TW202037399A - Game device, game system, recording media and game control method - Google Patents

Abstract

A game device has an acquisition unit for acquiring a first operation information which indicates a content of an operation performed by a user, an information reception unit for receiving a second operation information which indicates a content of an operation performed by a user of another game device, a progress control unit for controlling a game progress by a first control mode based on the first operation information and a second control mode based on the second operation information, and an information transmitting unit for transmitting a first result information to another game device when in the first control mode and transmitting the first operation information to another game device in the second control mode.

Description

Game device, game system, recording medium, and game control method

The present invention relates to game devices, game systems, recording media, and game control methods.

As an online battle-type game using two game devices that can communicate with each other, the ball object thrown by the pitcher character operated in one game device is hit by the hitter character operated in the other game device Online baseball games are well known. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1) [Prior Technical Literature] [Patent Literature]

[Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2006-263069

[The problem to be solved by the invention]

Generally speaking, in an online baseball game, among the two game devices that execute the online baseball game, the game device of one is based on the content of the operation by the user of the game device of the other party, and the content of the game device of the other party is As a result of the progress of the game, the game on the game device of one party is progressed. Therefore, in the conventional technology, there have been differences in the content of the game between two game devices that execute an online baseball game.

The present invention has been accomplished in view of the above circumstances and provides the following technology as one of the problems to be solved. That is, the extent to which the content of the game progress between two game devices that execute an online baseball game can be different from Technology reduced compared to the past. [Means to solve the problem]

In order to solve the above problems, a game device according to one aspect of the present invention is a game device that executes a game, and includes: an acquiring unit that acquires a first operation message indicating the content of the operation performed by the user of the game device; and message receiving Section for receiving a second operation message indicating the content of operations performed by users of other game devices that execute the game; the progress control section for controlling the progress of the game by the first progress mode and the second progress mode, wherein the first A progress mode is based on the first operation information to make the game progress, and the second progress mode is based on the first operation information and the second operation information to make the game progress; and the message sending unit performs control in the aforementioned In the case where the game is progressed by the first progress mode, the first result message indicating the result of the progress of the game by the progress control unit is sent to the other game device, and the progress control unit borrows When the game is progressed in the second progress mode, the first operation message is sent to the other game device.

In addition, a game system according to an aspect of the present invention is a game system in which two game devices that can communicate with each other cooperate to execute a game, wherein each of the two game devices includes: an acquiring unit that acquires information that is represented by a user's operation The first operation message of the content; the message receiving unit receives the second operation message indicating the content of the operation by the user of the other game device; the progress control unit, which controls the aforementioned game by the first progress mode and the second progress mode Progress, wherein the first progress mode is based on the first operation information to make the game progress, and the second progress mode is based on the first operation information and the second operation information to make the game progress; and a message sending unit In the case where the progress control unit makes the game progress through the first progress mode, the first result message indicating the result of the progress of the game by the progress control unit is sent to the other game device, and When the progress control unit progresses the game in the second progress mode, it sends the first operation message to the other game device.

In addition, the recording medium according to one aspect of the present invention is a non-transitory recording medium in which is recorded a program for operating a processor of a game device that executes a game, wherein the processor operates as the following function: acquisition unit, acquisition A first operation message indicating the content of the operation by the user of the aforementioned game device; a message receiving unit that receives a second operation message indicating the content of the operation by the user of the other game device executing the aforementioned game; a progress control unit , The progress of the game is controlled by the first progress mode and the second progress mode, wherein the first progress mode is based on the first operation information to make the game progress, and the second progress mode is based on the first operation information And the second operation message to cause the game to proceed; and a message sending unit, when the progress control unit makes the game progress by the first progress mode, it will indicate the progress of the game by the progress control unit The first result message of the result of is sent to the aforementioned other game device, and when the aforementioned progress control unit makes the aforementioned game progress through the aforementioned second progress mode, the aforementioned first operation message is sent to the aforementioned other game device.

In addition, according to an aspect of the game control method of the present invention, the processor of the game device that executes the game performs the following processes: obtain the first operation message indicating the content of the operation by the user of the game device; The second operation message of the content of the operation by the user of the other game device executing the aforementioned game; the progress of the aforementioned game is controlled by the first progress mode and the second progress mode, wherein the aforementioned first progress mode is based on the aforementioned first progress mode The operation information makes the game progress, and the second progress mode is based on the first operation information and the second operation information to make the game progress; and the progress control unit makes the game progress through the first progress mode In the case where the first result message indicating the result of the progress of the game by the progress control unit is sent to the other game device, and the progress control unit makes the game progress by the second progress mode Next, send the aforementioned first operation message to the aforementioned other game devices.

Hereinafter, the mode for implementing the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, in each drawing, the length and scale of each part are appropriately different from the actual article. In addition, since the embodiments described below are suitable specific examples of the present invention, various technically preferable limitations are attached, but the scope of the present invention does not specifically limit the gist of the present invention in the following description , They are not restricted by these types.

[A. Implementation Type] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described.

[1. Overview of the game system] FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the outline of a game system 1 according to this embodiment. Hereinafter, the outline of the game system 1 will be described with reference to FIG. 1.

The game system 1 has plural game devices 10 (10-1~10-M) capable of executing competitive games, and plural display devices 30 (30) provided corresponding to the plural game devices 10 (10-1~10-M). -1~30-M) (M is a natural number greater than 2). In the following, among the plural game devices 10-1 to 10-M, there are cases where the m-th game device 10 is called game device 10-m (m is a natural number that satisfies 1≦m≦M) . Similarly, among the plurality of display devices 30-1 to 30-M, the m-th display device 30 may be referred to as the display device 30-m.

In this embodiment, a case where the game device 10 is a home-use game machine will be described as an example. However, as the game device 10, any information processing device can be adopted. For example, the game device 10 may be a business game machine installed in a shop, a game facility, etc., a mobile device such as a mobile phone or a smartphone, or a terminal-type information device such as a personal computer. .

The game device 10-m can communicate with the display device 30-m provided corresponding to the game device 10-m. In addition, the game device 10-m may display an image about the competitive game executed in the game device 10-m on the display unit 31-m provided in the display device 30-m provided corresponding to the game device 10-m. As the display device 30, for example, a liquid crystal screen, a television, or a touch screen or the like is suitable. In addition, the display device 30 may be a head mounted display device (HMD: Head Mounted Display). In addition, the display device 30 may also be included in the game device 10.

The game device 10, which is one of the plurality of game devices 10-1 to 10-M, for example, the game device 10-1 can communicate with other game devices 10, for example, the game device 10-2 via the network NW. Specifically, the game device 10-1 transmits a message regarding the competitive game executed on the game device 10-1 to the game device 10-2. In addition, the game device 10-2 sends a message regarding the competitive game executed on the game device 10-2 to the game device 10-1. Therefore, information about the competitive game executed on each game device 10-m can be shared among a plurality of game devices 10-1 to 10-M. Thereby, the user of the game device 10-1 and the user of the game device 10-2 can compete in a competitive game, or work together to complete tasks in a competitive game. In this embodiment, a case where the user of the game device 10-1 and the user of the game device 10-2 compete in a competitive game will be described.

In addition, in this embodiment, as an example, a case where the game devices 10 communicate with each other through the network NW and execute a competitive game is taken as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this aspect. For example, the game device 10 and other game devices 10 can communicate directly through infrared communication or Bluetooth (registered trademark), etc., can communicate directly without using a network NW, or can communicate directly through a transmission line or the like. In addition, the game system 1 may have a server device that controls communication between a plurality of game devices 10. In this case, a plurality of game devices 10 may be able to communicate through a server device. In addition, each game device 10 may not communicate with other game devices 10 and can execute competitive games independently. In this case, users of each game device 10 can play competitive games individually.

In addition, in this embodiment, as an example, a case where each game device 10 is operated by a single user will be described, but the present invention is not limited to this aspect, and may be operated by a single user by a plurality of users. In the game device 10, a plurality of users operating a single game device 10 can compete (or can cooperate).

In addition, in the present embodiment, the competitive game executed on the game device 10 is, for example, a player and other players playing a competitive game corresponding to the competitive game in a virtual space. Here, the "virtual space" is a space in which virtual objects and the like according to the competitive game exist. The "virtual object according to the competitive game" is an example of the "game element", which may include, for example, the concept of the character according to the competitive game and the object according to the competitive game. In addition, the "game element" is not limited to "virtual objects existing in virtual space", but may also be "virtual shots of virtual space". For example, the "game element" may be a virtual shot of a virtual space taken from the viewpoint of a pilot of a flight simulator, or a virtual shot of a virtual space taken from the viewpoint of the protagonist of a survival game.

"Athletes corresponding to competitive games" may be "a competition in which a player's opponent opposes another player's action to prevent a player from acting". As a "competition in which a player's opponent opposes another player's action to prevent a player's actions", for example, all skills such as baseball, softball, cricket, football, basketball, tennis, table tennis, or volleyball are applied. For example, in baseball, "a player's actions" can be pitching, hitting, stealing and defending. In addition, for example, in football and basketball, the "action of a player" can be dribbling, passing, and shooting. In addition, in tennis, table tennis, volleyball, etc., "a player's action" may be, for example, sending the ball to the opponent's court without being hit.

That is, the competitive game executed on the game device 10 is a baseball game, a softball game, a cricket game, a football game, a basketball game, a tennis game, a billiard game, a volleyball game, etc. In this embodiment, the case where the competitive game executed on the game devices 10-1 and 10-2 is a baseball game will be described.

[2. Outline of baseball game] 2, the outline of a baseball game executed in the game device 10 according to the present embodiment will be described.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the image IMG displayed on the display unit 31. In a baseball game, for example, an image IMG in which a virtual space virtually realizing a baseball field is taken is displayed on the display unit 31. Therefore, in the virtual space, there are the pitcher character Cpt corresponding to the pitcher, the hitter character Cbt corresponding to the hitter, the ball object Ob1 corresponding to the ball, the bat object Obt corresponding to the bat, and the home base object corresponding to the home base. Ohb et al.

The image IMG shown in FIG. 2 is, for example, a display of an image from a virtual lens (viewpoint) behind the pitcher character Cpt (behind the head) on the game device 10 corresponding to the operation of the pitcher character Cpt部31. In addition, the window WD is, for example, displayed when the runner character Crn corresponding to the runner is on the base. In the window WD, in addition to the runner character Crn, the base bag object Orb corresponding to the base bag such as the first base bag can also be displayed. The pitcher character Cpt, the hitter character Cbt, the runner character Crn, the ball object Obl, the bat object Obt, the home base object Ohb, and the base bag object Orb are the "virtual objects in accordance with competitive games" explained in Figure 1 example of. In addition, in FIG. 2, in order to make the drawing easier to see, descriptions of the catcher character corresponding to the catcher and the referee character corresponding to the referee are omitted. In addition, although not shown, for example, an image from a virtual lens (viewpoint) behind the beater character Cbt (behind the head) is displayed on the display unit 31 of the game device 10 corresponding to the operation of the beater character Cbt .

In the baseball game of this implementation type, the pitcher character Cpt throws the ball and the runner character Crn steals the base. The user of the game device 10-1 and the user of the game device 10-2 interactively perform the defensive operation of the defensive role corresponding to the player on the defending side and the offensive operation of the offensive role of the player corresponding to the offensive side. In addition, the defensive role includes the pitcher role Cpt and the catcher role, while the offensive role includes the hitter role Cbt and the runner role Crn.

For example, in a case where the user of the game device 10-1 performs an offensive operation, the user of the game device 10-2 performs a defense operation. In this case, the user of the game device 10-1, for example, can use the game device 10-1 to input a base steal instruction for stealing the runner character Crn. In addition, the user of the game device 10-2 can use the game device 10-2 to input a pitching instruction for making the pitcher character Cpt pitch. In addition, the offense and defense are exchanged. When the user of the game device 10-2 performs an offensive operation, the user of the game device 10-1 performs a defense operation.

In the following, the structure and operation of the game device 10 will be explained, focusing on the case of attempting a base theft. In addition, a detailed description of the entire baseball game is omitted.

[3. Structure of game device] Hereinafter, the structure of the game device 10 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4.

FIG. 3 is an operation block diagram showing an example of the structure of the game device 10. The game device 10 has: a game control unit 110; a storage unit 130 to store various information; a communication unit 150 to perform communication with other external devices such as the game device 10; and an operation unit 170 through the use of the game device 10 And the information reading unit 190 for reading information from a recording medium such as an optical disc. In addition, the communication unit 150 outputs the image data of the image IMG displayed on the display unit 31 to the display device 30.

The game control unit 110 controls each unit of the game device 10. Furthermore, the game control unit 110 controls the progress of a competitive game such as a baseball game executed on the game device 10. For example, the game control unit 110 has an acquisition unit 111, a message reception unit 112, a progress control unit 113, and a message transmission unit 114.

In the following, the game device 10 used for one or both of the runner character Crn and the beater character Cbt is also referred to as the offensive game device 10, and the game device 10 used for the pitcher character Cpt is also called the defender’s game device. 10. For example, when the game device 10-1 is used to operate the runner character Crn and the game device 10-2 is used to operate the pitcher character Cpt, the game device 10-1 is also referred to as the game device 10 of the attacker. The game device 10 -2 is also called the game device 10 of the defender.

The acquisition unit 111 acquires operation information (an example of "first operation information") indicating the content of the operation performed by the user of the game device 10. For example, when the user of the game device 10 has operated the operation unit 170, the obtaining unit 111 obtains operation information indicating the content of the operation. In other words, the acquisition unit 111 accepts an operation by the user of the game device 10 through the operation unit 170. For example, the acquisition unit 111 of the game device 10 on the offensive side receives an operation for stealing a base from the runner character Crn (hereinafter, also referred to as "base stealing instruction") through the operating unit 170, and the attacker character Cbt to hit the ball object Obl Operation (hereinafter, also referred to as "click instruction") and so on. In addition, the acquisition unit 111 of the game device 10 on the defending side accepts an operation for making the pitcher character Cpt throw a ball through the operation unit 170 (hereinafter, also referred to as a “pitch instruction”).

Here, the "operation message indicating the content of the operation" may be a message indicating a user's operation on the operation unit 170 such as a game handle, or may be a message indicating a process of an operation assigned to the user. The "message indicating an operation" may be, for example, a message used to designate an operation button from the plural operation buttons when the user presses one operation button among the plural operation buttons provided in the operation unit 170 . Alternatively, the "message indicating the operation" may be, for example, a message that specifies an option menu from the plural option menus when the user's operation is an operation of selecting one option menu from the plural option menus. Specifically, when the user's operation is an operation of selecting option menu B from among the plural option menus "A", "B", and "C", the "message indicating the operation" can be the indicating option menu "B" is the selected message. In addition, the "message indicating the processing assigned to the operation" may be, for example, when pressing an operation button is assigned as an instruction to move the character up according to the game, when the user presses an operation button , A message indicating instructions to move the character upward.

The message receiving unit 112 receives through the communication unit 150 an operation message (an example of the "second operation message") indicating the content of the operation by the user of the other game device 10 executing the game. Here, in the game system 1 in which two game devices 10 execute a game cooperatively, for example, when focusing on one of the two game devices 10, the other of the two game devices 10 is suitable for "executing other games of the game" Device 10". For example, the message receiving unit 112 of the game device 10 on the offensive side receives an operation message indicating the content of the operation by the user of the game device 10 on the defending side through the communication unit 150. Similarly, the message receiving unit 112 of the game device 10 on the defending side receives an operation message indicating the content of the operation by the user of the game device 10 on the attacking side through the communication unit 150. In addition, the message receiving unit 112 receives through the communication unit 150 a result message (an example of the “second result message”) indicating the result of the progress of the game in the other game device 10. In the following, the operation message indicating the content of the operation by the user of the other game device 10 is also referred to as the operation message of the other game device 10, and the result message indicating the result of the game progress in the other game device 10 is also referred to as Results of other game devices 10.

The progress control unit 113 controls the progress of the game by the result synchronization mode and the input synchronization mode, wherein the result synchronization mode (an example of the "first progress mode") is to make the game progress based on the operation information acquired by the acquisition unit 111, and The input synchronization mode (an example of the “second progress mode”) is based on the operation information acquired by the acquisition unit 111 and the operation information of other game devices 10 to advance the game. For example, the progress control unit 113 switches the result synchronization mode and the input synchronization mode according to the situation of the game, and causes the game to proceed. In addition, in the result synchronization mode, the operation information of the other game device 10, that is, the operation information indicating the content of the operation by the user of the other game device 10 is not used for the progress of the game. However, in the result synchronization mode, there are cases where the game is progressed based on the result information of another game device 10 described later.

The progress control unit 113 has, for example, a pre-processing unit 1131 and a post-processing unit 1132. In the result synchronization mode, the pre-processing unit 1131 advances the game based on the operation information obtained by the obtaining unit 111. In addition, in the result synchronization mode, a result message (an example of "first result message") indicating the result of the game progress by the preprocessing unit 1131 is sent to the other game device 10 by the message sending unit 114 described later. In addition, in the input synchronization mode, the preprocessing unit 1131 advances the game based on a combination of the operation information acquired by the acquisition unit 111 and the operation information (operation information of the other game device 10) received by the message receiving unit 112. In the input synchronization mode, it is not necessary to notify other game devices 10 as a result of the progress of the game by the preprocessing unit 1131.

The post-processing unit 1132 advances the game based on the result of the progress of the game by the pre-processing unit 1131. In addition, in the result synchronization mode, the post-processing unit 1132 advances the game based on the result information of the other game device 10 when the message receiving unit 112 receives the result information of the other game device 10. Thereby, the operation by the user of the other game device 10 can be reflected in the progress of the game.

Here, "controlling the progress of the game" may be a process of updating the status of the game at the update timing for the progress of the game. In addition, "controlling the progress of the game" may also be a process of determining whether to update the status of the game in the update timing for the progress of the game. In addition, "controlling the progress of the game" may be a process of determining whether to update the status of the game at the update timing of the game, and in the case of updating the status of the game, determining the status of the updated game. The “update timing” may be, for example, a timing to update the image IMG displayed on the display unit 31. In addition, the “update timing” may also be a timing when the game device 10 periodically or periodically comes during the execution of the game.

In addition, the "state of the game" may be, for example, the state of the game element in the virtual space according to the game. The "condition of the game element" may be the position and state of the game element. The "state of the game element" may be a concept including the action of the game element. As the "action of the game element", for example, in the case of a baseball game, the actions of characters such as pitching, hitting, and stealing are applicable.

Therefore, the "result synchronization mode" can be used to update the game status based on the operation information when the operation information is obtained by the obtaining unit 111 in the update timing of the game, and when the result information is received by the message receiving unit 112 Update the progress mode of the game based on the result information. In addition, the "input synchronization mode" may be a progress mode that updates the game status based on the operation information of both game devices 10 when the operation information of both of the two game devices 10 match in the update timing of the game.

In addition, the post-processing unit 1132 displays on the display unit 31 an image IMG representing the result of the progress of the game. For example, the post-processing unit 1132 displays on the display unit 31 an image IMG corresponding to the state of the game updated by the result synchronization mode or the input synchronization mode.

When the progress control unit 113 makes the game progress in the result synchronization mode, the message transmission unit 114 transmits a result message indicating the result of the progress of the game by the progress control unit 113 to the other game device 10 through the communication unit 150. In addition, the result message indicating the result of the progress of the game by the progress control unit 113 is, for example, the result message indicating the result of the progress of the game by the preprocessing unit 1131 as described above.

Here, the "result message" may be a message indicating the status of the game updated in the "result synchronization mode". For example, in the case of focusing on the game device 10 of the attacker, the "result message" may be a base steal message indicating the start of base theft, which is determined based on the operation message indicating the content of the base steal instruction. In addition, for example, in the case of focusing on the game device 10 of the defending side, the "result message" may be pitching information indicating the start of the action of the pitcher character Cpt, where the pitcher character Cpt complies with the operation information decision based on the content of the pitching instruction The "ball type" and "ball path" of the ball.

In addition, when the progress control unit 113 advances the game by inputting the synchronization mode, the message transmission unit 114 transmits the operation information acquired by the acquisition unit 111 to the other game device 10 via the communication unit 150.

The storage unit 130 stores various information necessary for the progress of the baseball game executed in the game device 10 and the control program RPG of the game device 10. The control program RPG is a program for controlling the game device 10. In this embodiment, the control program RPG includes, for example, an operating system program for controlling each part of the game device 10, and an application program for the game device 10 to execute a baseball game (an example of a "program"). The application program may be, for example, the one that is read from the message reading unit 190 and stored in the storage unit 130 when the user of the game device 10 starts a baseball game. In addition, the structure of the game device 10 is not limited to the example shown in FIG. 3.

FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the game device 10.

The game device 10 has: a processor 11 that controls various parts of the game device 10; a memory 13 that stores various information; a communication device 15 for communicating with external devices existing outside the game device 10; an input operation device 17 for To accept the user's operation by the game device 10; the magnetic disk device 19 is used to read information from the recording medium.

The memory 13 is a non-transitory recording medium, including, for example, a volatile memory such as RAM (Random Access Memory) that operates as the operating area of the processor 11, and a control program RPG that stores the game device 10 A non-volatile memory such as an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory) for various information such as such provides a function as the storage unit 130. In addition, in the present embodiment, the memory 13 is taken as an example of the "recording medium" on which the control program RPG is recorded, but the present invention is not limited to this aspect. The “recording medium” on which the control program RPG is recorded may be a storage device provided in an external device existing outside the game device 10. For example, as the "recording medium" on which the control program RPG is recorded, it may be a storage device that exists outside the game device 10 and is provided on a distribution server that distributes the control program RPG, and records the control program RPG.

The processor 11 is, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit), which executes a control program RPG recorded in the memory 13, and operates as a game control unit 110 by following the control program RPG.

The communication device 15 is hardware for communicating with an external device existing outside the game device 10 through one or both of a wired network and a wireless network, and provides a function as the communication unit 150.

The input operation device 17 provides a function as an operation unit 170 that accepts operations by the user of the game device 10. The input operation device 17 may be a part or all of a pointing device including, for example, an operation button, a touch screen, a keyboard, a joystick, and a mouse, and it may be composed of one or more machines.

The magnetic disk device 19 is, for example, an optical disk device, and provides a function as a message reading unit 190, wherein the message reading unit 190 reads various messages such as a control program RPG recorded on a recording medium such as an optical disk.

In addition, the processor 11 may be added to the CPU, or replaced with a CPU, or may be a hardware component such as GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), DSP (Digital Signal Processor), or FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array). In this case, part or all of the game control unit 110 realized by the processor 11 may be realized by hardware such as DSP. Furthermore, the processor 11 may be composed of a part or all of a CPU including 1 or a plurality of hardware elements and one or a plurality of hardware elements. For example, when the processor 11 is composed of a plurality of CPUs, part or all of the functions of the game control unit 110 can be implemented by these plural CPUs following a baseball game program in cooperation.

[4. Action of game device] 5 to 16, an example of the operation of the game device 10 will be described. First, referring to FIGS. 5 to 8, the outline of the result synchronization mode and the input synchronization mode will be described.

Fig. 5 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the outline of the result synchronization mode. In addition, FIG. 5 schematically shows the flow of information such as operation information IINF (IINF-1, IINF-2) and result information RINF (RINF-1, RINF-2). The operation message IINF-1 is the operation message IINF indicating the contents of the operation by the user U1 of the game device 10-1, and the operation message IINF-2 is the operation message IINF indicating the contents of the operation by the user U2 of the game device 10-2 Operation message IINF. The result message RINF-1 is the result message RINF indicating the result of the progress of the game in the game device 10-1, and the result message RINF-2 is the result message RINF indicating the result of the progress of the game in the game device 10-2. In addition, the image data DIMG1 (DIMG1-1, DIMG1-2) represents the image data DIMG generated in the result synchronization mode. The image data DIMG1-1 is the image data DIMG1 of the image IMG displayed on the display portion 31-1, and the image data DIMG1-2 is the image data DIMG1 of the image IMG displayed on the display portion 31-2. In FIG. 5, in order to make the flow of the message easy to understand, descriptions of the storage unit 130, the communication unit 150, etc. are omitted.

In the case of focusing on the game device 10-1, the operation message IINF-1 is an example of the "first operation message", the operation message IINF-2 is an example of the "second operation message", and the result message RINF-1 is the "first operation message". A result message is an example, and the result message RINF-2 is an example of a second result message. In addition, in the case of focusing on the game device 10-2, the operation message IINF-2 is an example of the "first operation message", the operation message IINF-1 is an example of the "second operation message", and the result message RINF-2 is The "first result message" is an example, and the result message RINF-1 is an example of the "second result message". In FIG. 5, the operations of the game devices 10-1 and 10-2 when the user U1 of the game device 10-1 operates the operation unit 170-1 will be described as the center, and the respective operations of the users U1 and U1 will be described. The flow of the operation information IINF etc. reflected in the progress of the game.

First, when the user U1 of the game device 10-1 operates the operation unit 170-1, the acquisition unit 111-1 acquires the operation information IINF-1 indicating the content of the operation by the user U1 from the operation unit 170-1. In addition, the acquisition unit 111-1 can acquire the operation information IINF-1 from the operation unit 170-1 via the storage unit 130 or the like. Then, the acquisition unit 111-1 outputs the operation message IINF-1 to the pre-processing unit 1131-1 of the execution control unit 113-1.

The pre-processing unit 1131-1 advances the game based on the operation information IINF-1. In addition, the pre-processing unit 1131-1 outputs the result message RINF-1 indicating the result of the progress of the game to the message sending unit 114-1 and the post-processing unit 1132-1. For example, the pre-processing unit 1131-1 determines the status of the game when the game is advanced based on the operation information IINF-1, and sends the result information RINF- indicating the status of the determined game (that is, the result of the game progress). 1 is output to the message sending unit 114-1 and the post-processing unit 1132-1. The message sending unit 114-1 sends the result message RINF-1 to the game device 10-2.

The post-processing unit 1132-1 advances the game based on the result message RINF-1. For example, the post-processing unit 1132-1 advances the game so that the status of the game becomes the status indicated in the result message RINF-1. In addition, the post-processing unit 1132-1 generates image data DIMG1-1 of the image IMG displayed on the display unit 31-1 based on the result of the progress of the game, and outputs the generated image data DIMG1-1 to the display device 30-1. Thereby, the image IMG updated according to the operation of the user U1 is displayed on the display portion 31-1.

In addition, in the game device 10-1, once the game device 10-2 transmits the result message RINF-2, the message receiving unit 112-1 receives the result message RINF-2. Then, the message receiving unit 112-1 outputs the result message RINF-2 to the post-processing unit 1132-1 of the progress control unit 113-1. In addition, for example, when the preprocessing unit 1131-2 of the game device 10-2 advances the game based on the operation information IINF-2, the result message RINF-2 is sent from the game device 10-2 to the game device 10-1.

The post-processing unit 1132-1 advances the game based on the result message RINF-2. Furthermore, the post-processing unit 1132-1 generates image data DIMG1-1 of the image IMG displayed on the display unit 31-1 based on the result of the progress of the game, and outputs the generated image data DIMG1-1 to the display device 30- 1. Thereby, the image IMG updated according to the operation of the user U2 is displayed on the display portion 31-1.

In addition, the transfer of information such as the operation information IINF (IINF-1, IINF-2) and the result information RINF (RINF-1, RINF-2) can also be performed through the storage unit 130 and the like. In the above description, the operation of the game device 10-2 is described by replacing the numbers at the end of the symbols of the game device 10 and the like (numbers after the hyphen) with "1" and "2". Next, referring to FIG. 6, the actions of the game devices 10-1 and 10-2 in the result synchronization mode will be described.

FIG. 6 is a sequence diagram showing an example of the operation of the game system 1 in the result synchronization mode. In FIG. 6, in order to distinguish between plural operation messages IINF-1, lowercase Roman letters (a, b, c, d) are appended to the end of the symbol. Similarly, in order to distinguish between the plural operation messages IINF-2, lowercase Roman letters (a, b, c, d) are appended to the end of the symbol. In addition, the acquisition operation information (S114, S214) shown in FIG. 6 is processing performed by the acquisition unit 111, the preprocessing (S116, S216) is processing performed by the preprocessing unit 1131, and the postprocessing (S122, S222) This is a process performed by the post-processing unit 1132.

In addition, the intervals of times T13, T23, T33, T43, and T53 shown in FIG. 6 correspond to the period of the update timing of the game in the game device 10-1, and the intervals of times T14, T24, T34, T44, and T54 The cycle corresponds to the update timing of the game in the game device 10-2. In the example shown in FIG. 6, the time when the game is updated in the game device 10-2 is a time later than the time when the game is updated in the game device 10-1. In addition, the time of game update in game device 10-2 may be a time before the time of game update in game device 10-1, or the same time as the time of game update in game device 10-1.

In FIG. 6, the operation shown in the operation message IINF-1c is reflected in the game device 10-2, and the operation shown in the operation message IINF-2b is reflected in the game device 10-1. The operation of the game is explained. That is, the operations indicated by the operation messages IINF-1a, IINF-1b, and IINF-1d are not necessarily reflected in the operations of the game device 10-2. In addition, the operations indicated by the operation messages IINF-2a, IINF-2c, and IINF-2d are not necessarily reflected in the operations of the game device 10-1.

First, at time T11, the acquisition unit 111-1 of the game device 10-1 acquires the operation information IINF-1a (S114). Then, at time T13, the pre-processing unit 1131-1 advances the game based on the operation information IINF-1a (S116). In addition, at time T15, the post-processing unit 1132-1 advances the game based on the result of the progress of the game by the pre-processing unit 1131-1 (S122). Thereby, in the game device 10-1, the status of the game is updated to the status based on the operation information IINF-1a.

In addition, at time T12, the acquisition unit 111-2 of the game device 10-2 acquires the operation information IINF-2a (S214). Then, at time T14, the pre-processing unit 1131-2 advances the game based on the operation information IINF-2a (S216). In addition, at time T16, the post-processing unit 1132-2 advances the game based on the result of the progress of the game by the pre-processing unit 1131-2 (S222). Thereby, in the game device 10-2, the status of the game is updated to the status based on the operation information IINF-2a.

The actions of the game device 10-1 at times T21, T23, and T25 are the same as the actions of the game device 10-1 at times T11, T13, and T15, except that the operation information IINF-1b is obtained instead of the operation information IINF-1a .

The actions of the game device 10-2 at times T22, T24, and T26 are the same as the actions of the game device 10-2 at times T12, T14, and T16, except that the operation information IINF-2b is obtained instead of the operation information IINF-2a . However, the operation indicated in the operation message IINF-2b is an operation reflected in the progress of the game in the game device 10-1. Therefore, at time T24, once the pre-processing unit 1131-2 starts the game based on the operation information IINF-2b (S216), the message sending unit 114-2 sends the result message RINF-2 indicating the result of the progress of the game to the game device 10-1 (S218).

Then, at time T31, the message receiving unit 112-1 of the game device 10-1 receives the result message RINF-2 (S132). Thereby, at time T33, the post-processing unit 1132-1 advances the game based on the result information RINF-2 (S136). As a result, in the game device 10-1, the status of the game is also updated to the status based on the operation information IINF-2b. That is, in the game device 10-1, at the time T25, the image IMG according to the game situation is displayed on the display portion 31-1, wherein the game situation is updated according to the operation information IINF-1b; at the time T33, corresponding to the game The image IMG of the status is displayed on the display part 31-1, and the status of the game is updated according to the operation information IINF-2b.

The actions of the game device 10-2 at times T32, T34, and T36 are the same as the actions of the game device 10-2 at times T12, T14, and T16, except that the operation information IINF-2c is obtained instead of the operation information IINF-2a .

The operation of the game device 10-1 at the times T41, T43, and T45 is the same as the operation of the game device 10-1 at the times T11, T13, and T15 except that the operation information IINF-1c is obtained instead of the operation information IINF-1a. However, the operation indicated in the operation message IINF-1c is an operation reflected in the progress of the game in the game device 10-2. Therefore, at time T43, when the pre-processing unit 1131-1 starts the game based on the operation message IINF-1c (S116), the message sending unit 114-1 sends the result message RINF-1 indicating the result of the game to the game device 10. -2 (S118).

Then, at time T50, the message receiving unit 112-2 of the game device 10-2 receives the result message RINF-1 (S232). Thereby, at time T54, the post-processing unit 1132-2 advances the game based on the result information RINF-1 (S236). As a result, in the game device 10-2, the status of the game is also updated to the status based on the operation information IINF-1c. That is, in the game device 10-2, at time T46, an image IMG corresponding to the game situation is displayed on the display portion 31-2, where the game situation is updated according to the operation information IINF-2d; at time T54, it corresponds to The image IMG of the game status is displayed on the display part 31-2, wherein the game status is updated according to the operation information IINF-1c.

The actions of the game device 10-1 at times T51, T53, and T55 are the same as the actions of the game device 10-1 at times T11, T13, and T15, except that the operation information IINF-1d is obtained instead of the operation information IINF-1a . As shown in FIG. 6, in the result synchronization mode, the operation information IINF of other game devices 10 is not used for the progress of the game. Therefore, in the result synchronization mode, compared with the input synchronization mode in which the operation information IINF of the other game device 10 is used for the progress of the game, the operation information IINF can be obtained from the obtaining unit 111 to the image IMG displayed on the display unit 31. The update delay is reduced.

In addition, the operation in the result synchronization mode of the game system 1 is not limited to the example shown in FIG. 6. For example, the progress control unit 113 may progress the game based on both the operation information IINF acquired by the acquisition unit 111 and the result information RINF received by the message reception unit 112 in the update timing. In addition, for example, in the game device 10-1, when the game is proceeded based on the operation information IINF-1 indicating that the operation content of the game device 10-2 does not need to be reflected, the post-processing can be performed by the pre-processing unit 1131-1 Processing of section 1132-1 (for example, generation of image data DIMG1-1, etc.). Next, referring to FIG. 7, in the input synchronization mode, the flow of the operation information IINF and the like until the user's operation is reflected in the progress of the game will be described.

Fig. 7 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the outline of the input synchronization mode. In addition, FIG. 7 schematically shows the flow of information such as operation information IINF (IINF-1, IINF-2) and result information RINF (RINF-1, RINF-2). In addition, in FIG. 7, as in FIG. 5, in order to make the flow of the message easy to understand, descriptions of the storage unit 130 and the communication unit 150 are omitted. In addition, in the input synchronization mode, since the result message RINF is not transferred to other game devices 10, the description of the pre-processing unit 1131 and the post-processing unit 1132 included in the progress control unit 113 is omitted in FIG. 7. In addition, the image data DIMG2 (DIMG2-1, DIMG2-2) represents the image data DIMG generated in the input synchronization mode. The image data DIMG2-1 is the image data DIMG2 of the image IMG displayed on the display portion 31-1, and the image data DIMG2-2 is the image data DIMG2 of the image IMG displayed on the display portion 31-2. For the same operations as in FIG. 5, detailed descriptions are omitted.

When the user U1 of the game device 10-1 operates the operation unit 170-1, the acquisition unit 111-1 acquires the operation information IINF-1 indicating the content of the operation by the user U1 from the operation unit 170-1. In addition, the acquisition unit 111-1 outputs the operation message IINF-1 to the message transmission unit 114-1 and the progress control unit 113-1.

The message sending unit 114-1 sends the operation message IINF-1 to the game device 10-2. Thereby, the message receiving unit 112-2 of the game device 10-2 receives the operation information IINF-1 indicating the content of the operation on the operation unit 170-1 of the game device 10-1. In addition, the message receiving unit 112-2 outputs the operation message IINF-1 to the progress control unit 113-2.

In addition, when the user U2 of the game device 10-2 operates the operation unit 170-2, the acquisition unit 111-2 acquires the operation information IINF-2 indicating the content of the operation by the user U2 from the operation unit 170-2. In addition, the acquisition unit 111-2 outputs the operation message IINF-2 to the message transmission unit 114-2 and the progress control unit 113-2.

The message sending unit 114-2 sends the operation message IINF-2 to the game device 10-1. Thereby, the message receiving unit 112-1 of the game device 10-1 receives the operation message IINF-2 indicating the content of the operation on the operation unit 170-2 of the game device 10-2. Then, the message receiving unit 112-1 outputs the operation message IINF-2 to the progress control unit 113-1.

Since the progress control unit 113-1 of the game device 10-1 has acquired the operation information IINF-1 and IINF-2 of both the game devices 10-1 and 10-2, the game is played based on the operation information IINF-1 and IINF-2. get on. Then, the progress control unit 113-1 generates image data DIMG2-1 of the image IMG displayed on the display unit 31-1 based on the result of the progress of the game, and outputs the generated image data DIMG2-1 to the display device 30- 1. Thereby, the image IMG updated according to the respective operations of the users U1 and U2 is displayed on the display portion 31-1.

Similarly, since the progress control unit 113-2 of the game device 10-2 has obtained the operation information IINF-1 and IINF-2 of both the game devices 10-1 and 10-2, it is based on the operation information IINF-1 and IINF- 2 Make the game progress. Then, the progress control unit 113-2 generates image data DIMG2-2 of the image IMG displayed on the display unit 31-2 based on the result of the progress of the game, and outputs the generated image data DIMG2-2 to the display device 30- 2. Thereby, the image IMG updated according to the respective operations of the users U1 and U2 is displayed on the display portion 31-2. Next, referring to FIG. 8, the operation in the input synchronization mode of the game devices 10-1 and 10-2 will be described.

FIG. 8 is a sequence diagram showing an example of operations in the input synchronization mode of the game system 1. In FIG. 8, similarly to FIG. 6, lowercase Roman letters (a, b, c) are appended to the end of the symbols of the operation messages IINF-1 and IINF-2. In addition, the acquisition operation message (S168, S268) shown in FIG. 8 is a process executed by the acquisition unit 111, and the reception operation message (S178, S278) is a process executed by the message receiving unit 112. In addition, the update processing (S184, S284) shown in FIG. 8 is a series of processing executed by the pre-processing unit 1131 and the post-processing unit 1132, that is, the processing executed by the execution control unit 113.

In addition, the intervals between the times T117, T127, and T137 shown in FIG. 8 correspond to the period of the update timing of the game in the game device 10-1, and the intervals between the times T118, T128, and T138 correspond to the intervals in the game device 10-2. The cycle of the update timing of the game in. In the example shown in FIG. 8, the time when the game is updated in the game device 10-2 is a time later than the time when the game is updated in the game device 10-1. In addition, the time of game update in game device 10-2 may be a time before the time of game update in game device 10-1, or the same time as the time of game update in game device 10-1.

First, at time T111, the acquisition unit 111-1 of the game device 10-1 acquires the operation information IINF-1a (S168). Once the acquisition unit 111-1 acquires the operation information IINF-1a, the message transmission unit 114-1 transmits the operation information IINF-1a to the game device 10-2 (S174). Thereby, the message receiving unit 112-2 of the game device 10-2 receives the operation message IINF-1a at time T114 (S278).

In addition, at time T112, the acquisition unit 111-2 of the game device 10-2 acquires the operation information IINF-2a (S268). Once the obtaining unit 111-2 obtains the operation message IINF-2a, the message sending unit 114-2 sends the operation message IINF-2a to the game device 10-1 (S274). Thereby, the message receiving unit 112-1 of the game device 10-1 receives the operation message IINF-2a at the time T115 (S178).

At time T117, since the operation information IINF-1 and IINF-2 of both game devices 10-1 and 10-2 have been input, the progress control unit 113-1 of the game device 10-1 is based on the operation information IINF-1 and IINF-2 makes the game progress (S184). Thereby, the status of the game of the game device 10-1 is updated to the status based on the respective operations of the users U1 and U2.

Similarly, at time T118, because the operation information IINF-1 and IINF-2 of both game devices 10-1 and 10-2 have been input, the progress control unit 113-2 of the game device 10-2 is based on the operation information IINF -1 and IINF-2 make the game progress (S284). Thereby, the status of the game of the game device 10-2 is updated to the status based on the respective operations of the users U1 and U2.

The operation of the game device 10-1 at the times T121, T125, and T127 is the same as the operation of the game device 10-1 at the times T111, T115, and T117, except that the operation information IINF-1b is obtained instead of the operation information IINF-1a. In addition, the actions of the game device 10-2 at times T122, T124, and T128 in addition to obtaining the operation information IINF-2b instead of the operation information IINF-2a, and the actions of the game device 10-2 at times T112, T114, and T118 the same.

The operation of the game device 10-1 at times T131, T135, and T137 is the same as the operation of the game device 10-1 at times T111, T115, and T117, except that the operation information IINF-1c is obtained instead of the operation information IINF-1a. In addition, the actions of the game device 10-2 at times T132, T134, and T138, in addition to obtaining the operation information IINF-2c instead of the operation information IINF-2a, and the actions of the game device 10-2 at times T112, T114, and T118 the same.

In this way, in the input synchronization mode, the progress control unit 113-1 of the game device 10-1 and the progress control unit 113-2 of the game device 10-2 make the game progress based on the combination of the operation messages IINF-1 and IINF-2. . As a result, for example, the status of the game of the game device 10-1 in the period from time T111 to the time T137 and the status of the game of the game device 10-2 in the period from time T112 to time T138 coincide with each other. That is, the game devices 10-1 and 10-2 make the game progress in the input synchronization mode. Compared with the conventional game device that does not use the input synchronization mode for the progress of the game, the situation of the game can be compared between the two games. The device 10 is aligned.

In addition, in the result synchronization mode shown in FIG. 6, for example, at time T33, the status of the game of the game device 10-1 is updated to the status based on the operation information IINF-2b. However, the status of the game of the game device 10-1 during the period from time T21 to time T25 and the status of the game of the game device 10-2 during the period from time T12 to time T16 do not necessarily coincide with each other. Therefore, the result synchronization mode is not suitable for executing events based on the premise that the positions and states of characters, objects, etc. (the situation of the game) match in the game devices 10-1 and 10-2.

In contrast, in the input synchronization mode, as described above, the status of the game of the game device 10-1 matches the status of the game of the game device 10-2. Therefore, the input synchronization mode is suitable for executing events on the premise that the positions and states of characters, objects, etc. are consistent in game devices 10-1 and 10-2. Here, for example, when the game executed by the game device 10 is a baseball game, as an event based on the premise that the positions and states of characters, objects, etc. are the same in the game devices 10-1 and 10-2, it is suitable for preventing the pitch An incident of base stealing performed before pitching.

In addition, in the input synchronization mode, each of game devices 10-1 and 10-2 causes the game to proceed when the operation information IINF-1 and IINF-2 of both game devices 10-1 and 10-2 match. In other words, each of the game devices 10-1 and 10-2 waits for the progress of the game until the operation messages IINF-1 and IINF-2 of both the game devices 10-1 and 10-2 match. Therefore, the difference between the progress of the game in the game device 10-1 and the progress of the game in the game device 10-2 in the case where the game is progressed in the input synchronization mode is the difference between the progress of the game in the result synchronization mode In the case of the progress, the progress of the game in the game device 10-1 and the progress of the game in the game device 10-2 differ by less than or equal to the degree. Next, referring to Fig. 9, the operations of the game devices 10-1 and 10-2 when the game system 1 executes a baseball game will be described.

FIG. 9 is a sequence diagram showing an example of the operation of the game system 1 for executing a baseball game. In addition, FIG. 9 shows the actions of the game devices 10-1 and 10-2 when the user U1 of the game device 10-1 operates the beater character Cbt, and the user U2 of the game device 10-2 operates the pitcher character Cpt. Example sequence diagram. In the example shown in FIG. 9, the game devices 10-1 and 10-2 make the situation of the game from the pitcher character Cpt throwing to the hitting character Cbt hitting the ball object Ob1 in the result synchronization mode. In addition, the steps corresponding to the operations described in FIG. 6 are given the same reference numerals as in FIG. 6.

First, at time T220, once the acquisition unit 111-2 of the game device 10-2 acquires the operation information IINF-2 indicating the pitching instruction, the pre-processing unit 1131-2 of the control unit 113-2 determines based on the operation information IINF-2 Pitch content such as "ball type" and "ball path" (S216). In addition, the message sending unit 114-2 sends a pitching message indicating the start of the action of the pitcher character Cpt as a result message RINF-2 to the game device 10-1 (S218), wherein the pitcher character complies with the decision based on the operation message IINF-2 Pitching content pitching. In addition, the process of determining the content of the pitch corresponds to the process of making the game proceed. In the following, the pitching message may also use the same symbol as the result message RINF-2, which is called pitching message RINF-2.

At time T221, the message receiving unit 112-1 of the game device 10-1 receives the pitch message RINF-2 (S132). Then, the message sending unit 114-1 sends an acknowledgment indicating that the game is progressed based on the pitch message RINF-2 to the game device 10-2 (S134). In addition, the post-processing unit 1132-1 of the progress control unit 113-1 advances the game based on the pitch information RINF-2.

At time T223, the progress control unit 113-1 of the game device 10-1 displays on the display unit 31-1 a pitch screen indicating the status of the game updated based on the pitch information RINF-2 (S190). Thereby, the pitcher character Cpt that follows the pitching content determined based on the operation information IINF-2 is displayed on the display part 31-1.

At time T224, the message receiving unit 112-2 of the game device 10-2 receives an affirmative response to the pitch message RINF-2 (S226). Thereby, the post-processing unit 1132-2 of the progress control unit 113-2 advances the game based on the pitch information RINF-2. For example, the post-processing unit 1132-2 causes the pitcher character Cpt to start pitching based on the pitching information RINF-2.

At time T226, the progress control unit 113-2 of the game device 10-2 displays on the display unit 31-2 a pitch screen indicating the status of the game updated based on the pitch information RINF-2 (S290). Thereby, the pitcher character Cpt that follows the pitching content determined based on the operation information IINF-2 is displayed on the display unit 31-2.

At time T241, once the acquisition unit 111-1 of the game device 10-1 acquires the operation information IINF-1 indicating the strike instruction, the pre-processing unit 1131-1 of the processing control unit 113-1 determines whether to use the operation information IINF-1 The hit result of the hitter character Cbt (S116). Then, the message sending unit 114-1 sends a hit message indicating the result of the hit determined based on the operation message IINF-1 as a result message RINF-1 to the game device 10-2 (S118). In addition, the process of determining the result of the hit corresponds to the process of making the game proceed. In the following, the strike message may also use the same symbol as the result message RINF-1, which is called strike message RINF-1.

At time T243, the progress control unit 113-1 of the game device 10-1 displays a hit screen indicating the status of the game updated based on the hit information RINF-1 on the display unit 31-1 (S190). In this way, the hitter character Cbt who executed the hit based on the operation message IINF-1 is displayed on the display part 31-1.

At time T244, the message receiving unit 112-2 of the game device 10-2 receives the hit message RINF-1 (S232). Thereby, the post-processing unit 1132-2 of the progress control unit 113-2 advances the game based on the hit message RINF-1.

At time T246, the progress control unit 113-2 of the game device 10-2 displays a hit screen indicating the status of the game updated based on the hit information RINF-1 on the display unit 31-2 (S290). In this way, the hitter character Cbt performing the hit based on the operation message IINF-1 is displayed on the display part 31-2. Next, referring to FIG. 10, the operations of game devices 10-1 and 10-2 in a case where a theft instruction is input will be described.

FIG. 10 is a sequence diagram showing another example of the operation of the game system 1 for executing a baseball game. In FIG. 10, the operation of the game system 1 is explained by taking the case where the runner character Crn is on the base as an example. The operation shown in FIG. 10 is the same as the operation shown in FIG. 9 except that a theft instruction is input. For the operations described in FIG. 9, detailed descriptions are omitted. In addition, in the example shown in FIG. 10, the base steal instruction by the user U1 is input before the pitcher character Cpt displayed on the display portion 31-1 starts to pitch the ball.

First, at time T211, once the acquisition unit 111-1 of the game device 10-1 acquires the operation information IINF-1 indicating a base theft instruction, the pre-processing unit 1131-1 of the processing control unit 113-1 starts the runner character Crn The base is stolen, and the game is played based on the operation information IINF-1 (S116). Then, the message sending unit 114-1 sends a steal message indicating the start of the steal based on the operation message IINF-1 as a result message RINF-1 to the game device 10-2 (S118). In addition, the execution control unit 113-1 starts the measurement of the elapsed time with the acquisition unit 111-1 obtaining the operation message IINF-1 indicating the burglary instruction as an opportunity. In the following, the theft message may also use the same symbol as the result message RINF-1, which is called the theft message RINF-1.

At time T212, the message receiving unit 112-2 of the game device 10-2 receives the stealing message RINF-1 (S232). Then, at time T214, the post-processing unit 1132-2 of the progress control unit 113-2 advances the game based on the base theft information RINF-1. For example, the progress control unit 113-2 displays a runner screen showing the status of the game updated based on the base theft information RINF-1 on the display unit 31-2 (S290). In this way, the window WD including the runner character Crn performing the base stealing based on the operation message IINF-1 and the pitcher character Cpt before the pitching are displayed on the display part 31-2. The user U2 can know that the runner character Crn has started to steal the base through the confirmation window WD.

In addition, in FIG. 10, the case where the user U2 does not notice the base stealing, or notices the base stealing but does not discourage the runner who tries to steal the base, and makes the pitcher character Cpt throw the ball.

At time T220, once the obtaining unit 111-2 obtains the operation information IINF-2 indicating the pitching instruction, the preprocessing unit 1131-2 determines the content of the pitching based on the operation information IINF-2 (S216). Then, the message sending unit 114-2 sends the pitching message RINF-2 to the game device 10-1 (S218).

At time T221, the message receiving unit 112-1 of the game device 10-1 receives the pitch message RINF-2 (S132). In the example shown in FIG. 10, the time from the time T211 when the control unit 113-1 starts measuring the elapsed time to the time T221 when the message receiving unit 112-1 receives the pitching message RINF-2 is longer than the switching standby time WT (The "first time" example) is short. That is, the message receiving unit 112-1 receives the pitching information RINF-2 from the time T211 at which the operation information IINF-1 of the obtaining unit 111-1 is obtained from the time T211 to the elapse of the switching standby time WT. Therefore, the progress control unit 113-1 continues the progress of the game in the result synchronization mode. For example, the message sending unit 114-1 sends an acknowledgment indicating that the game is progressed based on the pitch message RINF-2 to the game device 10-2 (S134).

In the example shown in FIG. 10, since the progress of the game in the result synchronization mode continues, the actions of the game devices 10-1 and 10-2 after time T220 and the game devices 10-1 and 10 shown in FIG. 9 The action of -2 is the same. That is, in the example shown in FIG. 10, the event preventing base stealing does not occur before the pitching. Next, referring to FIG. 11, the operations of the game devices 10-1 and 10-2 when the progress of the game is switched from the result synchronization mode to the input synchronization mode will be described.

FIG. 11 is a sequence diagram showing another example of the operation of the game system 1 for executing a baseball game. The action shown in FIG. 11 is the same as the action shown in FIG. 10 except that the progress of the game is switched from the result synchronization mode to the input synchronization mode. The detailed description of the operation described in FIG. 10 is omitted.

A series of actions of game devices 10-1 and 10-2 at times T311, T312, and T314 and a series of actions of game devices 10-1 and 10-2 at times T211, T212, and T214 shown in FIG. 10 the same. For example, at time T314, the progress control unit 113-2 of the game device 10-2 displays a runner screen indicating the status of the game updated based on the base theft information RINF-1 on the display unit 31-2 (S290).

At time T320, once the acquisition unit 111-2 of the game device 10-2 acquires the operation information IINF-2 indicating the pitching instruction, the pre-processing unit 1131-2 determines the pitching content based on the operation information IINF-2 (S216). Then, the message sending unit 114-2 sends the pitching message RINF-2 to the game device 10-1 (S218).

The pitch message RINF-2 sent from the game device 10-2 arrives at the game device 10-1 at time T323. In addition, the time T323 is the time after the time T321 after the switching standby time WT has elapsed from the acquisition timing time T311 of the operation information IINF-1 by the acquisition unit 111-1 of the game device 10-1.

Therefore, the progress control unit 113-1 switches the progress of the game from the result synchronization mode to the input synchronization mode at the time T321 when the switching standby time WT has elapsed from the time T311 (S1402). That is, if the message receiving unit 112-1 does not receive the pitching information RINF-2 from the timing when the operation information IINF-1 is acquired by the acquisition unit 111-1 to the switching standby time WT, the control unit 113- is performed. 1 Switch the progress of the game from the result synchronization mode to the input synchronization mode. Since the progress of the game has been switched from the result synchronization mode to the input synchronization mode, the progress control unit 113-1, for example, displays on the display unit 31-1 an image that overlooks the virtual space corresponding to the game. In addition, the message sending unit 114-1 notifies the game device 10-2 that the progress of the game has been switched from the result synchronization mode to the input synchronization mode (S1404).

At time T323, the message receiving unit 112-1 receives the pitching message RINF-2 as described above (S132). Since the game device 10-1 has started the game in the input synchronization mode, the game device 10-2 is notified to cancel the game progress based on the pitch information RINF-2. For example, the message sending unit 114-1 sends a negative response to the pitch message RINF-2 to the game device 10-2 (S1864).

At time T324, the message receiving unit 112-2 of the game device 10-2 receives a switching notification indicating that the progress of the game is switched from the result synchronization mode to the input synchronization mode. Thereby, the progress control unit 113-2 switches the progress of the game from the result synchronization mode to the input synchronization mode (S2402). By switching the progress of the game from the result synchronization mode to the input synchronization mode by the progress control unit 113-2, the progress control unit 113-2 displays, for example, an image that overlooks the virtual space in accordance with the game on the display unit 31-2.

At time T326, the message receiving unit 112-2 of the game device 10-2 receives a negative response to the pitch message RINF-2 (S2868). Thereby, the progress control unit 113-2 cancels the pitch based on the pitch information RINF-2 at the time T328 (S2870). That is, the progress control unit 113-2 cancels the progress of the game based on the pitch information RINF-2.

The progress of the game is switched from the result synchronization mode to the input synchronization mode, and the positions and states of the runner character Crn, the pitcher character Cpt, and the ball object Obl are the same in the game device 10-1 and the game device 10-2. In this way, whether the user U1 of the game device 10-1 should perform an entry by stealing or stop the entry can be judged by observing the state of the pitcher character Cpt. On the other hand, the user U2 of the game device 10-2 can determine the delivery direction of the ball object Ob1 by the pitcher character Cpt by observing the state of the runner character Crn. Next, referring to FIG. 12, the operation flow of the game device 10 will be described. In the following, there may be cases where users U1 and U2 are not specifically distinguished, but are called user U.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the game device 10. The actions shown in FIG. 12 are executed in accordance with the update timing of the game progress. For example, the operation shown in FIG. 12 is repeatedly executed in the same cycle as the cycle of the update timing. Note that the steps corresponding to the operations described in FIG. 9 are denoted by the same reference numerals as in FIG. 9.

First, in step S100, the progress control unit 113 determines whether to progress the game in the result synchronization mode. In the case where the result of the determination in step S100 is affirmative, that is, when the progress control unit 113 makes the game progress in the result synchronization mode, the progress control unit 113 executes the game in the result synchronization mode in step S110 After the processing is performed, the processing proceeds to step S190. On the other hand, in the case where the result of the determination in step S100 is negative, that is, in the case where the progress control unit 113 performs the game in the input synchronization mode, the progress control unit 113 executes by input in step S160 After the game in the synchronous mode is processed, the process proceeds to step S190. In addition, the details of the game processing in the result synchronization mode will be described in FIGS. 13 and 14. In addition, the details of the processing performed by the game in the input synchronization mode are described in FIGS. 15 and 16.

In step S190, the progress control unit 113 displays on the display unit 31 an image IMG indicating the result of the progress of the game by the processing of step S110 or step S160.

Next, in step S192, the progress control unit 113 determines whether to end the game. For example, the progress control unit 113 determines to end the game when the acquisition unit 111 acquires the operation information IINF indicating the operation for instructing the end of the game. When the result of the determination in step S192 is affirmative, the progress control unit 113 ends the game. On the other hand, in a case where the result of the determination in step S192 is negative, the progress control unit 113 returns the process to step S100 and continues the game. Next, referring to FIG. 13 and FIG. 14, the processing of the game in the result synchronization mode will be described.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing an example of processing by a game in the result synchronization mode. In addition, the processing of step S112 in FIG. 13 is executed when the result of the determination in step S100 in FIG. 12 is affirmative. That is, the operation shown in FIG. 13 is repeatedly executed in the same period as the period of the update timing during the duration of the result synchronization mode. In addition, the series of processing in steps S114 to S122 is an example of processing based on the operation information IINF acquired by the acquisition unit 111. In addition, the series of processing in steps S124-S128 is an example of processing based on the affirmative response to the result message RINF transmitted to the other game device 10. The series of processing in steps S132-S136 is an example of processing based on the result message RINF received by the message receiving unit 112.

In step S112, the acquisition unit 111 determines whether an operation has been performed on the operation unit 170. In the case where the result of the determination in step S112 is affirmative, that is, when the operation has been performed on the operation unit 170, the acquisition unit 111 acquires the operation information IINF in step S114 and advances the process to step S116. On the other hand, in the case where the result of the determination in step S112 is negative, that is, when the operation is not performed on the operation unit 170, the progress control unit 113 advances the process to step S124. In other words, if the operation is not performed on the operation unit 170, the series of processes in steps S114 to S122 are not performed.

In step S116, the pre-processing unit 1131 of the progress control unit 113 executes pre-processing based on the operation information IINF acquired by the acquisition unit 111, and advances the game. Then, the progress control unit 113 advances the processing to step S118.

In step S118, the message transmitting unit 114 transmits the result message RINF indicating the result of the preprocessing of step S116 to the other game device 10 through the communication unit 150, and advances the processing to step S120.

In addition, in the case where the operation indicated in the operation information IINF obtained in step S114 is not necessarily reflected in the operation of the game in the other game device 10, the processing of step S118 may be omitted. That is, in the case where the operation indicated in the operation information IINF acquired by the acquisition unit 111 is not necessarily reflected in the progress of the game in the other game device 10, the transmission of the result message RINF to the other game device 10 can be Omitted.

In step S120, the post-processing unit 1132 of the execution control unit 113 determines whether the post-processing based on the result of the pre-processing in step S116 is waiting for an affirmative response. In addition, the post-processing of waiting for an affirmative response is, for example, a post-processing that waits until the message receiving unit 112 receives an affirmative response from the other game device 10 to the result message RINF transmitted in step S118. Therefore, for example, when the post-processing based on the result of the pre-processing in step S116 is a post-processing that determines whether to execute based on the response from the other game device 10 to the result message RINF transmitted in step S118, the post-processing unit 1132 determines to wait Affirmative answer.

In addition, for example, when the post-processing based on the result of the pre-processing of step S116 is a process that is executed regardless of the state of the game of the other game device 10 or the like, the post-processing unit 1132 determines that the affirmative response is not waiting. When the result of the determination in step S120 is affirmative, that is, when the execution of the post-processing waits until the message receiving unit 112 receives an affirmative response, the post-processing unit 1132 advances the processing to step S124. On the other hand, in the case where the result of the determination in step S120 is negative, that is, in the case where the post-processing is executed regardless of the state of the game of the other game device 10 or the like, the post-processing unit 1132 advances the processing to Step S122.

In step S122, the post-processing unit 1132 of the progress control unit 113 executes post-processing based on the result of the pre-processing in step S116, and causes the game to proceed. Thereby, the status of the game is updated to the status based on the operation information IINF obtained in step S114. After the execution control unit 113 executes the post-processing, the processing proceeds to step S130. Before describing the operations after step S130, a series of processing of steps S124-S128 will be described. As described above, the processing of step S124 is executed when the result of the determination in step S112 is negative, or when the result of the determination in step S120 is positive.

In step S124, the message receiving unit 112 determines whether the affirmative response to the result message RINF transmitted to the other game device 10 has reached the communication unit 150. When the result of the determination in step S126 is affirmative, that is, when the affirmative response reaches the communication unit 150, the message receiving unit 112 advances the process to step S126. On the other hand, when the result of the determination in step S126 is negative, that is, when the affirmative response does not reach the communication unit 150, the message receiving unit 112 advances the process to step S130. That is, when the affirmative response does not reach the communication unit 150, the processing of steps S126 and S128 is not executed.

In step S126, the message receiving unit 112 receives the positive response to the result message RINF, and advances the process to step S128. In step S128, the post-processing unit 1132 of the progress control unit 113 performs post-processing based on the result message RINF of the affirmative response, and advances the game. That is, the post-processing unit 1132 of the performing control unit 113 executes post-processing that waits until an acknowledgement is received. Thereby, the status of the game is updated based on the status of the operation information IINF acquired by the acquiring unit 111. After the execution control unit 113 executes the post-processing, the processing proceeds to step S130.

In step S130, the message receiving unit 112 determines whether the result message RINF of the other game device 10 has reached the communication unit 150. When the result of the determination in step S130 is affirmative, that is, when the result message RINF of the other game device 10 has reached the communication unit 150, the message receiving unit 112 advances the process to step S132. On the other hand, when the result of the determination in step S130 is negative, that is, when the result message RINF of the other game device 10 does not reach the communication unit 150, the message receiving unit 112 advances the process to step S140. That is, if the result message RINF of the other game device 10 does not reach the communication unit 150, the series of processes in steps S132-S136 are not executed.

In step S132, the message receiving unit 112 receives the result message RINF indicating the result of the pre-processing performed on the other game device 10, and advances the processing to step S134. In step S134, the message sending unit 114 sends an affirmative response to the result message RINF received by the message receiving unit 112 to the other game device 10. In addition, when the post-processing unit 1132 of the processing control unit 113 does not perform post-processing based on the result message RINF, the message sending unit 114 may send a negative response to the other game device 10 instead of the positive response.

Next, in step S136, the post-processing unit 1132 of the progress control unit 113 performs post-processing based on the result message RINF received by the message receiving unit 112, and causes the game to proceed. In this way, the game status is updated to a status based on the result message RINF (that is, a status based on an operation performed on the operation unit 170 of another game device 10). After the execution of the post-processing, the progress control unit 113 advances the processing to step S140.

In step S140, the progress control unit 113 executes a switching control process for switching the progress of the game from the result synchronization mode to the input synchronization mode. The details of the switching control processing are described in FIG. 14.

In addition, the game progress processing in the result synchronization mode is not limited to the example shown in FIG. 13. For example, the determination of step S112, the determination of step S124, and the determination of step S130 may also be executed by the execution control unit 113. In addition, the series of processing of steps S112-S122, the series of processing of steps S124-S128, the series of processing of steps S130-S136, and the switching control processing of step S140 may be executed in parallel. Next, referring to FIG. 14, the switching control process of step S140 will be described.

Fig. 14 is a flowchart showing an example of switching control processing. In addition, the switching control process shown in FIG. 14 is an example of the switching control process shown in step S140 in FIG. 13. Therefore, the switching control process shown in FIG. 14 is repeatedly executed at the same period as the update timing during the period during which the result synchronization mode continues.

In step S1400, the progress control unit 113 determines whether to switch the progress of the game from the result synchronization mode to the input synchronization mode. For example, when the message receiving unit 112 receives a switching notification from another game device 10 indicating that the progress of the game is switched from the result synchronization mode to the input synchronization mode, the progress control unit 113 determines to switch the progress of the game to the input synchronization mode. Alternatively, when the message receiving unit 112 obtains the operation information IINF indicating the base stealing instruction from the obtaining unit 111 until the pitch information RINF is not received until the switching standby time WT elapses, the progress control unit 113 determines that the progress of the game is switched to the input synchronization mode.

When the result of the determination in step S1400 is affirmative, that is, when the progress of the game is switched to the input synchronization mode, the progress control unit 113 advances the process to step S1402. On the other hand, when the result of the determination in step S1400 is negative, that is, when the result synchronization mode continues, the progress control unit 113 advances the process to step S1406. Therefore, the series of processes in steps S1402 and S1404 are executed when the progress of the game is switched to the input synchronization mode, and the series of processes in steps S1406-S1414 are executed in the case where the result synchronization mode continues.

In step S1402, the progress control unit 113 switches the progress of the game from the result synchronization mode to the input synchronization mode. In addition, the control unit 113 performs the elapsed time measurement up to the last update timing when the measurement of the elapsed time has been started in step S1408 described later, after switching the progress of the game from the result synchronization mode to the input synchronization mode, the measurement of the elapsed time is ended. The progress control unit 113 advances the process to step S1404 after switching the progress of the game from the result synchronization mode to the input synchronization mode.

In step S1404, the message sending unit 114 sends a switching notification indicating that the progress of the game is switched from the result synchronization mode to the input synchronization mode to the other game device 10, and ends the switching control process. In addition, in the case where the progress control unit 113 switches the progress of the game to the input synchronization mode in accordance with the switching notification received from the other game device 10, the processing of step S1404 may be omitted. Alternatively, in the case where the progress control unit 113 switches the progress of the game to the input synchronization mode according to the switching notification received from the other game device 10, the switching notification sent in step S1404 may also be used as the other game device 10 to confirm that the switch has been switched Use to enter the message of synchronization mode.

Next, a series of processes of steps S1406-S1414 executed when the result of the determination in step S1400 is negative (that is, when the result synchronization mode continues) will be described.

In step S1406, the progress control unit 113 determines whether or not the acquisition unit 111 has acquired the operation information IINF indicating the burglary instruction at this update timing. In the case where the result of the determination in step S1406 is affirmative, that is, in the case where the obtaining unit 111 has obtained the operation information IINF indicating the burglary instruction at this update timing, the execution control unit 113 starts to pass in step S1408 Time measurement, and end the switching control process. On the other hand, in the case where the result of the determination in step S1406 is negative, that is, in the case where the obtaining unit 111 has not obtained the operation information IINF indicating the theft instruction at this update timing, the processing control unit 113 advances the process Go to step S1410.

In step S1410, the execution control unit 113 determines whether or not the acquisition unit 111 has completed acquiring the operation information IINF indicating the stolen base instruction up to the previous update timing. In the case where the result of the determination in step S1410 is affirmative, that is, in the case where the obtaining unit 111 has completed obtaining the operation information IINF indicating the stolen base instruction, the progress control unit 113 advances the process to step S1412. On the other hand, when the result of the determination in step S1410 is negative, that is, when the acquisition unit 111 has not acquired the operation information IINF indicating the theft instruction, the control unit 113 does not start the measurement of the elapsed time, and End the switching control process.

In step S1412, the progress control unit 113 determines whether the message receiving unit 112 has received the pitching message RINF at this update timing. In the case where the result of the determination in step S1412 is affirmative, that is, in the case where the message receiving unit 112 has received the pitch information RINF at this update timing, the control unit 113 ends the measurement of the elapsed time in step S1414 , And end the switching control process. That is, when the information receiving unit 112 receives the pitching information RINF during the period from the acquisition unit 111 obtaining the operation information IINF indicating the base stealing instruction to the switching standby time WT, the control unit 113 measures the elapsed time after the end To end the switching control process. On the other hand, when the result of the determination in step S1412 is negative, that is, when the message receiving unit 112 does not receive the pitching information RINF at the update timing this time, the control unit 113 performs the monitoring of the elapsed time. The measurement state ends the switching control process. Next, referring to FIG. 15, the processing by the game input synchronization mode will be described.

Fig. 15 is a flowchart showing an example of processing performed by a game in the input synchronization mode. In addition, the operation shown in FIG. 15 is an example shown in step S160 (processing by the game in the input synchronization mode) shown in FIG. 12. Therefore, the processing of step S168 in FIG. 15 is executed when the result of the determination in step S100 in FIG. 12 is negative. That is, the operation shown in FIG. 15 is repeatedly executed in the same cycle as the cycle of the update timing during the duration of the input synchronization mode. In addition, the series of processing of steps S166-S184 and the result message cancellation processing of step S186 may also be executed in parallel.

In step S166, the acquisition unit 111 determines whether an operation has been performed on the operation unit 170. In the case where the result of the determination in step S166 is affirmative, that is, when the operation has been performed on the operation unit 170, the acquisition unit 111 acquires the operation information IINF in step S168, and advances the process to step S170. On the other hand, in the case where the result of the determination in step S166 is negative, that is, when the operation is not performed on the operation unit 170, the progress control unit 113 advances the process to step S176.

In step S170, the execution control unit 113 stores the operation information IINF obtained in step S168 in the storage unit 130. Next, in step S174, the message sending unit 114 sends the operation message IINF acquired in step S168 to the other game device 10, and advances the process to step S176.

In step S176, the message receiving unit 112 determines whether the operation message IINF of the other game device 10 has reached the communication unit 150. In the case where the result of the determination in step S176 is affirmative, that is, when the operation information IINF of the other game device 10 has reached the communication unit 150, the message receiving unit 112 receives the operation information IINF in step S178 and adds The process proceeds to step S180. On the other hand, when the result of the determination in step S176 is negative, that is, when the operation information IINF of the other game device 10 does not reach the communication unit 150, the message receiving unit 112 advances the process to step S182. In step S180, the progress control unit 113 stores the operation message IINF received by the message receiving unit 112 in the storage unit 130, and advances the process to step S182.

In step S182, the execution control unit 113 determines whether the operation information IINF obtained by the obtaining unit 111 and the operation information IINF received by the message receiving unit 112 match. In the case where the result of the determination in step S182 is affirmative, that is, in the case where the operation information IINF of both parties matches, the progress control unit 113 advances the process to step S184. On the other hand, in a case where the result of the determination in step S182 is negative, the progress control unit 113 advances the process to step S186. That is, the update process of step S184 is not executed until both the operation information IINF acquired by the acquisition unit 111 and the operation information IINF received by the message reception unit 112 agree.

In step S184, the progress control unit 113 updates the state of the game based on both the operation information IINF acquired by the acquisition unit 111 and the operation information IINF received by the message reception unit 112, and advances the game. After the progress control unit 113 advances the game, the processing proceeds to step S186.

In step S186, the control unit 113 performs execution result message cancellation processing. The result message cancellation processing is, for example, a processing for canceling the processing of the result synchronization mode after the progress of the game is switched to the input synchronization mode. The details of the result message cancellation processing are described in FIG. 16.

In addition, the operation of the game device 10 when the game is played in the input synchronization mode is not limited to the example shown in FIG. 15. For example, the processing of step S174 may be executed before the processing of step S170. In addition, the series of processing of steps S166-S174 may be executed after the series of processing of steps S176-S180, or may be executed in parallel with the series of processing of steps S176-S180. In addition, the progress control unit 113 may also store the operation information IINF acquired by the acquisition unit 111 and the operation information IINF received by the message reception unit 112 in another storage unit other than the storage unit 130. Next, referring to FIG. 16, the result message cancellation processing of step S186 will be described.

Fig. 16 is a flowchart showing an example of result message cancellation processing. In addition, the result message cancellation processing shown in FIG. 16 is an example of the result message cancellation processing shown in step S186 in FIG. 15. Therefore, the process of step S1860 is executed after the update process of step S184 of FIG. 15 is executed, or if the result of the determination in step S182 of FIG. 15 is negative.

In step S1860, the message receiving unit 112 determines whether the result message RINF indicating the result of the pre-processing in the result synchronization mode in the other game device 10 has reached the communication unit 150. In the case where the result of the determination in step S1860 is affirmative, that is, when the result message RINF of the other game device 10 reaches the communication unit 150, the message receiving unit 112 receives the result message RINF in step S1862, and processes Proceed to step S1864. In step S1864, the message sending unit 114 sends a negative response to the result message RINF to the other game device 10, and ends the result message cancellation process. On the other hand, if the result of the determination in step S1862 is negative, that is, if the result message RINF of the other game device 10 does not reach the communication unit 150, the message receiving unit 112 advances the process to step S1866.

In step S1866, the message receiving unit 112 determines whether the negative response to the result message RINF sent to the other game device 10 reaches the communication unit 150 in the result synchronization mode before the progress of the game is switched to the input synchronization mode. In the case where the result of the determination in step S1866 is affirmative, that is, when the negative response reaches the communication unit 150, the message receiving unit 112 receives the negative response in step S1868 and advances the process to step S1870. On the other hand, if the result of the determination in step S1866 is negative, that is, if the negative response does not reach the communication unit 150, the message receiving unit 112 ends the result message cancellation process.

In step S1870, the execution control unit 113 cancels the processing corresponding to the result message RINF that is negative with the negative response. The cancellation of the processing corresponding to the result message RINF with the negative response is, for example, not executing the post-processing of waiting for the affirmative response in the result synchronization mode before switching the progress of the game to the input synchronization mode, and it is ended. By the end of the process of step S1870, the message cancellation process ends. In addition, the series of processing in steps S1860-S1864 and the series of processing in steps S1866-S1870 can be executed in parallel. When the result message cancellation process ends, the progress control unit 113 advances the process to step S190 shown in FIG. 12.

[5. Conclusion of this implementation type] As explained above, according to this embodiment, the progress control unit 113 controls the progress of the game by the result synchronization mode and the input synchronization mode, wherein the result synchronization mode is based on the operation information IINF obtained by the obtaining unit 111 to make the game progress , And the input synchronization mode is based on the operation information IINF obtained by the obtaining unit 111 and the operation information IINF of the other game device 10 received by the information receiving unit 112 to make the game proceed. Therefore, in this embodiment, it is possible to reduce the degree of difference in the content of the game progress between the game device 10 and the two game devices 10 of the other game device 10 compared to the past. For example, in the present embodiment, by making the game progress in the input synchronization mode, compared with the conventional game device that does not use the input synchronization mode for the progress of the game, two of the game device 10 and the other game devices 10 The game device 10 can align the situation of the game. Therefore, in this embodiment, for example, when the game is played in the result synchronization mode, the progress of the game can also be switched from the result synchronization mode to the input synchronization mode, so that the positions of characters and objects can be adjusted An event on the premise that the state is the same in the two game devices 10 can occur. As a result, it is possible to reduce cases where the types of events that occur are restricted.

[B. Modifications] The above types can be deformed in various ways. The following examples of specific deformations. Aspects of 2 or more selected from the following examples can be appropriately combined within a range that does not contradict each other. In addition, in the following modification examples, elements whose functions or functions are equivalent to the implementation types are used with reference to the symbols described above, and detailed descriptions of each are appropriately omitted.

[Modification 1] In the above embodiment, the game device 10 of the defending side sends the pitching message RINF to the game device 10 of the attacking side for every pitching, but the present invention is not limited to this aspect. For example, the game device 10 of the defending side may also be shown in FIG. 17, each pitching message RINF is divided into several times and sent to the game device 10 of the attacking side.

FIG. 17 is a sequence diagram showing an example of the operation of the game system 1 according to Modification 1. In FIG. 17, as in FIG. 6, lowercase Roman letters (a, b) are appended to the end of the symbols of the operation message IINF-2 and the result message RINF-2. In the action shown in FIG. 17, the user U2 of the game device 10-2 on the defending side sends a pitching instruction indicating the pitch content such as "ball type" and "ball path" and a pitching instruction indicating the timing of the throw to the game The operation unit 170-2 of the device 10-2 inputs. In addition, the throwing timing is the timing when the pitcher character Cpt throws the ball object Obl. For example, the throwing timing is the timing when the ball object Obl is detached from the hand of the pitcher character Cpt. The operation shown in FIG. 17 is the same as the operation shown in FIG. 9 except that an instruction is input to the operation unit 170-2. Therefore, detailed descriptions of the operations described in FIG. 9 are omitted.

First, at time T220, the message transmitting unit 114-2 of the game device 10-2 transmits the pitch message RINF-2a based on the operation message IINF-2a indicating the content of the pitch instruction to the game device 10-1 (S218).

At time T221, the message receiving unit 112-1 of the game device 10-1 receives the pitch message RINF-2a (S132), and the message sending unit 114-1 sends an affirmative response to the pitch message RINF-2a to the game device 10-2 ( S134). In addition, the post-processing unit 1132-1 of the progress control unit 113-1 makes the pitcher character Cpt start based on the pitching information RINF-2a from the time T221 to the time T227 after the pitching standby time PWT (an example of the "second time") has elapsed. Pitching. Thereby, as described later, at time T227 after the time T226 at which the more pitching action is displayed on the display portion 31-2 of the game device 10-2, it is displayed that the pitching action corresponds to the display portion 31 of the game device 10-2. -2 (S190).

At time T224, the message receiving unit 112-2 of the game device 10-2 receives an affirmative response to the pitch message RINF-2a (S226). In addition, at time T226, the performance control unit 113-2 displays the pitching action of the pitcher character Cpt based on the pitching information RINF-2a on the display unit 31-2 (S290).

At time T230, once the acquisition unit 111-2 of the game device 10-2 acquires the operation information IINF-2b indicating the throw instruction, the pre-processing unit 1131-2 of the control unit 113-2 determines the pitch accuracy ( S216). For example, the progress control unit 113-2 of the game device 10-2 displays the pitching motion of the pitcher character Cpt on the display unit 31-2, and then displays the timing bar on the display unit 31-2. And, once the user U2 inputs a throwing instruction (pressing the operation button, or releasing the pressing of the operation button, etc.) at an appropriate timing indicated by the timing bar, the ball object Ob1 is thrown into the ball selected by the pitching instruction road. The more the timing when the throwing instruction is inputted deviates from the appropriate timing, the more the position where the ball object Ob1 is thrown deviates from the ball path selected in the throwing instruction.

In addition, the message sending unit 114-2 of the game device 10-2 sends the pitch information RINF-2b based on the operation message IINF-2b indicating the throw instruction to the game device 10-1 (S218). The pitching information RINF-2b includes information indicating the pitch in which the ball object Ob1 determined according to the pitching instruction is thrown. In addition, in the case where the ball speed is also adjusted from the ball speed selected by the pitching instruction according to the timing when the pitching instruction is input, the pitching information RINF-2b includes information indicating the ball speed of the ball object Ob1 determined in accordance with the pitching instruction.

At time T232, the progress control unit 113-2 of the game device 10-2 displays the pitch screen indicating the status of the game updated based on the pitch information RINF-2b on the display unit 31-2 (S290). In addition, in the example shown in FIG. 17, the pitching screen is a screen displaying the pitcher character Cpt and the ball object Ob1 after the pitching action of the pitcher character Cpt is completed. Therefore, in the game device 10-2, at time T232, the ball object Ob1 is thrown from the pitcher character Cpt.

At time T233, the message receiving unit 112-1 of the game device 10-1 receives the pitch message RINF-2b (S132). Then, at time T235, the progress control unit 113-1 displays on the display unit 31-1 a pitch screen indicating the status of the game updated based on the pitch information RINF-2b (S190). Therefore, in the game device 10-1, at time T235, the ball object Ob1 is thrown from the pitcher character Cpt. Since the operation at the time after the time T235 (for example, the time T241, T243, T244, and T246) is the same as the operation shown in FIG. 9, the description is omitted.

FIG. 18 is a sequence diagram showing another example of the operation of the game system 1 according to Modification 1. The operation shown in FIG. 18 is the same as the operation shown in FIG. 17 except that the stealing instruction is input, and the operation shown in FIG. 10 is the same except that the throwing instruction is input to the operation unit 170-2. Therefore, detailed descriptions of operations described in FIGS. 10 and 17 are omitted.

A series of actions of game devices 10-1 and 10-2 at times T211, T212, and T214 and a series of actions of game devices 10-1 and 10-2 at times T211, T212, and T214 shown in FIG. 10 the same. For example, at time T214, the progress control unit 113-2 of the game device 10-2 displays a runner screen indicating the status of the game updated based on the base theft information RINF-1 on the display unit 31-2 (S290).

At time T220, the message transmitting unit 114-2 of the game device 10-2 transmits the pitch message RINF-2a based on the operation message IINF-2a indicating the content of the pitch instruction to the game device 10-1 (S218).

At time T221, the message receiving unit 112-1 of the game device 10-1 receives the pitch message RINF-2a (S132). In the example shown in FIG. 18, from the time T211 which is the acquisition timing of the operation information IINF-1 by the acquiring unit 111-1 to the elapse of the switching standby time WT, the message receiving unit 112-1 receives the pitching message RINF-2a. Therefore, the progress control unit 113-1 continues the progress of the game in the result synchronization mode. For example, the message sending unit 114-1 sends an affirmative response to the pitching message RINF-2a to the game device 10-2 (S134).

In the example shown in FIG. 18, since the progress of the game in the result synchronization mode continues, the actions of the game devices 10-1 and 10-2 after time T220 and the game devices 10-1 and 10 shown in FIG. 17 The action of -2 is the same. In addition, from the time T211 of the acquisition timing of the operation information IINF-1 by the acquisition unit 111-1 to the elapse of the switching standby time WT, when the message receiving unit 112-1 receives the pitching message RINF-2a, and Similarly to the action shown in FIG. 11, the progress of the game is switched from the result synchronization mode to the input synchronization mode. Since the operation of the game devices 10-1 and 10-2 in Modification 1 when the game is switched from the result synchronization mode to the input synchronization mode is the same as the operation shown in FIG. 11, the description is omitted.

[Modification 2] In the above-mentioned embodiment and modification, when the game is played in the input synchronization mode, the progress control unit 113 displays an image that overlooks the virtual space of the game on the display unit 31, but the present invention is not limited to this Stylist. For example, the progress control unit 113 may condense the game elements such as the runner character Crn operated by the user U1 and the game elements such as the pitcher character Cpt operated by the user U2 in the input synchronization mode. The image on one screen is displayed on the display unit 31.

[C. Supplement] From the above description, the present invention can be fully understood, for example, as follows.

[Supplement 1] According to one aspect of the present invention, a game device (e.g., game device 10) is a game device that executes a game, and includes: an acquisition unit (e.g., acquisition unit 111), and acquisition means that the user (e.g., using The first operation message (for example, the operation message IINF-1) of the content of the operation of the U1); the message receiving unit (for example, the message receiving unit 112) receives the user (for example, , The second operation message (for example, the operation message IINF-2) of the operation content of the user U2); the progress control unit (for example, the progress control unit 113), by the first progress mode (for example, the result synchronization mode) and The second progress mode (for example, the input synchronization mode) controls the progress of the game, wherein the first progress mode is based on the first operation information to make the game progress, and the second progress mode is based on the first operation information and The aforementioned second operation message causes the aforementioned game to proceed; and the message sending unit (for example, the message sending unit 114), when the aforementioned progress control unit makes the aforementioned game progress through the aforementioned first progress mode, will indicate that the aforementioned progress The first result message (for example, result message RINF-1) of the result of the progress of the aforementioned game of the control unit is sent to the aforementioned other game device, and in the case where the aforementioned progress control unit causes the aforementioned game to progress through the aforementioned second progress mode , Sending the aforementioned first operation message to the aforementioned other game devices.

According to this aspect, the degree of difference in the content of the game progress between the two game devices of the game device and other game devices can be reduced compared to the past. For example, according to this aspect, by making the game progress in the second progress mode, compared with the conventional game device that does not use the second progress mode for the progress of the game, the game situation can be aligned on the two game devices. . As a result, according to this aspect, even when the game is progressed in the first progress mode, by switching the progress of the game from the first progress mode to the second progress mode, the game elements such as characters and objects can be changed. The location and state occur in an event on the premise that the two game devices are consistent. As a result, it is possible to reduce cases where the types of events that occur are restricted.

In addition, in the above aspect, the "first operation message indicating the content of the operation" may be a message indicating the operation performed by the user on the "operation part" such as a game handle, or it may indicate an operation performed by the user Distributed processing message. The "message indicating the operation" may be, for example, when the user presses an operation button of one of the plural operation buttons provided in the operation part, it is used to specify an operation button from the plural operation buttons message. Or, the "message indicating the operation" can also be, for example, a message that specifies an option menu from the plural option menus when the user's operation is an operation of selecting an option menu from the plural option menus . Specifically, the "message indicating the operation" can be used to indicate the option menu when the user's operation is an operation of selecting option menu B from the plural option menus "A", "B", and "C" "B" is the selected message. In addition, the "message indicating the processing assigned by the operation" may be, for example, in a state where the pressing of an operation button is assigned as an instruction to move the character upward in accordance with the game, and when the user presses an operation button, A message indicating an instruction to move the character upward.

In addition, in the above aspect, the "second operation message indicating the content of the operation" can be a message indicating the operation performed by the user on the "operation part" of the game handle of another game device, or it can be used The message of the processing assigned by the operation performed by the user.

In addition, in the above aspect, "controlling the progress of the game" may be a process of updating the status of the game at the timing of updating the progress of the game. In addition, "controlling the progress of the game" may also be a process of determining whether to update the status of the game at the update timing of the progress of the game. In addition, "controlling the progress of the game" may be a process of determining whether to update the status of the game at the update timing of the game progress, and determining the status of the updated game when the status of the game is updated.

Here, the "update timing" may be, for example, a timing to update the image displayed on the display unit. In addition, the "update timing" may also be a timing that comes periodically or periodically during the period when the game device is executing the game.

In addition, the "status of the game" may be, for example, the status of game elements in a virtual space according to the game. Here, the "game element" may be, for example, a virtual object that exists in a virtual space according to the game, or a virtual lens for shooting the virtual space according to the game. Among them, the "virtual object existing in the virtual space according to the game" may be, for example, a concept including a character according to the game and an object according to the game. In addition, the "state of the game element" may be the position and state of the game element. Here, the "state of the game element" may be a concept including the action of the game element. As the "action of the game element", for example, in the case of a baseball game, the actions of characters such as pitching, hitting, and stealing are applied.

Therefore, the "first progress mode" may be a progress mode that updates the game status based on the first operation information when the first operation information exists at the update timing to make the game progress. In addition, the "second progress mode" can be based on the update timing of the game when both the first operation information and the second operation information are consistent with the operation information (the first operation information and the second operation information). 2. Combination of operation information) Update the progress mode of the game status.

In addition, in the above aspect, the “first result message” may be a message indicating the status of the game updated by the “first progression mode”. For example, in a baseball game, in a case where the progress control unit uses the first progress mode to progress the game based on the first operation message indicating the operation to make the pitcher character pitch the ball, the "first result message" may be an instruction to comply with The information of the start of the action of the pitcher character such as the "ball type" and "ball path" determined by the first operation message.

In addition, in the above aspect, the "image showing the result of the progress of the game" is an image corresponding to the "condition of the game" updated by the first progress mode or the second progress mode.

[Supplement 2] According to another aspect of the game device of the present invention is the game device described in Appendix 1, the message receiving unit receives a second result message (for example, the result message RINF) indicating the result of the progress of the game in the other game device -2) In the first progress mode, the progress control unit makes the game progress based on the second result information.

According to this aspect, when the message receiving unit receives the second result message, the progress control unit causes the game to proceed based on the second result message. Therefore, in the first progress mode, it is possible to reflect the operation of the user of another game device in the progress of the game.

[Supplement 3] Another aspect of the game device according to the present invention is the game device described in Supplement 2, and in the second progress mode, the progress of the game in the game device and the progress of the game in the other game device The degree of difference between is equal to or less than the degree of difference between the progress of the game in the game device and the progress of the game in the other game device in the first progress mode.

According to this aspect, for example, by making the game progress in the second progress mode, the actions of game elements such as the character corresponding to the display part of the game device are displayed and the characters corresponding to other display parts of other game devices are displayed. The deviation of the actions of game elements such as the like can be greatly suppressed.

[Supplement 4] According to another aspect of the present invention, the game device is the game device described in any one of Supplements 1 to 3. In the second progress mode, the progress control unit displays an image that overlooks the virtual space of the game. In the display portion (for example, the display portion 31).

According to this aspect, in the second progress mode, both the game elements such as the character operated by the user of the game device and the game elements such as the character operated by the user of the other game device are displayed on the display unit. As a result, the user can, for example, observe the action of the character operated by the user of the opponent, and determine how to make the character move.

[Supplement 5] Another aspect of the game device according to the present invention is the game device described in any one of appendix 1 to 4. In the aforementioned game, the pitcher character (for example, the pitcher character Cpt) performs pitching, and the runner character (for example, the runner) Character Crn) A baseball game that performs base stealing. In the case where the aforementioned game device is used to operate the aforementioned runner character and the aforementioned other game device is used to operate the aforementioned pitcher character, the aforementioned game is played in the aforementioned first progress mode In the case where the first operation information acquired by the acquisition unit indicates an instruction for the start of the theft of the runner character, the progress control unit is based on the acquisition timing of the first operation information by the acquisition unit, It is determined whether to switch the progress of the game from the first progress mode to the second progress mode.

According to this aspect, for example, even if the game is progressed in the first progress mode and the pitcher character pitches, the progress of the game can be switched from the first progress mode to the second progress mode to prevent The case of base stealing performed before the pitching occurred before the pitching. Furthermore, according to this aspect, since whether to switch the progress of the game from the first progress mode to the second progress mode is determined based on the acquisition timing of the first operation information, it is not necessary to prevent the burglary when the burglary starts. Happens before the pitch. As a result, according to this aspect, it is possible to reduce the loss of the fun of the game compared to a baseball game where every time a base steal starts and the event of preventing a base steal must occur before the pitching.

[Supplement 6] Another aspect of the game device according to the present invention is the game device described in any one of appendix 1 to 4. The aforementioned game is a baseball game in which the pitcher character performs pitching and the runner character performs base stealing. In the case where the aforementioned runner character is used to operate and the aforementioned other game device is used to operate the aforementioned pitcher character, the message receiving unit receives the pitching which causes the aforementioned pitcher character to start the pitching by the operation of the user of the aforementioned other game device Information (for example, pitching information RINF-2), and the progress control unit is in progress of the game in the first progress mode, and the first operation information acquired by the acquisition unit indicates the stealing of the runner character In the case of an instruction to start the game, it is determined based on the acquisition timing of the first operation message by the acquisition unit and the reception timing of the pitching message by the message receiving unit to determine whether to proceed the game from the first The progress mode is switched to the aforementioned second progress mode.

According to this aspect, for example, even if the game is progressed in the first progress mode and the pitcher character is made to pitch, the progress of the game can be switched from the first progress mode to the second progress mode to prevent The base steal event performed before the pitching occurs before the pitching. Furthermore, according to this aspect, because whether to switch the progress of the game from the first progress mode to the second progress mode is determined based on the timing of obtaining the first operation message and the timing of receiving the pitching message, it is prevented when base stealing is started. The incident of base stealing does not have to occur before the pitch. As a result, according to this aspect, it is possible to reduce the loss of interest in the game compared to a baseball game where every time a base steal is started, the event of preventing the base steal must occur before the pitching.

[Supplement 7] According to another aspect of the game device of the present invention is the game device described in appendix 6, the progress control section starts from the acquisition timing of the first operation information by the acquisition section until the first time has elapsed. In the case where the message receiving unit does not receive the pitching information, the progress of the game is switched from the first progress mode to the second progress mode.

According to this aspect, the same effect as Supplement 6 can be obtained.

[Supplement 8] According to another aspect of the game device of the present invention, the game device described in Supplement 6 or 7, wherein the progress control unit is from the acquisition timing of the first operation information by the acquisition unit to a period of time elapsed. So far, in the case where the message receiving unit receives the pitching message, the progress of the game in the first progress mode is continued.

According to this aspect, the same effect as Supplement 6 can be obtained. For example, from the acquisition timing of the first operation message to the elapse of the first time, when the message receiving unit receives the pitching message, the progress of the game in the first progression mode continues to prevent base stealing The incident does not occur before the pitching. As a result, according to this aspect, it is possible to reduce the loss of interest in the game compared to a baseball game where every time a base steal is started, the event of preventing the base steal must occur before the pitching.

[Supplement 9] The game device according to another aspect of the present invention is the game device described in any one of appendix 6 to 8. From the receipt of the pitching message by the message receiving unit to the elapse of the second time, the progress control unit The aforementioned pitcher role is caused to start pitching based on the aforementioned pitching information.

According to this aspect, the same effect as Supplement 6 can be obtained. Furthermore, according to this aspect, the timing for the pitcher character to start pitching based on the pitching information can be delayed compared to the timing for the pitcher character to start pitching in other game devices. As a result, after the game device causes the pitcher character to start pitching, it can receive pitching information indicating pitching accuracy and the like from other game devices.

[Supplement 10] The game device according to another aspect of the present invention is the game device described in any one of the appendix 5 to 9. In the case where the result of the determination by the control section is affirmative, the message sending section will The switching from the first progress mode to the second progress mode is performed, and the other game device is notified.

According to this aspect, the progress of the game can be switched to the second progress mode on both of the two game devices. Specifically, in other game devices, it is also possible to switch the progress of the game from the first progress mode to the second progress mode in order to prevent a base stealing event from occurring before the pitching.

[Supplement 11] The recording medium according to one aspect of the present invention is a non-transitory recording medium (for example, the memory 13) in which a program for operating a processor of a game device that executes a game is recorded, wherein the processor operates as the following function : The obtaining unit obtains the first operation message indicating the content of the operation by the user of the aforementioned game device; the message receiving unit receives the second operation indicating the content of the operation by the user of the other game device executing the aforementioned game Message; the progress control unit, through the first progress mode and the second progress mode to control the progress of the game, wherein the first progress mode is based on the first operation information to make the game progress, and the second progress mode is based on The first operation message and the second operation message enable the game to progress; and the message sending unit, when the progress control unit makes the game progress by the first progress mode, will indicate that the progress control unit The first result message of the result of the progress of the aforementioned game is sent to the aforementioned other game device, and when the aforementioned progress control unit makes the aforementioned game progress through the aforementioned second progress mode, the aforementioned first operation message is sent to the aforementioned other Game device.

According to this aspect, the same effect as Appendix 1 can be obtained.

[Supplement 12] A game system according to one aspect of the present invention is a game system in which two game devices that can communicate with each other cooperate to execute a game, wherein each of the aforementioned two game devices includes: The obtaining unit obtains the first operation message indicating the content of the operation by the user; the message receiving unit receives the second operation message indicating the content of the operation by the user of the other game device; the performing control unit, by the first A progress mode and a second progress mode control the progress of the game, wherein the first progress mode is based on the first operation information to make the game progress, and the second progress mode is based on the first operation information and the second An operation message to make the game progress; and a message sending unit, in the case that the progress control unit makes the game progress by the first progress mode, will indicate the first result of the progress of the game by the progress control unit A result message is sent to the aforementioned other game device, and when the aforementioned progress control unit makes the aforementioned game progress through the aforementioned second progress mode, the aforementioned first operation message is sent to the aforementioned other game device.

According to this aspect, the same effect as Appendix 1 can be obtained.

[Supplement 13] In the method of controlling a game according to one aspect of the present invention, the processor of the game device executing the game: obtains the first operation message indicating the content of the operation by the user of the aforementioned game device; The second operation information of the content of the user's operation of other game devices of the game; the progress of the game is controlled by the first progress mode and the second progress mode, wherein the first progress mode is based on the first operation information, so that The aforementioned game progresses, and the aforementioned second progress mode makes the aforementioned game progress based on the aforementioned first operation information and the aforementioned second operation information; and when the aforementioned progress control unit makes the aforementioned game progress through the aforementioned first progress mode, The first result message indicating the result of the progress of the game by the progress control unit is sent to the other game device, and when the progress control unit makes the game progress by the second progress mode, the The first operation message is sent to the aforementioned other game devices.

According to this aspect, the same effect as Appendix 1 can be obtained.

1: Game system 10: Gaming device 11: processor 13: Memory 15: Communication device 17: Input operating device 19: Disk device 30: display device 31: Display 110: Game Control Department 111: Acquisition Department 112: message receiving department 113: Conduct control department 114: Message Sending Department 130: Storage Department 150: Ministry of Communications 170: Operation Department 190: Message Reading Unit 1131: Pre-processing department 1132: Post-processing department

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the outline of a game system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the image IMG displayed on the display unit 31. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of the structure of the game device 10. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the hardware structure of the game device 10. Fig. 5 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the outline of the result synchronization mode. FIG. 6 is a sequence diagram showing an example of actions in the result synchronization mode of the game system 1. Fig. 7 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the outline of the input synchronization mode. FIG. 8 is a sequence diagram showing an example of operations in the input synchronization mode of the game system 1. FIG. 9 is a sequence diagram showing an example of the operation of the game system 1 for executing a baseball game. FIG. 10 is a sequence diagram showing another example of the operation of the game system 1 for executing a baseball game. FIG. 11 is a sequence diagram showing another example of the operation of the game system 1 for executing a baseball game. FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the game device 10. FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing an example of processing by a game in the result synchronization mode. Fig. 14 is a flowchart showing an example of switching control processing. Fig. 15 is a flowchart showing an example of processing performed by a game in the input synchronization mode. Fig. 16 is a flowchart showing an example of result message cancellation processing. FIG. 17 is a sequence diagram showing an example of the operation of the game system 1 according to Modification 1. FIG. 18 is a sequence diagram showing another example of the operation of the game system 1 according to Modification 1.

10: Gaming device

110: Game Control Department

111: Acquisition Department

112: message receiving department

113: Conduct control department

114: Message Sending Department

130: Storage Department

150: Ministry of Communications

170: Operation Department

190: Message Reading Unit

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1132: Post-processing department

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Claims (9)

A game device is a device used to execute games, and includes: The obtaining unit obtains the first operation message indicating the content of the operation by the user of the aforementioned game device; The message receiving unit receives a second operation message indicating the content of the operation by the user of another game device executing the aforementioned game; The progress control unit controls the progress of the game by a first progress mode and a second progress mode, wherein the first progress mode is based on the first operation information to make the game progress, and the second progress mode is based on the first progress mode. An operation message and the aforementioned second operation message to enable the aforementioned game to proceed; and The message sending unit sends a first result message indicating the result of the progress of the game by the progress control unit to the other game device when the progress control unit makes the game progress through the first progress mode , And when the progress control unit makes the game progress through the second progress mode, the first operation message is sent to the other game device. The game device according to claim 1, wherein: The aforementioned message receiving unit receives a second result message indicating the progress result of the aforementioned game of the aforementioned other game device; In the first progress mode, the progress control unit makes the game progress based on the second result information. The game device according to claim 2, wherein: In the second progress mode, the degree of difference between the progress of the game of the game device and the progress of the game of the other game device is the progress of the game of the game device in the first progress mode and the other The difference in the progress of the aforementioned game of the game device is less than or equal to. The game device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein: In the second progress mode, the progress control unit displays, on the display unit, an image that overlooks the virtual space in accordance with the game. The game device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein: The aforementioned game is a baseball game in which the pitcher character performs pitching and the runner character performs base stealing; In the case where the aforementioned game device is used to operate the aforementioned runner character, and the aforementioned other game device is used to operate the aforementioned pitcher character, the aforementioned progress control unit is performing the aforementioned game in the aforementioned first progress mode, if the aforementioned acquisition unit obtains the aforementioned The first operation message is an instruction to start the stealing of the runner character. Based on the acquisition timing of the first operation message by the acquisition unit, it is determined whether the progress of the game is switched from the first progress mode to the first progress mode. Two mode of progress. The game device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein: The aforementioned game is a baseball game in which the pitcher character performs pitching and the runner character performs base stealing; In the case where the aforementioned game device is used to operate the aforementioned runner character, and the aforementioned other game device is used to operate the aforementioned pitcher character, the aforementioned message receiving unit receives a pitching message, which makes the aforementioned pitcher start based on the aforementioned other game device The pitching of the user's operation; When the progress control unit performs the game in the first progress mode, if the first operation information acquired by the acquisition unit is an instruction to start the stealing of the runner character, it is based on the first operation information obtained by the acquisition unit. An acquisition timing of an operation message and a receiving timing of the pitch message of the message receiving unit determine whether to switch the progress of the game from the first progress mode to the second progress mode. A non-transitory recording medium in which a program for operating a processor of a game device that executes a game is recorded, wherein the processor operates as the following functions: The obtaining unit obtains the first operation message indicating the content of the operation by the user of the aforementioned game device; The message receiving unit receives a second operation message indicating the content of the operation by the user of another game device executing the aforementioned game; The progress control unit controls the progress of the game by a first progress mode and a second progress mode, wherein the first progress mode is based on the first operation information to make the game progress, and the second progress mode is based on the first progress mode. An operation message and the aforementioned second operation message to enable the aforementioned game to proceed; and The message sending unit sends a first result message indicating the result of the progress of the game by the progress control unit to the other game device when the progress control unit makes the game progress through the first progress mode , And when the progress control unit makes the game progress through the second progress mode, the first operation message is sent to the other game device. A game system is a game system in which two game devices that can communicate with each other work together to execute a game, wherein the aforementioned two game devices each have: The obtaining part obtains the first operation message indicating the content of the operation by the user; The message receiving unit receives the second operation message indicating the content of the operation by the user of the other game device; The progress control unit controls the progress of the game by a first progress mode and a second progress mode, wherein the first progress mode is based on the first operation information to make the game progress, and the second progress mode is based on the first progress mode. An operation message and the aforementioned second operation message to enable the aforementioned game to proceed; and The message sending unit sends a first result message indicating the result of the progress of the game by the progress control unit to the other game device when the progress control unit makes the game progress through the first progress mode , And when the progress control unit makes the game progress through the second progress mode, the first operation message is sent to the other game device. A method for controlling a game, wherein the processor of the game device executing the game performs the following processes: Obtain the first operation message indicating the operation content of the user by the aforementioned game device; Receiving a second operation message indicating an operation message of a user of another game device executing the aforementioned game; The progress of the game is controlled by a first progress mode and a second progress mode, wherein the first progress mode is based on the first operation information to make the game progress, and the second progress mode is based on the first operation mode and the aforementioned The second mode of operation enables the aforementioned game to proceed; and In the case where the aforementioned progress control unit makes the aforementioned game progress in the first progress mode, the first result message indicating the progress result of the aforementioned game by the aforementioned progress control unit is sent to the aforementioned other game device, and the aforementioned progress control unit When the game is progressed by the second progress mode, the first operation message is sent to the other game device.

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