JP2015116240A - Terminal device, game system, and method for controlling game system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game system achieving a game having more fun by concentrating an operation method of a game on operation by a touch on a screen, and hence by dispensing with prior learning of a complicated operation method.SOLUTION: A game system includes: operation determination means 75 for determining whether a player operates a button of a controller; selection information generation means 76 for generating selection information based on operation; and display means 77 for displaying a frame based on the selection information generated by the selection information generation means 76.

Description

  The present invention relates to a game system and a control method for the game system for causing a computer to realize a game that is more interesting by displaying an operation controller on the screen as means for a player to operate a smartphone game. Is.

In recent years, game systems that execute games played on smartphones after downloading via the Internet have become widespread. Some also obtain information from social network services and use it in games.

Such a game is operated by touching the screen of the smartphone with a finger. There are various ways to touch. There are various operation methods such as single tap that touches once, double tap that touches continuously, swipe that moves finger after touching, pinch-in and pinch-out that touch with two fingers, etc. To do. There are also some that try to improve the operability without confusing the player by reducing this operation method. (For example, Patent Document 1)

JP 2013-017661 A

As described above, in the smartphone game, there are very various and complicated operation methods. Therefore, when starting a game for the first time, the player is required to understand in advance how to operate and advance the game. The more complicated the game content is, the more explanations about the operation methods are, so there are cases where the user gets bored before enjoying the fun of the game. New developments on this point are desired.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and by consolidating game operations on a controller displayed on the screen, the game operations can be simplified and the player's operation method can be understood. Speed up. Specifically, the game is operated by using a decision button for proceeding with the game and a movement button for moving options. An object of the present invention is to provide a game system and a control method for the game system that can realize a more interesting game by consolidating the operation methods into one controller.

(1) The present invention is a terminal device for executing a game in which a player is displayed on a screen, and operation determining means for determining whether or not the player has operated a determination button or a movement button displayed on the screen. Selection information generating means for generating selection information based on the operation, and display means for displaying a frame on the text or image in the game displayed on the screen based on the selection information.

(2) Further, the present invention is a game system in which a player executes a game displayed on a screen, and an operation determination for determining whether or not the player has operated a determination button or a movement button displayed on the screen. Means, selection information generation means for generating selection information based on the operation, and display means for displaying a frame on the text or image in the game displayed on the screen based on the selection information.

(3) Furthermore, the present invention provides a control method for a game system in which a player executes a game displayed on a screen, and determines whether or not the player has operated a determination button or a movement button displayed on the screen. An operation determining step, a selection information generating step for generating selection information based on the operation, and a display step for displaying a frame on the text or image in the game displayed on the screen based on the selection information. Yes.

Up to now, it is complicated and it is hard to understand where to operate at first glance. By consolidating it into the controller that includes the decision button and move button, you can see what happens when you press. By making easy judgments, it is possible to create an interest that has never existed before.

It is explanatory drawing which shows the whole structure of the game system which concerns on one embodiment of this invention. It is a functional block diagram of the control part in the terminal device which comprises the game system which concerns on one embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing of the game screen in the terminal device which comprises the game system which concerns on one embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the main operation | movement of the game system which concerns on one embodiment of this invention.

A game system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

[Overview of network game system]
In this game system, a player operates a controller displayed on a screen to execute a game. The game element of operating this controller is a very important element for enhancing the fun of the game.

Hereinafter, the configuration of the game system will be described in detail.

[Overall configuration of game system]
As shown in FIG. 1, the terminal device 102 includes a control unit 10a, a display image processing unit 20a, an audio reproduction unit 30a, an external input / output control unit 40a, and a communication unit 50a, which are connected to each other by a bus 5. Yes.

As shown in FIG. 1, the control unit 10 a controls the overall operation of the terminal device 102, and an information processing unit (CPU) that performs various types of information processing in addition to processing related to overall game progress and image display processing. 11a, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 12a for temporarily storing information in the middle of processing, and a ROM 13a in which various programs are stored in advance, and these are connected to each other via a bus 5. .

The ROM 13a stores operation system (OS) program data, game data including image data, audio data, and various program data. Examples of the image data recorded in the ROM 13a include data such as cards, background images, various operation screens and setting screen images.

The CPU 11a reads out image data, audio data, control program data, game program data, and the like from the ROM 13a based on an operating system recorded in the built-in or removable ROM 13a. Part or all of the read data is held on the RAM 12a. Thereafter, the CPU 11a performs various data processing based on the control program and various data (display object, texture, image data including other character images, audio data, etc.) recorded on the RAM 12a.

The data processing includes image and audio data generation processing.

Of various data stored in the ROM 13a, data that can be stored in a removable recording medium may be readable by various drive units such as a hard disk drive, an optical disk drive, a flexible disk drive, and a cassette medium reading. In this case, as a recording medium, for example, a hard disk, an optical disk (CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, UMD, etc.), a flexible disk, a semiconductor memory, a ROM cassette, or a cartridge for a home video game apparatus can be used.

The display image processing unit 20a includes an interface circuit, a D / A converter (Digital-To-Analog converter), and the like. In accordance with an image display instruction from the CPU 11a, image data written in the RAM 12a, image data read from the ROM 13a, and the like Is displayed on a monitor 21a such as a liquid crystal display.

The voice output unit 30a generates voice messages, sound effects, music data, and the like to be generated in the course of the game according to instructions from the CPU 11a, and outputs them to the speaker 31a.

The external input / output control unit 40a includes an interface circuit and the like, and performs data input / output control between the control unit 10a and the input operation unit 41a. For example, the external input / output control unit 40a converts an operation detection signal input from the input operation unit 41a into a digital signal that can be processed by the control unit 10a. The input operation unit 41a includes a keyboard, buttons, a touch panel, and the like for the player to input various operation commands.

The communication unit 50a includes a communication information interface circuit, a communication modem, and the like, and transmits / receives various data to / from the game server 101 and other opponent terminal devices 102 via a communication path such as the Internet. Is to do.

Next, main functions of the terminal device 102 will be described. As illustrated in FIG. 2, the control unit 10 a of the terminal device 102 includes an operation determination unit 75, a selection information generation unit 76, and a display unit 77.

The operation determination unit 75 determines whether or not the player has browsed the display unit 77 of the terminal device 102 and touched the determination button or the movement button.

The selection information generation unit 76 generates selection information based on the operation selected by the operation determination unit 75. The selection information holds information indicating which frame is executed when the determination button is touched with respect to all the frames that may be displayed on the game screen. When the move button is touched, information indicating which frame is to be executed next is held when the decision button is touched after the frame has moved.

The display unit 77 controls the display image processing unit 20a (see FIG. 1) to display a frame on the screen (monitor 21a) of the terminal device 102. The display unit 77 includes a frame display unit 78.

The frame display unit displays a frame on the text or image displayed on the screen of the terminal device 102 based on the information of the selection information generation unit 76. It is the text or image in which this frame is displayed that the operation determining means 75 determines that the decision button has been touched.

According to said structure, the means for a player to operate a game can be integrated into a single controller. The player does not get lost in the operation method, and can realize a game having an element of unprecedented fun. When sequentially explaining in accordance with the above-described configuration, the terminal device that plays the game while the player browses the screen displays a frame on the text or image of the game screen when the determination button can be operated based on the selection information generation unit And a game operation method in which the frame moves to a location where the next determination button can be operated by touching the movement button.

This makes it easier to operate the game, which has been difficult to understand by touching the screen until now, and can be reliably operated by touching the move button. Since it is possible to reach the location, the player will not be wondering where to operate next.

Further, according to the above configuration, the display unit of the terminal device displays a frame of text or an image on the screen. Therefore, it can be confirmed in advance that the operation can be performed as expected even without touching the button. When the decision button can be touched, an effect of changing the color of the button is performed. Thereby, the player can grasp visually and realistically that the button can be touched.

As described above, with this configuration, the game operation method is integrated into a controller including a determination button and a movement button, which is a novel game operability unprecedented in smartphone games. A highly efficient game system can be realized.

FIG. 3 is a screen viewed when the player is playing the game.

There is a controller that operates at the bottom of the screen. The controller includes a determination button 22a and a movement button 23a.

When the enter button 22a can be touched, a frame is displayed on the game screen. The frame may be displayed in text or in an image. When the decision button cannot be touched during the game operation or the like, the frame is not displayed and there is no effect of changing the button color.

When the determination button 22a is touched, the operation determination unit 75 determines that the determination button has been touched, and the selection information generation unit 76 applies to all frames that may be displayed on the next screen to be displayed. Next, a frame to be executed when the determination button is touched is generated, and the display unit 77 of the terminal device 102 displays the frame on the text or image on the game screen.

When the movement button 23a is touched, the operation determination unit 75 determines that the movement button has been touched, and the selection information generation unit 76 next determines all the frames that may be displayed on the screen. A frame to be executed when touching is generated, and the display unit 77 of the terminal device 102 displays the frame on the text or image of the game screen.

Next, the game outline will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. When the game start button is pressed on the terminal device 102, the game program is loaded and stored in the RAM 12a from the ROM 13a or the recording medium storing the game program (S31). At this time, various basic game data necessary for executing the game are also loaded and stored in the RAM 12a from the ROM 13a or the recording medium (S31). Thereby, the game program and the basic game data are recognized by the CPU 11 a of the terminal device 103. Here, the basic game data includes position coordinate data for arranging data related to various images (for example, image data of various objects) in the game space.

Next, the CPU 11a of the terminal device 102 executes a game program based on the basic game data stored in the RAM 12a (S32). Normally, when a game program for a game is started, an initial screen is displayed on the monitor 21a, and the game is executed (S33).

Then, the CPU 11a determines whether or not the player's operation is necessary to continue the game (S34). If the operation is not necessary, the game is continuously executed (S33). When an operation by the player is necessary (YES in S34), the CPU 11a notifies the player that the operation is necessary, and the game result is stored in a non-volatile recording medium such as a hard disk or a memory card (S35). The operation is executed (S36).

10a control unit 75 operation determination unit 76 selection information generation unit 77 display unit 78 frame display unit 102 terminal device

Claims (3)

A terminal device for executing a game displayed on a screen by a player,
Operation determining means for determining whether or not the player has operated a determination button or a movement button displayed on the screen;
Selection information generating means for generating selection information based on the operation;
Display means for displaying a frame on the text or image in the game displayed on the screen based on the selection information;
A terminal device comprising: A game system in which a player executes a game displayed on a screen,
Operation determining means for determining whether or not the player has operated a determination button or a movement button displayed on the screen;
Selection information generating means for generating selection information based on the operation;
Display means for displaying a frame on the text or image in the game displayed on the screen based on the selection information;
A game system comprising: A control method of a game system in which a player executes a game displayed on a screen,
An operation determination step of determining whether or not the player has operated a determination button or a movement button displayed on the screen;
A selection information generation step for generating selection information based on the operation;
A display step of displaying a frame on the text or image in the game displayed on the screen based on the selection information;
A game system control method comprising: