JP7153117B1 - Game device, program and game system - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to increase the unit price per customer while improving the interest of a player. A game device includes detection means for detecting payment, supply means capable of supplying a plurality of types of goods, provision means for providing a game play experience, detection means, supply means, and provision means. control means for controlling the operation, the control means causing the supply means to supply the first type of goods, subject to detection of payment of the initial price by the detection means, and detection of additional payment of the price by the detection means. On the condition of detection, the supply means is controlled to supply either the first type of article or the second type of article different from the first type of article. [Selection drawing] Fig. 3

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a game device, a program and a game system, and more particularly to an electronic game involving supply of goods.

There is a game device that supplies an item according to the play result on the condition that an additional price is paid after the completion of the game play (Patent Document 1).

JP 2017-189276 A

By the way, in the game device described in Patent Document 1, an additional price may be paid only in the case of a good play result, and the unit price per customer (the total price paid by one player for one use) is can be low.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a game device, a program, and a game system that increase the unit price per customer while improving the interest of the player.

The game device of the present invention includes detection means for detecting payment, supply means capable of supplying a plurality of types of goods, provision means for providing a game play experience, and operations of the detection means, supply means, and provision means. wherein the control means causes the supply means to supply goods of the first type subject to detection of payment of the initial price by the detection means, and detection of payment of the additional price by the detection means on the condition that the supply means is controlled to supply either the first-type article or the second-type article different from the first-type article.

According to the present invention, it is possible to increase the unit price per customer while improving the interest of the player.

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an external configuration of a game device 100 according to an embodiment and modifications of the present invention; 1 is a block diagram illustrating the functional configuration of a game device 100 according to an embodiment and modifications of the present invention; FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating supply processing executed in the game device 100 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention; FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating the data structure of element information managed for each game element in the game device according to the embodiment and modifications of the present invention;

[Embodiment 1]
Hereinafter, embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that the following embodiments do not limit the invention according to the claims, and not all combinations of features described in the embodiments are essential to the invention. Two or more of the features described in the embodiments may be combined arbitrarily. Also, the same or similar configurations are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant explanations are omitted.

In one embodiment described below, an example in which the present invention is applied to a game device configured to be able to supply a plurality of types of articles will be described as an example of the game device. However, the present invention is applicable to any device capable of providing services, including providing a game playing experience, and supplying multiple types of goods to players.

In this specification, "during a series of usage periods" refers to a period in which the game device is continuously used by the same player, during which the player can occupy and use the game device. In the embodiments described below, the game device provides a single game play experience in response to detection of payment while not being used by any player (standby state). Allows the player to "use" contained. In addition, it is possible to extend the usage period in response to detection of additional payment during the usage period. When the usage period is extended, the experience of playing the game is further provided during the extended period, and as a result, the experience of playing the game for a plurality of times is realized during the series of usage periods of the same player. Therefore, "during a series of use periods" is explained as a period during which the same player can continue to use the game without going through a transition to the standby state.

<Configuration of game device>
A game device 100 according to this embodiment has an appearance as shown in FIG. The game device 100 is configured to be able to detect the payment of a price when it is available, and when the payment of the price is detected, the user (player) is provided with at least one item. provide services for the play experience of Payment of the price is detected, for example, when a predetermined amount of coins is inserted into the slot 141 .

Further, an ejection opening 142 is provided on the exterior of the game device 100, and the player can access a holding section 143 provided inside through the ejection opening 142. FIG. The game device 100 of this embodiment is configured to supply any one of a plurality of types of articles when used. The holding unit 143 holds an article supplied from one of the supply units, which will be described later, so that the player can safely take it out.

Further, the appearance of the game device 100 is provided with a placement section 144 on which an article supplied by the game device 100 can be placed. Although the details will be described later, the player can use the game element associated with the item in the game by placing the item on the placement unit 144 for the game in which the play experience is provided.

<Functional configuration of game device>
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of the game device 100 according to this embodiment.

The control unit 101 is, for example, a CPU, and controls the operation of each functional block included in the game device 100 . Specifically, the control unit 101 reads, for example, an operation program related to each functional block recorded in the recording medium 102, develops it in the memory 103, and executes it, thereby realizing the operation of each functional block.

The recording medium 102 is a recording device such as a non-volatile memory or an HDD that can permanently retain data. The recording medium 102 stores operation programs related to each functional block of the game device 100, parameter information necessary for the operation of each functional block, and various graphics data used in the game executed by the game device 100. etc. is stored. The memory 103 is a storage device, such as a volatile memory, used for temporary data storage. The memory 103 is used not only as a development area for the operation program of each block, but also as a storage area for temporarily storing data output in the operation of each block.

Payment detection unit 104 detects that payment has been made on game device 100 . The payment of the price is detected, for example, when a coin of a predetermined amount or equivalent is inserted into the slot 141 of the game device 100, or when payment processing is completed based on communication with a chip related to predetermined electronic money. It may be judged by doing. The game device 100 of the present embodiment will be described as starting to provide a service including providing a game play experience based on payment of a fee for starting service provision.

Acquisition unit 105 is an interface related to acquisition of information from an article, provided in game device 100 of the present embodiment. Specifically, the acquisition unit 105 has a reader configured to acquire information attached to an article placed on the placement unit 144 . In the following description, the item from which information can be acquired by the acquisition unit 105 is a tangible card that can be supplied to the game device 100, but it goes without saying that the item may be an item other than a card.

Each card is associated with a game element (a character, a vehicle, an item, an effect, etc.) related to a game for which a play experience is provided on the game device 100 . More specifically, information (element ID) for specifying the game element is attached to each card to associate the game element with the card. By placing a card on the placement unit 144 and causing the acquisition unit 105 to acquire the information, the player can register and use (or make it appear, activate, etc.) the corresponding game element in the game. can. The addition of the element ID to the card may be realized, for example, by attaching a one-dimensional or multi-dimensional code obtained by converting the element ID to the card by printing or the like. It may be realized by other methods, such as being recorded in a tag for near field communication (NFC: Near Field Communication) included or an IC chip.

The element DB 106 is a database that manages information (element information) about each game element appearing in the game. Element information managed for one game element is associated with an element ID (identification information) 401 that uniquely identifies the game element, as shown in FIG. It includes parameter information 402 that describes the effect or the like that is activated by using the game element. The parameter information 402 is information referenced in a game that uses game elements, and is involved in controlling the progress of the game.

The supply control unit 107 controls supply of multiple types of cards to the player when using the game apparatus. In this embodiment, the game device 100 has two types of supply units (second type) that can store and supply cards of different types, respectively, in order to dynamically control the type of cards to be supplied to the player. 1 supply section 110 and a second supply section 120). The supply control unit 107 provides interest in card supply by controlling which supply unit supplies cards according to the usage status of the game device 100 . As described above, the supply unit controlled to supply the card by the supply control unit 107 sends out the corresponding card. The sent card is held in the holding section 143 in a manner that it can be taken out by the player.

The first supply unit 110 can supply normal cards as the first type of goods according to the present invention, and the second supply unit 120 can supply rare cards as the second type of goods. explain. That is, a card set that can be separated into bundles by type is delivered to a store or the like where the game device 100 is installed. Operation is made to replenish to 120.

Here, the cards that can be supplied by the first supply unit 110 and the second supply unit 120 are separated by type in that they have different values (hereinafter referred to as use values) when used in a game. The utility value may be determined, for example, based on the degree to which the progress of the game is advantageous when the card is used (the more advantageous, the higher the utility value). In this case, the normal cards are classified into a type of card with low utility value because the degree to which the associated game element favors the progress of the game is low, and the rare card is the type of card whose use value is low. It is classified as a type of card with high use value because it has a high degree of advantage in progress.

In this embodiment, cards that can be supplied by the game device 100 are classified according to the degree to which the associated game element favors the progress of the game, and which type of card is supplied is controlled. However, implementation of the present invention is not limited to this. Card types may be separated, for example, by the number of cards manufactured (rare cards are manufactured in fewer numbers than normal cards) or by card manufacturing cost (rare cards are manufactured more often than normal cards). The manufacturing cost is high due to processing, etc.). That is, in the practice of the present invention, the cards supplied by the first supply unit 110 and the cards supplied by the second supply unit 120 are separated by type in that the latter are of higher value. I wish I had.

In this embodiment, the game device 100 is described as being capable of supplying two types of cards, but the present invention is not limited to this, and can supply three or more types of cards. It will be appreciated that the embodiments are also applicable.

The presentation control unit 108 controls presentation of various information to the player in the game device 100 via the presentation unit 130 . In the present embodiment, the presentation unit 130 that implements information presentation is described as a display device capable of visually presenting information, such as a liquid crystal display, which displays images (game screens, menu screens, etc.). However, the information presentation means is not limited to this, and needless to say, alternatives or additions are possible. The presentation unit 130 may include, for example, a speaker or the like that presents information aurally.

In a mode in which the presentation unit 130 is a display device, the presentation control unit 108 includes a rendering device such as a GPU, for example, and performs predetermined rendering processing for generating a screen to be displayed on the presentation unit 130 . Specifically, the presentation control unit 108 generates necessary drawing objects (graphics data) based on the processing and commands performed by the control unit 101 while the game device 100 is running (during service provision or standby state). , and draws the screen. The generated screen is output to the presentation unit 130 and presented to the player by being displayed in a predetermined display area.

The operation input unit 109 is a user interface of the game apparatus 100, such as an operation member for decision input and various sensors. The operation input unit 109 outputs a control signal corresponding to the operation input to the control unit 101 when it detects that an operation input has been made to the operation member. Note that the operation input unit 109 may include a touch input detection sensor or the like that detects a touch input made on the display screen of the presentation unit 130, for example.

《Overview of card supply control》
Next, the outline of the control when supplying cards in the game device 100 of the present embodiment will be described.

In the game device 100 of this embodiment, basically, one card is supplied each time a charge for use is paid. On the other hand, from the viewpoint of increasing the unit price per customer, it is necessary to induce the player to increase the number of payments during the series of usage periods. For this reason, in the game device 100 of the present embodiment, in order to give preferential treatment to the player who has paid the additional price, the second supply unit 120 controls whether rare cards can be supplied. In other words, the payment detected during a series of usage periods for the same player was made in connection with the start of use of the game device 100 (initial payment), or was made after the start of use ( The type of card that can be supplied is controlled to be different depending on whether it is an additional payment). More specifically, when the detected price payment is the initial price payment, the supply control unit 107 performs control so that only the normal card is supplied, and the detected price payment is the additional price payment. In the case of payment, the supply control unit 107 controls to supply either a normal card or a rare card.

Here, in the present embodiment, when the game device 100 is in the standby state, the first payment for shifting the game device 100 to the service provision state is defined as the "initial payment". That is, although the second and subsequent payments during a series of usage periods are classified as "additional payment", implementation of the present invention is not limited to this. For example, "payment of initial price" corresponds to all payment of price detected during the period of use normally secured for one normal use of the game device 100, and "payment of additional price" "Payment" may correspond to all payment of charges detected when extending the usage period and during the extended usage period without transition to the standby state.

Further, to which of the first supply unit 110 and the second supply unit 120 the supply control unit 107 supplies the card for the payment of the additional price, that is, to which of the normal card and the rare card is supplied is determined by It may be determined based on the result of lottery processing or value acquisition from a table in which the order of supply is determined in advance. In this case, from the perspective of increasing interest in card supply, increasing the rarity of rare cards, or absorbing the difference in the number of manufactured cards, the supply probability of normal cards is compared with the supply probability of rare cards in the lottery process and table. It may be set higher than Alternatively, the type of cards to be supplied may be determined based on the progress of the game.

《Supply processing》
Concrete processing will be described with reference to the flow chart of FIG. 3 regarding the supply processing executed in connection with card supply in the game device 100 of this embodiment having such a configuration. The processing corresponding to the flowchart can be realized by the control unit 101 reading a corresponding processing program recorded in the recording medium 102, developing it in the memory 103, and executing it. It should be noted that this supply processing will be described as being started when, for example, payment of the price is detected.

In S301, the control unit 101 determines whether the detected price payment is the initial price payment during a series of usage periods. If the control unit 101 determines that the detected price payment is the initial price payment during the series of usage periods, the control unit 101 shifts the process to S302, and the payment is not the initial price payment, that is, the additional price payment. If it is determined that it is, the process moves to S303.

In S302, the supply control unit 107 causes the first supply unit 110 to send out normal cards under the control of the control unit 101, realizes card supply to the player, and completes the main supply process.

On the other hand, if it is determined in S301 that the detected price payment is an additional payment during a series of usage periods, the control unit 101 determines the type of card to be supplied in S303. The card type may be determined based on the result of the lottery process or the acquisition of values from a table in which the order of supply is determined in advance, as described above.

In S304, the supply control unit 107, under the control of the control unit 101, controls the first supply unit 110 or the second supply unit 120 to supply cards of the type determined in S303. That is, the supply control unit 107 causes the first supply unit 110 to supply the card if the determined type is the normal card, and causes the second supply unit 120 to supply the card if the determined type is the rare card. The supply of cards to the player is realized, and this supply processing is completed.

In the present embodiment, the supplying process is started in response to the detection of the payment of the price, but the implementation of the present invention is not limited to this. That is, initiation of the supply process need not be limited to immediately upon detection of payment. In this case, the payment of the price to be determined in S301 of the supply process is the payment of the price that caused the execution of the supply process, that is, the payment of the price that secured the usage period for the supply process. I wish I had.

Further, in the present embodiment, the number of executions of supply processing during a series of usage periods is not specified, but implementation of the present invention is not limited to this. That is, if the number of executions of the supply process during a series of usage periods is unlimited, the time that one player occupies the game device 100 can be extremely long, and as a result, opportunities for other players to use the game device 100 are reduced. It is also possible to limit the number of detectable additional payments to a predetermined number or less during a series of usage periods.

As described above, according to the game device of the present embodiment, since it is controlled so that the goods of the second type can be supplied on the condition that additional payment is made, it is possible to improve the interest of the player and The unit price can be increased.

[Modification]
By the way, in a mode in which the supply unit accommodates cards and supplies the cards under the control of the supply control unit 107 as in the game apparatus 100 of the above-described embodiment, each The number of cards that can be accommodated in the supply unit is reduced. Normally, in a game machine that supplies cards for payment, the supply unit cannot perform the supply operation when no cards are stored, so the game machine is put in an unusable state. In other words, it is necessary to control the payment so that it cannot be detected. Therefore, the operator of the store or the like where the game machine is installed cannot make a profit from the game machine until the card is replenished to the corresponding supply section.

However, since the game device 100 of the above-described embodiment includes a plurality of supply units and controls the supply of cards according to the type of payment detected, one supply unit cannot supply cards. In some cases, the gaming device can remain available afterward. That is, even if the second supply unit 120 cannot supply rare cards, if the first supply unit 110 can supply normal cards, the service of supplying normal cards for the payment of the initial price will not be possible. Offer is possible.

Therefore, the control unit 101 can detect the payment of the initial price when the first supply unit 110 can supply normal cards and the second supply unit 120 cannot supply rare cards, that is, the standby state. control to accept the payment of the price in In other words, the control unit 101 controls the initial payment to be detectable regardless of the state of the second supply unit 120 if the first supply unit 110 is in a state where the normal card can be supplied. As a result, it is possible to reduce the chance that the operator of the store where the game device 100 is installed misses a profit opportunity.

On the other hand, even if the second supply unit 120 is in a state of being able to supply rare cards, if the first supply unit 110 is in a state of being unable to supply normal cards, the control unit 101 does not accept any payment. Control undetectable. This means that not only is it impossible to supply normal cards for the initial payment, but it is also impossible to supply fair cards for additional payment. depends. In other words, although it is possible to supply rare cards unconditionally for payment of an additional price, such supply control does not ensure fairness among players. Payment of additional fees is also undetectably controlled.

[Embodiment 2]
In the above-described embodiment and modification, the type of card to be supplied is determined in response to detection of additional payment, but the timing of determining the type is not limited to this. It may even be prior to enabling detection of additional payment. In this case, it is possible to accept additional payment after determining the type of card to be supplied next. A notification may be presented to the effect that a rare card will be supplied with certainty by doing so. In this way, by presenting the player with the fact that the rare card will be supplied, the player can be favorably encouraged to pay the additional price.

In addition, the notification is to be presented only when it is decided to supply a rare card, and when it is decided to supply a normal card, the notification to the effect that the type of card to be supplied next is not presented. can be anything. Alternatively, even if the supply of rare cards has been decided, whether or not to present a notice that the supply of rare cards will be confirmed next time may be changed according to the results of further lottery processing, etc. good.

[Other embodiments]
The invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications and changes are possible within the scope of the invention.

100: game device, 101: control unit, 102: recording medium, 103: memory, 104: payment detection unit, 105: acquisition unit, 106: element DB, 107: supply control unit, 108: presentation control unit, 109: operation Input unit 110: First supply unit 120: Second supply unit 130: Presentation unit 141: Input port 142: Extraction port 143: Holding unit 144: Placement unit

Claims (14)

detection means for detecting payment of the price;
supply means capable of supplying multiple types of goods;
a delivery means for providing a game play experience;
presentation means capable of presenting information related to the use of the game device;
a control means for controlling operations of the detection means, the supply means , the provision means, and the presentation means ;
with
The control means is
cause the supply means to supply a first type of goods, subject to detection by the detection means of payment of the initial price;
subjecting the detection means to detection of payment of an additional price, controlling the supplying means to supply either the first type of goods or a second type of goods different from the first type of goods;
The control means is
Determining the type of goods to be supplied by the supply means on condition that the detection means detects payment of the additional price based on a predetermined table before detecting the payment of the additional price,
A game device that causes the presenting means to present a notification to the effect that the second type of goods will be provided by paying the additional price when it is decided to supply the second type of goods . 2. The game apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the table specifies that the supply probability of the first type of goods is higher than the supply probability of the second type of goods. detection means for detecting payment of the price;
supply means capable of supplying multiple types of goods;
a delivery means for providing a game play experience;
presentation means capable of presenting information related to the use of the game device;
a control means for controlling operations of the detection means, the supply means, the provision means, and the presentation means;
with
The control means is
cause the supply means to supply a first type of goods, subject to detection by the detection means of payment of the initial price;
The supply means is caused to supply either the first type of goods or the second type of goods different from the first type of goods on condition that the detection means detects payment of an additional price.
control like
The control means is
determining the type of article to be supplied by the supply means on condition that the detection means detects payment of the additional price based on the results of a lottery process executed before the payment of the additional price is detected;
A game device that causes the presenting means to present a notification to the effect that the second type of goods will be provided by paying the additional price when it is decided to supply the second type of goods. 4. The game device according to claim 3 , wherein in the lottery process, the supply probability of the first type of goods is defined to be higher than the supply probability of the second type of goods. the payment of the initial price and the payment of the additional price are detected during a series of usage periods of the game device by the same player;
The payment of the initial price is the payment of the price detected for the first time by the detection means during the series of usage periods,
5. The game device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the additional payment is a payment detected by the detecting means after the second time during the series of usage periods. 6. The game apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein said control means limits the number of times said detection means can detect payment of said additional price to a predetermined number or less during said series of use periods. 7. The game apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6 , wherein said control means does not cause said presentation means to present said notification when it is decided to supply said first type of article. The control means controls the detection means so that the payment of the initial price can be detected in a state in which the supply means can supply the goods of the first type and cannot supply the goods of the second type. 8. The game device according to any one of claims 1 to 7 , which controls the . The control means detects the payment of the initial price and the payment of the additional price in a state in which the supply means cannot supply the goods of the first type but can supply the goods of the second type. 9. A game device according to any one of claims 1 to 8 , wherein said detection means is controlled to be impossible. The game device further comprises registration means for registering the first-type item and the second-type item to be used in the game,
The supply means includes a first supply means for supplying the first type of goods and a second supply means for supplying the second type of goods,
10. The game device according to any one of claims 1 to 9 , wherein the second-type item is an item set to have a higher use value in the game than the first-type item. A computer equipped with detection means for detecting payment, supply means capable of supplying a plurality of types of goods, and presentation means capable of presenting information related to the use of the computer,
the provisioning process that provides the game playing experience;
a control process for controlling the operations of the detection means , the supply means, and the presentation means and the execution content of the provision process;
A program that executes
The control process includes
cause the supply means to supply a first type of goods, subject to detection by the detection means of payment of the initial price;
subjecting the detection means to detection of payment of an additional price, controlling the supplying means to supply either the first type of goods or a second type of goods different from the first type of goods;
The control process includes
Determining the type of goods to be supplied by the supply means on condition that the detection means detects payment of the additional price based on a predetermined table before detecting the payment of the additional price,
A program for causing the presenting means to present a notification to the effect that the second type of goods will be provided by paying the additional price when it is decided to supply the second type of goods . A computer equipped with detection means for detecting payment, supply means capable of supplying a plurality of types of goods, and presentation means capable of presenting information related to the use of the computer,
the provisioning process that provides the game playing experience;
a control process for controlling the operations of the detection means, the supply means, and the presentation means and the execution content of the provision process;
A program that executes
The control process includes
cause the supply means to supply a first type of goods, subject to detection by the detection means of payment of the initial price;
The supply means is caused to supply either the first type of goods or the second type of goods different from the first type of goods on condition that the detection means detects payment of an additional price.
control like
The control process includes
determining the type of article to be supplied by the supply means on condition that the detection means detects payment of the additional price based on the results of a lottery process executed before the payment of the additional price is detected;
A program for causing the presenting means to present a notification to the effect that the second type of goods will be provided by paying the additional price when it is decided to supply the second type of goods. A game system including multiple types of goods and a game device capable of supplying the multiple types of goods,
The game device
detection means for detecting payment of the price;
supply means capable of supplying the plurality of types of articles;
a delivery means for providing a game play experience;
presentation means capable of presenting information related to the use of the game device;
a control means for controlling operations of the detection means, the supply means , the provision means, and the presentation means ;
with
The control means is
cause the supply means to supply a first type of goods, subject to detection by the detection means of payment of the initial price;
subjecting the detection means to detection of payment of an additional price, controlling the supplying means to supply either the first type of goods or a second type of goods different from the first type of goods;
The control means is
Determining the type of goods to be supplied by the supply means on condition that the detection means detects payment of the additional price based on a predetermined table before detecting the payment of the additional price,
A game system that causes the presenting means to present a notification to the effect that the second type of goods will be provided by paying the additional price when it is decided to supply the second type of goods . A game system including multiple types of goods and a game device capable of supplying the multiple types of goods,
The game device
detection means for detecting payment of the price;
supply means capable of supplying the plurality of types of articles;
a delivery means for providing a game play experience;
presentation means capable of presenting information related to the use of the game device;
a control means for controlling operations of the detection means, the supply means, the provision means, and the presentation means;
with
The control means is
cause the supply means to supply a first type of goods, subject to detection by the detection means of payment of the initial price;
The supply means is caused to supply either the first type of goods or the second type of goods different from the first type of goods on condition that the detection means detects payment of an additional price.
control like
The control means is
determining the type of article to be supplied by the supply means on condition that the detection means detects payment of the additional price based on the results of a lottery process executed before the payment of the additional price is detected;
A game system that causes the presenting means to present a notification to the effect that the second type of goods will be provided by paying the additional price when it is decided to supply the second type of goods.

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