JP6991381B1 - Game system, method and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To advance a game without looking at a screen.
SOLUTION: The game system includes an input unit for receiving an operation from a player and a game execution unit for advancing the game in response to the operation. The game execution unit allows a player to position an arbitrary position of the input unit. The feature is that the game automatically progresses while the long press operation is performed.
[Selection diagram] Fig. 1

Description

The present invention relates to game systems, methods and programs.

Conventionally, various games such as social games that can be played on smartphones and the like are known.

Further, Patent Document 1 discloses switching between a plurality of modes for controlling the progress of a game.

Japanese Patent No. 6734236

However, in Patent Document 1, it is necessary to always operate while looking at the screen.

The present invention has been made in view of such a background, and an object of the present invention is to provide a technique capable of advancing a game without looking at a screen.

The main invention of the present invention for solving the above-mentioned problems is a game system, in which an input unit for receiving an operation from a player and an input unit are used.
A game execution unit that advances the game according to the above operation,
Equipped with
The game execution unit is characterized in that the game is automatically advanced while the player presses and holds an arbitrary position of the input unit for a long time.

Other problems disclosed in the present application and solutions thereof will be clarified by the columns and drawings of the embodiments of the invention.

According to the present invention, the game can be advanced without looking at the screen.

It is a figure which shows the structural example of the system by one Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the functional configuration of the server apparatus shown in FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the functional structure of a player terminal. It is a figure which shows an example of the automatic progress condition information. It is a figure explaining the operation of the game system of this embodiment in the state which the game is not automatically progressed. It is a figure explaining the operation of the game system of this embodiment in the state which the game is progressing automatically.

<Outline of the invention>
The contents of the embodiments of the present invention will be described in a list. The present invention includes, for example, the following configuration.
[Item 1]
An input unit that accepts operations from the player,
A game execution unit that advances the game according to the above operation,
Equipped with
The game execution unit automatically advances the game while the player presses and holds an arbitrary position of the input unit.
A game system featuring.
[Item 2]
The game system according to item 1.
The input unit is composed of the touch panel of the user terminal.
A game system featuring.
[Item 3]
The game system according to item 1 or 2.
The game execution unit ends the automatic progress with the end of the long press operation.
A game system featuring.
[Item 4]
The game system according to any one of items 1 to 3.
The game execution unit increases the progress speed of the game while the game is automatically progressing.
A game system featuring.
[Item 5]
The game system according to any one of items 1 to 3.
The game execution unit increases the progress speed of the automatically progressing game when the automatic progress continues for a predetermined time or longer.
A game system featuring.
[Item 6]
A step that accepts operations from the player via the input unit,
Steps to advance the game according to the above operation,
A step of automatically advancing the game while the player presses and holds an arbitrary position of the input unit.
How the computer runs.
[Item 7]
A step that accepts operations from the player via the input unit,
Steps to advance the game according to the above operation,
A step of automatically advancing the game while the player presses and holds an arbitrary position of the input unit.
A program that lets your computer run.

<Structure>
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a system according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, this game system provides various services related to a game to a player (hereinafter, also referred to as "user") via a network 3 (for example, the Internet or the like), and is a server device 1. It has a (game server) and a plurality of player terminals 2.

<Configuration of server device 1>
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the server device 1 shown in FIG. The server device 1 is an information processing device used by a system administrator or the like to operate and manage various services, and may be, for example, a general-purpose computer such as a workstation or a personal computer, or a cloud computing technology. It may be realized logically by.

The server device 1 has a control unit 11, a storage unit 12, an input unit 13, a display unit 14, and a communication unit 15. When the server device 1 receives various commands (requests) from the player terminal 2 via the communication unit 15, the control unit 11 executes processing by the game program, and the processing result of the game program (for example, a game image or a game sound) is executed. Etc.) is transmitted to the player terminal 2. A part of the game program may be transmitted to the player terminal 2 and executed on the player terminal 2.

The control unit 11 transfers data between each unit and controls the entire server device 1, and a program in which a CPU (Central Processing Unit) or GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) is stored in a predetermined memory. It is realized by executing. The control unit 11 of the present embodiment includes at least a game execution unit 111, an operation information receiving unit 112, a processing result generation unit 113, and a pseudo-random number generation unit 114.

The game execution unit 111 has a function of executing a process of advancing the game according to the game program. The game by the game system in the present embodiment may be any kind of game, for example, a battle game, a puzzle game, an action game, a baseball game, a soccer game, another sports game, a quiz game, a pinball game, a card game, and the like. Various games such as rhythm games, RPGs (role playing games), position information games, board games, adventure games, casino games, simulation games, strategy games, racing games, etc. may be used. The game execution unit 111 can control the game to progress automatically in response to a request (automatic progress request) from the player terminal 2. The game execution unit 111 can set on automatic progress setting information in the player information storage unit 122, which will be described later, in response to the automatic progress request. Further, the game execution unit 111 can stop (end) the automatic progress of the game in response to a request (automatic progress stop request) from the player terminal 2 to stop the automatic progress of the game. The game execution unit 111 can, for example, update the automatic progress setting information of the player information storage unit 122 to off in response to an automatic progress stop request.

The operation information receiving unit 112 receives the operation information transmitted from the player terminal 2. The received operation information is used as instruction information for the game program to be processed by the game execution unit 111.

The processing result generation unit 113 has a function of executing a process of generating a processing result of the game program executed by the game execution unit 111. The generated processing result is transmitted to the player terminal 2 by the processing result generation unit 113, and is output by the output unit 24 described later.

The storage unit 12 includes a non-volatile storage device which is a read-only storage area in which a system program is stored, and a volatile storage device which is a rewritable storage area used as a work area for arithmetic processing by the control unit 11. Have. The non-volatile storage device is realized by, for example, a ROM (Read Only Memory), a flash memory, a hard disk, or the like, and the volatile storage device is realized by a RAM (Random Access Memory), a VRAM (Video Random Access Memory), or the like. The storage unit 12 in the present embodiment has at least various storage units such as a game information storage unit 121, a player information storage unit 122, and a game medium information storage unit 123.

The game information storage unit 121 stores information about the game. The game information is appropriately configured according to the type of the game. For example, in the case of a game including a quest game, the stage name, enemy character information, consumption stamina information, etc. are included in association with the stage ID.

The player information storage unit 122 stores information about the player. The player information can include information such as a player name, a player level, a current stamina information, an upper limit stamina information, a play stage information, a payment method, and various setting information in association with a player ID, and other information such as a player and a game. Can contain information about the playing status of. The current stamina information is information indicating a numerical value of the player's stamina that can be consumed at present. The upper limit stamina information is information indicating an upper limit value when stamina is restored every predetermined time, or according to the use of an item, the use of a special ability of a character, or the like. The play stage information is information about a stage that the player has played so far among a plurality of set stages, and can include the number of plays, clear information, and the like. The various setting information includes, for example, automatic progress setting information, and when the automatic progress setting information is on, the game can be advanced without the player operating via the player terminal 2.

The game media information storage unit 123 stores game media information such as characters and items in the game. The game media information storage unit 123 stores the game media information owned by the player in association with the player ID.

The game medium information may include, for example, information about the owned character (owned character information). The possessed character information is associated with the ID of each owned character, and the acquisition date and time, character name, level, rarity, HP (current value / maximum value), attributes, skills, attack power (current value / maximum value), and defense power. (Current value / maximum value), values of various parameters such as frequency of use can be included. The acquisition date and time is information regarding the date and time when the character is given to the player by the progress of the game or the execution of the lottery. Rarity is information regarding the winning probability of the character, for example, in a lottery game. The HP, attack power, and defense power can include the value of the "maximum value" when the character is raised to the maximum level, in addition to the "current value" which is the current value. Attributes are settings related to other character classifications, such as classifications that indicate the strengths of characters such as fire attributes, water attributes, or wind attributes in battle-type games, and classifications that indicate the teams and positions to which they belong in sports games. Information. Skills are information such as feats that can be used by a character. The frequency of use is information regarding the frequency with which the player has selected or used the character in the past. The frequency of use may be calculated for the entire period since the player started the game, or may be calculated for any period such as the last few months.

Further, the game medium information may include information about the owned item (owned item information) in addition to the owned character. The owned item information can include information such as the number of possessed items in association with the ID of the owned item.

The server device 1 may have the information included in the game information, the player information, and the game medium information as a storage unit in a predetermined structure, and as described above, the storage units 121 to 123 do not necessarily have to be stored. It is not necessary to have the information as.

The input unit 13 is for the system administrator to input various data (for example, game information) related to the game service, and is realized by, for example, a keyboard or a mouse.

The display unit 14 is for displaying an operation screen for a system administrator based on a command from the control unit 11, and is realized by, for example, a liquid crystal display (LCD: Liquid Crystal Display) or the like.

The communication unit 15 is for communicating with the player terminal 2 via the network 3, and has a function and control as a receiving unit for receiving various data, signals, and commands transmitted from the player terminal 2. It has a function as a transmission unit that transmits various data and signals to the player terminal 2 in response to a command from the unit 11. The communication unit 15 communicates with the player terminal 2 by, for example, HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol), HTTPS, WebSocket, P2P (Peer To Peer), or the like.

<Player terminal 2>
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the player terminal 2. The player terminal 2 is an information processing device (for example, a computer device such as a smartphone, a mobile phone terminal, a tablet terminal, etc.) that can be possessed and used by the player. The player terminal 2 can output the processing result of the game program transmitted from the server device 1 via the game application or the Web browser (for example, game screen display, game voice output, etc.). The player terminal 2 outputs a control unit 21 that controls the entire player terminal 2, a storage unit 22 that stores various data programs, an input unit 23 for the player to input operations, a game screen, an operation screen, and the like. It has a communication unit 25 for performing information communication with the output unit 24 and the server device 1.

The control unit 21 controls the entire operation of the player terminal 2 by executing the program stored in the storage unit 22, and is composed of a CPU, a GPU, and the like.

The storage unit 22 stores various control processes, programs for executing each function in the control unit 21, input data, and the like, and is one of RAM, ROM, flash memory, HDD, SSD, other storage, and the like. Consists of one or any combination thereof. Further, the storage unit 22 temporarily stores the communication content of the server device 1.

The control unit 21 of the present embodiment includes at least an operation information receiving unit 211, a game operation unit 212, and a processing result receiving unit 213. Further, the storage unit 22 includes at least a game operation information storage unit 221 and a layout information storage unit 222. The layout information storage unit 222 stores information regarding the layout of the configuration arranged on the top screen, which will be described later. Each functional unit of the control unit 21 can be realized by the CPU or GPU executing the program stored in the memory or the game operation information storage unit 221.

The operation information receiving unit 211 receives an operation related to the game by the player using the input unit 23. Then, the operation information receiving unit 211 outputs the received operation content to the game operation unit 212 or the server device 1.

The input unit 23 has a function of receiving input from the player. The input unit 23 in the present embodiment has an input surface capable of detecting a touch input by the player, and has a function of receiving an input from the player and transmitting the input content to the control unit 21. For example, when a touch panel is adopted as the output unit 24 of the player terminal 2, the surface of the touch panel also functions as an input surface of the input unit 23. The input unit 23 detects the touch input by the player, and the input information is transmitted to the control unit 21. Touch inputs include, but are not limited to, touch, multi-touch, release, swipe, tap, double tap, long tap, drag, and flick. The input unit 23 may have a physical button in addition to the touch panel as described above. The input unit 23 may have a configuration other than the touch panel integrated with the front surface (screen) of the user terminal as long as it has a function of receiving input from the player, and the touch panel provided on the back surface of the user terminal. It may be a sensor unit such as.

Here, as an example, "touch" refers to an operation or state in which a player's finger, a stylus pen, or the like comes into contact with the input surface of the input unit 23. Further, "swipe" refers to an operation of sliding the finger or the stylus pen in a certain direction for a certain distance or more while the player's finger or the stylus pen is in contact with the input surface of the input unit 23. The "long tap" is a continuous touch (tap) operation for a predetermined time or longer set in advance, and is an example of a long press operation. The predetermined time can be changed as appropriate. “Release” is an operation of releasing a finger, a stylus pen, or the like in contact with the input surface of the input unit 23 from the input surface.

The input unit 23 determines the type of touch input based on the contact of the input unit 23 such as a finger or a stylus pen with the input surface, the contact position on the input surface of the input unit 23, the contact time, or the number of contacts. For example, the input unit 23 can detect a point (start point) that is first touched on the input surface (the surface of the touch panel) and a point (end point) that the touch is away from.

The game operation unit 212 executes a process for operating the game application. The game operation unit 212 starts and operates the game based on the game software included in the game operation information stored in the game operation information storage unit 221 and the operation content of the player input from the input unit 23. The game operation unit 212 generates an image for a game from the image data included in the game operation information along with the operation of the game, and performs a control process for outputting the generated image to the output unit 24. Similarly, the game operation unit 212 generates music and sound for the game from the music data and voice data included in the game operation information along with the operation of the game, and outputs the generated music and sound from the output unit 24. Perform control processing for this. Here, a configuration has been described in which the native application partially executes the functions of the Web application, that is, the game operation unit 212 of the player terminal 2 partially executes the functions of the processing result generation unit 113 of the server device 1. As will be described later, the processing result generation unit 113 may be configured to generate all the game images and sounds as the processing result without having the game operation unit 212, or the game operation unit 212 may be configured to generate all the images and sounds for the game. It may be configured to generate game images and sounds.

When the game operation unit 212 is provided, predetermined parameters in the game operated by the game operation unit 212 are managed by the server device 1. For example, parameters such as stamina in the game and in-game currency are managed by the server device 1. Therefore, when a process involving a change in these predetermined parameters occurs in the game, the game operation unit 212 updates the parameters managed by the server device 1 by communicating with the server device 1. Then, the game operation unit 212 receives the updated parameter from the server device 1, and continues the operation of the game based on the updated parameter. The game operation unit 212 can automatically advance the game. In this case, the game operation unit 212 may send an automatic progress request to the server device 1 so that the game is automatically progressed on the server device 1 side.

When the server device 1 has the processing result generation unit 113, the processing result receiving unit 213 receives the processing result generated and transmitted by the processing result generation unit 113 and outputs the processing result to the player via the output unit 24. Works with.

In the present embodiment, the game operation information storage unit 221 also stores information indicating conditions for automatically progressing (automatically playing) the game (hereinafter, referred to as automatic progress condition information). FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of automatic progress condition information. The automatic progress condition information can include, for example, an operation site, an automatic progress start operation, and an automatic progress end operation. When the automatic progress start operation is performed on the part of the player terminal 2 indicated by the operation part, the automatic progress of the game is started, and when the automatic progress end operation is performed on the part of the player terminal 2 indicated by the operation part. The automatic progress of the game ends. For example, the automatic progress is terminated with the end of the long press operation, that is, the release operation of releasing the finger from the screen, for example. The operation site can be any site as long as the operation can be detected by the player. In the example of FIG. 4, the entire screen is the operation part, but for example, a predetermined area on the screen such as the right half, the left half, the upper half, and the lower half of the screen may be set. Further, the operation part may be a physical button, and pressing the physical button may be an automatic progress start operation. The configuration of the automatic progress condition information is not limited to the example of FIG. 4, and may be any information that specifies a condition for starting and ending the automatic progress of the game, or a condition for continuing the automatic progress of the game. The various conditions are not limited to one type, and may be a plurality of types. For example, as a condition for starting the automatic progress of the game, even if it has two or more conditions of long-tapping an arbitrary position on the entire screen and tapping the automatic progress button displayed on the screen. good. In this case, the player selects from a plurality of types of methods for starting the automatic progress of the game according to the surrounding conditions when the game is executed, and starts the automatic progress of the game by a method suitable for the player. be able to.

The layout information storage unit 222 may be provided in the server device 1 instead of the player terminal 2, or may be provided in different hardware configurations (for example, the server device 1 or the player terminal 2).

<Operation>
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating the operation of the game system of the present embodiment in a state where the game is not automatically progressed.

The player terminal 2 detects an operation from the player (S301), and when the operation target related to the detected operation is an operation site of the automatic progress condition information (S302: YES), the operation is the automatic progress condition information. If it is the automatic progress start operation set to (S303: YES), the automatic progress of the game is started (S304). The automatic progress of the game can be started, for example, by transmitting an automatic progress request to the server device 1. It is also possible to emulate an input operation so that the game can be automatically advanced on the player terminal 2 side. The player terminal 2 can receive input according to the operation and perform various processes according to the input (S305).

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating the operation of the game system of the present embodiment in a state where the game is automatically progressing.

The player terminal 2 detects an operation from the player (S321), and when the operation target related to the detected operation is an operation site of the automatic progress condition information (S322: YES), the operation is the automatic progress condition information. If it is the automatic progress end operation set to (S323: YES), the automatic progress of the game is ended (S324). The automatic progress of the game can be stopped (finished) by, for example, sending an automatic progress stop request to the server device 1. If the player terminal 2 emulates the input operation so as to automatically advance the game, the emulation process can be terminated. The player terminal 2 can receive input according to the operation and perform various processes according to the input (S325).

As described above, according to the game system of the present embodiment, the game can be automatically advanced by performing a predetermined operation.

For example, the game can be automatically advanced until somewhere on the screen is long-tapped and the finger or the like leaves the screen. In this case, the player can automatically play the game without shifting his / her line of sight to the screen.

Although the present embodiment has been described above, the above embodiment is for facilitating the understanding of the present invention, and is not for limiting the interpretation of the present invention. The present invention can be modified and improved without departing from the spirit thereof, and the present invention also includes an equivalent thereof.

For example, in the present embodiment, the conditions for starting and ending the automatic progress of the game are set in the automatic progress condition information, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the player can use the player terminal 2 without setting the automatic progress condition information. The game may be automatically advanced while the screen of is pressed. Further, for example, the automatic progress of the game may be started and ended according to the gesture formed by moving the finger touched on the screen.

Further, during the automatic progress of the game, the game speed may be changed as compared with the normal time. For example, when the screen is long-tapped (when the automatic progress start operation is performed), the progress speed of the game is increased, and when the finger is released from the screen (when the automatic progress end operation is performed), The progress speed of the game can be set as usual (the speed of the game being executed according to the operation of the player).

Further, when the automatic progress of the game continues for a predetermined time or longer, the progress speed of the game during the automatic progress may be increased. For example, if the screen is long-tapped to start the automatic progress of the game and it continues for 1 second or more, the progress of the game is compared with the normal time or the game speed of the automatic progress 1 second before. You may increase the speed so that when the finger is released from the screen (when the automatic progress end operation is performed), the progress speed of the game returns to normal.

In addition, in this game system, a mode that can automatically advance by long-tapping any position on the screen (on mode) and a mode that does not automatically advance even if you long-tap any position on the screen (off mode) You may be able to switch between. In that case, for example, a mode switching button is displayed on a predetermined screen in the game (for example, a home screen, a battle screen, a training screen, etc.), and the player taps the mode switching button to select it. It is possible to switch between the on mode in which the automatic progress function by tap is enabled and the off mode in which the function is disabled. As a result, the automatic progress function can be switched on and off by a long tap according to the player's game experience, surrounding conditions, and the like, and the convenience of the game can be improved.

Further, for example, in addition to the long press operation at an arbitrary position of the input unit, the automatic progress of the game may be executed by one or more other operation methods. As a result, the player can select from a plurality of types of operation methods for executing the automatic progress of the game according to the surrounding conditions and the like when the game is executed.

Further, for example, the player terminal 2 is provided with a camera, and the player terminal 2 analyzes the image taken by the camera to detect the orientation of the player's face and detects that the player's face is not looking at the screen. Only in some cases may the automatic progress of the game be performed.

Further, with respect to the processing of the software function unit included in the server device 1 and the player terminal 2, the player terminal 2 may have some or all the functions of the server device 1 as long as the gist of the present invention can be realized.

Further, the processes of FIGS. 5 and 6 show an example of the processes by the information processing system of the present embodiment, and are not intended to limit the present invention. Each step included in the processes of FIGS. 5 and 6 may be executed in an order different from the order shown in the figure, or some processes may be executed in parallel, or a part thereof. The step of 1 may be omitted, or another step may be added.

1 Server device 2 Player terminal 3 Network

Claims (8)

An input unit that accepts operations from the player,
A game execution unit that advances the game according to the above operation,
Equipped with
The game execution unit automatically advances the game while the player presses and holds an arbitrary position of the input unit.
The game execution unit increases the progress speed of the game while the game is automatically progressing.
A game system featuring. An input unit that accepts operations from the player,
A game execution unit that advances the game according to the above operation,
Equipped with
The game execution unit automatically advances the game while the player presses and holds an arbitrary position of the input unit.
The game execution unit increases the progress speed of the automatically progressing game when the automatic progress continues for a predetermined time or longer.
A game system featuring. The game system according to claim 1 or 2 .
The input unit is composed of the touch panel of the user terminal.
A game system featuring. The game system according to any one of claims 1 to 3 .
The game execution unit ends the automatic progress with the end of the long press operation.
A game system featuring. A step that accepts operations from the player via the input unit,
Steps to advance the game according to the above operation,
A step of automatically advancing the game while the player presses and holds an arbitrary position of the input unit.
The computer runs ,
A method of increasing the progress speed of the game while the game is automatically progressed in the step of automatically progressing the game . A step that accepts operations from the player via the input unit,
Steps to advance the game according to the above operation,
A step of automatically advancing the game while the player presses and holds an arbitrary position of the input unit.
The computer runs ,
A method for increasing the progress speed of a game during automatic progress when the automatic progress continues for a predetermined time or longer in the step of automatically progressing the game . A step that accepts operations from the player via the input unit,
Steps to advance the game according to the above operation,
A step of automatically advancing the game while the player presses and holds an arbitrary position of the input unit.
Let the computer run
A program that increases the progress speed of the game while the game is automatically progressed in the step of automatically progressing the game . A step that accepts operations from the player via the input unit,
Steps to advance the game according to the above operation,
A step of automatically advancing the game while the player presses and holds an arbitrary position of the input unit.
Let the computer run
A program for increasing the progress speed of the automatically progressing game when the automatic progressing continues for a predetermined time or longer in the step of automatically progressing the game .

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