JP7376922B2 - Program, game control method and game device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a program, a game control method, and a game device.

2. Description of the Related Art Game devices that move objects in response to user operations have been known. For example, in a baseball game, a pitcher character can be made to pitch in response to a user's operation.

The game disclosed in Patent Document 1 calculates the expected passing position and final passing position of the ball in the expected passing area, and then changing the notification image for notifying the passing position of the ball to the expected passing position and the final passing position. indicate.
In the action game device disclosed in Patent Document 2, it is set based on pitching ability data that a pitcher character can pitch a breaking ball with a specific curve width, and based on the pitching ability data, a breaking ball is set in the vicinity of the strike zone display. Display an icon to instruct.

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2007-244695 Patent No. 3443402

Conventionally, when a pitcher character throws a curve ball, if the pitcher character's stamina and timing of pitching are constant, a specification is applied that makes the amount of change in the curve ball constant regardless of the position of the target cursor specified by the user. It had been. When a user operates a batter character to hit a ball thrown by a pitcher character, if the displayed target cursor is in a ball zone far away from the strike zone, the user swings in anticipation of a ball count. I often decided not to. However, depending on the curve ball thrown by the pitcher, even if the target cursor is in a ball zone far away from the strike zone, the ball may be counted as a strike by changing to the strike zone. When the user operates a pitcher character, if the user uses many curveballs like this, it becomes easy to obtain a strike count, which may make the game less interesting. On the other hand, if the user frequently uses such curve balls when operating the batter character, there is a risk that the user will miss the opportunity to swing, and the game will lose its fun.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above-mentioned problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a program, a game control method, and a game device for improving the interest of a game.

A program according to the present invention is a program for controlling a game in which an object is moved in response to a user's operation in a game space, and as the object is moved toward a predetermined reference plane, the object is moved toward a predetermined reference plane. When the movement of the object is changed in a direction of change that includes a horizontal component, the amount of change that changes the movement of the object is set as a target when the object is moved toward the reference plane without changing. This is a program that causes a computer to execute a change process that changes according to a target position.

It is a figure showing an example of pitcher character information. It is a figure showing an example of fielder character information. It is a figure which shows an example of the screen when selecting a pitch type. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a screen when instructing movement of a target position. It is an enlarged view of a part of the screen when instructing to move the target position. FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining the relationship between a target cursor and the length of a change amount display item. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen when a pitcher character instructs the timing to release a ball. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the overall configuration of a game system according to the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of a functional configuration for executing a game according to the present embodiment. 2 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing from selection of pitch type to completion of pitching according to the present embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of trajectory information in the game space. FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining information in which a distance from a reference line to a target position is associated with an amount of change.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
[1. Game description]
Hereinafter, an outline of a game suitable for applying the present invention will be explained. The outline of the game will be explained using a screen displayed on a liquid crystal display panel equipped with a touch panel on a game device, which will be described later.

The game of this embodiment is mainly related to a baseball game, in which player characters including a pitcher character and a fielder character belonging to a user's team are strengthened and played against another user's team. By winning in battles, players can acquire a large amount of experience points necessary to strengthen their player characters, as well as a large amount of in-game currency that can be used in the game. Note that the player character can be acquired as a reward for winning in a match, or can be acquired through a lottery.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of character information of a pitcher belonging to a team. Each pitcher character information is stored in player character data.
As shown in FIG. 1, the pitcher character information includes information such as player name, position, dominant arm, ball control ability, and pitch type, which are associated with identification information (player ID) that uniquely identifies the pitcher character. The information associated with the player ID is different for each pitcher character.
Note that the pitcher character information is not limited to these pieces of information, and may include, for example, information such as address information indicating a location where image data (including animation) of the pitcher character is stored.

The position is information indicating the position that the character defends when the user's team is on the defensive side.
The dominant arm is information about the arm used by the pitcher character when pitching. The dominant arm is either the right or the left.
Ball control power is information indicating an index of the pitcher character's controllability.
The pitch type is the type of ball that the pitcher character can pitch, and is information indicating what is called a ball held. In the pitcher character information shown in FIG. 1, the first pitch type is a straight pitch, the second pitch type is a slider, the third pitch type is a shot, the fourth pitch is a curve, and the fifth pitch is a fork. Information is stored. In the pitcher character information shown in FIG. 1, curve balls include sliders, shots, curves, and forks other than straight balls. The direction of change of the slider and chute is horizontal. Further, the curve is a direction in which the direction of change includes a horizontal component and a vertical component, specifically, a diagonal direction between the horizontal direction and the vertical direction. Further, the direction of change in the fork is vertical.

Furthermore, pitch power, pitch speed, and amount of change are stored in association with each pitch type.
Pitch power is information indicating the power of a pitch. Pitch power is ranked in one of eight levels: S, A, B, C, D, E, F, and G for each type of pitch. S rank is the highest and G rank is the lowest. When a batter character hits a ball with high power, the ball has a harder time flying than a ball with low power.
Pitch speed is information indicating the maximum speed of a pitch, and is set for each pitch type.
The amount of change is information indicating the amount by which the curve ball changes in the direction of change or the magnitude of the trajectory in the direction of change. The amount of change is ranked in one of six levels: 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1 for each type of pitch. 6 ranks is the largest and 1 rank is the smallest. When the amount of change is large, the change direction changes more than when the amount of change is small. When the pitch type is a straight pitch, the amount of change is 0 or nothing is set. Note that in the pitcher character information shown in FIG. 1, the amount of change associated with the type of pitch in advance is referred to as the reference amount of change.
The information associated with each type of pitch is not limited to these types of information, and for example, information indicating the quality of control may be associated with each type of pitch.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of character information of one fielder belonging to a team. Each fielder character information is stored in player character data.
As shown in FIG. 2, the fielder character information includes information such as player name, position, ability, etc., which is associated with identification information (player ID) that uniquely identifies the fielder character. Information associated with the player ID is different for each fielder character.
Note that the fielder character information is not limited to these pieces of information, and may include, for example, information such as address information indicating a location where image data (including animation) of the fielder character is stored.

The position is information indicating the position that the character defends when the user's team is on the defensive side.
Meat, power, and running ability are stored in association with each other as abilities.
The hit is information indicating how easy it is to hit a pitched ball when a batter hits the ball. Power is information indicating the ease with which a long hit occurs when a batter hits. Running power is information indicating the speed of base running. For meat, power, and running ability, one of eight ranks is set: S, A, B, C, D, E, F, and G. S rank is the highest and G rank is the lowest. When a fielder character bats as a batter, the batting result is influenced by the meat ability and power ability.
Note that the information associated with the ability is not limited to these pieces of information, and for example, information on defensive ability indicating the breadth of the defense range when the player is on the defensive side may be associated.

The user sets an order for selecting a player character who will participate in the match from among the player characters belonging to the team. Next, the user selects either a mode in which the user's team plays against another user's team or a mode in which the user's team plays against the computer, thereby starting the match. When the user's team is on the defensive side, a competition is held in which the batter character of another user hits a ball pitched by a pitcher character in an order set by the user.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a screen G300 that is displayed when the game transitions to a match between a pitcher character and a batter character. In the following description, when the user looks directly at the screen G300, the upper side will be referred to as "upper", the lower side as "lower", the right side as "right", and the left side as "left". If the user's team is on the defensive side, a state viewed from the pitcher character side toward the batter side is displayed. Here, the user selects the type of pitch to be pitched by the pitcher character.
Displayed on the screen G300 are a pitcher character CH301, a batter character CH302, a catcher character CH303, a game situation display item I304, a slow/slow response gauge I305, a pitch type selection area A306, a pitch item I307, and a pitch control button B308.
Pitcher character CH301 is a player character to be operated by the user. Batter character CH302 is an opponent player character who hits the ball pitched by pitcher character CH301. The catcher character CH303 is a player character whose position is catcher in the user's order.
The match status display item I304 displays the current match status. The game status display item I304 includes displays such as the number of innings, the score, the position of the runner, the number of strikes, the number of balls, and the number of outs.
The speed/speed response gauge I305 is a display item that allows the user to recognize a ball having a speed that allows the batter to easily match the timing between a slow ball and a fast ball. Note that the speed response gauge I305 is displayed when the user's team and the computer play a match, and is not displayed when the user's team and another user's team play a match.

In the pitch type selection area A306, a first pitch type display section A311 to a fifth pitch type display section A315 are displayed around the pitch item I307. The number of pitch display sections displayed in the pitch selection area A306 corresponds to the number of pitches that can be pitched by the pitcher character.
The first pitch type display section A311 displays a pitch type selection button B311a, a pitch power display item I311b, and a pitch speed display item I311c. The display example of the first pitch type display section A311 shown in FIG. 3 corresponds to the first pitch type of the pitcher character information shown in FIG. 1. The pitch type selection button B311a shows that the pitch is a straight ball, the ball power display item I311b shows that the ball power is rank A, and the ball speed display item I311c shows that the ball speed is 152 km/h.

The second pitch type display section A312 displays a pitch type selection button B312a, a pitch power display item I312b, a ball speed display item I312c, and a change amount display gauge I312d. The change amount display gauge I312d displays the amount of change in the curve ball using a scale. The display example of the second pitch type display section A312 shown in FIG. 3 corresponds to the second pitch type of the pitcher character information shown in FIG. 1. The pitch type selection button B312a shows the pitch type as a slider, the ball power display item I312b shows the ball power as B rank, the ball speed display item I312c shows the ball speed as 133 km/h, and the change amount display gauge I312d shows the amount of change. is displayed as "4".

The third pitch type display section A313 displays a pitch type selection button B313a, a pitch power display item I313b, a ball speed display item I313c, and a change amount display gauge I313d. The display example of the third pitch type display section A313 shown in FIG. 3 corresponds to the third pitch type of the pitcher character information shown in FIG. 1.
The fourth pitch type display section A314 displays a pitch type selection button B314a, a pitch power display item I314b, a ball speed display item I314c, and a change amount display gauge I314d. The display example of the fourth pitch type display section A314 shown in FIG. 3 corresponds to the fourth pitch type of the pitcher character information shown in FIG. 1.
The fifth pitch type display section A315 displays a pitch type selection button B315a, a pitch power display item I315b, a ball speed display item I315c, and a change amount display gauge I315d. The display example of the fifth pitch type display section A315 shown in FIG. 3 corresponds to the fifth pitch type of the pitcher character information shown in FIG. 1.

The user selects the type of pitch he or she wants the pitcher character to pitch while referring to the pitch power display items I311b to I315b, the pitch speed display items I311c to I315c, and the change amount display gauges I312d to I315d. By touching the button corresponding to the selected pitch type among the pitch selection buttons B311a to B315a, the user selects the pitch type to be pitched by the pitcher character. Further, the automatic pitch distribution button B308 is a button that is touched when the user does not select the pitch type but wants the computer to automatically select the pitch type.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a screen G400 displayed when the user selects the type of pitch to be pitched by the pitcher character.
The screen G400 includes a pitcher character CH301, a batter character CH302, a catcher character CH303, a game situation display item I304, a strike zone item I401, a target cursor I402, a change amount display item I403, a pitch type display item I404, and a pitch type selection return button B405. is displayed. Note that the same symbols as those in FIG. 3 are given to the same symbols, and the explanation will be omitted as appropriate.

The strike zone item I401 is a display item in which a rectangle, specifically a rectangle, indicates an area where a ball passes when the pitcher character pitches and is determined to be a strike. One set of opposite sides of the rectangle is parallel to the up-down direction, and the other set of opposite sides is parallel to the left-right direction. Furthermore, ruled lines dividing the area of the strike zone item I401 into nine areas are displayed within the strike zone item I401. The area outside the range of the strike zone item I401 indicates an area determined as a ball. Note that, in order to improve visibility, the strike zone item I401 is displayed at a position that does not overlap with any of the pitcher character CH301, batter character CH302, and catcher character CH303.

The target cursor I402 is an item that indicates, in a circle, the target position when the pitcher character pitches a straight pitch. The target cursor I402 is displayed regardless of the type of pitch selected by the user. That is, the target cursor I402 is displayed not only when the pitch type is a straight ball, but also when the pitch type is a curve ball. The target cursor I402 is displayed superimposed on the center of the strike zone item I401 when a pitch type is selected and the screen G400 is displayed.

The amount of change display item I403 is an item that indicates the direction and amount of change of a curve ball when the type of pitch selected by the user is a curve ball. In the change amount display item I403, the direction in which it extends from the target cursor I402 indicates the direction of change of the curve ball, and the length from the target cursor I402 indicates the amount of change. The direction in which the target cursor I402 extends from the target cursor I402 is determined by the type of pitch selected by the user. Further, the length of the change amount display item I403 from the target cursor I402 is determined by the reference amount of change associated with the type of pitch selected by the user. The longer the change amount display item I403 is, the larger the change amount of the curve ball is. Note that the change amount display item I403 is not displayed when the type of pitch selected by the user is a straight ball.

When the selected pitch type is a breaking ball, the user can check the direction and amount of change compared to when pitching a straight ball by visually checking the target cursor I402 and the amount of change display item I403. can. In addition, when the selected pitch type is a breaking ball, the user can visually check whether the tip of the change amount display item I403 is within the range of the strike zone item I401, and determine the strike count when pitching. You can roughly judge whether the ball will be judged or whether it will be judged by counting the balls.
The pitch type display item I404 is an item that displays the pitch type selected by the user.
The pitch selection return button B405 is a button that the user touches when returning to the pitch selection screen G300.

On screen G400, the user can select a target position for the pitcher character to pitch. The user can select a target position by touching any position in the reaction area of the touch panel and performing a sliding operation from the touched state to change the position of the target cursor I402.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of a portion of the screen G400.
FIG. 5 shows that the user has performed an operation to slide the touch panel from a state where the touch panel is touched at a first position P501 to a second position P503 along an arrow A502 that is diagonally upper right. In this case, the target cursor I402 is moved from the position of the target cursor I402 indicated by the broken line, which was displayed superimposed on the strike zone item I401 in the center, to the target cursor indicated by the solid line in conjunction with the user's operation along the arrow A502. Move to position I402. Further, the change amount display item I403 moves from the position of the change amount display item I403 shown by the broken line to the position of the change amount display item I403 shown by the solid line. Note that the moving amount and moving direction of the target cursor I402 and the change amount display item I403 match the sliding amount and sliding direction from the position touched by the user.

In this way, by changing the position of the target cursor I402, the user can select the target position when the pitcher character pitches a straight pitch. Furthermore, by changing the position of the target cursor I402, the position of the change amount display item I403 also changes, so if the selected pitch type is a breaking ball, when the user changes the position of the target cursor I402, the change amount display item I403 changes. It is possible to visually check whether the tip of I403 is within the range of strike zone item I401.
Note that the user is not limited to the operation of touching and sliding an arbitrary position in the reaction area of the touch panel, but can change the position of the target cursor I402 by directly touching and sliding the target cursor I402.

In this embodiment, when the pitch type selected by the user is a curve ball, the amount of change of the curve ball is changed according to the target position when the pitch type is a straight pitch. In this embodiment, before the user actually causes the pitcher character to pitch, the user can visually understand that the amount of change will be changed depending on the target position when the pitch is pitched as a straight pitch. Then, the length of the change amount display item I403 is changed according to the position of the target cursor I402. In the following explanation, unless otherwise mentioned, the target position will be explained as being the target position when a straight pitch is pitched.
First, with reference to FIGS. 6(a-1) and 6(b-1), the length of the target cursor I402 and the change amount display item I611 when the amount of change of the curve ball does not change according to the target position. Explain the relationship.
FIG. 6(a-1) shows change amount display items that are displayed when the position of the target cursor I402 is changed when the pitch type selected by the user is a slider and the dominant arm information of the pitcher character is right. It is a figure which shows an example of I611. Regardless of the position of the target cursor I402 from P601 to P604, the length of the change amount display item I611 is La, which is constant.
FIG. 6(b-1) shows change amount display items that are displayed when the position of the target cursor I402 is changed when the pitch type selected by the user is a curve ball and the dominant arm information of the pitcher character is right. It is a figure which shows an example of I631. Regardless of the position of the target cursor I402 from P621 to P624, the length of the change amount display item I631 is Lb, which is constant.

Next, referring to FIGS. 6(a-2) and 6(b-2), the relationship between the target cursor I402 and the length of the change amount display item when changing the amount of change of the curve ball according to the target position. Explain the relationship.
FIG. 6(a-2) shows change amount display items that are displayed when the position of the target cursor I402 is changed when the pitch type selected by the user is a slider and the dominant arm information of the pitcher character is right. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of I611 to I615. First, at the position P601 where the target cursor I402 is within the range of the strike zone item I401, the length of the change amount display item I611 is La.
Next, if the target cursor I402 is at the position P602, P603, P604 which is outside the range of the strike zone item I401, and the direction of change of the curve ball approaches the strike zone item I401, change amount display items I612, I613, The lengths of I614 are La1, La2, and La3, respectively. Here, lengths La1, La2, and La3 are all shorter than length La. Therefore, the user can visually understand that the amount of change decreases when the direction of change of the curve ball is horizontal and approaches the strike zone from the ball zone. Further, the length has a relationship of La1>La2>La3, and becomes shorter as the position of the target cursor I402 moves away from the strike zone item I401. Therefore, the user can visually understand that when the direction of change of the curve ball is horizontal and approaches the strike zone from the ball zone, the amount of change decreases as the target position moves away from the strike zone.

Note that if the target cursor I402 is within the range of the strike zone item I401, the length of the change amount display item I611 is always La. Furthermore, even if the target cursor I402 is at the position P605 outside the range of the strike zone item I401, if the direction of change of the curve ball moves away from the strike zone item I401, the length of the change amount display item I615 is La. .
Therefore, the user can visually understand that the direction of change of the curve ball is horizontal, and that the amount of change does not change as long as the target position is within the strike zone. Further, the user can visually understand that the direction of change of the curve ball is horizontal, and that the amount of change does not change in the direction of change farther away from the ball zone than the strike zone.

FIG. 6(b-2) shows change amount display items that are displayed when the position of the target cursor I402 is changed when the pitch type selected by the user is a curve and the dominant arm information of the pitcher character is right. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of I631 to I635. First, at the position P621 where the target cursor I402 is within the range of the strike zone item I401, the length of the change amount display item I631 is Lb.
Next, if the target cursor I402 is at a position P622, P623, or P624 which is outside the range of the strike zone item I401, and the horizontal component of the direction of change of the curve ball approaches the strike zone item I401, the amount of change is The lengths of display items I632, I633, and I634 are Lb1, Lb2, and Lb3, respectively. Here, lengths Lb1, Lb2, and Lb3 are all shorter than length Lb. Further, the length has a relationship of Lb1>Lb2>Lb3, and becomes shorter as the position of the target cursor I402 moves away from the strike zone item I401.

Note that if the target cursor I402 is within the range of the strike zone item I401, the length of the change amount display item I631 is always Lb. Furthermore, even if the target cursor I402 is at the position P625 which is outside the range of the strike zone item I401, if the horizontal component of the changing direction of the curve ball moves away from the strike zone item I401, the change amount display item I635 The length is Lb.
In this way, by changing the length of the change amount display item, the user can visually and intuitively understand that the change amount of the curve ball is changed depending on the target position.

The user changes the position of the target cursor I402 and releases his finger from the touch panel to determine the target position and the amount of change in the curve ball, and the pitcher character moves to actually pitch the ball.
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of an animation screen G700 that is displayed when the user releases his or her finger from the touch panel.
A pitcher character CH301, a batter character CH302, a catcher character CH303, a release circle C701, and a landing circle C702 are displayed on the screen G700. Note that the same symbols as those in FIG. 3 are given to the same symbols, and the explanation will be omitted as appropriate.

Pitcher character CH301 starts the action of pitching.
The release circle C701 is an item that serves as an index for determining the timing when the user instructs the release timing when the pitcher character takes his hand off the ball. Release circle C701 is an item indicated by a circle. The size of the release circle C701 gradually decreases as time passes. At this time, the release circle C701 becomes smaller while the center position remains the same.
Similar to the release circle C701, the impact circle C702 is an item that serves as an index for determining the timing when the user instructs the release timing in which the pitcher character takes his hand off the ball. The impact circle C702 is an annular item, and is displayed at a position that coincides with the center of the release circle C701. Unlike the release circle C701, the impact circle C702 does not change in size over time.

The user touches the touch panel at a timing such that the gradually decreasing size of the release circle C701 becomes the same as the size of the impact circle C702, so that the pitcher character releases the ball at a favorable timing. If the ball is released at a good timing, the power of the ball pitched by the pitcher character can be improved.

On the screen G700, an animation of the action of the pitcher character CH301 after releasing the ball is continuously displayed. Further, the ball released from the hand of the pitcher character CH301 is displayed so as to be directed toward the catcher character CH303 based on the trajectory information of the ball. At this time, if the type of pitch selected by the user is a breaking ball, the trajectory information is influenced by the amount of change of the breaking ball.

In this embodiment, when the type of pitch selected by the user is a breaking ball, the amount of change of the breaking ball is changed depending on the target position. Specifically, as described above, the amount of change decreases when the horizontal component of the direction of change of the curve ball is from the ball zone toward the strike zone. Further, when the horizontal component of the changing direction of a curved ball is a changing direction that approaches the strike zone from the ball zone, the amount of change decreases as the target position moves away from the strike zone.
In this way, the amount of change decreases when the horizontal component of the direction of change of the curve ball approaches the strike zone from the ball zone. Therefore, even if a curveball is thrown in a direction that approaches the strike zone from the ball zone, it will not count as a strike, or it will be difficult to count a strike.

[2. Game system configuration]
Next, an outline of a game system for realizing the game described above will be explained.
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of the overall hardware configuration of the game system 1 according to the present embodiment. In the game system 1 according to the present embodiment, a server device 30 and a plurality of game devices 10 are wirelessly connected via a network 20.

The game device 10 is a device for operating the above-mentioned game, and is, for example, a portable communication device such as a smartphone, a portable game device, a tablet, a stationary game device, or the like. The game device 10 includes a CPU 101 , a ROM 102 , a RAM 103 , a communication section 104 , an operation section 105 , a display section 106 , and a storage device 107 .

The CPU 101 reads a control program stored in the ROM 102 into the RAM 103 and executes various processes. The ROM 102 stores a control program (such as an OS) necessary for operating the game device 10. A flash memory (NVRAM) may be used instead of the ROM 102. The RAM 103 is used as a temporary storage area such as the main memory and work area of the CPU 101. The communication unit 104 performs communication processing with the server device 30 and other game devices 10 via the network 20. The operation unit 105 accepts various operations by the user. Note that when the display unit 106 is a liquid crystal display panel equipped with a touch panel, the touch panel is the operation unit 105. The display unit 106 displays various information such as the game screen described above. The storage device 107 mainly stores game programs related to games, various data related to games, and the like.

Note that the functions and processing of the game device 10 are realized by the CPU 101 reading a program stored in the ROM 102 or the storage device 107 and executing this program. Further, as another example, the CPU 101 may read a program stored in a removable recording medium such as an SD card instead of reading a program stored in the ROM 102 or the like. Further, the means for supplying the program to the computer may be a computer-readable recording medium such as a CD-ROM on which the program is recorded, or a transmission medium such as the Internet that transmits the program. Hereinafter, the game device 10 will be described as a smartphone having a liquid crystal display panel equipped with a touch panel.

The server device 30 includes a CPU 301 , a ROM 302 , a RAM 303 , a communication section 304 , and a storage device 305 .

The CPU 301 reads a control program stored in the ROM 302 and executes various processes. The RAM 303 is used as a main memory of the CPU 301 and a temporary storage area such as a work area. The communication unit 304 performs communication processing with the game device 10 and other external devices via the network 20. The storage device 305 stores programs related to the game, identification information such as the ID of the user who operates the game device 10, and various other information for each user necessary for the game. Note that some of this information may be stored in a database (not shown) or the like.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing an example of a functional configuration for executing the games described in FIGS. 3 to 7 in the game device 10.

The storage device 107 of the game device 10 stores a game program for executing the game, and the storage device 107 further includes a data storage section 1071 that stores various data necessary for game processing. For example, the data storage unit 1071 stores player character data DT1, game situation data DT2, reference data DT3, pitching data DT4, and the like. The player character data DT1 and the reference data DT3 are fixed data that does not depend on the match situation. Furthermore, the match situation data DT2 is data that is updated depending on the match situation. Furthermore, the pitching data DT4 is data that is updated depending on the type of pitch selected by the user.

The player character data DT1 consists of various information regarding the player character. For example, the player character data DT1 includes pitcher character information of a pitcher character, fielder character information of a fielder character, etc. that belong to the user's team. Furthermore, the player character data DT1 includes information regarding player characters necessary for proceeding with the game.
The match situation data DT2 consists of various pieces of information regarding the match at the present moment after the start of the match. For example, the game situation data DT2 includes the number of innings, the score, the presence or absence of runners, the number of strikes, the number of balls, the number of outs, pitcher character information on the pitcher, and batter character information attached to the turn at bat. Furthermore, the match situation data DT2 includes information regarding the match situation necessary for proceeding with the game.

The reference data DT3 consists of various information necessary to perform the processing of this embodiment. For example, the reference data DT3 includes an initial value of the positional information of the target position, positional information of the determination reference plane, and information on the type of pitch that changes in a changing direction including a horizontal component. In addition, the reference data DT3 includes position information of a target position (area of the target position) in which the horizontal component of the direction of change of a curved ball is determined to be a direction of change approaching the strike zone from the ball zone, and Contains information on a combination of information on the character's dominant arm and information on the type of pitch. Further, the reference data DT3 includes information in which the amount of change of the curve ball (or the reference amount of change) is associated with the length of the amount of change display item.

The pitching data DT4 consists of information necessary for the pitcher character to pitch. For example, the pitch data DT4 includes information on the type of pitch selected by the user, information on the target position selected by the user, information on the amount of change of a breaking ball, and the like.

The game device 10 also includes a game control section 120, and the functions of the game control section 120 are realized by the CPU 101 executing a game program stored in the storage device 107.
The game control unit 120 performs controls necessary for a user to play a game on the game device 10. Furthermore, the game control unit 120 controls a game in which objects are moved in response to user operations within the game space.
Here, the game space is a virtual three-dimensional space or two-dimensional space. In this embodiment, the game space is, for example, a virtual three-dimensional space for pitching a ball. A user is a player of a game. An object is something that moves within the game space. In this embodiment, the object is, for example, a sphere. To move means to move. In this embodiment, movement means, for example, moving within a virtual three-dimensional space. A game is a game that includes at least moving objects. In this embodiment, the game is, for example, a baseball game.

The game control section 120 further includes a change section 121, a reception section 122, and a display control section 123.
When changing the movement of the object in a direction of change that includes a horizontal component on the reference plane as the object moves toward a predetermined reference plane, the changing unit 121 converts the amount of change in the movement of the object into an object. change depending on the target position.

Here, the reference plane is a plane set within the game space. In this embodiment, the reference plane is, for example, a determination reference plane along the vertical direction for determining whether a ball is a strike or a ball when it arrives. Furthermore, in this embodiment, the vertical direction is, for example, a direction perpendicular to a horizontal plane set within the game space. The horizontal direction is a direction parallel to the reference plane and parallel to a horizontal plane set within the game space. In this embodiment, the horizontal direction is, for example, a direction parallel to the determination reference plane and a direction perpendicular to the vertical direction. The direction of change that includes a horizontal component is a direction that includes a direction that is at least parallel to a horizontal plane, and excludes a direction that is only a vertical direction. In this embodiment, the direction of change that includes a horizontal component does not include, for example, only the vertical direction among directions parallel to the determination reference plane. Change means changing. In this embodiment, the change means, for example, that the trajectory of a pitched ball curves. The amount of change is the magnitude of change. In this embodiment, the amount of change is, for example, the amount of bending when the ball bends. The target position is the target position when moving the object toward the reference plane without changing it. In this embodiment, the target position is, for example, a position targeted for reaching the determination reference surface when pitching a straight ball toward the determination reference surface in the game space. Also, changing the amount of change depending on the target position of the object means that the amount of change is different depending on whether the target position of the object is the first position or a second position different from the first position. It is the amount of change.

Further, as the object is moved toward the reference plane, the changing unit 121 changes the amount of change in the movement of the object in a change direction that includes a horizontal component on the reference plane to a horizontal component on the reference plane in the direction of change. Change based on.
Further, the changing unit 121 is configured to change the direction of change in which the target position is outside a predetermined range set on the reference plane and the movement of the object is changed along the reference plane as the object is moved toward the reference plane. When the direction of change approaches a predetermined range from outside the range, the change is made so that as the object is moved toward the reference plane, the amount of change by which the movement of the object is changed in the direction of change is reduced.
Here, a change along the reference plane means a change parallel to the reference plane, regardless of whether it is in contact with or away from the reference plane. In this embodiment, a change along the reference plane means, for example, a change parallel to the judgment reference plane, regardless of whether it touches the judgment reference plane or deviates from it. The predetermined range is a predetermined area on the reference plane. In this embodiment, the predetermined range is, for example, a strike zone set on the determination reference plane. In this embodiment, the strike zone is, for example, an area where a strike is determined when a ball that reaches the determination reference plane passes through. Outside the predetermined range is outside the area predetermined on the reference plane. In this embodiment, the outside of the predetermined range is, for example, the outside of the strike zone set on the determination reference plane, and is the ball zone. In this embodiment, the ball zone is, for example, an area where a ball that has reached the determination reference surface is determined to be a ball when it passes through the zone. Approaching the predetermined range from outside the predetermined range means approaching the predetermined range on the reference plane from outside the area, as viewed from a direction perpendicular to the reference plane. In this embodiment, approaching the predetermined range from outside the predetermined range means, for example, approaching the strike zone from the ball zone when viewed from a direction perpendicular to the determination reference plane.

Furthermore, as the object is moved toward the reference plane, the changing unit 121 causes the change direction in which the movement of the object is changed along the reference plane to approach the reference point set on the reference plane in the horizontal direction on the reference plane. If a component in the change direction is included, change the amount of change that changes the movement of the object in the change direction as the object moves toward the reference plane based on the horizontal position of the target position from the reference point. do.
Here, the reference point is a point set on the reference plane, and serves as a reference for specifying the position of the target position in the horizontal direction. In this embodiment, the reference point is, for example, any point on a reference line set on the determination reference plane, and is a point that serves as a reference for specifying how far the target position is in the horizontal direction. In this embodiment, the reference line is, for example, a line passing through the center of the strike zone in the vertical direction.

Further, the changing unit 121 specifies the changing direction based on information on the dominant arm of the character and information on the type of pitch the character throws.
Here, the character is an object that appears in the game. The character of this embodiment is, for example, a pitcher character who throws a ball. The dominant arm is the arm used when moving an object. The dominant arm in this embodiment is, for example, the arm used by the pitcher character when pitching. To identify means to figure out what is relevant.

The reception unit 122 receives various operations from the user. The receiving unit 122 also receives an instruction to move the target position of the object from the user.
Here, the movement instruction is an instruction to move. In this embodiment, a movement instruction is, for example, an instruction to move by the user touching an arbitrary position and performing a sliding operation from the touched state.

The display control unit 123 performs various display processing on the display unit 106. Furthermore, while the reception unit 122 is accepting a movement instruction for the target position from the user, the display control unit 123 displays on the display unit 106 the target position that has been changed according to the movement instruction received by the reception unit 122. At the same time, a display item whose length has been changed to correspond to the amount of change changed by the changing unit 121 according to the target position is displayed on the display unit 106. Here, the display item is an image displayed on the display unit 106. In this embodiment, the display item is, for example, a change amount display item.

Further, the display control unit 123 divides the reference plane into a plurality of ranges, and displays the display according to the range including the target position changed according to the movement instruction accepted by the reception process, among the plurality of ranges. Display items by changing their length.

[3. Flow of processing in game system]
The flow of processing in the game device 10 according to this embodiment will be described below.
FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing from when the user selects the type of pitch to be pitched by the pitcher character until the end of pitching in the game played by the game device 10 according to the present embodiment. The processing described below is realized by the CPU 101 reading a game program stored in the storage device 107 into the RAM 103 and executing the game program.

The flowchart in FIG. 10 shows a state in which the game control unit 120 is executing a game in which the user's team is playing against another user's team or against the computer, and the user's team is on the defensive side. Processing is started when it is determined that a predetermined condition is satisfied. For example, the predetermined condition may be that the number of innings is between 1st and 8th and the runner is on second or third base, or that the number of innings is 9th and the user's team's score is lower than the opponent's. For example, if the score is higher than that of the other team. However, the game control unit 120 may start the process all when the user's team is on the defensive side, or randomly.

The processing from S101 to S102 is a process of allowing the user to select the type of pitch thrown by the pitcher character and acquiring information on the type of pitch.
First, in S101, the display control unit 123 displays a screen G300 for allowing the user to select the type of pitch to be pitched by the pitcher character. Specifically, the game control unit 120 first specifies the player ID of the pitcher character currently pitching from the match situation data DT2, and extracts pitcher character information corresponding to the player ID from the player character data DT1. Next, the display control unit 123 selectably displays the types of pitches that the pitcher character can pitch based on the extracted pitcher character information. Furthermore, the display control unit 123 displays the ball power, ball speed, and reference change amount associated with the pitch type based on the extracted pitcher character information. Through the processing of the display control unit 123, a screen G300 shown in FIG. 3 is displayed on the display unit 106.

In S102, the accepting unit 122 accepts the user's selection of pitch type. When the user touches the touch panel and selects one of the pitch selection buttons B311a to B315a, the reception unit 122 acquires information on the pitch type corresponding to the selected pitch selection button B311a to B315a, and determines the pitch. Store in data DT4.

In S103, the display control unit 123 displays an initial screen for allowing the user to select the target position when the pitcher character pitches. Note that the target position in this embodiment is a position targeted for reaching the determination reference surface when pitching a straight ball toward the determination reference surface in the game space. Further, the determination reference plane in this embodiment is a plane along the vertical direction for determining whether a ball is a strike or a ball when it arrives. The determination reference plane is set on the home base. Rather than having the user select the actual target position, the user is allowed to select the target position using the target cursor I402 that corresponds to the target position.
Specifically, first, the display control unit 123 displays a strike zone item I401 that corresponds to the strike zone set on the determination reference plane. Further, the display control unit 123 displays the target cursor I402 in a superimposed manner at the center of the strike zone item I401. Furthermore, if the pitch type selected by the user is not a straight ball, that is, if it is a curve ball, the display control unit 123 acquires information on the reference amount of change associated with the pitch type selected by the user. The display control unit 123 displays the change amount display item I403 in correspondence with the reference change amount. The display control unit 123 displays the change amount display item I403 with a longer length as the reference change amount of the curve ball increases. Note that the display control unit 123 determines the extending direction of the change amount display item I403 extending from the target cursor I402 based on the type of pitch selected by the user.
The reference data DT3 stores information in which the reference amount of change is associated with the length of the amount of change display item I403. Therefore, the display control unit 123 can display the change amount display item I403 by referring to the reference data DT3. Through the processing of the display control unit 123, a screen G400 shown in FIG. 4 is displayed on the display unit 106.

The processes from S104 to S112 are processes for displaying the amount of change according to the selected target position when the type of pitch selected by the user is a curve ball. The processes from S104 to S112 are repeated until the instruction to move the target position is completed.
First, in S104, the reception unit 122 receives an instruction to move the target position from the user, and the game control unit 120 changes the target position in accordance with the instruction to move the target position, acquires position information of the changed target position, and The pitching data is stored in DT4. Specifically, the receiving unit 122 receives an operation of sliding the touch panel from a touched state by the user, and acquires the amount of sliding and the sliding direction from the touched position. The game control unit 120 converts the slide amount and slide direction from the touched position into a slide amount and slide direction in the game space, and adds or subtracts the slide amount and slide direction from the position information of the target position stored in the pitching data DT4. The position information of the target position is updated by Note that when proceeding to S104 first, since the positional information of the target position is not stored in the pitching data DT4, the game control unit 120 acquires the initial value of the positional information of the target position from the reference data DT3, and then , the updated position information of the target position is stored in the pitching data DT4.

In S105, the game control unit 120 determines whether the type of pitch selected by the user is a curve ball. If the type of pitch is not a breaking ball, that is, if it is a straight ball, there is no need to display the amount of change, so the processing is branched. If it is a curve ball, the process advances to S106, and if it is not a curve ball, the process advances to S111.

In S106, the game control unit 120 determines whether the direction of change of the curve ball meets a predetermined condition. The predetermined conditions of the present embodiment include: [1] the direction of change of the breaking ball is a direction of change that includes a horizontal component; [2] the direction of change of the breaking ball approaches the strike zone from the ball zone; More specifically, this refers to a case where the horizontal component of the direction of change of a curved ball is a direction of change that approaches the strike zone from the ball zone.
First, the game control unit 120 determines whether [1] the changing direction of the curve ball includes a horizontal component based on information on the type of pitch selected by the user. The reference data DT3 stores, for example, information on a slider, a shot, and a curve as information on pitches that change in a direction of change that includes a horizontal component. Therefore, the game control unit 120 can determine whether the changing direction of the curve ball includes a horizontal component by referring to the reference data DT3.

In addition, the game control unit 120 determines whether [2] the horizontal component of the direction of change of the curve ball is a direction of change approaching the strike zone from the ball zone, based on the position information of the updated target position and the pitcher's direction of change. The determination is made based on the character's dominant arm information and information on the type of pitch selected by the user. The reason why information on the dominant arm is referred to here is that the direction of change cannot be specified only with information on the type of pitch. That is, even for the same type of pitch, the direction of change will be different depending on the dominant arm.
For example, if the target position is the ball zone to the right of the strike zone, the dominant arm information of the pitcher character is right, and the pitch type is a slider or curveball, the horizontal component of the curve ball's direction of change is It is determined that the direction of change is from the ball zone to the strike zone. In addition, if the target position is the ball zone to the left of the strike zone, the dominant arm information of the pitcher character is right, and the pitch type is a shot, the horizontal component of the direction of change of the curve ball is in the ball zone. It is determined that the direction of change is approaching the strike zone.

On the other hand, if the target position is the ball zone to the right of the strike zone, the dominant arm information of the pitcher character is left, and the pitch type is a shoot, the horizontal component of the direction of change of the breaking ball will be from the ball zone. It is determined that the direction of change is approaching the strike zone. Additionally, if the target position is the ball zone to the left of the strike zone, the dominant arm information of the pitcher character is left, and the pitch type is a slider or curveball, the horizontal component of the curve ball's direction of change is It is determined that the direction of change is from the ball zone to the strike zone.

The reference data DT3 includes positional information of the target position, information on the dominant arm of the pitcher character, and information on the dominant arm of the pitcher character, in which the horizontal component of the changing direction of the curved ball is determined to be the changing direction from the ball zone to the strike zone. Information on combinations with species information is stored. Therefore, by referring to the reference data DT3, the game control unit 120 can determine whether or not the horizontal component of the changing direction of the curve ball is a changing direction that approaches the strike zone from the ball zone.
If the horizontal component of the direction of change of the curve ball satisfies a predetermined condition, the process advances to S107; otherwise, the process advances to S109.

In S107, the changing unit 121 changes the amount of change of the curve ball according to the updated target position, and stores information on the changed amount of change in pitch data DT4.
Here, the changing unit 121 changes the amount of change of the breaking ball so that the amount of change is different from the reference amount of change associated with the type of pitch. Specifically, the changing unit 121 changes the amount of change so that the amount of change is smaller than when the updated target position is the strike zone. In addition, in S106, it is determined that the horizontal component of the direction of change of the breaking ball [2] is the direction of change approaching the strike zone from the ball zone, and the process proceeds to S107. Therefore, in S107, the target position is not in the ball zone. It is assumed that there is.
Further, the changing unit 121 changes the amount of change of the curve ball to decrease as the distance from the reference line to the target position increases. More specifically, the changing unit 121 changes the amount of change in the curve ball when the distance between the updated target position and the strike zone is longer than the amount of change when the distance between the updated target position and the strike zone is short. Change to reduce the amount of change in the ball.
The reference data DT3 stores information in which a distance from a reference line set on the determination reference plane to a target position horizontally distant from the target position is associated with an amount of change.

FIG. 12A is a diagram for explaining information in which the distance from the reference line to the target position is associated with the amount of change.
FIG. 12(a) shows a strike zone ST1202 set on the determination reference plane F1201. A reference line RL1203 is set on the determination reference plane F1201 along the vertical direction passing through the center of the strike zone ST1202. Note that a position horizontally away from the reference line RL1203 by a distance L1206 is the boundary line of the strike zone ST1202.
The characteristic line Gr1209 is an example of information in which the distance from the reference line RL1203 to the horizontal target position is associated with the amount of change. In the characteristic line Gr1209, the amount of change in the target position from the reference line RL1203 in the horizontal direction to the distance L1206 is constant, but it continuously decreases in proportion to the distance L1206. Note that the amount of change from the reference line RL1203 to the distance L1206 in the horizontal direction corresponds to the reference amount of change associated with the type of pitch selected by the user.
Therefore, the target position P1205 that is horizontally far from the reference line RL1203 has a smaller amount of change than the target position P1204 that is horizontally closer to the reference line RL1203.

In this way, since the reference data DT3 stores information in which the distance from the reference line to the target position in the horizontal direction is associated with the amount of change, the changing unit 121 changes the reference data DT3. By referring to it, the amount of change of the curve ball can be changed according to the updated target position.
Note that the reference data DT3 is not limited to the case where information in which the distance from the reference line to the target position in the horizontal direction is associated with the amount of change is stored. The reference data DT3 may store information in which the distance from the target position to the strike zone is associated with the amount of change. In this case, information about the amount of change that continuously decreases in proportion to the distance between the target position and the strike zone is stored. Note that the distance between the target position and the strike zone is the shortest distance in a straight line from the target position to the strike zone.

In S108, the display control unit 123 displays the updated target position and the changed amount of change.
Specifically, the display control unit 123 displays the target cursor I402 at a position with a movement amount and movement direction that match the slide amount and slide direction from the touched position acquired in S104. However, the display control unit 123 may display the target cursor I402 in correspondence with the updated position information of the target position. Note that when proceeding from S106 to S108 via S107, the target position is the ball zone, so the display control unit 123 displays the target cursor I402 at a position that does not overlap the strike zone item I401.
The display control unit 123 also changes and displays the position of the change amount display item I403 in conjunction with the position of the target cursor I402. On the other hand, the display control unit 123 changes and displays the length of the change amount display item in accordance with the changed change amount information. The display control unit 123 changes and displays the length of the display item according to the changed amount of change. Here, when proceeding to S108, since the amount of change has decreased from the reference amount of change, the length of the amount of change display item is longer than the length of the amount of change display item I403 displayed on screen G400 shown in FIG. displayed briefly.
The reference data DT3 stores information in which the amount of change of the curve ball is associated with the length of the amount of change display item. Here, information about the length of the change amount display item is stored, in which the change amount of the curve ball varies continuously in proportion to the size. Therefore, the display control unit 123 can change the length of the change amount display item by referring to the reference data DT3.
Through the processing of the display control unit 123, for example, as shown in FIG. 6(a-2), as the target cursor I402 moves away from the strike zone item I401 like P602, P603, and P604, the change amount display item I612, A display is realized in which the lengths of I613 and I614 gradually become shorter like La1, La2, and La3, respectively.

In S109, the changing unit 121 makes the amount of change of the curve ball constant regardless of the updated target position, and stores information on the amount of change in the pitch data DT4.
Here, the changing unit 121 directly determines the reference amount of change associated with the pitch type as the amount of change of the breaking ball. Therefore, the amount of change of the curve ball is decreased in step S107 by [2] determining that the horizontal component of the direction of change of the curve ball is a direction of change approaching from the ball zone to the strike zone. will be larger than the amount of change changed.
In S110, the display control unit 123 displays the updated target position and the amount of change.
Specifically, the display control unit 123 displays the target cursor I402 at a position with a movement amount and movement direction that match the slide amount and slide direction from the touched position acquired in S104. This process is similar to the process of displaying the target cursor I402 in S108. Note that when proceeding from S106 to S110 via S109, the updated target position may be in the strike zone or in the ball zone. Therefore, the display control unit 123 displays the target cursor I402 at a position where it is superimposed on the strike zone item I401 or at a position where it is not superimposed.
The display control unit 123 also changes and displays the position of the change amount display item I403 in conjunction with the position of the target cursor I402. However, since the reference amount of change is used as the amount of change, the display control unit 123 displays the length of the amount of change display item as the same length as the length of the amount of change display item I403 displayed in S103.
Through the processing of the display control unit 123, for example, as shown in FIG. 5, a display is realized in which the length of the change amount display item I403 is not changed while the target cursor I402 is within the range of the strike zone item I401. Furthermore, even if the target position is in the ball zone, if the horizontal component of the direction of change of the curved ball is not the direction of change approaching the strike zone from the ball zone, for example, as shown in FIG. 6 (a-2). As described above, when the target cursor I402 is at the position P605, a display is realized in which the length of the change amount display item I615 is not changed.

On the other hand, if the pitch type is not a breaking ball in S105, that is, if it is a straight ball, the process advances to S111.
In S111, the display control unit 123 displays the updated target position. Specifically, the display control unit 123 displays the target cursor I402 at a position with a movement amount and movement direction that match the slide amount and slide direction from the touched position acquired in S104. This process is similar to the process of displaying the target cursor I402 in S108.
Note that when the type of pitch is a straight pitch, there is no need to display the amount of change, so the changing unit 121 does not perform processing regarding the amount of change.

In S112, the reception unit 122 determines whether the target position has been determined. Specifically, the reception unit 122 determines that the target position has been determined when the user removes his or her finger from the touch panel, that is, when the user touches up the touch panel, and determines that the target position has not been determined when the user remains in the touched state. It is determined that If it is determined that the target position has been determined, the process advances to S113. If it is determined that the target position has not been determined, the process returns to S104, and the processes from S104 to S112 are repeated until the target position is determined.
The reception unit 122 can continuously receive instructions to move the target position by acquiring the slide amount and slide direction at a high sampling rate when the user slides the touch panel from a touched state. In this case, the game control unit 120 repeatedly executes the processes from S104 to S112 for each sampling, so that the target cursor I402 is displayed or changed for each sampling in accordance with the target position acquired for each sampling. It is possible to display change amount display items that correspond to the change amount.

Here, with reference to FIG. 12(a), the display transition of the change amount display item that is displayed when the user slides from the touched state and repeatedly executes the processes from S104 to S112 will be explained. do. Here, it is assumed that when the user slides the touch panel from a touched state, the game control unit 120 updates the target position from the target position P1204 to the target position P1205 after updating a plurality of target positions. This operation corresponds to an operation of instructing to move the target position so that the distance from the reference line to the target position gradually increases.
Here, as explained in S107, the reference data DT3 stores information in which the distance from the reference line to the target position and the amount of change are associated. For example, it is assumed that the reference data DT3 stores information about the amount of change that continuously decreases in proportion to the increase in the distance from the reference line to the target position. Furthermore, as explained in S108 above, it is assumed that the reference data DT3 stores information in which the amount of change of the curve ball is associated with the length of the amount of change display item.

First, by referring to the reference data DT3, the display control unit 123 calculates the length shown in FIG. 6(a-2) based on the amount of change associated with the distance from the reference line RL1203 to the target position P1204. The La1 change amount display item I612 is displayed.
Next, until the reception unit 122 receives the user's instruction to move the target position and the game control unit 120 updates the target position from the target position P1204 to the target position P1205, the display control unit 123 performs the steps from S104 to S112. Repeat the process.
Therefore, the display control unit 123 displays, for example, a change amount display item I614 having a length La3 shown in FIG. 6(a-2) based on the change amount associated with the distance from the reference line RL1203 to the target position P1205. Until then, a target cursor I402 and a change amount display item are displayed. That is, the display control unit 123 displays, for example, a change amount display item I613 of length La2 shown in FIG. 6(a-2).

At this time, the length La2 of the change amount display item I613 is a length associated with a change amount that continuously decreases in proportion to the increase in the distance from the reference line RL1203 to the target position. It is shorter than the length La1 of the amount display item I613. In addition, the length La3 of the change amount display item I614 is a length associated with a change amount that continuously decreases in proportion to the increase in the distance from the reference line RL1203 to the target position. It is shorter than the length La2 of display item I613.
As a result, when the user issues a movement instruction such that the target position is updated from the target position P1204 to the target position P1205, the display control unit 123 continuously decreases the length of the change amount display item. indicate. Therefore, the user can recognize that the amount of change decreases continuously as the target position moves away from the strike zone. Conversely, when a movement instruction is given such that the target position is updated from the target position P1205 to the target position P1204, the display control unit 123 continuously increases and displays the length of the change amount display item. . Therefore, the user can recognize that the amount of change increases continuously as the target position approaches the strike zone. In this way, when the user slides from the touched state, the display control unit 123 continuously changes and displays the length of the change amount display item.

Returning to the flowchart of FIG. 10, if it is determined in S112 that the target position has been determined, the process advances to S113. When proceeding to S113, the pitch data DT4 stores information on the type of pitch selected by the user, information on the amount of change when the type of pitch selected by the user is a breaking ball, and position information on the target position.
The processes from S113 to S115 are processes for displaying an animation of the pitcher character pitching based on information stored in the pitching data DT4.

In S113, the display control unit 123 starts displaying an animation of the pitcher character pitching. Further, the display control unit 123 displays the release circle C701 and the impact circle C702 so that they are concentric, and starts displaying an animation that gradually reduces the size of the release circle C701.

In S114, the receiving unit 122 receives from the user the release timing at which the pitcher character takes his hand off the ball. The reception unit 122 starts an animation that reduces the size of the release circle C701 as time passes, and then acquires timing information when the user touches the touch panel. The reception unit 122 stores the acquired timing information in pitching data DT4. Here, the timing information affects the pitch power associated with the type of pitch selected by the user. For example, timing information when the user touches the ball at a timing such that the size of the release circle C701 becomes the same as the size of the impact circle C702 has the effect of improving the power of the ball. On the other hand, timing information when the user touches the ball at timings of different sizes, such as when the size of the release circle C701 is larger or smaller than the size of the impact circle C702, has the effect of reducing the power of the ball. Note that the timing information is not limited to the power of the ball, and may affect at least one of the target position, the speed of the ball, and the amount of change in the breaking ball.

In S115, the game control unit 120 determines whether the ball is released based on the information stored in the pitching data DT4 when the target position is determined, as well as the information on the ball speed associated with the type of pitch selected by the user. The trajectory information of the ball in the game space from when the ball is hit until it reaches the determination reference plane is generated. At this time, the game control unit 120 may correct at least any one of the position information of the target position, the information on the ball speed, and the information on the amount of change of the curve ball based on the timing information.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of trajectory information when the game space is viewed from a vertical direction, that is, trajectory information when viewed from a direction orthogonal to a horizontal plane set within the game space. Here, trajectory information T1 and T2 are shown when the pitcher character CH1101 pitches a ball toward the determination reference plane F1102. Further, a strike zone ST1103 is set in a part of the determination reference plane F1102. Further, a reference line RL1108 is set at the center of the strike zone ST1103. Here, since the game space is viewed from the vertical direction, the reference line RL 1108 can be replaced as a reference point.
The trajectory information T1 is a direction in which the curve ball moves away from the reference line RL1108 in the horizontal direction. More specifically, the trajectory information T1 indicates that the pitch type is a slider or a curve ball, the dominant arm information of the pitcher character is right, and [1] the direction of change of the curve ball is a direction of change that includes a horizontal component; Since the target position P1104 is the strike zone ST1103, [2] This is trajectory information when the horizontal component of the changing direction of the curved ball is not the changing direction from the ball zone to the strike zone. In this case, in order to proceed to the processing from S106 to S109 described above, in S109, the changing unit 121 directly determines the reference amount of change associated with the pitch type as the amount of change of the breaking ball. Here, the trajectory information T1 changes from the target position P1104 to a position P1105, which is, for example, a distance S1 away from the target position P1104 in the horizontal direction.

On the other hand, the trajectory information T2 is the direction in which the curve ball approaches the reference line RL1108 in the horizontal direction. More specifically, the trajectory information T2 indicates that the pitch type is a slider or a curve ball, and the dominant arm information of the pitcher character is right, so [1] the direction of change of the curve ball is a direction of change that includes a horizontal component; Since the target position P1106 is not the strike zone ST1103 but the ball zone, [2] This is the trajectory information when the horizontal component of the changing direction of the curved ball is the changing direction from the ball zone to the strike zone. In this case, in order to proceed to the processing from S106 to S107 described above, in S107, the changing unit 121 changes the amount of change so that the amount of change is smaller than when the target position is the strike zone ST1103. Therefore, the trajectory information T2 changes only up to a position P1107 which is a distance S2 shorter than the distance S1 of the trajectory information T1 in the horizontal direction from the target position P1106.
In this way, the amount of change of the curve ball is changed based on the horizontal component of the direction of change on the determination reference plane F1102. Specifically, when the horizontal component approaches the reference line RL1108, the amount of change is changed to be smaller than when it moves away from the reference line RL1108.
In addition, the amount of change of a breaking ball is [2] If the horizontal component of the direction of change of the breaking ball is the direction of change approaching the strike zone ST1103 from the ball zone, the horizontal component of the direction of change of the breaking ball is is changed so that it is decreased more than when the direction of change is not from the ball zone toward the strike zone ST1103.

The display control unit 123 converts the generated trajectory information so as to project it onto the display unit 106, thereby displaying an animation of the ball pitched by the pitcher character heading toward the batter character or catcher character. If the game control unit 120 determines that the predetermined condition is satisfied after the display of the animation ends, it repeats the processes from S101 to S115 again.
As explained above, if the direction of change of a breaking ball is a direction of change that includes a horizontal component, and if the horizontal component of the direction of change of a breaking ball is a direction of change that approaches from the ball zone to the strike zone, the amount of change is Decrease. Therefore, even if a curveball is thrown in a direction that approaches the strike zone from the ball zone, it will not count as a strike, or it will be difficult to count a strike. Therefore, when the user operates the pitcher character, it is possible to prevent the user from easily gaining a strike count by frequently using curve balls that move in a direction closer to the strike zone from the ball zone. In addition, when the user operates the batter character, even if the curve ball thrown by the pitcher is in the direction of change from the ball zone to the strike zone, it is determined not to swing because it is unlikely to result in a strike count. be able to.
As a result, when the pitcher character pitches a breaking ball, there are more balls that the batter character can easily hit, which increases the possibility of a so-called batting battle, making it possible to further improve the interest of the game.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, there is provided a program for controlling a game in which an object is moved in response to a user's operation in a game space, and as the object is moved toward a predetermined reference plane. When changing the movement of the object in a changing direction including a horizontal component on the reference plane, the amount of change by which the movement of the object is changed is changed according to the target position of the object. Since the amount of change is changed depending on the target position of the object, the game can be more interesting than when the amount of change is constant regardless of the target position.
Specifically, as the ball is moved toward the determination reference plane set in the game space, the changing unit 121 changes the direction of change that includes a horizontal component on the determination reference plane, that is, the horizontal direction, or the horizontal direction. When changing the movement of the ball in a diagonal direction between the direction and the vertical direction, the amount of change by which the movement of the ball is changed is changed according to the target position of the ball. Therefore, since the amount of change is changed depending on the target position of the ball, it is possible to improve the interest of the game compared to a case where the amount of change is constant regardless of the target position.

Further, according to the present embodiment, in the change process, as the object is moved toward the reference plane, the amount of change is changed to change the movement of the object in a change direction including a horizontal component on the reference plane. , the change direction is changed based on the horizontal component on the reference plane. Therefore, compared to the case where the amount of change is changed without depending on the horizontal component, it is possible to improve the interest of the game.
Specifically, when the horizontal component of the direction of change of a curve ball changes from the ball zone to a strike, the amount of change is changed, and the horizontal component of the direction of change of the curve ball changes from the strike zone to the ball zone. In this case, the amount of change is not changed. Therefore, since the amount of change is changed when the horizontal component of the direction of change of the curve ball meets a predetermined condition, the game It is possible to improve the interest of

Further, according to the present embodiment, the program includes a reception process for accepting an instruction to move the target position of the object from a user, and a process for receiving an instruction to move the target position from the user through the reception process. displaying the target position changed in accordance with the movement instruction received by the display unit, and displaying the length of the target position changed so as to correspond to the amount of change changed by the change processing according to the target position; A display process of displaying the item on the display section is caused to be executed by the computer. Therefore, by giving an instruction to move the target position, the user can visually understand that the amount of change will be changed.
Specifically, while the reception unit 122 is accepting a movement instruction from the user to change the position of the target cursor I402 indicating the target position, the display control unit 123 changes the position according to the movement instruction received by the reception unit 122. The selected target cursor I402 is displayed on the display unit 106. Further, the display control unit 123 displays on the display unit 106 a change amount display item whose length has been changed based on the change amount changed by the change unit 121 according to the target position. Therefore, the user can visually understand that the amount of change is changed by visually recognizing the amount of change display item.

Further, according to a modification described later, in the display process, the reference plane is divided into a plurality of ranges, and among the plurality of ranges, the target is changed according to the movement instruction accepted by the reception process. The length of the display item is changed and displayed according to the range including the position. Therefore, by instructing the movement of the target position, the user can visually understand that the amount of change is changed according to the plurality of divided ranges.

Further, according to the present embodiment, in the changing process, a changing direction is set on the reference plane in which the movement of the object is changed along the reference plane as the object is moved toward the reference plane. When the object includes a component in a direction of change approaching the reference point in the horizontal direction on the reference plane, the object is moved toward the reference plane based on the position of the target position in the horizontal direction from the reference point. Therefore, the amount of change by which the movement of the object is changed in the change direction is changed. Therefore, since the amount of change is changed based on a plurality of factors such as the direction of change and the position of the target position from the reference point, it is possible to improve the interest of the game.
Specifically, the changing unit 121 changes the direction of change in which the movement of the ball is changed along the determination reference plane as the ball is moved toward the determination reference plane so that the direction of change in which the ball moves toward the determination reference plane is aligned with the reference line set on the determination reference plane. When a component in the direction of change approaching in the upper horizontal direction is included, the movement of the ball is caused to move in the direction of change as the ball is moved toward the determination reference plane based on the horizontal position from the reference line of the target position. Change the amount of change. Therefore, since the user can change the amount of change of the ball based on a plurality of factors, it is possible to improve the interest of the game. Note that what is set as the determination reference plane may be a reference point instead of a reference line.

Further, according to the present embodiment, in the changing process, the target position is outside a predetermined range set on the reference plane, and as the object is moved toward the reference plane, the object is moved. If the direction of change in which the object changes along the reference plane is from outside the predetermined range to approach the predetermined range, the movement of the object changes as the object moves toward the reference plane. Change to decrease the amount of change in direction. Therefore, the game can be more interesting than when the amount of change is constant.
Specifically, the changing unit 121 changes the movement of the ball along the judgment reference plane as the target position is outside the strike zone set on the judgment reference plane and the ball is moved toward the judgment reference plane. When the direction of change is from outside the strike zone to approach the strike zone, the amount of change in which the movement of the ball is changed in the direction of change as the ball moves toward the determination reference plane. Change to decrease. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the user from easily acquiring a strike count, thereby improving the interest of the game.

Further, according to the present embodiment, the game is a baseball game, the object is a ball, and a character in the game space throws a curve ball to change the trajectory of the ball in a changing direction. Therefore, the user can change the amount of change when the character throws a curve ball depending on the target position, and can enjoy bargaining with other users who are competing against each other.
Further, according to the present embodiment, in the change process, the direction of change is specified based on information on the dominant arm of the character and information on the type of pitch the character throws. Even for the same type of pitch, the direction of change is opposite depending on the dominant arm, so the direction of change can be reliably specified based on information indicating the dominant arm.

[4. Modified example]
Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail with reference to the drawings, the specific configuration is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and can be modified as appropriate without departing from the gist of the present invention.

For example, in the embodiment described above, the case where the object is a sphere has been described, but the object is not limited to a sphere. For example, the object may be a ball and the object may be applied to a ball game. The object may be a flying object and applied to sports such as badminton and battledore. Furthermore, this embodiment can be used for e-sports tournaments.

Furthermore, in the embodiment described above, the reference data DT3 stores information in which the distance from the reference line to the target position is associated with the amount of change. For example, when the distance from the reference line to the target position increases, Although a case has been described in which information about the amount of change that continuously decreases in proportion to is stored, the case is not limited to this case.

For example, the reference data DT3 may store information about the amount of change that decreases in stages as the distance from the reference line to the target position increases.
FIG. 12(b) is a diagram for explaining information in which the distance from the reference line to the target position is associated with the amount of change.
FIG. 12(b) shows a strike zone ST1212 set on the determination reference plane F1211. A reference line RL1213 is set on the determination reference plane F1211 along the vertical direction passing through the center of the strike zone ST1212. Note that a position horizontally away from the reference line RL1213 by a distance L1216 is the boundary line of the strike zone ST1212.
The characteristic line Gr1219 is an example of information in which the distance from the reference line RL1213 to the horizontal target position is associated with the amount of change. In the characteristic line Gr1219, the amount of change in the target position in the horizontal direction from the reference line RL1213 to the distance L1216 is constant, but it gradually decreases up to the distance L1217, which is larger than the distance L1216, and further larger than the distance L1217, which is the distance L1218. is decreasing further in stages. That is, outside the range of the strike zone ST1212, the range is divided into ranges A1220 and A1221, and the amount of change is different for each range. Note that the amount of change from the reference line RL1213 to the distance L1216 in the horizontal direction corresponds to the reference amount of change associated with the type of pitch selected by the user.

In this way, the reference data DT3 stores information on the amount of change that gradually decreases as the distance from the reference line to the target position increases, that is, information on the amount of change that differs for each range of the determination reference plane. You can leave it there.
In this case, when the game control unit 120 updates the target position from the target position P1214 to the target position P1215 by sliding the touch panel from the touched state, the moment the user crosses the boundary from range A1220 to range 1221 Then, the display control unit 123 changes and displays the length of the change amount display item based on the stepwise decreasing amount of change stored in the reference data DT3.
As a result, when the target position is updated from the target position P1214 to the target position P1215, the display control unit 123 displays the length of the change amount display item while decreasing it in stages. Therefore, the user can recognize that the amount of change gradually decreases as the target position moves away from the strike zone. Conversely, when the target position is updated from the target position P1215 to the target position P1214, the display control unit 123 increases the length of the change amount display item in stages and displays it. Therefore, the user can recognize that the amount of change gradually increases as the target position approaches the strike zone. In this way, when the user slides from the touched state, the display control unit 123 may change and display the length of the change amount display item in stages.

Further, in the above embodiment, [1] the direction of change of the breaking ball is a direction of change that includes a horizontal component, and [2] the horizontal component of the direction of change of the breaking ball is from the ball zone to the strike zone. Although a case has been described in which the change amount is changed to decrease when the direction of change approaches, the present invention is not limited to this case. For example, if there is a component in the direction of change that approaches the reference line set on the judgment reference plane in the horizontal direction on the reference plane, the amount of change is changed based on the horizontal position of the target position from the reference line. Good too. At this time, the amount of change may be changed so that the closer the target position is from the reference line, the smaller the amount of change, or the more the target position is farther from the reference line, the more the amount of change is increased.

Further, in the above embodiment, [1] the direction of change of the breaking ball is a direction of change that includes a horizontal component, and [2] the horizontal component of the direction of change of the breaking ball is from the ball zone to the strike zone. Although a case has been described in which the amount of change is changed to decrease when the direction of change approaches, the change is not limited to this case, and the amount of change may be changed to increase. Also, for example, [1] the direction of change of the breaking ball is a direction of change that includes a horizontal component, and [2a] the direction of change in which the horizontal component of the direction of change of the breaking ball changes from the strike zone to the ball zone. In this case, the amount of change may be changed to increase, or the amount of change may be changed to decrease.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, [1] the case where the amount of change is changed when the direction of change of the curve ball is a change direction that includes a horizontal component has been described; however, this is not limited to this case; [1a] The amount of change may be changed when the direction of change of the curve ball is only in the horizontal direction.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the pitch type is not a breaking ball is a straight ball, but the pitch is not limited to this case, and may be a moving fast ball, a two-seam fast ball, or a change of pace. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the pitch type whose change direction is horizontal is a slider is described, but a high-speed slider, a cut ball, or a slow slider may be applied as a pitch type whose change direction is the same as the slider. .
Further, in the above-described embodiment, a case has been described in which the pitch type in which the direction of change is the horizontal direction is a shot, but a high-speed shot or a sinking fast may be applied as a type of pitch in which the direction of change is the same as the shoot.
Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, a curve is described as a type of pitch in which the direction of change is diagonal between the horizontal direction and the vertical direction. , Slave, Super Slow Curve, and Knuckle Curve may be applied.
Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the case of a fork pitch was described as a pitch whose change direction is vertical; however, pitches whose change direction is the same as a fork include a changeup, a knuckle, a palm, a vertical slider, a knuckle, a palm, Split-finger fastballs, vertical cuts, sliding palms, and slow change-ups may also be applied.
In addition, in the embodiment described above, the direction of change is an oblique direction between the horizontal direction and the vertical direction, and pitches that change in a direction symmetrical to the curve with respect to the vertical direction include a sinker (screw), a high-speed sinker ( High-speed screw), ultra-high-speed sinker (ultra-high-speed screw), slow sinker (slow screw), circle change, and slow circle change may be applied.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the processing was described as being performed on the game device 10 side, but some of the processing may be performed on the server device 30, and the processing other than the display processing by the display control unit 123 may be performed on the server device 30. You may also do this using
Further, in the embodiment described above, a case has been described in which the game device 10 is connected to the server device 30 via the network 20, but the present invention is not limited to this case. For example, the game system may include only the game device 10.
Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the touch panel is the operation unit 105 has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this case. For example, if the game device 10 is a portable game device or a stationary game device, the operation unit 105 may be a physical button, a controller, or the like. In addition, the operation unit 105 may be an analog stick, a keyboard, a pointing device, or the like.
Further, in the embodiment described above, the process from the time when the user selects the type of pitch to be pitched by the pitcher character until the end of pitching has been explained using the flowchart of FIG. 10, but the present invention is not limited to this case. For example, in the flowchart of FIG. 10, the order of each process may be different, or some processes may be omitted.

[5. Additional notes]
From the above description, the present invention can be understood as follows, for example.

(1)
A program according to one aspect of the present invention is a program for controlling a game in which an object is moved in response to a user's operation in a game space, and as the object is moved toward a predetermined reference plane, the object is moved toward a predetermined reference plane. For causing a computer to execute a change process of changing an amount of change in the movement of the object in accordance with a target position of the object when changing the movement of the object in a change direction including a horizontal component on a reference plane. This is the program.

(8)
A game control method according to one aspect of the present invention is a game control method for controlling a game in which an object is moved in response to a user's operation in a game space, and the method includes: moving the object toward a predetermined reference plane; Therefore, when changing the movement of the object in a changing direction including a horizontal component on the reference plane, the method may include a changing step of changing the amount of change in the movement of the object according to the target position of the object. This is a unique game control method.

(9)
A game device according to one aspect of the present invention is a game device that executes a game in which an object is moved in response to a user's operation in a game space, and as the object is moved toward a predetermined reference plane, the object is moved toward a predetermined reference plane. When changing the movement of the object in a changing direction including a horizontal component on a reference plane, the object is characterized by having a changing means for changing an amount of change in the movement of the object according to a target position of the object. It is a game device that plays games.

According to the invention according to (1), (8) or (9) above, since the amount of change is changed according to the target position of the object, compared to the case where the amount of change is constant regardless of the target position, Interest can be improved.

(2)
In one aspect of the present invention, in the aspect (1) above, in the changing process, as the object is moved toward the reference plane, the object is moved in a changing direction including a horizontal component on the reference plane. The amount of change is changed based on the horizontal component of the change direction on the reference plane. According to the aspect (2) above, it is possible to improve the interest of the game compared to the case where the amount of change is changed regardless of the horizontal component.

(3)
In one aspect of the present invention, in the aspect (1) or (2) above, a reception process that receives an instruction to move the target position of the object from a user; and a reception process that receives an instruction to move the target position from the user. During this time, the target position changed according to the movement instruction accepted by the reception process is displayed on the display unit, and the target position is displayed in accordance with the amount of change changed by the change process according to the target position. The computer may be caused to perform a display process of displaying the display item whose length has been changed on the display section. According to the aspect (3) above, the user can visually understand that the amount of change is changed by instructing the movement of the target position.

(4)
In one aspect of the present invention, in the aspect (3) above, in the display process, the reference plane is divided into a plurality of ranges, and one of the plurality of ranges is divided according to the movement instruction received by the reception process. The length of the display item may be changed and displayed according to the range including the changed target position. According to the above aspect (4), by instructing the movement of the target position, the user can visually understand that the amount of change is changed according to the range divided into a plurality of areas.

(5)
In one aspect of the present invention, in the aspects (1) to (4) above, the direction of change in which the movement of the object is changed along the reference plane as the object is moved toward the reference plane is When the reference point set on the reference plane includes a component in a changing direction that approaches the reference point in the horizontal direction on the reference plane, the object is moved to the reference plane based on the horizontal position of the target position from the reference point. The amount of change by which the movement of the object is changed in the change direction may be changed as the object is moved toward the object. According to the aspect (5) above, since the amount of change is changed in a specific direction of change, the case where the amount of change is changed is specified rather than the case where the amount of change is changed in any direction of change. It is possible to easily improve the interest of the game.

(6)
In one aspect of the present invention, in any one of (1) to (5) above, in the changing process, the target position is outside a predetermined range set on the reference plane, and the object is When the direction of change in which the movement of the object is changed along the reference plane as it is moved toward the reference plane is a direction of change in which the object approaches the predetermined range from outside the predetermined range, the object is moved toward the reference plane. The change may be made such that as the object is moved toward the object, the amount of change in the movement of the object in the change direction is decreased. According to the aspect (6) above, it is possible to improve the interest of the game compared to the case where the amount of change is constant.

(7)
In one aspect of the present invention, in any one of (1) to (6) above, the game is a baseball game, the object is a ball, and the character in the game space throws a curve ball. In this way, the trajectory of the ball may be changed in the changing direction. According to the aspect (7) above, the user can change the amount of change when having the character throw a curveball depending on the target position, so the user can enjoy bargaining with other users who are competing against each other. be able to.

(1a)
A program according to one aspect of the present invention is a program for controlling a game in which an object is moved with respect to a predetermined reference plane in a game space, and the program is a program for controlling a game in which an object is moved relative to a predetermined reference plane in a game space, the program being a program for controlling a game in which an object is moved relative to a predetermined reference plane in a game space, and the program is a program for controlling a game in which an object is moved relative to a predetermined reference plane in a game space, , moving the object from a movement start position of the object to a second target position on the reference plane while changing the coordinate position of the object in the game space based on a predetermined amount of change; and
When the second target position is in a direction from the first target position toward a predetermined area preset on the reference plane, suppressing or promoting a change in the coordinate position of the object based on the predetermined amount of change. This is a program that causes a computer to perform the following steps.
Here, the first target position is a target position when moving the object toward the reference plane without changing it. In the present embodiment, the first target position is, for example, a position targeted for reaching the determination reference surface when pitching a straight ball toward the determination reference surface in the game space. The predetermined amount of change is a predetermined magnitude of change. In this embodiment, the predetermined amount of change is, for example, the amount of bending when the ball bends, and is a reference amount of change associated with the type of pitch. A coordinate position is a position in two-dimensional space or three-dimensional space. In this embodiment, the coordinate position is, for example, a position within the game space. The movement start position is the position where the object starts moving. In this embodiment, the movement start position is, for example, the position where the hand is released from the ball. The second target position is the target position when moving the object toward the reference plane when the object is changed. In this embodiment, the second target position is, for example, a position targeted for reaching the determination reference surface when pitching a curved ball toward the determination reference surface in the game space. The second target position is a position determined by adding or subtracting an amount of change according to the first target position from the first target position to the curve ball in the direction of change. The predetermined area is a predetermined area on the reference plane. In this embodiment, the predetermined area is, for example, a strike zone set on the determination reference plane. To suppress change is to reduce change, and to promote change is to increase change. In this embodiment, suppressing a change means, for example, decreasing a change, and promoting a change means, for example, increasing a change.

(4a)
A game control method according to one aspect of the present invention is a game control method for controlling a game in which an object is moved relative to a predetermined reference plane in a game space, the method comprising: moving an object to a first target position specified on the reference plane; On the other hand, while changing the coordinate position of the object in the game space based on a predetermined amount of change, the object moves from a movement start position of the object to a second target position on the reference plane. a step of moving the
If the second target position is in a direction from the first target position toward a predetermined area preset on the reference plane, suppress or increase a change in the coordinate position of the object based on the predetermined amount of change. This is a game control method characterized by comprising the steps of:

(5a)
A game device according to one aspect of the present invention is a game device that controls a game in which an object is moved relative to a predetermined reference plane in a game space, and the game device controls a game in which an object is moved relative to a predetermined reference plane in a game space, and the game device , moving the object from a movement start position of the object to a second target position on the reference plane while changing the coordinate position of the object in the game space based on a predetermined amount of change; a means of causing
If the second target position is in a direction from the first target position toward a predetermined area preset on the reference plane, suppress or increase a change in the coordinate position of the object based on the predetermined amount of change. The game device is characterized in that it has a means for causing the game to occur.

(2a)
In one aspect of the present invention, in the aspect (1a) above, the process of suppressing or increasing a change in the coordinate position of the object based on the predetermined amount of change may include changing the second target position from the first target position. This may be performed when the direction is toward the predetermined area and the first target position is a position outside the predetermined area.
(3a)
In one aspect of the present invention, in the aspect (1a) or (2a) above, the user may be able to specify the second target position.

As mentioned above, the present invention has been described together with the above-mentioned embodiments, but the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, and can be modified within the scope of the present invention. may be combined as appropriate.

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Claims (11)

A program for controlling a game in which a movable body movable by a plurality of trajectories can be moved toward a reference plane, the program comprising:
determining a reference amount of change indicating the amount of change in the trajectory based on a first operation of selecting one from the options regarding the plurality of trajectories;
A process of changing the amount of change in the horizontal component of the reference amount of change according to the target position specified in the second operation of specifying the target position of the moving body on the reference plane. A program that is executed by a computer. The game is a game in which a character in a game space moves the ball toward the reference plane by throwing the ball as the moving object,
2. The program according to claim 1, wherein the amount of change in the horizontal component of the reference amount of change is further changed based on information associated with the character. 3. The program according to claim 2, wherein the information associated with the character includes at least information on the dominant arm with which the character throws the ball. The game is a game in which the ball is moved toward the reference plane by throwing a curve ball using the ball as the moving object,
In the above processing,
2. The program according to claim 1, wherein the amount of change in the horizontal component of the reference amount of change is changed based on a start position at which a change in movement of the ball is started. In the above processing,
5. The method according to claim 4, wherein the amount of change in the horizontal component of the reference amount of change is changed based on the positional relationship between the starting position and a reference point set on the reference plane. program. In the above processing,
When the direction of change of the ball from the starting position is toward the reference point, the amount of change in the horizontal component of the reference amount of change is reduced compared to when the direction of change of the ball is toward the reference point. 6. The program according to claim 5, characterized in that the program is changed so as to increase or increase. In the above processing,
5. The amount of change in the horizontal component of the reference amount of change is changed according to the positional relationship between the starting position and a predetermined range set on the reference plane. program. In the above processing,
When the start position is outside the predetermined range, the amount of change in the horizontal component of the reference amount of change is changed to decrease or increase compared to when the start position is within the predetermined range. The program according to claim 7. further causing the computer to perform a display process of displaying on a display unit a display item whose length has been changed to correspond to the amount of change changed by the process, and the reference plane;
In the display processing,
9. The program according to claim 1, wherein the display item is displayed so as to be superimposed on the reference plane. A game control method for controlling a game in which a moving object movable by a plurality of trajectories can be moved toward a reference plane, the method comprising:
determining a reference amount of change indicating the amount of change in the trajectory based on a first operation of selecting one from the options regarding the plurality of trajectories;
changing the amount of change in the horizontal component of the reference amount of change according to the target position specified in the second operation of specifying the target position of the moving body on the reference plane; A game control method comprising: A game device that executes a game in which a movable body movable by a plurality of trajectories can be moved toward a reference plane, the game device comprising:
determining a reference amount of change indicating the amount of change in the trajectory based on a first operation of selecting one from the options regarding the plurality of trajectories;
means for changing the amount of change in the horizontal component of the reference amount of change according to the target position specified in the second operation of specifying the target position of the moving body on the reference plane; A game device comprising:

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