JP7415862B2 - game system - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a game system.

So-called cloud games have been known in the past, in which a server device (game execution device) executes the game in place of the player's terminal device and provides the game to the player by transmitting the execution results to the terminal device. (for example, Patent Document 1).

JP2020-092877A

However, if one game execution device executes each game for multiple players, and the number of player terminal devices is too large, the game video of each game will be simultaneously distributed to the corresponding terminal devices. As a result, multiple players cannot play the game at the same time.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and its purpose is to prevent multiple players from playing at the same time even when a single game execution device executes respective games for multiple players. The purpose is to provide a game system that allows you to play games.

In order to solve the above problems, a game system according to a first aspect of the present invention is a game system including a plurality of terminal devices and a game execution device capable of communicating with the plurality of terminal devices, The execution device includes an execution unit that executes a plurality of games in parallel to generate game video data of the plurality of games in response to execution requests from the plurality of terminal devices, and a game video data of the plurality of games. and a distributing means for distributing the composite video data synthesized by the synthesizing means to the plurality of terminal devices, and each terminal device is configured to transmit the composite video data from the game execution device to the plurality of terminal devices. an extractor for extracting game video data corresponding to a game requested to be executed by the terminal device from the composite video data when the composite video data is distributed; An adjusting means for adjusting.

Further, in the game system according to the second aspect of the present invention, the synthesizing means is configured to combine the synthesized image data so that the image based on the synthesized image data is composed of game images based on the plurality of game image data arranged side by side. and the adjusting means adjusts the game video data so that the game video based on the game video data is enlarged.

Further, in the game system according to a third aspect of the present invention, the game execution device further includes a server device installed in a plurality of regions and capable of communicating with the plurality of terminal devices, and the server device is configured to If a request is received from a plurality of game execution devices installed in the plurality of regions, a measurement means for measuring the communication speed between the plurality of game execution devices and the terminal device, and a selecting means for selecting one game execution apparatus from among the game execution apparatuses and outputting an instruction to the terminal device to establish a communication connection to the selected one game execution apparatus.

Further, in the game system according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the server device includes an acquisition unit that acquires the availability status from the plurality of game execution devices, and the selection unit is configured to select the measurement result and the availability status. Based on this, one game execution device is selected from among the plurality of game execution devices.

Further, in the game system according to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the resolution of the game video data is changed depending on the membership rank of the player or the play fee paid by the player.

Further, in the game system according to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the game play fee is changed depending on the number of games executed by the execution means.

According to the present invention, even if one game execution device executes each game for a plurality of players, the plurality of players can play the game at the same time.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the overall configuration of a game system according to a first embodiment. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the game execution device shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the terminal device shown in FIG. 1. FIG. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of a functional configuration of a game system according to a first embodiment. It is a flow chart showing an example of the flow of game processing in the game system according to the first embodiment. (A) is an image diagram of a game image when it is assumed that a game image based on composite image data generated by a synthesizing means is displayed on any screen. (B) is an image diagram continuing from (A), and is an image diagram of a game image when it is assumed that a game image based on the game image data of the first game extracted by the extraction means is displayed on any screen. It is. (C) is an image diagram continuing from (B), and is an image diagram of the game video of the first game based on the adjusted game video data. It is a block diagram showing an example of the whole composition of a game system concerning a second embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the flow of game processing in the game system concerning a second embodiment.

Hereinafter, a plurality of embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In order to facilitate understanding of the explanation, the same components and steps in each drawing are denoted by the same reference numerals as much as possible, and redundant explanation will be omitted.

<First embodiment>
First, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described.

---overall structure---
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the overall configuration of a game system 1A according to the first embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 1, a game system 1A according to the first embodiment is installed in a facility S. Examples of the facilities S include game centers, leisure facilities, accommodation facilities, data centers, and the like. This game system 1A includes, for example, a game execution device 10 and a plurality of terminal devices 12A. The game execution device 10 and the terminal device 12A are communicably connected to each other via a LAN (Local Area Network) 14.

The game execution device 10 can execute multiple games at the same time (in parallel), and can output (distribute) the results of these executions, that is, game images and game sounds of the multiple games to the terminal device 12A. . This game execution device 10 is, for example, more expensive than the terminal device 12A, has faster processing speed, has a larger storage capacity, and has higher performance.

The terminal device 12A receives game images and game sounds from the game execution device 10, displays the received game images on a display device, and outputs the received game sounds to a sound output device.

---Hardware configuration---
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the game execution device 10 shown in FIG. 1. As shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 2, the game execution device 10 includes a motherboard 20, a communication device 26, and a storage device 28. The motherboard 20 mainly includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 22 and a memory 24 .

In the motherboard 20, the CPU 22 functions as various functional means by executing predetermined programs stored in the memory 24, storage device 28, or the like. Details of this functional means will be described later.

The communication device 26 includes a communication interface for communicating with external devices. The communication device 26 transmits and receives various information to and from the terminal device 12A, for example.

The storage device 28 is composed of a hard disk or the like. This storage device 28 stores various programs and various information necessary for execution of processing on the motherboard 20, and information on processing results. In this embodiment, the storage device 28 stores a plurality of game programs in order to execute a plurality of games.

Note that FIG. 2 only shows a part of the main hardware configuration that the game execution device 10 has, and the game execution device 10 may include other configurations that are generally included in information processing devices. .

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the terminal device 12A shown in FIG. 1.

As shown in FIG. 3, the terminal device 12A includes a motherboard 30, a coin shooter 32, a display device 34, a sound output device 36, an input device 38, and a communication device 40. Note that the terminal device 12A may include an electronic payment device that can pay the play fee by electronic payment together with the coin shooter 32 or instead of the coin shooter 32.

The motherboard 30 has lower performance and is cheaper than the motherboard 20 of the game execution device 10, for example. This motherboard 30 mainly includes a CPU 30A and a memory 30B. The CPU 30A controls various devices such as the display device 34 and the sound output device 36. The memory 30B, for example, temporarily stores video data received from the game execution device 10.

The coin shooter 32 accepts coin payments from the player as game play fees.

The display device 34 displays game images of the game.

The sound output device 36 outputs game sound of the game.

The input device 38 inputs the player's operation to the terminal device 12A.

The communication device 40 is configured with a communication interface and the like for communicating with external devices. The communication device 40 transmits and receives various information to and from the game execution device 10, for example.

---Functional configuration---
FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the game system 1A according to the first embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 4, the game execution device 10 of the game system 1A includes an execution means 62, a composition means 64, and a distribution means 66 as functional configurations. These functional configurations are realized by the CPU 22 executing various programs such as game programs. Further, the terminal device 12A of the game system 1A includes an extracting means 70 and an adjusting means 72 as functional configurations.

The execution means 62 has a function of executing a plurality of games in parallel and generating game video data of the plurality of games in response to execution requests from the plurality of terminal devices 12A.

The synthesizing means 64 has a function of synthesizing game image data of a plurality of games to generate synthesized image data. For example, the synthesizing means 64 generates composite video data such that a video based on the composite video data is composed of game videos based on a plurality of game video data arranged side by side. In other words, the composite video data is generated such that the video based on the composite video data is divided into game videos based on a plurality of game video data. Further, for example, the synthesizing means 64 generates composite video data such that game videos based on game video data of a plurality of games are alternately replaced every predetermined number of frames. This predetermined number is preferably 10 or less, such as 1, 5, or 10, for example.

The distribution means 66 has a function of simultaneously distributing the composite video data synthesized by the composition means 64 to the plurality of terminal devices 12A.

The extraction means 70 has a function of extracting game video data corresponding to a game requested to be executed by the terminal device 12A from the composite video data when the composite video data is distributed from the game execution device 10.

The adjusting means 72 has a function of adjusting the game video data extracted by the extracting means 70 for viewing by the player. For example, when game video data is extracted from composite video data in which game videos based on a plurality of game video data are arranged side by side, the adjusting means 72 adjusts the adjustment unit 72 so that the game video based on the game video data is enlarged. , adjust game video data.

--- Game processing flow ---
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of game processing in the game system 1A according to the first embodiment. Note that the order and contents of the following processes can be changed as appropriate. Further, although there are a plurality of terminal devices 12A, each process is the same, so FIG. 5 only describes the process of one terminal device 12A.

(Step SP10)
The terminal device 12A accepts payment of a predetermined number of coins as a predetermined play fee via the coin shooter 32. The process then moves to step SP12.

(Step SP12)
The terminal device 12A transmits a game execution request including the game ID of the game to the game execution device 10. The process then moves to step SP14.

(Step SP14)
The game execution device 10 receives a game execution request from the terminal device 12A. In response to this, the game execution device 10 waits for a predetermined period of time, such as one second. The process then moves to step SP16.

(Step SP16)
The game execution device 10 determines whether a predetermined period of time, such as one minute or three minutes, has elapsed since receiving the game execution request. If the determination is affirmative, the process moves to step SP20, and if the determination is negative, the process moves to step SP18.

(Step SP18)
The execution means 62 of the game execution device 10 determines whether an execution request is received from the terminal devices 12A of two or more predetermined number of players, for example two or five players. If the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step SP20, and if the determination is negative, the process returns to step SP14.

(Step SP20)
The execution means 62 executes multiple games corresponding to the game IDs included in the multiple execution requests in parallel. Note that if there is only one execution request, the execution means 62 executes one game corresponding to the game ID included in the execution request, but in the following, the execution means 62 executes multiple games in parallel. This section explains only the case where it is executed. Furthermore, the types of the plurality of games may be the same or different. The process then moves to step SP22.

(Step SP22)
The synthesizing means 64 of the game execution device 10 synthesizes the game image data of the plurality of games being executed by the execution means 62 so that the game image based on the synthesized image data is displayed (configured) side by side. to generate composite video data. Furthermore, the synthesizing means 64 associates the game sounds of the plurality of games being executed by the executing means 62 with respective channels.

FIG. 6(A) is an image diagram of a game image when it is assumed that a game image based on composite image data generated by the synthesizing means 64 is displayed on any screen.

As shown in FIG. 6A, for example, when a plurality of games is composed of a first game and a second game, the game video 60 based on the composite video data is the game video 60A of the first game and the second game. Game images 60B of the two games are displayed side by side.

Returning to FIG. 5, the process moves to step SP24.

(Step SP24)
The distribution means 66 of the game execution device 10 sends a plurality of game sounds (hereinafter sometimes referred to as "synthesized video data, etc.") whose channel is associated with the synthesized video data synthesized by the synthesizing means 64 to a plurality of users who have requested execution. It has a function of simultaneously delivering data to the terminal devices 12A. The process then moves to step SP26.

(Step SP26)
The terminal device 12A receives composite video data and the like from the game execution device 10. In response, the extraction means 70 of the terminal device 12A extracts game video data corresponding to the game requested by the terminal device 12A from the received composite video data.

FIG. 6(B) is an image diagram continued from FIG. 6(A), assuming that the game video 60A based on the game video data of the first game extracted by the extraction means 70 is displayed on any screen. FIG. 6 is an image diagram of a game video 60A in this case.

As shown in FIG. 6(B), the game video 60A of the first game is in a state where the size is not suitable for viewing by the player.

Returning to FIG. 5, the process moves to step SP28.

(Step SP28)
The adjustment means 72 of the terminal device 12A adjusts the game video data extracted by the extraction means 70 so that the game video based on the game video data is expanded along the display screen size of the display device 34 of the terminal device 12A.

FIG. 6(C) is an image diagram continuing from FIG. 6(B), and is an image diagram of the game image 60A of the first game based on the adjusted game image data.

As shown in FIG. 6(C), the game video 60A is enlarged to a size suitable for viewing by the player, compared to the state shown in FIG. 6(B).

Returning to FIG. 5, the process moves to step SP30.

(Step SP30)
The terminal device 12A displays a game video based on the adjusted game video data on the display device 34. Further, the terminal device 12A outputs the game sound associated with the game ID or the channel corresponding to the terminal device 12A, out of the game sounds received from the game execution device 10, via the sound output device 36. The process then moves to step SP32.

(Step SP32)
The terminal device 12A receives the input of the player's operation from the input device 38. Subsequently, the terminal device 12A transmits the game ID (or player ID) of the game as well as the operation information of the accepted operation to the game execution device 10. The process then moves to step SP34.

(Step SP34)
The game execution device 10 receives the game ID and operation information from the terminal device 12A. In response to this, the execution means 62 specifies the game based on the received game ID, and proceeds with the specified game based on the received operation information. The process then moves to step SP36.

(Step SP36)
The game execution device 10 determines whether to end the game based on the progress of the game. If the determination is affirmative, the series of processes shown in FIG. 5 ends, and if the determination is negative, the process returns to SP22.

---effect---
As described above, the game system 1A according to the first embodiment includes a plurality of terminal devices 12A and a game execution device 10 that can communicate with the plurality of terminal devices 12A. The game execution device 10 includes an execution unit 62 that executes a plurality of games in parallel and generates game video data of the plurality of games in response to execution requests from the plurality of terminal devices 12A; It includes a synthesizing means 64 for synthesizing game image data to generate synthesized image data, and a distributing means 66 for distributing the synthesized image data synthesized by the synthesizing means 64 to the plurality of terminal devices 12A. Each terminal device 12A also includes an extraction unit 70 for extracting game video data corresponding to the game requested to be executed by the terminal device 12A from the composite video data when the composite video data is distributed from the game execution device 10. and an adjusting means 72 for adjusting the game video data extracted by the extracting means 70 for viewing.
According to this configuration, since the game video data of the plurality of games are combined to generate the composite video data, the game video data of the multiple games can be distributed as the composite video data to the plurality of terminal devices 12A substantially simultaneously. Then, each terminal device 12A side extracts and adjusts the game video data corresponding to the game requested by the terminal device 12A from the composite video data, so that multiple players can play the game simultaneously on each terminal device 12A. can play games. Furthermore, since the game is not executed on the terminal device 12A side, the terminal device 12A can be prepared at low cost without requiring a high-performance motherboard 30 for that purpose.

Furthermore, in the game system according to the first embodiment, the compositing means 64 generates and adjusts composite video data such that a video based on the composite video data is composed of game videos based on a plurality of game video data arranged side by side. The means 72 adjusts the game video data so that the game video based on the extracted game video data is enlarged.
According to this configuration, on the game execution device 10 side, there is no need to perform corresponding processing for each terminal device 12A, so the load on the game execution device 10 can be reduced.

<Second embodiment>
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. The second embodiment differs in that the game execution apparatus 10 is installed in a plurality of regions and further includes a server apparatus capable of communicating with these game execution apparatuses 10 and a plurality of terminal devices.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing an example of the overall configuration of a game system 1B according to the second embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 7, a game system 1B according to the second embodiment includes a plurality of game execution devices 10, a plurality of terminal devices 12B, and a server device 16. These devices can communicate with each other via a communication network NT, such as the Internet or a telephone line.

The game execution device 10 is installed in each facility S in a plurality of regions.

The terminal device 12B is different from the terminal device 12A described in the first embodiment, and is not provided in the facility S, but is a smartphone, tablet, or personal computer owned by the player P.

The server device 16 has a function of matching the terminal device 12B and the game execution device 10. The hardware configuration of this server device 16 is similar to the hardware configuration of the game execution device 10 shown in FIG. Further, the server device 16 includes a storage means 80, a measurement means 82, and a selection means 84 as functional configurations.

The storage means 80 has a function of storing, for example, a facility table 80A and player information 80B. The facility table 80A includes connection destination information such as a plurality of facilities S and an IP (Internet Protocol) address for communication connection to the game execution device 10 of each facility S for each region, specifically, for each prefecture. are linked and registered. The player information 80B includes, for example, authentication information such as a user ID and password, a user name, and contact information. Furthermore, the storage means 80 may store play data for each player. Note that the play data is save data in which the progress of the game is recorded.

The measuring means 82 has a function of measuring the communication speed between a plurality of game execution devices 10 installed in a plurality of regions and the terminal device 12B when a request is received from the terminal device 12B.

The selection means 84 selects one game execution apparatus from among the plurality of game execution apparatuses 10 based on the measurement results of the measurement means 82, and instructs the terminal apparatus 12B to make a communication connection to the selected one game execution apparatus. It has a function to output.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of game processing in the game system 1B according to the second embodiment. Note that the order and contents of the following processes can be changed as appropriate.

(Step SP50)
The terminal device 12B transmits a login request including the user ID, password, IP address, etc. of the player P to the server device 16. The process then moves to step SP52.

(Step SP52)
The server device 16 receives a login request from the terminal device 12B. In response, the server device 16 executes authentication processing based on the user ID and password included in the login request and the player information 80B. If this authentication process is successful, the process moves to step SP54. Note that if the authentication process fails, an error is output to the terminal device 12B, and then the series of processes shown in FIG. 8 ends.

(Step SP54)
The measuring means 82 of the server device 16 extracts one facility from among the plurality of facilities S for each region. When facilities representing each region are registered in the facility table 80A in the server device 16, the measuring means 82 selects one representative facility from among the plurality of facilities S for each region based on the facility table 80A. Extract. The process then proceeds to step SP56.

(Step SP56)
The measuring means 82 acquires each IP address as the connection destination information of the game execution device 10 of each extracted facility from the facility table 80A. Subsequently, the measuring means 82 outputs (sends) to the terminal device 12B a measurement instruction for measuring the communication speed between the game execution device 10 of one facility extracted for each region and the terminal device 12B. Note that this measurement instruction includes the IP address of the game execution device 10 of each facility acquired by the measurement means 82. The process then proceeds to step SP58.

(Step SP58)
The terminal device 12B receives the measurement instruction from the server device 16. In response, the terminal device 12B calculates the communication speed between the terminal device 12B and the game execution device 10 of one facility extracted for each region based on each IP address included in the measurement instruction. Measure. Subsequently, the terminal device 12B transmits the communication speed measurement result to the server device 16. The process then moves to step SP60.

(Step SP60)
The server device 16 receives the measurement results from the terminal device 12B. In response to this, the measuring means 82 extracts one area that is linked to the facility that has the fastest communication speed among the received measurement results. The process then moves to step SP62.

(Step SP62)
The measuring means 82 acquires each IP address as connection destination information of the game execution device 10 of a plurality of facilities S linked to one extracted area from the facility table 80A. Next, the measuring means 82 outputs (sends) a measurement instruction to measure the communication speed between the terminal device 12B and the game execution devices 10 of the plurality of facilities S linked to one area to the terminal device 12B. )do. Note that this measurement instruction includes each IP address acquired by the measurement means 82. The process then moves to step SP64.

(Step SP64)
The terminal device 12B receives the measurement instruction from the server device 16. In response, the terminal device 12B establishes communication between the terminal device 12B and the game execution devices 10 of the plurality of facilities S linked to one area based on each IP address included in the measurement instruction. Measure the speed of each. Subsequently, the terminal device 12B transmits the communication speed measurement result to the server device 16. The process then moves to step SP66.

(Step SP66)
The server device 16 receives the communication speed measurement result from the terminal device 12B. In response, the selection means 84 of the server device 16 selects the game execution device of one facility from among the game execution devices 10 of the plurality of facilities S linked to one area, based on the received measurement result. select. Specifically, the selection means 84 selects the game execution device of the facility S that showed the fastest communication speed among the measurement results. The process then moves to step SP68.

(Step SP68)
The measuring means 82 acquires the availability status of the game execution device 10 of the facility S selected by the selecting means 84. Subsequently, the selection means 84 determines whether the acquired availability status is equal to or greater than a threshold value, such as 90% or 95%. If the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step SP70, and if the determination is negative, the process returns to step SP66. Note that when the process returns to step SP66, the selection means 84 selects one of the game execution devices 10 of a plurality of facilities S linked to one area, excluding the game execution device 10 of the facility S that has been selected once. The game execution device 10 of one facility is selected.

(Step SP70)
The selection means 84 transmits (outputs) a connection instruction to the terminal device 12B to establish a communication connection to the game execution device 10 of the selected one facility S. This connection instruction includes the IP address of the game execution device 10 of the selected facility S. The process then moves to step SP72.

(Step SP72)
The terminal device 12B receives a connection instruction from the server device 16. In response, the terminal device 12B establishes a communication connection with the game execution device 10 of the one facility S selected by the selection means 84, based on the IP address included in the received connection instruction. The process then moves to step SP74.

(Step SP74)
The terminal device 12B transmits a game execution request to the game execution device 10 with which a communication connection has been established. The process then moves to step SP14 shown in FIG.

As described above, in the game system 1B according to the second embodiment, the game execution device 10 is installed in a plurality of regions and further includes a server device 16 capable of communicating with a plurality of terminal devices 12B. When a request is received from a plurality of game execution devices 10 installed in a plurality of regions and the communication speed between the terminal device 12B and the measurement means 82, based on the measurement results of the measurement means 82, It includes a selection means 84 that selects one game execution apparatus from among the plurality of game execution apparatuses 10 and outputs an instruction to the terminal device 12B to establish a communication connection to the selected one game execution apparatus.
According to this configuration, a game execution device of one facility for communication connection with the terminal device 12B is selected from among the game execution devices 10 of a plurality of facilities S based on the communication speed measurement results, so that, for example, the terminal device By selecting a game execution device with a faster communication speed than when the device 12B and the server device 16 communicate, it is possible to suppress network delays in the communication network NT when providing the game to the player P. Further, since the server device 16 does not need to have high performance enough to execute the game, installation costs can be suppressed. In addition, since the game execution process can be effectively utilized by having the game execution device 10 of the facility S perform the game execution processing, the operation cost can be suppressed.

<Modified example>
Note that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. In other words, the scope of the present invention includes modifications to the above-described embodiments made by those skilled in the art as long as they have the characteristics of the present invention. Furthermore, the elements of the above-mentioned embodiment and the modified examples described below can be combined to the extent technically possible, and combinations of these are also included within the scope of the present invention as long as they include the features of the present invention.

For example, in the first embodiment, a case has been described in which the play fee is determined in advance, but the play fee may be determined freely by the player. Furthermore, a membership rank may be associated with the player and stored in the storage means 80. Note that the membership rank increases, for example, as the total amount of play fees paid by the player in the past increases.
Here, the synthesizing means 64 or the adjusting means 72 may change the resolution of the game video data according to the player's membership rank or the play fee paid by the player. In this case, the ratio occupied by each game video in the composite video data is changed (the higher the resolution, the larger the ratio). For example, the higher the membership rank or play fee, the higher the resolution of the game video data. According to this configuration, it is possible to prompt the player to pay the play fee.
Furthermore, the execution means 62 may change the number of games to be executed in parallel depending on the membership rank of the player or the play fee paid by the player. For example, the higher the membership rank or play fee, the fewer games may be executed in parallel. Conversely, the game execution device 10 may change the game play fee depending on the number of games executed by the execution means 62.

Further, in the second embodiment, a case where a plurality of players play the game has been described, but each embodiment can also be applied to a case where a single player plays the game. For example, if the game is in 3D space and has multiple viewpoints, the execution means 62 may execute multiple identical games from different viewpoints. In this case, since composite video data including game video data based on a plurality of viewpoints is delivered to the terminal device 12B, the terminal device 12B receives game video data based on a single viewpoint desired by the player from the composite video data. By simply extracting , it is possible to allow the player to view the game video from the viewpoint that the player wants to see, without performing calculation processing to switch viewpoints.

1A: Game system, 1B: Game system, 10: Game execution device, 12A: Terminal device, 62: Execution means, 64: Synthesis means, 66: Distribution means, 70: Extraction means, 72: Adjustment means

Claims (6)

A game system comprising a plurality of terminal devices and a game execution device capable of communicating with the plurality of terminal devices,
The game execution device includes:
Execution means for executing a plurality of games in parallel to generate game video data of the plurality of games in response to execution requests from the plurality of terminal devices;
compositing means for composing game video data of the plurality of games to generate composite video data common to the plurality of terminal devices ;
distribution means for distributing the common composite video data to the plurality of terminal devices;
Equipped with
Each terminal device is
Extracting means for extracting game video data corresponding to a game requested to be executed by the terminal device from the common composite video data when the common composite video data is distributed from the game execution device;
adjustment means for adjusting the game video data extracted by the extraction means for viewing;
Equipped with
game system. The synthesizing means generates the common composite video data such that the video based on the common composite video data is composed of game videos based on game video data of the plurality of games side by side ,
The adjusting means adjusts the game video data so that the game video based on the game video data is expanded.
The game system according to claim 1. The game execution device is installed in multiple regions,
further comprising a server device capable of communicating with the plurality of terminal devices,
The server device includes:
a measuring means for measuring a communication speed between a plurality of game execution devices installed in the plurality of regions and the terminal device when receiving a request from the terminal device;
selection means for selecting one game execution device from among the plurality of game execution devices based on the measurement result of the measurement means and outputting an instruction to the terminal device to establish a communication connection to the selected one game execution device; ,
Equipped with
The game system according to claim 1 or 2. The server device includes an acquisition unit that acquires availability information from the plurality of game execution devices,
The selection means selects one game execution device from the plurality of game execution devices based on the measurement result and the availability status.
The game system according to claim 3. changing the resolution of the game video data according to the player's membership rank or the play fee paid by the player;
The game system according to any one of claims 1 to 4. changing the game play fee according to the number of games executed by the execution means;
The game system according to any one of claims 1 to 5.

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