TWI401108B - Input apparatus, input method, information recording medium, and program - Google Patents

Description

Input device, input method, information recording medium, and program

The present invention relates to an input device, an input method, an information recording medium, and a program for notifying a player of a character in a beautiful manner when a player selects a character and selecting a character.

In the past, a game has been proposed in which a character who wants to operate is selected from among a plurality of characters. Such a technique is disclosed, for example, in Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 2001-293246.

In the tennis game disclosed in Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 2001-293246, the player is allowed to select various characters. The character acts on the game data entered by the player operating the controller. Also, in the match mode, other players will also choose the character to play in the match.

Typically, when a player wants to select a character, the characters are sequentially displayed in the selected screen. Then, the player operates the controller to select the character at the time when the desired character is displayed. Alternatively, a plurality of characters are simultaneously displayed on the screen for selection, and the player operates the controller to select a desired character.

In addition, when the character makes a killing skill, an animation indicating the preparation of the nirvana and the action of the nirvana may be displayed. This kind of action that makes the nirvana is also called the decisive battle posture, which is quite common in Kabuki (classical drama).

Therefore, it is hoped that when the character is selected, the character can also have a decisive posture.

On the other hand, in order to make the appearance of the character display (outer shape) better, it is mostly desirable to be in a decisive battle position compared to the preparation action.

Further, when a plurality of characters are to be displayed on the screen and for a plurality of players to select a character, it is also strongly desired to synchronize the gestures and see a more beautiful appearance.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the invention is to provide an input device, an input method, an information recording medium, and a program. When a player selects a character, the player can display the character in a beautiful manner and can finish the task. The purpose of the role selection informs the player.

In order to achieve the above object, the input device disclosed in the first aspect of the present invention is an input device for a player to decide whether or not to select a character to be dynamically displayed on the screen. This screen is a selection screen for character selection, for example, in a game in which the player wants to select a character to play the game, and each character displays its animation. Once the player selects the character in the displayed selection screen, the selection instruction is made, and if the selection has not been made, a selection screen showing the next character is displayed after inputting an instruction.

The character has a corresponding animation for indicating that the character has not been selected (hereinafter referred to as "unselected animation"), and an animation for indicating that the character has been decided to be selected (hereinafter Call it "debut animation").

In the selection screen, an unselected screen or a debut animation of the character is animatedly displayed in response to the acceptance state of the selection instruction input by the receiving unit as will be described later.

The input device includes an accepting unit, a display unit, and an output unit.

The accepting unit is configured to accept a selection instruction input from the player to select the character. That is, when the player wants a character to be displayed on the selection screen, once the operation controller or the like inputs the selection instruction, the receiving unit receives a message indicating that the character being displayed has been selected. Intention.

Further, the display unit displays an animation indicating the character on the screen, and (a) the playback of the unselected animation is started every time the timing at which the unselected animation can be started is started, until the selection is made. (b) After the selection instruction input is accepted, the playback of the debut animation is started when the timing at which the debut animation can be started is reached.

That is, if no animation or debut animation is selected, it will be assigned a timing to start playback. Therefore, as described above, the unselected animation or the debut animation is played in response to the selection of the acceptance status of the input.

That is, the display unit repeatedly plays an unselected animation indicating the unselected state on the selection screen until the selection instruction input is received. Once there is a choice to indicate input, the character is shown to be in a decisive battle position. Debut animation. However, any animation is started to play until the playback start time is reached.

The output unit outputs a message indicating that the selection of the character has been determined when the playback of the debut animation ends. That is, upon receiving a selection instruction input and ending the playing of the debut animation, the output unit outputs a message indicating that the debut animation of the character has been played, and that the character has been selected. This output is, for example, an input to a game device or the like, and the game device provides a game to the player by using the selected character.

According to such an input device, by setting a timing at which playback can be started to give an animation of each character, when the playable start timing is performed, the character that determines the posture can be animatedly displayed on the selection screen in accordance with the tempo. If the timing of starting the playback of each animation is matched with the background music beat or the measure of the selection screen, a character having a rhythm that matches the background music can be realized. Therefore, when the player selects a character, the character can be displayed in a beautiful manner, and the player is notified of the intention that the character has been selected.

Further, the display unit may be configured to: (c) after the selection instruction input is accepted, the playback of the unselected animation is started every time the timing at which the unselected animation can be started is started, until the debut animation can be started. The timing is up.

In the debut animation, since the character poses a decisive battle position, there is usually a certain length of play time. The interval at which the playback can be started is usually a time equal to or longer than the length of the playback time, so that after the player inputs a selection instruction, the next debut animation can be started. There will be a gap between the timings. Therefore, during this time, the unselected animation can be continuously played every time the unselected animation can be started.

In addition, the character has an animation corresponding to the meaning of the character being selected (hereinafter referred to as "selecting animation").

The display unit may be configured to: (c') after the selection instruction input is accepted, the playback of the unselected animation is started every time the timing of the unselected animation is started, until the debut animation can start playing. The timing is up.

As described above, there is an interval after the player inputs the selection instruction until the timing at which the next debut animation can start playing. At this time, in order to prevent the player from generating an uneasiness indicating whether or not the input is accepted (accepted), it is also possible to prepare a difference from the unselected animation, and have a play length shorter than the appearance animation and a timing interval at which the playback can be started. The choice of animation. In this way, the display unit can repeatedly display the selected animation until the debut animation starts playing. Therefore, in this case, the unselected animation will be displayed first, and then after a selection instruction input, the animation in the selection and the appearance animation of the character in a decisive posture are sequentially displayed.

Further, the display unit displays a plurality of characters in an animated manner on the screen, and assigns corresponding unselected animations, selected animations, and appearance animations to the respective characters. That is, in the selection screen, there is not only one individual, but also multiple characters can be displayed. Then, the player selects the character he wants to play from among the multiple characters.

Each of the characters has an unselected animation, a selected animation, and a debut animation, and these animations are animated in response to the selection instruction input by the reception unit.

Further, the receiving unit may accept an instruction input indicating that one of the plural characters is highlighted. That is, since a plurality of characters are displayed on the selection screen, the player can give an instruction input by operating the controller or the like to indicate any character before inputting the selection instruction. After receiving the presentation instruction input, the receiving unit moves the cursor to the highlighted character, for example, because the instruction input should be highlighted.

Moreover, the display unit can also be used for each character.

(d) after accepting the presentation instruction indicating the character, the playback of the selected animation is started each time the timing at which the selected animation can start playing is reached;

(e) After accepting the instruction input of a character other than the character, the playback of the unselected animation is started each time the timing at which the unselected animation can be started is reached.

That is, when one of the characters is highlighted because the instruction input is highlighted, the selected animation corresponding to the character will be played back repeatedly. In this way, one indicates that the character is currently being shown, that is, being returned to the player. Also, if another character is highlighted, the player's unselected animation will be played back repeatedly because the show has been released and will be returned to the player. Also, each of the selected animations and unselected animations are as described above, and playback will only begin when the playback is started.

In order to achieve the above object, the input device disclosed by the other aspect of the present invention is an input device for determining, by a plurality of players, which one of a plurality of characters to be animated on the screen is selected, wherein the plurality of The characters respectively have an animation for indicating that the character has not been selected (hereinafter referred to as "unselected animation"), and an animation for indicating that the character is selected (hereinafter referred to as It is a "selection animation" and an animation (hereinafter referred to as "debut animation") for indicating that the character has been selected.

That is, the picture is a selection screen, and there is not only one in the selection picture, but a plurality of characters are displayed. The plurality of players select the character that they want to play from among the plurality of characters displayed on the selection screen.

The input device includes an accepting unit, a display unit, and an output unit.

At this time, the accepting unit is configured to accept, from each of the plurality of players, a selection instruction input for selecting which of the plurality of characters. That is, the player selects the character that he or she wants to play from among the plurality of characters in the selection screen.

Further, the display unit is a display unit for displaying an animation showing the plurality of characters on the screen, and for each character:

(a) until the selection instruction input is received, the playback of the unselected animation is started whenever the time when the unselected animation can be started is started;

(b) after receiving the selection instruction input, until the selection instruction input of all the plural players is received, and the timing of the start of the play of all the debut animations of the characters selected by the plurality of players is reached, whenever When the timing at which the animation can start playing is selected, the playback of the selected animation is started;

(c) When the selection instruction input from all of the plurality of players is received, and the debut animation of all the characters selected by the player of the plural number can be started, the playback of the debut animation is started.

That is, as in the input device disclosed in the first aspect of the present invention, in the selection screen, the unselected animation is animatedly displayed for each character. Then, when each character has a selection instruction input, it is displayed in the order of the selected animation and the appearance animation corresponding to the character. Also, regardless of the type of animation, the timing at which playback can be started is assigned separately, and playback of the animation is started only when the assigned start timing is started.

However, unlike the input device disclosed in the first aspect of the present invention, the animation display of the debut animation is started after all the player's selection instructions are obtained. In this way, the selected characters will come together and take a different decisive battle position.

When the entire playback of the debut animation is completed, the output unit outputs the selected player and the selected intention for each selected character. That is, once the selection instruction input from the plurality of players is accepted, and all the debut animations of the selected character are played, the output unit outputs the intention that the character's debut animation has ended, and which player Which character is selected, and the game is provided to the player by, for example, a character selected by a game device or the like.

According to such an input device, in a selection screen in which a plurality of characters are displayed, even if a plurality of players select a character, the respective characters do not move in a disorderly manner, but a selection screen that synchronizes with the rhythm can be provided. Give the player.

Further, the receiving unit may be configured to accept an instruction input indicating that one of the plurality of characters is to be displayed. That is, in the selection screen, a plurality of characters are displayed, so that the player can operate the controller or the like before inputting the selection instruction to input a presentation indicating which character is to be highlighted. After receiving the presentation instruction input, the receiving unit moves the cursor to the character currently being highlighted, for example, because the instruction input should be highlighted.

Moreover, the display unit may also separately perform the plural roles

(d) after accepting a representative indicating the input of the character, the playback of the selected animation is started each time the timing at which the selected animation can start playing is reached;

(e) After accepting the instruction input of a character other than the character, the playback of the unselected animation is started each time the timing at which the unselected animation can be started is reached.

That is, when the character is highlighted because the instruction input is highlighted, the selected animation corresponding to the character will be played back repeatedly. In this way, one indicates that the character is currently being shown, that is, being returned to the player. Also, if another character is highlighted, the player's unselected animation will be played back repeatedly because the show has been released and will be returned to the player. Also, each of the selected animations and unselected animations are as described above, and playback will only begin when the playback is started.

Also, if no animation is selected, there may be more than one animation having the same playback time length, and the selected animation may have more than one animation having the same playback time length. That is, the unselected animation may contain a plurality of animations having different contents but having the same playing time length, and by playing these different animations continuously, forming a playing time having a playing time that is several times longer than the unselected animations. Animation of length. The same is true for the selected animation. It can also have several animations with different contents but the same length of play time. Then, by playing these different animations continuously, one has a playback time that is several times longer than the selected animation. Play an animation of the length of time.

Further, when the condition for starting the unselected animation is satisfied, the display unit may start playing any one of the unselected animations in a certain order every time the timing at which the unselected animation can be started is reached. The existing animation, and, when the condition for starting the animation in the selection is satisfied, whenever the timing of the start of the animation in the selected animation is reached, the playback of any one of the animations in the selection is started in a certain order. Animation.

That is, after the condition for starting the unselected animation is satisfied, the display unit plays any unselected animation every time the timing at which playback can be started is assigned to the unselected animation. At this time, the order in which the animations are not selected to be played is in a predetermined order. By continuously playing the unselected animation in the specified order, you can play an animation whose playback time is several times longer than the length of the unselected animation as described above (hereinafter, it is called a combined unselected animation). ).

Similarly, for the selected animation, after the condition for starting the selection of the selected animation is satisfied, the display unit plays any of the selected animations in a certain order every time the timing of the start of the playback of the selected animation is reached. By continuously playing the selected animation under the specified order, you can play an animation whose playback time is several times longer than the playback time of the selected animation, as if the animation was not selected (hereinafter, referred to as combined selection). Animation).

Further, with respect to the playback time length T of the unselected animation, the timing at which the unselected animation can start playback is when the elapsed time from the specific reference time is 0, T, 2T, 3T, .

That is, the length of play T of the animation is not selected, for example, the length of one beat of the background music of the selected screen. Moreover, each time the length of the playback time T of the animation is not selected, that is, every time the background music is beaten, the timing at which the unselected animation can be started can be started. Therefore, whenever the timing of the unselected animation can be started, if the unselected animation is started and the unselected animation is continuously played, a character can be presented to match the background music beat to obtain the rhythm.

Further, the timing at which the animation of the selected animation can be started may be any one of T, 2T, 3T, 4T, ... when the elapsed time from the specific reference time is reached.

That is, the selection of the animation of the middle animation is preferably started after the selection of the instruction input, after the end of the unselected animation (or the combined unselected animation). Wherein, as described above, the combined unselected animation has a time length that is several times the playback time length T. Therefore, when you select the middle animation, it will be assigned to the length of the playback time when the unselected animation (or the combined unselected animation) is reached (if the combined unselected animation is the integer multiple of T), The timing for which you can start playing. Therefore, the timing at which the middle animation can be started can be selected, that is, when the elapsed time from the specific reference time becomes T, 2T, 3T, 4T, ....

Moreover, if the playing time length of the selected animation is S, the timing at which the selected animation can start playing, that is, the elapsed time from the specific reference time becomes 0, S, 2S, 3S, ... . The timing at which the debut animation can start playing is when the elapsed time from the specific reference time becomes S, 2S, 3S, 4S, ....

That is, the playing time length of the animation in the combined selection is an integer multiple of the playing time length S of the selected animation. The playback of the debut animation is best started after the selection of the animation (or the combined selection of the animation) is finished. Therefore, the debut animation is assigned to the length of the playback time S (or an integer multiple of the length of S if the animation is selected in the combined selection) whenever the animation is selected (or the animation in the combined selection). The timing of the playback. Therefore, the timing at which the debut animation can be started is when the elapsed time from the specific reference time becomes S, 2S, 3S, 4S, ....

Moreover, the playing time length T of the unselected animation is consistent with the playing time length S of the selected animation, and the timing at which the playing animation can start playing with respect to the specific time R is calculated from a specific reference time. The elapsed time becomes R, 2R, 3R, 4R, ..., and the specific time R is an integral multiple of the playback time length S of the selected animation.

That is, when the playing time lengths T and S coincide, the timing at which the playing animation can start playing, that is, the time length of the integer length of the playing time length T, and the elapsed time from the start of the specific reference time When it becomes R, 2R, 3R, 4R, .... That is, R = cT = cS (c is any positive integer).

Further, in order to achieve the above object, the input method of the other aspect of the present invention provides an input device having a receiving unit, a display unit, and an output unit, and the player determines whether or not to select an animation to be displayed on the screen. The input method of the form of the character.

The character has a corresponding animation (hereinafter referred to as "unselected animation") for indicating that the character has not been selected, and an animation for indicating that the character is selected. It is called "selection animation" and an animation (hereinafter referred to as "debut animation") for indicating the intention to select the character.

Further, in the input method, in an accepting step, the accepting unit is configured to accept, from the player, a selection instruction input for selecting the character.

Further, in the display step, the display unit displays an animation representing the character on the screen, and

(a) until the selection instruction input is accepted, the playback of the unselected animation is started every time the timing at which the unselected animation can be started is reached;

(b) after the selection instruction input is accepted, until the timing at which the start-up animation can start playing, the playback of the selected animation is started every time the timing of the start of the selected animation can be started;

(c) After the selection instruction input is accepted (received), the playback of the debut animation is started when the timing at which the debut animation can be started is reached.

Further, in the outputting step, when the playback of the debut animation is completed, the output unit outputs a message indicating that the character has been selected.

Further, in order to achieve the above object, the input method of the other aspect of the present invention provides an input device having a receiving unit, a display unit, and an output unit, and the player determines whether or not to select an animation to be displayed on the screen. The input method of the form of the character.

The character has a corresponding animation (hereinafter referred to as "unselected animation") for indicating that the character has not been selected, and an animation for indicating that the character is selected. It is called "selection animation" and an animation (hereinafter referred to as "debut animation") for indicating the intention to select the character.

Further, in the input method, in an accepting step, the accepting unit is configured to accept, from the player, a selection instruction input for selecting the character.

Further, in the display step, the display unit displays an animation representing the character on the screen, and (a) the playback of the unselected animation is started every time the timing at which the unselected animation can be started is started. Until the selection instruction input is accepted; (b) after the selection instruction input is accepted, the playback of the selected animation is started every time the timing of the start of the selected animation is reached, until the animation of the selection is completed. (c) After the selection instruction input is accepted (received), the playback of the debut animation is started when the timing at which the debut animation can be started is reached.

Further, in the outputting step, when the playback of the debut animation is completed, the output unit outputs a message indicating that the character has been selected.

Further, in order to achieve the above object, the input method disclosed by another aspect of the present invention is a method in which the input unit, the display unit, and the output unit are provided. The player enters the device, and the player for the plural determines the input method of which of the plurality of characters to be animated on the screen.

The plurality of characters respectively have an animation for indicating that the character has not been selected (hereinafter referred to as "unselected animation"), and one for indicating that the character is selected. An animation (hereinafter referred to as "selection animation") and an animation (hereinafter referred to as "debut animation") for indicating that the character has been selected.

Further, in the input method, in the accepting step, the accepting unit is configured to accept, from the plurality of players, a selection instruction input for selecting which of the plurality of characters.

Further, in the displaying step, the display unit displays a display portion for expressing the animation of the plurality of characters on the screen, and, for each of the plurality of characters, (a) each time the unselected animation is available The timing of starting the playback, that is, the playback of the unselected animation is started until the selection instruction input is accepted; (b) after the selection instruction input is accepted, whenever the timing at which the selected animation can start playing is reached, Starting the selection of the animation in the selection until the selection instruction input of all the players from the plural number is received, and the timing of all the debut animations of the character selected by the plurality of players can start playing; (c) receiving The selection instruction input is input to all the players from the plural, and when the debut animation of all the characters selected by the plurality of players can start playing, the playback of the debut animation is started.

Further, in the outputting step, after the completion animation is completed, the output unit outputs a player who has selected the character for each selected character, and selects the determined intention.

Further, the program disclosed in another aspect of the present invention is configured to cause a computer to function as the input device.

Further, the program of the present invention can be recorded in a computer-readable information recording medium such as a CD, a floppy disk, a hard disk, an optical disk, a digital VCD, a magnetic tape, or a semiconductor memory. The above programs are independent of the computer that executes the program and can be distributed and sold through a computer communication network. Further, the information recording medium can be distributed and sold independently of the computer.

According to the input device of the present invention, an input device, an input method, an information recording medium, and a program can be provided. When the player selects a character, the player can display the character in a beautiful manner and the character has been The intention of the selection is notified to the player.

Embodiments of the invention are described below. Hereinafter, for the sake of easy understanding, although the present invention is applied to an embodiment of a game device, the present invention is equally applicable to information processing devices such as various computers, PDAs, and mobile phones. That is, the embodiments described below are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. Thus, it is possible to employ an embodiment in which the various or all of the elements are replaced by equivalents, but such embodiments are also included in the scope of the invention.

Fig. 1 is a schematic view showing a schematic configuration of a typical game device when an input device according to an embodiment of the present invention is implemented. Hereinafter, description will be made with reference to this figure.

The game device 100 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 101, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 102, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 103, an interface 104, a controller 105, an external memory 106, and an image processing unit 107. A DVD (Digital Video Disc)-ROM drive 108, an NIC (Network Interface Card) 109, and a sound processing unit 110.

A DVD-ROM that memorizes game programs and materials is placed in the DVD-ROM disc player 108, and then connected to the power of the game device 100, the program is executed, and the input device of the embodiment can be realized. .

The CPU 101 controls the overall operation of the game device 100, connects the components, and communicates the control signal with the data.

The ROM 102 memorizes the IPL (initial program load) to be executed immediately after the power is turned on. By the CPU 101 executing the IPL, the program recorded in the DVD-ROM will be read out to the RAM 103 and executed by the CPU 101.

Further, in the ROM 102, a program or various materials for controlling an operating system necessary for controlling the overall operation of the game device 100 are recorded.

The RAM 103 is used to temporarily store data or programs, and maintains programs or materials read by the DVD-ROM, and materials required for other games or chat communications.

The controller 105 connected through the interface 104 is for accepting an operation input made by the player during game execution.

The external memory 106 that can be detachably connected through the interface 104 can rewibly memorize, for example, log data of a chat communication. The player can store the data in the appropriate external memory 106 by inputting commands through the controller 105.

In the DVD-ROM loaded in the DVD-ROM disc player 108, video data and sound data accompanying the programs and materials for realizing the game as described above are recorded. By the control of the CPU 101, the DVD-ROM disc drive 108 reads out the DVD-ROM loaded therein, and reads necessary programs, materials, and the like. The read data is temporarily stored in the RAM 103 or the like.

The image processing unit 107 processes the data read from the DVD-ROM by the CPU 101 or a video calculation processor (not shown) included in the image processing unit 107, and records the data in the image processing. The frame memory (not shown) of the unit 107 is included. The image information recorded in the frame memory is converted into a video signal at a predetermined synchronization timing, and is output to a display (not shown) connected to the image processing unit 107. Thereby, various image displays can be performed.

The image operation processor can perform image superimposition calculation of the second element, transmission calculation such as alpha blending, and various saturation calculations at high speed.

Further, by the Z-buffer method, polygon information that is placed in an imaginary three-dimensional space and is attached with various texture information is subjected to rendering, and the calculation can be performed at a high speed to obtain a specific The viewpoint position is an image of the image obtained by observing the polygon in the imaginary three-dimensional space.

Further, by the coordinated action between the CPU 101 and the image processing processor, and according to the font information for defining the shape of the character, the character string can be created as a binary image and drawn into the frame memory, or drawn in each polygon. On the surface. The font information is recorded in the ROM 102, and a dedicated font information recorded on the DVD-ROM can also be utilized.

The NIC 109 is used to connect the game device 100 to a computer communication network (not shown) such as the Internet. The NIC 109 can be, for example, a 10 BASE-T/ compliant with a LAN (regional network). 100BASE-T standard, or an analog data machine, ISDN (Integrated Service Digital Network) data machine, ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line) data machine, which is connected to the Internet by using a telephone line, and utilized A cable modem connected to the Internet via a cable television line, and an interface (not shown) for communicating with the CPU 101.

Connect to the SNTP server in the Internet through the NIC109, and get the current date and time information by getting the information here. In addition, the server devices of various online games can also be set to perform the same functions as the SNTP server.

The sound processing unit 110 converts the sound data read by the DVD-ROM into an analog sound signal, and outputs it to a speaker (not shown) connected thereto. Further, under the control of the CPU 101, some sound effects or music pieces which should occur during the progress of the game are generated, and the sound corresponding to the sound is outputted by the speaker.

Further, the game device 100 can use a large-capacity external memory device such as a hard disk to perform the same functions as the ROM 102, the RAM 103, and the DVD-ROM installed in the DVD-ROM disc drive 108.

Moreover, the input device disclosed in this embodiment can be implemented on a general computer in addition to the above-described typical game device. A general computer has a CPU, a RAM, a ROM, a DVD-ROM, and an NIC as in the above-described game device 100, and has an image processing unit whose function is simpler than that of the game device 100, except that a hard disk is used as an external memory device. In addition, floppy disks, optical disks, magnetic tapes, and the like can also be used. Alternatively, a keyboard or a mouse can be used as input. Moreover, once the program is executed, it can be used as an input device.

Hereinafter, unless otherwise noted, the description will be added to the input device by the game device 100 shown in FIG. 1. The input device can be replaced with a general computer element as needed, and these embodiments are also included in the scope of the present invention.

(Embodiment 1)

In the present embodiment, in the game in which the player selects the character to play the game, the input device for selecting the character is explained. Further, the input device of the present embodiment is described by taking as an example a case in which a plurality of selection screens for displaying each character by animation are present, and the selection screen is sequentially displayed in response to an instruction from the player. This user interface. When the player inputs a selection instruction in the selection screen displaying the character in the mind, the character displayed on the selection screen is selected.

For example, in the 2A and 2B drawings, an example of a selection screen is displayed. When the player wants the character displayed in the selection screen of FIG. 2A, the controller 105 can be operated to perform an input indicating the selection. If this is not the case, an instruction input is made to display the next selection screen. For example, the next picture of FIG. 2A may be a selection screen displaying the 2B picture. The player repeats the same operation until he sees the desired character.

Among them, in the selection screen, depending on whether or not the character is selected, the animation corresponding to the character is displayed. That is, if the character is not selected, an animation indicating that the state is not selected (hereinafter, referred to as unselected animation) is displayed. After that, if the player has input a selection instruction to the character, that is, a state in which a selection has been made, and an animation in which a character ends in a more beautiful debut position (hereinafter, referred to as a debut animation) ). However, in the present embodiment, in order to allow the character to have a better-looking appearance posture, the appearance animation will not be displayed until the timing of the background music is placed in the selection screen. Therefore, until the appearance animation is displayed, it is all in the selection, and an animation indicating that the selection has not yet been determined is displayed (hereinafter, referred to as a selection animation).

Figure 3 is a schematic diagram showing the schematic construction of the input device 200 of the present embodiment for implementing such a user interface. As shown in FIG. 3, the input device 200 has an accepting unit 201, a display unit 202, and an output unit 203. Hereinafter, each constituent element of the input device 200 will be described with reference to the drawing.

The accepting unit 201 accepts a selection instruction from the player, and outputs the selected character to the display unit 202 and the output unit 203, which will be described later. For example, the controller 105 can function as the receiving unit 201.

The display unit 202 plays the unselected animation, the selected animation, and the appearance animation corresponding to the selected character accepted by the receiving unit 201, and displays the animation on the selection screen.

Further, the respective animations played by the display unit 202 are combined with the specific sound data played as the background music of the selected screen, and the timing at which the playback can be started is assigned in advance, and the animation and the timing at which the playback can be started and Sound data and the like are memorized in a recording medium such as a DVD-ROM.

The information stored in the DVD-ROM is read by the DVD-ROM drive 108 and temporarily stored in the RAM 103 as appropriate. Therefore, the RAM 103, the image processing unit 107, the DVD-ROM disc drive 108, and the CPU 101 perform cooperative operations to function as the display unit 202.

The output unit 203 outputs a selection input result received by the input device 200. Typically, the game device 100 performs a game based on the selection result output by the output unit 203. The CPU 101 or the like functions as the output unit 203.

Next, a detailed description will be given of each of the unselected animations, the selected intermediate animations, and the debut animations that are remembered corresponding to the characters.

In the present embodiment, the animation is not selected, and has a playback (reproduction) time length T corresponding to the length of the background music to be played in the selected picture to the length of the next beat. Further, the display portion 202 repeats the unselected animation every time the beat of the background music is reached. That is, when the time at which the background music starts to be played is the reference time (hereinafter, the reference time is set as the time at which the playback of the background music is started), the timing at which the start of the playback of the unselected animation is started is from the reference time. 0, T, 2T, 3T, ....

For example, Figure 4A shows an example of an unselected animation. In Figure 4A, the character moves between time T and one foot up and down. If you start playing at the time when you can start playing without selecting an animation, you can use the beat to get the rhythm to perform.

In addition, it is best to start the animation after the selection is not completed.

Secondly, the selected animation is assigned to have the same playback time length S (=T) as the unselected animation and the timing at which playback can be started. That is, the timing at which the selection of the middle animation can be started is 0, S (= T), 2S (= 2T), 3S (= 3T), ... when the reference time has elapsed. Therefore, as with the unselected animation, the selected animation is also matched with the beat of the background music, and each time it reaches 0, S (= T), 2S (= 2T), 3S (= 3T) ... Start playing, and you can get a rhythm with the beat of the background music.

However, since the selected animation will be played after the animation is not selected, at time 0, the selected animation will not be played. Therefore, the timing at which playback can be started is substantially S (=T), 2S (=2T), and 3S (=3T)... from the reference time. Also, the selection of the animation is the same as the unselected animation, preferably after the end. Fig. 4B shows an example of a selected animation in which the playback time length S is set after the two arms are opened.

Finally, the length of the playing time of the debut animation is longer than the length of the unselected animation or the selected animation, for example, the length of the playback time R containing a small portion of the background music or a two-section amount. In addition, since the debut animation is a character that performs an animation of a beautiful decisive posture, typically, the subsections to which the background music is divided or the bars at regular intervals are assigned as the debut animations to start playing. opportunity.

In the present embodiment, the playback time length R of the debut animation is the same as the interval at which the playback can be started. That is, the timing at which playback can be started is 0, R, 2R, 3R, ... from a specific reference time. However, after the unselected animation is played, since the debut animation is played, the timing at which playback can be started is essentially from the specific reference time, and becomes R, 2R, 3R, 4R.

In addition, when the playback starts, the debut animation is preferably an animation whose content is a series of gestures in conjunction with the background music. Fig. 4C shows an example of a debut animation in which the upward jump posture is performed. In the example of Fig. 4, the playback time length R is four times longer than the length of the unselected animation and the playback time of the selected animation.

Further, in the example of Fig. 4, the two still images connected to the unselected animation and the selected animation are displayed, and the appearance animation is expressed in eight still images, but the number is not limited thereto.

In addition, the animation, the selected animation, and the debut animation are selected, and the image obtained by projecting the three-dimensional imaginary space toward the line of sight in the line of sight is photographed by a self-viewing point, but it may be a drawing tool or the like. An animation created by successive still images, or an animation created by other methods.

(action processing)

The operation processing of the input device 200 having the above configuration will be described with reference to Fig. 5.

The game device 100 to which the input device 200 is mounted is connected to the power source, and the CPU 101 executes the IPL. Thereby, for example, the initialization processing of ejecting the program or data recorded in the DVD-ROM to the RAM 103 or the like is performed. Next, when the CPU 101 starts the execution of the game based on the program that is released to the RAM 103, the game device 100 as the input device 200 starts a selection process for the player to select the character at a specific stage.

In the selection process, first, the display unit 202 reads out data of one character from a plurality of characters from the RAM 103 (step S111), and plays an unselected animation corresponding to the character, and displays it on the display unit. The selection screen is on (step S112). At this time, if the interval between the beat and the beat of the sound material played as the background music is T, as described above, the elapsed time from the start of the specific reference time becomes 0, T, 2T, as the unselected animation. When 3T,..., start its playback.

Next, the CPU 101 determines whether or not the accepting unit 201 accepts a selection instruction from the player by the operation controller 105 or the like (step S113). If there is no selection instruction (step S113; N), the CPU 101 determines whether the player has input a display indication of the next (or previous) selection screen (step S120). If there is a display indication of the next (or previous) selection screen (step S120; Y), the display unit 202 reads the information of the next (or previous) character from the RAM 103 (step S121), and returns to the step. S112, displaying a selection screen for playing an unselected animation of the character. If there is no display indication of the next (or previous) selection screen (step S120; N), the processing returns to step S113.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S113 that there is a selection instruction (step S113; Y), the display unit 202, that is, the timing at which the next playable animation corresponding to the character can be started, the selection is made every time. When the middle animation can start playing, the selected animation is repeatedly played (step S114). Then, when the timing at which playback of the debut animation can be started is reached, the debut animation corresponding to the character is read and playback is started (step S115).

Finally, in step S115, when the playback of the debut animation is completed, the output unit 203 outputs a message indicating that the selection of the character has been determined (step S116).

Referring to Fig. 6, a case will be described in which a character having, for example, an unselected animation, a selected animation, and a debut animation displayed in each of the 4A, 4B, and 4C drawings is selected. As illustrated in FIG. 4, the timings at which the unselected animation, the selected animation, and the debut animation shown in FIG. 6 can be started are 0, T, 2T, respectively, from the start of the specific reference time. , 3T,...,S,2S,3S,4S....,R,2R,3R,4R,... Further, in the example of Fig. 4, T = S, and thus 4T (= 4S) = R.

When no animation is selected, it is set to start from a specific reference time (set to 0) when the timing at which playback can start, and a selection indication is input after t1 time (T < t1 < 2T). At this time, the timing of selecting the middle animation to start playing next to t1 will be 2S (= 2T). In addition, the timing of the next start of playback of the debut animation from t1 is R (= 4S = 4T).

Therefore, the display unit 202 waits for the unselected animation that is started to be played for the second time at the time T, and ends the playback of the medium animation from the time 2S. Then, until the arrival time R, the selected animation is repeatedly played (for example, once again in 3S), and when the time R is reached, the playback of the debut animation is started. At the time 2R, when the playback of the presenting movie is completed, the output unit 203 outputs a message indicating that the character has been selected and determined, and ends the selection process.

(Embodiment 2)

In the above embodiment, only one character is displayed on the selection screen, and the player inputs a selection instruction in the selection screen in which the desired character is displayed. In the present embodiment, an input device in a game in which a plurality of characters are simultaneously displayed on a selection screen for a plurality of players to select a character is described.

For example, Fig. 7 shows an example of a selection screen displayed in the present embodiment. As shown in Fig. 7, in the selection screen, it is displayed that there are several characters, and which character is currently in a selectable state (i.e., highlighted), for example, cursor 701 or cursor 702 is displayed. The player can operate the controller 105 to enter a highlighting indication for each character that he or she wishes to highlight. In this way, the cursor is moved to the character that each player wants to highlight. In the example of Fig. 7, for example, it is shown that the two players move the respective cursors 701 and 702. Thereafter, if the respective player inputs the selection instruction, the character in the presentation (that is, the character surrounded by the cursor 701 or 702) is selected and input.

Further, since the input device 200 of the present embodiment has the same configuration as that of the third embodiment, the description of each component is omitted. Further, the unselected animation, the selected animation, the debut animation, the length of the playback time of each animation, and the timing at which the playback can be started, which are stored in the input device 200, are the same as those described in the first embodiment. However, the receiving unit 201 has a function of accepting the instruction in addition to the selection instruction.

(action processing)

The operation of an input device 200 having the user interface as described above will be described with reference to FIG.

The input device 200 performs the processes shown in steps S201 to S209 on the plurality of characters memorized after performing a specific initialization process as in the first embodiment.

First, the display unit 202 reads out the data of the character currently being processed from the RAM 103 (step S201), and the unselected animation corresponding to the character is started to be played when the unselected animation is assigned. The timing is displayed and displayed on the selection screen (step S202).

Next, the display unit 202 determines whether or not the character is highlighted (step S203). In other words, the accepting unit 201 accepts a presentation instruction input by the player to the character, and when the player does not move to another character (step S203; Y), the display unit 202 is assigned to the selected animation. When the timing at which the playback can be started is displayed, the animation of the selection of the character is displayed (step S204). In this way, the character has been shown this situation back to the player.

On the other hand, if the character is not currently displayed (step S203; N), the process returns to step S202, and the unselected animation corresponding to the character is played at the timing of the start of playback of the unselected animation. And display it on the selection screen. Thereby, the player is returned to the player in a state in which the character is still in the unselected state.

When the reception unit 201 receives the selection instruction from the player (step S205; Y), the processing of the display unit 202 proceeds to step S206. On the other hand, if the selection instruction has not been received (step S205; N), the processing returns to step S203.

If a selection instruction input from the player is received (step S205; Y), the display unit 202 determines whether or not all other players have input the selection instruction of the character (step S206). If the other player does not input the character selection instruction (step S206; N), the process returns to step S206, and wait until all the players have made the character selection instruction.

On the other hand, if the other player has input the character selection instruction (step S206; Y), the display unit 202 will arrive at the timing of the start of the character's debut animation, whenever the animation of the selection is reached. When the timing of the playback can be started, the next selected animation is started (step S207). Then, when the timing at which playback of the debut animation can be started is reached, the playback of the debut animation is started (step S208). Also, the timing at which the debut animation can start playing is preferably all the characters at the same time. In this way, all the characters can cooperate with the background music to perform the decisive battle posture together.

Or, the timing of the character's debut animation can start playing, or it can be different. As a timing to start playing, it is assigned to the debut animation with an easy-to-divide timing such as a small syllable. Therefore, even if the timing at which playback can be started is different, since the background music is still matched, the final battle posture of each character is played under a certain degree of unification.

Finally, the output unit 203 outputs a message indicating that the appearance of the ending animation is displayed, and which player is selected by the player (step S209), and then ends the process.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various changes and applications can be made. Further, it is also possible to freely combine the constituent elements of the above embodiments.

For example, in the above embodiment, the selected animation is displayed until the timing at which the playing animation can start playing after the selection instruction input is accepted. But you can also not do that, but continue to play unselected animation until the time when the debut animation can start playing.

Moreover, the length of the playback time of the animation is not selected and the animation is selected, and may not be the length of the beat of the background music, but may be, for example, the length from the strong beat to the second strong beat. For example, if it is 2 beats, the length of the playback time of the unselected animation is set to 2 beats, and if it is 3 beats, it is set to 3 beats. Moreover, depending on the length of the play time, the timing at which the animation cannot be selected and the start of the selected animation can be started, the elapsed time from the specific reference time can be set to the length of each play time.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, although the timing at which the respective animations, the selected animations, and the debut animations can be started to be played is selected, the elapsed time from the specific time is set to the length of each playback time, but it is also possible Set to be shorter than the length of the playback time, or longer, and set the interval at which the playback can start. However, the timing at which playback can be started is preferably set to be synchronized with each beat or syllable of the background music. Further, if the length of the play time is longer than the interval at which the start time of the animation can be started, it is only necessary to start playback after the end of the animation until the next start of playback.

Alternatively, a plurality of different animations may be prepared as the unselected animation or the selected intermediate animation, and any one of the prepared unselected animations or selected animations may be displayed. Below, there is no animation selected, but the same is true for the selected animation.

For example, after the start condition of the unselected animation is satisfied, any one of several different unselected animations can be played in a certain order whenever the timing of the start of playback that is assigned to the unselected animation is reached. . By continuously playing a number of different unselected animations, an animation (combined unselected animation) whose playback time is several times longer than the length of an unselected animation is formed.

For example, if the timing of starting the playback without selecting an animation is (0, T, 2T, 3T, ...) since the specified reference time, the right foot with one of its characters will move up and down and play time. An animation of length T, and an animation in which the left foot moves up and down and the length of play is T, is illustrated as an unselected animation. As long as the two unselected animations are played in a certain order (for example, interaction) at the timing at which playback can be started, a combined unselected animation having a playback time length of 2T can be obtained.

In addition, for example, when the combined unselected animation expresses a series of tempos in a combined state, it is also possible to wait until all the animations constituting the combined unselected animation have finished playing, and then start the selection of the intermediate animation. In this case, the timing of the start of the animation can be selected, that is, the playback time length from the specific reference time to the time when each combination is not selected (ie, if the combined unselected animation is played for the length of time) In the case of 2T, the elapsed time from the start of the specific reference time is 2T, 4T, 6T, ...).

For the selected animation, you can also prepare a few, and then play in a certain order, thereby forming an animation (combined selection animation) with several times the playing time of the selected animation. Moreover, when the animation in the combined selection expresses a series of rhythms in a combined state, the timing at which the debut animation can start to play is from the specific reference time to the playback time length of the animation in each combination selection.

In the second embodiment described above, the display unit is configured to wait for all the players to input the selection instruction until the selection instruction is input; however, as in the first embodiment, from the selection instruction being input, The timing at which the next debut animation can start playing, that is, the playback of the debut animation begins.

In this case, before the player makes a selection instruction, the playback of the debut animation of the character selected by the player may be ended. Therefore, in order to let other players know that the existing character has been selected, after the selection instruction is input, at the timing at which the next debut animation can be started, after the start of the debut animation, every time the playback can be started, , that is, repeated play of the debut animation.

Further, in the second embodiment described above, the selection of the character from the selection screen displaying a plurality of characters is not limited to the case of a plurality of players, and may be applied to the case where the player has only one player.

Further, in the second embodiment described above, the character is selected from a selection screen displaying a plurality of characters, and can be applied to, for example, a network type game. That is, the receiving unit can accept the selection instruction input through the network. Further, the display unit may display an animation indicating a character on a monitor or the like connected through a network.

Further, in the above embodiment, the output unit outputs the selected character after the playback of the debut animation is completed. However, the selection of the character may be outputted after the selection instruction is accepted. The intention has been decided. While the selected animation or the debut animation is being displayed, the game device in which the input device is implemented may be processed in parallel, and the output unit may output the intention when the debut animation ends.

In addition, this case claims that the application of Japanese Patent No. 2008-168242 is the priority basis, and the contents of the basic application are all the contents of the case.

[Industrial availability]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide an input device, an input method, an information recording medium, and a program, and when the player selects a character, the character is displayed in a beautiful manner, and the character has been The intention was chosen to inform the player.

100. . . Game device

101. . . CPU (Central Processing Unit)

102. . . ROM (read only memory)

103. . . RAM (random access memory)

104. . . interface

105. . . Controller

106. . . External memory

107. . . Image processing department

108. . . DVD-ROM drive

109. . . Network interface card

110. . . Sound processing department

200. . . Input device

201. . . Reception department

202. . . Display department

203. . . Output department

Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a typical game device when the input device disclosed in the embodiment is implemented.

Fig. 2A is a view showing an example of a selection screen provided by the input device disclosed in the embodiment.

Fig. 2B is a view showing an example of a selection screen provided by the input device disclosed in the embodiment.

Figure 3 is a functional block diagram of the input device disclosed in the embodiment.

Fig. 4A is a diagram showing an example in which no animation is selected.

Fig. 4B is a diagram showing an example of an animation in selection.

Fig. 4C is a diagram showing an example of a debut animation.

Fig. 5 is a block diagram showing the operation of the input device disclosed in the embodiment.

Fig. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the timing at which each of the unselected animation, the selected animation, and the debut animation can be started.

Fig. 7 is a view showing an example of a selection screen provided by an input device disclosed in another embodiment.

Figure 8 is a flow chart showing the action processing of the input device disclosed in the other embodiments.

200. . . Input device

201. . . Reception department

202. . . Display department

203. . . Output department

Claims (14)

An input device (200) is an input device (200) for a player to decide whether to select an animation to be displayed on a screen, wherein the character has a corresponding one to indicate that the character has not been An animation to be selected (hereinafter referred to as "unselected animation"), and an animation (hereinafter referred to as "debut animation") for indicating that the character has been selected, and the input device (200) And a receiving unit (201) for accepting a selection instruction input for selecting a character from the player; a display unit (202) for displaying an animation indicating the character on the screen And (a) every time the timing at which the unselected animation can be started is started, the playback of the unselected animation is started until the selection instruction input is accepted; (b) after the selection instruction input is accepted, When the debut animation can start playing, the playback of the debut animation is started; and an output unit (203) is configured to output a message indicating that the character has been decided to be selected when the debut animation ends. The character has a corresponding animation (hereinafter referred to as "selection animation") for indicating the character's intention in the selection, and The display unit (202), (c), after the selection instruction input is accepted, the playback of the selected animation is started every time the timing at which the selected animation can start playing is started, until the debut animation can start playing. The timing is up. The input device (200) of claim 1, wherein the display unit (202) animates a plurality of characters on the screen, and the plurality of characters respectively have corresponding unselected animations and selections. a medium animation and a debut animation; the receiving unit (201) accepts an instruction input for highlighting one of the plurality of characters; the display unit (202) accepts the plurality of characters (d) After highlighting the instruction input of the character, the animation of the selected animation is started every time the timing at which the animation can start playing is reached; (e) after accepting the instruction input of the character other than the character, The playback of the unselected animation is started each time the timing at which the unselected animation can be started is reached. An input device (200) is an input device (200) for determining, by a plurality of players, which one of a plurality of characters to be animated on a screen is selected, wherein the plurality of characters, There is a corresponding animation for indicating that the character has not been selected (hereinafter referred to as "unselected animation"), and an animation for indicating the character's intention in the selection (hereinafter referred to as "selection" "Animation"), and one to indicate that the purpose of the role has been decided An animation (hereinafter referred to as "debut animation"), and the input device (200) includes: an accepting unit (201) for accepting, from the plurality of players, which one of the plurality of characters is selected a selection instruction input; a display unit (202) is a display unit (202) for displaying an animation of the plurality of characters on the screen, and for each of the plurality of characters, (a) Whenever the timing of the unselected animation can be started, the playback of the unselected animation is started until the selection instruction input is accepted; (b) after the selection instruction input is accepted, whenever the selection is reached, When the animation can start playing, the playing of the selected animation is started until all the selection instructions input from the player of the plural are received, and the debut animation of all the characters selected by the plurality of players can start playing. (c) when receiving the selection instruction input from all the players of the plural number, and when the debut animation of all characters selected by the plurality of players can start playing, That is, the playing of the debut animation is started; and an output unit (203) is configured to output a player who selects the character and select a selected one for each selected character when the entire playing of the debut animation ends. Intention. An input device (200) according to claim 3, wherein the receiving unit (201) accepts a representation indicating that the plurality of characters are to be highlighted Which one is intended to indicate the input; and the display unit (202), for each of the plurality of characters, respectively (d), after accepting a presentation indicating that the character is to be highlighted, the animation can be started whenever the selection is reached. At the timing of the playback, the playback of the selected animation is started; (e) after accepting the presentation input of the character other than the character, the time is started whenever the unselected animation is started to start playing. Select the playback of the animation. The input device (200) of claim 1, wherein the unselected animation has more than one animation having the same playing time length; and the selected animation has more than one animation having the same playing time length; When the condition for starting the play of the unselected animation is satisfied, the display unit (202) starts playing any one of the unselected sounds in a certain order every time the timing of the start of the unselected animation is reached. An animation that exists while being animated; and, when the condition for starting the animation of the aforementioned selection is satisfied, whenever the timing at which the animation of the selected animation can be started is started, any one of the selections starts to be played in the selection. Animation that exists while animating. The input device (200) of claim 1, wherein the timing of starting the playback of the unselected animation relative to the length T of the unselected animation is calculated from a specific reference time. When the elapsed time becomes 0, T, 2T, 3T, ...; the timing at which the animation can start playing is selected from the specific reference time. When the elapsed time from the start is T, 2T, 3T, 4T... The input device (200) of claim 6, wherein the timing at which the selected animation can start playing is relative to the length S of the selected animation, and is the time from the start of the specific reference time. When the time becomes 0, S, 2S, 3S, ...; the timing at which the debut animation can start playing is when the elapsed time from the specific reference time becomes S, 2S, 3S, 4S, .... The input device (200) of claim 7, wherein the length of the playback time T of the unselected animation is consistent with the length of the playback time S of the selected animation, and the debut with respect to the specific time R The timing at which the animation can start playing is when the elapsed time from the specific reference time becomes R, 2R, 3R, 4R, ..., and the specific time R is an integral multiple of the playback time length S of the selected animation. An input method is provided by an input device (200) having an accepting unit (201), a display unit (202), and an output unit (203), and the player determines whether or not to select a character to be animated on the screen. The input method of the form is characterized in that: the character has a corresponding animation for indicating that the character has not been selected (hereinafter referred to as "unselected animation"), and one is used to indicate that the character is selected An animation (hereinafter referred to as "selection animation") and an animation (hereinafter referred to as "debut animation") for indicating that the character has been selected, and the input method has: In the receiving step, the receiving unit (201) receives a selection instruction input for selecting the character from the player; and a display step of displaying the animation indicating the character on the screen (202) The following actions are performed: (a) every time the timing at which the unselected animation can be started is started, the playback of the unselected animation is started until the selection instruction input is accepted; (b) the selection instruction input is made. After being accepted, whenever the timing at which the animation can start playing is selected, the playback of the selected animation is started until the timing at which the animation can start playing; (c) after the selection instruction input is accepted, When the timing at which the debut animation can start playing, the playback of the debut animation is started; and, in an output step, the output unit (203) outputs a representation indicating that the character has been selected when the debut animation is finished. Intention. An input method is provided by an input device (200) having a receiving unit (201), a display unit (202), and an output unit (203), and the plurality of players respectively decide to select an animation to be displayed on the screen. An input method of which one of the plurality of characters is characterized in that the plurality of characters respectively have an animation for indicating that the character has not been selected (hereinafter referred to as "unselected animation" ") an animation for indicating that the character is being selected (hereinafter referred to as "selection animation"), and an animation for indicating that the character has been decided to be selected (hereinafter referred to as "debut" Animation"), and, The input method includes: a receiving step, wherein the receiving unit (201) receives, from the plurality of players, a selection instruction input for selecting which of the plurality of characters; a display step is used The display unit (202) for displaying the animation of the plurality of characters on the screen performs the following actions for the plurality of characters: (a) each time the time at which the unselected animation can be started is started, The playback of the unselected animation is started until the selection instruction input is accepted; (b) after the selection instruction input is accepted, the selection animation is started every time the timing of the start of the selected animation can be started. Play until all the player's selection instruction input from the plural is received, and the debut animation of all characters selected by the plurality of players can start playing; (c) when receiving the plural from the plural All the player's selection instruction inputs, and when the debut animation of all characters selected by the plurality of players can start playing, the debut is started. And an outputting step, wherein the output unit (203) outputs a player who selects the character and selects the determined intention for each selected character when the debut animation is completely completed. . An information recording medium recording a program for causing a computer to function as a game for a player to decide whether or not to select an animated display The function of the character input device (200) on the screen is characterized in that the character has a corresponding animation for indicating that the character has not been selected (hereinafter referred to as "unselected animation"), An animation (hereinafter referred to as "selection animation") for indicating the character's intention in selection, and an animation (hereinafter referred to as "debut animation") for indicating that the character has been determined to be selected. Further, the program causes the computer to function as: a receiving unit (201) for accepting a selection instruction input for selecting a character from the player; and a display unit (202) for An animation indicating the character is displayed on the screen, and (a) the playback of the unselected animation is started every time the timing at which the unselected animation can be started is started until the selection instruction input is accepted; (b) After the selection instruction input is accepted, the playback of the selected animation is started every time the timing at which the selected animation can start playing, until the timing at which the animation can start playing; (c) After the selection instruction input is accepted, when the debut animation can start playing, the playback of the debut animation is started; and an output unit (203) is used to output a representation when the end of the debut animation is determined. Choose the meaning of the character. An information recording medium recording a program for causing a computer to play as a plural game player to decide to be animated The function of the input device (200) of the plurality of characters displayed on the screen is characterized in that the plurality of characters respectively have an animation for indicating that the character has not been selected (hereinafter It is called "unselected animation", an animation for expressing the character's intention in selection (hereinafter referred to as "selection animation"), and an animation for indicating that the character has been decided to be selected ( Hereinafter, the program is such that the computer functions as the following means: a receiving unit (201) for accepting, among the plurality of players, which of the plurality of characters is selected a selection instruction input; a display unit (202) is a display unit (202) for displaying an animation of the plurality of characters on the screen, and for each of the plurality of characters, a) the playback of the unselected animation is started every time the timing at which the unselected animation can be started is started, until the selection instruction input is accepted; (b) after the selection instruction input is accepted, whenever the arrival is made When the timing at which the middle animation can start playing is selected, the playing of the selected animation is started until all the selection instruction inputs of the player from the plural number are received, and the debut animation of all the characters selected by the plurality of players can be (c) when the selection instruction input from all the players of the plural number is received, and the debut animation of all the characters selected by the player of the plural number can start playing, the debut is started. Animation playback; And an output unit (203) for outputting a player who has selected the character and selecting a determined intention for each selected character when the entire playing of the debut animation ends. A program for causing a computer to function as an input device (200) for a player to decide whether to select a character to be animated on a screen, characterized in that the character has a corresponding one for representation An animation in which the character has not been selected (hereinafter referred to as "unselected animation"), an animation indicating that the character is in the selection (hereinafter referred to as "selecting animation"), and An animation (hereinafter referred to as "debut animation") that has been determined to select the character, and the program causes the computer to function as: a receiving unit (201) for accepting a request from the player Selecting a selection instruction indicating the meaning of the character; a display portion (202) for displaying an animation representing the character on the screen, and (a) each time the unselected animation is started to start playing , that is, the playback of the unselected animation is started until the selection instruction input is accepted; (b) after the selection instruction input is accepted, every time the selection animation is started, the timing of the animation can be started. The selection starts the animation, the animation may begin until the stage until the playback time; (c) After the selection instruction input is accepted, when the movable stage to the When the timing at which the drawing can start is started, the playing of the debut animation is started; and an output unit (203) is configured to output a message indicating that the character has been decided to be selected when the playing of the debut animation ends. A program for causing a computer to function as an input device (200) for a plurality of players to select which of a plurality of characters to be animated on the screen, characterized in that the plural character , respectively, having an animation for indicating that the character has not been selected (hereinafter referred to as "unselected animation"), and an animation for indicating that the character is in the selection (hereinafter referred to as " "Selecting an animation") and an animation (hereinafter referred to as "debut animation") for indicating that the character has been selected, and the above program causes the computer to function as the following components: a receiving unit (201) And a selection instruction input for selecting one of the plurality of characters from the plurality of players; a display unit (202) displaying the plurality of characters on the screen The display portion (202) of the animation, and, for each of the plurality of characters, (a) the playback of the unselected animation is started every time the timing at which the unselected animation can be started is started, Until the selection instruction input is accepted; (b) after the selection instruction input is accepted, the playback of the selected animation is started every time the timing at which the selected animation can start playing is reached, until the plural is received from the plural The choice of the player Inputting, and the timing at which the debut animation of all the characters selected by the player of the plurality of players can start playing; (c) receiving the selection instruction input from all the players of the plural number, and reaching the player of the plural number When the debut animation of all the selected characters can start playing, the playback of the debut animation is started; and an output unit (203) is configured to output the selected characters at the end of the entire playback of the debut animation. A player who has chosen the character, and a choice that has been decided.