JP7028428B2 - Game operation control program and operation control device - Google Patents

Description

Application of Article 30, Paragraph 2 of the Patent Act Apple Inc., headquartered in California, USA. It is an environment on the Internet operated by Apple Inc., which is realized by operating an application called App Store developed by (hereinafter referred to as Apple Inc.) on a computer such as a mobile terminal, via the Internet. It was sold on May 25, 2017 in an environment (App Store) on the Internet that provides the general public with the sale of software, etc. by making it possible to download the software, etc.

The present invention relates to an operation control program and an operation control device for a game.

As a game device, there is a game device in which a program is installed in hardware having an input interface dedicated to the game.

For example, by providing an operation stick and a plurality of operation buttons as an input interface dedicated to the game, the operation stick and a plurality of operation buttons can be operated by the finger of the player, and the player can easily operate the game. (See, for example, Patent Document 1).

Further, in a game device that handles an aerial battle game between an own machine (airplane) and an enemy machine (airplane), the game device is equipped with peripherals such as a joystick, a button, and a monitor, and the player displays the airplane on the screen. There is a technique for facilitating maneuvering (see, for example, Patent Document 2).

Further, in the game device, each operation panel is provided with an operation lever for instructing the movement direction of the character, a missile launch button, a machine gun launch button, and a throttle, so that the character moves in a three-dimensional space at a wide angle. There is an image display device that can relatively easily fix another character existing behind (see, for example, Patent Document 3).

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2015-231444 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 8-320949 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 7-244743

In each of the above-mentioned background techniques, in order to facilitate the operation of the character or the like by the player, hardware dedicated to game operation such as operation buttons and operation sticks is provided.

Players can also enjoy games by installing the game program on a general-purpose electronic device such as a mobile terminal or tablet that has a touch panel, instead of a lower wireless machine equipped with hardware dedicated to the game. In this case, general-purpose electronic devices do not have hardware buttons dedicated to games. For this reason, for example, a button for operating an object such as a character is displayed on the screen, and the player can receive a player's instruction by touching (tapping, etc.) the button displayed on the screen. In some cases.

Operations for playing a game on a general-purpose electronic device such as a tablet or a mobile terminal include tapping, long-pressing, dragging, swiping, and flicking. Tap is an operation of touching a menu or icon on the screen with one finger. A long press is an operation that keeps the screen touched with one finger. Dragging is an operation of touching the screen with one finger and moving it up, down, left, and right as it is. Swipe is an operation of touching the screen with one finger and sliding it in either the up, down, left, or right direction. Flicking is an operation that touches the screen with one finger and moves it quickly and quickly as if it were flipped.

Such an operation often forces the player to perform an operation such as touching an appropriate position such as a button or an icon displayed on the screen with a finger. Therefore, when the player is paying attention to the character, it may not be possible to properly give an operation instruction to a button or the like at a predetermined position with a finger. As described above, since there is no interface by hardware such as a dedicated joystick, inconveniences such as not being able to properly instruct the operation of the game may occur.

Therefore, the present invention provides diversity in game operation and improves game operability even when giving instructions to the game by touching the screen of a general-purpose electronic device such as a mobile terminal or tablet. The purpose is.

In one embodiment, in an electronic device having a touch-sensitive surface on the display, the electronic device comprises a sensor for detecting contact with the touch-sensitive surface, and the electronic device has each of a plurality of operating areas. An operation instruction corresponding to a step of displaying the plurality of operation areas on the display corresponding to each of the plurality of operation instructions from the operator and an operation area existing at a position of contact with the touch sensing surface by the operator. And a step of determining a first position after the object to be operated by the operator has moved for a predetermined time in response to the contact and in a speed and direction corresponding to the received operation instruction. In response to the contact, a step of determining a second position after the non-operated object of the operator moves for the predetermined time in a predetermined speed and direction, and the first operation target object. A program is provided for executing a step of statically displaying an object that is not the operation target and stationary and displaying the object at the second position.

According to the embodiment, even when giving instructions to the game by touching the screen of a general-purpose electronic device such as a mobile terminal or a tablet, the operation of the game is given variety and the operability of the game is improved. be able to.

It is a figure which showed the outline of one Embodiment. It is a figure which showed the specific display screen transition. It is a figure which showed the continuation of the display screen transition shown in FIG. It is a functional block diagram for realizing one Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the operation of one Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the hardware composition 600 of one Embodiment.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an outline of one embodiment. The contents of the game taken up as an example in this embodiment will be described below with reference to FIG.

An airplane battle game is displayed on an electronic device 102 such as a mobile phone or a tablet having a display 104. The display 104 includes a touch sensing surface. The touch sensing surface has a function of detecting the touched position, touching strength, and the like when a human finger 150 or the like touches it.

In this embodiment, an airplane battle game will be described as an example, but it should be noted that the embodiment is not limited to the airplane battle game and can be applied to various games such as an action game and a shooting game. Should be. Further, in the illustrated airplane battle game, the flight speed of the airplane and the speed of the rocket for attack to be launched are set to the speeds that the player of the game can enjoy in order to enhance the entertainingness of the game. Therefore, it should be noted that the illustrated game does not necessarily accurately reflect the actual movement of an airplane or the like. The game designer may set the airplane, attack rocket, background, reference grid (described later) display, etc. displayed on the game screen as appropriate in consideration of the entertainment and operability of the game. Needless to say, you can do it.

Objects on the screen controlled by the game program in the game, such as airplanes, rockets, and backgrounds displayed on the game screen, are called objects.

The game screen is displayed on the display 104. The player can control the transfer direction of the friendly airplane 132 and the launch of the rocket 134. The enemy attacks the airplane 132 operated by the player by using the airplane 152, the rocket 134, the rocket 156, and the like.

Although the airplane 132 is flying at a predetermined speed according to the operation of the player, it may be displayed on the screen so as not to move in the front-rear direction (Y direction). In this case, the player may be able to feel the situation in which the airplane l32 is flying by moving and displaying the background and the grid (described later) displayed on the screen. The reason why the position is fixed in the front-back direction (Y direction) on the screen even though the airplane 132 is flying over the sky is to make it easy for the player to understand the existence of the flight of the airplane 132. This is to make it easier to control the airplane 132. Therefore, it is not always necessary to fix and display the position of the airplane 132 in the front-rear direction (Y direction) on the screen.

When the player touches the operation button 112, the flight course of the airplane 132 can be directed to the left front direction. When the player touches the operation button 114, the airplane 132 keeps the flight course forward (Y direction). When the player touches the operation button 116, the flight course of the airplane 132 can be directed in the front right direction. Therefore, the flight direction of the airplane can be controlled by operating the operation button 112 or the operation button 116. When the player touches the operation button 118, the attacking rocket 134 is launched from the airplane 132.

The player cannot control the appearance or flight direction of the enemy airplane 152. The enemy airplane 152 launches an attacking rocket 154 and / or an attacking rocket 156 to attack the player-controlled airplane 132. Further, since the enemy airplane 152 is displayed and controlled so as to gradually move on the screen in the −Y direction, it is possible to perform a self-destruct attack by colliding with the airplane 132 operated by the player.

The airplane 132 operated by the player can attack the enemy airplane 152 by launching the attacking rocket 134. Further, the player can avoid a collision with an enemy airplane 152 or an enemy rocket by changing the flight direction of the airplane 132. By avoiding enemy planes 152 and rockets 154, it is possible to defend against attacks from enemies. Also, by launching rocket 134, it is possible to aggressively attack the enemy.

In the game of the present embodiment, when the player touches either the operation button 112 or the operation button 118, a scene after a predetermined time has elapsed is displayed and the movement of the object is stopped. Therefore, the game screen is displayed in small pieces in response to the player touching the operation button 112 or the operation button 118. The player can look at the screen of the stationary object and examine the operation button 112 or the operation button 118 to be touched next. By providing such an operation mode to the player, even a beginner player can easily enjoy an advanced competitive game. In addition, a player having a high degree of operation ability can more easily enjoy the game in a difficult game scene.

Even when the player touches either the operation button 112 or the operation button 116, the attacking rocket 134 may be launched. Alternatively, the airplane 132 may be advanced even when the operation button 118 for launching the rocket is touched.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a more specific display screen transition of one embodiment.

FIG. 2A shows an initial screen. The display 104 shows a grid of lines or broken lines (horizontal lines 211 to 220, vertical lines 251 to vertical lines 257). This grid is intended to allow the player to easily grasp the relative movements of the plurality of objects displayed on the display 104. The grid line is an example and may be a plurality of points or patterns. In this embodiment, in the plurality of horizontal lines, for example, there are a plurality of broken lines 213 to 215 between the solid line 212 and the solid line 216. Every time the player operates the operation button 112 or the operation button 118 once, all the horizontal lines may be moved by, for example, one horizontal line in the −Y direction. Since the player can recognize the combination of the solid line and the broken line, it can recognize that the horizontal line is moved by one (that is, the movement of the grid). With such grid movements and the movement positions of multiple objects on the grid, the player recognizes how the multiple objects have moved relatively (or absolutely) in space in the game. can do. In this embodiment, an example in which a solid line and a broken line are combined is shown, but horizontal lines of different colors may be arranged as appropriate. Alternatively, the player may be made to recognize the movement of the object by indicating a number indicating a position in the space in the game corresponding to each horizontal line (not shown). Note that this number may be the distance from the starting point of the object operated by the player, the distance to the goal of the object, or the like.

The above description of the horizontal line is the same for the vertical line 251 to the vertical line 257. In this embodiment, the vertical line does not move. The vertical line may be displayed so as to move.
Alternatively, the grid may not be displayed.

A time limit may be set for the game. If the object operated by the player reaches the goal point within the time limit, it may be determined that one game stage can be cleared. Alternatively, the player may be given a score according to the moving distance of the object at the time when the time limit is reached.

As described above, the airplane 132 that can be operated by the player with the operation button 112 or the operation button 118 may be displayed so as not to move in the Y direction. The fact that the airplane 132 is moving forward means that, for example, each time the player touches the operation button 112 or the operation button 118, the horizontal lines 211 to 220 are displayed so as to move in order in the −Y direction. Can be recognized by. The vertical line 251 to the vertical line 257 may be moved so that the movement in the horizontal direction (X direction) can be recognized. Further, the display position of the background image may be moved so that the player recognizes the movement of the object.

Alternatively, an arbitrary pattern or the like may be displayed instead of the grid, and the display of this pattern may be moved. Examples of patterns include contour lines of the topography of the ground surface, representation of the height of mountain ranges, and representation of the depth of the sea. These patterns may be displayed so as to move. Alternatively, a pattern depending on the type of background color and the color density may be displayed. In any case, it is sufficient to make it easy for the player to recognize the relative positional relationship or the absolute position of a plurality of objects.

FIG. 2B shows the display screen of the display 104 when the player touches the operation button 114. In response to the player touching the operation button 114, the horizontal line 221 is displayed at the highest position of the display 104. Along with this, the horizontal lines 212 to 220 are displayed shifted in the −Y direction. Also, the enemy plane 152 is displayed at the top of the display 104. As a result, the player recognizes that the enemy airplane 152 has arrived. The display of FIG. 2B shows a scene in which a predetermined time has elapsed from the display of FIG. 2A. FIG. 2B shows the result of a plurality of objects moving in each direction at each speed during the elapse of this predetermined time.

The display switching from FIG. 2A to FIG. 2B may be performed instantaneously when the player touches the operation button 114. Alternatively, an object such as a horizontal line 212 or a horizontal line 221 or an enemy airplane 152 may be displayed so as to move smoothly, and the display of the object may be stopped in the state of FIG. 2B. Such display switching can be performed for other screen transitions in the same manner.

FIG. 2C shows the display screen of the display 104 when the player touches the operation button 118. In response to the player touching the operation button 118, an attacking rocket 134 is launched from a friendly airplane 132. The horizontal line 222 is newly displayed. From the positional relationship between the friendly airplane 132 and the enemy airplane 152, the player knows that the enemy airplane 152 is approaching the friendly airplane 132. In addition, the player knows that the friendly airplane 132 is also moving forward as the horizontal line 222 is displayed.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a continuation of the display screen transition shown in FIG.
FIG. 3D shows the display screen of the display 104 when the player touches the operation button 112. In response to the player touching the operation button 112, the horizontal line 223 is newly displayed. Then, the ally airplane 132 is moving from the line of the vertical line 254 to the line of the vertical line 253. The player also knows that the airplane 132 is moving forward from the positional relationship with the horizontal line 223. The player also knows that the rocket 134 is also moving forward. Furthermore, the player knows that the enemy airplane 152 is also moving forward and launching the rocket 156. As already mentioned, the enemy airplane 152 and the enemy rocket 154 are out of the control of the player.

FIG. 3E further shows the display screen of the display 104 when the player touches the operation button 112. In response to the player touching the operation button 112, the horizontal line 224 is newly displayed. Then, the ally airplane 132 is moving from the line of the vertical line 253 to the line of the vertical line 252. The player also knows that the airplane 132 is moving forward from the positional relationship with the horizontal line 224. The player also knows that the rocket 134 is also moving forward. Furthermore, the player knows that the enemy airplane 152 and rocket 156 are also moving forward. Since rocket 156 and rocket 134 are small, they pass each other without colliding. The friendly plane 132 has been evacuated to a position where it can avoid the collision of the enemy plane 152.

FIG. 3F further shows the display screen of the display 104 when the player touches the operation button 114. In response to the player touching the operation button 114, the horizontal line 225 is newly displayed. The player knows that the airplane 132 is moving forward from the positional relationship with the horizontal line 225. It can be seen that the enemy airplane 152 is in a state of being bombed (180) by colliding with the rocket 134. The rocket 154 launched from the enemy plane 152 is further advanced, but it is determined that it cannot attack the friendly plane 132.

As described above, it is desirable that the series of screen transitions of FIGS. 2A to 3F be executed when the player touches the operation buttons 112 to 118. The player can consider which operation should be performed next with a margin.

Even in a game that requires the player to have a high level of real-time operation ability, such as the operation of an airplane battle game, by providing an operation mode that implements the above-described embodiment, it is easy for a beginner player to operate. It is possible to provide a game that does not impair entertainment. Further, if the game implements the above-described embodiment, even a player having a high degree of operation ability can experience that a game scene with a high degree of difficulty can be cleared. By allowing the player to switch from the operation mode of the above embodiment to the operation mode having real-time characteristics when the player becomes accustomed to the game operation, the entertainment of the game can be further enhanced.

FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram for realizing one embodiment. The game operation by the operator is detected by the touch screen position detection unit 404. The operation buttons and the like displayed on the display 104 are defined in the operation area definition unit 402.

The touch position detected by the touch screen position detection unit 404 and the information of the operation area definition unit 402 are input to the operation instruction receiving unit 406. The operation instruction receiving unit 406 can receive the operation instruction by recognizing the operation instruction from the definition information of the touch position and the operation area. The operation instruction received by the operation instruction receiving unit 406 is sent to the position-fixing unit 410 of the object to be operated. The position-fixing unit 410 of the object to be operated determines, for example, the position of a friendly airplane 132. For example, the position of the airplane 132 can be calculated by multiplying the speed vector of the airplane by a predetermined time.

Further, the operation instruction receiving unit 406 sends a trigger indicating that the operation instruction has been received to the position determining unit 408 of the object that is not the operation target. Upon receiving this trigger, the position-fixing unit 408 of the non-manipulated object determines the position of the non-manipulated object of the player, for example, the enemy airplane 152.

The position information of the object determined by the position determination unit 410 of the object to be operated and the position information of the object determined by the position determination unit 408 of the object not to be operated are sent to the display control unit 412. The display control unit displays each of the plurality of objects at an appropriate position based on the position information of the plurality of objects sent. It is desirable that the displayed display screen remain displayed on the display 104 until the next operation by the operator. Further, the display control unit 412 may display the object so that the display position of the object moves smoothly when the display is switched. Alternatively, the display control unit 412 may instantaneously move the display position of the object to display when the display is switched.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of one embodiment.

In step S502, the operation button operation area is displayed. For example, the operation button 112 or the operation button 118 is displayed. Further, the initial screen including a plurality of objects may be displayed.
In step S504, the operation instruction is received when the player touches the touch sensing screen.
In step S506, the position of the object to be operated by the player, for example, the friendly airplane 132 is determined.
In step S508, the position of an object that is not the target of the player's operation, for example, the enemy airplane 152, is determined.
In step S510, the object to be operated and the object not to be operated are displayed at the determined positions.

In step S512, it is determined whether the end or interruption of the game stage is instructed. If this judgment is "yes", the process ends. If this determination is "No", the process returns to step S504.

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FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a hardware configuration 600 of one embodiment.
The hardware configuration 600 includes a CPU 602, a memory 604, a communication control unit 606, an input interface 608, a display control unit 610, an external memory control unit 612, and an output interface 614.

Then, a network such as the Internet is connected to the communication control unit 606. A touch sensing sensor 640 or the like is connected to the input interface 608. A display 650 is connected to the display control unit 610. The external memory control unit 612 can read and write the storage medium 660. A speaker 670 or the like is connected to the output interface.
The storage medium 660 may be a RAM, ROM, CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, hard disk, memory card, or the like.

The program of the embodiment described above can be executed by a computer having a hardware configuration 600. Further, the program of the embodiment may be implemented as a method of causing a computer to execute the program. Part or all of the program of this embodiment may be executed by the operating system. Further, a part of the program may be realized by hardware. The program may be stored in storage medium 660 or memory 604.
In the above-described embodiment, the steps of the program may be executed simultaneously or in a different order as long as there is no contradiction.
The above embodiment can be implemented as a hardware device.
It goes without saying that the above embodiments do not limit the invention described in the claims and are treated as examples.
The grid is a specific example of a marker.

402 Operation area definition unit 404 Touch screen position detection unit 406 Operation instruction receiving unit 408 Positioning unit of the object to be operated 410 Positioning unit of the object not to be operated 412 Display control unit

Claims (6)

An electronic device having a touch-sensitive surface on a display, wherein the touch-sensitive surface is a game program in which an electronic device including a sensor for detecting contact with the touch-sensitive surface causes an electronic device to execute a game process. hand,
The processing of the game is
The first operation mode for receiving an operator's operation instruction in real time while the game is in progress, and the game screen in which the object is stationary after a predetermined time has elapsed in the game are sequentially displayed in small pieces. It has a second operation mode for receiving the operation instruction of the operator while displaying a stationary game screen.
When the second operation mode is enabled:
A first display step of displaying the plurality of operation areas on the display, wherein each of the plurality of operation areas corresponds to each of the plurality of operation instructions from the operator.
A step of receiving an operation instruction corresponding to an operation area existing at a position of contact with the touch sensing surface by the operator while the object is displaying a stationary game screen .
In response to the contact, a step of determining a first position after the object to be operated by the operator has moved for the predetermined time in a speed and direction corresponding to the received operation instruction.
In response to the contact, a step of determining a second position after the object, which is not the operator's operation target, has moved for the predetermined time in a predetermined speed and direction.
When the contact is detected, the object to be operated is stopped at the first position and displayed, and the object that is not the operation target is stopped at the second position and displayed on the display . 2 steps to display and
Have,
Game program. The second display step is
The first aspect of the present invention, wherein the display comprises a step of displaying an object to be operated and an object not to be operated on the display based on the relative positional relationship between the first position and the second position. Game program. The second display step is
The step comprises moving the background and / or the sign to be displayed on the display in response to the contact so that the operator recognizes the first position, the second position and the relative positional relationship. The game program according to claim 2. The game program according to claim 3, wherein the sign is a grid. The game program according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the game program executes a competitive game, a shooting game, or an action game . An electronic device that implements the game program according to any one of claims 1 to 5.

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