JP7180125B2 - Program and information processing device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a program and an information processing device.

For example, in a conventional game device that creates a character object that appears in a virtual game space, there has been one that creates a character object by combining a plurality of part objects for each of a plurality of parts for constructing the character object (for example, See Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent No. 4986279

The above-described conventional game device enables a player to create a character object that he or she imagines or wants to create as desired. However, the conventional game device described above is not suitable for creating a character object when the object to be created cannot be imagined.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a program capable of providing a user with a function for easily generating a character image even when the image of the character image to be generated has not been completed.

In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention provides a computer that provides a user with a function of generating a character image by combining a plurality of parts images provided for each part that constitutes a character image. selection target character image generation means for generating a predetermined number of selection target character images by combining the parts images selected for each of the parts from a plurality of parts images provided in the display; an area for receiving a user's operation to select one selection target character image from the predetermined number of selection target character images; character image selection operation receiving means for displaying a screen including an area for receiving a user's operation to select a part not to be selected, and receiving a user's operation for selecting the one selection target character image; Part image selection operation receiving means for accepting a user's operation from the screen to select a part for which the part image is to be maintained or not to be maintained for each part constituting the image; generating a predetermined number of changed character images obtained by changing the parts images of the parts other than the parts to be maintained, and replacing the predetermined number of selection object character images other than the one selection object character image displayed on the screen ; character image updating means for updating to the generated changed character image ; and character image for determining the adopted character image by accepting a user's operation to select at least one adopted character image from the predetermined number of selection target character images from the screen. It is a program for functioning as decision means.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a user with a function that facilitates generation of a character image even when the image of the character image to be generated has not been completed.

1 is a configuration diagram of an example of an information processing system according to an embodiment; FIG. 1 is a hardware configuration diagram of an example of a computer according to the embodiment; FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of an example of a game device according to an embodiment; FIG. FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram of an example of a simple character image edit processing unit according to the embodiment; 9 is a flowchart of an example of simple character image editing processing; FIG. 10 is an image diagram of an example of a screen for simple character image editing processing; FIG. 10 is an image diagram of an example of a screen for simple character image editing processing in which a character image to be selected has been updated; FIG. 10 is an image diagram of an example of a screen for simple character image editing processing in which a character image to be selected has been updated; FIG. 11 is an image diagram of an example of a screen for simple character image editing processing with an updated preview image; It is a flow chart of an example of processing of Step S14.

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail. In this embodiment, an example in which the player generates a character image used in the game will be described, but the character image used in the game is not limited to this. INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can be widely applied to generation of character images used in various programs, such as character images used by users in communication tools other than games, learning tools, and the like.
[First embodiment]
<System configuration>
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an example of an information processing system according to this embodiment. The information processing system of FIG. 1A includes a single game device 1 . The game device 1 is a terminal device operated by a player, such as a PC, a smartphone, or a tablet, or a terminal device such as a home-use or business-use game-dedicated device.

In the information processing system of FIG. 1B, one or more client terminals 2 and a server device 3 are connected via a network 4 such as the Internet. The client terminal 2 is a terminal device operated by a player, such as a PC, a smartphone, or a tablet, or a terminal device such as a home-use or business-use game-dedicated device. The server device 3 manages and controls games played by players on the client terminals 2 .

Thus, the present invention can be applied not only to the client-server type information processing system shown in FIG. 1(b) but also to the single game device 1 shown in FIG. 1(a). The information processing system shown in FIG. 1 is merely an example, and it goes without saying that there are various system configuration examples depending on the application and purpose. For example, the server device 3 in FIG. 1B may be distributed among a plurality of computers.

<Hardware configuration>
The game device 1, the client terminal 2 and the server device 3 in FIG. 1 are implemented by a computer having the hardware configuration in FIG. FIG. 2 is a hardware configuration diagram of an example of a computer according to this embodiment.

The computer in FIG. 2 includes an input device 501, an output device 502, an external I/F 503, a RAM 504, a ROM 505, a CPU 506, a communication I/F 507, an HDD 508, and the like, which are interconnected via a bus B. Note that the input device 501 and the output device 502 may be connected and used when necessary.

An input device 501 includes a keyboard, mouse, etc., and is used by the player to input various operation signals. The output device 502 includes a display, a speaker, and the like, and performs screen output, audio output, and the like of processing results. A communication I/F 507 is an interface that connects the computer to the network 4 . Thereby, the computer can perform data communication via the communication I/F 507 .

Also, the HDD 508 is an example of a non-volatile storage device that stores programs and data. The stored programs and data include an OS, which is basic software that controls the entire computer, and programs such as applications that provide various functions on the OS.

An external I/F 503 is an interface with an external device. The external device includes a recording medium 503a and the like. This allows the computer to read from and/or write to the recording medium 503a via the external I/F 503. FIG. The recording medium 503a includes a flexible disk, CD, DVD, SD memory card, USB memory, and the like.

The ROM 505 is an example of a nonvolatile semiconductor memory (storage device) that can retain programs and data even when the power is turned off. The ROM 505 stores programs and data such as the BIOS, OS settings, and network settings that are executed when the computer is started. A RAM 504 is an example of a volatile semiconductor memory (storage device) that temporarily holds programs and data.

The CPU 506 is an arithmetic unit that implements control and functions of the entire computer by reading programs and data from storage devices such as the ROM 505 and the HDD 508 onto the RAM 504 and executing processing. The game device 1, the client terminal 2, and the server device 3 according to the present embodiment can implement various types of processing, which will be described later, by means of a computer having the above-described hardware configuration.

<Software configuration>
Here, the software configuration of the game device 1 shown in FIG. 1A will be described as an example. FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of an example of the game device according to this embodiment. The game device 1 implements an operation reception unit 10, an execution unit 12, a display control unit 14, a parts image storage unit 16, a character image storage unit 18, and a temporary storage unit 20 by executing programs. The execution unit 12 has a simple character image editing processing unit 30 , a detailed character image editing processing unit 32 and a game control unit 34 .

The operation reception unit 10 receives an operation from a player who operates the game device 1 . The execution unit 12 executes processing related to the game, such as processing for generating a character image and processing for progressing the game, according to the operation received by the operation reception unit 10 from the player.

A simple character image editing processing unit 30 of the execution unit 12 executes a simple character image editing process that allows the player to easily generate a character image based on the operation received by the operation receiving unit 10 from the player. The detailed character image editing processing unit 32 executes detailed character image editing processing that allows the player to generate a character image in more detail than the simple character image editing processing, based on the operation received by the operation receiving unit 10 from the player. Further, the game control unit 34 executes processing related to game control based on the operation received by the operation reception unit 10 from the player.

The display control unit 14 controls the screen display of the game device 1 according to the game-related processing by the execution unit 12 . The display control unit 14 controls display of a screen for simple character image editing processing, which will be described later, according to the simple character image editing processing executed by the simple character image editing processing unit 30 of the execution unit 12 .

The parts image storage unit 16 stores a parts image for each part that constitutes the character image. Parts forming a character image include, for example, parts such as hairstyle, eyebrows, eyes, nose, and mouth. The parts image storage unit 16 stores parts images of a plurality of parts, such as a plurality of hairstyle part images, a plurality of eyebrow part images, a plurality of eye part images, a plurality of nose part images, and a plurality of mouth part images. is doing.

The character image storage unit 18 stores character images generated by simple character image editing processing or detailed character image editing processing. A character image is generated by combining a plurality of parts images provided for each part. The temporary storage unit 20 provides a function of temporarily storing the selected character image and a function of reading the temporarily stored character image based on the operation received by the operation receiving unit 10 from the player.

The simple character image editing processing section 30 in FIG. 3 is configured as shown in FIG. 4, for example. FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram of an example of a simple character image editing processor according to this embodiment. The simple character image editing processing unit 30 includes a character image generation unit 50, a character image display control unit 52, a character image selection reception unit 54, a keep part image selection reception unit 56, a character image update unit 58, a character image determination unit 60, a temporary It is configured to have a storage control unit 62 .

The character image generator 50 combines parts images selected for each part from a plurality of parts images provided for each part to generate a predetermined number (for example, 9) of character images (hereinafter referred to as character images to be selected). . The character image display control unit 52 displays a predetermined number of generated selection target character images on the screen.

The character image selection receiving unit 54 receives from the player an operation of selecting one selection target character image from a predetermined number of selection target character images displayed on the screen. One selection target character image for which the character image selection receiving unit 54 has received a selection operation from the player is hereinafter referred to as a selected character image.

The keep part image selection receiving unit 56 selects a part image to be kept (keep part) and a part image not to be kept (non-keep part) from among the combination of the part images forming the selected character image. received from the player.

The character image update unit 58 leaves the parts images of the kept parts of the selected character image unchanged, and changes the parts images of the non-kept parts to a predetermined number (for example, 8) of character images (hereinafter referred to as changed character images). to generate The character image display control unit 52 updates the selected character image other than the selected character image displayed on the screen to the changed character image generated by the character image updating unit 58 .

The character image determining unit 60 receives a selection of at least one character image (hereinafter referred to as the adopted character image) from the selection target character images, and determines the adopted character image. The temporary memory control unit 62 temporarily stores the selected character image in the temporary memory unit 20 based on the operation received by the operation receiving unit 10 from the player. In addition, the temporary storage control unit 62 reads the character image temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit 20 from the temporary storage unit 20 based on the operation accepted by the operation accepting unit 10 from the player.

3 and 4, the software configuration of the game device 1 of FIG. 1(a) has been described as an example. In the case of the information processing system of FIG. 1B, either the client terminal 2 or the server device 3 has the functional blocks of the game device 1 .

<Processing>
Processing for generating a character image according to the present embodiment will be described below using the game device 1 of FIGS. 3 and 4 as an example. First, the game device 1 accepts selection of simple character image editing processing or detailed character image editing processing from the player. When the selection of the detailed character image editing process is accepted from the player, the game device 1 displays a screen for the detailed character image editing process. On the screen for detailed character image editing processing, the player can generate a character image in more detail than in simple character image editing processing while selecting a part image for each part constituting the character image.

On the other hand, when the selection of the simple character image editing process is accepted from the player, the game device 1 starts the process of the flowchart shown in FIG. FIG. 5 is a flowchart of an example of simple character image editing processing. Proceeding to step S11, the character image generation unit 50 of the simple character image editing processing unit 30 of the game device 1 randomly generates a predetermined number (for example, 9) of selection target character images. The character image display control unit 52 displays a screen for simple character image editing processing including a predetermined number of generated selection target character images.

FIG. 6 is an image diagram of an example of a screen for simple character image editing processing. A screen 1000 for simple character image editing processing shown in FIG. , a preview image 1030 of the character being selected is displayed.

A screen 1000 for simple character image editing processing in FIG. 6 is an example of a screen at the start of simple character image editing processing. Therefore, the predetermined number of selection target character images displayed in the character area 1010 are randomly generated. Also, the keep area 1020 in FIG. 6 shows that there is no part selected as a keep part. A keep area 1020 indicates that a checked portion is a kept portion, and an unchecked portion indicates a non-kept portion.

The player presses a "random" button on the screen 1000 for simple character image editing processing shown in FIG. can. When the player finds a character image to be selected (desired character image) that seems to have a good overall atmosphere (close to taste), the player proceeds to step S12 and presses the "keep setting" button while selecting the desired character image 1040. .

The player can store the desired character image 1040 in the temporary storage unit 20 by pressing the "send to warehouse" button while the desired character image 1040 is selected. Also, the player can read the desired character image 1040 stored in the temporary storage unit 20 at any timing.

Proceeding to step S<b>13 , the player selects a keep part or a non-keep part in the keep area 1020 for a plurality of parts forming the desired character image 1040 . For example, if you do not like the "physique" and "facial outline" parts of the desired character image 1040, select parts other than the "physique" and "facial outline" parts as keep parts in the keep area 1020, and press the "random" button. By pressing it, the process proceeds to step S14.

It should be noted that the selection of the part to be kept in step S13 may include selection of a part internally set for that part in addition to the part displayed in the keep area 1020 . When "sex" is selected as the part to be kept for female desired character image 1040, makeup such as blush and eye shadow may also be internally selected as the part to be kept. Further, when "gender" is selected as the part to be kept for male desired character image 1040, makeup may be internally selected as the part not to be kept.

In this way, the process of selecting a part displayed in the keep area 1020 as a keep part is a combination of a plurality of parts including not only that part but also parts internally set for that part. It may be a choice. Also, the keeping part is not limited to using the part as it is, but it is kept within preset conditions. For example, in the case of makeup, a slight change in atmosphere does not deviate from the concept of keeping in this embodiment.

In step S14, the character image update unit 58 generates a predetermined number (for example, 8) of changed character images in which the desired character image and the parts image of the keep parts are the same, but the parts images of the non-keep parts are different. Then, the character image display control unit 52 updates the selection target character images other than the desired character image displayed in the character area 1010 to the generated predetermined number of change character images.

FIG. 7 is an image diagram of an example of a screen for simple character image editing processing in which the selection target character image is updated. A screen 1000 for simple character image editing processing shown in FIG. 7 displays a changed character image obtained by changing the part images of the "physique" and "outline of the face" of the desired character image 1040 shown in FIG. 6 as a new selection object character image. It is displayed in the character area 1010.

The player advances to step S15, and if there is a character image that may be adopted among the character images to be selected displayed in the character area 1010, the player determines the character image to be adopted, thereby terminating the processing of the flowchart of FIG. . If there is no character image that can be adopted among the selection object character images displayed in the character area 1010, the player repeats the processing of steps S12 to S15.

For example, in the screen 1000 for simple character image editing processing in FIG. Then, by pressing the "random" button, the character image to be selected can be updated as shown in FIG. 8, for example.

For example, by changing the desired character image 1040 on the screen 1000 for simple character image editing processing shown in FIG. 7 as shown in FIG. 9, the preview image displayed in FIG. can be changed to the preview image 1030 of the selected desired character image 1040 .

For example, when a keep part or a non-keep part is selected in the keep area 1020, the preview image 1030 displays the part selected as the keep part differently from the part selected as the non-keep part. A display form may be used. In this way, by using different display modes for the display of the kept parts and the display of the non-kept parts, the player can intuitively understand which parts of the character image are to be changed and which parts are not to be changed. .

Note that the processing of step S11 performed by the character image generating unit 50 and the processing of step S14 performed by the character image updating unit 58 are the same as the processing, although the presence or absence of selection of the keep part by the player is different. Therefore, the character image generation unit 50 performs the processing of step S14 performed by the character image update unit 58 in FIG. 4, so that the character image update unit 58 included in the simple character image edit processing unit 30 in FIG. 4 can be omitted.

In addition, in the process of randomly generating a character image to be selected in step S11, it is not necessary to randomly select all parts, and non-keep parts other than preset keep parts may be randomly selected. . Furthermore, if there is a character image that can be adopted among the selection target character images selected in step S11, the player can skip steps S12 to S14 by determining the character image to be adopted.

Further, the process of step S14 in FIG. 5 is processed as shown in FIG. 10, for example. FIG. 10 is a flow chart of an example of the process of step S14. Proceeding to step S<b>21 , the character image update unit 58 confirms the parts checked as the keep parts in the keep area 1020 . Further, in step S21, the character image updating unit 58 may check the parts in the keep area 1020 that are not checked as non-keep parts.

Proceeding to step S22, the character image updating unit 58 changes the parts image of the part other than the kept part (non-kept part) of the selection target character image selected in step S12 to another parts image of that part. to generate The number of change character images generated in step S22 is the number obtained by subtracting "1" from the number of selection object character images displayed in the character area 1010 if the selection object character images other than the desired character image are to be updated. becomes.

Also, the number of change character images generated in step S22 is the number of selection object character images displayed in the character area 1010 if the selection object character images are updated including the desired character image.

Proceeding to step S23, the character image display control unit 52 updates the selection target character image displayed in the character area 1010 with the changed character image generated in step S22.

(summary)
According to the present embodiment, in the function of generating different character images by combining parts images provided for each part constituting the character image, at least part of the character image is selected from randomly generated character images to be selected. You can select a desired character image that is close to Then, the player selects a part to be kept without change from among the parts constituting the desired character image, and updates the parts image of the non-keep part of the desired character image to the changed selected character image. By repeating such selection of the desired character image and updating of the selection target character image, a desired character image can be easily generated.

In this embodiment, the generation work can be started by searching for a character image that is close to the player's taste, even if it is just a partial part, and the character image that the player likes can be easily generated even if there is no image of the character image that the player wants to create. Therefore, it is useful in various programs such as games, communication tools, and learning tools in which a player must generate a plurality of character images.

The invention is not limited to the specifically disclosed embodiments above, but various modifications and changes are possible without departing from the scope of the claims. For example, the screen for simple character image editing processing shown in FIG. good.

1 game device 2 client terminal 3 server device 4 network 10 operation reception unit 12 execution unit 14 display control unit 16 parts image storage unit 18 character image storage unit 20 temporary storage unit 30 simple character image editing processing unit 32 detailed character image editing processing unit 34 game control unit 50 character image generation unit 52 character image display control unit 54 character image selection reception unit 56 keep part image selection reception unit 58 character image update unit 60 character image determination unit 62 temporary storage control unit 501 input device 502 output device 503 External I/F
503a recording medium 504 RAM
505 ROMs
506 CPUs
507 Communication I/F
508 HDDs
1000 Screen for simple character image editing processing 1010 Character area 1020 Keep area 1030 Preview image 1040 Desired character image B bus

Claims (7)

A computer that provides a user with a function of generating the character image by combining a plurality of parts images provided for each part constituting the character image,
Selection target character image generating means for generating a predetermined number of selection target character images by combining the parts images selected for each part from a plurality of parts images provided for each part;
an area in which the predetermined number of selection target character images are displayed and for receiving a user's operation to select one selection target character image from the predetermined number of selection target character images; and an area for accepting a user's operation to select a part to maintain or not to maintain the part image, and a character image for accepting a user's operation to select the one selection target character image . selection operation reception means,
Part image selection operation receiving means for accepting , from the screen , a user's operation to select a part for which the part image is to be maintained or not to be maintained for each part constituting the one selection target character image;
generating a predetermined number of changed character images obtained by changing the part images of the parts other than the parts for which the part image is maintained from the one selection object character image, and generating the one selection object character displayed on the screen; Character image updating means for updating the predetermined number of selection target character images other than the image to the generated changed character image ;
Character image determination means for receiving a user's operation of selecting at least one adopted character image from the predetermined number of character images to be selected from the screen and determining the adopted character image;
A program to function as The character image updating means updates the parts image of the part regardless of the one selection target character image if the part image selection operation receiving means has not received any selection of a part for which the parts image is to be maintained. 2. The program according to claim 1, wherein a predetermined number of changed character images are generated and the screen is updated. 3. The selection target character image generation means repeats the selection target character image generation means to generate the predetermined number of selection target character images repeatedly until the character image selection operation receiving means accepts the selection of the one selection target character image. 3. The program according to 1 or 2. The part image selection operation receiving means receives from the screen a user's operation of selecting a part for which the parts image is to be maintained or not to be maintained, and the character image updating means updates the predetermined number of changed character images to the predetermined number of parts. 4. The program according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein after the selection target character image is updated, a user selects from a part for which the parts image is maintained to a part for which the parts image is not maintained. storage means for storing a combination of the part images for each part constituting the one selection target character image based on the user's operation on the screen ;
reading means for reading out the combination of the part images for each part constituting the one selection target character image from the storage means based on the user's operation on the screen ;
5. The program according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further causing the computer to function as a program. The selection target character image generating means configures the selection target character image based on a user's selection of a part for which the parts image is to be maintained or not to be maintained, which is received from the screen by the part image selection operation receiving means. 6. The program according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the display of parts on the screen is made different between parts for which the parts images are maintained and parts for which the parts images are not maintained. An information processing device that provides a user with a function of generating the character image by combining a plurality of parts images provided for each part constituting the character image,
selection target character image generation means for generating a predetermined number of selection target character images by combining the parts images selected for each of the parts from a plurality of parts images provided for each of the parts;
an area in which the predetermined number of selection target character images are displayed and for receiving a user's operation to select one selection target character image from the predetermined number of selection target character images; and an area for accepting a user's operation to select a part to maintain or not to maintain the part image, and a character image for accepting a user's operation to select the one selection target character image . selection operation reception means;
part image selection operation receiving means for receiving , from the screen , a user's operation to select a part for which the part image is to be maintained or not to be maintained for each part constituting the one selection target character image;
generating a predetermined number of changed character images obtained by changing the part images of the parts other than the parts for which the part image is maintained from the one selection object character image, and generating the one selection object character displayed on the screen; Character image updating means for updating the predetermined number of selection target character images other than the image to the generated change character image ;
Character image determination means for accepting a user's operation to select at least one adopted character image from the predetermined number of selection target character images from the screen and determining the adopted character image;
Information processing device having

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