JP7469765B2 - GAME PROVIDING SYSTEM, GAME PROVIDING METHOD, AND SERVER DEVICE - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a game provision system, a game provision method, and a server device.

Conventionally, game systems including information processing devices that execute games are known. For example, Patent Literature 1 discloses a game system that includes a server device and multiple terminal devices and allows users to play against each other.

Patent No. 5841280

Conventionally, a game may be operated for a relatively long period of time. In such cases, the difference in experience of playing the game between multiple users is likely to be relatively large. On the other hand, when multiple users compete or cooperate in the game, if the difference in experience of playing the game between the multiple users is relatively large, each user may not necessarily be able to play the game under fair conditions. Also, for example, even among users with the same level of experience in playing the game, there may be bias in game parameters for each user, or the game media such as characters owned in the game may differ. In such cases, when multiple users compete or cooperate in the game, each user may not necessarily be able to play the game under fair conditions. If each user cannot necessarily play the game under fair conditions, the motivation of the users to play the game may be diminished. Therefore, it is desirable to motivate users to play the game.

The objective of the present invention, which was made in light of these circumstances, is to motivate users to play games.

A game provision system that solves the above problem includes a plurality of terminal devices each used by a plurality of users, and a server device that provides a game to the terminal devices, and when historical data of the game played by two users who are users of the game satisfies a predetermined condition, the server device corrects the user information used to execute the game of the second user using correction data based on user information including the play history of the game played by the first user who is a user of the game, and the second terminal device, which is a terminal device of the second user who is a user of the game and has the game application installed, acquires from the server device at least a portion of the user information corresponding to the second user that has been corrected based on the user information corresponding to the first user, displays at least a portion of the corrected user information on its own display unit, and executes the game using the corrected user information.

The game provision system that solves the above problem is a game provision system that includes a plurality of terminal devices each used by a plurality of users, and a server device that provides a game to the terminal devices, in which a terminal device of a first user who is a user of the game and on which an application for the game is installed receives at least a portion of the history data of the game played by the second user from the server device and outputs it to its own display unit, and transmits a first request to the server device requesting correction of user information used in the execution of the game of the second user, and the server device corrects the user information used in the execution of the game of the second user using correction data based on user information including the play history of the game played by the first user, and A terminal device of a second user who is a user of the game and on which an application for the game is installed receives from the server device at least a portion of the user information corresponding to the first user associated with the first terminal device that sent the first request, outputs at least a portion of the user information corresponding to the first user to its own display unit, sends a second request to the server device to correct the user information of the second user based on the user information corresponding to the first user, obtains from the server device at least a portion of the user information corresponding to the second user that has been corrected based on the user information corresponding to the first user, displays at least a portion of the corrected user information on its own display unit, and executes the game using the corrected user information.

A game providing method that solves the above problem is a game providing method for a game providing system that includes a plurality of terminal devices each used by a plurality of users, and a server device that provides a game to the terminal devices, wherein, when historical data of the game played by two users who are users of the game satisfies a predetermined condition, the server device executes a step of correcting the user information used in executing the game of the second user using correction data based on user information including the play history of the game played by a first user who is a user of the game, and the second terminal device, which is a terminal device of the second user who is a user of the game and has an application for the game installed, executes a step of acquiring from the server device at least a portion of the user information corresponding to the second user that has been corrected based on the user information corresponding to the first user, a step of displaying at least a portion of the corrected user information on its own display unit, and a step of executing the game using the corrected user information.
A method of providing a game that solves the above-mentioned problem is a method of providing a game for a system of providing a game including a plurality of terminal devices respectively used by a plurality of users, and a server device that provides a game to the terminal devices, the method comprising the steps of: a terminal device of a first user who is a user of the game, the first terminal device having an application for the game installed thereon, receiving from the server device at least a part of history data of the game played by the second user, and outputting the data to its own display unit; and transmitting to the server device a first request for requesting correction of user information used in execution of the game of the second user, the server device executing a step of correcting the user information used in execution of the game of the second user, using correction data based on user information including a play history of the game played by the first user, and The second terminal device, which is a terminal device of a second user who is a user of the game and has the game application installed, performs the steps of receiving from the server device at least a portion of the user information corresponding to the first user associated with the first terminal device that sent the first request, outputting at least a portion of the user information corresponding to the first user to its own display unit, sending a second request to the server device to correct the user information of the second user based on the user information corresponding to the first user, obtaining from the server device at least a portion of the user information corresponding to the second user that has been corrected based on the user information corresponding to the first user, displaying at least a portion of the corrected user information on its own display unit, and executing the game using the corrected user information.

The present invention can motivate users to play games.

1 is a block diagram of a game system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing information about a user. A figure showing information regarding game media. 11 is a flowchart showing a first operation of the server device. 13 is a flowchart showing a second operation of the server device. 13 is a flowchart showing a third operation of the server device. 13 is a flowchart showing a fourth operation of the server device.

The following describes an embodiment of the present invention.

(Game System Configuration)
An overview of a game system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to Fig. 1. The game system 1 includes a server device 10 and one or more terminal devices 20. For simplicity, three terminal devices 20 are illustrated in Fig. 1, but the number of terminal devices 20 may be determined arbitrarily.

The server device 10 is an information processing device such as a server managed by a game operator. The terminal device 20 is an information processing device used by a user, such as a mobile phone, smartphone, tablet terminal, PC (Personal Computer), or game device. The terminal device 20 is capable of executing a game application according to this embodiment. The game application may be acquired by the terminal device 20 from a predetermined application distribution server via a network 30 such as the Internet, or may be stored in advance in a storage device provided in the terminal device 20 or a storage medium such as a memory card readable by the terminal device 20. The server device 10 and the terminal device 20 are connected to each other so as to be able to communicate with each other via the network 30.

The server device 10 and the terminal device 20 cooperate to execute multiple processes related to the game. For example, the server device 10 and the terminal device 20 may share and execute a series of processes. Also, for example, the server device 10 and the terminal device 20 may each execute the same process. If the processing results of the same process match between the server device 10 and the terminal device 20, the server device 10 and the terminal device 20 may complete the process. On the other hand, if the processing results do not match between the server device 10 and the terminal device 20, the server device 10 and the terminal device 20 may, for example, complete the process by considering the processing result of the server device 10 to be correct, or may rewind the process before the execution of the same process. With this configuration, even if the communication quality between the server device 10 and the terminal device 20 temporarily decreases, the likelihood of the process being immediately interrupted is reduced. Also, even if an illegal process such as rewriting a parameter is performed in the terminal device 20, the likelihood of the illegal process being eliminated is improved.

(Game Overview)
An overview of the game according to this embodiment will be described. The game according to this embodiment includes one or more game parts. At least one of the one or more game parts may be executed using a game medium described below. During execution of the game part, the game medium may be operated by, for example, a user or AI (Artificial Intelligence). The AI may be realized by, for example, a processor provided in the server device 10 or the terminal device 20.

Game media is electronic data used in games, and includes any media, such as cards, items, virtual currency, tickets, characters, avatars, level information, status information, parameter information (such as health value and attack power), and ability information (skills, abilities, spells, jobs, etc.). Game media is also electronic data that can be acquired, owned, used, managed, exchanged, synthesized, enhanced, sold, discarded, or given as a gift by users within a game, but the manner in which game media is used is not limited to those explicitly stated in this specification.

Unless otherwise specified, "game media owned by a user" refers to game media associated with a user ID that can uniquely identify the user. Furthermore, "granting a game medium to a user" refers to associating the game medium with a user ID. Furthermore, "discarding a game medium owned by a user" refers to dissociating the association between a user ID and the game medium. Furthermore, "consuming a game medium owned by a user" refers to exerting some effect or influence in the game in response to dissociation of the association between a user ID and the game medium. Furthermore, "selling a game medium owned by a user" refers to dissociating the association between a user ID and the game medium, and associating another game medium (e.g., virtual currency or an item, etc.) with the user ID. Furthermore, "transferring a game medium owned by user A to user B" refers to dissociating the association between user A's user ID and the game medium, and associating the game medium with user B's user ID. Furthermore, "creating a game medium" refers to defining or determining at least a portion of the information related to the game medium.

The game part may include any content that the user can play in the game. For example, the game part may include content such as quests, missions, mini-games, obtaining, training, strengthening, and synthesis of game media, exploring the virtual space, and fighting against opponents (e.g., other users, enemy characters, enemy buildings, etc.). One or more predetermined game tasks may be set for each game part. If it is determined that the user has succeeded in achieving one or more game tasks set in the game part played by the user, the user may be given, for example, game media, etc. as a reward. The game tasks may be any task depending on the content of the game part, such as a task of winning a battle against an enemy character, a task of reaching a goal point in the virtual space, and a task of not allowing the user's character to reach a predetermined state (e.g., a state in which the health level is zero, which will be described later) until a predetermined time has elapsed. In addition, the achievement of a specific game task (clear task) among one or more game tasks set in the game part is also referred to as the completion of the game part. If a user playing a game part succeeds in achieving the clear task, the game part may be determined to be cleared, and the game part may end.

The one or more game parts may include a single-play game part and a multi-play game part. The single-play game part may include, for example, a game part (for example, a game part for one person) that is executed based on a user operation on one terminal device 20 used by one user. For example, one terminal device 20 alone, or one terminal device 20 and the server device 10 cooperate to execute the single-play game part. On the other hand, the multi-play game part may include, for example, a game part (for example, a game part for multiple people) that is common to two or more users and is executed based on a user operation on two or more terminal devices 20 used by two or more users. The game part common to two or more users may include, for example, a game part in which at least a part of the progress processing of the game part and at least a part of the processing result are commonly applied to the two or more users. For example, two or more terminal devices 20 cooperate, or two or more terminal devices 20 cooperate with the server device 10 to execute the multi-play game part. The multi-play game part may include a game part in which multiple users compete or cooperate in the game. A single game part may support both single and multiplayer.

(Configuration of the server device)
A specific description will be given of the configuration of the server device 10. The server device 10 includes a server communication unit 11, a server storage unit 12, and a server control unit 13.

The server communication unit 11 includes one or more interfaces that communicate with external devices wirelessly or via a wired connection to send and receive information. The server communication unit 11 may include, for example, a wireless LAN (Local Area Network) communication module or a wired LAN communication module. The server communication unit 11 is capable of sending and receiving information to and from the terminal device 20 via the network 30.

The server storage unit 12 includes one or more memories. The memories may include, for example, semiconductor memory, magnetic memory, or optical memory. The server storage unit 12 may function, for example, as a primary storage device or a secondary storage device. The server storage unit 12 stores information and programs used in game processing. At least a portion of the information and programs stored in the server storage unit 12 may be shared and synchronized with the terminal device 20. Below, specific examples of information stored in the server storage unit 12 are described.

(Information about the user)
The server storage unit 12 stores information about a plurality of users. Fig. 2 shows information about one user. The information about the user may include any information and data specific to the user. For example, the information about the user includes a user ID, user parameters, information about the game medium, and history data. In the information about the user, the user parameters, information about the game medium, and history data are each associated with a user ID.

The user ID is information that can uniquely identify a user. Hereinafter, the user ID will also be simply referred to as the user.

User parameters may include any parameters used when a user plays a game. For example, user parameters may include rank, maximum number of items owned, and deck capacity.

The rank is a parameter that indicates a user's proficiency or playing experience with a game. In this embodiment, the rank value may increase as the user plays the game. The higher the rank, the higher the user's proficiency with the game or the longer the playing experience.

The ownership limit indicates the maximum number of game media (e.g., characters or items) that a user can own in the game. In other words, the ownership limit indicates the maximum number of game media that can be associated with the user. For example, the ownership limit may increase as the rank increases.

The deck capacity is a parameter used to limit the game media that can be included in one deck. One deck may include one or more game media used in the game part. A "cost" parameter, which will be described later, is set for the game media. Any one or more game media owned by the user in the game may be included in the deck, as long as the total cost of each game medium included in the deck is equal to or less than the deck capacity. Here, an upper limit n of the game media that can be included in one deck may be set. In such a case, a maximum of n game media owned by the user in the game may be included in the deck, as long as the total cost of each game medium included in the deck is equal to or less than the deck capacity. For example, the deck capacity may increase as the rank increases.

The user parameters are not limited to the above-mentioned examples. For example, the user parameters may include information indicating one or more game parts that the user is permitted to play out of multiple game parts included in the game. Game parts that require permission to be played by the user may include, for example, game parts for multiplayer play, game parts for combining game media, and game parts for chatting with other users. For example, when the user's rank reaches a predetermined value, the number of game parts that the user is permitted to play may increase.

(Information about the game media)
The information about the game media may include any information and data specific to the game media owned by the user in the game. For example, the information about the game media shown in FIG. 3 shows information about two game media owned by the user in the game. For example, the information about the game media includes a game medium ID, a level, a rarity, a cost, a health level, and an attack power. In the information about the game media, the level, the rarity, the cost, the health level, and the attack power are associated with the game medium ID.

The game medium ID is information that can uniquely identify a game medium. Hereinafter, the game medium ID will also be referred to simply as the game medium.

The level is information that indicates the degree of growth of the game medium. For example, the higher the level value, the greater the degree of growth of the game medium. In this embodiment, the level may increase in response to the play of the game by a user who owns the game medium.

Rarity is information that indicates the degree of rarity of the game medium. For example, the higher the rarity value, the higher the rarity of the game medium. The rarity may increase as the user plays the game. For example, the upper limit of the level may increase as the rarity increases.

Cost is a parameter used in conjunction with the deck capacity described above to limit the game content that can be included in a single deck. For example, cost may increase with increasing level or rarity.

The health level is a parameter that indicates the degree of deterioration of the game medium. The health level of a game medium may decrease, for example, when the game medium is attacked by an opponent in a game part in which the game medium competes against another game medium that is an opponent. When the health level decreases to a predetermined value (for example, zero), any process that is disadvantageous in the game is executed on the game medium. Such process may include, for example, a process of temporarily prohibiting the game medium from performing an action, a process of temporarily erasing the game medium from the virtual space, and a process of varying the data of the game medium. Therefore, the greater the health level of the game medium, the more advantageous it is for the user. For example, the health level may increase in accordance with an increase in level or rarity.

Attack power is a parameter used to determine the amount of damage inflicted on an opponent by an attack of the game medium. The higher the attack power value, the greater the amount of damage inflicted on the opponent. The health of the opponent decreases by the amount of damage. Therefore, the greater the attack power of the game medium, the more advantageous it is for the user. For example, attack power may increase as the level or rarity increases.

The information about the game media is not limited to the above-mentioned example. For example, the information about the game media may include attributes set for the game media. The attributes are information indicating the attributes of the game media. The attributes may include a plurality of first attributes (e.g., fire attribute, wood attribute, water attribute, etc.) indicating the superiority/inferiority relationship between the game media in the match. At least one of the plurality of first attributes is associated with one game medium. For example, a game medium with a fire attribute inflicts more damage than usual on a game medium with a wood attribute, and inflicts less damage than usual on a game medium with a water attribute. In this way, for example, the fire attribute is advantageous against the wood attribute and disadvantageous against the water attribute. The attributes may include a plurality of second attributes (e.g., attack attribute, recovery attribute, balance attribute, etc.) that do not affect the superiority/inferiority between the game media in the match. At least one of the plurality of second attributes is associated with one game medium. Therefore, for example, one game medium may exist in which the first attribute is a fire attribute and the second attribute is an attack attribute.

(Historical Data)
2 may include any data related to the history of the game played by the user, for example, the history data may include a login history and an event history.

The login history may include any data related to the history of when the game application was launched. For example, the login history may include the date when the user first launched the game application using the terminal device 20 (first launch date), the number of days that have elapsed since the first launch date until the present, the past period during which the user launched the game application using the terminal device 20, the total number of days in that period, and the frequency with which the game application was launched.

The event history may include any data related to one or more events held in the game during a specified period in the past. Holding an event may include, for example, allowing at least some of a plurality of users who meet certain conditions to play the event. For example, the event history may include whether or not users have completed certain game tasks set for the event, as well as points, scores, titles, and the like that users have earned in the event.

The server control unit 13 shown in FIG. 1 includes one or more processors. The processors may include general-purpose processors and dedicated processors specialized for specific processing. The server control unit 13 controls the operation of the entire server device 10. An example of the operation of the server control unit 13 will be specifically described below.

The server control unit 13 stores various information and programs used in game processing in the server storage unit 12. The information used in game processing may include the above-mentioned information about the user and information about the game medium, etc.

The server control unit 13 transmits and receives information via the server communication unit 11. For example, the server control unit 13 may transmit at least a part of the information stored in the server storage unit 12 to the terminal device 20. In this way, the information stored in the server storage unit 12 and the information stored in the terminal device 20 are shared and synchronized. The timing of sharing and synchronizing the information may include, for example, the timing when new information is stored in the server storage unit 12 and the timing when the information stored in the server storage unit 12 is updated, but may be determined arbitrarily. Also, for example, the server control unit 13 may obtain any information input or determined in the terminal device 20 via the server communication unit 11. The information may include, for example, information input by a user.

The server control unit 13 cooperates with the terminal devices 20 to execute the game. For example, the server control unit 13 cooperates with one or more terminal devices 20 to execute a game part. For another example, the server control unit 13 cooperates with two or more terminal devices 20 to execute a series of processes for correcting information about a second user based on information about a first user. Details of the operation of the server device 10 and the terminal devices 20 that execute the series of processes will be described later.

(Configuration of terminal device)
A specific description will be given of the configuration of the terminal device 20. As shown in Fig. 1, the terminal device 20 includes a terminal communication unit 21, a terminal storage unit 22, a display unit 23, an input unit 24, and a terminal control unit 25.

The terminal communication unit 21 includes an interface that communicates with an external device wirelessly or wiredly and transmits and receives information. The terminal communication unit 21 may include a wireless communication module, a wireless LAN communication module, or a wired LAN communication module that supports a mobile communication standard such as LTE (Long Term Evolution) (registered trademark). The terminal communication unit 21 can transmit and receive information to and from the server device 10 via the network 30.

The terminal storage unit 22 includes, for example, a semiconductor memory, a magnetic memory, or an optical memory. The terminal storage unit 22 may function, for example, as a primary storage device or a secondary storage device. The terminal storage unit 22 may be built into the terminal device 20, or may be connected to the terminal device 20 via any interface. The terminal storage unit 22 stores information and programs used in game processing. For example, the terminal storage unit 22 may store a game application program acquired from a specified application distribution server. Hereinafter, the application program is also simply referred to as an application. The terminal storage unit 22 may store some or all of the information about the user, the information about the first game medium, the information about the second game medium, and the information about the third game medium acquired from the server device 10.

The display unit 23 includes a display device such as a liquid crystal display or an organic EL display. The display unit 23 is capable of displaying a variety of screens.

The input unit 24 includes any input interface that accepts user operations. The input interface may include, for example, a pointing device such as a mouse, physical keys, and a touch panel that is integral with the display unit 23.

The terminal control unit 25 includes one or more processors. The terminal control unit 25 controls the operation of the entire terminal device 20. An example of the operation of the terminal control unit 25 is specifically described below.

The terminal control unit 25 transmits and receives information via the terminal communication unit 21. For example, the terminal control unit 25 acquires information and programs used in processing the game. Specifically, the terminal control unit 25 may acquire a game application from a predetermined application distribution server. The terminal control unit 25 may acquire some or all of the information related to the area and the information related to the game medium from the server device 10.

The terminal control unit 25 launches a game application in response to a user operation. The terminal control unit 25 executes the game in cooperation with the server device 10. For example, the terminal control unit 25 causes the display unit 23 to display a screen used in the game. For example, a plurality of GUIs (Graphic User Interfaces) that detect user operations may be displayed on the screen. The terminal control unit 25 can detect user operations on the screen via the input unit 24. Also, for example, the terminal control unit 25 executes a series of processes in cooperation with the server device 10 and one or more other terminal devices 20 to correct information about the second user based on information about the first user.

(Operation of Server Device and Terminal Device)
The operation of the server device 10 and the terminal device 20 that cooperate to execute a series of processes for correcting information about the second user based on information about the first user will be specifically described.

The terminal control unit 25a of the first terminal device 20a of the first user transmits a first request to the server device 10, for example, in response to a user operation or automatically. The first user is a user who has already installed a game application on his/her own terminal device 20. The terminal control unit 25a may transmit the first request only a predetermined number of times (for example, once), for example, when the rank of the first user reaches a predetermined threshold (for example, 100 points). For example, the first request may include a request to invite a user who does not have the game application installed to the game, a request to prompt a dormant user who is not logged in to the game to log in, and a request to send a message from the first user to other users.

The server control unit 13 acquires a first request from the first terminal device 20a. The server control unit 13 creates identification information corresponding to the first user. The identification information is information that can uniquely identify the first user. The identification information may include, for example, the user ID of the first user. The server control unit 13 outputs the identification information so that the identification information can be notified to one or more second users.

Specifically, when a user who does not have a game application installed on his/her own terminal device 20 is the second user, the server control unit 13 may, for example, send the identification information directly to the second terminal device 20b of the second user via email, or may post the identification information on any homepage that the second user can view. Alternatively, the server control unit 13 may output the identification information to the first terminal device 20a of the first user and cause the first terminal device 20a to further output the identification information. The terminal control unit 25b may obtain the application from a specified application distribution server and install and launch it. When the game application is launched, the server device 10 and the second terminal device 20b cooperate to execute a specified user registration process. By executing the user registration process, information about the second user is stored in the server storage unit 12.

On the other hand, if the second user is a user who has already installed the game application on his/her own terminal device 20, the server control unit 13 may cause the second terminal device 20b to display the identification information while the second user is playing the game on the second terminal device 20b.

The terminal control unit 25b of the second terminal device 20b of the second user that has been notified of the above-mentioned identification information transmits a second request including the identification information to the server device 10. For example, the second request may include a request to correct information about the second user.

The server control unit 13 acquires the second request from the second terminal device 20b. The server control unit 13 may acquire the second request from each of the multiple second terminal devices 20b used by the multiple second users. The server control unit 13 creates correction data based on information about the first user. The server control unit 13 corrects information about the second user using the correction data.

For example, the server control unit 13 may correct at least a part of the user parameters (e.g., rank) included in the information about the second user based on the correction data. In such a case, the correction data may be created based on the rank of the first user. For example, if the rank value of the first user is x points, the correction data may include data for correcting the rank value of the second user to αx. Here, the coefficient α is, for example, 0.5, but may be arbitrarily determined. Alternatively, if the rank value of the second user before correction is y points, the correction data may include data for correcting the rank value of the second user to βx + (1-β)y. Here, the coefficient β may be 0<β<1. The same applies to the case where the ownership limit number and deck capacity are corrected among the user parameters.

According to this configuration, even if the second user has just started playing a game, the user parameters of the second user are corrected based on the game parameters of the first user who has a relatively long experience of playing games. Therefore, the second user can reach user parameters that could only be reached by spending a long time gaining experience playing games in a relatively short time. This makes it possible to motivate the second user to play the game. Also, for example, when the first user and the second user compete or cooperate in a game, the difference in user parameters between the first user and the second user is reduced, so that each user can play the game under conditions that are closer to fair. This makes it possible to motivate the first user to play the game.

For example, the server control unit 13 may correct at least a portion of the information about the game medium included in the information about the second user (e.g., the game medium owned by the second user in the game) based on the correction data. In such a case, the correction data may be created based on the information about the game medium associated with the first user (i.e., the information about the game medium owned by the first user in the game). For example, when the first user is associated with game medium A, the correction data may include data that associates another game medium B based on the game medium A with the second user. In such a case, the game medium B is granted to the second user by the correction. Here, the data of the game medium B except for the game medium ID (level, rarity, cost, health, and attack power) may be the same as or different from the data of the game medium A. For example, the level of the game medium B may be set to an initial value (e.g., 1 point) regardless of the value of the level of the game medium A. For example, the rarity of the game medium B may be set to a predetermined value (e.g., normal) regardless of the rarity of the game medium A.

According to this configuration, even if the second user has just started playing a game, the second user is given another game medium B based on the game medium A owned in the game by the first user who has a relatively long experience playing the game. Therefore, the second user can obtain the game medium B, which could only be obtained by spending a long time gaining game playing experience in the past, without spending a relatively long time. This makes it possible to motivate the second user to play the game. Also, for example, when the first user and the second user compete or cooperate in the game, the difference in the game media owned by the first user and the second user is reduced, so that each user can play the game under conditions that are closer to fair. This makes it possible to motivate the first user to play the game.

For example, the server control unit 13 may also correct at least a portion of the historical data included in the information about the second user based on the correction data.

Specifically, when the login history of the second user is corrected, the correction data may be created based on the login history of the first user. In such a case, the correction data may include data for a non-play period in which the second user is not playing the game. The non-play period may include, for example, a period before the second user installs the game application on the second terminal device 20b and a period in which the application is not started after the installation. When the login history of the second user is corrected using the correction data, for example, the first launch date when the second user first launched the game application using the second terminal device 20b may be corrected to a date further in the past. For example, the first launch date of the second user may be corrected to be the same date as the first launch date of the first user. Alternatively, the first launch date of the second user may be corrected to be any date between the first launch date of the first user and the first launch date of the second user.

According to this configuration, even if the second user has just started playing a game, for example, the first launch date of the second user is corrected to a date further back in time based on the login history of the first user who has a relatively long experience playing the game. Therefore, the second user can obtain a login history that could only be obtained by spending a long time gaining experience playing the game in the past, without spending a relatively long time. This makes it possible to motivate the second user to play the game. Also, for example, when the second user cooperates with another user in the game, the other user can be made to believe that the second user is a skilled user who has a relatively long experience playing the game. This increases the likelihood that other users will send a request to cooperate in the game to the second user, making it possible to motivate the second user to play the game.

More specifically, when the event history of the second user is corrected, the correction data may be created based on the event history of the first user. In such a case, the correction data may include data on events not played by the second user. Events not played by the second user may include events held during a non-play period of the second user, and events held during a play period in which the game was being played by the second user but not played by the second user. When the event history of the second user is corrected using the correction data, data such as, for example, whether or not the user achieved a predetermined game task set for the event, and the points, score, and title acquired by the user in the event, are added to the event history of the second user.

According to this configuration, even if a past event has not actually been played by the second user, the event history of the second user is corrected as if the event had been played by the second user. Therefore, the second user can obtain an event history that could only be obtained by spending time gaining game playing experience in the past, in a relatively short time. This makes it possible to motivate the second user to play the game. Also, for example, when the second user cooperates with another user in a game, the other user can be made to believe that the second user is a skilled user with a relatively long experience of playing games. This increases the likelihood that other users will send a request to cooperate in the game to the second user, making it possible to motivate the second user to play the game.

When the server control unit 13 corrects the information about the second user, it may allow the second user to play a specific game part based on the corrected information about the second user. For example, if the rank included in the information about the second user becomes equal to or greater than a specific value as a result of the correction, the second user may be able to play a specific game part (e.g., a game part for multiplayer, etc.). With this configuration, some game parts that could only be played by spending time gaining game playing experience in the past can now be played in a relatively short time. This makes it possible to motivate the second user to play the game.

The server control unit 13 may display at least a portion of the corrected information about the second user on at least one of the first terminal device 20a of the first user and the second terminal device 20b of the second user.

The server control unit 13 may correct information about multiple second users until the number of second users whose information is corrected reaches a predetermined upper limit. For example, the server control unit 13 may associate a predetermined reward (e.g., game media) with the first user each time the server control unit 13 corrects information about a second user.

(First Operation of Server Device)
A first example of the operation of the server device 10 that executes the above-mentioned process will be described with reference to FIG.

Step S100: The server control unit 13 stores various information and programs used in game processing in the server storage unit 12. For example, the server control unit 13 stores information about multiple users and information about the game medium.

Step S101: The server control unit 13 receives a first request from the first terminal device 20a of the first user.

Step S102: The server control unit 13 creates identification information corresponding to the first user and outputs the identification information so that the identification information can be notified to one or more second users.

Step S103: The server control unit 13 obtains a second request from the second terminal device 20b of the second user.

Step S104: The server control unit 13 creates correction data based on information about the first user.

Step S105: The server control unit 13 corrects the information about the second user using the correction data.

Step S106: The server control unit 13 allows the second user to play a specific game part based on the corrected information about the second user.

Step S107: The server control unit 13 causes at least a portion of the corrected information about the second user to be displayed on at least one of the first terminal device 20a of the first user and the second terminal device 20b of the second user.

As described above, when the server device 10 according to this embodiment receives a first request from the first terminal device 20a of a first user, it outputs identification information corresponding to the first user. When the server device 10 receives a second request including the identification information from the second terminal device 20b of a second user, it corrects information about the second user using correction data based on information about the first user. Conventionally, the second user had to spend time gaining experience playing a game, but according to the embodiment of the present invention having the above-mentioned configuration, the information about the second user is corrected relatively quickly. This makes it possible to motivate the second user to play the game.

Although the present invention has been described based on the drawings and examples, it should be noted that a person skilled in the art would be able to easily make various modifications and corrections based on this disclosure. Therefore, it should be noted that these modifications and corrections are included in the scope of the present invention. For example, the functions included in each means, step, etc. can be rearranged so as not to cause logical inconsistencies, and multiple means, steps, etc. can be combined into one or divided.

For example, in the above-described embodiment, the terminal device 20 may be configured to execute some or all of the operations and processes executed by the server device 10. Similarly, the server device 10 may be configured to execute some of the operations executed by the terminal device 20. For example, processes such as display control of various screens displayed on the terminal device 20 and control of various GUIs may be executed by either the server device 10 or the terminal device 20, or may be executed by the server device 10 and the terminal device 20 in cooperation with each other. Alternatively, the game system 1 may not include a server device 10. In such a case, the terminal device 20 may pre-store information received from the server device 10 in the above-described embodiment.

In the above-described embodiment, an example of the operation of the terminal device 20 has been described with reference to FIG. 4. However, some steps included in the operation, or some operations included in one step, may be omitted. The order of multiple steps may be changed as long as it is not logically inconsistent.

In the above embodiment, the server control unit 13 has been described as outputting the identification information of the second user. Here, the server control unit 13 may output any information related to the first user in addition to the identification information. For example, the server control unit 13 may output the user parameters of the first user, information related to the game medium, and history data. For example, the server control unit 13 may output the remaining number of second users who can correct the information related to the second user in addition to the identification information. With this configuration, the second user who visually recognizes the identification information and the information related to the first user can guess the degree of experience of the first user in playing the game. Therefore, for example, when the identification information of multiple first users is output, the second user can easily select the desired first user. This improves the usability of the game for the second user.

In the above embodiment, the server control unit 13 corrects information about the second user when it receives a second request from the second terminal device 20b of the second user. However, the server control unit 13 can also be configured to correct information about the second user when it receives a second request only if a certain condition is satisfied.

For example, when the server control unit 13 receives a second request from the second terminal device 20b of the second user, it may cause the first terminal device 20a of the first user to display at least a portion of the information about the second user for a predetermined period. The predetermined period may be determined arbitrarily. For example, the server control unit 13 may cause the first terminal device 20a to display historical data about the second user for the predetermined period. The terminal control unit 25a of the first terminal device 20a may send a correction request to the server device 10 to correct the information about the second user, for example, in response to a user operation. Then, when the server control unit 13 receives the correction request from the first terminal device 20a, it creates correction data and corrects the information about the second user.

With reference to FIG. 5, an example of a second operation of the server device 10 that executes the above-mentioned process will be described. The second operation may be executed in place of the above-mentioned first operation.

Steps S200 to S203: The server control unit 13 executes the same processing as steps S100 to S103 described above.

Step S204: When the server control unit 13 receives a second request from the second terminal device 20b of the second user in step S203, it causes the first terminal device 20a to display at least a portion of the information about the second user for a predetermined period of time.

Step S205: The server control unit 13 receives a correction request from the first terminal device 20a.

Steps S206 to S209: When the server control unit 13 receives the correction request in step S205, it executes the same processing as steps S104 to S107 described above.

With this configuration, the first user can check the information about the second user displayed on the first terminal device 20a and then select whether or not to correct the information about the second user. Therefore, as described below, the first user can select the desired second user as the correction target, improving the usability of the game for the first user.

Conventionally, for example, users who play a multiplayer game part in which multiple users compete or cooperate in a game have a desire to gather other users who have a similar amount of game playing experience as companions, such as friends or guild members in the game. However, in games that have been operated for a relatively long period of time, users with a relatively long gaming experience often already belong to the same guild, and it has not always been easy for users to gather new companions with the same amount of playing experience as themselves.

In contrast, according to an embodiment of the present invention, information about the second user is corrected based on information about the first user. Therefore, even if there is a difference in game playing experience between the first user and the second user, for example, it is possible to reduce the difference in user-related information between the first user and the second user. Therefore, for example, for a first user who is thinking of collecting friends in a game, it is possible to reduce the disadvantage of adding a second user who has a relatively short playing experience to his or her friends.

Here, for example, when the first user plays a multiplayer game part together with the second user, the second user may be required to start the game application when the first user is running the game application (for example, when logged in to the game). For this reason, it is desirable for the first user that the second user is highly proactive in the game (for example, the frequency of application startup is high in a predetermined period, the second user's rank increases a lot, the number of game tasks completed is large, the number of messages sent to other users is large, the number of responses to reinforcement requests from other users is large, or the number of times the multiplayer game part is played is large, etc.). According to an embodiment of the present invention, the first user can select whether or not to correct the information about the second user after checking the information about the second user displayed on the first terminal device 20a. For this reason, for example, at the stage of checking the information about the second user, if the second user is less proactive in the game, it is also possible not to correct the information about the second user. Such a configuration may be particularly useful, for example, when an upper limit is set on the number of second users whose information can be corrected.

Alternatively, when the server control unit 13 receives a second request from the second terminal device 20b of the second user, it can automatically determine whether or not a predetermined condition is satisfied based on at least a portion of the information about the second user during a predetermined period. For example, the predetermined condition may include a condition that the second user's enthusiasm for the game is higher than a predetermined standard (e.g., the frequency with which the second user launches a game application is higher than a predetermined threshold). With this configuration, similar to the configuration in which at least a portion of the information about the second user during a predetermined period is presented to the first user as described above, a second user who is considered desirable for the first user is automatically selected as a correction target, thereby improving the usability of the game for the first user. Also, for example, the predetermined condition may include a condition that a predetermined event (e.g., a tutorial event for beginners) has been completed.

In the above-described embodiment, a configuration was described in which the server control unit 13 corrects user parameters, information about the game medium, and history data, etc., included in the information about the second user, using correction data based on information about the first user. Here, a configuration is also possible in which the first user or the second user selects which information or data included in the second user information is to be corrected.

For example, a configuration example in which the second user is allowed to select the correction target will be described. When the server control unit 13 acquires the second request from the second terminal device 20b of the second user, the server control unit 13 causes the second terminal device 20b to display information on a plurality of correction data. The information on the correction data indicates the items to be corrected among the information on the second user. For example, the server control unit 13 may cause the second terminal device 20b to display six items, namely, rank, ownership upper limit number, deck capacity, information on the game medium, login history, and event history, as information on the plurality of correction data. The second user selects information on one or more arbitrary correction data from the information on the plurality of correction data displayed on the second terminal device 20b. An upper limit number of information on selectable correction data may be set. The terminal control unit 25b of the second terminal device 20b transmits information on at least one correction data selected based on a user operation to the server device 10. Then, when the server control unit 13 acquires information on at least one selected correction data, it creates the selected at least one correction data. For example, if "Rank" is selected as information related to correction data, correction data is created to correct the rank of the second user.

With reference to FIG. 6, an example of a third operation of the server device 10 that executes the above-mentioned process will be described. The third operation may be executed in place of the above-mentioned first operation.

Steps S300 to S303: The server control unit 13 executes the same processing as steps S100 to S103 described above.

Step S304: When the server control unit 13 receives a second request from the second terminal device 20b of the second user in step S303, it causes the second terminal device 20b to display information related to the multiple correction data.

Step S305: The server control unit 13 acquires information about at least one correction data selected in the second terminal device 20b from the second terminal device 20b.

Step S306: The server control unit 13 creates at least one correction data selected in step S305.

Steps S307 to S309: The server control unit 13 executes the same processing as steps S105 to S107 described above.

According to this configuration, the second user selects which information or data included in the second user information to correct. Therefore, for example, the second user can strategically select the target to be corrected, which enhances the strategic nature of the game. In addition, since the second user can strategically select the target to be corrected, the usability of the game is improved for the second user.

Also, for example, a configuration example in which the first user is allowed to select the correction target will be described. When the server control unit 13 acquires the first request from the first terminal device 20a of the first user, the server control unit 13 causes the first terminal device 20a to display information on multiple correction data. The first user selects information on one or more arbitrary correction data from the information on the multiple correction data displayed on the first terminal device 20a. An upper limit on the number of pieces of information on the selectable correction data may be set. The terminal control unit 25a of the first terminal device 20a transmits information on at least one correction data selected based on a user operation to the server device 10. The server control unit 13 outputs identification information corresponding to the first user and information on at least one selected correction data. For example, when "rank" is selected as information on correction data, in addition to the identification information of the first user, a message indicating that the correction target is "rank" may be output.

With reference to FIG. 7, an example of a fourth operation of the server device 10 that executes the above-mentioned process will be described. The fourth operation may be executed in place of the first operation described above.

Steps S400 to S401: The server control unit 13 executes the same processing as steps S100 to S101 described above.

Step S402: When the server control unit 13 receives the first request from the first terminal device 20a of the first user in step S301, it causes the first terminal device 20a to display information related to the multiple correction data.

Step S403: The server control unit 13 acquires information regarding at least one correction data selected in the first terminal device 20a from the first terminal device 20a.

Step S404: The server control unit 13 outputs identification information corresponding to the first user and information regarding at least one correction data selected in step S403.

Steps S405 to S409: The server control unit 13 executes the same processing as steps S103 to S107 described above.

According to this configuration, the first user selects which information or data included in the second user information to correct. Therefore, for example, the first user can strategically select the target to be corrected, which enhances the strategic nature of the game. In addition, since the first user can strategically select the target to be corrected, the usability of the game is improved for the first user.

In addition, in the above-described embodiment, at least a portion of the screen displayed on the terminal device 20 may be a web display displayed on the terminal device 20 based on data created by the server device 10, and at least a portion of the screen may be a native display displayed by a native application installed on the terminal device 20. In this way, the game according to the above-described embodiment may be a hybrid game in which the server device 10 and the terminal device 20 each handle part of the processing.

Furthermore, an information processing device such as a computer or a mobile phone can be suitably used to function as the server device 10 or the terminal device 20 according to the above-described embodiment. Such an information processing device can be realized by storing a program describing the processing contents for realizing each function of the server device 10 or the terminal device 20 according to the embodiment in a storage unit of the information processing device, and reading and executing the program by a CPU of the information processing device.
Next, the technical ideas that can be understood from the above-described embodiment and other examples will be described below.
[1] A game providing system including a plurality of terminal devices each used by a plurality of users, and a server device that provides a game to the terminal devices,
The server device,
when history data of the game played by a second user who is a user of the game satisfies a predetermined condition, correcting the user information used in executing the game by the second user using correction data based on user information including a play history of the game played by a first user who is a user of the game and has a relatively high parameter related to the game compared to the second user;
a terminal device of a second user who is a user of the game and in which an application for the game is installed;
acquiring, from the server device, at least a portion of the user information corresponding to the second user that has been corrected based on the user information corresponding to the first user;
Displaying at least a part of the corrected user information on a display unit of the user;
A game providing system that executes the game using the corrected user information.
[2] A terminal device of a first user who is a user of the game, the first terminal device having an application for the game installed thereon,
The game providing system according to [1], further comprising: transmitting a first request to the server device to request correction of user information used in execution of the game of the second user.
[3] A game providing system including a plurality of terminal devices each used by a plurality of users, and a server device that provides a game to the terminal devices,
A terminal device of a first user who is a user of the game and has a parameter related to the game relatively higher than that of a second user, the first terminal device having an application for the game installed therein,
receiving from the server device at least a portion of history data of the game played by a second user who is a user of the game, and outputting the received data on its own display unit;
Transmitting a first request to the server device, requesting a correction of user information used in execution of the game of the second user;
The server device,
correcting the user information used in executing the game of the second user using correction data based on user information including a play history of the game played by the first user;
a terminal device of a second user who is a user of the game and in which an application for the game is installed;
receiving, from the server device, at least a portion of the user information corresponding to the first user associated with the first terminal device that transmitted the first request;
outputting at least a portion of the user information corresponding to the first user to a display unit of the device;
sending a second request to the server device to correct the user information of the second user based on the user information corresponding to the first user;
acquiring, from the server device, at least a portion of the user information corresponding to the second user that has been corrected based on the user information corresponding to the first user;
Displaying at least a part of the corrected user information on a display unit of the user;
A game providing system that executes the game using the corrected user information.
[4] The second terminal device is
receiving parameters relating to the game of the first user from the server device;
The game providing system according to [3], further comprising: a display unit configured to display a game information of the first user and a display unit configured to display the game information of the first user.
[5] The second terminal device is
receiving information regarding the game content of the first user from the server device;
A game providing system as described in [3] or [4], which outputs information regarding the game medium of the first user to its own display unit.
[6] The second terminal device is
receiving historical data relating to the game of the first user from the server device;
A game providing system according to any one of claims [3] to [5], which outputs historical data relating to the game of the first user to the display unit of the system.
[7] The first terminal device is
receiving information regarding a plurality of correction data based on information corresponding to the first user from the server device, and outputting the information to a display unit of the device;
transmitting information indicating at least one correction data selected by the first terminal device from among the plurality of correction data to the server device;
The server device includes:
A game providing system described in any one of [3] to [6], in which the user information corresponding to the second user is corrected using the at least one correction data.
[8] The correction data includes first data during a non-play period in which the second user is not playing the game,
A game provision system described in any one of [1] to [7], wherein the server device adds the first data to the user information corresponding to the second user as historical data of the second user.
[9] The game provision system described in [8], wherein the corrected user information for the second user during the non-playing period includes data regarding events within the game that were playable during at least a portion of the non-playing period.
[10] The correction data includes second data regarding an event in the game not played by the second user;
A game provision system described in any one of [1] to [9], wherein the server device adds the second data to the user information corresponding to the second user as historical data of the second user.
[11] The correction data includes third data regarding an event in the game played by the first user;
A game provision system described in any one of [1] to [10], wherein the server device corrects the data regarding the event included as historical data in the user information corresponding to the second user using the third data.
[12] The user information corresponding to the first user used in the correction data includes information regarding a game medium associated with the first user,
the correction data includes information regarding another game medium based on the game medium associated with the first user;
The game provision system according to any one of claims [1] to [11], wherein the server device adds information corresponding to the other game medium to the user information corresponding to the second user as information regarding the game medium associated with the second user.
[13] The user information corresponding to the first user used in the correction data includes a user parameter of the first user,
the correction data includes a user parameter of the first user;
The game provision system according to any one of claims [1] to [12], wherein the server device corrects the user parameters of the second user included in the user information corresponding to the second user using the user parameters of the first user.
[14] A game provision system described in any one of [1] to [13], wherein the server device permits the second user to play a specified game part included in the game based on the user information corresponding to the second user after correction.
[15] A method for providing a game in a game providing system including a plurality of terminal devices each used by a plurality of users and a server device providing a game to the terminal devices, comprising:
The server device,
executing a step of correcting the user information used in the execution of the game by the second user using correction data based on user information including a play history of the game played by a first user who is a user of the game and has a relatively high parameter related to the game compared to the second user, when history data of the game played by a second user who is a user of the game satisfies a predetermined condition;
a terminal device of a second user who is a user of the game and in which an application for the game is installed;
acquiring, from the server device, at least a portion of the user information corresponding to the second user corrected based on the user information corresponding to the first user;
displaying at least a portion of the corrected user information on a display unit of the user;
and executing the game using the corrected user information.
[16] A method for providing a game in a game providing system including a plurality of terminal devices each used by a plurality of users, and a server device providing a game to the terminal devices, comprising:
A terminal device of a first user who is a user of the game and has a parameter related to the game relatively higher than that of a second user, the first terminal device having an application for the game installed therein,
receiving from the server device at least a portion of history data of the game played by a second user who is a user of the game, and outputting the data on a display unit of the server device;
transmitting a first request to the server device to request a correction of user information used in execution of the game of the second user;
The server device,
executing a step of correcting the user information used for executing the game of the second user by using correction data based on user information including a play history of the game played by the first user;
a terminal device of a second user who is a user of the game and in which an application for the game is installed;
receiving, from the server device, at least a portion of the user information corresponding to the first user associated with the first terminal device that sent the first request;
outputting at least a portion of the user information corresponding to the first user to a display unit of the device;
sending a second request to the server device to correct the user information of the second user based on the user information corresponding to the first user;
acquiring, from the server device, at least a portion of the user information corresponding to the second user, the user information being corrected based on the user information corresponding to the first user;
displaying at least a portion of the corrected user information on a display unit of the user;
and executing the game using the corrected user information.
[17] A server device that provides a game to a plurality of terminal devices each used by a plurality of users,
A storage unit that stores information about the plurality of users who are using a game, and a control unit,
The control unit is
when history data of the game played by a second user who is a user of the game satisfies a predetermined condition, correcting the user information used in executing the game by the second user using correction data based on user information including a play history of the game played by a first user who is a user of the game and has a relatively high parameter related to the game compared to the second user;
A server device that transmits the corrected user information to a second terminal device of the second user.
[18] A server device that provides a game to a plurality of terminal devices each used by a plurality of users, comprising:
A storage unit that stores information about the plurality of users who are using a game, and a control unit,
The control unit is
Transmitting at least a portion of history data of the game played by a second user who is a user of the game to a first terminal device used by a first user who is a user of the game and has a relatively high parameter related to the game compared to the second user;
acquiring, from the first terminal device, a first request for requesting correction of user information used in execution of the game of the second user;
When the first request is received, the device outputs identification information corresponding to the first user to a second terminal device of a second user who is playing the game;
acquiring, from the second terminal device, a second request including the information corresponding to the first user selected by the second user from among the first users output to the second terminal device;
Upon receiving the second request, correcting the information about the second user using correction data including a play history of the game played by the first user;
A server device that causes the second terminal device to display at least a portion of the corrected information regarding the second user.

REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 Game system 10 Server device 11 Server communication unit 12 Server storage unit 13 Server control unit 20 Terminal device 20a First terminal device 20b Second terminal device 21 Terminal communication unit 22 Terminal storage unit 23 Display unit 24 Input unit 25, 25a, 25b Terminal control unit 30 Network

Claims (13)

A game providing system including a plurality of terminal devices each used by a plurality of users, and a server device providing a game to the terminal devices,
The server device,
determining parameters of a second game medium, the second game medium having identification information that can uniquely identify each of the game media and that is different from the first game medium, based on parameters of a first game medium owned by a first user having a relatively high parameter related to the game compared to a second user who is a user of the game;
correcting user information corresponding to the second user by associating the second game medium having the determined parameters with the second user as a medium owned by the second user;
a second terminal device of the second user having the game application installed thereon,
acquiring, from the server device, at least a portion of the user information corresponding to the second user that has been corrected based on the user information of the first user selected by the second user ;
Displaying at least a part of the corrected user information on a display unit of the user;
A game providing system that executes the game using the corrected user information. A terminal device of the first user who is a user of the game and in which an application for the game is installed,
The game providing system according to claim 1 , further comprising: transmitting a first request to the server device, the first request requesting correction of the user information used in execution of the game of the second user. The second terminal device,
The game providing system of claim 2, further comprising: a display unit configured to display at least a portion of the corrected user information on the display unit of the game providing system; and a second request for correcting the user information of the second user based on the user information corresponding to the first user is sent to the server device. A first terminal device of the first user
receiving information on a plurality of items to be corrected, the information including items related to the game content, from the server device, and outputting the information on a display unit of the server device;
transmitting information indicating at least one item selected by the first terminal device from among the plurality of items to the server device;
The server device includes:
correcting the user information corresponding to the second user for the at least one item selected at the first terminal device;
The game providing system according to claim 2 or 3. The game providing system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the server device further corrects the user information by adding first data during a non-playing period in which the game is not being played by the second user to the user information corresponding to the second user as historical data of the second user. The game providing system according to claim 5 , wherein the corrected user information of the second user includes data regarding events within the game that were playable during at least a portion of the non-play period. The game providing system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the server device further corrects the user information by adding second data regarding an event in the game not played by the second user to the user information corresponding to the second user as historical data of the second user. The game providing system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the server device further corrects data regarding events in the game included as historical data in the user information corresponding to the second user using third data regarding the events played by the first user. The game providing system according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the server device further corrects the user parameters of the second user included in the user information corresponding to the second user using the user parameters of the first user. The game providing system according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the server device permits the second user to play a predetermined game part included in the game based on the user information corresponding to the second user after the correction. A game providing method for a game providing system including a plurality of terminal devices each used by a plurality of users, and a server device that provides a game to the terminal devices, comprising:
The server device,
determining parameters of a second game medium, the second game medium having identification information that can uniquely identify each of the game media and that is different from the first game medium, based on parameters of a first game medium owned by a first user having a relatively high parameter related to the game compared to a second user who is a user of the game;
correcting user information corresponding to the second user by associating the second game medium having the determined parameters with the second user as a medium owned by the second user;
a second terminal device of the second user having the game application installed thereon,
acquiring , from the server device, at least a portion of the user information corresponding to the second user that has been corrected based on the user information of the first user selected by the second user ;
Displaying at least a part of the corrected user information on a display unit of the user;
executing the game using the corrected user information ;
How the game is delivered. A server device that provides a game to a plurality of terminal devices each used by a plurality of users,
A storage unit that stores information about the plurality of users who are using a game, and a control unit,
The control unit is
determining parameters of a second game medium, the second game medium having identification information that can uniquely identify each of the game media being different from that of the first game medium, based on parameters of a first game medium owned by a first user who is a user of the game and who is selected by the second user and has relatively high parameters related to the game compared to a second user who is a user of the game;
correcting user information corresponding to the second user by associating the second game medium having the determined parameters with the second user as a medium owned by the second user;
A server device that transmits the corrected user information to a second terminal device of the second user. A game providing method for a server device that provides a game to a plurality of terminal devices respectively used by a plurality of users, comprising the steps of:
the server device includes a storage unit that stores information about the plurality of users who are using a game, and a control unit;
The control unit is
determining parameters of a second game medium, the second game medium having identification information that can uniquely identify each of the game media being different from that of the first game medium, based on parameters of a first game medium owned by a first user who is a user of the game and who is selected by the second user and has relatively high parameters related to the game compared to a second user who is a user of the game;
correcting user information corresponding to the second user by associating the second game medium having the determined parameters with the second user as a medium owned by the second user;
A game providing method, comprising: transmitting the corrected user information to a second terminal device of the second user.