JP7221685B2 - Information processing device, game processing method and program - Google Patents

Description

The present disclosure relates to an information processing device, game processing method, and program.

For example, vertical scrolling shooting games have been known for some time. In the shooting game, the game progresses by operating the player's aircraft to avoid the enemy and the attack bullets emitted by the enemy, and defeating the enemy by firing attack bullets from the player's aircraft and hitting the enemy (for example, Patent Document 1). reference).

JP 2016-214888 A

2. Description of the Related Art In shooting games and other games, there are cases in which an object such as a bullet is operated by touching the screen of a device equipped with a touch panel. In this case, since the object moves on the screen following the movement of the finger that touches the touch panel, the player's finger may cover the screen, making it difficult to see the movement of the object. be.

The present disclosure provides a technique for making objects on the screen easier to see when playing a game by operating the screen.

According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a display unit that displays an input screen area corresponding to a screen for executing a game superimposed on the screen; and a control unit for executing an operation to operate an object at a position on the screen corresponding to the operation on the screen, wherein the control unit calculates a moving distance of the object, and the display unit moves the object Provided is an information processing apparatus that changes the size of the object according to the distance and the display time of the object and displays the object on a screen for executing the game.

According to one aspect, it is possible to make objects on the screen easier to see when playing a game by operating the screen.

It is a figure showing an example of a game system concerning one embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the hardware constitutions of the portable terminal which concerns on one Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the hardware constitutions of the server which concerns on one Embodiment. It is a figure showing an example of functional composition of a personal digital assistant concerning one embodiment. It is a figure showing an example of functional composition of a server concerning one embodiment. It is an example of a game image according to one embodiment. 4 is a flow chart showing an example of a game processing method according to one embodiment; It is an example of an attack screen according to an embodiment. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example arrangement of swipe areas according to an embodiment; FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example arrangement of swipe areas according to an embodiment;

Hereinafter, embodiments for implementing the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings. In the present embodiment, the game processing method executed by the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment will be described by taking an example of a scroll-type shooting game. However, the game played by the information processing device is not limited to the scroll type shooting game, and can be used for any game.

[Game system]
First, a game system 10 according to one embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. In the game system 10 according to one embodiment, the mobile terminals 20a, 20b, 20c and the server 30 are connected via the network 40 so as to be communicable. The mobile terminals 20a, 20b, and 20c are also collectively referred to as "mobile terminals 20".

The mobile terminal 20 is an example of an information processing device with which a player plays games. Examples of information processing devices include mobile phones such as smart phones, portable game machines, personal computers, tablet terminals, home game devices, arcade game devices, and the like. The mobile terminal 20 accepts operations from the player through the touch panel, and allows the player to play the game. Note that the number of mobile terminals 20 is not limited to three, and may be other than three.

The server 30 is an example of an information processing device that provides the mobile terminal 20 with the functions necessary for the game by transmitting and receiving data to and from the mobile terminal 20 . The server 30 may be realized by a cloud computer. Note that the number of servers 30 shown in FIG. 1 is not limited to one, and distributed processing may be performed by two or more servers.

For example, the server 30 is used for download processing of a game program (application) to the portable terminal 20, player login processing, and management of player information and game scores. Although the game system 10 of FIG. 1 shows an example in which the server 30 is included, the server 30 may be included in a game in which a game program is originally installed in the mobile terminal 20 and communication with the server 30 is not required. The mobile terminal 20 does not have to be connected to the network 40 .

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the mobile terminal 20. As shown in FIG. The mobile terminal 20 has a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 121 , a storage device 122 , a communication device 123 , an input device 124 and a display device 125 . The CPU 121 controls the mobile terminal 20 . The storage device 122 may be a memory such as a ROM (Read Only Memory) or a RAM (Random Access Memory), or may be a storage such as an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) or an SSD (Solid State Drive). .

The communication device 123 is a communication device such as a network circuit that controls communication. The input device 124 may be a touch pad (positional input device) of a touch panel, or may be an input device such as a camera or a microphone. The display device 125 is an output device such as a touch panel display and a speaker. A touch panel is realized by combining a touch pad and a display.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the server 30. As shown in FIG. The server 30 has a CPU 131 , a storage device 132 and a communication device 133 . The CPU 131 controls the server 30 . The storage device 132 is, for example, a memory such as ROM or RAM, or a storage such as HDD or SDD. The communication device 133 is a communication device such as a network card that controls communication.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the mobile terminal 20. As shown in FIG. The mobile terminal 20 of FIG. 4 has a storage section 21 , a control section 22 , an operation section 23 , a display section 24 and a terminal side communication section 25 . The storage unit 21 stores programs such as the game program 26, data used by the programs, and the like. Note that the storage unit 21 may be implemented by the storage device 122 or may be implemented by a storage device connected via the network 40 .

The control unit 22 controls the entire mobile terminal 20 . The control unit 22 controls the operation of the game by causing the CPU 121 to execute game processing according to the procedure set in the game program 26 . The operation unit 23 receives various operations performed by the player on the input device 124 . The display unit 24 displays game images on the display device 125 . Note that the operation unit 23 is implemented by the CPU 121 controlling the input device 124 . Also, the display unit 24 is implemented by the CPU 121 controlling the display device 125 .

Here, the various operations performed by the player on the input device 124 refer to operations performed by the player on the operation unit 23 in order to cause the CPU 121 to execute processing. Various operations performed by the player on the input device 124 include, for example, a touch operation on the touch panel, a flick operation, a swipe (move while touching) operation, and a button operation.

Note that the touch operation is an operation in which the player's finger touches the touch panel. A flick operation is an operation in which the player's finger touches the touch panel and slightly moves the contact position (slides the finger). A swipe operation is an operation in which a player's finger touches the touch panel and is moved by a predetermined distance or more, and then the finger is released. A button operation is an operation of pressing a software or hardware button.

The operation unit 23 receives various operations from the player playing the game. The control unit 22 controls the progress of the game based on various operations received from the player. The display unit 24 displays the game image generated by the control unit 22 . The terminal-side communication unit 25 communicates with the server 30 . The terminal-side communication unit 25 is implemented by the CPU 121 executing the game program 26 and controlling the communication device 123 according to the game program 26 .

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the server 30. As shown in FIG. The server 30 has a storage unit 31 , a server control unit 32 and a server side communication unit 33 . The storage unit 31 stores programs such as a game program 35 and a server program 36, data used by the programs, and the like. Note that the storage unit 31 may be implemented by the storage device 132 or may be implemented by a storage device connected via the network 40 .

The server control unit 32 controls the entire server 30 . The server control unit 32 controls the operation of the game by causing the CPU 131 to execute game processing according to the procedure set in the server program 36 . The server control unit 32 also performs a download process for downloading the game program 35 stored in the storage unit 31 and the data and tables used by the game program 35 to the mobile terminal 20 .

The server-side communication unit 33 communicates with the mobile terminal 20 . The server-side communication unit 33 is implemented by the CPU 131 executing the server program 36 and controlling the communication device 133 according to the server program 36 .

[Game Overview]
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a game image according to this embodiment. The display unit 24 draws a game image and displays a swipe area 1002 corresponding to the screen 1000 on which the game is executed, superimposed on the screen 1000 . The swipe area 1002 is smaller than the screen 1000 and has the same shape and aspect ratio as the screen 1000 .

A swipe area 1002 is displayed below the center of the screen 1000 . Accordingly, by displaying the swipe area 1002 closer to the player, the operability of the game can be improved. In the example of FIG. 6, the swipe area 1002 is displayed below the center of the screen 1000 and centered with respect to the bottom.

The swipe area 1002 may be displayed so that the screen 1000 on which the game is executed can be seen through, or may be displayed so that the screen 1000 cannot be seen through. A swipe area 1002 is an example of an input screen area corresponding to the screen 1000 for executing the game.

Upon receiving the player's operation on the swipe area 1002 , the control unit 22 executes an operation to operate the bullet 1004 at the position on the screen 1000 corresponding to the received operation on the swipe area 1002 .

For example, when the player touches the swipe area 1002, the control unit 22 can cause a bullet 1004 to appear on the screen 1000 in response. In the example of FIG. 6, in response to the touch operation of the swipe area 1002 by the player, the control unit 22 acquires the coordinates (x ₁ , y ₁ ) of the position a of the swipe area 1002, and the coordinates (x ₁ , y ₁ ), the bullet 1004 appears at the position A of the coordinates (X ₁ , Y ₁ ) on the screen 1000 corresponding to 1).

Also, by performing a swipe operation on the swipe area 1002, the player can move the bullet 1004 displayed on the screen 1000 according to the trajectory of the swiped finger. The movement path of the bullet 1004 is derived from the coordinates indicating the trajectory of the player's finger moving in the swipe area 1002 and corresponds to the trajectory of the swipe area 1002 one-to-one.

The display unit 24 moves the bullet 1004 on the screen 1000 so as to draw a trajectory corresponding to the trajectory of the operation on the swipe area 1002 according to the path controlled by the control unit 22 .

The four corners of the swipe area 1002 correspond to the four corners of an area (battlefield) in which the bullet 1004 can move on the screen 1000 . Here, it is assumed that the battlefield and the four corners of the screen 1000 match, but the present invention is not limited to this.

For example, if the player touches the upper left corner of the swipe area 1002, the bullet 1004 will appear in the upper left corner of the battlefield. By making the size of the swipe area 1002 sufficiently smaller than the battlefield, the player can freely move the bullet 1004 displayed on the battlefield with a small finger movement.

An enemy character 1006 is displayed in the battlefield. The player can attack and damage the enemy character 1006 by moving the bullet 1004 and bringing it into contact with the enemy character 1006 . A player character 1010 is also displayed in the battle field. The player character 1010 receives damage when coming into contact with the enemy character 1006 or bullets fired by the enemy character 1006 . In the example of FIG. 6, player character 1010 is visible below swipe area 1002 .

The bullet 1004 becomes smaller as the display time and movement distance after appearing are longer, and disappears from the battlefield after a predetermined time has passed and a predetermined distance has been moved. However, the appeared bullet 1004 may not disappear from the battlefield. Alternatively, the bullet 1004 may appear only while the screen is pressed and held for a long time.

Note that the bullet 1004 is an example of an object displayed at a position on the screen 1000 corresponding to the operation position when an operation to the swipe area 1002 is accepted. The object is not limited to the bullet 1004, and may be a character such as the player character 1010 or an ally character. When the object is the player character 1010 or a teammate character, the player character 1010 or the teammate character can be moved to a predetermined position by operating the wipe area 1002 .

According to this, the object can be moved on the entire screen 1000 in response to the player's operation within the swipe area 1002 . In other words, the player can operate the entire screen simply by operating the swipe area 1002 at hand, which facilitates the operation. As a result, it is possible to prevent the movement of the object from becoming difficult to understand due to the fingers getting in the way. can heighten your senses.

Also, since the swipe area 1002 is displayed at the player's hand, the player can operate with one hand. For example, the player can use the swipe area 1002 to operate within the range of movement of one thumb. This eliminates the need for the player to hold the mobile terminal 20 with both hands, increasing the degree of freedom. As a result, the player can easily play the game anywhere in a more comfortable state.

[Game behavior]
Next, a game processing method showing operation procedures of a game played using the portable terminal 20 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an example of game processing according to one embodiment. It should be noted that FIG. 7 shows actions related to attacks using the swipe area 1002 among actions of the game played by the player, and other actions are omitted.

After starting the game, the control unit 22 of the mobile terminal 20 causes the display unit 24 to display a game image. A swipe area 1002 is displayed on the screen 1000 (see FIG. 6). The operation unit 23 determines whether or not there is a touch operation in the swipe area 1002 (S10). The processing of S10 is repeated until a touch operation is performed in the swipe area 1002. When the operation unit 23 determines that a touch operation has been performed in the swipe area 1002, the display unit 24 corresponds to the touch position in the swipe area 1002. A bullet 1004 appears at the position of the screen 1000 where the target is (S12).

Next, the operation unit 23 determines whether or not there is a swipe operation in the swipe area 1002 (whether the swipe area 1002 is traced) (S14). When the operation unit 23 determines that there is no swipe operation in the swipe area 1002, the operation unit 23 skips to S22. When the operation unit 23 determines that the swipe operation has been performed in the swipe area 1002, the control unit 22 specifies the movement path of the bullet 1004 displayed on the screen 1000 corresponding to the trajectory traced in the swipe area 1002 (S16). ).

Next, the control unit 22 moves the bullet 1004 to the identified movement path (S18). For example, when the player's finger traces the swipe area 1002 as shown in FIG. ₁ , y ₁ ) to (x ₂ , y ₂ ). Then, the control unit 22 specifies the coordinates (X ₁ , Y ₁ ) to (X ₂ , Y ₂ ) on the screen 1000 corresponding to the acquired coordinates (x ₁ , y ₁ ) to (x ₂ , y ₂ ). The display unit 24 moves and displays the bullet 1004 along the path (A→B→C) from the specified coordinates (X ₁ , Y ₁ ) to (X ₂ , Y ₂ ).

Returning to FIG. 7, next, the control unit 22 calculates the travel distance of the bullet, and the display unit 24 changes the size of the bullet 1004 according to the travel distance of the bullet and the display time of the bullet (S20). For example, the display unit 24 may display the bullet 1004 in a smaller size as at least one of the bullet movement distance and the bullet display time increases.

Next, the control unit 22 determines whether the display time of the bullet 1004 has elapsed for a predetermined time (S22). When the control unit 22 determines that the display time of the bullet 1004 has elapsed for the predetermined time, the display unit 24 erases the bullet 1004 from the screen 1000 (S26), and ends this process.

On the other hand, if the controller 22 determines in S22 that the display time of the bullet 1004 has not passed the predetermined time, it determines whether or not the movement distance of the bullet 1004 is equal to or greater than the predetermined distance (S24). If the control unit 22 determines that the movement distance of the bullet 1004 is less than the predetermined distance, the control unit 22 returns to S14 and executes the processing after S14. On the other hand, if the control unit 22 determines in S24 that the travel distance of the bullet 1004 is equal to or greater than the predetermined distance, the display unit 24 erases the bullet 1004 from the screen (S26) and terminates this process.

As described above, according to the game processing method according to this embodiment, the player can move the bullet 1004 on the screen 1000 according to the trajectory of the swiped finger by operating the swipe area 1002 at hand. can. According to this operation, the bullet 1004 is not covered with the finger, and the bullet 1004 can be easily seen on the screen when the game is played, and the sense of immersion in the game can be enhanced.

In the example of FIG. 8, by operating a swipe area 1002 at hand, the player moves a bullet 1004 from a position different from the operated position on the screen 1000 corresponding to the position where the operation was started, following the operated trajectory. is moved to contact the enemy character 1006 . As a result, it is possible to accurately attack the enemy character 1006 and give damage 1007 .

[Modification]
Finally, an example layout of the swipe area 1002 according to one embodiment will be described. 9 and 10 are diagrams showing examples of the arrangement of swipe areas according to one embodiment.

The display unit 24 is displayed on the lower left side of the screen 1000 shown in FIG. 9A, in the lower center of the screen shown in FIG. 9B, or on the screen shown in FIG. A swipe area 1002 may be displayed on the lower right side in a range where the player can operate with one hand.

For example, if the dominant hand of the player is the right hand, by displaying the swipe area 1002 on the right side of the screen shown in FIG. When the player's dominant hand is the left hand, by displaying a swipe area 1002 on the left side of the screen shown in FIG. This not only improves the operability, but also eliminates the need for the player to hold the mobile terminal 20 with both hands, thereby improving the operability of the game. As a result, the player can easily play the game anywhere in a more comfortable state.

The swipe area 1002 may be divided into two or more areas. As shown in FIG. 10A, two swipe areas 1002a and 1002b may be provided, and bullets 1004a and 1004b may be moved by operating the swipe areas 1002a and 1002b, respectively.

As shown in FIG. 10B, even when the mobile terminal 20 is turned sideways, if the swipe area 1002 is arranged on at least one of the left side and the right side of the screen 1000, the player can operate with one hand. It is possible and preferable.

The game system 10, mobile terminal 20, and server 30 according to the disclosed embodiment should be considered exemplary and not restrictive. The embodiments described above can be modified and improved in various ways without departing from the scope and spirit of the appended claims. In addition, the matters described in the multiple embodiments described above can be configured in other configurations within a consistent range, and can be combined within a consistent range.

For example, although an example of a scroll-type shooting game has been described in the present embodiment, it can also be applied to computer games of other genres. For example, it can be applied to various genres of computer games such as action games, role-playing games, puzzle games, simulation games, sports games, music games, and racing games.

Also, in the present embodiment, an example in which the player's finger is brought into contact with the swipe area 1002 to perform an operation has been described. Further, the operation of the swipe area 1002 is not limited to the player's finger, and may be a touch operation using a touch pen, hovering using a stylus pen, or the like.

10 Game system 20 Portable terminal 21 Storage unit 22 Control unit 23 Operation unit 24 Display unit 25 Terminal-side communication unit 26 Game program 30 Server 31 Storage unit 32 Server control unit 33 Server-side communication unit 35 Game program 36 Server program 40 Network 1000 screen 1002 swipe area 1004 bullet 1006 enemy character 1010 player character

Claims (7)

a display unit that displays an input screen area corresponding to a screen for executing a game overlaid on the screen;
a control unit that, when receiving an operation to the input screen area, performs an operation of operating an object at a position on the screen corresponding to the received operation to the input screen area;
has
The control unit calculates a moving distance of the object,
The information processing device, wherein the display unit changes the size of the object according to the moving distance of the object and the display time of the object, and displays the object on a screen for executing the game. The display unit
moving the object on the screen so as to draw a trajectory corresponding to the trajectory of the operation on the input screen area;
The information processing device according to claim 1 . the input screen area has substantially the same shape as the screen and is smaller than the screen;
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2. The display unit
displaying the input screen area below the center of the screen;
The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The display unit
displaying the input screen area in the center, left or right side of the screen and within a range where the player can operate with one hand;
The information processing apparatus according to claim 4. displaying an input screen area corresponding to a screen for executing a game overlaid on the screen;
When an operation to the input screen area is accepted, the computer executes a process of operating an object at a position on the screen corresponding to the accepted operation to the input screen area ,
calculating a moving distance of the object;
A game processing method for executing a process of changing the size of the object according to the movement distance of the object and the display time of the object and displaying the object on a screen for executing the game. displaying an input screen area corresponding to a screen for executing a game overlaid on the screen;
causing a computer to execute a process of, upon receiving an operation to the input screen area, executing an operation to operate an object at a position on the screen corresponding to the received operation to the input screen area;
calculating a moving distance of the object;
A program for executing a process of changing the size of the object according to the moving distance of the object and the display time of the object and displaying the object on the screen for executing the game.

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