JP7192920B1 - Program and information processing device - Google Patents

Abstract

Kind Code: A1 It is possible to improve the convenience of a player and prevent the player from losing the desire to play a game.
A progress means 52 for progressing a game in which a computer has a mission with a set completion deadline, the mission has not been completed for the player, and a predetermined condition is satisfied regarding the degree of progress of the mission by the player. a first determination means 54 for determining whether or not the game has been played; a second determination means 56 for determining whether or not the game conditions regarding the game have been established for the player based on the determination result of the first determination means 54; Based on the determination result of the determination means 56, it functions as a notification means 58 that notifies the corresponding player that the mission has not been achieved.
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Description

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

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been known a game program for progressing a game in which missions with deadlines for achievement are set based on player's operations.

Here, Patent Literature 1 discloses a technique of registering a game-related event in a player's schedule and outputting an alarm (notification) to the player's terminal based on the schedule.

Japanese Patent No. 5716114

If such a technique is applied to a mission with a deadline for completion, it is possible to prevent the player from forgetting the mission and its achievement, and it is assumed that convenience for the player will be improved. However, such missions tend to increase, such as multiple missions set in the game, and new missions set after the deadline for completion, and the number of notifications to the player increases accordingly. . As a result, it is conceivable that the annoyance of the notification outweighs the improvement in player convenience due to the notification, and the player's desire to play the game decreases.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of such problems, and an object of the present invention is to improve the convenience of the player and to prevent the player from being less motivated to play the game. It is to provide a program and an information processing device.

In order to solve the above problems, a program according to a first aspect of the present invention causes a computer to function as progress means for progressing a game in which missions with deadlines for completion are set based on player's operations.
Then, the program determines whether or not the player has not completed the mission before the deadline for completion and whether or not a predetermined condition has been met regarding the degree of progress of the mission by the player. a first determination means for determining, a second determination for determining whether or not a game condition related to the game, which is a game condition different from the predetermined condition, is established for the player based on the determination result of the first determination means; and notification means for notifying the corresponding player that the mission has not been accomplished based on the determination result of the second determination means.

Further, in the program according to the second aspect of the present invention, the game condition includes a condition that a predetermined time has passed since the player logged into or logged out of the game.

Further, in the program according to the third aspect of the present invention, the game condition includes a condition that a predetermined time has passed since the player performed a game action related to the mission.

Further, the program according to the fourth aspect of the present invention causes the computer to function as setting means for setting the threshold based on the player's operation.

Further, the program according to the fifth aspect of the present invention causes the computer to function as changing means for changing the game conditions according to the degree of progress.

Further, the information processing apparatus according to the sixth aspect of the present invention includes progress means for progressing a game in which a mission with a deadline for completion is set based on the player's operation.
Then, the information processing device comprises progress means for progressing a game in which a mission with a deadline for achievement is set based on an operation of the player, and means for the player to complete the mission before the deadline for achievement is reached. and a game different from the predetermined condition based on the determination result of the first determination means, a first determination means for determining whether or not a predetermined condition has been established regarding the degree of progress of the mission by the player; second determining means for determining whether or not a game condition relating to the game has been established for the player; and notification means for notifying the corresponding player.

According to the present invention, it is possible to improve the convenience of the player and prevent the player from losing motivation to play the game.

It is a block diagram showing an example of the whole composition of a game system concerning this embodiment. It is a figure which shows roughly an example of the hardware constitutions of a server apparatus. It is a block diagram which shows an example of the functional structure of a server apparatus. 4 is a flow chart showing an example of the flow of a game in this embodiment. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen on which missions to be accomplished by the player are described; FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a notification screen for notifying the player that the mission has not been completed; FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a modified example of the display screen on which missions to be accomplished by the player are described; FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a modification of the notification screen for notifying the player that the mission has not been completed;

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention (hereinafter referred to as "present embodiments") will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In order to facilitate understanding of the description, the same components and steps are denoted by the same reference numerals as much as possible in each drawing, and overlapping descriptions are omitted.

<Overall composition>
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the overall configuration of a game system 1 according to this embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 1 , the game system 1 includes a server device 10 and one or more terminal devices 12 . These server device 10 and terminal device 12 are connected so as to be able to communicate with each other via a communication network NT such as an intranet, the Internet, or a telephone line.

The server device 10 is an information processing device that provides a game execution result obtained by executing the game program 14 or the game program 14 itself to the player of each terminal device 12 via the communication network NT.

Each terminal device 12 is an information processing device owned by each player. It is an information processing device that provides games to These terminal devices 12 include various devices such as video game machines, arcade game machines, mobile phones, smart phones, tablets, and personal computers.

<Hardware configuration>
FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically showing an example of the hardware configuration of the server device 10. As shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 2, the server device 10 includes a control device 20, a communication device 26, and a storage device . The control device 20 mainly includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 22 and a memory 24 .

In the control device 20, the CPU 22 functions as various functional means by executing a predetermined program stored in the memory 24, the storage device 28, or the like. The details of this functional means will be described later.

The communication device 26 is composed of a communication interface or the like for communicating with an external device. The communication device 26 transmits and receives various information to and from the terminal device 12, for example.

The storage device 28 is composed of a hard disk or the like. The storage device 28 stores various programs and information required for execution of processing in the control device 20, including the game program 14, and information on processing results.

The server device 10 can be realized using an information processing device such as a dedicated or general-purpose server computer. Further, the server device 10 may be composed of a single information processing device, or may be composed of a plurality of information processing devices distributed over the communication network NT. Moreover, FIG. 2 only shows a part of the main hardware configuration of the server device 10, and the server device 10 can have other configurations that servers generally have. Further, the hardware configuration of the plurality of terminal devices 12 can also have the same configuration as the server device 10 except that they include operation means, a display device, and a sound output device, for example.

<Functional means>
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the server device 10. As shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3 , the server device 10 has, as a functional configuration, a storage means 50, a progress means 52, a first determination means 54, a second determination means 56, a notification means 58, and a setting means 60. , and a changing means 62 . These functional configurations are realized by the control device 20 executing the game program 14 stored in the storage device 28 or the like. Also, all or part of these functional configurations may be provided in the terminal device 12 .

The storage means 50 has a function of storing play data 50A and one or more pieces of mission information 50B. The play data 50A is provided for each player. The play data 50A includes the progress of the game including the degree of progress of the mission by the player, the identification information of the character owned by the player, and the status information of the player and the character. The mission information 50B includes the contents of the mission, the deadline for completing the mission, the reward when the mission is completed, and the like. This mission information 50B becomes inactive after the completion deadline has passed. Also, the mission information 50B may be automatically updated as appropriate.

The progress means 52 has a function of progressing a game in which a mission with a deadline for completion is set based on the player's operation. A mission is an in-game task assigned to the player. If the player completes the task within the time limit, items that can be used in the game and effects that can advance the game in an advantageous manner are given to the player. is rewarded. Examples of tasks in the game include consuming a predetermined amount of stamina, spinning a gacha a predetermined number of times, playing quests and battles a predetermined number of times, and raising the player level.

The first determination means 54 has a function of determining whether or not the player has not completed the mission before the deadline for completing the mission and whether or not a predetermined condition regarding the degree of progress of the mission by the player is satisfied. have The predetermined conditions include a condition that the player's mission progress exceeds the threshold, a condition that the player's mission progress does not exceed the threshold, a condition that the player's mission progress is less than or equal to the threshold, Examples include a condition that the degree of progress of the mission is not less than a threshold, a condition that the degree of progress of the mission by the player is less than the threshold, and a condition that the degree of progress of the mission by the player is not less than the threshold. In other words, the first determination unit 54 determines whether or not the magnitude relationship between the player's mission progress and the threshold is a predetermined relationship. As the threshold, a progress rate such as 50% or 80%, or the number of times such as once or five is set according to the unit of the degree of progress. Further, the same threshold may be set for a plurality of missions, or a different threshold may be set for each mission. In addition, the above-mentioned "exceeding the threshold value" includes both meanings of "equal to or exceeding the threshold value" and "exceeding the threshold value".

The second determination means 56 has a function of determining, based on the determination result of the first determination means 54, whether or not a game condition related to the game, which is a game condition different from the predetermined condition, has been established for the player. In this embodiment, the second determination means 56 determines whether or not the game conditions are established when the first determination means 54 makes an affirmative determination, but when the first determination means 54 makes a negative determination, the game conditions are You may judge whether it was materialized.
Game conditions may include game conditions related to time. Game conditions related to this time include a condition that a predetermined time has passed since the player logged in or out of the game, a condition that a predetermined time has passed since the player performed a game action related to a mission, One example is a condition that a predetermined time has passed before the deadline for achievement linked to the mission.
Also, the game conditions may include game conditions other than time. Game conditions other than this time include the condition that the player has continuously performed game actions unrelated to the mission, and the condition that the continuous login by the player is about to be interrupted. In addition, as game conditions other than time, for example, a condition that the stamina required to complete the mission is recovered, a condition that the mission clear condition can be achieved, a condition that the next game action can be achieved, There is a condition that the type of reward given to the player when the mission is accomplished is a predetermined type. For example, the game conditions are such that the type of reward given to the player for completing a mission is to use free stones that can be used when spinning a gacha or recovering the player's stamina, or using paid stones or free stones. A condition may be included that the gacha ticket is a gacha ticket that allows the gacha to be played without having to perform the gacha. The predetermined type may be set by the player.

The notification means 58 has a function of notifying the corresponding player that the mission has not been achieved based on the determination result of the second determination means 56 . In the present embodiment, the notification means 58 notifies when the second determination means 56 makes an affirmative determination, but may notify when the second determination means 56 makes a negative determination. The notification method may be not only in-game notification, but also push notification to the terminal device 12 after the game ends. This notification may display a button for transitioning to a screen where the mission can be achieved. Examples of screens on which missions can be achieved include a quest screen on which stamina can be consumed, a gacha screen on which gacha can be played, and the like. Also, the content of the notification may be changed according to the progress rate of the mission. For example, if the progress rate of the mission is low, the notification means 58 may set the content of the notification to strongly encourage the achievement of the mission, and if the progress rate of the mission is high, set the content of the notification to weakly encourage the achievement of the mission. good. Conversely, when the progress rate of the mission is low, the notification means 58 makes the content of the notification weakly urging the achievement of the mission, and when the progress rate of the mission is high, the content of the notification strongly urges the achievement of the mission. good too. Further, when the game in which the mission has not been completed is associated with another game, in other words, when the game in which the mission has not been completed is associated with the other game, the notification means 58 sends the mission You may notify in another game that is not achieved.

The setting means 60 has a function of setting a threshold based on the player's operation. Alternatively, the setting means 60 may automatically set the threshold according to the current day of the week or time. For example, if the current day of the week is a weekday, the player may have work or school and have little private time. Since it is conceivable that the player has a lot of private time, the setting means 60 sets the threshold low. If the current time is daytime, the player has work or school, so the setting means 60 sets the threshold high. Means 60 sets the threshold low.

The changing means 62 has a function of changing the game conditions according to the progress of the player's mission. Specifically, the changing means 62 may change the game conditions so that the higher the progress of the player's mission, the stricter the game conditions. For example, if the progress of the mission is 50%, the change means 62 changes the predetermined time from the player's logout to the notification to two hours, and if the progress of the mission is 80%, The predetermined time from the player's logout to notification is changed to 3 hours. Conversely, the changing means 62 may change the game conditions so that the higher the progress of the player's mission, the looser the game conditions. For example, when the progress of the mission is 50%, the changing means 62 changes the predetermined time from the player's logout to notification to 5 hours, and when the progress of the mission is 80%, The predetermined time from the player's logout to notification is changed to 3 hours.

<Process flow>
FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing an example of the game flow in this embodiment.

(Step SP10)
The advancing means 52 determines whether or not the terminal device 12 is operated by the player. Then, when the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step SP12, and when the determination is negative, the process proceeds to step SP28.

(Step SP12)
The advancing means 52 advances the game based on the player's operation. Then, the process shifts to the process of step SP14.

(Step SP14)
The first determination means 54 determines whether or not the player has completed the mission based on the play data 50A before the deadline for completing the mission arrives.

Here, FIG. 5A is a diagram showing an example of the display screen 100 describing missions to be accomplished by the player.
As shown in FIG. 5A, on the display screen 100, a mission 102 of "Consume 100 stamina!" and a progress 104 of the mission 102 are described.

Returning to FIG. 4, when the above determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step SP16, and when the above determination is negative, the process proceeds to step SP18. For example, in the example shown in FIG. 5A, the degree of progress 104 is 90%, so the above determination is negative because the player has not completed the mission.

(Step SP16)
The progress means 52 obtains a reward linked to the mission 102 that is positively determined based on the mission information 50B, and adds the obtained reward to the player's play data 50A, thereby providing the player with the reward. Give. Then, the process shifts to the process of step SP22.

(Step SP18)
When a negative determination is made in step SP14, the first determination means 54 determines whether or not the progress 104 of the mission 102 by the player is equal to or greater than the threshold based on the play data 50A. Then, when the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step SP20, and when the determination is negative, the process proceeds to step SP22. For example, assuming that the threshold is 80%, in the example shown in FIG. 5A, the degree of progress 104 is 90%, so it is positively determined that the degree of progress 104 is greater than or equal to the threshold.

(Step SP20)
The second determination means 56 starts measuring time. Then, the process shifts to the process of step SP22. Note that the second determination means 56 may set a measurement flag in this step and start measuring time when the measurement flag is set at a predetermined timing such as login or logout. . Then, the process shifts to the process of step SP22.

(Step SP22)
The second determination means 56 determines whether or not the game condition has been established for the player, specifically, whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed since the start of time measurement. Then, when the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step SP24, and when the determination is negative, the process proceeds to step SP26.

(Step SP24)
The notification means 58 notifies the corresponding player that the mission 102 has not been achieved based on the mission information 50B.

FIG. 5B is a diagram showing an example of a notification screen 110 for notifying the player that the mission 102 has not been completed.
As shown in FIG. 5B, the notification screen 110 includes a notification that the mission is almost complete, in other words, that the mission 102 has not been completed.

Returning to FIG. 4, the process shifts to the process of step SP26.

(Step SP26)
The second determination means 56 determines whether or not the deadline corresponding to the mission has arrived based on the mission information 50B. When the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step SP28, and when the determination is negative, the process proceeds to step SP30.

(Step SP28)
The advancing means 52 updates the mission information 50B. Then, the process shifts to the process of step SP30.

(Step SP30)
A second determination means 56 determines whether or not there is a logout operation by the player. Then, when the determination is affirmative, the logout process is performed and the series of processes shown in FIG. 5 is terminated, and when the determination is negative, the process returns to step SP10.

<effect>
As described above, in the present embodiment, the game program 14 causes the server device 10 as a computer to function as the progression means 52 that progresses the game in which missions with deadlines are set based on the player's operation.
Then, the game program 14 asks the server device 10 whether or not the player has not completed the mission 102 and whether or not a predetermined condition has been met regarding the degree of progress 104 of the mission 102 by the player before the completion deadline. A first determination means 54 for determination, a second determination means 56 for determining whether or not a game condition regarding a game is established for a player based on the determination result of the first determination means 54, and a determination result of the second determination means 56 based on, it functions as notification means 58 for notifying the corresponding player that the mission 102 has not been achieved.
According to this configuration, since the corresponding player is notified that the mission 102 has not been completed, the player's convenience can be improved. In addition, since the notification is made based on the determination results of the first determination means 54 and the second determination means 56, the notification frequency is moderately suppressed compared to the case where the notification is always made when the mission 102 is unachieved. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the player's desire to play the game from decreasing.

Also, in this embodiment, the game condition includes a condition that a predetermined time has passed since the player logged in or logged out of the game.
In this configuration, if the game condition is that a predetermined period of time has passed since the player logged into the game, the player can be reminded of the uncompleted mission 102 . Also, if the game condition is that a predetermined time has passed since the player logged out of the game, the mission 102 can be reminded and the game can be reminded.

Also, in this embodiment, the game condition includes a condition that a predetermined time has passed since the player performed a game action related to mission 102 .
According to this configuration, it is possible to remind the player of the mission 102 .

Further, in the present embodiment, the server device 10 is caused to function as setting means 60 that sets the threshold based on the player's operation.
According to this configuration, since the player can make the settings by himself/herself, it is possible to prevent the player from losing motivation to play the game.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the server device 10 is caused to function as a changing unit 62 that changes game conditions according to the degree of progress.
According to this configuration, the notification frequency is appropriately suppressed according to the degree of progress, and it is possible to further suppress the player's desire to play the game from declining.

<Modification>
It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. In other words, any design modifications made by those skilled in the art to the above embodiments are also included in the scope of the present invention as long as they have the features of the present invention. In addition, each element included in the above embodiment and modified examples described later can be combined as long as it is technically possible, and a combination of these is also included in the scope of the present invention as long as it includes the features of the present invention.

For example, in the above-described embodiment, the notification means 58 has explained the case of notifying when the second determination means 56 made an affirmative determination, but the first determination means 54 made an affirmative determination without the second determination means 56 making a determination. You may be notified at times. Further, the notification means 58 may notify when the second determination means 56 makes an affirmative determination without the first determination means 54 making a determination.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the notification means 58 has explained the case where the progress 104 is equal to or greater than the threshold and the predetermined time has passed since the start of the measurement. The notification may be made according to the type of reward given to the player when the goal is achieved. Further, the notification means 58 may notify according to the type of reward given to the player when the degree of progress 104 is equal to or greater than the threshold and the mission is accomplished.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the first determination unit 54 makes a determination based on the degree of progress of one mission has been described, but the determination may be made based on the degrees of progress of a plurality of missions. In this case, the first determination means 54 may determine based on the degree of progress of each of the plurality of missions, may determine based on the average value of the degree of progress of each of the plurality of missions, or may determine the first determination The means 54 may determine based on the number of missions whose progress exceeds the threshold or the number of missions whose progress is equal to or less than the threshold.

FIG. 6A is a diagram showing a modification of the display screen 120 describing the mission 102 to be accomplished by the player.
As shown in FIG. 6A, the display screen 120 describes a plurality of daily missions, such as Mission A, Mission B, and Mission C. The progress 104 of mission A is 100%, the progress 104 of mission B is 50%, and the progress 104 of mission C is 90%. The average value of these progresses 104 is 80%. If the threshold is 70%, the first determination means 54 makes an affirmative determination that the progress 104 of the plurality of missions 102 by the player exceeds the threshold.

FIG. 6B is a diagram showing a modification of the notification screen 130 for notifying the player that the mission has not been completed.
As shown in FIG. 6B, in the scene shown in FIG. 6A, when the first determination unit 54 makes an affirmative determination that the progress 104 of the plurality of missions 102 by the player exceeds the threshold, the notification screen 130 displays , Mission B and Mission C are described as unachieved missions 102 .

10: Server device (computer, information processing device), 12: Terminal device (computer, information processing device), 14: Game program (program), 52: Progress means, 54: First determination means, 56: Second determination means , 58: notification means

Claims (5)

the computer,
progress means for progressing a game in which a mission with a deadline for completion is set based on the player's operation;
A first determination means for determining whether or not the mission has not been completed for the player before the achievement deadline has arrived and a predetermined condition has been established regarding the degree of progress of the mission by the player;
a second determination means for determining whether or not a game condition related to the game, which is a game condition different from the predetermined condition, is established for the player, based on the determination result of the first determination means;
Notification means for notifying the corresponding player that the mission has not been accomplished based on the determination result of the second determination means;
A program to function as The game condition includes a condition that a predetermined time has elapsed since the player logged into or logged out of the game,
A program according to claim 1. The game condition includes a condition that a predetermined time has passed since the player performed a game action related to the mission,
A program according to claim 1. said computer,
changing means for changing the game condition according to the degree of progress;
4. The program according to any one of claims 1 to 3, which functions as a program. progress means for progressing a game in which missions with deadlines for completion are set based on player's operations;
a first determination means for determining whether or not the mission has not been completed for the player and a predetermined condition regarding the degree of progress of the mission by the player has been established before the completion deadline has arrived;
a second determination means for determining whether or not a game condition related to the game is satisfied for the player, which is a game condition different from the predetermined condition, based on the determination result of the first determination means;
notification means for notifying the corresponding player that the mission has not been accomplished based on the determination result of the second determination means;
Information processing device.

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