JP6290980B2 - Video game processing program and video game processing system - Google Patents

Description

  At least one of the embodiments of the present invention relates to a video game processing program and a video game processing system for causing a server to realize a function of controlling the progress of a video game in accordance with a user operation.

  Conventionally, when a task is given to the user and the user clears the task by performing an operation on the user terminal (satisfying a predetermined condition of the task), the in-game element associated with the user is There are video games that use and control the progress of the video game.

  For example, when a puzzle is given as a task, and the puzzle operation satisfies a predetermined condition and the task is cleared, the puzzle that controls the progress of the game by causing the player character as an in-game element associated with the user to act As a game, for example, Patent Document 1 has already been proposed by the applicant of the present application.

JP, 2014-184058, A

  In Patent Document 1, a plurality of types of attributes are assigned to the panels constituting the puzzle, and the attributes are also set for the player character, so that a predetermined condition for aligning panels with specific attributes in the puzzle operation is satisfied. In such a case, the progress of the game is controlled in such a way that a right of action is generated for a player character having the same attribute as that arranged in the puzzle.

  As in Patent Document 1, when an attribute is assigned to an in-game element such as a card or player character possessed by the user and a condition is satisfied for a specific attribute in a given task, the in-game element of the attribute There are many video games that control the progress of the game by using. Assigning attributes has the effect of increasing the strategy and interest of a video game, but assigning attributes has the aspect that in-game elements that do not match the attribute conditions are not used, so in some cases users There was a possibility of becoming stress. Therefore, a new usage mode of in-game elements has been demanded.

  An object of at least one embodiment of the present invention is to provide a video game processing program capable of solving the above-described problem and proposing a usage mode of a new in-game element.

  According to a non-limiting aspect, a video game processing program according to an embodiment of the present invention is a video game processing program for causing a server to realize a function of controlling the progress of a video game in accordance with a user operation. , Referring to storage means in which each of a plurality of tasks in the video game and the number of in-game elements available to the user are stored in association with each other and used by the user when the task is cleared A determination function for determining the number of possible in-game elements and an execution function for executing processing using the number of in-game elements determined by the determination function among a plurality of in-game elements are realized. .

  From a non-limiting viewpoint, a video game processing program according to an embodiment of the present invention is a video game processing program for causing a user terminal to realize a function of controlling the progress of a video game in accordance with a user operation. Then, each of a plurality of tasks in the video game and the number of in-game elements that can be used by the user are stored in association with each other, and when the task is cleared, the user A determination function for determining the number of in-game elements that can be used, and an execution function for executing processing using the number of in-game elements determined by the determination function among a plurality of in-game elements, To do.

  According to a non-limiting aspect, a video game processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a communication network, a server, and a user terminal, and controls the progress of the video game according to a user operation. A processing system, wherein each of a plurality of tasks in a video game and a number of in-game elements that can be used by a user are stored in association with each other and the task is cleared Determining means for determining the number of in-game elements available to the user, and executing means for executing processing using the number of in-game elements determined by the determining function among a plurality of in-game elements. It is characterized by.

  Each embodiment of the present application solves one or more deficiencies.

It is a block diagram which shows the example of a structure of the video game processing system corresponding to at least 1 of embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the server corresponding to at least 1 of embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the example of the game process corresponding to at least 1 of embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the example of the operation | movement by the side of the server in the game process corresponding to at least 1 of embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the example of operation | movement by the side of a user terminal in the game process corresponding to at least one of embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the server corresponding to at least 1 of embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the example of the operation | movement by the side of the server in the game process corresponding to at least 1 of embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the server corresponding to at least 1 of embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the example of the game process corresponding to at least 1 of embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the example of the operation | movement by the side of the server in the game process corresponding to at least 1 of embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the server corresponding to at least 1 of embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the example of the operation | movement by the side of the server in the game process corresponding to at least 1 of embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the server corresponding to at least 1 of embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the example of the operation | movement by the side of the server in the game process corresponding to at least 1 of embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing showing an example of the game screen shown to a user. It is explanatory drawing showing an example of the game screen shown to a user.

  Hereinafter, examples of embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Various constituent elements in the embodiments described below can be appropriately combined within a range in which no contradiction occurs. Moreover, the content described as an example of a certain embodiment may be omitted in other embodiments. The contents of operations and processes not related to the characteristic part of each embodiment may be omitted. Furthermore, the order of the various processes constituting the various flows described below is in no particular order as long as no contradiction occurs in the processing contents.

[First Embodiment]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a video game processing system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the video game processing system 100 includes a server 10 and user terminals 20, 201 to 20N (N is an arbitrary integer) used by a user of the video game processing system. Note that the configuration of the video game processing system 100 is not limited thereto, and a single user terminal may be used by a plurality of users, or a configuration including a plurality of servers.

  The server 10 and the plurality of user terminals 20 and 201 to 20N are each connected to a communication network 30 such as the Internet. Although not shown, the plurality of user terminals 20 and 201 to 20N are connected to the communication network 30 by performing data communication with a base station managed by a communication provider through a wireless communication line.

  The video game processing system 100 includes the server 10 and the plurality of user terminals 20 and 201 to 20N, thereby realizing various functions for executing various processes according to user operations.

  The server 10 is managed by an administrator of the video game processing system 100, and has various functions for providing information related to various processes to the plurality of user terminals 20, 201 to 20N. In this example, the server 10 includes an information processing apparatus such as a WWW server, and includes a storage medium that stores various types of information. The server 10 includes a general configuration for performing various processes as a computer, such as a control unit and a communication unit, but a description thereof is omitted here. Further, in the video game processing system 100, it is preferable that the server 10 manages various information from the viewpoint of reducing the processing load on each of the plurality of user terminals 20, 201 to 20N. However, the memory | storage part which memorize | stores various information should just be provided with the memory area in the state which the server 10 can access, for example, may be set as the structure which has an exclusive memory area outside the server 10. FIG.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the server 10 </ b> A that is an example of the configuration of the server 10. As illustrated in FIG. 2, the server 10 </ b> A includes at least a determination unit 11, an execution unit 12, and a storage unit 13.

  The determination unit 11 refers to a storage unit 13 to be described later and determines the number of in-game elements that can be used by the user when a problem in a video game realized by the video game processing system 100 is cleared. It has a function.

  An issue is one in which a predetermined condition for clearing (achieving) is defined in a video game. Examples of assignments include quiz questions that ask the user to input correct selection. Also, clearing a task means satisfying a predetermined condition set for the task. Although the task clear determination is performed in the previous stage of the determination unit 11, the configuration for the task clear determination is omitted in this example.

  An in-game element is an element in a video game provided for use by a user, and controls the progress of the video game while allowing the user to use the in-game element. Examples of the in-game element include a player character associated with the user, a card held by the user, and the like. The number of in-game elements means the number of in-game elements that can be used by the user at the same timing. The influence of the number of in-game elements on the video game is not particularly limited. For example, it may be set to influence the advantageous and unfavorable aspects of the progress of the video game depending on the number of available in-game elements.

  The execution unit 12 has a function for controlling the progress of the video game by executing processing using the number of in-game elements determined by the determination unit 11 among the plurality of in-game elements. The configuration for executing the process using the in-game element in the execution unit 12 is not particularly limited, but it is preferable that the user can recognize the in-game element to be used. As an example of such a configuration, a process of attacking an enemy character using a player character or card associated with the user can be considered, and the number of player characters or cards that can participate in the attack is determined by the determination unit 11. A configuration may be considered in which it is determined by the number of in-game elements played. As for the in-game elements to be used, a plurality of in-game elements are prepared in advance by some method such as associating with a user or being placed in a place, and the like. The process is executed using the determined number of in-game elements.

  The storage unit 13 has a function of storing each of a plurality of tasks in the video game and the number of in-game elements available to the user in association with each other. By making the number of in-game elements available to the user associated with each task different, the number of in-game elements used in the processing in the execution unit 12 changes.

  Each of the plurality of user terminals 20, 201 to 20N is managed by a user, and is a communication terminal capable of playing a network distribution type game such as a mobile phone terminal, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants), or a portable game device. Composed. The configuration of the user terminal that can be included in the video game processing system 100 is not limited to the above-described example, and may be any configuration as long as the user can recognize the video game. Other examples of user terminal configurations include so-called wearable devices such as smart watches, and combinations of wearable devices and communication terminals.

  Each of the plurality of user terminals 20 and 201 to 20N is connected to the communication network 30 and communicates with the server 10 to execute various processes (for example, a browser screen or a screen corresponding to coordinates). A display device for displaying a game screen) and software. Each of the plurality of user terminals 20 and 201 to 20N may be configured to be able to directly communicate with each other without using the server 10.

  FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an example of game processing executed by the video game processing system 100. In the game process in this example, a process related to the progress of a special event is performed. Hereinafter, a case where the server 10A and the user terminal 20 (terminal 20) execute game processing will be described as an example.

  The game process is started, for example, by receiving an input operation performed by the user at the user terminal 20 (step S11). A task is given with an input operation performed by the user as a trigger. For a given task, a task that is processed according to the rules of the video game, such as a user tackling the task, is performed on the assumption that the task has been cleared (description of steps on the drawing is omitted), and when the task is cleared Refers to the storage unit 13 and determines the number of in-game elements available to the user (step S12). The task clear condition is determined to be task clear when a predetermined condition is satisfied according to a predetermined condition set in advance. Thereafter, the process is executed using the determined number of in-game elements (step S13). In this example, the server 10A executes processing using at least the determined number of in-game elements.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation on the server 10A side in the game process. Here, the operation of the server 10A in the video game processing system 100 will be described.

  In the server 10A, the game process is started from the time when the task is determined to be cleared. For a given task, a determination is made as to whether or not the task has been cleared (description of steps on the drawing is omitted). When the task is cleared, the storage unit 13 is referred to and the game can be used by the user. The number of elements is determined (step S101). Thereafter, the process is executed using the determined number of in-game elements (step S102).

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an example of an operation on the user terminal 20 side when the user terminal 20 executes a game process. Hereinafter, a case where the user terminal 20 executes the game process alone will be described as an example. Note that the configuration of the user terminal 20 has the same functions as the configuration of the server 10 except that various types of information are received from the server 10, and thus description thereof is omitted from the viewpoint of avoiding redundant explanation.

  In the user terminal 20, the game process is started from the time when the assignment is determined to be cleared. For a given task, a determination is made as to whether or not the task has been cleared (description of steps on the drawing is omitted). When the task is cleared, the storage unit 13 is referred to and the game can be used by the user. The number of elements is determined (step S201). Thereafter, the process is executed using the determined number of in-game elements (step S202).

  As described above, as one aspect of the first embodiment, the server 10A having the function of controlling the progress of the video game according to the user's operation includes the determination unit 11, the execution unit 12, and the storage unit. 13, each of a plurality of tasks in the video game and the number of in-game elements that can be used by the user are stored in association with each other and the task is cleared. The number of in-game elements that can be used by the user is determined, and processing using the determined number of in-game elements among a plurality of in-game elements is executed, so a new usage mode of in-game elements is proposed. It becomes possible to do.

  In other words, since the user can use the determined number of in-game elements, even if the attributes are associated with each in-game element, the use of the in-game elements does not depend on the attribute, Since any attribute is used for the determined number of in-game elements, there is an effect that the user's interest is enhanced as a usage mode of the new in-game elements.

[Second Embodiment]
FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a server 10B that is an example of a configuration of the server 10. As illustrated in FIG. As illustrated in FIG. 6, the server 10B includes at least a determination unit 11, an execution unit 12, and a storage unit 13B.

  The storage unit 13B has a function of storing each of a plurality of tasks in the video game in association with the number of in-game elements that can be used by the user. Moreover, the difficulty is associated with each task and stored. The number of in-game elements that can be used by the user stored in association with the task is determined in advance in consideration of the difficulty level stored in association with the task. For example, the association may be such that the number of in-game elements available to the user increases as the difficulty level increases. In this way, the number of in-game elements used in the processing in the execution unit 12 is changed by changing the number of in-game elements available to the user associated with each task according to the degree of difficulty. become.

  Here, the difficulty level represents the degree of difficulty required to complete the task. The difficulty level here means that the difficulty of the task is determined in advance by the game producer. Although the method of determining the difficulty level is not particularly limited, it is preferable that the difficulty level and the deviation that the user feels with respect to the problem are small. In order to make the setting of the difficulty level of the task closer to the user's sense, for example, when the task is a quiz, the correct answer rate of the quiz may be used as a criterion for the difficulty level.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation on the server 10B side in the game process. Here, the operation of the server 10B in the video game processing system 100 will be described.

  In the server 10B, the game process is started from the time when the task is determined to be cleared. For a given task, it is determined on the premise that the task has been cleared (description of steps on the drawing is omitted). When the task is cleared, the storage unit 13B is referred to, and the game can be used by the user. The number of elements is determined (step S301). The number of in-game elements corresponding to the difficulty level for each task is associated with the storage unit 13B. The task clear condition is determined to be task clear when a predetermined condition is satisfied according to a predetermined condition set in advance. Thereafter, the process is executed using the determined number of in-game elements (step S302). As for the in-game elements to be used, a plurality of in-game elements are prepared in advance by some method such as associating with a user or being placed in a place, and the like. The process is executed using the determined number of in-game elements.

  As described above, as one aspect of the second embodiment, the server 10B having a function of controlling the progress of the video game according to the user's operation includes the determination unit 11, the execution unit 12, and the storage unit. 13B, and in the storage unit 13B, the task is stored in association with the difficulty level of task completion, and the association of the number of in-game elements with the task is determined and stored in advance according to the difficulty level. Since it was made to do, it becomes possible to propose the utilization mode of the new element in a game that the number of elements in a game which a user can utilize changes with the difficulty of a subject.

  That is, for example, when the task is easy, the number of in-game elements available to the user is small, and when the task is difficult, the number of in-game elements available to the user is increased. Since the user who tackles the task can predict and expect the number of in-game elements that can be used when the task is cleared, the user's interest can be further attracted.

[Third Embodiment]
FIG. 8 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a server 10 </ b> C that is an example of a configuration of the server 10. As illustrated in FIG. 8, the server 10 </ b> C includes at least a determination unit 11, an execution unit 12, a storage unit 13, a presentation unit 14, and a selection unit 15.

  The presentation unit 14 has a function of presenting a plurality of issues to the user when a configuration in which the user selects a task is adopted, and when the user clears the task and the task for each task, It has a function of presenting the number of in-game elements that can be used together. Here, presenting a plurality of tasks to the user means that the user terminal 20 is in a state where the user can recognize the tasks. As a configuration for presenting a plurality of tasks to the user, for example, a game screen on which a plurality of tasks are displayed is generated on the server 10C or the user terminal 20, and the game screen is output to a display device included in the user terminal 20 or the like. What can be done by doing.

  The selection unit 15 has a function of determining a task selected by the user among a plurality of tasks presented by the presentation unit 14 as a task to be cleared. The configuration for determining the task selected by the user as the task to be cleared is not particularly limited, but the user's selection is preferably reflected in the determination of the task to be cleared. As such a configuration, for example, a user may select one task from a plurality of tasks presented to the user, and the selection unit 15 may determine this as a task to be cleared.

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating an example of game processing executed by the video game processing system 100. In the game process in this example, a process related to the progress of a special event is performed. Hereinafter, a case where the server 10C and the user terminal 20 (terminal 20) execute game processing will be described as an example.

  The game process is started, for example, by receiving an input operation performed by the user at the user terminal 20 (step S21). When the game process is started, the server 10C extracts a plurality of tasks from the tasks stored in the storage unit 13 according to a predetermined rule, and the user clears the tasks and the tasks for each extracted task. The number of available in-game elements is also presented to the user (step S22). The user terminal 20 receives a task selection operation performed by the user (step S23). In the server 10 </ b> C, when a result of selecting a task by the user is notified from the user terminal 20, the task selected by the user is determined as a task to be cleared (step S <b> 24).

  After that, it is determined whether or not the task has been cleared (description of steps on the drawing is omitted). When the task is cleared, the number of in-game elements available to the user is determined based on the number presented to the user. (Step S25). Thereafter, a process using the determined number of in-game elements is executed (step S26).

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation on the server 10C side in the game process. Here, the operation of the server 10C in the video game processing system 100 will be described.

  In the server 10 </ b> C, for example, the game process is started by receiving an input operation performed by the user on the user terminal 20. When the game process is started, the server 10C extracts a plurality of tasks from the tasks stored in the storage unit 13 according to a predetermined rule, and the user clears the tasks and the tasks for each extracted task. The number of available in-game elements is also presented to the user (step S401). And based on the selection result of the task by the user, the task selected by the user is determined as a task to be cleared (step S402). Then, a determination is made as to whether or not the assignment has been cleared for the given assignment (the description of steps on the drawing is omitted). When the assignment is cleared, a game that can be used by the user based on the number presented to the user The number of inner elements is determined (step S403). Thereafter, the process is executed using the determined number of in-game elements (step S404).

  As described above, as one aspect of the third embodiment, the server 10C having the function of controlling the progress of the video game in accordance with the user operation includes the determination unit 11, the execution unit 12, and the storage unit. 13, a presentation unit 14, and a selection unit 15, and presenting the plurality of tasks and the number of in-game elements that can be used by the user when each task is cleared to the user. A new game in which the task selected by the user among the tasks is set as a task to be cleared, and the task is selected after presenting the number of in-game elements that can be used when the task is cleared. It is possible to propose a usage mode of the inner element.

  In other words, by presenting in advance the number of in-game elements that can be used at the time of clearing the task, the user has a strategy of selecting a task in consideration of the optimal number of in-game elements to be used in the progress of the game. It becomes possible to attract the user's interest even more.

[Fourth Embodiment]
FIG. 11 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a server 10D that is an example of a configuration of the server 10. As illustrated in FIG. As illustrated in FIG. 11, the server 10D includes at least a determination unit 11, an execution unit 12D, and a storage unit 13D.

  The storage unit 13D has a function of storing each of a plurality of tasks in the video game in association with the number of in-game elements that can be used by the user, and also corresponding to the plurality of in-game elements for the user. It has a function to store a date The association of the in-game element with the user may be, for example, the association between the user and the party when a party is formed by combining a predetermined number of player characters owned by the user.

  The execution unit 12D has a function for controlling the progress of the video game by executing processing using the number of in-game elements determined by the determination unit 11 among the plurality of in-game elements. More specifically, referring to the storage unit 13D, the game is performed according to a predetermined rule by the number of in-game elements to be used by the user determined in the determining unit 11 from among a plurality of in-game elements associated with the user. It has a function of selecting an internal element and executing a process using the in-game element. Here, the predetermined rule is a rule set in advance to select an in-game element. For example, a rule of randomly selecting an in-game element using a random number is conceivable. In addition, for example, a rule may be used in which a use order is determined in advance for a plurality of in-game elements and stored in the storage unit 13D, and the number determined from the top of the use order is selected.

  FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation on the server 10D side in the game process. Here, the operation of the server 10D in the video game processing system 100 will be described.

  In the server 10D, the game process is started from the time when the task is determined to be cleared. For a given task, it is determined on the premise that the task has been cleared (description of steps on the drawing is omitted). When the task is cleared, the storage unit 13D is referred to, and the game can be used by the user. The number of elements is determined (step S501). Thereafter, the process is executed using the determined number of in-game elements (step S502). At this time, with reference to the storage unit 13D, the game element is selected according to a predetermined rule from a plurality of in-game elements associated with the user and executed. .

  As described above, as one aspect of the fourth embodiment, the server 10D having the function of controlling the progress of the video game according to the user's operation includes the determination unit 11, the execution unit 12D, and the storage unit. 13D, the storage unit 13D stores the associations of a plurality of in-game elements for the user, and the execution unit 13D refers to the storage unit 13D to associate the plurality of in-game elements with the user. Since the in-game element is selected from the elements according to the predetermined rule and the process is executed, it is possible to propose a new usage mode of the in-game element.

  That is, a game that is used by the user by determining the order of use by selecting a number of in-game elements according to a predetermined rule from a plurality of in-game elements associated with the user. Depending on how to set a predetermined rule for selection, such as when the internal element can be recognized or when it cannot be predicted to the end by selecting at random, various usage modes of the internal element can be proposed to enhance the interest of the user There is an effect.

[Fifth Embodiment]
In the first to fourth embodiments, a game process in which the number of in-game elements that can be used by the user is associated with a task, and processing is performed using the number of in-game elements associated with the task being cleared. As described above, as a more specific embodiment, a video game in which the task that the user tackles is a quiz will be described as an example.

  In the process of performing the game process, the server 10 appropriately transmits the process process to the user terminal 20, and the user terminal 20 side displays a game screen based on the content of the received process process on the display screen of the display device. It shall be displayed. The game screen may be generated on the server 10 side or on the user terminal 20 side.

  Here, the game screen means a screen representing a virtual space (or game space). In this example, various elements constituting the game screen may be referred to as images. The configuration of the game screen is not particularly limited as long as the user can recognize the situation of the video game.

  Displaying the game screen on the display screen of the display device means that the game screen is output to the display device provided in the user terminal 20 or the like by communication using the communication network 30. An example of a configuration for displaying a game screen on a display device is a configuration in which information generated on the server side (output information) is transmitted to the terminal side. Note that the configuration of the output information is not particularly limited, and may be, for example, information obtained by compressing an image, or information for generating an image on the terminal side. An example of information obtained by compressing an image is one used in a cloud game (for example, MPEG). Information for generating an image on the terminal side includes information used in an online game (for example, object position information).

  FIG. 13 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a server 10E that is an example of a configuration of the server 10. As illustrated in FIG. As illustrated in FIG. 13, the server 10E includes at least a determination unit 11, an execution unit 12, a storage unit 13E, a presentation unit 14E, and a selection unit 15.

  The determination unit 11 refers to a storage unit 13 to be described later and determines the number of in-game elements that can be used by the user when a problem in a video game realized by the video game processing system 100 is cleared. It has a function.

  An issue is one in which a predetermined condition for clearing (achieving) is defined in a video game. Examples of assignments include quiz questions that ask the user to input correct selection. Also, clearing a task means satisfying a predetermined condition set for the task. Although the task clear determination is performed in the previous stage of the determination unit 11, the configuration for the task clear determination is omitted in this example. It should be noted that there is no problem even if the determination unit 11 is configured so as to also determine whether to complete the task.

  An in-game element is an element in a video game provided for use by a user, and controls the progress of the video game while allowing the user to use the in-game element. Examples of the in-game element include a player character associated with the user, a card held by the user, and the like. The number of in-game elements means the number of in-game elements that can be used by the user at the same timing. The influence of the number of in-game elements on the video game is not particularly limited. For example, it may be set to influence the advantageous and unfavorable aspects of the progress of the video game depending on the number of available in-game elements.

  The execution unit 12 has a function for controlling the progress of the video game by executing processing using the number of in-game elements determined by the determination unit 11 among the plurality of in-game elements. The configuration for executing the process using the in-game element in the execution unit 12 is not particularly limited, but it is preferable that the user can recognize the in-game element to be used. As an example of such a configuration, a process of attacking an enemy character using a player character or card associated with the user can be considered, and the number of player characters or cards that can participate in the attack is determined by the determination unit 11. A configuration may be considered in which it is determined by the number of in-game elements played. As for the in-game elements to be used, a plurality of in-game elements are prepared in advance by some method such as associating with a user or being placed in a place, and the like. The process is executed using the determined number of in-game elements.

  The storage unit 13E has a function of storing each of a plurality of tasks in the video game and the number of in-game elements available to the user in association with each other. Moreover, the difficulty is associated with each task and stored. The number of in-game elements that can be used by the user stored in association with the task is determined in advance in consideration of the difficulty level stored in association with the task.

  For example, the association may be such that the number of in-game elements available to the user increases as the difficulty level increases. In addition, the number of in-game elements that can be used by the user may not be associated with the task but may be associated with the difficulty level. Specifically, the in-game element that can be used by the user is associated with the difficulty level 1 as 1, the in-game element that can be used by the user is associated with the difficulty level 2, and the difficulty level 3 is determined by the user. A method of associating the available in-game elements as 3 is conceivable.

  Furthermore, a plurality of in-game elements that can be used by the user may be associated with a task or a difficulty level. Specifically, the difficulty level 1 is associated with in-game elements available to the user as 1-2, the difficulty level 2 is associated with in-game elements available to the user as 2-3, and the difficulty level 3 It is conceivable that the in-game elements that can be used by the user are associated as 3 to 4. In addition, associating multiple in-game elements that can be used by the user, such as providing a problem as a gambling option by associating the in-game elements that can be used by the user as 1 or 5 Various methods are conceivable.

  The presenting unit 14E has a function of presenting a plurality of tasks to the user, and at that time, has a function of presenting the task and the difficulty level of each task together. As an example of specific presentation, a plurality of quizzes as challenges are presented on the game screen displayed to the user. At that time, for each quiz, the genre of the question content such as performing arts, history, sports, trivia, etc. Display the level of difficulty for each quiz. As a method for displaying the difficulty level at this time, for example, the difficulty level may be expressed by the number of stars, and the difficulty level may be set higher as the number of stars increases. At the same time, the number of in-game elements that can be used by the user when the task is cleared may be presented together with the task. For example, if the number of stars representing the difficulty level and the number of in-game elements available to the user are stored in the storage unit 13E so that the number is the same, the display of the number of stars representing the difficulty level is directly displayed by the user. The display shows the number of available in-game elements.

  The selection unit 15 has a function of determining a task selected by the user from among a plurality of tasks presented by the presentation unit 14E as a task to be cleared. The configuration for determining the task selected by the user as the task to be cleared is not particularly limited, but the user's selection is preferably reflected in the determination of the task to be cleared. As such a configuration, for example, a user may select one task from a plurality of tasks presented to the user, and the selection unit 15 may determine this as a task to be cleared.

  FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation on the server 10E side in the game process. Here, the operation of the server 10E in the video game processing system 100 will be described.

  In the server 10E, for example, the game process is started by accepting an input operation performed by the user on the user terminal 20. When the game process is started, the server 10E extracts a plurality of quizzes from the quizzes as the tasks stored in the storage unit 13 according to a predetermined rule, and combines the quiz difficulty level for each extracted quiz. To the user (step S601). At this time, you may make it show the description of the genre showing the content of the quiz together as an index for the user to select the quiz. The user selects one of the presented quizzes. Then, the quiz as the task selected by the user is determined as the quiz to be cleared (step S602). Then, for the given quiz, it is determined whether or not the quiz has been correctly answered as the task clear determination (description of steps on the drawing is omitted). When the quiz is correctly answered, the storage unit 13E is referred to and used by the user The number of possible in-game elements is determined (step S603). Thereafter, the process is executed using the determined number of in-game elements (step S604).

  FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the game screen 40 presented to the user when the presentation unit 14E presents a task to the user. In the game screen 40 of FIG. 15, reference numeral 41 denotes a card as an in-game element associated with the user, and six cards C1 to C6 are associated with the user. Specifically, the case where a party is comprised with the card | curd of C1-C6 arbitrarily selected from the some card | curd which a user possesses can be considered. Parameters for expressing the ability are set for each of the cards C1 to C6, and the card can be set to use a skill as a special technique. Reference numeral 42 denotes a physical strength gauge for the entire party, which is decreased by the enemy's attack and increased by the ability such as the skill of the card. 43 is an enemy character, and 44 is a physical strength gauge of the enemy character. When the user correctly answers the quiz, the number of cards that can be used is determined, and the card 41 is used to attack the enemy character 43. The enemy character 43 may be attacked, and the game is advanced for the purpose of setting the enemy character's health gauge 44 to zero before the health gauge 42 of the whole party becomes zero.

  In FIG. 15, reference numeral 45 denotes a plurality of quizzes to be presented to the user. For each quiz, the genre of the question content such as performing arts, history, sports, and trivia is displayed, and the difficulty level of each quiz is presented. I am doing so. For example, the number of cards that can be used increases in proportion to the difficulty of the quiz. If a difficult quiz is selected, it is possible to attack the enemy character 43 using a plurality of cards 41. It becomes. Each quiz 45 may be presented with a quiz question format. For example, there are various question formats such as a format for selecting the correct answer from four options, a format for answering XX, and a format for selecting the four options in the correct order, and these are presented to the user.

  FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram showing how a quiz is presented to the user when the user selects one of the presented quizzes. If the user selects a quiz belonging to the sports genre among the quizzes 45 presented in FIG. 15, the question content display frame 46 is displayed as shown in FIG. The question is "Which sports are there?" At the same time, options 47a to 47d for answering the quiz are presented on the game screen. In the example of the quiz shown in FIG. 16, the answer is correct if the user selects the option 47c for “baseball”, and the answer is incorrect if another option is selected. If the answer is correct, the number of cards that can be used by the user is determined with reference to the storage unit 13E. When the number of cards that can be used by the user at difficulty level 2 is 2, the card 41 to be used is selected according to a predetermined rule. For example, the predetermined rule is a rule that selects the number determined from the top in the order of use, and if the game screen is a person who displays the items in the order of close use in order from the left, there are two from the top C1 and C2 cards are selected.

  As described above, as one aspect of the fifth embodiment, the server 10E having a function of controlling the progress of the video game according to the user's operation includes the determination unit 11, the execution unit 12, and the storage unit. 13E, a presentation unit 14E, and a selection unit 15, which presents the user with a plurality of quizzes as challenges and the difficulty level of each quiz, and selects a quiz selected by the user from the presented quizzes. By selecting the quiz as the clear determination target, it is possible to propose a new usage mode of in-game elements in which the task is selected after presenting the difficulty level of the task to the user.

  That is, by presenting the difficulty level of a task in advance, the user has a strategy of selecting a task with an optimal difficulty level in the progress of the game, so that it is possible to further attract the user's interest.

  In the first to sixth embodiments, description has been made using a situation in which one user plays a video game. However, the present invention is not limited to this and communicates with other users via a communication network. It may be configured such that a video game is played simultaneously by a plurality of users while performing. At this time, a predetermined number of in-game elements possessed by each user may be selected and the in-game elements associated with the user may be determined.

  Further, in a situation where one user plays a video game, an in-game element possessed by another user may be rented and used. By acquiring data of in-game elements possessed by other users via the server and temporarily including them in the in-game elements available to the user, in-game elements possessed by other users can be obtained. It becomes possible to rent and use, for example, there may be situations where you can capture by renting a scene that was difficult to capture due to the opportunity to use in-game elements that you do not own, so more It becomes possible to further attract the interest of the user.

  In addition, when the in-game element possessed by another user is rented and used, when the in-game element possessed by the other user is selected in the determination unit 11, the in-game element of the other user is The number of uses may not be counted. For example, in the state in which cards as in-game elements associated with the user are arranged in the order of use in advance, the number of cards determined from the top is selected and processed when the number of uses is determined. In the case of the configuration, other users' cards are also arranged in the order in which they are used. And, for example, when the number of use is determined to be 2 when the other user's card is in the second state from the top, the other user's card is second but not included in the use number Up to the third card next to the user's card. By adopting such a configuration, it is possible to rent and use another user's card only for the user, and the user's interest can be further attracted.

  As described above, one or more deficiencies are solved by each embodiment of the present application. In addition, the effect by each embodiment is an example of a non-limiting effect or effect.

  In each of the above-described embodiments, the plurality of user terminals 20 and 201 to 20N and the server 10 are configured according to various control programs (for example, video game processing programs) stored in a storage device included therein. Execute the process.

  The configuration of the system 100 is not limited to the configuration described as an example of each embodiment described above, and for example, the server 10 may execute a part or all of the processing described as processing executed by the user terminal. A part or all of the processes described as the processes executed by the server 10 may be executed by any one of the plurality of user terminals 20 and 201 to 20N (for example, the user terminal 20). Moreover, it is good also as a structure with which some of the some memory | storage parts with which the server 10 is provided are equipped with either of the several user terminals 20, 201-20N. That is, a configuration may be adopted in which one of the user terminal 20 and the server 10 in the system 100 has a part or all of the functions of the other one.

  Moreover, it is good also as a structure which a program implement | achieves a part or all of the function demonstrated as an example of each embodiment mentioned above to the apparatus single-piece | unit which does not contain a communication network.

  Note that “according to the progress of the video game” means that various progress or changes that may occur in the video game are used as a trigger or reference for a specific process. Examples of specific processing include determination processing and information update processing. Examples of various progress or changes that may occur in a video game include time progress, changes in game element values, update of a specific status or flag, or operation input by a user.

[Appendix]
The description of the embodiment described above describes at least the following invention so that a person having ordinary knowledge in the field to which the invention belongs can carry out the invention.
[1]
A video game processing program for causing a server to realize a function of controlling the progress of a video game according to a user operation,
Refers to storage means in which each of a plurality of tasks in the video game and the number of in-game elements available to the user are stored in association with each other, and can be used by the user when the task is cleared A decision function to determine the number of in-game elements,
A video game processing program for realizing an execution function for executing processing using a number of in-game elements determined by the determining function among a plurality of in-game elements.
[2]
The task is associated with a difficulty level for clearing the task and stored in the storage unit, and the number of in-game elements corresponding to the task is determined in advance according to the difficulty level and stored in the storage unit. The video game processing program according to [1].
[3]
By setting a difficulty level of task clear for the task and storing it in the storage means, and associating the number of in-game elements with the difficulty level and storing it in the storage means, a game for the task The video game processing program according to [1], wherein the number of inner elements is associated.
[4]
A presentation function that presents multiple issues and the difficulty of each issue to the user;
The video game processing program according to [2] or [3], for realizing a selection function that sets a task selected by a user among a plurality of presented tasks as a task to be cleared.
[5]
A presentation function that presents the number of in-game elements that can be used by the user when clearing a plurality of tasks and each task to the user,
The video game processing program according to [1], for realizing a selection function that sets a task selected by a user as a task to be cleared among a plurality of presented tasks.
[6]
In the storage means, there may be a case where a plurality of in-game elements that can be used by the user are associated with one task.
When a task associated with a plurality of in-game elements is cleared, the determination function selects one of the associated in-game elements and actually uses it for the user. The number of in-game elements to be determined is determined. The video game processing program according to any one of [1] to [5].
[7]
The task is a quiz given to the user, and clearing the task means that the user correctly answers the quiz given as a question. The video game process according to any one of [1] to [6] program.
[8]
A plurality of in-game elements corresponding to the user are stored in the storage means;
In the execution function, according to a predetermined rule, a number of in-game elements determined by the determination function are selected from a plurality of in-game elements associated with the user, and processing using the in-game elements is executed. The video game processing program according to any one of [1] to [7].
[9]
A plurality of in-game element associations with a user are stored in the storage unit, and a use order is determined for the plurality of in-game elements and stored in the storage unit,
In the execution function, the number of in-game elements to be used by the user determined in the determination function is selected from the top of the use order to execute the process using the in-game elements. ] To [7]. The video game processing program according to any one of [7].
[10]
In-game element data possessed by other users is acquired via a server, and this is temporarily included in in-game element that can be used by the user. Any one of [1] to [9] The described video game processing program.
[11]
The video game processing program according to any one of [1] to [10], wherein the in-game element is a card to which at least one parameter that affects processing in the execution function is assigned.
[12]
[1] to [11] For video game processing for realizing at least one function among the functions realized by the server in the video game processing program according to any one of the servers in the user terminal capable of communicating with the server program.
[13]
A server in which the video game processing program according to any one of [1] to [12] is installed.
[14]
A video game processing program for causing a user terminal to realize a function of controlling the progress of a video game in accordance with an operation input to a user terminal by a user,
Refers to storage means in which each of a plurality of tasks in the video game and the number of in-game elements available to the user are stored in association with each other, and can be used by the user when the task is cleared The server includes a determination function that determines the number of in-game elements and an execution function that executes processing using the number of in-game elements determined by the determination function among a plurality of in-game elements. A video game processing program for causing a user terminal to realize a function of receiving information related to a function and performing input / output corresponding to the function.
[15]
A video game processing program for causing a user terminal to realize a function of controlling the progress of a video game according to a user operation,
Refers to storage means in which each of a plurality of tasks in the video game and the number of in-game elements available to the user are stored in association with each other, and can be used by the user when the task is cleared A decision function to determine the number of in-game elements,
A video game processing program for realizing an execution function for executing processing using a number of in-game elements determined by the determination function among a plurality of in-game elements.
[16]
A video game processing program for causing a server communicable with the server to realize at least one of the functions realized by the user terminal by the video game processing program according to [15].
[17]
A user terminal installed with the video game processing program according to any one of [14] to [16].
[18]
A video game processing system comprising a communication network, a server, and a user terminal, wherein the video game processing system controls the progress of a video game according to a user operation,
Refers to storage means in which each of a plurality of tasks in the video game and the number of in-game elements available to the user are stored in association with each other, and can be used by the user when the task is cleared Determining means for determining the number of in-game elements,
An execution means for executing processing using the number of in-game elements determined by the determination function among a plurality of in-game elements.
[19]
The server includes the determining means and the executing means;
The video game processing system according to [18], wherein the user terminal includes output means for transmitting and receiving information about the video game and outputting a game screen to a display screen of a display device.
[20]
A video game processing method for controlling the progress of a video game in accordance with a user operation,
Refers to storage means in which each of a plurality of tasks in the video game and the number of in-game elements available to the user are stored in association with each other, and can be used by the user when the task is cleared A decision process to determine the number of in-game elements,
A video game processing method comprising: executing a process using a number of in-game elements determined by the determination function among a plurality of in-game elements.
[21]
A video game processing method comprising: a communication network, a server, and a user terminal, wherein the video game processing system is executed to control the progress of the video game in response to an operation input to the user terminal by a user,
Refers to storage means in which each of a plurality of tasks in the video game and the number of in-game elements available to the user are stored in association with each other, and can be used by the user when the task is cleared A decision process to determine the number of in-game elements,
A video game processing method comprising: executing a process using a number of in-game elements determined by the determination function among a plurality of in-game elements.

  According to one embodiment of the present invention, it is useful for attracting a user's interest in a video game.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Server 11 Determination part 12, 12D, 12E Execution part 13, 13B, 13D, 13E Storage part 14, 14E Presentation part 15 Selection part 20,201-20N User terminal 30 Communication network 40 Game screen 41 Card 42 Physical strength gauge of the whole party 43 Enemy Character 44 Enemy Character Health Gauge 45 Quiz 46 Question Content Display Frame 47a-47d Options 100 Video Game Processing System

Claims (6)

A video game processing program for causing a server to realize a function of controlling the progress of a video game according to a user operation,
Referring to respectively, memory means for utilizing the number and the user defines a number number of game elements available are stored in association problems there are a plurality of the video game, when the problem is cleared A determination function for determining the number of uses ;
A video game processing program for realizing an execution function for executing a process using a number of in-game elements determined by the determination function from among a plurality of in-game elements previously associated with a user . The task is associated with a difficulty level for clearing the task and stored in the storage unit, and the number of in-game elements corresponding to the task is determined in advance according to the difficulty level and stored in the storage unit. The video game processing program according to claim 1. A presentation function that presents the number of in-game elements that can be used by the user when clearing a plurality of tasks and each task to the user,
The video game processing program according to claim 1 or 2, for realizing a selection function for setting a task selected by a user among a plurality of presented tasks as a task to be cleared. A plurality of in-game elements corresponding to the user are stored in the storage means;
In the execution function, according to a predetermined rule, a number of in-game elements determined by the determination function are selected from a plurality of in-game elements associated with the user, and processing using the in-game elements is executed. The video game processing program according to any one of claims 1 to 3. A video game processing program for causing a user terminal to realize a function of controlling the progress of a video game according to a user operation,
Referring to respectively, memory means for utilizing the number and the user defines a number number of game elements available are stored in association problems there are a plurality of the video game, when the problem is cleared A determination function for determining the number of uses ;
What is claimed is: 1. A video game processing program, comprising: an execution function for executing a process using a number of in-game elements determined by the determination function from a plurality of in-game elements associated with a user in advance . A video game processing system comprising a communication network, a server, and a user terminal, wherein the video game processing system controls the progress of a video game according to a user operation,
Referring to respectively, memory means for utilizing the number and the user defines a number number of game elements available are stored in association problems there are a plurality of the video game, when the problem is cleared Determining means for determining the number of uses ;
An execution means for executing processing using the number of in-game elements determined by the determining means from among a plurality of in-game elements previously associated with the user .

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