JP7284438B1 - Information processing device, information processing method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

An information processing device, an information processing method, and a program are provided that enable formation of a game content group including a combination of game content corresponding to a quest in a joint play. In a game in which a plurality of users jointly play a common quest, an information processing device is provided, based on selections received from the respective users, which are used by a plurality of users in the quest play. If the combination of the organization department that organizes the game media group including the game media and the combination of the game media included in the game media group satisfies the conditions set in the quest, the game effect according to the conditions can be generated during the quest play. and an informing unit for informing at least one of the plurality of users of information regarding whether or not the combination satisfies the conditions while the plurality of users can compose the game content group. [Selection drawing] Fig. 8

Description

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

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, among computer games such as communication-type (online) games, there has been known a game in which a plurality of users can simultaneously play (jointly play) common quests, such as so-called multiplay. In addition, among games that can be played jointly, a plurality of users each selects game media, and a group of game media such as decks organized by the selected game media is used by a plurality of users. It is also known to play games with For example, in Patent Document 1, in a competitive game in which teams consisting of a plurality of players compete against each other, a cooperative team consisting of one or more players selected from players (game media) possessed by each of a plurality of users is disclosed. Organizing (group of game media) is disclosed.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2019-097600

By the way, depending on the game, a combination of game media corresponding to each quest (for example, a combination of game media that provides an advantageous effect to the user) may be set. When the user plays alone, he/she can select all the game media and organize the game media group so that the combination of game media corresponding to the quest to be played is realized. However, as in Patent Document 1, when a plurality of users select game media from each other to organize one common game content group, other users who play together compose the game content group. I do not know what kind of game media will be selected for. Therefore, in joint play, it may be difficult to organize a game content group including a combination of game content corresponding to a quest.

Accordingly, one of the objects of the present invention is to implement, in cooperative play, a group of game media including combinations of game media corresponding to quests.

An information processing apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention is a game in which a plurality of users jointly play a common quest. If the combination of the organization department that organizes the game media group including the media and the game media included in the game media group satisfies the conditions set in the quest, the game effect that can occur during the quest play according to the conditions It has a generation unit and a notification unit that notifies at least one of the plurality of users of information regarding whether or not the combination satisfies a condition while the plurality of users can compose the game content group.

According to one aspect of the present invention, it is possible to organize a game content group including a combination of game content corresponding to a quest in a joint play.

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 an example of a quest play screen. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a game content group organization screen; FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a game media group display screen; It is a figure which shows an example of a condition display screen. It is a figure which shows an example of a quest start screen. It is a figure which shows an example of a condition unsatisfaction warning 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 user information. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of game content information; FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of game content group information; It is a figure which shows an example of quest information. 4 is a flow chart showing the flow of game content group organization processing. It is a flow chart which shows a flow of warning processing. 10 is a flowchart showing another warning process flow; 10 is a flow chart showing the flow of change restriction processing; FIG. 11 is a flow chart showing the flow of another change restriction process; FIG. 10 is a flow chart showing a flow of recommendation 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. etc., and can be changed as appropriate. The basic data processing technology (communication/transmission technology, data acquisition technology, data recording technology, data processing/analysis technology, image processing technology, visualization technology, etc.) for realizing the content is a known technology. Therefore, the explanation about it is omitted.

<Regarding the game according to one embodiment of the present invention>
The communication system (hereinafter referred to as information processing system S) shown in FIG. (hereinafter referred to as a user) is provided with an environment, etc., for playing a game. That is, a user is a person who uses the functions of the server 10, and more specifically, by operating a predetermined device, the user can enjoy the benefits (services) provided by the functions of the server 10 and play the game. . The predetermined device may be a device owned by the user, such as the user terminal 12, or a device installed in a store, etc., which is not owned by the user, but may be given a PIN or password when visiting the store. It may be a terminal or a computer that can be used by inputting etc. or depositing money.

A game is content that a user plays by operating the user terminal 12 while viewing a game screen on the user terminal 12 for game play. It is a game (electronic game). Online games include browser games using a web browser, social games provided on SNS (Social Networking Service), games that can be played by downloading dedicated application software such as mobile games, and play-by-play games. Periodically updated online games such as web (PBW) are included. Also, the genre (classification) of the game is not particularly limited. In the following description, unless otherwise specified, simply referring to a game also includes a plurality of quests set as constituent units of the game.

In this embodiment, when the user performs a game play operation on the user terminal 12, the user terminal 12 receives data for game progress distributed from the server computer of the game provider, that is, the server 10. . The user terminal 12 outputs video and audio corresponding to the received data, and the user progresses the game while checking the output video and audio. In addition, the user terminal 12 transmits data indicating the content of user's operation to the server 10, and the server 10 transmits data for progressing the game according to the content of the user's operation. Such data transmission/reception between the server 10 and the user terminal 12 is repeated until the user finishes playing the game.

In the game, the user can obtain (acquire) and possess (own) game media, and use or consume the possessed game media. Game media are game objects that can be used by the user to progress the game, including game play. For example, in addition to player objects such as characters used in the game, items, cards, avatars, etc. Applicable. In addition, game media include coins, medals, tickets, gold, stones, etc., which can be exchanged for game media such as other items or characters in the game. It also includes in-game currency that has a value as consideration for playing a lottery system or other events. Furthermore, the in-game currency includes paid in-game currency that can be obtained by charging and free in-game currency that can be obtained without charging. In addition, billing means that the user pays the game usage fee to the game provider, etc. Specifically, cash, electronic money, credit card, prepaid card, etc. to pay the game usage fee.

Each game medium (excluding in-game currency) has its own individuality, and each game medium has its own name, rarity, attributes, race, character, appearance, and various parameters (level, physical strength, mobility, attack power, etc.) that indicate its ability. values related to strength or special abilities), etc. are set. These parameters are indicators that affect the progress of the game, and are represented by numerical values, alphabetical characters such as "A, B, C..." and represented as ranks, and gauges. Including those represented by indicators such as indicators such as The parameters include those that change with the progress of the game and those that are constant and do not change regardless of the progress of the game. Hereinafter, unless otherwise specified, parameters that change as the game progresses are simply referred to as parameters.

The method of obtaining the game media is not particularly limited. For example, the user can acquire game media according to the result of playing the game, can acquire game media by purchasing them at a shop set up in the game, or can acquire game media by conducting a lottery. You can also get it. A lottery is a constituent unit of a game, and is one of the events in the game in which game media can be obtained. be done. Specifically, the lottery is a mechanism for providing game media such as characters or items to the user using chance, and multiple game media with different rarities (high rarity that can be the centerpiece of the lottery) (including game media called rare items) are prepared as candidates, and one or a predetermined number of game media is selected at random or with a predetermined probability (winning probability) from a set of multiple candidate game media. and the selected game content is given to the user. When applying for the lottery, it may be necessary to consume a predetermined value such as in-game currency, or the lottery may be conducted without consuming the predetermined value.

In the game of the present embodiment, a plurality of users (for example, 2 to 4 users) operate each user terminal 12 to play a common quest (a constituent unit of the game) at the same time. ) is a corresponding game. Collaborative play is performed through the communication function of each user's user terminal 12, and when a collaborative relationship is formed, the progress of the play is synchronized between the users who perform the collaborative play. Note that the joint play may be either a cooperative play game in which a plurality of users cooperate or a competitive game in which users compete against each other. In addition, although the members who perform joint play are not particularly limited, it is possible to play jointly with other users who have a friendship relationship with the user and have a mutually approved relationship between users (hereinafter referred to as friends). may be In addition to being able to progress the game in cooperation with the friend, the user can also play the game by borrowing game media possessed by the friend.

In addition, the combination of a plurality of users who perform joint play is specifically determined by the following procedure.
First, a specific user (hereafter referred to as the host user), who will be the host when the game is played jointly, selects a quest to play from among the selectable quests displayed on a quest selection screen (not shown). . Then, when the host user selects a quest to play, matching is then performed with the host user and the user who will play the selected quest jointly. Specifically, the host user creates a room for gathering users, and recruits other users for joint play in the room. In response to the recruitment, a combination of multiple users (for example, a member consisting of one host user and three guest users) who participates in the room and performs joint play by adding other users (hereinafter referred to as guest users) decide. Then, the members including the host user and the guest user play the quest selected by the host user.

An example of a game to which the present invention can be applied will be described below with reference to FIGS. 2 to 7. FIG.
In this specification, user 1P, who is the host user, will be described as the first user, user 2P, who is the other guest user, as the second user, user 3P as the third user, and user 4P as the fourth user. . Also, a deck containing game media that are characters as player objects is called a game media group. A group of game media, a deck corresponding to the second user as the second game media group, a deck corresponding to the third user as the third game media group, and a deck corresponding to the fourth user as the fourth game media group It says. Also, a common deck including a plurality of game media that can be used jointly by a plurality of users (four users, ie, first to fourth users) who perform joint play is referred to as a common game media group.

In the game of this embodiment, a plurality of users who play jointly jointly use game media included in a common game content group to play an enemy character (hereinafter referred to as an enemy character) or another user (another user's operation). It is a game in which you defeat the game medium). When all characters appearing in the quest or predetermined enemy characters such as boss characters are defeated, or predetermined points are obtained, the quest is cleared, that is, the game is cleared. In addition, each quest has multiple stages, and if you meet the achievement conditions set for each stage, you can move to the next stage, and if you meet the achievement conditions for the final stage, It may be a quest clear.

Joint use means, for example, enabling other users such as the second user to operate the game media included in the first game media group corresponding to the first user. However, even if the game media are in the common game media group, the game media that have already been used by the first user cannot be used by other users such as the second user. Also, as will be described later, who selects the game media extracted from the common game media group and distributed to the first user (the game media D in the example of FIG. 2) is included in the common game media group. Other users, such as the second user, cannot use even the game media that have been used.

FIG. 2 is an example of the quest play screen G1 displayed on the user terminal 12 operated by each user. As shown in FIG. 2, the quest play screen G1 has a play effect area 41, a frame row display area 42, a game content display area 43, an HP display area 44, a remaining turn display area 45, and a condition confirmation button 46. are doing.
In the play effect area 41, effect animations and the like accompanying the progress of the quest play of enemy characters and the like are displayed. Further, the amount of damage dealt to the enemy character, HP of the enemy character, and the like may be displayed in the play effect area 41 .
In the frame row display area 42, a frame row in which a predetermined number N of frames are arranged in a row is displayed on the screen. The a frames in the row of frames are blank, and each of the remaining b (=N−a) frames is pre-filled with one character (eg, alphabet, hiragana, or katakana).
In the game content display area 43, x (x is a natural number of 2 or more) game content extracted from the common game content group organized by the user is displayed. Also, each of the game media is pre-assigned one character. In the illustrated example, game media D (assigned letter 'n'), game medium Z (assigned letter 'sa'), game medium U (assigned letter 'ko'), and game medium G ( Four game media with the assigned character "tsu" are displayed. Note that game media corresponding to each user are extracted, and for example, game media D assigned to the first user cannot be used by users other than the first user.
The HP display area 44 displays the physical strength (the amount of damage that the common game media group can withstand) set for the common game media group. In the present embodiment, physical strength is not set for each user, but physical strength is set for a common game content group (common physical strength for all users), but the present invention is not limited to this.
In the remaining turn display area 45, the number of turns or the time limit until the conditions for clearing the quests given to the users who play cooperatively are satisfied are displayed.
When the user taps the condition confirmation button 46, the screen changes to a screen (condition display screen G4) where the conditions set for the quest can be confirmed. In addition, conditions are mentioned later.

Here, specific contents of the game will be described in the order of (1) to (6).
(1) First, the user selects one game medium from the game medium display area 43 for a blank frame in the frame row displayed in the frame row display area 42, and the game medium assigned to that game medium is selected. Fill in the blanks with letters. For example, as indicated by the dotted line in the drawing, the game medium Z (the assigned character "sa") is selected and the leftmost blank frame in the frame row is filled with the character "sa". When this operation is repeated for all a blank frames, all the frames in the row of frames are filled with characters. This forms a character string consisting of N characters embedded in the frame row.
(2) After forming the character string, the computer analyzes the character string and extracts a sequence of characters that form a word for all words contained in the character string. Here, words include words consisting of only one letter. For example, when forming a character string (N=5) of "Sankatetsu", "san (acid)", "sanka (participation)", "ka (mosquito)", "kate (food)" , "tetsu (iron)", and "sankatetsu (iron oxide)".
(3) Next, for each word extracted from the character string, the computer specifies the length of the word (i.e., the number of characters), aggregates the lengths of the specified words for all words, and gives the aggregation result Set a score accordingly. Here, the greater the number of words included in the character string, or the longer the length of the word included in the character string, the higher the score. Also, depending on the conditions set for each quest, a game effect such as setting more points is generated.
(4) After that, the game progresses according to the set score. For example, when the score is equal to or higher than a predetermined value, the clear condition of the quest being played at that time is satisfied. Specifically, for example, if the enemy character that appears in the quest is attacked according to the set score, and the damage given to the enemy character exceeds the enemy's physical strength according to the score, the quest becomes clear.
(5) Also, if the damage dealt to the enemy character does not exceed the physical strength of the enemy character, the characters in the a frames included in the row of frames are changed, and the character string described above is formed again. One or more words included in the character string are specified, the length of each word is totaled, a score is set, and damage is given to the enemy character according to the magnitude of the set score. On the other hand, when the damage inflicted on the enemy character does not exceed the physical strength of the enemy character, that is, when the characters in a frames included in the row of frames change, the user receives damage and is set in the common game media group. physical strength decreases.
(6) Such a procedure is continued until the total damage inflicted on the enemy character exceeds the physical strength set for the enemy character, or until the total damage received by the user reaches the common game media group. This is repeated until the set health is exceeded. As mentioned above, if the total amount of damage dealt so far exceeds the physical strength of the enemy character, the quest will be cleared, and the total amount of damage received by the user so far will be the physical strength set in the common game media group. If it exceeds, the quest ends as a game over. When the quest is cleared, game media such as defeated enemy characters or other game media can be obtained as clear rewards.

In the present embodiment, a plurality of users (for example, first user to fourth user) who perform joint play select two or more game media to be actually used in the quest from among the game media owned by themselves. A game content group (first game content group to fourth game content group) is organized. Then, a common game content group is organized by combining the game content groups organized by each user. At this time, the number of characters included in each game content group is not particularly limited. The number of game media that can be included in the group is 12 (48 divided by 4 players). Note that when two people play together, the number of game media that each user can include in each game media group is appropriately changed to 24 (48/2 players).

FIG. 3 is an example of a game content group organization screen G2 displayed on the user terminal 12 operated by each user. The user can select game media to be included in the game media group on this game media group organization screen G2.

As shown in FIG. 3, the game content group organization screen G2 has a game content group display area 51, a game content list display area 52, a display condition setting button 53, and a save button .
In the game medium group display area 51, 12 game mediums (for example, game mediums A to L) selected by the user to be included in the game medium group (the first game medium group for the first user) are listed. is displayed. Also, the ability value (for example, the total HP value) of the selected game media is displayed.
The game media list display area 52 displays a list of game media that can be selected by the user, that is, game media possessed by the user. A game medium selected from these is moved or copied to the game medium group display area 51 .
When the user taps the display condition setting button 53, the display transitions to a screen (not shown) in which conditions such as rarity, attribute, race, and various parameters can be set. The game media to be displayed in the area 52 can be narrowed down.
The save button 54 can be tapped by the user to save the game media displayed in the game media group display area 51, that is, the game media selected to be included in the game media group. At the time of saving, the knitting is completed (preparation is completed).

FIG. 4 is an example of a game content group display screen G3 displayed on the user terminal 12 operated by each user. On this game media group display screen G3, the user can view all games included in the common game media group, including game media groups organized by other users (that is, information about game media selected by other users). You can check the medium. It is also possible to check whether or not the combination of game media included in the common game media satisfies the conditions set corresponding to the quest, which are conditions for generating game effects.

As shown in FIG. 4 , the game content group display screen G3 has a game content group display area 61 , a condition display area 62 and a details button 63 .
In the game content group display area 61, a list of all game media selected by a plurality of users included in the common game content group is displayed. In this embodiment, a total of 48 game media for 12 x 4 players selected by each user and included in each game media group are displayed.
In the condition display area 62, a list of conditions set corresponding to the quest is displayed. Conditions established by combinations of game media included in the group are displayed in an identifiable manner. Further, by tapping the detail button 63 or the like, the details of the conditions can be confirmed. Specifically, the screen transitions to a condition display screen G4 as shown in FIG.

FIG. 5 is an example of a condition display screen G4 displayed on the user terminal 12 operated by each user. On this condition display screen G4, the user can specify the conditions set corresponding to the quest, the details of the conditions for generating the game effect, and the conditions by combining the game media included in the common game media. You can check whether it meets the requirements.

As shown in FIG. 5, the condition display screen G4 has a detailed condition display area 71. FIG.
In the condition details display area 71, the details of the conditions set corresponding to the quest are displayed, and at that time (including the time in the middle of the organization), information on whether the conditions are satisfied, that is, the common game Conditions established by combinations of game media included in the media group are displayed in an identifiable manner.

Here, game effects such as inflicting great damage on enemy characters during quest play, obtaining high scores, and obtaining game media such as special items (in the figure, combined special moves A to C Notation) can occur, as an example of the conditions set for each quest, the following applies.
(a) Specific Character For example, if a character string associated with game media included in the common game content group completes a specific character string, this condition is met. In the example shown in the figure, 48 game media are sufficient to complete the 9 characters of "chohissatsuwaza".
(b) Specific races, specific attributes For example, if game media included in the common game media group contain more than a predetermined number of game media of a specific race or attribute, this condition must be met. become. In the example shown in the figure, for condition 1, 10 game media belonging to the O group should be included, but at present, 4 are included (condition not met). On the other hand, with respect to condition 3, it is necessary to include 12 game media belonging to the O group or the □ group.
(c) Specific words For example, if there is a possibility that words associated with a game content included in the common game content group can complete a word according to a specific theme, this condition is fulfilled. . In the example shown in the figure, for condition 1, it is necessary to include 12 game media with characters that can create words that indicate currency, such as "doru", but at present, 9 are included (conditions not met). reach). On the other hand, with regard to condition 3, it is necessary to include 12 game media with characters that can create words representing animals such as currency or "cat", and at present, 12 are included (condition met).

FIG. 6 is an example of a quest start screen G5 displayed on the user terminal 12 operated by each user. In this quest start screen G5 as well, the user can check whether or not the conditions set corresponding to the quest and the conditions for generating the game effect are satisfied by the combination of the game media included in the common game media. can be confirmed.

As shown in FIG. 6, the quest start screen G5 has a user display area 81, a game media group summary display area 82, a condition display area 83, and a start button .
In the user display area 81, information (for example, user names, etc.) indicating the four users participating in the joint play and organization status of each game content group are displayed in an identifiable manner.
In the game content group summary display area 82, detailed contents of the combination of game media included in the common game content group are displayed. For example, the number of game media corresponding to advantageous characters, the number of game media for each attribute or race, and the like are displayed. In addition, ability values indicating parameters such as physical strength (total HP) and attack power (total ATK) set for the common game content group by combining game media are displayed.
Similar to the condition display area 62 of the game content group display screen G3, the condition display area 83 displays a list of conditions set corresponding to the quest.
When the start button 84 is tapped by the user or the like, the organization of the common game media is completed, and the screen transitions to the quest play screen G1 as shown in FIG. Note that the start button 84 may not be tapped when all the users (the first to fourth users) have not completed (prepared) the organization of their game media groups (during organization).

Also, in the quest start screen G5, when the start button 84 is tapped, etc., if there is something that is not satisfied among the conditions set corresponding to the quest (or if none is satisfied), the user report against. Specifically, a condition non-fulfillment warning screen G6 as shown in FIG. 7 is displayed as a dialog. It should be noted that, as in the condition unfulfilled warning screen G6, in addition to visually notifying with characters, images, moving images, etc., in the case of auditory notification such as sound, and vibration etc. It also includes the case of tactile notification.

As shown in FIG. 7, the condition unfulfilled warning screen G6 notifies that there are still unsatisfied conditions in the current formation, that is, there is a possibility that the game effect cannot be generated. A start button 91 and a reorganization button 92 are displayed on the condition unsatisfied warning screen G6, and if the quest play is to be started as it is in a condition unsatisfied state, tapping the start button 91 will bring up the 2 to the quest play screen G1. On the other hand, if the group of common game media is to be reorganized in order to achieve the conditions, tapping the reorganization button 93 causes the transition to the quest start screen G5 as shown in FIG. It is possible to return to the game media group organization screen G2 as shown and reorganize.

<Configuration of information processing apparatus and user terminal according to one embodiment of the present invention>
Next, configurations of the information processing apparatus and the user terminal 12 according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described. The information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment is configured by a computer for distributing game data, strictly speaking, a server computer (hereinafter referred to as server 10). The server 10 is an example of a computer, and as shown in FIG. 1, is communicably connected to a plurality of user terminals 12 via a network 14, and constructs an information processing system S together with the user terminals 12. . 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, the game progresses through cooperation between the server 10 and the user terminal 12 due to the configuration described above. Specifically, part of the game progress processing is performed on the server 10 side, and part of the graphic processing and the like is performed on the user terminal 12 side. For example, the server 10 executes a program containing certain rules, logic and algorithms. On the other hand, on the user terminal 12 side, while synchronizing with the server 10 , the game progresses according to the same rules, logic and algorithms as the program executed on the server 10 . That is, while the game is being played, the user terminal 12 displays the game screen, which is the display screen of the game, on a display or the like. Information is displayed on the game screen.

The server 10 is an example of the "information processing apparatus" of the present invention, and is a computer that executes various information processing related to the progress of the game, such as generation and transmission/reception of data necessary for the progress of the game. is. 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 input and display of information) relating to the progress of the game. The information to be distributed may be displayed or the like.

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 In addition, an operating system (OS) and a dedicated program for information processing related to games are installed in the server 10 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 relating to the progress of the game. 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 the progress of the game to each user, and collects and stores information from each user. The information stored by the server 10 includes information on each user, information on rooms, and various information on other games. In addition, the server 10 executes various information processing related to the progress of the game.

The user terminal 12 is a client terminal operated by the user to play the game. The user terminal 12 is 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. Although FIG. 1 shows four user terminals 12 for convenience of illustration, there are, of course, as many user terminals 12 as there are users.

The user terminal 12 receives data for progressing the game from the server 10, displays an image (video) indicated by the data on the display of the user terminal 12 or a display such as a TV connected to the user terminal 12, or is output from a speaker or the like. That is, in this embodiment, the user terminal 12 functions as a display unit and an audio output unit. For example, the user terminal 12 has a quest play screen G1 (FIG. 2), a game medium group organization screen G2 (FIG. 3), a game medium group display screen G3 (FIG. 4), a condition display screen G4 (FIG. 5), a quest start screen, and a quest start screen. In addition to the screen G5 (Fig. 6) and the condition unfulfilled warning screen G6 (Fig. 7), etc., a quest selection screen for selecting a quest to play, a matching screen for matching users who perform joint play, and after the quest play ends A result display screen, a clear reward grant screen, and a notification screen for notifying various other information are displayed.

In addition, the user terminal 12 receives user operations performed during game play, and transmits information corresponding to the details of the operations to the server 10 . For example, the user performs a game media group organization operation of selecting game media and organizing a game media group, a quest selection operation of selecting a quest to play, a quest play operation of playing the selected quest, and soliciting guest users to play together. and an application operation to select a host user for joint play and apply for a room set by the host user, etc., and transmit information based on these operations to the server 10.例文帳に追加In addition to the operations described above, the user appropriately performs other operations on the user terminal 12 that are necessary for enjoying the services provided by the information processing system S of the present embodiment.

<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. The server 10 has a storage unit 30, an information acquisition unit 31, a display control unit 32, an organization unit 33, an effect generation unit 34, a notification unit 35, and a game control unit 36, as shown in FIG. 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 information necessary for playing the game. Specifically, the storage unit 30 stores information about users, information about game media, information about game content groups, information about quests, and various other information about games.

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, game account name, etc.) that identifies each user. . For example, items of user information include information indicating a user rank, possessed game media, group of organized game media, game progress, play history of joint play, friends, and the like.
The information indicating the game content includes information for identifying the type and number of game media such as characters, items, and coins possessed by the user. The information indicating the game content group includes information for identifying one or more game content groups including one or more game media selected by the user (including those organized in the past, such as organization history). The information indicating the progress of the game includes information for identifying the status, the number of times each quest has been played, the number of times it has been cleared, and the like. The information indicating the play history of the joint play includes the affiliation history of the room to which the user belonged when the joint play was performed, and the number of times the joint play was performed (for example, 10 times with the user B, 5 times with the user C, etc.). ), etc., is included. Information indicating friends includes information for identifying other users who are friends. In addition, the user information may include information other than the above, such as user's personal information such as contact information, login history such as play date and time, and billing history indicating the number of times the game was billed and the amount of money. .

As shown in FIG. 10, information about game media (game content information) is stored for each game media by linking various pieces of information to identification information (identification ID, etc.) that identifies each game content. For example, items of game content information include information indicating types, properties, names, appearance designs, various parameters indicating abilities or effects, compatible quests, compatible game media, and the like.
The information indicating the type includes information for identifying the type of game content such as character, item, paid in-game currency, or free in-game currency. Information indicating properties includes information for identifying the properties of the game media, such as attributes and races. Information indicating parameters includes information for identifying values such as levels, characters, physical strength, movement power, attack power, special abilities, etc. possessed by game media. In addition, when the parameter fluctuates, information indicating the initial value and the upper limit value is included in addition to the current value. The information indicating compatible quests includes information for identifying quests for which the use of the game media gives an advantage in play, such as improving parameters or exerting special abilities. The information indicating compatible game media includes information such as improving parameters, exerting special abilities, etc., and other information that makes playing more advantageous when used in combination with the game media that are included in the same group of game media. Contains information for identifying game media. In addition, information other than the above, such as difficulty of obtaining (rarity), method of obtaining (obtaining conditions), period of availability, period of availability, consideration (if it can be purchased with in-game currency), number of users who own it, The game content information may also include information indicating usage histories and the like by other users.
Note that the game content information described above exemplifies the case where the game content is a character, but when the game content is an item, in-game currency, or the like, the content is changed as appropriate.

As shown in FIG. 11, information about the game content group (game content group information) is stored for each game content group by linking various pieces of information to identification information (identification ID, etc.) that identifies each game content group. ing. For example, the items of the game media group information include information indicating the user who organized the game media, the included game media, various parameters indicating abilities and the like, satisfied conditions, organization history, usage history, and the like.
The information indicating the user includes information for identifying the user who organized the game content group, that is, the user who selected the game media to be included in the game content group. Note that the user here can be one or more than one. The information indicating the game content includes information for identifying the type and number of game media such as characters included in the game content group. Information indicating parameters includes parameters for each game medium included in the group of game mediums, and values for identifying levels, physical strength, movement power, attack power, special abilities, etc. determined from combinations of game mediums. Contains information. In addition, when the parameter fluctuates, information indicating the initial value and the upper limit value is included in addition to the current value. Information indicating conditions includes conditions for generating game effects set for each quest, such as specific characters, specific races or attributes, specific themes, specific number of characters, and specific game media. Information for identifying whether each condition is satisfied, such as a combination, is included. The information indicating the organization history includes information for identifying the history (including update history) of organization of the game content group, such as selection or change of game media. The information indicating the usage history includes information for identifying the number of uses, quests used, number of clears, clear quests, and the like. The game media group information may also include information other than the above, such as compatible quests that are suitable for use or information that indicates compatible game media that are recommended to be included. .
Note that the game content group information is information on a game content group organized including game media selected by the user, and is a game content group organized for each user, or by a plurality of users who play together. Includes both organized common game content groups. Also, the game media included in the game content group are not limited to those selected by the user, and may include game media automatically selected by a computer.

As shown in FIG. 12, quest-related information (quest user information) is stored for each quest by linking various pieces of information to identification information (identification ID, etc.) that identifies each quest. For example, the quest information items include information indicating titles, difficulty levels, enemy characters, conditions, clear rewards, and the like. The information indicating the enemy character includes information for identifying the enemy character that appears during the quest.
Information indicating conditions includes conditions for generating game effects set for each quest, such as specific characters, specific races or attributes, specific themes, specific number of characters, and specific game media. Information for identifying conditions such as combinations is included. The information indicating the reward for clearing includes information for identifying the type and number of game media given as a reward when the game is cleared. The quest information may also include information other than the above, such as playable period, user level required to play, and information indicating game media required to play.

(Information acquisition part)
The information acquisition unit 31 acquires information (data) based on operations performed on the user terminal 12 by the user during game play by communicating with the user terminal 12 . The information acquired by the information acquisition unit 31 includes information based on the user's game media group organization operation, information based on the quest selection operation, information based on the quest play operation, information based on the recruitment operation, and information based on the application operation. including information based on In addition to the above information, the information acquired by the information acquisition unit 31 includes various selections, designations, instructions, requests, orders, permission or denial, registration and other input operations performed by the user in each scene during the game. including information based on

(Display control unit)
The display control unit 32 controls the user terminal 12 to display information for game progress on the screen of the user terminal 12 . Specifically, the display control unit 32 generates display data for displaying the results of information processing by the organization unit 33, the effect generation unit 34, the notification unit 35, the game control unit 36, etc., which will be described later, and The generated display data is transmitted to the user terminal 12 via the network 14 . For example, the display control unit 32 displays the quest play screen G1 (FIG. 2), the game content group organization screen G2 (FIG. 3), the game content group display screen G3 as a result of the information processing by the organization unit 33, the game control unit 36, and the like. (FIG. 4), a condition display screen G4 (FIG. 5), a quest start screen G5 (FIG. 6), a condition unfulfilled warning screen G6 (FIG. 7), and the like are displayed on the user terminal 12. FIG. In addition, the display control unit 32 displays a quest selection screen, a matching screen, a game result screen, a clear reward giving screen, and other various notification screens (all of which are not ) is displayed on the user terminal 12 .

(Knitting department)
The organizing unit 33 selects two or more game media from among the game media possessed by the user, using information based on the game media group organizing operation acquired by the information acquiring unit 31 as a trigger, to be used by the user in the quest play. (first game content group for first user, second game content group for second user). In addition, the compiling section 33 is triggered by the information based on the game media group compiling operation acquired by the information acquiring section 31, and the first game media group organized by the first user and the second game media group organized by the second user. are combined to execute information processing for organizing a common game content group to be used by a plurality of users in joint play.

Specifically, the compiling section 33 selects the game media specified by the information based on the game media group compiling operation from among the game media included in the user information stored in association with the user in the storage section 30. . Then, the organizing unit 33 adds the selected game media to the game media group associated with the user (the first game media group for the first user and the second game media group for the second user). After that, the game content group information is updated and stored in the storage unit 30 . The organizing unit 33 also combines the game content groups for each user, updates the game content group information related to the common game content group used jointly by a plurality of users who play jointly, and stores the updated game content group information in the storage unit 30 .

At this time, the organization unit 33 selects the group of game media for each user (the first group of game media for the first user, and the second group of game media for the second user) according to the number of users who participate in the joint play. Change the number of game media that can be included in the . For example, when the number of users performing co-play is small, the number of game media per user that can be included in the game media group (selectable After increasing the number of game contents), information processing for organizing the game contents group is executed.

In addition, when organizing the game content group, the compiling section 33 restricts the change of the game media related to the establishment of the condition among the game media included in the game content group. Specifically, even if the information acquisition unit 31 acquires information based on the game medium group organizing operation, the game medium specified by the game medium group organizing information and the game medium already included in the game medium group are not identified. If the replacement does not satisfy the established conditions, the change of game media is not permitted. It should be noted that at this time, it is also possible to restrict the change of the game content related to the conditions specified by the host user who is the specific user. Specifically, if the conditions specified by the game content group organizing operation that the information acquisition unit 31 has acquired from the host user do not satisfy the conditions, the change of the game media is not permitted. On the other hand, for conditions not specified by the host user, other users are permitted to change the game content even if the conditions are no longer met. The conditions that can be specified by the host user are conditions that are met at least once while each user organizes the game content group. In the example of FIG. 6, the 1P user and the 2P user have completed the organization of the game content groups, while the 3P and 4P users have not completed the organization of the game content groups. In such a case, control is performed so that the host user can specify the conditions established in the game content groups for which the user 1P and 2P have completed preparations. Also, the host user may be able to specify the conditions established by the game media groups that have been prepared by the user for 1P and 2P and the game media groups that are being edited for 3P and 4P.

Further, the organizing unit 33 selects the group of game media for the users who have not completed the organization based on the game media included in the group of game media by the users who have completed the organization among the users who participate in the joint play. Recommend game media that meet the conditions if included in the For example, the first user identifies a game medium that satisfies the conditions when combined with the game medium included in the first game medium group, and selects the game medium from among the game mediums possessed by the second user. Then, the selected game content is recommended to the second user in cooperation with the display control unit 32 or the notification unit 35 . In addition, when the game contents selected by a plurality of users who play jointly overlap, information processing for reorganizing the game contents group may be executed.

In addition, the organizing unit 33 may perform control so that game contents possessed by other users, friends, or the like who play jointly can be included in the game contents group organized by itself. For example, the first user may be able to select game media that can be included in the first group of game media from game media owned by the second user or friends of the first user.

(Effect generation part)
The effect generation unit 34 generates a game effect during the quest play according to the conditions satisfied by the combination of game media included in the game media group, using information based on the quest play operation acquired by the information acquisition unit 31 during the quest play as a trigger. Information processing is performed to generate it. Specifically, when the combination of game media included in the common game media group satisfies the conditions set in the quest, or when the combination of the game media selected by the first user and the game media selected by the second user If a condition is met, if the first user or second user uses a game medium related to the occurrence of that condition during quest play, the above-mentioned game effects such as inflicting great damage on the enemy character will be achieved. generate. Since the determination of whether or not to actually generate the game effect is based on the content of the quest play, there is a possibility that the game effect will not occur during the quest play even if the conditions are met.

(Notification part)
The notification unit 35 communicates with the user terminal 12 to notify all or at least one of the plurality of users of various types of information at appropriate timing while the user is able to organize the game content group. Specifically, notification data (including image data and sound data) including various types of information or links to places where the information can be obtained is generated, and the generated notification data is sent to users to be notified via the network 14. to the user terminal 12 of the It should be noted that notification is made in cooperation with the display control unit 32 according to the content of the information.

Specifically, the notification unit 35 notifies the following information.
(a) Information on whether or not the combination of game media satisfies the conditions (b) A group of game media associated with another user (first game media group if the other user is the first user; (2nd game media group in the case of the second user) (c) Information about game media that will satisfy the conditions if included in the game media group; that is, games that satisfy the conditions if included in the game media group. To identifiably notify a medium and a game medium which does not satisfy a condition even if included in a game medium group.
(d) The number of game media that can be included in the group of game media associated with the user (the first group of game media for the first user and the second group of game media for the second user) has been changed. (e) Information including warnings when starting quest play without meeting the conditions (f) Accepting changes to game media included in the group of game media that meet the conditions (g) Information on whether the success or failure of the condition has changed (that is, the condition is no longer satisfied) (g) The success or failure of the condition has been changed due to another user changing the participation status of the joint play (that is, the condition is satisfied (h) Information about alternative game media that would satisfy the condition if included in the game content group in the case of (f) or (g) above

(Game control part)
The game control unit 36 executes various other information processing necessary for the progress of the game.
For example, during the quest play, the game control unit 36 executes information processing regarding actions such as movement and attack of the game media included in the game content group and other game media such as enemy characters. Specifically, the game control unit 36 performs an effect according to the operation content, such as moving the game medium based on the information of the quest play operation acquired by the information acquisition unit 31 during the quest play. At this time, the game control unit 36 controls so that all of the users participating in the joint play can use the game contents included in the common game contents group. That is, the game media selected by the first user included in the common game media group are controlled so that not only the first user but also the second user can use them, and the game media selected by the second user included in the common game media group are controlled to be usable by the second user. Not only the second user but also the first user is controlled to be usable.

In addition, the game control unit 36 changes the parameter settings of the game media according to the progress of the game. Specifically, when a game medium included in a game medium group attacks another game medium such as an enemy character during quest play, the generated game effect and the attack set in the game medium group or game medium Decrease a parameter, such as health, associated with the other game medium based on the strength and other parameters, such as defense power, of the other game medium. In addition, when a game medium included in a game medium group is attacked by another game medium such as an enemy character, the generated game effect, the defensive power set in the game medium group or the game medium, and other games A parameter such as physical strength associated with a group of game media or game media is decreased based on a parameter such as attack power of the media.

In addition, the game control unit 36 executes information processing regarding matching between users who play jointly. Specifically, the game control unit 36 sets a room for joint play based on the information on the solicitation conditions acquired from the host user by the information acquisition unit 31, and solicits guest users to participate in the room. Then, when a user applies for a room, the game control unit 36 associates the room with the host user who set the room and the guest user who applied for the room, and stores the information in the storage unit 30. belong to the same room.
Furthermore, when the quest play ends, the game control unit 36 performs processing of determining whether or not the quest has been cleared, and of giving a clear reward to the user who has cleared the quest.

The configuration of each of the server 10 and the user terminal 12 has been described above. In general, the server 10 and the user terminal 12 have various functions other than those described above, but here, only the characteristic functions that produce effects in the information processing system S of the present invention will be described. , and illustration and description of other known functions are omitted.

<Information processing method according to one 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. 13 to 18. 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 steps may be changed without departing from the scope of the present invention. .

(Game medium group organizing process)
First, an example of the game content group organizing process will be described.
The game media group organization process is a game in which a plurality of users play a common quest together, based on the selection of game media received from each user, two or more game media used by a plurality of users in the quest play. is the information processing that constitutes the basis of the present invention for organizing a group of game contents including, for example, progressing along the flow shown in FIG. Here, it is assumed that the first user and the second user play together. selects the game media it owns, organizes the second game media group, and combines the organized first game media group and the second game media group to compose a common game media group to be used in quests. It is explained as doing.

As shown in FIG. 13, first, the server 10, which is a computer, acquires information based on the game media group organization operation through communication with the user terminal 12 operated by the first user, and performs the game owned by the first user himself/herself. When a selection of game media to be included in the first game media group is received from the media (S101), the selected game media are added to the game media group information associated with the first user and associated with the first user. By updating the game content group information obtained, a first game content group including the selected game content is organized (S102). Then, the server 10 generates display data for displaying information about game media included in the first game content group, and transmits the generated display data to the user terminal 12 through communication with the user terminal 12 operated by the second user. 12, the user terminal 12 of the second user is caused to display the information about the game contents included in the first game contents group (S103).

In addition, the server 10 acquires information based on the game media group organizing operation through communication with the user terminal 12 operated by the second user, and includes game media possessed by the second user in the second game media group. When the selection of game media is received (S104), by adding the selected game media to the game media group information associated with the second user and updating the game media group information associated with the second user, A second game media group including the selected game media is organized (S105). Then, the server 10 generates display data for displaying information about game media included in the second game content group, and transmits the generated display data to the user terminal 12 through communication with the user terminal 12 operated by the first user. 12 to display the information on the game contents included in the second game contents group on the user terminal 12 of the first user (S106).

Further, the server 10 combines the first game content group and the second game content group, and updates the game content group information associated with the first user and the second user to be included in the first game content group. A game content group including game media and game media included in a second game content group, wherein the common game includes two or more game media that can be used jointly by the first user and the second user in quest play. A medium group is organized (S107). In this embodiment, the first user and the second user can each include 24 game media in the first game media group or the second game media group, and can use them jointly in the quest play. A total of 48 game media are included in the common game media group. Further, in this embodiment, when the game media included in the first game media group or the second game media group are updated, the common game media group that can be used jointly in the quest play is also updated at the same time.

The server 10 provides information about game media included in a common game content group that can be used jointly in quest play, and a combination of game media included in the common game content group is set in correspondence with the quest. generating display data for identifiably displaying whether or not certain conditions are satisfied, and transmitting the generated display data to the user terminals 12 through communication with the user terminals 12 operated by the first user and the second user. Thus, the user terminals 12 of the first user and the second user are caused to display information about whether or not the combination of game media included in the common game media group satisfies the conditions (S108).

Next, the server 10, through communication with the user terminals 12 operated by both the first user and the second user, transmits information based on the game media group organization operation instructing the end of the game media group organization (quest play start). If it is determined that the group of game media has been obtained and organized (S109: YES), then the game media included in the group of common game media that can be used jointly in the quest play after the group of common game media has been organized. (S110). Then, when the server 10 determines that the combination of game contents included in the common game contents group satisfies the condition (S110: YES), the quest play is started as it is (S111), and the process ends. On the other hand, when the server 10 determines that the conditions are not satisfied (S110: NO), after performing a warning to inform that the quest play will be started in a state where the conditions are not satisfied (S112), the quest play is started (S111), and the process ends.

The first user can use the game media selected by the second user during the quest play, and the second user can use the game media selected by the first user during the quest play. Further, here, the game effect that can be generated when the conditions are satisfied is during the quest play when the combination of the game media selected by the first user and the game media selected by the second user satisfies the conditions. possible to occur. In addition, the specific information processing of the quest play, the flow of the information processing, and the like are well-known contents, so the description thereof will be omitted here.
The above is an example of the game content group organizing process.

(warning process)
Next, an example of warning processing will be described with reference to FIGS. 14 and 15. FIG. The warning process is a process of warning the first user and the second user to that effect when the condition is no longer satisfied due to a change in the game content included in the game content group.

First, as shown in FIG. 14, the server 10, which is a computer, acquires information based on the game content group organizing operation through communication with the user terminal 12 operated by the first user or the second user, and As a result of accepting a change in the game media included in the group or the second game media group (S201), a combination of game media included in the common game media group that can be used jointly in the quest play is set corresponding to the quest. If it is determined that the conditions are no longer satisfied (S202: YES), a warning is issued to notify that the conditions are no longer satisfied due to the change of the game content (S203). Subsequently, the server 10 generates display data for identifiably displaying an alternative game content that satisfies the condition when included in the game content group, and generates user terminals 12 operated by the first user and the second user. By transmitting the generated display data to the user terminal 12 through communication with the game media group, the information about the alternative game content that satisfies the condition if included in the game media group is displayed (S204), and the process is terminated. On the other hand, if the server 10 determines that the condition is not satisfied even if the game content is changed (S202: NO), the process ends.
The above is an example of the warning process.

In addition, the warning process does not satisfy the conditions due to the change in the participation status of the users participating in the joint play, that is, the withdrawal from the members of the joint play, and the change in the game media included in the game content group. In some cases, the remaining users may be warned to that effect. A case where the second user withdraws from being a member of the joint play will be described below as an example.

As shown in FIG. 15, the server 10, which is a computer, acquires information based on the cancellation operation for the application operation applied for the joint play through communication with the user terminal 12 operated by the second user, and receives the information from the second user. As a result of accepting cancellation of play participation (S301), if it is determined that the combination of game media included in the group of common game media that can be used jointly in quest play does not satisfy the conditions set for the quest ( S302: YES), a warning is issued to notify that the conditions are no longer satisfied due to the cancellation of the second user's participation (S303), and the process is terminated. On the other hand, if the server 10 determines that the conditions will not be satisfied even if the second user's participation is canceled (S302: NO), the process ends.
The above is another example of the warning process.

(Change restriction processing)
Next, an example of change restriction processing will be described with reference to FIGS. 16 and 17. FIG. The change restriction process is a process of restricting the change when the user attempts to change the game content included in the game content group, that is, disallowing the change.

First, as shown in FIG. 16, the server 10, which is a computer, acquires information based on the game content group organizing operation through communication with the user terminal 12 operated by the first user or the second user, and As a result of receiving a change in the game media contained in the group or the second game media group (S401), the combination of game media included in the common game media group that can be used jointly in the quest play by the change corresponds to the quest. If it is determined that the set conditions are still satisfied (S402: YES), the change of the game content is permitted (S403), and the process ends. On the other hand, if the server 10 determines that the conditions will not be satisfied if the game content is changed (S402: NO), the server 10 disallows the change of the game content by, for example, canceling the information based on the game content group organization operation (S404). , terminate the process.
The above is an example of the change restriction processing.

In addition, the change restriction processing restricts the guest user from changing the game media included in the game media group when it affects the conditions specified by the host user, among the conditions set for the quest. It may be restricted. A case where the first user is the host user and the second user is the guest user will be described below as an example.

As shown in FIG. 17, the server 10, which is a computer, acquires information based on the game content group organization operation through communication with the user terminal 12 operated by the second user who is the guest user, and stores the information in the second game content group. As a result of receiving the change of the included game media (S501), the combination of game media included in the group of common game media that can be used jointly in the quest play due to the change is set corresponding to the quest. Of these, if it is determined that the condition specified by the first user who is the host user will not be satisfied (S502: YES), the information based on the game media group organizing operation is canceled, etc., and the change of the game media is not permitted (S503). ) and terminate the process. On the other hand, if the server 10 determines that the condition specified by the host user will not be satisfied even if the game content is changed (S502: NO), the server 10 permits the change of the game content (S504), and ends the process.
The above is another example of the change restriction process.

(recommended treatment)
Next, based on FIG. 18, an example of recommended processing will be described. The recommendation process is a process of recommending inclusion in the game media group of game media that may be advantageous to the user when playing the quest, such as when a condition set for the quest is satisfied. In the following, an example will be described in which a game content to be selected is recommended to the second user in a situation where the organization of the first game content group has been completed by the first user.

As shown in FIG. 18, the server 10, which is a computer, identifies the game contents included in the first game contents group that the first user has completed organizing (S601), and determines the number of game contents possessed by the second user. From among them, a game content that satisfies the conditions set corresponding to the quest by being combined with the game content included in the first game content group is selected (S602). Then, the server 10 generates display data for identifiably displaying the game media selected from the game media possessed by the second user, and communicates with the user terminal 12 operated by the second user. By transmitting the generated display data to the user terminal 12, the user terminal 12 of the second user is caused to display information recommending the selected game content as a game content to be included in the second game content group (S603), and the process is executed. finish.
The above is an example of the recommended processing.

<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 user terminal 12 may have some or all of the functions of the organization unit 33 , the effect generation unit 34 , the notification unit 35 , or the game control unit 36 .

In the above embodiment, various types of information such as user information are stored in the server 10. Alternatively, a database server (not shown) may be provided separately and stored collectively in the database server. It may be stored on the terminal 12 side.

In the above embodiment, each user individually organizes a group of game contents, and combines a plurality of groups of game contents to form a common game contents group that can be used jointly in quest play. However, it suffices if multiple users provide game media and organize a group of common game media that can be used jointly in quest play. It is also possible to select and include game media directly in the group.

In the above-described embodiment, as an example of a game, character strings are formed using game media to compete against enemy characters or other users (game media operated by other users) and to obtain scores. I explained the game. However, it is applicable to other games as long as they are games that can be played jointly by a plurality of users. For example, it may be a word game, action game, fighting game, sports game, shooting game, racing game, puzzle game, card game, board game, role-playing game, simulation game, or the like. Also, the game may be an individual match or a team match. Also, humans may play against each other as users, or humans and computers (for example, AI or robots) may play against each other.

In the above embodiment, the user can, in principle, enjoy all functions free of charge. It is good to be able to do it. That is, a special condition or the like may be set for a paying user who has paid a predetermined usage fee so as to be advantageous in playing the game. For example, the charging user may be able to obtain hard-to-obtain game content or play a special quest depending on the amount of charge. 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>
[General Purpose]
One of the objects of the present invention is to facilitate the organization of game content groups used in cooperative play.

Problems with [Supplementary Note 1] One of the objects of the present invention is to realize the formation of a game content group including a combination of game content corresponding to a quest in a joint play.
[Supplementary Note 1] The information processing device according to the present embodiment is a game in which a plurality of users jointly play a common quest, based on the selection received from each user, two or more used by a plurality of users in quest play If the combination of the organization department that organizes the game media group including the game media and the combination of the game media included in the game media group satisfies the conditions set in the quest, the game effect according to the conditions can be generated during the quest play. and an informing unit for informing at least one of the plurality of users of information regarding whether or not the combination satisfies the conditions while the plurality of users can compose the game content group.
According to the above information processing device, the combination of game media included in the group of game media used in the joint play of the quest satisfies the conditions for generating the game effect set in the quest. At least one of the plurality of users is notified while the plurality of users performing the joint play can organize the game content group. Therefore, it is possible to easily organize a group of game contents to be used in the joint play, and to organize the group of game contents including a combination of game contents corresponding to the quest in the joint play.

Problems Relating to [Appendix 2] One of the objects of the present invention is to implement, in cooperative play, a group of game media including a combination of game media corresponding to quests.
[Appendix 2] The plurality of users includes a first user and a second user, and the organization department includes a first game media group including game media selected from game media owned by the first user; The information processing apparatus according to [Appendix 1], wherein a game content group is organized by combining with a second game content group including game media selected from among game media owned by the second user.
As a result, when the first user and the second user play together, the first game media group including the game media selected from the game media owned by the first user and the game media owned by the second user A game medium group containing two or more game mediums used in quest play is organized by combining with a second game medium group containing game mediums selected from among the game mediums that correspond to the quest. A group of game contents including combinations can be organized in cooperative play.

Problems Relating to [Appendix 3] One of the objects of the present invention is to realize the formation of a game content group including a combination of game content corresponding to a quest in a joint play.
[Appendix 3] The information processing device according to [Appendix 2], wherein the notification unit notifies the second user of information about the game content included in the first game content group before the start of the quest play.
As a result, when the first user and the second user play together, the second user refers to the content of the game content selected by the first user when selecting the game content, and the second user selects the conditions. Since it is possible to select game media for satisfying a combination, it is possible to easily organize a group of game media to be used in a joint play, and to organize a group of game media including combinations of game media corresponding to quests. can be realized in joint play.

Problems Relating to [Appendix 4] One of the objects of the present invention is to realize the organization of a game content group including a combination of game content corresponding to a quest in a joint play.
[Appendix 4] The organization unit changes the number of game media that the first user can include in the first game media group according to the number of users, and the notification unit changes the number when the number is changed. The information processing apparatus according to [Appendix 2], which notifies the first user.
Accordingly, when the number of game media that can be selected by the first user is changed according to the number of users who play cooperatively, the first user can recognize that the number of game media that can be selected by the first user has changed. In addition to facilitating the formation of a group of game contents to be used in joint play, the formation of a group of game contents including combinations of game contents corresponding to quests can be realized in joint play.

Problems Relating to [Appendix 5] One of the objects of the present invention is to realize the formation of a game content group including a combination of game content corresponding to a quest in a joint play.
[Appendix 5] The plurality of users includes the first user and the second user, and the effect generation unit determines that the combination of the game media selected by the first user and the game media selected by the second user satisfies the conditions. In this case, the information processing device according to [Appendix 1], wherein the game effect can be generated during the quest play.
As a result, when the first user and the second user play together, a game effect is generated based on the combination of the game media selected by the first user and the game media selected by the second user. Therefore, it is possible to organize a group of game media containing combinations of game media corresponding to quests in joint play.

Problems with [Appendix 6] One of the objects of the present invention is to provide a game environment in which a first user and a second user can enjoy a quest play with a sense of unity.
[Appendix 6] A game in which a plurality of users includes a first user and a second user, and game media selected by the first user included in the game media group are controlled so that the second user can use them during quest play. The information processing apparatus according to [Supplementary note 1], including a control unit.
As a result, when the first user and the second user play together, the second user can also use the game media included in the game media group by the first user. can provide a game environment in which players can enjoy quest play with a sense of unity.

Problems Relating to [Appendix 7] One of the objects of the present invention is to realize, in cooperative play, the formation of a game content group including a combination of game content corresponding to a quest.
[Appendix 7] The information processing device according to [Appendix 1], wherein the notification unit warns at least one of the plurality of users when the quest play is started in a state where the conditions are not satisfied.
As a result, at least one of a plurality of users can be warned and noticed that the quest play is started in a state where the conditions are not satisfied, so that the group of game media used in the joint play can be easily organized. In addition, it is possible to organize a group of game media including combinations of game media corresponding to quests in joint play.

Problems Relating to [Appendix 8] One of the objects of the present invention is to realize the formation of a game content group including a combination of game content corresponding to a quest in a joint play.
[Appendix 8] The notification unit accepts changes to game media included in the group of game media that satisfy the conditions from at least one of the users, and warns at least one of the users if the conditions are no longer satisfied. , the information processing apparatus according to [Appendix 1].
As a result, at least one of a plurality of users can be warned and noticed when the game content that has satisfied the conditions is changed and no longer satisfies the conditions, thus facilitating the organization of the game content group used in joint play. In addition, it is possible to organize a group of game media including combinations of game media corresponding to quests in joint play.

Problems Relating to [Appendix 9] One of the objects of the present invention is to realize, in cooperative play, the formation of a game content group including a combination of game content corresponding to a quest.
[Appendix 9] The notification unit notifies at least one of the plurality of users of game media that meet the conditions when included in the game content group and game media that do not meet the conditions even if included in the game content group, in an identifiable manner to at least one of the plurality of users. , the information processing apparatus according to [Appendix 1].
As a result, at least one of a plurality of users can be identifiably notified of a game content that satisfies the conditions when included in the game content group, thereby facilitating the organization of the game content group to be used in cooperative play. In addition, it is possible to organize a game content group including a combination of game content corresponding to a quest in a joint play.

Problems Relating to [Appendix 10] One of the objects of the present invention is to realize the organization of a game content group including a combination of game content corresponding to a quest in a joint play.
[Appendix 10] The notification unit accepts a change to a game content included in a game content group that satisfies a condition from at least one of a plurality of users. The information processing apparatus according to [Appendix 1], which notifies at least one of a plurality of users of the information about the game content in an identifiable manner.
As a result, when a game medium that meets a condition is changed and no longer satisfies the condition, if the game medium that satisfies the condition is included in the game medium group instead of the changed game medium, at least one of the users can identify the game medium that satisfies the condition. Since it can be notified and recommended, it is possible to easily organize a group of game media to be used in joint play, and to realize the formation of a group of game media including combinations of game media corresponding to quests in joint play. be able to.

Problems Relating to [Appendix 11] One of the objects of the present invention is to realize the organization of a game content group including a combination of game content corresponding to a quest in cooperative play.
[Supplementary note 11] The notification unit warns at least one of the plurality of users when the success or failure of the condition is changed due to at least one of the plurality of users changing their participation status in the joint play, [Supplementary note 1 ].
As a result, when the conditions of participation of other users in joint play are changed and the conditions are no longer satisfied, at least one of the plurality of users can be warned and noticed. In addition, it is possible to organize a game content group including a combination of game content corresponding to a quest in a joint play.

Problems Relating to [Appendix 12] One of the objects of the present invention is to realize, in cooperative play, the formation of a game content group including a combination of game content corresponding to a quest.
[Appendix 12] The information processing device according to [Appendix 1], wherein the organization unit restricts changes to game media related to the fulfillment of a condition among game media included in the game media group.
As a result, changes to the game media related to the fulfillment of the conditions are restricted, and even if the user changes the game media included in the game media group, it does not affect the fulfillment of the conditions. In addition, it is possible to organize a game content group including a combination of game content corresponding to a quest in a joint play.

Problems Relating to [Appendix 13] One of the objects of the present invention is to realize, in cooperative play, the formation of a game content group including a combination of game content corresponding to a quest.
[Supplementary Note 13] When receiving an operation specifying a condition that has been established from a specific user among a plurality of users, the editing department changes the game media included in the game media group related to the specified condition. The information processing apparatus according to [Supplementary Note 1], which is restricted.
As a result, changes in game media related to the fulfillment of a condition specified by a specific user are restricted, and even if a user changes game media included in a group of game media, the fulfillment of the conditions will not be affected. In addition to facilitating the organization of the game media group to be used, the organization of the game media group including the combination of game media corresponding to the quest can be realized in cooperative play.

Problems Relating to [Appendix 14] One of the objects of the present invention is to realize the organization of a game content group including a combination of game content corresponding to a quest in a joint play.
[Additional Note 14] The plurality of users includes a first user and a second user, and the compilation department satisfies the condition based on the first game content group that has been compiled by the first user. The information processing device according to [Appendix 1], which recommends game contents to be included in a second game content group organized by a user.
Thereby, when the first user and the second user play jointly, the second user organizes the second game content so that the condition is satisfied based on the first game content group which the first user has completed organizing. Since game media to be included in the game media group are recommended, it is possible to facilitate the organization of the game media group to be used in joint play, and in addition, the organization of the game media group including the combination of game media corresponding to the quest can be organized in the joint play. can be realized in

Problems Relating to [Appendix 15] One of the objects of the present invention is to realize the formation of a game content group including a combination of game content corresponding to a quest in a joint play.
[Supplementary note 15] The information processing method according to the present embodiment is a game in which a plurality of users jointly play a common quest. A game content group including two or more game media is organized, and when the combination of game media included in the game content group satisfies the conditions set in the quest, the quest is playing the game effect according to the conditions. and the processor notifies at least one of the plurality of users of information regarding whether or not the combination satisfies the conditions while the plurality of users are able to organize the group of game media.
According to the information processing method described above, it is possible to easily organize a group of game contents to be used in a joint play, and to realize the organization of a group of game contents including a combination of game contents corresponding to a quest in the joint play. can be done.

Problems Relating to [Appendix 16] One of the objects of the present invention is to realize, in cooperative play, the formation of a game content group including a combination of game content corresponding to a quest.
[Appendix 16] The program according to the present embodiment is a game in which a plurality of users jointly play a common quest. A group of game media containing the above game media is organized, and if the combination of game media included in the group of game media satisfies the conditions set in the quest, a game effect according to the conditions is generated during the quest play. A processor informs at least one of the plurality of users of information regarding whether or not the combination satisfies a condition while the plurality of users can organize the group of game media.
According to the above program, it is possible to easily organize a group of game media to be used in joint play, and to implement the formation of a group of game media including a combination of game media corresponding to quests in joint play. .

10 server 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 organization unit 34 effect generation unit 35 notification unit 36 game control unit 41 play effect area 42 frame Column display area 43 Game media display area 44 HP display area 45 Time limit display area 46 Condition confirmation button 51 Game media group display area 52 Game media list display area 53 Display condition setting button 54 Save button 61 Game media group display area 62 Condition display Area 63 Details button 71 Condition details display area 81 User display area 82 Game media group overview display area 83 Condition display area 84 Start button 91 Start button 92 Reorganize button G1 Quest play screen G2 Game media group organization screen G3 Game media group display screen G4 Condition display screen G5 Quest start screen G6 Condition unfulfilled warning screen S Information processing system

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In a game in which a plurality of users, including a first user and a second user, jointly play a common quest,
an organizing unit that organizes a game media group including two or more game media that the plurality of users use in quest play based on game media selected from game media owned by each user;
a game control unit that controls so that the second user can use a game medium selected from among the game mediums owned by the first user and included in the game medium group, during a quest play;
an effect generating unit capable of generating a game effect during a quest play according to the conditions set in the quest when a combination of game media included in the game content group satisfies the conditions;
a notification unit that notifies at least one of the plurality of users of information regarding whether or not the combination satisfies the condition, while the plurality of users can compose the game content group;
Information processing device having The plurality of users includes a first user and a second user,
The organization unit comprises a first game media group including game media selected from game media owned by the first user, and game media selected from game media owned by the second user. organizing the group of game media by combining with a second group of game media containing
The information processing device according to claim 1 . The notification unit notifies the second user of information about game media included in the first game content group before starting quest play.
The information processing apparatus according to claim 2. The organization unit changes the number of game media that the first user can include in the first game media group according to the number of the plurality of users,
The notification unit notifies the first user when the number is changed.
The information processing apparatus according to claim 2. The plurality of users includes a first user and a second user,
When the combination of the game media selected by the first user and the game media selected by the second user satisfies the condition, the effect generation unit enables the game effect to occur during quest play.
The information processing device according to claim 1 . The notification unit warns at least one of the plurality of users when the quest play is started in a state where the conditions are not satisfied.
The information processing device according to claim 1 . The notification unit accepts a change from at least one of the plurality of users to a game content included in the game content group that satisfies the condition, and if the condition is no longer satisfied, the notification unit notifies at least one of the plurality of users. Warning,
The information processing device according to claim 1 . The notification unit enables at least one of the plurality of users to identify game media that satisfy the condition when included in the game content group and game media that do not satisfy the condition even if included in the game content group. to inform
The information processing device according to claim 1 . The notification unit accepts a change from at least one of the plurality of users to a game content included in the game content group that satisfies the condition, and if the condition is no longer satisfied, the notification unit includes the game content in the game content group. identifiably informing at least one of the plurality of users of information regarding alternative game media that satisfies
The information processing device according to claim 1 . The notification unit warns at least one of the plurality of users when the success or failure of the condition is changed due to at least one of the plurality of users changing their participation status in the joint play.
The information processing device according to claim 1 . The editing unit restricts changes to game media related to the fulfillment of the condition, among the game media included in the game media group.
The information processing device according to claim 1 . The organization unit changes game media included in the game media group related to the specified condition when an operation specifying the established condition is received from a specific user among the plurality of users. limit the
The information processing device according to claim 1 . In a game in which a plurality of users, including a first user and a second user, jointly play a common quest,
an organization unit that organizes a game media group including two or more game media used by the plurality of users in quest play based on selections received from each user;
an effect generating unit capable of generating a game effect during a quest play according to the conditions set in the quest when a combination of game media included in the game content group satisfies the conditions;
a notification unit that notifies at least one of the plurality of users of information regarding whether or not the combination satisfies the condition, while the plurality of users can organize the game content group;
The compilation department recommends game media to be included in the second game media group compiled by the second user so as to satisfy the condition based on the first game media group that has been compiled by the first user. ,
Information processing equipment. In a game in which a plurality of users, including a first user and a second user, jointly play a common quest,
a processor, based on game media selected from game media possessed by each user, organizes a game media group including two or more game media used by the plurality of users in quest play;
a processor controls game media selected from among game media possessed by the first user and included in the game media group so that the second user can use the game media during quest play;
When a combination of game media included in the game content group satisfies a condition set in a quest, the processor enables a game effect to occur during the quest play according to the condition,
A processor notifies at least one of the plurality of users of information regarding whether the combination satisfies the condition while the plurality of users are able to organize the group of game media;
Information processing methods. In a game in which a plurality of users, including a first user and a second user, jointly play a common quest,
a processor organizes a game media group including two or more game media used by the plurality of users in quest play based on selections received from each user;
When a combination of game media included in the game content group satisfies a condition set in a quest, the processor enables a game effect to occur during the quest play according to the condition,
A processor notifies at least one of the plurality of users of information regarding whether the combination satisfies the condition while the plurality of users are able to organize the group of game media;
a processor recommending game media to be included in a second group of game media organized by the second user so as to satisfy the condition based on the first group of game media completed by the first user;
Information processing methods. In a game in which a plurality of users, including a first user and a second user, jointly play a common quest,
causing a processor to organize a game media group including two or more game media used by the plurality of users in quest play based on game media selected from game media possessed by each user;
causing a processor to control game media selected from game media possessed by the first user included in the game media group so that the second user can use the game media during a quest play;
causing a processor to generate a game effect during a quest play in accordance with the conditions set in the quest when the combination of game media included in the game content group satisfies the conditions;
causing a processor to notify at least one of the plurality of users of information regarding whether or not the combination satisfies the condition while the plurality of users are able to organize the group of game media;
program. In a game in which a plurality of users, including a first user and a second user, jointly play a common quest,
causing a processor to organize a game media group including two or more game media used by the plurality of users in quest play based on selections received from each user;
causing a processor to generate a game effect during a quest play in accordance with the conditions set in the quest when the combination of game media included in the game content group satisfies the conditions;
causing a processor to notify at least one of the plurality of users of information regarding whether the combination satisfies the condition while the plurality of users are able to organize the group of game media;
causing a processor to recommend game media to be included in a second group of game media organized by the second user so as to satisfy the condition based on the first group of game media completed by the first user;
program.

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