WO2013054628A1

WO2013054628A1 - Game device, method for controlling game device, and recording medium

Info

Publication number: WO2013054628A1
Application number: PCT/JP2012/073402
Authority: WO
Inventors: 太平片貝
Original assignee: 株式会社コナミデジタルエンタテインメント
Priority date: 2011-10-12
Filing date: 2012-09-13
Publication date: 2013-04-18
Also published as: JP2013081703A; JP5185425B1

Abstract

During object data editing while a game is not being executed, a control unit provided in a game device creates and stores in a storage unit one object data element including a reference time shown at the time elapsed from the object data edit start time to an operation time at which an input unit has received a user operation, moves one object displayed on the display screen at the operation time in a first direction away from a reference position and rewinds the elapsed time from the object data edit start time in accordance with a user rewind instruction received in the input unit, and moves one object in a second direction opposite the first direction by an amount corresponding to the rewound elapsed time and deletes from the storage unit the one object data element corresponding to the one object that has gone beyond a deletion position.

Description

GAME DEVICE, GAME DEVICE CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM

The present invention relates to a game device for a computer game, a method for controlling the game device, and a recording medium.

An object that indicates a reference time, which is a time at which a user (player) should execute an input operation in accordance with the music, is displayed on the display screen in accordance with the music, and a reference time that is indicated by the object. And a music game (rhythm game) that evaluates the user's operation based on the operation time that is the time when the user actually performed the operation (for example, according to the time difference between the two times) have been proposed. By displaying the object on the game screen so that the object reaches the reference position at the reference time during game execution, the user is instructed the reference time for the user to perform an input operation on the object.

In the above music game, music data reproduced during game execution and object data corresponding to objects displayed during game execution are used together. The music data and the object data may be provided by a music game creator (developer) or may be prepared by a music game user. Patent Document 1 presents a game system in which a music game user can edit object data (generate each object data element).

JP2000-300838

In the technology disclosed in Patent Document 1 in which object data is edited by moving a stationary object in the screen by a user operation, the movement of the object during game execution is not expressed when editing the object data. Therefore, it is difficult for the user to imagine a game operation realized by the object data.

In view of the above circumstances, an object of the present invention is to provide a game device and a computer program capable of editing object data according to an actual game operation.

A game device according to the present invention includes an input unit that receives a user operation, and a storage unit that stores object data including a plurality of object data elements corresponding to each of a plurality of objects to be displayed on a display screen during game execution A control unit that moves the one object in the direction of the reference position so as to reach the reference position on the display screen at a reference time indicated by the one object data element read out from An evaluation unit that evaluates the user's operation based on an operation time at which the unit receives the user's operation and a reference time at which one object reaches the reference position, and the control unit is executing a game When editing object data that is not One object data element including a reference time indicated by an elapsed time until the accepted operation time is generated and stored in the storage unit, and one object displayed on the display screen at the operation time is set as the reference position. In accordance with the user's rewinding instruction received by the input unit, the elapsed time from the start of editing the object data is rewound and the rewound elapsed time is handled. One object is moved in the second direction opposite to the first direction by the amount, and one object data element corresponding to one object beyond the deletion position is deleted from the storage unit.

In this specification, “time” means a relative time counted by an elapsed time from the start of editing of object data (at the start of generation of each object data element). The “rewinding elapsed time” is a process that can be executed by the control unit when editing the object data and that has been performed in a part of the time range including the entire elapsed time that has already passed (counted) or the current time. More specifically, it means an operation of canceling the contents stored in the storage unit in the time range and restarting the process. In addition, “deletion” for an object data element means not only that the control unit actually deletes the object data element in the storage unit, but also controls the newly generated object data element on the object data element to be deleted. This is a concept including changing a position (for example, a pointer) on a storage unit to be written next so that the unit can be overwritten.

Preferably, the deletion position is arranged on the reference position or on the second direction side with respect to the reference position.

Preferably, while the object data is being edited, the control unit continues to rewind the elapsed time from the start of editing the object data while the input unit accepts a user rewind instruction, and the second Continue to move one said object in the direction.

Preferably, the object data element includes an operation position on the display screen to be operated by a user and an operation type of an operation to be performed by the user with respect to the input unit. An object data element that associates an operation time at which the input unit accepts a user operation, an operation position of the operation accepted by the input unit, and an operation type of the operation is generated and stored in the storage unit .

Preferably, when the input unit receives an operation that continues longer than the long press reference time during object data editing, the control unit includes a plurality of operations corresponding to the operation generated within the duration of the operation. The object data elements are stored in the storage unit in association with each other as a long press object data element group corresponding to one long press object that instructs the user that the operation to the input unit should be continued during the game, One said long press object corresponding to the said long press object data element group is displayed on the said display screen according to each reference | standard time in the said long press object data element group.

Preferably, when the start point of one long-pressed object exceeds the deletion position by movement according to the rewind instruction, the control unit stores a long-pressed object data element group corresponding to the long-pressed object in the storage unit. Delete from.

Preferably, the control unit, when the control unit includes an angle less than a threshold value in a polygonal line formed by a plurality of operation positions included in the long press object data element group, the angle less than the threshold value is larger than the threshold value. At least one of the plurality of operation positions included in the long-pressing object data element group is changed so as to have an angle.

Preferably, the object data element is a fixed-length record having a constant data size, and the control unit uses a variable capable of indicating any of the plurality of object data elements included in the object data. Any object data element can be accessed.

Preferably, when the input unit accepts an operation that continues longer than the long press reference time during object data editing, the control unit corresponds to the operation and associates as the long press object data element group A plurality of referenced object data elements are generated and stored in the storage unit, and a reference object data element including reference information indicating the plurality of referenced object data elements is generated and stored in the storage unit.

Preferably, when the input unit receives an operation that continues longer than the long press reference time during object data editing, the control unit sets a temporary storage area for storing a plurality of referenced object data elements. A plurality of referenced object data elements corresponding to the operation generated in the duration of the operation and stored in the storage unit are stored in the temporary storage area.

Preferably, the apparatus further includes a music playback unit that starts playback of music data selected by the user from one or more music data stored in the storage unit when editing of the object data is started, and the control unit is configured to edit the object data The object data generated during the reproduction of the music data and the music data are associated and stored in the storage unit, and the music reproduction unit is associated with the object data corresponding to the game at the start of the game. Start playing the music data.

In addition, the game device control method of the present invention is configured to accept a user operation and display the display screen at a reference time indicated by an object data element corresponding to one of a plurality of objects to be displayed on the display screen during game execution. Moving one object in the direction of the reference position so as to reach the upper reference position, and operating time when the input unit accepts a user operation and executing the game Evaluation of the user's operation based on the reference time to reach the position, and an operation in which the input unit accepts the user's operation from the start of editing the object data while editing the object data that is not being executed One object data element including the reference time indicated by the elapsed time up to the time is generated and stored in the storage unit. In addition, when one object displayed on the display screen at the operation time is moved in the first direction away from the reference position, and object data editing is started in response to a received user rewind instruction. One object that has moved past the deletion position is moved in a second direction opposite to the first direction by an amount corresponding to the elapsed time that has been rewound. And deleting the one object data element corresponding to the item from the storage unit.

Another game device control method according to the present invention includes accepting a user operation and starting editing of object data including a plurality of object data elements corresponding to each of a plurality of objects displayed on a display screen when the game is executed. One object data element including a reference time indicated by an elapsed time from when the input unit accepts a user operation to the operation time is generated and stored in the storage unit, and displayed on the display screen at the operation time The one object moved in the first direction away from the reference position and the elapsed time from the start of editing the object data are rewound and rewinded according to the received rewind instruction from the user. One object is moved in the second direction opposite to the first direction by an amount corresponding to the elapsed time. Is, and a removing one of the object data element corresponding to one of said objects beyond the deletion position from the storage unit.

The computer program of the present invention is a computer program that is executed by a processor of a computer, and includes an input unit that receives a user operation and one of a plurality of objects that are displayed on a display screen during game execution. A control unit that moves one of the objects in the direction of the reference position so as to reach the reference position on the display screen at a reference time indicated by the object data element corresponding to Based on the operation time at which the operation is received and the reference time at which one of the objects reaches the reference position, the control unit functions as an evaluation unit that evaluates the user's operation. During data editing, the input from the start of editing the object data One object data element including a reference time indicated by an elapsed time up to an operation time when the user's operation is received is stored in the storage unit, and one object displayed on the display screen at the operation time Is moved in a first direction away from the reference position, and the elapsed time from the start of editing the object data is rewound according to the user's rewind instruction received by the input unit, and the rewinded process One object is moved in a second direction opposite to the first direction by an amount corresponding to time, and one object data element corresponding to one object exceeding the deletion position is deleted from the storage unit To do.

Another computer program of the present invention is a computer program executed by a processor of a computer, and each of a plurality of objects displayed on a display screen at the time of game execution is input to a computer that receives a user operation. Generating one object data element including a reference time indicated by an elapsed time from the start of editing of object data including a plurality of object data elements corresponding to to an operation time when the input unit accepts a user operation; The control unit is stored in the storage unit and functions as a control unit that moves one object displayed on the display screen at the operation time in a first direction away from the reference position, and the control unit is received by the input unit. Edit object data according to the user's rewind instruction. The elapsed time from the start time is rewound, and one object is moved in the second direction opposite to the first direction by an amount corresponding to the rewound elapsed time. One object data element corresponding to the object is deleted from the storage unit.

The computer program of the present invention can be recorded on a computer-readable non-transitory information recording medium such as a compact disk, flexible disk, hard disk, magneto-optical disk, digital video disk, magnetic tape, and semiconductor memory. The information recording medium can be provided (distributed / sold) independently of the apparatus.
The computer program of the present invention is stored in an information recording medium (for example, a hard disk) of a server device different from the device on which the computer program is executed, and is provided (distributed / sold) via a communication network (for example, the Internet). obtain.

It is a block diagram of the game system concerning a 1st embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen in game execution of 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the structure of the data used for the game of 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the object data edit screen of 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement of object data editing of 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the object data edit screen of 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the object data edit screen of 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the object data edit screen of 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the object data edit screen of 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen in game execution of 3rd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement of the object data editing of 4th Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the detection operation of the detection object of 4th Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the object data edit screen and object data of 4th Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the object data edit screen and object data of 4th Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the object data edit screen and object data of 4th Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the object data edit screen and object data of 4th Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the aspect of the dynamic deletion of the long press object (long press object data element group) of 4th Embodiment. It is a figure which shows another aspect of the dynamic deletion of the long press object (long press object data element group) of 4th Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen in game execution of 5th Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows smoothing operation | movement of the long press object of 5th Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the object data edit screen and object data in smoothing operation | movement of 5th Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the object data edit screen and object data in smoothing operation | movement of 5th Embodiment.

First Embodiment FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a game system 1 according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The game system 1 includes a game device 100, a game server 200, and a network 300. Game device 100 and game server 200 are connected via network 300. Preferably, game device 100 and network 300 are connected wirelessly, and game server 200 and network 300 are connected by wire. The network 300 may be a public network such as the Internet, a dedicated network constituted by a dedicated line, or a virtual dedicated network (for example, a VPN (Virtual Private Network)) constructed on the public network.

The game device 100 includes an input unit 10, a display device 20, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 30 (control unit 40, evaluation unit 50), a storage unit 60, a music playback unit 70, and a communication unit 80.
The input unit 10 is an element that receives a user's operation. For example, a touch screen TS that allows the user to operate an arbitrary portion can be employed. The display device 20 is an element that displays a screen during game execution and a screen during object data editing. For example, a touch screen TS that can also operate as the input unit 10 may be employed. That is, in the game device 100, a touch screen TS in which the input unit 10 and the display device 20 are integrally configured can be employed.

The storage unit 60 includes object data OD that is a set of object data elements DE corresponding to each object Ob displayed on the display device 20, a computer program that operates the game device 100, music data MD that is played back during game execution, and Other elements that store necessary data may be, for example, a flash memory, a hard disk drive, a RAM (Random Access Memory), a ROM (Read Only Memory), or a combination thereof. A configuration in which the storage unit 60 is installed in an external device (such as the game server 200 or another server) separate from the game device 100 and the game device 100 transmits and receives information to and from the storage unit 60 via the network 300 is also employed. obtain. That is, the storage unit 60 is not an essential element of the game apparatus 100.

The control unit 40 is an element that controls the operation of the game apparatus 100. The evaluation unit 50 is an element that evaluates an operation performed on the input unit 10 by the user during game execution. Details of operations of the control unit 40 and the evaluation unit 50 will be described later. The control unit 40 and the evaluation unit 50 are functional blocks that are realized when the CPU 30 in the game apparatus 100 executes a computer program. For example, the computer program may be downloaded from the server 400 on the Internet and stored in the storage unit 60 of the game apparatus 100, or may be stored in the storage unit 60 of the game apparatus 100 from a personal computer that stores the computer program. Good. Further, the computer program stored in the information recording medium 90 may be read by a reading device (not shown) included in the game apparatus 100 and stored in the storage unit 60. The information recording medium 90 is preferably a non-transitory recording medium.

The music playback unit 70 is an element that generates audio by playing back the music data MD stored in the storage unit 60 during game execution and editing of the object data OD based on the control of the control unit 40. An audio processor, a DA converter, an amplifier, and a speaker are employed.

The communication unit 80 is an element for communicating with the game server 200 via the network 300. For example, a transmission / reception antenna and a transmission / reception circuit are employed. The communication by the communication unit 80 is preferably wireless communication. The game device 100 including the communication unit 80 having a communication function is operable as a client of the game server 200, and uploads object data OD edited by the user to the game server 200 or object data edited by another user. The OD can be downloaded to the game apparatus 100.

Referring to FIG. 2, the operation of the game apparatus 100 executing the music game of the present invention will be described. In FIG. 2, an example of the game screen is shown on the display device 20 (touch screen TS). As described above, the touch screen TS also functions as the input unit 10.

In the game screen of FIG. 2, a plurality of objects Ob instructing the user to perform an operation and a reference line SL on which the user should perform an operation on the object Ob are displayed. Each object Ob and the reference line SL are displayed on the display device 20 under the control of the control unit 40. Hereinafter, for the sake of convenience, the horizontal axis direction (the direction in which the reference line SL is arranged) of the game screen is defined as the X axis, and the vertical axis direction (the direction in which the object Ob moves) of the game screen is defined as the Y axis. The control unit 40 moves each object Ob in the direction of the arrow (downward Y-axis direction), that is, toward the reference line SL as the game progresses. Each object Ob continues to move in the same direction after crossing the reference line SL.
Note that the control unit 40 may move each object Ob in the arrow direction (downward Y-axis direction) as the elapsed time in the game progresses. Further, when the moving speed V (movement amount per unit time) of each object Ob is set as will be described later, the control unit 40 determines that each object is based on the elapsed time (current time t) in the game. You may calculate the coordinate which should display Ob.

In the game screen of FIG. 2, the upper end of the screen is the object appearance line EL, and the lower end of the screen is the object disappearance line VL. Each object Ob appears on the object appearance line EL at the upper end of the screen, passes along the reference line SL while moving along the grid line GL, reaches the object disappearance line VL at the lower end of the screen, and disappears.

The object appearance line EL, the grid line GL, and the object disappearance line VL are preferably not displayed on the game screen, and are used internally when the control unit 40 causes each object Ob to appear, move, and disappear. However, it may be actually displayed on the game screen. The object appearance line EL and the object disappearance line VL are preferably arranged outside the game screen, but may be arranged at one end of the game screen or inside the game screen (in the present embodiment, the description is simplified). Therefore, although the object appearance line EL and the object disappearance line VL are arranged at one end of the game screen, the invention is not limited to such a form). However, in consideration that each object Ob should pass on the reference line SL, the reference line SL is disposed between the object appearance line EL and the object disappearance line VL.

The control unit 40 controls the music playback unit 70 to start playback of music data MD associated with object data OD (details will be described later) corresponding to the game at the start of the game. Further, the control unit 40 moves each object Ob so as to reach the reference line SL at the reference time ST included in each object data element DE. For example, for each object Ob, the time of appearance on the object appearance line EL and the moving speed V on the screen (for example, movement per unit time) so as to reach the reference line SL at the reference time ST indicated by the object data element DE. Set the number of dots. Preferably, the moving speed V can be determined based on the difficulty level setting designated by the user before the game starts.
The evaluation unit 50 evaluates a user operation performed on each object Ob through the input unit 10. Specifically, the evaluation unit 50 includes (1) an operation time when the input unit 10 receives a user operation on the reference line SL, and a reference time ST when the object Ob reaches the reference line SL, and (2) a user operation. Based on the position and the operation position OP of the object Ob (for example, the difference between the two operation positions), and (3) the operation type of the user and the operation type OT of the object Ob (for example, whether or not the two operation types match). , Evaluate the user's operation. Preferably, when the operation position OP and the operation type OT match, the smaller the time difference between the user's actual operation time for the object Ob on the reference line SL and the reference time ST of the object Ob, The user's operation is highly appreciated. Since the reference time ST indicates the time when the object Ob passes the reference line SL, the time when the object Ob reaches the reference line SL (reference time ST) and the time when the user operates the object Ob (current time t) match. It will be the best evaluation when you do. In one game, it is preferable that the evaluation unit 50 evaluates a user's operation for a plurality of objects Ob and accumulates each evaluation to obtain a total evaluation of the one game. If there is an object Ob that has not been operated by the user in a single game, points may be deducted from the total evaluation of the single game.

An example of a data structure for realizing the above music game will be described with reference to FIG. One object data element DE corresponds to one object Ob displayed by the control unit 40. The object data element DE is stored in the storage unit 60 and read and used by the control unit 40 and the evaluation unit 50. The object data element DE includes a reference time ST at which the user should operate the input unit 10, an operation position OP on the reference line SL on the touch screen TS (input unit 10 and display device 20) to be operated by the user, and the user The operation type OT of the operation to be performed is included. In other words, each object data element DE is a storage unit in which the operation position OP and the operation type OT are associated with one reference time ST.

The reference time ST is indicated by the elapsed time from the time when the game is started. In the present embodiment, the reference time ST is shown in units of 1 second, but the minimum unit of the reference time ST is arbitrary, and may be shown in units of 1 millisecond, for example. The operation position OP is a position (position on the X axis) on the reference line SL displayed on the touch screen TS, and is, for example, the number of dots from one end of the game screen (for example, the left end of the screen in the present specification and drawings). Indicated. The operation type OT is a type of operation that the user should perform on the object Ob. For example, a “touch type” that instantaneously touches one point on the touch screen TS, and a finger slides in a predetermined direction after the touch operation. “Slide type” and the like are included. The slide type may include an upper slide type, a lower slide type, a left slide type, a right slide type, and the like.

Preferably, one piece of object data OD including a plurality of object data elements DE corresponds to one piece of music data MD. Preferably, each object data element DE is a fixed length record having a constant data size. Preferably, the control unit 40 accesses an arbitrary object data element DE using a variable (for example, a pointer) capable of pointing to any one of a plurality of object data elements DE included in the object data OD. Is possible. The object data elements DE in the object data OD are preferably arranged in the order of the reference time ST (the value of the reference time ST is small).

A specific data structure of the object data OD is exemplified below. The number of object data elements DE included in the object data OD is N (N is a natural number), and a variable indicating one object data element DE is n (n is a natural number from 0 to N−1). As an example of the data structure, one object data OD may be composed of N lines of comma-delimited text. Specifically, the comma-delimited text in the n-th row indicates the n-th object data element DE, and data corresponding to each object data element DE is represented as fixed-length data in the storage unit 60.
As another example of the data structure, one object data OD has an array including N reference times ST, an array including N operation positions OP, and an array including N operation types OT. , The nth object data element by the combination of elements in each array uniquely identified by the same index (for example, the nth reference time ST, the nth operation position OP, and the nth operation type OT) A configuration in which DE is represented may be employed.

That is, one object data element DE is a data element related to one object Ob that is a target of the user's operation, and includes at least the reference time ST. The object data OD includes one or more (preferably ten or more) object data elements DE. When an object data element DE includes information other than the reference time ST (such as the operation position OP), the information is associated with the reference time ST. The object data element DE may be a data record configured physically as a series, and is data in which a plurality of data elements physically distributed and stored in the storage unit 60 are associated by pointers or the like. Also good.

Based on the data structure of the object data OD described above, the display control of the game screen by the control unit 40 will be described in more detail. As described above, the object Ob that moves at the moving speed V from the object appearance line EL toward the object disappearance line VL is displayed on the game screen displayed on the touch screen TS (display device 20). The object Ob reaches the reference line SL at the reference time ST indicated by the corresponding object data element DE.

The required time for the object Ob to move from the object appearance line EL to the reference line SL is b, and the required time for the object Ob to move from the reference line SL to the object disappearance line VL is a. In this case, the object Ob that should appear on the object appearance line EL at the current time t passes through the reference line SL at the future time (t + b). Further, the object Ob that should disappear on the object disappearance line VL at the current time t passes through the reference line SL at the past time (ta). Therefore, it can be understood that the object Ob to be displayed on the display screen at a certain current time t is an object Ob having the reference time ST included in the range from the past time (ta) to the future time (t + b).

Therefore, the control unit 40 stores the object data element DE having the reference time ST corresponding to the future time (t + x) obtained by adding the predetermined time x to the current time t as the elapsed time (current time t) progresses during the game. Read sequentially from the unit 60. Then, from the reference time ST indicated by the read object data element DE and the moving speed V set in advance, the control unit 40 determines an appearance time at which the object Ob should appear on the object appearance line EL. Then, the control unit 40 causes the object Ob to appear on the object appearance line EL according to the determined appearance time, and moves the appearing object Ob toward the reference line SL at the moving speed V.
As described above, the control unit 40 should display the object Ob corresponding to the object data element DE having the reference time ST closer to the current time t than the future time (t + b) on the display device. The time b is represented by (distance l from object appearance line EL to reference line SL) / (moving speed V). Therefore, the predetermined time x is set larger than b so that the control unit 40 reads the object data element DE corresponding to a time earlier than the future time (t + b) (that is, prefetches) (x> b ( = 1 / V)).

In the example of FIG. 3, the current time t is the time when 7.0 seconds have elapsed from the start of the game. The range from the past time (ta) to the future time (t + b) includes three object data elements DE (DE1, DE2, DE3, the reference time ST is 7.0 seconds, 8.0 seconds, 9.0 seconds, respectively). Therefore, the control unit 40 determines the display positions of the three objects Ob (Ob1, Ob2, Ob3) corresponding to the three object data elements DE (DE1, DE2, DE3), and based on the determined display positions. Each object Ob is displayed on the display screen (FIG. 2).
The music game of the present invention is executed as described above.

Referring to FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, editing of object data OD (generation of each object data element DE) used in the music game of the present invention will be described. FIG. 4 shows an example of the object data editing screen. In the object data editing screen, unlike the game execution screen, an editing area EA and a control area CA are provided in the screen, and the reference line SL corresponding to the current time t counted by the control unit 40 is closer to the center of the screen. (In other words, the area corresponding to the past time becomes wider). In the control area CA, a current time t (elapsed time from the start of editing the object data OD) and a pause button PA for pausing the object data editing are displayed.

In the screen during object data editing in FIG. 4, the upper end of the screen is the object disappearance line VL. When a user operation is accepted by the input unit 10, the control unit 40 generates and stores the object data elements DE (DE 1, DE 2, DE 3) corresponding to the user operation in the storage unit 60 and the generated data. A direction in which an object Ob (Ob1, Ob2, Ob3) corresponding to the object data element DE (DE1, DE2, DE3) appears on the reference line SL and moves away from the reference line SL (in the example of FIG. 4, the upward Y-axis direction) ). The object Ob (Ob1, Ob2, Ob3) moves along the grid line GL, reaches the object disappearance line VL at the upper end of the screen, and disappears. The object data elements DE (DE1, DE2, DE3) corresponding to the disappeared object Ob (Ob1, Ob2, Ob3) are still stored in the storage unit 60.

Like the game screen described above, the grid line GL and the object disappearance line VL are preferably not displayed on the object data editing screen, but may be actually displayed. The object disappearance line VL may be arranged outside the editing area EA or inside the editing area EA instead of one end of the screen (editing area EA). However, considering that each object Ob should reach the object disappearance line VL with the reference line SL as a starting point, the object disappearance line VL is arranged on the traveling direction side of the object Ob with respect to the reference line SL.

The operation of editing the object data OD (generating each object data element DE) will be described in more detail with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
The control unit 40 starts editing the object data OD based on a user operation (edit start instruction) on the input unit 10. The control unit 40 controls the music playback unit 70 to start playback of the music data MD selected by the user among the music data MD in the storage unit 60 at the start of editing the object data OD. The editing of the object data OD is performed over a predetermined period (preferably, a period equal to the reproduction time of the selected music data MD). Note that the editing of the object data OD may be performed over an arbitrary period (for example, a period shorter than the reproduction time of the music data MD) instead of the predetermined period. For example, when the user stops editing the object data OD during the reproduction of the music data MD and the object data elements DE of a predetermined number (for example, 10) or more are recorded, the editing is performed. The object data OD over the period in which is executed may be stored in the storage unit 60.

After starting the editing of the object data OD, the control unit 40 determines whether or not a user operation is detected in the input unit 10 (S10).
When the operation is detected (S10: YES), the control unit 40, the reference time ST indicated by the elapsed time from the start of editing the object data OD to the operation time when the input unit 10 accepts the user's operation, The operation position OP of the user's operation and the operation type OT of the user's operation are determined (S20), and an object data element DE in which the determined reference time ST, the operation position OP, and the operation type OT are associated is generated. The object Ob corresponding to the object data element DE is displayed on the display screen (editing area EA) (S30), and the process proceeds to step S40. On the other hand, when no operation is detected (S10: NO), the control unit 40 proceeds to step S40 without executing steps S20 and S30.
In step S40, the control unit 40 determines whether or not a predetermined period has elapsed from the start of editing. When the predetermined period has elapsed (S40: YES), the control unit 40 ends the editing operation, and displays the object data OD (each generated object data element DE) edited during the reproduction of the selected music data MD. The data is stored in the storage unit 60 in association with the music data MD. On the other hand, when the predetermined period has not elapsed (S40: NO), the control unit 40 returns to the operation detection determination (S10).
In step S20 of the editing operation described above, it is sufficient for the control unit 40 to store only the coordinates in the X axis direction (X coordinate) in the storage unit 60 as the operation position OP of the user. That is, during the object data editing, the user does not necessarily have to operate (touch, etc.) the reference line SL itself, and the control unit 40 does not perform X in the operation even when a part other than the reference line SL is operated. The object data element DE can be generated based only on the coordinates (ie, irrespective of the Y coordinate in the operation). According to the above configuration, it becomes easier for the user to generate the object data OD (object data element DE).
More preferably, the control unit 40 may convert the X coordinate of the actually operated input unit 10 into the X coordinate of the grid line GL closest to the coordinate and store the X coordinate in the storage unit 60. According to the object data element DE generated by the above configuration, the object Ob is displayed only on one of the grid lines GL during the game execution.

In the example of FIG. 4, the current time t counted by the control unit 40 is the time when 9.0 seconds have elapsed from the start of editing the object data OD. By the user's operation performed at the time of 7.0 seconds, the time of 8.0 seconds, and the time of 9.0 seconds, the control unit 40 causes the three object data elements DE (DE1, DE2, DE2, DE2, DE2) corresponding to each operation time. DE3) was produced. Each object data element DE (DE1, DE2, DE3) includes an operation position and an operation type corresponding to the operation at each operation time.

According to the above configuration, the object data OD corresponding to the arbitrary music data MD selected by the user can be edited. Also, since the control unit 40 generates the object data element DE according to the elapsed time from the start of object data editing (music data playback start), real-time object data editing is realized, and the object data OD to be edited is used. The realized game operation is easily imagined by the user who is editing the object data. Furthermore, since the control unit 40 edits the object data OD (generates each object data element DE) by an operation according to the actual game operation (input operation in accordance with the reproduction of music data), the game data is edited. In spite of the preparatory work, interest for the user can be enhanced.

Second Embodiment In the first embodiment, since there is no means for correcting the object data element DE, when editing of the object data OD is started, the object data generated by mistake until the end of editing (end of music data playback). It is impossible to modify the element DE. In the second embodiment, even when the object data OD is being edited, the object data element DE can be deleted by rewinding the elapsed time from the start of editing the object data.
In each embodiment illustrated below, about the element which an effect | action and a function are equivalent to 1st Embodiment, the code | symbol referred by the above description may be diverted and each description may be abbreviate | omitted suitably.

With reference to FIGS. 6 to 9, the editing operation of the object data OD that enables the deletion of the object data element DE will be described.
In the object data editing screen of the present embodiment, in addition to the configuration of the first embodiment, a rewind button RW that rewinds the elapsed time from the start of editing the object data OD is displayed in the control area CA in the touch screen TS. . When the user presses the rewind button RW on the touch screen TS (input unit 10), a rewind instruction is input to the control unit 40.

Also, the object data deletion line DL newly provided in the second embodiment is located at the lower end of each screen (editing area EA). The object data deletion line DL may be arranged outside the editing area EA or inside the editing area EA instead of one end of the editing area EA. However, as will be described later, when each object Ob crosses the object data deletion line DL, the object data element DE corresponding to the object Ob is deleted, so that the object Ob travels in the opposite direction to the reference line SL. The object data deletion line DL is arranged in In other words, each line is arranged such that the reference line SL is positioned between the object disappearance line VL and the object data deletion line DL. The object data deletion line DL may be arranged so as to overlap the reference line SL.

FIG. 6 is an object data editing screen corresponding to FIG. 4 of the first embodiment, and at least three object data elements DE (DE1, DE2, DE3. Reference times ST are 7.0 seconds, 8.0 seconds, 9.0 seconds, respectively). Is in a state generated by the control unit 40. The current time t in FIG. 6 is 9.0 seconds. Similar to the first embodiment, the object Ob (Ob1, Ob2, Ob3) corresponding to the already generated object data element DE (DE1, DE2, DE3) is separated from the reference line SL by the control unit 40 (upward Y). Axis direction).

FIG. 7 is an object data editing screen in a state where the user has pressed the rewind button RW after the state of FIG. While the user presses the rewind button RW (that is, while the user's rewind instruction is accepted by the input unit 10), the control unit 40 determines the current time t (from the start of editing the object data OD). While continuing to rewind (elapsed time), the object Ob (Ob1, Ob2, Ob3) continues to move in the direction opposite to the movement direction during object data editing (downward Y-axis direction). It is preferable that the control unit 40 controls the music reproducing unit 70 so as to reversely reproduce the music data MD being reproduced while the rewind instruction is given. In FIG. 6, as a result of the rewinding instruction, the current time t (elapsed time) has been rewound (backed up) to 7.0 seconds. That is, the elapsed time and the amount of movement of the object Ob can be adjusted according to the duration of the rewind instruction. In other words, during the period in which the user's rewind instruction is accepted by the input unit 10, the “process” of “rewind” continues.
The moving amount of each object Ob is an amount corresponding to the elapsed time to be rewound. In FIG. 7, as a result of the current time t being rewound to 7.0 seconds, for example, the object Ob1 corresponding to the object data element DE1 generated at the time when 7.0 seconds have elapsed from the start of object data editing returns to the reference line SL. It is coming.

FIG. 8 is an object data editing screen in a state where the user continues to press the rewind button RW after the state of FIG. As a result of the user continuing the rewind instruction, the control unit 40 rewinds the current time t to 6.0 seconds, and the object Ob3 generated at the elapsed time 9.0 seconds exceeds the object data deletion line DL. Therefore, the control unit 40 deletes the object data element DE3 having an elapsed time of 9.0 seconds corresponding to the object Ob3 from the storage unit 60.

FIG. 9 is an object data editing screen in a state where the user has stopped pressing the rewind button RW after the state of FIG. When the user stops pressing the rewind button RW, the current time t advances again in the future (time counting is resumed, reproduction of the music data MD is resumed, and generation of the object data element DE is performed). Possible). The control unit 40 moves the already displayed object Ob (Ob1, Ob2) again in the moving direction (upward Y-axis direction) during generation of the object data element DE. It is understood that the object Ob3 corresponding to the deleted object data element DE3 is no longer displayed. It is preferable that editing of the object data OD (generation of each object data element DE) is enabled from the time when the rewinding is completed (9.0 seconds in the examples of FIGS. 6 to 9).
As understood from the above, the user cancels the “process” of the “rewinding” by stopping the rewinding instruction (stopping the pressing of the rewinding button RW) at an arbitrary time (ie, “object” It is possible to instruct “resume data editing”. Therefore, the amount of movement of the object Ob can be adjusted according to the duration of the rewind instruction by the user.

According to the above configuration, even if the wrong (unintended by the user) object data OD is edited (each object data element DE is generated), the wrong object data can be obtained by rewinding the elapsed time. Since the element DE can be deleted, a correct (intended by the user) object data element DE can be generated without editing the object data OD again from the beginning of editing the object data OD. Further, since the object data element DE is deleted by rewinding the elapsed time, the operation can be simpler than the configuration in which the object Ob (object data element DE) is individually specified and deleted. Further, since the reference line SL and the object data deletion line DL are provided separately, the object Ob corresponding to the object data element DE before the current time t is displayed on the editing screen. Accordingly, as compared with the configuration in which the object data element DE corresponding to the object Ob is deleted at the time when the reference line SL is exceeded, a preparation period until the object data editing is resumed can be secured, so that the already generated object data element DE It is easy to generate object data elements DE that maintain continuity.

Third Embodiment In the related art and the above-described embodiments, each object Ob requests only a single reference time ST, an operation position OP, and an operation type OT as an operation during game execution. A music game using only such an object Ob may be monotonous and not interesting enough for the user.
On the other hand, in recent years, terminal devices including a touch screen type input device such as a smartphone have become widespread. In the terminal device described above, a long press operation (that is, an operation of selecting and continuing to select an arbitrary position on the input device, and an operation of moving (sliding) the pressed position while continuing to press after pressing a certain position. ) Is easy.
In view of the above circumstances, in the third embodiment of the present invention, a game is provided that introduces a new operation applicable to a device having a touch screen.

Referring to FIG. 10, the operation of the game apparatus 100 that is executing the music game according to the third embodiment of the present invention will be described. 10, an example of the game screen is shown on the display device 20 (touch screen TS) as in FIG.

The game screen of FIG. 10 includes a long-press object LOb that instructs the user to perform a long-press operation, and a normal operation (that is, a single reference time ST, an operation position OP, and an operation that are also instructed in the above-described embodiment). An object Ob instructing an operation requested by the type OT (hereinafter, sometimes referred to as a normal object NOb in order to distinguish it from the long-pressed object LOb), and a reference line SL corresponding to the current time t during game execution Is displayed. The long press object LOb instructs the user to perform a long press operation (meaning that the pressing operation on the input unit 10 is continued, whether or not the operation position is moved during the pressing) during the game. Displayed for. Similar to FIG. 2, the control unit 40 moves the long-pressed object LOb and the normal object NOb toward the arrow direction (downward Y-axis direction), that is, toward the reference line SL.

The long press object LOb presented in the present embodiment has a configuration in which a plurality of partial objects are connected to each other. A specific data structure of the object data OD is shown in FIG. In the present embodiment, each object data element DE further includes additional information AD.
A group of a plurality of object data elements DE corresponding to the long-pressing object LOb (for example, an object data element DE having an elapsed time of 11.0 seconds to 15.0 seconds in FIG. 10) is the long-pressing object data element group LPG. One long-pressing object data element group LPG corresponds to one long-pressing object LOb displayed by the control unit 40, and one partial object included in the long-pressing object LOb corresponds to one in the long-pressing object data element group LPG. One object data element DE (hereinafter, may be referred to as a partial object data element PDE) corresponds. Each partial object data element PDE has “Long type” as the operation type OT. A plurality of partial object data elements PDE corresponding to one long-pressing object data element group LPG are stored in series (physically or logically) in the object data OD. The additional information AD of the partial object data element PDE corresponding to the start point of the long press object LOb stores information indicating “Long type starting point (Ls)”, and the partial object data element corresponding to the end point In the additional information AD of PDE, information indicating “Long type ending point (Le)” is stored.
That is, the long press object LOb has a configuration in which the reference time ST and the operation position OP indicated by the plurality of partial object data elements PDE included in the long press object data element group LPG corresponding to the long press object LOb are connected.

During the game execution, the long press object LOb appears on the object appearance line EL at the upper end of the screen sequentially from the start point based on the control of the control unit 40, and each partial object (each partial object data element PDE) indicates The reference line SL is sequentially traversed at the reference time ST, and sequentially reaches the object disappearance line VL at the lower end of the screen from its starting point and disappears sequentially. In the present embodiment, “sequentially” is a concept including “for each partial object”. Similar to the above-described embodiment, the object appearance line EL and the object disappearance line VL may be arranged in the game screen, and more preferably arranged outside the game screen.

The evaluation unit 50 evaluates a user operation on the long press object LOb, that is, a user operation on each partial object. The operation evaluation for each partial object is executed in the same manner as in the above-described embodiment. For example, when evaluating the evaluation of one partial object, the evaluation unit 50 performs a long press operation (pressing down on the touch screen TS) by the user at the reference time ST and the operation position OP indicated by the partial object data element PDE corresponding to the partial object. It is determined whether or not a continuous operation is performed, and the higher the evaluation is made, the longer the pressing operation is performed at a time closer to the reference time ST indicated by the partial object data element PDE and a position closer to the operation position OP. It is preferable that the evaluation unit 50 accumulates the evaluation of each operation on a plurality of partial objects included in one long press object LOb and evaluates the operation on the long press object LOb.

According to the above configuration, a game using the long press object LOb that indicates to the user that the operation on the input unit 10 should be continued is realized. Since the user is required to continuously press the input unit 10 (touch screen TS) for the long-pressed object LOb, various operations are required as compared with a game using only the normal object NOb. It becomes. Therefore, interest for the user can be improved.

Note that the third embodiment described above can also be realized as a configuration independent of the first embodiment and the second embodiment. That is, in a game device that does not have a function of dynamically editing object data OD as in the first embodiment or the second embodiment, object data OD including a long press object data element group LPG can be provided. A game using the long press object LOb of the third embodiment may be executed.

Fourth Embodiment In the third embodiment, a music game using the long press object LOb is realized. In the present embodiment, the object data OD used in the music game of the third embodiment is edited by the user.

The generation of the long press object data element group LPG corresponding to the long press object LOb used in the music game will be described with reference to FIGS.
Outlined prior to the following detailed description, when the input unit 10 accepts a user operation that lasts longer than the long press reference time, the control unit 40 is generated within the duration of the user operation. A plurality of object data elements DE (partial object data elements PDE) corresponding to the user's operation are stored in the storage unit 60 in association with each other as the long press object data element group LPG. The control unit 40 also sets the long press object LOb corresponding to the generated long press object data element group LPG to each reference time ST and each operation indicated by the partial object data element PDE in the long press object data element group LPG. It is displayed on the display screen according to the position OP, and moved in a direction away from the reference line SL.

The operation of editing the object data OD (generating each object data element DE) will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 11, editing of the object data OD starts based on a user operation (editing start instruction) on the input unit 10. It is the same as in the above embodiment that the music data MD selected by the user is controlled to start playing when editing starts.

After the start of editing the object data OD, the control unit 40 determines whether or not a user operation has been detected in the input unit 10 (S110). When the operation is detected (S110: YES), the control unit 40 generates a detection object (S120), and proceeds to step S130. On the other hand, when no operation is detected (S110: NO), the control unit 40 proceeds to step S130 without executing step S120. In step S130, the control unit 40 determines whether or not a predetermined period has elapsed from the start of editing. When the predetermined period has elapsed (S130: YES), the control unit 40 ends the editing operation (details will be described later). On the other hand, when the predetermined period has not elapsed (S130: NO), the control unit 40 returns to the operation detection determination (S110).

The detected object generated by the control unit 40 in step S120 in response to the user operation is an element in the control unit 40 that generates the object data element DE (that is, a part of the control unit 40). The detection object is not displayed on the display screen, but is a functional block realized by the CPU 30 in the game apparatus 100 executing a computer program.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the detection operation of the detection object. The detected object determines the operation time of the user's operation corresponding to the detected object itself, the operation position OP, and the operation type OT (S121). When the determined operation type OT is not “long press type” (for example, when the operation type OT is “touch type” or “slide type”) (S122: NO), the detected object is the control of the above embodiment. Similarly to the unit 40, an object data element DE in which the determined operation time (reference time ST), the operation position OP, and the operation type OT are associated with each other is generated (S126).

On the other hand, when the determined operation type OT is “long press type” (that is, when the input unit 10 receives an operation that continues longer than the long press reference time) (S122: YES), the detected object is stored in memory. A temporary storage area TA for the long press object LOb (long press object data element group LPG) is secured in the unit 60. Then, including the operation time (reference time ST) and the operation position OP at the time of operation determination in step S121, the operation type OT is “reference type (REF)”, and reference information (for example, secured) indicating the temporary storage area TA The object data element DE (reference object data element RDE) including the additional information AD is generated (S123). Since the reference information can be handled as fixed-length data, the data size can be maintained in a fixed-length record even for the object data element DE including the reference information.

If it is determined that the long press operation is continued for the input unit 10 (S124: YES), the detected object generates the referenced object data element DER and stores it in the temporary storage area TA (S125), and then presses the long press again. The process returns to the operation continuation determination (S124). That is, the detected object stores a plurality of referenced object data elements DER corresponding to the long press operation generated within the duration of the long press operation in the temporary storage area TA.

The referenced object data element DER is the object data OD indicated by the reference information in the reference object, and includes the operation time and the operation position OP at the time of determination in step S124. Therefore, access to the referenced object data element DER is realized by referring to the reference information included in the reference object data.
The referenced object data element DER corresponds to the partial object data element PDE in the above description, and a plurality of referenced object data elements DER stored in one temporary storage area TA are long-pressed. One long press object LOb is configured as the object data element group LPG.

If it is determined that the long press operation is not continued (S124: NO), the detection object ends the detection operation and disappears.
A plurality of detection objects can exist in the control unit 40 at one time. Therefore, the control unit 40 can generate a plurality of long-pressing object data element groups LPG in parallel, and can generate other object data elements DE during the generation of the long-pressing object data element group LPG.

The operation when the predetermined period has elapsed in the flowchart of FIG. 11 will be described. When the predetermined period has elapsed (S130: YES), the control unit 40 ends the editing operation, collects a plurality of referenced object data elements DER in the temporary storage area TA as a series of long-pressed object data element groups LPG, The data OD is integrated and stored in the storage unit 60 (details will be described later).
Similar to the above-described embodiment, the editing of the object data OD may be performed over an arbitrary period (for example, a period shorter than the reproduction time of the music data MD).

13 to 16 are diagrams showing examples of the object data editing screen and the object data OD when the editing operation shown in the flowcharts of FIGS. 11 and 12 is executed. 13 to 16, the arrangement of the reference line SL, the object disappearance line VL, and the like is the same as that in the above-described embodiment.

FIG. 13 shows an editing screen and object data OD when the control unit 40 detects a long press operation on the input unit 10. The current time t in FIG. 13 counted by the control unit 40 is the time when 11.0 seconds have elapsed since the start of editing the object data OD. Based on the detection of the long press operation, the detection object secures the temporary storage area TA. Further, the detected object has a reference time ST of the current time t, an operation position OP (position on the X axis of the reference line SL) of 20, an operation type OT of “reference type”, and additional information AD. A reference object data element RDE having reference information (start address) indicating the secured temporary storage area TA is generated and stored in the storage unit 60 (object data OD). In the temporary storage area TA, a referenced object data element DER1 having the same reference object data element RDE, the standard time ST, and the operation position OP is stored. The control unit 40 displays the object Ob corresponding to one referenced object data element DER1 stored in the temporary storage area TA on the editing screen (editing area EA).

FIG. 14 shows an edit screen and object data OD when the control unit 40 detects the continuation of the long press operation. The current time t in FIG. 14 is the time when 12.0 seconds have elapsed since the start of editing the object data OD. Based on the determination that the long press operation is continued, the detected object stores the referenced object data element DER2 (standard time ST = 12.0 seconds, operation position OP = 20) in the temporary storage area TA. The control unit 40 edits the long-pressed object LOb corresponding to the line segment connecting the two points indicated by the two referenced object data elements DER (DER1, DER2) stored in the temporary storage area TA (editing area EA). ).

FIG. 15 shows an editing screen and object data OD when the control unit 40 detects the continuation of the long press operation and detects a new touch operation. The current time t in FIG. 15 is the time when 13.0 seconds have elapsed since the start of editing the object data OD. Based on the determination that the long press operation is continued, the detected object stores the referenced object data element DER3 (standard time ST = 13.0 seconds, operation position OP = 10) in the temporary storage area TA. Further, based on the determination of the operation of the user whose operation type OT is “touch”, another detected object generated by the operation is an object data element DE (reference time ST = 13.0 seconds, operation position OP = 40, operation Type OT = touch type) is generated and stored in the storage unit 60. The control unit 40 makes a line segment that connects the three points indicated by the reference time ST and the operation position OP of the three referenced object data elements DER (DER1 to DER3) stored in the temporary storage area TA in the order of the reference time ST. The corresponding long press object LOb and the normal object NOb corresponding to the object data element DE stored in the storage unit 60 (object data OD) are displayed on the editing screen (editing area EA).

FIG. 16 shows the editing screen and object data OD when the control unit 40 detects the continuation of the long press operation, as in FIG. The current time t in FIG. 16 is the time when 15.0 seconds have elapsed since the start of editing the object data OD. Note that the long pressing operation to the input unit 10 is continued even at a time of 14.0 seconds not shown. The detected object stores the referenced object data element DER5 (standard time ST = 15.0 seconds, operation position OP = 30) in the temporary storage area TA. As described above, the control unit 40 causes the long press object LOb and the normal object NOb to be displayed on the edit screen (edit area EA). The control unit 40 controls the display device 20 so that the portion of the long-pressed object LOb that exceeds the object disappearance line VL is not displayed in the editing area EA.

As described above, the control unit 40 ends the editing operation when a predetermined period for editing the object data elapses. Then, all the object data elements DE stored in the storage unit 60 (object data OD) are scanned. When the control unit 40 finds a reference object data element RDE whose operation type OT is “reference type (REF)”, the control unit 40 stores a plurality of referenced objects stored in the temporary storage area TA indicated by the reference information of the reference object data element RDE. Read the object data element DER. The control unit 40 sets “long press type (L)” as the operation type OT of each referenced object data element DER, and corresponds to the start point of the long press object LOb (that is, the value of the reference time ST is the smallest). Information indicating the “long press type start point (Ls)” is set in the additional information AD of the referenced object data element DER, which corresponds to the end point of the long press object LOb (that is, the value of the reference time ST is the largest). After setting information indicating “long-press type end point (Ls)” in the additional information AD of the reference object data element DER, a series of referenced object data elements DER are placed at positions where the reference object data element RDE exists. Insert as long press object data element group LPG. The control unit 40 performs the above operation for all the reference object data elements RDE.

In the example of the present embodiment, the reference object data element RDE whose standard time ST is 11.0 seconds exists in the object data OD. The control unit 40 finds the reference object data element RDE by scanning, and reads the five referenced object data elements DER (DER1 to DER5. The standard time ST is 11.0 seconds to 15.0 seconds) corresponding thereto. The control unit 40 sets “long press type” to the operation type OT of each referenced object data element DER, and “start point of long press type” to the additional information AD of the referenced object data element DER whose reference time ST is 11.0 seconds. Is set to the additional information AD of the referenced object data element DER whose reference time ST is 15.0 seconds, and the reference object data whose reference time ST is 11.0 seconds is set. At the position where the element RDE exists, the five referenced object data elements DER after the above setting are inserted as a long press object data element group LPG. As a result, the object data OD including the long press object data element group LPG shown in FIG. 10 is edited by the control unit 40 and stored in the storage unit 60. That is, by the above operation, the long press object data element group LPG corresponding to the long press object LOb is generated by the user.

In addition to the above-described configuration in which the long press object data element group LPG is inserted at the position where the reference object data element RDE exists, the long press object data element group LPG is stored at the end of the object data OD, and the reference object data A configuration in which the reference information of the element RDE indicates the long-pressed object data element group LPG can also be adopted.

In the object data editing described above, it is preferable that the dynamic deletion of the object data element DE as in the second embodiment is realized. 17 and 18 show a mode of dynamic deletion of the long press object LOb (long press object data element group LPG). The long press object LOb (long press object data element group LPG) illustrated in FIGS. 17 and 18 has the same configuration as the long press object LOb described above with reference to FIGS. Similar to the second embodiment, a rewind button RW for rewinding the elapsed time from the start of editing the object data OD is displayed in the control area CA in the touch screen TS. When the user presses the rewind button RW on the touch screen TS (input unit 10), a rewind instruction is input to the control unit 40. As in the second embodiment, the lower end of each screen is an object data deletion line DL. The object data deletion line DL may be arranged outside the editing area EA or inside the editing area EA instead of one end of the screen (editing area EA).

In FIG. 17, a part of the long-pressed object LOb moved in accordance with the user's rewind instruction exceeds the object data deletion line DL. The control unit 40 deletes the referenced object data element DER (DER4, DER5, reference time ST = 14.0 seconds and reference time ST = 15.0 seconds) corresponding to the part of the long press object LOb that exceeds the object data deletion line DL. .

On the other hand, in FIG. 18, the entire long-pressed object LOb moved in accordance with the user's rewind instruction exceeds the object data deletion line DL. The control unit 40 deletes the reference object data element RDE (reference time ST = 11.0 seconds) corresponding to the long-pressed object LOb beyond the object data deletion line DL. Whether or not the entire long-pressed object LOb has exceeded the object data deletion line DL depends on whether the start point of the long-pressed object LOb (that is, the reference time ST of the reference object data element RDE corresponding to the long-pressed object LOb) is the object data deleted The determination can be made based on whether or not the future time corresponding to the line DL has been exceeded.
In the aspect shown in FIG. 18, the referenced object data element DER corresponding to the portion of the long-pressed object LOb beyond the object data deletion line DL is the object data deletion line of the partial object corresponding to the referenced object data element DER. Even if it exceeds DL, it is not deleted. That is, the referenced object data element DER in the temporary storage area TA is not directly affected by the rewind instruction. The plurality of referenced object data elements DER corresponding to the reference object data element RDE to be deleted is preferably deleted together with the deletion of the reference object data element RDE, but other opportunities (for example, garbage collection May be deleted).

According to the above configuration, the object data OD including the long press object data element group LPG corresponding to arbitrary music data MD selected by the user can be dynamically edited. Further, even if a wrong long press object LOb (not intended by the user) is generated, the wrong object data element DE (reference object data element RDE or referenced object data) is obtained by rewinding the elapsed time. Since the element DER) can be deleted, the correct object data element DE can be generated without editing the object data OD again from the beginning of editing the object data OD. In particular, in the configuration of FIG. 17 in which the portion of the long-pressed object LOb that exceeds the object disappearance line VL is deleted by the rewinding operation, when the object data editing is resumed, Since the editing is resumed, the operation position is limited, so that the editing operation may be difficult. According to the configuration of FIG. 18, since a series of long-pressed objects are deleted as a unit, such difficulty can be avoided. In addition, the same effects as those of the second embodiment are achieved.

Fifth Embodiment FIG. 19 is an example of a game screen according to a fifth embodiment on which the long press object LOb described in the third and fourth embodiments is displayed. The long press object LOb in FIG. 19 includes two line segments. Here, when the angle (angle) R formed by the two line segments is small (steep), the user who is executing the game has to operate the input unit 10 very quickly, and the difficulty of the operation May be too high. Therefore, when the angle R included in the polygonal line formed by the long press object LOb generated during the editing of the object data OD is less than the threshold, the object data element DE (referenced object data) is set so that the angle R is equal to or greater than the threshold. It is preferable to correct the element DER (perform smoothing). Hereinafter, the smoothing of the long press object LOb of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 20 is a flowchart of the smoothing operation of the long press object LOb, and FIGS. 21 and 22 are specific examples of the object data editing screen and the object data OD during the smoothing operation. In view of the fact that only the long-pressed object LOb is involved in smoothing, only the referenced object data element DER in the temporary storage area TA is shown in FIGS. 21 and 22, and the object data OD including the reference object data element RDE is shown. Although not shown, it is naturally understood that the object data OD exists in the storage unit 60 as in the above-described embodiment.

When smoothing is started, the control unit 40 scans a plurality of referenced object data elements DER (corresponding to one long-pressed object data element group LPG) stored in the temporary storage area TA (S200), The angle R included in the broken line formed by the reference time ST and the operation position OP included in the plurality of referenced object data elements DER is calculated (S210).
In the example of FIG. 21, three referenced object data elements DER (DER1, DER2, DER3, standard times ST12.0 seconds, 13.0 seconds, 14.0 seconds) corresponding to the long-pressed object LOb currently being generated are scanned. The angle R is calculated based on the coordinates on the display screen corresponding to the referenced object data element DER.

Subsequently, the control unit 40 determines whether each calculated angle R is less than a threshold value, and changes the operation position OP of the referenced object data element DER corresponding to the line segment that forms the angle R less than the threshold value. Then, the angle R is corrected so as to be equal to or greater than the threshold (S230). It is understood that the angle R can be changed (preferably increased) if the operation position OP of at least one referenced object data element DER corresponding to the line segment forming the angle R less than the threshold is changed. The
In the example of FIG. 22, since the angle R is less than the threshold value, the control unit 40 corrects the angle R by changing the operation position OP of the referenced object data element DER2 (standard time ST = 13.0 seconds) to correct the angle Ra. (Ra> R).

The above smoothing operation can be executed in response to an arbitrary event. For example, the control unit 40 executes smoothing every time the passage determination (S130) for a predetermined period in the flowchart of FIG. 11 is executed. In consideration of the processing load of the game apparatus 100, smoothing may be executed every predetermined number of elapsed determinations. According to the above configuration, the long press object LOb displayed on the editing screen (editing area EA) is dynamically corrected (while displayed on the screen).
A configuration in which smoothing is executed after the editing operation of the object data OD corresponding to one music data MD is completed may be employed.

According to the above configuration, when the angle R included in the broken line formed by the long-pressed object LOb being generated (or generated) is less than the threshold, the object data element DE ( Since the referenced object data element DER) is corrected, it is suppressed that the difficulty level of the operation during the game using the long press object LOb is too high. Further, since the long press object LOb displayed on the editing screen (editing area EA) is dynamically corrected (while being displayed on the screen), the correction is executed after the editing of the object data OD is completed. Compared to the configuration, the user can know the shape of the corrected long-pressed object LOb while editing the object data OD.

Modifications The above embodiment can be variously modified. Specific modifications are exemplified below. Two or more aspects arbitrarily selected from the above embodiments and the following examples can be appropriately combined as long as they do not contradict each other.

(1) In the above embodiment, a game device 100 having a function for executing a game and a function for editing object data OD used in the game, and a computer program for realizing such a game device 100 are described in the present invention. Although introduced as an aspect, a data editing apparatus having only the function of editing the object data OD described above and a computer program for realizing such a data editing apparatus are also included in the scope of the present invention.

(2) Although the above-described game device 100 is described as a client-type game device 100 including the communication unit 80, the game device 100 may be a stand-alone game device 100 that does not include the communication unit 80. In this case, it is assumed that the edited object data OD (the generated object data elements DE) can be used in other game devices 100 using an information recording medium 90 (such as a memory card) that can be attached to and detached from the game device 100. Is preferred.

(3) In the above embodiment, the input unit 10 and the display device 20 of the game apparatus 100 are integrally configured as the touch screen TS, but the input unit 10 and the display apparatus 20 are provided separately on the game apparatus 100. May be. Furthermore, display device 20 may be provided separately from game device 100 (outside game device 100). For example, the present invention can be understood as a game apparatus 100 that can use a television receiver as the external display device 20. That is, the display device 20 is not an essential component of the game device 100.

(4) In the above embodiment, the music data MD is reproduced when the game is executed and when the object data is edited. However, the use of the music data MD is not essential in the present invention. For example, the configuration described above can also be adopted in a rhythm game in which a background image that changes with the progress of the elapsed time (current time t) is displayed together with the object Ob and the object Ob is operated by the user.

(5) In the above embodiment, during the game execution, the reference time ST, the operation position OP, and the operation type OT indicated by the object data element DE corresponding to the object Ob, and the operation time and operation of the actual operation of the user Although the user operation is evaluated based on the position OP and the operation type OT, the evaluation may be performed based only on the operation time (reference time ST) and the operation position OP. In the above case, the object data element DE may not include the operation type OT. Further, the evaluation may be performed based only on the operation time (reference time ST). In the above case, the object data element DE may not include the operation position OP and the operation type OT.
However, in the object data element DE, when the operation time (reference time ST) is associated with the operation position OP and the operation type OT, it is easy to handle them as a group of data. Further, since the object data element DE includes the operation position OP and the operation type OT, the object Ob corresponding to the object data element DE indicates the operation position and the operation type in addition to the operation time (reference time) to the user. Will also be shown. Therefore, variations in operations required by the user during the game execution may increase and the game performance may be diversified.

(6) In the above embodiment, based on the rewind instruction made during editing of the object data OD, the control unit 40 rewinds the elapsed time from the start of editing the object data and deletes the object data element DE. However, the above configuration can also be adopted for editing the already generated object data element DE (object data OD).

(7) In the above embodiment, while the user continues to press the rewind button RW, the current time t is continuously rewound, and the object is moved in the direction opposite to the moving direction during the generation of the object data element DE. Ob continues to move, but when the user touches the rewind button RW, the current time t (elapsed time from the start of editing the object data) is immediately rewound for a predetermined period, and the amount corresponding to the rewound predetermined time Only the configuration in which the object Ob immediately moves in the direction opposite to the moving direction during the generation of the object data element DE may be employed. In the above case, since the rewinding operation is immediately finished, the reverse reproduction of the music data MD is not executed.

(8) In the above embodiment, the reference line SL, the grid line GL, the object appearance line EL, the object disappearance line VL, and the object data deletion line DL are linear (line-shaped), but are not necessarily linear. For example, they may be curved.
Further, each of the above lines may change dynamically during the game execution. For example, the reference line SL may move in the game screen as the game progresses.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Game system, 100 ... Game device, 200 ... Game server, 300 ... Network, 400 ... Server, 10 ... Input part, 20 ... Display device, 30 ... CPU, 40 ... Control part 50 …… Evaluation unit, 60 ... Storage unit, 70 ... Music playback unit, 80 ... Communication unit, Information recording medium ... 90, AD ... Additional information, CA ... Control area, DE ... Object data Element, DL ... Object data deletion line, EA ... Edit area, EL ... Object appearance line, GL ... Grid line, LOb ... Long press object, LPG ... Object data element group, MD ... Music data, OD: Object data, DER: Referenced object data element, OP: Operation position, OT: Operation type, Ob: Object, PA ... Pause button, PDE ... Partial object data element, R ... Angle, RDE ... Reference object data element, RW ... Rewind button, SL ... Reference line, ST ... Reference time, TA ... Temporary storage Area, TS ... touch screen, V ... moving speed, VL ... object disappearance line, t ... current time.

Claims

An input unit that accepts user operations;
The display screen at a reference time indicated by one object data element read from a storage unit that stores object data including a plurality of object data elements corresponding to each of a plurality of objects to be displayed on the display screen during game execution A control unit that moves one object in the direction of the reference position so as to reach the upper reference position;
An evaluation unit that evaluates the user's operation based on an operation time at which the input unit accepts the user's operation and a reference time at which one of the objects reaches the reference position during game execution;
The control unit, while editing object data that is not running the game,
One object data element including a reference time indicated by an elapsed time from the start of editing object data to the operation time when the input unit accepts a user operation is generated and stored in the storage unit, and the operation time Move one object displayed on the display screen in a first direction away from the reference position,
In response to the user's rewinding instruction received by the input unit, the elapsed time from the start of editing the object data is rewound and opposite to the first direction by an amount corresponding to the rewound elapsed time. A game apparatus in which one object is moved in the second direction, and one object data element corresponding to one object beyond a deletion position is deleted from the storage unit.
The game device according to claim 1, wherein the deletion position is arranged on the reference position or on the second direction side with respect to the reference position.
While the control unit is editing object data,
3. While the user's rewind instruction is accepted by the input unit, the elapsed time from the start of editing the object data continues to rewind, and one object is continuously moved in the second direction. The game device described.
The object data element includes an operation position on the display screen to be operated by a user and an operation type of an operation to be performed by the user on the input unit,
While the control unit is editing object data,
An object data element that associates an operation time at which the input unit accepts a user operation, an operation position of the operation accepted by the input unit, and an operation type of the operation is generated and stored in the storage unit The game device according to claim 1.
When the input unit receives an operation that continues longer than the long press reference time during object data editing, the control unit includes a plurality of object data elements corresponding to the operation generated within the duration of the operation. Are stored in the storage unit in association with a long-pressing object data element group corresponding to one long-pressing object that instructs the user that the operation to the input unit should be continued during the game, and the long-pressing The game device according to claim 4, wherein the one long press object corresponding to the object data element group is displayed on the display screen according to each reference time in the long press object data element group.
When the start point of one long-pressed object exceeds the deletion position due to movement according to the rewind instruction, the control unit deletes the long-pressed object data element group corresponding to the long-pressed object from the storage unit. The game device according to claim 5.
When the polygonal line formed by the plurality of operation positions included in the long-pressing object data element group includes an angle less than a threshold, the control unit causes the length so that the angle less than the threshold is greater than the threshold. The game device according to claim 5, wherein at least one of the plurality of operation positions included in the push object data element group is changed.
The object data element is a fixed-length record having a constant data size,
The said control part can access arbitrary object data elements using the variable which can point out either of the several said object data elements contained in the said object data. Game device.
When the input unit receives an operation that continues longer than the long press reference time during object data editing, the control unit corresponds to the operation and a plurality of long press object data element groups are associated. The reference object data element is generated and stored in the storage unit, and a reference object data element including reference information indicating the plurality of referenced object data elements is generated and stored in the storage unit. The game device described.
When the input unit receives an operation that continues longer than the long press reference time during object data editing, the control unit provides a temporary storage area for storing a plurality of referenced object data elements in the storage unit. The game apparatus according to claim 9, wherein a plurality of referenced object data elements corresponding to the operation generated within the duration of the operation are stored in the temporary storage area.
A music playback unit for starting playback of music data selected by the user from one or more music data stored in the storage unit at the start of editing object data;
The control unit stores the object data generated during reproduction of the music data and the music data in the storage unit in association with the music data during editing of the object data,
The game device according to claim 1, wherein the music playback unit starts playback of music data associated with object data corresponding to the game at the start of the game.
Accepting user actions,
During the game, one object is moved in the direction of the reference position so as to reach the reference position on the display screen at the reference time indicated by the object data element corresponding to one of the plurality of objects to be displayed on the display screen. Moving it,
Evaluating the user's operation based on an operation time when the input unit accepts the user's operation and a reference time when one of the objects reaches the reference position during game execution;
While editing object data that is not running the game,
One object data element including a reference time indicated by an elapsed time from the start of editing the object data to the operation time at which the input unit accepts the user's operation is generated and stored in the storage unit. Moving one object displayed on the display screen in a first direction away from the reference position;
In response to the accepted rewinding instruction of the user, the elapsed time from the start of editing the object data is rewound, and the second direction opposite to the first direction by an amount corresponding to the rewound elapsed time. The game apparatus control method further comprising: moving one object to a position and deleting one object data element corresponding to the one object beyond the deletion position from the storage unit.
Accepting user actions,
Shown in elapsed time from the start of editing object data including a plurality of object data elements corresponding to each of a plurality of objects displayed on the display screen when the game is executed until the operation time at which the input unit accepts a user operation Generating one object data element including a reference time to be stored in the storage unit, and moving one object displayed on the display screen at the operation time in a first direction away from the reference position;
In response to the accepted rewinding instruction of the user, the elapsed time from the start of editing the object data is rewound, and the second direction opposite to the first direction by an amount corresponding to the rewound elapsed time. The game apparatus control method further comprising: moving one object to a position and deleting one object data element corresponding to the one object beyond the deletion position from the storage unit.
A computer program executed on a processor of a computer,
Computer
An input unit that accepts user operations;
During the game, one object is moved in the direction of the reference position so as to reach the reference position on the display screen at the reference time indicated by the object data element corresponding to one of the plurality of objects to be displayed on the display screen. A control unit to be moved;
During execution of the game, based on the operation time at which the input unit accepts the user's operation and the reference time at which one object reaches the reference position, the input unit functions as an evaluation unit that evaluates the user's operation.
The control unit, while editing object data that is not running the game,
One object data element including a reference time indicated by an elapsed time from the start of editing the object data to the operation time at which the input unit accepts the user's operation is generated and stored in the storage unit. Moving one object displayed on the display screen in a first direction away from the reference position;
In response to the user's rewinding instruction received by the input unit, the elapsed time from the start of editing the object data is rewound and opposite to the first direction by an amount corresponding to the rewound elapsed time. A non-transitory recording medium storing a computer program that moves one object in the second direction of the object and deletes one object data element corresponding to one object beyond a deletion position from the storage unit .
A computer program executed on a processor of a computer,
Computer
An input unit that accepts user operations;
Shown in elapsed time from the start of editing object data including a plurality of object data elements corresponding to each of a plurality of objects displayed on the display screen when the game is executed until the operation time at which the input unit accepts a user operation As a control unit that generates one object data element including a reference time to be stored and stores it in the storage unit, and moves one object displayed on the display screen at the operation time in a first direction away from the reference position Make it work
The control unit rewinds the elapsed time from the start of editing the object data in accordance with the user's rewind instruction received by the input unit, and the amount corresponding to the relapsed elapsed time. One object is moved in a second direction opposite to one direction, and one object data element corresponding to one object exceeding the deletion position is deleted from the storage unit. Temporary recording medium.