JP7337905B2 - SYSTEM, METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR PROVIDING A GAME - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a system, method, and program for providing games.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, various games have been provided that proceed with the reproduction of content such as music (see, for example, Patent Literature 1 below). In such a game, music preset for each stage is typically played, and the player can enjoy the played music in addition to the progress of the game itself.

JP 2021-137553 A

However, although players of the above-described conventional games can enjoy the music played as the game progresses, for example, if they repeatedly play a stage that accompanies the reproduction of a specific music, they will feel that the music is monotonous. In some cases, it was too late.

One object of the embodiments of the present invention is to assist the player in enjoying content such as music that is reproduced as the game progresses. Other objects of embodiments of the present invention will become apparent upon review of the specification as a whole.

A system according to one embodiment of the present invention is a system for providing a game, comprising one or more computer processors, wherein the one or more computer processors, in response to execution of readable instructions, A first mode in which the game proceeds with reproduction of predetermined content, and a second mode in which the game proceeds with reproduction of at least part of one or a plurality of contents that can be used by the player instead of the predetermined content. and a process of controlling the progress of the game in accordance with the set reproduction mode.

A method according to an embodiment of the present invention is a method for providing a game, which is executed by one or more computers, and comprises a first mode in which the game is progressed with reproduction of predetermined content; setting a playback mode from among a plurality of modes including at least a second mode in which the game proceeds with playback of at least a portion of one or more content available to the player instead of the content. and controlling the progress of the game according to the playback mode that is set.

A program according to one embodiment of the present invention is a program for providing a game, wherein one or a plurality of computers are operated in a first mode in which the game progresses with the reproduction of predetermined content; a second mode in which the game progresses with the reproduction of at least a portion of one or more content available to the player instead, setting a reproduction mode from among a plurality of modes including at least a second mode; and a process of controlling the progress of the game according to the playback mode being set.

Various embodiments of the present invention assist the player in enjoying content such as music played as the game progresses.

1 is a configuration diagram schematically showing the configuration of a network including a game providing server 10 according to one embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating information managed by a player information table 151; FIG. 4 is a diagram exemplifying information managed by a content information table 152; FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram exemplifying information managed by a game element information table 153; FIG. 4 is a diagram exemplifying information managed by a possessed content management table 154; FIG. FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating information managed by an owned game element management table 155; FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram exemplifying a home screen 50; FIG. 11 is a diagram exemplifying a stage selection screen 55; FIG. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a stage start screen 60; FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating variations in the appearance of a play mode object 621; FIG. 7 is a view exemplifying a reproduction mode setting screen 70; 4 is a diagram illustrating a music selection screen 80; FIG. The figure which illustrates the lottery execution screen 90. FIG. The figure which illustrates the music detailed screen 200. FIG. FIG. 4 is a view exemplifying a jukebox screen 210; FIG.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the drawings, the same reference numerals may be used for the same or similar components.

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram schematically showing the configuration of a network including a game providing server 10 according to one embodiment of the present invention. As illustrated, the server 10 is communicably connected to the player terminal 30 via a communication network 20 such as the Internet. Although only one player terminal 30 is illustrated in FIG. 1 , the server 10 can be communicatively connected to a plurality of player terminals 30 . The server 10 provides games to users operating the player terminals 30 . The game providing server 10 is an example of a device implementing all or part of the system of the present invention.

First, the hardware configuration of the game providing server 10 will be described. The game providing server 10 is configured as a general computer. As shown in FIG. 1, the computer processor 11, main memory 12, input/output I/F 13, communication I/F 14, storage ) 15, and these constituent elements are electrically connected via a bus or the like (not shown).

The computer processor 11 is configured as a CPU, GPU, or the like, reads various programs stored in the storage 15 or the like into the main memory 12, and executes various instructions included in the programs. The main memory 12 is composed of, for example, a DRAM.

The input/output I/F 13 includes various input/output devices for exchanging information with an operator or the like. The input/output I/F 13 includes, for example, information input devices such as keyboards and pointing devices (for example, mice, touch panels, etc.), voice input devices such as microphones, and image input devices such as cameras. The input/output I/F 13 includes an image output device such as a display and an audio output device such as a speaker.

The communication I/F 14 is implemented as hardware such as a network adapter, various types of communication software, or a combination thereof, and is configured to enable wired or wireless communication via the communication network 20 or the like.

The storage 15 is composed of, for example, a magnetic disk, flash memory, or the like. The storage 15 stores various programs including an operating system, various data, and the like. For example, the storage 15, as shown in FIG. A game element information table 153 that manages information about game elements that are used elements (characters, cards, items, etc.); an owned content management table 154 that manages (available) content owned by each player; and a owned game element management table 155 for managing (available) game elements owned by each player. Also, for example, the storage 15 stores a server-side program 40 according to one embodiment of the present invention. The program 40 is a program for causing the game providing server 10 to function as all or part of a system for providing games. At least part of the server-side program 40 can be configured to be executed on the player terminal 30 side via a terminal-side program 42 described later.

In this embodiment, the game providing server 10 can be configured using a plurality of computers each having the hardware configuration described above. For example, the server 10 may be composed of one or more server devices.

The game providing server 10 configured in this manner has functions as a web server and an application server, and executes various processes in response to requests from the terminal-side program 42 installed in the player terminal 30, Screen data (for example, HTML data), control data, etc. according to the result of the processing are transmitted to the player terminal 30 . The player terminal 30 outputs a web page or other screen based on the received data.

Next, the hardware configuration of the player terminal 30 will be described. The player terminal 30 is configured as a general computer, and as shown in FIG. 35, and these constituent elements are electrically connected via a bus or the like (not shown).

The computer processor 31 is configured as a CPU, GPU, or the like, reads various programs stored in the storage 35 or the like into the main memory 32, and executes various instructions included in the programs. The main memory 32 is composed of, for example, a DRAM.

The input/output I/F 33 includes various input/output devices for exchanging information with an operator or the like. The input/output I/F 33 includes, for example, information input devices such as keyboards and pointing devices (for example, mouse, touch panel, etc.), voice input devices such as microphones, and image input devices such as cameras. The input/output I/F 33 includes an image output device such as a display and an audio output device such as a speaker.

The communication I/F 34 is implemented as hardware such as a network adapter, various types of communication software, or a combination thereof, and is configured to enable wired or wireless communication via the communication network 20 or the like.

The storage 35 is configured by, for example, a magnetic disk or flash memory. The storage 35 stores various programs including an operating system, various data, and the like. A program stored in the storage 35 can be downloaded from an application market or the like and installed. The storage 35 also stores a terminal-side program 42 . The program 42 is configured as a web browser or other application (for example, the game application of this embodiment), and is configured to execute at least part of the server-side program 40 as described above. obtain.

In this embodiment, the player terminal 30 may be configured as a smart phone, tablet terminal, wearable device, personal computer, game terminal, or the like.

A user (game player) who operates the player terminal 30 configured as described above communicates with the server 10 via the terminal-side program 42 installed in the storage 35 or the like, thereby allowing the server 10 to provide You can play games that

Next, functions of the game providing server 10 configured as described above will be described. The computer processor 11 of the server 10, as shown in FIG. , and the game progress control unit 112 .

The management function control unit 111 is configured to execute various processes related to control of the game management function in this embodiment. For example, the management function control unit 111 transmits screen data and control data of various screens related to the management function to the player terminal 30, and responds to the operation input by the user through the screen output on the player terminal 30. and executes various processes, and transmits screen data, control data, etc. according to the results of the processes to the player terminal 30 . Management functions controlled by the management function control unit 111 include, for example, login processing (user authentication), billing control, player account management, and the like.

The game progress control unit 112 is configured to execute various processes related to controlling the progress of the game in this embodiment. For example, the game progress control unit 112 transmits screen data and control data of various screens for controlling the progress of the game to the player terminal 30, and the player terminal 30 outputs the screen to the player terminal 30. Various processes are executed in response to an operation input by , and screen data, control data, and the like according to the results of the processes are transmitted to the player terminal 30 .

In this embodiment, the game progress control unit 112 is configured to set the playback mode of the content played during the progress of the game. In this embodiment, the reproduction modes are divided into a first mode in which the game progresses with reproduction of predetermined content, and a second mode in which the game progresses with reproduction of at least part of one or a plurality of contents available to the player. and a plurality of modes including at least a mode. For example, the game progress control unit 112 sets the mode selected by the player via the screen output on the player terminal 30 as the playback mode. The content includes various contents that are reproduced during the progress of the game, and includes, for example, music as background music for the game, moving images, and the like. In addition, the content includes an image as a background of the game screen, etc., and the sound (timbre) of the game character. Content that can be used by the player is managed, for example, in the possessed content management table 154 . Also, the content itself (content file) can be managed in the storage 15 of the server 10 or another server or the like.

Further, the game progress control section 112 is configured to control the progress of the game according to the set reproduction mode. For example, when the first mode is set as the reproduction mode, the game progress control unit 112 progresses the game with reproduction of predetermined content, while the second mode is set. In some cases, the game involves playing one or more pieces of content selected by the player from a plurality of pieces of content available to the player, or one or more pieces of content randomly selected from among such pieces of content. proceed.

As described above, the game providing server 10 in the present embodiment has a first mode in which the game progresses with the reproduction of the predetermined content, a second mode in which the game progresses with the reproduction of the content that can be used by the player, Since the progress of the game is controlled according to the playback mode set from a plurality of modes including You can enjoy the progress of the game with In this way, the game providing server 10 assists the player in enjoying content such as music played as the game progresses.

In this embodiment, the game progress control unit 112 is configured to make available (for example, provide) content associated with a game element owned by the player in accordance with the satisfaction of a predetermined condition. obtain. Game elements include various elements used in games, including, but not limited to, characters, cards, items, and the like. Also, the predetermined condition for making the content available is, for example, a condition that is satisfied when a predetermined parameter of the game element reaches a predetermined value. That is, in this case, when a predetermined parameter (for example, level, etc.) of the game element possessed by the player reaches a predetermined value, the content associated with the game element can be used by the player. The game elements owned by the player are managed in the owned game element management table 155, for example. Such a configuration may provide the player with the enjoyment of acquiring content through the game element.

Also, the game progress control unit 112 can be configured to control a lottery (sometimes referred to as gacha, etc.) for the player to acquire game elements. For example, the game progress control unit 112 transmits to the player terminal 30 screen data of a screen for the player to execute the lottery, control data, and the like, and the player's operation via the screen output on the player terminal 30 is performed. In response to the input, various processes including lottery processing are executed, and screen data, control data, etc. according to the results of the processes are transmitted to the player terminal 30 . The lottery process includes determining a winning game element according to the winning probability of each game element to be drawn.

Also, in this case, the game progress control unit 112 displays information on content associated with the game element for which the lottery is to be drawn (content provided according to satisfaction of a predetermined condition) on the screen for the player to execute the lottery. can be configured to Furthermore, in this case, the content associated with the lottery target game element may be reproduced (for example, in response to an instruction from the player) on the screen. Such a configuration can improve the interest in the lottery of game elements.

Further, the game progress control unit 112 disables the background playback of the content being played during the progress of the game according to the first mode, while the game progress control unit 112 disables the background playback of the content being played during the progress of the game according to the second mode. can be configured to allow background playback of For example, when an application other than the terminal-side program 42 is started on the player terminal 30 during the progress of the game, or when the player terminal 30 shifts to the sleep state, if the first mode is set as the reproduction mode, While the reproduction of the content being reproduced is stopped, the reproduction of the content being reproduced is maintained when the second mode is set as the reproduction mode. Such a configuration enables continuous playback of the content being played instead of the predetermined content.

Games in this embodiment include various types of games, including, but not limited to, RPGs, action games, card games, puzzle games, and the like. Also, the game can be configured to have a plurality of stages (also called by other names such as rounds, areas, chapters, and episodes). In this case, the game progress control unit 112 A stage that satisfies a predetermined condition can be set to a second mode that accompanies reproduction of content that can be used by a player, while a stage that does not satisfy the predetermined condition can be set to the second mode. can be configured to make it impossible. The predetermined conditions include various conditions, for example, conditions that are satisfied by clearing the corresponding stage. Such a configuration enhances the special feeling of the second mode with playback of content available to the player.

In this case, for example, for a stage that does not satisfy a predetermined condition, only the first mode that accompanies reproduction of predetermined content may be set. Such a configuration encourages the player to experience the progression of the game with the reproduction of predetermined content.

Also, the game progress control unit 112 may be configured to display information regarding the setting status of the reproduction mode on the screen for starting the game play. The screen includes, for example, a screen output immediately before starting play of the selected stage. Also, it may be possible to change the playback mode via such a screen. Such a configuration makes it possible to inform the player who starts playing the game of the setting status of the reproduction mode.

Next, a specific example as one aspect of the game providing server 10 of this embodiment having such functions will be described. In this example, the game providing server 10 provides a battle game in which a party consisting of a plurality of characters is organized to fight against an enemy party. Although the details will be described later, the battle game of this example has a story mode in which the enemy party that appears in each of a plurality of stages is battled.

First, in this example, information managed by each table will be described. FIG. 2 illustrates information managed by the player information table 151 in this example. The player information table 151 in this example manages information about game players, and includes account names, genders, dates of birth, etc. in association with "player accounts" that identify individual players, as shown in the figure. "Basic information", "Stage clear status" that shows the clear status of each of the multiple stages, "Party information" that is information about the organized party, and the music played as BGM during the battle with the enemy party. Information such as "play mode (default value)", which is the default value of the play mode, "specified song ID" that identifies songs individually specified as BGM by the player, "number of owned diamonds", "number of owned coins", etc. to manage. The party information includes information (a combination of a character ID and an individual ID described later) that identifies each character that constitutes the party. In this example, diamonds are paid items purchased with real currency. Also, coins are free items given to players at various times (for example, as login bonuses).

FIG. 3 illustrates information managed by the content information table 152 in this example. The content information table 152 in this example manages information about songs provided as BGM in this battle game, and as shown in the figure, is information about song files in association with "song IDs" that identify individual songs. It manages information such as certain "music file information", a "title" that is the title (name) of a piece of music, an "acquisition condition type" that is a classification of acquisition conditions for acquiring a piece of music, and an "acquisition condition". The music file information includes the URL of the music file.

In this example, the music acquisition conditions are classified into three types, specifically, "exchange" that can be acquired by exchanging coins or diamonds, "events" that can be acquired as rewards for various events, and There are three types of “characters” that can be acquired by raising the evolution stage of the character to the maximum value. A value corresponding to one of these three classifications is set in the acquisition condition type of the content information table 152, and information regarding specific conditions is set in the acquisition condition. In this example, the evolution stage of the character is raised by repeating the evolution of the character, and the evolution is performed by consuming the same character and evolution items.

FIG. 4 illustrates information managed by the game element information table 153 in this example. The game element information table 153 in this example manages information about characters as game elements used in the battle game, and as shown in the figure, "name", "name", Manages information such as "related song ID".

As described above, in this example, some songs are given to the player when the evolution level of the target character reaches the maximum value, and the song IDs of these songs are set as the related song IDs. be done.

FIG. 5 illustrates information managed by the possessed content management table 154 in this example. The owned content management table 154 in this example manages information about songs owned (available) by each player. Information such as the "usable flag" is managed in association with the combination of the "music ID" to be used. In the initial state, the availability flag is set to a value indicating that the music cannot be used, and is changed to a value indicating that the music can be used when the player acquires the corresponding music piece.

FIG. 6 illustrates information managed by the possessed game element management table 155 in this example. The possessed game element management table 155 in this example manages information relating to characters as game elements possessed by each player. "Experience value", "level" and "evolutionary stage" that increase step by step as the experience value increases, in association with the combination of the "character ID" and the "individual ID" that identifies the individual character Manage information such as

In this example, a player can individually (as separate individuals) have multiple characters of the same type (identified by the same character ID), and these multiple characters are identified by individual IDs. .

The information managed by each table has been described above in this example. Next, in this example, screens and the like output on the player terminal 30 will be described. FIG. 7 illustrates a home screen 50 output on the player terminal 30. As shown in FIG. The screen 50 is a starting point for playing the battle game of this example. As shown, the screen 50 includes an adventure menu button 521 for playing each stage of the battle game, a shop menu button 522 for purchasing items, and a gacha menu button for executing a lottery (gacha). 523 and a jukebox menu button 524 for playing songs.

In this example, multiple stages are included in one area, and multiple areas are included in one map. When the adventure menu button 521 is selected, instead of the home screen 50, a screen (not shown) for selecting a map and area is output, and the player selects a map and area to play through this screen.

FIG. 8 exemplifies a stage selection screen 55 that is output according to selection of an area. The screen 55 is a screen for selecting a stage to be played. As shown in the figure, the screen 55 displays a plurality of stage objects 551 corresponding to a plurality of stages included in the selected area. are arranged side by side. In the example of FIG. 8, four stage objects 551 corresponding to four stages "1-1" to "1-4" are arranged. ” is the first stage in the area, and the stage “1-4” corresponding to the uppermost object 551 is the last stage in the area. These stages must be cleared in order from the first stage. It is also possible to repeat the cleared stage.

Also, as shown in the figure, a circular cleared object 553 is added to the left end of the stage object 551 corresponding to the cleared stage. In the example of FIG. 8, since the cleared object 553 is added to the lowest stage object 551, it can be seen that the corresponding stage "1-1" has been cleared. A player information table 151 manages the clear status of the stages.

FIG. 9 exemplifies a stage start screen 60 that is output instead of the screen 55 according to selection of the stage object 551 on the stage selection screen 55 . The screen 60 is a screen for starting play of a selected stage, and as shown in the figure, there are an information display area 62 that displays information about the stage, and a party display area 64 that displays information about the player's party. , and a start button 66 .

The information display area 62 displays information about the enemy party as information about the stage, and a circular play mode object 621 is arranged in the upper right corner of the information display area 62 . The object 621 is an object for displaying the setting status of the player's reproduction mode and for receiving an instruction to set (change) the reproduction mode.

The playback mode object 621 changes its appearance according to the clearing status of the corresponding stage and the set playback mode. FIG. 10 illustrates variations in appearance of play mode object 621 . As shown in the figure, first, if the corresponding stage has not been cleared (uncleared), the reproduction mode is changed to a default music reproduction mode (first mode) in which a predetermined default music (predetermined content) is repeatedly reproduced. ), and the playback mode object 621 has an appearance with white notes added to a black background. Note that in this example, one song is preset as a default song for one area, and the default song for each of a plurality of stages included in the same area is the same song.

On the other hand, if the corresponding stage has been cleared, the playback mode will be a default song playback mode, a random playback mode (second mode) in which songs available to the player are randomly played back, or a , it is possible to set a designated music reproduction mode (second mode) in which a music designated by the player is repeatedly reproduced. As shown in FIG. 10, when the corresponding stage is cleared and the playback mode is the default song playback mode, the playback mode object 621 has an appearance with black notes added to a white background. . When the playback mode is the random playback mode, the playback mode object 621 has an appearance with a pattern of two crossing arrows pointing to the right. It has an appearance with a triangular pattern added. In this way, the playback mode object 621 indicates the set playback mode, and if the playback mode is the default song playback mode, further indicates whether or not the stage is cleared (that is, whether the stage is cleared from the default song playback mode). change).

The play mode object 621 is configured so that it cannot be selected (is in an invalid state) if the corresponding stage has not been cleared, and can be selected (is in a valid state) if the corresponding stage has been cleared. ing. FIG. 11 exemplifies the reproduction mode setting screen 70 that is superimposed on the stage start screen 60 and output according to the selection of the reproduction mode object 621 . The screen 70 is a screen for setting the playback mode, and as shown in the figure, a specified song playback mode button 721, which is an object for selecting the specified song playback mode, and the text "random playback" are added. A random play mode button 722, which is an object for selecting the random play mode, and a default song play mode button 722, which is an object for selecting the default song play mode, to which the text "Do not change" is added. 723. These buttons 721 to 723 are configured as radio buttons from which any one can be selected, and when the playback mode setting screen 70 is output, the default value of the playback mode of the corresponding player (managed in the player information table 151) is displayed. ) is in the selected state. Note that, in the example of FIG. 11, the default song reproduction mode button 723 is in a selected state.

The specified song reproduction mode button 721 adds the title of the song specified by the player at that time (the corresponding song ID is managed in the player information table 151) along with the text "play the specified song". It also has a song selection button 74 for selecting a specified song.

FIG. 12 exemplifies a music selection screen 80 that is output instead of the reproduction mode setting screen 70 in response to selection of the music selection button 74 . The screen 80 is a screen for selecting music (designated music) to be reproduced in the designated music reproduction mode, and as shown, has a list display area 82 for displaying a list of music and an operation area 84 .

In the list display area 82, a plurality of music objects 821 each corresponding to an individual music are arranged vertically. The songs displayed in the list display area 82 are all songs provided as BGM for the game in this example. The corresponding song object 821 has a lock object 823 attached in its upper left corner. Music that cannot be used by the player is specified by referring to the available flag of the possessed content management table 154 . A plurality of music objects 821 are configured as radio buttons, and when the music selection screen 80 is output, the object 821 corresponding to the music currently selected as the designated music is in a selected state.

In addition, the lock object 823 has a lock (lock) pattern added to its left end, and character strings (exchange, event, and character) is added.

The operation area 84 has a back button 841 , a play/stop button 842 and a forward button 843 . When the play/stop button 842 is selected, the music selected as the designated music at that time is started to be played back, and if it is being played back, the playback is stopped. Also, when the back button 841 is selected, it returns to the previous song. 821. Further, when the forward button 843 is selected, the music proceeds to the next one. 821.

The player selects a specified song to be played back in the specified song playback mode from available songs (songs corresponding to the song object 821 to which the lock object 823 is not attached) among the songs displayed in the list display area 82. can be selected. When the designated music is changed via the music selection screen 80, the value of the designated music ID in the player information table 151 is updated, and the display of the designated music in the designated music reproduction mode button 721 of the reproduction mode setting screen 70 is updated. be done.

Returning to the stage start screen 60 of FIG. 9, the party display area 64 includes a first character object 641 corresponding to the character on the left and a second character object 641 corresponding to the central character in the left and right of the three characters that make up the party. It has an object 642 and a third character object 643 corresponding to the character on the right. These objects 641-643 display information about each character that makes up the party. When one of these objects 641 to 643 is selected, a screen (not shown) displaying a list of characters possessed by the corresponding player is output, and the player can change the characters that make up the party through this screen. be able to. When the characters that make up the party are changed, the party information in the player information table 151 is updated.

When the start button 66 is selected, play of the stage is started. When the play of the stage is started, a screen (not shown) for playing against the enemy party corresponding to the stage is output, and the player can fight against the enemy party through the screen. . In the battle, the player executes commands for each of the three characters that make up the party, and as a result, actions such as physical attacks and magical attacks are performed by the corresponding characters.

In this example, a piece of music is played as BGM according to the set playback mode during the battle with the enemy party. Specifically, when the designated music reproduction mode is set as the reproduction mode, the designated music selected by the player is repeatedly reproduced, and when the random reproduction mode is set, the music can be used by the player. A song that is repeatedly randomly selected from all the songs is played, and if the default song playback mode is set, the song preset as the default song for the stage (area) is played. Repeat playback. Note that the default songs may overlap with songs available to the player.

Also, in this example, when the reproduction mode is the designated music reproduction mode or the random reproduction mode, the music being reproduced can be reproduced in the background. Specifically, when the playback mode is the specified song playback mode or the random playback mode, an application other than the terminal-side program 42 is started on the player terminal 30 during the battle with the enemy party, or the player terminal 30 starts Even if it shifts to a sleep state, reproduction of the music being reproduced is maintained. On the other hand, when the playback mode is the default music playback mode, when an application other than the terminal-side program 42 is started on the player terminal 30 or the player terminal 30 goes to sleep during the battle with the enemy party, playback Playback of the song inside is stopped.

Returning to the home screen 50 of FIG. 7, when the shop menu button 522 is selected, instead of the home screen 50, a screen for purchasing items is output. The player can acquire various items including music via the screen by exchanging a predetermined number of diamonds or coins.

Further, when the gacha menu button 523 is selected, instead of the home screen 50, a lottery execution screen 90 illustrated in FIG. 13 is output. The screen 90 is a screen for executing a lottery (gacha) for obtaining a character. It has a single lottery execution button 941 which is an object and a continuous lottery execution button 942 which is an object for executing 11 consecutive lotteries. For each lottery, one character is won according to a predetermined winning probability, and the winning character is given to the player. The possessed game element management table 155 is updated according to the provision of the character to the player.

The information display area 92 displays information about the lottery target character as information about the lottery. Display information. Also, if the character is a character to which related music is given according to reaching the maximum value of its evolutionary stage, a circular music confirmation object 921 is placed.

When the music confirmation object 921 is selected, a music detail screen 200 illustrated in FIG. 14 is superimposed on the lottery execution screen 90 and output. As shown, the screen 200 displays the related music given when the target character reaches the maximum evolution stage, and the conditions for obtaining the music (to reach the maximum evolution stage). , and a preview button 202 . Music related to characters is managed in the game element information table 153 . When the preview button 202 is selected, a partial section of the corresponding song is reproduced.

Returning to the home screen 50 of FIG. 7, when the jukebox menu button 524 is selected, instead of the home screen 50, the jukebox screen 210 illustrated in FIG. 15 is output. The screen 210 is a screen for playing music without playing a stage, and as shown, has a list display area 212 and an operation area 214, similar to the music selection screen 80 illustrated in FIG. .

In the list display area 212, a plurality of music objects 2121 each corresponding to an individual music are arranged in the vertical direction. The songs displayed in the list display area 212 are, like the song selection screen 80, all songs provided as BGM for the game in this example. The corresponding song object 2121 has a lock object 2123 attached in its upper left corner.

The operation area 214 has a return button 2141 , a play/stop button 2142 , and a forward button 2143 like the music selection screen 80 . When the play/stop button 2142 is selected, the music selected at that time is started to be played back, and if it is being played back, the playback is stopped. Also, when the back button 2141 is selected, the music is returned to the previous music, and when the forward button 2143 is selected, the music is advanced to the next music. The player can also enjoy only playing music through the jukebox screen 210 without playing the stage.

In the above example, the playback mode is selected from the designated song playback mode, random playback mode, and default song playback mode. , the specified song reproduction mode, or the random reproduction mode. Also, modes other than these may be added as options for playback modes.

In the above example, the character's related music is given to the player when the character's evolutionary stage reaches the maximum value. may be given according to Further, in another example of the present embodiment, music related to various game elements other than the character is provided to the player possessing the game element in accordance with the fulfillment of a predetermined condition by the game element.

In the above example, it was made possible to change from the default song playback mode when the stage was cleared, but depending on the satisfaction of conditions different from the condition of "clearing the stage", the default song playback mode You may make it possible to change from . For example, when a map is cleared, the stage included in the map may be changed from the default song playback mode, and regardless of whether or not a specific stage is cleared, the default song playback mode may be changed. It may be possible to change from the playback mode, and for other stages, it may be impossible to change from the default song playback mode.

In the above-described example, the playback mode of the music played during the progress of the competitive game is configured to be set. It can be configured to set the playback mode of the song played back to the .

In the above example, the playback mode for music as BGM is set. A mode corresponding to each mode in the example described above can be set as a reproduction mode for a character's voice, etc.).

The game providing server 10 according to the present embodiment described above has a first mode (default music reproduction mode) in which the game progresses with reproduction of predetermined content (default music), and a first mode (default music reproduction mode) in which the game progresses with reproduction of content usable by the player. The progress of the game is controlled according to a play mode set from a plurality of modes including a second mode (specified song play mode and random play mode) in which the game progresses by In addition to the progress of the game that accompanies the reproduction of the content that is provided, the player can enjoy the progress of the game that accompanies the reproduction of other available content. In this way, the game providing server 10 assists the player in enjoying content such as music played as the game progresses.

In another embodiment of the present invention, part or all of the functions of the game providing server 10 in the above-described embodiment are realized by cooperation between the game providing server 10 and the player terminal 30, or the player terminal 30 can be realized by For example, some of the functions of the game progress control unit 112 (for example, the function of reproducing content) are realized by cooperation between the game providing server 10 and the player terminal 30, or are realized by the player terminal 30. obtain.

The processes and procedures described herein, other than those explicitly described, may be implemented in software, hardware, or any combination thereof. For example, the processes and procedures described herein are implemented by implementing logic corresponding to the processes and procedures in media such as integrated circuits, volatile memory, non-volatile memory, magnetic disks, and the like. Moreover, the processes and procedures described in this specification can be implemented as computer programs corresponding to the processes and procedures, and can be executed by various computers.

Although the processes and procedures described herein are described as being performed by a single device, software, component or module, such processes or procedures may be performed by multiple devices, software, components or modules. and/or by multiple modules. Also, the software and hardware elements described herein can be implemented by aggregating them into fewer components or by decomposing them into more components.

In this specification, even if the components of the invention are described as either singular or plural, or are described without being limited to either singular or plural, when the context requires otherwise , the component may be singular or plural.

10 Game Providing Server 11 Computer Processor 111 Management Function Control Unit 112 Game Progress Control Unit 15 Storage 151 Player Information Table 152 Content Information Table 153 Game Element Information Table 154 Owned Content Management Table 155 Owned Game Element Management Table 30 Player Terminal 40 Server Side Program 42 terminal-side program 50 home screen 55 stage selection screen 60 stage start screen 621 playback mode object 70 playback mode setting screen 80 song selection screen 90 lottery execution screen 200 song details screen 210 jukebox screen

Claims (13)

A system for providing a game, comprising one or more computer processors, wherein the one or more computer processors, in response to executing readable instructions,
A first mode in which the game proceeds with reproduction of predetermined content, and a second mode in which the game proceeds with reproduction of at least part of one or a plurality of contents that can be used by the player instead of the predetermined content. setting a playback mode from among a plurality of modes including at least a mode;
a process of controlling the progress of the game according to the set playback mode;
The game has a plurality of stages,
The process of setting the playback mode includes changing the playback mode according to an instruction from the player when the player starts playing each of the plurality of stages.
system. The second mode involves playing one or more pieces of content selected by the player from among a plurality of pieces of content available to the player.
The system of Claim 1. The second mode involves playing one or more pieces of content randomly selected from a plurality of pieces of content available to the player.
The system of Claim 1. The one or more computer processors further execute processing to make available specific content associated with the specific game element in response to the satisfaction of a first condition by the specific game element possessed by the player.
4. The system of any one of claims 1-3. The first condition includes a condition that is satisfied when a predetermined parameter of the specific game element reaches a predetermined value.
5. The system of claim 4. The one or more computer processors further perform a process of controlling a lottery for the player to win a game element,
The process of controlling the lottery includes displaying information about the specific content associated with the specific game element to be selected on a first screen for the player to execute the lottery.
6. System according to claim 4 or 5. The process of controlling the lottery includes playing back the specific content via the first screen,
7. The system of claim 6. The processing for controlling the progress of the game includes disabling background playback of the content being played back during the progress of the game according to the first mode, and disabling playback during the progress of the game according to the second mode. including enabling background playback of content in
8. The system of any one of claims 1-7. The processing for setting the reproduction mode enables the setting of the second mode for a stage that satisfies a second condition, and sets the second mode for a stage that does not satisfy the second condition. including making it impossible to
9. The system of any one of claims 1-8. The second condition includes a condition that is satisfied according to clearing the corresponding stage,
10. The system of claim 9. The process of controlling the progress of the game includes displaying information about the setting status of the play mode on a second screen for starting play of the game.
11. The system of any one of claims 1-10. A method, implemented by one or more computers, for providing a game, comprising: a first mode in which the game proceeds with playback of predetermined content; or a second mode in which the game progresses with the reproduction of at least part of a plurality of contents;
and controlling the progress of the game according to the set playback mode;
The game has a plurality of stages,
The step of setting the playback mode includes changing the playback mode according to an instruction from the player when the player starts playing each of the plurality of stages.
Method. A program for providing a game, comprising:
A first mode in which the game proceeds with reproduction of predetermined content, and a second mode in which the game proceeds with reproduction of at least part of one or a plurality of contents that can be used by the player instead of the predetermined content. setting a playback mode from among a plurality of modes including at least a mode;
a process of controlling the progress of the game according to the set playback mode;
The game has a plurality of stages,
The process of setting the playback mode includes changing the playback mode according to an instruction from the player when the player starts playing each of the plurality of stages.
program.