TW202237246A - Game program, game processing method, and game device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a game program that causes a computer which executes a process for a game in which a character to be operated by a user is switched among a plurality of characters to execute: a step for selecting a character having the shortest distance away from a specific object from the plurality of characters as the character to be operated; a step for detecting an operation of the user and an operation direction for moving the selected character to be operated; a step for determining, if the user operation is detected, whether or not to switch the character to be operated on the basis of the operation direction of the user and the direction from the character to be operated to the specific object; and a step for switching, if it is determined to switch the character to be operated, the character to be operated to another character from the plurality of characters.

Description

Game program, game processing method, and game device

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

In the game, there is a scene where the user operates a specific character among plural characters that can be manipulated. For example, in a baseball game, when the user's operation target team tries to catch a ball on the defensive side, there may be a plurality of players (characters) on the defensive side around the position where the ball fell. In such a scene, although the user operates one player to be operated among a plurality of players, the player to be operated may be switched depending on the position of the ball or the player.

For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a method of performing an operation by the user himself to switch players to be operated. In addition, Patent Document 2 discloses a method of judging whether to automatically switch the operation object based on the distance between the hand of the operation object and the ball and the angle between the movement direction of the enemy character associated with the ball and the friendly character. [Prior Art Literature] [Patent Document]

[Patent Document 1] JP-A-2005-131310 [Patent Document 2] Patent No. 5325141

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

However, when the user performs an operation to switch the operation target by himself as disclosed in Patent Document 1, both the operation to switch the operation target and the operation to the operation target are necessary, and the operation becomes complicated. Also, the method disclosed in Patent Document 2 automatically switches the operation target, but because the user's operation is not taken into consideration, it may become the operation target not intended by the user.

Various aspects of the present invention aim to provide a game program, a game processing method, and a game device capable of switching an operation target reflecting a user's intention without complicated operations.

In addition, another aspect of the present invention aims to provide a game program, a game processing method, and a game device capable of achieving the effects described in the embodiments described later. [means to solve the problem]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, an aspect of the present invention is a game program that causes a computer that executes game processing for switching a character to be operated by a user from among a plurality of characters to execute: combining the plurality of characters with a specific object The step of selecting the character with the smallest distance as the operation target; the step of detecting the user's operation and operation direction for moving the operation target character selected as the operation target; when detecting the operation of the user, based on the above The step of determining whether to switch the operation object from the user's operation direction and the direction from the operation object character to the specific object; when it is determined to switch the operation object, switch other characters among the plurality of characters to the operation object step.

In addition, an aspect of the present invention is a game method executed by a computer that performs game processing for switching a character to be operated by a user from among a plurality of characters, including: combining the plurality of characters with a specific object The step of selecting the character with the smallest distance as the operation target; the step of detecting the user's operation and operation direction for moving the operation target character selected as the operation target; when detecting the operation of the user, based on the aforementioned use The step of determining whether to switch the operation object according to the operation direction of the operator and the direction from the operation object character to the specific object; when it is determined to switch the operation object, the step of switching other characters among the plurality of characters to the operation object .

Also, an aspect of the present invention is a game device that executes game processing for switching a character to be operated by a user from among a plurality of characters, and includes: a character whose distance to a specific object is the smallest among the plurality of characters A selection unit for selecting the operation target; a detection unit for detecting the user’s operation and operation direction for moving the operation target character selected as the operation target; when detecting the operation of the user, based on the user’s The direction of the operation and the direction from the operation object character to the above-mentioned specific object determine whether to switch the operation object; when it is determined to switch the operation object, switch other characters among the plurality of characters to the switch of the operation object department.

[implementation form]

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. [summary of game device] First, an outline of an example of game processing executed by the game device of this embodiment will be described. The game device of this embodiment can typically be an example of a game machine for home use, but it may be installed in a game facility such as a game center or the like. Examples of game machines for home use include stationary game machines that output game images to displays such as televisions (television receivers) and play games, portable game machines with built-in displays, and the like.

Also, the game of this embodiment is a game played with plural characters. A character is a game character such as a person, an animal, an object (for example, a vehicle) appearing in a game, and is displayed as an image (character image) on the game screen. The user plays the game by selecting any one of the plurality of characters as an operation object. Here, a baseball game in which a team that is an operation target of the user competes with an opponent's team will be described as an example. When the team to be operated is the attacking side, the user performs a strike operation such as causing a player character (batter) selected in order to strike. On the other hand, when the team to be operated is on the fielding side, the user performs a pitching operation in which a player character (pitcher) selected as a pitcher pitches, a fielding operation in which a player character selected as a fielder performs fielding, and the like.

Here is an explanation about guarding operations. When the team that is the user's operation target catches the ball on the defensive side, there may be a plurality of defensive player characters around the position where the ball fell. In such a scene, one of the plurality of player characters is selected as an operation target of the user, and the other player characters are controlled by the game device as, for example, NPC (Non Player Character). For example, there is a method of automatically selecting the player character closest to the ball as an operation target. However, only the player character closest to the ball is automatically selected as the operation object, because the operation object intended by the user may not necessarily be the player closest to the ball, and the operation object may not reflect the user's intention. Also, since the player who is closest to the ball changes every moment, the character of the player to be operated may change frequently, making the operation difficult. However, in this embodiment, not only the player character closest to the ball is automatically selected, but also the user's operation is considered to determine the player character to be operated.

Referring to FIG. 1 , an outline of an operation target determination process for determining a player character to be operated will be described. FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an outline of operation target determination processing in the present embodiment. The operation target determination process of this embodiment includes "operation target selection process" and "operation target change process". The operation target selection process is a process in which the game device (system) automatically selects a player character to be operated when there is no user operation instructing movement of the player character. FIG. 1 shows player characters, namely player A and player B, and a sphere BO representing a ball. As shown in the figure, when the distance Lb between the player B and the ball BO is smaller than the distance La between the player A and the ball BO, the player B closest to the ball is selected as the operation target. Also, the cursor P1 indicating selection as an operation target is associated with player B (for example, at a position pointing to player B) and displayed. Specifically, for a flying ball in a three-dimensional space, a player character whose distance between the coordinates of the ball projected on a plane (two-dimensional) equivalent to the ground and the coordinates of the player on the same plane is the smallest is selected as an operation target.

The operation target selection process is to switch the operation target player character in consideration of the "direction" of movement obtained based on the operation (hereinafter referred to as "user's operation direction") when there is an operation instructing the movement of the player character by the user. deal with. For example, it is judged whether the direction Db from the player B selected as the operation object by the operation object selection process to the ball BO coincides with the user's operation direction Du. Player A with the smallest distance. In addition, when it is determined that they match, the operation target remains player B unchanged. After the operation object is changed to player A, the direction Da from player A to the ball BO is consistent with the user's operation direction Du. The user's operation direction Du depends on the user's intended operation of the player A, and the operation object is switched to the user's intended player character.

Hereinafter, this embodiment will be described in more detail. [Game system structure] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the structure of the game system 1 according to this embodiment. The game system 1 includes a game device 10 and a server device 30, and these devices are connected via a communication network NW. Among them, although one game device 10 used by a user is shown in the figure, a plurality of game devices 10 used by other users are connected to the server device 30 through a communication network NW, and a plurality of users use each game device 10 to connect online. You can also play against each other.

The server device 30 manages game programs and game programs necessary for executing game processing by the game device 10 . For example, the server device 30 is a computer device managed by a game operating company, and may also be a system composed of multiple server machines, storage, network switches, routers, firewalls, and the like.

The game programs managed by the server device 30 include programs for at least a part of game processing. Among the game programs, not only those downloaded to the game device 10 before the start of the game, but also those downloaded to the game device 10 after the start of the game are included. In addition, the game program downloaded to the game device 10 before the start of the game is not limited to the server device 30 manager, and the server device manager who distributes the program operating on the game device 10 may also be used. In addition, the server device 30 may execute a part of the game processing.

The game device 10 is a computer device that executes game processing for a user to play a game. Here, the game device 10 will be described taking the case of an idle game machine as an example. As shown in the figure, the game device 10 includes a communication unit 11 , an I/O IF unit 12 , a memory unit 13 , and a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 14 .

The communication unit 11 is a device that performs communication corresponding to the communication standard of a communication network NW such as wireless LAN, wired LAN, mobile communication (LTE), etc. that allow the game device 10 to communicate with the server device 30 .

The I/O IF unit 12 is an interface for connecting to external input devices, output devices, and the like. For example, a controller 15 , a display device 16 , and the like are connected to the I/O IF unit 12 .

The controller 15 is an input device for allowing the user to input game operations. For example, the controller 15 is provided with a joystick, operation buttons, and the like. For example, the user can use the joystick to perform an operation to instruct the movement direction of the player character. As an example, the user performs an operation of tilting the joystick in the direction in which the player character is to be moved. The direction in which the operating rod is turned corresponds to the operating direction of the user. In addition, the direction in which the user operates the controller 15 (for example, the direction in which the joystick is tilted) does not necessarily coincide with the moving direction of the player character. The I/O IF unit 12 detects the operating state of the controller 15 and outputs an operating signal based on the detected operating state to the CPU 14 .

The display device 16 displays a game video based on the game process executed by the game device 10 and outputs sound based on the game process. The display device 16 includes a display unit 161 and an audio output unit 162 . The display unit 161 includes, for example, a liquid crystal display panel, an organic EL (Electro Luminescence) display panel, or the like. The audio output unit 162 includes, for example, a speaker. In addition, the audio output unit 162 may include an audio output terminal for outputting audio to earphones, headphones, or the like.

In addition, the display device 16 may be a television having a function of receiving TV broadcast waves, or may be a monitor not having a function of receiving TV broadcast waves. In addition, the display device 16 may have a structure that does not include the sound output unit 162 . The audio output unit 162 may be a device different from the display device 16 .

Memory unit 13, for example, includes HDD (Hard Disk Drive) or SSD (Solid State Drive), EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory), ROM (Read-Only Memory), RAM (Random Access Memory) etc., game device 10 memory for processing various data, programs, etc. In addition, the memory unit 13 is not limited to being incorporated in the game device 10, and may be an external memory device connected via the I/O IF unit 12 or the like.

The CPU 14 functions as a control center for controlling the game device 10 . For example, the CPU 14 executes game processing of a baseball game by executing the game program stored in the storage unit 13 .

[Functional Structure of Game Device 10] Next, the functional structure of the game device 10 will be described with reference to FIG. 3 . FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of the functional structure of the game device 10 according to this embodiment. The illustrated game device 10 includes a game processing unit 140 as a functional structure realized by the CPU 14 executing the game program stored in the storage unit 13 . The game processing unit 140 includes an operation detection unit 141 (an example of a detection unit), a rendering processing unit 142 , and an operation target control unit 143 .

The operation detection unit 141 detects a user's operation on the controller 15 . For example, the operation detection unit 141 acquires an operation signal input through the I/O IF unit 12 in response to the user's operation on the controller 15, and detects the user's operation based on the acquired operation signal. The user's operation is, for example, an operation related to game progress. Operations related to the progress of the game include operations for moving the player character selected as the operation target, operation directions, and the like. The rendering processing unit 142 renders a game image based on game processing, and updates the game image at a predetermined frame rate (for example, 30 fps).

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a game space caused by game processing in this embodiment. The illustrated game space includes a game field FL that simulates the ground of a baseball field. The playing field FL is represented as a 2-dimensional space of XY coordinates. On the game field FL (2-dimensional coordinate plane), nine player characters on the defense side, one player character on the attack side as a batter, and a maximum of three player characters on the attack side as runners, and a sphere are displayed. . A sphere flying in the three-dimensional space is represented by coordinates projected on the game field FL (two-dimensional coordinate plane).

In the example shown in FIG. 4, the player character C2 who is the batter of the opponent hits the ball BO thrown from the player character C1 who is the pitcher in response to the user's operation, and the hit ball BO is directed in the direction of the arrow Y1. The state of the move. In this state, among the nine player characters on the defense side, one player character becomes an operation target of the user, and the remaining eight player characters are NPCs. Here, among the nine player characters on the defense side, the player character C3 indicated by the cursor P1 is selected as the player character to be operated because it is closest to the sphere BO. For example, the player character C3 corresponds to the player B shown in FIG. 1 , and the player character C4 next to the player character C3 closest to the sphere BO corresponds to the player A shown in FIG. 1 .

If the player character and the sphere BO are one of the game objects, the maximum number of game objects existing on the game field FL is 14. The game processing unit 140 controls the positions of a maximum of 14 game objects. The game processing unit 140 controls the player character to be operated according to the user's operation. Furthermore, the game processing unit 140 controls the player characters (NPC) and the ball BO other than the player character to be operated, regardless of the user's operation, according to the state on the game field FL (the positional relationship of various game objects, etc.) and the progress of the game. situation etc. to control. As a function of the game processing unit 140, as shown in FIG. 5, the CPU 14 executes control by the game processing at a predetermined frame rate (for example, 30 fps) every frame, and updates the game image.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an example of game processing in this embodiment. The CPU 14 executes input processing based on the user's operation on the controller 15 (step S10 ). For example, the CPU 14 acquires an operation signal based on the user's operation on the controller 15, and executes processing based on the acquired operation signal. As an example, the CPU 14 determines the acceleration and direction of the player character based on the operation of the player character to be operated. As another example, the CPU 14 determines the acceleration and direction of the ball BO based on the operation of the player character by the batter as the opponent or the control of the NPC. Also, the CPU 14 determines the acceleration and direction of other player characters (NPCs) other than the operation target.

Next, the CPU 14 executes game processing based on the input processing in step S10 (step S20). For example, the CPU 14 updates the positions and the like of a maximum of 14 game objects existing on the game field FL based on the acceleration and direction of the game objects determined in step S10.

Next, the CPU 14 draws and updates the game image including the game object based on the position of the game object updated in step S20 (step S30 ). The CPU 14 executes the game processing in steps S10 to S30 once per frame at a predetermined frame rate (for example, 30 fps). In addition, CPU14 may asynchronously perform the process of step S10 and step S20, and the process of S30. For example, the CPU 14 may execute the processing of steps S10 and S20 at a variable frame rate, or may execute only the processing of step S30 at a predetermined frame rate.

In the game processing of step S20 , the operation target determination processing described with reference to FIG. 1 is performed. The operation object control unit 143 includes an operation object selection unit 144 (an example of a selection unit), an operation object change unit 145 (an example of a switching unit), a position estimation unit 146, and a determination unit 147 ( An example of the judging unit).

The operation target selection unit 144 selects the player character to be operated regardless of the user's operation. For example, the operation target selection unit 144 selects, as an operation target, a player character whose distance from the sphere BO is the smallest among a plurality of player characters.

The operation target changing unit 145 switches the player character to be the operation target based on the user's operation. For example, when detecting a user's operation, the operation target changing unit 145 switches the operation target based on whether the user's operation direction matches the direction from the player character of the operation target to the ball BO.

The determination of whether the direction of the user's operation coincides with the direction from the player character to the sphere BO is not only based on the positional relationship at the time of the user's operation, but also based on the player character or The positional relationship of the movement of the sphere BO is performed. This is because when the user performs an operation for moving the player character, not only the current position of the player character and the sphere BO but also the movement to a slightly previous position is considered for the operation.

The position estimating unit 146 estimates the position of the player character of the operation target and the position of the ball BO from the time point when the user's operation is detected to a predetermined period target. For example, the position estimating unit 146 estimates the position of the player character of the operation target and the position of the sphere BO from the frame at the time when the user's operation is detected to a predetermined frame target. Hereinafter, estimation of the position of the player character and the position of the sphere BO will be specifically described.

The position estimating unit 146 regards the time point of the user's operation as the first frame, and continues to estimate the position of the player character up to a predetermined frame target (for example, the 300th frame) assuming that the operation is maintained. For example, the position estimating unit 146 estimates the position of the player character from the first frame to a predetermined frame target (for example, the 300th frame) based on the acceleration and direction of movement of the player character determined in response to the user's operation. The position estimating unit 146 holds the coordinates (X, Y) of the position of the player character in each frame in the memory unit 13 .

Furthermore, the position estimating unit 146 estimates the position of the spherical body BO moving in response to the impact up to a predetermined frame target (for example, the 300th frame) using the time point of the user's operation as the first frame. The position estimation unit 146 estimates the position of the spherical body BO from the first frame to a predetermined frame target (for example, the 300th frame) based on the acceleration and direction of the movement of the spherical body BO. The position estimating unit 146 holds the coordinates (X, Y) of the position of the sphere BO in each frame in the memory unit 13 .

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of parameters of a player character in this embodiment. The player parameter 131 shown in the figure shows an example of the parameter of the player character held in the storage unit 13 . The player parameter 131 includes parameters indicating acceleration, speed, and direction (angle), and XY coordinates (n) of the position of the player character in the Nth frame (N and n are positive integers). Acceleration and direction are determined according to the user's operation on the player character. Velocity is calculated based on acceleration and direction. The XY coordinates (1) of the player character in the first frame are actual coordinates in the first frame at the time of the user's operation. The XY coordinates (2) of the player character in the 2nd frame to the XY coordinates (300) of the 300th frame are estimated values calculated based on the XY coordinates (1) of the first frame, acceleration (velocity) and direction.

In addition, when each player character acts as an NPC, the acceleration and direction among the above parameters are determined by the system, and the values of other parameters are calculated based on the determined acceleration and direction values.

Fig. 7 is a diagram showing an example of parameters of a sphere according to the present embodiment. The illustrated ball parameter 132 shows an example of the parameter of the spherical body BO held in the storage unit 13 . The ball parameters 132 include parameters indicating acceleration, velocity, and direction (angle), and XY coordinates (n) of the position of the N-th frame of the spherical body BO. The acceleration and direction are determined by the operation of the opponent or the control of the NPC. Velocity is calculated based on acceleration and direction. The XY coordinates (1) of the spherical body BO in the first frame are actual coordinates of the spherical body BO in the first frame shown in FIG. 6 . The XY coordinates (2) of the 2nd frame of the spherical body BO to the XY coordinates (300) of the 300th frame are estimated values calculated based on the XY coordinates (1) of the first frame, acceleration (velocity) and direction.

FIG. 8 is an image diagram showing the estimation results of the positions of the player character and the ball according to the present embodiment. In this figure, the player B and the ball BO correspond to the player B and the ball BO shown in FIG. 1 . In addition, the user's operation direction Du is a direction different from that in FIG. 1 . This figure shows the result of estimating the positions of the player B and the ball BO from the time point (the first frame) when the user operates the player B (operation object) to the object in the 300th frame. Based on the position of the player B and the position of the ball BO in each frame, directions (vectors) Db1, ..., Dbn, ..., Db300 from the player B to the ball BO in each frame are determined.

When detecting the user's operation, the determination unit 147 determines whether to switch the operation object based on the user's operation direction Du and the direction Db from the player character of the operation object to the ball BO. For example, the determination unit 147 determines not to switch the operation target when the user's operation direction Du coincides with the direction Db from the player character of the operation target to the sphere BO. On the other hand, when the user's operation direction Du does not coincide with the direction Db from the player character to be operated to the sphere BO, it is determined that the operation object has been switched.

Here, the user's operation direction Du coincides with the direction Db from the player character to be operated to the sphere BO, and the user's operation direction Du is included in a predetermined direction range. The predetermined direction range is a range based on the direction Db from the player character to be operated to the sphere BO. The determination unit 147 determines whether the user's operation direction Du is included in a predetermined direction range from the frame at which the user's operation is detected to a predetermined frame target (for example, the 300th frame target).

The predetermined direction range will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 9 . FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a direction range used for determination of an operation direction in this embodiment. In this figure, the range of the angle θ between the direction (vector) Dbn from player B to the sphere BO in the Nth frame and the direction (vector) Dbn+1 from the player B to the sphere BO in the N+1th frame corresponds to the range within the predetermined range of directions above. In the illustrated example, since the user's operation direction Du is included in a predetermined direction range (range of angle θ), it is determined that the user's operation direction Du coincides with the direction Db from the player character to be operated to the sphere BO.

The determination unit 147 determines whether the user's operation direction Du is included in the direction Dbn from the player character to be operated in the Nth frame to the ball BO from the frame where the user's operation is detected to the 300-frame target. The player character to be operated in the N+1 frame moves in a predetermined direction range (range of angle θ) determined by the direction Dbn+1 of the sphere BO.

Next, when determining that the user's operation direction Du is included in a predetermined direction range in at least one frame from the first frame to the 300th frame, the determination unit 147 determines that the user's operation direction Du is different from that of the operation object. The direction Db of the player character toward the sphere BO is consistent, and it is determined not to switch the operation object. On the other hand, when it is determined that there is no frame in which the user's operation direction is included in the predetermined direction range from the first frame to the 300th frame, the determination unit 147 determines that the user's operation direction Du is different from the operation target player character. If the direction Db to the sphere BO is inconsistent, it is determined to switch the operation object.

In addition, the predetermined direction range for determining the user's operation direction may be a range of an angle α added to the range of an angle θ determined by the player B in the Nth frame and the N+1th frame in the direction of the sphere BO. . As shown in the figure, add the direction Dbn' of the angle α to the direction Dbn from the player B to the ball BO in the Nth frame, and add the angle Dbn+1 to the direction Dbn+1 from the player B to the ball BO in the N+1th frame The range of the angle (θ+2α) between the directions Dbn+1' of α may be a predetermined direction range.

Furthermore, the judging unit 147 judges whether or not the frame in which the user's operation direction Du is included in the predetermined direction range among the first frame to the 300th frame is more than a predetermined ratio (for example, 50% or 100%), It may be determined whether or not the user's operation direction Du coincides with the direction Db from the player character to be operated to the sphere BO. For example, the determination unit 147 determines that the user's operation direction Du is different from the operation object when the number of frames in which the user's operation direction Du is included in a predetermined direction range is greater than or equal to a predetermined ratio among the first frame to the 300th frame. The direction Db of the player character to the sphere BO may be the same. On the other hand, the determination unit 147 determines that the user's operation direction Du is not in the predetermined direction range from the first frame to the 300th frame when the number of frames included in the predetermined direction range is less than a predetermined ratio. The direction Db of the player character to be operated to the sphere BO may not match.

Also, instead of the direction Dbn of the Nth frame and the direction Dbn+1 of the N+1th frame, the direction Dbn of the Nth frame and the direction of the N+M frame may be used (M is an integer). For example, the determination unit 147 determines whether the user's operation direction Du is included in the predetermined direction range determined by the direction Db from the respective player B in the Nth frame and the N+2th frame to the ball BO. Whether or not the direction Du coincides with the direction Db from the player character to be operated to the sphere BO may be matched.

In addition, the determination unit 147 determines whether the user's operation direction Du is included in the predetermined direction range determined by the direction Db1 from the player B to the ball BO in the first frame and the direction Db300 from the player B to the ball BO in the 300th frame. It may be determined whether or not the user's operation direction Du coincides with the direction Db from the player character to be operated to the sphere BO. In addition, the determination unit 147 is determined based on the direction Db1 from the player B in the first frame to the ball BO and the direction Dbn (the direction from the player B in the Nth frame to the ball BO) that makes the largest angle with the direction Db1. Whether or not the user's operation direction Du is included in the predetermined direction range may be determined to determine whether the user's operation direction Du coincides with the direction Db from the player character to be operated to the sphere BO.

Also, the predetermined direction range may be a predetermined angle range based on the direction Db1 from the player B to the ball BO in the first frame. For example, the predetermined direction range may be a predetermined angle range centered on the direction Db1 from the player B to the ball BO in the first frame, or may be a predetermined angle range centered on the direction Db1 . That is, the determination unit 147 determines whether the user's operation direction Du is related to the user's operation direction Du based on whether or not the user's operation direction Du is included in a predetermined angular range based on the direction Db1 from the player B to the ball BO in the first frame. Whether or not the direction Db of the player character to be operated to the sphere BO is the same may be used.

Also, the predetermined direction range may be a range of a preset angle based on the direction Db1 from the player B to the sphere BO in each frame. For example, the predetermined direction range may be a range of a preset angle with the direction Db1 from the player B to the ball BO in each frame, or a range of a preset angle with the direction Db1 as the center. That is, the determination unit 147 determines whether or not the user's operation direction Du is included in a predetermined angular range based on the direction Db1 of the player B toward the sphere BO in each frame from the first frame to the 300th frame. It does not matter whether the user's operation direction Du coincides with the direction Db from the player character to be operated to the sphere BO. At this time, it may be determined to be coincident when the user's operation direction Du is included in a predetermined angle range in at least one frame, and it may be determined to be coincident when the user's operation direction Du is included in a predetermined angle range in frames proportional in advance. Consistent is fine too. In addition, the preset angle may be 0 degrees, that is, it may be determined to be completely coincident.

In addition, although an example is described in which the determination target is from the frame where the user's operation is detected to the 300-frame target, it is not limited to the 300-frame target, and the number of frames to be determined can be arbitrary.

In addition, an example in which the position estimating unit 146 considers the movement of both the player B (the player character to be operated) and the ball BO and estimates the positions of both up to a predetermined frame target will be described, but only the position of either one is estimated. also can. For example, the position estimating unit 146 may estimate only the position of the ball BO up to the predetermined frame target without moving the position of the player B (operator character) from the position of the first frame. At this time, the direction Db from the player B in each frame to the ball BO is determined by the position of the player B in the first frame and the position of the ball BO in each frame.

The determination unit 147 determines that the operation target is switched when it is determined that the user's operation direction Du does not coincide with the direction Db from the player character of the operation target to the sphere BO. At this time, the operation target changing unit 145 switches the player character next to the operation target player character who has the smallest distance from the sphere BO as the operation target.

In this way, when detecting the user's operation, the operation target changing unit 145 does not simply select the player character whose distance from the sphere BO is the smallest as the operation target, but performs "switching" of the player character to be operated in consideration of the user's operation. Operation object change processing". For example, when the direction from the player character to be operated with the smallest distance to the sphere BO to the sphere BO does not coincide with the direction of the user's operation, the operation target changing unit 145 changes the distance between the next player character to be operated and the sphere BO to The smallest player character is switched to be the object of operation.

On the other hand, when the operation target selection unit 144 no longer detects the user's operation and there is a player character with the smallest distance from the sphere BO compared with the character to be operated, the player character with the smallest distance is selected as the operation target. "Operation object selection processing" of . That is, when the operation target selection unit 144 no longer detects the user's operation and the player character with the shortest distance from the sphere BO is not the target of the operation, the player character with the shortest distance from the sphere BO is switched as the target of the operation.

Also, when switching the player character to be operated, some of the player characters existing on the game field FL may be excluded from the switching target of the operation. Part of the player characters are the player characters that are currently the target of the operation, or the player characters that are not currently the target of the operation, the fielder who is preparing to fill in, the fielder who is filling in, and the fielder who is ahead of the batting (home plate side) Player roles such as fielders. For example, the player character of a catcher who is performing a cover is excluded from the switching target of the operation target.

Also, when the operation object is switched by the operation object selection process or the operation object change process, switching of the operation object is prohibited for a predetermined period thereafter. When the operation object selection unit 144 switches the operation object based on the distance from the sphere BO in the state where the user's operation is not detected, the switching of the operation object is prohibited for a predetermined period (second period) after the switching. Furthermore, when switching the operation object based on the user's operation direction and the direction from the character of the operation object to the ball BO, the operation object changing unit 145 prohibits switching of the operation object for a predetermined period (first period) after switching.

Among them, when the operation target is switched by the operation target selection process irrespective of the user's operation in the operation target selection part 144, and when the operation target is switched by the operation target change process in the operation target change part 145 considering the user's operation , the predetermined period for prohibiting the switching of the operation target may be different. For example, compared with the case where the operation object selection unit 144 switches the operation object by the operation object selection process, the operation object change unit 145 switches the operation object by the operation object change process or the predetermined period for prohibiting the switching of the operation object is set to be longer. Period is also possible. As an example, when the operation object selection unit 144 switches the operation object through the operation object selection process, the predetermined period (second period) for prohibiting the switching of the operation object is set to 500 msec, and the operation object change unit 145 performs the operation object change process. When the operation object is switched, the predetermined period (first period) during which switching of the operation object is prohibited may be set to 800 msec.

In addition, when the operation object selection unit 144 or the operation object change unit 145 prohibits the switching of the operation object, it may not judge whether to switch, or it may ignore the judgment result and not switch even though the judgment is made.

[action of processing] Next, the operation of the operation target determination process performed in the game process of step S20 shown in FIG. 5 will be described. Fig. 10 is a flowchart showing an example of operation target determination processing according to the embodiment.

First, the CPU 14 determines whether or not the user has operated the controller 15 (step S201). The user's operation is an operation to move the player character to be operated. In addition, although the user's intention may be an operation to move a player character not to be operated, the CPU 14 accepts an operation to move a player character to be operated regardless of the user's intention. When the CPU 14 determines that there is an operation by the user (step S201: YES), it proceeds to the operation target change process of step S210. On the other hand, when the CPU 14 determines that there is no user operation (step S201: NO), it proceeds to the operation object selection process in step S220.

First, the operation target change process in step S210 will be described. The CPU 14 determines whether or not a predetermined period (for example, 800 msec) or more has elapsed since the operation object was switched by the operation object change process (step S211 ). When the CPU 14 determines that a predetermined period (for example, 800 msec) has not elapsed since the operation target was switched by the operation target change process (step S211: NO), the operation target change process is terminated without switching the operation target. Next, the process proceeds to step S230.

On the other hand, when the CPU 14 judges that a predetermined period (for example, 800 msec) or more has elapsed since the operation target was switched by the operation target change process (step S211: YES), the process proceeds to step S213. In step S213, the CPU 14 estimates the positions of the player character to be operated and the sphere BO from the frame at the time when the user's operation is detected to the predetermined frame target, and calculates the direction from the player character to be operated to the sphere BO (see FIG. 8 ). ).

Next, the CPU 14 determines whether the user's operation direction is within a predetermined direction range (step S215). The predetermined direction range is, for example, the angle θ between the direction from the player character of the respective operation target to the sphere BO in the Nth frame and the N+1th frame (N=1, 2, ..., 299) range (or a range in which an angle α×2 is added to this range) (see FIG. 9 ). For example, the CPU 14 determines whether the user's operation direction is within the predetermined direction range based on whether the user's operation direction is included in the predetermined direction range from the first frame to the 300th frame.

When the CPU 14 determines that the user's operation direction is within the predetermined direction range (step S215: YES), the operation object change process is terminated without switching the operation object. Next, the process proceeds to step S230.

On the other hand, when CPU 14 judges that the user's operation direction is not within the predetermined direction range (step S215: NO), the player character next to the operation target player character who has the smallest distance from the sphere BO is switched as the operation target ( Step S217). Next, the CPU 14 ends the operation target change process, and proceeds to the process of step S230.

Next, the operation target selection process in step S220 will be described. The CPU 14 determines whether or not a predetermined period (for example, 500 msec) or more has elapsed since the operation object was switched by the operation object selection process (step S221 ). When the CPU 14 determines that a predetermined period (for example, 500 msec) has not elapsed since the operation object was switched by the operation object selection process (step S221: NO), the operation object selection process is terminated without switching the operation object. Next, the process proceeds to step S230.

On the other hand, when the CPU 14 judges that a predetermined period (for example, 500 msec) or more has elapsed since the operation object was switched by the operation object selection process (step S221: YES), the process proceeds to step S223. In step S223, the CPU 14 determines whether or not the player character whose distance from the sphere BO is the shortest is the player character to be operated (step S223).

When the CPU 14 determines that the player character with the smallest distance from the sphere BO is the player character to be manipulated (step S223: YES), the manipulation target selection process is terminated without switching the manipulation target. Next, the process proceeds to step S230. On the other hand, when the CPU 14 determines that the player character with the smallest distance from the sphere BO is not an operation target player character (step S223: NO), it switches the player character with the smallest distance from the sphere BO as the operation target (step S225). Next, the CPU 14 ends the operation target selection process, and proceeds to the process of step S230.

In step S230, the CPU 14 updates all game objects on the player character field FL of the operation target determined by the operation target change process or the operation target selection process.

In addition, the process of step S230 may be performed before step S201. That is, the update of the game object may be an update of the processing result of the operation object change processing or operation object selection processing reflected in the frame, or it may be the operation object change processing or operation object selection processing reflected in the previous frame. The update of the processing result is also possible.

Next, specific examples of switching of operation objects will be described with reference to FIGS. 11 to 13 . In addition, the content described here is only for describing the example of switching of the operation object, and does not correspond to the situation in an actual baseball game.

FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the positional relationship of game objects on the game field FL. This FIG. 11 schematically shows an example of the positional relationship between the player character and the sphere BO, the user's operation direction, and the operation object. The player character Ca is called player A. The player character Cb is called player B. The player character Cc is called player C. The positions of the sphere BO at time t1, time t2, time t3, and time t4, and the sphere at the 200th frame and the 300th frame when the position of the sphere BO at time t2 is the position at the first frame are shown. The putative location of the BO. In this figure, the distance between the player A and the sphere BO at time t1 is L1. Let the distance between player A and sphere BO at time t2 be L2, the distance between player B and sphere BO be L3, and the distance between player C and sphere BO be L4. The relationship of the respective distances is L2>L4>L3>L1. 12 is a timing chart showing a first example of switching of operation objects. 13 is a timing chart showing a second example of switching of operation objects.

Next, a first example of switching the operation target will be described with reference to FIGS. 11 and 12 . During the period from the time t1 to the time t2, the player A is closest to the sphere BO. Therefore, player A is selected as an operation target by the operation target selection process, and the cursor P1 is displayed on player A. FIG. At this time, the cursors P2 and P3 are not displayed. At time t2, since the player closest to the ball BO changes from player A to player B, the operation target is switched from player A to player B by the operation target selection process. The cursor P1 is not displayed, and the cursor P2 is displayed. Since the operation object is switched by the operation object selection process, switching of the operation object is prohibited even if the user performs an operation in any direction for a period of 500 msec from time t2.

At time t2, when the user performs an operation in the operation direction Du1 intended to operate on the player B, it is determined that the user's operation direction Du1 coincides with the direction from the player B to the ball BO. Therefore, after 500 msec from the time t2, even if the operation target can be switched, the operation target switching due to the operation target change process does not occur.

Thereafter, at time t4, when the user performs an operation in the operation direction Du2 intended to be an operation on the player C, it is determined that the user's operation direction Du2 does not coincide with the direction from the player B to the ball BO. The operation object is switched to the next player C approaching the sphere BO. Cursor P2 is not displayed, and cursor P3 is displayed. During a period of 800 msec from time t4, switching of operation targets is prohibited.

Next, a second example of switching the operation target will be described with reference to FIGS. 11 and 13 . From time t1 to time t2, player A is selected as an operation target as in the first example, and cursor P1 is displayed on player A. At time t2, since the player closest to the ball BO changes from player A to player B, the operation target is switched from player A to player B by the operation target selection process. The cursor P1 is not displayed, and the cursor P2 is displayed.

In this second example, at time t2, unlike the first example, it is assumed that the user performs an operation in the operation direction Du2 intended to operate on the player C. FIG. Since switching of the operation target is prohibited for 500 msec from time t2, player B remains the operation target, and the user's operation in the operation direction Du is treated as an operation for player B. After 500msec from time t2, after the operation object can be switched, it is determined that the user’s operation direction Du2 is inconsistent with the direction from player B to the sphere BO, and the operation object is switched to the next closest sphere through the operation object change process Player C of BO (time t3). Cursor P2 is not displayed, and cursor P3 is displayed. During a period of 800 msec from time t3, switching of operation targets is prohibited.

[Arrangement of Embodiment] As described above, the game device 10 of the present embodiment executes a game process of switching a player character to be operated by the user from among a plurality of player characters (an example of characters). For example, the game device 10 selects, as an operation target, a player character whose distance from a sphere BO (an example of a specific object) is the smallest among a plurality of player characters. In addition, the game device 10 detects the user's operation and operation direction for moving the operation-target player character (an example of the operation-target character) selected as the operation target. When detecting the user's operation, the game device 10 determines whether to switch the operation object based on the direction of the user's operation and the direction from the player character of the operation object to the ball BO. Next, when the game device 10 determines that the operation target is to be switched, it switches another player character among the plurality of player characters as the operation target.

In this way, the game device 10 determines the operation target in consideration of the user's operation to move the player character, not just the distance between the player character and the sphere BO, and can switch to an operation target that reflects the user's intention without complicated operations.

For example, when the game device 10 determines to switch the operation target, it switches the player character next to the operation target player character who has the smallest distance from the sphere BO as the operation target.

Thereby, when the game device 10 switches the operation target, since the next player character with the smallest distance from the sphere BO is set as the operation target, it is possible to switch to the operation target reflecting the user's intention.

For example, the game device 10 determines that the operation target is switched when the user's operation direction is not included in a predetermined direction range based on the direction from the player character of the operation target to the ball BO.

Thereby, the game device 10 can switch the operation object based on the user's operation when the player character to be operated is not the operation object intended by the user.

For example, when the user performs an operation to move the player character, not only the current position of the player character and the sphere BO but also the operation to a slightly previous position is considered. Here, the game device 10 estimates at least one of the position of the player character of the operation target and the position of the ball BO from the time point when the user's operation is detected to a predetermined period target. Next, the game device 10, based on the estimation result of at least one of the position of the player character to be operated and the position of the sphere BO, determines whether or not the user's operation direction is included in the predetermined period target from the time point when the user's operation is detected. within the predetermined range of directions.

Thereby, the game device 10 can appropriately determine whether the player character to be operated is an operation target intended by the user by determining the direction of the user's operation in consideration of the movement of the player character or the ball BO within a predetermined period.

For example, the game device 10 renders video images of a game including a plurality of player characters and a sphere BO at a predetermined frame rate. Next, the game device 10 determines whether or not the user's operation direction is included in a predetermined direction range from the frame at the time point when the user's operation is detected to a predetermined frame target.

Thus, the game device 10 can appropriately determine whether the player character to be operated is the user's intended operation target by determining the direction of the user's operation in consideration of the movement of the player character or the ball BO at a predetermined frame.

As an example, the game device 10, from the frame where the user's operation is detected to a predetermined frame target, determines whether the user's operation direction in the Nth (N is a positive integer) frame is included in the The direction of the player character of the operation target to the sphere BO is within a predetermined direction range determined from the direction of the player character of the operation target to the sphere BO in the N+1th frame.

Thus, the game device 10 can appropriately determine whether the player character to be operated is the user's intended operation target by determining the direction of the user's operation in consideration of the movement of the player character or the ball BO at a predetermined frame.

When the game device 10 no longer detects the user's operation and there is a player character whose distance to the sphere BO is the smallest compared with the player character to be operated, the character with the smallest distance is set as the operation object.

Thereby, the game device 10 can target a player character that is highly likely to be operated by the user when the user is not operating the player character.

When the game device 10 switches the operation object based on the user's operation direction and the direction from the player character of the operation object to the ball BO, switching of the operation object is prohibited for a first period (for example, 800 msec) after the switching.

Thereby, the game device 10 can suppress the switching of the operation target more than necessary in a short time due to some changes in the positional relationship between the player character and the sphere BO or the user's operation direction.

When the game device 10 switches the operation target based on the distance from the sphere BO while the user's operation is not detected, switching of the operation target is prohibited for a second period (for example, 500 msec) after switching.

Thereby, the game device 10 can suppress the switching of the operation target more than necessary in a short time due to some changes in the positional relationship between the player character and the sphere BO or the user's operation direction.

For example, the first period (for example, 800 msec) is set to be longer than the second period (for example, 500 msec).

Thereby, when the game device 10 determines switching of the operation target based on the user's operation, more emphasis is placed on the determination of the switching of the operation target by the system irrespective of the user's operation, and the switching of the operation target can be less likely to occur.

In addition, the game processing method in the game device 10 for performing game processing for switching a player character to be operated by the user from among plural player characters (an example of a character) is to perform: combining the plurality of player characters with the ball BO ( An example of a specific object) The step of selecting the player character whose distance is the smallest as an operation target; detecting the user's operation and operation direction for moving the player character (an example of the operation target character) selected as the operation target Steps; when the user's operation is detected, the step of judging whether to switch the operation object based on the user's operation direction and the direction from the player character of the operation object to the sphere BO; Steps to switch other player roles to the operation object.

In this way, the game processing method in the game device 10 can be switched to reflect the user's intention without complicated operations because the user's operation to move the player character is considered to determine the operation target, not just the distance between the player character and the sphere BO. operation object.

[modified example] As mentioned above, although the embodiment of this invention was described in detail with reference to drawings, the specific structure is not limited to the said embodiment, The design etc. of the range which do not deviate from the summary of this invention are included. For example, the respective structures described in the above embodiments can be combined arbitrarily.

In addition, in the above-mentioned embodiment, it was described that when the user's operation direction does not coincide with the direction from the player character to be operated to the sphere, the next player character to be operated is the one whose distance from the sphere BO is the smallest. An example of switching from a player character to an operation object. The present invention is not limited thereto, and the operation target changing unit 145 may determine, as the operation target, a player character whose operation direction by the user coincides with the direction toward the sphere when switching to the operation target.

In addition, in the above-mentioned embodiment, although the baseball game was taken as an example and explained, it is not limited to the baseball game. For example, a game in which a character to be operated by the user is switched from among plural characters is applicable to various games having sports such as soccer, rugby, and American football as themes. Also, the game is not limited to sports-themed games, and can be applied to any game such as a fighting game in which a plurality of warrior characters capture or attack a specific enemy.

In addition, the program for realizing the function of the game processing unit 140 described above is recorded in a computer-readable recording medium, and the processing as the game processing unit 140 may be performed by causing the computer system to read and execute the program recorded in the recording medium. . Wherein, "causing the computer system to read and execute the program recorded in the recording medium" includes installing the program in the computer system. The "computer system" here includes hardware such as an OS and peripheral devices. In addition, the "computer system" may include a plurality of computer devices connected via a communication line network including the Internet, WAN, LAN, and dedicated line. Also, "computer-readable recording medium" refers to removable media such as flexible disks, magneto-optical disks, ROMs, and CD-ROMs, and memory devices such as hard disks built into computer systems. In this way, the recording medium for memorizing the program may be a non-transitory recording medium such as a CD-ROM. In addition, the recording medium includes an internal or external recording medium that can be accessed from a distribution server for distribution of the program. The program code stored in the recording medium of the delivery server may be different from the program code in a format executable by the terminal device. That is, as long as it can be downloaded from the distribution server and installed in a form that can be executed by the terminal device, it does not matter whether it is in the form stored in the distribution server. In addition, the structure in which the program is divided into plural numbers, downloaded at different timings, and integrated in the terminal device, or the distribution server for distributing each of the divided programs may be different. Furthermore, the "computer-readable recording medium" also includes those that retain programs for a certain period of time, such as a server that transmits programs via a network or a volatile memory (RAM) inside a computer system that becomes a client. In addition, the above-mentioned program may be a part for realizing the above-mentioned function. Furthermore, what can be realized by combining the above-mentioned functions with a program already recorded in the computer system, so-called difference file (difference program) is also possible.

In addition, a part or all of the functions of the game processing unit 140 may be implemented as an integrated circuit such as LSI (Large Scale Integration). Each of the above-mentioned functions may be individually implemented as a processor, or a part or all of them may be integrated and implemented as a processor. In addition, the method of forming an integrated circuit is not limited to LSI, and it may be realized by a dedicated circuit or a general-purpose processor. In addition, when a technology of integrated circuits that replaces LSIs emerges due to progress in semiconductor technology, integrated circuits using this technology may be used.

In addition, in the above-described embodiment, at least a part of the data stored in the storage unit 13 included in the game device 10 may be stored in an externally connected storage device. The externally connected memory device is a memory device connected to the game device 10 by wire or wirelessly. For example, the externally connected memory device may be a memory device connected via a USB (Universal Serial Bus), a wireless LAN (Local Area Network), or a wired LAN, or may be a memory device connected via the Internet ( data server). The memory device (data server) connected via the Internet or the like may also be a user using cloud computing.

In addition, at least a part of the structure corresponding to each unit included in the game processing unit 140 may be provided in the server device 30 connected via the Internet or the like. For example, the above-described embodiment can also be applied to a so-called cloud game in which game processing is executed on the server device 30 .

[Note] From the above description, the present invention can be understood as follows, for example. In addition, in order to facilitate understanding of the present invention, the reference signs of the drawings are conveniently attached in parentheses, but the present invention is not limited to the aspects of the drawings.

(Supplementary note 1) An aspect of the present invention is a game program that causes a computer that executes game processing for switching a character to be operated by a user from among plural characters to execute: combining the plurality of characters with a specific object ( Step (S220) of selecting the character whose distance from B0) is the smallest as the aforementioned operation target; detecting the step (S10) of the user's operation and operation direction for moving the operation target character selected as the aforementioned operation target (S10); During the user's operation, based on the user's operation direction (Du) and the direction (Db) from the aforementioned operation object character to the aforementioned specific object, it is determined whether to switch the aforementioned operation object (S215); it is determined to switch the aforementioned operation object , the step of switching other characters among the plurality of characters to be the operation target (S217).

According to the structure of supplementary note 1, the game program determines the operation object considering the user's operation to move the character not just the distance between the character and a specific object, and can switch to the operation object reflecting the user's intention without complicated operations.

(Supplementary Note 2) An aspect of the present invention is the game program described in Supplementary Note 1, wherein, in the switching step (S217), when it is determined that the operation target is switched, the next character of the operation target character and the specified object The character with the smallest distance switches to the aforementioned operation object.

According to the structure of supplementary note 2, when switching the operation object, the game program can switch to the operation object reflecting the user's intention because the next character with the smallest distance from the specific sphere is set as the operation object.

(Supplementary Note 3) An aspect of the present invention is the game program described in Supplementary Note 1 or Supplementary Note 2, wherein in the step of determining (S215), the user's operation direction is not included in the direction based on the direction from the operation target character to the above-mentioned When the direction of the predetermined object is within a predetermined direction range, it is determined that the operation object is switched.

According to the structure of supplementary note 3, the game program can switch the operation object based on the user's operation when the player character to be operated is not the operation object intended by the user.

(Supplementary Note 4) An aspect of the present invention is the game program described in Supplementary Note 3, wherein the computer is further caused to execute: estimating the position of the operation target character and The step of at least one of the position of the aforementioned specific object (S213); wherein, in the aforementioned step of determining (S215), it is determined based on an estimation result of at least one of the position of the aforementioned operation target character and the position of the aforementioned specific object Whether or not the user's operation direction is included in the predetermined direction range from the time point when the user's operation is detected to the predetermined period target.

According to the structure of supplementary note 4, the game program can appropriately determine whether the character to be operated is an operation target intended by the user by determining the direction of the user's operation in consideration of the movement of the character or a specific object within a predetermined period of time.

(Supplementary Note 5) An aspect of the present invention is the game program described in Supplementary Note 4, wherein the computer is further caused to execute: the step of rendering the video of the aforementioned game including the aforementioned plurality of characters and the aforementioned specific object at a predetermined frame rate (S30); wherein, in the step of determining (S215), it is determined whether the user's operation direction is included in the above-mentioned within the predetermined range of directions.

According to the structure of supplementary note 5, the game program can appropriately determine whether the character to be operated is an operation target intended by the user by determining the direction of the user's operation in consideration of the movement of the character or a specific object at a predetermined frame.

(Supplementary Note 6) An aspect of the present invention is the game program described in Supplementary Note 5, wherein in the step of determining (S215), it is determined that the Nth ( N is a positive integer) Whether the operation direction of the user in the frame is included in the direction from the operation target character in the Nth frame to the specific object and from the operation target character in the N+1th frame to the specific object The direction of the object is determined within the aforementioned predetermined direction range.

According to the structure of supplementary note 6, the game program can appropriately determine whether the character to be operated is an operation target intended by the user by determining the direction of the user's operation in consideration of the movement of the character or a specific object at a predetermined frame.

(Supplementary Note 7) An aspect of the present invention is the game program described in any one of Supplementary Notes 1 to 6, wherein, in the aforementioned selection step (S220), when the aforementioned user's operation is no longer detected, and the same as the aforementioned When there is a character whose distance to the specified object is the smallest compared to the operation target character, the character whose distance is the smallest is set as the operation target.

According to the structure of Supplementary Note 7, the game program can target a character that is highly likely to be operated by the user when the user is not operating the character.

(Supplementary Note 8) An aspect of the present invention is the game program described in any one of Supplementary Notes 1 to 7, wherein in the switching step (S217), based on the user's operation direction and the direction from the operation target character to When the direction of the specific object switches the operation object, switching of the operation object is prohibited for a first period (for example, 800 msec) after switching.

According to the structure of supplementary note 8, the game program can suppress the switching of the operation object more than necessary in a short time due to some changes in the positional relationship between the character and the specific object or the user's operation direction.

(Supplementary Note 9) An aspect of the present invention is the game program described in Supplementary Note 8, wherein in the switching step (S217), switching is based on the distance from the specified object in the state where the operation of the user is not detected. In the case of the operation target, switching of the operation target is prohibited for a second period (for example, 500 msec) after switching.

According to the structure of supplementary note 9, the game program can suppress the switching of the operation object more than necessary in a short time due to some changes in the positional relationship between the character and the specific object or the user's operation direction.

(Supplementary Note 10) An aspect of the present invention is the game program described in Supplementary Note 9, wherein the first period (for example, 800msec) is set longer than the second period (for example, 500msec).

According to the configuration of supplementary note 10, when the game program determines whether to switch the operation object based on the user's operation, it pays more attention to the judgment of switching the operation object due to the system regardless of the user's operation. switch.

(Supplementary Note 11) An aspect of the present invention is a game processing method, which is executed by a computer that executes game processing for switching a character to be operated by a user from among a plurality of characters, including: combining the aforementioned plurality of characters with The character whose distance from the specific object (BO) piece is the smallest is used as the step of selecting the operation target (S220); the step of detecting the user's operation and operation direction for moving the operation target character selected as the operation target (S10 ); when the operation of the aforementioned user is detected, the step of determining whether to switch the aforementioned operation object based on the operation direction (Du) of the aforementioned user and the direction (Db) from the aforementioned operation object character to the aforementioned specific object (S215); When switching the aforementioned operation object, the step of switching other characters among the plurality of characters to the aforementioned operation object (S217).

According to the structure of Supplementary Note 11, the game processing method determines the operation object in consideration of the user's operation to move the character, not just the distance between the character and a specific object, and can switch to an operation object that reflects the user's intention without complicated operations. .

(Supplementary Note 12) An aspect of the present invention is a game device (10) that executes game processing for switching a character to be operated by a user from among plural characters, and includes: combining the plurality of characters with a specific object A selection unit (144, S220) for selecting the character with the smallest distance between (BO) as the operation target; a detection unit for detecting the user’s operation and operation direction for moving the operation target character selected as the operation target ( 141, S10); when the user's operation is detected, the judging unit that determines whether to switch the operation object based on the operation direction (Du) of the user and the direction (Db) from the operation object character to the specific object ( 147, S215); when it is determined that the operation object is switched, a switching unit that switches other characters among the plurality of characters to the operation object (145, S217).

According to the structure of supplementary note 12, the game device can switch to an operation object that reflects the user's intention without complicated operations because the game device determines the operation object considering the operation of the user who moves the character, not just the distance between the character and a specific object.

1: Game system 10: Game device 11: Department of Communications 12: Input and output IF section 13: Memory Department 14:CPU 15: Controller 16: Display device 140: Game processing department 141: Operation detection unit 142: Drawing processing department 143: Operation object control unit 144: operation object selection unit 145:Operation object change department 146: Position Estimation Department 147: Judgment Department 161: display part 162: Sound output unit

[ Fig. 1] Fig. 1 is a diagram illustrating an outline of operation target determination processing in the embodiment. [ Fig. 2 ] A block diagram showing an example of the structure of the game system of the embodiment. [FIG. 3] A block diagram showing an example of the functional structure of the game device according to the embodiment. [ Fig. 4 ] A schematic diagram showing an example of a game space caused by game processing in the embodiment. [ Fig. 5 ] A flowchart showing an example of game processing in the embodiment. [FIG. 6] A diagram showing an example of parameters of a player character in the embodiment. [ Fig. 7 ] A diagram showing an example of parameters of a sphere according to the embodiment. [ Fig. 8 ] An image diagram showing the estimation results of the positions of the player character and the sphere according to the embodiment. [ Fig. 9 ] A schematic diagram showing an example of a direction range used for determination of an operation direction in the embodiment. [ Fig. 10 ] A flowchart showing an example of operation target determination processing in the embodiment. [ Fig. 11 ] A schematic diagram showing an example of the positional relationship of game objects on the game field according to the embodiment. [ Fig. 12 ] A sequence chart showing a first example of switching of operation objects according to the embodiment. [ Fig. 13 ] A sequence chart showing a second example of switching of operation objects according to the embodiment.

A, B: players

BO: sphere

Du: The user's operating direction

Da, Db: direction

La: distance

Lb: distance

P1: Cursor

Claims (12)

A non-transitory memory medium having a game program stored therein. The game program is a computer that executes game processing for switching a character to be operated by a user from among a plurality of characters, and executes: The step of selecting the character with the smallest distance from the specific object among the aforementioned plurality of characters as the aforementioned operation object; A step of detecting a user's operation and an operation direction for moving the operation subject character selected as the operation subject; When detecting the operation of the user, the step of determining whether to switch the operation object based on the operation direction of the user and the direction from the operation object character to the specific object; When it is determined to switch the operation target, a step of switching other characters among the plurality of characters to the operation target. The non-transitory storage medium storing the game program as described in Claim 1, wherein, in the aforementioned switching step, When it is determined that the operation target is switched, the operation target character next to the operation target character with the smallest distance to the specific object is switched to the operation target. The non-transitory storage medium storing the game program as described in Claim 1, wherein, in the aforementioned determination step, When the user's operation direction is not included in a predetermined direction range based on a direction from the operation target character to the predetermined object, it is determined that the operation target is switched. As described in claim 3, the memory has a non-transitory memory medium of a game program, wherein, the aforementioned computer is further executed: A step of estimating at least one of the position of the operation subject character and the position of the specific object from the time point when the user's operation is detected to a predetermined period target; in, In the aforementioned steps of determination, Based on the estimation result of at least one of the position of the operation subject character and the position of the specific object, it is determined whether the operation direction of the user is included in the predetermined period from the time when the user's operation is detected to the predetermined period target. in the range of directions. As described in claim 4, the memory has a non-transitory memory medium of a game program, wherein, the aforementioned computer is further executed: A step of drawing the image of the aforementioned game including the aforementioned plurality of characters and the aforementioned specific object at a predetermined frame rate; in, In the aforementioned steps of determination, From the frame when the user's operation is detected to a predetermined frame target, it is determined whether the user's operation direction is included in the predetermined direction range. The non-transitory storage medium storing the game program as described in Claim 5, wherein, in the aforementioned determination step, From the frame where the user's operation is detected to the predetermined frame target, it is determined whether the operation direction of the user in the Nth frame (N is a positive integer) is included in the direction from the operation target character in the Nth frame to the The direction of the specific object is within the predetermined direction range determined from the direction of the operation target character at the N+1th frame to the direction of the specific object. The non-transitory storage medium storing the game program as described in Claim 1, wherein, in the aforementioned selection steps, When the user's operation is no longer detected and a character with the smallest distance to the specific object exists compared with the operation target character, the character with the smallest distance is set as the operation target. The non-transitory storage medium storing the game program as described in Claim 1, wherein, in the aforementioned switching step, When the operation object is switched based on the user's operation direction and the direction from the operation object character to the specific object, switching of the operation object is prohibited for a first period after switching. The non-transitory memory medium storing the game program as described in Claim 8, wherein, in the aforementioned switching step, When the operation target is switched based on the distance to the specific object in a state in which the user's operation is not detected, switching of the operation target is prohibited for a second period after switching. In the non-transitory storage medium storing the game program according to claim 9, the first period is set to be longer than the second period. A game processing method executed by a computer that executes game processing for switching a character that becomes a user's operation target from among a plurality of characters, including: The step of selecting the character with the smallest distance from the specific object among the aforementioned plurality of characters as the aforementioned operation object; A step of detecting a user's operation and an operation direction for moving the operation subject character selected as the operation subject; When detecting the operation of the user, the step of determining whether to switch the operation object based on the operation direction of the user and the direction from the operation object character to the specific object; When it is determined to switch the operation target, a step of switching other characters among the plurality of characters to the operation target. A game device that executes a game process of switching a character to be operated by a user from among a plurality of characters, comprising: selecting a character whose distance from the specific object is the smallest among the plurality of characters as the selection part for the aforementioned operation object selection; a detecting unit for detecting a user's operation and an operation direction for moving the operation subject character selected as the operation subject; When the user's operation is detected, a determination unit that determines whether to switch the operation object based on the user's operation direction and the direction from the operation object character to the specific object; A switching unit that switches another character among the plurality of characters to the operation target when it is determined that the operation target is switched.

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