JP7244791B1 - Information processing device, information processing method and program - Google Patents

Abstract

An information processing device, an information processing method, and a program capable of giving a reward according to the evaluation of an opponent to a player participating in a competition are provided. [Means for Solving the Problems] An information processing apparatus sets evaluation information for each of a plurality of players including a first player and a second player participating in a game based on an operation of a user watching the game. A setting unit and a reward giving unit for giving the first player a first reward based on the evaluation information set for the second player when the first player wins over the second player in a competition match. [Selection drawing] Fig. 6

Description

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

Conventionally, in competitions such as e-sports, it is known that a winner is determined by a tournament system, and rewards such as prize money given to players are determined according to the number of victories. For example, Patent Literature 1 discloses an online game tournament system in which prize money is determined according to the number of wins, in which an initial level and initial credits are given to participants who participate as players. After the game progresses between the opponents decided between the opponents and the winner is decided, the winner will be given a certain percentage of the loser's credits to raise the level by one level, and the loser will be given the credits to the winner and then the current level. Determining prizes according to credits and marking participation in the tournament as invalid is disclosed.

Japanese Patent Publication No. 2007-521059

However, in the system disclosed in Patent Literature 1, for example, in the first round, when a player wins against a famous player such as a so-called winning candidate who is highly evaluated by viewers, etc. Although the value of the victory is different from the case of winning against a low-ranked unknown player, it is difficult to provide the player with an appropriate reward corresponding to the value.

Accordingly, one of the objects of the present invention is to provide rewards according to the evaluation of opponents to players who participate in competitions.

An information processing apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention includes an evaluation setting unit that sets evaluation information for each of a plurality of players including a first player and a second player participating in a game based on an operation of a user who watches the game. and a reward giving unit that gives the first player a first reward based on the evaluation information set for the second player when the first player wins the second player in the competition match.

According to one aspect of the present invention, it is possible to give a reward to a player who participates in a competition according to the evaluation of the opponent.

1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an information processing system including an information processing device according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. It is a figure which shows the outline|summary of a competition, (a) is a figure which shows the state of a tournament at the time of the start of a competition, (b) at the time of the end of the first round. It is a figure which shows an example of a player designation screen. It is a figure which shows an example of a player detailed screen. It is a figure which shows an example of a game start screen. 1 is an explanatory diagram of functions of an information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of competition information. It is a figure which shows an example of player information. It is a figure which shows an example of user information. It is a figure which shows the information processing flow which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a flow chart which shows a flow of evaluation information setting processing. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of reward provision processing.

Hereinafter, an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to preferred embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that the embodiment described below is merely an example given to facilitate understanding of the present invention, and does not limit the present invention. That is, the present invention can be changed or improved from the embodiments described below without departing from the spirit of the present invention. Of course, this invention also includes equivalents thereof.

In addition, the examples of screens described in this specification and drawings are only examples, and the screen configuration and design, the content of display information, and GUI (Graphical User Interface), etc., are subject to system design specifications and user preferences. It can be freely designed according to the requirements, etc., and can be changed as appropriate.

<Regarding the competition according to the present embodiment>
The communication system (hereinafter referred to as information processing system S) shown in FIG. 1 is a communication system including an information processing apparatus (hereinafter referred to as server 10) according to an embodiment of the present invention.
The information processing system S is a computer system that is responsible for overall operations related to the implementation of the competition, and is used by players (individuals or teams) who participate (participate) in the competition and watch the play of players who do not participate in the competition as players. Provide competitions and other competition-related services to users (watching). Specifically, the environment for playing the game is provided to the player, and the environment for viewing the game and the environment for evaluating the player are provided for the user.

A competition is a game, such as a computer game or a sport, in which players compete for superiority or inferiority in terms of skill or ability according to certain rules, and includes tournaments in which one or more matches are organized. When multiple games are organized and held like a tournament, the method of determining the winner or ranking is a tournament method (round-robin), a league method (round-robin), or a combination of tournament and league methods. , or methods derived from these, or other methods may be used. Also, the competition may consist of a final round and a preliminary round (preliminary round) for selecting contestants for the final round. In addition, when a plurality of games are organized and held, not only when a plurality of games of one kind are played, but also a plurality of games of different events may be combined.
In the competition, prize money, supplementary prizes, and other rewards are given to the players according to the final ranking, the results of each game, or the content of the game.

In the present embodiment, an e-sports (electronic sports) tournament (hereinafter referred to as a tournament), which is a competitive game in which players compete for victory in a computer game, will be described as an example of a competition.
The e-sports game genre is not particularly limited, and may be any game genre. For example, it may be a fighting game, a sports game, a shooting game, a racing game, a puzzle game, a word game, a card game, a board game, a role-playing game, a simulation game, or the like. Also, e-sports may be an individual competition or a team competition. Also, humans may play against each other as players, or humans and computers (for example, AI or robots) may play against each other.

The e-sports of this embodiment are online games provided using the information processing system S. FIG. Specifically, when a player such as a professional gamer performs an operation (playing operation) to play e-sports, which is a competition, on the player terminal 11, the player terminal 11 receives data delivered from a server computer (hereinafter referred to as server 10). Receive data about the progress of the competition. The player terminal 11 outputs video and audio corresponding to the received data, and the player advances the game while checking the output video and audio. Also, the player terminal 11 transmits data indicating the content of the player's operation such as the play operation to the server 10 , and the server 10 transmits data corresponding to the content of the operation to the player terminal 11 . Such data transmission/reception between the server 10 and the player terminal 11 is repeated until the game played by the player ends.

The competition of this embodiment is a competition in which a plurality of players participate, and a plurality of games are held in one competition. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2(a), the competition tournament of the present embodiment is a tournament in which eight players (Player A to Player H) participate, and is in a knockout tournament format. A total of 7 matches will be played including the first round, semi-finals and finals. Then, the player who wins the tournament game three times and finally remains wins the championship, and the competition ends. It should be noted that a preliminaries (preliminary league or preliminaries tournament) may be configured separately from the finals (final tournament).

On the other hand, a user who is a viewer (spectator) is in a position different from that of a player. Then, the player watches the game by watching a video (play video) or the like showing how the player is playing the game. Specifically, the user terminal 12 receives data regarding the progress of the competition distributed from the server 10 . The user terminal 12 outputs video and audio corresponding to the received data, and the user views and listens to the output video and audio.

In addition, the user can not only simply watch the play video, but also specify an arbitrary player and perform various user operations. Specifically, the user terminal 12 transmits to the server 10 data indicating various operations performed by the user by designating a player, and the server 10 transmits data corresponding to the operation to the user terminal 12. Send to. Such data transmission/reception between the server 10 and the user terminal 12 is repeated until the game or competition ends.
Note that the users may include users who only perform user operations without viewing the game, that is, users other than viewers.

Designation means that the user selects one or a plurality of players from a plurality of players who will participate in a competition or game, and player designation is performed on a player designation screen G1 as shown in FIG. .
As shown in FIG. 3, the player designation screen G1 is a screen for the user to arbitrarily select a player, and displays a list of information regarding a plurality of players participating in a competition or game. The player designation screen G1 displays information that can identify each player, such as player names (or team names), images such as icons, and information such as evaluation information, which will be described later. The user can designate a player by tapping an area where information about any player is displayed on the player designation screen G1.

User operations, that is, various operations performed by a user specifying a player are operations that affect the setting of evaluation information, which will be described later. The user operation is performed before the end of a match in which a player specified by the user (hereinafter referred to as a specified player) participates, specifically before the start of a competition or each match (a match in which a player participates), or before the start of a competition. Alternatively, it is an operation that the user can perform during the execution of each game.
User operations include, for example, watching a specified player's play video, cheering by sending comments, stamps, voices (cheering), etc. to the specified player, donating a specified value such as money to the specified player, and specifying This includes operations such as voting performed in anticipation of the player's victory. In the case of voting, a dividend can be obtained if a designated player wins by betting a predetermined value such as money, or when a player simply predicts the winner without betting a predetermined value such as money ( If no dividend is obtained) and

User operations include a first operation that can be performed by consuming a predetermined value and a second operation that can be performed without consuming a predetermined value. For example, when donating a specified value such as money or a specified game medium to a specified player, or when betting a specified value such as money or a specified game medium to vote for a specified player, etc. operation. Also, when sending a comment or the like, a comment or the like that requires consumption of a predetermined value is the first operation, and a comment or the like that is possible without consuming the predetermined value is the second operation. It should be noted that the second operation may be limited in number of times instead of not needing to consume the predetermined value. Alternatively, a first value (an example of a predetermined value) may be consumed to enable the first operation, and a second value different from the first value may be consumed to enable the second operation. As an example, the first value may be paid media and the second value may be free media.

Further, the first operation and the second operation have different degrees of influence on the setting of evaluation information, which will be described later. That is, in the case of the first operation that requires consumption of a predetermined value, the degree of change in evaluation information is greater than that of the second operation that does not require consumption of a predetermined value, and the rate of change in evaluation information is relatively high. grow to

The value that can be consumed as the predetermined value includes, in addition to money, game media such as dedicated currency and game items that can be used in games held in competitions or other games. Game media includes paid game media that need to be purchased by performing actions such as charging to obtain the game media, and free game media that can be obtained through login bonuses, etc. without charging. .
Also, the type and amount of the predetermined value consumed when performing the first operation (in the case of money, the amount of money) may be determined by the user's selection, or may be automatically or randomly regardless of the user's intention. may be determined. Also, the type and amount of predetermined value that can be consumed for each tournament or game or for each player may be preset. For example, the required amount of predetermined value is relatively high for a high-ranked winning candidate player, a player who has advanced to the finals and is about to win, or a player who already has high evaluation information, which will be described later. may be set. Furthermore, it may vary depending on the timing at which the user designates a player or the timing at which the user performs a user operation on the designated player. For example, the required amount of predetermined value is set relatively low before the start of the competition, in the period immediately after the competition begins, such as in the middle of the qualifying round or the first round, or before the player has yet to advance. may have been
In the following explanation, money is taken as an example of the predetermined value, unless otherwise specified.

User operations are performed on the player detail screen G2 as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 4, the player details screen G2 is a screen for the user to perform the above-exemplified operations on the specified player. Detailed information about the player, such as information about the player's profile including rank, attributes, and battle record, is also displayed. The player details screen G2 also displays user operation contents selectable by the user, such as normal comments (N comments), super comments (S comments), and buttons for accepting user operations such as presents and voting. . When the user taps a button indicating an arbitrary user operation on the player details screen G2, the screen transitions to a comment input screen or an amount input screen (not shown), and the user can perform user operations on the specified player.
As for the comment, a normal comment that sends a message without consuming a predetermined value is the second operation. On the other hand, a super comment that a user spends a predetermined value to make his/her own comment stand out, a normal comment that uses a stamp obtained by consuming a predetermined value even if it is a normal comment, and a player that uses a predetermined value. A gift provided to a player and a vote for a predetermined value are the first operations.

In this embodiment, evaluation information is set for each player based on the above user operation. The evaluation information is an index indicating how much the player is evaluated by the user, and includes the number of views linked to the player, the amount of comments or stamps, the number and amount of gifts, and votes predicting victory. The larger the number of , the amount of money, etc., the higher the evaluation by the user, and the higher the value is set. Specifically, points are calculated based on evaluation information set for each player, and the calculated points are given to each player as evaluation points. Moreover, since the user's operation can be accepted before the end of the match, the evaluation points may change even while the player is playing the match. Note that the evaluation points have an exchange value with acquired points, which will be described later, and do not have an exchange value with rewards, which will be described later.

In this embodiment, a seed is set for the tournament of the competition based on the evaluation information set for each player before the start of the competition. Specifically, a player with high evaluation information, ie, a player with a large number of evaluation points, is given preferential seeding rights, and tournament combinations are determined based on the seeding rights.
For example, as shown in FIG. 2A, the first seed to the fourth seed are set in descending order of evaluation points, and the first seed player A (4000 points) and the second seed player H (3200 points) are set. Point) will not play until they reach the final. Also, Player A, Player H, 3rd seed Player E (2800 points) and 4th seed Player D (2400 points) form an advantageous combination in which seed players avoid competing against each other in the first round. . In addition to cases in which opponents are given preferential treatment, seeding includes cases in which preliminary rounds and the first round are exempted.

When the competition starts and the start time of each match approaches, information about the match card of the corresponding match is displayed on the match start screen G3 as shown in FIG. (play video distribution screen) and the game starts.
For example, as shown in FIG. 5, the match start screen G3 displayed at the start of the match includes information for identifying the match, information indicating the start time of the match, etc., as well as identifying each player who will compete. information such as player names (or team names), images such as icons, and evaluation information set for each player at the start of the match.

When the match ends, all or part of the evaluation points given to the second loser player (eg, player A) are given to the first player (eg, player B), who is the winner, based on the result of the match. is given to the first player as earned points (reward in a broad sense). Also, among the evaluation points given to the second player, the difference between the earned points given to the first player (the evaluation points remaining for the second player) is given to the second player as earned points.
At this time, the amount of acquired points to be imparted to the second player is set to be smaller than the amount of acquired points to be imparted to the first player. That is, an example will be given below in which 75% of the evaluation points given to the second player are given to the first player as acquired points, but this ratio is preferably at least 50%.

For example, assuming that the first player is given 75% of the evaluation points given to the second player as earned points, as shown in FIG. Player B, who has become a player, is given 3,000 of the 4,000 evaluation points given to player A, who has become the second player, as acquired points. On the other hand, Player A, who has become the second player, is given 1000 points as earned points, which is the difference between the earned points given to the first player among the evaluation points given to himself, and is eliminated from the tournament. Finish the competition.
Similarly, players D, E, and H, who became the first players in the 2nd to 4th games of the first round, were awarded to players C, F, and G, who were their opponents and became the second players. 75% of the evaluation points are given as earned points. On the other hand, the players C, F, and G who have become the second players are given the difference from the points given to the first player as their own points, and are eliminated from the tournament to end the competition.
In this way, even in the same first round, the points that the winner can obtain differ depending on the evaluation of the defeated opponent. For example, player B, who caused a big upset by beating player A, who is highly evaluated by the user and who is the first seed and who is a candidate for the championship, can acquire a lot of points according to the evaluation points given to player A. can.

When all the games are finished, the winner is determined, and the tournament is finished, the evaluation points given to the first player W are converted into acquisition points and given to the first player W who is the winner. .
Then, rewards such as money calculated based on the acquired points given to each player are given to each player who participated in the competition. As for the calculation method of the remuneration here, the remuneration amount may be set according to the rank of the acquired points, or may be proportionally divided according to the amount of acquired points. For example, the amount of reward to be given to each player may be calculated by proportionally dividing the total reward set for the entire competition by the earned points owned by each player.
Note that the reward here includes both the first reward given only to the winner and the second reward that may be given to the loser as well. That is, the reward based on the earned points converted from the evaluation points of the second player who has beaten as an opponent corresponds to the first reward and the second reward of the present invention, and the earned points converted from the evaluation points given to the player himself. A point-based reward corresponds to the second reward of the present invention.

In addition, in the present embodiment, a reward (corresponding to a third reward) based on acquired points given to the specified player specified by the user through user operation is given to the user who specified the specified player. The reward here may be given by calculating a reward amount such as X yen per 100 acquired points awarded to the designated player, or may be given when the acquired points awarded to the designated player reach a predetermined threshold value. In the above cases, a uniform reward amount or a reward amount proportional to the acquired points may be given. Further, the content of the reward is not limited to money, and may be any content that is beneficial to the user who has designated the designated player.

<Configuration of information processing apparatus and user terminal according to the present embodiment>
Next, configurations of an information processing apparatus and various terminals according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described. The information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment is composed of a computer, strictly speaking, a server computer (hereinafter referred to as server 10), which distributes data relating to the progress of the competition and manages the competition. The server 10 is an example of a computer, and as shown in FIG. 1, is communicably connected to a plurality of player terminals 11 and user terminals 12 via a network 14. A processing system S is constructed. The network 14 is, for example, a communication network such as the Internet or a mobile communication network, and may include a LAN (Local Area Network), a WAN (Wide Area Network), an intranet, and the like.

In the information processing system S of the present embodiment, with the configuration described above, the competition progresses through cooperation between the server 10, the player terminals 11, and the user terminals 12. FIG. Specifically, the server 10 side performs part of the progress processing of the competition (including the progress processing of each game), and the player terminal 11 and the user terminal 12 perform part of the graphic processing and the like. For example, the server 10 executes a program containing certain rules, logic and algorithms. On the other hand, on the player terminal 11 and user terminal 12 side, while synchronizing with the server 10 , the competition is progressed according to the same rules, logics and algorithms as the program executed by the server 10 .

The server 10 is an example of the "information processing device" of the present invention, and is a computer that executes various information processing related to the progress of the competition, such as generating and transmitting/receiving data necessary for the progress of the competition. In form, it is an SNS server. The server 10 may be composed of one computer, or may be composed of a plurality of computers distributed in parallel. The server 10 may be a server computer for ASP (Application Service Provider), SaaS (Software as a Service), PaaS (Platform as a Service) or IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service). In this case, the server 10 executes a series of information processing processes (however, excluding information input and display) relating to the progress of the competition. , and display of information distributed from the server 10 .

The server 10 has a processor 21, a memory 22, a communication interface 23, and a storage 24 as hardware devices, as shown in FIG. there is The server 10 also has an operating system (OS) and a dedicated program for information processing related to the competition installed as software. These programs correspond to the "programs" of the present invention. By the processor 21 operating according to the above program, the server 10 functions as an information processing device of the present invention and executes a series of processes related to the progress of the competition.
The program of the present invention may be acquired by reading from a computer-readable recording medium (media), or may be acquired (downloaded) via a network 14 such as the Internet or an intranet.

The processor 21 is a CPU (Central Processing Unit), MPU (Micro-Processing Unit), MCU (Micro Controller Unit), GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), DSP (Digital Signal Processor), TPU (Tensor Processing Unit) or ASIC (Application specific integrated circuit) or the like.

The memory 22 is preferably composed of semiconductor memories such as ROM (Read Only Memory) and RAM (Random Access Memory).

The communication interface 23 may be configured by, for example, a network interface card or a communication interface board. The data communication standard by the communication interface 23 is not particularly limited, and may be communication by wireless LAN based on Wi-fi (registered trademark), communication by 3G to 5G or later generation mobile communication systems, or Communication based on LTE (Long Term Evolution) and the like can be mentioned.

The storage 24 includes flash memory, HDD (Hard Disc Drive), SSD (Solid State Drive), FD (Flexible Disc), MO disc (Magneto-Optical disc), CD (Compact Disc), DVD (Digital Versatile Disc), SD It may be configured by a card (Secure Digital card), a USB memory (Universal Serial Bus memory), or the like. Further, the storage 24 may be built in the server 10, or may be attached to the server body in an external form. Furthermore, the storage 24 may be configured by an external computer (for example, a database server) or the like communicably connected to the server main body. As a technique for recording various data, a distributed ledger technique such as a block chain may be used for the purpose of avoiding unauthorized data falsification.

The server 10 distributes information necessary for progress of the competition to each player and each user, and collects and stores information from each player and each user. The information stored by the server 10 includes information on competitions, information on each player, information on each user, and the like. In addition, the server 10 also executes various information processing related to the progress of the competition.

The player terminal 11 is a client terminal operated by a player to play the competition. Also, the user terminal 12 is a client terminal operated by the user to view the competition, evaluate the players, and the like.
The player terminal 11 and the user terminal 12 are configured by, for example, a personal computer, a smart phone, a mobile phone, a tablet terminal, a game machine, a television receiver capable of inputting information, a wearable terminal, or the like. For convenience of illustration, two player terminals 11 and three user terminals 12 are shown in FIG. player terminals 11 and user terminals 12 are present.

The player terminal 11 and the user terminal 12 receive data from the server 10 and display an image (video) indicated by the data on the display of the player terminal 11 or the user terminal 12 or on a TV or the like connected to the player terminal 11 or the user terminal 12. The information is displayed on a display device, and the sound is output from a speaker or the like. That is, in this embodiment, the player terminal 11 and the user terminal 12 function as a display section and an audio output section. For example, the player terminal 11 displays a game start screen G3 (FIG. 5), a game screen (not shown), and the like. In addition to the game screen (not shown), the user terminal 12 also displays a player designation screen G1 (FIG. 3), a player detail screen G2 (FIG. 4), a game start screen G3 (FIG. 5), and the like.

Also, the player terminals 11 and the user terminals 12 receive player or user operations performed during the competition, and transmit information corresponding to the operation contents to the server 10 . For example, the player performs play operations and the like for playing the competition on the player terminal 11 and transmits information based on those operations to the server 10 . On the other hand, the user performs various user operations on the user terminal 12 by designating an arbitrary player among a plurality of players participating in the competition, and transmits information based on those operations to the server 10 . In addition to the operations described above, the player and the user appropriately perform operations necessary for receiving services provided by the information processing system S of the present embodiment on the player terminal 11 or the user terminal 12 .

<Functions of information processing apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention>
The configuration of the server 10, which is the information processing apparatus according to this embodiment, will be described again from the functional aspect.
As shown in FIG. 6, the server 10 includes a storage unit 30, an information acquisition unit 31, a display control unit 32, an evaluation setting unit 33, a seed setting unit 34, a point provision unit 35, a reward provision unit 36, and a competition control unit. A portion 37 is provided. Of these, the storage unit 30 is realized by the memory 22 or the storage 24, and the other functional units are realized by the cooperation of the hardware devices that make up the server 10 and the programs installed on the server 10. be done. When the server 10 is composed of a plurality of computers, the functions described above may be distributed so that each of the plurality of computers may exhibit different functions.
Each functional unit will be described in detail below.

(storage unit)
The storage unit 30 stores various kinds of information necessary for the progress of the competition. Specifically, it stores information about competitions, information about players, information about users, and the like. It also stores various other information.

As shown in FIG. 7, the information about the competition (competition information) is stored for each competition by linking various pieces of information to identification information (identification ID, etc.) that identifies each competition.
For example, the items of the competition information include information indicating the name (title) of the competition, duration, prizes, rewards, content of the competition, players, viewers, results of the competition, and the like. The information indicating the prize money includes information such as the prize money for each rank given to the player based on the rank. The information indicating the reward includes information such as the total amount of reward given to the player based on the earned points. The information indicating the content of the competition includes information for identifying the competition held in the competition. The information indicating players includes information for identifying players participating in the competition. The information indicating the viewers includes the number of viewers of the competition and information for identifying the viewers. The information indicating the results of the competition includes information such as the winner of the competition, the winner and loser of each game, and the score of each game (including progress).

As shown in FIG. 8, information about players (player information) is stored for each player by linking various pieces of information to identification information (identification ID, account name, etc.) that identifies each player.
For example, items of player information include information indicating the player's name, player's rank, attributes such as belonging team, battle record, evaluation points, earned points, remuneration, prize money, and the like. The information indicating the record includes information indicating the number of tournament participations, the number of matches, tournament results, and past competition history such as match results. The information indicating evaluation points includes information indicating the amount of points granted based on user operations, the grant history, and the like. The information indicating the acquired points includes information indicating the amount of acquired points awarded based on the match result, the granting history, and the like. The information indicating the reward includes information indicating the amount of the reward given based on the acquired points after the end of the competition, the granting history, and the like. The prize includes information indicating the amount of prize money awarded based on the standings after the competition. Note that the player information may include information other than the above, such as the player's personal information such as contact information.

As shown in FIG. 9, information about users (user information) is stored for each user by linking various pieces of information to identification information (identification ID, account name, etc.) that identifies each user.
For example, items of user information include information indicating attributes, viewing history, operation history, predetermined value, remuneration, and the like. The information indicating the viewing history includes information indicating the competition or matches during the competition that the user has viewed. The information indicating the operation history includes information for identifying the specified player specified by the user, and information indicating the content of the user operation performed on the specified player (including the amount of consumption of the predetermined value, etc.). is included. The information indicating the predetermined value includes information indicating the type, amount, and consumption history of the predetermined value possessed. The information indicating the reward includes information indicating the type, amount, grant history, and the like of the reward given based on the acquired points given to the designated player after the tournament is over. Note that the user information may include information other than the above, such as personal information of the user such as contact information, and billing history indicating the number of times and amount of billing for obtaining a predetermined value.

(Information acquisition part)
The information acquisition unit 31 corresponds to the reception unit of the present invention, and communicates information (data) based on operations performed on the player terminal 11 or the user terminal 12 by the player and the user with the player terminal 11 or the user terminal 12. Get by. The information acquired by the information acquisition unit 31 includes, for example, information based on play operations performed by a player to play a competition, information based on user operations performed by a user specifying an arbitrary player, and the like. . The information based on the user's operation includes information based on a first operation that can be performed by consuming a predetermined value, and information based on a second operation that can be performed without consuming a predetermined value. In addition to the above information, the information acquired by the information acquisition unit 31 includes various selections, designations, instructions, requests, orders, permission or refusal made by the player or user during, before, and after the tournament. Information based on registration and other input operations etc. is included.

(Display control unit)
The display control unit 32 controls the player terminal 11 or the user terminal 12 to display on the screen of the player terminal 11 or the user terminal 12 various information necessary for the progress of the competition. Specifically, the display control unit 32 displays the results of information processing by the evaluation setting unit 33, the seed setting unit 34, the point provision unit 35, the reward provision unit 36, the competition control unit 37, etc., which will be described later. is generated, and the generated display data is transmitted to the player terminal 11 or the user terminal 12 via the network 14 . For example, the display control unit 32 causes the player terminal 11 and the user terminal 12 to display a game start screen G3 (FIG. 5) reflecting the result of information processing by the game control unit 37, a game screen, and the like, thereby reproducing the game video. It distributes to the player terminal 11 and the user terminal 12 . Also, the player designation screen G1 (FIG. 3), the player detail screen G2 (FIG. 4), and the like are displayed on the user terminal 12. FIG.

(Evaluation setting part)
The evaluation setting unit 33 sets evaluation information based on a user operation for each of multiple players participating in the competition. Specifically, the evaluation information set for each player is changed based on the content of the information based on the user operation obtained by the information obtaining unit 31, the timing of obtaining the information, and the like, and the evaluation information after the change is obtained for each player each time. is stored in the storage unit 30 in association with the . At this time, if the user operation is the first operation executed by consuming the predetermined value, the degree of influence on the evaluation information is made larger than the case of the second operation executed without consuming the predetermined value, Greatly change the evaluation information.

(Seed setting part)
The seed setting unit 34 sets a seed for the tournament of the competition based on evaluation information set for a plurality of players. Specifically, before the start of the competition, the players are ranked or ranked based on the evaluation information set for each player, and the rank or rank and the players are associated with each other and stored in the storage unit 30 . Then, based on the set seed, the combination of the tournament is determined.

(Point giving section)
The point granting unit 35 grants points (evaluation points) to a plurality of players based on the evaluation information respectively set for the plurality of players. Specifically, the amount of evaluation points to be given is determined based on the evaluation information set for each player, and the determined evaluation points are associated with each player and stored in the storage unit 30 to update the player information. Thus, evaluation points are given to the player.

Further, when the first player wins against the second player, the point giving unit 35 gives at least part of the evaluation points given to the second player as acquired points to the first player. Specifically, based on the match result, some or all of the evaluation points associated with the second player are disassociated, and the disassociated evaluation points are converted into earned points, and then the first player It is stored in the storage unit 30 in association with the player. By updating the player information of the first player and the second player, some or all of the evaluation points owned by the second player are given to the first player as acquired points. At this time, the amount of points transferred from the second player to the first player may be determined according to the content of the game, or may be determined for each tournament or game. For example, when the victory or defeat is decided by a large margin or in a short period of time, many points may be moved. Also, more points may be transferred in the final round than in the qualifying round, in the semi-final round rather than in the first round, and in the final round than in the semi-final round.

Further, the point granting unit 35 determines whether the first player wins the second player and the first player does not have a next opponent among the plurality of players, that is, when the first player wins the competition. In this case, the evaluation points given to the first player are given to the first player as earned points. Specifically, the evaluation points given to the first player are converted into acquired points, and the player information stored in the storage part 30 is updated, thereby giving acquired points to the first player.

Further, when the first player wins against the second player, the point giving unit 35 selects the evaluation points given to the second player and the evaluation points given to the second player from the evaluation points given to the first player. The difference from the acquired points is given to the second player as acquired points. Specifically, based on the match result, some or all of the evaluation points associated with the second player are disassociated, and after the disassociated evaluation points are transferred to the first player, By converting the remaining evaluation points into acquired points and updating the player information of the second player stored in the storage unit 30, acquired points are given to the second player.

(Reward granting department)
The reward giving unit 36 gives the first player a reward (equivalent to the first reward) based on the evaluation information set for the second player when the first player wins the second player in the competition match. In this embodiment, when the first player wins over the second player, a reward calculated based on the acquired points given to the first player by the second player is given to the first player. Specifically, based on the earned points given to each first player, the amount of reward to be given (amount of money in the case of money) is calculated, and the calculated reward is stored in the storage unit 30 in association with the first player. By updating the player information, a reward is given to the first player. At this time, for example, the total amount of rewards to be given to the players who participated in the entire competition is determined in advance, and the total amount of rewards to be given to each player is proportionally divided by the acquired points owned by each player. You may calculate each.

In addition, the reward giving unit 36 gives each player a reward (corresponding to a second reward) calculated based on the acquired points given to each player. That is, even the second player who has lost to the first player is rewarded if he/she has acquired points. Specifically, based on the earned points given to each player, the amount of reward to be given is determined, the determined reward is associated with the player, stored in the storage unit 30, and the player information is updated. Give rewards to players. It should be noted that, similarly to the above, the amount of reward given to each player may be calculated by proportionally dividing the total amount of reward.

In addition, the reward granting unit 36 grants a reward (corresponding to a third reward) calculated based on the acquired points given to the designated player designated by the user through the user's operation, to the user who designates the designated player. Specifically, based on the earned points given to each player, the amount of reward to be given to the user who designated the player by user operation is determined, and the determined reward is stored in the storage unit 30 in association with the user. and update the user information, rewarding the user.

(Competition control section)
The competition control unit 37 executes information processing necessary for proceeding with the competition, and advances the competition according to various information acquired by the information acquisition unit 31 . Specifically, the game control unit 37 starts the game, and performs effects according to the operations such as moving game media such as characters according to the operations performed by the players during the game. Also, depending on the progress of the game, etc., the parameter settings of the game media are changed. For example, if the content of the competition is a battle-type fighting game, based on the information acquired by the information acquiring section 31, the character operated by the player is controlled to move or attack another character. When an attack by a character hits another character, parameters such as physical strength associated with the other character are reduced based on parameters such as the attack power of the character and the defense power of the other character.

The configuration of each of the server 10, the player terminal 11, and the user terminal 12 has been described above. Generally, the server 10, the player terminal 11, and the user terminal 12 have various functions other than those described above. Only functions will be described, and illustration and description of other known functions will be omitted.

<Information processing flow according to an embodiment of the present invention>
Next, a flow of information processing executed in the information processing system S configured as described above (hereinafter referred to as an information processing flow) will be described with reference to FIGS. 10 to 12. FIG. The information processing flow adopts the information processing method of the present invention and is realized by using the information processing system S functioning as a computer system. In other words, each step in the information processing flow corresponds to a component of the information processing method of the present invention. The information processing flow described below is merely an example, and unnecessary steps may be deleted, new steps added, or the execution order of the steps may be changed without departing from the scope of the present invention. .

(Information processing flow)
This information processing flow is information processing that forms the basis of the present invention including evaluation information setting processing and reward giving processing, starts when a competition is held, and proceeds along the flow shown in FIG. 10, for example. .
Here, the winner of each match is described as the first player, the loser of each match as the second player, and the winner of the tournament as the first player W. In the following description, the evaluation information of each player is set before the start of the competition. may be set at any time before is determined.

As shown in FIG. 10, first, the server 10, which is a computer, executes an evaluation information setting process (S101), and based on the evaluation points given to each player as evaluation information, the seed and tournament combination of each player. is determined (S102). Details of the evaluation information setting process will be described later.

Next, the server 10 starts the match according to the determined combination (S103), and after the match ends with the winner and loser determined (S104), the reward giving process is executed (S105). The details of the reward giving process will be described later.

Then, when the server 10 determines that the winner has been determined and all the matches that constitute the tournament have ended (S106: YES), the server 10 ends the competition (S107) and ends the process. On the other hand, when the server 10 determines that all games have not ended yet (S106: NO), the process returns to S103.
The above is an example of the information processing flow of the present invention.

(Evaluation information setting process)
Next, based on FIG. 11, an example of evaluation information setting processing will be described.
The evaluation information setting process is a process executed in the server 10 (mainly, the evaluation setting unit 33 and the point granting unit 35), and is a process executed in step S101 of the information processing flow. Specifically, it is a process of setting evaluation information based on a user operation for each player who participates in the competition.

As shown in FIG. 11, first, the server 10, which is a computer, generates display data for displaying information about a player who can be designated by the user from among a plurality of players participating in the competition. By transmitting the display data to the user terminal 12 of the user, the player designation screen G1 (FIG. 3) is displayed on the user terminal 12 (S201). Then, when the server 10 acquires information based on the user's operation of specifying a player through communication with the user terminal 12 and accepts the player's specification (S202), the detailed information of the specified player is displayed. Display data for causing the player to play is generated, and the generated display data is transmitted to the user's user terminal 12 to display the player detail screen G2 (FIG. 4) on the user terminal 12 (S203).

Next, when the server 10 determines that the user operation performed by the user on the player detail screen G2 is the first operation (S204: YES), the user or the pre-stored value among the predetermined values stored in association with the user The user is made to consume the predetermined value by canceling the association with the predetermined value for the designated consumption amount and decreasing the amount of the predetermined value owned by the user (S205). On the other hand, if the server 10 determines that the content of the user operation is not the first operation (S204: NO), that is, if it determines that it is the second operation, the server 10 proceeds to the next process without consuming the predetermined value. Transition.

Then, the server 10 sets evaluation information for each player based on a user operation (S206), and stores an amount of evaluation points determined based on the set evaluation information in association with each player. (S207), and the process ends.
The above is an example of the evaluation information setting process.

(Reward granting process)
Next, based on FIG. 12, an example of reward giving processing will be described.
The reward giving process is a process executed in the server 10 (mainly, the reward giving section 36 and the point giving section 35), and is a process executed in step S105 of the information processing flow. Specifically, it is a process of giving a reward based on the evaluation information set for the second player to the first player who has defeated the second player in the competition match. Further, when the competition is over, it is a process of giving rewards based on the results of the competition to the players who participated in the competition and to the user who performed the user operation.

As shown in FIG. 12 , first, the server 10, which is a computer, determines that part or all of the evaluation points associated with the second player are reduced when the first player wins over the second player as a result of the game ending. is released, the released evaluation points are converted into acquired points, and then stored in a storage unit 30 in association with the first player, thereby at least part of the evaluation points given to the second player. is given to the first player as acquired points (S301). Then, the server 10 converts the remaining evaluation points directly associated with the second player into acquired points and stores the acquired points in the storage unit 30, thereby The second player is given the difference between the points given as acquired points to the second player (S302).

Then, when the server 10 determines that the winner has been decided and all the games that constitute the tournament have ended (S303: YES), the evaluation points given to the first player W, who is the winner, are acquired. , and stored in the storage unit 30, the evaluation points given to the first player W are given to the first player W as acquired points (S304). If the server 10 determines that all games have not ended yet (S303: NO), it ends the process.

Next, the server 10 calculates the reward amount to be given to each player based on the acquired points given to each player (S305), and stores the calculated reward amount in the storage unit 30 in association with the first player. By doing so, each player is rewarded (S306). In addition, the server 10 calculates the reward amount to be given to the user who designated the designated player based on the earned points given to the designated player designated by the user (S307), and associates the calculated reward amount with the user. A reward is given to the user by storing it in the storage unit 30 (S308).
The above is an example of the reward giving process.

<Other embodiments>
The information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program of the present invention have been described above with specific examples, but the above embodiments are merely examples, and the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. Other embodiments are also conceivable.

In the above embodiment, the server 10 functions as the information processing apparatus of the present invention, but the present invention is not limited to this. good. For example, the player terminal 11 or the user terminal 12 may have some or all of the functions of the evaluation setting unit 33 , the point granting unit 35 , the reward granting unit 36 , or the competition control unit 37 .

In the above embodiment, the competition information, the player information, the user information, etc. are stored in the server 10, but a database server (not shown) may be separately provided and collectively stored in the database server. Alternatively, it may be stored in the player terminal 11 or user terminal 12 side.

In the above embodiment, the user can enjoy all the functions free of charge in principle. good too. Also, various other conditions may be set for the billing users who have paid a predetermined usage fee so as to be advantageous in viewing the competition. For example, a paying user may be able to watch a play video shot from a special angle (for example, an angle specialized for a designated player) or specially edited, depending on the amount of payment. This usage fee may be a pay-as-you-go system, or it may be effective for the user for a certain period of time (for example, one month or one year, etc.) once paid like a subscription. good.

<Summary>
The main features of the information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program according to the present embodiment described above are as follows.

[1] The information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment performs evaluation setting for setting evaluation information for each of a plurality of players including a first player and a second player participating in the game, based on an operation of a user watching the game. and a reward providing unit that provides the first player with a first reward based on the evaluation information set for the second player when the first player wins the second player in the competition match.
According to the above information processing device, the reward based on the evaluation information of the second player is given to the first player who has defeated the second player. rewards can be given.

[2] In the above information processing device, the evaluation setting unit sets evaluation information based on an operation received before the end of the game.
As a result, it is possible to give more appropriate rewards to the players who participate in the competition, in accordance with the evaluations received by the end of the competition.

[3] The above information processing device has a receiving unit capable of receiving a first operation that can be executed by consuming a predetermined value from a user and a second operation that can be executed without consuming a predetermined value. However, when the operation is the first operation, the evaluation setting unit makes the degree of influence on the evaluation information larger than in the case of the second operation.
As a result, the user's operation performed by consuming a predetermined value is easily reflected in the evaluation information of each player, so that a more appropriate reward according to the opponent's evaluation is given to the player participating in the competition. be able to.

[4] The competition is held in the form of a tournament, and the information processing device further includes a seed setting unit that sets a seed for the tournament based on evaluation information set for a plurality of players.
As a result, since the seed is determined based on the operation performed by the user, it is possible to give rewards according to the evaluation of the opponent to the players who participate in the competition, and to make the competition itself even more exciting.

[5] The above information processing device has a point granting unit that grants points to a plurality of players based on evaluation information set for each of the plurality of players, and the point granting unit is configured such that the first player receives the second When the player wins, at least part of the points given to the second player are given to the first player as earned points.
As a result, the evaluation of each player and the reward given to the winning player are clarified, so that a more appropriate reward according to the evaluation of the opponent can be given to the players who participate in the competition.

[6] In the information processing device described above, the point granting unit adds the points granted to the first player when there is no next opponent among the plurality of players as a result of the first player winning over the second player. is given to the first player as acquired points.
As a result, in addition to the points based on the second player's evaluation information, points based on the first player's own evaluation information are given to the winning first player as a reward. In addition to being able to give a more appropriate reward according to the opponent's evaluation, it is possible to improve the player's motivation for the competition.

[7] In the information processing device described above, when the first player wins against the second player, the point granting unit selects the points given to the second player, and the points given to the second player, to give the first A difference from the earned points given to the player is given to the second player as the earned points.
As a result, even if the second player, who is the loser, is defeated by a strong opponent, points may be awarded as a reward based on the evaluation information of the second player himself/herself. In addition, a more appropriate reward can be given according to the evaluation of the player, and the player's motivation for the competition can be improved.

[8] In the information processing device described above, the reward giving section gives the player a second reward based on the acquired points given to the player.
As a result, since the reward given to the player is clarified, it is possible to give a more appropriate reward to the player who participates in the competition according to the opponent's evaluation.

[9] In the information processing device described above, the reward giving unit gives the user who has designated the designated player a third reward based on the acquired points given to the designated player designated by the user's operation.
As a result, the user may also be rewarded depending on the match result of the designated player designated by the user, which motivates the user to designate a player. An objective evaluation reflecting manipulation is made. Therefore, it is possible to give more appropriate rewards to the players participating in the competition according to the evaluation of the opponents.

[10] In the information processing method according to the present embodiment, a computer sets evaluation information for each of a plurality of players including a first player and a second player participating in a competition based on an operation of a user viewing the competition. Then, when the first player wins the second player in the competition match, the computer gives the first reward to the first player based on the evaluation information set for the second player.
According to the information processing method described above, the reward based on the evaluation information of the second player is given to the first player who has defeated the second player. rewards can be given.

[11] A program according to the present embodiment causes a computer to set evaluation information for each of a plurality of players including a first player and a second player participating in a competition based on an operation of a user viewing the competition, When the first player wins over the second player in the competition match, the first player is given a first reward based on the evaluation information set for the second player.
According to the above program, the reward based on the evaluation information of the second player is given to the first player who has defeated the second player. can be given.

10 Server 11 Player terminal 12 User terminal 14 Network 21 Processor 22 Memory 23 Communication interface 24 Storage 25 Bus 30 Storage unit 31 Information acquisition unit 32 Display control unit 33 Evaluation setting unit 34 Seed setting unit 35 Point giving unit 36 Reward giving unit 37 Game control unit G1 Player designation screen G2 Player details screen G3 Game start screen S Information processing system

Claims (7)

a processor, the processor comprising:
receiving operation information by communicating with a user terminal to which game information is distributed before starting a game in which a first player and a second player compete in a competition in which a plurality of players participate ;
before starting the game, setting points based on evaluation information for each of the first player and the second player based on the received operation information;
when it is determined that the first player has won against the second player after the end of the game, at least a part of the points set for the second player is given to the first player as acquired points; giving the difference between the points set for the second player and the earned points given to the first player out of the points set for the second player as earned points to the second player, update each player's points,
Giving a reward to each player based on the points set for each player when the competition ends or is eliminated from the competition ;
Information processing equipment. The processor
accepting a first operation that can be executed by consuming a predetermined value from a user and a second operation that can be executed without consuming a predetermined value;
When the operation information is the first operation, the degree of influence on the evaluation information is made larger than in the case of the second operation;
The information processing device according to claim 1 . The game is conducted in the form of a tournament,
The processor sets seeds in the tournament based on evaluation information set for the plurality of players.
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2. If there is no next opponent among the plurality of players as a result of the first player's victory over the second player, the processor sets the points given to the first player as acquisition points to the first player. given to the player
The information processing device according to claim 1 . The processor gives a third reward based on the earned points given to the designated player designated by the operation information to the user who designated the designated player.
The information processing device according to claim 1 . a step in which the computer communicates with a user terminal to which game information is distributed and receives operation information before the start of a game in which a first player and a second player compete in a competition in which a plurality of players participate ;
a step of the computer setting points based on evaluation information for each of the first player and the second player based on the received operation information before the game is started;
When the computer determines that the first player has won against the second player after the game is over , at least part of the points set for the second player is given to the first player as acquired points. In addition, the difference between the points set for the second player and the earned points given to the first player out of the points set for the second player is given to the second player as earned points. to update each player's points ;
and a computer rewarding each player based on the points set for each player when the competition ends or is eliminated from the competition .
Information processing methods. to the computer,
a step of communicating with a user terminal to which game information is distributed and receiving operation information before the start of a game in which a first player and a second player compete in a competition in which a plurality of players participate ;
setting points based on evaluation information for each of the first player and the second player based on the received operation information before the start of the game;
when it is determined that the first player has won against the second player after the end of the game, at least a part of the points set for the second player is given to the first player as acquired points; giving the difference between the points set for the second player and the earned points given to the first player out of the points set for the second player as earned points to the second player, updating each player's points ;
giving a reward to each player based on the points set for each player when the competition ends or is eliminated from the competition .

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