JP7060818B2 - Game program and game system - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a game program and a game system for providing an online game.

For example, Patent Document 1 is disclosed as an online game in which a plurality of users each operate their own player characters to play a battle in a game space. In Patent Document 1, a "roaster" who is a professional gamer and the like and a "challengeer" who wants to play against the roaster are used as users, and the server device matches these users according to the request of the battle play by the "challengeer". conduct.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2017-225631

There are various types of users, such as a type that actively participates in battle play regardless of whether or not they have an acquaintance, a type that hesitates to participate in battle play if there is no acquaintance, and a type that does not participate in battle play. do. Regardless of the type of user, it is desirable to encourage users to participate in the battle play, but especially for users who hesitate to participate in the battle play or who do not participate in the battle play, feel free to participate in the battle play. It is hoped that a mechanism for participation will be established. In other words, users who actively participate in battle play will participate even without such a mechanism, but other types of users will not voluntarily participate in battle play, so it is necessary to support their participation. ..

On the other hand, in the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, since the "challengeer" specifies the "roaster" who wants to play the match from the list of the names of the "roaster", he / she knows in advance what kind of person the "roaster" is. Need to keep. Therefore, for users who hesitate to participate in the battle play or who do not participate in the battle play, the hurdle to participate in the battle play is still high.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a game program and a game system capable of encouraging active participation of various users in competitive play, regardless of the type described above.

The first invention is a computer.
A distribution means for distributing content including a game image of a game played by a distributor, information input in connection with the game image, and a distribution means.
Distributor identification means for identifying the distributor of the content selected by the viewer who viewed the distributed content, and
A matching determination means for determining whether or not it is possible to match the specified distributor with the viewer who has selected the distributor.
When the matching determination means determines that matching is possible, the distributor and the viewer are matched to function as a game execution means that enables the game to be executed .
The distribution means is a game program characterized in that the content including a game image of a game played by the distributor and the viewer is distributed to another user based on a setting related to distribution by the viewer. Is.

Further, in the first invention, the matching determination means can determine whether or not matching is possible on condition that the viewer pays the consideration.

Further, in the first invention, the setting means for determining the consideration according to the operation of the specified distributor.
Can be further functioned as.

Further, in the first invention, the setting means for determining the consideration according to the operation of the viewer,
Can be further functioned as.

Further, in the first invention, the setting means can determine the amount of the consideration in the form of an auction by the plurality of viewers.

Further, in the first invention, the game executing means can continue the execution of the game after the game is executed for a predetermined time, provided that the predetermined consideration is paid by the viewer. ..

Further, in the first invention, when the setting includes the content for restricting the distribution of the content, the distribution of the content can be restricted regardless of the setting related to the distribution by the distributor.

Further, in the first invention, the distribution means distributes a plurality of the contents.
A plurality of thumbnails of the delivered contents can be displayed in a selectable list on the display unit of the computer that has received the contents.

Further, in the first invention, the distribution means selects a plurality of the contents according to the viewer-related information including the profile and preferences of the viewer, and the selected contents are associated with the viewer. Can be delivered to a computer.

Further, in the first invention, a computer is used.
Further functions as a translation means for translating language data input from each of the distributor and the viewer in real time into a predetermined language while the game is executed in response to operations by the distributor and the viewer. ,
The distribution means can deliver the language data translated by the translation means in real time in accordance with the content.

Further, in the first invention, it is determined whether or not the content is used for distribution to the other user based on the setting.
be able to.

The second invention is a game system including a computer for executing the game program of the first invention.

According to the present invention, the viewer can easily select a commentator who is likely to be interested in the commentator and wants to play a match from the display of the play video in which the commentator is playing the game. After that, after matching the selected commentator with the selected viewer, a match between the commentator and the viewer is realized. As a result, the hurdle for the viewer to apply for the battle play to the commentator is lowered, and the viewer can easily participate in the battle play positively. Therefore, active participation of various users in competitive play is promoted.

It is a block diagram which shows the hardware configuration and the functional configuration of each device in the game system of this embodiment. It is a figure for demonstrating the outline of the game system which concerns on this embodiment. It is a conceptual diagram of a moving image DB. It is a conceptual diagram of a user DB. This is an example of displaying a list of play videos on a viewer's game device. It is a figure showing how the utterances of a distributor and a viewer during a match are simultaneously interpreted. It is a figure which shows a series flow of a game system. It is a figure which shows a series flow of a game system. It is a figure which shows the state of the simultaneous interpretation concerning other embodiment.

[Embodiment]
The game system 1 and the game program according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

<Game description>
As shown in FIG. 1, in the game system 1, the video distribution server device 2, the game server device 3, and the plurality of game devices 5 are connected to each other so as to be able to communicate with each other via the communication network 6.

The game described in the present embodiment is a battle-type action game in which a player character is played against another player character or a non-player character in a game space in response to a user's operation.

In particular, in the present embodiment, one user selects and operates one character (player character) from a plurality of characters, and one-to-one with another character (player character or non-player character) as an opponent. Here is an example of a so-called fighting game in which a fighting game is played in. Such fighting games can also be played in competitions where computer games are held as competitions, so-called electronic sports competitions.

In the fighting game, the user operates a selected player character to perform a network battle with an enemy character, which is an opponent's player character in the game space, via the communication network 6. There are three modes in this network match: rank match, casual match, and battle lounge.

Rank match is a mode in which a player character operated by a user competes against an enemy character of a user all over the world in a network and competes for ranking by league points. League points are in-game parameters that increase or decrease depending on whether the characters win or lose.

The casual match is a mode in which the player character operated by the user simply plays a network match with the enemy characters of users all over the world, and even if the victory or defeat is decided, the league points do not increase or decrease.

The battle lounge is a mode in which the player characters of the participating users play a battle as appropriate in the virtual area "lounge" in which a plurality of users can participate and play. A game play video (play video) of another player character currently in the battle is delivered to the game device 5 of the user who participates in the "lounge" but is not in the battle. Therefore, this user can watch the play video during the battle in real time even if he / she is not in the battle.

The game is executed on a home-use game machine such as a PlayStation (registered trademark), a portable game machine such as PlayStation Vita (registered trademark), a personal computer, a tablet, or the like. In the following, a case where the above game is executed on a home-use game machine will be illustrated.

<Overview of Game System 1>
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the game system 1 is composed of a video distribution server device 2, a game server device 3, and a plurality of game devices 5.

The video distribution server device 2 distributes past play videos (replay videos) and currently playing play videos to each game device 5.

The game server device 3 provides a game program, manages game data, and matches battles.

Each game device 5 displays the play video distributed from the video distribution server device 2 on the display 61, or executes the above game according to the game program based on the user's operation. In executing the game, the game device 5 can receive (specifically, download and install) the game program (including the updated version) from the game server device 3 via the communication network 6.

As shown in FIG. 2, when a user of the game device 5 plays a game, the play video of the game can be uploaded to the video distribution server device 2, and this user is referred to as a "distributor" in the following. To tell. As a result, the video distribution server device 2 can appropriately distribute the uploaded play video to the plurality of game devices 5.

The user of the game device 5 who has watched the distributed play video can pay the donation (donation) to the distributor of the video via his / her own game device 5 and the video distribution server device 2 (FIG. 2). # 1). Hereinafter, the user who has watched the play video is referred to as a "viewer" (viewers 1 and 2 in FIG. 2). In this case, the distributor can obtain income from viewing the advertisement by adding an advertisement to the play video in advance in addition to the donation from the viewer 1.

By the way, the level of participation awareness of the viewers 1 and 2 in the game is different for each individual, and for example, the following viewers exist.
(I) In addition to casual matches and rank matches, viewers with a high level of participation awareness who play while communicating with strangers in the battle lounge (ii) Participate in casual matches and rank matches, but opponents Participation in the battle lounge, which feels closer to you than these, is not done unless you know someone, training for viewers with a medium level of participation awareness (iii) gameplay, watching play videos, etc. , Viewers with a relatively low level of participation awareness In order to improve the level of participation awareness in the game, it is required that the viewers (ii) and (iii) above participate in the game more actively.

Therefore, the game system 1 of the present embodiment first targets a play video (game live video) with a game live in which the distributor plays the game live according to the game play status (FIG. 2). # 2), make it easier for viewers 1 and 2 to have an interest in the distributor through the live video of the game. This game live video is generated when the distributor plays the game and plays live as a "live person", or after playing, the distributor plays live as a "live person" while watching the play video.

On the display 61 of the game device 5 used by the viewers 1 and 2, the game commentary of the distributor having a part in common with the viewers 1 and 2 among the plurality of the above-mentioned play videos distributed by the video distribution server device 2. Thumbnails of the video and the live video of the game that match the tastes of the viewers 1 and 2 are displayed in a list (# 3 in FIG. 2). By viewing the above-mentioned game commentary video, the viewers 1 and 2 are likely to be interested in the game commentator who is the distributor of the video.

The interested viewer 2 selects the game live video of interest from the game device 5 and plays a match against the distributor of the video (that is, the "live person") via the game server device 3. Can be requested (# 4 in FIG. 2). At that time, the viewer 2 is charged according to the match (# 5 in FIG. 2).

The game server device 3 matches the viewer 2 who made the battle request with the distributor (live person) of the game live video in accordance with the above-mentioned battle request (# 6 in FIG. 2). The game server device 3 uses a part charged by the viewer 2 as a consideration (donation) for the match, and transmits information about the consideration to the game device 5 of the distributor who plays the match (# 7 in FIG. 2). ).

In this way, the viewer 2 can play a game with the viewer, triggered by the live video of the game.

Hereinafter, for convenience of explanation, the live video of the game is referred to as a "play video".

<Hardware configuration>
Hereinafter, each hardware configuration of the video distribution server device 2, the game server device 3, and the game device 5 will be described.

<Configuration of video distribution server device 2>
As shown in FIG. 1, the moving image distribution server device 2 has a network interface 21, a storage unit 22, and a control unit 23. The network interface 21 and the storage unit 22 are electrically connected to the control unit 23 via the bus 29.

The network interface 21 is communicably connected to the game server device 3 and the plurality of game devices 5 via a communication network 6 such as the Internet and a LAN.

The storage unit 22 is composed of an HDD, SSD, RAM, ROM, and the like. Specifically, the storage unit 22 contains account information of users (distributors and viewers) who use the game play video distribution service, user login history, various programs required when executing the play video distribution service, and the like. Is stored. Further, the moving image DB 221 is stored in the storage unit 22.

The video DB 221 is a database that stores play videos to be distributed to each game device 5. For example, as shown in FIG. 3, the video DB 221 stores the identification information (ID) of the distributor of the play video, the play date and time, the video title, and the keywords that characterize the play video as one record.

Keywords include network match mode (rank match, casual match, etc.), the fact that the distributor is playing live, the place where the play was performed (country, region, etc.), and the special move that the character performed in the video. Includes the name of the player, the number of consecutive moves, information about the distributor's profile and preferences (school name, hobbies, etc.).

The control unit 23 is composed of a microcomputer including a CPU and a semiconductor memory, and controls the operation of the own device 2.

<Functional configuration of the control unit 23 in the video distribution server device 2>
By executing various programs, the control unit 23 functions as information processing means 231, collation means 232, video distribution means 233, video DB management means 234, and video search means 235, as shown in FIG.

The information processing means 231 mainly transmits and receives various data to and from each game device 5. Examples of the data received by the information processing means 231 from each game device 5 include account information, a video upload request, a video search request, and search conditions. The data transmitted by the information processing means 231 to each game device 5 includes information regarding the donation of the play video to the distributor (live broadcaster) for the viewer viewing the play video.

The collation means 232 uses the account information for the play video distribution service received from the game device 5 to perform authentication processing for users (viewers and distributors).

The video distribution means 233 distributes the play video uploaded to the video distribution server device 2. The play video is started to be distributed when the distributor who is the live player of the game permits the distribution of the video via the game device 5.

The video DB management means 234 manages the video DB 221. For example, the video DB management means 234 adds a new play video to the video DB 221. At this time, the video DB management means 234 stores the play video in the video DB 221 in association with the distributor ID, the play date and time, the video title, the keyword, and the like.

The video search means 235 searches the video DB 221 for a play video satisfying the search condition based on the search request and the search condition of the play video received from the game device 5.

The search conditions include, in addition to the information (game title, etc.) directly input by the viewer to the game device 5, conditions related to the viewer-related information 562 (described later) including the viewer's profile and preferences. .. When the search condition is a condition related to the viewer-related information 562, the video search means 235 uses the condition that at least one of the keywords is related to the viewer-related information 562 from the play videos in the video DB 221 (viewer profile). , Preference, etc.) is selected as at least one play video to be displayed on the display 61 (filtering).

<Configuration of game server device 3>
The game server device 3 has a network interface 31, a storage unit 32, and a control unit 33. The network interface 31 and the storage unit 32 are electrically connected to the control unit 33 via the bus 39.

The network interface 31 is communicably connected to the video distribution server device 2 and the plurality of game devices 5 via the communication network 6. Game data and game programs are transmitted to each game device 5 and account information is received from each game device 5 via the network interface 31.

The storage unit 32 is composed of an HDD, SSD, RAM, ROM, and the like. Specifically, the storage unit 32 stores account information of users (distributors and viewers) who log in to the game server device 3, user login history, game programs, game data, various programs other than game programs, and the like. ing. Further, the user DB 321 is stored in the storage unit 32.

The user DB 321 is a database in which a user ID managed by the video distribution server device 2 and a user ID managed by the own device 3 (game server device) are linked, and as will be described later, a play video distributor ID. And when a match request is sent from the game device 5, it is used to identify the person with the distributor ID. As shown in FIG. 4, the user name, the user ID used in the video distribution server device 2, and the user ID used in the game server device 3 are stored as one record in the user DB 321.

Further, the user DB 321 also stores a language preset by each user via the game device 5 in association with the user name and the like.

The control unit 33 is composed of a microcomputer including a CPU and a semiconductor memory, and controls the operation of the own device 3.

<Functional configuration of the control unit 33 in the game server device 3>
By executing various programs, the control unit 33 functions as information processing means 331, collation means 332, game distribution means 333, matching determination means 334, billing setting means 335, and translation means 336.

The information processing means 331 mainly transmits / receives data necessary for executing a game to / from each game device 5. Examples of the data received by the information processing means 331 from each game device 5 include game program download request information, account information, and battle request. Examples of the data transmitted by the information processing means 331 to each game device 5 include information for confirming whether the game device 5 has received the game program, information regarding billing at the time of battle, and the like.

The collation means 332 performs the authentication process of the user (viewer and distributor) by using the account information for the game server received from the game device 5.

After the information processing means 331 receives the download request information and the account information of the game program, the game distribution means 333 distributes (transmits) the game data corresponding to the game program and the received account information to the corresponding game device 5. ..

When the information processing means 331 receives the match request, the matching determination means 334 applies the distributor ID of the play video received together with the match request to the user DB 321 and the user in the own device 3 corresponding to the distributor ID. By confirming the ID, it is possible to identify who the distributor is. This is because the sent distributor ID is a distributor ID for a video distribution service, as will be described later.

Further, the matching determination means 334 identifies who is the sender of the match request based on the viewer ID received together with the match request. The matching determination means 334 determines whether or not it is possible to match the specified distributor and viewer.

In the present embodiment, as described above, the viewer can apply for a match request to the distributor (live person) of the play video that he / she is interested in as a result of watching the play video which is the game live video. Therefore, it can be said that the target for determining whether or not matching is possible is the "live person" of the play video for which the match is applied, and the "viewer" who sees the play video and wishes to play against the live person.

The billing setting means 335 sets the billing amount imposed on the viewer, that is, the amount of the local currency, in order to realize the battle between the viewer and the distributor (live player), according to the operation of the distributor. Here, a billing amount including the amount of consideration obtained by the distributor (live player) by playing a match with the viewer is set. The distributor can input a fixed amount or give an instruction to determine the amount in an auction format according to his / her preference as the above operation via the game device 5.

The local currency owned by the viewer who wants to play the match has been consumed by the billing amount set by the billing setting means 335, and the distributor (live player) selected as the opponent has permitted the match play. On the condition that, the matching determination means 334 determines that the viewer and the distributor (live person) selected as the opponent can be matched.

Here, the local currency is a virtual currency that can be used only in the game space by users (viewers and commentators) who use the game system 1. Local currency is given to individual users as a privilege according to the result of the match (win or lose) and the results of the match so far, or is given to the user according to the payment amount of the currency that can be used in the real world. The amount of local currency of each user is stored in the storage unit 32 of the game server device 3 and is updated as appropriate.

In addition, the billing setting means 335 is the amount of local currency required for continuous battle when the battle time of the viewer and the distributor (live player) reaches a preset time (for example, 30 minutes). Is set as the extended play amount. The extended play amount is transmitted to the viewer's game device 5, and a screen asking the viewer whether or not he / she intends to consume the local currency for that amount is displayed on the game device 5. Information asking whether or not to permit extended play is transmitted and displayed on the game device 5 of the distributor.

In this case, the information processing means 331 received the information that the distributor has permitted the extended play and the information that the viewer has consumed the local currency for the extended play amount within a predetermined time (for example, 5 minutes). On condition that, the game server device 3 permits the continuous execution of the battle play. If the condition is not satisfied within the predetermined time, the game server device 3 forcibly ends the battle play.

The translation means 336 transmits the audio data of the audio emitted by the distributor and the viewer in real time in a predetermined language while the distributor (live player) determined to be matchable and the viewer are playing against each other. translate.

For example, if the distributor sets "Japanese" and the viewer sets "English", the translation means 336 translates all the audio data of the distributor and the viewer into both Japanese and English. Translate in real time. All the audio data translated into Japanese is transmitted to the game device 5 of the distributor, and all the audio data translated into English is transmitted to the game device 5 of the viewer. That is, the translation means 336 performs a translation process that can be said to be simultaneous interpretation.

Here, the above-mentioned predetermined language includes a language preset by each of the commentator and the viewer. In particular, the predetermined language includes a language that can be understood by both the commentator and the viewer. The distributor (live broadcaster) and the viewer can preset, for example, their mother tongue as a language that they can easily understand through the game device 5 that they operate. The information indicating the set language is transmitted to the game server device 3 at the time of setting, and is stored in the user DB 321 corresponding to the user ID of the user who set the language.

<Configuration of game device 5>
Each of the plurality of game devices 5 has a similar configuration.

A display 61, a speaker 62, a game controller 63, and a webcam 64 are externally connected or built in the game device 5. Further, the game device 5 has a network interface 51, a graphic processing unit 52, an audio processing unit 53, an operation unit 54, an image pickup sound processing unit 55, a storage unit 56, and a control unit 57. The network interface 51, the graphic processing unit 52, the audio processing unit 53, the operation unit 54, the image pickup sound processing unit 55, and the storage unit 56 are electrically connected to the control unit 57 via the bus 59.

The network interface 51 is communicably connected to the communication network 6 in order to transmit and receive various data between the game device 5 and the server devices 2 and 3.

The graphic processing unit 52 draws a game image including various objects related to the game space in a moving image format according to the game image data output from the control unit 57 during game play. The graphic processing unit 52 is connected to, for example, a liquid crystal display 61, and a game image drawn in a moving image format is displayed on the display 61 as a game screen.

Further, the graphic processing unit 52 displays the play video distributed from the video distribution server device 2 on the display 61 according to the instruction of the control unit 57.

The audio processing unit 53 is connected to the speaker 62, and when the game sound is reproduced and synthesized according to the instruction of the control unit 57 during the game play, this is output from the speaker 62. Further, the audio processing unit 53 outputs the sound of the distributed play moving image from the speaker 62.

The operation unit 54 is connected to the game controller 63, and transmits / receives data related to the operation input to / from the game controller 63. For example, the user inputs an operation signal to the game device 5 by pressing various buttons of the game controller 63.

The image pickup audio processing unit 55 is connected to the webcam 64, performs image processing on the image data of the user (live person and viewer) taken by the webcam 64 in real time, and determines the audio data emitted by the user. Apply processing. The image data is transmitted and received in real time between the game devices 5 during the battle so that the users during the battle can play while looking at each other's facial expressions and the like. The voice data is sequentially transmitted to the game server device 3 for translation processing.

The storage unit 56 is composed of an HDD, SSD, RAM, ROM, and the like. The storage unit 56 stores a game program, game data, and the like downloaded from the game server device 3. Further, the storage unit 56 stores the user ID 561 used by each of the video distribution server device 2 and the game server device 3, and the viewer-related information 562.

Viewer-related information 562 is information including a viewer's profile and preferences. The viewer-related information 562 is used when selecting or arranging the play videos to be displayed on the display 61 of the game device 5 from the plurality of play videos distributed by the video distribution server device 2.

Specifically, the viewer-related information 562, as the viewer's profile, includes gender, age of birth, birthplace, club activity name or circle name to which he / she belongs (or was), current or past occupation, and work. Including destination, nationality, etc. The viewer-related information 562 includes a favorite celebrity and a favorite genre (game, animation, sports, etc.) as information regarding the taste of the viewer.

The control unit 57 is composed of a microcomputer including a CPU and a semiconductor memory, and controls the operation of the own device 5.

<Functional configuration of the control unit 57 in the game device 5>
By executing the game program, the control unit 57 functions as a communication means 571, a game execution means 572, a moving image data generation means 573, a display control means 574, and a commentator selection means 575.

The communication means 571 is a function of communicating with the video distribution server device 2 and the game server device 3 via the network interface 51.

Specifically, the communication means 571 transmits the account information including the user ID 561 for the video distribution server device 2, the video upload request, the video search request, the search conditions, and the like to the video distribution server device 2. The communication means 571 receives information regarding a plurality of play videos and donations when the user of the game device 5 is a distributor (live broadcaster) from the video distribution server device 2.

Further, the communication means 571 transmits the account information including the user ID 561 for the game server device 3, the match request, the game data download request information, and the like to the game server device 3. The communication means 571 receives new game data, information on billing at the time of a battle, translated voice data, and the like from the game server device 3.

The game executing means 572 reads data such as game space objects and textures included in the game data from the storage unit 56 or executes a game program using the data received from the game server device 3 according to the user's operation. Generates two-dimensional or three-dimensional game image information. By processing the game image information by the graphic processing unit 52, the processed game images are sequentially displayed on the display 61.

Then, the game executing means 572 arranges a player character that operates according to the operation of the user of the own device 5 and a player character of the user of the other game device 5 on the game image, and makes the game play against each other. To proceed.

In particular, when the own device 5 is operated by either a viewer or a distributor (live player) determined to be matchable by the game server device 3, the game executing means 572 is operated by the viewer or the distributor. Run the game according to.

The moving image data generation means 573 generates play moving image data using game images sequentially displayed on the display 61 during game play. When the user who uses the own device 5 is a distributor and the distributor plays a live game based on the play status of the game, the video data generation means 573 is the distributor (live broadcaster). Generate a play video that includes live audio information from. The generated play video is automatically transmitted to the video distribution server device 2 together with the upload request, for example.

In addition, the user may input distribution restrictions such as "I do not want to distribute the play video to an unspecified person" and "Allow the distribution of the play video only to a specific person" via the game controller 63. .. In particular, a viewer who plays against a distributor (live player) may perform the above input because he / she does not want other users to watch the battle play. In these cases, one of prohibition of generation of play video, prohibition of automatic upload, and suspension of distribution of play video on the video distribution server device 2 side is performed according to the input.

The display control means 574 causes the display 61 to display a plurality of play videos distributed from the video distribution server device 2.

Specifically, when a plurality of play videos matching the viewer-related information 562 of the own device 5 are sent, the display control means 574 uses the viewer-related information 562 to use the keywords of each play video (FIG. 3). ) Matches the viewer's profile, etc., for each delivered play video. The display control means 574 arranges thumbnails of play videos in descending order of the calculated ratio, and displays them in a list on the display 61 so as to be selectable. That is, the display control means 574 displays thumbnails of a plurality of play videos side by side in the order of priority according to the viewer-related information 562.

The screen sc1 displayed on the display 61 in this way is shown in FIG. On the screen sc1, thumbnails th1 to th6 of the play videos arranged in the order of priority after filtering (selection) by the video distribution server device 2 are displayed as recommended play videos under the play video recently watched by the user. It is listed as selectable.

Further, while the viewer and the distributor (live broadcaster) are playing a match, the audio data translated from the contents emitted by the viewer and the distributor (live broadcaster) is transmitted from the game server device 3 to the game device 5. Will be sent sequentially to. As shown in FIG. 6, the display control means 574 displays screens sc2 and sc3 in which the contents of the translated audio data are added in characters to the game image currently being played in battle, respectively, by the viewer and the distributor (live person). It is displayed on the display 61 of the game device 5 of the above.

The screen sc2 is a screen displayed on the game device 5 of the distributor (live broadcaster), and exemplifies a case where the distributor (live broadcaster) selects the language "English". On the screen sc2, if there is a distributor (live viewer), each utterance of the viewer, and a viewer (spectator) who is watching the battle play in real time, the content of the viewer is all in English. Is displayed.

The screen sc3 is a screen displayed on the game device 5 of the viewer, and exemplifies a case where the viewer selects the language “Japanese”. On the screen sc3, all the contents displayed on the screen sc2 are displayed in Japanese.

In the screens sc2 and sc3 of FIG. 6, whether or not to display the contents of the audio data on the display 61 is set according to the operation of the user of each game device 5.

When the viewer who has watched the play video selects the play video of the distributor (the commentator) who wants to play the match from the screen sc1 of FIG. 5, the commentator selection means 575 distributes the play video according to the operation. Performs a selection process to select a person (live person) ID. That is, when the play video of the distributor (live player) who wants to play a match is on the screen sc1 of FIG. 5, the viewer can select the play video and apply for the match. When this operation is performed, the commentator selection means 575 selects the distributor ID associated with the selected play video.

The distributor ID is transmitted to the game server device 3 together with the match request and the user ID (viewer ID) of the game device 5, and is used for the matching determination process.

As described above, the distributor ID is related to the play video distributed from the video distribution server device 2, and is the identification information used by the video distribution server device 2. Since this distributor ID is used in the matching process in the game server device 3, it is necessary for the game server device 3 side to be able to grasp which distributor the distributor ID is. Therefore, the above-mentioned user DB 321 is stored in the game server device 3.

<Flow of operation of game system 1>
The operation flow of the game system 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8.

When the viewer inputs a play video display instruction via the game controller 63 of the game device 5, the operation unit 54 of the game device 5 accepts this (step st11). The communication means 571 of the game device 5 transmits a video search request and a search condition to the video distribution server device 2 via the communication network 6 (step st12). This search condition is a condition relating to the viewer-related information 562.

When the information processing means 231 of the video distribution server device 2 receives the video search request and the search condition (step st13), the video search means 235 will select a viewer's profile or a viewer's profile from a plurality of play videos in the video DB 221. Select a play video in which the number of keywords matching the preference (that is, viewer-related information 562) is equal to or greater than a predetermined value. The video distribution means 233 distributes the selected play video to the game device 5 (viewer's game device 5) that is the source of the video search request (step st14).

The display control means 574 of the viewer's game device 5 displays the screen sc1 of FIG. 5 on the display 61 by arranging the thumbnails of the delivered play videos according to the priority based on the viewer-related information 562 (step). st15). Each thumbnail in the screen sc1 is displayed in a selectable manner.

The viewer refers to the thumbnail of the screen sc1 and selects the thumbnail of the play video of the distributor (live player) who wants to play the game via the game controller 63. The commentator selection means 575 performs a selection process for selecting a distributor ID of the play video according to the selection (step st16).

Next, the communication means 571 transmits the match request, the selected distributor ID, and the user ID (viewer ID) of the own device 5 to the game server device 3 (step st17).

Upon receiving these, the matching determination means 334 of the game server device 3 (step st18) identifies the distributor (live person) indicated by the distributor ID with reference to the user DB 321 and determines the identified distributor as an opponent. do. The billing setting means 335 makes a consumption request to the game device 5, which is the source of the battle request, so that the viewer's own local currency is consumed by the amount required for the battle (charge amount). (Step st19).

When the viewer's game device 5 receives the above consumption request (step st20), the viewer consumes only the billing amount set by the billing setting means 335 from the viewer's own local currency in response to the viewer's operation. Processing is performed (step st21). The matching determination means 334 of the game server device 3 that has confirmed that the consumption process has been completed (step st22) transmits a request for consent to the battle play to the distributor (live person) who is the opponent (step st23).

When the communication means 571 of the game device 5 of the distributor receives the consent request (step st24), a screen asking the distributor (live player) whether or not to perform the battle play is displayed on the display 61. When the distributor (live broadcaster) performs an operation indicating the intention of "playing a match", the communication means 571 transmits a response of consent to the game server device 3 (step st25).

When the information processing means 331 of the game server device 3 receives the above consent (step st26), the matching determination means 334 makes a matching determination that the match between the distributor and the viewer is "possible". The matching determination means 334 constructs a battle environment in which the game devices 5 of the distributor and the viewer can communicate with each other, and transmits a battle start instruction (step st27).

When the communication means 571 of the game device 5 of the distributor and the viewer receives the battle start instruction (steps st28 and st29), the game execution means 572 operates the player character according to the operations of the distributor and the viewer. Then, the battle play is executed (step st30).

During this battle play, audio data emitted by each of the distributor and the viewer is sequentially transmitted to the game server device 3. The translation means 336 translates these in real time in the language set by each of the distributor and the viewer (step st31). The translated voice data is sent to the corresponding game device 5.

If the setting related to the distribution of the play video in the viewer's game device 5 is "I want to distribute the play video to an unspecified person" (YES in step st32), the play video of the battle play is the video distribution server. It is transmitted to the device 2 and stored in the moving image DB 221 (step st33), and is used for distribution to other users. If the above setting is other than "I want to distribute the play video to an unspecified person" (in the case of content that restricts distribution) (NO in step st32), regarding the distribution of the play video, the game device 5 side or the video distribution Processing according to the setting is performed on the server device 2 side.

After the end of the battle play, the communication means 571 of the game device 5 transmits the battle result to the game server device 3 (step st34), and the information processing means 331 receives this (step st35).

The billing setting means 335 of the game server device 3 determines a part of the billing amount consumed in step st21 as a donation (that is, a consideration associated with the battle play) to be distributed to the distributor (live player), and the determination is made. The donation information is transmitted to the game device 5 of the distributor (live player) who has played the match (step st36). At this time, if the battle play is performed for an extended time, the billing setting means 335 adds a part of the extended play amount to a part of the charged amount, and determines the added amount as a donation.

The game device 5 of the distributor (live broadcaster) who has received the above information (step st37) displays to that effect on the display 61, and the distributor (live broadcaster) can obtain a donation by the battle play.

Summarizing the above, in the game program of the present embodiment, the control unit 23 (computer) of the video distribution server device 2 is operated by the distributor (live person) who has played the game based on the play status of the game. It functions as a video distribution means 233 for distributing a gameplay video including live voice information of a distributor (live person), and the control unit 57 of the viewer's game device 5 displays the distributed gameplay video 61 (display unit). ), And the distributor ID (live) that identifies the distributor (live) of the gameplay video according to the operation of the viewer who has watched the gameplay video on the display 61 (display unit). It is made to function as a commentator selection means 575 that performs a selection process for selecting (person identification information), and the control unit 33 (computer) of the game server device 3 is used with the selected distributor ID (liver identification information) and the selection process. Distributor (live person) and viewer ID indicated by the selected distributor ID (live person identification information) based on the viewer ID (viewer identification information) that identifies the viewer who performed the original operation. It functions as a matching determination means 334 that determines whether or not it is possible to match with the viewer indicated by (viewer identification information) on condition that the viewer pays the set amount (compensation) of the local currency. When the matching determination means 334 determines that the control unit 57 (computer) of the game device 5 of each distributor can be matched, the game execution means for executing the game according to the operations by the distributor (live person) and the viewer. It was made to function as 572.

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According to the present embodiment, the viewer wants to be more interested in the distributor from the display screen sc1 of the play video in which the distributor (live player) is playing the game, and wants to play from the screen sc1. You can select the distributor. After that, after matching the selected distributor with the selected viewer, a competitive play between the distributor and the viewer is realized. As a result, the hurdle for the viewer to apply for the battle play to the distributor is lowered, and the viewer can easily participate in the battle play. Therefore, active participation of various users in competitive play is promoted.

In addition, the set amount of the local currency required for the battle play is determined according to the operation of the distributor (live player). That is, the distributor can freely set the amount of local currency that he / she can obtain as the consideration for the battle play.

Further, as shown on the screen sc1, the distributed play video thumbnails are displayed in a list on the display 61 of the viewer's game device 5. Since the viewer can check a plurality of play videos at once from this screen sc1, it is less troublesome to check the play videos than when the play videos are displayed one by one.

Further, on the display 61 of the viewer's game device 5, a play moving image selected (filtered) according to the viewer-related information 562 of the viewer is displayed. Therefore, the viewer can easily be interested in the distributor of the play video, and the hurdle to participate in the game is lowered accordingly.

Further, the play moving images are displayed side by side on the display 61 of the viewer's game device 5 in the order of priority according to the viewer-related information 562. Therefore, it becomes easier for the viewer to find the play video of interest.

Further, during the battle play, the contents of the sounds emitted by the live broadcaster and the viewer are displayed in real time on the display 61 of the game device 5 of the live broadcaster and the viewer. Therefore, for example, if the predetermined language is a language that the commentator and the viewer can understand, the commentator and the viewer can communicate with each other while playing the game. In addition, even if the commentator and the viewer do not have the same language that they can understand, since there is no language barrier here, it will lead to the active participation of the user in the game. ..

Further, as described above, on the distributor (live broadcaster) side, a donation can be obtained by performing a competitive play in addition to viewing the distributed play video and the advertisement added to the play video. Therefore, it can be expected that the number of users who wish to become distributors (live broadcasters) who distribute play videos will increase.

In addition, as the number of distributors (live broadcasters) increases, the types of play video content will diversify. Therefore, the number of viewers can be expected to increase, and the probability of existence of content that the viewer is interested in also improves.

In particular, since the viewer can easily become a player by the game system 1 of the present embodiment, it is expected that the viewer's opportunity to participate in the game will increase, and the formation and expansion of the community among users will be promoted. To.

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The various control means and processing procedures described in the above embodiments are merely examples, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, its application, or its use. Various control means and processing procedures can be appropriately redesigned without changing the gist of the present invention.

The game is not limited to a competitive game such as a fighting game, and can be applied to any kind of game such as an action game or a card game. For example, the game can also be applied to a cooperative game in which a distributor (live player) and a viewer cooperate to advance the game. Further, when the game is a battle type, it is not limited to a one-to-one game, and can be applied to a plurality of one-to-many games.

In the above embodiment, it has been explained that the distributor (live player) and the viewer perform the battle play, but the present invention is not limited to the “competition play”, and for example, the distributor (live player) gives a lecture on the game to the viewer. Such a play may be performed.

In the above embodiment, it is explained that during the battle play, the audio data of the distributor and the viewer (and the audio data of the spectator if there is a spectator) are translated and displayed in real time as shown in FIG. However, the display example is not limited to FIG.

In addition, the play video during the battle play may not be delivered in real time. For example, the play video may be recorded once and distributed at a later date, or the edited play video may be distributed at a later date. Further, a play video that has been separately edited to add live audio to the once recorded play video may be distributed as a play video that includes live audio information.

FIG. 9 shows a display example of a network battle in the battle lounge mode. FIG. 9A shows a screen sc4 showing a list of users participating in the virtual area “lounge”, and FIG. 9B shows a screen sc5 at the time of game play. In FIG. 9A, the conversations of all the users participating in the virtual area “lounge” are translated and displayed on the right side of the user list. In FIG. 9B, the speech of the user operating the character is translated and displayed in the balloon of each character, and other users (watching the game) participating in the virtual area “lounge” are displayed at the bottom of the screen sc5. Person)'s conversation is translated and displayed.

Further, the translated voice data may be voice-output from the speaker 62 instead of the text display, or may be voice-output from the speaker 62 together with the text display. Further, the object to be translated can be not only the "utterance" of the distributor, the viewer and the spectator, but also the data of the comment "key input".

The translation process of voice data is not essential.

The benefits (donations) that distributors can get in battle play are not limited to local currencies, but currencies that can be used in the real world, corporate currencies, characters that can be used in the game, items, character voices, titles, new special moves It may be the acquisition such as.

The video distribution server device 2 and the game server device 3 may be configured by one server device.

FIG. 1 illustrates which devices 2, 3 and 5 have what functions (video search means, billing setting means, etc.), and which devices 2, 3 and 5 have which functions. Can be changed as appropriate. Therefore, for example, the game device 5 side may perform the process of selecting the play video to be distributed according to the viewer's profile and taste, instead of the video distribution server device 2 side.

In the embodiment, instead of performing the selection process of the play video, only the process of displaying the thumbnails side by side in the order of priority according to the viewer-related information 562 may be performed.

In the embodiment, the process of selecting the play moving images and the process of arranging them in the order of priority are not essential.

In the above embodiment, the billing amount of the local currency may be set according to the operation of the viewer instead of the distributor (live person), or may be set to the same amount regardless of the distributor (live person). May be good.

The method of selecting the distributor (live broadcaster) to be the matching partner is not limited to the method of selecting the thumbnail from the screen sc1, for example, the method of selecting the name of the distributor (live broadcaster) by inputting the viewer. May be.

In the above embodiment, as one of the conditions for the matching determination means 334 to determine the matching, "a viewer who desires a match consumes a set amount of local currency" is exemplified. However, the consumption target is not limited to the local currency, and can be, for example, points that can be used in the game separately from the local currency, corporate currency, currency that can be used in the real world, and the like. That is, the matching determination may be made on condition that the viewer pays the consideration.

Even when these other embodiments are adopted, the effects of the present invention are exhibited. Further, it is also possible to appropriately combine this embodiment with other embodiments and other embodiments.

1 Game system 23 Control unit (computer)
233 Video distribution means (delivery means)
235 Video search means (display control means)
33 Control unit (computer)
334 Matching determination means 335 Billing setting means (setting means)
336 Translation means 57 Control unit (computer)
572 Game execution means 574 Display control means (display control means, notification control means)
575 Live person selection means (Distributor identification means)

Claims (12)

Computer,
A distribution means for distributing content including a game image of a game played by a distributor, information input in connection with the game image, and a distribution means.
Distributor identification means for identifying the distributor of the content selected by the viewer who viewed the distributed content, and
A matching determination means for determining whether or not it is possible to match the specified distributor with the viewer who has selected the distributor.
When the matching determination means determines that matching is possible, the distributor and the viewer are matched to function as a game execution means that enables the game to be executed .
The distribution means is a game program characterized in that the content including a game image of a game played by the distributor and the viewer is distributed to another user based on a setting related to distribution by the viewer. .. The game program according to claim 1, wherein the matching determination means determines whether or not matching is possible, subject to payment of consideration by the viewer. A setting means for determining the consideration according to the operation of the specified distributor,
The game program according to claim 2, wherein the game program is further functionalized. A setting means for determining the consideration according to the operation of the viewer,
The game program according to claim 2, wherein the game program is further functionalized. The game program according to claim 3, wherein the setting means determines the amount of the consideration in an auction format by the plurality of viewers. Any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the game executing means continues to execute the game on condition that a predetermined consideration is paid by the viewer after the game is executed for a predetermined time. The game program described in item 1. If the setting includes a content that restricts the distribution of the content, the distribution of the content is restricted regardless of the setting related to the distribution by the distributor, according to any one of claims 1 to 6. The game program described. The distribution means distributes a plurality of the contents, and the distribution means distributes a plurality of the contents.
The game program according to any one of claims 1 to 7 , wherein the thumbnails of the plurality of delivered contents are displayed in a list selectably on the display unit of the computer receiving the contents. .. The distribution means is characterized in that a plurality of the contents are selected according to the viewer-related information including the profile and preferences of the viewer, and the selected contents are distributed to the computer associated with the viewer. The game program according to any one of claims 1 to 8 . Computer,
Further functions as a translation means for translating language data input from each of the distributor and the viewer in real time into a predetermined language while the game is executed in response to operations by the distributor and the viewer. ,
The delivery means according to any one of claims 1 to 9 , characterized in that the language data translated by the translation means is delivered in real time in accordance with the content. The game program described. The game program according to any one of claims 1 to 9, which determines whether or not the content is used for distribution to the other user based on the setting. A game system including a computer that executes the game program according to any one of claims 1 to 11.

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