KR102089578B1 - Game system, and computer programs used for it - Google Patents

Abstract

It provides a game system that can suppress unnecessary increases in difficulty. The game system 1 is provided with an input device having a plurality of key portions 9, and guides the operation timing for each key portion 9 based on the sequence data 38 and the actual operation for each key portion 9 Provides a music game to run the evaluation of. Further, the game system 1 determines whether each operation timing of the sequence data 38 satisfies the relaxation conditions for relaxing the evaluation criteria used for such evaluation. Specifically, the game system 1 determines, for example, whether each operation timing of the sequence data 38 corresponds to the normal object 42A or the special object 42B. Then, the game system 1 evaluates the operation on each key portion 9 based on the normal evaluation criteria when the object 42A corresponds, while it is the normal object 42B. The operation of each key portion 9 is evaluated based on the relaxation criteria for which the evaluation criteria have been relaxed.

Description

Game system, and computer programs used for it

The present invention guides each execution time based on sequence data in which each execution time to execute a play action is previously described, and is based on an evaluation criterion using each execution time of sequence data when a play action is executed. It relates to a game system or the like that provides a timing game for at least evaluating the play behavior by evaluating the actual execution timing of the play behavior.

Each execution time to execute the play action is guided for each execution time based on the previously described sequence data, and when the play action is executed, the play action is based on the evaluation criteria using each execution time of the sequence data There is a game system that provides a timing game that at least evaluates its play behavior by evaluating the actual execution timing of. For example, each of these execution timings is guided through a timeline that moves toward each instruction marker corresponding to each execution timing, and each instruction marker coincides with the timeline in time to reach each instruction marker of the timeline. A timing game that requires a touch operation for is known (for example, see Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent Publication No. 2010-36038

In the timing game of Patent Document 1, the user's gaze direction for viewing the timing of the touch operation coincides with the gaze direction for viewing the position where the touch operation is to be performed. For this reason, the user can perform a touch operation without changing the gaze direction. On the other hand, in some cases, the gaze directions do not coincide, for example, when the input device for inputting a game screen and a play action is spaced apart. For this reason, the user may have to input a play action without looking at the input device. As a result, when a play action with a high degree of difficulty is required, for example, when a continuous operation or an operation in which the position of the operation target is changed is required as a play action, there is a possibility that the difficulty may rise more than necessary. In such a case, if the evaluation is performed using the same evaluation criteria as normal, the evaluation may be lowered than necessary, resulting in a decrease in user motivation. Such a possibility may similarly occur when manipulation with high difficulty is required even if the gaze directions are coincident, for example.

Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a game system or the like capable of suppressing unnecessary increase in difficulty.

The game system of the present invention guides each execution time based on sequence data in which each execution time to execute a play action is previously described, and each execution time of the sequence data when the play action is executed It is a game system that provides a timing game for at least evaluating the play behavior by evaluating the actual execution timing of the play behavior based on the evaluation criteria using, each execution of the sequence data with relaxation conditions for relaxing the evaluation criteria Condition determination means for determining whether the timing is satisfied, and if the relaxation condition is not satisfied, evaluates the play behavior based on the evaluation criteria, while the evaluation criterion is relaxed when the relaxation condition is satisfied Evaluating the play behavior on the basis of the relaxed standards And a means for the.

On the other hand, the computer program of the present invention is configured to cause a computer connected to data storage means for storing the sequence data to function as each means of the above-described game system.

1 is a diagram showing an outline of the overall configuration of a game system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a perspective view showing an example of the appearance of a game machine.
3 is a diagram showing the configuration of a main part of a control system of a game system.
4 is a diagram schematically showing an example of a game screen of a music game.
5 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a normal evaluation range used for evaluation of a press operation on a normal object.
Fig. 6 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a special evaluation range used for evaluation of glycanity manipulation for a special object.
7 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an example of the contents of sequence data.
8 is a diagram showing an example of a flowchart of an evaluation processing routine.

Hereinafter, a game system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described. 1 is a diagram showing an outline of the overall configuration of a game system according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Fig. 1, the game system 1 includes a center server 2 and a game machine GM. The game machine GM is connected to the center server 2 via the network 3. As an example, the game machine GM is configured as a business (commercial) game machine. A commercial game machine is a game machine that plays a predetermined range of games for free or for a fee. As an example, the game machine GM provides a music game for a fee. Specifically, the game machine GM, for example, exchanges consumption of a predetermined price, and provides a music game within a range according to the price. Game machines GM are provided in a suitable number in commercial facilities such as stores 4.

The center server 2 is not limited to the example constituted by one physical device. For example, one logical center server 2 may be configured by a group of servers as a plurality of physical devices. Further, the center server 2 may be logically configured using cloud computing. Further, the game machine GM may function as the center server 2.

In addition, the user terminal 5 is connected to the center server 2 via the network 3. The user terminal 5 is a type of network terminal device that exhibits various functions by executing software distributed from the center server 2. In the example of Fig. 1, as an example of the user terminal 5, a mobile phone (including a smartphone) is used. Moreover, as the user terminal 5, for example, other network terminal devices such as personal computers, portable game machines, and portable tablet terminal devices are possible, and various network terminal devices provided for the user's personal use may also be used.

The network 3 may be configured to realize network communication using the TCP / IP protocol as an example. Typically, the network 3 may be configured by combining the Internet as a WAN and an intranet as a LAN. In the example of Fig. 1, the center server 2 and the game machine GM are connected to the network 3 through the router 3a, and the user terminal 5 through the access point 3b.

In addition, the network 3 is not limited to the form using the TCP / IP protocol. As the network 3, various forms using a wired line for communication or a wireless line (including infrared communication, short-range wireless communication, etc.) may be used. Alternatively, the communication between the user terminal 5 and the game machine GM, for example, does not use a communication line (including wired and wireless), and conforms to a predetermined standard to include various information such as two-dimensional codes. The generated code (for example, two-dimensional code) may be used. Therefore, the term network (or communication line) may include a form of transmitting and receiving information without using a line, such as a communication method using such a code.

The center server 2 provides various game machine services to the game machine GM or its users. As a game machine service, for example, a service for receiving user identification information from the game machine GM and authenticating the user may be provided. In addition, a service may be provided that receives and stores the play data of the authenticated user from the game machine GM, or provides the game data GM with the stored play data. Further, in the service for game machines, a service for distributing and updating programs or data of the game machine GM through the network 3, and matching users between users when a plurality of users play a common game through the network 3 The matching service to be performed may be included.

Further, the center server 2 provides various Web services to the user of the user terminal 5 through the network 3. The web service may include, for example, a game information service that provides various types of information about the game provided by the game machine GM. In addition, for example, the web service may include a delivery service for distributing various data or software (including updating data, etc.) to each user terminal 5. In addition, the Web service may further include services such as a community service that provides a field of exchange such as information transmission, exchange, and sharing by the user, and a service that provides a user ID for identifying each user.

2 is a perspective view showing an example of the appearance of the game machine GM. As shown in FIG. 2, the game machine GM may be provided with the housing 6, for example. Further, the housing 6 may be provided with a monitor MO, a control panel 7 and a speaker SP. For example, the monitor MO may be provided in the housing 6 with the display surface inclined upward at an angle. In addition, for example, the control panel 7 and the speaker SP may be respectively disposed on the front side and the inner side (upper side) of the monitor MO so as to sandwich such a monitor MO.

In addition, the control panel 7 may include the input device 8. For example, as the input device 8, a keyboard musical instrument type input device may be used. That is, the input device 8 may be configured in a keyboard shape. Then, the input device 8 is arranged to extend from one end in the left and right directions of the monitor MO to the other end as viewed from the user when the user stands in front of the housing 6 with the user facing the monitor MO. You may work. Specifically, the input device 8 may have a plurality of key portions 9, for example. Each key portion 9 is formed in a rectangle extending from the inner side to the front side, and may be configured to accept a press-in operation for press-in from upward to downward. That is, each key portion 9 may be configured as an operation portion to which a user's operation is input. Then, each of the key portions 9 may be arranged in parallel from one end in the left-right direction of the monitor MO to the other end so as to extend in parallel with each other. Further, the key portion 9 may include, for example, a white key portion and a black key portion corresponding to a white key and a black key of the keyboard musical instrument (arranged between adjacent white keys shorter than the white key).

Next, the main part of the control system of the game system 1 for providing a music game will be described. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration of main parts of the control system of the game system 1. As shown in FIG. 3, the center server 2 includes a control unit 10 and a storage unit 11. The control unit 10 is configured as a computer unit that combines a microprocessor and various peripheral devices such as internal storage devices (e.g., ROM and RAM) necessary for the operation of the microprocessor. In addition, an input device such as a keyboard or an output device such as a monitor may be connected to the control unit 10. However, such a city is omitted.

The storage unit 11 is connected to the control unit 10. The storage unit 11 may be formed of, for example, a large-capacity storage medium such as a magnetic tape, so that storage can be maintained even without supply of power. In the storage unit 11, for example, the server data 14 and the server program 15 may be stored. The server program 15 is a computer program required for the center server 2 to provide various services such as a game machine GM. As the control unit 10 reads and executes the server program 15, for example, a game machine service management unit 16 and a web service management unit 17 may be provided inside the control unit 20.

The game machine service management unit 16 may execute processing for providing the above-described game machine service, for example. On the other hand, the web service management unit 17 may execute processing necessary to provide the above-described web service. The game machine service management unit 16 and the Web service management unit 17 are logical devices realized by a combination of computer hardware and computer programs. In addition, various logical devices may be provided inside the control unit 10. However, such a city is omitted.

The server data 14 is data referred to with execution of the server program 15. For example, the server data 14 may include play data 14a. The play data 14a is data in which information about each user's past play performance is described. The play data 14a may be used, for example, to continue the play result (past performance) up to the previous time after the next session or to continue the setting contents unique to each user. For this reason, for example, the play data 14a may be configured such that information such as the performance of each user is described for each user ID for identifying each user. Further, the server data 14 may further include various data for realizing a game. For example, such data may include ID management data. The ID management data is data for managing various IDs such as a user ID. However, such a city is omitted.

On the other hand, the game machine GM includes a control unit 30 as a computer, a storage unit 31, a reader RD, the above-described monitor MO, a speaker SP, and an input device 8 It is prepared. The storage unit 31, the reader RD, the monitor MO, the speaker SP, and the input device 8 are all connected to the control unit 30. The control unit 30 is configured as a computer unit that combines a microprocessor and various peripheral devices such as internal storage devices (e.g., ROM and RAM) necessary for the operation of the microprocessor. In addition, various output devices or input devices may be connected to the control unit 30, for example, similarly to known game machines. For example, such an input device may include a well-known device for collecting a predetermined price, such as a coin authentication device. And, for example, coins or the like at a predetermined price may be collected through such a device. However, such a city is omitted.

The reader RD is a well-known device that reads various types of information stored in a storage medium in a non-contact state using, for example, short-range wireless communication. The reader RD may be used for reading information on the card CD as an example of the storage medium. Specifically, as an example, the reader RD may read information of the card CD owned by each user and output a signal corresponding to the information to the control unit 30.

The card CD may be provided with a nonvolatile storage medium (not shown) such as, for example, an IC chip or a magnetic stripe. Further, various information may be recorded on the card CD through such a nonvolatile storage medium or the like. In addition, for example, the information of the user ID (including information that can identify the user ID) may be included in such various information. Similarly, such various information may include information of a unique card ID for each card (CD) in order to manage each card (CD). In this case, for example, the card ID information may function as the user ID-identifiable information. That is, the card ID information may be recorded on the card CD as the user ID information as described above. Further, the card CD may be used for identification of each user, for example, as an ID card. In addition, various types of information include, for example, information on the amount of value used as a predetermined price (information for specifying the amount of value). For example, information on a card ID or a user ID functions as such information. May be included). Further, a predetermined price may be collected by consuming the amount of the value. That is, the card CD may be used for payment of a predetermined price as an example.

In addition, the card CD is not limited to the form of recording various information electronically. For example, the card CD may record various information through various codes such as a two-dimensional code. In this case, the reader RD may be configured to be able to read such codes by including a code reader capable of reading such codes. That is, the reader RD may be used for reading such codes.

The input device 8 includes, for example, a key portion 9 as described above, and may be used to input a user's play behavior through the key portion 9. As an example, the input device 8 may output the output signal corresponding to each key part 9 to the control unit 30 with the user's press-in operation to each key part 9. The monitor MO is a well-known display device for displaying various images and the like based on the output signal from the control unit 30. As an example, the monitor MO may display a game screen for playing a music game in accordance with the output signal from the control unit 30. Similarly, the speaker SP is a well-known output device (speech reproduction device) for reproducing various sounds based on the output signal from the control unit 30. The speaker SP may reproduce various sounds used in games, such as BGM, according to the output signal from the control unit 30, for example.

On the other hand, the storage unit 31 may be formed of, for example, a magnetic recording medium, an optical recording medium, a flash solid state drive (SSD), or the like, so that storage can be maintained even without supply of power. In the storage unit 31, a game program 34 and game data 35 are stored. The game program 34 is a computer program necessary for the game machine GM to provide a music game. With the execution of the game program 34, for example, a game providing unit 37 may be provided inside the control unit 30. The game providing unit 37 performs various processes necessary to provide a music game. The game providing unit 37 is a logical device realized by a combination of computer hardware and computer programs. In addition, various logical devices may be provided inside the control unit 30. However, such a city is omitted.

The game data 35 is data referred to in connection with the execution of the game program 34. Game data 35 may include music data 36 and sequence data 38, for example. The music data 36 is data necessary for reproducing various sounds such as music used in a music game on the speaker SP. The sequence data 38 is data necessary for informing the user when to perform an appropriate play action in a music game. For example, in the sequence data 38, an operation timing in which a press operation should be performed on an appropriate key portion 9 among a plurality of key portions 9 may be described in advance. Then, for example, in a music game, each operation timing described in the sequence data 38 and appropriate operations to be performed therein (for example, press-in operation to the appropriate key portion 9) may be guided. The details of the sequence data 38 will be described later.

Further, the game data 35 may further include various data for executing the game. For example, the above-mentioned play data 14a may be included in such various data. For example, at least part of the play data 14a may be provided from the center server 2 so that the necessary portion is included. Similarly, such various data may include, for example, the above-described ID management data and image data. The image data is data for displaying various images necessary for the game. However, such a city is omitted.

Next, the music game provided by the game machine GM will be described. Music game is a kind of timing game. The timing game is a type of game that evaluates the timing of appropriate play behavior. In the case of a music game, an execution time for performing the appropriate play action is provided along with the music piece. Further, in the music game, a timing coinciding with the rhythm of the music piece is used as the execution timing. That is, the music game is a type of game that guides the user to the rhythm of a piece of music when the appropriate play behavior should be performed, and evaluates the time when the play behavior is actually performed. Further, for example, a plurality of pieces of music may be prepared for play in a music game, and the pieces of music selected therefrom may be used for actual play.

For example, such a music game may be provided through a game screen displayed on the monitor MO. Specifically, for example, the game screen may include an instruction mark corresponding to each execution time and a reference mark functioning as a reference for the current time. And, for example, each execution time may be guided by the movement of the instruction mark (or vice versa, the reference mark may move to the instruction mark) which moves to match the position of the reference mark at each execution time. Further, as an appropriate play action, a press-in operation to the appropriate key portion 9 in accordance with the coincidence of the instruction mark and the reference mark may be employed.

4 is a diagram schematically showing an example of a game screen of a music game. As shown in Fig. 4, the game screen 40 includes, for example, a lane 41 corresponding to each key portion 9, an object 42 serving as an instruction mark, and a determination line serving as a reference mark ( 43) may be included. Specifically, for example, each lane 41 may be displayed as a curve extending to draw a parabola from the inner side of the game screen 40 toward the front side. That is, each lane 41 may be displayed to produce a virtual three-dimensional space having a depth on the inner side. Further, for example, the determination line 43 may be displayed on a front side of each lane 41 and may be displayed in a straight line extending to cross each lane 41.

In addition, the object 42 may be arrange | positioned at the suitable position of each lane 41, for example, so that each lane 41 functions as a time axis. Then, the object 42 is determined along the lane 41 to reach the decision line 43 at the operation time (execution time) at which the key portion 9 corresponding to each lane 41 should be press-fitted. 43). That is, the appropriate key portion 9 to which the operation timing is to be performed by the lane 41 in which the object 42 is arranged is guided by the match between the object 42 and the determination line 43, respectively. . In addition, the user may be required to press the key portion 9 corresponding to the lane 41 in which the object 42 is disposed, in accordance with the timing of coincidence between the object 42 and the determination line 43.

In addition, the object 42 may contain a plurality of types. For example, the object 42 may include the normal object 42A and the special object 42B which are different in kind from each other. Then, a plurality of types of play behavior may be requested through these objects 42. Specifically, for example, the normal object 42A may be used as the object 42 for instructing a single press operation. On the other hand, the special object 42B may be used as the object 42 for instructing an operation different from the single press operation. In this case, the operation timing corresponding to the special object 42B functions as the special execution timing of the present invention.

In addition, as such another operation, for example, the special object 42B may instruct multiple press-fitting operations to be continuously executed. For example, such a plurality of press-in operations may be directed to the same key portion 9 or may be directed to different key portions 9. For example, as an example of a case where a plurality of press-in operations are instructed to different key portions 9, the special object 42B may instruct a glycanity operation. Glysando operation is an operation corresponding to the so-called Glissando main method when playing a keyboard musical instrument. Specifically, the glycanity operation may correspond to, for example, an operation of lateral movement (slide) of the hand to the next key portion 9 after the indentation operation to the first key portion 9 is maintained. . Further, the special object 42B may be formed as one object 42 or may be formed to include a plurality of objects 42.

The example of FIG. 4 shows a case where the operation of the glycanity is guided through the special object 42B. In this case, for example, the special object 42B may be formed of a plurality of ordinary objects 42A connected to be connected in series by the connection line LL. That is, the special object 42B may include a plurality of ordinary objects 42A respectively corresponding to a plurality of press-in operations. Further, the plurality of ordinary objects 42A may be arranged at appropriate intervals. In this case, the operation timings respectively corresponding to the series of ordinary objects 42A function as a plurality of execution timings of the present invention.

In the example of Fig. 4, each of the series of ordinary objects 42A forming the special object 42B is arranged at intervals shorter than a predetermined interval by being continuous for a predetermined period. That is, the special object 42B is formed of a series of ordinary objects 42A that are connected at intervals shorter than a predetermined interval. For example, as such a predetermined interval, an interval sufficient to perform a separate press-fitting operation for each key portion 9 may be employed. Specifically, for example, when an individual press-fitting operation is performed twice, three of the key press 9 pressing operation, the hand raising operation, and the moving operation to the next key portion 9 are required. The interval at which the omission of the raising hand is required may be employed as a predetermined interval. As a result, the key portion 9 corresponding to the first normal object 42A of the series of normal objects 42A is pressed into the next key portion 9 to track the position of the next normal object 42A as it is pressed. The lateral movement operation, that is, the operation of the glycansity, may be prompted by the special object 42B. In addition, the predetermined interval is not limited to an interval such that the omission of the above-described hand lifting operation is required. For example, an interval longer than this interval (an interval where the movement of the hand is sufficiently permitted) may be employed as a predetermined interval. That is, the predetermined interval may be appropriately set. In addition, the plurality of objects 42 forming the special object 42B is of course not limited to the ordinary object 42A. For example, as the plurality of objects 42, various objects 42 having different aspects (for example, shape, color, size, etc.) from the normal object 42A may be employed.

In addition, the special object 42B, in other words, each normal object 42A in series may form various shapes. For example, the special object 42B may be formed in a straight line extending from the inner side to the front side. Alternatively, the special object 42B may be disposed on each lane 41 so as to form a parabola in which the vertices are located in the movement direction (front side) or the opposite direction (inside). That is, the special object 42B may be formed in a curved shape. For example, in the example of FIG. 4, each lane 41 is distinguished by the boundary line BL. Then, the special object 42B is connected to a plurality of ordinary objects 42A in an oblique direction so as to extend over the boundary BL and span the plurality of lanes 41. Specifically, the special object 42B includes a portion extending in the right inclined direction and a portion extending in the left inclined direction by being refracted in the middle. That is, the special object 42B is extended so that the direction changes on the way. In this case, the user may be required to manipulate the glycanity corresponding to the change in the direction.

More specifically, for example, in the example of FIG. 4, the glycanity operation moving in the right direction in the part extending in the right inclined direction, and the glycanity operation moving in the left direction in the part extending in the left inclined direction are required respectively. You may work. In this case, such a glycanity operation may be individually evaluated as a separate indentation operation on a series of ordinary objects 42A, or may be integrally evaluated as one play action on the special object 42B. As an example, the game machine GM may provide, for example, a music game that requires a plurality of types of play actions through such a game screen. Further, for example, when the key portion 9 includes a black key portion, when each normal object 42A is located at the border line BL, two white keys corresponding to the two lanes 41 interposing the border line BL therebetween. The manipulation of the black tendon part located between the parts may be required as part of the manipulation of glycan acid. In addition, for example, each lane 41 does not need to be associated with each key portion 9. In this case, for example, an operation unit cover for instructing an appropriate key portion 9 to which an indentation operation should be performed may be separately provided. Then, an appropriate key portion 9 may be guided through the cover of the operation portion. In addition, the cover of the operation unit may function as a movement path of the object 42. In this case, for example, the cover of the operation unit may be arranged to draw a trajectory similar to that of the boundary line BL. Also, for example, the cover of the operation portion may or may not be displayed. When such an operation unit cover is not displayed, for example, the lane 41 and the boundary line BL may function as a reference for the moving path of the object 42. In addition, each object 42 may be arranged to correspond to the cover of the operation unit in a one-to-many relationship. In addition, each object 42 may guide a plurality of key portions 9 as appropriate key portions 9 through such operation portion marks. In this case, as an appropriate play action, a press-in operation for all of these may be employed, or a press-in operation for a part may be employed.

Next, evaluation criteria for evaluating the play behavior corresponding to each object 42 will be described. For example, the user's press-in operation (play action) for each object 42 may be evaluated based on the operation timing previously described in the sequence data 38. Specifically, the user's indentation operation may be performed by comparing the operation timing of the sequence data 38 (what each object 42 corresponds to) with the actual indentation operation timing. In addition, the result of such a comparison may be evaluated based on evaluation criteria. For example, as such an evaluation criterion, an evaluation range set to a predetermined time range before and after may be used, centered on the operation timing of the comparison target (operation timing of the sequence data 38). In addition, the level of a plurality of stages may be set in each of the predetermined periods in the evaluation range centering on the operation timing. In addition, the evaluation result of the user's press-fitting operation may be determined depending on which of these plural levels.

In addition, such an evaluation criterion may change according to the kind of play action. Specifically, different evaluation criteria may be used, for example, for the indentation operation corresponding to the normal object 42A and the glycanity operation for the special object 42B. That is, the play action on the normal object 42A and the play action on the special object 42B may be evaluated based on separate evaluation criteria. Specifically, for example, as such a separate evaluation criterion, a normal evaluation criterion may be used for the play action on the normal object 42A, and a relaxation criterion may be used on the play action on the special object 42B, respectively. The relaxation criterion is an evaluation criterion in which the normal evaluation standards are relaxed. That is, for example, the criterion for evaluation of the glycan acidity operation may be relaxed than the indentation operation. In addition, the glycan acidity operation may be evaluated to be less relaxed (not strict) than the normal indentation operation. Specifically, for example, a normal evaluation range may be used as a normal evaluation standard, and a special evaluation range may be used as a relaxation standard, respectively. In addition, the range of the special evaluation range may be expanded, for example, compared with the normal evaluation range.

5 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the normal evaluation range used for evaluation of the indentation operation on the normal object 42A. As shown in FIG. 5, the normal evaluation range may be set to a predetermined time range back and forth, for example, centering on the operation timing. In addition, in the normal evaluation range, any of levels A to C may be set every predetermined period (for example, one frame). Specifically, for example, level A may be set in a period including the operation timing as a center, level B in a predetermined period before and after it, and level C in a predetermined period before and after level B. In addition, a high evaluation result may be set in the order of levels A to C.

On the other hand, FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a special evaluation range used for evaluation of the glycanity operation on the special object 42B. As shown in FIG. 6, for example, the special evaluation range may include the usual evaluation range and the additional (relaxation) range. That is, the special evaluation range may be set such that an additional range is usually added to the evaluation range. In the example of FIG. 6, the special evaluation range includes an additional range corresponding to level C in addition to the normal evaluation range. That is, the range of the level C of the special evaluation range is expanded compared to the normal evaluation range. As a result, in the special evaluation range, the determination range of the level C is wider than that of the normal evaluation range, making it easy to obtain the determination of the level C. That is, the evaluation criteria of the special evaluation scope are relaxed by the expanded additional scope. The special evaluation scope may be configured in this way, for example. In addition, through these special evaluation ranges and normal evaluation ranges, the indentation operation and the glycanity operation may be evaluated on separate evaluation criteria. In this case, the evaluation scope and the special evaluation scope usually function as the evaluation scope and the expanded evaluation scope of the present invention, respectively.

In addition, the special evaluation range is not limited to the expansion of the evaluation range mentioned above. For example, the level set in each predetermined period of the special evaluation range may be changed compared to the normal evaluation range. Specifically, for example, the special evaluation range may be set so that a predetermined period that is set as level C in the normal evaluation range changes to level B. Further, the change to the special evaluation range, for example, the addition of the additional range, that is, the change of the evaluation standard, may be guided to the user through the game screen 40. For example, such guidance may be executed through the decision line 43. Specifically, for example, the display of the determination line 43 may be expanded to correspond to this additional range with the addition of the additional range. Alternatively, a change in color or the like may be guided through the decision line 43 through a change in color or the like.

Next, details of the sequence data 38 will be described. As described above, the sequence data 38 is data for informing the user of an execution time when an appropriate play action should be performed in a music game. In addition, as described above, the sequence data 38 may include a plurality of types of execution times respectively corresponding to a plurality of types of play behaviors (for example, a press operation and a glycanity operation). In addition, for example, when a plurality of pieces of music are prepared, the contents of the sequence data 38 may be prepared for each piece of music.

7 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an example of the contents of the sequence data 38. As shown in Fig. 7, for example, the sequence data 38 may include information of "operation timing", "lane", and "type". Then, each sequence data 38 may be configured, for example, as a set of records described such that these information are related to each other.

"Operation timing" is information indicating an execution timing at which an appropriate play action should be performed. As the information of the "operation timing", for example, information on the operation timing at which the indentation operation or the glycanity operation should be performed may be described. In addition, "lane" is information indicating the lane 41 to display the object 42 corresponding to "operation timing". As a result, the "lane" also functions as information instructing the key portion 9 to perform an appropriate pressing operation or the like. As the "lane" information, for example, information of a number indicating each lane 41 in order from the left may be used. "Type" is information indicating the type of the object 42 corresponding to "operation timing". As a result, "kind" also functions as information indicating the kind of appropriate play behavior. As the "kind" information, for example, information such as an alphabet representing each of the normal object 42A or the special object 42B may be used. In addition, for example, information of "kind" indicating the special object 42B may be associated with "operation timing" respectively corresponding to a series of ordinary objects 42A.

Next, evaluation processing will be described. The evaluation processing is processing for evaluating the play behavior of each user. Further, for example, the evaluation processing may be configured to change the evaluation criteria based on the relaxation conditions. Then, the relaxation conditions may be satisfied depending on, for example, an operation timing corresponding to the special object 42B. Specifically, the evaluation process performs, for example, the indentation operation of each user based on the normal evaluation criteria when the relaxation conditions are not satisfied, and the glycan acidity operation based on the relaxation criteria when the relaxation conditions are satisfied, respectively. It may be configured to evaluate. And, for example, the evaluation process may be realized by the control unit 30 of the game machine GM through the routine of FIG. 8. More specifically, the routine of FIG. 8 may be executed through the game providing unit 37 of the control unit 30 as an example. In addition, the control unit 30 of the game machine GM and the control unit 20 of the center server 2 perform various well-known processes, etc., individually or in cooperation with each other. However, the detailed description is omitted.

8 is a diagram showing an example of a flowchart of an evaluation processing routine for realizing evaluation processing. The example in FIG. 8 shows an example of the evaluation process when the evaluation criteria are used separately based on the relaxation conditions. For example, the routine of FIG. 8 may be repeatedly executed at a predetermined cycle during the play of a music game.

When the routine of Fig. 8 is started, the game providing unit 37 first determines whether the execution time (operation time) previously described in the sequence data 38 has arrived in step S11 (for example, the current time is executed). Discretion). When this discrimination result is a negative result, that is, when the execution time of the sequence data 38 has not arrived, the game providing unit 37 skips the subsequent processing and ends the current routine.

On the other hand, when the discrimination result of step S11 is a positive result, that is, when the execution time of the sequence data 38 has arrived, the game providing unit 37 proceeds to step S12. In step S12, the game providing unit 37 determines whether or not a play action has been executed within a predetermined time based on the execution time. For example, as such a predetermined time, a range in which a predetermined time (for example, a time range for 2 frames, etc.) is added to the above-described evaluation range may be used. Then, when this discrimination result is a negative result, that is, when a play action (for example, a press-in operation) is not performed within a predetermined time, the game providing unit 37 skips the subsequent processing and ends the current processing do.

On the other hand, if the discrimination result in step S12 is a positive result, that is, if a play action is executed within a predetermined time, the game providing unit 37 proceeds to step S13. In step S13, the game provision unit 37 determines whether or not the play action corresponds to an appropriate play action. That is, the game provision unit 37 determines whether or not the user's actual play behavior is appropriate. The discrimination may be performed based on the information of the "lane" associated with the execution time arrived at by the sequence data 38, for example.

Specifically, first, the game providing unit 37 determines whether or not a user's play action has been performed with respect to the corresponding key unit 9 through the information of "lane", for example, at the arrival operation time (running time). You may do it. And, for example, the game providing unit 37 is an appropriate play action when it is executed for the corresponding key unit 9 through the information of the "lane" at the operation time when the user's press-in operation arrives, such a key unit ( 9) If it is not performed, it may be judged as inappropriate play behavior. When this discrimination result is a negative result, that is, when the actually executed play action corresponds to an inappropriate play action, the game providing unit 37 skips the subsequent processing and ends the current routine.

On the other hand, when the discrimination result of step S13 is a positive result, that is, when the actually executed play action corresponds to an appropriate play action, the game providing unit 37 proceeds to step S14. In step S14, the game provision unit 37 acquires a deviation time (difference between these periods) between the actual execution timing at which the play action was actually executed and the execution timing previously described in the sequence data 38. .

In step S15 that follows, the game providing unit 37 determines whether the relaxation condition is satisfied. The relaxation condition is a condition for alleviating the comparison result between the timing of the actual play action and the execution timing of the sequence data 38, that is, the evaluation criterion used for evaluation of the shift time acquired in step S14. That is, the relaxation condition is a condition for determining whether to ease the evaluation criteria. For example, the relaxation condition is based on the information of "kind" of the sequence data 38, when the "operation timing" of the evaluation object corresponds to the instruction of the glycanity operation, that is, the evaluation object corresponds to the special object 42B. May be satisfied. Then, when this discrimination result is a negative result, that is, when the relaxation condition is not satisfied (for example, the evaluation target is not the special object 42B), the game providing unit 37 proceeds to step S16.

In step S16, the game provision unit 37 evaluates the shift time obtained in step S14 based on the normal evaluation criteria. For example, as such a normal evaluation standard, a normal evaluation range may be used as described above. That is, the game providing unit 37 uses the normal evaluation range in step S16, for example, and determines the level of the normal evaluation range to which the deviation time belongs, thereby performing the current play action (for example, single press operation). You may evaluate.

On the other hand, when the discrimination result of step S15 is a positive result, that is, when the relaxation condition is satisfied (for example, when the evaluation target is a special object 42B), the game providing unit 37 proceeds to step S17. In step S17, the game provision unit 37 evaluates the shift time obtained in step S14 based on the relaxation criteria. For example, as such a relaxation criterion, a special evaluation range may be used as described above. That is, the game provision unit 37 may evaluate the play behavior of the present time (for example, glycanity operation) by determining the level of the special evaluation range to which the misalignment time belongs, using, for example, the special evaluation range in step S17. do. Further, the game providing unit 37 may perform this evaluation individually for each of the series of ordinary objects 42A, for example, when the special object 42B is formed of a series of ordinary objects 42A. do. That is, the game providing unit 37 may individually evaluate the operation timing of each key portion 9 actually pressed for each operation time corresponding to each normal object 42A forming the special object 42B.

In step S18 that follows, the game providing unit 37 displays the evaluation result of step S16 or step S17 on the monitor MO. That is, the game providing unit 37 notifies the user of the evaluation result of Step S16 or Step S17 through the display of the game screen 40. In addition, when the series of ordinary objects 42A forming the special object 42B are individually evaluated, the game providing unit 37 may individually notify the evaluation results sequentially. Then, when the process of step S18 ends, the game providing unit 37 ends the current routine.

The actual play behavior for each execution timing is evaluated by the routine of Fig. 8. Specifically, based on the type and operation timing of the play action indicated through the information of "lane" and "type" of the sequence data 38, the type and execution time of the actual play action are evaluated. That is, the presence or absence of an actual indentation operation and a glycanity operation is evaluated based on the kind of play behavior required in the sequence data 38. In addition, when such an operation is executed, the operation timing is evaluated based on the operation timing of the sequence data 38. In addition, evaluation criteria for evaluating the timing of such manipulation are used separately based on the relaxation conditions. More specifically, when an indentation operation is instructed, normal evaluation criteria are used. On the other hand, in the case where an operation of glycan acidity is indicated (in the case of a play action against the special object 42B), a relaxation criterion in which the evaluation criteria are relaxed compared to a single indentation operation (in the case of a play action against the normal object 42A) Is used.

As described above, according to this aspect, when the relaxation conditions are satisfied, the evaluation criteria for evaluating play behavior are relaxed as the relaxation criteria. In other words, evaluation criteria are used according to the relaxation conditions. Specifically, for example, when a single indentation operation is required through the normal object 42A, a normal evaluation standard is used. On the other hand, in the case where manipulation of glycanity is required through the special object 42B, a relaxation criterion in which such normal evaluation standards are relaxed is used. Since the glycan acidity operation includes a plurality of indentation operations, the difficulty is generally higher than that of the single indentation operation. In addition, since a large number of them are required in a short period of time, press-fitting to each key portion 9 is often performed faster than the arrival of the operation time. As a result, it is more likely that the difficulty is higher than when simply performing a plurality of press-fitting operations. According to this aspect, when there is a possibility that the degree of difficulty increases above this need, a relaxation criterion can be used instead of a normal evaluation criterion. As a result, it is possible to lower the difficulty level through a relaxation criterion when such a possibility exists, for example, when a play action is continuously required in a predetermined period.

For example, when the evaluation scope is relaxed as such an evaluation criterion, that is, when the evaluation criterion for the actual operation timing is relaxed, the difficulty is lowered through the relaxation for the actual operation timing compared to the case where there is no such relaxation. I can do it. Specifically, for example, when a glycan acidity operation is performed, a special evaluation range in which the evaluation range is usually expanded may be used. In this case, the deviation of the actual operation timing can be allowed to be larger than the evaluation of the individual press operation. More specifically, when the special evaluation range includes an additional range corresponding to the level C in addition to the normal evaluation range, for example, the deviation of the actual operation timing can be allowed by this additional range. That is, since the allowable range of the actual operation timing can be enlarged, the difficulty can be reduced compared to the case where there is no such enlargement. By these, unnecessary increase in difficulty can be suppressed. In addition, a decrease in the user's motivation accompanying unnecessary increase in difficulty can also be suppressed. As a result, it is also possible to improve the enjoyability of the game.

In the above aspect, the control unit 30 of the game machine GM functions as the condition determining means and the behavior evaluation means of the present invention by executing the routine of FIG. 8. In addition, the storage unit 31 of the game machine GM functions as the data storage means of the present invention by storing the sequence data 38.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described form, and can be implemented in a suitable form. For example, in the above-described form, the evaluation criteria for the actual operation timing are relaxed as the relaxation criteria by changing the evaluation range. However, the present invention is not limited to this form. For example, when a special object 42B is formed by a series of ordinary objects 42A, and includes a plurality of operation timings, a predetermined number (e.g., two) of the plurality of operation timings By grouping (grouping) and evaluating the operation timing in units of groups (set), the evaluation criteria for the actual operation timing may be relaxed. Specifically, for example, two successive operation timings are grouped among a plurality of operation timings, and the evaluation result of the play behavior with respect to the previous operation timing is two operation timings regardless of the evaluation result of the play behavior with respect to the subsequent operation timing The evaluation criteria may be relaxed by using it as an evaluation of. Alternatively, the evaluation result of the higher evaluation among these two operation timings may be used as the evaluation result of the group. Moreover, each operation timing may be grouped so as to belong to a plurality of groups redundantly, for example. Specifically, the two operation timings described above may further belong to the front group and the rear group to the rear group, respectively. That is, one of these two operation timings may be grouped redundantly so that the later operation timing functions in order as the previous operation timing of the rear group (two operation timings are set one by one in order). In addition, such group-by-group evaluation may be performed, for example, when a predetermined condition is satisfied. And, for example, the predetermined condition may be satisfied when the evaluation result of the play behavior with respect to some operation timing is equal to or higher than the predetermined result (for example, level B). Alternatively, it may be satisfied when the operation time when the play action is executed and the operation time when it is not performed are included.

Further, the present invention is not limited to the form in which the evaluation criteria for the actual operation timing are relaxed. For example, an evaluation criterion for appropriate play behavior may be relaxed as a relaxation criterion. Specifically, for example, even in the case where the key portions 9 operated first and last in the glycanity operation are shifted one by one from the key portion 9 of the request, it may be evaluated as an appropriate play behavior. That is, the evaluation criteria for evaluating the appropriate key portion 9 may be relaxed as a relaxation criterion. Further, the evaluation criteria of both the actual operation timing and appropriate play behavior may be relaxed. Similarly, the subject of the relaxation criteria is also not limited to manipulation of glycic acid. In other words, the special object 42B may guide various special operations. For example, as such an operation, a repetitive operation in which a single key portion 9 or a press-in operation to a different key portion 9 is repeatedly performed may be employed. Also, the input device is not limited to the shape of the keyboard. For example, an input device imitating a guitar or an input device imitating various percussion instruments such as drums may be used as the input device of the present invention. Further, various operations (operations) such as an operation (operation) of tapping a drum or the like input through such an input device may be guided by the special object 42B.

In addition, in the form mentioned above, the control unit 30 and the storage unit 31 are provided in the game machine GM. However, the game machine GM of the present invention is not limited to this form. For example, the control unit 30 and the storage unit 31 may be logically provided on the network using cloud computing. That is, the game machine GM may be configured as a terminal that provides the processing result of the control unit 30 through the network 3. In addition, in the above-mentioned form, the game machine GM functions as the condition discrimination means and behavior evaluation means of the present invention. However, the present invention is not limited to this form. For example, the control unit 10 of the center server 2 may function as condition determination means and behavior evaluation means. Alternatively, the game machine GM and the center server 2 may function to share these.

Below, an example of this invention obtained from the above-mentioned content is described. In addition, in the following description, reference numerals in the accompanying drawings are added in parentheses to facilitate understanding of the present invention, but the present invention is not limited to the illustrated form.

The game system of the present invention guides each execution time based on sequence data 38 in which each execution time to execute a play action is previously described, and when the play action is executed, the A game system (1) that provides a timing game for at least evaluating the play behavior by evaluating the actual execution time of the play behavior based on the evaluation criteria using each execution time, and provides relaxation conditions for alleviating the evaluation criteria. Condition determining means (30) for determining whether each execution time of the sequence data satisfies, and when the relaxation condition is not satisfied, evaluates the play action based on the evaluation criteria, while the relaxation condition is If satisfied, the play criterion is evaluated based on the relaxed criterion. And it has a behavior evaluating means (30).

According to the present invention, when the relaxation conditions are satisfied, the evaluation criteria for evaluating play behavior are relaxed as the relaxation criteria. In other words, evaluation criteria are used according to the relaxation conditions. For this reason, for example, a relaxation criterion can be used instead of a normal evaluation criterion when there is a possibility that the degree of difficulty may go up more than necessary. That is, in this case, the difficulty may be lowered through the relaxation criteria. Thereby, unnecessary increase in difficulty can be suppressed. In addition, a decrease in the user's motivation accompanying unnecessary increase in difficulty can also be suppressed. As a result, the excitement of the game can be improved.

The evaluation criteria may be relaxed in various ways as relaxation criteria. For example, as the relaxation criteria, the evaluation criteria for the play behavior itself may be relaxed. Specifically, for example, when execution of an appropriate play action is required among a plurality of types of play actions, the criteria for determining the appropriate play action may be relaxed. On the other hand, for example, as a relaxation criterion, the evaluation criterion for the actual execution time of the play action may be relaxed. For example, in one aspect of the game system of the present invention, the behavior evaluation means compares the actual execution time with the execution time of the sequence data corresponding to the actual execution time, and the execution time and the The play behavior may be evaluated by evaluating the comparison result between actual execution times based on the evaluation criteria or the relaxation criteria. In this case, the evaluation criteria for the actual execution timing of the play action is relaxed. As a result, it is possible to lower the difficulty level compared to the case where there is no such relaxation through the relaxation of the evaluation of the actual execution timing. Thereby, unnecessary increase in difficulty can be suppressed.

Further, the relaxation of the evaluation criteria for the actual execution timing may be realized in various aspects. For example, even if the actual execution timing is the same, the evaluation results based on the relaxation criteria may be relaxed to be higher than the evaluation results based on the normal evaluation criteria. Further, for example, in an aspect in which the evaluation criteria for the actual execution timing of the present invention are relaxed, the behavior evaluation means corresponds to the evaluation criteria and a predetermined time range including the execution timing as the relaxation criteria. The evaluation range (normal evaluation range) and the expanded evaluation range (special evaluation range) in which the evaluation range is expanded to be wider than the predetermined time range, respectively, are used to evaluate the evaluation range depending on whether the relaxation conditions are satisfied or The play behavior may be evaluated by evaluating the actual execution timing using the expanded evaluation range. In this case, the deviation of the actual execution timing can be tolerated larger than the case where the relaxation conditions are not satisfied. That is, since the allowable range of the actual execution time can be enlarged, the difficulty can be reduced compared to the case where there is no such enlargement. Thereby, unnecessary increase in difficulty can be suppressed.

The relaxation conditions may be satisfied, for example, in various cases where an unnecessary increase in difficulty is assumed. For example, in one aspect of the game system of the present invention, the condition determining means includes, when the sequence data includes a special execution time 42B corresponding to a plurality of play acts executed continuously as the play act. Therefore, it is determined that the particular execution time satisfies the relaxation condition, and the behavior evaluation means may evaluate the plurality of play behaviors corresponding to the special execution timing based on the relaxation criteria.

For example, a plurality of play acts may be required as one play act as a whole, or as a set of individual play acts. Therefore, the plurality of play actions may correspond to one execution time as one play action as a whole, or may correspond to a plurality of execution times as a set of individual play actions. For this reason, a plurality of play acts may be guided by, for example, one object, or may be guided by a plurality of objects respectively corresponding to a plurality of execution timings. That is, for example, in the aspect in which the special execution timing of the present invention satisfies the relaxation condition, the special execution timing may include a plurality of execution timings respectively corresponding to the plurality of play acts.

Similarly, a plurality of play actions may be evaluated as one play action as a whole, or individually as a set of individual play actions. For example, in an aspect in which the particular execution timing of the present invention includes a plurality of execution timings, the behavior evaluation means separately performs the plurality of play behaviors respectively corresponding to the plurality of execution timings based on the relaxation criteria. You may evaluate as.

Moreover, in the aspect in which the specific execution time of this invention includes several execution time, the said several execution time may be comprised by each execution time in which the interval of each other is shorter than a predetermined interval by being continuous for a predetermined period. In this case, it is possible to reduce the difficulty of the play action required continuously in a predetermined period.

On the other hand, the computer program of the present invention is configured to cause a computer connected to the data storage means 11 for storing the sequence data to function as each means of the above-described game system. By executing the computer program of the present invention, the game system of the present invention can be realized.

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Claims (8)

Each execution time to execute a play action is guided by each execution time based on previously described sequence data, and when the play action is executed, based on an evaluation criterion using each execution time of the sequence data A game system for providing a timing game for at least evaluating the play behavior by evaluating the actual execution timing of the play behavior,
Condition determination means for determining whether or not each execution time of the sequence data satisfies the relaxation conditions for relaxing the evaluation criteria;
If the relaxation conditions are not satisfied, the play behavior is evaluated based on the evaluation criteria, while when the relaxation conditions are satisfied, the behavior of evaluating the play behavior is based on the relaxation criteria where the evaluation criteria are relaxed. Way
Equipped with,
The condition determining means determines that the special execution time satisfies the relaxation condition when the sequence data includes a special execution time corresponding to a plurality of play acts continuously executed as the play action,
The behavior evaluation means evaluates the plurality of play behaviors corresponding to the special execution timing based on the relaxation criteria. According to claim 1,
The behavior evaluation means compares the actual execution time with the execution time of the sequence data corresponding to the actual execution time, and compares the result between the execution time and the actual execution time to the evaluation criteria or the A game system for evaluating the play behavior by evaluating based on a relaxation criterion. According to claim 1,
The behavior evaluation means includes an evaluation range corresponding to a predetermined time range including the execution time as the evaluation criteria and the relaxation criteria, and an expanded evaluation range in which the evaluation range is expanded to be wider than the predetermined time range. Each using, the game system to evaluate the play behavior by evaluating the actual execution time using the evaluation range or the expanded evaluation range according to whether the relaxation conditions are satisfied. delete According to claim 1,
The special execution timing includes a plurality of execution timings respectively corresponding to the plurality of play acts. The method of claim 5,
The behavior evaluation means individually evaluates the plurality of play behaviors respectively corresponding to the plurality of execution timings based on the relaxation criteria. The method of claim 5,
The plurality of execution timings are constituted by each execution timing in which intervals of each other are shorter than a predetermined interval by being continuous for a predetermined period. A computer connected to data storage means for storing the sequence data in the game system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, configured to function as each means of the game system, stored in a computer-readable recording medium. Computer program.

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