, the process of FIG. 56 returns to step S31. As a result, the user terminal 100 repeatedly executes each process of steps S31 to S36 until the permission period of the character 41A ends. The display control unit 117 updates the game screen 4 shown in FIG. 62 to the state shown in FIG. 63, for example, after the icon 64 is flicked as shown in FIG. 62.

(Continued static display of character 41B)
FIG. 63 is a diagram showing an example of a game screen 4 in which the character 41B, which has further moved in the game space 3 during the permission period of the character 41A, is displayed in a state of being further stationary. The game screen 4 of FIG. 63 corresponds to a scene in which the character 41A succeeds in shooting the ball 42A. The object control unit 115 further moves the character 41B in the game space 3 based on the operation information received during the transition from the state of FIG. 62 to the state of FIG. 63. The character 41B continues to stand still at the same position on the game screen 4 regardless of the character 41B moving further in the game space 3.

If NO in step S37, the virtual camera control unit 116 moves the virtual camera 44 in the game space 3 so as to follow the movement of the ball 42A shot by the character 41A. In step S38, the display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the game screen 4 corresponding to the scene in which the ball 42A flies, as shown in FIG. 64, for example.

FIG. 64 is a diagram showing an example of a game screen 4 in which a ball 42A flying in the game space 3 is displayed. Since the display of the ball 42A on the game screen 4 of FIG. 63 is the same as the display of the ball 42 on the game screen 4 of FIG. 13, the description will not be repeated. As the virtual camera 44 moves following the movement of the ball 42A, the characters 41A and 41B are temporarily out of the shooting range of the virtual camera 44. Therefore, the characters 41A and 41B are not displayed on the game screen 4 of FIG. 63.

(Redisplay of characters 41A and 41B)
After moving in the game space 3, the ball 42A stops at the position of the destination in the game space 3. After the ball 42A is stopped, the virtual camera control unit 116 returns the virtual camera 44 to its original position in the game space 3. At this time, the characters 41A and 41B are included in the shooting range of the virtual camera 44. In step S39, the display control unit 117 displays the character 41B at a position in the game screen 4 corresponding to the current position in which the character 41B is arranged in the game space 3, for example, as shown in FIG. 65. , Character 41B is displayed on the display unit 152.

FIG. 65 is a diagram showing an example of a game screen 4 corresponding to the shooting range of the virtual camera 44 arranged at the original position in the game space 3. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 65, the character 41A stands with the club 43 in his hand. The permission period of the character 41A ends, and the next permission period is assigned to the character 41C. The position of the character 41B on the game screen 4 of FIG. 65 corresponds to the current position of the character 41B in the game space 3. By visually recognizing the game screen 4 of FIG. 65, the first user can recognize the current accurate position of the character 41B in the game space 3 after the shot by the character 41A with respect to the ball 42A is completed.

The first user visually recognizes a scene in which the character 41A shoots the ball 42A through the game screen 4 of FIG. Next, the first user visually recognizes the scene where the ball 42A flies through the game screen 4 of FIG. The first user does not visually recognize the behavior of the characters 41A and 41B through the game screen 4 of FIG. The first user then visually recognizes the moved character 41B through the game screen 4 of FIG. 65.

The position of the character 41B in the game screen 4 of FIG. 65 is far from the position of the character 41B in the game screen 4 of FIG. 63. By visually recognizing the game screen 4 of FIG. 64 before visually recognizing the game screen 4 of FIG. 65, the first user can see the deviation of the position of the character 41B on the game screen 4 while displaying the game screen 4 of FIG. It is understood that the character 41B is caused by moving in the game space 3. Therefore, the first user does not feel uncomfortable with the deviation of the position of the character 41B that occurs after the input of the shot operation.

In other words, as shown in FIGS. 63 to 65, the display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the character 41B so that the character 41B suddenly warps on the game screen 4 after the shot by the character 41A ends. There is no. As a result, the first user can recognize that the character 41B behaves more naturally in the game screen 4.

(Swinging function during the prohibited period)
In one aspect of the present disclosure, the game system 1 provides an opportunity for the character 41A to swing the club 43A based on a series of shot operations of the first user during the prohibited period in which the character 41A is prohibited from hitting the ball 42A. , Provided to the first user. The user terminal 100A may, for example, near the position of the ball 42A in the game space 3 before further shot the ball 42A after the character 41A has moved in the game space 3 by a tee shot or a later shot. It provides the first user with an opportunity to make 41A swing the club 43A.

FIG. 66 is a flowchart showing a flow of a series of processes relating to the swing of the club 43A by the character 41A. Before the series of processes shown in FIG. 66 is executed, the display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the game screen 4 corresponding to the swing of the club 43A, for example, as shown in FIG. 67.

FIG. 67 is a diagram showing an example of a game screen 4 in which the character 41A standing on the fairway 32 is displayed. The game screen 4 of FIG. 67 corresponds to a scene immediately before the character 41A swings the club 43A. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display at least a captured image including the fairway 32, the green 37, the character 41, and the ball 42. Since the arrangement of the characters 41A, the balls 42A, and the club 43A on the game screen 4 of FIG. 67 is the same as the arrangement of the characters 41, the balls 42, and the club 43 on the game screen 4 of FIG. 18, the description will not be repeated. The display control unit 117 further superimposes the buttons 51 and 52 on the captured image on the game screen 4 and causes the display unit 152 to display the buttons 51 and 52. Since the arrangement and function of the buttons 51 and 52 are the same as those of the game screen 4 of FIG. 5, for example, the description will not be repeated.

In the game screen 4 of FIG. 67, the shot order is turned to the character 41B. Therefore, the allowed period is assigned to the character 41B, and the prohibited period is assigned to the characters 41A, 41C, and 41D. The mark 55 is placed above the icon 54B corresponding to the character 41B to which the permission period is assigned. By visually recognizing the mark 55 arranged on the upper part of the icon 54B, the first user recognizes that the character 41A cannot currently shoot the ball 42A. The first user waits until the shot order turns to the character 41A.

(Notice that you are swinging)
When the distance from the character 41A to the ball 42A falls within the specified threshold value during the prohibition period of the character 41A, the display control unit 117 further determines that the character 41A swings the club 43A as shown in FIG. The notification information 161 (first information) for notifying one user is displayed on the display unit 152 as shown in FIG. 67. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 67, the notification information 161 is arranged near the upper right of the game screen 4. The notification information 161 has at least an image or text indicating that the character 41A swings the club 43A. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 67, the notification information 161 has the text "during swinging". By visually recognizing the notification information 161 arranged on the game screen 4, the user recognizes that the character 41A is in a situation of swinging the club 43A.

In the game screen 4 of FIG. 67, the distance between the position of the ball 42A and the cup 38 in the game space 3 is smaller than the threshold value of the distance. Therefore, the character 41A can approach-shot the ball 42A based on a series of shot operations by the user during the permission period of the character 41A. During the prohibition period of the character 41A, the character 41A can swing the club 43A in a manner corresponding to an approach shot based on a series of shot operations by the user. As a result, the first user can practice inputting a series of shot operations for causing the character 41A to shoot the ball 42A during the period of waiting for the turn of the shots.

Since the method of selecting the club 43 for swinging and specifying the shot direction on the game screen 4 of FIG. 67 is the same as that of a normal approach shot, the description will not be repeated. In step S41, the operation receiving unit 112 receives a user's tap operation on the button 52 for inserting the character 41 into the address, which is arranged on the game screen 4 of FIG. 67. In step S42, based on this tap operation, the object control unit 115 causes the character 41 to enter the address for approach shot, for example, as shown in FIG. 68. In step S43, the display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the operation object 91 for the approach shot, for example, as shown in FIG. 68.

(Migration to address for swinging)
FIG. 68 is a diagram showing an example of a game screen 4 in which a character 41A having an address for swinging the club 43A in a manner corresponding to an approach shot is displayed. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 68, the character 41A enters the address with the tip of the club 43A separated from the ball 42A by a predetermined distance in the lateral direction on the game screen 4. After displaying the operation object 81, the display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to continue displaying the notification information 161.

The configuration and operation method of the operation object 81 for swinging is the same as that at the time of a normal approach shot. In other words, a series of shot operations on the operation object 81 for swinging is the same as a series of shot operations on the operation object 81 for a normal approach shot. In step S44, the operation receiving unit 112 receives the shot operation of the first user for the operation object 81. The user drags the cursor 83 downward of the game screen 4 in order to set the desired flight distance for the approach shot to the character 41A. The display control unit 117 follows the change in the contact position of the finger during the drag operation, and changes the display position of the cursor 83 on the game screen 4, for example, as shown in FIG. 69.

FIG. 69 is a diagram showing an example of a game screen 4 in which a cursor 83 dragged along a gauge 82 is displayed. The display control unit 117 causes the character 41A to be displayed on the display unit 152 so that the character 41 backswings the club 43 at a depth corresponding to the position of the cursor 83 on the gauge 82 even during the swinging by the character 41A. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to continue displaying the notification information 161 during the operation of the operation object 81.

Since the display, movement, and stop of the icon 84 in the operation object 81 are the same as in the normal approach shot, the description is not repeated. When the tap operation of the first user for stopping the falling of the icon 84 is received while the display control unit 117 is displaying the game screen 4 corresponding to the swing, the game screen 4 is, for example, as shown in FIG. 70. The fall of the icon 84 in is stopped by the display unit 152.

(Club 43A swing)
FIG. 70 is a diagram showing an example of a game screen 4 in which a character 41A swinging a club 43A is displayed. In step S45, the terminal processing unit 113 specifies an evaluation (hereinafter, shot evaluation) relating to the swing corresponding to the approach shot. Since the method of specifying the shot evaluation regarding the swing in this case is the same as that of the normal approach shot, the description is not repeated. The terminal processing unit 113 determines the shot evaluation to be "straight" based on the icon 84 being superimposed on the cursor 83 on the game screen 4 of FIG. 70. The object control unit 115 causes the character 41 to swing the club 43 in a manner based on the determined shot evaluation. The object control unit 115 does not move the ball 42A in the game space 3 regardless of the specified shot evaluation.

In step S46, the display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the character 41 so that the character 41 swings the club 43, as shown in FIG. 70, for example. In step S47, the display control unit 117 further causes the ball 42A to the display unit 152 so that the ball 42A continues to stand still at the position on the game screen 4 before the club 43A is swung, as shown in FIG. 70. Display it. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 70, the character 41 is fully swinging the club 43. The first user recognizes that the character 41A swings the club 43A by visually recognizing the scene in which the character 41A swings the club 43A fully without hitting the ball 42A using the club 43A.

The display control unit 117 displays the character 41A on the display unit 152 so that, for example, the character 41A passes the tip of the club 43A at a position away from the ball 42A in the lateral direction of the game screen 4 and swings the club 43A fully. Let me. The character 41A does not hit the tip of the club 43A against the ball 42A even if the club 43A is fully swung. As a result, the first user recognizes the swinging motion by the character 41A as a more natural motion. The user terminal 100 can reflect a general event in golf in which a golfer swings the tip of a club in a posture horizontal to the ground and slightly away from the ball in a golf game based on the game program 121. ..

(Notice of swing evaluation)
The display control unit 117 further causes the display unit 152 to display notification information 70 (second information) for notifying the user of the specified evaluation, as shown in FIG. 70, for example. Since the arrangement of the notification information 70 on the game screen 4 at the time of swinging is the same as the arrangement of the notification information 70 on the game screen 4 at the time of a normal approach shot, the description is not repeated. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 70, the notification information 70 includes the text "straight" corresponding to the evaluation of the swing corresponding to the approach shot. By visually recognizing the notification information 70 of FIG. 70, the user recognizes that the operation object 81 has been successfully operated in order to make the character 41A succeed in the swing corresponding to the approach shot. The first user also recognizes that the character 41A can successfully approach the ball 42A by manipulating the operation object 81 in the same manner as when swinging.

As described above, the user terminal 100 can make the first user practice the input of a series of shot operations for causing the character 41A to shoot the ball 42A during the prohibition period of the character 41A. Since the ball 42A does not move in the game space 3 based on the result of the swing, the first user can repeatedly make the character 41A swing the club 43A without hesitation. As a result, the user terminal 100 can more efficiently improve the operation ability of the first user for operating the operation object 81.

Further, the user terminal 100 can make the first user feel that the waiting time when the first user waits for the shot number of the character 41A is shorter. The user terminal 100 further feels as if the first user is playing a golf game together with the second user by having the first user practice inputting the shot operation while waiting for the second user to complete the shot operation. Can be generated more strongly by the first user. Further, the user terminal 100 can further increase the concentration of the first user on one shot that cannot be redone when the shot order is turned to the character 41A. As a result, the first user can more comfortably play the golf game based on the game program 121.

The swinging opportunity provided by the game system 1 to the first user is not limited to the approach shot. The game system 1, for example, when the ball 42A is placed in the bunker 36, provides the first user with an opportunity to make the character 41A swing the club 43A in a manner corresponding to the bunker shot. In this case, the user terminal 100 can make the first user practice to input a series of shot operations to the operation object 91 for bunker shots. In the game system 1, for example, when the ball 42A is placed on the fairway 32 or the rough 33 and the distance from the green 37 to the ball 42A exceeds the distance threshold, the character 41A corresponds to a shot matching the tee shot. Provides the first user with an opportunity to make the club 43A swing. In this case, the user terminal 100 can make the first user practice to input a series of shot operations to the operation object 61 for the tee shot.

The game system 1 also provides each of the second to fourth users with an opportunity to make each of the characters 41B to 41D swing each of the clubs 43B to 43D. Since the method of providing the swing opportunity to each of the second to fourth users by each of the user terminals 100B to 100D is the same as the method of providing the swing opportunity to the first user by the user terminal 100A described above, the description will not be repeated.

(Sub-screen display of shot results by other characters)
In one aspect of the present disclosure, the game system 1 visually recognizes the result of the character 41B shooting the ball 42B based on a series of shot operations of the second user to the first user through a sub screen arranged in the game screen 4. Let me.

FIG. 71 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of a series of processes relating to the generation and display of the sub screen corresponding to the shot of the ball 42B by the character 41B. Before the series of processes shown in FIG. 71 is executed by the user terminal 100, the virtual camera control unit 116 arranges two different virtual cameras 171 and 172 in the game space 3, for example, as shown in FIG. 72.

FIG. 72 is a diagram showing an example of a game space 3 in which different virtual cameras 171 and 172 are arranged. The state (A) of FIG. 72 shows the game space 3 in which the character 41B is in the address for shooting the ball 42B. The state (B) of FIG. 72 shows the game space 3 in which the ball 42B moves after the character 41B hits the ball 42B.

The characters 41A and 41B are arranged at different positions in the game space 3 shown in the state (A) of FIG. 72. The ball 42A is placed near the character 41A and the ball 42B is placed near the character 41B. After shooting the ball 42A, the character 41A is waiting for the next shot order. The permission period is assigned to the character 41A, which is in the address for shooting the ball 42B.

In the state (A) of FIG. 72, the virtual camera control unit 116 arranges the virtual camera 171 at a position including the character 41A in the shooting range of the virtual camera 171 in the game space 3. Further, the virtual camera control unit 116 arranges a virtual camera 172 different from the virtual camera 171 at a position including the character 41B in the shooting range of the virtual camera 172 in the game space 3. The virtual camera control unit 116 independently controls the virtual cameras 171 and 172, respectively. Similar to the virtual camera 44, the virtual cameras 171 and 172 are virtual cameras that specify an area of the game space 3 presented to the first user. The virtual camera 171 generates a first shot image corresponding to the shooting range by shooting a portion of the game space 3 included in the shooting range (field of view area) of the virtual camera 171. The virtual camera 172 generates a second shot image corresponding to the shooting range by shooting a portion of the game space 3 included in the shooting range (field of view area) of the virtual camera 172.

In step S51, the display control unit 117 is, for example, as shown in FIG. 73, based on the first captured image generated by the virtual camera 171 arranged in the game space 3 as shown in the state (A) of FIG. 72. , The game screen 4 corresponding to the shooting range of the virtual camera 171 is displayed on the display unit 152.

(Example of game screen 4)
FIG. 73 is a diagram showing an example of a game screen 4 displayed on the user terminal 100A operated by the first user. The game screen 4 of FIG. 73 corresponds to a scene in which the character 41 is standing on the fairway 32. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display at least the first captured image including the fairway 32 and the character 41A. On the game screen 4, the character 41A stands on the fairway 32. Since the permission period is assigned to the character 41B, the mark 55 is arranged above the icon 54B. The display control unit 117 further superimposes the notification information 181 for notifying the first user of the user corresponding to the character whose shot order is currently turning on the first captured image on the game screen 4, and displays the display unit 117. Display on 152.

In the game screen 4 of FIG. 73, the notification information 181 is arranged near the upper left in the game screen 4. The notification information 181 includes at least text representing the user corresponding to the character in which the shots are in turn. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 73, the notification information 181 includes the text "live: second user" including the name of the second user. By visually recognizing the notification information 181 arranged on the game screen 4, the first user can easily confirm that the second user is currently in order to make the character 41B shoot the ball 42B. can. The character 41B is not included in the shooting range of the virtual camera 171 in the game space 3 shown in the state (A) of FIG. 72. Therefore, the character 41B is not arranged on the game screen 4 of FIG. 73. The first user cannot confirm the state of the character 41B even by visually recognizing the game screen 4 of FIG. 73.

In the game screen 4 (not shown) of the user terminal 100B, the operation receiving unit 112 of the user terminal 100B accepts a series of input operations of the second user for causing the character 41B to shoot the ball 42B. The transmission / reception unit 111 of the user terminal 100B transmits information regarding the received input operation (hereinafter referred to as shot information) to the user terminals 100A, 100C, and 100D through the server 200. The shot information includes, for example, parameters for each input operation for the shot, such as drag amount, flick speed, and flick direction.

In step S52, the operation reception unit 112 of the user terminal 100A receives the shot information corresponding to the character 41B transmitted from the user terminal 100B via the server 200. In step S53, the object control unit 115 causes the character 41B to shoot the ball 42B in the game space 3 based on the received shot information. The virtual camera control unit 116 causes the virtual camera 172 to generate a second captured image showing a scene in which the character 41B shoots the ball 42B in the game space 3. In step S54, the display control unit 117 generates a sub screen 182 corresponding to a scene in which the character 41B shoots the ball 42B based on the captured image generated by the virtual camera 172. In step S55, the display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the sub screen 182 so that the generated sub screen 182 is included in a part of the game screen 4, as shown in FIG. 74, for example.

(Display of sub screen 182 corresponding to the scene of the shot)
FIG. 74 is a diagram showing an example of a game screen 4 in which a sub screen 182 corresponding to a scene in which the ball 42B is shot is displayed. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 72, the sub screen 182 is arranged at the lower part of the notification information 181. The sub screen 182 is smaller than the game screen 4 and is included in a partial area arranged near the upper left in the game screen 4. The character 41B is shooting the ball 42B in the sub screen 182. The shot ball 42B is flying in the sub screen 182. By visually recognizing the sub screen 182, the first user can easily confirm how the character 41B shoots the ball 42B even when the character 41B is not included in the shooting range of the virtual camera 171. ..

The ball 42B shot by the character 41B moves in the game space 3 as shown in the state (B) of FIG. 72, for example. In the game space 3 shown in the state (B) of FIG. 72, the ball 42B is flying at a position away from the character 41B. In step S56, the virtual camera control unit 116 follows the movement of the ball 42B in the game space 3 and moves the virtual camera 172 in the game space 3. In the game space 3 shown in the state (B) of FIG. 72, the character 41A is stationary in the game space 3. Therefore, the virtual camera control unit 116 does not change the virtual camera 171 from the position of the virtual camera 171 in the game space 3 shown in the state (A) of FIG. 72.

The virtual camera control unit 116 causes the virtual camera 172 arranged in the game space 3 as shown in the state (B) of FIG. 72 to generate a second captured image corresponding to the scene in which the ball 42B flies in the game space 3. .. In step S57, the display control unit 117 generates a sub screen 182 corresponding to the scene in which the ball 42B of the character 41B flies, based on the generated second captured image. In step S58, the display control unit 117 displays the sub screen 182 on the display unit 152 so that the sub screen 182 corresponding to the flight scene is included in a part of the game screen 4, as shown in FIG. 75, for example. Let me.

(Display of sub screen 182 corresponding to the flight scene)
FIG. 75 is a diagram showing an example of a game screen 4 in which a sub screen 182 corresponding to a scene in which the ball 42B flies is displayed. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 75, the position where the sub screen 182 is arranged is the same as that of the game screen 4 of FIG. 74. As shown in FIG. 75, for example, the display control unit 117 of the sub screen 182 so that the second captured image corresponding to the scene in which the ball 42B flies in the game space 3 is newly arranged on the entire sub screen 182. The display is updated by the display unit 152.

The ball 42B is flying in the sub screen 182 of FIG. 75. For example, the display control unit 117 produces an animation in which the portion of the game space 3 included in the shooting range of the virtual camera 172 flows from the back to the front on the sub screen 182 while the display position of the ball 42B on the sub screen 182 is fixed. It is displayed on the display unit 152. By visually recognizing the sub screen 182, the first user sees the shot ball 42B flying in the game space 3 even when the moving ball 42B is not included in the shooting range of the virtual camera 171. Can be confirmed in detail.

The object control unit 115 causes the shot ball 42B to reach a position corresponding to the flight condition in the game space 3, and stops the ball 42 at that position. The virtual camera control unit 116 moves the virtual camera 172 so as to follow the ball 42B until the ball 42B stops in the game space 3, for example. After the ball 42B is moved, the terminal processing unit 113 turns the shot order to, for example, the character 41C. The virtual camera control unit 116 moves the virtual camera 44 to a position in the game space 3 that includes the character 41C to which the permission period is assigned within the shooting range of the virtual camera 172, for example. After the ball 42B is stopped, the display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to erase the display of the sub screen 182 on the game screen 4, as shown in FIG. 76, for example.

(Clear the display of sub screen 182)
FIG. 76 is a diagram showing an example of a game screen 4 in which the display of the sub screen 182 is erased after the movement of the ball 42B is stopped. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to update the display content of the notification information 181 so that the name of the third user corresponding to the character 41C whose shot order is newly turned is included in the notification information 181. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 76, the notification information 181 includes the text "live: third user" including the name of the third user. The display control unit 117 further causes the display unit 152 to update the display position of the mark 55 so that the mark 55 is arranged on the upper part of the icon 54C corresponding to the character 41C. By visually recognizing the updated mark 55 or the notification information 181 the first user, after the shot of the ball 42B by the character 41B is completed, the order of the shots is turned to the character 41C (and the corresponding third user). Can be recognized.

The user terminal 100A can make the first user visually recognize the scene of the shot by each of the characters 41C or 41D through the sub screen 182 as in the case of the character 41B. The virtual camera control unit 116 further arranges, for example, a third virtual camera (not shown) corresponding to the character 41C and a fourth virtual camera (not shown) corresponding to the character 41D in the game space 3. When the character 41C shoots the ball 42C, the display control unit 117 generates and displays a sub screen 182 corresponding to the scene where the character 41C shoots the ball 42C based on the captured image generated by the third virtual camera. It is displayed on the unit 152. When the character 41D shoots the ball 42D, the display control unit 117 generates and displays a sub screen 182 corresponding to the scene where the character 41D shoots the ball 42D based on the captured image generated by the fourth virtual camera. It is displayed on the unit 152.

(Display function of other selected characters)
In one aspect of the present disclosure, the game system 1 causes a first user to confirm the state of each of the characters 41B to 41D other than the character 41A in the game space 3 through the game screen 4.

FIG. 77 is a flowchart showing a flow of a series of processes relating to the display of the characters 41B or 41C selected by the first user. Before the series of processes shown in FIG. 77 is executed by the user terminal 100, the game space 3 is configured as shown in the state (A) of FIG. 78, for example.

FIG. 78 is a diagram showing the movement of the virtual camera 44 in the game space 3 based on the selection operation of the first user for selecting the characters 41B or 41C. The state (A) of FIG. 78 shows an example of the game space 3 before the virtual camera 44 is moved. The state (B) in FIG. 78 shows the game space 3 after the virtual camera 44 is moved to a position where the characters 41A and 41B are included in the shooting range. The state (C) in FIG. 78 shows the game space 3 after the virtual camera 44 is moved to a position where the characters 41A and 41C are included in the shooting range.

In the game space 3 shown in the state (A) of FIG. 78, the character 41A is arranged at the position 191. The character 41B is arranged at a position 192 different from the position 191 in the game space 3, and the character 41C is arranged at a position 193 different from the positions 191 and 192 in the game space 3. Characters 41A and 41C are waiting for the next shot turn. A permission period is assigned to character 41B, which is in the address for shooting the ball 42B. In the state (A) of FIG. 78, the virtual camera control unit 116 arranges the virtual camera 44 at a position including the character 41A in the shooting range of the virtual camera 44 in the game space 3. The display control unit 117 displays, for example, the game screen 4 shown in FIG. 79 on the display unit 152 based on the captured image generated by the virtual camera 44 arranged in the game space 3 as shown in the state (A) of FIG. Display it.

(Example of game screen 4)
FIG. 79 is a diagram showing an example of a game screen 4 displayed on the user terminal 100A operated by the first user. The game screen 4 of FIG. 79 corresponds to a scene in which the character 41 is standing on the fairway 32. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display at least a captured image including the fairway 32 and the character 41A. On the game screen 4, the character 41A stands on the fairway 32. Since the permission period is assigned to the character 41B, the mark 55 is arranged above the icon 54B.

The display control unit 117 further superimposes the notification information 181 for notifying the first user of the user corresponding to the character whose shot order is currently turning on the first captured image on the game screen 4, and displays the display unit 117. Display on 152. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 78, the notification information 181 is arranged near the upper left in the game screen 4. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 78, the notification information 181 includes the text "live: second user" including the name of the second user corresponding to the character 41B. In other words, the notification information 181 corresponds to the character 41B and the second user.

The characters 41B and 41C are not included in the shooting range of the virtual camera 171 in the game space 3 shown in the state (A) of FIG. 78. Therefore, the characters 41B and 41C are not arranged on the game screen 4 of FIG. 79. The first user cannot confirm the appearance of the characters 41B and 41C in the game space 3 even by visually recognizing the game screen 4 of FIG. 79.

In step S61, the operation receiving unit 112 receives an input operation (hereinafter referred to as a selection operation) of the first user for selecting the character 41B through the game screen 4 of FIG. 79. The operation receiving unit 112 receives, for example, an input operation (for example, a tap operation) of the first user for the notification information 181 corresponding to the character 41B as a selection operation for selecting the character 41B. Alternatively, the operation receiving unit 112 may accept an input operation (for example, a tap operation) of the first user for the icon 54B corresponding to the character 41B as a selection operation for selecting the character 41B. As a result, the first user can easily select the character 41B that is not displayed on the game screen 4.

(Movement of virtual camera 44)
In step S62, the terminal processing unit 113 connects the character 41A and the character 41B in the game space 3 based on the accepted selection operation, for example, as shown in the state (B) of FIG. 78 (first straight line 194). ) Is defined in the game space 3. The straight line 194 is, for example, a straight line connecting the position 191 and the position 192.

In step S63, the virtual camera control unit 116 positions the virtual camera 44 on the straight line 194 so that the characters 41A and 41B are included in the shooting range of the virtual camera 44, for example, as shown in the state (B) of FIG. Move to 195. In other words, the virtual camera control unit 116 moves the virtual camera 44 to a position 195 behind the character 41A in the game space 3 so that the characters 41A and 41B are included in the shooting range of the virtual camera 44 in the game space 3. As a result, the virtual camera control unit 116 can easily include the characters 41A and 41B in the shooting range of the virtual camera 44.

In the game space 3 shown in the state (B) of FIG. 78, the position 195 is any position on the line segment of the straight line 194 in the direction opposite to the character 41B from the position 191. The virtual camera control unit 116 controls the orientation of the virtual camera 44 so that the virtual camera 44 faces the characters 41A and 41B. The virtual camera control unit 116, for example, makes the shooting direction of the virtual camera 44 parallel to the straight line 194.

The virtual camera control unit 116 further causes the virtual camera 44 arranged at the position 195 to generate a captured image including the characters 41A and 41B. In step S64, the display control unit 117 displays the game screen 4 corresponding to the shooting range of the virtual camera 44 arranged at the moved position 195 based on the generated shot image, for example, as shown in FIG. 80. It is displayed on the display unit 152.

(Display of characters 41A and 41B)
FIG. 80 is a diagram showing an example of a game screen 4 on which the character 41B selected by the first user is displayed. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the character 41B so that the character 41B is arranged in front of the character 41A on the game screen 4 of FIG. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 80, the character 41B and the ball 42B are arranged on the fairway 32. Character 41B holds the club 43B and is in the address for the shot.

The first user confirms the current state of the character 41B in the game space 3 by visually recognizing the game screen 4 of FIG. 80. Since the first user can confirm the state of the character 41B only by inputting a simple operation for selecting the character 41B, the golf game can be comfortably played. The first user can also confirm the positional relationship between the character 41A and the character 41B. After that, the first user can also confirm how the character 41B shoots the ball 42B.

The virtual camera control unit 116 does not necessarily have to move the virtual camera 44 to a position where both the characters 41A and 41B are included in the shooting range. When the character 41B is selected, the virtual camera control unit 116 may move the virtual camera 44 so that at least the character 41B is included in the shooting range. As a result, the first user can at least confirm the state of the character 41B.

In the game space 3 shown in the state (B) of FIG. 78, the character 41C is not included in the shooting range of the virtual camera 44. Therefore, the character 41C is not arranged on the game screen 4 of FIG. Even if the first user visually recognizes the game screen 4 of FIG. 80, the state of the character 41C in the game space 3 cannot be confirmed.

In step S65, the operation receiving unit 112 receives an input operation (hereinafter, selection operation) of the first user for selecting the character 41C through the game screen 4 of FIG. 80. The operation receiving unit 112 receives, for example, an input operation (for example, a tap operation) of the first user for the icon 54C corresponding to the character 41C as a selection operation for selecting the character 41C. As a result, the first user can easily select the character 41C that is not displayed on the game screen 4.

In step S66, the terminal processing unit 113 connects the character 41A and the character 41C in the game space 3 based on the accepted selection operation, for example, as shown in the state (C) of FIG. 78 (second straight line). ) Is defined in the game space 3. The straight line 196 is, for example, a straight line connecting the position 191 and the position 193.

(Movement of virtual camera 44)
In step S67, the virtual camera control unit 116 positions the virtual camera 44 on a straight line 196 so that the characters 41A and 41C are included in the shooting range of the virtual camera 44, for example, as shown in the state (C) of FIG. 78. Move to 197. In other words, the virtual camera control unit 116 moves the virtual camera 44 to a position 197 behind the character 41A in the game space 3 so that the characters 41A and 41C are included in the shooting range of the virtual camera 44 in the game space 3. As a result, the virtual camera control unit 116 can easily include the characters 41A and 41C in the shooting range of the virtual camera 44.

In the game space 3 shown in the state (C) of FIG. 78, the position 197 is any position on the line segment of the straight line 196 in the direction opposite to the character 41C from the position 191. The virtual camera control unit 116 controls the orientation of the virtual camera 44 so that the shooting direction of the virtual camera 44 faces the directions of the characters 41A and 41C. The virtual camera control unit 116 makes the shooting direction of the virtual camera 44 parallel to the straight line 196, for example.

The virtual camera control unit 116 further causes the virtual camera 44 that has moved to the position 197 to generate a captured image including the characters 41A and 41C. In step S68, the display control unit 117 displays the game screen 4 corresponding to the shooting range of the virtual camera 44 arranged at the position 197 on the display unit 152 based on the generated shot image, for example, as shown in FIG. Display it.

(Display of characters 41A and 41C)
FIG. 81 is a diagram showing an example of a game screen 4 in which the character 41C selected by the first user is displayed. The display control unit 117 causes the display unit 152 to display the character 41A so that the position where the character 41A is displayed on the game screen 4 of FIG. 80 is the same as that of the game screen 4 of FIG. 79. The display control unit 117 further causes the display unit 152 to display the character 41C so that the character 41C stands in front of the character 41A on the game screen 4 of FIG. 81. In the game screen 4 of FIG. 81, the characters 41A and 41C are displayed on the fairway 32.

The first user confirms the current state of the character 41C in the game space 3 by visually recognizing the game screen 4 of FIG. 81. Since the first user can confirm the state of the character 41C simply by inputting a simple operation for selecting the character 41C, the golf game can be comfortably played.

The virtual camera control unit 116 does not necessarily have to move the virtual camera 44 to a position where both the characters 41A and 41C are included in the shooting range. When the character 41C is selected, the virtual camera control unit 116 may move the virtual camera 44 so that at least the character 41C is included in the shooting range. As a result, the first user can at least confirm the state of the character 41C.

(Additional notes)
The contents relating to one aspect of the present invention are listed below.

(Item 1) In the present embodiment, a user who is a computer including a processor (10), a memory (11), a display unit (152), and an operation unit (151) configured to accept an input operation of a first user. The game program (121) executed on the terminal (100) has been described. In the game based on the game program (121), each of the plurality of characters sequentially given an action by each of the plurality of characters (41A, 41B, 41C, 41D) corresponding to each of the plurality of users including the first user. Each of the plurality of moving bodies (42A, 42B, 42C, 42D) corresponding to the above progresses by sequentially moving in the game space (3). According to an aspect of the present embodiment, the game program (121) has a processor (10) with a first character (41A) corresponding to a first user and a first moving body (41A) corresponding to a first character (41A). 42A) is displayed on the display unit (152) during the step (S42) and during the period in which the first character (41A) is prohibited from exerting an action on the first moving body (42A). When a series of input operations for imparting an action on (42A) to the first character (41A) is received from the first user, the tool (43A) for imparting the action to the first moving body (42A) is used as the first character. The step (S46) of displaying the first character (41A) on the display unit (152) is executed so that the (41A) swings. This makes it possible to improve the fun of the game.

(Item 2) In (Item 1), in the game program (121), the position where the tip of the tool (43A) is laterally separated from the first moving body (42A) on the game screen (4) on the processor (10). The step (S42, S46) of displaying the tool on the display unit (152) is further executed so as to be displayed in. As a result, the first user can recognize the swinging motion by the first character (41A) as a more natural motion.

(Item 3) In (Item 1) or (Item 2), when the game program (121) receives a series of input operations from the processor (10) during the period, the first mobile body (42A) is stopped. Further executes the step (S47) of displaying the first moving body (42A) on the display unit (152). As a result, the first user can recognize that the first character (41A) has swung the tool (443A).

(Item 4) In any of (Item 1) to (Item 3), in the game program (121), the first character (41A) swings the first moving body (42A) to the processor (10) during the period. Further, the step of displaying the first information (161) for notifying the user to the display unit (152) is executed. As a result, the first user recognizes that the first character (41A) is in a situation of swinging the tool (43A).

(Item 5) In any of (Item 1) to (Item 4), the game program (121) is a first moving body by a first character (41A) based on a series of input operations to the processor (10). Further, the step (S45) for specifying the evaluation regarding the imparting the action to (42A) and the step for displaying the second information (70) for notifying the user of the evaluation on the display unit (152) are further executed. As a result, the first user can know whether or not the input of a series of operations for causing the first character (41A) to give an action to the moving body (42) is successful.

(Item 6) In the present embodiment, a computer including a processor (10), a memory (11), a display unit (152), and an operation unit (151) configured to accept an input operation of a first user is a game program. The method of executing (121) has been described. In the game based on the game program (121), each of the plurality of characters sequentially given an action by each of the plurality of characters (41A, 41B, 41C, 41D) corresponding to each of the plurality of users including the first user. Each of the plurality of moving bodies (42A, 42B, 42C, 42D) corresponding to the above progresses by sequentially moving in the game space (3). According to an aspect of this embodiment, the method is such that the processor (10) has a first character (41A) corresponding to a first user and a first moving body (42A) corresponding to the first character (41A). , The step (S42) to be displayed on the display unit (152) and the period during which the first character (41A) is prohibited from exerting an action on the first moving body (42A) with respect to the first moving body (42A). When a series of input operations for imparting an action to the first character (41A) is received from the first user, the first character (41A) provides a tool (43A) for imparting the action to the first moving body (42A). It includes a step (S46) of displaying the first character (41A) on the display unit (152) so as to swing.

(Item 7) In the present embodiment, the storage unit (120) for storing the game program (121), the control unit (110) for controlling the operation of the information processing device, the display unit (152), and the first user. The user terminal (100), which is an information processing apparatus including an operation unit (151) configured to accept an input operation, has been described. In the game based on the game program (121), each of the plurality of characters sequentially given an action by each of the plurality of characters (41A, 41B, 41C, 41D) corresponding to each of the plurality of users including the first user. Each of the plurality of moving bodies (42A, 42B, 42C, 42D) corresponding to the above progresses by sequentially moving in the game space (3). According to a certain aspect of the present embodiment, the control unit (110) displays a first character (41A) corresponding to the first user and a first moving body (42A) corresponding to the first character (41A). The action on the first moving body (42A) is performed on the first character (41A) during the period when the first character (41A) is prohibited from giving the action on the first moving body (42A). ) Is accepted from the first user, the first character (41A) swings the tool (43A) that gives an action to the first moving body (42A). The character (41A) is displayed on the display unit (152).

(Example of realization by software)
The control block (control unit 110) of the user terminal 100 and the control block (control unit 210) of the server 200 may be realized by a logic circuit (hardware) formed in an integrated circuit (IC chip) or the like, or may be realized by a CPU. It may be realized by software using (Central Processing Unit).

In the latter case, the control unit 110 and the control unit 210 are a CPU that executes instructions of a program that is software that realizes each function, and a ROM (Read) in which the program and various data are readablely recorded by a computer (or CPU). It is equipped with a (Only Memory) or a storage device (referred to as a “recording medium”), a RAM (Random Access Memory) for expanding the program, and the like. Then, the object of the present invention is achieved by the computer (or CPU) reading the program from the recording medium and executing the program. As the recording medium, a "non-temporary tangible medium", for example, a tape, a disk, a card, a semiconductor memory, a programmable logic circuit, or the like can be used. Further, the program may be supplied to the computer via any transmission medium (communication network, broadcast wave, etc.) capable of transmitting the program. The present invention can also be realized in the form of a data signal embedded in a carrier wave, in which the program is embodied by electronic transmission.

The embodiments described above are merely examples for facilitating the understanding of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the interpretation of the present invention. It goes without saying that the present invention can be changed and improved without departing from the spirit thereof, and the present invention includes objects such as the same.

Further, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the claims, and the present invention can be obtained by appropriately combining the technical means disclosed in the embodiments. Embodiments are also included in the technical scope of the present invention.

1 game system, 2 networks, 100, 100A, 100B, 100C, 100D user terminals (computers, information processing devices), 200 servers, 10,20 processors, 11,21 memories, 12,22 storages, 13,23 communication IFs, 14, 24 I / O IF, 15 touch screen, 17 camera, 18 distance measuring sensor, 151 input unit, 152 display unit, 1010 object, 1020 controller, 1030 storage medium 110 control unit, 111 transmitter / receiver unit, 112 operation reception unit, 113 Terminal processing unit, 114 data management unit, 115 object control unit, 116 virtual camera control unit, 117 display control unit, 120 storage unit, 121 game program, 122 game information, 123 user information 210 control unit, 211 transmission / output unit, 212 server Processing unit, 213 data management unit, 214 matching unit, 215 synchronization control unit, 220 storage unit, 221 game program, 222 game information, 223 user information, 3 game space, 31 teeing ground (1st area), 32 fairways (1st area) 1 area), 33 rough (1st area), 34 pond (2nd area), 35 forest (2nd area), 36 bunker (1st area, 2nd area), 37 green, 38 cups, 41 characters, 41A Character (first character), 41B character (second character), 41C character, 41D character, 42 ball (moving body), 42A (moving body, first moving body) 42B ball (moving body, second moving body), 42C ball (moving body), 42D (moving body) ball, 43 club (tool), 43A club (first tool), 43B club (second tool), 43C club (tool), 43D club (tool), 44 virtual Camera 4 Game screen, 51, 52 buttons, 53 icons, 54A, 54B, 54C, 54D icons, 55 marks, 61 operation objects, 62 elastic areas, 63 guides, 64 icons, 65 target areas, 66, 67, 68, 69 Area, 70 Notification information (second information), 71 elastic object, 72 icon, 73 golf cart (second vehicle), 74 water board (vehicle), 81 elastic object, 82 cursor, 83 gauge, 84 icon, 91 Manipulating object, 92 elastic region, 93 guide, 94 eye Camera, 95 target area, 96,97,98 area 131 icon, 132 window, 133 message, 134 message (first message), 135 message (second message), 141 position, 142 position, 161 notification information (first information) ), 171 virtual camera (first virtual camera), 172 virtual camera (second virtual camera), 181 notification information, 182 sub-screen, 191 position, 192 position, 193 position, 194 straight line (first straight line), 195 position ( 1st position), 196 straight lines (2nd straight line), 197 positions (2nd position)

Claims (5)

A first computer and a second processor, a second memory, a second display unit, comprising a first computer, a first memory, a first display unit, and a first operation unit configured to accept input operations of a first user. And a game program executed between a plurality of computers including at least a second computer having a second operation unit configured to accept input operations of a second user.
In the game based on the game program, each of the plurality of moving objects corresponding to each of the plurality of characters, each of which is sequentially given an action by each of the plurality of characters corresponding to each of the plurality of users including the first user. However, it progresses by moving sequentially in the game space,
The game program is
To the first processor
A step of displaying a first character corresponding to the first user in the game space and a first moving body corresponding to the first character on the first display unit.
To the second processor
A step of displaying the second character corresponding to the second user in the game space and the second moving body corresponding to the second character on the second display unit is executed.
In the game program , during a period in which the second character is allowed to give the action to the second moving body and the first character is prohibited from giving the action to the first moving body. When the first processor receives from the first user a series of the input operations for imparting the action on the first moving body to the first character, the action is imparted to the first moving body. A step of displaying the first character on the first display unit so that the first character swings the tool to be used.
Further executing the step of displaying the first information for notifying the first user that the first character swings the tool during the period on the first display unit.
Game program. The game program is stored in the first processor.
The first aspect of the present invention, wherein the step of displaying the tool on the first display unit is further executed so that the tip of the tool is displayed at a position away from the first moving body in the lateral direction in the game screen. Game program. The game program is stored in the first processor.
The game according to claim 2, wherein when the series of input operations is received during the period, the step of displaying the first moving body on the first display unit is further executed so that the first moving body is stationary. program. The game program is stored in the first processor.
Based on the series of input operations, a step of specifying an evaluation regarding the imparting of the action to the first moving body by the first character, and a step of specifying the evaluation.
The game program according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further performing a step of displaying the second information for notifying the first user of the evaluation on the first display unit. A first computer and a second processor, a second memory, a second display unit, comprising a first computer, a first memory, a first display unit, and a first operation unit configured to accept input operations of a first user. And a method in which a plurality of computers including at least a second computer having a second operation unit configured to accept input operations of the second user execute a game program.
In the game based on the game program, each of the plurality of moving objects corresponding to each of the plurality of characters, each of which is sequentially given an action by each of the plurality of characters corresponding to each of the plurality of users including the first user. However, it progresses by moving sequentially in the game space,
The method is
The first processor
A step of displaying the first character corresponding to the first user and the first moving body corresponding to the first character on the first display unit.
The second processor
A step of displaying the second character corresponding to the second user and the second moving body corresponding to the second character on the second display unit is included.
The method is
The first processor during a period in which the second character is allowed to impart the action to the second moving body and the first character is prohibited from imparting the action to the first moving body. In addition, when the first user accepts a series of the input operations for imparting the action to the first moving body to the first character, the tool for imparting the action to the first moving body is the first. A step of displaying the first character on the first display unit so that the first character swings.
A method further comprising a step of causing the first display unit to display first information for notifying the user that the first character swings the tool during the period.

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