JP7280422B2 - Game server, game program, information processing method - Google Patents

Description

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

Conventionally, in order to show one's own game screen to a third party, there has been an act of uploading game videos and the like to SNSs and video posting sites.

Patent Literature 1 discloses a game system in which a game image is posted to a non-game SNS, and a user who has not installed a game application can access a game server through the posting.

Japanese Patent No. 644048

The above-mentioned Patent Document 1 describes posting images to a general SNS server outside the game, but does not describe providing a mechanism for sharing images such as videos in the game. do not have.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a game server, a game program, and an information processing method that allow images including moving images or still images related to a game to be viewed by each other in the game.

According to the present invention, an image information generating unit for generating image data including predetermined moving images or still images related to a game in response to a request from a player, an image information storage unit for storing the image data, and the image data. A game server, a game program, and an information processing method characterized by comprising an image presenting unit for displaying on a game screen of another player different from the player.

According to the present invention, since images including moving images or still images related to the game can be viewed by each other in the game, it is possible to further enhance the sociality of the game.

It is a figure which shows the structural example of the system by embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the server apparatus by embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the player terminal by embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the player terminal screen by embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the player terminal screen by embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the player terminal screen by embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the player terminal screen by embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the player terminal screen by embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the processing flow by embodiment of this invention.

The contents of the embodiments of the present invention are listed and explained. The present invention has the following configurations.
[Item 1]
an image information generating unit that generates image data including a predetermined moving image or still image related to the game in response to a player's request;
an image information storage unit that stores the image data;
and an image presenting unit that displays the image data on a game screen of another player other than the player.
[Item 2]
Item 1, further comprising an image management unit that stops displaying the image data when the image data is generated or when a predetermined period of time has elapsed since the image data was posted.
The game server described in .
[Item 3]
3. The game server according to item 1 or 2, wherein the image presenting unit displays two or more thumbnail images of the image data.
[Item 4]
The image data is a moving image or still image related to a lottery game,
4. The game server according to any one of items 1 to 3, wherein the image presentation unit displays the image data on a lottery game execution screen of the other player.
[Item 5]
Item 5. A game server according to item 4, wherein the image presenting unit selects the image data to be displayed according to a predetermined parameter related to a prize of the lottery game related to the image data.
[Item 6]
A game server according to item 5, wherein the image presenting unit selects the image data to be displayed according to the rarity of the winning item.
[Item 7]
to the computer,
an image information generation process for generating image data including a predetermined video or still image related to the game in response to a player's request;
a process of storing the image data;
and an image presentation process for displaying the image data on a game screen of another player other than the player.
[Item 8]
an image information generating step of generating image data including predetermined moving images or still images related to the game in response to a player's request;
an image information storage step of storing the image data;
and an image presenting step of displaying the image data on a game screen of a player other than the player.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

<Configuration>
As shown in FIG. 1, the game system provides players with various game-related services via a network 3 (for example, the Internet). Consists of

<Configuration of Server Apparatus 1>
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of the server device 1. As shown in FIG. The server device 1 is an information processing device (computer) used when a system administrator or the like operates and manages various services. It may also be logically embodied by computing technology.

The server device 1 has a control section 11 , a storage section 12 , an input section 13 , a display section 14 and a communication section 15 . When the server device 1 receives various commands (requests) from the player terminal 2 via the communication unit 15, the control unit 11 executes processing according to the game program, etc.) is transmitted to the player terminal 2 . A part of the game program is transmitted to the player terminal 2 and played on the player terminal 2.
may be performed on

The control unit 11 exchanges data between units and controls the entire server device 1, and is implemented by a CPU (Central Processing Unit) executing a program stored in a predetermined memory. . The control unit 11 of the present embodiment includes at least a game execution unit 111, a screen data generation unit 112, an image information generation unit 1
13, an image presentation unit 114, an image management unit 115, and a notification unit . These various functional units will be described later in detail.

The storage unit 12 includes a ROM (R
memory), and RAM (Random Access Memory), which is a rewritable storage area used as a work area for arithmetic processing by the control unit 11
ry), and is implemented by a non-volatile storage device such as a flash memory or a hard disk. The storage unit 12 in this embodiment includes a game information storage unit 121,
It has various storage units such as a player information storage unit 122 and an image information storage unit 123 . note that,
These various types of information will be described in detail later.

The input unit 13 is used by the system administrator to input various data (for example, game information, etc.) relating to game services, and is realized by, for example, a keyboard and a mouse.

The display unit 14 is for displaying an operation screen for the system administrator based on a command from the control unit 11. For example, the display unit 14 is a liquid crystal display (LCD).
1 Display) or the like.

The communication unit 15 is for communicating with the player terminal 2 .
It has a function as a receiving section for receiving various data and signals transmitted from and a function as a transmitting section for transmitting various data and signals to the player terminal 2 according to commands from the control section 11 .
The communication unit 15 uses, for example, HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol
ol), HTTPS, WebSocket, P2P (Peer To Peer), or the like.

<Player terminal 2>
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of the player terminal 2. As shown in FIG. The player terminal 2 is
It is an information processing device (for example, a smart phone, a mobile phone terminal, a tablet terminal) that a player can possess and use. The player terminal 2 outputs the processing result of the game program transmitted from the server device 1 via a game application or a web browser (
For example, game screen display, game sound output, etc.). The player terminal 2 has a control unit 21 that controls the entire player terminal 2, a storage unit 22 that stores various data and programs, an input unit 23 that allows the player to perform operation input, and outputs game screens, operation screens, and the like. and a communication unit 25 for information communication with the server device 1 . The control unit 21 of this embodiment includes at least an operation information reception unit 211 and a game operation unit 212 .
The storage unit 22 also includes at least a game action information storage unit 221 . Each functional unit of the control unit 21 can be realized by the CPU executing a program stored in the memory or the game operation information storage unit 221 .

The operation information receiving unit 211 of the player terminal 2 receives game-related operations from the player. The operation information receiving unit 211 receives a game-related operation using the input unit 23 by the player. Then, the operation information receiving unit 211 transmits the received operation contents to the game operation unit 2.
output to 12.

The game operation unit 212 executes processing for operating the game. Game operation unit 21
2 operates the game based on the game software included in the game operation information stored in the game operation information storage unit 221 and the player's operation details input from the input unit 23 . The game action unit 212 generates a game image from the image data included in the game action information and performs control processing for outputting the generated image to the output unit 24 in accordance with the game action. Similarly, the game operation unit 212 generates game music and sound from the music data and sound data included in the game operation information in accordance with the game operation, and causes the output unit 24 to output the generated music and sound. control processing for It should be noted that here, the description has been given of the configuration in which the native application partially executes the functions of the Web application, that is, the game operation unit 212 of the player terminal 2 partially executes the functions of the server device 1, but the game operation unit 212 Alternatively, the server device 1 may be configured to generate all game images and sounds as a processing result, or the game operation unit 212 may be configured to generate all game images and sounds. may be

When the game operation unit 212 is provided, predetermined parameters in the game operated by the game operation unit 212 can be managed by the server device 1 . For example, parameters such as stamina and paid points in the game are managed by the server device 1 . Therefore, the game operation unit 212 updates the parameters managed by the server device 1 by communicating with the server device 1 when a process involving changes in these predetermined parameters occurs in the game. Then, the game operation unit 212 receives the updated parameters from the server device 1 and continues the operation of the game based on the updated parameters.

The game system according to the present embodiment enables a player to post images including moving images or still images related to the game that the player is playing in a state in which other players can view the images. Players can view moving images or still images related to games of other players, and can improve their motivation for the game.

The game information storage unit 121 of the server device 1 stores information about games. The game information is appropriately configured according to the type of game. For example, in the case of a battle game, the stage name, enemy character information, and the like are included in association with the stage ID. Also, the game information storage unit 12
1 may include information about a lottery game (so-called gacha). The information about the lottery game includes character information such as the name and character ID of the winning character for each event of the lottery game, a performance animation displayed on the player terminal 2 when the character wins, and information such as the probability of winning. At least include.

The player information storage unit 122 stores information about players. Player information is
A player name, player rank, possessed character information, play stage information, possessed item information, etc. can be included in association with the player ID. The player rank is the rank or level of the player in the game, and is determined according to the playing time, progress of the game, acquired items, and the like. The possessed character information includes a level,
Various ability values (attack power, defense power, physical strength, etc. for fighting games, singing ability for music games,
dance ability, performance ability, etc.).
The play stage information is information about a stage that the player has played so far among the set stages, and can include the number of times played, clear information, and the like. Possessed item information includes information about the holding status of one or more paid items and free items, and can include information such as the number of owned items in association with the ID of each owned item. In addition, information about the player and game play status can be included.

The game execution unit 111 of the server device 1 has a function of executing processing for progressing the game according to the game program. The game by the game system in this embodiment is
Any type of game may be used, for example, a competitive game, a puzzle game, an action game, a baseball game, a soccer game, other sports games, a quiz game, a pinball game, a card game, a rhythm game, and an RPG (role-playing game). , location information games, board games, adventure games, casino games, simulation games, strategy games, racing games, and the like.

The game execution unit 111 also has a function of executing a lottery game. A lottery game selects a game-related character or item according to a predetermined probability by consuming a predetermined value (a paid item or a free item) and gives it to the player.
When the game execution unit 111 receives a gacha execution request by a player's input operation, the game execution unit 111 determines a winning object according to a predetermined probability, and transmits a performance animation related to the winning of the winning object to the player terminal 2. display. Also, the winning object is given to the player, and the information in the player information storage unit 122 is updated.

The screen data generation unit 112 has a function of executing processing for generating screen data for displaying a game screen on the player terminal 2 . The screen data generation unit 112 generates screen data regarding any game described above. The generated screen data is transmitted to the player terminal 2 and output by the output unit 24 .

The image information generation unit 113 generates image data to be posted and information about the image according to the player's operation. In the embodiment of the present invention, the image to be posted is not particularly limited as long as it includes a moving image or still image that occurs during the game. You can post various scenes such as during and after playing as images. The player requests the server to generate image information by performing an input operation via the player terminal 2 at the timing when the player wants to post. The image information generator 113 generates image information according to the input operation. Image information includes image data and information about the image. The image data is a game screen at a timing designated by the player or a moving image over a predetermined period. For example, posting a screen display related to the effect of displaying the winning result of gacha as a moving image, or posting a screen display showing the winning result as a still image.

FIG. 4 shows, as an example, a screen display example of a player terminal in the case of posting a screen display related to the effect of winning a gacha as a moving image. For example, a button 31 for requesting video submission is displayed on the screen when the player has played Gacha and acquired a certain character. By tapping the button 31, the player can request posting of an image of the gacha (for example, a video from the start of the gacha to the completion of display of the winning character). The image information generating unit 113 receives the posting request and generates image data related to the specified gacha as posting data. In addition, as information about the image, for example, information about the player (player ID, etc.), player rank, gacha execution time, gacha name (event name), information about the winning character (character name, rarity, attribute, etc.) Generated with image data. The image information is not limited to these, and may include, for example, a numerical value such as "0 sheets out" obtained by accumulating the number of winning times of characters with rarity higher than a predetermined value in previous gachas executed by the player. In addition, information regarding charging such as the charging amount for the gacha, the player's total charging amount, and the number of paid items consumed may be included. The image information generation unit 113 acquires the image data displayed on the player terminal 2 and accompanying information from a storage unit such as a game information storage unit based on information related to the winning result of the gacha just before the post request is received. may

The image information generation unit 113 stores the generated image information in the image information storage unit 123 . The image information may be stored by assigning an identification number or the like to each image information.

Also, the player may edit the image information before (or after) posting the image. FIG. 5 is a display example of a player terminal screen for editing image information. The player can reproduce (display) the posted image, and can edit the image data and the information about the image as appropriate. The image data can be edited as appropriate, such as by changing the start point or end point, or deleting an arbitrary period in between. again,
Optionally, comments, tags, and voice data may be input. The comment may be displayed superimposed on the image, and may be added with a figure or the like in addition to the characters. Examples of comments and tags include "first time", "single shot", "divination", "divine performance", "no charge", etc., but the contents are not particularly limited. The player can save the edits by tapping a button 32 requesting "save". The edited image information is
It is stored in the image information storage unit 123 . In this specification, "posting" means that edited image information is saved, or saved as it is without being edited, and is ready to be presented to other player terminals. If voice data can be input when editing image information to be posted, the player terminal 2 converts the player's utterance into a voice signal (
An audio input means such as a microphone is provided for converting the signal into an electric signal and outputting it. Also, the player terminal 2 may be provided with audio output means such as a speaker or an earphone that converts an audio signal into audio and outputs the audio. Further, in this case, for example, the screen of the player terminal 2 shown in FIG. A UI image (audio output button, etc.) for receiving an output operation may be further included.

The image presentation unit 114 displays the posted image on the player terminal screen of another player.
FIG. 6 is a display example of a player terminal screen on which posted images are presented. As an example, an example in which an image related to gacha is displayed on the gacha execution screen 33 is shown. The gacha execution screen 33 is a screen displayed when executing the gacha, and may be a screen immediately before executing the gacha as shown in FIG. 6, or may be a screen before or after that. The posted images can be displayed as image icons 34A to 34C at arbitrary locations on the gacha execution screen 33. FIG. The image displayed in the image icon 34 is not particularly limited, and may be a thumbnail displaying information related to the content of the posted image, such as an image of a character appearing in the posted image (a character (item) won in a gacha game, etc.). , or may display information about the player (poster) such as an arbitrary icon set by the player who posted, the name of the player, the player ID, or the like. FIG. 6 shows, as an example, an example in which the images of the characters won in the gacha are displayed as thumbnails.

The player can display and browse the image by tapping the desired image icon 34 . FIG. 7 is a display example of the image browsing screen 36 . An image is displayed on the browsing screen 36 (in the case of a moving image, it is reproduced). In addition, information 37 related to the image, and comments and tags input by the contributor may be displayed. In FIG. 7, the comment 38 input by the contributor at the time of editing is displayed on the image. In addition, the viewer can give evaluation information to the viewed image. For example, the evaluation information may indicate a favorable impression such as "Like" for a favorable image, or may allow input of a comment on the image.
In FIG. 7, by tapping the "Like!" button 39, a good evaluation can be given to the image. Also, the evaluation information may be displayed on the viewing screen 36 of the moving image. In FIG. 7, the number of "likes" acquired at the time of browsing is displayed (display unit 40).

The image presentation unit 114 preferably displays a plurality of images on the screen as shown in FIG.
image icons 34A-C). The image presentation unit 114 selects an arbitrary image from the images stored in the image information storage unit 123 and presents it to the player terminal 2 . The number of images to be presented is not particularly limited, but is about 1 to 10, for example. The image presentation unit 114 selects a predetermined number of images from the stored images. The criteria for selection are, for example, that the posting date and time are new, the winning items (
The rarity, popularity, level, etc. of the character or item) must be high, the image must be related to the gacha event that the player is trying to execute, and the image must be posted by another player who has a predetermined relationship with the player ( For example, an image posted by a friend)
, high evaluation, etc., and can be arbitrarily set. The image presenting unit 114 can rearrange the stored images according to any of the above criteria, and then select a predetermined number of top images as presentation images. The image presentation unit 114 selects images to be presented at a predetermined timing, and changes the lineup of images to be presented on the player terminal 2 . The image line-up may be changed after a predetermined period of time, for example, every hour,
It runs every 10 minutes or so.

Also, the player may be allowed to search for moving images. FIG. 6 shows a case where a button 35 requesting a search is displayed on the player terminal 2 as an example. A player can search for any video by tapping button 35 .
Information included in the moving image information can be used for searching the moving image. For example, it may be possible to search by player ID, winning character name, image generation date/time, posting date/time, tag, comment, and the like. The image presenting unit 114 displays information about a predetermined image on the player terminal 2 according to the search input.

The image management unit 115 manages posted images. The posted image may be deleted after a predetermined period of time has passed since posting. For example, it can be deleted 24 hours after posting. Also, the deletion may be performed according to the elapsed time from the creation of the moving image instead of from the time of posting. The image management unit 115 measures the elapsed time from the posting of the images stored in the image information storage unit 123 and deletes the image data that satisfies a predetermined condition from the image information storage unit 123 . Alternatively, instead of deleting the image data from the image information storage unit 123, the image information may be set so as not to be presented or browsed to the player terminal 2. FIG.

The image management unit 115 also manages evaluation information given to the image. That is, when it is decided to give "likes" as shown in FIG. The evaluation information is stored in association. In addition to the number of "likes", other information such as the number of views, the viewing time, and the number of comments may be aggregated.

The player can view the images posted by him/herself. FIG. 8 shows an example of a list display screen of images that the user has surrendered in the past. The player can see information about past posted images. Further, by selecting the button 41 for requesting deletion, the once posted image is deleted, and by selecting the button 42 for requesting storage, presentation to other players is stopped after a predetermined period of time has passed. You may enable it to preserve|save so that one's contribution can be browsed later.

The notification unit 116 transmits various notifications regarding the game to the player terminal 2 . As an example,
The player terminal 2 can be notified of information regarding the posting of a new image.
The notification may be displayed on the game screen, or may be notified to the player terminal 2 as a push notification.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart for explaining an example of basic operation of the system according to this embodiment.

The player requests the server 1 to post any image by performing an input operation on the player terminal 2 (S101). The image information generation unit 113 generates image data including a predetermined moving image or still image when a posting request is received (S102). When generating the image data, the start time and end time of the moving image (in the case of an image, the time of shooting) may be set by the player or may be set automatically. Also, the image information generation unit 113 generates information about the image (player name, character name, event name, date and time, etc.)
is generated (S103).

Optionally, the player may be allowed to edit the generated image information. In that case,
A screen for video editing is displayed on the player terminal, and input for editing instructions is accepted (S10).
4). After editing is completed, the edited image information is stored in the image information storage unit 123 (S10).
5).

The image presentation unit 114 selects a predetermined number of images from among the stored images according to a predetermined standard or randomly (S106). The selected image is presented on other player terminals (S107). At this time, a thumbnail image for presentation may be generated. Players can select and view their favorite images. The image presenting unit 114 reselects an image to be presented at a predetermined timing, and presents the newly selected image as needed.

The image management unit 115 aggregates the evaluation information given to the image and updates the image information storage unit 123 . In addition, if an image is to be deleted (or rendered unpresentable) after a predetermined period of time has passed since it was posted, the amount of time that has elapsed since posting will be measured for each image, and it will be determined whether or not the conditions for deletion are met. (S108). If the conditions are met (if the specified time has passed),
The image information is deleted from the image information storage unit 123 (S109). Alternatively, the image information storage unit 123 is updated so as not to be presented to the player terminal.

In the embodiments and modifications described above, with respect to the processing of the software function units provided in the server device 1 and the player terminals 2, a part or all of the functions of the server device 1 are replaced with the player terminals 2 as long as the gist of the present invention can be realized. may be provided.

Also, the processing in FIG. 9 shows an example of processing by the information processing system of the present embodiment, and is not intended to limit the present invention. Each process included in the process of FIG. 9 may be executed in an order different from that shown in the figure, part of the process may be executed in parallel, or part of the process may be executed in parallel. may be omitted, or other steps may be added.

According to the present invention, it is possible to attract the players' interest in the game by posting an image related to the game and allowing the players to view the image among themselves. In addition, since the game screen is frequently updated by uploading images, the access frequency to the game can be improved. In particular, when it is possible to post an image of a lottery game (gacha), it is possible to arouse expectations that one may be able to acquire a desired character by looking at the results of another person's gacha. An improvement in the billing rate can be expected. In addition, the execution of the gacha itself creates a new added value of posting and receiving evaluations. Another effect is
Since the player himself/herself can easily check the reliability of the winning probability in the gacha, the management side can feel more secure.

Also, by deleting the image after a predetermined period of time has passed, a fresh image is always presented to the player terminal, making it possible to adapt to game events that frequently change. Furthermore, since old images are no longer displayed, it is easier to collect evaluations for images that have just been posted.

The above-described embodiments are merely examples for facilitating understanding of the present invention, and are not intended to limit and interpret the present invention. It goes without saying that the present invention can be modified and improved without departing from its spirit, and that equivalents thereof are included in the present invention.

(Modification 1)
A reward may be given to the player who posted the image according to the evaluation given to the image. For example, when the number of evaluations (the number of likes) exceeds a predetermined value, a predetermined reward can be given. The reward is not particularly limited as long as it is advantageous to the player in the game, and may be, for example, giving a predetermined item or allowing the player to participate in a special event. The image management unit 115 updates the evaluation of the posted image and determines whether or not it satisfies a predetermined condition. When the evaluation satisfies a predetermined condition, a process of giving a predetermined reward to the player is performed. In this way, by adopting a mechanism that rewards the player according to the evaluation, the motivation of the player to post the image can be increased. In addition, since the evaluation leads to a specific reward for the other party, it becomes easier to realize the significance of sending evaluations to each other, and more active exchanges are likely to occur.

(Modification 2)
As described above, when the image presentation period is limited, an item may be provided that allows the presentation period to be extended. That is, for example, if the post is deleted or becomes unreadable within 24 hours after posting, the poster can extend the time until deletion by using a predetermined item. Items are granted to the player by satisfying predetermined conditions in the game, and can be acquired by, for example, consuming a predetermined amount of in-game currency or clearing predetermined missions. There is no particular limit to the time that can be extended, and the extension period may be changed depending on the item. By imposing a limit on the image presentation period, the images are replaced so that fresh images can always be presented. A longer is sometimes advantageous. By preparing a mechanism that allows the presentation period to be extended, as in this modification, it is possible to provide the player with a new challenge in the game of wanting to obtain the item.

1 server device (game server)
2 player terminal 3 network

Claims (6)

an image information generating unit that generates image data including a predetermined moving image or still image related to the game in response to a player's request;
an image presenting unit for displaying a thumbnail of a posted image including at least the image data on a lottery game screen on which a player other than the player can instruct execution of the lottery game;
and an image management unit that gives a reward that gives an advantage to the player in the game when the other player's evaluation of the posted image satisfies a predetermined condition. 2. The game server according to claim 1, wherein said reward includes a predetermined item. 2. The game server of claim 1, wherein said reward includes enabling participation in a predetermined event. 4. The game server according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein said image data is an image relating to a lottery game. to the computer,
an image information generation process for generating image data including a predetermined video or still image related to the game in response to a player's request;
an image presenting process for displaying a thumbnail of a posted image including at least the image data on a lottery game screen on which a player other than the player can issue an instruction to execute the lottery game;
an image management process of providing a reward that gives an advantage to the player in the game when the other player's evaluation of the posted image satisfies a predetermined condition;
A game program characterized by executing an image information generating step of generating image data including predetermined moving images or still images related to the game in response to a player's request;
an image presenting step of displaying a thumbnail of a posted image including at least the image data on a lottery game screen on which a player other than the player can instruct execution of the lottery game;
an image management step of providing a reward that gives the player an advantage in the game when the other player's evaluation of the posted image satisfies a predetermined condition;
A method of information processing by a computer, comprising:

Images