JP2020110352A - Game program, game method, and information processor - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a game program, a game method, and an information processor capable of smoothly progressing a game according to a user's play style.SOLUTION: User setting permits content skip setting according to a user's intention, and content is not presented even if the presentation timing of the content is reached when content skip setting is set to "ON" setting while content is presented when the presentation timing of the content is reached according to progress of a game and a quest when content skip setting is set to "OFF" setting.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

Description

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

In some games, by presenting contents such as stories, episodes, and conversations that combine sentences, sounds, and images according to the progress of the game, the story of the game, the worldview, and the characters that appear can be expressed. To do. In such a game, a user who browses the content can deepen the understanding of the game through the content, and thus can be expected to be more absorbed in the game.

In addition, in such a game, there is a game in which, while presenting the content, the content is skipped halfway in response to an operation by the user in order to enable quick play of the main game.

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However, in order to skip the content in the game of Non-Patent Document 1, the user needs to perform a predetermined operation each time. Further, the content cannot be skipped until the presentation of the content is once started. Therefore, for example, a user who mainly wants to play only the main part of the game may have a complicated impression, which may reduce the interest of the game.

The present invention has been conceived in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a game program, a game method, and an information processing device that allow a game to proceed smoothly according to a user's play style. Is.

According to an aspect of one embodiment shown in the present disclosure, there is provided a game program executed in a computer including a processor, a memory, an input unit, and a display unit. The game based on the game program includes a game part for advancing the game and a content part for presenting content related to the game, and the game program responds to the timing by reaching the processor at any one of a plurality of timings. The first step of enabling the presentation of the content to be presented and the second step of setting the fact that the presentation of the content is not permitted even when the timing is reached in accordance with the input operation from the user. When the content not to be presented is not set in the two steps, the content corresponding to the reached timing is presented, while when the content is not allowed to be set in the second step, the timing is reached. Even does not present the content.

According to an aspect of one embodiment, there is provided a computer-implemented game method including a processor, a memory, an input unit, and a display unit. The game based on the game method includes a game part for advancing the game and a content part for presenting content related to the game, and the game method responds to the timing by the computer reaching any one of a plurality of timings. The first step of enabling the presentation of the content to be presented, and the second step of setting that the presentation of the content is not permitted even when the timing is reached according to the input operation from the user. While the content corresponding to the reached timing is presented when the step of not permitting the presentation of the content is set, the timing is reached when the setting of not permitting the presentation of the content is set in the second step. Do not present any content, if any.

According to one aspect of one embodiment, an information processing device including a storage unit that stores a game program and a control unit that controls the operation of the information processing device by executing the game program is provided. The game based on the game program includes a game part for advancing the game and a content part for presenting content related to the game, and the control unit presents the content corresponding to the timing by reaching any of the plurality of timings. The first step of enabling and the second step of setting that the presentation of the content is not permitted even when the timing is reached according to the input operation from the user are executed. When the content presentation is not permitted, the content corresponding to the reached timing is presented, while when the content presentation is not permitted in the second step, the timing is reached. Does not present any content.

According to the present invention, the game can be smoothly progressed according to the play style of the user.

It is a figure which shows the hardware constitutions of a game system. It is a block diagram showing functional composition of a user terminal and a server included in a game system. It is a figure for demonstrating the flowchart of a user setting process. It is a figure for explaining an example of a user setting screen when user setting processing is performed. It is a figure for demonstrating the flowchart of a content presentation process. It is a figure for explaining an example of a screen about contents presentation.

[Embodiment]
The game system according to the present disclosure is a system for providing a game to a plurality of users. Hereinafter, the game system will be described with reference to the drawings. It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to these exemplifications, and is shown by the scope of claims, and it is intended that all modifications within the meaning and scope equivalent to the scope of claims are included in the present invention. It In the following description, the same elements will be denoted by the same reference symbols in the description of the drawings, without redundant description.

<Hardware configuration of game system 1>
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a hardware configuration of the game system 1. As shown, the game system 1 includes a plurality of user terminals 100 and a server 200. Each user terminal 100 can be connected to the server 200 via the network 2. The network 2 includes various mobile communication systems constructed by the Internet and a wireless base station (not shown). Examples of this mobile communication system include so-called 3G and 4G mobile communication systems, LTE (Long Term Evolution), and a wireless network (for example, Wi-Fi (registered trademark)) that can be connected to the Internet by a predetermined access point. To be

The server 200 (computer, information processing device) may be a general-purpose computer such as a workstation or a personal computer. The server 200 includes a processor 20, a memory 21, a storage 22, a communication IF 23, and an input/output IF 24. These components included in the server 200 are electrically connected to each other by a communication bus.

The user terminal 100 (computer, information processing device) may be a mobile terminal such as a smartphone, a feature phone, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), or a tablet computer as long as it is an information processing device. The user terminal 100 may be a game device suitable for game play. As shown, the user terminal 100 includes a processor 10, a memory 11, a storage 12, a communication interface (IF) 13, an input/output IF 14, a touch screen 15 (display unit), a camera 17, and a distance measuring sensor. 18 and. These components included in the user terminal 100 are electrically connected to each other by a communication bus. The user terminal 100 may include an input/output IF 14 to which a display (display unit) configured separately from the main body of the user terminal 100 can be connected instead of or in addition to the touch screen 15.

Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the user terminal 100 may be configured to be able to communicate with one or more controllers 1020. The controller 1020 establishes communication with the user terminal 100 according to a communication standard such as Bluetooth (registered trademark). The controller 1020 may have one or more buttons or the like, and transmits an output value based on a user's input operation to the buttons or the like to the user terminal 100. Further, the controller 1020 may have various sensors such as an acceleration sensor and an angular velocity sensor, and outputs output values of the various sensors to the user terminal 100.

The user terminal 100 may have the camera 17 and the distance measuring sensor 18 instead of or in addition to the camera 17 and the distance measuring sensor 18.

It is desirable that the user terminal 100 causes a user who uses the controller 1020 to input user identification information such as a name or a login ID of the user via the controller 1020, for example, at the start of the game. This allows the user terminal 100 to associate the controller 1020 with the user, and specifies which user the output value belongs to based on the transmission source (controller 1020) of the received output value. be able to.

When the user terminal 100 communicates with the plurality of controllers 1020, each controller 1020 is held by each user, so that the one user terminal 100 does not communicate with other devices such as the server 200 via the network 2. Multiplayer can be realized with. In addition, each user terminal 100 communicates with each other according to a wireless standard such as a wireless LAN (Local Area Network) standard (communicatively connects without passing through the server 200), thereby realizing multi-play locally by a plurality of user terminals 100. You can also do it. When the above-mentioned multiplay is locally realized by one user terminal 100, the user terminal 100 may further include at least a part of various functions of the server 200, which will be described later. When the above-described multiplay is locally realized by a plurality of user terminals 100, the plurality of user terminals 100 may be provided with various functions of the server 200, which will be described later, in a distributed manner.

Note that the user terminal 100 may communicate with the server 200 even when the above-described multiplay is realized locally. For example, information indicating a play result such as a score or a win or loss in a game and user identification information may be associated with each other and transmitted to the server 200.

Further, the controller 1020 may be configured to be attachable to and detachable from the user terminal 100. In this case, a coupling part with the controller 1020 may be provided on at least one surface of the housing of the user terminal 100. When the user terminal 100 and the controller 1020 are connected by wire via the connecting unit, the user terminal 100 and the controller 1020 send and receive signals via wire.

As shown in FIG. 1, the user terminal 100 may accept mounting of a storage medium 1030 such as an external memory card via the input/output IF 14. As a result, the user terminal 100 can read the program and data recorded in the storage medium 1030. The program recorded in the storage medium 1030 is, for example, a game program.

The user terminal 100 may store the game program acquired by communicating with an external device such as the server 200 in the memory 11 of the user terminal 100, or the game program acquired by reading from the storage medium 1030 in the memory 11. May be stored in.

As described above, the user terminal 100 includes the communication IF 13, the input/output IF 14, the touch screen 15, the camera 17, and the distance measuring sensor 18 as an example of a mechanism for inputting information to the user terminal 100. Each of the above-described units as a mechanism for inputting can be regarded as an operation unit configured to receive an input operation of a user.

For example, when the operation unit is configured by at least one of the camera 17 and the distance measuring sensor 18, the operation unit detects an object 1010 near the user terminal 100 and performs an input operation from the detection result of the object. Identify. As an example, the user's hand as the object 1010, a marker having a predetermined shape, or the like is detected, and the input operation is specified based on the color, shape, movement, or type of the object 1010 obtained as a detection result. It More specifically, when the user's hand is detected from the image captured by the camera 17, the user terminal 100 operates the gesture (a series of movements of the user's hand) detected based on the captured image by the user's input operation. As specified and accepted. The captured image may be a still image or a moving image.

Alternatively, when the operation unit includes the touch screen 15, the user terminal 100 identifies and accepts the user's operation performed on the input unit 151 of the touch screen 15 as the user's input operation. Alternatively, when the operation unit is configured by the communication IF 13, the user terminal 100 identifies and receives a signal (for example, an output value) transmitted from the controller 1020 as a user input operation. Alternatively, when the operation unit is configured by the input/output IF 14, a signal output from an input device (not shown) different from the controller 1020 connected to the input/output IF 14 is specified and accepted as the user's input operation.

<Hardware components of each device>
The processor 10 controls the operation of the entire user terminal 100. The processor 20 controls the operation of the entire server 200. The processors 10 and 20 include a CPU (Central Processing Unit), an MPU (Micro Processing Unit), and a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit).

The processor 10 reads the program from the storage 12 and loads it in the memory 11. The processor 20 reads the program from the storage 22 and loads it in the memory 21. The processor 10 and the processor 20 execute the expanded program.

The memories 11 and 21 are main storage devices. The memories 11 and 21 are storage devices such as a ROM (Read Only Memory) and a RAM (Random Access Memory). The memory 11 provides a work area to the processor 10 by temporarily storing the program and various data read by the processor 10 from the storage 12. The memory 11 also temporarily stores various data generated while the processor 10 operates according to a program. The memory 21 provides a work area to the processor 20 by temporarily storing various programs and data read by the processor 20 from the storage 22. The memory 21 also temporarily stores various data generated while the processor 20 operates according to the program.

In the present embodiment, the program may be a game program for realizing the game on the user terminal 100. Alternatively, the program may be a game program for realizing the game by cooperation between the user terminal 100 and the server 200. Note that the game realized by the cooperation of the user terminal 100 and the server 200 may be, for example, a game executed on a browser activated in the user terminal 100. Alternatively, the program may be a game program for realizing the game by cooperation of a plurality of user terminals 100. In addition, various data includes data regarding a game such as user information and game information, and instructions or notifications transmitted and received between the user terminal 100 and the server 200 or between a plurality of user terminals 100.

The storages 12 and 22 are auxiliary storage devices. The storages 12 and 22 are configured by a storage device such as a flash memory or an HDD (Hard Disk Drive). The storage 12 and the storage 22 store various data relating to the game.

The communication IF 13 controls transmission/reception of various data in the user terminal 100. The communication IF 23 controls transmission/reception of various data in the server 200. The communication IFs 13 and 23 control communication using, for example, wireless LAN (Local Area Network), wired LAN, wireless LAN, or Internet communication via a mobile phone network, and communication using short-range wireless communication.

The input/output IF 14 is an interface for the user terminal 100 to receive data input, and is an interface for the user terminal 100 to output data. The input/output IF 14 may input/output data via a USB (Universal Serial Bus) or the like. The input/output IF 14 may include, for example, a physical button of the user terminal 100, a camera, a microphone, a speaker, or the like. The input/output IF 24 of the server 200 is an interface for the server 200 to receive data input, and is an interface for the server 200 to output data. The input/output IF 24 may include, for example, an input unit which is an information input device such as a mouse or a keyboard, and a display unit which is a device for displaying and outputting an image.

The touch screen 15 of the user terminal 100 is an electronic component that combines the input unit 151 and the display unit 152. The input unit 151 is, for example, a touch-sensitive device, and is configured by, for example, a touch pad. The display unit 152 is composed of, for example, a liquid crystal display, an organic EL (Electro-Luminescence) display, or the like.

The input unit 151 detects a position at which a user operation (mainly a physical contact operation such as a touch operation, a slide operation, a swipe operation, and a tap operation) is input on the input surface, and inputs information indicating the position. It has the function of transmitting as a signal. The input unit 151 may include a touch sensing unit (not shown). The touch sensing unit may be of any type such as a capacitance type or a resistance film type.

Although not shown, the user terminal 100 may include one or more sensors for specifying the holding posture of the user terminal 100. This sensor may be, for example, an acceleration sensor or an angular velocity sensor. When the user terminal 100 includes a sensor, the processor 10 can also specify the holding posture of the user terminal 100 from the output of the sensor and perform processing according to the holding posture. For example, the processor 10 may perform vertical screen display for displaying a vertically long image on the display unit 152 when the user terminal 100 is held vertically. On the other hand, when the user terminal 100 is held in a horizontal orientation, a landscape image may be displayed on the display unit. In this way, the processor 10 may be capable of switching between the vertical screen display and the horizontal screen display according to the holding posture of the user terminal 100.

The camera 17 includes an image sensor and the like, and converts a light incident from a lens into an electric signal to generate a captured image.

The distance measuring sensor 18 is a sensor that measures the distance to the measurement target. The distance measuring sensor 18 includes, for example, a light source that emits pulse-converted light and a light receiving element that receives the light. The distance measuring sensor 18 measures the distance to the measurement object by the light emission timing from the light source and the light reception timing of the reflected light generated by the light emitted from the light source reflected on the measurement object. The distance measuring sensor 18 may include a light source that emits light having directivity.

Here, an example in which the user terminal 100 receives the detection result of detecting the object 1010 near the user terminal 100 by using the camera 17 and the distance measuring sensor 18 as the user's input operation will be further described. The camera 17 and the distance measuring sensor 18 may be provided, for example, on the side surface of the housing of the user terminal 100. A distance measuring sensor 18 may be provided near the camera 17. As the camera 17, for example, an infrared camera can be used. In this case, the camera 17 may be provided with a lighting device that emits infrared rays, a filter that blocks visible light, and the like. Thereby, the detection accuracy of the object based on the image captured by the camera 17 can be further improved regardless of whether it is outdoors or indoors.

The processor 10 may perform, for example, one or more of the following processes (1) to (5) on the image captured by the camera 17. (1) The processor 10 specifies whether or not the user's hand is included in the captured image by performing image recognition processing on the captured image of the camera 17. The processor 10 may use, for example, a technique such as pattern matching as the analysis technique used in the above-described image recognition processing. (2) Further, the processor 10 detects the gesture of the user from the shape of the hand of the user. The processor 10 specifies the number of fingers of the user (the number of extended fingers) from the shape of the user's hand detected from the captured image, for example. The processor 10 further identifies a gesture made by the user from the identified number of fingers. For example, when the number of fingers is 5, the processor 10 determines that the user has made a “par” gesture. In addition, the processor 10 determines that the user has made a gesture of “goo” when the number of fingers is 0 (no finger is detected). Further, when the number of fingers is two, the processor 10 determines that the user has made a gesture of “cutting”. (3) The processor 10 performs image recognition processing on the image captured by the camera 17 to detect whether the user's finger is in a state where only the forefinger is raised or the user's finger makes a repulsive movement. .. (4) The processor 10 determines the object 1010 (such as the user's hand) near the user terminal 100 based on at least one of the image recognition result of the image captured by the camera 17 and the output value of the distance measuring sensor 18. ) And the user terminal 100 are detected. For example, the processor 10 determines whether the user's hand is near the user terminal 100 (for example, a distance less than a predetermined value) or far (for example, a predetermined value) depending on the size of the shape of the user's hand identified from the image captured by the camera 17. The above distance) is detected. If the captured image is a moving image, the processor 10 may detect whether the user's hand is approaching or moving away from the user terminal 100. (5) If it is determined that the distance between the user terminal 100 and the user's hand changes while the user's hand is detected, based on the image recognition result of the image captured by the camera 17, etc., the processor 10 recognizes that the user is shaking his hand in the shooting direction of the camera 17. When an object is not detected or detected by the distance measuring sensor 18 having a directivity stronger than the shooting range of the camera 17, the processor 10 determines that the user shakes his hand in a direction orthogonal to the shooting direction of the camera. recognize.

As described above, the processor 10 recognizes whether or not the user is holding his/her hand by the image recognition of the image captured by the camera 17 (whether the gesture is “Goo” or other gesture (for example, “Par”)). Or) is detected. The processor 10 also detects the shape of the user's hand and how the user is moving this hand. Further, the processor 10 detects whether the user is moving this hand close to or away from the user terminal 100. Such an operation can correspond to an operation using a pointing device such as a mouse or a touch panel. The user terminal 100, for example, moves the pointer on the touch screen 15 in response to the movement of the user's hand, and detects the gesture “goo” of the user. In this case, the user terminal 100 recognizes that the user is continuing the selection operation. The continuation of the selection operation corresponds to, for example, maintaining the state where the mouse is clicked and pressed, or maintaining the state where the touch panel is touched after the touchdown operation. Further, when the user further moves his or her hand while the user's gesture “goo” is detected, the user terminal 100 determines such a series of gestures as an operation corresponding to the swipe operation (or the drag operation). You can also recognize. In addition, when the user terminal 100 detects a gesture such that the user repels a finger based on the detection result of the user's hand from the image captured by the camera 17, the user terminal 100 clicks the mouse or taps the touch panel. May be recognized as an operation corresponding to.

<Game outline>
A game executed by the game system 1 (hereinafter referred to as a “main game”) is a game part for providing a main part of the game, a knitting part for knitting a character or the like used for the progress of the game when starting the game part, and a predetermined part. The content part etc. which present the content relevant to the said game to a user at the timing of.

The genre of this game is, for example, games using sports such as tennis, table tennis, dodgeball, baseball, soccer and hockey, puzzle games, quiz games, RPG, adventure games, simulation games, mahjong games, and cards using playing cards. It may be of any genre, such as games and training games. The main part of the game is a part that executes a game play according to a genre (a match with an opponent in the case of tennis, a scene of answering a quiz in the case of a quiz game, etc.).

Further, the present game is not limited to a specific play mode, and may be a game of any play mode. For example, a single-player game played by a single user, a multi-player game played by a plurality of users, and among multi-play games, a battle game played by a plurality of users and a cooperative play game played by a plurality of users. May be. The composition part is a part for setting/editing a character operated by the user in the main part of the game, and equipment/items of the character.

The content is configured by a character string, an image, a moving image, a sound, any other output mode that the user terminal 100 can perform, and a combination thereof. In the present embodiment, the content may represent a story, a sense of world, a character, or the like in this game. In the present embodiment, unless otherwise specified, the contents are contents whose contents are unchanged regardless of the operation contents of the user being presented. For example, the content according to the present embodiment includes content as a scenario for reading a story of a single road, episodes related to a character appearing in a game (for example, events in personal life of the character, memorable experiences/experiences, other The content includes a content that advances conversation (speech) between a plurality of characters (e.g., an effect that depicts an encounter with a character, etc.) (e.g., an effect that uses a conversation to explain future game development, goals to be achieved, etc.). By providing the content, for example, the user can be motivated to acquire the character that appeared in the content, and the attachment to the character can be improved. Also, the development of the main game can be made easy to understand.

The timing of presenting the content after transitioning to the content part (presentation timing) may be any timing that transitions at a predetermined timing according to the progress of the game, and regardless of the quest, for example, the predetermined timing between the game parts. May be performed at a predetermined timing during the game part, or may be performed at a predetermined timing before the formation part or after the formation part.

<Functional configuration of game system 1>
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the functional configurations of the server 200 and the user terminal 100 included in the game system 1. Each of the server 200 and the user terminal 100 may include a functional configuration (not shown) necessary for functioning as a general computer and a functional configuration necessary for realizing a known function in a game.

The user terminal 100 has a function as an input device that receives a user's input operation and a function as an output device that outputs a game image or sound. The user terminal 100 functions as the control unit 110 and the storage unit 120 in cooperation with the processor 10, the memory 11, the storage 12, the communication IF 13, the input/output IF 14, and the like.

The server 200 has a function of communicating with each user terminal 100 and supporting the progress of the game in the user terminal 100. When the game is a multi-play game, the server 200 may have a function of communicating with each user terminal 100 participating in the game and mediating the exchange between the user terminals 100. The server 200 functions as the control unit 210 and the storage unit 220 in cooperation with the processor 20, the memory 21, the storage 22, the communication IF 23, the input/output IF 24, and the like.

The storage unit 220 stores a game program 231, game information 232, and user information 233. The game program 231 is a game program executed by the server 200. The server 200 executes the game program 231 to perform processing for communicating with the user terminal 100 and proceeding with the game. The game information 232 is data that the control unit 210 refers to when executing the game program. The user information 233 includes information managed for each user account and information collected from each user terminal 100.

The storage unit 120 stores a game program 131, game information 132, and user information 133. The game program 131 is a game program executed by the user terminal 100. The user terminal 100 executes the game program 131 to perform processing for communicating with the server 200 and proceeding with the game. The game information 132 is data that the control unit 110 refers to when executing the game program. The user information 133 stores information about an account corresponding to the user terminal 100.

(Content data)
The game information 232 includes a plurality of types of content data 232A. The content data 232A is data regarding content for presenting each of a plurality of types of content provided in the content part of the present game to the user. The content data 232A stores data relating to the content in association with each presentation timing. The content data 232A defines, for each type of content, data indicating data itself to be presented as content such as a character string, image, moving image, and audio, and timing and wait time for presenting each component of the content. Contains data and.

A request for the user terminal 100 to communicate with the server 200 when the providing timing for providing the content is reached according to the progress of the game, and to request content data for providing the content corresponding to the presenting timing. The information is output to the server 200, and the content is provided based on the content data transmitted from the server 200 according to the request information.

(Functional configuration of the server 200)
The control unit 210 centrally controls the server 200 by executing the game program 231 stored in the storage unit 220. For example, the control unit 210 transmits various data and programs to the user terminal 100. The control unit 210 receives part or all of the game information or the user information from the user terminal 100. When the game is a multi-play game, the control unit 210 may receive a request for multi-play synchronization from the user terminal 100 and transmit data for synchronization to the user terminal 100.

The control unit 210 functions as the transmission/reception unit 211, the server processing unit 212, and the data management unit 213 according to the description of the game program 231. The control unit 210 can also function as other functional blocks (not shown) in order to support the progress of the game on the user terminal 100, depending on the nature of the game to be executed.

The transmission/reception unit 211 receives various data and requests from the user terminal 100. For example, the transmission/reception unit 211 receives a part or all of the game information 132 or the user information 133 from the user terminal 100. The transmission/reception unit 211 also transmits various data and requests to the user terminal 100. For example, the transmission/reception unit 211 transmits the game information or part or all of the user information to the user terminal 100.

The server processing unit 212 performs arithmetic processing necessary for providing a game. The server processing unit 212 instructs the transmission/reception unit 211 to transmit various data. The server processing unit 212 instructs the data management unit 213 to add, update, or delete various information included in the game information 232 and the user information 233.

The data management unit 213 manages the data stored in the storage unit 220. The data management unit 213 executes addition, update, or deletion of various information included in the game information 232 and the user information 233 according to an instruction from the server processing unit 212. The data management unit 213 may read at least one of the game information 232 and the user information 233 from the storage unit 220 according to an instruction from the server processing unit 212. According to the instruction from the server processing unit 212, the data management unit 213 reads out, from the storage unit 220, a program of the game program 131 to be executed by a certain user terminal 100, and transmits the program to the user terminal 100 via the transmission/reception unit 211. May be.

Further, the data management unit 213 reads content data corresponding to the presentation timing specified from the request information from the content data 132A in response to the request information (including the presentation timing) requesting the content from the user terminal 100, The data is transmitted to the requesting user terminal 100 via the transmission/reception unit 211.

(Functional configuration of the user terminal 100)
The control unit 110 centrally controls the user terminal 100 by executing the game program 131 stored in the storage unit 120. For example, the control unit 110 advances the game according to the operation of the game program 131 and the user. Further, the control unit 110 communicates with the server 200 as needed to transmit and receive information while the game is in progress.

The control unit 110 functions as an operation receiving unit 111, a game progression unit 112, a display control unit 113, and a communication unit 114 according to the description of the game program 131. The control unit 110 can also function as other functional blocks (not shown) in order to progress the game depending on the nature of the game to be executed. The control unit 110 can also function as other functional blocks (not shown) in order to progress the game depending on the nature of the game to be executed.

The operation receiving unit 111 detects and receives a user's input operation on the input unit 151. The operation reception unit 111 determines what input operation has been performed based on the user's action on the console via the touch screen 15 and the other input/output IF 14, and outputs the result to each element of the control unit 110. To do.

The communication unit 114 transmits various data and requests to the server 200. For example, the communication unit 114 transmits part or all of the game information 132 or the user information 133 to the server 200. The communication unit 114 receives various data and requests from the server 200. For example, the communication unit 114 receives part or all of the game information 132 or the user information 133 from the server 200.

The game progression unit 112 performs various processes related to the progress of the game. For example, the game progression unit 112 identifies the instruction content of the user based on the coordinates of the position of the input operation received by the operation reception unit 111, the type of operation, and the progress status of the game. In addition, the game progression unit 112 performs various determination processes related to the progress of the game. In addition, the game progression unit 112 adds, updates, or deletes various types of information stored in the storage unit 120 and included in the game information 132 and the user information 133. The game progression unit 112 includes a presentation unit 112A, a skip processing unit 112B, a granting unit 112C, and a notification unit 112D.

The presentation unit 112A executes various processes related to presentation of content. The presentation unit 112A communicates with the server 200 by reaching the presentation timing for presenting the content according to the progress of the game, and executes the process for identifying the content data corresponding to the presentation timing, Is presented (hereinafter, also referred to as a new presentation). Further, the presentation unit 112A can present, for example, the content already presented during the progress of the game by a re-presentation operation to the operation reception unit 111 (hereinafter, also referred to as re-presentation).

In addition, the presentation unit 112A receives the content even when the presentation timing for presenting the content is reached according to the input operation to the operation reception unit 111 in the user setting (in response to the touch operation by the user). It is possible to perform the content skip setting for not presenting the content without performing the processing itself for identifying the content.

The skip processing unit 112B executes processing for reducing the time required to present the content (time from the start to the end) of the content being presented. The skip processing unit 112B skips the content being presented from the middle according to an input operation to the operation reception unit 111 (in response to the user's operation) (hereinafter, also referred to as midway skip).

The giving unit 112C gives a privilege that is advantageous to the user in the progress of the game. By providing the privilege, the degree of advantage of the user is improved. The plurality of types of content that can be presented include specific content that gives a privilege to the user. 112 C of provision parts give a user the profit corresponding to the said specific content, for example, when the timing which presents the said specific content is reached. The content of the profit given to the user by the giving unit 112C is not particularly limited. For example, the giving unit 112C may give a profit directly to the user, or may give a profit indirectly. Specifically, the providing unit 112C may provide the user with at least one of valuable data, items, and game objects that can be used in the game. Further, the providing unit 112C may provide the user with data that can be used in other than the game as a profit, for example.

The notification unit 112D presents various notifications to the user. For example, the notification unit 112D instructs the display control unit 113 to display a message according to the notification from the presentation unit 112A and the skip processing unit 112B on the touch screen 15.

The display control unit 113 causes the display unit 152 to display an image. The display control unit 113 generates, for example, an image including an object and a background image that is the background of the object, and causes the display unit 152 to display the image.

The display control unit 113 may control a 2D or 3D object (UI object) for constructing a UI (user interface). For example, the display control unit 113 may superimpose and display UI objects, such as icons, buttons, lists, and menu screens, necessary for various game operations on the background image. The UI object is a tool for the user to input to the user terminal 100, which is necessary for the progress of the game. The UI object is a tool for the user to obtain information output from the user terminal 100 while the game is in progress.

The functions of the server 200 and the user terminal 100 shown in FIG. 2 are merely examples. The server 200 may include at least a part of the functions of the user terminal 100. In addition, the user terminal 100 may include at least a part of the functions included in the server 200. Further, a device other than the user terminal 100 and the server 200 may be a constituent element of the game system 1, and the other device may be caused to execute a part of the processing in the game system 1. That is, the computer that executes the game program in the present embodiment may be any of the user terminal 100, the server 200, and another device, or may be realized by a combination of these plural devices.

<Outline of processing>
(User setting)
In this game, user settings for customizing game operations and the like according to the user's preference can be made. FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining a flowchart of a user setting process for performing user setting. The user setting process is executed in the user terminal 100. The user setting process is included in the process by the game program 131, and is executed in response to, for example, an input operation on the user setting icon on the game screen. Further, FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining an example of the user setting screen when the user setting process is being executed among the game screens displayed on the display unit 152.

On the user setting screen, as shown in FIG. 4A, etc., a "system" tab, a "gameplay" tab, and a "function" tab are displayed at the upper part of the screen, and a selected tab is displayed at the lower part thereof. The corresponding setting item is displayed. When the "system" tab is selected, for example, items related to the system, such as sound effect volume and image resolution (reality), are displayed, and the items can be set. When it is determined in S01 of FIG. 3 that the "System" tab has been selected and system settings have been made, in S02, items related to the system are displayed, and user settings are performed based on input operations for these items. Be seen.

When the "Game Play" tab is selected, items related to the progress of the game are displayed, such as the contents and reference information related to the game, whether or not to allow skipping during the presentation of the contents, and the items can be set. Become. When it is determined in S03 of FIG. 3 that the "game play" tab is selected and the game play setting is performed, in S04, the items related to the game play are displayed, and the user is operated based on the input operation to these items. Settings are made.

When it is determined in S05 of FIG. 3 that the "function" tab has been selected and function setting has been performed, in S06, items related to the function are displayed. As the function-related items, as shown in FIG. 4A and the like, for example, a material storage automatic allocation item, a follow block item, a content skip item, etc. are displayed, and the item can be set.

The material storage automatic allocation item is an item for permitting automatic allocation of materials newly acquired in the game part to the material storage. The follow block item is an item for setting such that the user cannot be arbitrarily followed by another user. The content skip item is an item for setting to skip without presenting the content from the beginning without performing the process for identifying the content even when the timing of presenting the content is reached.

On the user setting screen, as shown in FIG. 4A, the selected tab is displayed in white and the other tabs are displayed in gray. In the user setting screen, the current setting status of each item corresponding to the selected tab is shown. For example, in FIG. 4A, the content skip item is displayed as “OFF”, which indicates that the skip setting is set. As for the user setting, the setting of the item can be changed by performing an input operation (touch operation) on the image showing the current setting status.

In S07, it is determined whether or not an input operation has been performed on the content skip item. That is, in FIG. 4A, it is determined whether or not an input operation has been performed on the “OFF” icon indicating the setting status of the content skip item. When it is determined that the input operation for the content skip item is not performed, the user setting is performed in S09 based on the input operation for the item other than the content skip item.

On the other hand, when it is determined that the input operation is performed on the content skip item, the user setting of the content skip item is performed based on the input operation in S08. FIG. 4B is an example of a screen when an input operation for a content skip item is performed in the setting situation of FIG. When the input operation for the “OFF” icon is accepted in the state where the content skip item is set to “OFF” as shown in FIG. 4A, the content skip function as shown in FIG. 4B. The explanation is displayed in a window. In the content skip function description, there is a description that the content will be skipped such as "Skip the presentation of content." and even afterwards, such as "The skipped content can be read back later." It includes an explanation that it can be presented. This allows the user to understand the content skip easily.

Further, the content skip setting is completed by performing an input operation on the “OK” icon in FIG. 4B, and as shown in FIG. 4C, the current setting corresponding to the content skip item is performed. The situation is “ON”, which indicates that the setting is skipped without presenting the content even when the timing for presenting the content is reached. The content skip setting can be reset to "OFF" again by performing an input operation on the "ON" icon of the content skip item.

The information set in the user setting process is stored in the storage 12 as user information 133. Accordingly, when a content skip item is set in the user settings, information (for example, a flag) that can specify ON/OFF of content skip is stored in a predetermined area of the storage 12.

(Content presentation)
In this game, for example, by clearing the quest in the main part of the game, the game can progress to the quest of the next stage. In this game, the content part is moved to the content part at the presentation timing determined for each quest, and the content corresponding to the presentation timing is presented. The presentation timing according to the quest means, for example, when the quest is started, predetermined timing during the quest, or when the quest is cleared. Content types are provided for each quest and presentation timing. It should be noted that the quest includes items for which presentation timing is not determined.

FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining a flowchart of content presentation processing relating to content presentation. The content presentation process is executed in the user terminal 100. The user setting process is included in the process by the game program 131 and is executed according to the progress of the game. Further, FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining an example of a screen related to content presentation among the game screens displayed on the display unit 152.

In S20, it is determined whether or not the presentation timing determined according to the progress of the game has been reached. When it is determined that the presentation timing has been reached, the screen transitions from the game screen of the game part to the screen of the content part, and the background becomes solid black as shown in FIG. A message is displayed.

When it is determined that the presentation timing has been reached, it is determined in S21 whether or not the content skip setting has been completed, that is, whether or not the content skip item is set to "ON" in the user setting. When it is not determined in S21 that the content skip setting is completed, that is, when the content is set to be skipped from the beginning, the content data corresponding to the presentation timing is set to the server 200 in S22. Content request processing for transmitting request information for making a request. The request information includes the presentation timing as information for specifying the requested content data. In the content request process, released content information that can specify that the requested content has been released is stored in the storage 12 as the game information 132. Thereby, the released content can be specified on the user terminal 100 side.

When the server 200 receives the request information, the server 200 reads the content data corresponding to the presentation timing specified by the request information from the content data 132A and transmits the content data to the requesting user terminal 100 via the transmitting/receiving unit 211. At this time, the server 200 stores the content release information for specifying that the content has been released, as the user information 233 corresponding to the user terminal 100 that is the destination of the content data. Also on the server 200 side, the type of content released (provided) for each user can be specified from the content release information. S23 is repeated until the content data is received, and it is determined whether or not the content data is received.

When it is determined in S23 that the content data has been received, the content is presented based on the content data received in S24. Accordingly, when the content skip setting is not set to “ON”, it is possible to present the content corresponding to the presentation timing by performing the process for identifying the content when the presentation timing is reached.

FIG. 6B is a diagram showing an example of the content presentation screen. In FIG. 6B, an example in which at least a story expressed in text is presented as content will be described. In FIG. 6B, the character corresponding to the content is displayed in the upper half of the screen, and the conversation (speech) between the characters corresponding to the content is displayed in the lower half of the screen. The conversation between the characters is switched to the next conversation (line) according to an input operation (touch operation) from the user. When the display of all the elements of the content is completed, it is determined that the content is completed. When skipping is allowed in the “game play” tab by the user setting, an icon such as “SKIP>>” is displayed at the upper right of the content presentation screen as shown in FIG. 6B. Even when the content is being presented, the content being presented can be skipped midway in response to an input operation to the “SKIP>>” icon. If skipping is not permitted by the user setting, the "SKIP>>" icon is not displayed and control is performed so that skipping cannot be performed. In S25, it is determined whether the presented content has ended. If it is determined that the content is completed, then the flow shifts to S28.

On the other hand, when it is determined in S21 that the content skip setting has been completed, that is, when the content is set to be skipped from the beginning in the user setting, the content release process for releasing the content in S26. I do. In the content release processing, content release information is transmitted to the server 200. The content release information is information for identifying that the presentation timing has been reached and the content corresponding to the presentation timing has been released. Upon receiving the content release information, the server 200 stores the content release information for specifying that the content has been released, as the user information 233 corresponding to the user terminal 100 that is the destination of the content data. From the content release information, it is possible to identify the type of content that has already been released, including content that has not been presented to each user. In the content release processing, released content information that can specify that the content has been released is stored in the storage 12 as the game information 132.

In S27, skip notification indicating that the content has been skipped is performed by the content skip setting. FIG. 6C is a diagram showing an example of the skip notification screen. As shown in FIG. 6C, a window containing an explanation including that the content has been skipped is displayed. The description including the content skipped is a description that the content has been skipped, such as "The presentation of the content was skipped." and "Settings can be changed from User Settings> Content Skip. Now, Do you want to change it?” and a description for changing the setting are included. When the input operation is performed on the lower "NO" icon in the window display, the skip notification is ended and the process proceeds to S28. Thus, when the content skip setting is set to “ON”, even if the presentation timing is reached, the process for identifying the content is not performed, and the content corresponding to the presentation timing is not presented.

On the other hand, when an input operation is performed on the lower “YES” icon in the window display, the screen shown in FIG. 4A (S06 in FIG. 3) in which the “function” tab is selected from the user settings is displayed. Transition. This allows the user to understand that the content will be skipped in an easy-to-understand manner, and can smoothly change the user setting according to the intention of the user. After the screen shown in FIG. 6C is changed to the screen shown in FIG. 4A and the user setting is completed, the process proceeds to S28 in FIG. Accordingly, the content presentation process can be continuously executed after the user setting is performed. Note that in FIG. 6C, when the input operation is performed on the “YES” icon and the content skip setting is set to “OFF”, the content corresponding to the present presentation timing may be presented. (That is, you may make it transfer to FIG.6(c)).

In S28, it is determined whether or not the content corresponding to the presentation timing is the specific content accompanied by the grant of the privilege and the privilege is not yet granted (unassigned). When it is determined in S28 that the content is not the specific content, or when it is determined that the privilege corresponding to the specific content has already been granted, the content presenting process is terminated and the game part is started. On the other hand, when it is determined in S28 that the content is the specific content and the privilege is not granted, the privilege granting process for granting the privilege is performed in S29, the content presenting process is terminated, and the process moves to the game part. In the privilege granting process, the same privilege corresponding to the content is granted regardless of whether or not the specific content is skipped.

FIG. 6D is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed by the privilege granting process. As shown in FIG. 6D, a window containing an explanation including the award of a privilege is displayed. The explanation including that the privilege is given includes an explanation such as "The reward has arrived. Check the present." When an input operation is performed on "OK" below in the window display, the content of the privilege to be given, that is, the reward is notified.

In the above, the processing content when it is determined that the presentation timing has been reached in S20 has been described. However, regarding the content that has already reached the presentation timing and has been released even when the presentation timing has not been reached, The content can be presented later. FIG. 6E is a diagram for explaining an example of a screen for re-presenting the content in the game part. On the screen for content re-presentation, the content that has not been released and the content that has already reached the presentation timing and has been released are displayed. The content that has not yet been released and the content that has already been released when the presentation timing has been reached are the released content information stored in the storage 12 as the game information 132 in the content request processing of S22 and the content release processing of S26. It is specified based on.

In FIG. 6E, contents 4 to 7 are shown. Of these, contents 4 to 6 have already been released, and content 7 has not yet been released. The contents 4 to 6 indicate that they have already been released by correspondingly displaying the “representation” image, and the contents 7 do not display the “representation” image, so that the presentation timing has not been reached. It has not been reached and has not been released.

When it is not determined in S20 that the presentation timing has been reached, it is determined in S31 whether or not an input operation (re-presentation operation) for re-presenting the content is accepted on the content re-presentation screen. The re-presentation operation may be a touch operation on any of the icons of the contents 4 to 6 in which the “re-presentation” image is displayed in FIG. When it is not determined that the re-presentation operation has been accepted, the content presentation process ends as it is.

On the other hand, when it is determined that the re-presentation operation has been accepted, the released content specifying process for specifying the content data to be re-presented is performed in S32. When the content to be re-presented is the content that has already been presented by receiving the content data (when the content data has been received and stored in the storage 12), it is stored in the storage 12 as the game information 132. That is, the content data of the content can be read. On the other hand, when the content to be re-presented is the content skipped by the content skip setting (when the content data is not received), the content data of the content is requested as in S22. Content request processing is performed to receive corresponding content data from the server 200.

In S33, the content is presented based on the content data identified by the released content identifying process in S32 (see FIG. 6B, etc.). As a result, with respect to the content that has already reached the presentation timing, it is possible to present the content according to the re-presentation operation by the user regardless of whether or not the content has been skipped by the content skip setting. In S34, it is determined whether the re-presented content has ended. When it is determined that the content has ended, the content presenting process ends without shifting to S28.

<Effect of this embodiment>
According to the present embodiment, when the content skip setting is set to “OFF”, the content is presented when the presentation timing of the content is reached according to the progress of the game or the quest, while the content skip setting is set to “ON”. When set, the content is not presented even when the presentation timing of the content is reached. Further, the content skip setting can be set by the user's intention in the user setting, as shown in FIG. As a result, for users with a play style who enjoys not only the game main story but also contents such as stories, episodes, and conversations between characters, the contents are provided by setting the content skip setting to “OFF”. For a play style user who enjoys the main game, the main content is provided by skipping the content from the beginning by setting the content skip setting to “ON”. As a result, the game (quest) can be smoothly advanced according to the play style of the user, and the interest of the game can be improved.

When the content skip setting is set to "ON", the content request process in S22, that is, the process for receiving content data is not executed, as shown in FIG. Therefore, when the content skip setting is set to “ON”, the processing load on the user terminal 100 can be reduced without performing the process of receiving unnecessary data at the present time.

Further, when the content skip setting is set to “OFF”, when the presentation timing is reached and the content is presented, the released content information capable of specifying that the content has been released in S22 of FIG. Is stored in the storage 12 as the game information 132. Further, even when the content skip setting is set to “ON” and the content is not presented, the released content information that can specify that the content has been released in S26 of FIG. 5 is displayed. The game information 132 is stored in the storage 12. As a result, the content that has reached the presentation timing is released regardless of the content skip setting. Therefore, on the screen for content re-presentation, regardless of the content skip setting, it is possible to uniformly display the "re-presentation" image for the content that has reached the presentation timing, and depending on whether or not the content has been strictly presented. The processing load can be reduced as compared with the case where the “re-presentation” image is displayed.

Further, when the timing of presenting the specific content accompanied by the grant of the privilege is reached, as shown in FIG. 5, the privilege is granted in S29 regardless of whether the content skip setting is “ON” or not. As a result, it is possible to prevent the user from having an advantage or disadvantage in the situation of the content skip setting by the user setting.

When the presentation timing is reached, but the content is not presented because the content skip setting is set to “ON”, skip notification (see FIG. 6C) is performed in S27 of FIG. In addition to the fact that the content is not presented, the user is notified that the content skip setting can be changed. As a result, it is possible to prevent the inconvenience of causing the user to feel distrust without being presented with the content, and to explain how to change the setting. In addition, by performing an input operation on the “YES” icon in the skip notification, it is possible to shift to the content skip setting as a series of flows, so that the convenience for the user can be improved.

Further, when the content skip setting is set to “ON” in the user setting, as shown in FIG. 4B, the content is not presented due to the setting, and the content skipped at the presentation timing can be presented later ( For example, it is possible to present from the content re-presentation screen). Therefore, it is possible to improve the user's understanding of how to handle the content when the content skip setting is set to “ON”, and the content skip setting is performed unlike the user's intention. Can be prevented.

<Modification>
Modifications and the like of the embodiment described above are listed below.

(1) In the above embodiment, the content data received after the presentation timing is received is stored in the storage 12 of the user terminal 100, and the content data stored in the storage 12 is read when the content is presented again. To present the content. However, the content data received after reaching the presentation timing may be temporarily stored in the storage 12 of the user terminal 100, and the content data may be deleted when the content presentation is completed. That is, the user terminal 100 may receive the corresponding content data from the server 200 each time the content is presented. As a result, the amount of storage capacity used on the user terminal 100 side can be reduced.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the content data is managed (stored) on the server 200 side, and when the presentation timing is reached according to the progress of the game, the user terminal 100 communicates with the server 200 to display the corresponding content data. The example of receiving and presenting has been described. However, the content data may be managed (stored) on the user terminal 100 side even for content data that has not reached the presentation timing. In this case, when the presentation timing is reached, the user terminal 100 may read (specific processing) the content data corresponding to the timing from the managed data and present the content data. This eliminates the need to communicate with the server 200 when presenting the content, and thus the period from the arrival of the presentation timing to the presentation of the content can be shortened. The user terminal 100 communicates with the server 200 to receive the content data and store it in the storage 12 at the timing of installing the game program, the timing of updating the game program or the content that can be provided. You may do it.

(2) In the above embodiment, an example in which the content skip item can be set in the user setting immediately after the game program is installed and the game is started has been described. However, in many cases, important stories and episodes related to the main game are presented as contents from the start of the game to a predetermined stage. Therefore, the content skip item can be set in the user setting after the game program is installed and the game is started until the predetermined stage is reached, and the user can set the content skip item by the predetermined stage. It may be. Specifically, as the user setting screen when the "Function" tab is selected, the content skip item is not displayed until the predetermined stage is reached, and the content skip item is displayed after the predetermined stage is reached. Then, the setting may be made possible. Further, the predetermined stage may be a stage in which the tutorial is completed, for example, when a tutorial that allows the user to learn the core operation (core action) in the main part of the game is presented as the content, and the quest is performed up to a predetermined number of times. It may be the stage when the quest is cleared.

(3) In the above embodiment, an example has been described in which, regardless of the type of content, when the content skip item is set to “ON” in the user settings, the content is not presented even if the presentation timing is reached. However, even when the content skip item is set to “ON” (regardless of the setting of the content skip item), the presentation timing is reached for a specific type of content among a plurality of types of content. The content may be presented. The specific type of content is, for example, a type of content that presents a tutorial that allows the user to learn core operations (core actions) in the main game, a main quest included in the quest, and a sub process in the process of reaching the main quest. Of the quests, the type of content presented in connection with the main quest may be used. Thus, the content presented to the user by the game program provider during the progress of the game can be presented to the user regardless of the user setting. In this case, when the content skip item is set to “ON” in the user setting, for example, in the user setting screen in FIG. 4B, it may be notified that some content is not skipped.

(4) In the above-described embodiment, as described with reference to S22 and S26 of FIG. 5, regarding the presented content (content that has reached the presentation timing), the released content managed by the user terminal 100 side. The example that can be identified from the information has been described. Therefore, the server 200 may not perform the process for allowing the content presented for each user to be identified, or in S26 when the content skip setting is determined in S21. The content release process may not be executed. This can reduce the processing load.

(5) In the above embodiment, as shown in S20 and S21 of FIG. 5, it is determined whether or not the presentation timing of the content has been reached, and whether or not the content skip setting has been completed at the presentation timing. However, an example has been described in which, when the content skip setting has been completed, the content is not presented without performing the identification processing (S22 or the like) for identifying the content. However, first, it is judged whether or not the content skip setting is completed, and only when the content skip setting is not completed, it is judged whether or not the content presentation timing is reached, and the corresponding content is presented at the presentation timing. However, when the content skip setting has been completed, the process may be skipped without determining whether the presentation timing has been reached in the first place. In this case, the skip notification in S27 of FIG. 5 may not be performed even when the presentation timing is reached and the content is not presented. As a result, it is possible to provide an environment in which a game (quest) is progressed more smoothly for a play style user who skips content.

(6) In the privilege granting process (S29 of FIG. 5) in the above embodiment, an example has been described in which the same privilege corresponding to the content is granted regardless of whether or not the specific content is skipped. However, in the privilege granting process, a privilege having a different degree of advantage for the user may be granted depending on whether or not the specific content is skipped. Further, in the privilege granting process (S29 in FIG. 5), an example has been described in which the same privilege corresponding to the content is granted regardless of whether the specific content is skipped halfway. However, in the privilege granting process, a privilege having a different degree of advantage for the user may be granted depending on whether or not the specific content is skipped halfway. Specifically, in the privilege granting process, the privilege is more advantageous to the user when the specific content is not skipped by the content skip setting than when the specific content is skipped by the content skip setting. Alternatively, even when the specific content is not skipped by the content skip setting, it is more likely that the specific content is not skipped by the midway skip than the skipped by the midway skip. Alternatively, a privilege that is highly advantageous to the user may be given. As a result, the user can be motivated to browse the specific content without skipping it.

(7) In the above embodiment, an example in which the content to be skipped includes not only stories and episodes (moving images) but also conversations (still images) between characters has been described. However, the content to be skipped may be only movies such as stories and episodes (that is, content of still images is not subject to content skip), or only still images such as conversations between characters (that is, of video). Content may be excluded from content skip).

<Appendix>
The matters described in each of the above embodiments will be additionally described below.

(Appendix 1):
According to an aspect of an embodiment shown in the present disclosure, a game program executed in a computer (user terminal 100 of FIG. 1) including a processor, a memory, and an input unit, the game being based on the game program, , A game part for advancing the game, and a content part for presenting content related to the game, and the game program presents the content corresponding to the timing to the processor by arriving at any one of a plurality of timings. A possible first step (for example, S22 to S25 in FIG. 5) and a second step (for example, S22 to S25 in FIG. 5) that sets that the presentation of the content is not permitted even when the timing is reached according to an input operation from the user (for example, 3 is executed, and the first step presents the content corresponding to the reached timing when the second step does not set that the presentation of the content is not permitted, while the second step When it is set in the step that the presentation of the content is not permitted, the content is not presented even when the timing is reached (shift to S26 in FIG. 5).

(Appendix 2):
In (Supplementary Note 1), the first step includes a step (for example, S22 in FIG. 5) of performing a specifying process for specifying content data for presenting the content, and the content of the content is determined by the second step. When not permitting the presentation is not set, the specification processing is performed by reaching any of the plurality of timings, and the content data for presenting the content corresponding to the reached timing is specified. While presenting the content based on the content data (for example, S24 in FIG. 5), when it is set that the presentation of the content is not permitted in the second step, any one of the plurality of timings is reached. Even at this time, the content is not presented by not performing the specific processing (shift to S26 in FIG. 5).

(Appendix 3):
In (Supplementary Note 2), the specific process is a process for receiving the content data from a predetermined server (for example, S22 in FIG. 5).

(Appendix 4):
In any one of (Supplementary Note 1) to (Supplementary Note 3), in the game part, a tutorial about the game is performed together with the game until the game progresses to a predetermined stage, and in the second step, the game is executed. After proceeding to the predetermined stage, it is possible to set that the presentation of the content is not permitted according to an input operation from the user (for example, (2) in the modification).

(Appendix 5):
In any one of (Supplementary Note 1) to (Supplementary Note 4), when the game program reaches the processor at any one of the plurality of timings, the content corresponding to the timing is presented to the content. Corresponding presented information (for example, released content information) is set, and even if the content is not presented due to the fact that the presentation of the content is not permitted in the second step, the presented information is presented. The fourth step of setting information (for example, S26 of FIG. 5) is executed.

(Appendix 6):
In any one of (Supplementary Note 1) to (Supplementary Note 5), the first step presents a specific content to which a privilege can be given to the user by reaching a specific timing among the plurality of timings, and the game program Is when the privilege is given to the processor by the specific content being presented and the presentation of the content is not permitted in the second step and the specific content is not presented. Even if there is, the fifth step of giving the same privilege as when the specific content is presented is executed by reaching the specific timing (for example, S29 of FIG. 5).

(Appendix 7):
In any one of (Supplementary Note 1) to (Supplementary Note 7), the game program does not allow the processor to present the content when the processor reaches any one of the plurality of timings. When the content has not been presented due to the fact that the content has been set, the fact that the content has not been presented and the setting that does not allow the content to be presented can be canceled in response to an input operation from the user. The sixth step of informing is executed (for example, FIG. 6C).

(Appendix 8):
In any one of (Supplementary Note 1) to (Supplementary Note 7), when the game program causes the processor to set that the presentation of the content is not permitted in the second step, the content is not presented due to the setting. In addition to the effect, the seventh step of notifying that the content not to be presented can be presented thereafter is executed (for example, FIG. 4B).

(Appendix 9):
In any one of (Supplementary Note 1) to (Supplementary Note 8), the game program may be of a specific type regardless of whether or not the processor is set to disallow presentation of the content in the second step. The eighth step of presenting the content when the timing corresponding to the content is reached is executed (for example, modification (3)).

(Appendix 10):
According to an aspect of an embodiment shown in the present disclosure, a game method executed by a computer (user terminal 100 in FIG. 1) including a processor, a memory, an input unit, and a display unit, which is based on the game method. The game includes a game part for advancing the game and a content part for presenting content related to the game. In the game method, when the computer reaches one of a plurality of timings, the content corresponding to the timing is reached. Can be presented (for example, S22 to S25 of FIG. 5) and a second step of setting that the presentation of the content is not permitted even when the timing is reached according to an input operation from the user ( For example, S08) of FIG. 3 is provided, and the first step presents the content corresponding to the reached timing while the second step does not set that the presentation of the content is not permitted, while the first step When it is set in step 2 that the content is not allowed to be presented, the content is not presented even when the timing is reached (shift to S26 in FIG. 5).

(Appendix 11):
According to an aspect of an embodiment shown in the present disclosure, an information processing apparatus (user terminal 100 in FIG. 1), which controls an operation of the information processing apparatus by executing the game program ( 2), the game based on the game program includes a game part for advancing the game, and a content part for presenting content related to the game, and the control part has one of a plurality of timings. The first step (eg, S22 to S25 in FIG. 5) that enables the presentation of the content corresponding to the timing by arriving at, and that the user is not permitted to present the content even when the timing is reached. Second step (for example, S08 in FIG. 3) to be set in accordance with the input operation of the step 1) is performed, and the first step is reached when the second step does not permit the presentation of the content. While presenting the content corresponding to the timing, the content is not presented even when the timing is reached when it is set in the second step that the presentation of the content is not permitted (S26 in FIG. 5). Transition to).

[Example of software implementation]
The control block of the control unit 210 and the control block of the control unit 110 may be realized by a logic circuit (hardware) formed in an integrated circuit (IC chip) or the like, or software using a CPU (Central Processing Unit). May be realized by

In the latter case, the information processing apparatus including the control unit 210 or the control unit 110, or both, has a CPU that executes instructions of a program that is software that realizes each function, and the program and various data are a computer (or a CPU). A ROM (Read Only Memory) or a storage device (these are referred to as a "recording medium") recorded so as to be readable by a RAM, a RAM (Random Access Memory) for expanding the program, and the like. Then, the computer (or CPU) reads the program from the recording medium and executes the program to achieve the object of the present invention. As the recording medium, a "non-transitory tangible medium", for example, a tape, a disk, a card, a semiconductor memory, a programmable logic circuit, or the like can be used. The program may be supplied to the computer via any transmission medium (communication network, broadcast wave, etc.) capable of transmitting the program. Note that one aspect of the present invention can also be realized in the form of a data signal embedded in a carrier wave, in which the program is embodied by electronic transmission.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, but various modifications can be made within the scope of the claims, and embodiments obtained by appropriately combining the technical means disclosed in the different embodiments Is also included in the technical scope of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 game system, 2 network, 10,20 processor, 11,21 memory, 12,22 storage, 13,23 communication IF (operation part), 14,24 input/output IF (operation part), 15 touch screen (display part, Operation unit), 17 camera (operation unit), 18 distance measuring sensor (operation unit), 100 user terminal (information processing device), 110, 210 control unit, 111 operation acceptance unit, 112 game progression unit, 112A presentation unit, 112B Skip processing section, 112C adding section, 112D notifying section, 113 display control section, 114 communication section, 120,220 storage section, 131,231 game program, 132,232 game information, 133,233 user information, 151 input section (operation Section), 152 display section, 200 server, 211 transmitting/receiving section, 212 server processing section, 213 data management section, 232A content, 1010 object, 1020 controller (operation section), 1030 storage medium.

Claims (11)

A game program executed in a computer including a processor, a memory, an input unit, and a display unit,
The game based on the game program includes a game part for advancing the game, and a content part for presenting content related to the game,
The game program, in the processor,
A first step of making it possible to present content corresponding to the timing by reaching any of a plurality of timings;
A second step of setting that the presentation of the content is not permitted even when the timing is reached according to an input operation from the user,
The first step presents the content corresponding to the reached timing when the fact that the presentation of the content is not permitted is not set in the second step, while the presentation of the content is not permitted in the second step. A game program that does not present the content even when the timing is reached when is set. The first step is
Including a step of performing a specifying process for specifying content data for presenting the content,
To present the content corresponding to the reached timing by performing the specific processing by reaching any one of the plurality of timings when the content is not allowed to be presented in the second step. While specifying the content data of and presenting the content based on the content data,
When it is set in the second step that the presentation of the content is not permitted, the content is not presented by not performing the specific process even when any of the plurality of timings is reached, The game program according to claim 1. The game program according to claim 2, wherein the specific process is a process for receiving the content data from a predetermined server. In the game part, until the game progresses to a predetermined stage, a tutorial about the game is given together with the game,
4. The second step according to claim 1, wherein after the game has progressed to the predetermined stage, it is possible to set that the presentation of the content is not permitted according to an input operation from a user. The game program described in. The game program, in the processor,
When any of the plurality of timings is reached, the content corresponding to the timing is presented to set the presented information corresponding to the content, and the second step does not permit the presentation of the content. The game program according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the fourth step of setting the presented information is executed even when the content is not presented due to the setting. The first step presents specific content capable of giving a privilege to a user by reaching a specific timing of the plurality of timings,
The game program, in the processor,
Even when the privilege is given by the presentation of the specific content and the presentation of the content is not permitted in the second step and the specific content is not presented, The game program according to claim 1, wherein when the timing is reached, the fifth step of giving the same privilege as when the specific content is presented is executed. The game program, in the processor,
When any one of the plurality of timings is reached and the content is not presented due to the fact that the presentation of the content is not permitted in the second step, the content is presented. The game according to any one of claims 1 to 6, which executes a sixth step of notifying that the content is not allowed to be displayed and that the setting that does not permit presentation of the content can be canceled in response to an input operation from a user. program. The game program, in the processor,
When the second step is set to the effect that presentation of the content is not permitted, the seventh step of notifying that the content is not presented by the setting and notifying that the content that is not presented can be presented thereafter is executed. The game program according to claim 1, wherein the game program is executed. The game program, in the processor,
Regardless of whether or not the content is not allowed to be presented in the second step, the eighth step of presenting a specific type of content by reaching a timing corresponding to the content is executed. The game program according to any one of claims 1 to 8. A game method executed by a computer including a processor, a memory, an input unit, and a display unit,
A game based on the game method includes a game part for advancing the game, and a content part for presenting content related to the game,
In the game method, the computer
A first step of making it possible to present content corresponding to the timing by reaching any of a plurality of timings;
A second step of setting, according to an input operation from a user, that presentation of the content is not permitted even when the timing is reached,
The first step presents the content corresponding to the reached timing when the fact that the presentation of the content is not permitted is not set in the second step, while the presentation of the content is not permitted in the second step. A game method in which the content is not presented even when the timing is reached when is set. An information processing device,
A storage unit for storing the game program,
A control unit that controls the operation of the information processing device by executing the game program;
The game based on the game program includes a game part for advancing the game, and a content part for presenting content related to the game,
The control unit is
A first step of making it possible to present content corresponding to the timing by reaching any of a plurality of timings;
And executing a second step of setting that the presentation of the content is not permitted even when the timing is reached, in accordance with an input operation from the user,
The first step presents the content corresponding to the reached timing when the fact that the presentation of the content is not permitted is not set in the second step, while the presentation of the content is not permitted in the second step. An information processing apparatus that does not present the content even when the timing is reached when is set.